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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1904)
n ii Hi- . : :i 1 .nrfir wr 4gR.r ' itrii i E3.I fjfvl-w IS u lull in 11 U U I -Ill lilTM 1n VSS Vl MM n - I'A'' eu w anil m Lflj v iA'7. a vi sr.sf'. ,iia 4iw,i .i v, .'V n i ' ' i w mu-ffaff bu&i kiw wtmrif l n i v?'? ni n ' miu v lit iu ,7 ii nv . r - Ef'nr'f r munr gelf-consclousness In Women. N important feature of many news- papera," says the Chicago Chron icle, "Js called 'The Woman Beau tiful.' Under this head many columns of rules and recipes are given by which women may render them selves more beautiful. That this matter la attractive Is sufUclently proved by the amount of money spent by the newspapers In providing It. "These essays generally deal with face powders, wrinkles, depilatory devices, dress and ornaments and seem to possess no psychological merit whatever. They en tirely Ignore the fact that it Is the soul which looks out from a woman's face that makes her beautiful and that while soul will not make every woman beautiful tho lack of It will prevent any living woman from being beautiful, no matter what her features, figure or dress. "One singular fact in the psychological line which appears never to have attracted attention from writers on women is the effect of solf-consclousnesa on beauty. No woman can be self-conscious and beautiful at the same time. That, Is no woman can bo beautiful while she is thinking of her personal appearance. As long as she Is posing for effect she Is repulsive and tho moment some serious purpose wholly apart from her appearance is reflected In her countenance there Is at least an op portunity to admire her, If there is any thing about her that is admirable. "Herein Is a valuable secret for women who wish to Inspire men with the passion of love. The power of a beautiful face and figure and a beautiful toilet is indisputable, but this may all fail for want of natural ness. With all these attractions there is needed an absolute unconsciousness of them. What pleases most men Is to see some dignified or sensible state of mind In a woman's face, and then they will find out for themselves in a moment's time the whole inventory of her physical attrac tions. "Some women can profit by these hints and some cannot, because the real need Is earnestness of character, and that is some thing that few can cultivate to order. On the other hand, there are women who are shrewd and sensible enough to see the point and act on it. It may be said that they would then be as artificial as they were before, but it will at least be true that their art is founded in reason and Ja human nature." The Matter of Marrying. MINISTER of the go.spel has writ ten an article for a magazine discussing the question, "Why Women Do Not Marry." The caption demonstrates the article to be a fraud. It Is the statement of a "conundrum' that docs not exist, for the purpose of showing a great deal of sapioncy in nnswering tho question. Women do marry, though this minister insists that if they do they frequently put the wedding off till after they are thirty. It is true that a good many of the gentler sex en.ioy single blessedness till thoy have reached tills "old maid" age, and some of them remain alone for the whole of their lives, but the women themselves will not be of fended If the opinion is expressed that in a great mnjorlty of such instances the post ponement is on account of circumstances over which the women themselves have no control. If there are fewer marriages than there used to be It Is because society jand the economic system have been deranged. The shifting of the responsibility of making a living has worked hardship to both sexes. The explanation is made that "woman, with an enhanced sense of equal rights. Is unwilling to sacrifice her own individuality on the one side or to become the economic slave of any man on the other." This Is offensive. It is insulting to all true men and women. There is hardly a woman struggling to make her own living and maintaining her "independence" who would not be glad to excliange her condition for that of tho old-fiishioned marriage rela tion. It is the same with the men. There is nothing In human effort that can bring complete happiness to either man or wo man, in single or double life. Getting through the world Is a rather heavy re sponsibility at the best. The old plan, though, of the man going out into the world and taking tho hard knocks and winning the bread, and the Odd Occupations of Women RS. MARY SHANNON is a sec M tion boss on the Erie railroad took her husband's position when he died, and has filled it well. Mrs. Mary K. Culler Is a rich farmer at Ilolliston, Mass. Her fortune sprang from the purchase of sixty acres of land for $350, and the place now has a wide reputation as "VVinthrop Gardens." Mrs. Esther Goldsmith writes lire insur ance policies in St. Louis. Miss Henrietta N. Kowe runs a hunting camp at Moosehead Lake, Me., in season, and sometimes teaches cooking at Mount Holyoke the rest of the year. Mrs. Ida Freligh, a normal school grad uate, is a tugboat owner and manager. She Is doing well. Mrs. Einiiy Beach teaches horseback rid ing to young women in New Vork. Pur lng the summer she gives similar Instruc tion at Saratoga. A Hester street woman known as "Old Sal" has saved about Jo.Oflu in the strange business of mulching buttons. Over door of her place is t lie sign: "Any Button Matched Inside, 1 Cent to 5 Cents." She gets her buttons from dressmakers. Mias Amelia Judsun, a graduate of Cor nell, who wanted to go to l'aria to study art, had her plans changed by illness in the family. She is a success in running a sawmill in St. Louis. Miss Mary E. Ad;nns Is assistant state mieroscopist of Iowa, located near Cedar Rapids. Miss Yeomans is known all over Cali fornia as a butterfly cutcher. She runs a regular international butterfly exchange, and finds it very proiitabie. Miss Mary M. Bartelme of Chicago Is professor of medical, jurisprudence in tho Women's Medical school of Northwestern university. She is a luvyer, and was ap pointed a public guardian by Governor Tanner. In tills capacity she has the In terest of hundreds of children under her charge. Mrs. Eugenia A. GofT became known by drafting maps In Washington, D. C. I lor Income, however, probably does not equal the $.2,500 a year drawn by Miss Mario & . woman presiding over the house and doing her graceful part to the rising generation, Is the natural nnd ideal condition. A great many of the women of our time have not been raised or educated for tho pride and beauty of domesticity. They have been brought up for clerks In the United States Treasury department, and stenographers in counting .rooms, and "slcli like," nnd the current talk about the happy life of "tho bachelor girl" is rank heresy. The phrase "bachelor girl" ought to be expunged from the language. It is an affront to womanhood. And ail the upset condition of things to not the fault of the women who work In occupations formerly monopolised by men. They are bravely doing the best there Is for them to do; nnd a lot ot the men are loafing about doing nothing. They have not the touch and refinement to do women's work. Tin re has been no trade of em ployment between the sexes. A consider able number of tho young men of the coun MacNaughton, French translator for the Bureau of American Republics, who went to I'arls with the peace commission. Miss Tony Segall is a dentist practicing In New York. Mrs. W. M. Marsh Is president of the First National bank of CroUin, N. Y. Out In California Mrs. Annie Kline Rlek ert is president of the Stockton & Tuo lumne Railroad company. Miss Daisy Stevenson of Rochester is one of two women butchers in the United States. Mrs. Emma Van Puren. recommended as assistant deputy city marshal tf Pal las, T(x., carries a gun like a man, and knows how to use the weapon, too. Miss Christine Hoes of New York 1 the only woman who Is a certified public ac countant under the regents of the State university. Miss Anita Martin is accumulating a competence if.i.-uiig turkeys in a Texas country town. Miss Jane Stone Is an oil speculator, owning properties of considerable value In Mexico, us well as in this country. Misa Asr.h of Aiken, S. , breeds the bct hunting dogs in the state; and another Allien woman. Miss Louise Cheatham, breeds mocking birds, teaches them to sing nnd sells them to ths northern people, who throng the winter resort during the sea son. Miss Ida Norrell of Augusta, On., has made a f.cld for herself as a perfumery maker. Miss Loretta Klllott of Orient, Me., has had years of success ns a raiser of race horses. Mis. M. E. R Culberlson of Richmond, Ind., models hands and makes denth masks. Mrs. Kate Collins of New York makes dainty cntllloi. favors at fancy prices. Miss Blanche Minion of New York parks trunks for guests at hotels. The first day she tried It sh" made $17. Miss Sadie Webb Is a mall contractor In Porter township, Ohio, fihp has a route thirty-five miles long, which covers five towns. Rlifl drives her own wagon, nnd carries paFScngers as well as mall. 1 XT try have been simply "sidetracked." cinuatl Knquircr. Cin- Summer four Corners. HE DOOM of the over-worked Ori ental cosy corner has been sounded. The head of the house has long worked secretly against it, the feminine world bus tired MB ot it, and tliu tidy home-maker who goes in for all tilings hygienic has decided that It is unhealthy, because dust gathers In its multitudinous folds, and no ordinary house maid may bo trusted to clean it without bringing an avalunelie of draperies and armor upon her head. Therefore, the eory corner, as It has been known fur half a decade, is fading away into attic shadows. Artists' friends are be ing deluged with gifts in tho forms of dis carded near-metal armor, hangings lire be ing converted into couch covers, and Ori ental scurfs into covers for divan pillows. Tho tufted divan has been relegated to tho second-hand furniture shop-und enter the new, suniiiicr-liku cosy coiner. In its must popular form it suggests the immaculate housewifery of Japan, admit ting uir from all directions. Thu alcove devoted to the "corner" is screened off by bead porllrros nothing heavier und they hang straight and plain. A portiere live feet wide Is of Iridescent beads, some large, some small, apparently thrown together In haphazard disregard to color scheme, but when the light strikes tho fml-shcd work it shows a Japanese lady in humble but coquettish attitude. Another hanging combines shells with Oriental beads. Eighteen or twenty deli cately colored snail shells are strung to gether, then come three or four beads, big and round, followed by a short pipe of bamboo, the arrangements being repealed until it works out a delicate, design In leaves and blossoms. Some of thesw hangings fall straight to the floor, others are finished In fantastic scallops, but ull can be washed off will warm water as If they were so much porce lain. For a background to this cosy corner, Japanese prints or banners uro used, or a simple frieze of plain-toned burlap bordered by Japanese bands. But there must bo no folds to hold the summer dust. If a canopy is used at all, it is of lightest silk, In simple folds, which can be wipe d off or taken down and shaken each week. In place of tho upholstered divan there are quaint, low settees of bamboo or rush work, piled with cushions covered in washable Japanese crepe. I'aper lanterns are not used to cast a dim light In the summer cosy corner, but a bamboo table may hold a squat, brass lamp, or overhead there is hung a lantern In green-bronze metal, edged with a bead fringe which scintillates in a thousand colors and can be washed und wljied. A woman, whose husband is an expert angler, has built an ideal cosy corner in his den witii a drapery of fishnets that are genuine, caught Willi fishpoles that have passed the age of usefulness, small hand nets, etc. The couch Is of rattan, piled wkh pillows In washable materials showing noth ing but woodland and river tints. The hae ; ground is of woody-brown burlap, and Its one decoration is a mounted fish, reproduc ing the pride of her husband's many catches. Close to th couch Is a low rattan table, bearing the smoking outfit essential to a real fisherman's comfort.
