The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-15

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oeirichs is the daughter OF Senator Fair Of
Saiifornia. II Is said that the laundry
| trade sun a diminuton in the Amer-
icah ranks at the marriage OF a maternal
| ancestress.
Inc following Is an amusing story be-
tay'ng the aroma OF culture which per-
meates the atmosphere breathed by the
Four Hundred. Mrs. Bradley Martin.
whose daughter married the Earl OF
craven. and who since that epoch has been
received into tho heart or this exclusive
circle Is the daughter OF Isaac VI. shcr-
man. a Buffalo merchant During a recent
TRIP abroad Mrs, Bradley Martin rur-
chased some rare tapestries. The tancs
tries wero originally tho property Of n
church and were consequently religious IN
design. Embroidered upon each in large
gut letters was the religious symbol, |. II.
s. Mrs Bradley Martin expressed naive
satisfaction In the Appropriateness OF "thc
monogram" you soe" she cxpiaineS
they arc Embroidered with papa's own
| Initials. So appropriate. you know
Society viii doubtless shine rcsplendout
az the Mi-Caremc ball TO be given by tho
knickerbocker club at the Waldorf on
| March 10. II Will he the ono social event
| OF the Icntcn season In the meantime
the -Four Hundred go to the lhcater I'm
| solf-defcnsc The opera over nnd IN, rr,a,
sara rcminiscently thrilling only. II Ia the
| proper thing TO see puse. Dusc, therefore
| draws crowded houses. Mime nusc elected
| 10 open her engagement with Camille
| "A gray-haired. rallid-cheekcd Camille Is n
strange anomaly. The anacmic Italian sur
| iers by comparison with tho vivid Kern
| nhrdt. Eleonora puse rridos herself unon
| being natural, She neither 'makcs mn,
nor conceals her gray hairs She is worry
| qulet-so quiet that In the emotional ms
saees OF the play she appears maternal
| rather than anorous. The unsatisfactory
| peck which does duty for an agonized
| farewell caress to the lover whom she ia
| presumably leaving forever, IL sufficiently
chastc to appeal TO Anthony Comstock.
| tray hairs and chaste carcsses do not
arouse an audience and dry-cycd, languld
enthusiasm greeted tho actress quiet on.
| poftunnlcs, When the curtain fell upon
| the remuneration scene the finest In the
| pay. one felt that one had been confronted
by the nascent possibility of "A leading In
cident and defraudod of H. The critic
could hut sigh for the red Wig, the fire. the
ViNidness of Bernhardt
Is there n dim legend to tho effect that
Lent was once season for fasting? Ger
I
Lenten luncheon vles with the Lcnton
lecture in popularity Indeed. it Is usuni 10
20 from the one 10 the other; nt the lunch
con violcts and gossip are prevalent.
charming young lecturer IL Miss lalIn
baldwin Morton, who is giving a series OF
lectures on "The American Race" at Tho
waldorf Miss Morton is young, pretty
md qipp,iln,l y, gt,,
son of her youth and freshness. nut her
lectures are most agroeahle-not partict.
larly instructive but couched In boautl-
iui English and imprognated with cor
tain dry humor which ~ delightful Her
saiirical utterances pointed ut the deapiscd
sex amused hor feminine audience
Ana speaking Of matters literary, ro-
cent publication by Grant Allen contains
novel ideas. Like the hero of his book
MI Allen seems wholly unacquatnted
with that rank form Of provmrialisio
known M patriotism" 1.-The Uiitish Bar-
barinns" Is II morclless attack upon Brit-
ish customs, Mr.. Aliens delicious irony
Is unquestionabl,, but Unfortunately his
morality is rot Tho keynote of tho hook
is struck In the following passage: There
IL apparently no idra of what IN right and
wrong at an, IN tho cthicnl serse anart
from the usunl"
Literary discussion is naturally surpest-
I've Of Boston. In Boston we nre told the
Browning cult has died out pcrhans their
translation of his works is complete. Ia
tb,n,-s ~, ,i,1,, '",~ WV HiH coh'eht TO tahc
attempt tho penetration of tho obscure but
enjoy his more simple utteranooa. rno
popularity of The lines ''Bc God and hold
me with thy charm iio a man and hoId |
mo with thine ARM" would seem TO nor
iend reaction IRON the new woman AMI |
her nethods OF thought aud a return TO
hrchalc principles We have become nc |
CUSTOMER 10 IN" new woman, but the new |
man Il more recent acquaintance. lie |
is moi quite yet "hs other girls" but nearly |
80. an Illustration VA point is the slowly |
itNolNlhs musttchicd head IN the hair
dtoSsors window. In company with It's
less "neminatc sisters, the wax head with