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Evening star., 1897-06-04
AT AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Multitudes of People Visit the Scene of the
Fire.
Pretty Wedding ut st. PauI's Church.
General and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. ~ King street,
Bell Telephone. No. 1O6.

A.E-NhNbfsIA, Va,
June 4. 1897.
All day yesterday and last night people
visited the scene of the disastrous con-
fiaSration which visited this city Wedncs-
day night. The work OF dcmplishing the
bare walls. which were a menace 10 public
safety. was begun by City Engineer Dunn
yesterday. and is still going OH. He is be-
ing assisted by the wrecking crew of the
Southern railroad.
Capt. Herbert Bryant, in whose fertilizer
mill the fire was first discovered. is strong
ly under the impression that the fire was
the work of an incendiary. He said in
conversation with Star reporter, that tine
afternoon before the fire he had occasion
TO go into the engine room of his mill, and
that the fire in the engine was then care
fully banked. and showed no sign of life
whatever The fire was still I'm the same
condition yesterday morning. he said. The
captain stated that he would rebuild his
plant as soon as possible. 1t IS believed
that with one or two exceptions this will
be about the only one OF the burned build
ings which will be replaced.
A Pretty Wedding.
A very pretty wedding was solemnized in
St. Paurs Church. yesterday afternoon,
the contracting parties being Miss Nina
Virginia Carlin, daughter of Mrs. Martha
J. Carlin, and Mr.. John Stevens Baker CT
Beverly, Mass. The church had been beau
tifully decorated with cut flowers and pot
ted plants, ard was crowded with the
friends and relatives cf the bride and
groom. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Dr. +. +. Phillips, and Mr.. Sherman
Il. Fowler presided at the organ.
The bride was given away by her elder
brother, Mr.. Geo. B. Carlin. The ushcrs
were j. F. Carlin, c. w. Wat;les, ]. Law
renee Perry, Urban $. Lambert and W. c.
Runnay. a reception and breakfast was
given at the homo of the bride on Duke
street, after which Mr.. and Mrs Baker
left for an extended bridal tour through the
south. They will make their future home
in Beverly.
Evening star., 1897-06-04

The beerd should be trimmed nnd not allowed to
S1ow sscr4ggtly and II grizzly, or OF uneven colcr
va Bnckinghems Dye which eoloss . beautifut
bnMn o. black. =
Evening star., 1897-06-04

The following cases were disposed of in
the police court this morning: William
Lark and John Wilson, charged with being
disorderiy and fighting, fined 81 each; Han
nah Beale- and Livenia Harris, both col
ored, charged with; disorder1y conduct dis
missed for want of evidence; Irwin Will
ilams, charged with trespassing on the
property OF. the Southern railroad, dis
missed upon his promise to leave the CITY,
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DANCING ON WHEELS.


Bicycles Introduced at a government
Ball In Melbourne.
It has been reserved for Australia to
introduce the bicycle into the ballroom,
says an exchange. England has had
her bicycle gymkhanas, Princess Lett
tia Bonaparte has given al fresco BIZ
cycle parties at her villa lear Turin,
but Lord and Lady Brassy are the first
to furnish their ballroom with a bicycle
track and banked ends. The occasion
was their first ball of the season at gov
eminent house, in Melbourne, m a
musical ride on bicycles was an inn
portant part of the program. It was an
adaptation Of the musical rides OF the
Household brigade, or the Scots grays,
and those who participated spent sew
eraI days practicing the evolutions,
sometimes for three hours at a stretch.
Though the highly polished floors had
been heavily busted with French chalk
several riders had slight mishaps from
side-slipping, but these interfered little
with the success of the affair. The fig
ures executed were a blend Of cavalry
ride and the quadrille, as indicated by
the commands used in practicing, such
as Ladies, right turn; gentlemen, LEFT
turn-chain-ladies to the center" and
SO IN. The ladies wore cycling cos
tunes OF pale blouses, with dark blue
ties and dark blue skirts.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

last month a little British steamer, the
Turbinia, succeeded in making the
worlds record. In a trial run she made
a speed of 32.61 knots, or its equival-
ent, 37.6 miles per hour. The pecu-
liarity of this rapid boat, which gives
it its name and makes possible the
speed, is its equipment with what are
known as turbine engines. Instead Of
the ordinary steam ~cyclinder, with it's
piston moving back and forth, the
steam is driven against a wheel having
slanted p~erforations upon the same
plan as the turbine water wheel. By
this method the construction is Of the
simplest. AT one end of the shaft is
the steam turbine and at the other the
screw. which propels the boat in the
water. This comparatively new style
of engine vastly simplifes the mechan-
ism and permits of enormous speed of
the screw. In the Turbinia the number
of revolutions is $500 per minute. The
result is accomplished with an unusu-'
ally small consumption Of steam, or In
other words of fuel, showing the tur-i
Dlu6 Sttdm cuSluC " Dc tuc nOSL tCUu-'
omical type Of marine engine yet pro-
duced. There is a marked gain also
in the lightness of the machinery need
ed to produce the power. The Turbiniai
requires but II pounds of machinery
for each Of its nearly 1000 horse power.
TO obtain the same with machinery of
the usual type would require more than
four times as much weight per horse
power. If the new method proves on
futher tests as efficient as the first trials
indicated, it must mark a new era in
water navigation. One of the ocean
grayhounds fitted with such engines
and driven with the same speed coald
make the passage from New York to
Liverpool in about three and a half
days.-George B. Waldron in the Illus
trated American.
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os. He is a handsome little fellow,
with a cherubic face and a wealth of
golden curls, and impressing all who
see him as a boy of unusual brightness.
His voice is declared to be truly won
derful. 1t is a high, brilliant soprano,
so high that he executes the most ford
and difficult songs with ease. But while
his higher notes are especially strong,
his lower scale is full of melody and
sweetness. His voice has a charming
sympathetic quality and remarkable
range and brilliancy. The little singer
is persevering and labors well, and,
as he has a good ear for time and tune,
he improves daily. He is duly ambi-
tious, and anxious for a brilliant mu-
steal career, which he bids fair to OBJ
tain If he continues to progress as rap
idly as in the past. His whole boyish
heart is in his music, and he continual
ly strives to improve. Miss Mae %.
Hayes, his teacher, compares his voice
to that of the boy soprano, James Gore
Leroy, and predicts for him a brilliant
success in concert and in vaudeville.
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influences would demand twice a.
many ~luxuries as l had then. She.
might do her work better for II, and
she might not. A trained nurse maxi
ing $40 or $25 a week nowadays has
as many silver-back brushes. and sill
ver-etched bottles, and hand-painted
toilet appliances on her dressing-table
as does any spoiled woman OF leisure.
The tendency is all toward luxury and
personal ease and indulgence. Look
at the private rooms fitted up for the
nurses at the 1--WE hospitals; they
are models OF elegance, combining
every appurtenance Of boudoir, bed
chamber, reception and drawing-room.
Il think | should allude to the man
agement of the present decade. regard
ing these matters, as the exaggera-
ton Of luxury. If a human being has
a soft, warm bed to sleep on and plenty
of good. wholesome food and comfort
able, even pretty clothes, to wear, why
should her environment be hampered
with a lot Of STUFF that is certainly a
tax to take care of and necessitates adj
ditional expense in the way OF help to
keep in order?
I'm one hospital I know Of" she
went on, there are at present ninety
five patients, a number paying only a
nominal price for their board. medi-
cines and attendance being provided
for. and there are 1872 people employed
to wait upon them. 1t is nice for those
employees to have occupation. but I
think institutions established ostensi-
bly, for the purpose of doing the great
est good to the greatest number could
get along with less exuberance OF help
in a domestic way.
I'VE want the most intelligent labor.
A nurse must have the educated, re-
fined sense and delicate touch Of a
gentlewoman to attend a critical case.
and a highly educated woman demands
a good deal in the way of personal ease
and appliances. We must have these
comforts for her." say the managers,
and the next new hospital that goes up
makes the nurses drawing room big
ger, gets more expensive vases and
bric-a-brac for It's adornment and puts
a shade more of fine finishing in the
bath rooms and a few more mirrors,
and long ones. for her, the nurse, to
put on her cap and tie her apron by.
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rHE riRp.
he Is the Most Finlsh i Artist of His
Kind.

He IL the Most finish, 4 Artist OF Me
Kind.
But no such saving clause Is de-
handed in commencing the skill Of theI
catbird's cousin, the mochdng bird,
says ~Lippincott's. In him we recog-
rize the finished artist. His limitations
are almost exact reproductions inl
every particular and cause the cat
birds efforts TO appear by contrast
broad ~caricatures. And they are del
llyered with all the confidence and
self-reliance OF a master. Mounting 10
the top OF a tall tree. he will amnse
himself by the hour, pouring forth
the notes OF one bird after another
with evident enjoyment OF his own
talent. / quote from my notebook a
description OF one OF his matinee per-
formances before breakfast Uhe prop
er time for a matinee). which l at
tended by creeping under the tent cur
tain. l was sitting at the foot OF a
tree on the top of which he was perch
ed, uncor scious Of my presence. III
gives an imitation OF one OF the notes
Of the guinea-hen, a fine imitation OIL
the cardinal, an exact reproduction OF
the note Of the phoebe and some OF
the difficult notes Of the yellow
breasted chat. Now ! hear a young
chicken peeping. Now the Carolina
wren sings 'cheerily. cheerily. cheer
lily Now a small bird is shrilling with
a fine insect tone. A flicker, wood
pewee and phoebe follow in quick sue
cession. Then a tufted titmouse
squeals. To display his versatility. he
gives a dull performance which couples
the GO backr of the guinea fowl with
the plant of the w~ood-pewee. 1.-TWO
more widely diverse vocal sounds 1t
would be hard to select.) With all The
performance there is such perfect self
reliance and consciousness Of superior
ability that one feels that the singer
has but TO choose what bird he will
initiate next"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03
Muslin collars and Guns.

Muslin collars and cuffs are appear
ing under a thousand and n aspects,
and perhaps the most successful is the
collar cut into tabs. hemmed and ma
chine stitched; beneath this can be
worn the ribbon stock, or the ordinary
collar band will serve its purpose; or.
again. the plaid scarf tied in the front
into a short bow with aggressive ends.
Most Of the new stocks are made of
plaid silk. and these are. according to
the latest edict Of fashion, tied into a
short sailor knot after they have pass
ed through the buttonhole at the back
and crossed. A very ordinary alpaca
dress, with a bodice which pouched at
the back and front, looked quite attrac-
tive under the influence of a white
linen collar and plaid necktie tied into
a sa~ilor-knot, and a toque of black
straw decked with weird looking wings
in green and blue and violet and a scarf
of black chiffon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

Each Of the various salads possesses
a medicinal property OF its own, thus
affording a possibility of absorbing a
medicine and at the same time a dainty
article Of food. For example, lettuce
contains a well known narcotic prin-
ciple. opium. and may, therefore, be
taken for insomnia. Chicory has lax
alive properties. Watercress Is a ton
ic, excitant and purifier. Celery. a
stimulant, will do good to the de-
pressed. Whatever faith one may have
in these marvellous properties. 1t Is
easy enough to prove them, The trial
can be repeated daily. without danger
and with pleasure to the palate.
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international Uniacation of Time.

The propriety of the western nations
of Europe, including Great Britain.
France. Spain. Portugal, Belgium and
Holland, adopting an identical time
has been under discussion for some
years. The meridian OF Greenwich, as
being nearly central. and already the
point from which time is regulated in
the United States, Canada, Australia,
and other parts Of the world, naturally
presented itself as the proper one to
select. The meridian of the capitals Of
the other European countries named lie
only a few degrees east or west Of that
of Greenwich. Belgium and Holland
have already adopted Greenwich time,
but France has exhibited an extreme
reluctance to do so and Spain and Por-
tugal still hesitate. The French SEEM,
however, to be coming round, and
should they do so the others will prob
ably o follow. The French are in
clined in doing so to take a curious
and rather clumsy Of preserving
the national amour propre. The terms
in which it Is proposed that the ha-
tional time shall be stated are not sim
Die "Greenwich time.s but Paris
time. retarded by . minutes and n sec
onds." That is just the time the sun
takes to travel from the niexidiar 9f
Paris 70 that Of Greenwich
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

Miss M. E. T. has two admirers; n
light, the other dark; and while she
likes both of them she is quite partial
to the dark one The one she cares
the least for has asked her to marry
him, but she does not wish to give an
affirmative answer because she hopes
the other may propose. If he does she
wonders if she should say Yes" or
ask him to wait until she has time to
think about it. The dark young mar
objects to the presence of the light one
and the young woman wonders II his
coming is any bar to the proposal she
hopes for. He came the other night,
and after a most enjoyable call he
asked her for a good night kiss, which
she refused. She wonders If she did
right, but thinks that she did, although
he seemed very much hurt at her re-
fusal. She wants to know what she
should do under the circumstances.
Answer: You are certainly in a bad
predicament, and IL you have any wish
to marry you might as we'll look out
that in waiting for one you do not lose
the other, However. there Is but n
thing to do. Try and win the affec-
ton Of the man you like best. That Is
every woman's privilege. When he
objects to the presence Of the fair
young man, why not ask him why he
cares about his coming. Some men
need a little encouragement. and others
are driven away BY any decided show
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ant face and eyes that have the calm
ness OF the sea when she Is kind. al
miral Miller, when he walks MS DECK
Is as straight and prompt as he was
when he left the naval academy. Like
tars in general. he has, one might say
been reared upon blue water. he n
tered the academy when he was a strip
Of a boy of IA. He was then an act
ing midshipman. In 1854. three years
thereafter, he was graduated with hon
ors and was sent away with the frig-
ate independence. He spent two years
getting tanned In the blazing sun OF the
hoary Pacific, and when he was 20 he
was promoted to passed midshipman.
He was one Of the men who saw some
service on the Florida coast in the stir
ring times of the war. He was aboard
the ship when his brig captured the
privateer Savannah. The admiral be-
longs to the old school of line officers,
and has much of the brusque manhood
of which he saw SO many excellent ex-
nmples when he was a boy among the
sailors on sailing vessels. This makes
him a stern diseiplinarian, but he is
sufficiently modern not only to be adj
mired, but ven to beloved by the off,
GERS and men under him. Miller is a
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good, stout sailor on a good. stout ship,
and the right man to represent Uncle
Sam at the big celebration in England.


~ y
To Miss Katharine Oliver, an Amer
lean, belongs the distinction of hav-
ing succeeded in n Of the most diff
fcult lines Of delineation-that of in
terpreting the Scottish character and
dialect to the critical satisfaction of
the Scotsmen themselves. Admirers OF
Ian Maclaren, Barrie and Crockett
may be interested to know that Miss
oliver has read extracts from their
writings to the distinguished authors
at their homes across the water, and
that in each instance her interpreta-
ton was pronounced above criticism,
except of the most fiattering descrip-
ton, and the dialect faultless. DR..
Watson paid her the tribute Of a fur
tive tear at the rendering of the death
bed scene of the parish doctor from
Beside the Bonnie Brier-bush"; and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

Crockett declared, after listening to a
selection from THE Play Actress:
eWhy, / didn't know l had written any
thing as good as that" adding, Il must
read the story through again" Miss
oliver was not content until she had
visited the places made famous by
Maclaren and Barrie-"Drumtochty''
illogical mond). and "Thrumsv (Kir-
riemuir). At both places she gave pub
lie recitals, which were enthusiastical-
" received. She gave drawing-room
recitals in Glasgow, Edinburgh and
London. Her reception in New York
has been equally flattering.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

Cleanliness is the best safeguard
against insects, fresh air. soar and
water being all powerful, II no scrap or
refuse be left to decay unnoticed. Floor
and shelves of pantries should be wiped
with a damp cloth daily. The out
side Of all utensils kept perfectly
clean. the slightest carelessness in this
particular being sufficient to bring a
whole army of pests.
Covered utensils not in daily use
should have their covers left slightly
ajar to admit air and prevent musti-
ness, and Outlines rust.
The refrigerator should be kept near
a window, so that 1t may be frequently
flooded with air and light. In no place
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

Rosamund asks what particular sort
of altar of roses has the most exquisite
perfume; also some other rare and ex-
pensiye odors. Also where can music be
disposed Of to advantage? What are the
most popular wedding marches? Which
are the most popular of Mrs. Henry
woods novels? Answer: l.. Fine altar
Of roses is all about the same quality
There are other perfumes quite rare
and expensive. Oil of sandal wood, oil
Of iessamine and oil Of orange flowers
are quite costly. 2. You might CORE
spond with some music circulating IL
brary and see what terms you could
make. 8. The wedding march from
~"Lohengrin' and Memberships we'd
ding march are among the most popu-
lar selections for grand weddings. Mrs
Henry Woods most popular novels are
East Lynne and Lady Adelaide'a
OATH
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Realistic Cobweb Wells.

Plaided and spotted wells have for
years been protested by the wise and
worn by the frivolous. The wise con-
slider them ruinous to the eyes. The
frivolous consider them irresistibly be-
coming. The new fashion will prove
a delight to the frivolous alone. This
is a heavy meshed veil made in very
exact imitation of a cobweb. It has
all the irregularity and variety of the
angular joints Of a cobweb, and in the
center Of each subdivision Of the web
is a fat chenille spider with long legs
Now and then a fly is caught in the
web by way Of variety. and the spiders
are made to look so unpleasantly life
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

when the simplon tunnel is com
pleted the Alps will possess. three
enormous perforations, each represent
ing a stage in the swift advance Of me-
chanical science. The Mont Gents tun-
mel. nearly eight miles long, was con-
structed about thirty years ago, at the
rate of n kilometer-o.62 Of a mile
per year, and each kilometer cost ST.
100000. The St Gotthard tunnel. nine
and a quarter miles long. was con-
structed about ten years later than
the Mont Cents, at the rate OF two
kilometers a year, and cost $500. 900
pei kilometer. The Simplon tunnel,
twelve ard a quarter miles long, win,
according to the contract, 60 forward
at the rate Of four kilometers a year,
and Will cost only 100000 per kis>
meter.
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veil Of extra size. Possibly a good
complexion appears even more brilliant
through the cobweb. That. at least.
Is the theory advanced by the young
women who have SO enthusiastically
adopted the new veil. A most realis-
tic variety OF the veil has the cobweb
part wrought In pale gray, the spiders
Of dull brownish black. and the flies
Of properly brilliant hues. The black
wells. however. are likely to be more
generally preferred.
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is more apparent the housewives thrift,

is more apparent the housewives thrift,
painstaking and untiring energy.
Camphor will prevent the ravages of
mice. For waterbugs fill cracks and
crevices with a paste made of two
tablespoons OF plaster Of paris, one
teaspoon of sugar and one tablespoon
of green tea.
TO guard against buffalo bugs the
floors should be wiped with water in
which spirits Of turpentine have been
mixed-to a large pailful of hot water
add a pint of turpentine. This is a
perfect preventive against this pest.
SO much dreaded by the best house,
keepers, and is well worth trying by
those whose closets and pantries have
been infested by these dreadful yermin.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

stated in favor very suddenly and I'M
expectedly. That clever leader OF
fashion in Paris, Nine. Caroline Re-
beaux, appeared one day with a pictur-
esque black hat fairly laden with long
plumes, the tips of which almost
reached to her waist at the back. The
idea was a success, and was, of course,
Immediately copied. Women appeared
everywhere with sweeping feathers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

is no exactly the way to foster SINGER
ity and s~ingleness OF thought and pur-
pose, put as long as things are so fixed
In the social world there is no other
way to look at It. The world in gen
eral and the marriage relation in es-
pecial would be the gamer II there were
more perfect understandings between
young persons. and II young women
were not often forced to act absolute.
ly contrary to their in%cllnations and
desires.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

One more Paris fancy has taken firm
root in New York. 1t has recently be-
come a fad over seas to wear plumes
Of extraordinary length to ones hats.
A fether three feet in length is consid-
cred none too long to droop gracefully
down the back of the hat. This is a
fancy dear to the Of an earlier
part of the century. Yet it was REIN
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

II cant help It. said the man in the
back seat. II can't believe in anything,
/ am a born doubter.'
"Oh, no, brother" began the evange.
list
''But / am. There are times when ]
even have doubts as to the superiority
Of my bicycle. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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son IN my head (not to be heard me-
chanicalIy out Of a text book, and !
rarely thought much about my crea-
ture comforts. / believe We three girls
had quite a good deal Of fun in that
little room.
II don't recollect the exact salary I
received. but it was not much as such
Things are considered now, only I know
that the trained nurse or the steno-
sn4pher Or clerk Of higher education