The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-11
RUSSIAN NIHILISTS.
The Tragic Story of Vera Sassulitch,
the Girl AyeDger.

Let me give you a little instance OF
the hatred, the desperate feeling which
sways som of these Nihilists. A
woman named Vera Sassulitch lived
in an obscure province, where she
taught a little country school. She
was really a fine woman, of great
natural ability, which had been
| developed owing to her narrow sur
roundings. By chance there came to
visit in that town a brilliant editor OF
an influential newspaper who made
her acquaintance, and who recognized
her intelligence. Through this
acquaintance she came to know thai
there was something to live for beyond
her narrow limit; and when the editor
went to his home there sprung up a
correspondence between them.
Before long the journalist was
arrested as a suspect by the secret
police, who hurried him off to prison,
and, in searching his residence, found
letters from Vera Sassulitch. With
out any reason whatever she was
arrested and placed in Jail for a long
time, although, as had been stated,
no proof whatever was found against
her. 1t SO happened that she was
placed in the same row of cells with
the editor, and once a week, when ne
was taken out to be dashed, h could
hear his piercing yells,. which rang
through her head and were never
effaced from her memory. 1t was
then she swore that the instant she
| regained liberty she would kill the
man who imprisoned the editor, and
finally she would kill the Car him
self.
After many months of imprison-
ment she was released, and upon
getting out Of Jail at once purchased
a revolver. She walked Immediately
to the office, and taking deliberate
aim at the officers head, fired, but,
unfortunately the wound was not
fatal. Today that woman, Vera
Sassulitch, is at the head of all Nlhil-
istic plots in the Cars domain. No
body knows where she "a be found
or what will be her next work. She
sends messages and documents to the
Gar, and to all the leading men in
his dominions, warning them against
acts of cruelty, and threatening them
with death. But, try as they may, no
effort has succeeded in bringing her
again under arrest. The Gar has
sometimes risen from his bed, and be-
fore dressing has happened to look
upon his table and found there a
warning from this woman, but never
has he been able to find out who
! brought it or whence ii came.
Woman's Dress at Breakfast.
So far as possible let all women
dress beautifully; SO God dresses the
meadows and the mountains. Let
them wear pearls and diamonds, if
thew can afford it. God has hung
round the neck of His world strings of
diamonds, and braided the black
locks. OF the storm with bright ribbons
of rainbow. Especially before and
right after breakfast, ere they expect
to be seen of the world, let them look
neat and attractive for the faInily's
sake. One of the most hideous sights
is a slovenly IN at the breakfast
table. Let mi adorn herself. Let
her speak on platforms so far as she
may have time and ability to do SO.
! But let not mothers imagine that
there is any new way of successfully
training children, or of escaping the
old-time self-denial and continuous
Observation-Disclosures Home Journal.
A New Spring Color.
The leading color of the coming sea-
son will be violet. We shall not be
pinned down to one particular shade
of this trying color, however, as hello
tropes, iavenders and other light hues
will be worn. At the private view of
the old masters | noticed several coats
and costumes of an aggressively violet
shade and q few of a dull heliotrope
tint, and 1 was more than ever per-
suaded hat the color is not one which
the majority of women can wear with
impunity. The GRANT violet that is
Just now to be seen about looks we'll
against nothing, but there are certain
shades that harmonic exquisitely
with other colors, and in which fair
and delicateiy complexioned women
look charming. But at best it is a
dangerous color to affect, for if it does
not make the wearer look leaden
hued, it generally clashes with the
apparel of all one ome in contact
with, as well as with the decorations
of ones own and everybody else's
rooms.-LadysS Pictorial.
A Queer Theatre Party.
A Washington letter to the Detroit
Free Press says:-A new chief has
been appointed TO IN of the depart
ments, and he is not-well, not ex-
actly what might be termed a gentle
man, so far as the little punctilios of
society are concerned. The office has
a lady who acts as corresponding clerk
at q salary of 81, 900 a year. Naturally
she is anxious to retain her place. and
she paid attention to the lightest COM
mand of the now chief.
She had been in the habit of writ
ing the letters herself, but the new