New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-27


cross hanging about her neck-turned
cnraptured eyes to her neighbor and
sighed, isn't that too cunning7 I
think she is just lovely"
How do you get into it?" came the
rasping, eager voice of Vermont dele
gate.
Women on Chiffon Jag.
The dressmsker skipped to the front
Of the stage and threw out her arms in
mock despair.
you twist it onto yourself every
time" she cried, and each and every
delegate settled back happily pictur-
ing herself at home twisting herself
into pink and green and blue tea
gown the minute she gets the spare
bedroom 20 herself
II was regular pink chiffon Jag
that those strong-minded women in
dulged in in the grand ballroom Of the
Aston under cover OF the perfectly re-
spectacle title Of Home Economies Con-
ference.
Lady Duff Gordon simply walked into
the hearts of her audience, and that
right over the body Of Mrs. Frederick
Nathan, who tried to inject some of
q. the higher moral. issues into the dis
cussion. IL started with hoopskrted
evening gown, worn by sylphlike
model
"Do you really think crinolne is ar
tistic?" Mrs. Nathan demanded. Isn't
it just style?"
Crinoline Wins Delegates.
Certainly il is artistic" retorted the
authority, especially for women after
they begin to get hips. You know you
can always get a waist line, but after
you have hips there's nothing will save
you but crinoline. Why, | invented
this crinoline gown just for woman
whose hips were so big she looked
dreadful in everything, but in the erin
oline she was no bigger than anybody
else"
Since SO per cent Of the clubwomen
sre built on grandmotherly lines, this
remark made great hit Il isn't often
that the young chits have 20 wear
styles designed for club presidents.
Mrs. Nathan tried again.
what do you do in the rush season &?
DO you let your girls work overtime ?"
she demanded.
Madam, / couldr' t if wanted to, for
the law would not allow it," snapped
the dressmaker.
The delegate in the black alpaca
hung her glasses on the black gun
metal hook and rose up, waving her
handkerchief.
Madam, you're & wonder" she cried
and all her neighbors echoed the cry.
wnhe the artist stuck her hands in
her foollSh little silk pockets and
swept them a curtesy.
Return to Business Hard.
After that it was hard to come back
to cluboom and listen TO infant NOR
tally and the housing problem. To
the glory OF the clubwomen, be it said.
they bore up nobly, and even mustered
quite a round Of applause for the wor-
thy causes.
Mrs. Julia Lathrop, head Of the
Children's Bureau, said that, although
the government aided the vanilla
growers of Florida, suggestions that it
( give free advice TO mothers were
greeted with the cry Of pauperism.
"Not one dollar has been given for
research into the cult of the American
family" she said. I'VE should create
public demand for rural hospitals
and free government nurses, so that
no woman, however poor or remote
from towns, should be without proper
medica. care when her children are
born"
Dr. s. Josephine Baker and Miss
Sarah Louise Arnold, dean Of Simmons
College. spoke on other child prob
lens. Mrs. Thomas A. Edison brought
the subject back TO clothes.
"My husband says there is not one
we'll dressed woman in a hundred"
she said, and then went on to describe
the pel.ls to the morals of the com
munity in extreme styles.
Mrs Robert Burdette, of California,
put the women through a clothes cate
chsm.
New Sounding Board Up.
"To which do you give more thought,
70 your clothes or your slumsg' she
asked.
"Do your clothes express your char
acter?
Are you willing 10 be judged, so
cislly and morally. by the dress YOU
have on this afternoon? Does IL har-
monte with your hair. your eyes and
your complexion in its natural state =?
"Are YOU sure your clothes give no
false impression Of your worldly
riches
Sneakers IN the food conference
we're ny. Graham Lusk and DR.. Carl
IT.. Alsbc-g. of the Department Of Agri-
culture Lawrence WELLER and Miss
Mabel Hyde Kittredge spoke on hous-
inc problems. Lady Aberdeen and Mrs
BRYAN were platform guests during
the conference.
The morning session was held at the
eth REGIMENT Armory, under signify
improyed conditions. A sounding board
os bic as a Harltm fiat has been erect
% ON the platform, and by II the WON
ON were able 10 make themselves heard.
The reason the convention didn't so
10 Carnegie Hall is that the nall was
rented and Miss Mary Garrett hay
couldn't buy off the rivals.
The proposed amalgamation OF the
General Federation with the lnterna-
tional Council WAS the chief subject
Of discussion yesterday. Friends OF
Mrs. Percy " Pennybaeker, president
Of the federation. are ready to ofer
her as head Of the American section
| Of the international Council. rms
they point out, would be a stepping
| 80. :, the international presidency.