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The evening times., 1896-04-03

A SYMPHONY in blue and green. to be
worn as a going away hat by an Easter
bride, is shown at "a modish milliner's. The
wide brm of coarse blue straw is hidden
by n mass OF green leaves, from among
which peep half a dozen blush pink roses,
while In the back, as if struggling through
the brim, two or three buds. half concealed
by cluster of leaves, fall lightly on tie
hair.
TRANSPARENT crepons and grenadines
are largely in vogue for dinner gowns and,
made over chameleon silk of decidedly
lighter shade, are most effective by candle
light.
THE smart woTan's lingerie is distiu-
guished by elegant simplicity, and the Old
time under wear, made heavy with lace and
embroidery, is thing OF the past.
%
THE varieties OF bonbonnieres for Easter
offerings are so many and odd that selec-
tion is a difficult matter, but whether
basket, box or dainty bit OF china, it must
be- half hidden by a mammoth bow of
brilliant hued ribbon.
A COACHING paraSol OF chameleon green
silk is shown with an enameled handle of
green, topped by lotus-bud of purplish
bue.
MYRIADS of small brass buttons are
seen on some of the smart spring goods, a
fashion, however, savoring too much OF
soldierdOm. unless artistically carried out by
a master OF tailor-built gowns.
THE Easter girl whose bodice is not
finished with a belt OF some kind is not
in the swim. The fiat Of fashion says belt
or girdle. The only question is which shall
1t be.
TAN-COLORED shoes of a darker shade
than heretofore seen will be the correct
summer foot wear for little folks. a fashion
which commends itself to the small boy, asst
does away With backing, SO abhorrent to
his souli
TO be really sincere. says the woman Of
fashion, ones under wear must match ope's
gown. And, above all, must her corset re-
pest the tones Of the trimming OF her bodice?
Disposlng OF Her.
Mollie-How on earth do you manage with
your chaperon? Mine Is positively argus
eyed.
Dony-Oh, always provide mine with
man. She Immediately becomes perfectly
oblivious OF me.
The evening times., 1896-04-03
DIED.

Notice is hereby given of the. death
of Ella Delaney at Washington Asylum
Hospital, on March 80, 1896.
Relatives or friends will call at r. F.
Harvey's Sons, '92S Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, and make arrangements for her
burial within thirty-six hours.
Notice is hereby given of the death OF
Peter Lewis at Washington Asylum Hos
pital, on March 80, 1896. Relatives
or friends will call at r. F. Harvey's
Sons, 92S Pennsylvania avenue north
west, and ma ke arrangements for his
burial within thirty-six hours. 1t
ROSEwAG-On Thursday. April 9, 1896.
at 1918 a. M, Godfrey, beloved husband
OF the late Priscilla Rosewag, aged sixty
eight years aud six. months.
Funeral from his late res sidence. No. OF
Kendall street northeast Ivy City,, on
Saturday, April 1, at O'Clock D. m.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend. Interment in Glen
wood Cemetery. 1t
'TURNER-Xt his residence at Falls
Church, Va. yesterday afternoon. April z.
1896, Heury Turner. former residen: of
this city, In the ninety-fifth year of his age.
, Funeral from his residence at Falls Church
on tomorrow (Saturdayl morning. Inter-
ment at Congressional Cemetery. this city.
about p. M, Saturday. Frteuds and
relatives Invited to attend.
The evening times., 1896-04-03
APRIL ASTROLOGY.

TAPHAEL's Daily Guide says:
IL /. Buy. speculate, deal and push
X thy affairs.
L 2. Seek employment and ask
favors before p. m
3. Travel and deal with Others early
in the morning. .. -,.-
4. Doubtful: sell.
.. sunday-Court. marry and visit thy
friends.
8. Travel, remove, sign writings aud
deul.
Z. Sell before 3 p. m, then ask favors
and seek employment.
8. An unpropitious day; be careful.
8. Very doubtful -
10. Travel. remove and deal with women.
IL. Sell: evil for all else.
12. Sunday@vis thy friends aud travel
13. Sell before p. m, then travel and
deal. -a s.. ..--
IA. Uncertainty prevails.
10 Sell; AVOID females and ask no IA
vors.
16. Court, marry. and seek employment
after / a. M.
II. Be careful OF thy doings this day.
IS. Seek employment ask favOrs, travel,
deal. and push Thy business.
10. Sunday--yisit thy friends
20. Avoid superiors and keep thyself
quiet
Fl. Court, marry, and ask favors.
81. Avoid females and do not ask
favors.
%. Seek employment in the morning;
be careful in the afternoon.
"a Travel. remove, and deal before
p. IN.
25. Travel and deal in the afternoon.
20 Sunday-doubtful.
2T. Avoid superiers until 2 p. M. then
travel and deal =
2s. Sell: evil for all other purposes.
%. Unfortunate for all things; post
pone thy business.
80. Court. marry, ask favors. and seek
employment
The evening times., 1896-04-03
A Living Enster Card.

Flowers are always an acceptable Easter
gift. potted plant is to be preferred to
cut flowers. In sending plant as an Easter
souvenir the pot should be wrapped in crepe
paper and tied with a big bow of satin rib
bon. Something very new is pot of
Easter lilies wrapped in white crepe paper,
the paper cut to represent an Easter lily
The evening times., 1896-04-03
EASTER NECKWEAR
FOR LADIES'.

The newest conceits of the sea-
son are here. Stylish, dressy
looking creations, including the
Grass Cloth Collars and the Grass
Cloth Sets; also the newest styles
in Ladies' Linen Sets. Prices
all right.
The evening times., 1896-04-03
SIS, 900 in Cash Free.

$4,000 In cash free-The Kis- Me Gum
Co. is going to give away the. above
amount to their patrons. On November
occurs the Presidential election, and you
are invited to guess W hat viii be the popu-
lar vote of the successful candidate. The
nearest guess secures first prize of $500.
smaller prizes Ask you dealer for ex2lana-
tory Circular. ap2o
The evening times., 1896-04-03

The Dowager Duchess OF Manchester will
spend the summer at Newport as guest Of
Mr.. j. j Van Allen. Her son, the young
Duke of Manchester, will accompany her.
The evening times., 1896-04-03
p.rfac, co,,nr.H,.ps;o,

Perfect COMPREHENSION.
He 0eatliDg the way 10 proposal)-Ah
Miss Eleanor you can never know how
have longed for a home.
She-Indeed. can. Haven't lived in
flat myself?
The evening times., 1896-04-03
4 NOVELTY IN NECkNEAR.

IT PLEATED ribbon, a large bow, a
i band with Il frill of lace go 10 max
~ one ofth most stylish and becoming
4 things in neCkwear which are seen
among the Easter novelties. Double
faced satin ribbons are the most effective
for these frills. This, says the New York
Herald, is some what expensive. but then
only three quarters of n yard of lace is
required. For the summer girl frills in
pink blue and white will be 4 welcome addi-
tion TO her store of pretty things land made
in black they are serviceable for any one.
Perky little bows to match the frill, fas-
tened on n hair-pin and used as aigrettes
are great addition to the toilet.
The evening times., 1896-04-03

Mr. Henry White. formerly first secretary
OF the American legation, is to sail for the
United States Saturday.
The evening times., 1896-04-03

~ virgins, maids or widows VINO
Il L shall after this act impose upon.
seduce. or bctray into matrimony
any of his ma jesty's subjects by virtue of
scents, cosmetics, washes, paints, artifi-
cial teeth false hair or high-heeled shoes,
shall incur the penalty OF the law now in
force against witchcrarr and like mide-
meanors. -- -'''''"
This law was passed when New Jersey
was still British possession. as VIII be
noticed by the reference to His Nh jesty."
and for that rea son il is not considered 10
have enough legal strength TO be worth
wiping out But if every lady in the land
who used cologne. cosmetics, washes, false
teeth. other peoples hair and high-heeled
shoes were declared by law to be witches
the ma atiOn would have time TO do nothing
but build jails to accommodate the throng
Truly, the bellies OF New Jersey of four gen.
erations ago must have had very dreary
time.
The evening times., 1896-04-03
SPRING SYMPHONIES.

" VEN amid the diaphanous affairs of
~ chiffon and null Irasquerading as
parasols the old-time favorite. the
- coaching parasol, stands out in
stylish and serviceable relief.
The evening times., 1896-04-03

Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is cx-
pccted in Wa washington early in the fall.
The evening times., 1896-04-03

A luncheon was given yesterday by Mrs.
Warren wife OF Senator Warren, OF Wy
omIng The guests of honor We're Mrs.
Marks, of Cheyenne, and Mrs. Denei, of
Denver. Golden Gate roses decorated the
table, and clusters of roses Were given TO
the ladies. Those present, in addition 10
the names already mentioned. were Mrs.
Brown, wife of Senator Brown, Of Utah,
Townsend, of Silver Cliff. Col; Mrs Bas-
sett, Mrs. Clark, wife of Senator Clark;
Mrs. Marvin C. Stone and Mrs. Goodioe.
Mrs. Marks leaves today for her home in
the West.
The evening times., 1896-04-03
Is He,re.

If ever you saw dainty ideas
welded into Parasols you ought to
see this years styles-Glad to show
them TO you.
The evening times., 1896-04-03
UNDERTAKES.

j. WILLIAM LEE.
UNDERTAKEN,
332 Pa. Ave. n: w.
First-ciass service. fhone, 1855
iy4-6m
The evening times., 1896-04-03

J or Easter P,z1-aS0L
The evening times., 1896-04-03
FASHION STRAWS.

fERY pretty, soft-looking thistle
downs in green, heIiotrope, pink,
yellow and cerise, are among the
unique flower evolutions.
The evening times., 1896-04-03

Miss Hanway of New York, who is now
4 guest at the home of FaGciulli, leader OF
the Marine Band, Will sing at st, Mat
thew's Church Sunday in the quartet. The
mass composed by Fauciuii will be given.
Miss Hanway is the daughter of a New York
journalist.
The evening times., 1896-04-03

Mrs. White, of Boston, who is the guest
of her mother, Mrs. Richardson, of l
street northwest, Will remain in Washing
ton some time. Mrs. Richardson has sent
out cards for Il tea in compliment to her
daughter, TO be given Easter Monday.
The evening times., 1896-04-03
HIGH-HEELED SHOES.

TT Ii women of whatever age. rank
profession or degree, whether
~ virgins, maids or widows, who
Il L shall after this act impose upon.
The evening times., 1896-04-03

Mrs. John b. Henderson entertained at
diuner last evening.
The evening times., 1896-04-03

DR.. and Mrs. Edward Janney have re-
turned from their visit To Florida, where
they went owing to ill-health.
The evening times., 1896-04-03
Disposlng Of Her.

Mollie-How on earth do you manage with
your chaperon? Mine Is positively argus
eyed.
Dolly-Oh, always provide mine with
man. She Immediately becomes perfectly
obliyious of me.
The evening times., 1896-04-03
SOCIETY WAS AT CHURCH
The Close of Holy Week Brings
Thoughts of Sacred Things.
Counting Up the PrOceeds-Mat-
tiers of Social Interest.

Good Friday is ever observed in Wash
ington with great strictness, so the day has
been given over to church going, and all
festivity eschewed. The quiet week has
given the managers of various charitable
organizations, which have lately held sales
teas or musical and icalperformances
for the benefit OF certain charities, time to
adjust their accounts and compare uotcs.
1t is worthy of comment that benevo-
lence has displayed itself fully in each
case, and that the receipts from the va
riouS affairs are about equal and a bOunii-
ful addition 10 the treasures OF the several
needy Institutions.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
A HORSES sAGACITY.

This true incident was related to me
by friend, who was the small boy Of
the story:
"From my earliest recollections
my father was fond of horses, and he
usually kept from one to five in his
stables. They we're we'll cared for,
and in return he expected good service
and speed. We had one horse, Fan,
who was the pet of the whole family,
and was considered so safe that ], a
little fellow in kits, was allowed to
play around his head and heels with
out restraint.
"One day was playing in the yard
as usual while old Fan was being
hitched up. When all was ready,
father jumped into the wagon, and
gave the word to go. But the horse
moved not muscle. He then lightly
touched her with the whip; old Fan
merely pricked up her ears, but would
not bulge. Just then my father, a
little out of patience, gave the horse
sharper stroke. What was his amaze
ment to see Fan lower her head, care
fully seize with her teeth small bum
die which was directly in front of her,
gently toss it to one side, then start
off on brisk trot. AS the small bun
die proved to be me, it is needless to
saw that after that old Fan was more
petted than ever before. Our AMI
NAL Friends.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
An Economist of Nature.

A traveller passing through Kansas o
short while ago stopped at settlers
cabin, near the western part of the
state line. The owner, tall, lank
farmer, with stub of beard and
sharp blue eyes, slowly hoisted his
booted legs off rail fence and slouched
up to the stranger.
"How yer be, stranger? Coin fer
ter stop long in these parts?"
"Oh no-only a very short time"
'"rhat's lucky fer you, stranger,
cause there's goin' ter be little blow
here shortly, and it mightn't be safe
fer ye to be round. I've just been
er-fixin' up the chicks over yonder."
"Why, what funny-looking chickens! !!
Somebody plucked half their feathers
off"
Somebody? Say, stranger, be yer
jokin'? Cause it's safer fer ye if ]
knows what yer mean. Them air
plucked chicks is what the last blow
did,"
What! cyclone plucked half the
feathers out?"
"Yep, that's it; and, stranger, I've
got 'em tied to that fence er-waitin'
for the next blow, which is due here
purity nigh bout now. Yer see, when
it comes it will take the other half of
and save pluckin'. There's lots ter do
hereabouts, stranger, sides pluckin'
chicks. "-Harper's Magazine.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
The Slate Disappearing.

Students in the Chicago public
schools in the primary aud the gram
mar grades have not been compelled
to use states for years In the high
schools they are used only where the
retention of a favored Principal IL
desired. Primary education in Chi
cago has advanced to that point that
the pupil no longer needs slate or
could make use of it if one was at
hand. No action of the Health De-
partment of the city has taken the
slate ont of the public school. Ac-
cording to Superintendent Lane, the
slate has disappeared solely because
it was not needed. Paper has taken
its place with nearly 200. 600 pupils
Paper is clean. Pencils are cheap.
States are expensive and awkward in
handling. They have been tabooed
in Chicago. The Health Department
has never taken up the question. -
Chicago Times-Herald.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
The TrOlIeys and the SparrOws.

The tremendous increase OF the
European sparrow in American t owns
was due largely to the abundant
food supply afforded by the otial IN
the streets. Noy the troiiey'
lines and cable system have gOagenefsl-
ly superseded the horse-cars, and hum
dreds of thousands ofs orses have
been banished from city treets, the
sparrow's food supply has been re-
stricted in corresponding degree, and
the bird itself has diminished in like
ratio. Another anti-sparrow agency
in New York is the reformed Street
cleaning Department. There was a
time when the sparrows had the street
filth pretty much to themselves; but
nowadays there is a man with
broom on every block waging war
continuously on dirt and SO on the
sparrow simultaneously. 1t may be
that while the local sparrow supply
has decreased in the towns, the total
stock remains as great as it was be-
fore; for the sparrows may have de-
serted the towns only to DIES cend
upon the country so that the farmer
may wall that under the new system
he not only loses a market for his
horses, but has to fed the sparrows
too. Such condition Of things, 1t
appears, might we'll have a place In
the political platforms. Forest and
Stream.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
THE TIME TO BE PLEASANT.

"Mother's cross" said Maggie, COM
ing out into the kitchen with pout
on her lips.
Her aunt was busy ironing, and she
looked up and answered Maggie:
"Then it is the very timo for you to
be pleasant and helpful. Mother was
awake good deal of the night with
the poor baby"
Maggie made no reply. She put on
her hat and walked off into the gar
den. But new idea went with her
-"The very time to be pleasant is
when other people are cross"
"True enough" thought she, "that
would do the most good. l remember
when was i'll last year, / was SO nery-
GUS that if anyone spoke to me I could
hardly help being cross; and mother
never got cross or out of patience, but
was quite pleasant with me. 1 ought
to pay 1T back now, and Will.
And as she jumped up from the
grass on which she had thrown her
self, she turned face full of cheer
ful resolution toward the room where
her mother sat soothing and tending
a fretful teething baby.
Couldn't take him out to ride in
his carriage, mother? It's such a
sunny morning." she asked.
II should be SO glad if you would"
said her mother.
The hat and coat were brought, and
the baby was soon ready for his ride.
"Ill keep him as long as he's
good, said Maggie, ''and you must
lie on the sofa and take nap while
I'm gone. You are looking dreadful
tired"
The kind words and the kiss that
accompanied them were almost too
much for the mother, and her voice
trembled as she answered:
"Thank you, doar; it will do me a
world of good. My head aches badly
this morning"
What happy heart Maggie's WIS
as she turned the carriage up and down
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
POPLARVILLE. MISS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1896

"Help!" rushed with resistess fury
s'am bang against the partition over
where thought the man stood.
Some one tried my door, then
knocked on it for admittance. Back
ing toward it so as TO guard myself
from an attack by the burglar / found
the bolt and lock and threw the door
open. A food of light filled the
room the window was closed and the
only persons present were myself and
my visitor-a gentleman fully dressed,
with a lighted lamp in his hand and q
trout basket slung over his shoulder.
"There was burglar in my reom,"
I began. ~ couldn't see the scoun-
drel, but / heard him washing his
hands and putting on my"
I stopped for L saw my clothes
hanging where / had left them.
81 think you must have heard me
washing and DRESSING" said the
gentleman, "and / must ask you to
pardon me for disturbing you. /
should have remembered that the walls
between these rooms are very thin. ="
That is my burglar story. I might
devise better ending for it if my
imaginative powers were equally dis.
tributed, but they seem mostly to
center in my olfactory nerves. l
could have sworn that 1 smelled
horse. -Detreit Free Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
aoh, Waste No Tears"

no tears on Pain or Fate,
|Sor vet at Sorrows dire demand ,la ,,,,.
y, % vot 10 drown Regret with weight
/ ~ 1a weeping, zen as the sea the strand
ps0 w was Deaths victory less e'a.e
psn psa, 's Grief oer-sobbed his grasping hand9
=, tne flaws of life shall fall
y, ,s.r most exquisite-ah, no;
|, ,or its fine perfections all
y, NJ mornings joyous overflow
|, supsets ieeting festival,
a what midwinter moons may snow;
v,,d.rose breath of Keats's line;
Ear Titian's rivalry of June;
cbouin's tender notes that tSine
r,a sense in one autumnal tunei
Brunelleschi's dome divine,
wonder planned, with worship hewn.
,hem for heroes-not their blood,
h, for the generous vow it sealed.
hshes when mothers say. "This bud
r,u he the blossom Of the field =
| vomep when to Vengeance flood
Fbev hold for Guilt stainless shield.
when two hearts have closer come,
th,ouob doubts and mysteries and fears,
in one looks delirium
/ last the happy truth appears,
en words are weak and music dumb,
rben perfect love shall speak in tears.
Robert U johnson in Century.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

! A towering plant is said to abstract
from the soil two hundred times ita
own weight in water.
A stock company has been formed
in Springfield. Mass, to manufacture
musical instruments Of aluminium.
The latest thing in the way of in.
ventions is the phonendascope, by
means of which you can hear yourself
wink.
The laboratories, museums, insti'
tutes, ETC., connected with the Univer-
sity of Berlin cost the state $3.50, 900
year.
Sun spots are believed to be open
ings in the suns photisphere, or lu.
minous envelope, through which the
orb is seen.
There are about 100 grains of iron
in the average human body, and yet
SO important is this exceedingly small
quantity that its diminution is at
tended with very serious results
The nearest approach of Mars to
the sun is 119, 500, 900 miles; his mean
distance, 141, 500, 900 miles his great
est distance 154, 5000,O00. Our mean
distance from the sun is about ninety
three million miles. The nearest APP
proach of the two planets to each
other is $3.50, 900 miles.
The mass of Mars is ten ninety
fourths that of the Earth; his volume
is ten -one-hundredths that OF the
Earth. The force of gravity, there
fore, at the surface of Mars is thirty
ht-one-hundredths that of the
Earth, and man weighing $50
pounds here would weigh only fifty
eight pounds there. RI
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
Curing by Suction.

Upon the Yakima reservation in
Washington is an Indian doctor who
cures all the ills to which the abori-
gines are heir. He is whole system
of medical philosophy and drug store
combined. He came down to Pendle-
ton the other day, says the East Ore
gonian. especially to treat Paul
Shoaway. Shoaway is the real chief
of the Cayuse tribe, and his people
recognize this fact. There is not much
in the chieftianship business just now,
so he does not assert his rights. But
they want him to recover, so they sent
up to Yakima for an Indian doctor.
This Indian doctors method is as
simple rs the nature of the child OF
the forest, and consists of only doing
this: He applies his mouth to spot
on the body directly over the heart, il
the heart is affected, and by suction
power draws from the body all the de-
leterious substance which causes the
disease. II the arm is lame, he ap-
plies this suction to the part affected
and draws out the pain and the dis
ease. Paul declared that no one could
fail to recover when treated by this
Yakima doctor, and he expects to be
as we'll as ever in few days.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
Laws OF Health.

Tramp-Thankee kindly, mum ;
I'd no hope of gettin' sich a fine
supper today, mum. May HEAVIER
bless yel
Housekeeper-As you've had .
good supper, think you might chof
some wood.
eyes, mum but you know the old
adaoe After dinner rest a while !;
after supper walk mile. I'll walk
the mile first, nun. New York
Weekly.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
To Mine on the Amoor.

An Eastern exchange says Russell
L. Dunn, mining engineer OF Cali
fornia, has been engaged by syndi-
cate of Paris bankers 10 examine the
placer districts on the Amoor river,
Siberia. He will sail from New York
to Paris and will proceed, via Mos
COW and Irkutsk, to his destination, q
point in Siberia 1000 miles from the
Pacific ocean.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-19
{ ESe{s,,biIdr rStSs,gS, S,olJnD1

the walk. She resolved to remember
and act on her aunt's good words:
"The very time to be helpful and
pleasant is when everybody is tired
and cross, The Young Reaper.