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The times., 1901-04-28

medallioned necks and lids with which
cheap modern Kaga specimens have made
us al familiar. They are of rich dark
blue, pencil gilt, and the small medalIions
ana large panels are all white and most
gracefully painted with flowers and In one
central panel with the bit of wall indi-
Gated IN the common willow patterns. a
couple of large vases Of the tear-bottle
shape are also OF this rich blue trellised
with gold, and with white panels on the
round part painted with flowers. There
are also some fine examples of green
cracked celadOn. the old Eastern kind. in
Whlch pale sea-green color was mixed
with the paste before firing, and very diff
Ierent from any colOrings put on the sur
face afterward
The late Queen had some handsome
cache pots. which were first used at the
wedding breakfast table at Osborne when
Princess Beatrice was mar rried. There
was some lovely china of English make
among the Jubilee offerings in 1881 which
may be seen IN the corridor devoted to
them at Windsor Castle one is a pair of
Worcester vases with covers which came
from the ladies of the Faithful city"
Their sisters OF Derby offered Il pair of
tanning heads emblematic of poetry, paint
ing. sculpture. and music: and the Queen
was very much pleased with a great
plaque of Crown Derby adorned with her
own portrait. and with a quotation from
one of the late Prince ConsOrt's speeches
by way of legend. Among these china
trophies IS a vase and cover of Danish
porcelain, presented by the King Of Den
mark. The groundwork is palest prim-
rose, with swans and other figures raised
on it In white.-From the London Gentle
n
The times., 1901-04-28

ceived from any temperate region they
can be planted at once in the grounds Cf
the Arhoretum, ana when the tree or
shrub appears il can be Immediately clac-
sified and named by reference to the her
Unlike the Arboretum itself, however,
IN which only such trees as can stand the
cold winters of the New England states
can be grown, the herbarium aims to in
Clude all woody plants whatsoever,
Whether from the tropic. the temperate
or the arctic countries. Naturally. never
theless. the heTbaTium is strongest IN the
field which is common to both the IN
door and the outdoor work OF the lnSutu-
tiou. It is now practically complete III us
representation of the woody plants OF
North America. for example. not only
as TO species but also as to geographical
variations Trees Of the same species
may be found in Maine and Texas, but
regarded from these two extremes they
are apt to show marked differences. This
has been q fruitful source OF error, put
the herb1riUm presents the connecting
links gathered from Intervening States,
and perfectly esta blishes the chain of
identity. Local variations from all over
the country are carefully worked out, ana
by analogy it is learned what foreign
trees car be grown successfully in any
given State.
The exchange system Of the herbarium
is surprisingly extensive covering pTac-
ticaIiy all the important hcrbaTiUms, pub
lie and private, in this country or abroad
The largest herbarium of general char
acter is that connected with the Royal
Botanical Gardens. at Kew, England,
which has long had the advantage of con-
tributionS from the various British colo
nies. OF the general herDariums in this
country the more important, next to the
Gray Herbarium at Cambridge, are the
ToUrey Hcrbarium of Columbia UniVer-
sity, and the herbariums of the Depart
ment of Agriculture i'm Washington, and
Of the Shaw Botanical Gardens in st.
Louis. While such a collection is usually
built up by the labor of years rather than
by the purchase of specimens. Mr.. George
NandeTbilts herbarium at BiltmOre, n.
c., through the abundant financial re-
sources behind Il. has assumed Importance
in an unusually brief time. Here large
corp of collectors have been constantly
at work. and an extensive exchange Sys-
TEN has been built up with the older her
bariums 1t is the best known private
hcrbarium in the country.
The value of great herbarium to bot
anists can hardly be overostimated. The
herbarium of the Arnold ArbOretum with
its adjoining library is the scientific work
shop of the whole institution Here all
the drawings have been made. and the
text written for the monumental SILVA
of North America and the Forest Flora
of Japan Here We're made many of the
Illustrations which appeared in the ten
volumes of Garden and Forest" and
here has been elaborated and written
most of the matter relating to trees and
shrubs in Bailey's great "Cyclopedia of
American Horticulture" When it is re-
membered that such a herbariun will
continue to be useful to scientists in such
ways IS this for generations, the layman
can begin TO appreciate something of its
value.
The times., 1901-04-28
END OF AN OLD PLAYHOUSE.
The Olympic of London Giving Way
to improvements.
From the London Telegraph


At last the demolition of the Olympic
Theatre has commenced, to make way for
the county councils Strand-to-HoIbOrn
Improvement. Visitors to the locality will
scarcely credit the statement that once
upon a time the environments of the
building which will shortly disappear
formed one of the most fashionable dis
tricts in London, and that the theatre it
self occupies the site of a Craven house.
the residence of the rollicking and ambi-
tious Lord Craven, of Charles IIs time.
1t was then a splendid town mansion,
with an extensive and well-planted gar
den behind it, Previous to the time of the
nobleman mentioned, it was possessed by
Sir William Drury, from whom the neigh
boring thorOughfare took its name, and
who was killed in a duel by another
knight to whom he refused precedency.
At the beginning of the last century
Craven house, which had fallen sadly into
disrepute, was purchased by Ashley the
circus man, who built on it a sort of am
phitheatre, for the public exhibition of
horsemanship and droll.' Subsequently it
passed to ElIiston, whose management
made it one of the most popular of the
West End" Gas it was then called
houses. The famous Nine. Vestris was
associated with 1t for some time. 1t was
burned down in lsi3 was rebuilt and
after undergoing many vicissitudes, was
again reconstructed about a dozen years
ago. In addition to those mentioned the
names of Robson, Horace Wigan, and
Miss Ada Cavendish are connected with
the history of the Olympic which will
soon be numbered with the things that
We're.
The times., 1901-04-28
Three Kings Before Victoria.
(From BIackwood's.)


Victoria ascended the throne at an in
auspiCious moment. Kingship had fallen
into a miserable disrepute. The last three
monarchs who had sat upon our throne
had done little to make their Office easy
or glorious. George III had Obscured
whatever virtues We're his by an Obstinacy
of opinion which lost US a vast colony
and which might well have enslaved us to
a foreign power George " had died un-
wept and unpitied As he had made his
distinguished Office a scandal, as he had
made his throne ridiculous by a deplOr-
able levity of taste and conduct, so he
had forfeited the affection of his people,
and alienated their sympathy long before
death overlook him. There never was
an individual" proclaimed the Times,
but a few weeks after his death, less
regretted by his fellow-creatures than this
deceased King. What eye has wept for
him? What heart has heaved one un-
necessary thTob of sorrow" And the
Times" expressed in these bitter words
nothing less than the popular judgment.
Nor can il be said that William "
graced the throne of Britain Loved for
his hOmely virtues, he raised "A smile of
kindly contempt by his lack of dignity
and his frank misunderstanding of kingly
ceremonial On the day of his accession
he escaped from his council and was
found throwing shlllngs TO noisy crowd
in q back street. and never did he acquire
the rudiments OF tact which should be the
first wisdom of kings.
The times., 1901-04-28
The Intelligent Mule.
lFrom Leslie's WeekIy)


The mine mule knows thing or two quite as
well as does the army mule In OF the mines
in the Pittsburg district the ever patient mul,
proved himself possessed Of an almost human
sense Of coming danger One morning when the
full shift was at work there occurred unusual
thing. The air currents had seemed detective
and there was restless feeling amons-gbe miners
something like the UBeasnesS ot live stock beio'e
a storm few DAYS previous a chamber had
been closed account Of gas. and the men
were instinctiyey thinking Of what that might
mean. Suddenly there was a clatter Of hoois,
and a mule appeared Its long ears were quiver-
ing and its intelligent eyes were full OF terror.
Il gave a shrin bray and then was gone down
the entry broken traces flying after it. The
men looked at one another. and then the fever
shncss of the air moved them with impulse.
Dropping picks, they fed precp.tgte!y making
headlong dash through the labyrinth for the
open air With scared faces either miners joined
them. and while they wondering what it
all meant, dull, deep explosion went rHmbl Ing
through the hollow back OF them. followed by
wave upon wave Of noxiOus vapors. Then they
understood. When the bodies OF the few poor
men who had been hopelessly eHtrappcd were
covered another tenderly carried out with
theirs-that OF the little grey mule that sounded
the warning.
The times., 1901-04-28
old BOOKS HIS TREASURES
A Pennsylvania Avenue Dealer and
His Rare Collection.
His Place Once Noted as n store
house of Information Concerning
Early Washington Days Many
Rare Diaries and ManuscrFpts

There is an old second hand book deal
CT in this city. who. though he has re-
tired from business, can recall many in
teresting little "reminiscences of hfs busy
days. His store was under the Ebbits
House in the early days. and was once
the only place of the kind in Washington.
number of celebrated men In Congress,
some fifty years or 50 ago. added to their
Libraries from the store in the Ebbstt
House. which at that time was a famous
establishments.
GRADUALLY, however. competition and
business reverses drove the book SELLER
farther uptown. and he then established
hiInseH on Pennsylvania Avenue between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets. Here
he was known By those who love to pore
over curious old volumes. and his place
also became celebrated as a verftabIe
storehOuse of information concerning
early Washington. Some OF the more
valuable and unique literature OF this
KIND the old book seller still has in his
possession He has a large number OF
the private letters of Andrew Jackson. an
unpublished manuscript of George Wash
ihston' and manuscript diaries. books Of
travel, ETC. bought from the effects of
certain prominent persons and families
and never published
Inc manner in which books find their
way into the secondhand dealers pos
session is sometimes very curions. And
then the people who haunt book shops.
and probably never buy, are Characters
IN themselves. And. last but not least.
the book dealer himself is worthy OF
study This old gentleman still lives sur
rounded by his beloved books. which have
accumulated vast quantity Of dust.
whenever their owner takes down a
Voiume to show a visitor. both are en-
veloped for some little time in a cloud
winch rises from the volume and OBJ
seores every thing from sight. One OF his
traits, If so they may be called. is that he
Is unable to put his hand on ANYTHING
IN particular, and, should he be asked II
ne mas a certain book. he will probably
answer I've got it. but 1 don't know
Where TO find it." The only way. there
tore' to get desired volume from the COL
iScuon OF the old dealer is to 20 through
! ! ne ! entire stock, task requiring rnuob
.HIIne; but one that would be re!ished by
the bOokwOrm "
The times., 1901-04-28
THE FOOD OF FISHES.
Things Tint Appeal 10 the Tastes of
Denizens of the Water
Grom L0neman'- Nagazinc.) }

There are many thousands Of species of
fishes, and naturally there is a great di-
Versity in their food. Nevertheless. II is
possible 10 divide il into seven distinct
classes. Now. all animal life rests on a
foundation Of vegetables. Plants store up
the vital forces ia the air and the sun
shine. and pass them on 10 the great army
% NegetarianS, VINO IN their turn yield
them up 10 the animals which live on flesh.
one or two additional steps may some
times be interposed, but the result is the
same. A caterpillar eats 4 cabbage an
ichreumgu fly quarters her brood on the
caterpillar, an insect eating bird snaps up
The fly, ana bird Of prey pounccs upon
the fly catcher and finishes the Story. The
inevitable order is plant, vegetarian, desh
eater.
The vast majority OF fishes feed or fish
cs or other animals found in the sea.
Probably. however the VegetaTianS are
more numerous than is generally suppos-
ed For instance. all the textbooks de-
clare that the grey mullet feeds on an
living matter obtained by straining sand
OF mud in its mouth. which doubtless is
true but they go on 20 explain that, ow-
ing 20 the peculiar construction of its
throat. larger bodies are prevented from
passing into the stomach, which is not
true. No amount of letter press viii per
suadc Il Land s End fisherman that Il grey
muilet cannot or does not eat seaWeed
he Is convinced from 4 lifelong ObSerVa-
ton of its habits that it does, and the
iact that the lish's stomach is often found
full Of SeaWeed proves that the fisherman
is right. Fishes which undoubtedly catch
and swallow living prey are wont on oc-
casiOn 70 treat themselves to a dish of
vegetables. ! have just assisted at the
p2st-mortem examination Of a Dream
which contained, i'm addition to a crab
large helpings Of two kinds of seaweed
in different stages Of digestion.
But, doubtless 1t IS a fact that fishes
live for the most part on an animal diet,
and II is obvious that this must consist
largely OF some other class than their
own. II fishes ate fishes only, the race
would soon become extinct. Fortunately
the sea Is fun Of life and for those which
cannot or viii not eat seaweek there are
worms innumerabie, jelly fishes, star
hshcs. and sea urchins. the great host liv-
ing Ia shells, from the oyster TO the peri
Wrinkle and the limpet, crabs and all their
kindred, and, lastly, other fishes The
appetite must be capricons. indeed. which
cannot mo something to tempt it among
all this vast array.
The times., 1901-04-28

theatrical world" she says. 81 remem-
ber we'll my first trip from Philadelphia
TO Pittsburg in coach filled with straw
Many of the heroines made their own
costumes, and l can tell you that their
quaint draperies were quite as striking
and pleasing as the costly costumes Of
today"
The venerable actress was born in Sew
enth Street, near Arch. July a. 1916. Her
maiden name was Packer. At eighteen
she stood in the glare of the footlights at
the old Walnut Street, Theatre. She was
the original Widow .MeinOtte with Forrest.
and was Lady Capulet when Fanny Wal
aCk WAS Juliet.
The times., 1901-04-28
WONDERS FROM THE ORIENT.

At Buckingham Palace there is an apart
ment called the Bow Library, which con-
tains one Of the finest collections Of Sevres
in the world. There also is an immense
Chinese plaque or trophy taken as loot
from a palace in Pekin during one of the
Chinese wars early in her Majesty's reign.
II IS said that great Chinese noble who
was very anxious to see Buckingham Pal
ace once recognized and identified it with
some show OF displeasure. Two immense
rectangular Oriental vases, over four feet
high. stand on the floor of one Of the
rooms. and have the comparatively narrow
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
Social and Personal NOES

General James II. Wilson attended
the annual holiday ball of the Phi.a-
delphia "Benedicks" in Horticultural
Hall, that city, last night 1t was the
most elaborate affair ever given by
the "Benedicks."
DR.. J.. b. Chapman and wife, of
Oneonta, n. Y, and Lee Chapman, now
student at the Baltimore Medical
College, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome B. Bell, at No. S15 West Ninth
street
Miss Edna Frishmuth. of Riverton.
n. j., is spending the holidays in this
city.
Mrs. Alfred l. DUPONT is spending the
day in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Horace Smith will give a tea
in her residence in the country this af-
ternoOn. The card of Miss Elizabeth
w. Smith is enclosed.
The cards Of Mrs Alfred d. Warner
and Mrs Frederick Stone are enclosed
in the invitations to the tea to be given
by Mrs. Linton Smith on January 3.
Invitations have been received by a
number of Wilmington people to a
dance to be given by Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Graham BowdOin, in honor Of her
daughter, Miss Kathleen BowdOin, on
next Wednesday night
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
New Figures for the German

In tine Womans Home Companion
Lillian Warield gives the following
suggestions for pretty and new fig
ures for a german:
"Tlhe figures of a german dtpend
upon the ingenuity of the leader and
the host 1t is permissible to intro
duce anything that is agreeable pleas
ant and novel. A pretty figure is the
harness. The leader selects six wo-
men, his companion seven men. A har-
ness of ribbons is supplied and the wo-
men are driven around the room six
abreast The seven men start in the
same manner, meeting in the centre OF
the room, where great fun ensues in
THE effort to secure a partner, the sew
enth man refining.
"The May pole dance is extremely
pretty. Two small poles yard in
length, each hold ribbons of corue-
spending colors; the leader holds On
stick, six selected women take each a
ribbon and her partner holds the
other. with six men. After weaving
the ribbons in and out, minuet fashion
The men watch their ribbons and waltz
with the woman holding the CORE
spending color.
"A novel and rather difficult figure
is the formation Of two stars, the
leader and his partner each forming q
centre, from which radiate three points
of two people each. This would mean
six persons to each star, not including
the centre. The stars rotate, and when
the whistle blows il is a signal for the
opposite points of each star to secure
partners The star revOlves until il is
completely broken up, when all will
waltz The leader will select pretty
girl, who stands in a chair with a
lighted candle AS each comes up he
attempts to blow out the candle with
one puff, thus securing a partner.
"One of the most effective figures IL
TO select small flags of different ma
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
On Drinking Water

A noted physician says that If people
drank water at the right time and in
the right quantity that doctors soon
would have to go out of business. He
says:
First. water should be drunk be-
tween meals only. Thirst and hunger
are different calls to supply different
needs.
"If we partake of a small portion Of
food and chew it slowly, every particle
will become a sweet morsel under the
tongue, with no need of water to wash
il down, and indigestion and dyspepsia
will disappear.
Water is the first requisite in the
morning before food If only we
would start our bodies. inside and out,
we'll washed on the way Of life, how
responsive would they be, even to
forced marchesl
Insomnia is often the result of in
sufficient water. The natural thirst
ceases to be felt as thirst, but comes
as a general sign Of restlessness-the
nerves crying for water, instead OF
food and sleep.
"A certain proportion of our weight
ShOuld De water. Ascertain from your
physician the proper adjustment, then
sip the water at intervals between di-
gestion and the hours for repose, and
the drouth habit will disappear-and
appendicitis with it. likely-that is,
the tendency to appendicitis.
"The equilibrium Of the body must
be maintained with proper food in sea-
son. TO be one-sided in anything a
great man has said is to be lopsided.
And we would not be waterlogged
1T is not everyone who can endure
the morning bath and the morning ex-
ercise. The sick require special care,
and we commend them to their physi-
clans and nurses; but everyone who
would live must awaken, and if water
in the night will help us sleep, water
in the morning will also help us
awaken-fresh and bright-and pre-
pare the digestive tract for Its work.
ice water. however, is not to be
considered. To put our living stom-
achs in cold storage is slow suicide
and a crime against health and COM
mon sense"
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
Success

Success! It is won by patient en-
deavor,
~.Energy's fire and the lame-glow Of
Will
BY grasping the chance with a Now,
now or never!"
Urging on, on while the laggard
stands still.
Success! It is facing life's trials, un-
daunted:
Fighting the present-forgetting the
past;
BY trusting to fate, though for years
she has taunted,
And bearing Times scars; facing
front. to the last!
Successl would you win 1t and wear
it's bright token?
Smile and step out to the drummer's
light Tilt;
Fight on till the last inch Of sword
blade is broken.
Then do not say die. Fight on with
the hilt!
Mary Markwell, in Success.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
AND TEAS
BUSY SOCIETY
Brilliant Affair in the New
Century Club
Other Happenings Of Social In
terest and Brief Personal
Mention

Communications OF n social nature,
either by letter or telephone, will be re-
celved by the Evening Journal. The So
cial Editor may be reached every morn
ing from to IL o'clock by telephone, No.
500 ID. & A.. or PAS Delmarvia.
The first Of the series of Friday might
dances was given in the New-Century
Club building last night IL was the
most brilliant affair which has been
devoted to TerpsechOre this season. In
point of decorative beauty, both as TO
the drawing-room and guests, the dance
could not have been surpassed. There
was almost a bewildering blaze of
lights being a hundred more than are
usually used to illuminate the place
and these twlnlzled and shone Through
mazes of holly, smilax, laurel and
other greens, that transformed the
room into a verltable Christmasy
fairyland.
The stage was converted into a
miniature forest. from which the or
chestra discoursed sweet strains for
the dances. The musicians were
screened by a thicket of holly, and on
either side Of the stage there was a
large Christmas tree. Back OF the or
chestuu were great ropes OF smilaX.
through which twinl0led red-shaded
electric lights. Both balconies were
festooned with ropes of laurel, each OF
which was caught with holly wreaths
The windows also were festooned with
laurel ropes, caught with wreaths OF
the holly The thirty-six lights In the
centre of the ceiling were decorated
about with holly SO as to form a dome
Through which the lights shone like
stars.
The space to the right of the en-
trance was converted into a cosy cor
ner, where the committee received TIN
guests.
The decorations were arranged b,
Mrs. A. I. DUPONT
The dance was characterized by tn
presence of a large number O
debutantes, also of dancing men, win
outnumbered the girls to a consider
able extent
Cooks Orchestra, Of Philadelphia
furnished the music for the occasion
and Holland, the Philadelphia caterel
served supper.
The committee In charge is compose
of Mrs. A. I. DUPONT, Mrs Ferdinand
Gilpin, Miss Louisa DUPONT, j. Erme.
Smith and Otho Nowland.
The next dance OF the series will
given on January II.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
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