Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-05-30

/. The new Civil lseryice Commissioners
are sseronghIy In earnest and the CirEl
Service rules are keing extended 70 ether
branches Of the public service. Chiefs a
divisions have lately been included and an
employees OF the Goyernraent Printing
Once have asked, fsirUugh q committee, h,
be admitted. The Public Printer Is Il,
favor Of The plan snd introduced the corn-
mitiee 10 the commissioners. HE
There II new member iii the Cabinet
Circle. little one. full cabinet size how
ever, for Mrs.. Secretary Hoke Smith has .
baby girl.
The President and family win leave COR
Buzzards Bay the first OF June. MfsL
Carlisle has gone TO Kentucky. Secretary
Herbert viii go on an inspection Of the
Navy-yards. The Post Master Generalhas
taken his family 70 West Virginia.
The Winter residents are al taking
fight, many going ID England. for The sea-
son In London begins when II ends here,
and however absurd Ii seems, II Ii true
that no debutant ID considered properly in
PRODUCED here until che has been presented
70 her most gracious Majesty the Queen.
So universal has this custom become That
the English are objecting to being crowded
out Of these state functions, and this month
the Queen selecte. the names Of those
Americans 10 be presented TO her. Among
them the heiress. Conserela Vanderbilt,
Mrs. Hearst, Miss Herbert, daughter OF the
Secretary Of the Nary, and the Hon. Mrs..
Curzon nee Letter, who. however i no
longer an American. Hiss Herbert, who
i pitete blonde was gowned in white
with a court train OF blue brocade suspend
ed from the shoulders, diamond ornaments
81 throat and waist, anagrette Of feathers
In her blonde hair. Mrs. Curzon's gown
was magnificent in texture and her jewels
eclipsed those Of royalty.
The Princess Of ws.es eliminated quite
number Of American debutanis from the
list of those to be presented 10 her at the
drawing room she held for the Queen and
the good naturcd Princess Louise of Lorn,
offlciated for her mother ct third drawing
room and for international reasons received
all those turned down by her august
mother and sister -in-law.
As nation we are republican, rs peo-
pie we are royalist, and prince or noble,
IL matters not what his character, is re-
ceived with open arms by society, while
an honest American "in trade" is not SELF
gible," and is black balled by the clubs.
The pretty girl never looks prettier than
when dressed in white, and for Eve dollars
she can be dressed a. the white lady from
the crown Of her pretty head to her Trilby
feet, that like little mice creep in and out
beneath her petticoat. Dress how she may
she can render herself irresistible. Ten
yards Of white duck at 12i cents per yard,
sailor hat of white straw and canvas
shoes. The duck must be well scalded be.
fore made up into skirt and monkey
jacket" which is worn over q shirt waist,
or blouse, of wash silk or white linen. Her
best young man must wear duck trousers,
yellow shoes, If he has no patent leather
ones, white straw hat, with his College
or baseball colors as band, and : light
coat-not red, white and blue blazer
"for no one wears those things now" /
was informed with great scorn by young
friend Of mine.
The meat market l. fIrin--all kinds Of
sieksrBHRgu @sq6adih aFsHrrggER wessifgbfRs
berries plenty and-sour.
CoNTIDrNA.