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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , JAJSTUAKY 22. 1888.-TWELVE PAGE& IN THE FEMININE DOMAIN , A. Woman's Question Young Women Handicapped. ANNA DICKINSON'S NEW PLAY A Ijllirnry for ( JlrlH ( ' ( mwnckH liy U'omen-lirltlsli llnriiinlilN llcl'i-iic'im-y WIvrH A WOMIIIII'H Scheme. A \VomatrH Question , Which will you bo ! i'mu tnyouisulf , ilcur ; and true , too , to me ; Will all your euro tiiul your tendornosi la t , Or shall I bo wakened to iliul 1115' dreams j > astl Will you make my life blessed , or bid happi ness tlco ) Which will It bol What do you think I Ah , wonder not that from the future 1 ThoM ) days arc so fair can the witchery fade I The magic dissolve , the light change to Bhadof Will my feet ever tread , love , on sorrow's dark brink I What do you think 1 What will you say , If , beside you 1 walk through each beautiful dayf Will J on draw me with ou to heights dls- tant and fair , Will you lead me to happlnnss , sacred and r.irol Will jour love make me inner nnd netoler each day What will you sayj What will you do , If I tell you my faith rests on faith , love , In you I Thiil I'm yours if you hold me , beloved , by your nido ; That else I am gone , like the sea's changing tidcil Vou can make me Inconstant , or loving and true Which will you do ! Young Women Handicapped. Ilnvpt-r'H Hu/ur : Liviiif , ' in n unllcpo town mid having opportunity to observe both yomitf 'nun ' mid young woinun , I can honestly say that the Miurl flues hero inndo by vomitf woinun for tbo sake of knowledge. are jrrciitor , their opportuni ties of aid fur lu&s , than those of j 01111 men. It hiiH been repeatedly said by the very able head of the university that tbo only way to keep down the rent of rooms is to have college donnitoriuH , nineo the open competition in the com munity would not reduce them sufll- eiently. For this purpose a now dormi tory , larger than any now existing , SB MWII to bo erected. All this for the thousand young mon ? but for the hun dred young women no such provision is made , and they must still obtain their rooms by that open competition whieh is found insullleiont for economy in ease of their brothers. Again , there is for young men a public or commons table , whore the expense is not ex pected to exceed W.fiO per > veek , whereas there is for women nothing of the kind. In both these respects , there fore , the expenses of a young girl study ing ut Cambridge is almost inevitably greater than those of a voung man , nnd it can hardly bo claimed that her other personal expenses are less than his. In point of dress her outlay must inevita bly be greater. Mrs. Siddons is reported to have said when approaehingdeath that she honed yet to live in a world where some jus tice was done to women. If this could bo said by one of the moit admired members of that profession in which women are more nearly equal with men than in any other , what can bo said by if those who in youth and inexperience simply wish , modestly and unobtrus \ ively , to bo allowed to study. 'Phis description applies as a rule , to the young women who come to college for an education. The class of those who come simply to amuse themselves , or because it is "tho thing" to come this class so largely represented among men , finds very few representatives among women. These last enter college , if at all , either from the love of study or the necessity of self support. In either case it is not merely ungenerous , but un manly , to leave them struggling with greater obstacles than men encounter. If they learn less. easily which nobody pretends they should bo helped the more , not the less. But to call upon them to undergo greater privations , to economise more strictly , to receive less help than their brothers this is some thing more than unmanly or ungener ous. In the words of Dickon's dissatis fied pri-/.o-lightor : "It's mean , you know that's what it is it's meanl" Anna IHckliiHon'H I'lay. Scranton Letter : There is in the life of every innn and woman some jewel of achievement that sparkles with a brighter lustre than all the rest , how ever luminous they bo , oven as a precious stone outshines all the other gems in a riehly-jewolled crown. I was forcibly impressed with this thought yesterday during a brief conversation with Miss Anna K. Dickinson , who is now at Ilonesdalo convalescing from an illness which almost proved fatal , and 1 felt it more keenly lost evening as I read her latest nnd most lasting literary work , the four-act tragedy of 'Aurol- ian , " a priviledgo not accorded to many persons. Miss Dickinson has concen trated in this superb play the essence of her best thought , her most eloquent expression and her most epigrammatic wit. It moves forward from the start with the majesty of a grand-river and sparkles \yitn the brilliance of a clear , starlit , midnight sky. To speak of this production as it deserves will seem to those who have not read it the language of extravagant eulogy , but its merits are great and its defects , if it have any. lie in the direction of the embarrass ment of riches. Much as this talented woman has said nnd written that is worthy of praise and preservation , none of it in any way approaches in literary excellence this grand dramatic creation , which will unquestionably live as a ehis-sio of the stage long after all hoi- other books and plays are forgotten. For years Miss Dickinson has devoted her energies to the perfection of thi tragedy , and as she polished and ro- polishcd its stately lines' , she doubtless felt what she makes one of her eharnu- ters say. that "what is worth possession is worth patience. " Aside from the scholarship and historical knowledge manifest in the play , it impresses one by its vigor and the strength of the torso-telling Anglo-Snxon" sentences , sharp as Damascus blades , upon whieh the majestic and the tender story of the stormy conllict and the burning love of the noble-souled Aurelian and the no lesp noble and bravo Xenobia is hung. The Roman hero and the I'almyrunean heroine arc clear-cut creations , drawn with a master hand that shows no sign of faltering or weakness in the per trayal. Aurolian is every inch a man , a eoldior , an emperor. In him patriotism , courage , tenderness , honor and truth combine. Ho is patient as the unruflled Inko under great provocation and terri ble as the volcano in his wrath. I kno\\ not of a greater character in all mj 1 range of dramatie reading or in any ol the numerous plays that I have seen i yresonted. The jilny presents opportunities foi Veat pictorial ellect , but no wealth ol t-Uif.ro setting can ever dim the lustre ol Us lines by fontrast or weaken the force of its splendid action. I can lothtng that uould PO much resemble ; > r per presentation of this tragedy us some grand poem illustrated by'thy . Imncil of a Do re or a MuctUs. Olvc tlio ( llrls n Library. Baltimore Ameririln : No parent can do better than to give his daughter a substantial library. Her mind must be stored with knowledge if she is to take her proper position in life. A part of a woman's education is to make a good loaf of bread. Wo men mUst eiit. A girl is not fit to bo ailed a girl unless she ean make bread , and the world is finding that out. Every girl ought to be a good housekeeper. If she is not. the young man who marries her will have to keep house himself. "Woman possesses a grout deal of substantial life. If she stnnds by her father and mother and home , if she keeps the parlor in order , and now and then slips into the kitchen and has a talk with the cook , she will bo giving herself a truly wom anly education. The women of the land need a little waking up to this. The women of America urn not , so active as those of Europe. In Germany they are requested to have a trade. In England they help their husbands in business and accounts. Let mo ask. do you help your mother ? Docs your father think his homo happier because of your pres ence in it ? Can you make a good bis cuit ? These are homo questions. You must feed the body as well as the soul , and woman must know all about home life. She must govern her house. Itis her empire , where she ean receive her friends and show them her handiwork. Don't reach old age and say you never made a single life happy. Go into your homes to adorn , refine and beautify them. Go to your homes to make them happy. Cossnc-ks Houted liy Women. A squadron of Cossacks wore quar tered at Tatio , near Yelisnvotpol ( Gendje ) , in Armenia. Russia. They said they were come to draft the whole of the male population of the village and make them soldiers. That was too much for the patience of the females to stand. They took up sticks , brooms , hoes , hatchets , poker , aujthing they could lay their hands on , and marched against these wholesale manufacturers of grass widowhood. The Cossacks , de clining to light the women , were put to Aight. The women encouraged by their success proceeded to lay soige to the government building , and the mayor was not able to appease their wrath. Ho telegraphed to the governor , who despatched a few more squaduous of horse , to restore peace. During the night , however ' ' > excitement of the women had cool down and there was no more light in them. A llemarkiible. Girl. There is a young lady in St. Joe whom Barnum would give half his fortune to get hold of for exhibition as a curiosity. But the entire fortune of forty Darnums wouldn't induce the young lady's rela tives and friends to p'art with her. She has been excellently educated and plays exquisitely on the piano. Her remark able characteristics are these : When asked if she plays , she replies : "Yes , sir ; I play quite well , " and proceeds to prove it. Then if asked to sing , she doesn't say word about having n cold' , or being hoarse or anything of that sort , but just hits the kcyes 11 harmoni ous dab and starts in to win and does , with as sweet a stong as ever tiekeled from rosy lips or ripulcd over pearly teeth. 'Hie HritlHli llui-tnnitl. A "tjpical London barmaid" that is , a young woman who serves drinks in a man's restaurant is thus described in a letter from the British metropolis : ' 'She was slightly above medium height and very plump. She filled a close fitting black dress nearly to the point of burst ing. Her face was round and clear in its lines. Her complexion was naturally fair , and , if sno had been content with what nature had given her in the way of a complexion , would have looked very well. But she was not. The red and white of the theatrical paint-box wore laid on in thick stripes and with out the least pretense of disguise. Her eyes were the intense dark black bead color so common among the women of the servant class. Her features were regular , and when she laughed , as she did at stated intervals , she displayed snowy white teeth. Her intensely black hair was curled lightly around very round head. She represented the very sunniest of barmaid- good nature and lively spirits. She smiled upon the lame , the halt and the blind with the same unction when they came for an or der , as she did upon the most resplen dent of the gilded youth. She laughed with unwearying fortitude at jokes that wore old , weary and moss-grown when Ca'snr invaded Britain with his Roman hosts. " A New Dose for Uefriictory AVIves. The sultan of Morocco has discovered a new use for bieyiiles. Ho has found them to bo admirably suited for the pun ishment of refractory wives ; and ho , no doubt , feels very much obliged to the French government , which presented him with a.handsomo machine a year or two ago. for introducing so useful an in vention to his imperial notice. It is obviously beneath the dignity of a sul tan to ride a bicycle himself ; and until quite recently Muloy Hassan hardly knew what to do with his present. But a use was found for it at last. The la dies of the imperial harem seem to have taken advantage of the recent illness oj their lord and master to hfivo a series of quarrels among themselves. When the sultan recovered , the delinquent wives were brought before him for pun ishment ; and there is a truly Oriental savor about the sentences which ho passed. According to their degrees of guilt they were compelled to ride upon the government bicycle until they had fallen oil a given number of times. The old and wrinkled wives had to submit to twenty-live falls , while the young and pretty ones escaped witli only half a dozen. So happy an idea ought to take the fancy of other polygamous poten tates ; and wo may presently hear tlvit a bicycle has become an indispensable adjunct to every woll-conUueteu harem. Another Woman' * Motel Sheme. Mrs. Candaco Wheeler , who has had a wide experience with women and girls of refinement who are obliged to work for their living , has a plan on foot for the establishment of a woman's hotel in New York whieh has many of the ele ments of practicability in it. She de sires to form a stock company , with a capital of ? 12KKK ( ) ) , to build a lire-proof house in an easy accessible neighbor hood , whieh will bo so arranged as to give each occupant a room with an open lire. One hundred boarders at ijd a week would make the hotel self-support ing. There is one suggestion of Mrs , Wheeler's which proves that she under stands the people for whom the hotel is designed Unit is , to have it managed like a club , with n , house committee of the inmates nnd the stockholders. The great trouble with the experiments that have been made in this direction is that their rules and regulations hava been made by outsiders who do not appreci ate the position of the class of women for whom they are intended. Mrs. Wheeler's long association with art stu dents and art workers has shown her that they arp young women to whom life is something more than play , and who are infused with a serious purpose , and whotlo not iieed to bo treated with the reotrictl'ji : : . of svnool girls. A Oli-l's 1'oMor Over Wild Anlnmls. Cincinnati Telegram : Tlpton county , Tennessee , lias a phenomenon in the pot-son of a young lady who has remark able power over animals. She is able to conquer nnd ride in a moment's time horns and mules that no one else has over been able to bundle. The most- tsnuigo dog in the neighborhood quails before and never offers to molest her. Squirrels and birds come to her in the woods and eat from her hand , and many times she has been known to pick up a rabbit in the path. She says that from infancy she lias had this remakablo power over wild animals , but only within the past few years was she aware that she was also a "horsotamcr. " She says she is not conscious of putting forth any oflort in this line , but it just "comes natural. " The only explanation that she can otl'er is that she has an In- ten o sympathy nnd love for wild birds and annuals. In regard to horses she is perfectly fearless and they by their animal instinct must know it. These , she says , are the only reasons she can give. Mannish Young ; Women. Waterbury American : The fact is very apparent to any one who will walk up and down our avenues of promenade that there is a growing "nmnnishness" of our girls. Instead of the retiring , modest , shrinking , soft and gentle woman , with tender sensibilities and a fragile frame and womanish dress of a few years ago , the fomnle sex has re vealed itself into an improper and un becoming representative of masculinity. It has been said that a man can become accustomed to almost anything but that utterance came from the man who averred that when away from his wife's snoring he had to have a colTee-mill ground by his bedside to lull himself to sleep. Perhaps ! The companionship of a mannish woman roughens man ; and if this is doubted let mo refer to the youthful barbar ians who assume to call themselves English young gentlemen. I might perhaps qualify my statement that , while these masculine maidens' may not roughen their male associates , they have the inability to exert the faintest restraint by their presence. To man man she has ceased to bo a woman. From the waist down the woman con tinues to bo a woman , but from her waist up with her tailor made jackets , her high , stiff collars , her scarfs , her horseshoe pins , her short-cropped hair , her linen shirt front , and-her derby hat , she is a man. Will the woman bo content with this , or will the insiduous transformation creep down to trousers ? Some of these , I may say many of these manish maidens hunt , shoot , llsh , row , play tennis , go in for billiards , smoke cigarettes , and are judges of horses. The sprawling , prancing , and ungrace ful twists and strides do not show them to the best advantage. Let women bo women , and girls be girls , and then men will appreciate them more. A ISoston AVay of'KnriihiK Money. A new way of earning money has been adopted by the women in Boston. It is to organize classes in literature and his tory which are to meet and listen to readings. The reader receives mem bers into the circln at a stated price for each person. These are not lectures , you will observe. There .may bo now and then a thread of comment , but not much of it is heard. The instructor "elects : i topic ; and then reads extracts relating to it , and elucidating it from sources which she finds in authorship. There is labor in this , and when the work is well done the result is some what equivalent to a lecture. Large classes are gathered in this way , and there are more lhau one of them. The members read by themselves at inter vals between the readings by the in structor. Ladies known in society adopt this method of adding to their iif- comos. A Chicago Girl UOXPI- . Chicago Mail : There is a club of thirteen young women of thp North side , Chicago , who have a neat gymna sium fitted up. One of the fair pugilists is a remarkably clever boxer and a hard and sharp hitter. Her knowledge of the art of self-defense was of great ad1 vantage to her tlio other night. She was returning alone from La Salle avenue , where she had boon calling on a friend , at 11 o'clock. On approaching the corner of Clark street she was accosted by a strange man. The young woman only walked on the faster for this , was obliged to confess afterwards that nho grow nervous. As she crossed Clark street she observed that/ the villain was following her. After having passed Chirk street , in the comparative darkness of a cross street , the villain hurried forward and accosted horn-gain , at the same time laying his hand on her shoulder. lie got a response this time. Quick as a flash she turned , shot out her left and planted her delicately- gloved list , as firm and true as steel , square in the wretch's face. This stag gered him , and before he could recover she had swung her right upon his ear and ho dropped into the gutter. Then the bravo and lovely boxer gave a shriek and ran for home , nerveless and pale as a ghost , and arrived there in a state of collapse. It was days before she recovered from her fright. But she still keeps up her boxing. I10NKV KOR THE LADIES. Blondes cheese very light colors for their street toilets. Braiding on tailor suits will bo more frc- luent uncl uioro elaborate next season. Cloth gowns of palo suede huvowldtoinoiro vests and a trimming of golden beaver. Very pretty new Jackets are made up of the new imitation braided dolman cloth. Call a Chicago girl large-hearted and gen erous , if you choose , but never refer to her us big soled. Polonaises grow more and more In favor , and are preferably of wool over silk or vel vet skirts. Cloth of gold , subdued by brown chenille fringe woven over it , is n rich novelty for carriage wraps. Plaid woolens of very light tints , rough surfaced and softly woven , will bo worn the winter throligh. Epaulettes of fur , as well as wide Russian turned over collars and broad pocket flaps , appear on now coats. Dolman cloth Is the newest fabric for wraps , is covered with n pattern in lollef that simulates braid. Metulic threads , braids , nnd tinsel spangles are worn on all sorts of indoor dresses , ball gowns , and dressy visiting toilets. The most approved toboggan suits are made of blue , gray or red blankets , with stripes or ball borders of contrasting colors , Green eashmoro frocks are In favor for girls of twelve to fifteen , and those nro fre quently piped and trimmed with palo blue silk. silk.Very Very young women wear as a finish to high corsages , wide high collars of silk muslin or narrow puffs of crcpo llsse , ending in a bow behind. Dr. Mary Walker's dress tula season con sists of a half beaver hat , n thick blue over coat , .a dark suit with a cutaway coat , aud a walking stick. The degree of M. A. is one that any learned female may be proud of , but many true women have probably found as much comfort In the plain title of ma. Dlfyou have the right kind of a girl , the walk up the toboggan slide Is Just as exciting as the ride down. And sometimes more BO. It's a glorious sport both ways. Some of the new polonaises have pointed j ekes ol Lyohs velvet , with a deep-pointed girdle of the same atjtbQ waist. These nro pretty only UJKUI shxyuor figure * . With costumes of Might tuu camel's hair , nothliiffis so stjllskis a long wrap of gray- blue cloth , edged with moullon fur and ac companied by a cloUij bonnet of like hue. A Wcllesley girl hrts almost' paid her way through college by iowlug on shoe buttons for her mates. Klu ijharprs 10 cents nil hour , nnd devotes two hours u day to her trade. Flowers bloom all over evening powns , ns a finish to the eorsaga , or garlanded from shoulder to waist , or bordering the drapery , or else as panels or b6ujuet ( upon the train. Orumps wants to know If It Isn proper leap-year custom for women to give up seat s In the street car to maul No ; this is one of the customs more honored In the breeches than otherwise. Collars , frills , jttuou , fichus , plastrons vests every shape , form and color of net , lace , ribbon or muslin , is now admissible for , neckwear , but cure must bo used to lit them to their occasion. A frenktsh fancy In furs this season Is to have It match the wearer's hair in texture. Some devotees of fashion , if. they can't mutch their hair In fur bleach or dye their hair to the debited hue. A Boston woman has hit upon the novel scheme to make u living. She posts herself thoroughly on the news of the day , nnd reads her notes to n class of wealthy women who are too lazy to rend Some sleeves of house dresses and ten gowns nro made full nbovo the elbow and and tight below. Others lire made In full Bishop form , with n tight slashed cap cover ing the.uppcr part of the nrm. A Knnsas woman thinks of starting a children's rights association , nnd her princi pal object is to make mothers more attentive ) to their offspring. Many fashionable mothers forget that they have children. Two New Orlenns young ladles who find It necessary to work for a living have opened n dairy and sell milk. They have a little curt , and every morning may bo seen driving be hind their bright tin cans and p.iils. Cashmere bonnets with pinked edges , nnd caps sewn Inside , nro being worn by babies an > l little girls , nnd also by grown up women. The latter nro for theater wear , nnd have no caps , but full gathered fronts. They are very becoming. Fans are neither largo nor small but approach preach nearly the Irishman's "middle ex treme , " nnd those of feathers , besides being immensely stylish are In hands that know how to use them , nmong the most dangerous of Cupid's weapons. Kound-waistcd bodices , arranged with a scarf fichu on one sidoof the front and loops of ribbon tapering to a point on the other are decided favorites A tasteful manner ulso of varying the style of n plain bodice a re vival is the wearing of shoulder braces. Suede blown , Nllo and absinthe green , mahogany red , Gobelin blue , ashes of rose , nnd other iimdnt colors 4ire preferred by some girls for their tulle ball gowns , nnd quaint flowers , orchids , mignonette , hops , chrys- santhcmums , and other flowers in colors that match thb dress are used for trim mings. Turbans In graceful shapes rro exceedingly popular this season. There are a variety of siyles and many becoming models. Turbans are appropriately worn on nearly every occa sion , the simple or the elaborate style of their garniture deciding the question of their ap propriateness for visiting , promenade or traveling wear. This may bo called a , pink winter In fash ionable parKinco , all rosy tinted fabrics , rib , botis , flowers , menu , ' cards , dancing e.mls- bisliuc and porcelain .figures , fancy glass ob jects , nnd even the icesiand cakes ut lunch eons , dinneis nnd suppers partaking of the couleur do rose in one ; or another shudu of Aurora's sun-dj ed mapUo. Hussinn polonaises of reseda cloth nro lightly draped over * closely gored skirts of cream white German' broadcloth that are finished at the foot with a narrow bund of Alaska sable fur , with a rich bordering show ing above this band matlD of heavy silk and metal passamentrlo in arabesque designs. The polonaise has a rouj'h of fur and p.issa- inrntrlu on bodice end sleeves , but the skirt portion is unadorned. , The Chicago Womcn'Bi club now numbers 22(1 ( members. Three sub-orgnni/.ation have arisen under its auspices. Firsttho , Woman's Physiological society , which give * a coin-be of free lectures on physiology for women neml- immthly during eight months of the year. Second , the Pi oteetlvo Agency for Women and Chlldien , the purpose of which is to se cure fair dealing for helpless women and chil dren. Third , the introduction of industrial art teaching in our Bchools. They instruct free of expense such women ns are willing to give their services for a time in transmitting this knowledge to classes of children. MUSIC Ah AN'T > IHIAMATIC. Perugin' strys abroad to sing with Carl Hosn's English opera company. An Amtl violin which originally belonged to King Louis XIV. , has recently been sold at Buda-Pesth for $ sfiOO. Niemann Haabc , the German actress , plnvs in Chicago after her Now York engagement , nnd then retui ns direct to fatherland. Clara Louise Kellogg will sing for just one more season and will then quit. Her last ap pearances will bo devoted to English opera. In her new piece "Town Lots , " Marguerite Fish will be a cowboy and in one scene will dash upon the stage mounted on a mustang pony. Modjeska is to appear in ten pieces during her engagement at the Hollis Street thentie , Boston , several now plays being included in the number. M. Guille , the diminutive tenor that ac companicd Mine. Patti in her last year's tour , is singing in oporaat the Grand theatre , in Marseilles. Boston's new Grand Opera house is claimed to bo lire-proof , has twenty places of exit , wide nilcs uud lobbies , and seating capacity of about H.OUO. Victor Ncsslor , the successful and opulent composer of The Trumpeter of Saekingeii. is engaged on a new opera , the scene of which is laid in Strasburg. Eben Plymton has been engaged by Mine. Modjeskn. He will join her company for the Now York engagement , beginning ut the Fourteenth stieet theatre on January ! ! U. Mrs. Langtry's success this season has been greater than ever before. The receipts of her recent two wecks'-engageincnt in Boston amounted to over $ i3,500. Mrs. Potter's tour under the management of Harry Miner has been extended , and she will appear In San Francisco and along the Pacific coast , returning in June. Miss Lotta has offered to put street signs on all the gas lamps in Pittsburg if she shall bo allowed to add also the word "Lotta" on euch tablet below the name of the street. Signor Campanini's concert company has taken on chorus and 'orchestra attachments and given u grand opera in San Francisco , "La Fnvoritu , " openlrig the season quite suc cessfully. McICeo Hankin is looking about for an opening for a now four-net drama culled "The Kanuck. " in which ho will portray n character entirely now to the stage that of a French-Canadian. Mnrio YaiiZandt seems to have made peace with the Parisians. Sue. will make her re appearance on the Pariststage in a now opera which Massenet is writing for her. The lib retto Is by Victoriea Sanlou , Emily Winant , the1 popular contralto , has returned to Now York from u visit of nearly a year in England aud Germany. She sang in London and throughout the provinces , and also in Germany aud was everywhere kindl,1 : received. Nat M Brigham , of Omaha , the tenor , ar rived in Boston last week. Mr. Brigham will be heard in concert shortly , when the repu tation ho has made in Urn west , together with hl.s former high musical standing , will be fully sustained , Boston Globe. They hud to ring down the curtain theother evening during tlio performance of "Michael Strogoff" at the Paris Chatelet fiom a curi ous cause , Mmo. Marie Laurent , one of the actress , was taken with violent bleeding ut the nose. The between act wait was u long one. one.Edwin Edwin B. Price has returned from Paris , bringing with him the. prompt-book and sec-no plot of Sardon's "La Toscu , " and it an nounced tqat Fanny Davenport will make her first appearance In the title role ut French & Hanger's now Broadway theater. New York , in February , when the house wiinirst bo opened to the public. A Berlin arti&t , Ernst Topper , Is said to have devised u method of securing incom bustible scenery for theatres. Instead of canvas ho uses line wire gauze and covers it with a peculiar kind of paste , which mukcs a good material for printing. Machinist Lau- tcnsohlager , of Munich , has already ordeicd specimens for trial In the Koyul theatre. Circus men aru uot paupers. K. D , ( Jolvln Is worth $10,000 : .Tohn B. Dorrls , JCO,000 ! John Koblnson , of Cincinnati , . * 3.M.mi ) ; Jus. H bln on , the ctrcuVrlder , fUXMYH ) and n farm' Adam rorepaugh , from # -'LHU\IO to ? iVXX ( ) ; P. T. Hnniuiu , from H < XX\000 to f.- . , ViXXV. ) ) ; . W. Cole mid James A Bailey , K'WOKXeach ( ) ; Jiunes E. Cooper , K > WW ( , Jnmes Hutchliijon , ? tf > 00,000. A New York plauomaker Is putting the net Ion Into n case that will cost , when com pleted , between WKX1 ( mid M/HX ) . It Is of hnrd wood , enameled snow white , uud adorned with golden arabesques In raised work. Fancy cases , Increasing the price of n piano from $ HX ) upward , are growing in favor with wealthy purcheis , but practiced musicians still cling to rosewood and ebon- Izcd material. Giuseppe Hussltano Is the iiaiuo of a young tenor now singing in Italian opera at Con stantinople who has a great future before him. Ills exiwrlcnco on the stage does not exceed n year. His graceful acting nnd sin gularly beautiful voice hnvo charmed the musical world In Constantinople , whither ho has come after much success at Lodl , Pavla , Brescia , nnd Palermo. Signor Kussitauo is only twenty-two. His voice is a veritable treasure , nnd connoisseurs ngreo that its tinibro nnd quality are of exceeding sweet ness and delicacy. Pntti refuses to acknowledge that rauk elevates any other woman higher than her self. The Southern express , on which she aud Nlcobni were journeyimr to Lisbon , u short , time ago , met with an accident. Among the passengers were the ex-queen of Spain and the Duke Fernnn-Nunez , formerly Span ish ambassador at Paris. Queen Isabella had a drawing-room car to herself , and when she heard of the accident she invited the duke and his sons , who were traveling with him , o continue the journey In her car , le ivliiu Pntti nnd Nicolini to llnd quarters in the or dinary coach. This inndo the diva nnd her sxmso | furious. Nicolini raised n gieat row and asked the conductor why the railway company was more attentive to the ex-queen than to La Patti I "Because Queen Isabella is the grandmother of the king of Spain , " replied the ofllcial. "But Patti is a queen , too , " roared Nicolini. "Sho is queen of the song. " It made no difference , however , for "the queen of the song" had to continue her journey with the common passengers. Patti sails for South America March & . ItUMGIOUS. The Catholics in the United States are estimated at about eight million. Mr. Spurgoon will celebrate at the Taber nacle the publication of his two thousandth sermon. Mr. D. L. Moody will spend two or three months on the Pacific coast , commencing about February 1. The Methodist have crossed the million dollar line and hnvo pledged $1-K,000 ( ) for mission work during the coming year. There uro only three protestunt churches on the Island of Cuba nt Havana , Mutnn/un , and Ciunfugoes all recently organized. Archdeacon Fnrrar objects ot his sermons being published verbatim for the papers. Ho is unlike most clergymen. They complain usually bccauso the report is not verbatim. About twenty of the richest residents of the city of Mexico under the law forbidding religious ceremonies and observances in the streets , they having placed small nltars with lighted candles on the balconies on the occa sion of the feast of our lady of Gaudalupe. There Is a remarkable coincidence in the lives of Protestant Episcopal Bishops Talbot and Leonard , life-long friends They were boys together in n little mission itn Missouri , stnrtiftg to school the same day , sitting at the sumo desk. They were confirmed together , together were ordained deacon and priest , each celebrating matrimony for the other , and now they are appointed bishops over neighboring jurisdictions. . The Advenlists in the United States have ninety-ono churches , 107 ministers. 11,00 , ) communicants ; Second Adventists .IS ! churches , f > 01 ministers , 63,500 communi emits ; Seventh Day Adventists T'.IS churches , 'J1D ministers- ! ! , ! ! ! communicants ; total 1,4J churches , b'2\ \ ministers , 07,711 communicants. In polity these branches , ex cepting the Seventh Day , which lodges ecclesiastical power in its annual and general conferences , nro Congregational. To popularize the synagogue it is not noccs sury to transfer in ellect the Jewish Sabbath to Sunday , rnd pay a lecturer $15,000 a year to give you his views on topics of the day. May not the better plan bo to break down the barriers between rich and poor , restore the frcn berviccH of old when noonoeamo empty to God's tabernacle ( A free symiKOguo is not a pauper synagogue , nor a synagogue that paupen/es. A free synagogue implies u synagogue which shall rely upon voluntary offerings the fieo will , not pew rental or class sjstem. Jewish Messenger. The summary of the Itomnn Kcgistcr gives the following figures of the chief ecclesi astics subordinate to the pope in the govern mentof the church. There are now sixty- five cardinals in the sac-red college and theie- fore live vacancies. Elu-ht cardinals died during the past > ear and seven new ones were created , viz : the Cardinal Priests Vann- telli , Massclln , Glordahi , do Kendo nnd Hampolla del Tindaro , all elected on March 11 , Ibh7 ; nnd the Cardinal Deacons Louis Pallotni and Augustine Bausn , created May "I ! , ] SS7. The oldest cardinal is the deacon Theodolf Mertol , created March 15 , is : > s , uiid born February ( I , IMMi. Cardinal Newman is the senior in yean , having been born Feb ruary Ql , 1S01. Ho was made cardinal May IS , 1S70. Cardinal Manning is now first on the list of cardinal priests , the senior being Cardinal Hohenloho , created JutieSi , Ibl'di. IMPIETIES. That's right Brother Jones , go for the "bung-tung" nnd the lum-tuui of Kansas City. They need it. If some one who knows would explain why there is so much more coughing to the square inch in u church congregation than in u thea ter audience ho would solve u much vexed question of the hour. Country minister ( to deacon ) Deacon Jones , you have a reputation of knowing something nbout horses. I'vo got nn nnimal that's balky. What do you do in such a case ! Deacon Jones Sell him. There is no reason why n minister should not ride on n bicycle as well ns anybody else , but n minister labors under the dlsad- vantugo of having his tongue tiedso to speak , when ho is trying to learn. "Tho ark was built in n warm country , ' it teacher ! " asked the wasn't , bright girl of the class. "Yes ; what is now known ns Asia Minor. " "Then where did Noah get two Polar bears from I" "Go down foot ! " A church in u country to-vn had been erected and n dinner was given , at the con clusion of which tlio health of the builder was proposed. Thereupon ho rather enigmatically replied that ho was "more fitted for the scaffold than for public speak ing. " Country Minister Owing to n pressure of work last week , deacon , I was compelled to substitute a published sermon for one of my own this week. Uid you hear any remarks about it. Deacon Jones I heard Brother Smith say that it was the best , by all odds , the very best effort that ho had over heard you make. oA colored minister In Mcadvillo recently took for his text : "And the multitude came to him and he cured them of divers diseases. " Said ho : "My dying congregation , this is a terrible text. Disease Is in the world. The diphtheria slays Its hundreds , typhoid fever its thousands , but.in the language of the text , If you take the divers you are gone. Earthly doctors can euro the little ills if they get there in timobut no one but the good Lord can cure the divers , " It ia said that a Maine clergyman , a man of great simplicity of character , told a friend of the great difficulty they had in getting their youngest child to go to sleep. "Did you ever try ono of your sermons on him , doctor ! " asked the friend , Jokingly. "No , " said the parson , seriously , "I never thought of that " A few days later , again meeting his parish- oner , ho mild : "Oh , do you know , I adopted your suggestion of reading ono of my ser mons to my boy , nnd it worked like a charm. " I wants ter 'nounco tor do congregation dls mornln' datyo' parsturo accepted do sexton's resignation yistidy wid considerable ellipsis , Hit pearcd ter my 'sen-unco dnt he'd been usln' do Sundy school annex fo' u chicken- coop , an' lodgm' his plymct rooks an' bramer peelers In durwilly-mus , nllljmus , rent free. Hit warn't so much do rent dat I minded , but do dentity er dcm chickens warn't so clarly 'stublished In my mind dat I kyeard to bo 'sponsible fer do nabors com In1 in an suln' ills church fo' 'lowing poltcry tor lay outer do deestrick whnr dey'm registered , In 'mer- gencles like dat weso potter bo honest an" dd law 'lows , so I tuk 'caslon ter oxpcrdlte do sex'on wld a barl stabo uhd hand do chickens over to do parish morgue ter wait 'dentl- faction. GREAT SPECIAL SALE OF Dress Goods To be continued until February 1st , the follow ing Special Prices on Dress .Goods to reduce stock before invoicing. NOTE THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL REDUCTIONS At 5c we have put in a complete line ot colors of Dress Goods , never sold for less than lOc , and are worth that to-day : for this sale at 5c per yard. At lOo we have put iii all of our half wool Tricots , worth ISc ; for this sale lOc per yard. At20cwohave pnt in a full line of colors in all wool Tricot that wo have sold as a drive at 30c ; for this sale 20c per yard. At 30c a complete line of Plaid Dress Goods , worth -loe , for this sale 30c per yard. At 40c we have made up a big job of goods ranging from ; 50c to Too , and make the entire lot 40c for this sale. ' At 60c TVO have taken goods ranging in price from T5e to $1 per yard , and put them in this sale at GOc per yard. $2O Pattern Suits at just half price , $10 each. It will take but little time and trouble to visit our store and see what we will sell you in Dress Goods at 5c worth lOc ; in Dress Goods at lOc worth 18c ] in Dress Goods at 2Oc worth 3Qc ; in Dress Goods atSOc worth 45c ; in Dress Goods at40c worth 5Oc , GOc and 75c5n ; Dress Goods at6O worth 75c to $1.5O. We show goods with pleasure and if you can not visit our store we will send you samples gladly. HO , 1319 Farnam Street. OFF ON 1311 FARNAM STREET ,