National Republican., 1877-10-08


gold lace. In the fourth she again wears white
satin, heavily en- broidered with gold, with
crimson velvet oyerdress trimmed with real
ermine.
In Saturdays Corner
we printed q poem entitled First love-"
credited to Julia Ward Howe, and which seems
To be copj' in ly claimed by her and Owen
Meredith"- Il bert Buiwcr tytton, son Of tho
great novel st. "a" writes us that In volume
Of Mcrediti 8. published In 1875, he found the
poem under tue title of Changes" while an
other correspondent assures us that II Is 10 be
found In volume Of Mrs. Howe's. Qucry-to
whom does II rightfully belongf But until
the mooted question Is decided, American GAL
lantry will leave 1t with the lady claimant.
Facts and fancies About Women.
In a Canadian convent there are five sisterz
all Of them professed nuns, but have not yce
taken the black veil. who have csntributcd
the whole Of their combined fortunes, amount
ing tn 100000, to the treasury Of the nunnery.
The widow Of A. T. Stewart says: What b
the use Of boing rich IL one cannot have tho
privilege Of dressing plainlyr' and accord
ingly. being rich. she exercises the enviabis
privilege.
A Boston woman has named her fayorits
hen Maoduf, so that II may LAY on"
Madame Theirs Is a most eligible widow, -
far as fortune Is concerned, being worth S3,-
200, 900
A Western lady has made herself an clegant
ooverlid from the skins of all her deceased
cats, which serves a double purposc-not only
of her pets. as album quilts" serve to remind
their possessors Of human friends.
Women In Battle Is the name Of q now
book. The chief point of interest about II IN
that every married male reader imagines Il 10
be an autobiography Of his wife.
The granddaughter of the famous Duke Of
Wellington, Miss Victoria Alexandria wellas-
ley, was recently married to Mr. +. Hamilton,
member Of Parliament for the county OF
Dublin. The young lady is Queen VictoriA's
god daughter, and Her Majesty sent her .
bridal gift Of a magnificent India shawl and
an opal locket.
Mrs Josephine Russell, the fat woman os
Milwaukee, died the other day while on eI-
hibition at n fair. Her weight was 20
pounds.
An Amherst (Mass.) farmer lately offered
one Of the young ladies who teaches in tho
public schools Of that city a bushel Of potatoes
| If she would wheel them home through the
streets at an hour when the greatest number
of students were taking their daily walks
abroad. He had them loaded on the wheel
barrow ready for her, and, to his surpsisc, she
wheeled them home. simply romarking that
when he had any more potatoes to dispose Of In
that way to let her know.
| Queen Victorias allowance last year W.
only s3,O33,545. Poor woman The Prince q
Wales was s2O0.OO0.
Miss Crcswoil. daughter of the late EngIisS
postmaster at Gibraltar, has been appointed b
her fathers post, with salary Of 5000 Q
year.
For the womnns Corner.
/ Relation OF Art Trimming to Industry.
THE PROPOSED ART SCHOOL OF THE coRcoRAR
MusEuN-ITs PROMISE FOR THE WORKING
MAN.
The relation Of art to industry. the value ol
art ~ factor In manufacturing skill has grad.
ually forced itself upon the attention of ouI
people. a. II did upon the English after the
I Paris Exposition of 1867. Tho Centennial
demonstrated that only artistic finish wM
needed to give us prc-Cminence in many indus.
tries In which, a1 yet. we had hardly dreamed
Of competing with Europe Many manufao-
I turing centres, as Paterson, n. j., have caught
the suggestion, and are earnestly contendine
! for such modification of our school systems a.
shall give art training its proper place amons
the three Rs, and thus establish an important
relation between our schools aud our business
prosperity. No city In the Union Is better
prepared than Washington to lead in the work.
{ Industrial art can never be divorced from rs
thotic moods. Whatever stimulates the latte,
will give effect to the former. Certainly our
city can boast the climatic influence which
has heretofore proved most favorable to ar
development, as witness India, Greece. Italy
and France, while in the Corcoran Gallery We
possess an art institution wonderfully adapted
to the frccst expansion, both by reason Of il
liberal endowment and Independent organize
ton.
| No project for the good of our city Is OF
more vital interest than the art school which
the trustees propose to establish In connection
with this noble museum: there seems to he
nothing to prevent its becoming the most en-
cicnt school, Of the kind, in the country; II has
n community to work upon already as ad-
] yuncpl In an nDnrppiatinn of ri training
was Boston when Walter Smith began his
/ laho;S there, since our public and hest private
schools have been steadily Mt work. for some
wears. imparting the preliminary art training,
while many branches of Government service
have offered that most stimulating Of all
prizes, n money equivalent for the acquired
skill
In establishing the department of design, tho
Corruran will have both tho experience and
errors Of the New York, Philadelphia and
Cincinnati schools for its profit neither Of
which has SaSyet exercised anv very r1i.iv,in
iluCncc upon our manufactures, while far in
spiring models II has only to turn tn the
Schonls Of Paris, which an ont' u'iasi 1r"'srrs
have absolutely made every French artisan
an artist"
The social problems Of lahor and rnn'al,
which to- lay distract and 'hrratrn our country.
are the strongest appeals for the ESTABLISHMENT
of such institutions whnsr training viii "vr"-
and the success Of the workingman." VI. ".
4 Approaching Weddings.
The wedding of Miss IsIbnllr Rat ari Mr.
Felix Cohn, Of Bll:imnrc, Is annonnrci to
tax" place next Sunday
Miss Jennie Galt. daughter of TT mas Gait.
esq, will he married ncvt W,sinrS 'ay c''"niu;
t0 Mr.. T. VI. Ellio.t The Ceremony will take
place Mt O'clock ut Trinity church,
Miss Anna Hoffman and ,Ir. Clarence Fer
giis0n will he married On the morning OF the
cath instant, ut the Calvary B1ptist r'n"ch.
Miss Mamie Taylor and Mr.. J. u. White will
be married to morrow, A. the residence of the
brides father. on Capitol Hill
Miss Julia Stevens and Mr.. Daniels, Of Iowa,
are to be married on the evening OF the 18th
instant, at Wesley chapel.
Last week was especially prolific in we'd
dingS, and u number of engagements arc
rumOred, which, however, we are not at liberty
to mention, rs they have not yet been formally
announced.
Mr. Solon Kemon and his handsome bride,
nee Jennie PuRh, have just returned from
their wedding tour.
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