The National tribune., 1906-11-29

Of the. popular opera singer. Mime.
Calve, the greatest Carmen" the world
has ever known, and whose name will
go down thru all the ages on account
of her wonderful impersonation of that
character. 1t is said that Nine. Calve is
about to marry rich American who
IL years ago became blind. Being ex-
tremely fond of music, he was a fre>
quent attendant of the opera, and Just
before his catastrophe he heard hey
sing In her great part. She will not
leave the stage. but will sing in con-
cert In America this Winter. Nine.
Calve Is fascinating. magnetic woman.
and incIines to the religion of Buddha
1t seems difficult for most foreigners
10 understand the attitude of American
men towards women or their standards
OF morality and good breeding. 1t is
also difficult for foreigner to under
stand our American women and her
independent manner of going about by
herself. etc. both in this country and
abroad. has led to many an unpleasant
incident. Signor Enrico Caruso, the
famous italian tenor and member of
the Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York, who is generally conceded
to be the finest tenor of the present
day. has just been passing thru a very
disagreeable experience owing to a
misunderstanding. of this character He
was arrested in the Monkey House of
the Zoo of Central Park, New York.
the other day on the charge of insult
ing young married woman who was
standing near him. Other charges of
the same character We're brought
against him, and he has been found
guilty by Magistrate Baker and fin I'd
$40, which is the maximum for such
offenSes. 1t is said Caruso will appeal
to the Court of General Sessions.
Much excitement has been caused
lately by the announcement of a book
called THE Family" written by the
daughter of Henry Clews, the we'll
known banker of New York. who ia
also the wife of Congressman Herbert
Parsons. Mrs. Parsons is young. hand
some and of unusual grace of manner
and graduated from Barnard College
10 years ago with great honOrs. win
ming Pm. b. X. She had afterwards
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
conferred upon her. and for six years
conducted classes in sociology in the
Barnard ,ollege. Her book depicts
family life all over the world, in every
stage of society. from the thatched hIt
of. the South Sea Islander to the halls
of the rich and great. From all this
study and research she has deducted;
some startling conclusions, among
which is the advocacy of the plan OF
into with the idea of separation should
the man and woman not prove con-
genial Naturally such theories have
brought down upon Mrs Parsons the
indignant criticizm and protest of the
clergy and others. Mrs Parsons is n
remarkably happy wife and devoted
mother herself. and is said to have
been of great assistance to her husband
In his political career No matter how
lofty and altruistic her motives may be.
it is regretted she wrote such a book,
which cannot do good and may do
much hS.'m- Owing to our easy di-
vorce laws the marriage relation is now
entered into far too lightly, and the
question of preventing this has been one
of the great problems of the age.
Miss Nora Stanton Blatch, grand
daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
the wenknown advocate of Woman's
Rights. has been made one of the civil
engineers Of New York City, and as
signed to the staff of those who are in
charge of the Catskill water system.
Miss Blatch took her examination with
the rest, and her appointment was due
entirely to the high grade of ability she
manifested for the position. She is re-
most promising engineers
Whitelaw Reid, our Embassador to
Great Britain. is coming to America for
the holidays. His visit will not be one
of recreation entirely, however, as ne
is expected to bring important infor-
nation regarding the Newfoundland,
fishing cases, which may clear up the
matter of the recent arrests of colonial
fishermen for violation of the bait act.
Andrew Carnegie celebrated his 69th|
birthday Nov. q by an informal lunch