Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18


children had gathered. The small boy tckled a
cab horse in the flank with his next twist of the
hose, and when tie horse began to kick he
started to run with the nozzle still in his hand,
and the crowd fell back respectfully small
skye terrier that had failed to comprehend the
situation was drenched and sent up the street
ki-yi-ing. When the crowd looked from the
dog to the boy he had fallen upon the hose, and
the end of the nozzle was concealed under him.
Around him the dampness was rapidly ncreas-
ing. The small boy seemed to be getting des-
perate. He arose and made mighty effort to
coil up the hose. AZ he swept the points of the
compass with the nozzle the crowd fell back,
dampened and in disorder.
woman rushed out of q store Apparently
she was the small boys mother and had just
missed him. She hardly recognized him at
first, but she acted with great executive ability
as soon as she had made sure the boy was hers.
After she had walked him about half block 1t
occurred to him to cry, and he did.
Comfort I'm TravelinR-Some Useful
Hints.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
When a man now slips off his stiff Derby or
straw hat in the cars and fits a black or gray
silk cap to his head a woman can start from
home with the soft cap made of the same ma
terlal as her travelling suit or of mohair or pom
gee, made over soft frame, either in the tur-
ban shape or like fez. As 1t Is covered with q
veil it is not distinguishable from a bonnet, and
Is vastly more comfortable for the head maps, :"
can be taken without removing It, 1t can be
slowed flat IN q travelling bag when a more pre-
tentiOus bonnet Is to be Worn. Wells are now
used more to protect the hair and co liar from
dust than to cover the face and eyes, They
are warm affairs when they are worn over the
whole face. Convenient eyeglasses Of smoked
glass, not only protect the eyes from the glare,
but from cinders also, and are essential on long
hN, trot Ifr,r h,,n1 AI,o
seat turned over the contrary way to the d;rec-
ton you are going, also is an escape from Gin
ders On a sailing excursion do not wear dark
VEIL blue or brown, 1t will make You hotter and
will help to burn the face. A white net veil or
light gray grenadine serve better purpose
on boats or trains.
FOOD ON THE JOURNEY.
The traveller needs acids and nerve -stimulants
much more than quantities of heavy food; and
there is no sense in eating heavy meal with a
digestion all shaken and demOralized with jar
ring and fatigue. A flask of claret and biscuits,
the appetizing form known as fruit biscuits,
is better than "squarer' meals II lunch
basket Is taken, bottle of cold tea. with milk
and sugar. coffee ditto. provided that the cot
fee is good. will be found most refreshing Egg
biscuits are dry affairs, but they are most
nourishing and with some kind of fruit,
such as can be procured on most
trains. you can make a light meal, which
is the desderatum. If only lifetime would
come when the train-boys would bring In fresh
radishes and crisp lettuce. Instead of wlthercd
oranges and wilted apples, they could make
their fortunes by selling such things; and the
small fruits in paper boxes, straw berries and
raspberrles, with Georgia peaches at this time
ought to refresh the traveller instead of the
customary banana. When the train boy is a
hundred years old perhaps he will learn these
things. Also egg sandwiches. with good but
bread WOn0 Inv rha
passengers, whoswlll not venture on hard ham
or doubtful corn beef. NOBODY wants to eat
salt meats on journey, though there Is a new
fashion of eating lemon with salt instead of
sugar that is much enjoyed by Its devotees. In
suffering from train nausea, tor some people are
as ''sea-sick" on long railway ride as ever at
sea, If the conductor can furnish glass of hot
water, scalding hot, to drink, this is better
than smelling salts.
AS a relief from the CRIME of travel and to
make pleasant freshness, a bottle of cologne
or lavender water carried in the travelling bag
with large pocket handkerchief for towel, to
wash the face and neck, ls comfortable. A
packet OF saleratus Is invaluable on q Journey
to carry for bathing tired feet after long tramp
or long ride. The feet grow as fatiEued by
their long inactivity and constrained position In
railway car as by much walking. 1t is nerve
fatigue; but a sprinkle Of salaratus in the bath
Ing water Will remove this. bottle Of aro-
matte hartshOrn serves double and treble pur-
pose. 1t Is good to relieve the skin from the
effects Of perspration, added to the water in the
washbOwl; 1t Is good for upset nerves, Oppres-
sion and headache from indigestion or fatigue
1t Is also good to apply to bites whether
spider. mosquito or other nameless insects
though, instead Of ammonia, you may
carry new mixture of carbolic acid
and rose water. This any druggist
can put up, and the proportions for it are
not given here because the strength Of carbolIc
acid differs in different preparations OF 1t. This
mixture is also good In the bathing water.
tiny pack of solitaire cards take up next to no
room In a travelling bag and is a good resource
against the tedium of long ride. The traveller
who reads, and is always reading, gees nothing
OF the country or the people, and adds to the
strain on the eye-nerves, which dust and long
Earring are apt to cause. You cannot talk much
In the cars. or will not if you are wise; for the
pitch OF voice required to overcome the rattle
and noise cannot be kept up without an effort
Conversation and long reading being under BAN
solitaire cards or crlbbage are good resource
The pencils" as they are called of peppermint
or campbOr, with their thimble-like covers are
most convenient and refreshing as q stimuIant
to sniff at when you have the cold In the head
symptoms Of hay fever. or what might be called
car fever from the dust.
A ''whisk' in the handbag, if your travelling
suit is OF light flannel. is good '.duster'' as
Is now worm and linen busters are heavy and
lose their freshness so easily that they cannot be
recommended for long Journeys. lap-cover
VI lHcu, Which, CdL Dc lOlueu SQudTely INTO
small compass, when you leave the train, an
swers every purpose of protecting the dress, If
drawn up around the waist. The veil crossed
behind and knotted loosely around the throat
should keep the collar fresh; but even better
than stiff linen collar is a silk handkerchief
white or any color that will wash. 1t can be
rinsed out each night on q Journey ii you STOP
or whenever it becomes sOiled with the dust and
moisture of the skin, and all gritty dust can be
shaken out of it, keeping it always fresh.
FOR NIGHT JOURNEYS
II part of long Journeys is to be taken In a
sleeping car in warm weather, 1t is O comfort to
carry short cambria sacque and pair of Slip
pers, which will leave the occupant of the "made
up" compartment ready dressed for any accident
or emergency, and yet sufficiently disrobed for
comfortable sleep.
In daylight travelling some ladies who are I'M
provided with the soft caps above mentioned
remove their bonnets and tie red or blue silk
turban. Red and blue kerchiefs make pctu-
rescue addition to the travelling dress, and a
sensible elderly lady carries a black lace-like
Dubia of ice wool In her bag for such use instead
of wearing constantly stiff straw bonnet The
best overall cloak is OF light mOhair, which does
not soil like the cooler pOngee. There is con-
veDient round handbag of waterproof cloth
which packs like little valise. or folds I'D like
a pocket handkerchief, in which you can stow
most Of these travelling conveniences.
The latest turn of the crank in the famous
Myra Clark Gaines case was given in New
Orleans Monday night by Judge Billings. of the
United States'cOurt, in the case of G. T. Raoul
ORC tncf hrr Glarty Tofn T,r1r as~A t.