Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-28

ing Home In London and helped her
sister to turn out large numbers OF
women warriors from that institution.
It was not easy work to transform
earnest but ignorant young persons
from the streets into well-informed.
thoroughly trained, and persuasive
women officers. Eva Booth did 1t, and
her pupils made fine regulations for
themselves and did her great credit.
About this time. and when she was
considerably less than 20. the famous
Pail Mall Gazette revelations convulsed
London. and the Salvation Army took
a prominent part In the trouble. In
dignant citizens OF the lower classes
who objected to being exposed or saved
according to the army's methods. spent
great deal OF time bombarding its
headquarters and making things un-
pleasant for officer and privates. The
greatest trouble was connected with an
army building in the very heart Of Lon
don's slums. Eva Booth was sent to
restore peace. Day after day she and
her little band OF women marched out
az target for sticks and stones. and
day after day they marched back very
much bruised. but still full Of cheerful
enthusiasm. 1t was on one OF these oc-
casions that Eva Booths powers of d.
plomacy first revealed themselves.
Recently Miss Eooth has been in
command OF the London province,
which contains q 900 soldiers and $50
field officers. Several weeks ago she
received from Ger. Booth her orders
Ito farewell'-that Is. to get ready to
resign her command and await further
orders from headquarters. She Is here,
as we know. temporarily. says the New
York World. She has no idea where
she will be sent after che has turned
over the affairs OF the army to Balling-
ton Booths successor. In the mean
time she Is working day and night.
She sleeps only when absolute exhaus-
ton Overtakes her. and she eats only
by special request of officers. who fol-
low her around with tea and bowls of
soup.
In appearance, as in character, Com
missioner Eva Booth is very much like
her popular si3ter-in-law. She has less
attractive features, but her face Is
stronger than Maud Darlington Booths.
She is 5 feet inches tall and she
weighs about 100 pounds Her chief
beauty lies in her eyes and hair, which
are the same soft shade OF brown. The
hair is very curly and the eyes are
large and tired, ana slightly appealing.
Just now, perhaps because they have
been turned on SO many unfriendly
faces. The shape Of her head Is hid.
den by the ugly army bonnet she wears,
but a fringe of worldly little curls
softens the effect of a high forehead and
a very. very large nose. Any one who
has seen Ballington Booths nose will
look at his sisters with pang OF recol-
lection. The family resemblance Is
very strong.
Miss Booths mouth is a good, large
mouth. but the lips are rarched and the
lines around them look strained. Her
complexion. which is naturally a fine
English complexion, shows that 1t will
soon rebel against the late hours and
irregular meals, with which 1t has been
CALAMITY contending. Miss Booths
hands are long. thin hands. with ner-
yous. slender fingers that are never
still. When she is not lingering a
pencil she is lingering piece OF paper,
and when the charms Of these pail, she
picks up the American flag from her
desk and follows the pattern Of the
stars and stripes.
With one or two rather startling ex-
ceptions her dress is the uniform with
which we are familiar. She wears a
plain navy blue skirt. which flaps
drearily around her slender figure. She
wears a little blue jacket. with plain.