Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
ABSOLUTE VERACITY

Then again, when the age of absolute
veracity arrfves-A. d. 1906. or there
abouts-there will be total absence OF
superlative adjectives in the newspaper ae-
counts of current happenings. Events will
be described in their true proportions Peo-
pie will be written about Just as they are.
Hereto appended are few conjectures as
to how current matters will be covered
in the newspapers when the old world
swings into the activities and actualities
of the far-distant time.
Report of q Debut.-Mfss Agnes Gotta
wad, youngest daughter Of Mr.. Hez Got
tawad, the well-known manufacturer of
air-shfp sundries. had her coming-out party
at her fathers home last evening. A con-
siderable party of young people was pres
ent but did not include the representatives
of the Understandable younger set, for
the reason that the Gottawads do not be-
long to that set. They were all weil-be-
haved young persons, however, and con-
Quoted themselves throughout the evening
with great propriety.
Miss Gottawad wore the conventional
simple white frock with which debutantes
garb themselves when they have their COM
ing-out party She is not at all a pretty
girl, being decidedly angular and somewhat
awkward, like her elder sisters. There Is.
debutante Miss Gottawads nose, due. prob
ably, to lack of exercise and to too great
Indulgence in sweetmeats, which detracts
quite a good deal from her appearance. Her
mouth Is too large, and the freckles on her
nose were very much in evidence under the
strong light in which she stood while re-
ceiving her guests. Miss Gottawad Is said,
however, despite her obvious plainness to
be quite amiable girl. She has no &C
complishments worth mentioning.
The decorations of the Gottawad house
for the occasion were pleasing In spots.
though decidedly garish as whole. An
music throughout the evening. Nobody
has the slightest anticipation that the
youngest Of the Misses Gottawad will be
the belle Of the season.
Report of Observation-Disclosures g. I.
Skinskin, the wife Of the furrier, yesterday
disgraced herself and her family and
everybody connected with her by horse
whipping young clerk employed in her
She rounded the young man up tn door
way on High street, and, drawing raw
hide whip from the folds Of her cloak. laid
it upon her victims countenance with the
and taken to No. 1 police station she
claimed that the young man had made goo
goo eyes at her. This Is not believed by
anybody who Is acquainted with the young
in this city as a thoroughly self-respecting
young fellow, the sole support Of his wild
owed mother and three young sisters. He
doesn't belong to the goody-goody class.
guilty of any such foolishness as that i'm
puted to him by the woman who horse
whipped him. He is even believed in by
Mr.. Skinskin. the woman's husband. and
with the guarantee that he shall not be
bothered by Mrs. Skinskin In the future.
1t Is understood that Mrs Skinskin is to be
Immediately examined by commission in
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the paper because we have ceased printing
the portraits Of people Of that kind in this
paper.
Report Of Suicide-The body Of young
foot of 2osth street, by the harbor police
yesterday afternoon. Pinned to her dress
was a note stating that she purposed COM
hitting suicide. signed Ethel s. Givemear-
four years Of age She was not at all beau
tiful. but was. In fact. extremely homely.
Her fingers were not covered with magnifi-
cent diamonds. She wore no rings at all.
Her clothing was of the most inexpensive
material. There is no mystery whatever
connected with the case, nor have the police
authorities the slightest idea that the young
woman was the victim Of foul play. 1t is
deemed positive, from her appearance, that
she did not belong to some distinguished
family Of the city,. The young woman had
simply become tired of living, and she
jumped into the river. that is ALL The case
upon which bank headlines could be built
up. 1t is expected that her people will iden-
tify her and claim the body some time to-
day. The names Of the Givemarest family
appear in the city directory, but no re-
porter was sent to their home by this news
paper, because the case was not deemed of
sufficient Importance.
Report of Tidal Wave-A tidal wave
swept the entire Atlantic coast yesterday
afternoon from Key West to Portland, Me.
It was not the largest tidal wave ever
known on this coast. by any manner of
means 11ss1 There have been PIX plenty Of bigger
the memory Of living men. Considerable
damage was done by the wave, however.
but we do not print the damage figures that
have been telegraphed to this office, because
we believe the figures to be grossly exag-
gerated.
Report Of a Picked-up Party of Cast
aways.-Nine sailors of the brigantine
Scuttle, Halifax to St. Christopher, Saw
west Of the Canary Islands on October
8. were brought into port yesterday on the
steamer Turbinsky the Turbinsky having
her cruise from Lisbon to this port The
rescued sailors were not gaunt and enact
ated. In fact, they were fat, sleek and
clipper. They suffered no hardships what
ever after steering off from their doomed
ship They left the Scuttle in the long
boat, which they had amply provisioned and
watered for months cruise in mid-At-
lant1c, II necessary. They were adr1ft In
the longboat four days. during. which the
sea was perfectly calm and the weather
balmy and beautiful. They had all they
wanted to eat and drink, and they did not
suffer the slightest inconvenience, for they
knew they were in the path of steamers,
and that they were bound to be picked up,
as they were. Consequently. they had no
story of the terrors Of the deep to tell
Report of a Railroad Wreck.-Two local
trains of the Squnchville division of the
T. & s. railroad met in head-on collision
at 11:15 yesterday forenoon, just outside
the city limits. There were no shrieks of
the wounded and dying for the reason that
nobody was killed even hurt. Both
trains were empty. and the engineers and
f1remen of the two trains all jumped, alight-
ing safely in weeds growing alongside the
track No ambulances were needed. The
trains, while they were completely wrecked,
did not catch fire, and thus add to the
horror of the situation, for there was no
horror of any kind in the situation. A
wrecking train cleared away the debris In
side Of a couple of hours. and traffic was
resumed on regular schedule time.
Report Of Theatrical Entertainm ent.-
Nine. Sadie Wernheart began an engage
ment at the Star Theater last evening her
opening play being "Frou-Frou." This Is
not Nine. Wernheart's final tour of the
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