Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-06
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That Faikd-Dar-
ing alpine Climber.
AdUanced Turkish
Women-G Going Into
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First church (Congregationalist) at
Evanston, Chicago's intellectual and
exclusive suburb, evolved a scheme
whereby the women members Of his
congregation should set aside one day
of the week for the entertainment of
their maidservants In the church par
lors. Pastor McElveen's plan was to
have the parlors opened on every
Thursday afternoon for these serving
girls, with a programme of music and
other elevating entertainment. He
called a meeting of the ladies of. the
congregation and unfolded his brilliant
and charitable idea in a few well
chosen words and when he had finish
ed waited for some note of approval.
For two full minutes there was not a
sound to be heard save the ticking of
the clock. Then Mrs. Catherine Waugh
McCulloch, the worlds only woman
justice of the peace" who is a member
Of First church, rose and said, Il think
it's just splendid, and l move that it
be adopted" Another woman second
ed the motion timidly, and the pastor
called for a show of hands. There
were five yeas and sixty nays.
The most intrepid female Alpine
climber in the world is Nine. Paul
Franz Namur, an attractive young
Frenchwoman of medium stature,
weighing about 125 pounds. Recently
she scaled the M%atterhorn without a
guide, the first time a woman has eve
accomplished this perilous feat. The
secret of this woman's recklessness,
according to her friends, is to be found
in the fact that she is inconsolable for
the loss of her husband and is deter
mined to make her earthly career as
short as possible, although she is too
conscientious to put an n to it with
her own hand. Sounds romantic,
doesn't it?
An American woman physician who
has returned home recently from a
long residence in Constantinople re-
ports that the new woman has
made her appearance in the harem.
In many of the Turkish households
which she visited in a professional
capacity the women were gowned in
expensive Paris creations and were
very well informed as to the progress
of their sisters all over the world. She
declares that women are more infH-
antial in Offnman affairs thab Ia naak
ularly supposed.
The municipal authorities of North.
ampton, Mass. the seat of Smith col
lege, have decided not to admit stu
dents to the privileges of the city Ii
brary unless a fee of So is paid. The
library authorities have complained for
several years that the students made
a social rendezvous of the place and
that the citizens were crowded out.
The new arrangement reused a storm
of indignation among the girls, but
the authorities were firm, and Smith
will have to provide its own library.
The fad for going into business
which has been taken up by European
women of high degree seems to be on
the Increase. Now 1t Is announced
that Princess Carl of Sweden keeps
herself in pin money by designing
toys, at which she is reputed to be
very skillful. The crown princess of
Roumania has established a quill fac
tory near Bucharest which turns out
thousands of toothpicks daily. Prin-
cess Hermine of Reuss has taken
prizes as a matchmaker, and Arch
duchess Frederick of Austria makes
candy by a recipe known only to her.
self and sells it at a good price.
According to DR.. Wiley, the govern
ment food expert, who is responsible
for many of the advanced dietetic no
lions of the day, rapid boiling not only
furnishes no additional heat, but takes
away the aroma and Injuries the flavor
of vegetables.
Miss Rachel Crothers has written a
new play, entitled "Myself-Bettina,"
and the critics are finding much in 1t
u Gull LOT praise. MISS OIOluSIS OSSah
her career as a dramatist by writing
playlets for Der Sunday school class.
She is the daughter of a minister.
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A portrait of Mrs. Lucinda Stone has
been placed in the Michigan capitol at
Lansing. Mrs. Stone was a pioneer
clubwoman, and it was due to her long
and arduous effort that women stu
dents were admitted to the University
of Michigan. MARY DALE.
A Courageous American Actress.
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