The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-15
INTERESTING INFORMAT TON

The year 1892 has been a wonderful year to
the women OF Great Britain. Its greatest
triumrhs are the opening Of st. Andrews Uni
versity to women and tho generosity OF the
faculty in Offering to the women students a
share Of tho bursaries or scholarships. one
half OF which ia reserved for women students
exclusively. The Council OF the Royal Geo.
graphical Society has agreed to admit women
as follows on the same terms as men: and the
Irit,sh Medical Association, called a general
admission of. the l40 registered w0men
physicians in England. The important place
and the decision Of the Foresters' Club to nd
nit, women on the, same terms us men are
to acknowledge on the ono hand women's
intellectual power anu canhcity Tor scientific
research and on the other their right to min
Gle with men as equals in tho more practical
affairs OF lie.
According to tradition. women are never
ready in time. and yet the Woman's Building
was the first Of the structures at the White
City to receive its roof and to be prepared for
ITS contents. and so far as can be determined
the women will still lead the van In all the de-
ling exhibits. The. woman's department has
but three rooms. furnished with nine desks
nnd p Sfstss. bS Sff e is ~ ybe nine GeDt Eom rsnn iT9 Wmbia as
are revolving the patriotic and ambitious Inn
pulses OF many lands.
Nine. Renan is obliged to sell her hus-
bands library in order to maintain herself
until tho nation confers upon her Il pension.
Henan. with all tho poets sovereign indifer-
ence to wealth. sold oil the copyrights OF his
s eSGks al and pr l,Ssa 9p IN the the c piEiesSs Of f Fl his
and his earnings from occasional writings. his
income amounting to only 5000. Naturally
year. and left, nothing but an inheritance Of
greatness for his family.
Mrs. Lease. the famous Kansas woman whose
~oratory aided tho Populist party SO materially
| during the campaign. IL q practising attorney
In the Kansas courts and the vito OF a drug
glst In Wichita. whore they reside. She WAS
fitted for the profession Of teaching, aud is
~ E'i al yers q w II est of s E5smen a5 ana a bas is b sas
known as u political speaker and aGitator OF
womnn's suffrage; emReIance. the brother-
Working people idolizs their Queen Mary
as they have named her. One distinction she
that Of being tho only woman whose name has
been mentioned seriously for the Senate.
The material for the women's monument to
the mother OF George Washington Is to be
OF Barre granite. and tho contract. already
awarded. calls for completion In 1885,. This
movement In honor OF Mary Washington has
been In tho main q woman's moyement; and
charge was founded at the home Of Mrs. Waite.
widow Of the Chief Justice. This association
every, state. but tho $4,000 required for tie
completion OF the monument Is by no means
subscribed.
A club Of young women workers in a shoe
factory at one OF the New England manufac-
turing centres are trying q new experiment
in cooperation. The members pool their earn
ings over and above what IL needed to support
them with strict economy. and invest In real
estate. Their holdings are said to be quito
large and profitable.
Mrs. Sumner Of Florida raises her own tea.
and treats her guests to cups Of the homo
grown article. which is pronounced much su-
perior to the tea Of commerce. 1t is said that
the finest varieties will not stand q sea voy-
age. and never get further than Russia. while
Mrs. Summers plants furnish 1t for her cut
ting al o fraction OF the price set for the East
ern product. SIS, q pound, So rapid Is the
every four. years. while In China this Is done
only once In seven years.
Five years ago the Empress OF Austria did
not know a word Of modern Greek: to-day she
speaks 1t huently. write It correctly. Is ia
miliar with every folk song. poem. and novel
in the language. and has composed original
matter In the Greek and translated three OF
Shakespeare plays into the language. These
results seem the more remarkable when 1t is
remembered that the Empress is past middle
has no spur for acquisition save her own In
tsrsst n the language and her strong .ymps;
ls SoastAntly under . tutor. never misses her
dAhs lessons reads almost tnssssAntly. snd