Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-14

used in the first stage of the disease but at the
same time, il cannot be denied that disastrous
results have followed its use when administered
IN the second and third stages. In regard to
the astrological changes occurring as the result
OF the treatment. / hope to furnish you an
account at an early date.
CHAPPIEs AND THEIR WOES.
Lenten Difficulties That Have Caused Dis
tress Among the Dudes.
A STAR REPORTERS TOUR AMONG THE EXQUISITE
YoUTHs-vARroUs TROUBLES OF VARIOUS YOUNG
MEM DOG As MATRIMONIAL INDICATOR
SEVERAL TEARYUL TALES. -
STAR reporter started out the other day to
make tour among the chappies of VAST ing
ton. He found them scattered pretty impair
tally over the whole city, but they were thick
est in a certain section in the northwest. Lent
being in full blast the chappies were idle com
paratively speaking. but none OF them showed
signs of fasting or humiliation aad their efforts
at prayer, it was gathered, were directed
toward pious supplications that Lent might
speed by rapidly, SO that the balls and dancing
parties might begin again. Nor were any OF
the chappies clothed in sack cloth and their
heads were not besprinkled with ashes. They
wore. for the most part, long waterproof coats,
for it happened to be raining. and their spirits
strange to say, Like their coats, were damp
ened.
The first one encountered was almost in {, ars
He had the glove of his left hand off and was
contemplating with looks of unutterable grief
with him, who, taking him affectionately by
the elbow, said:
well, old chappie, what's the matter? Don't
look SO sad."
MATTER" said the other, "there's matter
enough and more than enough. Have you no
idea of q calamity?''
And with that tine poor, grief-stricken fellow
held out the poor little finger for his friends
inspection. There was nothing remarkable
about 1t to an ordinary observer. 1t was a
delicate De white little finger, hinged by band
diamond and ruby, side by side. The nail was
of ordinary length and highly polished, but as
his friend looked at it his countenance assumed
an expression Of real sympathetic grief In
dismay he gassped out:
'Its goner'
''Yes," said the owner Of the finger, cts
gone! And it will take three months for it to
grow out again, and it will be a year before it
Will look the way it used to-and-and'- He
turned his head aside to hide his emotion.
Come" said the other, tell me all about it.
How did it happen?"
THE DISASTER
And then, excitedly, and with many impo-
tent expletives, he poured forth his tale of out
rage and insult 1t appeared from what he
said that the cause of all the trouble was this:
Upon the little finger of his left hand there
had grown a nail, and he had tended it with
especial pride and care. One of the latest fads
among the swells is to have the finger nails
long, and chappie wished his to be longer than
any other chappie's. The finger nail upon his
little finger grew until it was as long as All
Sins, and he rounded its edges and polished it
with manicures' powder. As he would
sit and talk it was his custom to
raise his hand frequently and look admiringly
upon this inimitable finger nail, and his pride
in it was observed by everybody Among
others who observed it were some mischievous
young girls OF chappie's acquaintance, and not
long ago, as he was paying call upon them,
he carelessly rested his hand for a moment over
the back OF mis- chair. Quick as flash one of
these wicked girls, passing back of him with a
pair OF sharp sci ssOrs in her hand. gave dex-
ferrous snip with them and the beautiful,
rounded end of chappie's lovely finger nail was
gone The symmetry of his hands is destroyed
At one cruel stroke all his care and attention
have been nullified.
WHY ANOTHER ONE WAS TROUBLED.
While the writer was Illuminating upon the |
calamity Of this poor chappie he met another
lodging around the corner with the air of a
man who didn't wish to be seen. He endeay-
ored to glide up the steps of his club in a
stealthy manner, but was met face to face by
another fellow of his own breed For conve-
nience let the stealthy one be called Mr.. and
the other Mr.. Y. Here is the conversation that
"Hello! old man, where are you going?"
said Y.
Going in to get cocktail" replied X.
well. say, but look here. Why weren't you
at the Blanks dinner party last night"
Had some scruples about going, don't you
10 nj 10 taGt- a1f
"But thought you said day before yesterday
that you were soingT'
$50 j did,
''Hanged if understand" said G. 'Old boy,
you didn't lie, did you?'
'Of course didn't" said K 'and I'll tell
you all about it, and I'm deuced cut up about
it. Well, you know, deah Teller, I'm devlish
careless with my invitations aud suppose it's
because get SO many of them. But the Dashes
give dinner party every Thursday and they
invite you weeks ahead. Some time ago l got
q bid. knew it was for some Thursday and
saw 1T was for some date early in the spring.
and then l never thought anything more about
it, and the other night when heard you say
you were going there to dinner 1 concluded,
without looking any further to see that that
was my night too. And last night 1 dressed
and went up to the Blanks at about 80 and
when got in the hall and was taking off my
top coat saw that there was no card for me in
the tray with the names Of the men in it, and
was IL WAS kOlub 10 take MISS DIank
into dinner and was just about 10 go into the
parlor, when noticed that that old butler of
theirs was looking at me very hard, and had
my hand on the portiere and had just drawn it
a little aside, when the fellow caught hold of
my coat tails and pulled me back. l was
alarmed now, SO said, What's the matter,
Jeames, in heavens name?
why, sir says he, look ERE sir, this
haint your hevening, sir; you've mistook the
hevening, SIR
''Well, Lit out, and when got home saw
that had been invited for the Thursday
before"
Here was a pretty pickle indeed, and surely
this chappie had q right to be distressed. He
had not gone to the dinner party that he had
been invited to, and he hadn't sentan excuse.
and then he had very nearly gone to the dinner
he wasn't invited to. Let US hope he learnt
a lesson. and that he will always be careful
in the matter Of dates hereafter. or
course he can never expect to be the guest
of the Blanks again. That he should have
forgotten what evening he was asked for was an
ofense that they won't forgive. The relation of
this misadventure brought out several from his
companion, which served to illustrate how
careless women sometimes are in writing inyi-
tations. One, he explained, had in vited him to
dinner at land he had gone only to find that
the lady had neglected to put down the hour
correctly, as it should have been 7:30. Another
had asked him, rs he thought to dine at the un-
earthly hour of 4 in the afternoon, and he
had discovered when he arrived on the scene
in full evening dress that the trouble was with