Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
BOOKS OF THE WEEK.


etc. Vol. VII Samuel XVIII Kings Kill
New York: Funk wagnaus. Washington: Vim.
Ballantyne h Son.
POEMS. By Josiah Aliens Wife" marietta Holley }
illustrated BY W. Hamilton Gibson, and Others
New York: Funk Il wasnalls Washington Vim.
BaIlantyne X Son.
ROBERT sOUTHEY: The Story of his Life Written
in his Letters. Edited by JOHN DENNIS. author Of
,.stndies IN English htendtste." etc, etc. Boston
d. Lothrop n Co
sCRIBNER's MAGAZINE. Published Monthly: with
Illustration olane H. Jus December. 1881
New York; Charles scribners Sons. Washington:
MEMOIR OF FLEMING JENKIN. By ROBERT
Louis STEVENSON. New York Charles Scribne RS
Sons washington: Br.nt.ho's
Torture for Fashion.
ALL SORTS OF NIsERIEs ENDrRED BY WOMEN AND
GIRLS.
From Oscar Wilde's Wolnan's World
Miss Leffier-Arulm'S statement In lecture de-
livered recently that ''shs had heard Instances
where ladies were so deternihed not to exceed the
fashionable measurement that they h d actually
held on 10 a crOss-bar While their maids fastened
the l-inch corset" has eXcites graf deal OF In
credulity, but there Is nothing really improbable
In ~. From the sixteenth century to our own day
there i hardly any form OF torture that has not
been inflicted on girls and endured by women in
obedience 10 the dictates OF an unreasonable
and monsJrous fashion. 'Inorder to obtain a real
Spanish Tlgure," says Montague. s'what a Genenna
OF suffering Will not womenendure. drawn In and
compressed by great cpeies entering the flesh:
nay, sometimes they even die thereof"
Summerneid tells us in Ter memoirs, although
perfectly straight and wei made, 1 was enclosed
In stin stays, with a STEEL buSk in front: while
above my frock bands drew my shoulders back till
the shoulder blades met Then a steel rod with
Seml-clrcle, which went under my chin, was
clasped 10 the steel bu5k my stays. In this con-
strained state and mos OF the younger girls had
10 prepare our lesSons;' and in the life OF Miss
Edgeworth we read that being sent to "a certain
establishment, "sne unterwent all the usual tor
lures OF backbOards ir'n collars and dumbs, and
also because she wasi very tiny PERSON. the un-
usual one OF being hung by the neck TO draw out
the muscles and increase the growth" signal
failure In her case. mleed Instances OF absolute
mutilaton and misery ART so common In the past
that It Is unnecessary . multiply them; but IL is
woman can hang on toa cross-bar while her maid
iaces her waist into lsinch circle.
THE DAUGHTER OF A iRINcE.-At Pittsburg Wei
nesday. In the trial OF Michael Reed, charged with
enticing a thri en-yer-old girl, Ina Steuben-
rach, for immoral purposes, sensational features
were brought out. was shown that the girl Is
the daughter OF Lena Steubenrach, VINO died re-
Gently OF malpractice and, II is alleged, grand
daughter OF the last ding OF Wurtemburg. Her
father II is said. IS Price Saln, for several years
a resident OF PittSburl, but previously teacher
few years since toe daughter OF a New Yorker, but
Is now supposed 10 be In spain. lie is closely con-
nected with the royal families o. Hanover, Eng
Land and Austria
INDIANA DEAoCRATs.-A the recent conference
OF Indiana democrats al Indianapolis In re-
Spouse TO call issued by the Hendricks Club
OF that city, from 800 20 900 persons were pres
ent. Gov. Gray was chosen permanent chairman
He said: "The democratic armOr was never In
better order, and after he next convention
think IL Will be found that The republican party is
party OF the past" Resolutions were adopted
indorsing the Administration OF President Cieve-
land, welcoming his recert message, and recon-
mending Gov. Gray as Candidate Tor the Vice
Presidential nomination
PRESIDENT LIScoLNs SUBSTITUTE DEAD.-The
New York Sun says: John 5. Staples died OF
During the war.when regiment or volunteers was
being raised in the District OF Columbia, President
Lincoln expressed a desire to place substitute In
It's ranks and commissioned a friend TO md him
one. Staples, who was the son OF a clergyman
was selected ana brought TO the President Mr.
Lincoln, after examining him, expressed himself
which staples entered re regiment as his suDsti-
tute.
THE ILLINOIS LABOR oSvESrIoS.-This conven-
ton, In session at horia, adopted reSOu-
ton ''that there be seommittee OF five elected
most feasible means taoe adopted to SEIZURE 20 inde
pendent political actfofOf the labor masses OF the
state The conventIo also passed a resolution
1avoring woman sunnge, another in favor OF
closing all places OF bufness on sunday, and an
o'her Tor starting an emergency fund.
GENERAL BurLERs osr CAsK.-Gen- Buffers
Nasona IN u arrest OF pigment In the case q the
AGAINST MIN, was overuled In Boston Thursday
Dy Judge Colt, In the n1ted States Circuit Court
Inc verdict against GeS Batter was about ST. 600
A MIsslxe MzrKEs ~Gntil recently a Miss
Btann, worth $4,000 and alleged TO be simple
| Wno Is the proprietor a fiDe mansion on Euclid
avenue. In Cleveland, 0io. Recently Miss Bann q
g ualusn Iook steps tt have her removed 10 more
Gunsenai quarters, gu the girl could not be found
| Detectives and depuy sheriffs have hunted her
! Tor weeks. out 10 no purpose. Mrs. Ammon was
~ any su ,rI 70 curt TO tell what she knew
ana lawyers LOT two dss but yesterday was fined