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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19
IT WENT WITH THE POSE,
The Models Smile Was Misunderstood by tn,
Sober Girl Student.

The Models Smile Was Misunderstood by the
Sober Girl Student.
From tie indianapolis Journal
An Indianapolis artist who has won prestige
in eastern art circles tells the following
incident which occurred in . New York studio
OF much celebrity: A large class of
women and girls were sketching from Q
semi-nude model, Q young italian, who was
posed with his head thrown back. his arms
Enthusiastically wreathed over his head and his
legs extended in some sort of Wild Baccha-
nal caper. The Indianapolis woman was
sketching the models shoulder when she OBJ
served that he vas smiling at her in . very
familiar manner. Somewhat Disconnected to
discover that she had apparently made con-
quest of this guileless child of Italia, she be-
gan to sketch his knee, as more remote from
the artillery of his sentimental glances. In .
remote corner Of the room giggling arose, and
she perceived that the smiles of the hirtatious
model were taking effect upon some lively girls
among the students. They subsidized shortly.
but the young Italian still continued firing of
smiling glances in every direction.
At about the center Of the class was q Ger
man girl, serious to the core, absorbed in her
work. and fierce in manner As female Bis
marck. Every stroke she planted on her easel
was decisive and almost combative. Suddenly
she came under the battary Of the Italian .
smiles, and, without an instants hesitation,
her voice rang out like clarion:
You schtop that schmiling; We don't want
you to schmile."
The figure Of the model relaxed instan-
taneously and he stood straight rs an arrow
before the Glass; the impersonation of offended
aud wrathful dignity. After an appalling 81
lence he remarked in the severest tones:
Ladies', am here before you zimply az re
model Of re Dancing Fawn; 70 smile goes
wiz ze pose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19
TennYeon'a Indignation.

From the Bookman-
Lord Tennyson is said to be greatly angered
at the book in which Mr.. Churton Collins
seems, at any rate, to bring against him q
charge Of plagiarism. This is charge which
has always had the most irritating effect upon
the poet, and most people will probably agree
that book like Mr.. Collins Is probably best
postponed until the author with whose work i,
deals is beyond the feeling of resentment We
are confden. that the greater number Of the
critics who today deal so cavalierly with Virgil,
Homer. Horace and the other great immortals
would abstain il their victims were still in the
land Of the living.
And in this case the matter is made worse by
the fact that Lord Tennyson had been at spe-
cal pains to show his feelings in regard to any
saarges Of this kind. these WRITER'S" he said
to . friend, on the occasion when he was last
made the subject of this charge-''these writers
are the lice on the locks of literature"-show-
ing that even in his wrath poet does not for
get to use ''alliteration's artful aid
Nor IL this anger remarkable when ID Is re-
membered on what passages the would be ae-
euser fixed tn order to provo the truth OF his
indictment Poor Tennyson was not allowed
to say "Ring the bells without being accused
OF having borrowed from Sir Philip sidney. or
10 apply TO the ocean the verb .'roar" without
being told that ne had plagisrized from Homer
And when he described a waterfall in the we'll
known line, ''Slow dropping wells Of thinnest
lawn" he was Immediately charged by a critic
with having borrowed the metaphor from the
lawn used in theaters to initiate waterfall
Imagine the feelings Of q faithful artist who
had studied the effect before q waterfall in the
Pyrenees!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19

Afot1 tne Dortou berAlu.
A lady boarded q street car the other evening
with a pet dog which was slightly overgrown.
His paws were covered with mud and be seemed
to be on springs.
MADAM" said the conductor, you viii have
to leave that dog on the platform; IL ID sesinss
the rules OF the company to allow dogs in tbs
cars"
Il don't care il 1t ia He shall not ria, on
evening. and il would be inhuman TO put him
out In the cold, returned the lady.
"A number Of gentlemen are out there"
Gentlemen! Why, I smelled whisky and
tobacco smoke when passed them. You don't
suppose 1 would put my fido on level With
them, do you?'
If the dog stays in here I will suffer"
You need have no fears on that score. n
fido does anything wrong you may hold me re-
sponsible for it."
The conductor here started TO collect his
fares, and Fldo at the same time concluded %
give an exhibition of his freshness The first
thing he did was to jump upon the hp Of an
elderly lady who wore = new black silk dress
Get away! get away. you brute she En-
claimed, as the dog began to poke hise into
her face.
Come, Fido, don't disturb the lady," ssid
bis mistress, and the dog jumped down and
came back TO her. But he apparently liked
new black silk. for q moment later he vse
again up In the lap Of its wearer She pushed
HIM to the floor. and glsncing down saw Q
dozen marks upon the front breadth Of -
dress left By the dogs paws. Indignantly she
arose, gave Fido her seat, and called the ssten-
ton OF his mistress 10 the fact that her drco
was ruined.
We'll, collect your damage from The com
psny, was the tantalizing reply.
The matter was laid before the officers OF the
company, and they, without besitasion, -
sumed responsibility for the dsmnSe dona
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19
THE BIG LAGOON.
An Interesting Place by the sss o. The o.,
ifornia Coaat

An Interesting Place by the ssa On The Oh.
nornia Coast
From the Detroi, Free Prs.s.
On the northern coast Of California some
thirty miles below the mouth Of the klamath
river, is one of the most interesting natural
formations TO lie found in this country, known
as the Big Lagoon. Here the coast, which
runs north and south up to this point takes q
sharp turn inland, bordered by very high hills
running TO q distance OF about three miles
then turning out again makes a sharp bsy,
almost shaped, and for ages past sand Tar
has been washing itself up across this bsy
until the bar has raised up out Of the water
some ten or twelve feet having a width Il
about 100 feet and q length Of four miles
reaching across the entire bay.
This bar is in the shape Of q roof. Whsn
| there Is storm the breakers will roll IN ooe
side OF II, break over and run down into the
bay inside, and t Is q novel sight TO stand
there and watch the waters. mountain hich ON
one side and perfectly calm on the other. the
line between the two at intervals hidden alto
gether. This bar Is a sort OF abort cut and can
be traversed on horseback. In n storm The
horseman will one minute be high and dry On
land, the next minute q large wave viii roll M
| and running under the horses feet 90 the
depth OF a foot or more, the rider will be- for
an instant, four miles or SO at sea on horse
odCh, Win no lanu nearer than tie llgh bum
OF the mainland in sight.
Moss agates may be found In abundance q
the pebbly beach, and when the sun shipss
they glitter with dazzling brightness.
The Wild duck that frequents this part Of he
coast literally ill this inland bay, ana the pss,-
ing hunter, should he take q shot at them. vdll
False such cloud and such . quscking that he
will think all the ducks OF the earth have gath
cred there. Occasionally some Wild beast lRe
bear or panther, will be found crossing this
bar, and the Indians have much sport whsn
such q thing happens, the animal rarely escap-
| ing.capture or death.
Here the Digger Indians abound living on
the shell hsh, which they catch along the
beach, seldom going over the ridge of hula 70
capture q deer, which are plentiful 1t would
astonish a Yale or Harvard foot ball man 70
come upon tins scene some bright morning a
low tide and see the squaws and children play
ing lacrosse on the beach. They get 30 excited
with their sport that they keep il up until the
tide drives them from the beach, often staying
there until they have to chase the ball down
into the surf.
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| children OF the streets ind here a refuge from
/ exposure and crime, and are safely sheltered
/ until suitable homes or situations can be found
/ for them. But for this temporary home many
/ a child under age. arrested for vagrancy or
petty crime, would have been sentenced to the
| work house or Jail. and would there have come
| into direct contact with men and women
| stepped in all manner of evil. whose depravity
| would soon be reflected in these young lives.
1 The whole aim of this charity Is to save the
| children, not to reform the already corrupt. Is
\ not such q work worthy the attention OF all
| citizens who consider the future welfare OF the
District? If ignored now. these boys and girls,
\ drifting surely into vice ami crime will by and
| by force themselves upon the public notice.
| and as inmates of the jails and prisons, will
| demand their support Mt the pubic expense.
| Is it not wiser and cheaper TO help them now
| to become useful citizens and self-respecting
men and women?
| II any one wants to see the operations of the
home he or she will be welcomed at any time.
Every visitor departs converted and filed with
| a determination to help matters along in some
| tangible manner; none GO away of. whom it
could not truthfully be said: "lnasmuch as We
have done il unto one of the least Of these, my
| brethren. ys have done it unto me"
THE socIETY's OFFICERS
are as follows:
Board OF trustees-Mr Henry Strong. presi-
dent; Dr. T. s. Childs, first vice president; DR..
E NJ. Gallaudet, Mr.. Crosby 8. Moves, Mrs. H.
G. Metzerott. second vice president; Mrs. ]. 8.
Gulick, Mrs. Ogden wyckoh, Mrs. A. II.
Thomas, Treasurer; Mrs. Ernest +. King, Sec
rotary.
Oficers Of auxiliary society: President, Mrs.
T. S. Childs, 1903 Connecticut avenue; vice
presidents, Mrs. II. c. Metzerott, Mrs. W. O..
Cunningham, Mrs. J. s. Gulick, Mrs. Ogden
Wyckoff, Mrs 8. NJ. Yeatman. Mrs. I. B. Hood.
Mrs. t. NJ. Talbot.
Recording secretary-Miss NJ. 8. Lyman. 174s
p street
Corresponding secretary-Mrs Ernest F.
King, 1116 NJ street.
Treasurer--Mrs. l. F. mcfarland, 1927 F
street.
Auditors-Mrs. s. D. La Fetra and Mr.. ]. b
T. Upper.
Matron-Mrs. Jessie Cowen.
Agent-Mr. p. b. Sweeny.
Executive committee-The officers Of the So
ciety and chairmen Of committees; Mrs. Hugh
McCulloch, Mrs. Alphonso Hart, Mra A. H.
Thomas Mrs J. B. I. Upper. Mrs. D. s. Lamb,
Mrs II. NJ Teller, Mrs. Z. c. Lacey, Mrs N. A.
Robbins. Miss Nj. W. Curry.
Committee on finance-Mrs Ogden Wyckoff.
chairman; Mrs. Charles ii. Armes, Miss Z. T.
Ward, Mrs. S. NJ Yeatman.
Committee on industrial education-Mrs- P.
r. Flint chairman; Mrs. John w. Babson Mrs
T. NJ. Talbot, Mrs II. NJ. Teller, Miss NJ. ].
Shaw.
Committee on entertainments-Mrs. T. NJ
Talbot, chairman: Mrs. j. b. T. Upper, Miss
Mcfarland, Miss Fanny Childs, Miss Mary b.
Ferry.
House committee-Mrs. H. c. Metzerott and
Mrs A. NJ Edgar.
Press committee-Mrs E. b Wight, chair
man; Mrs Fred Perry Powers, Mrs Ernest F.
King.
Committee on Sunday vork-Mrs. N. E. C.
Wilbur, chairman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19

From the Detroit Tribune,
As she lay trembling in the darkness she wal
Just as sure there were burglars in the dinins
room down stairs as that she was scared pretty
nearly out of her wits.
"John" she gasped.
He paused in the third quarter Of a snore snt
awoke with start
''What-whatchsr want2" hs Grossly de-
manded.
Placing her pallid lips close 70 his ear shs
"Burglarsr'
A tremos might have been observed to run
through his frame. He did not rise, however
john
"My-my DEAR"
"Ain't you going DOWN"
At the moments gentle blinking Of salys,
ware was Plainly to be heard
The answer vas quite inarticulata.
Haven't you always said it would 70 hard
with burglar who had the nerve 70 break inte
your house?'
"Huh."
Haven't you insisted that hs escaped
without being chewsd up be would b very
fortunate?'
It seemed Is ii glas; or two must have been
swept P,s of I the dining room table below.
There was absolutely no reply.
"rve been thinking, Alice. sises ysa vsks
me-"
Indeed"
''It just occurs 10 me, my love, hat my nfe
insurance policy expired today"
The door from the dining room into The front
hall was heard to creak on its hingsa'
'Alice, 1 can't bear to think Of leaving you
70 struggle alone In the world"
To judge from the sound various articles
we're being placed in . saek, presumably fos
facility in transportation"
my love, am convinced that this il Q eass
for compromise. II those people stop righ;
where they are and g, quietly away new. ! an
Very distinctly they heard the front door
open and close, after which stealthy footstsns
sounded from the street.
Everything"
"They would certainly have rot into treu.
be-. he declared decisivsly, 20 10y Ma,
stopped right where they Wsrs.n
10 his frienda next day he wondered hov
thisves could get away With % much piusSsr
end mes svAksA singSe member Of - nv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19
From the Worcester aax.tte.


On January ~ last, In the conductor's rooo
Of the Boston and Albany railroad station, In
Boston, hand OF whist was dealt In the ordi-
nary way, and each player on taking up his
hand found that IL contained the whole thir-
teen cards Of one suit In the natural sur
prise which followed, the hands were throvs
up. There VS. no use in playing, beoauss -
player with the thirteen trumps would have
won every trick. no matter what was originally
led.
This remarkable deal was described The nsxs
day In the Gazette, but ID did not attract much
attention, because probably no one believed u
and at that time we we're not prepared 20 give
any names. There viii be found appended 10
this article the copy Of affidsvits sgned ssd
properly sworn TO before . notary public thae
such a deal actually took place Without any
trlckery.
Without these afidavits 70 was easier 10 -
iect the story as incredible than 70 bslievs L.
Backed by the oaths and signatures Of I've IN.
flaw in the evidence, because the incident 3
possible and conceivable, slshoogh 20 far b.
yono the experiences Of almost everybody - -
maxi il very hard TO bslievs
OF the players three are conductors Oh ~
B. and A. and one . mail agent The vituess,
Mr. Rand, il better Known IN this city, where
he has lived honorably and had Q long tern q
service in railroad dutisA He 10 nov running
20 Boston the five-minu before eight sFsin.
AL the conductors have some hour Of enforced
idleness in Boston, and the same sst naturally
meet at about the same hours In the conducsors
room Of the station, where there 10 rssdtag con-
versstion and games of cards, without bstting, 10
while away the time. On the day In qusssioa
10 was Conductor @. II. Curtis who dealt The
cards and the other three players were Ns0rA
W. H. Moore, T. b foye and II. Q. Wood Be-
SIDES these there we're looking on II. y. Hand
and J. l. Mcclellan. We have NOT got shs a.
davit II the latter gentleman. BY accident bya
We have his name signed 70 another paDer -
testing the facts without oath
II was Mr.. Rand Who frst tsld tie Story - .
Gazefie man and be sckpouisdgsd that vhsa -
told the story 10 shs basssgs car eening -
10 Worcester, he came near bong neobed -
thrown out % the rails; nobody would bsakBve
L. Eight cards In hand ars unsoDnoo -
uins cards extremely rase Tea osrds Il . -
In ons hand aso eaasids NE expsrtsaes - ~
old paAysrA ~ ~ saos u1s ed han1D -
eo.ssanely tsssisG ~ 81 sss sADsa -
-
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Great English Artists Give Opinions Absus /
Capabilities I'm Art.

S~~s Essnsn ARTISTS Give Opinions Aboua I1s
Capabilities an Art.
From the Pail Mail Gazette.
The restoration Of King Fog. who vss thouehs
to have sbdicated. gives point - the las.ss
efforts OF the electrician He. seeking pev
worlds to conquer, ha. approached the subject
Of artificial light FOR studios on DARK DAYS. He
can grow cucumbers by night Can he enable
artists to paint in London fog2 The problem.
OF course. is 20 get the light white enough. ,oft
enough and diffused enough.
Nobody pretends to have solved q vet but
our electrical contemporary, lightning, has
been trying to get the artists 20 lay down their
requirements more particularly as a prelimi-
nary step Gas. OF course. IL altogether bad.
not merely because no sane man would think
o. iufther viratng the atmosphere in a foggy
room, out because the color Of ga.light d dis
forums !"alow. But even electricity 10 not pure
enough Tor the more fastidious OF our psinters
Sir Frederick Leighton declares that he
never paints by artificial light Of any sort and
MT Alma ladema, brushing sside the elaine 10
~ni'eness OF electricity, tells the experimenters
thst II they succeed IN obtaining a white light
they Will have rendered the art world q great
service, but politely intInstes that be does NOT
believe they ever will Mr.. Firth fears that
however while they make the light itself, the
rock on which they will split srtist,csllv
speaking, Is the extreme biaokness Of ths
shadows
Mr.. Ernest Waterlow is. perhaps the mcss
encouraging Of the authorities go far poIled.
lie invites the electricians to aim Al supplvipg
siIvery gray light in the stadio, such as would
be natural on day when the sky is yelled by
thin cloud. The amateur mind thinks at once
OF white globes and shades Of soft tinted filter
ing glass. but we fancy the great dIfheulty here
Is the extraordinary loss of lighting power
which Is caused by such contri,ances ID IL
said that A. much AZ 50 per cent Of the nlumi-
nation is quite commonly sacrificed by the
beautiful opalescent glass 90 much used in
electric light nttings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19
A Competent Juror.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
A great many stories are attributed to Gen.
Tom Bennett, but this is true one and Illus
trates his ready Wit He was on the bench al
mayor Of the city of Richmond In the trial Of a
liquor case. The witnesses could not remem-
Der any thing, the place. the man who sold the
liquor, or the kind of liquor. 1t was evidently
case OF collusion, and Mayor Bennett became
. little impatient He finally took witness
from the state attorney and questioned hin,
himself.
Where was the liquor bought7' he asked.
"Couidn't say, yer honor" was the reply.
"what kind Of liquor was III"
Don't know, yer honor"
do you know whether ID was liquor OF
not?" The question was put little tartly.
"Couidn't say, yer honor; my mind ID . per-
feet blank"
Stand aside. then, said Gen. Bennett; eve
may want you for juror"
The defendant was Dismissed By the dis
Uustsa court
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The Commoa Sense of It


The cases are rare where one man kills
another for the sake CT pure aud noble vo-
man. Such women dc not make it necessary
for their husbands to stand guard over their
honor with a shotgun. They are able to do IL
by their own dignity and discretion There Is
small excuse for a married woman Who goes
astray. for she realizes the consequences Of her
acts. Should she be so utterly without princi-
her husband does not improve the situation by
numbering tho cause Of the trouble He graft
fies his own anger and indignation, and when
you get At the bottom Of it that Is the impell-
ing motive; but he has not lessened his wifs's
crime; he has increased the disgrace heaped
upon his unfortunate children, and has made
u even more impossh, that there can ever
be . semblance of reconciliation for the sake
OF preserving the home. His action has NO
deterring effect upon other men, for they do
not take even life Itself into considsratien in
such easea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19

possible Tor man TO wear
The bagging Of his
trousers at the knees
proclaims that man 10
animate; the chintz
coverings on the futed
legs of village pianos
show no intermediate
bagging. 1t is a mark
of humanity as distin-
guishsd from the lower
orders of animals; the
stork, one Of the most
conspicuous ofcreatures
in the matter Of legs,
shows no bagging at the
knees. The only brute
that displays this tend
eucy in Q noticeable
degree is the elephant
and it is significant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19

snail, AFTER a suitable
period Of utility, bag At
the points Of senufiex-
ion. This feature Of
mans attire is in many
ways . mark Of supe-
riority; and, instead Of
combating the tend
sncy of which IL is .
result, the man Of true
and honest pride in his
manhood will be salts
fed, yea, gratifed, to see
natuYe taka ita rnurse
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The Wife Of q Philosopher.

From the Youths Companion.
There 10 no reason why every person who has
the knack Of clever and easy expression should
'rssh into print" and the remarkably bright
wife Of Friedrich Won schlegsL the German
writer and philosopher, evidently realised this
fact.
She was constantly being urged By her friends
ana admirers to write, but smile was her usual
reply, She thoroughly appreciated her hus-
bands genius and success, sbut one day. when
asked why she wasted" 20 much time knit
une, instead Of finding some occupation more
suited for her brilliant talent ale replied
piacidly:
II have never hoard that there are too many
stockings in the world, hat I have often heard
seems to me il " moro praisaxorthy for me to
Knit . stocking than 10 write book"
And N this opinion her vsll-sarsA fse hus-
bsnd Tally seineidsa
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LAS THE TWIG BENT
The Good Work Done by the News
boys and Children's Aid Society
TO PREVENT wICKEDNEsS

a Society Whose Object IL tn Reduce the Num-
her of Inmates In the Jail and Reform
sehool-How the Society Was Organized
and How 1t Grew-Its New Home-An En-
courAging Outlook.
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- UsT AS THE T

UST AS THE TwIG IS
bent the trees in
elined."
More than one hun
dred and fifty years
have rolled by since
Alexander Pope gave
utterance to the fore
going truism. and in
that period millions Of
human twigs have been
unnaturally bent and
as a consequence mill
ions of living trees have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19
ECIDEDLY NOR

ECIDEDLY NOR E
business is being done
in real estate just now
than has been the case
for some time. II is q
revival, a picking up, a
boom or whatever else
it might be termed.
Words. however, are OF
little consequence 90
long as the substance
remains. and there is no
question about quite a
auhGfaptial inoraaoa D.
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man superior among
created thinga Mans
b gy appearances
about the knees 10 also
q badge Of usefulness;
the dude and other
creatures that are
placed on earth to fill
chinks in the economy
Of creation do not bag
ct the knees. But the
dude is an incomplete
entity by himself. With
out his man" be 10
practically non exist
emit. and in his man we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
A More Active Market ut the Opening Of the
Spring Season.

A GOOD DEMAND FOR PRoPERTY-coNeREss AND
PROPOSED NEW LINES OF STREET RAnwAYs-
SOME HOUSES TO BE ERECTED IN DIFFERENT
sEcTIoNs-oTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19

His contentment will be second only to that
with which he notes the whitening of his hair.
which, going on while his vigor Of mind and
body remains as it should be in his prime, be-
comes the most honorable decoration that il il
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GOSSIP FROM NEW YORK.


AAAxnAnNr AND AMUSEMENT ovKH SENATOR
HILLS SOUTHERN TRIP--A SETBACK FOR THE
wAaSHRrrEs--THE UPHILL WORK OF REFORM
PREPARING FoR TIE SUMNER EXCURSION SEASON.