1(5 ( T11K OMAHA DAILY BEK : SUNDAY , APRIL 0 , 1TO-TNVKNTY PAG IK
ECHOES FROM THE ANTE ROOM
Doings of tbo Week In the Secret anil Fra
ternal Organizations ,
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ARE PROSPEROUS
n on HIM' ( Inlnr'n ( Irowtli-A Oliftptcr
on Mnnoula InnlRiiln Doing * of the
Workman N w AiM'Miin-nt lt tp
of Wooilmcn ottlio World.
Mrtlo lodge No. 2 of this city Is again
back Into Its quarters In the Continental
| block. It w ill bo recalled that M } rtlo was a
sufferer by the recent fire , and for a number
of weeks was compelled to moot In another
Dlaco while the damaged building was being
repaired Last week the ledge moved baek
Into thu building and Is now meeting In the
smaller lodge room until the in iln room Is
fitted up The furniture nnd furnishings
have all been oidcied and will bo In plnio
Inside of two weeks The paraphernalia
will bo of the latest for'tho exemplification
of the now rlunl When the rooms are pre
pared Mvitlovvlll have one of the lltiest
< nstlo halls In the state , and will bo bettor
und more handsomely fixed than ever
A recent address by Philip I Colgrove
supiomo representative of Mil hlg.in , con
tnlncd the following comparative statement ,
showing the number of subordinate lodges
and the membership of the order on Decom
boriil of each } earslmo its Institution Iho
table Is a correct Index of the wonderful
giowth of Pthianlsm and Is well worth
pondering over.
ButioriUiinta Mem
licrs
34 I'4
M 2VJ
tao't
7. ' MS
M 012
1PI 151
tvl 33
' K vn
BI Auft
9 M
110'1)1 )
1.1 .SB I
1) ) . ' UO
157 m
1M Ul
18.I7J1
M * HU
81) l.'V
'M 817
. .ON I J
S57 U.4
No Iriintworthy stntlsllc * nvMlnblo
Excelsior lodge of Clay Center went down
to Tali Hold leccntly and worked the ranks
on fifteen candidates for 150
Triangle lodge of this cltv has work at
every mooting and the Interest is great
lion W W Hlackwell supiomo chancellor
of the supreme lodge. Knights of l'\ till is of
the Woi Id. spoilt Tuesday and Thursdav of
last wcok In Omaha , the guest of J J Mon
oll.aml n i : ncnch On Wednosda } he at
tended a meeting of grand ollkeis and delegates
gates fiom subordinate lodges , held nt Co
lumbus , Neb , and gave Instruction in tlio
secret work of the order In the evening
Occidental lodge No 21 gave a practical ex
emplification of the third rank from the now
ritual The supreme chancellor reports the
order in a higlil\ prosperous condition with
a membership in the United States of lie ul }
half u million
New /VKHIMMMlrllt It itl'S.
Pursuant to action of the executive coun
cil of the Woodmen of the World the rates
Of assessments hxvo been carefully revised
ttio following from the Sovereign Visitor Is
explanatory :
All members admitted on and after Tob
ruary 15 , Ib'J.J , will bo assessed upon the now
table of iattM The matcrhl changes are as
follows Instead of having ono into of 80
cents on $ J,000 for the ages of IK to 28 , the
rate is now fixed from 10 to 21 nt TO cents. 2J
to 2"i at 75 cents , 2(1 ( to 29 at b.3 cents , In
stead of 8. > cents on the ages from 21) ) to
3.1 , it will heioafter bo 'JO cents
from 30 to iUj it is raised from 111)
cents to ? 1 from 34 to ! IT. and from ! > j cents
from ! W to H'l to ft 15 fromilSto 10 It is
raised fiom $1 fos-n'indrl infer 12 and 4i
ill ) to $1 SO for II to 4.1 ; from ? l 10 to $1 41 for
the ages of 44 and 4' ; the rate of $1 15 for 4(1 (
Is raised to * I GO ; $1 20 nt IT to $1 bO. from
I1.SO at Ibupto $ J , fiom $1 40 at 4 ! ) up to
f2 20 ; from 51 50 at 50 to ? 2 H'I , fiom $1 U ) at
51 up to $1 ! ) for $1,000 , and from in cents for
11,000 up to ? ! 50 nt 52 } ears of ago.
It will bo noticed tint from 1(1 ( to n the
rates uic advanced , and above these ages
they aio advanced graduilly , the burlier
nges having a sin ill peiccntago excess of in
crease. Our lates nio now less than some of
the other laigest nnd most popular oulers ,
but noaicruu exact latlo based upon the
American ncniary tables , helntr of couiso
raised some to bo consistent with our own
experience and that of orders in the ten !
toivcovcied b\ the order
'Ihcso changes in rates in no wise affect
the ccrtlllcatos heretofore issued All old
member s continue to piy the same rates ns
when admitted The rates nre equitable ,
and offer a premium to } oung and middle
aged men Applicants over45veaisof ago
aio required to pay a i.ito that is equitable
und cheap , but n substantial advance upon
the old i.Ues , which weio inadequate and
hut dlv consistent in v low of our mortalit }
oxpoiiencc , although more nearly based upon
the actuaries'estimates of mortality up to
the year IS'.K ' )
lovv folders are being pi luted Deputies
nnd cloiks should dcstio } all of the old
Issues and order new , which vv ill bo for
warded by the sovereign clerk upon applica
tion without char go , except for transporta
tion , rf scut b } expicss
The Masonic Cinoiiicle calls attention to
the following icsolutlon , adopted at Denver
Uesolvcd , That It Is hciebj enacted b\
theGi.iml Encampment that hereafter It
slrn'.l bo unlawful for an } Knight Templar
within the juiisdlctton of , and who Is subor
dinate to , the Grand nneampinent , to wear
an } Inslguli , bulge or uniform belonging to
any ordei other than a rcgulul } recocnl/ed
Masonic or Templar liodj at the s.imo tiino
as wealing the Templar unifoini and Insig
nia , and whllo attending the conclaves or as
scmbllcs of an } bed } of IVn.pl irs or on pub
He occasions when the } appeal In uniform '
'Iho above resolution is coitainlv sulll
cicntlv liberal , and assurcdlv so for the Sir
Knights of the Grand Orients of Iowa. Mln
nesota and Ohio , who io < ogni/o as Masonic
thirteen gi ides In the York rite and thutv
three. In tire Scottish lite , the selection of an
emblem or insignii from euh , will no doubt
answer to cover their bl oasts and baldrhs ,
If the } tin not the proceedings of the Ciand
Lodge of Iowa oil It oil b.Hiothoi . Par via ,
grand seeietar } , will cniblo them to Include
the Insignia of ttio Mstlc Shrine as Masonic
Ant lent Orclrr of tlnlicil VVorUtni'ii.
The membeisof South Oinilr i Udgo No
CO , have elected delegates to the meeting of
the giand lougo in Lincoln M.i } 'JJ as fol
lows C W Miller , Jacob .laskalok and W
II. StonslotT A V Gallagher and I > i ; Sul
llvnn have been elected b } lodge : i7 of the
tame clt }
Monday evening , Apr 11 10 , Patten lodge ,
No. I'll , celebrates the thlnl annlvcistr } of
Us organisation and w 111 bo pie iscd to see as
many -\isitlng biuthien as will accept of Its
hospitality The occasion will not bo com
memorated b } any claborato banquet , but
lather by a few musK.il selections and reii-
tatlons rendered bi the members , followed
bvappropilato speeches and a llttlo lunch
Uho lodge , which started out tluoo JIMIS ago
with but twenti-elght members , now rium-
bors Wi and Is still growing H meets at
the Patterson hull , Seventeenth and Tainani
streets.
Ililiillnctoii uiiil Iliii Kulibfir liulnttrj ,
The nibljor Induntry Is ono of the luuit
iirnlltnblo of tills gc'iioriUion , SUVA the
New-York lloruld. I1 "Ills I' , lluntlnir-
tononcu : ilil to the writer that if ho
v.voru u jwnij , ' man with ? IOJM)0 ( ) hoe
o to Afrlt'u and OIIIULO in tire
r liiiiilnoss. "Why , " Mitd the rall-
iiuiKUiitti , " .vou can buy urutlo rube -
o Coniuwuy up In tlio In-
torlor fur u pc-iiiiy u pound , und when
you cct it down to the aunt you can soil
It fur ii'-nrly UN ) timun us much. 1 know
of no boltur iiiciiiig' | [ for VOUIILT moil of
KiHuinl iiurvo. " "Jlut , Mr. Utmtlng-
Knt , kuld till ) yuuni ; mun to whom the
HOME FURNISHING MADE EASY.
The Original , the Largest and the Cheapest Credit House in the World
you our goods. We sell on easy payments aicl : deliver free of clnrge daily to Council Bluffs and South Omaha.
nn account with U4 iind bu\s $10
vurtlfof _ _ _ FurnUureT C irpota , Stoves ,
Chainlior SultsT Ruiijics Rockers. Sido-
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Tables. Siltcrucir , ( IOCKS , Cutlery -
lery , i , Beildlntr , Matting , Buoy
Carriages , Gtibolino Stoves , Boole Cubes ,
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Gunn Folding Beds.
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Northei'n Light Refrigerators.
Palace Folding Beds.
Featherstone Baby Carriages.
Gem Freezers.
VS/
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"what would < > "
remark was add rested , y
do if } ou didn't have the $100,000. ' " "I
would start with $10.000 , " was the replv.
"Hut suppose you didn't have the
$10 000.J" "Well , in that case I guess I
wouldn't go into the rubber business at
all. "
This will bo a notable week in Omaha
theaters and concert halls. Joseph Jeffeison
vv ill bo at the IJoyd Thuisday evening. Thq
w or Idi enow nod Seidl orchestia , assisted ,
among many talented voi-allsts , by Miss
imma Juch , ono of America's greatest so
pranos , will render a magnificent Wagner
program nt Exposition h ill Wednesday even
ing. Hobert Mantoll , one of the best 10-
mantlc actois of his time , will present two
of his gieat plajsat the Karnain the last
three evenings of the week , Thieo notable
cv eats in the musical and dramatic calendars
The other programs ot the week are all of
the best of tnelr class
"Tho White Squadron" has just closed a big
run in Chicago , whore it had been playing to
ciowded houses nightlv It will be clubor-
atel } staged and the oiUinil compni } will
bo seen hero It requires four special cars
to can1 } tlio sccnerv lostunns , mechanical
and electrical crtects used Diuii ? the ac
tion of the plaj thoiewlll be a topics Mita
tlon of the Amcilcm nivniulei sill an 1
steam 'Ihoviiand Pla/i in Klo Janeiro , a
pillaged moil rsterv in tlie interior of South
Aineika and the hailxn of Ulo aio among
the punclpal tanvascs Nivi ° c < * Sojth
Amur Kan llamas and other realities will bu
Intro lui'cd In some of the scenes and the
lepit'ientativc rnusle of seveial countries
will borondcieil in connection with the ac
tion of the pleio 'I hu Congress of Xivies
held In Hlo to piotest .iLMinst the brigand igo
tolerated in liia/ll founs the basis of flu <
plot , which unfolds u lomintic love'storv
'I'ho White Squadron' opens at Uod'a
Thcilci tonight lei foul nigh's and Wcdncs
da.v matinee.
One of the most popular of the Gcunin
dl ilcct come Hans and slngeis of ted ly is
Mr James A Ueill } , who appears nt the
Pain mi street theiter this iifteinoon and
evening inescnting his now milllir.v coin
edvb > Hair } Umiuett entitled "A German
Soldier" 'Iho bisls of the jilaj is the love
of Max Sihimmel , a ( ieiinun .voulh , for the
companion of hisauth , Lenawoi -
fel , a German gill of considerable foi-
tuue Count Wilmark a Geimin es
tate owner , seeks to lover up a disu'iaceful
past and leti lev o his estates b } marr.ving
I.enn To can } out his villainy hu his Ins
rival scut to the war as > a German soldier "
While Max is awa } ttio count iilmosl suc
ceeds in Inning Lena , but is tooled in the
l.i st act by the i etui n of her Hist love niul
the ajipeiuanco of the count's former wife
Intel d | > rrscii throughout each act are
man } songs vvhUh elicit much applause.
Master Hobble Uelll } as MUs lil v pleases
the audience A scene to bo gicatly apprc-
ciifdis the rescue b.v Max nnd Mil Imel
at the end of the fourth act "Mr Kelllj as
Max bih tunnel and Mr Heatt } as Mli-nael
Slnughei ty kept the audience in gooii humor ,
and were compelled to render man } of thcli
soii s a second tluio , " s is an exchange
The rotuin to this ritof Mr Joseph
Jefferson U alwas esteemed one of the rhiet
attractions of the theatrical season , anovcnt
not enl } gladl } welcomc'l , but jovousl }
anticipated. The hlgncst critical authoilt }
In Ameiica long ago fuel } assigned to Mr.
Joseph Jefferson thu foremost place In the
list of comedians and the verdict of the
critics has been endorsed by the public ,
Honored and loved In private life , rotpectcd
even to veneration by his follow plajcrs ,
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InslallinoiU llouso Oneo ln ld o the
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admired hj cver.v lover of v\lmt is best ,
truest and noblest in dramitie. art. Mr
.lutlerson rn.ij vv ell feel that his life of con
scientious Uovotiou to his art has nit been
without Its rowan's , especially as it may bo
truthfullj snid that , in this iiistaneo at
least , pecuniary success goas hand and hand
with artistic excellence
His lovival of "Hip Vau Winklo" ntBoyd's
next Thursday evening will bo memorable
Iho line old play 1ms been given n rest long
enough to hftvo created a great desire on the
paitof the public to see it again nnd to
again enjoy Mr Jefferson in therolo which
will ever bo most closoli associated with his
name and fame. It Is now some tvventi-llve
jears since Mr. Jefferson first gave to the
worll his masterly impersonation of the
romantic * vapabonJlsh hero and since then
it has boon considered the gic.it corned }
creation of the American stage Mr.
Jefferson's Kip Van WlnUlo stands today
unique and an almost perfect axamplo of
artistic comedy vvorlc.
Hobert Mantcll's engagement , commenc-
tns ; Thurs lav of this week at the Tallinn
street the iter , in his now pi ly , "Tho Face
in the Moonlight , " promibcs to bo ono of Iho
most successful of the sc ison Mr Mantcll
is a favoiito well established in this cltv
Ills new pl.ij atTords the gieat lomintic
actor opportunities never die lined of in Ills
other plajs ow Yorlt , Iloston , 1'hila-
duliihia and other cities ot tlio c ist crowded
their largest the iters to applaud Mr Mm-
tell In his delineation of the du il t'h irac-
teis of Vk'tornnd liibit , ono ch iracter rep
lesents the low. gioveliiu liuirtless , saltish
I cioiturc > who lives onli for himself while
the foil is an oloxant gentlem in , an olhY'T in
1 the aimj of Prance , a m in of tnnplo inoins ,
. lii'-'h iniivlcd and ono whoso tempeianiunt
rests on a high plane of meiitalitv Mr
Mantoll s success in tills plaj Ibsosttong
j and distinct that peuplo do not hesitate to
i pronouuco it hi far the hest thing he has
01 er given the public . The costumes and
accessories aio siiil to bo uiiusuiilli hand
some All the scenery use 1 in this produc
tion i-i can red In the comp.uii , and is the
s HIM as that libel in the gic it run of "Iho
Face in the Moonlight' at Procter's theiter.
New York On Hatuuhii evening , by special
icqucbt , Mr Mantoll will appeir in 'The
Coibican Ihothers "
Man igcr John 1' Hopkins has exorcised
good JuilguiPiit and c.uo in selecting the
vaiious acts from his Howard Athciuuurn
and 1'ransocoanio speciiilti compinics to
form nls now Howard show for the Uallfor-
niitrip IIo picked out such feituics as
would please the specimens and made it ono
of the strongest \audovillo shows ever pre
sented In thu west. This splendid arganiia-
tiou will give four pcifoimancos at Hold's
theater on Trid.ii , Satiudaj and Sunday
next
"i'aiichon. the Cilckct , " Maggie Mitchell's
ct'lobratea ] > luy , will bo ttio next production
\Vonderland and Dijou theater It will
be presented for the first time tomorrow ,
with Agnes Fuller in the title role Miiggio
Mitchell saw Miss Tuller play Fane-lion and
complimented her hi sai lug It was the best ,
portraal of the role she had ev or w Itnessed
I'ho other principal female character will bo
phi } od by Miss Lisle LoU'h Halpti f'uin-
mlngs lias a stiung nait in Landri Hai beano
.lolin D'Ormond will bo seen to advantage as
Dialer , VV J Holton as Pathor Har beano ,
Jack Kill us radet. U I ) Lewis as Kttiiline
and Dora I.nno as Mother Harbu.ino The
plai will ho beiutlfully mounted and the
characters handsome ! } costumed
The spocliltv olio will Introduce Dm
Morris Sullivan , the v ersitllo Irish coiue.H ur ,
Eileen Desinaati , In clnr.icter songs and
dances , the Carlo brothers , In a fearless
P } ram Id act , and Farnuni and Welcome , a
team of Intrepid balancing trapeio artists.
K\cry ludy visitor to hear "ranchou" will
receive a beautiful imitation cut glass brc id
dish , as a souvenir.
The grandest conceit over given in Omaha
will be picscnted in Exposition hall on
VVcdnesdnv ovcuing. It will ho rendered b.v
Anton Seidl and his entire Metropolitan or
chestra of sixt } musicians , who have plaied
together In and out of the New York Motio-
politan opera house for over seven } c.-irs , and
these will bo assisted bv no less than a
full complement of operatic artrsts ,
headed o\f the favorite Amerlc-ui singer.
Miss Emma Juch Along list of carefully
selected operatic and church choir sopranos ,
contraltos , tenors aim bassos complete the
atti active ensemble. The program Is most
novel and has been undoubtedly prepared b }
Mr Seidl for the distinct object of suppl } ing
to an extent the cntiio absence of anj giar.d
opera in Now Yorlc this season In this ho has
succeeded admirably. Ho gives scenes from
"Taniihausor. " "Lohengrin , " "Tristan und
Isolde , " "Tho Meistcrslngcis , " "Tho
Walkuro , " "Siegfried , " "GoUerdainmer-
niig" and "Paisif.il " Mr Seidl has arranged
these selections in the order of their compo
sition byKlolmul Wagner , thus appealing
doublv to the faculties of the cultured audi
tor No man living could make tins valuable
academic piogram with intelligence and au
thority excepting Anton Seidl , who resided
with Wagner and was his rlsht hand for so
in inj jears
While pi'obibli the imst otpsnsive miisl
cal attraction over given in this cltv , J 't the
min igemcnt has kept thu pilccs wltliiu the
most reason iblo limits
A v ilu ible an ilv ticil book has boon pro-
piroJb } ! ! L3 ICrelibiol , tlio accomplished
Wagner Ian critic of the Novv York Tiibrno ,
an I tliis l > 3ok ma } be h id w ithout cost In nil
who apply at Mr Holbiook's oflleo , Ibi ! Par-
11,1111 street It contains tlio full pie
much valu ible information
Tlio repertoire which the Bostonhns will
present heio for the list week in Apul is as
follows Wednesday night and Siturd.i }
matiii'-o an I night , 4iHobin Hood"Thursdaj ;
night , " ' 1 ho Knickerbockers , " Pi Ida } night ,
" 'J'lio Ogalallas "
Vlnxloiin ciMluu.
"You have 110 idea ( if the finoiuiss of
Moxlcnn ootloo , " Haid SonoiGjnalos tea
a St. Louis Ropublio roportoi"Thoso
who ( lout know may talk about Java and
Rio and mixtures of the * > o w itli any
ether ootleos , but they all fall into dis-
roj ute when the ffomilne Mexican berry
lias boon tested. Very llttlo eotfoo has
lieon marketed from sou thorn Mexico ,
because it is roall } all consumed at
homo ; und nollo at 111) ) cents per pound
just from tbo troo.
"Tboio nro some varieties of eilToe
tboro that retail lit $1 per pound.
Tills is all used by wealthy Mexican
families , and tbo use of coffee is mil-
vor.sal in that cnmti-y. Thousands of
acres of tbo llnost colloo lands can now
bo purchased at prices riinijln fiom $2
tci $5 per acre. The title is secured from
the Mexican federal trovoi nmcnt on easy
terms. Ti ees bear u half crop at It and
a full cro ] ) at 4 yeai-j of iif'o. Three
pounds to tbo tiee Is an average jiold ,
aUb'Jiijh many trees bear from live to
ix pound * . An acio of land will Mipport
about 800 treON and their average life Is
about ( ilxtcen jears. Syndicates will
own nil tbe.-o fine tolfco lands inside of
two ji'irrd , nnd they c.innn then bo pur
chased lit nny price. "
The body of llaron Louis Kull.i , a consnlcu-
ous Hungarian politician , has bceu found lu
thcrlvurTlielbb , neai Hinv *
LATEST IDOL OP THB PARISIANS
l.ll C h mitt list'iiillhortVh MCoinu : t
tin' VVorld'M Pair ,
Mile. Yvotto Guilbort , the younfj
woman whoso success in Parisian eon-
cert balls bus been so threat that Russia
is longing for her at Sarah Boniliiudt
prices , and who will bo one of tbo at
tractions at the coming World's fair at
Chicago , if a alight dilllculty , a matter
of 100,000 francs ( $ JO,000) ) , is gotten over ,
is a i altogether original woman , writes
Rojort K. Turnbull from Paris to the
Globs-Domociat.
To begin with , not every young woman
who has passed a few vears'bohind a bar
gain counter it > capable of making a suc
cess which turiib her in an average of
$500 u day , oven upon the music hall
stage ; much less is it c mimon to find a
joung ludj capable both of charming the
nvciago audience of a concert hall and
appearing t ) advantage in the vorj best
balons of , i gi cat capital like Pai is. Not
only does this songstress turn the heads
of the average Parisians who see her bo-
foio tlio footlights but her hp.iro afternoons -
noons are alwavs engaged 'way in ad
vance by tbo giveis of tlio present Pat is
"fad"the "live o'clock. "
Just what it is that so enchants one
with Yvotto Guilbort it is vorj difficult
to saj. She sings and she MIIL'S and her
songs aio very l'i iskj " But it is not
there , for others sing oven butter than
she does , and nine lisk } songs still.
Often in the pieces that aic least risk }
hho scores her lust hits. Mile. Gnilbi-i t
( who , by the wnj. does not go into nn.v
jctacies over her possible trip to Amer
ica , morel } remarking that if tlio
United States will give more for a
glimpse of hoi than will Russia she
shall bo hnppj to make the tour ) , in tr > -
ing to toll the w liter of these lines her
idea of the wherefore of her vvondoiful
Hiiecess , could only saj that she believes
it to be a matter of intelligence , puio
and simple.
Guilbert began her stage career four
years ago at the Vuriotes. where she ap
peared in coined } parts with Jndio Re-
jane. After two } ears of tills , vvithii
salarv of. ) ( ) francs ( $00) ) a month , she
wentb } chance one afternoon to a cafe
concert , where the quality of the per
formances struck her so forcibly that
she determined at once that what
Parislaiin needed was a moic intelligent
ropiemulation of the very songs they
were in the habit of heniing. Her
higher stage training at the Varietos
may have stood her in good stead hoio ,
for , though I tried to foice her into
some nokiunv lodgment that her pecul
iarities , if they wore nA really art ,
came to her b } accident , something as
Luio Fuller's serpentine dance idea
came to that clover .voung woman , she
vsould not bo shaken fiom her claim of
being under tlio contiol of nn intelligent
inspiration when at her very first ap
pearance she took Paris by storm
To put it very llteiull } . Miss Gull-
bort's idea was that the rUk > ning * of
the concert singers that who haJ seen
lost their delicate naughtiness and bo-
caina simply enl } a few lemoves fiom
obscene in the months of com so , gestic
ulating. Bhort-okitted , vulgar women ,
It should bo her function to deliver just
as pointed verses , but she would give
them a value , because she would sing
them as a lelined soeiotj woman would
in legulation continue , without any
gestures , and , in short , as if she had n > t
the slightest idea that there might bean
an } thing equivocal in the woids ut
tered.
Stiangoasit may seem to these who
think that in Pans of all plaoos it is
only the songs in which there is u double
meaning that have a "go , " it is the in
nocent Jennie Leo sort of efforts that
sometimes call forth the most prolonged
bursts of applause and another anomaly
it is not alone tlio guiltless allusions
which are permitted at the "iho
o'elocks. "
It may bo snid "Oh ! That is Paris so
ciety. " Hut there is no more dillicult
and strict society than the Parisian. A
well known joung American all but had
to meet the brother of a pretty Parisian
lady the ether da } in a duel for an
ntYtont. And what was the allront.J The
joung American hud -euted himself beside -
side the gill on a lounge in a swell house
whole bth were guests at n party.
Hut for her singing. We are at the
Concert Parisinn , which is in the Rue
Faubourg St. Uunis. The place is packo 1
with people , who enduie tlio other
poi formers for what' is to come Yvetto
Guilbert. At last a very tall young
woman walks t ) the footlights
amid a storm of applause , which sud
denly dies away as tlio music ceases.
Her lit st song is ' 'Vierges , " or "Maid
ens. " Hut a success , bu it in whatever
line , is w01 Hi always a word. Mile.
Gtiillurt is at least 5 feet 8S inches in
height , and she has led hair. As it is
said that 'tis n work of art tlieio can bo
noolleliso in the duect English of the
wind Titiunesqiie. Her oes aio not
quite the deep nliMilntolj Irish black of
John L Sullivan's n it quite so light as
.Sarah Hornhnidt's. but they are wiry
peculiar ojos ; once seen , close to , one
never vv tiffin get them. It would bo a
little dillicult to call her beautiful , but
Mademoiselle's chaims aio not
alt igother those of face or llguro. And
ever } ! ) dy siis she can't sing. Hut how
*
delicioushow indo&eribablj sympathetic
is her strong , full \oico us it pours out
the words of the song , which iw English
can translate.
The appliiiiso is long and loud when
the conclusion Is reached and the singer
respond * with a far loss innocent satire
on a popular play still running entitled
' Cellos qu'on Respceto" or "Those
Ladies You Respect. " If tlu-io is any
cunning by which dissolu'e women ol
the higher clasj in Paris deceive their
husbands iut mentioned in this song it
is an oversight ; a in idnrn O-m Juan
could learn points. Hut the singer has
finished again. And again and again
the bund-clappings , the stamping of
feet and the bravos rewound -even out-
Hlde the building. What will It be this
tlmo. ' ' Oil , something ulUgethor puio
and innocent , ' remarks n Frenchman
beside mu ; "sho will show you that she
does not depend on naughtiness alone. "
And ir ) more does she. She sings a
charming llttlo love eng , "I Uo Not
Kiuw Why. "
Tills is followed by "Lo Fiacre , " a typ
ical Parisian "Cafo Ghnntant" piece ,
inane , incompiehcnsiblo. an 1 f ir a c in
clusion puts aside lier evenin ' c.ntimio .
Using "Miss Valerie , " which mi take- ,
on of a very comnun po > w i/1 at
Paris the English goveIUMS an I tlio
reception given the very toll ! iir lilt on
Lnglish governesses in HII al , or
rather as a Fioiicliman want * t ) lidievo
they me , is amostonthiiiiiHtic me. The
singer cjnios back on tlio siu'o , in an
swer to the wilddenionstrati m and buwa
her thanks again and again. Tiiou HIO
makes a desperate effort and gets back ;
of the wings. Once more again she is
called out ; once moio she biw-t heir
thanks to the throng and trios again to
lotiie. Then , after the lowest of b > ws ,
Hhebajs : "Jo no puis plm. " Tli it set
tles it. The hearers will om < amtiior
night. _
StiaiiRn Silk 1 rei't of I'.in 1.11:1. . :
One of the greatest cm losith - . of the
Panama istlimus is the vegi table sllle
tiee. ft is a plant that gr ms from lif-
teen to twenty foot high , an 1 in a > pcar
unco does not differ gica'l } fi MI other
ti ees , but the inner b irk is a n fi-ctly
silky lib ir , long , sm i > th an 1 nt 'ong.
The natives sop.ilate it by s > t\ m thod
best known to tliPiiisdlviM ti p-OCIHS
somewhat rcseinbllng th it uf b.it ing
llnx. When once it is siiji i a l and
spun int i tin cads it can Im w > \ n into iv
fabric s > clo-ely i e-jombling sil 4 that 16
is dillieult for anvono not fannli i with
it t ) distinguish between th t tw i I'lils
species of silk go ) ds is in hi/li fn ) i mi
the isthmus , and a ( J > ! omlnai h Mo H
never happier than when she ta ued
in a giilv cjlored diess mil ) fi i n the
tiees In her father's jard.
An All-llniiiiil lloiiH.k | . | > | i r
A southern paper pnblisho- f dlow-
ing advertisement : "Want. I IH n
joung ladv. aged 19 , of pleading i 'iinte-
nance good llgme , agreeable m i nil rs1 ,
general information and va i > d lu-com-
plishnients , who has studied i > i Billing
fiom the creation to cioeln t a -.it'iiatiou *
in tlm famil } of n gentlem ifi ! wiir
take the head of his table m i m. , " ) lilfi ,
liouseliold , scold his servants m iso his ;
babies , check his tradesme'i s Inl's ' , nu'
e impany him to the the-iti Kit thu
leaves of his now bi k. suvon liis buttons - ,
tons , warm his slippers an I generally
make his life happj. Ap.ilj In the first
jilacu to Miss , liickorj Grove , '
Cn , and aftcrwaid to paint on 1)19 )
picmir.es. "
A llitriliir lltti-rmltmi if.
A patent-riglit man has been working
hard in Pennsylvania towns ami vilhigey
trjing to sell territory fur a ' burglar
exterminator" which has gn-nt points o (
sinij'liclt ' } and effectiveness \\hon tlio
b irglar raises the window to enter tiiq
room he sctHnmchinnrv In mutton \\bleh ,
when he rests his whole weight on
sill , and projects his Iwdj across , d
a tiomcndous knife , admliabl } c
luted to cut an ordinary man In two ;
There is no argument against the of
fcctlvcnoss of the extermlnatoi , but
peopio HCOIU to objecV to U for soina
reason or other , and the
mtiu is iiot dolnu very well.