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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1909)
THE SUNDAY OREG0TA'. PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 5, 1009. 6 "1 Pdotccting Amc G s 5TUDY1IG PAR S PROTECTION for the girl of the United States, studying art in Paris, ha been provided through the philanthropy of Mrs. Whltelaw Reid. and at the American Girls' Club In the French capital the old condi tions that made It an actual peril for a girl to be there without a chaperone have been done away. A hundred writers in articles which unfortunately dealt only too truly with the facts, have given a warning note to young women who planned to pre pare themselves for art work by a course of etudy In Paris. The pitfalls were pointed out. and undoubtedly they existed In sufficient number. Pathetic cases were In : stanced of girls whose ignorance had made them unfortunate marks for the destining. But for actual corrective measures t nothing was done until lira Reld, wife I of the present American Ambassador to j the court of St. James, took up the matter. Girls now comfortable at the Ameri 1 can Girls' Club. 4 Rue de Chevreuse, In the heart of the Latin Quarter, re gard Mrs. Reld as their patron saint, and properly so. The club which she placed there Is no longer an experiment, but It is being constantly enlarged, and Its scope Is increasing so steadily that it will In a few years be twice the size It Is now. ' It was while the Relds were in Paris at the American Embassy that the attention of Mrs. Reld was first attracted to the need of suah an institution as has been brought to the present remarkable suc cess. It frequently happened .that girls In financial dinlcultles or otherwise Involved in the variety of difficulties that can .come to a young woman far removed from the proteotlon of her own home circles, came to the United States tm basey for aid to get home or for assist' anre of other kinds. . The attention of Mrs. Reid was di rected to a number of such cases, and her practiced eye Immediately discovered the cause of the trouble. The girls lacked a circle of proper so ciability. They lacked association with young women of their own ideas and Ideals. She must get them together. As wife of a prominent American dip lomat, as a woman of means and social distinction. It was not hard for Mrs. Reid to accomplish most anything she desired. In fact, no one better equipped for the work oould have been found. The percentace of students was not as areat then as it is today, for now It is Aid that not less thrnn 20"0 girls are studying art in various forms in the dlt ferent schools and conservatories. But the number was not less than half as great, and the occasion for action vital. Mrs. Reid interested Mrs. William Newhall in the project, and the two wo men quickly found a suitable building on the Rue de Chevreuse, between the Boulevard Monrparnasse and the Rue Notre Dame des . Champs. This was leased for a term of years, overhauled, put in a thoroughly sanitary condition nd opened not only to students, but to all American women residing in Paris, as a club. The response showed how much such a reform had been needed. American girls welcomed its many ad vantages. Leaving the protection of i stuffy garrets and draughty studios, it meant a whole lot to come into the com fort of the handsome new clubhouse. Unpretentious externally, the building stood as the very last word in comfort Inside. Built in the usual form of French houses with three sides forming a hollow square about a large court, the fourth side opens into a delightful garden at one end of which has been built the chapel of St. Luke's Church of the Holy Trinity, The American church in the Avenue 'Alma. On the first floor are several cosy par lors and a large reading-room, the latter open from early morning until 10 o'clock at night. Besides flies of the leading French, English and American papers, the leading current magazines are sup plied here, and the crowded shelves can lain a host of art reference works and varied other reading matter, both lnstruo 'Jv and entertaining. Two especially valuable features of the library are the departments devoted to French literature and French art. At first the use of the library was re stricted to students, but now any woman In Paris is welcome to enjoy Its privileges. In the end of one of the wings is a beautiful salon, artistically furnished nd always fragrant with fresh flowers. Here tea Is served in the afternoon from to 5 and all American femininity study ing art in Paris gather at this hour. The tea room was one of the pet hobbles of Mrs. Reld. who considers it one of the mce.t valuable features of the entire ven ture, t On Sundays the olub is always at home here formally from 4 to C and there Is de lightful muslo and recitation to add to the entertainment of ail who may call. Men are welcomed Into the sacred por tals on that day, and the many male stu dents in the capital eagerly embrace the chance to meet their fair country women. The club provides residence for 25 girls, who can live for $30 a month, with light nd fuel extra. The age Is from IS to 40 and1 the club is careful to make clear to all who apply for membership that the Institution must j la bo sense be regarded a "home" if --..jlm Tj "V i ''-r 11 .... ; jMSsSlaiilS i : '--S$ iir " ti- t:t HSt- . : ?', :r f tfrr:. -. rr '. .' . " " - W 3p y- ,j:K ' r pff:' "'J."L"I'.'"! .... ' mmmumm-"mtl iS k.,. ILt ' " I V '4,T" -7-- r- , v tr n li 5 IV- ill. -I Ip-?.-.- -ft f I XCv- : ' - x ' - f" girls. It is a place for meeting and for sociability for those who by reason or their unfamiliarity with the language and the people of the country must otherwise be lonely and be handicapped by their Ignorance. The bureau of Information is another Important feature of the work that has done all kinds of good to those who use the club. It is conducted by Miss Jean ette Moffit and her assistants. They can tell you anything, these skilled ladies. The addresses of stores either In Paris or at home In the States, how INNOVATIONS IN LINCOLN CENT Some of Its Features Found on Pennies of Long Ago; Changes In Inscriptions. THE new Lincoln ceni unuw more Innovations than any other United States coin that has ap peared In recent years In both design and Inscription, and yet some of its features are only revivals of details used on coins when the country was In Its Infancy. In adding the motto "E Pluribus Unum" to the Lincoln cent a time hon ored device is once more restored to American copper coins. .The copper cents of several of the states of the Confederation bore this motto; in fact they were the first coins to show it. Among these states were New York and New Jersey, the motto first appear ing on the cent of the latter state in 178 and in New York In 1787. Then, too, the word "Liberty" has come back to Its old place on the ob verse of the new cent. This word waa favorite with the old engravers of cents and the only Inscription borne by the obverse of the cents first Issued In 1793 and up to 1808. Then a change In design was made and the word was taken from the border of the coin and placed on the diadem of Liberty, where It remained until 18S7, when aha whit metal flying eagle cent toofc RS. WHITELAVVHEIDS CLUB at the French capital F O R.. ART S TUDENTS'1 I i W, lii, 1 1 1 i, 1 i T -Ilil II to find the missing friends or relatives, where this teacher is located and what his prices are, who is best for this or that special course of study. Informa tion as to theaters, operas, concerts, points on how to travel from Paris to various points, what It will cost and what comforts can be expected, in short everything that could be of value to a girl far from home Is within the scope of this most skilled department. The main desire of the girl In Paris is to get a mastery of the tongue. the place of the familiar head of Lib erty. It was revived on the Indian head cent, but placed in, minute letters on the band of the headdress of feathers. The Llnooln cent Is the first coin of the denomination to bear the motto "In God we Trust." This motto is no stranger, however, upon copper coins, as the copper-nickel two-cent pleoe Issued from 1864 to 1873 was the first of all United States coins to bear It. The dime, half-dime, silver three-cent piece and nickel tbree-oent piece have never borne the motto. The old five-cent nickel piece with a shield on the obverse, bore the motto, and when a change in design was contemplated In 1882 the designers placed the motto over the head of Liberty, which was like that on the nickel now in use1. The motto was discarded when the new design was adopted in 18S3 and was replaced by a circle of 13 stars. On one of the reverse designs made at the mint In 1882 the field bore a large Roman numeral "V," surrounded by a wreath, and at the top was the motto "In God We Trust" In very small letters. This design also met with dlsaBSTOvaL and when the new. plnkaJ - She Is not In the capital a day before she sees the vital need of this study, no matter what special line she may be pursuing. The club acknowledges the Importance of this demand by having French lessons nightly at a nominal charge of one franc. The restaurant prices are very cheap, and It is possible to get a most delight ful dinner for two francs. There is also a studio for the use of girls who pre fer to work Independently, yet have not attained to the wealth necessary to have their own studios. was adopted It was found that the motto had been altogether abandoned, its place being taken by "E Pluribus Unum." Another return to the form of old days was the placing of the title "United States of America" on the reverse of the cent Instead of ths obverse, where It had been for so many years. All the large copper cents showed the title on the reverse. . It was transferred to the ob verse when the Indian head was adopted In 1858. . The cent has not seen many changes of design when one considers that .it has appeared more regularly than any other United States coin, having made its ap pearance each year from 1793, the first year of the issue, up to the present time, with the single exception of the year 1815. The first design showed a head of Liberty facing to the right, with loosely flowing hair, the word "Liberty" In large letters above and the date below. On the reverse was the Inscription "United States of America," and in the center the words "One Cent," surrounded by a circle of 13 links. This chain design did not meet with favor, and in the same year the wreath design was adopted In Its Dlace, which In junexol ntvl was con 6 . The American Woman's Art Associa tion holds its annual exhibitions at the club, and they are ever the magnet for drawing big crowds to the quiet look ing old building. The fourteenth exhibition of the kind has been held only lately, and in the course of the years that have passed many an American girl artist has had tinued until the old-fashioned large cent was discontinued in 1857. Another form of the wreath was used on the white metal sent of 1857, and the Inscription "United States of America" was placed around the representation of the flying eagle on the obverse. In the latter part of 1798 a Liberty cap and pole were placed alongside the head of Liberty, which style lasted until 1795, in which year the lettered edge was adopted. In 1798 the same general form was con tinued, the cap and pole, were omitted and the hair of Liberty was tied with a ribbon, the bust being partly draped. From 1797 until 1807 no material change was made In the design of the cent, but In 1808 a radical change was made In the obverse design. The head of Liberty was now faced to the left and represented with bound hair. On her forehead was a diadem inscribed "Liberty." Around the border appeared thirteen stars. This design lasted until 1818, when a new style of Liberty ap peared, not quite so handsome as its pre decessor. The latter design with minor alterations continued in use until 1857, when the fly ing eagle design was adopted.' The latter continued for two years and then the first of the Indian head cents appeared In the latter part of 1858. This was the design of Mr. Longacre and has been used continuously up to the present time with slight modifications. The Indian head on all the coins of this AfMgx fca.v faced to th left. Xha bead , ps "i.. -'Xlr ?P' the delight of selling her first canvas and getting a start through attention directed to her work at one of these annual exhibits. Holidays are celebrated with greatest merriment, in fact the club is a con stant cure for homesickness. Many a successful American girl returned In victory from the capital has admitted of Lincoln on the new cent faces to the light. This Is In accordance with a long established custom among coin makers of placing the head of a new coin in the opposite direction to that of Its predeces sor. Whether this was done intentionally or not In the case of the cent is not known. The custom is said to have originated in Europe, the head of the living sovereign always being placed in the opposite direction to that on the coins of his predecessor. , A Lesson in Duplicity. W. H. Ridelng in McClure's. One night I sat at the right of Lord Randolph Churchill, who was only one chair l. removed from the host, and the conversation between them turned on the dufflcultles of publlo speaking. "Have you ever been embarrassed by finding that after telling your audience there were three points to which you par ticularly wished to call their attention, and after elaborating the first two you could not remember a word of what you meant to say on the third?" The question was asked by the host. "Yes," Churchill replied; "that has hap pened to me more than once, but it never gave me any trouble. -I found an easy way out. Gentlemen,' I have said to them, 'I told you that there were three things which I desired to emphasize. I have mentioned two, only two. Much more, very much more, could be said, but I appeal to your intelligence. Is it neces sary for me to go any further; to waste any, mors ot jpus flma gs n own P s4 in that she would not have been able to keep up the fight but for the courage and comfort that came to her at the club. Mrs. Reld' has kept in close personal touch with the work and continues by many graceful acts to help make the path of art in Paris easier for young women. question the answer to which is so ob vious? Haven't I said enough to convince you as fully as I am convinced myself?" They have been quits satisfied with this, and while they were applauding I have swung into another part of the subject. Gross duplicity, but it has saved me as, sometimes, only duplicity will do." Tariff Alphabet, St. LouU Times, stands for Aldrich. "B" for hi bill; for consumer, known, too, as "nil." Is for "downward. No, not for d n." is the "eay mark" setting a slam, is for "faithful," and "G" Is for "A" "C" "D" B" IK" "goats." They are the fellows -who rolled up the ' votes. "H" stands for "hides," and "I" for the "It." "J" of the Joker, Just covered a bit. Is for "kicker," "L" stands tor "leath er." for the "M-a-a" of Kelse the bell The "K" "M" wether. "N" Is the "neck" where the consumer gets hls'n; "O" Is his outcry when he's arisen. "P" is for President, "Q" for his quarrel. "R" Is for "revision," and "S" lor the snarl. "T Is for "Teddy." way 'cross the sea. Thinking of William and bursting with glee. U" 's for unrighteous" and "V" is for : vain." j "W" 's our wrath, which we're feeling ' again. "X" Is " 'spenses," and gosh! how they' swell. Lo. the consumer. "T" 's for yell. Z" is for "Zebedee." his children were many; Had Aldrich lived then, Zb couldn't luw ! baA SJiXi - . 1