Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27

DICKENS SOLD CURIOSITY SHOP" sooN TO BE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PEACE AND eoor
WILL AMONG THE NHrIoSs-AMxRIcAN WHEEL
| MEN HoNoRED In NAPLES
| Dun!ap's Cable Dispatch TO The Evening Star
| LONDON. Dec. 2f.-''The Old Curiosity Shop
| which every man, woman and child all the
! English-speaking world over knows by repute.
| is the next of the celebrated building which is
| doomed to destruction. 1t is situated in Fetter
lane. which derives its name not from mana
cles or other restraining implements. but from
the beggars who used to be the most prominent
features Of the neighborhood and were called
! faiters. The student Of Shakespeare and of
! the writer's generally about that time will re-
! call several instances in which the old word is
! employed. Charles Dickens in his early days
! used to visit the house IN order to borrow
books from what at that time u library.
The old tenant, Mrs. Haines. who has leased the
! shop for over sixty years and has now reached
the patriarchal age Of eighty-six. has lively
! recollection of the novelist's visits and tells
MANY stories OF him.
But the name of Dickens il not the only one
of importance which is associated with that of
there, one of whom is remembered by every
reader OF the history Of the turbulent times Of
Oliver Cromwell as n prominent member<of
parliament of that time. These were Praise
Damned Barebones, while John Dryden also
lived for q time in one of the houses there.
THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
The period when the church breaches peace,
charity and good will on earth always gives
FLIP to certain papers which indulge in re-
Prospect Of the year from the peace point Of
view and cast about to determine what the
chances are for the preservation of that peace
until the time comes when the church can again
preach its usual lesson.
The Berlin papers have. naturally enough,
been among the first to examine the chances, and
everybody will be delighted to know that the
majority OF the papers of that city agree in
recognizing the fact that there is an assured
prospect Of peace for Il long time to come.
The National Zeltung In the course of an ex-
ceedingly interesting article says: I'VE are
keeping Christmas this year in greater equa-
nimity and quietude than we have done for sew
cral years past.
''Strong and ready as are the armies that
guard the peace of Europe, there is no sound of
arms and no cries of war to disturb the calm of
the festal season. International politics have
fallen into the background. The countries are
everywhere busy mastering their internal diff
cuitles and curing their internal evils.
The dangers with which the policy of the
United States threaten the industry of the ex-
port trade of Europe have diverted the thoughts
OF al from certain political combinations and
have showed the common nature Of the numer-
Gus European interests, injury to which might
prove fatal to all the nations of this continent
Prof. koch's brilliant discovery, too, in spite
of all the distrust and hostility which separates
the different nations, has helped to demon
strate the indcstructibie brotherhood of men,
as web as the freedom and universally of
science"
AFFAIRS IN ROME.
Rome, both yesterday and today, bore most
brilliant and interesting aspect. There was a
= e f,1 i
the Vatican of gala equipages and carriages
conveying ambassadors and ministers repre-
senting the various governments. as well as the
municipal and ecclesiastical authorities. all
bent on the same pleasant mission. viz: The
bearing of special messages of good will to the
representative to Italian unity and to the
head of the church. The cuirassiers in their
smart uniforms mt the Guirinal and the Swiss
guards in their Raphaelite and picturesque cos
tunes were kept equally busy in the firing
operation of presenting arms all day long at
the Vatican.
His holiness Pope Leo XIII. in replying to
the congratulatory addresses which were show
cred on him, complained that he was not the
temporal as well as the spiritual sovereign at
the Quirinal. His majesty King UmbertO was
equally engaged in replying to the congratu-
latory addresses which were addressed to him.
In the course of his speeches he dwelt espe-
cially upon the prospects for the prolonged
peace OF Europe which would dawn with the
new year.
HoNoR1NG AMERICAN wHEELMEN.
The Velocipede Club of Naples during the
week gave dinner in honor of two American
brothers of the wheel. Mr.. Sachleben of Illinois
and Mr.. Allen Of st. Louis, who are engaged in
the pleasant pastime of making a novel tour
around the world on their bicycles. Their
holiday, which it will be remembered is to
extend over period of two years and half
has already been auspiciously started. They
have Travelled through France and are now
engaged in going through Italy. They cover,
as rule, from forty to fifty miles every day,
and as consequence have plenty of time
for making observations of the scenery
through which they pass, as well as Of
the people among whom they thrown.
They are prepared for contretemps. for each
Of them carries as a protection for himself and
his iron steed a bulldog of the newest pattern.
warranted to bark seven times in very quick
time and capable OF doing great deal OF de-
structicn with neatness and dispatch. This
bulldog Is carried IN convenient and handy
pocket pc let and nnn Is very pretty specimen
ent, however. the call for its services
has been very limited, but in anticipation
OF the more dangerous parts of their journey
through the less civilized parts of Europe and Of
Asia they have determined to carry repeating
rifles with them, which will be shipped to them
when they reach COnstantinople. They have
already left Naples for Toggia, which is about
eighty miles Off Thence they will go to
Brindisi and from there they will SAL for
Corfu. after riding through which they will
visit Greece. Thence they will go through
Turkestan. India, China and Japan and from
the realms of the mikado they will return to
their native western homes, with which, it is
safe to say. they will not remain contented and
from which they will most likely issue a book
of travels to be called, Wheeling Round
the World"
GOSSIP IN PARIS
Paris is still living on the memory Of its
latest cause celebre. Its phenomenal winter
its skating, sleighing, fetes Ia glace and all
the other novelties are not sufficient to make
Paris forget her bloody recitals of the past
week. The true Partisan is tender-hearted
but he is Il great lover OF the sanguinary
Eyraud and Gabrielle have wound themselves
about the heart OF Paris. and while their stories
are green in the minds of Frenchmcn they will
furnish fun and pastime to the crowd. And
the manner OF utilizing their fragrant memory
at this moment is by making and selling
along the boulevards miniature metal trunks
which are supposed to resemble the particular
chest in which those merry strangers placed
the body Of that auondam lover whose
amcrous temperament was the key note upon
which Gabrielle played her death air and got
herself into the galley and her accomplice un-
der the guilotine. But even this bit OF real
ism Is oGtdOne by n tradesman in LYONS. who