New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-20
PERSONAL

Oliver NJ Ramsay OF Perth Amboy, the eldest
son OF Hugh Ramsay the noted shipbuilder' says
THE day OF the wooden snip is about over. AioA
and steel are the materials we must looh ~ "e
forth and ships constructed OF them have every
advantage OF the oldtime wooden ones Inc de-
nia,ion Of our forests would make the change m
evitable anyway, but aside from ma se Tbe iron
vessels are more durable. can be operated ionger
with less repairs. and are imperNiouus " 'io '1
ages OF the teredo ana the parhae'e'
Jorazo Kiknehi who is a japanese student at the
University OF Michigan. has contributed an arucle
entitled THE Criminal Law OF Japan to Inc
Michigan Law Journal" He says that great ao-
vance has been made in many respects within
few years in the administration OF the cr't NINA
crimes are not greatly dissimilar 70 those IN otner
countries. one peculiar feature ma ,a al family
IS punishable by death although no act mas 0eeh
committed tending TO carry OUT the i"'eh'''"'
A gold medal has been awarded to Charles sprasue
Pearce the artist. Tor his paintings oy '"e 'N
winter Fair OF San Francisco
DR. James Dowden Bruner. professor Of the ko-
nance languages in the University OF ILLINOIS, ha'
been elected an assistant professor IN the same ue
partment In the University OF chicago
speaking OF Mrs. W. l.. Wilson, gosslper IN
THE Philade phIa Times says she iuih's Wv
ideal OF the man who thinks womans sphere is her
home Mrs Wilson has Of late years lNea Vo'"
winter and summer at the family home in CnarIes-
town. W Va. which is but two hours ride from
Washington. Extremely delicate health anu VI"
vou,h az her children have furnished Mrs wilson
with excuses for not living in the capital VIM.
Congress is In session. distasteful has she iouha
, cav life that she never comes to Washington eA'
con, for a week or a month at the longest IL
time Then she remains at the home or re!al'es'
whore she Is now stopping. with her iatner. ~
such times Mrs Wilson rarely can De lureu ~ "a
more than one reception, when she goes SNIP, y,
crafty her husband. so little known ~ sIe
when she appeared at an altvriooi ,a ~ Nr 'Wil-
s4n's close assistant the Ways ana Means No''
mlttee good Democratic women hurie h,,i n,skers
glimpse of her to see wnar a 'ie slender woman OF
Medium height dressed in oach anu ck - u no vary
dari hair waved about the temples one , Nc seK
brght dark eyes, cordial sInlS' 20 sense OF
the humorous, Out diio"e a."
Pressro' Watson is a daughter OF PROFESSOR VEL s
ing president of Columbian Snvetsl r voung Mrs
SniiuIsh' Led mart of her time in Charlestown IN
,ontiug after their education herself one o. s sa
sons is well-known to every Consressnai' s II" ~,
49, with his father at the capta' l nc oiu.s
9,,ar who is seventeen years old, is at youns
,aJiss. school in Virginia. and Betty the youhses"
aged fourteen, Is with her mother
Tho postion known confidential man IN Inv
chicago firm OF Franklin McVeagh Co has peeh
Allied for some years by Miss Lydia W. hasa'~
who receives large salary for her services ine'e
are a number of other business women IN Ch'caso
who receive large incomes among them Miss sara
Steenberg fire insurance; Miss sara Johhson ns,ss
OF a department In big business house, US
Rertha Eppsten, real estate who says sne , 20
.sself.m made man; Miss Emma ). Blood pusiisoii
manager secretary and treasurer OF the Sentl a
Music Hall Company, and MISS Mapei &c
having cashier in a wholesale grocery house'