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Evening star., 1898-09-03
The Poet as a ProdigaI,
From the Chicago Times Herald.

From the Chicago Times Herald
The Poet was billsd to read from his
works before the Chautauqua assembly
in his own town-that is TO say, in the town
where he was a boy. The afternoon was
clear and cool. and a considerable number
of townsmen came out, either as friendly
partisans or to satisfy a curious interest in
the personality of the young man who had
been a barefoot boy among them and who
was now a proud contributor of doubtful
verses to the columns of the Baled Hay
Monthly and other sterling publications OF
Ike high literary character. A party OF
charming young ladies, musicians from q
neighboring metropolis, were to divide tho
program with the Poet. One OF these ladief
appeared first, whining enthusiastic ap-
plause. She was followed by a singer OF
ballads, and then the chairman led the
blushing Poet forward and introdu uced him
in terms calculated TO recall the story OF
the prodigal returned frc.n far lands. Tho
reading proceeded and was succeeded b,
decorous silence, the Poet retiring gladly L
the friendly shade of a hand-palnted stag
mountain. Turning TO oRs of the musical
young ladies, he stammered out the inquiry,
'How-how do you think they like it?'
The young person grinned sympathetical-
ly. Il fear" she said, your people have
decided to slaughter the prodigal and save
the calf"
And, alasi subsequent appearances proved
that they had so decided.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Old China High Priced.
From Pearson's Weekly


The present craze for old china has led to
some remarkable prices being given during
the present season, especially when they
are contrasted with the prices given for the
same pieces years ago.
In 17G7 two white Chelsea groups of the
four quarters of the world were sold Tor
one guinea
On the same day twenty-s;x crimson and
gold Chelsea plates, enameled in birds,
were knocked down for g.
This year the white groups found their
way back to the mart, and realized 800
gIlneas, whilst the twenty-six plates sold
for fiI0.
A white Chelsea group of Hercules and
Omphale, which in I16S sold for los. cd. in
1896 fetched EDS.
The smallest of the prices offered in the
past was not due to any lack OF apprecla-
uon. High prices are simply cue to the IN,
creasing number of collectors. and the ever.
growing wealth Of the country.
The Stowe bric-a-brac of the Duke OF
Bucking hams, which found its way TO the
auction mart in 1915, was acknowledged 10
be the finest in the world; yet the prices
given were ridiculously low. / noticed that
a complete service of Chelsea porcelain,
which was disposed of at this sale for f27
lis Cd, changed hands in 1884 for FL ,2JQ,
whilst a Nankeen blue and white table SER
vice, held TO be then worth ESQ, is now foi
disposal in Bond street for I, too guineas.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

old, sumptucus form with plastron en-
broidered and ornamented with jewels.
The plaits which Watteau was supposed
to have bequeathed to the tea gown are to
be appropriated by ball dresses, according
to reports current. The first evening
dresses in this fashion are of quaint How-
cred muslins trimmed with velvet ribbons;
the fullness of the shoulder plaits is caught
into the drapertes below the waist exactly
as in the cid paintings.
The ruches festooned in arcs with which
we trim ourselves-much as we used to
trim booths at charity bazars-were
fenCy Of the Dubarry and the ladies of the
Rocco court Of Louis XIV. In the Dubar-
rvs day were worn also the voluminous
spirals or Grecques, with which the entire
skirts of many of the early autumn dresses
are covered. The small sleeve laced on the
outside of the arm from wrist to elbow be-
longs to the same epoch.
The fichu. without which an autumn
dress is scarcely complete, was brought
into fashion and kept in fashion by Marie
Antoinetie, who wore large ones crossing
and tied on the bosom, precisely as If she
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Chinese Are Natural Cooks,

From the New York Ledger.
The Chinese are a nation of cooks. There
is scarcely an individual in their vast com
munity who is not more or less competent
to cook himself respectable dinner.
The peasant sits down to meals cooked
by the hand of his wife or daughter-in-law
In large establishments the cooks are in
variably men. Half a dozen coolies will
squat rou I'D bucket of steaming rice and
from four to six small savory dishes of
stewed cabbage, onions, scraps of fat pork
cheap fish, etc. They NIL their bowls "a dis
cretion" from the bucket. They help them
selves diScreetly with their chop-sticks
from the various relishes provided.
On ordinary occasions, even a wealthy
Chinaman will sit down to some such sim
pie fare,@ served indeed on a table instead
of the ground. but in almost equally
simple style. 1t is only when a banquet is
substituted for the usual meal that eating
is treated seriously as a fine art, in a man
ner worthy its Importance to the human
race. Then the guests will assemble be-
tween and PM, and will remain steadily
at the table until any hour from 10 pm. to
midnight. Pipes are lighted between the
courses, and a Whit or two of light to-
bacco smoke is inhaled into the lungs;
while within easy reach of the table. if the
festivity is at all on a grand scale, the
deafening noise of theatrical performance
continues almost without intermission.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
STYLES FOR YOUNG GIRLS
New and Becoming Models for Early Fall
Gowns and Coats.
Narrow Braid, Gimp and Buttons Are
Suitable Trimmings-A
Winter Coat.
Written fer The Evening Star.

Written fer The Evening Star.
In the new autumn materials shown there
will be found smooth. pretty cloths, cash
meres, figured alpacas, small checked and
striped French flannel and bright. stylish
plaids, which seem especially designed for
gowns for young girls Red, gray, golden
brown. fawn, gray-blue and black are
dedicated by Dame Fashion to young
ladies.
Narrow braids and buttons are found an
effective and inexpensive trimming on the
gowns of school girls. Their frocks should
be made very simple, for too much cannot
be said against elaborately trimmed
clothes for school girls.
A few years ago the practical mother
converted her own last years gowns into
simple school dresses for her young
daughters, but now, with dress goods at
such reasonable prices, an entirely new
dress can be made with less trouble and
more pleasure for the wearer.
For girls from ten to sixteen years the
skirts usually fall half way between the
ankle and the knee, being gradually low
cred as the little women grow up"
The ever-popular blouse waists are ex-
tremely becoming and sensible for their
slight, Uniformed figures and there are SO
many pretty ways of trimming and lash
ioning them that there is not the smallest
possibility of their becoming tiresome or
monotonous by reason of uniform style.
An extremely pretty frock for girl
of ten is the one in the first sketch. The
skirt is plain and gored to fit the figure
closely. There pointed flaps seeming
ly to close on either side decorated with
handsome pearl buttons which give to the
little gown a tailor-made air. The blouse
bodice is cut with deep, square yoke in
front and back, and is buttoned on the
left side of the front by two pointed tabs.
Attached to the braided yoke are pointed
caps that fall over the very close-fitting
small sleeves. The yoke and stock collar
Evening star., 1898-09-03

Il couldn't wear those things" said the
club woman.
Not exactly" conceded the little dress
maker; but tuncs like those, with the
arms bare from shoulder to wrist and with
out trimming, will be worn more than any
thing else for tea gowns this winter. It's
the law of contrast, maybe"
A woman on the other side of the table
looked up with a gesture of annoyance
from a book on Hawaii. The club woman
dropped her voice TO lower whisper. DO
you think?' she queried, that pannlers
are coming ln?'
Why, no. said the little dressmaker;
I'VE don't even wear overskirts yet, real
ones; at least many of US; but We shall
wear bustIes and put on trimmings to look
like panniers.'
Rap, rap, rap" went a librarians pencil.
"Husl." said the club woman.
Hash together Vatican and Van Loo
with their pronounced Rocco flavor and
garnish with lie grand Monarch and LOUIS
XVI; then you have the main ingredients
of the fashion dish as it is being cooked
for serving, but you will have forgotten the
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Some Queer Finger Rings.

From the Woman's Home Companion.
Rings have been made for almost all pur-
poses. Thus We find cramp rings, said not
only to cure cramp, but to prevent its re-
turn; amulet rings, fnfallible protectors
against the evil eye;' astronomical, dial
and zodiacal rings; garter rings and puzzle
rings; rings for noyitiates taking the veil
these are usually of gold set with a sap
phire; rings for diplomats signalizing the
official standing of the wearer; rings for
poets, pilgrims, lawyers and clerics; squirt
and poison rings, made so that they could
contain vegetable poisons of the most dead
ly kind, which could be injected by slightly
scratching the skin Of the person whose
hand the wearer grasped; whistle and key
rings, both useful; motto rings. by means
of which lovers gave vent to their passions !;
and love-knot rings and gemel rings, the
last made of two or three links intertwined,
which could be Joined together in such q
manner as to form one ring.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Don't Cough.
San Francisco Examiner.

From the San Francisco Examiner
physician who is connected with an in
stitutior in which there are many children
says: There is nothing more irritable to =
cough than coughing. For some time /
had been SO fully assured Of this that l
determined for one minute at least to less
en- the number of coughs hear in a GER
tain ward in hospital of the institution.
BY the promise of rewards and punish
nlents succeeded in inducing them sim
ply to hold their breath when tempted to
cough. and in little while / was myself
surprised to see how some of the children
entirely recovereo from the disease.
Constant coughing is precisely like
scratching a wound or the outside of the
body; so long as it is done the wound will
rot heal. Let a person when tempted 10
cough draw a long breath and hold IL until
1t warns and soothes every air cell and
some benefit will soon be received from this
process. Tie nitrogen which is thus re-
fired acts as an anodyne TO the mucous
membrane. allaying the desire to cough
and giving the throat and lungs a chance
to heal. At the same time suitable med
ieine will aid nature in her efforts to re.
cuperate."
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Gold Coins I'm the World.

From London T1t-Bits.
1t will probably be a shock to many TO
learn that all the gold coins current
throughout the world could be comfortably
slowed away in any one of thousands Of
English drawing rooms.
A careful estimate of the gold currency
of the world places its amount at f755 oo0-
OO0 Although this enormous sum will prob
ably exceed our entire national revenue
for the next seven years, it could, II con-
verted into English sovereigns, be placsd
in room thirty-three feet long, thirty feet
wide and twenty feet high.
The process of packing the sovereisns
would, indeed, be labor of tims and In
finite patience. If the soverelgns were
pleced in position at the rate OF one a Sec
ond working for eight hours a day, q child
of eight, commencing the task today, would
sse his eightieth birthday before the last
sovereign was in position and the door
could be locked.
TO convey this gold to it's strong room
would require the utmost strength of 5000
horses, which would have 70 pull a afeight
of 5.951 tons.
The sovereigns thus accumulated would
make a golden carpet for the whole OF 81.
James Park, with a remnant of 3 2-3 acres
to spare: and. If placed edge to cige, they
would form a footpath of gold, six inci,es
wide. between London and Constantlnop,a,
Evening star., 1898-09-03
HERE'S THE NEW LAUGH.
Really Not So Much a Laugh as
Vocal Ripple of Merriment.

Vocal Ripple of Merriment.
From the New York Herald.
If the proverb Laugh and the world
laughs with YOU be true, 1t Is to be hopeo
that the world will adopt the new laugh
For the New York society girl, who de-
lights in doing new things each spring,
summer, autumn and winter, has devised
one, and she has scored an emphatic sue
cess with it. Distinguished by a great
measure of difference from the traditional
merry 'Ha, ha.' it is a laugh to be taken
notice of.
1t is not so much a laugh, to tell the
truth-though it is intended to DO DUTY IA as
one-as it is a ripple of merriment. The
smart New York girl this summer makes
no noise at all with her laughter She
Keeps her mouth closed, her lips well to-
gether But over these lips steal, when she
is amused. something that is more than
smile. 1t is a laugh, all but the sound, all
but the opening of the mouth and the show
ing of the teeth. 1t is fun and amusement
personitied, but it is all in silence.
The world in general. society thinks.
might very well copy this. for it shows off
g1rldom much better. There are no longer
shrieks of laughter to be heard from
porches and piazZas in the summer and
giggles have been banished once for all.
Societys mothers have been the factors In
accomplishing this, in planning the new
laughter. How they came to bring it about
40 e'ii IL loilS DeeH
whispered abouea socisty that the young
girls In 1t were making altogether too much
noise-that their Rgayety was not subdued
enough. The question1of what trus refine
ment was was commencing to get raised.
Finally society's dnamnnas came down with
heavy hand. At once the new regime was
instituted.
So If, while summering, you meet with
girl who seems only tos smile at your WITH
cisms. be assuredi thateshe is in the fashion
ana has learned very lately the lesson of
how girls should laugh in 1903.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

is bordered with square tabs bound with
black velvet; the stock collar and crushed
belt are also of velvet.
The sleeves are small and close-ftting
with white fannal cuffs trimmed with vel
vet ribbon. The waist is closed at the back
by row of black velvet buttons. The
gray straw sailor hat worn with this be-
coming dress has crown puff of black and
white plaid silk and has two black auijls
jauntily placed on the left side.
There is nothing so becoming to a young
girl as the ever-popular shirt waist. One
made of figured flannel has yoke very at
tractively cut in high point in front,
sloping on either side to the arms eye.
Gathered to this is the blouse front. The
back is neatly plated and held in by
bread belt.
Black alpaca skirts are very serviceable
and stylish with shirt waists of any cut or
color.
For the best gown of the sixteen-year-old
daughter f1owered challie with trimmings
of velvet and lace is shown in the next il
lustration. The skirt is quite plain, though
Evening star., 1898-09-03
How to Wear q Veil,
From the woman's Home COMPANION.

Z rom th> WOInan 8 Home COMPANION.
Wells are no longer drawn beneath the
chin They should come Just below the
nose, and are worn tighter across the face
than heretofore. This abbreviated veil is
becoming to only a. few women, which
makes its popularity doubtful. White wells
are both stylish and becoming to women of
regular features, but must be chosen with
care, SO as not to get a mesh that shows
the skin in blotches, which appears red in
contrast to the threads of the veil White
wells of circular shape with patterned
border are popular, and we are threatened
with red ones in the same shape, having
spots OF black chenille sprinkled here and
there, Black wells are by all odds the most
stylish and becoming, and the simpler the
mesh the safer the result
Evening star., 1898-09-03

are close-fitting, with the usual slight full
ness at the shoulders.
The diagonal cloth jacket shown in the
last illustration will be found more COM
Portable in cooler weather The collar is
ole of its most novel and attractive fei,-
lures: it is cut Low in the back and front
extending in high points on either side,
entirely covering the ears The back Of
this little coat is cut slightly full and is
confined by belt of dark velvet passing
through two Sits at the sides and closing
under the coat in front. The full box front
is buttoned diagonally. The collar, cuffs
ana pocket flaps, belt and edge of the jack
ct. are bound with dark velvet.
The hat worn with this little coat was
red French felt trimmed with a soft crown
of dark blue silk, rosettes OF the same silk
being under the brim in back.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
NEW YORK. September 8. 1873.

NEW YORK. September 3. 1898
Why. what are you doing here?' It was
al the Astor library. The club woman was
Cramming for a paper on the Philippines.
The little dressmaker looked up from 4
big volume of costume plates. Studying
Vatican styles" she said, land Greek
gowns
That's a queer combination said the
club woman.
1T is queer" assented the little dress
maker; but do you this?" She pointed
to a figure of Nine. Dubarry in a dress
festooned with ruches and bcr6ered with
rTff1e upon ruffle.
Why" said the club woman, except
for the pannieIs, 1 could wear that. al
nest
Exactly" said the little dressmaker
Now, do you see these?' She turned to
the beginning of the book and nodded at
group Of goddesses hobnobbing amiably.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

No creature seemed wholly Indifferent to
the charm of music except the seals, while
to all a discord was offensive.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
He Had.
From Life.

Fond Father-"So you have told a lie.
young man. Haven't you learned from me
by this time what an awful thing liar is?''
Johnny-"Yes, sir. ! have.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

jacket is of light cloth trimmed with large
pearl buttons and edgings of heavy silk
machine stitching. The yoke is left open,
with deep revere sailor collar. ThS sleeves
Evening star., 1898-09-03

very carefully fitted and sufficiently full
to conceal the angles of the slender fig
ure, this being an art in itself Three
tiny ruffles add a very dainty finish to the
skirt. The bodice is made smooth In the
back and slightly pouched in front, fasten-
ing OH the left side with velvet revers trim
med eth frills of lace in surplice effect.
The nigh .tock collar and yoke are cut of
piece iac~ corresponding to the lace frilIs
and laid over foundation of colored silk.
The sleeves fit closely, having slight full
ness at the top, and gathered to tne velvet
cuffs are frills of lace falling low over the
hands.
A very pretty and comfortable school
Evening star., 1898-09-03

are made of a contrasting color with that
of the gown, and are effectively braided
with very narrow gimp.
Another stylish and sensible school dress
for girl of twelve is shown in the sec
ond illustration, and is made of black ana
white checked French flannel. The five
gored skirt is trimmed with thrae rows of
black velvet ribbon The blouse bodice has
a yoke of white French flannel crossed
Evening star., 1898-09-03

Dried and canned watermelon rlnds are
esteemed by southern housewives as far
superior to citron in the making of cake.
One method, highly recommended, is 10
cut the rlnds into two or three-inch lengths,
peel and cook thick and rich with plenty
of sugar Can. When ready to use take
out few slices, and dry N the oven.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

If in g.. ering cat tails, golden "od or
grasses for use in winter decorations. they
are turned head downward for few days
to allow the sap TO run back INTO The plant,
and dry there, they will Keep N much bet
ter condition than when dried stem down.
Again the sandwich. This time, slices
of bread spread with layers of olives cut
in small pieces, and -covered with mayon-
naise dressing.
At a swell English dinner, apples are
used as the fruit centerpiece, just as for
eign fruits are used here.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-08-22
LIES BRIGHTEST HOUR.

Not long since / met gallant gen.
! tleman who is assessed for more than
a million. Silver was in his hair, care
upon his brow, and he stopped be-
meath his burden of wealth. We were
speaking of that period of life when
we had found the happiness nearest
the unalloyed. Said the millionaire:
~ will tell you when was the hap
piest hour in my life. At the age Of
one and twenty I had saved up eight
hundred dollars; was earning five
hundred dollars year, and my father
did not take it from me, only requir-
ing that should pay my board. At
the age of twenty one I had secured
pretty cottage just outside the city.
[ was able to pay two thirds of the
money down, and also to furnish it
respectfully. I was married on Sun
day-a Sunday in June-at my fathers
house. My wife had come to me poor
in purse, but rich in wealth of woman
hood. The Sabbath and the Sabbath
night we passed beneath my fathers
roof, and on Monday morning went
to my work leaving my mother and
sister to help in preparing our home
for my return. On Monday evening
when the labors of the day were done,
I went not to the paternal shelter, as
in the past, but to my own home. The
holy atmosphere of the hour seems to
surround me even now in memory I
opened the door Of the cottage and
entered. I laid my hat upon the little
stand in the hall, and passing on to
the kitchen-our kitchen and dining
room were all the same then. I push
ed open the kitchen door, and was
in heaven. The table was set against
the wall-the evening mealwas ready
prepared by the hands of her who
had come to be my helpmate in deed
as we'll as in name; and by the table,
with throbbing, expectant look upon
her lovely and loving face, stood my
wife. I tried to speak, and I could
not. I could only clasp the waiting
angelic my bosom, thus showing the
ecstatic burden of my heart.
E "The years have passed-long, long
years and worldly wealth has flown
in upon me, and [ am honored and
trusted; but as true as heaven, I
would give it all, every dollar, for the
joy of the hour of that June evening
in the long, long ago."