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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1904)
i! '. ,111'" i.r.r7i rm , i i Ihtcbelor Glrla of Washington, la. MONO the almost Innumerable so- k I clal clubs und musical organlza-Tk- I tlon s throughout Iowa, one of thj most Interesting is to be found In Washington, la. Washington boasts of a Bachelor Maids' club, compris ing eighteen members, which rightly char acterizes the city as being- one of tho leading ones for social progresslvcness, not to hint at the extensive list of prepossess ing young women for a city with the pop ulation of Washington. For two years, the Haehelor Maids' mem bership has proved -Itself immune to the Wiles of Cupid. This fact alone may Infer thfit the fair members are adverse to the attentions of the sterner Bex. However, allowing that to remain as it may, the tnaids of Washington are In great demand during the winter social season, when the gala, events are in vogue. During the sum mer they are equally as popular, and the entire supply Is called upon by the many social affairs. Pilgrimages into the coun try where picnics are the chief amuse ment these maids are always in evidence. The organization was effected In a fuc essf ul manner, with the election of oflli or) and other details following In regular form. Those have continued throughout the ex istence of the club. The officers are elec ted In tho regular formal way and serve ne year. The newly elected sot of officers Is as follows: President, Miss Daisy Hull; vice president, Jessie Crooks; recording secretary, Kate Hell; corresponding secre tary. Miss Josephine Babcock; treasurer, Miss Ellen Reld. The club meets regularly fortnightly. Us ually at the home of one of the mem bers, but there are never young men pres ent at these meetings. Tlivy are excluded entirely. The business routine is gone through with much earnestness and a de gree of exactness that would cast rare credit upon some of the old officeholders In the city council or elsewhere. After the business has been transacted and laid aside, the pleasures are then discussed. It has oftentimes been the case, more es pecially on holidays, to celebrate the oc casion In an unique manner. Their club pin 's a small bow knot, whl h, It is said, has a very slgnitlcanl meaning. In tho language of tho club members it Is said to signify "Beau Not." Hence tho title of the club in being characterized as the Bachelor Maids' club. The young women represent the best element of so ciety In the city, and their success at keeping their club details a secret has caused widespread comment, not only here but elsewhere, since they are well und popularly known throughout this section of the state. Many extensive trips are made by tho club. An illustration of their ac cepted mode of life at periods Is as fol lows: Attending the Washington Chau tauqua last year, they prepared for the trip much after the fashion of the boys when they go out camping. The entire personnel of the club was represented and they procured tents and other things es sential in living out of doors, and spent the entire term "baching it," according to the club term. Iowa cannot boast of a more classical aggregation of young women than is rep resented in this club. The young women are skilled In every phase of practical life. A number of well-known musicians are to be found among them, while others are known to the literary and art world. In fact, the membership of the club repre sents some of the moat admirable young women to be found In all the state of Iowa. Many of the young women are ab sent from their homes at present. One of the members Is a clerk In the Iowa state sonate; Miss Halite Bered Is one of tho instructors in elocution In the high schools at Washington, Pa.; Miss Esther McGuigan Is a student at Berkley uni versity, California; Miss Alice Fluke Is studying at Northwestern university, Chi cago; Miss Charlotte Cunningham is In a training school for nurses In Chicago. Chicago Chronicle. She MHnfictnrra Boxes. O Miss Annlo Dalton of Haverhill, Mass., belongs the unique dis tinction of being the only wo man box manufacturer In Now England. It is also said that with one exception she Is the only one of her sex known In the country. The other is a Wisconsin woman, who suc ceeded to her husband's business following his death. Miss Dalton Is her own suc cessorher only Inheritance being rare ex ecutive ability, untiring perseverance and a dogged determination that has made her wluit she Is a successful business woman of the most pronounced type. In addition to being tho sole owner and manager of a large and well equipped fac tory In Haverhill, she aim has a larger plant In Manchester, and Is a partner In a similar concern In Newton, N. H. That she Is a woman with an unusual capacity for business and all Its requisites Is summed up In the fact that she has managed the three factories with such marked success, particularly tho two larg est, having been a partner In tho Newton concern only about a year. When about 17 years of age Miss Dalton entered a Haverhill box factory and. be ginning at the foot of the ladder, com menced to work her way up with remark able rapidity, until when only IS she was given entire management of the working force. Even at that almost Incredible nge she hud developed a wonderful Insight Into the business and had already mani fested a keen discernment and power of Judgment unusual in one bo young or even twice her nge She served In this capacity ten years, when she determined to have a factory of her own. Strongly ambitious nnd full of a rare courage, she set ab nit to make her plans. Tho eyes of her employer opened wldo with surprise, 'do Into business for her selfa Kx factory at that, and to be run by a woman! Why, tho bare Ilea was Devices to Lighten Housework N SPRING the fancy of tho house wife turns not lightly but ser iously to tho acquirement of some new household conven iences. This Is largely because her excess of zeal, due to the semi-annual house-cleaning, shows that many of her cooking utensils are beyond the aid of a repair shop and once In tho house furnish ing store she Is tempted to the limit of her purse. Among the fascinating little things for making work easier is the folk cleaner, made of wooden tines, bound with lint, which will fit between the fork tines, and, run back and forth several times, will leave it absolutely clean. A trifle Invaluable to the woman who cooks with gas is the asbestos mitt. It protects her hand from contact with the cooking utensils which become suddenly and Intensely hot over the gas. A broom with a serpentine handle in which runs a wire spring will materially lighten the labor of sweeping, as the mo tion of the spring obviates the muscular pressure of tho woman who wields it. Another floor cleaner is the mop of list ing or waste, such as is used by engineers In polishing and oiling their locomotives. In this particular model, all tho voodwork is wound with listing and cannot scratch the floors or furniture. . Willie the wet mopping of floors has practically disap peared, many women who have polished floors use a mop moistened with floor polish or oil In order to secure the neces sary shine and yet savo themselves tho exertion of kneeling. For use In a small kitchen there comes a useful combination ironing table. It is made of white pine and at first glance looks like a kitchen settle. But the back turns over to make a plain Ironing table, or, If turned sldewlse on an arm of the settle. It makes a good Ironing board for Skirts and shirts. A pastry table, which also resembles a thick, high-backed settle, has shnllow drawers In the upper part for sugar, spices, etc., and below sliding drawers on balance wheels for holding tho vurlous kinds of flour and meal. For the woman who has no gas stove and dreads the heat of summer cooking ove- a range there has been invented u practical cooking and heating apparatus in which alcohol Is used. Instead of the ordinary small burner, such as la seen under the dialing iH.m1i, there Is a tube like an iron doughnut, as large In diameter as a big saucer, and which holds enough alcohol to burn steadily for four hours. The flame will bring a pint of water to boiling point in seven minutes, and the chafing dish above It is large enough to serve six people comfortably. With this comes an attachment for heating an iron. But tho most fascinating counter for the tidy housewife is that at which brushes are sold, for the manufacturers are fitting brushes to every possible use. For example, there is a lung but slender handled brush, which is Just the thing fur dusting out shelves, drawers and other corners where dust gathers and moths threaten, A wire brush Is Invaluable for cleaning out the sink and scrubbing the zinc tray In the gas stove. A harsh brush with a long handle Is excellent for scrubbing puns and skillets and broilers. Women who care for their personal ap pearance no longer put their hands into greasy dish water, but soak broilers and pots In strong soap powder and scrub out every veMlge of grease with a brush. Scrub brushes come In various sizes for cleaning vegetables, tinware, stoves, etc. They should be clearly marked with paint, according to the.lr use. A rack above tho sink, lined with perforated zinc or tin, should furnish a resting place for the brushes, with the bristles downward. A strong disinfectant should be used In cleansing them. If they are to be kept free of odors. preposterous." "I shall succeed,'' she said dimply, and In the quiet yet firm tone the box manu facturer read much to convince him that In his former forewoman he hud met a rival to whom tho word defeat was to be unknown. Miss Dalton did not proceed to buy oot some fairly successful plant already In, running order, but Instead hired a bull. ling, bought in w modern nincliiiury and In a short time had a well-tilled, up-to-date box factory In opcratlm. Her rrlends la tho trade weie mau, to be sure, but or ders did not p.iur In li a part I -ulirly hur ried fashion at first. However, the out look was tvt discouraging, dc-plte tho fact that the way of lie- plucky young w.im in was not paved with run- petals. Competi tion was hot and the olc tacli s to be over come heavy nnd ininy, but sho wns un daunted, and briugln't all the force and energy of her rat lire to I ear. added to a steadfast ness of purpove seldom equaled by man or woman, she bravely pushed her way to the front. This was nine years ago. Today Miss Dalton Is numbered among the foremost box manufacturers of the state. Her Manchester mil!, when Is much larger than that of Haverhill, manufactures several lines' and grades of paper boxes for shoe., hosiery, underwear, etc. Tho Haverhill factory Is confined to the nvikiuir of shoe boxes only. Willi thl mill a largo printing plant Is connected, where thousands of labels are turned out dally to be used on the shoe boxes. A large amount of enmmi rc'nl pr'nllng Is nDo done here. This factory turns out between 6.000 nnd 7,0)0 boxes, and that of Minchestor 10,110 each day. Boston Olobe. Illicit MeelM 'an me I'nln. T MAY nM be generally ltnown, but It Is the opinion of Intelli gent shoe dealers and of medical men us well thut the prevailing style of high-heeled shoes Ih the cause of much of the lameness from which American women suffer. "There's another of those women with broken-down fet," seild a shoe store maa as he walked back to the casn for a par tlciilir shape of shoe. "Didn't you know there was an epidemic of that sort of thing? No? Well, there Is, and the French heel Is to blame for It. There's a whole lot of women who think they have rheuma tism In their feet, but they haven't. It'a simple n case of the arch of the foot be ing broken down. They wore French heels that threw their heels up In the air, and then next season they went to tho low heels. The change threw the bones of the Instep out of place and now when they walk the bones cause them pain. "I have fixed up any number of feet for them. Some of them have been to springs whore they treat rheumatism, and some of them even to Europe. When they came In In' re to buy shoes they speak Incidentally about thi lr troubles, and generally a silver plate arid a shoe that will hold the bones In place fixes thern up. "Often I can tell what Is the matter with a woman's foot just by seeing her walk. You r.nw that shoe, nil worn off at tho side? And this one, worn at the ton? Well, that Is because the women hove tried to ease the pressure on thosi broken-down bones. A foot that In formed right nnI that Is l:i perfect health will wear the shoe evenly across the sole. If women only knw what was the matter with their feet the doctors would miss a lot of fees for treuime.nt for rheumatism."