Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-22

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win open their loan exhibition and bazaar tonight
at O'Clock at the Light Infantry Armory Hall
The proceeds are to 60 70 pay on tn. Indebtedness
OF me Grand Army Han Furnishings and 70
provide relief fund for the widows and
orphans and destitute members OF the
Grand Army. The Infantry Han presents
. scene OF preparation on . grand scala All the
coors Of the rainbow are In the drapeies that are
used In festooning the raften and the various
booths and tents These win be named for LIN
coin, Grant, Logan, Farragut, Hancock, Thomas
McPheIson, Meade, Burnsi Ie, Dahlgren. and Gus
Ter, and there win be Garneld we'll Each booth
the voting Of Mrs. Peters, OF Kansas. Mrs Bur
e Is IN esa9s Of The nCG ran9 A,
Logan; Mrs Mcmillan, Farragut; MIRA spaldins
Han booth; MIS- LINCOLN, ncPnerscn booth;
ator Plat charge Of Burnside booth; MA Odell,
o. DahlGren booth; Mra Months has the Custer
and tSe aes1 ws = N sns
dress by senator ingalls, Music will be provided
Mrs Custer and MA Hancock, widows OF the
generals OF those historic names, Will De
r on y, Gen sheridan loans wonderful collie
japan curios; Senator and MrA Palmer, marble
elaine. landscape by VIM. Hart, collection OF clois-
OF artistic value; MIS- Gardiner Hubbard and the
Cnlnese minister send elegant donatlonS Mrs
GIr nas illuminate ns misssi and Mr ingalls, has
Endicott Secretary Villas, and the Postmaster
General WIN be present The fair lasts until the
9th or March.
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oneIed Tree 70 every new subscriber for one year 70
th0 WHKKLY STAR 10 II q handsomely printed
DOCK Of 1el pages profusely illustrated with more
than 100 colored mapsand diagrams. and contains
wealth OF general information. SEQ advertise
ment IN another column.
ELECTED From STREET CAR.-This afternoon
about 1; 40 O'Clock car No. %, OF the Washington
and Georgetown Railroad stOpp d In front OF the
park on Pennsylvania avenue, between 18th and
1ath Streets and the conductor seen " eject Q
colored man and arterward a woman and little
girl II was learned that the co.ored man refused
TO pay fare for the little girl, claiming thai she
was under three years OF age.
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS DYRAxrrH.-Nicolo Co
dynamite cartridges IN the rear Of No SO Mulberry
street, New YORK, yesterday. Not knowing the
nature OF his lind he proceeded 70 file the ends OF
the wire conductor when a terrific explosion look
place, stunning those In the immediate vicinity,
aud decorating COombo's right arm. John Sali,
face, caused Coombos arrest, and he was locked
up In the sixth precinct station after having his
wounds dressed. IL Is supposed that the Cartridges
where found.
From shilhngton's The STAR has Harper's Monthly
The Union ex-Prisoners' Association viii hold
their annual reunion and banquet tomorrow
evening.
An Empress Worth Looking ~.
THE AMAZING sPLEHDoR OF THE CzARINA DESCRIBED
BY AN AMERICAN.
St Petersburg Letter 70 Boston Herald
AT last we entered the throne room, and there
surrounded by sea OF splendor, stood empress,
herself moving mass OF diamonds. She was tue
most dazzling sight OF all On her head was q
crown once worn by the great Elizabeth 1t was
the first tipe that had seen a real crown on roy
atty for the diamond tiara worn by Queen Victoria
last summer at her reception was not a Crown ex-
cept in name. Mrs. Aston used to wear as fine a
one. But this one on the imperial head was worthy
TO adorn the Emp ess OF all the Russias. Describe
Waite sparks OF light emitted from II at every
ton OF the royal person. The necklace wa made
from what was left over OF the crown IL reached
from her neck 10 her waist, and had rubies. sap
phlres and diamonds enough in II 10 have supplied
a thousand ordinary necklaces. The imperial
orders worn on her breast contained ali the gems
They scintillated with light and that is all
can say OF them. The stun OF her gown was e.ner-
aid velvet with train OF white velvet embrold-
cred with ehougn gold 70 stock mine, and bor-
dered with real god balls Tine front OF the gown
was ornamental Win ropes OF linked pink cor !
saw human being thus arrayed solomon might
have put on more, but do not believe it. She was
ehouXn vi urroeh W axe Tue urodCn out OF a OOly,
but surrounded as she was by grand ducheSses.
Oh one ablaze with jewels worth a Kingdom, she
was the must wonderful sight ever wines ed In
my life. did not know a mortal could look SO
magnificent
The position OF her sister, the Princess OF Wales
is almost obscure compared to the peerless des-
tiny Of this empress OF all The RusSias and II Tue
war party succeeds empress OF Asia as we'll The
officials In their seini-baIbarous grandeur num-
bered hundreds upon hundreds, but paid no t.
tention 10 them. The empress and the palace
were what went TO See, and tue sight has thrown
me into peculiar mental condition. Ny less fas-
cinated companion, who had been 10 court before.
{ yuk my breath away FROM Inc by remarking tnat
she pitled the puor woman. Way? Because sue
will not f1nd anything new In heaven In the way
or Jeweis or surroundings. How about peace o.
mind? or that In ICED, think she stands In great
need now, poor thing.
Cur .Ous story Or 0m the Irish Capital.
From the Dublin Freeman's Journal
Therereside In fashionable part OF Rath mines,
dublin q family. consisting OF q moiher who Is a