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Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
statu. of English women.

Women in England have no share in
framing or administering the laws under
which they live. writes Elizabeth Rollins In
Everybody's; and, as is inevitably the case
with any factor OF a community not recog-
nized In Its formal organization. English
women suffer injustice under English laws.
Yet / have heard excellent meaning men
say the law showed women favoritism.
They believed it-so blunted had become
their sense Of Justice. Under examination,
this "fsvoritlsm' turns out to be the mere
rags Of survival OF the old chattel-view Of
women, laws like that of coverture-no
framed for the good OF the wife, but for the
convenience or greater safety Of the hus-
band-laws which a saner view of the sexes
will do away with.
on looking closely into this 'favoritism"
shown women by the English law. we find
facts such as these:
A man can not only will his property
ava from his wife and leave her penniless
he can even will his property away from
his children and leave them %penniless,
charges upon a penniless widow.
In the absence of a will or settlement, a
woman, married or single, can inherit land
Only If she has neither father nor brother
living.
In the case Of the death Of a son or a
daughter the mother inherits nothing from
either. The whole of their property, even
II II has com from the mothers family,
goes to the father, or to the fathers next
Of kin.
In that home In which woman is told
she is to rule as queen she has not only
no control over any portion of the means
Of livelihood (unless she owns or earns It
herself), or even the material contents Of
her house-she has no legal right in or con-
troll over her own children, unless (signifi-
cant exception they are born out Of we'd
lock. She cannot, even II she is a widow,
appoint a guardian to act for them after
her death. IL her husband has already APP
pointed one.
The mother may by deed or will pro
visionally appoint a guardian to act Jointly
with the father after her death. If the
court is satisfied that the father Is not
fitted to act as sole guardian, it may con-
firm the appointment. This last wears an
air of quasi-justice, but, like ali other laws,
it must be interpreted and applied by one
sex only, by the sex to whom the fathers
interests inevitably make the surest appeal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
Quaint Features of Life

and sending back a telegram, is due to
the judgment of a wise father, who knew
that when a college young woman says
she will she pretty generally does.
Robert william Dunno Of 613 Hancock
street has among others of his family two
attractive daughters, Gertrude and Ger
aldine. Miss Geraldine does not figure in
this story except to say at the wedding
she was her sisters maid Of honor in a
stunning costume of pink broadcloth. 1t is
Miss Gertrude Regina Dunno that was,
now Mrs. William Reid Crosett, that made
all the excitement in the family and has
diminished the ranks Of college alumnas
in future by one.
Papa Dunno is very fond OF Gertrude,
and he found the house lonely without
her. Thus, when she had been away a
week, he took a run up to the college.
Much to his surprise Miss Gertrude begged
to come home for a few days.
Gertie always had her own way with
him, however, and back she came.
TIT college girls stay at home length
ened out on one pretext or another. She
had been back in Brooklyn Just a week
when she calmly announced her engage
ment to Mr.. Crossett, and ostentatiously
put her college text books on the furthest
corner Of the top shelf Of the most mac
cessible closet.
1t was a dazed Dunno family the next
few days. They said she was years too
young. They told her that IL she would
go back to college, get her diploma, take
a postgraduate course there mlght-a few
years after. But now. oh no.
Miss Dunno took II all very calmly. She
didn't 20 into Mysteries or complain. The
rest Of the family were so disturbed they
did not notice, but Papa Dunno Is a very
wise man. He saw, after a day or so, that
there was something I'm the wind He
waited a little and watched the signs.
Then, one morning, he penned Gertie IN a
corner and began to ask questions.
1t all came out with a rush. Yes, she
and Billy were going 10 elope.
In that event" said Papa Dunno. as
soon as he could get a word in edgeways,
lets have a real good wedding. Tell you
the truth, Gertie, 1 never cared so much
for this college business, anyway.
Tn near-eloper threw her arms around
his neck. You dear old papal" she cried.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
chat About women.

Mrs. p. S. Peterson Of Chicago. has given
Mount Holyoke college a building to be
used as a home for retired members Of the
faculty.
Mrs. Otto Killani, a daughter Of Bayard
Taylor and a member OF the executive
committee of the New York State Associa-
ton Opposed to Woman Suffrage, declares
that there is no possibility in England that
women will obtain the right to vote for
members OF Parliament.
For several weeks Miss edith Smith,
daughter Of J. +. Smith, manager of the
Florence company, and her Chum, Mrs.
Mary Harisol, have been working in a
mine near Grangeville, Idaho, and have
earned money to buy Christmas presents.
They said they were tired of the monotony
OF homework.
Gertrude e.. Curtis Of Bradford. Pa, Is
the first colored woman dentist. She passed
the final examination in the College Of
Dental Surgery in Philadelphia with high
honors, and intends to begin active prac-
is one of the best professions for women,
and has encouraged several colored girls
TO take up the study.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt has apparently
reversed her diamond tiara At the opera
Its dazzling curves bound the Psyche knot
In a most irresistible fashion. 1t was a
novel hair ornament which every feminine
glance caught on to In the twinkling Of an
eye. How thankful New York society
women should be for these innovations!
Mrs. Johanna Engleman is the name of a
woman at Santa Monica, Cal, who may
have to serve on a jury of the superior
court, as her name got in the Jury box
in some way and was drawn. She says
she could not send a man to Jail for steal
ing a loaf Of bread ana would probably
hesitate to vote for hanging a man, so, II
not declared Ineligible. she may be declared
to serve.
Mary Coonie, the richest woman north
of the Arctic circle, is a full-blooded Es-
kimo. She can neither read nor write, but
employs an Englishman who was gradu-
ated from oxford as her secretary. Miss
CoOnie's wealth comes from mining lands.
She has the biggest herd OF reindeer in the
world, 1000 bearing her brand. She has
little opportunity for spending her money,
and her one extravaganza is dress.
Mrs. Helen Loring Grenfel is preparing
a series Of papers showing the workings of
equal suffrage in Colorado as an answer to
the assertion of the ants that states
wherein women are allowed to vote have
not been benefited by woman suffrage.
Mrs. Grenfel is we'll acquainted with con-
ditions in her state, where she served for
several terms as state superintendent of
public instruction. 1t was she who intro
duced the system OF leasing the lands get
apart for the support of the public schools
instead Of selling them, and thereby she
nearly doubled the revenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
A CoIonIHI Hustler.

o every hand the multiplying seminar
les for girls were too expensive to meet
the needs Of the largest class-the daugh-
tiers Of poor people in whom the desire for
education was almost a passion" writes
Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell in the December
American Magazine
80 compelling a need was bound to find
a champion, and did in one OF the really
great women this country has produced
Mary Lyon-the founder of Mount Holyoke
college.
The very intensity Of the interest Mary
Lyon threw into her new project. her in
ability to keep quiet about il, finally
brought together some friends, and In the
fall Of 1ss4-almost before she realized it
a COMMITTEES OF men had been formed to aid
her and she was herself at work be- ging
money from house to house. The school
she asked help in establishing was to be
one, she explained. where the most rigid
economy should preYail-where nobody
should profit, where the pupil should do
all the domestic labor, where everybody
should work and sacrifice for the privi-
lege Of learning in order that they might
better serve God and their fellows. Her
friends told her that It was madness, h
she could not get endowment or pupils for
such a school But her instinct was right.
The middle class she wanted to draw from
we're her friends and rallied to her.
He success and that OF her agent In
securing funds was steady. BY the end
OF two years over sixty towns had been
interested. and enough money pledged to
begin a building costing $4,000. How large
a part Of this sum had come directly
through the efforts or from the savings
OF hard-working women nobody probably
knows.
1t was in May, 1886. that the trustees
felt justified in beginning the building.
Scarcely a spade OF earth was taken out
or a brick laid without Mary Lyons loving
inspection. There were many delays ana
misadveEtures the foundations had to be
moved, the bricks were questioned, and
once the structure fell, but she never lost
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
Beat. peyiI BY Big smoke.

Because he was convinced at a revival
meeting that It was wrong to use tobacco,
and decided that II 1t was wrong to use
the weed 1t must be wrong to sell It, S.
N, Brees, a Wichita, Kan, merchant,
made a bonfire Of his cigars and tobacco.
People who noticed a strong odor OF burn
ing tobacco traced the smell to the yard
back of Mr.. Brees' store, where they
watched him heaping boxes of cigars on the
flames, Occasionally he would cast In a cask
of chewing tobacco or a carton OF smoking
tobacco. When nothing remained but
ashes Mr.. Brees remarked:
We'll, I've won that battle with the
devil"
Then he returned to his store, The crowd
followed him and a prayer service was
held.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

hat for a small girl Is satin ribbon manlpu-
lated IN the semblance OF a rose. a tulip
or any other floral fancy.
The new colorings In velyeteen are SUI
perb and include a rich coffee brown with
strong yellow lights IN a that Il ex-
ceedingly artistic. In the gray list are tome
delightful shadings that serve admirably
Tor trimmings OF fur and aluminium lace
Velvet Of the most supple variety is
greatly favored IN green, amythest, black
and various new shades for evening gowns,
az we'll as for Ions coats and wraps. many
Of the dresses also being trimmed with
fur, introduced in narrow strips and
scrolls instead OF the heavy bands hereto
fore employed.
Waistcoats and vests are again In favor,
particularly for the reason hat they pro-
tect the chest and give warmth without in
terfering with the loose, straight lines and
semi-fit OF the long coats, which thus can
be left open down the front, fastening only
by one button at the top or at the waist.
The waistcoats are attached to the lining
OF the coat at the sides and fasten right
across, many Of them finishing in Ions
points below the waist, OF old brocade
or cloth Of gold or silver picked out with
scattered embroidery or flowers. They give
a feminine note to the otherwise hard tall
or-made.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

proof to the contrary, submitted the fol-
lowing bit Of personal experience:
so the ants say wou en- can't climb
ladders and are physical inferior 20 men2'
murmured Mrs. Belmont II wonder II the
boys ! used 90 play with in the glen at
Newport would indorse that opinion7 p
Were you a tomboy?' ventured somo-
one.
That Is a question Of terms, replied the
suffragist, but / don't believe that thee
was a single boy among my playmates who
could outcllmb ne or outrun me. I re-
member one time when l and several other
little girls climbed a ladder that had been
placed against a tall apple tree In our fav.
orite glen. AS soon as we had stepped off
the top rung Of the ladder into the
branches Of the tree, a boy named Josie
who often had tried to get ahead Of me
took away the ladder and began to pelt
us with green apples.
w we're all furious, but we simply kept
out Of range as we'll as we could for a time
and said nothing. Finally 1 said. Wen. I'm
not going to stand this any longer
zone Of the other girls said, What are
you going to dor You can't get down with
out the ladder
Cant II I rejoined. Wen see.'
Il just wound my legs around the trunk
OF that tree and slid to the ground. Per-
haps I did tear my frock and get a scratch
or two, but 1 was perfectly able to at
tend to Josie. I rushed At him with all my
strength and knocked him down. He was
a year or two Older than I, too.
Then 1 pummelled him with all my
might and main, and it took two or thrAa
nurses and governesses to tear us apart.
He was taken home in a very banged up
condition"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
stopped an aiopement.

One OF the brides Of last week. relates
the Brooklyn Eagle, all but eloped with
her ardent bridegroom, fearing her parents
would never consent. but would insist on
sending her bach to college.
That wedding bells rang conventionally
and happily and that a certain pretty, IT.
year-old Brooklyn girl was welded IN a
real bridal gown in church, with a we'd
ding party and a wedding breakfast, IN
stead Of disappearing in a travelling dress
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

mating with puffs or
tucked bands of the
crepe and have wide,
softly falling collar
and flowing sleeves.
Then, of course,
there is the albatross
gown lined with china
silk, the challis and
the flannel for econ
omy and practical
use. A particularly
pretty challis gown
is to be had in a
soft, dull shade of
blue, with wide turn
over collar and cuffs
of white, perforated
and embroidered and
feather stitched In
shades of blue silk,
This gown is sur
prisingly cheap, too.
The price of the
japanese quilted silk
gowns is so much
less than 1t used to
be one is puzzled at
first to account for
It, but 1t may be ex-
planned, perhaps, by
the fact that in these
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

good condition the year around and my
face looking healthy.
Mrs. b: You can easily get rid Of your
excess fat. even though all the rene
dies you have tried did you no good. Get
4 ounces OF parnotis from your druggist
and dissolve IL In a pint OF hot water and
try this. Take q tablespoonful before each
flesh rapidly and viii not %injure your
health In any way. You Will feel better
and never have to worry about your
weight increasing,
G. E. T.: You cannot get rid Of dand-
scalp. Your itching scalp and brittle.
falling hair with split ends are sure signs
Of neglect. Try shampooing your hair
every two weeks with canthroN and use
a hair tonic made by ~dissolving an ounce
of quinzoin in a half-pint of alcohol and
adding " pint cold water. Use this tonic
regularly and IL will remove the dandruff
and irritation, stop your hair from fall
ing out and make 1t soft and glossy. You
will find this a very refreshing tonic FOR
the hair and scalp.
sibyl II: It is a shame for a girl of
your age to have wrinkles. No wonder
you sweetheart seems to be taking n
fancy to your Chum, who Is better look
ing, Try this complexion Jelly and you
will be surprised how il will clear your
skin and fill in those horrid wrinkles.
This greaseless cream can be made by
mixing l ounce of almozoin with Il pint
cold water and 2 teaspoonfuls of glycer-
inc. Stir and let stand. This makes a
splendid and inexpensive cream. 1t Will
clean the pores, keep the skin free from
.blackheads. and is excellent for chapped
hands and face. I find It excellent for
reducing the size of large pores in the
skin, and for removing tan, freckles and
certain types of pimples. recommend IL
for MASSAGE purposes; it leaves the skin
soft and smooth and contains no grease
or oil to cause hair to grow on the face.
Mary o.: Eczema, salt rheum. rashes
and other skin diseases can generally be
overcome by using a remedy made by
mixing 4 ounces of luxor, 4 tablespoonfuls
OF alcohol and a half-pint of water. Shake
bottle and apply the lotion TO affected
part three or four times a day, allowing
to dry. This will stop the itching and
prove very effective If lsed regularly.
Read Mrs. Martyrs book, Beauty" S..
ADV.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
Added Charms to Milady's Boudoir

dered and braided collar and bands and
tied loosely with ribbons. This is the sort
Of thing that speaks of days when the
marquise received the able and all her
friends during the toilet.
The genuine boudoir gown of the present
year has put on new charms in the shape
Of a wise and dainty simplicity. The flavor
ite material for these loose gowns is heavy
crepe de chine and the more elaborate
gowns have a complete overgarment of all
over lace or a long coat made of bands OF
lace and ribbon, but as a rule they are
trimmed merely with bands of lace alter
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

Eva L. Parent, who complains that the
heavy blasting skaters her nerves and
makes her life uncomfortable.
The quarry people retaliate by saying
that she lives i'm a tumble-down shanty,
where the windows and plaster are loose.
They also claim that she is superstltious.
A master in %chancery, together with the
two experts, will witness the blasting and
note the effect on the woman and on her
property. This is considered one OF the
q]ueerest decisions ever rendered by the
court Of chancerY.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28


model in the sketch, which is Of palest
blue. with a tunic Of very finely pleated
chiffon and a small bolero, a more broad
band Of lace through which run threads Of
gold.
Another charming model is OF light
amber satin with chiffon overdress and
broad bands OF creamy lace which go
straight down to the front and droop over
each shoulder. A bewitching little tea
gown shows a tucked white net tunie
heavily embroidered round the edge over
a white satin gown. Around the foundation
is tied a soft green satin ribbon under the
net, the whole surmounted by a little tulle
bolero heavily beaded and embroidered in
color.
One OF the p~rettiest and most delight
fully foolish garments ever seen IL called
a combing Jacket. As may be observed In
the sketch Il is nothing in the world but a
long net cape in rose color with embroi-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

The various presidents and secretaries
and assistant secretaries and treasurers and
other officers at the New York suffrage
headquarters were much excited the other
day over a speech made by an anti at the
Eclectic luncheon at the Waldorf to the
effect that women had no business to vote,
because they were physically the inferior
Of men and because so few Of them could
climb a tall ladder with a hod Of bricks.
Mrs. oliver II. p. Belmont, by way q
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

hardy, cold bath days nobody can bear
10 be warm, or to seem to need warming.
The japanese quilted gown is a c~old-killing
affair and therefore may be somewhat
superfluous.
Not quite SO warm and rather better
looking Is the dressing gown OF zonana
cloth heavily embroidered around the edge
with silk Of the same color and tied with
a thick cord. The most fairy-like Of ell
quilted gowns may be found In a Fifth ave-
nue. shop. The outside Is OF pale pink
crepe, the inside OF white china silk. the
wadding not more than a quarter Of an
inch thick and the quilting is done by a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
What the Women Folks Are Doing

courage OF cheer. She planned for every
thing -within-closets. shelves. cupboards.
sinks. doors, etc. She herself begged much
Of the money for the furniture.
1t was in November, 1887. that Mount
Holyoke seminary was opened. the first
girls school In this country to own its
own buildings and equipment. The school
opened with four teachers and 16 pupils,
and in ten years It had fourteen teachers
and 2S5 pupils"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
An Important Recruit.

The most important OF outspoken sup
porters Of the cause Of equal rights for
women is Associate Justice Brewer of the
United States supreme court. In a recent
paper In the Ladies' World, Justice Brewer
declares in favor OF woman suffrage and
at the same time condemns the methods
employed by British suffragettes as injuri-
GUS TO the cause and a reflection on wom-
anhood. Woman suffrage will come" he
says, mot fully at once, but by varying
steps. Woman's broader education, her in
creasing familiarity with business and pub
lie affairs, will lead to 1t. And why not7
The chief reply is the home. God forbid
that It should be jeopardized, for upon it
in all fulness depends the best social life.
In fact, It is the basis upon which growing
humanity depends. And In 1t woman must
ever be the great factor, the unchallenged
queen. But female suffrage will not de-
base the home or lssen It's power and in
fluence. On the other hand, 1t will intro
duce a refining and uplifting power into
our political life. II will not stop marriage,
neither win a higher education.
The great natural laws Of our being
will always assert themselves. Speaking at
a Vassar commencement a few years since,
l overheard one of the graduates say to two
others, I am simply disguised; three
tourths or the girls are engaged ALREADY.
Evidently she was not one OF the happy
ones. 1t is to be hoped that afterward she
fered better. But woman, conscious Of her
independence and capacity to support her
self, will demand true manhood in her hus-
band, Children will come. However, the
glory of the home will not be in the num-
Der, but in the quality of the offspring.
Race suicide is not the worse ~offense. There
Is wisdom in the fable of hare and the
lioness. The former, Boosting of her litter,
sneered at the latter for her single off
spring. Yes was the reply. but he is a
ion To load a home with so many chill
dren that the mother cannot give to each
the full blessing OF a mothers care and at
tention is far worse than race suicide. Not
crime, but mutual self-denial, should, and
will. place reasonable limits on the number
OF the family group"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

Cora s.: As you have SO much trouble
try shampooing 1t twice a month with a
teaspoonful Of canthrox dissolved in a
cup of hot water. This shampoo Is the
one generally used by the best hair-drcss-
ers. 1t produces an abundant lather,
dries quickly and not only cleans the hair
and scalp well, but stops all irritation
and gives the scalp a feeling Of pleasing
freshness. Canthrox makes a delightful
shampoo and will make your hair soft
and fluffy. You will nave little trouble
then to make your hair look nice. Never
use soap for shampooing. as it makes the
hair brittle, harsh and takes away the
glossy look.
Mrs. L. f.: No doubt glasses spoil your
looks, Probably you would have no need
eye tonic. Get an ounce Of crystos from
your druggist and dissolve 1t in a pint Of
water. Drop one or two drops in each
eye once or twice a day. This Is wonder
fully strengthening to the eyes, and will
not smart or burn, but makes dull-look-
ing eyes bright and clear. 1t is just fine
for dull, tired, inflamed or weak eyes
and for ~granulated eye-lids.
Della X: Face powder will not help
II rubs off too easily and does no per
manent good. What you need is some
thing to whiten and beautify your skin
and take away that dark, coarse look.
The finest thing 1 have ever seen for
this is a lotion made from 4 ounces Of
spurmax, a half-pint of hot water and z
teaspoonfuls of glycerine. Apply a little
OF this lotion to your face, neck and
arms and see how wonderfully IL will i'm
prove your looks. 1t will give you a
beautiful complexion and make your sal
low or oily skin look fresh and youthful.
Spurmax lotion is inexpensive and I have
found II splendid for pimples, tan,
freckles, cold sores and a shiny kin
You can get spurmax at any drug store.
c. F.: The best tonic ] have ever used
Is made by d~issolving Y teacupful sugar
and / ounce Of kardene in a half-pint Of
alcohol, adding enough boiling water to
make a quart of tonic. Take a table
spoonful before each meal and before re-
firing. It will tone up your system, give
you an appetite and DO away with that
tired feeling you speak of. 1t is fine for
clearing up a sallow complexion, arousing
the liver, removing liver blotches, PIN
pies and other skin eruptions. l use this
tonic myself and II keeps my blood In