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1 A WOMAN OF SIXTY. AT THIS AQE FASHION FAILS TO PROVIDE FOR HER. Alt Goes Well Enough Cntll tha Fifties Are Reached and Tamed Then Dresi maker Kefnte to Modify Carretit Cats. (P TO SIXTY A well preserved wo man can. man ago pretty well, Bays Mrs. Lynn Linton I. Um T m m a in tho running, Hinnrrh nf thn inll V "SS" ' no rnce; and she -V "h makes herself rldic- -" N ' 4S uIoub If she trleB to keep up -with tho leaders. But, unless she bo distressingly stout when sho Is not well preserved sho Is catered for by tho manufacturers of woven goods, and sho has her share In tho prcttlhesa of fashion and tho charms of society. Her troubles begin when sho 1b past 60, and tho first miseries of old age are making themselves felt. Then she ls forced to acknowledge that society Is closing Its ranks agalnBt her, nnd that her placo Is narrowing dally. Sho ls gradually falling out of tho running al together; and, like tho stragglers of an army, Is left to solitude arid desolation by tho wayside. No fashions are made with reference to her; and milliners and dressmakers refuse to modify the current cut for her convenience or well being. "When young, fresh faces bedeck themselves llko fuzzy-wuzzya on- tho warpath, and pllo a very mountain of strong colored ornamentation on the top of their heads, tho milliner insists on it that the faded carnations and Iron gray locks of tbo woman past CO shall be surmounted in tho same stylo. If she pleads for something less outrageous stto Is met with tho smile of superior wisdom should she go to a really fash lonablo and "up-to-dato" establishment; and her modest request Is either loftily Ignored or answered by a concoction so dowdy, so ungraceful, as to be in essen tial part a rebuke in ribbons and an act of vlndlctlveness in lace, and straw. Sho has to mako her choice between some thing wholly unsultablo to her ago or something wholly unbecoming to her face and figure. Again, another sorrow In tho llfo of GO odd and over. Past CO as often as not develops a leaning toward bronchitis and a tendency to gout, rheumatism, and sciatica, which healthy youth neither knows nor can comprehend. Healthy youth wants the windows open in all weathers. It can sit in a cross draft and luxuriate In the freshness thereby created. It goes out In tho evening with the wind blowing from tho n,orth to tho east, and Its curly locks aro grandly independent of cover ing, while a slight little lnantlo ls all it condescends to cast about its comely shoulders. Healthy youth declares It "suffocates" when the windows are shut, but past 60 knows that It will be down with bronchitis If thoy aro left open. Henco it requests them to bo closed, and healthy youth flounces, re volts, complains, ls Indignant. "This Bwcet, mild air give cold! this delicious breezo dangerous! what nonsenso! and what selfishness to want them shut when overyono elso wants them open!" Poor past CO feels like an outcast brand ed with tho scorn of all -who aro still below that fatal line. But what is to bo done? It must dine and have its food llko healthy youth or vigorous maturity, and a smart attack of bronchitis ls too big a fine to pay for peace or popularity. Henco It has to ask for' thoso closed windows, which dig its grave in public estimation, and causo It to be qualified with epithets llko "horrid," "tiresome," "ill-natured," "detestable." ORIGIN OF PNEUMATIC TIRES. -n Irish Doctor Invented Thorn to I're erre Ills Soa' Health. Very few of tho hundreds of thou sands of cyclists who now enjoy tho pastime of an up-to-dato safety shod with pneumatic tires have an idea from what a crude contrivance thoso same air cushions on wheels have been evolved. Pneumatic tires were in vented In 1889 by J. p. Dunlop, a horse doctor of Belfast, Ireland. Ho had a son who rodo a tricycle and who, by his indulgence, had developed a nervous trouble. The voterlnary concluded that tho boy's disorder was duo solely to the jolting of the wheels, and, planning to do away with tho objections, so that the lad might continue his exercise, ho hit upon tho Idea of putting air cushions on the wheels. With only such material as he had at hand for use in doctoring equine invalids, he set to work. Using a broomstick as a mandrel, he wrapped it Bpirally with linen bandages. Next be took Borne rubber sheets and so lutioned them around tho linen. The eada also he fastened with rubber so lution. He Inserted a valve a llttlo bet ter thf a plug and putting it on the wheels started 'his son away on the first pneumatic tires. It was quickly found that tho rough and ready Btyle of fabric would not hold air, and so an inner sheath of pure rubber was tried. The valve was vulcanized to thiB Inner tube in such a way that in the event of any trouble with the valve an entirely new air sheath was the only remedy. Flat rims were In use at the time and the Urea were fastened to tho rim by a etrlp of muslin which came out with tho free edges from the under Bide of tho tires. These ends were wrapped around the rim and vulcanized to it. Tho linen completely covered tho rim, effectually concealing its material. Tires such as these wero used for a couple of years. They weighed from twelve to fifteen pounds a pair, and a puncturo in one of them was about as serious a matter as a broken fram Ik at the present time. j FOR FUTURE CAMPAIGNS. Effective War x Women to Keep rer tonalltle Ont of rolltlr. ''To what am I indebted for tho honor of this call?" It was Mrs. Mary Ellon Rlckotts who spoke. She held in her bnnq the card of Mrs. Samantha Jenklnson, which had Just been laid on her desk by the office girl, for the card was followed almost Instantly by-the entrance of the person whose name it bore. There was really no necessity for tho use of tho card, either, for tho two had frequently met. Mrs. Rlckotts was tho candidate for Congress on tho Republican ticket, while Mrs. Jcnkincon was tho Demo cratic nominee. Under tho circum stances It was natural for her to bo surprised at receiving a call from her opponent. "I came to see you on a small matter of business," replied tho visitor. "Pray proceed." "I have learned from good authority that your managers aro bent upon a campaign of personalities, and that they Intend to glvo to tho press cortaln slan derouB gossip about mo Intended to in jure my candidacy." . The speaker paused, and Mrs. Rlck ctts said Interrogatively: "Well?" "Well," echoed Mrs. Jenklnson, "wo must keep personalities out of the cam paign." "We must, mii3t we?" "We must." Mrs. Ricketts sneered. Mrs. Jenklnson waxed wroth. "Look here. Mary Ellen Rlckclts," she exclaimed, "don't you dnro to turn up yohr snub nose atmo, now." "Samantha;Jenklnson," retorted Mrs. Ricketts, "my nose ls not a snub, and don't you daro to presume to dictate what my managers shall or shall not do in this campaign." "We'll see about that. Mary Ellen Ricketts, you were engaged to my hus band in. your younger days, a good many years ago." "I'm not nearly as old as you, I'd havo you know." "You aro!" "I'm not, you Insulting thlngl" "You are!" , "I'm not!" "We will pass that point, but I want to say that when I married my husband all your love-letters were still In his possession, and I have them now." "You spiteful thing!" "Many a good laugh I've had over them. What a perfect goose you wero!" "I just hate you, so there!" "And I merely wish to add that on the very first publication of n personal ity about me in your newspaper organs I shall print in tho Dally Buglo every single one of your mushy, lackadaisical epistles. Do,you understand?" The two women glared at each other a half minute, n,nd then Mrs. Samantha Jenklnson withdrew, leaving Mrs. Mary Ellen Ricketts deep In thought. The campaign was conducted without any personalities. Harper's Bazar. THREE QREAT ACTRESSES. Tfcoy An Sarah Burnhnrdf, Helena Modjcika and KIconora Dnio. There are perhaps only threo living actresses now in actlvo llfo to whom tho title "great" would bo applied by common consent. These aro Sarah Bernhardt, Helena Modjeska and Elo onora Duse. Janauschek, alas! al though still upon tho stage, belongs to the past, while Ellon Terry, with all her dainty skill and radiant charm, has not yet reached those heights to which genius alone can aspire. Each of them excels in ways peculiar to herself. Bernhardt, after carrying off all tho laurels offered in tho artificial and de clamatory school of Fronch tragedy, has devoted her maturest powers to tho 11 lustration'of the most violent passions conceivable by morbid imagination. Her achievements in this direction havo been extraordinary, and her dramatic genius cannot bo disputed, but some of her latest triumphs havo beon won in defiance of most of the laws of nature and many of the rules of true art. Mod jeska, if lees potent in tho interpreta tion of tho fiercest emotions than her French rival, need fear no comparison with her In poetic tragedy; while in tho field of poetic comedy she is unrivaled. Her performance of Juliet, Rosalind and Ophelia are almost Ideally beauti ful. Eleonora Duse, whoso fame haB blazed up with meteoric suddenness, Is pre-eminent above all actresses of her time for versatility, that raro gift of Impersonation still rarer among women than among men, which can conceal the real beneath the assumed Identity with out resorting to the common expedients of theatrical disguise. The phrase that such or such a part was assumed by this or that actor is heard every day. It is a convenient, conventional and meaningless expression. In tho caso of Duse It Is used correctly and signifies Just what has happened. About the American Wheelwoiuau. Ella Hepworth Dixon, an English writer, Informs the English readers ol the Ladles' Pictorial that in bicycling "the American ladles would appear to affect a particularly manly costumo with tight breeches and flyaway coat For what the American young woman pleases to do she does, and there is no one at least of the other sex who ls audacious enough to say her nay. Ho may grumble and sniff in his offices and clubs, but tho American father and hus band is too well brought up to permit ' himself an opinion at homo on any thing which concerns his womankind." Suae Her Life Bonjr. "Didn't you think that tho soprano sung 'Tho Mistakes of My Life Havo Been Many' with a good deal of feeling this morning?" "There is no reason why she shouldn't; she's been married thrco times." TrtUb. IT BROKE HIS HEART. Jaraei McCaaghan Coald Not Sartlte III FrUnd'a Patthletsncii., .. , James McCaughan was buried re cently in Parkvillo, L. I., whero ho lived many years. Ho was ono of tho most familiar figures in tho hardware business in New York, nnd his death has loft a gap which will bo noticed sor rowfully by many hardwaro men who liked him, with his breezy way nnd Joviality. "Jim McCaughan, mayor of Parkvllle," as tho hardwaro men called him, had almost a monopoly of tho trucking business for tho hardware men. Ho began fifty-two years ago aud gave Buch reliable service that fin ally ho hod a prosperous business. He becamo rich, but remained tho Bnmo Jolly old man, and went from ofilco to office every day with a Jolly shout of welcome, a now Joko or a funny story. Even tho most staid men becamo so ac customed to his visits thnt they would havo missed him had-ho failed to ap pear. Ho was as open-handed as ho was jolly. Many clcrkB found him n friend in need. HIb generosity and his truthfulness, for ho swore by his friends, wero proverbial among thoso who know him well. A short tlmo ago a man whom ho trusted and respected for years proved faithless. Ho bor rowed $5,000 and failed to repay it. When tho old man found that his trust had boen misplaced ho seemed to break down all at once. Ho grow older visi bly. They used to say to hfm, "Cheer up, you havo a pile of money, you don't mind a loss like that," but he Bald that it waa not tho money, but the knowl edge that a man whom ho had liked so well had proved faithless. "I tell you, boys," ho said a few days ago, "tho sting has broken my heart. H'b going to kill me. , I don't caro whether It does 6r not." Ho becamo 111 laBt week and died Wednesday. Tho buplness men who knew him and know tho circum stances say ho died from a broken heart. Ho served in the late war, and amusing stories aro told of his pranks. Among other things, .wjicn on picket duty once, ho industriously "borrowed" loaves of bread that wero being baked for tho officers and carried them to tho hungry privates. THE COLONEL WAS MEAN. For a I1C Man Ho l'lajred a Small Game with HI Car Ticket. From tho Chicago Tribune: Col. Blank was a big, pompous man, as it behooves ono to bo who aspires to a military title without the drawbacks of a military life. Ho was always calling people's attention to his marked facial resomblanco to James G. Blaine, "the greatest man, sir, this century nnd this country havo produced." And people-ill-natured people, that la thought the colonel had a vivid Imagination. There was a prodigality about hlB physique that ono somehow expected to see re peated in tho colonel's character. And to hear tho colonel hold forth from the end of the boarding houso table over which ho presided, tho unsophisticated boarder would nevor havo doubted that such a reasonable expectation would be realized on closer acquaintance. What, then, was this unsophisticated one's surprlso to hear the doughty colonel, evidently in a high good humor with himself, say ono day: "Well, I earned my faro downtown today." That the colonel would stoop to earn a nlckle was remarkable; that ho should boast of it was incredible. "You see," pro ceeded the man of military aspirations, "I went down In tho carette. Getting in at Schiller street tho carctto was empty, and I went way up to tho front and bought bIx tickets for a quarter. Ono I dropped in tho box. Then as tho car filled up I was exceedingly useful to thoso who sat farther down, passing their fares up and depositing them. An exceedingly pollto man thoy all thought me. And so I am, so I am. But instead of dropping their nlckles In tho box I dropped my tickets In until I had used up my flvo tickets and con fiscated Ave nlckles. I had regained my quarter and paid my faro. After that I was not so polite. I let people drop their nlckles Into the chute which tho company provides for that purpose. Awful nulsanco, that chute. But it's not my business to play conductor If tho company's too mean to hlro any." And tho colonel called for another cup of tea, and the unsophisticated one gasped to think of the smallness of which such greatness was capable. "White riijno Stock Are Fanlilonable. Women who find linen collars chafe and Irritate the skin of their necks are now wearing with tho Norfolk Jackets and open collars of their cloth costumes tho whlto plquo stocks. These stocks aro nothing more nor less than an extra long four-in-hand, which is put twice around tho neck before being tied. There is a llttlo knack in tying them, which at first is difficult, but when conquered gives delightful re sults and is vastly more comfortable than a stiff, high collar and tie. Whlto ties are the best for this style, as tho whlto against the neck Is more becom ing than the dark colors. Garlic a a Remedy. Even the phylloxera cannot stand the smell of Spanish garlic. El De fensor Granada says that the village of Valor, In tho Alpujarras, used to ex port large quantities of garlic to Mex ico and tho United States. Of late years the demand has fallen off, the farmers being left with their cropB on their hands. Ono farmer took it Into hla bead to use his spoiled garlic as manure for his vines, which were con sumed by tho phylloxera. Tho plants came up clean and strong, with no trace of the disease. Last winter his neigh bors imitated him, with the same re sults. Hain't Htupped Since. "Jones is a chronic candidate, To my certain knowledge ho waB running ' thirty years ago." "Where was that?" "In the war." Atlanta Constitution, THE GREATEST DUEL. HAMILTON-BURR O CENTURY episoTde AQO. It Pot AH America hi Mourning One Life Went Out In Death, the Other In the Shadow of Avenging Fate I'overlr and DUgrace. MONO tho notablo duelB that havo ta ken placo In this country within tho present contury not ono has left such a bitter tasto In tho mouth of tho Am erican patriot as tho notablo meeting between Aaron Burr and Aloxnndor Hamilton, on the chosen field of honor at Weohawken Heights, N. J.,opposlto tho city of Now York, on July 11, 1804. The personal and political antagon ism culminating In thla dreadful trage dy dates as far back as 1702, when Ham ilton, In both verbal and written ex pressions of opinion, characterized Aaron Burr as a man who wbb willing to uso hlB tools to carvo out his per sonal ambition at tho cost of any sacri fice of his country. Whother this charge was truo or not, tho country has at least an opportunity of rendering sober judgment aftor tho lapse of nearly ono hundred years. That the two men woro bitter politi cal rivals and pursued each other re lentlessly for many yfcarB previous to the final act In the drama 1b a point es tablished beyond reasonable discussion. The American of today, however, Is apt to take tho view that Aloxandor Ham ilton was tho martyr who willingly im molated himself on tho altar of bin country, whllo Burr wns tho selfish po litical schemer who was willing to adopt any unscrupulous meana by which ho might hope to get his hated rival out of tho way. Two things Hamilton know when ho crossed the Hudson from hio beautiful home en Washington Heights on that fateful summer morning. These wore that his antagonist thirsted for his blood, and also that tho bullot of Aaron Burr had seldom missed Its aim. This knowledge would almost justify the be lief that Hamilton deliberately wont to the field prepared to kill Burr, and thus rid tho Infant republic of tho man ALEXANDER HAMILTON, whom ho considered its moat danger ous foe, or be killed himself, knowing that In that event the namo of Burr would be forever exocrated, that tho act would destroy bis political influence for ever, and that the greatest good to tho greatest number of his countrymen' would bo accomplished In either cvont. Tho duel itself occurred, as I have said, on the morning of July 11, at about 7 o'clock. Both principals, with their seconds and surgeons, rowed across the Hudson, the Burr party reaching the field first. Burr, according to all accounts, seemed to be in a blood thirsty frame of mind, while the do. mcanor of Alexander Hamilton is de scribed as dignified nnd almost mourn ful. The distance waa ten paces. Choice of position and tho giving of the word both considered by followers of the code as distinct advantages fell by lot to Hamilton's seconds. The word was "Present!" Both parties fired In succes sion, with an Interval between, about the exact time of which thcro was a dispute among the seconds,' Hamilton fell almost Instantly, and It is told of Burr that he advanced to tho side of bio mortally wounded rival with an expression of melancholy on his face, but that he suddenly withdrew in si lence and was hurried from the field by his seconds. Van Ness, who was tho closest friend of Burr in. this affair, and knowing that his principal must fly for his life, led the way to the boat by a devious route In order to avoid recog nition by tho surgeon and rowers of tho Hamilton barge, which he flaw ap proaching through the trees. Dr. Hos ack and Mr. Pendleton lifted the wound ed statesman and bore him to the boat, in which ho was conveyed to bis home across the river, where he was attended not only by his own surgeons but by ex pert specialists in gunshot wounds who .were Immediately summoned from the French frigates lying in the harbor. But human aid was of no avail, aud the anguish of his family was hardly less painful to witness that tho excru ciating suffering of the dying states man, borne with characteristic courage and fortitude. The deathbed scene was pathetic to a degree that has had few parallels In history. Surrounded by his broken-hearted wife and seven children, with his mind perfectly ilear, but be reft of the power of. speech, tho Ufo of the great American patriot, soldier and statesman tbo man who led the ctorm on Yorktown's heights, and fought the greatest forensic battles of his time slowly ebbed until 2 o'clock on the fol lowing Thurf iaj afternoon. Tho funeral was held nt Trinity Church on tho following Saturday. It was attended by thousands-of mourn ers, each countryman of the dead states man nursing in hie heart A personal and Indignant rorrow. It was a danger ous throng, nnd If there lingered among thoso grlef-strlckcn thousands a parti san of Aaron Burr, ho was wlso enough to keep silent. The eulogy, n soul-stir-rlng oration, was delivered by Gouver neur Morris from a platform in front of Trinity Church, on Brpadway, at tho head of Wnll street. Soon after Itc echoes died awav. In thi elnnuent words of a fcl!owcttinpfttr!ot.''a ehroud.-a cofV un, a narrow subterraneous cabin, was nil that remained of Alexander Hamil ton!" Ab for Aaron Burr, ho had fled for bin llfo on the very day of tho duel. Later ho wns disfranchised by the laWB of New York, and Indicted for murder in Now Jersey. After that ho became an Iahmncl on the face of tho earth, dying on Staten Island when eighty years old, MRS. ALEXANDER HAMILTON. ' friendless and almost In want of the common necessities of life. Hamilton Grange, tho homo Of Al exander Hamilton on Washington. Heights, still standB unchanged from the day that the great statesman wan carried bleeding and dying across Kb threshold. The properly is now owned by St. Luke's Episcopal Church, which it adjoins, on tho corner of Convent avc nuo nnd 141st street. Scarcely a stone's throw from tho portals of this pictur esque old colonial mansion are the thir teen trees planted by tho hands of Gen. Washington's captain of artllleryeach ono representing one of the thirteen orlglnnl states. VisltorB to tho neigh borhood view these old landmarks with much Interest, and glance Involuntarily down the street, probably 142d, loading down to the river over which the sad little cortege bearing the dying form of tho most prominent political leader of his time wound its way on that luck less July morning. Strnngo to say, the old Jurael man sion is not far nwny. Two years beforo his death, Aaron Birr, who wan the third vice-president of this country, who was tried for treason, and who come near going down Into history by the side of Benedict Arnold, married Madame Jumcl, who soon obtained a separation from him. Reviewing the whole matter, one can hardly fall to recall tho slow grinding of thoBo mills of the gods that brings sure retribution at last. Burr left no monuments. Though a man of transcendent genius, there are fow who caro to remember him. Ham ilton left enduring footprints on tho sands of time. Tho latest evidence of tho loving remembrance In which he is held in the heartB of bis countrymen Is the beautiful statue which stands In front of the famous Hamilton Club in AARON BURR. Brooklyn, named Jn honor of the great statesman, which was unveiled with Im posing ceremonies on October 5, 1893. Why It Came Higher. Detective Abraham Anthony mounted an Italian bootblack's stand on Larkin street yesterday and had a polish put on his big shoes. "Then cents, pllz," said the bootblack, as Anthony offered a nlckle.1 - "Why, you Just charged the other man a nlckle," declared Anthony. "Yes, your boota 10 cent." Anthony suspected that It was the difference In the size that Increased tho cost, but he was determined to know tho truth. "Why do you charge me more than you do him?" Tho bootblack pointed to a placard which rend; "Shine 6 cents; holiday? 10 cents." "Thlsa your New Year; thisa nota utta man New Year," he explained. "Oh um yes; that's all right," and Anthony paid the intelligent bootblack tho dime without further questioning. San Fransisco Post, - . jrCf Wkt HE FIRED ON 8CHOFIBLD. narrow Ktcnpe of the OmimI trmm Confederate CmmmmC MtM, From the Menpfcte SdanUr: Lieut Gen. SohbfleldMiRrla fMuned the Unit of years at tho head rf tits Aaerlcaa, armies necessary t qualify kin for re tirement, has steppe! tfswa fresx his high place and calculate t paaa his declining yeara in peace or fwlltlca. If Frank. Ozanne, of Menpkb, while serv ing as gunner In the Waakiaglaa artil lery in tho Confederate srny, had ac complished the -1h4I purpoao ho onto entertained of bciaglBg Col. Scho fiold down with a churge ot load, CoL Schoflcld would havtJ had U rerego the honors he subsequently acquired and the country would not at this time bo tearing Its national shirt over tho de tails ot the retirement and tho prospec tive successor. Tho Washington artil lery was one of tho best known corpa in the Confederate army. Thoro were three, divisions, ono of which oporatod in, the. west, taking part in tho battle of Ohlckamauga nnd tho subsequent op erations In TenncBsoe. This corps ot artillery 1b BtiU in cxistenco as a vol unteer company, and It took a promi nent part in tho rooent military demon stration nttendlng the opening of ta xpoBltlon nt Atlanta. During tho war It mixed with tho onomy from tiattya hurg to the Gulf and from tho Missis sippi river to Manassas. It was in the courso of tho munouvora in Teunsaaoo. The Washington artillery, of which. Frank Ozanne, cf Memphis, Wart a mem ber, enmo upon Col. Rohoflold'a com mand, with n river separating thorn. The battery was InBtructod to dlslodgo tho FedernlB, nnd, in obcdlonco to this order, trained its guns upon Schotfleld's hcadqunrtors. That officer-wa3 In tha front of his teat, reconnolterlng thj Confederate position through hlB field glasses. Just about that time a cannon ball camo careening through tho can vas, and tho Federal officer, with hla Hide, found It convenient to hie hence. The circumstance was exciting onough, though it may sound commonplace, and Impressed itself on tho minds of thoaa who took part, When Gen. Schofield visited Memphis last spring he was the object of attention from all tho Con federate veterans. Under U marquee at Camp Schofield he hold a levee, whero a long lino of grizzled veterans gathered awaiting their turn to shako his hand, each ono Baying a word of welcome to assure him that tho fires of bolllgercncy that once burned Ucrcoly In thla section aro only ashos now. At last It camo to Frank Ozanne's turn. "Goneral," said ho, as ho ahook tha hand of the commander-in-chief, '-'I had the pleasure onco ot aiming a shot to blow your head off. I was sorry at the time that I failed." Tho general inquired about tho oc casion., Mr. Ozanno went Into details and Gen. Schofield had no difficulty la recalling tho incident. Mr. Ozanne was particular to remind Gen. Schofield of how he and his aids hod scurried behind a plqco ot rising ground to got out of range of the Washington artil lery guns. "I was sorry then that I missed you," concluded Mr. Ozanne, "but since you escaped I am glad to see you again, and I entertain no more hos tile sentiments against you now than a desire to pour out a friendly libation on tho altar of peaco and good will." Tho deslro for reconciliation was recip rocated and tho two adjourned to drown tho recollections of bclligerenoy Jn a glass of mild and soothing wine. Knclithman'a Views ot Ideal Society, Mr, T. P, O'Connorj a menibof of tha English houso of commons, has vfews upon nn Ideal society, In his perfect nation men and women will enoyw so cial and political equality. "What I want to see," says thla ar dent champion of our sex, "Is that -'woman should be placed lu such an eco nomic position that marriage willnot bo entered into by her as the lastfand the only means she has of getting a livelihood.' Every woman'shoUId be taught to bo self-supporting if sho'be longB to thoso who have to live by their own exertions; and,. Indeed, whether sho does or not, sho ought to learn to help herself, for even settled facts may disappear. In tho Wealthier classes woman should be given the highest ed ucation she Is capable of receiving, so as to be an intellectual companion to her huBband If she desire to have ono and to herself If she choose to live alone," But the admirable common sense of these statements 13 somewhat counterbalanced by the fact that la Mr. O'Connor's ideal state "every girl will bo married at 17 and evory man at 21." . The I'lantst's Onlr KeqnUIte. When Hans von Bulow went to Eng land for the first time on a concert tour ho was much surprised to find that tho custom of the country made hU dress suit inappropriate at afteraqon concerts, where he was expected to ap pear In a frock coat with light trocs ers, Soon after his return from hU tour a young pianist called on him, to get his advice and opinion in regard to a comprehensive pianoforte, method which he had Just published under the title of "l'lndlspensable du PlanUte." "Ah, my dear young friend," crtod tbe great musician with a whimsical smite, "you are far behind the timed. You ought to travel and enlarge your mind. Then you will find out that the pianist's only 'Indispensable' Is a pair of light trousers!" Unique Orcanlzatlon of Uitcuelor GlrU- The Federation of Girl BacJufelorJ Clubs in New York is a co-operative af fair with 300 "bachelor" housuiold. The organization is comnosad of ama small clubs banded together to secure home comforts at 'wholesale prices. They havo a laundry of their own. and the President Is an artUt who aoUflei each member by niall where they may puvenase tneir doming and food and rent their apartments at 10 psr cent or a third off the regular prlc?3. fr
