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3 THE SOUTHERN HOME. THE SOUTHERN WOMAN, i MAMIE L. HATCHETT, Editor. Official Organ of the Woman's Press A pociatiou of the South; devoted to the liter ary, social and industrial interests of South ern women. A woman's rank Lies in the fullness of her womanhood: Therein alone she is royal. Georoe Emot. It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that luHkPKBlif- worth looking at. , - Oliver Wendell Holmes. Annoim cement - ; By special arrangement with the publisher, i The Southern Home will he furnished to ; i A J , , s iress Assoriau.m . ui iue r Mini iiuu 10 Kinareo organizations at h tlf rates One Dollk per annum. Sub scriptions must be sent through this office These columns are open to the full and ! free discussion of all matters of interest to the a limited soaee unon tonics df-innr! lulmis;- sihluand recognized by the editor as worthy ! oppressions, and the first work for re ef pnl'lir .ittention. j formers is to bring alout a social svs Desinng u, aid the Association in every ! tfcra tnat shall cause the present gener wav possible, occasional local advertise- ! t t 1 i i- i , i ments not exceedin-r ten lines, will be in- atlon f feeble tasel women to be (ertea lor mem Tiers tree ot charge. It being the object of this department to keen the public posted lis to the progress of women, more especially of the South, mem bers or this association and of sister asso-c-ation sare requested to communicate with us, from time to time, giving sudb items from their own or from other localities us would prove of general interest. ' ln- Beni'', outside of this department, lnden- tifie'l with The Southern Home as a regular ! contributor, subscriptions sent to this office will receive prompt attention. Our friends will please address all letters and exchanges to The Souihekn Woman, Henderson, N. G DRESS REFORM. A new magazine devoted to dress re form, has recently been established at East Orange, N. J Of the editor, Mrs. Annie Jeuness Miller, Clara Bewick Colby of the Wuiian's IVibwie, writes the following : "One of the most delightful experi ences connected with the writer's recent trip to Washington was a call on Annie Jenness Miller, authoress, lecturer and elocutionist. Her life of late has been spent in private, working out a favorite idea of hers to invent a style of dress for women which would be both health ful and beautiful. She is thoroughly artistic in everything she undertakes, and out of the richest materials she has devised for herself costumes which have charmed Washington society, being set off by her own beauty and grace of per son. One gets an idea from looking at Mrs. Miller what beauty of carriage is possible to a woman who refuses to be deformed by fashion, and who keeps herself firm and elastic by proper physi cal culture. To stand properly is the first consideration, or rather the second the first is to have something to stand on, and about this time Mrs. Miller hail a shoemaker come from Boston to meas ure twenty-five of the Washington la dies. The next thing is to be simply and evenly clothed in four garments, three of which cover the figure from the neck to the ankles, and none of which have a b ind or a strap. The outer garment, which is a princess dress form, is drap ed to suit the wearer, and while not de viating in principle, may look like a bas que and skirt, polonaise or anything known to dressmakers. The beauty, simplicity and charming effect of these garments can but faintly be conceived by one who has not seen them; but, thanks to the fact that Mrs. Miller has become the fashion of the hour with newspaper correspondents, and is al most as much written about as if there were a scandal attached to her name, they are now very familiar to the lead ers of the daily press. Mrs. Miller can but feel that she has been especially raise 1 up to fight the tyr.umy of fas;i iou aud the idiocy of its slaves when s ie reads that the jet trimmed dresses w ich are now the rage weigh from thirty to nearly fifty pounds. Under the old dispensation women wear what "they" do, and sacrifice health, comfort and beauty, or the possibilities of buch, at the, mandate of a dress-maker back ed by the invisible but resistless wiJlof Ma' lame Grundy. Under th new dis- peusation ot which Mrs. Miller is the "r"8""' U19 imuuj oi goo i iovtune this tnnitv of may be the su'e p rtion of the "iris and may largely be gaine.l by women who have eeii reached middle life "sub ject to Ix.n iage." PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT NECESSARY j TO INTELLECTUAL-GROW! H. While the world is being so much ex- : ercised over the higher education of wo men, it is time that common sense and humanity put in a plea for a moreper- i feet physical development without which i i mental cultivation can prove of little real worth m the evei-y-day struggle for sus- i j tenance and distinction. Feeble minds j ! and feeble bodies must inevitably go , ,. i uaU(l m uand, just as a stunted tree j produces faulty fruit, and it is a false ! idea of beauty that has made deformity attractive, and a false idea of womanli- ness that has made a suppression of natural spirit and vivacity feminine, that has doue more tow ranis the physical deterioration of the female sex than all the hard work and heaw burdens that have ever been Put upon deluded wo- :man. To phVBienl weakness can be traced almost all of her afflictions and i Till i supplanted by a sturdy, vigorous race heidthy in mind and healthy in body, of strong nerves and brave hearts fat to be the mothers of statesmen and the j surveillance of a teacher, scarcely de guardians of a grand republic. Noth- serving the name. It is to outdoor ing is more conducive to this end than ! sports and untratneled limbs that boys a reasonable amount of free, hearty and j owe most of the muscle and nerve pleasurable exercises; full and frequent inhalations of the pure, sweet air under I the bnght canopy of heaven, to which the nectar of the gods is not to be com pared and which a generous Father j grants unasked to the meanest of His creatures. Cultivation is too prone to slight the natural sources of inspiration and delight for the empty artificial t es and insinuating poisons of our modern fast life, losing thereby the best part of existence and the only unalloyed hap piness to be found in this troublous world of sin and suffering. The most beautiful and glorious of created things which it has been the lot of man to en joy, is our great mother, nature ; and the more nearly we approach to and copy her, the more nearly we attain to perfection. What a race of monstrosi ties we would have if people were real ly formed as the ever changing fashions make them appear ! A series of met-arnoi-phoses varied with each new birth, such as to warrant the plausibility of certain mystic fables of ancient lore. And what absurd presumption for hu man artists to suppose that they can improve upon the finished workmanship of a divine sculptor ! Science can do much, but it can never give that grace ful turn and elasticity to the human form which natural development im parts, nor can the most delicate and finely prepared cosmetic infuse into the cheek that lovely bloom which is lent by the morning to her worshipers. Humanity is most beautiful and elevat ed when most perfect and genuine; the mind and the body are as dependent upon each other as the plant and the flower, and digestion is as necessary for both us food. Vigorous bodies make active minds and cheerful natures, the surest safeguard against the thousand ills that flesh is heir to. Physical suffering has a strong ten dency towards souring the disposition, aud otttn causes the athicted one to view life through clouds and shadows rather thau from the brighter side. These gloomy colorings are unsconsciouslv communicated to those around hsr, who m turn adopt them as their own, and a I dents of American colleges. generation of cvnics or imbeciles is the 1 " - result. This is verified in the recent i Tllcl'e al'e fi'00u Daughters of Rel-i-eixut of a distinguished i)hvsici;.n kali in the State of Indiana, who are charge of an American Iusane Asvlum. He says : "I remark that over three thous and cases of insanity have now come ju lei- my di.ect care and obser vation. In a large proportion of those cases whose history I could obtain, I have found that the remote and predis posing cause of insanity could be traced to the malign influences of childhood. These influences I can not at this time enumerate or consider, but their knowl- edge justifies the assertion that when the (illtv if nuiL-iixr l.oirip if5f firwl happy shall be bettor realized, we shall have in our and less of vice and crime.' aud much less of insanity. The neg- monies were beautiful and impressive, lect of physical framing, and the im- and the day will long be remembered perfect pi ysical d -velopment which fol- as one of the most eventful in the his iows, consequent in this neglect, are , tory of the order oi Odd Fellows. strikingly evident in many of our female patients. The various causes which are reported to me as the sources of the disease, and which are classified in tables under the heads of "ill health,'" 'intense mental and bodily effort," "grief," "domestic unbappiness," etc. ma? vei7 frequently be traced, in their i uenee, 10 me one cause 01 a wain 01 Physical stamina." Lile our 8ivls are learning Greek . ,-i I a: i. l i i i .. uiem or rauier umi teachei" not forget that they are being educated not merely for the commence ment exercises and a diploma, but to meet the stern and solid requirements of true womanhood. Perhaps there is no class of individuals among whom : neaitmui exercise is more neglected j than among school-girls, factorv-girls, j sewing-girls, and those whose supposed I good fortune it is to sit all dav r.t a boot-keeper s or clerk s desk, wiien tlie brain is kept in a constant state of ac tivity while the body chafes, like an im patient steed, under the forced restraint thus put upon it. Calisthenics and the short formal walk are not a substitute, the former soon being looked upon as a task and the latter, under the strict i wmcu niaKes strong men, wmie gins are not allowed to engage in an mno cent romp or play without being accus j ed of unlady like behavior and having their mirth checked and spirits affect ed accordingly. It has also been re- marked how very much more robust J and practiced is the average English ; woman when compared with the An?er- ican. This is due to the fact that the ! former lives a good part of each day in the open air, and providing herself against the elements, pays little atten tion to exposure, counting a five or six mile walk, a fox chase or a deer-hunt a mere trifle ; while the latter, in tight shoes and tight waist, rarely gets be yond the limits of her own village, and even then she does not move at the brisk, steady gait which characterizes her English sister. No matter what her domestic duties or business engagements may be, every girl and woman should by to so ar range them that at least one hour each day could le given to active exercise in the open air. It would soon be found that time was saved by this system and the preservation of mind and body would be loth surprising and incalcu lable. Where the daily walk is imprac tical and a plot of ground can be secur ed for this purpose, horticulture or ! floraculture are hi the highest degree i desirable, as an incentive to such re- creation. An hour m the early morn ing, when the birds are bursting their little throats with joyous matins, is the sweetest and most glorious part of the whole day, and no one can feel its in spiring influence without being strengthened physically and spiritually. It is worship; and in one grand unutter- ! ed prayer the heart goes out iuvoluntari- ly to the source of allhfe,and comes back lightened" of half its burdens and pre pared to meet the duties of the day. Three counties of Iowa have women recorders and eleven have women school superintendents. There are twelve women practicing lentistrv m Germany, who were stu- in active co-operation with the Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows. Tile 'h tun's y'rijiunf, Feitrice, Neb., will le published ir. futuie as a weeklv instead of monthly as bereto- i lore. It is one of the ablest exchanges j on our list. The "Daughters of Hebekah" in In diana has recently erected a memorial statue of Schuvler Colfax, the origii -ator of the degree, in University Park, in the city of Indianapolis. It is of lvmii7.P ill tlio nttitiiilt. tf on nvoW surmounting a pedestal twelve feet high and cost $6,000. The unveiling re- Massachusetts has prosed a bill pro viding for police matrons throughout the State. Harper's Bazaar has a lady editor, Miss Mary L. Booth. This fortunate woman draws a salary of $8,000 a year aud a percentage of the profite. She is now taking vacation in England. Mbs. M. K M. Davis, one of our charming and popular southern writers, is running a serial in a Boston maga zine, which has attracted considerable attention in England. A poem from her pen appears in this issue. Ore of the most remarkable instances of feminine pluck and enterprise of which we have heard lately is that of Christina Schultz, a Russian maiden, who only reached Dakota, in December, 1885, but who has, since that time, es tablished proof on pre-emption, home stead and the claims, thus becoming the proud owner of 480 acres of valu able land. The girls of Covington, K, bare taken a stand which is deserving of all praise, and should be followed by every lady in the-land. These independent and sensible girls have organized a "boycott" which is to secure nou-association with any young man who in dulges in the use of intoxicating liquors. Ail honor to the State and mothers ef such daughters. Mips Rachel Hicrxy, valedictorian of the graduating class of the Woman's Medical College of Clucago, has the honor of having passed the best exam ination of any applicant who has ever appeared before that board. She stood 100 in anatomy and unusually high in kindred branches. She has been ap pointed huse-physician of the Cook County Hospital. The first copy of the Wouutn'g Xews, published at Indianapolis, Ind., is be fore us. It is a four-column, eight-page semi-monthly, and is one of the nost breezy and valuable publications that comes to our table. It is ably edited by L. May Wheeler, late with the "f.teraiis Review, and true to its name, is brimful of news of women and their doings from every section of the coun try. We predict for the new journal a brilliant success. Jocesalism is far from being a new field for women. Indeed, to one Eliz abeth Mallet, of London, belongs the distinction of editing the find daily newspaper in the world. It was know n as the Daily Ctu-reitt, and was estab lished in March, 1702, The character of this journal was reformatory, Mrs. Mallet declaiing in her salutatoi-y that it was published with a view to "spar ing the public at least half the imper tinences which ordinal y papers contain ed." A London woman, Helen Spumll, has made a translation of the Bible which has received the highest com mendations of scholarly reviewers and is said to be much more enjoyable read ing than the "revised version' adapted by the committee. "This woman," says a critic, "seems to have drunk in the dramatic spirit of the Hebrews I more profoundly than the male trans- of the psaiins, Song of Solomon, and several other bok.s, furaishe a key to a clearer interpretation. No translator in the future will venture to ignore her w ork." The Woman's Club of New Orleans, is doing a good work in that city, and having proven a financial success, is likely to be a permanent instUeti n. ith Mrs. Maria Jefters. n Swnyze- a niece of Thomas J e3i rson as jin s ideiit, its membeiship has itcreasrd from forty to more than two hundred energetic members. It has lease I a built iiug containing nineteen rooms in a desirable part of the city, and after reserving what it needs for its own pur pses, rents those remaining to num bers who desire such protection. Aim ng other helpful features, it has a class in stenography which is free to mem bers and has secured pupils enough outside to pay the teacher a handsome salarv. Mrs. James L. Clark has re cently been elected president
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