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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1908)
THE 'OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAKCH 1ft. V.W. king is socinrs magnet Ventre Eii Majeitj Ooet, Thither Enrybodj riocki. r Too Don't Hare to W iieiv spniiioteShx Mm HAT It the Sign of J YcM- 1138 Bl BaCk Cy p BROKEN LINES OF WEST WORTH UP TO $5.00 . m2M I0aEs the .Matter TJSSJTS SPINSTER PROBLEM SOLVED Victoria Woodhull Has Scheme, for Regeneration of England. WOHEJ -EMPLOYED ON LAUD With Her Dawgfcter la Abwat te Lautk Wevew'a, later-. atloaal Acrlcaltaral Clak. LONDON. March U (Special) Victoria Woodhull has a new scheme on Iiand. It U nothing lea than the aolution of tho spinster problem In England by providing superfluous womankind with a profitable outlet for their talents and energies in light agricultural pursuits. In conjunction with""her daughter, Zula Maud Woodhull, she Is about to launch the Women's Inter national Agricultural club. It Is announced that It will be under "royal patronage," which counts far a great deal here. It is predicted by Its promoters that it will ga far toward regenerating England by woo ing people back to the land. Mrs. Woodhull started regenerating man kind before she was out of her 'teens. The fart that humanity has thus far stubbornly refused to be regenerated by any of her methods does not dampen her ardor or en thusiasm, although she is now an old woman. When she gives up one plan it is only to adopt another. It Is now about thirty years since she and her sister, Tennie Claflln, abandoned their tempestuous car eers In America a,nd came to England, where each soon found a rich husband, Victoria marrying a banker John Hiddulph Martin, and Teatile wedding a baronet. Sir Francis Cook. Both of their husbands are dead. Tennie sticks to her tttle of Lady Cook, but Victoria prefers to be known by the nam she bore when she was making all sorts of sensations In America. Mr. - Woodhull says that she and her daughter have long been convinced that the true future of the rac lay on the land hut thy. have realised the futility of many of the "back to the land" experiments, be cause, they left out of account, the deadly monotony and Isolation of modern village life. Which makes It impossible for people of culture and Intellectual tastes. The l they, have nolr inaugura only' to' bring' the people movement which ted aims not only "to bring' the people, back to the land, but to surround them with all the refinements and advantages of modern civilization. For something more than a year the ex periment has been Jn progress. In 1S06 It became possible for Miss Woodhull to de vote her beautiful estate of more than 1,000 acres snd a magnificent old manor house at Bredon's Norton, Worcestershire, to the work which she and her mother had been planning for years before. The Idea which sha is carrying out there Is the agricultural education ef women on scientific lines, but this Is only part of the general educative movement which It Is expected will grow from Bredon's Norton. Already the under taking has passed the experimental stage, , and early this year the Women's Inter-! national club will be formally opened, and the control of the estate will pass finally Into Us hands. The aim of the club s to combine scien tific agricultural training with practical farming of the kind which women can do. Eventually the estate will be divided into small holdings for fruit growing, poultry raising, bee keeping, market gardening and dairy farming. At present the Manor house has from twenty-five to thirty students who are studying agriculture under the direction of experts. Bredon's Norton a few years ago was one of the sleepiest and most backward villages In England. Today It Is equipped with a telephone exchange In communica tion with the trunk lines and connected with all the buslnees and Intellectual cen ters In England. Motor cars dash about and a constant stream of visitors Is com ing and going to and from the Manor house. The village is only eleven miles from Cheltenham, which not only affords an excellent market for the high-class agricultural products of the lady students and gardeners, but Is also one of the Eng lish renters of education. Music, the thea ter, lectures and all the other advantages of civilisation 'have been brought almost to the very door of these women who have decided to give up the hurry and hustle of the town an i lead the natural and leisurely life of the country- At present the M:o.' itouse will accom modate abo"' fifty students, but ss the schemt grovs In popularity cottages will N erected on the estate, which will accom modate almost an unlimited number. Ar rangements have also btn made by which students and their male relatives can live In the village, so that the advantages fit family life are also preserved. The club Idea is designed to meet the objection which so many grown up people have to the discipline of a school or col lege. The members are at home In their own cottages, and they can coma and. go as they please. Lectures on the various phases of agriculture suitable to the sea son are delivered daily and Illustrated by practical work, and for the rest of the day the students are free to devote themselves to Tactical gardening, to reading, to music or to visiting the many places of historic and antiquarian Interest In the neighborhood. The library at Bredon's Norton has. been carefully chosen by Mrs. Woodhull and her daughter, and .there Is hardly a stand ard work on any phase of life or work which !s likely to be required by the stu dents that is not to be found In It. Ag riculture, finance, economics, "the three things that matter" Victoria Woodhull says, are fully represented, as well as the lighter side of life to which the students may feel disposed to turn In moments of relaxation. The club. Mrt. Woodhull expects, will go a long way Towards solving the problem of the unmarried woman who has to support herself, which is vexing England and other countries as well today. There is no oc cupation more suitable for women, she maintains, than light agriculture, but at present the woman of culture who goes In for it is out off from association with peo ple of her own rank In life and standard of education. She Is often forced to live alone In a village where her only society Is that of the farm laborers and their fam ilies, who are good people enoug.i. but whose mental horizon Is necessarily bounded by their education and oppor tunities. The result Is that the lady farmer soon finds herself sinking to their intel lectual level. She becomes a slave to her round of work and soon her outlook Is confined, like that of her peasant neigh bors, to the crops snd the weather. The Women Agricultural club will change all this by providing Just the society and the opportunities for intellectual development and recreation which bind so many persons tQ the unhealthy and uneconomical life of tUe cities. AGNES WESTON. - .'i " V 1 - I i ' 1 I -t" ' ' ( ' ' ' -j. i : ' j L. V. 1 ICRS. rOTTES PALMER'S DESIRE VICTORIA WOODBCLL'8 ENGLISH HOME She la Said t Keld as Yet I But Isle AsaMlloai t Eaterlala England's Raler -Casael la ElesaeaU LONDON. March 14. (Special.) Where the king goes, society goes. At the moment all roads lead to Biarritc The Americans, It goes without saying, are there. In great fore. They are In possession of some of the finest villas, they hare booked some of tha best suites 'at the hotels and much to the disgust of some of the British aris tocracy, have as usual put up prices all over the town, even indifferent lodging be ing now absurdly expensive, Mrs. Potter Palmer. It Is, said. Intends to do great things at Villa Etchepartia. The question everybody Is asking Is, Will, she succeed In getting the king there? The rtch Chicago widow is a woman who manages to get most things she wants in this world and she may yet .achieve that burning am bition of hers to entertain King Edward. Why should she not? She would have done so long ago were It not for an enemy she has In the magic circle that surrounds Ed ward VI I. Needless to say. it la a woman, and no doubt she fears Mrs. Potter Palmer as a rival. There should be no fear of this, as for one reason Mrs. Potter Palmer is essentially a grand dame, one of the very few, by, the way, your country has sent over hecc. The king does not care for grand dames. There are enough of these and to spare in the English aristocracy. The women he likes best are the pretty and piquante type lively talkers and not given to taking themselves too seriously. Casael la All II U Glory. Sir Ernest Cassel will be In his glory at Blariits. No American ' millionaire, how ever extravagant, will be permitted to out shine him. He has truly oriental Ideas of splendor and show, of sumptuous generosity and lavlshness. It is said' that he pays his chef more than any king In Europe pays his, and that the presiding genius of his kitchen is the most cultured culinary artist the world has ever produced. He has his own suite of rooms and is said to be the only person who has evr dared to cheek Cassel. Cassel has "cut" Llpton completely out with King Edward, who cares more for rich friends than blue-blooded ones. Sir Thomas has a fair estimate of the value of money. Though generous, he la not lavish and never wasteful. His Scotch training Is constantly conspicuous In all his ways of life. It would never occur to him to have open house and high revels at Blarrlts or anywhere else j for crowned heads or their satellites. Not ' a bit of it. This does not alter the fact that Sir Thomas Is a splendid host, but In other words, he is not a fool. - One dsy this week Sir Ernest Cassel's orchestra, which Is made up of really clever artists, ' left for Blarrlts, where they will stop while the king Is there. Staying with Cassel will be several! of the chums of King Edward Marquis de Soveral, Mrs. George Keppel and Jane Thomwlll, who is the best bridge player in society, among others. - ' s .. Coaatesa Deserts Lesdoa. Lately the countess of Suffolk has taken to bury'ng herself In the country. She has absolutely deserted London, which she openly asserts she hates, further proclaim ing that sho has no use for society with a big S." Country life at Charlton Park fascinates her as much as Floors castle enchants the duchess of Roxburghe. Lady Suffolk has succeeded in waking up the lasy and Indifferent folks of the neighbor hood and has got them to 'take quite an interest In their own welfare. Her lace school has certainly a future. Lady Suf folk Is full of American enterprise, and although the school has been liut a short time working she has succeeded In estab lishing agencies for Its products In Vienna, Paris and London. I. tell the tale as it was told to me and for what It la weVth, It would seem soino few weeks ago She heard that a laborer on the estate used to beat his wife on Sat urday nights after he had been drinking at the village.- Taking with her a horse whip, the countess went to the cottage where the laborer rerlded and waited out side for the first sounds of a quarrel. Directly it greeted her ears, she demanded admittance. The Inmates were overcome at her presence and the offender slunk away In silence. "I have come to horsewhip you." said the countess to the man. "it Is lucky for you you live in England, were you in America they would tar and feather you." Prayers and entreaties for forgiveness ensued, and having received from the werkman a promise that he would become a teetotaller. Lady Suffolk let him off, telling him, however, that she would '"keep her eye upon him." ranaael Slights Klag. ' There Is quite a rumpus going on In society because the duchess of Marl borough has not put in any appearance at court for a considerable time. The fact is, since her separation from her husband the royalties have bestowed all their sym pathies on the duke (and naturally she resents it. It Is an unwritten law, but none the less emphatic for that, that a duchess must ap pear at court at least once a year. Not withstanding all the king's good nature, tact, etc., he is very quick to resent a slight or the very least violation of eti quette on the part of one of hiu subjects, and he has expressed himself very defi nitely on the continued absence of the duchess of Marlborough from court. Speaking of the matter to a friend the duchess remarked: "I shall not give in even if it la a question of my having to break with the best r-ngnan set." As a matter of fact she has had to do this al ready as, of course, where the royalties lead, all follow. But she Is extraordinarily popular in philanthropic circles and with the people generally, her excellent work In the cause of charity being greatly appre ciated. The duchesa of Connaught the king's sister-in-law sent Mrs. Adair, a few days ago, a large box of oranges from Malta, where this fruit grows to perfection, es pecially in the gardens of the Royal palace. Mrs. George Comwallls West. Nellie Post and the recent bride, Mrs. Robert Gros venor, were all similarly honored. In each box was enclosed the duchess' card with the intimation: "These oranges were grown in our own garden and I picked them my self." .1 ear the Connaughts have invited Mrs. Adair to Malta to stay with them as long as she can. As she has still to be ear her oculist she has been compelled to decline. rtats Laager Faahteaable. The metropolis Is becoming singularly In adequate for the needs of society house hunters. One of the chief causes of this singular state of affairs la that flats are no longer regarded as fashionable. Like most other happy Inspirations, they have been worked to death, vulgarised, and "cheapened" In both sense of the word. Now that unfurnished lodgings have come to be described as "convenient flats." that Women's New Spring Siits In a Variety of the Latest Fashions No fob lots All now, frosh and clean High Class Gar merits, direct from the leading Parisian and American designers. -: -:- Wo Meet tho Domand for Popular Priced Suits Swell New Spring Suits at $18.75 The popular modified Prince Chap the elabo rately braided coat and the natty semi-fitting coat suits are in this collection. Coats lined with taffeta silk or satin, skirts llare or plaited effects all well tailored, special price Never before have such suits been offered at $25 This is a, remarkable collection f beautiful suits, for the price in plain fabrics and new shadow and fancy stripes all in the very latest and most effective models strictly high class. tailor made garments that sell C ln rrmnv stnrpa far 135.00. r Special at '25 Stunning new suits at $29.75 Smart new models for women semi-fitted, severe tight fitting and the new butterfly models in fine chiffon panamas, serges and fancy suitings in a wide range of new spring shades exceptional values at "this price. Special .at J29LS Exclusive models at $35 and $55 These come in the new stripes plain serges in ail colors and Panaja cloths many exclusive designs that will not be shown elsewhere in the city. Exact duplicates of garments from Parisian designers of note, at. . . . $35.55 tfiW ft (f? M!f? 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The big squares still remain for such as can adapt themselvea to a style of srchl tectw.?. d,K:h Is against most modern no tions nf convenience and comfort, and can manage to live gaily despite the depressing Influence of a ghostly suggeatlon tot de parted splendor; but the veritable family mansion U an unsatisfactory relic at best for those who cannot afford, like the mil lionaire, to scoop out Its Interior and put In a brand new one on Americanised prin ciples. LADT MART. II your of lice should burn tonight Did 70a ever stop to think what would happen if your office should burn tonight f You would, probably, be out of business for weeks if not months and the loss of your papers and records would be inestimable. The only safe insurance is to have an office in a fire-proof building like THE BEE BUILDING This building is net only thoroughly fire-proof, but tha fire hazard la leaa than In any otber building la OnukLa. 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