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 ,
