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Evening star., 1897-03-20

Was to hear he'd forgot himself SO fur
AS TO tie to government job.
And his duties will call him to mingle
With royalty's wealth and tone
The man that spoke them emphatic words
About ''loafin' around the throne-'
Excuse me fur weepin' a little
This amt any case fur gee;
l reckon as how no orphan. sir,
Feels worser bereayed than me-
I'm a-goin' to chaneesmy manners
And my method of speech so blunt:
It's time that this here Little Breeches
Had crease ironed down the front.
Mr. DO1an Attempts a Distinction.
Rafferty, said Mr. Dolan. as he clasned
his hands around one knee and looked his
friend In the face, yer a dishgrace ty
your countries"
What do yez mane?''
''Oiriand and America"
"Thot amt what OF mane" responded
Rafferty,. What Oh name is what do YOU
name by 'dishgracer"
The way yet let yer moind 20 dwellin'
an the foight bechune Corbett an Fitch
immons"
Rafferty, looked at him wonderingly and
exclaimed. Tell me. Dolan; how did We
play thot thrick?''
What thrick is ft?''
"Lookin' in me eyes an tellin' me OF wor
tinkin about the foight'
Thots no thrick. 1t wor only common
sinse. Ye're not altogether an idjit, Raf-
ferty. an what else was there ty be tink-
in about?'
"Wull. OF musht say Orm glad the cham
peenship is decoided bechune thim too.'
Il shpose. under the circumstances, it's
as good satisfaction we kin hope fur"
what more could yez expect 2''
"Whin 1t comes ty expectations, OF must
answer We. 'nothin'.' But Oi'm obliged ty
me-"
'Av course. Thot wer ty be looked for.
An so far from takin ixciption to it, OF
dunno but Orm glad We say SO. OF like We.
Dolan. An II ye worn't the divirs own fur
contrariness, ye'd be somebody else"
"Oi know 1t seems unreasonable. Afther
all the 5awtn' an blatherin' an your re an
otherin' thin two has been doin' fur years,
It's a relate We oughty be thankful fur ty
hov the question av who the championship
belongs to foinally settled. The dishpute wor
worse than the lawyers had the tonne me
an Moya wint inty court ty get a clear
title ty the shanty. The objection TIN a
professional pugilist is the same thot wor
noticeable in Maggie Mcclure afther she
wint an the stage. Befoor thot. she wor
singin' an dancin' around the house day
an noight. Afther her daybew she'd nfver
let go the screech av a note or the slip av a
toe because her father an mother hadn't
paid ty get In. It's the same way wild pugi-
lists. They'd rather disappoint their fri'nds
than run the risk av putin In a lick wild
no pay. OF hiver knew av but two pugi-
lists thot couldn't be held from goin' in an
mtxin' 1t up wild their hands livery tonne
they come in soight av aich other They
wor deef an dumb"
But what more could We ask than foind-
in out which is the champeen?"
"Oid lofke ty know which Is the besht
foighter."
But 1t wor q foiRht."
No, Rafferty,. Thot wor no foight. It
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Reward of Merit.

From the Boston Transcript.
Parent-"How did you get along with
your geography. lesson today. Johnny?"
Pupil-"Bullyid The teacher was SO pleas
ed that she had me stay after school and
repeat it all over again only just to her.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Furnace Showed 1t,
From Life

Mrs. Flattehouse-"What are you look
ing at the thermometer for?"
Mr.. Flattehouse-"I am looking to see
whether the janitor is drunk or sober to-
day."
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Another Great Truth.
From the Chicag, Record.

I'VE ought to give even the devil his
due" Eyes. but the trouble is we often
spend on him money we owe to other peo-
ple.''
Evening star., 1897-03-20

wor a contist What would place me
would be ty HOY the frinds av the two ar
fsnSe ty bring EN- tygether unexpected at
a picnic or a party. Thin II they wor the
rale shtuff. they'd go in widout carin'
whether their pictures wor in the paper or
not But II couldn't be done. They musht
boat excursion. Thin they come out an
the stage in toichts both bowin an
shcrapin'. loike the girl thot leads the
amazln march In the ballet. II wouldn I
surprise We ty hov a pianny shtrike up fur
en- ty take hold Of hands an waltz
But 'twor serious affair. oi read thot
wan o thin showed soigns av nervousness
whin he shtepped an the platform.
1T wor from stage-froight The wan
ting required ty complate the occasion xor
for robber ty go up an down the aisles
sellin' the words an music ay the show
Oh don't say but what It's genuine av it's
kind. an all roight fur thin as loikes IT.
II may be puglism, Rafferty,. but II amt
foightin'.''
Evening star., 1897-03-20

day
AS he led her. bride. from the church
away:
There WAS trust iu her smiling and hone In
her eyes,
For she truly believed she had won a prize.
There was no telling, then. she would
What wonderful things he would do some
day.
His genius would certainly win renown.
Fame had nothing to give too good for
Brown.
The years rolled on and the loving light
sun shone lin her eyes as she watched
each night.
He hadn't done much in the way of art
The career upon which she had set her
heart.
But politics yet his aid would claim
And he'd find his sphere and would hear
Echoed In country house and town
The world would clamor in praise OF
Brown.
Age lowered near: it was but to find
Her old ambitions left far behind.
But she clasped his hand as he plodded on
Believing that fortune must surely dawn.
That wealth, which may come In a single
day,
Would yet turn honors and JOY their way.
And then. their own burdens Of care laid
down.
The grateful poor should remember Brown.
Her disappointments could never dim
The loving faith that she had in him
And she tendsrly speaks in the same old
way
OF the wonderful things he will do some
day.
She thinks that his virtues were far too
great
For thoughtless world. this thoughtless
world. to appreciate
That the sweetest harp and the bright
crown
Are being reserved, his due, for Brown.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Not the Right Ring.

Mother-"Daughter. unless I make mis-
take there was something to what the
young man told last evening"
Daughter-'.I don't wish to break conf
dences. mother, but 1t did have an engage
ment ring"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Permission Denied.

May I kiss your hand?' he asked.
She removed her veil.
NO. she replied. Il have my gloves on"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Not fu the same Cl,...

From It'd Bite.
She-"1 can sympathize with you. I was
married once myself"
He-"But you weren't married to a wo.
man."
Evening star., 1897-03-20


TIE land office. which in past years. has
beeI4 such "A prominent bureau of the In
terror Department" volunteered an In
terror Department official 10 a Star report
er. is already beginning to see its end. and
II vii! not be many more years before its
work will have been accomplished Orid-
naliy the land Office was a branch of the
War Department, but It's business grew to
such immense proportions that ii was given
place in the Interior Department. The
fact IS nearly all public land has been dis
posed Of or parceled out 10 pre-emptors.
hCmesteaders and other settlers, many of
whom have purchased their lands The
railroad companies which were aided by
land grants in the construction of their
roads mold great deal of undisposed of
land yet. but they have found purchasers
for all of II that possesses any present
value The Central Pacific railroad has
millions OF acres on is hand, which one of
It's Cfficers some time ago told me they
would be glad 10 dispose of at an average
price OF fifty cents per acre. 1t il noun
Evening star., 1897-03-20

IL you want anything. try an ad In The
Star II anybody has what you wish, you
will get answer.
The times., 1897-11-14

autumn is to fiji them with olive oil, fit
them with bright-oolored shades, such as
are bought for candles and burn them
like fairy lamps for able decoIa atior. l
shall bring mine out for the fist time with
good od-fashioned turkey dinner Thanks
giving Day
That's brilliant idea said the in
quiring woman. Now about those corn
cobs; YOU were going TO tell U.s.
Yes continued tie energetic enter
taincr, there is one thing that all the
experts in etiquette tell you is highly
incorrect the rest of tie year which is
not only correct hut obligatory at Thanks
giving. Yor must pile your table with
food as if TO give an impression of a recent
famine. That II iot 80 easy if YOU serve
in courses, in the French manner. Ny
swarm insist on the original fashion--seven
or eight Tegeta bles on the table with the
the turkey and pudding and pies ad lib,
afterward. ! ate a Thanksgiving dinner
once where they gave me Dreaded outlets;
Such ignorance as there is in this worldl"
so glad 10 have found you in said
the inquisitive individual despairing OF
recognition. Tits late, and
'0h, yes, said the Thanksgiving spe.
cialisl, you were asking about my Ger
man favors. OF course, it's not really
the thing tohave German al Thanksgiving
but L shall start all the old-fashioned
dances l know 10 begin with. am send
ing out invitations to lot of people for
the evening, and these favors are to send
folks home good-natured.
First there's corn / told dealer what
any number OF trifles in imitation corn
cobs; some OF them are lead pencils for the
dance Programs nice, clumsy ones, goud
souvenirs. These punches of tinseled oats
are the prettiest possible hair ornaments:
they belong e very simple and graceful
dancing figure. There are straw baskets,
trimmed with wheat; they will Work in
nicely, tco.
THESE little pumpkins are triumph
See: they are made of china and paint
ed, stem and all There are Sits in the
side for ewes, nose and mouth, and you put
candle inside, just as YOU did in the gen.
uine article years ago when you set it on
gate post to 'frighten folks in the evening.
Somebody got up tiny pumpkins like these
for figure ina harvest dance at Lenux
couple of months ago, and everybody
was calling for them at Halloween You
darker the room partly for few minutes.
and the pumpkin faces shine out in
great style As the dancers move through
their evolutions'
Whats are the strings of bead DIS and shells?,
queried the inquisitive woman with the
satisfaction Of one whose point is car.
ried.
''Favors for tile children's dances. They
will be tied up with long ribbons, and the
youngsters will like &c make believe they
are wampurn, or I hope so. Youngsters
don't niake believe as readily as they used
to do. Those bead bags are children =
fayors. and the nut dolls and gilded cones.
We used 10 have nut babies as long ago as
when / Went TO dancing school, You ink
The times., 1897-11-14

and assorted vegeta bles. Some of them
looked like
scalp locks" supplied the ingenious
entertainer promptly. so they do; 50
they are"
You girls don't know anything about
them,'' she continued energeticaEy
Thanksgiving PARTIES not scalp locks.
mean. You dou't belong to big IA miles,
or, at least, they don't belong to you. But
the worry % getting up something new
every November isis giving me an OH
ject to live for.
1t was easy enough so long as grand
father lived; We all went home 20 him
GRANDMOTHER got the dinner, and after
ward grandfather made US stand up in
the order of ouI ages, uncles and aunts and
five or SIX families of cousins: sometimes
we reached around three sides OF a room.
Then he gave us a comical lecture, winding
up with present of So apiece, mid great
applause.
That fastened the habit of Tlnaks-
giving boIae coming, and now from the
Klondike TO the equator they come home
to me. Some years we have Just quiet.
coy tine. as old-fashioned as we can make
il, with cider and roasted apples in the
evening, and maybe forfeits and games.
One year I got some buttenuts OF the OLD
sort and set our Neds at work-we have
assorted Neds from forty years old down
TO four-cracking out the SPADES
Put" began the inquisitive indi-
yid1al. her eyes wandering TO the barn
rubbish on TIE floor.
Yes" said the ingenious entertainer:
you need variety. One Thanksgiving
lot of children were coming, and l got up
a gic lantern show for them. We hung
a sheet between the parlors and darkened
the rooms and threw up pictures, show
inG Miles Standish at the head of his troops,
the departure of the Ma yflower, Plymouth
Rock. and. oh. ali sorts of things. Some
of the slides we had photographed from
eDera wings and some were pictures one OF
the girls had taken that summer In New
England. Nobody goes vacationing nova
days without q camera. Have another cup
of tear
The fun Of the thing was the talk that
went with the pictures. We dressed up
oue Of the boys as an Indian and he
ratified off lot Of nonsense about the
early settlers from an Indians point Of
view. OF course he was very eloquent
about the first great feast of wild turkeys
and venison,'
But" started the inquisitive individ-
ual, her eyes straying as before.
Yes, said the ingenious entertainer;
that is almost too quiet after football
game. You should see my men come whoop-
ing home. You wouldn't think they needed
feathers or war paint to make them inlo
Massasoits, every one.
Sometimes she said, reflectiveiy, Eve
Thought about Thanksgiving masquerade
The costumes would be easy, but every
woman would want to be Priscilla or Rose
6tandish. No, plain dance is more salts.
factory. unless you have competitive
examination or Priscilla; that might be in
teresting''
Very" said the inquisitive individual,
The times., 1897-11-14
Senior cisneros' Meditation.

NE1EGT SdlIuS IN COilicr 5 weekly.
There WIS real romance, real drama, a nd
] suppose a little real fiction, in the trans
lating of the Cuban maiden from a Ha-
vanese prisoner into q Waldorfian debu
taIlte. As story, it is one which Victor
Hugo would have admired, and which,
could he have imagined, be would have
told with variations, however. There
is in it the splendid antithesis which he
always sought, there is the local color
which he loved, and there, too, s the moon
light escape, the Moorish back ground,
the grand coup de theater, the whole ira
lala of the school which hecreated, except
only the cri du occur. That will come In
the crowd that surrounded Delmonicos S that
night. the week before last, when the her
oine enjoyed her apotheosis, l heard
women scream, / saw them faint; saw
men fighting to save them and to save
themselves from being crushed to death.
And as l looked from that spectacle into
the young girls eyes it occurred to me
that the tragedy OF her life would not be
her Imprisonment or her fathers or her
lovers; it would not be ethenameIess scenes
which she had beheld, or yet the horror
of the memory of them; il would be the
ODSCuflGS 1nIO WHICH s0t VIII pass and
which, III passing, she will be unable to
understood. This young person has tasted
blood. She has seen an entire precinct,
the most glittering in New York, illumi-
mated in her hnoor: she has seen her name
in letters of fire: she has seen thousands
struggling to behold her; she has seen
what Publicity can be, and she has seen
herself the central figure Of it, In the
enyelGping silence OF the moro W the
cri du CT eur will come. IT will be the
cry of the ALMA perdita, the wall Of soul
that has fallen from height higher than
1T scaled. That will be the tragedy of
this girls life: the fact that the lights are
turned oUt and that people no longer
struggle to see her. 1T is,' once re-
mark ed TO a bandit,."a very dreadful thing
to see ones name i'll the papers, Eyes, "
that bandit answered, ''and 1t is still more
dreadful not to- The bandit was w.r,ng.
as bandits are, but never will you get
this girl to belieyGit.
The times., 1897-11-14
In the CnhIe Car.

Frem the New YORK Advertiser.
An essay could be written un The Cable
Car a Social Leveler."
This is the true story OF certain young
woman VINO got on an uptown carat Eight
zenith street ON Saturday. II was nearly
dusk, and the matinee crowd was on its
way boIne. Tile young woman was
well dressed and carried her head with
scoInful tilt. Dignity exuded fSum
every pore. She took up her position at
the door ut he front OF the car. The plat
form was crowded and the wind blew cold
and raw IN the faces OF the squeezed and
patient passengers as the car Eoltesl along
At every block fresh inStaIlments OF chilled
prOmenaders fought their way into the car.
The dienified girl was forced out Of the
doorway into the teeth Of the breeze. Iler
arms we're pinioned to her sides ana her
protesting locks were unheeded or unseen.
Finally she could stand IL no Icnger. Her
hair had been coiff ed a la Merode by much
friction with crowded fellow pa ssengers.
her beplumed hat rode airiIy over cne e-e.
she looked dignified and funny now. She
twisted her head far enough to see that
tail man stood behind her, and ignoring
Social tradition and casting conventionaIity
to the winds that We're chilling her, she
said: please put the collar Of ny coat
upi'
The man obeyed.
Thanks, awfully," said the girl, and
was wrapped in her mantle OF dignity oncs
more.
The times., 1897-11-14
a Monthly Envelnne-

a clever New England girl desired i
charming holiday gift for a friend 20
ing abroad to study. al want von &, re-
member me each month of your stav.
i axe this, dear" and she put a kind of
soft satin portfoli o in her hand. ii
vii; explain Itself" The friend opened
the package, thinking it a handkerchjef
case or glove holder or place for wells
Instead, she found tucked away in the
soft lined sachet perfumed fold tw eIve
long, white envelopes the business kind
each one sealed and bearing on the point
Of tie overlap the name of a month n
decorative lettering, all the way from
January to December. On the address
side there were legends and markings for
the events of each month, each IF when
carried the same message: January. tie
wish for the New Year; February, st. vaIen-
tine; Ter birthday in March; Easter. Or
May pav, each with some personal ref er
ence to the layout of her own life as it
seemed probable il was to be in her Paris
pension life, the opening Of the enveIope at
the beginning c. each month was a glad
surprise, for inside was ALWAYS SOM.
uniqae aud thonghtful Filings pretty
necl;tie veil, a pair of gloves. q set
of kodak pictures taken at the snots
they loved so we'll where The summer was
passed It haG taken some thought and
time and extra effort to do this, but it
was worth it in the pleasure and tender
appreciation it stirred in the heart of the
girl far away 1t was a good thought anG
If one has. an invalid friend or an aged.
dear one whose life is hound, whose op-
portlnities are limited, it would be quite
worth While TO so remember them. And
after the months are al gone the pretty
holder is there still for its particular
dainty uses.
The times., 1897-11-14

al about. back as we'll as front. The
smartest basques have peri ectly plain
backs so far as the la wing on OF the goods
goes. Gathers nc longer are seen al the
waist linz, and the front is allowed 70 fall
fun, but without an exaggerated drop.
The hitherto Sober-sided golf cape is now
the gayeSt garment in show windows. and
its bravery of piaids and fringeS max es it
the desired of all women Those that in
spire the greatest amount of envy show in
side and out the most dazzling combinations
of cclors, their fronts have long straight
revers turning back over their wearers'
chests, held in place by rows Of big pearl
buttons, and the reverS themselv heavily
fnnged. over the shoulders of every new
cape falls long pointed hood of bright
fEinged plaid and the lofty rolling collar
IL finished withfringc These are the really
truly Scotch capes, made from HighIander's
gaucy fringed plaids, and the contagion Of
cross-barred colors and wooden fringe has
spread 10 the pretty rough-weather Goats
Observing these last should give IDEAS
to the women WHO have good, dark cloth
coats left over from other seasons, and
wish tc alter them in o style that will
artfuily bring them into harmony with
the winters fashions. One is of heavy,
dark blue Vienna cloth, and cut Gn the
most conventional model but what gives
it charm and freshness is the fringed
hood of red, green and yellow plaid, fall
ing on the shoulders, and the touches OF
plaid cloth at the belt pockets, collar
aud sleeves. Many women who can't
afford new golf capes, relate with pride
their clever eXpedient i'll merely turning
their old capes inside out, thus display
ing their bright Innings, and then by buy
ing enough fringed plaid cloth to MAKE
new hoods the effects CT the newest wraps
was gained without any extravaganza.
word should be said here, however,
apropos OF fur capes. Their form is chang
ing by degrees, and the style which the
furriers are following gives scope to those
who have old wraps to do over, or bits
of fur they hope to economically work into
the form of cape. T his cape is made from
velvetandornamented withan old fur ca pc,
The velvet is sapphire blue, and the
lining is rose pink bengaline. It's collar
is of iight-colored fur, the best large piece
out of the cd cape, while all tue little
disks, set on the velvet, are made of small
goods, bits of fur applied at irregular
intervals. Out from the front of the high
collar falls tuft of cream lace, and over
the bust and down to the knees extend
two stole ends of velvet, edged with lace.
1t is worth while taking note that both
The times., 1897-11-14
CORRECT MOURNING GARB-
The Highland Cares for This Winter
a re Beth Beautiful and Brilliant.

Are Roth Beautiful and Brilliant.
New York, Nov. 13--The wheel OF
fashion is slowly turning. but already we
have new cut of skirt, improvements in
the fitting of waist basqnes revolut:onitl
capes to record, and some lately invented
arrangements iii color. The dressmak kers
say that from now until the spring
sewing begins skirts must all measure
four yards and half about the foot and
every scrap OF fuIiness belongs at the
hack. There it is pinched in by series
OF close, tight plaits, and no longer is
the front width cut narrowly at the top
In place Of the two front seams running
up inside the hips, two tiny darts, about
an inch ana three quarters long, belong
there and the seams far around To the back,
at least two inches and a half 10 the out
side OF the hip line.
Fortunately, there is no cast-iron rule
obliging every woman in fashions name 10
have her skirt made separate from its
foundation petticoat Either nethod-that
is, the two skirts separate or the foundation
one used as lining for the gocds-i is
csieerfuily permitted; but the allowance
Of hairc!cth in every petticoat grows small
er and smaller IS Jine grows on. Ina silk.
aitt~b Nhilb Oulh IOIt III i've IHcilssS ii IL
are used, and because all dresses, whether
for house or street, are made very long
novel finish for skirt edges has been re.
Gently introduced. 1t is piping OF leather
set on a band of braid, easily adjustable
and guaranteed to keep any dress from
fraying at the foot
Every spring and fall a few good ana
pretty gowns are made with over drap
cries. There seems to be no promise
that oveiskirts Will become universally
worn yet d while, but, as variation on
the system at present piactieed OF braid
iug and rufflng, pretty overdrcss or
two IS seen and Worn with pleasure.
All those gowns showing them at the
fall openings had pointed overdress Is,
long points. reaching to the tees, as il.
lus.raied in the group OF mourning COS
tuan cs given this week Such drapery
as this is Fsed indifferently Oh silk, greca-
line and The heaviest stuff suits. A novelty
in skirt building is the use OF bright
Six foundatt'n petticoats, separate from.
the goods and all laid in deep accordion
plaits.
No truly careful observer OF fashions
viii allow her dress waist to he pouched