The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-16

violet cloth with bands OF black. and lifted
smartly the graceful curves OF the figure.
There were no jewels or fripperies In tho toll
let. no ey~travagant airs or Rraces In the per.
~aonality OF the dauseuss that has set two con-
tlnents crazy over the 'Boom-do-ay.' In pri-
rate life she is known rs Mrs. Cooney. and IL
you talk with her for q little she will tell you
OF her home in England and the three little
girls that she is going home to see again.
why. 1t is for the babies that I am here.
don't you know" she said. My husband can
like the American. wives. Not fond. Of titlyat-
ing myself MP. and ali that. Titivatinga Well.
thet A Is stIsiE"tf for anF 4. but Il e1 mes esr even S ossr
TO- irills and frirperisHs; EHt want q; nv Girls
roll OF the ri to have every advantage that
money, can huv and to be well established in
life. No. | don't want them to grow up to be
1t very well. I'd like them to be fine musicians
or singers. II they must &c upon the stage; l
iqSD SsSe | s Snaf esapp to t aon' sT ifEs t tss s sop. e.
even. No. 1 don't think you have nearly as
in London. Thore they wait about the stage
n msrs m aones eRan brains 'nsI up 70 stsre a ssHo osie ~ snd
follow you about: Of course. some women
cultivate them and wear their diamonds. but
merry and a short one. You can't stand It. you
know. II you have anything special to do. You
e o"t 70 S sup ySuf a leit n, +. R Miae a anp GOOD a,d ih shin Eosn 10
eat make You iii. Perhaps It. is because my
husband has always been with me here. and
masher. save through letters. to see what kind
Of m animal he IL. | think. too. thatlnen
w %eEs en- i lave. You You s asnf isisn fsi naugh hss enough t i
STc tre n ny e hiSh ns or ss sve e ths9 en nnt is Is se
contrived with it's divided skirt md frills on
frills Of lace that l expect they are disappoint-
erowded matindes I've had. with scarcely u
man in the house. And It Is all right to cater
to the women. for whore they 60 the men are
the women rule the earth. All! the, thing to
be is an American wife. The husbands get
they do all the shopping. 1t is no wonder
a shey lps So sI.e fresh se do and w R1sst ,ieY T asy,t h i've IN
do get am bilious and keep house they set up,n
home IL h = al where the honsswors -
any. ! think it Is very clever OF them. don't
y yt kaa9Ww. to make the men serve them 1t ~
making that il expected Of us. and the wrest-
ling with maids and footmen and the rest.
sary evils. to be endured. still. they are more
civil with US thqn here, And girls in The shops;
TAX asge are q S ysIy th '% d.nsr say 4 fG shs you ss-y sSIHs 81
mt counter. and she very unreipectinliy sea
NO win us they must at least say no.
her Il she served. don't you know. but | didn't
mean TO-; was much moro civil to her than
And things are so very dear here. Why: I
paid three d0llars for q rose e put on a hat the
other day. with us 1t would. have been but
one ana elevenpence ha'penny- cents.
f., .Ea. I did have an odd adventure in Wash W. H.
raS' at the m at"se ten snt y a q on %' NEXT MS.' With .O q
bunch OF violets. which he wanted inc to tnke.
but my husband thought he had been drink
piece. When We came out here was the
WAT iGssaIssd. '"f But O" ws hurried or Si0' on to o0% our
With his poor dead %yioiets. which. ne offered me;
Virginia. EsH,l %i sska nun A lHti IL iat sS~ be 70 eaSs again II
to Miss. Collins Tor his h" wife and c'hild's, and
Virclnt",s sake. Then he hn1nted the front cont
nGM T. when hen i' sang ''f d long ""'' "N y"
And to be good OF course, Ilitry.
he shouted, God bless you, That's about
don't think y You Eve as many flowers to
S son. It h Is ths Il ia SS sa who ta ARE stage ss sfai1 here.
q such = thing il London. saw the DdsI Gs 2,
had such a lot Of flowers. the loading lsdy none
at all. English women would never dream OF
up flowers to "a man. II Is a pleasant
way Of paying a compliment. though. and q
the flowers, Even then the poor little
Another difference / notice between me
and English audiences Is that the
American audience Graves noyolty, new races,
new things, even II they aren't so clever. IN
England once \ f~avorite always a ffyorits;
Once make u hit In u song they won't iet you
sing anythins else, They may listen to your
new song. but directly it Il. finished they begin
to hum and whistle the old one you've sung
FOR . year. and wiz not be satisfied until y yoI
do 1t Tor them. Now. this Ta-rA-ra. you
know. was sent over to me from America
to be used In q pantonime ! was acting In. i
looked 1t over and thought could make sope-
thing Of # for myself. SO l sent 4 to IN author
and had three or four verses written thAt would
romp. u lark; all 10y herself. You kpoNths most
OF Them will have q fTolic whom they
get a chance, Then | arranged ths POLK.
thing that makes It 60. ! get around a 40-toot
circlo twice in eight measures. you see. sang
II at v matinee. and such ~ storm Of applause
iollowed II I didn't know what ths dsaes ~
my going down 70 them. I didn't have any