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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

Tea negliges, reception dresses. street gowns,
ball toilets, all display their fur trimming. My
attention has been specially attracted by the
positively lovely little jackets in velvet, made
sleeveless and left open to show the neck and
the chemisette and edged with fur. But this
season fur has not been content to border skirts
in the plain, old fashioned way; it has wound
itself in graceful curves upon trains and even
diagonally around q gown in serpentine coils;
it has edged the corsage. coming in direct con-
tact with the fair skin of the wearer; it
has acted as ceintnre and even nestled amid the
wavy tresses of the lady Of modes.
In the last illustration attention is called to
a very charming ball toilet with fur trimming.
1t is white satin garnitured with soft gray
fur and old gold, the old gold being embroid-
cred with black silk stars. To complete this
elegant and snowy costume you need gray
gloves and black fan.
Baby hodices and deep corselets are in great
favor. / have seen some very pretty effects
attained by deep corselet in velvet and jet,
and then below a stylish hip puff. Huguenot
fashion. SO called. Greens are much affected,
particularly for tea gowns. which take on more
and more garniture and accidentals. as the
music people call them. You can produce a
very taking little costume by making up silk
blouse in some pale color. cut shape and
wear black corselet with it and black skirt,
and by simply adding net or gauze overskirt
you achieve much brilliancy.
FOR THE SHOULDERS
So far as can be seen there is no intention to
reiinquish those effects by which a greater
breadth of shoulders is attained, only there is
an apparent inclination to substitute the
shoulder frill. which gives an aspect Of breadth
without making it seem so like trick OF device.
To this end you must have recourse to a yoke
from which hangs loose but not over-full
frill of the material. In tea gowns and house
dresses you make use of some cobwebby ma
terial like chiffon, with sprigs of embroidery
and button holed at the edges. Lace, too. is
very modish for shoulder frills Chantilly,
Brussels, Spanish or guipure. You need not
encircle the bust entirely, but stop at the
shoulders in epaulette style, and in this case
you may carry it down in cascades to the point
of the corsage in diminishing width. Guipure
in faint yellowish tinge is much worn, spread
ing itself in wide pelerine style over the shout
ders.
real novelty is the Russian blouse in scarlet
serge, to be worn with a black skirt. The
blouse has a narrow black velvet yoke, outlined
with narrow strips of short fur. from which il
falls. The sleeves are of black velvet, tight
fitting, with fur cuffs and loose oversleeves of
the scarlet serge reaching to the elbows and
also edged with fur. There must be a belt. of
course, and the skirt should be fur trimmed to
match, making up an extremely quaint and
pretty house dress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
JUST PEGGED On.
The Experience ut ODD Map Whs Died
Atter Much Trouble

Prom the Kansas City Journal
There died down In the Neosho valley not
long ago . man known for miles and miles
around a. Old Joe Kimpton. Old Joe came 20
Kansas in 1855. He brought weak lungs with
him from the "ager" swamps OF Indiana. but
he plugged along and Vas ailing OF and on for
. number Of years. when he was ''took down"
with lung fever. IL went into quick consump-
ton and one Of his lungs was gone before be
knew it, The doctors gave him up and didn't
think he could live through the winter. Bat
he just plugged along and allowed he's poll
through somehow.
The children we're little tots then snd Joe
bought bunch OF calves that spring and said
he guessed he'd have them anyhow for the
children 10 so 20 school on. The doctors told
him he couldn't possibly ges through the next
winter and he made h,s will lie hung around
the house and coughed most Of the time. and
the children helped hmm about the chores in she
cold weather. he had his spells and everybody
thought he would die. but Joe he inst plugged
along and allowed he'd pull through somehow.
Ihe next year and the next and the next he
bought calves and steers aud pulled then
through somehow. Summer afternoons he
used TO SIT IN front OF tie long, low farm
house. built Of addition on b. addition. think-
ing aud coughing absent mindedly. He vss
democrat and his chief dissipation was his at
tendance on the county convention every year
ana the state conventions when they came.
ale got 10 lie known large cattle buyer.
aaa strangers who saw him would look and
wonder which undertaken would get him. But
o!d Joe used 10 take grim delight IN counting
up TIE doctors who had given him up and who
had since died Of natural causes themselves.
Every winter he would have his spells and
every winter he would cell the doctors betweea
ms coughs that he would Just plug along and
pun through somehow.
lie had attended the funerals OF ten doctors
whose bills he had paid for pronounciug him
icy oad hope and for tIptoelng into the room
20 tell him they feared the worst He had q
oad spell last winter. They said IL was the
grip combined with the old cough, but old Joe
hlinpton didn't say anything. though be tod
'heir medicine with the old repraachful look,
AS II TO say the old words. Old Joe was getting
along IN years when he died. he was sixty
Two ana most OF the time enduring constant
physcAi suffering. Yet he seldom complained.
Al over Lyon county and Morris county. where
,he oid man Was known and lived, he viii be
mlssod- ms peculiar case may pass into trsdi-
aSh snd ehiid stories may grow from 10 sbess
akind, grim old man who couldn't die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

famous designer Of gowns was once mis-
taken for . poet "Poetl" he sneered, poets only
SIR the iutellecta Ireach imaginations; land
when gaze upon such an exquisite gown as the
one pictured in my third illustration I'm half
inclined 70 think the creator of modes. was
right Here you have an altogether lovely ball
dress, delicate pink satin. garnitured with silk
Dusiin- The corsage ID round and has a cein-
eurs Of darH green velvet The white surah I'M
dsrskirt is draped with muslin, panel STYLE
ANA caught up at the bottom, as shown, with
rosettes, from which extend velvet ribbons
reaching TO the waist. The bottom OF the surah
ssnrt has rufne of the white silk muslin. The
otin overskirt Is bordered with fowrets. which
must nosbe embroidered upon it until the skirt
has been draped upon . FORM and in order to
attain good results in draping, You leave the
skirs entire and don't do any cutting until
you have basted thoroughly At the back the
akfrt V gathered and there Is a demi- train On
the lsft sids be sure TO make YOUR panel much
smaller than ON the right The corsage laees
81 The back and the ribbons are tied in a bow
with ends reaching quite to the bottom of the
skns- The crossed portions OF the corsage
have no seam and are caught to the lining.
Bertha In silk muslin and the double puffs Of
the sleeves are ornamented with pink daisies
In 'front.'. between the ribbons there are small
suines Of the muslin running to point
FoR A YorSa PERSON.
No prettier dancing dress can be imagined
than pink silk muslin over surah. with a draped
corsage ornamented with alarge roset:e of pink
satin ribbon The ceinture is Of pink satin
ribbon and closes at the back under a large
bow. The sleeves should be very much puffed.
Lace sleeves SET OF with cluster of rusebads
are very modish. have seen some charming
edects IN lnaUVe-say mauye gauze over a
satin underskirt Of the same color embr oidered
with pesrlA The gauze skirt Is slightly caugh,
up with bunch Of feather tips and there are
feather tips on the shoulders.
lovely ball gown is pictured in the fourth
Mastration-a blue slk crepe de chine with
sleeves and tablier Of white silk gauze spotted
with dark blue The trimming consists oil
dark blue and white galloon and small bows OF
white sssin; gray gloves This gown has the
advantage Of uniting picturesque quaintness
vita styls. rare union, fo- the Young person
Who elects TO Be poetic must pretty generally
rslinquish all claim to styhsknesa II Sappho
could revisit these earthly scenes her poems
would no doubt achieve . great success, bu,
her gowns would be voted dowdy. Hsr skirts
might hang properly, but you could slmos;
wager that the needful ruffie would be lacking
- thss he hap CORES would not Be quite even.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
HER WEIGHT IN GOLD.
This 10 the Price u Mexican Paid for . Pretty
Wife.

This 10 the Price Mexican Paid for . Pretty
Wife.
From the New York Sun.
There is an old lady living in southern
California, at the patriotic little mountain set
Element known as American Flag, who is an
object Of much interest to strangers from the
fact that she is probably the only woman on
earth the valuation of whose person was ever
literally appraised at her weight in gold" said
q New Yorker recently returned from a trip
across the continent. 'She is sixty eight years
old now, and the widow of one Jesus Castro, a
Mexican. This Mexican was one of the first
miners who struck a fortune in gold in the
pioneer days of California. He lived In the
Santa Catalina mountains, and returned home
more than loaded down with gold dust
He fell psssionately in love with his broth
er's daughter handsome girl of seventeen.
She returned her uncles love and consented to
marry him. The priest to whom they applied,
learning of their close blood relationship, re-
fused to marry them. Castro offered as high
as 5000 to the church as an inducement for
the priest to perform the marriage Ceremony,
but the offer was refused. Then, as the old
widows story goes, Castro asked the priest what
amount of wealth would induce him to marry
them. The priest, with the intention aud ex-
pectation OF impressing Castro with the hope
lessness OF his appeal, replied:
The girls weight in goldp
Snow, the Mexican maiden. while not being
over buxom, was well-to-do in figure for one
Of her age, but Castro did not even pause long
enough to ascertain what her weight might be.
He exclaimed:
".Good, holy father
Then he ordered scales to be brought, and
begging the girl to stand on one side of them
he poured glittering gold dust into the other
side until the precious stuff balanced the weight
OF his inamorata- The priest was dumb with
amazenent aud it was a long time before he
recovered sufficiently to say the promised words
mat made the twain one. Castro had won his
bride al the cost Of i25 pounds OF his boarded
gold. He had snug lot left. however and the
story Is that he lived long enough to see the
time that he would have taken great deal lea.
than her weight In gold for the wife his youth.
ful ardor placed SO great value on"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
OSTRICH FARMING IN CAPE COLONY.

South Africa Exported o5O, Coz, 600 Worth Of
Piumss In Thirty Year..
From the American Agriculturist.
Ostrich farming Is one of the important in
dustriss Of South Africa, which, - vet, fur
nishes the bulk Of the ostrich plumes for the
markets Of the world. There are probably
zoo, 900 domssticsted ostriches in Cape Colony.
Each bird is supposed to net his owner $40 per
annum. The Enclosures in which thew ara
kept are usually built Of stons, but where stone
ia not abundant wire fences have bean em-
ployed with equal success. The birds are COM
monty piucksd once every eight months, Weld
ing one pound weight OF fssthers each. but
many farmers only pluck sixty feathers at q
time, 20 Is not to cause too much irritation and
Inflammation, which is very injurious to the
nsalth OF the oards and isssens the next crop Of
feathers, Inc birds In thess large helds ind
plenty OF food. rarely having to be fed with
naealies, besns, lucsrne OF other cultivated food
products
Tho number OF eggs laid varies from eighteen
TO twenty-four, the Male bird usually excavat-
ing the nest IN some sandy SCOT but both bird,
assisting in the incubation, taking turn about
But II u during this period at incubatisn that
the plumes are ct their best, and many are
utterly spoiled for commercial purposes OF
late years artificial insulating has been re-
sorted TO and with perfect success, for IL has
been found that tower eggs are spoiled By this
method end that The young thus hAtohsd are
no less vigorous than those brought M by the
birda themselves The vslus Of Seetkars sx-
ported from Cape Colony duripg ths lAst thisty
years II sstimated at ovsr go or, zoe tho total
weight being sbost !, 100 tons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

from she Bangor Commercial.
The finest guitar in Portland belongs To a
lady who thirty years ago took lessons Of
Anguerra OF Boston, who was one Of the best
guisarists IN the world. Under his super
vision this guitar was made for her alter al
old Spanish model There are very few like il
in this country. The box part is curved
1t was made OF rosewood that had been sea-
soned for 100 years. Ii is consequently now
$50 years since the tree was cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
1t Made a Difference

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The young man made up his mind that he
was not going to have any more nonsense from
that girl 1t was late. He had STAYED the
other man out and now she looked right at him
and said: "lou have stayed long enough You
the door, anyhow, and he looked very black ag
he said he wouldn't Then will leave YOU, -
she retorted. Good night" he caught her
wrist and exclaimed: mo; you stay here" Il
was u slender wrist but she shook il vigorously.
saying: Aren't you ashamed OF yourself, YOU
big, ugly fellow Let Co." I'm not ready for
you to CO."
He looked very black and ugly. The girls
red Douth set itself angrily. Il don't want 20
stay. You will have TO-" II hate Won.
You can stay till you get over it," "0-o-s,
They were quiet some time, she Swapping
her angry eyes at him, no stolid and suilen.
Presently she whispered: you hurt me. "
.You have hurt me-" he returned. Let Gor'
Then she got angry again and presently
shouted: oh. you can't let go; you think
viii run, but won't don't want to stay and
you make me against my will, but you needn' {
hold me, you big, ugly thing" He thought q
moment, then let go, watching her narrowly.
She sat quite still, scowling furiously, with her
pretty brow tied IN knots and her mouth one
| angry pout. Presently she said: May / 20
nowT' No" When may go?' Il don't
know" Il hate you" II love you"
''O-o-o-ogh."
He began to feel he couldn't keep it up much
longer. She was SO adorable and spunky. She
needed the lesson Of course. 1t was time she
| learned to be respectful 10 the msn whose en-
gagement ring she wore and he meant 10 teach
her right there. He got mp and put his hands
| on her shoulders, held her stubborn little face
| in place and kissed her. She squirmed fiercely
| and in an enraged whisper protested: Its all
very well to be kissed. but not because one has
| 70. How just wish were big enough to
pound you. How dare you make me do any
thing? O-o-e-oGhl hats yosr'
He vent right ON kissing her, but her little
| face was tied mp into such tangie OF rage and
her pink lists we're doubled mp hercely that
h bethought him thst he might be going too
far. He dropped his hands and without word
turned into the hail. picked up his hat and laid
his hand on The door knob. There was . rustic
Of crisp muslin beside him and plsintive little
vniee aaidt ''Oh. Oar are You going and not
kiss ns7 How oruslr'
II theusht-" bat shs interrupted; .'oh,
-; but you great making M do IL nov"
-0oS-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
A MISSED OPPORTUNITY,
which the CAbman Regretted He Had n q
Improved.

Improved.
From Texas SiftingS
A New York cabman was brought up before
Judge Duffy for running over man and Sc
verely injuring him.
"Why didn'tyou assist the man after you had
run over him?" asked the justice.
Il didn't know he was hurt or would have
gone back to him, replied the hack driver.
But You must have known the man was in
jured."
Judge, I'll swear didn't know the man was
hurt I'll prove it to you. 1 have had . spite
at that man for over q year, but he II too big
for me to lick. Now, if had known be was 20
crippled up sitter ran over him that he could
not light don I you suppose would have taken
advantage OF il and would have gone back and
siugged him2 am twice - sorry e. you are.
judge, that didn't so back. never viii have
such another chance TO best the life out Of
him"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
Books for the Blind.


During the year just ended the British and
Foreign Blind Association have embossed over
$500 books in English, French, German, Italian
and other languages ON the '.Braille" system
for the use Of the blind.
In this way about 500 different works have
been written out, many of them extending over
great number of volumes, such as Lord Lyt-
toms Harold" Justin NcCsrrhy's History of
Our Own Times" Sir X. balls STORY of the
Heavens" Sir Walter SCOTS .aOld Mortality
and George Eliott's "Romola."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

WHITE sURAH WITH CREAM FEATHERS.
In the second illustration is represented one
q thoss gowns charming figured silk white
and cream, made up very simply and very
daintily set Oh by feather tips on the shoulder
md In the hair. which 10 banded with white
eattn ribbon; feather fan to match. over
Asard dancing nan ask witty society woman
she knew the young lady's age. 81 used to
Ainh did, was the reply, 'bui she has grown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
Why She Wept
From the Pittsburg Bulletin.

From the Pttsburg Bulletin.
Laura (pepsively) -"Thers il something
about the Bermudas that fills my heart with
melancholy and that brings tears to my eyes.
Can you think Of any cause for 10 strange On
effect?"
Larry QanguidlS)-"It's in the air-sv,
don't you know, Miss Lanra The air il full
Of tears They yaiss the best and bierOi
onions in The world right on this island, don'i
you know"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

From the Greenburg sP.rk-
sYes," said the young man a. he throw him-
self at the feet of the pretty school teaches, ~
love you and would 60 10 the worlds saa fos
you"
You could not 60 to ths worlds end for -
George. The world. or earth - 70 b called, n
round like . ball, slightly fstteped st the poles
One of the FIRST Lessons in elementary r.
ography is devoted 90 the shape of the Giobo.
You must have studied 10 when yea we're .
boyY"
"And ii rs no longer q theory. Circams>anoes
have established the fact"
Il know; but what meant va thst would
do anything TO pleese you, Al. Angelina. u
you but knew the sching void"
There IL no such thing 80 . weld, George.
Nature abhors . vacuum But, admitting that
there could be such . thing. how could sns
void You speak Of be void Il there vss sa schs
In it?'
Il meant 10 say that my life vin Be- loasly
without you; that you are my daily thought
and nightly dream I would 60 Anywhere 10
be with you II Won we're In darkest Africa "
az the north pole. 1 would fy 70 you. -
''f1yi II viii be another century bsfors Nan
can ny. Even when the laws II grsvinsfoa ar
successfully overcome there sti1l rsmsins ~
. late scisstihe authority, The dincukg q
attaining balance---
well Ct I'll svsnts." ezsiAinsd - youf .
tive pretty fasr balance In sbs haak "a.
won't yoa - De ~ WIN. fhssei"
well 0seesA sinss jog pat Il n ~ ~.
-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
THAT A TREASURE

HAT A TREASURE
trove an old scrap book
is TO one who INDUCES
in remembrance of the
long ago, and such a
treasure / found the
other day in the pos
session of an old friend,
whose memory Of that
long past is equal to
the boards of scraps
and old newspapers
which today in their
time-stained columns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
THE WANING SEASON.
Some Late Styles for Fashionable
Women.
LEFTOVER DEBUTANTES

Exquisite Gowns to Suit All styles-A White
surah with Cream Feathers - A Pretty
Dancing Dress for a Young Persou--Fur
Trimming still in siyie-Bodices and Corse-
Isss-Fashjon Notes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20


distinguished ethnolo-
gist to a STAR reporter
'if Lieut. Peary. in
whose behalf an expe-
dition is about to start
for the arctic, actually
meets with the famous
lost colonists of Green
land. You know thai
the Norsemen esssb-
lished settlements dur
inc earlv timos in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

DE IhINE BALL GOWN
IL You exhaust 1t making verses you mustn't
expect to find that your last seasons gowns
will appear to good advantage when nobody
has been looking after their harmonies.
FUR THINNING
seems to have taken such a strong hold upon
popular favor that nothing save the breath of
May flowers will brighten it away, if, in fact, 1t
will even be willing to go then. 1t is simply
Ubiquitous. or. better said, everywhere you
least expect TO find it. and must admit that it
has pressed feathers very closely this season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
MADE HIS DEBUT.
And In His Part Was . Bowlins osasso -
One Night Only.

.
One Night Only.
From the New York CommsciAl-Adver
In one Of the leading New York thsasrioAI
stock companies there 10 q young man, the son
Of rich but honest parents, Who 10 habls 70 end
bis career as a star Of much magnitude. Er
months previous to hls first engagement he
pleaded with his purse-proud pa for permission
to go upon the stage and was refused with de-
pressing regularity. Finally, repeated on
slsught having weakened the parental resolve.
he cut of his offspring's allowances, gave him .
letter 20 all theatrical managers concerned, in
forming them that the young man had his fam
l!g permission to act out on any etnGU and
babe him 60 forth and hustle.
The young man went straight 10 the Ones e
a well-known manager, argued him into en-
gaglng him at els per week and located him
self al a professional boarding house.
Here he learned the patter Of the shop. BE-
came acquainted with a number Of peroxide Of
hydrogened soubrettes and met several callov
1hespians. who would insist upon addressing
him as me boy
For six months he reported 81 the stage door
night after night at O'Clock and on Friday re-
ceived payment for the same. Al last the man
ageE sent tor him
I'm going to use you in the next pisoe." -
said.
Thank you, sir," answered the young M.
with throb VI expectancy.
"lou're to do an English turkey and carry .
tray of glasses in one Of the scenes"
The young man felt like one Who had been
suddenly sand-bagged. Il can do that 10 the
life. sir" lac pluckily replied; the governor
has had two OF those fellows about tins house
for years and know their WAYS " T."
The manager who had rather expected q
explosion Of wounded pride, ended the inter
view and the young man went home deeply
despondent
The night Of the opening Of the new play
arrived. The young man, resplendent IN livery,
with powdered hair and padded calves, glanced
upward from the wings Just before nahine his
entrance aud discovered his parents with three
OF their absolutely SWEETEST frisnd seated in an
upper box. In vague way they had learned
that their son was 20 make his debut that eyep-
ing aud had come to witness IT. They scanned
the program vainly FOR his name and aimed
their opera glasses at each new character in ths
hope of discovering him.
The moment came and the prodigk made
his first entrance.
When, after having made his round Nth
the glasses, he cast furuve glance At the boz,
he encountered i've stony and reprosohfl
stares-
"You are the best funksy ever saw" sid
the manager after the performance. but u
you want TO be a good actor you must Gss over
the habit Of looking into the boxes"
Ten minutes later he found q no0 Bt the
stage door which assured him that all vou1o b
forgiven Il he would abandon The buans0 and
return home. But the memory Of ths Uan-
ayers words came TO the prodigd, and the
slaughter Of a certain fatted calf 1t 6th avonno
palace Was postponed indefinitely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

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