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Mrs. Carver OF Philadelphia, sister of the
hostess.
Mrs. Chas. Gibson held her last formal
reception yesterday, and had assisting her
Mrs. Oates. Mrs. Blanchard. Mrs. Washing
ton. Mrs. W. ". Dixon. Mrs David : bar
ry, Mrs. Plat, Mrs. Tucker, Mrs Moore
head, Mrs. Powell, Miss Scott. Miss Rynum.
Miss Noble, Miss Heth, Miss Faulkner.
Miss Fauntleroy, Miss Fletcher Miss Love.
Miss Mills and Miss Choperton.
Mrs. Carey had another Of the pleasant
receptions of the afternoon, and had assist
ing her Mrs. ]. Frank Aldrich OF Chicago.
Mrs. Pitt Cooke, Mrs. Blair. Mrs. Williams.
Mrs. Hare. Mrs Carr, Miss Aline Wilcox
and the Misses Hutchinson.
The ladies Of the McAll Auxiliary of this
city will give a reception to Rev. Charles
E. Greig, the successor Of the late d. Me-
All. In charge of the mission work in
France at the Church of the Covenant on
the evening of February It, DIR. Greig has
been asked to deliver an address. at the
close OF which the ladies will receive in
| TIE chapel In the rear of the church Mrs.
| Admiral Rodgers is the president of the
organization. which is composed of rep
resentatives from the Protestant churches
| OF this city.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 3. Pearson. ac-
ccmpanied by the latter's mother. will leave
on Monday for California. Ii is their in
| tention to make the trip by easy stages.
as the main purpose OF the journey is to
| benefit Mrs. Pearson's health. From this
| city they will go directly 10 New Orleans.
where they will linger to witness the marci
gras festivities. The party will then go
| to Los Angeles by the southern route. They
| expect to be absent about four months.
Mrs. E. Hartei has issued invitations for
| the marriage of her daughter. Josephine
| c., TO Mr.. George Ridgeway. Tuesday. Feb
ruary u, at the German Lutheran Church.
| corner lth and Z streets.
Mr. and Mrs. George II. Long gave g
very pleasant tea Wednesday evening at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
WHEN THE CRIMINAL HAS 10 NERVE.

The New-Yorker who is forever indIlging in fan
tastic IDEAS broke into extraordinary ar'ent the
other evening" As he turned corner he beheld
The fellows head down he skunk along In a
cowardly fashion, and he kept his eyes from meet
ing peoples looks.
Where" said the man OF strange i'nagnlngs. is
the criminal with a really splendid nerve? Look AT
that miserable creature His manner shouts from
the housetops that he is prisoner. and so the
crowd follows him and stares at him and jeers at
him. How could the people help knowing tlat he
was a pickpocket. a highwayman or perhaps only
a sneak thief? Doesn't he show IL with his hang
dog look his cringng his sneakng gait and his fear
OF being seen?
Now. where is the man who under arrest Will
stroll easily along with his captor. chatting with
him pleasantly noticing things that he passes. even
noddng cheerfully TO imaginary acquaintance!
That IS the sort Of prisoner | want 10 see. We
have all seen men walking with policemen VINO were
their friends When man is innocen, OF crime. or
detected crime. he can walk and talk with police
man as boldly as with a barber. What want 10
know is where Is the captured prisoner with so
splendid a nerve and cool head mat "atn ne
Is being marched the station he can pretend mat
he is out for exercise walk Win MS fritni, the
policeman? II the man had real nerve II ought to
be an easy thing to do, The right sort OF q man
ought 10 be able TO fool the people who might see
him going 10 his cell Where Is the criminal win
suoh n nerve and why do never gee him.?
Where IL he indeed? The = imina may show
splendid nerve in trying TO kf = out OF the police
mans hands but when he 4, in the close grip OF
he law his nerve meits, and he has no courage no
bravado and no spirit. Why? Perhaps that is
subject for moral discussion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR EMBA IRA SSMEET

"What" asked the indulgcnt husband, ARE you
going TO do with an inconsistent woman. and how
are you going TO teach her never to make threats!
All OF which means that his wife had just been
telling them something that amused them. but
not her She has not lived in her present house
long One OF the things that she believes IN
and very good belief II IL. many husbands VIII
say-is that the woman who Is at the head or the
house should do her marketing She dropped
I'm nj her Butchers in the afternoon, when she
was on her way to matinee at the opera. ana
gave an order Another OF her principles Is to pay
SPOT cash for everything she buys, and to run no
accounts but on this day she had forgotten her
pocketbook. 49, . ,ru 1, 70 mn sbe
said II did not want them to do that cx,
nIained that had forgotten my pocketbook, ana
that they were to send the purchase to my mousse
and on the next day when came again wouid
pay them" ,,,, -. ..,, on.r,,o ber
ewes that they refused? And ] said 10 them
Very well. then send 1t around; collect, ana
shall not come here TO buy anything more
"And do you know" she said. with the most
innocent smile IN the world. that went there
the very next day. and have been going d 'h ere
most convenient And they looked very funny
when | came In and gave my orders az usual
/ think they must have been embarrassed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30

WHEN 1T BECAME POPULAR.

The conservatism OF society did not permit II
TO adopt the bicycle craze at the start. neither
was II first taken up by the poorer people or So
clety IT was too costly pleasure for the latter
10 think OF indugng In. The middle classes were
the first to accept the bicycle with open arms and
70 take II into their homes and make much Of
IT, Until the Iisping babes prattled from their
cradle for a bicycle. while from grandpas warm
corner on the chimney hearth came also the
desire for n wheel And so the bicycle craze grew
until there Is at least one bicycle In almost every
house occupied by the middle class. while in many
Of the houses every member of entire family
has one.
Should there yet be in this great city n mser-
able sceptc the popularity OF the bicycle. he
should be captured. placed In glass cage and cx-
hibitcd in some entcrprising museum one has
only to visit Central Park or take stroll along
the boulevard, any OF the avenues uptown to
see proof Of the popularity OF the bicycle. AT
any hour OF the day, holidays and Sundays.
these places thronged with wheelmen and
wheelwomen. Men and women. lads and lassies.
boys and girls all out ~ the hundreds. and
there Is apparently limit TO age OF the riders.
On every fine afternoon the bicycle riders bowl
along In a seemingly endless procession OF young
men and women. boys and girls. siaid old gentle
men and Misunderstanding matrons. In the throng
are ministers. priests lawyers Judges actors and
actresses, OF fashion. clubmen and the
seasons debutantes and now and then family
group all mounted on rubber-tired "steeds'' and
travelling along at rate OF speed which in the good
old days OF ones Purtancal forefathers would
certainly have been considered suicidal. II not
"nying In the face Of Providence"
Not long ago the writer saw family group OF
bicycle ri which included four generations.
There the great-grandfathcr. grandfather,
father mother. and sons and daughters. The
Youngest OF this family group was round-faced
babe OF uncertain an age as all babes and
the eldest a ruddy -cheeked. white-haIred old gentle
man OF seyenty-odd years. The baby was sitting
I'm an oddly constructed little seat Of wire fastened
on the crossbar in front Of his fathers wheel.
The octogenarian was riding one Of the latest i'm
proved road cycles. were all the others In the
party 1t different scene from that of
few years ago. when only an occasional bicycle
was found In the Park avenues. The bicycle
Of those days peculiar-ooking machine. rad
ically different from the bicycle Of the present
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publicity OF the thing in the days when even
man riding a bicycle stared at in the streets.
while people stopped and gazed with open-eyed
wonderment at the strange sight OF woman
speeding along on n wheel: and she did not have
20 wear boomers. either. 10 create sensation. nor
need she be anything but a model Of propTiety
and modesty. The mere fact that woman was
riding a bicycle was enough TO collect a crowd OF
curious people. bring shopkeepcrs to their doors,
and fiji with faces every pane In the front vim
dows OF the houses along her ladyships route
Then, again. bcyce-rding was thought by many
to be dangerous and even unhcalthful. and essays
and stories were written by alleged authorities 20
prove this The stopping position adopted by so
many OF the bicycle riders said 10 !njure the
lungs and in fact. II declared that the prac-
tice was giving undue development to the
lower limbs tending 20 shrivel and shrink all the
other muscles IL the body and arms in compari-
But "Old Father Time" who Is credited with
changing all things. did not neglect his opportuni-
ties in the cycling business. and now the approach
OF bicycle in the street excltes not the slightest
interest unless ridden by woman. anl even then
Only the passing notice due TO her sex at All times
That there may have been some female martyrs
before this happy condition OF affairs came about
Il IL probably best not TO deny: but they can be
said TO have been few and far between. and by
no means go numerous "a in the case OF many
other "fads taken up by women. And this can
y. safely attributed TO what was until recently the
slow growth OF socicty's interest In ana the adop-
ton Of the bicycle Its slow and steady CROWN
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and architects with the material means OF put
ting into execution their conceptions. he has
almos: invariably sought to impart his own per-
sOnal individuality and influence TO their work
at the expense Of art and Of the artists ideal
Royal and imperial patronage of art has always
been of a supremely egotistical character 1t
has been exercised not for the sake Of art
itself. but with the object of imparting lustre to
the reign. or Same to the name. Of the august
Maecenas. 1t has trammelled. rather than fos-
tered. art and II great painters and designers
indebted to emrerors kings and princes Tor
the resources which enabled them to produce
masterpieces. it must be remembered that 10
secure these resources they have been com
PEELED to humor every whim and caprice. not
only Of the royal patron himself. but also OF
the courtiers. masculine. and especially femi-
nine to whose influence he happened to be sub
ject EX-ATTACHE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
THE TITLE WAS NO LONGER QUESTIONED.

good historical story Is tod OF the ancient
nobility OF the house OF Hohenlohe. to which the
present German Chancellor and the new star
halter Of Alsace-I orraine belong. In the Napoleon
wars and later at the Congress OF Vienna. tho
possessions OF the Hohenlohes were mediatized
A part OF them came within the bounds OF Wur-
tenbcrg. King Charles asked the head OF the
HohenIohe family. In order TO prove his right to
the title TO lay his nobility patent before him
The latter answered in a letter that he no longer
possessed the orgina. patent. but he would send
some documents which would prove the ancient
lineage OF the family. These documents Were:
me desc ription of q tournament In which n
Count Iioheniohe had laid Count W'irieinbers
'Hd document describing a marriage in the house
n, Hohenlohe at which Count Wurtemberg
arried the train OF the bride.
letter setting forth that Count W0rtemberg
owed lot of money to a Count Hohen!ohe.
King Charles never again asked ior Inc honeh-
Iohe patent Of nobility
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
A LONDON UEDDING.

SIR ARTHUR BoURCHIER TO MISS VIOLET
BARNES.
From The Ladys Pictorial
A great deal OF interest centred round the we'd
ding OF Mr.. Arthur Bourchler son OF Captain Bour-
CHER OF No IS Gloucester Place. Portman Square.
and Miss Violet Barnes. daughter OF the late
Prebendary Barnes residing at No. 80 Earrs
Court Road SOUTH Afensington which was cele-
brated at the Church OF st. Matthias. Earl's Court
Square on Sunday last December g. The officiating
clergy were the Very Rev the Dean OF Hereford
tho Rev c. c. Nation. vicar OF Buxton. and the
Rev. f. ker Gray. OF ST. Georges Aioemarle-st
The church was crowded with friends and spec
tators eager TO witness the union Of so popular a
couple. Sir Joseph Barnby presided at the organ
and the service. which was choral. most i'm
pressiye and beautiful. The tall. graceful bride
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looked very lovely as she was led to the altar
(Which was brilliantly Illuminated with candes)
ly her brother, Lieutenant II. W. y. Barnes, ith
Huasars. who gave her away. The bridal gown
OF white pearl duchesss satin the bodice COW
cred with white accordion-pleatci chiffon. with
strings OF pearls and pearl Sirde; her ornaments
were diamonds and pearls. and she carried an ex-
Gusite bouquet presented by Ffeld-Marshal Sir
Frederick Harcs.
She attended by four hrAcsmaids-Mss An
gcla Nanbrueh and Miss Irene Nanbrugh sisters
OF the BRIDE Miss Louie Lane Fox and Miss Edith
Lanc-two OF whom were att!rei In Pink and white
striped sill. skirts with pink silk bod'ces covered
with white accordion- pleatcd chiffon. and bishop
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
RISE OF THE BICYCLE.
NOW ON THE CREST OF THE POPULAR
WAVE
FASHIONABLE PEOPLE TAKE TO IIDING-CLUPs
AND WHEELING PARTIES-NEw IDEAS

AND WHEELING PARTIES-NEW IDEAS
IN MACHINES
That the bicycle fad" IL fad" Il can be called
has taken a firm hold fashionable society
must certainly be accepted without question at the
present time. The evidence is complete that
1t would be absurd to attempt to stem the rush OF
cycng's popularity to deny that society has
the craze. OF course. 1t may be held that, like
others of socletys passing pleasures. cycling VIII
have Its day. die and be buried with no mourners
at the funeral But then the history OF cycling $
entrance and progress into societys ranks does
not show any indication that such shall be the
case. Its progress has been too slow 70 be classed
as a fad" 1t has not 'boomed' Its way into
fashionable socie - arms with the glare and
noise of tru npets and fireworks. but Its advance
has been slow and steady, slow. in fact. that
until lately 1t might have been classed with the
pace Of the snail There many reasons for
this. among them being natural aversion TO the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30

time The rider was perched up on the top OF
great wooden wheel. with a little wheel trailing
behind. He looked II he were in great danger
Of tumbling of forward and breaking his neck
and from the Mortified expression, which often
seemed habitual to the face OF the constant rider,
he evidently feared his probable end-the pre-
monition OF which ne had probably many times
had through bad and unavoidable falls. IT was
only the most reckless people. such, for example,
as the young crossed In love, who TOOK TO
the diabolical machine Since the advent or the
safety bicycle. only gymnasts and trick riders
ever essay to mount the old-fashoned. big-wheelcd
machine and attempt to demonstrate the. uses
it could be put to by anybody regardless OF life
and limb.
WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE WHO RIDE
Among the hundreds OF bicycle riders to be seen
on any fair day in the parks and bouevards II
would be impossible to give space to large
enough list OF names adequately to represent the
number. But by the following list an Idea may be
obtained of the popularity which the bicycle now
has in society and among well-known people In
different walks of life Among those VINO have
recently purchased and learned to ride BICYCLES are
Mrs. William II. Vanderbilt Mrs William Jay, DR..
Carroll Durham, his sons, daughters and nieces.
OF East Sixty -ninth-st.: Miss Holbrook OF West
Forty-ninth-st.; Miss Emily Isen, DIR. 7. T. Allen.
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sleeves the other two wearing blue and white
made up in the way The gold hearts and
chains which they were given by the bride
groom, the hearts. bearing the initials "a. v"
They had large black (;ainsborough hats. trimmed
with violets and sable tails and carried bouquets
OF volcts Sir John Dixon poynder Bart. NJ T..
ceremony the wedding guests reassembled at No.
100 Earls Court Road. South kensineton. including
Captain and Mrs Bourchier, the Baroness and Mr.
Eurdett-C outts Lord and Lady Hothleld Earl and
Countess Of tilmorey; Field Marshal Sir Frederick
General Gteen williamson LORD Ashbourn:s, Mr.
and Mrs Bee rbohm Tree Sir George and Lady
Lewis Sir Joseph and Lady Barnby and Miss
Earnby NJ. and Mime. emile Sauret juliet Lady
Pollock Sir Ere lerick and Lady Pollock. Mr.. Forbes
Robertson. Mr.. and Mrs n. 4. Jones. Mr. and
Mrs Herman Merlvae. Mr.. and Mrs Frank Har
riS Mr. and Mrs Clement Scott, General A. X.
Rldeout Mr. and Lady Henrietta Carbury Evans.
Sir Augustus ard Lady Hairs Later In the
dew Nj and Mrs Arthur Bourcher left route
for Paris for their honeymoon. the bride dressed
in mouse-coiQred cloth over figured pale pink silk;
bodice OF accordion pleated chiffon. and Gains
borough mouse felt hat trimmed with violets. big
muff and sable tails.
Mr. }orchier is some people think. rather
.yooden" actor. but. at al events. he Is delight
mi fellow an oxford man. and decided favorte
with his uacle. Lord Hothheld. Miss Barnes Is
known on the stage Miss Vanbrugh Her sisters
are also on the stage. -
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Statistics-"My good man." said the severe lady,
"have you ever stopped to think how much money
is wasted each year for tobacco and rum
mo, mum. haln't." answered the object. It's
a-takin' up all my time list now to fgger out how
many pore families could be supported on the
price OF the extra cloth women puts In their
sleeves Indianapolis Journal
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TO popularity at the start was the best kind or
foundation to insure lasting success, and. coupled
with its recent enthusiastic and general accept
ance by all creeds and classcs. all conditions and
ages is certainly more than enough TO make its
former detractors throw up their hands and ex-
claim:
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same photographs Of the new architectural dec
oratons of the Capitol at Albany show that the de-
siener Mr.. Isaac G. Perry, has In one respect at
least trod worthy In the footsteps OF his prede-
cesar Richardson Here and there among the
capitals and in other places where the nature or
the carved establishment would permit, he has
caused portraits of famous Americans 10 De intro
duced IL is an excellent idea which can never Be
adopted too frequently in the adornment OF our
public buildings In Paris the plan has before this
been In use The great church OF Sacre Occur. upon
the heights Of Montmortre. Is picturesquely dec
GRATED with gargoyles. which preserve the Inca
ments Of designers contractors and divers onicials
connected with the construction OF that imposing
monument Here in New-York some years ago Mr..
Richard NJ Hunt took a step IN the same direction.
The Lovely Vanderbilt house, on the corner OF Fifth
ave and Fifty second-st is surrounded on one OF
Its pnnace by lite statue na rcS Sn s4s Smss ~
work with 7 square and drawing board In the
y a. 1sH M rs5Ps HSs
w hs Sa. GS5s ana and he Ssni:
gratifying in the s which a
they Tnsy Sse ees saVe BEEN
with good taste. precedent Is estabished Which
would do well to regard
Venice Is 10 have It's first international exposition
O, the fine arts /, is TO be haugurated on the 22d
~ next Aprr and will last until october y. 1883.
Twenty-Five thousand francs in prizes are TO DO
awarded and the committee OF artists pledged to
support the enterprise with their names ana II pos
sible with their works. includes n number Of the
most powerful painters OF Europe Dubois, Carolus-
Duran Henner, Alma -Tadema. Burne-Jones, Leigh
ton. Bodinl Carcano. Michetti. Morelll lsraels.
Mesdag. villegas Zorn. Kroyer and Munkacsy are
a few OF the who have agreed to do what they
can To further the success Of the venture. 1t Is
disappointment find no American name In the
list OF committeeman: Even IL we did not nave
men like Bunce and Duveneck residing In Venice
we should have some American artist interested
more or less officially in the exhibition. II s,lkely
10 to- prove one of the most popular In Europe Among
European artists, just through the love OF Venice
which everywhere exists. Few artists there are
here or abroad. who do not owe something OF In
spration 10 the lovely city on the Adriatlc. and
every one should put his shoulder 70 the wheel now
that II is TO be set in notion
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-23
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-23

Harry Hill, charged with being a
fugitive from justice from Atlanta,
was sent to jail at Chicago in default
of $4,000 bond. He was arrested on a
description that had been received
from Atlanta, Ga. The Atlanta Off
cials say that Hill forged the sigma
ture of the Cashierof the Empire Ma
tional Bank for $4,000. Hill denies the
charge, and says that j. X. Tolleson,
Cashier of the Bank, only wants him
in Georgia as witness in case.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-23

A radical feature of the parish coun-
ellis bill, which has finally passed the
British House of Commons, is the
granting OF the suffrage to women.
II is now alinosta certainty that the
measure will become law. Under
IL women will have vote In the cleo
ton OF town councils, school boards,
guardians of the poor, county councils
and district and parish councils, This
Is great advance In the Woman SUI.
frage movement