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The evening times., 1896-05-30
A FOOLISH FAD.

:" He fashionable girl these days lets
her purse swing from chain
which she wears about her neck.
The chain must lie very fine and
the purse of silver or gold mesh,
with a gate Top. This idea is more for nov
city than convenience, for a purse dang
ling from ones waist is apt To be q trifle
annoying. But it is the fashion, and so
the girls are all doing it. A few of the
fair maids tuck part of the purse within
the telt. as If il were a watch.
Many OF these woven gold or mesh purses
are wonderfully beautiful. They not only
have the gold bail top studded with Jewels,
but tiny gem or Two gistens among the
woven gold threads OF the purse itself.
The evening times., 1896-05-30
THE DAYS DISH.
Lemon Cake

- REAM together two cupfuls of sugar
and cupful of butter: add two
thirds of a cupful OF milk; then the
~ stifly-beaien whites OF six eggs.
and four level cupfuls OF flour,
IN which, wo teaspoonfuls Of baking po WIDER
are mixed: flavor with two teaspoonfuls
of the extract of lemcn- Onc-half of this
recipe makes Il nice cake.
FroSting Tor this cake is made with the
sirny-bcaten white OF an egg made thick
with fruS,iug sugar: add the yolk of an
egg 20 ooIur the frosting yellow. Flavor
with lemon.
The evening times., 1896-05-30
THE HOT MlLk HOBBY.

I Tot milk is the newest panacea for
In all complexion ills. II the face be
wrinkled, sallow, freckled or 9TH
4 L erwise afflicted, hot milk, say the
enthusiasts over this new remedy
will produce cure. Converts declare that
the face after being washed with milk at
night, feels wonderfully refreshed, while
the skin soan becomes very white ami soft.
Some even gu so far as to pour gcner-
Gus quantity of milk into tile water for
the bath, and claim that it is positively
magical in removing fatigue.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

bassador and family, at LeDox; Italian
ambassador and wife, Bar Harbor; French
ambassador and family, Cape May, N. j.;
Austrian minister and family, abroad;
Spanish minister and family, Lenox; Rus
sian minister and family, Spring Lake, n.
j. The Mexican minister will leave for
his country, accompanied by the minister
ofEcuador, earlyin June, md Nine Romero
will summer at Cape May.N. ].
The evening times., 1896-05-30
FAD IN HAT NEARING.

" HE quickest way of sizing up a wo-
mans social status is a critical ex-
animation of her head covering
If anxious to impress you with
the knowledge that she belongs to
the smart set she gives more thought to
millinery than any other one dress detail
hat she may have among her belong
ings that suggests wild floral tangle,
but that hat is never allowed to appear in
public unless the function for which it is
donned is of the most frivolous.
Very somber and very tiny is the toque
or turban for all but the drcssiest ocsa-
sions. She would as soon think of going
to ball in boomers as wearing chapeau
with short waist.
And when her hat is elegantly eccentric
her frock you will notice is simplicity per-
sonified. =.
She leaves to the ignorant and careless
of her sex the millinery blunders that so
surely prove social position.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

Mrs. Harmon and Miss Harmon, wife and
daughter of the Attorney General will 90
to Bay Head, n. j., aud later to Warm
Springs, Va.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

Miss Morton, the sister of the Secretary o
Agriculture, will remain in this city unit
July, when she goes to Detroit.
The evening times., 1896-05-30
Owners of Lots.

We have applications from builders for
choice building sites, either for sale or
exchange. Apply at The Times Real Es-
tate Bureau.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

The various diplomats will he established
at the following places: English ambassa-
dor and family, in England; German am
The evening times., 1896-05-30
A KISS FOR EVERYONE.

ELMAGEN, Roumanian country
In town OF 1,200 Inhabitants, holds
i,s annual fair on the feast of st.
Theodore. ON this occasion the
place swarns with newly ma rried
brides from sixty or eighty villages in the
district. Widows who have taken fresh
husbands remain at home. The young
women, In festive attire and generally at.
tended by their mothersin-iaw, carry jugs
Of wine enwreathed with flowers In their
hands. They kiss everyone they meet,
and afterward present the jug to his Inns
for nip" The individual thu RECALLED
5estows small gift on the fair Cvbeie.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

1t is probable that Mrs. olney and Mrs.
Minot, wife and daughter of the Secretary
OF State, will leave Tor Falmouth, Mass,
their summer home, ut the same time that
Mrs. Cleveland goes.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

Miss Herbert aud Mrs. Micou, daughters
of the Secretary of the Navy will accom-
pany their father ON tour of inspection.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

Mrs. Wilson, wife OF the Postmas ter
General will go to Charlestown, W. Va, for
the season.
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GOING TO GRAY GABLES.
Mrs. Cleveland and Her Children
Will Start Next Week.
The President VIII Join Them as
Soon as Possibie-Summer Plans
Of Fashionable Folks.

The departure OF Mrs. Cleveland and her
children for Gray Gables early next week
is announced, and The President will join
his family as SOON as official business per-
mits.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

try box.
| SOMETHING new for milady's desk is
| q silver trinket, which has seal at one end
and danipgeniouslittic device for holding the
| scaling wax at the other.
SNOWFLAKE curtains, a silky texture
| in brilliant hucs. resembling the old-time
Roman scarf. are something distinctly new
| inartistic draperics.
| SMALL, firm leather or suede covered
cushions with a loop at the top from which
| to suspend them from the chair as a head
| rest. are to be had at the shops which make
speciality of comfOrt-giving novelties for
| tourists.
THE wise woman now lays In a store Of
| gloves. For 81 pair u really good quality
may be bought which cost at the beginning
| of the season at least double that amount.
IT is curious to note how the sensible
English fashions obtain with Americans.
| Nowadays the correct suit of furniture no
| longer includes bureau. the roomy chif-
| fonicr and convenient dressing table av-
ing driven that hitherto indispensable piece
| of furniture quite into the background.
BAREGE crepons are admirable for
| effective over the chameleon-tinted silk
| lining; but as they have a fashion of crink.
| Ing up in damp weather they must ne
| used with discretion, particularly at the
| seashore.
THE big check in vivid reds, green's, and
| blues is the latest novelty in the ever
| popular shirt waist. These are effective
when worn with the soberhued crash
gown now so much affected by the tailor
| made girl
Is there TO be no end of woman's
usurpations? She has stoienman's pockets.
has filched the idea of his adjustable
cuffs and collars, the latter bringing its
own punishment in the shape of collar
The evening times., 1896-05-30

Mrs. Hoke Smith has gone TO tie mount
aims OF Georgia with her children
The evening times., 1896-05-30

SILKS are so ridiculously cheap and SO
altogether lovely that they tempt the
imprudent shopper beyond the limits of
her purse; but she may console herself with
the thought that this summers gowns will
DO to line those of next year.
The evening times., 1896-05-30
Is Your House yncant2

Place your property with The Times Real
Estate Bureau. II you wish an immediate
tenant. Continuous free advertising.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

Treasury, will remain here, making short
journeys out OF town from time to time
The evening times., 1896-05-30

Mrs. Lamont, wife OF the Secretary of
War, with her family, is settled at Sea-
bright, N j. The Lament children are
very fond or tie sea shore, and are de-
lighted at the prospect OF cottage life Oh the
beach.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

Mrs. Quay, wife of Senator Quay, will
be in Beaver, Pa, throughout the seasons
The evening times., 1896-05-30

SI25 to baltimore and Return
The Il. y q X. R. Co will sell excursion
tickets from Washington TO Baltimore for
all trains OF Saturday and Sunday, May
80 ana 81. at tie rate or S1.25 for the
round trip, valid for return passage until
the following Monday. ny27-2s-29-3O-31
The evening times., 1896-05-30

The TimrS Real Estate Bureau can Sc
cure 4 tenant for your vacautstore quicker
than any other agency.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

up very tightly at night; the more loosely
1t is plated the better. There should be no
strain at all on the roots during sleep.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

button; and now, as an accessory to her
bicycle outfit, she rivals him in the beauty
and novelty Of her match safe.
The evening times., 1896-05-30
THE PROPER THING.

TTNGLIsH art draperics. which come
L. In charming flower designs, are
most desirable for curtains and por-
- tieres for seaside cottage and coun-
try box.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

SOMETHING new for milady's desk is
a silver trinket, which has a seal at one end
and an anipgeniouslittie device for holding the
scaling wax at the other.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

THE wise woman now lays in a store Of
gloves. For 81 pair u really good quality
may be bought which cost at the beginning
of the season at least double that amount.
The evening times., 1896-05-30

Is there TO be no end of woman's
usurpations? Shehas stolen mans pockets.
ias filched the idea of his adjustable
cuffs and collars, the latter bringing its
own punishment in the shape of a collar
The evening times., 1896-05-30

as special for Deco
ration Day zve offer $500
!: +: !: +: s 4: :|:: T: !: 70
The evening times., 1896-05-30

SNOWFLAKE curtains, a silky texture
in brilliant hues. resembling the old-time
Roman scarf. are something distinctly new
N rtisti ic draperics.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

Genius has now made it possible for
bicyclist to ride under water. We have
had plans for wheelmen to ride to and
from the clouds and TO ride underground
in cycle tunnels.
There have been bicycle railways and
bicycle boats, but Reuben II. Plass of sos
Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn, n. Y, an in
ventor, is constructing a machine which
makes submarine wheeling an accom-
plished fact. The practicabiIity of the in
vention has been demonstrated by means
of model, and the workings of this model
have been such as to attract the admira-
ton and Endorsement of every practical
cyclist who has seen it. Not only do the
cyclists praise it, but the submarine divers
believe it is destined to be of the greatest
use to them.
All men of brains agree that this is an
age of progress and that the bicycle is one
of the most practical instruments of ad-
vancement. This invention proves the
truth of the latter belief, and it goes with
out saying that the former is correct. TO
those who are familiar with what is known
as deep-sea diving the utility OF the SUBJ
marine bicycle is plainly apparent. Under
the present circumstances it is necessary
for, the diver to sink directly to the bottom
before he can begin operations. With the
new contrivance he can pedal about at any
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22
Unique Man-of-War That
Runs on Trolley Lines
The Fully Equipped Miniature White
Cruiser on Wheels That Is Named
after the PresideM-Elect

valuable suggestion. 1t depends upon no
trolley wire for its motive power, for it is
equipped with two 30-horsepower electric
motors and Bemis truck. Thus, while
nomlnally 1t is supposed to operate solely
on electric roads, 1t can in reality be taken
over almost any sort of a railroad of the
right gauge, as it drives its own wheels.
1t demonstrates the fact that it is pos
sible to construct a car for operation on
street railroads in cities that would be OF
Infinite use In case OF riot. 1t is not beyond
the range of the ability of modern
mechanics TO build car that would be
bullet-proof and really constitute travel
ing fort. 1t would be possible to carry on
such car several pieces of artillery, or,
better still, equip it with the light guns
that are used in the navy, the recoil of
which would not be sufficient to damage
the tort on wheels in any way.
Indeed, it is believed that a car con-
structed on the same model as the Nc
Kinley, only of course of substantial
material, would form very effective pro-
lection for ompany of men whom it was
necessary to move from one part OF the
city 20 another. Certainly it would be
very much easier to transport guns and
AioIi LII t4ilS 1dSnlOU III case OF rlOL LQan IN
the ordinary way, and it is also true that
movements could be made from one point
to another with far greater celebrity.
Therefore it is plain to be seen that the
Nc Kinley is really the representative of
an idea of exceeding practicability. 1t is
certainly fact that trolley man -of-war
like her, made of the real stuff and carry
ing her equipment-lourg guns in sponsors
and two in the deck turret-would be g
rather formidable engine of war.
The accom- panying illustrations give
very excellent idea of the appearance of
the Mckinley, although they do not show
her at her very best, because it is impos-
| sible for even the advanced art of the
photographer to secure the transmission
from life to paper of anything that breathes
so pronounced spirit as the Mckinley.
She is really much more of an affair than
| she looks to be, and to see her quietly
| gliding down the street, with colors flying,
the captain on the bridge, and the dark
mouths of the guns frownlng silently
front. sides and rear, gives one the inn
preston that surely things are seldom
what they seem.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

Here is the gallant complement OF the
trolley man-of-war Captain, Major
Charles K. Darling; lieutenant-com-
mander and executive offic r, Walter L.
Emory; adjutant, w. P. Hall; paymaster,
E. E. bennett; surgeon. Dr. Sawyer;
equipment officer, w. w. Lapointe; navi-
gator, H. E. Jennison; chief engineer,
Kendall +. Crocker; lieutenant of marines,
Walter Hardy; second lieutenant of ma
rines, 1. A. Scannell; captain first COM
pany of tars, w. K. Jewett; lieutenant, 81.
K. Bennett; captain and Lieutenant of
second company of tars, Messrs. Dillon
and Page; drum major, Judge Charles II.
Blood. They are all among the leading
business and professional men of Fitch
burg, Mass.
What would a man-of-war be without
lifeboats2 Though the Mckinley is small,
she is fully equipped, and two staunch
jolly-boats hang to the davits just abaft
and on either side of the bridge, while a
dingy graces the stern. All are kept fully
provisioned and ready for immediate use
in case the anchor chains should become
toggled and all bands be required to splice
the main brace.
If it should become necessary at any
time to cast anchor the requisite apparatus
is at hand and its fukes will be sure to
catch in some convenient paving stone. In
fact, the Mckinley compares favorably
with almost any war vessel except In size
construction and equipment. The hull is
of the finest quality of duck. The smoke
stacks are genuine, however, and if it is
desired 10 create q sensation red fire can
be burned in them. The interior of the
cruiser is by no means commodious, but
atones in point of luxury for what it lacks
in the matter of size.
Naturally in a boat 81 feet long, 9 feet
wide and II feet high there are not accom-
modations for either officers or crew, that
is, so far as the interior OF the hull is con-
cerned. So there has been compromise
on board the Mckinley, and the space be-
low decks from stem TO keelson is devoted
to culinary and gastronomic purposes.
For the Mckinley has a cook. Like the
mariner of song, he is just now 'the cook
and the captain bold and the mate of the
Nancy brig; the bos' n tight and the mid
shipmite. and the crew OF the captains S
gig,' for the Mckinley lies at anchor in
the shops OF the Fitchburg and Leominster
Street Railway Company at Fitchburg.
Mass.
This trolley man-of-war is really the
pioneer In an entirely new feature of troll
ley, or rather electric railroad. For,
though built for the dual purpose of pleas
ure and demonstrating the practicability
OF unique ldea, 1t has really become a
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

A strange craft is likely to invade the
leading towns and cities of the United
States within the next few months. The
people of Philadelphia, New York, Chi
cago, Cincinnati, st. Louis and Pittsburg.
and even San Francisco need not be ar all
surprised if they see, some fine morning,
big cruiser plowing through the air,
down the principal street. 1t will be the
trolley man-of-war that furnishes this
strange sight, one of the most unique OBJ
jects that was ever put on wheels.
This pioneer OF ali land craft is not to be
despised when it comes to a question OF
force. Dainty "barkers" peep ont through
her portfolios, prototypes of the smiling
faces that gleam from the sides of the flag
ship New York. This trolley man. of-war,
or white cruiser on wheels, has been dig
nified with the name of the next Presi-
dent, Mr.. Mckinley. While her mission
is not that of protection so far, she is
quite likely to exercise a rather patriotic
influence among at least the younger gen.
Grafton in the days that are to come.
1t is designed to run on electric roads of
standard gauge, and as all electric roads
are OF that gauge, it is very likely the
queer craft will have many limitations be-
1OIe IOHS. one Is III appearance mlnla-
ture, to great extent, OF the big cruisers
that have followed Admiral Bunces flag
for so many months. Her superstructure
is painted green, her hull and sponsors
white, her guns and ironwork black. She
carries 100 men, officers and crew, and is
81 feet long, 8 feet wide, II feet high. The
lines on which she was constructed were
taken from the model of the battle-ship
Brooklyn by Naval Architect henry P
Lapointe.
Originally the Mckinley was a fatcar,
and she was EXTENDED fore and aft so that
| finally her length from stem to stern was
81 feet. She had adouble row of port
holes on each side, and as she advances
toward you you see the sullen counte-
nance CT two grim six-pounders, while
peeplng from the tiny turret on the gun
deck is a Notwithstanding 1S-pounder.
The quarterback is rather small. In fact,
the officer of the day has hard work to
make his rounds, owing to the confusion
that numbers always occasion. Another
odd feature is that Jack Tar and his off,
GERS are on the best of terms and all hands
mess in the wardroom.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22
Another Lightning Calculator.

s. Harry Crawford, who lives at Harrow
on-the-HiL, recently declared his ability
TO reclte from memory after hearing them
once read out to him a series of twenty
totals OF six figures each. Accordingly,
says the Westminster Gazette, we wrote
down this formidable array of figures
while he sat with his back to the table.
Then he requested that five more should
be added, which were to be regarded as
outside the bargain, but creditable work
of supererogation if he succeeded in re-
citing all twenty-five. Then his wife, who
accompanied him, read out the figures
distinctly and slowly, but consecutively.
Mr.. Crawford explained that what he
chiefly required in reading was an even
and uniform pace, whicn-crede experto-
is not at all an easy thing to achieve. All
the figures having finally been read out,
Mr.. Crawford braced himself to his task,
and rehearsed them tiuently and without
single mistake down to the last two
digits of the twentieth line. Here he SUBJ
stituted 543,245 for 543,2l6. Proceeding
then to the next series, he recited all
these without an error. We then asked
him at random 10 give us the fifth, sixth
or any of the series, and he not only did
at pleasure. With the exception of the
two erring digits in the twentieth line,
the whole series seemed to be correctly
photographed in his memory.
The next experiment consisted in ar
ranging at random twenty cards out OF an
ordinary pack and calling them out in the
same manner. These also were rec1ted in
order without mistake. Finally Mr..
Crawford offered to do three sums in quick
succession and the square and the cube of
any number up to 100 and the subtraction
of any series of twelve figures fromsany
other. We wrote down any that occurred
to US, and before two membe RS of the staff
of the Westminster Gazette had worked
them out on paper Mr.. Crawford had done
all three in his head. Then we returned
to the first series of figures, and Mr.. Craw-
ford gave US any that We selected, either
backward or forward. We have only to
add that in our opinion no kind of colIu-
sion or deception was possible, ana that
the British calculator seemed to have
earned his right 20 have his talents re-
corded.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

in the State apartments, by the simple
process of taking out a long pipe, and,
after it had been filled by his secretary,
smoking it. King Leopold, though, we
donbt not. a good deal as.onished, rose
to the occasion admirably. He at once
caused cigarettes to be handed round,
with the result that Ii Hung Chang soon
found his position no longer one OF
splendid isolation"
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

easy to produce is a likeness OF some per-
son.
Thus it will be seen that society in this,
its newest fad, has at last taken up some
thing that is of real value in demonstrate
ing the worlds mental progress and in
proving the power of mind over matter.
If this fad really results in turning the
minds of the smart set toward things that
are not altogether of the earth earthly the
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

achievements of modern scientific
thought.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22
Lii Hung Chang Broke the Rule.

Ii Hung Chang has earned the thanks
of all inveterate smokers. he has broken
down the rule of the Belgian court
etiquette which strictly forbids smoking
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

A dctor in the Highlands of Scotland.
whose patients are scattered over a wide
district, takes carrier pigeons with him ON
his rounds and sends his prescriptions by
them to the apothecary. He eleavas pigeons,
too, with distant families to De let loosa
when his services are needed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-19
William BENJAMIN Piper.

The Boston Transcript recently pub
lshed the following obituary notice on
the death OF Mr.. Ben Piper, and IL will
be of interest TO the many friends he made
while a resident of Seattle:
The sudden and unexpected death OF
William Benjamin Piper. of Dorchester,
on April 5, viii be deeply lamented by his
many friends in Boston and elsewhere.
He was q years of age and belonged to
prominent Dorchester family. being the
son of William II. Piper, the well-known
publisher, and cousin OF Col. George W.
Turner. editor of the New York Recorder
He was graduated from the English high
school in the class of 1859, where he At
tanned high rank as a scholar, and was
one OF the most popular and promin snt
members of his class. While captain of
company in one OF the high school bac-
talions, he is well remembered as a very
conspicuous figure in all the functions of
the Boston School regiment, both social
and military He then became a student
of the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
noiogy. receiving honors, and by his rare
knowledge of military tactics securing the
appointment OF captain in the cadet bat
talon. Before completing his course i'll
health compelled him to leave the insti-
tute and seek recuperation in travelling
Upon the Pacific coast. His long Illness
was borne with praiseworthy fortitude. A
young man of an exceptionally brilliant in
tellect, with high ambitions. a close stu
dent Of history and politics, he certainly
had promising future: while his pleas
ing manners and cheerful. generous dispo-
sition. combining all the elements of popu-
larity, won for him the friendship ana
esteem of persons of the highest standing
in the community, and his noble character
will leave an enduring impress upon the
memory of all who knew him."