The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14
Retrospect
OF THE WEEK
In Chicago.

OOONIO-OSOS
- HIcAGO. May L. - Among the
lNN latest additions 10 the long lis;
kS Of the prtma dcnne Of the Castle
- Square Opera Company. which
II In such popular and artistic
favor In Chicago at present. -
Miss Mary Darlington. daughter Of Abbie
carrfngtcn. well known to an older gener-
alton Of music lovers. Miss Darlington 10
. native OF Chicago and Tor the past two
seasons has been singing leading roles
with the Grau Opera Company. She in
hertte much Of neF mothers power and
finish ~ = singer and Ii . thorough musa-
ctan- Ii In said Of her {,his story may be
old In Seattle. but II il new herel that on
ons occasion while the Grzu company was
playing In Seattle the conductor became
suddenly III and that Mss Darlington took
the baton and directed the opera era
Ddayolc''1 a. though leauing orchessras
through the maxes of difficult scores had
been her life work Miss carrington's
engagement IL to run three months and
she will prove q strong reinforcement to
this already strong aggregation Of singerx
WAR has been declared upon stem
w ography ard typewri;ing as part
Of the curriculum Of the public schools Of
Chicago. A protest has been filed with
Superintendent E Benjamin Andrews by
the Association OF Women photographers
OF Chicago. and he has promised to do
what he can to have the pothooks and
clicking keys banished from the school
room The women making the protest
say they have several objections to the
tad, chief among which Is that II turns out
each year hundreds OF boys and girls with
sufficient knowledge OF shorthand and
typewritink TO take employment from
men who are willing to put up with slip
shod half-dono work II they can get 1t
done cheapiy. These boys and girls are
willing 10 work for little or nothing IN
order TO get practice and get start. and
as result the wages OF ali-good and bad
In the business are very low. The pro-
tesiants also argue that II Is no business
OF the public schools TO educate its pa
irons In special lines. and whether they
realize It or not. this Is the argument on
which they are going to win. The papers
have taken up the matter and are unani-
mousiy with the stenographers as against
the schools.
"HE latest social fad In Chicago Ia the
i giving Of human doll parties or
shows. sometimes privately, for mere
amusement, but often publicly, for char
tty's sake. OF the latter. one OF the most
notable was given by the young ladies Of
the very fashionable 81. Paul's church.
There were all kinds OF doiIs--iaughing
ones. those that talked. others that walked
and danced. and dolls Of all nations, rep
resensing France Germany England.
Italy Spain, Turkey, China, Japan and the
United States with Uncle SAM The sum-
u7er girl doll was there, as were her rival
sisters Winter and Spring and FAN were
not forgotten by the toy man, who had 50
many varieties to show his customers.
The young ladies' who impersonated tho
erammc in way really true to nature.
and when tho shoppers finally made their
purchases the curtain went down amid .
burs; OF enthusiastic applause
ID Ev. DR. w o. SHEPARD. OF the
IN fashionable Oakland Methodist Epis-
copzi church. IL In more trouble than
usually falls to the lot Of the shepherd OF
a fashionable flock, and all because he at
tempted 70 do In his church what Alder
man Piotke did in the thea.ers-rnaks the
ladies' take or their hats during service.
He mildly hinted his desires at first. ana
then, thinking he had not been understood.
boldly biurtea them OUT bringing on an
awful row He attempted to induce the
ladies' to view the matter from his stand
point by suggesting mirrors would be At
ted I'm every pew as I'm the cars ON ele-
waited ana st,hurtsau trains 80 tina. every
sister could De sure her hat was on
straight before leaving the church, hu,
thar hrouwh, a storm, FROM, another mar
.er T-ne oisar u,er,,bers ~ .hs eonxr.ya
sion. especially the men. would not listen
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