The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-14
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Victoria is the last OF the Australian
states to give women the right to vote
for members OF the state parliament.
Fourteen times the woman suffrage
bill was thrown out 10y the legislative
council after 1t had been passed by
the lower house Each time the hos.
tile majority steadily diminished. and
the women kept up their courage. At
the last meeting of the house the bill
went through by Il majority OF to l.
For years the women OF the other
states of Australia have stood on the
same footing with the men.
Housewives are indebted to the In
ventive genius Of Mrs. Agnes e. May
nard for the stocking darner- BY It's
use the family stocking may be neatly
darncl on the sewing machine in about
one -quarter Of the time it takes by
hand. The darner may be used on any
two thread sewing machine 10y simply
removing the presser foot. By this
simple instrument stockings of all
kinds may be quickly darned. One day
while cutting biscuits Mrs. Maynard
! conceived the darning idea described.
1t was the first stocking darner ever
| put on the market
| Women who do not marry until thir-
| ty-five or thereabout invariably achieve
| matrimonial success This is laid down
| by German doctor as we'll estab-
| lished fact. At the age mentioned he
saws women have no wild dreams OF
unalloyed bliss. They marry for COM
panionship or from need, and in either
! case they choose with care.
| A woman who has been abroad and
has observed says that an American
woman in England hardly passes her
first season in London until she can
talk Of the turf and politics, two sub
jects OF which she Is comparatively is
norant in the United States. This is
due to her adaptabliity, for. finding
herself with those to whom 1hey are
interesting subjects. she naturally
seeks to become proficient in knOwl-
edge That is one reason. says the OBJ
server, of her success with English
| men.
| In some countries women have re-
VOTED against the tyranny Of men. IN
| China the movement has taken 4 ra:,l-
er curious turn. where they are revolt
ing against their rela tioHs-in-aw. One
Of the clubs in Shanghai has for it's Oh
ject rebellion against mothers-in-laW."
Miss L. +. c. Smith, sister of the
curate of a church in Southpool. Eng
land. has received call to become
pastor of Il Congregational church II
she accepts the invitation she will De
the first woman in England to take
charge as minister of Il congregational
church Until short time ago tie
Rev. Gertrude Won Pet3cld had the dis
tincton CT being the only woman min
lister CT Il Unitarian church in England.
She recently accepted a call to Amer
lea.
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A NlSSa husetts woman. Mrs. Jen-
ME l.. Eoane, has been appointed to
administer the half million dollar es-
tate of the late II. N. Packard. She
will also have charge of the large shoe
factory which he established. Mr..
Packard died suddenly without making
a will. His heirs know nothing Of his
business Mrs. Doane had been in the
employ of Mr.. Packard for number
of years. and he frequently said that
she had more brains than any two men
of his acquaintance. For that reason
his heirs asked to have her appointe6
and put in full charge of the business.
Gabrielle Zapolska. Polish woman.
is making rapid advancement as Q
play wright in the old world. Her work
les of Russia. Austria and Germany.
She is called the Polish Pinero. She
married young and was divorced. AT
er that she began to write. She is nov
forty-five years old. She differs from
most women who get into print in thte
that she is not beauty.
Miss Valerie Padelford, daughtee Of
Bette Ordway. who was known on
the stage as Bettina Girard. had G
coming out recently In Washington. tQ
which number Of the exclusive set
were invited The young woman wa1
brought up by her grandmother, Mrs.
Ordway, in a strict seclusion, much
like that which marked the training
Of French demoiselles in the eight.
eenth century. She speaks French.
German and Italian fluently. She q
tall. willowy and very sedate. Al
though her singing is unusually good,
Mrs. Ordway has evinced no disposi-
ton to encourage her granddaughter
II, tho o,,ltiv tfon ~ hor oft