Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 12, 1894, Page 11

TRUMPET OF DAME GRUNDY A Payoliologist Declares the Feminine Mind an Ever'esting Paredox. ITS DORMANT EGOISM IS ENORMOUS Carlotta, Ex-Empress of Mex'co, Made Tn- sune and Dying frov The Story from the Lips of One of Maximilian's G a Strange Polson— nerals, No doubt it was Adam “Well! could anybody woman?" Several men #imilar reference to feminine changeable- ness, Indeed, few have escaped the Idea that life would be smoother If women's ways could be predicted with some degree of cer- tainty—even if only that of a meteorological bureau. It has been sald that man’s best study is man; but his most frequent study, not al- ways sclentific, Is woman, writes Thomas Stinson Jarvis In the Auguit Lippincott's He {8 generally convinced that if woman knew herself, she would not tell. But per- s his greatest difculty in understznding her is because she herself cannot help him much, even when endeavoring to do so. 8o far, novelists have only deplcted the thoughts, feelings, actions and speech of women, without suggesting anything that might better Interpret them as an en- tirety to perplexed man, and give him more of a birdseye view. 1s this pe Does it not seem that we would get to what is desired if women were studied, not by their mentali- ties, but by their phases? For a woman differs from a man in being nearly always in a phase—the religious phase, the maternal phase, the moral, the Irritable, the revenge ful, the love phase, or others, which control and possess her so completely for the time that while she may continue her daily oc pations and appear a free agent, she |is really gravitating in one direction, and is in a condition that makes opposing argument or_advice tiresome, To seek or understand women by study- ing only their thoughts, actions, and speech is like seeking to understand a watch by merely observing the movement of its hands. who first sald, understand a sinca made It is the attempt to alter them by mental force rather than by heart-leading that all women resent. And men rarely seem able to understand that, no matter what they are, women love themselves as they are, and in all their changes; so that criticism at any time is lo them only a direct attack upon themselves, which they too often regard in the light of insult. When they delight to be submissive, masculine fools think they own them, and he is rare who sufficiently knows that even the meekest-faced person, who seemed in her affection to yield all her individually has in her a dormant egoism the immensity of which no words can de- scribe, and which will with great secret tenacl'y seck some compensation when hurt. The woman of today has emerged from Oriental slavery with all the capacities for subtlety which slavery invariably fosters still present with her, though the same are often dormant until she has an end to gain which ghe has not (he courage to approach openly. In these days of her freedom, during which, when filled with impulses that drag her in different directions, she sometimes resembles & chicken running about without its head, man's old idea, which is also part of his savagery, of “molding her to his liking, 18 obsolete and absurd, She is not “owned any longer, except when the idea of being ossessed charms her. She has tas'ed the iberty of the realm over which Mrs. Grundy {5 sole queen, and in which the strongest in- tincts of both the highest and the lowest Dave a better chance to fructify. So that the whole sex develops, both upward and downward, but always (except in the highest class which makes tenacity to duty a part of the Ego) with the deeply-rooted tendency to evade by means of all woman's methods anything that falls to pleasingly cater to a tonsclousness of an individuality pecullarly fmportant to herself. Therefore for a man to avoid the blame of the ordinary woman is dicult. Every one has heard of the unhappy fate of poor Carlotta, sister of the king of the Belgians and widow of the ill-starred Maxi- fnilian, emperor of Mexico. In an isolated etreat in the mountains of Austria old age s slowly coming upon her, but the shadow that for three decades has clouded her mind will never be lifted. The true cause of the nsanity that struck her to earth, just us the imperial dreams of her husband ended fn death, has, until the prsent moment, been known only to a few persons. A most gurprising and dramatic story, it is sure to excite the interest of two worlds. Let me tell it as It was told to me the other even- ing by General Rudolfo Gunner, commander of Maximillan"s palace guards during hls brief and troubled reign as emperor of Mexico, and now a resident of this city, says a Dallas correspondent to the Minne- olis Tribune. OPhe empress,” sald he, “was not driven fosane by the clouds of adversity that were rapidly lowering upon her husband. P; gionately devoted to Maximilian, she was fived with such great Christian resignation that she could face death without flinching. No, it was not trouble that drove her insane; it 'was poison! She was polsoned by an old Indian hag who had been hanging around the palace begging alms. “The heart of the empress went out to the poor and they were always Wwith her. The performance of works of mercy she re- garded as her first duty and it kept her al- most constantly employed. Nearly all of ber immense income was given to the poor. Bishop Ramirez was her almoncr, but she Iso dispensed charity with her own hand. fexgars besioged her at the summer palac at Chapultepec and at the winter palace in the City of Mexico. Begging is a dignified rofession in Mexico and beggars there ad- ress one another as ‘your worship.' “It was by coming in contact with these beggars that the opportunity for poisoning the empress was offered, and the devilish Indian hag gave her a decoction of tala- Vatehi, a poison the Indians in Mexico are most skillful in applylng, and which is more dreadful in its effects than anything in the sinister pharmac-pela of the medicis. “Given with ekill this terrible drug has the peculiar effect of killing the mind and Jeaving the body to live on unimpaired. As in nearly all cases of polsoning by tala- Yatchl, the mind of the empress became a blank to all but one channel of thought Outside of flowers the world to her does nat xist. The love of home, country and riends passed away after the draught of the old Indlan witch's decocticn, and left her mind a wreck. “phat this case of talavatchl polsoning may not seem Incredible,” General Guuner went on, “T will tell you what I know of it. The Qministration of it formed one of the clences of the ancient Aztecs, Their de- cendants, who are the peons of Mexico, ave preserved the knowledge, and in their ands it becomes a dangerous and subtle weapon. It can be glven in coffee in small quantities day by day, and the victim will radually become fnsane, or an ep.leptic, or th, An apt illustration showing how old fam- fly servants are wont to be very conserva- tive, and up-to-date fashions are apt to licit thenr strongly expressed censure 15 sug- ted by the following tale appearing In the ew York Tribuce. really quite dread Matthew's disapproval remarked a young married woman of the world the other day, in speaking of her mother's old butler. “Although 1 feel I shall never succeed in living up to this standard, I find myself peally hesitating sometimes to be quite as “fin de siecle’ as I might be when he is nea Only a short time ago, when I was at home for a visit, the bieycle fad was just beginning, and my husband found atthew one afternoon watching with grim isfavor the attempts of two of our pretty house guests (o master the machine under the tuition of a professional perscn, who had come from town for the purpose. ‘I suppose we shall have your young mistress on a bicycle next,’ sald Mrs. ‘A, to Matthew, wishing to hear what the cld man would say. “‘Ney sir,' very emphatically, ‘Mrs. A, f8 not of that sort,’ he answered with con- wviction. And although, to tell the truth, I had b meditating a try, I actually did not have the moral courage to encounter Matthew's wondering pity aud disapproval. “But he was worse with me,” |nterpolated her younger sister, a bride of few months only, "for when I married Jack he re- marked confidentially to Mrs. X. at_the wed- dine, 'Yes, ma'am, we've married Miss Jen- nle to Mr. Browh. The fact Ia he was the best we could get, although I should not consider him altogether up to the family standard?’ The announcement s made that Lady Somerset and Mies Willard are projecting a scheme to ourage the use of the bicycle among women, not so much from the ma- chine side of the question, as to make the use of the bicycle dress common and famil jar, and thus put in a big entering wedge for dress reform. It seems to be admitted by every one that this Is the only way to accomplish the desired end, by slow advance and under various guises till custom steps in and the thing js done. A California woman, Mrs. the instructor of physical University of California, has ved the dress problem to her own satisaction. She was a delicate woman and coveted the store of health and strength which her husband brought back from his frequent long tramps in the mountains and valleys. She wanted to go with him, but felt the handicap of her woman's dress. Finally sho evolved a mountain outfit equally good for riding and bicycle, perfectly modest, and yet in It Mrs. Magee can penetrate any thicket, be out in all weather, vault logs, or swing for a rocky Jump. The sult te described by the San cisco Chronicle as in two parts, a loose, belted jacket and very wide Turkish trousers, which are kilt-plaited above to a sleeveless lining underwaist and fastened below by a band under the knee. The fullness sagging dewn glves the effect of a full skirt tucked up for the sake of convenicnce. The little urlerwafst buttons in front, so that the costume s casily put on and off. On the jacket is an ample rolling collar, which may be drawn up by a tie in order to protect the neck. No stiffening should be put in the collar. Five yards of fc wo inch wide material makes the suit, a width and a half going to each trouser leg. Under this suit should be worn only what is light and flexible—a combination suit and equestrienne tights. The shoes a russet calf, cut low dcwn in order to give free play to the ankles, with a double row of nails about the a singie row about the heel and one nail in the middle. Leggins should be made to order and never of leather, as this to a woman’s tender skin, is_insufferably hot. Bedford cord is good, and still better is moleskin, which is light, flexible and ex- ccedingly durable. Have a steel put up one side of the legging to keep it trim. Shoes with rubber soles will be found useful for resting your feet after a tramp or for walk- ing on slippery rocks. A hat, a rubber blanket and a stick with a spike in it, if you care for one, complete the outfit. Mrs. Magee looks upon this costume as her salvation, as in it she has been able to take many and health-giving trips with her husband. Some of her women friends who have occasionally accompanied them are equally enthusiastic over the delights of camp life for women. Mrs. Magee thinks similar tramps would benefit any of her sex, and asserts that any healthy woman can do twenty miles a day after a week's preliminary training, provided she is prop- erly clothed. wife of culture at the Magee, Fran- A story is told of Miss Genevieve Ward and English royalty that will bear a_trip across the Atlantic, says the New York Times. As is well known, the prince of Wales is very fond of the theater, and is as well a great admirer of the genius of Miss Ward. When she was play- ing _ Stephanie in _ Forget-Me-Not"” the English prince called upon her in the green room to congratulate her upon her work. Hir royal highness was accom- panied by the duke of Edinburgh, Prince Teck, and a Russian nobleman. While they o conversing, Miss Ward, hearing the le of the bells worn by a tiny pet dog who followed her everywhere, and fearing she might stray off, called out: ““Come here, Teck!” The gentlemen started, and Miss Wara hastily apologized, recollecting the name of one of her distinguished visitors. My little dog's name is Teck—short for Theckla, a German character in one of my plays They all laughed heartily, and in came the little fellow with the princely name, and straightway rushed at the duke of Edin- burgh. ne will bite me “Basket, Teck!”. cried Miss Ward, re- provingly, and the little creature with prompt obedience ran out of the room and curled herself up in the basket. As her visitors were descending the stairs Miss Ward heard them laughing heartily, and she plainly distinguished the voice of the prince of Wales as he slapped his cousin on the shoulder and sald merrily, “Basket, eck! exclaimed the duke. The christening of the young son of the duke and duchess of York was of the claborate character which befitted his dis- tinguished birth and environment. The golden bowl from which the much-talked-of water from the River of Jordan was dipped by episcopal fingers is one of the oldest bits of royal plate in which the crown of England rejoices, It was ‘‘appropriated” by Henry VIIL from a monastery, and first officiated as a baptismal font to the un- lucky little Prince Edward VI. It is one of the regalia pieces, and is kept on show at the Tower, whence it was personally ‘“con- ducted” to the White Lodge by an august keeper for the ceremony. The christening took place in the pretty drawing room at White Lodge, and was attended by all the small baby's august relatives who were with- in reach. There was a truly awful list of sponsors, headed by the queen, with an Inevitable Battenberg prince closing the list. The royal infant was brought into the room by his nurse, who handed him to a lady in walting, who' handed him to the queen, who held him a moment before .passing him on to the archbishop of Canterbury for the im- portant rite. His small babyship wore a christening robe of fine Honiton lace, heredi- tary, of course, while his carrying cloak was made of the queen’s own marriage vell of weblike Honiton. This was lined with white satin, and finished at the neck with a full ruche of baby ribbon. It was a pretty notion, orlginating with the queen herself, and might be copled by young mammas utilizing their own marriage laces. Victorla, it may be mentioned, wore a dress of black corded silk slightly en train, and trimmed wi h a flounce of black Brussels net, set on with ruches of black baby ribbon. They have a curlous way of preserving fruit in the east, which an enterprising house- keeper has tried in this country with very happy results. The principle is to have all the caloric necessary for its preservation supplied by the sun itself instead of by fire, and it s claimed that in this way the true flavor of strawberries, raspberries and even cut peaches and the larger fruit is better preserved than by the usual method of cook- ing on a stove. The receipt I very simple says the New York Tribune, as it consists merely In covering the fruit with sugar and exposing It to the intensest rays of the sun—and where can the sun shine hotter than It does in inland places in America! Surely no tropical heat could be greater at certaln times. The experiment is worth try.ng at all events. An English way of preparing fruit for the nursery table Is to put it in a stone jar with a cover, and to set this jar in a pot of cold water. Bring it to a slow boll, and after- ward set It at the back of the range for seven or elght hours, letting it boll slowly all the while. Then take off the jar and let it get perfectly cold before using. Eaten with plenty of sugar and cream, frult cooked in this way is most healthful and is a capi- tal addition to the children's supper. Those who are “putting up' their fellies and preserves at this season should remem- ber that they should be put away in the dark. If yoy have no dark closet, news papers wrapped around each glass will prove an efficlent substitute. A thin layer of cot- ton batting tied over the white paper top will prevent the formation of mould. Frosted peaches make a pretty dish and are eas'ly prepared. Take twelve nice look- ing peaches, and with a coarse cloth rub off the fuzz; then roll them in powdered sugar, and set them up carefully in a sheet of white paper on a walter and put them in the sun. When they are half dry roll again In the sugar and expose them agaln to the sun and breeze until the sugar is quite hard, and then put in the refrigerator until ready to serve. A woman who was until recently Mrs. Dr. Spencer of Bourbon, Ind., has just been Joined in wedlock to her eleventh husband and as the bride of today is but forty-four years old, time may possibly record many more matrimonial ancéd Her carcer | 18 selleved to bs one of the most remarkable on record. She was a bride when a girl of 16. Ten years afterwards she was d.- vorced. SBhe was also separated from her second and third husbands. The fourth was a pardsned conviet from the Jollet peni- tentiary. Death ended this unjon, and the searon of mourning was followed by the cholce of a Afth and sixth husband from among a legion of auitors Sho was d.vorced from her seventh hus- band. Her eighth husband had a tragic end- ing, and the age of 36 she was married to H. C. Brown, with whom she lived tw years. To this union the first child was born. Brown disappeared, and the next alllance, with Dr. Spencer, was terminated by his sudden death. The courts of the state fail to record a parallel with the ex- Mrs, Spencer’s checkered matrimonial life. To people of eosmopolitan manifold experience the psychological and intellectual discoveries of thelr friends are sometimes very funny, remarks the New York Tribune. The new phil- osophers are so nalf about thelr experience and take it so {nnocently for granted that the are ploneers, as It were, In sentiment and advanced thought, never realizing that others have been through the same phases probably years befcre, that to the more ma- ture mind they scem deliciously fresh, ‘M Z. has actually discovered the bible!" ob. erved dryly a clergyman's wife in whos husband's ngregation a new luminary had arisen in the shape of a fashionable woman, who had suddenly developed a talent for expounding the scriptures, and who held weekly meetings in her drawing rocm for the purpose. “The '8, marked an “they really culture and wonderful 4 are a old clubman seem to fancy what no one has ever felt before. To hear Mrs. X. talk about her daughter’s engage- ment you would think that no one had ever loved ~ before, and now that she has lost her husband she has invented grief.” In these days it is so easy to €nd that something we have been doing every day all our lives we have been doing wrong, says the New York Sun, and then so easy to be set off by some half-Informed enthusiast upon another wreng track, that it is wise to get the cachet of authority before giving up our fidols. When, however, Mrs. Emma P. Ewing says that of the haif million bushels of potatoes handled every in the kitchens of this country comparatively few are cooked as they should be she would not be for- given If the statement were not followed by an exact method of how potatoes should be boiled, since that is the most common way to cook them. Put them, when prepared, in a liberal quantity of slightly salted boiling water, keep them boiling gently until ten- der enough to be plerced easily with a fork, then drain off the water, dry out for a few moments, shaking them about occasionally in the Kettle, cover with a napkin or towel, and set the kettle back on the range where the potatoes will keep hot and the remaining moisture evaporate. Treated in this man- ner they will be dry, mealy, and delicious, If they have been bolled without paring, the skins can be readily removed, if desired, before the potatoes are sent to the table. Some prefer having them served in their skins, or ‘‘with their jackets on.” A me- dium sized potatoe will boil perfectly in twenty-five minutes, Boiled potatoes should be sent to the table folded in a napkin. family,” re- rather cynically, that they feel It is a word of caution to mothers that “the country” {s no magical place where every indiscretion permitted to the children is happily nullified by some necromancy of air or landscape. Incessant running about and reckless eating are as evil in their effects outside the city as in, and children are too often harmed rather than helped by the summer's outing because of this placid confidence in ‘“the -change,”” upon which their mothers rest, to the abrogation of all res'rictions. Some one wrote the other day that she gave her children a day in bed occasionally, amusing them In various simple ways, to their infinite gain in health and temper. This might be difficult to follow In small, close rooms of summer boarding houses, but it is at least a wise plan to see that children rest entirely for at least two hours of every day. In the country it is easy to find a shady spot, where, on a rug or shawl spread under a tree, they may play quietly, or, better still, lic out full length in sheer and delicous idieness. The modern city child is a person of so many occupations through the winter that he or she nceds a good store of reserve energy to get through them all. There is no better way to get and keep this extra vitality than to rest com- pletely at least a part of every vacation day. Fushion Notes. Lace shawls are stylishly resurrec'ed for draping skirts, Lace Etons, surplice walsts, and tea-Jackets are the universal rage. New shell-back Spanish combs have tops in silver and rolled gold filigree in Spanish arabesque patterns. A new veil dates from Paris, and fs of accordion-plaited gauke, which holds the face in a sort of bag, the flufiness gathered under the chin. A novelty in hats for boating wear s made of linen and lined with chip, and is of quite a new shape, with a high crown and broad brim. Refined and dressy costumes are made of silky-surfaced cotton crepes. The crinkle is very slight in the choicest of these goods, and the colors are little more than tint- ings. The very newest of watches are of gold and steel, and are secured on the left side of the corsage by a little golden rosette. This is a very pretty fashion, if neither convenient or safe. A toilet of white imperial crepe of silky texture Is mounted on a foundation of the white and gold lining gauze, and trimmed with pearl and gold galloon and white lace. Belts made of elastic ribbon and thickly sewn with beads or spangle are worn with muslin_ gowns, for they fit themselves (o the figure and do away with the wrinkled look a belt so soon gains when drawn closely about the waist. says an authority, “it you are going abroad, try to buy shoes in London. Take all you will need from New York, for there are no boots in London to suit the taste or foot of the American girl In hats the season’s favorite Is of medium size, turned up at the back, with a project- ing brim on the front and sides. This divides honors with the sailor hats more than usually trimmed, and the model with sharp angles near the front. A new Kind of gauze interwoven with gilt or silver threads Is frequently used as a lning for net or lace dresses. This is rather wiry of texture, but it is very firm, though s'mi-transparent, affording a very satisfactory foundation. There are at least twenty different and dis- tinet shades of green visible on fashion's great fleld this season, ranging from the palest water tints to the deep moss and myrtle shades, all the varying tones dis- played in nature being perfectly reproduced in art. Something new in the wardrobes that ac- ompany the toy dogs still affected by many women are dogs' boots. They come from Paris, of course, and are tidy little bottines, with india-rubber soles and tiny straps to fasten them onto minute hooks and_eyes “Sunshine” s a new material ticularly pretty for pillows. background is woven a damasse figure which changes its tone of coloring as it variously catches the light, in true, “sun- shine fashion. Sleeves are the appropriate name of for draperies, and is par- Against a_solid than extra 1t larger and droop more formerly, making one groan at the amount of material they necessitate. takes three widths of silk for one sleeve. Sleeves reaching to the elbow are the thing for dress, and of course the lung suede gloves to the elbow finish the toilet. Feminine No Mrs. Mary E. Lease is a skillful hypnotizer and is fond of exercising her powers in that line, In London this s:ason square dances have been much more In vogue than round ones —a hint for the balls of next winter, possibly Miss Braddon, the novelist, has purchased Qascolgnes, one of the most picturesque of the numerous country sea' s near Lyndhurst, In the heart of the New Forest. The grounds extend to about six acres. The republicans of North Dakota not only put @ woman suffrage plank in their platform at the recent state convention, but the unanimously nominated Miss Emma F. Bates of Valley City for state superintendent of public instruction It 1s as it should be, that J. M. Barrle should have married pretty Mary Ansell, at 3 | Thrums, as ho did. Tt In enlied Kirrlemuir | on the maps, but It Is Thrumeyto those who looked from its “windews” or fol- the sweet vagaries of o Babble the The duchess of Sutherland thas for some time past showed herself Most netive in fur- thering many movements of philanthropy and charity, and has evifeed w decided ca pacity for supporting her opinfons on the platform. She h spoken in favor of tem- perance, and has hit hard at the intemper. ate habits of members of hér own class At the recent golden weddifig celebration of Mrs. Candace Whealer' and her husband at their pretty cottage in Ontario Park, in the Catekills, which took the form of an afternoon tea, the simple decoration of the room was abundantly admired.’ It consisted of great sheafs of buttercups tied with golden grasses and massed everywhere pos- sible through the rooms.'” who has lately scen the Em- wonders at her still beautiful face. The Empress Eugenfe seems now to have an even more distinguished physiog- nomy than she had when the returning ds brought to her a returning routine of happi- ness. A serenity of mind may be traced in her face and in the regular profile, the lines of which are more refined it they are al- tered. Miss Tda Platt is the first colored woman to be admitted to the bar in Illinois, or, in- deed, of any state. She was recently gradu- ated from the Chicago Law school, where she has made an exceptionally bright record. She s a young woman of excellent ability and high proficiency in the languages, Ger- man and French, and s, besides, an ac- complished musician. Her appearance s made distinctive by a mass of gray hair above a regular and finely featured, expres- sive face. Another of life's ironies is the sad death of the mother of General Houlanger almost simultancously with the assassination of President Carnot. When Mme. Boulanger died recently at the age of 93, she was still in ignorance of the fate of her unfortunate and ambitious son. There is something very pathetic in the idea of this aged woman, dimly wondering in her mercifully clouded mind why no news of her son ever reached her, for she was told that he had gone on a foreign expedidion and would return covered with glory. Of his real fate she was happily kept in ignorance till the last. Mme. Bou- langer was of Welsh birth, her maiden name having been Griffiths. ————— CONNUBIALITIES. “You're not in love, think you are.” “Well, how the dickens am I to find out my mistake if I am mis- taken?” “Oh, marry the young woman, by all means.” A good young man In town found a verse in the bible to repeat as a proposal of mar- riage to his girl, and she found a verse in which to accept. Such good people miss lots of fun. The marriage of Miss Grace - Eleanor Welles, only daughter of the late William Welles of Elmira, N. Y., to Judge Orville R. Leonard of Ogden, Utah, will be celebrated at the bride’s home on August 30. 1t s sald of a girl who never has any beaux that in the evening she lights pleces of punk and fastens them to the porch. Any one driving pass concludes that she is sur- rounded by young men smoking cigers. An engagement reported in New York is that of Miss Mary Potter, one of the twin daughters of Bishcp Potter, to Willlam Hyde, a_young artist and brother of J. E. Hindon Hyde of that city. Miss Potter is at present in Europe with her parents, and Mr. Hyde is also abroad. Mrs. Nellle Grant Sartoris, who has been summering at the Blue Mountain House, Maryland, 1& now in New York, and expects to go to Narragansett Pler in a few days. General Henry Kyo Douglas, who was her constant compznion while they were in Maryland, has also gone to New York. Not- withstanding repeated denfals of their en- gagement, their movements seem to confirm the rumor. b The engagement is announced of James P. Scott of Philadelphia to Miss Taft of Provi- dence, R. I. Mr. Scott is a son of the late fomous Thomas A. Scott of the Pennsyl- vania railroad, who left him a goodly share t his large fortune. Afthough past 40, Mr. Scott s still a youthtul-looking man, and has been loking remarkably well since re- covering from his lllness about a year ago. The engagement was announced at a dinner at Bar Harbor given for the purpose. Mis Taft is a Lttle above the medium height, fine and distinguished-looking, with an in- tellectual fece, and among other attractions has the brenze red hair, which is so much the artistic furor of the moment. She is just 20. Every one press Eugenle Robbie. You only —— CONSOLATION, Harper's Bazar, I am a splendid fellow, and simply great. I went to Yalevard college, and I struck a lovely galit. I played on the eleven, and I rowed upon the crew, But when it came to scholarship I didn't quite pull through. Endurance was my speclalty, however, and stuid Another year in college, didn’t fade; For in the spring athletics I just broke all records up, And Yalevard was accordingly the winner of the cup. Again T tried couldn’t be, I found myself too popular with all faculty. They said: “This man's a dandy in athlet- fcs; It won't do To let'him pass, and weaken thus the crim- son and the blue.” And so I staid another year, and when. the spring came ‘round, Again a_splendid champion in me the col- lege found; For 1 could toss a hammer such a distance, do_you mind, The judges had great trouble that there hammer for to find, my record's and my laurels but no, it the to graduate, But now the play Is over; they have put me out at last. By some strange fluke my papers by the faculty are passed. And now'I am upon the world, and face to face with life, But what to do—that problem's filled #oul with horrid strife. The broker doesn't need a man with biceps that are large; No dry goods man will ever place a sprint- ing man in charge Of interests that are vital; find a trade In which a hammer-thrower can embark. I'm much afraid my and I cannot That men who go to college placed beneath a ban; The athlete doesn't stand a chance against a weaker man Who's groaned and boned away his time. But here is joy, I wis: T've had a grander span of fame than ever will be his! And while he's making ducats malke his life compléte, And while he has his carriage whilst I walk upon the street, I've had a glimpse of glory which he'll never, never know,, And one brief day of fame, I say, redeems a life of woe! have been that will ——e TRIAL NOT, Idaho is to have a 300-mile electric road. A single oyster In season produces about 1,000,000 young. The application of electricity to the smelting of iron is being experimented. with in Sweden. A home where working ‘women may live cheaply is projected at Oleveland. The opening of the Pawtucket (R. 1) val- ley trolley was celebrated by 20,000 persons. In 1891 3,341 ships passed through the Suez canal, ylelding $68,000,000 ju, dues. The underground electric railroad in Lon- don ia sixty feet below the surface in places. Petroleum 18 to be used instead of coal on the locomotives of the Riga railway in Russia. When the aluminlum cap was put on the Washington monument it cost $8 a pound. Now it can be bought for 37 cents a pound. The cottonseed mills of the south turned out cottonseed oil worth §41,000,000 last year, 000,000 worth of ofl cake and meal and over $5,000,000 worth of other grades of ofl The displacement of labor by labor-saving appliances is markedly illustrated by the fact that eleven electric power traveling cranes vecently put into use in the yards of th Carnegle Steel company at Homestead have dispensed with the services of fifty men. Antonlo Zanardo, an Italian marble cutter of New York, has invented a stone carving machine. The tool may be given any re- quired angle to reproduce a desired undercut and may be regulated to carve various em- bossed or intaglio figures upon the same or different planes, IND LADY SOMERSET AT HOME The Foremcst Leader of En.land's W, 0, T. U. Visited by a Nebraska Woman, HER ENTHUSIASM AND SELF-SACRIFICE Story of the Great Philanthroplat's Early Life —Thorough dergone to Kit Herself as a Leader In the Cause of ity Prej Huma LONDON, July 81.—(Speclal Correspond- The Bee.)—Yesterday was spent in the fair county of Surrey, about an hour from London by fast train, where was enjoyed the great privilege of roaming all over the magnificent grounds and noble park of one of England’s historic and private seats, one given by Willlam of Orange to the great Chancellor Somers for his great services in the establishment of the constitutional king- ship, now, as it always has been, the favorite retreat of Lady Henry Somerset, her private and loved home at Reigate. As this gifted and truly great woman is soon to visit America for the fourth time, it may be of interest to The Bee's readers to have a letter about a woman so famous and so good, and of her homes, First of all, this noble woman, so keenly observant, widely informed, fitted to adorn society, Is not at all given to caste fecling, 50 strong among many of her order. Ameri- cans who do not know her and of her will, 1 am quite sure, be glad to know she is more French than English. This is quickly discov- ered on knowing her by her gay manner and quickness of perception, two qualities not at all characteristic of the British women. And it might be said that Lady Henry is a great admirer of America and Americans and many of our institutions. Virginia, Countess Somers, the mother of Lady Henry Somerset, is a granddaughter of the Chevalier de L'Etang, a courtier of the guillotined monarch of the French revolu- tion, and his wife, one of the noble ladies in walting to the hapless Marie Antoinette, who left France for the East Indies when the French monarch perished. One of the daugh- ters of this coupie married a director of the East India compary, a Mr. Pattle, and with her family started for England after the death of her husband. On the sea the mother died and was there buried, and of one of her lovely children the mugic brush of the Eng- lish painter, Mr. G. F. Watts, R. A., madc an ideal. At least his picture was seen by Viscount Eastnor, who lost no time In mak- ing the acquaintance of the semli- oriental beauty, who shortly became his wife, and ~ to whom, one year later, ~was born Lady Tsabel, now €0 well known by name over the world. It was only a short while after this remarkable marriage that the earl of Somers died, when the young couple were left C.unt and C untess Somers, in possession of Eastnor castle, an estate situated in the storied Malvern hills, a pleasant, secluded place, and very extensive. And so time rolled on and the two lovely sisters, Tsabel and Adeline, were women, per- fect beauties, perfectly surrounded and per- fectly fitted as becomes daughters of a noble, gifted father, a queenly, charming mother. Both married, Isabel the Lord Harry Somerset of the distinguished family of Beaufort, Ade- line the marquis of Tavistock, who Is now the widowed duchess of Bedford, also gifted and still beautiful. The second year after her marriage Lady Henry became the mother of her first and only child, which came as a God's’ gift as a kind of consolation for the disappointments of a marriage not happy, and which was finally terminated by the arrange- ment of an amicable separation. After this sad affair the beautiful, gifted woman of the world took less active part In society, and by degrees devoted her energy and talent not only to raising her handsome boy, now almost 21 years old, and a manly, clever young gentleman, every way a credit to his mother, but to the management and develop- ment of her estates. It was then, too, she retired to the Priory at Relgate, where she heard the voices that finally led her on and on until she stands today hand in hand with Miss Frances E. Willard, the two forming a kind of Anglo-American alliance that has secured much and promises more for the great world of reform and philanthropy. After her years of study and devotion to fit her for her higher calling, she divided her time between Eastnor castle in Ledbury and the Priory at Reigate, n Surrey, because on the death of her noble father she became heiress of hoth estates, driving on her many notable charities and doing good and much of it. And, too, It was in these grounds, inde- seribably beautiful, under a giant tree, whose sheltering branches seem to excecd in'length its height, where Lady Henry finally heard her answer to her many times repeated query, “Was he? Was he not? If he was not, “whence came 1?7 If he is, what am I, and what am I doing with my life?” No matter what one may say as to these voices from heaven belng audible today, the devout of all ages have heard volczs, and as long as time is, no doubt, but we shall have those with God, in the soul-listening with the Intentness’ of faith to the “Godward side.” There Is no questioning of the invisible monitor that spoke to the soul of this eager questioning student, after her years of study, devotion and denial, when on that sunny morning, under that kingly tree, in the rose-fllled garden, with every beauty at hand, her innzr soul answered back, “Act as it 1 were, and thou shalt know I am.” She was not startled, but felt she had recefved sound advice, and resolved to follow it. She did. She left the gay world and soclety and retirsd to Eastnor. There, In that lordly situation, she conquered, and before the world today is the strong, gifted woman who has known a mighty struggle, and has devel- oped into a phenomenal leader and organ- izer, one of the greatest speakers or women orators of the English language. She is a talented writer, a knowing politiclan, su- perbly qualified for leadership, and of a per- fectly inspiring ambition. Because of her capacity, there i no telling to what this remarkable woman may yet attaln in Eng- land So yesterday, after many meetings of Lady Henry, and knowing her lovely London home for some time, the one who was born into the world a tiny mite in a little log home on one of the sunny slopes of the royal prairie state of Illinols, with no other rank or title than two happy and honest parents, came to see and know some of the splendor of England’s court of superlor people. Bye and bye we shall know more, but it wil suffice In this to tell of what was seen and enjoyed yesterday Knowing all these facts, is it small der one should enjoy a visit to the of Relgate, situated In the fairest district in Surrey? The town, with its parks, all belong to Lady Henry's estate, 18 a small, queer place, with many pretty houses and lovely hedge rows. The Priory is amidst magnificent grounds, every nook and cranny of interest. It is not stately, like Eastnor, but homelike and comfortable. They say that the history of the Priory goes further ence of won- Priory Third Floor Paxton Block, 16th and Farnam, Entrance 16th Streot Sido. Lady Attendant. Teeth Without Plates—Fixed and Removable Bridges, Gold and Poroelain Crowns Telephons 1085, German Spoken. Gold and porcelain bridge teeth, 22k, $6.00 per tooth. Removable bridge: Gold crowns, $6.00 to § reelain erowns, Gold fillings, $2. #6.00 to & 00. .00 per set, 5,00, .00 and up. Alloy, silver and coment fillings, $1.00. A full set on rubber, $5.00. Painless extraction, d0o. Reiable Work Always and a guarantee on every picce of work. BAILEY, Reliable Dentist. time when, as a monastic concern, It was famillar to the pilgrims who passed across Surrey to the shrine of Becket at Canter- bury. Somewhere tradition has it that it was in a cave on the estate connected by a secret passage with the Priory, and the cas- tle, now destroyed, the draft of the Magna Charta forced upon the king at Runnymcde, was made, Neverthelcss a visit to such a place, well wooded, undulating and spacious, with lakes and fountains, noble tr sh ponds, meadows and gardens, all perfectly kept in the highest estate, is one not soon to b> forgotten. To see the rose gardens alone is worth a journey, not to forget the specials of the priory, among others p.rhaps the most notable is the remarkable Holbein mantle piece, perfectly preserved, and the original design of which is to be scen in the British museum. From the park one has a view of Surrcy hills, the great chalk down. Really one of the prettiest views in all England is to be had and once secn, and all its noble, romantie and splendid traditions known Is a pleasure never to be forgotten. Lady Henry is vice president of the World’s Women's Christian Temperance union, with which the British Women's Temperance association 15 now organically federated. om this soclety may come the seed of the first world-wide fedcration of the English-speaking race, which will hold its conventions alternately In each of the great divisions of Englishdom. Miss Helen Hood, a devoted and experienced American organizer, is on the spot for the develop- men of the World's Women's Christian Temperance union in England. In 1891 Lady Henry was elected president of the British Women's Temperance associa- tion, which office she still holds. In her third year of the work she had, as it wecre, to fight against the reactionary section of her supporters. She fought the god fight, however, and with perfect good humor, in the final council of the year achieving gr.at triumph. Her trouble came about like this: The majority of the executive committce— now the minority—wished her to be a mere figure head. This she objected to. In this €he Amerlcaniz.d (they had charged her with Americanizing) while her enemies wished her to accept the position of a con- stitutional British sovereign. This she would not do and the committee asked her to resign. She replied: *“To his own master he standeth or falleth. T refuse to recog- nize any master except the representative council of the association.” The council met and she was re-elected, and goes on Americanizing and_broadening her good work. ALLIE C. WILLARD. There are five government universities in India, but these universities are forbidden to teach any religious doctrine, and have no care over the morals of the students. Bishop Taylor tells of a man converted late in life who wanted to make up for lost time and double the remainder of his life, so he resolved to support a missionary to labor in the field while he labored at home. The first annual Christian Endeavor con- vention ever held in China was held in Shanghal recently. According to the Catholic Herald there are about 152,000 colored Catholics in the United Stat:s. The chief justice of the court of Japan is a Christian” and president of the Young Men's Christian association of Tokio. One hundred new Christian Endeavor so- cieties were organized in England in a sin- gle week recently. This makes over 1,600 in the British section. The year book of the Young Men's Chris- tian association for 1894 shows that there are 1,439 associations, with an aggregate membership of 232,653. . The summer assembly or Chautauqua for the benefit of the colored ministers and teachers in the south will open August 21 at Tuskegee, Ala., and continue ten days. The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America, which held its convention re- cently at St. Paul, Minn, has increased during the past year by the addition of forty-eight socleties with a membership of 2,676. This makes the total membership of the union 57,350, The “Independent Polish Church” of Cleveland, 0., has issued a call “'to all the disaffected and disorganized Roman Catholic Poles of the United States, Inviting them and all Roman Catholics who are dissatis- fled with the government of the Church of Rome, but not with the faith,” to send dele- gates to a convention, to be held in Cleve- land, to organize a “‘National Polish Church.” The number of Jews in the world is esti- mated to be 9,000,000. Of these about 504 000 are in America. These are divided into three classes or sects—viz.: The orthodox Jews, who maintain the anclent worship; the rationalistic, who scarcely recognize the divine origin of the scriptures; and the Christians. Along the west coast of Africa there are now about 225 churches, 40,000 converts, 100,000 adherents, 300 schools, 40,000 pupils. Thirty-five languages or dialécts have been mastered and parts of the bible and other books have been printed in these languages, while it Is estimated that 8,000,000 of the natives have more or less knowledge of the gospel of Christ. The sensation in Atlanta, Ga., Is the preaching of a 13-year-old negro boy, Charles Johnson of Gibbs, L He is of a light ginger-cake color. He was converted, he says, at the age of 8§ and felt an immediate call. He is now going to a theological seminary, where he Is taking a course in bible study. He has none of the awkward- ness of youth, and his voice fs pecullarly deep. His thoughts are of a high character and are expressed in excellent language. According to recent statistics there are now In Japan 643 Christian missionaries, 377 churches (of which seven'y-eight are self- supporting), and 87,400 church members, of whom 3,636 were added during the last year, There are also 7,393 pupils in Christian schools and 27,000 Sunday school scholars, here are 286 native ministers, 267 theologi- cal students, and 6 unordained preachers and helpers. The sum contributed by the native Japanese Christlans is given as 62,400 yen, or $40,000. The wealthiest denomination in the United States, If we estimate denominational wealth according to the average value of the church edifices and sites, Is the Jewish, writes H. K. Carroll in the Forum. The next Is the Unitarlan, the third is the Reformed (Dutch), and the fourth the Protestant Episco- pal. The average value of the churches of Reformed Jews s $38,839; of the Unitaria $24,7: of the Reformed (Dutch), $19 7; and of the Protestant Eplscopal, $16,152 The . 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