Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-24

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Victoria is the last Of the Australian
tates to give women the right to vote
or members of the state parliament.
fourteen times the woman suffrage
III was thrown out by the legislative
OuncIl after it had been passed by
be lower house. Each time the hos
lie majority steadily diminished. and
be women kept up their courage At
he last meeting of the house the bill
ent through by a majority of to /.
or years the women of the other
ates of Australia have stood on the
me footing with the men.
eH
Housewives are indebted to the In
ntive genius of Mrs. Agnes G. May
I'd for'the stocking darner. By its
e tlfe family stocking may be neatly
rned on the sewing machine in about
e-quarter of the time 1t takes by
nd. The darner may be used on any
% thread sewing machine by simply
moving the presser foot. BY this
nple instrument stockings of all
pds may be quickly darned. One day
llle cutting biscuits Mrs. Maynard
nceived the darning idea described.
was the first stocking darner ever
= on the market
az Women who do not marry until thir-
= five or thereabout invariably achieve
trimonial success. This is laid down
German doctor as a we'll estab-
bed fact At the age mentioned he
Of s women have no wild dreams of
We hlloyed bliss. They marry for COM
-, bionship or from need, and in either
e they choose with care.
9e
woman who has been abroad and
the observed says that an American
for nan in England hardly passes her
season in London until she can
Of the turf and politics, two sub
IS of which she is comparatively ig-
. ant in the United States This is
A1 to her adaptabliity, for finding
~ self with those to whom they are
resting subjects. she naturally
Ks to become proficient in knowl-
"a 2, That is one reason, says the OBJ
~ er, of her success with English
some countries women have re-
ed against the tyranny of men. In
a a the movement has taken a rath-
q Irious turn, where they are revolt
4 against their relations-in-law. One
be clubs in Shanghai has for it's OBJ
GG,.aI a..
3&
IS L. r. c. Smith, sister of the
te of a church in Southpool, Eng
81 has received call to become
pr of Congregational church. If
accepts the invitation she will be
first woman in England to take
ge as minister of a congregational
CHI. Until a short time ago the
Gertrude Won Petzold had the dis
M ion of being the only woman min
of a Unitarian church in England
E recently accepted a call to Amer
Massachusetts woman, Mrs. Jen-
:. DOane, has been appointed to
mister the half million dollar es-
of the late r. N. Packard She
"a. lso have charge Of the large shoe
T.;I ~ which he established Mr..
: the ard died suddenly without making
er to His heirs know nothing of his
liable ess. Mrs. Doane had been in the
~ of Mr.. Packard for a number
iv;ce prs, and he frequently said that
ming d more brains than any two men
y of acquaintance. For that reason
1 N IRIS asked to have her appointed
pit in full charge of the business.
Ia @%
y ielle Zapolska. a Polish woman,
:. king rapid advancement as a
light in the old world. Her work
tracted the attention of the crit
4ek1 Russia, Austria and Germany.
called the Polish Pinero. She
I'M d young and was divorced. Aft
me she began to write. She is now
8I We years old. She differs from
WI women who get into print in this
DNA she is not a beauty.
lkfRA R9
IAU# Valerie Padelford. daughter of
<IA Ordway. who was known on
Ig.(3Tf Rge as Bettina Girard. had a
IlHfH out recently in Washington. to
number of the exclusive set
AHHllF hvited. The young woman was
lBEllEl up by her grandmother, Mrs.
=. y, in a strict seclusion. much
ioEsry. ssd at which marked the training
y " Ii ~ tSs nch demoiselles In the eight
century. She speaks French.
SIVR and Italian fiuently. She is
uOwy and very sedate Al
70 her singing is unusually good.
inches rdway has evinced no DISPOSE
chss encourage her granddaughter
ID. ~ cultivation of her gift.
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