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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-04-25

1t may not be generally known that what Ia re-
garded as one OF the finest private collections OF
etchngs In this country is now In Washington. 1t Ia
the property and the pride Of Representative Charles
l.. Mitchell. Of New Haven, whose beautiful resi-
dence on Dupont Circle is full from top to bottom OF
nne examples OF all the famous artists who have
worked with dqudhortis. Mr. Mitches collection
contains about ten thousand examples, and ia said
to have cost between twenty five and thirty thousand
dollars Mr. Gardiner j. Hubbard has collection
Of etchngs which is very extensive and DR.. Goddlng
has another.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-04-25

$1,000,
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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-04-25

At the New National the Ideals will be followed
by that sterling actress, Mrs. John Drew, who Will
produce for the first time In this city W. =. Gilberts
successful comedy, "Engaged," which Will be given
by an excellent company OF artists.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-04-25

Blanche chapman has dhcerrus consented to re-
cite George II. Sims poem, "osler joe" for the
FIRST time on any stage In Washington for the benefit
OF Lodge No. Z, washington Theatrical Mechanics
Association, which takes place at Albaugh's Thurs
day afternoon, April 20, at +. NJ. One OF the many
features of the benefit will be the striking aud set
ting of stage, set from an elaborate interior to
beautiful landscape scene, In full view OF the audi
encc, by the full corps Of stage attaches.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
The Coming COlOrs.

Navy blue and brown will be the colors
most generally worn next season. This is
plainly shown in the importations of cloths,
velvets and other dress goods, in dress trim
mings and in all millinery goods. With the
purplish marine blues cardinal red will be
restored for contrasts, while the brighter
poppy reds will be used with the new olives
which have more green than the brownish
and yellow tinted olive shades of last year.
Black will be restored to the favor it former
ly had for young and old alike and which
it has never really lost with rich women who
can afford to wear the costliest black fabrics.
The new blue shades are Salammbo and
serpente and canard, with gray and green
tints in them, yet entirely different from the
seasons. The new browns are rosewood and
mure mulberry for very dark shades, with
lighter capucine, cafe and marosn tints,
while for the red browns are Etruscan and
Acajou or mahogany. Dahlia and heliotrope
and plum shades are in great favor with
French women, and will make refined COS
tunes of cloth or velvet, while for lighter
dresses for the house are Ophelia and nlauve
shades Of cashmere, with softly repped faille
or velvet in combination. Gobelin is another
name given to the Salammbo blue tints.
Suede, salmon, corn and rose are the pale
shades most seen, while there are various
shades of green-chartrcuse, pistache and
moss-with dull yi.ux rouge and other more
vivid red shades already noted.-Bazar.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
Autumn Millinery.

Light hats are abandoned for those of dark
blue or brown or black rough straw, and
fruits, feathers and birds take the place of
flowers for their trimmings. Thus, instead Of
white sailor hat with white wings and puffs
Of muslin spread like sails, there are now
dark blue sailor hats with two bands of inch
wide gros grain ribbon around the crown
tied in quaint little bows on the side, and
great cluster of blue plums, or damsons, or
blackberries is massed in the front to rest on
some high forked ends of ribbon; brown hats
have peaches or grapes with their bloom upon
them. and black hats have luscious currants,
red, white and black, with bands of red or
black watered ribbon. Still later fancy
feathers and birds will be added and as it is
quite English to wear these straw hats
throughout the autumn the fashion will be
adopted here. Hampers Bazaar
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
ImpOrtant Educational Work.

The government printing office, at Wash
ington, occasionally issues n really valuable
book One of the best it has ever published
is a large volume called industrial and High
Art Education in the United States" 1t is
true the omission of the word high" from
the title would improve it vastly, but still the
book is valuable enough for the absurd head
ing, High Art" not to count against it. The
volume is a collection of educational and in
dustrial facts. It will he the standard au-
tho,ity on the state of education in the
United States for many years to come. The
author Col /. Edwards Clarke, of the United
States bureau of education, has put much of
his life work into this enterprise. Other vol
ume. are to follow the one already issued.
The body of the bulky book is composed of
series of papers under the general title of
The Democracy of Art" They relate to in
dustrial, decorative and church art in Amer
lea. The progress of technical drawing in
the public schools is also traced.
The work contains ample statistics and
facts showing how the art movement of the
country has grown. In this connection
American watches, pottery work and engrav
ing make an admirable showing
A report is made on the governmental aid
70 industries in'Great Britain. In brief, the
book is a bundle Of facts that everybody will
find useful Some of the facts are gratifying,
others the reverse,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
Bird-Killing SparrOws.

So much has been said Of late for and
against the English sparrow that the follow
ing may not be uninteresting a evidence:
Quite recently, upon the Capitol grounds,
observed a sparrow in the act Of slowly kill
ing a brown humming bird When discov-
cred, it had seized the struggling victim in its
talons and was picking it vigorously about
the head. Whenever disturbed, it caught the
neck of its fiuttering prey i'll its bill, and,
after flying few feet, alighted and renewed
its bloody work. At first / supposed the Vie
tim 10 I've sphinx moth: but. although every
attempt TO release the captive was futile, the
identity of the humming bird was unmistak-
able Soon the first sparrow was joined by
another, and then the scene of murder was
carried into a copse beyond the reach of my
observation.
To those who attribute the destruction of
our American birds entirely to the demand
for wings for ladies hats, as well as to those
who deny the quarrelsome habits of the spar
row, this piece Of information may be Of
value.-C. d. White In Science.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
llnilllla skirts.

Second skirts, which arc seen on almost all
costumes, !: arranged in differen, ways.
Some Of them have irregular folds, while
with others the underskirt is plain and the
unique plated and much trimmed Some
plated tuniques are longer in front than on
the Sides and are surrounded with galloon
or trimmed with lace, thus forming kind of
plated apron. This is only fastened to the
skirt by the upper drapery. Another unique
is cut the same length on either side and
raised gradually to show the underskirt A
pretty way OF arranging a suit is to take a
worsted etamine skirt in dark blue open
work, for example, over light blue taffetas
or faille underdress The etamine skirt is as
long as the silk one, and is raised Oh one side
under dark blue passementerie ornament.
A blue jersey, in the color Of the etamine, Is
worn with this dress. New York Times
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
OI,als.

There is good authority for stating that the
opal-a magnificent gem too long neglected
because of the foolish superstition of late
years associated with it's growing in favor
abroad and is likely to come to the front here
As the opal is the only precious stone which
defies imitation, and fine specimens are of
rare occurrence, there appears no good reason
why opals should not recover the high favor
they held previous to the publication Of Sir
Walter Scots novel, "Anne of Geierstein,r
in which romance is ascribed to this stone a
supernatural power to bring bad luck Pre-
vious to the appearance of this fiction the
opal enjoyed its original character of being a
love stone and suitable for a betrothal gage
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
The "Thompsonian" Cu.cer Cure.

Dr. Samuel Thompson, the founder of the
Thompsonian school, grandfather of the
modern eclectic, botanic and physio-medical
schools, describes in his book method of
treatment which may have something in It.
1t is to make an extract in the following way
Fill brass kettle heaping full of the
blossoms of the red clover. add little water
place over u fire, and let il boil for some
time; remove the heads of the clover by
straining, and evar ,rate the liquid carefully
to solid extract. With this material he
directs plaster to b, made, which acts as a
caustic TO the growth to which 1t is applied !;
the patient TO drink freely of tea made from
tn, red clover blossoms.
He claims to have cured many cases Of
cancer in this way. No recent mention Of
this cancer cure appears to have been made.
1t certainly should be tested again, now that
the difference between tumors are more
readily made out than forty or fifty years
ago, when Thompson fiourished.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
HOW AN INDIAN SQUAW TEACHES
HER PAPOOSE TO SWIM.

Initiate Frog and You VIII hit the
True Strokc-Some Advice From Nr.
Gus Sundstrom, the Champion SWIM
mer-Riddlcs.
Many boys and girls are learning 70 swim
this summer, and those who are not ought 10
be- The first thing TO be done is 20 overcome
ones terror of the water. A god way 20 10
that is to put the whole head under water
and keep it there with the eyes open for II
second or two, holding the breath. The next
thing to be remembered is that one must lie
nearly fiat upon his breast near the top Of the
water, thus making it support him. The
more fiat surface one can throw upon the
water the better il will hold him W.
Then remember how frog swims. Watch
one do it, if you have never done SO, and
study his motions carefully. Men and frogs
are shaped alike. Initiate the frog when you
try to swim.
The picture will show you how Indian
squaws teach their young ones to swim. AL
Indians, old and young, male and female, can
swim like fish
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

When a papoose is no more than years
old its mother dumps IL into the water and
lets its kick for itself. She has band tied
around it under the arms and holds It up 10y
the back. lust q ,he VG:eI Will not strange
it. In this way it very shortly gets the mo-
tions, for Indians almost take to swimming
naturally.
But for civilized persons the process Is
much more difficult, II is bad advice 70 tel
anybody to plunge in hit or miss, and get
half strangled, that it doesn't matter The
proper way is to learn the right motion first
and then get somebody who knows well how
to swim to go along with you. A careful,
trusty friend, who won't try TO fool you o.
play tricks on you is the right one.
Get the breast stroke while still standing
upon your feet in the water Put your arms
straight out before you, with the palms OF
your hands together, Then separate them
suddenly and wave your arms around TO
wards the sides, turning them as they 60, t.
row yourself forward One very important
point is that you must keep the fingers OF
each hand closed tight together as You wave
the hand around for the stroke. The frog
has the advantage of the man here, for his
fingers are webbed and held together already.
A fine thin membrane grows between them.
Practice until you get the breast stroke very
thoroughly. You will need 70 so into the
water many, many times, probably, before
you can swim, but never get discouraged. II
will come by and by. Often ladies and gen.
tlemen learn long after they are full grown.
The next is the leg stroke or kicking cut.
This is more difficult, that is it is difficult e
get the legs and arms TO work together On
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
What Makes Telegraph Wires Hum 2

The hummng of telegraph and telephone
wires, so often heard, is generally considered
to be caused by the wind. Mr.. r. w. Nc
Bride, of Waterloo, Ind, who specially stud
led the matter for several years on his private
wire, which had strong gift of humming, is
satisfied that the wind is not the agent; for
he found the sound more likely to be heard on
a dry clear, cool and calm evening than at
any other time. He is also convinced that
the sound is not produced by electricity, for
he could detect no signs Of that agent when
the humming was going on, while at times
when the wire was evidently charged there
was no sound.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
For Riding and Driving.

Some remarkably neat little riding Jackets
and driving capes, very suitable for the time
of year, have been just brought out in Lon
don. Covert coats are now worn 10y ladies,
not only for riding and driving, but for walk.
ing also. One OF the newest driving capes de
serves description. 1t is of either canvas
lined with silk, or else of plain thin cloth,
which is generally rendered waterproof. 1t
has three capes the lowest having sling
sleeves, which are lined with silk, contrasting
in color with the cloth. For practical pur-
poses, however, a driving jacket is preferable
to this form of cape, as giving greater free
dom to the arms and affording more protec-
ton against the weather and Suit
Review
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
THROWING WATER.

Fire boats at the seacoast cities have an ad-
vantage over others, since salt water puts out
fire sooner than fresh.
The Marine Fire company stay upon the
Mills all the time, except when they 60 ashore
for meals. Their captain is paid 81, 500 year
A 6-inch hose pipe hurls n powerful stream
of water upon the flames. Two stand pipes
have been rugged upon the steamer. These
are to throw water to height. A hose leads
from the pump to stand pipe and is secure
ly fastened 70 it. BY means of a crank cylin-
der and cog wheel the hose from which the
stream plays can be elevated or turned in
any direction.
The Mills can throw water three-quarters
Of a mile, that, too. faster than four ordinary
steam fire engines will do. 1t is machine OF
tremendous force.
In putting out fires it is found that burn
ing cotton is most difficult to eXtinguiSh
One of the crew Of the Zophan Mills, a
strong young man, has saved already, in the
course of his career, seventeen lives. lie has
two silver medals The fire steamer has done
considerable life saving III her time, also.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

The Sandwich Islands are twelve in num-
Der.
Our students in American colleges are not
increasing in proportion to the population.
A great volcanic chain girdles the Pacific
ocean through western America, the Asian
coast and the islands.
Persons who arc troubled with palpitation
of the heart or have attacks Of nervous ex-
element of the circulation should not use tea
OF coffee
Brown Sequard says: coughing is a
natural, reflex action, wholly unintelligent
Not much is needed when it can do any good
at all When it cannot do any good it
should he resisted
An iron tower 0S4 feet high is to be erected
on the grounds of the coming Paris interna-
tional exhibition. The tower will be support
ed by four pillars The structure will cost
$1,000, 600, and will be surmounted by pow
erful electric light.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

1t seems as though the good sense of many
ladies might prevail against the combined eff
forts of hair dressers and hair importers, so
zealously do they cling to a becoming mode
when one is found to suit them: and in this
season of general rather than particular
styles, ladies are justified in retaining one
which becomes them.
The hair piled loosely upon the top of the
head and fringed in front in the present fash
ion, is more generally becoming TO women
than any one other style. 1t is also neater
and healthier, leaving the back Of the head
open to the air.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
EARLY FALL FASHIONS.


A novelty for an outer garment is "pel-
crime mantelet'' of gray falle, trimmed with
gold beads The collar is covered with gold
fringe, fastened down to the goods and the
plastron is covered with gilt beads. Another
gray garment, destined for travelling use, has
a very peculiar sleeve, 1t falls wide and flat
from the shoulder and is drawn in about six
inches above the wrist by a bracelet of gray
passementerie. The skirt of the CONNECTION is
long, and gathered III the back under passe-
menterie ornament. Down the front Of the
garment is a bias piece of silk.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
FASHlONlETS.

Felt and velvet bonnets will be the leading
features of winter millinery.
Shot, changeable, OF even striped silks are
now worn as the under fabric Of lace dresses
Jet and beaded bonnes generally will be
worn for dress during the next three months
At present these are trimmed with colored
tulle, notably green, yellow and red
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
Iron and Steel Axles.

A special committee on railroad axles has
reported that iron axles are safer than steel
axles; that all cranks should have the webs
hoped; that as iron cranks appear to fail
after running some 100000 miles, and steel
after 10000, it is highly desirable that they
should be taken off and not again be used on
passenger engines; and that crank axles,
properly constructed, are as strong as straight
q ylps
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

A st. Louis harness dealer has on exhibit
ton horseshoe of English design, which is
simply cushion or pad of vucanized rubber
covering the frog of the hoof and held in
place by the horseshoe in an ingenious
manner. In cities where there is any great
quantity Of asphalt pavements this invention
will become invaluable, as it will prevent
slipping and reduce to the minimum the con-
cussion that soon slaves q horse up when
driven on such pavements
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
Nelyets.

Plain velvets come in all the new colors,
also repped or epingle in cross stripes alter
mating with plain velvet The novelty Is in
the petts pois or pea-dotted velvets, with
small spots embroidered on them in contrast
ing colors, such as currant red wrought on
Salammbo blue, or navy blue, or green, and
also in tone upon tone, especially in brown
shades, such as Suede dots Oh bois de rose, the
new rosewood shade
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
.il,lilnII InnI..

/. | stcrnly babe Harry TO withdraw or
use words WORTH listening t.. :: Are YOU
going to the place 10y land or waterf >. The
dessert vii! bc composed ~ cakes which are
browning beautifully beside the fire T. The
teacher Is 50 cross that no one know, how
Elsie manages 10 please her. >. The south
eyrie is the haunt of the fierce eagles. q.
Lucy viii read tire chapter to her aunt.
CHARLIE r.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

Now hang ~, voay sun bonnet Mirthy,
And set out Your patchwork square,
And sit dow! here and sew fol u " hIle
Ia your little rocking chair,
And hear M tell you a story
OF IA little girl knew.
Who made Il whole guilt Of patchwork
When she wasn't as liz as Won
Wide Awake
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
MANTEL VALANCE.


Fig. | shows n mante valance of dark
blue velvet the handsome and graceful de
sign of which is executed in laid work; it is
quite solid, the silk being laid on and stitched
down in rows; III this instance it is unshaded,
the leaves being in green and the sprays in
lovely pale colors There are some speci-
mems in the school in which the silk is laid in
shades which are still more attractive in ap-
pearance, but the embroidery of which re-
uuires the cunning of practiced hand.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
SCREEN.

Fig. . represents panels Of handsome
screen. The screen itself has four panels,
joined like the two given 1t is mounted in a
black frame, the ground is Of Indian red
cloth, very rich and soft in texture, and the
design is formed Of numerous sprays Of fruit,
apples, pears, plums, oranges, promegranatss
etc, and branches Of horse chestnut and
hazel nuts, in various stages Of fruiting. The
execution of this is wonderfully natural; it Is
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
zoPHAR MILLS AT THE DOCK.

The Zophar Mills is l25 feet long. When
the fire boat lies at her dock her bow is pointed
10 the river in readiness to dart out, and all
her connections with tie shore are so arranged
that they can he slipped and she can be out in
the stream within minute after an alarm Is
sounded aboard At the bow she is held by
doubled line with the blight aboard, so that 1t
can he thrown Off Instantly; the telegraph
and telephone cable has metal plug on its
shore end that slips into a socket in the back
of little house like a sentry box on the pier,
and can be disconnected in a second; the stern
line is hitched over snubbing post on the
pier, and can be cast loose by the man who
breaks the cable connection with a single
motion. There is always pressure OF sixty
pounds in the boilers, which Is ample for
immediate action.
The capacity of her main engine is $50
horse power, and her two pumping engines
are thirty horse power each. With this
power she can throw from each pump, when
worked at the top of her ability, 400 gallons
minute. Her ordinary service from both
pumps working together is about 2,4oo
gallons minute. That seems like an enor
nous quantity Of water to throw ut a fire.
At that rate she must have thrown about
q, 100000 gallons on the Bank street cotton
fire during her 162 hours Of work there some
time ago
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

done throughout in applique, the fruits being
of plush and velvet raised and rounded from
the surface by the insertion of cottonwood
underneath while the leaves are Of various
shades of green serge laid ON fat, the veins
and aikings of leaves and fruit are worked
in with crewel, and the entire design is first
outlined with japanese gold threads, and sec
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
SWIMMING uroy THE BACK.

Kick out with them as IN the breast stroke,
and paddle with your hauis at the same
time Ia keep aiiDat When YOU become ey
pe,t you can learn ~ swim very RAPIDLY Oh
the back by stretching your hands straight
out above your head, lifting your arms from
the water to do 50, aud then bringing them
down to your sides with a long, powerful
sweep through the WATER
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
rOOTSToOI.

lar shape 1t is Of olive green velveteen
worked in conventional design Of brown
and god color Many ladies now understand
the Kensington stitch well, and the designs
need no further explanation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

Here are some South Kensington embroi-
derry patterns for our lady readers who DO
fancy work. They are from real designs
used in the Royal School of Art Needlework.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

ondly with coarse
green ere wei,
which is "couched"
on, and which
lserves to throw out
1.-The pattern in
strong relief, Fig.
s is a handsome
land striking foot
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
What Adam kaid.

When Adam Ant saw Eve in the garden OF
Eden, 1t Is said he made a remark which
reads the same whether you spell il back
wards or forwards. IL was: Madam, In
Adam"