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Evening star., 1898-10-08
THE USEFUL SCREEN.
How tp-to-Dnte Housekeepers Can
Economize Space.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
so strongly is modern apartment life
forcing the necessity for economizina
space upon the up-to-date housekeeper
that she Is Obliged to use every method TO
obtain ii. Many business women, who live
and sleep in the same room, and perhaps
do little cooking there, too, will find in
the screen their greatest ally II NAV pro-
tect the couch-their bed by nisht-from
too close inspection. The tiny gas stove
and the little dining table may be concealed
behind its folds, and IL may hide the wash
stand and towels. II the home is more am
pltlous ana there are several rooms. the
screen mas still its part to play. IL NAV
serve the purpose of a door and vet not
prevent the circulation of air through thu
narrow parlor-car-like ARRANGEMENT of
rooms. In case of illness IL is almost as
good as a nurse. 1t can be set TO temper
the light, to keep off dangerous drafts 20
smut away bad wall paper pattern from
tired eyes that weary of following large
geometrical patterns, and in many other
ways be made useful.
If one lives in a large house in the coun-
try, where II is not necessary to economiza
space by sleeping in the parlor and cook
ing IN the dining room. there is still Use for
the screen. When one has drawn a chair
up by the hearth with a lamp upon the ta-
bic at ones side. tall three-panel screen
will shut away the shadows and the windy
6uolS tildt SledI III through the loose case
ment. Elderly ladies and delicate children
may be saved many a cold by the screen
in the sitting room. In the dining room n
screen Is almost an absolute essential to
mask the door leading to the kitchen. or
the buffers pantry. The effect Of many a
beautiful dining room has been spoiled by
this vista of cook stove, range or pantry.
which screen would have concealed. In
the hall, too, the screen is a most useful
article. IL can stand sentinel before the
door that leads to the back hall or that
which goes down to the cellar. Indeed
there are very few halls so arranged that a
screen is not almost as much a necessity
as it may be an ornament
Evening star., 1898-10-08

brought into the club fold nearly every
woman who before had remained outside,
that now to speak of what club women
can teach other women is less accurate
than to speak of what women of one club
can teach other clubs; and. outside of
science and philanthropy, among the things
of which interesting lessons might be made
is the arrangement of lunch tables. Sorosis
leaves much to hotel people, but among
the clubs of smaller and exclusive member
ship the beauty of the table is as much re-
garded as the music or art of the program.
Color Symphonies for Clubs.
One of the Brooklyn clubs made Of its
first meeting for the autumn a study of
yellow, with straw-tinted trumpet glass,
pottery of the color in which Chinese royal
ties are dressed, and brass bowls filled with
Evening star., 1898-10-08

eyade the plate numbers and form new and
more intimate cOteries. Follows the dis
Cuss!1n of b1uillon with viands more dain-
" than substantial and many-colored ices
il shape Of vegetables. And follows, later,
the rvass-mblage for the long afternoon
under charge of the "chairwoman O.
science From this slip away by twos and
tlrrss he truants for peaceful interchange
Of when did you get back? How well
YOU look Where did you go this sum
mer2 Happy are the truants if some en-
ergetic wh-Tp-r-in discover not their hiding
place and lead them back, outwardly re-
j"lcine. but inly rebellious, to the chair
woman Of science.
Follows the adjournment, the congratu-
laupns to-the readers of papers-"Enjoye
yours SO much''' Always loudest from the
truants-the scurrying home TO dinner. For
summer Is over and the club woman has
returned To her yearly task Of drinking dry
the sea Of knowledge, or-Sisyphus-l like
rolling up nil the stone of philanthropy
only to see it again roll down.
Red Cross auxiliary work during the war
Evening star., 1898-10-08
Why Babies Are Cross.

From Demorest's Magazine.
1t seems almost absurd to advise moth
ers not to pinch babies feet and yet ply
s-cians say that much of the fretfulness
and irritation Of babyhood is due to tight
shoes and stockings. Not tight, perhaps.
from grown-up standpoint but suffi-
ciently snug to hurt the tender soft flesh
of baby feet The shoes that are gotten
for the very little baby are often actual
instruments OF torture because of some
slight roGghness or pressure.
If the shoe fit snugly, no matter how soft
1t is, the sole is sure to press into the SEN
sittve flesh and irritate the temper, if not
actually injure the nerves. Baby flesh is
so soft that mothers or nurses often do not
notice how badly the little foot Is being
crowded until impeded circulation tells the
story of suffering.
And small stockings are as frequently a
means of injury as are small shoes. Always
buy both shoes and stockings at least one
size larger than the so-called "easy fit"
This rule should hold good until the foot
has ceased to grow. The result woula be
a generation of healthier, better-tempered
and more graceful men and women.
Evening star., 1898-10-08
Dunets the Fashion.

From the New York Herald
There comes yet another feminine device
of housefurnishing to disturb the masculine
mind. Mere man is now accustomed TO
dozens of sofa pillows, he ceases to trouble
himself about center pieces and bureau
covers of great elaborateness. He is not
prepared, however, for the dunets that
promise to overwhelm the prosperous
homes of Nsw York.
A dunet Is a new sort of bed covering.
Pillow shams that are masses OF embroid-
cry, lace spreads and silk coverlets will be
as nothing to 1t. The dunet is the silk COW
erlet glorifed. 1t is to be the acme of
style in Nav York this winter.
Outwardy 1t is of thin silk. inwardly Il Ia
of goose feathers and about two feet high.
1t is an adaptation OF the German bed
spread, only far more gorgeous. The finest
possible silk and the best quality OF goose
feathers are used in its construction.
1t may be of any color. the only provision
being that there must be a large mono
gram in the center.
Evening star., 1898-10-08
LETTER WRITING.
Hints On How to Get Up Missives of
Various Kinds.
From the Philadelphia Times

From the Philadelphia Times.
of the writing of letters in the present
day there seems to be no end. for on any
and every possible occasion a note or letter
Of some kind or another is necessary. Busi-
ness letters. notes of invitation and of ac-
ceptance OF refusal Of the same, etc. all
have TO be written more or less frequently
by every one. although every one does not
always find the writing of them to be either
an easy or a pleasant duty.
To write a good letter." as 1t Is called
that is to say Just the right thing in the
right language" to express enough and yet
not too much. or, in other words not to be
either too blunt or too diffuse-is a gift that
does not come naturally TO everybody. Let
tiers OF congratulat!On are. as a rule, easy
and pleasant to write-tn fact, they might
be called the most simple and agreeable of
duty letJers-while the most difficult and
most painful are certainly those of condo
leuce and sympathy, and yet both have to
De written sometimes, for In seasons either
OF joy OF sorrow people naturally both Ike
and look for sympathy Of their friends
More particularly IS this the case in times
of trouble. for. even though they may not
realize II at the moment, sympathy is more
grateful TO the mourner than many people
think Even though they do not seem TO
notice or appreciate ii when offered they
really do feel it. though perhaps uncon-
sCiOusly. and they as certainly remember IL
afterward
Every one has not the pen of a ready
writer, and therefore such a one may find
II difficult even to write a letter of kind
words and good wishes for if they are ex-
pressed too shortly they sound formal and
cold, and II too diffusely, the recipient Is apt
TO describe the letter gushing and to
fancy the writer inSincere. When a daugh-
trrs engagement is settled the mother an
n3uDces II to the relatives and intimate
friends and all those to whom she writes
should answer the letter without loss of
time When sending wedding present the
oonOr should write note OF good wishes
and cOnSratulatiOn to go with the present
and the recipient should write a note of
thanks at once, to acknowledge both the
gift and the letter of COngratulation that
accompanied IL.
letter of coincidence should be written
as soon possible after the death has been
announced in the paper, and should not be
too lengthy, nor should ordinary topics be
touched upon. Black-edged paper and en-
velopes are generally used for letters of
confidence. even when the writers are not
relatives TO those in trouble. 1t Is not con-
sidered incumbent for friends who live near
enough 10 call, unless on very intimate
terms. 70 write. but they should at once
call and leave cards OF inquiry and SYM
pathy, or send cards with kind inquiries
All letters should be answered as soon as
the recipient is able to do So and cards
should be sent. with thanks for kind in
quiries. to all those who have called or sent
to Inquire, when the sender is once more
seeing visitors.
On the continent mourning cards-or per-
haps they would more correctly be called
Evening star., 1898-10-08
A CUP OF TEA.
Novel Ways of Preparing This Bever-
age in Various Countries.

age In Various Countries.
From the Youths Companion.
The Offering Of a cup of tea seems about
the simplest form of hospitality, and on it's
face appears hardly capable of afrording
much entertainment. 1t remained for two
ingenious girls to find out a way Of reliev-
Ing afternoon teas Of their monotony and
rendering them truly entertaining
These girls had travelled and they had
observed that tea was served in different
ways In different countries. Their idea was
to prepare tea for their guests after the
method Of other lands, serving it in all the
more interesting ways in succession.
They began with the Russian samovar
and the slice of lemon or lime. That was
simple enough. but the next tea" was
more novel. 1t was reproduction Of the
Uruguayan mode of tea drinking. The tea
OF that country was used, prepared like
Chinese tea, but with the drinking came
the really entertaining part of the affair
There was something far removed from the
hackneyed in the sight of a group of guests
drinking tea through silver tubes each of
which had at the end ball-like strainer
known as bomba or bomblla 1t is little
wonder that this tea was pronounced a.
success.
Next on the list was Mandarin tea, in
which large artistic cup was set in a brass
or silver holder In this cup the tea was
placed and covered with boiling water
The process was continued by the placing
~
Verted position, the saucer being of such a
size that 1t just fitted the cup and kept in
the steam and flavor of the tea. When the
tea was drawn it was poured from the big
cup into dainty little ones no larger than
an eggshell.
The process was not easy. Several Guns
were broken and their contents spilled but
the tea was good and the whole entertain
ment successful.
A Java tea, served in broad, fiat CUPS and
favored with Batavia arrack. was fourth on
the program. and was followed by the
Formosa, In which the tea was steeped with
tea flowers and one or two orange flowers
The result was a perfume and flavor of
the most intense kind One of the guests
remarked that they were not drinking tea
so much as wedding bouquets
"A young lady who had spent a winter in
the West Indies introduced the plan in
vogue in Martinique. The teacup she en-
ployed was narrow and rather deem re-
sembling the old-fashioned lily cup. An
aromatic tea was used, and a peculiar
liquor made by the monks and by the did
French housewives was added
Last of all came an up-to-date Paris tea
Evening star., 1898-10-08
Hat Pins.
Frem the Philadelphia Times.

Now that hat pins are selling for 81 900
downward. the minds of inventive geniuses
are turning toward pin tha. will stay in
the hat. past all danger of falling out. Re-
Gently there was a patented split that was
provided with a little spring which worked
by pressure.
A very nice hat pin, with a head of am
Der, had an amber fastening accompanying
it and fastened by gold chain. The fast
ener' was stuck in the hat, so that to lose
the hat pin you must lose the hat also
A very ultra little piece of jewelry IS a
band of pearls connected with the hat pin
by gold chain. The pearl band is used as
a brooch or as a pin upon the breast The
gold chain bangles from the hat pin and
makes a pretty bit of finery for the wo-
man who likes ''fxings." The band may
match the hat pin, and be Of any jewels or
plain gold.
Any device is good so long as it holds the
pin; and when you reflect that every year
there are hundreds of dollars lost in hat
pins the economy of little fastener is
easily computed.
Evening star., 1898-10-08
SILK Waists,
From Harpe-'s Bazaar.

with the tailor gowns, that is, those that
ara made with coat and skirt, It will be alb
soiutely necessary to wear silk waists, and
so there are great many different de-
signs being made up Almost all are tight
httlng, and made very elaborately. The
tucking and shirring that were used or
them In the spring are again to be seen
While a new fad is to have as many rows
OF fancy stitching as possible. The waist
should match the color of the gown as
nearly as possible, and not be of a violent
contrast In color. A gown of dark blue
cIoth mas q waist of almost precisely The
same color, but in silk. and this is made as
cloth waist would be, but with lines OF
sutching so put IN as to give V-shaped
point back and front; it Is tignt-fttiry. GU,
WIN basque. and worn with belt, and
round collar of white lace
Evening star., 1898-10-08

fopyrigtt 1895 ny the International Literary and
News Servce)
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. October Z, 1898
As the bevy advances the elevator boy
squeezes himself into narrower compass
Sweeping skirt after skirt is coiled away in
the lift" and it voyages upward to the
music of When did you get back?-How
we'll you look,-Where did you go this sum-
mer2" Like hive of bees buzz the parlors
where its passengers are discharged.
From the busy groups figures detach
themselves. darting upon the newcomers.
and the air is full of when did you get
back?-How well you look!-Where did you
go this summer"
Around tables and in corners other groups
are forming. bright with the colors of au-
tumn. breathing faint odors of violet, and
with the chorus Of when did you get
back? How well you look there mingies
talk of committees. papers, programs.
Presently there is stir. a catch of silk
and velvet skirts upon the carpet a filing
out to the ffOwer-decked lunch tables. Fol-
lows the hustle of seating, the struggle to
Evening star., 1898-10-08
Why She Left.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Yes. We lost that good girl tha. 1 told
you about"
What was the trouble?"
why. she left the water running in the
bathtub. and it leaked through and she
caught cold. She said she wouldn't stay in
a house where they didn't have water
tight doors"
Evening star., 1898-10-08

hat with them, and in her hat lies half the
secret of the effectiveness of her furs This
should be borne in mind when choosing a
head covering. Hats to be worn with furs
should always be jaunty, never too large,
yet with character of their own and there
should always be about them some bright
note of color which harmonizes with and
brightens the fur with which they are
worn. MABEL BOYD.
Evening star., 1898-10-08

Here is the way in which to wash gar
ments or quilts of eiderdown: Mako suds
or lukewarm water and the best laundry
soap Put in the garment and wash II
thoroughly, being careful not to rub soap
on it, that causes it to shrink In spots. and
IT is undesiI able in every way The best
eiderdown will not impoverish, and will
bear bard and frequent washings 1t must
be well and repeatedly shaken after It is
washed. the more and oftener the better
ara hung In the sun or near good fire.
but not too near, ~
Evening star., 1898-10-08
Il ! ELLEN OSBORN.SS

Copyright, 1888, by the International Literary and
News Service.)
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-02-11
PATRIOTISM AND WALL STREET

Patriotism does not dwell in Wal,
street, says the Philadelphia Amen
can. or this we have had. o: late
much evidence From Wall stree;
has come a protest against or Re-
public acting toward Spain and Gaia
as a Christian pzSua sAoaJi Tat
which i night the Cn:iai States nay
not do ior 30 at = s.Sori with 80
dictates 81 RICH; I'D :azsns -ict:
interfere With 1s a1--as1ltrcelas ~
s-1 - -. goddess - F-s+s5 - vi
street.. Ina Trra5 S--es asa Ri
with csri-S in Ths Zritrts-s Il Nj
ntn -nf uf uunEDa Eua SsI1 LIE
pci -IIst L 1Eu5 = So; Tie Ac-zH
q: hmm he = Cutn ta- ssa 1864
-lres EH;tE- Ets rEe= 9: certain
saoSks E5 auo5s VALVES that are
dsL-G- - Il. EC-sSFP=S g Man
-cc ~ kr@E. Etr.
Ts = lie 6s-x-G Tia; comes ont
&C Wall street and this demand do-
not pass Undecided. tie command OF
Wall street aust be done even
though the will Of the people be ig-
pored. So Ue have our foreign policy
moulded by the hand OF Manmon
rather than by the spirit OF right and
jnstice. Where right and justice.
civilization and humanity demand
that We take n course and a regard
for the interests If Mammon another.
where the paths OF justice and Mann
non cross, justice must be ignored
and the dictates OF Mammon obeyed.
So We do not interfere in Cuba to
stop the savage war OF determination
that ~deyastRtes the island, brings up
ou its inhabitants untold ,niseries
consigns them to the most lingering
and fearful deaths, but that does not
and cannot profit Spain We don't inter
fere for Wall street fears that such
action would adversely affect the val.
ues OF stock exchange securities. And
the pockets ri those who waste their
lives in pursuing the goddess Oigreod
in Wall street, in preying upon the
Accommodations Of industry must lie
protected come what may. Wall
street puts its impress Upon our for
eign policy, the dictates Of MammOn
supersede the precep;s Of right and
justice in moulding our attitude to
wards the struggle in Cuba. Would
that we might be spared this humili-
alton. that we might stand forth as a
nation where love Of man was held
dearer than the love Of gold.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-02-11
Such Thing. Ifnpprr

such Thing. Happen in Kentucky.
beverley Bronzc Turkey Dorsey OF
Hutchinson precinct sauDtcrcd into
Tho Paris Kcntuckian Citizen office
II fcw days ago. aud while in n rcmin.
cscent mood told this startling story;
~Noi long ago | hal a wire fence
erected on my place, and along in the
night some enterprising thief or
thieves came along and stole il. uosts
aud all. ] had nlao cut down a largo
tree. and cut two big cato posts from
II. Fearing these would bc stolen
also. | set Il boy with n riflc To guard
them. One night the boy sat on ono
OF the logs and foil aslccp. Tho
thieves returned. drove q pin in the
log hi,chcd n team Of horses Ia il and
drew II out leaving the boy asleep on
tho bark. Wien tho lad awokc il was
to find himself perclicd high ~ the
air on the outside covering OF bark
and both my gate posts wore gone,
iiow's that for progressive burplaryY-
Paris Kcntuekian. Citizen.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-02-11
PROSPERITY MADE TO ORDER.

1t seems that the wonderful brand
OF naxim-made prosperity introduc-
ed into the country by Mr.. Mckinley
and the Republican party Is becom-
ing contagious in the east. 1t has
spread from the cotton mill operat-
ives TO various Others trades. The
last to get a slice OF is-tot counting
those who are already down with it
are the shoemakcrs.
The employees in q great shoe man
ufactory in North BroOkfcld. Mass.
caught the contasion ms a sort OF
New Years gift. They were inform
ed that after the LIST their wages
would be cut down. This will. o,
course, lead to cuts in all competing
establishments OF the east and north.
so that speaking after the manner Of
tho writer Of Ecclesilstes. who was
also a matchmaker. and the end Is
not yet.
Tho reason given by the manufac.
turers is that they are losing money
ana will have to go out Of business il
they do not reduce the mount they
are compelled to pay their workmcn.
The men have NJ other option than TO
submit. They enter the second year
Of Republican prosperity with reduc-
ed wages.
Hero il whore the Diugley tariff
comes beautifully into play. That
la% imposed a duty on hides-ihe
raw material ont OF which shoes are
made. 1t was expected. according TO
the protection theory, that the manu-.
~facturers would recoup themselves
for tho increased price Of hides by
demanding n larger price for :heir
ehoes. But there il another link in
the chain that Mr.. Diugley failed to
take into consideration. to.wit, tho
ability OF tile people to pay higher
prices.
The result il precisely what tho
Constitution said it would DO when
the Dingley hill ws up for discussion.
Wo cannot have the gold standard
and high protection ut the same time
Ono destroys the prosperity OF the
people, and protection collapses when
tho people are not prosperous. There
In a duty on hides, and the man.
u'acturers instead OF ecoup.
ing themselves 10y charging higher
prices for their products, arc compel.
ed to 'get even by reducing tho
wages Of their employees.
Thus IL will DO seen that our brand
OF maIim.made property involves
lover wagea for woraingmon.-At.
hnta Constitution,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-02-11
THE SECRECY or THE PENSION
LIST.

This is from the Kansas City Jour
nal. a Republican newspaper:
Some Of the Republican Journalism
the large cities have committed them
selves in favor OF the publication OF
the pension rolls, but the great ma
iority Of the purity papers are either
silent or are outspoSen ON the Other
side.
The position taken by the Journal
some weeks ago is the one which evil
IDENTIFY impressed Republican editors
generally - the right one, to wit: IL
the Government knoN rs of any midi
viiual frauds. tie pension papers are
all ON file III the department, and they
can be investigated thoroughly with
out publication. IL there are no
known cases on hand. but only "A gen
eral suspicion launched against the
whole body of pensioners. then the
assault embodied IN the publication
proposition is a gross outrage, and
should lie vigorously condemued 10y
the friends Ut the old soldier every
where.
The Government has no right TO
suspect the honesty OF any veteran
whose case II has passed on and to
whom it has granted "a pension, with
out specific cause; and IL there be spe-
cite cause II can 60 after suspected
persons without any aid from printed
lists. IL Tact, such publication would
be wholly useless in the investigation
Of suspected frauds.
Tho foregoing opinion is based on
the two great fallaCies which under
lie the whole pension business in it,
perverted and c~urrupting aspect.
namely:
First. til" assumption that there is
only one kind Of old soldier, the hon
est. worthy veteran. Incapable Of mis-
representing his physical condition
or exagGerating his maladies for the
sake Of any number of dollars Il
month ont Of the public purse; and
that any measure lik" that which
Pension Commissioner Evans favors
as the irst step toward separating the
worthy from the unworthy, il AN out
rage and an Insult TO the men who
riskcd their lives FOR their country"
Secondly, the assumption that the
pension is not merely Government
ali to the actu ally disabled. incapable
nf support ny the mseiver. but "a sort
OF s%raiuIty or bounty bestowed IN re-
turn for patriotic services. and not to
he inquired into too closely, either rs
to the absolute soundnrss OF the pen.
s%ioncr', case. or as to his actual need
Of the money that is paid to him.
Public opinion is fast changing in
to the Idea that it Is an outrage
upon the old soldier. ar an insult 10
To remove the cloak Of secrecy
covers III annual expenditure
II sl5o,OOn0u0, and a pension li~t Of
! ,UOO.Gu1 names, "a third 81 "A century
the war.
Shame on the argument that il is
m insult 10 the pcnsioncd veteran to
his fellow citizens To sen the
roll Of bOnOr.-N. Y. Sun.