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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23

tea nook Is an improyised one. IL Is in
a corner of a great drawing room. \
screen tall and panelled with glass,
makes the tca-rOom. and little tea SER
vice upon a Cairo stand does the rest.
There are very old chairs within this en-
closure one ig 90 wood with broad arms,
and another, also of wood. is Naples
chair. black as your hat. and as uncOm-
Portable as an ironing board. but carved
until you cry out with JOY at it's intlica-
Giles.
Mrs. C. 7. lIuntington's tca-room IS.
like the rest of her Fifth avenue palace.
unexcelled. Its cups are as lareo as
bowls. 40 one serves tea in the dcmitasse.
The linen under her tea tray is fine as
thread. and the silver is the heavy oxi-
died work now fashionable. Her room
IS a maze OF drapery, the festOOns being
dependent from the sides Of dOorways
and above mantels. Mrs. Huntington her
self is a Rembrandt woman in type. and
her colors are pale green pale blue and
cardinal. Her tea-room carries out these
colors alternately according TO the daily
taste OF the hostess.
MISS NANDERBILTs ROOM
Miss Gertrude Vanderblt's tea-room
Is . girls room. This hciress. who could
make a greater splurge than the MARI
borough girl. persists I'M being only girl.
II she spends money ST. isn't on herself
Her tea-rOom Is Il square apartment
in the rear OF the Prand aalon Of her
fathers enormous house ON Fifth ave-
nue.. IL looks out upon the avenue and
has a window that glances towards Cen
trail Park. The furniture Of the room is
In blue and pink the pink being the pre-
else shade which Miss Gertrude wore TO
the Astor ball. IN chiffon. The tea SER
vice is an arm holding the kettle Be-
meath are the cups resting upon an inlaid
table.
There is a couch supplied with pillows
from the gowns that have been endeared
TO the young hostess, and upon little
shelves. everywhere around the room. are
cups OF thinnest china Dropping in for
Lenton cup Of tea the caller is asked
TO select cup. VIII is then lifted from
the shelf and ME i'm tea A neat
maid slips In and Of the room. taking
out and bringing back the cups.
IL would be shocking at the beginning
Of Lent. when the soul is plunged deep
tst In self condemnation. 10 suggest that
these afternoon teas are the vehicles for
the genuest and most persistent nirta-
lions OF tho year and that the Easter
announcements and Easter weddings are
only tho reflex Of the Lentsn afternoon
Tea table. But the interesting fact re-
mains that. over the little tea tables.
more cups Of the amber are poured for
the men than for the women. Even
elisha Dyer. the great cotlllon leader and
the husband OF Q wife Of marvellous beau
~, enjoys the Lonten tea table and q
Whispey with the prettiest girl, while
hya Elisha bushes over her cup into the
eswu6srsd face Of the college lad. homo
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23

the superintendent We are IN close
proximity to the city Of Stanton. and
our steward is on the market there every
day. and buys almost every hour OF the
day such articles as medicine, clothing.
loOu, etc. as are needed here. His SER
vices are required by the superintendent
almost hourly. To ask these citizens Of
the Commonwealth 10 do this service
without compensation. in my opinion.
would be asking more than the average
business man could De expected 10 grant.
Besides this. d. takes the appointment OF
attendants nurses, employees, etc. from
the superintendent, and places n IN the
hands Of this committee. They are rot
on hand 10 see that they perform Their
duty. This would produce at once a
clash Of authority. and would, in my
opinion, only work harm TO the hospital
and patients. | Will be glad 10 have you
gentlemen. when you return to Richmond.
look into this bin. II YOU want any in
formation, ask IL to-day. You will find
AS ready 10 give you courteous replies 10
all your Inquiries. Radical changes are
not desirable IN any business manage
ment
You will find here q valued considera-
tion for every dollar that has been spent
by ms. II is with pleasure that We point
10 orr last annual statement 10 the hCn-
orahle body Won represent By the most
careful management of the board. To-
aclhcr with that Of the superintendent,
We have been a3lc TO report surplus TINS
year. We are not before the LegisiatNi.
asking aims. We say TO YOU. as We sad
in orr report. that we have room to-day
for az least loo additional patients. and
have not declined 10 take any applica-
tons for the past four years for want OF
room. Several of the buildings necessary
for the comfort OF these unfortunate pco-
pie have been erected from our savings.
This is especially true as 10 our steam
plant and our new laundry buildings.
These two buildings have been erected al
q cost of nearly So. gD0. without asking
q cent from the Legislature. The build
ings are the property of the State, and
sneak for themselves. Not one cent has
been asked for their erection These
buildings were absolutely necessary for
the increased work which results from
the increase of patients we have been
called upon 10 take in the last few years.
Our report 20 the Governor shows all
this, and We are not ashamed Of our rec
ord. Then why change the management
here? II representative gentlemen from
other sections want a change refer them
20 our management. We are not ashamed
OF what we have done.
| nave. gentlemen. taken as much ~
your time as l should. and | conclude by
saying that for the present this hospital
is under your control The representa-
tvcs OF the board. and the stationed OIL
GERS are ready 10 obey your commands.
The books and financial accounts of the
steward are AT your command We ask.
al Your hands. thorough inspection and
investigation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23

Speech OF Mr.. I. +. Beck ham to tho Legis-
latixe Committee.

Mr.. /. T. Beckham. OF Alexandra,
President OF the Board OF Visitors Of the
Western State Hospital. at Staunton. de-
livered. on FridI morning. Feb. 18th
highly interesting address Of welcome to
the visiting members Of the House Com
mittee on Asyums and Prisons. and on
Schools and Colleges. In his address MI.
Beckham briefly defined the needs OF the
institution. and also gave his reasons
why he Is opposed to Senator buchanan
bill. which seeks 10 bring about cnanse
in the MANAGEMENT of the various insu-
tutions. Mr.. Beckham's speech was as
follows.
II is with pleasure. Mr. Chairman. and
gentlemen Of the committee. that l WEI
come YOU here to-day at the western
State Hospital. You are here 10 per
form a duty. which is imposed upon you
by the Legislature Of Virginia. That you
may do so thoroughly and wei, ~ our
desire / speak not only for the Board "
Directors. but for the superintendent, ano
his excellent corps Of assistants. For ,he
time. we place the hospital under your
control This institution, its financial ac-
counts. it's patients. its CONDITIONS, are
All omen for your inspection. We earnest
lv desire that you will give II thorough
one There is nothing here when we
wish 10 conceal from those VINO represent
the taxpayers Of virginia. 1900
From them we receive the money he.vs
saly for the comfort and support OF TINS
unfortunate class OF citizens, who are
under our charge After your visit To-
day through the various departments or
this institution. we think that you Will
with one accord, say that not a dollar mas
been appropriated for the supper; OF these
people at this hospital that has not been
spent IN a good and righteous cause w 9
have employed I'm every department mere
CHRISTIAN men and women. whose daily
life IS spent I'm their interest. III Is a
service from which most OF us Would
shrink While these attendants are palo'
vet there are many scenes through when
they pass that mere dollars and cents
will not atone for Each and every en-
ploye. from the superintendent doWh'
has "a separate and distinct duty 10 per
form from day TO day. We see that
new bill (Senaie bill No. 400 has been IN
troduced i'm the Senate OF virginia 10
very radically change the present mode OF
conducting the hospitals OF the state;
and fine care Of their inmates
have read the bill carfully, and, so iar rs
il relates to this particular hospital
don't hesitate TO say that II could oniy ue
detrimental TO its present nahasv,lIiei., ~,
In nv opinion. IT would be Impossible 10
secure the services of these gentlemen,
without compensation. TO attend the du,
ties now performed by the steward ana
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23
for n day. The Lentcn tea table Is too'
too sweet for mortal resistance.
TrA-ROoMS or RI-DS


too sweet for mortal resistance.
TEA-RoOMS OF BUDS.
The new beauties OF the season. those
buddcd this year. and others Just com
ing into fun bloom have their little tea
rooms. Miss Evelyn Burden. VINO ios'
her Jewels when her mothers were stoi'h
I'm the greatest Jewel robbery That ever
happened I'm New York. possesses tihy
tca-room that lies In the extension OF tne
parlor floor OF their town house. ms
tca-room Is filed with souvenirs OF Joui
news Its curtains are SIX net' anu the
tea service Is blue delft.
Miss Kitty Ducr. the belle OF the puu
season. combines boudoir tea-room anu
self I'm the most fascinating way. ANY,
Miss Amy Bend, who is reported engaged
10 marry Willy X. Nanderhilt-when re-
mort is not connecting him with the Duch-
.es ~ Nanchester-has a piano I'm her
tea-room and gives little musicalcs during
the Ienten afternoons when there's Moth
ing going on but cven-song in the
churches. a ceremony which Miss BEND,
who is very devoui. often attends.
Though tea fiom England was the
cause OF revolutionary trouble, the tea
room in its beauty IS an American IN
vention. In Paris. when Nine. Faurc
sends out cards for a . o'clock tea, her in
citations arc In French. except the WORDS
- o'clock tea" which are I'm English. The
French have no words for o'clock tea.
as we have no direct terms for the
r. s. V. r., which we place upon invita-
lions that need reply.
Nine. Faurc has a tea-room which was
furnished for her by Mrs William As
tor while that lady was visiting at the
Presidents house last spring 1t IS in
Marie Antoinette style, and has all the
poor Queens little fancies from the glass
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23
THE hiNDE HG fETEN.
10 he Recognized in the General School
Law of New York STATE.

Inc New York Tribune. OF Feb. 9th
has the following editorial which will
be read with interest here:
re kindergarten, which In this coun-
Wy ~ Growth of fhe last twenty years.
Is az lerSth 10 be recognized IN the gem
the amendments 10 the law included i'm
oil Just introduced authorizes any
school district In the State TO establish a
free KINDERGARTEN. which children four
years old AID inward may attend. being
counted as part Of the pttendancc. ac-
cording TO which the pub ic school mon
ey is app0rtoned. Inis indication of edu-
cationol progress will be most aporeci-
ated by those most cognizant OF the val
NC OF kindergarten training for young
children. Though not yet ripe. the time
viii come when kindexartens for the
little ones will be deemed as essential az
primary and grammar schools for these
more advanced"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23

Whole amount capital actually paid UP In cash
Of capital authorized
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23
FIFTH AVENUE TEA ROOMS.
Ms. John Jacob Asior Has One In Which
Pans Are Sbhousttsd Against Dylns Sun.
mrs. DlnSICK AT THE TEA URN.

osptivated the General over the Tic" cups
By Remembering That He "I"kes"
Capitalization of Lent In 'cA
Koom.-Tsa hooks Of the Hunt
tpxton and Vanderbilt Houses
and of Mime. Felix faure'
Buds Have Tea spots
ofUnique Beauty.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23


Mrs John Jacob Astor's new nome IT,
esn,lv thrown open 10 society 'hro"e"
sor,es Of house-warmings' has VIA
= tricnas consider the ideal tea-roon',,
7, ucs well back upon the hrs' hoo', a.
- 0..n house Its entire rear wan -
80 sSsss allowing the last rays OF su''
40 linger over the . O'CLOCK u" chatrs-
.nd lis furnishings are palms. ,'t,.b
ves there are resting places-cha'is =, 30,
cushions and unique stools, pu' S ~
the lasting impression OF ia'e
.ubouetted with palm fronds'
AsTOR TEA-ROOM.
Over the arched entrance rs caSu". 49,.
A.. Russian scarf. for II Is russia,
With lemon that Is server noIe. ,-',o,-
,rg "a the tea-room Is the rec'pUV"
.nou which connects mysierlousS ~
curtains and arches with inc oiiine
49,, which I'm turn. connects by s.iu-
49, 1oo,-s with the dining-room Of MIS-
m's,,arn Aston who lives in the twin
49, ~, door That little tea.room
a.. s.,exncrsivo Given the broad window
- az oalms all can have tea in the
So sunlight when tired nerves are get
-. .borneclves tensioned for dressing
for dinner. - g., 7 an,
y, ono NJ the finest avenue houses there
IS no provision for tea-rooih' anu wa
does the hostess do these aiterhoons "ho"
tho CAV world subdues its gaieiy 10 gos-
Gin and its revelry 10 tea? she Is at nome
in her tea-roou as others are Her niue
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23
l. ,pmorli,Ie nav

Mrs Grimes (of the suburbs)-I wish l
could remember what day IL was ! sent
those light brown gloves Of mine TO the
dyer's
Mr.. Grimes-It was three weeks ago
last Thursday, That was the day !
didn't have TO bring anything home from
Evening journal., 1896-09-01
TUG BOAT MEN COMPLAIN
BUSINESS IS VERY DULL AND Is
GROWING WORSE DA1LY-NO
TOW BOATS MAKING MONEY.

Tug boat men on the Delaware rivel
complain that business Is growing wois
every day. aud that there are very fes
boa's that are not losing money.
10 Is acknowledged that there are NOR,
tug boats on the Delaware river aud IT.
tributaries than business calls for A
great deal OF work has been taken from
private tugboat owners, in late years, by
corporations building boats OF their own
Arrivals OF sailing vessels are rot a.
NUMEROUS row as they have been In pisi
years Coastwise sailing vessels are be ne
succeeded by bArRes. and It has often
been predicted that barges 10 time vii
succesd sailing vessels Ia that trade.
Thne ere now q number OF tug boats
laid up awaitipg purchasers Some days
seo auciioncers tiitd 10 fell soue Of
them, but high enough bids could nns be-
had Two ~ those boats cost $28, 0C0
each whtn built abous ten years aeo,
and they sre now Ia the best Of condi-
tion A tugbost should last, It Is aaid
Abuut thirty years with. of course, the
general oveIhauling that Is n, csssAry
from time 10 tine There have been very
few tue boats bnNt Tor private account IN
recent ,enrs Corporations have. how
~ "s@f P" N'c UNIV loNtiAhi "A lux II
to d. al manuer flowing.
A private tug boat owner said yes
terday that there are now a. many tug
boats on the river 40 there we're ten
years ago, and there isn't nov one half
the trade there was at that iims. The
boat peoplS, be sald. have TO 90 llto
other rusinrss besides tuat OF running
tug b ats No one Ia the tug boar
bus nese for fifteen ysats has made any
tbiug Like What might be cAllsd a smsll
fortune, he stated. whi'e for Ave yeGri
they have been loting money, and foi
two OF these have b Gu losing heavily.
The cost OF running tug boat for .
uonth, Including All expo ses. Ia from
81 GOO to f1,20J The captain Of boa
generally gets about 800, whils tb'
wages OF others have been gradual,
falling until now dsck-hsnds on one o
the boats get as oW as from e. down L
| VI per month, With board
Evening journal., 1896-09-01
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED.
STRUCK BY AN EXPREss TRAIN
AND HAS NOT yer BEEN IDEN.
nrTf.tsrn

STRUCK BY AN EXPRESS TRAIN
AND HAS NOT YET BEEN IDEN.
TILTED.
On Saturday night last an III known
man boarded p. w & B freight train
at West Yard and rode 10 Chester. He
lotered around that city for several
hours aud about 925 O'clock, while
crossing the rsilvosd trsck he WAS
struck By p. w q B express No 10,
arriving Ia Chester at 25 o'clocF, and
WAS instantly killed His body was
p'ck'd mp and taken to the corouer's
ttiice, but was not and mas not yet been
identified.
The man was well-dielsfd, with dark
clothes and russell shoes He had q
smooih facf, slightly pock-lnArked, and
up bis right arm Is fancy scroll IA
India ink. IN the center OF which ara tbs
letters K + q. % the left arm there
is 6gure IN India ink.
The stranger Is believed to bs from
Chicago A msn who rode from vii
nlnRton with him on the freight train,
said he bad besn talking to him and said
b was from there, and that bis mother
lived there, while his father lived at
Jacksonville, Florida The man had
81 90 in his pocket.
Evening journal., 1896-09-01
The ports AIal.e. q statement.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The Turkish le-
cation has received from the sublime porte
the following telegram:
Tho central committee Of the Arme-
nian revolutionists Of Constantinople or
ganized on vast scale a programme Of
disorder and criminal acts Separate
groups OF the revolutlonists began their
misdeeds at the same hour, but at differ
ent points of the capital Besides revoly-
ers and daggers, they had bombs OF dyna-
mite About 80 OF these men, entering
separately into the Imperial Ottoman
bank, began by killing the guards and
policeman. throwing their heads In the
street.
''Availing themselves Of the general
confusion that resulted. they shut the
doors OF the bank and fired and threw
bombs from the windows on the passers-
by. Four Turkish ladies were cut TO
pieces by one explosion, and two French
clerks OF the bank were wounded and
would have been killed II Turkish soldiers
had not come 60 their rescue. At the same
moment the ham Of Dielal Bey, situated
at Stambui, was taken possession OF by
othor reyoluaionists, who threw rain of
bombs on. those who happened TO be IN the
streets near hy.
"At Haskeni the military was attacked,
and ono officer and many soldiers were
killed At the Psowatia quarter another
band OF Armenian anarchists took posses
sion of the public school and began there,
too, to throw bombs in all directions, Kill
ing many innocent victims In many
parts of the capital, and even IN the Ar
menian church of pera great number uf
dynamite bombs were discovered
Tho Armenians faithful to the impe-
rial throne are indignant, and their patri
arch oxcommunicated, in the name OF Je-
Fus Christ, all the criminals who put In
jeopardy the lives of innocent men and
women. The patriarch begged the sub
lime porto to communicate to the press
his decision against the revolutionists In
order to stiRmatize before the civilized
world their crimes and horrors.
"A special commission has been insti-
tuted to judge the revolutionists caught
In arms as we'll as all Mussulmans who
have been arrested under the charge Of
retaliation. The commission Is composed
nf oight Christians and Mussulmans, un-
| der the presidency Of Djelal Bey, member
Of the high court Of Turkey
Evening journal., 1896-09-01
The IndianapoII. Convention.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. Although the
convention of the gold standard Dem
ocrats is less than 80 hours away, the dele
gates are slow In arriving. A few Of the
notables, including Perry Belmont and
John X. Fellows Of New York. Louis Ehs
rich OF Colorado, Comptroller Eclels of
Illinois, Senator Villas of Wisconsin, ex-
Congressman Cultivate of Ohio, c. S.
Perry of Connecticut, are hero.
Secretary John r Wilson already has
the signed credentials Of over 600 delegates
and telegrams announcing that they are
on their way Thus far but one delegate
has appeared who does not favor the nom.
ination of ticket.
The managers, however, look upon a
ticket in tho doubtful states as Of vital
Importance but the general expectation
now is that an electoral ticket will be put
up in almost every state in the Union. IL
is pointed out that an active canvass is 70
he made by the gold Democrats under the
auspices OF the committee to be appointed
by the convention 10 succeed the provi
sional committee against the Chicago
nominees and that this could be more ef-
fective and more consistently done with
nominees in the field.
The managers have begun to cast around
for candidates. Among the names sug
gested are Senator George Gray of Della.
ware, ex- Congressman Outhwaite Of Ohio,
ex- Minister TO Switzerland Broadhead Of
Missouri and Mr.. Bynum.
Hugh C. Wallace of Washington state
has arrived. Mr.. Wallace was q delegate
to the Chicago convention, and when he
returned home he wrote Chairman Jones
letter resigning peremptorily from the
national committee and repudiating thg
Chicago platform and the ticket The let
ter has caused considerable comment In
the east, as Mr.. Wallace is the only mar
to resign from the committee because o.
bis gold views.
Upon his arrival here he created quite
sensation In the corridors Of the hotel OF
account Of his pronounced declaration II
favor Of Mr. Cleveland for the nomination
for president at tho coming convention.
= Mr.. Cleveland, he said, "is 500, 00l
votes stronger than any other man tina
| can be named here. II he Is named, tn
ticket will he Democratic ticket, and th
Chicago ticket will be the side show. Mr.
| Cleveland will push Bryan harder thai
any other man that could possibly be cho
sen. His selection would meet an objec
tion that has been made TO naming an.
ticket. II has been said that so man.
/ Democrats will vote for Mckinley even
we have ticket that IL will make yer,
poor showing for the gold Democrats 0
| the country With Cleveland as the nom
ines all this would be obviated. 1t woul'
show that tho Democrats of the countr,
are not for silver, and that Bryan withou
his Populist votes would not hayo as mucl
strength rs The ticket nominated hera =
Evening journal., 1896-09-01
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
JOHN cREEDEN, OF HocKEssIN. Is
LOOKING FOR his SISTER wRo
IS DEMENTED, AND A SISTER OF
CHARITY.
CHARITY

WAsHIE0ToN, d. O. Sept 1.-Post
master John CrUsdvu, Of Hooksssin, Del.
hss been IN the city several days look
ing for bis hlster Miss Annie Crseden,
who oisappsared from her home several
weeks ago.
The mlsslng woman Is 20 years cid aud
has been q Sister OF Charity Hei
brother, who says she Is demented. wAl
very much worried over her continue .
absence. Ore, den wac here several dlJl
watchif & the post tfflce. expecting biz
sister TO appear there and call for letter
but failed 10 SEQ her.
As Bcon as he hai deparh d, however
the sister called and got the letter Thll
was On Saturday, and she imme dlattly
sent Telegram to her brother
BE returned here to rerew the search
and finally found hls sister yesterday a
the Hope and Help Mission for Women
In very Sad state.