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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-23
How French women Dress

The chief point to note about the dress of a
Partisan woman, no matter what her station
in life may be, is its appropriateness. She does
not wear as costly garments usually as the
American of the same social class, but they are
always thoroughly suitable to her position and
to the occasion on which they are to be worn
a French elegante. for instance will neither go
shopping in a velvet costume nor to a wedding
or official reception in a cloth jacket or CASH
mere gown She never goes out on foot I'm
superb and snowy apparel, or appears at q ball
In a dark silk made high in the neck and with
long sleeves. Etiquette forbids her receiving
even the most intimate of her gentlemen friends
been relaxed oflate in favor of the very superh
morning toilets OF brocade and satin and lace
which have been cOncOcted for morning wear
by the leading Partisan dressmakers These.
however, simply rece ption toilets for
morning instead OF for afternoon wear If she
desires to go out on foot she d0ns the simplest
of costumes in dark cloth or cashmere Her
purse or her desires may make it, and the same
may be said of the dress in which she receives
much more snowy and dreSsy than her visit
ing one. For street wear she dons a bon net OF
very dark velvet or felt In the matter of
gloves and chauSSuTe she is always irreproach-
able. For evening dress the satin slippers and
SILK stockings precisely match the toilet with
which they are to be worn. There was an at
tempt made at one time to Introduce the wear
ing of scarlet hose and black slippers with
white evening dresses, but it proved q total
stoc kings ever worn in Paris with white or pale
tinted ball dresses. That fashion was not
French; it was possibly English, and un-
fortunately it was American.
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The Misused III of England.

From the May Atlantic.
There seems no room for doubling that the h
disease had Its origin in London. Walker
speaks OF 1t as specially prevalent in London in
his day, and even now it is more common in
the pure cOckney dialect (the most hateful form
of the English language in existence) than any,
where in England Moreover, its prevalence in
other places than London is greater or less ac-
cording as such places are nearer to or farther
from the metropolis. We find no trace of 1t in
Cornwall or Wales; very little in Cumberland.
Northumberland and Yorkshire. In the mid
land counties it is less common than in the
southern. 1t is at its maximum in the heart of
London. In this respect it is like the y-and-U
malady, which, even when at its height tit has
now nearly died QUIT. was never so badly felt
in the provinces as in the metropolis; though
of course, like all metropolitan defects it spread
in greater or less degree over the whole country
This being the case, We are justified in as
Stunning that the disease had ut first that form
which is characteristic of the faults of language
found at great centerS OF population, and es-
pecially in the chief city OF the nation. Ii you
wish to near French clipped and slurred you
treatment in Vienna and Berlin. 1t is the same
With English in London. In a great and busy
city, men shorten their words and sentences as
much as possible, being assured that what they
same language and adopt the same convenient
authorizations. Thus, Just as in Paris cette femme
becomes cite f'me, and Volta ce que c'est becomes
P'ta G. q c'est, SO in London CITY Bank becomes
Cty Rdk; hatpennyis abridged first to ha penny,
and then to hdpay or 'dpny. Omnibus is short
ened into bus: every one In 1t addresses the
cry OF all right into ry, announces the three
penny fare as Mripns, and so forth. In fact, it
may be laid down as general proposition that,
although a language becomes modified in pro-
Vlncial places and in colonies 1t is only in busy
cities, and chiefly in capital cities, that lam
guase Is modified by clipping and slurring.
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Strawberry ShOrtcake.

FROM the new YORK lmleS
The inventor of strawberry shortcake meant
well. but he builded great deal worse than he
knew. His central idea, a combination of straw
berries and pie crust, was original and praise
worthy, but the embodiment of the idea was a
disastrous failure for the reason that he knew
little of architecture.
The inventor wished to construct superstruc-
ture of pie crust resting upon strawberries, and
IN Its turn supporting strawberries. Had this
idea in its original simplicity been carried out
with ripe berries and light pie crust the result
would have been admirable but unfortunately
the inventor lacked the technical knowledge
necessary to the successful embodiment of his
conception.
great cathedrals of the world, he decided that
his structure must rest broad and solid
foundation. This was his first mistake. Tho
foundation was made to rival granite in hard
ness and solidity, and though it undoubtedly
would sustain q weight OF twelve tons of straw
berries to the square inch il is if anything
more indigestble than granite-that is, the
Egyptian variety of granite. 1t is occasionally
broken up and eaten by an ignorant and
hungry man, whose ensuing death is usually
ascribed by the attending physician to COM
bnation of cholera and govt in the stomach.
Tie upper layer or roof of pie crust was made
of materials different from those of the fOunda-
ton. The inventor at first meant to make it
much lighter than the foundation, but as it was
to support u weight of Strawberries he fancied
that il must be very strong. This strength he
sought to obtain by thickness, and, indeed, did
obtain it; but among medical men it is queS-
upper crust is the more swiftly fatal.
This upper crust or roof was in the original
plan to be supported upon ripe Strawberries. 1t
was found, however, that ripe Strawberries
were too weak to bear the weight. The device
of very tough and unripe strawberries sup
ports for the roof was therefore adopted. AS the
shortcake had by this time become entirely
unfit for food. the upper layer of Strawberries
was converted into Il purely decorative feature,
and this feature was made severely simple by
limiting the number of strawberries to not
more than one berry to the inch. The result is
the strawberry shOrtcake now have it
an architectural and dietary mOnstrOsity.
Now, an able architect would have seen that
the shOrtcake required no foundation except
the surface of the plate on which it rested. He
would have built series OF light and graceful
pie crust piers, connected by arches, to support
a light upper crust. This would have been
strong enough to support layer of Strawberries,
since the weight of the latter would have really
been borne by the arches and distributed among
the piers Ripe strawberries could thus have
been used in the interior of the shortcake, and
we should have had structure worthy to rank
with the nOblest works of man. Even now it is
not too late Tor a renaissance in shOrtcake which
might supersede the present atrocious and fatal
structure
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A Plot To Iniure n Priest.

Detective Cling Mars, of Montreal, has I'M
earthed a plot to injure the Rev. Father Pa-
mondau, parish priest of Lacolle, near that city
1t appears that about three weeks ago he was
celebrating mass in his church, when his pres
bytery was entered and over $500 stolen. AS
some OF his parishioners did not seem to believe
that he had sustained an actual loss. he placed
the matter in the hands of the detective, who
recovered two One-hundred-dollar bills at
Albany, y. y. The detective also found out that
there was a certain clique in LacOlle who wished
to get rid of the priest and they induced his
nephew, Joseph Llonte, to rob him, which he
did and crossed the lines The remainder of
the STOLEN money has also been recovered
and the nephew has offered to come back and
make q clean breast of it if his uncle will for
give him. He said he was drugged by the
parishioners and sent across the line.
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He Knows How to Show Goods.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Capt. Howard, the American who handles the
Calling gun for Middleton's forces, is, it ap-
pears, simply plain, everyday commercial
traveller for Connecticut firm, showing off it's
goods.
He wants to sell the Canadian government
some Gatlings, and he proposes to make it clear
that his house puts perfectly trustworthy goods
on the market. Other firms may sell guns that
thing, but he demonstrates not only that the
Connecticut Gatling-nOne sure without the
shoot and hit.
"You observe, gentlemen" he may be pre-
sumed to remark, as he rolls over a few half
breeds, "that her range is beautiful, that she
doesn't waste powder, that she works easily and
rapidly, and that she mOws em I'll venture to
observe that no house but ours can put such a
gun on the market at the price. All warranted.
Take card"
When the National Drummers' Association
meets next fall we hope to Capt. Howard
elected to the presidency to succeed Mulhatton.
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Suicide ola Nun.
ESCAPING FROM y CONVENT AND AFTERWARD
JUMPING INTO THE RIVER.

ESCAPING FROM n CONVENT AND AFTERwARD
JUMPING INTO THE RIVER.
a telegram from Milwaukee,, May 1Sth says:
AT 1:3O last night a woman, partly disrobed,
jumped off the Buffalo street bridge, an d de-
spite the efforts of several persons, drowned.
The body was taken to the morgue, where this
morning it was recognized by Mrs. John Win
ter as that of Matilda Averbeck, young
woman whom she saw for the first time on
Saturday. Mrs. Winter says that she first met
the CIR, dressed in nuns costume, lat the market
on Saturday; that she said she had been in a
convent tor year, bot had run away She
said also that she wanted Il place
to work. Mrs. Winter took her home and
loaned her hat and dress, keeping her nuns
clothes for her. While at the house the girl
wrote "A letter 10 Albert Averbech, her father at
Washington, No., asking him 10 send her $50.
She afterward went away to look for work and
the next her beneiactresS knew of her was
when she recognized the body i'll the mOrgue.
The suicide of the Sister caused quite n Sensa-
ton in Catholic circles. She escaped from the
convent week ago by jumping from a WIN
dow. No cause is assigned, but strict investi-
CATION will be made by the coroner. The young
woman had been an inmate of the convent for
two wears
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Blood Under the Mteroscope.
HOW AN EXPERT CLEARED A WOMAN OF THE
CHARGE OF MURDER.


HOW AN EXPERT CLEARED A WOMAN OF THE
CHARGE OF MURDER.
From the San Francisco Call.
"The only instance on record when the blood
OF two persons was compared in q criminal
trial." said DR.. Piper to Cau reporter yester-
day, twas in a murder case in Chicago. The
comparison settled the innocence Of the woman
on trial for her life. The story Of the bloody
transaction is as follows: A comedy woman,
with 5000 married man in Chicago, and
In the course of time he began to abuse her,
and finally she decided to apply for a divorce.
The double calamity of losing women to beat
and withdrawal of her $40, 900 from his BUSH
ness made the brute furious, and the next
morning he was found dead in one corner of
his bed-chamber, a bullet having gone through
his heart. His wife was found wounded in an
other part of the room. She said that her
husband Had come home the night before in a
rage and began to abuse her while she was in
bed; that he hit her on the head with the butt
of his revolver while her head was the
pillow, and spattered blood over the linen; that
she jumped up and he shot her, infiicting q
slight flesh wound in her side. She then rushed
at him and, snatchng the revolver from him;
shot him through the heart. He reeled to the
corner where he was found and died The pro-
secutiOn did not believe her story and set up
the theory that she shot him when he was
aslseep, and dragged him to the corner, and
then inflicted the wound on herself The
carpet where the dead man lay was saturated
with S34d th to the theory of the
also. put the section of the pillow with
blood upon it under the microscope, and drew
on a card board the shape of the corpuscles,
enlarged about two thousand diameters. I
then put the blood on the carpet under the
microscope in the same way. The comparison
was wonderful. The cOrpuscles on the pillow
were bright: round and clean. They were
beautiful. The corpuscles ON the carpet were
comparison settled that question at once. The
blood cOrpuscles were rs different as day and
night, and sustained the womans account of
the shooting. She was acquitted on that and
other evidence
GAS between human blood and dogs blood,
the microscope enables the expert to deter
mine precisely whether a specimen is from o
human being or dog. But it is impossible to
determine between human blood and a hogs
blood. This fact convicted one man that
know of. He claimed that the blood on his
clothes was dogs blood. l was able to show
that it was not dogs blood; but if be had said
that it was hogs blood could not have con-
tradicted the statement
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Investigation in Indian TERRITORY.

St Louis Special to y. Y. Tribune, 18th
Senator II. l.. Dawes. of Mass accompanied
by his daughter and son, Miss Annie l.. Dawes
ana H. l.. Dawes. Jr.. accompanied by q steno-
grapher arrived in this city this morning and
registered at the Southern Hotel. Mr. Dawes
is chairman of the Senate subcommittee ON In
dian affairs, and together with Senator Maxey.
OF the same committee, who arrived last night.
is on the way to Muscogee, Indian Territory.
where they Will meet Senator Morgan of Ala
Jones, OF Ark, and Ingalls,. of Kan, and Secre,
tary Endlcott. Said Senator Dawes: I'VE are
authorized to investigate the present conditions
OF the Indian tribes in the Indian Territory: 10
inquire into the reported frauds existing in the
indlan agency Department.: and to examine
INTO the title of the lands occupied by white set
tiers. Under the latter head come the Okala-
homa boomers and the question of their right
To Invade and settle in the territory. The mat
ter OF leases by Indians TO cattlemen and com
panies organized for the purpose of raising and
herdlng cattle will also be looked into and re-
ported upon by the committee. 1t will require
great length OF time 10 perform the work we'll
and our visit will not be in the nature of 5,
pleasure trip. Another branch of the commit
tee on Indian affairs go on a similar mission to
Dakota and the northern states and territories"
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Butcher Bird and Sparrows.
From the Portland tsfe.) Press, May lie.

From the Portland (Me.) Press, May 1e
What have become of the sparrows?
Formely the streets were full of them, the bird.
houses and caves of buildings. Now they are
very scarce. Early mornings their proceedings
drove sleep from the eyelids. Now all is COM
paratively quiet. Can any one answer the ques-
ton? There is freight shed at the Grand
live. Tuesday a butcher bird dew In, and
strange to say. in almost an instant not q spar
row could be seen. Where they went to no one
could say. The bird found but two victims the
first day. Meanwhile some boys had noticed
the trouble, and finally managed to kill the
bird with q stone. The moment the bird struck
the ground the very building was alive with
singing sparrows so delighted were they to be
out again. Can 1t be that the sparrows have all
There by butcher birds?
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ANOTHER AFFLICTED TowN.-Paris Roads n
little village on the Panhandle railroad, Ale
Clement over an slarminay q ata Intense dssss ex
which is affecting the Inhabitants. In one
family alone there have been five deaths ali
occurring this week. They were children rang.
ing In age from s TO Is years. The4ather is w.
ing delirious with the same disease. Tie
sudden bereavement. The doctors say the dis.
ease battles ali medicines and is either black
fever or new disease. The patient is first At
tackled with q burning fever, that completely
prostrates him. This Is followed by . great dis
charge Of offensive mucus from the nostriIs
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Nine. Nils/On'S Curious Lawsuit.


PARIS, May S.-Mme. Christine Nilsson f.
just now prosecuting a curious lawsuit. The
defendants are the father, the sister, and the
brothers of her late husband. NJ Rouzeaud. and
the action is brought to recover from them the
sum of 224,0OO francs, alleged by the plaintiff
to have been advanced at different times by
loan to NJ. Rouzeaud. It was in July, 1872, that
the marriage took place, in Westminster Alb
hey, and by a settlement made under the pro-
visions Of the English law the fortune of the
her future professional earnings were excluded
from the use Or control of her husband, who,
according to the plaintiffs counsel, was
although of a respectable family, possessed of
no property, and had previously held situation
in bank.
Nine. Christine Nilsson lived with her hus-
band until shortly before his DEATH two years
ago, and had. out of her private funds, lent him
at one time, $4,000 francs to buy an estate in
which his family We're interested, and at
another time 100000 francs to become a part
ner in u stockbrOking business The balance Of
the sum claimed was employed by NJ. Rouzeaud
IN the purchase of Russian stock and Panama
bonds. NJ. RouzeaUd died intestate, and in a
law, then took possession of the property.
On their behalfit is commended that some Of the
SUMS claimed Were really never received by NJ
ROuZeaud, and that what he did receive from
his wife was given and not lent. Great stress
was laid by the counsel for the defendants on
the circumstance that Nine Nilsson though
an excellant woman of business, can produce
no documentary evidence in support OF her plea
Judgment was deferred for fortnight.
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CLAIMING HALE THE Towx OF PULLMAN

CLAIMING HALF THE Town OF PULLMAN
nounces his intention OF bringing suit To- re-
cover six-twelfths of the town Of Pullman. q
suburb OF Chicago. The property is valued at
$2.OOO,OOO. Miilspaugh claims to have In
herited the property from his father and uncle
the latter having received IL from the govern.
ment FOR his services in the war OF 1912 He
alleges the Pullmans have an imperfect title TO
the property. An attempt was made to effect a
compromise with the P0llmans, but they re.
fused to allow Millspaughs claim, and he pro-
poses to carry it into court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-23

A WOMAN writer OF q prize essay on House.
Cleaning says: 'Start with the men OF the
men know You are about to begin house-olean-
Ing, and they'll start OF their own accord, and
won't stop until they are out OF sight OF the
Herald.
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No WOMEN NEED APPLY-Mr. Veazey the
new Baltimore postmaster, says: al would be
glad 10 have the public informed through the
press that no ladies' will be appointed TO posi-
lions In the Baltimore post office during my adj
Ininistration. There are only three ladies en-
ployed in the office now, and when their places
become vacant the appointments of their sue
ceSsors will be from the other sex These three
now In the service, however, will be treated
with kindness and consideration while seeking
employment elsewhere.
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n telegram from Ellnlra. NY, says: A promi-
nent young farmer living near CanisteO went
to that village on Sunday to be married to
young woman of the place. The ceremony
was to be performed in the Methodist church.
The couple arrived at the church before the
preacher had put in an appearance. number
of boys We're playing baseball in q lot near the
church. While waiting tor the preacher the ex-
pectant bridegroom joined the boys and took q
hand in the game. A few minutes later the
preacher drove up to the church. The Young
man left the game of ball and returned to the
side of his intended in the church. When they
stood up before the preacher the latter instead
OF speaking the words that made them one. de-
Iivered vigorous lecture to the bridegroom on
the stu he had been guilty of in playing ball on
Sunday, and refused to marry the couple. The
young lady was affected by the unexpected
denouement that she could not be prevailed
upon by her intended to go elsewhere and have
the ceremony performed, and the wedding has
been indefinitely nOStnOned
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lokPULENCY.ERDC1PE AND NOTES HOW
cnSSr S sssmisssrvs9n det.r etc E6ropean nal
the amount ofk but by affecting the source Of obssfY
20 induce radioal cure Of the disease. Nr n make6
~ cnSsLss wnexever any person rich POOR, o.
sssn his work Fssis By .endine an cent? . c0vse
Esss EEsss. issaoas go dH'a-' wosSse ~
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LADIES' GOODS.
j. g. Hurcu1xsox.

j. G.. HurcHxsox
IMPORTERS
FINE MILLINERY,
REPRESENTING THE PREVAILING PARIS
AND NEW YORK STYLES IN GRAPE NULL
AND LACE HATS AND BONNETS FRENCH
FLOWERS. FEATHERS, NOVELTIES FOR TRIM
MING
TRoUvILLE. BRIGHTON AND NEWPORT
SHADE HATS
WHITE SUITS OF CHOICEST DESCRIPTION.
BLACK SILK AND CLOTH COSTUMES. PARA
SOILS IN ALL THE STYLES. ENGLISH
AND FRENCH JERSEYS. PERFECT FITTING.
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF DRESsMAKERs'
FINDINGS
7Trevfse. ParfA 90, Pa ava
FOSTER KID. SILK AND Isle GLOVES
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lIAcEs.
FINE TRIMMED AND UNTRINfNfED HATS AND
BONNETS. PARASOLS IN ALL THE LATEST
SHADES AND STYLES. FINE WHITE AND
COLORED HENSTITCHED AND EMBRoIpER-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ALSO. AN ELEGANT
LINE OF NULL EMBROIDERED FICHUES
FRENCH FLOWERS, FANS AND A FULL LINE
OF INFANTS SHIRRED AND EMBROIDERED
CAPS. ALL AT MODERATE PRICES
NOOTS
BELGIAN LACE AND MILLINERY STORE
40 THIRTEENTH STREET n w
TWO DOORS ABOVE PENNSYLVANIA AVE
ana No Is Grand Union Block, Saratoga Springs
~ 1. ap23th stu.2m
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LANSBURGH & BRO.

SPRING Dnrss Goopa
&C., 1oc, l2lac., 15c, 1sc, 2Oc., $50.
SUMMER SILKS. SIC, 45c.. Soc.
4oinch FoULE. all new coors. 25c.
All wool NUNS YELLING, all colors, $50
English HERNANI, all colors. LOG
SILK VELVETS reduced Csc.
Heavy GROS GRAIN SILKS, all color1 olO0
BATH TowELA
600 BATH TOWELS. Sc each
80 rolls new fancy STRAW MATING.
so pieces yard wide LAWN, at &C.
SATIN CHECK MUSLIN. &C., lOc- In
INDIA LINEN, &C., 1Oc., l2c, l5c
90 pieces Of CALICO. &c per yard
CHILDRENS HOSIERY.
SOLID COLOR HOSE, no seams, 15c
RIBBED HOSE, no seams, 12l5c
COLORED HALF HOSE, Ice.
LADIES SOLID COLOR BALBRIGGAN HOSE 26o.
CARPETS AT COST.
INGRAM CARPETS, SOC, &c., 3Sc 4Oc., etc
BRUSSELS. Csc, Csc, sOc., 75c.
FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, STAIR OIL CLOTHS eso
c. NJ TowSoN's.
$50 Pennsylvania avenue.
APPS south s,de
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KINGS PALACE.
sll sEvENTHST
mylo

II oUR vUTTTON. i RUE SCRIBE PAkfN
lxallknown 70 the leading families Of Washinss
ton. e the request Of many American pafrona -
Sarcsas, London for hts ceietsated TRUNKS snl
6A1S which for strength, nghtnes and thorougS
ee W. ,9 T6uNKs sold except q kne sc1sa
ws,ded % ny paxt Of the world LOUIS vUITToE
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DRY GOODS.
Auction Goops

AUCTION Goops
WE HAVE JUST OPENED 4 CASE OF ONO
HAMS BOUGHT AT THE AUCTION
SALE IN NEW YORK, WHICH WE
ARE SELLING AT &c, FOR.
MERLY SOLD FOR 12isc
LACE ZEPHYR GINGHAMS. SOMETHING
ENTIRELY NEW, l2iac. FORMERLY SOLD ron
Csc
100 PIECES BATISTE. REDUCED TO Ice
OWING TO OUR LARGE STOCK OF PARA
soils AND Sun UMBRELLAS WE HAVE
MARKED THEM DOWN FOR LESS THAN HALF
THE ORIGINAL COST.
LARGE STOCK OF EMBROIDERED ROBES. -
80, IS AND $40.
INDIA LINENS Sc Zoe. l2i4c. .lsc ,2oc ANn2Sc
FULL LINE OF WHITE LINEN LAWN. 23c-s
3sirc. AND SOC.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED OUR STOCK or
SUMNER UNDERWEAR An ELEGANT ARTI.
Gle IN LADIES' AND GENTS VESTS. WHICH
WE ARE SELLING AT $50
GEO J. JOHNSON q LuTTRELL
my22 ia M.rHct sp.cs