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Evening star., 1902-01-15
BACHELORS ARE IN LUCK
MEN IN GREAT DEMAND AT SOCIAL
ENTERTAINMENTS.
If They Have the Proper Qualities
They May Dance and Feast
All the Year.

From the New York Sun.
ITO be a bachelor in New York is now-a-
days what Henry James would call the
great good thing. 1t does not matter If his
means are so limited that he can barely
pay his living expenses. If he has any
social position, and even If he Is without
social position but possesses good looks,
charm or accomplishments, he may go
through winter brilliantly and perhaps
marry well If good opportunity comes
along" So spoke a woman of experience
"a poor girl in society hasn't ghost Of
show" she went on, "unless some wealthy
relative stands sponsor for her. She abso-
Iutely must have gowns, and even then she
has to possess decided charm of some sort
if she hopes to marry well. But man
with sufficient income to dress on, and he
can dress well on less than a fourth of
what 1t costs his sister, Is feted, hattered
and made much of, not as a desirable
catch, but as an addition to dinners and
ed English bachelors for their selfishness
in regard to accepting social favors con-
stantly without making any return to their
hostesses. The writer describes conditions
in America as being vastly different, and
says that girls on this side of the water
receive better treatment from their bache-
ior friends while all obligations to their
hostesses are returned in full.
Unapprecfatfve Men.
'This Is a greatly mistaken notion.
have been closely in touch with social af-
fairs for many years, and I know that
many men are invited to dinners and other
entertainments because they dance well or
talk well or flirt well. They are not eligible
men and never return their social debts.
The fact of the matter is, that conditions
have changed within the last ten years or
more. Bachelors In America are sought
after for their society and have so many
invitations that they no longer feel them
selves under any obligations for the hos
The American bachelor spends all his in
come on himself his clothes, his apart
+ n.ent, his cabs. OF course, do not mean
that any Of the rich bachelors in society
are penurious. Many of them entertain
throughout the winter and summer None
Of them, however, does as much as: he
should in the way Of returning entertain
ments.
"But am referring to the large number
Of young men who are always invited out
and never in any way do anything to re-
turn their social debts and are not expect
ed to. These men dress we'll and make q
good appearance, dine out seven nights in
the week, put in an appearance at the
opera. the horse show and at all the larger
functions. always as guests. Some of them
send few boxes of flowers to their hos
tesSes during winter, while others do not
go even SO far as this The average bache-
lor makes not the slightest attempt to seem
! cognizant of the fact that he Is receiving
constant entertainment. Hostesses have
those at which the men guests outnumber
| the women by far 1t Is getting to be quite
/ the thing to have a double number of men
] on list. Above all. - there . demand for
Evening star., 1902-01-15
ORIGIN OF PUNCH,
A Drink That Was First Brewed by
the Hind0Os.

From the Chicago News.
Contrary to general belief, punch and the
punch bowl are not institutions of Anglo
Saxon or even of European origin. The
arak of Indian origin preceded the inven-
ton Of punch. 1t was sacred beverage,
sometimes served with the addition of four
other ingredients-fruit Juice, water sugar
and nutmeg. Five was a sacred number to
the worshipers Of Brahma. The Dutch were
much addicted to a beverage called "boule-
PONCE semi-Hfndu, semf-European prep
aration, the strength OF which frequently
proved fatal to drinkers; in the eighteenth
century brandy and eau de vie were SUBJ
stftuted for arak. In Furetiere's dictionary,
compiled in the end of the seventeenth CEN
tury, and published in 1701, ''boule" or
"bonne PONCE" is given as an English
drink, the recipe being one pint of brandy.
one or lemon juice. nutmeg, toasted bis
cults, all thoroughly pounded and well
mixed together. 1t was also much in vogue
In Russia, where, according to voltaire,
Peter III died from drinking too much of
Before that date. in 1904. Admiral Russell
OF the British navy gave feast to the
English fleet, then on the coast of Spain, at
which the punch bowl was the principal
feature, and has become historic A marble
basin, erected in a lemon tree grove was
the vessel in which 1t was served; 600 bot
ties of brandy and of rum, respectively, 1909
bottles of Malaga. 400 liters of boiling
water, 600 pounds of best sugar, 200 pound
ed nutmegs and the juice Of 26O0 lemons
were used for the occasion. The youngest
and daintiest MILDLY of the feet rowed on
this strange lake in a tiny mahogany skiff
then, padding to the edge, he ladled out
the beverage to over GOO guests who were
present at the feast on three tiers of seats
arranged as an amphitheater. The dis
crepancy between the quantity of water used
compared with the wine and spirit In
somewhat significant. yet no single drop OF
the beverage went begging that day.
Evening star., 1902-01-15
A BACTERIAL SEWER.
A Pennsylvania Township Adopts an
Approved Method.

A Pennsylvania Township Adopts an
Approved Method.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Lower Merton township, which includes
all the fashionable suburban territory lying
between Rosernont and Merton, on the main
line Of the Pennsylvania railroad, is to have
the most improved sewerage system obtain
able. The cost Of the system will be at
least $500. 1000, and it Is expected that con-
struction work will begin early next spring.
After thorough investigation Of systems
Of disposal preliminary plans were pre-
pared for complete house sewerage sys-
tenn Two methods were finally considered
by the township ommissioners-the first to
carry the sewage to tide water and the sec
ond to purify the sewage by the most ap-
proved method-bacteriai treatment.
The method of carrying the sewage to
tide was considered very exhaustiveIy, the
cost OF construction running up into thou
sands of dollars, approxfmating $175 600.
The second proposition was discussed by
the commissioners, and with the encourage
ment Of the more progressive citizens IT
was decided to thoroughly investigate the
methods OF sewage publication, and con-
struction of sewerage systems and sewage
disposal works throughout England, where
conditions have made the adoption Of the
best systems an absolute necessity. As the
question was Of grest Importance 1t was
Evening star., 1902-01-15

the men classified as dancing men, as din
ner men and corner men, as the chaps who
are most popular for their good looks are
called
The dancing men are the most rare and
the most difficult to obtain. If one gives
a dance there must be men to dance with
Not merely rich men or clever men or
handsome men, but men who can dance
and who will do so.
The CotilIon Leader.
''The cotillon leaders head the list, and
then follow the men who are known as
willing performers in the german, skilled
at taking their partners through diff
cult figures; enthusiastic two-steppers and
walters who are selfsacrifcing enough to
take out raw debutantes and chaperons
Men of this sort will have their hands filled
through season, and. mark You, they may
be extremely uninteresting in every other
way, but If they once get on the list Of the
dancing men their enterta inment Is assured
The dinner man is quite different. He may
not be able to dance a step. He rarely
does, but he is a good tafker and is known
to be clever in some line. He has fund of
anecdote, badinage and complimentary
phrases.
He knows his opera and is up in the
plays and books. He may be even trifie
eccentric il he can and will talk during the
courses of a dinner and keep things from
becoming stupid. The corner man is never
invited to dinners especially, but he fills in
delightfully."- at house parties and dances:
he sits out with the chaperons and makes
himself useful In getting ices and chairs,
even in ordering carriages. Some people
call the corner man the tame cat, for the
reason that he is always hangintg about at
teas and at functions which men despise as
a rule. He is even known to put in an ap-
pearance at womens club receptions. A
good corner man can get through a winter
beautifully on an income that would not
keep a society woman in slippers. What is
but the most powerful one is the fact that
women, within the past few years, have
been marrying rich men, and there lis a rage
for entertaining. A rich young matron
with town house and country place and
plenty of money naturally wishes to enter
tain, and, as she must have men, the young
and desirable bachelors are asked"
Evening star., 1902-01-15

decided by the commissioners to make this
investigation at once, and accordingly
committee of two of the commissioners was
selected, composed of William E. Barrett
and Horace w. Smedley, and accompany
ing them was Chester L. Albright, a civil
engineer.
They visited many places throughout
England and examined many plants by the
permission and with the courteous atten-
tion of the engineers and chemists in
charge. The places visited were London
Clifford, Hampton. Manchester, Oldham,
Abram, Virgins. Hindley, Huddersfield,
Sheffield and others
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on the other side. This time there was a
shortage of $50.
Mr.. Adams scratched his head, pondered
moment, turned the stack over again,
moistened his thumb and counted slowly
and carefully. The figures were correct.
Ihen he counted once more from the backs
OF the notes. There were still $50 missing
The Adams family held back Christmas
dinner for a long time and then ate 1t with
out the head of the house. While they were
at table there was wild-eyed person with
disheveied hair and minus hat, coat, collar
and tie standing at desk down town.
glimly counting greenbacks and muttering
incoherently
By O'Clock in the afternoon the books
mad come out right something like 147
times They had also come out wrong ex-
acuy the same number of tines And
Adams was rapidly approaching dementia.
Eventually he took the stack, spread the
notes out one by one. and counted slowly
and singiy. turning each note over sep
arately Suddenly he stopped. stared and
gave whoop of Joy. In his hand was a
note one side of which was for $50 and the
other side for 500. How the freak got into
circulation is mystery. The $50 side bears
Evening star., 1902-01-15
Ntrfculture.
From the Popular Science Monthly.

From the Popular Science Monthly.
Thanks to DR.. Cations studies. we know
how much children inherit from each of
their ancestors; and 1t is theoretically pos
sible to calculate how much increasing the
produetiveness of the better individuals
would improve the race. Thus. IL those
who are well endowed--and DIR. Galton be-
lieves that IL Is possible to discover differ
ences in efficiency early in life-were en-
abled to marry young and were placed in
favorable conditions, the efficiency of the
race would be increased by an amount that
can be calculated. A Utopia such as DR..
Galton plans Is not easy to carry into ef-
feet. but II is well TO realize what enor~
nous conseaaencos would follow were this
possible under existing conditions of law
and sentiment.
Evening star., 1902-01-15
TwO-FACED BANK NOTE,
Trouble Caused Till the Mystery Was
solved,
Chlea 90 Dspateh % the Phlladephla North American

Chicago Dispatch to the Philadelphia North American
Given money, the next thing is to know
how to count il. That has always been the
motto of W. II. Adams, who prides himself
upon his ability in this direction, so when
on Tuesday night his cashier reported de-
flolency of $50 in the books which no process
of arithmetic could make up. the broker
said he would come down next morning and
straighten the thing out in minute or
two
He told the folks at home he'd be back
IN ample time for his Christmas dinner. He
went to the Office and applied himself to the
particular pile Of bank notes that caused
the trouble. He ran through it. quickly,
compared the books and found everything
ali right. Then. muttering something about
careless Cashiers. he shuffied the notes,
turned them over and. after the fashion of
money counters. skinned through them
Evening star., 1902-01-15
To Befog the Enemy.

From the London EXPRESS.
A remarkable shell Of new type that
has just been introduced into the German
army is stated to be receiving the close
attention of the British war office. By the
Introduction Of q cartridge composed of
amorphous phosphorus Into the ordinary
charge of smokeless power thick white
smoke is emitted when the shell bursts.
thus showing the gunners. even at the
greatest distance, how close the projectile
has gone to the enemy's position.
BY increasing the proportion Of this
chemical, an operation which does not
lessen the bursting effect, 1t is held to be
possible to deposit in front of the enemy's
position a thick wall Of white smoke,
which for many seconds will altogether
obliterate his view of the field. The ex-
periments in the German army have
proved highly satisfactory, and it is said
that the invention is almost sure to be
adopted in England. 49,
Evening star., 1902-01-15
Highest of Waterfalls.
From the Land of Sunshine,

The highest waterfall in the world, geox-
raphy tells us. is the Cerosola cascade. in
the Alps having fall Of 2,40O feet; that Of
Aryey. in Savoy. is LOO feet, and the falls
OF Yosemite valley range from 700 to eco
deet. But higher yet Is the waterfall in
San Cuayatan canyon, In the state Of mr.
ango, Mexico. 1t was discovered by some
prospectors ten years ago in the great bar
ranca district, which is called the Tierras
Desconocidas While searching for the
famous lost mine, Naranjal. great roa r
OF water was heard. With great diff7culty
the party pushed on and up and down the
mighty chasm until they beheld the superb
fah. that y at least 5000 feet high.
Evening star., 1902-01-15

the name of the Aetna Nationa, RarL -.
Kansas City. Mo-. and was issued on March
~. 1880. The reverse contains the figures
&C. and 100" The number 4251 in the
center Is printed upside down.
Mr.. Adams will send the two-fsced note
to Washington. In the meantime he is won.
dering whether he is $50 ahead or behind
on the transaction
Evening star., 1902-01-15
A. Modiaed.

From the Chicago News.
Nell-"Did Charlie propose to you upon
his knees?"
Bess-"Yes-er-that is. was sitting on
his knees when he proposed
Evening star., 1902-01-15

One table of Under
wear, including Draw
ers, Corse Covers,
Skirts, Gowns-all made
in the best manner,
and none selling reg
ularly for less than
SOC.
Evening star., 1902-01-15

One table of Gowns,
Drawers, Short Skirts,
Long Skirts, Corse
Covers-all In good ma
teriaf and in a big va
riety of trimmings. Not
a garment in the lot
selling for less than
T5c.
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s. Very Shapely Parl0r Tables, CHARTERED
oak or mahogany finish, French 90 OF
legs CNo. 426l. 6l............... DZoSO
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A large lot of assort-
ed garments-G o W ns
with empire yok,s,
Skirts with elaborate
lace trimmings and
tucks-all very hig b
grade In both make and
material selling at
9Sc. and more.
Evening star., 1902-01-15

s23 Solid Oak 3-piece Bed Room Suites,
French plate mirrors and q II e OF
neat carvings. This sale. D 900
Evening star., 1902-01-15

$50 Solid Oak 3-pieee Bed Room Suites,
swell-front dressers with 24x30 French
bevei plate mirrors This $40 &E
SAFE cU 1aOQV
Evening star., 1902-01-15

Ladies' L Suits A., A. Les a.,e
From $50 to SIS are the prices you'd expect
to have quoted for suits such as these. These
beautiful costumes, bright and fresh from the
makers, are made of finest cheviot serge blue
and black, Eton, coat and blouse effects; Jackets
faced with fine peau de sole and lined with taffeta
silk. Skirts are made full
T!s; Ts :s;: with es, s':; +: sst far: $1O@8
wear the price has been made
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-17

Miss Mary Lyons Mayo and Mr.. Rich
ard Henry Parker were married in st.
Paurs Protestant Episcopal Church yes
terday. October 18th. at 5 o'clock P. NJ,
the celebrant being the Rev. William
Meade Clarke. the rector of st. James.
this city.
The church was decorated in white
cosmos silver candelabra and wax ia
pers. Mr.. Reinhardt played the wedding
marches. and the bridesmaids and
the groomsmen entered in alternate cou-
pies, two and two, Miss Ida Riley, OF
Washington. and Miss Valerie SIinglun.
Of Baltimore, leading, then Mr.. George
Bryan and Mr.. Paul Petit, of Virginia:
Miss Virginia Peachy Wise. Of Williams
burg, and Mss Sarah Lippincott Rich
ards, of New York: DR.. Edward Fled, OF
Norfolk and DR.. Stands. of Washing
ton; Miss Guile Harrison, Of Brandon.
and Miss Ella Slingluff, Of Baltimore;
Miss Winona Buck and Miss Luck Suth-
erland, Of Washington: Miss Edward
Mayo and Mr.. Frank Vim. of Balti-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-17
TWO STORIES or LIVE INTEREST
Bullet Fails to-
Stop Brape BrL
special Dispatch to The Times.)

Special Dispa tcii to The Ttmes.)
DANBURY. CONN. October 1e.-afis,
Mabel Sturges. the nineteen-yearod
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sturses.
of Cannon. was welded this afternoon.
although onty few hours before she
had been shot with a bull ct rom a u.s.
calibre rife. The marriage was asinst
the positive orders Of the doctor and
The anxious pieadings OF the brides
parents.
The father OF the bride is one OF the
well-to-do citizens OF Cannon. living In
a large farmhouse short distance from
the center Miss Sturges went to tho
kitchen this morning at the same time
that Walter Sterling. a sixteen-year-old
boy who was emp Dyed on the farm.
went to the wooE'shed a short distance
from the house. to get some nails IN
the she'd the 10y found rife belonging
TO NJ. Sturges. In examining ie ne a..
ci,.entail,. pressed the trigger. and this
rife was discharged
TITO bullet struck Miss Sturgis on her
tight elbow. I, ploughed through the
rsel,g,s her arm and was irhedaed In
,ha way The wound was q serious ono.
as tra bone was injured as vel as Tho
cash. The physician who arrived in a
short time found Miss Sturges uncon-
sciou.
The girl came to at noon. and at $50.
pale and weak from loss OF blood and
shock. walked down the aisle OF St.
Mathews Church. where she bsca,ne the
bride Of Oscar Eu6d, OF Weston Mrs.
RuSfd was paced In bed Immediately on
reaching the house. and 1t will be long
time before she RECEIVERS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-17

between tho leaves OF an ivory prayer
book. which she carried In her hand.
Mr. Crenshaw awaited his bride at the
chancel with his best man. Mr.. AIilsen
Crenshaw. After the ceremony a re-
ception was given the bridal party. tha
relatives and intimate friends OF tho
bride and groom. by the brides sister.
Mrs. w. T. oppenheimer. after which
Mr. and Mrs. Crenshaw eft ~ their
wedding tour.
Miss Mayo's rlatetnal and paternal
families are so widely and prominently
connected. and their past history Is SO
largely the history OF Virginia. that her
name carries with 1t the assurance OF
all that cou.i or might be said. MIR.
Crenshaw is cultured to high degree
and is a grandson OF Judge Richard Ell.
lott Parker. OF the Supreme Court
bench Among the guests OF distinction
who attended the wedding from dis.
lance were: Mr.. and Mrs John Chopper,
OF Washington: Mrs. Walton Saunders,
of Philadelphia: Mr.. Frank Ettinge, OF
Philade,ohia: Mrs. Robert Winsor. and
Mrs Dwinell OF Boston; Mr. and Mrs.
John s. Wise. OF New York; Mrs. CHINA.
OF Plainheld. ". II.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-17

~ + .
The bridesmaids gowns were Of white
orEandy. trimmed with appli9ued
medallions of lace. outlined with inser-
ton. They carried armfuls Of white
cosmos, and wore caster Of the same
snowy blossoms In their hair.
The maid OF honor. Miss Annie Wise
Mayo. the sister of the bride. was in
pink organdy yelling. pink taffeta silk.
with elaborate trimmings of ivory white
lace medallions. Her flowers were cos
mos.
The bride walked into the church with
Mr. Henry a. Wise, OF New York. who
gave her away. She was elegantly
gowned in white panne crepe. the seams
of the skirt concealed BY. Mexican
stitches. and ornamented with design
of orange flowers done In ON rooidery
The bodice and sleeves were trimmed
with the sans design. On the bodice. In
addition. was profusion of beautiful
Duchesse lace. giving the effect OF q
round yoke. Around her throat she had
a necklace of pearls. one of her we'd
ding gifts. Her vel was fastened with
natural orange blossoms. and she had
a spray OF the fragrant bride blossoms
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-17

". w. Archibald and Mr. c. c. Kent, Of
tend the Shirreffs-Bruce wedding, have
returned home.
Miss Essie Grimes ara Mrs. Harvey L.
Davis have returned to the city after
six weeks trip visiting New York and
other Northern cities. They were accom-
panied home by their little niece. Miss
Katharine Grimes, of Brooklyn. N. Y.
who VIII spend the winter in Richmond.
President Lyon G. Tyler. of William
and Mary College. is in Richmond for
the week.
Mr.. ]. B. Jones is visiting friends in
Elizabeth City, n. e.
MI. E. K. Victor will land in New York
many. and will return to Richmond next
Monday.
Mrs. II. ". Keeling. Mrs. C. B. White
and Miss Lucille Berkeley. of Newport.
News are spending several days in
Richmond.
Miss Talfree. of New York, won the
tennis cup in the tournament Wednes
day, defeating Miss Parrish. Of London.
The cup was given by Mrs. Barton French
and Mrs. ingalls,.
Golf is a very popular game at Hot
Springs also and croquet has been revived
this autumn. a match game played We'd
nesday lasting ten hours.
Mrs. Frank Chamberlayne and Miss
Agnes Chamberlayne, who have been
visiting in Denver. have now gone to
California The ladies are greatly en-
toying their Western tour.
Mrs. Allen Lyon Of West Grace Street
is having a most agreeable visit to friends
in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs Ashby Weller Will soon
remove to Danville and make that place
their future home
Mrs George Hawkins. Of williamsburg,
is visiting friends in Richmond.
MI. Cark and bride, of Chicago. who
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-17
AMO AsOuT EYES.GHT.

starting report was recently made
by the Commissioner of the New York
Health Department to the Board Of Es-
Inmates. He stated that he had exam
ined. with the aid of two eye experts,
thousands of school children in New
York city and found that is per cent. of
them were afflicted with contagious
disease known as trachoma, granula-
ton Of the eyelids
we think this disease was introduced
by Immigrants said the Commissioner.
There are 6oo.ooo children Of school
age in The city. and it is believed that
100, 600 Of them are afflicted with the eye
disease mentioned.
This is a subject which should engage
the serious attention Of parents and
guardians. as well as OF the school au-
thor:ties, in all sections OF the country.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-17
NEW FL CINE COMPANY
Officially Installed by the FIRE 6oaro
~ Ni-ht

contractor winshe'd officially turned
,,ssr ths new fire ensine house at Firth
ana Dual streets to the Fire Eoa5a i ,n
l.s,,ss t,a members OF the new company.
,s ..i, CAPTAIN Atkinson in charge.
The board met with every member pres
-. sxcept Afr. Robert Lecky. After the
x...ait,;sr had concluded. the board. the
hoard cor7n,ittee Of the Council and sew
eraI invited guests we're rendered light
luncheon by the hremen. dur1ne the pro-.
y,ess OF which the commissioners spoke
+, :. few words to the men The evening
was altogether a pleasant one.
A test Of the alarm slsnals was made.
ara Superintendent w Il. thompson oe-
o.,ra, them to be in perfect condition
everything at the house IS now in read-
iness for business
those OF the board who were present
were President Frischkorn, afessrs. 6.
wat. TAYLOR, Charles F. TAYLOR, Joseph
Levy and Charles keppler. The Council
men present were Aldermen Bahen and