Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1883, Page 3

NEW YORK FASHIONS. The Season of Ball. and Ball Dressing from a Masculins Point of View. WEIGHT AND WARWTH—PANCY DRESS COSTUMES. From Our Own Correspendont. ‘New York, January 31. Fashion and folly, iu tae lmited circle where since men wore dou!-tsad earried swords they ata Rot use than in th: De sinuing of this year of grace 1883. Bu‘ the ensemble, as far as lght, color, « taste, exquisite lov “tiness and hauntlag grace can make it so, “the women of this generation are lovely enow marxed a of the entertamments given by a tMonatre; and, Indeed, it ynan. The shimmering f the wonderfully white ‘ontoarof the neck and delleate wroat, were light almost as angel ot by jevels’ here and there as if wt he Tr background to were resplendent Eat we die, Was frst Mueh to be old men and tir the two lady t>) Whom te remark wis fs ome of his cho: Biere I bow! Wearer Is we “I happen r Test of Cli "he interject them from a fe look Of amezementon the Lidy’s, fe trutin, You see how iselated sli s adorers; no bouquets binging at her Delt. Way ‘the number of a lady’s bouquets now-2-day 5 a Ttis the sim- IS 2 by an y Significant as the number of scatps worn dian tn w: jar times.” irri! Woman carry as many ‘Certainly. More, ana why a tribute of admiration, | per only Shows how wide-spread the | in” “Ithink that a very foolish custom,” observed | the Luty, “and If tt ts not wicked it le.tds to wick- edness. I know :mable youns ted—wio will Tan rcarried to greater extremes | { 1° 1OOKS;Ho crows | | the same thing. piomeens eee tloned for yo trimming ‘has t any like pearance This absence of gay pron ery the young girls ata disadvantage sembites beside the more brilliant young married women, who may not only display thelr more ma- tured charms more freely, but use Grery means to | enhance thelr attractiveness. It 1s the young | morciel women in society this winter who are | the belles, who dress with regal splendor, who out with them not only dozens of gorgeous but flowers whose value Is increased by d files and Insects attached to th» ae young married lady 1s sald to have eum ens e a ving Jeweis “worta —$1,500- conveyed in through flowers _presentad_ for alon So that Mra Langtry’s stated, would not be while gay, 0 have cir 7.228, NOt content with that, ed by a train of adorers. true, revenge themselves by get- tations with negiected husbands, besides it 18 tonable young husband to ap- pear neglected. He admires his wife all the more the more she ts admired by other men; it 1s a com- pliment to his In W.ta his ¢ ves of vrate muta for love in nothing but the v nother ine . a toca her ¢ up her ban tkercht FEATHERS D FUR. could posstbly be J forded 1 ri Mght and dditional which, at tae 1 heal to foot in cloth and upon her head; l_the tops of far il CO | come. Mautrons dress more untformly as_to weight, but i ly foo heavy. ‘The styles ot making tdresies with thelr folds, fontees, d: and other trim- mings, are So many isu and when, too, ed the trains, the taterior massing of refl-s to support the t long wel shty ci and lined with plu. «fur, one shudders and sees With ani:z=re > burdens tuat will be as- ti ned voluntarily 1f yeu only for bearing them lastead of pa; © people pay ag them for dolug it ts many years since this ques- tou of the weizht o: women’s clothing was brought bevore the p: a the necessity urged for the production of at combine warmth with Nght welgat. siderable extent the want ¢ et by Uke manufacturers of soft, yet nt cloths, whieh al thiex and warm oO tuing. These health:ul coats Ata dl inner the other ev-ning, a of the famlly was expecting | go toa Delmonivo bat}, an old bachelor who had | been groaning over bull Bouquets, and the inroads | they made upon the pockets of young men, actn- aliy sent out surrepittiously by ‘hts valet and hid | @mMagnificent bouquet sent nously to the | z lady, bee wuse she look own in the | mouth,’ as he tt, ant he, suspecting the ; ause and not wishing her'to fel Humiliated or at | @disadvantage wit others, toox this method of Festoring her ariwour propre. Indeed, tt sent her away radiant, and tuil of surmise as to who, | who the delightiul man was that had been 30 | “That 1s a diMiculty. I admit,” returned the Ing man, thouzhtfully. “It gives money ail advantice; but then where tn this country | Rasit not the advantage? in who has not | got te and cannot get tt must gounder. The | Woman who has not got it or cannot get whit It 3 and cloaks, Wool, simpie in desig Were obtainabl : b: ‘oh dress of lap a, DUE perfect In At, such as tore tallors Dezan yy Ct Fent fashions, form an excellent winter cos- tume. But fashion gs nothing tf not Progressive. It works for the attainment of an odject to cust if aside, and fashion for the militon ineaas We reproduction of the follies of the few In more disastrous forms and ways by the many. With fur-lined and_plush-lined silk in fashion tor eloaks Who would wear cloth? So the soit warmth and sanitary Influence of the woven wool Is neg- lected for cheap Ogured or satin iintshed silk lined with cheap th skiunea fur or cottonry plush, 1 the in, Sensivle, Well made, untrimined ur have given place 6 heavy braluing and {ro paniers apa triple capes and_ aprons and ings and buneitiag of every description, until the goot jut in its place, and the latter 1s preferred to tue form-r. 1s taken out oF the best things and évil pr Fepresents, throuzh some man, must go unJer.” “Then this beautiful world of yours Is a ¥ Bard and vulgar wi rid after all?” Smiled the lad. “Yes, if you choose to look at it in that that there Is no use ing | vein. It does not hurt the | us. T find the world | Pleasant so long as 1 t what it has to offr | me and do not trouble myself to alter what cannot | Be altered. Ido not thins about my ciothes. Tuo | Bot want to think about them; but I know I am | Well dressed, beeause Lemploy a good tallor, and | my itn ask me who itis. I flad, as @general rule, that everything has been thought @ut for m> far better tain I could think it « @ut for myseif; and this tulk about independence | and alaptng every min and every woman's | elothes to their individual peculiarities 18 all rot. Men look pretty well tn their dress, althdugh it 13 Rideous, because it ts neat and uniform. Women ook weil when they are dressed according to the latest fashion by a good dressmaker, but let them © attempt something original, and What a mess they make of it” “You are severe. French dressmakin: “That 1s ‘every-one’y’ misfortune, and the best Way in such a case ts to make the best copy they | €4N, oF restrict themselves to simpler methods, to | Something they can do very well. T know a lady ‘who ts her this evening with her daughter. has a clever maid. She buys no dresses at three to six hundred dollars each from the Celona- Riltys, but she has one dress made in Paris every , Walch her matd copies; and her pretty fresh Ing daughter, who 13 always so daintily at- tired 12 satin and tulle, has satin bodices in two or three d ferent shattes of delleate color, Including White, znd tulle sktrts made over stk. "She never ‘Wears the tulle more than one=; butall her ball @resses cost her is about five dollars for the tulle. Her mother's maid trims oo the original silken . atirt, and this bo g “You seem to be cr @ifferent methods practised by ladles of obtaining aS substitute for French dressmaking. “Oh! Unts lady ts my aunt and her dauzhter is my cousin, so Iam a privileged person. But all ladies are not so wise orso economical as she. Rave Deen told that one dressm aking house in 3 ‘York furnished sixty-five of the dresses v here to-night, at prices varying from $250 to acl ly t Every one cannot afford Ww 620 “That fs a vast sum in the azgregate to spend @m What has so little intrinsic valu “Yes, but that is the difficulty in this country. You have to pay so much more aud get so much Yess for tt than el Value. Teason where —not atone fa Intrinsic he quality of the work. Thatis the many Americans live abroad, be- H get SO Much more out of life 6h the uch money. Imagine a man decorating his house with il be take Way to-morrow by i ft, I understand, but In th wh e | ‘The tact that pertect heaiti is unknown among Women—that they are becoming more and more unfltted for the duties of wife and mother—whteh whether able or no the majority rform, and the wide-spread ialsery which re Its from this failure in proper iutfiilment of ppirent alarin, stimuiates no mination or the adoption methods 98 the rule of life. reappeared with other vio- en law, and the unnatural comp! 2 waist, coupled with lump be- hind affected by a few, forms a caricature which would soon disappear {f the foolish women who allow themselves to be represented by it could hear the comments it excites even among the brainless men of their own stamp. FANCY DRESSING. Tableaux, theatrical entertainments, and the Ike, have been so much in vorus,fancy dress balls may be largely anticipated to wind up the winter's gayetles. Tue facilities for these have been largely inerzased 0¢ late years by the acquisition of many large and mgnificent dwellings, which not only contain spactous ball rooms and galleries which light up brilliantly, and in which fancy dresses can be seen to advabtage,but are specially adapted by their interior arrangement, by their finish in the fasbton of Moorish halis’or French salons, Italian courts, and Japanese apartments, for the carrying out of any revival or representation of national or historic forms and ideas. There are also houses which correspond so exactly to the urely Gothic idea that individuals attired in kingly or queeniy robes and passing under the antique arcnes and lofty grotned ceilings might Nery well fake on a phantasmagorical aspect a1 appear as the great person: of another age and time Te is vather Sarioun Ge eon in Engiand at fancy dress balls among People “of rank and title, the odd, the fFovesaue, the quaint, the original and the’ hum- ler types are preferred In the selection of charac- ters Here at the private fancy dress balls of the highest character it 1s always the grandost historic personages, the characters Ilustriou; by reason of | thelr rank and birth, that are selected for repre- sensat'on. Somtimes this gives way to the desire gcoup some characters created by an eminent | author, or utiliz2 a dress prepared for such a pur- se, Dut the general fact remains the same, anid Is to be explained probably on the principle of admiration and desire for what we have not got, rather than What we have. An exception to this Was seen lately in a laughter-provoking costuine representing Mrs. Lydia Pinkham, and worn by a | large, robust man. The much-ruttied cap, the | beaming face, the broad belted walst, the straight | skirt, the muslin kerehtef, the flzured shawi, an | the umbrella In the form of a huge bottle with the Well-known label, were all irresistibly funny, | _ An owl's dress is very good. It 1s made of two | Shades of gray gauze over gray satin. The over | skirts ure painted in gray, brown and white, with 2 called upon to tu one to vigorous sel; of better and truer Even Ught lactn lations nd ferns and orange tree they cost so much Is becaus? of libor in bringing tiem and taking and also bee.cuse of the almost ich doubles and nd so the owner charges a price ‘all hs possible losses, “and many e rare and valuable.” At this point sation ceasst to be of interest to the Feader, so it may be supplemented by som? of the More receut aspects of whit 1s understood as FULL DKESS. ature Of It this season 1s the ab- gence of sleeves and the triumph of the low bodice. “Puritan prejudice” always has existed and Still continues in many minds against the culling ‘gway of the neck o* the dress and the exposure of ‘the arms to the full top of the shoulder. “Supe- Hority” to this “nerrow and ilitheral” way of look- img at the qu is evidence of traveled cultiva- ion and « cosmepolitan acquaintance with the @ustouns of soclety abr nd within the radius @f this charmed ‘circle “full” dreas now means a fain and corscict, above which may or may not appear a fi ip of lace. Ladies who retain “sq at” usually add to it the high stand- ing collar, E:iz wbethan tn style, and composed of Bwated sitin wired lace, or embroidery inounted a stiff founsation, according to the style and fWimming of the dress. Many rich dresses have fronts massed with pearls or beaded embroldery. For example, a train of ruby velvet has a front of tin embroideret thickly with ruby beads im ivy leaf pattern. |The collar 1s of embroidered velvet lined with satin and faced interiorly with Spanish thread lace, Which Mills the square and 1s “aid full over the edge of the corsage. Very effective dresses are composed of pale yel- sa¥in and tulle, with trimmings of plusli, in ‘the form of smal! pompons grouped and exquisitely Shaded. A charminz d-ess, so quiet as to suggest he tit'e of “little mouse” given the wearer, con- Sig ed Of a mouse colored satin bodice, overskirts @f mouse colored tull= draped scarfwise, and In an <= Intricate manner upon satin. Following the lines @f the tulle were soft fringes of chenille of the Same slide, -et thickly with finest cut steel beads Searcely larger than mustard seeds. The trim- ming Was repeated upon the low bodice. Spanish Thread lace upon white satin, with white feather wimming, has a lovely effect, and a marveious Williance ts obtained by embroidery and beaded {rimming upon top:2 plik satin, in shades ranging from piuk to dark topaz and vice versa, I have stated fn previous letters that few artifl- ¢fal Mowers would be worn this season, and the facts confirin this statement. Made trimmings of and chenille, feathers and diamond orna- its, looping drapery or holding elusters of rib- Bean; bare almost entirely taken the place of the stiff flower sets, which had become essentially seommonplace, and are now vulgarisms by Doing used for shop decorations. few flowers tha’ are fashionably used are » copied from feal specimens, and are ‘made ‘of oie or plush fn enlors or shaces to match the fabric. make Ro oe. wo being De £0 faithfully copied as wo be works astonishing display owls and owls’ heads, and trimmed with a double | border of miniature’ owls made of peanuts with | Uny white beads for eyes. The head dress 1s | trimmed to match and the folds upon the bodice | are outlined upon the same. The “White Cat” is | a costume entirely in white fur. It ought to be | Worn by a small, plump and very little lady with | blue gray eyes and pale gold hair. The isa | short, plain princesse in-cut, edzed wita a short | fringe, laid on, of gray and black fur. The bodice | 8a low square, no sleeves—and boots of white satin with white fur tops. Long white kid gioves Teac above the elbows. Inthe production of his- toric costumes a great help has recently been found in what is really a triumph of man- Wacturing art—the broche nonparell veivetine. Nearly all royal an! court dresses require velvet Plain or figured. There ts the objection to silk Velvet, besides the cost, that {t will not stand emergencies or hard usage. It flattens and grows shiny under heat and pressure. The mofsture from flowers that have been put in water spoils a velvet corsage. In fact, there fs constant fear of what may happen. Naw thet figured fabrics are so much in deman:l, and used so largely 1n combi- nation with the plain stuffs, it has been dificult to put nonpareil velveteen to all the uses for whieh tt is admirabiy well adapted. On account of all velveteens having so far been limited in their productior. to the plain fabric, the Nonpa- rell Manufacturing company have, however, at last succeeded in obtaining a broche velveteen equal in appearance, in variety, in beauty of pat- | tern, and superior 1n useful qualities to the silk figured velvets, that ts to say, it does not flatten. It ts somewhat lighter in'texture, though as rich in effect; and, of course, preserves the tones of the Plain fabrics so that they can be used together or ; Separately for every purpose for which the Lyons Velvets have been considered destrable. A nhuinber of court dresses now in preparation for a ball which ts to surpassall others in splendor &nd correctness of costume, are making entirely in plain and broche nonparell velveteen. Specially distinguished among these costumes are some of the sixteenth eae Lady Jane eymour ress; a Margaret of Anjou,a Queen Elizabeth in state robes, an’ others of the same period. A fact to be remeinbered in connection with the use of velveteen ts this: that all secondary velvets are part colton or linen, and that a fabric com pose entirely of one material—whether silk, cotton or linen, wears and cleans better than any toixture. JENNY JUNE. Se Swindling Poor Mr, Vanderbilt. | From Peck's Sun. After walking about Central Park for an hour Tsawasign, “To the Obelisk,” with a hand pointing to the north, and presently I looked up, and there it was. Well, it made me sick. Why. it is an old back number obelisk, with the advertisements on it so worn out and imperfect that I doubt if Bill can read them himself. For @ quarter of the money Vanderbilt could have & new, latest style obelisk made right here at home—a regular toothpick-toed, cutaway obelisk. But this one is away behind thetimes. It Is frayed at the edges, run over at the heel, and needs weather-stri; advert! ments of ancient with cuts | bers over three hundred. — To-morrow the Forty Hours’ Devotion will commence at St. Mary's church. — Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, will officiate at St. Stephen’s church on Sunday. — The revival meetings at Mount Zion church, Georgetown, have resulted in ninety-three con- versions, ninety having joined the church. —Dnuring Lent the plan inaugurated last year of the priests exchanging pulpits will be observed in Baltimore, and it ts probable that this nae introduced in the churches of the — Rev. Father Broullit, of the Catholic In- dian missions, is under treatment at Providence hospital in this city for an affection of the eyes, and he willbe confined to a dark room some days. — Solemn high mass was said at St. Aloys lus church. on Thursday, for the repose of the soul of the late Father Wiget, formerly pastor of the church, who died a few weeks ago in Charles county, Md. — Rey. Dr. Dashiel, former'y of McKendree M. E. chureh, and Rey. G. W. Heyde, formerly of 12th strect M. E. church—the first now of Hazerstown and the latterof Annapolis—were | in the city this week. Tey were here as wit- | nesses in a case before our grand jury. —In Norristown, Pa., forty tobacco dealers have s!yned an agreement to close their shops on Sunday. — The Catholic F in Baltimore a little o is- evolent Legion, organized | ra year ago, now num- ; — Rev. Dr. W. H. Meade, of Charlestown, W. Va. has accepted a call to the Church of the Saviour (Episcopal), at Philadelphia. —The revival at Trinity M. E. Church South. in Baltimore, recently closed, resulted in 24 con- | versions and the addition of 30 to the church. — Rev. John Scott, of Charlottesville, Va., a | nown preacher of th rican Methodist scopal chureh, died at that place on Sunday. | —It is reported trom Scotland that the health of Francis Murphy, the temperance orator and worker, has given way under pressure of ovyer- work. —Rev. Dr. F. IH. Kerfoot, of Baltimore,having | accepted a call to the Strong Baptist church, or Brooklyn, N. Y., took leave of his fellow minls- ters last Monday. Fs —Lent comes early this year, and will not | again come so early in the year until 1894 Ash Wednesday is the 7th of February, and Easter the 25th of Mareh. —Chavlain Crawford, U.S.N., ishaving a revival on the Richmond, now In Japanese waters. There is a flourissing lodge of Good Templars on board. : — Rev. Thomas W. Anderson, pastor of the First United Presbyterian church; Baltimore, has declined a call to Aisquith Street Presbyte- rian church, in that city. —Prof. Robertson, whose alleged heresies made such commotion in the ecclesiastical circles of Scotland, has accepted the Professorship of Arabic in Cambri¢ England. —The Whittingham Memorial P. E. church, in northwest Baltimore, erected in commemora- tion of the late Bishop Whittingham, is so far completed that services are held in it. —Ti rehbishop of Paris throws cold water on the practice of duelling, by ordering that | Christian burial shall be refnsed to combatants | who fall while trying to kill each other. — With the completion of the Baptist and | Catholic churches now in course of erection at Amherst Court House, Va., there will be churches provided for every one hundred of its population. —Reyv. Leo Rosser, one of the most prominent ministers of the Virginia conference of the M.E. Church South, has been transferred to the west aid appointed to the charge of the church at Denver, Col. —Rey. Lucius N. Voigt, rector of the Protes- tantgEpiscopal Church of the Messiah, Philadel- | piia, died of typhoid-pneumonia Wednesday. Rev. Richard O'Connor, pastor of St. Bridget’s Catholic church, Falls of Schuylkill, dled the | same day, of apopl —Rev. Chas. S. Barrett, of Cherry Valley, N. Y., having accepted a call from the Hampden Presbyterian church, in Baltimore county, he will be installed on February 8th. The Balti- more Presbytery made arrangements for the ceremony on Monday last. —It is stated that the Baptist church occupies @ commanding position among the religious bodies of Ohio. According to a recent report. made to the state Baptist convention, the: total’ membership for 1882 numbered 50,056. showing @ net gain over the previous year of 1,690. —The ladies of Madison, Wis., who are con- nected with the Women’s Christian Temper- ance Union of that clty have rendered efficient service. By persistent and vigorous effort they have succeeded in closing all the drinking bars along the line of the Milwaukee and St. Paul road. — At Eutaw-street M. E. church, Baltimore, of which Rev. A. W. Rudesell is pastor, there have been recently sixty conversions. On Mont- gomery circuit, M. E. church, Revs. R. R, Mur- phy and E. H. Watson, pastors, one hundred and thirty have professed conversion at the sev- eral appointments. —A most remarkable religious awakening is in progress in York county, m the state of Matne, through the preaching of the Rey. John T. Vine, the Evangelist. He has been preach- ing nightly for nine weeks in Sanford and East Lebanon, and crowds flock to hear him. Such arevival has not occurred in Sanford tor ‘a quarter of a century, and it is still cpreading. —The question is raised as to whether the Rev. Heber Newton, of New York, will be dis- ciplined by the bishop of the Diocese for his re- cent sermons about the Bible. The general opinion fs that he will not. as Bishop Potter, who is avery conservative old gentleman and very much averse to litigation, has allowed among his clergy many diverse doctrines and practices —Generally, when a young minister receives acallto a wealthy and important church, he_| Jumps at it, whether he Is fit for the position or not. In some cases only a short time is neces- gary to show what a blunder he has made. It must require considerable grace and patience in a young country pastor to refrain from ac- cepting an $8,000 call to a Boston church. Yet this is what the Rey. Mr. Gordon, of Green- wich, Conn., has done. He says he has been but a short time with his Greenwich congre- gation, and that ke would be doing injustice both to them and to himselt if he were suddenly | two Inches of the floor painted also; have the | hyposulphite of soda to neutralize any trace | It will sift out. This is very healing and answers 'e every apartment to suspend on the walls pic- WALL DECORATIONS—WAX MODELING—HOW TO REMEDY SLEEPLESSNESS—SUBSTITUTE FOR “BABY POWDER"—VARIOUS USEFUL RECIPES. Waen Bortrxe Cansace put a slice of salt Pork in the water, and an agreeable flavor with no objectionable grease or fat will be given to the cabbage. A Smp.e Bor Deticiovs Disa ror Des- SERT Is made by cutting up Oranges in small poe and then pouring over them seme rich led custard. Serve with cake. Ir Berore You Pur Rotts in the tin to bake them you rub the edges with alittle melted bat- ter, vou will not be troubled by their sticking together when baked, and the edges will be smooth. CuickeN Soup.—Cut a chicken into pieces and simmer it gently in a galion of water until the meat is in rags. Skim well, strain, and return the broth to the pot. Add a cupful of rice and @ tablespoonful of parsley; let it simmer for another hour. Season with pepper and salt; eee acupful of boiling cream just before serv ing. A Goop Way To Remove Dust from a carpet is to fasten a damp cloth over the broom; with this the dust may be literally taken up. This will be found useful in the sick room, and alsoin any room where there are many small articles to catch dugt. It brightens a carpet to wipe it off in this way even after the usual sweeping has been done. HERE 1s 4 SvaGEstion which should be borne in mind: When you have the woodwork in a room painted, it is a‘good plan to have about paint the same color as that of the baseboard ; then it, when changing carpets, the carpet will not come close to the wall, the little space lett will not be so unsightly. How To CLean Prints. —To, clean and whiten prints which have become dirty by hang- ing In a smoky room, soak them in a weak,clear solution of cloride of lime until white, and then soak them in running water. Steep them for half an hour in water containing a very little of adhering vleach, and dry them between bibulous paper under pressure. Ir SHIONABLE Now to have scarfs or lam- | brequins for the low shelf which accompanies | the long mirror e: to the floor In modern reception-rooms. Usually this mirror oceupies the center of the room, where an open grate would ordinarily be placed, while the mirror which was formerly universally tound between the windows is replaced by a long and valuable painting, or in some cases by shelves for bric-a-brac. Tcrxrs.—Wash, peel, cut in thin slices across | the grain, and place in a kettle with as little | water as possible; boil from half to three-quar- | ters of an hour, or until you can easily plerce them with a fork; drain well; season with salt, pepper and butter; mash fine, and place on stove, stirring frequently until water is all dried | out. “Turnips are better when cooked quickly. They may be steamed, and the water poured out throngh a cloth, then mashed. INsteaD oF “ BaBy Powper.”—In place of any known preparation sold under the name of | “baby powder,” use some fine starch. Put a few lumps in a cupand ponr over it enough cold water to dissolve it. After yon are sure it is dissolved let it stand until the starch has all settled and the water Is clear; then turn the water off. Let the starch dry, and then powder it and put it In a soft muslin bag, through which admirably any | to do.— New Sar Coprist wir Eaos.—Pick in small pleces the salt fish; freshen with cold water, changing the water two or three times. Put it Ina saucepan with half a cnp of boiling water and a piece of butter the size of an egg, a little Cayenne, and a round of onion chopped finely. Stir smoothly one tablespoonful of corn starch in alittle milk, add a cupful of milk to the corn starch, pour it over the fish, and. stir constantly until the butter melts and the whole fs weil cooked. Break two or three eggs init. When cooked serve hot. Pastry Sanpwi Roll puff paste quite thin and lay on a baking sheet or tin; spread on the paste apricots. peaches, or any preserved fruit. Lay over this another thin paste, press together at the edges, and mark the paste In diagonal tines with a knife, so that the paste purpose the powder is supposed Post. before it Is done remove from the oven, brush over with the white of an exz, into which sift soft powdered sugar. Put back into the oven pyramid, and serve hot or cold. Wat Decorations.—One of the first princi- ples to be attended to In adorning the wallsof | an apartment is that nothing should disturb their fatness, and that all direct representations of natural objects should be avoided; first, be- it places these objects in unseemly posi- secondly, because it is customary in almost, tures, engravings, or other ornamental works, and that, therefore, the paper should serve as a background, and nothing on it should be o: sive or advancing to the eyes.—Decorator and Furnisher. Pra Sovr.—Pick over one quart of split peas, wash and soak over night. In the morning pour into a large saucepan or soup-kettle three quarts of hot water, add the soaked peas, one onion cut in small pieces, a little cayenne and two salted pork hocks. The hocks must be laid in warm water two or three hours before cook- ing, otherwise the soup would be too salt;these are more desirable for a soup a& there Is less tat. than there would be in a plain piece of salt pork, and there is a great deal of gelatine which makes a nice addition to the soup. Boil gently three or four hours, stirring often to keep the soup trom burning. When cooked, take out the meat, strain through a sieve, pressing the peas through with a wooden masher. Serve hot, with some fried bread cut in dice. TRELLIS-woRK {s an embroidery of recent date, resembling Strasburg embroidery or Ro- man work, by being cut away from its back- ground, but made with colored instead ot plain materials. It is intended to represent a climb- ing plant trailing over trellis-work, and for this reason only plants that climb can be used, such as honeysuckles, passion-flowers and roses. The mnaterials required are American gold cloth, sateens of green shades, and whole colors, and colored cretonnes of flower patterns and filo- selles. The trellis is made with gold cloth, the leaves and sprays of the desiga with green sateen, and the flowers and buds with the cre- tonnes, while the whole is finished with embrol- dery worsted witli the filoselles. This work is very effective for screens, mantel-boards, or cushions.—New York Times. MODELLING IN Wax.—This work can be com- menced, set aside for an indefinite time, and then recommenced without inyury, and will re- quire in the meantime neither thought nor at- tention. The materia!s for modeling In wax are few and inexpensive, ey are: Some modelling wax, a plece of slate or glass and a small box to contain it. Some tools, either of metal or to go away. Gambetta’s Oratory. Correspondence Philadelphia Press. The chief secret of Gambetta’s power as an or- ator was that he allowed his emotions to carry him along with them, as seemingly helpless as a leaf in the tempest. He employed none of those tricks of oratory, none of those studied gestures, which are the stage car- pentry of the tribune, the sheet anchor of mediocrity. Gambetta’s characteristic’ elo- quence was the language of passion; it was not until his whole being was shaken and convulsed by the storm within him that the Jeers of enemies were silenced, and men who detested his principles w pale with excite- ment and surrendered themselves for the time being to the magic ot his influence. I was in the Chamber of Deputies when Gambetta delly- ered one of his last great speeches. He walked up the steps of the tribune listlessly; his face ‘was unusually flushed; he seemed oppressed by the summer heat, and doubtful of himself, He commenced speaking slowly. nd in such @ low voice that every head was bent forward in order to catch his words. There was no mighty swing of the axe the tree he wished to ivory, or of both materials,’ The wax Is warmed, and a design having been traced on the slate is filled in with wax. “The work Is continued with tools. Ifaglass slab is used, the design may be placed on the other side of It, filled in as be- fore directed, and finished at leisure. The box or case isthen shut up and the little studio is closed until the artist wishes to continue the model. This style of work can of course be car- ried about without any trouble. Different shaped boxes or cases will contain small busts, statu- ettes, etc., all of which may be modelled in wax. Various colors of wax may be used if desired.— Art Amateur. . How To REMEDY SLEEFLESsNEss.—Physl- clans who used to prescribe bromide of soda or potassium for sleeplessness, now urge their patients to take beef tea instead. The writer, after trying various prescriptions with little benefit, was at length so fortunate as to receive such advice. At first beef tea was used with some light bread or biscuit broken in it, sipped from a spoon as warm as it could be taken. Afterwards, milk just scalded, not boiled. was substituted, and to make it more easy of diges- tion a tablespoonfal of lime water was added to Asplts am iar, of aalt a0 facilitate matters a pocl ve with an alcohol lamp oran atrange- ment for the gas fixture should be at hand. Ir neither beef tea nor milk can be easi fell, but 8 dilator of the bark that was positively irritating those Tbe expected to see the giant rash at once to the House, some seeing Rote ta asaeees , Some BCoT ae Ganietis not dilated, — red hue aes the soecrnt nervously, and bin yotee, Successive period rose to a higher tone. Fresh in} in which the orator, it som biter personal allusion. to pace the like a caged ive head ured, hot water with an infusion hone on vee ate substituted, or eyen hot j- wat lol Testlessness iat A darkened room cannot enter; little tresh air from lace or window, are valuable gasistants the sleep continuous. ‘When habit of wakefulness is broken and , or milk may be taken ‘cold, but you are always a poor sleeper it Custanas Sea The eas EF i in your “Trovide: for it aged and who ang ie ‘tending from the ceiling almost | 5, | y | And Tully p From the London Times. as she finds it, and applies her innate fatalistic philosophy to all spheres of her experience. In no sphere does she display it more co! than in that of ner maternal losses. see her returning from the canal with her earth- enware pitcher poised on her head and her blue xe drawn half eet her face uecercce to the religious precept—very carel Egypt—that a woman should ah show her countenance to strangers of the other might readily assume that her grateful, elastic figure, ble, whole attire, hi sufferings of maternity, but in realit; borne no less than six children, ony two have survived. Though by no means a when t! from her. She had never heard abont ‘‘the sur- vival of the fittest” asa scientific d A hittle babe had dwelt within ‘The pearly gates of Paradise. He plucked the fruit that only grows Beside the crystal stream that flows Along the streets of Paradise. He said, a8 joyous sped the day,— Eternal day of Paradise,— “More bitssful, happier, would I be If those I love could share with me ‘The endless joys of Paradise.” ‘Swift as the morning sun, whose beam’ Kiss soft, the gates of Paradise He flew, and soon he heard’s Earth’s din Of mingled sorrow, strife and sin Far, far from happy Paradise. ‘The bitter plaint of breaking hearts. (An unknown sound In Paradise.) ‘The poor’s lament, the cry for bread, He closed hts ears and shuddering sald “Would J were back tn Paradise.” Still onward to the dear old home Which he had lett for Paraaise. The vine-clad porch, the dainty room, ‘The garden rich with odorous bloom, Alm ost as fair as Paradise. His father sispt, his mother dreamt, Of the babe she loved In Paradise. He whispered in his sister's ear “O come with me, why stay you here? Fly now with jg to Paradise.” “We'll roam tn fields forever green,— ‘The emerald fields of Paradise; We will bask in skles, so crystal clear With joys, I may not tell you here: Unspoken joys of Paradise.” The morning brcke, and with It came Falnt echoes sweet from Paradise. ‘The mother from her dream awoke, With tear-filled eves, and voice she spoke NY child has gone to Paradise, a Brideog Night. nimaze of St. Brigid, wanurried girl, with ands.” *—O' Reilly's ‘og night, near old Kildare, just fitty 1g, maidens made St. Bride in garments white as snow; For one, as pure as’ Brigid, with a namesake's girlish pride, Gave up her Wardiobe, lovingly, to honor good St. rile: Dear heart! I've knelt beside her grave, when Autumn leaves were pale, ‘Neath Graylock’s mouatain ‘shadow in North Adams golden vale—t Anotlier land-thier’s victim, by the feudal-laws of Might, | And in her home a rack-rent slave 1s chained this Bridecg night. The names our fathers loved so well, in mother, wife, and child, Are all too plain for lady-shams, by senseless sounds begulled; When Pet and Flo, and Pott and Pus, are types of Fashton’s erez», Poor Oscar Wild gw sthetic farce deserves its f No wonder strangers mock us, if the poreenst of ‘our race % Deem Brigid antiquated,—evyen Patrick common- lace; Yet court!y dames nursed baby-Brides, and Knighthood waits an heir To pecriess Patrick Sarstield, lord of Tully in ; Kildaret In Erin’s calendar of saints not one has such a claim On exiles from Kitdara’s$ shrine a3 holy Brigid’s nime; But thouziitless jokes, and vulgar snares, our silly mals dismay, Who Drought the deat, vaptismal, gift, trom ERSo 2 yearsit graced the noblest a od Irish # rh3,— The life and light of hall and cot, the convent’s saintly pearls;. And winsome, sweet, and musical, It seemed to Norman knigit, When wooing some young Brigid bin,t the belie of Brideog night. T've kissed the hearthstone of St. Bride, and played throush ruins vast, | may be cut evenly when baked. A little while | Of cella and grand cathedral, of Kitaara’s glorious past That mystic round-to reach the jackd aw’ too, I've climbed to fs | to color. When cold cut in diamonds, pile in a | While mose-zrown tomb; lay thick beneath, where siints and And still, tn dream. hands of cousia Bride Protect her little tuneless mate from hands too “harsh to guide: False land of “Nod!—full fifty years have silvered nut-brown hair Since bayhood’s dawn, that Brideog night, in Tully of Kildare. hieftains rest— d's shamrock clime, soft RICHARD OULAHAN. Wasuixetox, D. C., January 31st, 1883, ‘Nores.—*Perhaps I was too young to notice any superstition, like that of Hatloreen, connected with the Brideog, but I belleve “future hus- bands” were neither sought, nor secured, by Supernatural agency; in Kildare.—Author's note, + Grayiock 13 the highest mountain above North Adam, Mass. reen),.2 small potato. —(Kildare.) 1 Inésfail, Treland.—The isle of Destiny. ‘4 Brigid dan (paun.)—Fair Brigid. ae A Song for the Baby. Put away the bauble and the bib, Smooth out the pillows in ¢he crib, Sortly on the down Lay the baby’s crown, Warm around tts feet Tuck the little sheet— Snug as a pea ina With a yawn and a gap, And a dreamy little nap, We will go, we will go, To the Landy-andy-pandy Of Noddy-oddy-poddy, ‘To the Landy-andy-pand Ot Noday-pod. ‘There in the shadow maker's tent, After the twiiight’s soft descent, We'll lie down to dreams Of milk In flowing streams; And the shadow maker's baby ‘Will He down with us, may be, On the soft, mossy pillow of the cod. In a drowse and a dose, All asleep trom head to We wilt lle, we will lie, Noddy-oday-poddy, In the Landy-andy-pand Of Noddy-pod. iT. E. Wa in the Chicago Tribune. Snow in the Woods, ¥irm-braced I sought my anclent woods, Struggling through the drifted roads; ae, wales Cop tadpaed yt not, % nOW-1 masked each dari Spot; Eldest mason, Frost; ied piled = Swift cathedrals in the wild; The piny hosts were sheeted ghosts. EMERSON. _ A Fellah Woman. Like a commonplace Oriental, she takes life mspicuously When you you , oe half concealed under the loose, flex!- dark blue ent which constitutes her never kncwn the fatigues and she has of these eartiess mother, she did- not grieve lot he ‘ttle onés were successively, taker fencer becomes comnlzant of the feck, and | ‘struts with dignity toward is little spouse.) Biddy.—Good morning, my dear.” 0. C., Esq.—‘Morning, madam; quite enjoy- Ing yourselt, madam; of course, you afe not aware of the fact that I have been up more than an hong, and have not yet eaten a mouthful! Is [Gives are this what I married you for, madam? her a pointed salute on the ankle.| W! your domestic qualities, madam? [J ‘mark of affection on the top of her head.} is your smile of welcome when you saw me get- ting off the fence? I watched you, madam! Where was your tender female solicitude when rou beheld me looking weakly for want of a ittle nourishment? Where, I repeat, is my breakfast? Cock-adoodiedo!” Biddy (meekly) —*Have a worm, dear?” 0. C., Esq... (soienily)—"1 wil” (Mrs. Biddy Chanticleer lays her frst and has invited two or three female friends to cackie, 0. C., Esq., being absent.) Cut cut, cut, cut-a-a! cut, qua, cut-a-a-cul uJ clack, qua, qu qua, cut, cut, cut- ! [Is interrupted by the sudden appearance of 0. C.. Esq., who has Just returned from a staz party.] 0. C., Esq.—* Cock-a-doodle-do!_ Now may patlence be yvouchsated me to asi of ou. madam, what does ail this ‘mean’ Here am_ I returning, — care- worn and exhausted, from the excitements and temptations ofa delusiye world, expecting to find repose and peace in the quiet of the dom tie nest, instead of which T discover you in the midst of riot and dissipation. Madam, insult not my penetration by denying it—I affirm that you are having a part: Mrs. Biddy (apprehensicely’—* Not at all, my dear; at least, that is, my friends were just going by, and stopped in quite accidentally, and 0, for my dear, I've laid an egg—cut, a-c—that is, at least, yes, sir, we've * Qua. qua, Stucl “eC simultancously—* Cut ut | 0. C. Esq., (majestically)- | Madam, what does all this cack (Exeunt hens in indiquation.) “Mrs. B.C., it has become necessary, at this | stage of our matrimonial career, that I should | State, in mild but unmistakable terms, my opin- ions regarding the appropriate sphere and du- ties of henhood: First, self-devotion—It has been the decision of all ro -kind for ages, and therefore can- not be denied. that the crowning virtue of the hen character is disinterestedness. A true hen should be patient, self-forgetful, obedient, ten- | derly solicitous of her husband's little warts, delighting wholly and solely in the graceful and pleasant duties that cluster round the domestic nest. On the contrary, 1 find you thinking only how to gratify your n sel tastes and de- sires, instead of displaying (as might naturally | be expected) some little sense of loneliness and | melancholy at your husband's absence; I return from a visit of nearly 12 heurs, and find you lit- erally rejoicing! Madain, I ask of you, is this true henhood? “Second — A retiring position, a delicate shrinking from contact with the coarse and unsympathizing world, an exclusive indiffer- ence to all without the sacred circle of the do- mestic nest. On the contrary, I find you gad- ding among the other hens of the yard, making appointments, sending invitations. Again, I ask of you, madame, is this true henhood? “Third—Freedom from curiosity. A true hen never evinces the slizhtest interest in the affairs of her neighbors, scarcely in her own; she never inquires concerning the whereabouts or actions of her husband, being perfectiy assured that, wherever he be, and however appearances at times may tell against him, hesis ever acting with a view to the weltare of the domestic nest. “‘On the contrary, what do I find to be the truth in regard to yourself? Not a rooster raises his voice within half a mile of the yard, but you are able to name him; not a hen lays an ege but you begin to cackle.” ‘Mrs. Biddy,(meekly)—* D've laid an egg! Cut, cut, cut-a-a-a. No, I mean, sir, we've laid an exe eS. C., Esq.. (with solemn animation\—“You've laid an And pray, where is the thing ?” [ Walks briskly to the nest and takes a microscopic view of the object.] Bididly—** Cut, cat—I mean will it do, sir?” ). C., £3q.—‘Humph—well, yes; very fair, lerinz: though now I look more closely, I ive that it is not precisely shaped; too short, madam, too short; not well finished off by any means. And what do you mean, madam, by having the thing so much larger at one end than the other? Where, I ask is your idea of symmetry? Zounds! Madam, if this is the best you can do In that department; I shall lay the Next myself.” Mrs. Biddy—(with her claw in her eye)— “Please, I couldn't help it. I didn’t mean to.”* 0. C., Esq., (mollified)—“Well, well, don’t fret your gizzard. You're no chicken, madame, to be so sensitive about a trifle; only remember iny advice In future, and, above ail, recollect that the crowning virtue of henhood is disinter- estedness.” Airs. Biddy (meekly)—“Have a worm, dear?” 0. C., Esq., (soleninly)—"T will.” SCENE IIT. [Mrs. Biddy C. has been setting for three weeks. 0.C., Esq., appears in the distance, parting with one of his numerous female friends; the tones or his voice fall faintly on Mrs. Biddy’s ear.] '.. Esq.—*And now, sweetest of hens, farewell, and may all the stars of heaven, and all the saint: of the barn-yard, meet to register the day when your smile first dawned upon my weary life, and made me the happlest of roosters. Farewell.” O. C. winds his homeward way.—* Good evening, Jack; monstrous fine hen, that. Just been parting from her. Or may be you did not notice her fine points. Quite fond of me, too, Tassure you. Still in tears, you will observe— ahem Sock-a-doodle-doo [0. C. reaches the domestic nest.] Mrs. Biddy ( feebly)—“Oh I'm $0 glad to have somebody to speak to. I haven't stepped off the nest or seen a creature since sunrise. How.do you do, my dear? Anything new going on in the yard?” tA long pause. ©. C., Esq., appears to be sud- denly overwhelmed with depression and silent loom.) rs Biddy—“What’s the matter, sir?” 0. (in @ terrible voice, and walking like Othelio\—“"Matter!_ madame behold!” [Jnserts his bill under his leftrwing and produces arooster’s tail feather.) Do you recognize that, madame? Do you acknowledge an acquaintance with the chicken-hearted caitiff who dropped it? Are you aware that I found it within three feet of the do- mestic ne: Mrs. Biddy (languidiy)—“Did you? 1 didn’t notice it.” 0. C., so fee hen, and listen! while in calm but decisive terms [ strive to impress upon your mind the enormity of your conduct. Has it not been decided, I ask you, madame, has it not been the opinion of rooster kind for ages, and is it not therefore undeniable, that, after disinterestedness the one thing needful to the female character is ex- cessive money A true hen is so strictly and severely virtuous that the slightest attempt at intimacy from one of an improper sex, though disguised beneath the specious mask of friend- ship, will excite inher breast the extremest aversion and horror. I find to be the case in este! itttie party, I beheld ¥ tion with my brother! Heavens! madame, am I to be longer the victim of such duplicity? No! sooner would I sacrifice at once domestic nest, and fling thy Iiteless body —Oh! oh, misery, violence, revenge! _‘Frailty, thy name is hen!" irs. Biddy gets ‘on her nest. “Oh, dear me, I’m 80 ke Nira (on gene depreciation.) “Sty dear, do . B. i *My dear, you think you would mind looking to the nest a minute, while I bom ere ped up something? I haven't taken t mouthful t. ise g i a) i q fi Lf i 1 f ; t i ve) I8T OF LETTERS REMAININ: THR L WASHINGTON CITY POST Orrin SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1888. Seas be eeu = “ADVERTISED: £97 1¢ not called for within one month they will be sen to'the Dead Letter Orton LADIES: List. 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TEN TO TWENTY DOLLARS SAVED ON SUITS OR OVEHCOATS, aT THE MISFIT STORE, CORNER TENTH AND F STREE1S. pie ore bese seee8]5 ctsssse et Sd S8eessss Bee poets SUITS FOR BO! 4 F E i Span eee seses seeek $3233 ‘Boys's Overcoats will be sold regardless of cost or value ODD PANTS, ot $2. 2 33.55.50. $4, $4.60, OS Gossamer Costa, for Men and Boys, at a sacrifice. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded, at THE MISFIT STO! CORNER 10TH AND F OcR Morro: No trouble to show goods. bad Deseo Rare reasonable, Terms easy. * Gas Cooxme Sroves,