The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-13

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/ shawls as the old Roman Senators did
their toga wrapped around the body
and across one shoulder, leaving the
other one uncovered.
Partisan women are the best gloved
in the world, but 1t is a fact that most
of them wear So and 81 gloves. These
women having genius in dress matters,
appreciate that a tight glove makes the
hand look larger. st1
1t is found that one of the occupa-
tions in which blind girls can very well
engage is that of telephone operator.
With the loss of one sense another is
ven more acute and the blind could
easily work in exchanges where other
girls are employed.
Princess Victoria Louise, the young
daughter of the German empress, Is
quite a daring horse rider, favors a
dark blue habit and jockey cap, and is
said to resent instructions mot to take
such high jumps"
Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia,
sister of Queen Alexandra, has done
much to encourage improvements in
methods of aiding wounded soldiers in
war times. Every five years interna-
tional competitions for improved ambu-
lance appliances are held for prizes,
presented by the empress.
In a certain city a has started
a storytelling hour al one of the pub
lie libraries and 1t is proving a wonder
full success. At a certain hour a num-
Der of women meet the children and tell
them all kinds of childish stories, from
the little fairy tales down to those OF
more human interest. Children love
such entertainment and they are find
ing this diversion very pleasant in one
place, at least. Others might try it fol
the little folks in their neighborhood.
Usually the librarian and her friends
are the entertainers.
The countess of Limerick, as well
known in London society as in ireland
because of her practical work in up
lifting the condition of poor women OF
her native land, has established a num-
Der of agencies for the sale of Irish lace
made by her peasant protegees. In ad'
dillon to this she Is now at the head
OF what has grown to be an immense
enterprise in the annual sale of sham.
rock. The first consignment, sen soy.
eral years ago to London on st. Pat
rick's day, was purchased by every off
Ger and soldier stationed within SOUND
of Bow Bells. And this pretty fancy
has now developed into an annual Gus.
tom of immense dimensions.
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Nine. dArblay, better known as Miss
Fanny Burney! who took such an i'm
portant place in the literature of the
eighteenth century, had an extraordi,
nary and most undesirable popularity
she had the greatest aversion to wash
ing and water. Sir Henry Holland was
the physician who attended the gifted
authoress during the last year of he
life, and she confided to him that She
had not washed for fifteen years.
Almost all large cities have founded
trade schools for girls. This mean,
that many girls can learn a trade, b.
paid while learning and enter into tn,
business world without starting out Al
apprentices to meet with the difficulties
which so often beset new beginners
Dressmaking and millinery are gooS
trades to learn. The schools are free
and the girls may enter as soon as the.
are of the age when the law viii per
nit them to go to work.
Almost one-half of all the womel
-wage-earners in the United States ar
under % years of age. and more tina
6S per cent. are under So. There are 20
different occupations in which wome,
are engaged shoulder to shoulder wit
the man toiler. The occupations i
which the women engaged outnumbe
the men are musicians, teachers, board
ing-house keepers, iaunderers, nurses
servants, walters, atenographers. book
binders. giovemakers. hosiery and silk
min operatives, dressmakers. millinerl