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The Washington times., 1903-05-31
MOURNING BANDS OUT OF PLACE.

1t is astonishing how many persons,
both men and women. who give every
other indication OF culture and refine
ment are seen IN the streets nowadays
wearing Grape bands on their coat
sleeves. This form of mourning was
originally a military one. the British
officers cap, with its ridiculously low
crown, not admitting OF a band. When
he boasted a decoration. the medal was
also covered with Grape. From the
military the sleeve band descended to
the coachman and footnan, and has long
been the recognized servants mourning
when there was a death in the masters
family. Then the costermongers adopt
ed II because 1t was cheap. When one
of 'Arry's friends dies the purchase OF
black coat Is out OF the question, so
he puts the band OF Grape around the
sleeve of his old coat and lets IL go RI
that. The weli-to-do New Yorker who
unwittingly adopts this custom Is frat
cousin to the parvenu who invests in
coat of-arms and picks out one with u
bar sinister because he thinks II looks
just the thing.-New York Times.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
PREACHERS TOSSED A CENT.
Decided Weighty Question by Flip
ping Penny

Kansas Methodists have evolved a
new method of settling the vexed ques-
tion of who shall be pastor. and as a
result Iola is TO have the services CT
Rev. John MacLean. a preacher of
ability and eloquence. The story. as
told by a preacher just come from the
Fort Scott conference. is that the toss
of cent decided the question.
Under the rules of the Methodist
church all the appointments and assign
ments of preachers are made by the
bishop He has jurisdiction over several
conferences, in each of which several
hundred preachers are to be stationed
Naturally he is unable to know the local
conditions in each town.
The result is that he must depend
largely on what he can learn from local
members. In the larger churches the
selection of a preacher is usually male
by the board of trustees. Unless the
bishop has some unusual reason for de-
Gliding otherwise their choice is usually
final
Not long ago the trustees OF a city
not far from lola, where Mr.. MacLean
had preached several times, met to de-
eide whether to call him or another
man. Half the members wanted Mr.
MaeLean to be placed in charge. The
other half wanted the man who Is now
in charge They argued and debated the
question for several hours, but each
ballot was Just the same.
One OF the trustees finally proposed
that they toss a cent to decide the
question. One old gentleman was In
clined to demur, but the others were
tired of the wrangle and readily agreed
The cent was tossed up in the air with
the understanding that II it lit head up
they would ask for the man now IN
charge II did light with the head up.
The trustees stayed by their agreement
asked for the man accordingly and the
bishop sent him there.
The few members of the conference
who had known the means employed
smiled very broadly when the bishop
read the appointment in a sonorous
voice. So far both selections have
proved good ones.-Ncw York Sun.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
A New Kink in Advertising.

The following Is naively submitted to
The Times by the press agent for Sam S.
Shubert:
Another pretty and prominent ac-
tress who feared that added flesh would
make inroads on her popularity and
effectiveness has taken radical meas
tres TO prevent such a calamity After
year of retirement from the glare of
the footlights in order to pursue musical
and dramatic studies Miss Virginia
Earle announces that she is undergoing
special course Of training preparatory
TO again appearing before Broadway
audiences. No time has been set for
Miss Earle's temperance, but as she
VIII be required to play the roles of a
boy and girl in a big production next
season, she has made arrangements for
daily lessons and private practice hours
at well known gymnasium until she
is called to rehearse. Manager Sam S.
Shubert Will act as the theatrical guide
ava sponsor of Miss Earle in the future
Although she will have a very prominent
rclc in the new production to be made
this fall. she viii not be starred" un-
til the following season. when she will
BE- sent out In a novel musical play with
Mr.. Shubert at the helm"
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
lIRTHICUM DRAMATIC
CLUB CHANGES NAME
To Be Known in Future as "The Lin
thicums."

y regular meeting of the Linthicum
Dramatic Club was held Thursday night
at Linthicum Institute. BIG o Street
changing the name of the organization
to 1.-THE Linthicums,'' to take effect
from the date of the meeting new
constitution and bylaws were adopted.
which will govern the club in the flu
tUre
The Linthicum Dramatic Club was or
gained in May, 1897. and has presented
many one-act sketches and three-act
comedies during the six years past
Pink Dominoes" being the last which
Was played at the hall, last April THE
Arabian Nights" a threea act farce, was
played at the hall. the Soldiers Home
Leesburg, Va, and ST. Elizabeth Opera
House
Election of officers was held, and Ed
ward c. Haneke was elected president;
Walter D. Waugh, vice president and
treasurer; Charles c. Staub. secretary;
Frank Van SAINT, stage manager and
press correspondent, and Otto Niemeyer,
property man, TO hold office for the en-
suing year
Plays are being selected for the COM
ing season, and roseate future Is prom
ised, as everything is propitious for
greater success IN the future.
The present members are as follows:
Edward c. Haneke, Frank NJ. Scott,
Otto Niemeyer, Frank S. Brown, Lu-
Glen G. Swindells. Grace l. Ross. Nj.
Claire Fuller, Anna K. Evans, Walter
d. Waugh, John c. Garland. Charles C..
staub, Frank Van SAINT, Eugene C. Con-
lon, Mabel c. Fuller, Emile A. Cole, and
Ida H Tretler-
Flora B. Snyder and Bernard Me
meyer, now playing on the profess
sionai stage. are honorary members of
the club.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
AMATEUR THEATR|CALS
FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY
Entertainment at Boyds, Md
Draws Large Gathering.

BOYDS, Md. May 30.-Boyd Hall was
crowded last night by an audience
gathered from all parts of the county TO
attend play in two acts entitled "A
Perplexing Situation" The play was
successfully carried out under difficult
circumstances. The players were local
talent, young men and women OF
GAINESVILLE and vicinity.
The play was given under the direc-
ton of Edward Zeigler. principal of the
public school of GAINESVILLE. for the
benefit of the school library.
The cast included Reginald Darby, Nell
lie Mcdonald, Forest Colt. Elizabeth
Wood. Ethel Wood. Mary Brosius. Lottie
Pyles. Callie Cecil, Arthur Jones. Helen
Story, Townley Hayes, Brook Colt, and
Leonard Hayes.
The second part of the entertainment
was musical. in which the following
took part: Georgianna Lewis. Anna L.
Clark. of Harper's Ferry. W. Va, and
Ernest zeigler of Washington.
Decoration Day was observed through
out the county. Services were held In
Yearly every church and cemetery. At
Woodside the graves of the seventeen
unknown Confederates who fell in 1864
when Gen. Jubal Eafy made his raid,
were remembered. Ex-Secretary of the
Navy Herbert, president of the Confed-
crate Veterans Association, made an
appropriate address. A poem was read
by F. H. Mackey. prayer offered by the
Rev. DR.. McKim, and an address was
made by Justice Seth Shepard.
Roger Jamison. of Boyds, has been
appointed assistant station agent at
GAINESVILLE, vice William L. White, who
has accepted an assistant agency for
the Baltimore and Ohio at Rockville.
Md
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
Three of These Will Be Awarded
Money Prizes of SIS, So, and
81 Respectively.

CONDITIoNSThe conditions governing the awarding
prizes follows:
The prints submitted must be made by amateurs readers of
The Times living within radius of twenty miles Of Washing
from negatives made by themselves and the result of their
work through all processes and be for the exclusive
of The Times that it desires Previous puhca
on elsewhere viii bar the print and subsequent publication
of winning print will not be allowed except by special
of The Times The print bear the and
dress of the sender and safer have prints mounted No
print will be returned.
Where possible descriptive may be bat this viii
not be considered awarding the prize TIE composition.
stic execution and general attracvenss of the photograph
will be taken consideration in naming the Tt
tie of picture and of sender should be tie back
of the print, and not sent separately.
Prints for the competition delivered
Times office not later than Saturday, May 30.
The successful competitors for this week viii be
and their photographs reproduced Sunday, June Z.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
Mr.. Wiley's Final Recital.

song recital by the pupils Of Clifford
nesday evening, June 8, at the Washing
ton Club. The recital will mark the
close of Mr.. Wiley's season in Wash
ington, as he purposes to leave this
city for New York within the next week.
The program arranged for the concert
includes the following numbers:
Pass solo, ''Phosphorescence'' . Loewe
Tom Morrison, r.
MeZZO-soprano solo, "a Once Had a Sweet
Little Doll, Bears ................. Nevin
Ethel Baker.
Soprano solo, "The Pussy Willow. .Mildenberg
Maude Berner.
NeZzo-soprano solos
(a) ''Huntin' for a Rose. ........... Carter
(b) .'Entreaty'' ......... Smith
Margaret Morrison.
Bass solo, "a Toreador's Love Song .Conchois
H. s. Whitney
Edith NJ, Pollard ct the piano.
Mezzo-soprano solos
(a) "Im Kahne" Grieg
(b) Lullaby Observation-Disclosures. Brahms
Edith NJ. Pollard.
Soprano solos
(a) Bird and the Rose ......... .Horrocks
Oh THE Shoogy- Shoe" .......... Ambrose
Artridge Virginia Jacobs.
Baritone solos
(a) ''Euthanasia' and ''The Aureole" Chadwick
tb) Venetian Boat Song .....-.... Bemberg
Charles Louis Pollard.
(6 Her Likeness -. .Myrta L. Mason
Mrs Southwick Briggs.
Mezzo-soprano solos
Ca) Eye Hath Not Seem CThe Holy
(b) ''Since We Parted .Allitsen
Mary Lucy Mitchell
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
COLOR IN PHOTOGRAPHY.
New Process Claimed to Give Remark
able Results.

Prof. W. G. Brown, of the University
of Missouri. brought to the attention of
the chemical section of the American
Association for the Advancement OF
Science, at the recent Washington
Biography of considerable interest, de-
vised by NJ. and H. NJ. Miley, of Lex
ington, Va. Two photographs were
shown-a copy of Rembrandt PeaIes
Washington in the uniform of colonial
officer. and a plate of peaches. The
Popular Science Monthly" says the
process is a three-color film one, In
which the essential modification of ex-
listing processes is the use of pigmented
gelatin films in place OF stained ones.
In making photographs by this meth
cd, three negatives are taken in colorsd
light, the light being obtained by pass
Ing ordinary light through medium Of
proper color interpesed between the
lens and the plate, usually screen OF
colored glass or some coloring matter
placed between sheets of thin glass
One negative is taken through a red
screen. a second through green screen,
and a third through a violet screen.
The colors, red, green and violet. used
for the screens, should be such as trans
nit rays falling within a limited portion
OF the spectrum. The Photographic plates
used for the negatives must be adapted
to the color of the light to which they
are exposed; for the negative exposed 20
the red light an orthochromatic plate
stained with cyanin solution. for that
to the green light an unmodifed ortho-
chromatic plate, and for violet light IN
ordinary gelatin silver bromid plate is
used
From the negatives obtained positives
are made of carbon tissue (birchromated
gelatin pigment paper. The carbon It's
sue, perhaps better, pigment tissue, used
with the red-Hght negative, is charged
with an inalteTable blue pigment, the
blue being the Complementary of the
red used in the production of the mega
tive. The pigment tissue for the red and
yellow positives-that is, the tissue used
with the green and violet-light mega
tives, is charged with the Complementary
inalterable red and yellow pigments. The
pigment tissue. OF whatever color. is
sensitized, exposed, and developed in
the usual manner, with some modiflca-
tons made to facilitate the manipulation
during the development, transfeTence,
and subsequent superposition of the
films.-Baltimore American.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
Mrs. Fiske's Tour Closed.

Mrs. Fiske closed her tour in Mary
of Magdala" on May u. Her season in
this drama did not begin until late in
October, and covered thirty weeks
Mary of Magdala" everywhere has met
with remarkable approval. and aside
from its marked favor with the regular
theatergoing public. has attracted much
attention from clergymen and church
people of all denominations.
Mrs. Fiske will now enter upon holt
day that will last until August, when she
will begin rehearsals of her company for
next season.
Aside from a limited engagement at the
Manhattan Theater, New York, beginning
in September. she will visit the leading
cities of the country. including San Fran
cisco and the principal cities of the
Coast territory. Mrs. Fiske will con-
fine herself to Mary of Magdala"
During the summer interval Mrs
Fiske will devote much time to the
study OF Lady Macbeth, in which char
acter she will be seen year from next
autumn. While in New York next fall,
however, she will supervise the re-
hearsals of the Spanish play that Har-
rison Grey Fiske will next season pro-
duce at the Manhattan Theater with
Corone Ricardo in the leading role. The
costumes for this play are being made at
the Hidalgo Theatre, in the City of
Mexico. under the direction of Escenere,
the CataloEian costumer In the dress
ing of this production pains will be
taken to produce the atmosphere"
characteristic of the play The costumes
that will be worn in it will bear little
resemblance to the Spanish dress usu-
ally seen on the stage, as the pictur-
esque and rarely seen costumes of Gaia
lonia- the scene of the play, will be rep
resented with fidelity
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
Program at Church of Our Father.

The choir of the Church of Our
Father Will sing a special program Of
music this morning, under the direction
of George Lawrence. La Hache's Bless
ed be the Lord Cod and Praise Ye
the Lord. Will form part of the ser
vice. The choir will assist at the me-
mortal service at the church tomor-
row evening. A special feature OF the
service will be the singing of Tent
ing on the Old Camp Ground" by male
quartet, including Mr.. Lawrence, DR.. w.
G. Anderson, ". NJ. Swami, and D. l..
Scoville.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
WASHINGTON MUSIC LOVERS
Recital at Library of Congress.

Mrs Noble n. Potts gave an enioya-
BILE afternoon entertainment at the
reading room for the blind, Library of
Congress, on Tuesday, May 20. Mrs.
Potts read an interesting sketch of Men
delssohn. followed by a program of the
works of the great composer, interpre-
ted by Miss Moran. soprano; Ammen
Yeatman, bass, and Miss Stevens, vio-
liniste. Miss Moran sang her numbers
in good style, while Miss Stevens played
with her usual skill. Mr.. Yeatman s
fine voice and excellent phrasing won
for him the admiration of the audience
Mrs. Potts played the accompaniment
with artistic finish.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
Mr.. whitney's Return to Washington

H. S. Whitney. who will be among the
soloists at the concert to be given We'd
nesday evening at the Washington Club,
has just returned to Washington from a
season with Jefferson D'Angelis In THE
Emerald Isle" Mr.. Whitney was under
study TO Frank Belcher, baritone solo
ist of the company. Next season Mr.
Whitney will be member of the com
pany presenting The Princess OF Ken
stngton," under the direction of Fisher
and Ryley. The opera will be among
the early openings of the season in
New York.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
rip Van Wrinkle. +"

Commencing next week the Berger
stock company, AT the Lafayette Opera
House. will present a revival of RIP
Van Wrinkle" AS is already known, the
lay had it's original production In this
C;ty at old Carusi's Hall, under the man
egcment OF John T. Raymond, almost
fly years ago, and has gone on almost
continually since that time in the en-
Joyment CT an unprecedented popu-
larity. The management OF the Berger
company has promised a distinctive
81 enic performance.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
Music at St. Aloysius.

The program of music to be sung to-
day by the choir of st. Aloysius Church.
under the direction OF s. ]. Kubel. is as
fellows: Mass, Gounod; offertory. Ave
Maria" Mascheroni; vespers at 7:30 p.
m; Psalms, Lejeal; Magnificent" Greg
orian hymn, "Salve Regina Willard;
20 Salutaris,' Koschat; 'Tantum Ergo, =
Wiesand.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
Frawley Company's Wide Travels.

Daniel Frawley and his company have
completed a successful season at Cal
cutta. India, and will proceed on a tour
through Australia. The company will
not return TO the United States for at
least another year. Since its departure
from San Francisco the organization has
played unusually successful engage
rnents in Honolulu, Manila, Hongkong,
and Nagasaki.
WashiDgtonians will be interested in
Mr.. Frawley's success in that he claims
this city as his home and played a sum
mer season here several years ago at
the Columbia Theater. Since that time
his efforts have been mainly in Califor-
mia and through the West where he and
his company are strong favorites.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
Concert by Pupils of George Lawrence.

The pupils of George Lawrence are
preparing for the annual musicale of
the class Mr. Lawrence Is arranging
an unusually attractive program. Among
those who will assist at the recital will
be Frederick Weber, OF Baltimore; Anita
Cluss, harpist Prof Walter T. Holt.
the Holt Mandolin Club, and several
other well known musicians.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
A Talented Young Pianist.

Miss Vivian Church. of College Park,
Md, gave a piano recital Thursday
evening at the studio of B. Frank
Gebest. Miss Church played her num-
bers entirely from memory and with
much intelligence. She is but seventeen
years old, and gives promise of becom-
ing an excellent pianist. Miss Church
was assisted in the recital by Miss Ber-
tie Thompson, one of Washington's
well-known singers, who gave number
of selections in excellent style. The fol-
following numbers constituted the pro-
gram:
Nocturne, op. g. No /; valse. op. 10,
No 8; Fantasie-Impromptu, op sc. Chopin
''If Thou Didst Love Me- ................. Denza
der Schmetterling," ''Das Voglein," and
'.An den Fruhling" .Grieg
'Hexentanz" Observation-Disclosures. Mcdowell
"A Little Thief ....-...-...-..........Ie Leo stern
80 That We Two Were Maying". .-.----.. Neyin
spring song " ell
''Kammenoi 0strow'' .......,......... Rubinstein
.'Fruhingsrauschen'' ................-... Sinding
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
Chase's-"The Fortune Teller"

The Fortune Teller, in which Alice
Nielsen first starred, will be given at
Chase's next week. The cast will in
olude Grafton Baker, E. s. Metcalf Rob-
ert Lett. Herman Hirshberg, Edna Bron-
son, May Boley, Winifred Williams. and
Others of lesser distinction
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
A KINGS INTRINSIC VALUE.

When the King of Siam is attired in
his fall complement of royal robes and
is wearing all his state decorations. the
value Of these amounts TO something
like 81. 200, 000.-Sketch.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
Miss Bayly's Return.

Miss Virginia BayIy has returned from
thirty-fve weeks enga cement with
The Sign of the Cross" company. and
is at her home. 1893 Eleventh Street
northwest, whore she will remain during
the month OF June.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

the wife CT William H. Post, who was
member of the Galland company at
the Columbia Theater
Mrs. Patrick Campbell has closed an
other successful American season and
returned to her home in England.
Sarah Bernhard has not met with ia
vor from Berlin audiences. She ap-
paared last week for the second time In
the German capital and her reception Is
said to have been markedly unenthusias-
tic.
Amelia Bingham Will next season pre-
sent The Canterbury Pilgrims" a
dramatization made by Percy Mackaye,
of Chaueer's Canterbury Tales The
piece is to be spectacular comedy in
blank verse and Will be radically differ
ent from anything Miss Bingham has
hitherto produced.
Walter Clark Bellows will direct the
summer season of stock at Elitchs Gar
dens, Denver, this summer. Among the
players who will appear at some time
during the season are Jane Remark,
Maude Fealy, Ada Dwyer, Frederick
Perry, Aubrey Boucicault, Oscar Eagle.
and others
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
SUMMER RESORTS.
Adirondacks-Lake Massawepie.
HOTEL CHsLDWCED

Opens early in JUNE. Private preserve of 600
acres, cottage colony, and camp sites adjacent
only two cottages now vacant are for rental
Golf, Hunting Fishing, Boating, Driving
Through Pullman cars. Booklet etc. address
c. R. ELDRIDGE, Hotel Imperial, N Y. c.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
ATLANTIC CITY.

THE Salt Breath OF the Sea Brings HEALTH
GALEN HALL, Atlantic City, y. j.
Sanatorium and Hotel New building hand
some and elegant in every feature. Physicians
and nurses. Rooms with private baths and sea
water place for rest and health seekers
Table and service first class. Booklet
F. L. YOUNG Gen Mgr
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

For the encouragement of photographers The Times
three prizes for the best Photographs sub
mitted to it.
Out of the number of photographs submitted, The
each week group of about and repro
duce them its Sunday issue
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

season of 10000 she will become a star
in Paul Hester and Haddon Chambers
play, The Head OF the Family
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

Maxine Elliott will become a star in
Her Own Way under the management
of Charles B. Dillingham;.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

The Girls from Spector' is the
title of the new play which George v.
Hobart is writing for George W. Led
erer
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
SUMMER RESORTS.
SUMMER RESORTS.
VIRGINIA hot SPRINGS,
GREEHEREER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
WARM SPRINGS,
R0GgBRlDGE ALUM SPRINGS AND
MOTEL ALLEGHENY

HEALING SPRINGS SWEET SPRINGS. SWEET CHALYBEATE
SPRINGS NATURAL BRIDGE, SALT SULPHUR SPRINGS
MuLBoRo, AND OTHER WELL-KSowN RESORTS
Yestibud lighted dining, paor sleeping car
leave Washington and Ii p
Dali reaching II from hours
tickets pamphlets,
e can be obtained offices Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Fourteenth 5l3 Avenue
by addressing
w. FULLER. General Passenger Agent, Washington c.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

FOR ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS, GOOD TABLE,
HOME COMFORTS, VISIT THE
HOTEL OSBORNE,
Arkansas and Pacific ayes. $3.50 per day up.
ss weekly and up Write for Booklet
my3l- BOT MRS r. J. OSBORNE.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
SUMMER RESORTS.
BUTCHER HOuS e
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Located among the hills in Dutchess County;
elevation 700 feet; well kept; golf links, tennis
bowling billiards, music, and all the comforts
'or health and recreation, with pure spring water
from the mountains. For terms and booklet ad-
dress r. c. Loyeridge, Manager, Pawling, y. Y.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

next season, THE Jockey" by Ordon-
neau and Gavault, of Paris. The book
will be -"Americanized" by Harry B.
Smith.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

John c. Fishers production OF The
Princess of Kensington' will be among
the early presentations in New York
next season. The comedy is scheduled
TO open about August IL.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

According 10 late reports Margaret
Fire Theater Company next season.
Miss Anglins withdrawal from the or
ganiZation is said TO be due TO her aver
sion TO the role assigned her in THE
Unforeseen"
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

full American season in "A Message
From Mars" He sailed for England last
Wednesday. but will come to America
next year when a new play. and possibly
"a Message From Mars" will be includ-
ed in his repertoire
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

Emma Calve recently took an over
dose OF aconite and narrowly escaped
oeath. Mile. Calve is singing in The
pamnation of Fanst" at the Theatre
Sarah Bernhard. Paris.