r
i! i
it
it
-' '
if
0
What Women Are
Woman's Position.
ZL I to a German paper, the Muench-
I M A I ...... Vallllllt..V.ihrll.hlan I, I u m
presBlons of American lite gained
during a recent tour of this
country. The contrasts In the position of
women in America and Germany are novel
and Instructive. In part the writer says:
Among the most striking and novel fea
tures of American life Is the position of
woman. This is briefly but comprehen
sively described in the phrase, wholly un
Europeun. The European woman la, first
of all, a wife and mother. In Germany the
home Is the foundation of the family, and
so, In an extended sense, pf the great na
tion family of the state. The man con
siders' it his most precious privilege to be
protector and provider to his wife and
children; the more faithfully he performs
this function the more soltcltlously the
woman keeps his home and brightens it
With the most precious characteristics of
her sex.
To Yankeeland this restricted conception
of the family and state is strange. The
American man is the money-maker of the
household, and nothing more. But today
the struggle for the dollar is not half to
fiercely strenuous as the battle for the
franc, the murk, the shilling. la Dollarlca
men become rich, or, at least, well-to-do,
In a rush. The natural result Is that In
the family partnership In the well-to-do
classes, the woman's responsibilities as
wife and mothvr are not great. She does
rt have to toll ceaselessly, sweeping and
cooking, becauad she can hire others to do
It. She need not turn every penny over a
hundred times before spending It, for she
Is liberally supplied with spending money.
Of course, this is not the case In all middle-class
families, but it Is in most. The
womun Is un oxpenslve ornament in the
home, rather than an Important cpg in its
machinery.
Out of these clrcumstnces the pisltlon
of the American woman, at home and in
public, has developed so that she is a queen
whom the man serves with devoted seal,
and whose gracious smile he values as the
best reward of his efforts. Lamprecht
rightly speaks of an almost mediaeval rev
erence tor women In America.
Mamma's wish is law. Mamma is t red ar
guing with the imported help. Papa mutt
give up his home and take his family to a
hotel. Mamma takes her daughters to the
country for V: e summer. Papa can come
out for the weekend; and he's suited, for he,
the dollar maker, doern't know what to do
with himself away from town. &me fine
day mamma packs up and takes the girls
off for a year in 1.4mlnn or Paris it's up to
pur to send the checks. "Ladles first" s
an almost sacred motto in the United States
mere than anywhere else. Another Is:
"Never contradict a lady," and however
false a statement made by a lady In conver
sation may be. no man will contradict her.
It would be "bad manners." He would be
no "ladles' man."
The prets, lit America th sen-ant of pub
llo opinion and the ruler of the people, takes
FurShop
Its keynote from the universal chorus In
praise of woman. The great trinity that
governs the newspapers is the dollar, poll-
tics and woman. To "the great American
woman" leading articles are constantly de
voted. Bhe Is continually exalted as the
most beautiful, wise and charming woman
In the World. Woe to him who does not add
his voice to this chorus of praise. In
the schools of America, too, woman plays a
part In which she Is not seen in Europe.
The education of boys Is almost entirely the
work cf women, who train them to the na
tional respect for women. The position of
the sex appears still more plainly in the
much-talked-of coeducation. The
result Is that the American man is nervous
almost to the point of hysteria, like a
woman, ulways going to extremes; and his
conduct and his tastes are feminised. He
seldom has the fine, strong masculinity of
the German man. t
Hints on Embroidery.
Embroideries vie with laces In popularity.
Mousseline de sole braids embroidered In
gilt or In rich oriental colors are one of this
year's features. Indeed, a touch of color In
troduced Into almost any embroidered ar
ticle seldom comes amiss.
The allovers and "strip-embroidery"
blouses are, on the contrary, made with el
bow sleeves, and may be trimmed and fin
ished as elaborately as possible. One ex
quisite blouse In the finest allover embroid
ery was trimmed with Irish crochet laoe.
Turnovers are worn as much as ever.
Cuffs that turn back are shown In the most
exquisite designs.
Stocks vary little In shape, the tab fronts
being still very much In evidence. There
are new designs In the embroidery, how
ever, and here, too, the touch of black or
somo color Is often found.
Plate dollies are great favorites Just now
for the woman who has ample time to give
to her embroidery. The custom cf using a
table without a' cloth for breikfast and
luncheon Is so largely cn the Increase that
no housekeeper can have too many of them.
A set done In colors with centerpieces to
match might be selected.
Iaay tiering nnl Girls.
A very common complaint among moth
ers Is the lassitude of their daughters.
The average high school girl wears a
lHrkndalBic.il air, has a sallow if not an
eruptive skin and a general appearance
suggestive of anaemia. The public school
exerts every remedial energy In its power
through Its course In physical culture to
bear upon this very condition, but that
Is not sufficient snd It remains for the
home life and watchfulness and guardian
ship of mother Influence and care to cor
rect the evil. The lassitude, this Inertia,
which creeps over a girl who Is sitting In
a vitiated atmosphere hour after hour,
day after day, and lending all her forces
toward brain action Is but a natural re
sult of causing the blood to flow to the
head, leaving the extremities weak and
Innctlve.-
Uttle girls un to the age of IS and U
years romp and play both before and after
school and on the way to school and In
this way keep themselves In good physical
trim, but these high school young ladles
have different ldeua and different tastes;
they have dignity and bearing on the street
r.d In tl.s home. Play is no longer for
them: therefore, the tax of school duties
and school restraints grows arduous. They
sit for hours with cold hands and feet,
their appetites lag or demand a perverted
diet, sometimes their tempers grow sullen.
Upon reaching home after lessons are over
for the day they Immediately attack a
quantity of "home work" laid out by th
tUher (or th morrow. They rail against
' TIIE OMAHA
Five fast through daily trains to Chicago via the
Chicago 8 North -Western Ry.
the only double track railway between the Missouri river
and Chicago, the route of the Overland Limited, the Colo
rado Special and the Los Angeles Limited.
Two fast trains daily via The North-Western Line to
St. Paul-Minneapolis -Duluth
Four trains a day to Sioux City.
Daily service to northern Nebraska, Wyoming and the
Black Hills. Through sleeping cars daily to Deadwood
and Lead without change.
The Best of Everything
Doin in
schools and teachers and work, and some
times decide that the ability to accomplish
high grade work Is not theirs. Borne girls
actually lose heart and give up an educa
tion owing to the discouragement which.
If they only knew and understand, is en
tirely physical. This Is where the mother
must take hold and assist In the work
the teachers are doing by getting their
daughters In good physical condition, by
watching and keeping them so, that they
may be enabled lo endure the strain and
to bear the effort which Is required of
them. Every mother expects her daughter
will pass her grades In regular order and
attain good percentages In her work, but
every mother must realize that this work
In the higher grades Is rigid and also
that the mentality required to accomplish
It depends to a great extent upon the
physical condition. .
There are three very necessary requisites
to make this condition what it should be.
They are plain, wholesome diet, fresh air
and plenty of sleep before midnight, and
there Is no doubt that the sleep after
the mldhour will be added. If a young girl
feels the need of social pleasures let the
mother see to it that these relaxations
occur on Friday or Saturday evenings, so
that there will be time to recuperate before
school duties begin. When the day's reci
tations are over and a girl returns to her
home It is an exceedingly good plan for
the mother to adopt to put on her hat
and accompany her daughter on a brisk
walk In the fresh air the benefit will be
mutual. If, however, the mother's duties
nnd cares do not admit of this diversion
let the daughter do the day's marketing,
attend to the selecting and returning of
library books and various small errands
that every household demands. This keeps
her active and out of doors and the change
of work is diverting. She is much more
inclined to do her "home work" with a
will after the change of occupation. Then,
too, housework healthy and will stir the
blood.
Washing dljhes, having the hands In
warm water, the brisk stepping around In
dusting a room. In fact, many of the
lighter tasks that may be given In this
line, are well qualified to develop a good
circulation of blood and a healthy system.
Every young girl needs some regular em
ployment of this kind; It will help her
body to develop useful muscle and
strength; It will drive away .morbidness,
anaemia and the blues. The mind's activ
ity will grow proportionately.
The Best Woman.
Lately 400 leading women were asked
over the telephone by a Chicago news
paper to say who is "the best woman In
Chicago,' not the wisest, not th most
beautiful, not th richest, but (imply th
best Th name that was given In th
replies of a majority of th questioned
was Jane Addams. All the others receiv
ing votes were either social -settlement
workers or leaders In some special work
of social uplift.
Of course It Is to b expected that In
reily to such a question lorai woman who
Is widely known will be named by most.
Miss Addams may not be absolutely th
"v.o.f woman In Chicago, but she Is
known as on whose life Is devoted to
doing good In the service fit those who
need help, encouragement and sympathy.'
The Tote she received Is a testimony in
recognition of her broad, sincer. actlv
Interest In humanity. It Is tantamount to
a Judgment that she Is th woman who I
doing most good In th city, and In this
view it must be accepted a a remarkable
tribute of admiration.
It Is, moreover, a trlbut to th right
SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER .0, lOOfi.
For tickets and full inforrpation apply at
CITY TICKET OFFICES
U01-U03 Farnam Strut, Omaha, and
62t Broadway, Caution Eluffa, Iowa.
the Industrial and
estimate of life which those who named
her entertain. It signifies a sound appre
ciation of the real values of human char
acter and labor, and makes the homage
that Is given U reigning beauties and so
ciety favorites seem comparatively cheap
and unmerited, although It by no means
Implies that they are not good women
worthy of confidence and affection. Miss
Addams, the philanthropist, who Is giving
the energy of her soul to earnest effort to
Improve the temporal and moral condition
of the unfortunate In Chicago, may prop
erly rejoice In this evidence that her mo
tive Is understood and approved.
Beauty Made to Order.
Milk and peach complexions will soon
be made to order In New York City, and
If Miss Knickerbocker, who has reached
that uncertain age plods along with a
sallow skin she will have no one to Clam
but herself. It sounds as if the pipe has
been given another stirring up with the
yen hook, but It Is a fact that the society
woman who has pined for the rose-blush
will have her ambition gratified this win
ter. Tho secret? There's none to It. A
dermatologist has solved the mystery of
converting a faded society woman into a
study In pink and white. The beauty doc
tor has already made several successful
experiments with his fountain of youth.
He simply tattooes a blush on the cheeks
without Injury to the flesh or skin. He
declares the process does not cause pain
not even a wince because the needle only
enters the skin one-sixteenth of an inch.
He uses vegetable coloring to produce the
schoolgirl blush. This Is Injected under
the skin. The fluid is said to be quite
harmless and really possesses antlseptla
properties. Two sittings are necessary
for a complete operation, and - th effect
for a few days Is not pretty. The com
plexion changes from pink to red and
finally to a delicate pink. Pity th poor
rouge box!
Palls on Sponge Cake.
Mrs. Tom L. Johnson, discussing th
other day th school of household science
that she Is helping to found in Cleveland,
said:
"No Cleveland girl, after a course In our
school, would ever make the mistake that
a young bride made last Thanksgiving.
"This young bride, after serving to her
husband a Thanksgiving dinner that was
so-so, said, as th dessert of mine pi was
brought on;
" 'I Intended, dear, to have some sponge
cake, too, but It has been a total failure.'
M 'How was thatr th husband asked In
a disappointed tons, for he waa fond of
spong cake.
" 'Th druggist,' she explained,' 'sent m
th wrong kind of sponges.' "
Rich Girl Take th Veil
Miss France Allen, oldest child of George
Im Allen of 36 Westmoreland Place, St.
Louis, hsa abandoned th luxury In which
she was reared for th austere life of th
Sisterhood of 8t. Mary, which she entered
In Memphis, Tsnn., a week ago. Her
father la a millionaire several times over.
His estat Is expected to provide an Im
mense sum for each of his children.
A fundamental rule of the Sisterhood of
St. Mary la that no member shall hold
possessions in her own name. Th sister
hood la an Episcopalian order, and Miss
Allen will spend the two years of her
novitiate In teaching primary classes among
the children of the Tennessee mountains.
To th fact that ah was strongly Im
pressed by the teachings of Father Hunt
Ington and Father Hill, members of th
F.plscopaliaa Order of the Holy Cross, who
conducted a mission In St. Louis last Lent,
Is ascribed In a greater part her decision
to take the veil. Father Huntington is the
head of the Holy CroBS house at Welt
Park, N. T., and was formerly a man of
wealth. When he preached at Chrigt church
cathedral last spring Miss Allen was a
constant attendant. She had been gradu
ated at Mary Institute In 1&96 and had taken
the four-year term and a post-graduate
course at Smith college with high honors.
George L. Allen, her father. Is chief
owner and president of the Fulton Iron
works. He owns an immense amount of
realty In St Louis and Is Interested in
numerous enterprises.
J
Latest Code of Manners.
Mrs. Frank Learned, In her book of
forty-two chapters, gives a lot of Inter
esting Information as to the "Etiquette
of New York Today." For Instance,
she says the correct way for a family to
enter a pew in church is for the mother
to "enter first, go to the end of the pew;
the daughters follow, then the sons and
the father, as the head of the family, has
the seat at the end of the pew, near the
aisle." It Is Interesting to know that
the whole family is expected to march
Into church together, and that th father
is Included.
She tell the reader that It Is not con
sidered good form to appear to be saving
of paper and that a note should be begun
"about two Inches from the top of the
paper and a margin left at the foot of the
page." If a note is only to be two pages
long It Is interesting to know that a
page Is to be skipped, otherwise the letter
Is to be written on consecutive pages.
Moreover, It is interesting to know that
In New York they do not writ "city" on
social notes, the street number being suf
ficient In regard to marking linen for the
bride she says: "White embroidery Is the
best taste for marking linen. Ink Is never
used. Monograms from an Inch to two
Inches are usod. On table linen the initials
are placed near the hem, across one cor
ner, or on napkins they may be near the
center to show when folded. On the
sheets and pillow cases they are placed over
the center of the hem. It Is usual for a
bride to have her silver, clothing and linea
marked with the monogram or Initials
of her maiden name." Apropos of wedding
notices the author says that It Is incor
rect to say "daughter of Mr. and Mrs."
The correct form Is daughter of George
brown, or If the father is not living, "th
lat George Brown." Tho mother's name
Is not Included. Che says people who say
"the four hundred," In referring to social
supremacy, show ignorance, as It Is so
"absolutely ruled out." It Is alao "bad
form" to say "elegant," "wealthy" or
"homely," the proper words being "rich."
"beautiful" and "plain." One may say
"smart,' but th word will not be used
after th multitude has adopted it
Mr. Dooley Discipline.
Mr. Dooley, In his recently published
"Dissertations," discusses domestic dis
cipline In bis own inimitable way:
"No gintleman shud wallop his wife, an'
no gintleman wud. I'm In favor Iv havln'
wife beaters whipped, an' I'll go further
an' say that 'twud be a good thing to
hav Ivry married man scoorged about
wanst a month. As a bachelor man, who
rules entirely b love, I've splnt fifty year
lnvestlgatln' what Hogan calls th' martial
stat, an' I'v come to th" con-cluslon that
Ivry man use vllence to bis wife. He may
not beat her with a table leg, but he co
erce her with his mind. He can put a
remark to th' pint Iv th' Jaw with
Household World
more lastln' effect thin a right hook. Ha
may not dhrag her around be th' hair Iv
her head, but he dhrags her be her sym
pathies, her fears, an' her anxieties. As
a last ray-coorse he beats her be doln'
things that make her pity him. An' th'
ladles. Gawd bless thlm' like It. In her
heart ivry woman likes th' sthrong arm.
Ye very slldom see th' wife Iv an habitchool
wife beater lavin' him. Th' husband that
gives his wife a vllet bokay Is as apt to
lose her as th' husband that gives her a
vllet eye. Th' man that breaks th' fur
nature, tips over th' table, kicks th' dog,
an' pegs th' lamp at th' lady of his
choice is seen no more often In our Justly
popylar dlvoorce courts thin th' man who
comes home arly to feed th' canary. Manny
a skillful mandolin player has been onuble
to prevlnt his wife fr'm elupln' with a
prize tighter."
Party tor Dolls.
Little children of 8 to 8 years and even
some bigger girls of 10 or 12 years are fond
of playing with paper dolls, so It was a
bright thought that came to one little
hostess to give a doll's house party in order
to amuse tier young friends.
This is how the entertainment was given,
and it was such a complete success that
instead of dolls' house parties being quite
a novelty, as they are at present, they
should soon become quite popular. First of
all the little girls were invited to tea, from
6 to 8 o'clock. On arriving they were re
ceived by their hostess and her mother
and when they had all assembled the lat
ter read them some short stories, new
stories or old favorites, as preferred.
When the reading was over the children
were asked lo illustrate one of the stories
by making a dolls' house and Inviting tho
other children to visit the home of tho
"story book people." A lurge cardboard
box was given to each child, arranged for
a two-story house, and pictures or furni
ture, curtains, rugs, etc., cut from shop
catalogues, were put In boxes on the table,
so that each child could choose her own
furniture. The dolls themselves were cut
from fashion catalogues and Illustrated
papers and each child was asked to select
her own "family."
The children were busy with paste and
scissors until teatlme snd then they left
off playing to go Into the dining room,
where a dainty repast, with plenty of
cakes, fruit and biscuits, awaited them.
They were all eager to get back to their
dolls, though, and were told that they
could have half an hour longer to com
plete their houses.
At the end of the half hour a committee
of grownup people voted for th best house
and a prise of a big scrapbook was given
to its lucky builder.
The plan of entertainment can, of course,
be varied and even Improved upon; for
Instance, no party need b given at all,
but here Is an Idea which will t welcomed
by many a mother whose anxious cry Is:
"What shall I do to amuse the little ones?"
i
A Girl Doctor.
Dr. Irene B. Bullard of Radford, recently
appointed by the general hospital board
as third aslstant physician at the East' -rn
State Hospital for the Insane, Williams
burg, Is the only woman physician In Penn
sylvania and probably In the south, hold
ing a government position.
Dr. Bullard is pretty and yet In ber
twentiea Though her social standing is
high, she care nothing for gaieties, but
has been a bookworm from a child, read
ing literature far beyond her years, while
other girls played with dolls.
Dr. Bullard graduated from Wadsworth
High school. Kadford, at an early age.
bh attended a school at Madison, Wis.,
0
afterward taking a professional course at
Farmvllle, Pa. She tausl.t for three years
in the public schools of Pulaski county
after her graduation.
Lured by the science of medicine, she
gave up the thought of sweethearts and
gaieties, and in time obtained her degree as
a doctor. To do this she first became a
trained nurse for several years, obtaining
valuable experience.
She afterward began her medical educa
tion at the Boston Medical school, where
she spent a year before entering the medi
cal school of the University of Michigan,
at Ann Arbor. After three years at this
Institution she was graduated with high
standing, after which she practlaed with
signal success for two years at Birming
ham, Ala. Later she returned to her na
tive state and took up her life work among
her own people.
Chat About Women.
Mary A. Stubbs has been appointed chief
of the bureau of statistics of Indiana by
Governor Hnnly, a position occupied by her
late father for many years. She is the
first woman in thut state to ever hold an
elective ofllce.
Miss Eric Farwell of Rock Haven, Pa.,
who recently killed a 250-pound bear, a
twelve-pound wild turkey, u sixteen-pound
raccoon and a brace of rabbits In one
day while hunting at Glen Union, Is yet
In her teens and Is a regular student ut
the Central Stute Normal school In that
city.
Americans in London 'are astonished at
tho enterprise shown hy Mls Resale nnd
Miss NatHlle Emit of Westchester county.
New York, two young women who are do
ing a paying lingerie and fancy goods busi
ness mar Berkeley square. These popular
girls have given up all social frivolities and
mean to make the business a success.
Dr. Adelaide Wallersteln, rich, young
and hnniisotne, has turned part of her ele
gant New York homo Int'j a physician's
office. Here she devotes nbout six hours
a day to practicing medicine, all the In
come so derived going to her charity work
on tho east shle of the city. Mrs. Wal
lersteln Is accomplished and socially prom
inent, but has given up most of tier so
ciety pleasures for her professional and
charitable work.
A New York woman who recently visited
Purls is wearing a novel necklace, quaint
and Inconspicuous, but costing, she Siiys,
almost a prince's ransom. It Is a simple
strand of black tulle, long enough to pass
around the neck ami knot in front, with
a diamond tassel depending from each of
Its ends. The head of each of the tassels
Is a dome-shaped gold plate, Incrusted,
thickly with the gems, and from these
hang fringes of the tiny stones, each
strand so perfect in workmanship that It
Is flexible as a string f,f beads. Necklaces
In which block tulle velvet or gros grain
ribbon are combined with the costliest
stones have superseded thn long Jeweled
chains In the favor of the Parlstenne. Th
prettiest examples are In narrow velvet '
ribbon, ornamented with Jeweled slidos,
the work of artists, and no two necklaces
duplicated In the design. The fancy for
the combination of Milken materials with
gems Is creeping In among other orna
ments. The newest bracelets and brooches
have velvet or ribbon.
A Skin of Beauty i a. ioy Forever.
DR. T. Felix Gouraud'a Oriental
Cream or Megloal Beautlfler,
Imm Tu. flmpTai
trrcfcj.4, at At V.lco
SMlfc, Hit fella
ana cv.rf Dlmi.)
ca bt.uir. ai 4
flu. dLA.t)f)B. n
lim .U,u4 lb tMl
ft bl Sbi
U to barnil.w w
(a t HrnUn
uii. Dr. L. a,
fe.vra tftid la
Udf of tu taut
tv. (s paU.Lt).
"a. r m:m
U1 lis tL,a
I riauBftiti
'nearasa'e f rmm' at a l.ut ktro.rul t,l i, o..
aki. prnruol.'' I Ml If all druol aad iiu.
Ouod. Cuius la ta. luid aiaua. CauJa aad Kwvye
fUB.T.bOflllS, tits V 6rut Un Str, Inlvi
IT
i
1
1 1
-4