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The morning call., 1890-08-24
Fallen on EVIL DAYS.

81 hear sad news" writes the London
correspondent Of the Liverpool Daily Post.
about Isabella, the fiower-girl of the Paris
Jockey Club in the palmy DAYS of the
Third Empire Mr.. Whitehurst. then The
Paris correspondent of the Daily telegram.
introduced her to the English pubic. and
both in Paris and London She be-
came quite a parsonage. She was not
a. pretty girl-rather the reyerse-bnt
she was what the French in untranslatable
phrase call chic. She wore a fancy costume
stood ut the door of the Jockey Club when
no races were Cd, and was ALWAYS to be
found ut the foot of their grandstand at
Longchamps when the grand prize was
being run. 1t was there the Empress
Eugene saw her first, bought her flowers.
and took fancy to her. In those now far.
off days Isabelle on State occasions wore in
her hat gold buckle, with her initials
IN brillianis-a present from the EMPRESS.
When the Empire fell and the Germans
entered Paris Isabelle's joyous reign was
over. She was still the flower girl OF the
Jockey Club even under the republic. but II
proved different state of things. Her for
tunes gradually fell away, till now hear
from one who knew her in her palmy DAYS
and has helped her in her distress that she
has been sold up and turned out of her little
shop, where to the last she sold flowers"
The morning call., 1890-08-24
FORCED INTO WEDLOCK.

Sensational Story OF Mysterious Mar
riage Told by the Victim.
Miss Clara Fales of no Broad street, who
alleges that she. was married to Frank
Stevens while she was under the influence
Of drugs at New Haven, Conn.,, made the
following statement this afternoon. says
Newark On. j. special of the 18th inst. to
the St. Louis Republic:
stevens is short, stout and boyish-look-
ing. He has red face and sore ewes, and
is the personification of yulgarity and
coarseness, He is the last person in the
world I should marry. l went to New
Haven on the Fourth of July, and remained
until the 18th. was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Stevens of IS De Witt street.
l first met Mrs. Stevens here about four
years ago. She was pleasant girl and
then unmarried. ! believe that woman
plotted and planned long time to have
me married against my will to her
brother-in-law. l visited New Haven
AT her written invitation. That woman
was always talking about marriage,
and saying what a nice young man
Frank was. began feeling bad day or
two after my arrival. never before ex-
The morning call., 1890-08-24
TABLETS FROM BABYLON.
Interesting Collection Recently Brought
to Light,

Interesting Collection Recently Brought
to Light.
The collection consists of tablets of the
Second Babylonian Empire and of the Per-
sian, Greek and Parthiau periods. Two are
especially interesting from the social point
of view. One is the summing up and judg-
ment in a lawsuit Of the thirteenth year of
Nabonidus. A farmer named 1ddin-Marduk
had sent by boat to Babylon $50 measures
Of fruit Kurgalnatan, who had undertaken
the transport, lost part of his cargo on the
way, and, having admitted that there had
been neglect on his part, agreed to make res
tituti0n. When Iddin- Marduk came to claim
the amount kurgalnatan avoided him, so
that the former was compelled to bring the
case before the court. The boat-owner,
when summoned, acknowledged the charge
and was condemned to pay the value of the
lost fruit. The decision is attested by the
seals of five Judges. This curious case
shows that in BabylOnia carriage pTacti-
cally included insurance.
The other Is kind of remonstrance ad-
dressed 20 the crew of boat bound for Shu-
shan with provisions for the king. The
crew, for reasons not explained, wanted to
abandon the boat, and the writer OF this tab
let demonstrates with them, pointing out that
to desert boat laden with royal provisions
would be tantamount to high treason. 1t is
probable that, if the sailors had not given
way after this remonStrance, it would have
been followed by their arrest and formal
accusation.
There are great many contracts of sales
and loans. An interesting one (No. 205)
shows that slaves, as well rs lands, houses
and personal property, were mortgaged.
1t also comprises lists of various
kinds of tithes due to the tenn
pie of Esogil, of animals brought to
Babylon for sale and of other personal
property. No doubt it was an inventory
made before mortgage or bill of sale.
The tablets of the Greek and Parthian
periods are, as usual, mostly astronomical.
The latest is of B. G. 91.-The Academy.
The morning call., 1890-08-24
A DOCTORS BRUTALITY.
1t Was Only Seemingly Such and Pre-
vented "a Wife's COLLAPSE.

1t Was Only Seemingly Such and Pre-
vented Wife's Collapse
DR.. Collier was once called in to what he
averred was the only case of Asiatic cholera
that ever occurred in England during his
life. The patient, poor man, was in arti-
culo morris. After visiting him. he de-
scendcd the staircase and at the bottom
found the anxious wife with his guinea fee
In the palm of her hand. The doctor waved
her hand away.
81 can't take that, my good woman,
you've sent for the wrong man."
but you are DR.. Collier, SIR"
Eyes. madam. am DR.. Collier, but you
should have sent for the undertaken"
He explained his apparent brutality after
ward, saying: 1T was cOuntermitant
administered. If l hadn't given her that
shock by want of feeling, the woman would
have had fit. l dared not tell her the
truth quietly that her husband couldn't
live more than an hour."-Ex.
Well water is selling at cents pail at
Amsterdam, n. Y, on account Of low water
in the city reservoir.
The morning call., 1890-08-24

white lisse softened and feminized the
outlines. A hat of plated Swiss rush,
trimmed with alternate tufts of blue bach
clor's buttons and pink carnations, COM
pleted this lady's toilet, a white gauze veil
covering her curled blonde hair.
There was a good deal of brown, which
everybody seems TO think will be the au-
tumn and early winter color, walnuthued
brigand hats, their broad brims thrust
through with ieweled arrows, challenging
ones attention at every turn. With brown
was worn coral pink. combination not al
ways becoming.
A majority of the gowns for Cowes week
we're severely simple serges. Yachting
wear is much heavier and more pro tectiye
than in our smoother and SUMMER seas,
while woolens are more popular than any,
thing else, richly embroidered with dark
blue braids. One picturesque costume of
striped gray and white flannel with white
vests, collar and revers was most success
full. | saw one or two pale sea-green fam
nels with white yachting-caps and shoes.
One young woman wore ecru flannel, let
her hair flow over her back and covered
with gulls' wings. There were pink fam
mel skirts worn with white silk skirts and
REFER jackets, and cream serge skirts en-
broidered with gold and worn with gold en-
broidered blue REFERS, and pale slate serges
embroidered with darker shades; but a
good proportion, OF the yachtwomen clung
to what has almost become the classic
Cowes costume, a tailor-built nayy.blue
serge with cambria shirt spotted in blue.
With most of these costumes heavy white
gloves were worn. Round sailor hats
banded with narrow velvet ribbons out
numbered the yachting caps, though the
latter were in many cases much the more
effective.
Next to tea the Englishwoman seems to
dote on bazaars, and she must spend a
good share of her life holding stalls. The
royal family is SO large that it seems to
stand M and accent purses in behalf of the
particular charity for which the bazaar is
opened, and given the bazaar aud the
princess and country house and park
for in summer one does not have bazaars in
the clty-and what better chance could one
The morning call., 1890-08-24

and black feathers behind. There was a
most conspicuous dress of royal daisies and
trimmed with narrow rutfies about the hem.
There was dainty little dress of pale blue
crepe de chine, dotted with periwinkle,
bloom and sweet primroSes, with Irish
point to edge the skirts, the plastron and
the collar. There was a gray and white
foulard dress with trimmings of mouse
colored velvet And there was fine old
park to see. and a fine old house that Queen
Elizabeth visited more than three hundred
years ago.
l saw pretty wedding week ago where
the bride, much like other brides, wore
white duchesse satin with a pearl glrdle.
The eight bridesmaids were in cream
striped frocks with full elk sleeves, and
wore tulle wells fastened by wreaths of corn
flowers and daisies, of which flowers their
bouquets also we're composed.
We begin to talk about autumn fashions,
but as yet we have no very clear ideas.
Slight paniers are seen on the newest gowns
and long basqued bodiceS. Spotted fabrics,
as L minated last week, will reign. At
present Oxford street and Regent street are
deyoting themselves most eneTgetically to
old silver in patterns of the days of the
Georges and Queen Anne. Each piece is
duly lettered with its pedigree, and many OF
the handled mugs and quaint salyers bring
fancy prices, and will appear on American
SidebOards when the hOmeward rush begins
in September. The dealers have come TO
know that summer is a profitable bric-a-
brac season. ELLEN OSBORN.
The morning call., 1890-08-24

..You newspaper men can't understand
II" he went on. you always know some
body, and you come into contact, sooner
or later, with all sets. You don't realize
that there are in New York City dozens of
distinct circles Of society which never
touch each other. 1t would have been
easy enough for a newspaper man in my
position, living well and with money to
spend, to have got into the swim. You
meet Jimmy Smith over game Of bill ards,
ana In lew minutes you find that yon both
s HnoW tommy Jones. That is a sufficient
Lniouuctlon LOT man, and once started
your acquaintance extends. After that it
depends upon yourself; IL YOU are gentle-
man you are pretty sure to get on. That il
the reason that newspaper men writa ench
absurd yarns about fellows without intro
auctions OF any kind wormipp themealvee
into society. can see that 1t IS NOT So diffi'
cult after one gets the start; the trouhIa 10
to make the start. got morbid over IL.
was having hOrrid time, but determined
to stick it out. l imagined all sorts of 70
mantle accidents, ! watched for chance
to rescue one OF the girls from drowning.
but they swan like mermaids.
There was one girl who used to jump of
Of . spring-board every morning, swim
about hundred yards under water and
then spend about two hours diving around
like dolphin. In the afternoon you'd see
her on horseback. / made up my mind
that she was the girl was looking for.
was dead certain that society girl who
took that sort Of exercise was certain to
come to grief sooner or later. l haunted
The morning call., 1890-08-24
SHOPPING IN
LONDON.
Smart Toilets That We're Seen at
GOOdWOOd and COwes.
The Brightly Dressed Girls Who Dote on
Race-Meeting-Dress at Summer Ba-
xaar-A Pretty Wedding.
Special Fashion Letter to THE SUNDAY CALL

ESONDON, Aug 10.-It is hard to see why
HSk the wandering American should stop
@ at all in London, except for the
delightful courtesy TO be met from Regent
street to Chapside. There is certain at
mosphere of low prices hanging over the
city, but the particular thing that you de-
sire usually costs as much as at home. The
veteran Londoner probably can clothe her
self somewhat more cheaply than the New
Yorker or Philadelphian, but the summer
traveller, not knowing London as she knows
her home shops. will often find herself pay
ing more here for rather less satisfactory
article.
But one could buy in London for the pure
pleasure of being waited on. After the in
civility of the American shopgirl the polite
ness and careful attention of the London
variety expands the heart and the purse
strings. A shipment of it would prove the
most taking of all imported" articles.
One noticeable difference between the
cities on the opposite sides of the Atlantic
ferry is the greater number of fashion de-
partures in England. The American
woman buys as q rule more frocks at
time. The English woman, especially in
summer, buys oftener. The American buys
six hats at spring Opening" The En-
glish fine lady gets one in June for Ascot,
two if she expects to attend on two success
sive days. In July she buys for Henley,
and in August there are novelties" for
Goodwood and for Cowes.
The morning call., 1890-08-24

esy. wanted to throw myself into the
giddy whirl. PM not fortune hunter, but
/ thought it would be jolly lark to spend
a couple Of weeks flirting with society bellies
and doing the elegant generally. had read
all about. it in the society papers and I
thought 1 knew how the thing was worked.
economical all winter SO as to fetch it, and
this spring I bad enough hard earned-no,
not hard earned. hard saved. Earning isn't
a Circumstance TO saving-dollars to carry
me through q couple of weeks at the pace
of a prince. l thought the matter over and
decided upon Narragansett Pier as being
better than Long Branch or Cape May and
yet net so exclusive as Newport.
"I wrote up, engaged rooms in the best
hotel, made arrangements with liveryman
in town here TO send up q horse and dog
cart. 1t cost more to do it that way than
to hire on the spot, but then there was no
danger Of having the sWellS know that l
was driving hired rig. l found out after
ward that l might have driven goat team
for all the attention they paid to me, one
way or the other. got white flannel suits,
blazers, tennis suits, and all that sort of
thing. Now, don't pretend to be beauty,
but / don't think l look like 'cad,'" and
Ribbins looked at me appealingly. He ceT-
tainly does not look like cad, being a
well-mannered, presentable young fellow
enough, rather better looking than the
average In fact
The morning call., 1890-08-24
FANCY WORK.
A Scissors Casa Glove Sachet.
A Pretty Bathing Shoe.

This case is intended to be hung on the
wall in a dressing-room. 1t is made on a
foundation of cardboard. The piece for
the back is cut seven and half inches
long and Two and a half wide, pointed at
each end. The front is the same width
and four and half inches long. 1t is
pointed at the lower end, and is cut in two
scallops at the top. Both pieces are covered
with peacock velvet and lined with satin.
The velvet for the front is embroidered with
a spray of buttercups, and the edge is
worked over in buttonhole-stitch with gold
The morning call., 1890-08-24
The Bite nfn snider.

Mrs. Martha Hamilton, wealthy resi-
dent of Beaver Brook, a suburb of Danbury,
Conn.,, died last night from the effects of a
spiders bite. Mrs. Hamilton was at work
was bitten on the arm ty spider. The
tiny wound was not painful and she paid no
attention to it, scarcely giving the matter a
thought until last night, when her arm be-
gan to swell and became very painful.
Medical assistance was called in, but to
hamilton was 90 years of age.-Pittsburg
Dispatch, Aug. 9TH.
The morning call., 1890-08-24

scented to "chase the duck" for our joint
benefit. az tell you, old man." he con-
tinued, as he set the pitcher on the table
and told Mary that she might keep the
change. 81 tell you, this summer resorting
Isn't what it is cracked up to be, and as for
the yarns YOU read about the young clerk
catching on to the summer girl, it's all
rot" ana Ribbins wiped the froth from his
pink mustache with gesture Of disgust
You see, I've been spending my yaca-
tons for the last five years with a lot OF Eel
lows from our store down on Long Island
1t was plain old place, 50 week, no soci-
ety, no dress. but lots of fun. made up
my mind last summer that this year I'd just
90 to some swell place and mingle in soei-
The morning call., 1890-08-24

colored silk. The two pieces are neatly
sewn together by the edges. The lower
point is edged with q narrow fril OF lace,
under which is placed a bow of ribbon.
Lace is also placed over the top part, and a
bow Of ribbon by which it is suspended is
sewn to the point.
The sachet is of olive plush, cut thirteen
inches wide and fifteen in length; one side
foliage and butterflies; the whole is lined
with pale coral-pnk quilted satin, which
may be scented with powdered perfume.
The edge is finished with a silk cord, left in
loop at the points. The sachet is folded
in the center, and is tied with coral-pink
ribbon.
The morning call., 1890-08-24
BdhfnQ-ShOe.

The shoe is made Of ecru Turkish towel
ing; an anchor of red Turkey twill is ap-
pliqued to the front of 1t, or it may be en-
brodered in long stitches with red ingram
cotton; the toweling is bound with red rib
bon; it is sewn on a cork sole, also bound
with ribbon. A quilting of ribbon is placed
across the inStep.
The morning call., 1890-08-24

~. henry ~ cried Mrs Won Toodles. CRASHING
TSl soinn9ent husband by the arm, Henry
and 90 a de gnIgars 10 the house. Get right up
snrnsS H"nrI Utter nonsense, my dear" re-
my ;9clai position associating with burelars.
Woula you2 You astonlsh me f,-Puck.
The morning call., 1890-08-24
Looked Through a car-wrndov.

NEWARK On. j., Aug. 12.-While the Odd
Fellows excursion of Madison was passing
through Harrison this morning Michael
Carney put his head out of the car-window.
1t was caught by pale and his body was
drawn through the window and horribly
mangled. Death resulted instantly.-Cin-
cinnati ENQUIRER
The morning call., 1890-08-24
GETTING INTO
SOCIETY.
Difficulties Encountered by a Man
Without IntrOduCtiOns.
sIons Among Thousands by the Sad Sea Wave.
The Behavior Of ths Fair Bathers-sO-
ciety's Attitude Toward Women.
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL

FTER all, if you
are not in the
swim, staying in
New York and
working til g
growler is just
about as much fun
as Newport" re-
marked Ribbins.
as he rose to open
the door in re-
Spouse to the
maid who had
Ohlipinply con-
The morning call., 1890-08-24

Seals have good appetites. 1t is calculat-
ed that 40, 000, 600 pounds of fish day are
required to feed the fur seals that the
United States want to protect.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14

Thus the Esperanza took the cham
pionship flag, but was barred from tax
ing money premium, as she was the
winner of the regatta last year.
The Tramp was awarded the first cash
prize, SIS; Sylvia, second prize, $40;
Pearl, third prize, IS.
The Sylvia was given second cash
prize on account of her time allowance
for size, and four minutes allowed her
for delay in galantly trying to rescue a
shipwrecked crew. The Sylvia's cor
rected time as compared with that of
the Pearl, was 3:O5 :37 for the former
and 3 :0S :O7 for the latter.
The judges decision gave very good
satisfaction, although it was generally
conceded that the Sylvia lost more
than four minutes in heaving to to pick
up men; and many believed that if she
had sailed straight away without inter-
ruption she would have won first money.
The Murchison and Nautilus did not
round the last stake-boat.
The Tempora will probably be total
loss, as in the excitement OF the hour
she was allowed to drift away.
Many people watched the race from
the wharf and bluffs, and some found a
point of vantage on Dead Mans island.
The passengers on the steamer Santa
Rosa, which lay in the outer harbor the
greater part of the afternoon discharg-
ing freight, had good view OF the race.
A party also went out on the steamer
Falcon to see the finish.
Much regret was expressed on all
hands that the yachts Aggie and Nellie
did not take advantage of the fine breeze
to have their much-talked-of race. The
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
Struck With a Cue.

At o'clock this morning number of
Frenchmen who were drinking at the
old Schooner joint" on Also street,
near Los Angeles street, became in
volved in an alteration over game of
pool, which resulted in one of their
number, Gustave Verneuil, cook at
the Nadeau hotel, being struck on the
head with the butt end of billiard
cue. Officer Dugan attempted to arrest
the man who struck Verneuil, but was
prevented from doing SO by the saloon
keeper, who shut the door OF the joint in
the officers face. The wounded man
was taken to the police station for med
ical treatment, where his head was
bandaged by DIR. Wing.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
MARTIN AGUIRRE.
present incumbent), is candidate for
SHERIFF.
SUBJECT to the decision of the Republican
County Convention iy13-td
SUMMONS,

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGE-
L les County, State of California
sto John T. Knopf plaintiff VS.. John F. watkins,
Action brought in the Superior Court of
Los Angeles County, State of California,
ana the complaint filed in said County
Superior Court.
The people, of the State CT California send
gfeeting to John +. Watkins, defendant.
You are hereby required to appear in an
action brought against you by the abovenamed
plaintiff in the Superior Court of the
snd S anses er wes tha angeles State Of California
within ten days exclusive of the day of service)
after the service on you of this summons, If
where, within thirty days, or Judgment by
default Will be taken against you according to
the prayer of said complaint
Inc SAID action is brought to obtain q decree
OF TINS court for the foreclosure of mortgage
described in the said complaint, and executed
61y the said John F. Watkins, on the 9th day of
certain promissory note for $780, made and
delivered by said Watkins to one Charles Knopf
pearlng interest from date thereof at the rate of
10 per cent. per annum, compounded annually,
dated 9th June, 1883, and by said Charles
Knopf duly assigned to said plaintiff which
note 3S said pIalntlH alleges to be due him from
said ue1endant; that the premises conveyed by
said mortgage may be sold, and the proceeds
apPned TO the payment of said promissory note
the sum of 800, and costs of suit. and in case
such proceeds are not sufficient to pay the same
then to obtain an execution against said John
+. watkins for the balance remaining due and
also that the defendant and all persons claim
ing py, through or under him may be barred
and toreclosed of all right, title, claim, lien,
equity OF redemption and interest in and to
said mortgaged premises and for other and
further relief Reference is had to complaint
for particulars
And you are hereby notified that if YOU fail
TO appear and answer the said complaint. as
above required, the said plaintiff will apply
said complaint
Given under my hand and the seal of the
Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles,
State OF California, this 10th day of July in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety.
LIS. ]. NJ. MEREDITH Clerk
BY ID. e. ADAMS, Deputy
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