The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-12

lated minds: During the year nv more than
passed In tripos examinations In England and
Ireland. sixty-one OF these having been placed
In the first division Of the London University.
Leht fnds no more sincere devotees to lis
customs and ceremonies than tho ultra fash
ionable woman. to whom sacrifice is a new
and. therefore. a grateful sensation. and re-
nunc!ation OF the pomps and ~vanities o happy
relief from tiresome eocial duties. Some Of
the more devout have a prie-dieu In their
boudoirs. where violets breathe fragrance
throughout the fast and perfumed lights burn
INCREASINGLY. Mrs. John Gardner Of Boston
possesses u celebrated painting OF the Ma
donna, before which an astral light is kept
who never, thread a.. needle for them.
warns ssy% n %rSen is'i they sFt s'iteh fingers fo4 ts SsSr , .ss
fortunate sisters. and wear themselves out. ar:
t tshsf nssas Sa7f even n II Il ef is niI f iSs tSs , IS1le seS Of
timent. it is a pretty fashion and womanly
sentiment TSnrn which GIght to he encouraged.
need 10 disagreeabie and fsdi oasbti;a ie oi the he s Sns
GOING sboout IN a ns%a 3 m Ia SHiaih,1'f for e sWe.s
charitys sake. even u they were 40 u%nfortu-
esssi "a tG Be ee6 orss to NJ shs ps5pls; . "ssT lS s sSo
play. never Will believe in the repentance Ola
woman unless she goes to a poor dressmaker."
new scheme Of hcasewifery has been or
ganized By tho COMMITTEES OF tho London
School and City Guilds BY which elementary
schoolgirls receive instruction In housewifely
arts. and an examination has been held OF the
work done during the past year. The course
ton. hygiene. sanitation. thrift. and recrea.
thipis ana v ,ns st ~ q AT re- girls not more ms tta Tim
ness with which the girls executed the nrac-
tical part. we're, evidence Of the appropriate:
become the heads Of workingmen's homes.
Vienna gowns are quite popular here this
spring. the young women Of the ul.ra-fashion-
able set claiming that they are much more
swell and handsomer than those from Paris.
Some OF the new colors are rather ~puzzling to
the uninitiated-for instance. TO understand
What tints are meant by, absinthc, and char
II isbt rnsss; especially es sIinI tbs hsh latter; which may be
the ressmake rs say som ethln g like pink topaz,
q q dieep red: Lie s Vim is 80 i brown Eiss er i n@s"
Jade green is the most desirable color.
The ladies OF Dresden have been holding q
riding tournament. the honors OF the joust
being won by a young English girl. Miss
showers Of flowers and laurel leaves. Her
fnal exploit was the driving OF q pair OF horses
s spess. A % snasri TIIsi Ws. d hsp sTT n.F h" Erso at IN
and the time marked by the ringing Of bells to
the music.
Grassini. the great italian singer. was very
much interested In the young girls among her
relatives. and always ready to encourage any
talent she could find in them. One day a novice
was brought to her With the nnpromIsinE
s :iHssr Is iIsts %nsS!S HRii. e tR. W, Scaa ssa sisl be sS1 s sss
Sos are not q :, Sop,rHlto;" she ssld: but tie
stronger than mine. Study. we'll You want
s aSRs e!mS Fn nsl lIt. fss siSs !s !" w sasn none hs9 oth. In | yHss
There is a little fve-year-old girl in Engle-
wood who is attracting much local attention
dictate genius. Wherever the little maid goes
the, pencil and tablet are carried instead of tho
dolls, and she seems to have moments Of In
spiration., when her designs excel 10 origi-
few lines in her drawings. and docs the work
very rapidly. sometimes ,coloring the picture
with pastels. sometimes leaving Just the lines.
Mrs. Lucy Stone. in snumerating at q wo-
mans club the gains she had herself seen ac-
complished. mentioned the right to free
speech. the right to education. the right to all
occupati4ns and pro{essions; and a very great
old time. when an irats man at a Massachu-
sets own meeting had said. The public
present. when the great universities OF Chicao
go. Yale. and Johns Hopkins are opened to wo-
men. besides their own schools and colleges.
The Austrian Archduchess who was recently
married did not take her splendid bridal robe
with Its embroideries OF silver margarites
and costly lace to her new home. but madea
gift OF 1t to the church where her sisters and
brothers prayed continually for her recovery
during a serious illness. The beautiful gown
ls to be made into o set OF Easter garments for
tho priests. and the bride will keep only for her
remembrance OF the day the veil OF tulle and
the myrtle wreath. which all German and Aus
TRAN brides wear In token Of their purity.
Mile. Yvette Guilbert has been offered $4,000
for a months engagement at Chicago during
the Exhibition. but has declined to 60. She Is
said to DO making quito as much at Paris.
Tho worthy puritanlcal people who arc
always so ready to exclalm against theatres
and theatrical folk will be interested In read.
Ing from the. report OF the Rev. BENJAMIN
Waugh. President OF the English Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Chile that
that charity has received more money from
theatres. music and concert halls than from
all the churches and chapels In the kingdom"