The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-04

I'D Ss that ala th set ss %SySs
down in sR% n bross
al up to think that mebbe he warn't no better
at 1t than you sir."
Nine. Sembrich hns been singing Lucia"
at st. Petersburg, and has received a great
ovation. She was on several occasions re-
called ton times. and the stage was literally
covered with flowers showcrcd upon her.
To be n royal persona &c has some advantage
after oil. While Queen Victoria was staying at
| Florence recently she did not pay any rent.
! Some ono sail: Just take my villa. md
| thank YOU very much for tho favor" Like an
economical woman. her Majesty accepted the
! the queen. Empress is TINT she has ordered
her coarhman to iemove the check rein from
all her horses.
An inquiring Frcnchmnn has set about
studying the history OF the corset from the
earliest time It was used as u sheath for the
female form divine. He has pictures. too.
which are rather nntt ering ms Indicating tho
advance made from certain carly monstrosi-
ties For example. nnreformed as is our pres-
dating from III, Midiio Ages. This was a
on az" IL svS ay 1t rSa OF wrought
est Flemish metal workers.
Pnrisinn ladies' who arc no longer in their
freshest bloom are seldom seen in the morn.
ing They breakfast in their rooms. served BY
their femme do chambre. Their war paint
not well on before . or o'clock In the after
noon. when they eototheir milllner's or Dress
makers. From there they take turn in the
Bois. drop In TO- some . o'clocks.' and then
60 10 dinner. Afterward. according to the day
OF the week. they receive in boxes at the
FrnnGais or tho Opera. and then run to .
drawing.room concert or a reception.
Mre. Gladstone attended the opening OF tho
Imperial Institute alone. her husband being
unable or unwillinE-to be present. As she
passed from her carriage. through the crowds
which had gathered about tho entrance. she
was received with stony siience. while almost
every ono else was greeted with cheers. 1t be.
ing, a royal function. probably few Home
Rulers were present.
The Princess May is to be married to tho
Duke OF York early In July. and the chapel In
st. James's Palace is spoken OF as the place
where tho wedding will occur. The Duke
anil his bride will not at once occupy
their home in st. Jamess Palace which Is,
however: ready to receive them. The honey
moon win probably be spent at Osborne. The
pscally for her. and her prospective husbsnd.
himself. superintendent the WORK. The reoep:
silk. woven at spiiaied4. and tho " drawins
room is in white and yellow.
Mr.. and Mrs William Waldorf Aston are
treadins the path OF charity. which sometimes
leads to an entrance into society. Scarcely
week passes that some charitable bazaar Of
high degree Is not held at their London resi-
dence. Is Carlton House terrace. On June
%" sin the S4 VH5sfH Si Se
given at their mansion. The, ladies' who form
the committee are seven and allittled.
Mme Leschetizky. tho wife OF tho great
pianoforte teacher to whom Paderewski as.
cribes his success is also wonderful expo.
nent OF her husbands method. II 1t were pos.
sible. say those who have heard her. to think
that she cares two straws about what she
plays. she would also be one OF the greatest
executive musicians in Europe. No technical
difficulties give her trouble enough to rouse
her. She seems to have discoyered that all 10
vanity. and So with her indiherence cloaked
citai as II queen might 20 through the duties OF
Shs her
OF the same sort.
Eleonora Duse is now the subject Of wonder.
full ren pictures by English journalists. One
report says that she is "A beauty OF the Vir.
gillian type. her face bong one OF those marble
southern faces which reflect as in n mirror.
the workings Of the restless soul beneath"
Tho Princess May Of Teck gives evidence Of
the patriotism Inherited from her m othor. by
in the t6ree for her bridai troasssau.
in 81 !ss
ticular in the smallest details to insure their
purchases being entirely British.
The revival OF the hand M ado linen industry
In Westmoreland, England; is Of much inter:
est to those who have deplored the decline of
the arts OF weaving and spinning among the
English peasantry After many attempts to
start the wheel u good record Of success 10
given. The price OF tho linen ID high but IL
will endure for generations.
:, DR.. Mary Putnam Jacob, has been elected
President Of the neurological section Of the
New York Academy Of Medicine. being the
first woman ever elected to the Presidency OF
section ofthat institution since its foundation
twenty -sik Yeas ago.
Mrs. H. II. A. Beach OF Boston. who composed
a jubilnte for the Columbian celebration. 10
authority for the tat ement that between the
years 1919 and 1850 women composed 153
musical works. including SO serious operas, 8
cantutus. and 80 comic operas.