Show Gr l I = 4 = < 11I11I IIIII i1j OF INTEREST II I I TO WOflEN III < > ii 4 DAUGHTERS OP THE CIXCIXXATI A Sfcvr Patriotic Order That Puts Ones Ancestors to the Test Women Are Eagerly Seeking Ail t 11 mivsion to Its Ranks 1 f New York June 1895 The patriotic fire which glowed with such fervor of late among the faii descendants of colonial and revolutionary sires is having new fuel added to the flames In the form of just one more organization organi-zation whose am is to inspire love of home and country This is the Society So-ciety of the Daughters qf the Cincinnati Cincin-nati corresponding in requirement to that of the masculine Society of the Cincinnati the countrys first patrio tic order It has lately been founded I in Xew York City and a movement is already on foot to form like societies I I In the remaining twelve states which with New York compose the thirteen original colonies Each state society is to be governer by its own board of officers but all will be subservient to the general society just as the national na-tional society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is the parent association as-sociation of all the local chapters f throughout ne union t The Straight and Narrow Way There is more of a flurry than ever 1 among the patriotic all over the land and the search for an ancestor is being be-ing pursued in hot haste while the revolutionary tea kettle and Priscillas distaff are restored along the way But the enthusiastic searcher has an even more difficult task before her than of yore for this time her progenitor pro-genitor cannot have been a dame nor of the common herd as allowable by the sister revolutionary societies but in accordance with the constitution he must be one of the masculine persuasion I persua-sion and a gentleman of high degree In plain English any woman eligible to the new order must be the lineal descendant of an army or navy officer 1 no mater of what nationality who i fought in the war of independence i Other Conditions I 7 She must also be very nice and very I W foster and develop among its devotees the friendships formed and cemented amid the trying experiences of the I great struggle As soon as it is in thorough working order there are to be frequent and delightful reunions at the homes of the different members when patriotism tea and talk will commingle and promote a lively esprit de corps among the fair dames in whose delightful veins flows such very azure blood They are a charming coterie of dames earnest intelligent and attractive attrac-tive and they mean to do some good work in arousing and perpetuating a love and respect for the land freed at such a cost by their heroic forefathers fore-fathers Scatters and Officers The incorporators are Mrs Howard Townsend who is president of the National Na-tional Society of the Colonial Dames of America and of one of its constituents constitu-ents the Society of the Colonial i I tIIPTT t k MISS T3DITH KOCICEFEItER Daughter of John Rockefeller the multi millionane whose engagement to Harold McCormck of Chicago h as just been announced I i Dames of the State of New York I The societys president is Mrs James M Lawton who is also the I only woman associated on the executive i execu-tive committee of the Huguenots society j i so-ciety with all its masculine represen I tatives the vicepresident is Mrs I Howard Townsend I The Societys Insignia I The insignia decided upon displays I the head of the father of his country I and the American eagle in all his glory The colors are white and pale I blue i The ladies are blessed with a goodly number of distinguished sires it is recorded I re-corded of a colonial dame that she I entered her association with thirty five noted progenitors to back her I She might well share a few with her unfortunate sisters pining for one I onlyThere There is already a long waiting list of women the lineal offspring of revolutionary official ancestry and the Daughters of the Cincinnati have be fore them a future of usefulness and influence sharing in character and scope that of the like organizations but unique of its kind CORQLYN HAJLSTED A Lovely Lace I A familiar design in a French lace Is very lovely and if it has not already y I 1 Ll Iji wi Tae Sew York Y M C A Building about to be constructed 1 well behaved in addition or she will j rot prove acceptable to this dignified I and elegant body of women In the first place she must be invited in-vited to join their ranks She must Fotz not offer herself as a possible candidate candi-date for admission nor allow it to be supposed for a moment that such a condition of affairs would be agreeable agree-able to her She must then be proposed pro-posed by one daughter already within the charmed circle seconded by another and recommended by a I third then run the gauntlet of the executive board I Origin of the Society The society of the Cincinnati was I founded alter the close of the revolu I tion by French and American officers j i and this society today through the I New York state branch has acted as patron to Its ypung sister associations iAn IAn i-An auvisory board consisting of aj I number of the leading members with Mi John Schuyler treasurergeneral of I 4 the entire society acting as chairman 5 has been formed and already lent j most efficient aid to the ladies in organizing or-ganizing their association i Some of Its Purpose This new order has a social side too mi one of its chief objects is tCl renew j < I been discovered look for a creamy net 1 through which is run a thick white band loopeu like a wattenu ribbon In garlands and tied at the points in love knots It is most charming Just the thin I too for dressing Deques and all I the dainty dimity that garments In colored batiste and made ip some women are buying for nightdresses and rome for wrappersTrtht Trim TJndcrvraists I Corset covers are seen but little bought Modish women have discovered that the thin slip chemises worn over the corset i are more comfartable and effective than f tile old fashioned light corset bodies though loose they are too fine to affect the lit ol the outer gannent A woven silk undervst is worn next the body I I As to corsets a certain little combina tion corset and body in the market Is worthy of consideration The body Itself Is in light cotton drill with a back in two pieces and a single front dart a puff of mull covers the bust and narrowing to an Inch In width ev tends over the shoulders all round Seams are lapped neatly stitched and whaleboned and the neck puff Is held In place by narrow ribbon slipped through the inevitable beading Tiny puffed sleeves are arranged in the same way For slight figure this seemed an admirable admir-able corset compromlBo for of course the woman is rare who desires to discard this I much abused article entirely i NINA FITCH I |