The evening times., 1898-02-25
rs uIEWED
BY 4 WOMAN
Kathleen Mathew Lecture
on Late Events.
Leading Topics Of Worldwide In
terest Treated Upon-Paris Fash
ions and Dress Reform.

Miss Kathleen Mathew gave the secont
| of series of Talks on Current Topics
| yesterday morning at the home of Mrs
| Daniel p. Ingraham, the StrathmOre
Fifty-second street and Broadway New
York The first topic was the Maine anG
the last one the progressive dinner parts
given by Mrs. Davis. of Washington, to
Mrs. Sanford p. Dole, and between these
two extremes We're scientific discoveries
art exhibitions, Paris fashions. the Lon
don season, new books, the ID. A. X. con
yention. and numerous other subjects
The following are a few extracts from thf
lecture:
~ will not say much about the Maine,
because, as that is something that every
one is talking about, you are all more OF
less familiar with the facts. 1t is hard
for an impartial person to form an opin-
ion on the subject. as all the newspapers
are taking one of two entirely different
views.
Buffalo is row taking steps TO secure
all its light from power generated BY
Niagara. and in time the system will be
extended to all the suburbs.
1T has been discovered that when fish
migrate they do not seek a warmer eli
two and one half miles from the shore
where they bury themselves in the cor
uscations of the. ocean The scientist
who makes this statement maintains that
If they are disturbed during this hiber-
nation. as they have been by South Caro-
lima fishermen. the fish will at length seek
other fields and not come into shore at
all.
"A wave of sIpesf, reform is now sweep
inc .t-a 4 IL nd he mn IA n
able women are holding meetings. to
which they are required to go in some
sort of reform iCress.- te
"In Paris hospital the experiment Of
lighting the. stomach by electricity has
been successfully tried. IL WAS done by
having the patient swallow tiny cleo
tric lamp attached 90 "A vulcanized rub
ber.
"A Russian inventor has perfected an
appliance to insure the rescue of persons
buried alive. An electric button is placed
on the chest Of the body, and the moment
respiration is restored the rising chest
exerts a pressure on the button. which
causes a bell TO ring in the office of the
superintendent of the cemetery. law
has been passed requiring the use of this
appliance.
"A scientist who has been iuvestiga ting
cats informs us that they take on the
character of their owners. and that the
long. silky hair now so much admired is
entirely the result Of petting and good
feeding.
THE festival called the Eistedfod. held
annually in Wales. is to be held in Lon
don this year, and singers from all parts
Of the world are invited to compete.
THE Paris season Is now in progress
but Will not be at its height till after
Easter as the Parisisns are falling into
the English custom Of postponing their
principal social events till after Lent. The
Paris fashions are set almost entirely by
one woman, Mile. De Marsey. who is an
exquisite dresser. The popularity of any
thing she wears is assured. and SO anx-
iOus are modistes and c0utuFeres to have
her cachet that she never has to pay for
anything.
you have all heard Of the sentence Of
Lord William Nevill to five years of penal !
servitude. but YOU perhaps have not
thought how significant The circumstance 1
is. Lord William Wac related to half the |
families of England. and IL |
II had been possible to bay the Judges |
il would have been done.
English women have given up knitting |
golf vests fer their tiances and husbands, |
and have taken. 10 the horror of the men, |
ii is stated to embroidering vests for |
them"
Among those who listened to Miss Ma !
thew were Mrs. William y. Reese. Mrs. |
NJ. \ Williams. Mrs. Frank Turner. Mrs. !
Bedding. Mrs. Nelson. Miss Nelson. Mrs.
Charles Stone. Miss Rawlcy. Mrs. De |
Cunha. Mrs HeEning and Mrs. II. G |
Bryan.
The third lecture in the course Will be !
given next Thursday at the same hour |
and place. On Friday evenings Miss Ma |
thew lectures to the nurses Of 81. Likes |
who think that knowledge of |
current topics Will be of use to them in |
cOnvalescent patients. The |
lecturer is a niece of Sir Jane; Mathew, |
Of London.