Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 30, 1878, Page 12

THE CHICAGG TRIBURE: SUNDAY. JUNE 30, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. BILLY DPAVIS. ,He Tells His Experience Since Leaving Chicago. “ From the Grand Pacific Hotol to Far- Off Australia. Four Hours in Honolulu---Thir- teen Hours in Auckland. Extracrdinary Hotel-Keeping at Syd- ney---Legal Holidays. Srpxer, New South Wales, May 10, 1878.— Mir Dear “GENERAL™: Tt s fust two months since I lefs our muffips and coffec to make the tour of Australasia. It may scem a bit strange that one should say left * muffins and coffec instesd of * home,” ** fricods,” or * patlve Jand '; but I take it that what one most misses s whet one has left Lehind and of which he finds no reminder. 1haven't tasted either mut- fins or coffee but once since I Ieft the Grand Pa- cifie; but I have found friends—old and tried ones, too—down here on the other side of the corth. My home is where my trank is, and I know { dido’t leave that bebind. As for ‘*pative Jand” there s o great quantity of it here. Three-quarters of Australis belongs to the natives, and a very unpicasent set of fellows they sre, too. But of them more gnon. To hexin at the beginning: The journey 0 San Francisco #3s uneventful save in serving to acquaint me with 8 vumber of felioy-pas- scngers who were also en route for this remote recion, among them Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown (Mrs. Brown is better known as Miss Jave Coombs). The snow blockade, which must be almost forzotten in’ America, and which de- lsyed us a few hours, inducea other than dra- ‘matic qualities from the fair actress. Har skill in tnc preparation of sandwiches, jam-tarts, cte., ete., could if necessary be attested to by 2 number of the belated. "1t was pot without some mispiving that I committed mnyself to the care of the otficers of the rood ship City of New York, of the Paaific Mail Steamebip Company, and to the mercy of Father Neptune. 1 mereiy entertained wis- givines when I went on board. Tbis was oo the 15th of March. For two days afterward I couldn’t entertain auytbing, acd, serionsly, I believe if T had been ambitioas epough to ret out of my stateroom 1 would have becn fool enough to have jumped overboard, withan in- . gape idea that I could swim ashore. However, that is all past. It passed long before .* WE REAGHED IONOLULU, which port was made after a suil of cight days. As the ship was to remain there for four hours, all of the passengers went ashore,—some to re- matn and some to seeas much as they could of the city while the steamer stayed there. Amone_those who left us there was a man named C—y, who came to this island thirty ~vears a0, married 8 half-caste who owned in her own right some 90,000 acres of land, and is now quite a nabob. His children are at school at Oailand, Ualifornia, and his residence in Honolulu is a very pretentions one. He used 2o be familiar withthe Chicago of thirty rears gro. He bas been there since the fire, but all he could find recoguizable was * Unele Jimmy Couch.” I eame very mear getting well ac- quainted with this man, rich as he is. The purser had booked us for the same state-room, saving tome- “This man ouly goesto Hono- lulu—after that you will" have a room all to yourself.” Very well. But as we were ar- rangins our things just before sailing, Mr. C., after a fow sucli remarks as fellow room-mates who were utter strangers to cach other iwould make, held up a small bottle and said, *“Do you know what that is1” Iaidn’t. “*Sinell of it,” suid he. Ismelled, but was rot cniightened. «That is iydrate of chloral,” he said. "“I get very bad in my head sometimes, and I have to tukic it to keep me quiet.” e might as well have sald at oneg, “Look out for we—I have fits.? 1should have gone to the purser no quicker if he had. I-did not share the state- room with Mr. C.. and thus missed an intimnate acquaintance with a very fat Sandwich Islander. But I dow't reevet it, though L have since Jearned that this is a favorite trick with the old <llow, as it rarely failg to sccure for him an en- tire state-room. As I'was equally fortunate, I dow’t ming confessing that be * played it thav day upon William,” One 1s struck with THE FREQUENCY OF THE AMERICAN at Honolulu. The customs oflicers ‘are Ameri- cans, the Postmaster isan Awmerican, neeriv all the m nts are Americans, and Honolulu it- self, while it may not lovk like any one of our Southern cities. reminds you of all of them. We pald our respects ito the American Coneul,—a very fine-lookins aud pleasant old gentleman,— were refused admissiou to the grounds of King Calico, bought a number of articles for wear in the Torrid Zone and a large quantity of tropical fruit, gave some few pulpable reasons for our prescnce on the fsland, and_then fled aboard ship, intending to bid Honoluiu good-by just as the 1noon was far enough above the mountains that lic back of the city to bathe the bouse- 1ops, wherever they peeped above the dense foliage, with a_mellow, tropical light, which was novel as it was_entrancing to our gaze. Looking back on the lovely pieture until it Taded 1rom our sight, we turned away with a fecling like that which must be felt by the traveler of the desers when leaving an oasls. The succecding thirteen days were speutin a very monotonous, though not altogether un- [lcassat, mavus. The ocean, whicii bad not cen peaceably disposed between Sau Francisco and Horolulu, became as pa- cific in nature as 1t is in name. TWe hod a few rawy davsin the tropics, which wasall the better for our comfort, albeit we were driven under cover by it at such times. There was 8 general exchance of reading wat- ter, and an unusual interest taken in the tele- grams, editorials, serial stories, and advertise- ments even of papers and mswazines weeks old. Innumcrable games of quoits were pluyed on the quarter-deck, and a correct score of an in- ternational _game of cribbage which was played would vover the side of a burn. (I this contest the Earle, atter a seeminzly hobe- jess struggle, did mauage to soar shead one game, but in a moment of weakness returned 1o the conteet and was countent finally to cull a draw with the Lion.) ,WE HAD RELIGIOUS SERVICES ench Sunduy, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Kely- nack, of Sydney, » very able gentleman, who will be recollecied by some of your readers ag baviug occupled the pulpit of Dr. Thowas' chureh in Chicagro one Sabbath last February. We bad two dramatic and musical entertuin- ments for the benefit of the Seaman’s Benew _ lent Asyluw of New South Walee, on which oceasions 1 again came to the frout us menager. ‘Admission 5) cents; vo Lalf price. On Tuesday, the 9th of Avril, we sighted 1aud off the coust of New Zealund, having sail- ed 6,300 miles without seeing a vessel of any descrivtion, save those at anchor at Ilonolulu, and land but twice, viz.: Saudwich Islanas and Samoan Jelands. We sailed between two of the fslands of this group, but rot dose enougn to distinguish_snytbing apimate. We reached Auckland at 11 v. m. szme day, and, as the New Zealand Government are equally in- terested with New South Wales in this mail route, of course the vessels make quite a stav 1n this port. Infact, theroute isthemost pupular aund the bome_government. The maile ure muck larzer than the mails for the eu- tire colonies of Australis, some 1,300 packuges beinz put off here this triy. We all vo asuore, and T am rewarded by nes first thing—und it's no slich, viessure pitier 1o wset {riends so many ies tron “one spot.” The = T'vas fnviled and dha resktast withs oo ME. AND 3 on American coun tafn the Yankee reu s far-of b delighttul feland. Here 1 record the Jnf-fu'x‘u“?. already noted abcut the muifics and cotfec. Mrs. Terlins and lier mother ate from Ohio, aud no more need be sald in respect to that Dreakfast. 1 sm gofux there ugain i Guse. . Aucklund our family was guite broken aup, at lcast ball of the passenwers debarking there, After cur trials in_the suow . drifis, at - the ralrosd howls, at cuoits, ai cribbage, and at the surgeon’s LDSArY, What wonder 1t parting cused regrets, Trd places mode voruut by ode departing friends were assutacd by fresh vietifns e routé 10 Syd- ney, snd atter a stay of Hifrteen hours we were off ugaln. The . Ve, were very fresh for u few hours: then for the remainder vt the voyase they were mostly vietims, for the sea grows ‘turbulent azain & straifan coust. We steamed into Sydney_harbor a¢ 10, o%eloci on the nicht of Sundar, April 14, Lavine mude the s:gnu;g;kemmssuc ever?tiade between : aud, counting A tie, the Xgr_\'\{uus’l over mage o, Tusning e Pacitic’ Matl steamer which had s Sydney for San Francisco had been qugg:t.lllfgé while in port 10r & supoosed case of small-pox. At “3“ time she was erdered intv quaranune tLe Captain’s wife was ou skore, while her two ag- little children werc on board the ship, and for ten days the mother was s&mntcd from her darlinge, nearly crazed with the fear that thev. too, niiaht fall’ vi Whon it was discovered that there was 1O small-pox on board, and the guarautine Was raised, of course there was SOME SHOW OF INDIGNATION on the part of interested versons, This put the Jieatel Officer fn 2 rage with al! that per! ains to the P.M.S. 8. Co.. and as people who arc in the wrons and are compelled to acknowledge it mlways take especlal delight in “getting even,” we were ordered up to quarantine Srounds until morning. This was particularly severe upon those whose familics ouod friends were waiting on store to welcowne them home aiter months of ebsence. The mutterings, al- hongh 1t was Sunday night, were not altogether orthiodox, We were at_the dock early mest morning, and then, after burried good-bycs and cxchanges of cards and addresses, each passen- ver beran to lookx out for himself or Ifor- and bere self. The Americans souzht hotels, We met owith much that smused and very much that annoyed V. i you really want to be proud of your birth, your country. your blood, your aceent, your clothes. your very cut of hair, come down bere ung try 8 Iotontal hotel. We are quartered st the best Sod targest hotel in Syduey. The rooms are 3 Sbout seven by ten feet in dimensions. heds are on narrow fron frames. sunilar to those used in charity bospitals. There Is Do caruct on the floor,—only a little strip of stalr-carpet Tring before vour bed, to alight vpon as you et out i the morning. The furaiture consists of o tane-lottomed chizir, a wash-stand, and a B. G burcau. “Boots " runs the bouse. 1f sou want any information on any subject YOU MUST GO TO BOOTS. You ask for a room,.and he pulls a little fvory ;pemorandum tablet-from his vest-pocket, an Jooks. it vver to see what roows are yacant. There is no register, no clerk. no’ porter, 0o bell-boy, notaing but Boots and the burmaids, The latter are ready if you want s **liquor, but if you want to know anything about your Foom, Jour meals, Your baggage, of your wash- iug, they rng for Boots. Forwdately wo bave an oxcellent Boots. Heis,soto speak, Wotack” on Amerien. He looks over your baggare, at your hat, your shocs, and your wplunder” gencrally, and exciaims, **That Hamerica must be o rum place.” We have Voted Boots, all and singutar, the most exalted citizen of Australia. here are nosyuitoes here, but winter approaches, thank Heaven! However. for the present the bioodthirsty in- socts are very pressing in their attentions, and Ste the oniy parties we meet here who do not want Jetters of introduction before they can consent to recoznize us. THE MOSQUITOES HNAVE BEEN CORDIAL. ‘They are industrious, too. ana do not care for any extra paius on your part to make then con- forrable. 1 desired to puncture my arm cuch might and place cuough of my life cutrent on a silver plate to fatten a mullion of tnem,~— enough of my * heart’s zoah ' to satisfy cyen our friend Gillypod,—but no; they preferred to nke their chances on getting through the meshes of a very insufiicient plece of bobinet cod to skirmish for s sip even at the risk of their lives. They seem to enjoy the excitement, but 1 caw't say that I do. The Friday after we arrived was Good Fri- day, a legal holiday in afl Britich countries. It was a boliday indeed. Ail stores, shops, fac- torics. banks, and offices were closed. As all Saturdays are half-hoiidays berc, and expe- Tence seems to bave proved long ago that little of work can be gotten in the other half out of a people who have religious Friday according to good ol English customs, 50 they make a Jegal holiday of the Saturd: Sunaay belng Easter, of course Monday is Euster-Monday. s also a legal holiday, though why, it docs not cleurly uppear. it may be a sort of a sop to Cerberusty wash erwowmen, and probably it is. At all events, IT WAS UNIVERSALLY OBSERVED, and. os It was the opening-day of the races at the course of the Australian Jockey Club, near- v every man, woman, and child in Sydney went To see the national sport. -Ruclug is that same Lere, and will receive due- attention before [ leave the colouies. Well, us I had a particular pieceof work which Iwished performed at once, you can imezine with what vizor [uunthematized the icea of three holidays in suceession. Sydney is & @reat viace, and deserves treatment scius. | e gaing t0 Queenslund soou, and will have more or less to Say of that youns colony.- For the present I think you will kave ducid form to say good-by, so ** Eo long."" ———— HUMOR. Never bother a bee when e is buzzy. The soaa-fountain’s motto should be, *Busi- mess stzz business.” Wil you love me when I mold?” as the loaf of bread said to the housckeeper. This town needs more zunsmith shops or fewer book ugeuts.— Wheeling Sunday Leader. Hapyy is the man who can lay all ¢ay under a shide-tree louking for work.—New Orleans Picayune. Now plant sparrows. Plant them thick and Qcep if you would havea rich erop of sparrow grass.—Graphic. The Houston Telegram says thera is a paper at Brownsviile, Tex.. printed one balf In Spaa- 15h ard the othier in Josh Billings. ASandy Hook fisherman while mowing on the marshy shore lately kilted a fortv-foot whale. That was certainly a good-scythed whale. ow appropriate was the remark of a Tesas lawyer to o doctor with whom he quarrcled when the man of medivine asked permission to go and get us run: ¢ Physician, keel thyself.” Two little boys were nothing loth To cat two verdant penchte cach: And now onc tombstone covere both. Thou hast this season for thine own, O Peach! —Puck. The just-published report of an Irish benevo- Jent society ssys: *Notwithstanding the large amounts paid for medicine and medieal sttend- ance, very few deaths oceurred during the year.” A pood listeuer—Enthusiastic vounz lad) “You arc fond of musie, Colouel #¥ Col. F— L 3 1think I may suy I like— any kind!? — Scribuer’s Professor—* Can vou multiply together con- crete numbers?” Theclass arc uncertain. Pro- fescor—+ What will be the product of five ap- les multiplied by six potatoest” ;Freshman {iriamonantis)— Hash.” Folks who cau't understand why robins are sent 1o cat up ali the cherrics should remember That in all probibility the robins can’t under- staud why Guman beings are senttodo the e thing—Boston Transcript. A littic boy, bearing some one remark thet nothing was quicker thau thought, said: *1 Enow something thot is quicker tuan thought.” *What is 1t, Johuuy " usked bis pa. - Whist- ling,” said Johnny. *“When1 was In echool yeaterday, I whistled betore I thopght; snd I ot licked for i, t00.” College Prof or (to Junfor who has been taking advantage of hi: sent-mindedness): “ Young man, I {ind, vulookiug over therecords. that this mekes the fifth time in two years that you bnve been sranted leove of absence to at- tend your graudmother's funcral—Harper's Bazar. A boy £tood back on the gallery foor, At the naughty femalo-show, And cust his earnest glances o'er headed #in below, too far back,” he sadly said; et he dared ot forward go, For bie sue hie uzed fatkor's neod ¢ A cpse of 2 sensationzl chi formed she subje { acter has lately 1 of a judicial mvestization. Some natives were bathiny at u whaut on the Hooghly, wiien » body was secn floating down theriver and tossing its arms. A cry imme- diately arose that the body was possessed by a native doctor Woo was present ap- vain to the bystanders to render as- sistance, but even the watermen refused the use uf their boats. With great courage he plunged into the current, and with much dificulty proughit the body to land. It wus found to be a = woman of sbout 24 years of aze. After restoratives nad been avplicd, she stated that sbe bad deen for sowe time an invalid; that her relutives had brought her. stupetied, but sensi- ble, to a burning ghaut; that fire. had been ap- plied to hermouth as to that of a corpse, and that she Liad then been thrust into the river us lf d‘ead. The woman was taken o a hospital, }.{uu:-_.c -g:i&vrull:innug fifteen days, she died. ere prosec acquitted: prosceuted, but have been —— A Terrible Assault, 4 V. T.) Times. ouc o gu-.\ln w‘;'t).\ nna:hfir en’s clothes drove to the Tesidence of Dr. E. K. Waite. s dentist of Northville, near Gloversville. The man called fléb Doctor to the door, stating thut a lady w ed to see him. The Doctor stepped to the bug- £y In order to assist the supposed patient to alight, when the latter immediately threw the contents of a nottle of vitriol rull in his face. Assoon s this wes accomplished, the mau svrang ioto the buggy and rapidly drove away.. The sight of one of the victim’s eyes is tof I 'y tally destroyed, and no hopes ere catertained of suv- ing the other. The detectives think they are on the track of the miscreants, and oxpress conf- dence In their carly capture. GOSSIP FOR LADIES. SAE TEMPTED ME SO. Bovw could I help it? I'm sure I don't know,— The lttle coguetto, She temopted me 80. Ehe looked up at me , With eaucy blue eve; Then'modestly down, . AVith oo arch little mgh, 1 drew somewhat nearer; She smiled—0 o shy ! Then, when 1 came cloger, _ ~\Was ready to fly. \ 1 reached out my arms, And drew lier to me; Tken such a sweet kise— As eweet as could be. But my ! what o witch! She 's boxed my poor ears, And gorie, I'll be boand, To shed angry tears. Curcace, Jano 26, 1878, VIRGINIA. WEDDED LOVE-WITH INTERRUP- TIONS. Boston Commerctal Rulletin. Mr. Spoonbill endeavors to write a ‘“fow lincs ”* on Wedded Love, but is so interrupted that he has to give it up. We are indebted to Mrs. S. for the MSS. What s0 sweet a8 wedded love: What o like the joys above— “QOh, don't bother me, Marial What do I care for Wood's ‘Cariff or the Congress1" Where the nugels dwell in pouce— ©“Ha! I thought so!.Ouly au excuse to plague. me for money. No ust to ask me for mouey for folderols these times.” Where their pleasures never cease. Wedded love— “0Oh, stuff and nonsense! You’re dressed as well as any one—ns well as I can afford, besides 1 hate those spring bonnets.” Thy praise I sing, For the comforts thou dost bring— Comforts calin. serenc— “Worrying a fellow to death about dresses all the time. Confound the Browns! Let the Browns pay their creditors and sce where they'd be! Brown settled for twenty cents—I pay a hundred.” And pure, For the ills of life a cure. Itest for the body, mind, ond braln— Rest the selfish— “Go to Nantasket for the season! Do you suppose I'm jroiug to muke.a slave of myseltd? Seek invala. Each for_each they ever live, Giving all that they can give Without marmuor— “There you go—sniveling avsin. A fellow can’t say & word butout comes the handker- chief.” Or complaint— “p'm cross as @ bear? Trash! You know bet- terthan that. I'm known as the model hus- band, by ticorge.” ‘Without sabor or restratnt— “You don’'t expect me to be tied like & poodle to your aprou-strings, do you For the cord that binds the twain Is a soft and silken chain, Every living link a kiss— «“Don’t love yuu! Ab, Maria! Well, we'll try Nantasket. You wrong me, my darling, my treasure! Wil §50 do this time " This, oh! this, is wedded bliss! GRAND TABLEAUX. AMERICAN WOMEN AND HOSIERY. Purls Letter to Cincinnati Enquirer from Olive Logan. A w1 fafer from your remarks that Amcrican women, as purchasers, are somewlat capricious.” S “ Thev are the most capricious, the most es- travazant women that God lets live,” continued he. T ean’t hegin to tell you ail this nonsense about hosiery. Why, aoeiznth of au fuchin the width of a stripe Is sufficient to ruinu whole invoice of fine hosiery as sellinx goods. Stewart was bit this way receatly, They had 20,000 dozen hose witha strive that was pro- nouuced a little too narrow or a little too wide, 1 forget which, and they had to sell the whole lot at less than half cost price in Europe. And they were dillicult to get rid of even at that.” WThis scarcely sounds hike hard times.” Hard times ! reiterated Mr. Berw! castically. * Times, nard or soft, mak terence in the extravaxance of Ameri concerning hose. What do you suppose s going 10 be the next rage?” Lgave it up. “ Luce stockings,—all_lace from the toe to over the kuee,—all lace.” “What sort of lace,—Valenciennes?” I asked; for havingjust seen white kia_gloves in the Rue de la Pafx announced us.* patented,” the woole arm-length of which was o serfes of insertions of finest Valencfenoes lace between bands of the kid, I thougut it might be some- thing similar. XNo, not Valenciennes, nor any of that sort of lace; the open-work lace of the stocking it- gelf. Tt will be so transparent that ladies will have to wear a colored silk stocking under it.”? “*‘That will be pretty.” u Pretty! T think it the wildest extravagance T ever heard of,” said Mr. Berwicle, *The stoc ings will be fearfully expeusive, und in no other country save Awerien will they have anything but a inost limited sale. But once let the Amicrican women see them, aod theyl! all die but.what they'll have them, until somc new folly comes ini, and then you won't be able to sell'a puir at one-fifth its value.” SNUFF-DIPPING IN TIIE SOUTH. Atlanta (Ga.) Sunny South. It is not «enerally known to what an extent this practice of dipping souff is earricd in some seetions of our fair South, mor how many matrons and young girls of intellizence and high social standing ave slaves to u habit that praduaily undermines theic bealth, sbatters their nerves, and too often insidiously opens the door to the terrible opium babit. Snuff-dipping is demoralizing iu the flrst in- stance, because in most cases it fosters conceal- ment and deceit. The habit is kept secret from parents and friends. We know daughters whose snufl-bottles are concealed in their rooms, where they use it consl{n‘pl.h‘ without the Kknowledee of thelr parents. have seen at boarding-schools girks zo into ecies when de- prived of their snuffand borrow tobaceo from the servants as u substitute, until they could obtain thelr usual amount of Scoteh and Maccaboy; and we are well acquainted with. three sisters— beautiful voung wirls, were it not for the sallow hue tarpishing their complexions—who are at present_under medical treatment for derang meut of tne nervous system aod digestive orizans, nrising jrom the constant use of snuff, Their pbysieiana have assured them_that 1t was the cause of the disease thns blichting their youny lives, and medicine must be in valn as long &s the practice was continued d still they cling to their suuff-bottles as persistently as the toper to his demijoln. And this when they know that this vile poison nourishes the worin disease at the root of life,.—silently, stowly, but surely destroying it ere its primes for, aside from the tilthiess of this habit, the constant drain of the sabvary glands vroduced Dy frequent spitting, and the narcotic poison of the weed {tsclf, throw the del eately-balan syetemn out of order, and bring a trafn of dis: eases to render lifc insupportably burdensome. TIE WASIHINGTON SCANDAL. New Orieans Dispatel t Washington Post. Mr. Acklen soys that be took supper with a lady at Welcker's restaurant between 9 aud 10 o'clock iu the evening. In theroom pext to him there was a party of men, who talked loud- Iy and boisterously, end zcted ns if they were drivkiug freels. Gen. Rosser came in the room where Mr. Acklen was, and spoke about the noisy party iu the adjoining room, Gen. Rosser at the sume time remarking that he svas annoyed by the noise, as he had a lady dining with him, Mr. Acklen says that this was ull that passed between him qud Gen. Russer. Tfiere was noth- inz said or doue that indicated any unpleasant- n Tn speakinir of the matter, Mr. A s'that the lady fn question is of such hi socinl standing, of such purity of character, that no man would drearn of approaching ler im- properly. ‘The room where L wus dining, he , was au open one_in a public Jocality. ren- dering it inpossible for. any one to so conduct Timself a5 to make a scandal possible. New York Graphic. - Mrs. Godfrey, whose name has been made most_ unpleasantly conspicuous of late in con- nection with au ineident which may or may not Lave oceurred, is a Young und remarkably beau- tiful widow, whose hustund died fu March, 1877. She is the sister of Mrs. Benjamin Willis, of New York, and meatly resembies ber in form, fcature, and coloring.” Both have plump, compact. and’ well-shaped Sgures, aud perfeet complexious, whosé dclicate eca-shell tints evi- dently -owe 'their exquisit orinz only to vouth and good health. With the skinsof Dlonde, the sisters bave uut-brown hair, and larze, wide-open, innocent-looking gray eyes, 1ringed with long, dark lashes. The shape un poise of the heads of these ladies add much to their beauty, and_they invarisbly arranee: thelr air fn such stylc as to show the formot the head. DR. MARY WALKER. ° Dr. Mary Walker has left the bospital and appeared in Pennsylvania avenue in & new suit of clothes. A Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial describes her 8s a ghost dressed fn a uobby spick-and-span Dew ZIaY Kuickerbocker plaid, boots, pantsloons, long- 2ail cont, tall sill hat, snd white cotton gloves. It carried small canc in ong hand and u small sun-shade in the other; its Jong black halr was olled up into finger puffs on itg little head; it had a rose in its button-hole and a glossy shirt- ‘ozom, smooth as an jcicle oyer its feebly ilut- tering heart, und its necktle was ‘ brightly, beautitully blue.” Therewns undiminished pluck and determination n every fibre of the closely Ynit frame, and the way those boot-heels clioked on the curb meant business. A poor woman in & calico dress and suu-bonnet, Wwith two barefooted children, dragged hersell along the street. Dr. Mary, tripping jauntily by, had her physician’s eye attracted by some allinent. in the youneer baby. She stopped and ques- tloned; end then down went ber hund into an 1nside breast-pocket, and out came @ book, and srom the book & pencil; and then the coat wus subuttoned, und down weut the baud into the hreeches pocket, sud out came 3 Dew wallet, and out of tuat a half-dollar; prescription and half-dollar were put futo the woman's hand, and then the funny doctor buttoned up hercoat trimly. lifted her and went ofl. The woman stood still, craued her slim neuk, pushed back Lier sun-bonnet, looked arter the retreating coat-tails, and went for the medicine. A DEATH-BED MARRIAGE. New York Times. Dr. Alexander D. Creamer, & young surgeon of great promise, and the soc of Deputy-Cor- over Joseph Creamer, M. D., ot Brook! D., died at his residerce, No. 60 South Second street, on Tuesday morning, under peculiarly distressing clrcumstances. iz was nbout 23 years old, nd was_ born at Halifax. N. S. [is uiploma us-a ohysiclan was granted by the Medical Devartment of the University of this ¢ity, He had been sullering from consumption for some years, and it was this disease that curied him off. For two years prior to his death he was eizaged to be Tareied to o bandsome and estimable young lady named Alice Kerr McTeazue., She was in coustantattendance at his bedside for a°lone time, und, osthe sufferivg docior realized thut e was about to die, e expressed u wish to be united Lo his botrothed. Fatber Camplell was sent for, and performed the ceremony at the bedside of the dying man. Grouped around tho bod were the memvers of Dr. Creamer’s family and near relattves. The dying wao’s rosponses were faiut. bat carnest. ‘The bride was deeoly affected, andsobbed audibly during the ceremony. It was Lalf au hour uiter mid- night when the marriage was so! Jess than four hours later the Lridegroom was & corpse. i A 87,500 DRESS. THarver's Bazar. Seventy-five hundred ¢ollars seems @ good deal to pay for a weddiaz-dress, bat” that was the actual sum paid by the Countess of Rose- bery to the London dressmaging establishment that made the marvebus costume. For tbe edification of the lady readers of the Bazar we rivea technical deserittion of it. The dress, then, was of antique pearl-white satin, with decp flounces ol the very finust point d’Alencon and fringes of fleurs d’orauges, and cuirlandes of the latter beautifully ar- ranged on the head, fron which descended, to mect the flounces, a veilof the richest point o Vaivuille, artistically manufactured, of the oint «’Alencon. The tosemble was perfect. 't traveling costume was composed of a dress ot blue suphpire velvet, trimined with blue fox fur, with pardessus apd muff and bounet to mateh. Tne cost of the vell alone was 33,300. RESENTING AN INSULT. The Sentinel tells. hov 3 Eurckn (Nev.) lady (they are all ladies in Furcka), upon being lu- culted by some coal-buners, proceeded: She simply fet fiy with her richt duke, countered on the nearest one’s car, md sent him to gruss in themost approved style; the eccond came 1 fora stinger in the ew, and the third, com- pletely iutimidazed, béwt a retreat around the corn Then the bar-keeper suug out. ** Take your partners for a walz,” and she vacated the ory fieid, and was soonwhiriing n the **mazy” with an adinirer, to whom she confidently re- marked: “I'm oue of the quictest little woun- en that ever slung a hsof in Eurcka; but, when I'm riled. I'm bad, ané don’t you forget fu.” Il¢ promised not to. » ‘ A LOVE-STORY. She sat upon the parlor-lounge, And William be sa1 by ber; And neither spake u single word, But both gazea in the fire. At last he clasped hec dimpled hand, ‘And 101d her of his]ove, And swarc that he'd be true to her, By moon and stazs obove. ‘He said ke could nai live swithout— Before he could ey more The father came. ozit with a club ‘Enticed bim out Bie do FEMININE NOTES. 1f g young man canndt marry- the mirl he wants, let bim try the girl who wants him. * Very few zirls can snk 2 pepper-bos as it should be spanked, aud yet they all waat to be married and ratse families. The phonograph is like the smnll brother of & young lady. £t will refeat eversthing eald in its presence without regard to blushes. At o récent tiu-pan serenade to o newly-mar- Hed couple in New Jersey, the bridegroom climbed up the chimney, thus making o bridal- tower of it An éxtra strone-mirded woman remarked that an old bachelor is a man. who, throuch seltish motives, has iefraiued irom muakiug gome woman retched. “Keramlcs?” said Wiiliams, inquiringly; «werockery? Ah! Nomore keramics, no more crockery for me. My vife keramed the last Sonp-turecen oo my bead this week. No more keramies for me.” When Vanderbilt vistted a_medium and was informed that his forner wife wanted to com- municate with him, he said that was not what bz came tor. Vet some folks profess to have doubts of his sanity. A Tiarrisburz paper, fo_answering the ques- tious of a correspondeat, says: “\when u lady and gentieman are walking together ou the street, the lady shonld valk inside of the g tieman” Good fgracions, what un iden! Weare very much surprised to hear that Katser Wilhelm is fu a fir way to survive,—not the assin’s bullet, but the fifticth annive ry of his marriage. For amun who bas been mer- ried fiity years, a paltrybullet or two has no terroys.—St. Louis Jourral. l~\ Tt takes a drug clerk of broad judgment and Kberal vie aln, statésmanlike cou- trol of his features, to know how o glve a eiti- zen the right kind of sirup in his soda-water when the citizen’s wife says she will take the sume us her husband. rdette. ‘The otber evening In Lonaon, on leaving the opera, a short-sighted sentlemnnn said to s lady with u fashionable loig train over her arm, “Do allow me to carry your mantle for you," upon which be seized and elevated the train, biushed and spologized. Encouraging George fwho had just engazed himself to the girl of hisheart) breaks the hnp- ¥ news to his friend Juek (who has been mar- ried some time). Jack—=Ah! well, my dear fellow, murringe is the lest in the long run. 1 can assure you that after a year or Lwo i man rete used to it, and feclsjust as jolly as if be'd never married at all '—Punch, “*Why. I could idolize that man.” said 1da to her triend, ++And el to him for weal or w0, Ecn to the bitter nd. ™ Then, as they parted. did her friend As thus soffloquize: +“Ah! when she says 1 think that Ids lie. " — Yonkers Guzetle. A Greek youth wno wis_engared to & Greek maiden of 18 has been drawn into the army-. The lover sends to his love a letter saving that he may be rone loug, peihaps forever, and that the bearer of the letter 1 a good boy, worthy of being ber husband. B:ing acked §f she likes this one, sie says: *\ell, you sce the other one is away, and_may never return. 1 cried for a week: then this oue came; heis now here and my trousseau is ready. If I'wait much longer I shiall soon be too old, forin nnother two years 1 shall be 20.7 - ——— Queen Vi . Wuahingion Post, Queen Victoria bas found it so tiresome to be constantly bowing to she populace when she takes a ride, that she has had 3 carriage seat so constructed that the motion of the vehicle keeps lier bowing automeatically and without effort. Now, it some ooe will suppiv her Majeaty with an artiticial smirk—something lke a landledy's swile—the arduous duiies of Koyalty wiilbe greatly lessened. o'l idolize, unized, and | THE SOCIAL WORLD. The Season in Chicage Drawing to a Close. & New York Departing for the Seaside —-Summer Dresses. Deliclows Things in Muslins and Organ- dies---Fashion Notes. CHICAGO. SOCIAL AND CLUY NOTES. . Summer has st length arrived, and soclety will take a rest. The annusl reception of the King Sckool pradustes for the present year was held, aceord- fng to custom, ot the house of the Princtoal, Mrs. Nellle Hardick, No. 777 West Monrog street, Jast Friday night. . A young lady of the West Division received & call a few ovenings ago from 2 youngman whom she scarcely kew. He sent up his card, and the Iady, not belng particulurly unxious to see him, returned that she was mot well A second trip of the servant brought in- formation that the gentleman helow tbuught she would want to sec him if she knew what he came for, whercupon she bouna up her achtng head and descended to the parlor. After talk- ing her nearly to death, and as the hour ap- proached 11, she beeeed to be excused, and her visitor announced that he was taklng orders for the Scientific American, snd he called upon her thinking she would be glad to subscribe. Company A, of the Sixth Battalion, gove an exhibition-drill and a hop at the armory ou To- Qiana svenuc, last Monday evening, at which time the members presented their Captain, B. K. De Young, with o hanasome silver water- service. The Company is becoming well drilled. The members of the'W. 8. G. held their last reception for the season last ‘Thursday night at the residence of Miss Addie Stoddurd, No. 819 South Robey street. The reception.of ‘the Protestant Orphan Asylum Thursday cvening was apleasant affair. Lust Friday evening the alumni of the Engle- wood High Sciiool held their third annual re- unlon at Hizh School Hali. Alarge audience fllca the room to witness exercises. The young ludies werg all @raped in white. Meny Were the recipicuts of handsome bouquets from their triends. The exercises opened with music from Pound’s Orchestra, of the city, after whick the President, Clarence F. Dunu, deitvered a Dlossing address of welcome. After the pro- ramme had been carried out dauneing began. Fhe hall was handsomely decorated. X very pleasunt party was iven by Miss May Webb Lester, friduy evenin st, at the resi- denceof Mr. I 8. Stoddard, No. 1151 Michigan ‘avenue. A programme of musical numbers, splced with humorous readings, supplemented with dancing, eotertained the company tilla late hour. The fourth of the Riverside Hotel hops was wiven by Prof. Martin last niuht, and, althouth it was very warm, there was o goad attznd- suce. ‘Married, Thursday, June 27, at the home of the bride, Brookli‘sn, N. Y., Miss Wheelwright and Mr. William Butteriield, of this city. No cards. Alr. George Howland, Principal of the Chi- cago Migh~ School. guve 8 reception to the graduating class Friaay cveniug, st his rest- dence, No. 691 Wabash avenue. "A conzenial party of young ladies and gentle- men enjoyed a most delichttul orivate ‘picnic Jast Wednesday at Lake Biuff, Mr. Hughitt, of the Northwestern, generously providing the spectal ear. P iite Sulurday Evening Hera’d says: “It is no loager proper for ladies belonizing to good socicty in Chicago to attend professional buse- ball games. s an old-time lover of the game sald,” *We Lave no faith in the honesty of the nals, and don’t eare to .scu SpOTts W gamble. i & Murried, on Tuesday evening, June 25, 1878, at the residence of Murray A. Bartlett, No. 475 Randolph street, by the Kev. Thomus Cale- mat, of St. Jobn's. Episcopul Church, Alonzo J. Tullock, Esq., ond Miss Kittle Bartlett Southwick, all of Chicazo. Last Tuosday cvening the steamer Flora car- ried out & very pleasant excursion }gnfl)‘ of about 100 upder the lead of J. 8. Kirk, Esq. Last Sunduy afternoon Miss Lizzie E. Hoyne was presented with & valuable diamond riug by her friends in the Michigan Aveoue Baptist Chureh, iu recopnition of -lier gratuitous serv- ices in the choir. “Among the pleasant soclal events of the week was an entirely informal reccption of the pub- 1fe-sehool teaghiers at the house of Mr. Pickard, Thursday aud Friday eveniugs, on the eve of Mr. Pickard's departure for his new feld of la- bor in Iowa. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The public is fuvited to attend the first re- union of the North Division High School Alumni, which will take vlace bext Thursday evening at Martine’s North Side Academy. The new Farragut bout-house will be thrown open for tspection at an early dag. ¢ The Young People’s Union of St. Paul’s & E. Church have made arrangements for an excu ion to Geneva Lake July 16, leaving the Ca street. depot, Chieazo & Northwestern Railroad, gt 7:30 . m. und returning about & o'clock in the evenine. T'he members and friends of the Grant Place Literary Socicty will indulge in an excursion to Racine by stcamer, July 16, PERSONAL. Allie Crighton has gone to LaCrosse for Mi: a vizl Miss Mary Farrar, who bas been visiting ber sister, Mra. W. H. Moorbouse, 1015 Michizan Avente. returued to her home at Elkhiorn, Wi last evening. % AIr. George P. Gore ‘and family, of Chicazo, are ut the Ses View House, Rye Beach. Six. T. C. MeMilla, of the Jutcr-Ocean, left last Tucsday for the East, and will sail for Eu- 3 odrich, of Michiran avenue, has been visiting Miss Kittic Bickford, at Winnetka, for several days. Mrs. 'T. 8. Albright has eone to spend a part of the summer fu _Buffalo, with her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Almy. Miss Jessie Crighton, who has been attending bourding-school at Fairibault, Miun., for the last year, has returned bome. Mr. and Mrs. Jumes W. Scott returned this morning fron a three-months’ vistt in New York, Boston, Long Braueh, Saratogs, ete. Citarles W. Northup, popularly kuown by the journalistic protesslon, hus oue & fish- ine? fn the wilds of Wisconsin, near Sparta. The Misses Lay bave gone East to remaln through the suminer. months. Augle Moore, of Louisyille, Ky., is visit- ) s Lou Brown, ot 10138 Wabash_avenue. Fiss Ida Oglesby, of “Middieton, 0., onc of thie recent eraduates at Hishland Holi, is visie- ing fricnds in this city. B)(;HS Faulds, of Louisylile, is visiting Biiss adirer. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sands and thelr daughter, Miss Kittie, have goue to Colorado o spend Sowe weeks in the mouutains. Dr. arnd Mrs. W. H. Ryder leave this city July 8 for New York, iutesding to sail from that city for Europe, on the Scythla, Juiy 10. They will join Miss Ryder, who {5 mow in Europe. agh, J. V. LeMoybe, M T . J.'A. Hoburt, an G. G. Cuoke, of this city, huve engaged rooms for themselves and families at Saratora for the season. Charlez I1. Atkins, Esq., was called suddenly 10 Boston last evening by the rapid decline of his nged father, and, in_consequence of his ab- sence, there witl be no Fourth of July wather- ing at his suburban place, Spring Lawn, this year. Gen. Whipple, Adjutant-Generai_of the Mil- itary Division uf the Missouri, left here Monday for New York, accompanied by his + Miss Whinple sailed Thursday for opein company with some friends from shingtoe. She expects to return in Scptera- ber. E.\llss Roxanna Wentworth i visiting to the ast. A. N. Wood, a “middy” in the United States Navy, is visiting Mr. Harry Randall, at No. 666 West Adarns street. T diamond ring from Signorita Zarate, the Midget. Miss Kate Garretson, of Museatino, Ia., is visiting Miss Dessic Brannan, No. 517 Michigan avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Falic have removed to their new home, No. 108 Warren avenue, where they will be pleased to receive their iriends. Mrs. Wiilimn Blanchard and family, of Evans- ton, who have been sojourning at the Gardoer House for some wecks past, left Monday for the Enst. Miss Minnie Watt, ot Lima, O., is visltinz Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sanford, No. 1539 Indiana avepue. Mr. E. ¥. Cragin, with & party of l’lxg or seventy persons, will depart this week for Dela- van, Wis.,, where they will camp out for 8 season. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mulliken, nee Sturgis, formieriy of Chicago, whose marriage was cele- brated Thursday, June 20, at_Canada del Teco- Tote, Cal., will receive their friends in this eity, Mondays, June 22 nud 29, at No. 267 Ontario street. SWERT—STEVENSOX. i June 18, Sandusky, O., Miss Mary Stevenson, was united in marriage to Mr. John A. Sweet.of Messrs. Carson, Pirfe, Scott & Co., of this city. The ceremony tuok place at the residence of the bride’s parents, in the presence of a large num- ber of fricnds, and was a very happy und plens- aot affair. A wedding breakfast followed the ceremony. The bride was thercelplent of a lerge number of valuable and useful presents. After recelvine the congratulations of their fricnds the happy couple departed for their new home in Chicago via Detroit and the lukes, sud have taken up their restdencest 20 North Throop streot. NEW YOREK. FLITTING. Spectal Correspordence of The Tribune. NEW YoRrg, June 27.—I can imagine nothing better caleulated to swell the ranks of the igno- ble army of sulcides thun a week of seven con- secutive rainy days. VWhen the wretchedness of these days is snhanced by the knowledge that we have packed aud strapped a battation of” trunks filled with the most bewitching costumes 2and the rain alone prevents our flitting to the mountain-top and scashore to display them, is therc balm in Gilead or clsewhere for such awoe as thist After such o siege as this, otd Sol, softened and appeased by the complaints and entreatles of unfortunate females, has deignod to smile again, and to-day his ruddy visaze beams complacently. And lo! what a change! The streets and promensdes are full of lovely women in lovely tol- lettes; express Wwagons overloaded with trunks and cases disturd the quiet of the retired and aristocratic localities ing word, many, very many people are leaving -| town. Asarule, June is a delightful month to spend in the city, unless, indced, heat takes time by the forclock, and tho fervid days of August com¢ upon us in the first sum- mer month. But somehow one loses prestize if one stays in New York after July 1, so those who yet linger must hasten f they would pre- serve intact their right and title to the ‘*best society.” So many pretty thmgs bave been shown me as having been prepared for the sum- mer hexira, that 1 am at a loss what to tell you of and what to neglect. -Ican assure you that New York Dbelles are formidably arrayed and equipped for the summer cajnpalam, and he who cany withstand the weapons of a precty woman, ‘¢harmingly attired, must have bot! heart and senses incased in adamant. + EVENING DRESSES are particulartv pretty. There are so many new possamer fobrics this summer that are name- Iess, or at least T am ignoraut of the nomencla- ure, that one ean exercise great varietv of taste in sclecttng. The organdies are lovely. dress just completed is of finest, sheerest or- gandy of faint, misty gray. The dress has an underskirt tinizhed by a'deep fiounce which has u border woveun ia it.” The ground of the border 1s black. over which in rich profusion are deli- cate pink moss-rose buds. Below thls border, finishing the flounce, isa_finzer deep Torchon lace \:xr|ui=llc)_\' fine. The overdress in frout forms three pointed aprons, oue falling a little to cach side, and one comiug precisely in the centre. These aprons are trimmed stiply with a rufile formed of the black and rose bor- der aud lnce. The back Is disposed fn graceful drapery fastened with bows of pink and black ribbon. The bns&xuabn pretty affair, having the skirt of it I the back, and has three luce- edged ruffies formed of tie colored burders. The front is tastefully ornamented by a jabot of lace minzled with 100ps of pink ribbon sud bluck. The sleeves, like those of all summer dresses, reach half-way between clbow aud \wrist, and are trimmed to correspond with other hortious of the toflette. Another very lovely French lawn hasa ground of pale amber on which are clusters of carnations with leaves of fafntest green. The skirt is arpamented with seven flounces; cacha finger deep and fluted. Each flounce is bordered by a narrow but ex- tremely fine Torchon edmng. There is a broad scarf of lawn edged with lace, which is drawn about the figure just below the hips. It is tied in three chuin- l*lke 100ps. and its broad ends fall to the edze of the skirt well back on the left side. The waist Das a yoke to which the lower portion Is gath- cred on. A belt of carnatiou-bued ribvon con- flnes it, and the littie skirt tbus formed, apd which reaches almost to the sack, is fivished by a las-cdged thated rufile. . ANOTIIER VERY CHARMING TOILETTE is of delicate. rose-tinted organdy, soft. fing,.and sheer. The sides and back of the skirt are trimmed with five zathered ruffles, each a tlnger wide, and edged with narrow Valenciennes. The front of the skirt has three scarfs of organdy drawn loosely from one sige seam to the other, and in the immediate centre cach is caught to- pether witha beautiful pearl buckle which gleams and glistens like a diamond. There is a sucque or basque, rather long, fitting tightly in the back. The basque is fastened at the throat, but as it descends the fronts are slightly cut away and reveal ¢ charming Hittle vest. fer formed of alternate rows of Valenciennes juser- tion and flat scant puflsof the lawn, and is finished at the bottom by & decp row of rich Valenclennes. The slecyes ars made of shnilar Miss Mary d. Mix, of Oregon, Ill,, wos o at the Garduer House scveral days last Miss .\I.\riY M. Badgley and Miss Libble Hot- liday, of Milwaukee, are visiting Mrs. A. H. Andrew: Misses Nellic and May Hutching left for the East Tuesday cvening, June 4, to spend the summer months. Mr. C. A. Snowden, city editor of the Times, is making a tour of the Kast on a vacation. Dr. Benjamin Durham, the art critic of the Saturday Herald, returned last week from 2 vislt to the French Exposition. Miss Addie Goode and Miss Clemmie Merri- teld are visiting Miss Ruésell at Roekford. Miss Rosa Lee Thompson, 27 days of age, and weighing four pounds, was the accomplished sod fortunate young lody who captured the puffs and insertion, and are also fnished with the wide lace. White dresses will uoz be so much worn this swiamer as formerly, there are 50 many uew aud lovely tints that have also be- ‘come popular, because it is a long tine since, it ever, that such exquisite shades, such delicate puances, bave byen obtaivablc. In muslins there is a great and elezaut variety. Sowe very lovely ones, white, have au inch-wide stripe which is eitier satiny, plaln, or cumbossed, and another stripe which cxhibits an open-work, lace-like pattern. The desiwns are generally quite new and very pretty, aud the goods are celling rapidly uong an excellent dass of peo- ple. Dresses of this description are appropriate Tor morning wear, for lawn partics and picnics, and for informal lunches. A good deal of taste ‘nod Ingrenuity may be exereised in making them up. I bave seen one or two made overperfectly in Princess robes of colored lawn, which avery eharming effect when the white resses are trimmed with ribbons which in color mateh the underslip. And the grenadines are another beautiful fabric. Black, white, and colored, oll are lovely. ONE CIARMING IMPORTED TOILETTE, T have beeu privileged 10 3ce, is composed fte grevadine end satin. ‘The formeris 1, haviLz an opey Square about ooe-sixth an inch la and so soft and fine that the whole garment may be almost held in a closed hand. The underskire atin is cut around the botton in witre points, which are finished by a hzndsome frinze of white silk and pearl beads. Bencath the squares and {riuge fs 8 lisse sutin covered by a fali of point de Venise. The polonaise Is low-necked, and fits the floure hike a glove until well below the hips, where three bunches of shirring xm{,m & wracefu! full- ness.. A deep fringe of stlk and seed pearis borders tlie edge of the polonpise. A berthe of point de Venise, overlaid by fringe, orna- ments the corsage, and the sleeves are Compos- ed of the same two'mater Sweét peas, pink. sud purple and* white will be worn with this clegant_costume. Some very headsome brocades of light, cuol textures have been pro- vided. Thepatterns ure extremely pleasing; one [ nurlicnlnrl{ admired bad a soft, silvery ground, over which was thrown s quantity of fant pink honeysuckte with the pretty sinuous vine and leaves. Another bus a rich cream- colored suriace strewn with deep purple, yel- low-cyed pavsies, and still anotner hasdetuched sprays of some delicate blue dower oun white ground. All of the brocades are very thin, oot quite transparcat, but soft and plisble to a de- grec. ‘They sre suitable only for overekrts and similar garments, und are very eflective over VELVET SKIRr3. These latter, by the way, will be wora consider- ably. in soite of their heavy, clinging warinthy their nsual association with winter, they have come to be u tot unimportant feature of a sum- mer outdlt. For miy own part, it is a Iasuiou not to be commended. Tu tke firat place, they are hizhly uncomfortable; worse even then this almost, the discomfort of them Is obvious, and, besides, appropriating them robs winter of ope of its richest. comeliest belongings. [do not thiok it is a fancy destined to last long. A pretty fabric that Is comisg into favor is known as dentele batiste. It 18 a lace-like material, iu white, blick, or ecru. It is all lnen and quite wide, and 15 intended for overdress. A very simple but pleasing toilette shows a shirt of cherry-colored silk, ornamented with three! narrow llounces, Which are prettily pinked at which 1 tha edges. The overdress s of dentel : of n delicate cora tint3 It 1s & polosser Lulte beneath a plain low-nccked bodico of sig i 3 the skirt. The neck 1s en surply o e with e b, apss cere e s bows wown the front of cherry ribbon, Y ok large bow in the back, combine to n fuland useful dress of very simfi:k:n‘d‘f“* ensive materials, for, entre nous, I think [, e permitted to say that the cherry-colored ““g has been literally *turned upside” dowgy LN Dresents witna! a highly satisfactory offer, 24 Marrpg, SOCIETY TOPICS, Ex-Empress Eugenlo is just ke other goog, looking-vivacious widows. She dechré she will never marry. * There Is a fortune in store for the geniy can Inventn way of carrying homeg:m:k:-]: s0 it will resemble o parcel containing twegs six yards of sitlc for bis dear wife. 2 The Boston Post thinks that the sharp pog will now get some of his summer poet; and eredit It to Bryant. it It is an evidence of high culture and th value of high schools when young Wm::r:: gin to talk about Frahnee, meaning France, ‘The thousands of patrons of the ever; firm of Giles, Bro. & Con for twenty youslal knowledged throuzhout the Northwost as oy of the most reliable and trustworthy houges 1o the jewelry trade, will be interested 1 thous tmoval of the firzh from their place on Wapey avenue to the more central and convenient ) cationat the southeast corner of State ad e ington streets. This store has been remodeleg, and will be fitted uo in the superbstyle pecnliay to this firm. The second floors of Nos. 34 3 Washington strect, immediately in the reay will be occupted by the wholesale department, and an intinite variety of eclegant rttractiony will be presented at the opening, sometime du. ing the coming week. e Five women journalists are at work gan. It is ttme for that part of the n’:‘:f: fi engaged in journalism to begin to think abogt agriculture. " The news is, atter all, the sphere of woman; ana mau really doesn’s belong there. Women 70 years old kuve been known to sit for hours, véering over into their nefzhbor’s yard o the hapeof getting an item, though they, had never scen a newspaper office in their lies Ladies preparing to abandon the city for the manifold attractions of the watering-places should remember that vexatious troubles and Qelays witl be avoided by orderiug the necessary outfits from Ghormley. who bas ample facilitie for finfshing the most elaborate wardrobe on wonderfully short notice. 1t Is easy to predict forthe novel and attractive designs of this artist the same success which has made them the reigning favorites at fashfonable resorts, both in the East and the West, in former §easons. - The straln of cxultation in the volce of the mosquito is now explained. There is a strike in the mosquito-netting factory at Paterson. Pleasure trips on the steamer Flora under the efficient management of Capt. Trowell, Clerk Vankirk, and Manager Baby are_becoming popular, The Flora is the only boat exclusively cngaged In the excursion business, aud the pro- gramme for July 4 {ncludes two trips to Evans- ton and an evening excursion on the lake. Darwin owns up that anhinals cannot exactly laugh, and he furtner a:dmits thatihelecrona mule’s countenance ufter kicking a man overis Do expression of feclinZ. Harkins’ inlmitable styles of boois and shoes are attracting a great deal of attention at No. 132 Dearborn street. ‘The Buffalo Ezpress complains that Vassar College girls are not allowed to keep parrots and dogs. It dves scem tyrannpical. X good ewearing parrot is great company as twilight comes to sadddn the heart. ] The best evidence of the popularityof the - Home Life Insurance Company pf New York as an insurance as well as for 8 paVing investmen:. is contained ina fact .we obtained yesterday from Mr. E. H. Kellogg, Superintcndent of Agents, Chicazo. This fienflemm says thatin i3 department during the past year but3per cent of their policies have lapsed,—s swmalier percentage by far than any other life company - in existence can show. Mr. Mackey, of California, bas an fncome of 35,000 per day, but what good docs it do himt He can’s drink over ten glasses of soda-water perday, and hc’s got to die on his merits, the same as the rest of us. . The first exhibition of ladies” prize swimmipg© . ever mven fu Chicuso will tuke place st the Chicago Natatorium, coroer of diichigan avenus and Jackson street, July 20. Three different | eswill be awarded. The brize swimming for the male pupils takes place July 4. ' New York poodles are soatched from the arms of their wmistresses by the dog-catchers, | and then the femiume eart Lasto guawas, - itself until the nasty little beasts canbe ran-” | somed. . The Union Catholic Library Association’s pié- 4 nicat Woodlawn July 4. : Our forefathers must_bave suffered at Valley .. § Forge—of course they did—but they knew they would be remembered by Fourth-of-July orators. & The fact that Bryant, 8 Yoet, left nearly half amillion, it Is feared will encourage poetsto fresh deeds of valor. Drinking Habits of British Ladles. “fon,” in Social Notes (Loudon), writesas | follows: I chanced, not lonz awo. to be tak- ing refreshments at a confectioner’s near the Strand. A well-aressed lady entered and took abunand o glass of sherry. The sherry she drank, the bun she put info her reticuls s 8 thing not wanted. I had time to spare: when she left the shop I followed her; saw her entec another and do the same. A littic furtber on she entered a third, with the same result. She then cailed a cabriolet and drove home. 1t i3 ot uniikely that she had taken six slasses of v different conzctioners’ counters.” Again: A gentiemsn was cxamining the tradesmen’s monthly account with a view 10 payment. On gofng through that of the grocer he was startled by the amount charg for ten,—six pounds in four weeks,—and sald there must be some mistake. . The grocer, 8¢ first, gave confused answers, but when divectly chargea with fraud, contessed the truth. Four of the irems should haye been not tes, but ° sherry. Since the occurrence the ‘husband and wife have lived separate; she is. *under re SN straint.’ ————— Prayers and Law In Fijl. London Truth. A mlsalon:;gj ship was stranded on a reef near i oneof the Fiji Islands. One of thoselarze tidal waves which traverse the Pacific carried I8 off. On the arrivul of the ship in port the mis sionary told the natives that he had fervently prayed that the ship miwht not be wrecked, an that they had had ocular dewonstration of the result of prayer. A few days later cal c g dep~ utation to _the Governor {rom Yoring island. _*‘O Governor,” they said, is trus what this wisstonars says¢” The Governof replicd that it wastrue. *But did you not safy when vou mode us subjects of the Queen of England, that our proverty would be safe, aud that if u man injured it be'would be punished} o The Goveruor assented. ‘Then, O Chief continued the deputation, *let this missiouasy " be punished, and let our village, which was g F of stroved by the great wave, which came because the missionary prayed for it, be bullt up awrala by the tnissionary.” The question raised by ¢ these enfants terribles of natural logleis bF 10 means ensy of solution, elther in fts cosles astical or in its legal aspects. . e ————— A Warning to Young Americous. New York Stn. The troubles of Mr. and - Mrs. Richards. of Lawrence, Mass., with tneir youngson's Freoch wife, have come toan end ina way very sl : fuctory to the parcnts. Willie Richards, a mere, . boy, weut to France, and there married. or was® ¥ supposed to have married, s girl named Blaache Folliot. Though much distressed upon ‘hearin® of the event, the parcats concluded to receive - Blanche as their sow's wite. Kepeated and scandalous outbreaks at length prompted theal o legral steps to et rid of the annoyance. AMr. Richards, the fether, communicated tnrnn(.": counsel with the Mayor of the borouzi ; wwhich the marriaze was alleged to have taked place. That ofticial denfed that there ‘had beed . any such marriage, denounced Blanche 8388 i adventuress, and added that she wouid beliable to imprisontens for her part in the uifuir should she return to France. Meantime Blanche hud departed from her allezed husband’s howe. 81¢ peace reiens in the Ricnards household. Allof Beiich facts shozld ben warniog to young Amert cans traveling abrosd. e — H The Last Resort. Detroit Free Press. A fire on Sherman street the other day tarned 2 tenant out doors with only ive minutes’ warn® ing, and when they had secured 3 house nnros‘d the way and moved in the sole stock of furnk ture consisted of four bed-slats, @ wash-bowl, & kerosenc-lamp, and three pillow-shams. - Kind-hearted policeman endered, looked atoandy © ¢ and said to the busy little wesmat: - +Did you losc much}” 3 «“All but this,” she repi'ed, poloting to e pile in one coruer. # And what will you do now?® o, 2 «« Advertise for bosrders, of course!” wasief prompt reply. “If you are golnz down-toyl you might drop an sdvertisement iuto pupers for me.”? He dropped out. £ =9