10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY DECEMBER' 14 , 1890-THTIITY-TWO PAGER.
THE LOUNGER IS THE LOBBY ,
' Is Bhakcspcaro Outgrowing the theater or
the Pcoplo Outgrowing Shakespeare ?
PLAYS AT THE THEATERS TH S WEEK ,
IVImt la Doing In ttic Musical mid
Drnmntlo World An Kplnodo In
AVliloli ii IlllnU Piddlcr I'lddlcd
Out JIls Klne.
Tour month ? of the present thcntrlcal sea-
ion belong to the history of the stage , yet
during that tlmo wo have not seun o Shake
spearean play prodirod at either of the
opcrti house , nor do the bookings show that
wo nro to rnjoy a Shakespearean revival for
months to come.
Can It be true , n < j I once hcnrJ n sneaclous
nctor rcmntk , "Sliakcsiicaro Is outgrowing
the capnclty of the nctor J"
] ntllc.ittons would point to this state of nf-
fnlus nt least.
It It certainly much moro dlfllcult to piny
liamlot acceptably in our day than it was In
Ktmblc's ' tltno. In fact , tlicro has been n
steady growth of the opinion that It cannot
bo played ntnlluii to the conception tlmt wo
liavo formed of it.
Accepting tills conclusion , the question
then niserti Itself , Una Shipespcaro out-
Brown the theater or has the theater out
grown Shakespeare I
1 tun voj-v well awnro that sonio critics will
sinllo broadly at that question nnd wonder
vhat next The Lounger will discus ? In the
realm of theatricals. lint , my clear friends ,
the HUillo Is that of superficiality. Clear
thought and clear vision will unhesitatingly
acknowledge that the ultcrcrs df gieat
thoughts bear no thought of comparison m
their perpetuity with tbo performance of
great dccd. < . Nor is their any sidncss in the
reflection , for the eternal scnlo of value
bears reference to cluuactcr and not t
talents.
Say what you will , you cannot get away
from the fact that great thoughts must bo
modified , recast , weighed In the balance , ad
justed to the changed onler of things as the
world move ? on. Carlyle will not bo tlto
great master wo bollovo him n hundred years
liom now.
liven Tolstoi may bo regarded In these far
distant days ns the farceur of the iilnotccnth
'
century. 'llowelU will bo quite forgotten ,
Saltus classed with the pigmies who tried to
make the world belle\o that thuy were giants
in Intellect , leaders in the onward progress
of the race.
To erect a Plato or a Shakosponro or even
n Moses soir.owhcro niisii the broad prairie of
tlmo nnd dou-eo that manltlnd snail not llvo
past that illustrious monument is to put ono
common enaln around nil the Galilees of the
race.
The possibility of the world outgrowing
Shakespeare- never occurs to anybody. I
must confess Itis with a just appreciation of
the magnitude of thocllront Iiun committing
to oven intlmato that Shakespeare may bo
forgotten "In the coming by ami by. "
Uut let us look nt tbo question from a
purely literary point of view , frco from the
sentimeiitullt'y which surrounds the problem ,
nnd you cannot help but admit that there
CAists many grounds for these promises.
It Is most true that the public knows
Shakespeare better today than the people of
twenty years ago. lie has giown into their
studios and become part of their pleasures.
Ho lies now in every form of art , nnd with
the nla of commentator nnd painter hois
found on every desk and on all tables. Jlcxt
to the bible , Shakespeare is the most widely
read book in ibo world.
It would bo useless for mo to tell you that
the plays of the Avoninn poet were not in
tended to bo road. . They came into literature
by n croohed nnd devious pathway.
Tne late Mr. Bouclcnulthns clearly pointed
this out by his statement that they were
theatrical properties fashioned with the ono
purpose of attracting and holding n rude pub
lic througli Its sensibilities.
I bcllovo when you fully dohato this view
of the subject in your own mind you will
readily see in Just how far ourpubUe has out-
crowri Shakespeare , nnd in just how far
Ij Shakespeare has outgrown the public ho
\vroto for.
When ho wrote for all tlmo ho was a poet ;
when ho wrote for his generation ho was a
playwright The poet will live on in higher ,
purer atmospheres. But the dramatist will
bo adjusted , modified , misinterpreted , dis-
pulscd. adopted to the changed and changing
conditions of man , morally , physically , in
tellectually , socially.
Wtuit nro these changed conditions } Just
Indulge mo for n very short time nnd I will
try to make it clear.
Vou have seen Snlvlni play Othello , not
once , probably , but many times. In this
character you sco Salvinl at his best , and Ms
interpretation of the role Is much nearer to
the spirit of Shakespeare the pool than any
nctor of our tlmo. And why ! Because ho
doesn't sophisticate it Intelligently. Because -
cause ho does not make it conform to
On the other hand , when Booth plays
Othello It is coldly classical. Intellectually , it
, is very great , but passion has been relegated to
the stiadows nnd the "blackamoor" In Edwin
liooth's bunds Is a Jorcignor to bib own soul.
On the other hand , Mr. Booth's Ingo Is n
magnificent study and In every way worthy
the great fame ot the leading nctor of the
American stage. But why is this so ? The
answer is found , firstly , in the make-up of
the man , and secondly , in the environments
which surround Othello and which are no
ticeably absent In Ingo.
When wu bring the master before modern
cycsvio cut him. Expurgation is written
upon ovorv line and In -wholesome prun
ing muclr of the line wheat is can-led away
to become the principal food of other nations ,
whiles wo nro compelled to put up with the
"chaff which remains.
We go to Schlcgel nnd read his story in
favorof romanticism. Then wo hie ourselves
to Ulrlci and learn his theory of metaphysics.
But wo uro not satisfied , und after n , while
wo como across this thought of Bouclcault's :
"Shakespeare wrote his plays for the theater
of his time and not for the fastidious taste of
ours , and ho nnd his collaboratours had n
keen , practical dramatic or theatric sense of
how to reach the somewhat coarse sensibili
ties of that time. "
I was reading recently a very exhaustive
nitlclo upon the Hamlets of the stage by .Too
Howard. Jr. , anil during the course of his nr-
tlclo incidentally speaking of the German
Bhnkcspcarinn actors ana their Krasp of the
situations and possibilities in the works of
the master dramatist says :
"Somienthnl gave us the nearest npproacti
to the Shakespearean Hamlet , a Hamlet in
which the actor sunk his personality deep In
the greater creation of the master mind.
There was no disagreeable mannerism to re
call us from the charmed past to the present ;
It is a Hamlet , originally dreamy , gentle ,
poetic , whoso mind became neither warped
nor unstrung , hut whoso motives of action
uro clearly defined , as Shakespeare doubtless
Intended , before cunning commentators nnd
pedantic players began to scosubtlo nnd far
fetched meanings In every line however sim
ple nnd innocent it looked upon the face ,
"Tho Cionnaa actors and theater-goers
have been lortunnto to have escaped the be
wildering explanatory nnd commentatlvo nb
Burdtllcs unfortunately so intimately coiv
nectcd with English Shakcspoaiean stage
and literary tradition. Shakespeare
was translated for them by some
of the greatest literary minds o
Ciernmny. The night's version of "Ham
let , " for instance , was by Sehlegcl , and be
tween it and the original there Isverylittlo
to cjiooso for poetio beauty nnd dramatic
strength nnd terseness of expression. I
there Is anything to bo preferred it Is thn
In tbo German all the ridiculous quibbles
nbout tboblgnlflcnneo of words or lines nro
settled once for nil ; nnd German nctors have-
thus been able to devote their cntlro alien
tlon to the attempt to give broad and poetio
Interpretations to the drama as nholp
instead of spending valuable time in the nt
tempt to elucidate points and passages whicl
hnveonlva minor bearing cu the action o
the history. "
It Is significant that such writers for the
prc.sso.sA. O Wheeler ( Nym Crinkle ) . Joe
Howard , Jr. , Henry Guy Carleton , Ilcnr )
Mcgargeo , Ittchard Novlllo , dally workers it
thourtlvollfoof the newspaper world who
hnvo kept lu touch with the theater for a
quarter of a century , many of them for a
generation , do not hesitate to takotho ground
Which 1 have tried to reflect lu this article.
Twenty-live years ago you could hav
found twenty notors to ha\o played Lea
and played It well. How many nctors cai
you count today who would even attempt th
Again. The companies playing Shake
ipcarcoii roles today UN ridiculously few 1
umber. I recall Booth nnd Barrett ,
rcd Wardo nnd Mrs. Bowers , T.
V. Ifccnc , Marie Prrscott , Mnilo Wainwright -
wright , Louis Jamoa , Thirty years ago thrco
inoi this number wcro on the rend
nd giving strong , earnest portraitures of thfl
many-sided mind of the mm who sloops
u'ncofully amid the scenes of his boyhood.
Shakospcaro with us moderns is moro of ft
tudy than over , commentators cannot ngrco
poti the moaning of any two obscure words
nd per consequence the people who go to
Shakespearean performances grow fewer
very year.
They ndtniro the genius of the poet who
vill llvo for nil time , hut the work of the
ranmtist grows IMS remarkable with the
awning of thoycais. Tun LOUMOEH.
The Hanlon VoIterTlartlnottt English
mntotnhio nnd novelty company , which
ommcncos mi onBJgcmciit of lour
ilgnls at Bovd's opcw bouso this oven-
ng , is especially an appropriate ono for the
pproachlng holiday times. And besides this
t has the reputation ot holng the largest nnd
lost expensive organization of its character
ow traveling.
Messrs. Rlch& Harris , the proprietors and
mnagersof this enterprise nro recognUcd as
ho most capable and daring lirtn of nmuso-
ncnt catcrurs In Uib special line , nnd they
lave outdone all their previous efforts In this
n.stnnco.
The company embraces the renowned Paul
tlartliictll and his entlro pmtotnlnij com-
mny , who present ns nn opening feature the
irlglnul pmtomltno "A Terrible Night. " The
tloiitaigrno troupe , four IndlcJ and four gen-
leinen , in n novel act , ' 'Tho Chinese Pair. "
Stulih nnd Tropp , n team of grotesque come-
liuns. Tim Hiilincs , u pair of funny musical
towns. ThoMnrtmburg family , seven in
lumber , ncrobats , Walter Emerson , the
great rometist. Kodo Leo Unpoli , the marvel-
us equilibrist and Dora Emerson , the bcautl-
ul nnd accomplished soprano. The enter-
nlninont Is brought to nJlttlng close by the
lanlon-Voltcr troupe , In their wonderful
nldalr nights. No adequate description can
bo given of this act. Everywhere they have
ppcarcd their success has been as pro-
louncecl as it has been Instantaneous.
A umtlnco will bo given Wednesday.
It Is said that Donnelly Is thicker than
vcr. GIrard Is still nearer to n shadow , nnd
his is the way it happened : They were sit
ing together m a restaurant a short tlmo ngo
nlklng over next season. Oirard finally
eancd over the table nnd In a doleful voleo
aid , "Look here , old man , this show Is not
vcnlv balanced. Sco you now. You are ns
ounu nnd as fat ns a well fed bishop , und me )
Vhv , T ntn about ready to do the living sltcle-
on In n dime museum. Strange Rtovioi will
jo getting around soon. They will think
hut I'm neb in it ; that in fact wo don't earn
nongb to food two. "
Donnelly looked as grieved as that round
Bob Ingeraoll face of his would permit , and
onfessed it was not fair , but ho did not see
low they could , oven up a bit , though ho was
villlug. "Aro you now ? are jou really ,
DfAincllyl Then" , " said GIrard in a stage
vhispor ono of the sort ho knows how to
; lvo , and which can bo heard from Shceps-
icnd Buy to Long Brunch "Thero is a way
out of it. Como over to the chemist's sum
ou order some anti-fat anil I will take
unit. " It was agreed. They next went to
bo chemist. They explained their prodica-
ncnt. The chemist could give thcni just the
hings. Ho coulu make them up himself
nuch better than the icndy-mado stuffs on
he market. The two men were in high glee ,
[ 'ho bottles v.-cro made up and sent to the
lotcl nnd the men bepan to diet. Ono day
, wo days , thrco days passed. Then Don
icily began to havo. the greatest dittlcnlty
n getting his waist-band nbout Ids
icvcr fairy girth and rushed to Girarcl in
; rout terror. "Ileio , old man , look at tins , "
10 ciled , "I nm all bloating up. "
3 Irani turned n palo face to him nnd
adly wrapped the waistcoat ho was putting
on almost twice around him. With ono im-
mlso the men made for the chemist. The
: hoinlst laughed. It was only a slight mis-
nkc. Ho bud mixed these children up , that
vas all. The fat man had been living on
nnlt nnd the lean man had anti-fattcd that
vas all but now the men are doing their
evel best to get back where they were he-
ore , and will bo quite content if ono can get
iis stage dresses on and the other keep his
rom sagging.
By the way. Donnelly nna Gerard are to
ippcar at Boyd's next week , beginning
L'hursday , December 18 , In their great suc
cess , "Natural Gas , " in a now meter.
The next attraction nt ( ho Grand opera
icuso is the Grand opera company in "Tho
3ondolicr , " the engagement being for ouo
vcck from tonight , one night only. A full
house may bo expected.
The Eden Ma8eo Ts " 7ust forging to the
rout ns a theater second to none. Manager
jnwlcr has already successfully played sev
eral farce and comedy companies at his house
it the popular price * , but ho has mndo a now
loparture this week , and in the Bijou theater
10 will present the thrilling Eng-
ish drama. "Tho Village Blacksmith" or
'Links of Crime. " Jean Anthony , the pop
ular young nctor , supported by an excellent
: ompany , will make his initial bow in Omalm
n this romantic production. The plot of
.his drama is admirably woven and intensely
ntercstlng throughout.
In presenting this play to the public at
> opulur prices Mr. Lawler has expended a
nrgo sum of money , being conlidcnt that the
nrgo patronage hitherto enjoyed by the
VIusco will bo auxlliarated by his enterprise.
.n ' the Vaudeville theater the Nashville stu
dents will hold the boards this week. This
.roupo renders the ncgio melodies of the old
jlantatlon slnvciy days in a plaintive ,
inthetlc or jovial manner tlmt cannot fail to
, ouch the feelings of all. Tom Withers , the
greatest wing dancer of America , will also
appear on this stage In his fancy buci : nnd
wing dances. J. K. ISIchards , the vocalist ,
whoso ability as a singer is of national re
nown , is another attraction. The curio de-
lartment has not been neglected this week.
Manager Lawler has secured Donaldson's
Traveling World's Fair , a collection of rare
jeasts. curious bhcls and creeping reptiles ,
ncludinir the nursing baby monkey , the only
one born in captivity. This is an cmusing
'caturo for young nnd old alike. Other
standard attractions will aid in making up
an Instructive , amusing nnd interesting cn-
-ortalniuent.
Ho Invndrtl the .I'rinuo'n Rooms.
A very funny story comes from Montreal ,
where Miss Margaret Mather's company has
been plajIng. John Malone and Gllmoro
Scott , two members of thu organization , were
Interested , and developments that might
buvo been almost internationally startling
were onlj- just avoided. Hero Is the story
as written by Mr. Scott : "LnstFridav Mr.
Mnlono asked mo If I would go to the Windsor
ser hotel at 4 o'clock and run over his part
with him in 'Leah.1 I said I would. 'Como
to No. 210 , ' ho said , 'and walk right up. ' I
went to the hotel nt the appointed tlmo
and out on the elevator , instructing the
bov to let mo off for No. 2111 Ho did so. The
hall was dark , but after a little unrewarded
wondering I saw No. 217. I know the way In
which the numbers ran. No. 211) ) was next
door. The door was slightly ajar , but I
politely rapped. Not n sound , not a 10-
sponso. I walked In , but saw no Mnlono. * I
was furious , Ho had asked mo to coma nnd
was not there to receive mo. On the wall I
saw a number of elegant suits of clothes ,
beautifully made and of the finest material.
'Malono's swell , anyway , ' I said to myself.
Then I noticed a sword hanging up. It was n
beauty mounted In solid gold. I supposed it
was the stage 'prop' , used by Ma
lone in 'Tho Honeymoon.1 The bureau
was loaded down with the most
superb toilet articles. I picked up a
brush , and found a monogram nnd crest on
the back In silver. I was beginnlnc to grow
dlzzv nt the sight of nil this splendor. Sud
denly I became nwaro I was in a suite of
rooms , and one moment later I knowjthat they
were these of Prince Gcorgo of England. I
bolted quicker than cun bo imagined , nnd
flew nbout to Und Mulone , who was snugly
ensconsed in No. 218. I told htm that I hud
visited the prince by mistake , and ho roared.
Tbov all say tlmt It is wonderful I should
have got In and out unobserved , as the room
was constantly guarded by the military. If
I had , been found 1 should have bad great
diniculty in explaining that I had no designs
upon the bafoty ot the possible king of Eng-
nnd.
Fiddling Out IllH Fine.
There was n tittle private and select mu-
slcalo down In the recorder's court in Au
gusta , Gn. , the other morning after court was
over , which netted the performer , who was
blind , the sum of $10.
For several days past the guests in the dif
ferent hotels have been every evening treated
to music by a blind fiddler who made a liv
ing by passing around bis hat after ho hac
finished ono or two popular selections , sucl
ns "Down Went McGInty , " "Whor'o DU
You Get That Uut I" etc. Ho lacks u
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Full Dress Shirts.
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, 1322 FARNAM ST. , OMAHA ,
deal of being a great artist , but from the
amount of money that fulls Into his hat ho
seems to get there Just the same , says the
Auprusta Chronicle.
The other night Drury , which is his name ,
got full to such an extent that ho could not
navigate. Ho was arrested and brought be
fore the recorder. The recorder lined him
? 10 , but on account of bis affliction the line
was remitted on condition that he would give
the court a few selections. Urury secured
his fludio and In n few minutes the melodious
strains of "Fifteen Dollars in My Inside
Pocket" nnd ' "WnyDown in Dixio" were
vibrating through the sanctum sanctorum of
the recorder. Upon being requested to winy
'Little Annlo Uoonoy , " the blind performer
Mllapsed and the entertainment was con
cluded.
Musical und Dramatic.
The above Is extremely subtle , and may re
quire a deal of thinking eve r.
Booth nnd Barrett played'to very poor bus
iness in Boston a fortnight ago.
Sim Reeves , the veteran English tenor , is
Juggling with nn offer of $50,000 for fllty con
certs to bo given in Australia.
Sir Arthur Sullivan's "Yeoman of the
Guard'1 has been produced in German nt the
Friedrich-Wilhelmstadt theater , Berlin The
opera met with great success.
Mr. Aronson , Is it true that the McIClnloy
hill's oiTcct upon the price of lamb's wool has
some connection with the movement in favor
of long skirts versus roundly-filled tights and
hosiery in comlo opera ?
"The Old Homestead , " it has been defi
nitely settled , will close its long run nt tbo
Academy of Music , Now York , this season.
It will bo followed next August with "Tho
Soudan , " which will bo staged for a season's
run.
run.Tho "Biaclc Flag , " "Fun on the Bristol , "
' Muldoon's Picnic , " nnd ' 'Undo Tom's
Cabin" almost complete the list ot American
productions touring the British provinces ,
whllo English productions are to bo found in
this country by the score.
Mr. Richard Mansfield Is engaged with the
writing of a four-net comedy that will proba
bly bo produced by him next season. It deals
in a aeml-sntlrlcal way with the story of
"Don Juaa , " though following on entirely
original conceit ol the author's that gives
promise of n bright nnd amusing play.
From Paris comes the rumor that Sara
Bornuardt. moved by the attention attracted
by the llvo serpent which she uses In the
death scene of "Cleopatra , " has decided to
discharge that animal from the cast of the
. Even the great , the unapproachable
Slay. Is not ubovo professional Jealousy.
They are very anxious In Paris to mnko
amends for their rude conduct toward Wagner -
nor n few years ago. M. Vordhurst , the now
director and lessoouf the Eden theater , has
gone to Germany to solicit Mine. Wnxnor's
authorization to ry'toH "Lfttwmwiu. " But
SILK AND LINEN
Handkerchiefs.
Lined Gloves.
MUFFLERS.
IN SILK AND CASHMERE ,
SILK AND EMBROIDERED
Suspenders.
Underwear
and Hosiery.
In Silk , Cashmere , Merino ,
Wool and Cotton.
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Driving Gloves.
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Neckwear.
why Mine Wagner's permission is necessary
is not clear.
The singularly romantic Incidents of Mr.
Mnnslleld's stage career ore pretty well
known , but few people are nwaro that his
private life is marked by circumstances of n.
similar character. An interesting story is
told of the peculiar will under which Mr.
Mansileld inherits or does not inherit , the
property left him by his mother. By the
provisions of the will ho could not inherit
the property until ho married. Ho was to
wait flvo yean from the date of the will be
fore taking this stop. Seven years have
passed since then , nnd Mr. Mansfield is still
unmarried , nnd the property , which bos in
the meantime materially increased In value ,
is still awaiting the actor's ' abandonment of
celibacy. .
Fay Tompleton , who knows thoroughly
well "how it Is herself , contributes to Knto
Field's Washington nn article on the "Evolu
tion of the Burlesque , " In which she s.iys :
"Tho evolution of the skirt in the drama
forms a curious retrospect. For the last
trdrty-thrco jears it has been rising higher
and higher , tights have been moro and moro
displayed , and trunks have gradually disap
peared. But the evolution has been so
graduated that it is only In looking back such
a number of years that tlto wonderful change
is seen. The return of Lvdia Thompson to
this country emphasizes these facts. She is
the only celebrated woman nllvo who has
witnessed In tier time the change from pru-
dety to license in stage adornment. When
she first became an actress thirty-two years
ago-it is true she was only fourteen nt the
time London audiences had just been amnzed ,
shocked and Interested at a revival of Mil
ton's classic 'Tho Mask of Comus. ' in which
a number of young women were the Grecian
costume , dressed to the heel , but with n slash
, on ono sldo that permitted the left leg to bo
seen nt intervals. Hut no manager dared in
these days deliberately to shorten the skirts
of his chorus. Even in ono of her first creat
successes , the part of Ued Ridinghood in the
burlesque of that name , given at the Drury
Lnno theater , tij'dia Thompson's skirts
reached down to midway between the knee
nndthoanklo. It was only Jlvo years nftcr-
wurd that her whole leg was exposed. The
evolution was rupld in Kngland , ns here , and
reached the climax when 'The Black Crook1
was produced at Nlblo's garden in IbOO. Before - '
fore that time ballet-dancers had worn a sort
of combination sulrt. It was Huffy nnd full ,
nnd , though the bpectatora did not realize it ,
the trunks were vorn to the Unco. Vv lien
Fannie Ellslor became famous , even that was
objected to , nnd the authorities mndo her
lengthen her skirts by three inches. Whether
wo have Improved ou this or not , the fact re
mains that only n few years later nobody ob
jected to the skirts of a ballot-dancer because
they exhibited the entire leg. So far fts that
paitleular thoitrical feature is concerned ,
the skirt has probably reached Its final de-
ffieo of sbnrtiiuMi. "
' ron THE X.IUIES.
A revival ot the hoopskirt is threatened.
Gcorgo Sand Love is thovirtuo of woman.
One-Hcrcnth of the Jand owners In Gieat
Britain are women.
.Tennyson Man dreams of fame whllo
woman wakes to love.
This season's hats nre trimmed as much in
the back as in the front.
SIcillonno has returned to favor as Inrgo
slcovcs for woolen frocks.
Black and whlto striped silks aroused for
skirts and for dresses entire.
. Brilliant rod nnd vivid shades of yellow are
at urcscnt n ratio in millinery.
The popularity of silk and ) wool fabrics ,
and checked stuped cheviots , continues.
Fnlllo royale , faille Francaise. pcau do solo
and drap d'AJuia nro among tuu season's
silks.
silks.A
A frill of red chiffon is worn around the
neck of n black dress , letting it taper to the
waist lino.
A number of energetic Parisian ladles have
formed a league for the emancipation of
women from the different kinds of social
thrnlldom under which they live.
MUs AHco Longfellow , daughter of the
poet , is a line amateur photographer , nnd has
made a specialty of storm pictures taken
atone the Massachusetts coast to illustrate n
new book of sea songs , which will sqon bo
issued.
When the solo of tickets for tbo Pnttl con
certs In St. Petersburg negnn , people stood
In line the whole of the night waiting for the
opening of the box olllco in the morning.
Thousands of people were gathered In the
croud , whtlo these actually In line numbered
about nftccn hundred.
A syndicate of widows Is bolnc formed to
movo'tho French government to help Lucieu
Wyso to wring a renew nl of the Panama con
cession from the government of Columbia.
This union will bo numerically great , us
1(1,000 ( frco and independent ladles are inter
ested In the Panama ntTnlr.
A young woman who had a check for 814 on
a certain Detroit bank presented It at the
cashier's desk , who politely said : "You will
plcaso endorse It , miss. " She took it over to
the ilc.sic and wrote on the hack : "I'\vant
this money awful bad yours truly please pay
the bearer. "
Some of the most remarkable- bathing cos
tumes seen nt Ostcna this year were com
posed of thin black cnshmcro and worn with a
whllo scarf about the waist. Another strik
ing costume , worn with no corsets and over
line llosli-colored tights , had a white Husslan
blouse , embroidered In metallic thread ;
trodsera confined nt the knco with embroid
ered bands , and white buckskin logglns.
IIoio is a newly invented watch holster for
lady riders. It is nn Kngllsh device. The
holster is made of solid leather and U fastened
to the off side of the saddle by means of a
llan. Protected by a glass lid at tbo top is a
silver keyless watch , with whlto dial , on
which the llgnrcs are more than us ially dis
tinct. The watch Is further encased in a
mount of silver or cloctro-plato.
Miss Lillian Blanche Fearing , the only
woman in the last graduating class of the
Chicago union college of law , is totally blind.
During her attendance her mother was her
constant companion , taking notes of the lec
tures , reading all the books to her. and writ
ing nt her dictation not only the lessons as
signed , but the examinations as well , Miss
Fearing lias iHlitcn several strong papers
and her poems frequently appear in the mag
azines.
Nine of the clover daughters of Erin had
conferred upon them the degree of bachelor
ot nrts at the Hoyul university , Dublin , nt
the last commencement. Miss Trances Hel
ena Orav Is now entitled to wnto LL. D.
after her name , and Miss Maud Joynt ob
tained tno degrco of M. A. , with Hist class
honors In modern literature. In the compe
tition lor scholarship the women were on
equal terms tvlth the men , nnd , of courao , ex
celled thorn.
One of the features of social practice In
London for many ycara has been the show
which can , bo made on llctlclous capital. If ,
for Instance , the Fitzhnms dcslio to give a
big dinner narty , nnd hnvo no special pro
visions of their own for nn imposing display ,
they can hire nil the requisites. They can
rent their silver and porcelain ftom ono man ,
their tapestries from another , their plants
from a third tradesman and garnish the din
ner tnblo with the costly i > lncapple of the
hot houso.
There nro only two women In America on
whom the insignia of Olllcior do i'Acndendc
hns been confcirod. nnd Mrs. John Sherwood
is ono of them. Tbo decoration which she
wears nt every cntoitalnmont with Justifiable
pride is n small sliver medallion bearing an
olive branch twined with laurel and pendent
from n purple ribbon. This , with a volumi
nous certificate , was presented tiy the French
minister of public Instruction in recognition
of the literary pursuits of the distinguished
lady ,
Thn fashlonnblo hnndshako of the season
Is described as follows : The elevated shako ,
or , in other words , the stylish method used
by the ultra fashionable nowadays , greeting
each other by a handslmko thut is not
considered properly done unless the bands
uro raised to nt least the hoignt of the chlu ,
has iccolved another addition , nnd before It
is complete every one who cares to do Just
the right thing at the right tlmo should ,
after the hands arc clasped nt the height of
the chin , wave them whllo together from
right to left in a alow and deliberate manner.
Tno latest thing in the photographic line Is
a camera concealed In the necktie now worn
so much by women. The camera , vyhloh Is
very light and Uau Is concealed beneath the
Night Robes.
Umbrellas
and Canes.
Toilet Sets'
Collar .and Cuff
Boxes.
tie the lens simulated sc.u-f
, forming a . pin.
It contains six plates about onO and one-half
Inches square , nnd catches a subject nt a dis
tance of two or tin oo feet. The shutter \ sot
by turning the top button of the co.it or
waistcoat , and discharged by means of a rub
ber tubing connected with the bulb cnirlod
In the pocket.
Countess Taafo , In order to promote
Viennese which _ _
mother-of-pourl Industry ,
at a low ebb , has Inaugurated the custom of
wearing carved mnthor-of-poirl hairpins or
dressy occasions. In Ihosnnio mnnnui'Aich
duchess Yulctio exulted Interest In thu mdiis ;
try of the silver workers. Empress EutfCnu
of Franco brought prints Into fashion to help
the manufacturers of Alsnce , the princess of
Wales has brought Irish poplin into popular
favor nnd the roynl ladles of Knglund have
made the once coarse nndnnddcsplicd Hauls
cloth ono of the most universal of nmtoiials
for stieot gowns both in New York ns well
as London.
The women of Virginia who belong to the
society for the preservation ol the nr tiqultics
of that state , having purchased and restored
the Powder Horn nt Willlainsljurg and
limight the house at Krodurlcksbmg In which
Washington's mother lived and dlod , mo now
moving to acquire the possession of the older
portion of Jamestown , Including thu grave
yard and ruins of iho church tower. As the
ilrst Kngllsh settlement In the United Statoa
nnd the scene of the exploits of Unptnln John
Smith nnd Poenho-.tns , It Is to bo hoped their
cITorts will succeed , nnd th it they will bo
nblo to save these old memories as effectually
ns tno women of the country hnvo saved the
ullcs ; of Mount Vernon ,
R Horlynclc , in Vienna , became the agent
some time ago for a Fiench firm that makes
food for young babies , In order that ho
might dlstillmto samples of the food ad-
vimtagcously ho umtertooit n superficial ft ,
census of the now-born children of the itn- I' '
perial city. The young men whom ho engaged - - >
gaged ns census takers wore paid a certain
sum for each iiiiino. As they found inhos-
pliable welcomes at about all the houses , yet
worn cngor for their pay , they got together ,
nnd , with the uld of the directory , compiled
lists without any regard to the truu condltioi\
of Vienna nur-stnles. The result wan that inX
a few days Ilorr Horlynck was sending his
baby food hit or miss umong the bachelors ,
spinsters nnd young married couples of the
town , rho Viennese mind does not appreci 1
ate this kind of a Joke , nnd within twenty-
four hours Ilorr uovlyauk was In court to
answer the charge of Insulting an nnmnirlcd
woman of forty jears. Ho told Ills story ,
oven to the detail that his wicked census-
takers had misled him Into mailing baby food
toun unmuirlcd Austrian minister of state , _ - .
Ho was lot off with u line in the c.iso in quos.
tlon , ns welt as in several others that he ap
peared In during the next week.
Dr. Hlrnoy euro * catarrh DJO
