The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-19
UOMEN THE WORLD OYER.

UOMES THE WORLD OYER.
High heels are announced from London.
According to the report. they are in demand
Tor ladies moving in the highest circles OF
society," AS the heels are from 81 to 9 inches
In height, there can be no question as to the
elevated position Of those who wear them.
Greece has been basking in the presence OF
Reniuses Of late. Eleonora Duse has given
several plays in Athens. the interest OF the oc-
casion being increased by the presence OF
Gabrielle d'Annunzio. the novelist. D'Annun-
Zio Is an enthusiastic. admirer Of Duse; whom
ne calls Eleonora OF the beautiful hands
The girls OF Pretoria. South Africa. have
been invitel to compete for an appointment
worth $1,000 year. The post is that OF pro-
fossor OF mining in the State Girls School.
The fact that a woman Is to fll such a place Is
remarkable. hut no more so than the Tact that
there should be any professor Of mining In a
girls school anyway.
Another London club for women has a smok-
ing room for its members The Pioneer Club
was literally the pioneer in this direction. and
when 1t opened its smoking room seven or
eight years ago the foundations Of. society
trembled. Other womcn's clubs have followed
that example. however. until now when the
latest one. the Writers Club. does SO there is
practically no comment at all.
Nine. Rostand. wife OF the author Of Cyrano
de Bergerac. has a gilt Of her own for writing
verses. Not long ago some OF them were re-
cited by Sarah Bernhardt at one Of the matt
necs which Paris journals delight to give.
Lucky Nine. Iostand,, Bernharjt,s voice is Of
gold. II she Int read a time table. ii would
sound like n poem.
Adelina Patti has been spending her honey
moon In Rome. Last year. at this time. she
wnS puttinp In n en1Gnn IF mourning for thn
late Nicolini. The mourning was done at San
Reno. where she and her tiny Chihuahua dog.
both smothered in crepe. were conspicuous
features of tn" bright Italian Landscape. Those
carrying "a coquottish white parasol.' say
that h9ncymooning becomes her infinitely
better than mourning.
The royal pancakes for Queen Victoria's
table are made as follows: To each egg allow
one ounce of -four. half a gill OF milk aud one
eighth Of a saltspoonful Of salt. Whisk them
we'll in a basin. beating the whole into a per-
frying. should be like thick cream. Cover the
par, thinly with butter; Crate q little lemon
cut lemon to the table. with them" The
Younger mentors of the family have currants
aud sultanas IN their pancakes.
It must be n great blow to tho feminine ad-
mircrs Of Lord Kitchener to learn that he has a
glass eye. = Cambridge photographer is said
TO have mad" this discovery from the peculiar
reflective powers Of the artificial optic. If Lord
Kitchener has so remarkable a "s'oro eye"
that II remained for q photographer to discover
that i was not real. there will be a demand for
the address Of the o%rticinn who furnished il or
fora course OF instruction from Lord Kitchener
on the proper way of managing one.
The latest proposal in regard to dining room
chairs is full of interesting possibilities. The
il-.t - 80 "a V.TI,r - tl.., nl,.t.n tI., ..i,-;,
the pneumatic tire. Before a long dinner the
seat of each chair will lie pumped up and the
happy guests will finish the most Irotractcd
session in comfort. That is the theory. Of
course. Whether the practice viii, bear it out
boys would do well to proceed cautiously. A
judiriuu~ dist rihution or tacks would mako the
sittlnE-down Of a dinner party like Il volley OF
musketry.
Women complain q good deal about the
egotism aud rudrness Of young men. but tho
facts prove that tn" men ara scarcely to be
blamed for their attitude. Hostesse1. eager for
a good masculine showing at their social
functions. ask men without making any at
tempt to satisfy themselves as to their pro-
posed guests dcsirnhility. An Fnglishman
Gf@mGmCnts r.ts"r shMHEWEly on ! this biz custom Of
the manners ont n the men they c~riticise. As
for social negligence. last season received
hm"9sFtesssnnss M Whom !" a2 I dia T n"t tn ,%T " nnd Who 1r GiG
not know me. II women allow shoals Of young
men whom thev do not know to b" invited to
their houses they must expect social cOntraven-
tons equally great in return
Louis Vain. the famous eat painter. Processes
to believe that a cat owned by Il woman is the
mirror of its mistress s temperament. He saws
that il Il eat that has been constantly with It's
mistress is suddenly removed from her society.
the creature will show the characteristics ma
dame has displayed. II she has been snappish,
pussy will scratch II she has been sulky. pussy
will sulk, too II this, were really true. it would
lady love before taking the fatal matrimonial
step. As the cat is about the most indeponlent
creature alive. one can't help being Skcptical
of Mr.. VANS theory.
Dorothy Drew. the little granddaughter Of
Mr.. Gladstone. has been to call on Queen Vic
toria. She says that the Queen was lust
another woman like Rraudmamma. with q
white cap on her head. She put on her glasses
and told me to go 10, tn" other side Of tho
room so that she could see me better The
Queen presented u diamond brooch TO her little
visitor. who court"sted and kissed the ROYAL
hand. Not unnaturally. Miss Dorothy later
declared that. the Queen was very nice and
kind and likahle.
Tho Bachelor Girls Association Of Michigan
is branching out. This nti-mutrimonial octo-
lus is reaching out for the States Of Indiana,
Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin. Missouri. Ponnsylva-
! lltt Nlll WV n ! Nv lh@''lhllpll u lli
hothcrinG with New England. whcr" there ia
not the slightest difficulty in restraining the
feminine population, either uHder or over 80.
from committing matrim"ny. This POSTPONE;
m"Gt OF marriaE" III, this ago X the aN0wod
object of the fed rated girl bachelors. who bind
themselves with rnIitn oQthS. to put Off Cupid
nMtll they attain their thirticth year. They
think that tn" universal a%l0ptiuU 81 such pro-
"la ,'iuating methods would be a d"athhluw to
| the divorce evil.
SiNty-oight women have received the cross u
the French Legion of Honor since its founda-
tinn in 1902. SOM" O; them have been soldiers.
There were NirGinie GheSluivrr, Sergeant IN
the Twcnty--eventh H"Einlrut OF Infantry.
| dccorut ii in lSOS; Mari" Srhrllinck. SuU-
| Lieutenant. wounded at AustHrlttZ aud Jena.
! and the Widow lirilOw, another Sub l~.icutcn-
ant. Four vivandi@rcs have received the cross.
which has a so been given to 'Orty-One sisters
Of charity aud towomen philanthropists Mime;
de Rags. wife Of the Mayor OF Bizou. received
1t MS a reward for resisting n riot" Rosa
BonheIr is an officer Of the order. One nun
received the cross in recognition Of sixty yeas
service In u hospital.
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