Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-06-03
experimenting of one woman-Miss Emily

| experimenting of one woman-Aiss Emily
Healey.
Miss Emily and her sister began some
years ago to do decorative china painting
and of course found the gold used in such
| work very expensive item. Chemists
| employed by famous china manufacturers
| in Europe have long been searching for
something which would take the place of
gold, being as beautiful and durable while
less costly. The Misses Healey, having their
own kiln for firing their work, also ex-
perimented in this line, half in Jest, and
with little real hope of discovering a secret
that had eluded the skill of alchemists for
generations. At last, however, Miss Emily
drew out from the kiln, q bit of broken
china with a beautiful mat gold coating
upon 1t, that when polished SO much re-
sembled pure gold as to deceive the most
expert. After this they used this compost
tion in place of gold, for their regular
tended reputation for the excellence of
their gold work.
Then, strangely enough, the secret Of
the formuls was lost. They spent a year
in trying to find 1t again, one experiment.
ing, the other working and earning the
money to carry on the experiments. Five
chemists were employed to hunt for the
missing secret, and the sisters were almost
Impoverished, when again success was won,
and the elusive formula was redisoovered
by Miss Emily Healsy from whom, 1t is
to be hoped, it will never again escape.
Their work has been submitted to all
sorts of tests, but no one has yet found
the secret of this gold making. This
gives them a monopoly of the work, for
while this formula reveals itself to no one
else they can have no competitors in
their business. This business they
have built up within the past two
years, manufacturing the chrysoceramic
ware in their own home on Connecticut
avenue, and employing seventeen workers.
The ware, which has all the appearance of
solid Furnished gold, is said to be abso-
lutely untarnishable, and suited for con-
dollars worth of 1t at the Exposition, that
in the Manufacturers Building being enter
ed for competition. The jewelers. and
china manufacturers are enthusiastic over
it; sll spectators are wondering at and ad-
miring it,and 1t is thought that the Healey
sisters will receive a special award.
ONE FORM OF PHILANTHROPY.
Miss Octavia Hill, the English social re-
former, is quiet and silent little woman
who has a deep rooted aversion to any
form of personal publicity. 1t is now
about thirty years since, at the suggestion
and under the guidance of John Ruskin,
who provided the necessary funds. she
took the first steps in the work through
which she has become 30 widely known.
Buying three houses in one of the most
unpromising of London slums she oleansed
and repaired them and set herself to learn
the art of being model lsndlady of
model tenements. She collected her
rents weekly, personally listened to the
requests or complaints of tenants, and
made herself their confidant and friend.
By degrees every house in the street passed
into her hands, and she may now be said
to control nearly all the poorer courts of
Marylebone district How much she has
helped, comforted and uplifted the poor
be told, but her life and her means are en-
tirely devoted to this very practical form
of philanthropy. It is to be hoped that
the time will come when In those quarters
of all large cities where the miserably poor
are crowded together, In uncomfortable
and unsanitary conditions. many house,
owners will be willing to take up the same
line of work, not only for the comfort of
their tenants bodies, but for the health
ana satety OF tnelr own Souls.
RICE AND ROSE LEAVES.
Apropos of June weddings-and since
the days of the early Romans the month
has been thought most propitious of all
months for marriages-it is suggested that,
as 1t Is also the month of roses, rose leaves
shall be used to ''shower" the departing
bride instead of the less poetic and some
| times harmful rice.
Some serious accidents have arisen from
this absurd practice of rice pelting, and 8
great many serious embarrassments. A
bridegroom with grain of rice in his eye
| will be almost as uncomfortable as would
| be an ordinary mortal under the same con
| ditions, and bride who cannot move with
| out shaking rice grains out of her sleeves
| and folds and frills, is not to be blamed
If che is trife irritable. In fact, bott
| parties sometimes set off upon their wed
ding Journey somewhat unhappy and fret
full from the ha d little particles in theil
ears and hair, and down their necks JUS
out of reach, Or weeping and half blinded
where they have been struck in the eyel
| with pint or more of rice. This Is
| shame, for the poor dears will have trou
BILE enough in the ordinary course of thi
worlds affairs and ought not to be so an
noyed at the beginning of the honeymoon
1t is going to be fashionable, at least ii
June, to shower them with rose leaves
These do not hurt; they are beautiful ant
full Of sweet odors and suggestions
and they are not such exasperatini
tell tales. Even "a crumpled 1oss-leaf" i
not 80 very vexlrg, while rice grain, on
of its proper sphere in soup or pudding
may be positive cause of distress. ANT
h.
pavement, while rice, ss every one knows
works itself down into all crevices, outlin
ing the brick or stone work, on purpose T.
announce in its own persistent way
"We've had Wedding at our housed"
This Substitution of roses for rice, thoug
too expensive at other seasons for any on
but millionaires and millionheireBses, 1
charmipgly suitable for the weddings o
June, and all June brides ought to be YER
grateful for the suggestion, which comes
us from Australia via England.
HILARY.