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Show WOMAN'S WORLD. 1 I Session of the Woman's Na- Uonal Council. CHICAGO GIRLS' FENC1HG CLASS. Colors for Spring A Buffalo Journalist. Journal-ist. Girl Expressions. 1 A WuKlmiton dip;ltcb t-ays at tin- fln;il blLsini-ss st-siuu of the ItuarJ of tin- coats of pale gray cloth, Unea and j slashed with scarlet. Or, even more likely to be worn than all these, are the circular cavalier capes, reaching below ihe waist, very full and very straight, and gathered at the neck into a very high collar. ; These will be of all colors and cloths, ! lined with bright silk aud finished i about the edge, with a heavy curd j of silk or of gold thread. And j then there will be more gold or sill; cord. Perhaps it will be passed about the neck, fastening the garment in front ' and falling in loops and ends. And i perhaps there will be loop of it knotted ! on the shoulders and looped 80 as. to National Council of Womeu there were pre&'int five general officers and the representatives rep-resentatives of the twelve associations now fully entered in the council lists. Tho board considered unfinished business busi-ness aud passed the following resolutions: resolu-tions: liesolvcd, Firnt, that the National Council of Wouit-u of tho Unileu Stiiles heuil a memorial to tho clurjrymfcu of llio Methodist Ejjioi-ojial church iiwliiug. Inasmuch us tti per cent, of tin; iueuilerhiiJ of that denomination have already al-ready by formal ballot csjiresaed a desire IbiU womeu Uo adiultuid to the lieneral Couferem-e, that the clergy shall, in accordance with the will of the laily, nmnL the admitudon of women to that body. . Kecoud That tho council ask that women be placed on the Sunday School Lesson committee, commit-tee, and on all committee appointed In the various va-rious churches for Lho revisions of their creeds. Third -That tlic council uro upon the National Na-tional Reform divorce leotfiio the eminent llt-iieas llt-iieas and consequent obligation of placing women on its board. Fourih That lho National Council of Women Wom-en shall present to the proper authorities a formal for-mal request that in all departments of its serv-icu serv-icu lho government shall pay its employes equal wayea for equal work, and that both in ODKaonK and promoting its employes it shall connider efticieacy and not boi. and thus set a Uiandard for the couniry. The council also resolved to furnish a block or stono of marble suitably inscribed in-scribed to place in the monument to be erected over the grave of Mary, the mother of Washington, and voted to commend to all organized bodies of women the objects of the Mary Washington Wash-ington society. Resolved, That tho general officers shall appoint ap-point a committee of women whoso duly It i sbaLl In; lo report within a year suggestions for I ft business coninmo for women which shall ! meet the demands of health, comfort and good .' tortte. ! Resolved, That tho council approves lho j movement for preventing Iho (daughter of birds for tho wlo purpose, of ornamon latlon, i tin) that It asks American womon lo imitate 1 the example of lho Princess of Wales, who has forbidden the uso of tho plumage of siuy-. siuy-. Ing birds on her toilets. j Congratulatory letters were received I from many distinguished people. J. G. I Whittifir, the venerable poet, writes as follows: I am glad to seo the call for a council of philaiiLhrophic women, for the purpose of ' uniting the various societies of reform and ' progress in n grand confederation, which will conserve the highest good of the family and the , alaie, and which will oppose every form of ignorance ig-norance and Injustice. It is a noble idea and I form epaulets on the shoulders. I liese are only a few of the,possibilities- When ! they are developed they will be certain to result in the most daring aud smart i little garments the promenades have ever seen. New York Evening Son. One Year's Work. At the annual convention of the American Women's Christian Temperance Temper-ance union, recently held in Atlauta, the report of the young women's department depart-ment by Mrs. Frances Barnes, of New York, showed that 2,000 young men have enrolled themselves as honorary members of the Young Women's Chris- tain Temperance union during the year i in addition to the (i,000 last year. The I juvenile department, reported by Mrs. Helen G-. Rice, of Massachusetts, sliow-' sliow-' ed a,802 companies of children organized, I with a membership of 240,000. In con-1 con-1 nection with the Women's Christian j Temperance union thero are organiza- tions iu forty-four states, four terri- tones aud in the District of Columbia. The membership is now l-Io,97, a net I increase of l,ti'2." during the year. Be-j Be-j sides carrying on a large publishing I house this institution of American worn-I worn-I en haw a foundling home, day nurseries ! and kindergartens; also an "Anchorage ' mission" for women adrift and without j homes, aud last year sheltered 4,000 girls; also a cheap lodging house for men, with baths and free reading rooms, and a restaurant patronized daily by numbers of people. New York World i " A rtufftilo J.MirnalUt. Miss Jane Meade Welch, who has attained at-tained such brilliant success in this city as a lecturer ou American history, is a writer of much force, grace and originality. origi-nality. She is entitled to the distinction of being the first woman who acquired celebrity as a newspaper writer in Buffalo. Buf-falo. A few years ago, after overcoming a strong feeling of timidity, she consented consent-ed to try to edit a column of society i news in The Buffalo Courier. Her first batch of manuscript was addressed personally per-sonally to her friend, the lamented David Da-vid Gray, who w:-s the editor-in-chief of that newspaper. Jle, without consulting Miss Welch, attached the nom de plume ! full of promises. Wo need tho Btreutrth wuieli ! cornea from unity of sympathy and purpose I need not tell thee, my dear friend, that I suhII i tvaicu tho proceeding of the council with deep t Interest and with earnest prayers for its suc-! suc-! cose. Thine truly, John (i. WnnTiEil. j The new president will soon issue an address, and the first annual conference ! of the executive committee will be held in May. Steps will be taken at once for erecting a building at Glen Echo suit-l suit-l able for intermediate meetings of the ; council aud of the various organizations j entering it. j Chicago Girls Fencing. Like twoglittering serpents the slender ! blades bifurcate the air, twining and in-i in-i tert wining in flashing lines that change j too rapidly for the eye to follow. The martial ring of steel makes cheerful music, and the heaving breasts of the opponents tell plainly that they are well pitted against each other. But these ! are not sturdy boys training the brawn '. and siuew and skill of their young limbs, j They are two charming damsels en- gained in an assault at arms under the i Miss Mabel Mnrsli:'"3'"''3" Very unlike they were in physical ! equipment. Miss Holland, a petite brunette of flashing eyes and marvelous agility, and Miss Marsh, a slender, graceful grace-ful blonde, considerably taller, with soft ; glance and of demure mein. But though '. she looked as if she conldn't harm a fly. Mips Marsh stood her ground admirably, and her flexible wrist instantly responded to every thrust made at her face, chest, arms and hands. It was a decided case of give and take. The spectacle these two charming young women afforded, with every nerve and muscle on the nlert, with picturesque poses that changed with kaleidoscopic rapidity, was an aesthetic pleasure. The veteran professor, pro-fessor, ancient Col. Moustery. stood by in close proximity, with foil raised on high, ready to check the excessive ardor of these charming champions. And as ! 'lemo IO ner copy. auc msi mu- lication created a sensation. Never before be-fore had society news been handled so intelligently, bo accurately and so cleverly clev-erly in a Buffalo paper, " Who is NemoV was on everybody's tongue, but so carefully care-fully was the secret of authorship preserved pre-served that for two years that eager question remained unanswered. Finally, when Miss Welch became one of the regular reg-ular editorial writers for The Courier, the riddle was solved, and everybody iu society wondered that he had not guessed it before. New York Times. New Fields for Wonniii'n Work. j Among the new and unexpected occupations occu-pations taken up by women may be mentioned men-tioned piano tuning, horticulture and ! sanitary engineering. Early in May a 1 school for women gardeners is to be ' opened and presided over by a practical j gardener of the gentler sex, in which all j the details of gardening at the different j seasons of the year will be practically i studied. By passing Ihe examination in j Miss Margaret Scott lecturer on domestic domes-tic economy and bygiene, is placed in ; the unique position of being the only ! lady iu Great Britain duly qualified to ; perform the duties of a sanitary inspect-j inspect-j or. This study she hrs taken up for the ! purpose of educaliug women in that pa r- ticolar branch of knowledge in which i they are said to be sadly deficient. Miss Scott considers it tho absolute dnfcy of women to acquaint themselves with ths principles of that much neglected science. sci-ence. London Letter. Economy fit Society. I There are some original methods of i economy practiced by mauy of the so-i so-i ciery girls. Just at this time, they all . join some kind of a sewing class which has soiue charitable idea for its ratsou d'etre. Some others form reading clubs, and visit some of the hospitals or other ' the ribbons of steel clashed, joined and j sundered, the old veteran called out: ! "Tier' ( ''Charge!" ! "Disengage!" ; "CoupLz!"' j "Now a counter tiercel" I "Excellent septime!-' j "Battez mains!" I Aud so the hints and the instructive phrases fell from Ids lips with lightning ' speed, but often not quite enough to j save this or that one of his pupils from a thrust. For they were evenly matched, ! these pretty girls, though Miss Holland, j the champion of the west, had evidently , Bomewhat the advantage. Chicago i ! Herald. I ! New Officers fur Soroufs. I The annual election of officers in So-! So-! ro3is has taken place. The fact that Mrs. j Ella Dietz Clymer, who has presided ; with such grace and dignity over all Sorosian high festivals, had declined with thanks to do further duty as president, added importance and interest to the occasion. The result is a fresh disclaimer to the theory that women cannot agree, for not only were a full list of officers chosen, but Dr. Jennie M. Lozler received the unanimous vote of the members present. The list of newly elected officers is as follows: President Jcniiiu M. Lozler. Vice 1 "residents -Ella Dielz Clymer, Ruin 0. Dc Liiiueter, Esther Herrtnan. Execulivo Committee Mary A. Newton (chairman), Mme. Demorcst, Caroline C. Jen-tins, Jen-tins, Itoraelia L. Clapp, Margaret K. B. Gouyo. Recording Secretary Ilaunuh Allen. Corresnnn diner Sivrr-iiirv-I)iTTii..n T a rw.t. cnaruaine institutions a certain day in I the week, for the purpose of reading to j the inmates. Now this i3 the scheme of : economy which one of these fair belles ; disclosed a few days ago. ' "I announce to many of my admirers that I have gi ren op candy and all sorts of sweets as a matter of self denial during dur-ing Lent. Thus I save something on a dentists' bill, and as I am trying to live on an allowance this year everything counts. In the next place, my friends all take to bringing me flowers instead of the sweets which I have given up, and so when I start out to visit my hospital hos-pital patients, and the Old Ladies' homo, I have any quantity of pretty blossoms to take them. I conldn't a Cord to bnv them myself, and of course I should hale to make the visits without them." So there are numerous ways of making aud keeping a fortune. New York Letter. Didn't Know Hfcr with Her JJoimet Off. "At a danc-3 the other evening," said a youug woman, "a man whom I have been meeting out all winter stared at me I curiously for a moment, then passed on : without bowing or speaking. Later became be-came to me with an explanation: -Do you know. Miss Z,' he said, T didn't recognize rec-ognize you this evening when I first saw saw you? I have never until tonight seen you without your bonnet.' For a moment I could hardly believe this possible, pos-sible, but a little reflection assured me of its truth. "I had never encountered htm at a ball or a dinner, and really these two occasions are the only ones where we don't wear bonnets nowadavs. I know 1 eon. Treasurer Christina J. Haley. , Aud ilor-I tester M. Poole j Musical Director fenii! St. Roscnfuld. j Chairman of cuslodiiin.H, Mary .M. Bergliolz; I chairman uf the commit tco of literature, Eliza-l Eliza-l belli N. 'Immpney; of committee on art, Lurv . Lee lI"lhrcr;L: of commit Ui; on drama, Lydia ! J. Wood; nf committee on philanthropy, Laura i A. Iitmcr; of committee- rrn yclenoe, ll':!rii Campbell; of committee on education, Marii.iret i X. Yardlcy; nf commiTle on house and huaui, Mary V. Terhune; of eoiutaittco ou biitiucsw womeu, Adu -M. Urown. J 2CeW York Snn. Colors for Spring. This coming spring is to be characterized character-ized by some of the most remarkable , things in the way of wraps that New York has ever seen. Fur one thing, color will run riot in these. No more pknn black or dark blue or pray litth-coats, litth-coats, but yellow, if you ple;Le, the most brilliant, steep ed-in-sunshine yellow. Or, if not that, a Polish coat of bright scarlet, with a white vest and gold braid, and gold cords and buttons. Or white broadcloth or corduroy, fitting as snugly as the bodice, with vest of gold braiding and high epaulets. And hufwar coats of bright blue, and short Spaniati many days I have simply lived in mine from the moment of leaving my room in the morning. Perhaps I changed it three or four times with different gowns, but I was not bourn-1 less till midnight, which," she finished wisely, "is perhaps why millinery is such a paying business." Her Point of View in New York Times. dhl KnoreHslonrt. Every season womeu utter new excla matious of d"light. Nothing is perfectly lovely or p;-rl'.'ctiy splendid any mure. Julie Gordou, in her "Successful Men," makes a guest refer to a stone pavilion as "a dear." Men like Barrymore, Kel- i cey and Andres Dipple uro called by ' their several classes of udmirers ' -a love." EfEu Shannon "is just sweet." Dorothy Tennaut Stanley is called "so vioh-tty." Bernhardt "is adorable the way she walks." Things like Misa Leary's Lenten sewing classes are mentioned among the "very extraordinary," and the successful artists are "quite clever," and if their new books and pictures aro "not bad" they are altogether admirable, New York Letter. |