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.' Tilt OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,' PORTLAND,' J5UNDAY MORNIN.G. ' JULY 21, , 1007
WOMEN'S CLUBS AND WORK
Edited by Mrs. Sarah A. Evans.
Oregon Viewed
From Jamestown
-; Ths Question we have been most fre
' fluently Raked tine our return from
ths Virginia exposition haa been. "How
does Jamestown compare with our
t Lewis and Clark fair?" and we have
- been compelled so many times to reply,
(' "It caa't be compared with ours," that
. When I was Invited to Klve you a little
.address on my trip to Jamestown It
' occurred to me to reverse the matter
and for the once view Oregon from
Jamestown and aee if wa would really
stand so Incomparably alone In every
thing, ss In our fair, for both should
' stand for much more than merely an
(position of the worlds wonders.
rivalry In architecture and a social
reveL Both should be and I bellere
v are symbolic of the sections of the
country In which they were held, for
no matter how large, or how many na
1 ''. tlona participate, the exposition Itself
tnusttake on a local coloring.
Lacy Beautiful Creature.
The local coloring of Jamestown was
apparent at once. It lounges by the
sea, a great, laay, beautiful creature,
patterned largely from the colonial days
of Its ancestors, and suna Itself In the
(reflected radiance of a glorious past,
'never worrying at Its unfinished con
dition and wondering why Us guests
I should grumble as they go headlong
lover a pile of debris In Its darkened
- streets, If at the end you can see where
Lady Betty Fairfax tripped the light
fantastic toe with . John Randolph of
Roanoke
And then the grinning singing dar-
kles, once so woven Into the romance
'of the south, the cause of so much
bloodshed and a menace now rising,
quietly, silently, to give America a
' greater problem to solve than slavery
- airav vu -
Slavery barely touched the hem of
Oregon's garments, but when I thought
- - of my fair home state I realised that In
solving this larger question of race su-
:. premacy she, too. would have to tako
far part, and should be doing It now by
toelplng to educate the i.QOO.000 white
children that are over 10 years of age
: In the south that have never had the
chance to go to school, while the ne-
Ea are all being educated by the
mthroplsts of the north. Just one
I in commiseration for the women
of the south. We talk of our pioneer
" mothers, the hardships and privations
they endured, which is right and proper.
' . but let us Imagine for a moment a vast
- country, larger inan munr
1 rations, with homes laid waste by war.
firactically without an able-bodied man
n the whole vast region, and it infested
with eeml-barbarlans. onoe their slaves
but raised above the desolated women,
to full cltlsenshln. snd the whirlwind
ot lust and sensuality which their mas
ters sowed to be reaped upon their de-
fenseless women.
TJtti wondnr that several genera-
f tlons will have yet to be born before
the aouth forgets her lost cause or
recuperates from reconstruction days.
Lack of Business Management
. A night arrival at the Jamestown
exposition would Inspire an Oregonian
with the most Intense admiration for
the management tnat put me iewis ana
Clark fair at roruana insieaa 01 aown
mt rrnrt rintsoTv for while the James-
town exposition Is JO miles from the
place where Jamestown reauy was, n in
almost as inaccessible as our fair would
have been down at the Salt Cairn. This
la the first evidence of the utter lack
of business management, and probably
- Is responsible largely for the illumina
ting view we cast upon Oregon's expo
sition when we viewed It from James
town and which colored every feature
- of the Virginia exposition until we un
. hesitatingly say "It can't compare with
UOregon and the grand business ability
which was In evidence in every feature
of our fair,- In Its completion on time,
Its keeDlng within Its means snd not be-
:.r Inw swamped with debt, its transporta
tion facilities and the courtesy of Its
officials, came to us as we viewed It
"" from Jamestown as never before and we
felt an overpowering sense or gratitude
. to the men who had stood at the helm
Gratitude la a very dormant quality in
, . human nature, but to arouse ft for the
tmsmess management or me juewis ana
Clark fair one needs but view It from
' Jamestown.
The same characteristics stamp the
- people, ourrounaea Dy m people o;
. Vlrrinta with their easy, don't-care In
' different business methods we turn to
- Oregon, almost" too conservative if
manv thlnss. ret animated with me
" . thodical business principles, building
slowly but surely on the foundation laid
by a sturdy pioneer ancestry, and cllmb-
Ing up and up the ladder of states to a
7 " nign and lorty piaee.
vlrsrinla. too. had a pioneer founds
tlon, but when the younger generations
Began to Duua up an aristocracy upon
the deeds of their ancestors and ceased
through their own efforts to rear monu
intents for their state, her decadence
' 4egan. I regret to say though it is net
. .ural that the women are more resDonsi
bla for this tendency in the south to
rear upon trie laurels or Its ancestors
than any one else, and while I appre
ciate the work that many of our pa-
inotie societies or women are doing, I
fear many of then are building up an
, ' American aristocracy that is detrimen
tal to the country and Is contrary to
American principles.
. , Oregon began making history 200
rears later than Virginia, but the moth-
' ers of Oregon cannot begin too soon to
Instill into the coming citizen the idea
that the only niche in history worth
holding is the one he carves for himself.
viewed amidst the ebullition ' and x
ubernnce of southern enthusiasm.
Five days of my stay in Jamestown
were spent In conventions which were
composed of many of the most eminent
women of the United States educators,
philanthropists, settlement workers and
women In the professions and It waa
In theae conferences I was mnn ah le
to measure Oregon's relative position
with other states than In observations
or the people and helr customs.
Oregon Towers High.
In our humanitarian laws Oregon
towers high above many states, whil
our initiative and referendum la
makes us the vanguard In the march
luwara me loeoi republic. I was aston
isnea to rind the great number o
people who were Interested and amlou
to know about it. 1 heard It frequently
reierrea io rrom the rostrum. Heveral
people who saw my name registered
from Oregon hunted me up to get some
explanation or report aDout it, and the
pleasure and satisfaction with which
it was received tempts me to ask ou
Development league to use 'It along
wnn me prune, tne roses ana the Dig
apples to Doom Oregon.
Many measures that we have adopted
and grown used to other states are but
beginning to discuss, snd as the women
arose one after the other to debate these
questions I recalled with pride many
or our uregon women whom I had neara
argue these same thlnara lust as intent'
gently and Justus ably as any one there
Strange as It may seem, I was there
impressed with the belief that Oregon
did not realise the measure of her own
progreeslveness. Take the literature
that Is sent out from any of our com
mercial bodies. It deals wJth educa
tional and trade statistics, climate,
fruit and roses, which is well, but the
homeseeker will be more attracted by
good laws than br all the reat put to
gether.
When educational aublecta were dls
cussed, however, my thermometer fell.
In all the reoorta and references to ed
ucational Institutions at the council of
the general federation st the national
Editorial association and at the meeting
of the League of American Pen Women
which I attended I never heard mention
made of one Oregon educational institu
tion or one Oregon educator. I talked
with the president of the national as
sociation of collegiate alumnae, and
find that Oregon has no institution
whose graduates are eligible to mem
bership In that organisation.
There are few states that this can be
said of, and when I remembered that
even then the appropriation that might
make our state university a power 'In
the land was being tied up by the In
strument of the people's liberty the
referendum. Invoked by an organisation
which boasts that it is the only one
where men and womert stand equal In
the administration of Its affairs, I felt
we were not yet ready to hoist our pen
nant st the head of the column of pro
gressive states or progressive women.
Points a Moral in Club Work,
Southern Hero Worship.
I would not have you confuse the
'Idea of hero worship as we .see it in the
- south, with Its enthusiastic Idolatry for
.Its lost cause, its aristocratic stagna
tlon. pride of birth, and Damn of cir
cumstance utterly unfits tne people for
xne great ousines or lire, Dut its wild
' and hilarious enthusiasm at the name
, .,- of every confederate hero, its Joy at
the sound of martial music particu
larly if It be "Dixie" the tears of
. sorrow at any mention of their great
, desolation was an Inspiration and a rev
elation to one from Oregon.
June 4 wa confederate veterans' day.
and as we sat on the porch of the In
side Inn and saw that little army of
array march by men only now In the
prime of lire, for you remember the
veterans who surrendered at Appomat
tox were most of thorn boys In their
teens, and the air rang with the shouts!
nd nussahs of men, women and chil
dren, and from all over those vast
.. grounds the air resound with "Dixie"
and from a hundred windows was flun'ir
the battle flag of the confederacy
; I had n vision of a parade in Portland
some few months before when, headed
by a band playing "Marching Throuah
Georgia,- the rapidly thinning ranks of
the veterans in blue passed In silence
through the crowded streets with never
t' cheer -'e,, never a hand-clap of ap
1 nreclatlon.s A little cloud went over
t my vision of Oregon Just then, and I
wondered If we mothers were Instilling
- Into vr rfiildren the-same enthusiastic
patriotism that made the south fight
. four, years against' such tremendous
. odds and which will inspire her coming
generations to aeeas or vaior.
I believe the south to be as loyal to-
- day to the Stars and Stripes as -Oregon
la, and her devotion to her lost cause
' U but patriotic gratitude,, but it carried
a leeson to Oregon, for if. we would
have our children do great deeds they
must appreciate those who have strug
tied for them and learn to build not
re"( upon the foundation they have
laid. regmi prides herself upon her
tonserratlsm, but it never came out to
as la such clear-cut, cold lines as when
(Since delivering this address I have
been Informed that the Linn county or
ganisation that Invoked the referendum
on the university appropriation is not
a tegularly constituted grange and does
not belong to the state grange. If this
Is correct, the grange should not be
made to bear the odium of It)
And now Just one word, "to point a
moral or adorn a tale," about our club
work. When the roll call of states wu
given Oregon made a very brave show
ing, having previously spent a night In
racking her brain and noting down every
conceivable thing to our credit and It
wasn't a bqd showing, but here at home
I can confess it left a burden on the
heart not because the work Waa small,
but of the few workers that had ac
complished It
With almost every state In the union
responding in vast numDers zoo and
100 clubs in many state federation
thought of the many clubs all over thl
state too selfish or too uninformed to
appreciate the value of united strength,
and the many women who were too In
different to help give the world the
great lift that other states are doing,
It was not a pleasant picture of Oregon
to view rrom tnat great counau meet
Ins- at Jameatown. Like her roses. Ore
on's women are the best In the world,
ut some of them have not yet wakened
ud to the true significance or club work.
while others are losinar mucn or their
usefulness by individual effort.
Mrs. Decker, in one of her addresses
said that the Colorado federation had
made it possible for her to put her hand
upon at least "one good woman In every
community, whether in poorest mining
camp or wealthiest city, who could be
counted on ior raitnrui service in any
work for the uplift of her state.
Think of what that would mean to
Oregon
I bring from the Jamestown council
meeting to the women of uregon a most
urgent and cordial invitation to be pres
ent at the Dienniai meeting at Boston
next June. Boston has been expecting
for years to entertain the convention.
but the state federation asked the Drlv
ilege of being the hostess, and it has
raised sio.uoo with which to entertain
her guests. The board outlined Its pro
gram while at Jamestown, and It prom
ises to be the best ever presented.
If you will only go you, too, will have
views or uregon rrom rar away wnicn
will be an inspiration and gladness to
you an the days or your lire.
be pleased to answer any questions in
regard to special kinds of books, their
firlcea, publishers, eto. The commission
ssues a large list of books for the
school libraries of the stale and will
send It to anyone In Oregon free of
charge. Address Miss Cornelia Marvin,
secretary state library commission,
In -'examining the list of books for
children sent out It Is only to ba ex
pected that some will be disapproved
and that manv will not bo Included that
readers of imIIv lltararv taste and
judgment would like to see In It, but
It must be remembered that the ama
teur luda-ment Is largely a matter of
Personal preference and critics often
differ very widely on these matters, so
It is a pretty safe proposition for busy
parents- to rely on the Judgment of
trained librarians who have not only tne
widest opportunities for comparing
books, but studying the Influence they
have upon the children who read them.
It Is by close observation or these
effects that the trained librarian and
the well-selected library has been evo-
luted out of the haphaaard selection
of a public library and a librarian who
waa given the place because they could
not do anything else. So we unhesitat
ingly say to the parents o Oregon that
wnen tne nriv-iirae is onerea to arei
ao well and Judicially selected a list of
books with so little trouble It Is almost
criminal to buy, often without even hav
ing read, many of the Injurious and
pernicious books that are always offered
n anticipation of the holiday season.
HUH
A Little Poem
And a Jolly Dinner.
As. Is well remembered Governor
Buchtel of Colorado made his Initial bow
to Chautauqua at the meeting on
Woman's club day. In the course of
his remarks he quoted a few lines that
James Whitcomb Riley once whispered
into his ear on a rather Informal oc
casion and which the governor said had
never been printed. At the close of the
meeting a number of prominent club
women were invited to lunch with the
distinguished visitor and while waiting
for it to be served some of the ladles
asked the governor to write the lines
for them on their visiting cards, and
before he had finished the first, every
lady at the table had passed her's up to
receive not only the poem but the oblig
ing executive s autograpn as wen. and
so busy was he kept that he only car
rled away with him the memory of
cold salmon and stale biscuit, for his
lunch that day. He put into practice
his nicely turned compliment that "the
onlv nroner use for a man is to burn In
cense at the shrine of woman," and
this is the poem he did it with:
The sweetest things In ail things
human
Grows up in the hearts of woman;
Just like roses grow the best
Where the soil is mellerest."
It
Library Commission ,
Issues Christmas List.
The Oregon Library commission has
ust Issued a list of Christmas books
which they have prepared for the use
of parents who are Interested In getting
some of the best books for their chil
dren those who ralize the Importance
of careful selection of children's read
ing.
Books are not generally available for
Rumination before purchase and .none
that are to be read by a child. Should
De examined by some older person. The
uunipiiera or thia list haa. In the eourae
,Jin thee books for schools and
public libraries, read most of the books
Vu reonmended for children snd
fh,J!fl5.the;e M th no interesting and
hiV? ft I? for the average child and the
ThiniTtme,!Vor the average buyer.
Jl contains a few books of real
Wi.fcfJ ?4 lonK enough to include
!S?h ? oEZ f,0r "?.ch kitd chlla- Borne
S2?f. cht?p dltns are given, with
ff'l" diUons that may be had
xor more money.
Jrf5J!.ecitrjr?t th commission will
Jn'd 't privilege to help anyone
la selecting books for children and will
A Synopsis of
Child Labor Law of Oregon.
Does prohibit chleld under 14 years
of age from working in factories, stores.
workshops, In or about any mine, or In
the telegraph, telephone or public mes
senger service.
Does not prohibit children of any age
from working in gardens, hop fields,
berry fields, or In any wholesome.
healthy employment.
Does prohibit any child under It
from working after 6 at night or be
fore 7 o'clock In the morning.
Does prohibit any child from doing
work of anv kind for which he la not
physfraJly fit.
Does provide that all chtldrenvbetween
the agea of 9 and 14 shall atterM achool
the entire term, and Includes children
between the ages of 14 and If unless
legally employed. I
Does provide that during summer va
cation children between the ages of 11
and 14 may be given vacation permits
for such work as may not affect the
health and morals of the child.
For violation of this law a fine of
not less than fS.OO for the parent, and
for the employer not leas than 110.00
for the first offense. $26.00 for the
second, and Imprisonment not less than
30 days for the third offense.
All children under the age of U
must be provided with a working cer
tificate secured from the superintendent
of schools, the blanks provided by the
child labor commission, SOS Jefferson
street, Portland. Orgon. Issued by
Oregon State Consumers league.
HUH
A New Magazine
To Promote Suffrage.
The Western Woman, edited by Laura
Bride Powers, has Just come to take the
place of Yellow Ribbon, that had a
brief span of life, and was published
In San Francisco by Mrs. Katharine
Reed Balentlne the wife of an army j
officer and a daughter of the staunch
suffragist, "Ccar Reed," Its successor
comes in magaslne form, and the initial
number promises a broader field, and,
as we take It, believing that there are
many roads leading to Rome and that
the great club movement is one of the
broadest and most direct. Under the
subtitle, "Our Style," the salutatory edi
torial says:
"Western Woman, let It be under
stood at the outset, alms to be no lady
like magaslne no Ladles' Home Journal
(with all due courtesy to sweet, cunnln'
little Mr. Bok he's such a dear!) but
a womanly paper, standing for the big,
worthwhile, real Issues of life, that as
human beings and mothers of the raco
we are forced to meet. And we'll find
such recipes as we need for our desserts
and jellies In the place they ought to be
In our cook books. Incidentally men
tioning, however, that most good suf
fragists and other good club women
could write whole cook books without
notes. The best homekeepers In Cali
forniaand a house-to-house canvass In
your town will bear us out are the
best club women In your town. And
the reason is plain they bring brains
Into the business. And that's Just why
the time Isn't far away when every good
clubwoman In California must become
a suffragist. Her brains will lead her."
Furnishing homes complete is a specialty of ours. We have studied the requirements for years and are able to suggest to every
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COTTAGE, DINING SUIT $27.00
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long linen drawer, two silver drawers, and beveled mirror in back; price $15; 6 chairs, $6.00, ff
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Burlington Brussels, with bor
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and we bid her Ood speed and bon
voyage.
St B VI
Francesca Club
Opens Its Doors.
The opening on Monday of the Fran-
clsca club In the old Carol an home on
California street was quite an affair,
despite the fact that its president. Mrs.
Downey Harvey, its vice-president, Mrs.
Henry T. Scott, and Its second vlce-
Dresldent. Mrs. Horace M. Hill, were all
a few thousand miles away which goes
to prove that the club Is really smart
It's been horribly bad form not to be
abroad this year. However, a goodly
irlnkllng or pretty nice women stayed
ah to the Oolden Gate lust the same.
and were on hand to drink to the health
and happiness of Kranclsca In cups of
rose-leaf tea. By the way, did you ever
taste It? It's nectar If you're Just a
tea drinker.
Presiding over the destinies of this
new. temple of feminine goodrellowshlp
for-the comlne year are Mrs. Garret w.
McEnery, Mrs. Lawrence Scott Mrs.
Prank Johnson. Mrs. John F. Boyd, Miss
Linoa caawaiiacier, Mrs. waiter Martin,
Mrs. Joseph B. Crockett, Mrs. Joseph D.
Grant, Mrs. Mountford 8. Wilson, Mrs,
William 8. Tevls and Mrs. Samuel
Knight.
The opening of the new home Is a
boon during these summer days to the
suburbanite who belongs or whose
friends belong. A maid, a couch, a quiet
nook, a mirror, a bit of rouge, a powder
puff, a cup of tea, a rendezvous, a chat!
that's the summer summary of this
spouse to the Pacific Union club. t
Western woman.
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price vJ)3U
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Robin Nest on Wagon Tongue.
MXincle Correspondence Indianapolis
News.
An Industrious robin has built a nest
on the tongue of a big carry ajl used by
Lo Fuson, driver of the Center town
ship consolidated school wagon. In haul'
Ing about 40 children to and frc .v the
Center township school, south of Hun
cle. In this nest, which Is near- the
front axle, the robin laid her eggs and
raised her brood. So much confidence
has she In Mr. 'Fuson that sometimes
she doea not .accompany ner young on
their twioe a day tours, but allows them
to go away and return while She Indus
triously grubs about for worms.
When Fuson noticed the bird building
her nest on the wagon in the early
spring he thought she would soon real-,
ise the uncertain character of her sur
roundings and desist but she failed to.
do so. and patiently continued the work
of construction until the nest was com
pleted. Then sne laid tne ercs and sat
on them, hatching four young robins.
The latter do not seem to mind being
Jolted and bumped over the uneven
highways, but the process seems to give
tbem an abnormal appetite on their re
turn bom. .
THEATRICAL WEEK IN LONDON
L
From a Staff Correspondent.
ONDON. July . If betting on
theatrical results were a common
pastime a good many wagers
probably would be made here as
to the chances of Cyril Maude's
being able to "save" the American play
In which he Is now appearing, as he
contrived to save another In which he
aooeared a little time ago. In other
words Londoners are waiting with much
curiosity to see if the story of "Tod
dles" will' be duplicated In the case of
"The Earl or Fawtucaei.
Tha first named olece was. of course.
an adaptation by Clyde Fitch of Tristan
Bernards inppiepaiie. mauae pro
duced It at the Duke of Tork's while
h still was under Charles Frohman's
management, and everybody who either
was present ai me nrst nigni or reaa
the ""notices' next morning -prophesied
dire failure. But the pteoe succeeded,
all the same, and though -It Is rather
a tendencv here to give an Kngllan
actor all the credit when he succeeds
In an American piece, I think it un-
auestloned that in the case of "Toddles"
the ultimate victory really belonged to
Cyril Maude. . "
For though business at the Duke of
Tork's was wretched- during the first
fortnight, by the end or that time Maude
had made his impersonation of "Tod
dles" the funniest thing In town and
the public was crowding to - see It.
Everybody declared that the piece was
"rotten." but enjoined his friends to
visit It all the , same, 'and so "Toddles"
ran for nearly 400 nights at the Fro fi
nnan house, and for something like 60
more at Maude's new theatre. The Play
house, which was opened with the Fitch
adaptation about & month and a half
ago. - . r . . !
And now the popular actor has an
other American show to "save" -if Jie
can. For the critics and playgoers gen
erally do not like "The Earl of Paw
tucket" any more than they liked "Tod
dles" at first, and perhaps not as much.
The former describe it as poor stuff
and are Inclined to attribute its big
uccess ai nome 10 we raot as they
allege that it depicts the English
nobleman as Imagined by the American
comic papers. They say that this type
Is extinct as the dodo, If Indeed It ever
existed.
Perhaps they are right, perhaps
wrong; without an extended acquaint
ance among the nobility it Is difficult
to offer an expert opinion. It is 1m-
possioie, too. to compare the two pro
ductions without having seen Lawrence
d Orsay, but Augustus Thomas told me
during the rehearsals at the Playhouse
that Maude's performance delighted him,
The fact remains that the fate of
xne i.ari or fawtucket" Is tMmh nr
iu uie oaiance nere, ana tnat It is up to
the star to save the situation. In view
or nis experience with "Toddles," how
ever, It is likely that Maude Is not
Dorrowing trouble, but cuda-elllnr
and Americans In London all wish him
1UCK.
Must Try New Play.
If he doesn't succeed in making "The
Earl" a go he will try a new piece by
H. v. Esmond, author of "When We
Were Twenty-one,", who haa not been
heard from for some time.-Maude's new
theatre, by the way. Is, about the last
word- In the matter of "appointments."
There are facilities for letter-writing
between-the acts and manv similar in.
novations. One of these takes tha form
of free cigarettes for the masculine, oc
cupants of the "stall" and "dress dr
cle." ; , ' ' "
For his production of "Tha Bart of
Pawtuoket" Maude has an almost com
pletely American company so there's
another reason for wishing more power
to his elbow.
Up to now American plays do not
bulk very largely In the plans for Lon
don's next theatrical season. Only two
English managements, In fact, announce
them dlflnltely these being Lewis Wal
ler, who will try "The Squaw Man" at
the Lyric, and Lena Adhwell, who
means to resume management again at
the Great Queen Street theatre and to
produce "Clothes" and "The undereur
rent" that is, if Grace George decides
that she does not want "Clothes" for
ner next visit to London in the spring.
iiw cxiuaw msn, Dy tne Dye, will
be renamed 'The English Cowbov"
when produced in London and Waller Is
hoping steadfastly that it may prove
such another success as his last Ameri
can play. That was "Monsieur Beau-
caire," which ran for goodness . knows
now many nights at the Comedy, and
which waller revives with success
whenever a trump card Is needed
which is pretty often. His productions,
in fact, have been anything but success
ful of late, and his latest one, .a re
vival or "uiancarty," has Just been
withdrawn and replaced by the peren
nial jaeaucaire.
Novels Are -Well Known.
Waller, however, 'has another play In
his safe which may prove to be one of
the most Interesting of the coming sea
son. It Is called "The Explorer" and
is by W. Somerset Maughan, whose
first play, "A Man of Honor," made
something like a sensation when Annm
at the Avenue two years ago.
jnaugnans novels, "Mrs. Craddock."
"Lisa, of Lambeth") and "The Ham"
must have made him known already In
the United States, and his new play, on
which he has been wo r kina- for Oma
time. Should be ' well worth seeing. - I
believe Its explorer hero has a lot of
trouble with a glrL with whom ha rn.
In love after having sent her brother
to death to save him from disgrace.-It
sounds ft. promising them. ;.,,
New plays are coming, too. from
of"???! W5?;e Iealih.h" been wretched
Ph)in.' hlf,red' BxT0 and Stephen
Phillips, but regarding none of these
Pwe".Mnjr.thin-been d'solosed, save
:i?Lih,e fi5"t.1"m,or John Hare, the
?0S?.5?.r SLarl9 Tempest and the third
for Martin Harvey.
Meanwhile among the other next sea
son plays that are being awaited with
'"" . '." " Moiiusc, the new
comedy by Hubert Henry Davles, which
Charles Wyndham acquired some time
ago and Intended to present Immediate
ly. His revival of The Liars," how
S"!: I,c.kedthe Criterion from tho
start, and will run right up to August,
and so not until In October shall we
!e the ,now Piece By the author of
"Cousin Kate."
Some of the songs of a new Ameri
can composer. Mrs. Caroline Curtis .
Brown, were heard for the first time at
Stelnway hall this week, at a concert
given by Atherton Smith. One of these
songs, sung by Harry Hughes, of New
York, was a setting of verses by Betty
Sage, entitled "When Daaay Was a
Little Boy." Another was "In the Gar
den of the Rose," words by Mrs. Edith
Eaton Cutter, of Buffalo. The songs
were well received.
Vero's Oars of Sis Voice.
From Le ' Medicine Mod erne.
In an interesting naner M Moure and
M. Bouyer relate the extraordinary care
which the EmDeror Nero took of his
voice.
At night Nero lay on his back with a
thin plate of lead on his stomach. He
purged himself with enemas and emetics,
He abstained rrom fruits and all a
which could hurt his voice. In o
not to damage the purity of its soun
he ceased haranaruln a the soldiers and
the senate. . He attached to his servloes V
an officer specially deputed to take - V
care 01 cis voire. ' ne oniy taiicea in uie
presence of this singular official, who
warned him when he sDoke too loudly
or forced his voice, and if the emperor,
carried away by some sudden fit of pas
sion, did not listen to his remonstrances
It was his duty to ston hi mouth with
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