The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-16
INTERESTING INFORMATION.

known as Lockwood. America has achieved it's
first and only artistic ceramic creation.
American ceramic history MAJ be said to date
from the Centennial. where tho Japanese dis
play suggested to the fertile genius Of a wo-
man. Maria Longworth Storcr. tho artistic pos
Valley. and the first Lockwood was mould
Cd. TO Z Womin. too. Miss McLauEh,in'
such an impetus to potter decoration.
Now there are ten thousand women actively
pottery in the United States. besides the great
army Of amateurs who decorate cups and sau-
ducing with much skillthe more original worl;
of the practical, decorators or copying from
G cisli"n 0r' Of m aisss wo N Sn'' SorkS nSI" has A been
founded. Of which Miss Mel. is Presi-
dent, and Mrs. BENJAMIN Harrison. is Vice
President. and il il desired to establish a ma
tionnl school whero women may study with
ont going abroad.
According to the report OF a medical mis-
sionary in Morocco. the lives OF Moorish
women arc sad and homeless in the extreme.
Dressed in their brilliant Eastern costume OF
silk or satin. with full Turkish drawers. waist
coat embroidered in gold and silver. and tunic
OF lace. with bright headdrcsses. and wonder
full jewels. these women are pitiful objects to
those who know what goes OH behind the
closed doors OF the w!ndowicss houses. Each
man may marry four wives. and divorce them
u uIVSt I INNS tkh'Co' ~ "pbisti 'ibl ihlS
no sons is. usually divorced: the woman that
has no children at all is suret to be, Beatings arc
frequent and mcrclIess. and under the Silken
dress. with its jewels and gold tracerics. the
back and arms arc often bruised and bleeding
from severe wh,npinE: EvenamonS the richer
of lower estate. there is much sorrow. They
are never allowed, to GO out. and they are en-
tirely unedacated and without occupation
save G9ssippins. GuarrellinG; and tea drink
ing. What do you do all day asked the
missionary of ono Of them. w sit here"
She answered sadly. and the story was told,
Ono OF the best-known portrait painters OF
Boston is Mrs. PhTbe jerks. who was past
thirty years Of age before she discovered that
she had either decided taste or talent for
painting. In her husbands studio she breath
ed the intoxicating art atmosphere. sketched
Il little. studied painting. but never attempted
anything herself. until ono day. trying to re-
her. she succeeded SO well that art has found
in her II most successful as we'll as devoted
nn, nnireds 'n 1T % vi MM!e" Who IL eH %cre. as tScy 70 s sne
horn too soon" and are thus without aim or
occupation in, Il world So iull OF opportunity
FOR womanklnd.
Martha ID. Eossey. winner OF the prize
for the badge Of the women fair managers Of
the Columbian Fair. is the ONLY woman de-
siGner employed by Tiffany 4 Co, She is .
young woman. but little past PC. and Il Gradu-
ate Of Cooper Institute.
III ~ vi tiic
life OF T~aGlioni is told by her friends OF her
meeting unexpectedly her divorced husband
nj a great dinner after twenty years separa.
ton. He was not aware OF the presence OF his
WIFI, Tor aiter a lev minutes he Asked nj
mail" The person answered. "TnsiiSni."
lis it? 1t may be. after all" he replied. and
went on eating his dinner. When ths banquet
was finished ho sought an Introduction to his
wife. most formally and, courtoously. saluting
her. But she. less. diplomatic. made him, a
impression that l have had the honor OF meet
ing YOU before. somo twenty years ago" and
turned away.
There are to-day more than 100000 women
In the United States earning a living by pro-
fessional and personal service outside that OF
mechanical labor or work in the shops. in the
practice of law and medicine. the Teaching OF
music and art, literature and science. and in
clerical work OF different kinds in Government
and other official places.
The Princess Marie Bibcsco swan across the
Bosporus recently. the first woman Leandcr
on record, She was accompanied by her
brother-in-laW and arrived on the Asiatic
side OF the Hcllespont three minutes before
lie did.
The new Duchess OF Sutherland. one OF tho
youngest women to wear the ducal coronet in
England. is u member of tho Writer'S Club. and
n contributor to tho literature OF the day. The
story of her rom antic and early marriage is
being ret2ld with Interest nov. how at q dinner
Der OF thirteen guests through some accident
were present; when tho Lady ,Millicent.. u
dreaded number. The present Duke fell
promptly in love With the pretty maid; who
her bow to tho Queen. or entered the lists OF
social beauties.
Mr., Thomas Hardy in speaking OF the history
~ 'Tnss of iln h'ElIaryilInS admits Mrs.
Hardy's share in the making OF the novel.
through suggestions of situations and study
Of the quaint people Of Eorsctshire. whore the
plot is laid. The family selected by Mr.:
d h"ruy !a siory a am, "Gsci emf li mn" a c o1uses to
that region trace their line baci To the con-
quest. t~I.r"nGh Woodbridge Manor House once
one Of their country seats and now but a farm
house. II easy to divine that 1t was Mrs.
Hardv VIM s,.sGtat"d the irving on Of tho
nelghbor b%Gasting that a certain vault was full
OF tho 'skel!hGtons of his family.
Tho family OF tho Stern and despotic Car
are OF romantic and PASSIONATE temperament
1t would seem, By the frequency of morganatic
alliances entered into by its members. Nowthe
Grand Duke Nicholas will wed the woman
Nine. Bourinine, tho widow of u merchant.
Fancy having ones wearing apparel regu-
lated by law. even though that law be wise and
rational. First it is the length Of ones skirt
that tho diet is called upon to consider. and
now it is corsets that factory women are bid
den by law to discard through the German
officials ~. spandau. How the free-born and
much-luc"i american factory girl would wave
tho banner and shout the Declaration Of lndo-
pendenceut such interference from Legislators.
When Queen Margaret of Italy goes way on
her summer holiday in the auet Piedmontese
village OF Gressoney. she discards all the re-
gala and insignia of court and appears In
tho litnnlN nauSant NnEtnma of fha raytOn.
Trianon. introduced certain picturesque peas.
ant features into the mode Of the day. but the