Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-23
WOMEN IN THE PUBLIC EYE

great deal of interest has been
evlnced in the reported engagement Of
the Countess Fabricotti to Baron AIiotti
The countess is the first woman of title
to engage in trade under her own name
She has a fashionable millinery estab-
lishment, which has proved a big sue
cess.
Baron Aliotti is councillor to the
Italian embassy in Paris
Miss Lydia Conley is the only Indian
woman lawyer in the world. She is a
member of the Kansas bar. and has a
large and lucrative practice in Kansas
City. She has been of great service to
her own people since she opened her Of
fice but her work is not confined to MEM
bers of her race. Her ability is widely
recognized.
Great interest was expressed in &C.
clesiastical circles last week over the
appointment OF Miss Cecilia Payne Tenn
pleton to the assistant pastorate OF the
First Congregational Church of st. Louis
According to the announcement made
by the pastor. DR.. Albert H. Jordan, Miss
Iempleton will conduct branch of prac-
teal philanthropy In connection with the
church work. Miss Templeton is an AL
bany girl. and has had much experience
In settlement work. For a while she was
secretary Of the training school of the
Young Women's Christian Association of
Chicago. Miss Templeton advocates the
establishment Of hotel for self-support-
ing women in ST Louis similar to the
one recently opened in New York city by
the millionaire, w. r. II. Martin.
Mrs. Lydia Kingsmili Commander, au-
thor of a recent book on race suicide
which attracted widespread attention.
says that 80 per cent Of the young men
in New York are bachelors. The reasons
they give for not marrying, she says. are
that the big corporations which employ
them prefer single men; that the luxury
OF bachelor apartments is 80 attractive
and that the young women they would
like to marry have cultivated tastes
which their salaries could not permit
Mrs. Commander says that New York
lie induces celfbacy A man. she says,
prefers comfortable existence for one
rather than pinched income for two.
marriage today is preferable to that of
the best reason in the world--for love
where formerly they married for
home
Mrs. Dosebai c. Jessawalla, who was
the first Parsee woman to receive an
English education. is now making tour
OF the world. The other day she at
tended a meeting of parliament attired
in her native robes and attracted con-
siderable attention. She has been quite
widely entertained in London, several So
ciety women having given lavish enter
tainments in her honor. She is now in
her eighty-seventh year. Besides her
many other accomplishments she is an
expert needlewoman. and is now COM
plotting handsome piece of oriental
embroidery. which she plans to present
to QUEEN Alexandra before she sails for
the west to complete her tour Of the
globe.
Not yet thirty years of age. Miss Lii
Ian Rolf. a pretty English woman. has
Just won high academic fame. She is the
first woman to have won the distinction
of bachelor Of divinity OF the London
University. The test for the degree is
severe one, but Miss Rolf, who comes of
la large family. all oe whom were teach
ers and scholars. acquired 1t with ease.
Examinations for it include thorough
knowledge of Greek, Hebrew and Latin.
biblical and historical theology and the
philosophy of theiSm Miss Ref is a
NATIVE Of Colchester and says she wanted
the degree just for the mere sake of
holding it