The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-06
What Women
Are Doing
The THREE AMERICAN DUCHESS
Es ARE PREPARING TO ENTER
TAIN ON LARGE scALE--AN Au-
THoR's VIEWS ON CHILDREN.
ARIsTocRATlc LOBBYISTS.

THE three American duchesses are
making elaborate preparations for
the coronation.
The Duchess OF Manchester is plan
sing a series OF dinner parties at her
aouse in Grosvenor square. Her
vuests include some Of the most promi-
nent members of the late King Ed
Yards set.
The Duchess Of Marlborough viii be-
yin a succession of formal dinner par
lies as soon as she returns from the
sentiment, where she is now staying
with her younger son, Lord Iyor Spen-
ser Churchill.
The Duchess Of Roxburghe is just re-
opening Chesterfield House, which will
be the scene of some splendid balls.
Inez Hayes Gilmore, whose Martin
family is an epic Of child life, gives
her views on children as follows:
"To me all children seem geniuses.
often think we are all given an equal
chance as children, but that life and
conventionalities rob us OF our individ-
uality. I never yet met a child who
was not a real individual, simple and
direct. We start equal as to soul
That IL why 1t has always seemed q
| dreadful thing to me for a mother ia
forbid her child to play with this one
or with that one because of a difference
In the others creed or race or position
Permit child to act for itself and IL is
the perfect democrat. In this respect
have never met any grown person
who was quite democratic enough te
suit me. They may be democratic
themselves, but they will not allow
| their children to be So They say,
Yes, shall do these things. I shall
associate with whomsoever I please
but will not let my child Fancy
such a thingl Fancy distinguishing
between young, pure souls!"
And now we have women lobbyists
Mrs. w. r. Stubbs. wife of the sovArnai
Of Kansas, has reslsrerec at the stats
capitol as a lobbyist for the pending
suffrage constitutional amendment.
Mrs w, A, Johnston. wife of the
chief justice Of the state supreme
court, has also registered With Mrs
{ Stubs.
p -
Mrs. Mollis Netcher, called the 'Nnisr
chant princess" of Chicago, knows eaci
one of her 1890 employees Mrs
Netcher's store occupies one solid cit.
block and cost 100000
ST started right in to learn every de
tail Of my husbands business-whicl
incidentally he founded in 1sT3-imme
diately after his death" says Mrs
Netcher. "At first / used to go to tn
store and work eight and ten hours
day. That was for the first five years
Now never spend less than four hour
ct work every day am in Chicago.
consult with the managers and, witt
my hat on, mingIe with the shoppers Il
hear their remarks. At the end OF ev
cry season have a personal talk wit
my buyers and go over the stocks my
self.
Most Of my buyers are men. I'M
men have greater executive ability
But all the buyers have women assist
ants. Women have better taste in Sc
lection than men have. OF course her
and there you find woman with exec
utive ability.
Il find that women put more Of tn
personal element into business tina
men do, and ii is a good idea, particu
larry in running a department store
Women also pay more attsntion to de
tail, and that Is another natural in
me in my business career"