The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-25

gratifying confidence In the methods en-
ployed To entertain them and the quality
of the performances on the stage. Every
seat in the vast building Is filled afternoon
and evening, standing room being none
too large to accommodate late comers.
Reliance, Unity and Mount Pleasant
lodges, l. o. o. f., gave very pleasant en-
tertainments in their lodge rooms last
evening in honor OF the 10th anniversary
OF the order. A supper was served by
each which was made very enjoyable. Al
| the first named lodge Grand Master j. r..
&. Farnham was present. Az Mount
| Pleasant Lodge the festivities were brought
| 10 close with social.
A polished Nubian marble slab, with
bronze relief head Of Edwin Booth, the
| actor, surrounded by wreath OF fiowers,
! has arrived in New port. IL will be placed
in the Berkeley Memorial Chapel, on the
east shore, in memory ofthe distinguished
actor by his only daughter and heir, Mrs.
Edwina Booth Grossman. The design Is
the work OF Messrs. Mckim, Mead *
White OF New York, who designed the
new State House.
Here is bit OF the history OF Richard
| Croker, millionaire boss of New York: He
| Is the son of poor blacksmith. Inefficient
control by poor and ignorant parents
| threw him on the streets and into bad
company at an early age. He became an
ordinary ''tough" and prizefighter, and
then city hall politician. He fought
several times in the ring, belonged to
| "a gang" was in many street brawls and
was once tried for murder.
The eighth session Of Y. M. c. A. Bible
class, under the direction OF George 3.
! Avery, of Boston, will he held this even
! ing. The life of Moses, as found in the
| first eleven chapters of Exodus. will be the
| subject, and ten colored stereopticon
| tf..s, In. 10 will
be shown. The Union Gospel Choir will
be assisted by Miss Sadie Irish as soloist,
and Mr. Willard b. Wilson.
! There will be piano recital given by
Miss Avis Bliyen in Blackstone Hall to-
| night.
| Although women in America are enter
| ing about all the vocations, polite and
otherwise, there is one field where the
| hold OF the male persuasion Is unbroken,
and that is in the retail shoe store.
woman may keep the hooks of the concern,
| but she will not sell the shoes in any first
class store Now there must be a reason
| for the higher cost male labor being pre-
| ferred at a task for which women are well
! fitted, so one Is surprised TO read In
| London paper that saleswomen still hold
| their ground, because fastidious Gus
| toner doesn't want TO show too much OF
her foot to man.
There is considerable discussion and no
| little worry among the young men about
| town as to the style in straw hats this
| year. Despite the rather grotesque effect
given the wearer by the "buzz-saw"
brims OF last season, those hats possessed
| infinite attractions and were immensely
| popular. But in all the mental worry
| Chollie sees a bright SPOT and that is that
the brims cannot possibly be any wider
than those OF the past summer and II
| fashion should decree that they be mar
| hia hp w
! for the last years straw could, with a
steady hand and sharp knife, be made to
| do duty this season.
Have you seen part 3 of THE News
| Portfolio Of Actors and Actresses? This
is the Booth Barrett number, and con-
tains many notable stars besides those two
| great tragedans. One OF the most promi-
nent features of "Stage Celebrities" is Its
value as work OF accurate information
| about the people of the stage. In this re-
spect ii Is practically biographical
dictionary OF the noted stars of the
theatrical armament. Then the pic
lures are SO good, and are presented
in such handsome style and finish, the
subjects are so carefully selected and fin
ished and so much taste and refinement
| is therein displayed that it Is an artistic
acquisition TO any home. You can still
| get parts1 and 2.
OF the late Martha G.. Kimball, who
| first suggested Decoration Day, George
| w. Chids once remarked: "She has done
more good deeds and said more kind
words than any woman i have ever
known" The Philadelphia Ledger tells
this story to illustrate her power and in
fuence in the cause OF right: IL is related
that after the battle OF Winchester Cen
eral Sheridan, riding up to the front and
noting the demoraliZed condition OF Cen
eral Mollineauxs command, sharply re-
proved thatloiiicer before his men. Mrs.
kimball had nursed General Mollineaux
after he had been wounded in a previous
battle in the performance OF brave duty,
and, going to General Sheridan, she said:
"You have done great wrong to brave
man" With characteristic gallantry he
replied: MADAM, il have done SO will
apologize to him before his soldiers" and
he did that and more, recommending
Mollineaux for major generalship, which
was promptly awarded him.
The excitement over bathing costumes,
which is shown in the protests from women
reformers, is apparently little premature.
It would seem that the costumes of the
bicycle riders might claim the attention
of the reformers between now and the
time when the bathing season opens.
Women now ride without skirts in the
streets of several of our large cities and
attract very little notice by their appear
ance. II is true that in the peculiar cos
SO voluminous as to create the inn
preston OF skirts at short distance.
In Paris, by the way, they have
given up the skirt almost en-
tircly except among the conservative ele-
ment Snapshot photographs show lit
orally dozens OF women who ride through |
the streets there I'm costumes which would
have been pronounced indecent few |
years ago, and which, "a a matter OF fact, |
are far more reprehensiblo than the bath |
n.
ject. That these costumes will be adopted |
in America is quite certain, for the great
dry goods houses have already announced
that they will issue duplicates OF them,
and the dry goods houses practically set
the fashion among bicycle riders.
Bronson Howard has just returned
from Europe, looking brown and
| thoughtful. He has passed the "smok
| ing stage" OF his next play and
proposes during the summer TO APP
| ply pen to paper with the intention of
| getting the drama ready for Charles
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