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A Vonui'n Industrial Inheritance.
PON a young German girl has de-
T I seended the greatest Industrial
I inheritance tho world has yet
HNx jl known. There have been In
rVXJUVJ . . , a later ereftt
heiresses to territorial estates on whoe
personality depended the lives and for
tunes of thousands of knight and equlros
and retainers. Hut their Influence, was
rather potential than actual. They were
the. wards of kings who disposed of their
hand and their possessions by marrying
them to court favorites aa the monarch's
whim or interest dictated, without much
consideration of the lady's preferences.
Queens have ascended thrones In their own
right and exercised their privileges with
more or less freedom from control.
In the modern stage of industrial evolu
tion Fraulein Antoinette Bertha Krupp la
Invested In her own right with powers In
many respects analogous to those of the
great woman monarchs of history, enjoy
ing In some respects a more unfettered lib
erty of action In the execution of her
wishes.
Never before has fate placed in a wom
an's hands the forging of such mighty
weapons as those of the modern Bellona.
IJttle marks oft Antoinette Bertha Krupp
from the simple German fraulein, but e
fore life was well opened for her maiden
meditations she finds herself mistress of
almost absolute power In the realm she ha
Inherited. Such penalties as attach to sov
ereignty and high estate are also hers.
Dame Gossip busily whispers names of
suitors. Mere serious Is the rumor that her
guardians deem It necessary that the weal
thiest woman of the times should be shad
owed by protectors, for Innocence cannot
shield from malice. Against the shafts of
envy or the p!ot of the anarchist of whit
avail will be the generous disposition and
the willing service In her subjects' behalf
of "Our Iidy of the Thunder?"
When her father, the third of the male
Krupps, died in November, 19u2, he left a
fortune of which the estimate of $150,003,000
was probably no exaggeration. Half of
this, amounting to at least $10,000,010, repre
senting the value of the Essen ateel works
and Its supplementary properties, was be
queathed to his elder daughter, Bertha, the
second, Barbara, and his widow being
weJl provided for from other sources.
To the mother, who as Margaret Baron
ess von Knde was by birth a lady of rauk.
whs intrusted the care of the two girls
there being no sons until their coming of
age. Bertha, bom In 1SK6, attained her
eighteenth birthday March 29 last, and la
already beginning to take an active share
In tho administration of the vast Krupp
Industries, which her father planned for
her, and Into which he had already to
some extent Initiated her in the last year
or two of his life. From early girlhood he
made her his confidante in regard to the
many subsidiary social branches of the
Krupp works. In which he himself took a
more intense Interest than in the purely
Industrial side of the vast organisation of
wliioh lie was the head.
Bertha Krupp, the richest young woman
In the world, need a she steps Into the
responsibiMHes of her property latent
sources of strength, and Ls believed to
powenss ttiese by heredity from her famous
grandfather whose indomitable energy
was his chief characteristic She has a
winning appearance. Is self-possessed,
without a trace of haughtiness, and Is so
good hearted that the only fear of her
friends Is that her psnrrniu disposition
may be too easily imposed upon. IJke
ome trantiaUanUe si 8 1 era I. leased with
wealth beyond the dream of avarioe, she
too is arrerwneliaed with applications from
the Indigent Her mall bug dlschargr
200 purely begging letters a day and more
than 150 letters dally petitioning for somo
appointment in the Essen works.
Already she Is taking an active part In
controlling the management of the numer
ous auxiliary departmenta of the Essen es
tablishment, and haa given proof that she
has Inherited some of the family capacity
for industrial organization. These occupa
tions have not, however, filled her life to
tho exclusion of the ordinary pursuits of a
sensible and pretty girl. Knjoylng outdoor
life, she is a capital horsewoman, and has
gained robust health by means of her
bicycle and golf cluba, while the artistic
taste Inherited from her father already
allow much development
The Villa on the Hill, the home of Frau
Krupp and her daughter, overlooking the
town, now almost entirely owned by the
family for the works cover 1,000 acres and
a number of pretty little townships of
workmen'! colonies surround thera-contain.
s a fine collection of masterpieces of
painting and "objets d'art," gathered by
Frederick Krupp, who entertained there at
various tlmea the Emperors William and
Francis Joseph, King X-kiward. then Prince
of Wales; King Leopold of Belgium and
King Carlos of Portugal and mlnorjioten
tates. In its neighborhood Fraulein Bertha
Is now a well known figure cantering along
the roads of the valley of the Ruhr in the
Khineland or making a flying visit on her
wheel to the schools, hospitals or Con
valescents' Home, established for the bene
fit of the Essen people and carried on
under an elaborate system In which pater
nalism and co-operation each play an Im
portant part. New York Herald.
Trinkets for tanmrr Tourists.
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TH tourists flitting out of town
and in, and friends starting on
Jnunta, long and short, this Is
the season when women feel tho
need of littlo gifts for travelers.
Of course. In hot weather they turn to the
shops for the farewell gift. It is too hot
to be industrious or ingenious.
If the traveler is ocean bound, an ap
propriate gift is- a leather-hound lKiok about
the size of an ordinary address hook, bear
ing the inscription, "My Outgoing Trip and
Homeward Bound." The pages are not
dated and the book Is Intended simply for
Jotting down incidents or bright conversa
tions, Irrespective of date. Such a book
mines in various shades of leather brown,
tan, red, blue, black and gray and costs
about the same as the popular address
book. Another comparatively small record
book Is Inscribed "Places Visited." nnd its
pages are Indexed so that its owner can
readily turn to the name of any city when
she wishes to recall pleasant memories.
Innumerable are the leather trinkets for
the traveler collapsible drinking cups In
cunning leather boxes, a wonderfully flat
and compact case for carrying the mani
curing outfit, and Ink wells smaller than
the collapsible cups nnd holding a really
good supply of Ink.
For the woman who carries luncheon,
there Is a receptacle no larger than a small
compact cigar ca.se, which contalnes a
dainty knife, fork and spoon, tea strainer,
and a collapsible cup.
For travelers who like to drop letters en
route, comes a portfolio eight Inches long
by five Inches wide, leather covered,
with a strap for the pen-holder on one
side, nnd at the top a small box for pens
and stamps, and a leather mounted Ink
well. On the Inside, one compartment
shows a pad of pnper and the other a pad
of blotters. The outside of the portfolio
Is inscribed "Just a I.me." Given this
and a stock of stamped envelopes, the cor
rcspwidoneo fiend Is happy.
For the traveler by sea there Is nothing
nicer than a set of pillows for the steamer
chair, which should be made of some such
heavy material as denim or crash, which
will withstand sea air, and embroidered
"Bon Voyage." These may be purchased
In the form of air pillows at rubber stores,
where also may be found the silk-rubber
waterproof bags for carrying bathing suits.
These come In all the colors In which buth
lng suits are sold this season cardinal red,
green, blue, black and white, and are a
real comfort to the aquatic enthusiast who
carries her suit down to the bathing house
each day.
Women are learning the advisability of
carring a stimulant of some sort when
traveling, nnd especially for their use are
small flasks in leather, mounted In silver,
or made entirely of silver, are shown.
They come in half-pint sizes and even
smaller, the latter being known among the
men as the cocktail size.
An inexpensive and very useful present
for a woman U) the combination money and
Jewel bag, hung on a belt which is worn
under the dress skirt. The bag is ten or
twelve Inches long, made from strong gray
chamois, and has two compartments, one
for Jewery and one for money. A smaller
Jewel bag made to wear around the neck
has a special compartment for rings, sewed
in sections so that no one ring rubs the
other.
Any device for earning powdi-r Is a wel
come gift. Comparatively few women wear
a chatelaine, but a littlo box with powder,
puff and mirror inride, which is a part of
the chatelaine outfit, could easily be
packed into wrist bag. These tiny powder
boxes come In po'd. silver, copper and art
nouvcmi, and hold n wonderful supply of
powder. A convenient receptacle for p-w-der
is built from chamois skin exactly on
the lines the old-fashioned housewife fur
nished to the soldiers. The end of the
strap of chamois, which corresponds to the
rolled pincushion of the housewife. Is used
for the powder. It Is perforate with holes
no larger than n pin head, then turned up
and stitched In the form of a hollow sack,
fonr Inches one way and three inches the
other. This Is filled with powder packed
In very tlRht. and the end Is sewed up with
strong overcasting. The round powder box
thus forms a nucleus upon which the strip
of chamois Is rolled and finally tied with a
strip of ribbon. Every time the chamois Is
unrolled some of the powder sifts out of
the perforations and Is rubbed on the faco
with the thinner part of the hainols. There
Is no decoration, the chamois being pinked
or cut In scallops arourd the edges.
If the traveler has a new bag. which she
Is outfitting, n neat home-made gift is a
thin sachet pail for the bottom of the bag.
This should consist of n stngle layer of
wadding split to hold the fragrant powder,
then covered with finest silk or mull, as
space Is of primary value.
'Sew Wrinkle In Screens.
ANY a housewife starts out with
the determination not to put up
curtains during the summer, but
despite awnings r.nd even Venet
ian blinds, she discovers that the
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bare windows pet on her nerves long before
the dojd.iys arrive.
The shops are offering very pretty sum
mer stuffs lor window hangings, and the
primary rule Is to avoid drapery and get
straight, simple effects. For Iwdrowm and
boudoir windows the fashionable fabric
is linen taffeta figured in pompadour and
Marie Antoinette designs. Imitation cre
tonnes come in much tin- mime coloring
and patterns, and for as low as l a pair
muslin curtains with bonier In pretty de
signs of virions shades can be purchased.
Bamlxio curtains are very popular also.
For the living room there Is nothing
prettier than Imitation madrtis In mlx-d
green and blue, or the plain gre t n. A city
woman who cannot afford the usual j i-ojt
to the country for her family made ;ci
idi al room for hot weather. ller walls
were a "woody" green and she gathered
iti this room all the rush and wicker fiitu -ture
at her command. The sofa cui'ldoiis
were covered with matting, summer silk
anil dimity, all in woodland tones. Her
windows were hung with straight drapery
of green tundras, and on either side of tint
deep casing ami along .the inrtain polw
she bull',' small rustic banging baskets ami
Japanese frrn balls, In which nothing but
green anil white bloomed. The effi ct of
this cool room on a hot afternoon witrt
eiitii ;n.
In coutiiry shacks, where people live in
trite camping fashion, heavy draperies me
sometimes usi-d to supplement the win lov.-s
in keeping out draughts, for windows urn
put into there shacks or bungalows in a
fashion which admits plenty of nir nil
around them. Dimity and crash are the
favorite fabrics, and gren or emerald ecru
the favorite colors.
For such a bungalow or shack un awnliur
stretched the entire length of the sunny
side. Is essential. This is cheaply made by
stretching ciitivas on strongly built wood
work. A woman of economical but urtistlo
tastes, who has a. cottage on a lake shore,
selected for such an awning dark green
nnd white ticking, which she cut In points
and bound with green braid. From the
frame of this home-made awning she hung
a row of condensed milk cans, irierccd at
the bottom to let the water run out, and
filled with hardy vines, which quickly grew
and hid her liome-nrade receptacles. Her
jmrch was very much admired during , the
whole summer.
What Women Are Doing
The arrangement of the cascade gardens
and numerous other fine landscape (iecura
tiotis at the World's fair was the work of
Miss Ada A. Sutermeister. n trained land
scape architect, and fur some years Mr.
Kessler's assistant.
Miss Grace Hern id, daughter of Governor
Herrird, of South I kola, has accepted the
invitation of the I'nion Iron works la
christen the armored cruiser Health Ia
kota. uiiieli will be launched In San Fran
cisco lau; in July.
The que"n of Holland Is an enthusiastic
farmer. A dairy has b en e-.'tabllslied Iti
connection with the loyal castle at I.o.-
ami it In run on quite businesslike lines
by its owner, large quantities of butter
ami milk being sold regularly from the
dairy, which Is now self-supporting and
profitable.
Miss Annie S. Peck of Boston has sailed
for South America. Intending to make tits
ascent of Mount Sorata in the Andes, be
tween 21,001 and Ifi.W-O tect high. Rio at
tempted this feat last year, but was com
pelled to give up because of unfavorable
weather. Miss Peck also proposes to visit
the crater of Sahaina, the highest volcano
in the world.
There are 15.0"O girls at college In ths
I'nlted States studing hihI preparing for
careers In txactly the same way us the
men students at thes' Institutions. There
are ,tj colleges where men nnd women are
educated together, Princeton being the only
great university where women are not ad
nutted to part or all if tin' course. Ther
aro l.")0 colleges for women alone, Gie chief
of which are Vassar. Barnard. Bryn M.iwr,
PadclifT. We Me Hey and Hmilh. There are.,
besides, 2L'.liU girls studying at professional
si l.ooLs throng!. cut tlH- country.
Again the athletic Americas girl has
de mi'iistrule d the' value tif muscle in br
set. Miss K. K. Aytnar of PhihidelpliiA
is n giinwt at her uncle's cottage at New
port. She was vittiug on the piazsa In ths
elarkness when a tall null tuddenly ap
peared. F'-lzed her by the- wrist and Ue
iii.il b-d money. Mis Aynmr wrenched her
self free and swinging the e'hair on which
sle had lie-en sitting, brought it down tea
the fellow's unlifted arm. With a cry ot
pain tie ftVil. the girl following, but be
eseuped. Mum Ay mar shine s In tennto,
haske-t hall, rowing and other aUeUAlo
amusements.
