The day when a learned woman was dubbed a "blue-stocking" and shunned by ordinary society seems far away from us, says "Pall Mall and Globe." Yet it is but a little while ago that the education of our girls was purely elementary, when it was not devoted to superficial accomplishments. Yet in the little while that as good an education "is that received by her brothers has been open to girls they have completely conquered the old prejudice and the old peculiarity which simply invited dislike. They have proved, in fact, that woman can be educated without loss of charm or the social graces. Of course, it is only a small minority of even highly educated women who pass through Universities; nevertheless, the number of women graduates is steadily growing.
The International Federation of University Women was founded to promote friendship between University women in all parts of the world, to facilitate the exchange of lecture ets and students at the various Unversities, and to encourage travel by effecting arrangements at home and abroad that shall make travelling easy and pleasant by the establishment of club-houses in the capital cities, and by introducing their women visitors to private hospitality. The idea is sound and its carrying out cannot fail to be beneficial to members of the Federation, and to the friendly understanding of peoples. Originally the Federation was confined to Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. It already covers nearly all the civilized countries of the world. Such a Federation cannot but do good, provided it avoids the one danger which besets any association based upon a se: chise, the danger of one-sid development, and we hope that it will avoid any particularity of sex, which would hamper rather than help women in their aspirations towards complete business equality with men, For the Convalescent Child Every mother knows the difficulty of getting a small invalid to eau. Most children, however, will be tempted by something that Jocks nice, and time is well spent in garnishing the food set before them. A very simple way to do this with sweet dishes, is to take a packet. of orange or raspberry made by a very good firm, dissolve it in about half the quantity of water stated on the packet, and pour it on to a large meat dish which has been previously wetted. When set you can cut thin strips from this and put them, trellis-wise, over the food.
A very good substitute for jam. which is at the same time nourishing, is two or three spoonfuls of grated chocolate mixed with some sweetened condensed milk. This can be spread on plain biscuits or thin bread and butter.
Egg lemonade is a very good drink, and very nourishing. Beat one egg very, very thoroughly, then add two tablespoonfuls of sugar and beat again, udd the juice of a lemon and one cup of milk and whisk thoroughly for five minutes. Serve a little of this at a time in a small glass with a tiny grating of nutmeg on top.
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