Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
Activities and Views of Progressive Womanhood

ton Post. but in pool she is declared to be
a marvel. Her accomplishments in paint
ing and in golfing, tennis and riding, are
the envy Of others, but in pool there is no.
body Of her sex who is able to compete
with her. Houston. national champion,
would have to play we'll to defeat the fair
matron Of Marion.
When Mrs. Davis first took a liking to
pool and billiards she was surprised to find
that before long she was easily able to de-
feat her husband at both games. Pool, how
ever, was her speciality at which she made
extraordinary progress. Everybody fell be
fore her skill and she had to spot" the
whole fifteen balls in order to equalize the
game with the best men players that So
clety could furnish.
The fines tables were installed in the
Marion cottage and she looked around for
new victories. 1t happened that one Of the
most noted players of the country was
summering at Marion and he became the
tutor Of Mrs. Davis. He taught her all
that he knew and she learned as fast as
the tricks were illustrated.
The fame of Mrs. Davis as an expert at
pool has been known only to society's In
ner circles. but It has become such a
wonder that the secret could not be kept
longer, and It is now the talk Of all So
ciety and the professional world as well.
Her proficiency Is almost as we'll marked
In billiards. Not even Mrs. Shaw, wife Of
the famous trick billiard champion, pos
sessed half the skill which makes every
body stare and wonder at the proficiency
Of Mrs. Richard Harding Davis.
All the Boston authorities say that the
accomplished and beautiful young Marion
a.,,1a .a.n.r bno1r,. a.. .h,--zgz.
Of the world, II her sex permitted entrance
into competition in International contests.
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Accomplishments of blind IN
Nature makes amends in some way for
the deficiencies imposed on individuals.
Miss Theresa De Frances Of New York
City Is a notable example. She Is blind.
Her duty is caring for the family house
hold, sightless as she Is. She attends to
so much that there is little left for those
of the family who can see. Her senses of
taste. touch and hearing are wonderfully
acute, and she has to a great degree that
marvellous intuition which seems to be
given to the blind in the place OF their lost
sight.
And what is more, she teaches other blind
people to do the same things. Sweep, dust,
cook. iron, play the piano, read, write and
attend to all other details Of the house are
the accomplishments of this little blind
woman, and she can dress a baby and care
for 1t better than many mothers.
But perhaps the most remarkable thing
about Miss De Frances is the work she
does in connection with the New York
Association for the Blind. When her house
work is finished she goes every day with
a guide to the associations rooms in East
F%ifty-ninth street; from there she makes
many visits to the blind. These people she
teaches not only to read and write but all
of the practical details of the house.
This work of visiting the blind in their
homes and instructing them in the useful
things of life has but recently been under
taken by the association. The idea OF
having blind teachers has been most sue
cessful, for the blind have such m
patience with each other and such a ire
mendous amount of tact in working with
them thai it would seem almost impossible
for them to be taught by those with their
sight. Miss De France will work for ar
hour sometimes teaching two or three let