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hole cut in the lid through which the candle
was stuck. Melted tallow
overlap the center Of the m
lid where the hole was ,1R
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1--WE dug that out of an l&esSssssssddssssss-
old closet in soap fac
tory. 1t had been used every night up till
the day we found it, No; they don't use
that kind Of a candle now. We watch them
too closely"
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tween the crossbeams of small section OF
glued kindling wood. Mr.. Porter didn't re-
member just where it was found. but did
rec0llect that he had recommended its
owner to the Insurance companies as a good
subject upon which TO enforce higher rate
than he had been paying.
Then there was triangular block, with
three nails prOtruding from it and partly
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tIF6 CdHuftbtICkS HtId
that you might care to examine" said Mr..
Porter. with the air of a dry-goods sales
man, and pointing TO half dozen half
burnt candles fastened to as many queer
looking vases.
One Of them was pas.eboard box vita
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piece OF tin stuck IN Tor
q chimney as a stove
over which to heat a
leather-worker's iron
Here it is. Look out;
don't put your fin gers on
the inside or they'll get
black. The whole in
side is burned to a crisp.
and only a single spark
from the little alcohol
lamp they placed under
it was needed TO ignite
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"That came from the
clothes closet at the rear
OF a big wholesale oil
warehouse.
"And yet people won
der why we have so
many fires. The Won
der really Is why we
have so few fires.
Here's a nice thing
IN find in the hOttOm of
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the whole concern and perhaps burn out
the whole shop.
1--WE call this n fve-candle power incen-
diary" said Mr.. Porter, pointing to q long
block OF wood with five half burnt candles
fixed on it with nails. Around each candle
were three nails, aud the whole WAS covered
with an inch or two Of talow that had
melted and run down when the candies
were burning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30

black satin spangled with Jet and adorned
with Jet wrought embroidery. The trained
skirt Is edged with ruched satin, above
which runs jetted embroidery, continuing
some distance up the seams. Clusters Of
roses are tackled on the bottom. The bodice
cut in one with the skirt has exquisite en-
broidery describing a long basqued vest
Sleeves Of coral pink velvet, have a bunch
of roses on the shoulders and In front Of the
corsage.
An Attractive Evening Gown.
Another evening dress equally attractive
is OF jonquil satin, white silk, muslin and
embroidered muslin. The skirt of jonquil
satin has hem of white satin which Is
yelled with an ACCORDION plated, vandyked
skirt Of white silk muslin. The bodice Of
embroidered muslin is confined at the waist
by belt Of yellow satin. below which shows
the point of the bodice. The double bertha
Is OF jonquIl satin, while the balloon sleeves
are of embroidered muslin. The back of the
bodice is round at the waist and with 1t
are worn long white gloves.
An exquisite combination for a ball dress
Is shell-pink brocade trimmed with magenta
vevet, white lace and fur The trained
revealing a panel of the velvet trimmed in
three rows OF mink fur. This is caught to-
gether a short distance from the waist with
a rosette. The decolette waist has an Elton
jacket of the velvet with broad revers edged
with fur, opened on the shoulders showing
plated epaulettes of lace Failing from be-
meath the revers on the jacket is frill of
lace. The finish to the waist is a simple
, twist OF velvet.
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above which was a six-inch depth of VAN
dyke lace. Her long three-quarter coat OF
black velvet had the umbrella back and was
bordered with ermine The big pulled vel
vet sleeves had three perpendicular rows OF
errnine, and were caught into a band of
ermine just below the elbow. From this
band there fell over the plain velvet a
deep rufiie of the Vandyke lace. and at the
wrist was another band of ermine There
were no darts I'm the front, but the slight
fullness was held down by a strap OF
ermine. A Worth collar of ermine finished
the elegant wrap. Her hat was a Rem
brandtesque white velvet affair, with some
willowy ostrich plumes, black tipped with
white.and was turned up at the side and edg-
ed with full frill of black guipure lace. She
wore black gloves and carried a tiny pulled
black velvet mum edged with ermine know
a place where she went to dispense charity
for her mother that day, and the little sick
girl wanted to know IL she was Gods sis
ter. because she was so pretty.
The Snow Image girl made me want TO
60 right on and help somebody have an
easier time. she was so gentle and gracious,
but the Scarlet Letter girl came along be-
fore I got started and forgot all my good
resolutions. She did look SO perky and
bold. She was gowned I'm red vigogne and
fur. that initiated sable The red skirl had
three bands OF the fur. She wore a big
hy-away cape OF the red vigogue lined with
red and black embossed silk and bordered
around the collar and cape with the fur
The toque she wore was a pert little scarlet
velvet AFFAIR with two scarlet tips standing
up like curled ears and q lot Of flashing jet
around 1t.
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sewed in can be considered a fixed guam
cty and only need an occasional pat or pull
to Keep them in place, but the more you
pat and pull refractory gathers in an over
skirt the more exasperatingly perverss they
become.
"snow Image" md "scarlet Letter.,
/ saw two girls last week who reminded
me of Hawthorne's two books. THE Snow
Image" and The Scarlet Letter" The
Snow Image was divinely fair. but not d.
vinely tall. She was as pretty as a piece Of
Dresden china-a real rose and lily blonde
She wore no masking veil. and 1 could tell
at glance that her matchless complexion
was gift of God and good health, and not
a concoction OF physician and pharmacist
Her prettily waved and neatly arranged
fair hair had the gloss Of much brushing
and the sheen of natures coloring. She was
gotten UP regardless of expense. Her gown
was black Lyons velvet. There is no mis-
taking the quality OF velvet. you Hnow.
Inc skirt was circular and quite faIlrg 1t
cleared the ground about two inches At
the foot was narrow band Of ermine,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30

Fashion is afraid to be sensible very long
at a time. and now threatens overskirts. 1t
is too bad that fashion is such a tyrant
Women, who have worn themselves to
fragile fighting fashions that made them
look like pillow with a corset on It, have
really taken comfort in the fiarng skirts
round waists and voluminous sleeves. each
and every feature Of which tended to take
away from the appearance of stoutness
The taller women have barely escaped being
angels in their wing-like bodice ga yniture
In the present style of dresses. women have
had more freedom of limb than they have
enjoyed in years before. Modestly short.
comfortably loose and remarkably light in
weight, the circle, umbrella, seven and nine
gore skirts have almost emancipated women.
To be sure there has been a monotonous
sameness in the models sent out by the
fashion houses, which suggested a syndicate
Of ideas. but they made women look pretty
end each invested the styles with an indi-
viduality Of her own which served to draw
distinctions. and that was quite sufficient.
So. l say, 1t is really too bad that women
have got to go back to overskirts, which
add weight to the pettcoats and give no
grace to the wearer. Besides all those tuck
ed and puckered draperies with their shirs
and draw strings catch dust and door-knobs
and ducats. Some horrid shopkeeper is
at the bottom of this revolution. He has
inveigled a modiste into advocating over
skirts SO that he and his kind can sell more
ma terial. When overskirts were worn be-
fore. 1t took twenty yards of double width
soous " cover WoHdit IN swell style. 1t
really does look as though the almighty dol
lar was back of this invasion of the rights
Of women to look pretty and be comfort
able at the same time.
One of the attractive features Of the pres
ent fashion of gowning is that unless a
woman. is a born SLOUGH she simply has to
look neat In the present trim style of
dress, but in overskirtsi / predict an i'm
mediate rise In the ladies' maid market IL
ov erskirts really do put in appearance,
for no living woman can keep up with her
social duties and the Fuckers in her over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30

For bail or evening gowns tulIes and
gauzes are extensively used, ribbon rosettes
iaces' especially real lace. festoons of beads.
looped up with tetted gimp ornaments and
a cluster of ostrich tips spansled nets &c,
are all used as garniture for evening frochs
An Idcn From Paris.
One Of the latest Partisan ideas for a din
ner dress is of reseda camers hair in COM
bination with watered silk Of a ds r,xer tone.
The yoke top skirt of moire Is ia stoned IN
the back with three satin rosettes THE
circular skirt of the Camers hair Is Joined
to the yoke without gathers and fails in
fun folds on the silk founda ton. The cloth
weist with seamless back and jacket fronts
open on a vest of silk and has large ravers
Of silk over second ones of dark green vel
vet.
The sleeves have circular caps of tbs
silk and velvet. The French are introduc
ing startling contrasts of color at present
Into their dress fabrics. such as green blue
and yellow, magenta. gray and bright red
etc, all or which are far from being har-
InoniouS, and very unbecoming to the ever
age person. One very Frenchy costume as
can be seen by the description. is n gown
Of fsncy wcolIn fabric, with raised surface
in very dark Green. crossed with threads of
yellow and pale blue. The skirt is slsshcd
on either side o. the front from the lower
'1ge to :Dout the knee. The opening is
Tiled In with dark green velvet. crossed by
three sill. cor.is. and the edges OF the wool
en- material are outlined with fur. The
basque front OF the bodice and capelets
'tS ~ MADE 70 correspond with SKIRT adOTn-
n-nts- The very full sleeves of the wooden
ere finished with velvet cuffs, bordered at
both edges with fur
mother Dainty Creation.
one or the latest creations in reception
gowns is OF black and white satin duchesse
made with the diagonal stripes The skirt
Is very vide and bordered with a band Of
russian sable. The waist and sleeves are
CT rrendh blue velvet. which is fulled a lit =
Tie over The bust and caught with a little
d." Cf back MORE ribbon. The narrow
lOihteu vest and small cuffs are also of the
black MORE and sash of the black MORE
eheircies the waist and falls in loops and
ends to the fun -
another IS an evening toilet Of deep yell
0w satin with plain full skirt trimmed
WIN TWO marrow bands of mink. below
Saich IS nounee Of Mechlin net The
SEAMLESS eCrsage Is covered entirely with
very handsome Venetian point lace. and Is
TRIMMED across the bust with exquisite
yellow roses set closely together over the
shoulders there are bretelles of mink fur
wnile the short balloon purs Of satin are
made n quite a novel shape and surrnount-
Ell oy pleated epauiettes OF black Mechlln
let.
An P-to-date evening gown Is made Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
MEN As VAIN As WOMEN.
watch Them as They Pass q Mirrss
and See for YoUrself


The vanity Of woman 10 an ACKNOWLEDGE
tact that has been the subject Of much rid-
cuie on the part OF the sterner sex who
appear TO forget when they are throwing
stones Of this character that they them
selves are not altogether without ravs. La
fact. though little is said about IL, q man An
quite as vain as a woman, and shows AZ I'm
as open a manner. and. according to the
Kansas City Times this can be proved IL
people but stop TO watch the maneuver OF
some well-dressed masculine as he walks
down the street or takes his ride abroad.
either In cars or on boats. The mirror IN n
shop window is as irresistibly attractive
TO man as TO a woman, and IL II not al
ways the youngest and best-dressed men,
either, that seem to extract considerable
enjoyment in regarding their own refec-
ton. ShabbIly dressed old men will loitsr
before a mirror and examine their image
With as much anxiety as does the young
beau starting out to his FIRST dance.
Wherever a mirror is to be seen there viii
be, II you will but notice IL, men who can
not resist gazing into IL. and though IL may
sound like a sweeping assertion, there are
FAR more pocket mirrors carried by men
than by women, and these are brought int
play whenever a man has q few minuto9
time to spare.
These statements are not made TO run
down the character Of the men. but to
show that vanity lives alike In both sexes
Perhaps. after all, Il 10 not vanity that
prompts men and women TO scan their i'm
ages so carefully whenever the opportunity
is offered for so doing. but IL may be the
innate desire to detect faults II there are
any, and rectify them as speedily when
they are discovered. They are frequently
actions that are attributed 70 vanity. bat
which are only the outcome OF q desire to
look as well possible In what one wears.
and certainly this spirit il to be COM
mended instead of cried down. II 10 our
duty to look well as we can. and n, after
a study OF our own reflection. we can make
an Improvement on what we see there can
he nothing hurtful in such q proceeding.
Therefore. when the preacher declares that
"all Is vanity" Il might. perhaps. be trans
lated into meaning only an overcareful at
tention TO the details OF ones dress ana
personal adornment without any undue
self-love as a natural adjunct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30

From the New York Ledger.
II never see a family OF girls out IN
dresses OF the same sort without q deep
wave OF pity for them rolls over my soul.
said a very intelligent and wealthy woman.
as she noted a dress-alike family passing
down the street Il remember when 1
was a little girl that IT was thought quite
the correct thing to dress the children alike:
SO a piece OF goods was bought the stereo-
typed number of hats. just so many sprays
of flowers, Just so many yards Of ribbon
and material for the regular number or
cloaks, sacques or Jackets. as the case
might be. Sometimes We wore shawis,
and oh, wasn't that a delightful happening
when. by no hook nor crook. could tive
shawls be found alike!
zone year we were to have shawls. but be-
cause there could be no uniformity. for the
reason that the assortment contained only
those differing widely in style and color. the
idea OF shawls was abandoned altogether.
and we were put into long cloaks OF gray
Irish frieZe. ana oh. how angry ana dis
eusted we were. There were two or three
families in our neighborhood that adhered
to this custom; others dressed as unlike
as possible. and those 'unlikers' were the
objects OF no end OF envy on the part or
our little folk. ] think Il would be difficult
for any person who has not been through
the experience to imagine how desperately
tired we grew OF our clothes. ana equally
tired. of course of those OF our sisters. Tor
they were exactly the same. The only ac-
vantage that I can now see. as look back.
was that II the elder sister hadn't worn her
dress out the next one could take IL and
nobody know the difference.
This was the only grace that ever dis
covered in the left-overs and secondhand
clothes arrangement OF the family. IL
seems to me little less than cruelty TO de-
prive children of the variety and pleasure
of original and pretty garments. i used 10
think n q we sat In church that we reSem-
bled a row OF little brown jugs OF assorted
sizes when we were arrayed In our somber
garments Pink. blue, white and scarlet
are children's colors. and IL seems tnju-
dicjous and unwise TO do them up In dun
tints like animated brown paper packages.
There are dullness and monotony and sober
ness enough I'm life without bringing them
into the dresses and oonnsts OF little Gir>A
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and II Is this great variety which renders the
question OF what shall 1t be one of the
most difficult of the season. The purchaser
has laid out before her by the enterprising
merchants of Washington an endless va
riety Of the most popular designs and col
brings for evening wear. These include. in
the less expensive goods, plain and figured
crepes, China and Japanese silks. brocades,
Batins and silks, ranging in price from
eighty-fve cents to two dollars yard.
The last mentioned is something entirely
new, having the appearance Of brilliant
colorings seen through fine lace mesh.
with a dash of the color made prominent
here and there in dots and splashes. For
those who are fortunate enough to be able
to purchase without regard to prices. there
are any quantity Of beautiful and appro-
pirate designs and colorings to meet the
requirements Of all tastes and complex
Ions.
Mofre Antiques.
Fast returning to favor are the MORE an
tiQues. which are always rich and handsome.
This new fabric reflects color as in look
iEg glass and In large waves instead Of in
the stin water lines of the old-time MORE.
They come not only plain this season, but
In striped and figured effects. A particu-
larly pleasing pattern is the black ground
with narrow satin stripes Of yellow. pink.
blue, lavender and green, which would be
very striking for sleeves and trimmings Of
a black silk or satin. Watered yelvets are
also among the seasons popular fancies,
but rank with the expensive materials. The
smooth surface is broken by zig-zag lines
similar to the MORE antiques. in which the
smooth parts necessarily show in a lighter
shade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30

engrossed In exquisite style on fine parch-
ment In gold and silver letters IN the reg
ular form. Around IL was a wreath &c
orange blossoms IN water colors against Q
background OF green leaves and tied with
q true lovers knot Of blue. There were four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
An All-Important Matter at This
Time of Year.
;uEEOF qHERECENr IDEANFROM PARIS.
How They May Be Utilized by
Washington Women
TO FIT SMALL PURS ES.


the fem
mime mind.along with
Christmas and its
mental worry and
anxiety. Is the all i'm
portant question of
the New Year toilet
Although the prices
Of some Of the finest
materials tax the
purse of the average
woman, the field for
selection is rich in
cheaper though hard
ly less effective stuffs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
Chances at Some of the New Styles
to Be Seen in Washington.
DOROFHTS new STREET GOWN.
Dresses That Allow Freedom of
Movement.
OvERsKIRTS THREATENED.
ritten Exclusively for The Evening Star.

OROTHY'S N E W
street gown Of French
diagonal serge, in beet
red. with chatelaine
sleeves OF mirror vel
vet. striped with dark
m | n k, and three
bands OF mink, 30
dark as to be unmis-
takably costly. on the
circle skirt. is a howl
ing success, il envi-
Gus looks and back
ward glances are cri-
terions. but alack and
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saw something the other day that was
really very pretty. yet open to the objection
that 1t might some day become a piece of
very embarrassing rubbish. II was a mar
rage certificate. and the idea was original
with the bridesmaid of honor-a souvenir of
what should be the happiest hour in a wo-
mans life This marriage certificate WAS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27

An experiment that proves the value
Of fresh air in winter even for very
young and delicate children. was tried
month or two ago in q well-known
babies hospital. All the siclily babies
that were suffering from chronic indi-
geStion and lack of nutrition. and who
would not improve in spite of good food,
perfectly-ventilated rooms and careful
bathing. were taken to the top ward of
the hospital, where all the windows
were open wide. wrapped as for the
street, and put in their perambulators.
They were kept in this room from two
to four hours daily, and soon showed a
marked Improvement Their cheeks
became rosy. they gained in weight and
appetite. and would often fall asleep
and remain so during the whole time
they were in the air. Very delicate
children had bags of hot water placed
at their feet. 1t is recorded in the ac-
count Of this experiment that not one
child took cold as result OF it.--St.
Louis ReDuhJic