The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1914-08-01

Castle, "for my list the name of every
woman noted in any three out or SIX
standard encyclopedias and biographl-
cal dictionaries. My original intention
was to eliminate from the lower end
of the group until I had 1000, con-
Venient and sufficiently large number
with which to work. But when l had
discarded the twentyt three Bibllca-
characters the entire number was
only S68. 1t is sad commentary on
the sex that from the dawn of history
to the present day less than 1,cOO
women have accomplished anything
that history has recorded as worth
while. One cannot cVade the question,
is woman innately so inferior to man,
or has the attitude Of civilization been
to close the avenues of eminence against
her?'' The distribution of eminent
women by nationality and locality af-
fOrds interesting comparisons. To
quote Mrs. Castle: "England has
furnished eight more distinguished
women than France. Germany ranks
third with III; America, only two
centuries old, is fourth. Italy pro-
duced co. Rome Al, Austria "a, and
Spain % eminent women. Russia
claims 20, Sweden 16, Greece Is and
Scotland IA. Twelve Of the eminent
women belong to the Byzantine
Empire II to Holland and 8 to Ire
land. Twenty seven nations each pro-
duCcd fewer than ten eminent Wom-
en-. "Of the IS American women of
ability it is interesting to note that
20 were born in Massachusetts,; Is in
New York; 7 in England. Maine, Now
Hampshire, Connecticut and Penn
sylvania each claim 4; are natives
of South Carolina and 3 Of Ohio; 2
were born in Illinois. Ireland, Canada,
the District of Columbia, Maryland,
Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont. Alabama
and California each produced one
eminent woman. In other words, New
England has produced 33, or more than
twice as many as New York; 8 are of
foreign birth, Ind 8 are southern WOm-
en-. Only one eminent American Wom-
an was born west Of the mississippi
river" At the present time American
women can plume themselves on haV-
ing gained a lead over the women of
other nations that promises to leave
them unrivalled unless some political
or Industrial cataclysm eventuates to
their disadvantages.
novel method for booming the
cause Of suffrage will be adopted by
the Minnesota suffragists. Motion pic
lures are to be called into service TO
dQVerLlSe Jnelr cause ana TdlS6 IuHuo
for advancing its interests. They will
install and conduct a movie show on
the pike at the Minnesota state fair, in
September. The Women's Welfare
que of St Paul will assist the Min
nosota Woman Suffrage association in
the venture. The state fair board has
given the space for the show, with the
understanding that 35 per cent of the
gross receipts will be given to the fair.
1t will cost $4OO to open and operate
the votes for women" entertainment.
The program will include a suffrage
play, What Eighty Million Women
Want, the only film story in which Mrs.
Emmeline Pankhurst has ever appear
ed, based on a story Of New York poll
tics; moving pictures of the st. Paul
and Minneapolis suffrage demonstra-
tiOnS on May 2 and one other WOman's
rights play. The women will distribute
literature in the audiences, get signed
memberships of organizations, and
signatures for petition to be present
ed to the legislature Women in auto
mobiles with megaphones will tour the
grounds, advertising their attraction,
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Fashions edict has now decreed that
among the new styles which are but
revivals of once admired old fashions,
the bell skirt is to have a leading
place. The front Of the skirt fits the
| figure so closely as far as the knees
that 1t is almost Sheathlike. Below the
knees there Is a perceptible fare, which
becomes very noticeable at the bottom
Of the skirt. The same close-fitting
lines are maintained in the back Of the
skirt to the knees, where there appears
a decided flare made by a V-shaped
piece inserted, giving a noticeable in
creased width at the feet. This skirt
has just made its appearance, so little
can be said as to its possible popular
ity, but those who recall the pronounce
ed vogue Of the bell skirts Of nearly
two decades ago will not be surprised
| to witness something Of the same fav-
or with which the style was accepted
| at that time.
Mrs A. Gilman, who has been visit
Charles Bland, for a month, will leave
for her home in Sioux Falls, S. D.,
Monday, and will be accompanied by
| Mrs. Bland and the latter's son, Will
liam, who will be gone for a month.