Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-11

The Gorgeous milling Hell in Which
Spiders Feed on Flies.


Newport Letter in the Boston Transcript.
Newport, so lovely to see, has It's hell even as
Monaco has it's hell. could show you gate
way which leads through private alley to it's
door, which gate might never be noticed by you,
though you were here summer after summer,
and yet no path ever led straighter to destruc-
ton. am told that this house is the worst
gambling hell in America; that it's interior is of
the most costly and beautiful description; that
Its suppers and wines are not to be surpassed
Rouge ct nOir. roulette and faro tables stand in
the most splendid of apartments, furnished gOr-
geOusly in old Flemish style. Thousands of
dollars change hands here nightly, and to-day
has come to my ears the story of the ruin of one
young man. Our English visitors are fond of
this amusement. but the passion is one that
seems to have taken strong hold of the Ameri-
can young men, and old men. as for that. 1t is
said that one man, the whole world knows his
name. lost SAC, 600 in one week in this gambling
house,
This is an unpleasant picture-it is hateful
side to show you of our gay Newport life; yet
do not know why the fact should be hidden that
Newport has it's gambling house, as splendid, as
ruinous, as that OF any resort in the world.
Saturday Smiles.
What is want"d is to have Denis Kearney
mistaken for informer Carey.-BOstOn Post
No one knows exactly what 80. K" means.
now that the telegraph company pronounces
everything 90 K."-Ne,o Orleans Picayune.
Somebody has been bright enough to say:
"Langtry and Gebhard-the lily Of the valley
and the valet of the lily
A true bill: At most restaurants patrons NAV
expect to find on the bills of fare this notice:
Customers will please report to the cashier any
incivility on the part Of the walters and it will
be promptly added to the bill."-Ha,per's Bazar.
A girl shouldn't wear black belt about her
waist when she's got white dress on and is
walking with a young man in the night time
1t makes it appear from a rear view as if her
fellow had his arm around her waist.-Bufdo
Ne,cs.
1t is pretty evident that the strike Is sadly in
terfering with the dispatching of news by tele-
graph. Among the Geographic dispatches this
morning we fail to find the report Of the
marriage of couple Of recently divorced men,
bers of the theatrical Observation-Disclosures
Herald
The newest thing in gloves: my daughter
wanted me to get her pair of mosquito gloves
1suppose she means that kind like mosquito
nettlng YSur daughter probably means
was it, only you get more Of the French into
1t than do "-Hdyper's Bazaar.
Lord and master: ''There are five persons I'm
the car and only four fares in the bOx!" said the
car driver as he opened the door. All the
passengers looked up and at each other and
his wife and queried: ''Why, dear, didn't you
pay your own fare when we got on? You are
becoming very absent minded!"-Det,oit Free
Press.
The st. Louis Republican relates that at
wedding recently in Illinois a parson who is
generally ready at repartee was completely
nOnplussed by an aged matrOn, who, after hear
ing the words, "Whom God has joined together
let no man put asunder," exclaimed with great
earnestness. "Or no woman either, for they're
just as bad as the men,"
Miss Susan B. Anthony will reach home from
Europe next month. and will at once begin work
on the third volume of her history of woman
suffrage. Susan does not intend to get left.
There is no woman suffrage yet to speak OF, but
a history OF it in three volumes can do no
harm.-NeaC Orleans Picdyune.
During the telegraph strike man who has
charge of an office among the hills of Arkansaw,
where the receipt OF a message is sensational
event telegraphed as follows to headquarters:
"The news of the strike caused considerable ex-
element at this place, but at this time all of the
regular force is at work. If the strike assumes
the shape of threatened disaster I'll telegraph at
once. In the meantime rest sy."-ArkdnSdto
Traveller.
The scarcity Of gentlemen at a neighboring
summer resort was SO apparent that a Boston
lady telegraphed to her husband: George,
bring down q lot of beaus for the hop this even
lng. Thanks to the telegraph manipulation,
George arrived with pot Of beans. "-BOst0n
Courier.
When you tire of cheese, take cheese: Cook
to Mr.. Dana-"Sire, what will you have for
dinner" D.-"Turn the rascals out" c.
"But, sire. we've had that all summer, and the
family say they're tired OF It," D.-'.Then give
'em The Republican Party Must Co." Coach
man-"Sire, the off horse needs shoeing." D.
''The Republican party must CO." C.--"But
they fall lame on that" D.-"Turn the rascals
out then. "-Ne,o York Graphic.
Young Tuffboy's heroic resolution: Jimmy
Tnfboy was noticed sitting on the front stoop
with an air of detection spread all over him.
"Well, Jimmy, what's up now7" asked one of
his boon companions. "Everythings up It's
all up with ME. Fad says I've got to shut off
going to ball games and ma'am SAYS I've got to
stay in the yard whole week" "What are
you going to do about it," do abOutit! When
get big enough I'm going to turn the rascals
out."-Hartford Post
How to Walk.
An English woman In Chicago engaged in
teaching calisthenics lays down the following as
cardinal principles in the art Of walking:
To walk upon the ball instead of the heel of
the foot. Nine out of every ten persons walk