Evening Star Newspaper, June 3, 1882, Page 7

; # THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JUNE FASHION WRINKLES. A VERY PRETTY SKETCH. words!) “if she is an entire stranger T cannot TABLES AND TABLE LINEN. Se at least lot us try to have them FINANCIAL. —e oe pretend to form any opinion of her, of course.” a for the use for which nature or carpen- =——— = ———— MBROTERIES AGAIN—BLACK MATS AND STOCK- WHO WAS IT? ‘Ot course,” repeated Tom, absently. Mistory of the Topic gn! ® Household | ter frst intended them. STEWART BROWN'S SONS, INUS—YRATHERS AND FLOWERS—RUCHES AND ruins See ss = othe, owen ell Sheree Ti pe =e ae tee ee Pics Sala ce theyre haere 38 PINE STREET, NEW YORE. * Some XEW CoLons— FLOWER | piso: again that to bring a perfect stranger under this | "Ytoyg™-nowax LoXURY THE RoUND TABLE | bas claims to merit. It folds and -anfolds, con: o°g ERE g Soremmeas Recent, Sectoant Bente Bengt eal We had just finished breakfast. Tomlald down | Foo! Is not my opinion of you, Tom. PAINTED TABLES—HOLBEIN'S TaBLeS—TapLs | talns drawers for various = ERR Investment Securitin a Specialty. mids the egg-spoon he had been playing with, and} | felt mother’s words like so many pins and) 3. yopxrw HOMES. raised to the invalid’s couch or to the relief of a sok RR 3 ALL STREET OPERATIONS- . & needies; for Tom was looking itatively die constant reader, has a sloping desk to accom- Coc EEE R EEE Sgss8 . W Rat Tur summer weather is here at last. looked across at mother. across at me, and, though that was just a way of | From the New York Times, May 28, modate the stooping writer, and does much in THT EER RRR. RN RN “cco Tux new suits, with parasols to match, are “Aunt Anne, I think I'll take a wife,” he sald, | his, it seemed now as if he were reading in my How Impossible we should find it to pleture a | its way to make life easier, The occasional 2 ie R E aaa g a ‘The old-establishe! Banking House of taking. exactly as he might have said, “I think I'll take | face that the opinion was mine and that I had modern home without tables. Whether we enter | table, too, has some sense in being, even if it is 3 E. BE iN NNG GOW. JOHN A. DODGE & 00., Oxe of the most fashionable summer trim-| another cup of coffee.” Roe eng a wae a te gottiag: redder | the house of rich or poor the kitchen, the parlor, | able to tip over pe ustepety rec — EREL” UN OOO REN” ” Ro. 12 Watt Srazer, New Yous, - ww a ™ for vel ve) ion ettin, r * purpose as a hand: for cup RE NNN gE Seer & vateet, . iine, the favor” | cece ne, Tebested mother, Uy Bo Beans | = > coments tll te gram tatolcnble. the reception-room, the bedroom—on every | or to hold the work-box or book or writing-case. EE NRNG ORR Bay and eel all the Active Stocks om threo to five par Next to dark green and royat blue, the favor- | receiving the information as tranquilly as it had | "eit ig gq warm here." I sald, for an excuse, | hand we ‘aud tebles—tablee of every size and | Then, too, it serves as a stand for a bouquet or BE et ee cant margin. They sand Fnex their tte color for street wear is the new shade of| been given. “What for?” turning toward the French window. “I am go- | gj almost of every material. The ‘' oc- | & pot of flowers, and can be made yet more de- ud shape, and of ery hone: “Well, I don't know,” answered Tom thought- | ing to get a breath of air.” = sirable by the handsome embroidery which is not A Daxx Ren Parasol for general wear, a white | ray, “It's anotion I've got in my head ae I went out into our little strip of garden | “sional” table plays almost as important a part ery misplaced upon its cover. Parasol for dress, and a black one for use are the | now.” ground; Tom followed. I thought I should | With us as the dining table itself, and gn esthete | How many beautiful iniatd and painted tables popular choice. F “All nonsense!” sald mother, sharply. never teres beget tte me what I Ws might raise his hands in horror if told that Lay —— = 1 Ae kee! art have at a r, ' 4 : , . in my mind to say, so I w: for him vation. In the days of | motive inatable! In Lucerne there is st! Tux Wasuteron stores are filled with the “Do you think 80?” sald Tom, apparently tf vy, by all tables are an innot e days — Tom.” * i P under the old pear tree. ‘* Sit down here, | Grecian ctvilization and I tables were not ; | be seen the table upon which Holbein, then a Beasou's novelties and at prices as low, if not | goubtful, but not in the least put out. I said, “I've something to say to you.” ee eee i | poor struggling painter, not yet out of his lower. than elsewhere. “Think eo? 1 Know it. What in the world lave you?” sald Tom; ‘that’s sdd, for I—| °F, to be more correct, stationary tables were ruggling pail ticeship, earned a few gulden by his comic Su.vex Grar is themost fashtonable color now | can you want of a wife? After all these years | well, never mind that, just yet. What is it| not. Ifa Greek lover wished to pen a sonnet to | Prem re a J In Paris, and gray and steel: lace is “*osen to| we have lived so comfortably together, to ? trim dresses of this color. bring home somebody to turn the house upside “WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT,” 1 17 onde peEsons WISHING TO OPERATE IN STOCKS, 1, (J) ES el aii cover Rann oP 8 to the extent of $50 to $1,000 or upwards, dhould writeto HENRY L. RAYMOND & ©0., WILL ALWAYS MAKE BEAUTIFUL BOLLS, COMMISSION STOCK BROKERS, representation of St. Nobody, that ubiquitous BREAD AND BISCUITS. his mistress’s eyebrow (and Greek poets had | person who in Swiss and German households is a, See See, ee See May? “rom,” I sald, still surer now he had mis- thelr weak moments) he Nac'fo chance of turn- | 88 answerable for mischief as the cat in England | Wholesale Depot: Corner lst street andTndiana avenne, | _ Stocks carried on 3 to 10 per cent marcia, 2 e! orders executed aatixfs Sea-Sine plumes are of Spanish cock feathers ee ss then, what is to become of that lepers and more resolved to set him right, ing to = dainty writing-table and gaining in- lat theta ees pes Kamer toate Jel WM. M. GALT & CO. sulating to Well Street gy Jy free: ne antag ray bs. and the curl is said to be proof | “phe “poor child"—that was I—reddening at | “A place” repeated Tom puzzled, as well he | SPlration from an iridescent ink-pot. He could table, decorated no doubt for’ some festival, re- Fok Excunsionists. Sere For misting’ choshe fl ‘cbs rescive moa eee : Sgainst the dampness of sea-air. being vrought into the argument in this way, | might be by this sudden and indefiniteannounce- | but strike an attitude, lay his tablet upon his| mains a priceless relic of his eatliest work ! = tion. = Purrxp PLastxons, with the puffs shirred hor- | was about to speak for herself, when Tom in- 1 “what kind of a place?” knees, and, thus incum! give expression| The history of table linen and table cloths | POTTED FAM, BRAWN, fzontaily, give stylish finish to dress corsages, | terposed. warmly. “I don't know,” I said, for, indeed, my ideas | to hisadmiration. Ass ‘against this awk- | would fill a volume. We will be content with a PUOTTED BEES TORS EE Tene, PEIVATE STOCK TELEGRAPH WIRES but puffed sleeves detract from the effect. “I'm sure May knows I would never have any | were of the vaguest. “I thought you might, | ward state ot affairs, however, we must remem- | rapid glance at that which modern taste per- CHICKEN, SHRIMP, Brack vetver dog collars, fastened under the | wife who would make it less a home for her—| being in the way of those things. Now pray, | ber that the greater part of love-making of | mits, and which leads rather to the covering up POTTED GAM) ED ED OTSTERS, chin with tiny gold or silver clasps set with | don't you, May?” Tom,” I went on quickly, ‘don’t fancy Iam dis-| the period was carried on in the open air, for the | of tables than to their decoration by the brush, yok 1 BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORE A “Of course,” said I. contented, or—or anything of that sort; the | Greeks looked upon houses more as safe refuges | although we meet with that, too. “It is not so mock cems, are worn with both day and even- nd I’m sure she knows nothing of the sort,” | truth is, ever since I left off school I have want- | for thelr wives and children OF a8 store-houses | very Saat years since the mahogany tabl Ang costumes. e persisted mother, “‘nor you either, Tom Dean. | ed something to do, and had it in my mind to | than as ‘any resort for the happler leisure hours. | rabbed to the highest degree of polish, refl H. H. DODGE, Sreixe sturrs are not so novel as we were | Howcan you answer for what a wife may take it speak to you about it.” Probably as a matter of fact women are mainly | the smiling countenances of guests at the re- B. W. REED’S SONS, asi! * Jed to expect, the textures beingsimilarto thove | into her head to do, once you get her fixed| Witn this Tlooked at Tom, fearing he might | responsible for tables. The Greek lady of leisure | moval of the cloth at Lilet A pees dinner when my% 1216 F STREET NORTHWEST. Worn last year, the patterns and names only be- | here? You can’t expect her to forget, as you | be vexed; but he did not looked vexed; only | in Athens em| loyed herself’ at the spinning- | the decanters in silver stands and the dessert ~ in eis h ‘Bonds, Stocks and Investment Securities Bought wi Psp arate do, that May has no real claim on you.” pre-occupied. wheel, and had littie need of a table, and beau-| were imposing upon its polished surface. To- FXcoRsionists' SUPPLIES. Feiriers and flowers are used in profusion hat I have no real claim on her, I suppose | “I do know of a place, as it happens,” he sald | tiful in design and form as all Greek furniture | day the whole style of dinner-giving is different. Bold on Commission, iy Preah’ wedinles, (aad paiited vibbua and Bhs gery pions = ote for ne second aie s aiile, “only I’m not sure how it would | was, - fae eprertin hecho pro- a enege eee poe ts Ownite the very, — — xg iene ime. just as I was i joroughly uncom- | suit you.” claimed it in the furnishing of the homes. | end of the meal, and in very luxurious houses is | SPECIAL A’7TENTION TO THIS BRANCH OF OUB intel lace add greatly to the elegance of dress | fortable. “But, forall that I intend to keep her | ""Tters. goon seen,” sald I. “What is it| They never had that for which they could find | now uot only noticeable for the beauty of its de- BUSINESS THIS SEASON. No. 639 1Srm STREET, (CORCORAN BUILDING) yanets and hats. that is,” added Tom. with one of his shortsight- | like?” no practical use, and, consequently, as tables | sign, the silken shine of its lustrous damask, but Loxe rédingotes of thin cloth, with a number | ed blinks sideways at me, ‘as long as she'll stay | “Well, it’s a sort of—of general usefalness—” | were only needed for the purpose of meals, they | is often trimmed with lace insertion and edging. = = Agency for Prince and Whitely, Stock Brokers, ©f small capes on the shoulders, and several | With me, eh, May? And whoever has anything | “Why, it must be to run errands,” sald I| ap only at those times, were mere slabs of | So are the napkins, suggesting the fear that | Fresh lino of CANNED MEATS, FOWL and FISH. ie wie ae vering them, will be much |‘ 88¥ against that arrangement will have to go | laughing. ‘And where is it, Tom?” wood, which were brought in at the dinner hour | some fair guest, afflicted with love of lace and| ¥RUITS, CRACKERS, PICKLES, Summer WINES. G4 Buoapwax, New Youe. — with flape covering them, out of my house to say it—not that I'm afraidof| Well‘ said Tom, hesitating again, “it’s with | and set down loosely upon their leg. The meal | kleptomaniao Proclivities, may mistake it for a ee ee ed for traveling and country wear. any such result in this case—and, on the whole, | me. over the table vanished with the empty plates. | handkerchief. Such a fashion is fortunately WITMER’S, ‘Every clas of Securitien bought and soll on commis P1ary, close-fitting sleeves for home or prom-} aunt Anne, I should like to trytheexperiment.” | ‘How very nice!” I exclaimed. “How soon | In Homeric days each person had a separate | little likely to become common, we may rather m23 1918 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, | "Din San Francisco, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New enade dress, buttoned up the back of the arm to Mother smiled grimly, but Tom was so evi- | can I have it?” table, and it was only when luxury crept in that | dwell upon the introduction of colored border- = York, Boston and Washington. Orders executed on the the elipow, are more tavored by fashionable ladies | dently bent on his “experiment,” as he called it, | ‘The sooner the better, so faras Tam con-|a larger table for the men became common, | ings and fancy designs for the table linen, which OME MARKET, that she gave up the argument cerned,” sald Tom, and with that he turned and | while th dined at separate ‘Then | in our opinion is the hana: for th ow Tack heck Retanpaat she aia amb peneaee th sleev vat it ther style. hat si ve - el Bal ‘om, Wi! ant while the women din Ones. in our opinion is never the handsomer for them, en a Seay G: vecoming more tempting | _“"¥ou ean dance, if you are ready to pay the | looked atme, and directly I met his eyes 1 knew | the custom of lounging on couches, the elbows | but loses something of merit with every tone of ee ae ee mee commission, Private and direct telegraph wires #9 . ‘ Piper," she said. shortly. | “And, pray, how svon | somehow, all in a moment, what it was he| resting on the table, became usual, and the | color. Nothing will ever exceed in beauty the a and orizinal in style and make. Many of them | {Yu mean to be married?” meant; and I knew, too, both that I could not | fadies were expected to ait while thelt lords as. | pure whiteot well blonercdanecsky Santee cifyand “MOUNT PLEASANT TS PATHOE f° | which orders are executed on the Stock Exchanewt are of two colors in silk or satin, the divisions Tom's tace fell a little at this question. eave parece all my life with Will Bromley, and | sumed the most comfortanle attitude they could | may be content to have it so, in consideration of Pe, Vocomasence SURDAT, MAY 29rm, to DELIVER | in those cities and reported back promptly. Quotations being alternately plain and decorated. “Well,” said he, “Ican’t say exactly. I sup-| why I could not. find. Even then, however, the table played so | the limitless variety possible in the decoration | *cNDAy MORNING) Purcuseed on Saturday | crescxs and Bonds and information resardiag the Brack mats, black gloves and black stockings | pose we will have to be engaged first.” Tam sure Letty Walters, who interrupted us entirely a subordinate part that we never read | of other tables. Only those patrons who buy reeularty of ugare enti- | Markets received through our wires INSTANTLY 4i- ‘ogether. They will not be | “What!” said mother, opening her eyes; ‘why, | just then, must have thought my wits were wan- | of it as being of handsome material or, indeed, The table specially made for the kettledrum, | tld to this important and economical plan. Your Sun- ‘Will be worn much together. They n e ly day dinner comes to you fresh, and relieves you from | rect from the New York Stock Exchange. u d to black dresses only, but will be worn | YOU Hever mean to say, Tom, you haven't spoken | dering that evening, and, indeed, they were; for | as being of any importance at all, except to | or afternoon tea, is quite a modern contrivance, ‘ail care, y kind of a dress, even white to her yet?” I was completely dazed with this sudden turn | groan under the food, which was of the most | and is likely to become increasingly popular. It FALL & LOVE, RAILROADS Bh : 1 “Not yet,” answered Tom, cheerfully. ‘Time | things had taken. But Tom, who had the ad-| luxurious description. is In some sort a double table, having a shelf for | mog Home Market, 1620 14th street. | ————_——— = —EE ainsborough hats, so long in popular | enough for that, you know, atter1 had spoken | vantage of me there, took it quite coolly, and| The Romans, on the contrary, held their tables | the reception of cups, saucers, plates, etc. There S = = {OR RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND favor, have lost their prestige. Manufacturers | t ” s laughed and talked with Letty Just the same as | in the highest estimation ; they even made col- | are very dainty cloths for such tables, either in CuLsget! CLARET! cLanet | K 2 last sexson turned them upon the market by Weil,” she said, ‘“4fit was anybody else, I | ever till she went away. lections of them. Seneca possessed 500 small | fine white damask, unrelieved by color, or with ALL POINTS SOUTH, VIA RICHMOND, FRED- the ton; hence their downfall from giury. should say he was cracked ; but you were never | It was pretty late when we went in. Mother | ones. It ia curious to trace in the accounts old | deep colored stripes as bordering; in the center wi a ERICKSBURG AND EQTOMAC RATLHOAD, Risaox neck-ties are in vogue. These are | like other people, and never will be, Tom Dean. | sat where we had left her, knitting in the twi- | writers give us of Roman luxury in this respect | a monogram handsomely embroidered in white e offer, as a svecialty, BEGINNING THURSDAY, JUNE 187, T —— wen: ate’ | But, at least, you have fixed on the lady?” light. a sort of likeness to the taste of modern days. | silk or in colors looks remarkably well. Re-| THREE ere TTR OHE RET FOR $1, OR | | The Palace Steamer EXCELSIOR, of Potomac St from an inch and a half to three inches wide, | “Oh, yes,"'answered Tom; “but if you will | ‘Wasn't that Letty Walters with you a while | No article of furniture in the Roman house cost | cently such marking has often been done in sil- y sd Company's Line, will connect ansiod® wie and pass round the neck outside the collar and | excuse me. Aunt Anne, I would rather not say | ago?” she said, as we came up. ins leaving Washington at 11 Ke eg inside 80 much as the table. Those with one foot or | ver thread, and, in the case of # gift, has even for all Southern bees We’ e dress, tying in front with long loops | anything about her just yet; for if—if anything | “Yes,” said. i, with a confused feeling of an Pedestal fetched enormous prices. Pliny says | found expression by embroidery in bait! A sim- eae ich wo are offet pa leo an Sepredigee itor gy We ad ee or fo tr EDM CKLES, OLIVES, BANNED | STEAMER LEAVES 7TH ST. WHARF AT 9:90. M. ‘TED MEATS, PI and ends. should happen it wouldn't be pleasant for either | explanation of something being necessary; “she | that tables were brought in the first instance | ple cloth for such a table could be suitably | OYSTERS, SALDINES, &c., &e., for Picnics and Ex- TICKETS BY Rall GOOD VIX BOAT AND VICE APuerry fashion, at present very popular | Pa ju Know.” With which veiled allusion | just came to bring the new crochet pattern she | from the east, and were called orbes, not because | worked with a border design of quaint plates | Cursions. = VERSA. among young girls, is two little curls in the possible rejection, Tom took his hat and | promised me.” they were round, but because they were massive | and cups in outline stitch In blue silk. For col- GEO. E. KENNEDY & SON, For information, &c., apply at Company's office, Tth s young se er he neck. | left the room. “i'm!” said mother, as much as to say she | plates of wood; cut from the trunk of a tree in | ored cloths the style now requires a plush bor-| _m5 Me, 2B STREET FORT WESE. LSE Connie wae Nie, eel goiffare behind each ear, drooping on the nec ‘4 |, QUt_ household was rather queerly put to- | had her own idoas as to what Letty came for, | its whole diameter. Yet, oddly enough, we dering, and the fashion would be for very dell- Joe RELL, WM. P. WELCH, agent o Oe ae To some faces the caprice is very becoming an gether. There is no particular reason why I] Tom had been wandering about the room in | hear very little uf tables in the east or in ancient | cate colored silk in the center, the bordering Dzatae re Eyesr- Cass E GREAT eharm should have been of it at all, for I was not really | an absent sort of fashion, taking up and patting | history. Moses made a tablefor the Tabernacle, | being of deeper tone of color. See, Ve PRATT YE COENED BEEF | (VEE GREAT, ensyLVANIA ROUTE Sraxisit lace is as fashlonable as ever, and is | related to Tom, nor even to “mother,” as I| down in the wrong places all the small objects as if it were something uncommon, upon which | But in the name of common sense what is the | stalls 628, 620 and 630 Center Market, 9th street: TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST. Z pl r 628, ni wing, MY ” 4 embellished very often with buzles or satin | called her, though I am sure we were as dear to | that fell in his way. He came up and took aseat | to lay the shew-bread. Philo Judssus describes | use of having such a cloth for a tea-table that a | and 706 and 208 Northern Liberty Market; or Address | DOUBLE TRACK. MAGNIFIFENT HOUIEDERE, beads and threaded with gold. The plain Spanish | each other as any mother and daughter could be. | by mother. I became of a sudden very busy | it as haying been two cubits long and one and drop of tea or a stain of butter will mar it for- | Pyiaiveting delivered free of charge to all parinof the IN EFFECT JUNE 5TH, 1883, Jace is lavishly used on fichus, costumes and | She was the second wife of my father, who, like | with the plants in the window; for I knew he | one-half high, and dwells upon it asa remark- | ever? Suitability should be studied first and | city. mar24 | Taares Leave Wasninotow raom Star base ror , most ministers, had been richer in grace than in | was going to tell her. able piece of furniture. decoration next, 80 we give our vote decidediy mi: For Vittavune and the West Chics Linetiea Reprea goods, and left us at his death with very little | “Wish me Joy, Aunt Anne,” said he, “‘it'sall| Fashionable tables in the luxurious Roman | in favor of cloths for the kettledrum which cay E ARE RECEIVING DAILY ‘of lotel and Bleeping Carat ¥.30em Dresses of fine French lawn are made up In EXTRA BLUE GRASS MUTTON “es : s Pp to live on. Then it was that Tom Dean had | settled.” homes were called ‘monopedia,” and were | be washed or renovated constantly. For other PRIME STALL FED BEEF, daily ; Fast Line, 9:30a.m, daily, with Sleeping short princesse style, the upper part formed of | come forward and inaisted on giving a home to , ‘Settled, 1s ft?” sald mother, in anything but | made of a massive plate of wood, resting upon | tables than those devoted to meals, individual SELECTED OXSTERS, ee ae act te he Cee perpendicular shirrings and bands of insertion. | his aunt and to me. whom he had scarcely seen | a juyfultone. “So it’s as I suspected all along. | a column of ivory ; such tables were enormously | taste alone can set the limit to decoration. Conta SEese IGE, ury, Mail Express, 9:50 p.m. daily for Pittsburg ‘and the lower portion of flounces embroidered | a dozen times in his life before. That was ex- Weil, you have my best wishes, Tom; perhaps expensive, and according to Pliny the wood was | Small drawing-room tables have cloth tops. PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS AND TURKEYS, ane ee a twelve inches deep. actly like Tom—Squeer Tom, Dean,” as his | you may be happy together after all, I'm sure | brought from Mauretania and cut from the | Mahogany or ebonized square tables ave covered ‘At the For Uanabasiguas Hochesten Pate See am Wuits eutdoor costumes of coarse woolen | friends were fond of saying, “who never did | hope so.” trunk of the citrus tree. Some of these pieces | with rich plushes, having ball fringe below the BOSTON MARKET, with Palace Car from Harrie- textures will be much worn by young ladies | anything like anybody els I suppose, in spite | This wasn’t a very encouraging sort of con-| of woed were four feet in diameter, and the | borders; others are in the quaint style of Queen LEON SCHELL & CO., ‘Saturday, with Pale tS eqn tit P of his clear head for business, there is no deny- itulation, and Tom seemed rather takenaback | tvory column which supported them was ex- | Anne’s reign, with light pillars or balustrade| og 1719 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Ghis summer. Largeblack hatslined with biack | ing that he was whimsical; but Iam sure, when | by It. teaiiely RHAGLVE TRG! greater excciwee taken ornaments, completed with gilt fect or carved — = {elvet and trimmed with black feathers should | { think of his unfailing generosity and delicacy, | “I'm sorry you are not pleased,” he sald, | of such tables. They were polished and covered | decoration. Polished mahogany, too, isin great STEAMERS, &c. be worn with them. T can't help wishing there were a few more such | after a pause; “I had an idea somehow you with thick cloths, made generally of coarse | favor for such rooms, with the brass ornaments _ + * Srrires of Satin alternating with checked | whimsical people in the world. Naturally, at | would be.” linen, the first indication we meet with of the | which are supposed to mark the Napoleonic era. | "VHE STEAMER “MATTANO” LEAVES Tra stripes are in great favor for the pleated ounces | the time I'am speaking of, my opinion had not | “I did not know from what you judged. But, | modern table cloth. Cicero had such a table, | On the other hand, there is astudied simplicity | 7, strest, wharf every SUNDAY, TUESDAY AND @f walking dresses. The overdressisthen made | Lee? ed; all I had to do was to go where | there. it’s no use of crying over spilt milk. | for which he paid the enormous sum of 1,000,000 | about furniture intended for cottage residences, | jandine stopping at landings in Nomini on Tuesdays @f the plain color of the satin stripe, and may be mother went, and, while she gave her energies | You'll be married directly, I presume; I must | sesterces. Just as to-day the handsomest walnut | and wicker chairs and lounges are supplemented and TI aredaye, 3 ‘Creek on Sundays and Thure- glad of tata or Goan 2 ‘ to the housekeeping, give mine to growing up, | be looking out for a house,” and ‘mother | wood tables are those made of wood cut from | by tables of the same material with open-worked | 2s3s Chapel Pint and Brent's Wharf Sundays “down” splbesbs s a which by this time I had pretty well accom- | stroked her nose reflectively with a knitting-| the trunk nearest the root, so in the days of | edges, through which gay ribbons can be in-| Sundays “down” and Momlays “up?” returning to Exe.isu_ bridesmaids wear short frocks of plished. But perhaps for that very reason—for | needle. Roman magniticence high prices were paid for | serted. Narrow plush-covered tables are set | Washington every Mondar "Wednesday and Friday white Enzlish silk. with drapery of silk muslin | one sees with different eyes at 12 and 18—my| ‘What for?” sald Tom; “I thought of keeping | the tables made trom the last cut of the citrus against the parlor wall to hold a stand of books, | *{{emooms. a a festooned on the skirt. Hedge roses in straight | position in the house had already begun to seem | on ‘here all the same.” trees, because the wood was dappled and | or figure among the chairs and couches for the G. T. JONES, ago. Wreaths trim the Gainsborough bonnets of En- | unsatisfactory to me; and the morning’s words “I never supposed otherwise,” said mother. | marked. reception of fancy work or a few flowers. Some | my28 ‘Tth street wharf. glish straw, and are worn on the corsage. put it ina clearer light, since tt had been used | “Of course I did not expect to turn you out of | Such tables were too small for meals in large | such are beautifully painted by hand, others are pom [AC TRANSPORTATION LINE. im Fasuiox is running wild over embroideries of | 8S 8% arzument against Tom’s mai . your own house. families, and, moreover, they cost too much for | covered by plush of different shades, 80 cut oeees For Annapolis, 6:40am and 4:40 p.m. daily, except was v knew that mother had spoken honestly, “But what is the need looking out for another, | moderate purses; and the Roman householder | against the woof that on pressure the colors} on and after MARCH 19th the STEAMER SUF, Cap. Sunday. @very kind: this trimming is used lavishly upon | ing that such a step would not be for his happi- | then 2” had to be content, just: as we do, with some-| take on deeper tones. Plush is holding court in | tain W. C. GEUGHEGAN, will leave STEPHENSON ‘S| ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RA’ all Kiads of toilets. Whole dresses of net are | ness; but was he not the best judge of that? | ““Why, for myself.” thing less costly than the best. Thus we find | fashion to-day, yet plush has not vanquished | WHALE, foot of Tiherest: EVEIY SUNDAY. at four | WAY. AND ALEKANDKIA AND WASHINGT! completely covered with embroi to be | knew him, if reflection should bring him round “For yourself!” repeated Tom, in a tone of | him purchasing ‘‘ veneered” tables made of | tapestry from the field, and a tapestry table- ‘All River Freight must be ‘Prepaid. For Alexandria, Worn,over princesse slips of tinted surah. to her opinion, to be perfectly capable of quietly | utter amazement. “Going to leave us—just | common wood with a coating of citrus. The | cover is as handsome a decoration for a dining- Beturning, arrive in Washington every Saturday night. F Cotans and cuffs are superseded by ruches | sacrificing his own wishes for my sake, who had | now? Why, Aunt Anne, I never heard of such | furniture dealers drove their bargains then just | room as we could wish to have; handsomer, STEPHENSON & BRO., Aarsts, and lace frillings, which are multitudinons in | 20t the shadow of a claim on him; so it must be | a thing!” as they do now, and deciared a table was solid | especially if interwoven with silver threads, than = “ daily, and 5: = - my part to prevent his own kindness being | ‘Now, Tom,” sald mother, speaking very fast, | “citrus” when it was nothing but plain deal | even deep-toned cloth with heavy bord PE | es a [ style, although the plain linen collar may also be ‘to ein Ruan ; turned against him now. Still, it was not so |and making her needles fly In concert, ‘we | covered over with costlier wood. Human nature | silk braid or plush. NOTICE. BS ; eos ener renal 5 ce ing aad taste, | °asy t0 see how Iwas to, provide for myself in | might as well come to an understanding at once | {s “monotonous,” absolutely; In the Roman | aqui ees tables are coverless, a piece of N FOR POTOMAO HiveR LANDINGS, 73, BAB and 1080 eee naa Pt in pleaty and extremely becoming au case it should become advisable. What could I | on this subject. I am fully sensible of your past market-place, if we could but transport our-| deep colored cloth or of leather, morocco or —— Tickets and mformation at the offica, northeast corner: do? Draw and sing and play tolerably, but not | kindness—now just let me finish—I say I appre-| selves thither, we should find the same, or| cheaper material being simpl fitted on to the | , OR and after NOVEMBER 34, 1881, the steamer | of 13th street and Pennsylvania avenue, and at the sta: Exnnornsnep fabrics in the style of Swiss em- | in a manner to compete with the hosts that | clate it, and have tried to do my duty by yuuin | almost tho sate’ marble topped tebies thet ace top; as more enitable to the euarscter of the LOWSMEETES Sal eae er pact fcokof Take | Son, where onre eau tlt for the chocking of bag Broidery take the first rang. In soft, thin white | would be in the flelds against me. Literature? return, as I hope I should be always ready to | so distinctly hideous to-day. The Roman dealer room, while in bedrooms the variety a lady may | DAY for all river endings. On MONDAY asfar as i J. R. WOOD, woolen textures put over a colored skirt, this | I had read so many stories whose heroines, with | do. I wish all good to you and your wife, and | was not above imitation marble elther—and if | select from and yet be in “the style” are too oes on SE so ‘Nomini, ee FRANK THOMSON, jeneral Fomengee Agent {transparent work is wonderfully beautifal ; | 4 turn of the pen, dashed into wealth and iame. | shall be glad to help her if I can, but to live in | we are to credit history (a very difficult thing to | numerous for mention. Perhaps the “Duchesse” | Gerirou's aid Howard's: Os SATURDSS Gurtiencl “ biack toilets for spring in this style are very ele- | That would be very nice, only—I was not the | the same house with her is what would turn out | do by the way) they even imitated silver tables | is the favorite, with ita drapery of white muslin | and Leonardtown, JOHN B. WOOD, ALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD. gant. bas least bit literary; I never even kept a jour- | pleasantly for neither of us, and, once for all, I| and tables infaid with Precious stones. One| tied up with ribbons, or the more expensive | _™8. Agent. THE, MODEL i FAST AND THE E ONLY LINE ‘Tats sort of spring must be a blessing to | 24!, which Is saying a great deal for a girl in her | can’t do it.” very coe plan was in force with them. They | mirrored table, upon which three looking- NO2FOLK AND NEW YORK STEAMEES. a wae SUBLE TRACK! ‘VIA WASHINGTON. — Do CK! teens. The “fine arts,” then, being out of the “Aunt Anne,” sald Tom, pushing back his fram much as we have mirror'| glasses, placed at favorable le ive the JANNEY COUPLER! STEEL RAILS somebody. | For instance, the mother of four | question for me, what remained? There was| chair and stating in mother's excited face, | fremes, made of marble, into which they fitted | ©.eece: Places Giupesctieame © will leave hes oietts fost of Bek Sook es RORDAY, SCHEDULE, TO TARE EFFI or five children, with heaps of sammer sewing | some clerkship, or a place in some family, and— | “either you or I must be out of our wits.” smooth panels of wood, which was certalnlya) Space fails us for consideration of the possibil- | WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, at 5:300'e'k p.m., touch AM ‘LEAVE WASHINGTON. to do. who is generally happy when everybody | and there was Will Broomley ! <Jt's not me, then, at any rate,” retorted | great deal better than reversing the idea and | ities of tables from a decorative stand-point. Re eR a 14:35 Chteago, Cincinnati and St. Louis Fant F elise is berating the gainy weather. Such a| That may seem like going away from the | mother, getting nettied, having the table of marble and the frame of| They are legion! From the little three-legged, 3 AND PROVIDENCE STEAMEES. P. yay ae glorious time as it has been for old clothes. point, but i» was not. 1 was matter-of-fact, | Amusement anda certain embarrassment had | wood. Some of the round tables had rims to deal-top specimen to be bought for $3 and | First-class fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk...§2.50 | ,6:00-Ballimore, Ei a but I could see well enough what was going on | kept me a silent listener so far, but there wasno | them Just like those we come across in some | transformed by clever fi into a thing of | Rownd trip fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk". 4.00 | 8: ‘and Way (Piedmont, Stras- tt ingers Second-class fortress 50 Ge Gon ple Ee Pe Een | Malic tet iy) yon and I hake pretty ieee | seein thie Fed ote or ot, | antiquated mansion. As time passed and lux- | beauty by tif cloth covering for the top and the | coca fate 2 Fortzom Monroe and Norfolk. 1-58 eran inches, and Was, vin belay” Dare “ey hoe! idea et what was bringing Will to the house so | for laughing. grew greater, the base of the table became | border of Macrame lace or decorative embrol- | Round trip fare to Piney Pointand Point Lookout. 2:50 re A ders perfectly, but Faeshenidiay irtsbers ees often as he had taken to coming. Intely. ere think you are all ont of your wits to- | the object of decoration. Generally it was orna-| dery, to the inlaid ebony table with mountings | "entsine esta Novia TUESDAYS THORSDAYS | 8 S PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND BOSTON easy fuliis across ‘st, was a “situation,” then, that would give me the | gether,” said mother, turni shaply. ‘What | mented with griffins turning in opposite direc- | of silver or marvels of mosaic workmanship, who \d SATURDAYS, at four o'clock Parlor bout the sixth button trom the throat with 8 | home-life I liked best, and felt myself best | ails the child? It's a> langting mma” Ls fi ss e i; mn :40—Staunton and Valley (connects for Ha- tions, dolphins and objects in relief, flowers, ten- | can enumerate the countless shapes and fashions THE NEW YORK STGAMERS ° dat Pott co Rocks tor Peekoei bow and by long ends of watered silk ribbon. | suited for; but—would it answer in other re-| “You don’t understand each other,” I gasped; lhe i Pid — u or yy drils, vines, such as the pine in the old tables of | of modern tables? The task would leave us ex- | JOHN GIBSON and E. C. KNIGHT will resume their E and Laurel Express. A Pkerrr fancy is for young ladies with floral | spects? I overcast the long seam I was sewing | “‘oh, dear! it's not Letty—oh—ob, dear!” and | the Italian renaissance. hausted enough to sigh for the simplicity of that HDAY® at four odo par, a ae ee gd Dames to wear their individual fower as a cor- | twice over, I was 8 busy trying to make up | relapsed again. ‘The ordinary table for family use was not un-| Grecian home whence we started on our subject, 10-00" BALTIMORE EXPRESS, (elope at Hiysttavila iss Lill herself | ™Y ™ind whether I liked Will Broomley well “Not Letty?” repeated mother, turning to | like that found to-day in modest households, for | in which tables and table coverings were not. D pace bouquet. Thus Miss Lilly confines herself | enoughto pass my whole life with him;and even | Tom. “Then why did you tell me go?” it was made of maple wood and painted in | —_—— EE batty ma meds ye hy oy to lilies ; Violet wears violets; Daisy and Mar- | then I had not come to any decision,when I was| “I never told you so,” said Tom. colors; it was invariably square in shape. A ooo H BH ooo n =< P.M,—1b:10~Baltimors, Elicott City, ‘Aunaplis, Way guerite. daisies; while Rose has a wider choice | calied down stairs to Letty Walters. “Why, yes you did,” persisted mother. round table always represented more value than QOH HO ONOGCOR os $1: 35-~On Sunday only tor Baltimor’ and Way. among all the numerous family of her name- Letty was the prettiest, I think, of all my “You came in and told me you were going to | a square one, Perhaps this is why the immortal o HHH O OT G $3:00—Baltimors, Ph aciphis end N. Y. Express. flower. friends, and certainly the liveliest.’ Tom called | be married.” Arthur chose a round table for his knights, and oS’ HB Soe HB Sod Eee Fpwours uve. Ee eS a a F Haxpsome imported walking suits are of dark | her “the tonic,” and used to laugh heartily at “Yes, 80 I am,” eald Tom, still at cross-pur- | not, as perfidious chroniclers have suggested, — * oe Saomnern and Wee, Good y= EI q cashmere made over a flounced petticoat of | her bright speeches, I suppose it was this that | poses. lest they should be Jealous of the seat of honor. WEEELY LINE OF STEAMERS: 4:90 Balti yattaville & Laurel caproee. red checked watered silk, with the flounces and | ™ade mother fix on Letty as his choice. When | ‘Now, Tom Dean,” sald mother, rising and | It isa shock to our feelings to learn that the oO F pry, LEAVING NEW YORK EVERY THURSDAY gato baicmore: 4 and cashmere cut in slender scallops, or with some | | ‘ame into the sitting-room I found a kind of | confronting him, “what do you mean? who is | surface of this table was of marble and that it 8 oL DD 14:45—Point of frocks Freder roy ey uslin embroidery for Pomona Terra cotta, | TSs-examination going on, It was amusing | going to be your wife?” contained, according to one authority, thirteen OL 4D oD aT2P. M, P Pest an War Bations. (Ge Sunday hellotrope and robin's-eae blue Costumes of this | to any body in the secret, as Iwas, to watch | “Why, hay, of course,” answered Tom. seats. No wonder it was so difficult to fill up 000 LLLL DDD FOR ENGLAND, FRANCE AND GERMANY, | 15-45 BALTIMORE: EXT! (Martinsburg and Madsaelanten mea mother’s artful way of continually bringing the | “May!” and then. aftera pause of Inexpreast- the last. Perhaps, however, the later versions Way, via Relay. Stopeat ‘end Laurel.) anti At one conversation round, as if by chance to bear on | ble astonishment, it was mother’s turn to laugh. | are correct, and King Arthur had really places| W _W WH H I p88, K KM KER g888y | ForPamageaprlyto | | carp & 00. :05—Point of Rocks and Way Ir is said that bunches of violets laid away | what she wanted to know. But it all amounted | “Do you mean t0 ee Tom, it was thatchild you | for twenty, thirty, or even sixty immaculate| WWW W H_H It § EF UE . B. BE 10—PITTSBUNG, CLEVELAND and DETROIT y Y, y Ys <A WWwWw HHH I Sass, KK 11 EE ass, General Passenger Agents, ‘when fresh in the pockets or sleeves of dresses | to nothing, either because Letty was too good | were thinking of all the while?” knights! ‘The earliest legend claims that the| Wwww H H II § KK IE 3 ‘G1 Broadway, New York. Ms Gar to Pittsburg. impart a more pleasant perfume than any liquid | afencer, or because she really had nothing to| “Why, who else could it be?” sald Tom, | twelve seats were in memory of the Apostles,| WW H HU Ssss® x “Kk it KeE Sssg cme eae a Se eer EAinY NEW YORK and BOSTOR Preparation from the flowers. They need to be | betray. But, when Tom came home, mother simply. and the thirteenth was left tor Judas Iscariot. 1351 and 619 Penneylvanis avenue. 5. ‘Cars to New York, gathered when externally dry, and removed | took care to mention that Letty had called. *Well,” said mother, “I ought tohaveremem-| The first table-cloth (if the Irishism may be ex- PURE AND UNADULTERATED. Send for *“Tourist Gazette ™ apl ‘10:10 Chicara, Cin cane set Se some Es When themselves scentless. Josephine’s boudoir | © “What, the tonic?” said Tom. “Too bad I} bered you never did do anything like anybody cused) was anapkin! “At least there is no word EW YORK ROTTERDAM. 11:30-BALTIMORE AND WAY BTATIONS. is impreznated to this day with the odor from | missed her.” else. But, still, why in the world did you go to| in the Latin vernacular of the early period to edi of Whiskies ai N cet ‘tDaily. {Sunday only. Other trains x the quantities of these favorite blossoms sup-| ‘But for your choice being already made,” | work in such a roundabout way convey the meaning of a table covering, and | , The peculiar m uel auntie eee verses =a The first-class Steamers of this Ling, Ht fraing from Washington stop at Relay Station. Govan yenage sng yr oie eet me (Ceres ih “and how do you suj ‘we were to guess | having it polished by slaves between the courses, | Medical Faculty in the United States to such a dexrooas the U.8, Malls to the Netherlands, leave Wat- | will be taken for bmsgage t0' be checked snd received fashionable choice, make tasteful, inexpensive Bd . you suppose gue aving it pol yy sla toplace itin avery high position among the Materia ‘Brookl NESDAY. any point in the city. - ? : “But Igo on the homocpeunie principle, you | your idea meant May?” mother asked. The only thing answering the cloth was the Medica. . steerage, 4 ‘C. K. HED, Gen. ‘Passenger ‘Agent Balto, and coo! summer dresses, when simply made, | know,” answered Tom, with a twinkle in his|~ “Who else could it be?” repeated Tom, falling | “mappa,” or linen napkin, which was fastened | “ We beg toinvite the attention of connoissenrsto our WM. CLEMENTS, Master of Trans., my9 ee ee ay with a little embroidery for trimming, and some | eye. back on what he evidently found unanswerable | across the breast, much as a table napkin is to-| ctebrated fine OLD WHISKIES of the following well- bor dark satin ribbon, either bronze, green After that, mother’s belief in Letty’s guilti- | atzument. It was no use talking to him. | day by acareless eater. Generally speaking, a mown brands, IN CASES containing one dozen bot- al, to give a touch of color. If the | ness wavered. Her suspicions were transferred | Mother gave It up with a shake of the head. guest took his ‘‘mappa” with him when he was | tleseach, vis: vy is@ very open pattern, the colored | from one to another of our acquaintance, but “And you won't want another house then, | invited to dinner, bag phere as we remem- UNRIVALED bs Bevsal Shaina OUISIANA STATE LOTTERY. = = UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION! OVER HALF A MILLION DISTRIBUTED! satin is also places beneath it. always with the same unsatisfactory result. Aunt Anne?” said Tom suddenly. That set | ber of Cacilinus, made use it to conceal pie Tux new ulster for traveling areEnglish great. | “It passes my comprehension,” ake ond to | mother off jn; Tom joined with her, and | dainty bits of food and carry them away. Dan- UPPER TEN WHISKEY. ae Sournamer ‘Baewew. -,AOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY Koareinel J i coats of a severe shape, following the outlines | me, ringly one day. “I'am positive I | altogether I don’t think we ever passed a mer- | dies had thelr mappa trimmed with lace, as VERY SUPERIOR 4 Pier, foot of 8d street, Hoboken. | ,.frCoprorsted in. 160s for brenty. tive years by the Logie. oniake 7 ‘ithout could tell the right one by Tom’s face in a min- | Tier evening than the one that made us ac-| they frequently used their fingers to eat with , of 3 ‘of $1,000,000—to which @ reserve fund & ; « of the fizure as closely as a culrass, without 8 | Te) ‘ang yet I have mentioned everybody we | quainted with Tom's wife. (even in later days when they ought to have OLD STOCK WHISKEY. ton an ae 1,000 has sifice been eat or fold im the back. and with a single-| Know.” nkeRicaee Ee as eae, Known better), these ‘‘mappa” were quite NE0-| sos greanenoe, pireneal and evennea of quality, ths ate, puede 'e-aert of tee Te Cay Ry here | | peed ront buttoned from the throat to the |“. 1 y ” the le essary for purposes of cleanliness. : sanrket. ‘or! December nn 1879. foot. The material ts English checked cloth, | gquaceirat® ee eemebo ay we, dont know,” T | rom the Christian st Work. ae aboveare unsurpassed by any Whiskies in the 2d, ‘A. Ds, fa79. Dinner in a wealthy Roman’s house was ‘and: war inure tics ttayCabet acs | bousht tn apon ayy and tae tenga, i | weraseeagenesenee a floor of the broker's office which he was sweep- | Were often of silver, were also, covered with | ‘These Whiskics are sold undar guarantee to give PER- known as “‘suitings.” Similar coats of velvet | {25 Were worn during the winter by English women | “Watt Of fashion. | perfect stranger?” sald mother, IT NEVER SCALES sharply. ever talk to me, child; Tom's not napkins or “mappea.” and we find they were | yEcT SATISFACTION, andcan be had atall Jeading arn following distribution: Reseva or mignonette, lime blossoms, silver- | capable of that!” Iittis boys ted picker up wena piece et oney, not behind us in having. them fringed and em- | grocery stores at retail, zane nots GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT, green, silver-gray and violet, are colors to be was silent, for I did not want to worry her; handed it to the merchant or rich banker, | Drotdered in cunning devices, and the Roman H. & H.W. CATHERWOOD, 8T! Parti MONTHLY, very fashionably worn this summer. A new | but that was my opinion all the same. and been immediately taken into partnership. lady of a domestic turn prided herself upon her 5 . W. a bal shade: called “Chinese pheasant,” has made its | _ The same evening—it was rather more than a So Theodore st to Mnen-closet as much as the thrifty housewife of | 114 SOUTH FRONT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, AL iG ar CORE Hi: B akD THE appearance, we d Theodore stepped up to the door of the | New England or the German hausmuller does a EXTRAORDINARY SEMI-ANNUAL DRAWING, vance, it being the nue of this bird’s neck | Week since Tom had hurled that thunderbolt of broker's te room and sald; ‘Please, sir, lew En, or the German hausm: mi-3m_ feathers. It combines admirably with black, | his at us—mother began about it openly. here's jp atiponird piece I found on the figor.* | t-day when she stores away pile after pile of + 5 for and is very popular in feathers and ribbons for | | “When are you going to introduce your wife | the broker looked at Theodore a moment and | °mespun linen in readiness WASHINGTON, ohh - eo to us, Tom? I suppose you have come to an € loo day of her little daughter. ADAME WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1882, ee ee sca at yale emt On” | conermandting by tiie cre then, said; “You found that on my floor, did | “Ana so throughout the ages we note the same M _ 3 ‘ou? And you are hungry, arn’t you?” “Yes, Under the personal supervision and management of ‘Tux recent wedding of Miss Bonner, daughter ‘Oh, there's no hurry,” Tom said, as he an replied Theodore, evel 2 | instructive connection between tables and pros- 4 erity, and coming down to modern times find ‘No. 1211 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. of overt Bonner, an Mr. Forbes, sas 8 New | Gute wo cheerful. "The fet the contin, | UKE, OME, wan ooking around for a pan. | Pore ncalef ins porte inyriatnof tables York paper, was an occasion for the most lavish | with a little hesitation, “there—there’s a rival bread when ics is starving to death sites make and their furnishings. It has, however, we are and beautiful floral display ever made in that | in the case.” but a sorry broker. No, boy, I can't take you | *shamed to say, been reserved to our own day city. a say ing ee side nie rival!” repeated mother, with unfeeling into the firm.” And Theodore never became a .REW DEPARTURE. never it together such a wealth of rare kness. great : best - chile : and pSeaeronap bs as adorned Mr. Bonner’s “Yes, a young fellow—younger bya good deal dren, — A Ley paydlee iing tends bed or house and the church where the ceremony was | than I am,” and Tom's tace: an absurdly brokerage business. r: the == Performed. Even tne bride's orange blossoms | doteful look. “He is always there now. I con- janie Na ums saice possibility of s ‘were natural, and added not a little to the effect | fess I don’t see my wa ; fm waiting for} Tnere fs no dress so universally becoming as | arranged DRESSES MADE AND MATERIAL FURNISHED ofher rich and costly dress, of which the lace | her to make up her mind.” white muslin. Pure white, cream white, and consistent alone was worth a prince's ransom. “And she’s waiting, most likely, for you to | even pearl white, has itsadmirers. We have all age AT LESS THAN KEW YORE PRICES, ipetpeeg hele metal re pg Mop hang Cg api ec PR EE Semi ropens! - ‘ Cea erR OES ws te wees oc (REeta oem ee ee . } “There's ing in never oc- wi 01 ve 6 curred to me,” said Tom, his face brightening. | color from the ball-rooms, has somewhat abated, Tadies should call stones and lesve their orders be- Mother saw her mistake, and made but dresses of white AAD) NAN Sa wis fore the aseortment of elegant fabrics is broken. promise to be popular this summer, Large of I uslin and ee conic’ inka Soacnneel ean ° SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, —