Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13


~ VIZ a quiet passenger
| mnLzY within earshot often
~TES becomes the User by
M - these comments or,
possibly. the posses
SCR OF thrilling gos-
sip.
| The quiet passenger sat one morning
opposite two refined young matrons. going
down town in the 9th avenue train. one
OF them. evidently had recently returned TO
New York after a long absence. for she
seemed very much impressed with the
pathos OF me window gardening occasion-
ally attempted In the tenement apartments;
whereas permanent New Workers have be-
come so accustomed TO seeing puny chill
dren leaning out of upper windows. and
puny plants trying TO grow In shallow, old
tin pans. that they have ceased 10 be sad
| dened by them.
| In the quaint old southern town where
l have lately lived" said the visitor to
| see vine growing, whether over a hand
| some veranda or about the windows OF q
| negro cabin, Is 10 zee luxuriant, cool re-
| freshing beauty. But here, while the up
| per windows may be screened with vines
| trained over Irvine, fastened from the fire.
| escape 70 the top OF the window frame.
| what dusty, discouraged vines they are,
| telling so pitifuIy of the hunger most Diff
| ncult to appease in the poverty regions OF
| New fork-a hunger for the nearness Of
| something fresh and dewy. do look al the
corner OF that cramped little hre-.scape
balcony, many stories above the earth, and
| see the sunflowers growing from a tin to-
mato can, she exclaimed leaning forward
| and clutching her companion's arm TO Sc
| cure attention before the train had quite
| whisked by. The blossoms looked hot and
| he
she settled back In her seat again, land as IL
| they had bloomed unwilIingly. DO they not
| suggest a sad story-a loving longing re-
membrance OF a happy village home where
| those warm-hearted yellow things used TO
lean tenderiy toward the garden gate2'
| There is depth of sentiment In these
hopeless little floral efforts which appeals
| to every tender SOUL" answered her friend
| But L have seen plants growing from Tin
pans where We would be justified IN a feel
! ing not at all akin 10 pity. 1 am thinking
OF charming residence, not far from
Washington. on which and I'm which money
mas been lavishly spent by the OCCUPANT,
Inc most conspicuous feature Of the house
Is Wide: rather imposing verands, lux
urlously ntted out with diyans, piles of
/ bright cushions, tea tables, Madeira chairs
and Cuban hammocks. But. from some
| tnscrutable ktnk In taste-certainly not
from economical necesAity-at Intervals
| along the reranda rail, as receptacles for
| growing plants and vines, are placed tin
baking pans painted red and green. 1uds-
1 sentimental
misses. the mistress OF this mansion must
nave loving. longing remembrances Of
youthful days spent In a tenement home"
Ii Hung Chsng's Family.
While spending an entire winter in Tien.
tsin, the home OF Ii Hung Chang" re-
| marked lady with a tourist air, '-of
course 1 heard very much OF the clever
viceroy and of the efforts made by foreign
officials to secure an interview with him,
Inn M moi
him. L was more fortunate In regar to
| Lady Ii, his wife. who has since died 1
will tell you about her. The Tientsin club
boosted a charming little theater I'm which
| the ladies OF the foreign settlement man
aged amateur plays most successfully. ON
| one OF these pleasant occasions the siceroy
| and his family were invited to attend, as
guests Of the dramatic association. For
| this exceptional entertainment the audi
| ence was limited by Invitation 10 a narrow
ly exclusive circle. The viceroy himself did
not lend his presence. but Lady Ii, her
| married daughter. and two Of her grand
children, accompanied by maide IGNORED
the management. The theater for this one
| evening had been specially arranged 10
suit the taste OF native play goers; that 10
20 say, heavy, square, carved teak wood
| tables. laid with dishes of fruits and sweet
| meats, were placed within convenient reach
of the Hung Chang family. who frequently
gobbled these dolicacies during the per-
| Torrance.
Another habit OF these distinguished peo-
| pie was 10 wander restlessly about between
their own seats and the stage. at times go
| ing TO the footlights 10 light their pipes
| there, and then complacentiy smoking 10
pass the time. And the very small grand
sons.!! All, they. too. were quite untram-
meled by their surroundings and followed
| their impulses in deeds Of nature not de-
signed TO be Witnessed by polite eyes. In
deed. there was so little attention given TO
the performers or to the play. IL seemed
hardly worth the while for LADY Ia 20
communicative he 0rSf
two years-to distribute 500 20 besgars
between her own gates and the club Thea
ter. TO send a check for 800 to the anna
teurs for their pet charity, and 10 array
herself in the gorgeousness of diamonds
embroideries and sables that so dazzlsd as
when she had, apparently, such slight ai-
version I'm return"
Nuiparisy of Diamonds.
Il have lost all respect for diamonds.'
came with a sigh from the rose-pink lips
of high-bred girl who was dressed in a
quiet gown. immaculate gloves and shoes
| and plain English hat
How has that extreme opinion been
Drought about? ] thought all women loved
diamond" replied di3iinguished-lookin
man beside her.
Il did use TO think there was nothing
SO beautiful as the clear radiance OF dia-
monds, but now j would far rather wear
rrb'es of the rich, rare shade, opals with
elusive Ire In mysterious depths. pearls
Win a perfect Skin and orient or sap
phiies Of the corn1ower tint than any dia-
nonds. 1t is not altogether because dla-
| nonds seem merely a greater or less eX-
panse OF flashing brilliancy. monotonously
uninteresting, except for the increase OF
value, according TO the increase Of csrats.
that I have ceased to care for them; but
II is because they have become SO vulgar
tied. With a certain class Of people the
addition OF diamonds TO their ornamental
ton now and then. proclaims, so they
imagine their increasing prosperity. There
Ca sA.rv fhara ill.,.
even marketing. II You desire to see the
misuse of diamonds. go through n large
9th avenue bargain shov-Macy's for IN
stance. Among the eager. frantic crowds
rushing. pushing: swooping like harpies
upon the special articles, you will see a
large proportion CT women with 'soIitaires'
in their cars. and their bare, coarse hands
blazing with diamonds-good ones too L
have a foolish weakness for clean finger
nails. and really big diamonds have become
so associated With unplcasantly Neglected
hands ond scrdid fnces that 1 have lost
much Of the desire once had 20 possess
them Still, papa" she added with a de,
lfciQus smile shot