Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-08
THE CLERICAL MASHER.
A Lady's View Of Capel.
Margery Deane in the Boston Transcript.


A prominent figure upon the streets Of New
port and at the Casino is Monsignor Capel. He
has wonderful charm Of manner, voice that
is delightful to listen to, even if he said
| nothing. q magnetism that makes him most
fascinating to believers, or unbelevers. Yet
there is q growing distrust Of his great learn
Ing, and a feeling that already, Considering
all things, he has, received little too much
attention, has been too much Honized. He
claims, 1t is said. to be able to convert
any woman to Catholicism in three converse
| lions. 1t is apparent from his self-conscious
manner, his always furtive look about him to be
sure he is being regarded that his own head is
just q little turned by this feminine alteration
and since have heard silly women rave over
him, and declare their Willingness to be con-
Verted to anything If he but do it, do not
wonder at his vanity. He is but human. He
showed this, and that his vanity was touched
deeply, when he took occasion last Sunday to
criticism, replying to none of their questions
put to him in the public print, but using
good halfhour in his sermon to show that
his opponents in this land could only be
such through gross ignorance. must confess
that the handsome mOnsignor has way of ut
terng platitudes and the old pleas tor his church
In most fascinating way. He is the Catesby
of Beaconsfeld's "Lothair." He has large au-
diences here; his discourses are always on the
real presence" the 'infallibility of the pope
and kindred subjects. He certainly has a mar
velous power in the pulpit but cannot but
feel that he is always posing for us. It is the
fashion to dine and fete him here at present. but
those who are doing it care little or nothing for
some note at home, and Englishmen of no note
at home get similar attentions here.
Saturday Smiles.
Michigan BARRIERS sign Man wants but lit
tie hair below. nor wants that little long.
A girl can climb fence very handily and
gracefnly-at least some girls can-but not If q
fellow yells ''snakes!" just as she is getting
over.-Boston Post.
1t is easy to see why young women who dis
appear are not found. The places where ice
cream Is sold are always overlooked. Louisville
Courier Journal
Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "All healthy
things are sweet-tempered." We differ with
Ralph Now. we know q perfectly healthy red
headed woman who is-well, she just is, and no
mistake about it.-TeSas Sitftings.
Ladies' at the seaside are holding guessing
matches" We suspect they guess how many
Of their sex at the same hotel wear their own
hair, and whether the dresses they wear are
paid for It Is not new game-Norristo,on
Herald.
The halter gets dollar by making hat brim
straight. The following season he gets another
dollar for turning the brim up. The next season
he gets another dollar for turning the brim
down. Hat making is an arduous business
Hdtters' Record.
Some time ago dispatch was sent from st.
Louis to Memphis, addressed to "James Giles
pie clerk, steamer Magenta There was no
man named Giles on the boat, and the message
was not delivered, whereby a lawsuit ensued.
The person meant was James Gillespie, clerk of
the Magenta Philadelphia North american.
Miss Phoebe COuZins. who was in the vicinity
OF the Minnesota cyclone, was reported among
the lost. She writes that she is safe. 1t APP
pears that when she saw the cyclone approach
Ing she commenced todelver one of her Women's
rights speeches, waen the bosom OF de-
struction suddenly turned on it's heel and went
bowling hOwlfully over the prairies in another
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
80: An, here are some interesting statistics"
s es,na. Mr. Job shuttia, as he wiped his eye
in SO births" well that's encouraging. now.
isn't it," said his wife, with smile. "And trim.
lets, ," continued Job occur only once in 7.9iO
births while quadrnllets. only once in 37I, l26
births. Great Jinks, what a family man must
uplets!"-Hartford Post.
A Long Branch hotel clerk has made himself
famous and popular BY kissing babies GAGE not
limited), and has received many favorable com
ments from admirins parents. Bashful fellow;
babies are well enough though to commence
: II understand that you referred to me as a
pig, SIR" remarkeda pornpous elderly gentle
man to young man who had spoken disparag-
ingly Of him to thiri person. "You have been
misinfOrmed, SIR" replied the young man II
hope that know bitter than to refer to
person Of your advanced age as q Pig
Rochester Post 5pr0s. 4
Sir Henry Thompson, the London surgeon.
scouts as complete fallacy the notion that |
fsh-eating increases The brain power. He saws
1.-The only action fish has on the brain is to put
q mans body into proper relations with the |
work he has to do" Reporters who have been
living on whales cannOw switch of to hash |
without running any risk Of lowering their |
mental tone-N. 7. Commercial Adueytiser
At the convention # free-thinkers at Roch- |
ester, New York, day or two ago, Mrs. Susan |
II. WixOn delivered aBpeech on the question: |
.Will the Coming Woman Attend church," If |
the coming man is able to buy the coming |
woman q new spring bonnet this important |
question may be eafelI answered in the afirma- |
tive.-Chacago Times.
"What new studies do you take up this COM |
Ing term, my dear?" ilQuired boarding school /
girl Of her chum, whom she met at the seaside. |
do You knew. Angea, my dear, that have
concluded that the prlper study Of womankind |
Is man. shall devde the rest Of my life to /
studying Augustus" u Engaged, and have /
had hardly an introduction" Ana she poked /
her n0raSOl into fha md vipnrn,,av In.S f,xu1