V
l ! !
How Women lAved Mt. Vrrnoa,
iF THERE is one action above all
others for which the women of
America can feel proud it la the
Preservi"on of the home of
' ' Washington. How Mt. Vernon
was saved as a monument to patriotism In
an Interesting story, for It was through the
formation of the oldest patriotic association
of women now In existence In the TTnlted
States that this historic spot was preserved
to posterity.
Upon the "death of George Washington, In
1TO9, a life interest In the estate passed to
Ma wife, writes Catherine Louise Smith In
the Housekeeper. From her It fell to vari
ous Washington relatives until, in 1S35, John
Augustine Washington, Jr., found himself
In possession of an historic place which he
was unablo to keep in a proper state of
repair. With the consent of his family he
endeavored to effect Its permanent preser
vation by selling It to the United States
government, and, failing In this, offered it
to the commonwealth of Virginia. It was
at this crisis that Ann Pamela Cunning
ham of South Carolina determined that the
tomb of Washington must be preserved as
a permanent shrine of patriotism.
Accordingly she organized the Mt. Vernon
Ladies' association and appointed vice
regents In the various states to aid In the
work. Contributions to a fund to buy the
property were solicited, and soon every sec
tion of the country became Interested.
Thousands of school children gave pennies.
Edward Everett presented the immense pro
ceeds of his lecture on "Washington," soci
eties donated funds and Mount Vernon was
saved to the nation. In ist over 200. acres
of the estate, including the wharf, tomb
and mansion, were purchased by the asso
ciation for $200,000. As the society was
formed for the sole purpose of acquiring
Mount Vernon the estate can never pass
from its possession, and Is owned by It,
though Virginia retains a supervision over
It. Since Miss Cunningham's death the
office of regent has passed through various
hands until today It is held by Mrs. Justine
Van Rensselaer Townsend of New Tork,
who Is ably aided by vice regents from
twenty-nine states.
Oldest Woman Physician.
DR. AMELIA WILKES LINE8,
J I the oldest practicing woman phy-
I nlnlnn In thft vnrM In it h In Hire
and period of practice, celebrated
her 80th birthday recently In her
quaint, old-fashioned home at 85 Washing
ton street, Brook'yn. Bhe presided all the
afternoon at a reception t which were
present four generations of her descendants
and about 200 old frlnds, patients, their
children and grandchildren.
"Why did I study medicine?" t,be raid.
"Ah, I am too old to tell that. It was
a great many years ago half a century.
One can forget many little things In half
a century."
Tho bright smile In her keen, deep ret,
blue eyes was understood when the rtory
wus learned. It Is a sacred subject with
the pioneer woman physician.
Mrs. IJnes was born on the Isle of Wight,
November 21, 18!S. on the country estate
of her father. Sir WITllam Wilkes. Bhe
was one of thirteen children, and she cen
tered her affection on her eldest brother.
William. When she was still a child her
brother entered the navy . as a surgeon.
When she was about 12 years old, Mia
Lines came to America to visit some of
her father's relatives In Paineevllle, O.
She took up her residence la America at
the death of her father.
When Mrs. Lines was 1C years old her
favorite brother died and was buried at
sea. When tho division of his property
was made she asked only for the medical
library. Instruments and diplomas of her
brother. After returning- to the United
States with these treasures she devoted
much of her time Jo reading the books.
The diplomas, from the University of Patis.
the University of Heidelberg, The National
College and the University of London, she
framed and hung In her library. With such'
surroundings she naturally Iwcame inter
ested In medicine.
In 1842 she was married to In. T. T.
Lines In Fal.ieevllle. O. Two year later
they came to New York. Mrs. Lines had
continued her independent study of oudi
clne and worked much with her husband.
In ISM) it was suggested that she attend a
medical college. The bare suggestion of
such a thing astounded the president and
faculty of the National College of Amster
dam, which has since passed out of exist
ence. However, as Mrs. Lines was young
and pretty and the wife of a well known
physician, she was finally admitted to tho
classes, after passing an examination In
which she led over eleven men out of fif
teen. In 1853 she obtained a license to prac
tice In the state of New York, the first
granted to a woman in that state.
Home-Made Haas In Favor.
DOMESTIC accominnlmcnt of
auld lang syne Is being revived In
the art of making rugs. There Is
often a p'ace In the home for such
a rug. whore a handsome one
A
would be out of place. Furthermore, a
lionie-mudo rug that Is artistic and serves
its purpose Is preferable to an Inartistic
and cheap store rug. Even the homely,
braided rug may be turned into an effective
floor covering for tho bathroom, bedroom
or dining-room of the summer cottage or
tho city apartment.
The method of making braided and
drawn-ln nigs la well known. A little skill,
a careful eye, and a great ileal of patience
are necessary, however, to work a pat
tern, for, of course, there can be no design
to work from.
The woman who contemplates making a
cotton rug should save all her old dimity
gowns, which are usually relegated to the
rag bag. Even the unworn portions of
sheets which have fulfilled their destiny are
useful for this purpose. Then, when the
cloth Is finally torn In strips, sewed and
wound In a firm ball, the next step Is to
start the rug.
There Is everything In making a good be
ginning. To assure this, the rows of
strands to lie braided are fastened to a
board with gilt thumb tacks, which nre
easily removed afterward. The worker
proceeds to braid the strands until each
one hangs from the board like a school
girl's braid. When the latter Is finished the
ends are fastened and sewed together.
Afterward the braids are Joined with the
over and over stitch.
Sometimes the braids run crosswise In
stead of tengthwtse. and sometimes they
are Joined In a circle. Quite often, too, a
design Is carried out In star, cross or some
floral pattern.
It Is quite the fashion for good house
wives to dye their old sheets and faded
gowns, as did their grandmothers, but
without all the fuss and trouble. Beauti
ful results are obtained by dyeing with a
decoction of tea set with copperas. Other
less ambitious mortals are mildly extrava
gant and purchase the colors they wish to
use la carrying out designs. The expense
Is so trifling that It Is really the cheapest
way. after all.
All sorts of color schemes may be carried
oat, but one of the prettiest ones showed a
delft blue and white pattern, which was
Just the tltlng for the delft blue bedroom.
TV fringe on the ends was made by leav
ing about six Inches of each strand, which
wan knotted when the nig was finished.
A drawn-ln rug. which is the round and
round braid wss In red and white, with a
touch of yellow. This is an excellent way
to use up odds and ends of cotton or
woolen materials.
Another pretty rug displayed by a woman
who has the erase. Is made of bins folds
on a plain background. The latter Is of
burin p and the folds were red. put on In
a bowknot pattern. The rowing machine
attachment was brought Into requ'sltlon
for this purpose.
A rug with blue denim foundation ld a
braided center, which was In oblong about
fourteen by thirty-six. The color schemn
of this was solid navy blue. Was folds,
about half an Inch wlth, were placed
around the center, oblong also, until the
rug was covered. These were of red
French flannel, tucked In position with
navy blue linen thread. In a stir stitch.
Another rug was cross stitched. Tho
foundation was of olive green burlap and
It was cro!a stitched In red, blue nnd
orange In a Persian pattern. It was
padded and lined with red flannel, which
extended about two inches all about the
edge. It was pinked, shell pattern, and
a daisy was cross stitched In eich shell.
Hugs crocheted In nfghan stitch arc hIbo
to lie seen. These are made of edils and
ends of materials In both cotton und wool,
nnd are crocheted In twelve-Inch strips
with a. large wooden lunik. The strips are
sowed together In a simple cross stitch de
sign. Frills of K'nuhlnn.
One of the season's novelties Is ribbon
with a gold effect.
Usrht-tniicd velvets nre much In demand
for bull piwns.
Klhhonn will be extensively used for mll
llniry purposes this spring.
Included nmonp the ornnmrnts for spring
hats nre large gilt nnd silver plaque.
Krittany embroidery adorns some of the
collar und cuff sets so much in vogue.
For rpring and summer the waist of
Persian lawn will take precedence in Ihj
cotton group.
Popular patterns for buckles are the bit
terfly. Grecian head. Ivy ltaf with mi dul
lion, und Louis XVI. designs.
A new combination for belt buckles and
Jewelry specialties is that of colored Irides
cent enamels with lic.ht silver or geld.
Green will figure conspicuously In the mil
linery for the coming season und lints
have already appeared adorn td with
shadrs of yellow und orange artlUiealiy
blended.
A beautiful diamond ornament In the
Louis XVI. style, made to attach to the
front of a neck ribbon, consists of three
baskets of fruits Joined together by fen
toons of flower and foliage. The dfsign
is Parisian.
The usual hatchets are out for Wash
ington's birthday, smnll ones being sold
by t lie dosen for decorating menu cards.
"I never told a lie" are the words on one
of the larger hatchets, which is a bon
bon box.
A MarconlgTaph is the latest thing In
valentines. It (the valentine! is a tele
graphic blank with a se view at the tip,
and written on the lower lines is an af
fectionate message to "My Valentine."
An odd little chatelaine purse Is small,
straight across the top, arid rouudtd at
the lower part. It Is a tiny thing, with a
leather handle and hook to fasten into the
belt In the center of the front of the
small pi rse is a watch.
One of the prettiest things in a matinee
Jacket Is1 made with plaited chiffon for
a foundation, this covered with rather
wide rutlics of a handsome lace. '11 MB
sloevi s reach only to the elbow. The Jacket
Is finished si the neck with a bow and ends
of the pin 1 1 I'd chirfou.
One of the smartest of automobile hoods
Is of a tan leather, shirred around the edge
with a short ruffle extending lieyonrt and a
Hal how of the leather on the top. There Is
no cape to this, and a little strap fastens
It at one side under the chin.
Modified rough rider hats nre those with
the wide rlins and soft crowns dented in
nrouml the sides. These nre finished with
leather hands, the two ends fastened with
a nnrrower thong of leather at the side..
The hats come In Hunt shades and white.
Fnnec umbrella handles are sufficiently
costly to have leather cases s handsome
as those for Jewels One of these is par
ticularly effective. The design of the handle
is a graceful maiden, with her hands
clasped, forming an arch over her head.
The case In which she rtands Is tull and
round, with doors opening In the front
like those of a leather clock case. At the
maiden's feet, fo-ming a sunburst around
be:, are set the points for thu ends of lbs
parasol or umbrella rllis.
What Women Are IHiIuk.
The oldest woman college graduate In
Massachusetts, If not In New Kngland, Is
l)r. Kophronia Fblchcr of Cumhrdg.v
who recently celebrated her iiliie.y-tliili
blrthd ly.
Miss Mary Hamilton, duughter of llev.
Charles Hamilton, bishop of the Church
of Kngland. diocese of Ottawa, Canada, has
entered a dramatic school In New York to
qualify for the stugc.
Mrs. Mary Tredwny, friend and com
panion or the lute (Jueun Victoria, has Just
died at Morrlstown, N. J. Her father was
royal physician to the family of George.
IV and to Victoria after her accession to
the throne.
The dowager empress of China has be
come wildly enthusiastic on the subject
of motor cars. She has recently received
several cars through a German linn, and
these have pleased here so much that she
has placed an order for no fewer than
fifty cars, of all sizes and makes, with
Heir Valentin, a llerlln trailer, who Is
now In China.
IiOiidon is Just now greatly Interested In
a mysterious beauty siM-elallst. whose testi
mony is that the English girl hns tho
greatest possibilities, being far and alsive
the girls of other nations. This authority
savs that it is because Kngllsh girls play
hockey and tenuis and bunt and swim and
walk and live so much In the open uir that
they look so well and keep young nnd are
generally such good material for u "beautl
tlcr" to work upon.
Miss Nellie T. Ilurke of Wllkeslsirre has
applied for membership In the Interna
tional Association of Machinists. Inas
much as she Is the first woman to apply
the local officers are pur.zled us to what
will be the result, lluslness Agent Gulll
gan will forward the application to head
quarters. Miss Ilurke Is a skilled machinist
and Is employed at the Wllkesbarre lace
mills, where she mends broken looms. Khe
has been doing the work for several years.
Khe was recently offered mi excellent posi
tion us machinist in a Philadelphia fac
tory. One of the survivors of the Clallam
steamboat disaster tells a touching story
of u young girl passenger. The survivor
says this girl stood beside the place where
the boats were hung und held babies and
wrapped them up us best she could before
banding them Imck to their mothers. Hhe
bad words of cheer and quiet for every one,
calmed tho fear-erased women, rebuked
thu too anxious men, left the bout last of
the women, and was Sound the next day,
clinging to the side of an overturned boat,
dead, but with her face wearing an ex
pression of calm and dignity to the end.
When the reigning duchess of Manches
ter was Miss Zimmerman of Cincinnati she
took tho doctor's prescriptions ami they
generally did her good. Now that she Is a
very great lady, indeed, she has taken to
Hiiildliln.n und has employed a mahatma
hh her medical attendant. Of course, she
would have none hut the best, so she Im
ported a Hindoo mahatma to guide her In
obeying the ltuddlilst laws of health. Ills
name Is Agatnyu Guru Puramuhasnni, a
great man among his tribe. The first thins;
ho did was to cut flown the duke's dally
allowuuie of vkine to the starvation limit
of four goblets a day.