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The morning times., 1895-12-30
ART NOTES.

A little Christmas pieasautry, apropos
of the season, was indulged in by the life
class at the League. / twas inaugurated by
the night class. who decorated the border
lights witt holly and evergreenaIds stretched
a line beneath, from which We're sus-
pended numerous stockings of all sizes
and colors.
a card bearing the Students name
or rather a grotesque arrangement of the
initials and a similar name, was pinned
to the toe of each girls stocking, which
was filled with all sorts OF funny things.
Little bits of frosted ginger cakes of
odd designs, primers, toys, jumping Jacks.
bits of charcoal and brushes ard other
trinkets made lots of fun aLd merriment.
Then the girls responded by hanging other
stockings and other goodies on the line
for the boys (?) OF the night class, and
the affair will long be remembered by the
students of the League.
The composition class of the League
meets for criticism every other Friday
at 4:3O. Last Friday the subject was
Music" and several sketches were sub
mitted, among the best being compost
tions by Misses Sands ard Soomons and
Miss Y. he Micr.
Miss Sands conception or Music repre-
sented two female figures near a sea shore,
one with pipes, the other playing cymbals.
1t was in pastel and very clever color
scheme.
Miss Solomons submitted a more elab-
crate conception. both in drawing and
color. There were five female figures,
one seated at an organ, another singing,
and three blowing trumpets. All had
flowing drapcries, wings ard halos, which
made the arrangement an especially sacred
one, and carried out music as thoroughly
ideal.
Miss Y. De Mier submitted a drawing in
black and white. which was a young
woman in a modern gown, with wings
to imply the ideal. She pla yed violin.
The other drawings We're not especially
worthy of mention.
The morning times., 1895-12-30

Miss Lillian Cook, instructor in the
Corcoran Art School, is spending the boH
days in New York.
The morning times., 1895-12-30

R. n. Brook and Max weyl gave a studio
exhibition of their pictures at the Barbazon
studios on the 10th, Goth and 21st. at which
a number OF their canvases were sold.
They made several sketches during the
summer, which will be shown as soon rs
finished at another exhibition, which they
contemplate giving.
The morning times., 1895-12-30
GAY SEASON NEARLY
READY TO OPEN
After Presidents New Years Re-
osption Society viii Entertain.
VIII Be. ned-A fairs In Honor
ofCol. and Mrs. Fred ID. Grant.

With the Presidential reception New
Years day, the social-officiai season be-
gins, and the passing show of gorgeousiy
attired diplomats, handsomely uniformed
dig gnitaries of the Army and Navy. grave
judicIals. dignified Senators and Congress
| men, with their wives, daughters and sweet
hearts, will take part in the festive whirl.
which ends with the Lentcn season. I'm
like other great capitals of the world is this
patient waiting on the part of the people
for the signal for festivity to he given by
the ruling power of the land. Here things
go with sluggish movements, there is a dull
sense of inappropriatencss in giving any
smart ball or reception or dance, a feeling
of "previousness'' until the President and
his wife have signified their readiness.
Washington society turned restlcssly in its
slulnbcr last week. Wednesday IL will BE-
wide awake and anxious to excel itself.
The caterer is smiling triumphsntly, the
florist Is shaking hands with himself cor
daily, for the day will now be theirs, and
money will pour into their Golfers.
Amid a forest OF palms, ferns, smilax
and flowers of every cline, the guests will
pass to greet the Chief Executive and the
first lady of the land TO the beautifully
decorated blue room.
Mrs. Cleveland will receive wearing a
gown of royal purple brocade. Mrs. Car
Isle Will assist, gowned in gray moire, Miss
Herbert will wear an imported gown lately
purchased in her travels abroad, of white
brocaded silk with bodice OF white. and
black velvet Mrs. Micou has chosen pink
brocaded silk ornamented with bands OF
fur and lace: Mrs. Harmon will wear pink
satin and Miss Morton will wear a costume
of oriental silk, given her last winter by
the Chinese minister. Mrs. Hoke Smith
will wear rose pink brocade If she is able
to share the pleasure of the day.
The season promises b be one OF the
gayest known in many years.
The morning times., 1895-12-30

Mrs. Grant has as guests Col. and Mrs.
Frederick Grant, at her home ON Massa-
chusetts avenue. Mrs. EikinS led i'll the
series of affairs to he given to Col. and Mrs.
Grant, by a handsome dinner la st evening.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins have surrounded
themselves charTningly with all that ma kes
n home artistic in the May house on Rhode
Island avenue lately taken by them. This
is one of the most beautiful residences in
Washington, and Senator and Mrs. Elkins
have plans for number of affairs for the
season, which viii greatly contri butte
to- its brillianry. Mrs. Elkins is hand
some woman, a brunette of delightful man
ners and pleasing presence. She is a
general favorite in Washington society,
where. as the daughter of ex-senator Davis,
of West Virginia she was one of the bellies
of the official circle. Mrs. Elkns is the
mother of five children, four sons and one
little daughter.
The morning times., 1895-12-30

21-iuch Stripe Taffeta SIX
for waists. Street and evening
shades. Worth 81 yard.
For 69c yd
The morning times., 1895-12-30

22-inch AIi-silk Black Bro
cadcs. Worth Si.2S yard.
For SOC yd
The morning times., 1895-12-30
Silks for Evening Wear.
LANSBURGH u BRO.
Balls, Receptions,
Parties and Teas

27-iuch Au-siik Piissc, IS diff
ferent shades and stripes to Sc
Ieet from Guaranteed TO wash
Manufacturer price was Si.lo
Our price, SOC va
The morning times., 1895-12-30

2c-lnch Black Peaa dc Sole,
75c yd
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09
Notice.

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09
4 YgSTI.

Victory by Yale in 8 debate opens a vista, as the Register might say, And a very pleasing vista it is, We have become accustomed to see Yale run off, jump off, row off, bat off and kick off with all the prizes of the athletic games, And, alas, we have also been accus- toned to see others walk off and talk off with all the prizes of collegiate dis putatlous oratory But there has been change, and although one swallow doesn't make summer those who have eyes to see and faith to believe can see the summer in one swallow. The time is probably coming when Yale will be as invincible in the contest of minds and mouths as she is in the contests of bodily strength and skill. She does not need, like Harvard, to give up athletics in order to do something or anything, in other branches of collegiate effort, She can attend to the whole buslness at the same time and show her superb ority in all The vista is exceedingly cheering. It lacks nothing that we can imagine, except, perhaps, moral and Christian endeavor enough to equal the physical and mental endeavor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09
TAKEN.

Sat On-Traveller-"M May I take the seat?. Maiden, (from Boston, icily)- Where do you wish to take it, sir?- Puck.
 MT. Underwaite-So you want job driving one of my coal teams, eh? Are you a saving man in your way? Big Barley (signifcantly)-Well, I'd be a savin' man in your weigh boss. I weighs 250-Judge.
 Out of it Entirely.-She--I wouldn't go out sleighing with man I couldn't trust. He--I am afraid you wouldn't go with me. She-Why not? He--T am man that even $ livery stable keeper wouldn't trust.-Puck.
 Al am in a tight place B.-What's the matter now? T have got to raise S99 by 5 o'clock tomorrow" "Why do you require precisely S99?" T have to pay $100 note in bank and I've got the other dollar" ."-Texas Siftings.
 Mllionaire-Well, my dear baron, you seem to have an important communca- | ton to make. Baron-Councilor F., I am happy to tell you the glad news that it is my intention to appoint you my er-in-law.-Deutsche Wespen.
 "Why do people say, As happy as a clam?"
 Have you ever opened clam shell?" "Yes, but"
 "Nell, then, you must have noticed the amount of liquor it contained. .''- Truth.
 Daughter (reading 1etter)-But, ra dear, in this last word you put a letter too much. Pa (self-made, and not lit of pride about him)-'Ave l, dear? New CT mind; I dare say I left one out in some other word, so thait'll square it. 1 Tit-Bits.
 | Too Much Style.--Maggie-- did you get the dandy letter I sent ye, with one of the missus' seals on the flap of i it? Timmy-Ls it seal you call it? I fought ye had stuck it together wid gum, and it made me too mad to open | it-Indianapolis Journal.
 The Day After.-'I can't offer you anything" said the kind-hearted lady, but some corned beef and cabbage | Madam" replied Meandering Mike, ''it 'ud be my salvation. I've walked four miles tfyin to find a house where they'd | offer me somethin' besides dark meat an wish-bones. Washington Star. | Ferrari, the celebrated composer, re- lates the following anecdote in his me moirs: On a cold December night a man in a little village in the Tyrol opsned l the window and stood in front of it, with hardly any cIothing to his back. 'sPeterr' shouted neighbor, who was ] passing, what are you doing there?" I'm catching a cold" What for?'' "Se I can sing bass tomorrow at | church. ."-Household Words.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09
UNBEATABLE IMMIGRATIoN.

Now that this country is little more ton is increasing. The total immigra- ton for the fiscal year ended June SO, 1894, was 2SS, S,O20, while that for the next year was only 25S,536. For the six months ended October 31, 1895, however, the number of immigrants was 142, ,164, as against only g, ,673 for the, correspond ing months of the previous year. This is a gain of 53 per cent. The immigra- tion during the six months from May l to October 31 of the present year was within AS, 76O of the total immigration at the port of New York for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1895.
 With this increase comes an increase of the feeling that something more ought to be done to prevent undesirable persons from coming into the country. There is no desire to exclude any immi- grants whose character and intelligence fit them to become citizens, but a plan has been formed to urge a revision of the present laws governing immigra- tion, and especially to make provision for the exclusion of all persons be- tween fl and 60 years of age who can not both read and write the English language or some other language. There is an immigration restriction league, with headquarters at Boston, and this league has been looking into the ilHteracy of immigrants. It finds that the number of persons over 16 years of age in each 100 of arrivals who cannot read and write their own language is as follows: Sweden and Norway. 1; Germany, ?; France, Eng land and Scotland, 8; Ireland, '; Wales, g; average for these countries, 1. From l other countries. however. the showing
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09

It is possible that no satisfactory cur rency reform legislation can be obtain ed from congress during the present session, but we may safely congratu- late ourselves that at any rate there will be no free coinage nonsense. A canvass of the house discloses a ma- jority of about two to one against free silver, which is good deal better showing than has been made by the lower branch of any recent congress.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09
4 srIGGERER.

The man who argued that there are no women in Heaven because the Bible says there was silence there for the space of half an hour may not have been as soundly logical as he thought he was. It gives us joy to tell such of our readers as may have been im- pressed by his argument that a very strong argument can be made against it. And it is also pleasant to report that the ground for that argument has been laid right here in Connecticut, where the women are so beautiful and so good that it is impossible to imagine that Heaven could be Heaven without them.
 Those who knew what church sewing societies in small towns are know what the chief feature of their sessions is. They know how the bridle is taken off the tongue at those sessions and how the unbridled tongue cavorts through the field of gossip. They know how the members enjoy the sessions and the chief feature of them. They know that session without unbridled tongue would be like a tongue sandwich with out the tongue. They would find it hard to believe that any session of any church sewing society had been held without unbridled tongue. They would be amazed to hear that even one ses- sion had been held with bridled tongue And they would be temporarily par alyzed to know that a session had been held with no tongue, either bridled or unbridled. Yet such a one has been held, and held in Mansfield, Connecti- cut. It appears that the Second Eecle- siastical Society of that place is in need of a new horse-shed, and the sewing society connected with the ecclesiasti- cal society became interested in the good work of providing funds for the building of the shed. A man who was willing to appear to be willing to help the shed if it didn't cost him nything made up his mind that he could safely offer the women of the sewing society ten cents each for the shed fund if they would hold a session of their society without speaking word. Several other men thought the idea a good one and made the same offer. The women skill fully got all the offers they could and then held the only silent session of a church sewing society ever held in Mans field, or anywhere else, to the best of our knowledge and belief.
 This incident teaches. If a session of a church sewing society in a small town can be held in silence unbroken | by either bridled or unbridled tongue, | is it not possible that the silence in Heaven for the space of half an hour was not due to the absence of women i from that glorious place?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09
THECARRlNGTON PUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
Adyertislng Rates.

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 Obituary notices, in prose or verse, l5 cents per line. Notices of bi ths, Marriages, Deaths and Funerals, 50 cents each. Local notices, 75 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immedite business lall matter to be unoO- iectonable), and their contracts do not 1n- clude Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
 Dlscounts-On two inches or more one month and over, 10 per cent; on four inches
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09
F.ISHLON NOTES
From Gold Secure.

Very useful sleeveless blouses are made of velvet trimmed with fur. The shoulder seam is very long so that the armhole is big enough to accommodate the biggest sleeve in it's passage through, and the shoulder of the blouse extends in a generous curve forward over the sleeve like Q round shoulder cap or cave, Such a blouse is made full in front and overhangs a belt. At the back it is drawn close, and some times little frill skirts show below the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09

Is not s2 good, It Is: Russia, 26; Pol and, 20; Austria-Hungary 30; Italy, Al; average for these countries, S2,
 It is claimed that observation has shown that the burdsnsome class of immigrants are nearly all illiterate, while the frugal, honest workpeople who came here to get homes and to be- come citizens are very apt to be able to read and write well enough to meet the proposed requirement for admis- sion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09

The city of Philadelphia has purchas- ed for a million dollars the right to use the wonderful new Illuminating gas. acetylene, and several Portland men are negotiating for the right to use. it in Maine. Acetylene is a gas produced from coal by a new and cheap process, and it is believed that it will revolu- tionize the manufacture of gas. Exper- iments have shown that the new illu- minant can be produced at about one- third of the cost of common gas.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09

The problem of the disposal of sewage is a serious one for inland towns, par- ticularly so when the town is small and its taxable property insufficient to bear the burden. Several towns in Dela- ware county, Pennsylvania, facing this problem, have decided to club together in solving it. Yeadonborough will join with Clifton Heights, LandsdoWne, and Brentwood in a joint sytem of sewera Ge, which will empty into a main pipe, fol- lowing the course of the Darby Creek to tidewater in tine Delaware riv- CT, Devon, Wayne, Llanerch. and oth- er centres of population further north are expected to avail themselves of the advantages of the system. The State board of health is taking an active in terest in the project, as it affects the health of 8 wide and populous district.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09

belt. The collar is high stock. The blouse fastens invisibly among the folds of the front, fur is the usual fin ish, and such a garment is a cozy ad- dition to a gown planned for the street.
 A fur trimmed sleeveless jacket of another cut is displayed in the accom- panying picture, where it is found of covert cloth, planned for wear on warm days, while for more severe weather the cape shown in the picture is worn, too. This cape is fur lined and like the jacket is fur edged in front Over it comes a shorter one in deep points. All this is an accompani- ment of a street dress of plaid woolen suiting with a moderately wide skirt laid in three pleats on each side, each pleat decorated with six buttons. Its blouse waist shows wide center box pleat studded with larger buttons, and has stock collar and belt of folded velvet
 Jackets cut rather short and of the same length all around are made with very baggy loose fronts there being no shaping to the figure apparent from the front, the line seeming to be q straight one from under the arms As a matter of fact, the entire front is set on like box-nleat and from the back the fitting into the figure under the arms is seen. Sleeves are all of the melon" order; that is, they hang loose and so full that they groove themselves in oblong folds that remind one some what of the long cantaloups. while the whole sleeve is in outline like 8 very big and long watermelon.
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09

Human nature is human nature. A certain country rector in England was given a purse of seventy-fve pounds by his congregation as a token of es- teem, He spent it in London in the purchase of a phaeton and harness. Thereupon a storm of criticism arose. first, because he had not patronized To- cal tradesmen; second, because he had no business, as plain parish priest, to indulge in phaeton at all.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09
Our Christmas 

goods are as brilliant lot of ornamental useful ness as the holidays ever brought.
 Especially those made from the skins of aIligators tanned green. The effect is delightful to the eye and finished with silver clasps, no handSomer gift ofits kind has been shown.
 Here is a list of Leather Goods:-
 Pocketbooks, Letter Cases, Purses, Music Rolls, Coin Purses, Chateaine Bags, Wallets. shopping Bags, Comb inetn Books F rtioliOs with
 and Card Cases, Wood Book. Bill Books, Writing Tablets
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09

Tn Germany the railroads issue tickets for passengers and likewise tickets for dogs. It happened lately, at am inn portant station that the supply of pas senger tickets unexpectedly became ex- hausted, and the bipeds had to content themselves with dog tickets, suitably amended.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09

Patented artificial skin is now pro- dueed in Germany. It is made iby re- membranes of the intestines of animals and partly digesting them in a. pepsin solution. The flores are then treated with tannin and gallic acid, the result being d tissue which can be applied to wounds like a natural skin, and is en- tirely absorbed in the process of heal ing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-09

The case of the Canada Revue, a Flrench newspaper published in Montre- al, against the Roman Catholic arch bishop of Quebec, has again been de- cided by the courts in favor of the arch bishop. The Canada Revue published sharp criticisms of the conduct of some priests, for which publication the arch bishop put it under the ban and forbade all Roman Catholics from reading or in or support. The result of this action of the archbishop was the practical ruin of the newspaper, and a suit against the archbishop by it's proprie- tors for damages followed. The lower court the judge in which is a Roman Catholic, decided that the archbishop was within his rights in condemning the Revue, and that the canon law on which that action was based was of equal force with the civil law in Que bee; and now the court of review of that province with one judge dissent ing, has confirmed the decision. The case now goes to the Dominion privy council, which is the court of last re- sort in Canada. and if the present de cision is again reaffirmed it will be talk en to the imperial priyy council for final settlement.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-14
HoBoKEN WOMAN THE THIEF.
ysterlous Robbery of a New York
Firm Brought 10 Eight.

The most extensive recovery of stolen
goods that has ev1er been made in
Hobcken was credited to Detective Ser
geant Formosa of the Central Office,
New York. and Detective Nelson of Ho-
boken, yesterday afternoon, when they
brought to police headquarters stolen
silk and laees valued at. over 81, 900. The
goods were taken from the home of Mrs.
Annie Kessler, No. 8 Park avenue. Mrs.
Kessler was employed as a scrub woman
by the firm of Schaeffer4& VogeI, Broome
street, New York. She has been EN-
ployed by the firm many years. 1t was
about three years ago that the firm be-
came the victims of a systematic plan
of stealing. The porters employed at
the store were at first suspected and
when finally their Innocence was estab-
lished the matter was reported to the
Central Office. Detective Formoso was
assi tBs store to ta las case s. norta ae y Ysste r9 wo he
saw Mrs. Kessler at the place. For
moso followed her to a pawn shop,
shsiMfs S Taiued TAX sfo each. P PieasS he ie ar
rested her. Later IN the day ne came
to Hoboken and with Nelson went to her
house. She has ntn children ana four
of the youngest were at nome.
The detectives We're compelled to force
an entrance, the children explaining that
their mother had locked the door TO pre-
vent strangers from entering. One of the
four rooms coupled by the family was
filled with valuable goods, the greater
portion of which was silk and laces, some
of the former had been stolen two years
ago. The entire stock was taken to Police
Headquarters. The firm estimates the
total loss at about $1,000. Mrs. Kessler's
husband is a laborer and works hard
every day. A peculiar feature of the af-
fair is that with the great quantity of
cloth and other dress goods in the house,
Mrs. Kessler's children were in rags. No
effort was made to arrest Kessler.