The National tribune., 1909-05-13

little girl whom Queen Wilhelmina has
presented to her subjects, and who
may some day succeed her on the
throne Naturally, it was disappoint-
ment that the baby was not Prince
instead of Princess, but this disappoint-
ment was quickly swallowed up in the
immense relief from the fear that Ger
many would absorb Holland in the
event of the Queen remaining childless.
This fear is now dispelled by the birth
of the little Princess, and all over the
length and breadth Of the Netherlands
signs of delight are manifest. Even the
small villages display gay decorations,
and in the larger towns and cities pa
rades and the firing Of cannon have at
tested to the qualification and joy of
Queen Wilhelmina's subjects. The baby
seems to be a nice, healthy child, for
tunately, but no royal infant ever born
was ever more carefully watched and
guarded than she will be. for in her
tiny hand rests the future happiness of
many millions of freedom-loving Hol-
landers. And in the meantime the
Queen-mother rests on her pillows in
the palace, her heart full of gratitude
to Heaven for the blessing vouchsafed
to her in answer to her frequent and
earnest prayers.
While without doubt Cupid will con-
tinue to play his pranks upon poor.
helpless humankind so long as a single
man and woman remain on the earth,
yet attempts to regulate this vitality
important subject of matrimony and
render a little clearer the vision of the
victims of the saucy god will keep right
on. The Rev. d. D. Vaughn, of Chi
cago, has been taking very lively in
terest lately in finding out from the
young people of his church just what
women desire most in the man they
marry, and what men regard as most
essential in the woman they take to
wife. The parson is heart and soul in
for bringing the right people together
If possible. He asked the women, whose
spiritual guide he is, to give him, in
writing, their idea of model husband,
and while there were many different
interpretations of this, all agreed that
wealth was not a requisite, neither were
good looks, and all expressed the wish
that the man should be unquestionably
the head of the house." The men
questioned in the same way as to a
model wife, replied almost to man
that they would have none of the col
lege girl, who knew IL ALL" and whose
line of conversation was likely to be too
strong for the wear and tear of every
day life. They did not insist that she
should be pretty, tho, naturally, they
preferred that she should be pleasing
q
they freely confessed themselves afraid
of her. Neatness in a woman was abso-
lutely necessary. of course, but too
much style was apt to bring trouble.
Almost all of the men wanted a jolly,
vivacious wife, one who loved home and
yet took a lively interest in outside af-
fairs, and one man insisted that the
girl he married should be able to ap-
preciate and enjoy good game of base
ball Strange to say, the girl who could
cook was not held at high premium,
for all believed any girl of sense could
learn to cook. Few cared for accom-
plishments. and all put their feet down
firmly and squarely on the big hat
question.
not probably regard her soJourn in the
British Isles as brilliantly successful
from social point of view, she re-
turned to US with her pockets filled with
something much more satisfactory to
her than finely-engraved dinner invi-
tations, etc. Carrie did very good
business while away by the sale of her
souvenir hatchets, and during her vari-
Gus campaigns on this side of the wa
ter she has managed to get rid of a
large number of these symbols of her
energy and militant views. With her
accumulated receipts Carrie has bought
a farm In Arkansas, and has decided to
rest from her labors, and enjoy a little
peace and quiet after the storm and
stress of her brief but strenuous career
of reformation. 1t can be easily imag-
1ned that a very large class of people
In the West will draw a sigh of relief
at this prospect.
Some one who has lately been writ
ing of the great Polish actress, Modjes-
ka. who died the other day, calls atten-
tion to the group of great artists of her
country who were her contemporaries
and friends, Paderewski, Sembrich and
the two de Reszkes What a wonderful
quintet, including Modjeska herself, and
what other country has ever produced
In the same generation five others equal
10 them? We are told by this writer
that at one time the actress was III.
very Ill, in London, and that during her
convalescence the other members of
this famous Polish group, being in Lon
don themselves, came nearly every day
10 entertain her by singing and play
Ing. The very thought is almost enough
to turn the head of the lover of music
Paderewski would play the most heav-
enly tnlngst giving quiZzical touch TO
each by turning It into the popular
waltz from the Queens Lace Handker-
chief at the end, which amused the
invalid exceedingly. The great pianist
played the accompaniments OF Sem.
brich and the de Reszkes. and only
to hear these great artists can imagine
the scene. And the people in the neigh.
boring rooms complained at the office
Of the hotel that they simply could not
and would hot stand the awful noise"
but changed their expression consider
ably When they found out that five of
the most gifted and distinguished peo-
pie that the artistic world has ever
produced occupied that room, and that
the awful noise" proceeded from no
others than Sembrich, Paderewski and
the de Reszkes. whom they were cheer
fully paying their $5 and upward every
night to hear.
Boston is unique even in her muir
derers. Everyone remembers Jesse
Pomeroy, the boy murderer of Boston,
who at the age of Ia was sentenced to
prison for life. Pomeroy was q COM
mon little newsboy. of no education to
speak of, and with nothing remarkab BILE
about him except his cruel, degenerate
love of torturing children. He killed a
number of these, little tots they were.
between four and five, and for this in
sanity was urged, and instead of death
a life sentence pronounced upon him.
But il was not the ordinary life sentence
by any means The hideousness of his
crime called for an unusual degree OF
punishment, and Jesse Pomeroy was
given what is called under the law a
sentence Of Separate confinement
This means that he is not allowed to
see anyone except the prison physician,
the chaplain, one keeper and OCCASION
ally his mother. Never in all the SO
years of has prison life has he set eyes
On any other persons, and no one is al
lowed to See him. negro prisoner is