The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-05

hTS ENH H., ulJh II bhlu TO De u bklli6u en-
glneer and electrician. At any rate. she sue
ceeds In drawing n salary as Secretary. Treas
urer, and general manager OF the Long Beach
and San Pedro Electric. Company in California.
She is n skilled mechanic in addition to being q
shrewd business woman.
The s~o-called kiss curl /" which some grown
VI good little girls have been wearing in tho
middle OF their !orehcads is not such a novelty
as the hairdressers make believe. The same
Of the, oldest statues in the Vatican, Apropos
! OF which. an English paper remarks that Sol
ONION knew what he. was talking about when
he said; There is nothing new under the sun
bonnet"
Probably NJ. Vivier. tho Partisan dog tailor.
Is not sorry that there is q fad for eQuipplng
pet dogs with overshoes. NJ. Vivier has o
monopoly OF the fashionable canine trade in
to tSr a d Sne s sRSn tn a so " rs to esad so@ no hs = II U tSIs Be-
true. women will feel sorriert than ever for dogs.
A gypsy queen named Mimi Berga was
buried in Austria not long ago. She was the
wife OF a wealthy horse dealer. it seems, and
lay IN state after her death in n handsome
metal coffin with massive, silver ornaments. A
profusion of jewels was buried with the body.
and. In order that she might not be in need, o
purse full of coins was placed in her hand. The
hearse was drawn by six horses and followed
by torchbearers.
Woman is nothing but a two-legged. dys-
peptic owl" This genial opinion is said to
have been uttered by a supposedly learned
gentleman who ~rejoices in the name OF Wiggin.
esso { Soi feiS 10 to PRys 8 RIrosesSTrhb e In college fes G aa-
thOrities reprimanded Wiggin for his ungal-
blame. He seems to IrpesembIie the women Of
his family as he understands them.
The nfty-ninth anniversary Of Queen Vic
toria's wedding was observed on Feb. 10.
ITauallv IN fhaua nDniyaraarlaa the Oman
gives a dinner and her wedding Rown Is shown
TO the young members OF the royal family ana
The ladies' and gentlemen o. the hoHsehola:
Prince Alfred OF Coburg.
Women bootblacks seem to be turning UP in
! various parts Of the country. Miss Evangelina
Probasco, described as "a south side Chicago
belle" has opened an establishment in the
Windy City. She does not black boots herself.
but employs four sons of Italy for that purpose.
She manages the business, herself. Another
woman who has gone into the business is Mrs.
Edna Maxwell Of Kansas City; She wanted to
contribute TO a mission. and, as she hadn't
{ boot bGnsii e9t srnnd earned ne $4,000 in a year
and the mission is hourishing.
Rosa Bonheur is now at Nice. where she oc-
cupies a villa opposite that OF NJ. Gambart. her
old friend and host. There is a beautiful gar
den which Is a marvel OF tropical luxuriance.
Palms grow. according to the account of an en-
thusiastic eyewitness. as in an African wilder
ness. 1t may be that the eyewitness has never
seen an African wilderness. but. at all events.
the villa seems to be n very nice one. The
famous painter is extremely rude to people
who intrude upon her. but is most charming to
those she knows and likes.
The following sounds like a paraphrase OF
Shakespeare's seven ages Of man. 1t was writ
ten by a musician in q manuscript music book:
AT 10 years OF age most ladies' are drpe0gio:
at 20 a lady is an allegro r,rdce: at 81. occn-
sionally, she Is an dccordjO forte: at 40 an
dnddnte: at 80 the rOndo finale often begins:
while from 90 1t is a tremOlo ala sordtno.'
People who have a grudge against telephone
companies in general will be pleased to know
that the women OF New South Wales refused
to be ground down by any soulless corpora
ton. They determined to get the worth OF the
took, so they conversed over the wires BY the
| hour until the central Office people were driven
to distraction. Things got to such a point that
the General in Sydney was ap-
| pealed to. and he issued an order forbidding
fo0uacious women from monopoliZinR a tele-
phone for moro than ten minutes at a time.
The Countess OF Warwick is said to be the
only peeress whose name appears over a shop
window. This particular shop. however. is
run for the benefit OF poor needlewomen.
Sixty girls are employed. and the profits are
expended for their benefit. One old country
woman. who saw the name OF the Countess
over the window. did not understand the STU
alton. and exclaimed: oh. pore lady. 'ow she
must ave come down In the world!'
Melba Is said to be an excellent whistler. and
is reported as saying that she always whistles
the music OF q new part before she tries to