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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

once by personal calls or formal notes
of invitation are now proposed and
closed over the telephone wire. The
young man who wrote note ot invita-
tion and paid a messenger so cents Tor
delivering il and bringing an answer
now calls up No. 517 and says: "Hellol
Is this Mr.. Wallacefield'sH Is
Miss Della at homer oh, yesI 10
that YOU Miss Della? How are your
This Is Andrews Allen.
VIII YOU go To the Century t'@ater
with me Wednesday night? Yes,
It's Sothern Yes his new play,
Lady Ursula Thank you. III
call at a quarter before s. Goodby."
The transaction is closed in two min
utes. Mr. Allen telephones the theater
to reserve two seats for Wednesday
night and on his way home he stops
at the box office and gets the tickets.
or II II is a question of bunny,
as a Welsh rabbit is known I'm some
cities Of the middle west. there Is no
need of sending formal invitations or
setting the function for future day.
There is "A series Of "hellos." answered
by busy young men i'm banks and in
surance offices. followed by n series of
similar conferences with young women
at their homes. Behold at o'clock OF
the evening OF that day select dozen
gathered around the silver Chafing dish
disputing the amount OF worcestershire
sauce and. mustard which shall go with
a stated quantity Of cheese and ale
or suppose an entertainment In pros
pect FOR a certain night and Miss Wall
flower suffering for an escort or a chaps
erOn Some good friend. hearing Of her
prsdicament rings up No, 1875. VIII
Miss Nallh0wsr accept q seat In the
carriage of Mrs. Goodheatt and 60 with
her e. the ball? Miss fvsllfiOweg ssrit,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
A Silk Season

Some Of the new spring goods are sim.
ply charming, and, judging from the
lavish display of silks. the summer OF
9S will be par excellence a silk sea-
son. OrgaGdies mulls. swisses and dim
tiles come i'm the most delicate tones
and shades. while piquos are seen in
all the delicious colorings .nf Scotc h
plaids. and are therefore the most pro-
nounced novelty Of the season.
The newest shirt waists FOR summer
wear are made severely plain. all the
fullness centering i'm n pouf In the front.
the sides being drawn down 10 fit the
figure closely. while the sleeves are de-
cidedly small aud are gathered into the
arrnholss. with but scsnt fullness on
the shoulders. flsids, pioues or srrfrsj
cheviots are the top notch OF style 10
these usefui garments. and whsn sucn
patterns are used are Invariably cut on
the bias
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

one that tells its story easily, carefully
and In such way that IL Is like series
OF pictures. 1t must be the panorama
OF life, and for the time you are the
locker on.
The IMMORAL novel is one Of the unde-
sirable products of today-the novels
that analyze faith into nothing, that
condemn man until one wonders how IL
was possible that God made him after
his own image and exploit and make
OF worth a fool OF a woman who con-
siders IL her business 10 remodel the
world I'm tired Of IL. This is a very
good world If one VIII only take the
trouble TO look for the good things in
IL. | don't blame anybody for refusing
20 honor and respect such women as
are pictured in the analytical novel OF
today. They talk. talk, talk. until you
think that is the only mission they have.
They regard motherhood as n burden,
faith as a-folly. humanity as a fraud.
They complain of unfaithful husbands.
OF wicked children, Of unsympathetlc
friends. But what have they done To
deserve anything better? Thank good
ness. most Of these women are in books
Only few OF them are i'm the everyday
world. and those few are not popular.
Women can write advocating a new kind
Of woman. but it's the old kind. the
loving. sympathetic, gentle woman. who
is popular. Men are wiser than they
look. and they realize that If the heroine
OF the analytical novel were desirable as
a companion she would have been dis
covered in Solomons time. Instead, as
the centuries have rolled by. men have
gone on loving and choosing the gen.
tie. womanly woman. and she's the wo-
man he'll continue To select I'm sure
OF this. Generalizlng, he's honest and
brave and kind. and he looks for wo-
man who viii be congenial and who will
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

which her father will find it difficult to
evade, for IL is fact that some busi-
ness men prefer for personal reasons
not Ia have telephones in their homes
and their offices as well. Possibly IL
keeps. their wives too closely in touch
with their movements.
There are now about 10000 Bell tele-
phones I'm use in the United states. The
number OF opposition instruments i'm op-
Grafton Is comparatively small though
in many towns OF Michigan. beginning
with Detroit the opposition, with its
low rates. has driven the Bell COM
pany partly or wholly out of business
II the use of telephones IN homes be-
comes general. as IL rs certain To do
with the reduction of rates 10 81
month, the number OF telephones In
use Ave years hence will he not less
than 1900 0000--probably many more. The
greengrocer and the butcher VIII find
them n necessity since their customers
Will all have them.
Marketing will be done by telephone.
Engagements Will be made bytelephone.
The domestic economy VIII be revohu
tionlfsd In time the uss ofifelephones
will become go common that a woman
about to give an entertainment viii not
think of having invitations mailed ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
THE TELEPHONE
IN SOCIAL LIFE.
a NEW SPHERE OF USEFULNESS FOR THE
PHONE TAKING THE PLACE OF The
MESSENGER AND TELEGRAM

The telephone has become n feature
OF social life. finding a new sphere OF
usefulness. This is due i'm part To the
reduction i'm the rental rate in certain
cities. In Detroit and other places
where there is competition with the
Bell Telephone company. and where
rental rates have been cut i'm half, a
large clientage has been found I'm do
nestle circles. In st. Louis, where an
opposition company is now laying wires
and planning 10 give a service at less
than one-half current rates. household
ers are among the chief subscribers.
Telephones are being rented for
houses not for convenience in calling
up the butcher and baker. but for social
purposes. An Investigation by railroad
men showed that the decrease in rail-
road travel in recent years was caused
by the long distance telephone Society
too. is beginning TO live at telephone
speed. Engagements which We're made
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
How Royalty Danced In Bale.

Many uf the members of the Englisi
royal family are known To take keen
interest in the drama some OF them
rical performances AS far as is known,
however they have never indulged in
ballet dancing on their own account.
1t was different. however. I'm the days
of Henry VIII. for that jOvial monarch
OF the many wives actually encouraged
his daughter. the Princess Mary. 10 APP
pear before the court as the principal
dancer i'm several ballets and panto-
mines. When the princess first ap-
peared in one of these ballets she wore
a black Grape mask. i'm the character or
an Ethiopian princess, but she soon be-
came emboldened. and freely took her
part as dancer in the court balls apd
pageants.
Princess Mary appeared before the
French ambassadors at Greenwich pail
ace in the spring of fJ27. with five OF
her ladies i'm waiting. disguised in lee
landic dresses. and the contemporary
chronicles inform us that with six
lords in the costume of the same coun-
try. she danced Justify about the halt"
At another banquet and mask. be-
fore the same ambassadors. the Prin-
cess Mary issued from cave with her
seven women all appareled after the
Roman fashion, in rich cloth OF gold
and crimson tinseL Their hair was
wrapped i'm cauls Of gold. with bonnets
of crimson velvet, set full of pearls and
precious stones Mary and her ladies
then danced ballet with eight lords
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

her tears as she gives an affirmative
answer. and another tragedy is averted.
or course the telephone in social al
fairs has it's drawbacks However close
ly Jack and Edith may be closeted with
their own particular telephones. they
can never be sure that a crossed wire
will not give an unfeelng stranger the
benefit of their condolences. and IL is
not encouraging TO sentiment To have
an alien voice cry i'm your ear: "Get off
the wire with that dadblamed talk
Here, central. give me the Hygea Ice
company quick" And there is always
central who may he relied upon to take
lively interest i'm her clients affairs
whenever calls are few and she has
moment 10 give Co them. And there.
too. is the uncertainty in the recogni-
tion OF voices which may lead To- awk-
ward complications. How is one To
know when n Joyous voice floats over
the wire with Are you going To be at
home this evening. Miss Becky?' that
IL isn't that tiresome Beaker man. 60
whom Sarah has orders To give the
stereOtyped Not at home" reply.
1t is odd that the telephone compa-
MES did not see long ago the advan-
tage Of working up the social feature
or the telephone. III is a business tnat
builds itself II one family has tele
phone. every other family in that ET'
is going 10 demand one. Every young
girl in every family is gcing 10 find that
the girl who has "A telephone at her ell
bow fares better in social matters than
the one who has To depend on the old
forms OF communication for making So
cial engagements So In cities where
the telephone has become factor in
social life every father of every young
girl finds his life made a burden until
his house is supplied with the desirable
adjunct
AT the cld rate OF telephone service II
was not practicable for a great many
men 10 have telephones in their houses.
In New Ycrk city for instance IL is
all the average man can dc 10 support
telephone service in his office az 5000
year But where service is down To
s24 year as IL is now In some cities.
the problem is simplifed Two tele-
phones at S24 each are much less sX-
pensive than one telephone at the old
ra Re OF sl0U or more This fact will give
Miss Bud Sn unanswerable argument in
favor Of hcme telerhone-an answer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
How to Keep Young.

The ever youthful appearance OF the
members of the dramatic profession Is
a constant source OF surprise To the
public at large. The reason for this 10
not so much i'm the material necessarily
used i'm making up. which obliterates to
a certain extent the natural wrinkles
Of the skin, while IL lubricates and
nourishes IL. but IL il due to the change
in the expression OF the various emo.
tions which every part or impersonas
ton demands. This causes the actor to
bring into play all the muscles OF the
fscal BY using them equally they all
MAINTAIN their nrrn consistency and
strength, and none wastes away frorn
disuse. The result f. that the sdn 10
kept stretched and tense overtha race
and does act falI into holl0ws
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
BREEZY BITS OF
GOSSIP BY BIB.
PRETTY FRENCH ACTRESSES AND HOW THEY
LOOK IN SWELL GOWNS WORD
ABOUT THE MODERN NOVEL.

time that Mr.. Henry James novels were
believed by some people to have GER
tain amount of interest all the women
in them We're standing round" He
made them stand and stand, with oc-
casionally the privilege OF leaning on a
mantleshelf, until they fell into matri-
mony because they We're SO tired. Now.
Ouida very complacently and very kind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

bring into his life all the pleasant little
wOmanly ways that he would miss II II
were not for her. Oh yes, I've so much
belief in man that ! know he will choose
the right kind OF woman!
Parenthetically, though. / must beg
OF him not to disappoint me and so go
back on the good character vouched for
him by
The times., 1898-05-06
ARMY POSTAL FACILITIES
Each Regiment VIII Have Its Own
Especial PostoHce.

Secretary Alger and First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath have deter
mined to adopt something new in the way
Of army postoffice facilities This de-
termination was reached yesterday, and
will be welcomed by every American tina,
volunteers his services to the country,
as it will enable soldiers in the various
divisions to correspond with those they
leave at home
Orders viii soon be issued making some
regimental officer most probably the reg-
mental chaplain, the postmaster of each
regiment. In this manner each regi-
ment will have a postoffice.
The chaplain will instruct the privates
in his regiment to inform those with
whom they correspond. of the number of
the regiment in which they serve, so that
they may know where to direct letters.
The mail of each regiment viii be for
warded by the postofice service TO each
regiment wherever 1t may be stationed.
Upon its receipt by the regimental chap
lain, the mail viii be distributed to the
proper parties. Every facility will b..
provided for postal assortment and the
proper distribution or letters.
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By FORCE OF ARMS!
POOR UNHAPPY CUBA.

When a man with a deadly weapon in
thing. When mighty nation, equipped
with all the munitions and armaments
of war says Halt! il means more
but it means most of all when all-pow-
erful and benignant Nature raises her
invincibe forces to shield and protect
the sick and suffering
Poor wretched, unhappy Cuba is not
more to be piled nor in greater need of
help than the ten thousand ailing, mis-
cradle, discouraged Americans to whom
these words are addressed. But there
is mighty, power of nature concealed
yet ever active. and forceful in that won
derful Golden Medical Discovery"
which has saved a hundred thousand
Americans from a worse death than
shooting or starvation; a death by slow,
lingering, wearing, wasting, inexorable
disease.
How has this been done? Was 1t
miracle? Was it an accident that
men who seemed to be slowly yet sure
ly dying of wasting lung affections,
and women with broken-d nervous
systems. and wrecked and shattered
frames, apparently beyond the reach of
help, were restored to activity and
strength?"
No, 1T was not a miracle except as
Nature herself is miraculous when her
forces are guided and brought to bear
by one who has studied them through
a long lifetime of experience, ana
learned to interpret her marvellous man
ifestations, and adapt them to human
needs. DR.. Pierce, the discoverer of
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AT THE AQUEDUCT.
Magazine Captures the Finishing
Stakes on Closing Day.

Magazine Captures the Flushing
Stakes on CIosing Day
New York, May 5.-The meeting Of the
Queens County Jockey Club closed today
at Aqueduct with good racing. A fast
track and other favorable conditions from
the owners standpoint brought out good
fields and form players were confronted
with some hard problems. 10 ~ found the
key in the opening race, but from then on
they were wide Of the mark and the books
had decidedly the better of the argument.
For the Flushing Stakes of $500 and the
five horses ~carded turned out MaZaTine,
with top weight up, made all the running
and won under wraps by two lengths from
the favorite. The time was very good,
considering the impressive ease with
which Lewis and his mount left his field.
Summarizes:
First race-Six furlongs. Juno, to 5,
won; South Africa. second; Forum, third.
Time, Ills As.
Second race-Five furlongs. Lepida, 6
to l, won; Sir Florian, second; Kings
Pride, third. Time f:03.
Third race-About seven furlongs. Pink
Chambray, 10 to /, won; Lucid, second;
Long Acre, third. Time I:26 4-5
Fourth race-Mile and sixteenth MAJ
arine to 5, won: Damien, second; Ma
bob, third Time, 1:49 Is.
Fifth race-Four and One-half furlongs
Camotop, Il TO l, won; Tyrian, second !;
Extreme, third. Time, 0:56 2-5.
Sixth race-Five furlongs Oyiatt. 8 to
l. won; Harry Crawford second; Deal
third. Time 1:03 1-5 ~
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in one thousand-page volume. entitled
THE Peoples Common Sense Medical
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the most complete. sensible and practical
medical work for popular reading ever
published. and has had greater sale
than any medical work In any language.
Over 10000 copies were sold at s1.50 each.
The profit on this sale was sufficient TO
make DIR. Pierce feel warranted In is
suing a free edition. Only one copy will
be sent to one family, and every family
in this country ought to have it in their
library.
The times., 1898-05-06
NEW COMPANY ORGANIZED.
7 he Members Believe They VIII Re
Sent Right Away TO the Front.

company Of volunteers was organ
lied last evening at CosteIIo's Hall, with
the following officers:
Captain, A. B. Eaton; first lieutenant.
w. G. Costello; second lieutenant, Harry
Dawson. Mr.. G. w. Cooke was chosen
an additional second lieutenant
The meeting was well attended, there
being about fifty of the members of the
company present. The officers and mem
bers of the new organization are nearly
ali old miliuamen, who withdrew from
the National Guard because thew do not
think they were treated fairly In the last
shake-up. The leaders tn the movement
for the formation Of the company stated
last night that they had assurances that
as soon as the orga nization is perfected
it will be mustered into service and will
be sent to the front. A number of new
members We're enrolled last evening.
The times., 1898-05-06
GIANTS VICTORIOUS.
Renneaters Again Defeated by
ScIappy's Aggregation.

Boston, May 5.-The New Yorks defeat
ed the Bostons today in a spirited game
by the score of to 4. The defeat of the
home team was due entirely to the mas
terly pitching of Seymour, who held down
the champions heavy hitters TO two
scratch hits in seven innings. Meekin
started in to pitch, but the home team
opened on him savagely, hitting him for
six hits and four runs in the first two in
nings Seymour then went in and shut
out the Boston team for the rest of the
game. Nichols, for Boston, was fairly
effective, but failed to hold down the
Giants when hits were needed. Both the
homie runs scored off him by Wilmot and
Grady were long, hard hits. Attendance,
3GG0 The score:
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III snnify Auctinncd.

Mr.. John Martin, an aged German
stopped Policeman Johnson Wednesday
and asked TO be directed To President Nc
kinley. He said Mr.. Mckinley was his
representative in this county and was
looking after some money matters for
him. Judge Scott ordered Martin held
FOR AN examination as 10 ms sanity.
The times., 1898-05-06

Many old soldiers now feel the effects
Of the hard service they endured during
the war. Mr.. Geo. S. Anderson, of Ross
vile, York County Pa, who saw the
hardest kind OF service at the front. is
Low frequently troubled with -rheuma-
tism. II had severe attack lately" he
says, "and procured a battle of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. 1t did so much good
that ! would like TO know what you
would charge me for one dozen bottles"
Mr.. Anderson wanted 1t both for his own
use and to supply ii to his friends and
neighbors, as every family should have a
bottle of 1t in their home, not only for
rheumatism, but lame back, sprains,
swelings, cuts, bruises and burns. for
which ii is unequaled. For sale by Henry
Evans, wholesale and retail druggist, 93S
+ Street northwest, and Connecticut Ave
nue. and S Street northwest, and 142S
Maryland Avenue northeast.
The times., 1898-05-06

Two-base hits-Woods, Dahlen and Ev-
erett. Three-base hits-McCarthy and
Davis. Stolen base-Lange. First base
on balls-Of Thornton, /; off Killen. !:
off Hastings, ]. Struck out-By Thornton,
!; by Hastings, 4; by Billen, 2 Umpires
-Swartwood and Wood. Time hour.
and 30 minutes.
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sBatted for Nichols in the ninth.
stCnllins out for Interference.

sBatted for Nichols in the ninth.
s+Collins out for interference.
Boston. 3 0 0 o.
New York. 0 / 0 0 0 0-6
Two-base hits-Van Haltren (2) and
Lowe. Three-base hit-Davis. Home runs
Grady and Wilmot. Stolen base-Ber-
gen. Sacrifice hit-Long. Bases on balls
of Seymour, 4; off Meekin, /; off Mich
OILS. ,. Struck out-By Seymour, 6; by
Meekin, /; by Nichols, 2. Double play
Davis, Gleason and Joyce. Wild pitch
Nichols Hit by pitcher-Stahl Umpires
Lynch and Donnelly. Time-1 hour and
80 minutes
The times., 1898-05-06
THE SCORE WAS TIED
When Rain interviewed and stepped
the Observation-Disclosures Gnuc

EIfF NHFNt--~ ~V-s T ttfHIf"IE 'a'Ia1t'
Pittsburg. May 5.-Rain stopped the
Pittsburg- Chicago game at the end Of the
sixth inning today, with the score even.
Killen started to pitch for the home club,
but was relieved by Hastings in the first
inning, who pitched a magnificent game.
ll.
The times., 1898-05-06
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Games Yesterday

Games Yesterday.
NEW YORK, 6; BOSTON, A.
PTTTSBURG. 4; CHICAGO. l..
Games Today.
WASHINGTON AT BROOKLYN
NEW YORK AT BOSTON.
PHILADELPHIA AT BALTIMORE.
ST. LOUIS AT CINCINNATI.
LOUISVILLE AT CLEVELAND.
CHICAGO AT PTTTSBURG.
The times., 1898-05-06
VIRGINIA HORSES LEAD
They SurpaSS New YOrk'S Best
and Take Blue Ribbons.
WASHINGTON COMES NEXT

Second Day of the Horse Show Full
filled Every Promise Made by the
Successful Opening - Threatening
Weather Did Not Prevent society
From Attending in Large Numbers
The times., 1898-05-06
I1IIIIlI1!IElII1l B

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The times., 1898-05-06
LOST.

LOST -Pocketbook. Wednesday morning on cleo
tric train from Alexandria Finder please
return to or communicate with l.. Z. WILBIRT,
jl2 llth 81. nv. 1t
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LOST-PsCkage of money in envelope, on IIth
St, between st. and n Y. ave. Finder
literally rewarded by leaving at this Office.
myi-St
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LoST-April 90, purse containing change etc. re-
st. NV. myiSt-em