The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-19
INTERESTING INFORMAL TON.

woman to take entire charge OF Conservatives
in all branches Of fruit. vegetable and flower
and fruit Juices, and the science Of canning.
crystailsine. and evaporatipg fruit; The course
also includes botany. chemistry. horticulture.
bookkeeping. and physics.
When the wealthy and talented Mrs. Scars
Of Boston won the $500 prize with her Romola
at the Water Color Exhibition there was much
quoting Of the Biblical ITO him that hath
more shall be given" But the gracious prize
winner has bestowed the entire amount, to-
Rether with no inconsiderable sun from her
own. purse. upon a teacher in Boston. who has
not had a vacation for fifteen years. to enable
her to make a trip to Europe.
new school Of fencing for m headed
by Mime. Vakayre. the well-known woman's
rights champion. has been founded In Paris to
revive the old order Of tho Groupe des Escri-
menses. Now escrimenses have been enrolled.
the cause OF woman emancipation: They In
tend to qualify themselves to be able to cham
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Joins upon tho members. to conduct their fenc-
Ing MSom pra acts um sss1 hsls Il that 1T, the a perso m.v with III,
take advantage OF their methods.
In UNEXPECTED turns Of the wheel Of fortune.
elevating the unknown to places OF power and
dethroning the mighty without warning.
France loads the nations. not excepting
America. where the grandson OF the million
aire may black boots for the grandson Of the
crossing sweeper. The installation OF Mme.
Grevy in the Elysee is a happy instance. She
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married. her whole fortune was less than $500;
ter ss n Of q d %iIfio she to lsA hss ss sanssser. i she 9 ai Su not
invent an ancestry with her promotion. nor
assume fine airs, with her rich gowns, Her
manners were characterized by simplicity.
her accounts were carefully audited to tho
smallest detail. and she set her face against
court etiquette.
In their quiet Norfolk home the Princess Of
Wales and her two unmarried daughters spend
their days in a simple round Of homo occupa-
tons that most American women OF small
means would ind too monotonous for endur-
ance. Life is absolutely uneventiul at San
dringham since the baby. Lady Alexandra a.
is no longer in the neighborhood. and the
ladies' rarely 60 beyond their park gates for
sPela Vest Wesy N %S!ts; s They Peeson .hfy at stsOti
to their pets. and drive out for a time. but
the greater porti oi q the day is spent at
ieminine art = AND s' have I mastered the e %seienes
American woman in a%iiiiction rarely takes
this quiet way OF bearing it II she has
accessible nlaces and untraveIIed regions. II
she cannot afford to drown, her sorrows
Of societies devoted to good works. and wears
herself out with her enthusiasms. The simple.
quiet art OF resignation seems to be almost an
unknown quantity here.
The business OF the novelist. according to
Mr.. Marion Crawford. is to afford rest and
legitimate amusement. Readers do not want
him always preaching at them and trying to
deel out homeopathic doses Of instruction..
which can be better acquired first hand. To
be a successful novelist one needs a natural
course. a knowledge OF ones. own tongue.
although this latter is a consideration most
young writer's do not seem to take into &C.
count.
Lady Henry Somerset has become editor,
with Mr.. Edwin Il. Stone. Of the Woman's
Herald. according to its prospectus the in
dependent exponent Of the great body OF con-
yiction and sentiment that is represented by
tho various assHciations Of progressive women
lHosmt.S TSe p psi'er' viii f BE- the s ana o1i.eefo organ ssn
OF the Worlds Temperance Union. and Its
eiyii, ed Us sttfe9nffls and f0 p%o Nii2i%iin n,,y% s;f}Sa,it' in
Chicago women have two notable woman's
clubs. known as the Fortnightly Club and the
Woman's Club. and arc admitted to the Sara
cen Club as regular members. Membership
in the Fortnightly is limited to It's. This
successful organization. was formed for the
manent association the scattered elements
OF intellectual life among women. Quite tho
which was Organized in 1876. and MHdiIha has nearly:
z members. We have nothing In New York
women. its work is practical as we'll as lit:
erary; and deals largely, with the prominent
sDscial a SomnItses @, .apo aA D.rt AS,lns s .hsHssn
II has an energetic share In the work o. philan-
thropy and social reform. affects public opin,
the higher life Of the city.
Women journalists are evidently becoming
. fnron tp Taror tDr a. UNA vanaptlw rrn~AaAA
In the Japanese committee OF the press to
prohibit women from becoming publishers or
editors. These offices. according to this COM
mittee; should be reserved for men not less
decided dasH d y that the alscharFe q susS wosf 81
females" men 40 deplorably 6ehind the
fa%ss" w whsfs v wem 1ns was Hs,e mesntl w wSsd ns,tb the,
becoming nor desirable.
London has been enriched BY a strange nov
city In the shape OF a cab moved by electricity. |
The three wheeled carriage driving along
directed apparently with little effort. and runs
at the rate OF q mile In three minutes
One Of the favorite arguments against the
higher education OF women is that the race
will degenerate II woman to a great extent
abandons maternity as her prime vocation In
life. In practical RECITATION Of this argument
set Of photographic Licensees Of babies whose
mothers are remarkable for intellectual
achievement and ability: It has been suR-
eested that these scientidc eherubs DO chris-
tened Political Economy" "Greek Litera-
ture,' Higher Mathematics" de-. In accord |
ance with Whatever branch OF learning their
erudite mothers have been most disting uished.
The Glasses at the newly chartered Mount
Holyoke College have taken shares In the New
York college settlement or. Riyineton street,
and will now DO represented on the Board OF
Managers
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Another step inuthe direction OF removing
one Of those anomalies which exist in the ed
ucatlonal advancement OF women has been
taken at Cambridge. England. The Local
Lectures Syndicate has decided that women
shall be eligible for appointment as extension
lecturers. except In the work at the affiliated
lecture centres. when . special grace Of tho
From Oxford. however. comes the report
that the "chaperonage"' fees have been In.
many women students. A serious draw
back TO- the cause Of. higher education for
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