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Show LADIES' CORNER. Woman's Sutlrage meeting at the Court House next Friday afternoon, after-noon, at p. m. ("I km a S. Tinner:, President. The most renowned woman who sprang from the lowliest state was Jeanne d'Arc. who fed swine. Queen Victoria likes a good novel, and she thinks those Mian Marie Corilli writes about answer that description. The Order of King's Daughters has formed a chapter in New York City devoted to tenement house work along lines not covered by any mission or charity. Five thousand women belong to the Order of Deaconesses in Oer- many, devoted to work among the . poor, nursing, attending at the creches, teaching and visiting. Christine Nielson was a poor Swedish peasant, and ran barefooted bare-footed in childhood. Jenny Lind, also a Swede, was the daughter of the principal of a young ladies' boarding school. Mrs. Oaborn, a widow, has cleared $5,000 to $6,000 a year from her ranch near Salt Lake City. She raises vegetables. Lately she added a chicken ranch and two incubators, incuba-tors, and expects to clear $10,000 a year. Toledo Blade. Chicago women are right on top when it comes to business. Some of them are making plans to build an immense hotel for working women, and think 5,000 can find lodgings at the hotel during the time of the Fair at thirty cents a day. The use of the land has been con- tributed, and the other expenses are to be borne by issues of stock at $5.00 per share to women all over the country. Should there be any profits they will be shared by the stockholders. At a recent drawing room in Buckingham palace, Mrs. Catlin, wife of the United States counsel at Munich, wore, by the queen's especial permission, a high-necked gown. Although this may seem trivial to us, it is a matter of tremendous tre-mendous import to our fair cousins across the pond. The court etiquette eti-quette has always demanded the decollete costume, and while some few have raised their voices in mild protest, it has ever been rigorously rigor-ously observed. It takes one of our broadrminded American women to waive aside custom and don a gown just suited to her taste. |