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Show Impracticability. This thing of doing In Rome as the Romans do Is not always the best plan, says tbe Popular Magazine. If you don't believe It Miss Jane Addams, tbe famous sociological worker of Chicago, Chi-cago, will tell you a story to prove It. Miss Addams knew a wealthy woman wom-an who delighted In doing works of fharlty, such as sending missionaries to foreign fields, and on one occasion she put up the money to send a missionary mis-sionary to the Caroline Islands. Soon after his arrival on the scene of bis activities the religious man sent his benefactress a photograph of himself and his wife. Whereupon the rich woman wrote the man of God a letter, suggesting that his wife, in order to win the confidence con-fidence of the natives, should throw away her fine clothes and wear the costume of tbe islands. Two months later she received this answer: "Inclosed Is the complete costume worn by native women. My wife awaits further word from you before adopting it." The native dress consisted of a piece of woven straw, two Inches wide and eight Inches long. |