Evening star., 1947-01-12
Fifty Years Ago
A special dispatch from Independence,
Kans., to The Star for January l, 1897,


Kans., to The Star for January l, 1897,
told that James T. Car
Pedestrion mody, "a young medical
Cormody student Of Washington,
D. c., had passed
through" on his way to Can Francisco,
afoot. He had left the Capital on Au-
gust % ION a wager Of $4,000 that he
could walk to the Golden Gate In one
year and earn $4,000 en- route. He set
out, it was explained, without any
money or valuables whatever" and sis
not to beg nor ask anything from any
body" Three and a half months ahead
of time" he already had collected 81 200
"by furnishing accounts Of his travels
to some Eastern newspaper syndicate"
Mr.. Carmody was described as being "a
years of age, feet inches tall, weigh
ing 1877 pounds. He was understood to
be "in the best of health, although he
has lost 40 pounds of flesh since he
started on his long journey"
The Star on January 2, 1897, repro
duced from the New York Times para
graph declaring: "A no.
Golden Age ticeable tendency =
Indeed Is to have all the COM
mon small articles of the
wardrobe in expensive form. Gold glove
buttoners, handkerchief and flower
holders, and, later, the gold spike pin
to attach the corsage bouquet were con-
sidered few years ago rather unneces-
sary luxuries, to be occasionally mdulged
Fin. Now they are obligatory. Silver
and gold button hooks and shoe horns
crept in, supplemented by common hair
pins of the same materials. Now stock
ing supporter clasps, suspender buckles,
buttons-any Of the small belongings
that come In steel or nickel, come as
well in gold. Gold safety pins, large
and small. and dainty little frosted
safety pins Of gold, to catch up the
always too-long dress sleeves Of infants,
are considered must hayes' in all we'll
equipped nurseries. A young woman
recently ordered half paper of gold
pins made exactly like the common pin
Of everybody's cushion, and she used
them to pin fronts and vests in place,
in lieu of hooks or buttons. Fashionable
young women who carry any latch key
have it of gold"
Chronicling the demise OF Mrs. Eliza
Grace Bell at her residence at the
corner of Thirty
Prof. Bells Mother fifth and Q
Decd streets, The Star
for January 5.
1897, said that her only surviving son,
Prot. Alexander Graham Bell the in
ventor of the telephone. was at her
bedside to the last She was native
Of England, had been married to Alex
ander Melville Bell, a distinguished
scientist In his own right, in 1874, and
with him had celebrated a golden we'd
ding anniversary at Cape Britain Island.
Nova Scotia, in 1894. The Washington
home of the family from 1881 onward
was the scene of many gatherings OF
famous personalities. From it developed
what now is the modern telephone in
dustry with all its innumerable rami-
fications. One of its "sidelines" Is the
National Geographic Society, largely the
creation Of the Bells.
The Star on January Z, 1897, let 1t be
known that: u. L. Prosise, at whose
house on Park
Prompt and Efficient" street, Mount
Firemen Praised Pleasant, fire
did consider
able damage last week. has written
letter to Foreman Sherman Of Chem
ical Engine Company No. 2, rendering
his thanks for the prompt and efficient
work done by them at the fire. Two
boxes of cigars accompanied the letter"
Seemingly, however, some Of Mr.. Pro-
sise's neighbors we're less notably grate-
full. The Stars concluding comment
was: This is the fire about which the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Association in
,dulged in some uncomplimentary re-
marks about the Fire Department ct
ito meeting Monday night"