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i VUS itlUHMC iSUUUATMUJy' I'Ull WUBWLV
Modern Conditions and Various Phases of "Feminism" Have
Given Vs a New Type The Woman Whose Meat Is
Service Outside of the Homo.
JUST-a few days ago I happened to
rd (ho statement of n learned nehnol
principal on tho subject of ccllete girt".
H'a Idea were most amutlngly mascu
'
line; bo much ea
that I must repent
a few sentences
fra.,..,., , iiaa,aBBa
your edification.
"It Is Just ns well,"
MPSO
- IHIIU IIV. ,!. IUII1.I
ilj Blrl are tnklng
nuvanceu a m u ic n
with a view to pur
suing a co I Ioro
c o u r h o. Women's
colleges, mora limn
any other American
Institution, have
fulled to connect
with tho present-
tit niiwla nf filllttfln
1 society In tho United
P States. Tholr lati
tude has been nil
wrong. Their dlroo
torn say that a
u-Grwji
knowledge of Latin will fit a girl to make
bread and enke." and adds "Hint, of
count-, a grndunto of their collcgo will
be nlrovo making bread and cako. Tho
lush uchool should meet tho needs of tho
boys And elrlo of tho community. It
should train for oervlco In whatever nc
tivltv tho student should find employ
ment and not devote all Its tlmo to drill
for college entrance."
Have you ever heard anything moro
typically bromldlc than these few woll
r.hosen remarks? Did anything over
barken back to tho old days of fcmlnlno
dependence with moro nssurnnco and
satisfaction than this whole-hearted
invitation to tho ambitious American
Blrl to go Imclc to tho kitchen whero
She belongs? Tho learned gentleman
has probably formed his conclusions
nftcr a particularly distressing dinner,
for ho has entirely nnd cheerfully over
looked a most significant fact. Thnt Is,
that thcro Is a. largo class of young wo
men today whoso ambition Is far nbovo
tho sacred prlvllego of supplying pics and
cakes, howovor unsuccessful, to tho mcro
malo appetite. It hardly seems possible
but I assure you on pretty good authority
tha,t It Is so.
GEORGETTE CREPE AND TRANSPARENT
MATERIALS AGAIN FOR FALL
WIDE skirts ma do
their Initial nppcar
onco lato In tho last whi
ter, followed by a crinoline-
agitation on the
spring evening gowns. It
wasn't really1 a very now
Innovation, ' for Premot
and Chcrult propngatcd
tho hoopsklrt about two
seasons ago. They failed
to "take," however, but
their aftermath gave us
a welcomo relief from tho
old hobblo skirt, and In
troduced tho wide, short
stylo with tho ripple.
This rlpplo Is making It
self very prominent In the
latest fall modes, espe
cially on separate gowns
for walking nnd Informal
purposes. Another notablo
innovation Is tho smaller
waist line not exactly a
wusp waist, but a sug
gestion of the tiny waist,
managed by accentuating
the cure of tho battiue
bodice.
Georgette crepe and
navy satin nocturne aro
admirably combined on
the smart separate- frock
shown In today's Illustra
tion. It is a dress which
Will show up well, being
neither too conspicuous
for street wear nor tpo
plain for an afternoon
bridge,
Tbo satin Is arranged
at tho back and front of
tho bodice like the bolero
coats; so popular with tho
designers Just now, Tho
upstanding collar Is re
lieved of Its more or less
Bombre aspect by nn In
ner collar of sheer white
batiste. Tho bishop sleeves
of Georgette crepe nro do
cldedly fashionable, and
tho glrdlo Is quite wide,
with a hand-embroidered
motif at the back.
X pretty touch Is Been
In tho wldo panels of em
broidery which are used
In pocket effect 'at cither
Bide of the skirt A deep
yoke of the crepe, with
ribbon ruffles. Is the only
trimming; and the skirt Is
cut to nnkla length.
Combination
Cap and Bag
A combination bathing
cap and bag Is made
either In rubberized cot
ton or silk fabric In blade
and white stripes, In col
ored stripes and in Scotch
paids. The bag Is made
In double-tier effect, the
upiier portions being at
tached to the lower by
means of a heading on an
elastic band. The top of
tbo bag, which lias a deep
heading, is lltted with
rtbbon drawstrings, and
while measuring only 15
inches in depth the big Is
designed to suecetefutly
accommodate a bathing
euit, shoes, comb, brush,
etc.
A
Rainy Day
dear me. what a bad oombloatlonl
"Theie'a nothing on earth to do," sad
one.
"And 1 don't believe it' ever going to
ep raining," said another.
"And I hate rain in the summer any-
My,' euld the third, and then nobody
tjfl think of anything else worth say-
U then mother walked into the dining
U here they were sitting.
eUvVbtt a, Quaker meeting!" ah Mid
of '!' "Why doesn't tomabody py
iin-r
iMauec U'a numns and there la aAtfa.
', m, io uy," eajd one boy.
"AMi bcue tt weqrt atop raioing U
Mty ,od ws bt rain." added tb third.
"WeJl, idea, if t- can't go to th perk."
mother cheerfully. "by not bring
park here?"
throe Uuvg tooktd m e.h oilier.
HI tfeey bud no ilmnce to u&k ciuealionij.
ir ahe wm out uf the loom In Hie
liiiutf ahe !, bd. k n,i n, her tiand
sirned n. ut i.ri hur uaiitr,
U JVUrr v. i tts.i ttng ,.J nar,r
J.Hlrtl Up , ).t,n IjtUi. lolllj
n4 In j
i... iijim .i 4ui 4 muclittut i,ut
,! '!.. nuiiMMwn.
i uu9 rt turn," ab iiiicj aa a
- i nvyi rm - - T m" WTX
UNFIT THEM FOR DOMESTICITY?
By ELLEN ADAIR
Mli-nncra n It mv Htn. there are
some
American young women lHwe Ideal of
ervlw Is ndt confirm! to the high school
They have a deelre to do more than this,
etomo want to study nwdletne, nrt, diem
Istry, teaching nfl such branches which
are part of the college training. They give
us our trained help, while foreign ladles,
with no other training In tho world than
an amazing knowledge of tho mighty dol
lar, cook our meals, nnd cook them well.
tor
or wo imstio out nnci gci miuwiei, "
theso girls can como over to America
with hardly enough knowledge of the lan
guage to say their own names ond learn
domesticity, why. Is It Implied that tho
collogo grndunto. can't do ns well? Most
assuredly sho call, but tho reason sho
doesn't Is not because of any Inability,
i.hi iinemmn nhn feels that sho can do
up
better and finer work In a Held which Is
all too small.
We need our women specialists ond
lawjors; they fill ns tlcimito a pmco in
tho sphcro of practical work ns do tho
men, whether tho latter will admit It or
not. A lilnh school education can t bo
mndo to meet tho needs of every girl,
nny more than rvery man can bo forced
to ho a tailor. , Tho college, ns an Insti
tution, moots mo
needs of n certain
class of girls whoso
ambitions, as 1 liavo
paid before, aro not
necessarily confined
to hoinemaklug. Wo
liavo thoso girls, nl
. .. ii.... ...... ,i.
inniiRii nicy uiu ui. aiuUnm.n...Tnr
minority as torn
pa rod to the hun
dreds whoso homes
are their chief con
cern. And ns long
ns wo liavo them, ns
long ns wo liavo
women who prefer a
llfo of servlco mit
sldo tho homo to tho
Joys of domesticity,
why should wo tnko
nway from them tho
very means by which
they servo our needs? If u man wants
only a cook, ho can hlro one. If ho wants
a wife, tho story Is ontlrcly different, to
my mind.
NAVY BLUE TR0TTEUR
Fun For Boys
laid tho things on the table, "and now
cr to par!"
81 carefully unrollecl the great sheet
of gren paper and spread It out, qn the
tajija. A'lth a tiny, tiny drop of paste
she fastened It firmly at the table corner-
a4 then explained the gama.
"This tahla Is the park now, boya," she
aid. "J furnUh the ground, uaw you
muat improve It. Tfata la tl,e Uar. st6W
lot. What are you going to put on Hi"
The boy at one w what abe meant
an grabbtd for the artaaora,
"I'll jewt ta walka In." aald one. "be
cauaa I can out pretty ourvea."
"VU make the tree." aald another, and
ha JfttVMi b)a cutUng.
.-Th."0 iwu,0" Hd the third,
and they all wm to work.
But a cutttog aad a pasting a ttre
waa! The walag ware r-.a4 at white m-
per and were laid in place with Juata.
Uwea ct paste to kaap thera from allppiog.
The Ueea ware cut in two plecea and were
paated together with the ends turning
one ward to make them stand steadUy and
the pavilion waa cut of bright-colored
papera and ae paated onto the centre
w a-aw esBk
All the laornlmt the boys worked Tney
it autouu,bu m the roada. children In
put
the
aiul pimu iwnls, on ,h, ..,
---', wwdvciiran ur ,,i., ,...,
Ji. did they hae that the ,,, uUuut
ewiid to into the rai park)
WwUtki-itom fug jvi
J - wWmMm-k i v
Ms- E- H IfJIl w
EVENING EEPOI
SWIFT PLAYING PINOCHLE WITH
ANNA
itafc.....
MEN AND BOYS ALIKE COWER BEFORE THE PROWESS
OF LITTLE ANNA, "THE PRIDE OF THE NORTHEAST"
Twelve-year-old Granddaughter of Sioux Chief, Who Fought in the Custer Massacre, Teaches
"Cops" to Shoot and Ride Horses, and Instructs the Boys in the "Manly" Arts
of Swimming and Playing Hall.
"mttn Pride of tho Northeast" Is what
J. tlioy call 12-yenr-old Anna Swift, of
1722 Blair street, nut Anna, full of the
vigor of an Indian child, says sho would
rather bo n boy than have the title,
Anna Is tho daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs.
William It. Swift, and tho grcat-grnnd-tlaughtcr
of n full-blooded Sioux Indian
chief. She la tho real "athletic Blrl" of
the Northeast, anil can ride, nnlm, box
or throw a hnteli.ill as wyll nn any boy
In the neighborhood nnd better than most
of them.
When Mrs. Swift wnnts Anna to run
an eiinnd. sho usually IIikIh her In tho
back lot hurling Inshootx and outshootH
u nn adinliiug youngster.
When Anna should be home learning
how to cook, she is probably to be round
down at tho Front nnd Master streets
police station hitting a btillHcyo with a
big revolver, beating some big policeman
at daits, or teaching another how to piny
pinochle. And, In tho latter two accom
YOUTH FOR SUFFRAGE;
SAYS WILES OF MEN
HAVE TURNED SCALES
Central High School Lad
Follows His Sister, Miss
Bertha Sapovits, Leader
of Fight for Ballot.
Gives His Reasons.
"Glvo tho women a chance," says 15.
year-old Harry Sapovits, a student suf
frago orator, In nn essay received today
by tho KvnNtNO LuDoun-
Tho youthful suffragist, who Is a
hrothcr of Miss Dcrthu Sapovits, former
Kensington millworUer nnd aidcnt
speaker for votes for women, declares
thnt "tho scales of Justice are borne
down by tho wiles of men" and that
the homo Is not tho plnco for women un
til conditions nro righted. Ho Is a stu
dent at tho Central High School nnd lives
at 633 Jefferson street. Tho boys In tho
neighborhood call him "Duster."
"A century nnd moro ago," the essay
read, "there stood heforo nn nsscmbly u
man from whoso mouth rang tho famous
words, 'Live or die, survlvo or perish,
sink or swim, I am for tho declaration."
Thnt man was Dunlcl Webster. In Vir
ginia another man Bpokc, 'Glvo mo lib
erty or give mo death!' What did thoso
words signify? It signified that tho moral
courngo of two strong men had overcome
thelr feeling for their natlvo hind. For
then It was liberty or tyranny, success
or death. They had looked on at tho
miseries of their fellow-men till they
could stand It no longer, went forth and
swayed the pcoplo to a declaration re
sulting In war to obtain 'liberty for all.
WOMllN'S DATTLE CltY.
"Times hnvo changed. As wo walk tho
streets today our notlco pusses to a yel
low Hag bearing tho words, 'Votes for
Women.' Whut does It signify? Or a
It us strong as Patrick Henry's or Daniel
Webster's words? Yes! It is tho battle
cry of the women. They have stood by,
trampled down by men. raising only n
feeble hand In return, till they, as those
two patriotic men, could atund It no
longer, went forth to tight for 'liberty for
women,'
"The scales of Justice remain unbal
anced, borne down by men and their
wiles. The eyes of Justice nro blindfolded
to keep away the terrible sight. With
Lincoln's famous words, denoting oxen
pulling the plow In different directions,
can this nation thrive with men pulling
for one purpose nnd women another,
where the Inltuenee of a drink may de
cide tho fate of a nation or the Influence
of a 'boas' deprive tho nqtlon of a good
leader or, for the suke of money, the
lower Classen of humanity suffer? It Is
UVn's worlc and only man's work. A
groat change la neceaeary. People with
purer rolnda must take oharge, and those
are women.
"Men are oonfldent that women are
leaking for trouble. Yea, but It la the
kind that man has made and they with
to obliterate it. Man In his greediness to
rule drape humanity from his sight and
struggles on. The result la numerous
people down in the slums. Women, with
their benevolent societies, look tint to
the bettaruieut ot mankind. Yet they
have only meager authority. Give them
full Justice and America will thrive aa
It never did, before.
WOMAN KNOWS NATION'S FAULTS.
"Uan'a only comment la, 'Woman's
place la In the home." True. Hut woman
baa been at home ao long, watching man's
combat, that aha now kuows all the na
tion's faults and la prepared to correct
them. Furthermore, U it to be taken fur
granted that a woman has lost her com
mon cnw to leave her home and children
to neglect, if ahe didn't know what aha
wa doing- A greater ueceaaity calu her
forth Home U not her place Unieu con
dition about her aie ritsjit lb fche living
l;i l!i tliiitl ut til Illdlao. when aha
dlaved way her life, or when men took
tt eSJiy and had the say and wanua
werkedl No, Now progress &, Uuo.
mrniLAOELrHTj
plishments, tho police admit that she Is
unbeatable.
Anna In nn export swimmer, boxos so
well that the hoys don't caro to got Into
an argument with her, nnd rides Apacho
Joe, said to bo tho fastest horso In tho
1'ollco Department, like tho Indian mall
carrier, Wopto-Nomah, according to tho
police.
Miss "Prldo of the Noitheast" Is tho
protege of Acting .Sergeants Welsh and
O'Kcllli and Is tho mascot for tho Will
Ilstrlct baseball team. They say sho Is
the "grealoHt little nlrl In tho city," and
doclaru that sho hits never reported to
the provoiblRl woman's tears but once.
This la how It happened:
Anna Is tho pitcher for tho Almond
baseball team. Sho has tho distinction of
being the only woman pitcher In tho city.
The boys, clntcd over her hurling, pur
chased her a baseball suit a boy's suit,
of course which Anna wore on sovcral
occnslons. Her mother, who did not llko
tho Idea of boy's clothes on a girl, toro
tho suit up. Tlint day Anna cried.
and says, 'Women first, men second;
women speak, men listen; women do,
men help.'
"Woman la faithful to tho laws and Is
nmong tho first to uphold them. Their
Ideas nro Just. They see wonderful Ulcus
for Imtirovcment In their municipality
which they cannot fulfil. Why? Bccauso
fcoino man i.i ulricld ho may lose his
'chnnco to make money.'
"So, finally. It may bo added that
women plead directly from tholr hcurts
to the justice-loving man, Glvo them a
chance,"
CONTROVERSY ON DERATES
Suffragists nnd Opponents Differ Over
Chautauqua Contests.
A brnnd now debato as to the winner
of a scries of debates on tho Chautauqua
circuit between Miss Lucy Price, antl
suffraglst, and Miss Helen Todd, suf
fragist, has developed as the result of
statements Issued by some one that some
ono asked the authorities to stop count
ing tho vote.
Miss Allco Hill Chittenden, president of
tho Now York Antf-Suffragtsts In a let
ter to Miss Florcneo It. Hall, chairman
of the Public Interests Committee of the
Pennsylvania Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage, this city, says Miss
Prlco didn't nsk to have the counting
halted. Miss Todd said she didn't either,
and adds that ntie never said Mlaa Price
did.
While tho votes were being counted, ac
cording to Miss Chittenden's letter, the
representative of the anti-suffragists won
the majority of the men's votes In the
proportion of 12 out of 16. Miss Chitten
den also asserts that the only time the
audience was asked to decide on the mer
its of the debate Instead of on personal
convictions Mlsa Price won the decision
of both men and women.
For the Kitchen
Taare are many women whose sole ob.
Jaotlon to Aal a.nd flab, dishes Is the nasty
odor whtoh attaches itself to the lwnda
durtafc the cleaning and preparing proe
essea. And no wonder. The ftsby smell
U far from being sgreeabla, attrt My
woman la Justified in doing all she can
to rid herself of it. A very useful article
for kitchen use U shown In the illustra
tion. It la a nsh scaler. Simply use it
like a handbrusti on the rough fish scales
and they will be taken off cleanly and
cUiewntly. It U aa easy way w ay,,
a most distasteful task, and .very lm
wife will And heradf ,mni .
the initial tpas ox i ,,
s " -w Stwrl
HARRY SAPOVITS
.AaT-slaLaiBdivftBiaaEtV11
STATION BLUECOATS
. . i . ,.. . . i J! ...ii. mrmfrrwif
"I wish I could wear boy's clothes,"
sho sobbed to her mother. "A girl don't
liavo half a chnnco with skirts to hinder
her."
According to Mrs. Swift tho girl Is ex
tremely modest and does not boast of her
accomplishments, although cm several oc
casions tho girl has been at a loss to un
derstand why her brothers nnd sisters
cannot shoot, swim and lido ns well as
she can. Mrs. Swift attributes her daugh
ter's love of outdoor Bpoits to tho Indlnn
blood. Anna's great grandfather, Wil
liam Jtoso Swift, was a full-blooded Sioux
Indian chief. Ho was In tho fnmotu Cus
ter massacre, and many tiophles that ho
picked up on tho battlefield adorn tho
wnlla of tho Swift home.
Anna Is a very bright student, according
to her mother, and Is well liked by her
teachers and fellow pupils of tho Alexan
der Adair School, at Palmer and Thomp
son streets. She also nttends tho Sunday
school or tho Knst Montgomery Avenuo
Methodist Church regularly. Mrs. Swift
says Anna dovotes her evenings to read
ing, nnd Is very fond of Indian literature.
CHOICE OF SCHOOLS
CHIEF SHOWS WIDELY
DISSENTING OPINIONS
Thomas Shallcross, o f
Board of Education,
Strongly Opposes Selec
tion of Woman as Dr.
Jacobs' Successor.
Thomas Shallcross, member of the
Board of Education, today expressed em
phatic opposition to tho election of n
woman to tho supcrlntendency of schools.
Mr. Shallcross has been a member of tho
School Hoard many years, and Is chair
man of tho Commltteo on Textbooks and
Supplies.
It was Mr. Shallcross who fought tho
selection or Miss Kntherlno 13. Puncheon
for tho prlnclpalshlp of tho Olrls' High
School several years ago, working in be
half of Dr. Fred Gowlng, n book ngont.
"I am not in favor of tho election of a
woman to this olllce," said Mr. Shallcross.
"I havo great admiration for tho profes
sional ability of Miss runcheon and Dr.
Lucy L. W. Wilson, both of whom havo
been mentioned prominently as posslblo
successors of Doctor Jacobs.
"Hut, competent as theso ladles are
I cannot vote for cither of them. The
superlntendency is essentially a man'i
Job. Worry helped to kill Doctor Jacobs
and I do not bellovo that u woman could
easily bear tho strain and dlfilcultles
which tho office Involves.
PAVOItS PHILADELPHIA MAN.
"Tho new superintendent should bo a
healthy man nblo to withstand nervous
tension. IIo should bo a big man, men
tally na well as physically. And he
should be a Philadelphia!!.
"Much has been said of tho talent that
con be obtained from othor cities. Dut
unless It can bo definitely proved that
no man In Philadelphia could exercise
the duties of tho position successfully I
could not vote for an outsider. Ono ob-
th-U?n,rtt0.it-,Ife Be.IOCtlm of a woman Is
L fnc,t .tha.t. not en0UBl' men are now
engaged In tho profession.
i"?h.er0M?re ab,0iL 500 wome" teachers
nWnM Uy ?,1? m ,ne0' T,lla S
Plorablo condition. Wo need the men
If a woman is to be elected o the hea
ship of ho public echool systZ men
wm totlmS?. T11 to 6Vo underTer
Mtlvlty. 6r t,l0r fleIds of
"A successful superintendent must have
peculiar and unusual qualities. He Z
possess a profound khowledge or ffi
gogy and show an understanding of modi
em educational questions. lie "it
furthermore, be a good executive, capable
of ssulng orders. He must be a diplomat
and capable of meeting teachers and uj!
men. He must be wining to receive vt.t
tors even at inopportune times V,,U
nn7VUPrlnndenC' la a PUbllo ofllce
and the man who serves in that capacity
bh1 .Hf, to, tl,e wx'P'e. He mSit "
both theoretical and nractleni . LH
capable of handling a mighty nhfjob."8"
WOMBN INDOnSB Wmnw
ofWSm8m,Vr,i ot tne actional boarda
of school visitors are anxious TfoTM,!
tlons to the Board if ZL mm1"1-
the Board ox EWuoatlon.
"I think a woman la better aultad than
gmt daw about DoTtor Wlilon anSw
wotk and I feel I woula like t 1?lhr
her In the highest tZ tI '"dorse
of aex ahouw noT'be brotghtr'u'I,SU8itlHl
la wtthoa, do-ubt an office f or TwoSuu, "
1 think that it is only lu.t ,,,. .
aex ahouid be rtprtn al, "m
dealiu with chUdbuod, .te 1 ".??
VormM that the hoo! eo-or.te "to
the home la tb traJiiiii ,., !. ,
feutod by e oe uadrutT . -
1915;
WOMEN OF PARIS GIVE SPLENDID
SERVICE TO
WorlUng Ceaselessly and in Scorn of Fatigue. With Devotion iJ
1 t r- Ei...,,.. Tf.rt rrt r.i....'-' .. lQi
to Men in the Trenches
By ELLEN ADAIR
Staff Correspondent EvRXitfO '..RrKUjii.
PAIIIS, July 20.
THE womon of Paris aro working
ceaselessly with nit their strength to
fill tho places of the men who nro light
ing so bravely for them nt tho front
They nro nctlng as railway porters,
chauffmrs, ticket collectors, enr con
ductors, they aro filling Government post
lions formerly occupied by men, they
nro sweeping tho streets nnd managing
tho stations, nnd In fact doing everything
which It has always been considered Im
possible for a woman to dot
Tho underground stations of Paris nro
all moro or less run by women. At each
llttlo Iron gato closo to the platform sits
n cheerful dnmsct, her llguro enveloped
In n largo black apron nnd nn ovcr-renily
nmlto upon her lips. Sho Is nlwnys pollto
-moro than polite, sho Is charming "ho
variety of questions and Inquiries which
tho passengers hurl nt her pretty head do
not perplex her nor cause her any nnnoy
ance whatever. Sho answers rcndlly and
with a very high dogrco of Intelligence.
"Certainty. I shall bo delighted to di
rect you," sho Invnrlnbly answers. And
her directions nre nlwnys accurate, ctenr
and concise. For tho Frenchwoman ot
this tcrrlblo war tlmo Is n cnlm. levcl
hended, thoroughly cfilclcnt being who
seldom gets out of temper, Is novcr "flus
tered," and to whom nny consideration
of the word "fntlguo" Is unknown. Sho
may In fact, considering her strenuous
occupations, she must feel many a tlmo
utleily exhausted. Uut she never will nd
mlt It, nor will sho permit her trim figure
for a moment to d-oop under tho Btraln
of her arduous day.
I have talked with many of tho tram
car conductors nftcr they havo put In 10
hours' hnid work, Tot not ono ot them
would ndmlt that sho felt tired.
WOMEN SCOFF AT FATIGUE.
"Fatlguo7" they sny Incredulously.
"How can our pnlty llttlo work tiro us
when wo think of tho sufferings of our
husbands nnd brothers In the trenches,
who spend days n million times moro
arduous than ours? If we were EO times
as tired ns now, we would not complain!
For It is nn honor and a high prlvllego
that wo can do our small part to fill
'their' places."
Madamo Arn.il, of Courbevolc, who nets
ns Inspector to the women conductors nt
ono of tho tramway termini, spoko In
terms of tho highest pralso concerning
her working sisters. "They nre so faith
ful In the performance of their duty, '
sho said, "although I know that many
of them find tho work terribly hard. Flg
uio to yourself tho exhaustion which ten
hours of continuous stnndlng In a
crowded car each day must bring! If
you add to that tho trials which arise
through having to manngo tho public, to
assuro them that tho car Is full and that
no moro must enter, or to settlo somo
dispute on the ticket question, you will
readily seo that It Is not a bed of roses.
I myself was 'conductor' for eight months
beforo I becamo inspector, nnd I nssuro
you that at nighttime I was too tlted to
sleep. Many times have I lain nwako for
hours, weeping bccauso of tho stiffness in
tho Joints. Tot I was Indeed happy thnt
I could take tho placo of my husband
who is gone to tho war.
"Now," continued Mndamo Arnal, "I
havo been mndo an Inspector at tho ter
minus here, but, ot course, my salary Is
Just tho same as that of tho car con
ductorsI francs EO centimes for a clay
of 10 hours (70 cents In American money).
As each tramway car comes hero the con
ductor alights and gives mo her papers to
lnpect, also tho tickets which lemaln. In
this way I can seo how many passengera
havo been on board nnd If everything is
In order." (
The husband of this indefatlgablo lady
Is, of course, at tho war, nnd I havo
found that most ot theso tramway women '
aro married.
"WOMAN'S WORK IN WAR."
"I should much llko to writo an artlclo
on 'Woman's Work During tho War' for
your American paper," said Mme. Arnal,
"and perhaps you will send them tho
translation? I think that the American
women would llko to hear a little of what
wo do here, and although I nm only a
poor person and nono too Intelligent, my
llttlo artlclo will bo of somo use, per
haps." True to her word, Mmo. Arnal duly
arrived with tho article, written In tho
lino slanting stylo which all tho French
affect.
"Slnco tho beginning of this terrible
war," it reads, "thoro has been n won
derful extension of woman's work in
Franco. In nil tho mills, factories and
public works tho women are replacing tho
men nnd running tho machinery with
great skill. Othors aro employed in Oqv
ernment offices, in postal departments,
telephono bureaus, dactylology, while
many women nro noting ns ticket col
lectors and conductors on the tramway
"It Is of the latter that I particularly
wish to speak, since I. too, am of their
number. Arrayed in her lone n!nnfor
her Jaunty llttlo cap set gaily on her
well-colffured hend and always smiling
sweetly, the llttlo conductor Is exceed
ingly charming, and tho travelers really
don't seem to object at all to tho change
In sex of the employes.
"But this work Is, Indeed, very hard for
a woman, and In general Is very badly
paid. Tho work Is extremely difficult, for
she must make a note of the different
routes, record tho number of stops and
also the number of times that ' she
punches a ticket.
"Tho shaking of tho car Is always great
and at first it Is a hard matter" to keep
one's balance, Fatigue is excessive be
cause of this violent motion, and after
one has stood for a whole day one feels
aoout 35 centimes an hour (7 cent si Thi
Is very little when on" considers that the
work Is arduous In tho extreme. nut In
spite of that tho conductor is always
Pleasant. She welcomes every soldier
tlon tali T, possible ntten
(ion to Jilm. A bright demeann- n.i .
raw'&issji
tlcularly of the Parisian:8 "'"e Rna par
ALL FOn LA BBLLB FHANCH.
weIa78hyoBUPnT'oryo,,a ?L ! ",th.,
work we happen to h. 2? ,n whateevr
tha,t work, desnlte 1tt?8ae.e1' w do
many trials wlfh r Jmf l sala''ls and
detei'n'ed'brTiMner8 W
glorious end that m, T.i i lo on
wia to our husbands ., 7iT' ,""'
and that we may heir V ,h. l the ,ron'
little with our wmlnrtiP Th woundel a
8lvea the famlUea ofJ. e ove"ment
allowanMandweStn?.a m.omh'
famlllae work as w. Z thsn r thse
ta. thing. Jus? aW,1ttrerUe0rrk,nK- "
thua encouraglag um at.tUe front.
draarn ot leltlng- th. Sf wh would
whUlS vow thfir abae hW what an
our heau. nor fciwSi. htt ttUida '"
hearthatone! For tbU would th loa'1
-uragement-and Zft7l
M acarcely r,,1.D, " w m, ,
utue piet, to mo.hB,"-- . add,u( ,
WAR-TORN PATRM
rttrnrvltiltir- ll.nf lH ....If . i.
thrents for the futuro tmtrl k . .. ?""
bonsts with tho human-faces! (thVn..4
mans) 'If I w?8 bl I, too, would ?.w
my rifle and help papa In shooting vZi
villainous men who hnvo kept nan. .
long nway rrom mor writes tho little on
GRItMAN THIIBATS GIVE STnRMnn..!'
"These letters nro rays of hopo t n.
Jor soldiers nt tho front, nnd lh ,.1-1
poor
th
lOllght Of tho nwflll GermnH v. '"H
elves ndded nhnliplli in ll,i ..rcHi
tattered, war-worn soldiers, who have .1
rciiuy spent ono year In (! ......""
ll-nnntmfl. nm nni-rnntt Ill . """Mr
another venr tliprn. If nni., !,.. Kllj
theso proud nnd utterly crazy aermai?
who Imnglno that they nro lnr.i n, 'TKl
creation I It Is to add n glory still n!i
nnd moro honornhlo to our French n.T'l
thnt our poor men havo sworn to fernilnJ
inr I mm ltd Tim,,, wit,,.. nv..i t.,..
until such tlmo ns they crush this a.7;
fill rnco who call unoii God nn tt,i- Ji,,.,;
nnd nt tho same tlmo burn Ills churrtJ
"Theso Germans, their hnnds r.,i .,.
Hie blood of tho llttlo children wiS
they havo massacred In tho towns of tu
.iui.il, .....t, u. uiuo nun-sumo iianda it's
tho moment of enpturo nnd call to th-
French soldiers, 'CamaradeBl How dwl
they use such a word after their deedi"
of ntroclty! For they havo slaughtered "
tho Innocent, nnd tho catnstrophc ot th ,
Lusltnnla never will bo forgotten! '(
"We, tho women ot Franco, cheerfully
undergo nny suffering to help our conn'
try nnd our husbands; nnd wo welcomed
nil mil clumps hicii juy. J&ven on till
nevcr-to-bo-forgottcn night of llin 7..
pcllrt raid on beautiful Paris, wo kest1
uui-uiiui "u. Diitiiaiib. xjui- wumen are
In mourning nnd thousands of them are
widowed. But thoy recollect thnt In th
days thcro aro others whoso Buffering
uru KrciiuT chuii iiiuir uwii nnu lllufl wa
comfort each otherl For rich or poor
high or low, nt this moment of sorrow
tho differences hnvo been wiped out anl
wo aro nil slstcrsl"
SUFFRAGISTS TO GIVE
DR. SHAW BIG AUTO I
Speed Accomplished by "Little '
Yellow Roadster" in Publicity 4
Work Prompts Action.
So much publicity for "tho causa" wm .,
obtained by tno Btinragists when a con-,
stablo who know not what ho did seljed
and auctioned oft tho "little yellow
m-TilslTr." owned bv Dr. Annn TTnw4
Shaw, president of tho National Woman"i
suflrago Association, innt tno suirragMi
have becomo definitely committed to the
stunt of giving nway autornqbllcs. To
prevent tho scheme from getting out ul
bounds, Doctor Shaw will bo tho only re
cipient. Tho new unachlno that is to be pre
sented to Doctor Shaw will bo larger
than tho yellow car. It will havo room
enough for a chauffeur nnd other Impedi
menta nnjl will bo capable of carrying Its
owner nt high speed from point to point
nlong tho battle line. It will bo presented
In front of tho headquarters of tho asso
ciation at E03 Bth avenue. Now Tork, next
Friday morning nt 10 o'clock.
And what of tho llttlo yellow roadster?
Is It to bo retired to somo pedestal of
honor whoro nil may seo it nnd marvel
ut us accomplishments? Perhaps. At l
any rate, it is to bo auctioned oft after I
being put on exhibit somewhere. Doctor .
siuiw win no tiio nuctloneeress. The rt'
celpts will go intp tho suffrage war fund.
WAR PARTS FAMILY
Philadelphia!! Unable to Get Wife and i
Children Out of Russia.
A smnll fortune has been spent by
Louis Zeben, of tho northeast corner of
i. I JJamDr'dgo streets, In nn effort
"- u.,iiB uauit nis who ami children irpnif
nussia. wnoro they havo been since the
outbreak of tho war.
Zoben's story Is only ona of hundreds
of others of tho same kind which have
como to tho notice of Washington offl-i
Liais sinco tno outbreak of tho war.
His wife, Mrs. Fannlo Zeben, nnd herl;
iwo children, returned to Odessa to see
friends, and when the war was declared
she was unable to apt nut nt tlin rnnntrv.
Zeben, although ho has been In the United
amies ror many years, had not taken out
unai naturalization papera at the time,
and thu Itusslan authorities held Mrs.
Zeben as n Itusslan subject,
Allhoush tho State Department at
Washington has made every effort to get
tho woman out ot tho country, tho vagu
moans of getting- telegrams, letters and '
financial nld Into tho belligerent coiin--tries,
especially Ttussla, have made the'
task an almost hopeless one,
SEMINARY PROFITS IN WILL
Alice Farrell Leaves Bequest to St. m
Charles Borromco.
Alice Farrell, into of Philadelphia, who
died nt Dreshertown. MontKomery
county. Pa., left J25 to the Seminary of
sc, canaries iiorronieo, overbrook, ana w i
to St. Peter's Purgatorial Society, from 3
ner estate pf J3150. Her will was admitted
to probato today. The residue of the
tnte goes to a brother, a niece and a
nephew.
Personal proporty of Louis Ilerdle hal
been appraised at J2583.87.
The Spirit of Sleep
I come from thp land of Sleep
When the toilsome day Is done,
hen tha shadows creep
And the blossoms weep
For love ofthe vanished sun.
I live In that land of Sleep
Where myriad popples grow,
And some are red
As the heart's blood shed.
And some, like the drifted snow.
Fair popples, the blooms of sleep'
I gather their heart'a gold dust
Scatter it wide
O'er land and tide,
T,?llen B,ecn' God'a children must
-BEATItlCB STHVBNS. In Southern
Woman's Magazine.
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