Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-16

OF inscriptions marketmen. Mrs Carlisle
Mrs. Bissell and Miss Herbert go to market
three times week in their carriages So,
Wolcott and Hale
There are people in Washington. as in
other cities, who make a good deal of show
on very little money. 1t is wonderful what
can be done in the way Of display on a
moderate income by saving on necessaries.
On the other hand, some Of the great es-
adjustments throw away thousands Of dol
lars annually by wasteful expenditure. This
Is wholly unnecessary, inasmuch as a pri-
vate palace may be run with as little waste
as small household. 1t Is all a question
Of management. To have a first-rate major
domo pays well. The most costly menage
that Washington has known was Mr. Whit
ney's. when he was Secretary Of the Navy
during Mr. Cleveland's first administration
He cared nothing for dollars. and would
spend @l25 In a night for terrapln, when
40 worth would have done as well. 1t was
bitter disappointment to the tradesmen
here when he failed to return 10 the capital
for another four years after Mr.. Cleveland's
reelection.
Fancles A. tn Game.
The steward Of the White House does all
the marketing for the Presidents house
hold. Sinclair has been attached to the per-
son Of the man OF destiny for 80 many
years that he knows his tastes thoroughly
Mr.. Cleveland's favorite fish is the king
fish-a small. round. stubby fish that is very
popular with epicures in New York. Can
vasback ducks are invariably served at
state dinners in the Executive Mansion.
The British ambassador is the most par
ticular man in Washington about game
His household probably consumes more
game than any other private establishment
here. Sir Julian Is especially fond Of pleas
ants and squads. The squads brought 10
Washington all come from big pigeon roost
In mi IT,
ret fish is the black bass. Senator McMil-
Ian likes halibut and pompano. He always
has venison at dinner.
The region about Washington furnishes
more choice game than any other district In
the United States. The extensive swamps
and numerous tributaries afford suitable
breeding ground for woodcock, while, as is
well known. this part Of the country is ia
nous for ducks. The latter are becoming
more scarce year by year, thanks to the ef-
forts of the pot hunters, who slaughter the
canvasbacks and the redheads with swivel
guns that carry pound and a half Of shot
at a charge. Unfortunately, II is upon this
sort OF unsportsmanlike industry that the
local market for game chiefly depends. 1t
as no unusual thing to hear Of such an ex-
plot as the killing Of 1000 reedbirds at
shot. Wild turkeys are ruthlessly murdered
at their roosts in Virginia and Maryland.
The pot hunters also have a way Of en-
ttcing the turkeys within point-blank range
OF a blind by means of a train of corn, fur
ther attracting the feathered victims by i'm
itatins the turkey call with a quill. On a
moonlight night the skillful and industrious
game shooter will bag as many twenty
or thirty wild geese popping them as they
sit on the water. Bear meat is gaining pop
ularity in this market. The prairie chickens
sold here are shot in Montana. They are
drawn and stuffed with prairie grass and
are sent east In refrigerator cars. Often
they are kept in cold storage for Is much
as year.
Expenditure for Flowers.
The expenditure for flowers at a single
entertainment Of the Brices is often as
much as 5000. Many OF the wives Of pub
lie men in Washington go to the big market
for their flowers. Mrs Bissell buys pink
roses. Mrs Carlisle prefers blood-red roses,
as do also Mrs. Hale and the widow of Cen
Logan. Senator Stewards wife has a weak
ness for Easter lilies. Mrs. Mcmillan usual
ly purchases American beauty roses. Con-
gresham W. c. P. Breckinridge's new wife
Invests In carnations and sweet psass.