The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-15
VARIOUS MANIFESTATIONS.

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VARIOUS MANIFESTATIONS
Patti Abandons Red Hair and Returns to
Raven Tresse.-The Old Romans Tribute
to Marriage-The Girl OF the New south.
That prophet IL never without honor save
in his own country and genius Is seldom ap-
preciated in tho heart OF his family. Count
Tolstoi furnishes another example or his
nine children only two are in sympathy with
their fathers doctrine. His second daughter.
Mascha. has chosen her fathers mode OF life.
and labors in peasant attire among the
poor in tho fields. One son supports the
theories that the other children refuse to
countenance. The Countess. after tho manner
OF dutitul wives, finds time. notwithstanding
the cares OF such family. to attend to her
husbands voluminous English correspond
ence. Some hopes OF the eccentric authors
return to sanity may be entertained from the
fact that tho other day when a great lady
wrote to consult him as to the disposition OF a
surplus OF $780, 600 she possessed he answered.
Burn it." but later sent her second letter.
telling her to bestow tho sum in some charity.
When the lady delegate ofthe Columbian Fair
approached tho Government official repre-
sentIng tho Argentine Republic to determine
the chief industry OF his countrymen. Love
making" was his prompt reply. "and at that
they can't DO beat"
The most successful floral decorator OF the
dry is woman. young and fair. and the grand
daughter Of former millionaire. At II the
girl was left penniless and in the past six
years sho has made a snug little fortune
arranging flowers for social entertainments.
The most famous OF her dinner decorations
were those displayed at dinner given 10y
wealthy California lady to the President and
his wife. On the morning Of the day appointed
the woman florist, Miss Bates. appeared at z
o'clock with eighteen women assistants In uni
form. wearing white caps and aprons. Turn
ing the keys in the doors. the women worked
silently and swiftly until 4 o'clock. when tho
hostess was ushered into fniryland. All the
native flora had been employed by Miss Bates
and her staff Airy garlands draped the CELL
ing. punches OF flowers formed the back
ground OF statues. panels of blossoms were in
serted in walls and doors. balls of pcfumcd
color swung from the ceiling. and in the midst
the table stood ready. with its glass and silver
polished to the last degree OF brlliancy
This is what man says who has tried
marriage for fifty yenrs and ought to know
something about it: Marriage failure!
Those who say SO are poor guides and poor
observers. They forget that happiness means
contontm"nt. and contentment does not rush
into tho newspapcrs OF course there are y, Sn:
takes. They arc to blame. not the nsti
tuition. have been married hall century
is tho best friend ever had, ~ advice. to
men and women r. Get married IT. j. the IS
c Sn and nature is a far better teacher
than q corrupt and selfish factton Of society
And tho man who paid this tribute 70 wo . m
noblest Roman u them all-Allcn Il. Thurman
The organization OF women workers In trade
unions is much more advanced in England
than In America. At the Labor Congress nino
womcn's societies sent delegates representing
SIG members. The Match Makers Union
numbers over a thousand memberf; the Not
bingham Cigarnnkers' Union has SSlO MEM
bcrs. On tho other hand. some mems unions
p Of Wea ween eontains a wv Women. TRe
woman laborer. and hur friends. appear to be-
lies not In the worn ont cXpedirnts Of charity.
loans OF blankets; and Dorcns meetings, orthe
penE OF ddnE st rMfI .xs
Ing wrongs.
When the one and only Adclina trills her
thousand-dollar arias for. us again the woman
with the Titan red trcsses will hide her d.
minished head. for Patti has changed her red
gold crown for the familiar dusky locks. Yet
1 xhm rSF s sns aSns pf"Ra a
Ian beauties can DO no longer sung 81
poets, Golden tints are those. most coveted
common is the habit OF dying, that even in the
smaller towns VIC cannot walk without meet
ing women and little children who might he
mistaken for North rners were II not for their
hery eyes and brilliantly tinted checks.
The Empress Of Austria has placed the
Heine statue. place FOR which was denied her
in Vienna; on 2 rock In the grounds Of her
81 the G ssa
stand In solid phalana ."out this. her Maies-
ty's best-beioved poet
It Is rather amusing and significant to read
that Miss Lord. the lecturer on Christian
Science healing has gone TO the south OF Italy
for the winter IN account 81 poor hehlth .which
compelled her to abandon her lecture tour In
the midst OF heavy engagements.
The girl OF the new South is not the indolent,
dreamy. impassioned creature Of ante-bellum
days. Something OF the alertness. the thrift.
and ambition OF the North has been Infused
into her gracious, lovable gentleness, and the
new product Is o most enhancing species.
even II 1t does slur it's RS and slight its ings.
Tho evidence Of the advancement OF practi-
cal progress 10 found most convincingly In the
institution OF such schools as the Georgia
Industrial College. opened at Millsdgevlle for
| the Instruction OF girls In all branches
OF industrial art from cooking to stenoKyaphy
| and from dressmaktng TO teleRraphy. The old
executive ma nsi0n tp. the town has boen turned
t'sssI 80, ha.s xvlrs nv. a.e,,sfs.c, III ~ d