THE OMATTA DAILY. BEE : SUNDAY , MATICH IB , 1894-rTWENTY PAGES.
WILL WOMEN WEAR BEARDS ?
Time Oomincr When Girls Without the En-
vied¬
Down Will Not Bo "in It"
AND DUDINES WILL SPORT MUSTACHIOS
It May Tulin rtrty Vmrs , lint tlinfircmtliof-lllrtiiln U ( liilnlriK Htriidlly Tim Now
Iculler of .Moroni * IVniliilno-I'liMiton * mill I'linclm.-
Tli
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s term "A bearded woman" Is to sensi-tive
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earn nhocklngly suggestive of a personaltogether mncullno: und repuUlvo. liut It-
IB UBclosa to longer illggtilso tlio fact thatfully one-half of the feminine gender nl-
rcady-
sliow very perceptible evidence thatIn tlmu , say fifty years hence , they bid fairto rival their masculine admirers In thecultivation and preservation of the bewitch-INK mustache , btlrnsldca and stately benrd-
."The.
bearded lady" no longer proves adrawing card for the traveling circus. Why ?Hccauso In the last ten yearn she has ceasedto be n novelty. We meet her frequentlyupon the public thoroughfare , st! bcgldo her-at the theater or In the house of worship ,or , per chnncc , several may adorn our ownfamily circle ,
What mean those numerous advertise-ments
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, such as "Depilatory paste , " "I'rcpara-tlons
-warranted to remove superfluous hair , "
"Hair on the upper lip , which BO many ladlesfind disfiguring , forever eradicated by theuse of the electric needle ? " Are they notproof positive that the poor helpless creaturesof a supposedly cruel dispensation of DameNature lire going to fight the Issue ? Kvonnow they are battling bravely against afate , which however unwelcome , will , as-sure as the HUH shines In the heavens above ,sooner or Inter overtake them.
Hut to the last bitter hour they will resistthe encroachment of this , to them , growinghorror , calling to their aid all the extermi-nating
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remedies which science can suggestor art produce ; but In time nothing willavail , and by the middle of the twentiethcentury they will gracefully capitulate , suc-cumbing
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to tlio Inevitable; . In place of try-Ing
-to eradicate hair on the face , they will
be* seeking for cold cream and other wellknown promoters for the growth of prettyand luxuriant whiskers , and a girl withoutthe envied down will not bo "In It. "
In that ago to come Just picture two prettygirls , cute Miss Kittle , with her blonde mils-tucho
-waxed to an exquisite point of perfec-
tion¬
, outrivaled only In charming attractionby graceful Maud , who employs only themost expert of barbers to curl the Jot blackbangs beneath which gleam and sparkle teethof dazzling white. And what a blessing Indisguise It Is going to bo to unfortunate girlswith big mouths , crooked teeth or homelychins ! Why , many a woman who has beenmarried twenty years has no Idea what anugly beast her husband Is , because nothingcould Induce him to slmvo off his beard ,
which , like charity , "covers a multitude of-
sins. . " llut at hist the monopoly on so manyadvantages long usurped by the sterner sexIs going to bo relegated to a back scat , forwho knows , my ambitious sisters of ballotreform and the Hloomer proclivities , thatpants and the female franchise may not beIntroduced to support the coming mustache.-I
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know that many ladles are going to boshocked by this revelation , and my beardedlady friends are goingto deny It Individ-ually
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and collectively. Hut facts talk. I amtold by a gentleman who lias traveled ex-
tensively¬
that In Paris boarded women arenumerous , and that among the women ofSpain , one out of every ten sports a respect-able
-mustache. Everyone knows who has
seen the Infanta Eulalia. that In that respectshe sots a fair example for her country ¬
woman. In Constantinople the proportion ot-
mustachcd women Is greater than In Spain.-A
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Boston physician Is authority for the as-sertion
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that fully 4 per cent of the ladles ofthat city are "afflicted" with a perceptiblegrowth of hair upon the upper lip.-
I.
noticed some very remarkable hairygrowths upon female faces In southern Cali-
fornia¬
, a number of misses of 14 or 10 yearsbeing qulto heavily bearded. One handsomewoman of nbout 30 , gowned In oxqulslto taste ,
had evidently outgrown the shrinking frompublic attention usually exhibited In similarcases , nnd seemed very proud , as shecaressed with alenderwhite fingers , quiteafter the manner ot a "real Tude , " her fine ,
well-kept silky mustache that drooped grace-fully
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over the delicately curved Ji'ps.'
Some men of science go so far into thedim uncertain future ns to assort that thehuman race will eventually bo covered with
What a relief that would bo to those la-dles
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who anticipate the event of clothingthemselves In the hides of animals with thefurry sldo out. Ugh ! Could anything bomore hideous than the great , ugly , outof-proportlon
-fashionable fur garment of the
day made from the skins of bloodthirstySiberian wolves , the snarling Russian dog ,
mudgrovollng beaver or Innocent seal thelatter almost exterminated to gratify therapacious demands of the fair sex to boattired In soft brown hair.-
Dut.
when that blessed time arrives , If overIt does , when all the daughters of earth andsons of men shall bo provided with a naturaldross , like the monkey and the orang outang ,
what n glorious emancipation It will bofrom the tyranny of dressmakers and tailors.Then , Indeed , will our groatgreatgreatg-reatgrandchlldron
-find abundant leisure for
Intellectual pursuits. G , II-
.It
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Is not long since Mrs. Frances Hodgson-Burnett , In "Tho One I Know the Best of-
AH , " told the world about her youthfulliterary efforts. Most of the world , doubt-less
-, wished It could read one of those do-
llclously-
ridiculous talcs she described ,every heroine boasted hair five feet long anda complexion of nwes and cream , where herclothes wore minutely described nnd herfainting fits duly recorded. Although thatpleasure Is denied the community. It mayhave the one ot reading a talc probably notvery unlike Mrs. Burnett's Infant efforts , In-"My Book , " by Colla Uosworth.
This book was written by the little girl atthe tender ago of 8 years. It Is not arealistic production In any sense of the word.Such a thing aa a plain woman she scorns ,Her fcmlnlnn characters are all transcend-Diitly
-lovely nnd her masculine ones modola-
Df manly grace. The story tells the careerof the heroine , beginning with her earlyyouth. In almost every chapter this fortu-nate
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young woman changes her frock andappears In something a little more rjvlsli-Ingly
-beautiful than the last. At on ago
when most children wear plnaforea , paleblue mullo , thin black stuff with yellow rosesmeandering over It , white lawns and sashesgtvloro form the outfit of the heroine. SheIs poor and lowly for twq or three chapters ,and then suddenly acquires fortune nnd title.Just how this Is brought nbout la veiled In-mystery. . Among the pleasant things thathappen to this fortunate being , who at 18 Is-
"one of the most beautiful women In Eng ¬
land , " Is n series ot meetings with QueenVictoria. The two ladles converse togetherquite affably and exchange touching ; confi-denecn
-of all sorts. Of course the heroine
marries the man ot her heart , and all theother young ladles do likewise ,
I'erlmps the most striking feature ot thetale Is the sudden restoration ot one Jakoy ,n country lad , to the fortune and title ofwhich he has been deprived. Ho and histwo nlstors have Been stolen from theirluxurious homo , not In a group , but ono byone at n very early age. The unscrupulouswoman who steals them brings them eachIn turn to a certain simple-minded country-woman , whose simplicity Is so extreme thatthe thief Is ublu to persuade her that thechildren are her own. Of course they areventually restored to riches nnd power.
All this makes very funuy reading for thenovel reader who has been brought up onthe works ot older writers , but at the sametime It represents an unusual degree otImagination anil perseverance In , an elcht-yearold
-child. I'lot , language and every ¬
thing uro vouched for by Cellu's relatives tohave been her own. And as she Is ahealthy young person , with a fondness fordolls nnd Jack-stones , It Is not likely thather precocity will develop Into a dangerousdisease. Mrs. Burnett has Intimated thather early talcs wore on as remarkablp linesis "My Book ," although she was saved fromtba fata ot having them published. 1'orhajisB-OIUO time Cell a Bosworth will bo ublu topoint to a work as fascinatingas "ThatLass o' Lowrlo's" and to laugh at "MyBook," as Mrs. Burnett does at her earlystories.
American women who long for coronetsihould hesitate before accepting Indian ono *.
The case of the recent suit In which an-Kngllnhwomnti sues for divorce from herHindoo husband , nays the New York World ,
points a moral. She alleged cruelty 01 nground for her suit , and It IB claimed thatthe earner plea might bo made by nearly allthe women" , who marry Orientals nnd gohomo with them.-
An.
n Usual thing the Oriental gentleman ,
pursuing hi * studlns atrnti English or Ameri-can
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university , Is a picturesque figure. Ho-Is likely to bo very clever nn-l It Is takenfor granted that ha Is a prince-nt least , whenho la at homo , Ho Is popular with hisfollows , and through one of them ho mootsand marries n pretty , freely broughtupg-irl. . Then ho takes her home.
She may not meet with unklndncss fromher htislmnd'fl family , for the Orientals havemany nmlublo nnd attractive qualities , nndthey are not cruel. Hut It the husband hasnot cut himself adrift from the religion andties of his childhood his wife must conform ,
to a certain extent , to the ordinary life ofthe native woman. And , Inasmuch as shewill only do this so far ns her love andduty to her husband oblige her, she willcertainly fall to satisfy her new relatives ,
nnd will bo looked on with coldness andsuspicion by them ,
Everybody In Milan Is trying to learn mrre-nbout a duel fought on Jinuary 29 by theBaronesa del Fuoco ami her maid. Thebaroness Is supposed to bo the most beautifulwoman In Milan , says the Now York Adver-tiser.
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. She Is n soubrette , nnd enjoys thepopularity which her face nnd occupation de-
mand.¬
. She Is an expert fencer , as one ofher most celebrated'acts Is to appear Intights and disarm with her sword a man of-
twlco her stature.Some months ago R rich Austrian manu-
facturer¬
went to Milan to pass the winter.-Ho
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fell In love with the baroness nnd be-
came-
her ''accepted admirer. Ho spentfabulous sums of money upon her andmonopolized her attentions oft the stage.-Karly
.
In January the baroness engaged nnew maid of n rather mysterious past. Themaid was younger than her mistress andhardly less beautiful. She let the AustrianIn wlienovor ho called upon the baroness ,
and In two weeks ho showed signs of trans-ferring
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his affections nnd Income. The signsmultiplied after ho discovered that the maidwas the singe-struck daughter of a Turinnobleman. The girl had run nwny tromhomo , but had been ns yet unable to get aplace nearer the stage than the baroness'dressing room.
The baroness did not h sltato when shelearned that the Austrian's nffectlons werewnvcrlng. She challenged her mnld to fightwith swords , leaving her the usual privilegeof raising the choice qf weapons to pistols.The maid had practiced with the baroness'tolls , and therefore accepted the challenge1-In Its original form. She temporized withher mistress , however , so as to secure timefor prnctlco with n fencing master in Milan.Eventually the duel was fought In the earlyevening on the outskirts of the city. Thedetails of the meeting arc still lacking.-
At.
B o'clock the next morning the chiefsurgeon of the Life Saving society was calledto the Baroness' flat. Ho found her In bed ,with n big piece of plaster over a cut In hercheek. On the sofa opposite the bed lay hermaid with a deep cut on her shoulder.Honor had been satisfied. The women hadbeen reconciled and had passed the night In-
weeping. . They had decided to call In theAustrian nnd let him choose between them.However , when the surgeon went to the Aus-trian's
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lodging , he learned that the gentle-man
-had head of the affair and had left
town to escape the scandal.
The Philadelphia Times recommends thefollowing solution of the problem of handlinga daughter :
First You can't do It.Second Give her her own way ; It will save
her the trouble of taking It.Third Pay for her dresses , If you can af-
ford¬
to. Her dressmaker will sue you If youdon't.
Fourth If she takes a fancy to any manyou do not want her to marry toll her youhave set your heart on her marrying him andswear she shall never marry any one else.You can then give her n free hand , and shewouldn't have him If ho was the only manleft.
Fifth If there Is any man you want her tomarry , kick him out of your house , order theservants never to admit him , distribute man-traps
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and spring guns and bulldogs all nroundyour grounds , lock her up In her room andvow If she marines him you won't leave hera penny. You will not have to wait longafter that for an olopsment.
Sixth If she has no voice encourage her tosins whenever you glvo a party. It will at-
tract¬
attention to her nnd give your guests anexcuse for complimenting her. Never mindthe neighbors.
Seventh If you arc a poor man teachyour daughter how to dance and play thepiano. She can learn cooking and dress-making
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and those things after she Is mar¬
ried.
The custom of using a family or surnameas a first or Christian name Is ono of thenewer fashions In naming the now baby ,
and ono which Is to bo greatly commended ,
writes Mrs. Hamilton Mott In a valuablearticle In the March Ladles' Homo Journal.The value of such a use should bo especiallyconsidered by parents in their selection ot aname for the baby. Immediate family rec-
ognition¬
Is one of the first results of such a-
name. . When the family names are famoustheir selection Is oven more appropriate , aathey carry on to further generations thenames which have made the world greater.When they are reminders simply of thegood , If not of the great men of an olderday , they ennoble their possessor with pasthonor and present resolve. Almost any boywill have a stronger Incentive for living amanly and noble life If ho feels that thename which ho wears was borne by onowhom all men loved to honor. And anygirl will surely bo more womanly and con-
scientious¬
If she feels that her name Is nsynonym for honor and nobility.
Hero Is a custom of France which It wouldbo well for our American young girls to re-
flect¬
upon and to encourage , says the Phila-delphia
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Times , It Is to receive presents offlowers only , even from n fiance. If the en-
gagement¬
should be broken as engage-ments
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sometimes are , you know there canbo no horrible entanglement about the re-
turn¬
ot gifts. Flowers are perishable.They die with the day , but while they lastthey are capable of affording exquisite pleas-ure
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and gratification. In France the lover ,
as a rule , endeavors to send his fiance eachday n basket or boquet ot white flowers.And as the supply Is bound to meet the de-
mand¬
, there are florists who make n businessof engagement (lowers. There Is , ono dis-
covers¬
, a special etiquette nbout the way Inwhich the white satin ribbon Is tied onthem true lover's knot , of course nnd wolearn that the present prevailing mode Is abasket of white Hewers tied with white rib-
bon¬
and veiled In white tulle. Very sweetand pretty and dainty , no doubt , but to usAmericans rather suggestive of a baby's-funeral. . Wo will take our flowers colored ,
If you please and never mind the ribbons orthe tulle.
The "gentlemanly girl" Is shaking off theFrench fripperies by which she has beenmore or less submerged for the last year or-ao , nnd now proposes to come very much tothe fore this spring , The fact js that thereIs too much real comfort and conveniencenbout the semi-masculine costume to allowof Its being wholly discarded , says the NowYork Tribune , nnd Milady has wisely de-
cided¬
not to abandon It , but simply to rele-gate
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It to. Its proper place , where It becomesthe most appropriate and at the same timethe most becoming costume a woman canwear. To look really well In u mannishtaller inado gown a woman should be con ¬
sistent. Lace , earrings and elaboratelycrimped hair are manifestly out of place ,
and a neat collar , tie , laced boots and dog ¬
skin gloves are do rlgueur, A bonnet wouldbo an anomaly , a soft felt hat In winter or asailor hat lu summer being the only head-gear
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permissible with such a costume , Areally well dressed woman Is as "gentle-manly"
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In her tweeds as she Is womanly Inher Bilks nnd velvets , and she owes muchot her ch&rm to these sudden transitions.
FASHION NOTES.There Is now In Paris a furore for lace
trimmings.-A
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now Idea for the coming summer Is tohave skirts and sunshades to match ,
Skirts of plain and small-figured blacksatin are worn with odd waists ot fancysilks.
The brightness of many ot the season'sdress fabric * demands a toning effect fortrimming.
Although very fashionable , the short ,
pointed ovcrsklrt Is making but little head-way
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In popular favor.-
A
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broad sash of soft watered silk accom-panies
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many of the new spring toilets de-signed
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for dressy wear after Lent.Street rcdlngotcH are In various forms , nnd-
nro finished with the prevailing flnrjngadecorations nbout the neck and shoulder's , -
4-Condray
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and Brussels manufacture nil otthe hatid-tnado Valenciennes , whlcJvMs neverout of style for those who can.afford It-
FuchslA;
, cerlsa nnd ruby are now shadesof red , rill of them belonging to the majesticfnmlly and vivid enough to suit a gypsy.
Serge and sacking skirts with cape ensuite for street wear will bo worn with er-pentlno waists of changeable Bilk or satin.
Short Jackets are mndo with rovers thatwiden to form a deep collar across the back ,which Is deeper yet over the sloovo-tops.
Copes and loose wraps nro a necessity notto be Ignored while largo sleeves are Instyle , no they are sure to bo worn more thanJackets.
Flowers , true to nature , excepting thecolor , are fashioned out ot thin -sheets ofgold ; the leaves are of green nnd the stalksof brown gold-
.Hufllcs.
of silk petticoats have rows otcord stitched on them In order to glvo themstiffness enough to glvo the dress skirts theflnro prescribed by fashion ,
Whlto Is to be the keynote of spring attire.-It
.will be mixed with black , tan and fawn
color , or the paler neutral tints which have apretty soft effect In contrast.-
A.
Parisian fancy for the use of velvet ribban Is to sew rows and rows of It around asilk blouse , making It look ns If It wcro-mndo out of bayadere striped silk.-
A
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pretty Idea for a eklrt trimming Is blackanil white ribbon sowed together , (rathured onone edge like n rulllo and finished at eachsldo of the front breadth with a rosette.
Skirts are slightly stiffened In the backby nn Interlining of stiff muslin or grasscloth which comes for this purpose. It Is-
nioro pliable than hair cloth and not so-
heavy. .
Japanese changeable silks In Jacquardeffects nro seen among the spring fancies.These are genuine goods woven In Japannnd are retailed In this country for $1 ayard.-
A.
novelty In n house shoo la a low cut ticof bronze kid stamped with gold polkn dots-.Whlto
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kid slippers , plentifully powdered ,
with silver nnd gold polka dots nro shown forevening wenr ,
Draped skirts are being developed In themost graceful manner possible , though manywomen who find the plain skirt more becom-ing
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still cling to Its subduing lines , for It Isjust ns popular ns over.
Lace , ribbon nnd Jet nro prominent fea-tures
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of trimming , nnd yet black watered silkfor a combination Is as necessary as It wasIn the winter. The bright colors of springgoods need toning down-
.FEMININE
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NOTES.-Mrs.
.
. Mary Hemeuway , the richest womanIn Dos ton , died worth $15,009,000.-
Mrs..
. Lease , the orator , Is heir to a fortuneleft by an aunt who died nt Dundalk , Ireland ,
ten years ngo. The discovery has just beenmade.-
Mrs..
. Vanderbllt has bought n crown saidto have been the property of the exEmpress-Eugenic. . It Is composed of violet leaves otgold , with n bouquet of violets In the center.Among the flowers are fifteen largo dia-monds.
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Sarah Jeannette Duncan , author of "ASocial Departure , " "An American Girl In-
London" nnd other sketch studies , lias Justfinished her first novel. It Is called "ADaughter of Today , " and will come forth intwo thick volumes.
The engagement of Miss Margot Tennant-to Mr. Asqulth , English homo _ secretary , Isannounced and has created much commentIn London , whore Miss Tonnant Is recog-nized
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as the original "Dodo , " the novelwhich with "The Heavenly Twins" hasproved the sensation In England.
The engagement of Miss Eleanor LouiseElverson to M. Jules Patonotre , French Am-bassador
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to the United States , Is announced.She Is the only daughter of James Elverson ,
publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer ,
Golden Days and Saturday Night. CardinalGibbons marries them Marcb 27. -
Eleanora Duse will appear at Daly's thea-ter
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In London next May In an Italian versionof "Tho Second Mrs. Tanqueray. " It iswhispered that Sarah Bcrnhardt has herfine eyes on the same play. MeantimeNow York women may livein the cheerfulexpectation of having three different Paulasshock them next year In a great many dif-ferent
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ways.Miss Kate H. Pier of Milwaukee , Wls. ,
was recently admitted to practice before theUnited States supreme court. In 188G MissPier and her mother entered the law de-
partment¬
of the University of Wisconsin ,
and by hard work both were able to gradu-ate
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the following year. Miss Pier's effortswere Instrumental In carrying through thelegislature the'bill which made It possiblefor her mother to bo appointed court com ¬
missioner. Her father. Colonel C. K. Pier ,
and her two younger sisters nro nttorneys.Two more first prizes of $40 each have
been taken by Harvard Annex students inthe Old South Historical course. Ono wasfor an essay on "The Ordinance of 17S7 , "by Elizabeth H. Tetlow , daughter of theheadmaster of the Girl's Latin school ofBoston ; another on "Coronado and theEarly Spanish Explorations In New Mexico , "by Miss Carrie H. Harper , sophomore , of-
Charlestown. . The second prizes were takenby young men. Miss Sophia C. Hart wasan earlier Annex winner of an Old Southprize.
Some kind man suggests a new definitionot tlio term "old maid. " He thinks U shouldbo applied only to those who have neverhad nn opportunity to change their condition.For the women who "would not when theycould , " or whose course of love did not runsmoothly , he thinks the respectful title of-
"maiden ladles" would bo about right. Now ,
If the superior male Intellect will only grap-ple
-with the next problem I. o. , how one
Is to distinguish between those who couldn'tand those who wouldn't wed the womenof the land will bo grateful.-
Mrs..
. Caroline We tcott Uomnoy Is cred-ited
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with having exhibited nt the Colum-bian
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fair more articles of domestic utility ,
of her own Invention , than any other In-
ventor¬
of either sex. There were over adozen , many of which won medals. Mrs-.Homnoy
.seems to bo a very symmetrical
woman , Intellectually, At 10 she taughtGreek , at 20 was In a high position as ngraded school teacher , and later was literaryeditor of the Chicago Times and hns at varl-ouo
-times been the editor of other news ¬
papers. She now proposes to manufactureBomo of her own inventions nnd put themon the market.-
1'ItATTLK
.a
OX' rill! YOVXOSTKliS ,
Teacher--What Is It , Harry , that stingsllko nn adder ? Harry The end of aleather strap.-
"Say.
, pa , " naked Freddy , "why Is It thatwhen you or Uncle George tell a story youalways got laughed at and when I tell ono Iget n llckln' ? "
Miss Wallop ( the teacher ) Tommy , did Isee you whispering with the boy next to youJust now ? Tommy No , ma'am. Yourback was turned.
Teacher I don't suppose any ono of thelittle boys hero has over been n whale ? Boy(at the foot of the class ) No , sir , but I'vefelt one. "
Teacher Define quartz. Milkman's Son(who Is rather absent-minded ) Pint nnd a-
half. .
Mamma What are you and Freddie quar-reling
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nbout ? "Wo are playing keep house ,and Freddlo came home and found dinnerwasn't ready. "
Little Jack Mamma , does mlllc comofrom cows ? Mamma Yes , ilear. LittleJack Well , then , mamma , condensed milkcomes from calves , don't It ?
Sunday School Teacher Tommy , I wasshocked to hoar you swearing so dreadfullyat that strange boy as I came In ,
Tommy I couldn't help It , ma'am ,' Ho
was making fun ot our kind of religion ,
"I had to como back , mamma ," said Besslbwho had made a most tierolq effort to gtvoher doll a sleigh ride In the back yard whilethe blizzard was on , "Tho wind blowod allthe air away BO I couldn't breathe ! "
The little boy had come In with his clothestorn , hla hair full of dust , and his facebearing unmistakable signs of a severe con ¬
flict. "Oh , Willie ! Willie ! " exclaimed hismother , "you have disobeyed mo again.How often have I told you not to play withthat wicked Staploford boy ?" "Mamma , "Bald Willie , wiping the blood from his nose ,"do I look aa If I had been playing with any ¬body ? "
WHAT in A .i
OMAHA , March ul-To th Editor otThe Bee : It seems strange that n groupof Omaha business men who wished nn an-swer
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to the question , "What Is an anarch ¬
ist ? " should haVe .referred It to n gentle-man
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known to be Jielther an anarchist norIn sympathy with Jhem. But the fact re-mains
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, nnd ns n rlsult the article of Uov.-Dr.
.. Duryca nppenrqd In The Sunday Boo of
March I. jH Is submitted that the person most com-
petent¬
to stnto the' principles nnd purposesof any class of men is ono of thnt class ;
nnd the proper person to consult was W. H.Van Ornum , Oscar Neubo , Samuel T-
.Flelden.
or some other avowed anarchist.-In
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lieu of n belt- authority , the writerventures to offer tome criticisms on Dr-.Durycn's
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definition and to glvo what hoconsiders n more accurate one.
The reverend gentleman's statement Iswrong nnd wholly fnlls to express the mean-ing
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of anarchist. He divides anarchistsInto constructive nnd destructive. Withequnl propriety a like division might bo-
mndo of democrats , republicans , phohlbltlon-Ists
-or Christians. It explains nothing.
Under constructive anarchist ho gives afaulty definition of socialist ; and under de-structive
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anarchist a somewhat better defi-nition
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of nihilist.The words socialist and nihilist are
diametrically opposite In meaning , and bothare distinct from anarchist ; but In popularusage the three are often confounded. Thenihilist Is always destructive ; the socialistIs nlways constructive ; the anarchist maybo cither or neither.
Many persons mistake the class to whichthey belong. Some who think themselvesanarchists , nro really koclnllats , nnd nuinor *
ous malcontents , who lack the brute coura.ijo-of nihilists , the cheerfulness ot socialists ,
and the sense of anarchists , think they bo.long to' any or all classes. But such nils ,
takes are "not confined to socialists , nihilistsand anarchists , rind do not change the mean-ing of the words. Thousands of Americanautocrats , aristocrats nnd plutocrats callthemselves democrats : but this does notchange the meaning of the word democrat.-
Anarch.
, anarchism , anarchist , nu.irchjcomo from the Greek word nnnrchln , whichIn turn Is made from nrchc , with the nega-tive prefix "an" .(equivalent to our "un" ) .
Archc Is defined us : ((1)) . Beginning , origin ,
first cause. ((2)) . The first place or poWcr ,
sovereignty , dominion.The earliest human rulers , nil of whom
wore usurpers , tried to justify their usurpa-tion by claiming that their authority ofdivine orfeln , themselves the earthly depu-ties of the Archo , and their words the ex-
pression of his will. Hence , In the Word- *
monarchy , hierarchy , anarchy , etc. , formedfrom the word archo , rofcreronco In eachcase Is to human , not divine rulers.
This blasphemous assumption of di-
vine¬
authority under the name of-
dlvlno rights ot kings has beenvigorously asserted right down to thepresent time , nnd for thousands of yearssuch care has been taken to Impress uponthe minds of the people a reverence for gov-
ernment¬
, that , while Americans deny the"dlvlno right of kings , " the Impression Isalmost universal that the Creator did so Im-
perfect¬
and Incomplete a job when He madeand peopled the earth , that If man had notcomo to the rescue with his profound wis-
dom¬
, God's creation would have proved adismal failure "Utopian , " "wouldn't work"because of the Imperfections of "human-nature. . " Now , paradoxical as It may seem ,
those who approveiGbd's work and think hislaws sufficient without any supplementaryman-made contrlvanies , are called anarch-ists
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, n word whofeet derivation would sug-gest
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haters of God rather than lovers.The true anarchist ? who may be styled the
theoretical onarchlstlln distinction from thecriminal anarchlstl believes that all humangovernment Is usurpation , tyranny , essen-tially
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wrong , nn t unjustlflnble Interferencewith personal liberty ; that In the Ideal so-
ciety¬
, every mcmbef may freely do what-soever
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ho will , right or wrong , his ownconscience and a desire for the love of othersbeing the only restraining Influences.-
A.
man's opinion , not his acts , decide histitle to the name anarchist. The methodsho advocates nnd imploys to accomplish hisnlms do not make him more or less an an-
nrehlst.-
. Ho may'be content to await quietlythe growth of public opinion ; he may faor-nnd practice agitation through speaking andwriting ; ho may believe in'forcible""oVerthrow-of existing Institutions. The test of thetheoretical anarchist Is n belief thnt nilhuman government Is nn assumption ofauthority for which there Is no basis of right ,
and that it Is destructive of the peace andhappiness of mankind.
Theoretical anarchists are the onlypersons justly entitled 10 the nameanarchist ; but most people are so-
In love with the superstition calledgovernment , so sure that God did notfinish his work , and that the human mon-
strosities¬
blasphemously called laws are In ¬
dispensable supplements nnd supports to thedlvlno code , that they think anarchy neces-sarily
¬
Implies confusion and strife. Hencethe word anarchist is made to Include nsecond class who may properly bo styledcriminal anarchists n class with whomtheoretical anarchists deem It no honor to Vi-
counted. .
A man's acts nro the grounds which en-
title¬
him to bo a member of this class ofanarchists ; his opinions are ot no cense ¬
quence. A criminal anarchist Is ono whoboldly , openly and flagrantly sets at defiancethe existing laws. It Is Immaterial whetherthe law Is good or bad. Law Is law ; andwhoever persistently sots at defiance a lawpromulgated by the supreme power ot astate or municipality Is a criminal anarchist.The saloonkeeper In a prohibition state , andthe lawyer who defends him ; the bankeror money leaner who takes usury ; the rail-road
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manager who Ignores the Interstatecommerce law ; the mob which lynches amurderer ; Grover Cleveland and John G.Carlisle when they refuse to buy 4,500,0000ounces of silver per month ; the managersof the great trusts , and Attorney GeneralOIney when ho falls to prosecute them ascommanded by the' law ho has sworn to up-
hold¬
; gamblers and prostitutes when theirtraffic Is prohibited , and the officers whosoduty It Is to suppress them ( If they fall to-
do It ) all these are criminal anarchists.-A
.
prevalent error nowadays Is to applythe word anarchist Indiscriminately , as aterm of reproach , to any ono who Is con ¬
sidered bad. This Is a radical wrong againstwhich the gamblers and prostitutes shouldprotest , for It gets them Into bad company.The test Is legal , not moral. The man whoupholds vicious laws with all his might may-be a villain , but ho Is not an anarchist. TheinO.H who steals In strict conformity with alaw framed for his special use may bo aconsummate scoundrel , but he Is not an an-
archist.¬
. Ho who boldly defies and resistsa bad law Is a criminal anarchist , thoughho may be noble , patriotic and brave. JohnHancock , Patrick Henry , George Washing-ton
¬
, Samuel Adams and all those Illustriouspatriots of revolutionary days were criminalanarchists whom theoretical anarchists haveno dcslro to disown.
In America crlmjnal anarchists are greatlyIn the majority , but too much Is knownabout them already and comment Is super-fluous
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,
Of the theoretical anarchists In America ,
some are disposed to bo destructive ; somedemand the Immediate consummation oftheir Ideal. They anarchy or nothing.They have no patience with palliative meas-ures
¬
or partial progress. They hate social-ism
¬
, for they wnntunothlnir that may easeconditions und make people contented. Theyespecially hate nationalism ( that Is com-plete
¬
national co-operation ) , the form ofsocialism most prevalent In America , Theirattitude Is essentially selfish. They are ap-parently
¬
moved more by admiration for anabstract principle tjian by love of humanity.They devote much time to denouncing andridiculing those Mho , whtlo suffering fromthe evils of the present system , decline tobecome anarchists at once. These menusually lose Interest and abandon the causewhenever convinced that the triumph oftheir Ideas Is afar off. A prominent exam-ple
¬
of this sort Is Itev. Hugh Pentecost , whorecently left oft editing an anarchist paperand took up the practice ot law.
Fortunately anarchists ot the classes above-mentioned are not numerous In America.Most theoretical anarchists are tireless agi-tators
¬
who believe that anarchy can comoonly as a result of education and growth.They are glad to assist any movement whichthey think will uplift the masses , free themfrom grinding poverty , secure to them thaleisure necessary for moral and Intellectualgrowth , and render them able and willingto seek and accept truth.
Then , and not till then will true anarchybe understood. Then will dawn upon th-
race the grand truth that man's highestaim should bo to servo , not to rule , his fcl.-
lows..
. Then will be known the sublime mean *
Ing of the golden rule , that the only way tobecome the earthly representative of th
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.IXDVSTllLttf.
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. NOTES.-
Wo
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built 1,858 locomotives In 1S93.
Syracuse has the largest glass works.Connecticut leads In clock production.-
In
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1S92 the find of precious stones In theVlnla-d' States was worth ? 209000.
Now York cwns one-fourth of the commer-
clal- |
shipping ot the United States.-
It.
Is said that $2,000,000 has been madeout of n single brand of chewing gum. '
The Western Union Telegraph companyconsumes 10000C.OOO envelopes a year. |
New Jersey Is first In silk manufacturesand zinc , fourth In Iron , sixth In buckwheatand seventh in rye.
Seventy years ago there was ono homeo-
pathic¬
physician In the United States , whorenow there are 30000.
The United States has produced twothirds-of tha cotton consumed by the world for thelast sixty-seven years.
The Carpet and Upholstery Trade reportsthat the majority of carpet , oilcloth andand linoleum mills are now lu operation-
.Twentysix.
western railroads have a sys-
tem
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of watch Inspection by which the time-
pieces
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of employes are examined and regu-
lated.
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About 74 per cent In value of the exportsof the United States comes from the farms.
America sent to Franco last year 514,000,000pounds ot bacon , 84000.000 pounds of hamand 81.000000 pounds of pork-
.Aluminium
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Is gradually working Its wayInto various products In the Iron line , b.x-
porlment-
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Hitrjxr'xlliiziir-.He's
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not a boy of any size , his years theynumber live ,
Yet he hns strength far greater than thebiggest man alive.He opens bis eyes nt 0 o'clock , and lifts bis
little voiceFor sixty minutcH Htralght In songs , some
of 'om very choice ;And nil the while he Is standing on his
curly bead aa noneOt nil the men I've ever mot unaided could
huve done-.He
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dresses then nnd pees down stairs to-wnlt till breakfast time ,
And BOPS through calisthenics that greatSuniKun In his prime ,
The strongest man that ever was , I thinkwould be.iltutu-
To try litniHclf to do , despite his muscleswere so great.-
In.
fart , I overheard this lad remarkinggayly once ,
"I wish old Samson M como down hero andplay a game of stunts. "Then through the day , while I'm nwny, his
mother says that ho-Is Just the very center of ti world of
encrKy-.He
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climbs at least n hundred miles In walk ¬
ing up the stairs.And leaps u humlivd more , she thinks , from
sofas on to clmlra ;
And Hlldes , no doubt , the snmo amount uponthe banisters ,
And to be weary seems the last thing thntto him occur;! .
IJo'll push the bedsteads out ot place , he'll-rllinb the table legs.
He'll move the bureaus here- and there asthough they wcro but eggs ;He'll strew the door with blocks mid cars ,
he'll paint the cellar door ,He'll help the weary hired man do many aweary chora ;Nor doth his spirit ever full. It knows not
how to sag ,And utter ono whole day of this he's Justprepared for tag ,
Her Surrmm.Washington Star ; "John , " vho said after
BOIMO silence-."What
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la It. my dear ? ""Men say that women talk a great deal ,
don't they ? ""I believe they do.""And they also think It proper to make
Jokoa about her alleged dlltlculty In maklnn-up her mlndT"-
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