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The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02
A STUBBORN DUCHESS.
>he Had Her Husband, the Duke Of Argyie.
BnFied secretly to spite the Quceu.

From London Gable Letter
II Is long time since Queen Victoria
has been 20 fiuttered as by the extraor a.
nary proceedings of the Dowager Duchess
Of Argyle That lady was Miss Mac
Neill, one Of the Queens maids of honor.
a handsome woman and strong willed
The Queen steadfastiy opposed her mar
riage with the late duke at the patriarchal
age Of seyenty-one. but Miss MaeNeill
treated the royal will with disdsin. In
this the Queen, Of course, represented the
feelings of the Marquis of Lorne anG
Princess Louise, who never spoke to the
dukes third wife from the time she an
nounced her determination to marry her
father-in-law.
When the duke died. the Duchess Ina,
as she is called. evidently thought that
now OF never was the time for wiping out
Old scores The story of the long and ap-
parently inexplicably deferred funeral OF
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corresponding elaboration. In this case
the dress goods was sage green broad
cloth, with banding of ecru lace insertion.
Lace was draped over the upper part of
the bodice 10 be gathered into a knot,
and the sleeves were corded with black.
There are many ways in which the bod
ice and skirt may be made 10 correspond.
EtOns. ZOuaVes and their many modih-
cations are very numerous, and usually
are the same material as the skirt. \
fancy underwaist and waistcoat may
give variety, and usually the under
sleeve seems to be a part of the under
bodice. while the waistcoat may supply
cuffs 10 the jacket, sleeves, or revers to
it's collar.
Cloth and Velvet.
Ii is a bit early TO wear combinations of
cloth ana velvet, buI they are appearing
and promise TO be abundant in winter \
handsome model remains in the picture,
where its plain portions represent biscuit
colOred broadcloth, underskirt. and inner
bodice being black panne velvet. Belt and
reVers were white satin banded with mar
row black velvet In many of these dresses
alncst the effect of a separate bodice re-
suits from the use of the skirt material
in the upper part of the dress. The deli
cate cloth of the skirt may be corded or
laid in fine pleats for the bodice. or a
tiny silk cord or line in the cloth that
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02
snail Boy Fashions.

From HafpeTs 3azsr
The picturesque has az present very
strong hold upon the mothers OF small
boys who take delish; IN dressing their
yeurs children In odd little garments that
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02
New YORK. september 3. 100.

September q. 1900.
UMMER girls are
gone by. the girl
who dreams I'm =
hammock is forgot
ten. the garden par
" girl is a fading
vision. All three
have turned into
Eolf girl, tramping
girl, shooting girl.
or outing girl The
short skirt that she
kept out OF. II she
was a genuine ham
mock and garden
girl. is now the
skirt she finds use
for, and her golf or
outing dress Is this
faN a very different
matter from the one
OF last sea son. The
4 eric an girls
taste indorses an odd
m tXture OF the
French and the Eng
llsh as 10 fashions.
She - a. a aasfs-r -
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sisa. Of Hl. Caiiiss.

Prem the Atlshts corssltsIish.
Il think said the old mar. Billy wus
Gu, out fer a election manager"
why s0>''
Wei. can't xit IL outsa his head thas
twice sss Amt tear
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02
F. MARION CRAWFORD.
How the Author Of ain the Palace of the
King Was discovered.

Once on time a young man told his
uncle d story. II was a romantic story
and the scene vas laid In the Orient The
uncle was a weIl-kncxn wit and an aB-
thortty On terTapin. but he was SO charm
ed with the Eastern romance that he
urged his nephew 10 write Il out and seek
a publisher for H. The uncle was Mr.
Samuel Ward, brother Of Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe. The nephew was F. Marion era s.
ford The story was "Mr. Isaacs."
Mr.. Crawford WIS at that time a jour
7alist In New York City. He followed his
uneie's advice. and to his great surprise
everybody began TO ask. Who is Marion
Crawford?"
In short, he had attained fame
This was In lss2. and was the beginning
OF a successful career as a novelist. for
as RuDens has been said 10 have kept
success tied TO the leg OF his easel by a
blue ribbon" so Marion Crawford seems
10 haV tied success TO the leg of his
writing-tabIe.
Inc American sculptor. Thomas Craw-
ford early In life went to Rome TO study:
ana II was among the Seven Hills" that
MS son. Francis Marion, was born in 1854.
However, the son spent his early child
hood in New York City and at 81. Paurs
School, Concord. n. H. Later he was a
student at the universities of Cambridge.
Heidelberg, Carlsruhe. and Rome.
His one passion at school was Ian
guages. Hence it is not surprising that
when the time came for him to use his
faeile pen, he should write OF MANY na-
uonalities and nations. for IL one loves a
particular language very much. one is
pretty apt 10 be interested in the people
VINO speak that language. II is enough 10
take ones breath away when the fact is
recalled that Mr.. Crawford speaks fluent
ly German, French. and Italian. and reads
Greek. Latin. Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian.
Russian, Turkish, and Danish.
In order to learn Sanskrit this man with
'polyglottous tendency" went to India.
This was In 1879. His mother had but re-
Gently lost large portion of her fortune.
and young Marion was thrown upon his
own resources. He took with him a let
ter from a Florentine friend to a Portu-
suese physician, who helped him TO obtain
position on a newspaper in AlIahabaG.
Soon he became editor of the Indian Her
aid. While IN India he investigated per-
Sonally some of the Oriental mysteries IF
philosophy and religion. IT is interesting
to note that the author of Mr.. Isaacs"
denounced theosophy and its incarnation,
Nine. Blavatsky, in the columns of his
paper.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

Taking 81 o0o. 200 is called Genius.
Taking 800. 900 IL called Shortage.
Taking t59. 900 is called Litigation.
Taking $4,000 Is called Insolvency.
Taking SO. 600 ir called Irregularity.
Taking S. 600 is called Defaleation-
Taking 81 90 IL called Corruption.
Taking S5es 10 called EmbeSzlemsnt.
Taking 500 IL called Dishonesty.
Taking so IL called Stealing.
Taking SIS is called Total Deprsyi'y.
Taking one ham is called War on Society.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

'Marzio's Crucifix" and Paul Patof''
appeared the same year uSsD with the
Immortals" QSSs) is an exceedingly clever
reamimation o. dead celebrities. Grief
enstein" is a tragedy which takes place Ia
the Black Forest The Cigarette Maker ;
Romance" Is followed BY the Witch o.
Prague" Qss2). a psychological novel.
after which comes .Khaied.' a story OF
Arabia. Forsaking the romantic and
weird. Mr.. Crawford now gives us some
rovels of New YORK life. such az ''The
Three Fates. Katherine L1uderdale. "
..The Ralst0ns." Marion Darehe.T anI
Adam Johnson's Son" New York can
not hold him long however. for back he
flies 10 his beloved Italy and gives u
Casa Braccio. Children OF the King, "
.'Taauisars 1880 and -CorieOne" usssl.
His latest book. In the Palace Of Tie
King" Is a thrilling romance Of Spain
In the time OF Don John OF Austria. II
has been dramatiZed and Is beiag pre-
sented before American audiences
In looking over this list We can out
echo Mr.. Lans's words. Various and
versatile" surely These novels have
been translated into almost all the Euro
pean languages without Mr.. Crawford
knoEiedge or permission.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

Mr. Andrew Lang has called Mr.. Craw-
ford 'the most versatile and various of
novelists." AS usual. Mr. Lang knows
what he is talking about. No words could
be truer. There are few writer's that can
skip from the Black Forest into the fash
iOnable quarter of modern New York.
thence TO the court of King Darius at
Shushan, on TO parish in England and
from thence to Rome and the sunny
slopes of Italy. This Mr.. Crawford does.
and with dash and vigor that make his
works irresistibly charming.
Some one has said of him that he fuses.
as it were. a magic lantern. with a great
variety of slides, on which he discourses
with ease and authority, but without the
pedantry and egotism of the returned
traveller" All returned travellers" alas.
are not so considerate. Mr.. CrawfOrd's
attitude toward his readers is a courteous
one. He never treats his readers in
superior fashion He never patronizes.
AS scholar, a linguist. and an expert
enced traveller, he might well set himself
up as an instructor of the unfortunate
stay-at-homes. He is willing to acknowl-
edge that other people may "know a
thing or two" and he strives only to in
terest and amuse,
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

A noted critic has said that Mr.. craw-
ford mad written the best novel ever
produced By an American and fhe
worst" lie referred 10 ''Saracineses
and An American Politician" respec:-
lively. In defense OF An American Poll
rician" It may be said that Mr. Crawford
has not had the opportunity 10 know
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

Since 1892 Mr.. Crawford has written one
novel a year and often two. and a list Of
his books numbers nearly thirty. Let
US glance at some of them. Following
Mr.. Isaacs" came "Dr. Ciaudius," also
romantic, but food for the student and
thinker ITO Leeward," the tragic story
of an Infaithful wife. has been much crit
icised. both favorably and unfavorably.
DISTINGUISHED for It's daintiness is "A Ro-
man Singer" QSSD, a tale of a peasant
boy, who became a famous tenor IAN
American Politician" appeared the same
year. Following it came ''Zoroaster"
usS5). a story Of ancient Persia introduc-
ing King Darius and the prophet Daniel.
''The Tale of a Lonely Parish" preceded
his most popular novel-'Saracinesca''
which. with "Sant Ilario' and Don Or
sino" forms an unequaled and accurate
description Of the society and politics of
Rome during the stormy periods of the
last struggles Of the Papacy for temporal
power. Cardinal Antonelli is introduced,
ard il is said that Crawford needed al
most as much courage as talent 20 give
the counterfeit presentment Of one who
was at once the greatest statesman of his
day and the best abused" These three
books tell the history OF noble Italian
family and are unequaled as a study OF
Rome from 1855 10 1857, when truly, THE
sepuleher OF old Rome became the new
capital of United Italy" AS he says in
.'Don Orsino:" "old Rome is dead, never
10 be Old Rome again. The last breath
has been breathed. the aged eyes closed
forever: corruption has done its work. and
the grand skeleton lies bleaching upon
seven hills, half covered with the piece
meal stucco OF a modern architectural
body"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02
yssrsshed On DRY Bsues.

On these dry bones Chinese youth snd
talent are nourished and sucked. small
wonder Is IL that II The memory be forced
70 an abnormal retentiyeness ana activity
the reasoning powers are soetglly steril-
lzed Ore OF her nzjeslys consuls told
me that ne had looked at several OF the
papers set for the provincial examinations
Three bouts Of three days each are given
for this contest Of the intellect OF young
china. and all the candidates are cccu-
pied months beforehand IN tFyiag By hook
or crook 20 square their examiner The
KIND Of question set IN these papers would
b.. Write an esnsy apon the words He
yent from la 20 WI IN three days" A
successful answer involves. Erst Of all.
prod,gious effort OF memory IN placing the
hero Of this moving episode. and then
an elaborate series Of Ingenious infersuc.s
showing by what system OF carriage he
must have covered the distance In The
line. what must have been the state of
the Kingdom 20 cause him thus 20 20. and
20 on al Infnitum-
with such scheme OF education II IL
not surprising that those who are plough
"a In the schools are able 20 earn q pit
fsnee in the modest and universal trade
of fortune-tellinK and sooihsayins. Al
Canton. for example. whole square Of
the city. as big a. q European market. 10
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

In a small essay, entitled "The Novel:
What 1t Is" he defines the novel as an
intellectual artistic luxury" a definition
which can be made to include, he says,
"a great deal, but which is in reality a
closer one than appears at first sight. II
covers the three principal essentials Of
the novel as it should be, of a story. or
romance; which in itself and in the man.
ner of telling 1t shall satisfy the require
ments of art, and shall be a luxury in
that Il can be of no use to a man when he
is at work. but may conduce to a peace
of mind and delectation during his hours
of idleness."
Mr.. Crawford himself has few "hours
of idleness." He has been known to
write story of 10000 words within
twenty-five days and this without the
aid of an amanuensis or a stenographer.
Think of an average Of 5000 words per
day. Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
tells US that six weeks is the minimum
time that a conscientious writer should
allow for a story of 5000 or 5000 words
Perhaps Mrs. Ward is right, for in his
haste Mr.. Crawford sometimes is guilty
OF anachronisms.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

When we live hsbituslly with the wicked. We
become necessarily their victims their disciples
on the contrary. when associate with the vir
tuous we form ourselves In imitation Of their
virtues or at least lose. every day. something Of
our fsults.-Agspet.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

Golden wrote proverbs about luck and labor n
would be we'll for boys 10 memoriss them Luck
Is waiting for something 10 turn up labor. with
keen eyes and strong will. will turn up something
Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman would
bring him news OF legacy; labor turns out Ct
O'Clock. and. with bssy pen or ringing hammer.
lays the foundation OF a competence. Luck
whinss; labor whistles Luck relies chances.
labor character Luck strides down to inal-
geRee; labor strides upward TO Independents.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

Aitsn,ion mssss ths genius eff lss.blaE isnsy
sessaes. sns skill sspend ueen Il. II hHii4s
bridges opens worlds. heals diseases. carries
On TIE beslasss Sf the ~orle. wishsui fssss .s
assls4a az4 tAs BEAUTIES Of lltsFs.uss sssAs,fsss
--willnoft
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02
POPULAR NAMES OF CITIES

New York. Gotham.
Brooklyn. City Of Churches.
Philadelphia. Brotherly Love.
Boston, Hub Of Universe.
Chicago. Lake City.
Baltimore, Monumental CITY.
Pittsburg Smoky City.
Philadelphia. Quaker City.
Cincinnati. Queen City.
Portland. Forest City.
Springfield. Flower City.
Rochester, ". y. Flour City.
Nes Orleans. Crescent City.
Detroit City OF Straits.
Cleveland, Forest City.
New Hsvs1. City Of Elms.
Buffalo. Queen City OF the Lakes.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

Bs ehsies Ia ysar fsisnsships Yes esn Asss -,
fee. sna ths hsnbsr siH dslasls e. yas srs.
older. select minss sho too ssSonk sad isfs@
70 prsssss kze~isass sas rssgsFces tier e. ret
really possess TssY address, y0s sisesfslY Emsf-
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

Bashfulness is great hindrsnee to man, both
in uttering his sentiments and in understanding
what is proposed TO him. II is therefore soed 70
press forward with discretion, both IN discourse
and company, Of the better sort.-Bseon.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

Il is a secret kEewn 20 ess fs-. yes u snsii
sse n Tie e1asges 81 lifs. that sksa yos fsi ,a;o
q mss's eonSsrssiion- the sfss thihz yoa fhogis
consider IL whether be has greater lncliaasioa
70 sssr yes. tss, you saoais hsay BIN stssis
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

The ssfie il isa a. yoa ass Il. yss zee y ss
yss msks y. sad yoa make Il what yeu viii.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26

Clifford Z. Price, thirty years old. en-
ployed as photographer and maker OF
blue prints in the War Department, and
whose home is at Washington Grove, was
arrested this morning by Detectives Wee
don and Horne and is being held pending
an investigation. 1t is alleged that the ac-
cused has on several occasions been guilty
Of annoying officers. The police incline 70
the belief that ne is nor thoroughly respon-
sible mentally. Price is married and has
an infant child.
For two months past the police have re-
coived occasional complaints that a man
whose description tallying with that Of
Price has been ordering goods from va
rious merchants on the representation that
they would be paid for II delivered at a
given address 10 people who did not order
them or authorize the order. The police
have been making diligent search for the
man described TO them. and though he
continued his practices he could not be
found.
Shortly after . O'Clock this morning
telephone message was received az Police
Headquarters from a downtown dry goods
firm 20 the effect that a man. believed
to be a swindler was attempting to order
goods. His actions. # is said. were such
as to cause suspicion. Detectives Weldon
and Horne were detailed on the case. and
going to the store, placed Price under ar
rest. Enquiry developed that he had or
dered two boys suits Of clothes TO be sent
TO two addresses which he gave. One ad-
dress was Mr.. g. r. Davis. 93S Fifth Street
while the other was VI. f. Davis, 93S Third
Street northwest.
Price claimed that he had been given
$40 by Mrs. Haistead. Of Washington
Grove. .. no asked him TO order the clothes
sent to her. He said he did not think there
was any harm in having the suits sen to
the fictitious addresses.
IL IS said that about two years ago Price
was arrested FOR an offence similar TO Ihf [
he is charged with committing today. He
claimed this morning when questioned hN
reference TO The former case that il was
the result OF spite work.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26
RELEASED THE INDIAN.
Chief Joseph TcstIfics in Behalf oi
stephen Rubin

stephen Rubin, the Indian who was ar
rested Saturday night by Policeman Kill
martin. appeared before Judge Kimball in
the Police Court this mo ming to answer
a charge OF carrying concealed weapons.
and after making an explanatory state
meut was released on his personal bonds
His revolver was confscated.
Stephen Rubin is the Interpreter for
Chief Joseph. OF the Nez Perces. and is in
the city on official business. Chief Joseph
and Paul Showenay. Cayuse chief ap-
peared in court in UehaH OF the defendant
Indian.
According 10 the story OF Stephen Rubin
he went out for a goOsia tine after eIe aViRg
a party OF friends who had accompanied
him to the theatre SATURDAY. night He
carried a revolver. as was his custom. moi
knowing il to be a violation Of law. He
was arrested. he said. because he.thFeat-
| ened to shoot a colored man.
In disposing Of the case Judge Kimbali
/ paid a tribute 20 Chief Joseph. saying that
| the testimony OF the chief as TO the char
/ scter of the defendant made a great i'm
preston on the court Judge Kimbail
/ said he had known Of Chief Joseph for
/ years and considered his honesty and ye-
Tacity unQuestionable. Every American. Of
/ said Judge Kimball, recognizes in you an
/ honorable man after your dealings with
. General Howard Chief Joseph was mani
| testify pleased at the tribute.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26
Creating National hanks.

Since December l, 1899 the Comptroller
Of the Currency As received applications
for organization of national banks as fol-
lows: From Aabe=:a, 4; Alaska. l. Ari-
IONA. I; California 4; Colorado 6; Con
necticut .; Delaware, >; Georgia, 8; Ida
no. ., Illinois, "A; Indiana. 20 Indian Ter
ritory. 10; Iowa. IS: Kansas. Il; Kentucky.
is; Louisiana 3; Maine >; Maryland, g.
Massachusetts. T. Michigan, G; Minneso-
IN, %; Mississippi. I; Missouri y, Mon
tana. ]. Nebraska. q, New Hampshire .
New Jersey. 6; New Mexico. I; New York
Is; North Carolina, 4 North Dakota. Is.
Ohio. %; Oklahoma Il; Oregon, .; Penn
sylvania 81; South Carolina. ,: South Da-
kota. 6; Tennessee, ,; Texas p; Vermont
!; Virginia, o. Washington. 6; West Viz
ginia, 10; Wisconsin, IL; Wyoming 40.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26
FOR GOOD BICYCLE ROADS.
An Appeal Of Chairman Whitaker
fnr LihernI Contributions

for Liberal Contributions.
A. J. Whitaker. Chairman Of the Good
Roads Association OF the District has is
sued The following address TO wheelmen
and persons interested in the movement Of
building cycle paths:
Il desire in the name OF the Good Roads
Association OF this District 10 thank the
whoelmcn and other persons interested in
the building OF cycle paths. for their gen
erous contributions last summer for the
Great Falls cycle path and the path known
as stony Hill situated On the Conduit
Road beginning 40 the DaleCarlia reser-
yoir. IL Is Well known that the latter path
was commenced late last fan. the work
being continued until the funds were ex-
hausted.
Much remains to- be done before the
path can be- ridden upon. and it Is desir-
Gus that every person who expects TO be
benefited by its completion be ready with
a contribution to place in the hands of the
promoters who have so faithfully given
their time and money TO carry on the work.
They expect 10 do the same this year. and
do not wish 10 De met with the cry that
I gave last year. IL should be under
stood that this is this year and not last
and that the cheerful giyer Is one who
encourages the builders and promoters in
this undertaking.
During the winter some concessions
have been made by persons owning prop
erty along the path. and at a meeting OF
the association on Thursday evening iu will
be definitely settled just what will be the
course of the lover path. Two or three
bridges will have 10 be built and it viii
take money TO complete them Money will
be accepted from every person. but expert
ence has taught the association that DO will
not do TO permit everybody 10 act as agent.
According 10 reports received this is to
be the banner year for cycling and il will
be the aim OF the association to finish at
least two paths"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26
Denied by the state Department.

The Department or State issued the fol-
lowing today: 1t having been stated that
Mr. Fred O. Henri. OF Switzerland. has
been appointed to succeed Mr. Arnold
Schneider to represent Switzerland in
Pittsburg. the Department OF State author
lies the statement that no consul officer OF
Switzerland has been recognized at Pitts
burg. and that Mr. R. Korradi the Swiss
Consul at Philadelphia. is the sole consular
representative Of Switzerland for the State
OF Pennsylvania. The Swiss Minister au-
thOrizes the statement that neither Mr.
Schneider nor Mr.. Henri has ever been ap-
pointed by the Swiss Government in any
representative capacity"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26
BAsEBALB-AT GEORGETOWN.
First Game With the Maryland AE-
ricmIturnI COLLEGE MING.

Wednesday afternoon will see the open
ing Of the Geurgetown University baseball
season. During last spring the Georgetown
men acquired a perfect title to the some
what indiscriminatoIy claimed college
championship. Every effort will be made
by Georgetown TO make this season the
equal Of last New material has been de-
vel0ped under NEST sbillful coaching and
the players who are left from last year
are much better Gjtcd for champion ship
ball than they were at this time a year
ago.
Maryland Agricultural College will be the
first team TO oppose Georgetown and 10
make the occasion as brilliant an opening
as possible Manager Greeny extends the
freedom OF the grounds and grandstand 30
all ladies who wish TO attend on Wcdncs-
day afternoon.
on Saturday Lafayette College viii be az
Georgetown Lafayette has bly,
been a hard proposition for Georgetown
and this game will surely be a fight 20 a
finish. Lafayette GlCe Club gives a concert
in town on the evening OF that day and
will be in attendance az the game in the
afternoon 10 give its team encouragement