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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
The Sultan n Real Turk.

The Revue de Paris contains a charac-
ter sketch OF the Sultan which. although
not signed, is understood 10 be by NJ.
Hanotaux, recently Minister of Foreign
Affairs. IL Is the more interesting as the
ex-Minster had the opportunity OF know
ing the Grand Turk when he was an
attache at COnstantnOplc.
1t is not an agreeable profession he
writes. ito be Sultan Of Turkey In these
hard times. The present ruler probably
owes his very long tenure of twenty years
10 the indisputable qualities OF statesman
ship he has displayed lie Is dark lit
tic man, pale-faced. with restless eyes ana
a lady's hand.
'''rhe peculiar thing about the Sultan IL
that he IS not In the least "A European.
Europe must acknowledge this fact, and
make the best OF A. We have not TO deal
with a Mehemet All or anything like him.
The Sultan Is a real Turk. an old Turk,
pious Mohammedan. II is enough to en-
ter his Palace Of Yidiz and see I'm the
ante-rooms, sitting on the sofas. long
rows OF bearded old men telling their
beads. waiting patiently, day after day,
for an audience which Is always granted
at length. They come from all parts Oh
Islam.
.''rhe Sultan has always acted upon
Aristotlo's maxim that decaying Govern
monts, in order TO recover strength, must
return TO the principle Of their institu-
ton, and as Callph Commander or the
Faithful. and Padishah, he has applied
himself TO his complicated duties with all
his might. Foreigners have generally
met with ciulity at his hands.
I'm his Government, which he has pur-
posely kept despotic he has shown him
self hardworking and supple But-says
NJ Hanotaux. although many VIII dis
agree With him "tle Sultan il endowed
above everything else with most ex-
traordinary gift for seeing danger ana
avoiding It,"
The conclusion Of the writer IS that the
disorders OF Armenia are An internal
question which should be left In the
hands OF the Sultan, and the extraor-
binary opinion IS expressed that II the
Armenian question were ever 10 become
an international affair. the f'ranco-Rus-
sian concert, commanding the support and
sympathy OF all the other powers, would
be competent 10 settle IT, Why not Al.
Hanotsux alone2-London Daily News.
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fast that the capacity of the presses was
taxed TO the limit. Chicago was the thiru
TO get i'm line. and a little later de-
mand made itself felt In literary Boston.
In the mean time the sales had eNtendeh
10 the rest of the country. ana edition
followed edition IA quickly as tho ar
rangements could be made AT the emo
of three months the sales had reached
q. 600 Boston was the last OF the large
cities to get the Chimmie Fadden' craze
but 1t quickly made amends for It's tardi-
ness In ten weeks the orders from bos-
ton amounted to 10000 copies. New YORK.
San Francisco. Boston. and Chicago have
been. up TO date. the biggest buyers OK
the book. i'm the order named. New YORK
city alone has bought 10000 copies.
"Chimmic Fadden" has not made It's
final record by any means. Mr.. Coryeii
told the reporter yesterday that he ex-
pected the sales TO reach. 10000 AT least.
There IL no doubt he says. that new
boom will set In for the book as soon as
Augustus Thomas's dramatizauon OF IL
Is produced "Chimme Fadden's' hrst
appearance on the stage will he made IN
Philadelphia In few weeks.-New YORK
Sun.
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been nearly as great a. that OF "Trflby"
in the United states. and tn success 10
considered in the book trade quite - re-
fnarkable.
To c. w. Gould. the receiver OF tns
publishing house. Is due the credit OF
being the first to see the possibilities ~
the book He decided that the nrm snouio
devote special attention TO bringing
10 the notice OF the public, and his Jude-
ment was richly rewarded by the way 10
which II sold fro n the start.
"Chimmie Fallen made Its appearance
on Feb. I. The freshness and clevernee
OF Mr. Townsends creations and tneif
truth to the life iepicted found an Al
most immediate response, frst from the
public OF New York. which Is more OF
less familiar with the "Chimmie rsu-
den" types. and later with tho puono
of the other large cities. the towns, the
villages. and the country. The safes the
first month which were confined almost
wholly to New York city, were aoous
1000. San Francisco was the next os
the large cities TO take up the book, ana
oriers from the Pacific coast came IN 30
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29

even though one may make many calls.
All Of the old-time aristocrats. the wo-
men whose grandmammas served New
Years wine to the Revolutionary heroes
are buying these wine sets. They are
delighted TO return 10 New Years customs
and glad that they can so nicely parry
the unpleasantness. ,,,,.
a menu served by a very fashionable
caterer will be placed upon the table In
Tho roar drawing-room OF house whose
side windows face New Yorks expensive
cross-town street. Fifty-seventh street,
This menu Is for those Of the gay world
whose tables. being set with all things
find nothing good between meals; VINO;
hoing surfeitod with the triumphs OF
eta od0 chefs. find IL impossible TO be sur
nr,sed. But even these must experience
a novelty in this peculiar repast
THE menu runs like this:
Nuskmelon iron SPAIN
oysters Connecticut R!veD
Bread Stocks (home-made)
splced clices Of game.
Banana Liqueur.
Wine is served with this and there
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100. 900 Chimmie faidens.

The tremendous sale or EDWARD w:
Townsends book OF 'Chimmie Fadden'
sketches, many OF which were first pub
lished in the Sun. has been a surprise to
publishers and booksellers all over the
country. Last week the 100000 mark
was reached, and the weekly sales at
present average about 1000 IL Is ira
dition In the book trade that collections
OF newspaper sketches are slow sellers.
and total OF 5000 Is considered very
large for such book. That was about
as much as the publishers. Lowell. Coryeli
q Co, expected the "Chimmie Fadden
stories TO do. What they did not realize
Immediately was the fact that the pubic
knows a good thing when II sees X,
whether II be a collection of sketches OF
a 'Trilby" Genius. in whatever iine "
asserts itself. is likely 10 overthrow the
most cherished traditions with which II
comes In contact.
The sale of Mr.. Towns>~~ -
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AGAIN THE new YEARS CALL
This New Years Day a Time Wlll Be for
Mems and EaIdeDS JOllliy.
HOW TO MEET AND WHAT TO Eat.
New Years Souvenirs Old n Louis wv.
and Banana Liqueur from Florida
Back TO the Old Calling
DAYS,


Edward Fawcett, who Is the best chro-
nicler of the old customs Of the knicker-
bockers when they were the only iamil-
worth knowing" tells Of New Years Dag
calls made by him when a boy lie was
just emerging from his teens. and Just
out OF the bashful period far enough 10
permit him 10 go calling alone Ne"
Years Day dawned crisp and clear for
him, and at 10 In the morning he started
out I'm new boots and high collar 10 cali
at all the houses he knew. The boots
were tight, the pound cake was rich. and
the win. was very weak and very sweet.
BY night the New Year knight was limp
ing home sick. sore and disappointed.
SO much is Dutch again that this the
first Dutch custom Of all has returned for
the year 1896. New Years calls are 20 Doe
made. People are TO stay In town and
10 be at home 10 receive their friends.
Doors will be trimmed with holly and
little groOms will stand behind them.
Inside the parlOr door will be hostess and
daughters, smiling and leading tho way
into the rear drawing room-just as they
used 20 do years ago.
NEW YEAR STEPS
The etiquette Of New Years calling for
men IS very strictly defined this
year. A famous dancing master
of Fifth avenue. New York. IS
anstrpcting his pupils into "a
deep bow. a revcrcntal smile. three grace
ful steps, an obeisance. a drinking Of
health with glass outhold. another obei-
sance and a backing out"
This IS the grace Of New Year calling.
The etiquette Of II Is that men should
limit their calls TO five minutes, and divide
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black Ter gown was OF rough. heaVy
black cloth, made with balloon sleeves
and a quite staple round waist. Round
her neck she had a white ermine collar,
and AT her shoulder were stems ana
stems OF green. holly, mistletoe. ana
vines. They fell down her back neariy
20 her waist. Nothing enlivens black
like living green. and ! was not sur
prised 10 see the natural sprays falling
over her hat.
Naughty French mink. She knew sne
had no business 10 masquerade her black
apparel I'm that way. and more than
once as | looked at her | caught her
with appraised hand as though arranging
her veil and fixing the greens upon her
hat-like an afterthought But they were
stitched upon tie hat. That ! know.
for / tweaked one In the crowd going
out.
There is such a reaction here against
the masculine woman that mothers are
fairly embarrassing their daughters with
garments feminine | saw one young
woman with a bodice Of velvet. SIX ana
cloth. not mentioning the ribbons. Her
~ PARIS
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Edward Lauterbach has bright nine
year-od who has been reading Jungle
stories" and has developed a somewhat
fanatic Imagination. The other day the
a pen and put II In It's mouth You
naughty little pig" said the one VINO
admonished Il. 'you should not put
ink in your mouth" The child laughed
and sitting up 10 the desk forewith wrote
the following:
'.rhe Pig That Ate Ink-A fanie.-Onee
there was little pig, and u iived IN =
men ard the pen was full OF Ink. The
little pig ate and drank NIX. Which VAS
lie mig Tat Then they killed the little
Dig because Il was fat and some folks
had pork chops and some had ham ano
some had pigs feet OF him tnat ~
dead. Morat-pon't sss ~As -Nky
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- nosTTss nERsEIr Is cHARlnNCIY INTORMAL.

have 10 taste for the thousandth time on
New Years Day.
VERY FINE MEN.
Tile dress OF the men for calling Will
receive several startling innovations one
of tile most desirable beauX OF New FORK
will make his New Year calls in suit or
steel gray. the color shoscn By the Duke
of Marlborough fOr his wedding. The
color is between a lead and white, and
the cut is the longest style Of Prince Al
berf. with trousers very full around the
ankle and creased until the creases
walk" the young girls criticism upon the
trousers Of the year.
Very good times characterize the New
Year If the preparations go Tor any
ming Each Young woman stays al home
and receives all her friends. She must
have a chaperon. and she may be well
tucked away In the background. The
r,aflr can DO for chapcron. and is allowed
his pipe and newspapers and the seclusion
of the hav-window should New Year cali
inc not tin his ideas OF a day Of rest
Tha New Year souvenirs are quite
odd. being for the most part upholstered
rifts There are Louis XVI. matchboxes,
v,ifb a eguare OF fine old brOcade let in the
s,fyered sides In "a mystery OF upholstery
There are small slippers OF old tapestry
10 be- hung upon the wall Tor match-D Don
o. There are canes with silk knobs OF
souvenir size and very many green-ho"-
cred silk umbrellas.
II a hostess issues her invitations TOT
ber at Home" New Years Day she can
prepare very much appreciated souvenirs
bv arranging box with the name OF the
recipient upon the cover
one caterer OF candy has an order for
IN Of these boxes. They are a size larger
than wedding-cake boxes. and are COW
cred with red figured silk or satinA the
ton is white satin. Upon ii IS lettered In
gold.
Mr.. J Worthington Worth, Chocolate
avenue Sweetville. 1896"
Below Is a Happy New Year greeting.
inside are the sweets filed with tpple
generally. Branded candies are the favo-
rite. despite the scare about the intoxlcat-
ing candies.
Informality ls the feature Of New Year
calls. Formal ones are depressing. The
New Year will bring enough OF them.
New Years Day should have none. The
utmost ioiity is the rule, and the New
Year hostess who succeeds In making her
Guests feel as II they were actually at
home succeeds the best. for this Is what
the New Year call typihes-'As many
homes as a man has friends"
CONSTANCE MERRIFIELD.
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the time equally between front and back
drawng-rooms. A glass of wine can Doe
taken with each member of the family
and an the Niands must Dee tasted The
call can Dee made either on foot or in car-
riage. and the accepted dress is light
trousers. Prince Albert coat. overco.
flung open. not removed, a tail hat and
lignt gloves
The etiquette for the hostess is that
she shall be dres ed in evening dress all
day Her Wit viii find gown thai mas
a certain grace by daylight as well as hy
candle-light She must be- in the rear
drawing-room 10 offer the health or the
caller and even 10 ON his glass with her
own hands Every other minute she is
I'm the front draWing-roQm 90 receive her
guests. She ay Doe assisted Boy members
of her own family. her daughters. Sis
ters or cousin hlt the etiquette or lN"
does not take ones friends into the fam
ily line on New Years Day
The place Of the hostess is almost at
the rawinc-room door. Here she holds
court standing by the side OF chair or
even seated should she become uleo'
There are chairs all around her. furlhef
into the room are her daughters, TO whom
each newcomer Is passed alonS. Finally
one Of them takes him into the refresh
mcnt-room.
THE GREETINGS
Tho greetings OF the year for the men
are the old II wish you Happy New
Year" For the women 10 Is Thank YOU
and another Happy New Year. There
As little more talk than this, until at the
refreshment table. for new arrivals are
coming. In the rear drawins-room SOU
venir of the can Is often given by the
hostess. and un0n table I'm the front
drawing-room are the bouquets and single
flowers left there by the callers who have
brought floral rememQrances.
The New Years Day menu IS one
that is endlossiy discussed. Preachers
speak against wine the Sunday before
from their pulpits. and wives iei each
other Of the harm Of so mucn ron cake
and such a collection Of miscellaneous
eatables. All the time the women 30 on
ora do os they please The dccadence
of the New Years call f0r the past Few
wears has. without doubt. been largely
due TO the opposition to the Wine table
and the UNPLEASANT discussions brought
on by II.
The shops are showing now the
,,niest wine sets for use New Year s
Dav. The decanter is like tai vase,
uncorked and very slender. Up the spiral
stem the wine shows as through a deli
cate tube. The whole decanter cannot
hold n quart. The glasses that set upon
a glass tray around the decanter are
Of ouarter-gill measurc--a goodsized
thimbleful with the thimble not tipped 10
the brim The wine TO be put In the de-
canter Is of the very best, as only a
mouthful goes In glass, the refiliing or
the glass for each one who proposes the
health OF the hostess IL not too much
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a CIERUB HOLDS THE FAUCETS
or THE ASTOR BATH.
ho TO the onending valet. cant you see?
Look into that tub, Let it out. Let il
ont ! say And draw more,"
The tub was again filed, and the water
was hlackcr than before. because there
was more of H. Bring some up from
the basement and have 10 clean. Can
me when it's fun
For one mortal hour the men servants
worked TO bring up bath tub of water
ln kegs in pitchers, and i'm foot-tubs 1t
was brought 10 The second story from
"a parking source in tho basement 'An
ready now. sir" announced the valet
James said the man Of the house.
after breakfast. "you have been a good
man-scrvant for five years But You
are getting too much used TO The place.
You arc discharged. Next time don't
play tricks upon an indulgont master.
That black water YOU brought mp would
have poisoned me-"
Eventually the architect was called IN,
and finally a bathroom architect When
ho saw the tub OF black water he laugh
cd aloud. paint your ceiling white in
stead of terra Gotta and YOU will have
no more black baths" hc said
Marble House. Newport, gets us name
not only from the external appearance,
bat from the exquisite marble fittings
of the bath and bathroom. There is
white marble bathub. set i'm white
marble room. Adjoining is white mar
bile resting room provided with an album
dance of cushions. and there is also
white marble shelf-ro0m like the steam
room of "a Turkish bath. This can be
flooded with moist heat and a very good
Turkish or Russian bath improvised.
ftH
Is Vanderbilt for a summer residence,
and six connecting rooms are given mp
60 bathing. There are three marble bath
rooms, AN opening into the shelf or steam
room The bath of the mistress of the
house is suukcn I'm the floor At the
head stands the favorte bathroom fig
urc. "a cherul1m with umbrella over his
head I'm this most perfect bath the
umbrella furnishes a shower bath. There
SIS q steady drip from its points. and
when the umbrella is removed which
is done hy lifting DO from its pedestal, the
shower falls in gentle spray.
$40 FOR A WASH
The favOritc bath for women Is the
ottar of rose bath. The cost of such
bath is So But This is not so very cX-
cossive when one thinks what 81 does for
complexion and comfort TO scent the
hair there is O. bath used by both men
and women. Ii is flower bath of an
almost indcscribahle sort. Dried rose
petals highly scented from the rose jar
are sewn into "a small cap which is fitted
over tine noaO and icit on during the natn.
The hair gets "a permanent perfume IN
this way.
Men are more fond Of bathing than
women Their systems react more read
uy. Men take more baths IN winter
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NEWPORT.
three 90 one. 10. -. auancu. though none
but actual statistics could convince the
unbcMeving public of this. or canvass
OF households. The man Of the house
enjoys a good bathroom as much or more
than the women, who care less for
splashings.
In planning a sleeping room for him
self the man OF means requests private
adjoining bath. And In hitting II up ne
spends much more than the sum placed
An hts expense book one corner IS q
gymnasium.
Where a woman orders scents and per-
fumes a man fits Up very snug little
closet. within hands reach OF the bath,
where liquid refreshments can be tasted.
And near his hand is a set of bells that
bring him hot water, sugar the news
paper, and all the things which he HAT
tiers himself be could enjoy au naturel.
HELEN WARD.
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A BLACK BATH.

Next day early he arose rang Tor ms
man 10 draw the water and minute
later stepped into the tiled ROOM IN
which the great porcelain tub lay snhNeh
an one end. Damn it, he cried look
ine down into the water. what me
devils the matter? That coniounueo
water Is black as ink. James, roareu
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The MATINEE GIRLS OF PARIS
An American Cir Sketches Them as They
Sit Unchaperoned in The Front Row.
FLUHING IN THIS DRESSING ROOM.
Matinee Girls OF Paris Wear Golf Cape with
Very Chic Bright Bodice Undor-Mys-
terry Of These Gay Waists >avinga
Dover Out of Clothes.

PARIS. Dec. Alt II all twaddle and
bosh-English and American hunkeyism
to tell OF the charm OF the French
maiden and it's mighty cnchantment
by the constant guardianship OF a chap
MATINEE ,
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are West Indian dainties scattered upon
the table. The oysters are the small dark
ones. not pumped as most oysters are.
and the banana liqueur is from Florida.
This IS very delicate and appetizing, and
will not tire the hostess. though she may
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"DIANA's POOL" IN THE C.. =. HUNT
INGTON HOUSE.

. b
INGTON HOUSE.
has awakened TO- get her first wide
awake glimpse OF the world in the TO-
Elections upon ,he brass through lhe
shaded elias. windows alongside her lux
urious plunge
The most famous bath in the world
a bath known boo Europe ass Wen ae ih
America belongs to Mrs. g. l.. iiununs-
ton. and is located in her Ne" OTIS
home ID is "a plunge of running "a'''
that costs the millionaire so every 'li''
ID gives the mistress am houf eNp'ii
encc of scented lake. This bath, ll la
said has tine ultra refined qnaii'y OBJ
passing first through am immense mt't.
After which tho water is met Joy "a sm"i
epray of cologne. making DO lmpid sweet
ness as long drawu-out ass the nalhtl
cares TO have. THE name oi the pain Ut
homo is "Diana's Pool.
Around thc edge 90 the pool there Us
hand of flowers. set like wreath over
n ladv's white brow. and al the steps
leading downward are palms lhe moor
Ing Of this bathroom is marble SCI Nith
stripes of blue tie. hut pain ehuity
around the tuh is laid with Turkish rugs
Tor fear the chill of the marble should
penetrate thc white fur slippers OF 'Ne
bathsr.
tonic for song and story. oid fables
abound with tales of the grace and love
Illness of some stately dame as she took
the path leading to Che house baths.
THE ANTOINETTE BATH.
Even Marie Antoinette. living i'm her
.atc day. walked around the paths DO
The garden taking constitutional, ioi-
lowed hy hcr admiring ladies. before
stepping int0 the baths of Apollo Ana
I'm fhis forest favored visitors Wouie
stand afar to admire And when het
calumniators would have DETAINED her
they preferred to cast only the merest
suspicion OF the indlscrction upon her 40
nrst And this mere suspicion they set
going by retailing story ol having seen
her al the Baths OF Apollo with "a hand-
some courticr. only mere utre-tattie'
But bathing in those days was much as
sea bathing with us now. a pastme Tor
which appropriate dress and publicity
were always expected
The bath in the adjoining Aston PAL
aces. on Filth avenue. opposite central
PARK. as very chaste and beauuIul
one The principal BATH for 40 mouse
Of luxury but would have more than
one bathtub. is I'm the apartments OF the
iunlor lady of the name. 10 ia white
,irg al the head of The tub. lis boat
= a she'll and he SIS about 20 embark
and sail across the clear water hlae
AZ times from the BLUSH whitcness over
head. lie holds the faucets IA bis hands.
There are architects who make spe-
cialty OF bathrooms. They can do little
else as the number OF bathing-fooms
20 be Assigned are as many as there are
ene houses built. and in many houses
there are twenty baths, counting tho
half dozen FOR the men, maids, lower
and upper servants. and one for each
suit Of ,fitors rooms.
The general architect cannot properly
attend 10 bathroom needs unless ne has
: Loovledee OF the business lie must
understand that he Is dealing with
s,bstance a. clear as glass and one winch
reflects as though II were mirror.
An architect OF national reputation
hunt . house for rick man ana placed
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In Il a beautiful square. sunken bath
tub. At the head he followed out
niche for a nice little cup'o, over whose
head an umbrella was constantly heid
by Invisible hands. while shower OF
water fell upon the top Of the umbrella
The owner OF the bathroom was oe-
lighted. and on the day OF moving III
several times mentioned locking forward
10 the felicity Of next morning 5 pain