The sun., 1893-03-26
TEA WITH LILLIAN RUSSELL.
SOME CURRENT TOPICS REVIEWED BIZ
THE FAIR BLONDE SINGER

| the new house beautiful which LILLIAN Rus
| sell Ia fitting up on Seventy-seventh street
| Just OF Riverside Drive. From the stooD the
| lookout reveals pretty BIT Of cloudland and
river vicw. At the back the sunlight
pours-into n handsomely appointed dining
room. through three broad windows
united In one with huge palm in the
centre making graceful shadows on tho
polished floor. This dining room Is one Of tho
most distinctive rooms IN the house. and is
modelled distinctly In accordance with tho
Russell idea. A wainscotting OF old cak. pan
el,ed and polished. extends to within a few
feet OF tho freze. and Ia supplemented by n
wall covering of japanese leather. cleaning
with rich bronze tlnts. which are reproduced
in the ceiling. An old Dutch clock chimes
musically tho passing hours on one side the
room: an old carved bench. with cushion
Of gold feur de lis on n scarlet ground. or
naments the other A copper Kettle hangs
on an iron crane In front Of the fireplace. and
beside It a small cask Of polished wood with
hoops OF brass opens with key and reveals
an array OF liuueurs and classos suggestive OF
delightful possibilities. There nre glass cup
boards full OF rare cups and glasses decorated
with overIad designs OF gold. and everywhere
there is q fragrance OF hyacinths which are
blossomiDg all about the room in silvsred jars.
This dining room orens through an arch
into tho music room. with Its soft twilight
lightened by a tall French lamp and a Louis
XIV. screen OF gold veneer. framing tapestry
paintings. folds back beneath an arch OF carved
mahogany draped with silk hanginGs opening
into the drawing room. which. with its carpet
OF pulest blue covered thickly with white
blossoms shading out in the borders to
the rich brown of tho mahogany with which
the room is finished. has Vernis Mar
tin luxurIance. q Pom mpadour daintiness
suggestive of the extrnvagant Louis XIV.
period. There ar are tawny tiger SKIN ,st, rugs G;
bSorS
eta filed with bits Of French china. Dresden
figures. and elegant trines. There are plate;
pearl. revealing through til cir spa rent sur
faces bits Of old silver and spoons OF odd de.
baehesse bac @ lace lace WSeh ooks % as might have
srahss i ss o ous ss
warm sunlight hung with gay French paint.
Miss Russei!'s sleeping room: Tho Grass bed
has q spread Of gold and white brocade. with
whos a%S Of sow Sows Dis ana canopy .,
whito SILK. with q Dresden china pattern. Of
sob s5sh' Win m Gs 2, h Ssa
lows. and the mahogany dressing table CLEANS
with newiiI,de.insr e. Ii,t array Of t9iist appuE:
robes that Toad delight sh'in thS soul e any
csntre. FAMED In mirrors. and fnisSed with
silver !conyeniences for the bath. The bath
xSits tub yIts. silver fittings: ana oysS I
he stained @ sll.ss window @ Az a. she loot: when
have a cup Of tea OF the fair Liliian's own brew.
First the aid liehts the Kettle on the crane,
o hs
guests and one tSr a the e,is itespot with singe a
plains. that sugar ooAx.s the strength I'll out Of
on her tea table unknown TO the average SER
vice: and nd that, that - q ANAL Jap poodle: Xhe
hs viii h%se
q little milk from his mistress's own saucer
Tn tssn sd k na e
viii run about on the cloth amid the deoora.
to sRa or
ns e. up we ans Sl. To ssss r.s shss Ms.
age. attor the. manner Of women. and submits
ali % The tine psrsisiinx In s That ed sRs m
the iirst thing about them.
pm.DD.,, De y9u believe in women's rights. Miss
mo. | don't believe In the kind of womeu's
rights that vii! ever lead women to go through
think II would be a disgrace to u woman to be
a. eSe sSy 5.
women were admitted to Keep men on their
and onat
sno 1ss so aes s'enf s bss ansf al
har nnfiA A1 and Cfr IL
Of hor house kept clean without hirias
man as h11e TO- after she has paid tho city
oleanerEws ii he comes at ali, no one one Would Would
know by the results Think it Il disgrace
enough and sense enough to accum ulate prop
a hand In the engagement OF the taxes Why
don't they hold their elections In some school
ssqnS sqva n IN epes mhcss
don't see why it would be necessary for wo-
men IntI, to M have q sepi!ate polling place, Ger.
spsstsSIs yoSan eouI!St 20 a amons @ @ them, T. anS nj
there arc some rights that women ought to
tia. sGy don woman Tnow
limo she ought to bo treated with the same 70.
spect as = man. Her Judgment ought to BE-
ment OF her affairs. whether 1t is In her home.
In her business. Or In the management and
protection Of her property. whether it is voting
or spending her pnckot money. or wearing her
own hair as she likes. Looks as II did 60 In
for equal rights. doesn't itT
What Ito thinl; Of dress reform2 Now
am on my native heath. don't believe In it
a LIT. ! think 1t is every woman's duty to
maks Ih herself inst us charming and attractive
Ingersol!, you know. says. Tho women aren't
in 1t ut ALL A pretty woman makes her way
every time when a plain one fails. and clothes
make the pretty woman. or. Mt least. make
IEseGn!e know that she I. pretty; don't
about their clothes-Anerican women.
near. Women on the other side dress much
better. 1suEpose this Is partly because they
arc are nearer tho great dress centre and have
truer Instincts. lust as tho artist has better
ideas who lives in the real art atmosphere Of
the Old Worid. iul ths women over there don't
more. more The Irefs for 1seasion more: They
the street, and then get thcmselves up. In
spienhor tor evening. 1t is great deal
they don't follow fashion so blndly.. You ~
TO tho Grand priN th- great French dress pa
rade. and yonll see one woman with mhgmifi-