Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-19
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
Sad Scene From Life-Greek Beauties in
Boston-Commissiouer Tanners PouuInritv.

A Sad Scene From Life-Greek Beauties In
BOston-Commissione Tanners Popularity.
THIS very day the word ''finis" will be writ.
ten on the last page of very sad story. The
| body of Miss Cornelia Vickroy Suter will be
| cremated according to her wish at Sampson's
crematory this afternoon. She was lovely
girl, and of the highest promise in many ways.
1t was but last year that a celebrated musician
of this city predicted for Miss Suter notable
career as pianist, and her talents have already
been recognized by large circle in the hast
End, where she lived with her widowed mother.
am constrained to aIlude to this taking off
Of a young and talented woman by the memo
ries which her fathers name will recall to a
host of telegraphers and veteran soldiers in
this city. He was the Pennsylvania Railroads 8
leading telegraph operator for many years, and
there must be many now high in that railroads
telegraph service who had their training under
Captain Suter. His death was very sad, also
The strain of work, and believe the hardships
of soldier life in the Civil War, for he had an
unusually good record for actual fighting, told
upon his brain and insanity was the horrible
precursor of his death some two years ago.
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In Hdrper's Bdzar for this week there is a
very graphic description Of the Artists Festi-
val which took place in the Museum of Fine
Arts at Boston on April %. It was what is
called costume party, and very beautiful
picture the accurate presentments of antique
garbs made memorable by the great masters of
the old world.
But it pains me to be obliged to say that if
Harper's artist has done full justice to the
young women who, in severely correct Greek
robes, passed in procession before the Commit
tee of Inspection Boston's feminine art stu
dents can only be called fair by courtesy. Few
to Boston's it may be said with terrific GER
tainty that band of caryatides infinitely more
beautiful could be selected here to wear the
ivy chaplet and bear the thyrsus.
~
THE fact is we are only just beginning to un-
derstand what sort of men President Harrison
has chosen for some of the highest posts in his
gift. Ex-Solicitor General jerks let in the
light in THE DISPATCH few days ago on the
grand proportions of Mr.. Miller whose ap-
pointment to the Attorney Generalship had
been regarded as suggestive of the strength of
Mr.. Harrison's head rather than that of his
heart
A Pittsburger who spent a few days last
week at Washington and who heard not only
the current talk of the hotel lobbies, but con-
Versed with statesmen of note and politicians
of all sorts and sizes, informs me that no one in
President Harrison's administration is being
more talked of than the new Commissioner of
Pensions, Corporal Tanner. That official has
just returned from Tennessee, where he de-
livered rousing speech before the Scotch
Irish Convention, the echoes of which are ring
ing still.
What surprises me most is that my friend as
sures me that Commissioner Tanner is one of
the cheeriest and pleasantest men in the Gov
ernment service to-day. He discards all formal
pretensions so common in the departments at
Washington, and receives all visitors-and
their name is legion-with heartiness and
directness ofattention that is immensely graft
flying to them. In short he is a magnetic man,
well endowed with backbone and a power and
disposition to speak out. It is curious to note,
am told, how the politicians are realizing
that Commissioner Tanner is potential and
vigorous factor in the new regime.