The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05
INTERESTING INFORMATION.

Verify. with the assumption Of their rights
women renounce their privileges. In ono Of
the Western States the wife is liable to be
sued for tho expenses Of the familya as the hus-
band is In this state. A wife has been held
liable for the payment Of the family butcher
bill when tho husband ordered its items. and
in another case the wife has been held jointly
responsible with the husband for a debt in
both used. These are phases Of the perfect
greatly to be desired above the existing state
81 an4irs; When a woman becomes responsible
iUa IS nu no% hold esOt for - his ise l .Uis 81 o fhs a4Sss.
dent will scarcely recompense for the respon-
s'oility otths new dlsPensatioh
Dr.. Anna Kuhnow OF Leipsic. who spent
som time as internp and instructor in the
New York Inhrmary for Women. calls Amer
lea the paradise for women. and contrasts her
own position in Germany. where. though she
took her doctors degree at the University Of
Zurich and has q large practice in Leipsic. she
Is not legally allowed to use her title Of doctor
IN giving out prescriptions. She p~ronounces
seil Ens sasrs Of .n e. iPP ns sssD. s SDS 9 3b the io %9s.
ary: cSndueted entirely by women; where the
most difficult operations are REFORMED; is .
says: she has missed. and that is the feeble
health she expected to find among the women
college wore the heaIthiest women. both ply
sically and mentally. that she has ever mot.
The duties ofthe Presidents wife In France
differ Considerably from those required OF the
consort Of the Chief Executive OF the United
States Nine. Carnot superintends all the en-
tertainments given at the Elysee. and no State
dinner is prepared until she has criticised the
bill. OF fare. Every day she assists the Presi-
cent IN examining the mass OF lettere ne re-
iS snSaar as' and q se %poli f ! aiiais. e q, l%ISa ssp
to be Of great assistance in disposing OF them.
4 n, sr "a RIM n sRd su5stinte inl tb. q ir hsp t q tns
over se%msr .sHi s sasfss'f IN Francs than WITH
publican Court are even more exacting than
official demands at Washington.
Otto Hegner. the conscientious boy pianist
who played here a few years ago, has a little
sister not yet ~ years old who is a clever
y%iolinist, The two prodigies have arrived In
England and are giving Joint performances.
Frances Van Gasken has been appointed
assistant medical inspector to tho Bureau OF
Health in Philadelphia. The Doctor is one OF
the bright graduates OF the Woman's Medical
College. mas served her term In the Philadel-
phia Hospital. and passed the two civil SER
vice, examinations for her new ONCE with
S aIsysisia@ may ~ Is Be tndInGas t to houses = w undsr
conditions where a mans presence might be
resented. and that she viii ferret out sources
OF contagion with the same discretion as her
colleagues.
AIwel!-known man writer who describes
woman as a study In tears and talons" and q
most "~oleverly cruel animal" chivalrously
lays all the blame of her baseness upon mans
broad shoulders. Among women" he says.
centuries Of seeing mans selection pass
them by for some more favored maiden has
implanted q peculiar spite, From unremem-
bored times the fortunate. have not forborns
ters the eye Of triumph and the chuckls OF
eontemPt. Ages OF this founded q fresh cru
against man and woman. the hatred OF the UNI
sskea. the hatred Of the too little loved. the
SssStftsl. All q yAisS may ,Ss true and