Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1887, Page 10

EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. LaDtES WHO STITCH SENTIMENTAL THOUOETS INTO ‘THEIR FANCY WORK—RYMEMAL sTATISTICN—DECA- ‘DENCE 18 PEMDEXE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Ceres ape cae pep aly ‘These ‘A young man may be said to be dotag ‘when be is trying to think of some suitable Christ- mas present for a young lady. When itis only “a young lady” the musings are apt to be neither long Ror profound. As soon, however, as the indefi- ONLY ONE KIND when Christmas comes around who ts able to maintain bis social standing. Shopkeepers all point them out. There is the glow of the a ‘mas cheer in their eyes and the bustle of Ci tas 8 to thelr step, that. 1s unmistakable. But when It that the young man doesn’t Know what he wants noone minds, not even the {red shop-gir tently Waits while he tries todevermine “what i Yo to say what he kes. ‘may stumble against bim in the crow ways of the stores, but im nearly every case his dim culty is appreciated. Even the foot-sore fauber who has been sk around for sev- eral hours to get something for each of his eight ‘children feeis's sympathy for the young man. He remembers the time, perhaps, when he was that way imself. If it wasn’t Christmas time the ‘Young Man would inevitably be seized as a sus] ctous character and hustled out of the store. Christmas Kindliness and nature make peo- pie considerate of each other. Thus 1t 1s that more foung men do not get into trouble, and what 1s Rewer tewer young ladies are disappointed on Christmas morning. YOUNG LADIES’ THOUGHTS. ‘The young ladies, by the way, have their Christ- one person or it may be more. But at any rate, it issafe to say that every young lady has some one to think about for Christmas. She made a hand- this young man, she reflects, monogram ‘was Visiting her ‘conciudes, however, select something that is uot quite artistic,as she puts it, and 1s divided in her mind between doing a tobacco pouch or a lawn tennts cover. But the majority of young women ‘make up thetr minds so readily, because fg such are th e scarfs, the ptn-cashior ‘embroidered handkerchiefs, », and many other things that men are known jo be fond of. ‘Then there are the painted things ‘Saputations All these things men ike to have computation. ings met about thelr rooms for the chambermald to admire. ‘A young lady may conclude to embroider or to paint, Dut tn either case she ts obliged to go out shopptag for the materials, Hence it is that the young woman doing her Christinas shopping 8 not af so Wild-eyed as tue average young man. She | Knows exactly "what she wants the shop girls Know from former experiences that she with get | What she wants, and s» her pathway 1s smoothed, and she gathers together her materials as rapidly As any woman can Wwuo goes shopping. She is then ready for the serious work It may be decided that the design or solid work. Perhaps arrasene 1s to be used instead of silk. But in efther event the task is one that requires patience and a quick hand. As the white fingers move Dackward and forward over the silk of eit, there are & great many fancies caught in the meshes Sees ses Soe eee ‘Thoughts of the for whom it signed are woven 1a with the work, aud, when the gift is done, 1t 1s much more than 4 plece of fancy Work, FANCY WORK STATISTICS. ‘The amount of silk thread that Is worked in and on clots and other material during the few weeks Defore Christmas must be very great. A statts- fician, if be amounted to anyt! at all, could ‘obtain the data for estimating how many {mes tne silk used by young ladies In this city, for for Christmas presents would go around ‘le world, and how many times higher than the Washington Monument the empty, spools would reach if piled ope upon Then amount of silk ‘could’ be divided by ‘number of Jo the clty, showing ‘consumed by each girl. Ii the statis- preciated the im) ‘of the subject cotenate tas smmonnt of i weed for | tage to each young man, of marriages of people In age, he would determine the silk thread to each marriage. the young ladies next year would know just actly BOW much sik thread to purchase in a Christmas present, and they would, eretore, not be disturbed by any fear of a waste | eC money. For hereafter they will know that so | much thread usedwili secure a husband, and young Jadien who have such a purpose in view can egu- Jate their Christinas accordingly. Young then will then be Fated an 0 ‘auch slik thread of arrasene, and fancY-work will have a portance in the eves of a generation who are in- clined to sneer at these delicate and beautifully ‘wrought evidences of women’s skill and taste. rid Fanta and straigntway’ the fancy work ts ‘AS it 15 not the fashion yet for gent had always been petted; she was twenty, so she knew everything that she thought worth know- img. Sh2 had long before reconstructed the world Tn one case, in 1867, twelve English sailors had launched the life- ‘Doat and attempted the rescue of a crew in dan- And wore unsuccesaful, all of them perishing fot Delannoy and siz comrades reached tne vessi Just im time to see It sink and to save two of the crew. Delannoy ts loaded with and wears ‘the cross of the Legion of Honor. academy ‘RoW proclaims biia the most heroic and devote of ‘Frenchmen. (Websters Premonition of Death. ! fi 2, ; ESE i nd rH | I i ‘ j AT WASHINGTON BARRACKS, Mow Artllerymen Pass their Days in ‘Comfort at the Old Arsenal, SKETCH OF THE RESERV ATION—WHERE THE MEN ARE (QUARTERED—BIG GUNS RESTING IN SILENCE—VISIT TO THE RIFLE RANGE—VIEWS OF AN OLD SER- GmaNr. Four great guns peacefully planted with their muzzies to the sky, guard the gateway at the Washington barracks, familiarly called the Arse- al, at the foot of 43, street. A sentinel paces back and forth with a solemn air, and the picket fence, around the hospital, capped with a fringe of Tusty bayonets, gives the entrance a martial ap- pearance. The porch of the hospital is occupied by pale men, who are out for an hour to breathe ‘the fresh air. Off to the right stands in sullen si- lence a mammoth gun, mounted high on its car- riage, a “twenty incher,” the guard says. This has never been fired stuce it broke the windows for squares around some years ago; and so it tS threateningly down the river, a landmark forsaliors- Straight ahead extends a neat Toad, with trees and wulks on either side. To the right is the river, tothe left the sluggish canal. The whole scene, after leaving the gate, presents & peaceful picture, foreign to the business of the The 3 iment of artillery, commanded by Col. Horatio Gr dibson, is now stationed nt te burrnekt with about 250 men ail told. They are divided into ‘six batteries, of which one is “light,” and the other “neavy” artllery. ‘Their implements of warfare do not appear until one has as did & Stam reporter the other day, the long Wwaik and around between two’ handsome honses the residences of the commandant and the major, when the “quadrangle” 13 ferme whe view. This is bounded by the houses: ment on the north, the bafracks and offices on the east, and the officers’ quarters on the south, while the river is the western limit. Great trees have reared their limbs upwards for years and, though Dow they look desolate and bare, in thé summer time the quadrangle ts a mass of green follage, In the center stands the flag-staff, with a Dit of striped bunting ing lazily from the A small, low building at the northeast corner used as the guard house, and a sentry is always on duty there. Just below 13 the headquarters, with two tiny brass mortars: defiantly on the porch. ‘The long line of buildings beow contains the barracks, the library, the recreation hall, and Yarfous shops. In the library are books, rather few of them, and quite a number of and Rewspapers. In one corner stands a great wooden Deam, resting at an angle against the wall. This, a3 a placara on It is the cross beam of the gallows on which Mrs. Surratt and her fellow con- Spirators were hanged. It is cracked and worm- eaten, and in places shows signs-of the vandal. ism of the relic hunter. According to the placard this beam was buried, after the war, under a pile of timbers in the yard of the Arsenal for the pur- pose of hiding it from curiosity seekers. After a number of years, in 1882 aap, 3 was Brongn to light again and was On duty at the post at the time of tne execu- on, THE SOLDIERS’ QUARTERS are on the second floor of the large building south of the brary. Broad stairways lead to a wide corridor, with a line of hooks on the walls, on which hang the caps of the men. On side of the hall is the company mess-room, furnished with wide wooden tables and long benches. Sup- peris being prepared, and a savory smell of beet Rnd coffee ud bread comes up trom Below. ACTOS the hail are the sleeping rooms, with neat white cots ranged around Walls, Everything is a blaze of cleantiness. Behind the barracks are seen the first tools of war in the shape of elght great white low objects that excite curiosity; on lifting the canvas cover- ings they are found to be the guns and caissons of the light battery. Near the guns area lot of queer-looking wagons, loaded with poies and geared with cog-wheels These, a passing soldier ‘Say, are the wagons belonging (0 the Government telegraph service, at one trae operated by the Sig- nal Corps, When the = at Fort Myer was aban- doned as a school for the Signal Corps, these Wag- ‘ons were stored in one of the buildings there, but had to be moved at the time of the arrival of the aValry. So they have been rolled over to the Barracks, to await Congressional condemnation. Right ahead, in the direction of the Eastern Branch, ts THE RIFLE RANGE, a muddy space, tracxed by wagon wheels and a labyrinth of footprints. It is guarded by a strong fence, and signs of “Dangerous” abound. The tar- ets are numbered from 1 to 5 with large white Agures and resembie a fort. On golng near them ‘Tux Stax reporter was stopped Uy a shout from some unseen individual behind number 2 Ot course he did not stop, but continued on his way. On arriving at the spot from w .ence the sound came be met a iuddy fgure—a soldier with asmall dog—and was informea that “people 1s not al- lowed here.” He stayed loug enough to learn from the guard that the targets are ma.io of paper and ‘are Fun along on a track. A man stands behind ap tron plate, backed ‘by heavy) beans, and signals the result’ of each shot by means of fags. the scribe obeyed orders and left the wan and the together. ‘The stables are on the river fron within 15 feet of the water. Here are kept the horses of the SSIES witne’s and if he ain't you see.” And thereafter the ‘rey Soldier's waist before he quized ‘THE SERORANT TALKS. In front of one of the barracks he found a first sergeant suioking @ pipe. He was disposed to be communicative and before long the scribe knew all about guns, and drills, and Indians, and other martial topics. “Yes,” sald the sergeant, slowly pUMng, ““tuls 1s a very pleasant place to bé posted ‘at; but the chills is Dad, and the fever. ‘They coines frou the Hats there on that side, and the canal on this, and then the worst of all'ts a soap factory over on Buzzard’s Point that makes us wish We Was over at Arlington, sometimes, when the wind comes from Ue east. But we couldnt have uo better place than this; handy to tne city, where you can get your money's worth, and ant in every way. We drill once a day, if the weather's good, with our down theré in the fleld by the magazine, ting that part of the grounds near the entrance, to the left of the road. SThen we have target shooting often, with smali arms, you know. ‘Them you see with ttle tar. $ Sewed on thelt collars are. the ‘marksme! ney re, got the best records, Last summer we used to have target practice with our big guns, at & lot of floating barrels down in the river beyond the flats, but the boats they complained that it Was getting too warm for such business, and so they stopped.” RETREAT. Just then a bugle sounded some distance up the quadrangle, followed in a couple of minutes by a Second blast near at hand. “Thav’s the warning call before retreat,” the sergeant explained. “Re- treat sounds at sundown and then we have to fall in.” ‘The sun was painting the sky Unts and casting yellow light over Three stood at the foot of Private held the colors at the signal, w ‘where the larger part of the guns stand. Here are four large guns, and two long rifles, siege guns. ‘Three immense i BEaE i eae LIPS AT THE BARRACKS. men is spent within these grounds, with drills and ‘ b i He i i ik Es! i ] 4 Dis would beer diffeat wort ef we alt nad our Lives ter live ober but I doubts ef at de las’ ‘We would be any oliat repaced’ tor beaben des THE POTOMAC PRIZE FIGHTS. Famous Mills that Have Taken Place im the Vicinity of Washington. “The prize fight that was tohave taken place Rear this city some time this month has been de- clared off,” said Chas H. Hurdle, a well-known Sporting maa, tom Stam reporter. Then he went on in a regretful tone: “The fights now are not Uke the old-time fights which the boys enjoyed on the Potomac shortly after the war. In those days ‘when a fight was arranged everybody knew of it, and could witness the match if he wanted to. Boats were chartered, and tickets usually sold at $% apiece, and it was nothing unusual to carry from seven to eight hundred persons, Then we had no officers following us, and did not have to Jeave the city under cover of darkness, but every- Dody went off in humor. The crowds were usually well behaved and no disorders of any con- sequence occurred. The first Nght tu which Wash- ingtonians were interested came off in 1868 at a lace called Rock Creek, about 14 miles from | Baltimore, between Mike Carr and Sain Collyer. ‘There were bably more at Rook Creek Uhat day than there ever bad been at any me previous. The aL Was hotly contested and both men were severely punished, and Collyer came orous, The same Bolster and Mike Carr fought at the on ‘the Lower Potomac, and the latter carried off the stakes, The party ‘left Washington on a steamer and wit ‘& square Mgnt. In the same year Bolster was Whipped by Collyer. The following year Barmey Aaron and Sam Collyer fought st ohick Creek, and Aaron was knocked out by Coll- Yer. One of the best fights about that time oc- curred Che same year between Aaron and Collyer. | Aaron was not satisfied with the first whipping given him by Collyer, and later in the season a | second fight Was arranged. Aquia Creek was the | Dattle-groun@ selected. Not far from the banks | of the Potomac an amphitheater was arranged | 20d, sclentine, ngnt sccurred, which Was, wit nessed by nearly a thousand’ persons, apd this gut Collyer was worsted and many Wash- their money. Sam Collyer had won several battles, and he arr ‘a series of its with Edwards, but each time the lat- if carried off the honors. ‘During the two or three years I of,” con- tinued Mr. Hurdle, “this section was favored with a number of fights which were about to be brought toaciose by the greatest ght ever known on the Danks of the Potomac. The fight was to take at the mouth of the Potomac between win aad Mace. Elaborate preparations were made for the fight, whion, had it occurred, would, no doubt, have been witnessed Dy thousands of Pemons. The ring had been pitched, and boat or men from Philadelphia, Balti- and this city were on their way to the of the Potomac, but shortly after daybreak was learned that Baldwin bad been arrested in Balt abd that several hundred 8] men Were on a fool's errand. When this fight was de- clared off the sporting men did not take the same interest in fights, ‘this section Of the country ‘Was not looked after much by the sporting frater- nity. Nomore for the battle ‘on the Potomac, which had become famous On account of the number of exhibitions which had occurred during a few years. After a lapse of about fifteen years, a fight was arranged between Johnny Moynihan ‘and "Billy Young, and the fight Took place ‘near Suitland, Md., a few weeks ago. ‘There was no hard fighting, aS there had been 1n other contests,and the fight was decided in Moy nt- han’s favor on’a foul. Ail the participants in the matches which occurred hereabouts are still liv- ing. Billy Edwards ts known to everybody 1n New York, and is known as the bouncer at the Hoffman House; Barney Aaron follows tue races and Visits Washington almost every season. He 1s a con- splcuous gure about Broadway and Houston ; Mike Carr is living in Brooklyn, while Sain Coliyer is doing well on Long Island training Scullers for boat races, and Rashe Bolster is living at this old home in Hartford, Conn. Bolster, after Aguring in several prize-fghts killed Sonny James, as everybody in this city Will remember, and after bis first trial was sentenced to death. He was granted a new trial, and got off with two years.” THE USE OF A GLASS EYE, A San Francisco Merchant’s Experi- ence with a Bogus Optic. ‘There are various means to which the glass eye can be put, says the Alfa California, It parti- ally cures the defects of misfortune, and makes a sightly optic out of an unsightly wound. It en- ables a prudent person also'to sleep with one eye open. This has always been regarded as a very meritorious achievement, The man who does ‘Unis Is always looked upon by bis neighbors as up ‘to “snuff.” A distinguished merchant, in conversation with @ reporter the other day, remarked casually that he owed his ‘success in business to a very singular circumstance. “Indeea!" “Yes, You must know I hi glass a ‘never remariced tt.” masher e.. of m; juaint Iisa. trmumpn of art tains ways My people ‘tm the store haven't the remotest idea of anything Of the kind. But the eye serves a useful purpose, nevertheless. Its unwinking stare will bring the {rush out of & fraudulent clerk when nothing else “One day,” continued the gentleman, “I had rea- ‘son to believe that a certain, person in my store ‘ad got into tricky ways and was defrauding me. Tfrst arranged my eyes at a certain angle and walked over near his counter, pretending to be ex- amining a pile of goods. | The defective optic cov- ered his ings. He was waiting upon some customers at the time, and soon became notice- ably uneasy at the furtive glare which encoun- ‘tered his eyes when he raised them. I soon dis- covered that he was growing very nervous, and I moved to another place, where fle of vision ‘Sulll apparently kept him in view. By this time—he hed teen under "ire Perhaps ‘halt an ‘hour, I saw that his nerves were fearfully shaken, and his hands trembled visibly a3 he did up the packages. ‘There was @ white look upon his face that denoted intense agitation. I kept him under fire perhaps an hour 1n all, and then went to another part of the build- ing. "The next day I brought the young man again ‘under the influence of the glass eye. This time his tation visibly increased, and he began to wear circumstances would have appealed oo lay el wor Ve 8 my sym) ties. But I Kept him in view and was resolved to see the outcome of the experiment. By the end of the week he was the most demoralized man I ever saw in my life. When he had reached this stage I called him into my private office, and fixing the glass eye so that it would mect his look tainy, 1 awaited the interview. He was very pale and his hands trembied nervously. {looked at him curl- ously for a moment and then inquired ‘Have you not something to tell me?” “He hesitated for a moment, and then stammer- ly repl s ™ECWny, no sir? What should I tell your” aq iGtufn to Your work, then,” But as lie turned ray I remarked juletly, ‘I think you had better tell me.” me 2 “This evidently broke him up. He came back and sank intoa chair. His face was pale as death, and bis eyes full of tears. ‘Ub, sir,’ he cried, ‘pray forgive me!’ and then it all came out. He had been pilfering, but so ingeniously that the thing Be have escay ow years, But the glass eye broke down all the barrier of his cunning, and brought him to_book nothing else could have done, ‘There is something so uncanny in the steady, unwinking glare of & glass eye that few nerves can resist it. “But this is only one instance out of many. I fet gar porrlnengren that was going on. My brother merchants and gave up trying to impose on me. They perceived from the steady look in my eye that f saw through thelr maneuvers, and dealt with me isanother instance I will relate to you where it served a good turn. One night tn a Lomas, CATS pickpocket was, industriousiy but skilfully pursul calling. He glanced w Bay eve was xed tipon nis. proceed 1 didn’t see his robberies, but he thought iit i i 5 a 80 accustomed to the effect my lass eye produces that | am now constantly on ‘he lookout for the influences it exerts, “A bully at a ward meeting once undertook to by threatening demonstrations, but I furtous glances with so steady an he became demoralized and humbly igarity and abuse. He had “Well, I hardly know,” meditated the merchant, «They are certainly @ great convenience. Possibly the advantages derived from them would not jus- tty a man iting out @ natural eye for the sake of su its place with an artificial one. q open to argument, Much can be sald on both aides of it." / a ii HRISTMAS PRESENTS. The All-Abvorbing Question Every- where Just New. ABLE DISCUSSION OF IT BY MAMIE AND HER YOUXGER SISTER—WHY SOME PEOPLE GET PRESENTS AXD ‘SOME F'ROPLE DON'T. Manley H. Pike in Puck. (Mamte's room, Mamie, in tea gown, slippers, deep meditation, and the only easy chair, sits by ‘the fire eating bonbons. Her younger sister, oc- cupying very uncomfortable seaton cold side of Toom, simultaneously struggles with a strong yearning for bonbons and one of Mamie’s second ‘Dest dresses, which she 1s mending. Stlence.} ‘Mamie (suddenly)—Goodness, how stupid! Ger- te, why don’t you say something? Younger sister—Why, it was only five minutes ago that you said my chatter was driving you dis- tracted! Mamie—And 90 it was—but that horrid snipping sound you make 1s ten times worse. Come, take aed ie them either, nevertheless munches thankfully.) ‘there's an awful draught coming fom Jour alree- tion somewhere. ‘Oh, how: we're nice and warm, ain't wet Sister shiveringly dissenting from the Bey Tetons oe cage Be there’s a mob of only and perfect people Whom I ought to remember. 1 positively don’t see how I'm todo tt. we Sister—Yes, there’s pa} Mamle—That’s easy enough. Til order him a silk hat, and get the man Lo wait three months be- fore sending in the bill to him. ‘Sister—Aud mama— Mamle—I'll embroider her adozen handkerehiets, ‘tT have ume; or perhaps you might do them along with those you're doing for me. SEITE Es bx oc pes ann le—T'l give him a box of "8 Papa’ll never miss them, Ister—And—and>— Mamle—Yourself? Why, Gertie, dear, I'm to give you—to give you—Oh, did’ you ‘know that Mrs. Brown 1s going’ South next week and wants fase that lovely sealskin of hers, which cost_at for—you'll never guess—for only $150? Such a chance for me, : Sister—But you haven’t the mot Mamle—No; but I would have it, if it wasn't for these Uresome gifts—exactly the’ amount. And then I could give you my plush jacket—I shouldn't need it any more, ‘Sister (ecstatically)—Oh, Mamet ‘Mame (peevishiy)—But it’s of no use to wish— jan't it exasperating? ‘There, you're all provided aiiMteF (not clearly percetving this)—But, what Mamle—Oh, don’t discuss, or I'l never finish! Hand me the’ péncti and tablet, will you? Why. how cold your hands are! You don’t exeroise sufficiently, down to ast have ‘Well, now for the ist! must give her something ant, for she was terribly vexed at her over last, Christmas, and she might her Ings she's so fond o Ait be J the tatng. fatty 80 w just dofiars for that! (Writes) “Sir- Chasuble Sister—What, our rector? Mamie—Yes, of course! He's been quite atten- tive lately; ‘who knows?—a would be appropriate; so fil have the vookselier pick out something pious and expensive—to cost $25, say. ‘Sister—Who comes next? Maynie—(writing)—Alice Coupon: She’s sure to ‘maké me a present, and I must give her an elegant One, for I was awfully mortified last Cl whén she gave me those splendid only gave her a wretched little all the girls about it, and actually went where saying that I'd grown economical, Sister (Innocently)—How mistaken she was! One pale year ri Anes i ay her eS at magnificent engraving, “! on 6 good will to men,” for'l hate that girl beyond everything. Oh, and I'll send her one of those stunning hand-painted cards, with “May Carist- mas Joy fll your heart,” on it, Won't she be mad, oug) ‘Sister—What else? yilauule—Well, besides Alice there are her sisters, fay — Sister—And Dora and Jul Mamle—And Lizzie and Carrie and heavens, what a flock !—all to be remember ho two of them to have anything alike, Sisver—ut Alice never gives mie a thing, and I don’t see why you should remember her’ sisters when she doesn’t yours. Marte with great severity) —Gertrude, 1'd have you understand that if Alice doesn’t cnoose to .do as she ought, Ido, Whatever faults I may have, Icertatnly ain not selfish! (Sister temporarily crushed by this plece of information.) Fitty dol- lars for the whole family. ‘That leaves $25 to buy ‘gift for Mrs. Topnotch, Sister—Why should she have one? Mamfe—because she asks me there a good deal, and 1U’s well to keep in With her. ‘That ends the Uist. One hundred and nity doilars disposed of. O dear! and it would just buy the sealskin' {Without warning, in rushes Maud, brimful ef news and eagerness to impart It. rvelotsof things hie— and Maud (breathlessly)—O Mamie! ‘tw tell you! Have you heard about your aunt? Ni Well, she's lost all her money in the Lame Duck ‘Trust Company—wont have a cent left, they say. Mamie (aside)—Off goes Aunt Clara, (Scratches ‘out name from list.) Mautegeliso—ivs out only toaayre es? Ni jaut ’s oul Mame (aside) Ont goos Mr. Chasublet Manto (aguin setzing pencihy—Wellt (asia ie (aguin seizing pencil)—Well? le.) 1 pe anne jar says e a sty a ly lamie le) 0 Al fay, Jul Lizzie, Carrie and Sophie! (Krases.) Teanytning 1s the matter with Mrs. Topnotch, the sealskin is mine, Maud—Goodbye. I can't stay another minuto— Te oceans to do! Oh, there's one thing more! Mrs. Topnotch—— Mainie (nopefully)—Yes? Maud—Hateful creature! Sne says you're the most disagreeable girl she knows, and she'll never have you ather house again! ‘I thought you really ought to Know. “Good-bye, dear! ikx Mainie—Of goes Mrs. Topnotch! {Tears list to fac “IV's an ill wind,” and so forth. I'll go to rs, Brown's this instant and buy the sealskin! Siater—And I'm to have the plush Jacket! Ob, goody! Maimie—The plush Jackets No. indeed. miss! What am I to wear when it rains, little selfishness? (Quick curtat Servants From the Boston Globe. Servants in Eogland are either “indoor” or “out- door.” ‘These are the two grand classes, ‘The “in- door” are divided into “men” and “maid” servants (the “outdoor” being composed exclusively of men), and the men, of both indoor and outdoor, into those “tn livery” and those “out of livery. The establishment of, say, a nobleman of high de- grve, with a large income, grand house and vast estates, will consist of the following “Indoor” servants: The “men” will be a house steward, groom of the chambers, butler, under butler, gen: leman’s footman, lady's footmian, valet. for’ each gentleman in thie ‘family, man’ cook, scullion, ‘The women and’ “matas” will be. & housekeeper, lady's mad for each lady in the family, cook, upper-housemaid, several under- a more nui stiliroom Taundry maid and on¢ or more kitchen maida TRS “outdoor” will be gentleman's coac! lady’s coachman, several stable boys, hel ead gardener, several under-gardeners oliers the Duke of Devonshire employs something like thirty gardeners at Chatsworth), heaa 1e- keeper, under Keepers, lodge keeper, ons, outriders, &c. The men servants (both i and out- door) “in very” are the footer grooms, postilions, outriders, &. Ail the others are “‘out of livery,” 1. e., wear plain clothes always. A house groom of the chambers and the butlers wear plain morning dress (like any gentle. man) before dinner, and at and after dinner plain evening dress. England. —_____¢99____.___ Girls Had Dolls in Pharaoh’s Time, From the Philadelhis Times. Dolls have amused the girls for ages and seem to have been well known in the daysof the Pharaohs; for, in the tombs of ancient Egypt, figures of painted wood, of terra-cotta, of Ivory and of rags have been found whose limbs were made movable for the delight of children. It 1s quite probable that Pharaoh's daughter threw aside a mimic child for the real baby which she discovered in the famous Dullrush Basket. "In the tombs of Berurie —by the way, where was Etruria?—similar have been discovered; they. were spread in the east, and in China, a3 well as in India, movable figures were made to act from tline immemorial by hand and on strings, or as shadows behind a cur- tain, Tae ancidnt rests, were experts 18 che manufacture juding Wax and lude to offert ot wo ears; this has Deen known to the Fupture the drum and cause incur- ae i 3 D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1887-TWELVE PAGES. A stranger entering a Paris ateller—it the stu- Gente would allow him to do so—would first, says & writer in the Pall Mall Garette, be struck by the camaraderie that rules the whole institution. We read tn Balzac and Paul de Kock of the gaiety of the students’ quarter, though the streets round ‘students, a small one about 30. For the real pur- of work the small are much the preferable. Not more than 30 can really draw from the same model. The pupils are of as as sevent in the ‘and fort Uhese last will remain pupiis all their lives, Seven, years is the allotted time ot nticeship, but the seven years are never “done;” from three to four wo bosne sroraae ‘The nouveau, when he joins, must ‘8 good of horseplay, and Some’ rooting that be wit think admirable, and may inconye- nient. In the old military novels we read of the tricks practiced on an et on making his debut in the aness-room. ‘These £ ve high while desirable ones. A model Tustic cottage, often has an excess of her personal attraction to an uneducated eye. Her face suggests rather than presents Deauty. She isa hint and an inspiration for the Pane "ti te pastas (td rr. rather t) u face that becomes the favorite in the end. Curi- ously enough, this is nowhere more immediately than among the students of an atelier. ing pase the eacan have sat for the most tak- tures seem at first sight almost plain. dest oid male “model the Pore Koouiyan idea ngure of Chronos—has just dled, after belag & tor seventy years. It was one of bis tavorite remarks that on & given day (not long past) he would have Doon seventy years in the profession, and was on eure dering n thie reopect trou may res, differing in t rou Of his brethren; nor could he be induced to disouss either patters or revolutions, of both of which he had seen many. He was, however, a great author- ity on points of etiquette, freely laying down the law; and this he did impartially, whether Bon- nav’s, Cabanal’s, Duran’s, or the more recent ateliér of Cormon had the Deneft of his presence. ‘This 01d man, who so accurately resembled Time, and had go often sat for his portrait, was a kind of successor to the Pere Sinel, a favorite model to Ingres and Flandrin. Sinel also sat many times en capucin for Delaroche. In Paris the republicanism of art makes the re- lation of model and artist closer than it would be With us. Any one who strolls into the Cafe Koche- foucault at about 6 o'clock will find it a favorite rendezvous of the artists of the Montmartre quar- ter. Here, too, come the models when their "3 work is done, and here they meet their friendsand seek re-engagements. Gerome has dined at this humble restaurant, and all the tenants of the well- known Villa des Arts, It is amusing to bear the models chattering together, commenting on the — in which they figure as If these canvases were their own work, and speaking of thelr “triumphs” and “successes” with uorufied self- complacency. ‘The model enters so largely into the work of an artist that what the public regards — bay ‘only the \ter’s in- nse symopal a special pose: The case of Romney and Lady Hamilton will at once sug- & iuself to the reader; and there are nglish painters, perhaps the most now living, who are clearly. dominated by a Special type of face. This, however, is far more characteristic of England than of France, and its absence 1s one of the superiorities of French art over our own, In the French studio models are used in segments, 80 to speak—for the alr, the nowe, the arm, the leg, as the case may De—a special ‘purpose at the outset the choice, One of the pleasantest traditions of the atelier is the story of the well-known model De ‘Trota, an Italian of the reek god” type. sitting to a young artist who was full of pi but very At last the sittings could no longer be pald for, though the work remained in- complete. On hearing this, De Trola passed in a moment from model to ic, Said he had faith in the work, and continued bis sittings on terms which he if proposed. If tt fallea, he lost his money; if it succeeded, he was to be paid. The ‘student finished the ibe It took @ medal at the Salon, and was sold at a high price. The Tartars and Their Horses, From Un Touriste an Cancase, ‘They have a way of living with thetr animals, ‘which ts truly astonishing—they talk to them, and when they wish to encourage them, they whistle to them as if they were birdy, If they do not travel Well, they address to them gentle r@proaches; and ‘when special effort 1s needed on their part, they say to them “Come my doves—you know you must go Up there; courage my pets; come, go oni” nd when the difficuity 1s accomplished, ‘ey get down from their box igen ged and caress them, allowing them to rest and breathe—patting them between their eyes, rubbing thelr noses, stroking ‘the air on their foreheads ween their ears—in- deed caressing them in every way, and treating them like much-loved pets, One of Lady Bulwer Lytton’s Tantrums, In 1841 came the first Journey to Italy, which ‘was to be his future nome; for, having fallen in love with Florence, he and his ‘mother returned thither in the following year. They saw a great deal of Lady Bulwer Lytton. “She was brilliant, witty, generous, kind, joyous, good-natured and very handsome. ' But she was wholly governed ; impulse and unreasoning prejudice; though natured, Was not always good-humored; was totally devoid of prudence and judgment, and absolutely incapable of estimating man aright, She used to ‘think me, for instance, little short of an Admirable Crichton,” On the occasion of a fete, when the company were tolling up the hill forthe sake of the ‘view, he says, “It feli to my lot to give Lady Bulwer my arm. Before long we were the last and most lagging couple on the path. It was hard work; butl my best, and flattered myself that my companion, despite the radical moisture which sue was losing, was in high humor, as indeed she seemed to be, when suddenly, without a word of warning, she dashed from the path, threw herself prone among the bushes, and burst into an uncontrollable fit of sobs and weeping. I was horrified with amazement, What had I done, or what left undone? It was long before I could get.a word out of her. At last she articulated, Amidst her sobs, ‘It is too hot! It is cruel to bring one here!” Yes, it was too hot; but tnat was all, Fortunately, I was not the cruel bringer. I con- soled her to the best of my power, and Induced her to wipe hereyes. I dabbled a handkerchief in @ neighboring fountain for her to wash her streaked face, and eventually I got her to the top Of the bill, where all the others had long since ar- rived. The incident was entirely characteristic of her. She was furlously angry with all in heaven and on the earth below because she Was at a town and country house, avila at Mount Desert, an orange plantation in Fiorida and a steam yacht ‘So you want to borrow $500 tostarton? “If you only had $500 capital, you have a chance now to young | te “Organizer of Victory.” From the Atlanta Constitution. As Napoleon III became president of the republic ‘and emperor of France, not so much on account of his own personal abilities and deeds as for the Teason that he was “the nephew of his uncle,” 30 Sadi-Carnot has just been elected president of the French republic, not so much for what be has done himself as tor the reason that he is tha, Grandson of his grandfather. Modern France is Poor in great men living, but has an abundance of ‘men bearing the names of the truly great of a past i E if iH ui i 3 g, i F iH Hi ll nt 2 822838 2 Hi HL SBee fe rh aE E Bee £ reposed Dattle of Waterloo Napoleon in is Sight stopped loo N in J for a short rest at a roadside inn, when an old of. cer hastily into his room and saluted it Was Carnot. “You are lost, aire,” were his first words. ‘There was no reply. “Have you conceived a plan to save your country and sire?” continued Carnot. ‘A shrug of the shor Tom his pocket sha, had C ‘Napoleon, said: pocket, an tt ton s “There 1s a plan, a eee your old master in of war. ‘Follow it strictly and you France.” Napoleon took the paper. “But,” arraror, “Napoleon did not take thie did not follow ’s plan, and was ‘So deep rooted ts the faith in Carnot’s genius in the French mind that anecdotes lik ro ace invented te show wat even after Water. it was only Napoleon's cl contempt for Carnot’s advice that Drought “about the oat defeat of France. It ts Unis intensity of admiration for the Carnot Of the revolutionary period to which M. Sadi-C Rot now owes ais elevation to the presidency. His father, Hippolyte ‘Sull alive, was never of ‘any real importance in public life. ’ Nevertheless, his steady adherence to republican principles made the a believe nent the revolutio: — dency was hereditary.in the Carnotfamlly. Hippo- lyte went so far as atone time to embrace social- istic opinions, but he soon cl his unind again. Under the second empire he made it a point to follow his tatuer’s exaunple of opposition to Na- poleon by refusing to take the oath of allegiance ‘wo the emperor waen elected to the legislative as- sembly. That demonstration was repeated tnree Umes, and it consututes about the Whole of the public life of Carnot the father. 5 eatablish a business that will grow intothousanda, ‘apd perhaps millions,” eh? All that you need 1s, ‘tEé start, is it! Well, my son, I don’ know about Francols Sadi-Carnot, his son, 1s now fifty years old. “He tsa civil and’ naval engineer, ie did distinguished service to the government of the national defense in 1870-71 by organizing the popular forces in the three departments abutting upon the mouth of the Sele. Since 1871 he has been a member of the tive assembly. He Was a member of the cabinets of Ferry in 1881, of Freycinet in 1886, He is truthful, frank and well- meaning, and is generally expected to continue the conservative policy followed by bis predeces sor, Grevy. He hus given much tine to economic stuities chiefly vo the works of John Stuart Sill, some of which he has translated. That know! edge of economics may become of great advantage to the French treasury in 11s present fearful con- dition of confusion and deficit, Not having doue anything a3 yet of sufficient Prominence to warrant a judgment upon the na- ture and force of his ingenuity, he is, neverthe. lesa, hopefully looked upon by all the’ parties of the ‘political world of France, while the other European powers wil stand of guard and wait. y may be Supposed to propound the quest whether the grandson is inclinedto believe bii- self the heir of his er’s military genius. ‘Should he become inated with any such idea he may consider himself destived to be another “or- ganuer of victory” and proceed to plunge a conti- Dent into wi ——__-+e96.—___ Noblemen Who Work. From the New York Sun. A quiet-looking Montana millionaire remarked from beneath bis big hat at the Astor House yes- verday that the East seemed to catch all the bogus British noblemen, The mines and the mountains, said he, get the genuine articles. The superintendent of the Lexington mine, at Butte, M.'T., is the younger son of a noble house, wears iia gloves down into. the shaft and silk under. clothing all the year round. But there's not a miner in his force of 350 men who knows more than he about the formation they are working, or who could lick him ina rough-and-tumble ngut, for that matter. So nobody ever mdicules his gloves. Under him, as an expert ist, there 18 & noble young Frenchman who as held ign oft ctal position in China. Good, honest fellows they are, Who earn thelr money and invest quite as much as they spend, and they never mention their Utles, either From Texas Siftings. Mr. Oldboy (a bachelor)—“It’s all over, Gussy, my boy. Miss Smith has refused me.” Gussy—“'I suppose she let you down easy by sing to be a sister to you?” ‘Mr. Oidboy (bitterly)—“No, b’thunder; she said she would be a daughter to met” —-oo—__— Drawing the Live at a Bustle. From the Pottsville, Pa, Chronicle. Tnadesertion case heard by Judge Pershing, Monday, the defendant husband swore he never bought anything for his wife; his mother always attended:to that, When the old lady was put on the stand she said: ee “I always bought everythi wanted.” “You never relased ner myehing she asked for, did you?” asked her son’ torney. . “Weil, I did refuse to buy her a bustle. I told her we hever used Chem in our family, and if sbe — must get her husband to buy it “—: Hypocrisy of a Love Token. “Ihave vecome a hopeless cynic from my thir- teen years’ experience as a jeweler,” said the fore- man of a leading firm to a Philadelphia News re- porter. “Ihave learned that somuch is tinsel that shines as gold that I can only look on the world’s splendor as a clinquant, hollow sham. Even when the gen Arm or tapering tuger, 1t only produces @ senti- ment of scorn for the hypocrisy of human navure, Let me illustrate: It has been for sometime a favorite fad with young men tn society, when one becomes engaged, to nt his flaacee with a Jeweled braceiet, which the Jeweier rivets on the ‘Wrist $0 Unat It cAnuot be slipped off. ‘This is sup- posed to be a token of the evernai bondage of the wearer to the donor and a perpetual rewinder of fidelity. But ina day or two the lady receives a ove from the Jeweler requesting her to call. W does $0 1OWN a secs She eas’ pac aside the boud ‘at wilt Xi fuirindy protests agatast making tae of, fair lady protest use she is del ted to Hind Uhe secret of it.” —seo——___—_ A Tramp’s Hard Luck. ‘From the Scottish Mail A tramp applied to the police for lodg'1 i a if Surprising to one who has never known the facts. For instance, among the Babylonians the gud of the number seven recelved peculiar honor, and when the Chaldean Noah had escaped from the Geluge his frst act was to build an altar and set seven vessels on as many fires. The famous Chal- dean witch had to be subdued by being bound with @ cord tied with 7x7 magic kuota. And a ‘Sick man had to be anoisted seven times with purifying ofl. In the Chaldean scriptures the ael- uge lasted seven days, the gates to Hades were umber and seven Mish-like men were salt from ‘are derived, four cant thre: no maee one of ‘oocult philosophers writes: “fie number seaven, tneretort: te hs i S £ ait i rene eed dt Ht i i 4 zi imacus, also says Unat God creates seven portions. alchemists, too, laid much stress on the ber Beven, inasmuch as that Was the number of ‘thelr famous “bodies.” Gold for the sun, silver for ‘the moon, iron for Mars, quicksilver for’ Mercury, lead for Saturn, tin for Jupiter and copper for Venus. The Champions of Christendom were seven in number. St. for England, St. An- Grew for Scotland, st. Patrick for Inviand, St. Y St. Janes for Spain and St. Anthony for Italy. The mortal sins are seven in number, as are also the virtues. Rome was the seven-billed city; the senses are also accounted to be seven in number. Then there are the Seven Sorrows of Mary, the seven times that Christ ‘on the cross, the seven Wise men of Greece and the seven wonders of the World. Inthe life of Rienzi the number seven lays a very curious part. It was on the seventy Gay of October that his Toes elded to his power. For seven months he reigned a Tribune. Seven years Was the length of time that he spent in exile, and during seven weeks after bis revurn he had “no enemies His return, by the way, took Place on October 7. The number of crowns awarded him by the Roman convents and counctis ‘was also seven. Here, also, from another source, 1s an odd use of a &; ing’ to tradidon, ‘never dea, but on, “nevi Kyfthaueser bis tion. Charlemagne also starts in -- 5B from 4 once in m7 ave, Clangs his Iron mace on the floor once in every seventh year, und Ula! Redbeard, of Sweden, Once in seven years uncloses hiseyes. It may not be known to many people that Wales also boasts of seven wonders: They are Snowdon, Pystyl Rhaiadr Waterfall, St. Winifred’s Well, Overton aan Gristord ——— Bells, Wrexham ‘Steeple and Liangoilen Bridge. But it ts in the Scriptures that this number ap- Reon oftenest as of speciel signit ce. AONE e Hebrews the word for swearing 's “septenare, or protest by seven. Abraham, you will remem- ber, appointed seven ewe lainbs as his testimony to the covenant with Abimelech. The Creator Tested from his work on the seventh day, and this day was called Sabbath, or seventh. A leprous person Was either to bathe seven times, or be ‘Sprinkled seven times with the blood of asparrow. Seven years was the period for tanee, Every seven Years the Hebrew servant demanded liberty for himself. And the Prophet praised God seven times a day. Ccin, we are told, Was to be revenged seven-fold. " The gifts of the Holy Ghost were said to be seven In number and in the presence of the Almighty seven angels stand, a8 we are told in Tobias. Seven lamps burn before God, and Ubroughout the whole book of Revelations the number seven is constantly used. Jacob served seven years for Leah and seven more for Kachel. ‘Then there are the seven ears of corn and the seven kine, IL was seven that possessed the land of promise in Deuteronomy and the siory of Sampson tells how be kept bis nuptials seven days and then was bound witn seven green withes. Here ts also what Livy has to say on this subject: ‘The seventh light is come, apd then all things Tabsolve the tether of all baht begins, feoventh's of all things o Firs: seventh, seveuih heaven we call Perrect, with wand'ring stars the Leaveu's ‘volved, ‘And with so many circles is rowad rell'd. Among the occultists again there are In the seven planets seven birds, seven fish, seven animals, seven metals, and seven stones. Seven habitations Mxewise of the infernals are described by the Rabbi Joseph, the Cabalist of Castilla, in the “Gar- den of Nuts.” This number entered very largely in the Rgyp- Uan ordivances and worship. @ feast of April lasted seven days. Osins was killed when 7x4 years old: his body was cut In 7x2 pleces; their priests of the dead were 7x6, and their period of mortification 7x6 days; 7x10 days was the dura- tion of mourning for the dead. Among the Brab- mins the great cosinic egg, which contained Brah- ma, broke In Uwatn, abd one part formed the seven ‘of heaven and the other the seven regions of earth. ee Whe Should and Who Shonid Not Marry. Mary J. Holmes, in Florida Times-Union. When should people marry? Never, most decid- edly, for the girl who, as.an acquaintance of mine ‘once said, tatends to do nothing “but sit in & rock- ing chair and eat molasses candy !” and never for the young man who has no right principle to guide bits of industry and thrift, and no Geeper teeling for the girl he marries than that ine Spired by passion OF a pretty face, which Will fade SBisoon.” Bat to the ‘pure young girl who looks Upon the marriage state as something sacred and not to be envered 1ut0 lightly or unudvisediy, and tothe pure young man W1 all woinan- Kind, and who mans all hesays when he to love and comfort and honor iits bride so long as they both shall live, 1 say, most emphatically, marry young, before the forthation of habits | tastes and opinions ¥ change, ahd which must be chan, monial wheels run sinoothly. 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