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The sun., 1889-11-10
THE WOMAN OF Tu1RrT-F1vR
Thoughts for the Consideration or Herself
and Friends.
From London Society.


Balzac has laid down the theory that a
woman Of thirty Is at her most fascinating and
dangerous aRe-dangerous, that Is to say. to
the hearts OF men. Perhaps no writer unaer-
Zac. and perhaps no writer has contributed to
social philosophy 80 many cynical reflections
would apply. as a rule. to certain type of wo-
man; type less common. P Il s is to BE- hoDed In
uraliy would not no enter into % lis caioula-
~tions; and even In this country the un-
married girl -, who admits to having
large train OF adorers. The biushiHs dSbu-
eapbe Pasy %s aS5
ing the blase man Of the world. who frequent;
R d an 9SssBSSs IN bread d
prove more enduring, delight to such a man
than the frtsky married women ne with whom the
girl is neither spring lamb nor Welsh mutton.
guise her anomalous flavor or give her the
charm Of the daisies Hs and the m meadow: T. She
and s has
ence and tlnesse which would render her at
tractiye to man; and unless she be we'll en-
and matrimony be solemnly Contemplated
however agreeable an acquisition abe may pc
tEs sight Of the average "mashsr" "''' -
There Is class elias % Sf woman. the woman who
tbe s nfsd the s ThGs Ssae
reyels in the part OF heroine and IN, the dis
cause. She, will go on indefatigably playing
her part and enjoying It, while the lights grow
dim and the audience drops off and the jeutle
premier becomes wooden and indifferent This
kind OF a woman must. as Landor puts It,
warm both hands at the fire OF life." Her Keen
ly strung temperament. alert sensibiltty, and
magnetic power OF attraction make her the
centre, Of a perfect vortex Of emotions. she
mutt OF feeling that gathers round her 1t
would fad insupportably tame. She does not
mean to be cruel; she Is not unprincipled. In
many cases she herself suffers almost as much
suffering, 10 a necessity Of her being and she
takes comfort In the thought that she. too, can
exelaim' Ike Egm9nt when the end comes. II
w9man, thirty five Is the beginning OF the end.
TO the ordinary woman OF poetic tendencies,
but no definite inclination toward the dramatic
bring with 1t feeling OF melancholy and dis
satisfaction. 1t 10 an uncomfortable point Of
transition when the mind cannot dwell with
any eomplacenOy upon past. present, or future.
Tho illusions have gone and the solid realities
have MT vet quite taken their place. In dress.
sSbia nna nG SatoSs ~ 6 and
ness s aud disnity Of bearing WHICH msst SsfaS no
9 %SR onS S oher Ssy
might have been attributed TO the influence OF
personal beauty and fascination are to-day
tss Partners az SS are Sss SssSstsS
and fewer In number, The delicate aroma OF
hattery. once breathed as o matter OF course
has become senslbly fainter. Amusement
seems 20 drag. and the bnsiness OF pleasure
preston. The woman Of So Is not yet Pidden
among the spectators, but Nature has dlsa-
approaching II is as though the drst chill
The sun., 1889-11-10
q WABNoWsINs THIRD BRIDE
Not Pleased with Civilized Courtship, He
Buys Her with Eight Ponies.
Prom the Indianapolis Journal

Mrs. r. s. Rusts line Of work in connec-
tion with the Woman's Home, Missionary soci-
ETY. leads her among the Indians, and her ro.
Sos IN Est eS as nSdens fhyy
past snmfmSsE s fS she went went into Kansas and thence
ti9S being about thirty I've mi les from ceda1.
Vile. Kan. when we reached the. Indian
IN Sps hSr Sp
OF the missions in the Territory. While We
The tall figure Of a faii- SIooded indian entered
the school room. and was introduced as Shella-
who attended the school and was general fa-
yorite with teachers and pupils. Shellapasha
% S dn me- o 6sE to aee
child wept bitterly. teachers and friends re-
m1onstrated every argument was used to
Indian only yielded, SO far as to say:
i will bring her back Tomorrow il do not
AFTERNOON and found Clara Sheliapasha a dressed
IN a blanket. She fled as we approached to
bsl bS1 S1 her Ba aS and SsT T Te seb that
the marriage was to be consummated the next
day The young Indian who purchased her for
school at fawrence. could SD speaF E1eish & b toe I
er9bly, well. and seemed quite intelligent. but
the full bloods when they are educated at a
distance iEoR their aopPes ,. returned ne to the
He already had two wives.
THE prospective bridegroom. in preparing
for his marriage after the ponies were given
over to the brides father, retired from the
companionship OF his people and remained
alone till neSr the hour for the ceremony. Then
he came back to the camp OF his friends and to
his tent, whore he reclined upon rich blanket
Plate b OF fS GG9ked food vas placed before him
In the richest blankets and embroidered gar
ments beads. the plumage OF birds. and paint
entering into the combination Snowy knck.
knacks epcircled neck and arms, and were
suspended from her ears while the tinklng
step. She was placed on q pony, and as 1t was
led out by one OF her people, gun was fred.
On started the pony carrying the bride, the
firing Of the gun being the sigma! for four
fleet women OF the camp OF the bridegroom
bridegrooms tent. Thus escorted. when
within few feet of the bridegroom's tent. she
was lifted from the pony and placed upon @
white blanket. the four corners OF which were
placed her beside the man who was soon to be
partaken Of food from the same plate they
were considered as being married"
very TRe Kat Sad mot
timed the couple We're TAX taken back IAi to Of tho
camp Of the brides people. the bridegroom
riding the best horse his family could pro-
vide for him. which was afterward given
to her people. An the beautiful clothing
intsd q l !, among me@Ders Of The husbands
henceforth wear. the coarsest and commone5t
materials Her Jewels Wore gone her hair un-
braided and her life of service and drudGeU
begun. The bridegroom was now, according
will have no special association with his peo.
pie In the future"
The sun., 1889-11-10
The RerlIn-A Dance.
From The NeDraska lslate Journal,


Among the newer dances none has struck
the popular fancy rs the berlin" 1t Is bright
and vivacious. easy in tempo and mo ovement,
and simple In execution. 1t il unique in char
acter having more varied forms or changes In
Its promenade. reverse, and waltz than any OF
Its rivals for public favor. II was approved last
winter by the oder. and Is now tho special fa-
yorlte Of the younger dancers in the ballroom.
while during the summer senson lust closed it
was the pride ot the lawn party. The berlin"
is, strictly speaking. polka steD. displaying an
easy toe movement.
The dancers start side by side the gentle
man holding the Iadys left hand In his right.
polka forward and then reversing positions.
polka back and turn. Then. while In waltz
position the couple execute two Rlides, polka
and repeat. 1t Is a very graceful dance among
society people. but when copied by many
young ,personS WHO are prone to, founder
through everything In the dance order. II be-
comes sort OF imDromptu ballet for the on
locker
AT most OF the summer resorts the berlin
was the choice OF dances during the past sea-
son, while at Long Branch, Saratoga. Lake
Mahopac, and other consortinR places for the
rich In the East 1t became as much OF 4 craze
as the society waltz did q few years ago. At all
the garden parties at the Great Union Hotel at
Saratoga the berlin took the place OF the ger
man. But this was BECAUSE the berlin is more
adapted TO the lawn than its formidable rival
for public favor. The german will continue
the coming winter, as 1t has been for several
seasons past, the leading dance, because the
American society. professors Of dancing claim
II is more adapted 10 society.
The sun., 1889-11-10
4 LESSON IN THRIFT.
How the Wise Clerk Got Rich While the
SpendthrIft Came to Grief

SpendthrIft Came to Grief
A row OF five neat little brick dwelling
houses now in course OF erection In a compare
lively new section OF Jersey City has an inter-
esting history The houses are two story and
extension affairs with cellars, and what real
estate agents call " all modern improvements"
They are neatly finished in hard wood inside
and are Of the sort that commands rental Of
about $50 a month each In Jersey City. They
are being built by man who. up to a few
months ago. was too poor to own even the
house he lived In. He was clerk on small
salary. saving thrifty fellow; who thought it
the supremest folly to play the races, buy lot
terry tickets, or otherwise invest dollar in
what was not a certainty He took no stock in
chances that might yield thousand to one.
but which q thousand to one times would
yield nothing.
In the same office with him was q young man
OF still more slender income, but OF a specula
tive turn Of mind. This young man played the
races when he could scrape together So or
he invested dollar bills In twentieth portions OF
lottery tickets When he got down to quarters
he played pepnyante on paper WhStsver GS rG the
condition Of his purse this youth was always
ready Tor 6Gpt Eh bo he WSs SS also an
tribes as luck. His predomin ating character
istic was hopefulness.
young man invested his last dollar 10 the TWEEN
tieth part Of one ticket IN the Louisiana Lot
and had mover got cent back to show @ s'ft for Il.
Shortly afterward he was placed in circum-
stances where dollar in cash was matter Of
drawn Els salary IN adVanea and bis credit Was
exhausted. He had nothing but the lottery
oGsf SEs
must to sell it. to hts com
the Thrifty clerk who did not speculate.
Say. old man, don't you want to go q dol
lars worth on the Louisiana Lottery" he
NOT cents worth" said the thrifty clerk.
NO thank you" said the thrifty clerk. dryly.
Then the speculative young man got down to
pleading and at length persuaded the thrifty
The thrifty man sighed as he did 50. He CON
sIdered that dollar, given to charity But he
Several weeks after, that the speculative
young man approached the thrifty clerk with u
6 IL as Taee and asked what
sently. ,....o,, ,,o -, ,,o
strained Voice. % POI The clerk ns6ed tho % ticket * {
from the depths Of his pocket and threw It on
the table. The speculative young mans face
assumed high color.
Jimmy Ghristmasl" he calculated.
What's the matterS" asked the owner OF
you've wonn
Who's wonW
You have. Capital prizer'
So It proved, and two weeks later the thrifty
clerk who never took chances pocketed $l5. 900,
the twentieth part Of the biggest prize in the
drawing.
he call in his friends and order up Unlimited
tizz, and nurse large head in the morning?
Did he take the speculative young man by
whacES on the spoils
No: the thrifty clerk smiled a very broad and
q very thrifty smile; He went out and ate q
fifteen-cen lunch all by himself. and then pro-
ceeded to build five $4,000 houses, from which
he will draw Il rental Of $3.50 month for the
balance OF his days.
The sun., 1889-11-10

with the Aid OF Her Big brother She Aes
cOmpIIshes Her Purpose.
From the san RranctEeo Cl.LonLeLe.


The mystery surrounding the yelled lady.
q, notice Of whom was made In Yesterdays
Chrontcie. who has been seen upon the streets
OF Oakland for the past few days, apparently
For about ta week week Hattie Elizabeth acKinnic
Of lone City. Amndor county, has been In Oak
searching % ior john -H Howard Kelley, also from from
ns Gy and .a until gSen 0
been firm friends for years. Last summer the
friendship rinened into love. and in due course
ment. however, was kept, a secret Several
weeks ago kelley concluded to leave lone and
Of his in 1tented moYements IT'S. and to her as smpTse
and chagrin she discovered that she was de-
serted, her lover not oven bidding her adieu.
known TO Miss Mckinnie, and her family.
Finally @ mutual friend In, East Oakland saw
The young lady and her big brother imme-
diately set out for Oakland. and on arriving
there applied to the police conformation con-
No Information was furnished them. but they
soon learned that he had been employed by an
Tenth street. close 10 broadway; Miss McKin-
ME, heavily yelled, watched in the vicinity for
cSnSE cSmnF sg 10 fas Wiz y
afternoon. They met at the corner OF the
When Kelley saw his deserted fanote aad her
big brother ne concluded that discretion was
re better nqrt Of yaior, and adVaReed eE toware
the afternoon together. and Kelley after slight
persuasion on the part OF the big brother and
Miss MeKinnie, reaol,ed the further conclusion
that. after oil, he had better do the right thing
making this result known. Kelley. tho big
brother. and several companions went TO the
County Clerks and procured marriage IL.
cense. In the evening they rode out TO East
Oakland and were married. by yJustice Matthew'S.
on. haven't ANYTHING to say" said Kelley
married now. and tnat settles it. Hattie and
will get along together all right, as we have
known each other for years, you know"
Mira. Kelleys big brother returned to lone
yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley intend to re-
main In Oakland.
The sun., 1889-11-10
LOVE, THE LAND OVER.
THE REAL ROMANCES THAT uAPPEN
AROUND US.
Fall or Interest. Romnptio, Adventurous,
aud NoveI-The Queen Complications for
which the Heart IL Responsible.

Prom tie Dcirot Free PycsG
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 2.7-The pretty little
romance Of Cornelius Oberwalter, aged 49, and
Bertha Weller. aged 10, who sailed recently
from Bremerhayen on the steamship Lain
with n party OF frionds with the Intention oi
they intended TO marry and engage In garden
ing, promises to lead to no end OF legal tanRle,
The honest lovers are already In two courts.
and grave International questions are being
raised by half dozen or moro lawyers, who
seem TO enjoy this refreshing bit OF legal ins
vestigation, where love, not money. is the
motive.
The simple story is that Cornelius and Bertha
rs lovers left Holland for America. There he
no assertion of anything but an honest purpose
on the part OF both TO find their home here and
then to marry. She docs not accuse him OF any
was invoked by Bertha's father, who was NOT
satisfied with her choice. He got the Holland
State Department to Bend q cableRram TO the
Dutch Consul In New York to arrest Bertha
and send her back to him. aud to return 0ber.
walter. on the charge Of abduction. They were
Oberwalter applied for Il habeas corpus, but
before II was heard he was arrested by lie
United States Marshal on q warrant from a
United States Commissioner in New York and
was started of yesterday to New York. Judge
Sage Of the United States Court being told of
returned.
This afternoon another habeas CORPUS was IN
hearing on behalf OF Oberwalter. TWAS claimed
that the foundation for tho warrant against
him was the cablegram to the Dutch Consul,
which did not aeEe any crime. Pending arRu.
ment on this the hearing was adjourned until
Wednesday. and Oberwalter was kept In the
custody OF the Marshal, while Bertha, hand.
some girl, is In care of o special constable of
the state Court, In which her case is In hearing
The sun., 1889-11-10

who keeps me alive 70 do this. and made him
present Of the smaller duplicate which pos
sessed-thanks to your Kindness. Am TOR
No. v.-4tss Rshqn; A grand end strbIklgpg
them, and no delicious depths II tendeEness IN
s9G@ nave sSeSS prSTo s e
add that never saw Mas Rehan or the other
Rfs soS sCs Se'n ms TSS SS
mo No. vL-Thc Birth Of Venus, Another glorious
al Snisito "hSif iIshts arine on the figure,
feast for the eyes in tho strictest sense oil tho
10. vII-Sarah Ber.nhardt Most lnteresti5g
art records Of great actress: How valuable liable
taken % our ID departufe for that. other world oi
which we know nothing. aud N which surely
less spirits pack, easily. like clothes in = big
portmanteau. The large, portrait OF sarah
Fon 81 tS1 HSS %suT Snd e team mo =
noticed no doubt. as do, that there is a
snspici9n Of coming paralysis IN & one oI hes tSs
lower than in the ere which is in the best
Other numbers must be reserved for another
occasion. Let the present catalogue end with
the afectionate expression OF the compilers
90 GLOUCESTER PLACE. PoRTMAN sqg5ARE,
MT DEAR SARoNY; With this yot have my
impressions OF some OF the photographs
sincerely Iexpressed The only lines in your
letter that don't like are thoIlincs which tel!
me OF your eyes. After what I have suffered
in that part OF mo, my sympathY with yon is
not easily expressed in words WIN pest
thanks to Mrs. Sarony, and With love TO your
eeli ever yours, nffectionately. W. q.
will write to Mrs. Brown Potter about sitting
to you. She was cruelty treated here. and she
was cruelty treated in your newspapers in
the United States. After seeing her In my play
1 say she has a decided vocation for tho
actress's art lead the life OF hermit; see
no society: 60 to no clubs; In years have not
met Irving. and can only describe myself as
being acquainted with him, but admire him as
actor and man.
90 GLOUCESTER PLACE, PoRTMAN SQUARE
LONDON, W.. 9th April. 1883.
MY DEAR SARoNY: The glorious portrait has
arrived quite safely, How am sufficiently to
express my gratitude for such generous and
welcome present Please look at the third
page Of the enclosed proof and you will see the
little all that can do.
The new book r. Heart and Science " will be
published here on the 14th and copy for you,
to whom It Is inscribed, shall at once cross the
ocean, containing all the corrections and i'm:
provements which do not appear In the pirated
version In America. | am 80 weary with the
hard work which the last novel has cost me
that must say Rood-by for the present Yours
anectionately, WILKIE COLLINS.
The sun., 1889-11-10
Reading Indiana Character.

One afternoon number Of us were sitting
on the verandah OF the town tavern In town In
Indiana. when farmer drove up with some
bags OF apples to sell. 1t was plain enough to
all that he was n drinking man. and after look
ing him over the Major said:
Human nature. when under tho influence OF
liquor. is a queer thing"
Yes" replied two or three. as In duty bound.
Some mon, as they come under tho in
fuence. break down and weep. while others
become ugly and want to fight I can read
half drunk and he would fai 70 Weeping" MN
e think aPIS he soH 5s'Sd nSnsd S
Beg pardon, but never yet made mis-
take" said tho Major.
Think YOU have In this case protested tho
II will prove sir. that have not"
The farmer was already In the barroom and
tered, had q little talk on agricultural matters,
and invited him to drink again.
swer. as he poured out and swallowed four
he began to feel it right of. and commenced
entirely, and, after wrangliug with the land
lord for quarter OF an hour, getting drunker
looking as ugly as q bear with sore feet ''''''4
L"Mhere In blszes is that red.headel lop-
"oh YOU, are! Then Kin lick you 'aRiii With my
cars pinned back! Say. you insulted mew
Yes You did, and I'm going to lick you
with that he grabbed the Major, chair and
all, and flung both oyer the railing 10 tho
ground, and Was going after them to drive
our man into the ground when prevented. 1t
took constable aud TWO citlzens 10 nrrUst
him. and when he had Bobered up little he
tore out one j. wall Of the town lookup and
none S ~ %aPIor Se wss aa asea SSia char
acter reader as We got him to bed and rubbed
liniment on his back and shoulders.
Well boys" he family replied. II don't be-
lieye was mistake IN the man, but the land
l2rd must have given him the wrong stun. 1
lightning playing circus In an old hay NOV.
and now | believe 1t was Do you ind any
broken ribs sticking outI"
The sun., 1889-11-10
A cal,rornla Singer to be Famous.



LONDON, Oct. N.-Miss Josephine Simon
OF California has gone on concert tour which
will extend through England and Scotland, Rc-
companied by Sims Reeves: After completing
States. and after Visit Of some length to her
cratic cratic debut @ in Fideiio," Under under the M manage ian &C.
ment Of Manager Carter of the Royal Albert
little American songstress. and has already
bound her for a term Of years by contract
which insures her very handsome income.
besides allowing speculative chance OF an
1t may be that when Miss Simon returns to
the United States she will take with her O
young Scotch nobleman who has for months
been beer Devotion Itself , to H the XSung lady and
Flowers Of the rarest kind have been. left at
Miss Simon's residence for months. and other
attentions equally siRnfacant have been be-
girl When it was announced that Miss Simon
gentleman became certain that his large Scotch
estates needed looking after. and is there now.
Shortly before leaving on her trip Miss Simon
was given q reception by large number Of
friends and admirers, among whom she proud
X numbers Mrs Gladstone the Duchess Of
Archbishop Of Canterbury; Although very
much appreciated by London society. which
she has captured by her soft, rich. and wonder
little. and devotes her time, chiefly to her prep
aration for coming out In opera. Manager
Garter has had written for and dedicated to
her several beautiful songs, and she has lately
she iS now having appropriate music put
1t is perhaps worthy OF notice that the two
young singers who now attract most attention
a9a FTanes q a9
Miss Simon In quieter way Ia reaping o rich
return and paving the way for brilliant future
The sun., 1889-11-10
s,raus.'s Hand Play. rato the Phonorraph.
Prom tao London Daily Ney.


1t was Mr.. Edison's express desire to have
some of Strauss waltZes recorded on the
phonograph as being one of the most charac-
teristic products Of Vienna; Accordingly, the
phonograph was taken to the music hall yes
terday whore Herr Edpard Strauss and his
nous funnel had been adjusted and every
thing was ready the band struck up By the
beautiful Blue Danube" Musicians and con-
drctor seemed t9 be fully aware that they were
terity. The famous waltz has perhaps
never been played with such purity and
such yiRor, Herr Strauss was quite i'm
patient while the, wax cylinder and the
tubes were screwed on. and IL was interesting
g watch bis face as he listened to the famillar
Strains that returned to him. He followed
every note most critically. and confirmed the
assertion that not one tone had undergone the
was played and a delightful minnst from a
string quartet. tho gentle, refined music OF
which was wondeeFfully repJodueed, Mendels-
and quartet OF cornets and the tnstrument
rendered the loud passages as faithfully as the
soft and tender ones. This morning the phOn-
ograph will be shown in the Auth9rs' and Jour-
a a, a,soliloquy from Hamlet" Into It, Al the pro
tho Invention shown to them.
The sun., 1889-11-10
A Plea for Baths On the Floor Level.

From the PdU 1au Gasene.
/ crave room to ask that some little con-
sideration be shown for women by those who
fit up the baths In our houses. II will be found
that there Is not enc bath in thousand or In
ton thousand, In the placing OF which regard
getting In and out. With few striking excep-
tions, modern baths are placed ut far too high
O. level with regard to the floor line. Ease on
the part OF the architect. builder, and plumber
bather. " is no uncommon thing to find
height OF little less than three feet from floor
TO the marble or wooden top Of the bath. Tho
athletic male chambers over this with alacrity,
to declare this arrangement is simply barbar-
GUS at the gray dawn Of the twentieth century.
Fancy an Academy picture, Venus Entering
the Bath" exhibiting an undignifed clam ber
or Brobdingnagian stride ever near three ieet
passing clever as he may be in this line OF
composition. would be nonplussed In his en-
deavor to portray graceful posing OF the figure.
To permit true ease and comfort In entering
and leaving the bath must be sunk below the
This is the true type OF bath. Thereto the
Goddess Of Beauty may approach with that
enchanting grace OF action 30 olovingy depicted
by painters OF antiquity and. no less Affection
what expensive and constructed In many po-
stions with some little difficulty. the COM
pletely sunken bath cannot be the proud pos
session OF all; but every one may have the
high-level bath. 4 little forethouRhr and o few
shillings' expenditure by our builders at the
time Of fitting uD the baths makes the differ
ence between Inconvenience and comfort. In
the name Of humanity let me pleed for the
level baths, the comfort attendant upon this
simple-and for that reason neglected-ad-
dition to the ordinary bath is but little.