St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-07
SUNDAY SALAD.

SUNDAY SALAD.
Having acquired great reputation In
literature, Mrs. RIvEs-CHANLER, we are
advised, proposes to turn her attention,
temporarily, to art. Her object in learn
ing to draw is that she may be able in
future to illustrate her own works.
that is, such part of them as the Society
for the Prevention of Vice will permit
her to. Mrs. CHAMBER, it appears, is
something of an artist already in her
wild, wantOn way, and some time ago
drew a picture of one of her heroines.
But the publishers would not insert it.
because, they said, "the face was too
refined" This objection might have
been overcome by putting the heroine
with the angelic face into an unrefned
attitude, showing that, despite her looks,
she was no better than she should be.
When Mrs. CHAMBER shall have COM
pleted her art education and set herself
to the task of illustrating her publica-
lions, it is to be hoped some sure in
stinct will lead her to seize upon some
of those intensely dramatic situations
with which her books abound, and
which seem to have baffled the skill OF
other artists. Some of these she will
doubtless find rather subtle and elusive.
For example, in Mrs. CHANLER's touch
ing story of Virginia of Virginia" is
beautiful passage wherein the heroine
on her death bed Through injuries ac-
CURED in trying to save her lovers
hOrse1 acquires the peace that passeth
understanding By inhaling the odor
from an old flannel shirt recently worn
by her Adonis. This. it seems to us,
would be noble point to illustrate If
Mrs. CHANLER could incorporate in the
picture the delicate aroma of the under
garment. But to do this she will need
to know good deal about the delinea-
ton of OdOrs.
In that most famous of all Mrs. CHAN
LER's works. 1.-The Quick or the Dead"
there are many splendid passages act
ually pining and languishing for illus
tratiOn by the same genius that executed
the free-hand text, but we can hardly
venture to point them out in this family
journal.
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Away over in Dover, Me-, supersti-
tious persons are prophesying an early
death for charming young lady named
WILSON, whose portrait was distinctly
impressed on mirror before which
she was standing week ago. The tale
runs that Miss WILSON arranged her
hair before dressing case with lighted
lamp between herself and the mirror.
The next morning she saw perfect
full life-size profile of herself in the
glass. After it had been seen by large
number of people it was wiped off the
glass. 1t was produced by mist-the
condensed oxygen settling on the glass.
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Miss LAURA JEAN LIBBEY, whose
riotously broad novel, miss Middle
toms Lover" attracted so much atten-
ton while ago, is engaged upon new
story which is said to be ''scorcher."
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1t is hard to believe that the inventor
and manufacturer of Trough on Rats"
has failed, but lis said that he is now
trying to compromise with his creditors
at anywhere from 5 to 80 cents on the
dollar. Enough of "Rough on Rats"
one would think, was bought for suici-
dial purposes alone to make the inventor
rich. 1t has assisted thousands of
people to climb the golden stairs.
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There is bit of romance connected
with the marriage of Prof. Won Es-
MARCK, the distinguished German sur
geOn who has been visiting st. Paul in
company with Mr.. WILLARD during the
past week. His fame as surgeon is of
long standing, and it was many years ago,
when he was in the heyday of youthful
manhood, that he was called upon to
test his professional skill in the cure of
a beautiful young princess of the Prus-
sian realm. He succeeded in curing his
patient, but in doing so inflicted a
wound upon her heart which could only
be cured by the celebration of the mar
riage rites. The patient of royal birth
became his wife, and accompanied him
on his American tour.
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1t was at the STONE reception in honor
of Prof. Won BISMARCK Friday even
ing. A prominent lay citizen in at
tendance was heard to remark: 81 have
been through two wars. and fought in
thirty-two battles, but declare | do
not think my life was ever in such i'm
min mt peril as at this moment" With
tnat he glanced around the room, and
his eye rested upon siXty-seyen doctors
and fourteen druggists.
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By the retirement of FRANK A.
earle from the post of managing edi-
tor of the Pioneer Press the city of st
Paul loses one of its most respected
and valuable newspaper men. Mr..
earle is marvel of energy and activ-
ity, with apeculiar adaptability to news
paper work, but his long and faithful
application to onerous desk labor has
told on his health. He will find a
milder climate, as well as an agreeable
change, in his journalistic labors at the
national capital. Mr.. earle will carry
with him to his new field of public USE
fulness the best wishes of his newspa-
per brethren of the Twin Cities, by
whom he is held in highest esteem. and
who regret his departure from their
midst.