Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1901 — WOMEN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WOMEN

WOMEN AND BUSINESS WOMEN might as well be frank with themselves on one point—they cannot make the success In business that their husbands, fathers and brothers do. There is only one Hetty Green, and she can hardly be ranked with the Carnegies, Rockefellers and Morgans of the great world of affairs. It is all very well to allude to the superior physical strength that enables men to undertake tasks which women are constitutionally Incapable of fulfilling. But the truth seems to be that women are not fitted for success along the same lines that men are, and it is a waste of time for them to aspire In that direction. There is a constantly growing agitation which aims to impress women with the necessity of being Independent and self-supporting. Of course there is, unfortunately, always a large number of women who have to earn their bread. But they should be pitied, rather than held up for the admiration and imitation of the remainder of the sex. An Impression seems to be abroad that girls should not remain under the protection of the family roof any longer than their brothers; that they are under the masculine necessity of getting out and seeking their fortunes in the great world, at about the same age. One feminine characteristic which stands in the way of women’s success in business is her Inability to judge things in an impartial and Impersonal sort of way. This is one of the things that a man letrns at the very outset of his career. But the average working woman considers every man she meets in the course of the office routine from the point of his possible like or dislike for herself. And, moreover, the little courtesies which men pay to women—yes, even to business women—are too often construed as evidences of personal liking. It seems almost beyond the range of women’s intellect to conceive of a state of things in which her business associates are absolutely neutral with regard to her personality; neither like nor dislike her, but regard her simply as one of the necessary sea tures of the establishment.

There lb, also, another point which is wqrth while mentioning in this connection. Woman has her distinct field, as has often been said, and that field is the home. But did it ever occur to a woman how much training she requires before she is competent to administer a household? If she devotes herself diligently to the acquisition of what she ought to know in order to manage even a very simple home, she has little time left to engage in the occupations which ought to be left to men. Think of the large number of young girls who know how to do stenography, typewriting, keep books and preside at the cash register! Then think how few’ there are who have any knowledge of the nutritive values of the different cuts of beef, or how to repair a man's wardrobe or drive a nail, or—to come down to something which implies a still greater deficiency—to keep an account of the daily domestic expenditures? When women know these things it is time enough for her, unless driven by stern necessity, to think of going into business.—New Orleans Picayune. Friend of Birds. Point Pleasant, N. J., has, through the efforts of Miss Caroline Murphy, become a paradise for game of all

sorts. Miss Murphy determined to have the State game laws enforced, and she has succeeded. The result Is astonishing. Wild birds are seen on the streets of the town. Their songs and screechings are heard

everywhere. Q\iail wander into the front and back yArds of the houses. Rabbits gambol a Knut the roadways, and scarcely think it worth while to hop into the hedgerows its vehicles pass by. Miss Murphy began ber tight last year. She was indignant at the way pot hunters slaughtered game in season and out, aud the manner in which the dogs of the county were allowed to chase and kill at all times. She enlist dd the game wardens In her warfare, *nd soon a number of pot hunters aud Jog owners had been arrested and fined. the final result being as desertbed.

Practice This Before Your Mirror. The mirror is a woman's best friend, one whesw she does not consult onetenth part ks often as she should. If die used th» full privileges of friendship. there would be no crooked plaits »t the back of skirts, no separation between skirts and waists. I am quite sure that if the average woman could see exactly how she looks when holding up her dress skirt she would refuse to leave the house until she had discovered some more graceful fashion of keeping her draperies from the dirt of the street. A little practice with that unflattering friend, the mirror, to assist her efforts would do wonders for a woman. When Buying a Hat. Never, never buy a hat merely because it Is becoming When tried on whtle seated in the pattern-room. Many times a hat that is becoming to one when seated transforms a woman into a dowdy the moment she stands up. A large, picturesque bat is frequently very pretty on a stout woman of medium height while she Is sitting down.

The iboment she stands up the hat seems to increase her width, while !♦ detracts several inches from her apparent height A woman must insist upon seeing the effect of a hat when standing, and at some distance from the mirror, before deciding upon its becomingness: It takes moral courage to take a firm stand with the ordinary saleswoman who has absolute faith in her own judgment, but it will pay in the erid. The wide flat toques of panne velvet, lace and tulle which she shows you and which are almost as picturesque as the old-time Gainsboroughs, make prtty carriage hats, but are suitable only to women possessing height when intended for ordinary street wear. Stiff trimmings, bows, quills, bunches of flowers and wings are smart on the plateaux now in vogue, but are trying to the generality of women.

The Co'larless Gown. The new fashion of wearing gowns without collars and finished by flat trimming or down drooping ruffle of lace is delightfully comfortable, but has its disadvantages. The high collars, so long worn, have destroyed the contour of many a throat originally round and white. Consequently the women who have not pretty throats are earnestly seeking for them, especially as they know that by next winter there will be no escape from the fashion that will then be fully established. In the first place, the woman who wants to adopt the collarless gown “on occasions” must realize the necessity for going into training Immediately. Let there be no dallying with the temptation to continue the stiff, high collar for ordinary wear. The linen collars must be got rid of, absolutely, and the only high neckwear admitted to the wardrobe shall be either the unstarched pique or duck stock, or the finely wired transparent collar, not really tight. A plan adopted by a young woman who averred that her throat was “a sight!” yet wished to give it the fullest benefit of freedom, was to have all her bodices and shirt waists neatly bound and edged with upstanding narrow lace. This has the advantage of being a tasteful and dainty finish in Itself, yet allowing her to don a ribbon or stock at a moment’s notice.

Origin of Pin Money. “Pin money" now means an allowance of money for a woman’s own personal expenditure, but originally It meant literally the actual sum spent on pins. It is almost impossible to think of any stage in the history of womankind when the pin was not one of the mainstays of her existence, but until about the end of the seventeenth century an article, more resembling a wooden skewer than anything else, was all that could be obtained. After that time {he modern pin was invented, but the maker was allowed to sell them openly only on Jan. 1 and 2, so that court ladles and fashionable dames alike were obliged to buy a large store on those days. So extremely important was this yearly purchase that, apparently. a special sum of money was obtained from all indulgent husbands for it; and at a later time, when the pins became cheap and common, womankind gradually crime to spend their allowance for other purposes. Rich AnU>or««. Mrs. Gertrude Potter Daniels, daughter of a Chicago millionaire, lias written books that were much talked about.

The last, “The Warners," lias created more talk than anything Mrs. Daniels had p r e v 1 o u s ly written. The reason ascribed for the alleged attempt to suppress the sale of "The Warners" ia that "It attacks

capital bitterly." Society Is aghast at the socialistic tone of the book and its author's evident familiarity with the seamy side of life. ,

"these Coving Gils." “Oh, yes,* said the brunette, “It was very sweet of Marie to give me that blue gauze scarf. She knows I look a fright in blue, but the scarf is lovely and Just the thing she wants to wear, over ber yellow hair. I’m not going to leave It around where she can borrow* it. though. I'll keep it safely until her birthday, next month, when I ahull have it dyed scarlet for her.” Bnby’e Hair. To insure good hair, an Infant's bead should be kept well vasellned for the first six months, and protected In sleeping by a loosely fitted cap of the thinnest, finest exteure. This serves also to keep the ears close to the head. The ugly, outstanding ears would never be seen If infants wore caps at night as they used fb

Miss MURPE

MRS. DANIFI.S.