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New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
GRATEFUL FOR SUNSHINE.

The various kinds of cheer sent out from the
general office have ELECTED most cordial acknowl-
edgments from the recipients. Agnes Smythe, of
Quebec writes: How good it is to be remem-
bered and with Just the kind Of sunshine that
warns the heart and makes one rejoice 10 oe d
member of the r. S. S.-a society which orlnsS
brightness to so many" Mrs. Henry Goodetl' OF
Pasadena Cal says: 'I indeed grateful Tor
the dainty renembrances sent to me In the name
of sunshine l wish it were possible to send al
the invalids in the society some OF our beauI1ul
flowers as sunshine greetings" Mrs D. s car.
penter, of Middletown Springs, VT writes tnal she
has received three packages Of quilt pieces not
hitherto acknowledged. Two came from ). I.
and the other from springield Vt without tn to,d
name. These she cut all ready for the olo
ladies' to sew. and the occupation has bee been "a a
source of great pleasure to these aged ones, as
they are unable to do anything more arduous than
pecng quilts. An aged couple were oVer1oyeo 70
receive a helpful contribution from the coal rund
which enabled them TO be more comfortable tnan
they have been for many weeks. The money sent
to an invalid in Kentucky has been true sun
shine to her. She not able to procure even tne
medicine needed TO relieve her distressing cough
There is little hope OF her living much longer; but
her last days are being made more comfortable oy
the sunshine that has reached her. Mrs Wlliams'
of Pennsylvania Mrs. Mardin OF Maine; ,nr;s MIS-
Spaulding Of Massachusetts; Miss Annie Morris;
Mrs. Tyler, OF North Dakota; Mrs Br9m5es deso oI
Connecticut. and Mr.. Mccartney have al received
and been deeply grateful for cheer sent TO them
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
HELD FOR INSURANCE sWINDLE.
Italian Undertaken and Doctors Plead Not
Guilty-Body Exhumed.

BY the arraignnent OF three men-two doctors
and undertaker-in the Tombs Court before
Magistrate Pool yesterday, Assistant District At
torney Krotel said he thought the principals in
the alleged swindling Of insurance companies had
been captured and the plot destroyed The prison
Joseph Trapani. OF No 2.1a F1rst-ave-. an
undertaken: DR.. Albert Loewitz. OF No 1sSs Lexing
ton-ave.. and DR.. Francis Mucci. Of No. Z72 First
ave
About two weeks ago Bartholomeo CIrino. q bar
Der. OF No. 2.e97 Second-ave. was arrested and
placed under 5000 bail charge OF defrsuding
insurance companies. On Tuesday Mr.. Krotel. with
several physicians OF insurance companies. went
TO Calvary Cemetery and exhuned the body OF
man supposed 70 be Casin1iro Siccoui. who had
been insured in the Union Central Life Insurancs
Company for 81 900. Sicconi thirty-seTsn years
old at his death.
The body exhuned was IN & remarkable stats
OF preservation the physicians said that Il
that OF a man sixty years old None Of tbs ply
sicians who had previously examined Scco7t
could identify the body.
DR.. Mucci Is said to be the physician who fur
nished the certificate OF death for Siccon1 The
prisoners charged with abetting Cir1no IN
presenting false proofs OF deaths TO life Insurance
companies. pleaded not guilty. and were held In
5000 bail each for examination tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29

A woman sat I'm front of the looking glass her
dressing table staring hard at the renecton OF her
face: II woman who rarely looked in a glass
at all. 1t would cruel TO catalogue in detail
eyerv defect of the face she saw there; she was
not and never had been beautiful. She had al
ways known it. Ten years before, when she mad
married q blind she had known perfectly
well how desperately amusing her friends and ac-
quaintances would be about the event. as they dis
cussed il behind her back. She did not mind; the
habitually dull must have their inexpensive holiday
of funnness from time to time And she was
much in love with the, blind man. and he with her
She had the body of a very beautiful woman:
that made the ugliness of her face more sardon-
icaIv cruel. Her voice sweet; her laugh
she often laughed-was musical She had told her
husband often that she beautiful; her
truthfulness had made her do that But her love
of him was more than her love of truth. and she
was content TO leave him quite unconvinced and
saying that it always so-that no woman
would own in many words that she was beauti-
full. though she must know it,
There had always been the chance that he would
recover his sight. She had pretended to him that
she prayed and longed for this. 1t had been the
one horror of her life. One day perhaps this man
would see her face He would act beautifully and
give no start of horror let the expression of
his face betray rim. He would be very kind and
very polite. And he would love her any
In a thousand ways, small that she would be
unconscious of them. unable name and describe
them. she would know that he did not love her
any more Yet it quite all pretence; at
times, when she how desperately he longed
for the light of the again, she found that for
his sake she. too. was hoping that he would
cover his sight though she knew what must
happen to her then
That was all over now. He away in Lon
don. It had been only a slight operation. and en-
tireIy successful. To-day he coming back to
her as one who has escaped from prison, with
his eyes filed with the joy and beauty of living.
She had his letters. full OF delightful wonder-the
letters that her death sentence.
She turned from the looking glass and sat down
the writing table All her preparations for this
had been made long ago There lay the miniature
which had been painted for her. 1t was the face
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
PROFESSOR eRIees AT cANTARRIeIA.

Perhaps nothing more characteristic of the scope
and workings of a New-England women's club
could be found than a recent meeting OF the cam
bridge Odass1 .Cantabrigia." Large club that 1t
is-wfth a membership list Of over six hundred
its usual attendance was greater than ever on the
dav in question for Professor Edward Howard
Griegs was the speaker In the short business ses-
sion which preceded the lecture the al-round range
of the club was we'll illustrated Announcements
were made from the chair OF Forthcoming lectures
on the Boston Symphony concerts of social service
federation work plan for reading to the blind in
Cambridge. the meeting in Boston in behalf Of the
Interna tional Institute for Girls in Spain of art
lectures and educat ton committee doings, while at
the door circulars regarding Indian basketry were
distributed.
Professor Griggs's subject was st. Francis OF
Assist" the gentle saint whom the birds and
streams obeyed. In the course OF his lecture Pro
fessor Griggs summarized the present generation as
'.vctims of the things which ought to serve us.
and dominated by what we have gathered around
us"
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
NOT A SECTARIAN CHARITY.

To the Editor OF The TrlbIne.
Sir: 1t is necessary 30 beg your assistance in
ting off at the any idea prevailing that our
charity destitute cancer patients is sectarian
though Catholic We do not EEL the slightest in
difference toward a destitute patient because he
or she is a Protestant. We have had number
of Jews among sick. principally nonresident
on account OF food: but two were in city home
their disease being peculiarly severe We only
eager relieve desoation and pain. and human
being seems very human and close 10 our hearts
when tragic conditions set in. There some
Protestant patrons of who have helped our
work from the first Who now asking us IL we
discriminate against patients OF the various
churches. saying that they have heard we do.
Some one must be wishing to hurt u.s. for this 4
caIumny without a particle OF excuse. We once
had only one Catholic patient among half dozen
Protestant ones. We have always had number
of Protestants among our sick. and the proportion
OF Protestant patients is usually large. All
the Protestants have been extremely courteous to-
ward us and have shown distinctly that they ap-
preciste the fact that work was not sectarian,
but their only resource
NJ ALPHONSA LATHROP, O. S. D.
Rosary Hill Home. Hawthorne n. 7.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
NEWLY FURNISHED WING.
Up-to-Date Equipment at New-York Medical
College and Hospital for Women.

The New-York Medical College and Hospital for
Women, Nos. Il and 19 West One-hundred-and-
rst-st. opened the wing of the hospital build
ing with a reception yesterday afternoon and
evening and large number of prominent per-
sons besides members of the hospital guild in
spected its modern equipment.
The plant is still small compared with
the ambitions of the board of trustees but it is
complete in every detail. and the cheerful, sunny
rooms were most attractive yesterday. with their
fresh furnishings and bouquets of flowers in
honor Of the day.
The room in which the guests were received has
been furnished in memory of Nine. Ellen Louise
Demorest, who served the hospital from its earli-
est davs when it was started on Ffftieth-st. Her
daughter-in-law Mrs. William Curtis Demorest
who is president of the hospital guild, received
and with her Mrs. Mary Knox Robinson one of
the vice-presidents: DR.. F. H. Boynton. president
of the faculty. the chief of stan at the hospital
and the president of the alumna.
To show the visitors through the building the
girl medical students. dressed i'll their caps and
gowns. acted ushers and escorted the guests by
elevator to the fourth floor. and thence through
the building.
Situated on the fourth floor is the operating
theatre, which. although very large, is of
the finest in the city. All of the rooms connected
with this have the most up-to-date surgical and
antisepuc appliances. There is obstetrical
room and isolated room for contagious cases.
two well equipped wards for surgical and medical
cases and several private rooms 1t is the desire
of the guild to establish department of free
beds for self-suppOrting women since this is pc
cularly "a work for women by women" but
yet the provisions for il have not been completed.
A roof garden will be put in order in the early
spring in a space which opens off of the fourth
floor and this is anticipated a special boon to
conva vaescents. There is also on the second floor
electricity room. already fitted with static and
other machines. Several lecture rooms. chemca!
and a pathological laboratory, and number Of
students rooms distributed through the build
ing and il is hoped, as the work grows. that this
ola hrgil ding ma he
the college and the hospital be moved into larger
quarters in a nearby location. There are now in
the school forty-fve women students. who
receiving their instruction from leading men and
in the profession
In attendance yesterday were Or. Rundio, the
house physician, and Dr. Silver White. the head
physician both of whom were dressed In their
professional uniforms of the most immaculate
white pique. with cross in red broadcloth on
the left sleeve. The ceremony OF the afternoon
was the serving of refreshments in three OF the
students rooms the second floor which had
all been thrown open and decorated with palms
and handsomely trimmed table Mrs. \. c
Dexter presided here, and with her Mrs. George
T Roberts Mrs. William w. Cole, Mrs. Sidney
Wilcox and Miss Agnes Wilson.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
CLUB BIRTHDAY.

The regular meetings of Manhattan Branch No. 4
are never anything but pleasant affairs but its
birthday is always celebrated by especial good
time. On the afternoon Of January "a Miss Nellie
MacBarron gave delightful sunshine social at
her home, No. S72 West End-ave, to celebrate the
sixth anniversary of the branch. There were
twenty-five guests including five visitors. and the
president and members availed themselves or the
opportunity to explain the work of the branch and
interest the outside guests in the OF sunshine
After music, singing and social half hour. dainty
refreshments were served. The table DECORATIONS
and flowers in Sunshine colors, and the birth
day cake, with its six candles occupied conspicu-
Gus place. Pretty souvenirs were given to each
guest, and many expressed their interest and re-
newed desire to accomplish more good cheer work
in the coming months than ever before.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
Sight.
BY BARRY PAIN

Of a beautiful woman-not her own face. though
It's beauty and her ugliness had something IN com
There also sheet of notepaper.
stamped with the address OF a house where they
had once lived they had left II three years before
She had kept that sheet for her purpose She
dated it little. more than three years back. and
wrote
Dearest have been vain enough to have my
miniature painted 1t is thought be very like,
though it to me far prettier than L am II L
die before you / want you to have this miniature,
though fear that your dear eyes Will never
be able TO see it, is be all entirely for you.
and l pray you never show it to anybody 1t is
for you alone, You will find 1t in the drawer OF
have hay Wlhs ali my io9e Sss always Good by dearest
She put the letter into an envelope that , mad mad
dressed it to her husband. marking it, To be
and miniature into the drawer of the table and
dressed herself to go out in her newest and Pret-
Take those flowers of the dining room" she
said to servant that she passed on her way out
from the embanknient for the table tonight She
ders as % to preparations for her husbands arrival
she started in the direction OF the station
Poor dear!' said the servant Shell be tull
twenty minutes too early.
The local newspapers gave a narrowing account
OF the tragic accident which led TO the lady's
bankment and was on the rails as the down train
tied and put on the brakes, and there was ample
time for her 20 have stepped out of the road. But
with her head under the wheels of the engine She
was crushed beyond recognition. The horror OF
the very train which bringing her hus
band back 10 her, he having been absent in Lon
don for an operation. by which he had regained
his sight & The anSmones wers found II her & hand
other version. She was clever woman. and she
arranged things well. She did not want any scan
dal-it gives pain Ia relatives.
Years have passed since then. and her hqsband-
an easy, portly man-has not married again The
miniature more than confirmed what ne had always
thought. and when her spirit visits him In his
dreams Il Is always with the beautiful and inagt-
nary face Of the picture.
And maybe that beaety was her birthday GIT IN
the dim land of the hereafter. For thought she
died BY a cowardy suicide. and her last act was
false-the preparation of a le-yet IL may be that
still much is forgiven TO them that love much |
CBlack and White
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
IRinMSIne,unrSOWTn
IN WINTER.

The winter day is strong and pure
Above the hills of iron woods.
/ feel the mighty cold immure
Ny soul in deep and patient moods.
What matter though the dreams OF spring
Do never wake life's tender bloom?
What though the seasons moulds shall bring
For me, for me. but one gray gloom?
There's yet a gift that 1 would own
Ltfe'S ancient strength, austere, divine,
Like something in the ice girt stone.
And something in the wind swept pine.
A power, to praise the winter stars
Though all my veins be frost repreSt.
To bear the burden and the scars
And shield some snowbird in my breasti
-(Irene Putna m
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
A STUDY IN BLACK AND WHITE.
.rThe Lady's Pictorial

nology. -NIfnce pie" she maintains, has high
food value-one-quarter Of a nine inch homemade
rnince pie with cheese, would make a good meal
and for that reason should not be added to the
end Of substantial meal, where it inevitably
proves the last straw for weak digestion Pie
has had to bear the load of many circumstances
not its own fault. The Wand which has usurpec
its place dinner is blameless as 1t Is com
monty held to be. For children eating no meat,
pudding may well be dinner, but for grown-ups a
helping Of pudding gives as much unnecessary 1000
value as did pie. 1t must be renembered IN dis
c,1ssirg pastry. also. that II was in good hands,
not the heavy greasy kind often found to-day
The early cook attained great skill in preparing
light. faky crusts.
The sulphur end of a match is one Of the best
ink removers Dampen the fingers slightly. then
rub them briskly with the match for half min
ute OF so. and wash the odor from the nngers-
The latter will be found entirely clean
One housekeeper says that when she has whipped
cream left over she sets the dish containing 1t
outdoors in the winter or in the Tefrlgerator'
with the result that next morning her cream is Ice
cream Of q simple sort, much relished oy the
children
An occasional watering Of plants with solution
Of bicarbonate Of soda and water will sometimes
prove effectual if the plants grow scraggy and
ragged.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
womAN's PRESS CLUB TO ENTERTAIN.

AT the meeting of the Woman's Press Club at
the Waldorf Saturday afternoon the guests
of honor will be the Hon. Tseng Chow Kwang,
Chinese Consul General and Mrs. Tseng; Vice
Consul WI Cho Pei. Bahia PremAnand Bharati.
~ India: Alden Freeman. secretary Of the Citizens
Union Of Orange. y J. The programme Will include
addresses on india by Edmond Russell, ''Bo-
beroia" by Mrs Harriet Potter Nourse.
ching hy DR. Friedrich Hrth. of Columbia Uni
,,e,,sit., and on America" by w. J. Henderson.
There will be musical numbers by Fraulein
lsi-r,t.r,sr pia mist Miss Luelia Ferrn, soprano:
ffarrt TIrincstone Chapman. barytone and Miss
'-,fse siTdsfI .ccofnlaEist Miss Ethel Morse,
.,airr,sn 6f fbts committee on progress. will pre-
side and Mime. Klenner acts as the chairman
- ,ha sn+erfainment committee. Tea is served at
= % - M and the programme opens at 2:S0 d. m.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
CHEER FOR OTHERS.

Two express boxes from Miss Osborne, of Bing-
hamton N Y contained great variety OF help
full articles which will mean comfort TO many
There were down pillows, eiderdown dressing
sack, excellent underwear and many use1ul artl-
cles for the sckroom Another express package
of useful and fancy articles. reading, ETC., came
from Mrs. Henry NJ. Lewis; four books and & Two
le3 calendars from Miss c. S. Harmon. or Brook-
lyn; pretty knitted hood from Mrs. W l. Wood.
Of Garrison. n. Y. small camera fancy ean9y
basket paper dolls cards. etc, from Mrs W. II:
Cisen of Manhattan; Mrs Bates Wyman, OF
West Seventy third-st.. has contributed warm
overcoat which will 20 a workingnan who mas
none and a quilt, a pair OF trousers and warm
underwear for have been received without
the name of the sender.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
DECLARES HIS LEGACY A MYTH.
Woman Won by Englishman's Story Of
Wealth Sues for Divorce

Miss Agnes Allen of Plaindeld, N J.. was, IN
February 1901. she induced by the representa-
tions Of William Abbott. Englishman. who said
he was about fall heir to $4,000 and broad acres
to be bequeathed to him by an aunt TO become MS
wife Yesterday she was before Justice OGorman
seeking a divorce naming Margie Hilmer, her
sea Mistress as correspondent. and declaring tnat
Abhotf had lied about his expectations in England
He had she asserted, a marriage portion exc
cuted an elaborate will in her favor -,
Il found said her counsel. Maitland Beatue.
that the solicitors in England ard the clergyman
connected with the Abbott family Wnlcn ne mao
spoken of were myths. and no trace OF Aoootl
aunt could be found
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
THE H4PPIEST D4T.
EcLectacs Try to Decide 1t from a
Woman's Point of TIesc.
wtst is the happiest day in woman's life?

What is the happiest day in woman's life?
The 20 members and ninety guests Of the Eclectic
Club pondereC this absorbing question yesterday,
prior 10 the luncheon and reception in honor OF
Mrs Charles NJ Dow. Of jamestown. president OF
the State Federation. and the other officers Of the
federation
Mrs Powhattaa Gordon set the ball rolling with
her oaper in which she discussed the crises in a
zorzn's life which are supposed 10 add most con-
spicuously 70 her gayety-her engagement her mar
riage the day when her frstborn is placed in her
arms. and SO or Mrs. Gordon found IL impossible
settle OF these events as essential 10
the day womans life.
= think woman is happiest when the carriage
comes after the wedding 10 take her away re
marked Mrs. Philip Annesey. OF Albany. when the
subject was opened for discussion You see she's
leaving all her old clothes behind In : month or
Two however she's apt 10 want her old clothes
again"
I think Eo11an's happiest day never comes,
because she's always looking forward TO tits
always in the future. in the present. was the
opinion OF Mrs Dore Lyon. Ecectic's president
We'll. ! an going 70 speak from the mans point
q view declared Mrs. Philip Carpenter. I asked
= man what ne thought about il, and his answer
was The day she finds z bargain Then, TO illus
trate. ne tod about who saw that q Ger
tain bank had been obliged 10 lower its rate OF
interest 70 per cent So she scraped together all
tie money she could lay her hands on and put it
in The bank ! couldn't resist such a bargain, she
explained
Mrs. Z 4 Greeley. corresponding secretary, spoke
a. the clubwouan- i think the day when one
reads her first paper before q club and sees ii in
ire newspaper IS the happiest day
y think its when she's with the man she loves
OF z moonlight night hazarded Eclectic mem
ber amid the shouts Of the other clubwomen.
As usual. the literary proceedings began with
discussion OF book under the auspices OF the book
committee
Mrs Dow and the other officers of the State Fed
Grafton who attended the executive meeting on
Monday as reported in The Tribune. sat on the
uIatforrn and were called for little speeches by
Mrs. Lyon
The luncheon. which was under the chairman
s-iQ OF Mrs =. r Naething, was an elaborate ana
brilliant affair Pink carnations and crimson
shaded lamps were ranged down the centre OF each
- he Eclectic sustained its reputation for good
dressing. many OF the toilets worn oy members
and guests being cons picUOusly elegant
From 8 &c 70 : o'clock reception was held IN the
sran5 halIroCr n. with Mrs Henri Lucien Gargan
--si-r1ar. The receiving party consisted OF Mrs:
Dow and 1Fe federation officers, Mrs. Lyon ano
the Eclectic officers and Mrs W Z Corrlngs. OF
he society OF American Women in London. Among
TIE guests Of honor were
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
Ms. Elbridge Gerry Snow
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE HOME.

The earuaarks Of national character as displayed
IN the teapofs turned out by the Oriental ma
tons on the hand and the English on the
other are noted by a writer in the House Beau
tiful- y have often noticed he says, that
Ts-zrese and Chinese tea2ots frequently do not
pour at all; ruins innumerahle tablecloths
while trying 10 use them, and the covers usually
have no sort OF lip and are SO insecurely seated
as TO faE OF readily while in use ! have never
set seen an English teapot but that the spout
was curved over sharply as TO make it pour
splendidly. and the covers had great rims half
- % i-,,;+-, 9-Irr The pot 10 drain il to
The dregs without having TO hold on the cover
@ i The G other f ys2R s2Ro dl ms II + it. S but it Is inter-
eStng indication % national character
tn restore color 10 faded ribbons and the like
nothing is better than wash the materials in
good soap latber. which has been added little
pesrlssh.
Rubbing with green tomato and salt Will take
iron and miidew out OF white fabrics
In house decora tons, as in certain details OF
vronqen's dress the japanese tendency is marked
For twenty years English and French artists IN
their poster effects and poster work have kept
close the manner Of the Japanese The very
oooIings employed in the Arts and crofts furni-
ture-redoish brown and dull hronze-are Japa-
For Mission furniture, with its precise
prim lines and low coloring. japanese PACK
ground Is the haPpiest thing imagine PIE, y 6 riS
spsnese tea pots decorated with ribbon bows has
gone. the large idea japanese decoration has
remained and the future is likely TO see II appied
extensively household decoration
4 French salad for with cold boiled tongue
Is made by adding regular French dressing
mustard and half a small onion six anchovies and
six sprigs Of parsley chopped fine. Lay the tongue
N delicate slices platter and pour the dress
iHg
h pie II rot black II is painted. is the
rgcfl5r s4f Ie=S rhzn Mrs lien H
Rlcharos Of the Nasss chusetts Institute of Tech