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The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
A STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL.


grand strawberry festival will be
c;yen in the basement of the Fifteenth
& Presbyterian Church on the 18th
of Iune, from to II O'Clock. The
committee composed of the following,
has spared no pains to have each one
spend an enjoyable time
Miss Fannie Chase, chairman; q.
Mrs. Laura Douglass, assisted by a
corps Of ladies, will be in charge OF
the fruit table.
Mrs. Lee with assistants, the cake
table
Miss Mason, with bevy of young
ladies', the cream.
Miss ollie Contee with assistants,
the strawberry table.
Nessrs Stewart, Marston. Brown
and Douglass will decorate the church
for the occasion.
Music will be discoursed during the
evening by Messrs. Braxton and
Douglass interpersed by songs from
Mesdames Smallwood and Mckenny
and Mrs. WorGie Johnson, .
Miss Lucy + Moten and others will
make it pleasant for and administer
to the want of the guests during the
evening.
Dr. J. H. N. Waring, master OF
ceremonies.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
HOW A PLAIN GIRL MAY BE-
COME PRETTY.

THE CULTIVATION OF GRACE AND
EASE OF CARRIAGE IS A SIMPLE
MATTER.
Mrs. Humphrv writing in the June
Lddies' Home Journal on "How to be
Pretty Though Plain," asserts that
the best advice she could give the girl
who would attain a graceful figure is
contained in two words: Avoid exag-
geration, 1--WE all know how dlsap-
pointing, if not actually annoying, it is
to see pretty face associated with an
awkward figure or an uncouth gait.
Now gracefulnesS is almost always
capable of being cultivated, to some
degree at least, even in cases which
NAV seem to be of the hopeless sort
Calisthenics have converted many an
awkward girl into an unrccognlZable
graceful and charming edition of her
former self. Many growing girl has
her figure and carriage ruined for life
by want Of care, and more particular
ly motherless girls, who have no kind
elder to make them lie down for at
least an hour every day. The recum-
bent posture averts many an @vll. The
shoulders should be perfectly Hat up
on the couch, and the head be only
slightly raised. Girls are such active,
vigorous creatures that they often
object to lying down in this way, but
a careful mother may easily learn how
to turn this restful time into pleasure:
In almost All cases Improvement will
result from gymnastic and calisthenic
exercises. from rowing, drilling and
swimming. Blu tit is absolutely necessa-
nv that the patient should be mindful
constantly of her own bearing. She
must hold her shoulders back, her
head up and chest forward. At first
this position will cause some stiffness,
but if persevered in and accompanied
bv calisthenic exercises, or even
games like lawn-tennis, it will soon
become natural, easy and graceful. "
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10

ais Helen Bell of the Fifteen St.
D....,rerlan choir will sing at the
'.,.,r.-rrv festival on Monday June II,
80. '-..r 2ili be eld in the church.
There Was a very interesting dra-
and musical recital at the resi-
I~. 49,. II Miss Lillian Y. Green, As +
-. -, .r4r,hWeSt, on last Wednesday
nm. Miss Green performed
- of her new selections and Miss
g.,-na Hawkins recited two very fine
ION, and from the patthos in one
.s..-.r,.res and the Wit and humor
,n ,ra other, Ii is evident that she viii
~ ~ ~. fine elocutionist. Miss Green 5
-. as musician is too we'll eStab-
80 far comment. A very fine
- .uas served after the musical
.5 ,r5 literary portion of the Program
baJ been completed.
Wednesday night the Metropolitan
~ = Church held special meet
n, mo, "a elect delegate TO the Electoral
r79rIroe which conveneS in Octope at
D,birb time said delegates will be
s,sr,ad 70 the General "A. NJ. +. Con-
tarenre, May 1900, at Columbus,
0bIo, The S or 9 candidates had out
tber friends in large numbers The
election resulted IN The choice OF Prot.
Iobn i. Layton. who has served that
church faithfully as chorister over a
onar,er of a century. He WIS del
rgsre TO the general conference that
met in Wilmington, n. C., April 1896,
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
AGAINST USE OF C|)RSETS.
Chicago, Saxony and Russia
Make a Concerted Attack
4 UponSteel Ribbed Casing.
THEY WILL HAVE TO GO.
So Say Great Many Health Special
ists-But Women Have the Decid-
ing Vote-Wnat Will They Say?

The Influence of Dress UDOn the Physical
Structure of WOmen-Appearance and
Fashions DEGREES More Thought of Than
Sound Bodies and Good HeaIth-UncOm-
fortasie AMI Injurious.
The Minister of Education of Sax
ony has signed a decree fOrbidding
schoolgirls to- wear cOrSetS.
The Russian Minister of Public In
struction has published an order that
young women attending high schools.
universities and music. and art schools
shall not wear c0rSetS.
The Oakland Health Club of Chi
cago has indorSed the acts of botn
these officials and has pledged itself
to stop tight lacing.
These three facts show that the war
upon the corset and its consequent de
structiOn of the most beautiful thing
in the WOrld-a mans moth,r-is beng
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
DEER PARK HOTEL.
Deer Park, Maryland.

bCSl dIh N, MIDI yldIlu.
MoST DELIGHTFUL SUMMER RESoST OF
THE ALLEGHENIES.
Swept by the mountain breeze, 2,Soo
feet above sea level. Absolutely free
from malaria, hay fever and mosquitoes
On Main Line of Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. Hotel and Cottages. Every
modern convenience. Rooms en- suite
with bath. Electric Lights, Elevator
Turkish Baths, two large swimming
Pools, Golf Links, Tennis Courts,
Bowling Alleys, Magnificent Drives.
Complete Livery Service. Annapolis
Naval Band. Delightful Cottages, fur
nished for housekeeping it desired
ready for occupancy June 1st. Hotel
open from June 24th to September
goth.
For rates and information address
d. c. Jones, Manager, B & o Building
Baltimore, Nd, until June 10th. After
that time, Deer Park, Garrett Co. Md.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
CITY BREVITIES.

R w. ThomDkins, editor and mana
ger of the C0Iored american will re-
sign soon. Dissatisfaction is the cause.
Mrs. Moses Anderson. who has
been quite i'll at her home, Is4s 4th
street northwest, is improving.
The private dancing school Of Miss
Helena Hawkins, has closed for the
summer.
Mr.. w. T.. Pollard is one Of the most
active civil lawyers before the District
bar
Miss Maria Smith will omen first
class cottage at Asbury Park, N. J.
The Peoples Business Union is m
der the management of Mr. Ruffin for
the present.
Mr.. w. Hall Jackson. formerly OF
this city is now in Boston, Mass
Hon. Geo H. White of North Caro-.
lima. left the citv this week for his
home in Tarboro, N. c.
A reception will be rendered to Prof.
R. n. Terrell at Delmo Koonce, Mon
day evening June 18th.
Miss Iucretia Compton of New
York returned to her home last week.
Mr. Lawrence o. rosey, formerly OF
the Quartermaster General Cffice, but
-( n1 IL
Col. James Hill has returned to
Jackson, Miss.
Rev. F. !. Grimke has returned from
Bordentown, n. J., where he has beer
to deliver an address to the Ironsides
School, of which Prof. J. M. Gregory
is principal.
Mrs. d. c. Jones will return to New
York again.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
SPECIAL EXCURSION TO HAIR
PER'S FERRY.

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is
now ready to contract with organiza-
tons, societies and Sunday Schools,
for special excursions to Harper's
Ferry. For full information and terms
apply at B. o. Ticket Office, No. GIG
Pa. Avenue between and 5 p. M.
week days.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO
ROUND RAW

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is
now ready TO contract with organiza-
tions, societies and Sunday Schools
for..special excursions to Round Bay,
For full information and terms, apply
at B. & o. Ticket Office No. GIG Pa.
Avenue, between and S p. m., week
DAYS.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
REAL ESTATE.
r. ]. MARSHALL,
REAL ESTATE & LOAN BROKER,
sos 18th Street, n. w.

FOR SALE-Near New York avenue
and North Capital street, new, buff
brick residence, s rooms, cellar and
bath, newly papered and decorated;
has all modern improvements and
convenienCeS: mirror mantelS, speak
ing tubes, electric bells, etc.
This property is nicely located in an
improving section of the city. The
new electric cars will pass within a
half block. This property, $1,000, on
monthly payments about the same as
rent.
FOR SALE-In the northwest, very
desirably located, a dwelling and store
together, brick, large store room,
dining room and kitchen on the first
floor, bedrooms and bath on second
floor, all modern improvements. Shell
wing and counters complete. Price,
s., 500, on very easy terms. This is an
investment worthy of immediate atten-
ton.
Many other we'll located properties
in different sections of the city for
sale on easy terms. Stop paying rent
and own your own home
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WEDDING BELLS.

The many June weddings which are
to occur were heralded last night at
2I2I 18th street, northwest. There
amidst the offerings of Flora, Miss
Sarah n. Moten and DR.. Albert John
son of Alexandra, were united in holy
wedlock. While Miss Lucy Moten,
sister of the bride, was dlscoursing;
the beautiful strains of MendelSohn' s
Wedding March, the bridal party
entered the pailors where Rev. H.
Powell of Richmond, assisted by Rev.
DIR. w. H. Brooks performed the cere-
mony which pronounced them man
and wife. The bride wore white silk
over which was gracefully draped
white silk null bedecKed with orange
blossoms; in her hand she carried a
beautiful bunch of bridal roses. The
bridesmaid, Miss Rebecca l.. Moten
wore white organdy elaboratcly
trimmed with lace Broken solos were
continued during the evening from to
10 p. m while DIR. and Mrs. Johnson,
received congratulations from their
numerous friends After partaking of
the delicious repaSt prepared by cater.
r Murray, the bridal party left for their
ew home in Alexandria, Va, with
the best wishes of friends and showers
of rice. Many elegant and useful
presents were received by the bribe
from home and abroad.
On June 7, large number Of friends
assembled at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Williams, 7oS Oak street,
to witness the christening of their in
fant son. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev F Grimke, who bestow-
ed upon the household pet the name
De'ano Turner Williams, Miss l..
Shepard is god-mother and Mr. Par
ker Baily godfather After the GER
emony, the guests repaired to the
dining room where their wants were
administered to by caterer Gray.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
EDUCATION AL.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
WASHINGTON, D. c.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
INCLUDING.
Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutic Colleges

Thirty second Session uSe9-I9oo)
will begin October ?, 1890, anu con-
tinue seven % moths.
Tuition fee an Medical and Dental
Colleges, each $50. Pharmaceutic
College, so.
All students must register before
October II, 1889.
For catalogue or further information
apply to
F. J. Shadd, NJ. D., Secretary,
eoI K. Street, n. W.
City of " ashington.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
IUVALLS
SUMNER
GARDEN

2027 l. street northwest
Large airy Pavilion. Swings and
other amusements. Cigars, Ice
Cream, Soft Drinks, etc. Books
open for dates. Terms reasonable
Apply to J. J. Duvall at above
address.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
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SYS8URNST|NE LOAN Off [,

3S1 Penn. Ave. n,w
Gold and silver watches, diamonds
jewelry, pistols, guns, mechanical
tools, ladies and gentlemen's Wearin
Old gold and silver bought.
Unredeemed pledges for sale.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-10

R w. Thompkins, editor and mana
ger of the C0Iored american will re-
sign soon. Dissatisfaction is the cause.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-24
Treating Himself.

The Partisan critic M. Jules Claretie
narrates in the Athenaeum an anus
ing story Of the elder Dumas: At the
height of the great novelist's vogue he
could not turn u books fast enough
to satisfy his clamoring publishers, and
it became necessary for him to employ
collaborators, to whom he sketched the
plot, perhaps leaving them to do the
rest. Among the most distinguished
was M. Paul Meurice, who is still liv-
ing and writing in Paris at an advanc-
ed age. Thus it came about that M.
Meurice was the author of one of the
most amusing novels of Dumas, LES
Deux DANES Dumas, when travelling,
found this novel in a hotel, and opened
it to pass away the time. He began
reading it seriously, got interested in
it and was amused. Presently some
Il came to his room and found him
with Les Deux DANES in his hand,
What are you doing there, dear mas
ter?" Il an reading" said Dumas. "a
novel of my own. which I did not know
and which pleases me vastly!" It was
Dumas who said, when left to himself
Il am never bored when I have nv
own company" 1t is easy to see that
ne was not more SO when he had that
Of others-and did not know it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-24
Mothers of Great Men.

The following is 8 complete list, ac-
cording to the Boston Transcript, Of
the maiden names of the mothers Of
the presidents Of the United States:
Washington, Mary Bali; John Adams,
Susanna Bowlston; Jefferson, Jane
Randolf; Madison, Nellie Conway;
Monroe, Eliza Jones; ]. @. Adams,
Abigail Smith; Andrew Jackson, Eliz-
abeth Hutchinson; Van Buren,, Maria
Hoes; Harrison, Elizabeth Bassett;
Tyler, Mary Armistead; Polk, Jane
Knox; Taylor, Sarah strother; Fill
more, Phoebe Millard; Pierce, Anna
Kendrick; Buchanan, Elizabeth Speer:
Lincoln, Nancy Hanks; Johnson, Mary
McDonough; Grant, HannaH Simpson:
Hayes, Sophia Birchard; Garfield,
Eliza Ballou; Arthur, Malvina Stone;
Cleveland. Annie Neal; Harrison, Eliz-
abeth Irwin: Mckinley, Nancy Camp
bell Allison.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-24
BUYING A BRIDES TROUssEAU,
How a Momentous Situation Is Met Ia
Little Italy.

Little Italy.
Although the trousseau of a bride in
Little Italy" is not costly or elaborate,
its choice is a work of much i'm
portance in which the family of the
bridegroom takes as much interest as
that of the bride, and naturally, for
the bridegroom foots the bills. An
Italian family in search of bridal fin
cry Is delightfully."- picturesque and in
teresting. The central figures are, of
course, the bride and bridegroom to be.
lhey are almost invariably young, for
II IS a sad misfortune to have passed
ones tWenty-fifth birthday without
marrying in the little colony in New
1orks upper east side. Often, too,
they have a wealth of good looks to
compensate them for the lightness Of
their p~ocketbooks. Then there ara the
parents OF both the young people, their
sisters and personal friends, altogether
perhaps a dozen in the party. They
all ook animated and happy, there is a
brave display of bright colored neck
erchiefs and head dress, heavy ear
rings and fresh aprons. The small
shops where they do their ordinary
penny trading will not do for an occa-
sion like this. The party, therefore,
goes to n Of the big establishments
in One Hundred and Twenty-ffth
street. The mother of the bride car
ries her knitting along and works be-
tween times as she waits. She is work.
ing on a piece of lace, her contribution
to the trousseau. She Ices not intend
that the young man who is to be her
son-in-law shall omit anything from
the purchases he ought to make on &C.
count of that, however.
The whole party journey through all
the departments and look at the things
they contemplate buying before decid-
ing upon a single article. Over and
again the total cost is reckoned up and
values are compared and talked over.
The mothers gossip about what they
or their older daughters had when they
were married. The sisters and friends
advise and measure and admonish. The
men look and listen and examine the
oocho Sl1SlSdily. HNcly LIiIuS llllI Tic
bride is to ~have-hat, gowns, lingerie,
shoes, are to be included in these pur-
chases. There is no turning way
through false modesty from a critical
inspection of any garment that she
may need The two most important
articles are the dresses to be worn at
the marriages. A durable and sober
colored gown for the civil marriage
and a bright silk or satin for the
church ceremony. With the latter
there must be lace and white gloves
and slippers and artificial flowers. The
young man may be only a poor wage
Garner, but his longtime savings are
cheerfully spent for this wedding fin
cry.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-24

mediately traceable, as on his return
from Japan with the Photographic re-
suits of his trip, he was invited by the
Chicago Camera Club, OF which he was
a member, to relate the adventures
and incidents of his wanderings in
Japan, his remarks to be illustrated by
photographs of his own taking. This
was seven years ago. So great was the
success of this impromptu lecture that
he was urged to repeat it several times
for charity. During the next summer
he again went abroad and upon his
return, although the wealth of his
family made it unnecessary, he decided
to give a lecture for his own benefit.
This met with a most enthusiastic re-
ception, 1t being necessary to repeat it
a number Of times in Chicago, while
he was invited by a number of charity
organizations to give it in surrounding
cities, in all of which he was most
warmly received. In this way Mr..
Holmes finally decided to adopt the
lecture platform as his profession.
This is the sixth year of his profess
sional career, he now being 80 years of
age. Not only is he firmly established
in the West, but it is his second sea-
son in Boston, Brooklyn and New
York, where he gives the annual Lent
en- matinee lectures for so many years
given by Mr.. Stoddard. For a number
Of years Mr.. %Stoddard has manifested
great interest in Mr.. Holmes, often be-
ing his fellow traveller. On his re-
tirement, through his kindness, he in
troduced Mr.. Holmes in a number OF
eastern cities as his successor, a title
which the younger gentleman seems to
have wOrthily sustained
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-24
WOMEN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Miss Florence Caldwell of Cleveland,
O., is a bachelor of science, and prob
ably the only woman who is a civil
engineer in this country. She is the
daughter of Judge Caldwell of the Cir
cult court, and lives on Cedar ven
Miss Caldwell is the instructor in me-
chanical drawing at the Cleveland
School of Art, of which institution she
is a graduate. She vas a student at
Adelbert college until co-education was
abolished there. Then she entered
Ohio Wesleyan university, where she
won the degree Of bachelor Of science,
Later she entered the Colorado State
School Of Mines at Golden, being the
only woman to enter that technical in
stitution. She completed the our
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-24
Queer Names for Wome,.

The wives of some of the Indian
braves have names as odd and often
as droll as their husbands. They seem
to have cognomens of their own too.
and not to take those of their spouses
only. Some of the actual names given
in a census of the families Of the
scouts at one place include Mrs. Short
Nose, who was, before her marriage.
Miss Piping Woman; Mrs. Big Head
formerly Miss Short Face; Mrs. Nibbs
formerly Miss Young Bear; Mrs, White
Grow, formerly Miss Crook Pipe: Mrs
Howling Water, formerly Miss Grow
Woman; also Mrs. Sweet Water, Miss
Walk High, daughter OF Mr.. White
Calf, and Miss Usage, daughter of Mr.
Hard Case.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-24
GREAT TRAVELLER.
BURTON HOLMES A LOVER OF
NATURES WONDERS.
low He Came to Take Up the Profess
sion OF Notwithstanding About
the Man and His Carcer-His Work
AS a Camerist.

The lectures of Burton Holmes on
The Hawaiian islands attracts public
attention in no small degree to Mr..
Holmes himself. Burton Holmes is a
native of Chicago, in which city he re-
eeived his early education. His grand
father, Stiles Burton, was one of Chi
lagos wealthiest citizens before the
tire and it was from him, he being a
great traveller, hal Mr.. Holmes inner
tied his globe-trotting predictions, as
we'll as his literary tastes. While still
quite a youth, his health not being of
the best, it was deemed advisable for
him to pursue his further education
IN the broad and liberal school of for
eign travel rather than to subject his
health to the strain Incidental to the
confinement of the school room. Ex-
tended tours to the principal Euro
pean cities and to Japan restored his
health and further confirmed his taste
.or travel.
Even at this early period in his life
he manifested a marked aptness and
as a photographer, and it is to
this that his present career is i'm
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-24

General Nathaniel P. Banks on the
Red river expedition. On returning he
became managing editor of the Phil
adelphia Press, which he resigned in
1865 to start the Morning Post, which,
however, was not a success.
He had contributed to the New York
Tribune, and his pleasing style attract
ed the attention of Horace Greeley,
with the result that in 1856 Young be-
came managing editor of the paper
with which Greeley had so long been
associated. At that time Young was
only rs years old. His leisure time he
devoted to the study of law, and in
1867 was admitted to the bar in New
York city. In 1870 he again tried the
establishment of a newspaper of his
own, the Standard.
About this time, however, Secretary
Boutwell,, who was at the head of the
treasury department in President
Grants cabinet, induced Young to go
abroad to look into financial affairs.
While on this mission the awful days
of the Paris commune took place, and
Mr.. Young's account of the rise and
fall Of the commune and of the stirring
days through which the French capital
passed is regarded as one of the best
examples of English descriptive writ
ing.
In 1872 he became the European rep
resentative of the New York Herald,
and spent two years in London and
Paris, and another year in work and
travel on the continent. In 1877 Gen
eral Grant started upon his memorable
trip around the world, and on his in
vitation Mr.. Young Joined the party.
This made him for two years almost a
member of the family of the great gen
eral, and a warm friendship sprang up
between them. After the return MI.
Young wrote Around the World with
General Grant"
During this trip Mr.. Young was
specially interested in China, to which
country President Arthur sent him in
1882 as United States minister. He re-
NAMED in China until the opening of
the first Cleveland administration,
when he returned to this country and
engaged in literary and business pur-
suits.
When the new library of congress
was completed attention was directed
to the choice Of a librarian embodying
literary ability and executive manage
ment, and President Mckinley named
Mr.. Young on July l, 1897. He entered
upon his duties while the library was
still in it's cramped quarters at the
capitol, and saw it expand into the
classic temple of the arts and litera-
ture which it now occupies. The tran
sition involved not only a removal of
precious volumes, but the compete re-
organization of the library staff. Mr..
Young directed all of this, bringing
about the change from the old to the
new with smoothness and success. It
is said that his time had been spent in
part on a contribution to literature
which he had hoped to complete as the
chief literary achievement of his life.