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Evening star., 1896-11-28
FOR WINTER HANGING BASKETS.

Flowers and Greenery to Brighten
Up the Rooms All the Season Through.
From the Philadelphia Press
Flowers appropriate for hanging baskets
and trailing basket plants will be of special
interest to the window gardener at this
season, says the Home Queen. Whether
there is simply a small bay window or
convenient conservatory at the disposal of
the winter bloomers, the trailing and
climbing plants may be made to flourish
with very little care, if wise selections are
made. and there is nothing that will add SC
much grace and beauty to a collection Of
plants.
The question of suitability is an import
ant one, as many Of the trailers that made
luxuriant growth outside will give very lit
tie satisfaction in the window garden: yet
there are many easily cultivated plants
that have been tested by practical flower
growers. and found to be admirably adapt
ed for hanging pots or baskets, or for win
dow brackets. because of their dropping
or trailing habit 1t will be well to keep a
list of these tested varieties for reference
during the winter, when new plants are to
be added to the window garden from time
to timc
For planting in the center of a hanging
6s basket, farfugium grande is both curious
round. smooth and of a deep green color.
bIo;ched over with irregular golden spots
Dropping plants can be set around it In the
basket.
The nasturtiums are also receiving the
appreciation they deserve as window
plants. and are admirable boomers wheth-
er single or double. 'Orio1e'' is a novelty
highly recommended. The flowers exceed
IN briliancy the plumage of that most
be eautifui bird of all our American song
sters-the Baltimore oriole. The flowers
are fringed. brilliant yellow, with a large
scarlet spot In the center Of each, Offering
marked contrast to the dark green of the
ivy-shaped leaves. The plants begin to
bloom when only few inches high, and
are soon crowded with flowers. It is un-
equaled for baskets or vases; always in
Dieom So says a prominent florist. and
even in the hands of an Inexperienced
amateur these snowy flowers are sure to
give satisfaction as winter boomers.
Mahernia odorata, or honey bell. must
not De omitted. as its golden, fragrant
MOVERS are most freely borne in winter.
ana the iobelias, too, must be remembered
tnough they are too generally cultiva ted to
need special description. ~
Evening star., 1896-11-28
r reyers are worn-two large ones and a

small one 'u
,,oaas s.hs dresses are mace of satin and
Drocade moire and velvet. with lace and
housseilne trimmings. Some are hand
painted, but more have applique embroid-
cry and lace designs.
Hnoussellne bodioes with sat tin or brocade
skirts are worn by very young women.
bahclhg slippers are very much orna-
shented-some with Jewels, others with
uesisns IN contrasting leather. A patent
its toe. ~
a DOW with teweled buckle is very
popular finish for the evening slipper and
lhe ingenious girl who is of a thrifty turn
OF MIND VIII make her own. using perhaps
a couple of the tiny paste buckles which
she wore on last summers hat
Evening star., 1896-11-28
TEA AND COFFEE.
A Dealer Says That the PeOplc VIII
Not Pay the Price for Good ArticIea.

A Dealer Says That the Peoplc VIII
Not Pay the Price for Good ArticIes.
From the New York Sum-
There Is dealer in coffee in this city who
snorts when he hears people talking about
the difficulty Of making good coffee.
The making be jiggered.' he says 'The
important thing is not how the coffee is
made. but the quality of the coffee. There
are dozen different ways of making coffee,
all of which produce equally good results
and not more skill or care is required than
IN cooking anything else. The quality of the
conee Is the thing, and because Americans
insist on buying cheap grades of coffee they
don't get good coffee. They blame their
wives and their servants for the result of
more coffee than any other nation, but
they don't drink the best They drink cof-
fee as staple article Of tiiet, ami don't
study its finer qualities. In Europe people
an average for good qualities of coffee than
Is paid here. People here haven't been
trained to pay above certain price for
coffee. When I began business wanted TO
supply something little better than the
citizens of the town were accustom to
l Imported lot of especially fine CeyIon
plantation coffee. 1t cost me for-y-one
cents pound wholesale. unroasted. In
roasting coffee loses about one-sixth of its
weight, SO that this coffee roasted you'd
have been worth about fifty cents a pound
without the dealers profit. That Is abou.
twice the wholesale price Of ordinary good
coffee. With that made a mixture that
I could sell for forty-five cents a pound. I
found that 1t actually hurt my business in
stead Of helping it. People got an idea that
I was fraud because l was so high-priced
Il had the same experience with tea
Americans don't drink especially fine tea.
thought the reason Of that was that they
didn't know any better, and I tried to give
them chance to learn. 1 imported a lot of
very fine Chinese tea. It was rot the very
finest. but 1t was so good that It came in
small packages wrapped up in silk. could
make small profit on 1t selling 1t at s. a
pound. I expected 1t would be quite a
drawing card for me; but when the first
customer came in and asked how much my
best tea was, and I said 50 pound he
nearly tainted. 1t might have hurt my
business seriously, only he happened to be
friend Of mine, and agreed to say nothing
about 1t. After that was careful to size
up my customers before telling them the
cost Of my best tea. Now have best tea,
very best tea, extra best tea and the So
kind. Many Chinese laundrymen drink bet
ter tea than some millionaires. 1t comes
packed in pound boxes with glass covers
and with punches Of the whole tea leaves
tied up together In silk
''If men will buy cheap coffee there is
only one way to make it taste Sood. Let
them start out in the evening, walk ten
miles into the woods, sleep au night in
camp, and get up at O'clock the next
morning and make their own coffee Then
1t will taste like nectar, no matter what its
uuality.''
Evening star., 1896-11-28
SHE WAS A GOLD BUG.

And Knew So Much That She Gave
Her Steady Company the Mitten.
From the Chicago Times Herald.
You are worth your weight in gold" he
ventured to remark to the girl he had
wanted to marry.
Am !. indeed" she returned; land how
much is that?'
Il don't know the exact amount" he re-
piled. but It's good deal"
well, am just going to find out how
much you value me at. / have been study
Ing the money question lately, and have
some books that will tell me-"
And she went to the library and returned
with a report of the United States Treasury
Department
Here it is. Pure gold is worth $40. SO an
ounce. That is troy weight. with 1000
grains to the pound. Have you a pencil
and some paper. Mr.. Chapleigh?"
"Oh. Lord he groaned.
Whats that?" sharply.
II only said. yes. certainly
We'll, figure on the value of a pound of
avolrdupois; you know people are weighed
by avoirdupois. Only precious metals and
You're Jewell
mo nonsense. Figure it up"
For five minutes he wrestled with the
problem, until he felt his collar climbing
up the back Of his neck.
At length she inquired:
well, what is it?'
Il can't do it,
Give me the paper. Yet they say mea
are so much better than women at figures" !"
In half a minute she read the result.
"A grain of gold is worth $O.043Otsj. SO a
pound avoirdupols is worth $3O1. .462.
weigh ITO pounds. l am therefore worth,
in your estimation, $33, $50 S2-ny weight in
gold In that case Mr.. Chapleigh, l think
you had better marry Miss Greenwood;
she is worth $4,000. She inherited 1t from
her rather. Good day, Mr.. Chapleigh.'
lie feebiy protested, but she was implaca-
BILE and he left.
Evening star., 1896-11-28
H O U S OLD HINT S

Hot water will frequently restore flowers
to freshness. even when every petal Is
dropping. Place the stems in a cup Of
boiling water and leave them till every leaf
is smoothed out. then cut off the ends of
the stems and put the bouquet into luke
warm water.
An active skin. which lets pass through
Its pores untrammeled all the waste the
cody sends out that way and an active
liver are the very best preventitives of
obesity.
Having tried 1t in number of seemingly
dangerous cases. well-informed woman
says that a bruised wound or a wound that
Is liable to produce lockjaw can be rendered
perfectly harmless by smoking the lacer-
ated parts over burning woolen goods.
Javelle water is excellent for removing
tea, coffee, grass and fruit stains from
linen. 1t is easily made after this recipe:
Mix well in an earthen vessel one pound of
sal soda, cents worth Of chloride of lime
and two quarts of soft water. Apply d.
rectly to the stains and rinse off. Don't
let it touch your fingers as it's hard ON the
flesh
FiEd fault. when you must find fault, in
private. If possible. and some time after
the cffense rather than at the time. Tae
blamed are generally less fractions if there
are 10 witnesses to the scolding. In finding
fault with servants remember that it is
particularly ill-bred to call attention 10
their hortconlings at the table or before
guests and question first whether it was 4
fault or an accident that annoyed you.
Mortar ard paint may be removed from
window glass with hot sharp vinegar.
A pleasan remedy for chapped hands is
to hold them in warm milk for ten minutes
every night before going to bed; then dry
them on a soft cloth and rub with mutton
talleW. pair CT loose. old gloves will
help matters, but they must be large
they will make tile hands red.
Vegetables ought to be kept in a cool,
clean. dark place, in cellar If possible
them flabby and favorless. Soft water
should be used in cooking them. If practi-
cable, and just enough to cover them; then
their delicacy Of flavor will be preserved.
An experienced cabinet maker says that
the lest preparation for cleaning picture
frames and restoring furniture, especially
that somewhat marred or scratched, Is a
mixture of three parts of linseed oil and
one rsrt spirits of turpentine. 1t restores
WOOD to its original color. leaving a luster
upon the surface. Apply with wooden
cloth. and when dry polish with another
piece Of wool cloth.
1t is too bad that So many women give
ever to the occasional guest the sunniest.
brightest room in the house and reserve
for themselves and families little dark
Cran.ped living rooms. Let the guest who
remains but few days. or at least calls
Dut seldom, Sit In the Semi-gloom or sleep
In the duller room but, for you. take for
she living room tie one that the sunshine
klsSe es half the day or longer. Il is the
workshop where you spend more than half
your life, where brain and body are built
up and remo1eled, and it is simple Justice
TO yourself and yours that it be comfort
able and CHEEKY.
Evening star., 1896-11-28
Kansas city's Giant Policemen.
From the Kansas City Times.

from tne habS6S lily 1lWeS.
Possibly there is no other town of its size
in the United States that has as large DO
licemen as Kansas City, Kan. By request
of Chief Serviss every officer on the force
was weighed and measured yesterday, and
an average made that comparisons could
be made with other cities.
The average weight Of each policeman is
1913 5-S pounds. The average height Is five
feet ten and one-hah inches. The heaviest
officer on the force is Patrolman Joe Ad-
Olson, who tips the beam at $50 pounds and
measures six feet three inches IN height
The Mghtest officer on the force weighs 154
pounds. There are no pigmfes among the
Kansas City, Kan, policemen. Every man
Is large and well built and capable of full
filling the duties of a -bouncer whenever his
services are required. This average weight
is greater than that Of Denver, Omaha or
any other western city. with two excep-
ttons. 1t Ia greater than that Of Cincin-
natl, Louisville, Milwaukee, Des Mofnes.
Minneapolis or St. Paul Chief Serviss and
the board Of police commissioners Of Kan
sas City, Kan. take q great pride in main
tatnine this force Of bfawny policemen.
Like Peter the Great they never miss an
opportunity OF ennsttng . heavy man In
Evening star., 1896-11-28
WHRTLED FOR A HUSBAND.

But She Did Ii Wholly Unawares and
They Lived Happily Ever Afterward
From the Detroit Free Press.
Talking about whstling" said the young
man who was spinning a yarn in the
smoker, reminds me OF a curious incident
that happened to me in a hotel once-not
exactly tragedy or a comedy, but involv-
ing features Of both 1t was a country
town hotel. and / went to my room carly
to escape the dullness of the office ard
write letters to the house. There was gas
in the room, but after searching / could
not discover any matches, and there was
no bell TO ring for them. decided TO way
lay some attendant in the hall. and sat
down to my writing. But no sooner was
everything still than / heard some on.
wh.stlins in the next room. First il was a
snatch from an opera, then tender and
pLsical rendition of Annie Laurie
ccuid not write line for the witchery of
the whistled numbers. Once / applauted
but there was long silence, and 4 did not
reEeat the indiscretion. 1t was evidently
some young fellow who whistled uncon-
sciousiy, and when reminded of il ceased
to pipe his sweet music
When he stopped whistling L resumed
my pen and wrote my letters. Then 1
lpCught OF the matches and raped on my
II say: young fellow, oblige me with a
match, will you?
Ihere was no response, but could hear
movement and kind of chuckle. 1 be-
came interested and raped again.
say there, don't be a dog in the man.
ger. anybody who can whistle as sweetly
as you ought to be obliging'
Win that the door opened and there
stood before me a demure but very prettv
young woman, who handed me a solitary
match and shut the door and locked IL so
quickly that l could not even say thank
you. even IL had not been stricken dumb
with surprise"
'She was the whistler
'She was"
And did you meet her AGAIN."
wen. rather. 1 had great big apology
10 make the next day, and l made it-and.
well. she is my wife now, and / owe NV
happiness to the fact that she whistled."
Evening star., 1896-11-28
A Six Months Engagement.


Usually Miss Bellingham was very taIka.
tive when her fiance was with her, but
this evening she had little to say. The
burden Of the conversation fell upon MIR.
Clingstone. and he did not sustain II as he
should have done. Mr.. Clingstone was not
much Of conversationalist. He was a
much better listener.
Evidently, Miss Bellingham had some-
thing on her mind. and it took her some
time to get ready for the effort of reliev-
ing herself of her mental burden. At
length she said, after a few preliminary
Efforts at catching her breath:
when we became engaged, Harold, YOU
will remember that you expressed a wish
that our engagement should not be long
one.'
81 remember, Ethel" replied Mr. Cling
stone said L was opposed to long en-
gagements."
You did. You mentioned six months. I
believe, as the maximum length"
Yes. darling. 1 thought then. and
think nov, that no engagement should last
longer than six months"
do you know. Harold. that our six
months are almost up?"
Are they? Well, sell, how time does
fly, especially when the hours are pleasant
ones. That half year has howc by sweetly.
and swiftly"
Yes Miss Bellingham went on. reflect
lively. ''our six months will be up next
Thursday night at 9:15 o'clock
You have the exact time down fine"
commented the young man.
Il am usually accurate"
Then. of course, Ethel love, as our si1
months have expired, We must get married.
Oh. joy! How good it was to remind me
Of itr'
Mr.. Clingstone thought this a fitting time
to embrace his sweetheart, and his arm
stole around her waist. The maiden pro-
ceeded:
"Yes. Harold. the six months will soon ba
up. ond out Of Difference to your own wishes
regarding the length of our engagement, I
am willing that ours shall end at that
time"
"Oh, glory, Then we shall be married in
a week.
You are going too fast. Mr.. Clingsione.
1 say that out of Difference to your views
our engagement Is to end at 9:l5 on the
evening OF next Thursday, for 1 have be-
come engaged to Charles Mum, the en-
gagement to take effect al that time. Now,
I'll get your hat and overcoat. and you'll
be able to catch the last car without hur-
rying,"
Evening star., 1896-11-28
COuldn't Agree.

From Harper's Bazaar.
You wish to be relieved from jury duty,
but you haven't given a good reason"
said the judge.
Its public spirit" said the unwilling
talesman. "On the score Of economy. I
have dyspepsia, judge, end 1 never agree
with anybody If I go on this jury there'N
be disagreement, and the county will
have to go to the expense Of new trial"
Excused" said the judge
Evening star., 1896-11-28
Pianos That Catch Cold.

From Answers
Half the pianos of this country catch
winter colds exactly as We do. They get
hcarse. or have cough. or a stiff note,
or some similar complaint which cannot
be cured by home remedies. but which re-
quires tedious and expensive doctoring.
In order to prevent these avoidable all
ments piano should be kept in a moder-
ately warm room. where the Temperature
Is even, say 60 or 20 degrees, the year
round-not cold one day ard hot the next.
The instrument should not, however. be
too near the source Of heat 1t should be
kept closed, and covered with a felt cloth
when not in use, particularly in frosty
weather.
Always place the piano against an inside
wall, and little out from It.
Evening star., 1896-11-28
Costumes Which Are Suggestive to
the Economically Inclined.
SUITABLE MATERIAL FOR WRAPS
A Pretty Use of Heavy Cream
Lace for Trimmings.
BUCKLES FOR SLIPPERS

HITE BROCADE is
extremely fashion
able. especially the
kind with raised vel
vet flowers. The lat
ter has a heavy, sub
stantial look abou; 1t
which is very desir-
able in a cloak. For
the very elegant
wraps. a fur in a
contrasting shade IS
often used for trim
ming. For instance,
a pink velvet wrap is
Evening star., 1896-11-28
An Honor.

From Harper's Bazaar.
The modern history class vas in session.
willie asked the teacher, who was
GIadstone?"
Excuse me, Miss Bulger," said Willie,
but ought1't that to be, who is Glad.
stone?'
Possibly" replied the teacher somewhat
abasbed "But-who is Gladstoneg'
Hes the man" began Willie.
Yes" said Miss Bulger, encoura agingly.
Hes the man after whom the Gladstone
bag was namei,' said Willie.
Evening star., 1896-11-28

Il IIc - 1 Ik<t1ANS UT
'Dreamt / Dwelt In
Marble Halls" foated
out over the great
auditorium. A hush
fell upon the audi
ence. Some of US
were thinking of 9TH
er voices now Silenced
I h a t S a n g those
words long ago. An
old opera can mean
so much more than a
new one. One of my
neighbOrS in the next
Evening star., 1896-11-28
The Mistress af the White House is
Relieved From Care.
NOT NECESSARY FOENfER TEE KITCHEN
Details OF Domestic Management
in the Residents Home.
A I'D OF U NC lie SA M
ArR s. \
MCKINLEY.

- AAA>AAE -
when she becomes
the mistress Of the
White House. the 4th
of March, will find
the old mansion in
excellent order from
garret to cellar. The
V ar 8 improve
ments during the
last eight years In
the way of moderniz-
ing have been Of in
calculable benefit to
the house, and the
Evening star., 1896-11-28
Striking Costumes as Noted by an
Observer at the Theater.
4 CREATION IN WHITE AND GRAY
New Things in Wraps and in High
Evening Gowns.
FOR A p R ETTY GIRL

Correspondence of the Evening Star.
NEW YORK, November %. 1896.
Evening star., 1896-11-28

A pretty brunette. who seemed to resist
. temptation to fuss constantly with her
gloves, wore. half failing from her shouI-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-12

STATE FARM. VA. July u.-Special.
Major b. W. Lynn. superintendent OF
the Virginia penitentiary. came up ana
spent last Thursday inspecting the various
works now In progress. lie seemed very
much gratihed that his instructions mad
been so thoroughly executed.
Mr. Lynn certainly has the interest 81
the state at heart, and not only under
stands the management Of prisoners, but
has a thorough knowledge OF farming
as we'll.
The telephone now in operation Is a
source Of great convenience, connecting
tho farm wits the penitentiary. which
enables the superintendent 10 order the
direction Of nearly every movement on
the farm.
Arthur Gaines (colored, sentenced from
Elsex county, died Wednesday. after
serving only one month in prison.
Protmcted meeting will begin az Bethel
Methodist church the first Sunday IN
August
Children's Day has been postponed AT
Salem church until the 18th.
Miss Lee Thomas has returned from
pleasant visit TO Richmond.
Colonel HobsOn. of Richmond spent
Thursday on his farm near here.
Father Conner. Of Richmond spent
Wednesday with the prisoners mere hs
baptized one according 20 the rites OF
the Roman Catholic faith.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-12
THE REDS IN THE LEAD.
ORIOLES WIPE UP THE EARTH
WIN THE SPIDERS.
Louisville Makes 1t Three Straight From
the Phiiiies-Chicago Does Like
wise for the Giants.

CINCINNATI. July 1.-THE Reds, by
making IT three straights from Washing
ton this afternoon. are now in first place.
Meyer lost his game in the fifth inning
by rank errors. the locals scoring h'e
runs. After this the Senator's were IN
trance. Attendance. 500.
Score: H. II. -.
| Cincinnati ..... OO205i Ox-s
Washington ......10110 2 %
Batteries-Dwyer and Petiz; Mercer
and Mcclure.
BOSTON. 70: ST. LOUIS. 8.
ST. LOUIS. NO. July 1.-THE Browns
| and Bostons broke even to-day Inc
Browns lost the first game through brei'-
| enstein's wildness. Heavy hitting WIS
the feature OF both games. Dowd IN
jurcd his finger I'm the first game ana mao
TO retire. Attendance. 5000.
Oirst gameJ
Score: IL. IL. l..
st. Louis ........IO22 o.
Boston .......... 211OOi1 3x-l2 u
Observation-Disclosures and Mcfarland
Nichols and Bergen.
Second gameJ
Score: X. II. T..
St. Louis o. ......313o1Ooo4-i2 20 4
Boston .... .......2O40 O00l O. l3
Batteries: Kissinger and Murphy
Stiyetts and Bergen
BROOKLYN. .. PITTSBURG. !.
PITTsBURG. PA. July l1.-Kennedy
was too strong for Pittsburg to-day and
| brooklyn scored an easy victory. Pitts
burg could not hit him at all. and h.
was splendidly supported. Attendance
800
Score: X. II. Il.
Pittsburg o. .......O0OoO1OOO-I 5
brooklyn. go. 81 1915 10
Batteries: Hastings and Sugden; Ken
ncdy and Grim
BALTIMORE. 10: CLEVELAND, 1.
CLEVELAND. OHIO. July n.-Nine
thousand of the faithful saw the Cham
pions down the Clevelands this afternoon
in a game devoid Of exciting incidents.
Score: 4. II. T..
Cleveland ...... oO1oOOoOO-1 ) 9
Baltimore ...... 1430l OF 90 Il !
Batteries-Young and thinner; Hoffer
and Clark.
CHICAGO 8; NEW YORK. ?.
CHICAGO. ILL. July If.-Chicago made
IT three straights from New York in one
Of the finest games ever seen here. The
twelfth Inning finish was wildly ca
citing Attendance. 5000.
score: X. H. +.
Chicago. ...1OO1OOOOOO0 ]
New York 30 o OOO1O01OO0-2 Y 2
Batteries: Friend and Donohue. Meek
ing and Wilson.
LOUISVILLE. Q: PHILADELPHIA 1.
LOUISVILLE KY. July u.-Louisyille
played perfect game from start 10
iinish. Taylor was put out Of the game
for striking Dexter Attendance rO0
score. II. H. J..
Louisville o.. .......O1 22x-s 0
Philadelphia ....0OOO0OOOl-l 4
Battcrcr. Frazer and Dexter; TAYLOR.
Wrtrock and Clements.
Games Scheduled for To-Day.
Baltimore az Louisville.
Brooklyn an Cincinnati.
Washington az St. Louis.