The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-20

want who has been state hou6ekeeper at
Buckingham Palace. has, Just resigned at the
her MaIesty's service.
Mrs. Ellen c. Johnson. who is superlntend
ent OF en- English prison for women. encour
ages the ones who improve by making success
sive changes in their dress. She has Ia ken t o
the Worlds Fair dolls dressed to show the diff
terent grades.
When Miss sybil Sanderson was singing at
Paris tho other day she noticed a child mi-
Eating hor As her song died away she listened
to tho echo OF the chiid'S voice. and was 80 fas-
cinated ~ its sweetness that she has decided
to educn' tho little singer.
The ne west fashion among the ladies at st.
Petersburg is to arm themselves with long
canes when they go abroad. Some OF these
canes measure six or seven feet in length.
Lady Shelley has left tho unpublished letters
OF 81 alley those which are really to clear up
obscuritlcs-to the Bodleian Library under
conditions which preclude their being road for
yet another thirty years
In Germany every servant owns q little
book for stamps, and once week her mistress
pastes in 1t n 2j4d STAMP purchased from the
lapse Of ears have robbed her Of her activity,
the stamps are redeemed by Government, and
she has snail sickness. or old age. fund.
1t is said that the Duchess Of York has spent
good many hours OF her honeymoon knit
ting comforts Of q woody nature" for her pro-
teces Tho Duke meanwhile read aloud to his
bride. completing charming tabieau
A St Louis woman has lately perfected an
invention for making sweet potato -four Tho
process includes peeling the potato and drying
the peel as n food for live stock. drying and
grinding the potato into three grades OF flour.
and also slic!ng 1t into Saratoga chips.
Four old ladies' recently wished to dispose OF
their faith ul old donkey 3. and they hctori ngly
advertised him for sale. adding that he was
IA gentleman accustomed to be driven by
Eentlewvmen.'
Princess Featrico seems to inherit her royal
mothers fancy Tor straw p!al Ting. She takes
q good deal Of her work to II London halter to
valued a, 100000. The private jewels Of the
Empress If Austria are worth 81. 100000.
All tho worthy women who wear brooches
made of the portraits OF departed friends set
In narrow bands OF gold will rcioicc 20 hear
that the same atrectionato style Of adornment
10 Affected by Queen Victoria The number of
family affection is no less than thirty three.
They ars pictures of her grandchildren taken
hrso Whn the Sn IS Tobed for
a state occasion she oiten displays S75U.OOO
worm OF JeWelrS
1t Is said that tho Rus sian fancy for English
and French ways has been superseded by
liking for things American. American women
are sought as nurses and goyerncsscs. tho IA
vorite theatres bring out American pieces.
while In 81. Petersburg ono OF the most sue
cessful modistes Is New York woman by the
name OF Smith
A Japanese wedding would appear TO be a
melancholy affair. 1t is not good form for the
bride over there to admit that she is glat to get
marriVi. When she is told OF the prospect she
IL expected to howl loudly and long. Also sho
by h%s af by sha hG beeS
richly dressed for tho event she must renew
her shrieks and hang back until ono Of the
attendants throws q veil oyer her face
carries hor to. . sedan chair. Whom she nr-
riyes at the brilegroom's house she is wife
the simple ride in the liOwory chair being the
only legal ceremony required; though, profuse
entertainment and cpngratu lations from as
ssmbled guests follow hor arrival.
Boston has been entertaining distinguished
visitor In tho person u Mrs. Philip Barton Koy
OF North CarolnR,a great grandniece Of George
Washington, and his nearest lineal descend
ant Mrs. Key Is descended from Mary Wash
ington. the Generals mother. through that
Q handsome woman Of majestic figure. and TO
bear a strong rUsem hlanco to the pictures OF
her distinguished ancestor.
Another man has concentrated his gigantic
intellect upon the consideration Of tho under
sized brain OF woman. Prof Ludwig Bachmer
IL his name. and no has written an article
are tho usual ones. lie flds that the mascu-
line brain 10 Z coffee cuptul larger than the