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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
THE FIRST SEALSkIN GARMENTS.
The! Came Into Use In 1852 When
They Were Cheap.


From the Fur Trade Review
As the subject of sealskins has been be-
fore the trade SO prominently on account
of the bill recently passed by both houses
OF Congress, the true story of the first in
PRODUCTION of seal garments in this trade
may be of interest. The writer is prob
ably the only man living who remembers
the exact circumstances as they occurred,
being at the time in the employ of the
manufacturer referred to. In 1862, when
Mr.. Henderson Moore was winding up the
brsiress of the old firm of Oppenheim &
Co., then located on lower Broadway, a
prominent manufacturer who had trans
acted very little business with Oppenheim
q Co., but who was closely connected with
one of the leading Leipzig houses, was
induced to meet Mr.. Moore, who endeavored
to interest him in sundry furs in the stock
being disposed of, the goods consisting of
a lot of sealskins, about seven thousand.
not a very high grade, and which would
today be designated as wigs. They were
large skins and had been dyed brown, not
a very attractive shade and after con-
siderable dickering, the manufacturer pur-
chased the skins for $3.50, net. That was
only the beginning of the TRANSACTION, the
real difficulty ensuing when the manufac-
turer began to consider what would be the
best disposition of his purchase: consider
able study was devoted to the problem,
and it was finally decided to secure the
cooperation of a designer of garments,
then in the employ of Messrs. Lord 4
Taylor, who in very short time designed
a ught-ftting basque, number OF which
were made up from the sealskins and
shown to a number of leading retailers,
among them the late NJ. NJ. Backus, Robert
Q. Taylor. Charles Oxford and others, all
of whom purchased a number of the gar
ments. This was the beginning of the
manufacture of seal garments; the subse-
quent development of the industry is too
well known to your readers to require fur
tier statement.
1t is peculiar that all the gentlemen to
whom the seal garments were first shown,
with the exception of Mr.. r. .. Taylor,
subsequently failed in business; one of
them, a Boston gentleman, was lost at
sea, and Mr.. Backus and Mr.. Taylor are
both dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
HOW TO LIGHT A PIPE.
Apply Flame to a Small Spot I'm the
Center of the Bowl.

Apply AHme 10 u small spot In the
Center OF the Bowl.
From Sports Afeld.
The pipe of tobacco Bismarck calls it
the delicious seventh course-is such an I'M
disputed solace to many of mankind and
one SO generally resorted to that it will
no doubt seem little "brash" when / VEN
ture the estimate that not more than one
smoker in five really knows how to smoke,
but such is the fact. I am a believer in
the maxim that What is worth doing at
all is worth doing well' and the difference
between right and wrong smoking is so
great that it certainly deserves attention.
See the high-strung American stop work
long enough to snatch up his pipe. He
knocks from the bottom of the bowl a
spoonful of soggy filth. left there since his
last smoke. OF course the stem will be
clogged, but no difference. If he can force
small opening with a broom straw all is
well. 1t Is good pipe and he loads UP
with good tobacco. He hurriedly strikes. a
match upon the nearest object that will
furnish the necessary friction-geperally
his pantafoons-holds the flame over the
bowl, sulphur and all, then throws col
umn of smoke swift enough and rank
enough to carry a balloon and fondly i'm
agineS he is smoking.
Now, compadres, not to waste time talk
Ing of style of pipe or brands of tobacco
tdSteS ulIIeF IN tnOSe tnlngS-try this. Keep
pipe and stem as clean as possible, and the
time to clean them is Immediately after a
smoke. Fill the bowl with your favorite
brand and press down firmly, but don't
strive to see how solid you can pack it. If
you make it solid as wood 1t will burn
like wood and make a coal fire about as hot
and ungrateful. Don't light the entire sur
face. Don't pull as though you had no
more matches and feared it would ''go out"
Light small spot directly in the center
Smoke slowly until it works its way gradu-
ally downward. If 1t undertakes to spread
press it down again with thumb or finger
A half minutes care in starting is all that
Is required. Now, smoke slowly. The lit
tie fire continues downward, delicately
roasting the tobacco on the sides, and pres
emily when you cave this off there will
come revelation in soft, mellow smoke
so cool, so delicious, so soothing. that Won
will never regret having read this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21

from the Outlook.
An eminent American artist. who is now
an old man, has never forgotten the lesson
ne learned from Sir Frederick Leighton in
his youth. Leighton was then a brilliant
and fascinating young painter whose fu-
ture was still before him. He was at work
uECn an Italian landscape, or upon a pic
tnre with an Italian background. In that
background he was anxious to Introduce
an olive tree. He remembered a tree which
he had seen in the south of Italy, and re-
rnembered 1t quite distinctly enough to re-
produce 1t, but he was not content to trust
his memory.
The American artist remembers how
Leighton came into a cafe In Rome on his
way to southern Italy, making the long
journey from England for the express pur-
pose of studying that olive tree and of
taxing home an exact sketch of It, and he
remembers also how, four or five weeks
later, the ardent young Englishman. brill
liant, enthusiastic. versatile. but with a
capacity for taking pains, reappeared with
wonderful sketch Of the olive tree ,pon
which he had spent days of unbrokeu OBJ
servation and work. From this little Incl
dent the American student learned a les
son which he never forgot, and which went
Tar to secure the success which came to
him in later life. The story illustrates
the great quality which lies behind aiI
real success. alike for the man of genius
and the man Of talent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21

The Biggest Things I'm America Are
the Little Things.


the Little Things.
From Invention.
A French engineer who has been on a
tour of inspection In the states was not i'm
pressed by the big things of the country.
Il shall report to my government" says he.
that the biggest things in America are the
little things. The French people are ex-
perts in domestic economy, and live COM
fortably by saving what average families
in the states throw away. But Americans
are, on the other hand, experts in indus
trial economy. They make money by saw
ing wastage in business and lose some of
it by wastage in domestic economy. The
attention paid to small details in big works
is amazing to me: have visited some es-
Establishments where believe that the prof
it's are made not in the manufacture prop
er, but in the saving of materials and labor
by close attention to details that are with
us unconsidered trifies For example, 1 saw
a little grindstone in operation at a big
works automatically sharpening lathe and
planer tools. This machine costs probably
much as a hundred of our ordinary
grindstoneS cost, but I see that 1t auto
matically grinds all the tools for three
hundred high-priced mechanics, and 1t only
works few hours each day. The skilled
mechanics in our country frequently stop
their regular work to grind their own tools,
and then they do it imperfectly. In the
states tools are all accurately ground to the
best shape by the machine, so that they do
more and better work on this account in a
given time. I believe that that machine
has brains-the brains Of the fnventor-aEd
1t has no doubt revolutionized work of this
kind in American machine shops. This is
but one case out of many that I have
noted"
The visitor correctly defined a peculiar
characteristic of American inventive geni-
us. The great engineering undertakings
the immense manufacturing establishments
and the leviathan machinery are, of course
most conspicuous and impressive: but these
big things are comparatively few in num-
Der, while the novel improvements in little
things-usually classed as Yankee notions
are legion, and each one contributes its
mite toward the general sum Of prosperity
of the business of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
C1eveland's Fur Trade.
From the Cleveland Press.

When the north and west was wilder
ness, Cleveland gained prestige which
has Tever been relinquished, and today the
wholesale and retail dealers in furs In the
city partially supply the markets Of the
world. The skins are secured from the
frozen regions Of Canada and brought here,
where they are purchased and prepared for
market by the manufacturers of fur goods.
Garments. robes. hats, gloves and every
conceivable article of wearing. apparel
made from fur can be found in the large
wholesale houses of the city. The qualities
are unexcelied. the houses have been estab-
lished for years. and some Of the names of
fur dealers of the day Of Indians and trap
pers are kept alive today by their de-
scendants In the Wholesale and retail busi-
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
KING GEORGE May ADVOCATE.
Greece Has Become Unpleasant to His
Majesty.

Greece Has Become Unpleasant to His
Majesty.
From the New York World.
Prince George of Greece, following the
example of his brother, the crown prince,
has obtained leave of absence for twelve
months on the pretext of recruiting his
health. The fact is that the princes are
exposed to so many virulent attacks in
the press, and to such offensive manifesto
lions of unpopularity on the part of the
public in connection with the late war; as
to render their existence in their fathers
dominionS intolerable.
Their absence from Greece will leave the
king alone with his wife and his two
younger sons-Prince Nicholas and Prince
Andrew-the latter a school boy and the
former a captain of artillery. Nicholas
lacks strength of character, and in the
event of trouble at Athens King George
will find himself practically without sup
port, moral or other.
This serves to confirm the widespread i'm
preston that King George will abdicate
before the end of the year and with his
sons leave Greece. Royalty gives them no
&C ditional rank. prestige or fortune. and
serves only to depreciate them in the eyes
of all Europe, and to antagonize them with
those who should be most near and dear
to them.
The King of Greece was penniless DAN
ish princelet serving in the English navy
as midshipman when elected to the throne
of Greece, and happened to be mastheaded
by way of punishment when the Greek
plenipotentiaries came on board the British
man-of-war to offer him the crown of
Greece. He has amassed thirty or forty
millions of dollars, not as, in the case of
King Charles Of Roumania, by real estate
transactions in his dominions or as, in the
case of King Oscar of Sweden, by keeping
hotels brewing beer and competing in other
forms of industrial enterprise and under ex-
ceptional advantages against his own sub
jects, but by specializing in foreign stocks.
The foundation of his enormous fortune
was laid at the time of the Turkish Rus
sian war by colossal transactions in Ameri-
can wheat, in which he was supported and
aided by the then United States minister
at Athens. the late General Meredith
Reade. An unfortunate editor of an Ath-
ems paper who published this fact had his
journal confiscated and suspended and was
sentenced to six months imprisonment.
Several financiers at Paris have received
the Legion of Honor from the French gov
eminent at the personal request Of King
George by way of reward for keeping him
posted and in looking after his interests
on the bourse.
1t is probable that King George will shake
the ancient dust of Greece from his feet
shortly after the marriage of his daughter,
Princess Marie, to Grand Duke George Of
Russia a few weeks hence, and will reside
in his beautiful palace at Copenhagen,
which Is being made ready for his arrival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
G. A. C. ELECTION.
Officers for the Year to BE Chosen
February o.

OMcers for the Year to he Chosen
February D.
The annual election Of officers and MEM
bers of the board Of governors of the Co
lumbia Athletic Club will be held at the
club house Wednesday. February o. The
polls will be open from 8 to pm.
Successors to the following officers are
to be elected: James X. Reddington, presi-
dent: l.. s. Fisher. vice president: H. 8.
Flynn. secretary; r. J. Beall, 5r., treas
urer; S. w. Stinemetz, captain, and T. B.
Nolan and Charles Baker, lieutenants, and
the following Of the board of governors:
G. A. Cabrera, James F. Hood and William
d. Rudy.
The committee on nominations is COM
posed of Messrs w. A. Cowles. chairman;
DR.. William r. King and Thomas J. Fish
er. Nominations must be in writing and
seconded by ten members in addition to
the nominator. Nominations will close at
midnight, February g.;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
OCCUPATIONS AND DEATHS.


From the London Times.
The registrar general has pust issued a
supplement to the fifty-fifth annual report
of births, deaths and marriages in England
and Wales, which contains an account of
the influence Of occupation upon male NOR
tality. as shown by the several employ
ments of the male persons between the
ages Of twenty-five and sixty-five whose
deaths were registered during 1890, 1891
and 1892. Members Of the clerical profess
sion are easily first in their resistance to
the forces which make for dissolution.
The phrase is used to denote the clergy of
the established church, Roman Catholic
priests and ministers of other donomina-
tons. Their numbers in 1891 amounted to
81, 500, and they died at every age period
less rapidly than any other class in the
community. All necessary corrections be-
ing made. and the general mortality of
males being represented by LOCO that OF
the clergy is no more than 5S3. The legal
profession, as composed of barristers and
solicitors, contains little more than half
the number of the clergy, or 1875 persons,
and their death rate was greatly larger,
reaching S21 as against 1000 for all males,
and as against 953 for all occupied males.
The medical profession included 1886
males. physicians, surgeons and general
practitioners The comparative mortality
figure for the medical men is 966. An inter-
esting paragraph of the report is devoted to
steadiness and sobriety Excluding direct
ing officials and clerks, railway servants
number 141 400, and they fall into two
main sections, which exhibit considerable
differences in respect of death rate. Up to
their hfty-ffth year drivers and stokers die
less rapidly than guards, porters and points
men, but after that age they die much
more rapidly The comparative mortality
figure for the former section stands at $40,
that for the latter at S25. The mortality
from alcoholism among drivers and stok
ers is the same as among the clergy, or
only 2, while among guards. porters and
pointsmen 1t is 5, which is still considerably
less than half the standard figure for occu-
pied males. An excellent place i'm the tables
Is held by agriculturists, including farmers
and laborers. SO as to justify the belief
that an active life in the open air will do
much to neutralize the effects of exposure
to cold and wet. The liquor trades. as
might be expected. levy an enormous toll
on those who are engaged in them: and so
also do several industries which are well
known to be injurious; but 1t is difficult to
understand, unless it be as a consequence
Of intemperance. why butchers should die
in great excess Of the bulk of the popula-
tion Their comparative figure is 1,036, so
that, roughly speaking, and In an equal
number of both, two butchers would die
to single clergyman.
Next to alcoholism as a cause of prema-
ture death are placed the industries which
are carried on in foul or in dust-laden air.
and to these is attributed great but
largely preventable waste of life. There
high wages, and in which those concerned
have objected to any abatement of the
danger, lest it might abate the wages as
well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21

From the Middletown Penny Press.

From the Middletown Penny Press.
Royce Bailey, a well-known hunter of
Middiefield, came to Portland Saturday
with a well-trained foxhound to spend the
day fox hunting. Mr.. Bailey, after a time
spent in the Portland forests without any
results. continued his journey to Cobalt
The hound soon got on the trail of the
game his master was after. The trail ex-
tended In an almost straight direction from
Cobalt over to Bodkin Rock. where hound
and hunter caught sight of a very large
fox. The dog started in hot pursuit of the
animal. who ran our on the Ice of the river.
The dog rapidly gained uI.til he was with
in three feet Of the game, when the ice
broke and precipitated both animals into
the water. and they were carried under the
ice and drowned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21

Bout to Take Place at Olympic Club
i'm 'Friac0.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. January "a
Young Critic, the Australian boxer, is
again matched to meet Mcconnell, the
local welter-weight. The men will me ct in
the big building of the Olympic Club Feb
ruary 3. The affair will be for members
only. who will be charged small admis-
sion fee. thus committing the club 10 pro-
fessional matches. The purse will be about
600.
Cocker Tweedie, the recent arrival
from Australia, will meet Jimmie LAWYER
of San Francisco on the same occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21

From the New York World.
At a smart dinner given a day or so ago
by young matron who Is one of the ultra
fashionables the table was lavishly adorn-
ed with MISUNDERSTANDING Strawberries sur
rounded by their natural leaves, cherries
freshly gathered. with stems showing the
very snap from the bough, and nectarines
in their first bloom.
An intimate of the hostess during a lull
in the talk stretched forth her pretty little
hand toward the Strawberries. Just as she
was about to take one OF the tempting seed
Hugs In her fingers her hostess cried out:
Don't, dear: the fruit IN not to eat; Il is
wax. and intend to use them all winter
for decorations"
A general look of establishment unac-
companied by words was followed by:
"And the plaisirs (tiny rolled wafer cakes
which were tied with ribbons) are not 70 be
eaten, either. have got to entertain q lot,
and have made up my mind these table
decorations must last q season"
A search through the shops revealed the
fact that artificial desserts are quite coma
mon Usually they are not 30 frankly ao-
counted for az In the case referred to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
How He Gets 1t.


Browne-"Old De Soaque seems to have
the wisdom Of the serpent"
Towne-"Yes; the result Of constant as
ISOLATION"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21

Henry Cyril Paget, Earl of Uxbridge.
and Miss Lillian Florence Maud Chetwynd.
eldest daughter of Sir George Chetwynd.
BART. were married In London yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21

The man who ca 1 realize his own limita-
lions Is In fair way to extend them.-Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
GRIFFo TO MEET McCoNNELI.

surfing the dual four-mile race at New Lon
don for q loEg term of years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
schaefer Beats Sutton.

Last nights billiard match in Chicago
resulted: Schaefer. 400: Sutton, 1876.
George Sutton had an easy thing in the
game In the afternoon. He was not in his
best form. but he was able to run his
260 points, while Spinks made 11S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
Death of a Valuable Collie.

Brookside Wellington. the best Ameri-
can-bred collie brought out this year, and
the winner of the first prize at the Wash
ington bench show In December. died at
Newburg. N. Y. yesterday. The animal
was the property of Samuel L. Stewart
of Brookside farm, and was valued at
81 600 Mr.. Stewart has lost ten colIies
within month of mysterious distemper
fatal to high bred stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21

To Play Pennsy's Nine.
The University of Pennsylvania base ball
nine will play Georgetown here April 10.
Georgetown will play the return match at
Philadelphia May II.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

zing past my ear. Again he raised
placed in decidedly unpleasant pre-
dicament. for the gallant captain Of
the powder magazine" to shield his
sacred Carcass" held me tight around
the waist. and in such q position that
l could neither use my hands nor
make the slightest attempt to defend
myself. This time, as he raised the
smoking pistol. gave myself up sor
lost. He fired! Thank God. the ball
just missed me. He raised again and
fired.
At this last fire I made one success
ful effort and shook the captain on.
1t was well did SO, for as I dropped
TO the ground to escape the discharge
l left the captain, who was STOPPING.
quite exposed. A hoarse cry OF pain.
rising above the report OF the pistol,
told me the captain was hit: and so
sure enough he was, the ball entering
the rim of his broad sombrero as he
stopped to screen himself from the CT
fects of the fatal fire. ranged down.
ward. and thence through his shoulder
and out Of his side. He fell where he
stood, groaning at intervals. As sor
the sergeant, Adorantes. was now
unencumbered. and. closing in upon
him, l cut through the metallic guard
OF his pistol, severing his trigger finger
completely from the hand. and the
guard being now aroused. he was
roughly secured and locked up in the
"calabosa."
The whole cuartel was now in a state
OF great excitement, for the slumber-
ing soldiers, hearing the reports Of
several shots, rushed madly to seize
their arms; the drummers added to
the confusion by beating their "long
roll;" the noisy buglers made might
hfdeous" with their discordant bray
Ing. and. to cap the climax. the half
sleepy bravos, seeing the captain ly-
ing bleeding and groaning on the
pavement and myself standing near
him. supposing everybody was an
enemy, let fly with their flint-locks
bang into the adobe walls. the balls
rebounding and the dry mortar flying
around In every direction. 1t was long
before things resumed the wonted
tenor of their way in that cuartel, but
as the morning broke in the east the
barracks stood dull, dismal and quiet
as ever. and none. to look at them
outwardly, would ever have thought
that murder had been committed but
few hours previous.
At o'clock precisely Captain Agiluz
died, apparently without much pain.
Three days after Sergeant Adorantes
underwent the extreme sentence Of the
court-martial; he was tied across a
24-pound howitzer and received 300
lashes, well laid on" He died ere he
was unbound. and is now buried near
the sentry-box on the high road out
of town
The silver lance., 1898-07-29
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