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A Visit to « Gipsy Camp im the Cuban Meun'nias, REPARATIONS FOR SUPFER—A KIFSY MENU — wos POvALITY OF THE TAWNY CREW—A RIDE THROVER WE MOCNTAINS—A BACCHAMALIAN FROLIC a? WT —CNIVERSAL FRATCRES OF THR GIPSY CAMP. (Copy righted.) ‘ai Correspondence of Tax EvEixo S112, Havana, Copa, Feb, 27, 1883 “ everin any land gipsies may be sald to have cuties, I am sure they were wholly set aside turtag my three days Sojourn in the Giténos’ ap near Luyal \s it was along in the afternoon when I arrived with Ignacto, not much time elapsed before the evening meal was ready. Though the rule among Gipsies ts that one must take potluck as to food a them, J could plainly see that some little rt atextra preparation was betug made. This Was Rot so UNExpectedly extravagant as among many Of the richer American Gipsies where I have eaten upon table serviee hammered out of solid silver at 4 cost of many hundreds of dollars, but it was at least curlousiy striking indeed. A solid Plank of roughly-hewn mahogany twelve feet Jong, two tm Width, apd fully three tnches thick, formed our table. Upon this was spread a crimson of rich texture, interwoven with gold and sliver threads, bearing @ suspicious resemblance pilfered cardinals robe. At one end stood a SSkWardiy Gpon the other was one of those hid ous Spantsh pellejos, of entire wild boar sk1us, Mtied With wine drawn ‘st & spigot in its savage outh. This flere and ive arrangement ined during my entire visit. Besides theye quee? ornamentations some odd vessels and relics Were brought into requisition in my honor. ON GR TWO SILVER TANKARDS of great weizht and age made their appearance. A silver Dow! that would hold a gallon was get in the table's center. For plates, polished brass and pet. ter dishes of every imaginable design did service. Dirks and little machetes were placed about for Kalves. There sere no forks, and the spoons were of pewter and of horn shining lke amber with their generations of absorbed grease. To complete the decoration of the festive board, which T war- Fant would have made due impression anywhere, the sly rogues, who had no more religion of any Sort than their d-mure and pagnacious goats, had broagné fromm, sume, encret_ hiding place « itver cand upon which was ta Wondrous cruciix—a naked cross, with a Lumb at Its foot, sure proof of its being at least ten centuries old in Which sacrilegiously burned a lghted taper. ‘This deference to my possibie rel Dredelic- Hons Was simply a Gipsy trick, which I soon put au end to here, characteristic of the univers Gipsy race. ‘Th 'y are godless. But they are quick 4 aay land to conform to any faith with sumeient dextrous seeming to pass inspection Ia emergen- cles, a trait not Wholly confined to the Roman}. A SOuER ‘The meal was a disinaliy sober one despite my Dest efforts. ‘The frst fush of cheery recognition itaving passed, 1 knew the tawny crew were mentally wondering about the real motive of my quest. ‘The food itself was enough for any Ruagry body, though one might rationally hope to never get worse. IC consisted of ajluco oF CuBuc. allsorts, rice, green and ripe roasted plantains, or apanas, bolled sWeet potatoes, and tassajo de uerea, Or barbecued pork, ‘and smoked with guava leaves over live embers: and Ignacio’s re family of fourteen, incMding twelve daugh- ters, ranging from a nifia mite at its stout old luothers rast. past noydentsa "vixens in their early teens, to maidens whose forms aad faces would’ Rave set an artist wild With delight, kept me good funereal company, nut the oft Boar's saga Mepan to look «sume trun Tepeated attentions Their spirits rose as the boar’s back fell; and by the the stars had ‘come and the supper was gone we were all on a friendly footing agaia. But I knew Gipsies too Well to force terms of geniality. I pleaded wearl- hess aud went to my tent. lights began to peep out In the caflon. Now and Tuen [caught sourdsof chatting and langhter. ‘he honest Lumun ‘one of reassurance had cowe. Aud sol fell asleep, on that my first night ina *uluine Spanish Gipsy camp, as sure of a pleasant orrow as though a bora rom rajab, or road lord among these pligriming sons and daughters of the orient. MORNING GREETINGS. I was on my feet and about with the first of the Gitanos the next morning, and there was a pleas- aut word and sunile for me everywhere. I soon won all the ittle fol of the baod with small cotn; and There are no fathers and mothers of any race wo Will not warm 16 one Who can quickly gain the af fectious of thely culidren. So, too, by sowe little deaterliy among the horses, donkeys, and goats, Thad well learned in my wanderings among psies of other lands, T appealed directly to The respect of the quick-witied young men of the band. "Aud if ever Jou are fo go a Gipsying this ts £ & Dud thing to know. ‘These supple fellows mave keen eyes aud as quick knuckles. They have Their sweethearts, too, thelr ruckites a3 they call a Kotuany There fs god fortune tn maki ra ove to the youtus, er Than tue Wil ling Imaliens, of a Gip-y baud. ‘Thea again Spanish Gipsles are "over-quick with court to the onkeys, and Was rewarded with some preity kev ch conksted of Dat Drigut little Knives. So I pald di young dons and and “ ie ages, which I supplemented by stealthy re oWa poucl of sausace and cheege, to F imbie-fooied jacas Over the low-Lylag mountains, among the sitios, over toward Jaruco Way. for a donkey had strayed away and must be vered. We passed undoubtedly the whole day in the nding eighty miles Gismuatieg. | Ow’ gar “return” my received Lappy addition by my owa secidental discovery of the missing xnimal, which bad wandered into a deserte: guaji.o’s but, and u <h ball starved, had resolutely determined on gesting the entire thatcued structure be- Pe retreating from bis position, MOUNTAIN SCENERY. ‘The incident was a fortunate one, but the day in the mountains was a grand one. Though not four leagues from Havana evideuce of country life was a> marked aud characteristic as though tp the very ceater of the sland. In every direction low Lills seemed Lo Tadlale [rom points of vision to the suli Water: and yet the face of the country has feat pevullar appearance of spreading befors tue beholder tmiueasuravle reaches of prairie ond savanna. Checkering all this inter topography are seen marking the con- ‘Of the clsely-divided holdings of the ten- FY, and amoug these hedzes are Bere and there wd the seutinel-Uke palm and the quite as ly cveoa, Always in the oadest and most un- peasantry. Asa Fule they are mere buts, and an Indeseriduble feellag of sadness comes, When the Pounteousness of the soll. the gladuess of the birds, tae spieador of the heavens, and the glory of the sky, are contrasted with’ te abject in- kiah’s surrouns ne ‘THE ODOR-LADEN Aix. Occasionally @ wagnificent quinta or villa will be seen, but the sharp contrast between this ond But over all the delicious oder-laden fof this marvelous clime. Tt has tne palpable quailty Of @ presence. You Deeathe it as Thouga teking food. You are silent in it, yet ever axious Wo bold If ss 8 part of yourself. It 1s ever Seusuvus, not sensual Rvery passiag breeze brings to you distinet aromas, and yet beyond these there 3 au all-pervading. wever-ending odor which bas Pogue a quality ct the very atwosphere Itseit Could you, sou, ia Your imagination at ‘ous Ume ail the rarest aud most brillant flowers you ever Veheld in park, garden or conserva- tory, you would not even them be abie w realize What the unkempt felds of Cuba forever pre- Pen 10, the Uravelers oe. In park, enclosure, beige aud fehl, are found the stately star ethiebew, WIUn its splendid scarlet Dloesoms: the mugnonette, here tree covered with odarous hicouis; Une tender Vinea, With its waite and flam- ings of red; the golden southern jasmine, the ret hibiscus. the galen de noche OF garland of ae night, with its drooping brown’ blossoms sucked “like our old-fasbiuged Mace, cooly fragrant by moonlight and 5 tue Reneysuckie-like pinons, the flaming flam- boyant, the star cactus, the Carolina tree; tue lovely cam with its droopii Ueime Bowers the bette honey wuckie aad wild pea;" the Cherokee, Marechal Niel Cape ruses'and jacgueminot; the Jonquil and ins toe valley, we of unfumifiar yet equally Cazzli ieutrul fora—ail as commbuy here as the cod dapdeUons starriag Our OWn gre-n meadows in summer. XY THR DAY AMONG THE @rrANo8 ‘was One of compiete goed fellowship and tnter- change of Gipsy gossip. AS well versed as are ‘ese peuple im the concerns of their kind to ail lauds, the Spanish Gtpay, Cpportunity lor conveying See, Enowindg’ to ra of Uaete brethren ie threat, cand tne Inet wgeous Spray of peacock’s feathers, and set | Here and tnere the | aud’ If one values a sound pate, | er pda negro, or black Dread, | myriads upon myriads | i } | | | i 1 | { cabin only emphasizes the painful realtza. | $hey ever learn the language; was tinker. IE” ccuumon “ana dickering easy; and innu- Mnérable more, from chief to muchacho and from hag to chauvie, aad the answers were caught as as s hungry beast snaps at food towed tan to its Jawa, ‘my country. men forgive me, but In these hours I fear I sowed such ‘as will ripen into wholesale Spanish Gipsy i on into America: for, Gence begets confidence, | was not long in learning nee begets confldenc ‘Some surprising facts concerning these people. GIPSY NAMIGRATION. Briefly, they demonstrated that an extraordl- Bary exodus of Gitanos from Spato has been going op during the past decade, into the Spanish speak- countries comprisi Sin south america, “in tly Gipsies have come to Cuba, No ever of a fact aes to be 4 people. But Gipsies are now every where through- Out the iskind, especially in cities like Havana, Cardenas, Matahzas, 3 ntago de Cuba, fc. Few live inland like friends of Layano camp who are sitiéros,in that they rent the lovely cafion where they abide from a Havana landlord; and this ostensibly bonest life of the guajiro enabled to dicker With the peasantry, a8 Well as descend uj the Cuban capital 'in all manner of guises for fortune-teiling among the rich and lowly, and for general trickery and petiy depredation withia the parrow confines of Spaai law, In Havana they masquerade in all manner of pations, They are among the who hawk water from door Madrid. They are of the calm, greasy, contented cochéros siceping im the sun upon their victoria boxes, They are in hundreds amoug-the pictur- esque guadaféros, or boatmen, upon the fair bay. The duiceros or hawkers of sweets know them jor most patient of street merchants Among the Carretéros, With their red caps, rawhide siippecs, wide linen trowsers, and bare breasts, are very many. Others have become servitors inthe quaint old posados, Every latonéro, or tinker, here, as in ur own country,can be set down as a Gipsy. While over at the Plaza de Toros in Regi and about the T one, beneath Castiilo del Prin- Cipe, three-fourths of thie matadors, picadors, ban- derilléros, and chulos, as i as the ambitious Banyers-on about those who butcher bulls for public deiectation, are pure Romany, or are tainted ‘With the strain of ‘barbaric Gipsy blood. KEWELL ATTENTIONS. AS the time nesred for my departure from the Luyano camp the attentions on the part of my @ark-faced friends increased. Perforce I must visit every tent or cabin—for a few inhabited the the deserted huts of the former tenaptry. It was. asad thing to them that I persistently refrained from the tse of wine. But they kindly drauk the more. I have never seen a drunken Gipsy. But these hugged the border-land closely, and the chatter and yelling from it all were deafening. ugh rushed from tent to tent and cabin to a, there Was still time for observation. With 'w exceptions every feature of the Gipsy camp In Germany, in England, or in America was here. ‘The tent-bow of old was here. The hooded covers | were the same. TENTS UNIVERSALLY PACED THE SOUTH. ‘That sacred Gipsy hetr-loom, the crooked kettle- stick, stood by each smoldering, or blazing, fire. Pots, kettles and all utensils for cooking were more ancient, but quite the same. ‘The voiceless dogs Were here. The same shrill voices of women, melodic laughter of maidens, garrulous tones of century-old “hags, and hearty, husky, brazen Yolces of ineu, were here the Same as in Texas, Ohio or Maine. " And above all, that utter abandon iu spirits aad movement which render the happy, raceful, unguarded Gipsy the most awkward, yet Of humans, Was here as I had never seen ft before, A GIPSY FROLIC. But when the night came again the whole camp seemed determined on a genutne Gipsy frolic. A Dit of song started in one group would be smatche? away, as it were, in another arter and berné towart the barbaric ellmaxes. he good humor in it all Was Irresistible That night I must have suaken hands with, or hi every Gitano in the band @ dozen Umes over. Then came feats of danc- ing, singing, and ieaping, Dacchanalian enough for act-closings ih the most picturesque of dramas, ‘Through it all there was never malevolent or It was the irrepressible, uncon- over of happy-heartedness, and ect Jascivious spirit, trolable bubbitn; there was a tenderness and ai the young, and the weak ‘A DOZEN dashing their sombreros askle, vied with each other tn dancing the Cuban break-down. Spurred by this, the old men would now and then enter the cioud of dust and perform feats that would Gisiocate every Joint of the average American youth. Nor were the maidens silent. Here and There ‘by Maming fires dances that Were shadow- dances Indeed began. No pen can convey the less grace of these. Conjure all forms and expressions of puysica’ beheld of imagined, and the ‘artiess move- ineats of the Spanish Gipsy maiden convey them a Ta courtesy, lng, Uipping, vaulding, genuffectiou, and Riri she is’ cat bird, Venus—as she 1s in her cure—in one bewildering, eloquept human. But E! AmericanqGorgio” must be oe with them ail: and he was “He gave in his best baritone and With @ Gipsy vim and spirit which won hii mune here, if never else, the best be had ever gained amoug American ‘ipsies, and made the echoes Ting from the cahou walls With, “The nicht hat come, the sti “Sleep, sweet, my Chau- Me, Us Chee!—chee! ‘when the Bobbies that wildest and most hilarious of all \Ps¥ melodies; and never gained operatic star Such fervent applause. ENO NOCHES.” But all things have an end. Zapatéo, fandango, race you have ever will lid any sare out | wid and barbaric melodies, all, stilléd in the late, late hours; and ag the fires paled beneath the eafion palms and the flaming stars glowed with more fiery pulsations above, a tawny throng, with Kindly “busuos nuchest” on their tongues led past my tent like witehing shadows from a wraithfui past. Shadow and sound, sense and scene, word and movement, with the (int and fainter échoes of the bandurilla, guitar and castinet threaded and thrilled tarough Komany dreains that bight. ‘Then when the morning came a noble Gipsy’ feast Was spread. Those who remained Uehind said ““Ad.os!” with tender tone and loving Pressure of the hand, as though one of their own Were golug. A score of men Upon pontes trailed with ine through the shadowy defile of the caiion tothe white calzada, Aiong came the raging Guilnes guagna, or stage, bound for the gay city. Guard, drivers and passengers seowled at me as though I were leader of a bandit band. But heed- rizon as wavelets from the falling of @ pebble in | less of these, far as the hilly way would allow, I looked back’ with tender gaze to my Gitano friends, as they Waved sash, sombréro and cane-leaves as lokeu, While their Voices came floating to me over the old caizada with. “Fedx viage!—telix viage! Dios le a qgnpate’ EoGak L. Wakeuan. —-t00- NEW FASHIONS IN DINNERS, conth location will appear the cabins of the | All the New Wrinkles of the Parisian ‘Table—-The Enormous Luxury of Grand Repasts—Lots of Life and Al- ways Music. venes of the Cuban guajiro’s or country- | From the London Table. Among accepted novelties must be mentioned the bow general fashion of much silver bric-a-brac upon the tablea To each guest a tiny sliver salt cellar, of a different shape to each cover. This is im the shape of a marmite, this of a saucepan, that ofashell Also at smal! familiar dinners to each guest ts a little butter dish, also of stiver, in fanct- ful shape. and atiny knife thereto—an excellent addition to the table When oysters are served, and pretty withal, also appetizing with the ice- ‘Spangled pat of yellow butter in the silver shell ‘Still at the diner intime, in front of the host the mustard pot, the pepper mill Yonder a stiver Pickle jar. ‘The table should resembie a children’s feast. Liliputian triges everywhere. Candles are much used now, with tiated shades, In sil ver can- vt grand au rtles the most | grand dinner pa most luxury Die is the order of the day. It is in These team years a matter of serious consideration, the giving Of a fashionable (gl wrty, the expense being enormous, Including wines, flowers, and the in- sable orchestra, It Is safe to assert that: ti able dipaer of twenty or thirty covers ia a ood house costs the entertainers a minimum of $20. bead. Candelaora of sliver or gold are wince Used. It is the object to have as much ght as possible. Rare and recherche flowers and fruits are sought for, at no lhaiter what expense, It is indifferent whether the flowers be beautiful or the fruits of pleasant savor, provided they be costly and unique. jue and rare ‘on a large block. or in rounds on & Of illuminated jee. The ice ts waite 5 oft and ts of bewiutitul etfect. As to the menu nO present f Hf Hl HH i F qi HI fi AT THE PLAY, ‘The Ways of Some Girls, ‘Yes; I've seen it lots of times. 1 almost heart. ‘The place where he tnakes love to her ts just too killing. Tdeclare, I've almost a mind to fail In love myself sometimes, that part is ‘$0 awfully sweet, Miss G. ing)—Hcw you do talk! ‘The idea! ‘Cuidn’t tt be fun to have aman talk to you 80 sweet? jolis# @-—Oh, Alice, don’t! 1 shall laugh right out Miss T.—And squeeze hand! Miss G.—On, ‘dd be sat puter every body is looking at you, you ‘here 18 @ brief suspension of the conversation white the giggling is attended to, Then the young Women traighten themseives up and endeavor, With frequent relapses, to restrain themselves.) ‘Miss T.—You must keep still! Miss G.—Oh, dear? Oh, dear! Miss T.—I ex; Miss G.—on, Gruff O14 Gentleman Behind (sotto vooe)—Con- founded giggling idiots! Miss T- 1 Did you hear that ‘Miss G.—Yes! Ob, wasn’t 1t funny | Miss T.—He must be just as mad Miss G.—On, awtul! (They become sveechiess with mirth). Miss T. (after three minutes, during which the pair have alternately louked at the stage and at €ach Other, bursting into fresh titterings whenever thelr eyes met)—There, 1m going to behave. Misi G.—Have a caramel If inay keep you ailigs @—Don't you wish you had & dress lke ‘Miss T.—I don’t think it’s nearly so the dress May Maynard wore to the Eeup Year ball iupcut like it all but that shirred piece on the Mins G.—Don’t you Uke that? I think its lovely, pets, —Pon’t ‘you think it makes au kind of ‘Miss G.—Well, sort of bunchy. ‘Miss T.—May’s had a bias put on with a piping round it, you kuow, and it hung beautitule ‘Mis G—What are you going to wear at Gruff Old Gentleman Bealn (leaning forward)— tone my secing ay hing Wut woul ay eau Se . Dut would sou be Gulet and it me hear miitgies oa et C7 ® murmur Of applause from those around. The two young women ox glances of Lhe most intense righteous: Jndignatton, and sit- Ung bolt upright are ‘sileat for nearly a moment aud @ lait) Miss G. (softly)—Brute! Miss T: (louder)—Isn't he horrid? ‘Miss G. (iouder still)—Ain’t he awfully rude? ‘Miss He hasa’t any manners at all. Gram Oid Gentleman (aovts voce 00d Lara Sotto voce) ! ABere ¥ sk, : ‘vone—' Young Man Him (in same Salesiadies, e . bs (A pause). cians roses... Nay, dearest, nay; woul Si “i have me paint 'o which, could love fulfil its vows, this hand woud lea thee, is Miss'TooTy ret This 8 th [sss Te! the part I like be: 1 do think it 1s just too heavenly tor ‘anything. 4 Miss G.—Lean over, I want to whisper some- Wish Te-he-net stop and say it. Doo you wish’ you Were"on! ‘Te-he- iste Gennett, if you don't stop, I'll Don't you wish you were being hugged he-e-bet ” hy, Elste Gennett! Te-he-he-he! Te-he-he-he! 'm—Te-he! I'm ashamed of you! fectly lovely. gentleman behind abandons his against the wall (Phe graft Seat and goes ina rage to stand for the rest of th orm: at act ts done, es. Awful or tun. Miss G.—Do you see that girl over there with a $0 unbecoming. ills T-—Ob, i never dreamed of anything 80 hor- Miss T.—Ob, awfully. Miss G.—Tuere, now, we must be still; the Miss T.—Oh, I think thts part is perfectly lovely. Ie always makes me ery like anything. thers ‘Miss G.—Yes, lots, Don’t you think these choco- late creams are delictous? _ Miss G.—Wiien the orchestra gots that doesn’t It make the cold shivers run ail down your sweei Old Lady In Front (t to giare upon the Miss G.—Tene! Hush Shel hear you. won must be deal by time. = Miss G. Miss T.—Hush-sh-sh? Miss G.—Oh, you mak@ime laugh so. (Tears and caramels are now transition, Inguiged In for the Testof the page corded to be worth setting down.) Miss T.—There! Isn’t it funny, the caramels Just Miss G.—Haven't you had ‘fully good time? Miss T:—oh, Heaven? pair the anger and mental profanity of ‘everybody Who has been within Len seats of them during the fan to come to the theater? yellow bird on her hat? Did you ever see anything Miss G.—Doesn’t it look seasick? Pathetic part ts coming’ ny more Caramels? baud ‘Miss T.—Ob, heaveniy. Milss T.—On, yes; always, ‘There, tens that young moun) Wilt You be stil! Miss ‘T.—Ob, ‘How awtully funny you are! Miss T.—Now I am going to cry. With scraps of conversation too much like that re_ ‘held out until the end of the play. (And the recordiag angel sets down against the ) ap Does He Pax? Docs it pay. little boy, to be fretful and Just because someting sects to go 14. frown any lighter to wear than's sual! Inacangey word Uttoted with tay snes ne "Than thewoft word rath a t wrath away? ty eon word int rapier ngs reeea fee ecg ‘Does it pay, little girl, to be and pout, Though ‘pisymate Doos the ahgry fetert or Sisko sou fork any more st your’ Doce your, soldind or fretting bring right out of Iss heart in tt Do'your friends love to ‘see U8s'dark frown on your ‘Aud if tot, little girl, dong it pay? little boy, er aie aioe her leg. and finally quit walking entirely. ‘The ee ra ee enlanyed. the flesh becoming became involved, so that when seventeen months old she could not stand, having lost the Sediretee teicenra iain also followed. The nervous system was muscles contzacted, and there was general wast- ing of flesh and muscle. At eighteen months of age she was oad ender thy ts prominent physician of Boston, Mass, but she had declined to such a tion. the end of ten months i degree that she was in a dying condit This ‘wasin April, 1866. We took the child away not knowing what todo. 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We take and in fo take ove sand paing rede asats Blocked with aha Chemicals fron: the anos re: Mable man ‘as Squibb, ‘and Meichtnan and ofter well-known Br Gisvnsed. st rt “THE DRUG Feobie ate. $7.00. ‘We have put about (250) TWO HUNDRED AND FISTS SUITS, oth Sacks and Frocks, on separate counters, They ‘Will be sold for the = ‘NEST FIVE DAYS aT wm hd 7 -RBRB- ‘Wot asuit among them sold for less than $10, and #1... ‘TWO HUNDRED OVEROOATR, beavy and light weights, Some of them sold at ‘ost of them at $15, $16.50, ¢18: investment Call at once = toes to sppase OAK HALL. (OOR TENTE AMD F. Cor Tass Oor BURT S gis yo, Ee 8, ‘BSy i] Oo Ke Sys E a3 Exe ARE THE BEST AND WILL REDUCE THE FAMILY SHOE BILLS. ABTHUR BURT & 00, 228-w.thee-3m 1211 F 8ST. BN. W. ‘THEIR REGULAR SELLING PRICE, THIS ASSORTMENT COMPRISES ALL THE LATEST VIENNA AND PARISIAN NOVELTIES IN OSTRICH FEATHER (BLACK AND COLORS), WHITE, BLACK AND COLORED GAUZE, ‘MOIRE SILK, SILK AND SATIN, PLAIN AND HAND-PAINTED. ¢ 00-0 GUASE TS. THE CELEBRATED FRENCH ©. P. A LA SIRENE CORSETS, IN COLORS, HAVE BEEN REDUCED 900 00 FROM $2.25 TO $1.50 BELOW COST. IN WHITE FROM $3.50 TO $2.80 EACH. bi 98:00 TO $2.40 $2.25 TO $1.80 $1.60 To 91.25 WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED AND ARE SHOWING A LARGE LINE OF SPRING OVEROOATS, THAT FOR BEAUTY OF DESIGN, WORKMANSHIP AND REAL VALUE, SURPASSES ANYTHING WE HAVE EVER HAD. ONE-PRIOE CLOTHIER, 434 7TH STREET NORTHWEST. 23 E ABLES CYNTHIA, ‘The Very Beautiful New MEZZOTINT ENGRAVING, Now Ready In the lettered proofs, the least expensive grade, $12. Artists’ proofs, $48. Framing size, 24x20 in. Thisis ‘© refined female head and bust, the most attractive of Tecent publications, engraved in the highest and most srtistib atyle, and ALL impressions are superb, the ‘number being small, and all now printed, and the plate DESTROYED. Many other new and high-class ENGRAVINGS and ETCHINGS, rare proofs and fine impressions only. The best and most satisfactory BEIDAL GIFTS, PAINTINGS, MIRRORS, the best PICTURR-FRAMES at very moderate prices, All the Rogers’ Groupy, hc, he. EARLES' GALLERIES, x 816 Chestaut gt, Philadelphia, ex Aim One to make our goods the standard quality, ‘The other to make our figures the standaai of low prices, These have been our constant sims for yeage past. It is not spesmodic efforts ‘which have accomplished this, but it is con- tinued efforts, ‘Wa have plessed the people, plessed ourselves, and merit continued support, Let us heveit, ‘sad we will show you tempting bergains from ‘Gne year’s end to another, We have Full Lines @RNTLEMEWS, YOUTET AND BOY CLOTHING, ready-made of made to onder, wi Jorge line of FURMISHING GOODS. All s¢ GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. n7-m0,w,2,6m, Two H NOAH WALKER & 00, 5 (628 Penpeylvenis ave, Ge: Ts: Bur. Sete Eee Sata merter maren OS ae J, & J. Conus, ANTIQUE AND MODERN, ORIENTAL BUGS, CARPETS, PORTIRRES, EMBROIDERIES, &c., OF OVER 200 PIRGES, CONSISTING OF BOKHARA, KHIVA, SHIRVAN, DAGHESTAN, C4BA BAGH, KAZAK, CASHMEBE, CAMELS HAIR, ABIATOLIAN, FERGHAN, KHO- BassaN BUGS AND CARPETS, G00Ds ON EXHIBITION MARCH SEVENTH AND RIGHTE. SALES FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND MONDAY, ‘MARCH BINTH, TENTH AND TWELFTH, AT ELEVEN A. M aND THREE P. M BACH DAY Catalogues will be ready on March 7, 1888. ‘This collection will be found the fuest ever offered ‘+t public sale im this city. 4 ty jon. tn front & ©. WASSERBACE, BiREN TH DS Wee borers facta reece AS /f Eoulalans aver opp. City Post-ofBce, aulabered cle Tih an De cabaivinton of TO CLOSE 4 CONCERN Be opting tw Maire cs) oa pth rept and oun me rum with ust widia Al 1 ty (127) feet 1 & teu 0) foot alley, to- Improvementa thereot, Bale! A stun suficient to pay off the indebt- toy the eal dood ‘ut teas chascnsbing to interest. teies, insurance - Te ae enbGhae tp oes tase ou oer x ‘eso Hee ibaa eee Taeec renee 1 ape ‘BROS, Auctioneers. fit OES GUNE, SERED virtue several deeds of Pay He aeheee Siege -e ND § NORTH 3 x f 5 5 ietge of. Sead of trot wget te Si na alg 0 Sy cl thy la ces ae Bo. ct ven. one of the Lio fe Bes | te f we Senter eae of Colum! ie te Tequsst of, the party secured ay OF Manca <8 1638. AT Th ‘ pep on MONDAY, DAY OF MAOH, | aoa distros of the Drug busts koe oe So ghe fh A. D. 1888, at 4:30 Pm. the fol -de- ‘orth: Be suman corn of ocr eetate in the city of District | and ‘saa’ ‘comming in pert feeb aty sah eta tality | eae si, Hopkinc’s subdivinion of syuars One uundeed and tes qpisiita genersior and peeweary Que tata or ee Gh Grenty-sallon fountains, hres 3) Swale. afarensis eas perce | Cutie aire aon sven ter (6rp%e coutumn’ per shuraah Teva day van (7) walnut wall cages, sem)-annt and of trust on the eb a ‘property, 3 OF OE option of the pur- ‘wo (2) plate-giass | {ovat time of wale: aif conveyanciag st purchapees See (h Farrel & Cave wate, rms of sale comple Qne (1) prescription counter, Stherwise the trustees Resceve the. Bent to evel Four 4F ratnut top counters ent oS cae, SS Et Glasa globes, chairs, stove, prescription case, bottles, Baky. $00 5 q 3 shelf botties, etc, mb1-eodeds_ 78 BABS SM Frumnsa, | "And the sulire stock of drags and sundaiea, with the (COMMISSIONERS SALE OF DESIRABLE REAL ESTATE NEAR HAMILTON, VA. ‘ave. nw. Siling onal bearing JUNCANBON BROS, Auctioneers best qual XECUTOR'S AND TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALU- lent, ABLE IMPROV! AN! URieEaN eb RBaL ‘thrifty ESTATE IN "SEORG WS, D.C ‘will be rescrved. ferme: third of purc! of eae reatdvo in cquit ntalgron van a bon i AAPA NHEn | Commrs, of Sele, DOWLING, Auctioneer. TAREaL. eetate Oy AWE. ERbT SID OF > NT SUSU MGM'S SEREAIE WAGE Ree stapes folio 11: . ony Pa en anee D. x at the hour Pd Poon ee Gees Baca ee eee al eee (447), a8 i Bg: 2: Ba i Cet a to. tte as ea of precy ple Ad Pony ith (105) inches POTOMAC RIVER BOATS, ‘Passage or staterooms, apr 7th ot roe sonroce o> oS sour . a oT. eee NE x. aud Tharedag o GEE tte SUES pcteunesanemet ‘"Sosslay lands at Coraiteld Harbor goine anf setae ep auyeaeey wena LL BLAKE, BEATING STOVES, (Of which we still haves Large Assoriment. Our remaining stock of above goods we now offer at REDUCTION of 10 to 20 PER CENT below Regular |

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