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The evening times., 1896-04-27
JUVENILE LITERATURE.

- ONE people re afraid of giving chill
dren 100 many story tooks. But
{ sometimes the best thing you can do
~ for Il child is to give it a story
book But choose il well, for chill
dren have not the capacity for judging Of
Il story. whether il is good or bad. To sat
isfy chiId's imagination, when it is still
4 little pixy, with a strong trace OF the
other world left, we give him myths and
fairy tales. and then gradually lead him
through Robinson CruSor and its like,
which are a mixture OF ima SiuatiOn and
practical life, TO something more human.
We next try to impress upon his mind that
he is not living with fairies, but is a little
man and must take responsibility. We DO
not want TO make life seem dreary. SO we
give him Il little genuine nonsense. mixed
in, like Alice in Wonderland Books about
animals. Black Beauty the jungle
Books and anything of that kind teach
him 10 think and care for others. To en-
phasize family relationship we give them
family stories, such as Hawthorne Ora nd
fathers Chair and MicDonald's short
stories. By this time Tie child Is old enough
TO be n hero-worshiper, and Hawaii tha,'
the LAYS of Auc' Rome" or Couper's
tales fill the hera 1g. the more spiritual
heroes being pro> -ged NY the German Iliad
The Ncibelungenlied," Lowel's 'Sir Laun-
fall" and Tennysons round table 'Idyls"
teach the spiritual side Of wise mixture
OF adventure, and give the idea of trying
to conquer themselves, as well as outside
enemies
The evening times., 1896-04-27
EQUAL SUFFRAGE NOTES.

In n communication Of recent date, Mrs.
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis writes as follows:
1t is often said by the opponents of wo-
man suffrage that we have already TOO
large number Of voters, and that govern
ment by limited suffrage would show much
better results | wonder whether such
people realize what they are sa ying-
whether they know that they are announc-
ing that, in their opinion. a government
of, for and by the people is impossible. and
that our ideal has been placed tco high for
our attainment.
Universal suffrage, to me. means the
right of every man and woman. who is men
tally able to do so, and who has not
forfeited the right 10y an i'll use OF it. to say
who shall rule them. and what action
shall be taken by those rulers upon ques-
tions of moment.
Who has not forfeited the right, say,
for the fight can be forfeited as can that to
liberty or to almost any other so-called
natural right" In old English common
In " high treason is partly defined a giving
aid and comfort TO the kings enemies With
US, where the people have taken the place
of the king, there can be no such aid and
comfort given to their enemies as thr. ugh
any attempt to debauch the suffrage.
The democratic principle demands the
life disfranchisement OF any one convicted
of giving or receiving bribe 10 influence
the result of an election. The right OF
man or woman to sclf-gOvernment is so
Vital. so sacred. that tampering with it
cannot be visited with too heavy penalties.
The saying that eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty is as true today as it ever
was, but we are not willing to pay that
price, and therefore the disgraceful con-
dition of affairs in our cities is what it
| is today But the fault is not primarily with
| the ignorant masses. 1t lies with the ln-
teIligent voters, the men who should be
| leaders. but who have wilfully discro wned
| themselves and the n cry out for limited
suffrage or in other words, fer the be uefits
of democratic government, without Its
| necessary duties.
1t has never. to my knowledge, been
suggested that peoples government could
| be carried on without work or without 4
| great deal of sacrifice. The principle of
universal suffrage. like every other high
ideal, will not run alone. 1t carries duties
| with it. duties which are imperative, and
| to shirk which is filching benefits without
| rendering an equivalent.
When one hears men deliberately avow-
| ing that their private interests will suffer
| if they perform their public duties. or
women pleading against the bestowal of
Sc suffrage lest they lose certain legal
privileges. which place them on par with
children in their teens. one realizes how
| far the ideal still is from US. and one looks
for the handwriting on the wall-"Mene.
meme tekel, upharsin''- Thou art weighed
| in the balance and art found wanting"
Those words were addressed to the mon
arch who had betrayed his trust. Let us
Ike heed to the warning ere it be too late.
The evening times., 1896-04-27
UNDEHT TAKERS.
DIED

BRICKERD-At Glendale. Nd. on April
% at a. m. Marion Aubrey, son OF
Mamie and Milton Erickerd, aged eighteen
mOi:ths
CoLEMAN-On Monday. April 81. 1896.
Elizabeth. wife of Charles II. and mother
of Louisa. RcbecCa and james II. Coleman.
Funeral from Third Baptist Church. Firth
and q streets northwest, Wednesday, at
p. III.
KOTTMANN-On April 25, at IL 80 d. m.
at 519 Fifth street southeast, Henry
Eottmann.
Past his suffering, past his pain,
Cease to weep for tears are vain.
calm the tumult nf thy heart.
For he that suffered is at rest.
ap26-2t
Funeral at 2 O'Clock. Monday, April 81.
Friends are invited TO attend.
McCLELLAND-On Saturday. April %,
S96. at 2:oT p. m, John McClclla nd, jr.,
the beloved husband of Emily MCClelland.
i'll the Hfty-iirst year Of his age.
Funeral from his late residence. 1924
Tenth street rorthwe-t. I. on Monday. A prIl
Invited to attend. Intcrinent At Glen
weed. 1t
KNAEE-On saturday, April %, 1896,
Pdulina. tclOved wife of Frederick kEabe,
aged seveDt weight years and SIX mouths.
Funeral from her sons residence, Mr..
A!fert Enabe, No. ;t23 A street northeast,
on Monday, April %. ut 3 O'clock p. m.
vited to attend. 1t
EOONCE-Or Saturday, April -5, e96.
Boston. Mass. NCse B.. be.Oved brother
of NJ. s, ]. $. and Miss L l. + Ocrce.
aged twenty-five years. nine months and
twenty-Oue lays. inteTment at Harmony.
Notice OF funeral later.
Hishappy soul has winged It's way
To one pure, bright eternal day. 1t
The evening times., 1896-04-27
THE LATEST BROOCHES.

Tn spite of the temporary cloud upon
them breastpins continue TO be made.
and perhaps it Is because of the
L cloud that jewellers have piqucd them
selves on making soIEe unusually in
teresting designs. They are flat discs OF
gold that by process known to jewelers.
have had the surface purified OF alloy and
made a dull, rich yellow. They n.itate
ancient designs, Gaulish. Etruscan old seals
of the middle ages. or japanese sword
guards. Thus. n dragon swallowing its
tail. have seen Que where a gold dra gon
i'll bas relief coils itself upon a ground of
green mosaic that for simplicity aud beauty
of color Contrasts rarely surpassed. Some
times one or more jems are set in tohe ighteD
the design.
The evening times., 1896-04-27
COSTLY GARTER CLASPS.

TTRENCH oxidzcd silver is being util-
ICED extensively in fashioning the
buckles. Nonograms set in jewels
mock or real, are st!ll the style.
The miniature craze is extending
to garter buckles. and it is not unusual to
see the face of Josephine or sCme other
celebrity of the empire reign on the garter
buckle. An economic buckle is one which
has two sides and groove. thrc ugh which
ribbon may he inserted. These ends are
brought together and iicd in bowknOt-
Its clasps are of silver and on gray elastic
may be subjected TO a color treatment by
fastening with ribbons which match every
pair of stockings. An Gartcrs are adorned
with a blue bow as well as the elaborate
buckle. Elastic webbing used for garters
is not more than a quarter of an inch
broad. but n flutcd ruffle OF the same width
on either side gives the appearance OF
breadth American women were slow TO
receive tire co!ored lingerie of France. but
nov the hosiery OF the season is infinitely
more obtrusive than that of the Parisieune.
The evening times., 1896-04-27
THE MODERN BALLROOM.

T appears that dancing as polite
pastimc is going out OF iashicn. Some
ono has just published book in
! London on the decline Of dancing,
andsays that some one else has explain
cd the sole trouble TO lie with the men, who
come to the ballroom doors unwilling To
exert themselves. which perversity one
might expect TO be a symptom. but hardly
an excuse. Men are not more indolent than
they were. Sir Augustus Harris lately re-
marked with some contempt that the baru
dance of the modern ballrogm is true
gauge of the contemporary taste: md
that in Paris the cotilliou has desenerated
into a childish romp. in which the gentlemen
troton paper mache hobby hcrses and hre ak
a pastcboard lance for the lady. 1t would
seem that the amateurs of Poetry OF motion
have some reason TO complain.
The evening times., 1896-04-27
THE DAYS DISH.
.yelIied Chicken.

JeIIied Chicken.
@LEA NSE and truss fowl; cover with
boiling water; let it come again TO
| the boil and skim well: draw the
~ vessel to the side of the fire and let
it simmer gently until tender: lift
from the liquor and. when the latter is cold,
take off the fat; put the liquor in sauce
pan with sliced onion, one cove, hou-
ouet of soup herbs and a new carrot. also
sliced: season tastefuliy with salt and pep
per and simmer fifteen minutes; add half u
package OF soaked geiatinc. strai in I'd Pour
some into a mold; when nearly set shred the
flesh OF the fowl and ack it into the mold
with slices of hardboiled egg and bits or
tongue and ham; gherkius and iruftles may
be added: finish with more OF the Jelly and
put away in j cool place 10 set
The evening times., 1896-04-27

"EE independence OF the A mtrlCsn COT
Wv Iege girl is a constant source OF sur
prise TO foreigners
The fact that a girl who is cul-
tivating her mind is not above exer-
cising her bod Y in the performance ofmauuai
duties is something incomprehensible TO
the arstocrat on the other side.
It is possible that these very aristocrats
have been served to ham and eggs or some
less vulgar food by one OF the ambitious
American girls who puts her pride in her
pocket until she gets an education that
she thinks is worth being proud OF.
Every summer the hotels along the ST.
Lawrence number several young women
among their mattresses who are freshmen
or sophomOres in some neighboring college
The girls look upon the venture as sort
of outing and though the work is often
very arriuous and at times hurniliating.
most of them manage to get pretty good
time out of it and enough money to pay
their expenses for the coming term.
Already the girls are beginning TO make
enga sements with hotel proprietors at
summer resorts, and woe to the dashing
Young blade that winketh unwisely and in
discriminatory at the damsel who brings
him his dessert. for who knows that she
may belong to the very same fraternity with
his own sister or his best girl?
The evening times., 1896-04-27
The Fashion in Tea Gowns.

And, by the way, what is the fashion of
today in tea gowns? Anything that is
pretty, generally pale and handsome. The
ma ajority of these garments are so beauti-
full and rich in design and so lovely in
coloring aud fabric that they seem more
suitable for, evening dresses than for tea
gowns-that is, in the ordinary sense OF
the word. And. indeed, they are very per-
Missile to wear when receiving morning
callers or informal visitors in the evening.
The charming home air they tmpart to the
wcarer, the little glimpse behind the screen
Of social formalty is very alluring, even to
the most captious critic.
The evening times., 1896-04-27
HER RIBBON RULES.

T.; &: :;: &; s e T: :; : ; 4:
and n full front, are the latest
fancy in this particular and popular article
of dress Checked and finely striped Ia ffeta
silks are used for these waists, and the
special novelty Is the stiff white linen collar
and cuffs worn with them. These are ad-
Unstable, OF course. and If they are not
becoming the neck may be finished with d
turnover collar of the silk, or a black satin
stock with the piping OF white on the
edge, and a narrow black satin cravat
tied around this with a stiff little bow
in front. Others are finished with plain
ribbon collar and bow at the back and
q ribbon belt.
The evening times., 1896-04-27

of those who have would he willing to
spend more than 500 on single toy, be
il ever SO pretty.
Every article in the set is in perfect
miniature-teapot. cream pitcher. sugai
bowl, tongs and the finest Of spoons, all
ON round silver tray of unique design.
II is interesting to note that quite rs
much care has been put upon the designing
and the detail of these pigmy tea sets
as upon those of goodly size. The children
of this generation are fortunate in this
addition to the M Cdcrn nursery.
The evening times., 1896-04-27
THE SHREWD SHOPPER.

oAID one of them: ~ study adver-
tisen.ents, and j know where and
when and how to purchase the house
hold supplies. Ny husband used TO
laugh at me for reading advertise
n.cnts so carefully, hut lie has long since
learned that / save many dollars every
month. know of nSbetter wayto practice
economy, and do you know il il is a Won
der how soon you learn 10 detect the real
from the false? l do not think have ever
been taken in by an advertisement; there
is always something about the false ones
that repels ME. You hear O great deal no W.
adays about the practical pages of mag
azines and newspapers, but for ME The
practical pages are those containing the
business announcements Of reputable bus-
ness houses. The housekecper who takes
advantage OF the practical hints in those
pages shows a great deal more common
sense than does the one who tries to fur
nish n sevcn-room cottage with a lot Of
soap boxes covered with denim worked in
fancy stitch.''
The evening times., 1896-04-27
weighing the Baby.

How much does the baby weigh,
All in all? Oh, who can say?
Not his dainty flesh and bone,
Not his sweet, pink clay alone,
Not his limbs so soft and fair;
These are trifles light as air,
These are but q thing apart,
When we weigh him in the heart.
Who can weigh the light that lies
In the heaven of his eyes?
Who can weigh his sunny smiles,
Or his sweetly winsome wiles?
Who can estimate the worth
OF an angels kiss at birth
pimples playing hide and seek
In his round and rosy cheek?
Who can know the hopes and fears
or the mothers smiles and tears?
Who can weigh the prayers expressed
For the loved one at her breast?
Who can ten the fathers joy
Wrapped within that baby boy?
How much does the baby weigh,
: All iu all? All, who can say!
Nixon Waterman, in the L. A. ". Bulletin
The evening times., 1896-04-27
A PHOSPHORESCENT TEA.

n PHOSPHORESCENT O'Clock tea
i was recently given in Paris at s in
" the evening, at which no lights
L 4 were used, the light coming from
the ceiling, carpets, chairs, pic
lures, teacups andfiowers. Theladies wore
phosphorescent dresses, and their faces.
shoulders and arms cleaned with light.
Al Henry. of the Academic des Sciences, has
tnventeda phosphorescentst starch, which was
used on the occasion, and which, employed
as face powder, lends a moonlight radi
,ance, very becoming to some"
The evening times., 1896-04-27
MINIATURE TEA SETS.

" lie most novel and costly playthings
for children that ingenuity has de-
viscd have just teen put on the
L market. Beside them the most cx-
pcnsive French coils and elaborate
mechanical toys pale. for these new play
things are miniaturc silver tea sets, sod,
and with not an ounce Of plate about them,
made III the exact model Of what tie fash
ionablc lady uses. They aIc OesiEued iCr
play in the nursery. for the dolls md the
baby houses OF the little daughters OF
millionaires.
Despite the fact that one of these tiny
tea sets costs S125 to S1E0 tJhe miniature
teapot or cream jug alone being worth
$50 or 500, there is sale for them.
II is u moderate sale. Of course: for, while
IL has been calculated that there are n
thousand milloDdircs in and about New
York. not all Of these have doll-pIa wing
little girls TO lie pleased, aud few, even,
The evening times., 1896-04-27
The First Fork and Spoon,

1t is about 900 years since forks were In
vented. A princess was married to aprtnce
of Venice; for the wedding breakfast she
provided herself with silver fork and a
gold spoon. This set the fashion, and
wealthy families soon provided themselves
with like table furniture. The greatest ex-
ctement followed their Introduction, and
the church condemned the use OF the riicles
without which you would not be able TO eat
in comfort 1t is said that it was 61 8
years later that the fork and spoon en-
tered England.
The evening times., 1896-04-27

ed, and actually succeeded in serving at her
table: another got a shoemaker Of whom
she had ordered pair of boots to allow
him to go and take the measure OF her foot;
a third drove the cab in which she was con-
veyed from the railway station to her hotel.
and a fourth contrived to get puto as an
assistant stage machiust at the theater
where she acted. All contrived to expand
the little bits of conversation they over
heard into long interviews"
The evening times., 1896-04-27

The musical event OF the week will be
.he Maud Powell concert tomorrow night
at Metzerott Music Hall. Dudolf Won
Scarpa. the brilliant Viennese. whose art has
been favorably criticised by the highest au-
ihOrities oftwo continents. will accompany
Miss Powell and will also give a solo. Mrs.
Edwin L. Pcrk Inks, Miss Anita Cluss. Mr..
Finckle and Mr.. Rice will assist, and the ac-
companists are: Miss Louise HELEN and
The evening times., 1896-04-27
THE GRAMMAR OF MATRINONY

(Eefintions.)
"A fOUN-The name of a man.
nj Pronoun Anything that stands
" for a man. c. G., dude, octogenarian,
Adjective-W that qualities a
man, c. q. rich. poor. handsome, homely,etc.
Verb-Tlicrc is but one worth consider
ing. i. G., to love. Neg, 10 love not.
Adverb Anything that qualities 'tolove."
c. e.. .madly, passiopately, fondly." or
mot little Bit
Proposition Anything that introduces a
proper noun. you are under obligations to
the proposition; If Il common noun. you are
not.
ma be.
tDeclensions.)
There are two-propcr and improper.
| Proper-Ah. no, l do not love you, and
cannot marry you, but 1 viii be a sister
to you.
Improper What. marry you? Not on your
tintype. Go chase yourself. young feiler.
tConjugations.p
Future-A husband that is to be.
Future pcrfect-A satisfactory husband
that is to be.
Present Your husband of today.
Imperfcct-The husband you are thinking
of getting divorce from.
Past-The husband who has gone TO that
bourne from which no traveller returns.
Past definite The husband from whom
you have been divorced.
Past indefinite-The husband who went
away ten years ago and whose present
whereabouts are unknown.
tNumbcr.)
PIural-Married.
Singular r-Unmarried.
iGendcr)
Mascuiine-A man or woman who wears
bloomerS.
Feminine Woman VITO wears skirts.
The evening times., 1896-04-27
FASHIONS FaDs.

FASHIONS FADS.
- HENE velvets are lovely.
o.
BICYCLE teas are in high favor.
~ o.
LANOLINE is a sure flesh pro-
THE new etamines in chameleon tones are
lovely.
THE habit of work is the very best cure
! for the blues.
combination.
CHIFFoNEE effects are much in vogue in
dressy bodices.
LINEN etamincs make very chic and cool
sumer costumes.
TO be very chic wear tiny Empire fan
on your lorgnette chain.
THE belts of the season grow narrower
and narrower, but no less costly.
THE Marie Antoinette fichu makes a love
ly finish on summer gowns.
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THE covert coat still holds its own, pro-
vided it is made by a good tailor.
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A VERY small hustle is Tlaced in all the
gowns sent out by fashionable modistes.
o.
7
| the fastest whims of fashionable house
keepers.
PEOPLE who are moving or house
cleaning deserve the sympathy of the rest
OF the world.
PERFUMED flannel in lieu of sachet bags
is used to scent bureau dra wers and ward
robes.
OeGANDIE gowns loaded down with lace
make the summer girl genuine object of
beauty.
VEGETABLE fiber IN soft dark coIors
makes floor covering Infinitely TO be pre-
ferred to mating.
RA - cannot resist >liUIlONer SecUS. 11llS
is well to remember If the rodents are trou-
blesOme.
o.
SOME charming strawberry forks have
the fruit in red enamel with leaves in green
on the handle.
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DAINTY little t-glass and silver mucil-
lage pots add much TO tie equipment OF my
lady's desk.
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THE summer girl viii know what tor
menting viciousness lies concealed i'll an
obstinate collar button.
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COARSE cOfree-Colored burlaps in con
ventional designs make serviceable and
really pretty screens.
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THE woman who never wears her street
| gown in the house is sure 10 ICok dainty
| both out and indoors.
The evening times., 1896-04-27

The Travel Club will hold its last meet
ing this evening at the Strathmore Arms.
No. 1101 X street northwest. DR.. Joseph
Nimmo. jr.. will give the club talk on
THE Isthmian Canal Project"
The evening times., 1896-04-27
Hrnnd Brlf Gone BY.

Good-by I, the broad lieit Mere twists
of ribbon band the waist of the modern
gown. Iftrigly worn they give the Frenchy.
long wasted effect SO much fought after.
but when a large woman with clothes by no
means snug in fit puts on a narrow ribbon
twisted belt she has very much the appear
ance OF Lclster tied in the middle.
The evening times., 1896-04-27
DUSE AND THE REPORTERS.

N Me. Eleanora Duse. who was lately
MI appearing in the Danish capital,
IE is said TO have Il strong aversion
L TO being interviewed, but the CO.
penhagen reporters were equal to
the occasion. one reporter got a situation
as a waiter at Il hotel where madame stay
The evening times., 1896-04-27

Prof. Arnold ". Meyer. Miss Powell plays
with Seid on the eveniny OF the 29th inNew
York inder the auspices of the Press A $50
ciat ion.
The patronesscs OF this event are: Mrs
A. l.. Barber, Mrs. Henry L. Bouut. Mrs.
W. o. Dennison. Mrs. 5 a Northway
A-,s. Senator Teller, Mrs. Senator Bur
rows, Mrs. Senator Sherman. Miss Herbert
and Miss Morton.
The evening times., 1896-04-27
warming DedclOthes.

An ingenious use OF electricity is to warm
the bedcfothes. This is done by heating a
system OF wires inside double quilt. The
current can be regulated at will, and the
temperature irainta ined at the required
degree.
The evening times., 1896-04-27

@ The patronesses of the Charity Ball,
for The benefit OF the Rapidan county Home
for Children, are: Mrs. Ramsay. Mrs
William Gordon, Mrs. J. H. Gordon, Mrs.
Wheatley and Mrs Fred MCGUIRE.
The evening times., 1896-04-27
w oman.

Wien carols filter thro' the trees,
And apple blossoms scent the air,
She dives into her trunks. and sees
There not gown that's iitto wear.
Chicago Record
The evening times., 1896-04-27

There will he a meeting of the Oriental
Bicycle Club Wednesday evening. at T:3O
p. m, at the residence OF Mrs. Cailan. No
4l6 First street northwest. Miss Lena
Forrest will preside.
The evening times., 1896-04-27

Mrs. Richardson Glover win give tea
Tomorrow. to meet Mrs. George F. Clover,
from to Z.
The evening times., 1896-04-27

Eschew the ordinary cof-
fee and give Kneipp's Malt
Coffee a trial. You'll like
the change, and the chill
dren will be delighted as
well. 'Tis only 12c per
pound package. All grocers
sell it.
Kneipp Malt Food CO.,
A.Lepper, Wholesale Agent.
Stalls l4S-l49 Center Market.
The evening times., 1896-04-27

Col. and Mrs. William Gorham Rice will
leave Washington about the 1st Of May
for their home III Albany, n. Y.
The evening times., 1896-04-27

Mrs. Daniel Manning win spend a por
tion of the summer at Niagara
The evening times., 1896-04-27

Hon. and Mrs. Scott Nesbtt OF No. 2203
K street northwest have as guests Mrs.
]. L. Linney and her daughter Alice.
The evening times., 1896-04-27

feature of the reception given Friday
evening in honor of Mrs. Stevenson. wife
Of the Vice President. by Miss Chenoweth,
regent of Columbia Chapter. d. A. R., was
the excellent music. The Elite Trio. made
up of stringed Instruments, played by
Messrs. Maury. Russell. and Bradsford, rem
dered not only classical music admirably.
but spirited patriotic selections with ad-
mirable taste and style.
The evening times., 1896-04-27

The secretary OF the Swedish legation.
Mr.. N. ]. Knagenhi ielm, and his wife will
arrive in this city from Europe the latter
part of next week.