TRAINING TO WALK.
EDWARD PAYSON WESTON A GREAT
WALKER AT FIFTY-EIGHT.
Toll* HOW to Tr?at tho Fort, What to
Eat, Etc.—Tcmprranco a Neoesfiity, for
a Man Mutt Have a Clear Head In Order
to Walk Well.
While training for his Christmas
walk, Edward Payson Weston, who
Blade the first record of 550 miles and
Won the Astley belt from the best for
eign pedestrian, explained to a Jour
nal reporter how he won his victories,
and why he was u great walker at
•fty-eight years.
WESTON TRAINING TO WALK.
"There Is 110 great secret In this bus
iness," he said, "so far as I am con
cerned. The old army regulations rec
ognized fifteen miles as good average,
every-day marching. When pressed,
an army will march from twenty to
thirty miles a day for one or two days,
ami a small detachment, specially pre
pared, will sometimes do even even
better than that for a single day. Hut
lltere is not one man in a thousand
who can start off in his normal condi
tion, without training or preparation,
and walk fifty miles In twenty-four
hours. So, when a man has a tramp
of a hundred or more miles before him
to be covered within the limits of a
day, careful training is a necessary
prerequisite.
This training consists not merely in
getting the system in perfect condition
through proper diet, exercise, sleep and
mental control, but, more than all. the
feet (which alone bear the body on the
long Journey) must he carefully looked
after. Ten miles of continuous walk
ing will pretty effectually use up the
average feet accustomed only to the or
dinary tasks of every-day life, and
when one's feet are well blistered
walking becomes unendurable torture.
It is therefore absolutely necessary, as
a preliminary,that the feet he tough
ened. L'se them until blistered, and
then let the water out with a needle
and pickle them. This removes the
fever. Thus callousness will be In
duced ou the tender parts formerly
disposed to blister. By persistence
the feet will become thoroughly cal
loused before the groat efTort Is under
taken. and no serious trouble need to
bo apprehended from that source.
In my training, as well as when
walking, I rigidly eschew all alcoholic
stimulants and tobacco ns well. The
effect of stimulants may be advanta
geous temporarily, but that is of short
duration, giving place to greater weak
ness and lassitude as soon as the al
cohol has done its temporary work.
To rely ou such artificial stimulants
calls for the use of increased quanti
ties at shorter Intervals, until the
brain becomes muddled and one is ren
dered Incapable of giving that calm at
tention to his work that is essential
to success. A clear head, next to prop
erly prepared feet, Is a most Important
requisite in any attempt at great phy
sical exertion.
As to food, for four weeks before a
trial I confine myself to a diet of rare
beefsteak, eggs and mutton chops,
with plain vegetables and rice pud
ding. Tea, coffee, milk and water are
my only beverages. Thus I seek to
thoroughly nourish the body, avoiding
whatever may tend to excite the ner
vous system. Impair the digestive or
gans or weaken the stomach. The ob
ject sought is to produce the least pos
sible fatty growth, to harden and
strengthen the muscles, to Induce per
fect action of all the functions and es
tahllsh the most substantial condition
of general health, both physical and
mental.
The Worm Turned.
A fastidious lawyer had under cross
examination a simple-looking youth,
who rejoiced 111 the name of Sampson,
and resolved 1o raise a laugh at his ex
pense.
"And so," questioned the legal light,
"you wish the court to believe that
you are a peaceably disposed and in
offensive kind of person?"
"Yes."
"And you have no desire to follow
In the footsteps of your illustrious
namesake and smite the Philistines?"
"N'o; I've not." nnswered the wit
ness. "And if I had the desire I ain't
got the power, just at present."
"Then you think you would he un
able to rout a thousand enemies with
the Jawbone of an ass?"
"Well," answered the ruffled Samp
son, "I might have a try at thorn when
yoti are done, but I'll ho toetotally
swamped If I'd want to uso your jaw."
—Columbia Palls Republican.
A woman can never understand why
a man doesn't look just as well in
ehrtfcw.
I HETTY GREEN HAS VIEWS.
America'* Rich eat Woman Talks of tlie
Now Woman and Trusts.
After a life of nearly sixty years de
voted to protecting her millions and
, adding to tlieni, Mrs. Hetty Green, the
t richest woman In America, has eou
, eluded from rare experience in observ
ing social and political conditions,
that there are two great problems In
I life to be solved. One, she thinks. Is
> the curbing of the new woman, the
I ] other the curbing of trusts.
' j "My idea of the new woman," de
. elared Mrs. Green, shaking her finger
• byway of emphasis, "Is the one who
• stays at home and makes home happy.
Good food Is the basis of happiness;
therefore, the wife, to make home
happy, should stop going to pink (eas
and look after her cooking.
"I don't care how many girls a wo
man has In her kitchen, she ought to
be there herself occasionally to look
after things. She should lay down her
diamonds and knead dough once in a
Willie. Her husband's digestion will
be better for it—that is, if she learned
how to cook as she should have done
before marrying, and he will stay al
home nights, instead of going to the
club.
1 "There Is no economy In buying
cheap food. If you haven't much
money, don't get a big assortment, but
what you get let it be good. Hash
has caused more divorces than un
faithfulness."
"You are opposed to bicycles for wo
men, of course?"
"Of course I'm not opposed to bley
elos for women," was tho reply. "My
daughter rides a wheel—that is. In the
country. There are too many people
In the city for there to be any enjoy
ment In It. I don't ride," added Mrs.
Green, and she chuckled at the
thought of It. "but I might have rid
den if bicycles had been In date twen
ty-five years ago.
MllS. HETTY GREEN.
"But those bloomers! They're aw
ful! Moreover, there is no need for
thein. The bicycle costume should
have a skirt just short enough to es
cape getting tangled up iu the wheel.
It should be below the kuee, and
would not be immodest. With such a
skirt there is 110 need for bloomers."
Concerning trusts she said: "I am!
opposed to trusts. The trust is the big |
political question of the day. It de
stroys competition, and competition is
the life of trade. Trusts keep young
men with small means from getting
into business in a small way.
"The public has the wrong idea
about fighting trusts, however. My
way would be to get after the individ
uals who form a trust instead of at
tacking the corporations. The major
ity of the stockholders of a corporation
are Jnnocent of any wrong intent.
They are against trusts, too. If the
corporations are attacked they suffer.
"Now if, instead of attacking the
corporations, the public should look
for some vulnerable points about the
financial leaders of such schemes, the
right parties would suffer. The con
spiracy charge might work in some
eases. Iu other deals fraud could be
discovered. There have been very few
railroad organizations in which some
fraud was not committed.
"The way to get at the trusts," de
clared Mrs. Green, bringing her bund
down 011 a table with emphasis, "is to
get after the haulers, and then fight.
Fight for a funeral. That's the way I
do."
lan Mficlareu ou America.
Of bis ten weeks' stay lit this coun
try and the Impressions it had made
upon him, Itev. Dr. Watson said just
before sailing for Europe; "I return to
Englnud with a profound sense of the
kindness aul Intelligence of the Amer
ican people. I have found iu your peo
ple In every section a lively concern in
and a sincere appreciation of art and
literature. I observed lliis no less
strongly in the West than In the East,
in Chicago as well ns in Boston. And
particularly was I struck with the
sprightlincss and vivacity of Ameri
can women.
"I found one matter, however, that
surprised me. That was the courtesy
of your officials. Ou the railroads, on
the tram ears—l mean the trolley and
1 the cable—and in your streets I en
countered only polite treatment."
TlteCiutftct of Dent h.
ill IS2T Mr. Zen, Columbian Minister
in England, diod>. suddenly. He was
insured in various offices, and rumor
said he had shot himself. A meeting
of one of tho Insurance boards was
held, and the directors were talking
( the matter over, when Dr. M— ap
-1 pearod, who was the company's medi
cal referee, as well as Mr. Zea's own
physician.
! "Ah! now can you tell us the true
cause of Mr. Zea's death?"
"Certainly I can," said the doctor,
solemnly! "because I attended him."
j Here he paused, and was surprised
I to find that his merely preliminary re
mark wns hilariously received as n so
lution of the whole question.—House
| bold Words.
! NO MORE OLD MAIDS.
LAZARUS MORGENTHAU'S SCHEME
TO PROMOTE MARRIAGE.
lie FOUIHU an AKfloclHtlon to Glv Or
phaned German Girls a Dowevy—Cer
tain Days Set Apart for Weddiugs—Four
Couples are Heady.
Here is a brniid-iiew plan to make
brides:
To save German orphan girls be
coming old maids and from the springs
and traps set for them by vice here,
Lazarus Morgenthau, a philanthropist,
has founded an organization which he
calls the "Greater New York German
Orphan Dowry Society."
Many a bright, good, honest girl
coming to New York and finding her
self alone and unprotected and unable
to secure employment, is irretrievably
lost in the maelstrom of pleasure
which whirls forever near the brink
of poverty. To shield them and pro
vide a sufficient dowry to enable them
to marry suitable men, Mr. Morgen
thau has evolved the plan of his so
ciety, after devoting thirty-eight years
of observation and study to the sub
ject.
lie conceived the idea for the first
time 011 seeing Ernest Possart, the di
rector of the Royal Court Theatre iu
Munich, play Lessing's "Nathan the
Wise."
Out of gratitude to this great expon
ent of the dramatic art. for the char
itable suggestion furnished by his ren
dition of Nathan, Mr. Morgenthau has
made Possart's birthday one of the So
ciety's festival days, 011 which mar
riages of the orphans uudor its care
solemnize their marriage. There will
be other festival days —the anniver
saries of the birthdays of George
Washington, of the late Mrs. Oswald
Ottendorfer and of the late Jesse Se
ligiuan.
On each of these days four couples
will be led to the altar.
The patronage of the society will be
extended to all German orphan girls
irrespective of religious creed. The
four who are to enter wedlock ou the
initial festival will be recruited respec
tively from the Roman Catholic, the
Protestant and the Hebrew persua
sions, and the fourth will be the daugh
ter of a Free Mason of no particular
religious creed whatever.
The Board of Directors will consist
of 200 members, one-lialf Christians,
the other half Hebrews.
At present Mr. Morgenthau esti
mates that the society will be able to
give a dowry of only SIOO to each girl
at her marriage. But he believes that
it will not be long before the society's
financial condition will warrant tiie
bestowal of a much larger sum and
also the marrying off of a far greater |
number of orphan girls than the pre
sent number of sixteen a year.
Mr. Morgenthau is eighty-one years
old, hut still hearty and robust and ns
enthusiastic as a youth. lie says he has
assurances of support from any of
the wealthiest and most influential citi
zens of New York.—New York Jour
nal.
Th© (Jttcen'M Coronation Kliir.
The Queen's coronation ring formed
the subject of an extremely interest
ing paper, read by Dr. Wickham Lcgg,
F. S. A., at tlie general meeting of tlie
Itoyal Archaeological Institute, held nl
20 Hanover S(itture. The ring never
leaves her Majesty's possession, and is
worn by her every evening; but by
gracious permission several photo
graphs were made of it, and a set of
these has been given by Mr. I.egg to
the institute. It consists of a band of
gold, varying from two to live millime
tres In breath, with a large rounded
sapphire thirteen millimetres across,
and set "a Jour." Over it is a cross of
line rubles, nnd it is surrounded by
line white brilliants. Tracing the his
tory of coronation rings, the speaker
mentioned that they were held to sym
bolize the wedding of the Sovereign
with the nation. At the Queen's coro
nation It was regarded as an auspi
cious omen, Indicative of the close
bond which should exist—which this
generation has seen fulfilled—that the
ring should iinve fitted the royal fin
ger very tightly.
An Anecdote of George W. Clilldit.
Here is a characteristic anecdote
about George W. Cliilds: For some
time he had been buying his ink for
the Ledger from a New York house.
One day he sent for the proprietor to
come to Philadelphia. The latter ap
peared before him with misgivings,
confident that there were shoals
ahead. "I have one fault to find with
your Ink," said the owner of the Led
ger abruptly. The visitor wanted to
know what the trouble was, and near
ly fell off his chair when Cliilds re
plied: "You don't charge enough for
it." He promised to raise the price
immediately, and Cliilds gave a large
order.—New York Press.
MONEY TALKS.
Brother Jamesi-c-Hturiet, Jiutmy lov.es
yer, but lies too bashful to.toll ycr so.
he's willin' to dewote hisself to you if
you'll on'y say the word.
Jimmy (aside) —Speak to her of my
wealth; tell her I've got a quarter savsd
up. Money talks.--Truth.
FOR EVENING WEAR.
j Particularly Proper ami Pleasing Cos
tumes lor State Occasions.
I By Special Arrangement with the X. Y. Sun.)
Evening gowns of all kinds arc in
great demand at this time of year, and
[ a pretty dress for a young girl is of
white figured taffeta tucked round the
hips below a band of cream lace In
sertion from which lite skirt is hung.
The low bodice of cream lace over rose
colored silk lias a tucked silk waist
band which crosses in front, and the
sleeves are a puff of silk with frills of
silk and lace falling over them.
Sleeves in evening dresses are short,
yet they are much more than mere sug
gestions, and the long-sleeved evening
gown appears very often among the
latest fashions. The one illustrated
is of flounced pink silk, tucked on the
hips, giving a panel effect in front.
The bodice is of spotted pink chiffon,
trimmed at the neck and belt with
Jewelled trimming, and the sleeves are
a puff of chiffon, with a lace frill fall
ing over and a long transparent sleeve
I of the lace below. The persistent lit
tle flgaro shows Itself again on the next
gown of yellow moire, and It Is em
broidered witli applique lace and
pearls. The bodice underneath is of
yellow velvet, with a lace bertha fall
ing in front, and the sleeves are of vel
vet and lace. Black evening gowns
are, perhaps, the most useful dresses
] of nil, and black tulle with rows of
I tulle plaitings on the skirt makes an
j effective covering for the old black
! satin dress. Three shades of flame
colored ribbon form the wide belt, and
a loose spray of nasturtiums is ar
ranged on one shoulder. Black re
lieved by a color is always a striking
dress, and by changing the belt ami
flowers it furnishes variety. Black
moires with floral waterings are very
much worn by matrons, and they are
made with the old-fashioned printed
bodices, and trimmed with lace and
jewelled embroidery. Velvet as a trim
ming is a decided feature of all the
wool gowns and a brown velvet over
another of cream lace, and brown vel
vet epaulettes over the sleeves. Three
rows of velvet trim the skirt, nnd
bauds of velvet with a Jet edging fin
ish the bodice. One of the novelties
in skirts shows a deep flounce headed
by three bands of fur, which appears
ngnin on the cloth bolero. A vest of
velvet finished on the edge with small
buttons opens over another one of lace
tied in a cravat at the neck. I'lnld vel
vet w lilt a black cloth bodice and white
chiffon vest is the next combination,
with velvet tabs lined with scarlet
Bilk falling over the hands. A simple
dress of brown cloth is trimmed on the
skirt with black velvet bands on eith
er side of a hand of white satin, with
gold Russian braid through the centre.
The bodice shows the same trimming
fastened with velvet bows and gold
buckles. Another pretty model for
renovating an old gown shows a waist
and sleeves of fancy silk, and a
braided and fur trimmed bolero to
match the skirt.
II is Middle Name.
Cnssitts Marcellus Loom is. of Chica
go, tells the Chicago Tribune how he
found out whnt his middle name and
that of Cnssitts M. Clay was. At ills
birth lie was named Cnssitts M.. after
Clay. "Bat," lie says, "no one (bought
to enquire what the letter 'M' stood
for in the name." Time ran on ful
some thirty-eight years, when the :
newly born, having Inherited an In
quisitive lurn of mind, wrote Mr. Clay
for the desired Information. Mr. Clay
responded, sending his namesake a
photograph of himself and a friendly
note, in which, instead of staling di
rectly whnt his middle name was, he ]
quoted two lines from Pope's "Essay
011 Man":—-
And more true joy Marcellus exiled
feels
Than Caesar with a senate nt his heels,
and added:—"you will find your name
in the above couplet."
Consistency.
Irate Lodger (to yonn'g clergyman)—
See here, Mr. Loudsliout, I am tired of
being regaled with your rehearsals of
your sermons through this thin parti
tion.
Mr. Loudsliout—l always practice
w 'aat 1 preach, sir. -Pp-to-Dale. |
[QUEEN WILHELMINA.
STORIES OF HOLLAND'S YOUNG AND
POPULAR SOVEREIGN!
Sho finyg that She Will Choose Her Own
Iliifthuml, and that No State Match
makers Need Apply—She Is Intensely
Loyal to Her Race.
When Queen Victoria Inherited the
British throne she was scarcely more
popular than is the young Queen of
Holland at the present moment. The
Dutch simply adore their young sov
ereign, and take the most intense In
terest in her coming of age (which will
take place next August), and in her
possible marriage. Queen Wilhelmina
is credited by her people with much
force of character. It Is thought that
she will attempt to rule as well as
reign, and her choice of a husband Is
therefore a matter of utmost import
ance to the Dutch. The "Wocheu Zel
tung," Amsterdam, savs on this sub
ject:
"The many rumors of the Queen's
approaching marriage are premature.
More than once she has declared that
she would prefer to remain single as
long as possible. At any rate, it is cer
tain that the Queen will choose for
herself. She will not be railroaded
into marriage. Only recently she said:
'I love my loyal subjects, and hope to
please them in every way. But If
they believe that they have a voice in
t'ne choice of my husband, they are de
cidedly mistaken. If extreme meas
ures should be resorted to against me,
I shall be more energetic than ever. I
will not be married at all if 1 am not
allowed to have a voice In the mat
ter.' "
So far tlie Dutch people are rather
pleased with these expressions of In
dependence. They are, however, anx
ious to have certain legal formalities
settled before the Queen comes of age.
The "Courant," Itotterdam, writes as
follows:
"It will be necessary to define the
position of the Queen before the law,
to remove the conflict between (lie
Queen's position as head of the state
and his wife, and It is best that this
should be done before she has chosen
a husband. According to the civil
code the wife is bound to obey her hus
band, and the latter has a right to de
mand that his children should be
called by his name. More. The hus
band can compel his wife to reside in
whatever place he thinks fit to choose
as ltis abode. The Queen is not above
(he law; she must obey it as well as
iter subjects. The rights of the Prince
Consort would therefore clash with the
constitution, for the seat of govern
ment may not constitutionally be
transferred to a foreign country. The
Queen's exceptional position should
he defined by special legislation while
site Is yet free."
Although there are many points of
similarity between the position of the
Queen of England and that of the
Queen of Holland, there has sprung up
between tlie two countries an estrange
ment since Wilhelmina inherited the
throne of Holland. For some unac
countable reason the young Queen lias
a violent aversion of everything Eng
lish. The British press returns tins
dislike with Interest. "Her figure is
ungainly, her lips are bloodless," etc.,
■ire things we read of her in "Life"
•nd other English society papers.
These descriptions are reported to iter
ind do not assist her in overcoming
iter dislike of Englishmen. The "Va
derland" relates the following inci
dent:
"During a recent tour abroad the
Queen expressed a wish to the Dutch
Ambassador accredited to a foreign
court to meet his daughters. ' Ido so
wish to meet some Dutch girls,' she
said. '1 am Just dying for some one
to speak to in my own language. Do
send your daughters to me.' 'But my
daughters do not speak Hollandlsh,'
replied the unfortunate nobleman. 'My
girls were uot born in Holland; they
only speak English.' 'Then, for heaven's
sake, do nut send them to me,' replied
Queen Wilhelminn, wrnthfully. '1 will
have nothing to do with Dutch girls
who do not understand their own lan
guage!'"
Wnnteil Spices of Variety In Life.
The expression of his face showed
that he was easily irritated, and the
contractor into whose office he walked
braced himself for trouble.
"I wish," said the Irritable man,
"that you would do me a favor in con
nection with the work on my house."
"Anything iliat we can do will be
cheerfully attended to."
"Thank you. I wish you'd send a
new man to do the painting."
"But the one we have there Is an ex
cellent workman."
"I don't doubt that. But he's been
there three days and he hasn't whistled
anything but "Tell Them that You Saw
Me.' I'm pretty slow at catching a
tune, but I've learned that with all the
variations, and if it's just the same to
you I'd like to start In on a new one."
—Washington Star.
A Wile Preen ut ton.
Mr. Williams: "Wha' yo' doin' dat
fo\ Mr. Jo'sou—putt In' mosquito nets
up dis time in de year?"
Mr. Johnson: "Waal, yo' see de doc
tor tole me de air war full of dese ycr
micro bees; so I's takin' precotions
agin gittin' 'em into de house."
A Soft language.
The Turkish langunge Is said by
scholars to be the softest and most mu
sical language of modern times, being
better adapted to the purpose of musi
cal notation and recitation than even
the Italian.
By washing the clothes at the un
dertaker's the second wife of a Ban
gor, Me., man is paying off tile bill for'
the burial of Iter predeeussor.
THE WISDOM OF REST.
llow Busy Wcmeu Can Ailil to Length of
Life und lltippio VBH>
In these days of ten-minutes-a-day
reading, or half-hour studying societies
for improving the mind, how many
womtin make it u point to spend certain
"minutes" in rest to improve their
nerves and their beauty? Good health
is of vastly more importance than in
tellectuality, for of what comfort to its
possessor, or to anyone else, is the most
brilliant mind which lives in a weary
or nervous body? I believe that sheer
weariness causes more trouble in the
world than it ever gets blamed for. A
rested person, other things being right,
is a pleasant one; while a tired person,
under whatever advantageous circum
stances is almost sure to be cross. Many
a family wrahgle hus started from a
few sharp words caused by over
strained nerves.
It is natural—and perfectly right—
for a woman to always consider her per
sonal appearance of great importance.
That fact should cause the subject of
rest to find favor, as those who are al
ways a little overtired never look well.
Their fuees assume a worried, frowning
expression, and wrinkles, gray hairs,
dull eyes and sallow complexion fol
low in natural succession.
Would you keep your fresh complex
ion, nud plumpness, ami bright eyes?
Then rest, rest often, and rest in the
right way. Do not insist that change
of occupation Is rest. There is no
greater delusion. It is nothing of the
kind. It simply varies the kind of fa
tigue—adds another different in loca
tion. The best rest, the only real rest,
is found in a recumbent position. No
one can stand or sit without holding
comparatively taut some muscles, and
the tension tires them and the nerves
by sympathy. To rest, lie down on
something entirely comfortable, and
relax every nerve and muscle as much
.as possible. This is not altogether easy
to do at first, but "practice makes ]>er
fecL*" The rest of it is wonderful—
in fact, the whole secret of it lies in
the one word; relaxation. Notice a
baby's or an ainimal's complete relax
ation while it sleeps. Five minutes at
a time several times a da}' —and more, if
possible—of such rest will certainly
add to the length of life and happi
ness.
Many people think that tlieycannol
afford to lie down In the day time, or if
they do that they must improve the
time by reading*. It is a fulse idea of
nn economy of time. Neither the read
ing nor the resting is well done; and
so the time spent- is practically wasted.
T>ut to take little rests—lying down — i
does not waste time; it is time invest- 1
ed in away that, pays big dividends. |
The bright eyes, the good color, nnil i
good temper of a rested person are to |
a home worth many times what the !
sewing, or embroidery, or crocheting, '
or even rending accomplished in the
same nmouut of time, could ever pos
sibly be worth.—Hose Thorn, in Ladies',
Home Journal.
NEW UMBRELLA HANDLES. |
SomeAr® Made 111 tho Form of Decidedly
Dainty Bonbonuicrcs.
Umbrellas aire displaying' quite a
many departures in style as articles
o( at tire supposed to be more distinctly
modish. The latest edict is that the
umbrella must always match the. gown,
and tailor-made •women are having um
brellas made up in just the shade of
their various street gowns. A eeiitJy
REL^ADS.
fancy, but surely n pretty one to be
commended for those who enn afford it
A purple tailor gown requires an um
brella of purple silk lined with silk
of a pole canary color, for the lining
of the new umbrellas is always of adif
feronit shade. A green gown demands
an umbrella of sapphire, lined with tur
quoise, and so 011.
In the matter of handles there are still
greater novelties. The jeweled ones
are more elaborate than ever, but newer
thun Ihesc is the handle made to repre
sent the head of an animal. Faddish
New York women are greatly taken I
with the heads, which represent the
heads of dogs or cats, and which are
always made after a strikingly realis
tic fashion.
Daintier perhaps are the handles
Ji a lie in the form of small botibonnieres,
which the younger women are partic
ularly pleased with. It is said to be
particularly diverting wiben one is left
alone with one's umbrella to be able
to open the handle and extract a sweet
meat.—N. Y. \Vori4.
The Egg i n Medicine.
A raw egg, if swallowed in time, will
effectually detach a fishbone fastened i
In the throat, and the whites of two
eggs will render the deadly corrosive
sublimate as harmless as a dose of
ealomol. Eggs strengthen the con
sumptive, invigorate the feeble, and
render the most susceptible all but
proof against jaundice In its most ina
lignantform. " • :
To 'i'revent Eye-Watering,
To prevent the eyes from watering
while cutting onions, hold a knitting
or darning needle between the front 1
teeth. ~, •
BY BOWERY TO FAME.
MISS JULIE OPP, A BOWERY GIRL,
IS WINNING SUCCESS.
A Woman of Quneiily Henuiy and Fin*
filfts Wlio Haiti Adopted the Stage as a
Profession—Her Complete Success In
Society.
One of the latest Bowery girls to win
fame Is Miss Julie Opp, who, like the
successful Blanche Walsh, is the
daughter of a minor politician.
Julie Opp is only a Bowery girl, buK
how different from that person lit
comic song her picture alone will show.
She Is beautiful, dignilied, well edu
cated and well bred.
She is very tall, lias dark brown lmir,
dark eyes and a superb figure. Her
face has an expression of kindly dig
nity and indicates both intelligence aud
force of character.
Iler beauty is so thoroughly appre
ciated in England that her photographs,
some of them very artistic, are exhi
bited in all the best shops and vie in
popularity with those of public celebri
ties and of duchesses, marchionesses
and countesses, who are accounted
beautiful.
The father of this proud beauty was
Johnny Opp, who kept a saloon at No.
311 Bowery, and was a power among
his corn-patriots in that vicinity.
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TFIF. BOWERY QUEEN.
Miss Opp was educated in the public
schools and soon after her school days
i began the study of acting. As a child
she played in a benefit at the Academy
of Music, and like many other children
she had designs on the stage. She en
joyed the friendship of James Collier,
the actor, who told her as"h child that
she was well qualified for success on
the stage.
As she grew older she had some
temporary hesitations concerning the
stage as a career. For a short time
she wrote for the magazines, and had
considerable success. Site did this, not
from any need of money, for Johnny
Opp was well-to-do, and nothing in
life gave him greater pleasure than to
supply funds to his clever daughter.
Two years ago Miss Opp went to
London, where she had an opportunity
to meet many people, fashionable or
otherwise distinguished. She was
still occupied with her magazine writ
ing. Among others, she met the late
George du Maurier, and Mrs. Beer
bolmi Tree, both of whom agreed that
she was well fitted for the stage, and
would make an admirable Trilby.
After that she returned to New York
and tried to ascertain what opportu
nities the stage offered her here.
Charles Frolunan promised her an en
gagement in the fall, but before that
season arrived she paid a second visit
to London.
Miss Opp is at present playing the
part of Hymen in "As You Like It," at
the St. Jame's. It is a small part, only
consisting of about twenty-live lines
spoken toward the end of the play: but
her mere presence in such u company
is a great success, for Alexander is
making his reputation by the general
excellence of his players. Among her
colleagues are Julia Neilson, young
Henry Irving and Dorothea Balrd.
There is now no doubt that Miss Opp
will have a more important part in the
next production.
The Alexanders belong to the small
but growing class of English actors
who are received in fashionable so
ciety. Miss Opp has had all the help
they could give but she has rapidly
distanced her friends as a social cele
brity. Duchesses strive for the honor
of the presence of the Bowery saloon
keeper's daughter at their dinners and
receptions, and daughters of Britain's
aristocracy gaze sometimes enviously
and sometimes wondoringly at her line
form and features.
IlntlectioiiH of it Ilnclmlor.
The average man would rather have
a wife whom his friends admire than
one he admires himself.
A woman may take care of her face
to the last, but she takes care of her
hands and feet only till she gets mar
ried.
Nobody but a married man can un
derstand why women like to wear such
pretty clothes where people can't see
them.
The man who talks about being
waked up with a kiss generally doesn't
count on having to get out of bod and
fix the furnace.
The woman who Insists 011 cleaning
up a luau's desk ought to be made to
marry a man who won't stay out of
the kitchen.—New York Press.