The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, December 17, 1897, Page 7, Image 7
TIIH1 "RED CLOUD OUTER ) J LJVL m . i ) HEHADA GIANT MIND HENRY FIELDINQ ONE OF THE WORLD'S NOTABLES. the Only Authcntlo 1'ortralt of lllm Now lu Existence "Joseph Andrews," "Tom .tones," and "Amelia," IIU Im perishable Works. OGARTH'S sketch of Fielding Is Bald to be tho solo au thentic portrait; , and although It does not date from Fletdlng'B lifetime, biographers agree as to Its truthful likeness. It proba bly depicts Fielding In 17G4, tho last At this date ho was fear of his life. broken In health and prematurely old, his magnificent constitution was wrecked, nnd ho was a martyr to gout. Of the handsome student from hoyden, who burst upon London In 1728, full of life and vigor, nnd eagerness for learn ing, littlo survived but that happy cheerfulness, which, ho said, "was al ways natural to me." As ho grew older his courage and fortitude became moro evident. Ills Intellect remained clear, but physically ho was a wreck. One writer said: "Considering the esteem with which ho wns held by nrtlBts, it was extra ordinary that no portrait was made of him during life. Ho had often prom ised to sit for his friend, Hogarth, for whoso good qualities and excellent genius he had entertained so high an stcem that he left In Ks writings HENRY FIELDING. lany beautiful memorials of his affec tions." Tho best known of Fielding's works aro "Joseph Andrews," "Tom Jones," and "Amelia," which have placed him In tho highest rank of British novel ists. His greatest strength appears to have been in portraying characters of those of the lower order of society. His works display wit and vigorous and rc markablo delineation, which unhap pily Is sometimes marred by coarse ness nnd vulgarity. All of his works have been translated Into tho French language. Lady Mary Montagu, in sneaking of him. said: "There was a great slmilitudo between his character and that of Sir Richard Steele. Field ing had tho advantage both In learning and In genius, but they were alike in wanting money In spite of their many friends, and would have wasted It if their hereditary lands had been as ex tensive as their imagination." In Tantonshlro hall, Somersetshire, there stands a bust of Fielding by Miss Margaret Thomas, "which commends Itself to our expectations and Intelli gence," says Austin Dobson. "In the reproduction she has sought to recall not so much tho doomed invalid of tho "Voyage to Lisbon," as tho Field ing of Bow street and "Tom Jones," to whom experience had brought dig nity without embittering his human ity. Her. work is Ideal In character; It suggests that mingling of humor and gravity which was native to tho great genius who was at once the creator of 'Parson Adams' and the energetic ma gistrate and philanthropist who wrote 'The Proposal for tho Poor.' It Is n splendid portrayal of a man who was a contradiction of magnificent and pit ifully frail qualities." i -7 r- lr ' " How Zola ROM. Some twonty-flvo years ago Emll Zola was a clerk In Hachctte's book Btoro. on the' Boulovard St. Germain passing rich on 80 franc a month. To day ho Is practically a millionaire. No living French writer has amassed more money than he from tho products of his pon. His novels soil by tho hun xed thousand. On tho first publlca lon of any of his stories by a news paper he received tho equivalent of 55,000. His publisher subsequently pays hlra double that sum for tho copyright of tho work and gives him, moreover, a splendid royalty on its sale. It Is no wondor, therefore, that under these circumstances tho slim, raw-boned counter-jumper of a quarter of a cen tury ago should have developed Into the portly, pleasant-looking "bour geois" of today. Exchange. Flower at Dinner. Tho acme of eatheticiBm Is reached when the floral decorations of tho tablo are changed with each course With tho soup, violets aro tho decoration; with the fish, tall Venetian glasses with long-stemmed Bermuda Ulllea; with tho entreo, tulips; with tho roast, Marechal NIol roses; with tho gamo, red azaleas; with tho dessert, an nva lancho of pink ro3es. A touch of ad ditional extravagance Is tho matahlng of tho table service for each course of lowers used. Chlcligo News .ilJ ggBfiplvi iSm TVtmS 1 ffl rS m FRENCH CHANGE THEIR IDEAS, Ilegluiilug to Frit Tluit Their Girls f.iionld l.chrn to Work. The Figaro has espoused the cnu3Q of tho downtrodden French girl whose convent education, dot nnd loveless marrlago have long been a source of grief and sympathy to tho liberty lov ing and uninformed American. The Figaro writer has been to England and he has discovered tho trained nuree. Trained nurses lu Franco aro nuns, if a young woman of good family wero to enter a French hospital an a studont there would follow a scandal which could be heard around tho world. French woman aro the most practical of wives and mothers, but broken bones and diseases are hot considered savory subjects for tho consideration of young women. Tho Figaro thinks that this point of view must bo changed, and tho writer even admits that bo knows of a "pretty young French protcstnnt" who has entered one of tho hospitals. "And," he adds, "I have not heard that sho has been Insulted." The writer urges Uo neces sity of a practical education for every woman, rich or poor, and says that every girl should learn "those littlo secrets which make homo life happy, and It need be to help cam broad. Those secrets have not changed since tho days of Mine, do Malntcnon nnd her school nt Snnt-Cyr. They aro the arts of tho milliner nnd tho dress maker, not the humble drudgery 1 but the part of the work which demands taste, tact, education nnd artistic In stincts. They are, If one vlsho3, deco rative art, china painting, not tho lit tle daubs done for amusement, but tho real workmanlike work which llntla a purchaser. They aro tho work of stenography and typewriting, and tho hygienic science which propares a woman for the exacting duties of 11 nurse. The young girl of tho middle class, rich or poor, should have n vo cation. And sho can have It without running any rlBk of unpleasant experi ences. Paris and the provincial cities aro full of painting, singing nnd elocu tion classes. Tho mothers who tako their daughters to these lessons have no Intention of 'sending them to tho Echool of Homo, or of soma day put ting them on the stage. Nevertheless, a girl can be taught tho delicate and feminine art of making nnd trimming a hat without being obliged to becomo a milliner. If she marries, this knowl edge will bo as agreeable to her hus band na the reciting of poetry; and if she does not marry and money should bo needed her skillful fingers will bo a sure resource. I rejoice In tho knowledge that these Ideas, so approp riate in tho present day, aro not mere ly dreams. Last winter I received a call from a progressive woman who proposed to open a school somewhat llko those I have doscrlbcd (cooking and trade schools of Norway). I could not Induce her to teach hyglono nnd trnln nurses for the sick, but sho prom ised all sorts of wonders In tho way of tailors, milliners nnd decoratlvo ar tists. A letter received from her re cently announces that sho has already secured teachers and that tho families aro beginning to lntorcst themselves." NEW FACE IN CONGRESS. Etlmonil II. Drlggs to Represent tin Third New York District. Edmond II. Drlggs, tho Bllvcr Dem ocratic candidate, was elected In the Third Now York congressional district of Brooklyn In the recent election. He is tho nephew of Marshall S. Drlggs, well known In business circles in New York. Mr. Drlggs Is 32 years old. He was allied for sovoral years with the Shopard Democracy of Brooklyn. Mr. Drlggs became dissatisfied with the action of tho Shepardlto leaders lost year and decided to becomo a member of the regular Democratic organiza tion. Ho was a candidate for county clerk. He failed to secure this nomi nation, but showed sufficient strength to warrant .the Democratic leaden! la -f' ., Lmt, CONGRESSMAN DUiGGS. ' giving him tho nomination for con gress In a district normally Republican by over 1,000. Tha Wood l'nlp Industry. It Is estimated that 3,000 to 4,000 cords of pulp wood a day enter Into the manufacture of paper in tho United States. At tho minimum, 3,000 cords, tho total for n year would bo tho enor mous amount of 000,000 cords. It li safe to call It 1,000,000. If this Trood were piled In one continuous string U would make a wall four feet wido nnd, four feet high a littlo over 1.B1C milo In length. It can bo seen what a prodi Iglous thing the wood pulp Industry Is, and nt what a tromcndotis rate It la devouring trees, mainly Bpruce. Yot all this wood Is convertod Into paper, which, after bolng uboiI, vanishes from sight In a few days, nnd goes back to dust, out of which element tho treei flourish. i Life without liberty is Joyless, bin llfo without Joy may bo great. The I greatness of llfo Is sacrifice Oalda, w. A All mi2mm& rt V "7Z -41 Tr A W THEATKICAL TOPICS. CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE STAGE. foreign Artist V.'lio Never Cnmo West of New York City Agues hornm In tliu Heiimttlniml Tiny ".I oh unit In" .Homo of tho Lut ft Driuuntlc Mu-crsies. vr? w Tiirc general view of tho Ameri can theater It is very rarely taken Into account that tho city of New York occupies u unique position. Every one knows New York Is not tho best place In tho w o r 1 d for Thcio are shows that money making. make money there and aro. by no moans big earners in the ountry. 1 hero aro bIiows that only play there for tho ad vertising It gives them on tho road. These mo facts often emphasized. But what tho big outlying country does not know so well Is that theio arc shows that never pretend to go be yond New York. For exnmplo Heln rlch Conreld who runs tho German theater In Irving place, Now York, presents every year plays and stars about which tho world talks and who play In his Now York theater and sail back to Europe. There have been pre sented any number of much discussed plays which have been seen on no oth er stage in this country, and thcro famous players who are only known in other cities by namo havo appeared. Agnes Sorma, one of tho most famous nctrcssos in Germany, a woman whoso range of parts Is wider than Hint of any nctress of today, appeared In New York last spring for a month, and re turned to Europo without venturing K3 Am .--'- - --- --yNid?vrf W'UV AGNES beyond Irving place. This season Frau Sorma returns to Amerjci once more, and It is understood that she will di vide two months among other cities which havo a German population. She likes what little she Ba"w of America so well that sho returns for a three months' opening In New York March 10, 1898. One of the most Interesting features of this engagomont is tho fact that sho will appear in Sudormann's prohibited play, "Johannls," a drama in Ave acts and, a prologue on the llfo and death of John the Baptist, This play, written by the author of "Magda," a drama distinguished In this country by the efforts of three players, like Helene Modjeska, Sarah Bernhardt, Eloonora Duse, has recently been cen sured in Germany, and Its perform ance forbidden, bo unless that decision is -reversed at once it is likoly that the play will have its first performance in America, la "Johannls" Sudorman has given a renllstlo picture 67 the greed and vlco of tho priests of the days when Herod, son of Herod tho Great, waa hoping for tho throne of Judoa, with hla brother's widow, Hero dins, by his side, and John tho Baptist was foretelling the mission of Christ. Tho part which Frau Sorma will play Is that of Salome, daughter of Hero dla8. Salome has hoard tho prophet preaching In tho strcots of Jerusalem and has conceived a passion for him, whllo her mother, because ho has con demned In public hor marrtase, hates him, and causes bis arrest, Salomo visits him In his prison and John; whose mind 1b filled with holy things, ropulsos her proffers of earthly tove,1 and tho ''woman scorned" then listens only too willingly to the prompting of hor mother and demands, as a price of her dance before Herod, the head' of tho offending John. Tho play ends with the tumult in tho streets of Je rusalem on tho morningi that Christ enters. Tho figure t tho Savjour is not seen. "What Happened to Jones" Is the title of about tho most successful farce produced this season. Ic is by George H. Broadhurst and Is ono of those com plicated mix-ups bo often encountered In tho Hold of farce, Tho plot' of a play of this kind mattors little; t't tho 'lUuatlons aro funny, tho dialogue clever, the characters humoroit 1 and interesting and tho laughs frepicnt, lha uverngo audlcnca Is satisfied. "What Happened to Jones" began its season at tho Manhattan theatro In August, and Inst montl was trans ferred to the HIJ011, bo its successful career seems assured. Tho company employed In Its performance is an ex cellent one. "Change Alloy" Is the work of the authors of "Rosemary," nnd wns In tended by them for Charles Wyndhnm, but that manager concluded, before tho piny was ready, thnt It was unwise for him to follow IiIb great success In "Rosemary" by a similar piece and an other costume part, so ho relinquished his option on tho play, which, there fore, has Its 11 rut production In this country. No announcement whntoor is made of nny London production, so It may be that Mr. Sothern Is laying up a lepcrtolro against tho possibili ties of 11 London engagement. Lon don Is looked to with some hopo by nny number of American players, who feel that If only they can touch tri umph there they can prolong tholt lives hoie. It Is a true hope, founded on no conjecture, but fact. Sol Smith KiiKsoll's pathos and pe culiar humor weic never displayed to better advantage than In "A Bache lor's Romance." Ho plays from tho heart and his work goes straight to tho heart. Ho Is a thoughtful, careful and finished actor. His development from the staid literary worker Into a "society man" Is nmuslng, and there aro many touches of humor through out tho play, but under It all runs a current of tendorncFS and pathos, nn account of tho sweet girl Sllvln, most charmingly played by Annie Russell. The rest of tho company aro admir able. Virginia Harncd'B return to E. II. SORMA. Sothern's company wns mado In Now York tho first Monday" In September at the Lyceum, In "Chango Alley," a play written to reproduce tho atmos phere of tho days of tho South Sea bubble. It Is n costume play of atmos pliero, Just as "Beau Brumraol" was a costume play of manner, and It was de lightfully staged and exquisitely dress ed, the credit for tho latter belonging to Miss Harncd, who superintended tho making of all tho costumes. Tho American papers have got them selves terribly mixed up about th production of "Tho Princess and the Butterfly," the latest Plncro comedy which Daniel Frohman is to produce at tho Lyceum in November. TI1I1 play, which was produced In London last April by George Alexander, at tin JULIE OPP. St. James Theater, had two Americans In tho original cast, Fay Davis, who played Fay Zultanl, tho charming in genuo of tho pleco, a quaint bit of Bohemia with a pretty foreign ac cent, and Julio Opp, a stunning blonde, the daughter of a deceased East fJIdo Now York politician, who played orig inally a very naughty woman of tbo cast, Mrs. Ware. IfOK WOMEN AND HOME ITIaMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS AND MATRONS. Note of l'rrviilllng I'liililonn I'retly Wnrdrnbe. for it l.lttto Cllrl l.lslit Colored (limns favored for (struct Wrur t'tilltiiirv lllnti. When You mill t Wero Yotmir, Maggie. (Hri wan unit Kl) to- mi) 11 uio mil, Mllgglo, To wutch tho Hcoiii! below; Tho ert'i'k nnd tlio crenklng o I il mill, Maggie, As wo iinvil to long ngo. Tim green grove In gnno from tlin Mil. Moggie. Wliorn Hint tho duMen mining; The creaking old mill In Mill. MukhIo, Since you nml 1 weio yiiutiK. And now we tiro need nnd rny, Mnggle, And tho tilul.i or llft arc neiuly done; Lot tin nlng of tho diiyt, that ate gone, Maggie, When you and 1 wero ytnitiK. A city so npnt nnd lcmc, Moggie, When- thu young nnd tho guy and tho bent. In poll-died whlto imiti'toiis of stono, Mag gie, Hnvii ench found 11 plnoo of rout. Ih Inillt whoro tin, lilnlH iim-.i1 to tilnv. Maggie, And Join in tiin pongs thnt wore nung; .,'" """ n" RV ' Ihey. M'iggle, hen you nnd I wito young. They nay I nm fertile with nge. Maggie-, My ntepn nro lem Hprlghlly than then, My fiieo Is n well. written pnge, Mnggle, Hilt time nlotiri wnn tho pen. They nny wo are nged nnd grny, Mngglo, Am iinyn hy thu white breakon, Hung; Hut to inn you're 11s fulr nn you were, Mnggle. When you nnd I were young. -St. John. Hugs nml Ilnro Doors. Women hnvo long been Instructed I hat rugs and bnro floors nro sanitary essentials lu housekeeping. While this Htntcmcnt Is undoubtedly true In many cases, It still admits of qualifi cations, in houses whoso rooms havo well-made hardwood floors tho ar rangement proves satisfactory, though all women admit thnt It Increases tho household work. Good floors, however, nro still tho exception moro thnn tho rule. When a housekeeper attempts to stain and oil margins that nro mado of uneven, loosely-put-togcthcr boards, sho finds thnt she has undertaken a considerable burden. Such floors al most never look well. They need tho most constnnt enro to bo oven of tol crablo appearance. Wiping over once u day by no means keeps them In con dition, particularly If, as Is probable, tho houso In general bo poorly built, with dust to rlFo from the cellar and enter through tho windows by many cracks and ill-Jointed corners. Mora thnn ono housokecpor testifies that un der such conditllnns they havo gone back to fitted carpctB. These, It may bo added, can bo hyglenlcally cared for by following tho approved method of sweeping them, This Is to brush the dust from tho corners nnd uso a car pet sweeper to take It from tho main space of tho carpet, attcrwarda wiping it over with n clean damp, not wet, cloth. Another point urged for tho rug system, which experience docs not benr out, is Its economy. Few maids can adequately clean tho heavy rugs with which many apartmonts aro strewn. They demand otiUldo service about as frequently as docs the fitted carpet. A New York woman who oc cupied a handsomo tip-town apnrtment paid two dollars a week throughout tho year to have her rugs properly cleaned every Friday morning. It will bo tho wise housekeeper who will study tho limitations of her residence boforo she decides 'in favor of bare floors. Evening Post. Wardrobe of Midget. Each year children havo more volco In the aslcctlon of their wearing op- parol. Many a littlo miss- fits on gar ment upon garment, criticising each ono, until something to suit her Is found. In the mcaiitlmo liar mother sits quietly by.offerlng comments mere ly regarding quality of tho material and regarding fit. Such a little miss waa tho other day selecting her winter wardrobo In ono of tho largo Now York establishments. Tho first gown se lected was for general school wear. It wnB dark blue, with a band of red cloth about tho bottom. Above this band was a row of black braid, laid In scallops. Tho samo braid formed two frogs from tho waist down the 1 1 mm front of tho skirt. Tho waist was bloiiscd and flrnply trimmed with a stock mid tlo of plaid silk and a crush, belt of tho sniuo plaid. Tho second gown selected will bo worn by tho lit tle maid at dancing school. It was a simple, round skirt, with no trlmmlnff save a deep hem. Tho waist Is Moused with low neck nnd short slccvcc, and will ho worn with n white silk gulmpo. I forgot to say tho material of tho gown proper Is soft white enshmore, nnd thnt It Is trimmed about tho low neck with deep rovers of plaid velvet, In tho brightest of shades, and about tho short sleeves with twists and tiny bows of tho same. An evening gown cnmo next. It wns of palo bluo mus lin, very full, with nn overdress of whlto silk muslin, very Bheer nnd very soft. Tho striking feature of this gown waa tho full bow at tho back of tho low ueck, from which long ends start ed. These ends wero ngaln cnught up at tho bottom of tho skirt In another bow on tho hem. Tho littlo lady also choso a winter Jacket of cardlnnl cloth with a loose lilting back thnt was boil ed In anil 11 double breasted box front, ndomed with largo mother of pearl buttons. Tho Latest. Street Costume. Light Btrcct gowns will bo n popu lar feature during tho coming season. As 0110 girl putB it, a very light gown may bo worn tinder a long coat to theater or opera, and then when tho coat Is removed its owner la always well dressed. Yet many light gowns will bo worn with short coats, also. Light gray and light tnn nro favorlto colorings. A charming gown worn by 11 Now York girl Is of pnlo gray cash mere. Tho skirt Is plain nud flta S0 smoothly across tho top, In front. To secure tho fit It Is not hid In darts, but 1b slashed, each slash being fitted with a nnrrow whlto panBeincnterlc. Tho bodice lu blouscd and laid In hor izontal tucks. Over each tuck Is laid an additional tuck of whlto chiffon, headed with n row of braid. In collar and waistband a touch of color Is In troducedthey nro of coral silk. With tho gown a small hat of coral silk and rosea Ib worn. Another gown, equally effective, was of light fawn cloth, embroidered here nnd thero with spiders of chenlllo and bronzo beads. The bodlio opened In front over a vest of green silk, with rovers of tan cloth lined with gold braid. A green and gold hat completed tho costume. Tli Latest. A Ilrlde'a farewell Bone. A subscriber wants to know If there Is any song published what would ho appropriate for a girl to sing' on her wedding day. It must bo a sort of farewell to parents, family and friends. Also a nlghtlngalo song of a girl and her soldier lover. Answer: There is an old and pathetic song called "Tho Brldo's Farewell." Perhaps some Ledger readers can glvo tho words. Almost all such old songs aro out of print. They may sometimes be found In old collections, or tbo wovds may b preserved In scrap books. Delicious Faff Paste. Take half a cup each of butter and lard and chop Into this four cups of prepared flour (flour Into which four small teaspoons of baking powder hare been sifted). Add half a saltspoonful nnd mix with enough milk to roll dough out easily. Do not hae tho dough hard. Handle as littlo as jpos slble. Vashlon Notes. Fanciful effects aro produced by the introduction Into passementerie and similar trimmings of Jewels, steel and tho finest crystals. Passementerie with drop trimmings nro liked and flat gal loon la among tho most popular garnl tures. Tho velvet blouse Is tho delight ot thp young womnn'B heart, nnd the va riety In which It !b turned out Is sur prising. Every costumer tries to de vlso a new style, and tho result is that thero Is, a medley in these garments that sometimes renders a selection somewhat difficult. A novelty costume Is of novelty suit ing and velvet. Tho skirt is of fhe suiting. Tho waist has a cloth back with velvet yoko. In front are velvet sections from tho bodlco point to a lino whoro tho yoke should cross tho front of tho wnlst. From this point tho sections turn back from a very elaborate chomlsotto arrangoment that (Ills In tho ontiro front from collar to wnlst lino. This front Is crossed with trolllB bars of lnch-wldo volvot ribbon In box plaltlngs. Tho velvet sleeve aro shirred from tho wrists to the shoulders and thero aro overhanging puffs of velvet from tho shoulder.