Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-05

In the paper mills and oaked into pulp. A fair
edition was sold when the book was first iseued
TO people who we're anxious for curiosity sake
to look at II. but as soon as their curiosity was
gratifed the sale stopped short. and II has
never started up again. Half q dozen schemes
nave been tried by the book publishers 10 get
rid OF their useless stock and great many have
waited patiently In the hope that some genuine
interest," would be manifested by Bible readers
In the new version; but they have all been
grievously left. The book In commercially good
for pulp and nothing more
REALIZING UTOPIA
A capital enterprise has been started here and
am glad to say it has every prospect of sue
cess. II is the Society for the Relief of Work.
ingwomen. Strangely enough, the scheme Was
taken from an English novel IL is an original
idea, and that Is where the oddly comes I'm, for
1T was the general impression. pretty well borne
out by facts, that there has not been any origin
ality In English novels for many centuries.
However, some charltably disposed philanthro-
ist up town read an obscure work Of fiction in
" hich was outlined the authors idea of a Home
foi the relief OF needy workingwomen. There
upon the philanthropist engaged others
IN the task, and the result is this new
Home In 18th street. IL is good prac-
tical idea and well carried out The women do
not feel that they are objects OF charity. They
experience the assistance OF the Home by becon-
ing members Of the society They paw small
Initiation fee and trifing dues, and the only
qualincation for membership is a good moral
character. There is free medical attendance
and whenever one OF the women is sick she is
taken care of until she has fully recovered
IL would be fine thing fcr the working girls
II they could only be induced to enter the Home;
out so far very few girls have been brought into
1t. Most of the inmates are women of advanced
years The shop girls OF New York are over
worked and weary looking but every one OF
them is imoued with such an exalted idea Of her
own Importance. and the struggle among them
10 see which shall dress the best Is 80 bitter
that their minds are warped They strive to
appear, and constantly refer to Themselves "a
perfeck ladies" and feel that il would be q
depreciation to enter anything Ike the Home Of
the Society for workingwomen. So they spend
nearly all their money on clothes, are only half
fed, and live in small, ill-ventilated rooms In
tenement houses; whereas. II they would enter
home like the one allude to they would have
admlrabe quarters. refined surroundings and
healthy food But they wouldn't be ''perfeck
ladies'"
MILLI0NAlREs AND PRINA DoNNAs
The complete and inside history of the Patti
Nilsson affair has not yet appeared I'm print
The fact Of the matter il 1t is personal war be
tween two millionaires. William H. Vanderbilt
and August Belmont are bitter enemies and the
whole contest between the managers and the
rival singers Is melted by these two nabobs 1
know for q fact that August Belmont has offered
to back Mr. Mapleson In all his undertakings
for the next season at the Academy OF Music
MaplesOn said as much to me Just before Patti
left He had just come from an adjourned meet
Ing OF the board Of directors, at which August
Belmont had been chairman. He told me that
Mr. Belmont had taken him aside and requested
him to say to Madame Patti that his (Belmont's)
personal check would be given as security for
any amount Mr.. Mapleson had promised her.
Every effort will be made by the American rep
resentative OF the ROthschilds to make the Ma
plesOn season success and to render the per
formances at the new Grand Opera House posi-
lively attractive. Abbey. on the other hand,
has engaged Nilsson, Cabalazzi, Campanini,
Sembrich and Scalchi, and is making
other engagements with a recklessness that
proves he has long purse behind him.
He often confers with Vanderbilt. and, though
ne says little, he acts constantly at the sugges-
ton OK the two hundred millionaire The war
between the fmpressarios next year will be
bitter. Ii will create a division i'm society cir
cies and will lead to no end of rpptures and
arrangements In the artistic world So far the
Chances OF success are unquestionably with Mr.
Mapleson. Abbey has had no experience as an
operate manager, and has difficulties every day
In securing people at extra salaries tor Maple-
son has already shared the bulk OF the operate
talent of the world. Abbey Processes TO believe
that his success is certain, and has alluded sew
eral times to his backing with evident conf
dence. There is q good deal i'm that When q
manager is backed by William II. Vanderbilt he
has reason to feel confident of his success