, 1890-12-04

A large number of ladies of high
rank in Russia have Joined the
colony started by the followers OF
Tolstoi at Vishnevolotzki, and live
exactly like the peasants about
them after Tolstol's methods.
George Eliot's books have become
more popular in the past few years
than during her entire lifetime. In
India "Silas Warner" has been In
cluded in the list of books used in
the public schools.
The temple of the w. G. T. u.
being erected ut Chicago Is to cost
81 200, 900 and to be- thirteen stories
in height. The magnificent audi
ence-room ON the first floor will be
known as Willard hall, In honor of
the president Of the society, and
will be lined with marble, upon
which will be inscribed the names
Of noble women, and memorial win
dows and busts of the women who
have lived and labored for the cause
Of temperance will form its decora-
tionA
The Duchessee de Fitzjames, who
owns large vineyards in Cham
pagne, is one of the most successful
and scientific vine growers In
France. When her vineyards were
destroyed by the phylloxera, she
replanted 800 acres with American
cuttings, followed with unfaltering
regularity the experiments success
fully made by scient fists, attended
oil the congresses held In regions at
tackled by the phyiloxera, energeti-
cally applied every means science
had discovered to distroy the insect,
and recently wrote clear and vivid
account of her splendid results for
the Nouvelle Revue.
Miss Ray Frank is ono of the first
Jewesses to preach in the synagogue
in modern times, for, not withstand
ing the fact that Miriam and De-
borah preached to women, and
Huldah preached to men as well,
the prejudice against woman preach
ers Is greater among the Jews than
in any other congregation. Even
female choristers are not allowed In
tuc oItuoooA py huboSuc.
Countess Taafe, in order to pro-
mote the Viennese mother-of-pearl
industry, which is at low ebb, has
inaugurated the custom of wearing
carved mother-of-pearl hairpins on
dressy occasions. In the same man.
ner Archduchess Valerie excited in
terest in the industry of the silver
workers, Empress Eugenie of
France brought prints into fashion
TO help the manufacturers of Alsace,
the Princess of Wales has brought
Irish poplin into popular favor, and
the royal ladies of England have
made the once coarse and despised
Harris cloth one of the most uni
yersal materials for street gowns
both In New York as we'll as
London.
Modern wives are not the only
ones obliged to submit to the dicta-
ton of husbands as regards their
dress. Napoleon III. was most fas-
tidious in regard to the appearance
OF his beautiful wife, and could not
endure to see her in short or high
necked dress On the day of the
marriage, as the empress appeared
at the window of the Tuilleries to
acknowledge the shouts of the peo-
pie, she caught up u shawl to throw
over her bare shoulders, but the en-
peror refused to allow her to appear
again until she had exchanged it
for a magnificent cloak of red velvet.
Nine of the clever daughters of
Erin had conferred upon them the
degree of bachelor of arts at the
Royal university, Dublin, at the last
commencement. Miss Frances
Helena Gray is now entitled to
write LII. ID. after her name, and
Miss Maud Joynt obtained the de-
gree of NJ. A, with first-class honors
In modern literature. In the COM
petition for scholarship the women
were on equal terms with men, and
of course excelled them.
FOLLOWING THE FASHIONS.
Individuality Should Be Preserved by
Women.