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PROMENO|RS IN PARIS
Moulin Rouge Revived Again
In Original Character.
FEATURE OF MUSIC HALLS
Resource Of Lonely Man in Search Of
Social Life.
MUST NOT MIND BEING ROBBED
State Of Affairs Inexplicable to Tour
lists Poisoned by Efforts to
Protect Their Pockets.
MUST NOT MIND BEING ROBBED
pecial Correspondence of The Star,

Special Correspondence Of The Star
PARIS. October o. 1905
The famous Moulin Rouge has been
bought back by its original proprietor 1t
will drop theatrical productions and go
back to its old character as a dance hall
and Partisan promenoir.
The news. spread by cable. will throw in
to smiling reverie men on the pampas of
the Argentine, the steppes Of Russia. the
prairies Of Iowa. 1t will call up "reminiscences
from New York brokers. Manchester cot
ton spinners, Chinese mandarins and mag
mates Of the Transvaal. All over the world
men will be reminded how. when they were
lonely once In Paris, the Old Moulin Rouge
launched them slap-bang into society.
Thus any one may go into society in Paris
at moments notice-without introduc-
tfons.
Out Of the dark Of the street and into
halls of light where. amid music, perfumes
and laughter. moves a courteous social life
Is transformation that costs forty cents.
These refugees from loneliness and dullness
are the promenoirs. of which the Moulin
Rouge was always the archi-type and which
attached to every music hall, casino, cafe
concert. and ice palace-vonstitute a spa
cious 'prowl' or walk around with foun-
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The Tomb Of King Juba.


The tomb OF the Christian in Algeria is a
pyramid on the summit of a hill more than
700 feet high, at the edge Of the sea. 1t
dates back to before the time Of st. Paul.
having been built by order OF Juba II. the
King of Mauritania. as a burying place for
himself and his wife. Cleopatra, the daugh-
ter Of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. The
only daughter Of Juba and his wife was
Drusilia, who married Festus. the governor
Of Judea in the time of st. Paul. The tomb
can be entered by a low doorway beneath
one of the four false doors. These have
holdings on them OF cruciform shape and
may account for the title, THE Tomb OF
the Christian" The passage within the
pyramid winds round and eventually leads
to two chambers shut OF from 1t by folding
doors, which can be moved UP and down by
levers. The tomb must have been rified OF
all It contained centuries ago. though some
think that by excavating In a downward
direction 1t might still be possible to dis
cover the buryins places Of the king and
the false doors outside. to be a blind.
Doubtless the younger Cleopatra had
brought the idea of making royal mauso-
leum in the shape of a pyramid from
Egypt. Portions of a marble statue OF
Egyptian design were found at Cherchel.
suggesting that an Egyptian colony may
once have existed there. There are two
other similar monuments In Algeria. In the
provinces Of Oran and Constantine. respect
lively, the latter being considerably older
than the Tomb of the Christian, which.
however. Ia the only one referred to In an
Client writings.
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like this Is worth dollar All the tine
the conversation sparkled the number OF
saucefs oh the table kept mysteriously in
cfeasifg. First one girl friend. then an
other. came and slipped her saucer into one
of the girls hands-behind her back TIA
BERTHE called out to us:
Il say, old chappie. won't you ahsk these
ladies to explain the multiplication of
saucers? Are We supposed to pay for them
ali? 1t Is a swindIel'
They are on your able!'
Its the girls table.
Then why do you bother?'' we said
There you are. 1t bothered Berthe and
Augustus. Though 1t was outrageous. some
thing whispered even 20 those hardy Eng
lfshmen that they could not well quit the
table with the saucers unpaid-though two
words of explanation with the waiter would
relieve them OF all obligation. Sullenly
they paid and walked away. Its not right.
you know" they murmured: and as In re-
ply. a thing still less right came to them
instanter
You have turn my skirt. exclaimed a
brilliant brunette creature turning sud-
denly on Berthe in the throng. why do
you promenade on ladies skirts
She picked up the skirts edge and studied
It, The crowd took up the study.
"Oh. these English,'-''He will indemnify
her" met he" Take him to the comms-
sary~ Look at those feet"
BERTHE protested; II don't think | trod
on her skirt l felt nothing.
He felt nothing, the crowd murmured-
This is painful. said Augustus; "can't
we square her? VIII she take - francs"
The brunette accepted 80. and as the
money passed the crowd melted. OF COURSE
some one had stepped upon the skirt that
night. as many nights before, but Ii
BERTHE? We would know for certain II We
saw the brunette divide the 80 with her
girl friend a few minutes later
Expert of Promenoirs.
"They really make their living by this
honest stringing." said French friend who
Is an expert of promenoirs. What chance
do you imagine that big miner from South
Africa has to sit alone ten minutes?'
He pointed to a husky, well-dressed party
Of clean Anglo-Saxon get-up. smoking a 30
cent cigar at little table. But there was
no time to make bet.
Monsieur. you have our table" laughed
two fine girls The South African got up
scared, to run.
mo, Julia. we must not drive this mon
sieur from u.s. cnirped the other. Mons
ieur. since you are gallant, you may sit
a moment at our table"
You ought to have seen the miner. He
found 1t no hardship to pay for some
GERS He bought manipulated boxes bot
ties of cologne bouquets and lace fans for
each girl. He backed them a the games
They won armfus of merchandise. Now
come to supper" they said in their broken
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A R T N OF Els.

Refitted and rearranged the Fischer gal
leries on 18th street. now set forth dis
play of art unique in kind and unrivaled In
excellence save by the great public mu-
seums. Rarely. except in the home of a
wealthy and astute collector will one see
so varied and notable an assemblage of
paintings and art objects under a single
roof II Is of course a dealers collection,
its primary object commercial. but so long
as II Is open to those interested 1t is ben
eft TO the public and boon to the city
The surest way of learning what is good is
10 see the best. and, one must remember,
without patronage art would die. Great
works have become scarce-good paintings
are never superabundant-yearly it becomes
more difficult to convey a notable picture
out of a foreign country. hence for each one
that finds its way into even a private Amer
lean collection there should be rejoicing and
gratitude.
this summer In his findings and brought
back with him from abroad an uncommonly
large number OF interesting works by those
artists OF old and modern times who are
Acknowledged masters There Is In the
collection for example, three-quarter-
length portrait of a Tuscan princess painted
by Attoni Moro. otherwise known as Sir
Anthony Moore. who lived between the
years 1872 and 1888 and was court painter
both to Queen Mary of England and King
Charles of Spain Hardly painted with
minute attention to detail. II is a remarkable
work fine In color. marvellous in rendering,
and charming In effect, II Is still definitely
personal and significant. The painter was
without doubt a master craftsman but at
the same time an artist. Scarcely less in
teresting and perhaps more colorful and pic
torlal-entirely different in character-is a
Madonna by Caraccl-one OF the celebrated
trio who during the latter part Of the six
tenth century established In Bologna that
most successful academy, the "Imcam-
m.nau." or Right Road" With these a so
must be considered peculiarly beautiful
and characteristic portrait by Sir Joshua
Reynolds OF a lady-one painted IN low
key but aglow with golden Highland pair
OF portraits by Hogarth set forth with al
most impudent self confidence and clever
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English. NO my wife won't let me-" he
said in the consecrated polite phrase
Then give us dollar apiece for our cab
fares" they said-and he gave them two
apiece.
There is no doubt" said our French ex-
pert. that these girls practically live or
the sums total of their petty stringing. l
have even heard of girls who in these
promenoirs led perfectly straight lives.
You see he continued, there is nothing
petty about the totals, though the items
seem modest. If they ask for cab fares
once. they ask for them fifteen times
evening; and men are so cons .ituted that
they will give up cab fare when they
will not go in for bonbOns- AS to these lat
ter and bouquets and what they win at
games they get their 50 per cent rebate.
You see. men prefer smiles to frowns''
Add up these pickings and you VIII per-
ce!ve how any active girl can average from
So to $50 in an evening. 1t is state of
things inexplicable only to a certain type
Of tourist whose whole tour is poisoned by
Parisians. who really bear the brunt of il,
it is an amiable trait to be so liberal. The
Partisan is vain. He wants any girl. no
matter who to think him gay. polite and
large.
No Lack Of Sentiment.
Nor must you think there is no sentiment
in these gay halls of strlnging. Seated on
the low balcony close to the orchestra had
in my charge young boarding-school girl
from st. Louis with her mother There We
sat and saw a romance unfold
A magnificent tall creature yanked up
and pumped down at a nearby table a
small, gloomy-faced youth Of the sappy
age or twenty-three or twentyfour
She made him unhappy by her frequent
rushes from his side TO the throng-to chat
with other parties. There he must sit pa
tientIy till she came back to cheer him.
AS he got gloomer and gloomier. the
school girl from st. Louis murmured: She
had best be careful He won't stand for
much more of 1t.
These words breaking on our silence made
us jump. All inexperienced. but with the in
buttons of her sex, she felt the trouble
coming that l personally had not dreamed
Of.
Again the imprudent fair one fiuttered of
to chat with fat old bounder in evening
clothes. As she came back with bou-
quet as big as her own head. the gloomy
faced youth rose, said a word, turned on
his heel--and went off.
Seldom have seen so small cause pro-
duce so great effect The splendid girl ran
after that small. gloomy. grouchy man in
desperation. grabbed him. protesting with
great teardrops rolling down her two
cheeks He spoke a word to three friends.
and they tore him from her grasp.
The girl let OF a piercing shrek and fell
into first-class Mysteries.
Make room. Give her air. Fetch
Melissa water" cried the crowd. A young
doctor cut her corset strings: They Tanned
her But when she came to she only moan
ed: Where Is my GeorgesT
He was not there.
..It is a tragedy" said the ST. Louis school
girl. STERLING HEaLiS.
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CHINESE At PANAMA
Uncle Sans Twenty-Five Hun
dred Imported Coolies.
HOW THEY WILL BE CHOSEN
Wages of the Celestials at Home and
Abroad.
THEIR FUTURE ON THE ISTHMUS
John Chinaman's Trade Unions and
His Monopoly of Labor in
Other Lands.
THEIR FUTURE ON THE IsTHMUs


Copyright 1906 by Frank G. Carpenter)
Within a few months Uncle Sam will have
twenty-five hundred Chinese coolies working
on the Panama canal. They will be brought
across the ocean by contract and will be
subject to rigid medical inspection before
leaving China for Panama. While at Panama
their health will be carefully watched. their
sanitary conditions will be better than at
home, and the probability is that they will
solve the labor problem there. Chinese
coolies were imported during the building
Of the Panama railroad but no regard was
paid to their health and in the malarious
conditions which then prevailed they died
by hundreds At one time epidemic of
suicide broke out among them. and so many
Killed themselves at one place along the
road that the station there got the name of
Matachin. which means dead Chinaman.'
Il has that name TO this day.
The Chinese in South Africa.
/. Secretary Taft is anxious to throw all
safegua rds about the Chinese and to pro-
tect them in every possible way not only
as to their health but as to impositions
Of any kind. The conditions of introduction
will be about the same those now en-
ployed in bringing coolies from China to
South Africa to satisfy the labor famine
WNch exists lnere. Inc BOlu IHiHeS Vi tile
Rand have long been short of workmen.
The East Indians who were imported are
not a success, and the kaffirs who have
done a great deal of work up to this time
are growing more and more unreliable from
year to year They will work only when
they are hungry. and, as their wants are
few they can get enough to satisfy them
by laboring from one-third to one-half the
time. The result is they are idle from six
to eight months every year, and the oper-
ators OF the mines never know when a gang
will leave in body.
1t was In 1904 that the Transvaal began
TO import Chinese coolies 1t has now
brought in thirty more ship loads, con-
tanning altogether about 10000 Chinese.
OF these more than two-thirds have been
taken from north China, of which less
than one in one hundred has died from
sickness.
Choosing Coolies for Panama.
Our coolies will be secured after the same
for South Africa. The South African Chi
nese were gathered by the English mercan-
tile firms in China, who received GER
tain sums for every sound. healthy coolie
delivered al the port of embarkation. We
shall have to make arrangements with the
government at Picking and our coolies will
be carefully examined by doctors again and
again before they are shipped. Their first
examination Will be made by the American
medical missionary nearest home. and the
others by the doctors at the ports Bar
racks will probably be built at the place
of embarkation to store the coolies until
men will be gone over again and again by
the doctors. Their eyesight and hearing
Will be inspected and rigid physical ex-
animation made. Before the latter, each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
Old Blue-Back Speller.

"Webster's old biue-back speller, for
years the most popular textbook in our
schools throughout the country, is now
practically out of use." said one of Wash
ington's bookstore men, land there Is not
a man of learning whom have ever heard
express himself but says the old speller
is one of the best books ever introduced
into the schools. The book attained its
immense popularity because it came into
use Immediately after the revolutionary
war. when books originating in England
were at discount and the American
spirit was prevalent in everything. The
author was a poor. struggling literary man,
and was casting about desperately for some
enterprise which would be remunerative.
He devised a plan for a grammatical in
stitute Of the English language in three
parts. and the blue-back speller was the
first part published in 1888, and this was
followed by the English grammar in 1907.
Twenty years later he brought out the
American Dictionary OF the English Lam
guage. AS our older people know, the
three books were deservedly popular, and
the author and his family lived during the
time he was making his dictionry-twenty
years-on a small royalty which he re-
ceived from the sale of the speller. Doubt
less the blue-back shelter had the largest
sale Of any textbook ever printed. In Scud-
der's Life of Noah Webster" 1t Is stated
that in 1914 and 1915 the sales were
2s8.OOO year. In 1928 the sales were
estimated at $4,000 copies. More than
COO copies had been sold up to
1s47. at which time the sales averaged
Loco, 600 copies. For the eight years fol-
lowing the civil war Qs66-73 S,196. OPS
copies were sold. In 1874 the sales reached
753, 224, and remained in that neighbor-
hood until 1880, when 1.062.986 were sold,
then the sales dropped until in 1900 the
publishers reported only 631 ,296 copies
printed and sold and every year the num-
Der is decreasing. the spoilers being used
only in the remote rural districts in the
old field schools. Since 1855 the sales have
been 81 155,O64 or an average yearly sale
of S65, 419 copies"
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ness. There are also important landscapes
by Gainsborough. Crome, Wilson. Morland
and Coke. as well as an immense and amaz-
ing still life painting by Frans Snyders who
devoted his brush chiefly to such work but
often along this line collaborated with Ru-
bens The modern men also have not been
forgotten. Among the recent arrivals are
two Corots-one exceptionally typical. gentle
and poetic; the other uncommonly vigorous
and vital-a painting of windy day set
forth with great strength and feeling. Near
one would likewise gladly direct attention
a coast scene painted with the utmost re-
finement keenness of perception and arts
tic understanding. Thaulow and Raffaelli
genre by Bail. sheep picture by Ter
Meulen, and. besides, a pastel. an exceed
ingly important canvas by L'Hermltte,
without still completing the catalogue.
Il
The fact that the Metropolitan Museum
has succeeded in acquiring Mr.. Edward
Kemeys' bronze Panther and Cubs for its
permanent collection is a matter Of general
interest and congratulation. Mr. Kemeys
holds unique pace in the field Of Ameri-
can art and this group is one of his best
achievements 1t was modelled about
twenty years ago on the porch of the old
Inness house near Perth Amboy, which Mr..
Kemeys and his wife were then occupying.
The clay from which 1t was formed was
found on the place. and Is modestly de-
clared by the sculptor to have possessed
magic qualities. Almost before he knew 1t,
he insists, the group took shape beneath
his hands. but the public will not have to
be reminded that there was knowledge.
won by long training and sympathy behind
the touch which gave to the enchantment
potency. Perhaps, there was magic on THE
place for 1t was there that the great In
ness likewise produced some Of his Alost
successful works--surely there was the
charm OF stimulating environment. The
plaster cast from which this bronze will be
made has been for number OF years on
view at the National Museum and an cleo
troplate copy. or replica. was exhibited last
winter in the Corcoran gallery's loan col
lection.
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A Work Of Art.
From Dress,

One of the most attractive trays may be
seen In the show cases of leading silver
smith. Engraved cut glass. which seems to
hold special favor. forms this odd little re-
ceptable for pins. A graceful design shows
In the center and around the edge OF tbs
trey, which IL egg-shaped. IL a scroll de.
sign In gold, while over the end beautiful
figure IL bent, accentuating the curves OF
the outlines.
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similar organization this year advertises
one day. The Metropolitan Museum pro-
poses to include lecture hall in the plan
Of its new wing. and under the auspices Of
the Art Students League. Columbia Col
lege and the municipal board Of education
special courses are regularly given In New
York city. Washington made step in the
right direction last winter through the
good Offices Of the George Washington Uni
versity. the National Society Of the Fine
Arts. the Washington Architectural Club
and the local chapter OF the American In
stitute OF Architects, under whose auspices
DR.. Raymonds course and a few special
lectures were given. That activity along
these lines may be continued and the
work enlarged is greatly to be hoped.
The NationalSociety of the Fine Arts will
hold its first meeting for the year 10000
on the third Thursday in November. The
last meeting was held in April. but during
the summer Interim the officers of this or
ganization have not been idle. In May a
printed circular was sent out to kindred or
CARNATIONS In all parts Of the country set
ting forth the society's aims and asking CO.
operation. which has received quite gen
eral and favorable response. The subject
OF travelling exhibits of lectures. of ofi-
cial publications and other important prob
ects have been brought up for cons.dera-
ton, ana VIII De presented 10 the members
for discussion and decision in November.
This organization has large potentialities.
a future which may be highly useful. pro-
vided Its officers be dischedit and its mem
bers jealous. It needs what 1t seems to
have. good guidance. and the interest and
help Of all concerned.
Mrs. Ralph Kirkham has reopened her
studio In the .sOctagon' and Is now Occur
pied with painting of mother and child.
It Is large canvas and an ambitious theme
but Mrs. Kirkham has already got the work
well in hand and solved many Of Its din
culties. The mother, who has madonna
face. holds her baby on her knees and
bends tenderly toward her. The little one
IS full Of merriment and glances tovially at
the observer. The mother wears simple
blue gown open at the neck. the background
Ia green. the light shaded. One could not
Aage .. more charming subject. and. be It
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will be received on the 18th and 18th OF No
vember at the gallery, and the private view
will be given on the evening OF Saturday:
the oath. Through the protracted absence Of
some Of the executive officers of the club,
the announcement Of this exhibition has
been unavoidably delayed. but there Is
every reason to believe that the exhibit it
self will maintain the high standard reach
ed by it's predecessors. Recognizing the
merit and Importance Of these shows and
with a desire to quicken the interest and
coran gallery have not only granted again
the use of the Hemicycle hall, but after the
custom of past seasons have offered prizes
of 800 and $50. respectively. for the best
paintings in water color shown in the exhi-
bition. The officers OF the club are Mr.. Jas.
Henry Moser president Miss B. E. Perrie,
vice president; Mr.. Carl Weller, treasurer,
and Miss Grace E. Atwater, secretary.
-
Those who had the privilege of attending
the lectures on art which DR.. George L.
Raymond gave last winter at the George
Washington University will learn with
pleasure that he will give another course
at the same institution during the present
season. These lectures Will be given
Wednesday afternoons at 80 o'clock and
are intended expressly for the benefit Of
the teachers In the Washington public
schools. but friends of the university can
obtain cards of admission by applying
either to the registrar OF the university OF
to Dean Wilbur DR.. Raymond will follow
largely the historic method this year and
treat Of the philosophical principles OF art,
showing their practical applications to be
similar in all Its different branches The
FIRST four will consider the esthetic sys-
TENS Of Plato. of Aristotle of Kant and Of
Hegel.
Good lectures on art are great factor in
the education Of the public. In Detroit,
Mich, the director Of the Art Museum. Mr..
Grifith has arranged for and most fire.
quently personally delivered q popular lee
ture bearing upon art every week during
the winter. The auditorium In which these
lectures are given accommodates over
Thousand persons and time and again for
lack of capacity 200 or 800 have been turned
away In Chicago. at the Art Institute. sew
eral notable courses are given each winter
by well-known lecturers: In Brooklyn e.
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The commission for the interior decoration
of the Petit Palais. Paris, has been divided
among five painters: Bresnard. Roll. Cor
mon. PICARD and Chartran. With such a
Diversity of talent It does not seem possible
that the result can be harmonious. 1t Is
of the first and the last would be side by
side. LEILA MECHLIN.
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The Washington Water Color Club win
hold its eleventh annual exhibition in the
hemIcycle Of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
from November Is to December IL. Exhibits