Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1886, Page 3

itten for Tax EveNie Star. THE LIFE THAT WAS GIVEN FOR MINE. BY COUNT CHAPOLSKY, [Ompyrighted, 1885.) Not many days ago @ very charming lady here in New York said to me: ant Chapoisky, will yoa tell me why it Is i, $0 young, do not marry? me,” Ireplied, “that question would an answer too long for the few mo- S$ your gracious goodness can allow me this evening; but I will write it for you to read. it will be easier for me than to speak of some- what that pierces my soul.” it all happened some years since, The Princess Lirmontoff—the widow of a man old enough to be her father, towhom she bad been wedded in her 16th year—was 24. I was 25 and we were betrothed; in three Months we were to be married. The Princess was ot noble blood, and although brilliant, vivacious, full of wonderful talent and keenly alive to all the new thoughts, new movements of the day, her sympathies were strictly orthodox and untinged by the suspi- cion even of socialisticor revolutionary tenden- cles. Not so, T. My student days were not far behind me when I had sung with abandon the well-known song, “Vo God, no Tzarf’ And at best this sentiment had somewhat modified. I was most positively identified with revolutionary doctrines. In point of fact, on the very night on which my little history opens I was hurrying from a meeting In an obscure street, where I had been entrusted with certain papers, with which I was In the course of two days io leave for a city in Germany. ‘The Little packet, freighted with the hopes and noble aspirations of @ handful of men who loved their feilow-men only too well, and their country with a desperation that Wats svorn to pierce the cloud of political and autocratic tyranny that overwhelmed it— even though it should need bullets to part the vapor—the little packet Feposed In the inner pocket of my vest—as, rushing along on foot, for I saw no cab within hail, I made good Spesd jor the house of the Princess Lirmontofl. it was a Tuesday night, and a little fete awaited my coming. 1 Princess was one of those women one Meets now and again—the favorites of the gods. Endowed with beauty of a fascinating type; youth, health and strength; appreciation an generosity; intellect and reticence, also genius; for V: (her baptismal name)’ was a writer of no mean order; a little artist, “very diminu- tive” she ealled herself a musictan: but, above The moist eciay yielded'to her rs as to the ten fairy wands of a and it was to invite @ few choice Iricuds tO a first view of her latest work—still in the clay—that the fete had been made. ched the hotel; rushed in; was soon be- “it is for this troant that my curtain waits. at,” she adds in a low- ered tone, “has kept you until so late?’ “Do you not rememiver our meeting, Valeria?” Tery. with repressed exeitement, as T touch the cet. “i have the dispatches here, $I start for Vienna. she eres; “so soon? And, too, you “she said sally. vi appear happs—happy at quitting me.” “No,” Texelaim: “would that I could per-| s too with me. Butshall I not be the worthier of you if I'dare and do aught for the geod of my countrymen, Valuska, my darling?” ‘venture to touch the "hanging sleeve of her ‘white robe, to dager Impetuously the fine and Silvery tur that borders it. “id me to stay and I will stay, and the fire yonder burns the packet!” worl Our. turther talk together is interrupted the advent of some even tardier guests than and presently the imoment arrives for the veil of damp cloth to be drawn aside from the work that we have been asked to pass our opinions on. With a deft hand the Princess removes the barrier, and her fame stands revealed to our ze. It is a lite-sized figure, buoyant and free in pose, the trumpet in the stroug, outstretched Tight hand, the laurels encireling the beautiful brow—but there is sadness in it forall—the sutne species of melancholy that is painted on the face of the artist as she stands beside her work, her large, fine eyes fixed upon my face, “Fame has its mecd of sorrow, then, Prin- W"says young Mareuski, the ‘poet, as he Elances from one to the other. “What has no: {ts atfer ego of expiation?” an- swered she with a quaint smile. “But come, mes amis, some tea Will give you voice for your reviews of my lady Fame. Petrof, tea, if you will” Presently Petrof, who has disappeared at his mistress’ word of command, returns to the salon, his ruddy countenance blanched with terror, his knees trembling, his lips seemingly alyzed. Penvell, my good Petrof, well?” queries the Princess. “Highness, oh! Highness !* “Weil, well,” I interpose impatiently, “speak man, what is it?” “+ Hiciness,” whispers Petrof, falling upon his knees and crossing himself with fervor, “the police are In the court-yard, they demand en- france, they follow me even now! A perceptible shudder attacks the assembled guests, who have by this time crowded about ‘heir hostess and the cowering servant. “Ob, the police! and is that all, my good Pe- trof? To your feet aud prepare to receive these entry in civil fashion!” Princess Lirmontoff wghs a high and silvery note. She turns to the piano and strikes afew bars of a popular French opera ther. in vogue, and in two min- Btes the infection of her naive and wondertul ipl mn has caught. Merenski, humming the air, takes a few waltsng stepe and others follow his example: now very one in the sulon isdancing save me. Ibe: above her where she sits, “Valeria,” whisper. “The. packet!” “she murmurs under her Dreath, as faster and faster fly her, flugers over 10; I would not say that to thee for the key-board. “Give it to me, Alexis.” hat It iy I for whom they comet the hounds. And you think I will give up danger into your keeping, Valeria?” I reproach her as much With the agory of love in my eyes as in my tone. me," cries she, raising her eyes skable, though silent, jaa- a8 she plays a faster and more furious ve me the packet: quick, for God's sake? Thrust it quickly into the bosuin of my dress.” Did [ obey? Oh, no—no. Rather I put my hand upon it to insure its remaining. | Continuing with one hand the merry tempo | di valsia, my brave love wrested my treasure from me, and in another instant it was out of my reach. Simultaneovs!: also, she ceased playing. There were heavy footsteps without. “Mes ainis,” exclaims the Princess, survey ing her statue with critical eyes, as she picks up a modeling tool from the tray at hand, “Marenski, You are sure-sizhted. Surely Iam. not wrong,that drapery about the leit hip is too seanty in the folds?” “Right, Princess. She indunts her littie ladder a step or two and her strong little hands make a gap in the drapery of the Fam . goes better, does it nc fa’s back is turned tous © work and with am dexte finit these mebling, fs restored The police er the salon. | “essicurs.” the Princess Lirmontoff bows With inquiring and haughty gravity to these Officials trom ber height on the ladder as she dips her hands iu a bowl of water held by the agitated Petrof—“what ean [do for your” “Princess, we are under orders to search your {to monsieur and ere nobility in her diction and her motives—there is majesty. Had I not Joved her with a love beyond words betore this ight Tt was not ain in paper, flutters from “E arrest Bseless. tone. A shrug of the shoulders is the sole reply and @ second ful © White paper. I turn to her—I “turn to her." In my uohap- Py country what did this mean through whiel eternal separation. A She and I were now living? Eternal death that was devised in heli—and after-StbeHat With one mad outburst of all that was pent up Within me I caught ber ia my aris, It was the last thme—and — PS ati then I—went with Instead of being afforded the questionable advantages of an “examination” before guration, as is Usual, T'was at once east Bao ison. Having been permitted, semi-offictall; a ever, to deny the charge brought againet one 32 Gimupllelty In a fresh plot to take the Ife e Tear’ penalty of severer fate than that I at present Three months ! oh, Valeria—what kept mo a reasonable being durivg those hours of anutior- able anguish? What, when my brain spun with the fantastes born of its misery, and reeled Haha dg Sie tng etka sui In'my unhappy and’ unwortay cause—what kept me sane loved thy one word whispered in my ear when I last held thee to my heart—thy one farewell—“Hope.”” So, nearly aa I could calculate, in the second week of my fourth month, I heard approaching footsteps at an unwonted hour. Presontl ‘the sheeted iron outer door the jailer'slan- tern cast its glimmer through the gratings of my inner. barrier. 1 gan is a ee outstretched armst I uttered a cry. stood on the other side of those bars—Valeria, trying to smile through films of tears. ‘Five minutes, madame, and my orders are ‘strict—no speech on either side.” So, after an eternity of longing, a cycle of sep~ aration, my love and I could iook at each other, It was much. She clasped her hands together and raised her streaming eyes heavenward. Her gloves were off. I saw the sparkle of the Jewel I haa there on her finger, and as she swittly turned her palm toward me I beheld printed upon its rosiness in ink—an Snchor! Our eyes met—I had read her sign. With ‘and coolness, not awaiting the summons, she turned from me, drew on her furred mittens, with a smile of angelic sweet- ness as the iron door swung to, shutting this vision from me. Black bread was sweet that night; water was wine. Valeria was free. Valeria was not “sus- pected,” and what power, what witchery had she employed to obtain, so unprecedented a favor? My brain, stupefied with its unaccus- tomed happiness, refused to work. Islept. ‘A week way. I had attempted speech with the jailer, but this was as summarily put Bstop to.as previously, Lcould but wait, seeing ever re me that little rosy palm with the anchor painted on its beauty. On the tenth day she came in, Again— unspeakable blessing—I could look at her. Aye, feast my sight upon her, between whom an my aching arms twelve ‘iron bars stood up— impassable spikes. She seemed to me to wear @ more cheerful expression, although at the same time I observed that Dmitri, the jailer, appeared, if possible, more watchful than on her first visit. Valeria did not remove her [ saphhng but she contrived to call my attention the fact that she wore a smallgolden anchor. I was then still to “hope,” and more ibly than before. With the superiative diplomacy of some rare ‘women she quitted me two minutes betore the allotted five permitted to us, and she forbore to glance back as she went. in seven days she returned again, I was al- most happy. New draughts of iife I drank in from her presence. ne word is allowed to madame; one word is allowed to the prisoner,” and Dmitri put bis hand to his ear, the beiter to comprehend this remarkable conversation, likewise holding therein a pencil and note-book. “Hope, murmured Valeria. “Hope,” wrote Dmitri eagerly in his little volume. “Beloved,” I whi beside myself. ye “Beloved,” wrote the jailer, rapi And then she hurried away. During @ period of three months more the visits of the Princess Lirmontoff continued at reater or less intervals. At times we were al- lowed a few words; at others silence was en- Joined, To whose influence did she owe these favors? Alas! I knew not then. Sometimes I was rendered crazy by them and almost wished Icould not see her, ‘That she should ever have learned through me, the man who wor shiped her, the meaning of such words as “prison” and “Jailer” maddened me beyond de- seription. We were allowed conversation —alwa; through the bars—on_ three subjects only, duly rehearsed at each visit by Dmitri, who'stood leaning, lantern in hand, against the gateway ready a a hound, sly as a lynx. These sublects were art, food and clothes—timely topics, truly, for persons in our relative positions. Valeria told me of her work; of how in these works she had turned her attention to model- ing in a new sort of prepared wax; pliant, soft, and yet not brittle; that her success in portraits nad been great; that the “Fame” was being put into marble in time forthe coming exhibition— oh, a thousand things and nothings that made mé cheertul even in that nofsome spot. We spoke of the white bread of Moscow, and the fashion of her gowns, and ail such trivialities— duly chronicled by Dmitri with bis pencil. But what was all this to the tumult of delight that filled my soul at sight of her, at sound of her voice? ‘As a thirsty desert I drank in the dew ofher beneficent presence, and relied on the little anchor that she always wore. Then there came ten days of absence; and, on the eleventh Dmitri, with that slow prosaic tone of his, read me the official order for my re- moval to the fortress at St. Petersburg! Then I knew that my tate was sealed; that Valeria’s influence had failed; that the’ anchor of our hope had been lost in’a bottomless sea. Well, I shouid be removed at night on the day atter to- morrow, Had I aught to say? for the first time Iwas asked. No, I had nothing to say. To-morrow cume, and with it Valeria! Yes, she was very pale, more so than I had ever seen her. We were not allowed to speak with one another, but still she wore that tiny anchor at her girdle! “Ten minutes to-day, madame!” “And I am allowed to speak with you, Dmi- tri?” inquires the Princess, endeavoring to com- pose her trembling hands. “It is not forbidden,” Dmitri shrugs. “Ah? So, permitted. Dmitri, the Count quits here to-morrow night. It is bitterly cold. It I send to you. fo you, you comprehend, Dmitri? « furred garment for him, is it allowed? You will ive It to him before he’ leaves here, you will— mitri? her feverish anxiety, in twisting her hands together a richly gemmed bracelet rattles to the ground, it becomes entangled in the fringes of her gown. ‘There is much noise of it on the stone flooring ere the Princess and Dmitri together can disengage the Jewel from where it has caught, During this—swittly, in Freneh, between her Russian exclamation’ to the jailer, I catch these words: “Rip the lining ofthe garment. Be careful. Do not despair.” And then, with a graceful motion of dissent, the Princess Lirmontoff refuses to receive the now disentangled bracelet, and bestows it upon Dmitri. Does he decline? No. He lives by what he accepts—and how well, too. But he re- jaxes nota whit, that might cost M. Dmitri his round head. He hastens to record the acci- dent, barring its finale, and tersely remarks: “The time ailowed is expiring,” as he holds the timepiece in his hand. I watched her fade from my sight. Isatdown on the stones and stretched forth my hands through the grating, to rest upon the places where her feet had stood. Iremained there for many hours. So Dmiirl found me, when he came at night with my supper—ah, and with somewhat else also the furred garment of which the Princess had spoken to him. bribe had _probabl; supple jough he ‘A powerful mented the bracelet, for Dmitri, al! made great efforts ut shaking and beating the garment, turning the pockets inside out, ¢tc., still gave it to me and left me. I clasped it to my heart. I ikissed it, I buried my face in the warm skins, for I knew hers had been pressed there earlier! It was per- feetly dark by this time, so I ate my bread and drank a mouthful of the nauseous water. I then went to work. I, with my finger nails grown long by months of negiect, picked at the threads that I could not see; I bit them with my teeth; I snapped them in twam, laughing soitly asi tolled. I was “careful” as she had bidden me be; and, at last,in the padding of the shoulder Ttelt'a sot roll. Idrew it forth; fingered it; a vit of paper seemed to fluster from within to the floor; I groped for it on my hands and knees and found it; thrust it next my heart. Again I fingered this curiously teel- ing roll. What was it? Aha! I could distinguish | With a touch grown keen, that it was some sort of singular wait until th masque! And forthe rest I must t pale ray of light should visit me in the moruing. “One thing I could’ do; gather together the lining I nad taken out; and tearing 4 hole in my miserable mattress, tuck it in and under the thin wisps of mouldy straw. Thea, to await, to hail, to bless, to invoke the dawn, by the first taint glimmer to decipher Va- leria’s writing on the scrap of paper, and these words: “Fhe oer sideof the garment, revealed by your tearing out the outer ning, is a simile of Dinitri's cloak. [ made it. The masque is hisdocble. 1 made it. Wear the garment; conceal the masque in’ the inner pocket you will find. As you will cross the street by the corner of St. Isaac’s Church, a melee will occur, throw yourself upon the ground as ifshot. Con: trive fi the darkness to turn your cloak; adjust your masque; acap, the ike of Dmitri’s, will be thrown to you, pat Iton; mix with the offi- cials and the thfee prisoners who leave the prison with you, Then, make for the prison as if to give the alarm. Double on your own steps; cross the corner, into the church by the portico: leave it by the transept west. A friend will se ‘at the portal Yours till death, Va- jeri ‘That last day away as usual, only to me more slowly. Eight o'clock arrived, the hour appointed for the transier to the railway station, whence a special train would convey Us to the capital and the fortress. Is it to be wondered at that as lerossed that threstold my body trembled? That, as guarded by twenty officials under an escort of troops, although not manacled, as were two of my con: freres who had al undergone their so- called “trial,” my wi frame tiogied with the terrible excitement of the situation! We neared the corner by St, Isaac’s Church, march- ing slowly; a few more steps, when a cai With liverled servants dashed’ around the cor ner. In the filekering lamplight I recognized at once the liveries of the Prince O—, a devored servant of the government and for along time @ persistent sultor for the band of Valeria, A moment more and the report of a pistol flashed upon the hearing. The spirited horses sprang, reared, tore madiy around the corner, were pulled to their haunches, and— phering Valeriats lotter_ of fastructions im plicity was, as it may seem, not on possible, bat the work of but a {-w seconds merely.” From the window of Prince U.'s car Pwo factors that have driven man; man in like circumstances to raving Sine or rc upended th ths I ned ‘or upwards of three months I remat my nattow cell. Through « lofty. [omrmmmy Pot pierced aray of light, making of darkness amore Somber ‘reality. 1 had no book, no pen, bo ly il, not a serap of paper; nor could have ai rarely Secy to use them had they been mine. Twice?in the tweuty-four hears —— brought my food—black bread, water and ‘ ice a week salt fish. He never spoke sa ie first visitation, intormed hen he disti me that speech with bim was Jurbidden ‘under of men, a white hand threw to me the promised “Hat Dmitri,” ‘here is your pet bird, “Never fear, to see an self in the Prince 0.'s tain—1 with blooa “Bat julver us I Louch the blood netatyeu—” Lar on riage id the clash of the i ot wate ten oemanensteeente ant coe sence cap; Icaught it and set itupon my head. I Tose, as if stunned, slowly. ae Ds Fiinned one of the official, ‘out n—tbe Count Chapolsk: “f I, boldly, “I will attend to him, Yonder he is!” dim more, much more it I ‘aid it. I drew aside the silken car- Streaming froma wound in her side. “Valeria!” “Valeria.” “Alexis, tor my sake fy, fly!” she murmured, “Iam thee—for thee. For my sakett you love mergor brain on fire, turn, and almost blindly follew the direction given As the west ioe Pag outa taaeeis WeerTae se = La BE danger—in yoebre learning the tate of the woman I love? ma Py omen dara tse Sent wife of Prince 0. the only possible jee cree to her, admission to me is was her price for her hand. To booted aes ae | That Se ae, Say seers he Recaro ees or ‘the bugnios of Siberia, whichever her bus: band might use his Influence for—she had singular method ot Picea is ingulr nied ot eo pe What Killed Him. ils known to. by toothache to He suteeed wie tore inser acne to Dsl, (A cancerous b immock invaded his stomach, Ais rheumatic pains were imme! He was sick ‘wih minsma, aid choked with the An abscess had eaten his lung, And there was a. Fumor 8 gigantic tumor Had grown at the roots of hia tongue: ‘The keen meningitis, the choking bronchitis, Both tortured him near'y insane, And 9 crose-iooking bunion, as large as an onion, Made him how! or whole hours with pain. He had “healers,” physicians, and loud quack ma- eicians, And nostruris and pills by the ton, And medicine mixers, with all thelr elixirs, the fellow ‘Uke fan. They would drog im and swill him, yet nothing ‘could Kell hina, angele ettorts combined be denied. ‘8 famous soprano, with a rattling plano, Moved into his house-then he died. ‘thi hs ined Pianets in February. From the Providence Journal. ‘Venus is evening star. She etill holds her Place at the head of the planetary roll, for, during the month, she appears in her most charming aspects both as evening and morning atar. On the 18th, at two o'clock in the after- noon, she is in inferlor conjunction with the sun, passing, like the moon at new moon, be- tween us and the sun, and reappearing on the sun’s western side to commence her course as morning star. She may be equally beautiful in this part of her course, but there are compara- tively few to behold ‘her as she crowns the smiling morn with her “bright circlet.” It re- quires effort and self-denial to rise before the sun, even to behold the fairest of the stars, while little painstaking has been necessary for the last few months to watch the radiant course of the most lovely star that grows in the firmament. Hes- perusand Phosphor were the poetic names given yy the ancients to the tairstar, It was even believed that there were twodistinct stars, until observation showed that Phosphor was never seen in the morning sky, until Hesperus had dissap) d in the evening sky.Their idenity was thus proved. No one can form any conception of the beauty of this planet who has not had a view of her in crescent form through a good telescope. A few observers gifted with exceptional eyesight have seen her as @ crescent with the unaided eye, The cres- cent has thus been visible in the sky of Chili, and, with a dark glass,in Persia, Theodoré Parker saw the crescent form in this country when twelve years old, being ignorant of its existence, and when no one else could perceive it, ‘The present is a favorable time for a trial of Visual power in this respect, but it will require youthful, stereianies and practiced eyes for ‘any promise of success. Observers who can see Jupiter's moons, or an elongated Saturn, may hope to behold’ the crescent Venus. She sets on the Ist, at a quarter after 7 o'clock ip the evening; on the 28th she rises at 5 o'clock In the morning. Jupiter is morning star. He ranks next in in- terest to his fair rival, for though technically numbered among the morning stars, the starlit nights of February will be made beautiful by his presence during nearly the whole night, This lordly planet makes’ his appearance, most due east, at hallpast 9 olclock in'the evening on the first of the month, rising earlier every evening, until on the last day of the month he comes bounding above the’ eastern horizon at halt-past 7 o'clock. Four bright stars now form a starry curve or are that may, be easily traced late in the evening. The four stars are Regulus, Mars, Jupiter and Spica in the order mentioned.” “Regulus may be known “as the bright star | in it he handle of the Sickle, and the other three are readily recognized. Uranus is at a little distance southeast of Jupiter, and is coming into good position to be seen with the naked eye as a star of the sixth magnitude, There are compensations in affairs celestial as Well as terrestrial. Jupiter will soon take the place in the east that Venus has deserted fn the west. Ifhe is not as resplendent, he is loss fit- ful, for rising In the east as the sun sinks below the horizon’ in the west, he will soon shine during the livelong night. But Venus can never be seen against the midnight sky; the invisible cebain that binds ber to the sun reaches but half the distance from horizon to zenith. Saturn is evening star. He ranks the third In interest on the celestial calendar for February. He is still a brilliant star shining serenely on winter nights, and looking down with friendly eyes from the zenith at 10 o'clock in the begin- ning of the month. He has traveled far away from his friends, the Pleiades and Aldebaran, but has lost nothing by the change, for Capella and Betelguese are his body-guard on the north and south, Sirius is nearly due south, and Cas torand Pollux guard him on the east. Have these briliizat iS Of Space families of worlds them, and is the ringed wonder of our solar system repeated in the spheres that nd their way where their feeble Nght mi never be discerned by mortals on this side of the eternal gates? Few lovers of the stars can gaze upon the suns of space without paying reverential tribute to the vastness of the material universe, the Infinity of suns and worlds that people it, the harmony that prevails, and the ceaseless action of the great law of development, perfection and decay by Which suns and revolving planets spring into active life, suns and revolving planets pass to decay in the long processes that are only mpleted during the passage of millions of cor ages At least, he is so astronomical calculation, al- in though on the Ist he rises about hall-past 8 o'clock in the evening, He Is an interesting object for observa tion, shining with a ruddy tintin striking contrast with the golden light of Jupiter, with whom he may now be tavor- ably com! On the 6th, Mars. is in aphelion, t distant point from the sun. As the earth Js not far distant from perihelion, the two planets will consequently be nearer together, and this will be apparent in the brighter'tace of the planet, Mars bas the most eccentric orbit of any of the planets excepting Mercury. At perihelion he is twenty-six mil- lion niles nearer the sun than at aphelion. This, of course, greatly effects his appearance, but we must wait until 1892 for tie best Martian con- ditions for terrestrial observers, Mercury is morning star until the 24th, He reaches superior conjunction on the 24th at 10 o'clock in the morning, when he becomes even- 1D; i star. On the 18th at 11 oclock in the even- he isin conjunction with Venus, being 11° # south; this is the sole planetary ednjunction. ifthe month. Neptune is evening star. He is in quadrature on the sun’s eastern side on the 11th at 4 o'clock in the morning. Neptune sets on the 1st about a quarter after 1 o'clock in the morning; on the 23th he sets at half-past 11 o'clock in tile even- ing. Uranus is morning star. On the 1st he fs 5m. of right ascension east of Jupiter, and a little moreé than 1° south. He may be seen as a star of the sixth magnitude by brightey a obsery- ers. Uranus rises oa the Ist at half-past 9 o'clock in the evening; on the 28th he rises 20 minutes before 8 o’cloci THE Moo. ‘Those observers whose position on the earth’s surface issuch that they see the moon in her geometric position, or as she appears when seen from the earth’s center, will witness an occulta- tion of Jupiter, who, for months to come, keeps closely in the inoon's track. ‘They musi be on the dark side of the earth at the Ume, and be- tween the limiting parallels of 43° north and 28° south. Uranus will be oceulted under the Same conditions, about four hours later than Jupiter, to observers between the limiting par- aliels of 88° and 38° north. In this vicinity there will be close conjunctions between the moon and the planets, instead of ocenitations, The moon will occult Aldebaran on the 13th, the phenomenon being visible in Washington’ ‘The immersion of the star takes place at 1:05 a.m., and the occultation continues 28m. February does not fail to present objects of interest to lovers of the stars. The three planets, Venus, Jupiterand Saturn, play promi- nent parts in {ts starry records. Venus, after her superb career us evening siar, disappears trom the western sky only to ereuneer before the mouth cluses, “tinder the opening eyelids ofthe morn.” Saturn is on the meridian betore 10 o'clock in the evening, when the month commences, and, alter that time, is beautim) to behold a8 he pursues his westward course among the stars. Jupiter is superbly brilliant as he makes his advent in the eastern sky about the time that Saturn reaches the meridia rises majestically toward the zenith, and holds the scepter of the skies as Saturn sinks out of sight, While Venus passes imerior conjunction Mercury ilits round to superior ‘conjuue- tion, thus illustrating two important epochs in "the movements of the — inferior ianets. The moon is not to be outdone y her superiors in the order of creation, and contributes her share to the entertainment, of the month by oceulting the planets Jupiter aod Uranus, and the bright star Aldebaran for ‘observers on some portions of the earth's sure face. ‘The February full moon will be lovely as she “runs high” in the heavens, floods the frost-hound earth with silvery light, or casts blue shadows over its snow-covered. Jandseape, ‘Thus planets, moou and stars unite in furnish: ing material Yor thous who watch the eourse of 1e wonderous orbs that darkness razeals to miring eyes. ¥ we Insane After a Trance. A woman who has an interesting history was taken from the county hospital at Reading, Pa., this week and transferred to the insane asylum at Danville, together with fitteen other crazy female patients. Mary Robinson about twelve years ago was the theme of newspaper articles afiover the country. She was then a pretty young woman of twenty-two, the daughter of Well-known citizen, and during # revival fell into a trance. in which she remained for two months, during which time she subsisted on nothing but liquid food,which was forced down. le G came from other cities to cxetsine thes tae case, It was generally believed that her condl- Turreted Forts, Floating Batteries and Submarine Mines for Harbors. POINTS FRCM THE REPORT OF THE BOARD ON FORTIFICATIONS—MODERN GUNS AND MOD- ERN SHIPS—HOW THE BOARD THINKS OUR SEA-COAST CITIES MAY BE SECURED. ‘The board appointed by the President in May last “to examine and report at what ports forti- fleations or other defenses are most urgently required, the character and kind of defenses best adapted for each, with reference to arma- ment, and the utilization of torpedoes, mines or other defensive appliances,” in their report state that the coast fortifications of this city, which in 1860 were not surpassed by those of ‘any country for efficiency, elther for offense or defense, and were entirely competent to resist Vessels of war of that period, have, since the introduction of rifled guns of heavy power and of armor plating in the navies of the world, be- come unable to cope with modern iron or steel clad ships of war; far less to prevent their pas- Sage into the ports destined for attack. ANTIQUATED DEFENSES. Prior to 1860 the largest gun in service was the 10-inch Rodman smooth-bore, the energy of whose projectile was 2,000 foot-tons. The forts of that period were more than competent to resist its projectile; it should form, therefore, ‘no subject of reproach because at present they cannot withstand the shock of 20,000, 30,000 and 45,000 foot-tons of energy, without men- Uoning the new guns under construction ex- pected to deliver 61,000 foot-tons of energy. on the other hand, the assumption should not be made that existing fortifications may not be eflective at short range against unarmored or light armored ships. " At many sites, also, they are of indispensable value as citadels or to secure the position G ete attacks by land, and as flanking works for torpedo lines. Some idea of the wondertul change in guns since 1860 may be obtained from com; ing the weights of the projectiles, which during this riod, have increased about twenty-fold. This increase in power of guns necessitates the use of large masses of armorin important partsof the defensive works and largely increases their cost compared with the old works. It is of no ad- vantage to conceal the fact that the ports along, our sea coast are—a length of about 4,000 miles, not including Alaska—invite naval attack; nor that ourrichest ports,from their greater depth of waterand capacity to admit the largest and most formidable armored ships, are of all the most defenseless, The property at stake ex- posed to easy capture and destruction would amount to billions of dollars, and the contribu- tions whieh could be levied by a hostile fleet upon our seaports should hundreds of millions, THE FORTS TO BE PROTECTED. The objects to be secured by a defense of the coasts are the important commercial ports, ves- sels in the foreign trade, which should find for- tified harbors of refuge, and the vessels em- ployed in the coasting trade. The ports named where fortitications or other defenses are most urgently needed are as follows: New York, San Francis Boston, the lake rts, Hampton Roads, New Orleans, Philadeiph! Washing- ton, Baltimore, Portland, Me,, and Rhode Island ports in Narragansett bay. Sixteen additional places are mentioned where defenses should be Provided, FIXED AND FLOATING DEFENSES, The defenses, as to character and kind with reference to armament, the board says, should be fixed and floating, one or both, according to locality, armed with powerful cannon needed to repel attack from the most formidable ships. In the phrase “floating defenses” just used, t armored seagoing ship of the navy is not re- ferred to. We have none of that kind, and it hereafter built in sufficient number and power they would act offensively and not be confined to the defense of ports. The floating defenses mea: floating batteries designed specially for operating in harbors or close to the land- mored more heavily and armed with heavier guns than any probable adversary. Of consid- erably less draught than the armored seagoing ship they cout yy operating among the shoals, avoid ramming, and even torpedoes. To gain such advan speed must be sacrificed, but it is quite evident that for the defense of har- bors and bays the advantages of extra thick- ness of armor and of superior power of gun more than compensate for that loss. These batteries are costly, and their use should be re- stricted to cases of necessity; as, for instance, where the port isso near to deep water that a bombardment may not otherwise be prevented; also in localities where the nature of the foun- dations forbids the construction ot fixed de- fenses, or where the width of the channel is to great to be well swept from shore batteries, ‘THE SHORE BATTERIES may be armored turrets revolving or fixed, armored casemates, and emplacements in bar- bette. ‘The materials used in construction for the armor might either be fron orsteel,although the latest experiments indicate the superiority of forged steel plates, While the board is of opinion that forged steel plates should be used, italso recommends that immediate experi: ments be undertaken to determine the most suitable armor for turrets and casemates, Earthen parapets and traverses, sometimes ar- ranged with acore of concrete or rubble ma- sonry to gain resistance to shot, are generally used for barbette batteries. It Is not generally considered possible to bar the progress of an armored fleet by the mere fire of the battery; some obstruction sufficient to arrest the ships within effective range of the guns is necessary. ‘The kind of obstruction now relied upon is the torpedo in the form of a submarine mine, and except in special cases exploded by electri¢ cur- rents, which are so managed that the operator on shore can elther ignite the mine under the ship's bottom or allow the ship to explode it by contact. In deep channels the submarine mines are buoyant; in comparatively shallow waters they are placed upon the bottom; the object in both cases being to touch or nearly approach the bull of the vessel. Submarine mines wre not uccessories of the defense, but are essential features, whenever they can be applied, Bomb-proof operating rooms and tunnels for the conveyance into the water of the electric cables are necessary parts of the system, and must be constructed in udvance of the oceasion for their use, Special batteries of guns are instituted for the defense of the lines of mines against the attempt of unarmored or light armored boats to countermine or grapple for their attachments. These guns may be ar- ranged with electrical connections so as to be discharged by the very attempt to meddle with the system, Electric search lights, moveable torpedoes, torpedo boats und rapia firing guns are mentioned as necessury for a complete de- fense. The board recommends steel in prefer- ence to iron for the manufacture of guns. TORPEDOES AS MEANS OF DEFENSE. Among the most important means of conduct- ing an active defense of the coast Is the torpedo boat, which, although recently developed, has received the sanction ot the nations of Europe, each one of which now ses a large num- ber of these vessels. Their use will be quite general, first, In disturbing blockades and preventing these from being made close, as no Heet would like to lie over night within striking distance of a station of these boats; second, in attacking an enemy's ship enveloped in ‘ or smoke; third, in relieving a vessel pursue¢ by the enemy; fourth, in defending the mines by night and day against attempts at counter- mining, and in many other ways not necessary to recapitulate. Impressed with the utility of this mode of defense, the board has recom- mended the construction of 150 of these boats, and desires further to say than in Its opinion this service requires a special corps of afficers and men from the navy trained to their use. ‘The sel-moving torpedo, one example being the “Whitehead,” would be the main reliance. ‘Tue spar torpedo might be used from launches, but as in general this service would be of the nature of a forlorn hope, and liable to fail of success, its principal recommendation would be case of improvising and the absence of other suitable means to theend. Submarine boats have not, pussed the experimental stage, and the board Las at present no recommenda: tion to make in their regard. ‘Aerial torpedoes with large charges of high explosives projectea in curved or vertical fire, while they demand consideration, have not yet arrived at a stage of development demanding practical discus sion. ‘The rey 000 by dry. @ ‘Five estimates for the land defenses, arma- ment, floating batteries, submarine mines, tor- pedo boats at the twelve ports above mentioned amount to $102.970,450. For the additional eleven ports about $45,000,000 is estimatedior. ‘The board, as stated in’T'HE Stax, recommends an appropriation of $21,500,000 for the first year. and annual appropriations thereatter of 39,000,000 until the works recommended are completed. ee A Collegian Would Huve Known. From the Pitsburg Chronicle Telegraph. “It is easy tosee that this preacher is not a college graduate,” remarked the sporting editor. “What preacher?” asked the horse editor, “A man in New York. He preached a sermon from ‘Where Are the Nine?’” “How does tat show he is not a college grad- ‘Why, a college graduate would have the sition of every baseball club Inthe country Fight at his finger ends.” pede He Spoke From Experience ‘From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, “Well, we are penniless, or mighty near it,” he said, as he reached home and threw the even- ing paper to his wife. “Wh—what fs 11?” “The Mechanics’ bank has busted and we had $4,000 on deposit there.” “But, Ri ”” she sald, after ie presidewt says that posltors in fall.” tors when T failed In tho grovery fustacse ea did single one or them receive ave ‘cents on be reckoned at rt urges an appropriation of $1,000,- yagress for the erection of a gun foun- cing at the hopes to be ine howled, pf call dala Ne Manswat Conix JustivizD,—The exam: tidn of Dopaiy Marshal Galli for shooting we Mui ‘Was con- DARY 30, 1886—DOUBLE SHEET. THE NEW FASHIONS. HARMONY AND CONTRAST—LONG BOAS—VARIE- ‘TIES OF THE TOILET—LADIES CRUSHED HAT— PLAIN, PEAKED BODICE—STRAW ¥ELT BONNETS—BRIDAL TOILETS, ETC. Lapres' UNDERWEAR fits much closer than CearE Woven Corton Daxss Goons will be in favor next summer. BLACK TRIMMING Is now considered fashion- able on all colors, even brown. INVALIDS AND ELDERLY Lapres are advised to wear night gowns ot light opera flannel. ‘THe New SuorT SLEEVES consist of small ornarrow d Pills, ornarrow double ruches of tulle, crossing Lom comes ages of red velvet are worn with of various mai gkiris of various materials, tulle and other thin ‘THe New ORDzE of cembination for silk or Woolen tabries is black watered silk with small Waves, antique or striped. ALrHouGH THERE Is a tendency to con- trasts noticeable in many tollets yet the best Pa- risian styles show harmony of color, rendering the costume artistically complete. Dresses oF TULLE of CHINA GAUZE BROCHE with small figares or gold or silver spangled erape, literally freighted with flowers, are among the novelty ball dress fabrics for the current season, Tas Latest PARISIAN Fancy is for adorn- ing theater bonnets with pins, buckles or algrettes of diamonds. The “subscribers’ night” at the Opera Comique was remarkable for the display of jewels. Loxe For Boas are revived, the long-haired varleties being in most request. Theseare not tied as formerly, but fasten clovely under the ehin witha handsome clasp, The longer the are, the more stylish they are considered. Roses or CEREMONY for matrons are of satin brocade, moire, velvet or plush. Satin dresses have demi trains and panels; or, when made with plain skirts plaited from the waist, they are enriched with lace or richly wrought tabliers, Tue Luxury ATrarnep in evening attire is constantly increasing, not only in the gowns themselves, but in the great variety and beauty of the numerous accessories of the toilette. Fancy has run riot in the matter of hairpins, ladies frequently securing their hair in place entirely by means of ornainental pins. A Pretty Dress for achild of ten years of age is of paie brown silk. The skirt is made with narrow tucks, between which isa row of feather stitching in cardinal silk. The plaited Be em nes Le or pow camer wi corres} ‘ne collar also of the brocade. e A Bonwer oF Moss GREEN VELVET has the brim edged with cut green beads, and the crown 4s outlined with them. The trimming consists of stiff loops of pearl-edged satin ribbon, tho same shade as the velvet. Soft greenish white feathers are placed among the loops. The strings are of the satin ribbon. A Browx Vetver Boxner, with soft, full crown, has a cluster of velvet fans arranged directly in front, and forming a background for half a dozen canary birds, It is to be hoped that the wanton slaughter of song-birds for milli- nery purposes will soon be checked by legisla- tion. How any woman can wear the little creatures isa mystery, CHINA CRaPE is a popular fabric, though vests and side panels of white watered silk are de rigueur with velvet dresses with a plastron of gimp made of oriental net, wrought in flow- ers or sprays, with gilt or silver thread, or piece ot Valenciennes lace, a revived lace favored by the devotees of style because of its softening and assimilating qualities. BoNNeTs are still worn for the theater and for dress occasions, Very young married ladies may replace the bonnet by the great “Rembrandt” hat of black felt, with wide brim, turned up at the left, and entirely cov- ered with jet beads, It is trimmed with a tuit of feather’ ala Lamballe, that is to say, the quills im black and the ‘énds falling over’ the ni “Let Your CARD ALONE, It fs enongh if it has your name on it,” says one of thesuffering beings who wrote answers to correspondents in the fashion papers, This is truly refreshing; but the fair questioners, like the young woman who kept asking “Do you truly love me?” will continue to yearn for information so long as the English fashionable novel tells of cards with turned corners, A CORRESPONDENT tells of @ pretty picture seen recently at a children’s party in London. ‘The little daughter of the house was dressed in brown plush, with sash of yellow sili. and her doll was'a miniature reproduction of her- self. Not satisfied with this, missy petl- tioned for yellow ribbons for ‘her tiger-kit- ten’s neck,and the three made a charming little group. A DINNER Dress has the skirt of black satin, brocaded with large figures of frise plush, The side panels are of Jetted lace, and the black drapery is arranged in a peculiar manner, somewhat in wing fashion, ‘The satin bodieé has iong basques and has a full plastron of rich cream-colored crepe de Chine. The sleeves reach a little below the elbow and are finished with a poufot the crepe. MANY OF THE New Lurorrep Dresses have fine side-plaited gauze ribbon, with thin satin stripes set in the neck and sleeves. It is quite preeey. as a novelty, but is scarcely suitable for ll dress, and not as desirable as a little plaited lace for ordinary wear, as it crushes very read- ily, and then’ looks’ “mussy” and careless. White corduroy and very course white net lace are used in single or double bias folds for the same purpose, A Favorite Fasnron fs to have long plaits down the leftsideot theskirt,anda veststraight from throat to waist, with cuffs and revers of the silk, with a soft girdle crossing the basque at the waist-line, supplemented by long square pockets of the silk, trimmed with buttons. Two. yards of this silk is ail-sufficient to embellish a new costume or refresh one not new, and an: color of velvet or wool may be stylishly embel- Ushed by this black garniture. ONE OF THE SEASON'S NOVELTIES which ap- Pears tohave taken very well is the opera crush hat for ladies. A hat that can be folded up and stowed away has long been recognized a5 useful to gentlemen, but ladies who wore hat orbonnet in going to entertainments where evening dress was essential have been com- pelled to leave thetr bonnets in the cloakroom. ‘he new hat obviates this trouble and necessity, though it sounds rather “mannish” to old-iash~ toned ears, AN Important New FABRIC FoR BONNETS is, called straw felt. This at first sounds like non- sense, but it is actual felt plaited together like coarse straw. If the felt had been made bright like straw all elegance and novelty would have been lost; it would merely look as if the wearer had had the bad taste to select a straw bonnet for mid-winter, But with the dull thick felt straw this error is impossible. For the present itisonly encore tor capotes, and always trimmed with rich, warm tabries like plush and velvet, plain and embroidered. AN Evenrne Dress of pale blue silk hasa plaited panel on the right side. ‘The drapery is of cream white woolen tulle, which is very long infront and full at the back. In front it is studded with crystal pendants. On the left side the front and back drapery are caught together by bows of cream white satin ribbon, knotted with blue ribbon, “The pointed bodice is of the silk with a full plastron of the woolen tulle, with crystal pendants, edged with lace and fastened at throat and waist ry bows of ribbon like those upon the skirt. BUCKLES, SLIDES AND CLASPS have taken a new lease of life, and divide Popularity with silk cord ornaments and ribbon trimmingsand fastenings. The novelties in these fancy arti- cles are very attractive. Buckles and Roman clasps especially are hoiding a great measure of favor, these made of every Known material sible to utilize for such a Purpose, and showing @uniqueand artistic finish hitherto unknown in inexpensive ornamentation. ‘Their rich and Atylish effect npon dress or wrip make the new designs very popular upon all styles of costume, and the indications are that their use will be: come even more general than at present. For Dancing Torcers are imported very beautiful transparent silk muslins of exquisite texture and finish, with single large flowers— such as carnations and roses—wrought in glit- tering beads upon the pale-tinted grounds. One pattern in these fabrics shows a pale cream groundwork, with azaleas and follage in pink pearls and emerald ind a second design, already made up i ‘attean style, has a groundwork of pale blue scattered over with plush roses and sweet-pea blossoms stamped in natural lines upon its surface, the flowers out- ined with amber beads. The dress Is made up Over pale bine satin. A Prerry though simple bridal tollet has the fourrean skirt of white satin, clinging over the hips, round and short enqugh to show the tip of towards the train and fastens of blossoms, ‘The bodice and train, cut all in one piece, were attern of wi repre- ‘The round train was Plattron, with standiageap collet flower buds. vf ASHINGTON MUSIC AND COM. Notable Masical Events Here. ‘The Washington correspondent of the New ‘York Commercial says in that paper: “The season fs proving a notable one in the way of amusements, especially in the musical line. ‘The local musical orgaizations are manifesting ‘Unusual strength ns arule. The Richard Wag- ner society, composed of eight or ten of the best instrumentalists in the city, gives monthly concerts devoted to the higher class of chamber music, with a special leaning toward the most advanced contemporaneous school. At the last concert Mr. musician Society, brought position of his own, a romance for plang, violin and ’eello, which gave much sat mn. ‘a very interesting work—more elaborate than its titie would imply and excel- Jently constructed In every particular. At the revious concert, Mr, Ernest Lent, the 'cellist of ¢ society, and & musician of tarimore than the ordinary caliber, also produced an original work, 8 trio for the same Instruments, which met with ‘cordial reception from professionals and lay- men alike. It is a composition of superior merit, te second and last movements being especially striking. The society has another gifted and enthusiastic musician in Mr. Szem- elenyi, who has written a number of songs and piher ‘compositions which deserve a inuch larger audience and fuller appreciation than they have yet received, characterized as they are by a igh degree of true musical feeling, grace and fervor. Mr. Lent is this year the conductor of the Georgetown Amateur orches- tra, and its first concert of the season, last week, Tag au goguestionnble success rusicatty, a va Tied and exacting program being performed in manner that would have been ‘creditable to any professional organization in the country. Ing to the fiel . of vocalism, the Choral Union, under the d'rection of Professor Sher- man, as Just mn its third season under hopeful auspices, although several causes com- bined to handicap its efforts at the first concert @ fortnight or so ago. There are very few choruses in this country or for that. matter in any country, that can singas well as the Wash- ington Choral Union; and itis to be hoped that Mts conductor and members will persevere in the line they have so successfully cultivated for three years past.” seg TAMING THE BLACK VEIL. Romantic Career of a Baltimore Belle Who Gives Her Life to the Church. A telegram from Baltimore, January 23, says: There is @ most romantic history attached to the lady who, after many years’ reign as one of the social attractions and beauties of Balti- more, has withdrawn from the world and taken the final vows and black veil asa nun. Itis no uncommon thing for ladies of family and posi- tion in Baltimore toenter the cloister, quite as frequent as for Philadelphia belles to marry foreigners and go to live gay lives abroad, but there are few who turn their backs on so much, and with so many possibilities betore them give up all, as has this fair daughter of acity noted for beauty, who had for her portion all there is in the world that is supposed to give happl- ness—admiration, wealth, position and honor. Miss Emily MacTavish ‘belongs to a family in which beauty is hereditary. It is sel- dom, however, that a family history shows at once’the power and fatality or danger of beauty as it has in hers, On both sides her family connections are of the most distinguished character. She is, on her father’ side, the eg ge pes eer renege: of Carroliton, the signer of the Peclaration of Independence, and on her mother's side the grandd: thter of the once commander of the army of the United States, General Winfield Scott. There are who have not heard of her three beautitul aunts, known as the Amer- ican Graces, who were the Misses Caton, Charies Carroll's granddaughterg These ladies, after flourishing as belles in “Baltimore, went to England, where the Duke of Wellington pre- sented them to the court of the Prince Regent, upon whom their beauty made a great impres- sion. They all became peeresses. Mary, the oldest, married the Matquis of Wellesley. the elder brother ot the Duke of Wellington: Eliza- beth married Baron Stafford, and Louisa ie the Luchess of Leeds. Catonsville, located on the edge of Baltimor was named alter the family which owned mos of the place. Since then a very large portion of the property has passed into the hands of the Roman Catholic church, and in and around “atonsville, with their large woodland tracts and picturesque surroundings, are to be seen some of the most interesting convents, monas- teries and schools in this country. Mount de Sales is a beautiful spot, where the nuns, some ofthem formerly titled fadies from Italy, France and Spain, teach in the most accomplished manner young ladies from the most prominent famillesof thesouth. At Mouut de Sales, which is one 4 the largest convent schools in the United States, there are nearly as many la- dies from Protestant as trom Catholic fam- ilies, Most of the leading Catholles of Mary- land send their daughters there or to Noire Dame, another convent, located north of the city. "The daughters of S.A. Abell, the pro- prietor of the Baltimore Sun, and of Gen. Ag- nus, the proprietor of the Baltimore American, both of them prominent Catholics, were edu- cated at Mount de Sales. The monastry of the Franciscan monks near Catonsville is the largest In this couutry, and attached to It 1s the industrial school for boys, where most of the boys committed by magistrates in Balti- more for trifling offenses are sent. It is an interesting tact that not only at Catonsville,but ailaround the city of Baltimore on. its three land sides, there is an almost continuous chain of convents, monasteries and places of religious retreat and instruction, which remain even at this day as a memorial of the Catholic founders of the state. The MacTavish rumily, whose possessions come trom the Carroils, the Calverts and the Catons, has given nearly, if not all its property to the church. So much good has n_ done b; the House of the Good Why peed in Philadel- phia, to which the lute Mr. Drexel left a lanze sum, and a branch of which has just been estab lished in Norristown by Archbishop Ryan, that it is interesting to know that the first. House of the Good Shepherd in the United States was established in Baltimore by Mrs. Emily Mac- Tavish, the mother of the young iady who, after the usual probationary period, has taken the black vell, Mrs. Maclavish, who died about twelve years ago, was a granddaughter ot Lady Georgisnna, the Duchess of Leeds. It was she who gave the house and grounds to the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. Theold mansion is now a part of the modern institution, and its broad front, wide porch and angled wings look out upon the garden, planted in the last century by the dead and gone beauties of the MacTavish family. Hanging on the walls of the reception room is a life-size picture of a lovely woman in the bloom of yuut Her abundant black hair is combed and puffed at the sides, in the style of forty years azo. Her dress iscut low, and the splendid neck and arms are in full view. ‘The picture is that of Margaret MacTavish, who be- came the famous Mrs. Howard, confidant and intimate friend of Napoleon IIL, the only wo- man of whom the Empress Eugene was ever Jealous, Margaret MacTavish went with some ofher family to England about the year 1850, and married aCaptain Howard, an officerin the British army, and a connection of the Catholic branch of that noble family, the Howards of Nortolk. She was in Paris at the time of the coup d'état, and attracted the attention of Nu- poleon. It is not known where or how she died, except that some mysterious terrible fate over: took her, and the picture upon the wall is the only relic of her splendid and guilty life. Asa measure of explation Mrs. MacTavish has given the old home and all her property to the church to establish a sisterhood and homes for erring and depraved women, aud out of the mother house here has grown the one in Phila- delphia. fow another, and it is believed the last of the family, has given her life to the cqureh and hid- den her beauty behind the Visitation closister walls, Her wealth and high social position placed her in the front rank of Baltimore society. Stately in her bearing as Tennyson’s ‘Maud and calm in her manner as her grand- ‘aunt, the Duchess of Leeds, whom she resem- bles,’ Miss Maciavish was’ possessed of that conscious repose and high-born grace seen so often in Vaudyck’s portraits, representing as they do the transmitted beauty and refinement ofadozen generations, Those who witnessed the ceremony of her first entrance into the nunnery will never forget its solemnity, When she came to the altar clad in white satin, like a bride, there Were many regrets for the loss to society of such beauty and talents that were to be offered in vicarious atonement for the sins of an ancestor, Henceforth the life of this great belle and beauty, now one of the Sisters of ‘the Guod Shepherd, will be spent among sinning and tallen women, trying to reclaim them to society and to the church. out a com) In Silence. No heart will break In silence’ lest our dear ones share Tes angus, with wy vain Tocomortus, is blessed palm. en around the Alpine rose; ‘But fs aweet bloou Girl of the Period (aged 8): Come up closer, Sammy, don't be walking off there by the eurb- stone. “ .” said alittle Fifth ward boy, lugu- briously, the other day as he laid down vol- ume of sketches of the “I don’t believe I'll ever bea President. Taint the I t eefeteae MESSE wy “No, Lain’; I_waan’t born in a log eabin, Taint drove a team on the shalvor nid to epacdenny gamer | Sey Issacs volved Crawford Di- ‘veorce Trial—its Bide. London Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press More depends upon the issue of Crawford va, | Opening Day Dilke than ts generally supposed. Should Sir Charles fail to vindicate his character by nega- tiving satisfactorily the aspersions of an hys- | OP Day terical woman his retirement from the political | Opening Day arena must naturally be the consequence. Since his marriage the salon of Lady Dilke has revived the memories of the days when titled | rnin Day ladies were even more active politicians than their husbands, In Lady Dilke's drawing: rooms in the somewhat dings-looking man-@ ‘nis Pay sion in Sloane street, Chelsea, may be seen gatl particularly on Sundays, the men Of light ‘aud leading in the liberal’ and radical camps. As Mrs, Mark Pattison, te qines and beautiful hostess, occupied a sabor- linate Position, but her courage in raising Sir ‘Charles from the dust in which, without duc Teason, he had abased himself, has reflected favorably upon herself, In a word, she. h leaped into notoriety. From the breath of sean dal she bas diligentiy protected her husband from the moment she telegraphed from Nice authorizing the publication of their engage- ment, and she consented to the marriage taking Place just before the general election, by which ‘she obtained the right to assist him, as the first Lady Dilke had done, personally ‘in his can- vass. No doubt she saved his seat, Since then she has found the columns of re- | Niews open to her, and she has aspired to the character of a wonian who can talke Ia this ambition the newspapers are helping her. Sir Charles himselt takes pride in having cast olf his former labored style of public speaking in favor of the debating method; that is to say, he now speaks, except on set occasions,extem pore, instead of reciting carefully prepared harran: gues. It is the latter system, however, that he Fecommends to his wife. "Her hes are thoughtfully composed, written and then com- mitted to memory. It does not matter much whether the lady” adheres to her brief, for the manuscript is handed to the reporters ‘and the public ts duly furnished with the neatly turned periods Lady Dilke meant to deliver, if she did hot actually utter them. Sir Charles has already found it convenient to use her as his mouthpiece for a declaration of his religious belief, the necessity of which the turn of elec- tion events mage apparent, and he ts so shrewd £5.10 Keep silent himselt on an occasion when his wife is talking, for he knows very well that ewspapers concern themselves with consider- ation of space alone. The attitude of Sir Charis and Lady Dilke do not mean lightly to give Indicates that the up the struggle. Tne right honorable baronet is aclearsheaded man, Iie has the reputation, shared by the Prince of Wales, of never forget. ting a name he has once heard or the face of any individual towhom he has been introduced, He moves amongst his constituents, and, as an example of the attention be considers their due, I may quote the following: During the recess, since the elections, Journalists have been vers active in interviewing the leaders of both par- tes with respect to the Irish question. “When they have been inaccessible to callers these politicians have been bombarded with cir culars, Sir Charles has been proof against both attacks, and he will not be drawn into a declaration of his policy, Even in his public speeches he has lightly skipped over the Irish problem. “Tue — reavon for all this his desire’ not to offend the Parneliites, tor he knows that were they 1 possession of his views they would at once be alienated. In proof of this assertion an Instance of his courtesy to his constituents may be cited: A day or twoago he was present at a strletly private ward meeting composed of hardly fifty nobodies. To them he expressed a full exposition of his - opinions on the Iris difficulty, speaking with a freedom and_ direct ness of speach which is quite unusual to him, Expring a solitary: reporter taking notes, ue asked him to desist, saying that if his senti- ments were to be printed he would not reveal them. In honor bound the reporter laid down his pencil, and has ever since been bitterly re- Pentant, for Sir Charles gave a magaificent In brief, he declared himself utterly op) to home’ rule, and expressed a belief would be better to have next door neighbor tha: at it a foreign country as a an Ireland under such government, “He indicated the scope of a con- cillatory measure for elective boards which he had submitted when in office to his colleagues, but which they declined to appsove, and irom other hints it was clear to his auditory that in this and other maiters Sir Charles is at direct variance with liberal leaders. In fact, if he outlives the obloguy which an adverse verdict in ‘the coming cause celebre will bring, Sir Charles wil Presently disassociate himself m the heads of his party. Gladstone gone, the leadership will be secured either by Hare tington, Chamberlain or Dilke. Hartington, so the last-named considers, is not sufficiently en- ergetic, Chamberlain is rather too advanced, and there oniy remains Dilke himself to lead epee hosts. a aspiration, and in pur] Lady ¢ is rendering good ser- vice. There isa vein of sentiment in ‘Unis cam- paisa, for are not the lady and genteman first lovers united? So, at any rate, it is said, and better late than never. By the wa: itis not geuerally known. that SirCharles Iéa mucky traveled man. He has been twice round the world, and has visited Russia five times, ————+e-. A Bride Worth $2,000,000. MISS MORRISON, THE ST, LOUIS HEIRESS, TO WED THE YOUNG SON OF HER INTIMATE FRIEND. ‘Condensed from the St. Louls Republican. It will cause many people to open their eyes with wonder when they learn that Miss Bere- nice Morrison is tobe married to J. P. Fuller. ‘Miss Morrison is the only child of the late Wii- liam Morrison, a well and widely known com- mission merchant, and his wife, Miss Kate Sweeney, of Glasgow, Mo. The marriage of Mr, Morrison and Miss Sweeney, which took place about 1844 or 1545, was a leading soci- ety event in the little town of Glasgow, the bridegroom being known as one of the most prosperous aud prominent merchants of St. uis and the tide an admired and popular member of a well known tamily. The young heiress was born ina Louse on Locust ‘street, which was ut that period a very fasuionavie residence quarter, and was hardly more than an iniant when'death deprived her of ber mother's tender care, but when the little Miss Berenice wus about tive years old Mr. Morrison married a second wife, Miss Bissell, daughter of old Gen, Bissell, There were no chiidren born of this marriage, and the death, first of her step- mother and then of her lather, left Miss Bere= nice Morrison sole heir to the large fortune of William Morrison, her property amounting in value lo more than $2,000,000, ‘The bridegroom-eiect is’ young J. P. Fuller. Mrs. Fuller, his mother, was a protege of the late William Morrison. and people viten mis- took Mrs, Fuller and Miss Berenice for sisters, Mrs. Fuller was leit @ penuiless widow, and So. Miss Morrison, who is as generous as she Is rich, took Mrs. Fuller as her companion, there being but a trifling diference of age and’ great congeniality of interests, This pieusant, and for Mrs, Fuller, profitable relation ‘has Tasted for a number Of years, and when Miss Mocri- son decided to make a tour of Europe some eighteen years ago, Mrs. Fuller was her cum- pagnon du voyage ail through the term of five years over Which the sojourn extended, though Where the lite J.P. Fuller spent those years is not Known to the scrite—perhaps with his mamuina and wile-to-be in foreign travel. Young Mr. Fuller, his mother and his bride have gone with Gen. John .B Henderson and Mrs. Henderson to southern Calitornia to spend the winter. Later they wiil take a trip to Honolulu and the murriage will take place in june. ————+e-_____ Saturday Smiles. Mrs. Ryah, who took over the four little hy- drophobic boys for Pasteur’s treatmentin Paris, brought back five, which speaks volumes for the treatment.—Pitisburg Commercial Gazette. Mother—“You haven't eg the child any other—“Then he's verance.”—Eicchange, : cae People who “went south for the winter” this year have tound it.—Zuriington Free Press. The name of the new Swedish minister to the United States Is Kjolt. He isn’t as skittish as a oul jolt, but is said to have a powertul ht ny tikes WanguageIndlanapolas Jour. ‘A Washington dent says that but one man on the shipbuilding commitioe of the House ever saw aship. They are all, probably, very familiar with schooners, however.—Hoch- ester Post Express. A man came into a cigar store, bought a cigar, and ubrew a bad five-cent piece on the counter. He was hurried! ‘departing when the dealer called after him, “Hold'ou, held on, it's bad!” “Never mind,’ jwered the pur- chaser as he quickly out, “I'll smoke it anyhow.”—New Adver 1 think, tiser, tem} building: sarah, Cehail have siaincd ghee winds fork. several parts of the house. hie: Qh, don’t let = obtne ter ‘good clean glass while we're about it. that, won't be 0 Opening Day SOUVENIRS Tomorrow Opening Day SOUVENIRS ‘Tomorrow SOUVENIRS Temorrow Opening Day SOUVENIRS ‘Temorrew SOUVENIRS ‘To-morrow SOUVENIRS ‘Tomorrow Opening Day SOUVENIRS To-morrow SOUVENIRS Tomorrow opening Day SOUVENTRS ‘Tomorrow SOUVENIRS To-morrow ‘pening Day SOUVENIRS Towworrow Spening Day SOUVENIRS ‘Tomorrow *pening Day SOUVENIRS ‘Tomorrow opening Day SOUVENIRS Tomorrow: Opening Day SOUVENIRS ‘Tomorrow CRITICISMS OF THE PRESS. THE STAR of January 27 “Gentlemen ws well as ladies will be pleased to. the substantial Souveuirs of the “Opening” are to Be ‘obtained fur all this week” = ‘THE POST of January 24th had, | “OPENING DAY" AT THE PALATS RovAL | Credit ts dne the Patats Koval for the wery beauthful Aispiay that th the “Opening promis: hat Wash tg in The diapiay | and the mane A. tallet are on ext bition im, “ty AL sich prices’ Chat Its doabtAul n New York's houses cau compete No soavenine Wil be given away. bot redactions are made in prices ‘hich will undoubtediy cause what aa.” always does at the Palais Royal, au linmense crowd THE REPUBLICAN of January 26th wrote: GETTING AT A TRADE SECRET. PENINO DAY" AY "Uh PALAIS ROYAL—AN INTER: VIRW WITH THE PROPRIETOR, maiSOTTy round much bad weather for the open @ Kerntican reporter last night te of the Palais Royale ~ | _2On the contrary,» good ove,” replied Mr. Lisner, The public hae bien Sfacated ape the tet that to souvenirs of “opening days: are to be outalned Omy | during the daye specified, and bad. weather belge to Keep away: ‘those who come omy to saumite, aaa te chasers they can shop without the discos Rerowded store ‘air. placques or cards are not given aa souve- "For. in So etna ber amare coe but can be bought during the ‘upening’ for much lea the resait at this ter and so with Handkerchieie, pure i uch ws these,” potnting vo a nirs, but ‘reductions are made be made plied: “Sure, i's the quant made in order to make a future gu “Will you be as busy to-uorrow “ More's," wan te fap Rory dy who bargain to-day til nforin ner crt of ted ade | the'result offucreased busuees Opening Day SOUVENTRS Tomorrow Opening Day SOUVENIRS Tomorrow | Opening Day NTRS Tomorrow Opening Day SOUVENIRS ‘Tomorrow | opening Day To-morrow | Opening Day SOUVENIRS ‘To-morrow | opening Day SOUVENIRS ‘Tomorrow | Opening Day SOUVENIRS ‘To-morrow Opening Day SOUVENIRS ‘Tomorrow | Opening Day SOUVENIRS Tomorrow | Openmg Day SOUVENIRS ‘Tomorrow | Opening Day SOUVENIRS Tomorrow | Opening Day SOUVENIRS Tomorrow ‘Opening Day SOUVENIKS ‘To-morrow ‘Opening Day SOUVENIRS ‘Tomorrow | Opening Day SOUVENIRS ‘To-morrow |PALaIs Royal, PALAIS ROYAL, PALAIS ROYAL, 3a27 1117.19 PENNSYLVANIA AVE Guonce Kezs, TALLOR, 414 OTH STREET NORTHWEST. | | Cer Prices. | | SECOND WEEK! STILL LOWER PRICES! | Finding the response to our last week's Cat Price fale So itberal, we have decided to have one more week. | of Cut Prices, and prowise greater reductions | NEW CUT PRICE List: 20¢, cut price. Duplex Ventilated Garters, Regular rice Ba Asef eat price, Ladies’ P. K.Collara Regular price | 10c, cai price. Plush and Gold Key Racks, Regular = cut price, Merino Skirts. Iegular price SB. price’ Kolled Guid Bracelets. tngular price | Selene 2c "cat price, Children Drawer Iegeings, all colors | ge tas iegular price $1.10, 28c, cut price, Farina Cologne, Regular price 65c. Regular price 1c, Se. Cut price. “Pure Linen Collars. | 406, cat price, Intants’ Worsted sacks. Regular price 6c. 0c. cut price, Farmers’ Satin Skirts, Regular price 1.40. 8c, | 20! “ | 2c: | 26c, | No. @ Velvet Ribbon, Satin Back, sll 1 Regular price 40c. ut price. Faucy Brocade Ribbon, Regular prise Rbutton Mousquetaire Kid Gloves, Regular price $1.08. 48c, cat price, Steel Larrings, largeassortment. Regu- lar price ut Dee, “Tampico Rast. Regular price $2.25, am n Note Paper aud Envei ‘Opes. “Regular price 20¢ er $2.19, cut pric shindes, 4 7De,cit price. Black Beaded routs, Regular price sai cut prin, Seanaing Cieaning Compound. 10c, cut price. ‘Linen Cuffs, Regular price 20, Ae! cut pice: Hue Crepe Lise Ntuchluge: args was sty. Mgutar price Soe. Lic. cut price. Manicure Sets, Itegular price 19, 1S) emn price. Lnlunts’ Worsted < ape Sivandown trimaning.ieggulut pee BS, The, iosu. ce. Pascinators, light colors, Regular price ‘TS, cut » Stk Mitts, 16-4 evening shades, Regular price Osc. — 1 ao. A gross Shoe Buttons. Regular price dc, “Cit price, Felt ‘Tidies, embroidered. Regular price Finest trimmed Hats and Bonnets, $6, cut price, Kegalar price $12 99e. eat price, \aiold Comb and Brash Set, Regu- price. Jew « " Seren Se oe $1.13, Sat price. Felt ‘Kasbroidered Vass ‘Covers, fete te price $1.50, ‘Foc, cut price. " Gents’ Opera Kid Gloves, Regular ise. 10ct cut Drice. Fancy Striped and Plaid Ribbons x yrice. Cloth Bustle Skirt. Regular price fat i i 2S