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The Expense Account.
ere is a list of our expenses:

'These, properly placed. with the large
back parlor for the kindergarten. and
chairs and tables which we already had in
the house for the other rooms, transformed
our pretty pariors into bright, sunny. at
tractfve school rooms.
I'VE were anxious to have q carriage to
carry the children to and fro from the
school; but as we could not afford this, we
secured the services of a bright young girl,
who called for the smaller children and
took them home. and attended to their
wants during school hours. This we still
continue to do, much to the satisfaction OF
our patrons.
1--WE were compelled to borrow the money
to defray our initial expenses; but as We
charged part pay in advance we were able
to pay our debts at the close of the first
day of school.
by scrupulously fulfilling every promise
we had made in the beginning. and giving
good conscientious instruction, besides
making the pupils exceptionally and phe-
nomenally happy. we have been very sue
cessful. and are gaining the confidence OF
the public more and more each year. The
outlay during the first year. including ser
want hire and incidental expenses, amount
ed to $3.50; while our income was in round
numbers, 81 400.
"At the close of the school year. cele-
brated with appropriate exercises and the
awarding OF medals and prizes to the best
course. During those three summer
months. which should have been a vaca-
ton, We took our pupils on an outing with
a fine tally-ho to some country place near
by; so that 1t was not a case OF all work
and no play by any means.
Our curriculum includes, besides the
kindergarten and regular primary and
grammar grades as taught in our best pub
lie schools, French, German. music, sewing
In all its branches Gas dressmakings mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-14

Some SusEestions Which VIII Inter-
est the Ladies'.
There is not a woman living who is not
susceptible to the charms of a gown with a
pretty inner finish. or the destinations of
Essome lingerie. These are two things which
even the tabled nav woman will stop to
admire. And now that we are talking Of
lingerie, we might as we'll remark that, ex-
travagant though it may be, those silks with
large patterns are used for petticoats. which
are SO pretty that ladies who own them often
" ear them for dress skirts. with dainty tea
jackets. for lounging purposes.
To be sure they haven't SO many cores as
a dress skirt, but they have fiounces enough
to compensate. First there is the pinked
flounce Of soft taffeta; then a pleated one of
the ma terial OF the skirt: then fluff of ac-
cordeon -pleate chiffon. yelled with eXqus-
lite lace. The top may be finished here and
there with tiny bow of ribbon. A pretty
design shown me by a modiste was finished
at the top Of the upper fiounce with a band
of ribbon run through a Puff Of chiffon. To
examine few of the skirts on sale in the
large stores, one would infer that the cost
of n pettcoat is merely a matter of hounces,
averaging about $ to the flounce.
SILK skirts with one f1ounce can be bought
for from 81 to S. according to the quality of
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tell tale of the frog and his life
1t is class in training school for young
ladies who wish to become kindergarten
teachers. To be a member Of that class
means earnest work and plenty Of enthu-
siasm for the cause. The onlooker may be
amused, but to the pupils there Is nothing
ridic ulous in this game of leap frog.
One Of the girls, on being asked II she
did not feel embarrassed. replied:
why. 20. it's lots of fun. The tall girls
may feel 80, but don't. To me there is
nothing awkward or embarrassing about
these games" Then she repeated. but it
Is such fun?' She confessed. however, to
stiff limbs when the day was done. She
laughingly said that one could not jump
hundred and twenty pounds about q room
without feeling it.
The frog game is not the only one that is
played. Another exercise tells the story or
the, caterpillar. The caterpillars crawl
about the floor; they retire to cocoons-
represented by the corners OF the room
they flutter forth as gorgeous butterflies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-14

sleeves of MORE. and epaulets with broid-
cred edges, and a machicolated collar and
wide pleats down the front, alternating
with perpendicular strips of MORE or nov
city velvet, or figured lace over satin, or
such gay stuffs; and next it Will take to
itself. no doubt the colors from which it
has thus far refraired. and we may see 1t
in yellow cloth with black stripes. or pink
with salmon, or red with black, or green
with red
And the driving coat of late % is thus
become the new spring jacket of early SO,
with mayhap career before it, blessed be
folly,
This is worth noting by way of consola-
ton. that it is. indeed, an ugly gown or
wear, to the confoundng of seasons.
The Easter tide will have need of pretty
ball and dinner dresses again. and they are
now being fashioned. The shoulder strap
is the badge of all their tribe. Three Qua
of four of the new evening gowns have it,
generally in dark decision and emphasis of
color; and at least third have the new
sleeves, whose scant outlines are for the
moment masked by fluffy epaulets. One
evening bodice of unusually theatrical
ferceness has wide coliarette over a
double chiffon flounce. restrained in the
very act of sliding off the shoulders by ad-
equate looking strips of black velvet. Ard
more of the velvet is crossed upon the
front of the bodice, ending in huge bow
at either side of the waist
A charming frock of white satin with
round sleeves in the older mode has a
short bodice. whose loose front is covered
with sequined net, and whose square decol-
ietage is outlined With embroidery. There
is satin band at the waist, and others at
the shoulders negative the suggestion that
the gown might else slide Off the polished
arms of the Wearer.
Half the gowns have this slipping-off eff
feet. Hence the shoulder straps, meant to
reassure the eye-or cheat it, according to
the beholder. Let describe another
gown with no such device:
1t is made of mauve Slace silk with a
bodice of chiffon in the same shade, and
the yoke and the braces and the long la
pels strongly brought out in black
with big figured cream lace applique
upon it.
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On the Ferry.
From the San Francisco Wave.

From the San Francisco Wave.
Jones Ito Italian sitting beside a largo
valise)-"My friend that valise IL takino
up considerable room. VIII YOU ..ind,.,
move 1t and allow me to sit DOWN.
Italian-"No nova moth"
Jones-"Bu. want to sit down.,
1talian-"No cara"
Jones-"But I do. Will you take that
valise off the seat?'
Italian-"No TAXA moth. I tole yo' afor. >,
Jones getting warm in the collarl-"If
you don't take that valise Off the seat I will
Do YOU understand me?"
!talian-'I unstana what yo' talka: 7 M
TAXA eat offa." ~
Jones (hrowing valise off the seat-
There, now! If you want your baggage
you can go and get it,
1talian-'Eat no belopga to mea.''
Jones-"Eh?"
Italian-'Eat no belonga to mea. Yo' seea
thata beeger mana"
Jones (as he replaces the valise)-sswbv
didn't you say so before? I don't mimi
standing up; it's only a short distance
across"
Italian Ito himself)-''Eat no belopea IN
mea, eat no belonga' to tn beeger man. Eat
belonga to mya leetel sis in tn cit: taxa
eat to hera."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-14
linery and embroidery, drawing. painting
and physical culture''
A CHINESE BANQUET.
Variety of Fish. Flesh and Vegetable
served in Thiriy-SeYen Caurxes

variety OF Fish. Flesh and Vegetables
served In Thfrty-Seven Courses.
Here Is a firs.-class Chinese dinner in
thirty-seven courses. as described by a
writer in a London newspaper:
Course 1. Pyramid Of ham and carrots in
obiorg slabs
2, 3. and &. The ssme of mutton, boiled
pig hide, grilled fish rolled in sugar and
boiled fowl dipped il soy sauce
g. Shark fin shreds in pickle, served IA
haycock.
Z. Eggs slowed away in lime till they had
become black.
g. Peeled water chestnuts," the root of
sort of lotos.
8. Cakes of cranberry jelly very stiff. and
piled in pyramids.
10. Sliced boiled carrots and turnips SINH
larly arranged.
IL: Pinn.cled pyramids of green olives
kept in place by bamboo pins
IL. Ditto Of greengages soaked in wine
Is. Ditto Of tamarinds; and IA. ditto of
pieces Of dried red melon
10. Small pieces of pastry rolled in brown
sugar
18. Sections of oranges, toasted melon nina
and monkey nuts.
II. Small boiled dumplings with sugar in
side, pink tops.
IS; Patties similarly filled. for all the
world like mince pies.
10. Baskets of pastry filed with brown su-
gar Of the sandy sort
70. Packets Of pastry filled with mince-
meat. folded as for post.
Now for the real ''pieces Of resistance
eight big bowls containing:
81. Sea slug rissoles the endowment OF
which was spoiled by information as to
what they We're, though certainly no worse
than oysters.
y. Mutton stewed to shreds cut two inch
es long.
%. Fish trire in white soup, not at all
bad.
"a. Stewed duck; %. stewed shrimps: and
26. stewed lotos seeds.
p. Sliced chicken stew; and 2S red styr-
geon stew.
Then came eight smaller bowls:
70. Clear soup. styled on the Chinese
meru. Mouth nourisher"
80. Raw pigs kidneys cut into the shape
of an open flower.
81. Stewed shrimp's eggs: and 81, balls
made Of sliced ham
80. Ducks tongues stewed with ham.
many dozens of them.
81. Sliced pigeon stew, the bird being cut
up like joint
Thirty-five and thirty six failed to ana
1yze, though ascertainad that the one was
called in Chinese 1.-The three silken strings"
being composed Of pgis tripe,r ham and
chicken, and the other precious shield
hooks the composition of WHICH I could
not learn.
81. Last. but not least. with the execution
OF huge bowls Of rice brought in to fiji up
the corners the dish that in these lands
takes the place of breai-a sort OF sweet
pilau. called 1.-The eight precious things
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-14
A Faithful Dog Postman

From the Lewiston Evening Journal
He is faithful, cautious official, the
hero OF the East Sullivan, Me-, dog story.
Den, the dog postman, has been taught to
carry the mail daily across the field to the
nome OF u r. Simpson, distance Of about
one-fourth of a mile, where he makes
known the arrival of the mail by bark-
Ing at the door, ard, although not a pov-
eminent employe. exacts his pay in the
form OF something to eat and will bark IN
til his demand is granted. One day last
week ne Carried the mail, as usual. but
on arriving at the house could not gain af1.
mittaIlce, as Mr.. and Mrs. Simnson waro
away, and. as It was about noon, he was
anxious to deliver the bundle of papers to
get his commission. AS the ONLY nerson
about the place was a young man ba,,,i,,a.
WOOD "a stranger to the dog), he would nnt
COVE up 9ne mail but with crestfalien
The Bar Harbor Record thinks thara = ~. l..
emptser heads than Don's. are
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body knows also that sateen alone is very
LIMP and useless as a support to the present
skirt. hounce or two of moreen will rem
edy this difficulty. making a useful and re-
specially ornamental petticoat which can
be bought ready-made for IS cents. and, il
homemade, should not be more than 80
cents.
Whole skirts of moreen are very useful.
but are rather stiff and harsh Some sateen
skirts have fiounce of moreen and another
wide one of silk corded around the edge to
make il fare. These sell for s.. AS summer
approaches. We shall see fancy pettcoats
of grass linen to match the linen batiste
dresses of which everybody will have at least
enc.
Some of the things we can have are the
fascinating things made ont of grass linen
or French ltnon batiste, as the shop folks
say. They have thought of everything
There are handkerch:efs, hats and parasols
of it, Shoes are not made of the linen itself,
but come in canvas to match.
Shirt waists galore are made of it. with
big, full sleeves that are short, with a three
inch band reaching just below the elbow.
Many of the new shirt waists have these
short sieeves-a fashion for which we shall
be exceedingly grateful on hot summer days.
and which We will bewail when it comes to
donning the snowy evening dress with its
ivory setting to our Sunbrowned arms.
But in this discussion of petticoats we
have digressed from the vision Of magnif-
cent gowns worn by people of magnificent
purse. The majority of the gowns had i'm
! ly utilized in the waist, but formed only the
skirt, being combined with plain silk or
satin or chiffon.
Fur capes are always correct Evening ia
the only time when ermine is seen, nova
days: IL is too expensive for ordinary people,
as are most of the things have been talk
ing about. but one likes to get fleeting
glimpse of loveliness now and then, even
II 1t isn't possible to possess il.
Those large figured silks and satins that
look like flaming banners hung up in the
windows are a puzzle to the utilitarian. who
cannot imagine an ordinary woman appear
frg in such garb They look if they might
make very pretty hangings draperies for
window or the walls of handsome boudor
where there is room for a figure to spend
itself before it reaches edge or a seam
But after one has seen the effect of one of
those immense seven yard skirts made out of
SILK or satin. with a corresponding colossal
figure of leaves. or fanciful scrolls or bunch
es IF flowers, then one believes that they are
magnificent and not at all out of keeping.
especially when worn by a large woman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-14
Dyspeptlc Oranges.
From the Kansas City Journal.

A mysterious disease which has attacked
many orange trees in Florida has been
discovered to be Indigestion. The Depart
ment Of Agriculture in its 'Year Book
pays special attention to dyspeptic oranges,
and describes the disease and its cure. Its
cause Is the same as that which so often
brings on disease in human beings-oyer-
feeding. Excessive cultivation and too
much nitIogenous manure affect the orange
tree just as too much heavy table d'hote
dinners affect man. Instead of looking
pale and taking peps!n tablets, however.
the orange tree turns a very dark green
and reddish brown sap exudes from the
twigs. The tips turn up and shape them
selves into S-like curves. The fruit turns
lemon yellow color before 1t Is half ripe
and has very thick rind. AS it ripens
the fruit splits open and becomes worth
less. The reddish brown resin gets on the
fruit before it is ripe and renders it un-
Salable.
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THE WIZARD WITH THE WHIP.
An Everyday Matter With Some
Transfers i'm the West.
From It'd Bits.

An everyday Matter With Some
Transfers i'm the West.
From It'd Bits.
A decided sensation has been created in
Vienna 10y a n all who probably stands alone
in the world in his particular line of per-
fcrmance. This genileaan's name is Pisk-
slug. and he is an Austro-Hungarian by
birth. He is an cypert. or. rather, a phe-
romenal artist. in the use of the whip.
The first thing he does is to take a long
dashed. stout-handled whip in each hand.
ana, with orchestral accompaniment pro-
oeed to crack or snap them at a terrific
rate. The sound made by his whips in
this manner is graduated from a noise
like a rifle report to the soft click of a
blizzard bah. 1t makes a curious sort of
music, and series to show how he can regu-
late the force of each stroke.
More interest, however. is evinced when
he scizes vicious-locking whip with an
abnormally long lash. 1t is provided with
very heavy handle of medium length
This is his favorte toy, and what he can
do with it is really wonderful. He first
gives an idea of what fearful force there
les in whip lash in the hands of an ex-
pert.
A large frame, over which is stretched q
calf or sheep skin. is brought on the stage
This is marked with dots of red paint.
The man with the whip steps up and.
swinging the lash round his head let's fiy
at Inc calfskin with every blow he actually
pulls piece right out from the leather
leaving a long-cut hole.
These pieces are distributed among the
audience to show that there is no trick
cry about the performance. After this he
takes frame with three shelves On these
there are dozen or more of medium-s!zed
apples lying very close together and pro-
vided with large numbers. Any one in
the audience may designate which apple
lie wishes struck, and the unerring lash
snatches it out like flash.
A still more difficult feat is the swapping
of coins from a narrow-necked bottle A
piece OF silver about the size of half a
crown IL put over the cork of the bottle
which stands on the edge Of a table. The
whip artist. without appearing 10 take any
sort of AIM sends the long lash whizziny
through the cir and picks eff the coin with
out Earring the bottle, much less breaking
ii.
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Passing Styles in Jesvelry.
eryiew in PHILADELPHIA Times.

Here is a drawer full of coral jewelry I
cannot sell it at any price! Here is coral
set paid ZOO cranes for. You can have it
for SO. Why? Out Of fashion, and no one
can tell whether 1t will again become the
mode for half a century. Here is a cats
eye-they are ell a species of garnet-that
cost me 800 francs. 1t has no price at all
upon 1t now. A few years ago melee dia-
monds formed in settings were the rage.
What do mean by melee" They are the
small brilliants, ranging from one-quarter
down to the one-sixty-fcurth of a carat
Here Is a melee brooch for which three
years ago asked 500; I can duplicate It
now for $225. But three years ago melee
diamonds sold for 500 and 500 carat; now
they have very little value"
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vas of the shape of a soap box, perfectly
square down the sides and across the bot
TOM which was then cut well down by the
hips. The soap box coat has begun to
adorn Itself to shine Ike parvenu in her
diamonds. 1t has grown shorter, until
ROW it barely clears the waist 1t was at
first designed in strong cloths for driving
and coaching merely, but now it fiaunts
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John Wa. Always Prompt.

From the Boston Transcript
Mrs. Grimes-"And so your husband died
quite suddenly"
Mrs. Blaker-"Yes, there never was any
dilly-dallying about John. He was so pune
tual. you know; he never was any man to
put off: when he had anything to do, he
did 1t at once. I never expect to get an
other husband like John.'
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Sympathetic.
From Truth.

Frnin iruth.
Mrs. O'Toole-"Ownly think, Mrs. NULL
gan. thot baby oy Mrs. Finnigin's fell the
whole Of foive stories, an wusn't hurt a
Bit
Mrs. Muliigan-"Poor woman-an' she wild
swim ov Thin ter support!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-14
The Lesser Evil,

From the Oakland Cali Times.
Chunk-"Doesn't new woman make
you feel fairly maG?"
Quiverfnl-"Yes; but she's not so bad as
a new babyi"
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the silk and the elegance of the finishings.
The incest skirts have three or four rows of
cording in the fiounce, which add greatly to
dress skirt in place. And right here, though
it seems dreadfully out Of keeping with all
this talk Of elegant silks and laces which
n ost of US can only dream about let us come
down to the possibilities of the average
purse in the matter of petticoats.
A very nice dark skirt is made of black
sateen. Everybody knows that, ard every
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THE POKE BONNET
Like That of the Salvation Army
and Called the Booth.
About The STRAW BRhIDS TO Be Used
Pretty RaII and Dinner Dress for
the Easter Tide.
LONG SKIRTE ED COAT
ABaUT The STRAW BRAIDS TO Be Used
WEEDS IN

FASHIONS g a r d e n
bourgeon and bloom
without tending. and
the fairest flowers
need most constant
care, quite as in
ruder fields.
There was last fail
a peculiar box coat
of English invention,
so curiously ugly
that it could not fail
to live, as 1t has
done, and thrive. 1t
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FOR DYSPEPSIA
Use H0rsford's Acid PHOSPHATE,

DR.. c. B. LANNEAU, Charleston, S. c. says: 81
used it with benefit for a member of my family
who was suffering from dyspepsia. I estcem 1t a
good preparation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-14

A TRAINING SCHOOL
Where Teachers Of kindergarten
Receive instruction.
ALL SORTS OF 4hEs AND EXERCISES
Experience of a Girl Who Had to
Earn Her Living.
G o S T OF AN FIT
ALL SORTS OF CANES and EXERCISES
cos OF AN TIT
, HURRUG. HUI r


in amazement.
"Churrug. churrug!"
Tho game Of leap
frog still goes on.
Some h a lid o z 9 n
girls are in the CEN
ter, jumping about in
fro g-lik e fashion,
giving their mourn
full cry: others form
q circle about them,
and TO a. SiYnnla air
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cred the carpets in the parlors and hall.
and made an awning so feet long by IL
feet wide. This last was my own idea and
proved a great success. We put it out In
the back yard, attaching 1t to the fence by
means of rings sewed nine inches apart on
the edge of the awning, and slipped over
hooks driven into the fence. We used 1t
for outdoor exercises in the mild weather
OF the early fall: also for sewing, reading
and writing classes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-23
REMINISCENT or An OGDEN
EPISODE.


The following item from the Chi.
cago Record viii provoke large smile
In Ogden, Halt Lake Guy anu other
paris Of Utah where ior time tue
Reverend J. Wesley I'M ia knowl %
have lived ami moved AMI had being;
The Rov. John Wesley lliu pastor q
tho Fowler Methodist Episcopal church
OF Minneapolis, who was formerly IA.
nous us 'ihe boy orator. aud o. now
regarded ~ ono ui tho most eloquent
mon in tho pulpit, Will challenge Candle
date Bryan 10 ntOfiUs ul joint debates.
Nit. ilil ia about Mr.. Bfyuu'H age, and
resembles him iu his style ui uratory.
During the campaigns Of lss7 aud lSIl
ho spent several WuOks upon tho stump
and aid elective service Tor the kopuhli-
can ticket. Mr. lllil suOut yesterday iu
canton with Major Mckinley, di.cuss-
ing tho limo ~ argument 10 200 followed
u Mt Bryan accepts the challenge,
Than thls man Hlll no mote con.
scicncolgrB plsglarist anu sermon thief
over pnradei Ia heavens or msm.
mons livery. He pllforod ralmage's
anti.Mormon uiatribes holus b5luF,
before detection slTulting In his bor.
rowed plumes with disgusting elton.
terry, playing the hypocriIe rs TO moral.
Ivy anu tho scamp rs to deooncy to the
very limit Of proteau skin. When
found cut and confronted with the
deadly parallol-an ordeal 10 which
the Ogden Standard with meroiless
accuracy subjected him-he wasted no
time In pielng himself away 10 a more
oonggnial cline. Since then his "elo.
quence" has not received very much
favorable advertising.
But now no talk, about challenging
Bryan TO debate, and permits
a guileless newspaper to speak In terms
VI iat,0ry concerning bis pulpit ora.
tOTyl WY unless he has radically
changed from the innermost reoeSses
Of bis soul to the oulmosi protuberanoe
o. his opidermlB, he would steal Bfy.
ans own words out Of his mouth AuI
thon with sanolimonious hRughliness
turn round aud charge his pIundeTed
victim With piracy aud imitation.
Hoping that he has reformed, bu, fear.
ing that ho has not, the NEWS feels
cslled upon to say that john Wesley
Hin, tho pulpiteer, as We know him, IL
= character with whom no reputable
person can for a m.m0n, afford 10 be.
come enIanglei In mounting con.
tF0#gFay