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Evening star., 1895-07-27
Bound to Have q License.

From the indianapolis Journal.
A bewhiskered man, who didn't look as
prosperous as some of those behind him,
pushed himself to the front of the line in
the city controllers office yesterday, and
stocd at the license window.
rs this where they get wagon licenses?"
he asked the clerk.
Yes. this is the place; pay your money
upstairs. and bring the receipt down here" !"
was the reply.
'Lem'me see. How much is a wagon
license?" inquired the unprosperous man,
as he fingered his pocket.
''It will cost you 3d."
"No Lessen that?"
No. that's the price regulated by law"
How much for an express hcense?'
THAT will cost you s1.25."
''Well. can't afford it. I'll run my old
wagon in the shed and turn my hosses out
to pasture. amt got money enough, and
can't borrow it."
We'll, I'm sorry-'
Say. how much is dog license?"
''One dollar"
well. gim ne one. That's all can af-
ford"
Evening star., 1895-07-27
Highest Of all in Leayening Power-Lae u Govt Report
R&:aI! g! Bs*ass'!; BRakiRs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABOUT DUST CLOAKs.

They Are Extremely Stylish and Can
BE Becoming.
If you are going to travel on land dust
cloak is a fashionable necessity. You may
not really need 1t, but it is the thing to
have, so get one You remember the hor-
rible things in brown grass-cloth and
brown linen which were la mode a few
years back? And how they rumpled and
got unaccountabIe grease spots that you
could only eradicate with a pair of shears
and q piece Of temper? Well, don't jump
to the conclusion that those things are
worn again, for they are not. The dust
cloak of now is an etherealized creation Of
almost any color Of silk, in stripes or
plaids or checks, but should be Of dark
shades. You can make 1t up like an un-
lined teagown minus a train, and put two
big pockets on the hips, frill and stream
ers at the neck and lace most anywhere,
and that will be a dust cloak"
likes to look well travelling, but she just
can't If the mercury is climbing the hun
dredth round, and her stiff collar Is drip
ping, and her dress skirt hot and dusty,
and you know it. But she can change that
in jiffy with the dust cloak, for she will
slip into the toilet room and jerk of that
skirt and blouse waist, and slip into the
loose unlined silk business, bring it round
in front and button tit must have some
big buttons down the front-and after fold
ing up the hot things she took off, she can
go back to her seat, conscious that she
looks ss cool as she feels, and that she is
even refreshing for the bored fellow travel
ers to look at.
These dust cloaks are made of glorias,
lansdown and mohair. Mohair scratches
like the mischief, however, so you had
better substitute black India silk, which is
cheap, and not open to the objection of
snagging easily. The taffetas in fine
stripes and checks are used, and a few
faddish girls have actually essayed white
duck and pique dust cloaks. OF course they
are absurd, for they muss so quickly then
they are not, and entirely defeat the pur-
pose for which dust cloaks are made
Evening star., 1895-07-27
Another Check for One Cent.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The smallest check ever drawn on the as
sistant treasurer Of the United States at
Baltimore has been returned to the SUBJ
treasury after its course through the banks.
The check is for l cent, drawn to the order
of F. H. Shallus, is dated June 2S, 1895. ard
Is signed by James A. Diffenbauyh special
deputy collector and acting disbursing
agent. When an importation of merchan-
dse is made the amount of ,lu.y, as esti-
mated by the customs officials, is paid. In
lieuidating the account later, when accu-
rate information is available, the amount is
frequently found to be 100 small or too
great. If it IS too much, the excess which
has been paid by the importer is returned
to him; If too small the residue is collected
The check in this case was for an excess
Of deposit of l cent.
President Cleveland received a check for
l cent balance on his salary a short time
ago
Evening star., 1895-07-27

ly does add a great deal to a dress. A
6-cent lawn can easily be made to look like
50-cent batiste by the ribbon process.
Another fancy is a six-;nch strap of two
inch velvet Or ribbon. which is placed over
the shoulder at the top of the sleeve and
each END caught down with a small rosette
It Is also made into a collar with three of
these straps, the center ones ending in a
resette aIso!..,. $3.50
Here is a study in yellow and white. An
old-fa ash.oned yellow chambray such as
your mother used to make her visiting sun
bornet of. and make skirts to her shaker.
with cording of white, the white is linen
duck, and there are two rows of small but
tons at each side of the front breadth. The
yoke of the baby waist and the cans of
the sleeves are OF duck. with ornamental
ton Of buttons. The belt is white chamois
skin.
Evening star., 1895-07-27
HE FREED THE SLAVE.

An Incident In the Life of Gov.
Oglesby.
Chicago Letter to the Boston Advertiser.
Somebody once asked Coy. Oglesby how
1t happened that he, though a Kentuckian,
had grown up an abolitionist ''
Zone OF the principal causes" he an
swered, was a negro whom we called
Uncle Tim. He was slave who had de-
scended from my grandfather to my father
and was the only one in the family My
father died when 1 was a small boy and we
became embarrassed, and in order to divide
up what little there was left Uncle Tim had
to be sold. l well remember him as he
stood up on box ready for the sale. He
was powerful man, far above the average
height, with manly bearing, fine face
and skin as black as ebony. He had al
ways been very fond of us children, and
thought almost much of him as if he
had been my own father. AS he stood
waiting he implored, with tears streaming
from his eyes. a brother of my father to
buy him. That was impossible, and observ-
ing his detection and surmising Its cause,
said:
"Uncle Tim, am going to work to earn
YOU and set You free"
His face lighted up with pride and pleas
ure as I said this, but it was Immediately
followed by look of despair. He came
down, lifted me up in his arms and said,
poor orphan and won't never be rich
enough to buy Uncle Tim.' He was sold
and, being past his prime, only brought
some $40O
Il moved to Illinois in time; struggled; ;
went back to Kentucky and grew no
richer. I used to see Uncle Tim occasion
ally, and always assured him that some
day I would buy him. He always seemed
to listen to me gratefully, but apparently
had no hope of success. In 1919 1 went to
California, and, after much effort. made
few thousand dollars and then returned to
fulfil my promise. I sent the money to
ny brother, and Uncle Tim was purcha sed
and freed.
Il was standing in front of the porch of
my brothers house some days later, when
Uncle Tim came out of a piece of woods a
little distance away and approached along
the pathway. It was striking picture,
such as l never before witnessed. He was
a giant in stature; his abundant gray hair
was thrown back on his shoulders, his face
was ashen, reminding one of the statue of
Moses by Michael Angelo. His countenance
was agiow, and shone as If lighted by the
very presence of the Holy Ghost. When he
caught sight of me he stepped, threw back
his mead, raised his arms far above him.
and exclaimed: My God! My God! Has
the little orphan boy lived to buy and set
me free? Then he put his arms about me
and tried to lift me as in the old days. but
he had grown too weak and had grown
too large. You can't lift me any more,
Uncle Tfm,' I said. No. he answered in a
sad tone and then, with exulting air. he
shouted, as he turned his face toward the
sky: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Use freer"
Evening star., 1895-07-27
An Engaging Sprfte,

The summer girl, with a dimple in her
chin and freckle on her nose, met the
staid brunette on the lawn in front of the
hotel.
Where are you goingT" inquired the
freckle.
up to the hotel to see the Braytons
about our card party for this evening.
Can't you join Tsp
Its ever so kind Of you to ask me, but
1 don't think can"
"Why not?'
"Oh, because"
That's no reason. You haven't any en-
gagement for this evening. have you?''
N-n-no" hesitated the freckle, but
expect to have one. Frank is coming to
call. and he has been showing signs of pro-
posing fer nearly week"
Evening star., 1895-07-27


been a spool Of thread ard a paper of
safety pins, she would have ordered them
to 600 Neverend Avenue S., with an air,
but she suddenly chooses to pack the odds
and ends home herself. She piles her pur-
chases up on the seat and sits calmly OBJ
livious to the tired working girls hanging
to the strap. 1t is Only when soile
brute" of a man sweeps the stuff down
on the floor that she wakes up to give
somebody a piece of her mind, and gets
"tEe laugh" for her selfishness.
Then there are the people who enliven the
trip by talking over their affairs The ba-
by's new tooth. the last neighbour BOD
scandal, the last deal in stocks. Mary's
coming marriage TO "a rich young fellow"
Sallie's unhappy divorce case. Invitations
to swell functions and naughty declinat;on
of preffered hospitality; all these and
worse, shouted by a passer ger in one end
of the conveyanc to somebody in the other
end, generally more for the benefit of the
strangers than for the edification of the
probably bored acquaintance.
There Is the man who reads the news
papers, holding them spread out at arms
length. so as to cover at least two people
on either side, and who scowls If one OF
them should chance to appear interested in
Evening star., 1895-07-27

80 dcpravcd as you have been trying to
make me out for the last hour-I will drink
your health IN 1t. 1t would serve you right
II 1 made you pledge me in the same
liQuor
The cup was at his lips when 1 sprang
forward and. needless of ceremony, caught
his arm. Pardon, sirer' / cried, in sud-
den agitation. IF that Is milk, 1 gave no
order that it should be placed here; and 1
know nothing of its origin. 1 beg that you
will not drink it, until I have made some
inquiry
"1hey have all been tasted?" he asked,
still holding the cup in his hand with the
lid raised. but looking at 1t gravely.
They should have BEEN" 1 answered
"But La Trape, whom / made answerable
for that, Is outside. I will go and ques-
tion him. If you will wait, sire. mo-
ment-"
NO." Henry said. Have him here"
Evening star., 1895-07-27

striped waist with a lot of baby frf1Is Of
white lace and bows of green ribbon. It
was enough to make one seasick! Now, If
she had worn thin black organdy. with
narrow frills of yellow lace on the edge Of
the tucks, black mousselaine hat, with
yeLow asters, and yellow ribbon belt and
plain iow-cut waist with a narrow edg-
ing of black lace under the thin unIined
waist she would have been almost hand
some.
As it was, she simply looked hfdeous, be-
cause she would have the fashionable
thing. Unbecoming garniture makes a
woman look SO much older, too. One rea-
son why green looks cool is because It COM
piiments the too high color that makes
plain white Objectionable, and by contrast
makes il appear the desirable flush of
youth. Yellow and white and plain yellow
are also cool looking, and in the thin dim
tiles and lawns and organdies are simply
ravishing. - -
Here is very elegant example of what
may be accomplished with yellow and white
The material is lemon yellow French gine-
nam and has fiaring skirt made with five
rows of embroidery inset. The yoke is of
thin embroidery, and the waist and sleeves
Do.h nave a single row of the insertion
Elbow sleeves. finished with band of
piack velvet, and a belt of velvet makes a
very handsomely correct toilet with which
a large white or black hat with velvet rib
Don BOWS and yellow roses or asters may be
worn. Such a dress would be easy of CON
structfon at home, but do be careful about
the hang of it, Everything depends unon
the set of the dress skirt, and if it drags in
the back, says at the sides and bitches up
In front it will never be presentable An
otner hint for the economically inclined:
Make your wash dresses two inches too
long and turn that fullness in at the ton
or else gather the dress in three shirrs AT
the top and set the belt right over the
shlrrs. only running" 1t on Just before
you launder the dress rip the belt OF, pull
out the two lower gathering strings and
set the belt on and sew it fast When your
oress comes from the laundry 1t will be just
the right length. If you don't do that Won
VIII scandalize the neighbors by wearing a
been washed.
Evening star., 1895-07-27
Ribbons Galore,

The frenzy for ribbon garniture grows
apace. No wide sashes are seen, but a IA
vorite fancy, and ore that is rather pretty
if the gown is only daintily neat, is a belt
Of the ribbon. and four rosettes with one
long end each, reaching to the bottom of
the frock, placed each side Of the front and
the same way in the back. Sometimes
these are supplemented by straps of ribbon
over the shoulders, sometimes a regular
harness Of three straps in the back and
three in front, connected by a collar of
the same and fastened to the belt. In that
instance there are three streamers back
and 'front.' continuation of the waist or
namentation. The bodice straps are usu-
ally edged with narrow lace and 1t certain
Evening star., 1895-07-27
THE LADY BECkONED.
Mnsher Who Found He Had Made :.
Mistake.
From the New Haren u,


From the New Haven Register.
AT one of the recent Gounod rehearsala
little bit Of triangular comedy took place
winch was not previously rehearsed and in
"iich Mr. Agramonte had no part During
the lntermission, when there is a general
sur and those IN the chorus talk with their
friends in the audience, Yale member
OF the society stood idly gazing around.
dividing his time betwixt a nascent mps-
tache and the various pretty girls in the
chorus-and by the way, what a power of
pretty girls there are in the Gounod Society
when suddenly his eyes became riyeted.
A very sweet specimen. whose attention he
had vainly tried to attract, had now turn
eu III ner seat and was apparently beckon-
ing to him. Could it be possibleo Another
glance convinced him-of course it was pos-
s:eie. There she was, looking straight at
MIN and putting untold magnetism into
that fascinating motion of her hand
Here was the looked-for opportunity He
mad evidently made a great hit Moving
surance born of noble lineage he took a
seat beside the fair damseI. Good even
ing" quoth he, encouragingly
BEG pardon, was the reply. but
THINK YOU have the advantage of me-"
y thin wall of ice seemed to rise up be-
tween them. Thinking possibly he should
have introduced himself. he offered further
encourag cement by saying, Pardon me 7
The wall Of ice grew visibly thicker,
Through 1t came the reply: But fail to
see how this piece of information concerns
me, and would suggest that il you have
no other facts to impart more valuable il
would be better to take them where they
would be appreciated" and the pretty
mouth shut with bang.
This might have been discouraging to an
ordinary being. but you can't bankrupt a
Yale youth quite so easily
Pardon me- but didn't you beckon to
me just now?" persisted he
"Beckon to your flashed back the lady in
seven volumes of whitening scorn, and then
as the truth dawned upon her a suspicious
convulsion seized upon her face, and she
gasped out again, "Beckon to you! 1 should
think not There's the man 1 beckoned to-"
pointing to tall, sedate man, who had
just come up and was quietly standing
Just behind them The luckless youth
faced about and beheld a well-known Yale
professor looking down at him with pre-
ciseiy the same smile worn in the class
room when he. the youth, was foundering
on the verge of dead funk. A few mo-
ments later an agitated representative of
Yale was clinging to the arm of a class
mate as he watched two people at the
other end of the hall seated side by side
IN an attitude of the direst merriment.
Jack for heavens sake, who is that young
lady Professor - is talking to?" That
why, don't you know? That's his wife!"
(si,yfa al
Evening star., 1895-07-27
YELLOW AND WHITE.
Coiors should BE Selected With Care
for Summer E6ects.

Colors Should Be Selected With Care
for Summer E6ects,
Really and truly. one can carry but one
subject in mind nowadays, and that is how
10 dress SO as to always appear cool. There
are people who accomplish It and vet de-
clare that they are almost "bofIed-" By the
way, boiled" is the very newest slang and
1t fits admirably at times. But how to look
cool and belle your feelings is the subject
In hand. II you are q blonde, wear bright
green! II you are a clear-skinned brunette.
wear bright blue. II you are q rich, dark
style Of brunette. wear bright yellow, on
the lemon order. but beware of the orange
nue.! II you are saIlow blonde-weu, you
VIII have time of it trying to wear any.
thing but sheer white or very dark blue,
brown or black; you certainly should not
wear green.
There was woman in a crowd OF merry-
makers the other day who nearly gave the
people about her the tremens! She was
dark and sallow and on the shady side of
forty, with skin that was born bad.
Utterly disregarding that defect, she had
done herself up In a pear green and white
Evening star., 1895-07-27

From Chambers Journal
When opal tints and gray invade
The crimson of the west
When dlylight's lingering traces fade
And song birds seek the nest
When shadows fall DER hill and pIain
And stars In heaven glow,
We live in memory once again
The days Of long ago.
And friends of days forever DER
Around us closely stand,
We feel the kindly grasp once more
OF many vanished hand;"
And though fond loyal, brave and true
May be the friends we know
No friends can match the friends we knew
And loved long, long ago.
Though smiling fortune on us shower
Her gifts with right good will
Though every passing day and hour
Be filled with sunshine still
Though joys and pleasures deep abound
Upon the way we go,
We sigh and dream DER joys we found
In days of long ago.
And though we form new friends, new ties.
new joys, new pleasures try,
ana though new hopes like phantoms rise
As In the days gone by.
When comes the holy calm Of eve
Our tears unbdden flow:
We love, we hope. we plan and grievo
Again In Long Ago.
Evening star., 1895-07-27

the head lines. And
the other man who
hangs onto the strap
with his umbrella un-
der his arm. an in
strument Of distruc-
ton as he sways and
swoops around with
the motion of the car,
ready to gouge out
eyes and NOW off
hats and bonnets.
There Is the man
who takes a dry"
smoke, and the sour
woman who hates
the sight of tobacco
and proceeds to lee
Evening star., 1895-07-27

oh. yes, the collar comes straight across
the back just below the arms. and forms a
cute little short-waisted jacket there, which
is almost blouse In front, except for the
"dolman'' tie.
A girl who has an awful complexion let
out the secret of making it look almost
infantile under white veil, which, you
know. is the most trying thing in the world.
She lines that veil with pink Illusion! Now,
isn't that art for you? She knew her make
up would melt off in such weather as this,
50 had to devise some other, and, really, it. 8
prettier than powder and rouge and ten
times as natural
Evening star., 1895-07-27
Carrying Out Huxley's Order.
ON the Westminster RlkJyet

Professor Huxley used to tell excellent
stories. One of the best remember, which
he afterward put, think, into a letter to
the Times, referred to the meeting of the
British Association at Belfast many years
ago. Having been up very late the previous
night, Huxley was behind time for break
fast, so haillng an outside car he said to
the driver as he jumped on, Now drive
fast, l am in hurry" Whereupon he
whipped up his horse and set off at hard
gallop. Nearly jerked off his seat, Huxley
shouted. MY good friend, do you know
where 1 want to go?" mo, yer homer"
said the driver. "but, anyway, I am driv-
ing fast" Huxley used to say he had
never forgotten that object-lesson in the
dangers of ill-regulated enthusiasm.
Evening star., 1895-07-27
Another Japanese Joke,

From Ttd-Bits
My dear" said Mr.. Nubbs to Mrs.
Nubbs, what name did understand you
to call the new servant?,
Japan" replied Mrs. Nubbs sweetly.
And, pray. why such an odd name, my
dear?''
Because she's so hard on china, love-"
and the domestic felicity remained serene.
Evening star., 1895-07-27
An Egg Sells for 1926.

From the London Telegraph
An egg of the great aux has come into
the hands Of Messrs. Jay, Regent street. for
16j guineas. The specimen was taken in
Iceland sixty-five years ago by a st. Malo
shipowner, who bequeathed it to the
Comte Raoul de Berace, whose collection
was purchased by Baron d'Hamonville. 1t
is slightly cracked, but in coloring and text
ure is said to be unique
Evening star., 1895-07-27

out mother with six children. no seat for
any of them. and two in her arms Shrek
ing from weariness. And SO the car goes.
a travelling embodiment of human life and
character, diamond edition of the globe.
which turns a new phase to at each
street crossing, and makes complete evo-
luton each round trip.
Evening star., 1895-07-27
Always Mentioned.

From the New York Weekly.
Little Girl-"Did the newspaper reporter
notice your papa was at the great banquet
last night?''
Little Boy-"Yes."
Little Girl-"Mamma said she couldn't
find your papa's name in the list
Little Bey-"No, but the list ends up with
and Others That means papa They al
ways mention him that way
Evening star., 1895-07-27
It is Found That Domestic Ac-
oomplishments Are Useful.
IF WOMEN WOULD NOT FALL IN Love
Then Education That Leaves the
Home Life Out Might Do.
SERVANTS AND FOOD
Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.

Ob w T. N L OfF
angry with me, and
oh, I am so un-
happy"
It was really pa
thetic, the manner
in which Rena told
me why she met me
with red eyes rnd
grieved, Quivering
lips, when I ran in
to see her on my way
to market the other
morning. She an
swered the bell ner-
Evening star., 1895-07-27
White Linen Lawn.

Here is a study in pink and white. 1t is
for girl with rose leaf complexion, too
The material Is fine white linen lawn or
rather, swiss, with a raised dot of pink.
The shoulder effect is soft India silk with
Valenciennes edge and insertion, caught
with belt Of pink ribbon and a rosette
of swiss. The hat Is one of the extremely
odd new poke up shapes in shlrred white
Evening star., 1895-07-27

sleeve was really quite artistic, and the
poor little man was quite hidden from view
under sleeves and spreading skirts. Enter
an Elderly Woman, with common sense
stamped on every feature. She glanced
down the seats, but not a sleeve
moved. She asked the Young Thing
II there was not room beside her, for
all she could see Of the male creature
was dark spot between the spread out
gowns The Young Thing said she couldn't
AFFORD to have her sleeves crushed. The
Elderly Woman asked If she had paid for
seats for the sleeves, and got for reply a
look that ought to have annihilated her,
but only amused her.
Having got her change and paid her fare
the Elderly Woman calmly turned around
and pumped herself down on the lap of the
male creature Naturally he squirmed, and
slid out Of the place as she got I'D and
turned her specs" on him.
Little boy" she said sveetly. "I really
Deg your pardon. your ma ought to carry
you on her lap. You'll get hurt that way
some day." And then everybody laughed
but the Young Thing and the male srea
ture, and they got out as soon as they could
stop the herdic. They had learned their
lesson. though.
Then there is the woman who goes to
market and who gets into the car, carry-
ing huge basket, filled with onions ard
Limburger. gra'ed horseradish, fish and
ripe game, and carrying two or three
miserable fowls dangling by their string
tied legs. Her basket is a stumbling block
Tor all the patrons Of the car. as it stands
Evening star., 1895-07-27
Another Question Settled.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Dentist-''Speaking of going to heaven,
dare say / shall have to learn some Few
profession when go there
Victim (wllo has been three hours in the
chair)-"Ycu'I never go there"
Evening star., 1895-07-27

A eAiC diSic, VI II per.
mits stuff to trickle
over the dress of her
Eeighbor If she holds
1t on her lap. while
the poor chickens are
swept this way and
that with a feeble
squawk. by the COM
ers and goers.
The shopping wo-
man Is another terror.
She has a dozen bum
dies, from a handker-
chief in a little paper
bag to an express
cart for the small
honefJI1 Tf n boJ