A CURIOUS APPOINTMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 710, 8 January 1910, Page 13

A CURIOUS APPOINTMENT.

mier (saysvthe: Copenhagen}-corre'sporiilent of continuing '&e^vdrk: ; Qf-^arliAmenlia'iy-. : ;.'Tepqrting-.'an > ' /.which.;; sh'e'Jhas' beehj/engagedVtoi'several , years;-vlrmet her. : in: tlio lobby 'of the, •JTolkethiiigl' as "slip was on. her way. to tlio ;Ciiapib'pr;; to < take';,down' , her,;.husband's' speech Quillie; Budget.; /She'- wjasr.'dre'ssed; 'looked/very; ■ business-like. ; /■;/;'■;'<:;?);. ;■■; :~f: ■■•V\^ ; S^; -••■.?. '•'■: T; isked: her"-.if •slie.intended to, give'up the' stenographic'' , vork-^-she;is '■ one of' the, 'official^'. Pa'rliamehtary '■.Veporting-: , stall'.. '. ;,Vi."Nothing; of 'the /kind," sliq answered, I smiling. ■""I:am; quite ;satisfied /with iuyiwork,, aid like : it-yory'mUch, ospecially : "as., it 'enables ime to'.- follow my husband's' career better/' ; . ; ?' : : !; v^i-;i;-:v-.^V ; 'Kv'^ v '■:.':"'.'At;!,-first : .there; >"as -~ great; opposition, against'-me,jas .1; was vthe''first ■' lady/who worked r as shortKand-writoiv ;and :, had. to iioor' among the mem-, bers of: the-House.'-'-v The'.Upper ;'.House: was especially hpstilp ; to; my appointment, which' took place ;in'lß94, "as., the;; same time asmy husband {was elected: iOniehiber of,Parliament,for Ringsted, Iceland.'- .'. Since then : I' have taken down.'ray husband's 'speeches, among,;,the,;others., It disturbs ; me ■ now. and; then to' hear: other : x Jiuombers; abusing ,; ; him'iri : 'njy ■■'presence.' I am by. no means, a. Suffragette/.'Jly. .salaryas .thoisame as for,thomalosliprtr hand-writers, illO ;fpr the, session (half-' ycaf),.v'and; I .niayr. add, that/I ponsiiJer iiiyself::yery:,woll- paid. Next -year>my; salary .Twill be increased by '£15.'" .. ' .' /•• The President's .bell;horeVcalled/ tlid. , FrPmier's wife to her daily'duties..: .-■