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THE COURIER.
log tho art of rocontro. It is a fact that
hb a rulo womon aro not good story toll
ors and whon wo consider how much a
good ntory adds to tho Hfo and jollity
of any company, and especially to a din
nbr party, it in certainty a worthy ambi
tion to bncomo an adept in story tolling.
One clafH of philosophers toll ub womon
aro not good story tollora bncauso thoy
havo wit but no humor. Anothor class
avors it is due to their lack of wit even
though thoy do poesoss humor. Poor
womon! no wit, no humor, no wondor
thoy aro taking this branch of culture to
tho club for council and corporation.
But philosophers to tho contrary, some of
tho moat apt storicB wo have evor hoard
havo boon told by women, and womon
who laid no special claim to brightness
but whoso keen intuition novor led them
astray whon tho obligation wi s resting
upon thorn to enliven a somewhat heavy
company.
The history department of tho wom
an's club at its last meeting considered
"Tho Coming of the Cavaliers to Vir
ginia." This proved a most interesting
subject and brought forth an animated
discussion on horedity. It was shown
that while tho colonies of tho south
dilTored widely from thoBO of tho north
in political and religious faith, yet the
social status of the early colonies of Vir
ginia was much the same bb tho Puri
tans, neither more nor less. Ilenco tho
claims of tho Virginians to a cornor on
exclusive aristocracy wbb considered un
supported by history. Ihe subject for
the next meeting Is "Bacon's Rebellion."
The household Economics department
met in the Y. W. C. A. dining room last
Monday afternoon. A very intere:ting
and instructive talk was givon by Mrs.
M. D. Welch on "FarinaceouB Foods."
rolloctod. You have laughed. You have
sung. You havo danced. You have
boen a good wife and a lovely mother.
You havo been a true friend. You like
every form of innocent enjoyment, and
you have not questioned why. I havo
often remarked to my husband that you
woro tho natural woman, cultivated, but
not spoiled by civilization, Now you
aro going to start on an excursion down
the melancholy paths of subjectivity.
You aro going to question and consider
and contemplate, and porhapB, aftor a
time, you aro going to doubt. 1 boo it is
inevitable that you are to bocome bb sad
and sophisticated bb the reBt of us.
Then you will dance because it is the
fashion, you will sing to please others or
to win a roputation, and you will laugh
merely to apprise thoee about you that
you have a sense of humor."
"Why, you are deprecating knowl
edge!" cried tho young matron. "Oo
you want me to remain an ignoramus?"
"No, my dear. But you have some
thing better than philosophy or meta
phisical knowledge. You have sane,
natural, innocent, exuberant impulses.
You live. You do not conteraplata life.
You are young in an age whon all seems
old and jaded and gray. When you are
learned I Bhall endeavor to congratulate
you but you must not expect me to
forget how lovely you havo seemed to us
in your sweet unconsciousness."
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I Sale of Easter Dress Goods j
Tho moBt puzzling qnostion to tho Ladies at this time is, what shall
1 got for an Easter Gown? We all know it is difficult to look for some
thing we think wo cannot find, and nothing pleases us more than to find
what wo are just looking for. Now and stylish goods at 'the very lowest
prices delights tho heart of every lady; and solves the question that this is
the Btoro, where jou can And everything for your EASTER GOWN.
Mrs. G. F. Saylor entertained tho Cen
tury club at it last meeting. The sub
ject for the afternoon "The Washington
and Boston Libraries," was presented by
Mrs. Waito. These two magnificent
buildings woro described and compared
in detail. Mrs. Waite gavo a graphic
description of the artistic beauty of these
buildings and explained tho artist's
methods of painting the beautiful ceil
ing domes and tho high arches of the
riches along tho long hall ways. It
proved a very entertaining subject and
was highly enjoyed by the members.
Mrs. Saylor then gave an instructive
talk on "How to View a Picture." The
next mooting will he with Mrs, Polk.
The next open meeting of the Won
an's club will be under the charge of
Miss Anna Barr in the university gym
nasium on March 27. On this occasion
each membor of the club will be pet
mi tied to take one guest.
We tind thia beautiful little fiction
which is very real fiction in the wom
an's department of Self Culture, which
is edited by Elia W. Poatie. It is such
a charming way to anbwer tho questions
BometimeB asked by club women, "are
we taking ourselves teo seriously?"
A young matron was heard to say at a
reception tho other day: "I am going to
take up my study of philosophy. I
want to understand myrelf and my ac
tions, and to tubulate those actions and
claBBify myBelf. I want to know the
definition of thingB. I want to find out
why I think as I do, and what relation
such thought bears to my antecedents,
and the relative possession of my will to
my instinct. I wish to know myself.'
"Well, 1 think you'll enjoy the knowl
edge," replied au elder woman who was
listening. "At least all the rest of us
enjoy knowing you, though I may object
that part of the delight which we havo
taken in your acquaintance baB boen
bocauso of your perfect objectivity.
You alono, of us all, seemed to enjoy life
without knowing why. You have not
The following letter is printed for the
benefit of the club women of Nebraska
who may wish to avail themselves of
this opportunity:
Dear Madam: At a meeting of the
delegates to the federation of women's
clubs of Pennsylvania, held in Chester,
Pa., November, 1808, the following reso
lution was passed:
"Resolved, That a committee of three
be appointed to organize a Federation
Traveling club.''
Some of the reaBonB that led to the
unanimous adoption of that resolution
were these:
Our members aro sufficiently well read
and experienced to appreciate the ad
vantages of foreign travel; it gives
broader ideas of people and thiogs, a
wider mental horizon, an ability to read
history in a new light and with greater
pleasure; it furnishes a heBltby and
most enjoyahlo relaxation from usual
cares, and gives a certain variety of edu
cation that can be obtained iu bo other
way. Many members who have long
unPirea a trip abroad have hnnn hin
dered by a lack of definite and reliable
information as to routes, accommoda
tions and expenses; many have been de
terred by lack of suitable companion.
Bhip. Those who have contemplated
joining organized parties have found
many tours to be of so expensive a char
acter as to be suited for millionaires
only; they have found .other tours to be
planned on a basis so economical as to
be miserly, lacking many comforts to
which our members are accustomed in
daily life; or what is more .frequent,
they have fouud that the route of travel
did not includo many places which
there was an eager desire to visit.
There was a desire Jfor the co-operation
of members to secure comfort
proper companionship, a reduction in
living expenses while abroad, and a re
duction in transportation. What co
operation can do in such respects was
rapiy illustrated by the journeys to and
from Denver last June when the Na
tional Federation met there, Tke dele
gates who had the advantage of co
operation rode in through cars luxuri
ously fitted and bad agreeable com
panionship; yet their expenses were less
than the expenses of those who without
-he advantage of cooperation made
their trips as individuals.
For information address Miss Eliza
beth Bradford Rice, 407 East Broad
street, Chostor, Pa.
46 inch tailor suitings, a hand-
somo new weave, medium
weight, well finished; colors,
new brown, new blue, new gray,
new green; par yard 91.50
44 inch tailor 6uitingB, a beauti
ful new cloth for d resets and
tailor made suits; colors, new
blue, new green, new gray; per
yard $1.35
44 inch fancy cord, a good ser
viceable cloth; colere.nuvy blue
and new green; per yard $1.25
46 inch silk warp novelties, the
handsomest line of fancy spring
goods ever shown; per yard.... 05c
44 inch English coverts, a splen
did suiting; co'ors, blue, gray,
navy, brown and green; per yd. 75c
45 inch French poplin, a very
fine cord, a good firm cloth,
othere get $1 for the same; col
ors, new blue, castor, new
brown and gray; pur yard 75c
40 inch silk warp novelties; nov
elties aro always good, but
these are better than any we
have had; a good line of styles;
peryard 75c
40 inch Venotian suiting, an all
wool cloth; colorp, garnet, navy,
CHBtor, gray, new blue; peryard 75c
I FANCY AND PLAIN SILKS. NEW LINE BLACK CREPONS. f
FlftV nPtl'nillr Wsii'of nnlbrnc Tlkau
are all new, exclusive styles.' One
; pattern of a style. Also
: 21 inch Fancy Striped Waiat
Silks; colors, turquoise, blue,
cerise and green; per yard . . . .$1.25
; ; 20 inch Fancy Striped Waist
. ; SilkB in light spring colors; per
:: yard 98c
: : 20 inch Satin Striped Waist
Silks, in dark colors; good qual
ity; per yard 98c
; 20 inch Striped Waist Silk, new
color and pattern, per yard ... . 85c
20 inch Black Ground, col
ored figures, per yard 75c
20 inch Striped Waist Silk, dark
colors; per yard 75Q
TAFFETA.
! 25 New and Staple Colored Taf
I feta Silks, 20 inches wide, reg-
lar 75c quality; per yard 68c
44 inch blister mohair crepons,
striped; looks like eilk; very
44 inch bliBter mohair crepons:
beautiful design; double bin!
ter; per yard to 98
44 nch Blister Mohair Crepons; '
handsome new designs; double
blister; per yard tann
44 inch Blister Mohair Crepons,
10 new and different styles; de-
Dg-n8.iD?,udiD the fmMs
Priestley's crepons; all double
blisters; per yard ok
44 inch Blister Mohair Crepons;
5 Di?.Wu?,nd Btll8h designs
4idi0Uk,o.?i1,Bri per yard- - .98
44 inch Silk Crepons; peryard. .$1,89
42 and 44-in Blister Mohair Ore
pons; all double blister; per
44?nch Double Blister cVepnsf150
a A81"! ner yrd $i 05
44 inch Colored Crepons, blue
t and brown ; per yard . . , $i or
In addition to this line we haVe 49c
05c, 75c, and 9HC qualities
' " tllHtPMOtHM
There must always bo some services
that seem so naturally to belong to
women that it seems impossible to them
to cease rendering them, and here it is
that the hardest battle of the head and
heart begins. Some of these services
are dear because they give pleasure to
the server, some because they give com
fort to the served. It is not easy to
turn from either, says a writer in Har
par's Bazar. It is not easy, women are
apt to think with some bitterness, to be
a professional woman at all. And now
again the head must be heeded. Tr .,
have honestly decided that bb a duty to
your talents, or to expediency, or to
some other good motive, it is best for you
to follow an outside profession, the way
to begin is not with weak lamentations
and comparisons of sex ." One great rea
son for our thinking of man's path as bo
much easier in bis professional career in
because sacrifice to gain an end baB bo
come so a matter of course in the lives
or men tbao we take their nfforts as no
sacrifice at all. It is not always bb easy
as it looks foi a man to leave the bed
side of a Bick child, the hearth of an ail
ing wife, or even the happy sitting room
and the bright chatter of those he loves,
to go to a work that sternly calls him.
A mother, who was visiting her eon
after a long separation, complained to
him with feeling that be had not spent
a single entire day with her since her
coming, which was wholly to see him.
"Tell your firm you havn't Been your
mother for five years," she urged . "They
will give you a day off, surely."
The son was a loving filial son, but his
hair fairly rose on his head at the idea
"Why, mother! You don't know what
work is. They'd give me tbe day fast
enough, and then get a man who hadn't
any mother."
On March 18 the Zetetic club of
Weeping Water held a. pecial meeting
with its president, Mrs. Margaret Sac
ett. There were thirteen members pres
ent. After roll call and reading of tht
minutes Mrs. Monroe reported for the
committee appointed to visit our pubUc
shoo. She was pleased with the good
order in the rooms she visited, alsofod
"uu 'vmg Bcnool now and thn
years past when she was . sooUM
v-ry much in favor of the press, eyB
tern. The club decided to IxtlJ 7
land clubs to visit us in Mv a!
trans ti ,g necessary bust.fi Z Z
proceeded with the program Jhu
omitted at tho last ntlng
o the absence of the leader, consisC
of parliamentary drill, under the Z
eadershipof Mr,. Hungate. We we
tothl thTrntnioreti'devoe
o this study, bb our leader cam. ZTth
ext book, chart and notes we?S! 5
MBKKaSS
The department of Darimilh,
practice, assisted by the nXK ,
of departments and ,h enl Jlu"
"hip of the Woman's club wmeiTber'
reception to the wivea omI, gl?6 a
of the Nebraska legie,aturee?em,ieri
March 28, from 3 ?r7a Tueday,
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