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ular and yet fan utterly from lack Of
knowledge Of technique. or what ls bet.
ter known as stage business A plsy
IS not finished when Il IL written. The
frst act ID 10 get II accepted. the sec,
ond TO get Il produced and the third &c
secure a public"
Mrs.Ryley's home charmlngly reflects
the artistic taste OF the hostess. Fine
oriental rugs. beautiful Bagdad draper
les, and piles OF cushions, large and
small. form an interior at once luxur
ious and unique, Mrs Ryley has just
finished play written to order for Nat
Goodwin.
Miss Mary Stone. who Is reader at
the Garriok thoater. New York. Is a
sweet-faced. eharming-mannered Phil
adelphla girl. She Is a regular FIRST.
nightor" at New York theaters Her
wora az reader" demands that she IA.
mlliarlze herself not only with al new
plays but with the popular dramatic
taste M we'll.
her nfst Work Tor the stage was 2
dramatization Of Stanley woyman'i
House OF the Wolf for Richard Mans.
field. Her success. however, came with
the production Of Tho Social High.
wayman" by the Holland Brothers IN
September. This play was dramatlzed
from a story By that name that ap
peared In Lippinoott's July. 1895. ant
would have been brought out by Rich.
ard Mansfield had not his recent Sc.
we're Illness interierred with his plans
The Holland Brothers are at present
making successful tour with II
through the United States.
Miss Stone Is much interested IN
womans progress.
Il find" she said recently, that one
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called, says a writer In the Nickel
Magazine.
Il was at the conclusion OF the grca,
success Of prince and Pauper." a
dramatlzation by Abby Sage Richard
son OF Mark Twain's fascinating chill
dren's stories. that Elsie Leslie disap-
peared and in a short time her name
ceased to be discovered In print
The clever child was somewhat older
than. for professional reasons. had been
Acknowledged. and during the run Of
Prince and Paupor' she shot up In
stature. and waxel languid. as girls
just emerging from childhood will. and
having also waxed rich for a child.
managers and doctors agreed that for
the sake Of the future Il was wise that
she should retire and devote the next
few years 10 a natural life and her edu-
cation She was. as one might say. be-
tween grass and hay There was no
place IN the ihoatCr for her.
II was never for o moment limited
that the retirement was more than
temporary and among players who had
acted with her. Il was a grave question.
often discussed, what turn her mature
talents would take Would she be-. as
many fancicd. a Coincidence. or would
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Of the most marked characteristics Of
the coming woman Is a full sense OF
humor Humor and culture are usual
~ found hand In hand-not simply wit.
but refined humor-a and II Is only
among modern women that this Is no
ticeable. observe II on every side
In their books. their plays their speech
es aud In ordinary conversation. Men
have been humorous for centuries. but
women are Just beginning to develop
this quality. 20 Invaluable TO the author
aud especially the playwright"
"Tho Brooklyn Handicap" produced
at the Grand Opera House In New York
In 1894. was the FIRST sporting play
written by woman. When Miss Alice
Ives was asked By a New York man
ager a couple Of years ago whether she
could write horse play" she replied
Il certainly don't know much about
races. but can try"
And 10 use Miss Ives own words.
Trying means almost living on the
race track for a couple Of months fol-
lowing. read all the sporting papers
and talked about the turf with an the
sporting men could meet Why, Just
10 get one fact, the chest measure OF
one horse. | spent days visiting veter.
mary surgeons and livery stables. Fin.
ally I had TO carry a tape measure and
measure a vicious looking brute my
self. You see. an amusing Incident In
the play hinged on that one thing. and
I wanted my audience to laugh at the
play. not at the author"
In regard to the money TO be- made
by play-wrltlng. Miss Ives said you
have to wait long time for success.
Nothing Is harder than to get a play
accepted. but once accepted nothing
pays better Success. fame, money an
come AZ once
Miss Ives was born In Detroit. and
lher first literary Efforts were for the
zeal newspapers OF her native city.
rday a more prolific and versatile
ter would be hard TO find. She has
ten grave and thoughtful articles
llarper's and the Century. and
{ jokes for Puck. Her first play
tragedy called Don Roderlo. "
nee Barrett read this and wrote
YES that II was full Of pootlcal
rine," IN which Mazda Craigan
III last season. and "lavarre." are
delightful plays by Miss Ives. and
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Clara Morris afterward starred IN Il
for several years under the title of "The
Refugees Daughter" THE Mer-
chant" however was the play which
brought Miss Morton most prominently
before the public. II was FIRST brought
out AZ the Union Square with Selma
Fel,er, Z. J. Henley and Nelson Wheat
croft In the east. subsequently II was
purchased by Thomas McDonough. who
put Il on for an extended run at the
Madison Square theater and later sent
Il out as a popular attraction on the
road.
Jeffrey Middleton" her next play.
was brought out In Minneapolis by Au-
gusila Pitou. This was 10 successful
that Il brought her an order 10 write
play for william H. Crane. This she
called Brother John" and Crane had
prosperous season at the Star theater
with H. A Chicago Brother John"
had an almost unprecedented run.
yielding $4,000 In six weeks
Miss Morton's latest play. His wifo's
Father" which made such a hit re-
Gently at the Fifth Avenue. with Crane
az the star. Il undoubtedly her best,
and. indeed. one Of the best plays ever
written by a woman.
Mas Morton Is a New York girl and
received her education at one OF the
public schools Of the city. She began
writing short stories and poems for
magazines when quite young. but soon
found her dramatic instinct too strong
for such limitations. and In her FIRST
dramatic efforts proved herself TO pos
sess a knowledge Of Etagecraft that
amounted TO genius and Is usually ac-
Qulred only after years OF experience
and drudgery. But she Is not the only
playwright OF her sex here.
Miss Marguerite Merrlngton. who Is a
college professor. wrote her first play
for Il. II. sothern. Capt I.etterblair"
was given an elaborate production two
seasons ago at the Lyceum. where II
ran successfully for many weeks
"Good-By" and "a Lovers Knot" we're
Miss Merrington's next successes. At
present she Ia engaged on a play which
Mr.. sothern expects 10 bring out soon.
historical drama called Donnie
Prince Charlie" She also wrote a play
for Sol Smith Russell. An Everyday
Man" which contained a fine character
study.
Miss Meirington received the first
prize OF $500 from the New York Con-
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-04

the arst magnitude In the way Of popu.
larlty and financial succoogs.
This picture OF Elsie Leslie Lydo viii
be studied with decp interest Is there
In It's beauty anything more than the
sweet charm OF young NOmanhoodl
Does there Turk any depth OF feeling
in those big eyes. or IN that gentle
MOUTH Is there a humorous sprlie
behind that calm. rather elegant
beauty one Is afraid to answer.
There a another little player OF her
time. another relic Of the Fauntleroy
craze. who Is yet likely to face tle loot
lights agaln-ollve Hcmans Little
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-04

o one can have for
gotten Elsie Leslie
The child actress.
whose art was 80
conspicuous as TO
make her between
the autumn OF 1857
ana the summer OF
1890 as strong a
drawing card as
any star In the
field. Is easily re-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-04
New York Latier.

400 n a II i II a
Merton Is one u
the cleverest Amer
lean playwrlghts
and has an excep-
tionai record ex-
tending back seven
or eight years. Her
first play was "Hel
oine." produced at
the Fifth Avenue
theater in 1889.
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MISS ALICE IVES.

the Flower OF the Hin" which was
given az the Berkeley Lyceum last fall,
IL another OF hor dramatic Successes.
Her style Is Mp TO date and realistic In
The extreme.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-04
BEAUTY HEIRCgARM
ELSiEVEsLIE AND LOLA BEErH
ARE FAsciNAToRs.

The Former May Return so the stage
After several Years Of rflsaie LITE
The neautlfui Vienna Girl Now Ia
New York.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-04

Na I;ai,r wha, paurs text was,
whenever be preached his theme was
Chris
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-04
PRETTY AND ABLE.
SOME NOTABLE WOMEN OF
THE EASTERN METROPOLIS.

Thsy are writer. Of Play. and Com.
possrs Of Music - Misses Morton.
stons aad Ives aud Their Most RE-
cent Productions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23
LANGDON.

Mr. Stephen Simpson M Washington has taken
the Mills cottage for tine summer
Mrs. W. S. Iinott of Elnira, N. y, is the guest
of Mrs. ]. G. Durfey.
Mr.. II. D. whtcomh and family have moved
into Mr.. Wilton Harvey's new house on Odd street
Mr.. r. c. Walton and his Pelham with
them.
Mr.. E. P. Sherman has been confined to the house
for days with severe attack of rheuma
tism of the stomach.
Mrs. 0. T. Putnam entertained few ladies at
luncheon on Friday in honor Of Mrs. w. S. Libott
Of Elmra \. Y.
Mrs Francis liigdon left last Saturday morning
gagged in business there.
the residence of Mr.. f. Dewey on Frankfort street
Miss Alice BannOn, Miss Frances Wilkins, Mrs
V. Cusask and her daughter, Miss Nellie Cusack
are at Wildwood Terrace, on empire street.
Mrs. NJ. =. Cameron of Baltimore Md. is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. H. W. McNeal, at Wild
The strawberry festival given by the members
Of st. Rarnabas Mission last Tuesday night was a
program was rendered and neat sum realized.
Mrs; Dora Shenk i, who has for he past eight
prorSd iHE IN hsa has returned to nsa'n much i'm
Last Saturday evening the home Of Mr.. ]. G.
Durfey, on oath street was the scene of ga he.ing
Of merry little ones the occasion being the
per table, which was set out on the ,erania, was
decorated with pink roses Ample Justice was
y enioyed ny ALL Among those hose present aa we're re
Misses Lula Baker. Ethel Baker olive and Kath-
arine McNeal: Masters Reid Baker Earl Baker
and Pelham Walton
The Artfstica tors. social club OF Georgetown
D. g., gave delightful May dance at Iangdon
Hall last Thursday evening. Among those present
We're DIR. James Dickerson, Mr.. William Smith,
Mr.. Oscar Harvey. Miss Hattie Harvey. the Misses
Smith Nj William Willis, Miss Nell Ottinger
Mr.. Joe Barnard, Mr.. VIM. Wetzell, Mr.. las. ~
Small of Washington. d. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. H.
May. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rossinan. Mr.. and
Mrs McCauley, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. =. Cameron
Miss Maud Mc(aulcy, Miss Nettie McCauley, Mrs
J. G. Durfey. Miss Edna Durfey. Mrs. W. s. Ii
hot Of Ehnra, n. Y; Mr.. Robert Newell, Mr.
Avery smoot, Mr. Chas Watson and Mr. Frank
Hogan The officers of the club We're Mr. Chas
Hilbert. Miss Mamie Cameron, Miss Mamie Allen
Miss Emma Haucke. Mr. william Scrivener. Mr.
David Poore. Mr.. Eugene Pestell. Mr.. Geo. Hober-
lander. Mr.. Edward Iamkin, Miss C. Johnson Miss
C. Sebanstan, Miss NJ. Beckmeyer, Miss s. Barnes
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SUBURBAN NEWS
GAITHERsRURG.

Rev. J. G. Yeakel hab accepted a call to the
pr storate Of the Darnesfown Presbyterian Church,
succeeding the late DR.. b. f. Meyers.
A patent was issued this week to Mr. David M
Munro an Improved switchboard, which he has
perfected and put in use in the Office Of the Mont
gomery County Telephone Company.
Rev. T. ID. Richards has resigned the pastorate
Of the Boyd Presbyteriah Church. The reason rs.
signed Is that the NeeIesvil1e appointment has
grown sufficiently to be able to support a pastor
and demand hiS undivided service. A handsome
parsonage Is In course Of construction at German
town, where Mr.. Richards Will reside, ana has
established a mission Of the Neeiesrile charge
The Damascus public school, Of the largest
Wednesday evening. Prof. ]. Il. Baker and Miss
Mimah T. Hobbs. e0thers, Lad charge of the ex-
ereises, which were very largely attended.
Miss Marian GrO0mes has resigned as principal
of the Briggs School.
Miss Annie NJ. Myers has gone to her former
hcnie at Potomac to spend vacation
Mrs Il. DORIS ~ Trundle Is visiting relatives In
Howard county.
ing preparation for their annual picnic, May 80
at Walkers Grove, for the benefit of the Sunday
sc hOol.
Mr.. Marion Fral.y. residing near RedIand who
was seriously injured in the storm Of Monday, is
stfll lingering between life and death and little
hope is held out for his recovery.
Miss Emma X. Thomas Of DickeIsOn is the guest
of her parents for the summer.
An Ice cream and strawberry festival is to occur
at Germantown Monday afternoon and evening
under the auspices of the Baptist Church. Rev
8. l.. Lloyd Is to lecture in the evening on Atlantic
CITY, and the proceeds are for the church benefit
The appointment OF tax assesSOrs under the new
assessment law for this district give general salts
faction and the work will be begun June 1 Messrs
John w. Brown, Nathan $. Poole and DR. a.
Henning EtchisOn are the appointees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23
BROOkLAND.

The Brookand Hall was crowded TO its utmost
last night TO witness the first May ball by tho
pupils Of Miss Sarah Willard Howe. The stlge was
urtistically decorated, aid the little ones sat
in bower of ferns behind handsome palms
and pottcd plants. All the children looked re-
lharkabiy we'll in their various costumes and their
dancing showed the result of careful training All
the dances were heartily applauded and many
were obliged to be repeated Among those were the
Highland fling. the hurdle race. sailors hornpipc
Irish jig. la grace, Iariel and the jockey hornpipe
Mari" Hove DISPLAYED particular grace and gave
fine '1hiHtion Of toe dancing. Her la grace and
ariel were loudly applluded, and the spec atoys
would be satisfied until she appeared the third
time The .isnce of the fairies captured the audi
en'e, and tn. rope darce by Marie Stone and May
hreezes by Edith Brown We're Erao efully executed
on Of the most highly appreciated dances Of The
and Marie Howe. Much grace displayed and
mamy difficult IS, step" wsre well well esssuted So pro,
slssed Win the TosiIs Sucf by Msste1s Elist
and Marie Howe, all OF whom well portrayed the
negro character. This. too, had to he twice
Master Clarence Hewlett; flower girls, Katharine
81 hmlt. Nellie Walsh; maids OF honor Of the queen
Gee Spring. e sadie sner ''f Emily
Brooks. Autumn; Berna a.i Woodward. Winter:
sens, Miss Marie Stone fairies, Marie Jew Wooa~s ard
Gladys Mull,n: queen Of fairies Little Emily Hat
Henderson. Lizzie Byrnes. Lillian brown. Alberta
Stewart. Ethel Bates Masters Eliot Noyes and
the queen OF the and the queen of the
fairies crown bearer, Gladys Mullan. Then fol-
loved the May pole dance: dance of the fairies.
hornpipe. jockey hornIifpe, Irish Jig sailors di
yertisenent Farrell, huriht mace. gypsy danes high
cor pa bists Miss Emily Hewlett pianist, and
Mr.. Joseph Fintke! violinsL The floor committee
was composed Of Mr.. Franklin T. Howe. jr., chair
man: Mr.. Joseph Burg Mr. Edwin Etz, MIR John
J. D'Bren and Mr. Carroll Mattingly. After the
exhibition there general dancing.
Miss Elizabeth Russell win move into the house
formerly occupied by Mr.. fa,igett, in West Brook
land, about June /. -
Mrs. John Craven of Annapolis. Md. has been
the guest Of Mrs. Mary Burr for the past few
days. m.
Mr. Adams of Pittsburs, Pa, is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Adams Of South Brookland.
Mr. A. V. Iurkett WIFI soon occupy pretty cot
tage In West Brooklanai =
Mr. Hearst Is comfortably established in the
Craven house Omaha street, University Heights.
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WASHINGTON GROVE.

Mr.. Robert Alton and family are occupying the
cottage OF Mr.. VIM. Hill, on Grove avenue. Miss
Mabel Perry of Boston is the guest Of her aunt,
Mrs. VIM. II. Allen.
Mrs. John Davis is visiting friends In Williams
port, Pa.
Mrs. NJ. Barrett of West Washington is the guest
of her mother, Mrs. Rachael Lockerman of Oak
mont
Mr.. Alvin Tracy and family domiciled in
their cottage on Broadway
Mrs NJ. A. Benson, who has been quite sick at
her cottage on the circle, is convalescent
Mrs B. T. Welch recently met with painful
accident While walking IN her back yard she
stepped on nail, which penetrated her foot to
the deptlf OF three inches. Fortunately 1t was
tracted without difficulty;ii leaving only flesh
wound which, though fainfhl, is not serious.
Mrs to Me six has her cottage and
Mrs. John L. Owens, together with Mr.. and Mrs.
Winifred Owens tIeffiing a week in their
cottage on I'd avenue. s /
The platform in the ttabarnacle has been moved
from the west end to tbe Hereafter the west
end Will be used exclusively US an entrance.
Lamp posts have been planted. at regular dis
tances on Grove avenue. Goal oil Will hereafter
be used in lighting the! grounds during the begin
ming and end of the seHson
Mr.. VIM. Pritchet baS reBted the Grove store, on
Broadway. for the season.
During the recent storm seventy 1--WE trees We're
10 cottages were injuradt II
Mrs. H. Harbaugh and family have moved into
the cottage Of Mr.. Court Wood, on 4th avenue.
Mr.. Samuel Polkinhorn spent q few days at the
Grove during the week.
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Georgetown University,
On an Isle of the Sea.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
SEA ISLE CITY, NJ j., May o. 1896
Sea Isle City almost covers an island six
miles III length and from quarter of a
mile to one and quarter in width. It Is
built directly OIL the ocean front, and has
a fine board walk of sixteen feet In width
and three miles in length. Its beach Is
hard and white and has no superior on the
coast. and the bathing is unexcelled.
Its boating facilities are excellent. The
thoroughfare separating the island from
the mainland affords fine opportunities for
sailing and fishing, while the inlets at
either end of the island are noted fishing
and hunting grounds for experts in that
line. great drawback to the place has
been a lack of water accommodat ions The
authorities have been boring for artesian
water and recently struck a spring at a
depth of $40 feet which has averaged 5000
gallons per hour. This gives promise of
furnishing the town with an ample supply.
A curious phenomenon within the last
few days has been the washing ashore by
the waves Of thousands upon thousands of
potato bugs, which lie in liLes upon the
sands.
The summer population Is increasing
each year. Cottages al e rented at q mod
crate rate and are in demard. The sum-
mer girl enjoys life here, ard the man or
woman with tired heart and brain finds
rest and strength In the rure, fnvigorating
air from off the sea. A sudden change in
the temperature makes US enjoy a fire; but
whether wind or rain, snow or hail. life Is
always attractive here. X.
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EVANSVILLE.

g. X. Warren Post, G. A. r., and the Woman's
Relief Corps of that post held joint social meet
Ing last Thursday evening Mt Grand Army Hall
Music. cards and conversation the diversions
Of the evening.
Several houses and a hotel are being erected
in this village.
Mr.. Edward A. Fuller caught catfish weighing
six pounds and fraction. while fishing in the
Eastern branch, below the reform school wharf Il
Mr.. Geo. n. Walker chairman OF the health com
mittce of the board of town missioners, has d
sanitary measure which he proposes to bring
up before the commissioners board its next
meeting.
Ben Ford, colorcd, of Queen Anne district, was
arraigned before Justice Walter Ryon, a few days
the charge OF threatening the lives of his
Wife and mother in law and sent to the house OF
correction at Jessups Cut for six months.
The board of county commissioners at recent
regular reg meeting passed the following orders That
1885, for repairing public roads for 1896, be APP
iortio anIong the fourteen election districts
horo s., LOO Nottinsham $50; Pisea,a way $50;
SI,aliinss, $3.50: Queen Anne. $1,000: Aquaseo.
500; s1 xI 800: Laurel SOD corpora n.n Of
Kent 5000; Bowie, $500
That DIR. Richard G. hin be authorized to spend
the sum Of $7j road from Marlboro Station to
Hills Landing, and also ON road from Martins
Corner to Queen Anne.
That Samuel E. Sweeney be renpponted constable
That William H. Krhardson, treasurer Of Of the Il.
the balaice due said corporation for rebate Of
road tax for 1S94-'35.
That the report OF the examiners in the Sea
brook road be rejected.
That the petition of Howard c. Wall for private
road from his farm in Kent district to the Cen
trail pike. through the lands of William F. Cox,
Frank Donailue and Thomas II: Brooks being filed
John A. Turner. Iobt. W. Brooke and VIM. h.
Heffner were appointed commissioners to lay
out said private road if the same is necessary.
At a recent meeting OF the orphans court it was
ordered that Marion Duckett. executor of F. L.
Goldman, be authorized TO execute to Virginia
Rifles valid deed law. he being satisfied that
the purchase money has been fully paid to said
Goldman,
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Sewing at Home.

10 tne EultOr OF Inc Evening Star.
1 wish to write a few words regarding
the article in last Saturdays Star entitled
Sewing at Home" When Pauline Pry
questions the wisdom and economy of sew
ing at home, and rdicules the appearance
Of these same homemade gowns, she Of
tends hundreds of bright girls and women
in this city who do not consider sewing a
woe," nor pattern an agony"
Any woman who has not sufficient ingenu-
ity to make nice-setting shirt waist
should not attempt to learn to ride a BIZ
cycle, nor do any Of the thousand and one
things that require far more effort and per-
severance than does little practical sew
ing at home.
Let me tell you of shirt waist made by
little school girl whose dresses barely
reach her shoe tops. The material was
was not an agony" 1t was only a news
paper pattern, with no directions at ALL OF
course, to begin with, she was bright girl,
and the next day when she appeared in
the perfect-setting shirt waist with the
nicely Numbered collar and cuffs, which
she had also made. she felt quite elated
when asked where she had bought that
lovely shirt waist.
or sweetheart all the more if she has the
tact and ability to construct a chic street
costume or a pretty little bonnet? What
sight is more pleasing to him than to see
Ills vile plying tHe ueeule OS1tly on some
pretty filmy fabric just suited to these
warm summer days. and ever and anon
see her glance up with a bright smile and
word for him? What man would consider
circumstances? So cheap are the pretty
summer goods that a girl of moderate
means who makes her own gowns can
appear as well as her weather. sister who
follows the motto: Don't do anything for
yourself that you can pay anybody to do
for YOU" A READER,