TnE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EYENTNG,, JANUARY 30. ; 1004.
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WOMEN'S CLUES
WOMEN'S WORK
EDITED BY MRS.
SARAH A. EVANS
cArtgf Dress
and Evolution sf
Costume .
. Public
Schools and the
' Police Court
What the
Woman's Suffrage
cTWovement Is
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A study of the evolution of costume
. is very interesting and - Instructive in
... connection -with the practical work of
dressmaking-. In barbarian, ttmes dress,
If- It could be called such, was a love'
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vancement has been In exact proportion
- to ideas of beauty as expressed in pro
portion, color, and fitness of dress.
Ideas of . beauty in . dress date from
'the rise of the Greek. Previous to this
time 'dress was a mere exhlbtlon of its
, wearer's -, rank and . wealth.- The
TtpAlnno ratj Vi A flpaf tA ntalra !AnA art
of dress, r They Were a beauty-loving
race, at first by temperament, after
. wards from cultivation. . They discarded
all that was cumbersome, gaudy and un
natural, and adopted costumes which are
. . our' best models of. : grace. Their
drapery was. founded .on artistic prin-
' ctples; . They combined beauty with use
fulness. Their clothing allowed free
movement; It did not Impede the natural
' freedom and, grace of movement ;
Art in dress is the tangible expres
ftlonof the science of beauty in refer
i 2 ence to the clothing of the human body;
, This standard of beauty varies in the
different parts of the world. Still there
arc several points which should be con
sidered, essential to any well-dressed
' woman.' : These points may be taught ln
, cldentally in connection with ' the
draughting, cutting, fitting and making
of the garment. ; -; v; ': '.-''.-v '':-!''
. ; Huxley says: "We may go on devcl-
oping the intellectual side of life as far
. as we like, and we may confer all the
klll that teaching and Instruction can
give; but if there is not underneath all
that outside form and superficial polish
the firm fiber of manhood and desire,
our labor is absolutely in vain." Let
the word "manhood" embody "woman
hood." then the thought expresses the
Importance of health at this point. All
school and home - duties - should con
tribute toward health not onlyof body
but of mind. Education is effective to
v - the extent that It deals with the forces
tnvnlvftrl In hiiilrilnar un atrnnar. healthv
character which is being incorporated
Into, the brain and tissue of human life.
Second, neatness. A woman clad in
a simple fresh calico gown is much
more attractive and respected than one
attired in the most expensive materials
if the dress Is soiled or frayed.- ' .
Third, hecomingness. One may be at
tired- in the most healthful and cleanly
of costumes and yet not please. The
complexion, age, features, form and the
harmony of color and material of the
different parts of a costume must all be
considered. A good rule to impress upon
the mind of a growing girl would be:
Wear at one time only articles of cor
responding value- which are -within the
means of the present occupation and
suitable for the occasion. "'".'"..'
Owen Jones says: 'True fceauty re
sults from that repose which the mind
feels when the eye, the intellect and the
melons are satisfied from any
want; and it fs proverbial that when a
woman is perfectly dressed it - Is Im
possible to note what she has on, so
harmoniously is the whole effect worked
out by attention to each detail."
To make dressmaking educative with
out losing sight of its usefulness It
must conform to the fundamental prin
ciples of . art in construction and
decoration.
The scope of the work is very broad
from the educational point of view. It
develops an artistic taste in personal
adornment and increases the ability to
choose suitable materials. It cultivates
a sense of good form and color,- and
rouses and develops a truly artistic ap
preciation for that which is harmonious.
"Dress," says Mrs. Ha weis, "bears the
same relation to the body as speech
does to the brain; therefore dresa may
be called the speech of the body,"
Artistic taste is not what may be
called a matter of special revelation to
few. It i dependent upon the law
of harmony, whether in regard to con
struction, material or coloring, and is
something which can be cultivated by
having ordinary intelligence and stlck-to-it-lveness.
at the same time exercis
ing true and self-reliant individuality.
The Young Woman's Christian asso
. elation, recognising the importance and
usefulness of training In the various
phases of sewing, have introduced the
following courses in their curriculum:
A dressmaking class meeU every
Monday evening at T:30.
A class in shirtwaists on Monday at
9:30 a. m and another on Tuesday
evening at 7:30. 1
The Juniors meet for sewing every
Saturday morning at :30.
A great deal of Interest is manifested
by the students now enrolled.
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TOM SACAJAWEA.
Mrs. C. Harper Anderson of Charlottes
ville, Va., a niece of Capt. Merrlwether
Lewis, writes: "The Saeajawea statue is
a piece of Justice to the brave squaw
who bore as much as any of that party,
and whose assistance was Invaluable, for
to It Is due much of the success of the
work undertaken by Lewis and Clark.
"Our papers are full of the visit of the
Oregon delegates whose object Is to get
a. proper exhibit from Virginia at the
Portland fair. All are interested in this
exposition, vnd if the old state does not
do all she wishes, It will be poverty, not
lack of enthusiasm.", '
It was from this lady and her husband
thafr Mrs. Dye obtained the original Ut
ters of Captain Lewis that go to make
up part of the story of "The Conquest."
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The Red Men of Oregon City are pre
paring an elaborate program .for Febru-
. ary 8 for. the benefit of the Saeajawea
fund,1 Among other numbers will be a
scene In pantomime from - Cooper's
"Leatherstocklng Tales," In full costume,
with the capture of a beautiful maiden
and her lover; their trial; the lover Is
bound to the stake; the maiden la
dragged away. The death stroke is about
to be Implanted on the. breast of the
victim at the stake when lo he Is dis
covered to belong V their own order of
'the eagle, is released and files in search
of hU- stolen sweetheart. Other num
bers will consist of quartets in costume
by young ladles of Oregon City, the Mac
cabee male quartet, solos, addresses ind
Bert Huffman's peom, "Saeajawea," in
costume, spoken by . Mrs. Bessie Evans
. Pettlnger of Oswego, Some , new and
elaborate costumes are in preparation for
the occasion. 1 It Is believed that the Red
Men all c-ver- the state will come to the
rescue of Sacajawea's memory, '
W - -'
AST,
Owing to the Illness of Mrs. W. C,
Tint. . iiMAIlnnilMflt liftfnk Ml,
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ary ZZ, DUt tpe program lor inai De
partment will be presented on general
club day, which occur on February 6.
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I Preferred Stock Canned Ooods.
Allen & Lewis'' Best HrnV ,
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i SOABD MJBBTINO. O. T. W. O.
. The club women of the Northwest will
no. doubt be Interested In hearing' of
the meeting of the board of directors of
the General Federation, which was .held
lh the Planters' hotel in St. Louis re
cently. All the members were pres
ent, and much business was transacted.
Besides the regular work the board de
cided that no expense should be spared
in securing prominent speakers for tho
biennial. There will be but one session
In progress at a time, giving all the
privilege of attending every session.
Conferences will be held apart from the
meeting in each department of work.
Definite plans were made for .the ob
servance of the day set aside for un
veiling the bronze tablet lo be pre
sented to the Louisiana Purchase expo
sitlon by the General Federation, May
18, This will take-place at the world's
fair grounds, after which a reception
will be given to all. .
- The amendments to the constitution
proposed will be appended to the call
of the biennial. The corresponding sea
retary was instructed to publish a new
directory in January, --..
The board sent a bouquet "of - huge
chrysanthemums to the' National Cash
Register ' association, which were con
vened in the same hotel, in recognition
of their work among their employes.
This compliment was reciprocated- by
an Immense bouquet of American Beau
ties sent to the board.
; President Francis of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, sent a private
street car for the entire . board, which
took them to the fair grounds, where he
entertained them at luncheon in the
administration building. Mrs. Philip N.
Moore, president of - the local board;
Mrs. Flschel, president Wednesday club,
and Miss - Florence. Hay ward,, who 1
connected with the exposition, assisted
in receiving. Afterward the party was
driven ; through the grounds, during
which one of President Francis' secret
taries explained the plans.
i The Wednesday club extended a beau
tiful reception on Friday afternoon, and
the local biennial board gave a recep
tion at the home of the president, Mrs.
Philip N. Moore, on Saturday afternoon,
the visiting board receiving at botU
functions. The entire : board was in
vited to various homes to dinner on
Friday evening, and many- entertained
at the theatre. The board left feeling
they had been royally entertained, and
that when they returned in May they
would meet many friends.
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TUESDAY ATTSBXOOK CLUB.
The Tuesday Afternoon club was en
tertained last week ' by Mrs. Robert
Smith, the occasion being a lecture by 1
J. R. Wilson, D. D, principal -of; the
Portland academy. ' The decorations
were White carnations, violets and Ore
gon grape. Rev. C. E. Chase, in a few
well-chosen ' words. Introduced Dr. Wil
son, who had very appropriately chosen
"The Home in the Iliad" as his subject.
Many domestic scenes of Homerlo times
were ' given, showing that' the 'human
heart three thousand years ago was
much the same as it is today. Follow
ing, the. lecture, .dainty refreshments
were served.
: During the afternoon Miss Gertrude
Tolstead favored the guests wtth a
piano solo; Mrs. F. S. Myers, a vocal
olo, accompanied by Mrs. F. R. Cook,
and Miss Vernta Olsen, accompanied by
Mrs. Frank Miles, each responding to
an encore. Miss -Vesta. Townsend
pleased all with her rendering of Holmes'
fChambered Nautilus." i, ' - -- .
Those present were: "Mesdames J. C.
Leasure, L. C. La Barr, Helen Dunham.,
A. A. Bailey, George Baynton. H. T.'
Clark G. M. Gllnes, W. B. Hall, J. D.
Hayes, O. P. M. Jamison, W. P. Knee
land, F. H. Madison, Frank Miles Mer
wln Pugh, Robert Smith, J. E. D. Stal
ling, Warren S. White J. D. Young, T.
S. Townsend, Otto Hirsch, Frank .Drake,
A. H, Harding, George Dunham,' F. R,
Cook, F. S. Myers, E., E. Miller, A. J.
Stiles, Ella Steel, Leo 8. Ball, C. C. Scott,
Thomas Mann, A. J. Shanks, Chllds, J.
Allen Gilbert J. 'C, Plffer William Ora
don, H. P. Kosterman, H. W. Goddard,
N. T. Collette, , Grace - Watt Ross, Dr.
Klrkpatrlck, James Muckle, Frank Van
duyn, Gruwell; Misses Vesta Townsend,
Helen Dunham. ' Vesta, Olsen, . Gertrude
Tolstead; Mr, Warren 8. White.
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OUXXEVT TOPICS. : r
This department of the Woman's club,
from the very nature of it. Is one of
the moBt up-to-date in the Woman's
club. It Is ably lead by Mrs. A. C.
Newlll, corresponding secretary of the
clnb, and has a fairly large membei"
ship. Systematic work is : the keynote
of its success. Various topics of cur
rent Teport are taken up and discussed
in turn, each member being expected tod
have provided herself with at least one
item of interest under eaoh heading. A
regular program is arranged far the lat
ter part of the meeting, when persons
or events In -.'"the public eye" ..are
treated alternately. 'Club " members
would find It to their advantage to be
regular attendants of this department.
V
MRS. E. E.' MILLER. ,
PXNBX.ETOIT.
The Thursday afternoon on "Ceramics"
and "Old China," at the home of Mrs.
E. P.' Marshall will long be remembered
by the members of the Thursday After
noon club and attendant guests, as the
most delightful of the many entertain
ing functions of the club.
' The charming hostess had selected a
subject dear to the feminine heart. The
tables- were covered with rare bits of
pottery, porcelain and china. Remark
able among them was a beautiful Dres
den tea cup and saucer that had done
service in a Virginia home in the early
days . of the colonies; an elegant old
Sevre candelabrum, the candles of which
had shone glad hospitality for many
generations in another southern family;
a beautiful blue Dresden vase of un
known age; a tiny piece of pottery from
early ; Brittany; a candlestick that had
been painted by a lady who had passed
the proverbial three score and 10, and
other pottery.
; Mrs. Mary J. Lane told In afi enter
taining manner of the china of old New
England and showed many beautiful
specimens, 'notable among them a blue
plate of ' the ' willow pattern that had
been used in the family of Governor
Bruster of Massachusetts, and others
that had been- put on -th-baek closet
shelf as being too old fashioned for use
even when she, was a little girl. Mrs.
Moule brought some fine old pieces that
had been In her family for years, besides
some antique pottery from the north of
Ireland, the history of which she gave
In her Impressive manner.
In giving the history of French china
Mrs. T. G. Halley said that although
Sevre had always been held in high es
teem by all nations, connoisseurs say
that for real merit and. artistic value it
Is ' overestimated, and that many Ger
man , and English productions are of
finer quality. ,
The more modern English productions
of Royal Worcester and Wedgwood were
given by Mrs. James Fee, who told of the
methods of transfer painting, on ibe
Royal Worcester, and she said that we
owe a debt of gratitude to Joslah Wedg
wood who spent a lifetime in bringing
to a high state of perfection the artistic
beauty of the cameo carvings on the
Wedgwood . ware in Imitation of the
Etruscans. She showed spme beautiful
specimens. I
- Pewter was Mrs. A. D. Stillman's sub
ject and she brought at porringer, a plat
ter and small plates that had been used
long before revolutionary times. ...
A humorous poem on the "China fad"
was read by Mrs. W. F. Wamsley .to the
amusement of all present,
Mrs. Una, Sturgls presided at the tea
table and tea was -served from a quaint
old tea pot and sipped from cups that
bore the genuine stamps of Sevre, Dres
den, Delft, Satsumi and others.
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.-. O. A- B.
The Daughters of the American Revolu
tion of the South and East have seised
upon the Saeajawea work with great en
thusiasm. ' The work Is being taken up
systematically by them in Tennessee, un
der" the direction of the wife of one of
the judges of the supreme court. The wife
of another jurist of Alabama, who holds
an enviable position in the D. A. R.
organization of her state, is there direct
ing the work and the delightful assurance
has just reached us- that Mrs. 'Donald
McLean, regent of New York D. A.- R.,
will take up the matter for the associa
tion In her state. The proposition was
presented to her by one deeply Interested
in the matter residing In New York. She
at 'once associated herself with the as
sociation by membership and signified
her willingness to work earnestly for it.
It Is pre-eminently work for the D. A. R.
and they have nowhere been approached
In other states, but the fitness and justice
of it has appealed to them and they have
been quick . to respond with money and
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. MUSIC.
. i Under. the efficient leadership of .the
superintendent, Mrs. H. C. Kinney, the
music department is finding its monthly
meetings both pleasant and profitable.
Three excellent programs have thus far
been ' rendered on the following sub
jects: Church music, Christmas music
and American composers and artists.
Interesting papers, have been read on
these themes, and music, both vocal and
Instrumental, appropriate to each occa
sion, has added much to the enjoyment
of the afternoons. r The -subject of
musical history is being ably presented
at eao hmeetlng by Mrs. Young.
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PSKICWA'CB.
Mrs. Grace Watt Ross, who was visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Trulllnger, of As
toria, returned the early part of the
week. . :; - '..- - - - : ''
Mrs. Warren E. Thomas, who has
been spending the winter so delightfully
In Nevw York, is expected home Feb
ruary"' 1. ' -. ' - ,i
Lilian Whiting, whose hew book. "The
Life Radiant," ;is. one of this author's
most popular works, is- at present in
Colorado, where she .has-been address
ing several woman' cl"
Within the past three weeks 11 child
ren, . the oldest 17, have stood before
Judge Hogue in the police court. Eight
of them are in the care of the Boys' and J
Girls' Aid society; two,, who were run
aways, were returned to their parents,
while the oldest, a boy of . 17, Is sen
tenced to one year In the county jail. J-
iney are out or tne way out ot signt
for at least: a. while, f Will they be out
of mind? Is it not .time that we moth
ers awaken to a closer study of this;
question? Xnd where Is a better place
for Is consideration than in the woman a ,
clubs? That these boys and girls are
not our 'children does not "lessen our ;
responsibility. If .for no, other reason
than that we pay their bills.' through our
taxes, during their Incarceration, should
we not - determine that -it . i time that
we go .into the (subject . seriously? ,' ; --.
Where Lies tie Blame? '
. X.et;us first, decide upon the respon
sible factors. There are three. 'First,
the parents: second, our school system;
third, the city, ,, 4 ' '.. .'
First, the parents. Accusation against
them will seem to many to bn unjust.
But let us analyse it and. convince our-'
selves as to its justice. - Take the case
of on' of the boys above referred, lo
an under-slaed boy of IS. - Without the
slightest ; trace of a vicious nature In
his whole makeup, he has been, beyond,
his parents' control since he was 7. What
does this argue? That those , parents
were either -careless or Ignorant in al
lowing a child of 7 to ever get beyond
the respect for their authority. Care
less, as too many parents are, in tak
ing their parenthood as a matter to-be
adjusted without ' conscience; ignorant,
in thinking that the human being In
trusted to their care was not to be stud
led and carefully watched. No effort
was made to find out what the boy's
peculiarities meant; no close inquiry into
the cause of bis' habit of staying out
at night; no remedies except threats.
scoldings and whippings. His parents
from their standpoint have done all
their duty. . They have fed and clothed
him and sent him to school. That he
Is now classed as a. young criminal does
not, from their point of view, reflect
on their methods of child rearing. But
what is the judgment from a moral
standpoint?
Our mothers should prepare for their
motherhood, and our fathers for their
fatherhood. The first bit of rebellion
against parental authority should be re
flected back upon the parents' intelli
gence as significant of a flaw some
where in their discipline. In addition
to the correction - of - the - fault -in the
child should also come the parents'
questioning of themselves. But few prin
ciples need to be absolute first of all,
obedience; seconds respect: for author
ity. -If these two are carefully incul
cated ', the child's future is comparatively
safe. His sense of justice will carry
htm over many hard places. It Is muoh
keener than that of the adult, and how
constantly is it outraged! And thl
leads to the loss of his confidence, and
tnus tne gates to his heart are closed
up and locked, and when he goes wrong
he is -thene who blamed,- not- tne
parents.
Our School System at Panlt
It Is almost useless to point Out the
deficiencies of our school system. In
the present state of the public mind, to
suggest that voting the tax to raise
1125,000 was but the beginning of many
needed reforms, is, we suppose, "going
to extremes," to quote a "conservative."
To suggest that if our system of
teaching were made more attractive, is,
we fear, rank heresy. But why not equip
the new buildings with manual training
apparatus, and with facilities for teach
ing domestic science? Let us put kind
ergartens in the new buildings and start
the children right! We have tried the
old method long enough, and it has
helped Jo evolve nine delinquent child
ren in three weeks. Now, let us try
the new way. It may lead to "innova
tions" which la a process much feared
by certain of our school directors. But
the fact still remains, that our schools
are not what they should be. There is
not enough, to hold the interest of the
children through those years which are
so trying. -
Again, I wish to call the attention of
our clubwomen and our school directors
to the fact that private agencies are
doing work that our public schools
should be doing. The manual training
department of the Y. M. C. A. is filled
with enthusiastic students, but It is a
"private" concern. We look on and ap
plaud, but we do not Imitate. We must
not only work for our children, but we
must work with them. We must make
their work so attractive that their sur
plus energy will be expended in that
direction, Instead of in loafing the
streets, or hanging about the theatres,
feeding , the mind on Impure, unwhole
some food. We "cannot get away from
the charge. We are the responsible
ones rwe, the parents; we, the teachers,
and we, who elect school directors, who
believe In antiquated methods in our
school systems.
Th Third Cause, the City.
In what way does the city provide
for her restless, energetic children? The
only place in this, town that our city
authorities have provided in any way.
shape, or manner, for tha care or com
fort of its boys and girls. Is a room in
the city Jall which last Sunday was
shared with three adults. No, I must
not forget the children's room at our
public library, which In the beginning
was considered a '"fad" of the librarian.
There are no public playgrouhds. where
the boys can congregate, no public gym
nasium where can be worked off any
surplus energy. We have public baths
for summer only, but we do have cheap
theatres that furnish light, warmth, and
entertainment for 10 cents a head. And
our messenger , service goes on ruin
ing the boys who "would better be
working . than loafing on the street."
Out of 34 boys sent to the reform school
during the term of service of an officer
in this city, tt had been at one time or
another on the messenger force. One
of the boys committed to the Aid soci
ety was taken out of the messenger serv
ice because of his age, but he had al
ready learned his lesson of being on the
street at all hours of the night. And
yet, in this respect, the child labor com
mission finds Itself almost helpless. The
boys swear falsely as to their ages, they
are advised -openly as to their course
by those employing them, and, there is
no recourse until the public is aroused
to the necessity of refusing 'to accept
this class of service at the' hands of
children. If it were better paid, plenty
of men could be found for the work.
Our policemen turn their backs on
young' boys , and girls entering 'places
whose very atmosphere defiles their
souls, and yet we do not protest. In
deed, some of our flub women feel that
their duty is 'done if they insist upon
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their children being-indoors at curfew
time. 'For I heir children, they say, no
curfew; Is -necessary,-and why -should
they concern themselves as to other wo
men's children? Why should we en
deavor to assist our police in maintain
ing peace and order? Let us drop this
indifference; let us all work together to
help those who cannot help themselves;
let us try to create a better social con
science. We can do it if we but put
our minds to it. Let us help Chief Hunt,
Judge Hogue -and Mr. Gardner in their
efforts to keep our boys and girls out
of the reform school. Let us insist that
our oity provide a better place for her
juvenile delinquents 'than the wretched
room at the city Jail. If there Is no
money In tjie city treasury for better
quarters, let the club Women, contribute
at least enough to clean the room, to
furnish facilities for clean bodies, and
clean beds. This much we can do, and
this much we should do. Which club
will be the pioneer?
A CLUBWOMAN,
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WHAT OTXZSS THJJTX.
From Mrs. Hattle'C Young, president
of the Grants Pass Woman's lub, these
very encouraging words have been re
ceived: "I -am urging our women to read the
club page of The Journal as I know of
nothing which might be an incentive- to
good work or an inspiration to more
concerted work and which will give
them a desire for a broader field of ao
tion than this most excellent paper. :
am sure that every club woman in the
state Is placed under obligations for
It. The- subject matter . presented to
your readers is of such character that
nd Woman can thoughtfully read that
page without finding helpfulness and
receiving a benefit which is most prac
tical. I am exceedingly grateful for
the help which I get from its perusal.
and more than that, I am highly enter
tained and instructed. Long may the
editor of the club page live and would
her pen," , ..
The source from which a thing ema
nates always places upon it its value,
and when it Is reckoned that . Mrs.
Young has been a Michigan club woman
a state that has an enviable reputa
tion for its excellent work and that
she is the organiser and head of one of
the best clubs in Oregon,, it is fair to
believe she knows whereof she speaka
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GKAITTS PASS.
The literary department of the
Woman's club met, Friday, January 15,
at the residence of Mrs. Hair, Miss
Astella . God in as superintendent After
the usual disposition of business per
taining to the department the members
present responded to call by a short
discussion of some literary event which
proved quite a pleasing feature of the
program. Mrs. James Hair held the
close attention of the club with a paper,
"A Day in Florence with the Brown
ings," which was helpful as to an
understaqding of the Brownings' dally
life. Interests and surroundings. Miss
Bannon gave a select reading from
Browning, and Mrs. G. W. Durham led
In an able discusHlon on the Browning's
poetic temperament,-a theme-on which
there 1s such difference of opinion, and
food for so much reflection. Mrs. Jen
nle Moss followed with a "Literary
Criticism; Its Influence Upon and Re
lation to a) the Public; (b) the
Writer." Mrs. Moss presented some
pertinent points and many amusing ex
periences and reminiscences of our
noted authors, along those lines, and
threw not a little light on the value
of literary criticism, as found in news
papers and -periodicals, as a guide for
the public in selecting literature,
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CWTT.T) ubos.
He had played for his lordship's levee,
He had played for her ladyship's
whim
Till the poor little head grew heavy,
And the poor little brain would swim.
And the face grew peaked and eerie,
And the large eyes strange and
and bright
And they said too late "He Is weary
He snail rest for, at least tonight.
But at dawn when the birds were wak-
', ing, -. , H
As they watched In the silent room,
With the sound of a strained cord
breaking,
A something snapped in the gloom.
'Twas a string of his violoncello
Andxthey heard, him stir in his bed,
"Make room for a tired little fellow,
Kind God " was the last he said.
'AUSTIN DOBSON.
XAHSAB SAT BANQUET.
Topeka, ICan.. Jan. 80. The Kansas
Day club, a Republican organization, has
completed arrangements for celebrating
the anniversary of McKiniey a birth
with an elaborate banquet tonight. Con
gressman Victor Murdock,' president of
the club, will preside, and the principal
oration will be delivered by Congress
man Francis W. Cushman of Washing
ton. ;-.;.,'! '
H i m i i r
Journal -friends and readers, when
traveling on trulna to and from Port
land, should ask news agents for The
Journal and insist upon being supplied
with this paper, reporting all failures in
obtaining it to' the office of publication,
addressing The journal, rorttana, ur. .
THE SERVANT GtBL PKOBI.E1C
In discussing tho ever-present subject.
"The servant girl problem," with a
bright little friend the other day she
very drolly remarked that she "Just told
her husband if he would leave alone
such unimportant matters as, who was to
be the next senator or fill the political
offices and devote his time to having an
unrestricted Chinese immigration bill
passed, that her kitchen positions might
be filled, she would not object to the
hours he filched from her society . "poll-
When she made the statement about
"unrestricted Chinese immigration," It
was not the impulse of the moment,
brought on by overburdened household
cares, nor a thought run wild, but the
conviction of deep thought upon the sub
ject, es her subsequent conversation
proved, for she, continued: "The Ameri
can servant girl Is passing, and the for
eignerWho comes over to go into serv
ice soon gets In the procession. -They
breathe .the 'every-man-free-and-equal
atmosphere, and as soon as they learn
the language other avenues are pointed
out to them where they can make as
good wages and be a good as 'me lady.'
Talk about your boarding houses, your
apartment houses, your woman clubs.
the new woman, and all that kind of
stuff as breaking up the American fam
ily life! I tell you it is being broken
up by these Chinese exclusion laws
certainly there should be a- moderate
restriction, but enough should come to
fill our kitchens and menial positions.
"Talk about how pur grandmothers
and mothers raised a dosen children,
did their own washing, baking and sew
ing, and never needed any help! Well,
probably if they had borne fewer child
ren and given less time to simple drudg
ery and more to the equipment of the
coming generation we might have had
more strength physically to cope with
the present demands of our life. Times
have changed and there is no question
that if these same ancestors had to meet
our requirements they would be con
fronted with the same difficulties. , So
many reasons have been given. for the
existence of the 'servant girl problem,'
chief among which ts the rigid line
which is drawn between mistress and
maid, and the good old days when all
sat down to the same table together
when the -maid was one ot the family.
Yes,, and often 1 married-the son and
today, in her own -handsome modern
home la acting the proverbial "beggar
on horseback' with her own help. The
conditions which made that kind of re
lations between mistress and maid pos
sible have entirely changed. It is not
a lack of sympathy or a growing ten
dency to an aristocracy, but among other
things, for instance, are our modern
houses, where our kitchen and dining
room are separate, as was not always
the case in the homes of our very well-to-do
ancestors, and where some one to
wait upon ' table was not a neces
sity. It's all bosh, .setting up such
flimsy reasops, and they are only sec up
by people who don't give the matter any
deep study. - '
"I've studied the subject with the de
termination to get to the bottom of It
and, if it was my fault In my own par
ticular home, to remedy It I believe
I've solved it! i have been hunting up
'occupations for women,' and the number
of avenues opened to them is perfectly
astounding, and the sum and substance
of my observations is: 'A girl without
brains you don't want in your kitchen,
and one with brains won't stay We
will never go back to the time when sat
isfactory girl help can be bad for house
work; therefore J say, let us have more
Chinese."
"What are some of the occupations for
girls and women?' .
"I haven't time now to tell you. ' Good
by; there comes my car!" she said.
But as the little woman bustled onto
an uptown car she called back in answer
to my request: "That's another story
several of them, which I'll give you an
other time." ' ' ,
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nSLAHD'S WOMB.
In 1898 the women of Ireland obtained
every form of suffrage except that for
members of parliament, and were made
eligible (for the county and borough
councils and for poor law guardians, a
responsible office. The first year 81
women were elected guardians, and a
number to the councils, several being
made chairmen. They have voted In
large numbers, and the testimony as to
the excellent effects of their vote In
local politics ' Is ; unimpeachable. The
Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Gov
ernment association has Just held a
meeting in the Mansion house at Dub
lin to consider action at the approach
ing election. '
A 'great many eminent women were
present, and It was resolved not to rest
until women had been placed on every
board that" dealt with women and child
ren and women inspectors - put Into
every such Institution.
: And yet. In. progressive America, the
bright and intelligent club women ..of
Oregon voted down at their state con
vention a recommendation embodying
this last clause. Again may we express
the hope that it was not through any
thing but a' misunderstanding, and that
at Baker City next fall the matter will
be reconsidered. j
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Preferred Stock -Canned Qooda,
Allen & .Lewis' Best Brand.
Portland, Jan. 21 To the Editor of
The Journal: ' In compliance with the
courteous invitation extended to the "
president of the Oregon State Equal Suf
frage association by Mrs. S. A. Evans,
whose clever Saturday page Is awaken-.
Ing so much Interest in the minds of
thinking women all over the state, I ... .
hereby offer you a few facts, In relation
to our 'initiative equal suffrage petition,,
together with a few of the primal rea-'
sons which led to the permanent Inaugu
ration of our work in Oregon in 1871.
ir It is not as generally known as it
ought to be that the great . Oregon
country was the first original division of
the American uplon to 'rcognizethe inr
dividual right to legal existence :of any
married woman! The exercise of this
right, or privilege as it should be
styled, since "rights" are Inherent, was
secured to the women of old Oregon- in
the year-1850,: through an act . of .. con- -
yress; and was Known as tne donation -
land Jaw. . This act. which was In force
for .two years and then repealed, enabled
the 'few married women then, residing In ,
this border country, to claim and hold, .
separate and apart from their husbands. .
the lands thus secured, on the same
footing as those acquired by their hus
bands. If this donation land law had been
perpetuated the question of "no taxation
without representation" would long ago
have settled itself. But the existence of '
the law was of such short duration that ,
a comparative few of the women of tho
present day werecable to avail them
selves of its provisions; and only tho
original women settlers of the Oregon
country, of which tho four enfranchised
states are daughters, were able to enjoy
Its benefits. Enough was gained, how
ever, to establish the precedent, out of
which has grown the full exercise of the ;
elective franchise by the : women of
Wyoming. Colorado, Utah and Idaho, the
legal names of the said daughters, who
are now demanding for their moth' r
state the same recognition which, has
been extended to them, almost without
the asking.-.' .
That we have reason to hope that our
fathers, husbands, brothers and sons
will this year extend to us a like priv
ilege, is proven by a review of historic
facts. Prior to 1872, no married women,
except the few above named, had any
recognised legal existence whatever, out
side of the law of "coverture." In that
year the legislature enacted a "married
woman's sole trader biH." - In 1878 an
act . was passed enabling women to vote'
for school trustees, and for bonds and
appropriations for school purposes, if
they have property in the district, "on
which they, or their husbands " pay a
tax." They were also empowered to fill
the offices of superintendents of schools,
but the law was contested in 189S, by a
defeated candidate, and declared uncon
stitutional by the supreme court.
Women ere employed as court stenog
raphers, and in various' subordinate of
fices, and may serve as notaries. They
may practice law, -and no profession or
occupation is legally forbidden to them.
All of the large educational institu
tions are open alike to both men and
women. - .
If either husband or wife' die Intes
tate, and there are no descendants liv
ing, all tho real and personal property
goes to the survivor. If there are child
ren living, the widow receives one half
of the husband's real estate and one halt
of his personal ' property; but the
widower takes a life Interest In all of
his wffe's real estate and all of her per
sonal' property, absolutely; that is. if
there be "no living descendants; half if
there be any.
All laws and parts of laws have been
repealed ' which recognise civil dlsabll-.
sties of the wife which do not exist as
to the husband, except the great fund
amental right of voting and holding of
fice; and the growth of this right, the
basis of all rights, is so encouraging as
to warrant the hope that the great cen
tennial exposition which Is now almost
at our doors, will open its gates to the
women of old Oregon on the same foot
ing that the women of her enfranchised
daughters of four of our neighboring
states enjoy.
W have had, before the voters in the
past 20 years, two proposed constitu
tional amendments to enfranchise
women. In 1894 the vote was ayes,
11,228; noes, 28,178. In 1900 another
vote was taken, and it stood, ayes, 2.
265; noes 28,402. Therefore, although,
the population had more than doubled,
especially in the cities where the slum
vote is always cast to a unit against Jus
tice for women, the total Increase of the
"no" vote throughout the, state in the 18
years was 228, while tho "yes" vote had
been increased by 15,042. Do 'you won
der, Mr. Editor, that we thank the men
and take courage?
The right of suffrage' comes to us
slowly because it is tho one right that
comes to us only through constitutional
law. ; "Tlieref ore," , as Miss Anthony
well says In her great history of four
volumes, recording the wonderful work
of women in this movement: .' This
most valuable of all rights the right
that if possessed by women In the be
ginning, would have . brought all" ths
others without a . struggle Is - placed
absolutely, in the hands of men, to give
Or withhold at wftl, from women.'
For the reasons stated, and for the
further reason that we prefer to rely
upon' the chivalry and courtesy of men
rather than rush ourselves against the
locked doors of our rightful heritage
unbidden, we rejoice in their coopera
tion; and, from the gratifying rate at
which our petitions are pouring In, we
are hoping for the sweep of the equal
suffrage campaign of 1904, for which ths
petitions were started.
But. whether we win or not at this
special juncture, the work will go right
on. We, the daughters of old Oregon,
are tired, tired! The evening of days
has arrived for many of us, and we are
relying upon you, men and brethren, as
we respectfully trust you with our ap
peal for the necognitlon of our right to a
voice in the government we are taxed
to maintain; and we believe we will not
be compelled to trust you in vain.
In conclusion will you kindly sllow
me to state that all petitions must be
In the hands of the secretary of state by
the 6th of February; and I will go my
self to the capltol, carrying the petitions
that reach my hand, and also to confer
with that official in regard to future
movements;, not that we announce tlist
gentleman, a a political coadjutor; but
because we seek not to evede any tw,
but to obey all beneficent one.
ABIGAIL SCOTT Dt'NlWAT.
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Miss M. C. Wilson of Wheeling, W. Va ,
writes In an eucoureglng snd c'omplir
mentery way of the work and a
membership fee for the statute fund.
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