The Washington times., 1906-01-07
ENGLAND'S WOMEN
DO MUCH FOR POOR
Society Leaders Provide I'm
employed With Work.
DREAM OF REPUBLIC GONE
Reverence for Throne Almost Relig-
ion-Herring's Gift to Saliva
tiOn Army.
DREAM OF REPUBLIC GONE
By LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

l.
LONDON. Jan. 6.-It is true to say
that nowadays women who hold a high
position in society. and who are en-
dowed by fortune. are ashamed of lead
ing absolutely idle lives.
The ideas OF the women of today range
over a wide area. Organization IS al
most part Of wamans training. and she
turns Business faculty to good ac
count for The benefit of her fellow cTea-
lures. Many women in English society
rival the most acute business man in
their enterprises. and womsn's talent
for organization has never been better
developed or more widely recognized
than among those who have undertaken
TO place the wares of their less for
Iunate neighbors in the market.
Lady Aberdeen was the first woman
10 start the Irish industries. Many viii
remember that in the Chicago eXhibi-
tion she had an exhibit OF her own. con-
sisting OF Irish laces. linen. tweeds. and
homespuns. These industries have been
now largely developed. and she undoubt-
edly will push them vet further from
the vantage ground of the viceregal
lodge.
The Duchess of Sutherland has re
stored activity to many village homes.
and has been unwearied in her plans for
opening sales for her hOmespuns and
beautiful Scotch materials. The indus
try has been valuable TO the crOfters.
who during the long winter months had
no means OF obtaining a living. and she
certainly has solved the problem in
those northern lands Of keeping men
and women constantly employed which
is a wiser way than waiting to give
them artificial work when they are un-
employed. The reason why these Scotch
materials are so beautiful is that they
are dyed with sea-weed from their Own
wild coasts. ana the tints thus secured
are unobtainabIe in any other WAY.
Lasts Forever.
II is said that the Harris tweed never
wears out. As an Illustration 1 have
been told that two suits were sold 10
couple who wished 10 be dressed alike
on their tandem bicycle. Year after year
the same dress was worn by man and
woman. but at the fifth year a friend
net them and found that they no longer
donned their Harris tweed. but 10. the
door opened and hve little children all
came in clothed IN the Identical material.
still as good as ever.
The Duchess OF Abercorn has been
busy likewise in Ireland. Lady London
derry. Lady Cadogan, and Lady Arthur
Hin have revived the art Of lacemaking.
and have taken infinite pains 10 push
the Irish wares in Paris. Lady dudley.
the late viceroy's wife, has also en-
courascd the manufacture, and given
days and months TO schemes for the bet
Tor nF h. Iris 4 I'm,
Killarney, Lady Kenmare has organized
"a new industry in the shape of inlaid
furniture, which is as beautiful as any
thing that can be found in Italy, and II,
England Lady Warwick has turned her
attention to gardening as an occupation
tor women
These activities go TO show that such
women realize the responsibility that
they owe 10 those around them who
have been less favored by fortune, but
who have an equal right to happiness.
Howells Grasps Situation.
Much interest is evinced in England
on the paper of W ID. HOwells. called
English Idiosyncrasies," 4" lately publish
ed in the North American Review. Mr..
HoWells has. IL seems TO me, taken
grasp of the situation in England which
is rare. He has seen that the youth ana
innocence of Victoria saved the mon
archy. that loyalty 10 the throne had
practically died down in the darker days
of the Georges, but when the Queen
died. he says. not vestige Of the re-
publican dream remained.
And yet Mr.. Howells sees how truly
democratic is the English nation, and
that although loyalty to the throne has
become almost a religion, II is a rever-
ence not SO much for the individual as
for the idea that lies behind the King
But side by side with this think there
is sJmething more.
We are in England arriving al a point
wnen the survival will be the King and
the masses. The welfare Of the people
comes first. the constitutional ruler Sec
ond, and II for the throne there is a
piaus loyalty, it Is we'll so long as il
cOTlblnes with il the principle that the
monarchy exists for the peoples good.
II it means this (and l believe it does) I
feel 10th TO disturb any feeling of rever-
ence that may exist in the minds of men.
for We need a deeper reverence, not SO
much for human institution, as for the
divine institution of humanity. This
reverence for humanity means that the
sacred trust of the good OF every man
must be the first consideration OF the
real patriot.
A Pathetic Figure
There is something pathetic in the
story that rpv7ae from paris v-bars Dor,l