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DUST At SEA.
strange as n May Seem the rh-neme,a I
Recorded.

Recorded.
From School ana HOME
The British ship Bcrcan. which recently nsds
the voyage from Tasmania around Cane Horn
70 England encountered a remarkable. but not
unusual phenomenon NJ sea. viz. a storm a
dust After crossing the equator she fs1l into the
northeast trade winds aud when about 600 miles
west az the Cape de Verde Islands. the nearest
land. the Berean's sails and rigging ver, thinlv
coated with yer. fine powdery aus, Of a darh
yellow or saffron color. scarcely ai.ceruihle on
or near the deck, but profuse on the highest
parts OF the rigging, so that the sails appeared
tanned"
Fine dust falling on vessels an the Atlantic
near the Cape dc Verde archip,laeo has OFFS.
been reported. hat ID has ~ cf,rr h-cn Of a
reddish hue thas it 10 Known amoi.g sailors q.
red log and has been generals supposed
10 come from SoUth America Tue ohsrrys-
ZION on board the Bere4n appears % ovrrthrov
this conclusion and 60 determine 10. African
origin both OF the Atlantic dust and the so-
called blood rains of southern Furope
ADMIRAL Smyth many wears ne report.A.
during his stay IN SicilS. on The itth "A
March, 1910. a blood sain." which fell I'm
large, muddy drops, and deposited a verv
minute sand OF ycllow-rcd calor"-aui,s
similar To that now reported hy the Beresn.
Ne then regarded " ~ ''sirocco dr,s" frorn ,hs
African desert, browning the bear tiful theory
OF atmospheric circulation. Botl On th. At
lantic ocean and in Europe those rams 81 AM,
have almost invariably fallsn baty.,u Iannary
and April-a period Of the wear ia which -
Sahara is most arid.
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TippOO's Last Dinner,


DIR. ii. g. Keene has found in the diary of his
late father All interesting description of the
storming OF Seringapatam, at which he was
present, on May 4, 1899. Capt Keene, who was
anephew of Gen. Harris, then cOmmander-in-
CHIEF, seems to have gathered from prisoners
fuii details OF the last moments of our once re-
d0ubtabie enemy, Tippoo Sahib. In his entries.
which have been forwarded for publication to
The Calcutta Review" he says: '.Tippoo rat at
his dinner till one Of his servants told him that
the English were coming. and they presently
appeared; this was the head of the left hand
column. He sent off servant to the palace to
bring up the troops, seized his rifle and shot
one OF the first three who came on in front
Another was killed by shot from the bastion
behind. The third still advancing, Tippoo
cried out These are deyils, two are killed and
the third comes on" He fed, only to find
himself hemmed In between the two columns.
He fought bravely. When he fell wounded an
officer was about to say who he was Tippoo
frowned and put his fingers to his lips; he then
made blow at a sergeant and cut into the
barrel OF his tirelock; the sergeant killed him
with his bayonet, and the body was soon COW
cred by the slain" II has been said that the
success of the assault was necessary to the ex-
istence Of the besieging army under Gen. Band,
and Capt. keenes diary confirms this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21

fashionable dressmaker. They all look as
though made in the same mold, or. like row
Of houses put up fer rent, each the others
counterpart. Yet most of these women would
be comely, II not picturesque, If they spent
one-third of the time studying individual STYLES
that they so assiduously devote to fashion plates
designed by nobody in particular for everybody
in general. In adopting these styles without
modification or change the average woman
makes herself as bizarre as the capital would
look II Queen Anne roof were set above the
stately Roman columns. Just little thought
would spare the artistic sense such utter para
lyzation and women would look vastly more
sensible. Us well as prettier.
The styles have been ranging backward for
several years, and just now are divided between
the empire with Its excuse for waist, Eliza
beth, with her abnor1nally elongated bodices,
and the peasant dress of Catharine Of Russia.
That female member the Malta who presented
her beautiful rival with poisoned gloves and
then shed crocodile tears above her distorted
dead face; who gave her own daughter, Mar
garet lie Nalois. poisoned rouge that Henry of
Navarro might kiss death on her lips, has been
long copied by thick and thin. tall and short
women without regard to the becomingness Of
the Medici ruff and high collar.
Marie AntOinette has still devotees, when
fair sweet face can stand the simple severity of
the kerchief about the shoulders. Joan of Are
and whole train of ancient amazons appear
when the extremely fashionable and dreadfully
abused cOrselet bodice is mentioned. The
broad-brimmed hats with flying ribbons, loads
OF lace and flowers and nodding plumes once
made bewitching backgrounds for the pretty
teasing face of L. BOnaparte. The bows and
streamers decorating the backs of bodices at
the shoulders were commonly worn from the
sixteenth to the early part of this century. The
boas OF fur, feathers. lace and flowers were
worn in the sixteenth century and were quite
the rage in the first quarter of this
just now Mary Stuart. the fair cousin and
rival of the masculine Elizabeth, is particularly
favored.
Pretty frail Mary Stuart. descendent from the
blood royal of Henry VII. cousin to a queen. a
married queen of France and the Amounted
queen of Scotland, whom I.amsrtine pro-
nounced the most fatally lovely and weak wo-
man of her century. whose sunny curls came at
last to the block through Rlizabeths hatred of
her wonderful beauty. still holds the scepter
and rules the world of fashion And ashion's
mailed hand is stronger even than was Both
wells when he shut unhappy Mary away from
silks and velyets, laces and jewels until she con-
sented to marry him.
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When the young king OF France died and
Scotland demanded the return Of its girlish
sovereign she went back to the land Of her
birth and heritage, and famous painting shows
her in her travelling robe OF white uncut velvet,
over which she wore a long trained princesse
robe of black velvet lined with white silk high
puffed sleeves and Medici ruff, while upon her
head she wore high pointed walking hat with
white Plumes dropping from the back.
One of the finest pictures of Queen Mary
shows her in regal robes of black velvet and
long angel sleeves edged with strands of pearls
About her neck she wore the famous necklace
of pearls given her by Henry ii when she mar
ried the Dauphin, and the rare laces ut her
wrists aud thrown about her neck afterward
helped 10 get her food when she was hungry
and a fugitive from her half brother. 1t WIS this
dress that she wore when stern, uncompro-
missing John Knox called her ''vainglori-
Gus woman and spendthrift." and told her
she ought to be put to death instead Of living
to ensnare mems hearts with her dangerous
beauty. Doubtless Knox thought all her fasci-
nation was due to her personality alone, but
women who know will say at once that half her
charms lay in knowing how to dress She was
a regaliy beautiful woman, tall and gracefully
slender, and she knew that damasks and bro
cades, velyets and rich laces best became her
style when they fell In long, .unbroken lines
from her dimpled chin to her small feet
Hence she Is generally pictured in the
trailing princesse robe which, with modi-
ficaiions, Is so fashionable today. The corselet
bodice, SO largely affected and effective ON
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Paris Correspondence of the London Standard
The Gingerbread Fair, as it is called, which is
held every spring in the Faubourg st. Antoine
and the Place de Ia Nation. 10 notorious for the
number Of natural and artificial phenomena ex-
hibited there to the public This year their
number has been greatly increased by the
arrival Of about twenty culs-de-j latte. who are
wretchedly lodged in hats on a piece of waste
ground In the C0urs de Vincennes These
cripples whose minute. shriycled-up legs are
euried up Oh the bOnrds on which they sit. form
u colony, which calls to mind the Cou,s ties
Miracles of former times. Every morning they
all issue forth prOpelling themselves with their
hands, to take up their respective places ut the
fair, there to await the pence which NAV be
thrown to them by the compassionate passers-
by. Their aspect is SO pitiful that it is said
many OF thom make a real harvest which. how
ever, OF course goes to the beggar farmer"
Twenty or thirty years ago the uls-de-jatte
were almost unknown in France, and these de-
ploiable looking cripples are the product Of
what may be called an industry. Almost all
the numerous deformed little creatures who
roll themselves about on boards come from
Spain, and more especially from Tolosa or the
neighbornood, situated at about twenty-five
kilometers to the south of st. Sebastian. They
are the outcome of the abominable practices of
beggar Farmers" who seek their victims
among the children of the peasants. When
there is a weakly boy in the family thew per
thing but n burden to them. unless they CON
sent to have him transformed into a Guide
jatte, and promise to pay them a trife a day 30
ong US the cul-de-jatte is left with them.
The heartless wretches, assuming the char
acter Of humane benefactors, pretend they thus
provide the weakly child with the means of
gaining his living, and also procure the parents
a considerable pecuniary advantage. The op-
GRAFTON to which the unfortunate creature is
subjected il effectual as it is simple. The
legs Of tho child are so tightly compressed that
the circulation of the blood in them is stopped.
Little by little the legs wither away, and the
cul-de-jatte Is manufactured. In 1887 NJ Wal
deck Rousseau, then minister of the interior,
prohibited the introduction Of these Spanish
culs-de-jatte into France, but it is supposed his
decree has become dead letter. for Il is esti-
mated that recently three or four hundred of
the poor creatures cross the frontier every wear.
They are now seen in almost every town in
France and have got as far north as Belgium.
To be cui-de-jatte must be profitable trade
for The beggar farmers who manufacture them
and bring them from Spain, as these traders
pay the parents of the poor cripples pittance
OF oaly 20 centimes to franc day for their
hire. One frame is, however. an exceptionally
high price, which is given only if the Guide
jatte has some additional infrmity, such as
blindness, or IL he has but one arm.
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from klt boek1u Arhfiscrtit
That was a rather melancholy experience Of .
certain young man the sther day who had .
little bi. "a . controversy with young lady and
who was 20 sure of his side OF the dispute thss
he accepted her offer 10 bet five pounds Of can
died violets. The girl, of course, was betting
on a sure thing. and the Young man thought he
was, too. But when 10 came 70 the settlement
il turned out that she was right. And now"
said she. when will YOU bring me the yiolets7"
Tomorrow night, he said He had dim
idea that candied violets were rather expensive,
but he had never had occasion 10 buy any, and
did not know how much they COST The next
day he went &c Huylers and said boldly 20 tho
Young woman at the counter, PLEASE give me
five pounds OF candied yioiets. Five pounds
Of candied viplets9" she asked incrednlousiy.
THAT Is what 1 ssid,- answered the Young
man. But do you know how much they COST
she asked. NO" ssid he; how much do thsy
cost "Four dollars a pound" answered the
girl
As this is . modern story, and 90 modern
stories are generally left unfinished, the reader
viii not be informed here whether the young
man bought the violets or not.
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May II, 1892.
ASK FOR GENEROUS
consideration one g
more, referring TO Brit
ish treatment Of Ameri-
can affairs. tits o matter
tina. ! feel very strongly,
and the evidence that I
see daily of the correct
ness, in the main, Of my
first conclusions is 40
astounding In its vol
ume and malignity that
/ begin now to see more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21
STYLES ARE NOT NEW
They Are Modified or Exaggerated
Reproductions of Former Ages.
THE ORIGIN OF FASHIONS.
Mary stusrt's Dress Designs Seen in the
Fashionable Gowns OF Today-In Every Age
Beautiful Women Have Adorned Them
selves With Rich Fabrics.

" 1880 A WOMAN'S
place IN society was de-
termined by the length
Of her veil. In 1892 her
social status is fixed by
the amount she can af-
ford TO waste in dress
goods for sweeping the
pavements, yet De Moli-
mari says: Fashions
are largely subject to
the influence of the So
ciaI and economic or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21

One of the charming society women Of Wash
ington said recently a she arrayed her divine
form in a fetching tea gown after a whole day
In a stiff tailor made oh am so glad
i've IN an age Of tea gowns: they are so ex-
remely comfortable and -distractingly-
pretty This rs she slowly turned before her
mirror. a neglige dress of this kind covers
saeh multitude Of sins. / think. for one
really does not want to look a guy, yet must get
q little comfort once in a while. Dick saws
that tea gowns reNt to ball dresses are respon-
slble for half the sins of the fashionable world.
What do You think
She glanced over her shoulder cleaning
pinkIv white under "a fall of rich lace and i'm
mediately there came to mind the beautiful if
bad hose l'u Barry and famous painting of
Der In negiige rODes- The society woman was
. FAR eopy Of that painting. Vet in that one tea
gown she had mixed up three periods. 1t had
a long Vatican train: the sides were close-ftted
a. hrst worn In the time of the Carlogoyinians
and the front with it, fall of rich lace from the
throat To- tcet, held at the waist bv pointed
celnture ~ jeweled embroidery. over which
was The half-htting front Of richly embroidered
slk from oriental looms. IL was an exact copy
OF the Du Barry. For the vide sleeves Of silk
and lace of the eighteenth century madame had
substituted tight silk sleeves with a fall Of lace
enveloping them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21
TORY BITTERNESS,
English Editors Attack American In
stitutions of Every Kind.
MISREPRESENTATION

In Almost Every Article Treating or the
United states-some Of the Misstatements
Exposed-English Elections and Those in
This Country-womsns Small Wages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21

The Hon. Emilius Greviile Nueent, con
vieted Of assault on Miss Marion Price in q r.il-
way train and undergoing six month"; i'm
prisonment NJ hard labor for the ohense, hes
been dismissed by order Of her majesty froo
the Office Of deputy lieutenant for Che county g
Westneath
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MEDALS FOR HEROES.
Trophies Which Uncle Sam. Grants
for Saving Life.
MADE OF GOLD AND SILVER.
l Woman Who Refused . Medal for Hero
ism--Letters which Accompany the Medsls
"A wreck That Was Done ON Purpose
eeas Remarkable Disasters and Rescues.
Written for The Evening Star.

My ONE PERSON
has ever refused to ac-
cept from the govern
ment o medal for hero
ism in saving life. The
Department Of the
Treasury swards such
valuable tokens Of ma
tional appreciation for
services rendered, acting
under . law made by
Congress directing the
bestowal Of them upon
deserving individuals.
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The beautiful Rose probably never heard Of
50 tea gown" but she knew the effectiveness OF
that seductive connection Of lace and dry goods,
nnd-perhaps Dick" was right, but what
woman will fOrego tea gowns because OF their
fascination?
u i because nything original in style Is so
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desperately improbable that the average woman
is so exceedingly uninteresting in the average
gown turned from the hands Of the average
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21

Special Correspondence of the EVENING Scar.
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the ship. The people on board were all saved.
The humorous incident in this affair was sup
piled by spaniard who came ashore in the
life car With ham tied around his neck. II
was the only article Of value he had been able
to secure Ut the last moment,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25

THIS April has been historical
above all the Aprils Of the past for
the violence and destructiveness of
le storms which have swept through
+ 70 central section of the United
states from the Pacific to the Allan.
tic sea board. Never before has there
been such record Of deep snow, in.
tense cold, destructive hail, and de-
vaststing winds as this present April
has inscribed upon the face of the
country. 1t is sincerely to be de-
sired that having had no such April
weather in the past we shall have no
REPETITION of 1t in the future.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25

TEXAS, the largest state in the
Union, the state of the greatest agri.
cultural possibilities, the state with
the most valuable mineral deposits,
the state OF the greatest promise, the
state of the richest future, is also the
only state Of the Union that can boast
two natal days. Other states have
one fourth of July, Texas has two.
She has just celebrated her first with
her usual fervor and patriotism, San
Jacinto day, the day that in the mem
DRY of her old veterans fully atones
for the immortal sacrifices of the
Alamo. She will celebrate her second
fourth of July In common with her
sister states, rejoicing secretly if not
openly In the assurance of the con-
tinuance of the blessing of republi.
can administration during another
quadrennial.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25

HoGG is on the stump and the
warning cry is sounded throughout
Texas "The life of the railroad com.
mission is involved" This is Hogg's
mistake; 1t is not the life of the rail
road commission that is in danger,
but the political life Of the man who
tbwarted the will of the people In
making that railroad commission ap.
pointive instead of elective. The
governor presumed upon the ig-
norance of his constituency when he
imagined that they are not able to
draw the line of distinction between
these two.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25

The Fort Worth Gazette has made
its selection from the host of portraits
in the gubernatorial picture gallery
and puts the name of Congressman
Lsnham in the forefront, announcing
the name of Samuel w. T. Lanham
of Weatherford, as its choice for the
next governor of Texas. The Ga.
zette has evidently come to the con-
olusion formed by the LIGHT some
weeks since, that Hogg aud Clark
will simply succeed in killing each
other before the convention, preclud.
ing the possibility of the nomination
of either. +
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25

HILLS argument for the seating
of his candidate Rockwell in the
lower house of congress, was the
democratic argument ad hominum,
from which there was no appeal.
Rockwell was democrat, and it was
the business or the democratic mem.
bers of the congress to vote for his
being seated. Another victory over
Cleveland for the smart young man
from Elmira. Ia.a.s.. ....
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25

THE metropolitan press of our
country are sadly in need of q CORES.
p )ndent in each of the Central Amer
lean states who can tell the truth, il
he has found it out, concerning po-
litical and revolutionary movements
in those states. The lite of such q
correspondent might be curtailed
but while he lived he would confer a
blessing upon many reading Ameri-
cans.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25

IF public men were as careful of
their personal character as they are
OF their political reputation, govern
ments would be freer than they are.
A good reputation and bad charac-
ter are by no means INCONSISTENT the
one with the other, and unfortunately
the good reputation holds over the
character in public estimation every
time. Potiphar's wife and Joseph
are q patent illustration of the diffe
renee between reputation and charac-
ter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25
A LITTLE GIRLS ExPEaIENcE in
LIGHTHOUSE,

Mr.: and Mrs. Loren Prescott are keen
ers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand Beach.
Mich, and are blessed with daughter
four years old Last April she was taken
down with Measles, followed with a
dreadful Cough and turning into Fever.
Doctors at home and at Detroit treated
her, but in vain, she grew worse rapidly.
until she was mere Handful of bones.''
Then she tried DR.. Kings New Discovery
and after The use of two and half bot.
ties, was completely cured. They say Or.
Kings New Discovery is worth its weight
in gold, yet you may get trial bottle
free at Adolph Dreiss and Dreiss, Thomp-
son & Co. sgt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25

HAD the promises made by Cover
nor Hogg two years ago when before
the people of the state for election
materialized into performances after
he became governor, this crusade so
heartily entered into by the people of
Texas against his denomination
would never have been attempted.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25

TEXAS democrats are entering upon
such Q campaign of instructions, as
to the motives and impressions Of the
rival candidates for gubernatorial
honors, as will leave nothing to be
desired before the August conven-
tion but an entire forgetfulness of
what the candidates have said con-
corning each other.
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Special rates given on larger space and
long time advertisements. Discount given
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25

IS. HoaG cannot justly lay the
blame of this attempt to defeat his
denomination upon George Clark.
The man who is responsible for this
opposion against Governor Hogg's
second term is the man who occupied
the statehouse ct Austin since the re.
tirement of General Sui Ross.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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should be accompanied by the name of the
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25

The Fort Worth Gazette pertinent
ly enquiries anent the reported with
drawal of Alger from the race: When
and where did Mr.. Alger get into it?
1t is left for the Michigan promoters
of his candidacy to answer. \