have decreed that it is highly improper for a 
young unmarried woman to be alone in the so¬ 
ciety of gentlemen. If you were anybody but 
Fronolimen, l would trust In your honor; but 
under the circumstances, I can't and I won’t I" 
ami Boeing a guard, I tried to make him hear 
me; hut as ho soeroed to havo more coat tail 
than ears, I grabbed the former, and told him 
that my rights as a woman had been usurped 
by two Frenchmen, whereupon he made the 
two men of France leave the carriage. Natu- 
they were “cxeessivement fache." 
tor. I think she was the “ maddest” woman I 
ever saw, and vowed she couldo t see why I 
should object to » “ Poor, little dear like her 
darling," giving him numerous embraces. I 
roplled calmly, that it was a mere matter of 
taste—that -he was German, and appreciated 
dog society; but that I was American, and did 
not. But she got out at the next station, and 
disappeared. I felt that my “justice” was 
“hard-hearted and cruel," but if ever anybody 
catches mo traveling with a dog in my arms I 
beg not, only to be ostracized hv respectable 
SUMMER, SWEET, GOOD-BY 
OUK EUROPEAN LETTEE, 
Goi,d and red and purple leaves 
Flutter down the wind; 
With the snow of thistle-down 
All the lanes are lined. 
Clear and keenly blue the sky. 
Hurrying birds are flying high. 
Singing ; “ Summer, sweet, good-by '■ 
Summer, sweet, good-by 1” 
Sheaves aro nodding in the sun, 
As if passed along, 
In u gay, fantastic rout, 
Summer's fairy throng. 
Whore the fading willow swings. 
Where the nest, deserted, clings, 
Listen to tho brook, that slugs : 
“ Summer, sweet, good-by 1” 
Woodlands whisper sad farewells; 
Squirrels frisk and spring; 
Patter, patter, rain the nuts. 
For their harvesting. 
Fkieks of merry birds go by, 
’Neath tho heart's unclouded sky, 
Hopeful, trustful, whilo we sigh : 
“ Summer, sweet, good-by!" 
LGi orac Cooper, in Independent 
of the tower la 5154 feet, St. Foter s at Home is 
455 feet, and St. Paul's in London 340 feet. Tho 
facade and the magnificent decorations of tho 
Portal are duo to the great architect. Irwin, 
and his daughter Sabina. Tho interior of the 
church contains also several statues by Sa¬ 
bina. I wender if Erwin over groaned in spirit 
and wished liis little daughter a boy, so that 
she could accomplish something? Or was ho 
not the proud and sensible father who thought 
a girl every whit as good as a boy, and giving 
her the same opportunities as if she bod been 
a son, reaped the full reward of his Intelligent 
action? One here sees the statues of father 
and daughter, both great, in genius nnd art, 
names to be associated together as long as the 
Strasbourg Cathedral stands. Every week I 
meet with American girls “doing Europe.” 
They have plenty of money and plenty of time 
and plenty of good sense; L-- I- 
out of ten their complaint, is, “ 
but in nine cases 
How I wish 
I had an object. in view In all t.hl 3 sight-seeing 
and traveling. If I were interested practi¬ 
cally in art nr manufacture or scienco or com¬ 
merce—something, anything to give zest and 
interest and aim.” I heard ac intelligent Scotch 
divine say the other day that he did, pity wo¬ 
men! He appreciated l heir posit ion ; how tho 
most extraordinary things are expected and 
required of them if they attempt anything, and 
that if they do not attempt anything, bow stu¬ 
pid and unsatisfactory their lives must, be. But 
this was in Paris, and I was at Strasbourg. 
I decided t-o climb to the tower. I could 
never be prevailed upon to go to the top of St. 
Peter’s or St. Paul’s; but this Cathedral being 
the ” highest, building in Europe,” (and only one 
other In all t he world higher—an Egyptian pyra¬ 
mid, or something else.) it would bo ».ometliing 
to “tell of." So a woman in the base of the 
tower sold me a fifteen centime ticket, which 
would permit me to ascend 225 feet above the 
street; from there 1 could see the Black Forost 
and the Vo* ms and i he magnificent, Jura chain. 
At ihis point, in tho ascent, there Is a platform 
which extends over a portion of the church and 
leads to the tower, the tall one. Here are a 
doorkeeper and guides, and more feeing to do. 
I told the keeper of the keys that r wanted to 
go to the very top. He said I could go with a 
guide after paying fifty centimes. T paid the 
required for, but said I wouldn't have a guide 
upon any consideration, as all T had to do was 
to follow my nose, and I couldn't get lost If I 
tried, and that I knew the whole hist ory of the 
Cathedral from beginning to end. tie thought 
It a most extraordinary undertaking for a lady 
alone, and strongly recommended a guide. I 
told him I perfectly abominated men, and when 
I had anything extraordinary in hand to do, 
nothing could induce mo to be bothered with 
one. He wanted to know what language I 
spoke, and 1 told him I was a Tartar. Then lie 
unlooked the door of tho tower. I passed 
through, and he locked it behind me. I was a 
prisoner unto myself and my promenade, heav¬ 
enwards. I went up and up tho dizzy hight until 
it seemed as if a gust of wind would blow the 
tower down. But how grand It was l not grand 
like a mountain, whlob exalts the soul f s well 
as the body and far beyond it, whereas in a 
tower one feels the elevation of body, while 
tho soul never forgets the possibility of danger 
and the comfort cf terra flrma. I went on until 
I was 511 feet above the pavemeni, and then 1 
could go no further, for an iron door above my 
head was firmly look id. I was greatly enraged, 
and retracing my downward way, 1 thumped 
on the locked door to be let out, and then gave 
vent to my wrath at having been so imposed 
The doorkeeper. Instead of telling me 
MADAME SCHWARTZ 
“Tub Schwartz Novels,” as they are called, 
are now widely known throughout this country, 
thanks to onterprislng translators. Miss Borg 
and Miss Browne. Madame Schwartz is one 
of the most popular of living Swedish authors; 
she has written a vast number of books, which 
havo been translated Into many languages. 
Some seven or eight of her works liavc appeared 
in America. At the prosent, time Porter & 
Coates of Philadelphia publish all her books, 
as they have purchased the plates from other 
publishers. Madame Hchwartz, as will be 
seen from her portrait, which we give this 
weok, and which Is pronounced by the author¬ 
ess herself a very correct, likeness, is a woman 
of marked features and a stroug mind. Her 
head is almost, masculine In its size and 
strength. As might be expected, she is aBtrong 
writer, and her books show that she Is a deep 
thinker. It is her aim to enlighten ignorance, 
remove prejudice, or correct some abuse. She 
is very democratic in her Ideas, arid thus her 
works are peculiarly acceptable to readers in 
the Groat Republic. The last book of hers 
reproduced in this country is called “Tho Son 
of the Organ Grinder," a rather whimsical title, 
but a story which Is of absorbing Interest, pure 
and elevated In tone, and truly republican 
throughout. Madame Hchwartz Is yet in the 
prime of life, and writes with as much vigor 
and Industry as ever. She is fortunate in hav¬ 
ing found in America sohonoraole a publishing 
house as that of Porter & Coates of Phila. 
“ But it is your own fault,” I said, In self-de¬ 
fense. “If you did not. have such ridiculous 
and absurd notions about, women, and possess¬ 
ed enough honor and respect for tho honesty 
of women to have traveled In this carriage as 
f.iv a.- Paris without insulting roe in ,\our 
people, but arrested, tried and convicted of 
idiocy in the first degree. 
Traveling In France. 
At Avricourt we all had to go through the 
Custom-house formalities again. As my trunk 
had been checked through, to Paris, T concluded 
to keep my seat; but. presently an officer came 
and ordered me out, lookiiig under tho seats 
and in I he racks to see if there were any smug¬ 
gled packages. When 1 came back tho last 
one to have left the Custom-house—and the oor 
bell ringing, lo 1 my hand-H »tohel was gone. I 
I lurried back to And it in the Custom-houBe. 
grabbed it and ran. when an officer stopped me. 
I shrieked “Paris, 1 'and he shrieked back that 
MARRIAGE CUSTOMS-BORNEO 
The marriage customs of the world differ 
greatly in difforont countries, in Egypt tho 
ceremony occupies three hours, and the pro¬ 
cession to the house of the bridegroom is a 
great feature, fu Hindostan the bridegroom 
makes a procession in the night to tho house 
of tho bride, surrounded by toroh-bearera. In 
Servia the bridal party is saluted with a dis¬ 
charge of firearms and small cannon. In China 
the bride la richly dressed In the most gorgeous 
style and wears » crimson veil. She holds a 
little scarlet flag In her hand, answers all the 
questions asked by tho priest, and bows to tho 
ancestral pictures. The bridegroom has three 
burning Joss-sticks in his hands and likewise 
answers tho priest’s questions. Our illustra¬ 
tion this weok is a representation of a Dyak 
marriage ceremony in Borneo. Tho bride and 
bridegroom aro made to sit upon two bars of 
Iron. The priest waves two £ow)b over them 
and then knocks their heads together. The 
bridegroom puts a cheroot and some betel leaf 
i n the bride's mouth. The fowls are then killed, 
l which closes the ceremony. 
upon 
the truth, which was that the iron door was 
never opened except by special permission from 
the mayor, revenged himself by retorting: 
“ Ah, but you wouldn't have a guide! I told 
you to take a guide 1 “ 
Of course It was a just retribution, and just 
what each and every woman ought to suffer 
who has the impudence to disdain the help of 
man! 
Traveling with a Dog. 
In journeying from Strasbourg to Paris I 
fouud myself in the “ dames seules" with a 
German woman and her—dog. She had the 
poodle dono up in her best shawl, and when¬ 
ever the guard or conductor came and looked 
in she would cover the animal’s head, as it is 
against the railway laws to accommodate dog 
travelers with the same luxuries as human 
beings. There are a great many things which 
enrage me, and one Is to see a woman giving a 
dog a higher place in her affections and society 
than she would a baby,"for most women who 
carry dogs In the street would scorn the idea 
of carrying a baby in a public place. It was a 
hot day, but the woman persisted in keeping 
tho windows closed, because she feared that 
she and her dog would take oold, while I was 
fairly smothering for fresh air. After an hour 
or two o 1 woman and dog company and foul 
air, I asked her if she intended going far. She 
said "to Paris." I then told her that a dog 
couldn't travel as first-class passenger with me, 
and that she must get Into another ear at tho 
next station, ur 1 should speak to the oonduc- 
WOMEN AS TEACHERS, 
In a recent address in New York on “ Primary 
Education,” Dr. Fuller Walker quoted as 
follows from a private letter written by Presi¬ 
dent Eliot of Harvard College:—" For several 
reasons our public schools are depreciating, 
and servo their purposes less well tbau they did 
thirty years ago. One roason Is the irruption of 
foreigners; another the cheapening of the 
schools by employing superintendents ratber 
than teacnerB; another is the religious diffi¬ 
culty; another is the substitution of women for 
men to an enormous extent, tho result being 
that we have fewer experienced teaohers than 
formerly, because the women get married and 
leave the bustness of teaching for abetter one." 
To which he replied “ Women I regard as 
naturally the best fitted for teaching, and the 
substitution of them for men is not regretted, 
if they arc paid for their labor as well as men 
are paid for the same kind of work. Women 
would have the same Inducement* to remain in 
the profession that men have, tf the prospects 
of pay and promotion were the same- 1 cannot 
agree with President Eliot that gutting mar¬ 
ried is a better business than teaching. Taking 
men as we find them to-day, and a woman runs 
a great risk in getting imw ried. She Is as apt to 
be mismated as mated, and then her “business” 
is a moat woeful one. Thera are thousands of 
women, however, who will never marry, for the 
very good reason that there a 14 not men enough 
to supply the demand. Tosdfih every induce¬ 
ment should be held out for their continuance 
in a profession which is so important, than 
which there Is uoae higher." 
