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4 Pretty WeddinR.

Fro % tbs R7ttsbufu Dispatch.
''It's just . year ago today" said she Who
told the story. "We had been schoolm stes.
and she asked me TO come ON an early train
md help her and her mother through the day.
1t was In the morning when I stepped under
the thick woodbine that grew about the door of
that angular little house on tho edge Of New
England village. She had broad hat ON and
she said, Come
I'VE went oat into the pasture land beyond
the village and we filed our arme with golden
rod snd cardinal flowers. Then we walked
back 70 the house and her mother fetched jars
and vases and big bowls, and Ne put our dow.
sHs came by ths noon train and shs went 20
the gate in her print dress and her broad hat
70 meet him We had Q little dinner together.
her mother. he, she and L
Then she went 20 dress and came down
stairs again In half an hour In simple little
white gown. II was o'clock when the neigh
mest them hersslf, and she took the ministers
hat and showed the ministers wife whsrs 70
put her thinga
Then By and BY the minister said: Ara
jon readyT And she said YEA ana then fhe
two Of ths0 stood before the minister, and he
pat one hsnd behind her end into the hand Of
her mcthsr. who at just there on the sofA.
And utsn the minister began: win YOU. she
ss1d, 4 WIZ before he got half through.
"After that she put ON white apron ana ~
that ~ ~ had eaks and ice cream. Then whom
e was tine Tor her 10 60 away shs ehsnred her
dress again and We al walled to the railway
seeaen q - ner started when the train
as1sf ~ tu1errov and IN gst . lsSssr 70 her
~ nat eisnA 6Aeu - lenoly this svonInr'
yasss sessss tseUh s>ep.a - up519 .
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TEA ROOM n ErorO.

Tho tea room is made for the purpose Of
holding the tea ceremony in, while the guest
room Is place to receive visitors, as its name
implies. It will be noticed by the accompany
ing illustrations that chairs or tables are mo-
where to be seen, and this is the case with all
Japanese rooms. The soft mating which covers
the floor is used instead. for who ever heard of
a japanese sitting in a chair when he had mat
ting? On this mating the Japs eat sleep and
work. The mating itself is woven very thick
and heavy and covered with another one OF a
lighter material. not unlike the common Cam
ton mating. Knowing Of the softness Of this
when he enters the door and thus saves the
wear and tear. But foreigner, utterly re-
gsrdless Of the feelings of these people, is apt
to walk in with his muddy boots and tempora-
rily spoil the mating. This is one of the many
petty things which makes the Japanese dislike
the foreigner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

person-shares your quarters, notwithstanding
your protests. lsuppose the professional char
aeser Of the conductor lends propriety to the
arrangement
II Is just as likely, however. to be a IA,
woman Fat women always ride in the upper
oerths. IL seems 90 me, though can't imagine
why il in
The frst thing heard this morning were loud
cries OF "Portah, portahr - from n Baltimore
dude in the upper berth opposite mine. who
lost what he called his "pawnts." II turned out
tnst the coiorcd serviter had taken them away
10 brush them.
TROUBLE IN TIE xIoHr.
slept well myself. except for q remarkable
sensation tina. occurred during the night i,
was 90 Surprising that have kept the telling
Of ii FOR the end OF my letter
IL must have been about l o'clock when the
whole car was walked UP by tremendous
thump followed by = series Of deplorable yells
in high soprano.
cry. Its killed 1 am entirely. oh. wirra,
wirfa! Me back lie broke. an not whole bone
left in me body"
When looked from between the curtains
all the Passengers were leaning out of the
perths ana rubbing their eyes, 20 see what had
happened. The Baltimore dude opposite who
wore a tasseled night cap. shouted "Portah =
frantically, aud that functionary quickly ran 70
the rescue. In the middle Of the aisle. al the
further end, lay an object in white. net clearly
oisunguishabie by the wavering light of the
swinging lamps. from which the despairing
bowls continued to proceed.
upon investigation il appeared that the Irish
maid attached to the person OF lady on board
had been put in an upper berth over her mis-
tress head. Never having been in a sleeping
car before, she rolled out OF bed aud fell clear
TO the hoor. 1treally is wonder that she did no,
suffer serious injury. but in fact sho received
no hurt beyond q bruise or two. However, il
was a Ion time before she could be convinced
that she was not mortaily injured. and then she
could be in no manner persuaded TO clint
back into the berth again
"Iu set here on the fure," she declared
and divii fut III move to get into the LOT,
again this night Its most a corpse already
1 am"
After much difficulty the matter was accom-
modated oy an exchange OF berths between
herself and her mistress. Then went to sleet
again and dida't wake up until was roased
TINS morning by the baltimore dudes shouting
for his ''paunts." MAKaARIr {.
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province in Japan has . mode Of building Pc
culiAr to itself; for instance, the dwellings NJ
Nagaskia are differently made from those of
Kioto. while those Of kioto differ from those Of
Toxic and other large cities in the northern
part of the empire. Besides the different ways
of building practiced by each province the
high and low class have their dwellings con-
structed differently: they are the low class. the
middle class. the wealthy class and the nobility.
each with its own form Of architecture to suit
wants and mesna
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
LIFE ON THE OWL TRAIN.
Funny Things to BE Found on Board Of 9
Sleeping Car.

Funny AhnGs 10 BE rOuno on noAru on :
Sleeping Car.
BOUND Souri, FROM WASHINGTON, Oct l6.
0NE CAN OBSERVE MORE HUMAN Ma.
" ture on q sleeping car than anywhere else
in the world. won't even except Q watering
place in the height of the bathing season. Just
| as at the seaside. however, people on board q
night train have special theory OF modesty,
30 70 speak. entirely different from that which
they follow under ordinary circumstances.
noticed several women this morning coolly
fastening their corsets in the aisle in full view
of number of male passengers. II they had
been seen at home by a strange man in such q
stage Of their costuming they would haze
screamed with horror, I am sure.
Itappears to me that modesty is virtue the
practice Of which is altogether controlled by
environment I once endured the ordeal Of
q journey across the continent. During the
last day or two Of travel the passengers fairly
abandoned all ordinary rules Of decency. The
ladies paraded to the wash room before break
fast in their petticosts. and the manners OF the
men became fairly disreputable. Causes. IA
tigue and overcrowding. Two conditions
equally tend to make people indifferent to ap-
pearanees--oyercrowein and solitude. The
hermit and the person compelled TO herd too
closely with his or her kind are equally careless
OF being observed.
FIRST SEEN n TEE NonNIxo.
Ny impression 10 that my own sex appears TO
disadvantage on a sleeping car. The nrst thing
you see Of woman in the morning on board
of ar all-night train ID . large hump which pro-
jects into the aisle covered by the hangiues of
the berth. II she 10 fat the hump 10 likely TO
be an obstruction to passers either way. 90 that
1t IL constantly bumped against Finally, when
the curtains are drawn aside and she appears
her aspect Ia tousled and uncombed. Few
women look pretty when they got ont Of bed,
but when the bed 10 . berth in sleeping car
they would be better tout Of sight"
STRUGGLE IN THE WASH noox.
Then comes the struggle for place In the
wash room. I declare was 10 exasperated
this morning with two middle-aged females,
who occupied the basins and looking glasses for
for chance before breakfast, and with email
hope Of getting Il, that could have pulled
their hair and slapped their ugly noses. am
sure that men never have such offensive and
piggish ways on board Of public conveyancss
- some women do.
fHB coxpuurox.
Speaking Of sleeping-ear modssty reminds
me Of tho conductor, who always fssis prisi-
legged to pull aside the curtains Of your bsrth
In the night, even though you have given your
tickets to the porter before retiring. OF cosrss
he acts only IN , professional oapaeity, and
one oughsn's % mind II II Il nndsrstood that
ceases TO be Dan vAea h aets ptoteo1fooa21y.
But must confess that don't lire IL
The eondnctof = stu acting Wfthiu ne limits
Of bis pfofessianal a1scEotio1 whsn be puts .
man u ~ beEth ever yoQr heaa. Ehe 49,
| perhaps : dzuuusf q 5000 ethss drsndfuI
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Pecui,srities az Frsnch Bread.

Paris Letter to Chicago Pest.
In Paris bread n indeed the ''staff Of hfe'
It is carried about the streets without even q
string around it. Women clasp the long rolls
anectonately to their bosoms aud rest the ends
against their hair. Men forget that it isn't
a cane they sre carrying and rap the end Of
the loaf on the pavement a. thoy walk.
saw little boy in the dirt by the Seine using
long piece VI bread for o plaything. Pres
entity he wiped 1t upon his dress and took q
mouthful. I sawa woman sitting on bench in
the Luxembourg. Gardens coxily hugging Q
great sound loaf, without any wrapper, please
remember. We heard angry voices before our
window, and beheid . woman humping man
wfsh fresh-bassd rcn. IL broke In two, bu,
the woman beat tattoo on his back with the
piecea when We go TO buy bread We are
tempted to AJAX: How much is il ysrd2' We
are sure the French people never DE Of lock-
Jaw. for any grinding apparatus that can stand
thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
STEPS TO HOrsK.

The house is II by IS feet: the steps 2-7
inches high by 81 wide; the doorway feet 8
inches by 8 feet III inches. and the curiously
carved front window AZ inches by IA inches
The frame work of ordinary japanese
house is simple and primitive in struc-
ture. Il consists OF number of
upright beams. which run from the
ground to the transverse beams and inclines
above. The vertical framing 10 held together
by short strips, which are let in TO appropriate
rotches in the uprights, to which the bamboo
hthins is fixed There is no excavation be-
meath the house, nor Is there a continuous
stone foundation, as with us. The uprights
rest directly and without attachment upon
others which have been pounded solidly into
the earth by means Of a wooden maui
THE JAPANESE woRKMEy.
When the foundation Is laid and the carpen-
tiers commence, il is a curious sight TO see these
fellows at work. Tor they use their hands and feet
at the same time, their toes being as handy as
their fingers. At first there seems to be great
advantage at their having four hands instead
Of two. and, although they seem to work with
great rapidity, vet they do not accomplish one
half as much a good American mechanic in
the same time. There is one singular feature
among them in constructing a house which
puzzles our American carpenters to account
for When Jap sees an aperture that needs
to have piece of wood fitted in he gives q
glance at the hole. takes up his ak, cuts off the
piece needed and it fits as accurately as if meas
ured-
THEIR TOOLS
are very peculiar. For instance. they have q
smoothing plane two and one-half inches long,
one inch broad and one-half an inch thick.
The most ingenious article in their tool chest
Is a chalk line. 1t is a wooden cup containing
q spongy substance STEPPED in India ink; this is
pierced front and back and the marking line
passes through ii, the end OF the line is attached
10 a small awl, and the other end is wound
around q reel not unlike n fishing reel. which
takes the place of the handle to the cup. To
mark a line down plank the Japanese car
penter sticks the awl in at one end of the pro-
posed hne, carries the cup to the other. the
line playing Itself out as he does He holds
the line down to the board when he reaches the
desired spot. strikes the mark. takes up the cup
and reels up the line as he walks back When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
KITCHEN UTENSILS.

The kitchen differs from the guest and tea
rooms. II 10 without ornament, and the prin-
clral culinary s:ssiis are spoons. knives, char
eoai cups. to hold the burning embers; a stove,
house isatern. fireplace, buckets and tubs. tea
pots. cays. v;at-s. paEs. chopsticks and boz
Containing hint and finder and fuel The fuel
i wool in the form OF sticks abont foot long.
here Is no pipe 20 the stoves. hence the kitchen
y often Sled with smoke. but aside from this
tue room altogether presents quite a neat APP
y aranee-
QUEST AID TEA ROOMS
BY FAR tho most interesting part OF Japanese
hGase are the guest ard tea rooms. but all
s.raaess houses are not built the sane. Every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
Written for The Evening star.

Written Tor The Evening star
HyHE NATIONAL MUSEUM HAS NOW IN
Il possession something quite novel in the form
of 9 japanese dwelling house. This house
was imported from Toxic and il at
prssen. in process Of reconstruction under the
hands Of japanese workman. The material,
from top TO bottom, is Japanese throughout,
and will be quite An instructive museum in
ttsef when finished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

A ssInuIAnf n ovsEs Nnspnp 70 nousasA snd
ss]et. hslis ksF Rs.sss 5 q Ssa 5sais s1tis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
RAILROADS.

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ssea .s ss and fsHn'S'ah. f.''-ss~
.,s, sn: %a16:iy Sf Isasssa-. ana ysmsaa,
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s,rssps ORC ha,.sh sssears aud ssssoss wss;sss
Ssseass bvi:ss .;.ss. si..,. saa s dssss ss
ln..n stAtOn iOr AL PRINCIPAL points south and ssuss
ans. Via fu linz r s. 49,
nan sSpsr 20 ne, @SHs ss and ass. ssa sl
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kseA,,lls VIA , As,.ss,l'. and Mo- sprsazs
lsS ts.n Tor fSos. Rssa sSsa,se
WIS AND sSgTa
rain o. lnilmsa scssisr cd fAl..es rcn.s;.ns q
ins L%br.ry and oss,r,atlon U-ss q he i-s~ss ana
S. sy iss TN. sr ss an sseS. @ sA ss ca 3.
ihls conn.tion ~isn fnsi-eisss Isesss s..y
ss. e. a.a.s y ss .s ,.s. ss ~
va 9easso usry and Cor Asnpal,. A-T.ai,s. Asy
sl-rIer ashthrIon 10 New ur.s.ns vac Mostssnsry.
Nc s,Sra iars ehArseA io,wcss Atlanta and Nsv ors
IN p m.spany. southern Erpr-.. Cor Ispellssr<
western North caroina Dsision. chsrlotte .as ss.-
hs,s sS S ISsSS, 70 Aa.s.. Asd -,.i.oa.
netion s lnads nnion station la AL pon,s so1sA
and Southwest 1hrOaxh coaches New York 10 AZ
Pullman Baae, sieepes, New Sert and w.shs<,o.
20 knoxvt le wa lynclburs, DRuvtise. sstHpars,
and n essera North UsFolins Dsis,oa- and sssals.-
LIAlNs On WASHINGTON AND orro III.
sisIoN sesvo Mashsnstoa - 10 - daily - D N
efrsse ~ WsSninston 30 ana siSs ..n. asalg
and ~ a IN. cxuelt sunday.
~ lnrouTh trains iron the south via Charlotte ana
DAiaNlale arr.Ns IN Washington = a-ua-. ~
| snd - pm and nom Orange n "a strns-
gary aocAl az - - y. an. and A. ID a. IN.
,Iheess s.eellns car rNation and infor1patloa
luflfshe-i and baircass checked at oshse. 90 lena
syn-hi. ave- sns n pAs.rnTer stHton. fenizg
tsl..Sad' osh anu y sts Meshinztcil. 10. q.
ocS sAAEs l. TAYLOR. oen- fs>s Aren't
| 4 NAEsAfRAkE d ONO RAILWAY
SCHEDULE IN ErEECT SEPTEMBER "a. 1901.
fsins cave dAiiS IRON Union s;aton tb. r. Uth
1hroaeh the ersndeet .rcuery IN America w,,h ,n>
IL. AAd nost oosn.ts SOMA rrssn service
20gp.m.-'' Cin,iLnati East Lane {" WITH dtn,rr Cor
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IA iop N tise ianOus a. A. v.
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oAo Lexington ana louisytie. ky. arriving al en-.
sfnnstl al IL leklnsTOa ) ~ ~ a. lE,u~r IA
2OO o. ~ hxpress lot oOnionsys iis "a sylls
hlchinond "aynesboro stsunton and principal Viz.
lO:J5 a. IN. via r. r railway and RicAmopa 10 old
lylilt Cotniorf and NOrfolk--ONLl RAIL IINl
fultnsn locations and tickets NJ colalanys oacuA
seq u. w.fULLER. cen1 PASSENGER Ar-ns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
THE FEATHER BOA.
How Pacific Coast Ladies' Suffer Because O
the Now Fad.

How Pacific Coast Ladies' Suffer Because Of
the Now Fad.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Attention was called in these columns re-
Gently to the tremendous popularity Of the
new fashion Of wearing feather boas. Every
lady, married and single seemed to be deter
mined to have boa Of her own. and the re-
suit has been that the demand has exceeded
the supply, with the direst consequences. The
manufacturers, driven to extreme measures,
resorted to all kinds Of sxpedients to turn
ont boas enough to keep Kearny street in a
constant hut:er. The most expeditions method
of manufacturing the boas il to take a
piece of ordinary hay rope dipped in mucil-
age and roll it i'll u heap OF newly picked
chicken feathers. The feathers adhere TO the
rope in the required disorder and after being
dipped in a thin solution of shoe backing and
shellac to give them the necessary luster are
ready to sdorn the neck Of fashion. Unfor.
fortunately just as the rage for these boas was
az Its height last week it rained somewhat
briskly, aud the results have been most 6is.
astrous- The injured dresses are q sufficient
source Of anguish. but worse calamity in the
almost permanent dfscoioration OF aiabaster
necks, down which the homemade dye ran.
leaving inky streaks that nothing but the
stou'est scrubbing brush and strong solution
OF lye can remove. Numbers Of fashionable
leaders, both north and south Of Market street.
have had their cuticle rasped 80 hard in the
effort to restore them TO the Caucasian race
again that they cannot wear low-necked
dresses for the next three months, aud the bal
season is close upon Us. To make matters worse
the feather ornaments have taken to moulting
and IL Is impossible. IL IL said, for any man tc
go near a fuii-dressed lady without looking q,
II he kept his wardrobe in the hen house.
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ADVERTISING.

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The national sncampmsnt Of he Union
Veteran Legion began q Heading. Pa, wsdnss-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
A JAPANESE HOUSE
How It is Constructed and What 1t
Contains.
A DWELLING IN THE MUSEUM

skillful workmen-Pecuiiar Tools and How
They Are Used-with Both Hands and
Feet-The Kitchen and Its Contents-Gusst
and Tee Rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

Arc TOUR fe0t Moteo.
From the New York World
Few peoples feet are mates" unused the
Broadway shoe dealer yesterday, a. . customer
departed.
(which foot 10 the iarger?''
'That depends"
'But how do you manager
'Oh. easy enough. The difference isn't crest
enough 70 cause any serious annoyance How
ever, the latest thing in the shoe lire IL in
tended for Just such cases. 1t IL known - the
reversible shoe
That's odd"
Both odd and even. This shoe,~ added the
dealer. rs made with nat sole. You will also
observe that the shoe 10 not turned for the
right or the left, AZ In ordinary shoes, but
being absolutely straight along the inner edge
OF the sole. may readily be worn on either foot.
Shoes OF this pattern are believed 10 be
easier ON the feet than the common article with
turned soies- SO IL your fest are nos mates. ~
- the case with most people, you may sleep
sound at night nov, for your case has been AZ
tended 70 In q scientific manner"
And the dealer stepped asids 70 at No 3
shoe On woman with . No. 3 fooI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

Flows your deg?" laid one citizen 10
ssothss sev dAys 600
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-08-20
PrasarYa Yonr Yinor.

A healthy, vigorous system resists
disease. Worms burrow in decaying
trees; not in the young, the vigorous,
and the thrifty. Some persons can al
most defy the deadliest disease. Others
fall before the slightest attacks Many
diseases come from germs, which plant
themselves within the body, and then
multiply and destroy. II we have the
yigor that can resist the first of these
little germs, we escape. But if the
system is debilitated; if bad food and
bad air have impaired vitality if stimu-
lants, strong drink, sensual and vicious
indulgences, excessive strains, idlensss
or inactivity, have Slapped the vigor Of
the system, then disease lays hold upon
the enfeebled frame and works its over
throw. Many poor fellow whose life
is wasting and wearing away with some
incurable malady, is only paying the
penalty for the excuses of those young
days, when nothing he could eat, drink,
or do, ever injured him! He had the
treasure of health, he squandered
il, and now comes the time of settle
ment, and he finds that athe wages
oil sin is death. - Medical Brief.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-08-20
Overcoming.

Less than two years ago an English
gentleman died who was the father of o
large family, member OF Parliament,
prominent county magistrate, the
owner Of large estates, and an active,
public-spirited man in all local and
National matters.
So loyal were his friends to him that
they never made public mention of the
one great misfortune of his life. Il was
never even limited at in the newspapers.
In fact, il was only after his death that
those who had not seen him knew that
it was but the misshapen block of a
man that had lived this active, manly
life.
He was born with neither legs nor
arms. After his death his story was
told: How he resolved when but a boy
to oct and live as did other boys, with
out regard to his horrible misfortune;
how he persisted in studying every
book. in learning every game, in joining
in every amusement possible to him
with his companions. How, to the last
year of his life. he held himself to be as
responsible as other men, and bravely
paid every 1.-THE of duty to God and to
his fellows.
Even in lesser matters in life he
pressed to the front. He was the most
genial, witty guest at social dinner
tables. Strapped to his horse, he
hunted foxes In Yorkshire or tigers in
India, and with his brothers made long
journeys in other parts of the world.
Everywhere his cheerfulness and gaiety
gave new life to duller souls.
What weight of pain he carried be-
meath this courage only God knows.
Is there no lesson for us all in the
life of this gallant gentleman?
Every boy or girl has some drawback,
some difficulty to combat or, harder
still-to bear. It may be deafness, an
ugly face, vicious temper, deformity,
or dull brain.
Be sure that ever other human being
has his difficulty, too. Ignore your own,
forget it when You can, and above all
get above it. MAKE of your petty grief
pedestal on which to stand.
Epictetus would have sent no words
Of wisdom down through the ages but
for his lame leg. John Bunyan would
not have dreamed the dream which has
helped the English-speaking world if he
had not been shut up in q Jail. III
Father Damien had not died leper,
his life could not have given to many q
sincere heart fresh strength and cour-
age, - YOa5th's COMPANION.