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AMERICANS ARE KIND CRITICS ,
Balvlni'a Good Impression of the People of
This Country.
GODARD'S ' NEW OPERA CONDEMNED ,
"Dnnto" a Wesnlc Imitation of tlic
IVorkH of Verdi nnd Other MiiHUirs
A Itonu.'o la Torn Trou
Bern Notes.
It wn-j n cloudy day , writes the Florentine
representative of the Pall Mall Gazette , when
I entered the charming vllllno In the Via
Ohio Cnpponl which Is Sl nor Snlvlnl's
homo In Florence , and where ho has Just set
tled ngnln nftcr his tour through the United
States.
"You must let mo know In what way I can
bo of use to you , " ho snld to mo ufter wo had
ehakcn hands.
C " 1 should very much like , Slgnor Salvinl , "
I said , "to have your opinion of your Ainerl-1
can audiences , of their Interest In the drama ,
nnd of the amount of really critical tusto
Which exists across tlio Atlantic. "
' 'Well , I will tell you my own experience , "
lib replied"in Hint matter , and It is this : I
have never met with moro careful mid moro
thorough criticism than I found in the Amer
ican Journals ; and so much did I ilml this
that I have often been astonished nt the In
sight shown In their remarks , nnd have been
sometimes glad to talto ndvnutiigo of their
suggestions on points which had escaped my
own notice. Of course , I nm speaking hereof
of critics by profession men whose business
it was to distinguish points of good and bad
acting. Of the general public I could only
ay that ills much the same ns the public
everywhere kind , indulgent , ready to make
allowances , und detesting above nil
things to bo wcnrigd or bored.Jut
ono remark I must mnlto about the
American theater-going public , which is a
feature peculiar to themselves , nnd , I think ,
much to their credit , they have nn , extreme
indulgence for artists , and n reluctance to cx-
, press their disllko of an actor or piece which
docs not please them , so that they will rarely
. hiss or attempt any disturbance. If they dislike -
> like the performance they simply stay away
* or go out of the tJicatcr.
"I had , " ho added , "onco myself n curious
experience of that kind , which seems to rno
so unlquo in my knowledge of the stage that
I will tell it to you. I was at Now York in
the coin-so of my last tour , and , having cx-
prosscd n dcsiro to sec n piece that was being
brought out by u certain actor there , I was
sent n complimentary ticket by the manage
ment. The piece Old not take but there was
110 disturbance of nny kind among the audi
ence ; only nt the commencement of the third
net I noticed that the theater wus becoming
extremely empty , nnd during that act and nt
Us conclusion , n good many moro of the audi
ence went out , and did not return , so by the
beginning of the fourth act there were very
few people loft in the theater. My ticket
being a complimentary one , of course I could
not leave during the performance without n
possible appcnranco of discourtesy to the
management. I remained , therefore , 'n ' my
neat , und actually the last part of the fourth
net was played to me , nnd to mo alone , every
other person In the audience having left the
building. "
Godnrd'H "Dante. "
Mr. Arthur Pougln , writing in Lo Mcncs-
trel , pronounces n most unfavorable judg
ment on M. Benjamin Godnrd's now opem ,
"Danto , " which was brought out at the
Opera Comlquo recently. He speaks of ( la-
grant imitations of Gounod , Verdi , Aubcr
nnd Ilulevy , and adds : "As to the general
Inspiration , it is often poor-mid this poverty
is not atoned for by skillfulncss of writing or
sure command of means. " Anil as though
this wcro not strong enough , he llnishcs by
saying : "All this only denotes want of care ,
want of labor , want of artistic conscience ,
nnd , as I said above , too much self-confi
dence. "
M. Victor Wilder in Gil Bin * is still more
Revere. lie says : "Is it not stupefying , in
-fact , to sco a man still so young obstinately
/ persist in making such old musiof What } In
this time of fever nnd passionate toil , when
the cntiro contemporary generation is
tormented by the unavoidable necessity of u
renovation , when the masters of yesterday
such as Verdi , foroxamplo voluntarily leave
their fortress of glory to throw themselves
Into the battle , this unfortunate young man ,
Bhut up with his disdainful indifference , puts
forward the pretension of stemming the cur
rent , nnd foolishly imagines Hint ho is of n
Btuturu to carry art back a century. " After
citing a fable tno critic continues : "Thisson
of n king , endowed with profit of the rarest
qualities , is M. Godurd. He-is satisfied with
everything and with himself moro than any
thing else. Each note that falls from his pen
weighs nt least a pound , nnd the lightest of
his score.- ) would bond the shoulders of Atlas
in person. IIo swallows himself so completely
that ho is no longer conscious of his own
merit , for with equal satisfaction ho admires
his best pages nnd flattest cavatlnas. They
nro his work ; that is sufllcicnt. Some day or
other the swelling tones of his strident or
chestra will cause one of thcso heavy cantile
nas to fall upon the head of the Imprudent
: icr. In his ingenuous candor M. Gojlard
ive.s himself the direct heir of the classic
musters. " Such is the tone of n Parisian
criticism , which .irresistibly reminds ono of
n passage in th'o diologuo of Beethoven's
"Fidello. " Lenore. disguised as Fidelio ,
is told by Hocco of tno sorrowful plight of a
prisoner ( Florestnn ) In the dungeons of the
cnstlo , upon which she says slmddcringly :
"Ho must bo a dreadful criminal 1" To which
Kocco answers , "Or must hnvo jr/owerful
enemies ; it comes to the same thing. "
The "Cooloy" of HIn Time.
In 1810 "Komco" Coates was to London
what at n later data Shales was to Boston. Ho
was a West Indian , regarded ns very
wealthy , with a weakness for the stage. Ho
appeared in that year at the Huymuvket
theater as Homco , dressed In n sky-bluo
Bpunglud clonk , red pantaloons , muslin vest ,
n full buttoned wig ami nn opera hat. Ills
acting , or rather his attempts at acting , con
vulsed the house with laughter , while , ns n
climax , Ids muull clothes , being ovcrtlght ,
gave way at the scams.
Never wus burlesque so comical ns his dy
ing sccno. IIo drugged Juliet out of the
tomb ns If she had been n bundle of old
clothessays the New York Morning Journal.
Before falling ho spread nn enormous silk
pocket handkerchief upon the stage , put his
oi > crn hat for n pillow , and then very gently
laid himself down.
"Ah , you may laugh , " ho said , In answer
to the shriek Unit hulled this now device ,
"but I do not intend to soil my nice , now vel
vet dress nion these dirty boards. "
Shouts of "encore" followed his death , mid
ho obeyed the demand with alacrity , swal
lowed the poison over again nnd repeated all
thu symptoms of n violent sen sickness with
uioro gusto than before.
The performance was demanded far n
v.'iT\t"trHl i when Juliet , entering into the
nbsurdltyoT-tliO .situation , rose up und , ad
vancing to the footlights , gave u quotation
from the play , very nptly altered :
Dying Is such sweet sorrow
That ho will dlo again uutil tomorrow.
Sound and Color.
The expression of musical effects In terms
of color seems nfter all to bo not entirely fun-
rifnl , suys the Now York Kvenlng Post ,
Writers on muslo have long used such expres
sions -orchestral color , " "clang Uut , " etc. ,
nnd their meaning has been well understood ,
but recent experiments show that thcso
psychological slmilas have a substantial basis
In physiology. Sounds can bo heard when
the colored light of the solar spectrum fulls
upon silks or woods of various colors. Green
light falling upon red worsted gives the loud
est sound , and the feeblest Is produced by
the blue light of the spectrum. Writers on
musical ivstliotlcs have often attempted to ut-
tributa colors to certain keys ; it may soon
nppcur that the correctness or Incorrectness
of their sound perception can bo scientifically
demonstrated. What a vista this opens for
the imaginative musicians of the futmol
The coming Wagner will doubtless dcsplso
both form und dramatic slgntllcnnco , and pre
sent us with nn orchestral picture of pure
color. Instead of books of leading motives
'audiences will bo provided with pocket
kaleidoscopes , and tno enthusiastic young
lady of tho-noxt century will rave over some
violinist's di'lccato effects in salmon and clo-
lUiuut's breath.
Wluit ShiRorH Humid Hut.
Do Vivo , the oporutto manager , speaking of
- tour ho inudo in 1807 , relates this breezy
' ' - ' ' Clara Loulso Kullotftf i "Allsa
Kellogg ill it not mnko much of n success.
She was n slender girl , bn ihfiil ntul very fond
of pies , I remember well on our lirst stop
for breakfast nt llio Syracuse depot , llrlg-
neil was vis-ft-vls to her. eating chop * , eggs ,
beefsteaks , slewed chicken , etc. , ns ha was
the greatest cater of nil the singers I over
saw. Seeing Miss Kellogg eat ing n plcco of
pic and drinking n glass of milk , ho snld to
tiers 'Mlu cum , you must cat hccfstnks ,
hcefstnks , hccfstnks , chops , chops , chops ,
nnd drink buono clnrcts , otherwise you will
never be nhle to sing. You nrc too weak.
Take my advice [ and I know very well Unit
she did take his advice ] nnd become a good
cater , too.1" _
MtiHionl and Dramatic.
The veteran actor , .Tames B. Murdoch , has
gone to Ohio to spend his remaining years.
An old lady In Vienna htw arranged to
have the Strauss orchcstni play ut her
funeral.
Mine. Albnnt Is reported as having cleared
? .Vi,000 during her six months' sojourn in
A rncrlcn.
Annlo Ward Tiffany has made nn emphatic
hit in her new comedy-drama , "The Step
daughter. "
C. II. Hoyt's latest play will ho called "A
Trip to Chinatown. " Mr. Hey t Is now ut his
summer home , Charleston , N. II.
Mr. Daniel Frohman Is now In London , the
guest of Mr. nnd Mrs. Kendul. The Kendals
will spend the summer in France.
Klchnrd Stahl's new opera , "The Sen
King , " will bo presented In New York for
the Jlrst time .Tune 'JII , ut 1'almcr's theater.
Mr. A. M. Palmer , has secured "A Pair of
Spectacles , " which is now running In Lon
don , and may obtain also Mr. .Tones' "Judah. "
Mr , Mini tell will open the next season Sep
tember , nt Duluth , and Miss Hosu Coghlan
will open in the same city later in the same
month.
Miss Mittens Willett and Mr. J. M. Colvlilo
have been engaged by Mr. Edwin H. Price to
play leading parts with Miss laru Morris
next season.
"Moses , or the Bondage in Egypt , " Is the
title of the out-of-door spectacle that Cincin
nati will enjoy in August. The Temples of
Isis nnd Apis are already up.
The American Musician says. ' 'Some day n
comic opera manager in want of a , % nttmction
will try "Tho Bohemian Girl" put on spectac
ularly and make his fortune.
"Kinuldo " in live acts
, n now tragedy by
Ernest Lacy , will probably be given n New
York production next season. The scenes nro
laid In Italy In the sixteenth century.
Mr. Charles Arnold , avho toured the
country last season in "Hans , the Boatman. "
has closed n contract for n year's engage
ment In England , Australia and China.
Vienna will have the biggest concert two
months hence that has been given since the
Boston Peace Jubilee , for 'J.OOO singers will
appear nnd will march to the hall In proces
sion.
sion.The
The Trovatoro informs Its renders that the
season of 'German opera closed in New York
"with a total loss of $ ir > ( ) ,000 , an nverago of
S2'JX , ( ) for each of the sixty-seven leprescnta-
tions. "
Mrs. J. C. Williamson , nn Australian man
ager , has secured the American nnd AustralIan -
Ian rights for "GlcnDallogh , " an Irish drama
by Mr. Edmund Giirncy , which will shortly
have its production in this country.
"Tho Hustlers , " a now musical force com
edy by Lew Kosen , will bo one of the novel
ties of next season. It will bo sent on the
road by Thomas II. Davis , the manager of
the "Stowaway , " nnd .Time IJosenthal.
Mr. Howe Hansel is now playing the part
of Jack Adams in "Money Mad , " formerly ta
ken by Mr. Stcelo Maekayo , the author of the
play. Mr. Maekayo wants more time to de
vote to the business end of the enterprise.
Mr. Basil West'who has supported Mr.
Henry Irving , Mr. Henry Wilson and Mrs.
Bernard Bccro in London , nnd Mr. Newton
Sonn , who was with the Florences , have been
.engaged for Mrs. Leslie Carter's company.
Another actress to turn teacher is heard
from. This time it is Clint-lotto Thompson ,
who has gene to Milwaukee to form u class
in elocution and the methods of acting. The
list of retired players thus engaged is yearly
growing larger.
"By Order of the Czar , " is the namonfn
now "play written for Mine. Janauschek ,
which she will produce next season. The
authors iiamo will not bo revealed for the
present. The complications cf the play ,
whoso scenes nro laid in Kussia , of course
are political as well as domestic. '
London Is having n dose of piano playing
Just now. Among tlio moro prominent of the
visiting pianists arc Mines. Sophie Mentor
and Madeleine Schiller , Messrs. Stuvcnha-
gcn , Paderewski , Franz Kummcl , Arthur
Fricdheim nnd SapelniUpfT , to sny nothing of
the numerous others of lesser note.
Frederick Wtirdo , tlio tragedian , begins his
next season September , in Troy , N. Y. .
where ho is to open the now Griswold opera
house with a spectacular production of Henry
VIII. Mr. Wnrdo will bo seen as Cardinal
AVolsoy , and Mrs. D. P. Dowers as Queen
Elizabeth , supported by u specially selected
company.
Mr. Joseph Hnworth intends to give a pro
duction of Will F. Sago's play of "Dostiny"
next season. "Destiny , " by the way , is a
dramatization of Charles Dickens' "Tale of
Two Cities , " and was played at MoVickcr's
cloven years ago. Thoroloof Sydney Carton ,
which Air. Hnworth will play , was then taken
by Gcorgo Learock.
COXXVJIM.t I.ITIHS.
Two old gentlemen , 0110 eighty-two nnd the
other seventy-eight years old , had a stnndup
light ono day lust week in Portland , Ore. ,
over a young widow.
The wife of Baron Edward Austin of Aber
deen , Scotland , who lied to America with her
bubo in her arms to avoid mistreatment , died
in needy circumstances in Indianapolis.
A man's capacity for endurance in some re
spects changes nfter marriage. The lover
that never grumbled at holding u lllU-pound
girl for hours , grumbles if ho has to hold u
ten-pound baby for two minutes.
Mrs. Anulo Butcher and James M. Hutch-
iuson , who were accused of infanticide , made
prosecution for their crime impossible by
getting married , as neither husband nor wife
can bo compelled to testify against tlio other.
' Charles G. Barnnard , llfty-six years old
nnd n leading business man at Lansing , Mich. ,
was married to MM. Lizzie Jackson , n
negrcss. Barnnard has a respected wife and
largo family , but the Jackson woman was
mndo to bcliovu that Mrs. Barnnard was
Barnmu-d's sister. Baruuurd will bo prose
cuted for bigamy ,
Mrs. Mary Fwhman of New York put
out n big washing the day her husband died.
Afterward she hud the parlor window shades
drawn up , and placed in the window pictures
of herself and husband draped in red , white
and bluo. l.n flic basement window wcro dis
played u pair of scales and n bologna Miusage ,
also draped In red , white and bluo.
Ncllio M. Gonzolus is suing for a divorce
from ono husband in St. Paul and Is defend *
ant in the suit brought by another husband in
Minneapolis. I ) . M. Gonzolos , who objected
to paying her alimony on thu ground that she
was receiving n liberal allowance from her
other husband , K. L. Scott , claims that the
llcklo vonng woman di'sertedhlm three years
ago. Ho doesn't euro to press proceedings
for Digamy , but simply wants leave to return
to finglo blessedness.
A romantic young woman named Barbara ,
who gets her mull nt Okoto , ICuu. , wrote her
address on an egg , and in duo course of time
n postal curd arrived nt the Okoto oftlco from
James Miller of Ml Flushing nvenue , Brook
lyn , N. Y. , saying that in n lot of eggs re
ceived at his store this ono was found , und If
the young lady was so inclined hu would bo
pleased to hear further from her ; also that
ho was single nnd alone , but that It was by
no means curtain that hu would always re
main so. Further developments nro nwuited.
At Ofen , Hungary , a woman has died who
hud not for thirty yours gene outside her
houso. She was the daughter of well-to-do
parents. Thirty years ago she was about to
bo married. Her lover , "to test her obedl-
once nnd love , " desired her on u certain feast
day not to go into the streets. She agreed ,
but bi-oko hi.-r protuko and went into the
town. Tlio next day her lover broke the en
gagement , and thereupon she made u vow
that never nguln during her lifetime would
bho Icavo her house and she kept her word.
Tito other day W. P. Franklin , a bright
young follow , reached San Antonio with Miss
Knto O'Neal , daughter of u wealthy stock
man of McMullcn county. They swore that
they wcro of ago and that no legal Impedi
ment to their mnrringo existed. They were
given n license , wcro wedded , nnd went to
parts unknown to spend the honeymoon. It
was learned that the girl , who Is very beauti
ful , is under ugo , und that this is the lirst
successful clopeiuont out of three attempts ,
O'Neal Is ti determined man , nnd is bitterly
opiKwed to Fruukliu , uuil has bworu to kill
both lover * . *
THE LIGHT 01 ; L1JIE ROCK.
How It ia Looked After by the Heroine Ida
Lewis.
THE VEILED WOMEN OF ARABIA ,
Sccludcil IJVCH ! of the Wives of Mos
lem * Worth the Man Milliner K lu-
ontcd Ijnillc.s ns HOIIHC Hcrvii'nts
Never KiiHlilonnlile.
Running from the nmlnlnntl of the city
of Newport , It. I. , Into the west siilo of
Its hnrbor , IH a loiif ' , , sttumuh ly built
wliurf , says KllenLcCtmloIn tbo Ladled'
Homo Journal. Were you to llnd your
way to Its end , you would ere lony see.
from the lighthouse beyond , a woman
appear and ghuico In your direction.
Presently , with agile step , ? ho runs
down the narrow ladder fastened to the
stone wall , jumps nimbly into ti boat ,
unties it from its moorings , takes the
heavy oars , and , with a beauty of stroke
all her own , pulls with a loiif * and a
strong pull that sends her flying toward
the stops of the pier on which you wait.
Her buck Is as erect us that of n , young
girl , her powerful strength manifest in
the great strides the rowboat makes ,
and yet , when she deftly turns it around
and you got a good look at her face , it
cun bo seen that it belongs to a woman
in middle life , but upon whom time has
loft but few tell-talo marks. She puts
out u welcoming hand with u beautiful
white wrist , lidding a cheery srnilo and
word of greeting as she makes ready to
take you over to Lime Hock as her pucst.
You have cause for self-congratulation
in being thus favored by the heroine
Ida Lewis.
Life on a light-house , situated as is
time Rock light , is not the gruesome
thing generally imagined. With a six-
roomed houfco there are cares that 1111
the day , and , like any other "gudo
wife , " Miss Lewis has her pots , kettles
and pans to attend to. rooms to sweep ,
beds to make , papers and magazines to
read , letters to write , ami all the vari
ous etceteras to manage which fill the
time of a busy woman. A devoted
church woman , she spends Sunday on
shore whenever her brother is at home.
As the only woman light-house keeper
in our ecumtry , and the last one that will
bo given u light for such is the verdict
of the powers that be Miss Lewis has
other duties that are unique. Kxactly
at sundown slip must light her lamp , and
precisely at midnight another must be
substituted. All through the night it
must bo watched and Miss Lewis likens
this constant care to that demanded by
an infant. The wick might llaro or
burn low , the chimney smoke or crack ,
or any of the hundreu-and-ono accidents
happen that are over taking place with
the use of kerosene oil. She can but
catch cat-naps ; hence the nearness of
her sleeping-room to the light. At sun
rise the law requires her lamp , like the
foolish virgins' , to have gone out , and
from thin fact she is an early riser. The
responsibility is no small one , for the
slightest neglect of duty or accident to
her lenses would bring a report from the
first seaman who suffered by it. Lives
hang on her vigilance , but to her credit
no light on all the coastis as regularly
or perfectly attended to , nor does any
other gain from the government inspec
tor so high a report. ' Miss Lewis keeps
a daily expense book , noting just the
amount } f wick and oil burnt , and the
time to a second of the lighting and
putting out of the lamp. In addition , a
record of the weather must "bo entered
daily. As Lime Rock light is a lirst-
class light , no rations are allowed , the
yearly salary being $7.30 , and two tons of
coal.
_
AVoi-th , the Mnn-Milliiicr.
Few American women who have visit
ed Europe are unfamiliar with the en
tresol on the A venue do 1'Operu , in which
Worth , the monarch of dressmaking
holds his court. Worth was originally a
shopman in a largo I'ondon dry goods
store. Ho was promoted from the conn-
tea to become a buyer for the firm by
which ho was employed. In that capac
ity ho visited Paris and there con
ceived the idea of the dressmaking busi
ness which lias made his name as famil
iar to tlie women as that of .Bismarck or
Gladstone is to the world at large. The
Illustrated American has obtained from
Worth the only photograph of himself
that ho over consented to have pub
lished. It shows him in the costume in
which ho usually receives his subjects
the devotees of fashion who will atoneo
recognize the peculiar velvet cap some
what like a loose Tarn o' Shunter , ami
the velvet faced dressing-gown which
ho affects. Worth K manner is autocrat
ic. Ho fully appreciates the fact that ho
has achieved great ness. Tie lives in a
pretty villa , buried in flowers , at Yillo
d'Avray , the suburb of Puris , where
Gambctta died. Worth receives
his would-bo customers with
the dignified air of a verita
ble sovorign. Ho listens to their intima
tions of the style in which they believe
the forthcoming coscumo should be "cre
ated , " but ho does not always follow
tlioir suggestions. Ho refuses to bo fettered
in in his ' ' "
tered any way 'creations.
The interview ended , ho waives his fail-
visitor toward an adjoining room , where
Mllo. Louise or some other of his chief
assistants perhaps "tries on" a dress of
the style desired by their caller , and at
tends to the details of her order.
Servants.
It is so often said that the plan of en
gaging ladies as domo.stio servants does
not succeed that it is safisfoctory to hear
at least of one case where the plan has
been tried most satisfactorily by a lady
who has a domestic establishment in
London and in this country , says the
Pall Mall Gazette.
The eternal servant question cropping
up in a recent conversation with this lady
( writes a lady representative ) , I asked
her how the plan of employing educated
women of the upper glasses as servants
had answered. "It has been entirely suc
cessful , " was the reply"and mysorvants
are now always ladies , I have one , a
housemaid , a charming girl , who is the
daughter of a medical man , and all of
whoso inulo relations are professional
men , and who docs her work as thor
oughly and as well as any ordinary iorv-
ant could bo expected to do it. "
"Then you do not tlnd that , after the
glamour of novelty is worn elf the lady
borvants begin to find it rather unpleasant -
pleasant to do menial work ? " "Not in
in the least. If they are real ladles ( and
it is , of course , only in' cases whore they
ai'o that it can succeed ) , they will know
that menial work does not lower them.
Of course , I try to avoid giving them so-
called 'dirty' work as much as possible.
For instance , blacking grates is very un
pleasant work , and very ungrateful
work , too , for the result is never lasting
and never particularly effective. I
therefore have grates only decorated
with tiles as much as possible , and with
the smallest part of ironwork requiring
blacking. Again , in order to avoid
scrubbing , I have the lloora covered with
material which only requires wiping. A
great many arrangements can bo nnulo
in this way to make housework less hard
and unpleasant , and if the mistress
would only spcud u little inoro thought
on thcw matters I am sure there would
bo fewer complaints from and about ser
vants. A (
"At the snrao tlme 'Jiio lady went on ,
"I always insist on rny servants fulfilling
overy.duty they hay * ; undertaken to per
form. If they ongngo to black my boots
they have to do it , "rind.1 " do It rogulary
and well. But this does not prevent mo
from having them in my drawing-
room after dinner { ( ml playing a muno
of whist or any other gumo with mom.
Tholr lives are , oven under the most
favorable circumstances , rather mon
otonous , and where wo can put a little
color and brightness.into them I think
it is our duty'to do It , ,
"Then do they take their meals with
you , too" "No. .AJUi rule I find that
they prefer to take { bflr meals together
separately , and as they have to cook and
servo the meals , this is a moro conven
ient arrangement. Hut otherwise I treat
them as equals , and I have not found
that they abuse this treatment. "
flume ThlngM Never in Fashion.
There are some tilings that are never
in. fashion , although llio enterprising
shopman may fill his windows witli them.
One Is green gloves ; if one green glove
can bo worse than another it is that kind
with V-shaped sections of white kid sot
in them , says a writer in the Ladies
Homo Journal. These never were and
never will bo fashionable , and do not lot
anybody induce you to spend your money
on them.
Then while scarlet crepe bonnets and
Scarlet trimmings are in good taste ,
leave all red hats , specially the largo
ones in the nursery. Arrange your red
colorings in some other way and do not
leave It all in a hat. "La Mode never ap
proves of them.
Then do not believe that blacks , grays
and browns are to bo forgotten for some
odd shade of green , pink or blue ; the
first are always in good taste. Peculiar
tints are never to be desired unless one
has a wardrobe in which gowns are very
niitnnrmiH.
Do not bo persuaded into buying any
thing. Think out before you start what
you want , and endeavor to get it. The
pennncB of wearing unbecoming and un
suitable costumes , or adjuncts , is a try
ing one ; so bo Aviso , and by choosing
judiciously do not put yourself in a posi
tion that will involve your having to un
do it. Sack cloth and ashes mean hup-
pinoss as compared with silk and tulle
for all hours and occasions.
Feet Unbecomingly Dressed.
As a rule it must bo noted that Ameri
can ladies dress charmingly and with
taste , says Lucy Hooper in the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch. The points in which they
are apt to show weakness are thee < per
taining to bonnets and shoes. They do
not seem to appreciate the delicacy of
taste in design and the artistic finish 'of
execution that characterize the best
specimens of Parisian millinery. They
will crown a custome from Worth's with
a $ " > hat from Bon Marclic , and will never
comprehend the incongruity. They will
wear black leather boots with white din
ner dresses and console themselves for
what they vaguely understand is inap
propriate adjuncts by ivlleeting that ,
after all , their feet will bo hidden under
the dinner tables. This is all the more
singular as they are very particular in
the matter of gloves , and the small
American foot , always the admiration of
European observers , surely deserves bet
tor treatment and more careful and ad
vantageous setting oil' .
Women More Uoomimlual Than Men.
Said a Washington street banker to a
reporter for the Chicago Tribune : My
observation brings mo to the conclusion
that women who are tljrown upon their
own exortioiib manage better than men
and will save a little out of a small in
come where a man"woild | give up , take
to drink or cominik .Buioide. A man
thinks it beneath bim.munhood to make
a less deposit than $ .3. A poor woman
with two or three children to support
will wash , iron , cook , and nursa , take in
from ? ( > to $10 a week for the same , sup
port her little household , buy her chil
dren nn occasional toy or a little candy ,
keep her house looking tidy , herself
presentable , pay her rent and make a de
posit hero weclcly of from fifty cents to
$1. Wo have several such depositors in
this bank. I never sec ono of those pale-
faced , tired-looking women at the win
dow that 1 do not feel like going out and
saying something to encourage her.
I don't have much time to read , but I
do not believe there are any such stories
in print as I could toll you if it wore
proper to do so. Women stand misfor
tune better than men. I was in ono of
the savings banks that went under in
this city several years ago. The poor
women who wore the loners were the
heroines. While some of the men who
lost raved , went mad , took to drink , and
some committed suicide , the poor women
wont on silent and sorrowful , beginning
life again penniless.
Whoa the Lord in.iuo shade , the devil in
vented loafers.
There may bo "sermons in stones" but
don't imagine , Mend , that tliero arc "rocks
in religion. "
Tlio Minister Johnny , arc you a peed boy ?
Johnny No , but I was before your llttlo boy
moved into the neighborhood.
A sermon is too often transformed into a
highway over which a preacher parades hia
literary attainments.
The proileher who bears down heaviest on
our neighbors' fallings is the ono who will
get tljo largest salary.
Minister ( to horse jockey ) What is your
business , may I usk < Horse Jockey I am in
the service of the American Track society.
Teacher ( at Sunday schoolBetty ) , what
huvo wo to do first before wo can expect for
giveness of our sins. Betty Wo have to sin
lirst.
Give ua this day our dally bread ,
And this likewise wo ax ;
Bo it with butter thickly spread ,
And free , O Lord , from tax.
Jones Was It not disgraceful the way in
which Smith snored in church yesterday f
Brown 1 should think it was. Why , ho wak
ened us all.
"Havo you a good cooki" "Sho's very
good ( iocs to church four times a weelc , She
can't cook , though. " *
"My sermon will bo collective this morn
ing , " said the preacher , after which a contri
bution was taken.
Thero'll bo 116 moro sorrow there
in the ftituro to good people given
For the maiden iniitli rich' golden hair ;
Thero'll bo no white horses in heaven ,
Utter paaco and release fit/iii all pain ,
For these by necessity driven
To market their daughters ( for gain ;
Thero'll bo no " 100" iil'hi'aven.
There'll ho no moro sorrow there ;
Bread with sweets i will for one class bo
leavened ; , '
Clothed In garments ofwhite , pure and fair ,
There'll ho millions of jitoets in heaven.
"How long did it takaXoahto build the
ark ! " risked the teacher. ,1'Dunno , " cnino the
answer. "Why dealt , > .vou < " inquired the
teacher , sternly. " 'Causo ' , " replied u live-
ye.ir-old youngster , "I wmm't there. "
The act of the provincial government of
Quebec in offering u bounty of 100 acres of
land to all families of twelve ) or moru child
ren-living in that province has had an effect
to bring the remarkable fecundity of the
French Canadians Into bold relief. Applica
tions for those grants are coming in to the
provincial secretary at the rate of a score a
day , and since early in April , when the law
was passed , the government has been placed
la possession of proof establishing tlio ex
istence and whereabouts of about ono thou
sand families of upward of twelve living
children , and still they como. Thu uvcrugo
slzo of these families has not been ascer
tained as yet , but it will probably bo about
fifteen , und not 5 per ccut of them bear
English uamca.
WHEN IS WOMAN HAPPIEST ?
Anna Katharine Green Asks Is It Before or
After Marriage ,
AS MAIDEN , WIFE AND MOTHER ,
Kneh Period and Condition oflilfo tins
ItH 1'cuullnr Joys Knmll HOIIICH
.Wlicrc Iiovo Hulos Discon
tent In Palaces.
This question can bo best answered by
these who have reached the pinnacle of old
age , ami who can look back with unprejudiced
eyes upon the past. If wo go to thu elderly
matron and say , "At what time was life full
est to you I Was It before marriage , when
the hoinago of a lover created romance in
your young days , or during the weeks of the
honeymoon , when new and old struggled to
gether , anil the startled and delighted heart
luirdly know whether It was moved most to
pain or pleasure by the sweet now experience
of ever-present love , or In these later days
when , the novelty of wedded Hfo over , you
settled down to the cares and pleasures of a
homo and a growing family of children I "If
you say this , I ask , , What will the answer
oftcncst bo ?
"The years of early wlfchooil and you tig
motherhood brought mo the deepest Joy.
Thought they were marked bv many trials ,
they wore gilded with n freshness of enjoy
ment that made toil easy and rcsponlsbility
light. "
And it is strange how true this is. As girls
we have seen young couples in their new iniulo
homes nourishing and petting the Ilrst off
spring of their love , and wondered sometimes
why the mother's eye betrayed
so MUCH SICIUT : CONTENTMENT
when Work was so plenty and care so uncens-
A small house with or without a single maid
to keep It , and u crying baby to quiet and
rear did not offer to the observer such a tri
umphant pictm-o of bliss as the rhymes of
the poets and the dreams of our own imagi
nation had led us to expect from the promises
of love.
But stop into the place yourself ; have for
your own the small home , for your own the
crying baby , who a mother secretly knows
smiles oftener then it weeps , anil how chang
ed is the aspect of affairs I
The house that looked pinched and narrow
when inhabited by another has expanded into
a palace of delights , for there you are what
you have never been before , mistress and
iiuccn. No longer a subordinate , you tbo
heart of its comfort and the souco of its
prosperity.
Then the babel A commonplace object
enough when it is your neighbor's child , but
WHAT A WONI > IK : ,
what nn unspeakable wonder when it carries
your own blood in its veins , and smile did
ever a baby smile before { with just that
brightness you have seen around its father's
lips at times , and which has grown so dear
ah ! young mothers know all 1 would say and
all 1 would have them infer , and only young
mothers !
For though with maturing years come profounder -
founder emotions , there is a touching quality
in the feelings that duster about the iirst-
born child which is oxparicuccd but i > neo.
The element of freshness is in it all. Love
has not yet lost its bloom , nor has
The gleam.
The llglitthut novel- was on sea or land ,
vanished from your daily comings and goings.
Other babes may bo lairer , but to the lirst
one alone is it given to awaken
TUB INSTINCTS OF MATIIItNITV ,
and reveal to the amazed heart what depths
lay hidden within its recesses.
Of coin-so there is a difference In people , as
there is n difference in circumstances. . To
tlio girt who has married too soon , or who
has given her hand amiss , there is u weight
of faro or a weight of trouble laid upon these
days of early married life that not only robs
them of their romance , but actually tills them
with darkness aud revolt. To such , time and
linage alone can bring relief or awaken that
power of endurance which is the solo' salva
tion of s-oinoof earth's unfortunates.
But the mass of women have but ono story
to tell , even such as have met with great
worldly prosperity , and to whom old ago
comes "with an access of worldly splendor
which was far from surrounding them in
earlier days.
I remember ono case. An aged mother ,
who bad lived to see her large family of sons
occupying positions of unusual wealth and
power in the financial world , was asked what
period of her life she regarded with the
greatest pleasure.
"She replied : "Tho days when I lived with
my husband in a log cabin out west , and had
all my little ones about my knee. "
Yes , that is it.
MI'.MOKV I.OVKS Till : N'.UtHOW 11OOM ,
the low ceiling , the rough walls , no matter
how bare , because then the little ones wore
about the Unco , looking up with trusting
eves and innocent smiles into the face that is
their all , and beneath which they bloom with
out any thought as yet of the feverish world ,
with its hopes , its fears , its ambitions , and its
allurements.
Do you hear the stall that unconsciously
escapes the lipof that proud and seemingly
sclf-satislied matron , who , in all the pomp of
wealth and station rides down the avenue in
her carriage and set's- through its polished
windows the young mother trundling her
baby and smiling us her own lip-i have not
smiled since that gay and somewhat dissi
pated young man she calls her son was an in
fant ;
Why does she sigh ? Has she not a homo
of splendor , a troop of servitors , unlimited
mqans , and all that she once thought would
bring her unalloyed happiness * Yes ; yet the
tears como when visitors such us these bring
baelc pictures of a little golden head nestling
on a pillow in a nursery whits with Innocence
mid a mother's prayers.
Before that picture
niu : I'AI.ATIAI. IIOMI : SII.MS : KMITV ,
and when she mounts the steps and enters the
massive portals , you can see by tlio wistfulness -
ness of her gaze that her mind is not upon
tno objects of beauty and splendor that sur
round her , but upon another and dearer scene
a shabby staircase possibly , cumbered with
n broken drum and a dismembered doll , and
worn by tlio tread of llttlo feet. There Is no
butler waiting In that hull , but them Is a rush
of tiny feet to welcome her , a gush ot Infan
tile laughter , a cry of "Mamma ! mammal"
that more than amends for the cold and me
chanical service that alone receives her now.
Or so one Judges by the start with which she
suddenly awakes to the present and rous-
sumes Us cares , duties and requirements.
Then there Is another pleasure attendant
upon the early years of womanhood which
necessarily falls with growing experience.
'
There Is a homo to 'furnish , and if through
industry and perse venture the means for this
gradually comes , what delight the fresh
hearted young couple take in the accumula
tion of necessary articles , varied as it
so.netlmes is by the luxury of some
lo.ig-desircd acquisition which is not abso
lutely necessary , but which for that very rea
son is so much the moro dc.sircd and so much
the moro deeply appreciated.
There are many charming sights in this
world , notwithstanding its multiform cares
and troubles , but I know of none moro touch
ing and delightful than the vitlou of a youth
ful pair traversing the Directs together with
thatMir
Mir raor.KNT.ss xr.vcit TO m : MISTAKES' ,
in search of some long-desired object which
they have accumulated sufllcicnt money to
buy.
buy.Docs a Yiuulerbilt or an Astor ever know
their Joy , or Is It passible for the satiated
taste of the old and wealthy over to rualUo
the throb of these young hearts as thov at
last hasten homeward with their treasure In
tlioir arms )
No , no ; these are pleasures which belong to
the beginning of things. They como not
again , except as wo live our life over In our
children.
Let the young rnako the most of them , and
not allow the engrossing cares of motherhood
to blind their eyes to the fact that the halcyon
days nro upon them , and that they uro now
creating memories upon Which it will bo a delight -
light for them to linger In their old age.
ANNA KATIIAIUM : GJIKEN' .
Mrs. Wlggy Don't you think our now
minister preaches divinely ! Wr. Wlggsy I
do. but I wish ho didn't ; if ho'd only preach
u little moro humanly a fellow might diviuo
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