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Lincoln 1ms tlio legislature. All of yon
know (lint. Already there Is conipliiiiil that
It Is doing nothing. Homo of you Imvu hoard
Unit. Tliu HJiinu tiling occurred two yours
ago mid four years ago and six years ago ami
probably uwny buck to Uwrltorlul times.
Most (leoplonro well, I whs going "
fools, but tlint is ii luimli word nutl not liter
ary truo. Hut most hh)iK urn Ignorant on
koiiii) subjects unil thoughtless about a grout
ninny other. If they wore not they would
not innku such uiiri'asoiiabli complaints.
Now, this doesn't apply to the renders of
TlIK CotmiKii. They know that it takes a
week or ho lo get organized and ready for the
introduction of bills. They uuderHtand that
after u measure is Introduced It has to bo
read on two separate days and go to a com
mittee. Tho committee works in odd boms
and limy bo dobiytsl several days liefum
reaching any particular bill. Thou tho bill
comes back and goes Into tho committee of
tho whole to do discussed, torn to pieces and
patched up. Finally it reaches a vote and is
sent over to tho other house. Hy this time
that other house may Imvo two or three hun
dred bills under way. Their sponsors are
proud of them, and tho stranger from across
tho way must Uiko its turn which means after
being rond and put through Its coinmlttee it
may hung on tho cahiuder for two or thieo
weeks boforo its turn comes to be considered
and finally (Hissed and sent to the gnvoi nor.
The renders of Tiik CouitiKit also know that
there aro minor delays not enumerated above
that may keep an unfortunate measure on
tho hooks wet ks longer. Ill this way an Im
mense amount of preparatory work Is done,
and in tho course, of two mouths or so there
will bo a lot of bills awaiting tho final vote
that will either kill them or give tnem life.
Now, that's why a good nmny iguoiunt mid
thoughtless people set up tho cry alsmt
this stage In every session that tho legislature
is not doing anything. Knowing tho renders
ofTlli: CouniKll to be an intelligent class I
am sure they will agree with mo in tho opin
ion t lint beyond u certain limit tho less the
legislature does tho more valuable Its service,
tho more it fails to do tho letter for tho
state.
Tiik Couhikh is in receipt of a communi
cation from a reader, and as the question
asked should receive proper attention at the
hands of the editor, It Is to be regretted that
owing to tho fact that no uiiiiio accompanied
Hie letter, wo must decline to answer same.
If tho lady or gentleman that wrote the com
munication will send their name to thlsolllco
not for publication, wo will take pleasure
in mu'clng note us requested in our next
issue.
After all, it seems the French really did
want to keep "The Angelas'1 at home, for
they have bought it back of tho American
purcluvers. Tho latter have carted It nltout
tho country, giving us ignoiant Amei leans
u chance to see its "religious atmosphere" and
"almost hear tho Ml ring." Tho American
owners made ii handsome Income, no doubt,
MMidli'g tho painting about tho country to let
tho curious, tho morbid, tho religious anil the
hypocrltlcnl lmvo u cliunco to say: "I saw
it." No doubt tho satisfaction of being able
to poso as an art connoisseur Is worth tho
quarter or fifty cents that it cost, but many
of us doubtless condemned tho judgment of
tho during sjieculniors who paid $1111,000 for
ii bit of painted canvass not two feet square.
It will bo soothing to our national piidoto
knotv that tho enterprising Yankees lmvo
made n handsome profit III selling tho paint
ing back to tho French, so that mo aro not
such big fools after all.
Mny Johnny Crujieuti never repent of his
bargain. Wo want that hundred thou-iiud
and more to buy another curiosity and pro
vide a now sensation. Now that wo have
had n white elephant, a cach blow vase and
tho highest pi Iced painting in tho woi Id, wo
are reiuly tocoiitilbutooiirqtiurteistoencniir
ago other enterprising gentlemen who will
furnish something for m to talk about and our
nowspnors to write about. If tho public
will iermit a suggestion I would mention tho
wild mail of Horueo, his wife, her child, its
dog, tho dog's tail, the hair on tho tail and
tho flea in tho hair. Several hundred thous
and men, more or less one cannot Ihi exact
in such matters have sung tho praises of tho
untutored gentleman from tho antipodes and
his very interesting family and all ltsde)eii
deucles, and they have been so well adver
tised that ii million persons or so would Ikj
willing to pay a reasonable sum forthosu
prcme human satisfaction of being able to
oxcito tho envy of their neighbors.
And tho (winter ? Millet joor dovil !
was allowed to have starvation as an Inti
mate acquaintance for years. Ho got fSI for
"Tho Augelus," and I have no doubt some
people think that was too much. Ho can do
the tiling over again in three or four dajs,
and twenty dollars a day is pretty good pay.
Of com so all that occurred years ago, but wo
of today aro too discerning to let such u gen
ius go undiscovered and unrewarded. Wo
lire such smart people, we are, and lfwol
should innku ii mistake well, mistakes will!
hnpcii, you know,
"Them demiied literary fellers" seem to
stnnd in with l'resldont Harrison. Newspn-(K-r
men and college professors aio getting
soiiio of tho Juiciest plums from tho admln
istiutiou tieo. l'rof. Warner of the Stuto
University has just been appointed cuuuui-.-htonor
of publlo charities for tliu District of
Columbia, and the matter galas additional
iuteiest from tho fact that (lov. Thayer wa
slated by tho Nebraska delegation in congress
for that buith. lieu Senator l'addock was
out hero about two weeks ago liu nssiiKsl the
friends of the ex-governor that tho delegation
had a cinch on a :i(xx position for the old
veteran. The senntoi is said to have had ill
mind the fat job which lets Just been throtwi
into tho lap of tho piofrssor, and that with
out the solicitation or kiiou ledge ol oil
repieseutatlies at Washington. Politics Is
uncertain, to I si fiirc.
Nebraska has n great nmny wheelmen, but
her hykors seem lo Ims wilfully lacking In
frateual spirit. It requires how inaliy t
Only a hundred, Isn't It, l. A. W. mcmlicrs
to lmvo a stite organisation and a consul and
a recognized connection with tho great lias
tlonal organlation, but there are noteiiotigh
wheelmen in the statu with tho patriotism to
contribute n little fee to tho 1-. A. W. Then,
wo have contests between rival chilis ami
statu championships in other Hues of ssrt
but nothing of tho sort ill wheeling. Why is
it i The Isiys ought to wake up. Hero ian
chance for some enterprising bykers in Lin
coln to make this tho center of cycling inter
est for tho whole state.
Contests between amateur athletes can be
made of great beiiellt outside the ssrtlug
element. Man Is a social animal, and one of
tho most satisfactory things In life is tho
knowing Interesting ieople. To a wheelman
other wheelmen from other cities with other
Ideas ought to bo interesting persons, and
after two or three annual reunions what a
host of good fellows one would come to know
and with a friendly spirit you would never
get from an ordinary acquaintance. Hoys,
think of it.
Iteildersof TllKCoiMIIKIl will recall Miss
Klfzahcth Hlslnud. I feel sure of this, be
cause, llrstly, Miss Illslanil attracted much
notice by her attempt to lcnt Nelly lily's
time going around the world, and, secondly,
Im'CUIIsuTuk Coi'llIKU at tle time published
a lino portrait of her that showed her to be a
beautiful young woman. Tlwu, again, those
who took advantage Inst year of our clubbing
otfer with tho CosiuoKilltau must have en
joyed her numerous nit Ides In that magazine,
of which she was the editor. And then too,
in an autograph tetter written a few days
after her return from tho circuit of thoglobe
she complimented TlIK Coi'llIKU on having
published iho best sketch of her that she had
found among hundreds sent to her. CouillKli
readeis doubtless will bo Intel ested In follow
ing tho career of this talented young lady.
On her famous tour she made some pleasant
acquaintances in Iondon, and some months
ago she ran over to make them a visit. It
seems to lmvo been n case of mutual admira
tion nt first sight. Miss Illslanil took a great
fancy to England and tho people have reel
rocatcd by taking this !oaiitlful young
American into their hearts and homes. Miss
Illslanil has taken lodgings In London and set
up a little establishment of her own, under
taking no end of social duties in addition to
her lltoiary work. .She may remain abroad
soino time, but Is writing a srlal story mid
Is turning out shorter articles that no doubt
will appear in tho Cosinoiolituu from time
to time.
Can women drive I It seems to mo that If
I were a woman and had a team at my com
mand I should want to learn to handle tho
horses with the calm assurance that a man
docs. I don't know but 1 would want to bo
Just a bit reckless just dashing enough to
give the onlooklug world to Understand that
hero Is o.io woniaii who "can drive," You
liavuheaid of "artless artfulness," haven't
you I Then why not "careful recklessness. "
Thai's tho kind I mean. Now down in Cin
cinnati twenty-llvo out of u total of thirty
live persons Injured on tliu streets during tho
month of December were run down by women
while riding or driving. Nino to one it was
the reckless carelessness of tho women tlmt
did it in a great majority of tho cases.
Tho electric street car continues to bo ii
curiosity. If you don't believe it go down to
the corner ot O and Thirteenth of a pleasant
Sunday afternixm unit note tho crowds that
make trips to North Lluco'n just for pleasure
and tho novelty of the thing. It Is n four
mliejtrip each way, mid carries ouo out upon
the hills where ho may lmvo a fluo view of
the country for.mllcsluall directions. To those
who do not already know it it is quite a sur
prise to observe that IjiicoIii Is located In n
great basin with hills rising above the tup of
tho Ilurr block on nil sides of her. And ho
will wonder, too, how so iniiiiy people over
came to build away out north there before
the present era of rapid transit. And ho may
lie mildly astonished at the number of nuw
homes under way in that distant suburb.
The foundation of the now Episcopal college
is well under way, and as It occupies a rise
that commands sweeping views in all direc
tions quite a colony Is sure to grow up
around it.
Ayer's Cherry I'octoral cures colds and
coughs; an uneqimlod anodyne expectorant.
Tho contents of tho Magazine of American
History for February cover a wide field of
subjects. Tho handsome features of tho
great geologist and geographer, Sir Roderick
Impuy Murchlsoii, npcar In the frontispiece,
accompanied by a sketch of his notable en
leer. The able and scholarly contribution of
Hon. .John Jay, I..L.D., entitled "Tho De
mand fur Ivliicutlou in American History,"
occupies the lending place and Is tho longest
and most Important article of the number.
Tho third paper, by Hov. D. F. F. Knmsoii,
presents a biiccieut account of the "Immigra
tion fioiuNow England to New Kriiuswick iu
ITiVI." Tho fourth uwr is it profusely illus
trated and cleveily written account of the
"Antiquity of t'ai rlnges," by Kmunuel Silen
cer. The in tide h ch follows Is also illus
trated as well as charmingly loadable, being
tho story of Sir Walter Halclgh's settlements
on ltoanoko Island, called by its learned
author, Dr. Stephen 11. Weeks, "An Histori
cal Survival." Published at 7 III Broadway,
New York City.
The Burlington will nilwiuco the price ol
their iHipular phi) lug cauls to l.V (kt pack
on and after February 1st. Those desiiing
to lay in a stock at the old rate of lite, should
secure them at Ziciuci'solllco at once.
Wilson Bin i ett will soon produce a new
play In Loudon, called "Fntlier Boiiiipmte,"
wiittcuhy Chillies Hudson,
THE LADIES BUSY AS 0EE8
They l'rniiin In Do Their Slinrn of
World's 1'itlr Work,
Although little or no publicity Is IniImk
given to the movements of the iiiciiiIhtm of
tho board of lady managers, private re
ports from various states are to the rlTect
that the) are quietly doing jeouiau xerv
lie, and that the results will bo more than
apparent when the proper lime arrives,
The volunteer auxiliary associations, too,
nro entering into their various schemes
with zeal and energy, For Instance, tlm
Queen Isabella association (imposes to
s, S t
IIAItttlKT IIOMMKIt.
hold n scries of World's Women's con
resses between April and N'ovotnlier of
'1KI, each congress to represent wonieu
workers in all professions, and Invitations
to that end aro being sent to women
throughout the world who have been pub
licly Identified with movements calculated
to elevate and advance their sex.
The appeal fo tho women artists of all
nations, for Instance, mid tho signatures
to which are headed by no less a celebrity
than Harriet llosmer, urges that n con
gress of tills particular profession will do
much In the way of cultivating n fraternal
spirit, and possibly bring about a solution
of iiiutiy special dllllcultles that surround
tho pursuit of art as n profession for wom
en. Talking of the gentler sex, moreover,
brings lo mind tliu fact that one of tho
most prl.ed letters that Secretary I'luube
Coiizins lias jet received bears tlm signa
ture of Al. Tctano, the envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary from Japan
to Washington. Like their nolghlorn of
China, the people of Japan aro pronounced
III their opposition lo women Interesting
themselves In public affairs.
Hut M. Tctano Is evidently imbued with
American ideas of liberality ami progress.
At any rale, he not only helps tliu Indy
managers along with words of encourage
ment, but says that he believes tliu women
of his country could bu induced to make u
special exhibit, and even submits tho
names of tlireu Japanese ladies whoso co
operation, in his judgment, could bo so
cured. These are Countess Oyama, wlfo
of the present minister of war, and .Mines.
Kurkl and Miista, the two latter being ex
ceedingly prominent and liilluentlul in
Japanese society, and attached to tliu
household of tliu empress.
Communlcatl mis written in tho Japanese
language, mid niched iu the most ap
proved Japanese style, urn now on their
journey to the ladles In question, and soon
circulars will Ihi sent to every member of
the diplomatic M'rvico Iu Washington,
signed by Mrs. Potter I'alinerand her as
sociates, asking the diplomats to use their
lulliieiico toward tho organization of wom
en's societies in their respective countries,
to tliu end that an International display of
women's work shall 1st assured.
WILL WED AN INDIAN.
KUIne
(loiKlnte, tlm I'ncti'ns, to Mate
with it Full III I Sioux.
Kliiinu (iooiIiiIu'h strange, romantic, po
etic career ends for thu present by her In
duction into tliu Sioux.
At 1(1 j ears old shu was a poetess, at l'J a
fairly good (Jreek scholar, at 20 an enthu
siast, philanthropist and all that; a little
Inter she was a
teacher among
the Indians and
an able advocate
of their rights,
and now she Is to
in a r r y Taw a
.MISS (iOOll.VI.K.
Ka h ud iota, or
"Many Light
nings," a full
blooded Sioux,
but a well edu
cated gentleman,
and k n o w n a t
in. KAsr.MAN.
Dartmouth college as Dr. Charles A. East
man. He is a graduate of that Institution
and n doctor, and goes to practice his pro
fession iu Dakota among his own people.
Elaine (ioodale was born Oct. !', ISM, and
her equally talented sister. Dora, three
years Inter both ill the llerkshlie hills of
Massachusetts, whore the) lived iu com
plete seclusion till, at the ages of Vi and 15
Jeiirs respect iely, their llrst volume of
verses uttiacted attention and drew them
out into i ho world. Atlijcurs I'.lul'io wroto
soino wry pretty childish verses, which
wero published soon after
A few jrnrs since sho went to Dakota ns
a teacher for the. Sioux, mastered their lan
guage and soon became a recognied au
thority on Indians, Her recent letter from
I'ine itidge agency a pathetic appeal for
the Sioux -attracted much attention. Sho
now taken a Sioux husband, ami proposes
to deioto tho rest of her life to labor for
this people.
Thepictitiu of Miss (looilale heru given
is from a photograph taken suveral years
ago
ifAir,Hi-vo rVlf
"WOT
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A ls'autlful picture of rural life embell
ished In a graphic manner, with Incidents
and scenes which are not at all uncommon Iu
our rural disti lets today, Is "Tlm Canuck,"
brlelly summed up, which was given at
Fuuke's opera house last .Monday and Tues
day nights, by Mr. Melis Ituiikln and his
excellent company. To elevate and euoble
should be the aim of the ilinmallst, not sim
ply tonmusoaiid tickle the fumy of the pub
ile When ho gives to the public a play
which bus In Itself this Hiwer, aside fioui Its
eutci tabling qualities, then his mission Is
fullllleil. That Is what the authors of "The
Canuck" have done. It is full of beautiful
things, with touches of pathos anil comisly,
m happily blended, that theauditorlscarrlisl
back to the scenes of his childhood days,
bringing to mind meuioriesalmost forgotten.
Tho chin acteis mo not uncommon Iu real
life.
Mr. Itankiii as Jean llaptisfo Cadleiix,
gave mi nilistle Impeisoiiiillou of tho old
Canadian failure, who Is ouo of those big
heiuted, atreclloiiiite fi Hows such as wo often
Hud along tlu Canadian bonier. As a bit of
diameter work it Is Indeed a innstci puce.
Next to Mr. Hiiuklu Is Miss Mabel Belt, who
assumes the role of Al change, his daughter.
Miss Bert has a sweet and sj mpiithctic voice,
nod in her song "Down on the old Faun," at
the close of the third act, touched tho hearts
of heraiiditois iu an elfectiio milliner, ('has.
Cowlos as "Cyius Stcbblns,"au old Vermont
larmer who was not so gieeil as ho lookisl
gave a delightful pel forinani". Mrs. Fusl
I Mower, who appealed as Cyius' wife, was
l Without a doubt the best wo have over seen
I In her Hue; Miss Loiena Alwood gave a very
1 fliilslnsl charncteri.itiou of "Hester Kwno, a
, New York Adventui 1st." Her acting Is nnt
I mill and shows careful study, ",eb llaw
lty," an old I arm hand playsl by I 'red Mow
I cr, was an excellent impel sount ion; Jim llo
gan,a New York spoit, taken by Mr. Clnr-
nco Aider, was a ivausiie piece oi acting.
California seems to be rich ill young ladles
gifted with iliuimaticiihility. Thlsispaiticti
I'lily Instanced in the ensuof tho three charm
lug Tlttell sisters, Charlotte, tho eldest, Is
i inking a name for herself in Dnulcl I'roli
nan's "Wie," company, Iu tho character
'Vhlch (Icorgin Cay van so successfully cru
njcil, Klsie, tho second oil') bus Just frllrltl
the gi cutest enthusiasm from the Seattle
press for tho erformiincoof Hazel Kirke at
Cordrny'sTheatro. They even go so far as lo
pronounce her equal, if not siiHrior, t lie
u-lglnal of the character, Kllle Kllslcr, , hlln
tin-youngest of the family, Minnie, leaving
hr sisters to lisik after the emotional roles,
bis pluugisl into coined.), and by her recent
success as Dolly Dutloii, proved that she is a
desirable acquisition to the soubrette ranks,
n line of business iu which she will find tier
skill as u vocalist and diiuscuso a powerful
adjunct.
In "Shenandoah." which is holnir nritKiititiid
fin' tho second time III this city at tho Fuuke.
Mr. Brousou Howard, it is said, has contriv
ed to drnumtlzo a story of tho war for tho
Union without Introducing any incident that
amight justly wound tho sensibilities of either
Not tlieruer or Southerner. Thu narrative of
iiuidents ami principal events related are of
tho bnttle-lleld. Tho hero and heroine aro
separated hy tho Hues of warfare, the heroine
Isiiug a Southern girl who is in love with it
Northern olllcer. Tho olllcer Is true to his
dig, true to his lovo, and, of courso, nil ends
happily. Hut boforo tho denouement the
young olllcer Is under suspicion of having
wronged tho pence of his commanding gen
eral, as there Is a villain iu tho drama who
throws doubt iih) ii woman's honor and
stabs his enemies in the buck. But there also
Is, to , a pathetic figure introduced iu tho
movements ot a misguided young man, who
wIk-s out tho stain of his youthful crime by
a daring deed f jr Ills country, which costs
him his life. Ho Is tho discarded sou of Oeu
eral Haverhill, and tho father stands by thu
grave, little thinking it is Ills own sou who
lies upon tho bier upon which his tears are
falling. Thure are details in ".Shenandoah"
that ui o said to Is) most original In design and
dramatic in expressed result. Mr. Howard's
dialogue throughout is described as bright,
forcible and telling, There aro numerous
light comisly scenes furnishisl that are an
agreeable relief to to the gloomy suggest Ioim
of carnage and strife. Everything possihlo
ha been donu to have tho production here as
complete as any the play has yot received.
There will bo u mutiueo tills afternoon and
another appearaiicn this evening.
OKI). II, All A. MS IN UK, SIIK, HIM, IIKIl
(ieo. 11. Adams, the well known clown and
piltltniiiliuist, will 1st seen ill his burlesque,
"He, She, Him, Her," nt the Fuuke next
Friday. Since his last engagement here ho
hns hud the piece re-written and is tiinuier
than over. Of tho plot the Brooklyn Times,
Ma"ch I, Ib'.K), snys:
"The plot tolls tho story of a child doserttsl
at u tender uo tiy her parents and who was
giwn to tho care of a kind old fanner, who
looks after her until the girl is acquainted
with the fact that shu has fallen liuir to a
foil line, l'liell naturally sho desires toie
hew her good guardian of his burden mid
goes to the city to reside, w hero she mid Toby
(lleolgo II. Adams) Issjomo engaged. Theiu
Is a villain iu the play, but ho is a very mild
and not altogether detestable scoundrel.
Little Toiiluu gives lilm admirable support
as Tool sic Hi mult, a fortunate wife. It
would Istilllllcillt to Hud ouo U'ttor able to
iuip.'1'soiiato tlie role than Little Toiilua, She
ii pietty. graceful, a tine singer, and withal,
Miycapthntiug, Both Mr. Adams mi I To
iilua received marked applause and they de
si'ived It. .1 L. Ouihuelteuddfdlimch to the
laughter hs Oito Scluuclt, and Andy Morris
as "A Silent Mail," who wants a labbit btew,
bllnkisl sinpilsitigly and sllirensl Iu silence
! while ho waited for his meal."
TIICATIIIIIAI. TALK.
An clfinl Is Is'lug mudo by bliickumllcislo
Meery tho play of "llollly nnil his MM," now
1 being pluiisl InNowYoik City, but still It
Is having a woudeirul run. The average
Now Yorker has no use for Ward McAHUter
nor Iho upstarts whom he toadies. This In
the inalii reason that the piny is niis'llng
with such condemnation and such patronage,
It Isliue to life.
The JdlVixon-Florence combination will
slop at Sioux City, Des .Moines, HI. Joseph
and n number of other country towns this
season, but w III snub Lincoln, ouo of the Is-sl
I heat lo going cities In Iho west.
The success of "The Soudan" III llteiury
Boston Ins not been so much an account of
Intrinsic merit, but because of Judicious nd
verllslug. Tho managers of the play mo fol
lowing I lie example of Bin mini.
Nat C. (loodwln letiirns to Now York
next Monday night nt Iho BIou Theutio up
pcarlng In launder Itlclmidsoii's now and
successful comisly "The Nominee," which Is
expected to Illlike a Mill.
W. J. Scauhili is the big winning star this
season . Ills business is phenomenal every
where mid his prollls for (ho picsent lour
will piohubly leach eighty thousand dob
Inrs, a pretty huge llgure for these haul
times.
A well-known Southern ciltlc siijn, "Al
Ih'iIii (lallallu Is a handsome young woman
and her impersoi.atioii of Juliet shows her lo
Ihi an artist or ability. She triumphed in Iho
famous potion scene which she nctod Aith
gleat Intensity."
Iu Iho inllltaiy draiim "A Woman Hero,"
wiltleu oxpio'sly for ICiitn I'urssdl by Don
ald Slueill, tills dashing ispiestrlaii actress
will imsrsnnutn four distinct characters,
ICate Marshall, Lieut. Valley, I'rlvate Jones
and Ti upper Jack.
"A Texas SbsT," Charles Hoyt's latest and
best comisly Is In thoelevenlh and lliial week
of its very successful run at tho Bijou Then
tie, Now oik. wheic It could bo t'oiitliiuisl
forn much longer term bad not a contract
been signed eighteen mouths ago to take tho
piece to tliu California Theatre In Han Fran
risen.
All Lincoln theatre goers admit tlmt Clara
.Mm rls is unquestionably tho greatest emo
tional act I ess sH'iikiug the English language
today, mid her wonderful genius, It would
be unjust to call it talent, shines forth with
greater splendor than at any time In her past.
To see Clara Morris is too feed with her, to
laugh and bu gay when shu is gay, to weep
with her when-l.weei "Ih"flteeM:MlO
Ims evidently niiiilo thu greatest success of
her life.
Manager Augustus 1 'it on has engaged John
II. Young ami Homer Eiiitueiis to paint the
elaborate scenery for Ids new piny "Tho Pow
er of tho I'ress," which lie pio luces at the
Star Theutio Now York, on Match III. All
of the local scones w ill bo painted from photo
graphs uiaile li these urilsls ami me to Ihi of I
the most realistic description. Tho query is
"will tho company bring tho scenery west
when it comes!"
Tho prima doiiim Melba, who wi
pi nimbly upH'iir iu Italian ()stii next season
is from Austinlln, She has u (smci-fiil drn
untie voice.
Mr, Steele Miicknyo is in thu country, said
to Ihi at work evolving u new play.
Llbernti, tho favoritocoruetist Ims Ihsiii en
gugisl at a largo salary for the Alliiimhnt
1'iilace, Ignition.
Next Monday night at Miner's Theatioln
New ink, N. J., Minnie I'lilmer iK-gins her
starling tour under tho iiiiinugoiueiit of U.S.
Taylor and Harry Williams appearing iu an
iiiiKirlnnt ami costly production of a melo
drama called "A Mile n Minute," iu which
tills clever little actress will Imvu n chance to
display her vcisatlllly to tliu very Is-st ad
vantage. Ilni retl's "llniielou" Ims proved a failure.
llwashoHsl that this elaborate work would
inn 1 1 nin four lo six weeks; but its gloomy
atmosphere, its lack of human intcroU, tho
inferiority of Its feminine element, overbul
niictsl its literary merit, and thu public did
not respond to the exertions of tho actor
manager. "Uaiieloii" has therefore Ihsjh
withdrawn from the stage.
Edith Murilla has lieou warmly commend
ed by the Boston press for her excellent work
iu "Ship Ahoy." Her dancing and singing
are a feature ol the H'iforumuce.
Charles Frohmati has gone to St, Augus
tine, Florida, on a shoit visit to William (III
lelte. Nellie Mcllonry'h "Chain Lightning" will
strike Now York February I.
Hose Iteaudet was married hist week to S.
A. Edwurd, it very cluver oung artist,
Amos I'holps Food's great military druimi,
"Her Atonement," has again made a tolling
success iu San Francisco. The piny lias Imvu
inwritteuhy tho author, mid will picbnbly
Ihi prislu''ed in Now York, It ranks among
the most successful plajs written.
Charles Hissl mid William Collier will star
next season under the management of Matth
ews and Sinythe, In a now luceM-omedy. en
j titled"! Io,s and 1 loss." This will not inter-
fere with "The Burglar," which has already
, been Isxikisl for a third season,
l Misljeskn will howa new pure next season
toil tho subject of "Marie Antoinette."
Dr. J. B. Hancock, of Diiltith, has wenth-
ered ti'o llnancial-qiialls tlmt thieateiusl him
' Jlld has, after quite a struggle, got his
I grip en the new Lyceum Theutio of tlmt
I city.
Emiuu Mnls'llo Baker is to Ih the new
prima donna lu the rc-nrgiiuiod Emma Ah
Isitt troiiH, which will open iu New York in
a week or two
Sal ah lleruhnidt will iciniiiliut Iho (iiildeu
Theilie tor lour Weeks, holme Is'gihuiu,; her
I torn . and tllll'IIU Hint time she will he seen
, ill " La Toscn," ' Clcopntia," and "Joan of
Aio."
TIIKCIIAKMINH WIDOW.
IHpeclnl Con ill kii Correspondence.
'The widow then doth try with nil her
charms,
To win tho wily doctor lo her arms.
Then doth she brow Iho fragrant, rich bohee,
And seek lo win him with a dish of tea.'
From Itoushy's Life of Johnson,
Nkw Yiiiik, Jan. SW, tWtlTCTf all tlm
specimens of femininity which man encount
ers lo his alternate delight and vexation, It Is
universally uiliiiltlisithattlmyuuthfiil widow
Is the most fascinating, attractive and Ihi
witching, Talk of the bud who has Just
niiiilo her debut into tho charmed world of
society; of tho bello nnil beauty of several
seasons whoso conquests aro counted by Ilia
score, or of Iho chinning uiarrhsl woman
who is equally irresistablo Iu thu hunting
Held or on tho bull room Hour -why there's
uoiioof Iheiu 'in It' at all with the young
widow. iid If old Weller could have had a
pre-vlslon of Iho fair widow as attired by
Iteilferii, surety Snmivel would harerecelvisl
a copper pluti'd Injunction against her wiles
ami winning ways, If ynu don't Udlovo me,
see this picture of one as she I ink s Iu the llrst
ii tli ot the new year, when all I red in her
latest Be Ifern costume for church, or lor her
dally constitutional on the avenue.
The material of her gown is tho llnest of
cashmere, and is bordered with crape, and
has ext I cinely large pockets of the same Ihv
low thu him. Tho coat hits long tubs of tho
hitmo mid double sleeves. Tho very sinnll
bonnet Ims u loronct front ami the veil is
worn s'iiiliint from the buck.
This second costume is Itisiiern s alia of an
iudiHir costume for a widow who has attained
lo tho s'iiod of slight morning, Her gown
I is of light weigut cloth, with Ihii der.vest mid
' hli4illJM ft nfillui 'I'lin liiiillii.i iu kliihtiual tit
-s --- vt ii attir innn v (" niiinniii u
show the vst which has no visiblo tnsteiiings.
It Is proli.ibly of such iudiMiis of tht-st tlmt
a clever woman w liter remarks 'they like
Iwibies, cry a great ileal at first, then they Ih
glu to take notice, and it's hard to bring them
through tho second summer.'
Catarrh
III the head
Is a constitutional
Dl-eas.), and icquiics
A constitutional reunsly
Like llisi I'sSaisapm ilia,
Wlileh pin dies tho blotsl.
Makes the weak strong,
ltestoies health,
Tiy it now.
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