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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21
Tight Money" in the Fall.

What has astonished everybody in Wall
street during the recent gold exports is the
ease of the money markets. The precious
metal has been drained from us by Europe 10
such an extent that pessim,sts little while
ago were predicting premium on gold III the
near future. The reserves Of the New York
banks were anxiOusly scanned. Nervous
people. especially the professionally nervous
bears on the Stock Exchange. doubted if the
country could stand the strain.
Yet the rates at which money could be Dor
rowed on call in Wall street continued at the
easy average rate of 3 per cent. For weeks
the promise OF the heaviest grain crop in our
history has been apprOa hing fulhlment, and
we have learned that with her own adverse
prospects Europe viii probably have b buy
from us the largest amount Of wheat and corn
that she has ever taken IN q single year To
move this vast supply % the seabOard will re-
qurr the shipment of money back to the in
terror Then. 50 say the pessmists there
viii be a cOnvusiOn in the money market all
the worse because Of the low rates now cur
rent.
Perhaps so; and then again perhaps not
The prophets of evil sometimes lose sight of
the fact that the money rate Is al effect and
not cause. In other words. money is cheap
because the commercial public is not in
present need of money. If the western grain
centres were absolutely bare of funds and
frightened at the outlook we may be very
sure that they would bid far above per cent.
for the money IN New York, and up would go
the Wall street rate too.
The fact is the West has plenty Of money
on hand Tor lis immediate needs, and believes
it can get money from the East without diff
Guilty when the pressure comes. Undoubtedly
il can. There is little locking up of none
in speculatlons at the present time: trade is
generally dull and if there is a local demand
for money later on Europe will in the nature
the rate will go above per cent; the current
quotations for time loans indicate that. and il
is Il natural accompaniment of great harvest
But the predicted financial convulsion will
remain exactly where it is now-in the brain
of professional alarmists
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21

Danny's father is atype-sctter. One DAY he
came home and said.
The proprietor of our paper Is going 90
get new dress for it,
"Ahw chimed IN Danny. who had lrs
head and remembered that tho editor OF ths
paper had Just lost case In court. tho paper
ought to have new dress, since 10 has just,
lost It's suit"
"Nor said papa. you cannot take Lucy
over 10 Mrs Smiths Johnny. The hig dog
over there doesn't know her and might 'e
her"
"Weu, " said little johnny, as ray OF git
shot over his face, cant introduce hel o
him. papa He knows me.'
Alice Mamma. do the angels know o.,
they are beautiful"
Mamma Yes, dear"
Alice-"How do they, The Sunday-sch00
teacher says they don't have any looking.
glas,es.n
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21

We have heard Of toads that have been a.
prisoned i'm solid rock for centuries and taa.
were found alive when their abiding pas
was cleft open. This reminds me OF THINGS
| have observed about certain fishes in Wl.
ter. which. / think. will be interes'ns %
young folks A large number OF fishes some
Of them living in deep ponds. brooks. or .-.
in silent hooks of the sea, will remain t.r
four five. or even SIX months ia the same ra.
siton without eating OF so much as moving
lin or tail.
In the Government fish hatchery. under tho
management OF Mr. Wilmott, supcrinfendent
of pisciculture for the Dominion of Canada
AT Newcastle. Ontario. [ had much opp.-
tunity to study certain fishes IN winter
for t1ev could be clearly seen throu- tls
class SIDES of the tanks. In one tauA a60g' q
third of the way up from the bottom. We're
half dozen German carp. all facing the d.
rection from which the water flowed ] no-
ticed their positions about Christina. saw
them again in January. twice IN February md
two or three times iu March, and in al tlAt
time not one Of them had changed rs position
or moved "A fin or tale.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21


Che cheeks. the white plastered unrelentlngly
over It and in such manner that 1t almost
reminds one Of the plaster-hke face OF fohch-
inelle. which gives one the impression that IL
will crack II the clown is daring enough 10
smile lust one little merry smile.
II is related of the celebrated Ninon de
rTpclOs. that being one of the spectators at a
side-splitting farce her cOuntenance never
once changed: this was because OF the enc
amel with which her face and neck was COW
cred. and which would have cracked had she
shown her appreciation OF the VIII OK the
actors by even a ripping laugh.
Langtry is, next 10 Bernhard, the most
pains-taking actress in regard to her makeup,
and both Of these mimic queens carry Their
stage complexions into private LIE.
TEIL-TALE MIRROR.
man endowed with an Overpowering curl
cetv "a % the methods which Langtry
adopted in her marvellous get-up bribed the
maid 10 admit him into the ladys dressing
room one night when she had gone TO me
theatre. He saw long, low dressing table
Uttered with all the paraphernalIa which
beauty EMPLOYS 20 enhance her charms. but
what struck him most was large oval magni-
fviDg mirror, which was hung IN ihe ihO9J
searching light The treacherous mald IN
formed the pushing Paui-Pry that her mis-
tress. after making up her face before an or
binary mirror. went all over II again IN front
of the unhattering magnfyer carefully blend
inc her powder and rouge. sotteung the TOO
trencbant lines OF a pencilled eyebrow. and
plucking out a yagIaut silver HAIR which
would assert itself too boldly.
The magui.gug mirror Is more truthful
than ones deadlest rival but the woman who
must perforce make art do duty for nature
will find it her best and truest friend. If she
will make up let her do 1T scrutlnHlngly and
leave nothing TO bald chance.
Should a woman not possess the courage 10
make use Of the magnilying mirror, let her
always have by her the useful triplicate glass
which can be hung in the light. To those
who 90 TO the watering places 1t becomes
necessity. as the hotel mirrors are either placed
in shadOwy corners or they are of such bad
quality that they distort the features and
make one wonder if, after all, one could be
such fright.
NKw IDEAS ROB BRIDES.
As June is the month of weddings. brides
are at their wits end to invent new ideas An
innovation noticeable at a recent gorgeous
nuptial function was the substitution of para
soils for bouquets; the bridesmaids marched
up the church asles each carrying little
rose-tinted affair of satin. covered thlckly with
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21

Don't fail to visit The Tower Monday, June
22d. Many specials for that day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21

HICKOK's NO. I. III ID. &C., FIG. AND
CAROLINE SUN-CURED AREPURE, CLEAN
AND CHOICE SUS-CURED ToBACCOS. Try
THEM.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21

course, closed. The Chinese always carry
eaudy umbrellas upon festive occasions, but
tue Ceestials hold them over their heads.
The plcturesQueness of the late wedding
would have been enhanced had the pretty
bridesmaids carried them over their flower
bedecked heads instead Of holding them
stiy in their hands believe there is a
stupid superstition about holding an open
umbrella over ones head IN the house, so that
in itself would preclude the more graceful
and becoming method Of carrying the bridal
sunshades The bride. however, clasped q
white and gold prayer-book
PRETTY CHILDREN.
One cannot fail 10 notice the great number
of pretty children at the watering places; the
piazZas are full of them. and in their airy sun .
mer gowns they look like Great buncnes Of bril-
liant flowers One dai keyed little one wears
crimson silk gown and lOoks as sweet as Il
tull-blOwn Jacque rose; another IN the palest
blue reminds one of lovely hydrangea while
still another in glowing pink makes one think
of an American beauty in all the lOveluess of
Its pink-petaled spendor.
Children's dresses are made in all sorts of
fantastic fashions, although one noticeable
feature is the abbreyiation of the skirts. the
long ones not being SO much worn rs
formerly. The obvious absurdity of
putting any but an infant in arms
IN long clothes seems finally to have
dawned upon mothers. Last winter it was
tullc NouliIOu luluR 70 See lDIto-Ncdf-Ol
tots holding up their pettcOats with the ut
most concern, lest they should become soiled
by contact with the pavement The shorter
gowns are much more dressy ahOrdng oppOr-
tunity for displaying the openwork stockings
and dainty slippers.
STRIKING TOILETTE FOR A GIRL.
A rather striking toilette for n girl of six
years is a gown of black India silk, the skirt
trimmed with many rows of narrow yellow
ribbon; one side of the waist is plain and
crossed by diagonal lines of ribbon while the
other IS embroidered IN gOld-colored floss and
crossed from right 10 left, beneath the Y
shaped bodice is a guimpe of yellow silk.
great rosettes of very narrow ribbon giving a
high effect 10 the shoulders.
A seaside gown for Il miss of fourteen is of
white India yelled with Valenciennes lace.
while about the foot is q fOunce Of the lace
caught at intervals with cute little butterfly
bows Of white ribbon. tho bodice has a
fedorairont and very full sleeves held by rib
bon bows
lie tiny tots wear sweet little bingham
dresses III stripes or paids ID pale blues and
pihKs. A very pretty way to make them is TO
nave iuil skirt gathered on 10 a narrow
pointed girdle; the shirt waist is of white
l sula llnen and embroidery, and over this is "a
'he Bingham.
PBErrY LITTLE GOWNS.
Inc inquired challies make lovely little
gowns. one with a cream ground strewn with
pm. a az outus - particularly artistic The full
49, "a sHe waist Is confined IN two great puts
when stand up on each side of the neck
showing pulled plastron of pink silk and
tpe nounce around the foot is SHRED and
usIi.nneo with Tom Thumb ribbon run through
A'ue boys pi0us kits trimmed with En-.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21

To a strong and masculine intellect he
united heart of princely generosity and
character of unsulied integrity which COM
manded the respect Of all who knew him, and
the admiration and afiectonate regard OF bis
numerous friends.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21
FASHIONABLE WOMEN'S FACES.
Much Time and Attention Paid TO An
Artistic Makeup.
THE TELL-TALE MBGNIPYIEG MIRROR.
New Inventions for Brides-Prctty Chiidren
and Their Pretty Dresses-striktng
Toilette for Little Girl.

HE FASHION
able woman nova
days makes up her
face rs religiously
az does her sister Of
the stage. 1t is gen.
orally so badly done
that it deceives no
body. The red is
usually smirchod on
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21

HICROK'S NO. I. III. ID. c., FIG Ann
CAROLINE SUN-CURED ARE PURE. CLEAN
AND CHOICE sUN-CURED TOBACCOs, TRY
THEM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
ALIVE YET DEAD.
Tho Peculiar status of Veteran who
Fought ut Bull Run.

Tho Peculiar status of Veteran Who
Fought ut Bull Run.
From the Detroit Free Press.
'Did you ever see dead man walking
about?' queried Griswold street insurance
agent of a friend the other day.
"Of course not"
swell, there is case Of it. See that man on
the cornerf'
she looks pretty lively
'.Yes, but he's legally dead. Let me tell you
about him. We served in the same Ohio regi-
ment in the war. At the battle OF Groyeton,
which took place day or two before sec
ond Bull Bun, he was detailed as q skirmisher
The confederates pushed forward, and as the
skirmishers were running back to the lines this
man stopped for a moment ON q little knoll. A
shell came through gap in the confederate
lines, entered the base OF the knoll and when it
exploded he was lifted twenty feet high"
sand torn to piecesf"
"We thought so and thousand men saw the
performance. He was picked up by the con-
federates, sent to a hospital and then held
year and half as prisoner Of war. Our cap
tain reported him dead he was carried dow n
the rolls as such and even now the taugle has
not been Strengthened out. When taken pris-
oner the confederstes put him down as James
instead OF John, and that helped mix mattersn
"But was he badly wounded?'
mo. He did not lose drop Of blood but
was simply stunned. and II was six months be-
fore his hearing was fully restored He has
paid claim agent over $500 TO secure his dis
charge a. Union soldier, but he has not got il
VET
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

noticed that they spoke against dancing, pro-
nouDcing il q bore, but did you ever notice
that men OF this kind find everything q bore?
They are tired of the world and the world re-
ciprocates the feeling. But they do dance
sometimes slowly and grayely, as are all
their motions. physical as well as mental A
particularly pretty woman, or particularly
rich one sometimes arouses them sufficiently
to cause them to take turn" How kind
and condescending it ia Of them to do SO :
Really, the eonceit Of these men is one of the
sublimest things in nature Never for one
instant do they doubt that they are the great
est and best things on earth. When they at
tend dance they glance at the floor. glance at
the guests and listen critically to the music.
The floor has been polished, they have no
doubt. especially for them. The women have
on their Jewels and finest gowns. especially for
them. The music is played in good time, espe-
cially for them. When one Of these fellows
comes out upon the street and the sun is shin
ing brightly aud the air is pleasant he may be
imagined to say to himself:
"AE! yaws. yaws! paxstiyely. don't Jon
know, nature, old chappie, I-sw-apprecist
it. You're very kind. and, 'pon honor, when I
meet your daughter TIL condescend so far as to
daEnce with her, my boy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
since I. |. for their Development that the s1sr-

since Il is for their development that the ezer-
To develop Che large muscles Of the chest all
padding should be removed. for IL oyerheats
and presses upon the muscle. diverting the
blood from it and preventing development.
The exercises for these muscles 81 the chest
are to stretch the arms ont in front (cut No. II.
place palms together. swing the arms back and
touch the backs Of the hands behind the body
keeping the arms as high as possible. Repeat
several times. Then swing the arms back and
round to front position, then extend the arms
in front, palms downward: turn palms upward,
clinch the hands and return to side OF body,
keeping the elbows unbent. Repeat this exer-
else, carrying the arms above the head.
STRENGTHENING THE BAcK.
An excellent exercise for freeing and
strengthening the muscles of the back aud
the back leg muscles is shown in the stoop-
ing figure (cut No. %, bent SO that the hands
touch the floor.
Standing well poised. lift the arms straight
above the head, turn the body slightly to the
right and bend slowly from the hips, keeping
the knees unbent. until the hands tonch the
floor. one on either side OF the right foot.
As the hands begin to fall and the body
to bend droop the head and carry il down.
Raise the body slowly and h!elessly. letting
the arms swing as they viii. raising the head
last. Repeat several times. first to the right
and then to the left. One who has never done
this will not lind it possible at first to get her
hands to the floor and not bend her knees,
but practice will it. Do not bend the knees;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
HOW SOME MEN PROPOSE.
One Person Who Is Interested in the Sub
ject.

One Person Who is Interested In the Sub
ject.
From the New York Tribune.
Il am a crank" said the club man, ION the
subject of proposals. l would rather hear a
story of how Q man asked the woman he loved
to marry him than to take q trip to Europe.
don't know why take so strong an interest in
this, unless il is that had such hard timc
to get my wife to accept me. had been
in love With her for years. had proposed to
her seven times and she refused me every time.
Finally went to her in despair and said: Well,
Mollie, I've asked you to marry me seven times
and you have declined my name. I'm going
to ask You once more and il you don't marry
me l shall go out west and stay there
'.'Well, Jack she said, If yon feel that way
about it. I'll marry you TO this day she can
not tell me why she refused me SO often to
marry me after all.
There's my friend, Congressman K. He
was poor young man, and one day he went to
young woman whom he had known for long
time.
Nell he said, I haze been waiting till I
had enough money to get married. My salary
was raised yesterday. Wilyou marry me next
week.
'..wait until next month"; she said.
mo. next week, and they we're married
next week.
Brown, the lawyer, was careless young
fellow. The woman whom he loved would not
marry him.
"'You are the most reckless man in the
world" she said, about money affairs. When
you get 5000 in the bank may marry you, if
you still want me-"
He went away and saved $1,000. She mar
ried him and today he's a rich man. He learned
economy while winning his wife.
MY friend Col. H enlisted at the out
break of the war.
"'Joe,' he said to the girl he wanted to marry.
Il am going down south to fight. Will you
marry me now or wait till come backg'
Right now. SAM she said, and that after
noon he marched away.
My brother proposed in a cool way. He
hadn't been able to make up his mind what he
was going TO do in life, and one day the woman
who is his wife now said:
Charley (they were second cousins), what
in the world are you going to make out Of
YOURSELF
80 Just whatever you make out of me, he said
'youy got lots more sense than have. Name.
Has any one here any stories to tell about
proposals!" continued the story teller. Il
don't know of a single case where q man went
down on his knees. would like to hear of one.
No one will tell one. eh? Well, I'm sorry.
like to hear about proposals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
The Way of the World.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The sweet motherly face of Mrs. B., who
always wore decorous black, appeared on the
promenade lately in q Rubens hat-blsck, to
be sure-but oh
Twenty years too young for her, ejacu-
lated one friend behind her back. To her face
she said:
.'You dear thing How becoming that hat
is TO you Never wear bonnet again"
Did you see Mrs. B. az church today2'
asked another lady of her husband.
Yes, she never misses morning service" he
replied.
And did you notice her hat?''
Why, no. ! suppose it j. the same one she
always wears
1T vas . round hal" announced the lady in
much the same tone she would have used if the
headgear in question had been washtub.
THAT woman win wear a crown some day."
answered her husband. Il do not know her
equal in good works"
II am talking about earthly millinery now"
answered his wife, ~ she picked up the dis-
cussion again.
Meanwhile Mrs. B. had returned home and
taken of the offending hat, which she handed
to her daughter.
''Tha-.k you, Ruby" she said. II suppose
my bonnet has come back2''
Yes, DEAR answered her daughter: land
Mrs. - was 50 grateful because You lent it
to her. She said she could not afford to buy
mourning for her boy"
1T was a small favor to do for one in trou-
BILE, answered the mother gently.
And the wsgging tongues never reached her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
PHYSICAL INTERSECTIONS.

purse strings.
PHYSICAL IMPERFEcTIoNs.
Any large gathering Of women displays dis
Pressing prevalence of unloyely features which
are mel her the result OF inheritance nor fate.
but of bad habits, and which may be eliminated
by painstaking, practice and perseverance,
these three p's. There are the rounding Shout
ders which, if persisted in curve ones back by
middle age from the top of her corsets to her
neck until it looks misshapen. The prominent
shoulder blades. low bust. narrow chest,
prominent abdomen, habby double chin, shut
fling and scufiing that replace graceful style
of walking-ye all know these demerits they
are shockingly common among women who
aspire. MS the majority of women do, to look
well-fashiopcd by nature. well bred and we'll
clothed. Look at the pose assumed by nine
people out of ten who fancy themselves un-
noticed. Ia it not ugly? II standing, it is
upon one foot. with shoulders and hips out Of
line or else fiat footed" with back 'iiattened,
hips forward, shoulders STOPPING, chin thrust
Onward and upward.
No amount of skillful corset and dress fitting
can disguise the ungracetul profile produced
by standing in such fashion with the same
pose. The majority of women walk with this
same poise throwing their weight upon their
heels and letting the shock modulate through
their loosely held heads, arms and bodies until,
in place Of graceful carriage. the motion re-
sembles that of II disjointed skeleton il dra-
perry jerked along by machinery out Of working
order.
The science of physical culture cannot, it is
perhaps not necessary to say, be Taught in q
newspaper article or learned and applied by
anything short OF hard and long continued
study. but the most unscentifc mind can
learn to stand and walk gracefully, to develop
her angular figure into curves or learn to carry
her unwieldy proportions so that they are not
conspicuOlsly in evidence.
The first step toward improving ones figure
is to stand correctly, with the weight on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

The interior Of Labrador undoubtedly is the
largest unexplorei area on this continent, says
Goldthwaite's Geographical Magazine. Up
the Grand river, which empties into the
Atlantic ocean at Hamilton inlet, are the Grand
Falls, which, il everything is true about them
that Is reported. are the most stupendous falls
in the world. They are only about l6O miles
up the river, but only two white men have
ago went from England to visit the Grand
Falls
He organized a little party to accompany him
inland and arrived within about fifty miles Of
the falls when he was compelled to return on
account Of the failure Of his provisions. The
Labrador Indians say thess falls are haunted
and they carefully avoid them, believing that
they will die if they look upon them. The two
white men who have seen them are Mr.. Maclean,
who, ~ he was ascending the river in 1889, was
stopped by the falls. and Mr.. Kennedy who
over thirty years ago had charge of Hudson
Bay post, in Labrador. Mr.. Holme says the
height of the falls is not certainly known, but
IN some respects there is little doubt they are
the greatest in the world.
Though inner Labrador is so inadequstey
knosn- We are aware that it j. a vast table
land. whose limits are quite clearly defined.
In the southeas: the descent from the table
land u quite sudden, and almost immediately
after leaving the plateau . level is reached that
IS very little above that OF the sea. The Grand
falls are the place where the Grand river tumbles
oyer the edge Of this table land, and almost the
whole OF the great drop Is effected in this one
descent Prof. Hind gives the height OF this
Plasesu as a,240 feet. 1t has been estimated
that the region at the foot of the falls is only
200 feet above sea level, and that this waters Of
Grand river have perpendicular descent Of
about z, 900 feet