Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 27, Number 31, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 30 January 1897 — Page 6

WOMAN'S WOULD.

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WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY A

CHICAGO GIRLS' CLUB.

The Majority Petition—Piques and Cotton Canvas Tlie Rainy Day Club Lamp Shades and Sleeves The Height of

Style.

The clubhouse of the Girls' Mutual Benefit club is at 631 West Superior itreet and is in good financial condition BO far as its running expenses are concerned- It is self supporting, although the fees are so small, the initiation fee being 25 cents and the dues 6 cents a "Week. The membership numbers about 825, and includes a number of the leisure class besides a large number of •elf supporting young women.

The club was organized in 1890 by six young women who recognized the fact that a home of luxury was the fate of comparatively few, and who longed to divide the favors fortune had bestowed upon them with their less fortunate sisters. They had worked together for some time in the Ashland circle of King's Daughters, but the club was not in any way under the auspices of the King's Daughters. Alice Cary Burk hardt, one of the founders, is president of the club.

After the regular classes were established Saturday evening was set aside for socials and lectures, the latter on history, hygiene, Delsarte, general care of the health and other interesting subjects.

A library was started at once, and that, together with the games and music for those who do not wish to join the classes, helps to make the evenings spent in the clubhouse both profitable and pleasant.

The expenses were defrayed at first by the proceeds of a concert, which made a nest egg of $208 to start on But the club veiy soon outgrew its small quarters, and it was decided best to build. About $ 1,600 was raised by subscriptions, entertainments and bazaars, which paid for the lot at 581 West Superior street, upon which a

A I.rrr- cant BURKHARDT.

handsotvu r.r.n commodious clubhouse was built which cost 87,000, $500 being paid each your on tho indebtedness. This amount is raised by outside subscription, entertainments, eta They

Ft'1' owe $3,000. Tho hoi^e dedicated amid great enthusiasm and has drawn an immense jpOHiboivhip from that vicinity. It is finished admirably and furnished for £he special needs of the organization. On tho gronnd floor are the rooms occupied by tho janitor and his •wife, the matron, unci consist of a little five room flat. Tim bathrooms, which are always open for tho use of the members, are also on this flooF, as well as the furnace and stor:igo rooms. On the second floor are the offices, library, two large reception roor mid a well appointed kitoheu where the cooking lessons take place aul whioh, as furnished, is a model kitehcn in every sense of the term. The thin! floor is divided into a large auditork-.m and two music rooms in front.

Tho on tiro house has hard finished floors, and the rooms, with tho exception of the large auditorium, are furnished v, th rugs. All the furniture except the auditorium folding chairs was donated by friends of the institution. This is probably as attractive a clubhouse as there is in the city, especially when it is taken into consideration that it is managed entirely by girls. These young women say the organization is what its name indicates—delightfully mutual in its benefits. Tho members of tho leisure class have time and ways to plan and to work for the support of the club outside the club's own limits. The wageworkers do their part in dues and are always ready to engage in entertainments, for which they pay a regular admission price as a help to the revenue of tho club. It is impossible to estimate the value to the leisure class of tho lessons whioh they learn of the girls and young women who every day glean experience in the business world. These industrial members are bright examples of patience and perseverance.

The classes are all free, with one exception, and the fee for that one is only 10 cents, the charge being made on account of necessary expense involved. The other classes are carried on by 24 volunteer teachers, who aim to make their instruction as practical as possible, For the dressmaking class a sewing machine has been given, so that nothing Is left out of the fullest instruction necessary to cut, fit and make complete anything in a girl's wardrobe. The cooking classet are especially interesting, the theory being followed by practice and illustration in the shape of a •upper. "Hiis institution is not for the so called "submerged tenth"—does not aim »t civilising, bat Americanizing. This district being composed entirely of foreigners of the poor but thrifty class and •peaking their native languages in their homes, it is hard to get at the heads of the families, as they stay at home so entirely that many of the women do not understand the English language at all. It has been the desire of

form mothers' clubs, but in this the club is hampered by the linguistic fact above referred to.—Chicago Tribunes

The Majority Petition.

Martha R. Almy n? Jamestown, N. Y., when asked her views on the "majority petition," in a manner positive and firm replied: "From the time when Margaret Brent asked to vote in the Maryland assembly, Jan. 21, 1647-8, to the present day the women of America have been asking for a voice in government. When all legitimate arguments against the granting of their reasonable requests have failed, they have been met with the inane apology that when a majority of women want to vote the suffrage will be conferred upon them. "Since the right of petition is the only political right which a disfranchised class enjoys the inference is that the prerequisite to enfranchisement should be a petition signed by a majority of all the women of the state. "I deny the right of any person or power to demand such a test as a majority petition. The declaration of independence does not say, We hold these truths to be self evident, that when all men, or a majority of them, shall ask for their inalienable rights they shall receive them. It says that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, and that to secure these rights govern ments are instituted. 'If this time honored instrument sets forth any one supreme proposition of which all others are but corollaries, it is the statement that governments are instituted to secure rights. "The theory seems to be growing alarmingly prevalent in these latter days that the government should confer rights, and that only when the demand is so strong that it can no longer safely withhold them. If this be true, Columbia is no better than old King John. In all the pages of history, ancient or modern, there is not recorded an instance where a determinant majority of unrecognized persons ever asked for an extension of rights or privileges. "A volume would not contain the record of instances in the world's history where an active, aggressive minority has demanded an extension of rights and privileges and received them. The whole story of the evolution of liberty is but an illustrated sequence of exam pies whero the few have asked and the many received. To confine ourselves to our own country, we should never have had a Decaration of Independence if it had been necessary to have a majority of the colonists dechire for it. The majority, and especially the wealthy people in colonial days, thought it better to endure the ills they had than to run the risk of others which they knew not of. At one time during the Revolutionary war there were twice as many Americans in arms against the cause of independence as there were in the American army. The loyalists in this country always claimed that they were in the majority. In New York state originally only freeholders voted. Did the poor man unanimously petition for the franchise? Did Sid* poor black man in the state of New York in 1846 unanimously or in any determinant majority petition for the franchise? Did Abraham Lincoln insist upon a majority petition from the slaves before signing the emaivoipation proclamation? Did the negroes In the south in the days of reconstruction circulate a petition to find out how mam- wanted to vote? 'If a majority test is to be required, the logio of the situation demands that it be a majority of citizens, both men and women."—New York Tribune.

Piques and Cotton Canvas.

Judging from the quantities of pique displayed in the shops, it is to be a favorite material the coming summer. It is of lighter weight, not nearly so stiff as it used to be, and the different colorings are very attractive, the pale yellows, pinks and blues especially so, while there are dark blue striped with white and tan with a hairline of white which should make up very smartly. This is a fabric which is particularly pretty for children's wear, and in the coats and capes trimmed heavily with bands of openwork insertion is much better for summer than any silk could possibly be. For grown up people pique looks best made in a severe style, and a coat and jacket in tailor fashion are always satisfactory. There is a rumor, and one that seems to have more foundation in fact than most rumors, to the effect that tho loose sack coat is to be made up in those piques. This is a style which requires great care in cut and make. When it is becoming, it is immensely so, but when it is not it is the very ugliest garment any one can wear. The gored skirts, made with the narrow gores, are to be fashionable for pique and such materials, each seam having a cording or piping, lines of braid or narrow mid effective insertion.

The canvas cloths are much on the order of ducks and come in «a great variety of coloring. They wash well, „do not shrink and are not so heavy or warm as the duck, and therefore preferred by many, but they have the disadvantage of mussing very easily. The reds, the tan, the blue and the black and white are particularly noticeable this year and should look very well made up in the tailor styles, and braiding is especially good on them therefore it would be well for any woman who is clever with her needle to begin now and braid herself a smart Eton, bolero or any other short jacket, for she will certainly find it fashionable when the warm weather comes. Denim, which is very much on the same order —at least resembles it closely in appearance—will be worn in the braided costumes, and the plain blue linens will also be braided, so there is plenty of fancy work for the long winter evenings.—Harper's Bazar.

The lUlajr Dftjr Clab.

Mm Bertha Welby has good reason for calling the Rainy Day club "the

the club to club of tbe century." It is a long time

"—""FT TEKKE HATUE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL," JANUARY 30, 1897.

sime such an important reform for women was intoduced as this of keeping their skirts out of the mud, and «. club whose purpose is to make such a reform general may well be credited with being the most eminent organization of the kind known for a century. Mrs. Welby says that the club will do more for the health and happiness of women than any other club. She has received letters from women in every part of the United States and Canada, asking for information and desiring membership. Tho slight feeling of embarrassment that troubled some of the pioneers in the movement has disappeared, and women walk about in skirts of sensible length secure in the knowledge that they are admired for their common sense.

At the meeting of the Rainy Day dub in Brooklyn a few days ago most of those in attendanoe wore walking dresses of convenient height, although, as it was a fair day, it was not necessary to appear in the regular bad weath er costume. Even on bright days it is well to dress comfortably, with the bottom of the dress at a safe distance from the dust of the ground, and the members of the club understand this perfectly. The prospects of the club are excellent. So socm as it is generally under* stood there will be thousands of women on its roll of membership, for rainy and muddy days are as common in one city as another and in country places as well. Dame Fashion may have rebelled against the rainy day costume at first, but even she has joined the procession now, and all who wear the sensible clothing have the satisfaction of knowing that they are stylish as well as comfortable.—New York Press.

Lamp Shades and Sleeves.

Three years ago when women were back at 1830 in their sleeves—whatever they were in anything else—lamp shades aspired to rival them in their voluminousness and blossomed forth into veritable canopies, covered with elaborate confections of silk, lace and ribbon. Last year innumerable reefs had been taken in the still ample sleeves and lamp shades showed their desire to reef also. Empire shades, straight and severe, moderate in size and guiltless of fripperies, were all the rage. You could have them with their simple frames covered with various colored silks, gathered on and drawn tightly over them, finished top and bottom with a full ruche of the same silk or the same colored mousseline de soie, or you could have them in parchment, decorated with old prints applied, outlined by dainty scrolls in water color, or you could have them decorated entirely in water color in any design that most appealed to you.

This year sleeves have shrunk to infinitesimal proportions and lamp shades were in despair. They could see no way for them to shrink. In affecting the style of the empire they had discounted the sleeves' next stage of shrinkage. There was one awful moment when they feared they would have to acknowledge themselves out of it, when some one with a brilliant mind said "globes." And globes it is. They are the very latest and they are just as close a fit for lamps as the up to date sleeve is for Women.—Chicyro Chronicle,

Tho Height of Style.

Upon stylishly attired young women in afternoon dress at the various picture galleries in the city are noted gowns of cloth, soft india cashmere or drap d'ete in black or colors, dark or pale, the costume consisting merely of the gown lined with silk and a little toy bolero jacket on velvet, brocadc or moire, edged with fur, with a girdle to match, a huge empire muff, a spreading picture hat with a witchlike crown, and any number of disjointed looking feathers apparently fastened on with one stitch and a promise and blown hither and yon over the "picture" creation. The wearers of these jackets, spite of their big muffs and big hats and merely ornamental fur trimmings, look cold and long skirted and short waisted, their abnormal hats and muffs out of all sort of proportion to their insufficient little 12 inch jackets. Certainly until ono has become accustomed to this mode of dress it scarcely appeals to one's sense of the appropriate or becoming for winter wear on the street. However, it is considered "the height of style therefore what further need be said against it or in its favor ?—New York Post.

Bridal Toilets.

On some of the corsages of bridal toilets the neck is rounded low, the space thus left filled in with shirred or plaited mousseline de soie or a full Russian guimpe of embroidered satin, the sleeve puffs matching this guimpe. When a high close, satin bodice is preferred, it has a battlemented collar band of the satin, with plaitings of very rich lace showing between the stiffened pearl trimmed tabs. Below this a dainty jabot of the same lace, caught here and there with jeweled pins, drapes the front of the corsage from throat to waist

"I should be glad," wrote Mrs. Julia Ward Howe to some Chicago reformers the other day, "to join in any effort, made with wisdom and charity, to better this state of things, but the burden of years begins to weigh upon me and my powers, such as they remain, are heavily mortgaged."

A sleeve that terminates at the wrist bone marks the gown to which it belongs as being a relic of last season, while a plain or low collar is equally reliable as an indication of antiquity.

A blackboard is a most useful thing in a nursery. Children will find a constant source of amusement in drawing on it. It should not be too high, but be easily within their ljeach.

"fhe French women artists and sculptors are petitioning the School of Fine Arts for admission on the same terms as men.

There are in Paris 8,000 women who are heads of mercantile houses.

The Ring Mountains of the jWoon.

The moon is really and truly a great planet of mountains, its whole visible surface being dotted with elevations of curious shapes and of extraordinary height. We say "its whole visible surface" and hasten to explain that we make this statement simply because the eye of man has never seen but one side of the surface of the moon. What we see convinces us that the little planet is extremely mountainous, for on the "end" exposed to our view there are no less than 80,000 peaks, varying in height from 2,000 feet to 4 miles. When we consider the fact that this lunarian world is only one thirty-second part as lar^e as the earth we can easily see why it deserves the title of the "planet of great mountains." There is a peculiar thing about these 80,000 moon peaks. Each and every one of them has a ringlike form, the open end of the conical point being of greater or lesser diameter, according to the height of the mountain. In a low grade telescope these peaks resemble true volcanoes, but when viewed through a high grade glass it is seen that the depression in the center of the queer "ring mountain" is often so great as to be below the general leVel of the surrounding country. The depth of these depressions is calculated in a curious manner—by figuring on the relative shadows they cast when the sun is shining full upon them. The diameter of these "ring mountains" varies greatly, some of the larger ones being 50, 100 or even 160 miles, while the smaller look like post holes when viewed through a good telescope.—St. Louis Republic.

Jt is because persons who once try Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, always buy it again, that its sales have become so enormous. The success of this great remedy in curing cold, cough, croup and sore-throat is simply marvelous.

A Quaint Bird Legend.

The Medical Press, in a recent reference to a work on some old legends in connection with drugs, said: "It would be interesting to know if tho bird which the author calls 'aster' is known to modern ornithologists. Speaking of it, he remarks that its scent is said to be so strong that fishes are drawn by it as he is flying over the river, and so taken up by him, having one leg like a hawk, the other like a duck." It is not difficult, however, to identify the bird in question. It is the osprey (Pandion haliaetus), which, although not today classified under the genus astur, is related to it. In the Rev. C. Swainson's "Folklore of British Birds" there is a reference to it from Shakespeare, "Coriolanus," act 4, scene 3:

Autidlua, loq.— As is the osproy to the flah Who takes it

By sovereignty of nature.

And in Peeic's play, called "The Battle of Alcazar" (1594), act 2, scene 1: I will provide thee of a princely ospray,

That, a3 she flieth over fish :n pools, The fish shall turn their glistering bellies up, And thou shalt take thy liberal choice of all.

Prevent sickness and save doctor's bills at this season by keeping your blood rich and pure with Hood's Sarsaparilla.

The Serpent.

The Roman Goddess of Health always bore in her hand a serpent. The serpent was the emblem of i&sculapius, the deity of physicians, and in Roman folklore it is said that during a great petftilenoe in Rome he appeared in that oity in the form of a serpent and staid the plague.

A Mathematician.

"You mustn't detain me," said the man who was hurrying down the avenue. "My time is valuable. "Do ye reckon thet five minutes of yer time is worth 25 cents?" asked Meandering Mike, quickening his pace so as to keep in step. "Assuredly." "Well, I was goin ter give ye a hard luck story thet 'u'd last five minutes exactly. I've timed it ter run jes' thet long. But ef ye'll gimme the 20 cents change I'll let ye off with one minute, an we can't neither of us feel thet we've been took advantage of."—Washington Star.

In the Yosemite Valley a while ago, a young fellow went out on the edge of a shelving precipice two thousand feet high, and balanced himself on his head. A little slip or little puff of wind would have sent him to eternity. Not one man in a million would be that kind of a fool. But nine men in ten are all the time taking foolish chances.

There if no deadly peril about a little fit of indigestion or biliousness, and yet if a man allows these troubles to get a hold on him he is taken serious risks.

Dyspepsia alone seldom kills anybody that is, it only kills you by inches, and takes a good many years doing it. But it weakens and undermines the constitution so that it is all ready to receive and fertilize the dangerous diseases which do kill you outright.

Disease-germf won't grow in healthy blood any more than corn will grow on a rock. A man who keeps his digestion perfect and his blood pure may eat and drink and breathe diseasegerms, but they gain no foothold. They are cast out of the system. But a man with a dyspepsiaweakened constitu­

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