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the legislative union by his votes. 81
wonder what they intend to do with
that useless building?" said the noble
man. For my part I hate the sight
of it," II do not wonder at that, my
lord" returned Curran, who was an
anti Unionist. Il never yet heard of
murderer who was not afraid of a
ghost"
Curran, as will be seen from these
anecdotes, could say mordant and cut
ting thing; but perhaps, no man was in
suited with such diaectcal neatness
and righteousness as Curan was by the
famous maker of bulls" Sir Boyle
Roche, in the Irish House of Comons.
THE honorable gentleman says he Is
the guardian of his own honor" said
Roache in reply to a speech of Curran,
but on the other occasions I have
heard him boast that he was an enemy
of sinecures." Curran was defeated in
a conversation contest with Lady Nor
gan, the Irish novelist, one evening in
that lady's drawing room, when, ex-
aggerating the prevailing fashion in
short sleeves, she wore merely straps
over her shoulders Curran was walk
ing away from the little party who
witnessed the conflict Of the two wits
when Lady Morgan called out, "Ah,
come back, Mr.. Curran, and acknowl-
edge that you are fairly beaten. CAT
any rate" said he, turning round IT
have this consolation Lady Morgan
that you can't laugh at me in your
sleeve"
Daniel O'Connells sarcastic and
graphic description of a lady of stiff,
cold, and formal manners is very hap
Ply. "She has all the characteristics of
a poker--except it's occasional warmth"
This recalls the story Of the two Irish
servants who, discussing the stiff and
unbending manners of the young lady
Of the family, agreed that. when she
was baby, her mother must have fed
her upon boiled pokers, underdone!"
Another happy and humorous example
Of sarcasm-as apart from repartee-is
afforded by the following anecdote.
quote it on the authority of a friend
who, I am afraid, was the villain Of the
incident. A most imperturbable man
was followed from Westmoreand
Street, Dublin over the O'Connell
Bridge to the general post-office, by
two little street Arabs who importuned
him for the end of his cigar. Throw
us the butt, sir! All sir, throw us the
butt" cried the youth; but as the man
did not betray the slightest conscious
ness of their existence, they gave him
up at last in despair and disgust.
"Arrah, let him alone" said one with
the most scorching scorn, "shure it's
butt he's picked up himself.
1 once heard a bumptious little man
who, acting as steward at athletic
sports in Dublin, was very assertive in
keeping back the crowd, thus addressed
by an angry spectator: IF the con-
safe was taken out of yez, ye'd be no
bigger than green gooseberry, and
ye're as sour as wan already. London
Telegraph.
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IRISH REPARTEE AND SARCASM

IRISH REPARTEE AND SARCASM.
Repartee, or readiness in smart.
witty, sarcastic retort, is said to be the
highest form or wit. Those Immediate
and felicitous replies, these answering
thusts in mental fencing, these illumi-
mating flashes of quick and lively i'm
aginations are common among all clas-
seS in Ireland. On old Carlisle Bridge
in Dublin there was a frutstall, the
keeper of which, "Biddy, the apple
woman" was a better known figure
than even the Lord Mayor. She had a
ready and glib tongue, and never al
lowed verbal assailant to retire with
all the honors An American visitor,
thinking to take a rise" out of the old
woman, took up one Of the watermelons
she was displaying for sale, and said,
'"These are small apples you grow over
here. In America we have them twice
the size" Biddy slowly removed her
''dudheen," or clay pipe, from her lips,
and cody surveying the joker from
head to heel, said, in a tone of pity,
"Yerra, what fool yez must be whin
yez take our gooseberres for apples"
The Irish people are perhaps unequall-
ed for concentrating into a phrase an
amount of bitter sarcasm. A Dublin
jarvey, seeing man of fashion who
prided himself on his skill in handling
the reins, driving down Grafton Street,
said, THAT fellow looks like a coach
man, but drives like gentleman
John Philpot Curran was noted for
his powers of repartee and sarcasm.
Many of his good things in that line
have come down to us through the CEN
fury. There could not be a better tes-
timony to their WORTH but as most of
them are too well known to need re-
peating here, l will simply give a few
that l have picked up in out-of- the
way places. AT dinner table in Lon
don the conservation turned on public
speaking. Curran stated that he could
never address an audience for a quar-
ter of an hour without moistening his
lips. 81 have the advantage of YOU
there Curran," said Sir Thomas Tur
ton, pompous and pretentious Member
of Parliament. Il spoke the other
night in the House of Commons for five
hours on the Nabob of Dude, and never
felt in the least thirsty" ''That is very
remarkable, indeed" replied Curran,
flor every one agrees that it was the
driest speech of the session. One day
Curran was walking past the Parlia-
ment House in College Green before
the Bank of Ireland got possession of
it, with nobleman. who had promoted
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MASSACHUSETTS SUPREMACY IN
TEXTILES

MASSACHUSETTS, SUPREMACY IN
TEXTILES.
AS a producer of textile goods Massa-
chusetts still leads as, doubtless, she
will for some time time to come. There
may be still more radical changes in
the quality of the output than have al
ready been witnessed, but the aggre-
gate in the value will, 1T is safe to say,
not be be below that of her rival states.
The statistics collected for Dockham' s
Textile Directory, advance sheets of
which are now published and which is
considered the authority in such mat
ters, show that Of the 19,410,554 cotton
spindles in the country, Massachusetts
has 7.9O7, 1888, Rhode Island follows with
2.132.3 while New England as a whole
has 13,431 ,951. OF cotton looms the state
has 1S2.1S3; WOO | cards, 1898 sets;
Worsted coombs. 412; woollen looms,
20,51S. and silk looms, SAB.
IT will be seen that Massachusetts
has over 40 per cent. of the entire cot
ton spindleage of the country. 1t has
% per cent. of all the wool cards. and
shows an increase of 81 sets within two
wears. OF the 1873 worsted coombs in
the country, Massachusetts has Az, or
about % per cent, while New Eng
land has nearly so per cent. of the to-
tai. The number of silk looms in Mas
sachusetts has increased about two
hundred within the last two years, but
the increase in the number of looms
which are working on cotton and silk
or wool and silk must be much larger.
On the whole, it is apparent that this
section still holds its own in the mat
fer of cotton and wool manufactures,
and is. by degrees advancing in the
manufacture Of silk fabrics. The tend
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Upholstery.
New Petticoats.

Advance showing of high class
Spring novelties in Silk Petit
coats-all the new shades and
styles.
Also the Metallic Stripes and
and Mercerized Cloth Petticoats.
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ior nouseWork. MRS. OSTERBERGsH
II lat 132 COTJRT sTRrnryrv M
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ency is still Enthusiastically in the direc-
ton of fine goods, and, as their produce
ton becomes more general, more salts
foctory conditions will prevail in the
cotton-goods industry especially.-Bos-
ton Transcript
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SEALED PROPOSALS will be received
at this Office until 2 p. m. February 2dsk.
1899 = "a
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separate. The contract for the substruc-
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Blank forms of proposal, and any informs
alton concerning plans, specifications bonds
ETC., will be furnished upon application.
No proposal will be received after the time
specified and all proposals not on the blanks
rejected.
The right to reject any or all bids Ii re-
served. SE
BY order of the Director Of Public W0rks4
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of our local eonno.sseurs who have the
picture buying passion.
F.. Hopkinsou Smith said al the Columbia
Theatre last winter in a stirring talk
prefacing his reading given for the bsue-
fit of the Art Students League; III YOU
don't buy the pictures your home artists
paint. they VIII starye-" That is hardly
likely. for these local painters are a MIN
bic, resourcafuI lot and Gud ways and
means. always honest but sometimes very
humble. to make ends meet. Local painters
have been known 10 offer pictures here
in public exhibitions and. on not selling
them. have sent these same pictures 10
New York exhibitions, where they were dis
posed of at three times the price asked
FOR them a. home
In this protest il is not forgotten jhat the
local artists have a few devoted friends
who stand by them; but it is not Credttaole.
in a city where perhaps from $50. 900 70
$1O0, 600 changes hands annually at picture
sales. that an exhibition of local work in
the largest and best lighted gallery in the
town. q collection of two hundred pictures
many OF high clas5-shOUld sell less
than 5000 worth in four weeks. These are
hard facts. and Mrs. Henderson deserves
all praise for lending her wide influence
and the strong endorsement OF her support
toward making the Powell exhibit q sue
cess. and II will be = success.
JAMES HENRY MOSER
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geous color is ever delightful when it is
handled with skill. The layman's idea of
something worth painting is usually some
brilliant sunset which especially appeals to
his imagination, and the critic is not far
behind him il the note in the painted sun
set be true. While not always equally sue
cessful in these essays in color, Mr.. Powell
sometimes succeeds in most admirable
fashion, as was shown by his very success
full Venice, displayed at the oil eXhi-
bition last spring. This picture was well
hung and warmly praised by the artists.
Artists may grant small praise to a half
successful effort, but they can be depended
upon to give fun credit to n completely
successful picture and for the time en-
tiTely forget any personal considerations.
MIR. Powell is fortunate in the encourag
ing friendship of Mrs J. b. Henderson. who
possesses. beyond a collection of choice
pictures by modern masters, a tho ough
knowledge of painting. This knowledge
was gained by art study in some of the
best continental studios. Mrs. Henderson
paints interestingly in both oil and water
color This experience has widened her
appreciation of the technical difficulties
which beset the painter, and developed a
refined and discriminating taste in matters
artistic Her patronage and interest in the
coming exhibition OF Mr.. Powell Is very
nattering to the painter and comp iment
10 the local artists that is appreciated by
the guild. 1t is this sort of cordial support
and backing by home people which local
art is most in need of at this time.
II is all very well to buy old masters
and the work OF living foreigners but,
while all this is going on. it might be
Just as well to drop a little loose change
with some of the local artists whose work
happens to be a great deal better than
much of the imported art. There IS no eX
cuse for buying bad art just because it is
local. but that good work by home painters
should go a-begging is no credit 20 some
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tea-Store advertisements. which in the days
Of yOre used 10 swamp local exhibitions
and give 10 those exhibitions the look OF
florist stores on opening day. These we'll
meaning and misguided amateurs are still
pain ing roses on door panels and umbrella
3ars. but they have vanished from the local
exhibitions. The work today reaches such
a standard that the casual connoisgeur from
London or New York who may drop in or
the present show must carry away with
him the recollection OF a frst-class exhibit
tion which displays some very original and
notable examples OF the delightful art OF
water color This is real progress
The exhibition was well attended last
week and the surprisingly nigh standard
ol the work shown has had It's effect on the
attendance which IS much larger than il
was last year. The management is confident
that exhibitions Of really irst-class work Of
this kind will draw the people. There is
. Vide circle Of cultivated people here Who
are interested IL good art, and when an eX-
hibitiOH meets with their approval hey
come again aud again to enjoy the pic
i'ircs. Or hears everywhere Of the SUI
psrier character of the present water color
show and the fourth annual OF the Water
Color Club viii be remembered as one Of
the most successful events IN the annals OF
local art.
In he comprehensive re.icw that was
given Of the exhibition IN last Sundays
Times number OF pictures that are well
worth mentioning, although they may not
be among the more conspicuous exhibits
were overlooked. The first Of these in
point 0f merit is the well drawn and Sc
sicus study ia pastel, a portrait b. Miss
HUI This head OF . young woman with
eyes cast down j. wcll drawn, and done
with so much earnestness that Il should
be commended. Il possesses no technical
interest and little pictorial atJr6ctiyeness.
aud is not nc sort OF thing calculated TO
papglaTize al exhibition, but il is evidence
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Opal Toilet Bottles.

The old merchantmen in ship in some
New England seaport town. is an attractive
picture and adds distinctly to the reputa-
tion of the out-of-t0wp contributors II
is the best thing contributed by an out
slider.
In speaking of the local water color paint
ers who are not represented this year. men.
ton must be made OF Victor Mindeleff
whose unique pictures were one of the
most artistic and important features Of
last years show.
The miniatures this year are not so
strong a showing as they were last One
missea the very artistic and co,orful things
of Miss Bartle. Miss Perrie and Miss At
water exhibit miniatures this year which
viii interest their friends who are familiar
only with the broad and artistic landscape
work of these excellent painters. Mrs.
Kirkhams exhibit of miniatures is inter
asting. but does not sustain the enviab!e
reputation won for her by her exhibit last
year, the charming head of a boy alone
reaching the standard of her best work last
year Mrs Decker shows an excellent
miniature OF her husband the distin-
guished correspondent. Carl Decker.
Lucien Powell, one of the local artists
who enjoys the reputation OF being a born
colOriSt and whose brilliant evening effects
about Venice are familiar to those who
have visited the annual exhibitions here is
TO hold an exhibition of his individual and
interesting work at the S. W. A. galleries
Immediately following the close of the Wa
ter Color Clubs present fourth annual.
Mr. Powell glories in Venetian and tropical
effects. where the spiendor OF sunlight and
atmosphere afford the painter opportunity
for display of those tempermental quail
ties which distinguished the great Turner
and made him conspicuous among the
painters OF his time.
Color is a sensitive thing that may not
be dealt with incautiOusly, but color, by
which is usually meant brilliant or Gor-
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The national dish. and the common fool
of the masses. is "chUpe. a sort OF first
cousin to the irish stew It is a cOngIOm-
crate. composed of irregular constituents
from the animal and vegetable kingdoms
a mess of mutton and such other meats as
are available, chicken. fish, fruits pOta-
toes, carrots, barley. corn, rice. onions.
vans etc, chopped up, highly. seasoned
with peppers and herbs, and stewed to q
consistency Of pOrridge. What happens So
be left from one meal SINNERS in the pot
until the next. II tbe dre goes out the
chupe" is allowed to cool but 10 s.
warmed up again and new supply or tha
ingredients added to the water-Iogged and
greasy stun for the next meal In the
cities, at the hotels aud restaurants where
there are French or Swiss cooks the
chupe" is sayOry and palaJabIe. but the
further You 90 from the centres OF civili-
cation The worse il gets. One eats it a5 firsJ
under protest. then from necessity. and
Only to escape starvation but finally the
stomach rebels. and you limit your diet
TO boiled eggs and fruit, which are usually
60 be obtained: but the experienced travel
OF always takes canned meat and bread
with him.
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of that sterling stuff Of which the club
membership is made. This picture is most
interesting for the splendid promise it
holds of things yet TO come from Miss
Hulls studio Miss Sands shows near it
pastel head of a girl with a blue cloak
covering the head and shoulders in Turkish
fashion. This head. very attractive pic
torially, is fine in color, but less slhllful in
drawing. It is, however, free in handling
and forceful, and rather one of the likable
things of the exhibition.
Miss Burdette besides her usual contIi-
button of attractive black and whites
charcoal sketches. poetic Queen Nab sort
of moonlight inspirations. done with great
cleyerRess-eXhibits a Photographic study
of an old man in pastel, which barring an
oyereffort at imitation, is one of the
most interesting things shown this year
Pictures done with the sincerity and con-
science which this old man displays are a
credit to any exhibition, Notwithstanding
the evident narrowness in artistic point Of
view. This kind of study is wholesome.
and is q good foundation to have behind
one when one comes to launch out into
broader and more painter-like methods.
Mr. Renaud one OF the younger men
studying at the Corcoran, makes his first
appearance in an exhibition with twilight
in water color which shows the fine knowl-
edge of contrast that is gained by first
fully developing black aud whie. This is
a strong drawing which is obviously one
OF his first essays In color. The color is
introduced cautiously but with sensitive,
ness and an artistic appreciation OF values
This is one OF the most inviting pictures
here, and possesses great carrying quail
ties. From across the room il possess IS
TO high degree the poetry and charm OF
twilight time
In speaking OF the out -of-town artists
Miss Alice Cushman. of Philadelphia. has
been overlooked. Her two contributions
are thoroughly painter-lilte ard skillful
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THE WATER COLOR SHOW
Echoes Of the High Glass Exhibition
Of Washington Work.
Some Excellent Pietrucs Thar " ere
otcrjo"I>ed-The Coming Powell
Display Patron of Local Art and
ohsers alton on the Situation.
Painters Deserve I:nCoursseclucsit.

The present exhibition OF the water Color
Club j. distinctly higa class and profes-
si0nai There IS evidence Of training and
SKIN in any direction one may happen 10
look Ia this fourth annual exhibition Of the
Washington water colorlsts. The general
tore. compared with eoatemporancous cx-
li5ilons IL New York and elseEhcrc. Is
entirely paiHtsr-like and ~ to date. yet
3 IS quite conservative. There are no
E,aring impresz zionistic performances in
blue and jarriug green's. but there is tauch
that Is not alone skillful tachnlcsliJy, but
harmonious and pleasing. There ig a
charming air Of refinement about the whole
show which speaks sEell sor Inc artist.c
feeling and good taste ~ ihiE able group
of Washington painters who this year
without borrowing foreign work. have
given Washington one Of the highest Ella
pictuTe shows which ever opened its doors
20 TIE rWbiic 10 this city.
The cider PAINTERS rcracmber well The
great zig ro5- ;aDels. .azpired largely b.
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Cookery i'm bolivia.

(Suere Bcliria. Lctte, 70 Chicago Becordl
The stoves of the Bolivian Indians are
curious things. 4 hole is dug in the ground
about eighteen inches deep and Il foot
square and over this is built n roof Of
clay with holes u different sizes to receive
the various cooking pots. Roasting is done
on spits passed through the holes. so shat
the meat comes out very much smoked au
less great care is taken to have only live
Goals aJ the bottom of the oven.
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