The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, January 10, 1896, Page 6, Image 6
6 LIFE AT THK CAPITAL. SOCIAL ETCHINGS FROM NATION'S CENTER. THE ItHD CLOUD fllflKF, lmVXX. ,UN. 10, 18110. 7Ji!a I iW19 JastxifoA I'M Mr. Olurjr Itnmty to l.mtl Siirlrt llin Wlfn of tlm ActliiR MlnlMrr from Arenitlim Will 1 iRiiro r,uriji'!y In Dlplonuitlc L'lri'lrn. Washington Correspondence Ilh Secretary of Slnlo ranks next to tlm President In i no noclal scale lit tlm capital, anil tlm present winter will bo tho ono In which tlm Olnoya will inalio their how In C -' their capacity of " head of tho Cnbl- net. With tho na na! facility of Americano In mtiintinu thcniBolvcn to every condition, .Mr. 01 ncy fliuln hlniHcIf as much at homo In tho Stalo Department nu In tho hallo of tho Department of Justice, and his wlfo will tako her plnco nu tho leader In so cial matters with equal grace. .Itist bc foro leaving for their Hiinimrr outing tho Olnoyii purchased n now home, hav ing previously occupied that of Senator Edmunda, n Iioiieo which Is now owned C A' ''lis A1-, "-"-" i Wm' J: -ttttj ..l", 'teffl&d iity'ttWr iiWWtt I 'JZ. , aa1' ?,-- ISM" MM M MRS. GEORGE U. M'CLELLAN. hy Mrs. General (Jrant. It was .May when tho family moved to what was then known iih the Ilellamy Storcr house, as tho memher fiom Cincinnati had lived there during the last resslon of Congress. The homo of Secretary Olney Is in the center of tho most fash louablo part of the city. In n neighbor hood which Is full of the residences of famous peoplo and tho mnur.louu of for eign ministers, .lust apposite- Is tho pretty iod brick homo of .Mrs. Sherldnn, tlm widow of (leneral I'hll Sheridan, and within a few blocks ate tho houses of Thomas Nelson Page, tho author; Ilegenmuller, tho Minister from Aus tria, and n diuon other rolobrltios. Tho Olney homo Is an odd-looking one, hut most attractive becauso It is not tho conventional square brick. It stands on a corner nnd Is narrow In front, while running back for somo distance on tho side street. The entrance Is low. l.nim? of tho English basement kind, and tho llrst or ground Moor is occupied by a pretty llttlo queerly-shapcd hall and n broad ntnlrway that leads to the par lors above. Tho llrst parlor Is ono of tho most artistic apartments In town, not from tho elegance of Its furniture,' but from tho tasto displayed on every hand. Them Is nothing luxurious in its appointment!!, but its tone Is ono of ehnsto simplicity. Tho room is rather long nnd ono end is nlniost entirely taken up with a hugo bay window whoso dainty while curtains soften tho light that wanna up brightly tho pink uuia running nrounu I no curve. Several book-cases of while wood nro about tho rooms and filled with eholco novels, whUo tho creamy walls nro brightened with pretty pictures, and about on shining tables nro numberless llttlo dainty ornnmentH and vases full of blooming (lowers. Tho general nlr is ono of light and coolness, combined with a cultivated nnd exquisite tasto. Across from this parlor In another small room, whoso polished lloor Is covered with haudsomo rugs nnd whoso furnishings nro mostly of antiques beautifully carved. Thcro la mmtimr apartment; then ono conies to n hugo squaro chamber with a very high coll ing what must havo onco been used na n ball room, but Is -now furnished in pretty chairs, sofas full of colored pil lows, tables full of books and sliver life-like In their beauty. On the second floor Ih the library, facing the potith nnd bright with tlm morning sun. It Is full THE of hoo'Afl. Illctlires. ami on mm iililn nf tho wnll Is a largo squaro of dark vel vet, on which nre displayed n great many of tlm swords belonging to Gen eral McClollnn. One large saber was that worn by the general during his campaigns, nnd ono of tho most beauti ful ones was presented to him by tho city of Philadelphia. Its golden hilt is richly chased nnd the blade Is engraved with an appropriate Inscription. Mrs. MrOIInu, who has beon mnr rled for flvo years, wan n Miss GeorgI- ana Ileckscher, of New York. Hho Is un attractive young woman, with a bright face and nsrcoablo inannern, and is of a qulot disposition, caring llttlo for so ciety and spending most or hor Unto ut homo. Hho has no children. McClollnn Is tho youngest member of Congrcfs, except one, but he Is full of energy and a hard-working man, both In politics mid business. Mfrs Mary Sheridan, dnughter of tho lato (leneral I'hll Sheridan, Is becom ing qnlto an expert horseback rider, and every bright afternoon may be neon In a black hublt trotting her slender sorrel out Into tho country. Hho tins a lino figure, which Is ret off by tho close- llttlng gown, and looks most attractlvo In riding costume. Miss Jano Fuller, youngest daughter of tho Chief Justice. Is expected to make her debut this winter, but her mother has been In poor health for soma tlmo past, and It Is doubtful If tlm coming out will inko plnco hoforo tho latter part of the season. Mites Jano Is a hand some blonde, like her sisters, and Is romi of out-of-doors sports, helm: an expei 1 1 ider on tho wheel. Her coming out will not he a formal reception, but a simple tcu. Senator Elklns, of West Virginia, has mici'ii a house In town, and ho and his wlfo nro expected to bo among tho leadern In entertaining. As Elklns Is very rich, It will fall upon his wlfo to do tho honorn, and as sho has no grown daughtero, she will have to perform her social dutlei alone. Among tho additions to social circles this wlntor will bo Mndamo Domln gucz, wlfo of Senor Don VIcento Domln guez, acting" .Minister from Argentina. The Doniinguez family havo taken a pretty now brick house on IC street, nl niost najoining tlio homo of Mrs. Childs. It Is furnished In exqulslto tasto and lu full of raro antiques Hint nre of price less value. Mndamo Doniinguez was llclcno Murphy, daughter of tho lato Daniel J. Murphy, of New York and San Francisco. Mr. Murphy was created a marquhi by I'opo Plus IX., but nover used his title, which descended to hla eldest son. Lady Woolsey. wlfo of Sir Charles Woolsey, Is u sister of Madame Doniinguez. As Miss Murphy, Mndamo Doniinguez wns tho belle and beauty of London, and her fnmo has extended over two continents. Sho h;t3 lived most of her llfo In England, hav ing gono to Hint country when only two years old. hut nil thu aatno sho Is an ardent American at heart. Senor Do mlnguoz Is a fine-looking man nnd ho and his beautiful wife make a most ells. A TURKISH OFFICIAL. DAHRI PASHA A FAIR SPECIMEN OF THE SULTAN'S REALM. Tim Military I'liiiiniiutitrr of Aleppo Do rrllicil in n lilnoilthlrMy Oullitir llo (.'niniiinmU llio Iriiopi f illtiiiniiti t)l"llMM. ' HE appointment of Hahrl Pasha to the Important olllce of military comma.'.d erof the Aleppo dis trict has excited it Htorm of liidlgation iiinong tho Chris tian residents nud iiipiomatie repc smtatlvcs In Tur key. Tho pasha Is described as it cruel tyrant, and It Is re membered that ho was in command at Van at the time of the Turkish atroci ties there nnd was largely responsible for the slaughter that followed, Hrlllsh Ambassador Citrrle then demanded his removal on the ground of maladminis tration and cruelty to tho Armenians while governor. This demand wan com piled with at the time, but subsequently he was restored to power and decorated by the aiiltan. The dlstilct of Aleppo comprises a Turkish vilayet In North ifcT HUNTS ALL ALONE. A IVfWiy Duliitii TVomnu Who li Ifimily Ultll 11 Cillll. Mrs. Charles Lalond, the handsome young wlfo of a Duluth police ofllclnl, was at last accounts nway on a hunt- "if, ii ip in the northern woods, unac companied by nny friend but hnr rlf.n and unerring aim. This is not the llrst tlmo she has gono on u similar solitary excuifllon. I lor husband feels no un easiness on her account. .Mrs. Lalond Is a Mexican by birth. A few years ago, soon after her marriage, she pad dled n canoe clenr to llalny Lake City, o.vpcalng lu there meet her husband, who had been called Into that country on business, lie was delayed, and after waiting for him until her patience win exluttinlod, sho started for homo, and made tho return trip alone, naddllnc her own canoe, and killing two moose and a bear on the way. In her dross for the woodd, Mrs. Lalond Is not a "new woman," eo for as outward ap pearances go, Sho Is a inqdest llttlo woman of about 'l, with a round, minny face. Next to her body sho wears u close-Ilttlug suit of buckskin under wear, throuyh which tho wind cannot penetrate. No cornets Impedo her movements, and there Is not the least suspicion of ungaliillnesM. Over this buckskin suit Mrs. Lalond wears a pair of short cloth trousers, reaching to her knees, where they nro met by high NEW LIFE OF CHRIST. MONUMENTAL WORK FRENCHAnTIST. BY A IIcb.111 ill, Art ,.Hrecr B M(rt( but In Xonr n Devout Jlftllrtcr Kit RiiRiMl for Ten Yonr Upon tho Tinfc Hit Klory of t!m Itoilcrmcr. IS FOND OFDRIGHT COLORS. "r" "' tiimlrrlillt Dntr on rinrlil Ornrtiiiciit.tUaii. 7- expensive tlm first $.100 each r'.;.--i,'('v ' !WJ (n?U, v 'ifi,i . v, .(A; ,.v.i.: f ?Q:mM r . S. '- t II II -. j t&m s .. '.sSr'j DAIIUIPASIIA. I Vj5S5we"tt3l2M3:.o. ')mwA&mJt?mm tJ&.VZf&mFM?:S 1 m$mAmku m l MMmfm&Mw 2Sit..T'i w.y&wsssy.r: o'vaw wmmfmmmMmrjk wmm '.r.n LSz . j( ' - . .. 1 , -T)f MME. HOMING UEZ. tlnj?ulshed couple. Uolh young, lovely and holding a high position lu the diplomatic circles, it Is safo to say that Madamo Doniinguez, who Is fond of society, will find hersolf among the most popular of tlm acquisitions to the gay 8ldo of tho capital. The French Embassy Is to bo ro- modeled to such it great extent that It Syria, on tho bordcru of tho Syro-Arnb-ian desert, about sixty miles cast of Antloch and seventy miles from the Mediterranean. The population of tho enpltal city is 100.000. or whom 1(5.000 aro Christians and 4,000 Jews, the rest being Greeks. Armenians, Arabs, and Turks. Tho city Is of a thoroughly ori ental type, with extensive bazaars, nu merous mosques nnd a population re markable for Its elegant bearing. Tho streets nro bottter than thoso of most eastern cities, though many of them are arched over. Tho houses arc or stone, substantially built, with terraces for evening promenndes. It has recently been tho scat ot sonic or the Armenian outbreaks, and apprehension Is felt thnt tho atrocities of Van will be repeated at Zoltoun nnd other places within tho district, arter tho surrender which the patriarch baa been trying to bring about. When Hahrl l'aaha's appoint ment was announced, tho representa tives or tho powers immediately held a meeting, nnd arter n full discussion Joined in a note to tho porte stntlng that they cannot answer for tho conse quences in enso a massacro should fol low. In Aleppo frequent councils nro being held In tho palnces. and 0010 plain langunpi Is said to have boon used by tho sultan. Tho protests hnvo caused boots or long-legged moccasins, as the state of the weather tuny require. A knit Jacket covers the upper part ot her body, and over this comes the cloth coat. Most any kind or cap completes the costume, and when thus attired Mrs. Lalond defies the coldest weather. Mrs. Lalond carries 11 ::2-c:illher Winchenter rllle when after big game, and ror small game she uses a 12-gattge shotgun. A ricttire or tlm Siiltiiu. Abdul Ilanild II., sultan or Turkey, who Is eo much talked or at present, Is perhaps flfty-ono years or age. rather tan, nut somewhat stooping. Many and greatly diverse stories 1110 told or tho personnl llfo and attributes or tho sul tan, nnd nrtcr all, the outnldo world knows llttlo about his real perbonulty. Tho Armenian outrages havo caused him to bo moro tinpoulnr than borore. He has been In momentary dread or as sauKlnntlon ror the last eighteen years, nnd can no longer trust nny body. He lives In a perfect agony of rcmorcerul terror. Thbso who havo been admitted to a private audience with tho autocrat or the Ilosphorus say that his volco is not unniiiElcal, and he adopts a low tone will not bo recognized by Its old frlonds1 'l10 BU,tan oomo nlarm, but he shows no MISS MARY SHERIDAN, writing material, pictures and other ornaments. This apartmont la large enough to entertain tho wholo Dlplo matlo Corps. Among tho moat prominent of tlm now mombers or Congress Is young Georgo 11. McClollnn, eon or tho Union general of that name. Ho has takon n hoiiEo on Ithodo Island nvoniio. In a fashlonablo pnrt of tho city, nnd ho and Hs wlfo will hoiiBo-keep all winter. Tho homo is of rod brick, nnd tho parlor Is pretty with its walls of pink and its dainty ornaments, in tho hnll Is a big caoiuot or carved oak, nud tho exqulslto moldings of tho figures mako them when completed. Not only Is the ex terior a pretty cream tint now, but within changes have beon wrought that will bring It up from an old-fnahlonod mansion into tho list of the most mod ern of luxurious homes. Tho fiirnltttro Is mo sainn as that which was used hy tho Porter family, but nil or that will be stored away and now put In Its place. Tho front hall of tho Embassy will bu replaced by a now one, rormed by tenr lng down tho partition, which at pres ent forms a part or tho sldo wall or tho fuck parlor, and this will mako a hall of Imposing dimensions. Tho old tirnperles or tho library will bo taken down, tho walls repnpered and now plctiuca, haudsomo enblneto and rich tapestries, all rront abroad, will Hung up In tho rrcahoned mansion. Hloctrlc bells havo beon hung, tho gas and other fixtures wilt bo chnngod for mora modern appliances, nnd tho old ornaaionts will bo put nway In tho gar ret. Ono cf tho most bcnutiriil or tho tnpoatrlea Is a hugo ono which tho Am bassador has Juat brought from his homo in Franco, tho cloth bolng now over a hundred and fifty yenra old. Tin Embassy haa also received a handsome cot of chlnn, which wa3 prosontod by tho government to Mouslour Patcuotrc. signs or wavering In hia purpose. Tho appointment virtually gives Hahrl Pasha control over the troops. When 1:11111111 Iputlon Comri. Female Pollcoman (a few yearB honce)A lady around tho corner died suddenly, and no ono knowa what was tho matter. Fcmalo Coroner. Was alio n married lady? Femalo Police man Yes. Foninlo Coroner l'roba bly a caro of sulcldo in tho Jim degree. Go haus her husband. Tlio I n light it. Tho superior wisdom or tho remlnlno mind la hhown in the rnct that tho mother never rebels against her daugh ter'a Guidance Sho Is the fir3t to dis cover tlm young woman's wisdom ttnd alio enjoys tho security and sonao of. rest which comes rrom reeling that sho has some 0110 to dopend upon, somo ono to think and plan for her. Sho re gards it 11a provldontlal that na tho husband or hor youth grows careless, as his Judgmont becomes untrustwor thy as to details, ac ho grows Inclined to shirk tho llttlo questions which nrleo 1 In tho con 11 let nf llm limic.ImM ,iir. tie, ilnnirlifnr miltn n.itmviilu inld .... i. neglected duties, nnd assumes tho man ugement or tho nlTalrs. or courso it la often difficult for tho mother to livo up to tho courso tho daughter marks out. Sho sometimes finds herself deficient lu tho atrongth or wisdom the daughter expects from her. Hut this la not real trouble, for under It nil la tho com forting sonso of being guided by n strong will, tho boiibo of being frco from responsibility for tho social and do mestic wolfnro or tho family, is filling tho young woman's soul with satlsrac tlon, flnttoritiK her vlt,h tho conscious ness or her groat uscrulness, making her renllzo her Importnnco In tho world. Tlio IUiiikt County, Tho mountain county of Lcnllo, in Kontucky, claims to bo tho banner Re publican county In tho United Stat03, having given Hradley In tho recent election 7SG votes to 70 for Hordlu. SULTAN AHDUL HAMID. in conversation. His manners aro do sciibed na tho very caccnco or courtesy, lllryclo mill lliiBtMRmiicii. "Hlryclca aro worrying tho lire out ot baggagemen nowadaya," said Alrrcd Hasmcr of Denver nt tho Contronolls. "especially when tho owners neglect to hand up a tip. On tho Denver nnd Rio Grande, for Instance thcro wero checked during July l.cfii wheels, or an nvcrago of over firty-threo dally. If they had brought a quarter each Into tho pockets of tho ba.-rgagomon who handled and watched them, or ovon If tho company hnd collected n feo ror tho transportation tervlce, thcro would hnv been soma aatlsractlon, but ror tho road to carry Its llttlo wind-In- llated compotltor ror nothing hurts the trainmen Ilka fury. As a wheel might say, 'This makes baggagomen pneu matically tired.' " Kanpns City Tlmea 1HS Edith Coups contrlbutea to tho Century an article on the monumental work of tlio French artist, James Tla aot, In Illustrating "The Lire of Christ." The work Is shortly to bo published In Tours, Franco, in tho most form. $1,000 ench ror twenty-one eople3, and for the l'otniilnilnf .r i.n ... - - ...in . v.. l,V Muuon 01 1,000 copies. Tho Centurv hnr, acquired the right of reproducing a dozen or tho finest of Tls.ot'a pic- wuv.j. nun ni(vn accompany Miss vw.ivn iuucic. tiio writer savs: In the Paris of to-day a great religions work has been slowly accomplished, un touched by the Insidious Influences about It. In the production of this work, which externalizes his mil de velopment as man and nrtlsr. i. Tin. sot has been Impelled by a desire to use his art for the purpose or prorntlnj; it truthful Idea of the figure of Oii-Nt and the personnges or his time to disen gage the whole, as far as possible, rrom 1110 mass or conventional legend and Inaccuracy which surrounds Hint pe riod, and through which wo an accus tomed to view Its events. With this Idea ho made, in 1SS(5, the first or two Journeys to Palestine, beginning a serious study or Its topography, and or uiu wit-ions races which have from time to time taken root there- their man ners, customs, drojs. uesturct. invhf. lecture, government endeavoring to sift through the overlying ma.ss of foreign Inlluences (Arab, Turkish, Per sian and Latin) the true elements or tho old Jewish civilization, and essaying, aS rar an possible, to enter into the' mental and moral attitudes of that race of Jndu.i, so unique in its design mid des tiny. With this end in mind it was necessary to re-produce with some de cree or exactitude the external setting or tlio events recorded hi the Gospel-), and ho has thus reconstructed the architecture of that period with great iiumiicness. proportioned after dlinn ilonsaml descriptions given In old his toric and religious works. He rebuilds for us the ornate temples and houses or the I !c rods, aim w simpler and more harmonious linen of older structures. We see, too, Hie llttlo Syrian villages, with their narrow, winding streets and squaro. low dwellings, lighted through me uoor: ami rnlthrully pletir.ed aro tho varying typr-i of tlio Syrian land scape, tho smiling hillsides of Galilee, the sovero beauty of Samaria. :imi iu. barren and melancholy wastc3 or Judcn. A devout Catholic, M. Tlasot hnd. among other oppoi Utilities for study, the privilege or ontolug old monas teries and churches, generally Inacces sible, where, Jealously guarded from profane eyes, are to be found ancient and curious manuscripts, carvings, and relics which throw now light on tho lltnlnntt rt ll.ni At...- . Ml"".' "i nun nine nun ine early cen turies of the Christian era. Apart rrom what would seem almost special powers of Intultlun whero his work in con cerned, M. Tlssot has beon irreaiiv ilded by a study or the Taimud, Joseph us, tho early fnthcrs or tho church, and the works or the celebrated ec stnllca. among the last thoso marvelous volumes of Katrine Emmerich, almost unknown and now out of print, which arc among the moat curious revelations or the human mind. In connection with hla work M. Tlssot has mndo n now translation or tlio Latin text or ths Vulgate. To thoto occupying them selves with tho history of that period, and specially to tho student of mystic lore, the detailed catalogue or tho pic tures, accoinpnnled by exnlanntorv notes, will prove or tho highest Inter est, as M. Tlssot Is deeply versed in thnt symbolism which made tho smallest or tho Jewish rites and diatoms prognnnt with meaning. Ho has thus a signifi cance Tor everything, ironi tho jewel 0:1 tho breast or tho high priest to the color nnd ahapo or tho garments or the participant at a ronst. It would be difficult to ovorestimnto tho docu mentary valtio or M. TIsaot's groat work npart from Its high esthotlc merit. Sceno nftor scono is restored with what would seem almost tho power of a seer. i-.acn act la not in Its peculiar and fitting environment of plnco and con dition, nnd tho great drama unrolls Itself beforo us with a strange reality. In tho tnlnuto exnctltudo or tho por trayal ono may follow tho events with something of tho Intonslty of an eye witness. Tlio diversity or types repre sented in most interesting in Jta ethno logical and historic fidelity, being drawn directly arter thoso round thcro to-day, nnd which nro prosumnbly tho aamn now as then, enduring through tho inovltablo changes of governments and customs tho centuries havo brought In their train. Ono cecs tho Jew. tho Pharisee, tho scribe, tho Greok, tho Egyptian, tho Arab, tho Romnn, tho aristocrat, tho slave, each typo mado inmuiar uy tho Gospels, standing out distinct, unmistakable even to tho casual observer. Tho Syrian woman, too, has beon faithfully pictured In her dark-eyed loveliness and languid grace, reaching her highest perfection In tho beauty of Mary tho Mothor and Mary Magdalen. Specially Interesting from this point of vlow Is tho picturo of tho sanhedrim, whom overy possible modi fication of tho Jewish typo Is ropre ented in thnt famous assombly which a lightly pronounced tho Eentonco thnt hna brought down on It tho raalcdlc Ion of all Buccfscdlnw Ono of the large drawing rooms of the New ork residence of Mrs. Alv.i Vanderbllt at Madlson.avenue nnd Se-enty-second street Is forty feet deep, and Its chief feature Is the magnificent fresco work on the wulls and celling-. Mnr. Vanderbllt hus always boon fond of a great deal or color In tho ornamen tation of her numerous homes, and the mass of richness to be found In these apartments In almost oppieaslvo. Hut the fact that the celling!! are very high i.iiu- iiouii tno wealth of color, ami the dainty furnishing!! give a bright nnd cheery effect to the whole. Many of the nrt treasures or Marble Iio'isi nt Newport have been moved to tliU house, for It wim the intention or t.e mlstrofs to make the bravest poiislhle showing when ail the fashionable world came to see her daughter mado n duch ess. One of her lr!iiires Is a sere, n In three Motions, : pr anting "Wltm. Women and Song." It was nnlnleil bv a notable German artist, and, although but about four feet high and nbotil iln same in breadth, co.n the neat sum or ?7,000. Tho first section shown ti Hac chiuiallnn eupld holding a wine cup: the second, two cuplds dancing at tendance upon a beautiful woninn, and the third a singing eupld. Tho frames aie covered with velvet nnd tho orna mentations at the top of tho standards me 01 Km. This Is s.ild to bo tho finest Hereon in the country. Tho walln ot the drawing room are nearly covered with Gobelin tapestries, the liitorvenliig imiieo being devoted to magnificent panels and medallions of u beautiful decorative character. It is not proba ble that elaborate floral decorations will be used to ornament the hotmi. an it has always been Mrs. Vunderhllt's policy to rely upon tho permanent splendor or her home. This wan tlm ease when she gave her rnmmm lmii m Marble house last August In honor of her daughter. All n,0 rt treasure. which she had collected during tlm ln-t twenty years were exhibited, giving guests at tile dance more plcasuro than the customary profusion of, liowcr.s. itmiiiipii PROSAIC WOOING. Curium !..,c Slor.r nt Trlnio nun liliMi-4, Slcpli ml,,. Tho story or the formal lovcmnlclir,' of Prince Rudolph t0 PrIno-H Stephanie Is thus told: lie proponed ;i person to the Princess Stephanie, Kmik Leopold 11. 'a eldest daughter, on Ma-v, T, lSil. at an evenliu; nartv hIvl.-i Ik bin honor lu I.aeken castle. Herrmann, the famous conjuror, had been perform ing lu one of the great stato saloom. and ii concert was being given In thu great conservatory attached to tlioen.i teau. Matters had been so arrang. d that, while the general compniy present were being conducted from ihe scene of Hen matin's necromantic inim to the winter garden Rudolph and Stephanie were left together, totti-a-tete. for a few minutes. As soon ns tlm coast was clear thn handsome urchduke approached tnr royal highness with n low and formal obeisance, saying. "Madame, will you take me ror a husband?" to which plainly-put question the prlnccus, cour tesylug deeply, replied with equal di rectness: "Yes, imperial highness." "Your nnswer makes 1110 supremely happy," rejoined the archduke. "And I," udded tho princess, "prom ise that I will do my duty to you in alt circumstances." No more was Haiti, and the youthful pair, arm In arm, joined tho roynl cir cle. In the winter garden, wheiu Ru dolph, leading his betrothed up to her rather, addressed the king n follows: "Sire, l havo begged tlio Princess Stephanie to bestow her hand upon me. It Is my privilege to Inform you that my petition lias been granted." "I rejoice, moiiselgncur," replied King Leopold, "to greet you :u my iv;n-In-lnw." Thereupon tho princess embraced her mother, ami tho betrothal waa forth with announced to tho assembled guests. Assuredly no words wero wont ed uy nny interlocutor In these portnnt colloquies. h:i- Trstvnlvil In 11 .llnir, iiurli. A woman clad lu man's garb war, among tho steerago passengers ot the American lino steamship Now York which arrived hero from Southampton' recently. Tho woman's namo in Ha:. nah Nyslrom. Sho Is a Russian vinn and sho purckased a ticket nt tho Southampton office of thu compnm, Kivlng tho namo of Henry Nyatrom.' She wore high-topped boots and a ions', double-breasted frock coat, nnd lor headgear sho had tied n brlght-hiied handkerchief over her locks. Her sex wns not discovered until tho ship's physician, who waa making n round of tho steerage, vaccinating nil tho bc-tweon-decka passengers who could nut show recent vaccination marks, ordered her to haro her arm. Sho refused, and 11 was uirougn tho nttontlon tho rofuaal attracted that her sex waa discovered. Than alio admitted Iter real namoi anu" Bald Fho had adopted tlio diagulso in order to escape rrom a cruel husband. Sho wns removed to tho women's quar ters nt Ellis Island, and will bo allowed to land as soon na alio Is provided wlt!j aultablo clothing. Now York Tlmea. A Warrior- ,Urcton, The skolcton of nn Indinn warrior at loaat G rcet C inches tall waa found In MiiBCongua, Mo., a few days ago by two mcu who wero digging n collar. The body had been burlod in a nlttlng pos ture, facing east, nnd about it worn found Iron Implements nud epear und nrrow heads, whllo around tho uriii bonca wero copper bauda, covered with curious carvings. Thcro nro somo 15,000 perrons In Lon don whoso professional occupation l writing for publication. A. 1 I -"" WHL ' K- I Vir.n -.?."