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long for what be bag not and to be dis
satisfied with what be baa" is shown in
the Chilean treatment of Balmaceda,
the president who killed himself at the
end of the only revolution which Chile
has ever had, He was driven to such
straits that be took refuge in the rooms
of the Argentine legation, but was
finally told that even they could no
longer shield him. To keep himself
from falling into the hands of bis own.
countrymen, who surrounded the house,
bo dressed himself carefully in the
clothes he wore for state functions, ar
ranged himself on a couch and a little
later was found with a still smoking re
volver in his hand. Now he is the pop
ular hero of Chile and one hears peo
pie lamenting that he is not alive to be
come the next president. My dress
maker has seven portraits of him in her
sitting room, varying from photograph
singly and in groups to a copper relief
embedded in plush of a color florid
enough to ehow an unlimited amount of
patriotic fervor.
The etreel6 of Santiago are Just now
undergoing a transition and an unac
customed population stands im the
street corners craning their necks after
the blue painted electric cars, "made in
Germany' and run by a company with
an English name. They have been used
to seeing cars crowded inside and on
top, pulled by two slender, ill-fed horses
whose failing power were exhilerated
by constant beating, and, when that
failed, by a rider on horseback who
fastened one end of the rope that be
had to the front of the car and spurred
his own beast into pulling the car, horses
and all.
The women etreet car conductors
which impress strangers so forcibly,
with their aprons and slimy black hair,
their sailor hats tilted down over their
eyes and their chins buried in shawls
wrapped about their necks, are trans
ferred to the new electric line, but the
day of the jolly out-rider who takes
pride in riding as' recklessly and shriek
ing as hideously a? possible, is over, and
though the new way is inexpressibly
more humane and comfortable, the old
way lingers in the memory.
can only be appreciated by seeing it.
These are the ladies whose clever
work makes up the display: Mesdamea
S. T. Lund, Fannie Bacbraan, R. Wil
son, 0. A Wagner, M. F.Morrill, J. C.
Comfort, Ida Harr, J. 0. Morrow, D.
Lincoln, G. F. Bergner, S. G. Wright,
MisseB Ada Wilcox, Edna Martin, Vina
Park, Mabel Truax, Blanche Snyder
and last in mention, but one of the first
in excellence, Mellona Butterfield.
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Officers elected by the Nebraska State
Federation on the last day of the sixth an
nual session, October tweMth :
President Mrs. Draper Smith, Omaha.
Vice-President Mrs. Durland, Norfolk.
Rec Sec. Miss McCarn, Fremont.
Corr. Sec Mrs. Ncely, Omaha.
Treasurer Mrs. Cress, Fairbury.
Auditor Mrs. Page, Syracuse.
Librarian Mrs. Stoutenborough, Platts-mouth.
The Current Topics Department of
the local Woman's club met Friday at
3 P.M. The situation in the Trans
vaal and the Filipines was discussed.
Miss Marian Kingsley of the High
school gave a talk on "School Boom
Surroundings."
Mme. Sarah Grand will come to A
merica in January and will lecture on
the "Human Quest"' and "Mere Man.''
The exhibition of the Nebraska Ce
ramic club opened in the Her Grand
hotel in Omaha, on Thursday of last
week. There are some new exhibitors'
in the display, while some of the -former
ones are absent.
The exhibit all through is so inviting
that it is difficult to mention the most
attractive pieces. Besides it is very ex
tensive and tha excellence of the work
Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford will
give two copies of "Old Madame," with
her autograph on the title-page, to the
Lucy Stone table at the coming Suffrage
Bazar. MrB. Julia Ward Howe will
give an autography of her "Remine
cences," Mrs. Livermore several copies
of "My Story of the War," Miss Alice
Brown her "Meadow Grass," Miss Lil
lian Whiting "The World Beautiful,
Prof. Ellen Hayes, of Wellesley, her new
book on mathematics, and more vol
umes are constantly coming in. Will
iam Dean Howells and John Hay have
each given a book to the exhibit of
their respective states. Mrs. Elizabeth
A. Kingsbury has sent to the Lucy
Stone table one of the earliest works in
behalf of equal rights ever published in
this country, ''Letters on the Equality
of the Sexes and the Condition of Wom
en," by Sarah M. Grimke, of South
Carolina. This volume long antedated
the organized movement for equal rights
It has been for many years out of print,
and is very rare. Mrs. Kingsbury esti
mates its price at $5. Woman's Journal
The royal Victoria college for women
at 'Montreal, Canada, was formally
opened on November 1st. Lord Strath
cona built and endowed it in bonor of
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and
presented it to McGill University and
the women of Canada.
Recommendations of committee on
library extension of Nebraska Federa
tion of Women's Clubs:
''A library is an essential pars of a
broad system of education, and a com
munity should think it as disgraceful to
be without a well conducted library as
to be without a good school."
The Nebraska State Federation of
Women's clubs through its Committee
on Library Extension respectfully sub
mit the following suggestions for a pro
gram, which may aid in the develop
ment of library interest throughout the
state.
1. Poetic quotations on books and
libraries.
2. The public library its value to a
community.
3. Nebraska's library laws; (consult
the revised statutes )
4. Does Nebraska need a library
commission and traveling libraries?
What could be accomplished for Ne
braska by euch legislation, and how can
it be secured?
The committee has reason to believe
that the club women of Nebraska are
imbued with the "library" spirit and
that each one will be interested in cir
culating a petition which should be
sinned by the public spirited people of
the county, club women, leading busi
ness men, farmers and their wives,
teachers, and others.
The petition might read: "We, the
undersigned, residents of ( county)
Nebraska, in the interest of a more in
telligent and contented citizenship, and
in the desire to see Nebraska-maintain
her position in the front rank in pro
gressive education, do hereby petition
our representatives in the Nebraska leg
islature to put our state in line with
Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indi
ana, Iowa, Kansas; Maine, Massachus
etts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hamp
shire, New Jersey,- New York; Ohio,
'Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin
by enacting a law creating- a Library
Commission, providing for a system of
traveling libraries and making a liberal
appropriation therefore."
After securing names the petition
should be pent to the local legislator.
May the clnb women of Nebraska
realize that the opportunity is here to
do a great service.
Mrs. Belle M. Stoutenborough,
Chairman, PJaitamoutb.
Mrs. Louise Ricketts, Lincoln.
Mrs. Harriett L. Towne, Omaha.
It is reported that Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt has declined the presidency
of the National Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution.
Women in New Fields.
Miss Bertha Hopkins has for four
years made a good living supplying
water-ground corn meal to a large num
ber of patrons in Georgia and the Caro
lioae. She cleared 12,500 last year.
A bill will be introduced at the next
session of the Georgia General Assemb
ly proposing to give women more than
eighteen years old the privileges of the
textile department of the Georgia
School of Tecnnology. New York Eve
ning Post.
The third afternoon concert of the
Matinee Musical e was given on last
Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the
club rooms at Twelfth and N streets.
The program was in charge of the third
division. Misses Childs and Givens
leaders, and consisted entirely of opera
tic music and was as follows:
Piano Duo Lohengrin Vorspiel
Wagner
Misses Givens and Kettering
Romanza "Pleta, Pleta" (II Profeta)
Meyerbeer
Aria La Gloconda, Act IV
Ponchielli
Mrs. E. Lewis Baker
Piano -"Nixenchoir'-' Wagner-
Mrs. Powers
Scene and duet from Aida "Tu la
Sorte dell armi" Verdi
Miss Childs,- Mrs. Baker
Violin Enrt acte Bflat
Ballet music, G major Rosamunde
Schubert
Mias Ina Baird Ensign
Miss Burlingim (student), accompanist
Polacca from I Puritam Pellini
Miss Anna Gertrude Childs
Gypsy chorus from-Precioaa- Weber
Spring chorus from Samson and 'De
lilah Sain-Saens
(The Gages of-Dragon's temple 6wing
open. Delilah enters followed by Phil
istine women holding garlands of flow
ers, in their hands.)
First Sopranos-' First Altos
Miss Elsie-Fawell Mies Nellie Trigg
Mrs. J. Grainger Mrs. II. Doane
" O.E.Sanderson " E.L.Baker
" J.B.Wright
Second Sopranos Second Aitos
Miss L. M. Haywood Miss M. Kettering
" A. G. Childs MrB. Ross Curtice
Miss Ella O. Givens, Accompanist.
Mrs. Henry Purmort Eames, leader of
the Music Study Department of the
Lincoln Woman's club hau prepared an
outline of her work for the year. Each
piogram is preceded by a ten minute
talk by the leader. Mrs. Eamea is not
only well prepared for her work but has
the rift of racking it very interesting.
The following is the program:
Hayden, Mozart and Beethoven, com
pared. Schubert and The Romantic.
Faust and Lucia.
Christmas Music.
Story of the Pianaforte.
German .Opera.
Theory.
Violin and Virtuosi.
Piano virtuosi in the NineteenthCen
tury. Theory.
Italian and French Opera in the
Nineteenth Century.
Mendelssohn and Rubinstein.
Theory.
Schumann.
Wagner.
The year book of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club of Pawnee City, in its charm
ing colors of pink and white, with a rose
for its emblem, and the words "Mutual
goodwill and mental growth" for its in
spiration, has been received. The of
ficers are: President. Miss Latson; vice
president, Mrs. Lipp; librarian, Mrs.
Tracy; treasurer, Mrs. Eckman; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Campbell; corres
ponding secretary, Mrs. Kingsbury.
The program for the year has been
arranged as follows:
October 1
Hostess Mrs. Campbell.
Address of welcome
President
October 15
Hostess Mrs. David
Roll call How I spent vacation
Washington's administration
Mrs. Tracy
Colonial writers Mrs. Kingsbury
Early American sculptors
Miss Worthum
Merchant of Venice, Act I.
October 29
HoBtess Mrs. Eckman
Roll call Quotations Bryant
Adams' and Jefferson's administration
Mrs. Williams
Revolutionary writers Miss Vedder
Early American painters
Mrs. Taylor
Merchant of Venice, Act II.
November 5
Hostess Miss Latson
Roll call Quotations Burcs
Madison's administration
Mrs. Vedder
Paper on wood engraving, etching,
photogravure Mrs. Stewart
Merchant of Venice, Act 111.
November 19
Hostess Mrs. Lipp
Roll call Quotations Woman
Monroe and Adams administrations
Concord writers Mrs, McMasters
American women artists and sculptors
Mrs. Lipp
Merchant of Venice, Acts IV and V.
December 3
Hostess Mrs. McMasters
Roll call Quotations Thanksgiving
Jackson's administration
Mrs. Campbell
American historians Mrs. Eckman
Picturesque Washington Mrs. David
Parliamentary drill Mies Latson
December 17
Hostess Mrs. O'Laughhn
Roll call Quotations Emerson
Van Buren, Harrison and Tyler ad
ministration Mrs. Kingsbury
Cambridge writers Miss Wortham
Paper on art Mrs. Robinson
Pronunciation test Mrs. Tracy
December 31
Hostess Mrs. Robinson
Roll call Quotations Longfellow
Polk, Taylor and Fillmore administra
tions Mrs. Taylor
Early American magazines
Mrs Williams
Art galleries of America
Miss Vedder
Othello. Act I.
January 14
Hostess Mre. Stewart
Roll call Quotations New Year
Pierce' and Buchanan's administration-
Mrs. Robinson
Nature's essayists Mrs. Stewart
American Negro in art Mrs. Vedder
Othello, Act II.
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