Evening star., 1945-04-29
Fifty Years Ago
Front page position was accorded a
arco,1pt of tho y,,orriooa of AE,,, NJ,

Auly 1CdIo ASO
Front page position was accorded an
account OF the marriage of Miss Mary
Victoria Letter to
le'ter-Curzon George Nathaniel Cur
NuptioIs zon in st. Johns,
among the smallest of
Washington churches" April %, 1895.
A single quotation will suffice to indicate
the character of the story: Promptly
at 1l:39 the big double carriage in which
rode the bride dashed up with clanking
of chains and the clatter of hoofs. 'ss
The curtains were not drawn and the
crowd had splendid look at the beau
tiful face of the lady who was so soon to
lend luster to an English name. She
looked pale but fair as lily, If dark
haired woman may be said to be fair,
and the gown she wore was a vision of
delight"
Crooks almost Systematically are at
tracted by the notion that postage
stamps successfully
Counterfeitine may be counterfeited,
stomns yet there probably is
nothing in the world
more difficult to achieve than q hoax
of that kind. The Star of April q, 1895,
told of the failure of plot to cheat
the Government by the fraudulent man
ufacture of postal adhesives Of the
variety then commonly in circulation.
Two persons, it was disclosed, had been
arrested in Chicago on the charge that
they circulated fake 2-cent pink stamps
Of the prevalent vintage. Copper
plates and gadgets for cumming the
counterfeits we're seized. The >futility
of the scheme to cheat the Post Office
Department was demonstrated by the
discovery. that not more than $1,000
worth of the fakes had been marketed.
The Star for last Tuesday normally
should have carried q notice concerning
the golden we'd
Neory ding anniversary
Forty-nine Yeors Of r. Edwara a
Anna Mary Wheatley. Chronicle of
their marriage appeared in the issue of
April "a, 1895. They were joined in holy
matrimony at st. Peters Church by the
Rev. Father M. P. Sullivan "in the pres
ence of large assemblage Of relatives
and friends" James Gillin, jr.; B. Lee
Anderson, John M. Riordan and Charles
c. Wright were ushers. After the cere-
mony, the bridal couple left for tour
through the North. Then ensued close
to five decades of happy married life, but
the Joy of f1ftieth anniversary was not
permitted the principals. Mrs. Mitchell
died April 2, 1914, leaving, besides her
husband, two sons and a daughter.
Washingtonians of fifty years back
could maintain luxurious tables at rela-
lively small expense
Food Johnston's, 729 Seventh
Wos Cheop street, employed about
one-sixth of page of
space in The Star for April Is. 1895, to
tell the community that: "An Gro
ceries Are Reduced" Gunpowder tea
was zoe a pound, fresh ground coffee
15c, Wilbur's cocoa, 19c a tin, Eagle
brand condensed milk 15c, molasses zoe
a gallon, large imported sardines 15c,
two-pound cans of breef 16c, steak SAL
mon 12c, tall cans Of lobster 16c, sugar.
cured hams 12c pound, breakfast bacon
10c pound, flve-pound pals Of lard 4Sc,
Lily best patent flour 81 a barrel, six
pound pals of preserves assorted 35c,
imported olive oil 22c, pickles In bottles
&c. best Elgin butter Csc pound, best
fresh eggs 13c dozen, large can first
quality tomatoes SC, peas, beans and
corn SC can, soda crackers &c q pound
vanilla waters 12c pound, potato chips
Csc pound, mixed candy 7c pound.
It was exactly half century ago that
the National Cathedral School for Girls
was established. The
Cathedral School Star Of April 26, 1895,
Project contained long re-
port Of meeting Of
the trustees of what now is known as
Washington Cathedral when announce
ment was made of the receipt Of q
gift Of $175,o00 to be used for the con-
struction Of an academy for young ladies
second to none" Mrs. Phoebe A.
Hearst, widow Of California Senator,
was the donor. The designer Of the new
building was Ernest Flagg, also archi-
tect Of the Corcoran Gallery Of Art.