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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-06
STATE ADVERTISEMEN
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
PUBLIC HEARING

The Commission on the Revenue OF the
State will give Public Hearing on FRIDAY,
APRIL 9th, at o'clock p. M, in tho State
House, Providence, TO all persons interested
in an act entitled IAN Act In Relation to
Taxation of Railroad Corporations"
" IL. Ia. FREEMAN, Chairman.
Eff. WARNER, Clerk. a54t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-06
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
PRETTY NEW YORK GIRLS NOW
TAKE DELIGHT IN JAPANESE
LUNCHEONS.
HAVE NO MASCULINE GUESTS.
FIFTH AVENUE DINING ROOM
TRANSFORMED INTO A JAPAN
ESE INTERIOR.
DID DISHES FOR DAINTY DANES.
The Girls Appear in Genuine SusO-
MoyOs Imported From the Realm
of the MikaGO.


Special Correspondence of the Globe
NEW YORK, Feb. IA new fad has
seized on society. 1t is a japanese
luncheon. Not an invitation affair at
which the cratic pictures on the time
h0nored bamboo and silk paper fans
are religiously followed and the ladies
sit around on chairs and chat Of the
latest scandal, but "a bona f1de Jap
lunch where meals fit to set before the
Empress of Japan are served and the
ladies appear in genuine suso- moyos,
imported for the occasion from the
realm Of Milkado.
These odd luncheons have in some
mysterious way, and for no apparent
reason, sprung into popularity with the
younger set Of the Four Hundred, but
unlike many of the recent popular fads
they are actually interesting.
In arranging for one of these enter
tainments, the opportunity offered for
picturesque effect is utilized by the
hostess to the utmost, many striking
decorations being used
The rooms are made to represent. as
nearly as possible. a typical Japanese
interior. The angular and formal
TAIL
screens reaching from the floor almost
to the ceiling. and these with the ex-
ercise of little skill and tact in ar
ranging can be made to resemble the
gaily pictured sliding walls Of
Japanese room. *
Silk-paper umbrellas are opened and
hung about the ceiling, very effectual-
ly concealing all traces of the kali
sominer's handiwork and such incon.
gruous features as the elaborate hang
ing chandelier and electric lights.
Bamboo hangings are arranged be-
fore the doors and are placed over all
the windows, while about the floor are
scattered Oriental rugs, worked in de-
signs which could not possibly be
evolved from any but q true and
patriotic Japanese mind.
TO make the luncheon a success, the
most minute details are followed, even
to the extent Of removing all chairs
and seats, their places being taken
by tiny stools and an abundance of
sort dOWny cushions upon which the
ladies find accommodations in true
japanese style, sitting a la Turk or
reclining in a comfortable but decidedly
negligee fashion. -
1t is perhaps needless to say right
here, that the masculine element OF
society is as strictly barred from parti-
cipation in these unique luncheons as
from the harem of good Mahommedan
hence the absolute freedom which the
fair imitators of the women of the
Island Kingdom enjoy
The curio shops are thoroughly ran
sacked for odds and ends of Japanese
art, and if no other purpose Is accom-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

liable little book on reading and the
use Of libraries, called "The Mastery
Of Books" In an age when the read
ing Of even the poorest Is no longer
confined to one or two aged volumes.
when the public or the school library
is almost unlimited, the abuse of read
ing is one of the dissipating evils of
the times. Mr.. Koopman's book is a
strenuous attempt, not to limit the
amount of reading done, but to govern
the manner Of doing it; to give man
and not books the mastery. "Thc
Mastery of Books" is meant for the
use of young people. 1t is seldom
realized by them that, to most persons.
the opportunity Of reading for general
culture ends with the period of youth
At all events, it is during this time
that the habits are formed and the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

plished by the fad, It has at least the
effect of dfsSenrinat ting among the
LADIES OF the swell set a more thorough
and exact knowledge of japanese meth
ods, manners and customs than they
ever knew before.
Tables, as understood by the more
pushing and practical American mind
are as strictly tabooed as are chairs
The picturesque substitutes which are
dainty little laQuered, stands about ten
inches high, are fully as convenient for
the uses intended, and some how a
dainty meal of unknown foreign delica-
c1es with all sorts of peculiar but not
unpleasant haVors, served from these
tiny stands, taste much better than if
placed before one on a practical coldly
dignified mahogany.
One Of the most delightful and pic
tufesque effects at these luncheons Is
obtained by the varied colors and cos
tunes worn by the ladies'.
For the information of those who lack
early training in the mysteries Of the
language of the milkado's subjects 1t
may be said that the suso-moyo. in
which all the ladies appear means din
ner dress, or as it is literally translat-
ed, suso-edge, mOyo-pattern.
The suso-moyo is a long dress Of silk
crepe, reaching from the neck to the
feet and trailing at the back
Around the waist is worn the obj or
satin sash which is one Of the most
important portions of the feminine
raiment. 1t is wound several times
around the body and in a Japanese
lady's costume, it takes the place, pan
don the word, of the corset, of her West
ern sister. 1t is tied at the back in a
huge faring bow while that portion
which is displayed in front is elaborate
ly embroidered in gold and silver trac-
cry and colored silks. 1t takes the
average society young woman some
time to master the intricate manner Of
wearing the costume, but it is essential
to the successor the Japan lunch.
The trailing edge of the suso-moyo
is also gay Njth-ingrain patterns and
gold and siKeYttracery. which helps
to give the garment it's name, moyo,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

passing crowd Of strangers and fail
to identify any one Of them two weeks
later.
So far as memory goes, Mr. Dorr
would have been a brilliant success as
an actor. He frequently goes to see a
play and hours after does not hesitate
to quote any part, Or even all of it, if
called upon to do so, word for word
although he might never have seen or
heard of the piece before entering the
theater.
He knows every policeman in San
Francisco by sight and number, if not
by name. and if you tell him the num-
Der he will instantly tell you where that
particular officers post is, what the
man looks like, and to what division he
belongs
This same wonderful memory has
been utilized by Chief of Police Crow
ley on more than one occasion to ex-
cel1ent advantage, particularly when
there has been the slightest doubt as
to the identity of some prisoner.
Mr.. DORIS place Of business is near
the old city hall on Kearney and
Washington streets. There he hears
every alarm of fire and sees all the
policemen as they are marched out in
squads to take their posts
Without having ever paid much at
tentiOn of immediate surroundings,
he instinctively sees and remembers
many things which occur around him
during the day.
Above him in his office is hung a
card, on which is shown the location
Of the corner opposite the number
sounded by the fire alarm. It did not
take him long to learn where every
box was located, and now he can tell
the location Of any one almost without
paUsing to think. He also knows the
numbers of ali the street cars and
where they go. Mention a street
through which cars pass and he will
tell you the numbers of the cars run
ming on that thoroughfare.
On one occasion a wager Of $40 was
made that he could not tell the loca-
ton of an alarm which had just been
sent in from a box in the suburbs. He
counted the numbers as they sounded
from the big gong at fire headquarters,
tWO,-fOur, - seven, - California and
Lyons" remarked Mr.. Dorr without
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
"SOLOMON CROWS CHRISTMAS
POCKETS" BY RUTH M'ENRY
STUART
THE MASTERY OF BOOKS"
"CURIOUS PUNISHMENTS OF BY
GONE DAYS." BY ALICE MORSE
EARLE.
A STORY BY REBECCA H. DAVIS.
sGThe Career of Caudida," by George
Paston-"StOrfes and Legends
FROM Irving"

Solomon Crows Christmas Pockets
gives it's name to Mrs. Stuart's col
lection Of short stories. 1t comes first,
and is perhaps best Of the eight
sketches and stories in the volume.
though Saint Idyrs Light" is a close
second. and, were it possible to COM
pare two things so different in COM
position, it might suffer by the near
ness Of the little charcoal sketch of the
1.-TWO Twins"
His mother named him Solomon, be-
cause. when he was baby, he looked
so wise; then she called him Crow be-
cause he was so black"
SO Solomon Crow he became, and.
as Solomon Crow" he fought the good
fight as many a yOungster with more
complimentary cognomen and Virtuous
traditions has failed to do. Little Solo
mon Crow had been born with a twin
and even in death they were not divid-
ed, for when the little body Of "Grun-
dy' went away his spirit was still
supposed, by his mother, to be ever
present. and her only form of moral
instruction to the surviving twin was:
well, you is a lOW-doWn niger, I
must say. Nobody, to look at you,
would believe you was a twin to an
angel" Or. How you reckon yo'
angel twin feels If he's a-looking at
you nOw?" So Solomon Crow ran the
race Of life with the handicap of an
angel ideal, and, like many an older
runner with a like high standard, found
the course a hard one. But that he
succeeded, in the first heat at least, is
indicated by himself in his last char
acteristic words: Bet yo' my angel
twin amt ashamed, if he's a-lookin'
down on me todayr
Besides the prose stories, there are
two quaint little poems. The whole
book is written in the charming man
ner we always expect from Ruth Nc
Emery Stuart.
C'Solomon Crows Christmas Pockets" by
Ruth McEnery Stuart Harper & Brothers.
$3.50 For sale by the st. Paul Book and
Stationery cOmpany)
The Career of Candida" is a we'll
written story, whose theme is the per-
sistence Of the everlasting feminine I'M
der apparently adverse conditions.
Candida s father brings her UP as much
like a boy as possible, and when she
IS obliged to fix upon a profession for
herself she chooses that of a teacher
Of gymnastics. There is nothing in all
this to prevent her from falling in love
with q pretty but very inappropriate
young man with whom she IS
as unhappy as such a reasonable |
and we'll balanced young person well
can be- However, she does not procure
q fzfal separation from him, even when
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

glancing around when the~last alarm
had sounded. He was right, and the
wager was at once paid.
On another occasion he was standing
on the corner Of California and Larkin
streets, conversing with a number of
f1remen in the old fire house erected
by the late Banker Ralston. Half a
corner. Dorr, who was the first to
see him, shouted: There goes a
crook. The man darted down Lar
kin street, followed by a policeman.
AT the next corner two pistol shots
broke through the stiffness of the night.
The little crowd ran down the block
and found the officer walking about
as though nothing had happened. The
crook lay dead in the street
Dorr was called at the coroner's in
quest, and the police who knew him
had such absolute confidence in his
memory Of faces that almost entirely
upon his testimony the dead crook
was identified as a man long wanted
Tor a number of crimes. DORIS entire
knoWledge or the man was gained sim
ply from having seen him in his store
Tor moment some months previously.
When he escaped with a few trinkets
which he had stolen.
once Dorr made trip to Australia.
upon which occasion the passengers
and officers amused themselves bv
making pools on the number of miles
logged by the ship at the end Of each
DAY run. The money was placed in
the captains hands in a sealed enveIop
containing the number of miles which
ne thought the ship was making.
WI. Dofr was always lucky at this.
and explained it as follows: 81 simply
watched the sea, remembered what ! "a
snip did coming down under similar
N
4O8 miles. She made Just 100 miles
The possessor Of this wonderful mer,-
DRY Is not an educated man, but 2
curious TACT about him is that he can
spelI a name which he cannot wen pro-
nounce. On one occasion when the de-
ceased king of the Hawaiian Islands
was in California on his first visit to
this country, there was mucn contrco
Versy as to the spelling Of his name
winch was pronounced king Calico"
DOrr had heard it spelled once. and
won wager from Claus Spreckels. the
sugar king, by spelling it correctly the
1 nrst time. The proper spelling was
'Kalakaua." ~
A column Of figures is a mere Laga-
telle to this man of wonderful MEM
DRY. A column of twenty numbers OF
SIX figures each is a child's addition
table to him. He scorns the use OF a
pencil, and the sum is always correct.
once when the late William Z. Sher-
1dan, one Of California's fayorite trag-
edfans presented 1.-THE Bells" at the
old California theater, Dorr was in
the audience. He had never witnessed
the play, but sat entranced throughout
Sher1dan's Interpretation. Later, actor
and admirer met and the Taespian lis
tened in astonishment not only to
repetition Of the lines, but ID a very
accurate imitation of his own interpte-
tation of them
How can you do it?" quaried Sheri-
dan.
Memory" replied Dorr, as he wan
dered back to his home and tried to
analyze how he did really do it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

meaning, as we have said, pattern or
tracery.
About the neck Of the properly
dressed lady is worn the han-yeri or
collar. 1t is a very elaborate affair
of silk or satin, heavy with embroidery
and delicate patterns worked in many
colors, or gold and silver, as the taste
Of the wearer may elect, or her rank
in life warrant
Over all is worn the ha-o-ri or coat,
with large flowing sleeves, which Is
as much the pride of a Japanese lady
as is the bonnet to a Fifth avenue
dame of colonial descent. For matrons
the only permissible color of the ha-
ORR is sedate black, but unmarried
ladies take delight in arraying them
selves In three and sometimes four or
five ha-o-ris Of different colors, and the
combination is always pleasing.
The ha-o-ri also serves the purpose Of
showing the rank Of the Wearer. On
each shoulder and at a point directly
between in the back of the garment.
three circular holes are cut in the fab
rlc, and, upon a background of differ
emf cOlored material from that of the
cloak, the heraldic devise of the lady's
family is worked in colored silks.
The most difficult part of the cos
tune for the American imitator to
wear and to accustom herself to are
the curious sandals, which are nothing
but thick felt soles raised from con-
tact with the floor by small blocks Of
wood fastened to the lower side but
even this difficulty has in many in
stances been overcome, and moro than
one Fifth avenue belle can, if the truth
were known, move about as gracefully
upon the little Jap sandals as she can
In the daintiest ball slippers.
Above all is the curious little round
galiy-colofed skull cap with a single
feather stuck in the very center for no
apparent reasQr f&chlN' to look ludI-
crous. Not single detail is omitted.
and the TRANSPORTATION Of the society
woman into IA @Aa$Nef. the mikado's
realm Is perfect.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
SHE HANGED A STOVE.
The Woman Was Arrested, How
ever, for Trying to IxfII Her Hus-
band.

Inc " OIHan was Arrested. How
ever, for Trying to Kill Her Hus-
band.
To intend to hang ones husband and to find
instead of body stove at the other end of
the rope is calculated most certainly to sur
prise the would-be murderer, and to such
surprise, In case related by French paper
must be added the unpleasant fact that the
woman who hanged the stove has been ar
rested on the charge of attempted essassina-
She disliked her husband, who had an I'M
fortunate propensity for strong drink; and, on
his returning home one evening recently in
toxicated, resolved to kill him in such a man
ner as to suggest that he had committed sui
eide. The man went to bed in his tipsy con-
dition, and was soon sleeping soundly His
amiable partner thought this to be the favor
abe moment for dispatching him to another
world, and, accordingly, set about making
her arrangements.
In the ceiling, just above the bed, there
was hole capable Of allowing stout rope to
pass. The woman went up into the room
above let rope slip through the hole, and
returning to the chamber in which her hus-
band slept, attached it by slip knot round
his neck. This done, she went up stairs
in the ceiling and attached it to a beam.
Then, when she believed the job had been
DONE she rushed weeping into the street
telling the neighbors that her husband had
just committed suicide. On entering the
house, what, however, was their surprise to
find portable stove in the pace Of the
corpse. The husband, who was less drunk
than his wife imagined, had released himself
and substituted the stove in the nick of time
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
CHARLES DORR, OF SAN FRANCIS
CO, PERFORMS ASTONISHING
FEATS.
A CAMERA AND PH0NOGRAPH
IN HUMAN FORM-HIS MEMORY is
SOMETHING MARVEL
Gus.
VALUABLE AID TO POLICE
Many Criminals in [Gle Coast CITY
Brought to Justice by His
Testimony.

The harder Charles Dorr, Of San
Francisco, tries to forget anything the
more indelibly is it stamped on mis-
memory, He has the most wonderful
memory on the Pacific coast
He is often called The Human
Camera" and THE Live Photograph"
so faithfully does his eye and ear
record passing events.
Let this man Of wonderful memory
once get a good look at a face and it
is never forgotten. This fact, more
than one criminal caught by the San
Francisco police, and positively iden-
titled by Dorr. can sOrrowfully but
truthfully testify to.
1t is not by any particular effort that
these wonderful feats of memory are
performed, it is simply as natural for
him to see a place, person or thing.
once and never forget it, as it is for
the ordinary person to glance at a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

There is more Catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease, and nre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
Stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be a constitu-
tional disease, and therefore REQUIRES
constitutional treatment Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. manufactured by F. T
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the mar
ket. 1t Is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to teaspoonfuI. n
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case 1t fails
to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monia1s. Address,
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,eTaedo. O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

from Irving" The writings Of Irving
are used so largely by students Of
style that the editions are almost with
out limit. Apparently there are none
too many to balance the growing ap.
probation Of our great story-teller.
The volume in hand is a nice piece Of
book-making, and 1.-The sketches and
stories selected are brought together
with appreciation and art. The line
drawing for the RIP Van Wrinkle"
sketches is especially interesting
(''Stories and Legends From Washington
Irving" G. P. Putnams Sons. $3.50. For
sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

character built by reading more than
by living. The Importance of the sub
jects discussed by Mr.. Koopman can
not be overlooked, and, if ''it is never
too late to mend" old as we'll as young
will profit by reading these sympathet-
ic essays. The chapters on 1.-THE Use
of Reference Books" and on Memory
and Note-taking'.'. will be of especial
value to the student. The classified
list Of books, which forms an appen-
dix to the essays, is we'll arranged
and Of practical value
C'The Mastery Of Books" by Harry Ly-
man Koopman.. American Book, company. 80
cents For sale by 2the St. Paul Book and
Stationery company
f-.
From Putnam's Sons we get another
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
Progressing Dinners.

Progressive card parties have proved az
popular that progressive dinners have been .
devised and during the summer have been
found much. more agreeable and interesting
than the old way eof~having to sit beside 4
evening. In this way 9ho dull partners arc
divided up into sections, az It were.-Ncw
York Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
Wasn't SWeIled.

Tailor-You have recently inherited nicc
lump of money from your uncle; why don't
you pay me?
Customer-I hate all outward show. I don't
want IL to be said that my newly-acquired
wealth has caused a departure from my former
simple habits.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
RESULT WAS PROFITABLE,

Although Hiram G. Wheeler, the
FARMER king Of Iowa, has sold his 5000
acre farm and will go out Of the farm
ing business in the spring to invest
ms money in big dairy farm in Texas.
ne is not yet ready to quit the state
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

1t Is matter Of interest to the public that
the first volume Of the Outward Bound Edi-
ton OF the writings in prose and verse Of
Rudyard Kipling has just been issued by
Messrs. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1t contains
general introduction by Mr.. Kipling and
plain Tales from the Hils.'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

Messrs. Houghton, Mifiin & Co. announce
for early publication 1.-THE Spells Of Poyn-
ton," novel, by Henry James, and Greek
Art on Greek Soil," by Prof. J. M. Happin,
of Yale.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

The Macmillan company has just published
Walter Cranes Decorative Illustration" Mr..
Crane is one Of the few people in America who
understands the subject of decoration, and his
book is of assured value and interest to the
public
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

new edition Of Sidney Lanier's 1.-THE
English Novel" has just been issued by
Charles Scribner's Sons
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

Another contribution to the art library from
the Macmillan press Is Henry Holidays
Stained Glass as an Art