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Vol, 4. No. 61
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TIMELY TOPICS.
Christianity Is not wholly ft matter of spec
ulation nud polemics. IU doctrines unbinco
principles for tho conduct of ovcry-dny llfo,
and probably no sect lays greater stress on
that fact than theUnlvereallsU. In lino with
this policy Ilev. E. 11. Ghnpln In about to Imj
gin n series of Sunday evening talks on iijh
plied Christianity, nnd his jn-ogrnin Kts
promlho of interesting, Huutible, prolltablo
dlscourhes. Following arc tho dates and ub
jecta: Suiulay evening, Doc. 1, Christianity
and Material Progress; Dec. b, Christianity
nnd tho Homo; Dec. 1.1, Christianity mul So
cioty; Doc. , Clnlstlanlty and Amusement:
Dec. 12), Christianity and Culture; Jan. .1,
Christianity nnd Kef or in; Jan. 12, Christian
ity and Spiritual Life
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Tho avorngo conservatory of music, outsldo
tho largest cities, is a contrivance vlth mora
namo than substance. Ono or two, soinot Iiiich
three, rooms aro hired, several musicians of
more or less leisure and ability aro banded
together, n llarlng announcement with anim
posing tltlont Its head is put in tho papers,
tho instructors await tho oomingof the pupils
and each takes what ho can tnako out of tho
victims. But Lincoln has a uuuJcal school to
be proud of. Tho Nebraska conservatory of
music has n new building designed and erect
ed ebpeclally for its use. and It lias a unuluo
tor with sulllclont at Btako to exert every ef
fort to inako it an Institution worthy eonll
denco and patronage, Tho conservatory was
formally thrown ojien Monday, and was vis
ited by hundreds. A musical program in tho
evening packed tho musta hall, and as many
rnoro people woro nunblo to got In.
Persons interested In religious or charitable
work aro constantly seeking novel entertain
ments, and ono of these described by the Ai t
Interchange will have n very general interest.
It was an "orango tree" exhibited at n New
York fair. Tho treo was a tall plun with
spreading branches, and on It hung two thous
and golden oranges. To each of the great-
luscious oranges was a label attached. Homo.
cost 10, sonio SO, soma 85 cent?, sonio were
valued at tl, and on tho saino slip of paper
was indicated tho sort of orango tho purchaser
was about to buy. One suited a baby's taste,
another n boy's, another a bachelor's, another
a housewlfo's, another a young girl's, another
a grandmamma's. Un opening tho orange,
which was dono by making nn incision In its
side, one found the vnluo of tho money paid
for it. Tho dollar oranges contained llttlo
silver patter cutters, with Jewels in their eyes,
tiny filagree pins, for scarfs, bonnet strings or
collar, silver thimbles, bonbon boxes, stamp
boxes, match boxes, link rings, tleeve buttons,
cuff buttons, and innumerable articles of this
kind which wero bought at wholesalo for
about one-half what they sold for. Othor or
anges contained pendls In silver cases, pin
cushions, watch pockets, autograph letters of
distinguished jiersons, folded In tlssuo paper ,so
that an I mmenso amount of amusement was
extracted in the undoing of the package Tho
10 cent oranges held candy, toys, dyed eggs,
half-hatched chickens (a very funny and odd
llttlo toy), rattles, and tho llko. It Is scarcely
possible to exaggerate tho success of this or
ange tree. To make it, wo advise persons who
are about to immolate themselves on tho altar
of a fair or bazar to follow tho examplo of
the ladles who Invented this one. All tho
presents wero gifts, each perbou interested be
ing glad to contribute those pretty trifles,
some from their own overloaded bric-a-bruc
tables, so tlmt thero was llttlo ox)euso in get
ting up tho tree. Eachoiange held something
worth its price, and tho fun of seeing what
each one bought greatly Increased tho desire
to buy again. Tho treo brought tho (lowers
In notice, and all the chrysanthemums and
roses and otted plants that surrounded It
went olt llko good looks in a weary world
(since hot cakes is a trite comparison), Tho
making of tho oranges is a simple matter. The
inatei ial is orungo colorcdjlaunul, cut in live
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strips nnd sewed together In exact imitation
of the orange. Tho opening is mado lu ono of
those Beams, and tho ball Is stuffed with cot
ton, tu which tho prcbeiits nro concealed.
Great pains aro taken to hldo these llttloglfts,
especially those that have the most value.
Tlio lirolect of making a dancing hnll of Ue
kmxmmI floor in Ewing's now store building on
O stieot has been almndoned. Mr. Kwlng
wuntod hoveral clubs to engage tho hall for
tho hoason before It -was Mulshed for such use.
The clulis did not caiu to engage a hnll until
they had atrial of It, and then, too, tho prep
aration of Ewing's placo was delayed Iwyond
tho tlute of tho early dances. Mr. Ewlug has
decided to job notions and furnishings and
will use tho socond lloor for his business.
Apropos the subject, it was noticed tlint at
tho first Pleasant Hour party quite a number
of the married members and their wives were
absent. Several of them huvo given as a rea
son Uioir fear for tho safety of Temjilo hall.
Tbosopioscnt will remember how tlio lloor
sank uniler tho dancers, but joy was uncoil
fined. f ITo Mr. Henry Mansfield undoubtedly lie
longs tho distinction of being tho first Lincoln
man to appear In ono of tho fads that has
been running riot In tho east: tho silk sash
vest. He came out at tho firstl'leasatitHour
party in a bluo wsli, and of course was tho
object of much curious interest. Messrs.
Doanoaud Gulou, tho the Omaha tennis play
ors'.woro black sashes at the hop given by the
Juniors during the tennis tournament, but
thoy wero only birds of passage and of course
do not count. Tlio ush vests raged violently
it the resorts last summer, and oven bioku
out as far west as Spirit Like, whcio thoy
wero a feature at tho swell hops of tlio IIoM
Orleans
Fitgorald hall was filled to ovei flowing
Monday evening by Irlbhmennnd Americans,
including many ladle?, who had gathered to
commemorate with song and story tho heroic
patriotism of tho three Irishmen who wero
executed at Manchchtertwenty-twoyoarsngo
to apitonso tho wrath of England. Mr. John
P, Sutton, secretary of tho Irish Icague,mado
a stirring address, giving a history of tho
martyrdom, and Hon. O. P. Casslday also
sjioko of Ireland's wrongs. A good musical
program was provided ,by Mrs. A. Halter,
Mrs. J. J, Murphy, Misses Maggio Drohan,
Illrdlo Sutton, Mny Fitzgerald, Annie En
right, Mnrista Cagney, Lottie Eckardt and
Mny Flanagan, Mossrs. Joseph Smith, Nich
olas Lawler, Win. O'Shea, Jr., and J, J, llnr
nnby, Probably no fashion or fancy has taken so
firm a hold on tho fomlnlno portion of tho
population as has tho bang, which Is now cel
ebrating tho eighteenth yoar of its reign, In
tho faco of ridicule, and criticism It has neld
its own slnco 1871, when in some Inexplicable
manner it mado its nppearanco upon certain
fashionable brows. In a short time all classes
had adopted the white fringe, as It was thou
styled by tho now-bpajiers. Tlio general adapt
ability to almost any typo of face accounts
for its popularity, nnd although decried and
caricatured, It has never lost its hold tixn tho
feminine heart. First camo tho severely
straight fringe across tho forehead, becoming
to so few young maidens. Then the curled
bung was introduced, not to take its place,
but to share its popularity, Moningue bangs
camo next with their suggestion of soap, wit
ter and bandoline. Then tho "Langtry," In
troduced by tho Jersey Lily, necessitated a
sacrlflco of nil tho long locks on the
crown of the head, whereas heretofore
only a Bhort friugo had liecu wont on tho fore
head. The Russian bangs, t hort and sharp
poIntcdjVlod with the snucer-shuped,untll Mrs.
Clovnlund changed the complexion of events
by wearing onipadour bangs, mado so popu
lar by tho first of her photographs which were
sent broadcast over tho laud. Ulrls with
broad, clear forehoads nt onco brushed buck
o.cliP rcstSurajvlS'ftxc-V' Kiea
?t gorrftOJxAljeotOrK anA pic
their hair, retaining only tho soft rlncs of
hair on tho side, n la Cleveland. Now Hint
tho fair young mistress of the White House
has been deposed, something new In tho hair
dressing lino has lieen brought Into fashion.
It is here nnd evidently hero to stny. If you
should happen to meet n girl on tho fashion
able thoroughfare with n circular patch on
her forchi nil, think not she has been wounded
In n pugilistic encounter, or If she lo a bru
uetto, that she is carrying a small stove lid
directly ovor tho brldgo of her nose, but ro
memlxT tlmt this Is tlio very latest fad in
bangs.
From time to time tho man who is paid so
much n week to fill up tho funny column
writes an article upon that item in tho femi
nlno nmke-u tho hnndbag. He asci Ibes to It
projiertles which properly Iwlong to members
of the ostrich trilie. Ho laughs nt tho out
sldo, and goes Into convulsions over Its Inside
Ho loads It with hair pins, gum, enko crumbs,
chooolntes, pickles, oyo-glasses, novels, nnd
arcnsm; nnd altogether mnkes out that tho
handbag Is a fathomless object which goes
about seeking that which It may devour.
From these literary productions mankind has
come to think that reticule means rldlculo
and oven tho fashion writers aro saying Hut
the handbag must go.
A few duys slnco a lady nnd a youth of her
acquaintance chanced to meet uK)n n street
car. She cnlrled -a handliag. The jouth car
ried a caue.
Ah the dapper young man droncd inton
seat licsido tho lady, bis face took on that ng
gnavatlngly cheriul appearance which mon
keys assume when ubout to seize Uion a kit
ten. 'He, lie) A handbag I Just llko nil the
women, aren't joul Little vanities I sup
pose! Don't tell mo 1 1 kiKiwallnboutlt,you
know. Caramels 1 presume," (Poking tho
out sUlo of tlio bag w ith tho iolnt of his cane.)
"Hn, luil liow many iiov4s liave you hid
den away in that cavern I Poetry by tho
bushel, Idnro say. Oh you woman I you
woman I "
Then he surveyed the handbag as If It wero
an Invention of tho devil to cover Uio frivol
til's of weak womankind.
When ho becamo silent his companion lifted
up her voice
" Yes," sho said sweetly, "this bag Is rnthor
heavy, you aro right. Would you llko to
know what thero Is In it t
" Well, right hero on top nro my husband's
collars and cull's, which ho nlways forgets to
bring from tho laundry olllco until it's timo
to dress on Kundny morning. Then hero's an
Iron hook on which to hang our Uick-hnll
lamp. I'vo asked Charlie to bring ono up
on vry morning for six months, and I finally
had to make a trip down-town to get it my
self. In this corner Is a bottle of cough syrup
which tho doctor has ordered for baby; and
In that comer nto two rattle-boxes for tho
twins. The package you undoubtedly took
for a bonbon Iwx Is a roll of cloth for two
night-shirt for Charlie Tly? other little
vanities In that bag aro a grocery liook, a
spool of thread nnd a receipt for last month's
gas bill.
This handling is nwfully funny, isn't it I"
Just nt that moment the dapper young man
moved his enno feebly for tho conductor to
stop tho inr, and ho llmiKsl out (lvo blocks
below his house.
Ho now fays " Dew nro ot handbags. They
nrj loaded."
Trin mlng one's own lints and bonnets is
the "craze" prevailing to strongly just ut
prosuit among our English cousins that Lon
don I onsts the " Millinery CIubT" Tlio"inem
bora stylo thunselvts nmnteur milliners, nnd
spend more tlmt', money nnd imtloneo on
evolving nnd carrying out remarkable con
ceits than would stock n large establishment,
Thoy give exhibitions of their work, pilzew
nro awarded, and altogether tho "Millinery
Club " places Itself upon tho high-art basis.
V
If Miss Mny Leter, tho pretty nineteen
yojr-old dnughter of tho Chicago millionaire,
illil oloiw with l'lill Armour, tlio sonotunoth
or millionaire, on tlio ovo of their wedding,
thou It nmy Ixi sadly truo Hint oven n wedding
nmy Ik) n failure, llko ninrrlugo Itself, when
overloaded with plain sailing prospects nnil
doting, uneventful happiness Girls nml
Ixijsof Chicago, whoso puieuts Imvii earned
their xltioi liy hard scratching, must lutvo
a llttlo splco o( something wen In tholr wed
dings. Ono can Imagine thin lovely young
couple, mi tlio ovo of wedlock, almost stilled
with virtue nnd nclilug with luxurloim j)nprl
oty, 1( Hiking ouch other In tlio eye nnd whls
x'iingi "My Oodl onn't wo do anything
WlOllg hcfolU It IstOO llltol IjOl'sUtkopolsOn,
or iuii aw ny, or xuWrlbo to tlio Clilcngo
World' Fair, or something."
Tho Fnuntleroy Imbecility has liven cm rled
to tho extent of blenching the hair of llttlo
children and teaching them to Imitate tho act
ing of the l)i'd Fnuulleioys who hnvo ap
pen rod at various times In tho drama, Tha
result is most disastrous, for not one child In
ten has tho making of tlio Impossible kid lu
him, nnd their nlTectatlon Is naturally pain
ful to eveiylxxly but tlio silly motheiN who
cucouingo It,
V
Tho Omaha llejmbUvan of Thursday under
took to give some account of tho Inner woik.
Ings of tho Plcnsant Hour club, which result
od in statements distorting and exaggerating
tho facts. Tho HfjiubUain said that two
members of tho club hud en to roil into a com
pact to black-ball nil applicants for some tlmo
to come, a ttntuuicut that Is absurdly untrue,
because onti or moiu gentlemen nro bulug
voted In n On cry meeting of the club. It Is
not likely that any two membeiH would think
of mi senseless, unmanly a compact. Tho
statement Hint several recent applicants havo
been blackballed Is nlso untrue. Tho Pleas-
nut Hours regard their nlTnlrs as privnte.con-
cernlng only those in luteiest, and they very
pruiM'rly resent thuolToitof tlio Omaha paper
at sensation making iiMgintultousuiiduuwur
raiittd. Tlio rciwirt that tho club Is to dis
band or norgtmlzo Is also uutiuo mid to the
contrary It Is as successful nnd eujoyablo this
season lis over before,
V
Prepurnth lis fo the Holiday CouittKit aro
being rapidly piirhod mid new fentuiosnru
being constantly added. This special Issue
will contain u number of beautiful art Illus
trations', views of i onto of Lincoln's finest
homes, nml among tlio siocinl ai tides will bo
a timely paper from Hon. C. II. Uere, editor
of tho Affifoiiriuif, on the art of "Carlcn
lure" I
MAGAZINES AND PAPERS.
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Outing foV December contains n pnor mi
Instantaneous Photography, with splendid il
lustrations. Wheelmen will rend with pleasure Wheel
ing through tho Land of Evangeline, by An
nottn J. Halllday, In Outing for December.
Outing for December contains an article
by Margaret Illsland entitled Wonion and
their Guns, of tho greatest Interest to all wo
men. TUoAmio, tho now Norton ruvlow odltod
by II. O, Flower, Is n new monthly mngnrliio
devoted to tho discussion of living issues by
tho ablest thinkers of tho day.
Tho Irf Jmcifrur for November elves for
ono of its colored pinto supplements u sumpt
uous and artistic study of pink roses lu nn
old-fnshlonid blue IhjwI; nnd for another a
sot of fish-plate designs for chlnn painting. In
black nnd white, thero is a profusion of do
signs for iirtnocdlowork, wwxl carving, chi
na painting; and tajK-stry pointing, nnd tho
number abounds lu practical articles on nil
those subjects, with others on "Pen Drawing
for Photo-Engraving," splendidly Illustrated:
Amateur Photography, and the recent Indus
trial Art exhibition In Philadelphia. A full
list Is glvou of all tho Americans who won
honors at tho Paris Centennial Exosltlon.
Tho Ovet)and Monthly for Novemlier pre
sents an Interesting variety. Luonnrd Kip's
story, "ThoTnloof the Incredible," reaches
an entertaining polnf, nnd tho Monlelll ring
causes a number of mysterious complications.
Tlio short stories nro three In iiumlier: "Ad
am and Evo," by Flora Haines Loughoad, Is
nn amusing account of a modern Ourdon of
Eden, Illustrated by a numberof characteris
tic skotchos. "Mr. Ilodloy nnd tho Dragon"
Is n California story in n HOinuwhnt now voln,
nnd "Mrs. ailmore's Diamonds," by E. A.
Wnlcott, shows Ingenious treatment, Clios.
Warren Stoddard has u sketch of llfo on tho
Hnwnilau Islands lu tho oarly days, that Is In
his happiest vein,
Scribner't Magazine for December is a Hol
iday number of striking beauty mid attrac
tiveness in its Illustrations, and tho text of
tho nrtlclos will appeal to the fancy nnd sym
pathy of readors, rattier than to their deslro
for Instruction In practical affairs. With tho
exception of tho fourth Installment of Harold
Frederic's serial, each article Is complete lu
this issue. Tho contents Include a sympa
thetic study of llfo in the poorest qunrtors of
New York's tenements; a vigorous end paper,
sure to provoko discussion, by Edward J.
Phelps, ox-Mlnistor to England; a gonial and
discriminating review of tho whole field of
American humorous drawing, by J. A. Mit
chell, tho founder nnd editor of Life; unother
story by H. C Ilunner, editor of Wfc.whoso
"Zndoc Pino" and "Squlro Fivo-Fnthom" in
previous Christmas issues, will bo recalled.
Hon. Edward J. PheliM, ox-Mlnlster to
England nnd lecturer on Ijiw at Yale, has
turned h's attention to tho subject of Divorce
in tho United States, with un effort to discov
er a practical means of lessening the evil.
During tho lust twenty years more than fiOO,
000 divorces hnvo been granted, whoreas,dur
Ing tho preceding twenty years only a few
more than lti'i,OC'0 wero granted. Mr. Phelps
addresses hlmsir to state laws and i caches
tlw conclusion that tho remedy will lie found
lu a prohibition of marriage, by either di
vorced party so long as tho othor lives, lio
shows historically tlmt It la tho lllierty to
marry again that lias cuused such nn increase
in divorces; and ho concludes that It U tho de
sire for another marriage alllunco that is tho
main cause of most separations between hus
bands nnd ' wives. Mr. 1'heljis tontrlbuU-s
this study o( tho subject to the ftiruni, nnd
It appeals In the December number.
MUSIC AND THE DHAMA.
Standing room only was tho state ot tho
caso ut Funkn's Wednesday evening, when
Frank Daniels mid "Llttlo Puck" hold tho
hoard. Lincoln pooplo evidently ni o onto
the good things lu tho show lino, Tho play
emlxxllt n fanciful conceit, with n llttlu Hin
doo Idol playing an Important part, Accord
lug to tho story n iormm holding tho Imago In
his right hand could inako ono wish nud have
Itcomo true, Tho play ohiis with old (J lit
is I go about to send young (llltcdgo back to
school, nnd ho Instincts tho teacher to wlmlo
the llfo outnf tho young liox'ful. Father and
son gut to talking nlsuit tho idol. Tho old
man wishes ho woro young llku his sou, nud
tho boy asks to ho llko his father. Hy ono of
tho stage lightning changes tho two vlco ver
sa. Although the old man looks llko his sou
Hilly and is so treated by tho woi Id, tho only
chnnuo In htm Is in hlsatiiMnranco. And Hil
ly well, Hilly vice vcrsns. The old innii Is
sent to school nnd tho hoy duos tho gay man
In town wllli Ills dad h house mid money, llio
amusing mistakes that follow may bo Imag
ined. Frank Daniels plays tho old man with
nn abandon that Is delicious and keeps (ho
audience in nllei Hitting titters nud roars. The
play lias some of Ihohlaui-baugof tho prevail
ing fnrce-cuiuody,but its chief strength lies lu
the work of Daniels himself. As a comedian
ho out-clusHes tho current farce business. His
Is tho finer work of nn nitlstitho oxprosslons
of tho face, tho attitudes, the luannerlmns, tho
many llttlo touches that givotis tho picture of
a complete, consistent character, There nro
no jlm-Jams of Illp-llnps lu it, but It Is a de
lightfully humorous creation, Daniels carries
nn unusually largo company (nearly twenty
coph), nnd his supiort, barring tho singing,
is good. Tho women ore good looking nud
display sonio fetching costumes, Tho com
pany Juiiixsl fioin Han Francisco to Lincoln,
nnd spent Tin winy hot o resting up. They nro
on their way vast, nud will play dm lug tho
holidays lu Chicago.
"TIIK OI.lt IIOMKHTKAll."
Did you notice it In "Tho Old Homestead"
what it ccullar thing It was t Not a shred
of u plot. No story. No moral, No love
making. Neither man logo nor death, No
heio, iioheroluo, no villain. Neither heroics
nor hystetlcs. No vlituu throwing up
Its hands In holy ho roror whining under tho
heel of vlco. No villainy with grin of sar
donic glee or frown of hateful fear. No Imix
drum accompaniment for tho singing. No
ballot and no real donkejH. Did you notice
It I "The Old Homestead" is not n drama.
It is only a picture A plctuio of New Kng-
laud farm life Panoramic, jwrhaps. Nw
faces nud phases nt every turn. A few
old faces in now conjunction!". You have
seen tho picture " Tho Thnsi Graces," hain't
j on f Tin co lxys-ono sheepish, ono saucy, ono
defiant all ragged. Souiowhore,souietiiue,) o j
havo seen them. Tho rents In their clothing
mny not hnvo boon as long nor tho patches as
largo, nnd thoy mny not have been together.
Hut you havo seen them or their doubles
dozens of tlmos. Whnt Is It you ad
mire lu tho plcturul Not the leclinle not tho
ut list's personality but tho llfelikeuess. It
svlrs up fond recollections. Warms tender
memories. Of youth, of Innocence of sim
plicity. In somo such manner "The Old
Homestead" appeals to our sympathies. In
some secret chaiuW of tho heart nro memo
lies sweet utid tncred or tender and tearful.
How universal this Is Is shown by tho success
of "Thu Old HomosUwl." It Is a picture of a
homely life, of simple virtue nud honest pur
I oso. And it unlocks tho innermost recesses
of tho heart, Deiiiunn Thompson Is present
ing tho play lu Now York to crowded houses
and exKcts for several years to find enough
intruiiiigu lu four or five ot the blggost cities
to monoollzo his tlmo. In order to gamer
the golden dollars ot the rest of the country
ho organized tho comimiiy which nponrod In
Lincoln TliurwUy. Tho actors weio drilled
by Thompson himself, and there was not a
weak part In the M)rfnrmauco, which was ex
cellently well dono throughout. In tho oven
lug thero weru enough people In thu house to
fill every font.
" IIUHII IIKAUTH OK OLD."
This play was put on nt Funko's opera
house last evening, nnd will lw rejientcd to
night. Tho Now Orleans 7YiM-Dfiomit
says of it: " Irish Hearts of Old" Is a purely
original Irish comedy drama, Interspersed
with characteristic mutio and dancing.
Abounding In startling situations and strong
climaxes, tho piny profit nts a happy combi
nation of humor and pathos, with just enough
of tho dramiitlc element to nwnkeii sentiment
without w oi king It up to tho agony ixiint.
In short, it is ono of tho very fow Irish com
edy dramas which will bear criticism nud
emerge with a KDpulnr verdict of unanimous
approval. Incidental to tlio play, which Is
presented with new nud appropriate scenery
and costumes, there Is n cataract of real
water, which in tho third net materially
heightens the dramatic cirect of tho scene In
tho " Lovers' glon."
" TOHTAOK HTAHI'."
In this ago ot rush and worry tho A inoi lean
people demand relief from the cares of busi
ness, and look to tho theatres as it safety
valve This may In n measure account for
the success ot tho numerous farcc-comedles,
People want to laugh, to lie nmuscd, nnd
these musical absurdities seem to fill tho bill.
Among the number is " Postage Stamp,"
which will be at Punko' next Thursday
evening with nn nll-stnr company.
JAUIIKAU.
Dear, delightful, frisky Jm Uau will bo with
us aguin at Funko's next Friday evening In
"Starlight." Auexchangosnys: "MlssVer
noiin Jurlicuu, In 'Starlight,' Is an actress of
note. Sho is tho personification ot motion,
ever changing, surpilsiug. alluring. The
grace ot action Is in her modulating voice, In
tho tossing ot her head, III the arching ot her
neck, In tho movement of her limbs, In thu
kwo of her Isxly, lu tho pucker of her Ilis,
tho glance of her eyes, tho witchery of her
tones, in the archness, f i Ukiuoss, crtucss, the
inimitable, st) lo of her being. With vocal at
tainments of high order, with facial beauty, a
handsome womtiii, she possesses the chic that
would set all Paris wild with delight and that
popularlrud her in every city the hits appear
ed. Miss Jni beau's ersittlllty Is sulllclont In
Itself, with such a character as Htm light, to
hold the nudlcnco; but sho surrounded herself
with n company seldom seen lu mustcil com
edies." KlltCNMUFIKK,
If Lucia Zarato Is ns old as represented
(nearly twenty-set en), nnd there win to bo
llttlo or no reason to doubt It, sho Is n remark
able being, It Is hatd to reconcile her slzo
with tlmt ugo, but her faco looks It, Shu is a
midget weighing less than (lvo poundx, nml
her malinger holds her up on ono hand. Hho
1 very nptlydt sci Ihtsl us n lUIng doll, but
sho Uuutn pietty one. Hho has n nosu Im
mensely out of probation, nnil her hnlr has
tho corkscrew curls wo nssoclnto with wigs.
Her voleoUwnionkoy. her innnner childish
nud her English not tlio clearest. Her malin
ger talks iungnll(Nuently of her littellictunl
development and how quickly sho icseuts bo
Ing pntionlzed, and then treats her llku it
simple child. Ilut that's of no consequence.
Tho llttlo woman Is ono of the most wonder
ful freaks of nature, mid crowds hnvo been to
sou her. Hho has been on exhibition for four
teen years and ooiueshlgh, but Manager I.aw
lor said ho had to lutvo tlio Usit, A profitable
feature of this week was an exhibition of silk
worms by Prof. Wallace, with n tnlk on their
linblts nnd culture He Inn cocoons lu vari
ous stages, ninny tlit-lns of lawsllk and other
articles pcrtalnliilng to tho subject. Ho ex
plains that tho cocoon Is mado up of n silk
thread 800 to 1,000 yards long that tho worm
winds about Itself, Mr. Wnllncu finds tho
end of tho tin cad nnd with it reel unwinds It
from tho worm us from nsKsil, 'lho thread
Is only half ns thick as a spider's web but tun
times as strong, Mnn cannot tear open n co
coon with his lingers, nnd yet the butterfly,
Into which tha worm is transformed, breaks
Its way out without teeth. Thu theory is
that nature provides It with it liquid which,
like nn acid, rats n hole through thu silk. Co
coons uru exhibited showing the bulterlly Just
emerging from its tell. Strangely enough,
tho lung cultivation of tho silk worm has de
prived Its butterlly (it thu iower of flight.
It lays its egs fur n now ciop of woims nud
In two or three weeks dies. These and other
Interesting tacts are brought out by thu lec
tin vr, who is also prepared tu answer ques
tions. On thu big stngo is nn exhibition ot
trained birds, n zouavu drill and an exceed
ingly amusing pel formancu w Ith niai lunettes.
Next week Sol Hlone, the lightning mathe
matician, will fill it leturn engagement. Tho
hardest problems and most Intricate calcula
tions nro solved almost quick as thought. Ho
tells ono's ago in yours, mouths, weeks, duys,
hours, minutes nud stcouds. The three Days
and thelrdog Cuto wlllglvoit novelty potpour
ri. Hind lialiodnvor fiom Hombay, India,
will give nil exhibition of trained snakes.
Among thu cui los will Ixi n white serpent.
1'erfoi malices of tho usual order will lie given
on Ixith stages.
TALK OK TIIK HTAOK.
The following attractions wciu announced
for this week In Now York: Uooth-Modjoska
nt tho Ilroadway; Honnlnn lu "Mylos Aroon"
at tho Star; "Eimlniu" at tho Casino;
DIxoy lu "Seven Ages" itt tho Standnrd; Ho
liuid ltetxl in "Thu Woman HnUr" at tho
Illjoti; ChurloH Wyiidhmn nt Pnluierfsj Wil
son Harrctt at thu Fifth Avenue; Dock
stader's minstrels nt Dockstuder's; "Aunt
Jack" nt tho Madison Square; Clara Morris
at the Windsor; Ilniryoi Fay at tho Park;
"Shenandoah" ut Proctor's ; llostoii Howard
Hx-clalty nt tho Fourteenth street; Deniimn
Thompson ut tho Academy; "Tho Exiles" at
Nlblo's; "The Great Unknown" nt Daly's;
Neil llurgess in ''A County Fnlr" nt tho Un
ion Square; Vaudeville ut Tony Pastor's; "A
Dark Secret" at tho People's; Cluvelnnd-Hav
eily minstrels at tho (J rand 0x.-rn house;
German plays and operas at AinWg'; John
Wild and Dnu Collyer In "ltuniilng Wild"
nt the Comedy; "Tho Churlty Hull" nt thu
L) count.
Donnelly and Olrard ait-proud of tho rec
ord iiiudu by "Natural Gits" lu Chicago, und
Manager Illddlo has complied a statement to
which ho was swoiu, width shows that dur
ing tho seven times "Natural Gas" has been
plnyidiu Chicago from Feb. 18, 1NW, to date,
the total amount taken In bus been (70,06,1.90.
Week of Feb. 3.1, 18W, tho receipts at tlio Chi
cago Opera house weru (10,670.11, and during
tho week of Oct. 20, ut tho liny Market thea
ter tho receipts ran up to fit), (V.'S.M. This
represents tho largest seven weeks' business
In Chicago of any farce-comedy on the road.
Dion llouclcault, who Is a manager as well
as an actor of great exjiei lonce, has boldly an
nounced Hint theatrical orchestras mo tuficis
fluous, nnd should bo dlsiK'nscd with. Ho
claims that they nro an expense, per week, ns
great as that required to provldo a fairly good
dramatlo comnuy. Ho takes tho ground
that "mclo-driiiiihtio music" during tho pro
gress ot n play Is unnecessary, and that audi
ences can easily get along without entreUtcte
music, as tho audiences of thu Theater Frau
cals do.
America Is pretty strongly repnuntcd nt
Ijoudoh this season. Hnrnum and Itailey at
Objinpia, Hitw thoruo nnd Kelly nt tho Prin
cess's, Moore und Mitchell at tho Washington,
Fuller nud Ford at tho Globe, Nellie ltlchard
at the Canterbury, Ella Chapiimnund.Mlnnlo
Palmer at Her Majesty , und Sara Pnluut nt
thu Avenue
1 tooth und Harrctt w 111 next season again
"doublo up." Hooth Is to receive fifty per
cent, of tho profits, Hnrrett forty per cent,,
nud Artiiur Chase, their manager, ten ier
cent.
Gossip has it that Lillian Kusscll is to have
an ojiera coiiqwny of her own next season",
backed by a Wall street syndicate. It will
cost Hudolph Aiunsou (UK) n week to upset
this plan If he wishes to retuln airy faiiy Lil
lian. Joe Jeirerson and Hilly Floionco have had
so much success us joint stars that they have
arranged to continue together during next
season.
Funny Davenpoi t played "La Tom a" ono
night In Utlcn, for the benefit of a local lodge
of Elks, before an audience that repieseuttsl
(i'.OtX).
Granite Iron ware uiukeithe ueates, clean
est and most durable utensils for tho I itcben,
Call nud see it full lino nt I) . J. Hall A- Uro's,
M'MO street.
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