Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-24

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carried off ten women. When he arrived
at Goral's stronghold, however, he found
that the ladies' preferred to remain in
their new domicile, and were by no
means anxious to be rescued.-London
World.
She Wants an Asp.
A taxidermist on Sixth avenue, who
also deals in birds and animals, states
that the taste for unique pets is steadily
growing in New York. He constantly
receives orders for such unconventional
members Of the kingdom of comparative
anatomy as frogs, coons, possuns, jack
DAVIS and crows, and one woman wrote
recently TO request that he secure for her
ian asp like the one used by Fanny
Davenport. New York News
Over One Hundred, but Active.
The ladies of Trinity African Method
list Episcopal Zion church, Long Branch,
gave a Martha Washington tea party
Thursday night. The feature of the
party was the impersonation of Martha
Washington by Aunt Judy Cummins,
who is said to be III years old. Mrs.
Cummins is spry and enjoys good health.
She surprised the young folks by the ease
and grace with which she led the grand
march.-Newark Advertiser.
Steamed oysters are nice change and
are very appetizing served in their shedl.
Buy the oysters unopened, wash thor
oughly, using brush or coarse cloth;
place them separately in the steamer or
in large sieve put on top large pot of
boiling water. The deep shell mnst bs
undermost in order that no juice may be
wasted. As soon as the oysters open
they are done, and should be served at
once, with pepper, salt, butter, etc, to
taste.
The daughter Of Rev. DR.. Henry VIII
son, the assistant rector Of st. Georges
Episcopal church, in New York city, a
cultured young woman who has shone
in fashionable society, has joined the
Salvation Army. This is only the out
growth of her interest in city mission
work, and in donning the simple uni
form of the army and sublecting herself
to its severe discipline she feels that she
is enlarging her circle of usefulness.
People never tire of talking over the
late Katherine Wolfe's superb gift to-the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. She did
more than any one man for the museums
valuable collection. She has not only
bequeathed thousands of dollars and no
table paintings by old and modern mas
tiers, but she has left stated income to
be used every year for the purchase of
more pictures.
Many of the trained nurses in Belle
vue hospital, New York, belong TO the
Bellevue Guild, society devoted to the
best interests of the profession. The
badge consists of silver cross with
aye, ever readyw inscribed on one
side and bellevue Guild on the other.
Just now the company of null caps and
seersucker gowns is collecting funds for
a club house.
Juvenile jewelry, if worn at all, should
be extremely simple, and all ornaments
set with precious stones are in extreme
ly bad taste. The foolish mothers who
send their girls to school loaded with
: trlnkets display, to say the least, very
questionable taste and this custom is
apt to foster vanity and longing for
meretricious display.
Among the munifcent gifts Hustrat-
i've of the generosity of American wom-
en- may be mentioned the $50, dona-
ton of Mrs Leland Stanford to the
kindergarten Association of San Fran
cisco, and the same amount given by
Mrs. W. II. Vanderbilt for the erection
of mission building in New York city.
There is a lady in New York who at
present is earning salary of 5000 a
year teaching fashion how to play a
scientific game of whist. Two or three
other teachers have all they can do in
structing classes in the Ladies' New
York club.
All the widows of distinguished men
seem to be engaged in writing about
them. Among the number are Mrs.
Custer, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Beecher and
Mrs. jefferson Davis.
Lucca, the singer, will hereafter de-
vote herself exclusively to teaching, and
she will receive only eight pupils, and
such as show that they have good fut-
ure before them