New-York tribune., 1909-05-21
GLE4NINGS.

A bill has Just been introduced N rhe f-hgIlsh
Parliament providing for the licensing OF juvenile
Ts,ale e7rrIoz-raerr agents and the protection Of
-orrg girls taking situations abroad A writer IN
an English weekly hopes that it will be more el-
fective than the old London County Councls oLl
IN preventing employment Office frauds, such as
te taking C registration fees from nistresses Tor
e--aeernen-s Of servants that do not exist. Dis
honest agents it is said. Wiu do anything TO get
fees and If the papers refuse their advertisements
they simply insert the latter under initials and
catch their prey all the same
once, louise Of Denmark has been doing some
~Vorl- for woman suffrage and proving that she
stands for the new franchise law, which gives
women the right Of the ballot IN MUNICIPAL ailo
communal elections. During a recent muilciPal
election in Copenhagen she is said TO have visited
. ,srqe millinery establishment and personally
urged the women employees 10 60 out anc vote. Out
of the forty-tvo municipal officers elec1eo seven
were women Seven per cent Of the communal Oh
Sce-s elected were women Italy. too, shows Signs
Of intending join the woman Suffrage Ir"ceslo
The commission appointed by the Premier OF that
country 10 lock into the matter has reported IN
esvor of allowing women 10 vote at the election OF
administrative bodies
e, ,f s.edsrnen in Reading. England.
-o55 Is en5eavoring to establish strain OF pota-
4o.s healthy enough 10 resist the attacks OF tie
fsngus which produces the dry rot II lhese l1Oes'
a srr7rlaxfne : woman botanist, MISS Sypl- A'A6-
- the lENtSLlG1AltS MISS --0--e---
has Won = reputation for research work anu no'
long ago gave the results Of her study OF the po-
tafo fungus before the Lnnaesn Society. |Elch mas
q good many well known women IN us IaIlh7' 80
far. however. Miss Longman has not disco'ereo
now 70 protect me potato from this fatal fungus
F,xne5enced housewives say that rin boxes are
.be best receptacles for all kinds Of food that
would attract mice or weeTfls-
1sa v-rraY1 ~ frrE q
- .,,,t -resaEes q season Of white gowns Inc
sn sreen hat promises 20 be a favorite with the
-.-,i+e dress. ana viii carry with 1t green sun
shade
7g.a ra.ber startling whm Of the moment is the
,,a,- ~ 8arl eolored chemsette and sleeves with
yt,ite o. light colored gown. The effect is better
,f.r ,,ialt be expected. and the black makes
charming background for pearls or diamonds
e..ss NJ, be Bsed instead Of evening cloaks as
soon as tre warm weather Genes. II it ever does
II Is only the decoetags that requires protection
on summer evenings, and the scarf is all that IS
necessary. Delightful scarfs are woven for this
purpose in supple sold and silver tissue. bordered
xl1E fringe and embroidered with bullion thread
TRANSPARENT evening clCks, too, nave evolved from
the scarf idea A scarf is arranged over soft
six yoke, with the ends falling down in front and
gathered 10 the edge OF the yoke IS cloak OF net
or some other transparent material which gives a
sllEht protection from dust, but which IS worn
chiefly FOR effect
Transparent cIoaks OF al lengths are also de-
signed for day wear. and reach the acme OF use
sossness when they made without sleeves.
Lady NInto and Lady Eileen Elliot. wife and
daughter of the Governor &c neral of India. recently
attended most interesting garden party Of Moslem
women in Calcutta. All ths lawns were decorated.
snd on one gold embroidered canopy supported
or silver pillars. sheltered dais. apon which WAS
sci q throne for LADY Minto. with chairs for Lady
eileen and Lady Baker. who accompanied her ex-
ssleacs ore hundred Nosiem women were pres