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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
APPAREL or OLIVE IINTs.
How olive Risiey Seward FuiHis. Her Name
In Her SURROUNDINGS.

How Olive Risiey seward FuInIr. Her Name
In Her Surroundings.
There seems to be something about the
name Olive which induces eccentricity. Misc
Olive Risley seward. q writer. has adopted
the color olive as an inseparsble adjunct OF
her personality. Her wardrobe is composed Of
gowns. hats. and wraps which. az far as possi-
ble do not depart In color from the brief RamuA
OF olive tints. But artistically arc those
shades combined and &c Varied 10 the com
bination Of materials and trimmings. that 10
never becomes monotonons. Instead OF that.
one carries away pleasant impression.
Miss Seward writes stories for children, and.
at her request. these are published only In
olive bindings In her study in her washine.s
ton house the predominatng tint IL the olive.a
In Morrison. Ill., there lives . gentleman byl
the name OF Green. It Is now some twenty
years since Mr.. Green became the delighted
father Of an infant daughter. In nom emit of.
gay facetiousness, inspired by his JOY. he
named the taby Olive. 1t was not many years.
Agar 1t was an infant daughter. and th6l
subj le poison OF that first christening havina1I
worked In his blood. he named the seconH
one Myrtle. third time the joys OF paternity5
lecame MIR. Green's. and a third inland
daughter WAS added to his household. The
father set his teeth gIlmly. got out the familyJ
hible, and wrote In firm hand; Ivy Green
should be presented with son and heir hal
should look out for the youngsters future byl
naming him Apple Green" for then mol
daughter OF Eve could ever resist him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
EOMIN's FIELD IN GERMANY
Among the PsasaRtry "a IL Vegetable
Field with the HEAVIEST Work Ca DO.

A@oHE the PsasaRtry u Il = Vegetable
Field with the HEAVIEST Work {" Do.
One good cure for discomfort Is TO contem-
plate the condition OF some ono who is not 30
well on as ourselves. II women get discour-
aged once In while. and think that man Is
rude animal because he let's her stand In
street car. she has only to turn her eyes 10
Germany and she will be comiorted.
woman who has been travelling over there
has got so stirred up overi it that she has been
writing letters which are warranted to harrow
up the soul OF every sympathetie woman. and
at the same time spread benign glow Of con-
tent through II. She declares that It gave her
. strange sensation to see women worked
with less humanity than a gentle-hearted
driver would show toward his horse.
There are" she says, various devices for
saving the poor. poor horse In rural Gsrtiany
The: chief OF these is huge basket about a
yard high. with capacity Of nearly two bush
els. 1t is intended for a Womans back. II
would probably az quite as well on a mans
back, although this is merely my individual
tried In yeArA Il Is not so pretty as R'blue coat
with red wristbands. or a nics shiny musk Ell
but In the course OF year II will take a good
many tons OF apples and potatoes into town.
der. When the basket 10 once In place. tho
woman can move along at right God gait.
nho will often goa nun Der ~ miles without
stopping TO rest Il is 80 hard o get the thing
on. A man, however will sometimes help her
DO this. should he happen to b. ia the vleinity.
and the women themselves are Very Kind 10
one another Bat have seen women struggle
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
BEAUTY AMONG ENGLISH WOMEN
IL IL Reeoming More General In the Middle
tIa.--A Bevy OF society Bellies.

II Is Becoming More General In the fiddle
tin..-A Bevy OF society Bellies.
Last years beauties are reiRning again this
season In London. The Duchess OF Suther-
land, Georgiana Lady Dudley. Lady Brooke
who has Just become Countess OF Warwick /;
Lady Henry Fitz Gerald. Lady Fowls. and
Lady de Tratford still hold their own again at
all newcomers. Princess Henry OF Pless Mrs
Hamburg. Lady Chelsea. Lady Rossmore, and
Mrs. I.ancelot Lowther. among the married
bellies. and Lady Ulrica Duncornbs Lady So.
'phia Cadogan. and Miss Muriel Wilson OF the
unmarried beauties are all attracting much
attention. But the sensation OF the sea-
son was Princess Helene d'Orleans. who is
beautiful even beyond the privilege Of
a princess. Women OF the middle classes
are sail to he much handsomer now
than they were twenty years ago in England.
taller, better formed and more brilliant In cot
oring. The typical English girl is as daintIly
mink and whltO and modest as BurnS's GRIM
Is rather colorless AMI unintereStinE tyne
with the pink faded out of her rherks the gold
lulled to dun brown in her hair. the nlue dull
ing to gray In her eyes, and after this comes
tho hlowZy stage. particularly with women
greatly addicted to the heavy burgundles and
clarets OF the English dinner But owing
TO international maTriag" this new type ~
leauty with stronger culori0g united to the
fine English physique. l. becoming more aud
more common. and varies the EeEeTal average
OF English beauty several degrees.
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Boston News by Way or E.si..A

An American woman has been writing 10 am
English paper about the practice Of tipping.
Her little Boston Anecdote reads like q Jules
Verne tale. but there's no accounting for Bos-
ton. This is supposed to be true statsmen tl
of things in America: Nobody dreams tun i
less he be EnglishI OF feeling every shifting.
phantom who stands behind your chair, In
boaTding houses. the cheaper hotels. and tho \
mOderate-priced restaurants one does not tin
at ALL Once at Marsden's in Boston. left =
quarter OF "A dollar on the table as an OF peril /
ment The experiment was successful. A.
waitress called, III! you've left this.' Heri
manner was free and equal, she being a native
American and without the servilo palm"
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A certain Mr.. Horace Plunkst made . speech
in the English Parliament the other day which,
sent the members of into fits OF laughter. The
occasion was the debate on tho WomAn's suf>l
frags clause in proposed bill Mr. Hunksa
has lived ten years IN Wyoming. and there
ket eND ted the merrlment OF his listeners BIZ
referring to "a female Justice OF the PsSos.A
with whom ne was well acquainted. He SSld
she knew how 10 use her authority and her res
yolVer. But the funniest thing was when Nj.
llunket told about women Jurors That prae-
tice he said had been abandoned in defsfenoa
70 the protest Of one man who complained that
be had 70 take care OF the baby all night while
and true"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
the "orEtA,s omN" SINGER.
Zsne de I.u-~an Has sung Three Times
HcfeIe NIcIorIM MLlhIm The Nanr.


Before Victoria WithIn the Year.
Mile de Lussan has appeared three times
before the Queen of Great Britain within
the year. Two weeks after she appeared be-
fore her Majesty in the daughter Of the Reg
iment she received the cOmmand" to sing
again in Carmen" The company were too
far north to be transferred to Windsor in time
for tho performance, and Mile. do Lussan
sang with other performers, When she re-
turned ~ her own company they snluted her as
The Queens own and the sOubTiquet mas
clung to her ever since
Nhile at HamoTal the Princess Beatrice
placed her own hrdrOOm at her disposal as a
dressing room, for the castle has not sufficient
guest accOmm Odations for so large n company
as the. Carl Rosa. Many rare and beautiful
gifts including diamond bracelet the trim
utes of royal favor adoTn tho pretty noudoir ~
the singer. hut a writer In the sketch. who re-
Gently visited her. found her the same natural
unaffected Zelie as when she sang heiore
her American audiences, loyal to her country.
Ike all true Americans. and pnspOiled b. her
success. There are many old friends here
who when they hear uf Little Lelies' tFl-
umphs in England feel thrill Of pleasure that
she has fulfilled their hopes and proved her
self an honor TO her people,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
woMEy HlSDLEEs or GUN AND ROD.
slayer OF HIm|Isyan Gam. aud Another
Woman Who Killed the Big SALMON.

A slayer OF HImHIayan Gnm-. aud Another
Woman Who Killed the BIg SALMON.
Let's GO out and kill something "'has long
been the EnGlishman's motto when time ha IS
heavy on his hands.
1t would appear to be growing quite as popu-
lar now among English women. There IL
Mrs. Tyacks, for Instance who has not only
shot her bears" but has written a hook tell
ing how she did it, II women are to DO obliged
to follow her methods. Mrs Tyacke need fear
few rivals For two years she lived In tents in
the Himalayan hunting grounds. Drawing bit
ter cold miserable fare. and daily risks to life
and limb
To have shot the biggest bear OF her year
10 have stalked him alone. to have killed
at Ave yards a monster, the skin OF which
measured seven feet across 10 have COM
bined with her husband Col. Tyacks to Sc
cure the biggest bag Of the season; To have
gone 10. 900 feet above the level OF the sea in
pursuit OF big game; this Is a record which
certainly entities Mrs. Tyaeke to the title Of
the Nimrod among women. She now looks
forward to a shooting expedition in Siberia
where II is 10 he axpectad that her record viii
be as satisfactory as II has been In kullu and
SayeTal other women have shot their
bears" hut they are not such dsvOtses to sport
as Mrs. Tyacko Is There are plenty 81 Eng;
deer in Highland forests. and whose ancestral
and otherwise acquired halls are decorated
vii the heads OF their victims.
English women can fish as well as hunt. II
Is reported that not a few ol them can even nut
the Eait on the hook. Most OF them however
prefer fly fishing The Duchess Of Fife is a
good disciple Of IZaak Walton and during the
recent salmon season landed between thirty
and forty line fish. These fair fishers do not
shirk any of the details Of the sport They
even go 10 the noint OF wading the stream in
rubber boots aud the most fetching Of plaids
and Tams The largest salmon caught in
Norway this year was killed by woman. The
salmon weighed tlfty nine pounds. ltWOuld be
interesting to Know how much the woman
weighed but that Is not mentioned.
one 81 the followers OF the line Lady Fairlis
CunninRhams. thus defines the sport: I" To
play AMI land a salmon in some Highland
rivers she says. means TO be able TO dash
up and down steep banks. iuEiplnR from
boulder 10 boulder. now waist deep in the
water. now cgmbeTinR over rocks, and TO have
All the faculties Of mind and body at tension
pitch for minutes that seem hours" Now
That e an exciting programme; any one must
admit that II Ia
American women are lust beginning to echo
their English sisters In the Let's 90 out and
kill something" chorus. A few sO"ie ty women
have shOuldersd their rifles and gone out aud
rent the blue vault n heaven with terrible
bAuKs- some other women have heen more
successful In carving out their motto They
have killed something nov and then A few
American women are good hunters, II the
game thsy bring In IL 70 be taken - an indieA-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
France. f. wmsra.. Annual Address.

The Rev, Edward Everett Hale. In the Bos'bssl
Commonwealth. compares tho annual addr sss
OF Frances T. Willard to the National Womnn'a
Christian Temperance Union with the an aual
message Of the President OF the United stateA
to Congress. Dr. Hale says: In every In
stance in which have seen IT, IL has bson
more important and more valuable than the
contemporary message OF tho President
Really, the man or tho woman who does noe
read this address eyery year 10 not in quick
touch with the important work OF tho tim O.
Miss Willard has the wonderful power OF max
ing such ~ document as entertaining as IL IL
Important. Now. il IS many years since any
President OF the nited States, however im-
IL entvTtaining."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17

There have been great changes in tho GoNS,
eminent departments in the last thirty years.
The first woman regularly employed was pusg
on the rolls OF the Navy Department thirty
iye years ago. She was young widow. and
the officials considered ii an awful problem
how to dispose of her. Finally thor hit UPON
a plan. They treated her as II she was 4 con 81
tagiOus disease ana Isolated her In an attkai
room. She received and returned her copying
by "a messenger. But the disease caught on ~
30 TO speak, aud to-day there are Loo womsu1
Ia the Treasury alone There is one woman III
sNeTy seven men. II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
RErKJirIK's WoMix's sCHooL.
u 10 the FruIt or the Patriotic Love and
Sacrifice OF IcelandIc Women.

Sacrifice OF IceIandIe Women.
There is at Reykiayik in Iceland, a most In
teresting school for women, which represents
the patriotic love ami self-sacritce Of Icelandic
women, as II was founded and Is supported
through tho eNertions Of one woman, who lee
lures in Europe on tho needs Of her native ISL
and and the generosity Of other women. who
brought their hciriooms and poured them into
the lap Of the founder that she might sell
them and appropriate the proceeds TO the
school. These heiTlooms were quaint and
heautlful belts iiligTee tubes Tor conhn-
ing the tnssel on the every day cap
suun horns, and silver enhrulderie-.
Seyeral women have been sent 10 Europe 10 be
trtin"I n : teacher with tho money thus raised.
aud many more ~ homa have receive high;
er form % education than otherwise WOud
hav,. Teen possible. Women students are ad-
nittrd {" tue medical and theological semi
mares rur in -tructiOn And hBil examinations.
anL 10 the ! atm school for examination, II
ther hpy" prepared themselves dlplomA
from any one Of these institutions admits to
the University Of COpenhRgen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
A BRITISH INNOVATION
Ia the Bsnisor Eaeisrd wouen Clerks or.
20 he irtroduced.

20 ne iatroduced.
Women clerks. or. as the British scribe de
lights In calling them. female clerks" are to
BIZ introduced into the Bank Of England. They
are to be employed mainly in the department
which deals with the issue and receipt Of notes.
and will not be on view to the public. for their
presence at the counters weighing out SOW
ereiRns in shovels might have n demoraizinR
effect on young stock brokers on settling day
but once these women clerks have been taken
into the embraces OF the odd Lady OF
Threadneedle street, no one can tell to what
extent they will displace men in hor affections.
They may even get the upper hand altogether.
At Rothschilds aud several other we'll
known houses women are employed in consd-
eTable numbers In the coupon departments,
and are found better adapted for the work
thnn men. IL may also be mentioned a. a sign
Uf the times that Mr. Brass member of the
Metropolitan Asylum Board. proposed that
four new clerks whom II II proposed to appoint
should be women. and Sir Edwin Galsworthy
admitted that the appearance Of fair danes
would Introduce "a charming variety into their
businesa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17

II is an interesting fact that in Switzerland.
where tho sRmo educational advantages are
extended 70 both sexes and in whose famous
universities women students from all parts Of
the world congTegste in greater numbers than
in AnJ other country, higher education for NO
men, parallel with that for men, Il not viewed
at all fAvorably. IL a Young Swiss girl Is 10
cnnttnue her educatton beyond what she gets
Al the secondary school she - sent 70 some
STUDY supposed % bs adapted 70 ths tsmlainS
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lnat June On that occasion she received con-
Uratuatory letters from the Queen. the Prince
OF Wales. and the Duchess Of York n suite
old lady No to a comparatively short time be-
fore her DEATH She never married
Longevity is not held out In these stories as
an lnduceme nt to neglect ma'rimony. hut rs
poseihlc COMPENSATION to those who are other
wise engaged.
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story is told in the Lsisgs Holsr OF : little
girl Who gained one OF the prizes given b. the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to AMI
mails She had won hook as a reward fog
and with the other successful children Was
undergoing viva yOcs sGAmination. well
my dear" said the gentleman who had given
awaJ the prizes can you tell me WHY ID IL
eTusl 70 dock horses tails and trim doEs'
ears r Because, answered the little Rtrl
wAst o9d has Joined together let 40 man pad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
sPINsrERHooD IrD IoNGEVIrE
or Two URmArrI.d Woulen One DIcd at IO1
Years aud the OIh-r n AImo-g 100.


II 10 said often and sadly that matrlmony
isn't AS popular as it used to be- This 10, 81
course. to bs deplored. hut in order TO show
the possible silver lining 10 this dark cloud
the following Instances Of single bossedness
are submitted
Miss Eliza Work OF Henrietta. \. T., expects
TO celebrate her Tooth birthday very soon.
Rendered somewhat garrulous by this proud
event. she has at last given out tho secret Of
her longevity. She says that II is because she
never drank tea or coffee aud. above all be-
cause she never got married. Miss Work IS
housekseper for her nephew, and she scOrns
20 keep servant. She has done a big days
work every day for ninety years, and expects
10 do good many more. Her brother lived TO
be lOl years old. but Miss Work thinks be
might have lived many years longer II he hal
only AbetAIned from tea coffee aud marriage.
As IN this were not convincing enough there
Is the case Of Polly Thompson, who departed
this life not long ago al the age Of lOI She
was the oldest English subject Of Queen Vie
t0EiA. having celebrated her l0Ith birthday
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
COIEFUREs AT THE OPERA.
Original and Fetching Fashions OF che New
York Women.

York Women,
Despite the murh-auoted hard times. dress
at the theatres and opera was never SO brilliant
and handsome az this season. Not only in the
grand row ut The opera and in the boxes IL the
prevalence OF full evening toilet marked. but
Mt the theatre and In the orchestra seats at the
opera the ladies sweep in in their handsome
opera cloaks. with the nearest to nothing in
the shape OF bonnets on their heads that could
be possibly desired. These little arrange
ments for the hair come in tho shape OF birds
wings, feathers or sprays made all Of jewels
for full dress or OF Jet and fanciful orna-
mcnts for the theatre. One of these little
heaGdreskes for young lady has two tiny
blue birds wings standing straight up at
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17

the front attached to a coronet- ped band.
covered with twist of pearl beads. This
land extends around tho head to the twist OF
hair which now Is worn in the centre Of the
head and twisted with n heavy protruding
knot. At each end Of the band where 1t meets
the hair Ia n single pink rose. sewed fiat
against the frame. This coronet iden is re-
peated in n great virety Of styles. Sometimes
the wings are OF lot or jet butterfly. delicate
rosettes Of crin son finish the ends at the ba rk
One we'll coinCd head. with heavy brown hair
parted in tho centre, and twisted back loosely.
without being waved. has Just a butterfly OF
jet poised In some mysterious way. without
even band Of the Jet.
The very latest couture for young girls is to
twist the hnlr into a protuding knot some
what likea French knot with twist around
It, hut all loosely done. and around this TO tie
an inch wide black velvet ribbon tied in two
little still outstanding ends. Probably there
was never a season when so many heads with
out even the little apology for n bonnet are
setn ut both theatre and opera which gives
the observer an opportunity to discover what
remarkably wel-coiffid woman Is the
American lady on dress parade. In the
art Of dressing her head she Is far
ponderous constructions OF susrI"iou,lY
store hair coilod and Grim ped in elaborate ug-
illness. II half the American women one sees
In public have not natural curly and wavy hair
they have an admirable method OF counter
letting nature. Few women. however. have
the Emma Eames's tresses waving thirkly
back in a perfectly oval outline from the Clytic
al little trick OF wearing single diamond
strictly over her forehead, flashing in these
waves and fastened in place no one can dis
cover how.
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mind and consisting chiefly Of modern lan-
Euages, literature history. and music Per;
Council and help to keep the universities open
TO women would discourage, II not decidedly
Oppose. their sisters or daughters entering the
classes Indeed. public opinion Ia so strong
against II that there are few Swiss women -
regular students in the universities. ..
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INTERESTING INFORMATION

Jean Ingelow appears to he very hospltable
woman. She gives dinner party three times
n week. Her guests are twelve moor people
Just discharged from the London hospitals.
Lady Ileene Hastings. who was recently
married. ENJOYS the unusual distinction OF
having hunted a pack of hounds for season.
She gave up her role OF mistress Of the hounds
at her marriage. though the Comtesse de Paris
had set her different example.
Miss Matt Grim. the well-known young
Georgian writer has many a smile over the
reference Of reviewers to Mr. Grim" She lie
a eirlsh looking blonde. with simple and un-
affected manners and modest opinion OF her
day and as Mr.. Stedman says that she has
genius. she may he expected to succeed.
English under. servants who are always ex-
Guided from the housekeeper's room. refer to
this sacred spot as The rugs Parlor." 1t
strikes one as being an exceedingly appro-
pirate name, conluring up to one = imnglna-
sSn the @Sd sleek
The latest bit Of gossip about fads OF we'll
known women is that Mrs. Levi +. Morton
spends small fortune on shoes. slippers. and
other forms Of footgear She has them fitted
TIL not wrinkle can he seen. The person who
retails the gossip says that Mrs Morton has
shoes Of patent leatheE suede kid IN iopr "s
other materials.
Miss Charlotte Robinson OF London. who
bears he title OF Decorator to the Queen. de-
signed and applied the decorations OF the cell
ings and panels in the cabins OF tho stea mships
Lucania and Campania.
Italian critics think that they have among
them young singer who is to create a great
sensation. Her name is Maria Pettini. and her
onlx instructor has l,sen her mother, who has
been a singer of some distinction. Herently
the Roman Academy OF st. Cecilia offered a
tered the competition The audience before
whom she sang was the most critical one Home
could show. but her bearers were so delighted
that, contrary to their usual custom, they APP
plauded loudly. The diploma was awarded to
her without one dissenting voice
Mrs. Jennie Atchley OF Beevllle. Bee county.
Tex. knows all about how the little busy bee
doth improve ca ch shining Lone Star hour. She
il the most extensive queen bee breeder In the
world. She Is woman OF thlrty-eight years
with royalty in the shape ot queen bees that
they occasionally handle the same without
gloves. Mrs. Atchley does large business In
queens. She has sold over 1000 this year.
Some queens are worth 800 each.
It was German woman. Nine. Emma Seller.
who first discovered the mechanism OF head
notes. the highest tones in the female voice.
at the dissecting table. and was rewarded by
finding two small cartilages in the vocal
chords which produce those sounds.
good deal has been said about . young
English woman who Is an indexer and has
made u reputation by indeNinG the records OF
the Houses Of Parliament, 1t may not be gem
orally known that a woman has been employed
In the same profession in this country. Miss
Bevcridge has during several administrations
assisted in indeNing the Congressional Record
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ton. Mrs. Robert Pesry IL one Of these and
Mira Thomas Dixon wife OF the Bantist minis
ter whose Staten island hunting adventures
are matters OF history. is another.