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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15
DESIGNS FOR ICES.
Novelties in BOnbonnieres for the
Seasons Entertainments.

"Since 1 have been in Washington" said
the fashionable purveyor, 81 have never
seen season begin with such rush of
gayety. 1t seems as If people were going to
try and make up for last years dullnoss
and depression by all the pleasure they can
crowd into this winter.
There are some very pretty combina-
tons OF silver and glass this year for sor-
bets, but perhaps none are more dainty
than these little baskets of filagree holding
colored glasses. For military banquets and
dinners these silver baskets, supported on
hallbardes OF the same material, are very
appropriate. Some of them have crossed
swords instead of the halibardes.
zone OF the newest BISCUITS is called
Madame Sans Gene and is served in lit
tie paper boxes, with picture OF that OK
traordinary historical character on the
covers. Little butter baskets, such as are
seen in the French markets labeled 'Beurre
Dlsigny,' and coming from that province
so renowned for its dairy produc Is, are also
designed for BISCUITS glaces.
"A very effective design for ice cream is
a sleigh decked with roses and drawn by a
swan. The sleigh is made of candy, but
the swan is OF cream, and the sleigh is
piled high with different flowers, in their
natural colors, made of ices.
There are some real novelties in the way
of bonbonnieres this year. Here is French
fishwife in her picturesque native costume,
with a basket filled with shrimps packed in
seaweed. The basket opens and is filled
with candy. These japanese heads, with
their extraordinary head dresses and quaint
expressions, are for candy also. The Invi-
tations la Danse' look like little books,
and have pencils attached ready to inscribe
the names of the fair recipients partners,
but in reality the book holds nothing more
than some candies. These hand-painted
tambourines come in a great variety of
color and design. Little drums, on which
the sticks are crossed, as If just awaiting
the owner to beat a tattoo, are novelties
also.
The little porcelain bonbonnieres Inlaid
with silver and eXquisitely painted in pic
turesque Dresden figures are perhaps the
very prettiest things of the sort we have
ever had. They are in a variety of colors
and are mounted in silver, as well as in
laid with II. They come in several sizes
and are iE shellshape and heartshape They
make charming favors for lunches"
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oh, well, by ,joye, you know, man who
would do that must be a beastly cad" And
l couldn't say thing, Jennie, because, you
enS he s f Tg ana eGaa her w as
one of those beastly cads" he was SO dis
gusted with"
There was Silence for moment, and then
Louise said meekly. Papa chews just like
all the rest -
And so does my papa" was Jennie's
doleful response, echoed by Nora and Bob
bic. And then they filed soleDlnly out of
the room. feeling as though they had ex-
hausted the subject. l thought about it for
good while, though.
Why dhe Disgusting Habit.
Whence came this horrible habit, any
how? The habit of chewing and splitting, /
mean. Nobody seems to have the slightest
idea. The Indians taught Columbus to
smoke and made the first cigarettes out of
tobacco rolled in hUsks of maize, but there
Is nowhere any mention of their having
taught him the filthy habit of chewing
Some historians say that the Chinese used
tobacco In pipes before the discovery of
America, but they do not mention chewing
and the Chinese do not chew now They
nave pretty taste for rats and other YER
mln but never quite got to the splitting
level. Chewing never was much INDUCED
IN IN Great Britain, except among sailors,
and Shakespeare, who makes his characters
break every law of the decalogue, never
oiIc iiiciltlOliS toldcCO ana the WORD Is not
to be found in his works. Whatever else
the Bard of Avon did that was not nice,
chewing and splitting were evidently not
among the vices of himself or friends II
is only in this age of superfine civilization
that the vile habit has fastened itself upon
u.s. and 1T is truly stiGmatzed as the
American habit" Great Britain has laws
which prohibit the cultivation of tobacco
IN either Ireland or England.
Public Nuisnnces.
Granting that man has the right of a
free American citizen to eat poison as long
as Ii does not kill him outright, there still
remains the feet that he has not a right
to make a public nuisance of himself, and
when it gets to that point there should be
some means of restraining him. 1t is i'm
possible to get away fTCm the horrid habit
IN the street cars, herdics and cabs up at
the Capitol, along the sidewalks the filthy
tobacco chewer leaves the sign OF his un-
wholesome presence, defiling everything
mat comes near him, and actually making
nlmSef creature to be Stunned 1T is
even one of the fashionable folies of the
Day for women to smoke. Can il be that
We are retrcgradiag, and that The day of
SMOKING, snun-dippinG and nostril-plugging
IS again coming to dtfle our women as il
did liz the carly days of the republic? /
know a lady who had her pretty gown
ruined by tobacco saliva at one OF the
state receptions at the White House last
season. There are some American habits
that need revising. The splitting habit Is a
Good one TO begin on. SENORA SARA.
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Under the MistIetOe.

from Truth.
The girl from Philadelphia
In some things is not slow.
She says: Good gracious me! Was l
Beneath that mistletOe?"
The st. Louis girl startled look
At once begins TO wear
As she eIclaims: How very strange.
/ didn't know twas there
The San Francisco maid denure
Is calm as calm can be,
As, with a blissful smile, she says:
you've caught right on, l see.''
The Boston girl removes her specs,
Her classic face sedate,
And, as she looks around, she says:
"Ill take q chair and walt"
The Gotham maiden lifts herself
Upon her tiny toe,
ReJnarking as she takes one more,
'G's EnGllAh, dAa'f ron knn~f
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few yards Of lace and some knots of rib
bon, it can be brought quite up to date
Here is a model that will serve for sew
eral changes of costume. The material is
peach-blow satin, and the trained skirt
is perfectly plain. The bodice is ice-blue
satin brocade. with sarniture of rose point
and pink satin ribbons. two ends falling
from the front to the bottom of the skirt
being of ice blue. A second bodice might
be made of the peach-blow silk with fes-
TONED garniture OF lace, and third bod
Ice, made of black velvet trimmed with cut
jet, would make an elegant toilet. For the
velvet bodice. long ends Of velvet caught
at the foot of the skirt with bows of pink
satin ribbon would make the skirt look
Ike new. After the inevitable soiling of
the train, the skirt can be shortened to
dancing length and the satin cut off, after
being cleaned, can be used to make tiny
foot ruffies. Oh, there are dozens of ways
for bright handy" girl to keep herself
presentable in society, though she have a
very small sum for gowning herself.
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cent date, and affords moro genuine amuse-
ment than almost any of the others. For
this 1t Is well to erect temporary stage,
with the ends curtained off, or if a small
hall can be obtained, so much the better
An almost endless amount of originality
may be displayed in getting up the differ
ent costumes, and the quainter they are
the prettier or funnier they look.
At an early hour Little Boy Blue" ap-
pears, blowing his horn and heralding the
approach of Mother Goose and her fol-
lowers. The little old lady pauses in the
stage center and welcomes her audience
and introduces the characters of her reti-
nue..
The march across the stage then begins
Mother Goose, with her six attendants; 1.
&, King Cole and his jolly fiddlers, Boy
Blue and Mistress Mary Quite Contrary,
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forms the first division. Mother Goose
leans heavily her staff, and Mistress
big watering pot. Then follow Bobby
Shafto and his sweetheart, Little Nancy
Etticoat, with lighted candle; Bo-Peep,
with her crook; Mother Hubbard, with
her hungry dog, and the Three Wise Men
of Gotham holding a small wooden bowl.
All the children who can't be stuffed into
the shoe trot along after the old woman,
who is equipped with a switch and one
small piece of bread.
The next group presents to the admlring
public all the rags and tatters which the
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A PRETTY EVENING GOWN,
Model That VIII Serve for Several
Changes of Costume.

pretty evening gown is a priced pos
session by every woman. To know that
one is we'll and suitably gowned for any
society function is three-fourths OF the
battle. 1t is lot always necessary that
the gown shall be perfectly new, but its
accessories should always be fresh and up
to date. For instance If one he's a black
silk frock two years old II may be quite
presentable by having new sleeves of silk
or satin or velvet of one of the rich new
shades, and then, with the addition of q
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ored japanese lanterns-lighted. of course
and several large ones be suspended from
the ceiling, the half twilight which results
will make the room seem almost like fairy
land, and entirely so when the lovely little
human butterflies have taken possession.
Any number of other identifying decora-
lions may be added. according to individ-
ual fancy or the limits of ones pocket
book
Another pretty idea is an archery fete
The children carry small bows dressed with
flowers, and arrows in flower bedecked
quivers slung on the back. When possible,
the little folks should he dressed in green.
with gold or silver banded liberty caps.
The Mother Goose Carnival.
The carnival of flowers is familiar to
every one, and Is always pretty and dainty.
The Mother Goose carnival is of more re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15

Just returned from
the matinee when 1
came in, and they
were mad clear
through. 1t was
their first day to-
gether since Jennie,
Bobbie, Nora and
Louise returned to
the city, and they
started out bent
upon a great lark"
When l came upon
them Louise was
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those in the wardrobe be suitable, one can
easily be made of cotton crepon; a bright
or very delicate color being selected. The
material is so inexpensive that the heed
less little wearer will not be rendered I'M
comfortably conscious of the necessity of
being careful of her gown, and very for
tunately so, as that is always an effectual
preventive of complete enjoyment.
The frame work of the wings is deftly
fashioned of wire. and covered with some
thin material preferably gauZe, of a
bright color, and then thickly spangled
with gold and silver or painted to repre-
sent the Uniting of butterfly wings. A skel-
eton yoke of wire fitting the should
ers and fastening under the arms is at
tached to the framework of the wings and
holds them in position. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to add that the effect is very grace
full and brilliant. and the idea is capable
Of any amount of elaboration. For in
stance. in place of using gaslight, IL the
chandelier be hung with small gaily col
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15

tells us that hospi-
tally Is 1.-THE enter
tanning of strangers"
presumably all per-
sons outside ones
family circle with
out reward"-that is,
pecuniary reward.
But many words
acquire in time a
deeper significance
than dictionaries can
express, and t h e
word hospitality had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15

Softly, sadly, through the trees,
Signs and sings the autumn breeze.
While the leaves are falling fast
Sings aud signs, and seems to say:
All things lovely pass away
Soon are gathered TO the Past.
Whore are now the sweet -breathed flowers
That PERU ned the summer hours:-
Where the viclet?-where the rose?
All have vanshcd-all are dead
Long ago their fragrance shed:
Thus it is all pleasure goes.
Where the birds that swoetly sang,
So that hills and valleys rang
From the dawn till shut Of day
Sang of joy and sang of love
Songs in every field and grove?
All, they all have flown away!
All the brooks with leaves are filed,
And their merry music stilled,
As they, hidden, glide along:
So the music Of the heart
Fails when days Of youth depart
So is stiiIed the poets song.
Autumn breeze. alb, tell me why
Sadly thou dost sing and sigh
Moan as Overwhelmed with woe?
Still the sun is shining warm;
Far-Off yet the wintry storm;
Far-ofr yet the pall-like snow.
Over vale, and void. and bill,
Beauty fondly fingers still,
Under skies of softcst blue,
As in heaven at fall of night
fingers long the sunset light,
10th to bid the world adieu.
All the golden landscape seems
As If Tapped in pleasant dreams
BY the Indian-summer's charm
Mild enchantress, robed in haze,
Who her spells benignant lays
Over field, and wood, and farm.
In my soul is lingering still
Warmth that did my summer fill:
Love still cheers my autumn-time.
Airy minstrel, tell me why
Thou dost moan, and sob, ard sigh?
What forbodes thy mournful rhyme?
W I. SHOEMAKER
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respective families can produce. "Beggars
Coming to Town are easily recognized
without being announced.
The "Old Woman Sweeping the Sky" has
pointed hat and airy pea-green cloak,
which assures one that she is perfectly
capable of reaching and sweeping down
any cobwebs that ever adorned the firma-
ment.
Then comes the Man Going to St. Ives.
with his seven wives, Tommy Grace has an
awfully swelled face in bandages fear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15
Enjoyable Juvenile Entertainments
for tie Holidays.
MOTHER GOOSE And HER RETINUE
Characters Easily Assumed by Boys
and Girls.
HOW 10 INTEREST CHILDREN
Written Exclusively Cor The Evening Star.

HE CHRISTMAS
holidays will soon
set mothers and big
sisters to puzzling
their brains over
ways and means of
providing amuse-
ment and interesting
work which will
keep nimble little
fingers out of mis-
chief. Some delight
full Juvenile enter
tainments have been
planned with,I think,
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fully and wonderfully made. Dicky Long
who is fairly dancing Tor an opportunity
to sing his famous song. a funny mite of
girl si<ipS along as Pat-a-Cake; Little
Miss Muffit has a horribly vicious looking
spider affectionately hanging from her
girdle, while the Old Woman With Eggs
to Sell, keeps the farmers wife company.
Then come Jack and Jill with their
bucket, the lady with rings on her fingers
and bells on her toes, the little man who
had little gun, Polly with a kettle, look
ing for a fire to put it On; the king, queen
and maid of blackbird renown, Wee Willie
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that particular object in view. The ones
selected for this article may be gotten
up with very little expense, and beside
claiming close attention from the little
ones for several preceding days will afford
q genuine enjoyment not only to the small
participants, but to their admiring rela-
tives.
A Butterfly Ball.
A novel idea for one of these children's
entertainments is a butterfly ball. This
need not mean either late hours or costly
outfits, the boys wearing tight-fitting suits
Of black or dark brown, and the girls any
pretty or fantastic dress. Should none Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15
Another Pretty Entertainment.

Another pretty fancy for an evening en-
tertainment is very much like the Mother
Goose carnival, only the characters are
selected from the little folks favorite au-
thors. as Uncle Tom and Topsy, Sinbad the
Sailor, Golden Locks, Jack and the Bean
Stalk, Robinson Crusoe and his man Fri
day, Red Riding Hood, Little Lord FaunIle-
roy, Maud Muller, with her rake and a
wisp of hay; Beauty and the Beast the
Babes in the Wood and the Goddess of Lib
erty in company with George and Martha
Washington, attended by the thirteen orig
inal states.
These marches are of course, followed by
dancing, and the way N which the differ
ent characters pair off is by no means the
least amusing part of the performance.
Just as likely as not Uncle Tom pays de-
voted attention to Martha WashingtO
with every appearance of pleasure on her
part, and the great and gallant George"
waltzes amicably with Topsy, while the
begEars are on the most intimate terms
with the various princes and kings.
Il. V. *
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15

Badness is either hereditary caused by sick
ness mental exhaustion, wearing tight-itting hats
and over-work and trouble. Halls Remover will
prevent II.
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Wrinkle in his trailing nightgown throwing
goodnight kisses to the audience, Sleepy
head. Slow and Greedy, the old woman
with her black hen, King Arthur in regal
attire Tearing a bag pudding and Tom, the
piper's son, with a tiny live pig.
Fathers a nobleman, mothers q queen
and Bettys the lady" march brayely by,
with the six good fairies following. Jack
Horner with a fearfully dirty face, and
thumb lovingly inserted in huge Christ
mas pie, comes next, while three little fell
lows tearing along as Ding. Dong, Bell"
and Taffy with his leg of beef, fleeing
wildly from his pursuers, brings the cute
procession to an end
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Tea Gown for Cold weather.

For the swapping cold days when ore
is receiving ones NITRATE friends in a
delightfully."- informal way, this tea gown
will u" sure TO elicit many compliments.
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A DISGUSTING HABIT
Sonora Sara's Girls Dresses Ruined
by Tobacco Stains.
In STREET CAR AND THEATER
The Tobacco Chewers in Congress
and Their Improvised Spittoons.
IT IS DIFFERENT IN EUROPE

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15
Autu'nn Song.

for The Evening Star.
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THE DICTIONARY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-07
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City, ILL.,,
was told by her doctors she had Consumption
and that there was no hope for her, but two
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery COM
pletely cured her and she says it saved her
life. Mr.. Thos Eggcrs, of 139 Florida street,
San Francisco, suffered from dreadful cold,
approaching Consumption. tried without re-
suit everything else, then bought one bottle
of Dr. Kings New Discovery and in two
weeks was cured He is naturally thankful.
1t is such results, of which these are samples
that prove the wonderful efficacy of this
medicine in Coughs and Colds Free trial
bottles at E. S. Leadbeater s. Sons Drug
Store. Regular size SOC and 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-07

SCHOOL BoARD.-At the monthly
meeting of the City School Board held
last night, there were present: Messrs.
Thompson, Mankin, Marbury, Chap
nan, Strauss, Bryant, Carne, Harrison,
Vincent and Sweeney.
The chairman being absent Mayor
Strauss presided.
A number of bills for supplies were
ordered to be paid.
Mr.. Vincent stated that the Superin-
tendent was absent by reason of sick
ness. but had requested him to present
10 the board the resignation which he
bad received of Miss Lizzie Butler as a
teacher in Lee school, and to ask the
board not to elect teacher to fill the
vacancy at this meeting, but to allow
the substitute teacher, who now has
charge of the school, to act as teacher
for the present.
The resignation of Miss Butler was
then read and accepted and the clerk
was directed to express the thanks OF
the board for her services as teacher
and also the best wishes for her sue
cess and happiness in the future.
The clerk was directed to issue new
permit to Carrie Mccain, who had
withdrawn from school to remove from
the city. but who had since returned.
The Christmas holidays were liked
from the evening of Friday, December
2lst until the morning OF "Wednesday,
January ID, next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-07

SCHOONER DAMAGED.-The schooner
Virginia, Capt. Bennett, was almost
dismasted while at anchor near the
White House at an early hour yester-
day morning. A heavy fog prevailed
at the time and the steamer Norfolk,
bound for this port, passed so close to
the schooner that the swells from the
former caused the schooner to roll so
heavily that she was almost dismasted.
AS it was, her rigging and other gear
was SO much damaged that she had to
be brought to the shipyard here for re-
pairs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-07

RECEIVER ApPoINTED.-On a bill
filed by Judge Norton in the U. S. Cir
cult Court on behalf Of George w.
Leach and other creditors against the
Fidelity Building and Loan Association
of Washington, d. c., Judge Hughes
yesterday evening, in Richmond, APP
pointed G. Hatley Norton receiver.
The assets of the company consist prin-
cipally of money loaned on trust
amounting to about 100000. The liza
bilities are about the same amount, in
Guiding amounts owing to depositors.
There are numerous stockholders of
this company in the city, and its
operations include number of States.
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UPHOLSTERY AND DRAPERY DEPARTMENT.

Lace curtain novelties in poreres. Silk scar from soc to
$75 Fancy silk drapery for draperes and pillow covers
large assortment of down pillows Don't miss the special
down pillow $3.50 silk and satin covered worth $500 Silk
head rests from 25c to SI.oo.
Other down goods the quilts always handsome and
acceptable present. prices from $500 to $500.
In connection with the down goods mention 1eecy
Blankets excellent values at all prices. Some especially
tractve for holiday presents.
The largest of Rugs exhibition Special
values moquette rugs, small Sizes $1oo formerly $50
$3.50 sze formerly $500; ss75 formerly $500. Large
variety of limitations in Smyrna rugs prices from 81 to $40
large line of wood and Japanese Screens at prices from
soc $40 special price four leaf Jap CLOTH
covered, rich gold embroidered, at $3.50
Large line of table nens-napkins towels lunch cloths,
dressing table and sdeboard scarfs.
Umbrellas, Neck Ties and Kid Gloves
Special mention of large range of fancy Japanese Metal
Goods card receivers trays bon bon baskets crumb trays
glove buttoner card baskets shoe butoners and other
novelties.
n&ONE PRICE@@
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-07

MYSTIC SHRINE.-In Richmond last
night Acca Temple held special
meeting to confer degrees upon num-
Der of candidates, about a dozen of
whom are Alexandrians. It. was the
largest class of novices ever taken into
this temple. The camels were in fine
condition and the sands were lurid.
Potentate George L. Street was on
hand to welcome every shriner in his
own warm-hearted way, and Director
Louis P. Ecker looked after the novices'
physical comfort, and saw that they
were properly started on their journey
across the desert, and also watched out
to see that in due time they received
the mark of the potentate's approval,
which, when once r. ceived, is never for
gotten. At the close of the ceremonies
Billy Krause, assisted by his Arab
corps of Nubians, did the honors. The
shriners returned to this city to-day
much pleased with their trip across
the desert and thoroughly refreshed
with cancels milk,
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a False Diapnois.

La Grippe is COMPOUNDED by many persons
with a severe attack of catarrh, which in
some respects resembles the former. These
individuals suffer severely with pain about the
forehead, eyes and ears with soreness in the
throat and stoppage of the nasal passages, and
in fact are ipcapacitated for work Of any kind
for days at time. These are catarrhal sui.
ferers. Ely's Cream Balm has been used with
the best results in such cases. The remedy
will give instant relief