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Show l hau never encountered tiim at a oaU or a dinner, uud really these two occasions uro tlie only ones where wa don't wear bonnets nowadays. I know many Jays I have isiitijly lived in mine from tinmoment of leaving ny room in the morning, l'erhaps I changed it threo or four times with different gown.", but I was not honnetless till midnight, which," she finished wisely, "is perhaps why millinery is sueba pang business." ller l'olut of View in New York Times, ;lrl t irelons. Every peasou woineu utter new exclamations excla-mations of delight. Not hint,' is perfectly love ly or perfectly f-ple-ndid any more. Julio (ioidon, in her "Siicce-sful Men," makesngue.it refer to a stone pavilion iw "a dear." Men like ISarrymore, Kel-cey Kel-cey find Andres Dipplo are, called by theirscverjl classes of admirers '-a love." Kllio .Shannon ''is just sweet." Dorothy Tennant Stanley is called "so violotty." Bernhardt "is adorable) tho way she walks." Things like Mies Lenry's Lenten newm classes are mentioned among the very extraordinary," anil the muwsefnl artists are "ipiito ( defer, " ami if their new books and pictures are "not bad" they uro altogether admirable. New York Letter. Mm. i:i1i rwin' Conrroslty. Nothing is more inspiring than a chat on franchise for women will) Mrs. C. 0. Kllersoii. ller pocket book and her sympathies sym-pathies have been with women from her enrly chihlho,l. She Ins endowed art schools and libraries in female colleges until her i::nnn is a houst hold word in cviTy American university. She has now crowned all previous efforts by erecting ami furnishing a free school for Indians iti Indian Territory, us well as bv interesting others who have aided by i II IOJ1 OF ilKAl TV J What in E.iin.? Pine in tbe V. orld of Wo- I men n d What it Going I to ha Porn). f THE WOMAN'S NATIONAL COUNCI L Obiotgo Girls Fencintr New Officers for ori''i Colors for Spring A Eufbk Juwrualibt Girl EspruesiuM A Washington m-. paten says nt the final business session of the board of the National Council of Women there were present live general olllcers and the representatives rep-resentatives of tho twelve associations now fully entered in the council lists. The board considered unfinished business busi-ness and passed tho following resolutions: resolu-tions: liesolvi'il, First, tluit tlio National Coimellof Women of tho United SialoHKcnd a memorial to the i hriryincn of dm Methodist l.iseopiil chnreh askini;, inasiuiieli as i'C per cent, of thn ini'inhcr. liiii of th it ilinoniln:ition liuve l-ri'.-i'ly tiy fnrmul lialtot i-xpre-ied mlexrn 1 1 Hit women Ik- tutmiltfit to die (o'tieriiU ''inference, thnt the i'Ii vjry f-hull, in iieeonlrtiiee uidi tho ill of 1 he hiily.eritnt tho ailmlssion of women to thai boily. Ki'onil Thiil thorounril Ufk that women lie placed ou tlie Hiiuiliiy "hool Les.son enmiuil-tee, enmiuil-tee, met on nil committees iii)ioinle'l in die vu-riou vu-riou i churehe.i for the n-. i'-torisof theiri'reeiW. Thii il- lhal dm ineil iirt;ii njion I he Nn- tlonul llei'orm Jiv-oreo lenirue iho imiiIiumiI llt-Dchj llt-Dchj anil fiiit-;eniiiiit ohlli;alion of .laciiijf uim-u oa its ho in!. I-'oiirili -Tlmt tho National Conni il of Women Wom-en shall jireMjnt to the iniKir ttnlhoi II les a fnr-iiU fnr-iiU rtiUi't I but In all iloinj-tint nts of its serv-ka serv-ka the Kovej-nment plmll i.iy Its emplnjei eiiinl wiKi'a for niiiiil work, ami thut Imdi in enii,'inK ibliil proin itinrf its employes il joiall consoler ellleie.ii y anil not f-cx, and lleis set a fctn mhiril for t he ciilllill'V. junry v. I i-rfiuiie: ot coiiiiulttoe on busincm women, Aila Ji. llrowu. New York Hun. Colors for Nirl n. ! This coming sprin.i: is to bo character-i character-i izoil by fcoino of the most remarkabla ! thing's in tin- way of wraps that New ! York has ever seen. For ono thine;, color w ill run riot in t hese. No moru plain black or dark bluo or gray littlii j coals, but yellow, if you please, the most brilliant, steeped in-fuinshino yellow, j Or, if not that, a Polish coat of bright scarlet, wilh a whit") vest ami gold l braid, and j,'old cords and buttons. Or i white broadcloth or corduroy, iillinif as finudy as the bodice, with Vest of nM braiding atid hiucli epauli'ts. And hussar Coats of bright bine, and short Spanish coats of palo gray cloth, lined iind slashed wilh scarlet. Or, even inori) likely to lie worn than all these, are tlm circular cavalier capos, reaching below tho waist, very full and very straight, and gathered at tlm in-ck into a ery high collar. Those will lie of all colors and cloths, lined wilh bright silk and finished about tho edgo with a heavy cord of hillc or of gold thread. And then there will bo more gold or silk cord. Perhaps it will be passed about the neck, fastening the garment in front and falling in loops and ends. And perhaps there will be loops of it knotted on the shoulders and looped so as t.J form epaulets on th'- shoulders. Th'-si) nre only a ! w of the p' .:.-il)ili1 ies. When I th" y are developed ti--y will be c Train to result in the mo-.t daring and smart little garments the pi-oieeiiades have ever sivii, New York K veiling Sun. Ono Year Work. At th"1 annual convention of tho A m-'vi "in Women's Clni ti i'i Ten ner- supplying tea-hers. Mrs Kllerson is it wild enthusing woman full of nerve. Js'ew York Recorder. Klie'H n I'rlenil to .olrense. 1 There is no matron of (lie drama in New York city, but .Mrs. I). P. llowers fctands in the po.-ition of benefactress to many young women who now shine a. particular Mars in some of our leading companies. She has spent, hundreds of dollars in educating and clothing actresses ac-tresses wiio came to her in distress. She is at present endeavoring to establish a national school of dramatic art in America. Amer-ica. A few weeks ago shu m.ido a lengthy visit to Washington to iaterest several Well l,uovu legislators iu tho : Bcheme. New York -Recorder. j . Jfrs, Frederick Herrick, tho daughter I of tho renowned Marion llarland, has . made herself favorably known by her efforts to establish public baths for the j (Miorof the iiictropol is, and also in supply- j . ing tho public schools wilh gymnasiums ! for the pupils. Mrs. Herrick is acharui- ing and youthful matron of 21). She in-j in-j herits her mother's literary talent, but : seems bound to bend her energies in tho ' spirit of reform rather than to shiue in the literary world. i I Tho two women of this generation i wdio havo earned tho largest incomes cro Ouiibi and l'atti. Mrs. llurnett's literary liter-ary income is said to be greater just now ' than that of any other author. Her j American revenue from the play of ' Lord FauntU-roy" is ifSo.OOt), to which may bo added her English profits unil her proceeds from the sale ef the book. Mrs. Kebecca Bean, of Petersburg, Col., is a granddaughter of John (jnincy Adams. Her mother was Elizabeth Adams, the president'? youngest and prettiest daughter, wnose elopement with her poor but worthy lover, Alfred Shinn, was the occasion of a national sensation. And now we learn of another angelio scheme of women, to wit: An organized society w hose primo object is to "look tfter bacheliV linen after it comes from tho laundry." This is, indeed, a merciful benelieenco. Tho wtdl known Austrian writer, Mario von Kbnor-Eschenbach, is to be honored on her sixtieth birthday by having hav-ing her portrait painted at the expense of tho Vienna government, to be placed in tho town hall. According to Hudyard Kipling Lady Dufferin's work in India has done more nud promises more in the solution of the 1 i huc" union, recently he! 1 in Atlanta, tie) ivpi.it of the young women's department, depart-ment, by Mrs. Frances JJ-tnies, of New York, showed that 2,Hiu young men have enrolled th m-elves as honorary ' m, 'inb' rs of the Young Women's Chris-I Chris-I lain Temperance union during tin.' year in addition to th" li.'iiH) last year. The I juvenil" department:, reported by Mrs. Helen . Hice, of Mnss-ichnset Is. showed show-ed K.si).' coiiipn ii ies of children organized, with a membership of Ili.tKiu, in connection con-nection wilh the Women's Christian Temperance union there ire organizations organiza-tions in forty-four states, four territories terri-tories and iu tlio District of Columbia. The iiiciu'ocrshin is now 1 1;!, 07:!, a net ini'i-Muecf 1. (!.'.) during the year, lie-sides lie-sides carrying ou a large publishing house this iu -itation of American women wom-en lias a foundling home, day nurseries and kindergartens: also mi "Anchorage mission" for wo. ivn adrift'and without homes, and last year sheltered 4,01)0 girls; also a cheap lodging house for men, with baths and free reading rooms, and a restaurant patronized daily by umbers of people. New York WorliA A HufViilo .loiirnuliNt. Miss Jane M -ado Welch, who has attained at-tained such brilliant success iu this city as a lecturer on American history, is a writer of much force, grace and originality. origi-nality. She is entitled to the distinction of being tho 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 news in The lluffalo Courier. Her first batch of manuscript was addressed personally per-sonally to In r friend, tho lamented David Da-vid Gray, who was the editor-in-chief of that newspaper. He, without consulting Miss Welch, attached the limn do plume 'Nemo' to her "copy." The first publication pub-lication created a sensation. Never be-I be-I fore had society news been bandied so j intelligently, so accurately and so cleverly clev-erly in a llulfalo paper. "WhoisNemo'i'" I was on everybody's tongue, but so care-i care-i fully was tlio secret of authorship pre- served that for two years that eager question remained unanswered. Finally, i when Miss Welch liecameoneof the reg-! reg-! nlar editorial writers for Tho Courier, ; the riddle was solved, and everybody in society wondered that be had not guessed it before. NewJYor Times. New 111.1 for IVoiiinu'a Work. Among the new and nnexpeciod occupations occu-pations taken up by women may be mentioned men-tioned piano tuning, horticulture and sanitary engineering. . Early in May a school for women gardeners is to be oliened and presided over by a practical gardener of the gentler sex, in which all the details of gardening at the dilferent seasons of the year wiil be practically ptndied. Dy passing the examination in sanitary science conducted by the council coun-cil of the Sanitary institute in London Miss Margaret Scott, lecturer on domestic domes-tic economy and hygiene, is placed in the unique position of being the only lady in Great Britain duly qualified to perform the duties of a sanitary inspector. inspect-or. This study she has taken up for the purpose of educating women in that particular par-ticular branch of knowledge in which they are said to lie sadly deficient. Miss Scott considers it the absolute duty of women to acquaint themselves with the principles of that much neglected science. sci-ence. Loudon Letter. Keonomy in Soclfty. There are some original methods of economy practiced, by many of the society so-ciety girls. Just at this time, they all j join Borne kind of a sewing class which has some charitablo idea for its raisoa d'etre. Some others form reading clubs, and visit some of the hospitals or other charitable institutions a certain day in the week, for the purpose of reading to j the inmates. Now this is tho scheme of j economy which one of these fair belles i disclosed a few days ago. "I aimoenee to man v of mv ndmirers mat I liavo given up canny and all sorts of sweets as a matter of self denial during dur-ing Lent. TlniB I save something on a dentists' bill, and as I am trying to live on an allowance this year everything j counts. In the next place, my friends ; all take to bringing mo flowers instead j (,f tho sweets which I have given up, ! ' The council al.-o resolved to furnish fl block or stone f'f marble suitably inscribed in-scribed to phieo in the monument to Ik) erected over the gravo of Mary, the mother of Washington, and voted to commend to all organized bodies of women tho objects ' the Mary Washington Wash-ington society. liosohvil, That the aenornl pfilrers stinllnp-point stinllnp-point u column lee of women whom duty it hull lio in report w ilhin ) ear s'leeosiion , f,,r A hu-iness cost mini IV r ttuuien which ..hull meet the iluiiuiuds of health, comfort and iood be-to. liesolved. That tlio eouiiell approve tho movement for prevntlii tho sluie.'hier of blrda for tho solo purposo of ornaiuen'iiiion, fid th;it it a-k i Amurleun women In iinilato tho exnmplo of the J'rineessof Wales, who lias forhnlileu I ho nni of tho plumiieo of siuif-Jnt' siuif-Jnt' birds ou her toilets. Congratulatory letters were received from many distinguished people. J. il. Wintrier, tho venerable poet, writes as follows: 1 am Kind to soe tlio cull for a council of phi hint hrophic women, for tho pun-oso of uuitiiitf tho various aoeieties of reform and proK'ress in a icrntul coiifedernlion, which will conserve IhehiKhcsl nood of thofiimlly and tlm tale, and which will oppose every form of Ik-lioraueu Ik-lioraueu and injustice. It ift a nohlo idea and full of promises. Wo need t ho s! remit h which nines from unity of (ynipnthy and punioM. I need not udl thee, my dear friend, Ihut 1 shall wau h tho .riM eedini;i) of thecouneil wilh deep interest and wilh earnest prnyers for lis hiio-ooss. hiio-ooss. Thine truly, Joii.iU.Wnmitii. The new president will soon issue nn address, and the first annual conference of the executive committee will beheld in M iv. Steps will be taken at, once for erecting a building at Glen Echo suitable suit-able for intermediate meetings of the council and of the various organizations entering it. Triennial meetings of the council wiil always be held iu Washington. Washing-ton. riilenga fjlrln Keneltg. Like two glittering serpents the slender blades bifurcate the air, twinhig and intertwining in-tertwining in flashing lines that change too rapidly for the eye to follow. The martial ring of steel wakes cheerful music, and the heaving breasts of tho opponents tell plainly that they are well pitted against each other. But these uro not sturdy boys training the brawn and sinew and skill of their young limbs. They are two charming damsels engaged en-gaged iu an assault at arms under the 'eyes of their teacher. The fair combatants com-batants were Miss Mildred Holland and Miss Mabel Marsh. 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 f lance and of demure inein. But though she looked as if she couldn't harm a My, Miss Marsh stood her ground admirably, nd her flexible wrist instantly responded to every thrust made at her face, chest, arms and bunds. It was a decided case of give and take. The spectacle Iheso two charming young women afforded, with every nerve and musclo on the alert, with picturesque poses that changed with kaleidoscopic rapidity, was i:u a-slhetic pleasure. The veteran professor, pro-fessor, ancient Col. Monstery, stood by in closo proximity, with foil raised oa high, ready to check the excessive ardor of these charming champions. And us the ribbons of steel clashed, joined and sundered, the old veteran called out: "Tie!" j "Charge!" "Disengage!" "Coupi-z!" - "Now a counter tierce!" "Excellent septime!" "Batlez mains!" Aiid so the hints and the instructive phrases fell from his lips with lightning speed, but often not quite enough to save this or that one of his pupils from a : thrust. For they were evenly matched, these pretty girls, though Miss Holland, the champion of the west, had evidently somewhat tho advantage. Chicago Uei-ald. : Xot Oflleera for Sorosis. The annual election of officers in So- ' rosis lias taken place. The fact that Mrs. i Ella Dietz Clymer, who has presided with such graco and dignity over all Eorosian high festivals, bad declined wit h thauks to do further duty as president, added importance and interest to tho Occasion. 1 1 Oliuo souir c,ii, i il eunuiu iu'ioh ui than all masculine suggestions and efforts. ef-forts. Notwithstanding the alleged helplessness helpless-ness of "women Germany lias 5,,VI0,000 working women, England 4.000,0(10, France H.toO.OOO, Austria 3,000,000 and , America 2, 700,000, including all occupations. occupa-tions. The Clara Barton Training School for ) "arses, organized in Chicago last August in connection with the National Temperance Tem-perance hospital, is a most gratifying success. It Was a Shark. "Will yon be ah mine?" asked the bashful Simpkins. "Really, M-. Simpkins," replied Miss Banker, "your offer of marriage is unexpected, unex-pected, yet I accept it gladly; but I cannot can-not be 'a mine' as you suggested, because be-cause yon must know papa nude an assignment as-signment yesterday." And Simpkins spent the rest nf the night, upon returning to his fourth floor front, iu deep and solemn reflection. Chicago Times. and so when I start out to visit my hos- i pital patients, and tho )ld Ladies' home, ! I have any quantity of pretty blossoms ! to take them. I couldn't alTordto buy i them myself, and of course 1 should hato 1 to make the visits without them." So there uro numerous ways of making and '. Let ping a fortune. New York Lei ter. Didn't Know ller Willi ller Itoi net Olf. "At a dance the other evening." said ft young woman, "a, man wnom I have b"en l'iPetine; out, all winter stared at me curiously for a moment, tln-n passed on without bowing or sneaking. Later he came, to me with an explanation: 'Do you know. Mis Z,' b. wild. 'I didn'f r c-ogni: c-ogni: you this (: ring "-iiec, I ;:-t -:nv SiHV n! I hav-: newr i;ei ' toi.iijit seen you without your bonnet.' .fu moiui-nl I could har.iiy iielievo this possible, pos-sible, but a littlo ivliection assured me of its truth, ' I The result is a fresh disclaimer to tho theory that women cannot agree, for not only were a full list of officers chosen, but Dr. Jennie JI. Lozicr received tho unanimous vote of tho members present, i The li&t of newly elected oiiicers is B-s follows: I President Jennie Jt Iozier. ' Vine Presidents Ella Ldotz Clymer, P.uth 0. Do Lamiiter, Esther Uorrinaa. Ksoc'ttlvo Ooitttnhtee Jlarv A. Kewlon (ehuirmani, Miw. Ileiiioren, rnhd'ne Jeu-kins Jeu-kins Itoei.elm I. C'app, Marenret K. H. Uouku Jteeonlini? Secretary Hamuli Allen. Coii-tiiondiii(f Secret aryUiiue-'S 1. S3. Utid. 3n. Treasnrer ChrUthna J. HaJey. Auditor Hosier M. Poole. JIU3ieal Iirector-Uenie II. RownfeH. Chuirnmn of cnstodum, Marj'M. liert'liolz; chairman of the committee of litem! tiro. F.iiz.v Ih'Ui N. ('haniiinej-; of cimtuittec on art, Lucy l,ee llolhrook: of eomuiittee on driioei, Pydia J, Woixl; of committee on phiUimhnipy, l.aura A. I'atincr; of coinmiuee ou see nee, Helen Cam phot I; of com n: it :eo on education, INIart-aret H, 1'ardlcy; of committee on iniuw and Uoiua. |