The sun., 1892-01-10
TARIOI'S MANIEfST17I

TARIOES MANIFESTATIONS.
A New WRINKLE In Ciubdor,--The Hard Lot
OF Women In Germnny-Thc Cultivation of
Flowers ns "a Means of Livelihood.
Dora Wheeler Keith has recently com pleted
the portrait OF Lawrence Hutton in her series
of authors portraits 1t Is the artists purpose
to make complete gallery OF tho portraits Of
the foremost people OF this period in literature.
art. and the drama which will possess his
toric value in the future. Nothing Of tho kind
has been done in any previous period. Among
the rortrnits already completed arc those Of
Warner. Clemens. Eowells. Stockton. Mathews.
Mrs. Stowo. Mrs. Gilbert. the actress. and
others. The collection is entirely a private
enterprise.
The latest departure in clublom is the
formation Of tho Annie Lynch Botta Conver-
sation Club" a purely social organization OF
literary and artistic men and women. founded
in memory of Mrs. Botta's famous Sunday
evenings. The topic for tho evenings CONVEX
| saton is known only to ono person. who Sc
ects 1t but does not announce it until after tho
company has assembled. which precludes all
possibility OF preparation and secures tho
charm OF spontancity to the talk. The person
| who selects the topic Is called tho director"
and leads the conversation. This Office is not
held by the same person on consecutive even
ings. Membership to the club is obtained only
through the medium of friendship with those
already admitted to its privileges.
One Of tho novel little whims OF dainty
women is a charm Of gold or dull silver made
in the shape OF an acorn or neur- de-lis. and
worn upon the bangle or chatelaine. 1t is
filled with perfume. which is permitted to es-
cape drop by drop and thus keep the wearer
envclopcd in an atmosphere Of subtly fascina-
kt,,rv .I.,rn Nt.1
tho potency OF perfume as an clement OF charm
with those Of tho so-called sterner sex. and
continually devise new and ingenious methods
for surrounding themselves with its fragrance.
Anovelty is tho mirror and purse" glove
| with n small pocket for money in tho palm Of
the left hand and little mirror inserted in tho
flap that covers tho pocket. In tho hurried
rush from one reception to the next the little
rcassuring glance in the mirror is great
comfort. And on many chatclaines and in many
opera glass bngs there is now a little recep-
tace for powder and puff. so that 4 lady can
quite satisfactorily repair tho ravnges OF one
crush in her carriage on the way to another.
Germany Is mans country" said a titled
German lady. Men will die for their sweet
| hearts. but their wives must live for them. II
you marry poor man he expects you to
blacken his boots. If YOU wed rich man he
expects you to do the samc mentally. A Ger
man girl Is well educated in books. needle
work. and housekeeping. She seems bright
enough until shs settles down into 'haus-
| muttcr.' with few ideas beyond her kitchen
| and nursery and no topics Of conversation ex-
| cept tho iniIuity OF her servants and the ex-
travaGance Of her neighbors. Tho result ia
that tho women are inferior to tho men.
and tho men argumentative. self-opiu-
| inNntaI nnl apotstiun1 And fhnv MI ka-
lievc. from the Kaiser down. that women
were created simply to cater to their fancies
and bring more men into the world for othor
women to wait upon. Our actors ure always
better than our actresses. onr tenors and bari
tones outshine our sopranos and contraltos.
even our men ballet dancers are more agile
than their short -skirted colleagues. and in the
great land OF scholars and philosophers and
cational e literary standing than in any Of the
other civilized countries"
The woman's Charity Club of Boston start
ed less than two years ago nsurgica hospital
With With hpt , forty cGnts in its trn"aFuty 1t has
tors. pai sssoo for lana on whlsI 'u to erect rect
pital purposes. and is now examining plans
fnr new SO ,ULn building soon to DO erected.
The club has $50 members.
Mrs. T N. Whecler; President Of the So.
Sety Of Associated Artists s9ys that Judging
ros to be Incorporating go into journalism
sehoos or suded IN ss spe"a % schoos. nos n and and
NgTG led Mord ID t tte tsog picture frn 2
best methods of taking up the business Of de-
sgning II is renaTkati9 how this Inns taken
An Industrial association has; been formed
domestic Service. and a handsome sun is is
promised to begin tho work. which it is hoped
will be sell-supportns after it is established.
for Young women and chidron in Al Lowell. owe II0nS
The cultivation OF flowers us vocation is in
creasing IN fnyor and popularity. little
at the Woman's Lxchnngo: This depot Of
OF usefulness. and now embraces departments
for all kinds of culinary creations. .needleworE,
china furniture and domestic articles.
Thers e,r Is mash talk smone men about
OF the new year. suppose the women follow
sS as oaa ,aasy ere a%ns SO many other
To talk less extravagantly
To read more intelligently.
To pass the barga in counter by.
To expect less and accomplish more
10 earn more and spend less.
To TO remember ms lp the ninth commandment aud
TO be healthy and busy and happy.
Miss Barton. the President OF the Red Cross
Society. has opened headquarters at the Hotel
Oxford In Washington for receiving and for
warding supplies for the Russian peasants.
Miss Grace Dodge Dresses more plainly than
| many Of the mem berss of the working girls
| clubs over which she prcsides. At her regular
reccptions during tho past two months she
mas worn the tnine G9wn--a simple and mex
te WGte Vest II aaLe te SGsiva GsiHe m eTr Wh Was