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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18

ed Even when scores of visitors
over .he rotunda below. The readers and
students assembled at the reading room
tables may be conscious of a vague hum.
from distant Inuted cello. bat there
are no sharp. dlstracting sounds to penc-
trate the necessary. if conventional. Ii
hrary atmosphere" Ocoasionally-not
often-the euthr siasm of Il gallery tourer
over the beauty of the decorative work
VIII force him into an involuntary excla
nation of admiration to n companion. and
then most of the heads bent lew over the
hooks will look gallerywards for in
slant. inquIringly. The short Kissing
"Sh-Sh-sil,'' of one of the uniformed gal
lcry attendants follows quickly, and then
falls again tha hum-emphasized silence.
the subdued comment of the galleries reach
Low murmuring of wind through pines.
ii is restful place. the Library of Con
sress. In almost any part of the build
iTC the yparuer for solitude might close
his eyes and fancy himself IL, a cave in
the Caucasus mountains. accounting to
himself for ne rnuiiisd hum around him
by imag inatively attributlng ii to the pur--
ing of dOmestiCdted leopards at the en-
trance To the cave.
The men and women al the reading "a
Hes ARE diverse enough in appearance,
character and in tine nature of their Ii
!tTary studies and Investigations. Per-
h"ps Il great majority of them are lookin.,
into books OF reference such are not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
Cleverly Done.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Charge it to experience. said the man
Of the world who had just heard the plant
of a friend who had paid for a straight tip
at the races and lost Cupidity makes gill
lies of the best of US. / was up against it
myself only a few months ago"
Not your?
YES. /. Looking out the window one
morning / was surprised to 4 stranger
on th. lawn hunting closely in the grass
ard under the shrubbery for something he
had evidently lost. He looked like gen.
tIeman in ill health was well dressed, and
apologized for intruding as soon as ] went
out. While taking his morning walk he
had noticed q base ball outside the hedge.
concluded at once that II belonged to some
boy about the place and tossed II into the
yard In doing 20 he had thrown a plain
gold ring from his finger, emaciated by re-
cent sickness. He did not mind the intrin-
sic loss, but the ring had associations that
made ii very dear to him After further
search he gave it up, but before leaving
he assured me that he would gladly give
500 TO any one leaving the ring at his no.
tel. OF course, l could take no such re-
ward but l could send one of the boys and
that would make it all right
While i was down on all tours inspect
ing every inch of ground a man dressed
like laborer looked at me awhile and then
Joined in the search. He soon had the
ring He had it all the time On learning
that il was not mine. he refused to give il
Up. He would advertise il and get re.
ward After mrch dickering he turned IL
over to me for $50. OF course, never found
hide or hair of the invalid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
DrOpped n Steak to Marry.

From The Chicago Record.
While Walter P. Wyatt sawed the bone
in sirlcin steak in his store at a Chicago
avenue he managed to arrange fer his i'm
mediate marriage with Annie Weir Of 81
Ontario street.
Wyatt had long wished to make Annie
his wife, but her parents were opposed.
When she gave her consent he feared tina;
if he did not act quickly she might change
her mind. Hastily loosening his apron, he
threw aside the steak which his fiancee
was purchasing and induced her to board
a car for the marriage license clerks office
The pair interrupted the hearing of a case
in Justice Sabbaths west side court and
We're married.
marriage that she kissed Justice Sabbath
instead CT the groom, causing the official
to forget to collect his fee.
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whole civil service reform idea as it exists
in Washington with one fell swoop. He
was let out CT one of the departments
reins lated preferred charges against the
civil service commission, drew up in
dictnent of the general government thai
has not yet. to my knowledge. been print
ed, and is now, as l say. cooperating with
that clement in Congress that believes in
the abandonment of civil service reform.
He uses n very great deal of ink and writes
an exceedingly large hand but l fear he
lacks the roiSe and Self-command necessary
for the drawing up of a pamphlet intended
TO shItter the civil service idea out of hand.
There are a great many men in Wash
in%ton. most of them studiCus men OF
leisure. who are ford of following out the
progress of great events OF the day. such
as battles md expeditions all over the
world. by means of maps. For example,
there is gentleman at one OF the tables
row who. from the beginning of the native
uprising in India, has been carefully fol-
lowing the campaigns of the British army
all over the empire by studying the ad-
mrable collection of maps of India in the
library. He uses the dispatches in the
daily papers bearing on the progress of the
campaigns as a base for his Investigations,
and some of the speculations that he has
INDUCED in from day to day as to the next
strategic moves in order have been veri-
fled to the letter. This gentleman has new
er been in India IN his life, nor has he any
interests whatever there; it is simply fad
with him to trace the progress of wars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18

wars in this country, with a view to writ
ing regular 'three-volumer' Of a fiction
sort on the subject.
Many men work in the library at reg
uiar stated salaries. paid them by large
corporations for collecting statistical facts
and figures on especial subjects. For ex-
ample, there is man here now who has
been engaged for over year In getting to-
gether all the facts accessible here on the
SUBJECT Of weaving from the earliest times.
the result of his labors to be included in
centenary publication soon to be issued
in souvenir style by a famous Philadelphia
carpet manufacturing firm. Another man
now at one of the tables with a couple of
dozen old volumes scattered around him
is compiling a history of stovemaking in
the United States. Just why he is reading
Up OIL the subject of iron manufacturing
all over the world since the days of Tubal
Cain in order to write history of Amer
lean stovemaking is something not entirely
obvious to me, and yet this is what he Is
don. and drawing goodly salary for do
ing II from the Michigan stove manufac
tory that employees him.
There are a great many special writer's
who resort to the libra ~ for the sake of the
old newspa per files. One writer especially, a
young woman who for something over a
year past has been writing a series of ex-
ccedinsly interesting art les on the sub
iect of old New York-New York in the
New York newspapers. has found the IL
brarys files OF old New York newspapers
pretty valuai lie. To read the articles she
has compiled from them you would i'm
agine that she was a couple of hundred
years old and wrote from actual memory
and yet she is young-and pretty-widow
who has only spent two days in New York
in her whole life. a man who comes here
very often to go over the librarys old files
of Boston newspapers. for the compilation
of articles that are printed in one of Bos-
tons hest-known journals on the subject
of Boston it looked and in ante
colonial times. tells that he was never
in the city of Boston in his life.
To AnnihiIu:e Civil Service.
"A very fiery and nervous man, who has
got practically whole reading table to
himself at this moment, with four or five
stacks OF bound newspapers and official
publications looming. all around his chair
Is engaged in the preparation of a pam
phlet that, he tells me, will unhorse the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
COSTUMES OF CLOTH
The Latest Improvements in Skirts and
Waists.
The Popular Shades and Materials
for Dresses, Theater Wraps
and Jackets.
From Harper's Bazaar.

From Harper's Bazaar.
Cloth costumes are more and more at
tractive as the season advances. and 1t
positively seems as though the dressmakers
had combined to devise improvements on
what to start with were very smart styles.
The skirts are cleverIy hung so that there
is no unnecessary weight, and as few of
them have hair cloth or stiffening except
directly in the back breadths there is no
reason why they should be any heavier
than ordinary materials are. OF course
great many Of the skirts are trimmed. r.ost
deliberately so. There is great deal of
braid.ng used; the narrow bias bands of
satin, stitched at either side, are put on in
intricate patterns: there are rows of ruch-
irgs and fiounces, but there are also any
number of plain skirts guiltless of any
trimming whatever. There is ii decided
shrinking in the width around the foot, but
we have not as yet gone back to the cxag-
geratedly narrow size. One OF the newest
skirts has bias ruffle around the bottom
and a draped over-skirt effect, the ba ck
breadthS plain, the front also plain, with
the draping high on the hips. This has not
yet become common; in fact, there are only
two or three of the skirts to be seen as yet.
The pointed apron front, put over the
fuller underSkirt and back breadth. is be-
ing worn too much to insure its lasting. but
there are two or three different ways of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
Passed In Review,

One of the lOng-seryice attendants at the
library passed some of the reference
ses rchers at the tables in review for a
Star man the other day.
The reference hunters come here upon
as many missions as there are subiec is
clothed in printed books" said he 1.-THE
literary wCrlQ eventually hears the result
Of the work here of about one per cent
OF them. | should cStina te; the others fol-
low trails Of investigation that lead no.
whittier. and the really earnest work that
many OF them pgt in here goes for naught.
There Is a man seated at one Of the tables
now who has been a daily visitor at the
Library of Congress for seven years He
has been following up the subject of icthy-
oiogy. ard don't doubt that he has gone
over every fish book in the collection half
d Dozen times over. He makes Ella borate
notes of his studies from opening up time
IL the morAins until closing up time in the
afternoon. and yet nobody here even Mr..
Sponord. knows anything concerning him
other than his name His name has GER
tainly never been attached to any of the
works on the subject of fish that have been
printed during The long period he has been
coming tcre. and yet it seems extraordi-
nary that a man should give his enrir,,
tlIne 10 the study Of such subject for
lhe pure love of 1t. without putting the
results of his researches into some shape or
other.
There is an astonishingly large number
OF men and women in Washington who
aspire to become writers of fctioo and
piayWriShts. and Ii great MANY of these
&C me to the library for historical or other
data There Is a man at one OF the tables
now tho wrote. | don't know how MANY
years ago, IA one-act. curtain-raising farce
comedy that achieved a measurable sue
cess on the few occasions ii was presented
This man has spent great deal of time at
the Library of Congress for several year;
past. obtaining data for an historical play
o. the Louis XIV period. He has read
scores and scores of volumes of works ap-
pertaining TO the regime of that monarch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
shaker.,1ndfans.
From the Morning Oregosian. III

From the Morning Oregoaian. III
John Slocum, the Shaker Indian, died at
his Mud Bay camp Tuesday.
Slocum became famous about five years
ago by passing to heaven through the ave-
nue. of trance, where he remained several
days before returning to this mundane
sphere. On his return he pictured heaven
in glowing terms to his associates, declar-
iEg that lots of Indians are there, and
mon. Every Indian at Mud and Oyster
lays became his followers. and for the re-
manning years of his life he welded a
marked influence upon his disciples
Conscious OF approaching death, he cast
ffs mantle of leadership upon Dick Jack
son. another Indian of the Mud Bay settle
nent, thus providing for the perpetuation
of the Shaker religion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18

Theater Wraps.
A wrap Is a necessary thing to wear to
the theater, for to put on a coat or jacket
Is too much of a task, even though the
sleeves of gowns are smaller this winter
Exceedingly smart and attractive are the
wraps designed for this purpose and there
Is great variety of style among them
Felours and velvet are two materials which
are moro in favor than any others. The
disadvantage of the veIours is that 1t has
been SO much used in cheap ready-made
capes, but 1t Is warmer than the velvet
and If good quality is chosen, and 1t is
carefully made up, it is always effective.
Made on the round style, with fitted Yoke
covered with jet, Is very smart velours
cape, the fullness around the shoulders be-
ing gathered on to the yoke. There Is a
vice ftaring collar trimmed with a narrow
band Of black ostrich tips, and the inside
OF the collar is faced with ostrich tips A
band of feather trimming goes down the
front of the cape, while just at the throat
is big lace bow and ends. This cape is
lined throughout with quilted yellow satin.
Somewhat conspicuous, but very handsome,
is cape made of dove-gray velours, on
which is pattern of braiding, n round cord
being used to define a very elaborate pat
tern. This cape is fitted in to the figure at
the back and front, and the sleeves are
capes Of the velvet left plain. The high cot
lar is faced with heavy white lace. Just at
the back is a great bow of satin ribbon the
same shade as the velvet, and in front there
is a velvet bow tied in with lace ends. The
lining of this is also a quilted one of pale
rose pink.
Fur-lined circulars were always comfort
able garments, and this season have come
into fashion again, OF course modified to
suit the prevailing style. AS there are a
great many velvet waists worn, there has
been much objection raised to the fur lin
irgs. which are 50 apt to rub off and the best
plan Is to cover the fur with thin lining
of silk or satin. thus getting the desired
warmth. queer sort of peau dc scie is
greatly in favor for these capes. One in
an odd shape of green has little places for
che arms to go through, like small muffs
and these have a shirred ruf11e around
them. The lining is of fur covered with
another lining of Powered satin, a white
ground with punches of purple flowers
There Is high shirred collar tc the cape,
and just at the throat there ure ribbons CT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
Occn sion for Regret.

Fro m the Chicago Post.
The Gordon Highlander threw aside the
paper that had been forwarded to him by
some admrirg friend.
IF We could only have read beforehand"
he said, some of the poems that have since
been written about us We would never have
taken Dargai Ridge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18

three years ago, for tho backs and fronts
are IN the sacque shape. and The sleeves are
as large as when big sleeves were the very
height of fashion. 1t is lined throIgh out
with white satin over wool waddng and is
the most comfortable of garments. Anoth-
er OF two shades of purple plush is .urio Is
ly bulky. but, when worn with 4 light
mauNe cashmere gown. does not look extra
ordinary. On all of them there ire high
collars that flare back, lined wth fur or
lace. which. coming close against the face
Is always becoming. All eccentricities in
mouse gowns. as well as outside wraps
should be avoided by people of limited in
come, and simple wraps are infinitely better
investments. when it is only possible to
have one. than the very smartest of the
bright colors and elaborate trimmings In
a black or tan jacket or wrap no woman
looks conspicuous when travelling in pul,lir
conveyan7es. and a cape of which the l,tirs
Is fan"iful and the trimmings ( re tasteful
is smart enough to wear even over a ball
gown only again must it be stated that
warmth is what is needed above all things,
especially If IL is liable to he worn over "A
low waist Fortuna1 ely. this year there is
so much latitude and so wide a choice that
1T is possible to do justice to all require
mentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
green and purple, which are tied together
in a graceful how
jacket Wraps.

Jacket wrap" Is a new expression. but
there does not seem to be anything else
which fifty describes the wraps which are
half tight-fitting and have the large bishop
sleeves gathered in at the wrist. These
are extremely odd. not altogether bccom-
ing. but have the advantage OF being very
warm. One in dark red velvet and heavy
ottoman silk looks like a garment of two or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18

t "a MAN 10 IN "A l. L =
rally mean ashore"
said Chauncey NJ. De-
pew to the writer
a few years ago-it
was on a steamship
pier in New York.
and Mr.. Depew had
just returned from
his summer tour of
the continent-"he is
likely to be unnatu-
rally mean aboard a
steamship. Even the
man who on land is
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81 don't understand how Bilger gets his
poerns into the magazines. He must have
a strong pull somewhere"
why? Aren't they any good?'
That's just the point. Every poem he
writes actually means something!'-Chica-
go News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18

Friend-"Ttis seems to be comfortable
fat
Harlemite-.'It does. 1t makes that i'm
preston on everybody who doesn't live in
it."-Puck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
Types of People Who Frequent the
Library Of Congress.
DIVERSITY OF LITERARY TASTES
One Man Has Been a Daily Wis
itor for Many Years.
Z II f r L l. E OF l. Z \ c E
He SINGLE WORD

HE SINGLE WORD
silence" embeliishes
a number of large
cards. resting on
caSel-like structures,
that meet the eye Of
the Library of Con-
gress visitor at the
entrance to every
corridor of that s'r-
p&ssingly beaut i f u !
building. 1t appears
a laconiC warning,
and ye- it suficcs.
In general it is heed
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permitted to go out of the library. But
there are many others who are at the ia
hlcs solely 20 pass the time, and whose
mental food is entirely Of the fiction sort.
If the scheme goes through that is now
being agitated by several statesmen, to
convert the Library of Congress into a
free library for all. it is likely that the
leading room will he given over entirely
tc the searchers for information contained
IN the library's superb collection of works
of reference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18

pni just now he is engaged In making an
elaborate investigation on the subject of
the costumes that were worn during that
IvrioG- IL his pay is ever produced and
makes a success IN any degree common
S-Fate with The amount OF toll he has put
IL In absorbing the atmosphere seemingly
necessary for its erection. it ought TO make
him both famous and rich. Yet | really
dp uog anticipate that he will ever become
either rich OF famous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
The Fever for Writing.

There is young woman here now who
about year ago was sufficiently unfortun-
nte 10 have a short story accepted by one of
the magazines. Ii was a short story OF
American colonial days. Ever since the
day her story was printed the young wo-
man has been here CmniyOrously deyouring
ola books. manuscripts. records and maps
bearing upon eighteenth century Indian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18

ranging the front. The hewest has the
ficunce and back breadth. which are all in
one piece. sewed up on to the apron and
finished with pattern Of braiding A deep
mahogany-red gown made in this fashion
was very smart: the waist was Il mass of
bralding on a blouse front of velvet shade
or two darker than the skirt: the sleeves
We're Of cloth laid in tucks, with a puff at
the top, and the collar and belt of black
satin ribbon fastened with antique buckles
To wear with this gown there was Il shor.
cape of velvet which came below the waist
and was heavily trimmed with jet. and tied
at the throat with satin ribbon For the
tfeater such wrap was smart: for the
street it was exceedingly ugly, and not
warm enough to be comfortable. The prop
er thing to have worn with the gown was
some under-waist of flannel felt or cham
OILS well fitted to the figure
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4 New Combination.

A cloth gown of the new shade of blue
trimmed with bands of black braid, has a
cloth waist to match. This waist fits tight
to the back and has a short basque In
front it is blouse. with wide turned-over
sailor collar of shaded pink velvet, en-
which are an applique of gu!pure lace and a
narrow edge of old silver braid Where the
collar turns back it shows yoke and high
collar of fine tucked taffeta green shading
into pink The popularity of the waist is
that it shows no seams whatever. but is
apparently dragged around the figure over
most carefully boned and fitted lining
There is an outside jacket TO this costume,
made in the hussar STYLE with braiding of
old silver on the front, and an elaborate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
slant contact hetwAn hem Al, is close

slant Contact betwt{n them all is close,
exacting and unavoidable. A ward-room
officer will probably meet every one Of his
shipmates fifty times In the course of a day
and evening. and an exchange of greetings
and pleasantries on3aH u these occasions
demands that the best Of salutation manu-
facturers and the MOST sPciabie and jovial
of men be on their nettle pretty nearly all
the time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
The Various Glasses Of Men Who
Become Tiresome.
ARE COMPARATIVELY Few AFTER ALL
The Strain Of Close Companion
ship is Hard to Stand.
NOT ALL CAKES AND ALE

for The Evening Star.
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r F A MAN IS NATU-