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RRDFERN IMPERIAL DRESSES,
Two Gowns That Have Been Destined for The
Empress Of Russia.
Special TO THE SUNDAY CALL.

New YoRK, May %, 1S91.-Those of us
who read the newsl aperS and reflect upon
the happenings of the world, would natur-
oily imagine that woman who is repre-
scented as living in abject terror Of murder
Gus designs against her husband and sons,
as the Empress Of Russia is said to do, would
be absolutely Indifferent to her personal APP
pearance, except Tor such obServances as
would be absolutely necessary. But even
under the depression Of grief, misfortune or
illness, the Empress shows a laudable de-
sire TO be an ornament to the stern Musco-
vie court. Besides, if noblesse oblige
surely royalty is under still greater obliga-
.tiOus. and though the heart be as heavy as
lead the kngly pomp and parade must be
kept up, and it is part of the Czarina's duty
to set the fashions to her court and the no.
blllty. So every season tie head of the
house of RedfeTn is sent for. and starts off
to ST. Petersburg, where his royal patron
awaits TO view his choicest patterns and de-
signs. He has just returned from one of
these trips and forwards sketches of the
gowns selected by the Empress, and which
will not he in her possession until after the
readers of The CALL baYe seen and criti-
ciZed them.
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PEN AND PENCIL.

TennysOn's last poem. "a Song" was paid
for at two guIneas word.
Emile lola, the novelist, has been elected
President of the SOcete des Gems de Lettres
of Paris.
Miss Maud Humphrey, clever artist in
water colors, has won the title of the Kate
Greenaway of this country.
Thomas Hardy, the famous English
writer, works only by inspiration, as he has
a remuneratiye Government situation in
the Tower Of London and an independent
fortune.
G. B. Lewis. the humorist, whose Lims
Kiln, Arizona Kicker and other sket hes
have given the Detroit Free Press for twenty
years past a peculiar reputation, has ac-
cepted position on the staff of the New
York World,
Henry Drummond, F. R. S., the distin-
guished Scotch professor and author, is
described as typical Scotchman, tall and
broad shouldered, with clear gray eye and
reddish beard He is one of the most
affable OF men, and is a celebrated traveller.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-07
A NATIVE SON
MAGICIAN.
Carl HGrtZ'S Varied Experiences Abroad
as a C0njurGr.
The Canary Trick stopped Gold Coin in Eggs.
Teaching Gamblers Lesson-The Negro
Boy and the Dollar.

Every night in London several thousands
of people are delightfully."- mystifed by the
daring illusions performed by Carl Hertz at
the Alhambra and the Canterbury. He
drops eggs into a tub of water and ducks
Immediately appear; he makes playing-cards
do everything shOrtof talking, and he makes
lady perform all sorts of graceful evolu-
tions while suspended by some inscrutable
means in mid-air. He can turn nearly any
thing into something entirely different. He
is so clever that he could almost turn Lord
Salisbury into statesman with the good of
the democracy at heart. At any rate, he
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same though slre touched plate was not there
This rule appli0i to your own OF rival plates.
Plates thrown in or partly in the pen remain there
until the game is over.
Team play is ruled by same conditions as
above, with variations as follows:
Plates thrown in either OF the two dead"
opdCcSs no
Fourth pate thrown directly on teams third so
Fifth plate thrown directly teams fourth one. so
Sixth plate thrown directly teams fifth 100
After the plates ars all thrown they are
gathered up, except those in the pen, and
the player to the left of the one who first
tossed takes the initial one. -Four rounds Of
throws, or twelve for each player, make one
by side, and follow one another's plays from
right to left.
If the plates used are heavy enough to
stand the added distance players who de-
yelOp fair amount of skill may fix the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-07
NAMES OF STATES.
How Some of the CommonweaIthS Re-
ceiNed Their y amos.

How Some of the Commonwealth Re
ceived Their Names.
The origin of the beautiful names given to
many Of the States of the Union is no doubt
known to a majority of the Eight O'clock
erS. Alabama, for example, signifies, in
the language of the Indians, Here we
rest" Minnesota, "Sky-tinted waters"
etc, says a writer in the Philadelphia
Times
doubt however, if they were asked to
explain the origin Of AriZuna and Oregon,
whether they cnuld give the correct answer
without consultation with some of the
honorary members Of the club-the uucles,
aunts OF big brothers or sisters, and, per-
haps, many of the latter would be puzzled.
That part of the territory Of the United
States now known as Arizona was ill.,
habited By a tribe Of Indians to whom
nature had been lavish in the matter Of
nose, the Indians themselves accumulated
the prominent nasal appenda6c by piercing
the cartilage or griStle between the nOstrils
aud wearing in il bone, stick OF a ring
To the Misunderstanding people Of Mexico
they were known as THE Big Noses
In the Spanish language nose is nariZ. In
that language YOU can also express a dimil-
utve or an augmentatlve by a termination
to the name word. NaTiZto would mean a
little nose" and narizOn great big nose"
The feminine of narizon would be narizona,
so that the n having been eliminated by
usage and time, we have the name as it
stands to-dsy-AriZOna.
In the same manner the State Of Oregon
receives its name from its original tribe of
Indians, who we're famous for their big ears.
They pierced their ears and enlarged the
lobe With pieces of wood. In the Spanish
language ear is oreja. The addition of the
augmentative on makes it OrrjOD, or "big
ears" Time aud usage have changed the
j to g, and thus we have Oregon.
My little nephew, who is frequent con-
tributOr 10 your puzzle column, was so much
interested in the explanation of the origin
of the names Arizona and Oregon, that
thought that l would give 1t to the club
with the permission of your worthy editor.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-07

The other gown, which may be used for
summer drives is a fashionable foulard. It
is OF lovely hyacinth blue, figured with
shell pink and is trimmed with rare Russian
lace, procured straight from thu Ueasantry
OF little Russia, who are adopts with their
needles The designer brought back witb
him quantity of this with the intention of
using it in some Of his very chic Partisan
silk coats.
The Partisan style of dressing the hair is
very fascinating. First the hair is very
evenly and carefully waved from the nape
oil the neck upwards with the new instru-
ments recently brought out for the purpose.
and then twisted in the center of the back
OF the head In coil. scarcely bigger than a
crown piece The fringe is also waved and
turned backward with the exception of one
curl, which is brought down low on the
forehead. Sometimes this lOve-lock is worn
on the temple and has very piquant
eueCL. Y
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A Cure for " Nerves.

Near Central Park there is huge gymna-
SUM devoted almost wholly to medical
cases, Strengthening up lateral curvature
OF the spine, reforming bent shoulders and
wry necks, curing digestive difficulties and
the like. l was somewhat surprised when
DR.. Savage, the Director, told me the other
day that NERVES" was a common disease
sent to him for curative treatment.
The nervous patients, he says, are usually
women who have ruined their systems by
drugs. whether prescribed as medicines by
fool doctors or taken on their own respon-
slbillty. In either case there comes time
when drugs have no more power to stimu-
late the tagging strength, and an utter col
lapse follows. Then the specialist steps in
and preSeribes exercises and absolute alb
stention from drugs and the gymnasium
man gradually builds up the lost strength
and returns the nervous woman to her
health again. Wonderful. isn't it? The
modern athletic girl is taking the best
means to avoid such difficulty, evidently.
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good soul, who is content to sit 10 the shade
and Officiate as game-keeper, gets pencil and
paper ready for scoring. Each player
selects a ring as his pocket and takes his
position at the boundary line just opposite
this ring. The players take turns from left
TO right and the first player, without over
stepping the line, though he can project his
arm or hand as far as the boundary, tries
TO toss a plate into his particular pocket"
Then the PLAYER whose turn tits next throws
one. The operation goes on until all the
plates are thrown, although the player
scores for each throw.
When the player throws his first plate, II
il goes directly into the right pocket and
stays there all clear of the rope, he gets ten
points. If it is partly, or more than half in,
he gets five. IL it is partly, or less than half
in, the outer part resting on the open field.
he gets one. If it is entirely out, resting on
the open field, he gets nothing. If it is
thrown entirely into a rival players ring
that player gets ten. Ii any part of it pro-
ieets into another players ring that player
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Ttro rays Of tossing.

gets FIVE. If it goes into or partly into the
pen all the players but the one who has
thrown get FIVE each. These plates must be
left in the pen until the game is over.
The same conditions apply to the second
and third throws Of each player but there
Is an incentive to accurate throwing offered
IN the shape OF a twenty-point score if the
player can throw second plate directly in
or on first one, which is fully inside the
right pocket" and fifty points if he can
place third one in the same spot when his
next turn comes
If four teams of two each arrange to play,
each pair select one ring and each player
has three plates. In this sort of play there
are two pockets which are dead" and
plates thrown into these rings do not count
one way or the other This equalizes things
for all sides. Poor throws or forfeit throws,
benefit teams and not individuals. In team
play, where there is a possibility of piling
SIX plates, one on the other, the fourth
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papers in the METROPOLITAN region was of
fered to a certain bright young journalist,
and his commission was practically made
out In his joy he went down to the Graves
end race-track with chosen crony and cot
on glorious spree. The business manager
of the paper heard of it somehow, and be-
fore the drunk had simmered away to the
subsequent MANNER the vacant desk
was offered TO and accepted by another
young man who keeps sober. That was an
expensive drunk. OWEN LANGDON.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-07
EVERY MAN HIS OWN POSTMASTER.
Put Machine to Sell Stamps on Every Letter
Box.

London's latest wrinkle is the adoption
OF form of the drOp-a-nickel-in-th
machines which will sell automatically
penny stamps to him who has the penny,
with neatness, accuracy and dispatch. This
machine has, for experiments sake. been
fastened to several OF the red-pilar letter.
boxes in vogue there, as shown in the ae-
commanding cut:
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boundaries further from the pockets.
Care should be taken not to reach too far
over the line when tossing, for such action
will surely breed disputes 1t is best to
stand about eighteen inches back of the
line. and the arm projection will just about
make up the difference.
A thin wooden plate does not offer much
resistance TO the lightest wind, and TO at
tempt to throw it as YOU would a quot will
probably result in constant failure. The
best way 10 prOpel these little disks to any
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-07

For the common house sparrow. as dis
tiDguished from the so-caIled hedge sparrow
and the tree sparrow, nothing can be urged
in its favor, says Macmlllan's Magazine.
Destroy them utterly is my advice; and
have reason to think that Miss Ormerod has
come to the same conclusion. Experience
has shown that their ill-adyised importation
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-07
AN Expensive DRUNK.

Newspaper men are fond of saying that
the old days Of the Bohemian journalist are
gone never to return. but here is a story
that sounds suspiclousy like refutation
Of too sweeping statement OF the altered
times
The city editorship of one of the greatest
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-07
An Easy Way to Get Them.

Where the wavelets play on lovely bay.
And the goldfish leap in sport.
Where the parrots swing and canarIes sing,
And the rich ships ride to port;
There under the sea, the divers be,
And where the maelstrom whlrls,
They come TO the top with hard won crop
OF beautiful. shining pearls.
But here just go TO store you know,
For SoZ0DoNT you pay;
And before you think, your gums are pink,
And your breath like new-mown hay.
And without grain OF the Divers pain,
Men. women, boys and girls
Are fools who wont buy SoZoDONT,
And have mouths full OF pearls,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-07
Gemmed With Pearls.

mouth gemmed with pearls flashes radiance
every time it opens. The contrast between the ruby
OF lovely lips and the pearly teeth they inclosed
has winged the fancy of many poet. SoZO-
DON'T. fair ones, Is the thing that most contrib
utes to adorn the feminine mouth. 1t is pure, 1t
Is aromatic, 1t retains the natural color Of teeth
incrusied with yellow tartar. No gritty nor other
Objectionable Ingredient communicates IL, Its Odor
Is balmy and Its purifying operation is thorough.
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Carefully adjusted, so as to respond only
to the penny. the buyer finds after dropping
in his penny that he can open drawer into
which has descended a small cardboard case
holding out a stamp to his eager hand He
takes it, posts his letter, closes the drawer
aud the automatic postmaster is ready for
the next customer
Why not introduce the automatic post
master in St. Louis? 1t is clever enough
for Y Yankee notion, and we are not so slow
to adopt a new idea as the English are. We
have a 2-cCnt postage system, to be sure, but
the machine can easily be altered to suit the
new conditions.
Think how convenient, when you have a
letter to mail and DO stamp. to find on the
nearest letter box an arrangement like this
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-07

The first is very elegant house gown of
slyer-gray bengaline, elaborately braided
across the foot with large silver wheat ears.
The design narrows at the back. where the
skirt rests the regulation four inches on the
ground. The bodice has plated skirts Dor
dered with a straight row of silver braid,
aud is braided on the sleeves and bust with
smaller ears. The shrred yoke and shoulder
puffs are of Spanish-yelOw chiffon, a much
admired combination, which was introduced
late in the winter and found instant favor.
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ment are limited. IL is called lawn
pockets A good-sized lawn. which need
not be perfectly even or smooth, as in
the case of croquet and tennis fields,
will accommodate several sets of lawn
pocket players. A piece of ground eighteen
feet square Will make one field, while the
next one may be laid out within three feet
Of either side If the first one. Before going
away for the summer if you intend to try
lawn pockets lay in a stock of about three
dozen wooden plates or platters. They will
pack closely. occupying very little room in a
trunk and adding very little to its weight.
With a common clOthes-Ene the outfit is
complete
The line should be cut into pieces twelve
feet long and a ring made OF each by coiliGg
the rope in circular shape and tying it TO-
gether with cord. This will make ring
about two feet in diameter. 1t will require
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A PRETTY GAME
AT SMALL COST.
Something inexpensive for Campers Or
Resort Visitors.
How Lawn Pockets" Is Played and What Is
Required in Playing the Game-Lsying
Out the What Counts.

RECENT number Of the
New York Herald gives
its readers the particu-
lars of a new and in
expensive game for
those going to summer
resorts where The OPP
portunities for amuSe-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-17
FAREWELL TO THkoDoRE THOMAS.
ENTHUSIASM AT HIS LAST CONCERT HERE-AS
s.ABscmEDs" SUPPER.

ENTHUSIASM AT HIS LAST CONCERT HERE-AS
~.ABsCmEDs" SUPPER
Theodore Thomas received an enthusiastic farewell
or rather succession of them last night First cams
that from his audience and thcn came the Abscleas
supper Of the Aschenbrocdel Verein TIE second was
rather nearer this morning than last night however.
Early in the evening large and sppreciative audience
began to gather in Madison Square Garden, ana as the
music OF each selection died away IL was succeeded by
another kind Of musio-the applause on multitude.
IN applause which awoke the ecnoes again ada
again. In the first intermssion. large moral pieoe'
representing a harp and baton, with broaa sat@n
ribbons, inscribed $40 Theodore Thomas August 10,
1872 was carried 10 the front Of the house. ~ nsa
been sent by ycePresdent Kari Goepel OF the Asen-
br,,deI yeretn and Mr. Thomass words OF thanks
were drowned In another burst Of applause from the
audience which was bound show It's regret at tie
departure of the leader.
owing 10 the frequent encores, the programme,
which was printed in yesterdays Tribune, was not
finished until nearly IL O'Clock The singing OF MISS
Louise Natalie particularly pleasing TO her bearers
as was shown by the way they demanded more
The members of the orchestra then drove from the
Madison square Garden to the clubhouse of the Asche-
brocdeI verein, at No. 20 East Fourthst, where the
dub members had gathered to welcome them.
floors suOp pnd VITA Ras the ne" cordially Of Germans and
combined ., Inc SdeS Is, wg p Taomss
with IS' Mr. Bendx, hls violin sOiolst whose bow had
charmed the audience hour before. AT his rght
were Messrs. BuePner Hemke and stoewef, OF the
club. Then followed members and guests In merry,
ioylal CONFUSION, what lacking IN suf ceremony
being balanced BY the good will and frendliness Of an
present , =,
speeches were begun at q late hour and they were all
fin ged with the general regret at Mr. Thomass depart
ure Shortly before midnight number OF members OF
Seidl's orchestra arrived, having made the voy age
departing conductor. A. the ght wore on the nun
grew warmer and soon from hundred musical threats
Sd Ge,man fok-sones swelled and rose. Glasses were
clicked again and again and then the last farewell
WINS snoken and the last toast drunk. To-day Mr.
Thomas Will probably leave tlns cry iOr fdEhe'on'
where he Will rest for time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-17
BIBLE STUDY AT OCEAN GROVE.
"r1GHER CRITICISM REVIEWED BY DR.. n

"nIGHER CRITICISM" REVIEWED BY DR. MA
THANIEL wEsT-AMONG THE VISITORS.
ocean Grove Aug. 16 (SpeclaD.-The great meeting
Of the last week was the InterdenOminatonal Bible
study. Dr. l.. II. Munhall has at these meetings
brought together number Of the abest divines OF ts
country. Among such men as Professor James NJ
stGer. Of Crozier Theological Seminary the Rev Dr.
George G. Needham, Of Boston the Rev. Dr. william
j. Erdman Of AshviIe, y. c.. the Rev. Dr. William
Mast Br)adbeck, Of Boston; the Rev. DR.. Luclen W.
Clarke assistant editor OF The Christian Advocate
each with his own speciality of dOctrtnal study the
lectures Of the Rev. DR.. Nathaniel West, OF 81. Paul
MIMI on the Higher Criticism, attracted the greatest
attention and drew TIE largest audiences. His defence
Of the good old Book against the criticism of asnosues
and the assaults Of rtonasts and infdes was valiant
logical erudte and convincing 1t was greatly desired
that these lectures should appear in print for the bene
fit Of students and the young people Of the Christian
Church.
Among the guests at the Sheldon the Rev VIII
lam p. Corbett and his wife, Of brooklyn and the Rev
John Crawford, Of Niagara Falls.
Mrs A. L. Buckley, the mother Of the Rev. DR..
James NJ. Buckley, Editor Of The Christian Advocate
is stopping at the Rowland House
Among others here !. L. Mason, Of Des Moines :
Mr. and Mrs. l.. Lozler, of Hamilton ont. \. D. ROCK
WE'LL ir, D. E. Howard, and Mss 5. L. Howard o.
NeW-Yorl at the spray View; the Rev. DR.. T. Haley
Of Saratoga, at the Rowland; the Rev. DR.. wesley
COddingtCn. professor OF ethics at the syracuse III
yersity, at the Gem, with his wife and daughters eN
Mayor L. a. MacMurray Of Webster City, Iowa, visit
Ing bis daughter Mrs. p. VI. Durham: the Rev. ana
Mrs.. F ; Wright Of Windsor Terrace Methodist
Episcopal Church, Brooklyn; Mrs. L. A: CraHdAll ana
Mrs. J. L. Chapman, Of Washington; The Rev. ). L.
,oocy and wife and Miss Lizzie F. sOoey, OF Camden
Mr. and Mrs. Z. W. Woodruff and Mr and MIS- j.
william Black. Of Washington, at the Carroll'on the
Rev. II. f. Knowles, of Ottawa. at the sheldon Mrs
John Lee ChGpman. OF Baltimore, at the tar7Oloh .
Mrs. K. ]. samson, OF Amsterdam, y. y at DE-
stark's Hotel; also Z. NJ Tewksbury ana VIE
scranton, Penn: Mrs. f. A. rcwk5bur}. of lrooAyh )
E. A. RI aid walio z. Rice, Il NewYcrk; Z ii. raw
nnson and A. Z. Taylor, Of Brooklyn ). X Looms
Of New York; Mrs. Thomas Yuie ard son ana hias
Carrie ArcnisOn. Of Paterson; Genrsc y and MS
swazey and Mrs " E Denton. Of Mi1dlstown al the
Fl Dorado Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ross, J. J. English, ~ H.
Hewitt. II. II. Hine, e. NJ Tanus, from View fofK' al
the Hysea Miss Emily A Rice, Of New York IS al the
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Talapoosa. which Is declared In such bad condluon
that she cannot be sent home for repairs and VIII
probably be condemned and sold without leaving the
River Plato. The Essex Is the only other vessel
the station. The Yantc is fitting out al the Navy
Yard 70 be sent there. Her commandment Commander
Charles II. Rockwell who has been attached to her
since February 20, 1850. yesterday received notice
that he would be dctachd August 81 and get three
months leave OF absence. Lieutenant-C Commander
Samuel Belden, at present the receivingship
Frsakln will succeed 30 the command Of the Yantc.
Lieutenant Frank +. Fletcher. attached TO the
Butsad % nnto ana e,sog Gn pss . i4p
by the Bureau Of Ordnance, The new gun mount
weighs 13l pounds and costs the Government SO
which the Fletcher mount replaces, weighed asa
pounds and cost $500. The Navy Department has
alone 20 say nothing OF the saving N weight.