Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-26
And Laid on With Perspicu,
Gus Pencil - Riding
Tandem.
"Fresh From the Bath"-Five O'clock
eas-Shakespeare on Base Ball
Gould. Kingdom - Journalism the
W rid 0vrr-Ten Dollar BOquets
-Gatt Figuring As Clara Belle
E. d of the World -
Etc., Etc.

| EAhu ho"s III may E'tpbtiubt
weather. the fair daughter of Fashion, de
string TO exercise her muscles, at the sam
time that she expands her lungs, by breath
ing in the crisp, fresh, invigorating air
rides tandem" with her lover through tn,
highways and byways, what shall she wear
Upon her wind-blown treSses, struggling
hard to find their errant way out of prin
coil and unrelenting pompadour. and hal
succeeding, she may place a little cap
clOse-fitting, either grave or gay.
Within the neck-band of her jersey-waist
and composing, high up, her ivory throat,
must be band of linen, barely visible
About this bodice, and around her neck, nc
giddy ribbsns fiuttering to the breeze,
but. as the sailors say, she
must be 'close-reefed." Perfectly
plain, and not too full, must be
her cycling skirt, cut longer than her walk
ing suits. 1t may be. in the dark, almost
invisible" shades of lightweight cloth or
flannel on the brown or gray order. but is
prettier still if of the new cigar brown.
Salammbo blue, very dark red, prune color
or green. OF course her cap and Jersey
must either match the skirt or form some
fashionable contrasting combination.
| Upon the feet that from beneath her pet
ticoat like little mice peep in and out" she
will wear a tennis shoe, and her gloves
must be such as she would make use of in
horseback riding. Thus attired. she will
make type of beauty excelling Alma
| Tadema's. whose conceptions of female
loveliness are not high; and no doubt the
result will be next years June wedding
The five o'clock tea has become an insti-
tuition in America as well as English sOcie-
ty. The hostess and those receiving with
her wear full dress, but the guests arrive in
walking suits The drawing room, not the
dining room, is the legitimate place for
these teas, which are coziIy spread at one
silver urn, fianked by very light refresh
ments, not too profusely offered. Delicate
sandwiches, mOrsels of cake in small fancy
shapes, fruits, and ices complete the menu
A gentleman who was. for years, a gov
ernment official at Washington, and at one
time speaker of the house. says there is
mistaken idea concerning the expense of
living in the ''city of magnificent distances y
There is general belief that a family
cannot live there in decency or
Imfort unless possessed of an
independent fortune. OF course, If people go
t. the Capital, desiring to cut wide swath
and be in the swim. il is easy to dispose of
a princely income in short order; but. on
the other hand, there is vast number of
small houses in respectable neighborhOods,
worth from $4,000 to $4,000, which may
readily be rented at reasonable rates, while
the market prices are no more exorbtant
than elsewhere. l myself know family
of six who occupy, there, pleasantly fur
nished house, admirably adapted to their
needs, at yearly rental of $500.
Ii is pleasant TO know that the Gould
Kingdom marriage was satisfactory to all
parties, and will make no breach in the
VI Nllblu NtIC WIZ
Desses to the nuptials. Miss King
don had not long been en-
gagged in her professional career,
having entered upon it but about six years
ago, as Marianne in The Two Orphans. "
since which time she has appeared in
YOUTH" THE White Slave" and as
''Mysia in the Wooden Spoon" Her first
appearance in New York was at Daly's,
October, 1884, in the last-named play.
Love OH Clutches" was the latest, doubt
less, in which an American public will see
her present role being that of Mrs. George
Gould. Her picture, published in the last
| Clipper, represents her with the usual
housekeeping head and uplifted eyes
which embody the stock pose of the pro
| fessiOnal actress. She would not, strictly
speaking, be called beautiful The mouth
is too large and the nose too broad and fiat
TO merit that description, but there is some
thing fine in the large foreign looking eyes
raised under the carelessly banged hail
reaching to the eyebrows, and sweet gentle
expression about the full parted lips.
The furor of Shakespeare worship con
tinues unabated in this country. In order
to be considered one of the elite-the crem,
de la creme of the poetic literati-one mus
be half mad on the perfection of Shakes
pearian genius.
The Leonard Scott Publishing Co. OF
Philadelphia issue. monthly, a little maya
zine, now in its third volume, entitled
'Slsdksspedriand," which is devoted en-
tireIy to an autopsy Cif may use the term
of the whole body of Shakespeare's works
combined with reviews and criticisms oi
the dramatic artists who present them be
fore the fOOtlights. His every expression il
dwelt upon as the sacred philologist dwell!
on the Greek and Hebrew phrases
upon whose proper translations hang tn,
dOgmas and doctrines which promis,
either veal or woe to an anxious world
There are men whose entire literary re
search is given to this branch of study. il
the endeavOr TO prove that not only was h,
the greatest writer who ever lived, but tina
his knowledge extended toward the future
as well as covering all that was past.
In this connection. 1 append an amusing
extract from the September number of tn,
magazine referred to:
Shakespeare on Base Ball.-Some on