Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-08
SATURDAYS BIG STAR
Will shine Brilliantly and Flood the
City With Its Rays.

! City With Its Rays.
Tomorrow's twenty-page Star will be ar
unusually inviting number The reader WHO
| cannot find In 1t a vast amount O. reading
matter that will be of particular interes. to
him or her must. indeed. ne hard to please
The variety Of topics which will be treated
OF in most entertaining way, md the lit
erary merit Of the articles. will be Of an ex-
ceptional order. Special chapters will be
suitably illustrated. the pictures serving to
give an added zest to them.
First Of all there will he set forth nj
length the plans Of The Evening Star Santa
Claus Club for this year. All Washing
tonians will remember what excellent char
liable work was performed last Christmas
by this club. which embraces In its MEM
bership over twenty thousand school chill
dren Of Washington: and numerous pocr
families have pleasant recollections CT the
Christmas comfort brought unexpectealy
to their cherries firesides by means of this
thoroughly systematic organ zation, This
Is not a TOY and candy" year. hut a food
and fuer' year, and It Is intended to still
further extend the workings OF the club.
Tomorrow's Star will Indicate how the
general public should be interested in the
work, and how every one can 10 something
that will bring pleasure to giver ana re-
ceiver.
An article on the artists of Washington
Will show how the national capital has be-
come center of art and literature, and
will describe some entertaining character
istics Of well-known artists who have made
Washington their home This chapter will
be accompanied by cuts made from draw.
ings by a member Of the craft.
1.-THE Truth Seekers" is the title Of a letter
from Portland. Ore. which tells Of the cur
ious religious sect in Oregon under the
leadership of Mrs. Williams. the wife of a
former attorney general of the United
States. A great many Washingtonians will
remember Mrs. Williams and will he much
interested hearing about her claims as the
New Messiah.
There will be a clever chapter devoted to
the subject Of illustrated magazines, and It
will point out how oftentimes pictures fail
to make the text more Ineligible. because
OF the omission Of chronological details.
Several illustrations will serve to point a
moral
A story entitled 1.-The Charity Ball. will
be found well worth reading. 1t points out
In a most readable way some of the false
Ideas Of charity entertained by the public.
Nn IL
ter for it.
Miss Alice MCGOWAN. whose stories of
western life are true to life and always in |
will contribute a sketch entitled
His Blushing Honors," a story of a Pan
Handle election. 1t will be illustrated BY
some characteristic sketches.
Some of the winter styles will be con.
sidered at length and by perusing a chapter
under this heading with illustrations. ladies'
will find much to interest them and also
some good advice as to changes in fashion
md materials.
There will be several chapters that will
De found well adapted to the Christmas
season and will furnish pointers for selec-
ions Of presents and purchases
Many noted men have attributed their
success in life to mothers love and care.
n an article on this subject a number of in
stances will be given Of noble self-dsnial on
he part of mothers that their talented sons
night succeed.
There is a new system for distributing
'ublic documents. Hereafter Uncle Sam
viii sell his books. and tomorrow's Sta. will
how how the work Is to be done and what
reform will result
Amos Cummings will give. in his breezy
'ay. some facts about the lack Of yentila-
lon in the halls Of Congress; and r. q.
will tell how the Presid. at is pro-
ected from the army Of cranks, and de-
cribe how the White House is guarded.
These are only 4 few Of the special ar
lcles that will appear in tomorrows Star.
1t will be interesting to all.
A Defective Flue.
At 7.30 O'clock Ia sf evenin0 . Ga x..,