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The morning times., 1897-01-24

Mr. J. Frank Smith has just returned
from New York
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Morton, of Six
teenth street. entertained number OF
friends at dinner last evening, The table
: was daintily decorated in pink, the tint
being carried out in flowers and ribbons.
BY special request Mr.. Walter Stetson gave
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Rev. and Mrs. c. E Manchester. of Can
ton, Ohio, will be entertained i'll this city
during the inaugural period by Judge and
Mrs. c. F. Scott The minister is the
present pastor Of the First NJ. f. Church
in Canton, the congregation with which
President-elect Mckinley and his family
are Identified Mr.. Manchester performed
the ceremony which united Judge and Mrs.
Scott as husband and wife, and the two
families have been friends for years
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Plaids for waists, beautiful color combinations,
worth 5oc soc yard.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
Miss Blanche Strasburger, OF this city, l
visiting friends in Williamsport, Pa.

An impressive marriage was solemnized
yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock, by the
Rev Dr. Rich, of Trinity Church, in the
presence of the immediate relatives OF the,
bride and groom.
The contracting parties were Miss Roberta
Keefcr, of this city, and Mr.. j. HOWARD
Holland, Of New York. The bride, who is
well known, was attired in becoming
gown of white orgapdie, trimmed with
white chiffon, and wore Bride roses. Mr..
and Mrs Holland will reside in New York
city ,,s,..
The morning times., 1897-01-24

MFR and Mrs George Alfred Townsend
returned from visit to their daughter,
Mrs E F. Rouaventure. of New York. last
Friday night. Mrs. Townsend will receive.
as usual. tomorrow at Eer charming home,
No 229 First street northeast.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Mrs. Sara d. LaFetra gave a delightful
at home last evening in the parlors of the
LaFetra Hotel, corner Eleventh and G.
streets. The guests We're entertained
with an interesting program of literary
and musical selections, both vocal and in
strumental, at the conclusion OF which ices
we're served.
Those present were Rev, and Mrs. j. E
Gilbert, of the American University; Hon.
and Mrs R. L. Doan, Prof. ". F. Nelson,
Wesleyan University, Capt. and Mrs F. W,
Mitchell, Dr. Mary Garvin, Hon. Thomas
Venable, and Miss Venable, Mr.. and MIS-.
Melville Linsey, and the Masters Linsey,
Mr.. and Mrs &. d. Woodburn, Mr.. Ed
LaFetra, Mr.. and Mrs. j II. MeCauley,
Mrs. J. P. Peterson, and Miss Peterson.
Kris. Col. George, Mr. and Mrs. w. T.
CARLY, MI. anG Mrs. Nj. w. Challard, Mrs,
Fannie Malone, Mrs. F. W. Henry, Miss
Henry, and Annie Bell
The morning times., 1897-01-24

de LONE celebrated the birthday OF the
King OF Spain last evening by giving "A
handsome dinner at the legation on Con
necticut avenue. The table was beautifully
decorated III red and white roses OF the
Bride and Meteor varieties. In the center
of the table was placed a handsome SILVER
epergne, containing fruits and ferns in
tasteful arrangement, and the whole was
surmounted by a cluster OF the roses of
both kinds. The service was very hand
some and eight wine glasses were placedat
each plate.
The guests We're the British Ambassador,
the German Ambassador and Baroness Won
Thiclmann, the AGstro- Hungarian Minister
and Baroness HengeIinuller. the Portuguese
Minister and ViScoHnteSS Santo Tbyso, Gen.
and Mrs. Miles Gen. AMI Mrs, Draper Mr.
and Mrs Curry, Miss TuGkernan, Miss
Boardman, Miss Fauhcefote, Commissioner
Ross, Miss Drain, Mr. dei Viso, SIR. Sail,
and Count de GalarZo-
The morning times., 1897-01-24

The rectory OF st. Pauls Church pre-
sented bright scene Thursday evening.
the occasion being a reception and ban
quet to the choir, given by their pastor,
Rev. James f. Maekin. Father Mackin
is stin in Europe, but was represented by
Rev. Joseph y. Foley, Rev. Eugene Hannah,
Rev. Joseph A Mallon. The house was
a green bower and around the room
were scattered huge bunches OF pink
roses and carnations In the dining-room
the same color prevailed.
After the supper some excellent music
was rendered by the members of the choir
and a fun choir of over thirty voices, under
tie leadership of Prof Trainer
Among those present were: MaGlames
Schmidt and Shea, Miss Berne, Miss Phil
lips. Miss Greene, the Misses O'Brien, Miss
Basket. Miss Seton, Miss Hunter, Miss
Leonard, Miss O'Day, Miss Coughlin, Miss
Breen, Miss Sherwood, Miss Colclazier,
Prof. John Trainor, Mr.. Tralle, Mr.. Far
ren, Mr.. Balluff, Mr.. Prigg, Mr.. Hoemiller
Mr.. Fitzgerald, Mr.. Callan, Mr.. Wasser-
bach, Mr.. Edwards, DIR. Gosling, Rev.
| Joseph A. Foley, Rev. Eugene Hannah, and
| Rev. Joseph MaIlon.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

4O-inch CameIs Hair Sutngs formerly 4Oc, now
The morning times., 1897-01-24


Hon. Benton Mcslillin ana his charming
bride arrived last night ON a late train
and were driven at once tu the Norma ndIe,
where they Will spend tpe winter. Mrs.
McMillin, who is well known here as
Miss Lucille Foster, is a highly accom-
plishcd and interesting young woman.
She was educated at d fashionable New
York school, from which she graduated
little more than two years ago. After
leaving school Miss Foster spent several
months abroad with Mrs. blanchard, OF
Louisiana, who has kno wn her from child
hood. Two years ago, while on visit TO
Mrs Blanchard, in this city. Miss Foster
met her fate in the person Of the dis
tinguished member from Tennessee, who
was in turn captivated with the beauty
and grace of the talented girl who be
came his bride on Wednesday last.
Mrs McMllin is a petite beauty with
large, yelyety brown eyes and a wealth of
golden-brown hair. She will Ee notable
addition to the Coteric OF young matrons
who grace Washington society. Mrs. Nc
Millin is fine lineuist and is an elocu
ZIONIST of unusual ability.
The tea which Mrs. Blanchard will give
to meet Mrs. McMillin, ON Wednesday next,
will give her many friends delightful
opportunity TO greet the bride.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

The Spanish Minister aud Mime Dupuy
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Ai-wool French Ssrges, SO inches wide, worth a7}c,
25c yard.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
LANSBURGH & BRO.

Like these should have your imme-
diate response =. -. :.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

4O-inch Bouces-46- Inch Bourettes- 45-nch Chew
iots-alI the prevailing winter colorS. Same are
worth co., all reduced to 44c yard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
SEEKING AN IDEAL.
THE wELL-BELovED"-By Thomas Hardy.
New York: Harper g. Brothers. Fog sale by A.
M, Robertson, Post street. City. Price 81 90.

THE wELLBELOVED"-By Thomas Hardy.
New York: Harper & Brothers For sale by A.
M, Robertson, Post street, City. Price 81 60
This sketch of a temperament is cleverly
done. and throws poetic glamour over a char
acter frequently met In more or less devel-
oped form. Such q one seems merely tickle to
the ordinary observer and too trif1ing to be
worthy of much thought. The genius Of
Thomas Hardy has. however, placed the
character mentioned in quite a new and more
favorable light He makes us see in the man
whose love wanders with such wonderful ia
cility from woman to woman an artistic soul.
simply obeying the imperative behest of his
peculiar organization 10 engage in pursuit of
an impossible ideal. His futile seeking is a
strange mixture of pleasure and pain to this
lover. and he is no more to be blamed for his
obedience to the subtle suggestions given to
him from the spiritual laws of his being than
would a man for possessing brown eyes or
blue, and his seeming Inconsistency is shown to
be in such nature the most consistent con-
stancy.
1t is puzzle to guess how far the author of
"Life's Little Ironies" meant to be ironic in
this narrative of sculptor who pursued with
such eager desire the intangible spirit of his
well-beloved as it mysteriously fitted from
the person of one fair woman to another 1t
seems to be a SUI bject to which he devoted his
talents half In suppressed laughter and half in
a mood of the most serious and subtle analysis
of character.
The artistic inconstant herein portrayed
who seems in some ways entirely too day
dreamy for the uses of this world, would be
called a fantast by some, says Thomas Hardy
Others will see him only as one who gave OBJ
jective continuity and a name to a delicate
dream which in a wagner form is more or less
com mon TO all men, and is by no means new to
the Platonic philosophers.
The sculptor escaped a good deal of SELF
reproach by making it clear to his mind that
he faithfully loved the "masquerading crea-
ture wherever he found her, whether with
blue eyes, black eyes or brown. Ii was simply
that she who always attracted him and lead
him whittier she would by a silken thread
had not remained the occupant Of the same
feshly tabernacle in her career"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
FROM THE FRENCH.

NINE. CHRYSANTHEME-By Pierre Lott.
London and New York; George Rout edge &
Sons. For sale In this City by A. NJ. Robertson
Post street. Price 81 IS.
Artistic in very quaint and dainty way is
this reprint of work by the popular French
author. The multitude of designs by Rossi
and Meyerbach are so exquisite as to make
the book worth having were there naught else
in il to add to its charm. An idea OF the style
OF the book can be quickly grasped from these
words in Lofts dedication of it to La Duchesse
de ichelieu: Kindly welcome it In the
same spirit that you would receive some quaint
bit of pottery, some grotesquely carved ivory
idol, or some preposterous trifle brought back
for you from this singular fatherland of all
preposterousness."
The dedication represents the author as
telling an incident out of his own life. He
spent a summer in Japan, and for amusement
IN arried japanese girl for the season only.
1t was legal union in the Mikado's realm.
Here such an arrangement would be consid-
cred vile, for it could be dissolved at pleasure
and the girl was bought for $13 per month.
The tale is told with such an air of the affair
being harmless holiday frolc as is almost too
French for our standards of the correct way to
narrate an immortality. But to French taste
it seems that to be artistic is sufficient to
silence puritanic criticism; and here our con-
vention seems to allow a translation from the
French a wider latitude provided the author
has been duly crowned as one of the exception
ally clever than is granted to our own writer's
All the facts of this playing at marriage with
tiny Nine. Chrysanthemum for the summer
could be told by an American author, but
never with so assured an innocence of man.
ncr. But in keeping with most Japanese
things it is too quantity absurd to be taken
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
A PRIZE STORY.
1.-THE INCENDIARY" By w. F. Leabv. G,
cago and New York: Rand, McNalIy 81 Co

"THE INCENDIARY." By w. F. Leahy. Chi.
cago and New York: Rand, McNally a. Co
Out OF SIG competitors this story was
awarded the fourth prize in the Chicago
Records $4,000 to authors competition
The reader Is given ample opportunity to find
out If he has any latent powers about him that
might by exercise develop him into a de-
tective There are many clews suggested as
to the origin of a mysteriously started fire
which resulted in great loss of property and
of life, which the reader can try to unrayel.
weighing all the evidence pro and con, till he
forms theory Of who the incendiary was. Its
merit as a story of mystery has been certified
by competent literary judgment in the recent
OF the prize over the efforts OF many other
authors. Aside from the interest in the
mystery there is an attractive character in
the person of McCausland, the detective, who
had nothing in his exterior that suggested the
seuth-he was rollIcking companion, suaye
of voice and genial of manner; but Gin the
pursuit of crime he was believer in total de-
pravity. or rather, to be just, he knew The po-
tentiai evil which is harbored in every human
heart"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
BRET HARTE.

No one who knows Mr.. Harte, and knew the
California OF his day, wonders that he left it
as he did SAYS Charles Warren Stoddard in a
recent issue of the Atlantic Monthly. Eastern
editors were crying for his work. Cities We'd
with one another in the offer of tempting bait
When he turned his back on San Francisco
and started for Boston, he began G. tour that
the greatest author of any age might
have been proud Of 1t was veritabIe oya-
ton that swelled from sea to sea; the classic
sheep was sacrificed all along the route.
have often thought that II Bret Harte had met
with fatal accident during that transconti-
mental Journey the world would have dec, ar ed
with one voice that the greatest genius of his
time was lost TO it. His exper fence in New
England weighs little in the balance
with his experience in California; his
experience abroad even less. 1t was
California, and early California - let
me say picturesque California that first
appealed to him, ard through him to all the
civilized nations in their several tongues. OF
American authors Bret Harte and Mark Twain
have travelled farthest and are likely to tarry
longest Whom would you substitute for
these? Whom could you? In print each is as
American as america. though the former has
not been with US for score of years and m ay
never again revisit his native land. When he
left California in 1871 he left it times he took
Win MIN ABOUT all lndL WIS worth taxing,
and the California he once knew, and surely
must have loved, lives forever in his pages
1t no longer exists in fact; but for him, in an
other generation it would nave been forgot
ten. Because he has penetration such as few
possess, and exceptional fancy, imagination
and literary art, he has been thought untrue
to nature; those whom he has pictured would
have no difficulty in recognizing themselves
could they but see the types he has made his
own. 1t has been said. too, that he repeats
himself. He does; SO does spring and so does
summer-each is but another spring, an
other summer; but they are never twice
alike, nor would we have them other
than they ere. Any one can vouch
for Bret Harte's truth to nature
who knew San Francisco in the fifties, and is
familiar with his civic and character sketches;
what Is true OF one page is true OF all. 1t is
the point of view in every case that deter
mines to whom the page or the picture shall
appeal, and whether favorably or unfavorably.
The comprehensive edition of his works pre-
pared while he is yet alive and active attests
the worldwide interest in his work and fore
shadows Its permanence. From Current
Literature.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
A REGENERATION ROMANCE.

ZISKA-By Marie Corelli. New York; Stone &
Kimbali. For sale in This City by a. NJ. Robert
son. Post street. Price 81 90.
The problem Of a Wicked SOUP is the sub
title OF this book, in which the author of 1.-THE
Sorrows of Satan and "The Romance of Two
Worlds" follows her bent for writing some
what TIGHTLY OF the mysterious. This might
have been expected from previous experience
of her productions. The story is based on the
theory held by theosophists and Buddhist
that the soul is successfully reclothed in the
flesh of many different bodies in the long
course of its development Most westerns can
not think thus, but it cam OF De said that such
a theory of retribution and spiritual training
is unacceptable TO Aryan minds, for we have
many thoughtful and stuGious people among
Us to whom Karma and refine arnation is a
creed as firmly held as by the great scholars OF
the East.
Most people would rathe read a story more
concrete and credible than this wild flight OF
Corellis Imagination. but tastes differ, and
this writer OF m ysteries has already abuEdant.y
proved that her style is popular. and she is
making no reckless experiment in CONNER
cial sense, no matter how much she mhy or
fend the canous of sober literary taste. Some
of her flights of attempted eloquence are q
giddily heady as if q feverish brain were the
motor of the pen.
Ziska Is a Russian princess OF such over
Whelmlngly magnetic Deduty tHat even
Corelli requires ample space to picture her.
She is q reincarnation OF an ancient Egyptian
and is met in Cairo by Gervase, famous
French artist and an atheist, who is a reincar-
nation OF an ancient Egyptian warrior and
conoueror, Araxes His desire for possession
of Zisks, passionate and unholy, and its fear
full spiritual punishment IS the motif of the
story, and the reasoning by which we are ex-
pected to accept its extravagant i'm pro ba bill
ity can be summed up most tersely in that
often quoted sentence of Hamlets, There are
more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
than are dreamt of in your philosophy"
Inasmuch as reincarnation Is an interesting
subject of speculation as to the past and future
of our souls, the general design of the story
may be said to be good. but the overweight
e,oauence of its execution calls for some con-
demnatory criticism. More sobriety of ex-
preston would have given more beauty, and
the bathing of the talented authors temples
in cold water would have made her spirit
calmer to interpret suggestions from Pallas.
Very many sentences in the book sound like
de!irious rawlings.
Marie Corelli has in "ZIska" invented a
phrase to define the persistent wickedness of
some humans, which deserves to be perpetu-
ated. She puts it into the mouth of a very
righteous and very learned doctor of philoso-
rhy, and 1t possesses the ring OF scientific ac-
curacy 1t chimes with the theory of endless
spiritual evolution through countless rein
carnations, and she calls 1t "TOrpidIty of the
psychic germ"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
HERE AND THERE.

Mr.. Clark Russell continues to turn out ex-
citing novels with praiseworthy energy and
diligence. His latest, 1.-The Last Entry" will
be published by Chatto & Windus, London, in
May.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
CONTAINS BITS OF BROGUE.

LADY KIRKPATRICK-By Robert Buchanan
Chicago and New York: Rand McNay & Co.
Paper.
simple story of fine young Irish boy and
his struggle against the ills tn at resulted from
the bar sinister of his birth. He is in love
with an Irish girl named Dulcie, who is as
sweet as her name. His father was a patri-
clan and his mother peasant. The father
repented late of the wrong he had done to
Moywa, the mother. and wished to make
amends to the illegitimate son, but the law of
the land forbade the passing of the estates to
one born out Of wedlock. The happy denoue-
ment is the discovery of Moywa, who was sup
posed to be dead, and the old lord marries her
in order to legitimate his son. Then said this
Irish lover to his love: eye loved me, Dulcie,
when was the poor squireen. Ye won't love
me the less now that I'm to be the Lord Kill
patrick?' "Not less" said Dulcie, "nor more.
Sure" she added, with the most musical of
brogues "twould be impossible"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
STORIES OF MEXICO.

"OPALs FROM A MEXICAN MINEn-By
george de Va liere New York: New Ams;er.
dam Book Company. For sale by A. NJ. Robert
son. Post street, City. Price 81 D.
A collection of fanciful stories with the
scene laid in Mexico, written in the prose-
poetic manner. Here is q brief sample of the
authors style: "But now ths way that lay
from the star grew brighter. and adown it
came two figures. a woman and child. The
womans brown hair fell about her like a VEIL
framing q pallld face wherein was writ in
finite sadness, and the suffering that is not to
end through all the roll OF the centuries, not
even when the earth splits asunder and falls
screaming through space"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
SEMl-SERMONS.

CHRISTIAN CITIZENsHIP-By Carlos MARVIN
New York: Funk q Wagnalls Company. Price
70 cents.
The writer of this little manual is minister
who some years ago preached series of ser
mons with christian Citizenship, for the
uniform text Out of this work sprang the
idea that book on similar lines would be use
full. 1t treats Of what the French call sburn-
ing questions and remedial agencies"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
EXTINCT CIVILIZATIONS.

THE STORY OF EXTINCT CIVILIZATIONS
OF The EASr-Bv Robert E Anderson. New
York: d. Appleton q Co. For sale by William
Doxey, Palace Hotel, City. Price 40 cents.
The size OF this volume. is not sufficient to
alarm the indolent and its brief contents are
both interesting and instructive. Much in
the book is compar atively new data obtained
by means of deciphering the ancient HERO
glyphics and cuneiiorm inscriptions and other
recent antiquarian explorations.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
CONTRASTED CHARACTERS.

KOHELETH-By Lewis Austin Storra q. W,
DILLINGHAM; Company, New York. Price 81 3d.
For sale by William Doxey Palace Hotel, San
Francisco
The seaport town of New London, Conn, is
the scene of the story of ''Koheleth." The
two main characters are so portrayed as to
show the striking contrast Of bold, self-confi-
dent man and a shrinking, diffident, doubt.
ing and interpretive one. There are some
minor stories embodied in the book more or
less independent of the main tale. The style
is rather oyerhuent
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
LITERARY NOTES.

The life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, by his son
the present holder OF the title. will be one of
he chief books of the autumn. 1t will be pub
lished by Macmillan IN two volumes
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-04-21
SPAIN WITHDRAWS TROOPS
Forty Thousand Soldiers Are to be
Taken Away from Cuba in
Few Weeks.

Washington, D. c., April 16.-Accord-
ing to information received from trust
worthy sources here the withdrawal OF
at least Il part Of the great army that
Spain has maintained for several years
III the island of Cuba will begin when
the rainy season sets in within a few
days. The initial movement will be the
departure Of 10000 Spanish troops from
Havana for Spain. and within a short
time after that $4,000 troops, it is under
stood, VIII follow.
Whether this movement is to be con-
strued in favor of or against the insur-
gents. is rot possible now TO say. The
Spaniards insist positively that it means
that little or nothing remains of the in
surrectiOn; that Gomez has only about
Do or 100 followers and that to watch
these under the conditions in which the
campaign has been necessarily conducted
a few thousand men are quite as ettec-
tive as the army of 100000 men which
has been maintained in Cuba.
The Cuban contingent. on the other
hand, insist that the Spanish financial re-
are being withdrawn because of the lack
of money to keep them in service.
Madrid. April 16.-Capt.-Gen. Pola-
vieja. prior TO leaving Manila, capital OF
the Philippine islands, sent Il dispatch to
the government here saying the rebel
lion is nearly quelled; that only 5000 in
surgents partly armed are in the field
that $4,000 insurgents have already suO-
mitted to the Spanish authorities and that
10000 insurgents are upon the point Of
yielding up their arms.