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    THE' SCB ANTON TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 189U.
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Topics of Interest to All Members of
tbe Gentle Sex.
HEALTH AND HOUSE BOLD HINTS
Carefully Selected Recipes. Suetlon
a to tho Car of the Uoraa and
Other Matters Entering Into
. Women's tt Idcolug Sphere.
THE NEW WOMAN:
I had hear! erf a wonderful woman,
A woman the people cull "new."
I dKeaulr.oJ to s.vk tind to Hurt her.
And Warn for mysiif if 'twere true.
That she wti more brave, wise and gentle
That women -before hor ha J bceu
Wherein t-lie exceeded all otiit-rj
In winning such notice from iiien.
I sought for her first In home circle.
bu-t lliero I could find nothing new;
Craji.lmothe.rs in art of home making
Had been a successful and true.
I sought tier where throng had assom-
Whoro voices runs high In applause,
Whero men spoke of virtues 01 women
And lauded her wonocrful "cause."
Not here did I And 'the new woman.
For men had sung songs in her praiso,
And borne Hashing steel to defend her
In fur away chlvalric days.
I soueht iior In courts of high splendor,
In banquets of mirth and of song.
Would I llnd her here blazing with dia
monds. In the midst or a worshipful throng?
Kay, woman has led at the banquet
Since Anthony fell at her power.
And woman has thrilled by her singing
Since Miriam's 'triumphal hour.
Then where can I llnd the new woman?
Alas! I must give up the quest.
The hand of disease has disabled
And I am commanded to rest.
On hospital couch as I ponder
Th wourlsomo hours to bngulle,
I paint tho new woman nnd wonder
Will the helpless become as a child?
A gentle one minister to mo
Most watchful each want to perceive,
With cheery and hopeful word ever
My burden, of caro to relieve.
Quito prostrate nnd helpless Vfore hor,
With no spieliil f..vor to plead;
Bhe gives me the tendercst service,
Her only incentive my need.
With never a look of lmpatione.,
And not because I am her own,
I em simply a subject who sutlers,
And she is a queen on her thone.
Uphold! I have found the new woman,
She comes to me 'hero on my bed;
She wears a striped gown and white
apron.
And a little white cap on her head.
Philadelphia Ledger.
II II
Tho Scranton Republican recently
gave space on Its editorial page to the
following Ill-natured and ill-timed
thrust at unmarried women: "One of
the questions now being discussed Is
'Will the coming' woman marry V If
she pets a chance, yes. Otherwise Bhe
will become a cranky old maid." Com
menting upon this, the Harrlsburg
Star-Independent is disposed to believe
that Its contemporary thoughtlessly
Kave utterance to so undignified a fling;
at a class of people who are frequently
left to struggle In the world without
any one to defend or befrlnd them.
"There Is no cause," the Harrlsburg
paper juutly observes, "for such an tin
just ro-mr-rk In whlrh there In neither
wit nor wisdom. 'Old Maids,' so called,
are not any more 'cranky' thun other
women and men too. Amonff unmar
rled women, 'old mald3.' us some do-
light to call them, there are thousands
upon thousands who have patiently
tolled, made, self sacrifices: devoted
their lives to the amelioration of the
condition of mankind, aided In lifting
me luueu ana uiuortunaie, anu tenut r
ly nursed tho sick, wounded and dying.
The secret of the heart-aches of the
women who have not married Is known
only to themselves, end Instead of slur
ring or casting aspersions upon them
for being 'old maids,' an occasional
kind word should be said In their favor.
"The names of a few 'old maids'
might be mentioned In this corinectlon,
Vho has not heard of Florence Night
ingale, Dorothea Dlx, Frances E. Wll-
lard and Clara ltarton ! uur imprcs
slon is that Miss Nightingale Is still
living, but her llfework wns devoted to
the sick, wounded and dying In the
hospitals; Miss Dlx traveled all river
this and other countries nnu tier mis
sion was the alleviation of the condition
of prisoners and the Insane, and she
wns mainly Instrumental In the estab
lishment of the Btate lunatic hospital
In this city; Miss Barton, the head of
the lied Cross society, Is now In Turkey
to render succor and assistance to the
Armenians, and Miss Wlllard Is devot
ing her life to tho noble caune or tern'
peranco nnd social purity. These wo
men, with thousands of others, many
of whom are 'old mnlds,' are engaged
In works of love nnd deeds of mercy.
They can easily endure the jibes, sneers
and Innuendoes of witless scribblers,
nnd their memories will be kept In af
. fectlonate remembrance by those of the
present and future generations long af
ter those who pretend to taunt them
ror being "old maids are dean anci for
gotten. Newspaper men should be
careful in giving utterance to such nip-
pant expressions. They are trenching
upon ground which should be forever
sacred, and besides flings at old maids
are rude, cruel and ungentlemanly."
The Now York Herald has been hav
ing a letter contest on the subject.
"How Far May a Woman Go to En
courage a Man to Propose?" Mrs.
James Gilmour, of Brooklyn, wrote the
winning letter, and as the subject is
. one that will Interest all women, and
as her letter is especially witty, here
are Mrs. Gllmour's ideas as she gave
them to the Herald: "Solomon, the
wisest man that ever lived, soys of a
good woman: 'Her price is far above
rubles.' certainly, from hl3 extraor
dinary experience with the sex, I should
consider him competent to pass Judg
ment. We will presume that you are
8, 'good womaniy woman, such as he
describes, and that you are desirous of
approaching a man on the subject of
matrimony; that you are anxious to In
duce him to propose. First Select the
man on whom you intend to bestow the
privilege of your attention, note his
behavior and general conduct, and
then. If you deem him worth tho win
nlng, hold fast to him. We are strictly
enjoined to 'hold fast to that which is
good.' Second In your after compan
ionship with him bear In mind the fact
that you are a woman of great price,
'far above rubles,' and you will never
compromise yourself by any Indecor-
ousness of speech or manner,
II II II
"Seek his society In such a manner
that he Is not cognizant of being sought
after: be bright and cheerful In his
presence; sympathize with him In his
troubles; stimulate mm to best efforts
' In his business affairs; cheer lilm when
he Is despondent and encourage him to
confide In you. Dress becomingly for
mm, but never guaciny. when he is
absent from you write him a few In
teresting, chatty letters, wherein, if
you are an adept In the art, you can
weave a few insinuating expressions
which may work wonders. 'The pen Is
mightier than the sword.' Above all
else, prove yourself a good listener. If
hi monopolises three-thirds of the con
versation you will have the more
chance to study his character, for 'out
of the abundance of the heart the
mouth speaketh.' I guarantee that you
will get In your thirds In the sweet by
410. oy, : ' , -s
II II II
"I should scarcely advise your treat
ing him to anenlmens of vour conlterv.
His mother might excel In the culinary
art. Moreover, it was an uncooicea ap
ple with which Mother Eve beguiled
, Adam. Of the righteousness of that
transaction X shall say nothing; of the
success everything. In that she mould
cd Adam to her will. Time enough to
feed the brute' when you have to a so;
then feed -him to-your heart's content,
and feed him well. If you are making
any progress with him accord him trif
ling familiarities, which may be in
creased in proportion to Ills affability
and his interest In you. Tour woman
ly intuition should by this time enable
you to judge whether or not you have
found favor In his sight and to 'act ac
cordingly. Should there spring up be
tween you a mutual regard.' treat him
to some of those dainty feminine
touches which are Indescribable, not
because they are womanly or wrong.
but because their language Is mute and
tarred to ihe two persons most con
cerned. Im not always agree with
him; It Is sometimes wiser to agree to
dlsasree. If you heve a spark of wit
In your nature you ought by this time
to have made yourself so necessary to
his existence that he will miss you sad
ly when absent, and will begin to real
ise that "It Is not good fr man to be
alone.' - . . .
"Thoucrh all rrnsresses well, draw the
line at promiscuous osculation. Never
permit him to kiss you: that is me
privilege of the engaged. Hut since
the Apostle says, trret-t ye one anoiner
with an holy kiss,' you might vouch
safe htm just one some night at part
ing, perhaps. Hut If he attempts to re
turn it do not permit it. Ten mm n
Is more blessed to give than to receive.'
Finally, vou mlsrlit Inform him that
you can put him In the way of finding a
goad tiling, ami refer mm to me eign-
ttcnth chapter of Proverbs, the twenty-
Rcennd verse. If he be a manly sort or
fellow, nnd enrss anything for you. be
will doubtless follow the exhortation of
the prophet, and thus find favor with
you and tho Lord. Should your innate
modesty rebel somewhat at this sug
gestion you may console yourself by
remembering that It Is Indeed your leap
year privilege. If you are the dear,
womanly, nestling creature you ought
to be. he must have proposed long ago.
If lie has not, discard him, for either he
Is not worthy of you or you are not en
rapport' with him. In that case try
again."
II II II
Says the Delineator In an article
describing 'Tho Might Man to Marry":
There s but little doubt that the
author of the infallible proverb, 'if pigs
had wings they might be able to fly,
but they would be very unlikely birds,'
was the same one who sold, 'A re
formed rake multes the best of hus
bands." If such a thlnj were possible
doubtless he would, but does any one
r?nllv believe In a 'reformed rake"
Certainly no ono of a worldly mind, and
very few of a sensible one. as to
rakes, or any. other notorious charac
ters, there is not a word to be sold In
regard to their matrimonial qualities;
thev should and will be entirely omitt
ed from the discussion. If you want
your husband to be of the 'utay-home-
nlght kind, choose a man witn a no
by, a good, hard-working hobby that
requires manual labor or personal su
pervision. The man with an unquench
able desire to hammer in nails, to dig
up the soil, to fresco the barn door or
to photograph the ramiiy in -natural
positions will materially assist In the
home-making process. What matter If
the pictures do occasionally fnll on
one's head, hnd the 'chairs usually tip
fhn dipst of honor on the floor? The
master's little foibles go far toward
making life amusing, and consequently
happy.
II H II ,
"The husband who merely cats and
sleeps at homo or who only sheds the
light of his countenance upon you at
rare Intervals. Is not at all a desirable
ncnuliition. If you are wise you will
choose a man who has been through a
thorough boarding house course and
graduated with honors for not expect
ing too much for his money, and this
difficulty will be entirely obviated. This
individual lias probably received but
little comfort in his protracted experi
ence in boardln?, and will be very
thankful for small favors. He does not
object to the perfume of onions and has
a kindly regard ror cola meat. Jte may
be relied upon to run the small errands,
to mend bis own clothes, and. In fact,
to render himself generally untrouble
some and unobtrusive.
The book-worm should be placed high
upon tiio list of good husbands, In that,
provided he hns a warm room, a com
fortable arm chair and his favorite au
thors, there you have him settled. His
worst fault is that he is inclined to
seem a trifle, unsympathetic, but lie
finds amusement at his own fireside,
and is, though he will not show it. thor
oughly fond 'of the wife of his' bosom.
On this same principle don't pass by a
man who smokes it pipe. If you dis
like the odor of tobacco see that he is
suuplled with a" good quality, but don't
dream of complaining because ' he
smokes. There is nothing In the -world
that will so smooth the ruined plumage
of the king of creation as looking at
life throuah a dense cloud of tobacco
smoke.
"Don't marry the only-son-of-hls-mother-and-Hhe-wns-a-widow
kind.
Depend upon it. If you do,' you will tind
yourself doing over the 'slavery days'
in an amateur way. In place of this
one we respectfully recommend . the
man who Is one of a large family of
brothers and sisters. He will have
learned the lessons of unselfishness and
f'.'lf-sacrlflce the alpha nnd omega of
domestic felicity so thoroughly In his
childhood that he will never forget
them under any circumstances."
- 'II II -II
Writes "Penn In tho Philadelphia Bul
letin: "The -New . .woman, whom many
worthy persons fancy Is a novelty that
nature has suddenly sprung upon us In
defiance of tho ancient limitations of
sex, has had many prototpyes among
us ever since the time when Fanny
Wright preached free love and soelal
lam and Annie Boyall held statesmen
In terror under her phlliplcs In the
press. But ere has been no more not
able example of the class than Phila
delphia furnished the country thirty
years ago. Intellect, courage, ambi
tion, the renlus of oratory, sympathy
with the down-trodden, the power of
disputation with men and zeal to break
down the barriers of nature were the
features of her career. She was the
perfect specimen of the agitator, and
no man surpassed her In the aptitudes.
Nor has any reformer In petticoats ever
been heralded with so lively a flourish
of trumpets as announced the advent
of this evangel of "a new womanhood."
She wr.s young, not uncomely. Inter
esting, eloquent and filled with the Im
pulse of reconstructing In the universe.
For many years no woman In the
United States hud more distinction,
more attention from men of Intellect,
and so much capacity for earning
money with tongue nnd pen. To-day
nt not more than fifty-four years of
age, she emerges from her poverty and
obscurity In a Penns-. Ivanla town to
harry In the courts ihe doctor who
committed her to an Insane asylum,
and who thereby revealed to the world
what some had long before suspected
In the once superb Intellect of Anna
Dickinson.
II II II
TTp to the time when this gifted wo
man aproached the early period of mid
dle life her mind was strikingly vigor
ous, and her ambitions, were entirely
within the bounds of reason. Born In
a family of Philadelphia Quakers, earn
ing her livelihood at eighteen as a
teacher, and then as an employe In the
woman's department of the Mint, she
leaped Into fame by the war and anti
slavery speeches, which- moved Wen
dell Phillips to call her "the Girl Ora
tor." Before Bhe was thirty-five years
of ago she was earning probably 140,000
a year as k lecturer; hardly surpassed
In popularity by even Ueecher. Bern
hardt nor Melha can scarcely be more
Imperious In dictating terms than An
na Dickinson was with the Pughs and
Pmids of the platform In her best days.
Time And again- was she heard at the
'Academy of. Mttslo at. $500 a lecture.
Bhe hod adulation, fortune, followers,
fame nnd a seemingly long career be
fore, when she suddenly conceived the
notion that the stage, wart awaiting her
and that she naa a mission in tne ara-
tua, .' v '', "
' -Indeed,' she waa not entirely unfitted
for at least a part of the task. With
the dramatic instinct 'in her and with,
great fluency of diction, she understood
well the rhetoric of the theatre, and
how to give strong examples of it. Her
play ot "A Crown of Thorns," in which
Annie Boleyn was the central figure,
had some, striking passages; "Aure
llan," which she wrote for John MeCul
lough, waa an Interesting piece ot elo
quent description, and the "American
Girl." In which Fanny Davenport
achieved some succes. had several cl-v-f
r points as a native comedy. She tried
to turtray herself the lively and lovely
fascinations of Anne Bolyn and utterly
failed. She had not the feminine tem
perument for the part, and then she
became impressed with the notion that
she might play masculine roles just as
Charlotte Cushman had essayed Ro
meo. II II II
A dosen years ago. t the Chestnut
street opera house, she stepped out one
iil;-.ht In the garb of a Hamlet in purple
tights. She was not a displeasing fig
ure with her bright eyes, her fine hair
parted and tossed back like a boy's and
her legs lithe and trim. Hut there was
nothing but pain or a sense of pity for
the poor woman who persisted In think
ing thnt she had enough of the' strain
of virility in her mettle to play even
men a man as Hamlet Her readings
were boyish; her voice often thin and
untunable to the music of the diction,
and her movements such as may be
fancied of any mature virgin unsexlng
herself. It wns difficult for the judie
loua to understand how a mind that
had not become shadowed could be
guilty of such Inanity, of course, the
wit crackers had great sport with her,
nnd she became the target of all the
jibes and flouts cf the Ignorant nnd
thoughtless. There were probably few,
even among the thoughtful, who sus
pected that the aberration might be the
outcome of the physical disturbances in
a woman of forty-two, who had led a
busy career, whose nerves had long
been on the strain and whose eager
ness to outdo the rest of her sex was a
pervading quality of her nature. Vet j
'vim uei- masculine ininu sne naa some
of tho amiable weaknesses of woman
hood. It had been her habit whenever
she lectured here to dress In tine taste
and sometimes with a display of dia
monds, and there was never any doubt
that she valued flattery.
ii ii
In the days of her strength and the
flush of her enthusiasm she was a fe
male Wendell Phillips In her oratory on
the platform. Few men on the political
stump were more effective In the ser
vice of tho Republican party than,she
was down to the time of the Grant nnd
Oreely campaign. When M. S. Quay
was made chairman of the National
committee. In I8i8, he placed Anna by
that time ruined of her stage fever
among his list of star spell-binders
she W03 a failure and embroiled the
chairman In litigation. He only re
membered her for what she had, been,
especially, no doubt, In the days when
she took the Rtump for his friend and
patron, Governor Curtln, In whoso ser
vice Quay was then a private secre
tary, and went Into the coal regions
and other Democratic strongholds
where Republican missionaries In
Pennsylvania at that timo were likely
to be run out of town or treated to a
shower of brick-bats. The lecture Held,
however, was her supreme domain. She
had the faculty of Impressing upon her
hearers the picture of a clear-headed
and exalted woman, aglow with tho
fame of moral righteousness, and yet
not wholly angular or bloodless or de
void of the graces. Her "Joanne of
Arc," the Ideal of her young woman
hood In the tempest and fury or aboli
tion and war, was probably her most
popular theme. But her most search
ing, scathing and cogent lecture was
one which she delivered here a few
years before the time when the passion
for the footlights overcame her, and in
which she took up, under the title of
The Social Evil." humanity sold proD-
lem. which had Just then been project
ed into public notice by the adoption in
St. Louis in a loose way or tne Europ
ean system of license and localisation.
I do not recall that Miss Dickinson waa
ever successful in suggesting remedies
for the problems she took up. Her
strength lay rather In denouncing evils
nnd In nlcturlmr them with words that
burned Into the moral sense like seorch-
ne bits of steel white heated."
II I! II
SELECTED RECIP123:
RrRs'.au of Bexf. Ono Dint of cold
choped beef, ono gill of sttoek, two lable-
apoonruis Diitter, one-nau cup ury oieaa
crumbs, one-half pint of crtnm, one ta
ble.'poonful of chopped patsley, yolks of
threit Bum. one tcajiwontul of salt and
one-half toaspoonful of popjwr. Beat tho
yolks and mix all tne ingredients wen to
gether. Brush custards cups with melt
fid butter. Dress tha bresl.iu Into them.
standln a baklnry-pan partly lilled with
boiling water and hako in a quicK oven ror
thirty minutes. When doi.e turn from the
cups onto a heated platter and pour
aiounrt a tomato sauce.
Macaroni in Checno Shell. Break four
ounces of macaroni Into pieces about two
Inches long. Throw Into roiling water,
boil rapidly twenty minutes; drain and
put Into the shell ot a pineapple or Edam
cheese, from which the inside has been
use. Make a plain, cream eauoe, season
with salt and pepper, pour In the shell
aver the macaroni, stand the shell on a
pie dls-h and balie In a moderate oven
twenty mniutes. Servo on a napkin, help
ing the macaroni from toe shell.
Chopped Dates, with Oatmeal. Stone
the dates and cut them small; place in a
bowl, pour over the hot oatmeal, and by
the time you are reaily to serve It win
be flavored with the dates and the dates
moistened.
Klce Jelly. Cover a quarter of a box
of gelatine with a quarter of a cup of
cold water and let It eoak half an hour.
Boll four tablrepoonfuls of rice in a loro
kettle of rapidly boiling water for thirty
minutes. Allow the rlco to boll rapidly,
so that the grains wll not stick together;
drain and turn the rice carefully on a
towel, npread It out end roll the towel
from side to side until the lice Is free
from moisture. Whip one pint of creim.
put in a -basin, pluco basin in a pan of
cracked Ice; add two-thirds of a cup of
powdered sugar, a teaspoonful of vanlll:i,
and, if you use wine, four tablespoon fuls
of sherry. Add carefully the rice. Stand
the gelatine over the teakettle until dis
solved; strain it into the cream and stir
Directions for Regaining Health
Question Kindly give me the best rules
to follow concerning diet, sleep and exer
cise for one who wishes to undergo a
course of hard study.
Answer Your diet should consist of
beef, mutton, chicken, turkey, fish, oys
ters, peas, beans, graham bread and but
ter, eggs, milk (a quart or move every day)
all sorts of fresh vegetables and fruits;
little or no potatoes, oatmeal or rice. Be
gin the day with a good breakfast, fruit
an orange, grapes, other seasonable fruit;
then eat broiled beet or chop, an egg In
any palatable form, a baked potato, a cup
of coffee and a glasa or two of milk. If
hungry before luncheon drink a glass or
two of milk. For luncheon, hot soup or
hot chocolate, toasted white bread, fruit
and milk will answer. Two glasses of
milk or any warm preparation such as
stew.baked sweet potato baked banana
does very well for the mldduy meal, Tho
evening meal should be a. dinner meats
or llsh and vegetables. Students need es
pecially to begin and close tho day with a
very substantial meal. If not possible to
have a variety of foods to select from one
curt make up the lack by taking milk
three quarts of milk ever day will feed
and nourish one comfortably. Drink wu
ter two quai ls dully. Sleep ton hours out
of the twenty-four take naps through tho
day If there be an opportunity, Tako a
bath from head to foot every day a rub
bing on with bath mittens, water and
soap get Into the- tub but once every
week. Use hot water If you take the rub
off at night cool water, aa It run from
the faucet If upon rising In ths morning.
Walk thirty or moro squares every day,
regardless of the weather. ,
- II II II '
. To purify the blood and to have rosy
cheeks one mutt take a medicine contain
ing Iron; take a tuhlenpoonful of pepto
mangan In half a glais of milk between
menls three times rlally .for six weeks.
To strengthen tho throat and voice bnthe
the neck end chest with cold water night
and morning, rubMng with a rough towel
until the skin (low. Also Uk ten drops
of the tlnoture of mix vomica In a wine
glassful' of cold water before every meal
and at -bedtime for four wetka. Begin
constantly, but carefully, until the whole
is partly consali. lura lata molds that
hate txea wL wrta cold water, and stir
over the fire until thoroughly melted;
cooL When the pudding is ready to
strve turn irom the mold, pour over this
sauce and servo.
Fricassee of Calf's Heart Soak one
calf heart (or one hour In cold water,
wash thoroughly and remove all blood.
Cut into pieces about one inch square,
discarding all sinew and grist le. Throw
Idtio the kettle, just cover with, boiling
water, add a Jce of onion, a say leaf
and a ;rig of parsley. Simmer gently
for one hour, or until the heart la tender.
H.;b a luDltoontul of oflur and one cf
butter togn'.hor. gtlr It carefully into the
stew and f.ir until smooth and thlek. Add
a t&blespounful of salt aud a dash ot pep
per. Have ix-.idy tome nicely boiled rice,
ttrrange it nsaUy around til platter, put
the fricassee in the center, sprinkle over a
little chopiwd parsley and serve.
Onion Apple Saucee. Par, core and cut
Into quarters one pound of apple. Put
three-quarter pound of sugar and hair
iplnt ot water on to boil. Boil and skim;
add grated rind of one oran&o, boil a mo
niont longer until syrup-likc, then add tho
pulp of two orar.gos and the apples. Cover
tiie saucepan and cook very slowly until
thn apples aro clear and tender. Serve
cold.
"Marts. When pie are to be made It Is
a good plan to make more crust thun need
ed for pneent use, anil bake It up in
eliells fcr tarts. Ikike in the gem pans.
The ehell.i will koep quite a while tn a
clo.-w tin box, and are handy for emer
gency to boat a moment in tho oven then
till with some ntoo Jam or Jelly. They
make a pretty addition to the u.i table.
Klce Flour Batter Cakes. Melt one
quarter of a pound of butter or swxrt
lard in one quart of milk heated not quits
to the boiling point. When the butter Is
melted pour one-half the milk Into a sepa
rate pan and stir Into it three eggs beaten
very light and a large tublespoonful cf
wheat oflur. Then add rice Hour sutllelcnt
to make a stiff batter. Into this a small
teaiupful of good yeast la to be stirred,
nnd tho mixture then thinned by adding
the unused half of the milk. Then cover
It and let it atand until It has become
very light, when It la ready to be 'baked
like buckwheats.
Coffee Custard In Cups. Mix well eight
egg yolks with eight ounces ot sugar; di
lute with six custard cups of boiling milk
and a good cupful of black coffee; pass
througih a line strainer. All the cups ani
put them in a low pan with boiling water
to half their height; take off the froth
that my rUc to the surface, cover the pan
end let stinmer gently for twenty min
utes. Whea the custard Is well set, let it
cool in the water, drain, wipe the cups
and eerve cold.
Soda Biscuit. One quart flour, ono tea
spoonful so. la dissolved In milk, two tea
rpoonfuls cream of tartar; mix It well
with the oflur; one tablespoonful butter
or lard; make It either with milk or water,
roll out, cut It and bake In a quick oven.
Quaker Oats Blane Mange. Bring one
quart sweetened milk to a boll, salt slight
ly, and stir In one cupful Quaker oats.
Cook thirty minutes, stirring well. Jim
beforo removing from the fire stir In two
eggs very well beaten. Serve either hot
or cold with cream or sugar.
Bread Omelet. Crumble a cupful stale
bread crumbs and soak them In half a
tcacupful ot milk. Then 'beat them quite
smooth and add half a te-aspoonful ot salt
and three beaten eggs. Butter a shallow
pudding dish well, your tn the mixture and
bake In an oven about ten minutes; serve
at once In the same dish, as it falls
quickly.
Fruit Corn Muffins. Take two cups
grains of gold, one cup white flour, four
teaHpoonfuls sugar, one-half teaspoontul
salt, two tcaspoonfuls baking yowder, ono
tabloepoonful butter, two eggs, one and a
half cupful milk, one cupful ot any klnl
of fruit, peeled and sliced. Hake In a hot
oven twenty minutes In muffin pans. Phil
adelphia Record ,
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HOUSEHOLD HELPS:
When boiling tough meat or fowl, they
will be made tender by putting a table
npoonful of vinegar In the pot.
Adjusting a typewriter ribbon Inks the
hnnds for days. Acid phosphate will re
move those stains when all else has failed.
A broom dipped In boiling suds three or
four times a month wilt lait mucn longer
and always sweep well. A broom should
always be hung up.
Beware of using water that has stood In
l"nd nines for several hours. Water that
has been allowed to stand for some time
Is undesirable for cooking or drinking.
To clean knives cut an end of a firm po
tato, dip Into powdered knife brick, rub
the blades briskly and the result will be
the aisapearanca or an stains ana rust.
To Improve the flavor of canned brook
trout, broil them on a close wire broiler
over a not nre and serve piping not, wiui
a rnuce of drawn buter and lemon Juice.
Whert your eiderdown comfort loses Its
elasticity, hang it on the line where the
a.r ana sunsnine can get run sweep at it,
and In a fw hours It will be restored.
The same holds good for feather beds and
pillows.
After Ironing linen place It near the Are
to ry, or In the sun, as the garments will
be much stlft'er if dried quickly. This Is
especially true of collars, cuffs and petti
coats, which must be very slifl to be ac
ceptable. The thrifty -housewife keeps hor mat
tresses clean and fresh by making cov
ering for them of pin in calico, made to flt
like a pillow rllp. This can be removed
and washed when soiled, and the ticking
be as nice as ever.
To clean tinware rub well with a damp
clotn aippea in sal soua, men dry. An
equally effectual method Is -to place tin
articles In a large vessel of water In which
soda has been dissolved and let It boll
from ten to fifteen minutes.
Try rubbing your shoes clean of dust
and blacking with a sort cloth ulped in
milk. Set aside to dry after saturating
thein prety wen, an'i tnen run witn a lit
tle vaseline. Don't wear for at least twenty-four
hours after this treatment.
Cleanse hair brushes by shaking them
throui:h a bowl of hot water to which am
monia has been added. Rinse In cold wa
ter and set up In a draft to dry. Bo care
fill 'that th 'back of the brush does not
come in contact with the water.
To clean 3llver wash It In hot soan suds.
to which ammonia has boen added In the
proportion of one tablespoonful to a quart
of suds. Brush well with an old tooth or
roll brush or. beter silll, with a small
hand brush, which can be bought for a
trifle.
Even if It takes three clean dresses a
d-ay, lot the baby exercise Its muscles by
kicking and tumbling about ho floor.
That is tho way a baby grows fat and
strong. Tho baby that has to sit in Its
high chair or It carriage two-thirds ot tho
time grows wltili flabby muscles.
Good flour should bo -white, with a faint
yellow tin-so; If wet and kneaded, It
should work dry and elastic; If a lump of
dry flour Is thrown against the wall It
should adhere altogether and not fall
sipart; good oflur when squeezed In the
hand should retain tho shape thus given.
A mixture of three parts of linseed oil
taking tho pepto-mangan and nux vomica
at once, also the bathing.
A Remedy for Pimples. Take a scrub
from head to foot every day at bedtime
or upon rising In the morning; use palm
soap and a rough washrag or bath mitten;
hot or cold water as you may prefer. See
that the bowels aro moved every day.
Take exercise; walk four miles dally or
ride a wheel. Take the following tonic:
R Ferrl reduct gr. 1
Acid arson gr. 1-1 00
Hydrarg. chlor. corros gr. 1-1 '.K)
Quln. sulph gr. "j
Strych. sulph gr. 1-00
M. Slg.-One tablet. No. 100.
Big. One tablet with half a glass of wa
ter Immediately after eating each meal.
Take every day for one month.
To Remove Warts and Corns. Touch
oach wart with the add nitrate of mer
cury, taking care that none of the aclj
flows on to the skin. Apply by means of
cotton twisted on the end of a match stick.
For corns soak the feet In hot water for
fir teen minutes t night (every day), dry
and bind on the following ointment:
R.-Ac!d. snllcyl ..: .......gr. xl.
Lanolin dr. 1
Adipls i oz. 1
M. Big. Rub Into the corn spread a lit
tle on a soft piece of linen or muslin and
bind on the corn, remove in twenty-four
hours and apply fresh ointment,
Undue redness olf tJie'face may be over
come by dally hatha and outdoor exercise.
Take a Fipoiigo or Plunge bath evory nlghi
every morning of your life. Uao either
cold or hot water as Is the more grateful
to you. Permit no constipation to exist;
you must have one freo bowel movement
every day; to effort this eat rhubarb root
a pleco the size of two peas at bndtlmn
nnd beforo broakfust evory day, drinking
half a class ot water at the time, Kidu
a wheel or walk thirty squares every day,
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"Catarrh of tho bowels" may be cured,
Tako phosphate of sodium for months, 8
to 6 months. Begin by taking a tapocv
and one part of spirits of turpentine Is
recommended as an ex.-client picparatlon
for removing ritols and scratch.- from
furnltur and cU-aning picture frame. It
should be applied m un a wou.-n ciuuj and
then rubbed dry by anoiher cloth of sim
ilar texture.
The bone and bit of meat left from tne
roatt. carefully relieved of all fat. may be
put o aimmer In clear, cold water, with
(.If cupful of rice, for a white soup, for
next day's dinner. Aftr cooking lor two
hour, strain out he rice and meat, and
thicken the soup wita aa tsg ueuicu w a
troth, adding pepper, salt aad a dash cf
celery salt.
Xtever wasn tao insiue vi m coiiuc
with soapsuus. a it is almost lmoesible
to set rtd ot the taste vf tile soap. Kmuty
ana riiuo the pot, then set it over ihi
hot stove with co:d water and a tabie
spoonlul of roda, whlcli let coau to a bod
and keep boiling turiousiy tor half au
hour. Ail the vir-jwa seuimer.t w.ii com
olf that way. Klnse with clear water and
set over the heat to dry.
It is found, says an exchange, that a
most efi'ecilve composition for tire-proofing
exterior mrfjits may be form-id by
slaking a sulflcitir.-t quantity of lreshly
burnod quicklime of the best grade, and
when tl,e tlaklug is complete, there 1
added sul'.i an amount of skim mil, or
water lu its ab-sniioe, as w..l nuKe. the
liquid the conststen.-y ot cream. To ev
ery ten pounds of this liquid Is added sep
arately, and in pouMu-r. alirrng constant
ly, tho fo.lowiug Ingredients in the order
named: Two pounds of alum, twenty
four ounces of 8ulcrbonale of potus
ium or commercial potash and one pound
of common salt. If w hite paint la desired
a further addition Is mace to the liquni,
though the whiteness is found to ho im
proved by a few ounces of plaster ot
Paris. Lampblack ha the effect of .giv
ing It a number of shades. Whatever lint
Is used, it is Incorporated at this stage,
and the whole, alter being stralneii
through a sieve. Is run through a paint
mill. When ready to apply, tho ipaiut Is
heated nearly to the boiling point of water,
and Is put on in Its hot condition, it is
found that he addition ot a quantity or
line white sand to this composition ren
der it a valuable covering for roofs and
crumbling brick walls, which It serves to
protect.
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HOUSEHOLD H1NT3:
Salt added to new milk will curdle It;
therefore, In preparing porridge, custards
or gravies, do not add thu salt until the
taet thing.
To iMiiove finger marks from varnished
furniture rub them with a cloth dampened
with sweet oil. To reniovo them from
oiled furniture use kerosene oil.
Do not wash oilcloths or Uneoloum In
'hot soapsuds. Wu.ih them with tepid wa
ter and wipe with a cloth dampened in
equal parts of cold milk and water.
hen baking cake, on removing It from
the oven pluce the tin containing tho cake
on a damp towel for a moment and the
cake me be readily token from the tin
without sticking.
Tho only method of cleansing jewelry
without scratching it Is to wash In hot
coaipsuds to which a tow drops of am
monia -have been added and then pln-elng
the. Jewelry in a box of Jowelera' sawruat
to dry.
To set color and prevent delicate colored
fabrics and dimities from fading when
washed, dissolve five cents' worth of sugar
of lead in a pall of cold water and soak
the garment in it two hours; then rinse
and wash.
Tea or coffee stains In linen may be re
moved by moKtenlng tho spots with water
and holding them to tho fumes of a burn
ing match. Then wash immediately with
water In which a little ammonia or soda
has been dissolved.
To stain wood to look like ebony take e.
solution of sulphate of Iron and wash the
wood over twice. When tho wood becomes
dry apply two or three coats of a strong
decoction of logwood. Wipe the wood dry
and polish with a flannel wet In linseed
oil.
In filling cracks In plaster mix plaster
of Paris with vinegar Instead of water.
It will be like a mans of putty. Push li
Into the cracks nnd smooth off with an
old case knife. The plaster will not be
come hard for half an hour If mixed with
vinegar, but If tha water Is used It will
becc-mo herd ImiriedW-tely, almost betori
you have time to use it.
You can muKm u. u-.iy and Inexpensive
centerpiece for the dinner tablo by filling
a low glass dish with wood moss. Main
little holes all over It with a toothpick, ut
ter you have dampened it thoroughly, into
which thrust tne snort stemmed vioic-ts,
Dinks and roses which you can buy for u
mer song. After tho flowers are cfadud.
tit the moss in the e'.r to dry, and It wll.
be ready for use a second timo, or a Ions
as you want to use it for that matter.
If denied you at all other times, try to
have pleasant companionship when you
eat. It Is said that deep thinking or pre
occupation of mind retards assimilation
and digestion, when eating alone, we eu
too rapidly, and that Is bad. If you will
look Into the matter you will find that
the people who complain ot indigestion
are hearty eaters, bolt their food and talk
very little at (able.
A dish that children like Is made ot meat
scraps. Hash tine onoutrh meat to maJte
ateacupful; mix with It three tablespoon-
luis of nne gratru dry crumbs, a nasn in
two of nutmeg, salt and popper to taslt
and some minced parsley, and stir well.
Then stir in a tablespoonful of melted but
ter and ono egg well beaten. Make into
small balls and set on a plate wr.ile yoi
make a little dough, as thouih for auol-
dumplings. Roll thin, cut with bisoult
ring, and roll eacn ban in It. puncturine
with a fork In several places. Bake In a
mouerate-y -hot oven for ahalf an hour.
Serve with a rich white gravy.
TOO REALISTIC FOR II IM.
Tho Cow-no? Had a Prejudice Against
Sccln .- n hlto Man the I'ndcr Dog.
From the LIing9ton Enterprise.
During the performance at Miles Cltv.
Mont, of "Black Diamond" by Imson's
Comedy Company, the spectators were
treated to by-play that demonstrat
ed the chivalry of at least one of Mon
tana s cowboys. The colored comedian.
who was shooting a pistol and tyran
nizing over a white man, was Inter
rupted In his by-play by a cowboy who
rose from the bock of the house, ad
vanced to the stage with his pistol half
drawn, ana exclaimed:
"I don't want no trouble, but I don't
propose to see no nigger runimr It over
a white man. You stop that shooting
ana let mat renow alone, or 1 11 Are you
full of holes."
An usher seized his right hand, led
him out of the house, and explained
that K was only a play. The Interven
tion probably prevented a more serious
occurrence, for there Is no doubt that
If the cork man had made an other
move tho cowboy would have assumed
the loading role seriously.
ful In a tcacupful of hot water three
time a day, half an hour before each meul
for one month. Take twice dally, before
orcaKiasi ami supper, tne second month
and kneu only (before breakfast! thr
third month. Take t tho same timo 10
nrops m me tincture of nux vomica In a
wuiegiassiui ot cold water after each
mcoi lor six wec-Ks.
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The best treatment for red hinds is us
follows: Keep half a lemon beside the
soap and after clcistng the hands rul)
mem w.in.tne cut curf-aeo of the lemon
after which wine dry on a toft u.mmI
At bedtime anoint the hands witn Ihe
tuiiuwinK ini.Miii-c, unu wear locwe Kid
gloves all night:
U. Tine. K-nzoln comp oz. 1
Glycerin! n t
Aquai q. , ns, o
'.M. oig. kiid wen into the hands at
7 ii
"Night sweats" are un Indication of de
bility. A tonic and bathing aro generally
curative. Spouse off from head to foot
beforo going to bed with a mixture of hot
water (two quarts) nnd vinegar (one pint).
Take tonic pills: a three-grain "three val-
onuuoM pin-- after each meal every day
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For "steady iiiersphir.g of t'.ic feet" trv
bathing them at night with cold water
sosKing lor live minutes, dry und rub
with a powder composed of salicylic acid
80 grains, talcum on our.es, preclpltatud
UllttIK UliV UUIU'V.
" - II II II
. To Treat Ivy Toleon. Bathe the parts
affected with castlle Hoap and tipld wa
ter, drv and daub on Kvpml iimi., Hiiiv
a lotion composed of the fluid extract of
griiiucua roouMia, nnir un ounce and a
pun ul nuici.
. J!. U H
The best remofiy for seat worms Is a
nightly Injection of cold water followed
by an Injection of an Infusion of quasola
chips three ounce to one pint of cold
water uiaco on tho Mrs ami !
slowly to a boll, strain; when cool it is
reaay ior ueo. r.iuaueipnta tcord.
HG THE PLftYER-FOLK
What Has Beca anil Will Be ia Oar
Local Theaters. x
GOSSIP OP STAGE PAV0RITES
Paragraphs of News anil Comment Con-
ccruina tbe Inhabitants of the Mtmlo
World-Announcements of Comjag
attractions -Theatrical Tidings-
The war against the wearing of big
hats in the theatre is waging here and
there with general results that promise
ultimate victory lor the movement In
New York, according to tho Dramatic
Mirror, well-bred women now seldom
offend In tills respect. The number of
the gentler rex who remove their head
coveriujr upon gaining their seats, or
who wear uncuati usive gear. Is steadily
and happily Increasing. This subject
was somo time ago prominent In Paris,
where women had not been admitted
to the orchestra chairs. The manage
ment of the Theatre Francalue, wise
in its own power, at once Interdicted
head covering. Ono device said to
have been adotpted by the Theatre de
1 Republlque Is thus amusingly
described: Just before the time of rais
ing the curtain one of the actresses of
the company, elaborately dressed, with
an Imense picture hat and sleeves ex
cessively "bouffantes," sailed down the
aisle and seated herself, taking care to
attract as much attention as possible.
in a conspicuous place in the orchestra.
Immediately behind her was seated one
of the actors. He showed great annoy
ance, and finally courteously requested
the actress to remove- her hat. She treat
ed his request with manifest contempt.
He persisted. She replied with Imperti
nence. Their voices, as the colloquy
proceeded, were "unconsciously" raised.
Their words became quite audible all
over the house. The public grew deeply
interested. The actor, though insistent,
was reasonable and carefully courteous.
The actress played the part of the angry
vulgar and unreasonable woman to per
fection. The audience sympathized with
the courteous gentleman, 111 used and
insulted by the brazen creature. Cries
of "Otes votre chapeau!" resounded
from every part of the house. The man
ager appeared upon the Bcene. He re
quested the actress to remove her hat.
She refused. He offered her the money
she had paid and requested her to leave
the lie use. She refused vociferously.
and was finally forcibly removed In the
most Ignominious manner. It Is added
that this object lesson was always ef
fective, and that before the climax of
the scene every woman In the orchestra
would have her hat in her lap. The
comedy was repeated whenever neces
sary, and soon In that house the hat
habit waa abolished.
II II II
Lillian Russell has finally fixed on her
managers for next season and has re
turned to her early loves. Canary and
Lederer. This Arm managed the prima
donna for several seasons, and there Is
no doubt but what they can make the
coming season a profitable one. Abbey,
Schoeffel and Grau are said to have lost
something like $150,000 on this season's
business, a large part through the ca
prices of Miss Russell, who often forced
them to cancel dates by announcing that
she was too 111 to sing. A prominent
manager has pronounced her "big
money" In a strong attraction, but tn a
mediocre opera a gold mine lost In six
months. She has secured C. M. S. He
Clellund and Gustavo Kerker to write
for her.
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Madame Modjeska Is said to be slowly
but surely recovering her health In Chi
cago, where she and her husband. Count
Bozonta, are stopping. She Is surprising
her physicians with her recuperative
ppwer; she Is taking dally walks In the
park and her left arm is rapidly renum
Ing Its normal condition. The season Is
so well advanced that it is deemed un
wise by her management to resume her
tour before fall, so this gifted artist will
enjoy a long rest In California. It has
been rumored that Madame Modjeska s
trouble was similar to that which proved
fatal to Lawrence Barrett, but this Is
Incorrect. Tho late Mn Uarrett s dis
ease was glandular, while Mndjeska's
was simply an Interruption of the cir
culation In the left arm by a clot of
blood. The physicians obliterated the
vein on either side of the clot and then
absorbed the latter by external appli
cations,
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Although widely separate in art, cur
lous coincidences connect Eleonora Duse
with Lole Fuller. They are says Hillary
Bell, of the same age, they began public
life at he same period In girlhood, their
birth was lowly and their education lim
ited, their youth waa spent in hard
ships, they married early and unfortu
natoly and both are grass widows; they
arrived in this country lately about the
same time, they begun their engage
ments and terminated them on the same
nights, and, most remarkable of all,
they drew exactly tho same amount of
money Into rival box offices. Duse has
sacrificed health and all social pleasures
to her art. Fuller's health Is abundant
and she enjoys society. Duse's heart
has been crushed by matrimonial sor
rows, but Lole Is full of amatory senti
ment and Is ready to marry again so
soon as a certain senator at Albany
fixes the happy day.
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Marie Tempest Is said to be consider
ing another American tour. She has
held for a number of months an option
on the American rights In the new Gil
bert and Sullivan opera which was pro
duced In London last week. It Is said
she may purchase It outright, although
the production did not make a very
startling Buccess, it is claimed. put
Mrs. Tempest's former tour In this
country wns followed by such enormous
profits that she would like very much to
repeat the experience. It IS stated that
she possesses practically limitless back
Ing. and 13 ready to poy almost any
kind of a price In order to control an
opera of the class best suited to the ex
hibltlon of her abilities. She Is still
watching for satisfactory material, and
In case the Gilbert and Sullivan produc
tton falls short of expectations, some
other work will be decided upon.
II II II
Donnelly and Glrard "Natural Gas"
men, will cease to be stars after the
close of the resent season. They will
continue together, but lnrtead of being
the proprietors o their own enterprise.
will be under engagement to Messrs,
Kluw and Krlanger. Contracts were
singed last week for the appearance of
these two comedians In the latest Ilar
nt't burlesque, "Jack and the Bean
Stalk,' "to be seen at the Casino, New
York, next fall. Mr. Donnelly will play
"King Cole," which Is said to bo suited
te htm. while Mr. Glrard will enact the
role of "Man Friday," said to be per
fectly adapted for tho display cf his pe
culiar nullities. Tne two will cont nue
to bo "featured," so that neither of the
partners will loose caste by their new
move. W Ullam Hoey, another corned
Ian, has Hlgned contracts with Max
Bellman tonlny the principal role of the
tramp In "My New York," whlchthe lat
ter will produce In New York next Sep
tember. The part Is said to afford an
tember. The part Is said to a'Tfi'ord an
IIoss'B " humor. Two excellent dialect
servant parts In the play will probably
be tilled by tne kusscii brothers.
II II II
The player of marked Individuality
never, remr.rKs Hlllnry Llcil, becomes
wholly Identified with the character to
be presented. In Matthias, Louis XI
and Macbeth, Mr. Irving Is still Mr. Irv
ing. Throughout our long experience of
him, John Drew has frequently changed
hi costumes, but never his personality.
jerrerson is always jcrtcrson, Kenan al
ways Rehon, Cayvan always Cay van
Miller and Viola Alcn always Miller and
Viola Allen. Theoe layers put on new
clothes and sentiments, but wo still ob-
THE STUDIOUS GIEL.
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM A
YOUNQ LADIES' COLLEGE.
Baa) Betweea the lax tn Bdaeattos,
Ileal tn Impaired by bmul Ita4y.
The race betweea the sexes for (kits
cation is to-day very close.
Ambitious girla work incessantly
over their 6tudics, and are often
brought to a bait,
through having
sacrificed thophy.
Bical to tha mental.
Then begin those .
ailments that must bo
removed at once, or
they will produce con
stant Buffering. Head
ache, dizziness, faint-
ness, slight vertigo.
pains in the back and
loins, irregularity,
loss of sleep and
appetite, nerv
ousness and
blues, with lack
of confidence;
these are positive
signs that wo
men's arch enemy is at hand.
The following letter was
received by Mrs. Pink ham ia
May, one month after the young lady
had first written, giving symptoms,
and asking advice. She was ill and ia
great distress ot mind, feeling aba
would not hold out till graduation, and
the doctor had advised her to go home.
College. Mass. .
You dear Woman!
I should have written to you before.
but you said wait a month. Wear
taught that the days of miracles are
past. Pray what is my case T I have
taken the Vegetable Compound faith
fully, and obeyed you implloltly and,
am free from all my ills. I was C very,
very sick girl. Am keeping well up la .'
my class, and hope to do you and myself .
credit at graduation. My gratitude
cannot find expression In
words. Your sincere
friend, Mary
P. a Some
! the other
girls are now 9
using the Com-
pound. It ben
efits them all.
Lydia E. Pink'
ham's Vegetable
Compound is the only '
safe, sure and effectual remedy la soon
cases, as it removes the cause, purifies
and invigorates the system, and give
energy and vitality.
serve. the player rather than-the au-
thor's ohnraoter. Tree, Dodson, Coque-
lin and Duso step Into their characters
as they come upon the scene, and w
steady the author Instead of the actor.
II II
GOSSIP OF THE STARS:
Virginia Harned will star.
Hlce i to revive "Kvangellne."
Pauline Hall Is a mamma. It's a glrL
Lottie Collins will -be seen tier next
year.
I'rtaco has a continuous performance
house.
M. B. Curtis Is acting "fiam'l of Posen"
in the south.
New Orlean Is to have a season of
French opera.
Young Prouty" Is the title of RIohard
Goldrcn new play.
Lottto Gllson will star next season In a
new farce comady.
Rus W-hyital will present "For Fair
Virginia" In London.
Lecocq's new operetta, "Ninette," did
not make a hit In Parle.
The tenor Duprez is sUll alive In Paris,
and over 90 yeara of age.
John L. Sullivan nnd Paddy Ryan ap
pear in "Wlcklow Postman."
Paderewski's price for playing the piano
at a private reception la $r00 a minute.
Henry K. Dlxey will 'be seen in Froh
man' production of "Thoroughbred."
John E. Henshaw is to appear In a new
comio opera, "Philadelphia L'p to Daite."?
liltta Proctor uUb will star next season
in t-he "City of Plaure" ond "Carmen."
Fannie Illce will play the part of "Lucy"
In all the star productions of "Tho Riv
als." Marion Manola and John Mason ap
peared in "Rosedale" in Boston last
week.
Frans Schubert's operetta "Der Vler
jahrlpe," will be produced In Dresden
s-hortly.
The new two-act opera "SJula," by Carl
Von Kaskel, was produced recently at
Hamburg.
Herbert Kelcey will next season replace
Maurice Barryraore In the "Heart of
Maryland."
Mansfield will ploy "Bhylock" next sea
son. Ho Is also at work on a play called
"CRCliostro."
Fritz Williams and Katharine Florence,
of the Lyceum (Stock company, will be
married In May.
The former husband cf 'Mantell's new
wife challenged thn actor to a duel, but
Hume sny Msntell refused to flrjht.
William Calder's latest venture, "A
Country Dance," has closed In Brooklyn
after a j.hnrt and unsuccessful season.
Hubert Wilke will soon 'head an opera
company. The repertoire will Include
"Fnlka," "Beggar Student" and "Black
Hnsnar."
Charles Frohnian has purchased the
stnge rights of Hopklnson Smith's story,
"Tom Ooogan.!' Augua-tus Thomas will
dramatize it.
William A. Brady will bring twelve real
Esquimaux dogs from Edmonton, three
hundred miles north of Winnopeg, for use
In "tinder the Polar Star."
Mary -Anderson Navarro has declined
an otter of more than $100,040 for a brief
series of dramatic performances. Bhe
says sho Is. done with tbo ctage forever.
Ilos-e Coghlan celebrated her forty
fourth birthday on March 18. She was
born In London, and made 'her debut at
the age of IS as Cupid in a burlesque ot
"Ixion."
A Rcine letter says: IMadnme Pezzana
has returned to the stage. Many persons
consider her superior to Rlstorl, even In
her prime. Duse's first season was with
this actress.
The almost simultaneous engagement of
Walter Jone and Lillian Riisell by
Canary & Lederer is significant. The fond
ness ot these two people for each other
Is very well known, at any rate In thea
trical circle.
In the past twelve weeks Sousa has
traveled 12.901 miles and given 140 concert
to audiences tilt aggregate nearly 850,009
people. The territory covered is bounded
by the two grent oceans on the east and
west, British Columbia on the north, and
Lower California on the south.
As a reaction from such plays as "The
Notorious Mrs. EbbsmltV "The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray" and "The Benefit of the
Doubt," play on religion questions are
commencing to attract great attention In
London. The success of "The Sign of the
Cross" Is causing other managers to look
up, and 'Messrs. Waller and Morrell will
produce a play Into which the siibject of
religious persecution largely enters. But
tills lime, Instead of pagan persecuting
Christian, It will bo Christian the enemy
of Lutheran. Tho period Is the sixteenth
century, and the scene is laid in Germany.
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