The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
SHOULD PAY MOTHER
NOVEL IDEA SUGGESTED BY ENG-
 LESH WOMAN.
Government ShOula Regard it As Duty 10 Reward Mmfernlty-Dis~
 cussi0n Az Meeting of
 InaePnatiOnal Council,

London, Oct, 24-At the Royal Academy some years ago one of the most remarkable pictures hung on the line was John Sargents big canvas of Mrs. Carl Meyer and her children.
 It was a picture which. apart from its maKnificence as a work of art. im- pressed itself upon the imagination of the thoughtful observer, as faith ful reproduction of family luxury In wealthy West-enJ circles. v
 1t was, in some sense, e dramatic surprise 5whsn 4his same eladYa pettaA well-dresseds and with sttse ' Rotta low voice which Is rsueh a pleasant thlnB in a woman, rose this week from her seat at a conference Of the Wonnens Industrial Council In the Guild Hall and uttered sentiments which sound" ed sIngulafly like advanced Socialism, but were really expressions of the in- tense humanity oe woman in her rec lations towards the state.
 Tn the course of her address she said. 'I am one of those who hope the time is not too far distant when gov ernments will consider 1t their duty to pay every woman for performing her duty to the state in bringing up her children. to whatever. class they may belong"
 The subject under discussion was the Training of Working Girls as CnltOTeuB NuTbeS, ana MITE. MeyeE D pronouneement was in line with many others which insisted on the necessity of . more adequate municipal or state recognition of woman as a person en- gagged in serious industries profitable to the state.
 The Lord Mayor opened the confer. ence In a brief and sympathetic speech and when he had taken his departure. Miss N. Adler. daughter of the Chief Dc fhA aPausNnFfNRg AHtRR
 Adler ist a member of the Educational Committee of the London County Council. Her opening address was illuminated by a complete knowledge of the subject. and a thorough sym pathy with the efforts were being l made for the improvement of women's
 education.
 One of the most admirable works
 undertaken by the late Progressive County Council was the organization | of trade classes. The present council has not attempted to curtaiI Che sys- | tenn. and there are now nearly zoo 1 girls under instruction. Glasses have been organized in such trades as dress making, upholstery ladies' tailoring, waistcoat making. laundry work and other branches of female industry. Miss Adler. however. had a com
 platnt 10 make With one notable eK-
 ceptIon. she said. quite dispropor- | donate attention was given to the 1 training of men. while efforts on be- | half of women were still mainly com fined to the teaching of art and in- struetion in commercial subjects 10 | students who were able to pay fees l The woman'g department was general | iv found packed away in the garret | or basement. and instruction was pro vided only in household arts.
 Domestic training Miss Adler ad- i mItted. was of enormous importance | stilI a great number of women had to earn their living in other ways than
 as housewives, and 1t was most im- portant that they should be fitted for their duties. | Mime Gyp. member of the Consul 1 tative Committee for the dress max ing class, L. c. c. Central Trade School i for Girls, Westminster Technical Insti- | tute. made the suggestion that free l hand drawing should be part or tns training of girls as dressmakers The reason put forward by Mime. Gyp TOT l this proposal was one that will appeal ! to ladies who find themselves m pos
 session of an ill-fitting dress Sn'
 had found, she said. that At was dlifi'
 cult to cut both sides of dress allke
 They could do this. however IT hans
 and eye were trained in drawing.