New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

farm was a necessity. and IS so still bu, tins work
does not interfere Now one hundred and twenty
fve of these bows who had never seen any thing ot
the kind are becoming adept at cabinet work at IN
LAYING vanishing and polishing woods carving
and cane plating and all TINS IN theiT pare ''S
What Is Done for Women and Girls
THE girls and the women have their share Gi al
Il tent1on also In BiltmOre village, IN a lare
room which IS the depot for things on sale. the wv"
women are found who dire this most interest,"
experiment They came 70 Is itmore IN SS'iI1n @ lL
health for a third member Ct the family. ana, having
much time to spare th-y eXemp1hed the verse
Whatsoever thy hand - eth 10 DO DO u WIN my
r,,gbt Not ONLY DO hey teach needlewOrk IN
IaSseS IN this large room but they take buggy and
90 up into the mountains and visit he houses carry
ing materials with them
The distances are 50 great that some women san
NOT walk m perhaps fifteen eighteen miles 90 Bit
more village The telephone Is wonderful thing,
but the way news spreads without H. IN 'ouliit
DIaces Is still remarkable lhe sewing tIt>H
also BEGAN with a handful OF those near the Schpoi
But verv soon a girl would appear SAYING She
had heard that and so had learned 10 einproqeI'
or to knit OF to make lace Very diihdent very shy;
very humble OF her powers, poor girl 'ut ihhued
with a strong desire to succeed
Their Fine Weaving and Embroidery
EIRST attempts are always imperfect. but after IN
L credib1y short time wonderful nedtne~S Corue~.
and all the work on sale first class ne lnhcrtsi
it md tenac1tv and the fact that nothing else ir-
Verts their attention. make them such apt pupils
Their neatness Is all the more wonderful When IS
remembered that after the first lessons the "0TS IS
done at home by rad light after the day chores are
over and with not too much space Hungarian aEi
Russian embroidery blue and red cotton has been
taught Mexican drawn thread lace making mono
grams on bed and body linen m tact most ~ .Hr
fancy stitches are mastered already Also ha~se-
making has become "a trade Mrs Vanderbilt. whose
active mind Is ALWAYS engaged on developing t.r
scoDe Of her industries reCoeCted that hidden away
there must still be the spinning wheels and looms
that wove the clothes the ancestors "t me Ie'I.e
The Harris tweeds wooleuS woven and iyet ny
the Scot peasantrv are much vogue for golf skirts
and country suits The worst weather ,drrD-
damage them and they pretty m color and nos
difficult to make No sooner thought ot than a,uDn
was taken Curious old hand made looms heved hE
an AK old fashioned spinning wheels. and all af-
pliances were unearthed. In short Whie many
cottages were at work This employs the women as
well as the girls \ good deal n artlstIg feeling ,7
shown m blending shades which they get from leaves
and are ndellbe dveS The Nature Arr :, h1ol 'Ee
first and best has been theirs
In the Eastern and Northern States. where the
winters are So cold the hOmespuus might have a.
large sale No amount OF bad weather harm
these materials One hundred and nifty women.
bows and girls are weaver~ II Is rapidly be-
coming a self supporting institution and may one
dav he a commercial success for the mountain peU-
pie The essential point of the Industries Is that al
work IS done at will whenever Is possible IN WIN
ter or at night This rural people had hitherto en-
trelv depended on what could be made out 90 o.
small or larger bit OF land and that without the rr
principles Of repav1ng the earth They planted corn.
corn corn with idea Of the rotation ot crops,
until the land had become almost exhausted, With
this OF things their resources sank lower and
lower.