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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1904)
H 'S ;' A. ftervaat Girl's Tliree Ideas. ktGISTRATE CRANK and Mandel M Crane of IOC Bout One Hundredth and Twentieth street. In Harlem Lv;CJl court, compared their experiences with servant girls and acreed that they were having' the same trouble. Krane waa In court on a summons secured by Llzsie Miller, who claimed that he mi holding a trunk belonging to her. Krune told the magistrate that he had engaged the girl several weeks ago. She had refused to work, and last Saturday Kranc called in a policeman and the woman was put out of the house. 11a kept her trunk until Wednesday, then wee ing that she was not going to claim It he sent It to a storage warehouse. "I can only say that we are having the same trouble," said the magistrate. "A servant girl has only three Ideas. One is to do as little work as possible; the second is to make as much trouble as possible, and tho third Is to get as much money as possible for making trouble." 'That's right," said Mr. Krune. "The last girl we had left because the bath room was not large enough for her." "I have had the same kind of trouble." Slid Magistrate Crane. "My wife keeps tho kitchen floor as clean as a pink. The last girl we had. when she saw the kitchen floor so white, asked my wife: 'Do yon expect me to scrub that floor?' 'That's what I hired you for,' my wife replied. Well, I won't bend my knees for any woman," and tho girl then left." The summons was dismissed, and Miss Miller was told to go to the civil court If she thought she should have any redress. Nt;w York Kvening Post. t'nptnln Weed, Woman, V'rc Inquiry following the death of " I " I Captain John Weed early In tho I present week disclosed the fact KttfSl that the person who had borne this name for many years, both ns th" commanding officer of transatlantic vessels and an inmate of the sailors' Snug Harbor, on Staten Island, was n woman. That a woman was able to conceal her sex for many years, under circumstances which forced her into constant contact with men, Is hardly more interesting than that she was able to discharge the duties which devolve upon the master of an ocean vessel. If this proves anything It proves that sex does not necessarily debar women from following occupations which demand In tin extraordinary degree the qualities of firm ness, endurance and courage. What one woman has done, other women can do, and clearly nothing stands In the way of woman's entering upon a seafaring life save the conventional restraint which so cial laws, mostly of man's creation, have placed upon her. This Is one view to take of It; but there Is another. CaptaJn Weed was a successful shipmaster only because she was able to disguise herself completely as a man. She could not have enforced discipline on ship board nor commanded the respect of her officers and crew as a woman, and this Is eloquently suggestive of the great differ ence which exists between trousers and petticoats. Maybe time will bring about a revolution In this as it has In so many other matters of deep concern to the sex which, up to a half a century ago, man was taught to consider weak. Maybe sex will not In the future, as in the past, determine in ad vance woman's place In the world of stren uous endeavor. Maybe trousers will not always take precedence of petticoats on the high seas. Maybe we are approaching the time when women need not disguise themselves In or der to demonstrate that they are the equal of men in occupations which men like to think of as exclusively their own. Maybe so. And yet It is Impossible that the late Captain Weed wua an exceptional "woman. The average man and particu larly the average married man will And It difficult to conceive how a woman that waa not exceptional could for years draw on her boots while sitting In the middle of the cabin floor, hitch up her trousers be fore ascending the bridge ladder, reach for the place where the back of her skirt should be before walking across a wet deck, feel for the steels In her waistcoat In times of great emergency, sit on her feet while writing up her log book, and yet have escaped detection. The only explana tion for this Is that sailors, as a' rule, are not men of much experience In woman's ways. Chicago Inter Ocean. Art Wives Supported t HK wives supported? Hcfore I I deflnlto answer is given It would I ho well to understand clearly just - i what Is meant by the term "sup ported." Wives are, In the great majority of cases, dependent upon their husbands' earnings for their shelter, food and clothes, but they are not "supported" In the sense that children are, or pension ers, or objects of public charity, writes Hubert Webster Jones In the Housekeeper. In the Ideal marriage husband and wife are equal partners. Two departments en gage the energy and attention of the Arm: The earning department nnd the homo de partment. One Is as important as the other. Each requires nn expert, indus trious, watchful manager if the firm Is to be successful. The manager of the earning department may bring home a pocketful of money Household Novelties A little alum added to the stove polish helps to keep the stove bright nnd shining. Kxqulsite lamp shades are made from the heavier grades of fuvrilo glass In the pea cock colorings. Ix;mon Juice and salt is an Invaluable combination for removing mildew from washable fabrics. Huckaback Is the preferred material for towels, and the approved finish is the button-holed scalloped border. To remove the discoloration caused by placing u hot dish on a polished wood ta ble, rub with wood alcohol and then with linseed oil. Knamclcd ware that has become burned or discolered may bo cleaned by rubbing with a. paste formed by coarse salt nnd vinegar. Alcohol diluted with water la generally an effective renovator of silk, if grease spots arc to be removed, rubbing first with gasoline will help the cleansing operation. Something new In the line of rubber goods for household use Is u folding bathtub made of canvas and rubber lined. It folds up quite flat and occupies u comparatively small space. Small handles are uttched to the edge of the tub. A woman whose wardrobe includes n, number of gowns In delicate hues keeps these dainty frocks in a Inrge closet set apart especially for them. The dress skirts and silk petticoats are incktsed in wide bars of white or cream cotton goods. A new style of glassware of the finer grade represents a combination dt rock crystal and engraved wnro and is termed sculptured glass. It comes In fruit and flower patterns and derives its name from the cutting which brings out the design in most effective relief. As a bit of ornament rather than for use a pipe rack of weathered oak. to match the much admired mission furniture makes a pleasing addition to the den or smoking room. Strips of dark red leather fastened with gilt headed nails are stretched in X form from one side to the other, loops of the leather placed at regular intervals pro viding a convenient resting place for ripes. Across the top an appropriate motto ap pears worked with the pyrograpblc needle. every Saturday night, but without the In telligent and economic co-opcratlon of the home department manager, will And him self, ere long, a bankrupt. The money he earns Is not all his. It belongs to the firm. In managing the home, superintending or preparing his meals, mending his clothes, to say nothing of caring for the children and performing the thousand and one ardu ous and nerve-wearing tasks that fall to the lot of the busy housekeeper, his wlfo is doing Just as much for the success of the firm as be is. If not more. And if we mean by "supported" that she Is an Idle de pendent, subsisting upon her huslmnd's merciful bounty, then the term cannot In Justice be applied to the average Amer ican wife. Women In Newspaper Work. SN NEW YORK CITY recently, Miss Ma M. Tnrhell spoke Inter estingly on "Women in Journnl- ySJ 101." announcing that shu was n uoimr to "talk shi.u." ' Xe..iiy ull women who escape matri mony and the schoolroom try for Jour nalism," said Miss Turb'll. "1 have been rubbing up against Journalism myself, and I have a profound respect f )r the woman who succeeds In it. If she can endure the first six months of brutilizing experience, she Is apt to succeed. There is no other tphire in life where the fact that you arc a woman counts for nothing. There Is not a good and wholesome woman In tho world who does not want consideration be cause she Is a woman. "When a woman enters the office of a great daily she is painfully conscious that tdic Is a woman Just n woman. She can not at first grasp the Idea that the great dally Is n wonderful nnd almost perfect machine, that mukea what she terms cruel demands. "That daily paper Is a wonderful creation Chat About Women In Norway the I'ppcr House has voted slmost unanimously to let women Hot as attorneys and advocates In the Norwegian courts. The French government In Algeria pro poses to tstat.llsh a woman doctor in every village where the native population is large enough, the native women being prevented by their soeial customs from consulting men physicians. In Algiers a dispensary has already been opened for women. A dally newspaper of Kapld City, S. 1J., appears under the direct supervision of Mrs. Alice It. Oossnge. Her husband, who published the newspaper, was far from strong, and little by little the energetic woman took the management into her own hands. Now she is business manager as well us editor. A sanitary inspector has been appointed by the Woman's Kdiicatiumil and Indus trial Union of Hoston to see that tho fare turned out by its food department Is made under healthful conditions. The department has 1U) consignors in and about KoKtou, and the inspector will in vestigate tlie surroundings where they work, giving special attention to plumb ing, light, ulr and cleanliness. Miss Minta Cllmcr, nn heiress to thou sands of dollars, u beautiful girl, leader In society circles of Vienna, O., has pledged herself to ralso JaO for the sup port of a missionary In Armenia. For the last two weeks she had done the washing for a few families in Vienna and has earned The balance of the money, Ji-, she will raise by working ay un or dinary ha nil in the Knterprlse Manufac turing company's factory. Her father is wealthy. Miss Margaret Farnell Stewart, a young society woman of ltordenlowu, N. J., lias gone on the stage, having made her pro fessional debut in Troy, N. Y., Monday night. Miss Stewart is a granddaughter of Commodore Stewart, who commanded the United States frigate Constitution in tho war of 1X12, and a cousin of diaries Stew art I'arnell, Die iate Irish parliamentary leader. She is known among her ac quaintances as a young woman of much ability. SM and all who servo II Iwcomo a part of the machinery, and not individuals. It takes a woman some time to realise this. "She goes into the office, receives her first assignment, does her best on it nnd next morning finds that not a word of it Is used. She takes her next assignment, and perhaps, two of the ten Inches she wrote Is used. Finally she gins to the busy man with the glasses at tho night desk nnd asks why. She Is coldly informed that her first articles were 'lot.' She thinks It lit brutal and hard and does not under stand why the men ignore the fart that she is a woman. "Then she wants to quit. In lots of cases she does quit. Women, newspaper women, have to gii over that habit of quitting It's fatal. And she mustn't cry-if she belongs to that class she will probably be asked to quit. Tears may be u forceful weapon in matrimony, but never In an editorial room. "Women never become high-class re porters. Women never get I he big assign ments. I tii i women have n great chance In sensations." New Trliiittilnic for Mnntnier ;wii. Trnm Switzerland conn's a new l" trimming which Is to be known t us button embroidery. If all that ' W a long-felt want. for these embroideries are nllegial to le practically Indestructible. The trimming Is unique in a season when a multitude of designs seem to cover every possible fit Id for origi nality. The basis of the "button" embroidery Is apparently n set of tiny rings, much like those used In making point Inoe. These nre arranged In various jmt terns nnd so covered with embroidery that their ex istence can only be a matter of conjecture. In some cases the cloth in the cenl-r of the ring Is cut or stnmcd out; In others It Is allowed to remain. The embroidered rings arc connected by embroidered patterns, such as conventionalized flowers and scroll. Deep or narrow flounce embroideries In fine Swiss or heavy materials, collar and cuff sets anil special waist sets are manu factured of this embroidery. A flounce that will do away with the necessity for gathering Is shown made of a circle of SwIhs, the embroidery being ulong the outer border. Tho round center Is In tended to bo tho size of the skirt or petti coat, although it muy be cut out to ac commodate a wider one. The plain edge of the circle is stitched to the draitcrtcs. The embroidery then falls In folds, much more graceful than the ordinary flounce. A manif-st advantage of this form is the ease with which It may 1m; laundered. A stock collar recently seen was made of button embroidery In a grupe pattern, it was, of course, rather open, anil de signed to wear about t lie bare neck with an evening gown. The collar itself was high and had fo.ir tabs, one in tho buck and front and one on each side. Palo blue rlb bleene was laced In and out of the cm brolderey In an Intricate design, and gave a smnrt finish. This fad of wearing transparent lace col lars with decollete gowns Is growing, es pecially with those not blessed with a plump neck. The bit of lace and the pointed tabs often cover angularities which beads ami chains cannot do. Painty opera and slipper bags of button embroidery over colored silks will also be popular us the season advances. Nor will this embroidery be confined to white lace and fabrics alone. All the popular shades will have button embroidered laces to match. These will be made up over silk and moussellnes to match.