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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-27

dramatic cantata in two acts The com.
pany includes strong cast of thirteen
characters, besides a whole stage full OF
maidens, soldiers and supers. The per-
Torrance went OF without break. some
of the actors showing unusual merit for
Eistrionic aspirants of their age. Their
voices were well trained. and the cos
tunes were especially worthy of mention.
The parts were taken as follows:
Jephthah, ]. Hickey; Elon, G. Saunders;
Prophet, A Reed: Ibsan, ]. Leahy; Ar
mold, w. O'DonnelI; Eloni, r. Reed; camp
guards. J. Gillick. ]. Schleuter; Iphigenia.
z. Barton: Adah, T. Weckbach: Sarah,
l.. Menlove; Naomi. X. Weckbach; Ruth.
NJ. McShane: accompanist, A. McLaugh-
lin.
Ancient and modern styles jostled each
other Monday night al the reception given at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. WEIGH,
at 1426 South Twentieth street, by the
daughters of the American Revolution.
The house was decorated simply with
few cut flowers and lighted with candles.
The receiving line in the front parlor was
composed of Mrs. Welch, General WASH
ington. represented by DIR. III. B. Ward;
Lady Washington, represented by Mrs.
NJ. D. Manning: Lady Hamilton. by Mrs.
Van Brunt. Nellie Curtis. by Mrs. ii. b.
Ward; Lawrence Lewis. by Roscoe Pound:
General Lafayette, by DIR. c. F. Ladd;
and Baron Steuben by Ray Welch. All
were in appropriate costumes. and looked
the characters they represented.
The members of the chapter were
dressed in the style of the revolutionary
period. and many quaint and elegant
costumes were worn. Rare old heirlooms
were shown and laces and dresses yellow
with age were worn by the ladies who
boast of descent from revolutionary an
cestors.
The minuet was danced gracefully by
Miss Helen WEIGH as Dollie Madison,
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-27

Miss Blanche Garten wore her grand
mothers wedding gown of white bro
caded silk.
Miss Gladys Henry, a black silk cos
tune, white point lace trimmings, black
cape, with point lace trimmings.
Miss Anne Miner, ashes of roses silk.
point lace collar and high tortoise shell
comb.
F. w. Smith. black silk, with touches
of green ribbon.
Mrs. Holm, evening gown of crimson
velvet, decollette.
Mrs. Odell, snuff-colored silk gown,
white embroidered silk shawl, immense
bonnet with black lace veil falling from
the front rim below the waist.
Mrs. Doris, silken gown with pam
niers and pointed bodice, white wig.
in true colonial style.
Miss Stella Kirker, a plaid silk empire
gown, decollette.
Mrs. Blish. a striped gown of gar
net and yellow point lace necktie, a
black lace shawl.
Mrs. Haggard, black silk, white lace
shawl of old lace; hair powdered.
Mrs. S. E. Upton, French costume
of white satin.
Mrs. Taylor, evening toilette, pale
blue brocaded silk, covered with
striped gauze.
Mrs. Oliver Rodgers, colonial costume
OF blue and garnet brocaded silk.
Kathryn Odell, black velvet empire
gown en- traine, point lace shawl, and
diamonds
Mr.. Horton, revolutionary cos
tune.
Mrs. Horton, Martha Washington
costume of pale blue silk, large white
MULE 'kerchief and cap.
Other guests: Professor Taylor, Pro-
fessor Thurber, Mrs. Garten, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. ]. lmhoff. Judge Holmes, F. w.
Smith, Chancellor and Mrs. MacLean,
Mr.. and Mrs. Waugh.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-27
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Continued from page y

Scarcely a seat was left vacant in Ly-
rents of the children turning out by the
score to listen to the laudable efforts OF
the youngsters in their desire to commem-
crate the birthday of the father of his
country.
The piano was exercised by Misses Nc
Laughlin, Barton. Burns, fanny, Hogan,
Costello. Ward. Hilton. Dolan and Ly-
man. A notable musical number was
The Barber of Saville." which Misses
Weckbach. Barton. Mckinley and Hogan
rendered with the proper spirited inter-
probation.
When the curtain went up on a group
OF about thirty bright cos;umed little
fairies with laughing faces and sparkling
eyes, the audience went wild. and with
good cause. When the baby witches had
sung their little song and scampered on
the stage. they were demanded again so
vociferously that they scampered back
ard sang their little song all over again.
st. Theresa's Dudes" as announced on
the program, caused considerable won
cerment, and when a row of twenty-five
infantile Nugents and Newmans marched
upon the stage. dressed to kill with their
white ducks and stove-pipe hats and
canes. they created perfect blizzard Of
applause They were recalled amid the
enthusiastic plaudits of the grown ups"
and the derisive whistles of the small boys
who had been left out in the procession.
The state Of perfection into which the
little ones of the school are drilled APP
peais to an outsider as something mar
veilous.
The main feature of the entertainment
was 'Jephthah and His Daughter" a
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-27

II you eat Why not try the Annex res
taurant, 133 So. 12'h st.
Evening star., 1897-02-13

lars. possibly more. The little private
street which John Jacob Astor and his
Britishlzed cousin have made merely to
completely isolate the two buildings is alone
worth several hundred thousand dollars at
current prices.
Expenses Ten Thousand Dollars a Day
All this outgo, averaging eight or ten
thousand dollars a day. goes on with the
steady flow OF a river, without the possibii-
ity of stopping it or damming it In any ap-
preciable degree. So long as the hotel is
open it must be kept up to the highest
standard; Its prestige depends upon its
Splendor The management of such prop
erty requires all the executive ability, ex-
perience and capacity that it takes to run
a railroad.
But, the other hand, the income of a
prosperous hotel is something enormous.
The new Astor house will have, combined,
some 1900 rooms, and i'll the bus, season
1T is probable that they will turn away
guests each day. An average of 81 a day,
and this is certainly low, means an income
of 5000 day from this source, and the
restaurants and dining rooms and bars
probably bring in twice this. The baronial
boniface who presdes over the destinies of
this magnificent establishment may there
fore pass with euuanimity the long sum-
mer day when fashion has deserted the
city and his doors swing only to the entry
Of the unhappy victim detained in town. -
Evening star., 1897-02-13

atrical posters. The average weight OF
sheet Is one-tenth of a pound. Thus the
weight of this mass of bills spread over
the country each year is 100000 pounds.
or LEGO tons.
The cost of a single sheet of theatrical
poster, ready for spreading. varies from
three to ten cents, according TO the degree
or its photographic excellence and the
amount of work expended upon It. The
average is about five cents. which makes
the cost of the 20.OO0Oo0 theatrical sheets
spread last year exactly sl.ooo.0oo.
Size md Cost of Bills.
All sizes of bills are commonly seen upon
the streets of Washington. They vary
In size from the gutter snpe" as The
long, slender strip is called, a single yer.
tical line composed of one word, which is
one-tenth the size of the regulation
sheet" measuring 30 by 40 inches. There
are also quarter and half-sheet bills, but
these are gradually passing out of use,
the smallest bill commonly used for post
ing now being the sheet. The most ordi-
nary poster used by theatrical org aniza-
tons Is the three-sheet poster. When II
becomes Lecessary to use mere tnan one
sheet TO display the attraction advertised
this multiplication of sheets L. called a
stand" in the bill posters verna cuIar.
There are stands of all sizes-three four,
six. eight twelve. sixteen and occasioaAl-
ly even fifty sheets. Circus and spe .tacular
larger bills, a hundred sheets being some
times necessary to complete one of treir
posters. In one instance l2o sheets were
required to make up a single picture.
The cost of the large posters is enor-
nous in the aggregate. A twenty-sheet
wood cut costs from to = cents a sheet
according to the number of colors used.
AT the very lowest figure, the lithographic
show bill costs 10 cents a sheet, 50 that
each OF the large posters represents a value
OF from $40 TO $40. with the cost of post
ing to be added. The posters of a certain
big circus cost last year an average of Z
cents for the 5,so0,00o sheets spread a
matter of $4OG,HU alone, to which was
added the cost of posting, which was over
$2OO.OOO
This circus bill posters used up 800
barrels OF paste last year. The circus
employs large force of o. men to make
its advance bill board displays. They are
divided into brigades. and travel from town
to town in special cars, ornately painted
and handsomely fitted up for their Use.
The daily lator of each of this circus bill
posters is 400 sheets, making a daily dis
tribution of 24,o00 sheets on every one of
the 20 days comprising a "teating sea-
son."
The shop windows of Washington make
notably large display of theatrical post
ers, but bill posters don't have anything
to do with the distribution OF these. That
is a branch of the business that is at
tended to by the local theaters.
Evening star., 1897-02-13
EASY TO ACQUIRE GRACE.
Practice before u Mirror Did Wonder.
for the Awkward Girl.

Practice before u Mirror Did Wonders
for the Awkward Girl.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
Every woman of society desires to be
graceful on all occasions, but many find
it extremely difficult to master the art
while many are compelled to acknowledge
the impossibility Of accomplishing the task.
One woman, who was far from graceful
by natural gift, but who overcame all OBJ
stacles to the attainment of the coveted
faculty, tells how she did it, "All through
my girlhood," she says, my mother lee
tured me on my manifold awkwardness.
My walk my carriage my sitting down
and standing up were a series of angular
movements, simply intolerable to her artis-
tic nature. But 1t never seemed to me that
1 could help it. I was made that way
and how could 1 change?
well, one day 1 CHANGED to read of an
actress who always studied her parts be-
fore full-length mirror, In order to be
sure that her gestures were graceful. 1t
caught my attention in some way, and
thought of ii many times in the next few
days. At last came to a deliberate reso-
luton that / would adopt her plan and see
what would come of it. Thereafter all my
spare hours were passed in the drawing
room. where there was a large pier glass.
1 took my books there to read, and chose
an old-fashioned armchair to sit in. At
first l merely looked at my reflection after
1 was seated. and actually blushed at its
ungainly angles. Then 1 observed the fig
ure, approaching the mirror in short, jerky
steps, and blushed again, until 1 was as
dissatisfied with myself as my poor mann
ma, and became absorbed in my erdeavor
to improve. 1 studied pictures and copied
their attitudes closely as could. When
/ went to the theater 1 gave earnest atten-
ton to the movements Of the actresses, and
when 1 vent home tried to initiate them.
Il am afraid that all this sounds If
had developed into a most Self-conSciou5
prig and poseuSe, but l can acquit myself
of any such feeling. / was studying grace
of motion as one might study drawing, and
with no more egotism, but, indeed most
humble seif-depreciation. l practiced stand
ing until l learned to correct the faults so
clearly visible, in that inspiring glass, un-
til my limp spinal column acquired self
reliance and firmness, and the protruded
chin drew back into line. 1 practiced walk
ing on the line suggested by a mere chance
sentence in a novel: She walked with
rather long. rhythmic steps as If to music,
and studied the different rhythms until l
found one that seemed to me most grace
full"
Evening star., 1897-02-13
OCCULT SCIENCE IN LONDON.
Some Remarkable Achievements OF q
Halr-Rafsing Order.
From Harper's Bazaar.

From Harper's Bazaar.
Every daughter of Eve has a hankering
after the occult, therefore 1 make no apol-
ogies for the subject of the following OBJ
servations. We arc, too, very credulous
(as most men will admiO. and 1t is gem
orally easier for us to believe in a ghost
than to investigate it, On these banker
ings and this credulity hundreds of per-
sors, more or less clever. trade. Some of
them believe in their own powers. and are
deeply hurt If any one hints that they pos
sess only imaginations. i have had person
al experience with a few of these far-seeing
women, and they impressed me with their
absolute sincerity. One is palmIst-a CHI
romancer, or whatever she calls herself; she
tells the character from the hand, often
with startling exactitude; she informs you
of various incidents of your past hfe-of
which you are already very well aware,
yet which she can't possibly KNOWN a
way to raise the hair; and she predicts,
with Indifferent success, the future.
She is the only person i ever heard of
who can read names In peoples hands Be
ware, oh, woman! If there be one person
who has influenced your life more than all
others, the name (shall L say his nameD
is written in your hand 1t is a positive
fact that Mrs. can read il there. Tn
less, indeed, one accounts for the mystery
on the grounds usually taken now by the
Psychical Research Society, who attribute
everything TO telepathy. The palmist told
me ''all things that ever did" land how
glad felt they were not worseD. and end
ed by spelling out name. She tried to
SHOW me the letters, but / couldn't see
anything but n mass of unmeaning lines
and an irregular .. 1 turned cold, and re-
marked, politely, You are the devil" L
meant ii as a compliment, and she took il
as such. Her fee was ten shliings and
sixpence (she earned it welD. which paid,
and then L left her. fun of thought. Size
now asks guinea, and her door is be-
sieged by the carriages of the great.
Evening star., 1897-02-13

q unit, will form. The two buildings are
complementary: they will be under one
management, and though under different
ownerships. will be so connected as to be
simply parts of one stupendous whole
Taken together they will comprise not
merely the largest and finest hotel in the
world. but the most colossal occupied struc-
ture in existence. Indeed. there probably
never was but one rooted building to sur
pass this in size. That was the imposing
hall of manufactures, designed by Architect
George B. Post. and erected at the worlds
fair. This was the greatest building ever
erected by man. 1t was nearly 800 feet
wide and nearly LOO feet long. and over
200 feet high. The ground space it occu-
pied was twice that of the great pyramid of
Cheops, ard though any church In New
York could be placed in the vestibule of st.
Peters. yet this was three times the size
of the great Roman cathedral. The Coli
scum, again. though that was but an OPEN
air circus seated something like $4,000 peo-
Evening star., 1897-02-13
Famous American War Horses.


The most celebrated battle steeds of
the civil war were Cincinnati, Traveller
and Winchester, the favorite chargers Of
Grant, Lee and Sheridan. When the hero
or Vicksburg visited Cincinnati a few
months after the close of that brilliant
canpaign he was requested to visit dying
man. who was exceedingly desirous of
seeing him. When they met the invalid
said: General Grant, wish to give you a.
noble horse, who has no superior on the
continent. as a testimony of my admira-
ton for your character and past services
to our country. There is condition at
tached to the gift-that you will always
treat him kindly" Grant accepted the
magnificent bay, Of course, faithfully keep
ing his promise, and named him Cincinnati.
He was son of Lexington, with a single
exception the fastest four-mile thorough
bred that ever ran on an Aemrican course.
The general was offered $4,000 for the
horse. as he had a record of speed almost
equal to that of his famous haif-brother,
Kentucky. Cincinnati was a superb and
spirited steed Of great endurance, Grant
riding him almost constantly during the
Wilderness campaign, and passing from
end to end of our long line. The noble
horse Yves retired soon after the close of
the war, enjoying IAN old age Of dignificd
leisure on Maryland estate, where his
master frequently saw him. and where
he died and received honorable burial in
September, 1874.
Evening star., 1897-02-13
A Cure for COrpuIency.
From Harper's Bazaar.

A physician who makes a speciality OF
physical culture and the reduction of obesi-
ty tells rather amusing story OF a side
walk peddler who came to him for some
remedy to check mis- growing corpulency.
TIE man was a dealer in toy balloons, and
tie most prominent portion of his frame
was his aonormally large abdomen. The
physician prescribed no drugs, but advised
the man to change his line of goods, ana
to oner for sale some mechanical toy that
would oe displayed on the sidewalk The
rev prescription obliged the patient to
stoop over two or three hundred times a
day, and the doctor declares IL TO be a fact
that In three months time this exercise.
without diet or medicine. had reduced the
mans girth eleven inches.
Evening star., 1897-02-13
Victor Hugo's

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Its rutritive properties are vastly greater
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make fiabby fat, but solid muscular flesh,
nerve force and vital energy.
Ralph Green. of williamsburg, Mo, writes:
Before commenced your treatment could not
take drink of water without great suffering in
the stomach. Could not eat. suffered so co.ild
not OBTAIN more than tirce or four hours sleep at
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A great deal of sickness may be saved by
keeping OH hand a copy of DR.. Pierces
thousand page illustrated book. The Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser" Sent free,
paper bound. for twenty one one cent
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Evening star., 1897-02-13
Sure of One Reader.
From the Boston Transcript.

John Brougham, in the old days, pub
lished III New York a comic paper which
he called the Lantern" William E. Bur-
ton was no friend to Brougham at that
time and there is reason to believe that no
love was wasted on either side. Brougham,
on entering a restaurant one day, found
Burton with one of his chuns seated at a
table. Burton, as usual, was "fatigued. -
Observing Broughams presence, Burton
roughly replied to his companions uues-
ton. Have You read the Lantern this
week." by saying, mo, 1 never read the
- thing unless I'm drunk-unless I'm
drunk! unless I'm drunk!' Brougham inn
mediately arose from his table, advanced
hat In hand, to the end of Burton's table
and, making a bow in his most polite man
ner. observed, Then, Mr.. Burton, I'm sure
Of one constant reader"
Evening star., 1897-02-13
Crystal-Gnzing in London.

From Harper's Bazaar.
Crystal-gazing is extremely fashionable
in London. Some ladies in the best society
gaze" 1t is done by simply holding a
clear glass ball in the hand in way to
exclude surrounding objects, and then con-
oentrating the attention on the ball. If
you are an inspired persona psychic
you will see series of pictures. small but
clear in the crystal; these are often OF a
prophetic character; and l am bound to say
that l have heard of several extraordinary
cases in which these prophecies have been
fulfilled.
Miss Donnelly Gas 1 will call her, fer she
is irish), besides crystal-gazing, goes into
frances (when hypnotized), and tells for
tunes with cards, ordinary ones and "taro.''
The latter she says. never lie; they have
strange pictures On them, and are exceed
inSly old and respectable in the estimation
of the psychically Illuminated; but have
clean forgotten their pedigree.
Evening star., 1897-02-13
A Young Mans "C0minx Out.n
From Harper's Bazar.

Some Of the New York girls are gfgglIng
over q "coming-out tea which a young
man Is going to give to bring out his
younger brother. They are all wondering
whether the debutant will carry a bouquet,
ana there are ruInors that vegetable bou-
Quets have been ordered to be sent to him
for the anspicious day when he will make
his bow to society. It viii no doubt be q
very attractive AFFAIR.
Evening star., 1897-02-13
NOTHING T0EQUAL 1T
New York to Have the Greatest Hotel
in the World.
ASTOR And WALDORF TO Be JOINED
Description of the Arrangements of
This Mammoth Hosiery.
A WONDERFUL BALL ROOM
ASTOR And WALDORF TO Be JOINED
A WONDERFUL BALL ROOM
Written fo- The Evening Star.

\ ROBABLf V II X Y
y few even of those
who have watched
the walls of the new
hotel W h | c h John
Jacob Astor is erect
ing at the corner of
34th street and 5th
avenue. New York
city. as they have
climbed up beside the
Waldorf, fully realize
what a colossal struc-
ture these two hotels,
which are practically
Evening star., 1897-02-13
the traveller will find himself in the midst

the traveller will find himself in the midst
of a brilliant spectacle. The entire lower
room, the waiting rooms, the halls, the Of
fee the cafe, the garden court, even the
bar room, will be cut OF by partitions Of
glass; so that from this doorway the eye
may sweep the entire scene. the view un-
broken save by the iron columns and the
floral decorations, which VIII be a charac-
teriStic feature.
Ball Room Like a Theater.
Altogether the most notable feature of
the hotel, however. either in point of beau
ty or in it's wonderful construction will be
the new ball room. The latter will be on
the second floor, and in the area of unob-
structed floor space and in the magnificence
OF it's decorations it will be, its architect
thinks. something unequaled anywhere in
the worla. 1t will occupy the eutire west
erly end of the building, and the dancing
hoor will have an area of 50 by Sc feet.
The ball room will rise through three
stories. to an extreme height of 40 feet
and overlooking the floor will have two
tiers of galleries, divided off in boxes on
the easterly side, while a conservatory will
extend the entire length of the room on
the westerly side. Lighted with a thousand
electric flames, with the usual lavish dis
play OF 1lowers and adorned by the beauty
ana fashion of New York it is likely that
here, in the social season, the eye may
tacle as the social world may present.
Not far away, and also on this floor, will
be another spacious apartment. 10 feet in
length, and extending through two stories.
along the street front, directly over the
main entrance. This will be called the
'Astor gallery" and will likewise be sump-
tucuSly decorated and furnished. 1t will
be used as banquet room or for private
balls and dances, and outside the long por-
t'co over the main entrance will form
covered balcony. in front of the rooms.
Thich will be used as a promenade in IA
yorable weather.
Splendid Fents of Engineering.
Neither the gallery nor the bail room
will be obstructed by single supporting
column. How. then. are their ceilings to
bear up the tremendous weight of fourteen
stories of steel and stone which rest. upon
them? That was the problem which the
architect had to solve; it was something
unique in architecture and called fot an
extraordinary piece of engineering. To
support this immense weight three enor-
nous steel trusses had to be devised for
use above the ball room, and three others
above the dining room, and these be borne
upon columns of unprecedented strength.
The whole had to be so arranged and re-
lated as not to interfere with the arrange
ment of the halls and apartments in the
stories through which they pass. These
monstrous trusses are each 81 feet in
height. They extend from the fourth to
the sixth floor, rising from a broad base