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Evening star., 1898-08-27

TO go through violent infantile exertions
"lthout arriving anywhere.
The progress of the modern young girl
on-wheels mas nothing self-conscious in it.
She moves joyously, gracefully, fair to see,
along the pathway "blazed' for her
through the JungIes of conservatism by
the pioneer tomboy of the past. There
were always tombcys in all generations,
except that which is now feminineIy rising
Ihey were not confined to the time when
girl who rode a sixty-pound tricycle. to a
college door was sure to be asked If she
considered her mode of lccomotion lady
like.
once in while you may meet ladies of
nfty or seventy or ninety. gracious and sill
Ter-haired. youns-hearted and with a live
ly interest in the thoughts and pursuits
OF all girl kind, who will tell you in sweet
voices that they were called great tom
boys when they were little girls. And
II they recount to you their maddest, mer-
riest pranks, their widest and most daring
adventures, you will find that these were
commonplace beside their granddaughtar's
thirty-mile bicycle ride of yesterday, cup
winning yacht race of the day before far
heralded golf championship Of last week
out toward Spain.
1t must be owned. too. that the girl of
the period far surpasseS her predecessor
IN strength and staying power. All this
outdoor life means yigor. grace and buoy
ancy. 1t is a fine thing to watch a girl
athlete. She is bewjtching
Evening star., 1898-08-27
WOMEN WHO GAMBLE.
History Shows Many Instances Where
They Have Had This Passion.

History Shows Many Instances Where
They Have Had This Passion.
From Pearson's Weekly.
History Is found to contain many in
sterces of women, queens and slaves alike
in whom the passion of gambling has
gained complete mastery. These women
seem to lose all restraint over themselves
they become transformed, and in the end.
when all their finer instincts have de-
serted them, they sink into the uttermost
degradation.
1t is notorious that English ladies are
fond of betting. With the majority, of
course. this Is merely harmless amuse-
ment. Others have been known to lose
everything tLat they possess. and finally,
to have garnoled their souls to the highest
bidder, and then to have crept away AMI
put an end to their wretcbed lives Gold
smiths story of the old woman. who.
knowing that she had not long to live.
played cards with her undertaken for
fureral expenses. is well known. Parallels
are to be found in everyday life.
The women of France, perhaps on &C.
cornt Of their warmer blood, were at one
Evening star., 1898-08-27
New Engagement Ring.

From the New York Herald.
Even the engagement ring of the New
York girl tells the story of the times she
is living in. II might not be thought that
lovers, generally all sufficient unto them
selves, would be Influenced by considera-
tions of patriotism and memories of the
war that has just come to an end, but there
are evidences that they are. The new en-
gagement ring is patriotic in the extreme,
and several engaged girls are proudly wear
ing it,
1t displays the three national colors and
is really three rings These are quite sep
arate and distinct. Each is a very narrow
band of gold, which is set seven very
small stones. There must be no display.
Each must be extremely simple, and the
combined effect of the three very quiet and
elegant.
The first band or ring has rubies for its
seven stones. These are ranged in a row.
The second ring, of seven other stones simi-
larly placed, is of diamonds, the whitest
that can be found. The third ring shows
blue in its seven sapphires.
All this is rather expensive, despite the
fact that the stones necessarily are small
ones. So it can safely be said that not
many engaged girls Will be able to sport"
a ring or rings of this variety. 1t is a be-
trothal present, however. that any girl who
once sets eyes on one of them will envy.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

time the most ardent gamblers IN the
world.
In Louis XIV's reign SO many families
were ruined through the passionate love
OF the mothers and daughters for a game
Known as 'Eoca.' that it was forbidden by
law on pain OF death. At Versailles an
exception was made TO this rule. and here
sums of money.
The frenzed gambling OF Nine. de Mon
tesPan has become proverbial in France as
LIE Ieu de la Montespan." At Basset she
would play for as much as f41on. and
wculd grumSie heartily, and the king also,
II no ore dared cover her stakes One
CHRISTMAS evening she lost an immense
fortune bur recovered, with three cards
$4,000 Three months later she lost fleo-
Vo, put won II back again almost imme-
ulateiy. In 1852 the crash came At ''hoca"
f2O0 600
In Louis Xv's time matters were in
mcch the same state. On June y, 1765
Tor instance. the Due de Richelieu under
took to teach Madame Du Barry lansque-
net In her boudoir. Within few minutes
however. he had lost no less than f25oo0
This immensely amused the king. who was
LOOKING on, and who was delighted with
his favorite's good luck.
Madame de Pompadour, II will be re-
membered, gambled for enormous stakes.
In Charles the First's time women played
freely. That they had few scruples about
SO doing Is shown from the fact that the
kings wife, Henrietta Maria, Bassom-
pierre a well-known sport" and Buck
ingham. ir 1926. played for stakes in a
window overlooking Cheapside while they
waited for a procession to pass.
In Charles the Seconds time, however,
women ganIbled to an extent hitherto un.I
known in English history. In those dis
solute days the pleasures of the English
court were not far different from those OF
the French. The Duchess of Mazarln, for
instance, a niece of the famous cardinal,
lost more than a million pounds and ended
her days in beggary. Nell Gwynne lost
5000 to her rival, the Duchess of Cleve-
land, and this at one sitting. The latter,
in her turn, squandered an immense for.
tune at the basset table.
SO fast was the evil spreading that in
1876 Chief Justice Kenyon threatened to
send any lady to the pillory, however high
in rank she might be, who should be con-
Ncted before him for playing faro. This
provoked from Gllray, the well-known
caricaturist, an imaginary picture of the
first ladies in the land standing in the
p.llory. Beneath was the inscription,
Daughters of Pharaoh"
During the following year many ladies
were heavily punished for refusing to COM
ply with the law. Lady Buckinghamshire,
for instance, together with Lady Luttreu
and Mrs. Sturt, were fined ESQ for playing
faro.
Ladies at the present day do not openly
gamble for stakes which amount to thou
sands of pounds 1t rests only with their
consciences to say how much they lose at
Monte Carlo and in private deals during the
course of the year. ,
Evening star., 1898-08-27
NOW 1T IS THE STEALING FAD.
Society and Club Women of Chicago
Pilfer Souvenirs.

Society and Club Women of Chicago
Pflfer Souvenirs.
From the Chicago Tribune
"Kleptomania," remarked a well-known
club and society woman of Chicago not
long ago, ''is a decidedly over-worked word.
and stealing an ugly one. But the present
fad or fancy for collecting lucky souvenirs
-abstracting them surreptitiously from the
houses of your friends and acquaintances-
surely partakes Of the character of one or
both.
"A year or two ago the fad began. A
popular Chicago woman remarked one day
to an intimate friend:
oh, my dear, did you know that have
begun to collect souvenirs for luck. They
do say and she laughed as women do when
not quite sure of the approval of their con-
sciences, that to steal souvenir brings
one the best of luck. So 1 borrowed with
another nervous ripple of laughter, the
tiny statue which stood upon your library
table,
The woman of whom the statue had
been borrowed felt like demonstrating in
no gentle terms, for that statue had a
souvenir value to her as we'll and she
really cherished it. But the borrower was
an old and well-loved friend She was taken
by surprise, and hardly knew how to act,
SO she let the matter pass in silence Per-
haps by this time she has begun to collect
souvenirs In this manner herself. for the
Iad seems TO have spread fast and furiously.
ana ABOUT seven out of every ten people
"nom one meets are afflicted with it,
Yes declared another Chicago woma n
VINO has wide and varied acquaintance
m sorry to say it, but it is growing actu-
any UNSAFE to expose anything pretty which
mas no excessive commercial value in Chi
cago women take whatever thew fancy
under the cover Of the new lucky souvenir
1ao, and although they seldom abstract
anything OF great cost or worth. all man
ner OF dainty and simple things with which
the average woman surrounds herself dis
appear s!! constantly. l had a little silver pa
couple of dollars, but which had been given
me Dy dear friend and one day I saw q
woman or my acquaintance who is surfer
ing severely from the new fancy eyeine II
sata. MIN aomiring giances. feared for its
sa1ety, but could not well remark unon
me intentions of which 1 suspected her
When she came to leave, however sha
caimiy picked up the knife and slipped If
INTO > the front of her waist.
oareiese,Ty aeKy so1nSxenir my DEAR she told me
grace to blush little. and it's SO pretty
mat l shall enjoy it doubly.'
r fes, responded, little pointedlv
IL ! notice the pretty things are usually
Pve lost few such trif1es myself e' .
Well she answered. blushIne ,.t,a
more Wneh you come to my house Won
must help yourself to something, too And
20 80 the mater ended. But it's an outrageous
rag. In my opinion, and the women WIS
induig in 1t, like the college bows who
USED 10 calmly bear away your preff;eat ma
most cherished stick pins and fans befnra
your eyes. apparently consider that to fal.e
th,s sias IN pain sight, or, IL they do NOT
and morally" soeiai's
Evening star., 1898-08-27
PASSING OF THE TOMBOY.
Girls Are Healthier and Happier Be-
cause of Outdoor Life.


Tcmboy has become an antiquarian's
word Women who were little girls twen-
ty years ago know how potent Of reproach
It used to be when it was still in vogue
in the homes Of the land.
IF you are not a lady when you are
fifteen you never will be-" many mothers
said, in varying language, to their daugh-
tiers who were more eager for romping
than for making tatting or engaging their
hearts in crochet. The descriptions of
the rearing of Harriet Hosmer in an active
outdoor girlhood were looked upon with
some cOmplacency. mingled with curiosity,
because she had talent for marble and
chisel, and because her health was not
robust, and open-air exercise was known
to be good for high-strung girls of excep-
tlonal endowments. But others who show
ed a lively liking for playing with their
brothers, and following them and other
girls brothers afield or into tree tops or
row boats, bore perennially the tomboy
stigma There was never a girl of the
old unaeknowIedged regiment of the ad-
vance guard of athleticism who would have
given up one of the joys wherefore she
made battle against the conservatism of
her time for sake of being rid of that title
To be sure, thousands of little women"
felt a deep inward protest against the
fgEominy implied in the appellation, but
they did not know how to say that they
were only following the need of nature
girl nature as well as boy nature-in find
ing out personally the pleasures Of gall
Looping on bareback horses or diving into
woodland ''swimmin' holes" or resting over
a game of ''mumblety peg when some
boys jack knife twirled from eager fingers
to make those soft, delightful unforgetta-
Bile thuds of success into the good green
ground.
The young girls of today have the free
dom Of their muscles unquestioned and
enter by right into an Inheritance of bicy-
cles and golf clubs, boats and bathing
suits, saddles that are not side saddles
basket balls and base balls, too, that their
elder sisters acquired by a sort of slow
encroachment of the Zeitgeist
The spirit of the time is embodied in
the girl who is to be the woman ruling
the destiny of man in the first quarter Of
the coming century. She will step over
Its threshold into her kingdom with the
tain heights. She Will accept its possibiH-
ties and responsibilities with less stren-
uoosness than nineteenth century women
have always shown, because action is her
birthright, not her conviction, and health
is TO her a necessity, like a religion.
The passing Of the tomboy is complete
The girl OF today at her American best
Is a hearty, healthy. happy, graceful child.
She is not expected to be a young lady
although she Is trained toward the sereni,
ties of that gracious estate. She is a part
OF the o1ward-ihoving life of her times
as she seems to be a part of her wheel
when flying along city avenues or through
woodland roads. She cannot remember
when she learned to ride, her babyhood's
velccipede having superseded the baby-
Jumper wherein her elder sister wes wont
Evening star., 1898-08-27
'ASHIoH
IETIfR

being a deep yoke of green and white silk.
barred with green velvet ribbon. Pierced
glass buttons entered into the scheme of
decoration.
Don't have tailor Dress" said a wo-
man of experience to a girl who was going
west to attend convention of college wo-
men. If you do you must either ruin the
fit of the bodice or sit upright in the car
all day long
For fatiguing journeys nothing has ever
been devised to equal q plain jacket, blouse
and skirt costume. The girl to whom the
advice was addressed chose a brown tweed
skirt of the shade of the copper beech tree,
with one of the new hussar Jackets of the
same material. The skirt was untrImrled; !;
the jacket had double-breasted fronts,
large revers and a deep sailor collar. 1t
was unlined, though the fronts were faced
with a bronzy green silk, and was trimmed
only with eagle-patterned buttons. sup
ply of blouses and shirt waists completed
a comfortable outfit.
Tailor dresses for September walk in
the paths they entered last spring
Evening star., 1898-08-27
The Frozen Dinner.
From the New York Herald.


Now is the befitting time of the year for
a frozen dipner." Such a title sounds
strange. yet not unattractive when 1t is
thought of in connection with the close of
very hot day in town. For that matter
a frozen dinner would be quite as an
propriate and quite as excellent a plan for
out of town, yet somehow il seems to be
more useful a relief for the city dweller
of the summer months.
The idea is a decidedly ne " ore the best
of ii being that while heretofore il has been
carried out elaborately and eNpensively. it
can be modified so as to keep all a frozen
dinners characteristics and yet bring the
cost of ii within reasonable limits. Ii is
such a dinner is implied by it's name
that is, every article eaten is frozen OF iced
until it has a pleasing chill on it.
For the first course there are iced clans.
Consomme frappe or iced clam juice fol-
lows. Then comes salmon frappe, with
Tartare sauce, or picked fish served ice
cold. The next course is frozen boned
chicken with t1ufiies (or perhaps frozen
boned tufkey), served with tomatoes filled
with shaved ice and accompanied with may
onnaise dressing, lettuce and water crosses
packed in Zee, and very young beets picked
and brought on the table ice cold. The en-
tree consists of umbales OF mushrooms and
sweetbreads, also frozen. These are es-
pecially fine served in this manner.
A Roman punch comes in here, or be-
fcre the entree. With all this is dispensed
moselle or champagne cup, iced to the
extreme, and as the dinner wears on sher-
bets or ices of frozen fruits. A frozen mar
ron glace concludes the repast.
For such a dinner as this the table should
have q special decoration. There should be
no color it. much of the success of a
frozen dinner" depending upon the unre-
ieved wlu1eness. Everything should be
served in cut glass dishes. To preserve the
cool effect there should not be particle of
china of any sort visible. An effective CEN
terpiece, if practicable, is a block of Ice
with fruit frozen within It The confec-
tionery that is so important a feature OF
every dinner nowadays consists OF frozen
and glazed bonbCns.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
From London Truth.

Ii were i'll, and required a nurse to
look after me, certainly should prefer
tnat she be fairly good looking, because
all things else being equal--a good-looking
young woman is a more pleasing object
tran one whose virtues are entirely inter
naL I, therefore, agree with the hospital
committeeman who observed, according to
the statement of a matron at the recent
annual conference of matrons of hospitals
and infrmaries. For PHYS sake, let the
nurses you choose be good looking, The
new woman" of course, will regard this
as q monstrous suggestion But I, like Sir
William Hareourt, have no particular ad-
by the low and degrading heresy. that looks
go long way in the appreciation Of men
for women.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

Copyright, 1885, by the International Literary and
News Service.l
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, August 26 1898.
But, madame, broadcloth will be con-
sidered the most desirable of all materials
this autumn" said the clerk, with the air
of one not to be contradicted.
Yes. know" replied the customer, i'm
patiently; but broadcloth simply cannot
be kept presentable for travelling"
IF it is a travelling dress madame de-
sires,' the clerk conceded, here is a beau
tiful vicuna-''
Just as bad as broadcloth." the GUS
toner interrupted. Show me good
brown tweed or a close vale cheviot or
some of your best serges
'No. no gray" this as the clerk ratified
down bolt of cloth upon the counter and
held up the loose end of the material in
Evening star., 1898-08-27
AT HIS EXPENSE.

The Mani wonder If your father would
have me for a son-in-law?"
The Maid-.Very likely. Papa and I all
ways disagree."-Boston Traveller.
He-"There's nothing half so sweet in life
as loves young dream.
She-"I don't know; peach ice creams q
pretty good"
Maria it is said that women tell more
lies than men"
mo, William; they're not so sldnful. and
they get found out"
Mrs. Fairleigh--'Does your husband ever
compare your housekeeping to his moth-
ers?"
Mrs. warwick-'sNot now. He used to,
though
of it?"
Mrs Warwick--"I compared his behavior
to that OF my first husband. Tit Bits, :
Evening star., 1898-08-27

The Princess of Wales receives MANY
anonymous letters. They come to her on
all sorts of subjects, often inclosing pres
ents. Recently she received a box with
holes pun ctured in the sides. and whe, Il
was opened a tiny white dog jumped out.
Her royal highness has kept the dog.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
AT HER EXPENSE.

She-"would you love me just the same.
If / hadn't cent?"
He (absently)-"I would love you more,
/ abhor this new-mown hay perfume."-
Daily News (Galveston).
After ALL" remarked the sentimental
wife home is the dearest spot on earth" .
That's what" replied the practical head
of the family, as he finished auditing last
months grocery bill.-Chicago News.
Hicks-"You say you know why Peckhen
went to the war. Why, man, you never
saw him in all your life.''
Wicks-"But I've seen his wife"
she-"Have you heard Songs wi>nout
Words?"
He-"rve heard lot of them without
music"
After that the incident and the piano
were eclosed.-Indianapolis Journal.
Miss Antiquate-"Perhaps you are not
aware of the fact that my family came
over in the Mayfiower."
Miss Cutting-"Indeedi But then I sup
pose you were too young at the time to re-
member much about the trip."-Chicago
Daily News
Evening star., 1898-08-27

Many woman, no bigger than a gun
boat to look at, when cleared for action
proves to be a battle ship.-Life
Evening star., 1898-08-27

Never cook tomatoes in a tin or allow
them to stand in metal.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

Corn to be at it's best should be gathered
the same day it is to be used and left in
the husk until just before cooking. Strip
of the silk and plunge into boiling, water.
Over the top Of the kettle put Layer OF
the thin inner husks. Cook from eight to
twelve minutes, according to the size of
the corn, sprinkle with salt and serve pip
ing hot.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

Peaches served whole should have the
down removed with a soft brush. The
very large, soft ones are frequently served
cut in two and eaten out of the skin with
a spoon. A dolly should always accompany
the service of peaches, as there is no stain
so difficult to remove. Renewed applica-
tions of Javelle water or chlorate of lime
are the only means Of removing peach
stains.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-08
PNTRlOTlCPRA
Continued IRON, fqr,t Wage.


1920 tons The larger vessels OF the
fleet. the secretary Saye. cannot APP
Inroach nearer than seven mllcs OF Key
lhyest At present they coal from
sehoonerS at Tnrtngas ana at other
places near by when weather permits.
There Is one fiat lighter with Il capaclay
OF 800 tons now at Key West. This Is
not suitable for use 1T any distance from
the port Tho report concludes as fol-
lows: hiSl
The hureau believes Il for the inter-
,csts Of the service that additional ten.
porary coal sheds should be constructed
on government land at Key West which
will Increase the storage capacity there
up TO 10. 900 or IL, 900 tons, and that light
crs be purchased which may be towed
anywhere within radius OF sixty miles
OF Key West.
ALSO that at least 10000 tons OF coal
DO laid down at Key West ready for an
emergency. Tho appropriation for
equipment for the present year is made
,quate for these purposes. and In order
that the bureau may be able to execute
the necessary contracts at once. II Is re-
commended that Congress appropriate
100000 additional to be Immediately
available" lss.l & w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-08
THE CAMP GROUND

Association is Preparing for Success
, full Season.
The Woman's Camp Ground Assccia-
.tIon held meeting at the home OF the
president. Miss Rida Dean, at which Il.
was determined to give supper and
entertainment at Odd Fellows hall Fri
day evening. March. IS. The supper will
be served from to o'clock. after
which there will be q musical and 1T
erary entertainment under the charge
OF Miss Zou Hastings. There will be
nine tables, each one or more under the
charge Of the ladies' of the different
churches represented In the nssocia-
tlon. 1t Is Intended to make this one of
the most pleasant affairs of the season.
Those having It In charge know Just
how to make 1t such.
3 The ladies' have undertaken the noble
work OF assisting to pay off the debt
against the camp-meetlng association,
and they should have the patronage Of
all Interested In this pleasant summer
resort
There Will be another meeting of tho
association held at the home of Miss
Dean, the president. on next Saturday
afternoon. at which time 1t 10 urged
that every member will be present.
q The coming season at the camp
ground will be the best had there for
many years. Cottages Will be In de-
mand at premium this summer. The
hotel will be opened early and II Is
hoped under the same management as
last summer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-08
WARM PRAISE



or President Mckinley by the London
Timrs-7hr Leo Incident.
y LONDON, March S.--Thc Times ed.-
torially says this morning:
"Tf Spain Is placed in an awkward po-
sItlon respecting the Lee incident she
must thank the lndIscretion Of her for
e!gn Office. She cannot blame McKln-
ley. Mr.. Cannon's bill can hardly be
explained by the Lee incident. 1t Ia
probably due to the rumors that Spain
Ia purchasing war vessels.
I'VE do not believe that Spnin desires
war, hut II she does. this evidence OF
Americas alertness offers n most Of
fectual check President Mckinley ap-
pears TO be adherlnS loyalty to the pol
icy Of flrmness, caution and pacific cir
cumspcction he has heretofore pursued.
No doubt lie has the support of the sober
aud conscientious mass of the Amcri-
can people. but he has had to face out
bursts of popular clamor that weaker
man might have mistaken for the voice
of the country"