Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-19

| times there is e. big piece of meat between
| two of the crackers This constitutes the
mothers MONDAY meal Often two or
| three of the women will combine in this
deal, and send. separately, for two pints
of beer In each case the boy never fails
| to return with all of the material he can
| and the bartender, who knows that it is
going to the women seldom limits him.
| Early in the afternoon, while the children
| are at school. two women, neatly gowned
| in dresses OF dark material, stop in front Of
! the house and then boldly enter the door in
| spite of the fact that they seem strangely
| out of place. there. One carries bundle,
| neatly wrapped. and the other has
basket. Their mission is one of charity.
| and they comprise the distributing COM
| mttee" Of one Of the many societies main
| tanned by women in the uptown districts
Their first visit is to the sick rooms. and
there punches of flowers and fresh fruit
are given to the invalid and tiny babies
are supplied with warm clothing. Perhaps
there are some garments or pair of shoes
for deserving mother. They receive
kindly greetings as they pass through the
Railways and out to call at the next house
on their list.
Salvation Lassies.
Two other women on similar missions
soon appear. They wear the dress of the
slums-coarse, patched skirts, half covered
with Bingham aprons. little black shawls
and straw hats. They are discovered to be
Salvation Army Stun lassies only from the
little badge they wear at their threats.
They, too visit the various apartments, IL
respective of the religious belief of the in
mates, and when they find a woman weak
and discouraged they talk kindly to her,
helping her to do her work the while, even
to scrubbing the floor. and when they are
ready to go they simply kneel in silent
prayer for a moment, and with a God
bless you depart
Supper at 6 o'clock finds everybody at the
table. After an hours play in the street
the children sent to bed. the majority
of the men seek their companions on the
corner, and the young men and the shop
girls gather on the steps and in the hall
ways and skylark. These are their tryst-
ing places, and there they make love and
exchange their plans and prospects and
talk of getting married when the proper
raise in salary comes Now and then
smothered scream tells of the struggles of
one of the girls TO prevent her lover from
kissing her.. Thereupon all the other girls
cry:
Smash him. Jenniei"
Break his facet!
"Dite him. etc.
The boys issue catcalls and guy their
companions, and then try to follow his ex-
ample with their own girls.
At 10 o'clock the mixed ale party in NULL
gan's, ON the second floor, back is in full
blast, and the shouts of boisterous songs
and choruses, led by an accordion and
fiddle, are heard through the entire house.
Every one in the house who wants to may
go in, the only price of admission being the
money necessary to fill the big pail with
the foamy mixture that IL oxcates and
then drugs
The Midnight Beating.
1t is nearly midnight when a drunken
man reels into his room, and few mo-
nlents later womans scream is heard. 1t
is only Casey licking his wife. He won't
hurt her much. SO you better not interfere
One by one Mulligan's guests fall back in
their chairs in drunken stupor. Perhaps
a few Of them totter into their own doors.
and at midnight the tenement is asleep. 1t
OILY takes an hour or two to get so drunk
at mixed ale party that you cannot drink
any more. 49,.