The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-10
FINANCIAL.
AS 1T IS TALKED.

who is tho backer OF the Boston SYM
phony, is not in the least daunted oy the
loss Of Arthur n ckish. He has larger
plans in view for his splendid organiza-
tion. lie has already laid plans for Sc
curing as the new leader Herr Hans
Richter, the acknowledged greai e-t or
chestra leader in the world. The offer TO
Richter is $4,000 year.
As / was crossing Crawford Street
bridge yesterday / saw a man standing
and pensIvely gazing at the muddy
stream that flowed from the Cove. His
position was so pathetic that l was
moved to question him. Anything the
matter 2" said l. mo, I was only think
ing" he replied. Thinking of what ?"
| said. "Well, have been cooking at this
new bridge which has been built across
the river by the n. Y, n. II. 81 II. within
three weeks. Its astonishing isn't IL how
rapidly railroad management can work
when il desires TO do so, and how little it
can do when It does not desire TO. Her s
bridge built in fow days and the ter
minals have waited ten years."
A curiosity in the shape OF an egg or
rather two eggs, can be seen in the win
dow Of the Office Of the News. II con-
sists of one larGesZed egg which
measures ~ by 93l inches and weighed
shortly after being laid four ounces and
three pennyweghts. On the inside is
another perfectly shaped egg. I5 is the
product of Plymouth Rock hen owned
by John j. Mobn of A Grand street tins
city.
1t was pleasant to see among the
CONGREGATION at Westminster church
Yesterday, the Rev. DIR. Woodbury.. Be
fore the service he stood at the entrance
door and welcomed his old Pensioners
and lis friends with Il hearty clasp of
the baud and pleasant greeting 1t is
many months since his health compel led
him to resign his pastorate. but his
interest in the success Of the chuic ch is
not in the least abated. DIR. Woodbury.
is o ne of those ministers whose activity
In the ministry never interfered with his
interest in matters of public interest.
noticed peculiar feature in bonnets
or hats yesterday aud one which caused
me to think. A rather pre- ty girl was
coming down Westmi nster street. her
trim figure snugly encased In a charm
ing street dress. In good taste and in the
height of fashion. But her hat was mar
ve,ous. 1t was of felt and small
and petite. Ol the crown
were fastened two immense wings
of pure white extending out on
each side and at each step these wings
fiuttered as though the hat we. e about to
take sudden flight. The effect was pecu-
liar. but has that hideous fashion of
wearing the corpses of he pretty little
songsters on hats been revived3
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have no knowledge OF fisher women,
but there may be some I'm the small vii
Iapes on the coast. The association Of
woman engaged with her husband in
fishing has keen the subject of the poet
and painter, but coniugal felicity in this
d, partment of labor is very rare, because
the woman does not cooperate with her
husband in fishing.
Yet Miss Charlotte Daley, secretary
| of the Rhode Island board of managers
of the Columbian exposition, is In re-
| CENT of "A circular fro ~ Mrs. Candace
| Wheeler Of New York city, representing
| Mrs. Potter Palmer. chairman OF the
board of lady managers, requesting the
loan from the state OF Rho Q Island Of
all the available ropes, netting and other
paraphernalis used in coast fishing.
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The idea embodied in the circular
understand is to employ this method to
| illustra the department OF women In
the fisheries Industries rather than de-
pend on artists for the more esthetic or
| fanciful Representations. All the states
| on the Atlantic seaboard have been SINH
lariy requested TO send nets, ropes, etc,
and the whole will be used TO deeorats
the private Office of Mrs. Potter Palmer
i'm the Woman's building at the exposi-
ton. The large size Of all the Office
rooms will admit Of this. and IL is expect
ed that the collection win take the form
of a decorative frieze about the walls
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Miss Daley has already made prepara
ton for Shipping a large quantity o
ropes and u sizes of nets, from th'