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The evening times., 1896-03-23
THE CATCh-ALL.
" HE bandana costume is novel and
stylish Importation.

+" HE bandana costume is novel and
stylish Importation.
o.
L FANCY china is used largely in
place Of cut-gIass or silver.
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ARUBBER plant or growing palm makes
a delightful Easter gift.
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SOME new bullion belts have buckles
with monograms set in rbinestones.
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THE university Junior" is a smart
suit for little lad just out Of dresses.
o.
IF there is not a touch of purple in your
new hat you will be woefully behind the
times.
EXQUISITE sets, consisting of hat, par
asOl and cape in chiffon will be among the
expensive accessories Of the summer toilet.
THE man who owns his house cannot help
looking little bit superior when he meets
his neighbor carrying Dresden clock in
one hand and a foot tub in the other on one
of his pilgrimag ges to the home he has
rented, and into which he is moving on the
instalment plan.
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DOG blankets containing pockets, In
which tidioticcaninead adorers are sup
posed to place tiny handkcrchiefs en-
broidered with his bow-wowship's mono
gram. are actually. on sale in weil-known
tailor's In this city. If they were not
called for they would not be there. Q.E. d.
ALI fools are not dead yet.
The evening times., 1896-03-23

II AIRY E. WILKINS. the novelist has
MI afamous chafing dish. and from il
N sne brings forth many delightful
u connections. Each Saturday even
Ing she entertains a small circle
OF friends, and from her magic lamp she
conjnres host of good things. She at.
tempted at one time to count the different
dishes which she prepared by means OF her
Chatting dish, but they were too numerous
TO tally.
These Saturday evenings of Miss wilkins
are charming gatherings, and invitations to
them are coveted. Music and card pla wing
and bon mots enliven lie early hours and
then the edibles, true Bohemian dishes. are
brought forth. Delicious rarebits. mutton
chops and salads are standard features of
the feast. and broiled live Holsters. sent
that evening from the cit y, are never omitted
from the menu.
Miss Wilkins does not court notorief v.
She is very retiring and modest. and says
that an interviewer is a bette neir to her
8 She has always been averse to having any
thing of personal or opinionative nature
appear in print. Even close friends have
been refused personal talks for publica-
ton.
me does not tbiDk that letting the world
know her idea OF the new woman, OF the
name OF her fayorite flower. book or hero,
VIII make the world wiser.
Miss wilkins friends are all devoted to
her. They call her Familiarity by her first
name-Mary. Her middle name was her
mothers, Eleanor. Her modest charities
make her much loved; and, although to
public charity she has made it a rule never
to give pecuniary aid, is always ready TO
assist by writing salable story or by
giving photographs or autographs to be
placed on sale.
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THE WORK HABIT.

n oSA BONHEUR and Mrs. Julia Ward
u Howe and a score or SO OF other
N alertly intellectual women. demon.
L u strate most charmingly that work
work that the heart as well rs
the head and hand are in-is one OF the
chief preservers of the faculties, keeping
them quick and young. Mrs. Howe keeps
up her literary work. and has not yet ceased
TO deliver delightful and interesting draw.
lng-room talks, although she must be-well,
twenty three times over and more. Rosa
Bonheur. who is seventy-four. has just
finished large canvas representing COM
bat between two stations. Shehas to wear
glasses when she paints, and to remain
standing. which, added to the fact that she
has grown stouter with the years, renders
labor at the easel very fatiguing. This is
the reason no further progress has been
made on the gigantic picture. which she
began a SC ye or more years ago, represent.
ing horses trcading out grain, and which
is over five yards high and as long in pro-
portion. 1T has not been touched for many
q year, and will probably never be fin.
ished. And yet 300 900 francs await the
artist the moment she signs this canvas.
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further comment unnecessary. The fair
unknown seems endowed with Hcrculean
strength and undaUnted courage. She sim
ply rcvels in the terrible dangers she daily
encounters. while il makes you shudder to
think OF her recklessness. Her compan-
ions do not seem TO be blessed with the
sweetest of tempcrs. It is quite sufn-
cient 10 see the fcrocious grin with which
the lions greet her on entering their cage
to be aware that 1t is no child's play to
make them obey and go through the per-
Torrance. Why the countess took TO lion
training would be difficult TO tell, for
whoever fathomed a pretty woIran's ca
pricesc'
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OLD-TIME JEWELS.
It Is Almost Impossible Now adays to
Sell Coral or Cat's-Eyes.

It Is Almost Impossible Now atlays to
Sell Coral or Cat's-Eyes.
ri i ERE is drawer full of coral"
hh said the ieweler. 81 cannot
sell it at any price.
4 L Here is q coral set paid
1000 francs for. You
can have it for $40. why7 Out
OF fashion, and no one can tell whether {
viii again become the mode for half GEN.
tury. Here is a cats eyc-they are all a
species of garnet-that cost me 800 francs.
1t has no price at all upon it now. A few
years ago melee diamonds formed in
settings were the rage. What do 1 mean
by 'melee?' They are the small bril-
liants ranging from one-quarter down to
one sixty-fourth of a karat. Here is a
melee brooch for which three years ago
asked $720; can duplicate it now for
1925. But three years ago melee diamonds
sold for 5000 and 800 karat; now they
nave very little value"
The evening times., 1896-03-23
FOR THE FIRST OF APRIL.

0HE table for an ''April FOor' lunch
con may he exGuisitely decorated
with caps and bells, plenty Of yei-
low ribbon and daffodils or some
other spring blossoms which are
OF the proper hue. The ice cream can be
served in some novel shape, suggesting
the day. Individual souvenirs which are
popular at affairs of this kind may be
nothing more expensive than pretty bon
bon boxes. When these are opened only
chopped straw is visible, but below the
straw the delicious sweets are sure to be
discovered.
The invitation cards may be decorated.
f the hostess is a hit of an artist. by the
testers baubIe, the clowns inimitable
headgear. the ballet poeeuse, and SO on:
always with the appropriate motto.
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Can You wear yellow?

A quantity pretty tea gown of pale vel
low silk had bOx-pleated front and
handsome bordering of the demi-train. The
loug angel sleeves of yellow silk extend to
the bottom of the gown and are fastened
TO the train with white satin ribbon bows
and loops, while the under sleeves are of
white satin, with ermiDe cuffs. The bodice
part of the gown is trimmed with bands
Of white silk edged with steel embroidery,
while around the neck is q collar OF er-
mine. This is altogether a very uncommon
and Becoming gown.
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She Had Good Reason.

II can easily believe in Cuban atroci-
ties" said New York woman whose bus
band is a native of that sunny isle. "Some
cousins OF Jose's came to the city, md in
an evil moment invited their children to
spend the day with mine, and turned them
loose in the nursery. went up couple
ofhours later, and found that they had .,une
out and bought pound of butter witch
they had spread on the new carp,. TO i.,:ke
n slide, and were rushing up and down en-
toying themselves immensely! don't
think that anything could be much more
atrocious than tbat.''
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Fashion and Athletics.

The craze for athletic sports has again
brought the jersey into request, although
it is quite different thing from the old
time garment OF that name. These elastic
waists are knitted in fanciful stitches. many
OF them being a neutral tint with CLEANS Of
color throughout, giving two-toned ef-
feet. These convenient waists fasten on
the shoulder. The sleeves consist OF a
loose puff to the elbow. the lower portion
being quite clinging. A belt OF the same
color. or one OF suede, morocco or patent
leather, is worn.
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COUNTESS AS A LION TANER.

UsT at present there is in all France
at least outside of Parls-no more
successful public exhibition than
that which Is now being given by
female lion tanner. whose exact iden-
tity has so far been concealed. Beyond the
undOubted fact that she is a countess moth
ing isknown. When appearing with her ferO-
cious pets she always wears a mask. thus
adding materially to the piquancy OF her
entertainment. An enthusiastic English
writer has the following to say regarding
the mysterious beauty: In spite OF her
mask you can guess that she is young and
pretty, even If you did not know 1t. As
TO her figure enough of it can be seen in
her neat and picturesque dress TO render
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BRocADED SHOES.

IT THE wheels OF fashion revolve
the old styles in shoes reyive-im-
IN proved, of course, by modern tastes
Il i TO make them novelty. Brocaded
silk shoes. with extremely high
heels and very large buckles are coming
I'm IA shion again. This is not delightful
prospect, for there is nothing more unoom-
Portable TO wear and so injurious TO the
foot as the high heel.
Low shoes for dancing come in great
variety, beaded and strapped across the
instep, and black ribbon stitched in a
gilt front, with patent leather finish and
gold buckles, makes q very striking even
iDc shoe. Steel beads and tiny buckles
on a patent leather shoe, with an open
work crossed front coming high up over
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the instep, are very effective, and satin
shoes to match the gown are always in
order. One OF the prettiest evening shoes
is made of black giace kid. beaded with
Jet and lined with yellow satin.
The new skating boot favored by Eng
lish women is cut high and stiffened at
the side TO give support to the ankle.
Something nice in a bicycling shoe has
high cloth tops, which do away with the
necessity of gaiters, and are much more
trim in appearance.
The evening times., 1896-03-23
THE DAYS DISH.
Indian Crunlpets.

4 = :: : e !: {; !; 6: e E: = 6:
the next morning add gill of
melted butter and make into a soft dough
with fine yellow cornmeal; rub griddle
over with butter and bake in fiat cakes
less than half an inch thick. Always pull
or tear open crumpet or muffin of any
kind; never cut 1t with a knife.
The evening times., 1896-03-23
FOR THE EYES

Trf HEN the eyes ache, close them for
vAI five minutes.
" When they burn, bathe them
4 in water as hot rs can be borne,
with a DASH of witch hazel in it.
After weeping. bathe them in rose water
and lay towel wet in rose water over
them for five Minutes.
When they are bloodshot, sleep more.
When the whites are yellow and the
pupils dull, consult your doctor about
your diet.
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ground, except as trimmings OF part pieces.
No wonder. Such plaids as come now in
the dainty bleDdings OF the favorite greens,
browns. blues and blacks, with touches OF
cream. old rose, and what not are enough
to bewitch any woman who is not color
blind.
Intact, nearlyeyery 20 wn has some touch
OF what would, not long since, have been
called startling color. Now it is the correct
thing to have this daring bit OF dashiness,
and there lisa sense of Incompetence when
il is omitted.
The evening times., 1896-03-23
Toilet Club for Dogs.

A toilet club for the use of dogs has been
opened in Bond street, London, and they
say it is an interesting experience to 20
through the spleadidly fitted up room de-
voted to the shaving and shampooing of
pet dogs, while little cold, hungry and
homeless boysan girls are trudging through
the streets outside.
The evening times., 1896-03-23

One Of the new Congressman thinks
there are some things harder to understand
than politics. His first real grief after
arriving in the city was when he found
himself at a dinner ut the house of an old
friend, the invitations TO which had been
sent out two or three weeks before the af-
fair, when he was the only man in the room
who was not in evening clothes. But it
WAS worse when he determined TO be in the
right the next time, and appeared at the
same house, upon the occasion OF a tea from
4 to s ARA yed in q dress suit. He sta yed
only long enough for a badly-suppressed
oath and the exclamation, Wrong again"
The Travel Club viii be entertained this
evening by Ii Yam Lin, attache of the
Chinese legation, who will talk on social
and domestic life in China Mrs. Varnum B.
Collins interpreting.
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ODD COLOR coHBlNArloNs.
Pleasing Example Noted In the Spring
Gown Here Described.

Gown Here Described.
IT PRETTY example OF oddness of
IL color arrangement is a gown with
~ a skirt OF Parma blue cashmere.
L i sleeves and v-shaped front fplaid
taffeta. with yellow the promi-
ncnt color. and the body OF the waist or the
cashmere cut in the ripple skirted fashiop.
Six fancy buttons decorate the front.
BY the way. the plaid in this very COS
tune points one OF the morals of this sea-
sons dressmaking. Not so very long ago
a dainty Shepherds check would very likely
have figured in this combination, and
it would have been pleasipgly pretty, too.
or course the day OF the shepherd checks
viii never pass entirely, but Just now the
plaids have Gro wded them far into the back
The evening times., 1896-03-23
Mol,er, an yyon,en,s sp,

MOliere ON Woman's Sphere.
To form her children to good habits. to
manage her household properly, to have
an eye on her servants, TO regulate her ex-
penses with economy, ought to be woman's
study.
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DIED.

HERFURTH-James W., beloved son OF
Henry c. and Ollie Herfurth. March d.
at 5 p. m;, after short and painful ILL.
ness, aged three years.
Funeral from his parents residence,
All Seventh street southeast. Monday.
March %. at p. m. Relatives and
friends invited.
'Tis hard to part from one we love.
Though heavens the home for all:
We know our Jimmie has gone above
To answer the Savior's caIl.
FROM HIS MAMMA AND PAPA.
.St. Mary's county papers please copyD
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She Can Do i.

Some masculine observer says that .
woman can sharpen n pencil if you give
her plenty of time and plenty OF pencils. =
Chicago Evening Post
The evening times., 1896-03-23

Col. Livingston, of the army. and family
have taken possession of their new hone
on oregon avenue. next to the Concord
Flats, and are now comfortably settled.
The evening times., 1896-03-23

Mrs. Gibson, wife of Senator Gibson Of
Maryland. will leave Wednesday to spend
some time with her daughter in Louis
vile, KY.
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THIS PAGE is PLANNED TO INTEREST TE HOMIE CIRCLE
'coKREerlyHf fox cYcLERs.
4 HIss MARGUERITE LINDLEY, the

"A GIss MARGUERITE LINDLEY, the
IN III physical culture lecturer, says that
V unless women are very careful, BIZ
i cycle riding will not only ipjure
their health, but spoil any grace
OF movement or symmetry OF form of which
they may be possessed. and that corrective
exercise sareneededto 10 counteract the effects
Of riding.
However. Miss Lindleydocs stI,oroughlybe-
.ieve in the wheel when II is ridden property
and when riding is supplemented with the
aforesaid corrective exercises.'' These
supplementary exercises are not designed
to be taken at intervals during a bicycle
excursion. but at home. They are taken
standing in proper position. with chest and
abdomen in line. or lying onthe back or chest.
When standing the arms are raised shoulder
high and extended, thereby raising the
chest. The trunk is twisted. an exercise
which brings into play many OF the unused
muscles.
The most valuable Of the corrective ex-
ercises for bicyclists. Miss LindIey said
il taken lying On the stomach, with the
feet fixed firmly and the hands ON the hips.
From this poSition the head and shoulders
are raised by means Uf the muscles Of The
back. Another valuable exercise is taken
lying ON the back and extending the leg up
and ont from the hip. Both OF these move
nients girc exercise to the muscles which
bicycling neglccts.
Narrow bicycle saddles Miss Lindley de-
ciared to be the cause OF half the evils re-
suiting from wheeling. She advocated the
use OF a saddle adapted to the needs OF the
person who on ia niade-tO Oorier saddle.
And she insisted Thai the width OF the made
to-order saddle should be at least approx
n,ateiy as great as that Of u properly made
chair.
The evening times., 1896-03-23
A STORY OF A SFRVIETTE.
How a Wife Sought to Give Her Hu

How a Wife Sought to Give Her Hus-
band Surprise.
r. G. d. LESLIE, r. A. told a
mi story OF Lady Beaconsfieid which
v has the merit OF being new:
~ recoiiect once getting into
conversation on a "a ilway journey,
with linen dra per. who told me that when
he was serving in a London shop lady
came in and asked for some satin. None
being good enough. the lady volunteered
the information that she wanted the satin
for the purpose of making seryiettes with
II. The customer was Lady Beaconsfield.
and she proposed to have parts Of ope of
the speeches of her husband engraved in
gold on the satin, which, when made into
napkins. was to be used at a dinner party
given to the most prominent members Of the
Conservative party
Lady Beaconsfield. as is well known, was
very proud Of her husband, and no doubt
the story is also true.
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DIabOlicaI.

DlabOlical.
Mrs. johnson Hateful, stuck-up thing!
How proud she was of that new dress of
hers. She would hardly look at me; but
got even with her!.
Mrs. Jackson-How did you do it?
Mrs. Johnson-Ob, 1 told my servant girl
where she could get dress just like it,
Somerville Journal.
The evening times., 1896-03-23

Mrs. Fanny n. Belgcr, the widow OF the
late Col. James Belger, U. g. A, retired,
who resides with her soD-in-law, MIR. & B.
Barnum, near Savannah, Ga, has been
stricken with paralysis and there is but
little hope for her recovery at last accounts.
Mrs. Belger is the mother of Mrs. Forsyth,
the wife of Lieut.. ". W. Forsyth, Of the
Sixth Cavalry, who came in from the West
at once to nurse her.
The evening times., 1896-03-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Cumming and Miss
Gordon Cumming are still in Berlin, and
will not return to America before next
autumn.
The evening times., 1896-03-23

Mrs. Carroll Mercer and her two children
are in Norfolk, Va, where she has large
interests. She viii return shortly to this
city.
The evening times., 1896-03-23

Mrs. Cramp has issued invitations for
luncheon the 2Sth.
The evening times., 1896-03-23

Mrs. Harry King or @ street, accompanied
by her daughter, Miss King left today for
an extended tour through Colorado, New
Mexico and California. Mrs. King and her
daughter wiil spend some time in Denver
before enjoying the sights and scenes OF
the Pacific slope. Mrs. King has been in
poor health all winter. and is taking this
trip principally for he benefit of her health.
The evening times., 1896-03-23
ALL AHEAD OF The SEASON
How Washington Society Rusbes
Some of Its Functions.
Benefit Performance for the Chill
dren's HOspital-SOcial Events
of the Week.

The present social season has been
characterized by a tendency 10 anticipate
events. A short time ago the Friday Morn
ing Music Club gave an entertainment, and
notwithstanding the fact that the first
snow storm OF the st easoD was keeping people
at home Il song wus rendered, entitled
winter Is Gone" A Iso, hostcsses were
using holiday decorations OF holly and
greens ut least Two weeks before Christ
mas, and Valentine parties were given fully
a week before February IA. The bicycle
meet was sc 70 March, but as 81 fling we tler
was rather slow In puttingin an appearance
this affair has been postponed until April
/.
The board of lady visitors OF the Chill
dren's Hospital Is arranging u benefit per-
formance, which gives every indication OF
being "a brilliant affair and :. success from
every standpoint. A matinee performance
is 10 be given on March 81 at the Nationas
Theater by Mr.. 4. IL. SOthern, who, with
his company. will present one act OF The
interesting play. The Prisoner OF Zen
da.' Mr.. Everett Wendell OF New York
will give the comedy, In Honor Bound"
Mr.. Wendell is a weil-known amateur of
that city, and will be assisted by Miss
Alice Fiddle, Miss Clara Emery and Pierre
Stevens of Washington. Mrs. \. s. Lin
coin is extensively Interested in this, as
she is in many notab charitable affairs.
The patronesses include Mrs Stevenson,
Nine. Dupuy de Lone. Mrs. Miles, Mrs.
Brice, Mrs. Hearst, Mrs. F. b. MCGUIRE,
Mrs. Mckeever, Mrs. Stanley Matthews,
Mrs. John Hay. Mrs. n. l.. Anderson, Mrs.
Thomas B. Reed and numbers OF the most
distinguished ladies in Washington.
Mrs. Harry King or @ street, accompanied
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Mr.. G. Heitmuller of Il his cityis in Paris.
The evening times., 1896-03-23
1870 Utica Mills a.
Bleached Muslin,
Sc yd.
S2-in double width
Shirting eviots-new
coIorings,
lOc w
ga Un b l g a c h q d
Sheeting, good quality.
For
I7Hc yd

csc Fancy Ticking,
guaranteed fe a ther
proof. For
ISc yd.
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Ready-made Pillow
Cases, ranging In
price from
SC to 2Sc.
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A WRITER'S FAD.

AIRY E. WILKINS, the novelist. has
Nj famous chafing dish, and from it
vi she brings forth many delightful
CONNECTIONS. Each Saturday even
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

sank upon his chest. Disconnected
scenes from the past swarmed in his
mind like bees in the hive.
"Ah" he said as the music Of the
Easter hymn drifted up the tower
stairs, "they are singing the troparion."
In his imagination he sang that
hymn. again youth, in the old church
below. The little old priest. Father
Naum. many gears dead and buried.
once more was informing the end of
prayer. while children's voices united
in the responses. Hundreds Of peasants
bowed and arose like corn before the
wind. Now they crossed themselves
devoutly.
The old familiar faces were OF those
long since dead. There was the stern
visage of his father. There stood his
elder brother at the old mans side,
signing deeply and crossing himself
again and again. There he himself
stood. young. healthful. strong joyful.
full of expectation of life's happiness.
Where was that happiness now?
The old mans thoughts flickered up
like a dying flame. Recollection illu-
mined all the hooks and corners OF lis
life And all he saw was endless,
ceaseless. merciless labor-labor far be-
yond his strength. He saw sorrow, too
much sorrow and suffering unutter-
able.
All. where indeed was that happiness
of which he had dreamed?
The burdens of life had wrinkled his
young face, had bent his powerful back
before the time had come. They had
made the joyous boy sigh as his elder
brother had sighed.
There on the left. among the women
of the village, with her head humbly
bent. he saw his sweetheart. She was
a good woman. May the peace OF God
be with her SOUL
oh. the pain that she had suffered!
Want and work and woman's woes had
withered her glowing womanhood. Her
eyes had grown dim with years end
weeping. The shocks and blignts OF
life had painted a dull fright upon her
comely face.
All, where was her happiness?
God had given them one son, their
10y, their very soul. and ne was ground
TO his death by mems injustice.
The picture broadened and grew
vivid in the old mans mind. He saw
standing in his pew the rich enemy of
the family. bowling his head to the very
ground. CLOSING over in his prayers
the wrongs of the widows and orphans
whose lives he had blighted in his selfish
greed. Micheich felt his heart grow
hot within him now. as 1t had done
then. while the dark faces OF the holy