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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
GEORGE TALKS SERIOUSLY.
And IL Grfeved by the Tendency OF
Mabel Toward FrivoIity.


Mabel Toward FrivoIity.
From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Mabel you can trust me- can't your
TREMENDOUSLY. almost appealingly. he spoke.
yet his deep bass voice seemed to jar the
windows.
Eyes, George" replied the maiden, q
when l tell you" he broke in that I
never loved any other girl that I never
knew what love was-or is-till 1 met you;
that I never could love anybody else if I
should live to be old as the hills-D. B.
Hill and Sam Hill-and that since the very
first day 1 met you 1 have hardly slept a
wink-people don't wink when they sleep,
but it would be taking base advantage
to pick me up on a technicality like
that
Yes, George" interposed the fair young
girl, in that low soft voice which is SO ex-
cellent thing in women and children, II
can trust you
II felt sure of it," fervently exclaimed
the young man. Mabel Harkalong if the
devotion of whole lifetime-what noise
was that?"
ut must have been the echo. You
needn't talk so loud, George"
He drew long breath of relief
Il thought it was your father"
Il can hear you in a much lower tone,
george. lou are sitting -Sne measured
the distance with her eye-"not more than
a foot and a half away. But that's near
enough" she added hastily, as he showed
immediate symptoms of shortening the in
terval.
Mabel, why should
1.-The spirit of mortal be proud?"
Don't interrupt me. young woman, when
I am talking seriously. 1t isn't respectful
1 am older than you Four and half
years older. Why should"
1--WE deDarfad friends CHI ka
at
Again, Miss Harkalong, must insist on
a respectful hearing
His voice resumed the tremulouS appeal
ing tone in which he had begun.
when two people-two persons-who, /
am sure"
Don't assume too much, George"
"Why should trifies be allowed to sep
arate US? Mabel
He calls a foot and half" she muir
INJURED, abstractedly, "a trifie!'
Mabel
"Wen?"
"Will you listen to me?"
What was it you started to say? I've
forgotten
Il was trying to find out why you can't
be serious with me for once. You treat
me as If l were a gourd-headed dude. Have
you ever seen me trying to smoke a cane?
Do ever give you the sky-scrapng hand
shake? Do l wear collars that make me
throw up my head when 1 want to nod?
Was ever Columbian Guard? Do talk
like Broadway Englishman? Do 1 act
like West Park policeman? You listen
to my tale of-of love as if 1 were telling
some old story you had heard hundred
times"
why, so it is, Georgian old old story. 4"
Mabel Harkalong! You shall hear me!
You shall not treat me any longer"
Il have never treated you in my life"
she protested, Ito anything. 1 am not an
advocate of womens rights to such an ex-
tent as that
Once more. Mabel, tell me you trust
me-"
"Oh, yes, George" she said, with slight
yaWn. Il trust you-as far as 1 can sling
tour-year-old mule by the tall
And George Strengthened up and looked
once more in front of him. He had for
gotten they were in a box at the horse
show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27

I ah MAN LIZ OF'
Louise Michel. should
it fall on any one,
ought most appropri-
ately to flap around
the shoulders of Nine.
Severine, the human
itar::an lady journal
ist of Paris. 1t Is
not that there are
many points of like
ness between the two,
apart from the great
fact of their feFai-
ninftv the;r oomDnr,p.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27

~ "A y " VI Z "A II a
lively little while the
famous Astor library
will move, bag and
baggage. books and
reaoers, to it's new
home in the very
heart of Greater New
York. But the old
time resting place of
the collection found
ed by John Jacob
Aston will always
possess a keen inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27

did the doctor do anything to help your
rheumatism IT guess so. Anyway, IL
has gained ON me steadily ever since."-De-
trolt Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
Mime. Severine Has Achieved Both
II b
With Her PEN
FAMOUSNEWSPAPER WOMAN OF PARIS
She is Ever Ready to Plead the
Cause of the Oppressed.
A CONSISTENT COMMUNIST

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
PARIS, November 10, 1897.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
Some Familiar Figures That Haunt
the Astor Library.
each PURSUING His own HOBBY
Privilege of Using the Alcoves is
Granted to but Few.
MANY REGULAR READERS

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK November "a, 1897.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27

per on her own shoulders, struggling
against hope, her old collaborateurs GOV.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01

In breakfast gowns for the summer
hotels a deal OF latitude Is allowed. and
the gown may be as simple as you
choose and much like a garden rig. In
making a stop en- route at q city hotel
shirt waist and fresh white linen col
lar and GUNS may be worn with the
travelling skirt, belted snugly. Many
women expect to buy the waist and
linen at the stopping place, but more
carry the change In the bag. or at any
rate, collars and cuffs, which may be
put on with the shirt waist worn with
the travelling dress. The advantage OF
change of bodices Is obvionS
For private dining room or home
breakfast, when only intlmates are to
be met, dainty garmenlals the fresh
est, sheerest little breakfast Jacket. II
Ia fluffed high at the neck. unless the
wearer Is young and pretty enough to
risk II cut out TO show Just the rise OF
the throat. 1t Is pink, lilac, pale green,
white, blue or straw color, or II may be
a lovely combination Of delicate tints.
The skirt Is 10 match and Is rather
short, unless the figure does not allow
this, when 1t may be long or trained.
The whole effect Is flufllly crisp and
fresh. Sleeves are loose and to the ell
bows only II thearmpermits. The Jacket
Is short and hangs Jauntlly straight
from the shoulders. on her hair she
may wear a dainty bit OF beribboned
lace, n she IS married, or In her hair a
fresh flower, be she married or maid.
The hair Is done simply, even allowed
to hang knotted with ribbon in girllsh
fashion. Not for long while have
morning and breakfast fashions been
M Incoming
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01

Children should be given only nutri-
tlous. easily digested food-neVer pork
or veal. VIC .tE.-.i,g re- ~ i.
Enameled ware can 'beAwells cleaned
by using powdered pumicb stone.
oil cloth should be washed with soft
warm water, and afterwards wiped UP
with SKINNED milk. II will then retail
It's freshness. ~
Two dlshpans should always be used
In washing dishes, and the water
changed II necessary.
An oily cloth is best FOR busting fur
niture.
a child should be early taught not to
waste food.
Powdered cinnamon scattered in
cracks will drive away red ants.
Piano KEYS can be cleaned with n
soft cloth dipped In alcohol.
Every girl should be trained In tho
duties OF housekeeping.
Many pegOns ruin their health by In
discriminate use OF medicines.
a patient should never be Weakened
Ia take medlclue unless the doctor has
given orders to that eject.
A large basin of water kept In siel;
room and frequently renewed Dement'S
both patient and nurse.
The prudent housekeeper should now
begin TO preserve and can berries md
fruits for next winters use.
Jelly So moro easily made II the Juice
ia Kept standing over night before cook
ing.
A canton flannel bua is best for
slruining jellles, as the nap (Which
must DO on the inside OF the bag) acts
as illter
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01
coLIEcroR WILLIE ArPOIEEHEHIs'
Ths Truth AbaAi tilr IlsrlaisF's story OF
snmmerl' "ssmoval."

tumuicrnf "AcmofaA.F
Pnrkcrsburg state Journal: A dis
patch 10 The Wheeling Register says;
"PARKERsBURd. W. Va. June 9s.-
Geo. w. Summers, who was appointed
year ago as cashier IN the Internal
revenue collectors Office here, by Col j.
NJ. Gllkeson, and who has so creditaoly
allied the responsible position, was re-
moved Tonight by Collector Gilkeson,
whose time expires June 30. and WIZ
White. brother OF A. y. White, the In
coming collector and a young attorney
OF this city, was appointed by Mr.. Gllk-
eson 10 the place, Mr. Summers Is not
aware OF any reasons why he was re-
moved, and as all the places are under
civil service rules the removal is great
surprise and causes endless comment
Under the civil service laws the col
Iector is entitled 10 designate one Office
as excepted from the operations OF thlt
law. Under this rule Mr.. White has m
dlcated that he wishes the cashier as the
excepted position.
This has been done and when MIR.
White takes hold, July first, he VIII ap-
point Republican cashier,
MIR. White yesterday rendered the po-
aItlon OF cashier 20 Mr. Evans u. Helt-
SNYDER. the well known druggist, who
has accented and Will take hold as soon
as he can arrange his business AFFAIRS,
MIR. win 4. White, who Is familiar
with the dulles OF this office, will take
the desk for a few days until Mr., Relf-
snyder qualities. Mr.. VIII White does
not abandon his law practice and has
moi been appointed cashier by Mr.. Gllk-
eson, the retiring collector, for the latter
Mr. white wifi also make a change In
the stenograrher and typewriter the po-
sitjon moi falling under the civil service
miles. as he constitutes them. The posi-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01

"violette" writes from Paris; AS usual
millinery falls into three orders this
year. That is to say, few dlstin-
guished women wear bonnets. these be-
Ing Invariably without strings a, the
present moment and having very high
outstanding trimming in front, Then
comes the big round hat Ia Lamballe,
and. the Marie Antoinette toque, Ylrot
excels particularly In these latter, and 1
have had the opportunity of Inspecting
some OF hls most notable models, which
give the note OF the seasons styles. Let
me begin, therefore, with the dainty eN-
amples In fine straw, which constitute SO
charming q headdress. Here IS one OF
Ellver-gray straw, rufiied Into close-set
little pleatlnBs at the edge and brought
TO point In front, whence starts trim
ming In gauze OF the same same shade
arranged very high on the side, with q
tuft OF Paradise plumes. Another In
maize-colored straw has quite Tiny
round crown which IL enclrcled by black
velvet under a garland OF yellow mar
queries. At the left side a boquet OF
these flowers stand erect mingled with
clusters OF cherries. Much larger and
more assertive in appearance Is one
formed OF a series OF gathered puffs OF
black velvet For trimming 1t has a
wreath OF cabbage roses, carried up on
the left with a cloud OF tulle and black
aigrette towering over nll-
Yet another toque was OF finest white
straw. completely yelled under drawings
OF black tulle arranged in closest quill
tngs. Stlffiy wired wings" OF the same
stood high on the left, and from them
spread large bird and q cluster of black
and white ospreys, while as cache
peignes resting on the hair were punches
OF cherries. Equally developed In del
cate hazo OF tulle putilngs was another
toque OF cream straw with prince of
Wales" crest OF black feathers, and
wreathed around with pretty chestnuts
formed OF Jet. For cache pelgne here
we had white roses inclosed In net OF
tulle. Then there was very large one.
In black straw. broken roughly up, so TO
speak, into n graceful irregularity, hav-
ing wings OF black and white clasped
with a cut steel ornament, behind
whence fell shower OF cherries. An
other very original design was cut out
into battlements rather suggestive OF
the headdress OF peer In the sixteenth
century. II was made Of white tulle,
embroidered In silver with brim raised
in folds rather higher on the left than on
the right, whence sprang large tuft or
white feathers forming the starting
point of a garland OF roses which went
completely round the crown. My last
win be one that may describe as a
large example OF the berot order in white
straw. It Is trimmed with silver tulle.
very high on the one side, quite fiat on
the other, and lncloslng the branch OF
outstanding dark cherries rising on the
left from bows OF black velvet caught
with diamond buckle. The same model
looks very well in black, surrounded with
feather tips and taller plumes ut the
aide rising from a jewcled ornament.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01

To wash organizes and lawns, soak
them in gallon OF warm water, in
which tablespoonful OF borax has
been dissolved. Leave them to soak
about twenty minutes and rub in soap
suds made of pure CASTLE soap, pour
boiling water over them and allow TO
cool; rinse In tepid water.
To remove stains from the hands af-
ter peellng potatoes, apples or pears.
tlrst wash the. hands without using
soap, then, while stlll wet, rub the n
with pumlce-ston and afterwards
wash with soap and water.
China, as soon as bought, should be
placed in copper or other vessel of
cold water, each piece to be separated
from the other by wisp of hay; grad
ually heat the water till It is nearly
boiling. then let It become cold; take
the china from the water and wipe t..
China treated In this way Will be less
likely to crack than II It used at once
without going through this process.
Egg stains may be removed from sill
yer forks and spoons by rubbing them
with little very fine salt.
A recent labor-saving Invention
which will be welcomed in the Kitchen
Is a pea shelter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01

Slble and comfortable rounded toe, with
straight plain tip
SO much for her severcr style, Her
dressler one can be better judged ffoIn
the made up gowns exhibited IN me
shops as the street Is not as much 10 her
liking for dress parade as the boardwalk
at the seashDre. From these, though we
feel confident Il Is 20 b. fiuffy year
with her, everything bouffant an or
CANDY ana behe ribbon year. az me RAD
for this sort OF gown trimmed with null
tltudlnous rows OF this ribbon amounts
TO a craze.
Then she win be RULED to death al,
most, every place the modlste can ma
a reasonable excuse for putting a ruiile
she accordingly puts It on skirt, bodice
and sleeves alike. OF all varying widths
and shapes,
Then, too, she IS going to look up
from under the broad hrim OF large
hat; the picturesque pleture-hat has
been adopled by our summer girl, and
Will be so universally worn at the sum
mer resorts as 10 make our girls appear
like a lot OF mushrooms. These VIII
find most favor for morning and early
afternoon wear, but when she comes
out IN her most gorgeous array IN the
evening and goes 10 meet the train, she
Will carry a handsome bunshhue-one
ruliled with chiffon OF covered with
rows OF very narrow ecru lace or with
three rows OF inserting set in as q Dor
der.
This Is to keep her colffure In perfect
order The pompadour style, which ls
another novelty with our summer girl
this year Is not pretty unless very soft
nnd wpyy, and hat would fatally
crush this This soft raised effect she
accompanies by means OF a tortoise
shell pompadour comb. not unlike the
back only II has rather longer teeth
and Is put In teeth front TO push the
hair forward. No matter what the DIFF
ference In her apparel, though In her
self she Is Just the same fresh, breezy
American girl, we are as proud of, and
summer girl, winter girl. / care not
which," She Is our own girl, and type
that win compare favorably with any
other put alongside OF her.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01
FOOD STRENGTH.
II Comes From tho Right Food Properly
DigeItsd.

Dige,tsd.
Food strength is natural strength. II
Is new strength: created strength
That Is, Il Is not stimulation. 3,
The real strength of your body Is
your constitutional strength, your re-
serve strength. II Is the result OF eat
Ing proper food and digesting 1t.
Eating food does no good at all;
rather harm--unless 1t Is digested. 80
that everything narrows itself down 60
one propositions: How Is your diges-
tlon2
gestlon In some form or another. IL II
not really a disease. but condition. q
condition which may become serious.
We all wish to be strong, and we
might all become so II we digested our
food. The loss OF your strength Is a
serious matter. II may be the begin
Ming OF dangerous disease. i mas
mean that you cannot go on with your
work.
Shaker Digestive Cordial Is an aid %
digestion. Il Is a strength maker IL
makes your food nourish you. II makes
YOU strong. II relieves at once all the
symptoms Of acute dyspepsia, tones NJ
the system and creates flesh, energy
and strength. Taken regularly It Will
permanently cure indigestion and make
the weak. thin, irritable, nervous dys,
peptlc, strong, fat, hearty ana well
again.
win do,
sold by druggists at 10, %, 90 cents
and 81 90 bottle.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01
Summer Erour,Ion Tickets on NronougA-
htla River.

Commencing June I, the Monongahcla
River Railroad Company win sell round
trip summer excursion tickets TO WEBB
Btor SPRING. w. Va, and return. Tho
location Of Webster Springs In alNtccn
miles from Cowon, W. Va. Tickets arc
printed to read via Cowcn and hack line
between Cowen and Webster Springs,
though II passengers holding Webster
Springs tickets d,Nlrc TO visit Camden
on.Gnulcy, these tlrket8 viii be honorod
for passage Cuwen to Camdon-on-
Gauloy and return without extra
charge.
The new aud commodlous hulcl, con-
tnnlng HlSiy gucRt rooms, win DO OPP
Onod about juno lb,nfturwhlch time am
pic accommodation VIII be nf-
f1fdcd Tor large attendance,
Tickets on sale June !, ~ September
10, Inclusive. and Rood returning until
October "a, tSni!
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01
THE SUMNER GIRL.
A Considerable Change In Her Makeup
This Season.

Philadelphia Record: The summer
girl has really had a very hard time OF II
lately The north door has been left
ajar 80 long that she has had little or no
opportunity TO adorn herself in her sum
mer airy lovellness. She has perkcd up
considerable though In these last few
days. and one with his eyes open could
have seen n number OF her kind on the
most prominent ACKNOWLEDGMENT par
tloulAly the shirt waist contingent. The
morning girl was almost universally at
tired in shirt waist and skirt, whllo
later In the day toward sunset hour, the
fuBBlcr gowns came along.
While her tout ensemble this season
heemB 10 DO very much the same 40 last,
there really are q great many different
points about her N you take her care
fully apart. Notice that her sailor hat
has higher crown, and narrower brlm
than last summer, II IN Invariably white
with n black. blue or tartan band. Sec.
ngain, her turnod-Ovor collar hna fallen
into inocuous desuetude and her prelt)
chin Ii propped up by the proirudlng
collar IN n string tie. much narrower
than formerly worn by her Her shirt
waist has decidedly Bmnller hlcovcH,wlth
oil the droop at tho top. crHiwhilt CON
sldcrod no chic, taken out. Then, many
OF tho BhlftwnlBta have yokcH IN front
or rows Of tucklng acrosg them, which n
entirely new this year.
Her belt, which was n source NJ con
slant annoyance last year. because II was
too narrow 10 hide the boundary OF skirt
ana waist has gained enough IN width
10 Ohvlnte this, and ~ the summer XIII
NJ "a Inns gone tartan mad, tho gmarlcHl
dressed ones have n tartan mOrcrn.
faced leather belt, thus giving strength
nnd benuty too .iinlnhoi with n double
trace buckle NJ silver or gold enamel
Observe her skirt n dorl not Hare
noarly ~ much.ihe fnllnrHH brlng drawn
farther toward the back, aud this bnch
N fhn-Hhnpod ana plcnied instead ol
E0rod aud gathered me- II wnH tho sum.
NOR ~ 90. Look ~ hcr shoes They nrt
no longer the toolhtlCky looking affairs
40 nhnrp. apparently, nH w punoiurf
anything they struck, but tho more aon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01
A CUP OF COFFEE
It's Importance as beverage and its
Proper Making.

Proper Making.
Coffee lovers are periodically assail-
ed with the dread, amounting some
times to conviction, that their fayorite
beverage Is not wholesome for them.
These will be treasured by some expert
ments In diet which a physician has
carried on at hospital recently. He
found, 20 quote from his report. that
coffee acted upon the liver and was
altogether tSe best remedy for constl-
patton and what is called bilious con-
dltlon;that tea acted in precisely an OPP
posite directlon-famely, as an nstrln-
gent" and he adds: Nothing We
found could bring the peace to n suf-
ferer from n malarihl chill that would
come from a cup Of strong coffee with
little lemon Juice added" Another
Interesting fact developed by these
game experiments was that for neu-
ralula In It's simple form. fresh, strong.
hot tea was almost a specific. Many
coffee lovers who find at times that the
drink Is not agreeing with them VIII
notice A change for the better In It's
after effect II the cream Is left out. This
Is not SO great hardship as It seems.
provided care Ia taken TO have the cof-
Zee Of the best qualify and served clear,
fairly strong and hot After taking II
In this way for few mornings with
q lump or tws OF sugar II VIII be al
most an effort 10 return TO the cream
compound. The difference between the
GRANTEES morning coffee and the after
dinner French coffee Is that the latter Is
Infused and the former usually boiled.
10 bring coffee just 20 the boiling point
and hold Il there for moment or two
deuelops, 80 the chemists say, the slim
ulatlng properly. The breakfast cof-
fee, therefore. which II Intended 20
freshen one for the day, should be pre-
pared In this way. The little cup tn
ken at Nhe end OF the dinner and tho
day Is better 20 be simply infused
through the French coffee pot, as the
exciting property Is helpfully spared at
r,,,h ttFan
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01

July IS. 1896, our store. four dwell
ing houses aud three barns were wash
ed away by Hood. Soon after the
community was visited by an epidemic
OF bloody nux. In n short time we sold
ten dozen Of Chambcrlaln's Cole, Chol.
era and DihrrhOea Remedy and IN every
case where II was used the results were
ali that could be desired; In fact our
physicians admitted that II would do
more toward bringing nbout a cure OF
nux than they could do"-BuSH n
X NISLEY. Auburn, W. Va, oct s,
1895 For sale by druggists.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01

DON'T neglect cough because the
weather IS pleasant; before the next
storm rolls around II may develop into
n serious difficulty beyond repair. one
Minute Cough Cure ls easy to take and
will do what ltsnamesimpllcs Charles II.
Goelze. Market and Twelfth streets:
Chatham Sinclair Forty-slxth and ia
streets: Exlcy Bros, Penn and Zanc
Rlreets; bowie " Co. nrIlEeporl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01

on Sundays during the present sum
mer the Monongaheln River RAILWAY
Co., VIII sell round trip tickets between
all points at one fare for the round
trip. NO ROUND TRIP FARE TO
EXCEED FIFTY CENTS. This gives
the people OF Clarlsburg a chance to
visit Falrmont. and the Fnlrmont peo.
pie an opportunity to go to Clarksburg
travelling Blxty-slx miles In either case
nj a cost Of only fifty cents. This is
"Bomethlng new" for West Virginia,
and II ls hoped that the people Will
show their appreciation Of these low
rates by patronlzlng them. tth&s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01

SpecIlI DSpAIuH 70 FIIV 4HEvI"bvlVVI'
CHARLESTON, June S0.-A charter
was to-day issued to the Summers
County oil company, with the principal
office at Hinton, Summers county. Au,
thorized capital. $25O.OOO, subscribed
S3O The lncorporators are o. II.
Kesler and seventy-four (74) others OF
stocltyards, Lowell, Prince, Hinton.
Thurmond, Anderson and other towns
and yIllagpg