Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1886, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. ©. (Wrnven for Tas Bvaxixe Sram.) “MUCH ADO”—A NOVELETTE. ——— BY FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT, Author of “That Lass o” Lowrie’s,” “Louisiana,” Ete, Ete, —-—_. (Copyrighted 1885] (Contiuned.) “He does not like to speak of him, poor fel- low,” said Mrs. Huntingdon once. “He feels too deeply that silence is better. How few men there are who would ’not feel tempted to confide in us and tell the whole story. It is most delicate and generous. Que is torced to admire sod respect him.” It was tmpossible to keep intact the rule of aot referring to Mr. Jack Hamilton. It was Impossible to ignore him—to rid the atmos- phere of him, as it were. They could not drive without meeting him driving also, using his eousin’s superb horses with an air of entire proprietorship, They could not go to churen withont finding themselves either before, be- bind of beside him. He seemed to be invited ‘@ occupy @ seat in every pew within a few yardsof them. They could not secept an tnvi- tation without being sure of seeing him loom pabove the guests of ordinary size and make Imself a sort of focus for all wandering eyes. “I soppose,” Mrs. Huntingdon said, “people eceive him for his cousin's sake. And It is ore than probable that they do not know ae She did not herself “know all.” Nell did ot tell ber “all.” Since there seemed no slp for it, wby should she tell her that she x8 thrown witb Mr. Jack Hamilton con- aually and that she bad gradually learned » understand that bis apparently accidental nearness to her on all occasions was the result ef deliberate intention on his part and that he manuvered with as much forethought, dexter. ity and determination as if he had been a gen- eral advancing upon acitadel. It was this de- termined afr which had first startled her into Tealizing the situation He was sodaring and fo clever, and showed such an unfailing resource that it was impossible not to recognize his power. She had never seen a man 80 bold and s0 ready, and yet so capable of concealing his tactied from ali but the one they were meant toreach. Scarcely a day passed in which she @id not find that in spite of herself he hed managed to perform some trifling ser- vice for her. It she dropped her glove or fan 1%. was he who bent to pick itup. Ifshe played tennis it was he, twice out of thrice, who played with her, and when he was within twenty yards of her she knew that his eyes watched her, and that if she looked up she should meet them ‘and that they would have the half etic, half angry appeal or question in thelr ptha, which always so disturbed and amazed her. There was one habitof his which affected her more strongly than anything ese. Some- ‘times she would find him standing within a few feet of her, neither speaking nor looking at her. He would stand so, knitting his black brows and bending bis eyes on the ground Until she felt sure he was about to tarn on her with some fierce question, and the very air about him was full of silent speech. She ex- potted this: question daily. and yet when at abe It came she was as much perturbed as If not anticipated it at all. ‘She had been playing tenuis on the Beverly (ewer one day, and he had joined them with is cousin. aud in a pause of the game he stood Bear her for some seconds in this manner. He looked down at the grass and frowned and pulled his mustache,and then suddenly turned find looked at her. “Will you tell me why you hate he asked.and flushed with excitement as he asked it, Nell could not steady her voice as she gaswered him. She could not steady her eves or lips. Sne felt a tremor of quirk agitation ase over her, and felt that he must see it, “No,” she sai She knew that he hadseen the tremor and she was for the moment thoroughly unbappy. His glance as it rested upon her the next two seconds was at once wondering and reflective. “But you do hate me?” he said. She did not 5) “Yes,” he said, his temper manifestly rising, “you hate me Just as much as if—as it 1 had done something to i And what have I done? You won't tell me; but you will hate me, You may call that justice, if you like, but BS He ended abruptly. For a few seconds he wassilent. He dragged at his mustache and ‘oked away with bis great eyes shining. She aw his big chest rise and fall tumuituously She actually had the awful feeling that he had been obliged tw stop speaking to gain time to control lf 2 tly he turned to her again. you think I will let it rest there,” he said, “you are wrong. Ifyou won't tell me, someone else will. «, “Lnever speak of you,” sald Nell, warming ‘herself, “to anyone.” mT such fellow as that!” he exclaimed, “that you won't even condescend to utter my name?” Nell tarned rather pale. “Yes,” she said. It cost her a tremenilous effort to say it, but ‘be said it bravely. Jt cost her more cou! stilt to face him after she hat suid it. He looked quite white. He met her eyes an in- stant as If he bad been struck dumb. “I don’t think—I belteved—it was quite so bad asthat,” be said, and walked away, with bis head drooping. ‘As she watched him go she felt utter misery. He looked so unhappy, so crushed, somehow, sit she bad giveo bim a blow toocruel to be believed in. He was so big: there was so much of him to be wretched that It seemed as if he must be more uubappy than a smaller man. It was like seeing a xiant tremble, “And yet,” she said, “what right had he to resent anything—to feel anything? He is a coward to speak to me of it. How dare he!” But he dared agreatdeal. All the rest of the afteracon there was a look of deadly determi nation oo bis face. She saw it when he plunged into the game again, and it did not die out. ‘She Knew that be must have made some desperate resolve. She found out what it was when she leit the party to go aome.. After she had bidden Marian and Hester good afternoon and passed through the gate sh heard quick footsteps behind the bedge, and the next mo- ment Mr. Jack Hamilton cleared it with a bound and Was at ber side. “I know what you think,” he said, obstinate. dy, “You think that man who ha’ been told what { have would be more clever and civil It he held bis tongue and Kept outof the way. Perhaps you think he would be more of a man, but Idoa’t agree with you om that point. it may not be clever or conventional, but a man would be a fool—I beg your pardon—he would not be much of a fellow if he would give u everything without a struggle. I won't I te you iairly. never was as conventional as I ‘ought to be. “They always told me so. This is the best 1 can do. It would be more delicate aad heroic to go away from the place and leave Yew aad stand it as best I could—but 1 won't ‘ou like my cousin, why should you hate me?? four cocaine very different from you," sald eu He stopped short and stared at her, “So he is, by Jove!” he said, “but that has ever been hoarded up against me. A—e fel Jow like that-—" in an outburst, Kell stopped him. ji “it la worthy of you," she cried, “that you should feel so. secure in that ia’ tee anton ence. It is worthy ot you to speak of him us be does not speak or you~” Hg louked abusiied Uttte, - ie said, alinost humbly, “perhaps it wasn't ‘the thing-bat—bug” withPe nanaelt sceess of heat, “ir he Is worthy of your notice, am, by George. That I know.” They had nearly reached the gate. It was the most beautiful atternoon—the little bles Waves lapped the sand with a soft, caressing sound; the sun, on setting, threw deep goldes lights’ aud deep purple shadows actoss the lawn: the air was full of the perfume of flowess, Nell felt tt all intensely without knowing why, She even thought it sirange that she should notice the beauty of the hour, when she was 60 overwrought by other things, “It I were to say to you,” she vegan, “that this ts what a gentleman would not do, it would ot matier wo you,” aces, Be sald, flerce! “ie wouldn’t—not in least. A min always likes a woman Ualngs like that to him.” ar “itl were w say to you,” she went on, “that @~Jes, 4 gentleman would go away—” peysnla ala by ttyl a SUM PTE iy ata am ape, Cail meone tyou ike. cag = Nell did not utters word. She wont scot, He was looking at her with the look tart Maye Reminded her that his ‘coust-had salt: = aneye like @ stay’ she bated bim at that momen? DFinelple So. als slags if ama raMian.” be said, « make me better. Women are somiet toruffians. I know Lam. bot wher hoc Bt to Noone knows better than I do what ts * ithdraw her hand, but hisgrasp she could not eves suri ee w—" she said in » breathless You know that you are using Joree te Until she reached the house and entered the shaded, flower-ecented room, at the window of which she found her mother standing. Mrs. Huntingdon turned and looked at her with a rather amazed expression. “ Nell, dear,” she said, “ was that ton who stood at the gate with you “Yes, mamma.” “Mr.—Mr, Jack Hamilton, Nell es, mamma.” And without another word she fled to ber own room. It seemed to her, {n the hours she spent alone, shat up in its pretty, fore. summery dim: that surely no girl coul Exar Raye sntired lnsuch o strango way betes, She had always been so ry flowery bower of hers that it, secmed an added gruclty that she should sit in it feeling such lesperate unhappiness. It war despei happiness—al new that before she had been alone Sfteen minutes. she threw herself on her knees by her favorite deop window and hid her face in her arms on the window seat. Her heart was beating hard against her side and she was trembling all over “Oh, what is the matter with me?” she said again and again in 8 piteous whisper. “Ob, Wy do I feel iike this?” She could not still herself at all. There seemed no use in trying. She had been for 50 Jong & me endeavoring to ignore and control something which had been advancing upon her every day and every hour that pow, when un- der a toogreat strain she had given fora moment, the reaction was greater than she was Teady to'meet. There had been so much to ignore and set aside, there had been so corr lays when she had made strong efforte—ani now it all seemed to come back atonce. And try asshe might she did not remember the rignt things. ‘The things which came back to her were all wrong. The times, for instance— so many of them—when she had met his eyes Soaking as ber ip that half wounded, half angry way which was somehow pathetic. No one could deny—oh, yes, it was quite true that be had the most beautiful eyes—to say that they had a look sometimes such as yousee ina beantifal dog’s or a cbild’s, when they ask for something. It might seem absurd, but it was true, they always seemed to ask and ask, and she could not shut out the feeling, even when he was not near her at all, that Be ‘was asking and she refusing—though neither attered a word. And then the times when he had stood silent near her, and yet it had been as if he spoke. And the times when they had passed each other; and the times she had meant not to waten bith ashe played ten- nis, and yet somehow had known how he looked and moved, and that he was always alert and graceful and ready, and his voice tad always come to her above every other voice— not loud exactly, but clear and resonant, and with @ gay, laughing sound. And one day a flower had fallen from her belt and she had_a0- cidentally erushed it with her foot, und he had Seen it across the lawn and had sauntered over and stood by ita moment and then stooped to pick it up—and no one but themselves had seen—and she had stood perfectly motionless as ifshe had not seen herself and yet hadtknown So well and had been so angry. She was sosure she had been angry. Her hands had trembied as she stood an ihe had played badly ail through the rest of the game and had lost it to her side. And now! What could have been worse than this afternoon! She could feel hisgreat strong band holding hers yet. She drew it hastily away from her cheek as she remembered it. That had been violence; that had been enough to make any girl dislike him and feel revolted. And yet, though he had held her with such stfength he had not hurt her; and in an instant be had released her, and he bad sa‘d she did not know what she was doing to him; and he had gone away as ifhe could not bear it any longer. “Oh,” she said, “why do I think of that In- stead of the other things, Ido not understand it, It is not natural.” ‘She got up and began to walk up and down ‘the room. “Tam thinging of him as if I liked him,” she whispered, as she paced to and fro fast and u certainly. “I must not do that. He Is not a man for any good girl to like. Any girl who Was good and refined would hate him! I could Dot possibly like him. Oh, what sort of a girl is it who could know what Idoand then like a man only because he fs strong and graceful and has a—a strange voice and beautiful eyes. Only the worst and most unrefined girl could do that. If I like him I must be as bad and indie ferent to high things asheis, Am I like that? T cannot be! Oh, mamma—mamma! Oh mamma, how could I tell you? I always told you everything betore! I can tell nobody! It became torture before long. 1t was shame, It was terror! She heaped reproaches upon her- self, to her sensitive, untried, girlish mind every innocent, involuntary melting towards him, every thought assumed the proportions of acrime. It was something wrong in herself. All this wickedness, she sald, had been lying dormant in her nature, and baa only waited to be called forth by some one like this. No one could be any worse than that. She put her self upon the rack and showed no mercy. The little blooming, flowery room grew darker and darker. She was quite pale and exhausted in the end; e was overwhelmed with her own reprouces. and yet again and again her heart ‘would leap as she remembered a look—a word. She Kes ash last by the muntel and stood ng there holding it with her band. “He Is coarse,” she said, With a great effort, hurrying the ‘words as’ she forced them from her lips.” “He is base; he is dishonorable: he Is He is false and low ineverything. He is contemptible: he is: cruel. Yes, itisail true, He is not like a man atall, He ix—" ‘And then some feeling rushed over _her— some strange, wild protest against it all— Stronger than ‘herself—and she uttered a sionate little ery and caught at the mantel with her otaer hand. “Oh, not no!” she cried. “Oh, no! no! no! Dearest! Dearest!” “And she burst Into a tempest of teurs, hiding her face aud shaking with fear of this which had swept all before It When she went down to dinner her mother looked at her anxious! “You are really pale, Nell,” she said. “You do not look well at ail.” “I do not think I am well,” she said. “Perhaps I have been going out ‘a little too much." She often looked pale atter this—so pale that her mother’s eyes followed her coutipually with bewilderment and solicitude. And she had lost more than her soft color; the elasticity of-her spirit seemed to have’ left her. She layed tennis no more, to the great wonder of arian and Hester Biveris: Who spent days upon their lawn and with difficulty forbore to dine with their racquets under ‘thelr arms and sleep with them under thelr pillows, She ceased to take walks alone, and no longer went out sketching. Often when they had evening en: gagements she excused herselt on the plea of fatigue and remained at home. Sometimes ia the ‘morning she came down with au alr ot lassitude and with slight shadows about ber eyes. “My dear,” her mother would say, “you look’ as if you had not slept weil.” "The first tme she said thts Nell glanced at Lain quickly in a mirror aud tainly blu hed. “I oo) not sleep very well, mamma,” she an- swere “Bat, my dear,” said Mrs, Huntingdon, “this Je something new, isn't it? You used weleep @ & baby.” “I shail sleep so ‘pole perhaps,” said Nell. But she did not often sleep so In these days, and so it cal to pass that one day Marian Beverly passing the edge —ranqact over ‘hor shoulder—with Mr. Jack Hamfiton and ato. ping to speak to her as she gathered a few Toses—looked at her in some astonishment. “Nell,” she exclaimed, “do you know how pale you are?” “Oi don't,” said, Nel.) “Aunt Maria told me afew hours ago Was as white as a wrag. She says { need exercise—t But suddenly she was le no longer, @ warm carnation having spread Itself over er cheek, Shik te always had such a lovely color,” persist Marian. “Hester and I have nated you for it ever since we were old enough to Speak. What ba io been doing? You are as bad as Mr. Hamilton. And—how queert- was ust upbraiding him op the same score. Mr. Hamilton, broke in with. some ‘ian “Yes,” be said, “she was telling me that Jused to have a lovely color.” “You bad,” laughed Marian, “when youcame bere, but now—" “Iwas ike @ blush rose,” said Mr. Hamtl- i Pear gan Lee now ee bave— fave rifled me, 20 to speak, you bold me 4 to public scorn’and draw {n¥Vidious compari. sons.” But he did not smile very naturally, as he looked across the b ye at Nell “Perhaps,” said Neil, meeting his eyes with- Out smiling at all, ‘perhaps North it does: Rot agree with you. “Itdoesnt,” he answered with brevity; “so I “Reh asoppes 4 picked it up and pat ‘Neil dropped a rose an up and pu itinto her girdle. “Does your cousin go with yout” she asked. “He always with me,” he by with a Voice coutuining several si not to be trusted alone. I should murder an ine fant or set fire to an Aged Femule’s Home.” When she was left @ Nell returned tc the house with ber roses. She found her mother in The next day tons had gone to Ne to take walks Mrs. Huntii F403 ae A i Mrs. Hun! ‘st Neil, who sat near, “But it appears that this John Hamilton is a prenagh apre young man, that bis cousin supports him and watches over bim asif he Wasa child, thathe wentto New York with him simply to try to keep him out of mischief, com, and only just in feoeta ae Wee's ae eran ee iets cae Fosdick Dowlas was an intimate friend of ine.” Nell laid down ber book and rose. the prone leed peat “a ee Ing Sac e phaston ‘out, “I shou to Latworth and “get some new books om the brary. “Does your head ache again, Nelit” asked her mother. wo aXok very much, dear,” the girl answered, ya le.” Yet when she got into her phaeton and took the reins there was on her face such @ pallor as to make it look almost like a mask. ‘She saw nothing of the beautiful road to Lul- worth. She scarcely knew how she reached there. She looked straight before her and saw nothing. When she entered the little town and checked her pony before the library she found the Beverly carriage there before her. Hester and Marian were turning over the new maga- tines and greeted her as she came in. “Nell,” said Hester, after a few minutes con- versation, and she said it in rather a sedate Badertoné, “Haye you heard anything about miltons wail 2UPPose they are still in New York,” said e “We don’t know,” said Hester lowering her yolce still more. “There is a horrid story about them, at least about Jack. We keep hearing feirinn of it, It seems that he is odious —odious—and ‘always has been—only his cousin has tried to take care of him because his mother is so delicate and suffe.sso through him. Late! 1e@ has been behaving better. They really hopes of b'm when his cousin brought him here. He had promised and vowed all sorts of things. But suddenly he in- sisted on going to New York and they say he Was worse than ever. We don’t knuw what ne aid—it must have been ghastly. | Of course ple won't tell girls—but Marian heard ‘nele Franvis tell mamma something about oie having been turned outof someclub by abe “Hester,” sald Nell suddenly, “why should Speak of it, It is detestable. ' I hate it.” ‘Itmakes one feel cold,” returned Hester. “To think we played tennis with him.” It was a mistake in bis cousin to bring him here,” said Nell. Yes,” put in Marian eagerly, “but only a mistake. He thought he was doing himigveds and he really believed in him this time. a" let us say a word against Will Hamilton, Pri- vately, you know, I think he has been a goose to waste himseli, but Farals people Deon le who do things you admire them for in the abstract— 8 are geese more or less. -I simply delight snd revel in Will Hamilton. I like even his mistake.” Nell went back over the beach road slowly. She tried to gather herself together as she went, She wanted elther to become accustomed to her palp.or toshake it off in some way before she reached North Brabant. It was too horrible to benr and hide. “Though, perhaps,” she sald with a gentle, piteous humbleness, as she hill unconscious! passed her hand over her strained eves, “per- iaps it is only beeause Il am not used to suifer- ing. [have been so happy. Perhaps this is nothing to what some people gsuffer—perhaps— Idon’tknow; I cannot tell how I look, but I must not let mamma see me feel like this.” She did not look like herself at all. A certain jestrian who had chosen to walk over from North Brabant, and who was consequently coming toward her—a pedestrian who thought he had reason to know her face better than any other man, seeing it in the first moment was 80 struck by the look of it that he almost stopped short by the roadside, fe was so intent upon her that he did not notice where he was going, and as she did not at firstsee him, ina moment or so more the Phaeton approached him so nearly that she glanced up quickly. What she saw was Jack Hamilton—as unlike she was unlike herself, pale, bag- gard, worn oat, with all the marks of his sins upon him, even’ his dress alittle dishevelled— Jack Hamilton looking at her with great, hol- low, beautiful eyes. She scarcely breathed. Her heart gave one wild leap, and then seemed to stand quite still for several minutes, though the whole crisis only occupied a few seconds. The most terrible thing @ woman with a tender soul can be com- lied to do she did. She saw him make an involuntary motion with his hand as i! to lift his hat. She let her ununswering eves rest upon him for a moment, turned them away, and drove past, leaving him standing on the way- side—standing actually stock still. Before she bad left nih six yards behind she was trembling from head to foot, her lips were quivering and her eyes were blind with tears. “I never was obliged to do anythink like that before,” she said breathlessly. “Oh, it isa cruel thing—it is cruel. Butitis right. It is women Who ‘must—who must do it. But, ob! was It right for me#”” She had never found {t sohard to face her mother's s0/t eyes as she did, when she reached home. She-was obliged to confess that her drivetind noteured the headache, and that it was in fuel a little worse, “Lthiak, dear,” Mrs. Huntingdon said, “you hadibetterte down and havea cup of tea. in your room.” . And she went up stairs with her and arranged her pillows for her, and gave her the tea herself, and then shaded’ the room and came and stood by her a moment, Jaying her hand softly on her forehead. “You never used to have headaches, Nell, dear,” she said. “No, mamma,” in the lowest of humble voices, “I think you must see Dr. Bennet.” “Oh, no, Mamma, dear, Itis not bad enough for that.” “How would you like a change, Nell? We could go to the mountains.” There was a moment’s hesitation and then Nell turned her face a little and Kissed her mother's wrist. “Perhaps—perhaps,” shesald. “I have thought it might be a good thing if I do not get better. But I shall be better, dear. I shall be down to dinner. You will See.” And she kissed the slender wrist again. She did come down todinner still looking pale, but very pretty and softeyed, and being dressed, her inother fancied, with a ttle more than usual care. She hud putona new white dress whose lace ruffles and Jabous were lighted with loops and knots of daffodil-colored’ ro- bou; and in fact she had chosen it in the ho} thal it would make less of the shadows under her lashes, Perhups it did so, for at last she persuaded her mother that she must keep the enyazement she had for the evening, leaving her at home to enjoy her convalescence, ‘Only becuuse 1 want to be idle,” she said, “And becau-e I ama little tired o1 lights and people and music,” But somehow the house seemed very still after the carriage rolled down the road and she could not even bear the distant sound of tue wheels. And the rooms seemed very empty and the hours before her very long. Sie wondered what she should do with them, and for afew seconds almost wished she had not remuined. Sue took upa book and tried to read. It contained an intensely sad love story, whose hero was a man with a pathetic griex: ance—ho Was very interesting and treated with the cruelesd injustice by everybody. She reud alow and laid the book down. It seemed tobe [Mustrated with 4 haggurd face staring at her wittra blank, stunned jook in its tired, hol. low e¥en “Then she went to the plano. a’ song stood open upon it. It was Tosti's “Tl Rapirel, She began mechunically to read aloud the words: “Ah se tu fossl meco, Noulabarchetatirania Che at raggio dela lun: Vedi'per mar foggir ‘Tirapirel mio ben.” Hervoteo fell and broke. She suddenly cov- ered her face with her hands, ings?” she said, “Why do they write suc “Way is it all about—tnat?” The rovm was too still—too still—so still that she could not bear the silence of it. As she drew near the window she saw that the grounds were bathed in moonlight and that gulvering pathway of sliver and pearl crossed the sea, “Zymill go ana look at the water,” she sald. “It will be cool and at least there will be some sound there.” She was upon the lawn the next moment, At the edge which slopeddown wthe terrace above the beach there stood a little vine-cov- ered arbor. She meant to go there, but did not enter it at first. She stood a few moments upon the grass looking out at the great beauty ipread before her—at the white beach, at the imemerit molten silver, at the deep stillness: ie dark blue sky where the great fair moon ib,” she satd,and her voice had a little heart-wrung tone. “How can any one be so Wicked? It must be a bad heart—a bad heart.” ‘The words died on her lips because she heard an approaching sound. It was the sound of slow footsteps on the terrace below. A man was coming towards her; a man who was tall and young and who had square shoulders. If his head bad not been bent he would have seen her, but his head was bent, asif he was depressed or in deep thought, and’as he walked he dragged at his mustuche with melancholy fierceness. Nell turned and fied into the arbor. Only @ few steps, and she stood con- Sealed «nd safe behind the leaves, but whe Stood with her hand at her side, her heart making little leaps. It was Jack Hamilton. (Zo be Continued.) ———_+ee Love-Making in Zululand. Letter in Springfield Republican. ‘The more refined'sentiment of love is unknown. among these wild ingdon, half unconsciously glancing | THE MID-WINTER THE NEW BALL GowNS—TRA JACKETS — NEW PASSEMENTERIES — VELVET COMBINATIONS, ETC. Eves MORNING Wrappers are trimmed with fur, CUFFS AS WELL AS LINEN COLLARS are again fashionable. SEAL AND DARK SEAL Brown PLUSH WRAPS ‘are all the rage. Corsaces will be shirred on the shoulders in ‘the spring. BROCADED GRENADINE 1s used for draperies for evening dresses. Waite Fox 1s used for lining long mantels. It 1s becoming to any style, FEATHER AND Lace Fans are the prettiost for ballroom and opera use. BALL DkESSES are loaded with flowers, nat- ural and artificial, this season. PLAN BLACK SILK, faiNe and gros grain, is again in favor for entire suits, CorreR AND RED GoLp GaLLoons are used for trimming plush and silk dresses, ‘VELVETEEN Cost! are plainly made and are edged with rosary, jet or lead beads, SoME or THE New Brocapxs have greatflow- ers in natural colors with shaded effects. TABLIERS with plastrona to correspond ere embroidered with gold and plomb beads, CaINa Gauze Brocue with small figares ‘comen among other ball dress novelty fabrics. THe Newest Sree. TarwMrnas are made to imitate chain armor, and are used as borders. IMITATION STRAW Hats, made of braids of Plaited felt, are among late millinery novelties. Orex Work ScorcH PLAtns are to be worn in the spring, cut into lengths for trimming plain stuf, PLUSH MANTELS are trimmed with feather trimming, which is softer and more becoming even than fur, Stk CrarE, spangled with gold and silver tinsel, is shown for ball dress draperies and en- tire skirts, BLACK WATERED SILK is used in combina- tion with dark velvet or with woolen material of dark shades, “MIKADO” HANDKERCHIERS are of white silk with delightful Japanese designs on the broad hemstitched border. PomPapouR Fronts are embroidered with gold and pear! beads and have pendants like log-tooth coral of the beads. Low Boprcrs, edged with fur about the shoulders and around the bottom in the Polish fashion, are worn this winter. AMBER js much worn. Tho preference is given to the brilliant sort. It 1s made upin necklaces, combs and hairpins, WHEN BALL Dressxs are cut low, in heart shape, in the neck in front, they are cut still lower in the same form in the'back. Firerarios FAxs, with lace wings for the butterflies in the pictures painted thereon, are not new, but they are pretty and novel, BALL Dresses areslightly trained for married women, but de rigueur short, round and full for young ladies and enthusiastle dancers. Broap Rep Fett Hats for little girlsare trimmed with a mass of black velvet loops Placed a little to the right of the front. “CHENILETTE” gants de Suede have heavy chenille embroidery on the backs and chenille dots on the arm in contrasting colors. OstrIcH Tips, with aigrette and a tiny hum- ming bird, are used for adorning the hair. The ieathers are to be had in all the evening colors. STRIPED SU:K Care and crepe de chine with dots of floss silk are used In combination with silk or satin. They are to be had in all the ‘evening colors, A Bonnet of DARK RED EMBROIDERED VELver has a Jet bird on the crown. On the top of the bonnet are clusters of Jet grapes with velvet leaves and tendrils. SoME CAMEL’s Harr SERGES have Astrak- han stripes and arabesques outlined with tin- sel; others have velvet applique figures out- Uned with beads, Some of the now passementeries have three Tows ot bronze rosary beads, edged with a row of cut bronze beads, from which depend bronze fuchsias.. Satix Ducwesss, in white, light blue, pink and cream color, is dotted with silver beads, The effect ischarming. The refined softness of the silver beads enhances the delicate colors. ESCURIAL SATIN DucHEssE and fallle fran- caise have 9 delicate vermicelli pattern run With escurial cord. They are made up with plain sutin or faille, and are to be had in the jelicate evening colors, “MixADO” BRocaDEs, with large Japanese designs in warm colors, are used for panels and fronts. One and threeelghths yards are re- quired for @ vest 4nd front and two and one- half yards for front and panels. ‘ FIcHUs oF SPANISH LACE are made over cél- ored surah and are edged with two rows of lace frilling. Around the throat 1s a full ruche of lace, and loops and ends of ribbon are placed on the shoulders and bust, A TEA JACKET is one of the things which a London lady now finds necessary. It is of solt silk, loaded with lace, and 1s to be slipped on when one returns from an afternoon drive, and Worn at 5 o'clock tea with the skirt of tho ear Tiage costume, LAMP SHADES are most extraordinary things in London just now. They imitate birds, dol- phins, queer faces, potnsettias, tiger lillies and tulips, and they are made of almost anything. The prettiest is the “primrose,”” of pale sil, dotted with flowers, Rouxp Fans of old gold marabout plumes have groups of small feather lilies, The mount Is of tortoise shell. Those of the same shape composed of white ostrich and marabout feathers are mounted on ivory and are adorned with white feather buds, A CosruME of green plush and brown vigogne fs trimmed with bands of Alaskasable. It is in redingote style opening at the side. A cape of the plush bordered with the fur is worn for ad- ditional warmth, A muff fs formed of the tur which trims the front. A WALKING Costumr of dark biue camel's hair serge has side panels of gray astrakhan, The front {8 enriched with heavy cord in an elaborate pattern. The back drapery is edged with a broud bund of astrakhan. ‘The wali Jacket Is braided to correspond to the dress and Is also bordered with astrakhun and black cord. A Batt Dress of black tulle covered with cut steel beads is made up over skirts of gray tulle. The low bodice ts of gray satin with deep points In front and in the back. A band Of cut steel embroidery borders the bodjes, and the drapery is held in position on the left’ side by a similar band. Ornaments of cut steel are worn with this dress, Wire Lizac, violets, gardenias and roses are the favorite flowers this season. So great is the demand for white lilac by Parisians tn winter, that @ large number of florists in the neighborhood of Parts make a specialty of forcing them. Some of the greenhouses devoted to thelr culture are very large, Venver is very much used this winter in combination with airy gauzes, tulles, and other transparent tissues. Gauze bodices have velvet facings turned back to form a bértha, Similar facings are added to the short sleev and tiny bows of velvet to correspond are set here and there, butterfly fashion, among the cloud-like drapings of the skirt, ‘ A Bonner with a soft crown of light brown plush has a close brim of silvery brown fur. In the center of the brim is a space cut apart, and in the cleft is a green and brown bird, downward. As a background to the bird is cluster of salmon pink ribbon loops, which has few pale brown ribbon loops mixed with it. ‘The strings are ot the brown ribbon. BALL Duessus for the present season are ex- traordinarlly charming, presenting a variety of design hitherto unknown, The full skirt of last season will again be the favorite t Bel Opera uaeei gn renee ene Produce a stiff effect, they will not generally be Adopted. ‘Tulle of ail sorts will rank frst in the cholce of fabrics, plain being used for the uuder- skirts, while ornamented tulle forms thetee, Perles, Effective dresses are made entirely of plain tulle in several shades of the same color. Ivory WHITE SILK Vests are fashionable in dark silk, velvet, or worl dresses. They may be laldin small pleats trom throat to waist, and are quite narrow, with the dress waist lapping on them in very small scallops or Points, or else @ narrow ‘revers of the dress ‘covered with menterie, ison each Side of them. Smooth white silk vests ided with gilt or silver are in dark velvet, ists and bh resses; these the black dress { r the house, and ‘are coneeaee Love Now! ‘You will love me the day Ile dying. (Ob! Joy iving, waite yet ‘fom a, ean Teplying, FASHIONS. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. BAD EFFECTS OF THES SEVERE COLD—MME. JA- WAUSCHEK TO RETIRE—THE CONDITION oF ‘TOM KEENE—NAT GOODWIN'S NEW YORK SCHEME—QUEEN VICTORIA TO HEAR “MORS ST vrra.” — The diizzard seems to have paralyzed the- atri¢al basiness all over the country. ‘The final Nights of last week aud the ‘ing ones of this saw ompty houses neatly overywhere. ment of the Rosina Vokes company, which loses its contract with John Stetson to-night. Mr. Barney will retain hisinterest in Kelly snd —The report that J. H. Haverly had failed has been denied by that gentleman and his many friends, who claim that Mr. Haverly is now quite well in health and purse. —Mme. Jananschek will, it is sald, make Meg Merriles the oer ature of her reper- next; at close of which she con- teraplaten ror oreves oe ne aa —The negotiations between Mme. Modjeska and the Union Square theater, New York, under which the actress was to play for sev- eral months next season at the theater named, have fallen thi fh. She intended to put on several plays at this house, with superb scen- ery and ® remarkable cast, but it was found that the would nd the capac- ity of the house, and the. priest. was aban- doned so far as the Union juare is con- gerned. Modjesica still cherishes the idea, and Ahopes to secure a theater for its carrying out, —Nell Burgess will start out onthe 20th with “Widow Bedott” for a tour of the New England cirouit, under the management of James A. Merrill, of Washington. — Louis Harrison remains sick in Chicago. He dentos the report that he and Mr. Gourlay are to dissolve partnership, —The reason assigned for the summary re- moval of Mr. Samuel W. Fort, manager of the Baltimore academy of muse, ‘by the directors of that institution, was that it had come to the knowledge of the ‘directors that Mr. Fort in- tended shortly to assume new Tmanagerial re- sponsibilities. The academy directors evidently. dnt intend to be leit in the lurch by Mr. Fort. Mr. Conway, the new manager, has been @ journalist, artist, ‘and actor, Margaret Mather is said to be drawing fine houses in “Leah'’ at the Union Square theater, New York, She will appear in “The Honey moon” on January 25th, — Mrs. Pauline Hall, who is now a conspicu- ous figure in comic opera in New York, has had curious professional career, She was a rosy- cheeked girl of 16 or less when, ten years ago.as @ ballet girl, she went on the stage in Clncin- nati, where she was born. Her parents were German, and OG ef knew her then as Miss Schmidigall, R. Miles did much to bring her out. He had formed a sort of bippodrome elreus, and Miss Hall was pretty enough to. sit in one of the tableau cars in the street parade, and fearless enough to drive a chariot in the vaces, Later, Samuel Colville gave her a chance With a barlesque troupe, and from that dates her more ambitious work. —Charles Coghlan’s new play, written for Mrs. Langtry, will be cailed “Enemies, It will be presented on February Ist, at the London Prince's theater. — During thee ngagement of Robson and Crane in Baltimore last week, the :nother of Stuart Robson, aged eighty years, came all the way from Annapolis to see her son on the stage. —Little: Ida Mulle has got back into light Opera at last, havéng assumed the part of Yum Yum in “The Mikado” company at the Hollis street theater, Boston. It is sald that Richard Mansfield will soon join this eompany as Axo Ko. —There are confifeting reports regarding the condition of Thomas W. Keene, the actor. Some accounts say he will be able to resume work in @ week or two, others that he cannot . on the stage again season, He is now at his jome in Brooklyn, —Louis Dumark's new comic opera, “Signor Lucifer,” has been favorably received at Berlin. The libretto, by L. Fock, is tame. The com- posers strength ‘les chiefly in orchestration, ut his melody is also said to be graceful. —The dramatic papers now have it that Lillian Russell and her latest husband, Mr. Edward Solomon, are tired of each other and re about to part company. — Nat Goodwin, insptred by the great success of Harry Dixey in “‘Adonis,” Intends next year to see what be candoat the Standard theater, New York, in a series of light plays. Mr. John Duff wae his Larevo tel ee aplay Proves a big sus Goodwin wi so on the Foad with i. : —Mile. Rhea has added to ber repertory Shakespeare's “As You Like It” and Gilbert's {Pygmalion ard Galatea.” She also appears in short comedy from the French, called “Com- edy and Tragedy.” — Barney MeAuley’s company, playing “Un- cle Dan’l,” has gone to pieces in Missouri. =Tub Ubretto of Rubinstein’s new ballet, “Tho Graipé Wine,” is nearly ready for produc- ton. It is a whimsical composition illustrating the bacchanalian revels of a number of wines let loose from wine casks, The ballet ends with @ glorification of champagne, which Rubin- tein considers the king of wines, — Lecocq’s new opera of “Plutus” is now in rehearsal at the Opera comique, Paris. — Mrs. Langtry now speaks of this country as “my dear America.” The date of her return: will be announced later on. —“Saturday Symphs" is what they calla new series of high-class orchestra concerts lately started in London, — Lucy Hooper says that Mdlle. Weber, the lately crowned queen of the Parisian stage, is marvelously like Rachel. a — Queen Victoria has ordered that the per- formance of Gounod’s “Mors et Vita,” which she has promised to attend, shall be given in Albert hall on the afternoon ot February 26th. This will be the first public @ppearance of the queen ina very long time. — Preparations are already under way at the Princess theater, in London, for the production of “One of Our Girls’ next spring. It will be given by the same company that is now play- ing itatthe Lyceum theater, New York, and with the same stage mountings. — It has been decided to close the long season of “The Mikado” at the Filth Avenue theater, New York, at the end of this month, when the Pisce will be moved tothe Standard theater, iE dwin Booth taking its place at the former jouse, — The city officials of Milwaukee gave a ban- quet to Herr Mitterwurzer, the German actor, at the St. Charles hotel in that city last Satur. day night — A certain Mr, H. L. Redfield says he has written elght tragedies since last August, any ‘one of which, could it once be produced, would discount anything that Shakespeare ever did, Bartley Campbell should secure Mr. Redfleld to aid bim in the revision ofRomeo and Juliet.” —Wm. J. Florence, the actor, is now play ing in St, Louts, and his presence in that city Tecalls to the Globe-Democrat that he was- anxious a few years ayo to enter the diplomatic service and was cordially indorsed by’ men of both litical ‘ties forthe Turkish mission, President Arthur, to whom the application was made, was greatly impressed with the Strength of the petition, but Just about that time Mr, Florence was attracted toa new plat and he concluded not togo abroad for s0m6 years. ———+e¢__ io) She Library of Cong: “Gath” in Cin. Enquirer, i After looking at the new social life of Wash- ington, whieh ix beginning to leave the politi- cal life in the background, one feels a sense of regret, almost indignation, at the condition of the splendid library ot Congress, far outrun its housing, and the vooks piled about the floors, ail the shelving having been exhausted, while Congress sits there like miser surrounded with non-interest beari 1a, which it 1s loth t Bart with, in the mfoteken seltishnsee od those who take trust like this to be a perquisite. ‘There is no excuse for such @ library as this, the most of which has come by legislation’ through compelling all copyrighted books to be there not having a reeldeses adapting it to the manifold literary and scientific uses of the country. In many respects thi ressional Library, as it has been called, is in a better city lic information than if it were in New York or any where else. Here the of the United States and soniewhat of the world, is assembled, and it would be edeneft to many ie, newspaper lera here to pay some attention to the books by way of enlarking thei provinice. The librarian, who came from Cincin- Sad’ his knowledge lsat prosees tne oie Bey ’ ni to tw labyrinth. One alts down to reed apo ' special topte and 1e elbow room at the half-dozen tables eitendat 94851-1900 | 2 ct ew ae | LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY, SINGLE NUMBER Clans “A.” ‘Drawn at New Orleans, “its | sen —— 310 7410 9-711 best De prering. Clam, a Second Cap tal Prize, 82 Ghieago, LL 10833... 200 42491. cee) 2OTS “Yoo 81709 d214 50 DOB nnn U is a) i "50 DAY Rites memmemar ett mae (by|do248. ns Lue woes 100)57452. 1. 25930. .50 B7 774. 80059 BO ‘100 soos 2esea oS 26910." 50/5878 ne BO 82773. 100 200/82787. 1U0 And all others in proportionately low prices. ‘94.50, $5 that are worth double, worth 50 p. ‘cent less than what they cost to manufacture. 1000 numbers ending with 45, being the two per drawing the Capital Prise of ‘The subscribers hav! the Single Num- aes State Lottery, that the above are the sumbers which were tls day’ drawn from the 100000 pimoed in tbe Shel, with te pines cor aa to hem Our hands at. New Orleats, La. tis Tuer day, January 12th, 1ss6. G. T. BEAUREGARD, BLY, Ja Kal dommissioners, Prizes cashed in full without deduction, No. 24945, draws Capital Prize, $75,000, sold in New York and Kansas 0. S421, draws Beaton, Maes; nd East Hick~ : Point Pleasant, W. Va. ory, Forest Co., Pa. No. 70658, draws Third Capital Prige, $10,000. sold tn San Francisco, Oal,, and Hous ton, ‘Texas. No. 2056, draws $6,000, sold in San Francisco, Cal.” No. 66253. draws $6.00", sold in Kansas City. Mo, Nos 4174, 29953, 48882, 70806, 7884. draw each $2,000, soid in San Francisco, Cal: Providence, R 1; West’ Bay City, Mich; Petra, Bracken Co., Ky.: Cleveland, 0. Warer:own, Dak. Bradford, Atk: Frogmore, La; Cincanati, O03 Wash- ington, D. C3 Cairo, Hil; Augusta, Ga, aud Ogden, 4&7 CAPITAL PRIZE, $75,000. "ea Tickets only $5. Shares in proportion. L_0UsIaNa STATE LOTTERY COMPANY, We do hereby orrtity that we supervive tha arrange ments Jor all the Monthiy and Quarteriy Drawings Of The’ Louisiana State Lottery Company, and in om manage and control the Drawings themselees, wd that the saine are conducted with homety, fairness, and faith toward all parties, and we authorise the pany to use this certhirate, with Jarsimiles of Our iguatures attached, tn ire nudvertiscments.” CStamissioners We the undersigned Banks and Bankers wilt pay alt Prizes drawn in The Louisiana State Lilteries which Nat LDWID ‘ational Bank. Incorporated tn 186% Leaistature for Eaten with « capital ofS! ich a Pewerve fund of over S350, By an overa hetining ise wae made a jr State Constitution adopted December Ine only Lottery ever woted on and endorsed by the peuple of any State. On Ft ncver seales or postpones. Tis Grand Single Number Drawings take place monthly, and the t-xiracrdinary Drawings regularly every tree tn yead of Semii-AniUadly a here tofore. beginning March, 1896. A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY 70 ¥ NES NA FOR- SLASS i IN THE ACADEM3 OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, FEI -UAIEY 9, 180, SoU 100,000 Tickets at Pye Dollars Back, ‘Fractions, in Fifths, in proportion, List OF Phizis Approximation Pzizes of 9 1967 Prizes, amonnting to. Application for rates to clubs to the aflice of the Company In New: For further Information write clearly, giving full sddress. POSTAL NOTES, Express Money. Orders, or New York Exchange in ordinary letier, Cur: Fency oy Express (all sums of § and Upwards at our expense) addressed ML A. DAUPHIN, ‘New Grieans, a, Make P. 0. Money Orders and address Reg- istered Letters to — NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, I New Orieans, La Te You Neeo Asyrane IN THE CLOTUING LINE, IF YOU WILL VISIT THE GREAT SALE OF SAMPLE SUITS YOU WILL FIND BONA FIDE BARGAINS. MANY OF THE SUITS ARE EQUAL TO THE FINEST CUSTOM CLOTHING, AND YOU CAN BUY THEM FOR LESS THAN HALF THE COST OF AN ORDERED SUIT. WE HAVE LARGE LOTS OF SAMPLE SUITS FOR MEN, BOYS, AND CHILDREN; ALSO, OVER- COATS FOR MEN, BOYS, AND CHILDREN ~ YOU CAN DEPEND ON SECURING THE BEST WEARING GOODS YOU EVER BOUGKT, AND YOU GET THEM FOR LESS THAN’ YOU COULD BUY THE GOODS AND TRIMMINGS FOR. OTHERS MAY ADVERTISE BARGAINS, BUT YOU MAY REST ASSURED THAT NO SUCH CLOTHING AS WE ARE SELLING CAN BE HAD FOR SUCH LOW PRICES. MANY OF THESE GOODS ARE IN SINGLE SAMPLE SUITS, AND IF YOU WANT THE BEST FOR THE LEAST MONEY, COME DIRECT TO THE SALE OF SAMPLE CLOTHING FOR MEN AND BOYS, AT 924 7TH STREET N. W. BE- TWEEN I AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE. LOOK FOR THE SIGNS OVER THE WINDOWS: GREAT SALE OF SAMPLE SUITS, Jala Haro Woovs IT TAKES YEARS TO ACCUMULATE A DRY, PRIME, SELECT STOCK OF HARD Woops, SUCH AS WE WILL PRESENT FOR SALE JANUARY 1ST, 1884 IT TAKES FOUR OR FIVE YEARS FOR SUCH LUMBER TO SEA- SON, AND THEN WE HAVE TO SEARCH FROM MAINE TO CAFIFORNIA TO FIND THE CHOICEST GRADES. WE HAVE BEEN QUIETLY AT WORK SINCE 1880 ACCUMULATING SUCH LUMBER, AND | either Lace or | the unitorm price of BEGINNING THIS MORNING AN ENORMOUS SPECIAL GALE OF Ladiev NIGHT GOWNS, ruffied and trimmed wim > Linea Torehou Lace, Ladies’ WALKING SKIRTS, with deep hem and rufiled flounce, ‘Ladies CHEMISES, tucked and trimmed with Leow Ladies’ DRAWERS, Fruit of the Loom Muslin, wigs hem and Hamburg dounca, Misses and Children’s DRAWERS, embreiderea raie, all sizes, Ladies CORSET COVERS, perfect Atting, hand sotely trimmed with Hamburg Gusseting and Kage, ‘also Lace, Children’s MOTHER HUBBARD DRESSES, em broldered yokes, Infant's NIGHT GOWNS, three sizes, Ladies’ and Nurse APRONS, wide tucks and long strings, At the uniform price of TWENTY-FIVE CENTS, ‘This ts the most important sale of MUSLIN'UNy DERWEAK ever made in Washington, and affordsan, opportanity of securing firsiclam, reliable garments at much lem than regular prices, SECOND, WE OFFER: One lot of MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, compriing Night Gowns, Chemises, Drawers, Skirta and Co wet Covers, made of fine Muslin, latest styles, trims ed with rows of Embroidery and Torchon Lace,at ibe uniform price of SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS EACH, ‘These goods are really worth from §1 te @LAB. OUR THIRD OFFER Consists of an unapproachable ine of LADIEW HEMISES, NIGHT ROBES, DRAWERS, 6KiRTS: and CORSET COVERS, eleguutly trimmed with nbroidery. We siali well the line a& NINETY-EIGHT CENTS APIECE ‘We guarantee these goods to ve worth from $1.25 te $1.48, FOR OTHER STYLES PLEASE NOTICE OUR WINDOW DISPLay, Every Indy who can reach our store should not muta the opportunity of at least swelng these ai TT HOR FER Ren 00 SYN POE be Be SP Bag we we my, go nn Bee Ee 3 Ba MMM ASA K $08 & MMM 42°94 KR K GOO =. 316318 SEVENTH STREET ¥. Ww. JUsU owe at 6 pm. during January and Pebreary. Orcs Asxsvat Rw Ler: Sam Come with the snow, the beautiful anew, en the iads und the lawses Tock the Deel and tow And the old und the young, the bearty and Ationd eu masse Adier's Annual Hed Letver Atthe close of every season it has been Our eustomm, to Lave what is popularly kuown asa RED LETTER S4LE ‘This term ts familiar to our 014 patrons, but as are many new comers constauty settling Im sround the District, « brief explanation for Welt’ fit is necessary, inasmuch as the BED LETTER SALE Isa feature pecullarly our own, by right of introdue- Hon, we would state that it iieans simply down in prices, the reduction ‘being. cd a FIGURES on’ tace attached to each aud or ent thereby showing the regular price aod the re auction. “As our reguiar price ls only Ten Per Cent above the actual cost of manufacture, tbe in! reader will ve at a glance that a KIEDUC OF TEN PER CENT puts our. ‘on the a LESS THAN Tuk aciUal Oust oF DUCTION. During our wepeneieirGienrecttony guetite a8! Prine actertsined weet conetiS ae Sone ena efit It were weil to slate right bere that VICTOR & ADLER'S ANSUAL RED LETTER S4LE from the ‘to the close ts ‘elebor of ON JANUARY 18ST, 1886, WILL OFFER A STOCK | jove coupled with lows. ir you wish to — OF THE MOST SELRCT HARD Woops DN WASHINGTON. WILLET @ LIBBEY, a7 Cor. 6th street and New Yorkavenua |TEN PERCENT CLOTHING HovaE, TEI Axxvat Crosse Satz FINE READY-MADE CLOTHING. Inorder to close out our entire winter stock of ‘Baits and Overcoata, we have prices reduced to sult ‘everybody In need of a Suit or Overcost, Overcoat we sold at $7 we sell now at $5. 1» Overcoata we sold at $8 we sell now at $6. Overcoats we sold at $10 we sell now at $7. Overcoats we sold at $13 we sell now at $9. Overcoats we sold at $16 wesell now at $LL. suITa. suiTs. A nice Business Suit at $5, worth $8. A better one at $6.50, worth $10. An All-Wool Cassimer Suit at $2.80, worth $12. An All-Wool 4-Batton Cutaway at $10,worth §15. AnAL-Wool Prince a lbeet Sult at $15, worth $22, We have a full line of Boys’ Overcoats at $3.50, $4, Boys’ Suita et $5.50, $6.60, $7.50, §8.50 that are ‘Cent more than we are asking for them ‘Children’s Suits from $2 up to $8. (Children’s Overcosts from $2.50 up to $8.50. (Odds and Ends in Suits and Overcoate-st 25 per ‘Punts for Men, Youths ard Boys from §1 up. Noss Wareee & Co 027 AND 029 SEVENTH 81. X W., RED LETTER GALE ‘Begins Monday, January 11,an4 ends February 11, ‘aa- Open evenings until 9; Saturdays until 11. jn