The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
WOMEN THE WORLD OVER.

| Is rather a peculiar thing to notice
| howmany ofourliterar women havea
curious taste in dress. Mrs. William
= Rolls, widely known as ANNA Katha
| rinc Green and for her detective stu
| ries, is case in point, as are Mrs. Burnett,
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. and, in a degree, Miss
| wilkins. Mrs. Rolls recently appeared at "A
dinner party in a most rena rka bic costume,
| even to those who had seen other startling
| gowns others. This was of yellow and the
| very large sleeves We're OF a bright red. II
| looked, as some observed, like a tomato
salad, or, as thought. like u poster.
MISS FANNIE LEIDESORF, a San Fran
| cisco woman has appeared in boomers
and has not been criticized. There is a rea :
son for this. She chose muddy, rainy
day to her debut, aud she wore pref, 8
costume. 1t consisted OF blooners OF navy
blue cloth, quite full, and falling well below
the knee. She wore cloth leggins OF the
same shade, and sandal rubbers over her
small shoes.
The rest OF her costume consisted of a
black Jacket, n black hat with a yellow vel
vet Tam o'Shanter crown, and long black
skirt of serge. This skirt was lined with
morecn, but not stiffened with wire. She
threw it over one arm, as horsewonan
throws her riding skirt, and it fell in grace
full folds. The hem OF it did not reach the
knee, and it was the only clean skirt seen
that day.
THE young czarina fatty refuses to
conform to certain Russian customs
smoking, for instance. She has requested
her ladies' in-waiting not TO approach
her If there is an Cdor of tobacco en- their
clothes. All the Russian grand duchesses
smoke like chmneys, including the czarina's
sister, the Grand Duchess Scrgius. On
entering a room one day where several of
these ladies were enjoying cigarettes, her
imperial majesty locked reprovingly round
and said: Il consider a cigarette in Il
woman's mouth is as had as an oath in Il
mans"
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PAULINE LUCIA, the opera singer,
who dropped out of public notice since
her retirement from the stage seven years
ago. now lives at Vienna and is said TO be
as handsome and graceful as ever. There
is no probability that she will ever return
to the stage, as she has taken up an
occupation that greatly interests her-that
of schooling young girls for operate wbrk.
She confines herself TO twelve pupils a
year, and devotes but three hours day
to the work. She exercises great care in
selecting them, and she hopes TO make OF
each a famous singer and actress.
ACCORDING to a writer in the current
number of the Woman at Home, Queen
Victoria has, during recent months, been
bUsiIy reading the works of various poets,
beginning with those OF Mr.. Henley. The
great lady positively delights in the earlier
novels OF William Black. THE Princess
of Thule was at one time her favorite
book, and she is devoted to the works OF
George Eliot Although the queen in her
literary. as well as musical, tastes is in
clined to be somewhat conservative. 1T
need not he said that she neglects the work
of ne wer writers She much likes Mr.. Will !
lam Watson's poems. and has read and re- |
read his ''Lachrymae Musarum." So much |
for food for the mind. In the same magazine |
are given some details rs to her ma jesty's |
meals. The queen usually begins her day !
with a cup OF cocoa. Tea and coffee are |
but her choice seldom varies. A thin Ger
man rusk is eaten with the beverage. |
At about II: 80 her majesty pertakes of
either soup or an egg beaten up III wine.
Luncheon at O'Clock is always the meal |
Of the day with her majesty. During
the afternoon she drives or walks, and
is occupied in divers ways until teatime
another elaborate neal as teas gol, and
then again until dinner at a quarter to
O'Clock.