Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-13

k0llOn ana Service WIN UlO0tlu llAC HAS
come the new demand for ceaseess intel
lectual culture through lectures on art,
music. science and literature. In recent
years this has been supplemented by the
desire to keep abreast OF current events to
understand the problems cot tn.
this is attained through constant attend
ance on classes tOr ...-.. ..-- ...
slderation. TO the culture ut tnc mi.d Is
added in these progressive days the syste-
matte development Of the body-woman en-
tering the field of athletics as an ambi-
tlous competitor of man in what has here
tofore been his own exclusive domain. Golf,
tennis, riding, shooting. driving a motor,
have now obsorbed any fragments of leis-
ure that might have been left to women"
Leaves from FashiOn's Notebook.
The plated skirt is still worn, and pre-
sumably will be, while the shorter length
prevails.
The big silk or velvet rose in unconven-
tlonal coloring mas been revived its mis-
sion being to lend a distinctive note to the
simple evening toilet.
Knitted wool ornaments are employed on
dresses and millinery; knitted balls hang
from handsome evening gowns even, or a
rose after the same order figures In the
trimming
Roumanian embroideries have captured
the IAnCy OF InOSe VINO nave tlIeu OF lne
ordinary gold and silver trimmings, or even
the more distinctive Egyptian and Japa-
nese designs.
Tulle Grecque, the tiny dewdrop spot
sparkling with every movement Is the
fabric especially designed for the debutante
Made in bouftant style, a frock SUCH As
this is charming with the soft-fallins
bouillonnee caught up here and there with
clusters OF white flowers.
An especially striking model in a recent
display OF spring hats was black chip
or LeEhorn hat, the brim curved up at one
side, toward the front, and held there by
an out-spreading padded mount in In
dian pheasant feathers, toning from a rich
blood red to yellow in delicate gradatons
Hand embroidered crepe blouses cost a
small fortune, but are easily compassed, so
far as the embroidery Is concerned, by
woman who is skilled in needlwork. The
straight lines, scrolls and small figures are
quickly wrought in self-tones and relieved
by touches of gold and silver; the motifs
padded beneath and wrought in satin stitch
give beauty and Importance to the design
without adding much to the work
Between-season hats nearly always show
a band Of metal gallon either all around
tho crown or just in front Gold and
silver tissue Is yelled with diaphanous ma
terials, and metal embroidery and metal
flowers are employed with artistic effect.
The brlms that widen at the side have
some splendid metal motifs on one side,
and crowns OF metal embroidery are find
ing their way into spring millinery Metallic
lace Is much in vogue, and hand-painted
work Is metalized
The woman who is disciple Of Izaak
Walton may fasten her hat firmly to her
head with a salmon fly and the broach to
match at the throat will strengthen the
idea. The woman who shoots may find her
pins take the form of grouse wild duck
or hare. and the hunting woman Will don
form Of hat pins small caddy Juggling
bag Of clubs in enamel has been adapted
to the same purpose while the literary
fall hack the laurel wreath
pin, small busts of Minerva and other
trophies
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Chat About Women.
Mrs Raymond Robbins says that western
factory girls are physically superior to
those OF the east. The women in New York
have suffered trade exploitation for too
many generations, and their vitality has
been sapped, she thinks.
Mrs Juliet Points, who has just won the
$500 scholarship maintained by the General
Federation of Women's clubs and prOvid-
ing for two years study in England will
sail in June for Europe. She will spend the
summer on the continent, going to England
in time to enter one Of the universities.
Miss Mabel e. Sturtevant OF Brookfield,
Mo, winner Of the Braun round-the-world
scholarship completed the four-year course
at the high school in three years, gradual
Ing as valedictorian. She was also the
winner of four scholarships, one IN Baker
University at Lawrence, Kan; one in
Kansas City university and the curator 8
Miss Vida Goldstein of Melbourne, has
been nominated for the senate of Federated
Australia by the Womens Political associa-
ton Of Victoria, Of which she is the presi-
dent, on a nonpartisan platform. The main
planks in this platform are uniform divorce
| and marriage laws and opposition to the
cultivation of the military spirit in the
| boys Of Australia.
Mrs. George D. Hope OF Kansas City owns
| and operates a diamond mine in Arkansas.
| She now has about 500 diamonds, Of which
| fifty or more are above carat in weight
| Some months ago she gave a card party at
which the favors were three Of her Arkan-
| sas jewels. The women who won them had
them examined and found that they were
| the real thing.
The women of Chicago have won VIC
tory In the highest court in the state. The
| supreme court OF Illinois has decided that
no more inflated short weight loaves OF
| bread may be sold in Chicago. This deci-
| sion upholds a Chicago ordinance requir-
| ing that the weight Of loaf Of bread be
| plainly marked thereon and that all loaves
shall weigh one pound or multiples or frac-
| tions thereof.
Miss Mary Montgomery, daughter OF a
| Presbyterian missionary in Turkey, and
Miss Elizabeth s. Cotton OF Easthampton,
Mass are said to be. the greatest linguists
! OF their sex in America Miss Montgomery
versity of Berlin by editing dictionary OF
| Oyiental languages. while Miss Cotton is
said to speak fifty-four languages.
Miss Sophie Wright has been labeled
| New ORLEANS best citizen" and her bust
has been presented to the state of Louis
lana by her former pupils. She is the
principal OF the Home institute, which she
| founded and for many years conducted
without assistance as night school for
poor children. 1t was the first night school
| In New Orleans, and is now one OF the most
flourishlng institutions Of its kind in this
country.