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The times., 1898-06-26
A WASHINGTON WIDOW.
Mrs. SartOris Relieves in ''Standfng
by the President"

by the President"
Washington welcomed Mrs Sartoris
back TO a home among her own people
several years ago. and she has not re-
turned to England since then. but the
formal renewal of her allegiance to the
United States did not take place until
last April. when she applied TO Con-
gress for readmission to the privileges
of citizenship. This step was rather
unusual one for a woman to take. In
taking it Mrs. Sartoris was actuated
by a sentiment which, oddly enough.
seems 10 be as strong in her children as
II is in her, in spite of their English
blood.
In speaking of it Mrs. Sartoris said:
MY mother and my brothers live here.
Ii was here that my reyered father
lived. / and my children wanted TO live
here. and to be citizens OF the United
States; | therefore asked Congress to
pass the bill; and / feel grateful TO
those in authority for their prompt and
unanimous action. You see, by my
marriage 70 Mr.. Sartoris, an English
man, l became a subject of Great Brit
ain l left England when my husband
died and returned TO the United States
L am glad to be in America, and to be a
citizen of my fathers country. Eng
land has the tenderest associations for
me and for my children. but we shall
be happy here. This is our home. My
son is proud of the fact that he was
born in America, and long ago he ex-
pressed desire TO become identified with
the United States"
The first news that Mrs. Sartoris had
that her son had n thought of going to war
was when ne showed her Gen. Lees re-
ply: ''If there is war and l am again in
the saddle you shall rice with me" The
lieutenants commission was a Tong time
in coming from the President, and young
Sartoris had almost made up his mind to
enlist as a private. for stay at home he
would not There nevc, WIS such enthu-
siasm as his and il is a novelty TO hear
the expression OF it in accents that are
as strongly English as any sound ever
listened to.
The mother is patriotic; she believes in
standing by the President and in
maintaining the honor of the country
but she is waiting anXiously for the full
fillment Of her fathers sentiment: Let
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field run narrow bands of yellow, green
and red or the lavender and pink. and
the effect is iHeXpressibly pleasing to the
golfer.
China that l. suitable for use on this
table is a simple cream white American
ware, but prettily decorated with such
scenes as will cause the weary expert to
pause admir.ngly. both before and after
he drinks his cup quite dry. 10 take note
of the progress of a miniature game go
ing on over his cup and saucer. With
such a prettily painted set goes a little
porcelain figure, about five inches high
and bearing club bag on his back This
IS the tea caIdie, ana the leaves are Sc
creted in his china bag, while loaf sugar
is stored in an abnormalIy large silver
golf ball.
Tea that is served from a good golf
table is made after made recipes and
goes by a variety of names. \ straight
drive IS a brew of medium strength,
served up without cream or sugar, a
lofter is unclouded by cream and con-
tains rock candy and a judicious helping
Of rum; a lady's tee off is whitened with
cream and calls for two Jumps, while a
brassy lie is such tea as lover of Scotch
whisky enjoys, poured in a long glass
with soda
Served with these soft and smoky IL
quids are cheese straws. salad sandwich
es, Scotch shortcake, which, if imported,
is offered in its tin box with the manufac-
turer's printed wrapper on, to prove that
it is the genuine Celtic article, and in a
napkin, served up like a bag. having a
red ribbon drawn string at the top, are
the hot, brown, buttered scenes made
after the Perthshire receipt.
At intervals during this meal the bag
is passed. then sent to the kitchen to be
refiIled for hot scOne- after q long af-
ternoon on the links is one of the few
things that will console an unlucky play
er for his poor form or close the victo-
riOus ones mouth successfully against
wicked boasting and vainglorious brag-
ging
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of beads are worn about white necks
at dances.
The most striking throat garniture. and
one Of the most costly woman can now
display. is a double row of opal beans.
strung on a silver wire and with disks
of crystal between the beans. Emeralds.
topaz, amethyst ard the dozen and one
varieties Of semI-preCi0us stones now 50
greatly IN demand are all cut to resemble
small beans ana heXibly wired for the
neck. Nothing in the way of a jeweIed
neck ornament is worn high and close.
from the base of the throat and circling
out broadly on the chest all decoration is
fastened.
The most charming result OF the
craze after transparent colored beads is
the opalescent t!ntS that light through
the stones cast on the white flesh be-
meath them. All signs point to a con-
( tinued use Of excessively high trim
mings about the neclls of daylight cos
tunes Lous-necked women pass broad
ribbons about their throat twice. and
then tying a faring bow under the
chin, pin the loops and ends so that
they stick out, ike a double pair of
wings under the ears Another attract
I've method is to gather great rosettes
of the crispiest black or white tulIe in
the side Of the collars. so that the ears
are almost concealed in the downy
clouds that puff out high before them
An excessively new sleeve for cloth
/ dresses Is designed to accentuate. as
/ emphaticaliy as possible the length of
/ the wearer's arm, for a slim long arm
/ Is as highly priced these days as a long
| slender waist Some Of these cloth
! cotton and silk sleeves do not permit OF
/ the arm thrusting through them. except
/ half way To the elbow. A line of fine
! little hooks and eyes runs along under
! the sleeve from space six inches from
! the armpit clear to the wrist By this
/ means seemingly seamless casing of
/ material fits the arm close 70 the wear
: er's skin. and the sleeve Is curlously
/ cut on the bias, 10 help out this effect
/ and to get the correct. extended III well
/ out on the hand Just Il fold or a fiat
! epaulette tops the shoulder.
( A suitable fOulard suit for travel is Civ
/ en- in the group Of figures. Here the silk
! is dark blue figured in pale tint of the
/ same color, and contrasted with trim
/ ming Of coarse black silk guipure laid
/ over high tone Of turquoise blue The
4 motif in the skirt IS repeated in a bolero
| treatment or the waist The skirt 10 the
/ knees IS lined with percaIina or taffeta.
and below that the foundation IS stiff
/ fiOunce Of taffeta laid I'm shallow accor-
! dion Dleats. A hat Of dark blue straw
/ faced with white and trimmed with dotted
J black net over white maIines. a row of
/ crisp white roses behind and a couple Of
! black feathers in front, completes the spe-
/ cies of toilet in which a woman suitably
| travels a short distance by rail or steamer
! when bound on a short country visit.
In the same group IS shown an ideal
! steamer dress for June. Brown linen
! trimmed in the seams with white pique,
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ELLEN TERRY's FAREWELL.
This Greatest of English Actressscs
about to Retire.

Ellen Alicia Terry, whose retirement
from the stage is a topic of interest to al
lovers of dramatic art. has been steadily
pursuing her profession for forty-eight
years Thirty years has her connection
with all of Henry Irving's great produc-
tions endured. and now Ellen Terry be-
lieves it is quite time for her to resign
her place to some younger woman.
Dorothea Baird Sir Henry Irving'S
iaughter-in-law, seems to be the one most
likely to take Miss Terry's place at the
Lycoum Theater. and without the least
Jealousy of her successor the greatest
English actress of her day is preparing
to step down ard out. 1t is one of the
charming qualities of Miss Terry's ma
ture that she has never been envious or
jealous of any sister professional. Sarah
Bernhardt she deeply reyerences. Duse
she frankly adores, and the young women
of the stage have invariably found in her
a cordial friend.
Explaining her reasons for desertinS
the scene of her triumphs, Ellen Terry
firmly insists that she Is worn out. Since
a very young woman she has been great
sufferer from neuralgia. The afiliction
has grown upon her with years. until she
is frequently obliged TO come on the stage
in a condition almost bordering on deliri-
1t was In 1856, when only eight years old.
that this gifted woman made her first
bow to an English audience
Then she acted at the Princess Theater
in London, playing the part of MamiIius
in "A Winters Tale" She laughingly
tells herself how carefully she had been
coached in the simple duty of running
about the stage with a go-cart. 1t seem
ed an easy thing to do, but before the
audience she somehow became confused,
fell over the tongue of the little cart,
barked her youthful shins and moved the
audience to unfaiIng mirth. This fear
full fiasco she felt put end TO her stage
career, but her parents being determined
TO make an actress of her as we'll as of
her three sisters, she was given another
chance.
Under Mrs. Kean at this time she act
ed her little parts, nearly all of them
| Shakespearean. and received from that
great lady of the stage the best instruc-
ton Hour after hour she spent learn
ing TO dance under a most skillful mas
ter. and often until o'clock in the morn
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ing the rehearsals she took part in were
kept up. Such severe drilling and disci-
pine no actress today would submit to,
but between Mrs kean and her dancing
master Ellen Terry was trained to achieve
much more than Is possible to less care
fully educated women of the stage in
these degenerate times.
Nearly all of those first years of her
life she studied and acted Shakespear-
can roles. Two hundred and fifty
nights she played the part of Puck in
Midsummer Nights Dream" and now
at the close of her career, she, having
lived through the joys and sorrows OF
nearly every one of Shakespeare's hero
ines, prefers Portia to all the others
To her Portals deeds and words seem
the most beautiful of that troop of
lovely women Shakespeare drew. and
to Portia Ellen Terry Confesses she has
given the most devoted study. When
Ellen Terry and Bernhardt first met it
was after a play in which Terry had
plentifully bedewed her part with gen.
uine tears The Frenchwoman held
her English sister by the shoulders.
examined the burrows made in paint
and powder by the hot salt water and
wondered at the sight. Sarah Bern
hardt. who never weeps on the stage,
stood envious and amazed at the proof
of so much feeling on the EnglishWom-
ans part but Terry only laughed
Not only does she sob heartily in the
moving scenes of her own role. but if
she stands in the wings when a scene
of any pathos is being acted. her tears
flow as readily as If the suffering or
sorrow were really felt by the actors
Tt is not Ellen Terry's intention. as has
been reported, to join Beerbohm Trees
company when she leaves that of
Henry Irving but to retire to her cot
tage in the country. and live out the
rest of her life there. among her books
and flowers, her children and grand
children.
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than the bag that holds her bath sponge.
the smart traveller carries her new and
improved waterproof coat. 1t is made of
a tafIeta imperviouS 20 water, or a per-
fectly soft Chinese silk that is treated
that il is as water-tight as a gutta-
percha bowl. Patterned exactly on the
form Of a mendicant monks brown robe
the silk rain coats cover the wearer from
neck to heels and are the coolest. light
est protectors yet invented. The sleeves
fall away from the wrist. or can be but
toned tightly about the hand. and a hood
at the back is SO almost imaonderable
that il can be drawn up TO protect. with
out in the least crush. the most fragile
hat
Anyone Who closely observes the little
details of dress cannot fail 70 note how
many and wide spreading the gathers are
in the rear of the newest skirts, what q
number of novel shapes are given the
waists Of evening dresses where they are
cut out over the shoulders, and that ropes
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induced to carry out a task of this sort
in the presence of any sne save the small
boy whom she has accompany her in
the role of assistant. a part that fills
him with pride to play.
Miss Young says she never took a lesson
in modelling from any one but merely
consulted her own taste and remembered
what she had seen and read. Asked If it
was her hope to some day be a scu!pt-
ress she said: "No. Nipleed. This amuses
me, and l have no FeppIeasant critics to
worry me. nor have Z to constantly fear
that l will never gain recognition. AS it
is now il is pleasure Then it would be
work, and all the joy that is now mine
and my little companions would be gone
forever
The times., 1898-06-26
Got OF Between stations.
(From the Pittsburg Dispatch J

(FrOm the PlttSOurg DiSpatch-)
"Oftentimes we have some queer ex-
periences," said the old railroad conduc-
tor. "and one which met with the other
day was certainly odd At an out-of-the-
way station along the line. an old fellow
got on the car. He was slightly tnt0xi-
Gated and held a ticket for q station
about ten miles further along. He was
the only person TO get of there, but when
we reached the place my passenger could
not be found. I satisfied myself. that he
was not on the train, and forgot about it,
thinking that he had got off at some
other point.
Three days later. as We pulled into
wayside station few miles this side OF
my old passengers destination. he got
aboard. l went to him for his ticket He
certainly was the picture of seedinesS,
and was as unkempt as though he had
been roughing it between farmhouses.
He didn't give me a ticket, neither did
he pay his fare. He said we owed him
the ride.
You recoIlect,' he said, that bought 4
ticket for Nowhere three days ago? Well.
I haven't got there yet, and your old rail-
road is to blame I tried to go into the
smoker on that day when your train
struck a sharp curve. and threw me from
the platform. That's all I remember
about it, except that wakened up about
a mile back in yon woods several hours
ago, and just got here in time to catch
your train and finish my ride
And 1 found out a few days later"
continued the conductor. that the old
fellow had told the truth
The times., 1898-06-26
An ENHerf.
(From the Detroit Free Press.

(From the Detroit Free Press)
One boy met another who had suspicious rcd
ness about the eyes and droOp at the corners
OF the mouth.
Say" said the first boy. 81 heard your IA
ther was en- a ship once
The other quenched sob and nodded
''Was it whaler7''
Eyes, it was. And you bet he learnt the
business good, too.''
The times., 1898-06-26
Necessary Allowances.

(9rom the Philadelphia North American.)
tT.ook here" said the young lieutenant of a
great father, ''this unifom you have made for me
is entirely too large
''That's all right explained the tailor; ''when
you get it you'll feel so big that it will be a
perfect fit.''
The times., 1898-06-26
TRIO TRAVELLING TOGGERY
Ideal Six Fabrics for Summer
journeys by Land.
WHITE FOR TRAVEL By SEA

Deck listers of Green Irish Frieze.
Dust Coats of Porter's Linen-More
Gathers Seen at the Backs OF New
sLirfs-ReyiVaI of Old-Fashioned
Read Necklaces.
The times., 1898-06-26

Recognizing weyIer's Greatness
From the indianapolis News)
Gen. Eeyler is becoming SPain's old man q
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15
The Question Of I nd emnity.

1t is reported that Attorney Coke.
who attended the Martin trial in be-
half of the Austrian consul at Phila-
delphia, has expressed to his client the
belief that the Austrian government
has substantial ground for demanding
an indemnity for those of its subjects
who were killed in the Lattimer insur-
rection. We doubt it. Anxious as he
may be to establish a case, 1t is diff
cult to see how in this matter Aus
trias attorney can find leg TO stand
on.
The comparison of the Lattimer in
cident with the episode of the Italians
mobbed several years ago at New Or
leans is exceedingly inapt. In the
New orleans affair it was not
| shown that the Italians upon
whom the rough hand Of the
mob was laid had committed any crime
| or given provocation to violence. They
| were simply the innocent victims of an
| outburst of race presudice.' We were
under treaty obligations to extend to
| the subjects of Italy on American soil
| the full protection of our laws. The
protection afforded at New Orleans was
| inadequate, hence our liability to Italy,
which our government promptly recog-
| niZod.
| But in the Lattimer affair the Aus
trian subjects who fell in front of
| American rifles fell because they were
in revolt against American law; be-
cause after having been received into
this country through its courtesy they
had set forth to establish despotism
OF their own. If there is any indemnity
to be paid as a consequence of this de-
plorable tragedy it seems to us that
Austria should indemnify the United
| States.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15
RicNcle Abuses,

With the advent of spring comes
once more into public attention the
question of regulating the use of BIZ
cycles upon the public thoroughfares.
One of the notorious abuses which is
steadily growing worse in this city is
the riding of bicycles upon the side
walks Men aud women of eminent re-
spectability do this with cool impunity.
They appear to think that the side
walks were built for their benefit ex-
cIusivcly., At all events their actions
illustrate the principle that the ped
estrian is not entitled to the slightest
consideration. Riding on sidewalks
has become such nuisance in Scran-
ton that 1t must be stopped. If the
police will not stop it there should be
an organization of pedestrians for mu-
tual protection, followed perhaps BY
black listing of those who would, if
they could, appropriate the entire
street for wheeling purposes. But the
police ought to act in this matter with
the same decision that they would
evince If a drayman were to make a
praCtlce OF OllNlnS upon tne SlueWdlkS
or horseback rider to practice eques-
tranism upon the right of way " ped
estrians.
Another nuisance is the scorcher. His
Objectionable characteristics have been
so often pointed out that there is no
need of Recommending them. Yet he
is still with us and while this remains
true the public has good reason to
complain. Considering how many
wheels are now daily ridden through
the crowded streets of Scranton and
how every day adds to the number, it
Is plain that there should be at last
a serious effort on the part of the mu-
nicipal authorities to impose reason
able regulations on this form of rapid
transit and to see that such regula-
tions are duly respected.
The matter has been dallied with long
enough: it Is high time to get down
to real business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15

The president doubtless is not disap-
poilAed at the cool reception given by
the public to the published suggestion
that he endeavor to adjust the Cuban
problem so that while Cubans shall be
free in fact Spain may yet retain a
nominal sovereignty. This is what
Cleveland wanted to do and what Nc
Kinley would like to do. It would be a
fine compromise--for Spain. But we
much misinterpret the temper of the
American people If they are in mood
to tolerate a further postponement of
the inevitable in Cuba. We think they
will insist that Spain get clear out, at
once and forever.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15

men whose judgment is influenced more
by prejudice than by reason. The trial
of Sheriff Martin and sixty deputy sher-
IFS has established again the principle
that law and order will be maintained in
this country at all hazards. An American
jury composed of fair minded men could
give but one verdict. That verdict es-
tablishes again the principle that sher-
if has a right to use summary and even
extreme measures when such action, In
his judgment. is necessary to prevent dis
order and lawlessness. Any worklngman
who is dissatisfied with the terms of em-
ployment can stop work, but he cannot
compel other men to give up their em-
ployment. He has no more right TO stir
UP mob spirit for the destruction of life
and property than capitalist would have
20 resort TO force to compel men to work
for him who were not satisfied with his
terms. The decision in the Hazleton cuse
will have wholesome effect in all parts
of the country,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15
IN UNION Is STRENGTH.
From the New York Sun.

from the New 7 OTk sui.
The country is to be congratulated
upon the almost total obliteration of the
sectional lines which for so many years
marked the division of the United States
into slave and free territory, and finally
threatened it's partition into two separate
governments by the dread ordeal of civil
war. The era of reconciliation, so long
and earnestly desired, has happily come,
and the feeling OF distrust and hostility
between the sections is everywhere van
ishinE, let us hope never to return.
Nothing is better calculated to give
strength to the nation at home, increase
our power and influence abroad, and add
to the permanency and security of our
free institutions than the restoration of
cordial relations between the people of all
parts OF our beloved country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15

The United States supreme court
having decided, in the Nebraska maxi
mum rate case, that a state legislature
has no right to establish charges for
transportation which are insufficient
to enable the transporting corporation
to earn a fair profit, there remains for
the anti-railroad Populists Of the
blooming west to build railroads Of
their own and make transportation
free. That would make the naughty
plutocrats tremble.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15

1t has been announced that a num-
Der of persons concerning whom the
New York Voice, in it's series of at
tacks upon American colleges, has
made assertions alleged TO be libelous
and it is to be hoped that the news is
true. The mingled impudence and
venom which this paper has exhibited
in its mendaclous crusade for an inn
possible condition of college manage
ment deserves to be rebuked in the
most effectual manner possible.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15
AN ANGLERS DESIRE.

For The Tribune.
A brook in spring flush. sweet and cool
A cloudy day, crystal pool,
A rod, line. a leader fine,
A dozen flies and joy is mine.
But one thing more-I hate to ask it,
For / may never MEDIA basket!
G.. A, Warburton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15

eral Lee certainly deserves better treat
ment at this time. He has seemed to
be the right man in the right place In
a position Of great responsibility, and
it is too bad to have his efforts cheap
ened by the cry of lot Of tin-horn
presidential boomers who believe that
no man can display patriotism unless
an office of some kind is in prospect.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15

The New York Life Insurance COM
pany announces that holders of it's
policies who may hereafter enlist in a
war with Spain will be charged no ex-
ira premiums, and if they are killed
in service the policies will be paid in
full. We infer from this that the New
York Life Insurance company does not
EXPECT a war,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15
TEN PAGES.
SCRANTON, MARCH Is, 1898.

Edward a. Van Valkenberg, in a
Pittsburg interview, asserts emphatic
ally that John Wanamaker is patriot.
After this splendid Endorsement what
more can be said?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15

Miss Ina Hellpopper, of Oklahoma,
has asked the courts for permission to
change her name. Natural timidity Of
man made the young lady despair Of
ever having such name changed
through the medium Of the marriage
license clerk,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-15
A WHOLESOME EFFECT,

From the Syracuse Post.
Generally speaking the press comment
on the Hazleton verdict has been tenn
perate. conservative and sensible. A few
infiammable opinions have been ex-
pressed but they represent the views of