Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-10

AANH or the Dest-knoWn society
III women Of the mainland are be.
= coming tired of deyoting their
whole time 10 the social whirl and
have turned their minds towards more
serious things. The marvellous in.
crease in the activity Of women in all
the walks OF life is at present inter
esting the educators and students OF
human nature.
II has recently keen learned that in
Great Britain there are over 100 wo-
men fully qualified On the medical
register. For some time past the
British women have shown decided
interest in medicine and have given
II close attention
One prominent New York society
woman, who since the death of her
husband In the great Titanic disaster.
has given up almost entirely social af.
fairs Is Mrs. Madeline Force Aston.
Mrs. Aston is now a full-fedged dea.
coness, iust having completed a course
IN the New York Training School for
Deaconesses.
Mrs. Anthony Caminetti. wife OF the
commissioner.general OF immigration,
and one of the most prominent society
nomen In the United States, has an.
nounced her intention Of becoming a
candidate TO succeed Congressman
Curry Of California Should she be
successful in the election, Mrs. Camt
netfi viii have the distinction of be-
'ng the first woman to hold a seat in
Congress. She will probably receive
TIE unqualified support Of the Califor-
Ma women for she was one OF the
most active eampaigners when the
Irestion Of suffrage for California was
discussed.
IN San Francisco the women are
Ioing something quite out Of the ordi-
nary. They are to have a newspaper,
managed and edited and circulated by
women. II Is to be run In the interest
81 the Democratic party and Miss
Nary Fairbrother. prominent San
Francisco woman, is 70 be the man
aging editor
While in ali other cities It is the
.ociety matrOns who are turning to
||e more serious phases OF life. In
Chicago the debutantes OF last season
and the season preceding have decid-
q that the froth Of society does not
hold enough interest Tor them. Sew
1Iti young women have taken course
Is civic work. many Of them are seen.
@Ich winter working heart and soul
a uplifting the jewellers In the Chr
I1&o slums. OF course several Of the
|'rls have taken to things more un.
usual. One OF the most prominent Of
||ese II Miss Katherine Smith, daugh-.
|.I 81 General and Mrs. Kinney Smith,
||Io having housekeeping as her pet
.0Dby. has organized q regular corps
O. housecleanefz and makes bush
ness Of opening and closing town
.11see for the smart set Of Chicago.
STAN another young woman weayes
||ncg rag carpets for summer homes
and scores Of them are studyingsagri-
<.'ture preparatory to taking up farm
y = =
Mrs.. Z. ". Smith Home Again.
The army ladies in Honolulu are.
.|'ithted 70 have Mrs Erneste W.
midi with them again. Mrs Smith
||t been visiting friends and relatives
~ the mainland for several months
and her absence In the social circles
here was felt keehly Equally q de-
'Ihfful hostess and guest she Is one
81 the most popular society women at
brit Shafter. During her sojourn on
ne mainland Mrs Smith visited her
liter IN Kansas City, later she went
IS Piny Woods, Alabama. where sne
MAS the guest Of her brother. While
Is Alabama. Miss Dorothy Smith. who
||E travelling with her mother, was
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