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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 27.
WOMEN ALL TALK ABOUT IT
| anh Qrand'i New Book , "Ibe Heavenly
"Twlni , " Bovlewed ,
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' 'MME ' , CERBERUS" SAYS IT'S ' ALL RIGHT
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iftt a Orally Old Ilnchelor ThlnVi Sen-
ilbla Women Oatnainber the Foali ,
BU to One Pmililnn Motci nnd
rnct * Ueenrdluc Women.
Have- you road "Tho Heavenly Twins ? "
Is the question among women in literary
circles , out of literary circle's nnd everywhere -
where , and then cornea , "Well , what do
you think of It , anyway1' If you have
not road thla wonderful book by Mine.
Barah Grand , then you must got about it
nt once or bo hopelessly out of the fnah-
lon and 'way behind the times. Kvory
ono is rending * nnd talking of "Tlio
Heavenly Twins" as they have not talked
of a book for many a day. It hai taken
the American reading public longer
than usual to grasp the fact that a great , ,
book has at last appeared by an English
writer with a nom do plume , under
which his or her identity has so
far boon well concealed. Hor's ,
sinoo she calls herself n woman , is
n book also about which publishers
discover too late what fools they wore ,
and never get done kicking thomsolvcH.
It is oald that Mine. Grand tried from
ono end of Great Urltuln to the other
r fh vain to got some publisher to under
take her book' , only to bo mot with the
legend : "It IK too long ; people will not
road such long novels now that Dickens
nnd Gcorgo Eliot arc dead. " But this
authorcHS , nothing daunted , had her
work printed at her own expense , and
now n copy cannot bo had for love or
money in Chicago , the first edition being
entirely exhausted , with , however , a ,
promise of a now supply goon adequate
for all demands.
Well , the book IR too long , to name a
fault the llrdt thing. The parts are sp
disconnected , and BO many characters
introduced who have almost no connec
tion with each other , that it takes too
long to got rid of them all , and includes
really three separate narratives , with
plenty of thought and material for
three good-sized novels. And then Mine.
Grand was singularly * unfortunate in
her choice of a title for a book of the
etylc and nature of this ono. "Tho
Heavenly Twins" nro simply a couple of
la fin du sicclo children thrown in for
the most part to make the reader smile ,
nnd in that vocation they are a success.
Any ono who could read the rendition
of their original and vmiquo "anthem"
of "Papa" ( in which they declare them
selves chips of the old block ) , and not
laugh loud and long must bo past re
demption and able to enjoy nothing but
a funeral.
And the book is a failure , too , in its
consummation. After the first part one
is not prepared for such a commonplace
ending. It scorns as if the authoress
must linvo found herself in the same
dilemma as the one Mark Twain de
scribes when ho got his characters in
such a muddle that it was impossible to
straighten them out ; ho loaves the
render to "got them out of the fix any
way possible , the author finds it a hope
less task. " And then the eternal ( a
stronger word would not look well in
the woman's department ) ton-drinking.
It is only reasonable to supnobo that
English people do have some aim in life
besides drinkincr tea' , ' but in this book
the teapot is the controlling element
around which nil else revolves. But
these are minor points , of course.
Mmo. Grand's story , called by ono
critic "both more and less than a
novel , " is great in its conception nnd its
courngo. There is only nbout twenty
years difference between the date of
publication of George Eliot's "Daniel
Doroncla" and "Tho Heavenly Twins , "
but the difference in the ideas , or con
clusions rather , of the two young brides
when confronted by the grave problem
of what to do about the fact of
extreme laxity in the morals of their
husbands , Is very significant. Of
course the situations are not exactly
identical. Gwendoline received her letter -
tor of information that her husband was
n common libertine before she married
htm , while Evadno receives her's just
after the ceremony had b en pronounced.
Gwendoline rathoV thought that a woman
must put up with anything , but Evadno
announces in plain language that she
will have nothing to do with any man
who expects his wife to bo any moro
chaste than ho is himself , and having
the courage of her convictions she re
fuses to llvo with the captain as his wife ,
though it bcoms she is in love with him
after a fashion. Evudne thinks women
in thobo days have something else to do
besidca reforming men , and if this work
comes within the "sphere1 'of woman it
should bo done by mothers and public
reformers , nnd not by young wives. It
Is too hard on the wives. The strong
hold which conventionality liaa on Eng
lish women is illustrated , and admitted
by the author under protest. She says ,
"if this generation would object to bud
bargains , the next would have fewer to
make the best of. "
Madam Grand's manner of dealing
with the woman who taken the chances
and becomes the wife of a man whom it is
necessary to "reform" is very strong.
The horrible suffering , the monstrosity
of whom she became the mother , and the
final mental nnd physical wreck which
Edith Bcnlo became before she died are
lessons in life from a physiological point
of view worthy of meditation by any
woman who contemplates undertaking
such a task. And though this book is
written to and especially for women , it
would not hurt any man in America to
give close porusnl to its "raw" logic , in
vincible reasoning , physiological fuels
nnd true prophecy. . '
Orthodoxy too , poor old orthodoxy ,
coincH in for Home sharp criticism. It
may possibly do for men but has proven
a horrible failure for women , nnd is
shown to bo a back number of the
mold lest bort.
The interlude , "Tho Tenor and the
Boy , " which has no particular connection
with the btory , but is dreamy , pathetic ,
Impossible and beautiful to a tlogroo ,
will bo on joyed by some readers as the
finest portion of this many-sided narra
tion in reference to which so "many men
of many minds" cannot ngrco , uxcept
that it is the great novel of the age , the
ono for which wo have waited and
wutchod BO long. Madam Grand's place
is nbsured , although how she attains it
Eddy of Omaha. Miss Allen" , the libra'
rian , says the book has been ordered and a
will bo ndded to thu city library
aspoon
as it is possible to obtain it , tliolr prdor
having reached Chicago after the llrut
editions were exhausted.
MADAM CEUHKUUS.
A crusty old bachelor once said that n a
sensible woman was the noblest and tlio
rarest work of God. His audience trus
composed of congenial friends , and ho
was not disputed , so ho continued ;
"The vendible woiwm who uro born
this world outnumber these who
leave it , nix to ono. "
"Got the figures to provo that ? " asked
a reporter.
"No ; but you can't provo that I'm '
wrong. Mv statement is an axiom nnd
will bo acknowledged as such before
long. "
"What becomes of the sensible women
who don't die1 was the next question ,
"They die fools' , spoiled in bringing
up > . "
A sensible woman begins very early
in life to show her prevailing character
istic. As a child she can be reasoned
into obedience when she cannot bo
coaxed or driven , and , though it would
bo idle to attach undue importance to
the bachelor's opinion as given above , it
la wise to remember that wise Impulses
may l > o changed to bad ones by Improper
training.
The sensible woman docs not allow
self-gratification to persuade her to do
that which Is contrary to reason or sound
judgment. She never loves a man so
dearly , notwithstanding his bad habits ,
which she despises , that "she cannot
give him up. " Her good Bonso tells her
that love is short-lived unless fed on re
spect , nnd albo that an affection which
IB weaker than a bad habit is scarcely
worth having.
The sensible woman never docs , u
thing simply because every one. else is
doing it , but because she has decided
that she may safely do it. She cares
just enough nbout the opinion of her
neighbors and none too much. She who
docs not care what others think of her
IH lacking either in good sense or moral
ity. She whoso first thought is , "What
will folks say ? " lucks good sciibo. and the
firmness to do what she believes to bo
right regardless of consequences. The
sensible woman is the medium between
these two extremes.
In time of trouble ono turns involun
tarily to the sensible woman. Others
may bo favored companions when the
skies uro clear , but under the clouds are
as Ubcless as a' laeo shawl In n snow
storm. But the bonsiblo woman knows
you are human , and although that may
nave seemed prosaic , when your fair
weather friends are comparing you with
the angels , you nro not grateful. She
docs not gush , or look scandalized , or
say "I told you so , " or become senti
mental , or try to convince you that she
has suffered worse ; you know at once
that she understands that she is not
wunting in nppreclatlon or sympathy ,
nnd . , that she will help you If you will
.ot her.
*
The following comprehensive inscrip
tion recording the virtues of nn nncicnt
countess of Westmoreland , nnd written
by her husband , wns formerly to bo soon
'n a largo room nt Budstono place , in
lie county of Kent , once a scat bolong-
ng to that noble family. It is a portrait
moro beautiful than any of the elegant
productions of Knoller or Reynolds , and
would ornament with a peculiar grace a
.ady's dressing room , thus inspiring the
owner to emulate bo exquisite n model.
Says the memorial in the quaint style
of another century : "Shoe feared God
and knowo how to'sorvo Him : Sheo ns-
synod tymcs for her devotions and kept
' .hem : Shoo was a perfect wife and a
rewo frondo : oShco joyed mobto to
oblldgo those necrestunddoorost to her :
Sheo was still the bamo over kyndo and
never troublesome : Often preventing
my desires : Disputing none . Provontillo
monuging all that was my no : Lyvinge
in appearance above myuo estate while
she u'dvancod it : Shoo was of a grcto
spirit ; sweottie tempered ; of a sharp
wit without offence ; of excellent speecho
blest with silence ; of a bravo fashion to
winno respect and to daunt boldness ;
pleosynge to allo of her sex , ontyro with
fowo , dolytinge in the best ; over avoyd-
ing all persons and places in their honor
blomyshcd , and was as free from doing
ille as giving the occasion : Sheo dyed
as she lyved well. "
* *
M. Borlllon , the noted French ph'ysl-
clan , finds that the habit of nail biting
among children is extremely common.
In a public school in Paris , out of 203 "
pupils examined during the month of
April last , Gil that is to say , nearly
one-fourth wore addicted to the prac
tice. Curiously enough , results vary
greatly in different districts and in dif-
foront'sohools in the same district. It
seems that girls are more given to the
habit than boys. In ono girls' school in
the Department of Yonno 11 out of 21
wore confirmed nail biters. In another
girls' bchool the proportion was 01 out of
207 pupils , and , of those " 01 , 15 were
found to bo in the habit of biting the
nails of both hands , and the others of
biting only those of ono hand. M.
Borillon recognizes that nervousness lias
much to do with the habit.
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# 4t
Apropos of Marion Crawford's ' remark
about our mustachcd butlers , that they ;
amused him after the shorn ones of
England , why won't somebody say that
our butlers , our American butlera , wear
mustaches , and wo , when abroad , find it
uinubing to see the English butlers
smooth shaven , nnd wonder why their
masters do not insist that their mouths
bo covered. Will the time over cotno
when wo will dare to bo Americans ?
There are great lessons to bo learned
from the older nations of the world ,
great models to bo studied , and wisdom
to bo got from the experience which is
the accretion of centuries , concerning
which the tnsto of ono cultivated com
munity is as good as that of any other.
*
* *
This little story of ono of our com
patriots is told in a London print : "A
young American lady who has not very
long been married , was invited to the
first state bull her
, mother-in-law being
invited to the second. As the date of
the first ball drew near , the young lady
was so far from well that the older Mrs.
called upon the Lord Chamberlain
to ask if the
invitations might bo ro-
vorbed , HO Unit the young lady Mrs.
might have a bettor chance of re-
covory. 'Quito ' impossible , ' said the
sturn olllcial , and with a smile , 'I ' hardly
believe your daughter-in-law is an
American at all ; any American worthy
of the name would got off her deathbed
to dunce at Buckingham Puluco. ' "
Fimliluil .Niitos.
Sonio of the now satins are in strong
coloring.
The silk ulnghums uro shown in
autumn colors.
Gulpuro lace will bo supplanted by
point d'Argonoon ' as a decoration for
gowns. ai
aiP
The derby sackings are a now English P
weave with stripes and bhaggy dots be fr
tween the lined. tl
Knickerbocker tweeds nro loosol ii
woven In two-toned effects Hocked with "J
black or dark groon. "Jdi
Ono of the modes which promibo to bo diai
favorites among fall fancies is the ai
princcsso of old time favor.
Now Uornoo and Alpine cheviots have jc
complication of bar a and lines which ei
are like plaids in their intorlaolngs. si
Cafe nolr is the darkest shade of si
brown that will bo worn this season , ii
Ujijl or mud color Is ono of the lightest , n
The little Spanish jackets for tennis , "
for evening wear on the pia/.iii , or in }
Bhort di'ivo on the beach , are BOOH >
everywhere junt unw. of
Hodlcos differing in-thblr etyle of 0
trimming on each nldo of the front up- ll
pear again on elaborate evening toilets , y
and not a few dcsiyuoru ornament the
back of the corsage as lully as they do
theE front. ,
Extremely : largo hats do not appear
now , the mniorlty of the shnpos being
cither small or medium. There nrc
some dome crowns that nro pretty.
French Mlmosn Is nil wool anil won
derfully soft. It is also in two colors
which j intorblond in the in-nnd-out
weaving which distinguishes it.
The large sleeve is doomed. Those of
dimple ; coat shape with slight fullness on
the shoulder and the Garibaldi shape
will p'rcscntly occupy our attention.
New skirts from Paris nro not of the
early Victoria style , but slope outward
round the hem , nro absolutely tight
fitting at the hips , and button down the
side of the front.
sideT
The Eton jackets wo are nil wonring
EO contentedly nro rcnlly becoming only
tO women with small waists and small
htp >
short ; women than to fall ones. "
Louis XIV. draperies , ovorsklrts nnd
panlors , both large nud email , nro doing
tliolr ! best on the other side of the \vntor
to bccomo prominent among the rccoging
ni.iT fcnturos of winter modes.
The white foil sailors are trimmed in
black velvet , white satin ribbon and
small black birds , and often accom
panied by the black spotted white veils
that are enough to maTte a Woman cross
eyed and blind in a month ,
oyeiT
The crnzo for zouavo or Figaro jackets
shows no sign of abatement , but there is
a decided tendency to spilt them up the
back or full them in Wattcati pleats
across the front , which gives them
almost the affect of a yoke.
Crenelated edges are also noted , this
style ! being relntroduccd for the reason
probably that some of the handsomest of
the gowns in the duchess of York's
trousseau wore finished with tabs , Van
dyke edges or scallops.
Aluminium hairpins and bolt buckles
are among the pretty trifles now
wrought In this metal. They are so
much cheaper than the silver knickknacks -
knacks , and withal so exceedingly attrac
tlvcA , that they deserve to bo purchased.
At a dainty afternoon tea recently the
hostess wore a toilet of , black lace over a
cream colored kilted not skirt and waist.
AI pleated ruche of combined cream and
black ( lace stood out around the wearer's
fact like a misty cloud.
The stitched hats show some of the
funny little "protend" crowns. Very ab
surd , and not very pretty , must * bo the
verdict upon these crowns , oven when
used in dross materials , but with the
stitched cloth brims they are specially
ridiculous. :
The Napoleon hat is among the most
elaborate of the imported models. The
poke is not so potent an influence as for
some time , but the rollod-back brim ,
from which wo scorn destined never to
bo entirely i free , is offered in now forms
and old.
A rich and striking evening gown is
of black gatin , the skirt gored and
trimmed with two white lace flounces
arranged in large festoons. The waist
is all of white lace , with a black satin
bolt and a wide band of jotted lace for a
finish at the nock.
The now alpiues conceding that an
, lpino of any sort can bo called now
nro making a brilliant bid for approval ,
if the vividness of their coloring may be
ionsidored. Such purples , and grcqns ,
and reds never wore soon , except on
talian immigrants just landed. " *
A trimming conceit devised for the '
vhito snilors is the nnchoring of high
oops of white satin ribbon by moans of
aided strips of the ribbon , terminating
in small i , full rosettes , caught to the ox-
rome edge of the brim. The sailors
hus trimmed seem to have all sails sot ;
rendy for the first favorable .breeze. .
Goldon-rod , maize , mandarin and
lonoysuckle are the names of handsome
yellow shades used in evening dress and
nillinory ! , and "dawn , " the rosy golden
hui , remains the queen of all evening
.ints . , it having a wonderfully softening
and beautifying effect upon the complox-
ion under artificial light.
Velvet-covered buttons
nro being used
by fashionable dressmakers , nnd when
tin trimming of the gown is velvet , but-
tor of the same fabric are very often
used ( to fasten the bodice , and instead of
sash or bolt , a roll of velvet or twisted
ribbon will finish the pointed bodice , the '
edge | being piped with velvet. .
A lady guest wore a pretty dross of
soft black surah satin dotted with bird's-
eye spots in blue , pink and amber. The
Irees was trimmed with a lace skirt-
lounco ' and lace bretolles , and with it
wa worn n kilted black : lisso bonnet
with upstanding lace loops , together
with n cluster of forgot-mo-nots nnd
rink roses. is
The subject of fringes still agitates
ho feminine mind. To part or not to
part is the question of the hour. To
women with low foreheads and small ,
regular | features the parting is very be
coming , with its softly waved fringe
pinned back on either sido. But to
Faces less fair nnd youthful the little
fall of fringe softens the outline and adds
co the beauty. of
Women upon whom the present
financial depression is bearing uncom
fortably will find relief in the fact that
so many old tilings are again now , made
so by the decree of fashion , who , after
all , is the most good-natured of
goddesses and always ready to help her
votaries out of n pinch , knowing full
well that she will bo repaid by their
increased devotion when the troublous
times are over.
All the rich fruit and dahlia shades ,
oaken bronzes , russutts and beech-loaf
gold , the green of tlio maple , and the
bracken and the scarlet of the
geranium , the gladiolus and the lobelia ,
will all appear , and among winter colors
will bo tliaso never produced before by
either nature or art , but beautiful
withal , showing up in monochrome , or
in a mixture of striking or exquisitely
delicate dyes. .
There was never n season wnon
ribbons plnyoil so important n part in
the dress question. Worth makes
entire dresses of them. The foundation I
is n kind of grenadine laid in deep
plaits , with a ribbon down each plitit
ending in n loop and end at the foot.
The waist may bo made of either length-
wibo or crobswibo strips of ribbon , uc-
oarding as a woman is long or short
waibtccl and has in
, either rasa a
ruche of ribbon around the shoulders.
Fabrics for autumn cloaks and jackets
are imported in nasturtium brown ,
petunia < , silver , imperial Russian green ,
friars' gray and admiral blue. Some of
the cloths have a buurotte stripe ruiced
in : rough lines on their smooth surface ,
and others uro crowed'with netted wool
meshes in ciimol's hair. The jackets are
double breasted and straight in front ,
with the back cut boll shape and Having ,
nnd are about forty inches in length.
Among pretty tailor gowns for autumn a
journeys are three of fawn colored
camel's hair , roughly flecked with
silver-white or petunia red. These have
single-breasted Princess May coats open
ing over bongalino vests the color of thorough
rough portions of the fabric , or they are
made with doublo-brcastod round waist
with spreading rovers , collar and droop
ing ' Queen Anne sleeves of batin. Some
: the hkirts are In seven-gore style ,
others , in boll shape , but in either case
they are uutrimmud.
With nerves unstrung urn ! heads that ucho
Wise \\ouieu llroiuo-Sultzer tuko.
n'S ' TELEGRAP" M .0 .
Efficiency ] and Proijip'tfl'flss ' ' of QoToramont
Oontrol
COMPARED WITH AMERICAN METHODS
.
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Th Poital TeleerspU itein , Civil Service
' nnd IVntiup * rf'.xplnlned by Oltlof
Klcctrlclan ! 're < { * ui8omo fotalblll-
ties of tlfcHfrlcplione.
Ii Mr. W < H.Proccri , the president of
the English Jnslitf loH of Electrical En- '
glneors , and the chief electrician of the
government telegraphs nnd telephones
of . England , is found a leading exponent
of all the best thought and practice of.
England. At the Rhino time lie is n man
who fully realizes the necessity of watch
ing closely the development of electrical
practice in this country , where electric
ity has mndo more rapid strides than
anywhere else in the world. It has
been said of Mr. Prfceeo that ho is him
self tliQ , great argument for government
telegraphs ; that the English telegraph
system is the only one in all Europe
that can compare with our own for of1
flclcncy and promptness , and that the
success of the experiment of handing
over the tolograp'hs to the government
in England has boon very largely due
to the wonderful enthusiasm and ability
with which ho has developed and per
fected the technical brunches of his de
partment. As a mutter Of fact Mr.
Preoeo's department is the Western
Union and American Boll Telephone
companies rolled up into one , with half
a dozen submarine cable companies
thrown in for fun , and yet ho manages
to swing the affairs of this vast organ
ization with an ease and facility which
marks him as being one of the great
English administrators of the ago.
The opportunity was seized by the
Now York Sun , whllo Mr. Precco was
passing through Now York for Chicago
to interview him afc the Windsor hotel ,
and to elicit sonic of his views and
opinions on the comparative merits of
English and American telegraphs.
Government Control.
"Do you consider , " ho was asked ,
"government telegraphs a success in
England ? "
' Yes , they are undoubtedly a success I
in England. I regard the telegraphs in
England as oven " nero republican than
hose in the States. In England the
, olographsjbelong"k > the peonlo ; they nro
maintained by the people ; they are su-
> orvised by the people ; for every Eng-
ishman has the right to complain of
my delay or anything wrong , not only
hrough the press , but in the House of
'arliament , and every complaint of
very kind recoif/cdi directly from any
nomber of the publipj receives as much
fvttontion as thouglinteamo through the
hat the telegraphs' in England are
magnificently worked , . Wo can send a
essage to anyj'p t of the United
ingdom and got 'a reply in an hour.
The < facilities . in , England are
greater than 'they are here ,
for ' wo go ; to * every town
an'd every village , respective of the
'act that they'pay 0 "do not pnyi while
, n the States tlOpuw ] < ? Jsj that pay appear
to mo to bo the onlycou.es that receive
, ho attentionofi"tho telegraph com-
mnies. An ido'of'tho ' ' extent of the
orvlco may bo3 fprtned from the fact
hat in 1891-2 thVol1w.c'ro'G9G85,480 ( , tele
grams sent , bqjng'anji/ioreaso of , 3.000-
000 over the pro vidus.-year. The.distin
guishing feature of our English system
is the facility given to the press. The
press system is a distinct system of its
own. There is not a single town in the
United Kingdom where a daily newspa
per is published that Is not in direct
communication with the postolllco in
London , and where verbatim reports of
the proceedings of Parliament are not
reported. The provincial prcbs of Eng
land is almost entirely supplied with
news from this telegraph system. The
'ates paid are ridiculously small ; in
'act , it was owing to a mistake in draft-
.ng the original bill transferring the
telegraphs to the state that the rates
amount now to about 2 ponce , or 4
cents per 100 words. The result , how
ever , while satisfying the newspapers
and other beneficiaries among the com
munity , is serious to the Postal Tele
graph department , for this press service
costs the couritry$2lXM.OOO a year. It
, hownvor , questionable whether the
benefit which the public derives from
the dissemination of accurate news is
not worth this additional charge on the
taxes. "
The Political Side.
i'What is the relation of telegraphs to
politics in England ? "
"Tho telegraph is , of course , a branch
of the civil service of England , and most
those who are 'employed in this
service wore bodily transferred from the
service of the telegraph companies. I In
have failed to perceive any dilloronco
whatever between the zeal and energy
displayed in private service as com
pared with the same characteristics
shown in the government service. In
England the civil Borvico is entirely
distinct from politics. A change- the
government of the day makes not the
least difference. Not a single ottleor Is
dismissed , and the political chief of the
department is not only selected for his
eminence in Parliament , but for his
business qualities , lie comes there as a
political chief ; but I have never known
an instance of a political chief interfer
ing in any way , directly or indirectly ,
with the executive. Hence the service
absolutely uninfluenced by politics , I
don't think the postmaster general has
the least knowledge of the political lean
ings of those of his department. I can
spcuk for myself , that I do not know the
politics of a singlet nian on my stalT , and
am quite sure that' not one of my men
knows mine. " "
GivU p-Ico ,
"Aro there many/women in the tele
graph service ln < Kngldnd ? "
"A largo proportion of the operating
branch is foinalb. "They are very well
paid. They adyft'pjo ' and are appointed
to positions of great , trust , and the in
centive of rowavd.lfralwnyH hold before
them by tliolrt appointment to those
vacancies when thuyjoecur. An annual
vacation is allowed to all. They receive
medical assistance and the department
supplies cooklngfihj'othor } conveniences ,
such us would bqfqund In clubs. They
are entitled to ari pension on the tame
scale as that in theneivll Bervico gener
ally , which is baseoVon the idea of sixty
years' service securing full pay ; but , us
rn'ittor of fact , the maximum IK forty
years' service , fee that the maximum
faulnry which anybody can got in the
civil borvica is forty-sixtieths of the full
salaryniul that after forty years of sorv
ico. An otHccr in the civil service ,
whether male or female , can retire after
00 years of age , but must retire at 05 ,
In the case , however , of exceptionally
meritorious cHlcors , the treasury has
the power to extend the term to 70 years.
Wo have the strange anomaly In Eng
land of the head o/ the civil borvico of
the country being an octogenarian. The
proportion of women in the telegraph
service is probably ubaut one-third , the
difference being duo to the fact thrvl wo
never employ thorn for night service. "
No niittnctlon.
"How do the female operators com
pan with the male in England ? "
"
"As operators , there is very little dis
tinction to bo drawn between the two in
the matter of dexterity ; but occasion
ally the women are wanting in the phy
8icn strength required to maintain hard
service on special occasions ; they are
apt to break down. "
"How do the English nnd American
operators compare in the matter of
8 "I , have failed to observe any difference
,
ence ( ( between thorn , "
"Is ' ] there anything that wo can loam
from England In general telegraphic
work , or that it can loam from us ? "
"I think it right to say that this is
now my third visit to this country , and
on each of my previous visits 1 took
great pains to examine the working of
the telegraph system hero. I have
taken over to the other side nearly nil
thnt was good In it , so that at the pres
ent moment it is most dilllcult to sny
which of the two is the better. If I see
anything now during my present trip I
shnll certainly take it back with mo. I
have nlso had the benefit of visits in
London from friends on this side , nnd
the result is thnt the two services have
welded themselves very much on
the ) sumo linos. The West
ern Union is employing' very
largely the main features of our Wheat-
stone automatic system , and I have seen
results hero which huvo fairly aston
ished mo. I was surprised to Hud thnt
on one day 4,200 , messages hod boon sent
on a single wire from Now. York to Chi
cago. " " *
TnlepUotin Development ,
"What is the connection in England
between the government and the tele
phone ? "
"Tho telephone service in England has
hitherto been conducted almost entirely
by private companies , but the postoffice
has established oxchamros in two or
throe of our largo towns. The tele
phone companies hnvo gradually boon
absorbed by the National Telephone
company nnd now there is but ono com
pany. Its operations nro going to bo
conlined to towji circuits , pure nnd sim
ple , while the trunk Borvico of the
country , that is the long distance
telephone , will bo conducted by the nost-
olllco. There seems to bo an opinion
that divided responsibilities will network
work , but I find that the long distance
work in this country is conducted by an
organization separate from the town serv
ice , and 1 cannot find that any diillculty
has arisen from this division of service.
do not expect any difficulty in England ,
except it arise on the side of the com
pany , who do not look with particular
tavor on the now regime. I urn ashamed
to say that in England the conduct of
the telephone business compares most
unfavorably with that in this country.
Ono object of my visit hero is to en
deavor to trace the reasonwhy. . Ono
reason why has already proved itself tome
mo to bo very evident ; thnt is that the
business of telephony is conducted just
ns much by these who use as by these
who maintain it. In England thcro is
constant friction between the users and
the suppliers. The service has not been
well done , nnd the public growls , loses
its temper and makes it worse. "
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