Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-24
THINGS HEARD AND SEEN

SO fat stale and unimpressionable that 1t
would not feel pleasant ripple from receiv-
ing the full force, for instance, OF this an
nouncement. which hangs out down on In
diana avenue:
Rev. ]. Williams.
Fresh Oysters Shocked Raw,
on the Half Shell.
Close by it. on an adjoining store. is this
striking notice:
ScrappIe For Sale
The train of thought those signs would
lead one into would effectually Danish the
blues, no matter how superlatively ultra
marine they might be. two or three
hours tramp about town would discover
many more suggestive ones also. Within
stones throw of the National Theater is
the following, painted on a white board, IN
al sorts Of bright colOrs:
America
Is on Top.
Acme
Fine Boots & Shoes,
Skfnfully Maze & Repaired
In This Shop.
Superior Stock Used
AT Prices Low.
And Strive To Please
Is My Motto.
Unique
Pumps and fancy slippers
To please the tasty shippers,
A Speciality.
Who would be harsh enough to say that
the cobbler who owns that sign mas no
poetry In his sole7
A good story Is told Of Mr.. Claude De
Ia Roche Francis Of New York, who re-
Gently appeared as a witness in the Pol
MISUNDERSTANDING case. While he was fap-
oring this city with his aristocratic pres
ence In the winter Of 1892 he was naturally
the subject of considerable social atten-
clon- On one occasion a very swell dinner
was given in his honor. 1t was decided
failure however, because Of his ncn-at-
tendance. What made the disappointment
especially keen was the fact that he had
accepted the invitation and had rahed to
give any hottce OF his inability to attend.
Two days later he called on the lady who
gave the dinner and apologized for his
apparent rudeneSS by saying that he had
made every arrangement to be present and
had actually left his apartments tor that
purpose, when 1t suddenly occurred 10 him
that the date set for the function was the
anniversary of the beheading of Marie
Antotnette and that, as 1t was the rule of
his family to observe that laInentable event
BY fasting and mourning. 1t would have
been manffestly improper for him to take
part In the festivity organized in his honor.
He made this explanation In evideat sim
certify as amply sufficient for hts apparent
lapse and at the same time to impress his
hostess with his sympathy and familiarity
with the customs OF the royal families Of
Europe
Fencing Is becoming a popular fad with
women in Washington, and the several
pretty We'll taken up with teaching fair
NATIONS and misses its 'intricacies. There
Is no exercise in the world that can COM
pare with a daily half-hour's bout with the
foils, and certainly none which so quickly
makes the muscles flexible and adds grace
and elasticity to the movements. After the
first soreness of the arms and legs wears
away, and one becomes accustomed to what
appears in the beginning to be a strained
erI1rs he h<4c
look forward to with increased expectation
every day. With a proper master, fencing
brings into play every muscle in the body
that would otherwise remain Inactive, and
the professors here are excellent, inasmuch
as they properly insist upon making their
pupils anbideXterouS in the use Of the foils,
compelling them to fence with the left as
well with the right hand. The man or
woman, and particularly the latter. who de-
votes a half hour of the forenoon to lively
passes with the Timber steel rods will find
the necessity for physicians and potions
growing less and less. and themselves be-
coming able to eat generously OF salads
late at night without q hint of dyspepsia in
the morning. 1t is a fad which may be fol-
lowed with excellent results by both sexes.
and the more ii grows in favor the better 1t
will ba
The Latin races are proverbia1ly sensi-
tive to anything that smacks Of sadness
A weliknown minister resident Of one of
rying into an uptown drug store recently
with little sparrow which had broken
its leg. and had proprietor and attendants
jumping around to minister to the poor
birds necessities. as il 1t were a human
being, while the tears coursed down his
cheeks, as he sympa thtzed with the helpless
sufferers. But the story in point Is particu-
larry good In Illustrating the susceptible
characteristics Of the Latins. An attache
Of one Of the legations has been visited off
m for a nv If
q life insurance company, who wanted him
to get his life insured The foreigner would
not promise to do so. and yet did not deny
the propriety Of taking such a prudent ae-
ton One day last week the agent was
surprised to see the attache walk into his
office He was clad in black from top to
All my dear SIR" exclaimed the visitor
as he entered ct hat come to see you. I
weed come again and again and again. and
zen veel come some altar Eat. I do lofs
70 Life. Re flowers. moosic. re lofely voo-
man: all. yes. and re wine and ze song:
but gif Gem up till bimeby. I must get
use 10 zs sadness of 70 lfe inzuranze and
zen / grow glad again You see re black?
Yes ] wear eet SO get use to re sad
ness, i go not anywhere for one, two, yes
i've w1clks i moan wiz myself come to
see you one. twice. four tim wick, you
sea Zen get Use TO ze sadness of ze life
fnzuranzc and zen i take heem: see?'
The lie Insurance agent assured him that
Re understood and bowed him out. Then he
was really going through a course Of train
ting to become sufficiently strong to under
90 the sad experience of preparing to pro-
vide for his heirs In such a way after his
death.
The French have a sentence that ex-
presses q world of meaning: "Bien gautee.
bien chasseur." well gloved and well shod-
Did you ever notice how many women you
meet on the street here who are seldom
both. and frequently neither? Walk down
E street, for instance. some afternoon. and
study the hands and feet Of the fair ones
you pass: 1t win prove interesting. You
will see a woman whose gown Is perfect
in lit, material and shade. and IN and out
beneath IL will be pair Of rough looking
shoes. playing hide and geek. They will
be run down at the heel nine times out of
ten. and rubbed the counters by the
play OF the skirts until the original red
dish brown Of the leather shows through
the finish. Look at the hands of the next
one you meet. whose frock is everything
that can be desired, and you will find them
incased IN soiled or frayed gloves that
should have been presented TO the maid
long ago. Don't take anybodys word for
this condition Of feminine hands and feet
where the rest Of feminine figures are prop
erly logged out, but make the inspection
yDrrSelf Then you'll he Slr-DrESeJ at he