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The morning times., 1896-04-19

Sol Smith Russell, whom we have always
known as an amiable and tactful man, has
at last put his foot, by an unfortunate
entr'acte contortion in it. It's u wonder
that with all his little speeches, made night
after night, some trifling slip hasn't been
made. IL came at last, and st. Pauls
knuckleS were raped. He had poor
house the last night. In his curtain speech
lie said it was too bad the strin gency OF the
times made il necessary for him to play to
empty seats, as be and his company were not
used to IL. Passing oyerd the indiscretion
Of any allusion to these subjects OF finance
before the curtain, isn't there an aggra
never expected of Sol? t seems that
amiability only travels with prosperity, and
the worm turns with the receding tide. As
Dr. Schuberts said Of Bernhardt, when asked
about her temperament: Divine, when
| the house is full; fiendish, when the people
remain away; They all are" And Sol,
whom dramatiSt has never given to utter a
resentful word or angry sp eech, who
smiled SO sincerely and acted the kindliest
OF heroes, as If they were himsslf-Sol has
dren of fortunes benizen. A ST Paul
! paper replied to his speech, that it was not
! financial stringency that kept people from
the theater, but Mr. Russell had no induce
| points out that the stars persistence in smch
| d milk-and'water play as AN Every Day
| Man" is strangely at variance with his con-
| tinued harping on elevating the dramatic
! standard.
. Boston has unique organizat ton and
one which might well be copied in other
| cities. 1t is called The Play-goers' Club
| Once each fortnight these theate loving
| people go to the theater in body. They
receive special rates by reason of their num-
| bers. and as the club grows II is evident tina +
| managers will make tempting bids for the
| lump of patronage for the money in it, as
well as the prestige it gives the theater and
attraction to have this representative body
| select their performance. But theater-
! going is not the only diversion OF these
| club men and women. Whenever an artist
of distinction honors the Hub these Play.
| goers bestOw the honors in return. They
give reception or tea for the artist, and
in that way cement the association between
themselves and the stage. Their latest
feature Is the esta blishment of grill room
and thitber they repair after the intellec-
tual feast TO digest 1t with Liquid of good
brewing Certainly nothing pleasanter
than this could be imagined for those who
love the theater and its neopie. A number
OF Washington people k3re spoken of emu
The morning times., 1896-04-19
An Athletic Girl.

How did Madge get on with her wbeel?''
''Tbe very first day she rode she could
take one hand off the bandle-bar aud fix
her frizzes. baltimore Herald.
The morning times., 1896-04-19
Some Older,

Herdso-Is your youngest at the safety
pin age?
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Diity OF some one with sufficient executive
ana promotive capacity organizing a Play
goers' Club.
A pantomme called Orange Blossoms,
known in rance as The Nupttai Couch,
Is being produced III New YORK 10 packed
houses, though il has neither attributable
merits of construction nor artlstic acting.
The fact is, the New YORK press with fbore
yoiubility than Judgment, took TO censurlns
Il, and exposing Tue SuSgtStlveneSS or Il
bridal-chamber disrobing scepe with such
vehemence and persistence that the moral
PUBIC rose Ill a DOuy ana moved upon tue
indecent entertainment. 1t is evident thaf
all New York needs is to be told that an
entertainment Is indecent Tor popular ana
substantial uprising. On, for IA jeremiah
to write lamentations over this new Jeru-
salem.
Within no such short compass OF time
have so many souvenirs been given at the
GOTHAM theatcrs as within the present
fortnight. Last Tuesday night "A Black
sheep' celebrated its 3U0th performance,
and the men received penkniyes. Wednes
night ''Chimmie Fadden'' was one hundred
performances old, and statuettes OF CHM
souvenirs were distributed at Excel
slor, Jr." last night. Tomorrow night
Charles Frohnan will have tokens or DO
ania nemias M @iiitIeth performance Tuesday
dow Jones" three hundred times, and CO.
logne syphons Will be given away. The
21th OF the month marks The Lady S.a-
Eeys' one hundredth time, and silver tea
caddies smarkthecyent This ISa formidable
list.
Col. William F. Cody, our old friend
Buffalo Bill, modestly announces that this
Is TO be his last year in the show busi-
ness. He does this with no suggestion OF
farewell tour. Col. Cody has other plans
with which he wishes to amuse hi.L self.
One is his paper, the Duluth Press. 4 u
other is hobby which he has been formu
ating for long. 1t is a scheme to establish
model colony 90 the Shoshone River in
the Big Horn country. A canal 100 miles
long Is 10 be one of the features of the
new outfit, aud he says he has the co
operation OF his friends, Messrs. Kicking
Bear, Short Bull, American Horse aud
Charging Crow. What these braves nave
TO do with model colony is hard 10 see
unless they promise TO st'ry away. Bur
Iaio BILL VIII be sadly IN issed as long as
there are rising general !oas who glory in
aboriginal romance and the literature nP
the lasSo. He has been hero To several
OF these generations already, and IL will
is too bad to see growing up a race of
young bioodltirsty, wooden sworded Amer.
leans who can only know by hearsay what
Buifaio Bill was and did. He'll fade into
tue mist or picturesque romance with a
mace beside those other two pioneers Dan
lei Boone aud Dayy Crockett.
Credit to whom credit is due and tribute
" n n % a M
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Credit TO whom credit is due and tribute
dlwaySt 70 orr ginalityaud theman whoreads
MS motto on every door. Push" A
very other MaunchauseD has come TO the
JOURNALISTIC world IN the person Of Yours,
MeFrly,' John K. Rogers. He is doing
advance work for comedy company and he
has new story for every edition OF every
day of every paper. And the papers print
them. Her els clipping: John r. Rogers
Yours Merrilyl has made five trips round
the world and has crossed the uantic
eighty-two times. He is in the prime OF
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lating the Bean Villagers example, but
me project died a-borinng. 1t is TOO late
IN the year. Next year Jnere is u lossi-
Dility OF some one with sufficient executive
ana promotive capacity organizing Play
goerS' Club.
The morning times., 1896-04-19
EVERYBODY SUFFERS MOST

from the heat in the first hot wave Of the
summer. Prepare cool and delightful
relief for them in your store before thaS
first one arrives. Electric Fans will do
this. They pay for themselves twice day
in saving wear and tear on your nervous
system We will telephone you all the ia
formation you want Cali US up Phone y
u. s. Electric Lighting Co.,
2I3 18th Street N. w.
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A the Church of the Reformation Mrs.
Richmond and Mr.. Gerry win sing at
this mornings services Marshs luet. i
viii Magnify Thee the quartet viii
render Dudley Buck ''JuDilate,''
The morning times., 1896-04-19

Mrs. Carrie Kidwell Stewart leaves on
The first OF May Tor five months raca-
whose harmolfized tones gratified the big
crowd III attendance at the Moody Choir
concert. were all pupils of this earnest mu-
sician. She Is at present drilling tt.
pupils Of the Smallwood Seminary for the
musica lcxercises incident To their commence
ment. that will take place May 2S. Mrs.
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Should be read daily by all intereste ed IS
changes may occur ut any time
Foreign mails for the week ending Aprii
%, will close promptly at this office as
TolIOws.
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that during the last week of April MI.
Jefferson VIII remain in Springfield, ana
each morning the Others Will run in from
the neighboring cities where they are play
ing and hold rehearsal in the Springfield
theater. This will complete the prepara-
tions, and on the evening fMa VI. at Spring
field, the first public performance will he
given The company will travel in its
own special train, appearing but once in
each OF the leading cIules OF the country,
turning such thriving villages as Chicago,
st. Louis, New York and Boston into one
night stands, and will conclude their sea
son on May 80 in Providence, r. L.
The evening times., 1896-06-24
RUfrLED CUSHIONS.

"A Z O artistic rooIn'is complete without q
mi divan stocked with cushions
more the better-and they may be
1 = strewn about in confusion that
would only few years ago have
hastened gray hairs and lines of care.
But cushions are not inexpensive, a nd II you
can only afford u few you want, like
all the rest of the world, to make the
most Of your money, and to have those few
stupendous In their effect. The ordinary
method Of finishing cushions, and probably
the most effective, tie least expensive and
the easiest, is with ruffle. But In this
ruffle there may be considera Bile ingenuity.
II when made of some pretty, dainty sum-
mer material, 1t flops and hides its beauty
under its own flimsiness, you may know
that the depth and Importance OF the ruff
fle have not been fathomcd by its manu-
facturer. To give IL the stability Of stiff
silk, the dignity Of even a brocade, have
by you small quantity Of cotton batting,
baste fold of it inside Of your double
ruffle, about half its width, and II win give
such weight, such consistency, as will make
five-cent materials the most effective Of
cushion Gov eriDgs.
The evening times., 1896-06-24
COMMISSIONS FOR CADETS.
Sixty Vacancies to He Filled and Only
20 Graduates ut the Academy.


The twenty y-nine graduates this year at
the Naval Academy will all he commissioned
on July 1. TweDty-eight will be appointed
ensigDs, and one cadet, who has applied
for the marine corps, will he assigned to
that branch OF the service. All the eight
engineers will be commissioned assistant
engineers, and three of the class now
studying abroad. will, at the same time,
be appointed assistant naval constructors.
For the first time i'll twenty years there re
now more vacancies in the lower branches
of the Navy than graduates to fill them.
The grade OF ensign shows thirty-two va
cancies, and that of assistant engineer
twenty After the vaca Dcies he.
longing to the graduates this month have
been filled, there will remain for next
year fully thirty places i'll all branches OF
the service.
The Navy Department has made further
test OF the representative la ttleship tur
ret which has been heretofore fired on at
Indian Head. This time the purpose was
not to try the plate. but to ascertain
the displacing effect OF heavy shot upon the
structure, with view to ma king sure that
as mounted Oh shipboard it would not be
| disabled by gun-fire. A twelve-iDch
Wheeler Sterling armor- piercer was fired
at the turret with a velocity Of 2 900 feet
per second. The turrct was driven back
The evening times., 1896-06-24

OMEN who possess handsome china
tNI or cut g ass will he glad TO know
Wv that they can he toughened by
placing the articles in a large
kettle of copper, of course fold
ing thick cloths around each article 10
keep them from knocking together and
cracking the china or dullng the edges
of the glass, in enough cold water TO
cover them entirely. Set the kettle on
the fire and let 1t remain until the water
boiis. Then lift it off and do not touch
the contents till the water is perfectly
cold. OF course, il would be almost i'm
possible 10 manufacture china or glass
that the average underhousemaid or but
Ter will not break, but this will make the
process of destruction a little more diff
cult. A small quantity of ammonia put
in the water when washing out glass
will give it high polish. The glass
should never be rubbed with a cloth or
flannel TO bring out the polish, for, al
though this has the desired effect for the
time, the process gradually dulls the
edges and at length makes them almost
flat and destroys their briliiancy. After
washing the articles, rinse them in clear
water and let them dry in the sun. Very
little Russian cut glass is brought 10 this
country, though it is very beautiful, for
it does not sparkle so much, and our
women refuse TO believe they have received
their moneys worth IL the glitter from
their sideboards is not almost binding.
The American and English glass is highly
wrought and more popular. Brides of
this end of the century consider cut glass
a most desirable wedding present.
The evening times., 1896-06-24
MUSIC AT THE CONVENTION.
Christian Endeavor Choruses VIII
Give Public RehearsaIs.

Four great public rehearsals, each par
ticipated III by a thousand voices, will be
given by the four sections OF tie great 's6
Christian Eudeavor Chorus, in Central
Hall. on the evenings OF June 20 and 80,
and July l aud 8.
Air. ID. o. Excel of Chicago, and Mr. P.
B. iihorn of Philadelphia, who, with Mr.
Percy s. Foster of this city, have been Sc
lected as the leaders of the great choruses,
will be present and lead the singers at their
public rehearsal. MIR. Excel is well known
as composer of music, and a director. Nr.
Rilhorn is widely known as an excellent
leader oil chorus singing, and the result which
Mr.. Foster has accomplished in his work
with the Moody choir in this city and as
one OF the leaders of the singing at the last
two international conventions, speaks for it.
self.
The public reEearsals present the only op-
portunity that large uumber of Washing
toniaus will have of bearing the great
chorus sing. The committee OF So are in
need of funds, and it is hoped that by means
OF these rehearsals a large amount will be
added to the convention expense fund. The
rehearsais will also afford an excellent OPP
portunity to many OF the people OF Washing
ton to assist the committee in defraying the
expenses of the convention, and at the same
time spending most enjoyable evening.
and see the wonderful results of the patient
drilling OF tie past two months
The chorus held an extra rehearsal last
evening in four churches in order to give
particular attention to the anthem and utEer
special music. which they are to sing alone
during the sessions of the convent on. \
more satisfactory selection OF music than
that which the music committee has chosen
for the special chorus numbers can hardly
Song of Jubilee" an anthem composed by
Mr.. Excel. one of the musical directors
of the convention.
One of the special musical features being
arranged for the convention is tie forma-
ton of i IDaic chorus of 25o voices, to
lead the singing at the mems meeting to
be held Sa turda y morning in one Of fthetents.
and which is TO be presided over by the
we'll il-known evangelist, J. Wilbur Chap
man. Mr.. Biiliorn will conduct the singing
of this chorus. All gentlemen members of
the '96 convention chorus are eligible. and
it is expected that a large humber OF gen-
tlefuen will be present at tie first re-
hearsaI, to be held tomorrow evening at
6:3O O'Clock in the Western Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. BiIhorn has provided special
music for this chorus. and at will be taken
up at the rehearsal tomorrow ev ...ine
The evening times., 1896-06-24
THE UP-T0-DATE GIRL.

p" HE girl of today is a busy, useful
worker. She is generally proficient
in needle work. She cannot only
alter her own dresses, but cut and
make them, and her uuderciothing
as well. She has knack OF trimming her
hats and furnishing her wardrobe. and does
her full share of helping the dressniaker
who comes to assume charge of the spring
and autumn sewing. She understands the
various branches of nending. and takes
that division of labor off her mother s hands,
as well as the care Of the parlor and dining
rooms. the arrangement of flowers, the su-
pervision of manners and apparel Of the
younger children, and sometimes their
studies, too. Let full justice he done to the
girl of the period, or rather let there be a
clear comprehension ofwhat should he really
represented by that much-abused phrase 1t
is not fair to take the weakest specimens Of
the seSastypes OF class comprising earnest
workers with strong conceptions OF life, its
responsibilities aud burdens. and a steady
purpose to bear them according to the best
of their ability.
The evening times., 1896-06-24
OUR NATIONAL VEGETABLE.

~ NE of our favorite American veg
etables is green corn. Its popu-
larity is easily accounted for by
- the fact that it is so delicate, SO
wholesome and so inexpensive.
The fresh green ears VIII sooD be upon
the market, and there are Dumbcrless
ways of preparing this welcome addition
TO the early summer, vegeta bles.
Corn that has lain on the grocers shelf
for four or five days is not fit for food.
1t has lost the milk sweetness that forms
its main delight, and makes it so nutri-
tious for the table. SO in selecting corn,
pick out the best and tepderest Of the
ears, and do not keep them in your cellar
more than one night before using.
Corn boiled in the husks is thought to
be more delicate than when cooked in
the usual way upon the cob, but certain
it is, that either of these modes of cook
ing is preferable to cutting off the corn
and preparing it ina cream or fry.
The evening times., 1896-06-24
Smart Afternoon Blouse.

selves, and until matters were placed with
us Oh a firm basis. W lIich needed no pinch
ing and worrying about. And that with
most people, as with us, comes after the
first flush of youth is past.
''Childbood and girihuod are sweet and
tender things. but they are not, as general
thing. the happiest times, because the
minds OF the young, being unframed and
undeveloped. are apt to make misery for
themselves from trifles and petty trials
which a developed woman would laugh at.
No. indeed, the poetasters can sing and
rhyme all they want about the lost delights
of tiieiriost youth. Give me the youth which
comes after forty or forty-five."
The evening times., 1896-06-24
BABY'S BATH.

TT MOTHER who had nearly broken
her back in STOPPING tn battle her
" baby bought, not long ago, a we'll
4 4 made pine table of medium size,
containing good-sized drawer.
She ha d the legs cut down. so that the table
stood abnut twelve inches high. and white
porcelain castors fastened To each leg. The
table was first painted with white paint
and then with white enamel, and the
dra wer divided into compartments. Such n
table provides a convenient and safe sup
port for bathtub, and, with chair pro-
portioped to It's height, the bath may be
given while seated. All the necessaries for
the bath-powder, brushes, soaps. dry
spopgcs- be kept in the drawer, thus
saving many a step.
The evening times., 1896-06-24
Where Cool Breezes Blow. /.

Amongst all the delightful places in
which to enjoy an afternoon or evening,
Cabin John Bridge stands pre-eminent.
Not only is the bridge itself an object of
great interest and grand specimen of
architecture, hut the drive out there is
wonderfully pretty and just an enjoyable
distance. The road Is in splendid con-
dition for driving or cycling, or the electric
cars run right to the bridge. The Cabin
John Hotel furnishes the finest accommo-
dation OF every sort; Il better dinner could
not be obtained in Washington city ITSELF
Altogether, it would be hard to find a
more plcasurable spot.
The evening times., 1896-06-24

by the shot 4 1-2 inches, and in going back
it was lifted twice bodily into the air, first
as much as half inch off the roller paths.
The maximum velocity of the motion was
Z 1-2 inches per second, so that the ord
nance officials regard it as certain that the
usual restraining devices will be quite
sufficient to insure the safety Of the turret
The evening times., 1896-06-24
REAL TINE FOR ENJOYMENT.

7 T is very often only at fifty-five or
whereabouts that man and his wife
become sufficiently free from business
l and household cares to be young to-
getber, to live a social life among
friends. 10 entertain and otherwise really
enjoy themselves.
My real youth didn't begin until was
over forty-five," said a weil-known society
woman not long ago, mot until my chill
dren were grown No able to care for them
The evening times., 1896-06-24
(()OllH1 IN
SUMMERTIME,

is said to have inherited a fortune from his
uncle, who was a member of the old firm
of DreXel, Morgan & Co.
Mr.. Fabri was educated IN Europe, and Is
half Italian by descent, but was born in this
city.
No date has yet been fixed for the mar
riage. The young couple will live in
America.
The evening times., 1896-06-24
SHIRT WAIST is.

The many different
styles of beautiful and
StyliSh Waists this sea-
son make it difficult to
describe them.
We have the different
kinds. Ours begin in price
al S5c. You save at least
I5c on this quality. and a
corresponding saving on
any of the others.
The evening times., 1896-06-24

Mr.. Wallace Donald Mclean, son of the
District Deputy Health OFFICER, is spcndin :.
II part OF his vacation at Judge McComas'
country residence near Hagersto wn, where
half dozen Others OF his graduating class
are congregated and all being entertained
byan equal number Of charming younglades
They celebrated yesterdays victory of the
Princeton baseball team over Yale by
lighting huge bonfire and making merry
by its light on the green sward.
The evening times., 1896-06-24

Col. william II. Lowdermilk of this city
was guest at the picnic party given yes
terday on the banks of Israers Creek, in
Hoke's Meadow, near Frederick, In honor
of Gen. James c. Clarke, president of
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The evening times., 1896-06-24
BABEAsLEEPoN THETRACk.
Express TrainStopped w ithina a Dozen
Feet of Her.

EApTeSs lTaiDStOppeu w ituln Il DOZen
Feet of Her.
South Bethlehem, Pa, June 24.-As the
fast express on the Reading railroad was
approaching Popular street crossing Mon
day evening Engineer William Tyldsley
discovered a child ON the track, and sue
ceeied in stopping the train within u
dozen feet of the tot. Running ahead
he found little girl asleep with her head
on the rail.
He had Just lifted the tiny sleeper from
her dangerous couch when the mother
rushed up and frantically grabbed her child
Overjoyed at its escape, she rushed off
without stopping to thank the engineer.
The evening times., 1896-06-24
Shot Her Lover and Herself.

ton. housekeeper at lifts Hotel, at Hamp-
ton. few miles distant from this place,
after quarrel this morning. shot and killed
her paramour. She then shot herself and
is expected to die.
The evening times., 1896-06-24

The marriage of Miss Louise Bryson to
DR.. Thomas c. Wilson will take place
this evening at O'Clock at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bryson, No. TIA Twelfth street northwest.
The evening times., 1896-06-24

Mrs. Dabney, wife of the Assistant secre-
tary of Agriculture, has returned from n
brief trip to Tennessee, where she went
to attend the commencement exercises ut
the state University
The evening times., 1896-06-24
BEAUTY AND THE Buzz.

IT CHARMING golden-haired girl of
pale rose type while riding in
" car the other day suddenly dis
L covered that a poorly-dressed wo-
man was standing with q child
in her arms. The young face flushed,
partly with indignation that no man had
risen to give the burdeued woman Il seat.
and partly that she must make Eerself
conspicuous by doing so. The girl rose and
modestiy called the woman's attention to
the vacated seat
Without smile or word Of thanks the
woman turned her back On the girl, reached
out her hand aud twitched the coat of a
blear-eyed. dirty travesty Of IL man, so
far gone in intoxication that he was a
menace to the seuted passengers in his
vicinity. He Immediately lurched into the
vacated seat.
The woman stood with her heavy baby
during twenty minutes ride. and So did
the golden-haired girl. The drunken mum
<crawied and slumbered.
The evening times., 1896-06-24

Miss Ada Elizabeth Snyder. daughter of
Mr.. b. f. Snyder of No. Gal street north
east. and Mr. Robert S Trimble of the city
postofrice will be married ut the Douglass
Memorial Church. corner of Twelfth aud
H streets northeast
The ceremony will be performed by Rev.
John II. Walsh. Miss Snyder is teacher
in the Business High School and is quite
popular in the northeast. Mr. Trmble has
been connected with the postoffice for a
number of years.