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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-20

Brethren and friends, view me here,
living sDeechless and breathless. and la
ment But yesterday we cOnYersed to-
getner Awful hour. Death has now over
taken me. Come near all who are bound
TO me In afhiction, and with a last en-
brace pronounce a last farewell. No lon
ger shall | sojourn among you; no longer
shall bear part in your dscourses. To
a Judge / go. who is no respector Of per
sons-master and slave, severe gn nj ub-
ject rich and poor, are alike before HIM.
According TO their deeds they are put 10
shame or rewarded. Therefore. let me
entreat all OF you 10 pray TO God earnestly
that am not tormented with the wicked
according 10 my sins. but am received into
the light OF life"
After the repetition of the "Holyi
Holyp' and the Lords Prayer, the Metro
politan repeated thrice. May thy
memory endure forever. on! our brother
who was worthy to be blessed with re-
membrance."
~ -....r sang this three times. and
the Metropolitan then pronounced the
words OF absolution for the dead,
'The Lord. Jesus Christ our Cod who
gave divine commandments unto His holy
disciples and apostles 20 bind and loose
the sins OF the fallen and from whom
we have again received authority 10 DO
the like. forgive thee. o, spiritual child.
The evening world., 1894-01-06
GOOD FORM IN WAR.

Nobody ever raw a dead mule and
nobody ever saw any one killed or hurt
Is n South-American revolution. The po-
litest kind OF wars are waged down
there. Nothing but the most CONNIE II
faut business goes in a subtropical
set-to. II one OF the combatants busts
n gallus string or loses his colar-button,
the battle is stopped until he has had a
chance to repair the damage and recov-
er his savoir vivrc.
No wonder casualties are so rare in
this conflict. II man were to be killed
in a South American war, We think the
side that caused his death would throw
down its arms and every man in the
army and navy would go to work writ
ing resolutions of regret and letters of
apology to the family OF the deceased.
1t might end war II a soldier were
killed. and then all the fun would be
over and the South American would
have to go to work and he peaceful,
which would be awfully tough on him.
There have been stories to the effect
that people have been killed in these rev.
olutions, but there is no proof that they
were killed fighting or with malice pre-
pense, or any OF that stun, by fighters.
Accidents will happen, even on the bat
tle-field, you know.
We are to have the fact settled In
court, though. that at least one person
has been hurt in a South American revo-
luton, Mrs. Jennie Undcrhill whose
husband was American Consul to Ciudad
Bolivar during rebellion in Venezuela,
is suing Gen. Hernandez, a Venezuelan
statesman. for injuries received during
the outbreak. The General hurt her
feelings by planting a cannon in front of
her house, which also interfercd with
her supply OF provisions and the proper
working or her nerves. Her health broke
down under the strain. and she asks SOS,
900 damages. A jury will decide whether
she was hurt or not. and, If so, how
much. Until this jury IL heard from
the innocuousness OF the South American
revolution must remain untarnshed.
Walt for the facts!
The evening world., 1894-01-06
CLOSED IN A HURRY.

The report of Supt Byrnes on the com
plant OF the existence OF certain disor-
derly houses and saloons in Capt. .Slevin' 5
precinct, made by DR.. Parkhursts So
ciety. was submitted to the Board OF
Police yesterday.
The report says that in none OF the
places named was any violation of law
discovered. Most OF them are sailors
oarding houses. which abound In the
precinct and are frequented both by
respectable and disreputable women.
Some had been closed for several months
and others, which were found vacant.
had probably been shut up on the publi-
cation of the parkhurst list in the news
papers.
1t Is quite natural that the owner OF
a disrcputable and lawless resort should
close his place when he finds 1t pointed
out in the public press and abscond from
the neighborhood. The fact that some
| of the places designated by DIR. Park
hurst have been discontinued does not
| therefore imply that the charges agains
them were unauthorized. Indeed. 4
serves to show that their character wa
| correctly described. But as the main OBJ
ject OF the Society Is the suppression o
vice. the closing of such dens by what
ever means accomplished is. OF course
a gain for law and order.
The evening world., 1894-01-06
AFTER THE BALI.

They order these things better in New
York. When an election Is over the eX-
ctement ceases, the beaten party quietly
accepts the situation OF lights a slow
stupid battle in the courts. Perhaps the
arniabi.ity and peaccfulneSs following the
closing OF the polls may be in some
measure due to the icrcencss of the bat
tie during the campaign. At all events,
candidates and parties, after abusing each
other without stint aS thieves and ras-
Gals up to sunrise on election morning,
are ready TO hob-nob together after sun
set and to exchange congratulations and
condolences on the result in the most
friendly spirit.
Surely this Is preferable to the Spanish
method. Tney nave had a municipal elec.
tion in Madrid, and when the newly
chosen City Council met last evening
there was a free fight among the mem
bers, growing out OF an exciting discus
sion over the result OF the balloting.
At Malaga, also, a rev Mumcipa
Council has been chosen. When It met
the angry feelings aroused by the elec
ton had not subsidized. and developed into
general row, during which inkstands
and paper-welghts were used as missiles
chairs were demolished and converted
into clubs and the chamber was wrecked
We seriously advise our Spanish
friends TO follow the American example
to leave ali their angry feelings behind
The evening world., 1894-01-06
CHRISTMAS FREE PRIZES.
One Little Winner Too Poor to
Claim Her Outfit.
Information Wanted of Baby Cos-
tello and Alfred Curtis.

Julia Donnclley. Of AL West Fifty-thrd
street. the little girl whose Christmas
letter won the prize outfit, did
not appear at Best & Co.'S yesterday.
Doubtless the poor child had a good rea-
son for not keeping her engagement. She
is only seven years OF age, her mother
is dead. her father has been out Of work
for months. a little lame brother. Just in
his teens, keeps house, and a brave big
sister. hammock maker by trade, Is
the mainstay of the family.
1t was arranged that Brother jim
should escort his little sister TO the cloth
ing store. He had never heard Of Best
Co, or Lilput, but he knew he could
find Twcnty-third street. and any police
| man would tell him where No. 80. West
was" To the shame OF the clumsy wo-
man who planned this engagement moth
Ing, was said about car fare. No one
with a trace Of tenderness could expect
n pair OF little broken shoes and Il pair
long journey. Nor was 1t made. But
| amends have been made Car fare was
mailed to him. together with an order for
the Prize Out!it, which Best Il 60. will
little julia TO present It. The garments
have been, selected. Al; that remains to
be bed done ,, is ot to get the right size an, and
There Is a fine kings blue felt ha,
| trimmed with satin ribbon rosettes and
| two cardinal red quilts standing UP con-
slderaby higher and saucier than a
siest kind OF "A fawn brown cheviot tor
coat with a touch Of red in It, cut like
| a Dutch dress and finished with bishop
sleeves. revers and a monks hood lined
with cardinal silk. 1t is very prettily
made and has hem at the bottom for
n nj la-hr
| sacking with a smartly trimmed waist.
girdle, cape yoke, balloon sleeves and
all that. Then there Is pair Of $
dongola leather. buttoned. with straight
tips OF the leather. hand sewed welts
and spring heels. They will be fitted
The stockings are fast-black corduroy
ribbed. with double heels, toes and
knees, and the merino underwear and
goes out for n walk she will be the ad
miration OF the whole neighborhood.
For such little creature the child has
a, very big heart. and there will be more
the unexpected happens. Tom. aget
nine. goes to school. II was he who
wrote the prize letter: But Jim, who has
never gone to school; was her inspira
tion. He talked Christmas TO her fol
weeks, urged her to compete for the
prize, and finally convinced her that u
| would DO no harm 10 try. She trieu ant
won. Naturally there Is desire TO share
her happiness.
| "If Jim could have something and
Tom couli have something / could just
| take cloak and hat" she said when the
articles OF dress were being listed.
Although the prize letters were pub
| lishcd Christmas In The Evcnine
World" the prize winners are still to be
heard from. one is Baby Costello" OF
this city. whose letter contained a dime
| the other was written ny a San Fran.
cisco boy, Dec. 10. 1898, signed Alfred Cur
| tis, and contained 50 cents.
The evening world., 1894-01-06
CONTINUE THE WORK.

Public Works Commissioner DAILY wants
a continuance of the 81 500, 900 a year ap-
preparation for new pavements. The
amount allowed last year Is all ex-
hausted, and the work must stop unless
another issue of bonds Is authorized
Applications are already on file in the
Department for new paving. which would
cost 100000.
The amount spent on repaving the city
has been large, but the work done has
resulted in SO great an improvement OF
the thoroughfares that the people will
not begrudge a dollar OF 1t. Within the
past four years a revolution has occurred
in the condition of our pavements. They
were disgraceful TO any civilized city be
fore the change began. and were prolific
source OF ill-health and dirty streets. II
was impossible to clean streets with the
pavements In their wretched condition
People returning from Europe were
shocked at the contrast our pavement,
presented to those of foreign cities.
No more desirable and no more usefu
investment can be made than in gooc
paving. and the appropriation ought tc
continue untn the work Is complete.
The evening world., 1894-01-06

The unconscionable length OF time nee
essary to develop a bargain In Turkey
accounts, perhaps. for the perpetual
crowd in the bazaar. Whoever wishes
to buy anything OF which the price is
not commonly known and fixed by GUS
tom must return many times to the as
sault befor he gets what he wants.
When you first see the object for
which you are looking. you must be
blind, not let your features betray by
the least expression that you are inter-
ested. Next. you should ask the price OF
at least one hundred articles in the shop,
being careful, however, not to omit the
one you need. less the omission should
make the shopkeeper suspect that you
want It,
You will then send for coffee and say
that you have not come tn buy any,
thing. but have merely made inquiries
out of curiosity. a few days later come
and again ask the prices of severa
things. On your third visit you may al
low yourself to look more closely al
what you have long since mentally Sc
yected and to offer the shopkeeper MOI
more than one-third of what he asks.
| On the fourth day prepare for q nna
The evening world., 1894-01-06
THE MEANEsT OF CRIMES.

About the meanest thief in the city is
the fellow who is making a practice of
robhing the boxes for niCkels and cop
pers placed at the Elevated Railroad sta
tions for the aid of the poor. These
boxes have been frequently broken open
of late and rifled OF their contents, and
the Elevated Railroad employees have
been instructed to keep look out for
the thieves.
Early yesterday morning colored
porter at the Twenty-third street station
of the Ninth avenue road discovered two
men robbing the Hospital Fund box. IL,
gave the alarm. when one of the mer
climbed over the railing, got down tht
post to the street and escaped. Th,
other ran along the ties and was pur
sued and captured.
If the right man has been caught, 1t Il
to be hoped that his punishment will h,
severe enough to put "A stop TO suci
dcsQicablc robbcrics in the future.
The evening world., 1894-01-06
New Underwear.

Perhaps the newest thing in underwear
Is the use OF nuns yelling, which shows
off lace trimmings to great advantage.
Cambria and fine linen, however, con-
tinue to be the materials in vogue for
French underwear; silk, except for petit
coats and some elaborate gowns, being
little used at present by fashionable
makers. Chemises for slight women have
quite replaced the close-fitting silk vest,
and in a way they are more convenient,
as they can be used as cover for a
corset also. in which case the silk vest
continues to be used.
Nainsook appears a favorite material
for nightgowns, which are made with
deep frills. some plain and edged with
lace. others embroidered. The wide
capes bordered with lace transform what
used to be a useful, but hardly an orna'
mental, garment into dressy one
More serviceable. however. are beauti'
fully made long cloth nightgowns, with
wide frills and square yokes. The return
of the white laundered skirt to favor has
brought out attractive novelties. Dimity
or a firmly woven percale Is the ma
terial used In some new wash skirts
which, although at first glance appear
ing perfectly plain and inexpensive, arr
Of French origin and cost Just as much
as many handsome ones of silk.
The evening world., 1894-01-06

To the Editor:
Allow to say that The letter OF Jules Pascal
anent woman's work Is tic most sensible that has
appeared on the subject Why don't the women
stick to their own sphere? They fast invad-
ing the field of employment which men should only
be engaged in. 20 further than Jules Pascal.
AID give It my opinion that women should not
take men positions. even at mems wages until
they willing to assume mems responsibility.
which means supporting their husbands and fam
lilies know shall have the greater part OF the
gentle down me for that sentiment. but.
perhaps when some OF them think of marrying
and fail to find a who enough to
support them Just because of this state Of affairs,
they will come to understand what want to show.
No wonder so few young men can marry! Nc
wonder you have inquiries to whether man
can live and support wife on boys wages! lie,
the women stick to feminine pursuits. of which
there are plenty, such as dressmaking. millinery,
fancy-work. trimmings. art, literature. &c. and
give the chance to earn enough to support
wives and families. UMPIRE
The evening world., 1894-01-06
with the ProbIem-workcrs.

The letters containing answers TO problems
publishes saturday Dee. "a, were mlsiaid. which
explains failure to acknowledge them last week.
Now solutions OF the tied COW and barn problem
have been received from J. de II. H., BROOKLYN
]. Frank nyrne, Jersey city; Peter johnson,
brooklyn and David Fox, IT, suTern. n. T.
Correct answers 10 last Saturdays problems
Length OF ladder ovef 6o-yard moat TO top Of as
yard castle. rs yards. The woman had seven
geesc. The man went shopping with q cents.
Tho driver bought u calves and 20 sheep. u
got seven ceRts and one cent. had TO give
IS marbles.
Correct solutions to all the problems except the
added numerals sent by A. James, lsl2
Lexington avenue: Frederic Ascher, 81 Park
Row: Valentine Diefsnthaler. i3s West Sixty
seventh street; II. quinn. 70 West Sixty. sesohd
street: j. Newton Grady: Ida Stein, MorrISsn sn!a
r. Ebert. 2l5s Eighth avenue: William Il. Mon
aghau. % seaunei street: Chr. Y. olsen. go
East Twenty sixth street; Peter J. Pissni iss
Iisccker street; T. H. Graham Dewey. 9is West
FIfty-sHth street; MarJors Thompson. aged
thrss tPer her iather'. Merris!s~n; = J, J.
Denna, Highland FAlls ". v; 81. v. X, Brook
| iyn: j. Kapp. 236 East Ninety-eiEhth street
Charles n. WOOD. brooklyn; Charles J. RIsater
| siS East Fourth street; IL j., Broohbn; II. n
K. Thirty-t street; y. W. EichberG, Ssi EsS
TwsIftA street, l. u. 8. 70 RsnsSs street. A
| toriA l. /
The evening world., 1894-01-06
kit-Cnts.

Christopher Cat was a pastry cook.
who lived in Silver lane. now Lower
Series place, London His mutton pies
were so good that that made him fa-
nous. and were known .all over Eng
land as kit-cats. In 1888, the leading
Wings met at his bakeshop to eat NUT
ton pies and talk politics. So many pies
were ordered and plans executed that the
Whigs called themselves the Kit-Cat
Club. SIR Godfrey KnelleF painted q
number Of portraits of the clubmen for
the Secretary, Jacob Tonsom, whose
country house was at Barn Elms, where
later the Kit-Cat Club was held. In
order to accommodate the paintings to
the height of the little club-room. he
was obliged to make them three-quarter
lengths. and ever since a three-quarter
portrait has been called a kit-cat. Ac-
curately speaking, a kit-cat canvas 10
twenty-eight by thirty-six inches. Each
member gave his portraits to the
Club. Among the original Kit-Cats
were Addison. Steele, Walpole. Congreve
and Manwaring, the leading CONVERSE
tionalist.
The evening world., 1894-01-06
The 100 Problem.

Many attempts have been made to arrange the
digits /, O. 3. 4, 8. 9. 7, 8. o. o. using each only
once, 30 that they will add up 100, but most
problem workers use fractions, an does Miss Des-
mond Smith. who gets 100 by adding 5oh and
70 1916, or they make two additions, like W. I.
Black, jr.. who adds 90 and % and and /.
which gives him 50 to which he adds and 4.
which makes 100. Mr. Black gives six variations
OF this method OF getting 100 ont Of the numerals.
There ara many too. like Jeanette Edelstein.
aged fifteen. who multpies by 9, which gives
her ~, to which shs adds l, ,. ,. 4. s, 6, and
o. making 100 In all. Harry Hcaly. Ionkera,
multipiies l5 by 2 and adds to this &C. 7. s and
O. Matthew Mattax adds 70. "a, s. s-8 and s-1s.
Thomas J. Burns mutipiiss by Q. by 2. by
5. 7 by and Q by o. and adding their products
thus gets 100. r. s Hunter and some others add
90. 81 /. g. .. Z and together. entirely ignoring
8. ]. J. Corbin adds ST and 20 t-s and $40.
making 100; Joseph W. Archer Mount Vernon,
" Y. adds l5. 36 and Il. making total of ss.
to which he adds o.. making 100. John Pink and
others use the figure twice. These answers are
submitted to Walter Shaw. Rutherford, N. j..
who propounded the problem. The Evening
World does not think any answer far given
Is correct. But one operation is demanded and
that Is addition. The Of fractions is a resor,
to division. which. with multiplication and sub.
traction. Is d-barrsd, though decimals are al
lowed. Two additions are not permitted. either
which throws out all solutions like W. T. Black
IL. g. Problem workers will please try again.
The evening world., 1894-01-06
Millinery Novelties.

Hats and eapotes have very wide
strings, and they are neither fastened
under the chin nor the hair. but come
down in front and make handsome bows,
to be fastened on the already we'll
adorned bodice. Many of the new felt
and velvet hats are lined with light
colored satin, stretched plain to At the
shape. A unique little bonnet has a
ground covering of tan kid, ornamented
on tho crown and around the edge with
jet and bronze colored beads. Two
rosettes of the kid ornament the front,
with small black wings extending from
them. Black velvet strings connected at
the back by two black rosettes complete
the bonnet.
The evening world., 1894-01-06
Mrs. O'Lane's Bill of Fare.

To the Editor:
have been reading for some time past with
not a little interest the advice given to Car
los with regard to marrying on IS week.
Ny advice to him would be, II he loves the
girl and knows her to be a sensible person. to
make no delay. but marry at once. My husband
gets only s. a week, and have three children,
and get along very comfortably on that
amount. Although cannot indulge In many
luxuries, still never heard my husband COM
plain OF the want OF any home comforts. includ-
ing stimuiants, &C. The following is q list
OF our expenses for one week: Four pounds
heart IL csnts pound. 9 cents: six pounds cornsd
beef. cents pound. 20 cents; one pigs head. 30
cents; six pounds liver. 30 cents; six pounds
bacon 60 cents: one pound tea, IS cents; three
and a half pounds sugar, IS cents; two pounds
butter t,econd rate), so cents; two cakes scrub
bing soap, I cents one cake toilet soap, cents:
scoursne. cents: four loaves stale lone day olc1
bread, Z cents: pepper and salt, cents; milk.
cents quart, IS cents: enc and one-half gallons
oil. 10 cents gallon. Is cents onions. Is cents
matches, s cents: coal, SO cents: wood. 20 cents;
starch and blue. 10 cents; rent, 80 month so;
mustard. vinegar and wine sauce. Is cents:
coffee, 20 cents: three quarts potatoes 81 cents;
oatmeal and vegetables, 40 cents; total. Sc, %.
Balance goes for clothing. &c.
Mrs. p. OLANE.
East Seventy sixth street, city.
The evening world., 1894-01-06
A Romantic Marriage.

The Princess Elizabeth OF Bavaria,
whose portrait Is given herewith. and
whose romantic marriage with Lieut..
Baron Seefried Won Buttenheim recently
took place. is the eldest daughter OF
Prince Leopold and Princess Gsela, and
granddaughter of the Emperor of Aus
tria. She is named after her grand
mother, the Empress. The Princess is
nineteen and her husband twenty-thrce
years of age. 1t is reported that the
acquaintance of the young couple was
formed at a Court ball In Munich. and
that 1t was a case of love Mt first
sight" Every effort was made to break
off the love affair by the Princess's reia-
tives, but she remained true to her
The evening world., 1894-01-06
Talent mt the Table.

Dinners to talent do not mean the
heavy gastronomic feasts that the Amer
lean dinner-giver considers necessary.
They are simple as to meat and drink.
but sparkling with mental electricity. In
Paris dejeuners d'esprit are given by cer-
tain worthy women, who invite others
similarly gifted to join in frugal meal
and discuss the last novel or a new play.
The hostess who wishes to succeed So
cially does not slight the talented but
impecunious struggler. wit counts for
more than wealth In the salons of ths
Old World, and to introduce a literary
lion is greater feather in the cap of her
success than to give surprisingly mag
ntficent cotillon or originate an epicurean
surprise.
The evening world., 1894-01-06
The Poor Tired Men.


To the Editor:
In answer to 'Love.ace'' and Woman Halter
let me ask what is wrong with this sort OF gen
tlemen 90 In the morning! Are they too tired
from resting all night to give up their hve-cent
seat to LADY, Did tho lady not pay fare? do
not have to ride to Harlem every evening. and
am glad do not, for might meet "Loveiacs'' or
Woman Halter" but ! have to ride the
bridge and do not blame any for holding
their two and a half cent seat in the evening. l
know many OF them more tired than an
for I sit all day and think It no hardship to
stand. although. OF course. It is more pleasant
to sit. But their plea that they tired Is all
fol rci for they surely cannot be tired in the
morning. Yesterday morning came over to New
York before the usual crush commenced. and, as
all the seats were occupied. I had to stand, and
was In fact the only lady clinging to a strap,
For mere curiosity I counted the number al
tired C') gentlemen sitting in my immediate vi.
cinlty; there were lust fifteen. all tired. | pre-
sume from their nights rest.
A BROOKLYN GIRL
The evening world., 1894-01-06

Making Their Patrons Tired.

To the Editor:
would like to make a complaint about the way
tho passengers Of Hamilton Ferry Union Ferry
Company arc treated by the ticket sellers. For
several mornings I have tried to buy a bunch OF
tickets. Of which We get seventeen for % cents.
but have as often been refused on tho ground
that I wanted them for the newsboys outside the
ferry house. o. that they did not have any.
never buy tickets for newsboys or any one else.
have been refused tickets saying they did moi
have them. but have seen them at the same time
In the drawer OF their counter. When you buy
tickets you have stand, answering questions
such as 'who are they for?" " Didn't you jusi
get bunch?' &C.. and generally when you are IN
hurry to catch a boat you have to wait until
they get through talking and in most cases mis-.
the boat A PASSENGER. Brooklyn