Arizona republican., 1898-02-07

and social uses of the students of the University of California, died recently in Berkeley at the age of S4. Mrs. Stiles was born in Milbrae, Mass. She has lived in California since 1856.
 It has ever been the one dream of Queen Nictoria's life to undertake 6 pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and at one time during the early years of her wiGowhood she was on the point of pro- ceeding thither with her friend and spiritual adviser, the late Dean Stan ley, as cicerone.
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 A new color in thick gloves is al. = cot. It is grayish yellow and is likely to wear well. For bcycling there is a gauntlet which folas down ward in the center so that Is can be worn thus or turned upN cqer the cuff if desirable.
 One woman in a thousand can walk unscathed through china shop. The other nine hundred and ninety ty-nine come through the aesthetic ramble either bankrupt, filled with envy or puffed up with pride. The last condi- tion is brought about by a shallow knowledge of the signs and symbols that distinguish one pottery from an- other. The fourth variety is more ob- trusive than that of the person learn ed in the periods" of furniture or in the styles and lists of fine chairs. And of these the Wedgewood woman is ths most intolerant. She has neither time nor patience for the unfortunate who likes Limoges or Delft or Ssvr6s She laughs to scorn the American Redwood and patroniZes Solon's pate sur-pate. She is as loyal to the inn mortal Josiah as if she had signed a compact with his spirit to vaunt his works forevermore. She was in big Broadway store the other day and was sleeping her soul in delight over an old tea set that, according to an- cient custom, had two cups for elach saucer. Beautiful old ware," she was murmuring ecstatically, as the head of the department approached.
 'Yes, it's very fine and very rare," assented the merchant But few per sons call it beautiful
 'Ah, they don't appreciate 1t. It's wonderful how ignorant many wo- men who have artistic tastes are, on the subject of china. I have made it a loving study and the more I see the better I like this dear old Wedge wood"
 'Wedgewood is fine," said the mer- chant quietly. But this, that you are looking at now is old Rocking ham,"
 A blind American girl gave Patti |. rI,s is bit of hitherto unwritten history about one of the most gifted and fla nous women of the world.
 In 1852 Maurice Strakosch, a fa- nous pianist, came to St. Louis. With Strakosch was a wOman-child of g years, beautiful, bright impulsive and self willed; a creature of the emo tions, impatient of restraint, but amenable to kindness. She was his wifes sister, AdeEna Patti, destined 10 become a singer earning $5,000 for a single concert.
 S,trakosch arranged for a series of concerts. He and the child had apart ments at the old Planters house. He had business to attend to in the day, and, having no one to look after Ade- lima, he locked her in his room. She resented it. When Strakosch came in to prepare for the concert he found the furniture wreck. Adelina had smashed the pictures, torn the bed clothing, defaced the furniture, thrown ink on the walls-in short, done all the damage that a high tempered It. tie vixen could do. Herr S,rakosch laid her across his knee and spanked her.
 Next day the locking up process was repeated, and so were the work of destruction and the spanking. Strak- osch did not wish to be harsh, but he knew of no other way to control her. That was intellectual.
 You may beat me to death," said the child, ''but I will not be- locked up I want to go out. I want to be free.''
 Strakosch conferred with Dr. Pol lak. The doctor had founded the Mis- souri school for the blind, and took great pride in it.
 Send her to the school fir the blind," said he. Tt will amuse her and she will be of assistance in teach ing the blind children
 Next day, instead of being locked up, Adelina was taken to the school for the blind. The first pupil in the school was Lizzie Taylor, daughter of Capt. Thomas H. Taylor, a river cap tain, known from St. Paul to New Orleans. She was a natural musician and possessed of aa exquisite voca. Adekna and Miss Taylor liked each other. The blind girl taught the lit tie foreigner to read notes by the touch, and soon they we're singing together like a pair of thrushes. Ade- lina's voice for the first time gave promise of the rare excellence that came to it with maturity Strakosch said: There is a fortune in her thnoat." He had discovered gold.
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 The wife of the Mexican minister at Washington, Mime. Romero, is very popular with all classes of soc ety. Last week she gave the first of her "at homes," and appended to the an-