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The morning times., 1896-05-17
Swefis Are Building Venezuelan
Stores On Their Lawns and
Will Prepare Some Won
derful FeastS for
their Guests.

ed upon either side by glowing palms that
il may appear in It's natural surroundings
The busy cook and hostess divides her
attention between the boulllon. slOwl y
simmering az the north. and the aeOut do
ing to turn the south, ofthe Venezuelan
stove. witt untold deIicacles and daiBtics
between.
The feast is served al small tables placed
here and there. and each dream OF
beauty in crystal and china and flowers
not much silver being used. as a rule
for outdoor entertainments; it is too heavy.
it takes away from the affair that sylvan
wildwood character. which Is its CHER
cha rm.
One table is all in migRonette with gar
lands OF these flowers. tied with pale
green ribbon. suspended from the edge or
the table and a wreath OF the flowers laid
about the CcnteT-piece. which is a pine
apple upon eut-giass dish. The sem
blance OF pineapple only, which when
opened at the end OF the feast, by one
who understands it's secrets. displays 10
view most delightful Little souvenirs IN
silver or gold, for each guest.
Upon another table. bedecked " iti
sweet-peas. another counterfeit pFese1--
ment of frGit-a melon yields a rich
harvest of gifts. parma viOlets with grapes
as large and luscious as those OF ESkeIOH
and gay ribbons galore make another table
lovely TO look upon.
And all this has been planned by on.
maiden assisted By few friends who act
only under her orders. That a function
of this description promises 70 be a trr-
mendOUS success no one can doubt
Youth. beauty, wealth, a two years
course at a cooking school ard diploma
with such combination could not one
conquer the world. 70 sal nothing Of pre-
pairing an appetizing feast IN the Wild
woods
ELEANOR LEXINGTON.
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mmW nSltmW ON GI1mSI 6mC1 OiIlOm=
BELLIES AS COOKS.
Unique AlfrescO Entertainments
for the Coming Summer.

Al odor of fresh cake in the air. q de-
iightful array of pans, kettles and pipkinst
It's cooking fete, and everyone is in
1T. That is, all the younger feminine mem
bers of the 400, !" and they are practicing
the gentle art of bread making as though no
thoughts of DeImonicO Iuncheons. cotiIIOn
favors or Paris gowns ever entered their
beads. In fact, all these young women
are IN dead earnest in their desire to mas
ter the iHtricactes OF cooking.
Talk OF writing an ode, or composing
a symphony one young girl was overheard
to exclaim the other day, lit is uothing
mere child's play, compared TO becoming
initiated into the mysteries OF yeast and
ltsdppdrent total depra Wit upon occasions. -
Through sunshine, rain and snow she has
gone twice week to her class for two win
tefS, and her friends sometimes feel Ike
quoting line from The Deserted village
apropos the vast amount of her know ledge.
and the wonder that one small head can
contain IL all Not specifically, but really
deeply Sad scientifically has she gone into
the subject.
The members of the class are among
the best known and most popular girls
10 society. Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt
her cousins, the Misses Shepard, and AsIs,s
Emily Sloane. Miss Choate. Miss Sattcrlee.
Miss Marian Fish, Miss Ethel De Forest.
Miss Frances Brayton Ives, Miss Elsie
Clews, Miss Livingston, the Misses Nora
and Fannie Iselin, Miss KObb. Miss Helen
De Pc ysterand Miss Beatrice Bend.
And the result of all this culinary knuwI-
edge?
simply the most ideal al frcscO enter
tainments at LennOx, Newport and Bar
Harbor, where these young ladies' and
charming girls will show their friends
not only what delightful hostesses they
are. but how well they can concoCt q deie-
nuer II fouchctte.
These feasts, cooked and presided over
by young society girls, are going 10 be
the attractive feature of the summer he
cause they Will be functions altogether
out or the ordinary social routine.
Old oaks, lindcns and beeCies form tie
! background: a smooth, velvety Ia wn tie
scene OF the entertaiucd-a breakfast or q
luncheon Tie hostess of the day. Miss
Vanderbilt, perhaps. at Newport, ar Miss
Emily Sloane at Lenox, attended by some Oi
ner comrades Of the cooking class, i ar
ranged in the most CnuuettiSb OF chef 5 cap
"A long white apron nearly covers her pale
forgct--ne-n"t blue dress OF fine Ginity
Ones first dinner party i nothing near
~ as exciting an event, nor 20 he mistress
of herself, though China fall. t-alf as irving
a position as that OF the maiden who gives
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nigh died of grief and modification.
THE WOMAN WHO WAS.
Those were busy daysand time fled apace.
The ajor was a colonel, a member OF the
house of burgeSses and surveyor general
OF Virginia.
There was, too, q sweet and stately
woman, who day by day in the fashion
able season, passed many n pleasant hour
upon the rustic seat beneath The yew trees
with Washington at her side. She was
widow, now, and her children were sleep
ing by her husbands Size in the graveyard.
But she was still young, with a grace and
charm which made her the first lady of the
land hy her right not less than through the
exalted position which fate was preparing
for her.
Perhaps the very words which gave
mistress TO the nation and made George
Washington happy husband were whis-
pered beneath the yew which had been
so discreet a witness TO a certain other
courtship not SO very far away.
Time brought its changes TO the people
IN the cottage toe, aud they were not happy
! ones For the gallants from over the
seas came and flrted aud rode away.
At last, however, there came another
; sultOr who was in earnest He was not
lord, nor son of a lord, but Vir-
ginian. This time the stern parent in
. lSIpOSSN IlO UDJeCliOtiS, tltS WeTe llldT-
ried And this was the worst mistake
Of all; for the man was a royste ring, gam
ing. drinking blade, who made ducks and
brakes of his Wife money and then abused
her because the supply was exhausted. It
/ appears that the only good thing hedid was
to die before he had quite killed the girl
and ruined the family.
AT last there came a day the remem-
brancC OF which still awakens a thrill of
enthusiastic pride in war-worn Williams
burg Cornwallls had surrende red at
YORKTOWN, the American arms were every
where victorious and the whilom Ma ior
Washington was hailed of all men as king
and savior OF his country. The allied
armies returned to Williamsburg TO pass
the winter aud were given reception COM
menSurate With their deeds and the means
at hand. The city WAS entete and wild
with patriotic enthusiasm.
on this occasion Washington did not ride
a white horse, but a beautiful thoroughbred
chestnut worthy OF his master. He was sur
rounded by staff of French and Ameri-
can officers, gliJtering with gold lace and
decorations. kOchamDeau and Lafayette
rode on his either hand. He. rode bare
headed through the city, bOwing gravelv
and proudly to the wildly cheering people.
Is the head OF the procession passed down
TaZewell avenue on the way to Duke OF
Gloucester street and the palace Il
pale, slender woman came tOthe door of
cottage and stood with her hands pressed
close above her bosom and her tears blurrng
the wistful eyes. bent so eagerly upon the
noble, barc-headed figure sit,ing so mas
: teriy upon the dancing chestnut. Wash
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Sad Story of His Pretty Young
Sweetheart-But for Stupid
Pride of Her Father She
flight Have Ruled
the White House.

Hard by the bare stone walls OF tie eldest
insane a SylIm ia A AmeFica, in Williams burg,
Va, fluurISheS, according To repute, the.
only yew tree in these United States.
StandiuS beneath the old yew tree and
looking l. ward the southeast across roll
ing meadow watered by flowing springs,
one sees almost within hailing distance the
mossy ro3f OF q rambling old cottage.
More than a century and "a han ago the
massive oX-he wn timbcrs of tie wide, low
dwelling we re erected. Aud when the mas
ter OF the cottage, with his family, had once
established lis iarcs and penates, there
might have been seen at frequent intervals
q gallant young cavalier who was fam To-
show the PAGES OF his Nell-brcu Steed, and,
incidentally. OF course, his own graceful
equitation upon Taze we'll avenue
A ROMANTIC TRUE STORY.
For the owner of the cottage had
daughterl
Now, thls young man who visited the cot
ia &c across the meadow on TaZewell
avenue was Ma joT George Washington.
And of his visits there ard what befeH
in consequence, and how the pride OF a
man and the weakness of a woman changed
nations history, it is my purpose to tell
as IL was told to ME In the language, one
might almost say, of an eye witness.
IL is precisely because il is one of those
luilOTllAl lIlNlalliAcS WHICH IlSlOrN over
looks that il Is so We'll worth the tell
ing. In Williamsburg every ckild is familiar
WIN the tradition. Ihad ii from a descend
ant OF one OF the oldest colonial families
q gentleman of the highest reputation.
To nim his dunt, who died many years ago
n 4 very advanced ge. and who knew Gen.
Washington well in her girlhood, related
this story rs Il matter of fact of which
she had pee SQEal knoU ledge. 1t is one
o. those episodes which no woman ever
forgets. ana my Informant recalls how The
good lady, His aunt, kept the story for
state occasions ana derived jGe greatest
satisfaction from The telling Of IL.
The owner al tie cottage on TaZewell
avenue, within hail Of the cid gew tree
was Il man named smith tie was u person
OF some means and much respeCtghIIty ana
laid claim TO Noble descent: lie was also
held IN sou.c favor al the palace, where
The Cuinmial lsoErrr"rs 6ep' SELF royal state
IN those days Mr. Smith was blessed witt
a daughter wHo was one OF the reigninZ
beauties OF the capital, and for her the
proud father cherished mat JIInunial ambi-
tiOns.
LOVELY MISS SMITH
The society uf Williamsburg was cor
st5ntly EraCed, II not improved by the az
diuon uf numerous Young English Officers
and gentlemen, tie younger sons OF more or
less NOBLE houses, wio frequently came
The morning times., 1896-05-17

her own, or which she p2Stes pictures. cut
from the1rt journals a1dmIga aZineS-
This teaches them grouping and develops
their artistic taste" she SAYS.
Anyway, tuey are more coEteated aud
keep the other part of the house cleaner.
since l have adopted this plan, and they
know they can litter up this room as much
as they ike.
" Just try to sew OF make preserves or DO
any OF the things with which a woman
occupies aer tine. and Seeif The room looks
like no one had entered IL after you get
thr0Ggb.
Their play s : Just q serious 20 them e :
our work is 20 Us, and why shOuiti not suy-
room in the house be set asid. for them
and whore they may do anything they ka
short OF making a bonfire in The middle 0r
the fIOOE?'
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ington saw and knew her in one keen glance
above the heads of the shouting crowds
and, checking his impatient animal he
bowed till his powered hair mingled with
his horses name. The woman attempted
courtesy, but nature could bear no more.
and, with a gasping sigh, she tainted and
was borne within, a hopeless, nervous wreck;
willie the man whom her father had scorn-
fully turned out Of doors rode on to his
great destiny, his victorious army at his
back, the cheering multitude at his feet.
There is little more TO tell The former
Miss Smith died soon after WaShington's s
election TO the Presidency Her family
removed TO Missouri. Here, in later years,
famous Virginian, Nathaniel Beverly
Tucker, visited them. and brought back
TO Williamsburg as his bride Lucy Ann,
ughtcr OF Gen. Thomas Smith, U. s. A,
who, my Informant believes was nephew
OF the woman who did not marry George
Washington. JOHN STUART BONNER.
The morning times., 1896-05-17

n luncheon "f her own planning and COukin=
to beyy uf her wn particular friends, and
not only her Owu fricEds. but her brothers
friends. who have spent the morning on
the golf links or come in from q long run OF
their wheels. They are not a. critical. per-
laps. as the feminine portion OF the party,
but they bring robust appctites to the
feast, and the Young hostess, very flushed
as to her cheeks, feels more than q flutJer
or two of anxiety as she bends over the
glowing braZier or Venezuela stove. which
has been imported from the banks OF the
Amazon To do service upon these oCCa-
SiOnS
Nothing could be more picturesque than
his tropical stove, built up Os briC!1, with
the glowing charcoal in its various COM
partmentS, placed, OF course. some what
apart from the scene OF the feast aui flank
The morning times., 1896-05-17
T0UGHENING CHINA.

A VERY effectual way Of tougheniug
"A glass or china consists Of placing
the articles to he toughened in a
large kettle of copper (of course folding
cloths, etc, around the things to keep
them from knocking together), in enough
cold water to cover them entirely; bring
TINS water TO a boil, let it boil for some
time, then lift the pan off the fire, and do
not touch its contents till the water is
perfectly cold
The morning times., 1896-05-17
ART IN THE NURSERY.

A VERY enterprising mother hasa unique
n day nursery for her children. The floor
is covered with a tLick. warm carpet -.
over which is spread a linen crash The
cover is taken up and sent 70 the laundry
every week. The room IS not 50 over
crowded as to tire the eve. Each OF the
three children has a side OF the wall for
The morning times., 1896-05-17
1t Needs a Heat Application.

Disa ppointed Reporter-But don't you
think the article would do if ] should boil
it down?
Managing Editor-No, am quite sure it
wouldn't; but I should try the action Of
heat on 1t in another way, if 1 were you.
-Somerville Journal
The morning times., 1896-05-17
WASHINGTON'S LOVE.
She flight Have Been the First
Lady.

on his departure the girl fell i'll and we'll
nigh died of grief and modification.
THE WOMAN WHO WAS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-02

Respite waa perforce eNnNed, and ne
Engfish officer went to bed wondering
how he was to get out Of the scMpe.
II tho game of bras failed what vas
he to do? An hour before dawn the
hand Of the Afridi jcmadAr was laid
on HE face and the voice said: Let
80 the wild goats, for 60 out hunting
and will not return till bring the
HORNS"
II am not afraid" was the reply, "go
not till the second dawnw and the
jcmadar retired as softly 40 he came.
It was late afternoon and the sun all
but touched the western mountain crest
when they took the old man and bic
son. put noOscs on their necks and their
feet on the boxes, with q horse harness.
ed to each rope. Lower and lower
sank the sun. Half the disc had gone
when camel turned the corner Of the
rocky road below the post. Just 20
the sun set eight camels stoood inside
the post, with two stout, grinning Nah.
suds In charge.
The men % suddenly released from
death evinced no feelings Of any sort.
The only slgn Of relief they gave wae z
ready acquieocence In the connscahion
Of their arms and the handcu6lng Of
all four Mahsuds Till neUt day, when
they were escorted across the river and
get free. In the evening the jemadal
returned from shooting. He said: Il
shot two Wild goats, but they were
without horns; and Sahib wants horns,
What can I shown And he laughed
Q sstanic laugh. 30 did Bakshan Khan.
Poll Mall Oasette.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-02
Had to Move.

''There was an Irishman." said Q BUT.
falo railroad Official, "who had worked
for our road for long time. but was
dismissed for drinking. His discharge
brought him to his senses and he kept
very straight for a long time and was
q daily visitor at the depot. Rein.
statement was what he wanted, but
he was too proud to ask for It. Dur
ing the time we were building a new
depot and Pat was an interested spec
tator. One day az the depot was near
Ing completion Pat walked over to the
superintendent and said: 4 hope that
corner room'll be done Saturday-I
want to move into It, 'WhatT said the
superintendent. 'Oi say. ! want to
move into It, we've got to move Satur-
day, and there's no other place to 60
to- Pats diplomacy won. He was re-
instated. and never again went far
astray."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-02
Great Distinctiouu

On one occasion the Prince Of Wales
wanted to give Frederic Tsbvre. the
noted French actor, some testimonial
Of appreciation. and consulted his com.
panion In the box. II can't buy him
something; that would be banal. Do
you think he would like to have my
cane?" II was decided that the cane
would do; 10. stepping to the green.
room. the prince paid the actor q few
compliments on the English part he
was playing. and begged him to accept
the cane. saying It had seldom left him
for ten years past. He added that hs
hoped to see the cane with Febvre on
the stage. The incident was reported.
and Febvre spent the following day
Diminishing a queue Of Trenchmen who
invaded his lodgings trying to buy the
cane. Afterward. when giving private
entertainments In London, he repeated.
ly heard himself identified by the re-
mark made In the audience. He's the
one that got the cane"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-02
she STAMPED me OFFER.

An English Breach Of Promise Case
Aangs Upon Q Postage stamp
Mise Jane Ashton, Of HollinSwood,
near Manchester. has discovered an
entirely novel use for penny postage
stamps.
Courtsd By Mr.. Samuel schol0, q
6asmer q that part, and growing wsay
led q her l0vorS proocrasdnaking hah.
II, Mias Ashton determined ct last b
bring mattsU b an Issue. She was
moved thereto BY more than one con.
0sderakion. II was not merely he
farmers pcNistsut neglect 10 name the
wedding day, pleading the COTTON 0trdke.
agricultural depression and othor III.
sufncient excuses, Il Va the fact that
after tn yeaN q ~ sort Of chilly.
shanying Mr.. Scholes had begun to pay
marked attention to another lady.
Moreover. Min Ashton's dilatory suitor
had attained to the age Of 90. and Miss
Ashton was herself getting On that
way.
30 Mis- Ashton informed him In Do.
cidcd terms THAT he must make up bis
mind.
II will do anything In reason" said
the farmer.
Then let u have II In writing" said
tho lady.
Thereupon Miss Ashton wrote on
. sheet q paper: "Wtll you marry
me II keep company with your and
the farmer. being thus cornered, ap.
pended the wordD! II WILL" but added
tho insidious proviso. " Will II I ever
marry"
Naturally Mio Ashton saw in this
act need for extra caution. She knew
her man, and therefore pulled osyk /
penny postage stamp. stuck Il firmly
on the document. wrote across Il the
date. and put II In her pocket. Then Il
was that Mr.. Scholes, Impressed BY this
legal formally. begged piteously to
have the fatal paper, stump and ell.
handed over for him. He would give
. sovereign for II, he said. and when
tho lady asked him: Are you going
to get married or arc you mott" he Wild.
" gasped out the words: "Whethsr or
not, I want thee to est me free"
The closing scene Of the little drama
was enacted at the Manchester assixes.
where Miss Ashton appeared % plain.
til In q breach Of promise action. The
postage stamp may have lacked the
sovereign virtues that Miss Ashton bad
attributed to It; this little object which
had cnyiscd Mr.. Scholcs' teeth to chatter
with fear may have been q mere bug.
bear. but the jury looked to the facts Of
the cass and gave tho lady . verdict.
though with what seens to be tho ra&h.
or paltry sum Of f76 dan,ages.-London
NOwn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-02
Her Brag tho Biggest.

DR.. NJ. w. Strykcr, President Of Ham.
ilton College. told this story the other
day In an address before the New York
Hardware Club; 1.-The braggart spirit
anywhere 10 absurd. Some little school
Girls Ut 10 chronicled Of Chicago were
discussing their clothes. I've got
lovely new dress said one. and ! am
going to wear It to church next Sun
day. .Poohv said another. I've Q new
hat, and I'm going to wear Il every
day Well said Q third. I've got
heart disease anyway"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-02

l.-POLITICAL.
The selection Of honest, capable men
70 govern the city. State and munich.
pal legislation for Chicago. Honest
elections. A general interest In the pri.
maries.
2.-MUNICIPAL.
Clean streets and alleys-prompt 70.
noval Of garbage - improved urban
trafnc-less smoke-more water-hon.
cradle police-cheaper and better &C.
eommodat ions for the people Of Chica.
70 In all directions elevation Of rail.
road tracks, etc.
B.-INDUSTRIAL.
Establishment Of Boards Of Concili.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-02

alton, Public Loan Bureau, Employ.
ment Agencies, etc.
4.-PHILANTHRoPIC.
Development Of the Central Relief
Association to Q thorough systemisa.
ton Of the organized charities Of Chi
cago.
6.-MORAL
The suppression Of gambling, obscene
literature. etc.
6.-EDUCATIONAL.
Ample school facilities - Improved
methods In teaching. and the develop.
ment Of Q greater interest In the
schools BY the parents.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-02

down-like country q horse fell and was
badly hurt. This necesdtated the
sending back Of the injured horse. and
three other sowas. whose horses seem.
"a unlikely to last out tho stern chase,
which a. all knew was bound to Ike a
hong ono. This delay Of ten minutes
Was not such . great loss after all. For
hardly had the pursuers started again
than the keen eyes Of Bakshan Khan
saw Q camel Standing against the sky
hns on the top OF mountain about .
mile ahead, 40 the crow Dies. A. he
called attentdon to It another camel an.
psared and then q man. Against the
clear sky they looked giganttc. The
oamels seemed the most weird and dIa-
bolical creatures seen out OF a dream,
while the mon appeared az least ten
fset high and Of gigantic Dimensions. A
truly uncanny sight. In q moment more
they dropped over the ridge.
The point at which they appeared
showed thnk they had changed their
route little. and that BY daring dash
across q di6lcult and little used sheen
track the punuers could drop into the
pladn Of the ravines before or at the
oeme time a. the Wasirds. The Ques.
tson was whether the horses conld sur
I'VE that Gwfu! scramble and gallon
aAterward. But blood was UP, and
without Q word they al tried for It.
10 get up to the top Of Tho neck wa
not very dimcult; but the descent
IhciNs descendus Aveeni. But this waa
far otherwise. A yawnins precpice Of
about 200 test deep on the birdie hand
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-11-26
Real Estate.

G.. II. Lynds Is the heaviest operator IN
real estate in Guthrie. When asked foI
a statement as 10 the amount OF real
estate transfers IN Logan county for the
past year he showed his generous public
spirit by Immediately detailing two clerks
10 furnish an accurate report. These
clerks went TO the recorders Office and
worked one whole day and this is the
accurate compilation they made:
Real estate transfers for Logan county
from Nov. "a, 1895, 20 Nov "A, 1896, three
hundred and twenty-fCur thousand six
hundred and twenty dollars t324
62i)
Mr. LYnds also has much city property
Ia his hands for sale and rent For the
past year his books show he has collected
for city rentals alone Sl2. .1GO. There are
i've or six other firms who could doubt
less show astonishing figures. But we
deem this one sufficient TO show ihe ad
yantages OF owning Guthrie real estate
simply as matter OF speculation for the
future and profit for the present There
is AZ present a brisk demand for sub.
stantial brick buildings Az this time
there Is not an empty lirst-class store
room in the city. The demand IS on the
increase. We need more buildings anC
more merchants aud manufactures e
handle the volume Of business constantly
Oh the increase
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-11-26
winter Apples.

We haye just received car load OF
very fine hand-picked, orchard-packed
apples from Missouri, consisting of the
following varieties; Wine Sap, BeT
Davis, Missouri Pippin and Willow
twig which we will sell for f0w days
only at $500 per barrel, full three
bushels in each barrel, we also have 8
car load of fine New York apples oi
the Baldwin and Greenihg varieties
three bushels in each barrel, which vi
are selling at So so per barrel. These
prices viii be only for few days. re
member they are all first class hand
picked apples.
22t6 THE WELCOME GRooERY.