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usefulness Is to bc sacrificed. The
greatest care should he taken To ar
range even small stair landings az
miniature sitting rooms, sort of half
way rest places.
Now take this stair landing" the
architect continued, halting at the foot
Of wide stairs that swept up from
the centre of the hall in IA handsome
new house. "lt is two feet narrower
than i wished to make 1t. Standing
at the front door it is the first glimpse
one gets Of the house. In its furnish
ing two problems are to be considered.
The first OF course is to make of II a
pio ture harmonizing with the house.
and the second to conceal its lack of
width. That is the reason | placed
that group Of windows. n wide central
one with narrow one on each side. in
the back wall. The fact that those
windows are less than two feet away
from IA back wall Is concealed by their
being OF stained glass. The figures of
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-HERES many woman who
has no use for very dainty
or elaborate boudoir robe. but
:, 70 are few women who cannot find
me aal place for wearing very
a.rfy ar elaborate matinee.
The sack does not seem to commit
M, ~ much as does the robe. one
" wear It for breakfast IN very
NARY white enamel bed. one can
..p ID uu and write a note at COM
noupllcc desk. II does not shrink
nom The companionship of rose
.aded lights and French maids and
aie, lace coverlets and toy Pome-
r,nisns and Persian cats and boxes Of
rare flowers from robber baron
G,rists. pf course IN it's most ex-
clusiye phase it does not shrink from
,uch associations. but on the whole
Il is democratic. garment. even IL its
democracy does have a frivolous turn.
And il need not even be elaborate
Or costly to maintain this character
xtc friyolty. II can achieve effects
a, a cost which self-respecting
boudoir gown would scorn. In almost
an, shop that has a negigee depart
ment one could prove that fact just
before Christmas. one can prove IL
even now. but Christmas is the par
,cular harvest time in the world of
matinces and a host OF the dainty
thInss we're sold for Christmas gifts.
Tn. little model in albatross cloth
and taffcta which figures in our pic
,red croup sold by the hundred and
deserved To sell. for it was eXtraordi-
raily piluant and engaging yet en-
trey practical and best of all very
,reXpensivc. The basis for it was a
very short. loose kimono sack Of white
slh,tross. picot edged for finish around
,ho mech and down the fronts on this
foN,iat,un were set little overlapping
frs of taffeta. pinked on their edges
and standing out frothily around the
waist aud the arms. A knot OF taffeta
held the fronts together and that was
,n but in white and pink or white
pnd cic blue or white and orchid 1t
was a delightful. little garment. dainty
,rouch tu give even to ones wealthy
friend and cheap enough to he within
reach of even a shrunken Christmas
slnWdu,c.
And while We are talking OF mex
,enslyr things a we'll known maker OF
corset, and fine lingerie has sur
Prise for her customers in the shape
a. % hcIutifuly made little sack of
hlhuta In excellent quality, with
boudur shoes and cap 10 match. all
ayish., and becomingly lace trimmed
and all at u price that seems absurdiy
small
How can you do it?' a customer
Asked
We'll. We have our own workrooms
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Fascinatingly Frivolous Things That
Need Not Be Elaborate or Costly
Are Still Plentiful in Shops

and skilled workwomen." said madame.
ana we had a lot of good habutaj
bought for underwear use which we
don't need. now that we are going I'm
Tor wash satin. So we got some good
designs ard tucked the work into
slack times. and there you are"
Thats Just 1t. Any woman can ac-
complish delightful matinee and its
natural accomplishments II one will
give II little time ana taste and a very
little money to It,
If one attempts more elaborate things
of course both cost and effort increase
proportionately. but even here effects
are not difficult to secure AT prices
Tar less than those o. the finished gar
ments In the shops The bargain
counters are heaped with lovely rem
nants Just now. and pattern is easily
obtained. for the foundation Of almost
and matinee is likely to be Il simple
kimo,lo sack. The original note in
trimming or material is the crucial
thing. and suggestions for those things
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she beauty? Who is the creates,
woman scientist to-day? Nine. Curic.
every ono viii admit. Yet she il far
from a beauty.
As 10 what Miss MARY - White
or IN" state suffrage party has tn saw
"hvnt tho influence of a pretty woman
on voters well. | am not at all sure
that "" wouldn't have succeeded in
our state campaign if We had stuck
to brains regardless of beauty. | recall
walking from East Twentieth street
To the Public Library las, summer
while the suffrage battle was on. At
Madison Square ! noticed one Of the
most advertised of the suffrage beau
ties holding forth to less than a half
dozen listeners. 7 paused for a mo-
ment, as several other persons did, and
not being dazzled hy her faultless cos
tune nor her talk passed on.
AT the corner of Thirt, -iifth street
and Fifth avenue I found "A crowd nf
several hundred. I stopped and by
pecring over the shoulders Of the men
AMI women who were intent on the
words Of iH speaker saw one Of the
oldest and homeliest Of the woman
who took part in the campaign. 7
listened spcllbound 10 that woman for
more than fifteen minutes. When
finally came Ia my senses, remembered
that I had an engagement. had to
force my way cut through n crowd
which Was listening with all its ears e.
~ beautiful face may get beauN but
does il get husbands? In the recent
suffrage campaign it didn't get votes
for women"
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out Of twenty-seven women Nho re-
Gently contributed to symposium on
the increasing interest of japanese
women in politics, twenty-five of them
took the affirmative view, showing
change in feminine thought hitherto
associated with the good wife and
wise mother"
II should prove gratifying to Chris
iian workers that Christian women
and educators came out boldly and
strongly - approval of the new tend
ency Evidently the spirit Of social re-
form. once ardent in the hearts of the
Christian men pioneers in Japan. has
been rekindled in the bosOms of the
women. as IL to reproach the worldly
propensities of the other sex. Mrs.
Yosano, the most talked Of woman in
Japan to-day. who ~ the editor Of the
TdiUo. IA leading magazine in Toxic, in
writing on the subject in the July issue
of that periodical says: "There can be
no clear line of demarcation between
public and private life, because the
one most inevitably complement the
other. The fulness OF life can be at
tanned only by interesting ourselves
And believe she expresses the view
Of the intelligent women in Japan to-
day on the subject OF politics.
These unmistakable signs OF the
awakening Of our sisters at home calls
TO the writer's mind the history of
olden times in Japan when the women
were very active both in public and
private life. Before the introduction
into Japan of Buddhism and for some
time afterward--until the time when
the Buddhist idea of women combined
with the ethics OF Confuciansm re-
duced their position to one of Obscur-
ity--Jdpanese women played leading
part side by side with men in the so
cial, political and literary world. Our
first ancestor, Amaterasu Omikami,
| who Is now enshrined at lse and Is the
centre of all Shinto worship. was of
| the fair sex--a better half both In
| name and in reality. She laid the
foundation of the Japanese Empire.
We also had empresses who ruled
our islands with marked success. 1t
was lingo Kogo (20l-269 A. d. who
first brought Corea under Japan's
| rule, and that country was one OF her
| loT htiour.
Women statesmen, women patriots
| and even women Generals were not
| lacking in those times In japanese
! literature some OF the writings of our
feminine authors have become clas-
| slcs; poetesses are numberless. The
"Genji sNonogatari," by Murasaki
Shiltibu lend OF tenth century,, is one
Of the great classical works In Japa-
nese literature and any one who thor
cughly understands 1t can claim to be
a japanese scholar. Indeed it Is not
art eXaggeration to say that the old
Japanese history is replete with ad-
mirabe deeds and accomplishments of
women.
| Although 1t is entirely due to the
sweeping influence Of Western civili-
Zation that japanese women are com
ing into their own. they are not. how
ever, initiating an innovation by en-
tcring into political and public affairs
but are simply following the example
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BEAUTY AND BUSINESS WOMEN

has held his position for more than n
score of years and first and last must
nave had under him close onto one
hundred teachers. When told that Dr.
Edward Suit of the board of Educa-
tion had said that beauty counted for
- great deal with teacher especially
If she had charge of "A number of b,ss
he smiled and shook his head.
u don't care tu dispute Dr. Stitts
statement" he said ITS a matter of
opinion, and mine is that pretty
woman has no more influence with u
roomful Of boys than she has with the
same number Of girls, if as much. To
he frank, ! think women are more
easily influenced by beautiful face
than men.
"A beautiful face does attract atten-
ton. Of course we all have to admit
that when II comes to success, innu-
enre that's another story. Tile most
influential teacher whom can call to
MIND just now IL also one Of the home
nest. She Is no longer young, but she
has brains and "A heart. She has been
teaching boys for years. | never knew
"A class that was not devoted TO ~
1l'i'e' exclaimed woman physi-
'lah when the question was pro-
pounded tn her. "Go through history
who ever heard of queen, empress
or woman ruler who was also "A beauty
Queen Louise Is one Of the rare cvcep-
tlons, and what figure does she cut
when compared to Elizabeth Of Eng
land or Victoria" The Maid of or
leans certainly had influence enough
to lead the French To ylCtor-,. WAS
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FOR THE STAIR LANDING

the stained glass give the necessary
perspective.
Instead of wainscotting I have "A
set of book shelves in the wall from the
windows to the curve of the stairs
leading to the second story. A casual
observer would never perceive that
half the depth Of those shelves is with
in the wall. over the shelves on one
side shall hang n clock, on the other
side u bronze bas-reief
THE seats. with just room for two
persons on each. are here in the curve
OF the stairs. The seats. not being y1s-
ible from either the foot or the top OF
the stairs. come as a pleasant surprise.
No, the stair carpet will not he used
on the floor of the landing. but three
harnonizing rugs. Though extremely
simple the picture presented both look
ing up and looking down is very pleas
ing.
Another method OF handling the
same problem Of lack ~ depth In tho
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MOVEMENT IN JAPAN

which give 43,3l3 primary teachers.
and the total is 50,Sij.
In addition to the educational field
women have entered industrial life.
The factories employ in the ncighbor-
hood OF 100000; the Department of
Communications, 10000 women and
girls; the Government telephone sys-
tom. 1900. Five Toxic dail!os en-
ploy women reporters and there are
several women magazine writer's and
GATORS.
While women now form a large pro-
portion of the wage earning popula-
ton of Japan il is largely the result
of economic conditions rather than an
adoption of new theories as To wo-
mans place. But in the present state
Of affairs in Japan it is only economic
independence that can save a woman
from "a distasteful marriage, and often
even the avidity to earn mere pitt
tance makes the greatest difference in
woman's life. Many progressive
women declare their belief that every
japanese woman should have "a train
ing of commercial value for which there
10 IA market, and point TO the fact that
even a thorough Knowledge of English
places a girl on a separate plane, CIV
ing her a weapon to defend herseli
in her fight for independence
Most Significant among the s'ra"s
which show the way the wind Is
blowing are the 1000 societies ior
women that exist IN the Island fmpIfe.
Most Of them have been established
for charitable objects and some OF
them are branches or mems organlza-
tions. but they are having the cHec'
of bringing about social intercourse
between the women, who are learning
to work together; Teaching them .o
become less sensitive ana not so crii-
cal of each other.
The recent raising OF 10000 yen 's25'-
OOO) for Belgian relief by an organiza-
ton Of women was the first big inde-
pendent philanthropic endeavor eVei
| undertaken In Japan. Flower Day
with it's result Of $4,000. was another
independent venture. But most con-
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is credited with saying on this sub
ject: Il don't believe you begin to
understand the extent To which this
scum of literature is flooding our
country, being eagerly read and trans
lated, and the doctrines spread. Is it
not challenge to the Christian world
and plea for better things" If hatred
and rebellion come from sef-rcaliza-
tion and the awakening which educa-
ton brings, must il end there? No,
education must be increased There
must be faith and love, encouragement
and sympathy and easier and happier
conditions must be attained"
1t may safely be said that Miss
Tsuda's views are representative Of
the attitude OF Japan toward the cdu-
cation of women. Nothing. ! believe,
can stop this new movement. 1t is
bound to continue to the great benefit
Of japanese wOmanhood.
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- heautN an important factor in "A
girls success in husiness?" the
executive head of a large mer-
camille business said. repeating the
question prupounded to him. III YOU
mean what is known as "A beautiful
face ana figure my answer is an en-
phatic no. II you mean an attractive
personality. that is. personal neatness.
Well kept and nppropriat" clothes and
a cheerful expression of face. then |
say yes
Come out here" hc continued. as
leaving his chair he led the way from
his private office To large counting
room where dozens of girls were at
work girls with black hair brown
hair blond hair. hair strenkcd with
cra-, girls from II to three times, per
haps that age. 1.-TWO Of these girls
have been with us nearly twenty
years. took them on soon after
WAS promoted To office manager The
others range in point of service down
10 less than a year.
"Now if you walk up and down these
aisleS and examine their faces | don't
believe You will hnd what could he
called beauty among them. Neither
a half dozen perhaps, might not strike
YOU ~ having particularly cheerful
faces. but once Nou get "A good look
into their e@cs yuu'll find cheerful
| expression.
Il don't deny that | used to be con-
Siu"rahlv influenced 10y u pretty face.
That's one reason feel that am in a
position t. answer your question. |
found that even those who did pretty
fair work soon got discontinued
don't believe more than one or two Of
the pretty girls taken ON by me in
all the years was office manager ever
remained longer than two years.
Married." lie laughed. Not many
of them. The trouble is that TO keep /,
pretty woman in - good humor Sou are
Obliged to treat her aS "A pretty woman
That doesn't go in a big business like
ours. In the rush season it's the air
who becomes machine with brains
, that holds her job.
, when We have vacancy these
, days it's the tidy girl, tidy both in ap-
, pearance and in the way she talks
that gets the first chance. A girl VIII,
is tidy in appearance is nearly always
tidy about her desk, and II she uses
tidy language slang she cav
nearly always he depended on to put Il
, in her work. There are some eXcep
tions of course. Some girls are shrcwc
enough to put their best foot forwart
when they apply To he taken on. l'su
, ally they show themselves in theii
true colors before the end of the seconC
week"
A woman, tho executive head Of on'
of the largest social service bureaus II
y New York held to just the opposite
view
I "Thc pretty girl always has the hes
r Of it," she asserted. "There is nothinl
that helps woman along in the worl,
5 as fast as personal beauty, and thu
{ more she has the better she gets along
.ook at the trained nurses. Did yol
=, ever see trained nurse who WASH
= pretty? | don't believe ! ever did "
I The next person approached was ;
public school principal. man wh'
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landing was to build in a window gar
den in place of stained glass windows.
Stocked with ferns, hanging baskets
ana growing plants it makes charm
ing picture. especially when the mis-
tress, with her embroidery frame or
sewing basket forms part Of il. Even
an ordinary window may be made tn
add To the attrmtiveness of stair
landing by properly constructed win
dow box with ferns or other growing
plants.
"One or more harmonizing rugs give
better effect than is obtained by Gov
erng the floor of the landing with the
carpeting used on the stairs. While
chairs may he used to advantage on a
few wide landings it il safer in most
! instances to have built-in seats ar set
| ties Chairs have IA way Of getting
out of place, and sometimes il may he
necessary to go up or down the stairs
In the dark. and the result may he an
accident"
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cluny medallions with fiet work and
needle point sell ut $40 for n set Of
thirty-seven pieces. Russian lace de-
signs have Madeira cut work in the
centre that gives unique and
artistic appearance. Spanish lace sets
are in vogue now. They are COM
paratively cheap too, selling for only
sac a set Florcntine sets in new de-
sigis sell a, s3i for a thirty-seven
piece set
The long lace cloths are preemi-
nentlv the favorites for dinner SER
vice. They arc from three to four
yards long and sell at from 800 TO
$3.50 The round cloths of lace hold
their own fairly we'll and sell at from
s7J TO s3I3.
Finest pure white d1mask, with or
without Ornamentation OF drawn
thread or Insertions of lace. are the
standard still. and they cannot be bet
tered for tablecloths. When these are
used II is customary 10 have perfectly
plain table glass with only monogram
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IN The Western sense there IS no
voman's movement in Japan
Il, least none az yet that is no.
r,.e,n.a But great changes have
tocn taking place in the past rev
decade, affecting the social, legal. in
dy,tr.. and intellectual status OF
women. The phrase Japanese women
are content with things AS they are
and do not want to change when
appicd t. them for SO long. Is no
longer applicable. Such pesslmis''c
view a. that often expressed py the
eldorly women-"Japanese women are
tie most 10 lie pitied OF all women IN
the world. but il cannot be helped
has been gradually giving way TO the
ortimstlc opinion that it can pe
helped and there is every reason Tor
h,pin. that the women Of Japan VIII
some day hold their rightful place IN
the nation.
To the women OF Japan. though the
now day has not yet really dawned'
have come new desires and ambitions
liberalization and understanding. In
rest and, rebellion are springing UP
sgd,nSt the unrea sonable restraints
that lave been placed upon them
snce Buddhism was introduced into
Japan IN the sixth century. These
new ambitions, while they may cause
some suffering, viii! bring united ef-
fort for freedom, liberty Of action and
en- gifrnmcnt. There are no special
statistics 20 show that there is such
m,y mcnt--no record of things ac-
cmpSl,d; merely quiet recognl-
iUu Of the latent forces at work. IN
'>pcgpus but important for they
NAV uc regarded as the seed that VIII
One day bring forth the blossom.
~ tlo logical beginning OF such
movement great advance has been
made "a the educational world. Al
schools does not correspond even with
hoio Gakko (higher schools) Tor
men ,"hlch schools give four years
oi Subsequent university work. and
INC large field Of higher education Tor
women remains as yet untouched
"Aich condition has recently given
STIMULUS To the project for the Union
'hF's'Au College for Womcn-the
number Of public high schools for girls.
IN 1909 only 1873 with an attendance
o' 1900, had increased in 1914 to 2ls
WIN An attendance OF 66.2l4. Moth
ing Is more conspicuous In woman's
euucatlon in Japan than the introduce
uon OF Industrial courses. In the
iast four or five years there have
heen established many schools known
as practical high schools" which in
i'is numbered III with 1900 pupils.
reat increase In the number OF
women teachers employed by the pub
"c schools is shown by the statistics
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set by the great women whose achieve
mcnts adorn the pages OF Japanese
history.
one of the regrettable features of
this new movement IL the introduce
ton of the free woman" The spirit
of unrest has produced a new type of
woman, whose doctrines are lawless
and whose teaching il immoral, and
while the influence OF the "Blue Stock
ing" as she terms herself. is limited
it IL bad, and has its counterpart in a
group of restless young men. In this
regard a strong warning IL sounded
from many quarters against the cX-
trcme evil of the literature that IL
being poured into the country from
Europe.
In her recent speech Miss Tsuda,
head Of tho Normal School for Girls
and the hrst japanese woman to re-
ceive an American college education,
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THE SUN, SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1916.

seriously, though women there may
be who wear flesh colored tulle and
rhinestones at breakfast
Coatlilte matinees, long or short.
with skirts to match are made in
varying degrees of elegance. most of
them having soft satin foundations
with trimming of little flowers. ribbon
and lace. The petticoat. by the way,
may be used for separate wear, so the
expense of even a good sack and petit
coat need not seem excessive II one
chooses a model suited to such double
usage
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uncomfortable about the throat and in
ones negligee surely one can AFFORD
to be comfortable. however one may
torture oneself in fashions name
when one goes abroad.
Very dressy matinees of net and
lace. silver run and ermine trimmed,
with boudoir caps to match. are
among the costly imported models, as
are sacks of flesh colored tulle. rhine
stone embroidered over flesh colored
chiffon. with caps en- suite; but 1t is
difficult for the average w9man to
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ME was when n clock. especially
grandfather's clock. was all

ME was when n clock. especially
a grandfather's clock, was all
the furniture thought necessary
for stair landing. But gradually dur
ing the past few years staii landings
have increased In size to such an ex-
tent that now their fitting up has be-
come an important feature of house
furnishing, Besides a clock, a settle
a table. a chair or two growing plants
a book shelf and even a anirror may
be used. 1t all depends on the type
of the house and the size OF the stair
landing.
When furnishing stair landing
one should remember that It Is to be
viewed from the top OF the stairs as
we'll as from the bottom" explained
"A young New York architect. pic
torial effect should be considered. That
does not mean that either comfort or
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extremely picturesque, likah'e and
comfortable little garment especially
comfortable IL lined with thin. soft
flannel or wool albatross
This model has been copied IN
vivid tones such as tangerinc peacock.
&c, and relieved by dark fur instead
Of the swansdown; but fur is hot and
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one can pick up readily In amy good
shop.
This winter swansdown has invaded
the realm OF the negligee with a rush.
and there's no denying that IL is "A
becoming and effective trimming for
delicate colorej silks and rhiffons,
though II gives a negligee a rather
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In tho all white cloths also The
Italian iilet lace ones are especially
pretty. EiChelicu work is very clc-
giant. and the needle point and white
embroidered luncheon sets so popular
in England just now. cost all the way
from $50 to $3.50 set. Very fine