Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1886, Page 3

1886—DOUBLE SHEET. THE SPRING CANVAS GooDS—THE FASHIONS. BEADS FOR TRIMMINGS—COMBINATION SUITS— HATS IN VARIETY OF SHAPES— CANVAS Crora has fronts of woolen lace to correspond. Waite WooLex MATERIAL has stripes of colored plush. CAMBRIC “ALI-OVERS,” in all colors, have arrow embroidery to correspond. Fre SEERSUCKER, in pale blue, pink or ecru, is embroidered with edelweiss in white. Wuire Erasing has broad and narrow stipes of heraldic design for trimming. EVENING Dresses of cream Thibet canvas Ihave flounces embroidered in delicate colors. Lovisrxes, with tiny black and white cheeks, silver gray in effect, will be much worn. MIKADO PARASOLS have the points turned Bpward,and are made of striped or embroidered silk. COACHING PARASOLS are in Louis XV. style, baving walking stick handles of heavy natural ‘wood. THE Most Porvtax Goons for spring dresses are those having in them some suggestions of canvas. Yum-Yum Parasors have a silk foundation and are covered with colored silk, creped and loosely put on. LoviSINE AND GLACE SILKS, with three-toned effects, are made up alone, requiring from twenty to twenty-five yards. Sort BriGes have figured borders of contrast- ing or harmonizing tints. They are also plain ‘and with bourette stripes. KHYBER CLorH ROBES are shown in mode colors with frise and coupe velvet figures ap- plied with cord of lighter shade. ALBATROSS CLoTH has the border of medis- ¥al design in soft colors, It has also frise stripes with embroidery ot heavy silk. Wurre HaNDKERCHIEFS are bordered with hand-embroidered daisies in blue, white or red. Handkerchiefs for mourning have the daisies in black. PERSIAN SILK with overshot threads that give a crinkled effect are shown in all dark and evening colors, Some have stripes of different colors. TucKED CaNvas is shown in a variety ot colors. Three breadths of the tucked material, forty-five inches wide, and four yardsot the plain, are required for a costume. HORTENSE FABRICS OF SATIN SERGE have contrasting boucle stripes, with tiny loops of the finest, softest silk. Some of these costly fa- brics have plush instead of satin stripes. BLAck Kip Gioves are stitched and bordered With tan,and tan-colored gloves have the stiteh- ing and’ borders of black. Long silk gloves reach over the shoulder. LIGHT-WEIGHT SERGES are braided with Hercules braid; with each dress is a scart with the ground corresponding, having Roman siripes at the ends. Nuns’ VEILING is in great variety; it has crinkled stripes, or has a bourette or frise sur- face, the loops ‘being exceedingly fine. The Plain sorts are finer than those of jast season. TARTAN PLAID SURAH Is used for skirts, the bodice and draperies being plain surah corre- Sponding to one of the colors in the plaid. he plastron, collar, revers and eutfs are of the Pla: DraGoNaL Cawers’ Hark Roses are em- broidered in Mauresque designs with fine wiry worsted. Red has putty-colored embroid- ety,ecru has blue, and white is embroidered with white. Pays or Wuite Quint FEATHERS are mounted on amter handles. They have birds’ heads encircled with marabout feathers just above the point where the teathers are fastened in the handle. A PRINTED Corron CRArE in Japanese figures and designs is a novel Fans, vines, trelliswork summer-houses and other quaint patierns are shown in blue, black and brown on ecru, white and chamois grounds. BEADS ARE AMONG THE FAvorITE Tene MINGS this season. Jet seems to be preferred to all otuer sorts and fs shown in all sizes from the Liniest grains to balls of cut jet as large as crab- apples. Smoked pearl beads are novel and very elegant pattern wraps are shown with the sur face thickly wrough: with them. A MANTLE OF FIGURED SILK GRENADINE, beaded with gold and jet beads, has the long Pointed tabs of watered silk partly covered With Spanish lace. It is bordered with moss fringe overlaid with pendants of gold and Indian beads. The high collar Is covered with Spanish lace and is fastened with a clasp of Jet and gold. MIKADo SILK fs extraordinary-lool silk. It is in rich coloring and strong contrasts, and Is reported as finding favor with persons of correct taste for skirts with over-dressesof plain color. The design is Persian of large size and of light color upon a dark ground, over which crescents of large size and dark coior are thrown 4a profusion. A Great Drax oF RED 1s To BE Wors, not aly in dark cardinal and ruby, which are especial favorites, but also in Turkey red and medium shade of scarlet. Serge dresses of these colors will be seen With black straw or Jace hais trimmed with red and black ostrich plumes. These are quite striking, but are de- Signed more especially for coaching and like oceasions. Fox THz ComING SEASON many dresses will be made with the entire waist of one sort of goods and the eutire skirt of another. Cash- mere skirts wik be worn with velvet waists, Silk waists and those made of thin materials of ali sorts. There are also rich Persian silks that Will be madg into Waists of various shapes and worn with thin white or light-colored skirts of g India A Noventy rx Warsts is a jersey and silk eombination, The jersey cloth fs used for yoke and siceves, while a tight fitting body of the sulk composes the remainder of the waist. It may be made together or separately in guimpe fashion. There may bea round waist or a pointed front and postilion back, according to fancy. Black silk dresses with cardinal silk jersey’ cloth yokes will be especially stylish for young persons. Tiexr 1s a Rumor IN Paris that the fringe on the forehead is to be brushed back and that the coiffure a la chinoise is to be adopted. Whether the faces that have been softened by the light locks touching the forehead will be Willing to abandon the old style is yet 10 be ween. “In the preseut wide range allowed by Dame Fashion it is quite possible that her Yotaries will choose the manner of hair dress- ing which best suits the particular style of eae! A Dress oF Ecru EraMIne has the skirt covered with brown woolen lace. The {ull apron drapery in front is plaited nigh on the left side. The baek drapery opens in the middie over the brown lace skirt, and has revers of brown velvet. The bodice !s made with an Eton jacket, which opens over a Breton vest of brown lace, has a high col'arot the lace and # rovers of the velvet, with three large buttons ou either side. Hoxrrox EMBROIDERY 4s the latest novelty for making up with satin or silk dresses. It is colored net of the finest quality, with applique figures of delicate butiste, filled in with lace stitches and outlined with ‘silk of contrasting color It is wide enough to cover the entire front of the dress, and narrower widths are used. for Wimming. Crea:n net has black batiste cares tilled in aud_outlined with red silk: green net has ceru figures with brown het hus biue figures and blue outuning: ecru net has figures of the same tint filled in with old im lace stitch, the outline being of dark own sik. The net must correspond with the color of the silk or satin over whieh itis made, THE CosBINATION Of light-weight woolen fabries with plush or velvet is specially tavored for costumes for early spring. The drapery is arranged en tablier in front and {s caught high ng the plush or velvet the drapery is long and arranged in wattau or In waterfail platts ‘The bodice nas a plastron, bigh collar and culls ot the plush or velvet.” If the overdress is @ polouaise the plastron and other trimmings re of the piush/or velvet. ‘The woolen mate fial corresponds in color to the piush or. velvet or is of & lighter shade. ‘The mantle worn With a costume of this cort is also. combina- tion of the two materials. = Hiavs ARE IN GREAT VARIETY OF SHAPES ‘The highcrowned hat, with Brim nasrow on one side and wider on the other, and still wider back and front, is among the most ular styles. Another, one of the most stylish of the Bew shapes, bas a high crown and a very broad rolling brim in front, eut through, turned buck against the crown and finished at the edges with a couple of braids of straw in some contrasting color. There is little or no brim at the back. Others have brims that are set very far up from the edge where the brim is usually supposed to be, giving tite hats the effect of pre. Hing eaves “ail around. ‘There are hate of isis braid that closely resemble in shape a. —- ‘ssilk hat, except that the crown is jut little more than halt the Leight. ‘These are very plain!y trimmed. — A Great Man. From the Lynn Saturtay Union, He had stadied with devotion oid Demosthenes Phociua, aid be-bad'a loty noon he could “as well as they” And be thought that he Could sully ait the fame of ‘Roman Tully, leave in cold oblivion's gully Hates Enoate and ttenry Clay. And he said that Alexander was an antiquated ‘could fight der, ond in modest, serious candor he as well as be: And he'd raise his Ebenezer and say Hannibal and Cuser uever could enthuse or please a fellow Hie cont a ese to see eS eae could give a regalar sermon on Gen ‘Sherman, aud could lecture like 9 German on es of Gen, Grant; mistak And he'd spout, the chronic gusher, and inflict a regu- Jac crusher om Napoleon in Kussia, or the war in the Levant; THE LIBRARY BUILDING. NEW SEERSUCKERS—| The Commodious Structure to be Erected East of the Capitol. ‘THE RESULT OF MANY YEARS OF DELIBERA- TION—A SKETCH OF THE PLAN OF THE BUILDING—SHELVES FOR THREE MILLION BOOKS — HISTORY OF THE LONG-DELAYED LEGISLATION, At last, after years of patience and neglect, the new library bill is virtually alaw. For thirteen years nas Congress been urged by Librarian Spofford and the library committee to provide suitable accommodations for the rapidly growing Congressional library. The different committees, commissions, experts and architects that have inquired into the subject have all pointed one way, yet Congress, or to be more exact, the House of Representatives, has until now, obstinately refused to do what everybody, save its own sage members, coin- cided in recommending as necessary. During all these years Librarian Spofford has advised legislation of intelligent character, diligently calling the attention of Congress to the totally inadequate accommodations of the library and. the increasing demand for a separate and spacious building for the vast and valuable col- lection over which he presides. But, now in the hour of triumph, when an enterprise in which the people of all sections of the country have manifested the warmest interest has received the solemn. sanc- tion of law it is but just to state that a large dey of credit belongs to Senator Voor- hees, of Indiana. Since h ae into the Sen- ate he has been a devoted, untiring friend of the library. He took up the contest where others had left it, and pushed on, never dis- heartened by opposition nor dismayed by de- feat, until success crowned his efforts. Senator Morrill, of Vermont, was a pioneer in the move- ment, and has rendered valuable assistance. Representative Singleton, of Mississippi, chair- man of the House Library committee, has, in truth, chiefly devoted nis last several years in Congress to untiring and disinterested labors in behalf of the library. The gratifying result of the passage of the bill by more than a two- thirds majority was due more to his zeal and intelligent efforts than to anything else. THE HISTORY OF THE LEGISLATION and attempted legislation in behalf of the library is an interesting chapter, and as Sen- ator Voorhees remarked in one of his speeches on the subject, throws a strong light upon the une aa THE OONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY BUILDI Na. by 60 feet each and from 20 to 25 feet high for maps, newspapers, copyright records, works of art. catalogue room and packing room, and that the building should have a capacity of not less than two million of books. ‘These specifica- tions were adhered to and area part of the plan incorporated inthe act. In order to procure the competition of architects of sicill and stand- ing the commission offered a prize ot $1,500 for the best design. Twenty-eight different plans were submitted to the commission, several of them being from architects of prominence in Earope. After patient and careful examina tion and athorough comparison of all the plans, a design submitted by Mr. J. L. Smithmeyer, of Washington, was unanimously adopted, an he was awarded the prize. So desirous had the Proposed plan and location, as well as upon the dilatory and indifferent manner tn which Con- gress has treated a great question of immediate and pressing necessity. The wants of the commission been to obtain the best that nearly two years were consumed in the matter of a plan. In February, 1875, Senator Hows, from the 1ibrary commitice, reported a bill or the erection ofa library building upon the adopted ¢-----—---——-=------ —- 48910 —-- -——--—-----— 4 = — —3509'0' PLAN OF FIRST STORY. library and its wretched condition for lack of room, increasing from year to year, and con- | stantly urged upon the attention of Congress | by the librarian, became at last so conspicuous that In March, 1873, now more than thirteen years ago, the first step was taken looking, in a slow and cautious way, to a remedy for the crying complaints of the books. At that time the following law was enacted: “For a plan of a | Bew building for a library of Congress, $5,000, j and the selection of a plan, together with the location and supervision of such building, “shall in| charge of a commission, to consist of the chairman of the joint committee on the library, the chair- man of the committee on public buildings and grounds of the Senate, and the librarian of Con- gress.” Under this act the commission was composed of Senator Howe, of Wisconsin (since deceased); Senator Morrill, of Vermont, and Librarian A. R. Spofford. They addressed themselves to the work in hand with circum- spection and care, but with diligence. They advertised for a plan of architecture to accom- modate the library and meet its future growth, and invited unrestricted competition among the architects of this country and of Europe. For the guidance of those wishing to submit designs the commission issued specifications requiring that THE GENERAL PLAN of the proposed building should embrace a cir- cuiar reading room in the centerof the struc- ture, of 100 feet in diameter, with alcoves radiating from the circumference of the inner circle concentrically outside; that all parts of the building were to be of fire-proof materials; that besides the interior circular reading room there should be eight rooms not less than 40 lan in Judiciary square, but as Senator Voor- ees remarked, “It perished by the wayside THE PROPOSED BOTANICAL GARDEN SITE. In June, 1876,the library committee reported ‘a bill for the erection of a suitable structure in the low grounds west of the Capitol, occupied by the Botanical gardens. A call was made upon the chief of engineers of the army to ex- amine the nature and quality of the grounds and report his conclusions to Congress. He re- plied officially that such an edifice could not with safety be erected there, as the grounds Were mainly composed of rotten soft soil and were full of treacherous bogs. The bill was permitted to die without further consideration. The next movement in connection with the subject was the introduction of a bill in Feb- ruary, 1877, by Senator Morrill, of Vermont, authorizing’ the Secretary of the Interior td urchase the squares iminediately east of the “apitol grounds (thé site prescribed in the act) as a location for a suitable building. From the Outset Mr. Morrill has never wavered in the opinion that that site is, in all respects, superior toany thatcould be obtained. Nothing was done with the bill, and in January, 1878, Sena- tor Dawes, of Massachusetts, re-introduced it, Or one of’ substantially the’ same provisions. ‘The latter bill met the fate of its predecessors. Members of both houses of Congress frankly admitted the deplorable condition of the library and the pressing need of some relief for it, but they continued to give the preterence to questions of less importance and to neglect the one of paramount interest. Senator Howe, who had, as chairman of the library committee, taken a deep interest in the subject apparently despaired, after seeing sev- eral bills to that eifect killed by cold neglect, of rocuring a separate building, for In February, 178, he Introduced a bill for the appointment of a commission to consider and report upon the necessary measures for the enlargement, ot the present quarters of the library so 4s to meet Ne existing and future wants, “This bill was passed, and the commission was appointed, consisting of the chairmen of the Senate and House committees on the library, chairmen of the two committees on pabllc ‘buildings and grounds, and the librarian of Congress. A thorough investigation was at once begun, architects of national fame were consulted: The commission, sharing Senator Howe's de- spondency as to’ getting a separate building, were sincerely desirous of affording the library early relief, and felt that this would be more speedily accomplished by ENLARGING THE CAPITOL, but after patient and diligent investigation they reported that notwithstanding their earnest desire to keep the library within the Capitol building and in the face of several plans which had been submitted to them for accomplishing this object, the commission had concluded that nosuch plan was practicable and that the library, if enlarged, could not be made a partof the Capitol without serious detriment to its architectural effect and other grave disadvantages. The commission then Summed up its conclusions by recommending a Soparato edifice, nator Howe submitted a proposition to ap- propriate $150,000 to lay the foundation of a nilding in Judiclary square, but it was not voted upon. Senator Voorhees, upon taking his seat, was made a member of the library committee, and he at once became the champion of a new building. His public service in Washington had rendered him familiar with the library, 1ts Value and its needs. In the long session of ‘the Forty-sixth Congress he made strenuous and persistent efforts to secure favorable action upon the library bill, but the best he could do was to procure the passage of an act, approved June 8th, 1880, which created a Joint select committee, consisting of threo Senators and three Representatives with power to employ three persons of suitable skill and attainments to carefully examine and consider what prac- ticable and beneticial changes could be made in and out of the Capitol building for the bet- ter accommodation of the houses ot Congress ana the congressional library; also, authorizing the Joint committee to examine the question of a site outside the Capitol for the library and re- port what location would be most suitable, ete., and appropriating $5,000 for the use of this committee, ‘THE JOINT COMMITTEE, The real object of Senator Voorhees was to advance the library project, and the committee devoted itself to that, though ina report sub- mitted some Tecommendations were made as tothe ventilation of the Senate chamber and hall ofthe House. Senator Voorhees was made chairman of tne joint committee, and asa re- cognition of his earnest and valuable services in behalf of the Mbrary, he has amid all the changes the Senate has undergone, been kept at that post. The act authorized the commit- tee to receive plans, designs and estimates from the three persons it was empowered to employ, and to report such plans, etc., back to Congress. The joint committee was composed of Senators Voorhees (chairman), Kernan and Morrill, (the Senate was then democratic), and Representa- tives Geddes, Cook and Claflin. After consulta- tion the committee unanimously selected Mr. Edward Clark, architect of the Capitol; Alex- ander R, Esty, ot Boston, and John L. Smith- meyer, of Washington, as the three persons of skill and attainments. A letter of instructions was issued directing these experts to examine into the matter of library accommodations within and without the Capitol and to submit their conclusions, together with plans, esti- mates, ete. ‘Tho’ committee interpreted the primary put of the act to be to provide for the wants of the library. During the recess of Congress the experts made their examinations, and in December, at the next session, the re- port was submitted. This report declared it in- expedient, if not impracticable, to extend the Capitol building, so as to provide additional space for the rapid growth of the library with- out seriously interfering with the architectural roportions thereof and also its conveniences for meerye purposes. Therefore they recom- mended the erection of a separate edifice for the library. MR, MORRILL’S PLAN. The joint committee adopted the opinion of the experts in good faith, and at once began to consider the question of a separate building, the site, ete. After listening patiently to all that could be said, and reading all that could be written on the subject of a site, a majority of the committee decided in tavor of Judiciary square. Mr. Morrill favored the squares just east of the Capitol. The two reports were sub- mitted to the Senate and argued, and though five out of the six members of the committee recommended Judiciary square they were over- ruled, and Mr. Morrill’s report adopted by the Senate. Then the bill reported by the commit- tee, amended by inserting the Capitol Hill site instead of Judiclary square, was passed. That bill, in all essential pexHouters was the same that has just passed both houses of Congress. It passed the Senate in February, 1831, near the close of Congress, and failed to receive con- sideration in the House. Upon the convening of the 47th Congress the Joint committee, with several changes in the personnel, owing to the expiration of the terms’ of for- mer members, promptly resumed its labors, ‘The Capitol Hill site was unan- imously adopted, and the Dill, as it had sed the last Senate, favorably reported. nator Voorhees delivered a speech in its be: half and submitted a report detailing the rapid Fee of the library and describing the con- ition of its contents, He showed that the col- lection had been more than quadrupled in 16 years, and predicted that in less than a quarter of a century the collection would reach 1,000,- 900 yolumes. ‘The bill was again passed and failed in the House, and in the last Congress it once more received the sanction of the Senate, only to meet death upon a crowded calendar in the House. At one time in the Senate seven votes were recorded against the bill, the most formidable opposition it ever met in that body. THE FINAL EFFORT IN THE HOUSE. In this Congress it was decided to make the effort first in the House. It was observed that sentiment in favor of the bill had been steadily growing. Meantime, several years ago the House, instead of appointing fhree members to serve upon the joint committee on library ac- commodations devolved the duties imposed by the act creating the joint committee, upon the regular library committee. Representative Singleton, of Mississippi, became chairman of the library committee, and he took hold of the Eo peo anew building with zealous inter- est. le said to friendsin Mississippi after the close of the last Congress that his only remain- ing ambition was to pass the library bill, and he decided to accept another term in Congress in order to, if possible, gratify that ambition. ‘He prepared and submitted an elaborate report in favor of the bill, which has been printed in TuESTAR. He appealed to his friends in the House to aid him, and, to the joyous surprise of the friends of the measure, put it through the House under a suspension of the rules, with eleven votes to spare. It was then only a question of time until the bill should become a law, as the Senate had so overwhelmingly approved it, there was no doubt as to its fate there, and the President having commended it in ‘his message, his ap- proval was a foregone conclusion, A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED MEASURE, Senator Voorhees says he has never known any public measure so thoroughly and care- fully weighed and considered in every detail. The plan agreed upon has been twice unani- mously adopted by different tribunals. Und the Howe act Mr. Smithmeyer’s plan bore off the palm from all competitors and later, under the Voorhees act, when the whole subject twas reopened and it came before an entirely differ- ent set of men they, with one voice, adopted it over its competitors. It is estimated that the library building will cost about four million dollars, and careful esti- mates have shown that it would cost at least four and a halt million to enlarge the Capitol building for litrary purposes, so that by the act Just passed not only will a more commodious ‘and convenient library be obtained, but it will cost less money 1tosay nothing of the Injury that enlargement would inflict upon the archi- tectural oppparance: of the Capitol. The inter- est felt in this public enterprise throughout the country has been manifested by congratulatory telegrams to Senator Voorhees from different sections. THE PROPOSED NEW BUILDING. The plan adopted, the details of which are represented in the cuts accompanying this arti- cle, proposes a building of ample dimensions, to hold ultimately three million books, measur- ing 450 feet by 300, and covering about 2.9 acres of ground. the Italian renaissance ‘The style of architecture is of order, caretully and economically adapted inall its parts to the purposes of a government library, and with in- terior arrangements approved by the librarian, The building is designed to be of stone in the exterior and of iron and concrete in the inte- parts. It is a ornate edi- it is Intended rior, entirely fire-proof i pleasing and it is held sufficient! fice, without extravagance, and to be entirely in harmony with the C: This is to be erected in the three sq between B street north and East Capitol street and 1st and 2d streets east, or else in the corres- ponding squares between’ B street south and in all its pitol t Capitol street and ist and 2d streets east. ‘These three squares on elther sideembrace about are feet, to which is to be added square feet now occupied by the intersecting streets running through it, and for which, of course, the government would have 226,137 abont 270, DOOODODA HOLH0000 OODUDOI suUUUURONEL aT PLAN OF SECOND STORY ying came to the Library of Congress without @ dollar of expense, under the copyright law, and have been, trom necessity, plled in heaps, with the copyright stamps and numbers upon them, awaiting some provision by Congress for their’ proper arrangement. This will be fur- nished in the new library building by th vision of an art gallery 300 feet long by 3 in width, where this great series of design: gravines, etc., can, for the first time, be made available for’ the ‘entertainment and instrac- thon of visitors. It is intended to devote other spacious rooms in the new stracture to the exhibition of specimens of ea: and to toniana, or to athe books, p ustratio ton, in whieh t ary is y books present. ation three or four years sinc ters, instead packed away as at present in one of the and unventilated erypts beneath th THE PRESENT CKOWDED QUARTERS, The inadequacy of Uh ommodat | | provided for th shown repeatedly in reports made by the lib rian, While the present collection consid bly exeseds 5! ,000 volumes, there is shelf 300,00 volumes in all. T ank, so that thelr tit 2 instead | ibited, i alo every | heaped high with books, pamphlets, musical compositions and newspapers, from the ground floors ot the Capitol to tive attic. Beside ind. unventilated rooms il at length all fa wusted. “A Lai in the | Awith | | | pa ection, too, is in daily peril fre rooms in which ft is stored are construction. The bill just pass plates. th of a separ: building the ground lying name east from the Capit . buitdl to report made by “planned through- LUTposes of a IDFArY, possesses Son; e advantages over any other pro- arged library accommo- ations. Calculated in all its parts foc the proper shel and service of books, and Wirements of the extensive and Fapidl growing copyright business of the United | States, such a separate T z would embody | superior accessibility, and practical | nience. ‘The present library has no | room worthy of the name; the library building proposed in the bill would have @ Teading-room as large as the rotunda of the Capitol, from which the alcoves of | books Would radiate in all directions, thus | reducing the waste of time and space in the librat vice to a minimum, By the use of numerou s or elevators the different stories of the library edifice would be brought into 0009 OUONAAE: three squares on the norti street. It is at once tunda exterior structure. The ci may be finished in succe for the increase of boo! the building for oecupan the ultimate gross cost of than $14,000 a year. vation makes the site claimed that the pro} The area covered by library of France, at Pari: Capitol building, '3% acre: National library, acres. AN ART GALLERY, In the plans ample provision has been made, not only for books, pamphlets and news) but for works of art as well. ve accumulated in the last fifteen years’ operation of the copyright law several hundred thousand illustrations of the graphic arts, including line and mezzotint engravings, photo-gravures, nothing to pay. The limitation in the bill of } close and quick eonne $550,000 for the purchase of property was fixed } lights and sp on the basis of the values of property in the | the fact. t th side of East Capitol not designed to fit up the whole interior ith iron shelving, but to introduce it gradually, finishing off the central portions, ro- nd connecting rooms, and the entire bief element of cost is in tae iron alcoves of the interior, and these ive years, as wanted Feful estimates of cost contemplate an expenditure of only $500,- 000 the first year, about $1,000,000 the second and $800,000 tle third, hich will complete in all its parts, suffi- cient for shelving one miilion books, and’ leav- ing space for the gradual introduction of addi- tional iron alcoves in the coming fifty years, which, it is estimated, will not_ exceed $700,000, or an average of less ‘The site provided for in the bill is perfectly level, requiring no expenditure for grading, or extra cost in preparing foundations. Its eleva- rectly dry. It is building is none too large for the destined wants of the collection. the building of the British museum is 5 acres; area of the National 4% acres; area of the rea of the proposed rs, There have been Uthographs, chromos, photographs and draw- ings, Which would form, when properly arranged in series and groups, a very instruct- ive exhibition of the of design in the nite Progress of the arts tat These library woul r dows, there woutd | brary building in th | wear | wide, at proved interior ventilation ‘sy temperature could be secure upper and lower stories alike, while long experience demonstrated that neither proper light wholesome venti Capitol building.” THE BOOK CAPACITY OF THE BUILDIN The book capacity of the new planned, Is estimated at 3,554,760 book elusive of the halls to be provided in ment for newspaper files, music in sh tion are attainable in the bound pamphiets, and of the pavil- ions, the Washingtoniana and the exhibit halls for the graphic and fine arts in the second stor; the locations of which are shown in the accom: panying diagrams. The first story will be two tiers high, and have @ capacity for 1,168,360 books, as follow! 4 repositories “marked in the diagram. A.A’A.”A."’—with alcoves; 184,320 books. 2 re- positories marked B.B.’—with al oks. 4 repositories marked Ca alco "G.""—elose 2 repositories marked 180 books, 2 reposi- close alcoves; 138,240 €8; 430,080 books, ».’—close alcoves; 277, 8 marked E.E. books. 100 books, as fol- /—with three 2 repositories y stack: books. 4 "reposit close ‘alcoves: 483,840 books, 2 repositories marked D.D’.—with close _aicc 311,040 books. 2 repositories marked E.E’.—with close alcoves; 155,520 books. In addition, the read- ing rootn, with alcoves, will provide for 260,000, books, ‘The last report of Librarian Spofford shows that on the first of last January there were BD, 4 books and 191,000 pamiphicts in SMOOTHING THE WATERS. Skippers Who Saved Their Vessels by Pouring Oil on the Waves. The reports received at the hydrographic Office from mariners of their success in using oil upon troubled seas are on the increase and show that the practice is meeting with general favor. Capt. Lewis, of the brig Maria W. Norwood, reports that on February 4, in latitude 37° 30° | N., longitude 73° 20’ W.,he encountered a | heavy gaie and hadto heave-to. Three bags | filled with pine oli were hung over at the bow, | waist and stern, and not a drop of water came | on board afterwards for three days. The oil | spread well to windward. as the vessel drifted, ‘The captain and mate declare that they will buy oil for this purpose out of their own pockets rather than go to sea without it. Capt. Tregarthen, British S. S. Marmanhense, Teports that on Match 2, off Hatteras, wheg' In a very strong northwest hurrican3, he oil with good results. After using the oil, he says, the vessel rode much more easily, could be kept head to the sea, and no water came on board, | the sea being without combers for thirty yards to windward of her. “I shall be ready,” he says, “to use oil, and feel no hesitancy in stating tvat with the proper use of oil I will be per- fectly willing toencounter the hardest gale that ever blew, and intend, on the first occasion Which offers itself, to stop the engines, place several oil bere to windward, and let the vessel drift as she will, feeling sure that the vessel will be as safe and comfortable as possible. 1 only regret not Lr hoy Lg the experiment before, as opportunities have offered themselves, and uder that ship-owners, in the face of somany successful experiments, fail tosupply their ships ‘appiianees for this purpose.’ 3, Ponca, who u: oll with effect in December, 1885, while on a voyage from New York to the Mediterranean, upon en- countering a gale, a strong gale, with very high seas. Bark James A. Borland reports that she met terrible weather on her brag from Brazil. Captain Davis says that the hurricane which Visited New York during the latter part of Feb- ruary strack bis vessel on the ith of that month, when she was in the middie of the gulf stream, off Cape Hatteras. It lasted for two days, and came again on March 2, and again on March 10, when the vessel was on the east- ern edge of the gulf stream; much of the time the decks were submerged ‘and the vessel had to be kept before the wind. It was to calm the violence of the sea in some bat and Captain Davis had resort to the use of linseed oil. “He placed large pieces of oakum, saturated ‘with oil, in eae tet the oll drip slowly into the sea, The et t was marvelous, the oil com- pletely breaking the edge and sharpness of the ves ‘The British schooner John Millard, Capt. J. E. — pen. in a ae. aa Oe. . ‘February 26, used the oil with, Capt. Brown says, wonderfal cifect. geben apa Saturday Smiles. Mother—Did you steal the cake, Johnnie? Jobante—No,ma'm. Did J, Maudie? Maudie (who got apiece of the cake)—No, ‘deed, inamimat” I saw bim didn’tt—Tid- The story is told of our great statesman, Eist via the ‘Sichighs Contest sedrot Be soe east via I otrat Falis View to look at Niagara, -Atter ex- ‘amining it eritically for a moment he turned to @ bystander and remarked; “Huge, ain't it? I spose it rans all night, too.”"—Chieago Rambler. “The spring is here,” he said as he took a seat beside her on the sola, “the spring is here, the birds are begining to sing, the grass rea) upon the lawn, the snow has gone the voice of the turtie dove is heard in the land ‘and—er—there won't be any more sleighing.” At the thought that there would not be more sleighing a joyous light appeared in as “Yes,” she |, a8 she the buttons on his coat, “the Soe! Snir ses int us a cream 2 T pga py season,’ MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. DOWNING IN CHICAGO—A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR OF “'OSLER JOE”—RICHARD MANS- FIELD'S NEW PLAY—JUDIC TO LEARN ENG- LISH—PINERO'S LATEST COMEDY—KATE CAS- TLETON’S DOG. —The Chicago critics warmly commend Robert L. Downing’s work in the title role of “Vautour, the Exile,” but they also generally agree that the play is unworthy of his efforts, as there is little hope of winiing the sympa- thies of an audience with such production, The Inter-Ocean said: “It is not coherent aud direct enough; itis too full of narrative, and above all the character of Vautour is not sym- patheticaily mingled with the warp and woof of the play, so to speak. By no sponett ity ot acting can this play in its present form be made popular or artistically successful.” — Mr. Samuel W. Keene, who has been singing leading roles in the Miner “Mikado” company and Pyke’s “Beggar Student” company, has re- turned to the city. Mr. Keene made a decided hit in the west in the comedy role of Gen, OUen- dorf, in “The Beggar Student.” — Kate Castleton lost her big Newfoundland dog in Baltimore on Thursday of last week. Some one found him that evening and brought him tothe theater, and while she was on the stage singing one of her songs he came up toher and began licking her hand. — George C. Miln continues to make numer- ous changes in his company. In other words, several members have refused to accompany him too far from their homes, — Many members of the “In the Ranks” com- Pany are pacing off the rough roads which stretch between Reading, Pa,, where the com- pany went to pieces last. week, and New York. A tew of the more experienced pedestrians had reached Union Square at the latest advices. — Aimee’s season will not close until some time in June, She under new manage- ment next season, and will try some ey ee If she could procure @ new voice it would help her more than anything else. —A. ©. Gunter’s new comedy, “Prince Karl,” written for Richard Mansfleld, was pro- duced for the first time at the Boston Museum on Monday evening. The Boston Herald critic says: “Unite many other expressly written plays, that’ have of late put In an appearans seems to be a case ot geo pees actor to and part to In , itis a ttle difficult to separate the two in thought, so is the actor absorbed in the character.” The wit and lightness of the dia- logue and the general cleverness of the plot are highly praised. Mansfield made a great hit, —James A. Herne’s latest melodrama, “The Minute Men,” was produced at the Chestnut Street Theater, Philadephia, Tuesday evenin; ‘The scene is laid about Boston during the ear! of the revolutionary war, and ne play il of “the spirit of "76" and “Yankee sentiment, — Manager McCauli has come into possession of the American rights of the new German opera “Der Botschatter.” (The Embassador, which has been within the imouth so successtal in Vienna, Its com; Edward Kremser, ‘hhas been for many years one of Vienna's most ‘valued musicians, and although this is his first opera, his songs, glees, and choruses have more national reputation. —Mme. Judic says that she hopes to play comedies in Pbgtish soon. At no distant date she means to return ta America, and believes that she can master language in six months. Mme. Judie for Europe on st. —Lawrence Barrett adds to his repertory Next season a five act entitled “Har. ‘old, the Last of the ypted from the German ot Herr Ernst von Wilderbruch. — Miss Lillian Olcott has decided tomake her debut before a New York audience in “Pygma- lion and Galatea.” Miss Olcott is the most re- cent addition to the army of Indies who to be possessed of tremendous histrionis — “The Gypsy Baron,” which is still success- ie ; i fally running in English at the New York Casino, has been put on in German at the Thalia, where it also seems to have caught on. —The performance, in London on Tuesday, of Liszt's oratorio of “Saint Elizabeth” was a rand success. The house was crowded. The ince and Princess of Wales, Princess Louise and the Duchess of Edinburg were present. Abbé Liszt was introduced by the Prince of Wales to the Princesses. Mme: Albani and Mr. Santiey were the chief soloists taking part in the performance of the oratorio. — At the conclusion of the engagement of “Nanon” at the Hollis street theatre, Boston, Mr. Wm. P. Carieton will to Paris in search of operatic novelties for his company for next season. Though Carleton lost heavily when he first went out with his opera company last sea- son, he seems to have regained his ground in the'season Just closing. —Mr. A. W. Pinero, author of “The Magis- trate” and other comedies, has had another ular success with his “Schoolmistress” in ndon, The incidents and complications of the latter are said to be much more improba- ble, but also much funnier than those of “The Magistrate.” —Miss Annie Robe continues to win ever- in- creasing favor from the New York critics, and epeceaaly, from the New York public. Her latest success was in the role of Miss Hardcastle, in the revival of “She Swops to Conquer,” at Wallack’s, Monday evening. —Dellinger’s new opera, “‘Don Cassar,” seems tobe quite a popular success at McCaull’s, in Philadelphia, ‘It is expected to run there until the close of the season. —Says the London Atheneum: “Mrs, Lang- try’s impersonation of Pauline in ‘The Lady of Lyons’ is the best thing in art the actress has yet done. Fogther study of the kind she has obviously besfowed can scarcely fail to make of her an actress of mark.” — A writer in the St, Paul Pioneer Press says that Salvini can never remember his lines, and 1s compelled to constantly have a prompter in attendance, He claims that he cannot dos Part justice when he devotes his attention to Femembering the words, —Sarah Barnhardt is still suffering from spraining a sinew in her right leg, the accident resulting, the Paris papers say, “from taking a false step while playing the part of Fedora.” But in the character of Fedora it would seem that “taking # inise step” would be a bit of realism Which would materially strengthen the person- ation. —Lecoea’s new opera, “Plutus,” 1s 8 great success in Paris, where it has been produced at the Opera Comique, Both the dialogue and the music have delighted the Parisians. —Mary Anderson—reversing the order of events as they occurred in the life of Charlotte Cushman, who first awaked in her thoughts of attempting the stage—purpose to withdraw from the theater for a year or two, when this somion's engagements are filled: in Grder to pre- Pare herself for the opera. Such, at least, isthe Story set afloat by airiend whodined with the actress in Indianapolis. = George W. Ryer, who will be remem! here through his connection with . Mathers’ engagement three, seasons written play ‘or Denman Thompsons “The Out Homestead.” It is said to be acontinuation of “Joshua Waitcomb,” —A New York dramatic paper credits: Geo. R Sims with the following: “Every mail brings seems that a ‘Ballad of Babylon,’ recited by a lady at Washi abarning ques. ‘Soolety is divided Nether oot iss moral recitation ‘aes i i i A : i Eg A ROMANCE REVEALED BY DEATH. Minister Winston’s Relations With the Unfortunate Jennie Woods. ‘The Chicago Daily News says: The linking of the name of Frederick H. Winston, United States minister to Persia, with that of Jennie Woods, the unfortunate girl who died on Mon- day morning at 355 West Madison street from excessive opium smoking ina Chinese den at 198 4th avenue, will cause surprise to many. Nevertheless revelations just made show that the two were not only acquainted, but were at one time, at least, much to each other. The following letter has been fodnd among the dead girl's effects: Cu0AG0, Ir1., December 26, 1885, e: Lave your letter, nd ‘am gid in. Tani surprised to leara that T have been absent myself hington and New York, 30 thar Tid not know that you had gone. You ate mis. nin thinking f was angry with you when I Last you, I was not augry, but sorry that you had wed a bad habit to control you, even for time. Now, Jennie, I believe you will’ credit me as being a friend of yours. I have thought, and do think, aud suall lways think, a geeat deal of you—more than I ever thonght of a girl in your Chave hoped ‘that, you might rise in mea good woman. You have some noble traits of churacter, and under different ch ces you would have done much better than you have. I Still hope and pray that you may yet become a useful happy Wom. It is useless to go over the ground that I have so often gone over with you, but I ask you tosometimes think of me and of my advice to you, 4nd, a3 you know I am sincereand advise you for Four Own good, follow my advice. ‘Be true to yourself and try to raise yourself, and be- Neve that you will always have my sympathy and wishos I inay never sea you again, ennto, in is world, but I do hope to hear good accounts of you, Ishall be in the ity till San. 12, «nd then start ou my Jong Journey. “Good-by: may Gd bless you. inston on iis letter was writven by Mr. blue tinted paper, bearing a crest in red, which consisted an uplifted arm with four arrows rasped in the hand,and underneath, in a.scroll, fhe words: “Virtute’non verbie”™ a By valor, not by words.") There was also found in Jennie ‘oods’ album a cabinet photograph of Mr.Win- n, underneath which was pasted this card: “Mr. Frederick H. Winston.” Jennie Woods, or Jennie Jones, was once a belle in Cleveland. She was surrounded with admirers, and one of the wealthiest of them caused her fall. She went on the stage abont ‘three years ago, and was always able, on ac- count of her singular beauty and her’ intelll- gon to obtain a position. " After her arrivai in Chicago, in November, 1884, she met an old sequaintance, a gambler, who ‘induced her to remain in this city. From that time her asso- ciations have at fimes been of a questionable nature, She always maintained a genteel sei: pearance and retained to the day of her dea\ much of her beauty and many of her winning ea never failed to ‘attract attention and draw admirers about her. It is known that she had aspirations purer and higher than tolear from ¥ you have left Chie for some weeks. in saw allo ‘those of the life she wus jeadings and it seems igs that it was in the exercise of these on er part that her friendship for Winston grew. She first met Mr. Winston at Kingley’s res- taurant. She was in company with a lady who had known him for several years, and was in- troduced to him by her. 6 took a strong lik- ing for her, and his interest in ber grew with length of acquaintance. She mani Sire to study and improve herself, and in this sho was not only ei but substantial aided by Mr. Winston, She attended Souder's business college and hand, her te vals, remarking the while: ried’ Minister W! Europe. Wh; Mrs. Laura Morris, the aking of the relati 0 then, Miss months, and paid me $3 paid promptly. She leit and went to 85 Clark street.” sald that Mr. Woods to Mr: Winston, said yesterda intentions, as far as I could learn ‘a.e her well, make her a fine lady, and ssibly, in ihe course of time marry her. Woods remained at my house for three “TI could have mar- inston ‘myself and gone to didn'tT dott ig lady who introduced “a ship between them? were ‘aweek. She always me about a year ago Mrs. Morris aiso Winston purchased a fine saddie horse for her,and made extravagant promises of what he Would do for her if she would give up all her associates and north side, Miss Woods refus take rooms on the d to marry him, soshe told Mrs, Morris, because she did not love him, AN EMPHATIC DENIAL BY NISTER WINSTON. A Press dispatch from Chicago says: Mr. F. H ‘Winston, the corporation counsel, sent a eable- gram to his father, the United States minister to Persia, informing him of the publications that had’been made here concerning him and Jennie Woods, the young woman who died here the other day from the effects of smoking ten pipes ofopium in a Chinese laundry, This afternoon Mr, Winston received the foliowing telegram. TEHERAN, April 8.—Winston, Chicago: My relations with Jennie W ‘ood. perfectly proper; I tied to educate and make a good woman of her and failed; that is all. forgery. Commence libel Ifletters contrary, 1 “suits against all papers slandering me, sorry am not home to meet my accuser, but will there at trial, Documents proving all I say in my bands. WINSTON, ‘The Mind and the Legs. From the Denver Tribune Republican ‘Men generally cross their legs when there is the least pressure on their minds, You will never find a man actually engaged in business RELIGIOU: CHURCHES HERE NOTES. ‘D ELSEWHERE, —This week the mission held by #athers | Turner and McKenna at St. Dominic's church | hus been attended by immense crowds. | — Waugh M. E. church contemplates extend- | ing its accommodations to make rooin for its growing Sunday school, | — At Ryland M. E. chureh a revival has been | in progress for two weeks, and 22 conversions have been reported up to the present time. tev, W. H. Chapman, has been | J.B) Wright and oiuer minis: | assisted by Re’ ters. —The local preachers will hold an annual meeting at Hamline M.E. church on the 4th Sunday in this month—itew. F. M. Marine, of Baltimore, preaching in the morning, Servives will be held in the afternoon, aud at night revival meeting will be held. —The membership of the Church of the Cove- nant are greatly pleased that the call recently extended to the Rev. T.S. Hamlin, of Cincin- has beer accepted by him. Théy now look forward with confidence to the early erection of the main buiiding, on the lot corner of Con- necticut avenue and N street, — Our minister at Pekin has secured permis- sion from the Chinese government for ai eigner owning a steamer in China to h licensed at his own con ‘This will allow | the Methodist st. ad Tidings, which | the Chi es Would not Heense, to steam along the great river Yaagise. — Yucatan has no mission except Presb except yyte- — A new Presbyterian church has been dedi- cated in Silver Cit; w Mexico. —There are 459 places of wors! N York, of which $00 are Protestant PB New —The Rev. Dr. Burchard has resigned the with his legscrossed. The limbs at those times | presidency of Rutgers Female college, are straighter than at any other, because the mind and body work toge ther. A man en-| Converted by Jones and Small in Cincinnati, gaged in auditing accounts will never cross his ley article, or who is em: where his brain is act work in a sitting Straight line. A man m: sitting in an office chair ness manner i; when at the cross his legs if he is ing some busi- proposition with another maa, but the in- stant he becomes really in earnest and per- ‘Men often cross their because they go there to! tohim isl when he | ‘his limbs un- rward toward use his hands. ve you will always ob- legs at public meetings | United with the Methodist church at Los An- Listen, or to be entertain: | eles, Cal., as a result of the recent revival, not the factors in the paper, of course, to inform him- | ip the great Tabernacle, $345. same time the of its con- fa his body again ‘three-penny- fan” who Srosses wballyasd, would you believe young ladies do ‘The Central Labor U1 of Chicago ten, thousand employers, y' Rev. Newman Hall's chure eer bat | and in the Kev. G EL Spence —It is estimated that 5,000 persons were —The net increase of the Methodist Church gs; neither will 8 man who is writing an | South for the last year is said to be about ead in. an; Posture extend to the floor in a perfecti; 000, —Trinity chureh, Boston, of which the Rev. Phillips Brooks is rector, has the pew-rentals, Brooklyn Academy of Music closed Bunday in March. Mi red — One hundred and fifty persons have united on probation with the sfethodist Episcopal church at Patchogue, L. L, yeast —It is stated that nearly 1,000 persons have —A Sioux Indian, &, graduate of the Hamp- ton school, Va., is tor holy orders the Siexabaer "Theological Seminary. # —The average Sunday plate coliection in the London, is $175; ingeon’s congregation, —St Andrew's Episcopal church at Meriden, inherits $30,000 trom the estate of Ed- Min JE Curtis, upon the condition that the west than it now stands. —The Rev. Dr. James B. 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