Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-11
People and Things.

The famous singing teacher Nine. Mar
chest. has dealt q hard blow to the BIZ
! cycle Not only has she publicly de-
| clared that she regards the attitude as
| eumed iu cycling az injurious TO the
| chest and lungs. but also the rapid pro-
| erosion through the air as detrimental
/ TO the vocal chords. The first sugges-
| ton comedies with the verdict OF great
| London physician, who tells young peo-
pie that cycling and skating are highly
| dangerous. owing to the rush OF cold air
| that meets the lungs. Nine Marchesi
carries her theory out 20 its logical Sc
quence: she forbids her pupils to cycle
! OF course. we shall now see how far her
! dictum carries weight against the ex-
ample OF such shining lights as Nine
Nelba. Nine. NOrdica. and NJ Jean de
Reszke. who are devotees Of the wheel
That Russia Is stlll to large extent.
an unknown land TO the majority Of peo-
| ple was impressed upon my mind the
other day in reading an account in the
Daily News O.ondom OF the Countess
/ Praskowia Ssergejewna Uwarow. who is
| described as one OF the most distinguished
women in this enigmaticai country; per-
hans. indeed. I'm all Europe. The
| Countess. who was Princess TrubetZkoi,
ceeded to share her husbands scientific
pursuits. al times conducting research on
independent lines She inherited from
her husband the presidentship Of the
Archaeological Congress. and / am not
surprised to learn that Il is somewhat
strange to see a woman leading scientific
meetings The Countess is described a :
being tall and OF distinguished bearing.
She wears her black hair simply folded
I'm thick brai1s round her head. She
! dresses in plain. black dress ana a gray
hat and feathers. As president. she
listens attentively to the papers read.
and clearly sums them up. adding prac-
teal comments. she pays assfduous
attention 10 her duties as president Of
the congress which has recently held its
tenth assembly Al Riga.
The following Is n literal translation
OF recent poem by Princess Helene. OF
Montenegro:
"The mother said 10 her daughter;
1 If you wish TO see what the world Is like.
You must keep your eyes always open.
She kept her eyes open. and this is what
was revealed 10 her:
She saw a majestic mountain.
She saw wonderful wales;
She saw the shining Of stars;
She saw the sOmute waves or the sea-
She saw the white ripples OF rivers
She saw the flowers in their variety Of
color.
She saw tho birds with their beautiful
plumage;
She saw the golden ears OF waving corn;
She gently bent her head and closed her
eyes;
Then she saw what was 20 her most
beautiful;
| She saw the portrait Of the Loved One;
! Whom she pressed TO heart;
She saw the portrait Of the Loved one,
Who reignel in her soul;
She saw the portrait Of the Loved one,
Whose love responded TO her love"
Walter Besant is not enthusiastic over
the proposal TO erect a memorial to
Robert Louis Stevenson. "As matter
Of principle" he says II think II is not
wise TO erect memorials to great men OF
any kind. and especially Of the literary
kind for al least thirty, or even htty'
wears after their death. Two or three
greatnesses, for instance. OF much older
date than Stevenson ere stii wanting
their memorials. There are Tennyson ana
Browning. for instance. There IS George
Eliot; there is Darwin; there Is Huxley