New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-26
THE TALK or THE Day.

"r, wand" saws a writer for The Worcester
Gazette" be comfort ID newspaper writers X
female authors would disclose whether they ought
to be styled Miss or Mrs In writing about Q
woman's book. after YOU have said the first time
that it is for instance. by Sarah Battles, YOU can
not go on with the articles and speak OF Der as
Sarah or as Battles II would not be civil TO
ca. her that Battles woman You have got to
say Mrs Battles. and nun the risk OF a serious
mistake The same thing happens in correspond
ence, only the risk "a worse. \ lady who Is
stranger writes on business which requires an an.
swer According to the best form, she signs her
maiden given name and her husbands surname a.
for example Viola Maria Asuecheek' How
the unfortunate man address the reply? Shall
IL be to Miss Aguecheek 10 Mrs Aguecheekf
The man is in distress 1t would seem almost IL
bred 10 make a mstake-almost an aifront, be
cause il would be an intimation that tie lady was
not widely known
Boston lady prominent in charities says that
her washerwoman gave her notice that she col.d
McFlynn was getting 81 %. Shortly after Mrs.
Washerwoman was met by the Iady AZ some some bureau
of charities, asking for ad.-tBoston transcript
Eggs have become the type of the Easter fest-
val" says a dealer. but they were first used by
the pagans as the symbol OF spring. whose
name Eostre the Christians took for their festival
Naturally. the egg symbolized the Resurrection Of
Jesus who, according 10 one old writer, broke
forth from the grave chicken from the she'll
In early times the eggs were all colored red TO
yplfy the blood OF redemption. AS the early Church
prohibited the eating of eggs in Lent. and as the
heretical hens continued laying the usual fruit Il
4 happy thought thus TO utilize the surplus
product But before the Christians. the Saxons. the
Celtic Drulds and the Romans all had their e1
worshps and egg games The use Of eggs for
food. anyway. has been aptly characterized as .
direct interference with the intentions OF Nature"
one Distinction. -Tommy-Paw. what is the differ.
ence between journalist and newspaper man?
Mr.. Fgg-Well, the newspaper man chews tobacco
and the journalist smokes indianapolis
Journal.
Emperor William deserves considerable credit fof
the reforms which he has nausurated in the German
army in connection with the uniform and equip
ment OF the men, whose comfort and welfare
studied to a much greater extent than ever
before The weight OF the equipment has been re-
duced by fifteen twenty pounds. and the
tight st collar around the throat has been super
seeded by loose and open one, allowing the man to
move his head and neck without difficulty and to
breathe with greater the march in hot
weather. The Austrian military authorities are fol-
lowing suit in the matter, and are taking lear out
OF the book OF their allies at Berlin among other
innovations decided upon being the substitution OF q
gray uniform in the place OF the blue one now In
use in the army of Emperor Francis Joseph
Ii has been said that the first persons by
Robinson Crusoe his desert island were great
swell shore and a little cove running inlan1.
The most remarkable geographical feature was the
big bluff put up by the cannibals-(Boston Tran
script.
4 clergyman visiting Honolulu writes thus to
THE Waterman" OF Boston: THE greatest sur
prise that awaits the uniformed visitor is the rare
type of New gland civilization which meets him
in this city of the royal palm. There are fe"
houses making architectural pretences; generally
spacious homes Of one story. Everywhere great
comfort. no display. lveries. the omnipresent
Chinese or japanese servant. and tasteful decora'
TONS with all the magazines and newspapers thN
read in the States. These men and women, who
have lately passed courageously through the most
trying ordeal (of which the Corwin incident was
the worst featured such we find in Boston
and vcinlty-cultivated. enterprgng, hospitable TO
fault, and alive every religious duty. Inc
church where l officiating for a few months
is elegant architectural structure as the pess
of our own city churches. The audience is CONF
posed of men like President Dole, Chief Justice
judd and others of the Provisional Government
who would grace any position of honor In tns
United States and the women are fun OF sooo
works and missionary zeal"
Mrs. Knox-Do you believe Mr. Rapde to be
sincere man? -
Ethel-He certainly has every indication Of being
a sin seer.-(kate Fields Washington.
A Popullst paper recently had an article about
1.-THE rights of cranks" But there is no use Id
wasting words the subject. For as Lowell says'
THE right TO be cussed fool
Is safe from all devices human;
It's common. as ginral rule.
To every critter born of woman
Treecard-Did your wife storm when you s0
home? -.
Twospec-Right away; and the cloud was , ars;s.s
than any mans hand IN our party.-(hate fieo'
Washington.
The other day THE Rocky Mountain News "
Denver, Col, published some remarks by Eehe'~
Slocum. OF Brooklyn who has been spending rev
weeks in Colorado Politics. he said. ION. In
out OF 'em! That's right. absolutely out OF e GU.
Still. as an outsider. say that TINS uouos
between HI. and the President Is going 10 h',
the Democracy very badly in New-fork-Very oa1
ly very badly The Senator has s''os
metropolitan following, and the prospect Is eA'e
inelv disouieting Ii may even cause our deieaI
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