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ITEMS INTERESTING TO THE FEMININE SEX. Ty your father in. my dear?" inquir-r drowning persons during the great ed n visitor of & little girl who opened ! storm there in the autumn of ISOS < the door to her knock. ‘Yes. sir. 6uH There is a Chinese superstition that a* • * 'Ua'. ... . i he’s busy." was the reply. "He's quar reiir.g with mamma!” Patnui. a Chinese women of Hong kong. has received from the British government a medal for rescuing person who is drowning ought to be let! do so because the king of ail spirits i wants him. Miss Louise Malloy of Baltimore and Miss Florence McLand burgh, whose I pen name is McLandburgh Wilson, are rising newspaper humorists. Lord Strathcona, speaking in London at the annual meeting of the British Women's Emigration association at the Imperial institute, said the difficulty was not in getting situations for the I women who went to Canada, but in J keeping the situations filled, as the wo- 1 men usually settled down in a house of j their own. He was quite sure at least two-thirds of those who emigrated to Canada became wives. One of the youngest assistants ever appointed by Vassar college is Miss Corliss Babson, who also has the dis tinction of being the champion woman high jumper. Miss Babson was recent ly appointed assistant to President Miss Babson made her wonderful jump ing record in the class games of 1504, when she cleared the bar at 4 feet 254 inches. The father of Miss Sarah Gottlieb of Philadelphia was swindled out of $1,000. Miss Sarah, a cjgarmaker. turned de tective. followed the thief to New York went to cheap dances, which sh had him arrested after the New York ; ins to the housewife only the pic police had failed to catch him. j tusk of adorning the table. The women of Montclair. N. J.. have ; Miss ?-aez C. Parker, a young < c projected a domestic service corpora-; woman «-f Holla, Mo., tion for the purpose of doing away with ' the drudgery of the kitchen and sub- I stituting for it a central plant, which: shall prepare all the families’ food, bring it to the house three times a day | I and is already attracting alien: her work. Another colored girl Vaux Warrick, is the sculptor negro exhibit at the Jamestown . tion. The United States gove. Taylor. A graduate of the class of ’05, i knew he was fond of, found him and J and take away the soiled dishes, leav-I gave her the appointment. & THE continual state of boredom, and yet she and cares for very few things outside ■ clever In half a dozen ways and would was made to be one of the most cheer- j ful, energetic women alive. She is swamped by circumstances. She mar- I ried a man who is devoted to business' of it—certainly for nothing she is in- like to do something with her talents terested in. He has money, but keeps her on- a small allowance because he wants to make a fortune. She is • home. but he won't let her, believing that wo man’s "proper and only sphere” is the MRS. THE0 RUGGLES KITS0N. Mrs. Theo Ruggles Kit son of Boston is a woman sculptor who has made a success of depicting the military life. Born in Brookline, Mass., she studied in Boston and abroad and married her teacher, H. H. lvitson, the well known sculptor. Mrs. Kitson is the only American woman sculptor honored by the Paris salon. Her Mother Bickerdyke monument is one of her best works. But what is home when it means a narrow life of cramped duties without the companionship of the man one lives with which to make it endurable? It seems to me if women paid more a’.tention to the question of whether the man's tastes were similar to theirs marriage would be less of a failure than it is nowadays. Love is all very well. | but after love what? A Lack of Ambition. Most people In this world have very little ambition. They want things—oh, yes-:but they .want them to come easy, which means that they really don’t want them at all, as I understand the word. . A woman is lonely and wishes she had more friends. Well, does she make herself agreeable to those she knows? Does she forget herself and do things they like and talk about the things they like when she meets them? Too much trouble? Well, let her re main lonely, then! A girl wants to be an actress. Is she willing to sacrifice good times and study hard, travel on the road and take what she can get? Not she! Give her a speaking part and a salary of $25 a week at a New York theater to begin with and she'll think about it. A girl comes to me and says she would like to be a buyer in a large de partment store. When I tell her she’ll have to work in the store itself at a low salary at first she says. “Oh, hor rors!” and decides she will do some thing more “aristocratic.” They make me very tired, to use a common expression, these people who want the soft snaps, the positions that are the reward of labor, and are not willing to perform the labor. It’s Just as silly as expecting to reach the top of the ladder without climbing the lower rounds. Are you surprised at the number of failures in this world? Then consider the number of people who do things by then after she has prepared the even- i ing meal and put the children to bed I she goes to night school and learns how to make artificial flowers. This morning she came In to tell me’ she had secured a position making flowers at good wages with the chance Learning hou> to make artificial floiccrs. of a promotion if she proves herself I capable of doing special work, which I I believe she will because she is learning all the time and trying to improve her self. Now, there is a woman I hare sincere respect for! New York. HER OPINION. The following is from an English pa per: This occurred in America, where ar. English lady and her husband were paying a visit. They had experienced all the delights of being whizzed up tr> the forty-second story of a big hotel ir. less time than it takes to say "Gee!" They had been insulted by car conduc tors and the police, had had their pic- halves. in a slipshod, unfinished way, tures in the glorious free press of New the people who work with one eye on the office clock, the people who are con tinually saying. "Well, that isn’t quite right, but I guess it will do,” and cease being surprised. Of Quite Another Sort. On the other hand, one finds am bition and steadfastness of purpose here one least expects it at times. My colored washerwoman can give j Jame: cards and spades, as the saying Is, to j "if you many a highly educated white woman. She is a widow with two small chil- iren. She lives in .four spotlessly kept ooms, one of which she lets to a lodger. She makes all the children’s clothes and ler own. scrubs, cooks the most appe- lzing cheap dishes I have ever seen md, to be brief, is a splendid manager. She goes out all day washing, and York, together with an interview which told them much more about themselves than they had ever known before. They had been bustled in Wall street, bounc ed in Broadway—in fact, they had ex perienced all the most modern delight* of nineteenth century civilization. And now, to fill their cup of joy to over flowing, they were in a railroad smash “X toid you something would happen she stormed at her husband started a journey on Friday inefficient j It’s the unluckiest day in the week!” “Madam.” said a cute Yankee just be hind her. “permit me to inform yen. that Columbus set sail to discover America on a Friday.”. She froze him with a typical Grosve- nor square glance. “Sir.” she said, "in my opinion it is - great pity America was ever discover:? at all.” LTHOUGH the part which women | great review In Washington which A L - played in the civil war was such an should inspire artist. "* ^ sculptor, poet or writer, the heroines of the great conflict have been ntmost entirely Ignored by them. There marked the marshaling out of the Ar my of the Republic all eyes were fixed on a shabby woman in a calico dress and faded sunbonneL She rode down the dusty lines with the men and. as she passed along, the assembled thou vere ministering to the armies of both j san( j s bn^e into peal after peal of ap- north .1: ■ -1 «’h : !t;! [cause, for among that host were those women who risked mo as much as the men In -e and suffered I who but for her would that day have of these, like Mother Mary Bickerdyke of the nc.-h. rescued the wounded even under tVz guns of the enemy. Others, like the beautiful Miss de Laney of Richmond, the angel of the Confed eracy. soothed the sick and the dying in hospitals. Some daring souis were enrolled in the secret service, while others labored with devotion in the homes of the north and south to supply their own with comforts—even delica cies. Although their own circumstances might be precarious and only the hours stolen from rest or sleep could be spar ed for picking lint or making bandages. In these lines thousands were inde fatigable. Women of wonderful execu tive ability and great personal courage were found in the sanitary commission, and everywhere, whether in field, hos pital or home, women evinced a spirit unparalleled in the history of war. Abraham Lincoln himself said, "If all that has been said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise of women were applied to the women of America It would not do them jus tice for their conduct during the war.” Some day perhaps every state may do honor to its heroines by hanging their portraits in public galleries and placing their statues in the capitois with other benefactors of their country. One State a Model. One state has already done this. The statue of Mrs. Mary Bickerdyke. the common soldier’s friend, was dedicated at Galesburg, III., about a year ago. The monument is a magnificent bronze from the hands of' Boston’s gifted sculptor, Mrs. Theo Ruggles Kitson. The model represents the good nurse bending over a wounded soldier whom she has raised to a half sitting position in order that he may drink from the cup which she holds to his lips. The simple dignity of the wom an's figure and the tender, pitying face are haunting in their appeal to the sympathies. The history of this brave and humble womnn should be known wherever American history is told. Mother Bickerdyke and such as she make the pretensions of wealth, fashion and beauty seem paltry Indeed. At the nlform. Some j, een ca rrion on battlefields—there were those whose dear ones she had healed or whose hours of suffering and despair and death she had soothed with a di vine compassion. The idol of the soldiers, after having so nobly served her country. Mrs. Bick erdyke, like Cincinnatus, asked nothing but to go obscurely home. It Is fitting that her work and the work of all such women should be commemorated.. It is to be hoped that the example of Illinois will be followed by other states and that the women of the future may find inspiration In the glorious and self sacrificing deeds of the women of the war. What a wealth of material they offer to the poet, the novelist, the dramatist, the artist and the sculptor! A Logical Suggestion. The Daughters of the Confederacy at a recent meeting in New York spoke of erecting commemorative statues to the heroines of the Lost Cause, these to be placed In the capitois of the various Confederate states if possible. North ern women should not bo behind them, nnd women’s clubs might add to civic beauty and point many a lesson in patriotism by similarly honoring the, heroines of the Federal army. Annie Wittenmyer, Dorothea DIx. Mary Liv ermore. Emily Parsons, VEliza Porter, Amy Bradley, Helen Gilson, Margaret Breckenridge, Lydia Parish and many others are recalled by the o!d soldier as he retails his story of battles fought and wounds received. The Union cause and the Confederate cause had their heroines—the daring vivandiers like Annie Etheridge and Bridget Divers— the military geniuses who, like Mme. Turchin. could lead the troops to vic tory when the commander—in her case her husband—was unable to fight. Women In Literature. While they do tfot treat of the great women of the war, a number of suc cessful novels of the war period have been published recently, and the suc cess that they have had has indicated that public interest is turning in that direction. The books give a general picture of the life of the time. Among them may be mentioned “Throckmor ton,” by that gifted writer, Mollle El liott Seawell. Herself a Virginian, she has been able to delineate sympathetic ally life In an Isolated Virginia neigh borhood during reconstruction days. Mary S. Tiernan in her "Jack Horner” has used the same period, with Rich mond as her background. Ellen Glas gow’s "Battleground" and Sarah Beau mont Kennedy’s “Joscelyn Cheshire” both belong to reconstruction days. Oc tave Thanet’s "In Expiation” covers the same ground with respect to Kan sas. It is interesting to remember that Louisa M. Alcott won her first honors with "Hospital Sketches,” stories based on her actual experiences in the army hospitals. Women In War Poetry. As for poetry, much has beln written both by and about women. The Bar bara Frietchie incident owes its fame to the poetical setting which Whittier gave it. Of the civil war roetesses Julia Ward Howe Is the only one now remembered and that chiefly on account of the masterpiece with which the con flict inspired her. Like all great works of genius, the "Battle Hymn of the Re public” is impersonal and will serve to stir patriot blood until “swords are beaten into plowshares and nation no more rises against nation.” On the serious side of literature a wide range of subjects has been cover ed under the heads of histories, biogra- i Richard L. Hoxle of the United States nhles and memoirs. Of the latter, chief | corps of engineers.. It is interesting to among those on the southern side is. know that she was only fifteen years Mrs. Varina Howell Davis’ memoirs of old when she made her Lincoln portrait Jefferson Davis. As the wife of the president of the Confederacy she had opportunities of observation quite su perior to those of any other woman be low Mason and Dixon's line. Mrs. Mary Anna Jackson has published a valuable character study of her hus band in the "Life and Letters of Gen eral Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson.” Mrs. La Salle Corbell Pickett has done ■tn admirable work in "Pickett and His Men.” General Pickett led the historic charge at Gettysburg. On the other side is Mrs. Mary A. Livermore’s "My Story of the War,” a narrative that has a truly literary fin ish and, from her connection with the sanitary commission, adds much to the stock of information in regard to this unique and interesting enterprise, now perpetuated by the Red Cross society organized by Miss Clara Barton. Kath erine Prescott Wormeley, the scholarly translator of the standard edition of Balzac, has published some of her ex periences in “The Cruel Side of War With the Army of the Potomac." Miss ! class as remarkable." She also did the Wormeley was one of those who held gilded statue which adorned the dome por bust. Mrs. E. Cadwallader Guild of Boston, a .young, handsome and successful sculptor who has carved busts of many celebrities, has recently completed a head of Lincoln In bronze. Another ol her successes is a bust of the late Pre3 ident McKinley, so lifelike that on the recommendation of the late Mark Han na it was purchased by the government for the president’s room in the Capitol. One.of the most unique contributions to American art is that of Miss Evelyn B. # Longman, who won the prize o> $15,000 offered for the best design foi the doors of the chapel to the Naval academy at Annapolis. The award was made by the distinguished sculptor Daniel C. French of the National Sculpture society tn a competition In which Miss Longman was the only wo man to enter. "There are no sea scenes or battles in the design submit ted by Miss Longman,” says a critic. “Instead, there is subtle suggestion of all these in the work which the judges high rank in the United States sani tary commission. Lincoln Literature. As to the Lincoln literature. Miss Ida Tarbell’s "Life of Lincoln” easily stands first. Miss Caroline Hanks Hitchcock in her "History of the Hanks Family In America” and “Nancy Hanks; the Story of Abraham Lincoln’s Mother,” has gathered together much material that is of interest to students of civil war history. Other War Artists. Tt may be said that Mrs. Kitson Is ’ vt the only womatv whose work in L jtarble will commemorate the heroes of the stvil war, although she is per haps ©nly one to do honor to a wo man. Sire. Vinnie Ream Hoxie was the first woman to put the history of the time into marble. She executed the life size bust of Lincoln which may be seen in the rotunda of the capitol at Washington. The value of this marble aside from its artistic merit is that it s a real likeness of Lincoln. He gave che youthful sculptpr several sittings or it at the White House. Mrs. Hoxie s also responsible for the admirable ttatue of Farragut in Farragut square. .Vashington. Mrs. Hoxie now lives in Washington and is the wife of Major of Festival hall at the SL Louis exposi tion. Born on an Ohio farm, she studied art in Chicago and in the east ern states and now has a studio in New York city. In this space It would be impossible, of course, to mention all of those who have done even notable work along this line. The number is growing, too, for it seems as if the time had arrived when artists and writers can look back at the great grim facts of the war through that mellowed perspective which is said to be necessary for the achievement of all really great work. CAROLINE WETHERELL A FILIAL COMPLIMENT. “I had quite ar. encounter as I came home tonight," said a suburbanite as he took his seat at dinner. "Two men, slightly intoxicated, were having a quarrel near the station. As usual,' there was no policeman in sight, and . they were in a fair way to knock each other’s brains out when I stepped be tween and separated them.” "Weren't you afraid, dear?” asked his wife in a quavering voice. "No. indeed! Why should I be?” Then the little son step ped in. “There’s • no one who could knock any brains out of father!” he 1 said proudly. ” j H AVE you noticed the increased vogue of the tailor made girl? One secs her everywhere. She wears a severe linen shirt waist and a shiny black sailor hat. She also affects wash leather gloves of a pale yellow hue and has her monogram em broidered on the sleeves of her shirt waist, just as the men do. The whole truth of the matter is that lingerie blouses are a bit passe—that is. for street wear. It seems to be a case of guimpe dress or tailor made waist this spring. I always thought the cheap lingerie waists were abominations after the sec ond washing, and the expensive ones, with real Irish medallions and hand em broidery, are beyond the means of most folk, so there you are. Let me advise the plain shirt waist of fine linen for ordinary wear and the little guimpe dress for other occasions. A Radical Change. As regards the platn sailor, really it Is very smart, and the latest Is a gold en brown be coming to near ly all complex ions. Rough straws are the thing. One sees very few smooth ones here tn New York at least. They are too severe. Per fectly enormous stra tght brim med trimmed sailors are to be worn this sum mer, and mush room shapes are Then perhaps the most stunning thing of all is the pale gray, card with a band of darker gray running all the way around about half an inch from the edge. The en velopes are sim ilarly decorated, and then you have your home address engrav ed in dark gray old English let tering at the top of the card. By the way, gold lettering is no longer smart. You match the tint of your pa per In a darker tone for your monogram or address. It is Enormous straight brim, nice to keep up tned sailor. with these little changes, and it costs no more than to be behind the times. Rather Too Pink. I think really the colored ribbon style of table decoration may be overdone. The other night I dined out and count ed almost a dozen pink bows in the scheme of things. To begin with there were three on the maid—one in her cap and one on each pocket. Then four bi satin "splashers" divided the honors of the four corners of the table, while tiny rosettes adorned the name cards, and the center of the cloth blazed with nearly an acre of pink gauze ribbon wound in and out among the ferns and flowers. The guests ate in the midst of a pink atmosphere which was dazzling enough to take away their appetite. The whole think struck me as being Her monogram embroid- ered on her sleeve. doomed. they j in very bad taste, say. That’s just like the mill!- i Tho Bungalow. ners. After we The'unplastered summer home is the buy our spring hats they immediately ; latest in architecture. Health faddists change the styles. claim it is far more hygienic: beauty Five inch brims are nothing extraor-! lovers rave over the soft effects of the dinary. As a matter of fact they are plain wood walls and the artistic lines considered narrow, and you plant your j of the beams and the panelings, but enormous hat firmly on your head with- I best of all Is its cheapness. An un- out the suggestion of a tilt and walk j plastered house can be built for almost out Into the glare of publicity, conscious i half the price of a plastered one. that you look extremely smart—if homely. This is a "faddy” town, no use in talking, nnd reople will wear anytnlng. or do anything for the matter of that, if it happens to be the style. Stationery Caprice*. Just now the correspondence card Is the ..itest thing out. It has a dainty! woman’s head or a flower in one corner at d costs at least a dollar a box for twelve of the smallest size. just big enough to say "How d’ye do?” on. Mission furniture may be used al most entirely for the furnishings, and bright cotton and rag rugs will give a note of color wherever desired. Then, too. the woods in the different rooms may be stained to suit individual tastes. Well, it's the latest In summer home fads, and I am giving it to you for what it is worth. The other day I heard a young wom an not much past thirty say that she wouldn’t mind dying the yery next day; that she had had all she wanted of life. She meant it too. Life to her is one