Evening star., 1901-06-07

the Baron collection of Paris. Nothing is
yet known by the Misses Hewitt or the Of
ficers of Cooper Union of the value Of the
new gift, but an Idea of its Importance may
be gained from the fact that six pieces of
one collection are now in the possession of
the German government by permission of
Mr.. Morgan. When it was first rumOred
that the collections We're to leave Europe
the German museum officials asked permis-
sion to photograph six unique specimens,
which are without known duplicates. This
will make the third great collection in
Cooper Union established by Mr.. Morgan.
Carnegie Buys a Golfng Box.
1t was announced with great flourish of
trumpets yesterday that Andrew Carnegie
was to build great castellated' house
a broad demesne near Ardsley, in West
chester county. This shrank today to
"golfing box near the ST. Andrews links
and five acres of land. St Andrews Golf
Club owns some land outside its golf course,
and this land can be bought by members
who will erect country houses upon 1t. Mr..
Carnegie, who is member of the club and
plays over its course frequently when he is
In this country, bought five acres of this
land touching the north side of the course
and is now having erected on it a two-story
cottage to cost about $4,000. This cottage
will be completed probably by the list of
October and will be big enough to accom-
modate four or five people over night. A
caretaker will live in 1t all the year round
anu II Will simply De d pace MT. Gar
negie to spend the night a few days at
time, living In the simplest possible
way within easy reach Of the links. ut Is
not at all likely said one who is familiar
ever form any large landed estate in this
country Mr. Carnegie always spends his
summers abroad, and has Just bought Skibo
Castle, about which there is at present
some slight legal difficulty. which probably
amounts to nothing, and with his large
house in New York he would have no use
for a big country place"
Fat People Out for Exercise.
The impressions Of one who by chance or
design takes to the park early these June
mornings are apt to relate largely to fat
persons. Such lot Of heavyweights. both
men and women are out, hard at it. exer-
cising. At am. the bride paths are full
oil fat women riding for dear life. Their
being there might be because they scarce
ly care to exhibit their figures in riding
habits at an hour when more people are
astir, but 1t is more probably due to the
tradition that early morning exercise Is
peculiarly conducive to reduction of flesh
mess. There fat men on horseback
too, but each wears the same expression
OF determination tC ride or die in the eff
fort to reduce" The pedestrian paths
fairly swarm with stout old men that
puff along as though each wheeze would
be their last. The chins of most of these
worthless snuggie deep In their sweaters;
they are doing their flesh reducing stunts
thoroughly and scientifically. That such a
number of fat people should be seeking to
reduce their avoirdupois is less of mys-
terry than where they all come from Be-
tween and o'clock these June mornings
in Central Park may be known as the Fat
Persons Hour" They own the place.
A Heroine in Poverty.
In the shabby attic Of little frame
house over in Brooklyn lives decrepit old
woman of some seventy-five years, deaf
and bent with age. and dependent for her
sustenance on the charity of friends, who
have scarcely enough for themselves. This
is Mother Ferguson. who served as a
field nurse throughout the civil war was in
over 100 battles, and was complimented
and honored by great generals and even by
IAncoin himself for her brave work in the
field. Always she wears on her faded
shawl Grand Army button and a small
tin type of Lincoln, with a rosette Of the