The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
QUEEN WINS WOMEN
Entertains Leaders of lnterna-
tionaI Council in Rome.
Elena Of italy Has Special Talk for
Each at Reeeptlon-Guests Treas
ure Bonbons With Picture Of
Ruler on Them.

Rome, ltdiy-lue soCidi cNchtS -
the international council OF women
we're intensely interesting, writes Ida
Hustled Harper. At the top Of these
vents must be placed. OF course the
reception by Queen Elena. II did not
include all of the several hundred
members of the council-that would
have been too much to expect-but
she welcomed the board Of officers.
nine; the presidents Of national coun-
ellis In twenty-three countries and the
chairmen of the nine standing commit
tees, over forty In all, as the old ana
the newly elected officials we're In
cluded.
Each has her W impressions OF
the greatest event in her life" but all
agree that there was simplicity and
cordially in the manner OF the queen
that won every heart. As Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett. president of the United
States council. expressed II:
She seemed to forget her royalty
and was a lady more than a queen
we were all women together"
II was indeed marvellous how the
queen could speak a few appropriate
words to each OF so many women rep
resenting different countries, as a few
sentences will illustrate. To Mrs. May
Wright Sewell, after asking what was
her special work. she said: Peace Is
the cause in which | also have the
greatest interest,"" and when Mrs.
Sewell answered: I'VE cannot have II
until the women OF every country feel
their responsibility" she replied;
Yes. that is most important and l
hope your efforts will meet with sue
cess"
To Gina Krog, pioneer OF the wo-
man movement OF Norway, she said:
Il have visited the public institutions
OF Christiania and was much pleased
with them" She expressed deep sym
patty to the president from Finland,
and fingered for some time with DIT.
Anna Cabanoff, the representative
from Russia, asking her especially II
the woman physicians and university
graduates took an interest in the
benevolent and charitable institutions
and worked for social betterment.
81 have always been fond Of Hun
gary" she said to Madame Rosenburg'
who is representing It's president
Countess Apponyi. Its people have
suffered so deeply for 1t. often went
there as a child and tried to learn the
language, but 1t vas too hard. liked
the sweetmeats so much that ever
now / have them sent to me"
"Servia seems very near to me" she
said to It's president; my relatives
have been on its throne, but OF course
| love my W Montenegro best oil
/ ALL" And when the answer was a
1T must be hard to leave 1t even to
be a queen" her eyes filled with tears
After every one had been greeted
the doors of the grand dining salon
were thrown open and the queen. pre-
coded by the lady-in-waiting. the cham
berlains and six footmen, led the way
into 1t and remained while tea was
served, after which she again shool
hands with every one and retired. .
TT is Just like our teas at home
said the American delegates. except
that we would never let that hand
some tablecloth touch the floor al
around"
The queen is tall. slender and yer
graceful. with large dark eyes an
masses Of waving black hair. Sht
wore a slightly trained dress Of white
satin covered with white chiffon ant
over this prune colored chiffon falling
in rather full folds, the waist filled ir
with lovely valenciennes lace: a dol
collar, long chain and earrings o.
pearls and a st. Andrews cross o.
very large diamonds. The lady II
waiting. Countess Bruschi. the visitors
declared to be the most beautiful wo
man they ever had seen; the lort
chamberlain. with his heavy silver
chain. was the latest man. and the tall
est men we're in the rows they passed
between in the grand march through
the gorgeous rooms to be received
every one OF them seven feet high. th'
women insist-and dressed In a scar
let coat, white waistcoat, purple knee
breeches. white silk hose and shoe'
with immense silver buckles.