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The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
Hnn owN BoNNnT mAKEn.
A New, Novel and Economical Notion
OF Society Ladies'.
New York Mail and Express.

A New, Novel and Economical Notion
OF Society Ladies'.
New York Mail and Express.
"Forty dollars for spring bonnet2"
a lady was overheard to remark to n
friend as she was riding down Fifth
avenue in stage yesterday morning.
"Not /. Nor $40 either. Money is
worth too much for that. I haven't
spent over $40 and not often more
than Sc for bonnet since was mar
ried. This ! have on cost me just
$4.27.'
"And I thought it was French.
How can you look imported when you
are really homemade
"Oh, but Pm not homemade. I'm
Just as French as If came from Paris
in my little cousins big trunk. That's
the beauty of the thing. Ny bonnet
was made TO order by bona tide
French milliner, and one of the clev
crest in the city, too Yes, of course
there is little scheme. There were
a dozen Of us who passed unanimous
resolution that bonnets for us, indi-
vidually and collectively, had got to
come down. We shook hands upon
it and exchanged pledges of bonnet
pins. Whilewc were discussing ways
and means we heard that one Of Nine.
rs assistants was out of u
place. Our course was clear;
Mile Julie should work for us
We inquired, every one of u.s. among
our acquaintance and found plenty OF
women who jumped ut the chance of
having their hats and bonnets pro-
vidcd for by milliner who would
come to the house. She comes; that's
all. She works by the day or the half
day, or even by the hour She
charges So day. She has more work
than she can attend to, and talks of
hunting up partner. She makes
more money than she did as one of
Nine, IS designers. And as for
US, we're going TO the country this
summer on our savings. We are pay
ing for material and good wages for
skilled labor now; nothing more.
And really it is q new way of self.
support for women. you see"
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
TIE prouRNING STONE.
How onyx Is Being utilized a. an Ex-
preston of Grief.
Knr. N-car Mni md rrnrnnn II

How onyx Is Being Utilized as an Ex-
preston of Grief.
New York Mail and Express.
Crape-stone is novel article used
for iewelry to be worn by persons In
mourning. Pins and brooches for
fastening mourning garments have
commonly been made Of wood and
covered with Grape, but the invention
of crape-stone has largely supplanied
them in all parts Of tho world, and II
is now made into almost every con-
ceivable article OF jewelry. The
mandatory is in. Rhode Island,
where large number of skilled arti.
sans are employed. Crape-stone Of
the first class is made from onyx,
which is cut with tools and abraded
with acids to produce the crape-like
corrugations. These are in series
side by side, or grouped in divisions;
they are practically parallel, either
longitudinal, lateral or diagonal, and
are sometimes waved, and the effect
is perfected by the finer cross lines.
The stone, after being cut, is colorcd
a lustreless black. The onyx used in
the manufacture OF these stones comes
principally from the Western Terri
tories, but portion of the supply is
from South America. The American
stone is sent TO Germany, where II is
sawed into the desired sizes, cut and
prepared for the ornamentation 1t
is then returned to this country and
subjected to the process at Proyi-
dence.
The workman cuts each corrugation
and the finer cross lines with the ut
most care, after which the stone is
subjected TO the acid. Crape.stone
perfectly matches with Grape.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
Li,eraturc as a Profession.

Colonel Thomas w, Thgginson spoke
the other evening in Sever Hall, Cam
bridge, Mass, before large audience, on
Literature as n profession" He briefly
traced the history of the profession from
early colonial times, when it was in the
hands of the ministry, to the present,
when there are about 1900 people en-
gagged in it, Including journalists, the
number reaches $4,000. He stated that
the average income of a literary man
was about equal to that of doctor. Very
few in America earned more than 10000
peryear. Yet, while the possibilitiesofmak
ing money were not so great as in other
professions, he considered the chances
of utter failure less. Writing for the
weekly newspapers paid best, for the
magazines next, and the writing of books
least of all. The lecturer claimed that
the life of a literary man was a most fasci-
mating one; by his work he improves
himself, and his life is one of constant
progress, His influence extends through
out the world. He reaches the young
through their hearts; the old through
their intcllects. His position in society is
most enviable, aud his friends are legion
The prospects for literary men in Amer
lea are very good, as our civilization is
progressing most rapidly. There is al
ways great demand for new men, and
merit is sure OF recognition.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
Mouse's Long Trip on a Wire.

Aqueer mid-air spectacle was witnessed
at noon yesterday by a whole boarding
house full of people and throngs of eX-
cited school children. A mouse was
walking one of the high win ; ofthe Pa
ciiie Postal Telegraph Comps ~, opposite
the Rossmore House, on Stockton street.
When he had got thirty feet away from
the telegraph pole, the mouse grew very
tmid and Scarcely advanced at all. AT
length he grew bolder, and finally made
the perious distance of over 300 feet to
the next pole, The wire must have been
at least twenty feet from the ground, and
how the mouse got so high in the air on
the wire and was enabled to walk il at all
was cause of much wonder to every,
body. A child at length explained the
mystery of the mOuses queer journey by
narrating how a blaC and-tan dog had
pursued it, making il take to the pole,
When the mouse had completed his dan,
gerous mid air trip, he climbed down the
pole and stepped on the hand of a locker
ON. who carried him away in triumph -
lSan Francisco Examiner,
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dated few weeks previously.
The next morning he saw the
clerk look suspiciously around and
then slip 9 letter into one Of the
cases. AT the conclusion of the days
work the young man was stopped in
the lobby and searched. Not a single
letter was found on him, although
over fifteen letters had been missed
that day. Highly mortified at his
failure, the inspector apologized 10
the young man and let him 20. Bat
an idea entered the head of the in-
spector that night, and next morning
upon his arrival at the Postoflce the
young man was subjected to q sccJui
search. In the inside pocket of the
sack coat worn by the young Clerk
was found a bundle of twenty envei
opes, all addressed, stamped and post
marked, but the envelopes were un-
sealed and addressed to the young
man himself. Here at last was
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
The young man used to place the let
ters addressed to the firm referred tu
above in the envelopes bearing his
own address, and in this way escaped
observation or detection until the
shrcwd inspector found the envelopes.
A registered letter very rarely goes
wrong in or gets lost from the mails.
The greatest care is exercised n the
receipt transmission and delivery of
registered mail, and it is only very
green and ignorant postal employe whO
will attempt to steal piece of regis
tered mail, forthe crime will be traced
60 him sure rs fate. Each clcFlS
receipts for the particular packages OF
letters delivered TO him, and in this
way the letter or package Is traced
through the mails until done away
with. Once in awhile, however, an
ignorant and thicviug clerk will, i'm
his ignorance, appropriate q piece OF
registered mail. OF course he is de-
tccted, and, rs a necessary conse-
quencc. is sent to the pcnitcntiary a.
penalty for hts rash and criminal
act.
only once in the whole history of
thC st. Louis PostollCc was q clerk
detected and convicted for robbiug
the registered mail. lie one day alb
straCtcd registered letter from
pouch which lay on the floor of tho
,cgistry room awaiting transmission
o some southern point.
The railway mail system has lately
given the inspectors force largo
amount of work, owing to the in
competency for the position of large
number of new appointees. Mistake
upon mistake piles into the inspec-
tors office for Investigation, aud the
entire force is almost constantly OF
the road. The chief prey of the rail
way mail robbers are the bundles OF
what are technically termed "nixies."
which pass over his run. A
"nixy' is letter which has
been sent to the wrong address.
For instance, suppose letter ad-
dressed to Springfield, ILL.,, were to he
sent on the train to Springfield, Mo.
the clerk would mark the letter
"nixy," and send it back to the Super
intendent Of the Railway Mail Service
in this city for proper delivery to
Springfield, Ill The mail clerk who
wants TO steal will sec that this letter
has been lost track of by the postoilice
authorities, and if he thinks there is
money i'm the "nixy," he will slap IL
into his pocket, and most likely, un-
less it be decoy letter, no one will
| be the wiser.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31

Cravats and ties are varlons, so very
various that it would take whole
paper TO tell about them, but the favor.
ties this season are the Four-in-hand
and the De Joinville. These have to
be tied by the victim, and so present
diagrams showing how TO do it.
To resume, the dress coat for we'd
dings, receptions, balls, dinners, op-
eras, etc., and also at funerals, If the
wearer is the principal parsonage
that is the corpse. The Prince Albert
for formal calls, evening or day, for
street aiRl general statuesque effect
The cutaway for every occasion except
the most formal The sack for loung-
ing or business,
OLIVE HARPER.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
CLEMSON Won.

A citizen of Chicago bet $50 with
Gleason, the horse tanner, that the latter
couldn't bride, harness and drive GER
tain big brown mare in less than twenty
FIVE minutes. She hadn't been bridled In
three months and was n kicker. The
horse tanner within nine minutes from the
Time she was led into the ring, had bridled
her tied tin cans to her tail, hitohed her
10 buggy ana driven, her. lie turned
the money over 10 the Newsboys' Home
Of Chicago, saying that he didn't gamble,
but made the bet to show the bcttor that
he understood hls business better than
thp hctiOr did
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description, il Is true, but the artist
is a man himself and won't do him
justice. Observe the style about this
one, though. Notice particularly
that the collar of the coat is 'roll-
niger than usual, and that the shirt
and vest both are embroidered.
even went to supereXtra pains to
find out all about mems styles for |
never expect to write another article
on the same subject, and so wish to do
full justice to it this time. For full
dress occasions the three most stylish
kinds of varieties OF collars are as repre-
sented below, and they are not so high
as they have been, or wide-which is
it? The highest is . l3 inches, and
the next is . inches, and the other
| "a inches Some of the collars are
cut V-shape in the neck. Cuffs are
also more comfortable, and in these
the men have some choice, as there
are many varieties. Clean ones are
the incest.
For full dress white shirts only can
be worn, but they can be embroidered,
but only in white. For ordinary use,
plain white linen or pique can be
worn, but colored percale, ginghams,
cheviots, fancy colored patterns can
be worn at business or in the morning
but never for calling. Some wear col
lars of white with these, or white col
lars with the turned points made of
the material of the shirt. But white
collars on colored shirts are in ques-
tiOnable taste
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SAFE

O little new moon creep into your bed
The rude snowy winds are sweeping the
sky
Your warm lleeoy clouds draw over your
head
And cover your beautiful tromulous
eye,
The derk pines are rocked on the Icy
bleak shore
The white sails are low on the shiyeriug
deep;
But He Is awake Who slumbeIs no more,
So cover your suyerwhite tresses and
sleep.
--[Annie Il, Ellis,
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
"who Was lawrence, Anyway2"

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Lcdger tells this story: an the grave
yard of Trinity Church, New York, at
the entrance stands brown-stone sar.
cophagus, bearing the name Lawrence.
II is above the tomb of the brave captain
of the Chesapeake, who fell in the action
with the British frigate shannon, In
1870 ! was close by group of officers of
the United States monitor Miantono-
NAH, who were looking ut the church
yard curiosities
zone of the party said to another;
Who was Lawrence, anyway
"The officer nterrogated replied
Why, don't you remember He was the
man who passed III an open boat from
one vessel to another at the battle of
Lake Erie
"Nobody dissented from this historical
mixture of Perry and Lawrence which
was delivered, apparently, in all serious
ness
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whitening glance toward small boy
who was pressing bis little nose fiat
against the window
"There aint going to be no dudes
this year, ma'am. They've changed
the name, and are going to be called
'cads," cause that's English. If you
want to see what they're going to look
like, here is a pictur of one"
"Oh, but you don't mean to say that
they are going to wear such terrible
rig as that ?''
~ do, ma'am, and it's So Now that
there hat, why we've got no end Of
'em, is white or pearl colored beaver,
and the Prince Albert coat will be of
terra Gotta, plum, maroon, dark blue
and dark green, according to taste.
The vest what goes with it is buff
marseilles, embroidered with white.
The pants is, ah, the pants is superb
for dudes. They will be pale blue,
drab, fawn, pearl and gray shading
into pinkish, and made just as tight
as they can be got into, with wide
spring bottoms. They can wear any
Kind of gloves they like.
looked long and admirin9ly at the
dude, and present an accurate picture
of him in case any one should desire
to emulate him.
Leaving the dude to stand alone as
the natural outgrowth of civilization,
a sort of cxcrescence on real growth,
| will call attention to the very fine
looking man in Prince Albert coat,
and also to the point on the collar.
This style is suitable for all occasions
during the day, even for II wedding or
any other social gathering, and can
also be worn with propriety in even
ings, except for weddings, formal din
ners, balls and opera. 1t can even be
worn at the theatre, ifso desired.
The Prince Albert coat this year is
rarely made of diagonal goods, which
have grown into disfavor on account
of their so soon wearing shiny and
greasy looking The materials of
which they are made are, first, broad
cloth, and next to that all sorts of
narrow vale worsteds, sometimes in
black, often now in dark brown, dark
blue, maroon and invisible green.
With these should be worn the high
silk hat, as any other style detracts at
once from the aristocratic, dressy eff
feet. Four-in-hand ties are worn
with the Prince Albert in any color,
and also black or white.
To be in perfect keeping gentle
man for all formal occasions should
wear pearl kids, with stitching of
black, or the same color. For ordinary
street wear tan-colored gloves are
suitable. Even the sort of shoes u
gentleman must wear with a Prince
Albert is prescribed They should be
of patent leather, with kid tops, and
round toes and button. In the street
may be worn q thicker shoe ofleather,
with kid tops and laced up, but with
round toes, almost square The
trousers should be of the same ma
terial as the coat, or Of modest, dark
colored goods. They are cut of me-
dunn width.
In the matter of adornment with
what might be called vanities, the
gentlemen show praiseworthy
modesty, and they will wear no jew
elry except buttons and sleeve links.
No diamonds. are worn whatever,
and pin in the shirt bosom Is
the height of vulgarity, Even watch
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31

dinners and calls, or FOR the theatres,
when not in boxes with invited par
tics, it is of suitable form for almost
every style Of wearer 1t is called the
good sense coat
The trousers to 60 with this may be
made OF the same material, or of any
other. If the suit is Of ordinary rough
business cloth, with bone buttons, 1t
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A Very BUSY Editor.

The editor of this paper and one typo
set up all the type for this paper, which
is all printed at home and issued twice a
week, The paper is always on time, too,
The editor of this paper also gets up all
the editorial and local, ,reyises correspond
ence, sets the ads, reads proofs, makes up
the forms twice as many as the SiaHQi
has), supcrintends the presswork folds
and mails all the papers, 1920 twice each
week. receives offended parties, and
does a hundred other things abont the
the work that It generally takes two or
three men TO do IN other officers, but we
do on five hours of sleep and put in from
rs to 10 hours work every day. We are
a hustler because we have to hustle
ISomerset (Ky,l Republican,
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31

cealed anywhere,
he knows his po.
sition as n thor
ough gentleman
is unattackable.
With his crush
hat under his
arm, his collar as
stiff and shining
as IL cut out of
polished marble,
his broad expanse
Of manly bosom
white and smooth,
his tie in its
proper shape, his
trousers fitting as
il made for him
only, and his
shoes all that Gus
tom makes neces.
sary, and his
hands smoothly
gloved, he is a
darling, n sweet.
pretty and Inadly
fascinating chap.
The one in the
picture hardly
comes uD TO my
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31

is scarcely the thing for social pur-
oses, when 1t ought 20 be fine in
texture and dark If not black in color.
High silk hats can be worn, and SO
can derbys and others, even straw in
summer.
The sack coat is calculated for en-
tirely outdoor wear, for business or
active smusements. 1t is informal
and comfortable. but not stylish for
social meetings, except tennis or some
other outdoor sport. II can be worn
yachting, picnicking and lounging
about on porches or sands; but no
one who valued his social hereafter,
and had another sort of q coat, would
ever present himself at dinner in n
sack coat. 1t is worse than for q lady
TO appear at dinner in Mother Hub
bard, for men know so much more
than women always and therefore
would be far more blamablc.
| was brought TO q realizing sense Of
my own inferiority by the clerk, who
pointed out to me the important fact
that the sack coats this year have the
fronts at the bottom entirely closed
and he also added, on account of my
evident disbelief, that formerly the
corners were often rounded, but that
this year they were to be precisely
square.
The colors for these negligee suits
are of heather mixtures and fine
speckled and mottled tweeds, as well
as of twilled goods in light drab, gray
and browns. The trousers are la at
the bottom, and are fairly snug at
the knees. With these suits turnover
collars are the most stylish, and Grim
son or othertight colored cravat made
in Tcck or four-in-hand fashion
derbys and straw hats and plenty of
pocket handkerchiefs go we'll with
these suits.
What a N-shaped gown, with no
waist to quarrel about, is to u fash.
ionable lady, such is a clawhammer
coat and a broad eXpanse of white
shirt to q person of the sterner sex.
He regards himself monarch, if he can
only feel the soft Aiphap of his coat
tails as he walks, bows or dances,
for, unless there is q patch con-
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Deservedy popular. We mean Dr.,
Bulls Cough Syrup, for II never fails to
cure cough. Only % cents.
Don't take il IF dealer offers you a
bottle of Saliva oiion Oil without labels or
wrappers, insist upon getting q perfect,
unbroken, package. % cents.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
$f.-To baltimore and Bnck.-$i

Excursion tickets TO Baltimore at rate
OF 81 for the round-trp will be sold for
day and Sunday, good until Monday in
elusive. In addition to the regular
schedule, two fast express trains, with
parlor cars attached, WIN leave y. and o.
Sunday at 9 n. m. and II q. IN. Tickets
can be procured at 1881 and 6l0 Penn
sylvania avenue; also at d. aud o. Depot.
If you dip your broom in clean, hot
suds once week then shake il till it is
almost dry, and then'hang 1T up, or stand
IL with the handle down, IL will last
twice as long as IL would without thus
operation,
Spring So Pants to order. Eiseman's, cor
ner 18th and T..
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RED KNIFE, an Indian chief OF unparoi-
leled cruelty and ferocity, while raidine
the frontiers and massacring the jnbab-
itants, captured a beautiful white girl
MIRIAM DANE-whom he resolved TO save
alive and drag to his lair. Hg also loois
MIMAM's parents alive, 80 a. TO compel
the heroic girl to obey him, In order 10
save them from torture.
KIT CARSON, the famous Scout and In
dian fighter, was ~ warm friend OF the
DANES, and he resolved TO rescue thcH
al all hazards, He knew RED kNIFES
ficndish character and fully and keeniy
realized the awful fate which MrBIAn
DANE would meet, unless he should res
cue her. His lion-like soul was deeply
aroused and all his unequaled skill and
cunning as a scout and Indian tighter
were displayed in tracking kED hNGFg
down The account of the varied and
tragic incidents attending KIT CARsoNS
heroic efforts TO save MIRIAM DANE forms
the most interesting, the most romantic,
and the most thrilling Indian story
which has ever been told since America
was discovered and the contest between
the white man and the red man began.
RoBERT BONNER Sons, publishers of
the New York Ledgcr, are so confident Of
the success of this great story of Rep
KNIrE: or, KIT CARsoN's LAST TRAIL, that
they have printed for free distribution
over two million sample copies OF the
New York Ledger containing the opening
chapters of this most wonderful Indian
story, which are now being distributed
from house 10 house in this city; and any
person who has not had one of these sam
pie copies can get one free Of expense by
simply sending his name and address to
the LcdOCr Office at the corner of William
and Spruce streets, New York.
Forty-fivc and Firty-Niinutc Trains
are run from Washington to Baltimore
via the Baltimore and Ohio only and eN-
cursion tickets to Baltimore at rate Of 81
for the roundtrip will be sold for all Bal
tmore and Ohio trains next Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Good for return
until next Monday inclusive. Nineteen
trains Friday and saturday Thirteen
trains Sunday,
John Piatt, Miss Alcotts adopted son,
has inherited all his adopted mothers
copyrights
Spring s. Pants to order, EisemaRs, coz
ner 7th and Il,
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cnalns are not
worn. All this is
very right, as il
relegates all those
sparkling super
hulties TO the wo-
men Of the family.
The cutaway
suit is as neces.
sary and as use
ful as The ulster
TO the ladies. 1t
may be called the
universal suit, as
it is adapted TO all
conditions and
sorts Of people.
1t Is neat and
comfortable for
business men, and
1t is II business,
alking and
general morning
suit, besides being
suitable for social
meetings, FOR all
occasions, except
ing the most for
NAL. For family
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AN INDIAN RAID.
AN oLD-FASHIONED MASSACRE ON
THE FRONTIERS.

The Savages on the War rath-Ksd
Knife's Terrible Raid-Miriam Dane.
the Belle and Heroine OF tlie Frontier.
Made Prisoner-Kit Carson, tho Ia
nous Scout and Indian Fighter, TO tho
Rescue.
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The snlrlt or rrogress.

An outoi-thc'way quarter of the world
is the Mexican State of Yucatap to most
travellers, but il seems to have caught the
spirit of progress. A recent visitor writes
that the taxable property of the State is
now valued at $S,657 6S3. The public
schools supported by the State number
202, and are attended by upwards or H.
COO pupils. Colleges are located at Merida
for the study Of law and medicine, and
Nalladolid has an institute q conservatory
service of the country is good, and tele-
graph and telephone offices are being rap
idly multiplied.
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JOTTINGS IN JUDEE.
n Young Americans Pilgrimage to
Palestine. W
IN THE POOL OF HEzEKTAH.
a Lively Serenade-The Chief syn.
agogue of Israel.

BS r. W. STEPHENSON, U. S. N.
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The Large Peri'umery business

ofColsate and Co. gives them unequaled
ihoilities in preparing choice odors for their
toilet soaps.