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The Washington critic., 1889-02-21
TABLE ETIQUETTE.

II is not proper TO throw olives mt the
is II at all polite to tinkle your wine glass
with your knife for the same purpose.
If you do not happen to care for the
game course let 1t go, and under no circum-
stances take your portion and wrap 1t up
in paper for consumption later on.
Keep your food on the table. tits not
de rfgueur to drop roast beef, or, indeed,
any other edible on your hostess carpet.
Avoid politics at dinner. III you are un-
willingly drawn into heated debate rather
admit yourself in the wrong than throw a
plate of ice cream at your adyersary's wife.
Dol put your hosts silver In your
pocket. He may have hired 1t for the oc-
casion, and such thoughtless behavior on
your part might tend to embarrass him,
III vanilla ice cream is served, do not no
out Of your way to say that tile only cream
fit to eat is blueberry Ice cream.
Use your lemon judiciously. Do not
squirt any of its juice into the eye of your
neighbor If you cannot squirt straight
with a lemon, taboo oysters.
1t lis not the proper caper to take your pet
mastiff out TO dine with you.
Neverask your hostess for "the check
at the conclusion of the dinner
II your host tells you that the soup is
called creme d'artois take his word for IT,
1t may seem like pea-soup, and 1t probably
will be pea-soup, but some people like their
soup better in French than in English, and
you must remember that every man is en-
titled TO his own taste.
AT public banquets II is considered very
witty to hit the afteiedinner speakers In the
back Of the neck with bread-balls, cherry
stones or Malaga grapes, but under no cir
cumstances is II proper to substitute char
lotte russo or lilet for these objects
No well-bred person will eat cayenne
pepper with spoon.
Pie is no longer fashionable in society.
No member of the charmed circle ever
thinks of substituting pie for fish.
Giver of dinners should avoid practical
Jokes, Such old-time customs as putting
hairpins into the soup and sewing-machine
oil in the salads have gone out entirely ,-
IN. Y. Evening Sun.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21
SOME STREET CRIES.


Every town in the country has street cries
that are peculiar to itself alone, and Wash
ington is no exception to the rule. The
cries of it's street hawkers, its fakirs, its
vegetable peddlers, are as characteristic as
anything else that claims II az home The
large numbers OF negroes that make the
town their abiding place has no doubt much
to do with this The rounded cadences of
the musical voices for which they are noted
fall softly on the ear OF one who has been
accustomed to the shrill cry OF the North
ern or Western street man. And they use
their voices In Washington, too, for you do
not so often hear the changing of the bell
and the footing OF the horn as in New
York. They have good strong lungs and
they don't hesitate to use them One of
the most familiar cries to the denizens OF
ths town Is tnat OF the oyster hawker.
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rn,IR NEW STATES.

-Four new stars on the flag! -Four
new States admitted to the Unionl The
importance of what was done by Con.
gress ycsterday--iirst mnouncedto the
world by the way, through the columns
of The CRITIc--may hardly he real
lied at first The States admitted are
each almost an empire; their future i'm.
portance In the nation is assured, and
the event marks the beginning of new
era for the great Northwest. 1t is not
surprising that they are ringing bells,
building bonfircs, firing cannon and
singing doxologics in North and South
Dakota, Montana and Washington
The people of that vast region can
henceforih speak for themselves in
national affairs. They have new digni-
ties, new responsibilities and new privi.
leges, and all the country is glad of II.
The new members of the sisterhood
win be received Hospitality.
Very good is the quality of men and
women who form the population of the
new States. Mingling with that of the
sturdy American pioneers from the East
and Southis a strain OF viking blood
which renews the rugged cross Of races
made when the Northern pirates landed
on British coasts and became often q
part of the people. just fitted for the
climate in the Northern belt Of States
are these hardy immigrants who have
tiocked of late years TO the region, and
the race which will come from their
gradual amalgamation with the English.
speaking majority will be grand one.
The future population of the new States
viii be of sort to help the nation,
wealth makers in time of piece, strong
defenders In time of war. A good thing
all round is the action Of Congress.
There is another reason why the adj
mission OF four new States TO the Union
of importance, one which has local
Tor Washington Eight additional Sen.
ators will take up their residence here
and add to thesocial and business i'm
portancc Of the city. Five additional
Representatives will come, the number
of.these 10 be rapidly increased from
their growing communities, More than
al, the leading people generally of
North and South Dakota, Montana and
: Washington, will begin TO make the
National Capital place of frequent
resort, where they, as part proprietors,
can feel at home, The four Territories
have become part of the States of the
Union and so have become part of
Washington. II is good thing for the
city,.
They will be welcomed here, the
Senators and Congressman and the
people generally Of the added States,
and welcomed, not with a mere bust
ntss impulse alone, but in a broader
spirit and in all goodfellowship. Hur-
rsh for North and South Dakota, Mon
lana and Washington
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21

The Department of the Potomac gave a
banquet last night to COMMUNICATIVE Chief
Warner at the Normandie. Covers were
laid for 1916 people and the tables and rooms
were beautifully decorated with appropri-
ute designs. Charles P. Lincoln, late de-
partment commander, was the toast master
and proposed as the first toast "Thc Presi-
dent Of the United States,n which was re-
sponded TO by General Van Vlcct of the
army. General Warner spoke on "The
G.. A. R.nand Colonel Swords sang a negro
ditty which was heartily applarded. Other
toasts We're the "American Navy the
'sPrivate SOLDIER and "The Ladies' 1t
was after midnight when the party left the
the table - s ~
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THE RECEPTIONS.

This is u season of receptions in
Washington, a number of events of the
kind occurring daily, as prominent So
cial leaders under the present Admins
tration make occasion to take tempo
rary leave of their friends. The recep-
lions will be followed by others under
the administration coming in, and so
the thing will go ON. Fair women will
meet men more or less brave and noble
and everybody will encounter everybody
else and acquaintances will be formed
which will be for day or'will ripen
into friendship, and the world will con
tinue to go round and round.
Very good things are these recep.
tions, They afford better opportunity
than can be gained elsewhere for
gauging the quality of this nation from
more personal study AT the Capital
are gathered the leaders of men and the
women who are part of their lives. At
a reception these men and women are
grouped together without regard for
provincial society lines, and fasci
mating average is had They are gath
erings of interest equally for the student,
The statesman or the soldier OF modern
fortune. There are infinite dullness
and infinite wit, There are plain
ness and beauty There is clever
interchange of compliments. The far
Western man of force clasps the
little hand and beams in fascinated
amazement upon the white shoulders of
the belle. The society queen listens to
The small talk of the natty member of
class beside her, and glances askant
under dropping eye-lashes at the
broader-shouldered and brainier but
often less perfecily-at-home man she
will marry some day. Very attractive
are the reccptions.S
As a practical, every day part of what
should happen in the Capital of IL great
nation, the receptions could hardly be
dispensed with. They afford the only
practical machinery for a general intro
duction of people who should know
each other. They form q sort of social
board of trade whereon pleasant bust
ness Is done They are American in
style and good things in every way.
KrNNA HAS al last been elected Sena-
Tor in West Virginia and the long strug'
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Messrs Menocal, Gibson, Duraut, Oar
nellie, Dugal, Sudworth and DIR. ITarbin
The favors of the german were distributed
between Mrs. c. NJ. Matthews and Mrs.
George T. Dunlop.
Mrs. Charles 8. Baker of New York and
Miss Kittic Wilson, daughter of Senator
Wilson Of Iowa, will hold their last formal
reception tomorrow, February %, at The
Rochester, 623 Thirteenth street, assisted
by Miss Alma n. johnson of Minneapolis,
Miss Mabel Parsons, and Miss Sadie Hatch
of Rochester.
Miss Alice r. King of Georgetown was
married TO Mr.. James Evans, last evening,
Ella Wells played the wedding march.
The ushers were Messrs. X. $. Cruitt, w.
j. Boswell, G. j. Howard and b. +. Bos-
we'll supper was afterwards served Mt the
home OF the bride
Mr. J. sprigg Poole OF this city, formerly
Of Poolcsyille, Nd, and Miss Annie Jones
were married yesterday ut the home of the
bride, Annandale, In Howard County, Md
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr.
1Iammill OF the NJ. L. Church. After the
wedding dinner was served, after which
the bridal couple took the train for toul
North. They will reside in this city OF
their return.
Mr. Ross Thompson of this city, son o
Mr.. John w. Thompson, was married in
Evansville, Ind, yesterday morning, tc
Miss Wcna DcBruler OF that city. The
ceremony was performed at Trinity Church
Rev. Joseph Woods officiating Mr.. hub
bard Taylor Smith Of this city was best
man. After partalxing of a luncheon tn,
bridal purity left for Louisville, Ky, in til,
private car OF Commodore Arthur Il. Bate
man, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Bate
man, Mr.. John W.. Thompson, Miss
Thompson aud Mr. Ashley Batcman. AT
ter q short wedding tour the couple will
come to Washington TO reside.
prominent figure in the best social cir
Giles for the last few week has been Colone
Joseph Clark, late Of New York, but bette
known as Pacific Coast man. The gallan
Colonel has missed no point in the socia
game from kcttle-drum to a german. A
Mrs. Hcarsts Colonial ball on Tuesda,
night he was general favorite Colonel
Clnrk's depssture from the city Will b.
greatly regretted by host of friends, ol,
and new. He is largely interested will
Senator Hearst In stable of fine horses
and the best luck that can be wished foi
him is that his horses may be as popular oil
the turf MS their owner is In society.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21
ple in the Legislature of that State Sc
ended. Tie issue is at least relief

-Ir Is REpoRrED that Germany will do-
mand the punishment OF Klein, the Amcri-
can newspaper correspondent, whom they
allegc to have led the attack Of the Mataa-
faitcs in Samoa. This is rather grotesquc.
Klein is commonplace, good-naturcd
Chicago reporter, who went out a few
months ago to work on the San Francisco
Chronicle. lie Is n drifting sort Of afcllow.
Was at one time advance agent of the
Kiralfys and isworst fault is the occasional
borrowing OF $40 with q subsequent toe
elongated lapse Of time In concclling the OBJ
legation. He is about the last man in the
world to lead Samoans or any other people
in war, and probably gave the idea to the
Germans that he was leader by indulglnp
In the most blood-curdling talk-onc Of his
little weaknesses.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21
THE TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.

One Of the finest carriages evor sent to
Washington stood In front OF Prices
stables, on sixth street, this moraing.
Fastened TO string tied to the handle Of
the door was a yellow card, on which was
written "B. Harrisom care John r. Price
& Son" A crowd Of people stood about
admiring the beautiful equipage while the
stablemen rubbed away at the VIII ,cls,
making them glisten In the morning sun.
Many were the comments passed upon the
beauty Of Mr.. lIarrisou's property The
body is painted a dark green, with trim
mings OF solid silver. The interior is fur
nishcd In imperial purple satin. All the
convcniences of drcsslng-room are pro-
vided aud every trouble-saving APP
pliance Is within reach of the for
tunatc man who is to hn the occu-
pant. A speaking tube, MS well as o bell,
puts the President in communication with
his coachman, and there Is every requisite
for the making Of complete toilet. The
crowd stood gaping at this specimen OF
Jerersonian simplicity, when Mr.. Price
hustled out. "Yes,m he said to reporter,
'it's beautiful thing, but It's nothing to
the Presidents turnout, which won't be
here until the last Of the week." Then the
people who had been gazing with such ad-
miration at the carriage skunk away and a
Washington edition OF "Peck's Bad Boy"
rolled over on bale of hay and laughed
until he was black In the face. lie con
sidered II great joke.
tt, a. -...
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A Family Estato and IL Tree.

"A special dispatch from New Haven,
Conn.,, says: "rherc are few families in the
United States who can boast Of tho unin-
terrupted possession of an estate for over
200 years, or ever since the country was
settled by white men. The Rev. Hezekiah
l.. Reede of Jewett City, wcll-known
Congregational minister, is one Of the few.
He lives upon an estate which his ancestors
purchased of Oneco, chief OF the Mohe-
gan Indians, In the latter part Of the seven
teenth century. He represents the sixth
successive generation Of the Reede family
that has lived upon the land'
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21
BENJAMIN II. HARRISON.

lie keeps one horse,
lie is fond OF baseball.
He wears a No, a hat.
He does not fancy jewelry
His whiskers are getting gray.
lie wears a 81 shoe and can wear o.
He goes to bed at 10 and gets up between
and Z
lie wears open-front shirts, and pays S27
a dozen for them.
He reads for recreation. lie is fond Of
Scott, Eliot and ThGckeray.
lie usually wears a high-buttoned, double
breasted frock coat, and seldom has suit
Of all the same piece.
He Is a regular smoker and smokes small
cigars-a clear Havana. He doesn not smoke
10 excess, however.
IlEuRIcH's bottled Maezern beer. Tele-
phone call, 63i-3.
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Robbed by Footpads.

As DR.. William L. Naylor OF 456 NJ street
northwest was returning home last night,
about II o'clock, after call on patient,
he'was assaulted near the corner of Third
and II streets, and robbed Of 1896. His as
sailants crept upon him noisclessly, and
when he turned his head one threw hand
full Of red pepper into his eyes. Then they
went through his pockets. DIR. Naylor has
no clew to the miscreants
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21
Harriet Richmond Arrested Again,

Harriet Richmond, the good-looking
young woman who figured in the Police
Court here on several occasions, where she
WAS charged with being drunk and disor-
derly and also with being vagrant, has
been arrested In Chicago ON similar
charge. She claims to have been an actress
since she left here, and that she was with
Fanny Davenport, who would pay her fare
to New York II notified. Sentence was
suspended to investigate the question.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21

Burial permits have been issued by the
Health Officer for the past twenty-four
hours as follows:
Margaret Stalker, O. months; Mary How
ard, 2years John Wesley Lynn, 8 months;
Medera Crown D months; Henry M. Nc
Donough, 3s years, Norman B, Smith, so
years; Adel Cults, 3 years; and colored,
Annie Clark, | year.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21

THE Critic is RECEIVING some very In
teresting replies to its query us to what sort
Of husband girls don't want. These re-
plies will appear in next Saturdays issue,
and It is hoped the ladies will not hesitate
at giving their views AS already said, the
letters may be Of infinite value to the men
as Indicating what particular qualities and
habits may make them unaitractiye to the
other sex. The communications addressed
to this paper should not be long ones, and
should be sent in II possible before Friday
night.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21
naltImore,s charIty mn.

The Charity BAH in Baltimore last night,
In aid Of the Confederate Home and the
Home for Incurables, was 4 brilliant sue
cess. Among those present We're Governor
Fitzhugh Lee Of Virginia, Governor Jack
son Of Maryloud, Mrs. Charles Carroll,
Colonel Charles j. Bonaparte and General
Thomas ]. shryock.
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Cbarued win Overcont Takinr

NJ. G. Mccormack, who keeps the Sixth
street saloon, lost his overcoat yesterday in
rather peculiar manner. 1t was taken
from his place by f. c, Fox, an elderly
man, who denied any guilt in the matter
when arrested by Detective Mattingly.
Fox is held at the First Precinct Station
House, awaiting trial.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21

YouR UNCLE Ben. BUTLER still has
great faith in Washington real estate and
is sexpending more money here. Your Uncle
Ben. Butler is not likely to lose at this pc
riod Of his life the reputation he has
acquired as one of the shrewdest business
men In the country.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21
In defense of Free Schools.

A meeting will he held at the Metropoli-
tan NJ. Il. Church Tomorrow evening in
the interests of free schools Rev. James
b. Dunn Of Boston and Others will speak.
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FouR GREAT States admitted to the Union
in single dayl Four States each big
enough for kiugdoml We are great
people and the American eagle is great
hfr1
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21
AMusEMENTs.

Aunsuan's-"The Henrietta
NAr1oHAIs-"Miss Bsmcralda'
BiJou-"My Partner"
krnsAY's- -Lcavitts Folly Co.
t;IoBELvarictics.
Cre1oHAxA- Battle OF shiloh and Uffner's
ROYAL MidgetS
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21

excitement over the expected arrival In
town of the man who Is reported TO have
secured the place. The fortunate man ia
said to be Hugo Zeiman, late of the Hotel
Richelieu of Chicago, and the World CORE
spondent at that place Is authority for the
statement that he left for this city on Mon
day. There was some talk at the Waters
Club of rendering him reception, but he
must have fallen by tho wayside, for after
diligent search all have failed to find
trace of him, though he has had ample time
to reach the city. There are several appll-
cants for the place, and 1t is the general
opinion OF the most prominent chefs OF
Washington that he has not yet been chosen,
and will not be until after the arrival of
would uot fliu ..I t.. r...r oecn-
p.n- rIv.F
mlv a0ec uu.- .N tl. ...,f .. Ie
lise .a.. wou rs af tNn ..cla.
MUuH. aruu uu.t
n3b 0..Natp.
tr"f e' voting W
iln.iyv ,r allcus fo n'
rgF -ia-n, nnf thc vow toim WaIe is
s.r hcr t'iHG .n i,s aT'o"s 4tsrs
iN' '1l''' ' Atefe.eA fro'tl4H 'H'
~ lh' N's t''N'' "pSnl ol .te
-tP''fl 'l'0e'
"i",' -. various ianiiy Yiovo'o
were ireeiy stated Each one championed
her iavorite grocer as furnishing the very
purest goods, and criticised the other firms
us dealing more or less in aduiterated
wares one OF the ladies' was so emphatic
III her praise of the purity OF the articles
iurhished py a prominent uptown grocer
that II provoked one oil the champions OF
another firm to exclaim;
swell, he must have changed his meth
DDS; we used TO trade with him and he'was
the biggest aduiterer IN the business"
ice-creani ana cake were Immediately
Passeu arouhu anu .he conversation TOOK
nc" iine VI ocpar'ure' .
s"s
Once In while knot OF a half a dozen
men, whose talk all runs to lots and squares,
and subdivisions, and "parcels of said lot
in aforesaid subdivision," meet and talk
about suburban improvements and real
estate values and improvements. 1t is the
Washington Board OF Real Estate Brokers.
They organized sometime ago and rented
rooms and were going to have regular
real estate exchange' but Tor some reason
the plan feii through, ana now the mem
bers meet only occasionally at the call OF
the presiueht' Ihey uoht 40 Hiuch ousi-'
ness ana merely tax over real estate mat
tiers III general. FOR instance they met the
other day ana talked apout some suburDan
real estate scheme Tor half an hour and
then all went out TO lunch The meetings
are not frequent, and as they only meet
when the presid ent calls them together, it
is usually ior the discussion OF some certain
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The trial at Winchester Vt, Of T. A,
Ridenour, charged with the murder of
Andrew Broy, resulted in verdict of ac-
quittal The case is remarkable one in
the history OF criminal trials. The muir
dered man aud the accused were intimate
friends, and the evidence was almost entirely
of Il circumstantial character The murder
was committed over two years ago, and the
first trial resulted in conviction Of murder
In the first degree, but the verdict was set
aside by Judge Clark OF the County Court
Of Frederick on proof that during the trial
several letters, though of private nature,
had been permitted TO reach one or more
Of the iurymen. second trial was had,
and this also resulted In verdict
of murder In the first degree, and sentence
Of death was passed aud the day of eXecu-
ton fixed Counsel for defense then took
the ease before Circuit Judge Turner on a
large number of exceptions, which
he had reserved during the trial. Judge
Turner oyenuled all the exceptions, but
granted a new trial for the reason that the
clerk in making up the record had inserted
an extra initial in the name of Andrew
Broy, the murdered man. Bat for this
clerical error IL is probable that Ridenour
would have been hanged, though his
counsel would have taken the case
before the Supreme Court Of the State, As
above stated the third trial has resulted In
the ecquittal OF Rdenour. The jury was
composed of Well known citizens of l4oudOn
County, and the verdict was rendered
within an hour after the case had been
given into their hands.-LGraphlc. IS
The Washington critic., 1889-02-21

HEUmcn's bottled Maezern beer. Tele-
phone call, 63i-3.