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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-
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
