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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
AGNES SORM
The German Actress Who Has Taken New
York Theater Goers by Storm.

Agnes Sorma, "a German actress, has re-
Gently concluded an engagement of sew
eral weeks at New York theater and the
patrons of that and other houses are of
the universal opinioI that she might easily
have prolonged her stay for many months
without wearing out her welcome. Al
though sho played at a German theater
and in her native tongue the place was
ihronged nightly with persons who were
unable To understand n word Of what she
said, but who easily comprehended the
subtlcty Of her magnificent art the su-
perior Of which, il is generally admitted,
had not been seen i'm New York in many
a year.
Miss Sorms Is also extremely versatile,
for her work was not confined to the seri-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06

"When actresses first made their ap
poarance on the English stage asserts
Fanny Davenport, well disposed people
were rightcously indignant at these WON
en-, whom Prynne, rigorous Puritan oI
the time, styled monsters Yet reason
able and serious minded persons could not
fail TO see the propriety of Juliet and Des
demona being acted by girl rather thar
"a boy. The need for the innovation is ox
pressed in these lines, taken from n pro
logue written for the introduction of th,
first actress:
"Our women nre defective and 30 sized
You'd think they were some Of the guard dis.
guiscd,
For, 20 speak truth, men act that are between
Forty and ffty-wcnches Of fifteen,
With bone SO large and heavcs so iucompliant.
When you call Dcsdcmona-cntcr giant"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
Have Secured Railway Charter.

Montreal, May e. 6-Messrs, Matcolm and
Ross, railway contractors, have secured
the charter of the Restigurche and West
ern railway line projected to connect
with the Bale des Chalcurs Mt Campbell
ton, \. b.. and ran to ~. Leorards on
the st. John river, "a distance of forty
miles Opposite St Leonards on tho
American side, Van Buren, and here the
Canadian road will make connection with
the Bangor and Aroostook road, which
is already within few miles of this side
of the river 1t. John. 1t is expected that
this route Will form portion of "A direct
through lire from Bale Dcs Chaleurs To
Boston and New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
General Spurung Gossip.

II is possible that Yaie's second crew
will row Columbia and the University of
PENNSYLVANIA in the eiRht-oarcd race ~ q G
Harlem regatta.
BOyIo O'Rcilly and Young Mulholland
were matched last night tu box ton finish
before the club Offering the largest purse
Both nre Boston men and box ut 100
pounds Tlc hout is TO take place IN six
weeks fiom drtc.
A. ". Davis. captain uf the Harvard
gs zine. has prccI { u the challenge OF
Vale 'gS for ball game tbis spring, and
with the sanctiun OF the athletic COM
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
Brown Shuts Out Harvard.


Brown gave Harvard pretty exhibition
game of ball on Holmes Field yesterday
afternoon. Harvard was purely and sim
ply outclassed and throughout the whole
game was unable 10 score Brown made
three OF her four runs i'm the first inning.
but her splendid playing when Harvard
was at the bat made her clearly master
Of the field. She did not need to work
hard.
To the supporters of the Crimson the
game was a bitter disappointment Har.
wards playing WAS very loose anu erratic
Throughout their slow fielding and
generally listlness playing was striking
contrast to the sharp, snappy work OF the
Brown players
The Harvard batters made five hits off
Brady, but all were Ineffective, inasmuch
as there was no steadiness in the batting.
Almost from the beginning IL was appar-
ent that Brady was too much for the har-
ward men.
He showed wonderful headwork and
could easily control the ball 40 all times
Not once did he show that he was losing
squeeze out of, and with the splendid
support of his infield did all that was OK
pected Of him.
Harvard made seven errors, while
Browns fielding was almost clean.
Phillips, at short, made her only error.
Harvard s errors were not fatal, mas
much as Gammon's home run in the first
inning won the game by bringing i'm two
men.
But leaving that inning out of account,
Harvard could never have won as she
played yesterday. The mainstay of her
team was Charley" Paine and the out
field. Paine kept Brown down to three
hits and struck out eight men. But with
the wretched slowness of the infield the
team work was gradually shaken 10 pieces.
Stevenson had three errors, which in them
selves were almost enough 10 rattle any
we'll trained nine.
The great fault with Harvard was
shown TO lie i'm her inability 20 bat when
"A hit was most needed l}eale alone
showed strength at the bat, and his three
catches in center were very brilliant He
was easily the star of the Harvard team.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
QUEER COMPLICATION.
Police Make . Problem For Boxing
Match Referee.

AS peculiar problem as ever was pre-
sented in the ring confronted Referee
Roche in tho main contest between Joe
Walcott of Boston and Jim Watts of Louis
Vile, negro pugilists, at the Broadway
Athletic club in New York the other
night. At the conclusion of the fourth
round he had tho option of deciding that
Walcott had won on "a knockout, that
Watts had won on foul, or that neither
had won and the bout should proceed.
The last decision was given, but objected
10 by Police Inspector Allaire Then
Roche declared the bout a draw. The
trouble began I'm tho third round, when
Watts went down three times To avoid
punishment. Walcott determined to set-
tie him the next time he did the trick. He
had Watts going anyhow, and after a
body blow in the fourth round he knocked
the Louisville fighter to his hands and
knees. Then Walcott punched him lightly
on the jaw with his right and Watts, who
was apparently not knocked out, toppled
over gently 20 the floor when he heard the
cries Of "Foul." The blow that Watts re
ceiyed was light one, and appeared 60 be
largely an accident, so Roche was at loss
what To do. Watts was down 90 seconds,
but was not counted out Roche ordered
both men 10 their corners, and after cries
and suggestions of all kinds from the
crowd decided To let the bout proceed after
allowing Watts five minutes rest. This
Watts seconds refused 10 permit, as did
Inspector Allaire. Roche could not well
declare in favor Of either man after the
delay, so he called the bout draw Then
Watts started 10 shake hands with his OPP
Il
dive through the ropes with look Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06

Earned runs 49, Providence 3; Buffalo !.
Two-base hit-Friol. Three base hits-Friel,
Weigand. Home run - Clymer. Sacrifice
hits-Drauby, Field, Greminger. stolen
hases-Wcigand >, Lyons, Friel, Fgan,
Urquhart Double plays-Cooney to Noig-
and 20 Drauby; Dixon 20 Cooney Sulli.
van To Wise to Field To Uiquhart. First
base ON balls-By Wadsworth, Weigand.
Bassett Knight 2, Drauby, Dixon, Egan
,: by Egan, sullivan. First base on errors
Providence /; Buffalo 2. Strlck out-By
Egan, Field, Greuinger, sullivan, Wads-
WORTH; by Wadsworth, BassCtt, Drauby,
Egan. Wild pitches. wadsN crth |; Egan
/. HIT by pitched hall-By Egan, Sullivan ;
by Wadsworth, Bassett. Umpire Keefe.
Timo-2h. pom.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
Meeting Postponed.

The meeting called To bo held in Casino
hall. g35 Westminster street, last even.
ing, was postponed IN order % commu-
nicate with the various AIncri,an Greek
Republican Societies in the United
states. the correspondence having already
been entered into. The constant by chang
ing aspects of the Greek question makes
the postponoment of the meeting on the
part of its projectors wise step.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
Another Beachland Claimant.

Amesbury, May Ga new claimant to
the Seabrook beach lands between Sails
bury and Hampton, which are in dispute,
has appeared He is Moses ID. Souther.
whose relatives he claims, were the last 70
reside on the beach lands, which arc
valued at $40, 00O
Richard Fowler now holds land by writ
of permission from the New Hampshire
superior Court on the ground that his
grandfather once resided there. Mr..
Southcr now presents "A similar claim.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
an CSEMEHIS. q

mittee has recommended May 26 as date
when Holmes Field can be obtained for
the game.
Tom O'Rourke has CHALLENGED George
Green (Young Corbett), on behalf Of Joe
Walcott, at li5 pounds, ana Dial Hawkins
ON behalf of George Dixon, at l2S pounds.
IL the challenges are accepted o Rourke
and his two colorkp boxers will start at
once for the Pacific coast
The managers of the Yale navy are In
receipt of challege from tho Harlem
Regatta committee to row in the open
mile race, which will be held in New
York on Memorial day. Ii is probable
that the challenge will be accepted, the
only doubt raised being over the possibil-
ity of a conflict in dates.
Professor Bcal chairman of the Harvard
athletic committee, denies the report that
Harvard has protested Hoffman, Orton
and Jarvis of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania team for professionalism. He had
made an inquity on Hoffman and received
"A letter from Mr.. III. l.. Geyelin of the
Pennsylvania Athletic committee thank
ing him for reporting the rumors on
Hoffman.
Fred Hunt of Fall River and Nelson
Booth Of Cranston posted forfeit in
this city yesterday afternoon for 100
yard sprint for $3.50 "A side, June IT, mt
the Narragansett track. Hunt will be
handicapped II yards
B. B. Hinckley '9S, Northampton Mass +,
lowered Yale's half mile running record
Yesterday i'm special trial on the Yale
track. Three watches timed him in I'm.
% 5s. which is three-iifths of "A second
faster than the best previous time made
by William Is. Wright, captain Of Yale
track team '92.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
Revenue From Dog Licenses.

The revenue for dog taxes for the season
ending April ~, was sSl3LD AND this
was received for licenses issued fur 1874
dogs. OF this number 6l0 were females,
for which a. 10 each was received, aud
the remainder cost other owners 81. 10
each Of the sum total of cost sSO7. D
goes into the city treasury and the balance
into the school fund.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
Barnets Crushing Retort.

IL was really cruel of r.. A. Barnet, hut
be was angry and excited at the time
While his burlosque, Jack and the Bean.
stalk, was playing recently I'm Boston he
had disagreement with one Of the sing
ers about some stage business. The would
be prima donna took umhrugc Gt his re-
marks. why, she exclaimed. II have
forgotten moro about comic opera and bar
lcsquc than you ever know That's The
trouble. ~ wailed Mr.. Barnet "You We
forgotten it.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
For a State Circuit.

The racing board of the Rhode Island
division l.. A. W, James Smith, chair
man. held meeting at the Providence
Athletic Club last evening. I here was "a
lengthy discussion of the advisahility of
establishing a state circuit Westerly,
Kingston, MoonsockeL Hills Grove and
Crescent Park Ssro suggested as the
trucks To form the circuit, but no definite
act ION was taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
Victims of Cruelty on Shipboard.

San Francisco, May 6.-At the instance
of United States District Attorney Foota
a warrant has been issued for the arrest
of Mate Men ichols of the American bark
Harry y. Morse on the complaint Of
Andrew Anderson. an aged seaman. Tho
ship has just arrived from sydney and
Anderson and other sailors were the VIC
tins of inhuman cruelty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
Bouts al Syracuse.

Jack" DAILY of Philadelphia received
tho decision over "Aiatty' Matthews of
New York i'm a 20-round bout before the
Empirc Athletic Club i'm syracuse last
night In the preliminarics Walter Hard.
mann Of Syra, use and "Jnck' Brennan
of New York went 10 rounds TO draw.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
HARVARD.

Home run Gammons. Sacrifice hits-Phil-
lips Brady Stolen baSo-Gammons. First
base on halls-By Paine, Rodmgu, Cook, Phil
lips Brady: by Brady, Rand ,, Strvensol.
Chandler. First base ON .errors-Brown D;
Harvard. Hit by pitched ball-By Brady, Bur
CESS. Wild pitch-Paine. Struck out-By
Paine, Phillips ,, Fultz ?, Sed.v'ick. Dunno,
Brady, Cook; by Brady, Scannell Double
plays-Laudcr; Paine Dean and Haughton.
Triple play-Iauder. ROdman and Fultz.
Umpire-Murray. Timo-lh Bonn. At
tondanco--lJOO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06

when the spring fine comc.. "goutlo An
nie,' like all other sensible persons. VIII
cleanse the liver and rcnovate the system
with DoNitt's Little Early R-,rs. fnnou.
little pills for tie livor and stomsch All ihc
year round.
J"seph :. Johnson's Pharmacy. 500 west.
minister street Mctzgcr's uhnrmacy. mo
North Main street: Alfredo Pharmacy. ai
Eddy street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
SPORTING WORLD.

home Is in Dorchester and the chances are
that he would not take league berth
outside the home team.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
New England League.
At New Bedford -

At New Bedford -
Pawtucket ...........1 02f2 21o %
New Bedford .........0 . 3 o 0 o / O 0-6
Batteries-Mullen and Buelow: Flana-
gam Carson and Murphy.
At Taunton
Brockton ...........0I 10000 -
Taunton .............0 0 o 0010 O-1
Batteries-Checkard and Shea; Gas
ton and Stanhopc
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Bea,, sleep.

The wise womn who wants to rise
from sleep reste, and with her face
cast in the lines Cbeauty should sleep
on narrow bed,o there will he no
room for her to stort her limbs by
throwing them 10 grotesque posi-
tons. On this Id there should be II
good mattress an one small rather
hard pillow. The,ed clothing should
be Of light weightbut warm, and the
room we'll ventilaid and comfortably
cool. On this ouch the would'be
beauty should lie Eat on her back,
arms and legs stight. To make u
change from the bnk she should learn
to sleep first on on side and then on
the other.
Perhaps you are Dung, but hints of
wrinkles suddenly ppear, apparently
without any cause. Find out il you
do not squeeze our eyes tightly
together when goiiy to sleep, as a
child does when II makes believe to
sleep. Many wometdraw the corners
of their mouths dows and SO produce
burrows from the noe to the corner OF
the mouth and dowl the side Of the
chin.
To get beauty slees 60 to bed think
ing of the pleasante't things that vii
betall you. The ey.lids should rest
lightly over the eyes as if n fiutterinl
breeze sweeping across the face woul'
blow them wide open The lips shoul'
meet easily, the mouth should neve
be open. The Housewife.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Boas, Peicrincs and Stoles.

Boas never go ont of fashion, for
they are more generally becoming than
anything else. This year they are
made longer than last, anil are shaped
at the back OF the neck so they can be
turned up or down. There are some
very smart ones Of the bear fur, others
of Alaska sable, while very large
number are OF fox and lynx. They
are all made on the same plan, ana can
be worn with any style Of costume.
Stoles are shaped like a cape in the
back. and have long straight ends
down the front; these are male of all
the different furs, and will look par
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Fashion Notes.

Gray is the color Of the moment, and
this fall will be signalized by the reign
Of the silver gray.
Tea gowns are made of soft, cling
ing, WOODEN fabrics, richly trimmed
with lace and ribbon.
Scotch plaids are initiated with rib
bons Of different colors and widths
sewed, according to the pattern Of
the plaid, directly on the dress or
jacket.
Very chic imported costumes of
cashmere, which is to be one Of the
most fashionable fabrics of the season,
are lined with light taifeta and
trimmed with narrow rulings of the
same.
Every indication points to the
jaquette blouse ~ the bodice of the
season. This is dartless waist that
pouches slightly ut the waist over
belt or girdle both in tho front and
back. II has short round skirt added
at the bottom popularity called the
creneau, which is cut in squares or in
many fancy ways, and is always quito
deliberately trimmed.
While all women concede that to be
at all smart the skirt OF their costume
must he trimmed unless it is the Sc
verely plain tailor-made gowns, yet
they are 10th to give up the becoming
and comfortable simplicity Of lines
which has SO long characterized it, 50
the fall skirt, while it will be much
garnitured, will have only fat trim
ming. Contrasting bands of.cloth will
be much in vogue as well rs rows of
braid or ribbon and pipings Of white
satin.
The girl who wears thick veil all
the time under the impression that she
is preserving her complexion is max
ing grave mistake. The dust and
dirt settles on her face under the veil,
and she lets il remain there, often till
morning BY that time it has filed
the pores Of the skin, and soon she
has annoying black heads. Let the
sun get at your face. 1t is better than
a bath for q tough, yellow, leathery
skin, and il you would use a soft linen
towel to rub off the perspiration half q
dozen times n day, and give your face
a good massage in that manner, it
would help also.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29

and drawn into u belt at the waist line.
At the centre is double plat in which
button.holes are worked, the closing
being effected by means of studs. The
adjustment is snug and trim, the fitting
being accomplished by means OF the
shoulder seams and under-arm cores.
The sleeves are one scanned with the
fuliness arranged in gathers at the
shoulders and again at the wrists, where
they are finished by straight cuffs and
q tiny double quilting that runs up the
opening. At the neck is worn a high
Follower collar of the latest style, with
stock and bow OF the material. The
waist is lined throughout with heavy
lawn, the slight stiffness of which
causes it to retain its set.
To make this waist for lady in the
medium size will require five and one
half yards of twenty-two-inch mate
rial,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29

York City, has organized a society
known as Daughters OF l7Sl-lsl5.
Miss Clara Moldan has founded u
scholarship at Oxford, to he held Ivy
lady students of the school, known as
ST Hugh's hall.
Harriet Prescott Spofl'ord is slowly
recovering from m illness of four
months ut her home on Deer Isle,
near Newburyport, Mass.
When Queen Victoria goes abroad
she always has u couple of fire extln-
guishers sent in advance aud fitted up
in the house in which she is To reside.
Miss Donuotte Smith, u grandnicco
of Joseph Smith, and Miss Dunford,
granddaughter of Brigham Young,
are two of the most literary women III
Utah.
Art for women in England is taking
practical form. The late Lord dc
Tabley's niece has been painting signs
for two Northwich taverns, The Smoker
aud The Windmill.
In Chile and the Argentine Repub-
lie, in addition to the women who
have for some time been car conduc-
tors, many more Of the fair sex have
entered upon that calling.
1t is announced that Mrs. Elizabeth
Phnbe Key Howard, the only surviv-
ing daughter Of Francis Scott Key,
ruthor Of the "Star Spangled Banner, "
is seriously i'll at Oakland, Cal.
OF the sixteen young women who
recently received the degree of NJ. d.
at the Woman's Medical College Of New
York, three have been appointed on
the medical staff of the Intrmary for
Women and Children.
The latest Paris device for filling
out slender figures consists OF rufl'es,
about three inches wide, made of rib
bon, muslin or lace to match the gown
sewed inside the body across the bust
They give soft fulness, and are mucl
more healthy than cotton or the heavy
pads formerly used.
Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland flat
ly refused to marry Prince Bernhar'
Of SAKE Weimer, whom her mother, tn
Queen Regent Emma, has selected a
the young Queens husband. The lii
tie Queen declares she will renal
single until 1899 (she was born
| August, 1ssO), and will then select no
, own husband.
; Women in England have the loca
, government franchise in counties an
boroughs on the same conditions n
men, and recent return shows HOY
relatively uniinportant their vote is
In the counties and boroughs Of Eng
land and Wales they are altogethe
, 5,326, S7S local government electors;o
these only 1919, 75S are women-tha
is to say, women form less than one
seventh of the electorate
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29

ticularly we'll with the present style OF
dress. The victorines and pelerines
have so much in common il is difficult
to decide which is the sma:test. They
are very warm garments, because they
protect the chest aud the back so thor
oughly. They are cut most carefully
this year, so rs to keep the lines of the
figure unbroken, and the long ends in
front are most graceful and becoming.
There is one thing TO be said about all
the different fashions in fur this year,
and that is, old garments can be re-
modelled. The expense is always con-
siderable il the work is well done, but
it is not anything like what the ex-
pense for n new garment would be,
and many superb old pieces of fur
which have been laid away have now
been brought to light again. -Harpers
Bazaar.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Raising Young Ferns.

II is not generally known that our
native ferns can he rendilr raised from
the spores those little dust.like pro-
ducts that are found in great album
dance on the under surface of many
fronds. 4 good method isto I'LL pot.
with ordinary good garden soil, three
fourths the depth, the remaining one.
fourth To he lilled with brick broken to
about the size of peas or bcans. THIS
pot can be sunk in vessel of water to
about one.half the depth of the pot.
On the broken brick the spores can
then be sown and tho vessel placed III
a comparatively shady spot. The brick
will absorb enough water to be con-
tinunlly moist. while at the same time
permitting the air to circulate through
The vessel. This combination OF mois-
tire and damp mir is oil that is neres-
tary to have the fern spores germlnHte
.reely. -Mcehnn's Monthly.
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of velvet, with nigrettes rising Mt tho
left. The basque. which is n decided
change from the round waists of last
season, has the fnnciful fronts arranged
upon II fitted lining tho, closes in the
centre.lrout. The vest Of silk is gath
cred at the neck and laid u; the waist
line in plaits; a tiny pointed girdle
finishes the lower edge. The closing
is effected through the centre.front.
but may be made on the left side if
preferred. The fronts that open wide
" over the vest are uniquely shaped.
The back is fitted with the usual num-
Der of seams, and fulness forming
flukes are cut in each seam as an ex-
tension below the waist line. The
crash collar extends round the front
OF the throat and meets the standing
portion, which is scanned tn the back.
the closing being AT the left side. The
two-SCamed sleeves are cut with slight
fulness at the top. The model is en-
tircly correct in fit and finish, and is
adapted to all manner OF fabrics, in
clUding zibeline. canvas cloth, whip
cord, broadcloth or camel's hair.
To make this basque for a lady in
medium size will require three yards
of forty-fourinch material.