Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-03-21

prises some seventy cases. Among
the cases recently filed in the Clerk ;
Office are; T. l. McKenny ct Tx vs.. J.
c. Percival, injunction, restraining
Mr.. Percival from piling for the cree
ton thereon of a platform, in front OF
their water lots; and OF Mabel Z.
Thornton a complaint for divorce from
her husband, Evart C Thornton. The
parties were intermarried in Thurston
county, June 81, 1856. The plaintiff
alleges tlat for more than one wear
last past, the defendant has neglected
and refused to make suitable provision
for the plaintiff and her child.
A State ball is to be given in The
Olympia" our new hotel, on Thursday
evening, the 9th inst. The following
committees have been appointed:
Committee on Arrangements-r I. McKenny,
). Z. Woodruff, \. II. Chambers X. Il O'Brien,
\. ii. Owinss. Robt. Frost. T. NJ. Reed, John
Miller Murphy. A. a. Phillips and A. J. Mason.
r. n.
Ostrander, \. ID. Whitney. T. II. Cavanaugh,
N $. Porter, Geo. ID. shannon, c. +. Lcaven-
worth.
Invitation Committee-R. G. O'Brien, A. A.
Phillips. II. B. McElroy, Olympia A. 81. Stew
art and q. II. Wheeler, Tacoma and Jno. Y
Ostrander and II. Kellenger, Seattle
Floor Managers. c. Horr, Jos. W. Robin
son, Chas. II. Aver. Geo. \. Williams, Frank NJ
Convey, Gus. Harris, 5. NJ. Percval. Harry d
Cowles. Chas A: Otis and Mark Reed.
Musicns. c. Woodruff, R. G. o'Brien and
John c. Perclval.
The Transformation that good judg-
ment, and the skillful use of saw,
hammer, nails, and paint-brush can
effect, was never more fully exempli-
fled than in the recent change made
in the Young's Hotel dining room. 1t
now occupies the southern side of the
building, and Immediately joins the
Gold Bar Restaurant, with which it
connects by wide passage ways. The
ladies' dining rooms have been trans
ferred from the Gold Bar to the other
building, and the whole is under the
management of that prince of caterers,
Larry Cormier. He can now seat 100
persons at one time and in the course
OF each day is literally prepared to
feed multitude OF people,"
In the show-window of Van Epps'
bookstore is displayed a very fine
picture of the members of the Legis-
lature arrayed in pyramidal group,
and the souvenir is elegantly framed.
As work OF art it is very generally
acknowledged to be worthy of special
notice, but possessing as it does the
interest which centers in everything
appertaining to the new State, almost
everybody is irresistibly attracted by
the exhibit. Very few observe, how
ever, at first glance the embellishments
the picture has received from some
sentimental individual, who has flank
ed it on either side by statuettes of
the female form divine" in plaster
One of these represents Pomona, the
Roman nymph, who, while presiding
over gardens of fruits and flowers, has
seemingly forgotten to don the myth
cal figleaf SO intimately associated
with primitive ambrosial bowers.
That goddess was possessed, however,
of platonic nature, and is said re.
ceived the addresses OF the gods with
GOODNESS, until Vertumnus, in the
guise Of an old woman, prevailed upon
her to break the vow of celebacy. The
other figure is said to represent the
Greek Slaye, clothed in chains and
sadness, who with downcast eyes stands
as monument of humility before the
assembled wisdom and dignity of the
State. Some people seem to discover
significance in this arrangement of
classical and modern art, and depart
with smiles which suggest that there
may be, after all, more meaning in the
display than appears on the mere sur
face.