Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1885, Page 6

wel THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY,* 21, 1885—DOUBLE S THE SPRING FASHION! TELVET BOURETTE — COLORED COLLARS AND CUFFS—PLAIDS AND STRIPES—FASHIONABLE MILLINERY —STYLES IN HAIR DRESSING, ETC. Coat SLEEVES take precedence of all others. THERE 18 A RETUEN of favor to glace kid loves, ees SKIRTS OF STREET DRESSES are worn shorter. GoLD-BEADED WHITE LACES are coming in vogue. MANTLE VIS! fine art. AMONG New Summer Faprecs is velvet Dourette. Jer WILL BE More Usep than ever in dress and millinery. VELVETEENS Come FOR SPRING in all the new shades of color. Some oF THE New Sit aves of straw bonnet look like @ huzzar’s helmet. TINSEL THREADS Give EFFECT to many of the uew spring woolen novelties. ENTIRE Ske FRONTS of Angora lace come among early spring importations. SIMPLIciTY Is THE RULE in all spring dresses for street wear. REp, IN SuBDUED Ti fonable color in millinery. THERE IS AN INCREASING FANCY for all Kinds of military braiding. GLov ARE COMPARATIVELY SHorr for every day wear. Tan, with stitched backs, are most worn. SovuTacHEe Brarp is extensively used on all new gowns. Itis put on in plain rows and in many fanciful design PLArDs and s and colors. Th Pecially n: Emsrorp plaid handkereh re the simple trimming to be seen on mw f the round straw Mats. COLORED COLLARS AND CUFFS are coming in again for morning w ‘They are to be princ!- pally worn with flannel gown: FIeHvs, SCAKFS, PLASTRONS and all sorts of accessories of lace are used to eostumes Into dressy DRESS FRONTS made entirelywof passemen- terle, Angor and braid in lace designs will be a feature in spri Tue Waist is PiINcHED VERY SMALL, the hair worn very high, the bustle huge and the shoulders square and high by very fashionable women. For Youna he fine woolen ¢ashmeres in soft new shades are m Mand for street wear. simply. HANDKERCHIESS of the sheerest lawn, with hemstitehed border, and the initial of the owner worked in one corner, are most fash- fonabl New Lace Pixs in the form of a of the owner in di: center. THERE 18 AT PRESENT a Zouave and Greek j ing wear. The Greek esqu WHitTtE will be a favorite color for w the fashionable resérts this summer. The. heavy white cashmeres, Wash well. Foups ar trim dr overlap © tom of the skirt Basaue ES AND JERSEYS are things of 3,18 to be the fash- re in all materials, styles fine checks are es- aids and h in de- They ure made are made of Etruscan gold nd have the mone monds and sapphires in the re e for the Eton ts for house and even. ally pictur- ae durable, which Usep INSTEAD OF FLOUNCES to skirts,and these folds frequently her, and extend from the bot+ most to the waist. n the waist, but short in lon the skirt, whieh is frequently « re wi F WHITE DRESSES will appreciate checked and striped well lawns, have the pretty which ATURNED-DOWN COLLAR of bl with white lace arr foundation of stiff net, is very dr: ofcolored ribbon muy fasten it at t White Portrxs are Jo be popular among young women for evening wns, The poplins are certainly very handsome, texture is soft and fi u Lone NewMARKET Coat loose fronts, and closely fitting backs, wiih pointed hood lined with silk, and the only trim- ing is rows of stitching on the edges. Ir Is SArp that for summer wear light fabries will be made, with corsazes pleated on the shoulders, cr: Waist, the sash or belt having long ends. MoURNING Goons are in grenadine and car- Melite for thin materials. These are in great variety of checks and p’ nd also in Jap hese crepe, which is Very good in its wearing qualities. AmuNG EUROPEAN NoVELTIEs are patented umbrella stuffs, which are woven with woolen stripes at the places of folding the stuff, when the umbretia is closed. Thus the breaking of the stuff is prevented. We Have REACHED THE GoLDEN AcE in millinery this spring. il of the hats and bonnets are trimmed with gold |: auze, or have the precious metal inter to their corners and brims. THE CLoTH DRESSES composed of a blueskirt worn witha red jacket and red togue, made popular by Engli “the lakes,” is fashionable in costume and an excursion suit. A New EVENING GLove, not yet brought over from Paris, where it originated, is of kid or silk for the hand and wrist, where it is cut in & point on top and applique to an arm of lace whi ich reaches above the elbow, or even to the shoulders if need be. sy. id: THE OUTLINES OF Dress for this spring are | more elaborate, fantastic, and splendid than artistic or elegant; for waists very long, skirts very ample. Bustles big, sleeves tight be- low the elbow and full and ders, and draperies more ec fal. BRIGHT ORANGE AND Rich OLIVE GREEN is a favorite combination in the new spring bonnets. One bonnet has the crown of yellow- est wheat, surrounded by a pufliing of olive- green velvet. A big bow of orange velvet is laced on top, and strings of the green velvet je It beneath the chin. Consaces of EveNtNe DRESSES are worn @isgracefully low in the bosom and back, open- ing ina point back and front, and making a woman look as if she was almost stripped of h. dressand wore neither chemise, corset cover, nor corset. How it is managed no one but the initiated know. SoME OF THE Newrst EVENING DRESSES have garlands of flowers extending from the senter of the back of the low-necked corsage bver the left shoulder, where the flowers are massed together and form a sort of vest. The rlands separate at the point of the waist, and form a trail of flowers on either side of the’ tab- ier. THE PRESENT ELABORATE STYLE of dressing the hair aid powdering it almost necessitates the use of face px ats, mouches or black patches on nd penciling the eyebrows and true, cosmetics were never more in’ demand than at present. A visit tothe headquarters of the Parjumerie Monte Cristo reveals this fact to the most casual observer. THe Latest ELTY IN WASH-GoopDs Is what Is called “crazy” cloth. It does not bel itsname. It ts an odd mixture—a sort of plaid ofall kinds of colors in many tints, evidently pot put together with any idea of harmony. This material is better than it lc It is dur- able aud washes well. It is to tilized ‘for children’s morning wear during the summe: trimmed with embroidery, either white or col! ored. A Hawspsome Srv1 tric than grace- wear, is composed of a spreading design ol cherries and leaves, with a powdering of hover- ing bright-hued buttertlics. The cherries are raised fn chenille, and flattened on one side so as to be attached to the satin foundation. A dress trimming of dandelions and their leaves is also @ novelty, and would look remarkably Well on black otidman or satin. Vetiver Rrsnons, with satin on the wrong side, will be quite a feature of trimmings for spring tollets, especially those of silk. Some- times these will form a vest effect by being laid upon loop from the throat in front to the belt or the point of the basque. This is v pretilly shown in ruby velvet ribbon an inc Wide on a pongee or nun’s gray foulard which ‘bas a collar and cuffs of ruby velvet; wider vel- vet is tied in a bow and ends at the belt, and still Wider ribbon in loops with floating ‘ends holds the drapings of the overdress at each side. THE BANG, which has been out of style for four months or so, is coming in again. It will not be worn as heavy as formerly. By the by, #great many women seem to regard the bang asa very modern style of hairdressing. But it Js not. ughton, the artist, in his “s) etehing Rambles in Holland,” in describing the dress of the women of Marken, says: “In a print ina Dutch book of 1737, there is the same fair hatr, eut ina fringe straight across the brow, aud level with the eyes. Others had the fringe Drought level with the eyes and then brushed up.” Some RATHER Pretty anv Novet Looxrxe bridesmaids’ dresses, described in Town Topics N.Y), were made of white nun’s veiling, with er full skirts trimmed with three rows of ruby velvet. Broad ruby velvet scarves were oe from the left shoulder, fixed on hip and carried across the front to the right » Where they were finished off with long of narrow velvet. The beefeater hats (to be worn with the dress) of coarse white straw re Great bunches of jacks are to be carried with these ns, when the wedd! at which the: are 10 be worn comes off next month” si m | are made with | din front and belted at the | Women last autumn on | Paris asa skating | igh on the shoul- | Tis pity, but "ts | oF TRIMMING for the | fronts or panels of evening dresses for summer | DANGER FROM ARSENIC. Prof. Leffmann Tells in How Many Ways It In Used. From the Philadelphia Press, 13th. “Poison lines the walls of hundreds of rooms in this city, and the oceupants receive it into their systems, and in a majority of cases do not know what produces the ill-health which they suffer,” said Prof. Henry Leffmann to a Press reporter yesterday. “Is the employment of arsenic in the manu- facture of articles for domestic use extensive?” was asked, “It is both extensive and dangerous. The fre- quency with which it is found in articles which one sees about the house daily is alarming. It Is discovered in large quantities in many do- mestic fabries and in a great many varieties of wall papers, I know of about forty different wall papers which contain arsenic in danger- ously large quantities. It was once supposed that green papers were the only ones which re arsenical, but at present arsenic is more uently found in all papers of other colors. colof, however, is nota sure guide and is not to be depended upon. People became afraid green papers, und if they are freer from on than they formerly were it is due to the ‘uct that the manufacturers had to make: them without arsenic in order to find a sale for them. The green pigments used now for colorin; are, as a rule, mixtures of non-arsenical yellow, such a8 Prussian blue and chrome yellow. PAPERS TO BE AVOIDED. “You will find to-day that the red and bine are more frequently arsenical than the green wall papers. Papers of any color or shade may ‘ain arsenic in dangerous and fatal quan- s. Professor Edward S. Wood, of Massa- who has given me much important nm on this subject, says that in his investigations he has found in different rolls of the saine paper that some contained arsenic and that some did not. This, I take It, is explained by the fact that the coloring matter din the manufacture of the two rolls me from: different lots, one being pure and the other ic is sometimes found in the whi‘e ork of pa old to cover the walls of nurseries. In this ease the poison was proba used in the paste which fustened the pigments the paper, and when used in this way it is rous because it can be detached in the 1 of dust, or in a humid atmosphere it nuld be set’ free and form arseniuretted hy- drogen.” rsenic used in the manufacture of ex- > papers: = [think that no safety or protection ean be secured by purchasing high-priced goods, In the samples of arsenical paper here you see some picees marked $2 a bolt contain rre than five grains of arsenic to the square rd.” ‘The poison of shades, giazed y of arsenic samples were of a vast variety s and prices, Some s much as fifty grains rd, and one sample uare foot held for an adult. alico showed the presence of Samples of nic also, WHERE THE DANGER LIES, “The most dangerous papers,” continued finan, “are the glazed ones. They are dangerous because theyare used for so many and are so heavily charged with arse- Children are often given bits of these | PApers to play with, and it is known how na- 3 colored ornaments are fashioned from them, and you may see them extensively | employed during the holiday season, Candies ed in them, and theater tickets and ‘ards and other articles made from are also very frequently manufac- ‘d from them.” “It is a source of surprise to. me that more painful and fatal eases of poifoning do not oc- hg children, The fact is, however, they m arsenic yd many times when s and physicians do not know just uble is. "Hundreds ofchildren who aisen small quantities of poison intotheir have had the symptoms which ensued ibed to a severe cold or indigestion, The erin which ¢ ras lozenges, such purchased {n little rolls by the School osed, is highly arsenical, If ild were to swallow or suck a portion of it uinful symptoms in the stomach which world follow would probably be charged to the candy. Children seem particularly subject to | Ganger. Many of the toys furnished to them | contain arsenical pigments, Toy paints, build- | ing blocks, rubber balloons, painted dolis, ehil- dven's hooks and wax candles often contain arsenic. The small candles used on Christmas | tees have been found to have in them a large | Amount of arsenite of copper. This is an unus- ually dangerous form of the metal, because when the candle is burned one of the products of the combustion will be white arsenic, and it Hoats through the room as an invisible dust, POISON IN CLOTHING, “Tt is surprising to find the number of articles in daily use which contain arsenic, It seems tobe entering into the composition of nearly everything. It is used foolishly and needlessly in a majority, if not in all eases, I find.candy toys colored with it. Articles of clothing are by ho means free from it. Green tarlatan has poisoned the people who use it so frequently that itis seldom used asa partofan agticle of ou will see it on the wallsat church n ornament, and it is not uncommon 9s of it thrown over cakes or candies them from the flies. Tne arsenical nent so loosely adheres to the cloth that a ion of it willseparate upon the slightest disturbance. It is estimated that twenty or thirty grains of the poisonous pigment would Separate in an hour from a dress worn in a ball roum, THE LAUNDRY SECRET. “Foulard cambrie contains arsenic, and wear- | ers of dresses made from it have suffered from 1 catarrh, pharyngitis and gastric irrita- n in consequence. Painful irritation of the skin is not {nfrequently caused by wearing stockings colored with arsenical ‘pigments, Poison is most often found in light red, ma- | genta-colored and brown stockings. Some tases of death from poisoning by this means have been reported. Persons have been fatally pol- soned by the green flannel lining in boots, by | maroon flannel shirts, by calico shirts, cont sleeves, hat linings and paper collars, Some janulteturers of ‘paper collars and cuits in- troduce arsenie into the Anishing in order to tapart a brilliant gloss. It een discov- \ered that the ‘secret,’ which many ignorant laundrs women guard so closely, and ‘upon a knowledge of which they rely for ‘producing @ beantiful polish on linen, is the use of arsenic in the starch.” “What are the general. symptoms of the pol- soning?” asked the reporter. The general symptoms are due to the action of arsen| the system after it has been ab- sorbed. They are indicated by severe neurnl- » Pains, dizziness, headaches, general debil- ¥, fainting spells, and even arsenical paralysis in extreme cases. 'What we need here is a com- prehensive, stringent, well-enforced law regula- ling the use of arsenic.” ———+e+_____ How Long We Should Sleep. | SEVEN HOURS FOR DAY LABORERS AND EIGHT FOR MEN OF ACTIVE BRAINS, From the Gentleman’s Magazine. The latest authority on this vexed question Dr. Malins, says that the proper amount of | sleep to be taken by a man is eight hours. So far as regards city life the estimate is probably | correct. Proverbial wisdom does not apply to | modern conditions of social existence, “Five | (hours) for'a man, seven for a woman and nine | for a pig,” says one proverb; and a second, | quoted by Mr, Hazlitt in hig “English Prov- erbs,” declares thatnature requires five; cus- tom allows seven; laziness takes nine, and wickedness eleven.” These conclusions were, however, drawn from observation of country life. Physical fatigue is more easily overcome than intellectual. Which of us when traveling in the country or abroad, or in any way separated from the ordinary process of thought and an. jety, has not found that he could, without diffi | cult}, do with a couple of hours less sleep than | he was In the habit of taking? Men, however, who follow an intellectual pursuit are excep- tionally fortunate If the processes of restoration | occupy’ less than seven hours, More frequently they extend to eight or nine hours, Kant, Isee | it Stated, took never less than seven hours, Gosthe owned to requiring nine. | Soldiers and sailors, on the other hand, like laborers, do with | much less quantity. Tam afraid to say how few the Duke of Wellington regarded as essen- tal. A school-master under whom at one time I studied, a hard-working man at the acquisi- | tion of languages, proclaimed loudly that he never took more than five hours’ sleep. The hour at which he. rose in the morning gave Some color to thisassertion, Only in after life did I discover that a two hours’ postprandial siesta Was not included in that allowance. Pa Morphine Parties in Paris. Paris Letter to London Truth. I hear of morphine parties of the small-and- early kind in the higher couches sociales. Those invited to such little gatherings are known to the hostess as being in the habit of resisting ills to which flesh is heir by subcutaneous in- Jections of the narcotie above named. The in- Jection is performed with a lttle instrument, the manufacture of which is passing from the surgical-instrument maker to the Jeweler, and 4s becoming an objet d'art. Guests and the lady of the house sitin a circle and listen to aconcert in a distant room. They describe their sensa- Hons to each other. ‘Novices derive peculiar beauty from the morphi One sees Ii many of the portraits ‘at’ the Mirliton the traces of morphine in the general mor bidezza of the 1d bi ries of faces and the brownish circles seca in cmehoheeecbiiy ibeutaneous injections of m: She resorted to them to ‘soothe the irdtated t or indul Archbishop of Paris pastoral against the TYPOGRAPHICAL -ERBORS. itences are Reconstructed — Guileless Printers, by From the New York Times. The typographical errors found in n magazines, and books form an inexhaustible subject of discord. In nearly every issue of a newspaper something “crops up” to harrow t! soul of the editor and to particularly vex the temper of the author of the article in which the error occurs, The reporter who takes a pride in the beauty of his penmanship is usually ex- tremely sensitive with regard fo, bulls,” and he frequently suffers the humifiation of'a per- verted sentence in his compositions. The com- positors and proof reader seem to conspire to render his work ridiculous, It is a melancholy fact that an author who writes most plainly suffers more at the hands of the compositor and “intelligent proof reader” than a careless writer. The reason for this ts that with plain manuscript no care is Decessary to read it, and those who handle it are apt to me careless, while with “Choctaw” or"Greek,”as bad manu: script is called in the composing room, much time is spent in Sent pes ina it, and it nearly always comes out all right, A few specimens of what can be done in the way of twisting and turning sentences, and of the misconception of what the author really wrote, would perhaps prove interesting. A re- ligiou’ newspaper a short time ago, referring to the Rev. Dr. Noah Hunt Schenck’s death, quoted, conceriing a different type of minister from the lamented Episcopalian divine, Tenny- son’s lines: “White-handed,- snowy-banded priests.” The types made it “White-headed, snowy-bearded priests.” A daily paper, giving ap account of a Masonic lodge of sorrow, spoke of “the mourners behind the coffee and the beer,” instead of the “coftin and the bier,” and gravely stated that “5,000 speculators were present,” meaning, of course, “spectators.” In an obituary of the celebrated Capt. Rynders, a newspaper said that “he married his survivin; widow in 1857.” Another paper inquired: “How about his other widows?” “At the funeral of Ouney Geveyhow,” a Mem- phis paper says, “the two wives of the deceased and their partisans engaged in numerous fights for the pl: of mourning next the hearse.” Mr, ‘3 faine seems not to have reached . A newspaper made a vain effort the other day to paragraph the “optum joints.” “Opinion joints,” however, struck the ype" and proofreader as a handsomer expression, and so it was allowed tostand. A Massachusetts paper recently contained this item: “The his- toric South church at Worcester celebrated its one hundred and sixty-ninth anniversary last night with a supper, followed by remarks by the present and past pastors.” It was fortunate to have some of the past pastors present, but to assume that the gentleman who preached there 169 years ago took supper with them 1s too ghostly for belief. A’ Chicago newspaper pot long ago informed its readers that the ministers of that city spent the hour of the usual meeting in listening to “mortality reports from the churches.” Of course “monthly” reports was intended, A religious newspaper has this grievance against asecular contemporary: “One of the daily papers mentioned the other day that at mday meeting of Reformed Pastors a was read entitled ‘Ecce Jesus.’ As no such paper had been read inquiry was made as to the source of the report, and it was ascertain- ed that the amateur reporter had been told that it was an exegesis, As he had_never_ before heard the word, but had heard of 5 Ecce Deus, &e., he readily mistook exegesis for Fece Jesus, and so published it.” Many funn things have appeared in type, some of whiel the argus-eyed proof-reader discovered and cor- rected, but, unfortunately, many more were al- lowed to be printed. [tis not “uncommon to word Macduffappear in type as “Mike “Drunkards’” Convention for Dunkards, d,"Faro’s” Hall for Tura’s Hall. A correspond: ent, no doubt, thought he carefully wrote “Last Sleep of Argylt,” but between the compositor and the proofreader and the substitu- tion of an ofor ana in the first’ word andanhfor an ¢ in the second, the reader quite lost the beauty of the author's reference. A} for an m in speaking of the good old hymn, “Nearer, my God, to Thee,” brought punish ment onthe pro! ler who temporarily lost the lynx-like qualities of his eye.“ Pyrotech: ni " fur polytechnic; house of * coons" for commons, “curious tricks” for erimson trunks, “Coroners’” Journal for Courier Journal, “Jabus Carson” for Julius Cwesar, “Gen. Theo: for general theological seminary, “athletic Dutch policeman” for Atlantic dock policeman, “O'Hawa” for Ottawa, caught a hot “liver” for liner, are specimens of’ the different ways in which Worthy authors have had their penmanship misconstrued. In an article in which the author supposed he was making as lucid an explanation of the comet as was possible, he wrote: “The nucleus Ca comet bears to its nebulous and expansive il,” butethe printer thus improved it: “The nucleus of a cornet bears to its nebulous and expressive tune.” ————_+e+—____ Mr. Blaine’s Second Volume. AN EXTRACT FROM ADVANCE SHEBTS ON AN- DEEW JOHNSON. The second volume of James G. Blaine’s “Twenty Yeers in Congress” is soon to issue from the press. Advance sheets give the his- tory of Lincoin’s assassination, followed by a critieism of Andrew Johnson's administration. Mr. Blaine say: It was known to a few persons that when Mr. Johnson arrived from Fortress Monroe on the morning of April 10th and found the national capital in a blaze of patriotic excitement over the surrender of Lee’s army the day before at Appomattox, he hastened to the White House and aqdressed to the unwilling ears of Mr. Line coln an earnest protest against the induigent terms conceded by en, Grant. Mr. Johnson believed that Gen. Lee ‘should not have been permitted to surrender honor, but t at Gen. Grant should have re- ceived the entire command as prisoners of {war and should have held Lee in con- finement until he could receive instruc. tions from the administration at Washington, The inexorable sternness of Mr. Johnson’s tone and the frequent repetition of his inten- tion to inflict the severest. penalty of the law upon the leading traitors began to create the greatest apprehension in the north. It was feared the country might be calied upon to wit- ness after the four years’ carnival of death on the battle-fleld andin the hospital an era of “bloody assizes” made more rigorous and re- Vengeful from the peculiar sense of injury which the President as a loyal southerner had realized in his own person, This feeling was probably still further aggravated by his avowed sympathy with the thousands in the south who had been maimed, driven from home, stri ped of all their property, simply because of thelr fidelity to the constitution and the Union of their fathers. The spirit of the vendetta, un- known in the northern states, was frequently shown in the south, where it had long been do- mesticated with ail its Corsican ferocity. A personal and somewhat curious illustration of Johnson’s temper and purpose at the time ts afforded by a conference between bim- self and Senator Wade, of Ohio. Mr. Wade was widely known as among the radical and pro- ressive members of the republican party. its immediate constituents of the western reserve were a just and God-fearing people, amply en- dowed with both moral and physical courag: but they were not men of blood and they were notin sympathy with the apparent purposes of the President. It is not improbable that Mr. Wade's views were somewhat in advance of, those held by the majoroty of the pe ple he eG ROE but he was evidently notin accord with the threatning and the slaughter breathed y the President, Vell, Mr. Wade, what would you do were you in my place and charged with my respon- Sibilities?” inquired the President, “I think,” replied the frank und honest old Senator from Ohio, “I should either force into exile or hang about ten or twelve of the worst of those fellows; perhaps, by way of full meas- ure, I should make it thirteen—just a baker's nis sword as a soldier of | dozen,” “But how,” rejoined the President, “are you going to pick outsosmalla numberand show thom to be guiltier than the rest?” “Itwon'tdo to hang a very large number,” rejoined Wade, “and I think if you would give me time Icould name thirteen that stand at the head in the work of rebellion, Ithink we Would all agree on Jeff Davis, Toombs, Benja- min, Slidell, Mason and Howell Cobb’ If we did no more than drive these half-dozen out of the country we should. accomplish a good deal.” The interview was long, and at its close Mr. Johnson expressed surprise that Wade was willing to let “the traitors,” as he always styled them, escape so easily. He said that he had heartiest support trom Wade in a policy which, as he outlined it to the Senator, seemed in thoroughness to rival that of Strat ford. Mr. Wade Ieft the Executive Mansion with his mind divided between admiration for the stern resolve and high courage of the Prest- dent on the one hand and his fear on the other that a policy so determined and aggressive as Mr. Johnson seemed bent on pursuing might work a reaction in the north, and that thus in the end less might be doné in providing the roper safeguards against another rebellion Than if too much had not bees attempted, The True American. A COCKNEY WAIL. ‘The great Pacific Journey 7 have done, fn many @ town and tent I've found lodging. I think I've traveled to the sett sun, All round this continent I have been dodging. ‘Like Lancelot in quest of Holy Grail, From Western Beersheba to Yankée Dan T’ye been a seeker, yet I sadly fait ‘To find the genuine type American, ‘Where is the object of my youthful wonder, ‘Who met me inthe pages of gary ces ho opened every sentence with * pAnd whittled away on a bivur How the Proceedings Proceeded at the Last Meeting of the Limekiln Club. From the Detroit Free Press. Brother Gardner, having called the Limekiln club to order, remarked: “Let the proceedings Proceed.” Thereupon Professor Moses Day White, chairman of the committee on social Philosophy, desired to submit a report. Hix committee had been asked to wrestle with the quely, “Does crime, suicide, ete., sweep over the world in waves?” The committee purchased four quarts of peanuts and three bottles of pop and sat down to deliberate the question, and- the members had unanimously concluded that He would, therefore ak tbat the report oo ae ‘e would, therefore, asi e cepted and the committee discharged from fur ther consideration of the subject. “Brudder White,” replied the president, “per- hans your committee also diskivered Vartue ‘an! Justice also sweep over de Kentry in waves?” “No, sah, we didn't.” “Well, it'am a poo’ rule dat won't work boat ways, an’ de re; won't be accpted. If dar am any wavin’ dun de good should wave befo or arter de bad. If dar comes &'wave which makes everybody want to kill hisself, it should be followed by one which would make. evers- body hanker to lib to a good old aige. You kin let out your suspenders un inch an’ sot down. Pickles Smith secured the floor to deliver an oration lasting an hour and a half, but con- cluded to cut it down to three minutes and save ten percent in fuel., It wason his motion, a ea ago, that the club paid Prof. Boneblack is, of Chicago, $13 for two hundred coples of an ‘almanac, said to have been compiled in the special interest of the colored race. Only two of the three hundred and eighty weather predictions had been verified. Over one-half the nights recorded as “Very dark—good night for chickens” had turned out bright moonlight. * * «© «© «*# «#* « Judge Sweetbrier Smith was then called from his resting place under the bust of Cato to the president's desk, and Brother Gardner re- marked: “Bradder Smith, I understan’ dat eve no man has a right to be richer fellow.” “Y—yes, sah.” ign’, 1at all property should be equally di- vided. “Dat’s 80, sah,” ‘An’ dat dar should be no taxashun, no laws an’ no courts.” “Dat’s it, sah.” “Now, Brudder Smith, I want to spoke to you. De man who holds to sich doctrines am either a you be- dan his knave who orter be in prison, or a fale who | orter be sent to the idiot asylum. I kin excuse Fou onee, bekase you am poo’ an’ unlearned, ut if you doan’ drap dem ideahs afore you get outer bed to-morrer dis club will drop you! Dis yere United States am gittin’ to be an asylum fur ebery rogue an’ rascal who am driven from. his own kentry, an’ de day am comin’ when men wid sich ideals as you hev been foolin’ wid will seek to carry ‘em ‘out an’ bring about blood- shed, but doan’ confound de Lfnekiln Club wid de United States. Dey anrtwo separate insti- tushuns, run on entirely different principle: an’ by two different Presidents. Unite States am willin’ to receive de fules, dema- goxucs, conspirators, knaves, assassins an’ mur- derers of all de outside world, but. de Limekiln Club ain a bit pertickler who it takes in.” ‘The Judge drew.an awful long breath and re- turned'fo his bench, and it is safe to conclude that he will speedily let goof his socialistic ideas. There being no further business of na- tional importance, and _ thirteen of the lamps having expired for want of oll, Waydown Bebee rend an original water-colored ldyl, entitled “My Mule is Dead,” and the meéting ad- Journed. gg All About Sea Shells. PROF. BICKMORE’S INTERESTING LECTURE TO ‘THE SCHOOL TEACHERS, From the New York Times, 15th. Prof. Bickmore talked in the dark to 500 city school teachers yesterday in the American Museum of Natural Histry about univalve shells, and partfeularly their manner of sav- ing and protecting their young. Every lec- ture of the course attracts more hearers than the preceding one. With the aid of magnified panoramic pictures Prof. Bickmore searched the sea shore for beautiful specimens of con- chology, from the sun-warmed waters of the south Pacific islands to the bleak rocks border- ing upon frozen seas. Prof. Bickmore gently chided the school teachers for talking to him about animals that “inhabit” shells. It would be as correct, he said, to say that human beings inhabit thelr bones, The shell was part and pareel of the animal structure. ‘The lecturer picked up and exhibited to the teachers, who in imagination traveled with him, some beautiful specimens of sea. ears, rich in color and delicate in structure. Great num- bers of them were found, he said, along the warm coast of Southern California’and in the tropics, The schoolteachers all said “Oh!” when they were shown some of the lovely den- tallum, oF tooth shells, which abound in the waters which wash the sterile shores of British Columbia. They filled the room with a chorus of “My!” when f. Bickmore, in speaking of the value placed upon these shells by the native Indians, said that they fastened them on cloth and placed them on the faces of their dead, 80 that the departed spirits might not want forthe shells when they reached the happy hunting grounds. ‘The lecturer explained in detail every hump, every ridge, and every crease found on the curious-looking animals inside the shells When the hard outer covering was removed, The teachers shuddered when the entire screen was filled with the’ picture of a hideous probos- cisor siphon with which the creatures fished around in the deep sea mud for food. Prof. Bickmore exhibited what from a dis- tance looked like astring of white bone buttons, which he said people who went to Coney Island every summer frequently brought him. under the impression that they had found a treasure. It was the sacks containin; the eggs of the pyrula, a shell very common hereabout. The sacks were threaded together on a string, one end of it anchored in the mud to prevent the sacks from washing high on shore and per ishing in’thesun. Frequently people walking slong the beach at low tide found these sacks sticking out of the wet sand and carried them off. In talking about conch shells Prof, Bick- more showed some beautiful specimens of the Queen conch, used for cutting cameos which require a dark background, showing the ex- quisite salmon-color tints found on the in- side. He journeyed along the coral reefs and picked up some choice forms of cowry, which ghanges its form so Iysteriously: tn’ growin from infancy to old age. He exhibited ‘a spect men of the rare orange-colored cowry, which are always presented to chiefs of tribes by na- tives, who find them in the South Sea Islands, In the murex he found the origin of the i, mous purple dye, a royal color among the ans, ‘his completed the list of sea shells, and Prof. Bickmore spoke of the numefous varieties of snails found on land, He showed the school teachers an egg, as large as a robin’s egg, laid b; a bulimus, a good-looking snail found in Sout! America and in central portions of Africa. The lecture next Saturday will be on “The Nautilus and the Argonauts.” _——___—+0s—_______ Pictures of Public Men. A LIVELY DEMAND FoR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE NEW CABINET—MISS CLEVELAND'S PICTURE. From the New York Sun, “We have been bothered more about the pic tures of Cleveland’s cabinet,” said a down-town photograph dealer, “than about any pictures of the public men of the last twenty years. We could not get the pictures and so we did not pretend to dealin them. We had Bayard’s pic- ture, but not another one of the lot, It hasn’t pafd us todgal in democratic chieftains. We sold large numbers of an inferior picture of Conkling and many of the pictures of Mr, Blaine, but with the exception of Bayard and Tilden we have kept no democratic statesmen on hand. Last winter Randall and Carlisle Were added to our collection, Mr. Randall's picture sells well. His eyes are very bright, and many ladies bought his picture during the holidays. No, Mr. Cleveland's pieture docs hot sell well so far. “He is not the beauty thos Arthur was, yo and, to tell the trath, we have found out that if public man is hand” some, with full bi open eyes and broad shoulders, his picture sells much better than that of some rival who has not equal personal attractions. One respects Mr. Cleveland's plo- ture because of polse and firmness of the subject, butyou would rather take up Hendricks for inte. rior decoration, for there is a twinkle in his eye and a faint smile about the cornersof his mouth that make his picture pleasant to look upon. I am inclined to think that Daniel Manning's picture would sell well if he were well dressed and well before the camera, and Secre- tary Endtoott will prove a subject when well treated. Mr. Whitney has @ face that is not improved by photography. No man who Tears eyegiassos when sitting for a plcture can expect resnlts. Lamar al) shorn and will not make a does not betray individualt famous by photograph. He is for a painter, who could put the into his wayward whiskers. “We wanta picture of Miss said to have a ably become patroness of something—publi School -educatfon, literatures social hPa oe that is new at the White House. I — New England and Ohio plottre of her But muck will Soper nee icture of her. Bu: lepend u) Bleture itself’ as to whether it Will orein foe Rosume ror THe TRars. . “If we make s rush for the train we'll catch it yet,” said Mr. Frank Lambert, a commercial traveler, of Boston, to a friend, as the two were hurrying towards the Eastern Railroad station one morning last Sep- tember. They arrived just as the express began to move, Jumped aboard, and sank almost breathless into aseat, “And do you know, Sam,” added Lambert presently, “that in my haste to pack up I came within an ace or forgetting to put some Benson's Capcine Plasters into my grip. I've got 'em, though, all right.” “What's the use of bothering about them?” asked the other. “No end ofuse. You know where this business of mine takes me—all over this couritry, and sometimes across the big pond. Well, I have had many attacks of pleurisy, brought on, I presume, by colds and expo- sare. See? Now, Ive found out Just whattodo. I simply clap on s Benson's plaster—no other kind mind you~and pretty soon I'm as good as new. There's ‘something about those plasters that agrees with my constitution. They save me time, money and suffer. ing. I've no doubt I'd a been laid up in hotels, under the doctor's hands often, if it wasn't for them. I'd buy them {f they cost a dollar apiece.” “Speaking of pleurisy,” said Mr. F. L. Turner, come- dian of Boston, “Benson's plasters are the best thing I ever tried for it. They are quick, comforting and very thorongh.” Mr. Josiah Bryant, of the great drng house of G. C Godwin & Co., Boston, testifies: “I have found Beh- son's plasters superior to anything else for pleurisy.” Mr. John H. Lee, president of the common council ofthe city of Boston, adds: “I have given Benson's plasters thorough trial for pleurisy, and have ob- tained great relief from them.” Askto sde the Three Red Seals. Imitations of Ben- son's plasters are sold under similar names. When buying Benson's examine the plaster yourselfbefore it ls wrapped up. The genuine has the Three Red Seals trade mark on its face. Look for the Three Red Seals, it ERE A TTTT KEKE RRR B= & 983 THT RR REE A 4 SssS fT ERE R EB CARDS AND NOVELTIES ‘We have new and uni igne, Banneretts for 15 cts. 25 cts., 85 cts.. 50 cts, 75 cts, and $1.00; very pretty Satin Cards for 35 cts; smali Schog! (Raster) Cards at ‘85 cents per 100. We Invite attenfon to Emblematic Embossed Pictures in Birds. Butterflies, Chickens, &c. Wholesale prices given to Churches and Teachers, mhl43w J.JAY GOULD, 421 9th st. 301d, $8.50. PINS.—Solid Silver Pins, fine Rhinestone setting, from 99c, up; Roman Gold Pins, lovely designs, from 49. aineled Roli-plate Pins, 99¢.; Fine Jet and, Gold Pins, 99c. up; Deep Mourning’ Pins, 25c. and 50c. DROPS.—Brilliant Rhinestone Drops, from 49¢. up; in Solid Gold, Solid Silver and Roll-plaie, Roman and Bright Gold ‘Drops, from 25¢. up; Jet and Gold and Deep Mourning Drops, 25¢. to $3; Coral and other Earrings. BRACELETS in large variety, from the Rest Rolled Gold Plate down to Very Cheapest, for Children, La- dies, and also extra large sizes; in Silver, Gold, Black and Gold, and Deep Black, Celluloid, &c., from 5c. up. from $1.75: Children’s Solid Gold, 98c.;’ Gents’ Seal Rings and Ladies’ Fancy Rings, 99¢. HAIR PINS.—Silver-plated Hair Pins, with Bril- Mant Rhinestone settings, in the latest desig: ‘Ss, from 25e. up; Shell and other Hair Pins, from Se. up; Solid Silver and Silver-piated Jersey, Pins. SCARF PINS.—Solld Gold Scarf Pins, with real Dia- mond setting, $2.50; Initial Scarf Pins, 25c. one hun- dred styles of handsome Scarf Pins, frém 25e. to 0c. ECKLACES in Fine Rolled Gold Plate, from $1.98 up; Fine Fire Gilt, from 9c. up; Children’s Necklaces, Celluloid. Amber and Bead Necklaces, 25c. to 49c. WATCH CHAINS In finest Rolled Gold, from $1.98 up; Lovely Patterns in Best Fire Gilt at $9c.: Nickel ints at 350. CHARMS.—Onr assortment of Gents’ Charms {s im- mense. Rolled Gold Plate Charins, from 49c. uf; Rolled Gold Plate Locket Charms at 9¥c. You are sure to get suited. LOCKETS.—To see the handsome Lockets we have isa treat. We can offer Solid Gold Locket from $2.50 up; Best Rolled Gold Lockets, from 99¢. COLLAR BUTTONS from 10c. up; Ladies’ Rhine- i. stone Sterling Silver Buttons, from Fv. up. Our assortment of Jewelry is immense. No article is misrepresented. M. SILV RBERG & Co, 312 mh16 h st., near Penn. ave. Pore Axp Ixvicorarixe. ‘Those who may wish to purchase, either as a dell- clous beverage or for medicinal purposes, an UNA- DULTERATED WHISKY, are invited to make a trial of the celebrated brand, U U PPP PPP REE RRR U UP PP PER RT NN U UPPP PPP RE RRR). Ri), Uup Pp EF RR T a vy P P KEER R T : WwWwwHAnT KKY ¥ wwwwH Hof gs FX % ¥ WWWw HHH I Sss. KK ¥Y wwWw HHI, §KK ¥ wow HH Ss8 KK OF This Whisky, upon an analytical examination, has Proved to be free from Fusil Oil, and indeed of any or ‘the modern Ingredients which are used to give a ficti- tous age and flavor to this popular drink. FOBSALE BY Browning & Middleton, Barbour & Hamilton, J.B. Bryan & Bro., C.C, Bryan, B.L. Wheeler, ‘Thomas A. Rover, N.T. Metzger & Bro, Beall & Baker, John H. Magruder, J.C. Ergood & Co., 8. R Waters, W. H. H. Cissel. WASHINGTON, D.C. H. & H. W. CATHERWOOD, Sole Proprietors, Philadelphia. BOUGHT CHEAPER AT THE three doors west of the Patent Office, tis pining Naccuat Rifles’ Armory, than at lishment in the city.” If you wish to Paint ‘De ‘Dealer in 914 G str mediately any other establi y even the smallest quantity of white lead, oils, var- colors (dry or in oll), ete. send your addréss on Spottal card and e printed pridelist Of every article sold in this department will be sent to you by return mail, reaching you ina few hours’ time by letter-car- rier. This price-list gives the price of int, g4 quart. half-gallon, gallon and five gallons ofeach kin of oll, turpentine, dryer, varnish and other liguid sold by measure: also price per quarter-pound, half-po! pound. five, ten, twenty-five and one hundred pounds Of each article sold by Weight; also list and pri ot miscellaneousarticles. ‘The prices are ‘accord- Jogo te quantity bought. Large tuvers. get very Jowest prices; mall buyers pay slightly blgher rata, HG pay tas same prise, THs ine eee ee, A e same price. The inex} the'sanie price as the oldest yalbeer‘ty te buye the same quantity. ‘Aferexanining my pricelist, send your orders by they will be messenger, telephone, or by mail, filled pen pt); cand the bill, as per price-list, collected on delivery. Goods delivered to all parts of the city. Py epee cet ned ne Paint expect, by having tention to th en: a full supply of firsvcloss goods, selling them at low re Prompt deliveries, to secure a lib- rices and making Gal share of the pul Dealer in 008, 010, 012 and Bia ¢ bureot Sercra Norce 28-3m IRESPECTFULLY CALL THE ATTENTION OF ARCHITECTS AND THOSE CONTEMPLATING HUILDING, TO MY STOCK OF FIRST-CLASS HEATING APPARATUS, AND WOULD PARTICU- LARLY CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE WROUGHT IRON FURNACES FROM THE WELL- KNOWN FACTORY OF REYNOLDS & SON: lor's Holy Living, Francis Ridley “Halrgal's poss Traltatigna of Christ; Kebel’s Christian Year; A.Year of Sunshine: At the Beautifil Gate: Private Devotions; Precious Stones: Gold Dust; Lessor Sacra Privata: Daily Strength for Daily Needs; Bogat- sky's Golden ury. Our EASTER CARDS and SOUVENTRS are now open, and embrace great many new devices and designs, novel and beautiful. WM. IL MORRISON. 475 Pennsylvania avenue. New Prsucatioss FOR SALE AT OUR BOOK DEPARTMENT. SHADOWED TO EUROPE A CHICAGO DETECTIVE ON TWO CONTINENTS. Mooney & Boland’s Detective Stories. 16 full-page Mustrations by TRvE WILLIAMS. 12 mo, Cloth, ‘78e.; Paper Cover, 38c. This record of the chase from Chicago to Spain after ‘one of the most accomplished swindlers of modern ‘times, is full of exciting interest from first to last. The story being founded on fact, is much more wonderfal than any creation of the imagination. The dese-ip- tions of character are as graphic as they are true. The theory of Mr. Moomey, that aswindier invariably leaves: some trace of his misdoings, and is sure sooner or later to be run down, is carried out in the remarkable plots and counterplots of this story HADOWED TO written, how the ceaseless vigilance of acool and level. headed detective is more than a match for the most cunning swindler. This work is founded on the records: ofthe Mooney & Boland Detective Agency, whose effective opbiations are known all over the country. Axso, A NEW SUPPLY OF TH NTH EDITION OF POEMS OF PASSION. By Etta WHEELER. ‘The most salable Book of Poems issued this Century. Square 16mo. Cloth, Price, 7! Miss Whetler evidently has “the courage of her opinions.” Her verse is always thovehtful, often ani- mated with a true poetic instinct, and made beautiful by felicitous fancy. It is always melodious —Qhicago Times. A womgn who speaks as strongly and purely as she cannot help doing good, and the marvel 1s that the public have waited so long for a volume of her poems. It ts @ tame age that does not want its poor heart stirred.—Philadelphia Times. ‘This collection gives us the ripe frultage of her genius, and proudly justifies the claim of her friends for @ high rank amongst American poets. —St Paul Daily Dispatch, ‘The great sale of books will continue for tneremainder of this week. CHAS. BAUM, 416 7TH STREET NORTHWEST, mh16-2w Washington, D. C. Easrer Canps Noveris. A fine line of Beautiful Cards and Novelties for Eas- ter now ready. Also full supply of Devotional Books, Bibles, and Prayer Books and Hymnals in sets. at WM. BALLANTYNE & SON'S, 428 7th street. sD mh13 7 a Easren N OVELTIES, Cards, Gifts and Books, in agreat variety of new and artistic designs, which are very attractive, and priced at reasonable fi _mhi4 Easrer A FULL ASSORTMENT JUST RECEIVED AND DISPLAYED FOR SELECTION AT G. A. WHITAKER'S, mo Pennsylvania avenue, Awenicax Ac. AND TRE RY OF FACTS, Statistical, Financial ana Pol for the year 1885, by A. R.Sp HUCKLEBERRY eS FAMILY SUPPLIE ‘axe Nomce You CAN BUY THE BEST GRANULATED SUGAR AT 6 CENTS A POUND; BEST GOLDEN RIO AT 23 CENTS A POUND; OLD GOVERN- MENT JAVA AT 30 CENTS; FAMILY OOLONG AT 50 CENTS, AND A GRAND BARGAIN IN TEA AT 60 CENTS A POUND. LARGE AND FRESH “srock — BEST QUALITY EVER OF. FERED. ONE TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU THAT IT IS YOUR INTEREST TO DEAL WITH THE NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON TEA ©O., mh20-61* _438 9th st. now. Moxncxr0 188 1 Wansxy $3, FINE OLD CABLNET AT $3.50, ARETHE BEST GOODSSOLD FOR TH ‘E PRICES. C. WITMER & CO. S mh12 1918 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. A Fou Lise Or Gnrocenms THAT MUST BE SOLD. GRANULATED SUGAR. BEST PATENT PROCES BEST FAMILY FLOUR BEST JAVA AND MOi KNOWN TOTHETRADE ROAST! AND GRO! 280, per Tb POTATOES AND APPLES, WHOLESALE PRICES. strictly cash. —— POOLE, BROOKE & Co., 4 Louisigna avenue, EEI RR FEE Ee” RR OE SS EE RE FE Bes Een EOE fire Sat = THE CELEBRATED MINNESOTA PATENT PROCESS FLOUR, ig without a doubt the most Reavrirct and the most UTRITIONS Flour in the worl ‘The Millers have not only the most perfect MI, containing as it does all the most improved Machin: ery invented up to the present time, but they produce a Flour UNsunpassep by any mili 'in the world. To prove that, we would simply ‘state that ® large our sel aan ity of this magnificent Flour is sh\j ed gpnitualy w Europe and eaten at the principal f the old world,” We Guatasre® that it is made frot selected hard wheat grown in Minnesota Dakota. It is an acknow) fact, that in this Floura pee: sep- eration of the glutinous cles of the wheat and # thorough elimination ofall weak and starchy matter has at last been reached, and is consequently more NurRitiovs, yielding more bread to the barrel than any other Flour. he best trade admits that from its bread making qualities it is the cheapest, as well as the best, for either family or baker's use, and. on by any Flour made. Every sack’ and every is warranted to give entire satisfaction. STERLING'S ST. LOUIS FANCY, wae : ae OTSUPERED One of the most beautiful Winter Wheat Patents TOSTEAM HEATING a ONE HUNDRED PER | ever offered to the trade. Ie unexoello by ay other c YOUR ATTENTION TO THE WELL-KNOWN FIREPLACE HEATERS, FROM THE FACTORY | “re OF JAMESSPEAR, FOR HEATING TWO OR MORE ROOMS ABOVE. FOR ECONOMY AND HEAT- ING QUALITY THEY HAVE NO EQUAL. THESE HEATERS AND FURNACES ARE BEING USED EXTENSIVELY IN SOME OF THE FINEST HOUSES IN THE CITY, WHICH WE TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN REFERRING TO. ACALL IS SOLICITED AND ESTIMATES PROMPTLY FURNISHED. 9p26_No. 452 PA. AVE, NEAR 4% STREET. NT CHEAPER IN COST. WOULD ALSO CALL | Patent except Ceres, and will please the most ex- acting housekeeper and sstisfy the most fastidious epi- EvROPE” shows, more than any detective story ever | Sth st nw, mho ~ 8. Patent Oftice, was LIBRARY ,307 V 14th st. n. ‘ Books and Hyp eg ed | ished." Card Engraving and Printing. Pine Btatonery: Mrs.G. T. WASHBURN & 00, fea 5, MODISTR, Formers with bord & taylor, New Fork; Wr rr & Co., St. Louis, Mo. Suite made at the shortént notice. Superior Fittin Regeobable, Prices, and Satisfaction Guat ml sim 007 Pennayivanis ave cover af WEIR) Maou C. P. Mize ROBES AND MANTEAUX, 18 Fast 25th street, New York, D, 1334 F street, Washington, Is offering the remainder of her stock at greatly re Aaiced prices before retarning to New York. NOVELTIES JUST RECEIVED FOR SPRING mbT110% AND SUMMER. ADEN A FRESH AND LOVELY COMPLEXION Is the result of using the Famous PASTILLES DE FLORENCE (White and Tinted.) _Ask Drugeista and Perfumery Dealer mhl0-2w¢ Pax ‘< OSM EO, For preventing and eradicating WRINKLES, for PRESER | on toe tists hows end hands Wat eco pomed to on the lite faces and hands that are ex | rough wind and you will be convinced gf tts fund that it is""worth its weight Ingold Brice ga IVING the SKIN, keepii It amooth = from pimples Diackheads. erything can Said in its praise ever known bas OSMED can do. $2a box. Can be sent by mail. KOSMbO POUDRE. The finest powder ever used,and considered tn effects more fike enamel thananything vet digo It is very fine in combination with Palm K Can be used with every confidence. Price, $0c. and per box. Can be sent by ranil. Mrs. LANGTRY’S SECRET OF REAUTY for the complexion. It is exquisite and a great Ime prov Lover auy liguid vet invented. It gives the appearaycr to the skin without the paint ofall now on sale. Gi harmiless i every respect. Price $1 and #3® re ZROSE LEAVES, an indelible tint for: and cheeks: can be used on the most delicate and sitive complexion without injury. It is the Ment of art. Price, 50c. and $1.50 Only sold by Mus. C. THOMPSON, 32 EAST 14TH ST, NEW YORK, aD Miss LOTTIE DAVIS, 931 F ST., N.W,, WASH Ask Dragists aud Vertumery Dealers, mh10-2we NGUICE (MADAME Va aN inform patrons and P Most approved sty Lith st. nw MIS a¥A Dress an Sylvania av he ANAUVGH HAS yoveD Ey uk Making Parlors from 481 Pent Hand E streets nw, 5 Dry Good store, ‘Over Entrance on 9th street SCOURD 5; " 1205 New ¥ . All ki ies’ and Gents’ Garments Cleaned and finished tn the most superior imaioed Plush Cloui und Party Dresses a ap without being ripped, ASTOR. RCH, formerly with A. Fischer, Mrs Sera I tcreenr, 608 9th street, opposite Patent Office, Opened a larce and complete assortment of HAM> BURG EDGES and INSERTINGS ALL-OVER EMBROIDERY, ORIENTAL, TORCHON, ME DICIS and other TRIMMING LACES. Select and large stock of Ladies’ and Children's HO STERY, CORSETS, SILK and KIDGLOVES, HAND ERCHIEPS, RIBR( ‘HCK RUCHINGS an@ CHILDREN’S FURNISHING GOODS, ns Ladies’ Dre s BENS FUR Astor Fisnens Chemi i puts: also, Velvet ces, Gloves, etc, superior process. JRESSES A SPECIALTY. ‘aned by this process will cl SS Lea Jose their original shay | tobe removed effectual suits iD b ea A a FUL WIDTH. TAPE, MADE IN TH VERY BEST MATERIAL %, 25e. to 85.00, AW ks to $2.00. CORSET COVERS, 250. to 83.50. {The Smest assortment of Lixmuburgs we have ya shown. Jal7 DOUGLASS, 522-524-526 Oth ey > K, HUMPHERY, | \giss ayn | M 430 TeNtH StREET NontHwese, | Makes Corsets to order in every style and and guarantees perfect fit and comfort Hen SPeciaLrias “Ave ich Hand-made Underclothing, Merino Un@erwesa: _ finest imported flowery. Patent Shoulder Eraces, nud all Dress Reform Goods, French Corsets and Busties. 1 Children’s Corsets and « $1 Corset (Miss EL'sows: Make) that fur the price is unsurpassed. WN. B.—French, German and Spanish spoken mrlé ROCHON, CORCORAN BUILDING, ‘t-olass Hnir Dresser from Paris, iree Patents and Five Medals from Expositions al Paris, Lyons and Vienna. Manufacturer and importer of HUMAN HAIR AND FINE HATR WORE Ladies fine Hair Cutting and Halr Dressing. Hair dyed and shampooed ip a class AnDeE Ww we order, = 537 15th st. nw, PIANOS AND ORGANS, Hersexaue Prasos EXCEL ALL OTHER MAKES FOR WORD MANSHIP; POWER AND BRILLIANOY OF TONE, AND EXTREME DURABILITY. OUR NEW SCALE UPRIGHT GRAND, IS A MARVEL OF POWER SWEETNESS OF TONE. BE SURE ANDSEETT, WE TAKE OLD PIANOS IN EXCHANGE ARP ALLOW FULL VALUE FOR THEM, GIVING LOWEST FACTORY PRICES. PIANOS OF OTHER MAKERS SOLD AT §10 PEB MONTE. WAREROOMS, 422 9TH STREET ¥.W. $1.0 PRATT EEA duake, at tT. mhil PER MONTH WILL BU ok Te A LARGE STOCK OF SECOND-HAND PIANOS RGANS, some but slightly used, at grest bat kg ~ SIDNEY T. 3, 433 7th street northwest, A VERY HANDSOMESTEINWAY PIANO, Hite used. at an immense wecrifice; will sell om NEY T. NIMMO, = 7th street northwest, SEVERAL VERY FINE PARLOR ORGANS of : wing from $25 SS SNEY T. NIOMO, 438 7th sireet northwest. AN ELEGANT UPRIGHT C. GRAND GILT-EDGE, A magnificent Winter Wheat Patent. RELIANCE, A splendid Minnesota Patent Flour, made byzthe celebrated Hungarian process. It is avery cheap and beautiful Patent, within the reach of all classes, and we guarantee willgive satisfaction to every one who will try it, GOLDEN HILL. ‘The old reliabie stand-by and the Standard Family Flour of the District. It is equal in quality toa great many high-priced Patent Flours, whilst it can be a gs Exe torsto bring forth any Flour soperlor © Cateon ¥ a “588, ee vee pee paige erga tries them once will never use aaything laa, Foraale 00 K by all grocers, 9°83 33 = Wholesale Depot, corner 1st st. and Indiana sve Bod ok x wel3 WM. M.GALT & 00. FOR GENERATING STEAM. WOOD AND COAL. Fon HEATING BY FURRACE, Con W. FOR HEATING BY LATROBES seals = TP MAKES 4 QUICK FIRE JOHNSON BROTHERS, IT Is EASILY IGNITED. If DOES NOT BURN OUT THE GRATE, WHARFS AND RAILROAD YARD: ECONOMICAL ‘TWELFTH AND ‘TER STREETS 8.’ 2 WILL Pay TO TRY IT, sg eo be2 FOR SALE BY THE BY TELEPHONE 1202 F street northwest. WASHINGTON GASLIGHT (CO. ‘1515 7th street northwest. . 1740 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. poetry ese and K streets northwest fener secadtaangy 291 Pennsylvania avenue southwest 26 Bushels Not Crushed, $2.00, . foal 2 206 ._N.W.—25 TONSOF DELIVERED To ANY PART oF wasuixctox | W: in tock, 08 GRORGETOWR, wo LES Ease lester, pluck, ta, NO, ths old at Scan, Bet sight mon ee bargain, SIDNEY T. NIMMO, 12 _488. 7TH STREET NORTHWER_ G, I. Wup C Bro, the STIEFF and KRANICH & Si itren ANOS and Gally's Wonderful Seif ‘Gryaus which have Ea Aaa d Gans (or rent, tuned and repaired IANOS. io PIANOS A SPR TUNING AND REPAIRS OF V. BECKER'S WARTEROOMB, 601 Oth street. Fine Pianos for rent and sale. $093, yALLeE; ” 'T ALLFEAINUEIGNT OkasD PURO