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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-06
TIE MoNorYPs CRAZE.
n L. Becouing repuiar and Thrsatsl
-. -. ...,,. -.

n Il Beeoming Popular and Threatens
60 Develop Iuto wnd Pad
An effective departure in art IL tho
rev moaotype that Is beginning 20 find
It's way 10 America from Paris. where Il
has ouioyed for some months a violent
popularity. The process was discovered
by Hubert Herkimer. The artistic folk
d Paris were quick 70 see lis possiblll-
lies. ana tho fame thereof flew like wild.
fire throughout she inhammable paint
0s' quarters Monotype parties have
been one Of the latest faes OF these APP
preciative people Artists infected with
the craze and their curious friends gath
sr In some accessible studio In ardent
groups 10 trrn ont these pictures. The
excitement lies In the fac, that no one
San forcsee quite how they viii turn
out. the pleasure. not In the novelty
though that. OF course. contributes 10 g.
but mostly In the potent truth that in
no other way can the same effects OF
light and shade be obtained. To pro-
duce the monotype the artist paints his
study upon a zinc plate, which Is put
through a press. As the name implies,
only one Impression Ia produced. Those
that ere done In one color are the most
successful as yet. though some Of the
two-oolor attempts are very charming.
The subtlety Of certain delicate effects
~. for inslaree. sunlight on water. 10
rendered BY this new phase OF art In a
truly marvellous manner. Although the
cordlaiiiy Of Parla may not be expected,
perhaps. IN America. for the monotype
there can be no doubt that they will be
warmly received here. when they are
once AZ home In our art exhibits and
when. TOO. the public has learned 70 UNI
ders,and them sufiioiently 10 appreciate
ihe fact that favorlte study, produced
In Ibis way. will not be found dupll-
Gated in a neIghbor's drawing room;
this ls now the fear OF the careless art
patron who seems to have some hazy
idea Of etehlngs in his mind. The prac-
teal wife OF an artist who has lately re-
ANNafN AANtA win wv AANANAA -
fever raging In his blood, complains
ruofully: why my husband took the
clothes wrlnger away from the maids
for a press 10 produce those pioturesv
She smiled with a womAn's superiority
az she added: HE said they could have
II back agalnl II would take az least
three hours 10 remove that oily paint
vita turPentino every time they used
H." With a sigh. Il have bought new
wrlnger." 80 there Is a sordld side TO
even such gems Of art as his wife dis
plays with pride that must soften. II
Il does not efface, the domestic incon-
yenlepce.
The esthetic side Is Venetian scenes
In brown. an old stone bridge In gray,
mountain peaks and a seascape In blue,
and a cluster OF picturesque willows In
green. Who could mind the loss Of one
wrlngcr after ieasilng the eyes on such
exquisite shading. particularly II II
isn't her wringer?
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The man who knows Il an had been
talking. ind In his superior way had
settled every question that had come
up. until the quie, little man was moved
TO speak.
viii ybu grant me one little favor -
he asked humbly. as became a man
who realized that be was addressing
one who knows Il all.
Certainly" rcpWe'j the other What
islt?"
We'll, viii YOU kindly pers-, ne 10
know so1ething about one or two sub
jects In which ! am personally inter-
ested II will eoncede all the knowledge
Of every ding else to YOU
After that there vas lull In The cnn-
vcrsatiod that seemed TO indiea'a thar
permiEsi bn had been given.
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leading part as Romeo. n not more so.
Therefore. when the manager chooses
Romeo, he should be particularly care
tul TO choose a good Mercu,io. les, he
should appear 10 have that part pur-
posely underplayed Perhaps this was
why Mr.. Forhes-Rohortso went 70 Far
out OF hls way as 10 cast Mr.. CoghlaB
for the part. II so he oyerreached
himself. for he could not possibly have
made a worse choice really cannot
express myself politely on the subject
of Mr. Coghlans performance. lie
lounges, he mumbles he delivers the
Queen Nab speech In a rafish pai,er
which takes. and Is apparently delb-
erately meant 10 take. all beauty OF
tone and grace OF measure out OF q. Il
may be that Mr.. C9ghlan has studied
the part carefully. and come 10 the
conclusion that since the visit OF the
Montagues 20 Capulet'E ball IL a young
blood's escapade. Mercutio should be
represented AZ coming half drunk and
loling on the stone seat outside to re-
peat tipsy rlgmaro'o about nothing
In that ease ! must express my entire
disagreement with Mr. Coghlan's read
ing. Shakespeare never leaves me In
any doubt az to when he means an az.
tor TO play Sir Toby Belch and when q
play Mercutio. or when he means an
actor TO speak measured verses and
when slipshod colloQuial prose.
Far better than Mr. Coghlan's Mer,
cutlO and yet quite the worst imper'
eonstion have ever seen Of not yer,
dlticut old woman's part was Mis-
Dolores Drummond's Nurse. Tybaltl
Is such an numerically bad part tina
one can hardly demand anything from
its representative except that he SHOULD
brush his hair when he comes 10 hli
uncies ball "a condition which be In
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pastors wife" where they would
scarcely have alluded TO a married
Barson as anybody's husband.
There was n little hitch Ia the mat
ter Of salary when Mrs. Sprague was
made the pastoral as well as domestic
assistant Of her husband. The latter
discovered that he trustees could not
possibly oner Mira sprague more
than $50 a month for her services
the amount being dictated By the Uni
tartan pocketbook TO this Mr. sprague
objected. lie wanted Il distinctly I'M
ders,Ood that his wife was not six
undred-dollar-a-year sort OF person
and 80 he declined TO allow her 10 have
any salary at all The $50 a month was
added 10 his own salary, and he was
directed TO arrange financial matters
with his assistant. As he had always
divided before. he was no worse on
financially and infinitely better In 9TH
er respects than before. The superln-
tendency Of the Sunday school was a,
once voted to Mcs spTague. Oddly
enough. no one ever thought Of object
Ing TO that part OF her work.
When Mrs Sprague preached Il vas
noticeable that all the men went "a
church. when Mr.. Sprague occupied
the pulpit the wemen occupied the
pews.
Last summer while the Sprague,
we're away on a vacation trip to Wash
ington. the dissatisfaction crystalllrel
Mr.. and Mrs. sprague alternated Il
preaching while in the North. and th'
newspaper comments were quite NJ
favorable 10 little Mrs Sprague as I,
her big hsshsnd. But In spite OF IN,
natlerlag notices. when the sprague,
returned they found that a storm Ia,
been brewing. Rev. Mr.. Sprague ad
vlsel his wife 10 resign. She Gid 80
leaving him without an assistant ans
the Sunday school without shepherd
ess. At the time Il was announced tina
Mrs. sprague would do missionary
work In san Jose. She has sine
changed her plans.
Both she and her husband preache,
twice each sunday and for over a yea
neither heard the other preach. A
Pomoaa. Cal. the sPragues were mex
stationed, aud Mrs. Sprague was IN
pioneer woman pastor In the town. l
dld not take very long TO melt all IN
Ice In Pomona. People we're a BIT ofhsl
at arst aud doubted Mrs. spragaes abll
| ny TO do the work. Al one time NJ
spragus was called 10 Saa FrahviseV I,
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FASHIONS FAnc'Ea

Capes OF cloth. yel,et. or fur. are
made ygry short and full They arr
usually pointed In front, though the
French eapes have long mantilla fronts.
I.argd sailor collars are shown on the
latest 4 rhool-dresscs. and berthW also
are sal In vogue
Widkpraading collars are seen on
many " the autumn gowue aud the
bigger they are. and tae odder their
cut. the more popular they seem 10 BE-.
The leg-o-mutton sleeve "a not used
rs mufh this fall as the huge pun.
which teaches 10 the elbow. and "a there
Joined by a deep. tight-stting caif.
Accordion plating IL 20 be freely used
In trimmings and accessories. and Ia
whole gowns as well. when eontrived
tastefully. thess dresses make an en-
eellent appearances. though there are
many dangers Of going wrong 10 plan
ming them. which only makes success
the grsater when Il h achieved.
Where a little maids frock IA made
Of rough novelty goods In brown and
duh red the full SILK waist will show
chameleon tln,s OF brown. dark. lighi.
red. aud. perhaps. a vivid greea. The
plaid dresses are generally made very
plain. and are not often combined with
silk, while ell the little dresses. 81
course, fasten al the back
Severely plain linen collars. star shed
stlR and displaying a nun-llke eNpanse
Of spotless white. will be worn with
backturnlng. faring CUTS to match
while for those who cannot risk the
starchcd linen. collars and cuae Of a
hne piQuet, stiff. but rather more ivory
In tone, 10 substituted, = stil more
favorable adaptation Of the style beins
collar and cuffs OF white silk.
In regard TO stationary. all formal In
vitations are engraved upon nne white
paper Of satiny texture. Visiting cards
should be almost square. moderate "a
slEe, and exquisite In quality. II Ia Gus
tomary for widows 10 retain their has
bands name for social purposes. Tue
address should be placed In the lower
rieht-hand corner. with toe at home
day y the lower lsst-hand corner. Tbs
snsgavinE should b In hne. Ampl'
aeftpL
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Al az events the duel scene Ass nsae
OF the uurderous excitement vhicA is
the whole dramatic point Of Il; Il q
tanned down TO a mere formal pretsxs
for ghe banlshrens 0f Romeo. hr
Forbes Robertson has evidently no
sympathy xlth Shakespeare's love OF
shindy; yon see his love OF law and
order coming out In Bis stage manage
ment OF the lighting scenes. Nobody .
allowed 10 enjoy the scrimmage; Cap
ulet and Montague are sileneSdi and the
spectators OF the duel are Nomen--l
should say ladles--who look iatensely
shocked TO see gentlemen OF position
80 grossly forgetting themselves, MI
Forbes-Robertson himself hghH with
uncoacealed repugnaneei he ma hes you
feel that to do It In that disofdcrly way
without seconds. without doctor.
showing temper about Il. and actually
calling his adversary names, Jars un-
speakably on him. Far otherwise have
We seen him as Orlando Wrestling with
Charles. But there the contest was In
the presence Of a court. with measured
ground and due Formally under
Qucensberry rules. 80 to speak.
For the rest. Mr. Forbes-RobeTtson Is
very handsome. very well dressed very
perfectly behaved. His assortth ent OF
tones. OF gestures. OF facial eXpre sslons,
OF attitudes. are mited 10 half dozen
apiece. but they are carefully objected
and all OF the best. The arran9b ments
In the last scene are exceedingly nice,
the tomb OF the Capulets is beautifully
kept. well lighted. and eonyoniehtly ae-
cessible by a couple Of broad steps-
quite like a new cathedral chaael In
deed. when Romeo. contemplating the.
blee OF Juliet (which reflected the ut
most credit on the undertaken said
Il will stay with thee.
And never from this palace oidin night
Depart again"
felt that the sacrifice that he vas
making IN doing without a proper fun
eral was greatly softened. Rocco was
a gentleman to the last. lie aid out
Paris after killing him a. carefully as
II he were folding up his best clothes.
One remembers Irving. a din hgure
dragging a horrible burden down
through the gloom Into the rotten jaws
Of death" aud reflects on the differences
OF imaginative temperament that IN
derlle the differences OF acilas and
stage-managlng.
As to Julie,. she danced IKE the
daughter Of Herodias Aud sie knew
the measure OF her lines 20 . hairs
breadth. Did not say, long 40 that
Mrs. Tanqueray's plano-playipg vas
worth all the rest OF her? Atd yet l
was taken In by Mrs. Taaquerhy also
by Mrs. Ebbsmith. as We VI were.
Womans great art Is 10 lie pW. and
yet the Imagination OF the mar endos
her with depths How Mrs. Patrick
Campbell must have laughed at ua
whilst we were giving her all he credit
If credit u Were-foT our sily psy-
ohologizlnE over those Plners parts'
As Juliet she still hts herself into the
hospitable manly heart wlthgit effort.
simply because she 10 a wonderful per-
son, not only IN mere facial p'ettiness,
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oREAr L,lMpoN souARra.
sicsi Of rh~@ Are Quaint aud Ace Las,
0at % the Dutch Ia.hlon.

sicsi 30 rh~a Are Quaint add Ace Lasa
nut Ia the Dateh Fashion.
Some Of the London squares are
quaint and charming. being mostly laid
out In the Dutch fashion. Golden
Square. near Regent street: Red Ll5n
aud Queen squares, In bloomsbury. are
capital specimens. The hrsl though 80
close TO Regent street. might DO a doz-
en- miles away; there Is welcome I'M
kcmptnoss. he grass Is rank and Wild:
there are olh trees ranged around its
border In systematlcal way. The
houses arougd are picturesque because
zach IL distnct |, In given oysr 20
'ommission agents. merchants and
'rade gene1lly yet within but a few
gears Il va place Of genteel resi-
fence. like usual square. and We End
he late Caniin wiseman living In a
substantial mansion here Dickens, Il
viii be surrendered, placed Ralph
Nieklehy's ouse here. which "a de-
.sribed on ne occasion Of the party
o Sir Frcarlck and slr Mulberry a.
having almos palatial apartments aHf
he richest furniture IA We wander
iround. wo Pre- struck with the melan-
holy tone the Enclosure yet every
hing secrt brisk enough; but II be-
ongs 10 tho old worle.
The squae Itself Is very attractive
and orlgina. with a sort OF Dutch or.
'orclgn ait: Se note the lne trees which
ihelter Il u around In symmetrical
lines. and The Roman warrior sort OF
statue In ie center. arayed in full
lrmor. and representing George II. The
Uass and saiks ale laid out with a CIR
/ ain free a d-easy carelesaness that h
,cry Acceptable. and contrasts with TIA
rim shawn. soulless treatment o.
modern squares. Altogether a vi,dt 10
Golden Square will interest
Berkeley Square everyone knows.
Yet II has an extraordinary Sympa-
,helic attraction from its grass and llne
shading old trees. No one, we MAY be-
sure. has noted that these leafy patrl-
lrchs seem TO range IN two rows down
the middle. like an avenue. Tho fact
Il. II was the dcmesne Of The lawn In
front Of the old Berkeley house. which
stood at the back OF Deyonshlre house.
The mansions round are very cSe. ana
the iron work. raillngs. etc. ~ ala
admired apd TO be admired. There are
some que9r things 10 be- told about
squares; for instance. that there was
a General Strobe who had a mania for
setting up statues In squares at hls own
expense. We have seen equestrian stat
ues la Leicester Square prepped up
with broomstIck. with portions
broken away
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Of Romeo and Juliet" Perhaps the
most difficult character In the play as
far as finesse Of execution goes Ii Mer-
cutie. We see Mercutlo in his ars,
scene as a wit and iantaslst Of tie
most delicate order. In his next. APP
parently without any shock 20 the
Elizabethan sense Of congruity. he II
a detestabie and intolerabie cad. the
exact prototype Of our modern AIRY.
The change gives such another glimpse
into the manners OF that time M you
get IN Much Ado" from the asionish-
meHt which Benedlek creates by taking
TO washing his face every DAY by
stage tradition. Mercutlo is % much .
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OF the woman preacher I; Is a bowling
wilderness. The latest instance OF
Frisco conservatism IL the failure OF
Rev. Lila Frost sprague as a preacher
In the Second Unitarian church. At the
mission. The idea has spread that
Mrs Sprague's resignation. which
took place the other day. was the re-
suit OF sermons that fell fat and Sun
day school that decreased In members
As a matter Of fact neither OF these
things IL the real reason for Mrs,
sprague's resignation. Since she was
elected assistant pastor she has
preached only three times. Once was
In February. when she made her first
appearance In the pulpit as pastor
and was greeted by large audience.
The second time was on Easter even
ing, when chairs had TO be brought In
70 accommodate the crowd. and the
third time was when Mr.. Sprague was
Unexpectedly called TO Stockton and
the Rev. Lila filled the pulpit without
any previous announcement. The as
sertion has been made that when Mrs.
Sprague preached the house was emp
ty, but as she herself says: Il couldn't
very well empty the house when they
didn't know I was going 10 preach,
could Il" The truth is that l, is tie
women Of the mission who do not like
Mrs. Sprague and who are at TIN bot
tom Of the trouble. The trustees OF
the church have stood by Mrs sprague
Loyalty. They like her and de- not hes
ltate to say so. In January last they
passed flatterirg resolutions Of coop
Grafton. In which Mrs. Spragles name
was coupled with that OF her husband
In testifying TO the prosperity OF the
church under their ministry. In Feb
ruary the trustees made Mira sprague
the pastors assistant and bore testl-
mony to her worth and zeal. II is
true they called her In one place the
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Or. Eva Harding OF Topeka. Kan.
Ia the proud owner OF a little Chinese
strawberry bird. 80 called because OF
The resemblance Of its plumage to q
strawberry. The bird Is very small,
and sings a little piping tune. Its bill
and breast feathers are blood red, and
che entire plumage is hecked with tiny
white spots, like the seeds Of straw
berry. DR.. Harding says II Is the only
bird Of its kind In town.
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4An.rlc.n.N Wade shlp..

The new battleship Indiana Ia pro-
nounced by experts the steadiest yUs-
sci Of the Kind In the world 10 rough
weather. And yet q vas ~. many
years ago that public ries we're aYing
that American shlpysrds were no
good. The marked success which has
attended the rehabilitation OF the navy
30 Tar ] ows that Americans caa lead
the world whenever they want 30
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In which respect she IS perhats not su-
perIor TO the beyy OF extra adies" In
the fashionable scenes In DE new
Drury Lane play. not even Ia per light.
beautifully proportional hgute. bat In
the extraordinary swiftness and GER
talnty Of her physical self-ooul mand. |
am convinced that Mrs. Pairfk Camp
bell could thread a needle With her toes
At the first attempt as RAPIDLY. a.
smoothly. as prettily. and with AZ
much attention TO spare for Doing any
thing else at the same time ps she can
play an arpeggiO This physical talent.
which Is seldom consciously recognized
except when II IL professedP special
lied In some particular direct lon las In
the case. Tor instance, OF Mss Lefty
Lind will. when accompanied by MIN
Sleness OF mind, quick observation and
vely theatrical Instinct. carry an act
81 with rush to the front u her pro-
,slon. as u has carried Mri. Patrick
npbell. Her Juliet, nevertheless, ls
NAammature performance az All the ex-
lonal points, which, please remem-
are not very numerous, much OF
= business being Of a Kind that
aiding lady" Of Ordinary ability
,osslbly tan in. All the con-
ieas gathered by her from the
carried out in planned strokes
u are commonplace There Is
N Of tragedy. not a throb OF
l temper instead Of passion;
~ Juliet as unaWakened az
ono In whose death you
though you would not cry
dld believe. Nothing OF
Vie except the danee-lhe
nee.
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altrurian scheme. Miss Kalloek IN.
stantly abandoned all thoughts Of resig'
nation. but when she had bound up ta'
severed arteries from which the church
was bleeding to death. and had 90 flet
her church every Sunday that there
we're not seats enough TO eceomodat'
the crowd. she gracefully un;olded hei
wings and floated on upon them TO tbs
Middle West. where professional
woman Is not looked upon and pclntet
out rs sacred white elephant
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HEN WENTTO CHURCH
MAGIC EFFECT OF 4 WOMAN
PASTOR w FRISCO.
The womea Consequently Rs@afssd
Away aud the Pastors Resignation
l. Now on Fns-soms similar CAsSs
% Recerd.

T fslls out that
San Francisco Is n
Jay town" in
more senses than
the theatrical one.
From the preach
er's standpoint. Il
is not a green
pasture. for the
grass Is short and
dry. From the
polnt OF view Of
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IN THE SWORD DANCE.
MRS. CAMPBELL DANCES LIKE
hERoDiAs' DAUGHTER.
A Iondoa Estimate % Her Performances
In the Character Of the New Juilet--
NJ. coghiAR as Mercutlo -'- Forbes
Robertson.

F COURSE IN
criileising the gen
eral ehec the play
and the acting can
not be altogether
left out OF account,
though u would he
unfair TO lay too
much stress on
them. writes G. y.
shaw Of the present
London production
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Wonder -He-why did you return
my written proposal wlta the letters
C. O. ~ written over ~ Am | TO
take !, ~ a refusal? She lshylyl-NO.
you silly goose; that mems vail on
DAD
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tlons. commenced It's cut with the
women. and Mrs. wilkes had TO 20.
But there y an diverse side TO the
medal. and the other view has some
trumphs to record. Rev. Florence Kali
lock. OF Pasadena. was called home from
charming journey In Europe to take
charge OF the Uniyersalist church on It's
iast legs in the iloweFy town. She had
Just completed a most successful Eve
years In Chicago Universalism, having
built a big church In EnglewOod. the
stone walls and aspiring towers Of
which are still a monument TO feminine
perseverance and piety. But women
never know a good thing when they see
/ Il, aud 90 Miss Kallock left Europe foi
Pasadena. She Is an eloquent woman
With a genius for hard work and an
inspiring presence Al first plous Pasa.
dena was Frustrated over her advent
She was called by the man who built
and endowed the church and who ad.
l mlreu hef, ana the rest OF the chufch
who furnished the ideas but no oontrl.
buttons. we're not consulted In the
choice. In time. Miss Kallock succeed.
ed in overcoming prejudice TO such al
extent that people would penetrate M
lnQuiring nose inside the sacred portals
That was all she needed When the,
did that she had en-. But the woman
preacher felt the h'igidity In the at
mosphcre and heard the ice tinsl,
against the social glass Not belnl
especially fond OF the Arctic zone, sh,
decided to resign at the first opportuni
ty. But she Is both plucky and per
sistent. About the time she was think
ing how 10 resign most gracefully, tn
church split into two factions over Al
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AVER FoLI

On writes thai he expects
he road In lis comedy.
ks"
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who had friends to bury iocked &c her.
but never one bridal couple darkened
her doors. As Mrs. wilkes laconlcally
said. 1T doesn't matter who burles you,
you know. But a weddlng-ah, that's
a different thing"
Mrs wilkes was slowly undermining
the prejudice against her In Oakland
when the financial stringency struck
the church. As usual. the church, In
common with other business corpora
lions. commenced It's cut with the
women. and Mrs. wilkes had TO 60