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The morning times., 1897-02-28

Interest i'll Ian Maclaren continues, who
is by birth and registration Thomas Wat
son. and by title The Reverend" This
man has in a singulariy short time made
himself one Of the masters of the English
reading world. Not so long ago-about five
years at most--the Scot cult sprung up
Very little interest had been taken in
Scotch persons, places or character since
Sir Walter Scott put down his prolific pen
Instantly three names were before every
eye-Ian Maclaren, Crockett and Barrie.
Each had his vogue. and the trio made
known and popular the singular traits or
Scotch character, which had before been
a sealed book. Sir Walter Scott busted
himself most with the ancient, warlike
Scot, and William Black at his best never
approached any one OF this new and dis
tingCisaed trio.
Last autumn Dr. Watson came to America
to lecture at Yale, and afterward to read
from his writings on tour OF the prin-
cipal cities. Two immense audiences heard
him in Washington. Contact with his mag
neuc personality, and a better knowledge
OF his work, at once stimulated new inter
est in his writing, and, instead of being
weakened 10y the almost inevitable con
tempt OF familiarity, hc returned home
more popular than ever, and now stands
at the front of all living Scot writer's
Ian Maclaren made famous the village
OF Drumtochty, though this is the pseu-
donym given the actual hamlet Of Logical
mond His people are the people OF zeal
life. the minister and the ousewife, the
latorer and the home child; his haunts are
the humble places of his humble people,
the cottage, the manse, the burn, the
brae, the bng and the bonnie briar bush
i-selr. His three most popular books are
Beside the Bonnie BTiar Bush,' The
Days of Auld Lang Syne'' and Kate Ca me
gie'' II was the first OF these that gave
him the fame winch might endure without
the shorter and longer stories which have
followed.
The morning times., 1897-02-28

IN the ohliVious shade cast by his later
brilliant work THE God in the Carr as
sUmed some Importance year ago. 1t has
been confidently stated that the character
OF Willie Ruston in THE God in the Car
was intended for Mr. Cecil Rhodes, and a
bold, clever sketch, which appeared in the
Moon, a Transvaal paper, gave credence to
this statement. 1t was entitled The God
in the Car" and represented Mr. Rhodes
sitting in smiling, self-SatiSfied ease in a
jaunty little car drawn by Kaffir dressed
in ragged pantaloons, with a meal-bag ar
ranged AS an upper garment.
Where are you going to stop, Baas?"
asks he, with a grin.
''oh, trot on, boy Stop at Cairo" re-
plies the magnificent occupant of the car
AS a matter of fact, Mr.. Hope states that
he has never known Mr.. Rhodes, and dis
claims having had any thought OF the South
African statesman in his mind when he
wrote the story. People have actually
talked about the hidden tragedy in Mr.
Rhodes lIfel
The next story was 1.-The Heart OF
Princess osra.'' Here again the scene was
that remarkable kingdom of Ruritania of
which Mr.. Hope is the discoverer and only
cBronicler. The Princess 0sra is charm
ing predecessor OF Flavia. The appearance
OF this story called out a general cry Of
.'Dumas rcincarnated, i" and Another lex
andre Dumas" His last story is "Phroso,"
which claimed so much interest while It
last ran serially through McClure's Maga-
zine. The scene OF this story is not Ruri-
The morning times., 1897-02-28
THE STORY OF THE CORSET
Stays in Olden Times and in These
Latter Days

Fashion and science have Joined hands
lately on the subject OF women's waists
and now that belt may safely measure
one. two, or even three inches more than it
did a few seasons ago. it looks as if the
time-honQred corset was gradually being
sentinto semi-disgrace.
Many and various are the different nat.
terms of waists offeredto the woman whose
health or whose advanced ideas urge a
larger waist and as matter Of course
deeper breathing. But, although all these
compromises between stays and no stays
are winning wide favor. it does not follow
by any raeans that the day OF the corset,
pure and simple, is over.
1t has had varied career since it first
appeared in Italy during tie extrayagant
gorgeousness of the Renaissance. Catha-
rine di Mcdicis took it with her as part of
ber trousseau when she went to France
to wed Henry ii, and in spite of it's crude
ugliness most OF the ia fashionable ladies
inParis adoptedit. The fair Queen of Scots
and Diana of Portiers refused to don the
tortuous combination of iron and velvet
but their sinuous charms freed them from
conventionalism and excused them for
many things. Uncomfortable as the corsets
unquestionably We're, most of the fair
danes bravely boxed themselves up in
them, and the EliZabethan belle in her
stiff ruff and endless length from shoulder
to hips was not so very different from the
fashion plates of the past few years.
However, the inventive artisans soon sub
stituted something more plable than cold
iron with which to encircle the fair ones
nP b, Of I
dawed, and the mold OF fashion which
pleased that fastidious monarch's eye was
that which permitted no hint whatever
OF pIiability in the feminine form or ease
in posture and movement.
But when Louis XIV arrived Boucher
his court painter, introduced the danes
OF the Eli de Boeuf as COY shepherdesSe es
and rural beauties, and for time stiff
waists became obsolete; but Boucher died
and the tenacious corset again was in
favor until Marie Antoinette posed as
a country maiden at Little Tuanon, and
once more easy lines were in vogue. Dur
ing the Directory the waist line was en-
tircly concealed, and Roman and Grecian
sandals and togas held their graceful sway
The empire gowns brought the waist inn
mediatcly beneath the bust; but the en-
pire fell, the waist dropped with it, and
the modern steel whalebone and satin
corset came in with the century TO last in
undisputed favor until this latest move
nent against it took shape.
For the first time in its history the argu-
nlents against it are fortified by pleas
for health rather than beauty, and il
may be that its final doom has come; but
the ways OF mankind are various, but
those of womankind wariouser," and no
one can say that after we have had an
era OF substantial women and unfettered
bodies, whether 1t will not be followed
by the irrepressible corset in all it's pris
tine stiffness.
The morning times., 1897-02-28
Notice to the Public.

The passenger department of the Penn
sylvania rail- cad announces that on ac-
count of the heavy traffic incident to the
Inauguration, the accommodation trains on
the Baltimore & Potomac division to Bal
timore and intermediate points now leay-
ing the Sixth street station at 6:25 and
1150 a. m, 4 :36 and 6:1 D. M, and on
the Washington Southern division, for
Alexandria, Qunatico and intermediate
points, leaving at T:45 a m. and 4:25
p. m., VIII, on March 2, 3, i, and leave
from Ninth street and Maryland avenue
southwest. Corresponding accommodation
trains arriving at washington on dates
named will discharge passengers at same
point c. STUDDS, =. S. Z. Dist.
fe2T-3tem
The morning times., 1897-02-28

the fullneSs at the sides. leaving the back
wheel as free as it would be if divided skirts
were worn.
Mrs. Bodine comes honestly by this
knack ofinventing useful contrivances. She
is a great great granddaughter of Gethro
Wood, the inventor of the cast-iron plow
and the metal door lock. Her father
the late Albert II. Wood, made some OF the
most valuable inventions in piano forks
and was the first to introduce rubber into
their constr uction. Mrs Bodine's first
inventionwas sanimproyedvariet Observing z
machine needles. Besides her ingenuity
in mechanical lines she is well known as a
decorator and furnisher of artistic apart
ments, and has Written several topical
songs. This remarkable versatile woman
is only twenty-five.
The morning times., 1897-02-28

his stories, and those who hold the authors
condolences, say that his writings reflect
the passions Of his own heart.
Mr.. Hope is StiIl a young man, possibly
thirty-tLree years OF age. He j. the son
OF clergyman, the Rev. E c. Hawkins,
vicar Of st. Brides, Fleet street. London,
whose work as one OF the HberaLminded,
progressive clergy is we'll known in the
British capital. Anthony Hope is a
Saxon type. HeiS tall, Square-shouiderei,
hlgE-chested, fair but not handsome. His
features are somewhat regular. but their
square citing give one the impression Of
heavy bone setting. His forehead is
growing higher every day, and even now
there is only a compromise between hair
growth and baldnesson the top OF his head.
Those who have known both men in the
flesh say that Mr.. Hope locks as il he
might be younger brother of Eugene
Field, and after looking on both their pic
lures one is rather inclined to indulge the
fancy which suggests the resemblance.
This young rlan is best known as the au-
thor Of The Prisoner Of Zenda." When
this story appeared about four years ago
It was an instantaneous hit. No deScrip-
ton Or this charming romance is n necessary
Tor TINS generation OF readers. Those
who have not read it in the book have
been made acquainted with it by Mr.
Sothern's admirable representation on the
stage. Its virtue is not impcached in that
its coming was opponune. Though Just
such story Of pure, heroic love was the
undefincd asking Of a hungry public. it
came after Stanley weyman has set
precedent ia romance writing which only
a story Of such superative excellence could
overtop.
The Dolly Dialogues never did much
for their author, and even the recent
Comedies Of Courtship'' have Joined them
The morning times., 1897-02-28

The death recently Of MIS-. Hungerford,
known to us 10y her early pseudonym, ''the
Duchess removes a unique figure from
contemporary literature. She died at her
Irish J. Iome, St Breda's Bandon, near Cork,
OF fpneumonia, and was still young woman,
in spite OF heT wholesale array of stories.
She was married when She was eighteen,
and wrote and had published her first
noevl, Phyllis" when she was nine
teen. Her second book, Molly Bawn,"
was, however, Of all the nearly forty full
length novels which she wrote, the one
II ost often associated with her name.
There was certain sameness about all
her work, which never attained to literary
distinction, but was invariably human and
yivacioIs She saw life under a full sun
shine; her world was all of apple orchards,
with young lovers kissing beneath the
blossoms. And, Of course, that is very
partial view, and distinctly feminine.
But it was characteristic Of her, in per-
son as il art Mrs Hunge rford was in
character very like her own heroines. She
was full Of Kindness, sympathy and good
nature. She laughed over business trans
actions and smiled away contract. She
had an immense number OF friends and was
a great correspondent, and her letters were
always alive with bOnhommie and good
will. She always wanted to see every one
happy and life like the end of an old
fashioned comedy Small wonder that
many people, who may have met her but
seldom, feel that they have lost in her a
very real and sympathetic friend.
The morning times., 1897-02-28
THREE OR FOUR NEW
BICYCLE INVENTIONS

An enthusiastic wheel woman knows the
needs of her fellow -wheelwomen as no mere
man could. In riding her wheel Mrs. Bo-
dine, of New York, found that the greatest
drawback to her comfort was her Inability
to Keep her skirt from being blown about.
She set about to design some continuance
for her own convenience. A clever inyen-
don is the result.
This device to keep the skirt from blow
ing, or to adjust its proportions if it is too
long or too wide. and prevents its catching
on the wheel, consists of small clasp, one
end of which is cut like fine teeth and bites
the shoe. stocking or Logging. Through this
clasp runs piece Of round elastic. which
revolves on a tiny trolley wheel concealed
in the clasp and connects with sort Of
safety pin. which is pinned to the under
The morning times., 1897-02-28

structed. 1t is ordinarily carried in the
pocket, and flexible wire insulated and
covered with chamois skin. passes from
the battery and through the pocket down
to the lamp upon the foot. In this way
a bright light is secured, the little bat
terry furnishing sufficient electricity for
a walk OF half-doZen hours. 1t is also
a great convenience in horseback riding
at night.
With all the inventions for the wheel
there are two others that attract the
general attention of riders. These are
the improvements in saddles and in tires.
The hard saddle seems to be going in favor
of the lighter, perforated affairs, or,
better stin, the air cushion, though racers
viii find it to their interests to stick to
the hard seat. In the matter of tires,
probably the greatest ingenuity is shown
1t is in the puncture that lie delay and
vexation Of spirit and every effort is
being made to obviate the oft-repeated
necessity of walking home after an en-
counter with a tack. One of the best of
the new tires Is made Of numerous rubber
balls, close together and inflated so, the
makers claim, that they will last for
months without requiring second blow
ing up" The beauty of the ban tire is
that one or two may be perforated, but
the ri der can travel on without the
slightest inconvenience
The morning times., 1897-02-28

1t was happy thought of Albert Nor
ris Bagby 10 weave Franz List into musi-
cal romance. This he has done in his
Miss Fraumerri. No effort is made to
pose the master in the foreground, but the
environment OF the story is his beloved
Wemar; his influence is reflected in the
pupils, whose love story is the theme OF
the novel, and he stands himself real fig
ure in the grouping. Miss Fraumerri'
reads as if it had been written lovingly by
one who had lived and felt at least the
charm Of LISTS patronage at Weimar, and
perhaps stood nearer than an ina aginatiye
inventor to the story of the lovers II is
written from knowledge and sympathy, and
hence it is realistically ideal. The theme
and conception are its most attractive
points, for in style it is without distinc-
ton. LaInson, Wolfe 6 Co. are the pub
fishers.
The morning times., 1897-02-28

anthony Hope Hawkins has wntten 50
many ideal love romances, and he has
written so little, if at all, of anything
else, that the impression is crystalizing
that he must bc an ideal lover himself
Not SO long ego, George W. Cable said:
I'm venture this as an axiom, if 1 never
venture second tine, that the tue story
teller is always good lover"
Many inpressIoaable Young women, and
old ones too, put aside Mr. Hopes stories
with a double sigh, partly for the story,
partly breath of love for the man who
wrote it. This is identifying the writer
rather closely with his writing, a confess
sion OF genius, and its powerful influence,
but there is happily continuation OF MI
Cables axiom and testimony Of the wo-
mems intuition in Mr.. Hopes case Love
is pre-eminently a dominant quality of
The morning times., 1897-02-28

side of the skirt. Thus the harder the
skirt is blown by the wind the tighter the
teeth in the clasp bite. precluding any pos
sibility of the skirt rising above the place
where it is caught. Neither is there any
danger OF the pin tearing the material. as
the elastic gives with the movement Of the
leg.
If the skirt is too wide and there is dan ger
ofits blowing into the back wheel the clasp
and pin both may be fastened ol the under
side OF the skirt. the clasp at the back and
the pin near the front breadth. This brings
The morning times., 1897-02-28
IF

If all who hate would love US,
And all our loves were trne,
The stars that swing above us
Would brighten in the blue;
II cruel words were kisses,
And every scowi smile,
A better world than this is
Would hardly be worth while,
If purses would untighten
To meet a brothers need,
The load we bear would tighten
Above the grave of greed.
II those who v hine would whistle,
And those who languiSh laugh,
The rose would rout the thistle,
The grain outrun the chaff;
II hearts were only Jolly,
If grieving were forgot,
And tears and melancholy
Were things that now are not
Then Love would kneel TO Duty.
And all the world would seem
y bridal-bower OF beauty,
4 dream within a dream.
II men would cease TO worry,
And women cease to sigh,
And all Ice glad TO bury
Whatever has to die
If neighbor spakc to neighbor,
As Love demands OF all,
The rust would eat the sabre,
The spear stay on the wall;
Then every day would glisten,
And every eye would shine,
And God would pause to listen,
And life would be divine.
james Newton Matthews.
The morning times., 1897-02-28
d&rIsssi sne-a

tania, but newly discovered island king
dom across from Rhodes. A young English
man bnys it, but finds his possession con-
tested bysome three hundred native G reeks.
He meets the Princess Euphrosyne, whom
he calls PhrosO, and the story of his
love and his adventures is admirably
worked out
The morning times., 1897-02-28

Ignatius Donnelly and his Bacon cypher
have rival in a young German, who
seeks TO prove that Schiller wIote all OF
Goethe's works. except the first part of
Faust" which he ascribes to Lesang.
The morning times., 1897-02-28

There are i'll France 215O women au,
thors and Journalists and about 700
women artists. Among the writers ZOO
are novelists. 200 are poets and the bal
ance are divided
The morning times., 1897-02-28

The new bicycle light consists OF
tiny lantern, with sides of very stout glass,
mounted upon a stirrup which StraddleS the
foot of the user, tongue resting upon the
foot, and acting as part of the support.
This queer idea is particularly valuable
to persons who are given to walking about
in places where roads and sidewalks are
not well kept. There are several means
OF furnishing light for this curious lamp.
The morning times., 1897-02-28

Ele ctricity and oil
are the most common.
The former is likely
to be the most pop
ular method, from the
fact that there is no
danger OF grease.
A tiny storage bat
terry has hnan nnn.
The morning times., 1897-02-28
Visitors.

Beware Of adulterated whisky. "Rerkeley''
is absolutely pure lis the best for the
money and is mild and mellow. James
Tharp, S12 F ST.
The morning times., 1897-02-28
Monday, March 1, at 8 p. m.
Take F Street Electric Cars.
Tickets on sale at Metzerott's.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Course OF nine Illustrated Monday after
noon lectures Columbia Theater. begin
ming Monday March l. at 40 p m The
Effects OF Gee gTa phic Environment in De-
yeiOping the Civilization OF the World;
March 1. Prehistoric Man. Hon. Gardiner
u hubbard president OF the National Geo
graphic Society. March s. BabylOnia, Will
lam Hay yes ward D.D. LII d, OF the In
dependent; March 10, Syria, Rev DIT.
Thomas ). Shauan. OF the Catholic Uni-
yeTsity OF america: March -, Tyre and
SidOu, PTOf. Thomas Davidson. founder OF
the GIenmOTe school OF FhilOsO ply. March
~, Greece, Prot. Benjamin Ide Wheeler,
LII. D., Of Cornell University. April 3,
Rome, Kew. DR.. Alexander MaCEay-Smith,
OF Washington. d. c.; April II. Constants
nople. PTof- ECWin a GrOSvenoT. of Am
heTSt College. April l9. Venice and Genua,
Prof. William II. Goodyear. of the Brook
lyn Institute OF Arts and Sciences. : priI
20. AmeTiCa- A limited number OF tickets
for sale al MetZerOtt'S ; Music Store. ITO
+ St: for the course SS. for q single lee
ture 80 cents EVERETT HAYDEN. Sec,
National Geographic Society. Item
The morning times., 1897-02-28

a new story, "a Writer Of Fiction" by
Give Holland, isfresh from the press within
the last few days.
The morning times., 1897-02-28

when Hearts are True" is story writ
ten by Fannie E. Ostrander, and published
by Laird & Lee 1 have not read it-con-
tented myself with looking through the
chapter headings 1t must be that Miss
Ostrander is decadent. She has written
woes, gloom, mystery, terror, surprises
and other startling and melodramatic ele-
ments into nearly all her headlines Here
are few chapter captions: AnAwful ii er-
itage, The Woes OF Loriland II all, An Hour
of Terror, The Strange Portrait, A Solemn
Oath, Remuneration, Another Mystery. An
other Discovery, The Outlaw Again, and
Savedi Can Laura Jean Libbey surpass
that? ! handed the book to the cook, who
says it's just grand, and she shared its
delights with the nurse girl next door.
who sent il back with a judgment OF per
fectly beautiful" The maid at Turner's
having heard from these critics of the book
in question asked for reading, but up 10
this time has rot returned either book or
judgment. She is welcome to buth
Something has emboldened Archibald
Clayering Guntera againtO seize upon Florida
for background. His la st novel is called
Don Bolasco, of Key West" In it lie
exhibits the same Iacy action which con-
tributes so largely to his popularity with
his class of readers. His books are real
maryels, when it i S considered how often
he turns one out. tits really suspicious 1t
always srecallStomy mind the answer of the
three women Of New Jersey when brought
before a magistrate and asked what was
their means OF support, The spokeswoman
replied, and it was afterward confirmed:
I'VE write noyels for New York publisher
under the name Of Mary Cecil Hay"
Daily camera., 1897-09-17
"Uncle Toms Cabin"

Standard books are ever welcome when
they come to US in bindings representing
all the embellishments of the art of
bookmaking. Such book is the art
memorial edition of "Uncle Tom
Cabin published by The Dominion
Company, Chicago, copy of which has
just come to our desk. This edition of
Harriet Beecher Stoves immortal work
which has drawn from the heart of hu-
manity deeper sympathy for the lowly
and filled the eye with more tears of
compassion as we'll as mirth than any
other book ever published, and which
has had wider sale than any other book
of the century, excels all former editions
in the beauty of its binding, the richness
and number of its illustrations, the quail
ity of paper and clearness of its print.
AS this edition will be sold by subscrip
ton only and at popular price, and as
the publisher has known reputation for
fair dealing and liberality towards
agents, an agency for it in this commun-
ity will mean a good business for the one
fortunate enough to secure it. Any
reader interested should write the COM
pany at once Tor full information.
Daily camera., 1897-09-17
As to Mileage Tickets.

If you travel extensively or frequently
through Colorado, you will serve your
interest and convenience if you buy
Gulf" thousand mile tickets, which are
now good for passage over the following
lines:
Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf.
Union Pacific System.
South Park Line.
Colorado Midland R. R.
Midland Terminal R. R.
This enables holders to coYer all i'm.
portant destinations in northern, eastern
and central Colorado, including Lead
vile, Gunnison, Cripple Creek, Colorado
Springs, Trinidad, Pueblo, Clear Creek
and Gilpin counties, and the Boulder
Fl. Collins Greeley district.
They are also good on the Fl. Worth
and Denver Ry.
Rate is $50, good for one year.
B. L. WINCHELL,
Gen. Pass. Agt, Denver, Colo.
Daily camera., 1897-09-17
Wsrd at the Festival.

Ward, Colo., Sept. I6-Ward will he
represented in the Festival of Mountain
and Plain by handsome float that will
open the eyes of the spectators. The
matter was settled last night at large
and enthusiastic meeting of the Ward
Mining bureau, a recently organized in
stitution that is doing grand work in the
way of advertising the camp. DR.. w. P.
Gillingham of the San Glas mine and
Charles w. Belts of the Modoc mine,
were the prime instigators of the bureau,
and that Ward will be in evidence in
Denver during the festival week is a
matter due to their enterprise.
Col. w. B. Root, ex-president of the
Mining Exchange in Denver, spent Sun.
day in camp and explained to the mem
bers of the bureau that it would require
about 5000 to procure a suitable float for
Ward. Soliciting committees were at
once appointed and tonight these com.
mittees reported that they had s275. The
necessary balance will be quickly raised.