Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-14

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Mrs. Cleveland does rot ride bicycle.
hut she does what is perhaps better-she
walks. Sire walks well, too. and al
most any bright morning she may be
seen on her promenade, usually en- route
for a morning call at some friends
house. or taking a constitutional pure
and simple. Her costume on such oc-
casions is q short walking skirt. clearing
the ground by two inches, close-ftting
jacket and a chnchiila collar. On her head
she wears a close round hat garnished
with a fancy feather and a dotted veil tied
Closely over. her face
She walks along with free step and an
air of thorough enjoyment and her bright
eyes AMI glowing cheeks Indicate the pleas
ure she finds in her favorite exercise. Dur
ing the social season she found these morn
ing walks the best StinIuant after q te
dioUS reception i'll crowded rooms and an
overheaicd atmosphere, and after brisk
walk through the White House grounds,
along r street to Miss HeriertS, or across
the park for a chat with Mrs. Lamont, she
was able TO continue her social round with
reuewe i vigor.
Mrs CleveIand's constant good spirits
and health source Of continued Won
der to her friends, and 10 inquiries as to
the fountain of youth whence she draws
her supplies. she answers that she finds it
size has made point Of taking for tie past
five years, and that she regards walking
as more heaithful and natural than any
other form of open-air sport.
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A short time ago an auctioneer had on
hand unclaimed express packages for the
past six months, and his rooms were
crowded with individuals prepared to graft
fly their strongest instinct. One man was
there who had evidently determined to
wait until something really good should
be put up and then have it at any cost.
As the parcels were sold unopened, of
course there was a large amount of faith
required to he sure of what was worthy of
his effo rts. At last he saw his chance.
neatiy-fastened package about the size of
two-pound starch box caught his fancy,
and he recklessly started the bids at ten
cents Other candidates entered the con-
test, and before he VIGOROUSLY claimed the
prize the sum of sixty-three cents was
reached With his previous parcel, he hur-
RED off 70 lind what fate had in store for
him, and discovered the contents to be six
fott!eS of homemade medicine, with exact
directions for the intervals of taking, but
no mention of the particular ailments for
which they were TO be the cure-alls so,
lest he should take fit remedies for a sore
ii roat, or use bunion lotion for headache
he gave the box and contents to the Office
boy and wished he had sixty-three cents
worth OF cigars.
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While Meil,a ard the De Reszke's were
holding the Opera House in thrail last
Friday night. music lover was having
the bsst time, apparently, he had expert
enced in ages. Attired in correct evening
dress, his Immaculate shirt front adorned
with three pearl studs. he sat We'll back in
his hve-Goliar seat, his head thrown back,
his arms extended With easy grace to their
TO hnfG fnO
glass ard the ether the ,ibletto OF the per-
fornlaEce, and with Chiid-like simplicity he
snorel for one-haf the evening.
When the Enal burst of applause disturb
Ell his SiGmber he rose with the rest of the
audience and gave the artists their grafton
as though he for one had enjoyed his
moneys worth
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The spring openings are always supposed
to be a season of delight to the miil.ners,
even i: they bring d:smay to the breasts
OF indulgent husbands. One milliner pour
ed ont her tale Of woe to d customer the
other day as follows: You see my lovely
creations? some direct from Paris, some
made in my establishment equally as at
tractive. ] &c abroad to get new ideas, /
employ the best chapaan artists | can get
and then when l have my opening, half
tie women come III, look over my stock
try on a Cozen hats and bonnets handle
tncIn. examine and see just now they are
constructed and go ICme and copy them
without further ado. There IS one lady in
particular whom 1 dread, she can do as
well as al , of my han1s, Il not better and
Yet doa't dare say q word, for she is one
OF the lish-flyers. and l should not like to
ofe-.l her. She is Il tall woman very Stv-
ESh, and really 1 wish she wo,Il1 either
copy some one else's hats or open an es-
tahhshn'eEt of he own, so that 1 might
copy hers
me supreme Court of the United States
Is much more active in the matter of get
ting It's decisions into print now than in
former times" said an Old practitioner to
Star reporter recently. In olden times
The court frequently allowed months to
pass from the time opinions were handed
down to when they were issued, but it
Is different now. At the opening day of the
present term March 3. the court handed
down opinions in a large number of cases
With the exception of one or two, every
one of these decisions has been revised
put into type and officially issued, for the
information of all concerned"
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Thanks to severe laws and the neyspa-
pers, remarked a leading bank teller
counterfeit money is a rare thing these
days L do not know of one counterfeit
note coming into our bank during the past
nVe years The reason of this is that coun-
terfeltiHg Is lost art. Should a bad note
make Its appearance the newspapers give
1t such prominence that every one is on the
look out for 1t, and its circulation is stopped
Immediately. There are some nickels In
circulation which are counterfeit, mostly
nodded by Italians and by school boys for
fun. but they cut no figure at ALL Counter
feiting has died simply because it did not
pay. 1t cost thousands of dollars to get
up good counterfeit. and then ten to
thirty years penalty for so doing stared
tne makers constantly in the face The
risk was too great and they quit. A BUSH
ness firm here. which handles a great deal
OF money. tells me they have not seen a
counterfeit note for ten years. Put it to
yourself. as an average man, have you
seen one?"
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THE crematories have not yet affected
the coffin or casket trade much" observed
. travelling agent for an undertakers' sup
ply firm, but they undoubtedly will IN the
future. / have visited about forty-five Gre
matories IN various parts of this country,
and as 1 am IN the business 1 take cons:d-
cradle interest in them. The theory was
that most OF these erematories would use
the stock casket, that is. the crematory
would furnish the same casket for a num-
Der of funerals. but that practice has not
yet btainet to much extent and jpd;vid