Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-14

number" urged the swain. and so the
order went.
flowers were too heavy for the frail hands
of the debutante, and had to be con-
tent with prominent position in the re-
ception room, hut bright and early the
next morning the happy and envied pos
SCISSOR hied herself to a photographers and
had herself and her posies immortalized by
the suns rays.
The adorers of Paderewski have often
wondered why he seems to receive their
homage with such calmness and apparent
Indifference, and marvel at the far-off look
with which he greets expressions of rap
ture. 1t Is said by the well Informed that
before his genius had received the recog-
milton it deserves he was blissfully married
and the proud father of an infant son. who
should have been musical successor to
his famous father. During the struggles
of his early manhood the husband and
father fought hand-to-hand fight with
bitter poverty. Only to be worsted In the
| contest. and finally to yield his wife and
child to death.
Now when the plaudits Of the multitude
are ringing in his ears and he gazes with
that far-away expression over the sea of
faces upturned with enthusiasm to honor
him. he sees instead barren garrett with
freless CRATE and an empty cupboard,
where the two human beings nearest his
heart are fighting their last fight for life.
and to the accompaniment of Chopins
matchless melodies played in matchless
style by a master hand, there runs always
In his mind the legend, TOO late"
X X X
There is one woman in Washington to
whom the District relief committee need
not apply for aid this winter. and that is
a householder who has been having
siege getting a cook. Her complaints
against the domestics Of the city are loud
and deep. II have been trying" she says,
FOR SIX weeks to get competent cook,
and after trying all species and varieties
of applicants am forced to agree with
most housekeepers that there are no serv-
ants In Washington. 1 shall retaliate. how
ever, when the house-to-house canvassers
begin their rounds for the poor of the
city, for I hold that If man or woman
Will not work neither should he eat, and
candidly believe the poor of this District
would bestir themselves and become more
competent as servants if they did not feel
| that they had always the sympathy of the
charitable when the cold weather comes
on. They fool and frolic all summer, know
Ing that when the winter is here pub
lie charities will supply their needs, and
housemaids. 1, for one have contributed
my last cent for their relief" and she put
| the frying pan with which she had been
gesticulating on the stove with a deter
mined bang.
Nothing square or equitable in this
transportation business" said a slim man,
smoking cigar on the front platform Of a
cable car Thursday evening, as the car
stopped to let off very fat man. Now,
that man weighs over three hundred
pounds. and he pays no more for his ride
than 1 do"
That's fact" responded the gripman
giving the gong couple Of pulls; yet he
gets along all right under the general rule"
What general ruler asked the thin
man.
II suppose you know it is a general rule
on all railroads to allow $50 pounds of bag
gage to each passenger" said the grip
man. THE car really carries only five
passenger schedule. and the rest of him Is
taken along under the general baggage
rule. See?''
When DR.. Talmage in his Thanksgiving
sermon mentioned that he had $4,000 more
reasons for being thankful that he was an
American than he had last year, and fur
ther stated that those $4,000 reasons were
represented by the number of emigrants
that had come to these shores in the last
twelve months, little girl, who had evil
IDENTIFY reached the settlement of Massa-
chusetts In her history, whispered in an
earnest manner to her father They must
have been the Pilgrims; yes, I'm sure they
We're the Pilgrim Fathers" And having set
tied this important question she again turn
ed her attention to the preacher.
Unwary husbands had better take warn
| ing or counsel these Christmas times by
the fate that befell one Of their number re-
Gently. Going into shop to pay a bill,
one of the saleswomen called his attention
to handsome feather boa, saying that all
the ladies wore them, and that she had
particularly fine lot of them, adding: Your
wife was in here last week. and admired
them extremely, and think she would be
delighted IL she got one as a Christmas
present" The indulgent Benedict, thinking
he was having great luck in getting the
very thing for his better half, made the
purchase, selecting the finest and most
| elegant Of the whole assortment of boas
As he left the store the willy woman Of
merchandise turned to a co-seller and said
Don't you think 1 managed that affair
nicely? When his wife was in, she told
her husband. and selected the very one he
did as suiting her best" You may be sure,
however. that the wife has said nothing
to give herself away.
X X
I heard of another diplomatic wife the
other day. that shows with what beneficial
results women might be employed upon
foreign affairs committees. She had made
a large purchase Of Christmas gifts, and,
like the dutiful little woman she was, had
the bill sent to her husband, so that he
| might see just how she spent his money.
When the $account was presented, the
payer of bills for that particular household
| said, scanning the items, This seems
pretty large bill, and my wife is out of
town just now, 1 think I had better wait
until she returns, when she can look 1t
over and see If everything is all right"
1.-THE items and charges are perfectly cor
| rect" replied the merchant. "for madame
looked it over before she left the city, and
left particular instructions that 1t should
be sent to you while she was absent"
With such skillful diplomacy as that in his
own establishment. the man could not hope
to cope. so he paid without a demurrer the
account. and departed with a shake of his
head at that clever little woman of mine"
\ X X X X
Senator Hill has a decided penchant for
cats and 1t Is said Is never so happy as
| when in his library at Woolfert's Roost he
divides his time between his books and his
feline companions. A young woman of
this city whose admiration for the senior
New York Senator is openly avowed on all
occasions and whose corresponding fond
ness for Tables has, 1t is declared, been
cultivated out Of Difference to Senator
Hills pet fad. has lately added to her col
faction q m Uhi hoo