Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1889, Page 8

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HH. | The Nez Perces Outbreak of °77 and | How it Resulted & RUNNING Flow? across THR CNIEP JOSEPH'S SPLEYDID STRATEGY CONTINENT— PURSUED BY HOWAKD AND INTERCEPTED RY meet BUT WHIPS THEM ROTR—MILES’ sUccESs, i | Sherman's “Mar: Sea” was the de of our great and disciplined | at and tran: deadwood” | joose trom Atlanta and tramped | art of the coafederacy to Savan- | ition that its | brash away. | @ramatic and pict Imirat portation, ambere of any kind, en through the bh hah, meeting hardly any ged and obstacles In proportion ton to be surmounted, an ph by mply triple anted this brill f our brave and brilliant general, anc 4, deapite essant efor rbers 1th men and children of | headed, yet daring Indian MODERN igh the MOSES, the nm territory, the valley « toot monn- Nowst Yellow- | the naday's til two days led his people sa fre eastern wild rl y dhave landed him sai finally hemmed in ich time j ut half ¢ rof the i march to piles with little to bi S$ THE CONTINENT } carried him some s by the way he had to go, and it was fight or dodge every inch of the ronte. Behind h g commander, REST Ac close at his heels. was Howard, with a stron; Lientenant Jin another tus ain, Idahe. Gene Gibbe ked what men he had in w made # dah from Fort Shaw to head them off | at Big ss as they crossed Bitter » hardly had Weffective sol- the born fighter that he is, he flew at the throat of his foe at dawn on tl 9th of Ax boon when fierce Nez Perce go. not half th p his hol Capt. Logan wt number at nd let the | nd 7. 4 . He ha reed to d Bradly and English, 7th infantry, with over score of soltiers were killed, Gibbon himself, | is adjut: . Woodruff (« other officer } and two re men were wound Chief Jo- | seph went on his way and Howard came up— just too late, Sturgis, with the 7th cavalry, threw biniself across his path at Clark's fork, se and Joseph tricked him into a wild-goose ch down around Cedar mountain, leaving the w clear. After a long stern chase, with worn o horses, the 7th cavalry flew at his heels aga’ mst after he had crossed the Yellowstone, but it was aD uuAvailing fight. AT Last. on the 30th of September, three months from the time of his start, the worn and weary | chieftain waa halted at Battle Eagie creek, among the Bear's Paws mountains, creek is the name of the main stream. Miles, with his bard-tighting regiment. fifth infuntry, mounted on indian ponies, with detachments of the second and s nth | cavalry, had made one of his quick dashes -| | 950 miles ‘cross country—and barred the way. Even when they rode in to the charge Capt. Owen Hale and Lieut. J. Williams Biddle, of i seventh cavalry, met their soldier deaths. jut Joseph could go no farther. He and the little remnant of his band surrendered, and the Nez Perce war of ‘77 was at an end. Over lhrée months had he withstood the power of the government. © 700 miles had he fought his way to freedom, aa it looked to him, and his exploit stands, to my thinking, ‘Without a parallel in modern warfare. g JOSEPH'S GRIEVANCE. Tf ever an Indian deserved success it was this fellow Joseph. Heand his people had their grievances at the old reservation on the western | border of Idaho. The Nez Perces were nota{ sayage tribe. Many of them spoke English fairly well, many of them bad embraced the Roman Catholic religion. understandings arose between them and the settlers in which the chances are ten to one the settlers were as much at fault ag fhe aborigines. The matte ‘was not judiciously handled by the Indian bu- reau, and threats of punishment only put the Indians on their mettle. When it bad played its last trump and lost the game the bureau demanded trooops to inforce its orders and the soldiers who had long been stationed among these Nez Perces, and knew and | liked them, were compelled to take the fiek e@gainst them. We have no choice in such mat- ters. Had such 4 man as General Crook bee sent thither at the first appearance of a cloud on the horizon, afew words from him wo have put astop to all trouble, but he, whom they trusted and respected from old associa- tion, was far away on dnty in another Coie ment. Almost before we knew anything about the matter, the news was flashed in by tele- graph that Gen. Howard with all his available troops was moving on Joseph's camps, and that | Joseph had sworn that he and his people should never be taken, THE RATLWAY RIOT OF ” At the outbreak of the war, we, of the fifth cavalry, were stationed on the Union Pacific railway, headquarters and six troops (compa- | ies) at Fort D. A. Russell, just west of Chey | enne, the others at Fort McPherson, down in | the valley, and at Siduey barracks,’ midway. Early in the season General Crook had sent | tive of the six troops from Fort Russell to es- | tablish a camp of observation way up along the northeastern foothills of the Big Horn range, | where he fought the Sioux the previous sum- | ner, and w i only the band and Captain | Payne's troop ( old ort” at Rus- | sell. Similarly. n and Sidney, ¢ ard, were in the field, sco tions, when the great railway riot of upon the land. Pittsburg was in flames, the militia overpowered. Chicago was in the bands of the mob and the police exhausted. TROOPS ORDERED IN n came the order for the regulars, and all the tifth cavalry within reaching distance of the railway were hurried in. ‘he McPherson battalion rode like mad for the nearest station; left their horses with the quartermaster and a small guard, and were whirled through to lake Michigan by special train. The ninth infantry started tirst from Omaha, but the strikers “side- tracked” them somewhere, and the first com- mand to reach Chicago was this tough-lookin battalion of troopers from the plains; pease g bronzed, dusty, destitute of anything like glit- ter oF gé dressed in their rough scout- ing rig. shirts, buckskin or canvas re- inforeed L 4, and old slouch hats, but Chicugo gave them a welcome they ‘have never forgotten. “These fellers ain't got no Louquets in their musket” was the remark of @newsboy, that made the troopers grin. And while the regulars in Nebraska were burried to Chicago, those along the railway in Wyoming end Utah were similarly hurried to Omaba, and oar colonel, Gen. Wesley Merritt, was assigned the command at this latter point. Here we guarded the big bridge across the Missouri. and kept order from July 26 until the $th of August, when we were sent back to our stations, the trouble being over. Meantime Gen. Crook had got in froma scout through the extreme northwestern section of his de- rtment,and the very day we started for ome Gibbon with his litte command was having his death grapple with the Indians at Big Hole Puss. AFTER CHIEF JOSEPH. The next thing we heard was that Chief Joseph was across the mountain, coming east, Still the War department hesitated. Still it ‘was believed that despite all bis ill luck so far Howard with his big force must overhaul the wily Nez Perce. But day after day crept by; every dispatch showed the Indian still ahead, and at last it became suddenly apparent to the owers at Washington that he was almost at er vellowstone park, and meant to cross the mMouutaias. Once over, there were just three ways for him to escape: Northeastward, by way of Clark's Fork; eastward, by the Stiui ng river to the Big Horn; or southward throug! the Wind River valley. The seventh cavalry, aiready out along the Yellowstone, was ordered to block the first gap. Hart’s battalion of the fifth cavalry, LM | he sa } southe Ld SELL, received telegraphic orders to go at once to Camp Brown (now Fort Washakie), in the Wind River valley, and organize a force to meet Chief Joseph, should he come that way. Alithe third and fifth cavalry near the railway were hustled aboard the cars and ship- ped toGreen River station. whither the gen- eral and I, his adjutant, hastened by first train, reached there the morning of the 30th of At- gust; jumped on a buckboard; drove north- ward nil that day, that night. and the next day, Teac oe Camp Brown at 4:30 p.m. The cavalry by forced marches. Gen. Crook soon followe. arrived, and on the 9th of September, with seven fine troops of veteraneavairy and thirty- five picked Shoshone scouta, away we wert, still northward. under orders to reach the head water of the Stinking river and tackle Joseph if we could possibly find him. It was certain he was coming southeast, and Gen, Crook. who had not been consulted, apparently, in the or- ders coming from hia superiors, shook his he over the plan. “You won't be apt to find him,” will be over and away long before you can get there, and he is making for the British Possessions, or ['m mistaken.” IN THE MOUNTAINS, erhave I seen anything in wild beauty ch the magnificent mountain countr through which we marched day after day. We climbed and crossed the Owl Creck mountains on the 12th of September—a wonderful ex- perience. Then nge after range, val- ufter valley vero, the Beaver, the Bull, the Mecteetse—all clear ruaning streams from the towering Shoshone peaks on our left. We I the Lith, but they hi mpered us so that Merritt | could stand it no longer. and we left. them, ninto a blindin snow storm on the and L“topogging™” as usual out on the s, lost all sight or trail of the regiment atching a view of some four-footed ob- few vards ahead I trotted unhesitating!y ng them, never discovering until my © almost turned back somersault in hit, that we had darted into the midst herd of butf ‘Then it cleared as sund- as it stormed, leaving the face of nature hes deep in powde crawling like a black sna‘ ivide to the next valley, Smile march on the over the id finally, after a morning of the reugh an atmosphere clear as a bell anda sweep of scener reached the simply superb, we Stinking river ‘and struck # re and heavy cavalry trail. Sturgis or & Tech or 5th? that was the |. question. q . the general had his com- | mand bivousched between the beautiful cams, the nortt ies of the wr mountain the western side waters plan and nd smell= Yt wonid seem hough they sulphuretted hydrogen, ALONG RIDE, ongest ride of my life Tt necessary that the general should know at once whether the Indiaus had ; yming this way. aiid Know at once Hart had made these trails and whither the jk Take any lieutenant in the ose, and what scouts you need, was : it was neces: regiment and find out,” were his brief orders t afteracup of steuming coffee i mounting my spare b en luring our 23-mile jog of the morn- ing, at 4:30, rode ont northward with sey companions, six Shoshone Indians on their iry ponies and my Bishop. I had chosen him all musele und sinew—a man tired, und who couid stand wil Licut he “statesman,” unt was never rk us who it need be and be just as re ise on the morrow, We rode light-burdened, with nothing but our arms and ammunition, and at sunset we were loping up up—up— following a winding trail leading to the sum- mit of the lof beyond which lay the valley of Clark's ork. It was the old nock trail, o said one of our Shoshones. right was the long narrow n end is called Cedar To our left the main divide een us and Yellowstone Jake—the backbone of the conti- nent. Ahead of us the bold range connecting the two. mountain, LOOKING FOR SIGNS. We had ridden miies along that twisting. | tortuous trail, and still conld not suy whether “twas made by the seventh or the fifth, That they had gone in eager haste was € horseshoes, we picked up abandoned lariats, a saddle blanket, two canteens. but oddly enough there was no distinguishing mark. At last, under the rays of the fall moon. I fonnd the evidence I wanted. Generally the trail was that of a double file of horses following in each others’ track. Here and there were plac though, where in crossing the brook, or aseend- ing or descending steep pls ach troop leader (company commander) had chosen a separate path for his men. had passed sev- eral where four or five separate trails were made, but Hart had five troops and that proved nothing. Farup in the narrowing gorge we came upon a grassy ridge they had el ed across, aud here were seven distinct trails of troops in columns of twos. It was the seventh cavalry, and they had unquestionably crossed the range to Clark's fork. So much was set- tle: BACK DOWN THE BANNOCK TRAIL we cantered—the full m high in the heavens now—and turning westward when we reached the broad, beautiful valley of the North Fork we rode in wide, dispersed order, scouting it for miles toward Yeliowstone lake, finding game trails innumerable. but not a trace of lodge pole, pony hoof or Indian property, and at last, at 11 p. m., I gave the word to rein boutand mad+ for eamp—a glorious gallop over springing turf through silvery moonlight that made the valley b night we were challenged by our 43-mile jaunt, and at daybrea! hot on changing es ouce more, Bishopand I, with five of our oshones, were off again.’ Twenty miles trotted around Cedar mountain to the fords of the Stinking river. Fifteen miles further up the highlands to the north we went back on the Sturgis trail, nearly running over a magnificent elk as we rounded a sudden turn, and then my field glasses detect a dust cloud miles away down in the vali Thither we gallop, and in an hour, waving our hats, we ride full tilt into the halted colamn of Hart's battalion, Twenty-five miles we lead them back around the mountain to Merritt's camp, reaching there at 6 p.m., in time for supper, having been in saddle twenty-nine hours out of thirty-six, and mdden neatly 140 miles. Where was Joseph? He had dodged past Sturgis ten days before we got there and was far be- yond the Yellowstone. CuarLes Kina. Baby Bird. Baby bird, baby bird, er a song On earth be heard, may be heard HGeh as yours in mirth, ¢ All your flickering fingers, Ail your twinkling toes, Play like light that lingers Til the clear song close. Baby bird, baby Your grave majestic eyes Like @ bird's warbled words Speak, and sorrow dies. Sorrow dies for love's sake, Love grows one with mirth, Even for one white dove's sake, Born @ babe on earth, Baby bird, baby bird, Chirping loud and long, Other birds husb their words, Hearkening toward your song. eet as spring though it ring, Full of love's own Lures, Weak and wrong sounds their song, singing after your's. Baby bird, baby bird, ‘the happy heart that hears Seems w win back within Heaveu, and cast out fears. Farth and sun seems asone _Sweet light and one sweet word Known of none here but one, Auown of one sweet bird. —ALOERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE, canons She Hated Monotony. From the Merchant Trat *Maud,” be said, with a quivering quaver in the vowel sounds, “Mand, three weeks ago to-night I asked you to marry me, “You did.” “And you said ‘no.** “That was my answer,” “Two weeks ago to-night I asked you the same question.” “I remember,” “A week ago Tasked you to be my wife, and you said ‘no’ again.” “You have had another week to think matter over, aud [called to seo wheter Jon \usion.”” had arrived at any other conch She reflected a moment, and then said recognize the fact that each time in precisely the same way. headquarters of T river, was to march on the Custer tletield of the previous year, where some Sioux and Chey- enne scouts would eq mem = 2 8 the iver valley unt heme boy second hole, Toaghed its head, ‘w stop the up on the Big Horn Tange at the ordered mD replies, "Then, aitet anoles pause, she said still more softly: “Harry, I should bate very much to be con- monotonous, And Harry dida’t wait for any further an- ewer, gedour wagons along until | whether Sturgis or | + | « i, ident. We passed | . | be used for the entree | Full List of Attractions and Events Vis- itors May Participate In. THE GRANDEST EVENT OF ITS KIND THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER KNOWN—TRE PRESIDENT'S RECEP- TION, TRE CENTENNIAL SERVICES, THE PALL, THE BANQUET AND THE TWO GREAT PARADES. Correspondence of Tae EVENINo Stan. New Yor, April 19. Arrangements for the grand celebration of the centennial of the inauguration of Washing- ton in New York are now fast nearing comple- tion, It has been a case of Vanity Fair through- out, the committees of arrangements having | started out to make it an affair exclusively for | the “first circles.” and having finally wound up | | by making it just what they should have made | it in the first place, a gigantic popular demon- stration in which blue blood and wealth have | no more part than ordinary common red blood and slim pocketbooks, The history of the petty squables, the bitter disappointments, the tact- | Jess tomfoolery of the committees having the | affair in charge makes a very interesting stor; | but will not teil it here, it would require a | Thackeray to do fall justice to the farce which | has been enacted by the Fish faction, the Me- | Alister cabal and the Gerry gang. and only a | Thackeray could tell with fine sarcasm of the } vulgar vanities and childish jealousies which | have been exhibited with such ridiculously haughty pomp laughable owilish solemnity, and such PROGRAM OF EVENTS. What Washington people care more about | Te agine, isto know exactly what { they are to see and participate in when they | visit New Yorh to help us celebrate, Well, } | from daybreak of April 29 until the moruing of May 2 they will witness such scenes as have | iP | inst now, [in { | | | | probably never before been seen tu this count | \ | | | | t has been the ambition of the committee charge, notwithstanding the petty bicke its members have gone through, to make the the grandest event of its kind ever affair known in American history. and the people at large. although t | have made lots of fun of | mmittec, I | ited with them in the | effort to revious celebration by | the stupen: cence of this ones PRESIDENT HARRISON'S RECEPTION. | The enumeration of events of the celebration ws: President Harrison, accompanied -President Morton, the cabinet, the of the Supreme Court, the diplomatic nd other officials who have received | special itation: U leave Washington eariv | on the morning aday, April 29, for New | York, choosing the same route’ taken by Pr | dent’ Washington when | Vernon 100 yea | rated, namy niladelphia + | ton to thport. N. J. At Elizabethport | ad suite will board the Des and, accompanied by an escort of all the United | States and foreign war vessels in the harbor | several hundred generously decorated steamer } merchantmmen and other vessels, the floulla will d to the foot of Wall street, ated | by gunpowder sa n forts and vessels as | procession moves, ~ naval display is leulated to bo the finest which has ever place in American waiters, 2 street the Despateh will ancho' arrisou will disem kK an elaborately dee j cee nt orated pbers of the as thirteen other mbers of thas manned President Washington's barge 100 ye ago and rowed bin ashore tu be inaugurated, | On landing at the pier President Harrison will be received in et tennial derneath ame soc . he will pass un- and, eseorted by a ular troops, the | | veterancorpsot the} seventh reg | the Society of the Cincinnati, Sons of the I } lution, and Loyal I he will proceed to | th 2 the great E building. followed by the governors aud coz {| missioners from the various states. the ge ral } | committer of two hundred, ed. guests, In the hall ¢ building Mayor | | Grant will formally » the President to | | the city, and the inaugural ode will be sung which was sung at Washington's inaugure | followed by a hymn of praise to be chanted by a choir. ‘The ‘party will’ then repair to the rooms of the lawyers’ club. in the same bnild- | ing. where, at a large table at the west end of the eclub-room, the Presi ex-President Cleveland, the governors and maye of New York, with the chairtuen of the princ | pal committees, will sit down to a banq | Tne club-room will be handsomely decorate | # full-length portrait of Washington, by Peale, | will look down upon the President, and a set of | china used by Washington at Bordentown will There will be man | prominent guests at adjoining tables, includin | representatives of the professions, trade | foreign representatives. The invi to this banquet are of wonderful € | showing on six pages pictares of prominent | men and publie buildings, &c., a8 they existed in New York one hundred years ago. After this banquet the President will be escorted to h the city hall, wher will hold a public re- ception for two hours. afterward going to his headquarters at the Fifth Avenaediotel. THE GRAND BALL, The grand bull is to occur on this evening, Monday, the 29th, The enormous auditorium of the Metropolitan opera house will be used for dancing only, and on three sides of this building, which occupies a whole square, a temporary structure has been erected over the adjoining streets for supper rooms. The ball, decorations, invitations and all will cost con: | siderably over $100,000. ‘The interior furnish- ings will be palatial. Portraits of all the P: idents are to hang from the galleries and th stage, medallions of the coats of arms of all States will be seen, and plush, lace, silk, velve and bunting will be used with'no sparing hand to make the most gorgeous ballroom ever known. The dancing will begin at 10 o'clock in the evening with the quadrille Chonneur, which has caused so much unpleasantuess and jealousies in selecting those who are to dance in it. Thirty-two couples will participate, facing one another in two rows, as in a Virginia reel, there being no side couples, No man knows yet exactly who will dance in this Fille, and no man will know, in all probabilit until the evening of the bali, Among those int Vited to participate in it are the President and Mrs, Harrison, the Vice-President and Mrs, Morton, Mr. and Mrs, Grover Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford B, Hayes, Mayor Grant, Governor Hill and the following ladies: Mrs. Charles Francis Adams, Mrs, William Astor, Mrs, William Waldorf Astor. Mrs, Frederick J. De Peyster, Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry, Mra, Alexauder Hamilton, Mrs, John Jay, Mrs, Archibald G, King, Miss Carola Living- ston, Miss Schuyler, Mrs. Henry Van Rensse- laer, and Mrs, Sidney Webster. “The boxes for the ball have nearly all been sold, and in most cases the pifelusers have bonght the san boxes for the ball and for the grand banquet on ‘Tuesday night, April 30. Edmund M. Stanton has been made floor manager of the ball, vice Ward McAllister, deposed, and he will have as assistants 33 of the swellest young men in town, The ball, however, is not to be the high-toned affair it was first mapped out to be, The New York 2) dares made the first inva~ sion into its swell status by obtaining free tick- ets vi et armis, as it were; and such legislators as “Dry-Dollar” Sullivan, who owns a dozen saloons in the Bowery, will be | electro upon the floor. Then a more plebeian body still forced the committee to give them tickets. namely, the New York board of aldermen, as unsavory a lot of “far-downers” as can be col- lected in a day's journey in the metropolis, A. number of the heaviest swells and their fami- lies have already given up their ball tickets since the plebeian element caught on, ‘THE CENTENNIAL SERVICES, On Tuesday morning, April $0, at 9a. m., services of thanksgiving will be held here and all over the country. Special services will oc- cur at that hour at St. Paul, where Washington, Vice-President Adams, and both branches of the Continental Congress attended worship on April 30, 1789. The bishop of New York con- ducted ‘the services then, and the present bishop of New York, Dr. Henry C. Potter, will conduct the centennial services, When Presi- dent Harrison retires from the religious serv- ices here he will be escorted by the military to the steps of the sub-treasury building in Wall street, where, near, if not upon the exact rt where Washington took the oath of ‘office, ime ressive commemorative services will be held. 78 prayer by Rev. Dr. Richard 8. Storra will open these services, to be followed bya poem written and read by John Greenleaf Whittier, an oration by Chauncey M. Depew, an address by President jarrison, and a benediction by Most Rev. Arch- bishop Then the President ben to Junch in the Equitable building, and will then be escorted to the grand stand at Madison square to review THE MILITARY PARADE. ‘This parade, which starts from Wall street and Broadway, under command of Major-Gene- ral Schofield, will muster 50,000 troops. It will march up Broadway to Waverly Place, thence avenue to 50th street. It ee and Annapolis and seat teaes west of Dave rg aster g each mili ernor and military staff, mounted, in te allawing dar Daa nar, hve | Every e North Carolina, Rhode Island, and other states following in the order in_which they were ad- mitted into the Union, The District of Colum- bia, represented by the Washington Light In- fantry, will come near the tail of the procession, but they will be followed by the Loyal Legion and the G. A. R. poste. THE GRAND BANQUET. On Tuesday after the parade a reception will be given the President by the art committee at the loan exnibition rooms in the Metropolitan opera house, after which the grand banquet will be served on the same floor which was oc- cupied by the dancers on the night before. So distinguished are the 800 guests invited to this affair, and so entrancing & flow of wit is antici- pated, that boxes for people who waut to see the show and listen to the wit are in big de- mand, and even seats in the top “peanut” gal- lery at $2 each are snapped up with eagerness. THE INDUSTRIAL PARADE will take place on Wednesday, May 1, and will follow the same route as the military parade, Present indications point to nearly as large Barns, too, as that of the soldier bo It is designed to make of itasortof M affwi, and the floats to be constructed diferent industries and trades will be aw in circus-wagon business. as interesting, in its w: pageant of the day befor ACCOMMODATIONS FOR VISITORS. New York will probably have more than she ever had here yup This will be fuily as the military visitore before at one time. ort is being made to secure accom- modations for everybody. The quarters for the mili d invited gnests are already se- lected, rly every hotel has before this ry room, Stil there are left many honses which will take boarders for three or a. four days at from =5 to $10 a day, and they will advertise their whereabouts soon. Suinmer hotels as far away as Rockaway are arranging “tal trains run between ity, and with Brook Jersey Ci suburban cities about New York,nobody, mnless he is wofully unfortunate, will be compeiled to camp on a curbstone at night. Windows along the route of the parades rent at from =) to 2500 each and are going like hot cakes, on stanc rted now none van be had anyw for less than and not many are left. Late comers will » to be satisiied with a eurbstone view, aud wil haye to fight to get that. 1. H. Sovra, see FEMININE FANCLE Tur Livkep Curr is general Srockinas must match the fine black, a Dinecrome Re oTE is a feature of sh morning toilets, bp shades will be fashionable both ide and the river, Sari Perricoats will be de rigeur vr gowns this season, An of our mothers and grand- mothers is now an accomplished fashionable fact. Trarxs threaten to reappear upon the street. Paris aiready puts them upon all house and monious toilet ‘Tae Wasi Sik, no worn, 83 or else be so much used for un- derwear of both big and little people, is a full | yard y nd sells for $1 a yard. AN Avrioniry declares that to be stylish you must tirst buy your parasol and match all the | $ | in oatline. grass have a bouquet of poppies or morning glories for their only trimming. They are odd rather than pretty. Th ANGisT Har is broad-brimmead traw, and a broad band of ribbon which falls in two long ends is wound around rest to it, both in tint « ETS ¢ a LK Groves, fine, clinging and long wristed, in all the new shades. and will more than nonors With kid when warm weather nd extremely varied, ing jackets, pelerines, visites and man- tles of all forms, and Breton, Abbe Galant and Pyrenean peasaut e Fiovrep 1 batiste and cambrie worn last year, and those box- ted and made of plain linen or eambric, finished with brier-stitching at all the edges, will be in high favor a BEXt seuson, Parts Now Witt, Have Nove of cakes or ale at its afternoon teas, Instead it revels in bouillon, tea, col chocolates, red wines and sandwiches of caviar, anchovy, ham or pate de foie gras. Licur Gray is now the most stylish color for ariding habit. If the wearer wishes to com- | pliment her escort she will tuck a handkerchief of the color of his necktie in her breast pocket, so that all the world may see it. A New Bre of picturesque neck-dressing is a ruif of large pleats of very rich lace, or lace corresponding with the gown, which is tied t gether in front with two narrow ribbons of silk or velvet, These ruffs recall pictures of Heuri Denx and Catharine de Medicis, ‘Tae Race For dresses of fancy wool fabrics during several seasons past has resulted in the production of a wonderful array of sheer white wool, light-weight materials suitable for even midsummer wear, and those will be in high vogue for all hours of the day during the next seaxon, as the grades reach from the daintiest and most delicately tinted India veilings to the most serviceable wear-detying serges, ‘Togves aNd Cavores are still very small, vet large enough for the milliners to show. their taste and skill in arranging novelties in trim- ming. Anamazing change has certainly taken place in the height of our head-gear, and grace- ful, natural and very becoming styles are every- where seen, though many pronounced shapes are still visible, It is pleasant to know that the bizarre colors worn last year are ge nerally avoided this spring, A New Esouisu Ixvextion combines an um- brella, sunshade, and walking-stick. Many women have become fond of the English walk- ing-stick used by a small class of g fash- ionable people, but they are not yet quite aa daring as their masculine friends, who will often brave sun or shower for the sake of its sole use, The new sunshade rolls up very compactly into a little wooden cane with a sil- ver knob, and becomes a very neat-looking walking-stick, ————-+ee A Lover’s Strategy. From the Chicago Tribune. “It grivves me to give you pain, Mr. Fergu- son, but I fear it can never be, Try, try to for- get me.” “Tl try, Miss Laura,” replied the young man, ina melancholy, hopeless way. | “Ab- sorbed in the vortex of business, as I shall be henceforth, I may be able to still the clamor of my aching heart and banish your sweet image from my mind,” “Then you contemplate going into busi- ness?” “T have made arrangements,” he said, in a hollow voice, ‘to open a large retail contection- ery store. , George!” exclaimed the beautiful girl, wildly, as she flung herself into his arms, “the sight of your suffering is more than I can bear, Lam yours!” 900 Protection for Florida’s Birds. From the Orlando Record. ‘The present legislature seems determined to pass a good game law for the preservation of both birds and animals, Four bills to that end were introduced one day last week, and now that such interest is manifested by our law- makers, we hope whatever act on the subject is passed it will be such an one as will impose penalties sufficiently severe to make the law a success, The useless and indiscriminate slaugh- ter of plume birds within the last eight years has almost rendered them extinct, and as a consequence water snakes of every variety are appearing. It is a well-known fact that our if me bi are very destructive to snakes, Particulariy nave the pink curiews and purple allinos disappeared, two of the handsomest Bicds to be found in the world. The same is true of the paroquets. We trust the act will not allow the sale of game but for sixty days in the year, and absolutely prohibit selling plumes, _——1380 To Beat the High Hat. From the Buffalo Express, “I have got a plan that beats Col, Hamilton's all hollow,” said a dreamy-looking youth. “To harness the wild Niagara waves?” “Naw; my plan is to abate the high hat nuisance in thea- I attended a Quaker meeting not long since, and I noticed that the women with poke i bonnets occupied one side of the meeting- room and the men were at ‘on the other side of the house, Now, I to utilize that in theaters—to compel the ‘unbon- ae ee left side women and men be to ait in comfort far from the nodding 2: ee I think every theater manager, as all sufferers peal alee ogee! cordially ap- Chgade J and rise up (and go out acts) to call me blessed and ask me to take Ob, Tl be as @ man as Bill Written for Tur Evrxtwe Star: ETIQUETTE AND MANNERS. What to do and What not to do in Society. WHITE SHOES NOT WORN WITH EVENING DRESS—~ ETIQUETTE OF WEDDING RECEPTIONS—B. 8. Y. P. NO LONGER PROPER FOR INVITATIONS—AN- NOUNCING AN ENGAGEMENT—HUSBAND'S TITLE. [Copyright 1889.} The following questions have been selected for answer this week: 1, Will you kindly tell me if white shoes should be worn with # light dress at an evening party? es should be worn with» 8 black 1 WEDDING RECEPTIONS, iattended a wedding reception, and, upon entering, sresetate e bride for the Grvt tite. After the sed on throuch the room to many guests ld have found opportunity to take leave of your hostess, It is not incumbent ;upon the bride to seek ont her guests; she | should remain in one pha for the #entleman or the lady to use the | might her fan for a few moments, pis fatigued. but the fan in the . if rightly handled, is graeeful, nd forms part of her costume. R. 8. V. P V. P. be inserted on notes of invitation? now thought to be in better taste to It | omit this request, for the reason that it may be supposed equivalent toa hint that the recipient does not know what is proper to be done. All a is invitations should be responded to. and hence R. 8. V. P. is considered unnecessary, ANNOUNCING AN ENGAGEMENT. lady aunounce to her friends i, when the marriage will be ssed by none but the family? Is there no way but to call and a: ne fact? | s the linen of Issvau expected to go toa Indress before itix worn? Is it not much better to Lave it pressed so that the lace will not have to be starched and spoil its ants? 1. There is no regular form of announcing an engagement of marriage. Sometimes it is en- trusted to a friend, who takes occasion to make | it known, or a dinner party may be given either by the family of the bride-elect or that of the groom, the friends of each being present, and the host at the close of the entertainment an- nounces the fact. 27 linen of a trousseau should generally be lanndried, but where there is much lace it y be pressed if the owner prefers. It is customary for wives to refer to their husbands by their titles, but it is in better taste to add the n 80 and so, Instead of “the colonel said ‘Colonel Smith said,” &c, OF SEALING wax. vod form to use t may not be fashionable to use wax for ling letters, but under no circumstances nid it be bad form. Wax gives a letter an elegance and distinction that makes it always | appropriate. What can be more inelegant than { th ustom of sealing letters by mucilage tened with the lips. A Frenchman once (challenged an Englishman for sending him a | letter sealed with a wafer on the ground that | no genticman should send another his saliva. ote paper should be unruled, white, with- out ornamentation and with envelopes to match, Note paper folded once and inserted inasquare envelope is considered the most elegant. At g inne Tn senda rab pee weraiatic 1, Should be drank out of the cups, ard, eo sand best wishes?” 2. “With best wishes,” only, and not with con- gi ions. Congratulations can only be properly addressed to the groom. When persons who have been in mourning desire to re-enter sucie!y What course should they fi 2 They must leave cards at their friends and | acquaintances, as an intimation thet they will now receive visitors and make calls. In cases where cards of inquiry have been received during their se with the words, hanks for kind inquiries. OR MR. ON LETTERS, 1, Which is the proper wa: man? “Mr. ¥. ” or “Y. Z. Jacks, Esq.” Should a note to a person living in the same town as er be sent by mail or messenger? Could it properly be left by the writer? a Wh a note is lett by writer, or sept Py, mes- ould one write on it one of the following Addressed, Present, In Haste, En Ville, ku it what is the “Courtesy of ane { a friend take ¢ Bearer, ne the friend? own femily should a father and mother precede their children to table? and if a dinner, 1 &c.. is wiven, shonid the host and hostess dining-rooru first, or should the host ore the Buiests aud hostess atter then, or vice ver 8 first and the host last. learly which is correct? If the head of tie house is 4 widow, what should be her position, aud if she h rotuer living with her or a grown sob, also state par" rs. 1. Inthis country usage isnot uniform. In Eng- land “esq.” must always be added to the name of the person addressed, if he is a gentleman, This rule is adopted by many persons here, but | others disregard it. Punctilious people gen | ally act upou it, and tradesmen also recognize it in addressing their customers, a8 a patron might deem it impertinent to be addressed otherwise, 2. A letter for a person living in the same town can be sent by mail, or messenger, or de- livered in person, 3. Of what advantage are any of these phrases? Use none. 4. Upon the envelope of a letter sent by a friend write “Politeness of Mr. ——,” whatever the name may be, . In the family it is natural for the elder members to take precedence of the younger. At adinner party the host offoce his Sett-arce to the oldest or most distinguished lady present, other guests then follow, the hostess coming last upon the arm of the gentleman she has asked to take her in, But if the dinner is given in honor of some gentleman it is proper for the hostess to go first upon the arm of this gentle- man, the host a last. If the head of the house is a widow then, of course, she is the head of the house, and her position is not dif- ferent from that of a married woman. It may be, however, that the house is not hers but the inheritance of her son, and in this case her po- sition is solely by the consent of the rightful heir. Everything depends upon circumstances. In England, for instance, the son becomes the head of the house, and the widow gives place at once to the son's wife, if he has one. or re- mains solely by the consent of the new owner, THE WEDDING-DRESS OF A WIDOW. ‘What is the marriage costume of a widow? A widow's wedding-dress differs from that of other brides, only in her wearing neither veil nor orange blossoms. Riel widow put upon her visiting cards her hus- Christian name? jot sup) d to require visit- ing cards under a year after her husband's de- mise, andthen she uses her own Christian name. ‘This is the strict rule, but widows insist upon retaining their husbands’ Christian name, partly as a means of identification and partly in reverence and affection for the name. Camp Proper phrase? a Friend,” or xo peer « the givers if other then hu fatimate en There is no reason why it should not, as otherwise it would look like indifference, ‘t & reception or party should the aly apbear on dhe ann of ber essort? iety when the ‘The time was in American escort always gave his arm to the lady and con- ducted her to the hostess, but now not only is this entirely out of fashion, but is looked upon as ridiculous, acquaintance street, in tus sking direction ae cbestlt, in Sr courteny "to tara ‘and greet him or her? Certainly, It would be very ira anne person under the circumstances described with- ot ane him; it may be even —— wi er a person can pass another way without some exhibition of rudeness éven if the salute is given; but no doubt it is often neces- sary. Lord Chesterfield laid down some rigid rules for the promenade, declaring that a man sound in limbs should never pass a lame man, as doing so re! on his manners, ‘A call is bye onabride. Isitsufficient sate rartwe ae Yes, If two cards are left the husband need not call, Se extremely taste for a lady to wear diamonds when traveling or many diamonds at G2 Fair déaling has always been the motto of Taz Evexing Star. “A dollar's worth in return for every doliar is ‘the principle upon which its business is con- @ucted, Advertisers usually get from ten to one hundred dollars for every one invested in its advertising columns, 2. Tan-colored gloves are generally worn with | EASTER FLOWERS. They Will Bloom in Great Profusion in the Churches To-morrow. MANT ALTARS WILL SHOW ELABORATE SPECIMENS OF FLORAL ARCHITECTURE ~ ANNUNCIATION LILIES, AZALEAS, AND BYDRANGEAS WILL BE ‘MOST USED—FLOWERS INSTEAD OF EASTER CARDS “What flowers will be most employed in Easter decorations?” asked a Star reporter of Mr. Henry Small, the forist, “If you mean in churches, ply, “the main flowers will be lilies, hy- drangeas, azaleas, the Passion flower, and marguerites. Of course the Easter cele- bration is the bridal festival of the church, and the flowers mostly used will be white, emblematic of purity. Then there will be palms in great profusion, and smilax, asparagus vine, and the spirea japonica, The palms, of course. are in pots, and they form a beautiful and rich background for the flowers, The custom of church decoration is beeomin much more general than formerly. Onc was only the Catholic and Episcopal churches decorated their altars with flowers on Easter. Now upon the pulpits and within pancel railings of churches of near! ’ deuomination tiowers and potted plants will be was the re- ly the Easter flower, is it noty “Yea—one specie times known as the Bermud: cail the annunciation hily, is the flower most f lily—that which is some- lily, but which we appropriate for charch decoration on Easter, For presentation, however, the yellow jonquil is the proper thing, although no Indy would consider it at all out of the way should she re- ceivea bunch of roses, primroses, margue- rites, violets, or any of the flowers that are r" and 4 the floral : demand been very great this think there has been‘a greater dex ar than for many seasons, a decorations in many of the churches, both in | set designs and in the arrangement of cut flowers, will be more elaborate than ever seen in this city, SPEAKING OF LILIES, the trumpet lily is firmer in texture, blooms longer, and will last longer than the Bermuda, but the latter is now grown more extensively than all other varieties put together in spite of being rather lacking in substance. «The tamiliar calla lily is used at Easter a great deal, but this is not really lily at all, being an arum, and | the well-known jack-in-the-pulpit is one of its poor relatives. The true inflorescence in the calla is the yellow spike in the center, which is aclose mass of minute flowers, a are protected by the large white tract, which ap; rently forms the flower. While the lily typities the glorics of the resurrection. passion flowers | present the three the tive wounds, and the curious’ rays of tl corona the crown of thorns; the teu petals rep- resent the ten faithful aposties, the digitate aves the hands of the persecntors, aud the curling tendrils their scourges. It is a beautiful fancy, more suggestive of Gerarde or Tradescant than of our modern botanists, thongh they do not at all belong to the Grad- grind school. One of the showiest plants u m Easter decoration is the golden genista— yellow bloom or plant-a-genet. The flowers are similar to a pea blossom: they are bright gol- den yellow, and so closely massed together that foli and stems become a secoudary con- sid jon. This differs trom the jonquil of which I have already spoken.” ELABORATE CHURCH DECORATIONS. Of course the display of floral architecture in set pieces, such as crosses, banners, sts crescents, &c., will be contined to the Cat and Episcopal churches, and in some of these the skill and ingennity of the florist has been taxed toacousiderable degree. At St, Matthew's church the ladies of the Altar society, at the head of which is Madame Bonaparte, will decor- ate the altar in the most sumptuous mann Great masses of potted palms will form a back- ground, and then in front of these there will be curtains of asparagus vine looped back on either side. On each enrtain there will be a banner 8 feet in length by 2 in width. made of | 1 white carnations with a border of red, and these will be surmounted, where they join at the top, bya massive crown about 2 feet in | height. On the side altars there will be vases of cut flowers of every kind. St, John’s Epis- copal church will show a massive floral cross 5 feet m length, and palms and other potted plants, as wellas cut flowers in great profu- sion, will be arranged in tasteful display. EASTER WEEK WEDDINGS AND RECEPTION: Next week will be a busv one for the florists, for with the end of Lent comes numerous dinners, parties, weddings, and receptions, which could not take place during the penitential season, At all these flowers wiil form an important factor in the decorations, and as so many are crowded into Easter week the supply of the fragrant beauties will be tested, The florists of Washington differ from those in New York and many other large cities in that here each one has his own green-house and raises his own flowers. It is rare that local florists are compelled to buy from abroad, and many regularly fill outside orders, There is, perhaps, as much care and attention paid to the growing of flowers here as anywhere in the country, and many of the most famous varieties of roses, chrysanthemums and other flowers have been bred right in this District. In other cities, however, there are florists who don't raise a single flower, but buy all that they use. FLOWERS INSTEAD OF EASTER CARDS, The old practice of giving Easter cards has died out to a very large extent, and in its place has grown up the custom of sending presents of bunches of flowers as an Easter gift, These are tied with dainty ribbons, and are very acceptable to the ladies. La France and bon silene roses are the most used because they come within the reach of the average pocket- book, but for those who can afford it the Baroness Rothschild, American beauty, jacque- minot and other rare varieties, as well as the orchid, offer greater attractions, The modest marguerite, the fragrant violet, the dainty prinarose: the bright jonquil, and others of that class, will also be used to a large extent. A fashionable Easter fad will be flower din- ners. There will be rose dinners, lily dinners, violet dinners, orchid dinners, and at each the only decoration allowable will be the flower which gives the dinner its name. This will afford an opportunity for unique and novel effects, though whether the fad will last remains to be seen. Written for the EvEsine Stan. April. “At last I bave roused them,” said March with @ frown, And thundering off, nearly stepped on the gown. Of a maiden, whose alternate laughter and tears Are an emblemof life, with its hopes and its fears. April's sunbeams, all golden, came trembling down, Thick showers of rain drops softened the ground— The violets still drowsy, their blue eyes apeep, Smiled up at the sun and awoke from their sleep. That orchard tree yonder is studded with shoots And petals that whisper a promise of fraits— See the pink velvet buds, like stars out of reach, Each one in the cluster will blush in a peach! No wonder that robin has chosen this tree, All rosy with blossome, he's thrilHng with glee; Just bear the bird music that flutters his breast As he flits with his mate round a petal-strewn nest; Every sweet whiff of wind brings them down in a ‘shower Like a snow storm in May with each flake a flower ‘Was ever such conjugal happiness beard? What 4 lesson he teaches!—this sweet-throated bird. C. Bo. G. a symbol of the pain and sorrow}? the three “great daya, A devout es every part of the flower | of the Passion; the stig-| nails, the anthers | a|3 olic “Oxcanowr Ox Best» 12—A wagon passed day beariiy the Toblowihg. ime cover oned in Nebresk mobbed in Missourt;, ana, Bal Dow Whites ped te probibited in Kannas OR RUST o a te “eit up and uaneil soon head the *RLAROMY.” wld learn. If at free Boys, this is a you don't soccwed pick 9 aud try aan. Have ar about ¥ Don wy be sneezed at. “ ity » | are sharir Tage to masert sour conte tions, the piaia theln, aud you'd prove a success in Uh 1K E. 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