The evening world., 1891-04-16

OF needlework.
A writer in the Illustrated American re-
counts In On Interesting manner the doinRs OF
remarkable Englishwomau. In huge,
gloomy, od-fashioned London house lives Mrs.
Harrison Cripps, a beautiful woman. who has
effected the unusual combination Of classicist,
N mathematician and athlete, and Ia, withai. q
profound student. Those who are admitted to
the sanctuary grow enthusiastic over her uu-
usual accomplishments anu charms. sac
comes down the great dark drawing-rooms.
strange and fair, looking like . priestess OF
Isis, anu wearing the pink ribbon tied about her
waist as though 1t were sacred g.rdle. A
larger portion of the time she tskes no part In
general conversation, but sits with her mar
velous pvonle turned towards hor guests ap-
parently dreaming ineffable things. When In
the least excited, however, she rises straight
10 her feet, and delivers herself with the air OF
pythoness. Mrs. Cripps makes pen-and-ink
drawings of her husbands microscopical dis
coveries. and 30 exquisitely nne IN workman
ship arc they that thsy look like photogravurea-
Curiously enough. she Is not In the least averse
to society, and, gowned IN q Paris frock and
blazing with diamonds, attends the very
smartest balls, the gayest Of gay dancerA
Belts with SILVER buokles are only $50 each.
The color and variety Of the feathers used are
not less numerous than the buckles.
Rocker blotters with Drass. gilt OF enamel
corners are made to order from Sc to sQ4
each; fat blotters fitted to the desk or table
with leather hacks ana silver corners range
from So to $50; Russian papier-mache hand
| painted are worth from S22 TO SIS; folding
! blotters In q variety Of leather cost between
| 50 ard $50. and provided with silver corners
| from s23 to S5S.
Butterfly nounces of iace are now sewed
about the skirts Of house dresses, caught up
with ribbons. The effect is quite Frenchy.
| Sibyl Sanderson 10 considered by the famous
Massenet the most nnished singer that
America ever produced. The critic Of Figaro
wrote In review OF a recent performance:
"At the end of the fourth act she reached q
note, the contra sol sharp which, as far as l
know. has never yet been uttered by any
| human voice." Miss Sanderson u strikingly
beautiful, has conquered fashion and the pub
lie and her future Is full of golden promise.
RS. II. & V. stannard-Jonn strange Win
ters-the English novelist, has contributed an
article TO tAe London discussion OF the Weldon
Jackson case In which while pleading the
cause OF womaniy women and domestic happi-
ness she deals the strong minded female politl-
| clan some hard raps. She says up TO the present
there Is not much doubt that, although mar.
riage has proved failure for some, yet It ia a
useful ana honorable estate, for whicn nobody
has offered any reasonable and feasible sub
stitute. But how long will 1t continue to be
an honorable estate or even a useful institution
IN the face OF the new state OF affairs7 The
shrieEing sIsterhooJ, VINO, after wailing loudly
over the shame, the degradation and
The indignity OF woman being expected
by her husband to keep her mar
riage VOWS, are now busily engaged In sing
ing equally loud p9ans OF rejoicing over the
rOut and discomnture OF our common
enemy, man. seem 10 think II exceedingly
clever OF a woman II she shake OF the
irammels not only OF convennonality, bu
slso OF honor; yet they DO not tell ~
what tho woman gains In that case.
And what will the shrieking sisterhood give
us IN place Of those sweet and absolute rights
which so manV enjoy nowf We shall go into
Parliament (ahd pretty fools most OF US vii
make OF ourselves when we get ihereN
we shall sit on jures and attend coroners' In
qCests; we shall have TO serve as sher1s,
i. aud will have to witness executions; snd ",
shall 90 TO vesiry meetings and otner lNe!!
=, and inspiring iunct,ous OF that KIND, an,
nobody will ever yet civil answer In pos;
Q onnoc, and none OF the trains will start punctu
ally, and our children will be farmed out, and
9 a. for the Ddiv Telegraph, why, it will hav
! one column on etiquette, and another on hous
d decoration. and third on odd scraps Of scan