New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12
GLEANINGS.

Utterly selfish" is the hard Indictment the 49,
rotary of a wOmans club brings against modern
women Civilization" she says. rs producing .
new woman not the short haired creature who II
dying to look like man. but the jewelled WOMAN
In Partisan hnery. who recognizes law but her
own. She walks airily over the rule that the last
conner must take last place in theatre queue or
The railway ticket office. She occupies with her
beauty bag and other accessories. twice the room
she is entitled to in the railway car: she talks In
loud tones at the theatre and at concerts. and
fuses to take her hat of for the convenience of
person In the seat, unless the rules of the
place absolutely compel her to It, Alto
sether. woman is becoming very awless. and II she
Is baked in her lawessness she complains loudly
that mans ehivalry is waning
Week ending with its many hours devoted to
bridge is repeatedly denounced sign Of the mod
ern spirit OF unrest bnt IL seems that after all
similar sins and foibes were common In days gone
by Horace Wslpole, In one OF hts letters, speaks
OF meeting some from town at a house In
richmond where they spent every Saturday and
sunday and played whist all day. you will nat
uaLy ask, he says. why they can't play at
WHIST in London on those two days as well as on
the other hve; indeed. can't tell you. except that
1t Is so established fashion to go out OF town at
the end OF the week that people will 60 though Il
be only into another town"
All who Ike onions will hope that the odorIess
onion said to have been produced by Wing Hop
a Chinese gardener living in California may soon
De placed upon the market. Wing Hop has for
years been engaged IN the philanthropic labor OF
trying to grow an onion that should have all the
virtues OF the old familiar vegetable OF that name
without the one quality that has offended so many
OF the rastidioUs He says now that his efforts hay,
been crowned with success.
Princess LuIse Victoria the only dausbtsr If
the German Emperor. has never been kept In tho
seeiusloh mat has been the lot OF princesses
out mas visited endless theatres and concert halls
always in fashionable attire. and has driven her
own pony cart in the Thiergsrten and ridden there
ever since she a little girl She IL said Tn
De most distinguished In appearance and to be
quite as full OF pluck spirit as any OF her SIX
brothers After her seventeenth birthday, which
occurs In the autumn, she will be confirmed and
make her debut In society. A contrast to her is
her relative, Princess Alexander OF Fife who will
make her appearance at court next season with
her sister. Princess Maude. These Processes have
moved together all their lives. and brought
up In absolute simplicity. II being only recently
that Princess Alexandra. who IL two years older
than her sister, has sat up 70 late dinner To
those who know them it quite in order that
they should come out together. Notwithstanding
the difference ia their ages.
II often happens that a housekeeper having en-
gagged maid FOR certain date. waits in vain for
her appearance. The girl has been told the con-
ditions Of the engagement and has faithfully
promised 10 take up her work at appointed
time but IN the mean time. having found place
that suits her better she takes il and fails send
any Information to that effect TO the TO whom
she had previously bound herself One matron.
after some unpleasant experiences OF this kind has
found remedy. When she has engaged a girl
who seems suitable and makes agreement with
her she retains the good conduct certificates pre-
scented telling the that they will be given
back TO her when she enters her service. Her
explanation of the proceeding is that she wishes
70 show them TO her husband.