Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1889, Page 7

Y fy IN A JAPANESE HOUSE. YUM YUM AND HER TOILET. NANKI POO'S DINNER AND BED. | Daily Life of His Household as Uius- trated at the Natienal Musew ais TRE STOVE THAT THE JAP TAKES TO BiD WITH HIM—DRINKING TEA AND SAKI—A JAPANESE DINSER AND THE KITCHEN IN WHICH IT IS FREPARED—CHOPSTICKS, PIPES AND FANS. —_—s—— ue Star reporter fonnd r Prof. Romeyn Hite cock, who has recently returned from a two years’ stay in Japan. in his little laboratory room opening upon one of the balconies of the National museum, Prof, Hitchcock was not com- pletely de-American_ ized by his residence among Yum-Yum's peo- ple, but some of his sur- roundings gave evidence that he bas not yet reaccustomed himself to all of our American PLOY _vadits and institations. LC" # For instance, his feet | ir of 5 were attired in a nothing at the heel the ja t us of his labora- tory a tiny ¢ was giving forth a little jet |} of steam. Prof. Hitchcock, with true Japanese | hospitality, poured out tea for his visitor in a | little cup that held about a tablespoonful. | ‘This was Japanese made in the J e | p would ever think of spoiling tea with sugar and milk, so the B to on, and among r yellowish-colored liquid it a delightful beverage. Prof. Hitchcock produced | mg slender J ese bottl cups with it, and the pro tat the table facing Then they 1 the cups to their d silently pledged each other. Prof. Hi cock’s two years residence in Jepan has en- abled him to swallow his saki without wincing. | He even says he likes it, The reporter gulped | down his saki and vainly tried as a matter of | ‘0 conceal the puekering grimace that | filled two litt and the reporter he said. in deference to his host, re is something in it that one might acquire | a liking for.” i «You mean the alcohol, I presume.” said the professor dryly, and the reporter recognized then that he had come across an old acquain- tance in this Japanese compound. Then the professor,having thus smoothed the way, put himself at the reporter's servic: What the reporter wanted was to take a little | journey to Japan and go into a Japanese house | and see just how the Japanese lived. In a long | and spacious case in the north hall of the mu- seum is arranged a collection which Professor Hitchcock brought home with him. These are Japanese household articles. One could com- pletely furnish a Japanese house from this ease, There are all the kitchen utensils, mat- beds, pillows, warmers, toilet sets, writing cabi all the paraphe nalia for a Japanese dinner, smoking sets, saki sets, paintings to hang like banners on the . night lights and little shrines before ch devout shinto worshipers can kneel in prayer. Everything seemed to the reporter's unaccustomed eye to be on a dainty doll-house scale, but the articles in the collection are just what are actually used by the Japamtese. The reporter had only to construct in his imagina- tion a Japanese house.and Prot. Hitchcock took him through the structure and pointed out the objects of interest and explained their uses. 4 The mysteries of a Japanese lady's toilet are all exposed in the collection. ‘There is a toi- Jet stand or case with its round and highly- polished metallic mirror. The toilet stand | might do fora good-sized American doll or j baby. The Japanese maiden will get down on her knees or sit upon a mat spread before the | ease. There are little drawers for her combs | and pins. She has a good many wooden combs of different shapes. In one little jar is kept the pigment with which a married woman blackens her teeth a practice which is going out of fashion. This coloring matt plied with a feather bra on the stand is a quanti p dye. | with which she heightens the color of her lips. The Japanese belle uses many arts. and has a large assortment of cosmetics. They have | wder and rouge, and paint and delicate. soft | rushes. with which to apply them. Some of their powdering and painting is done in a fan- tastic wi nd not apparently for the purpose of counterfeiting a beautiful natural complex- jon. Prof. Hitchcock said he had secn young Japanese women with powder or paint laidon in streaks or in the shape of diamonds all around their necks. The toilet outfit also includes perfumery. a coil or two of the paper twine or string made so neatly by the Japanese and ick of pomatum. The String is used in tying the hair, which is rub- bed with the pomatum until it’ is glossy and ‘The dressing of the hair is not under- ¥. It is something in the natare permanent improvement, and the Japanese woman puts on enough pomatum to make the hair shine and keep in place for some days. This is one reason why the little wooden pillows or head-rests are used. Ona such as one expects to find in an Am house, the hair would become mussed, would be necessary to dress it every day. Japanese pillow is a mere block of wood or a roll that fits under the head at the base of the +kull and keeps it up off the floor. Anoth toilet article like the stand itself is on such a! smail scale as to almost escape notice. This is | a dainty towel, hardly big enough to cover @ne’s face. saucer | uw PILLOW S~ A Japanese bed is the matting that covers the floor. At bedtime several blankets or quilts are produced. One is rolled out on the mat- ting-covered floor and forms the mattress. illow, as st 1 above, is either a small of wood or a wooden structure, like a ded to fit at the nape bloc! Bimature saw-horse, in’ of the neck. Some more luxurious ones are rolls or little round cushions made of some soft material. When the Japanese or his visitor stretches himself out on his blanket and lays his bead on this executioner’s block for a pil- low he draws over him one, two, or half a dozen blankets, according to his fancy and the temperature of the air about bim. In cold weather, Japanese houses are anything but comfortable, as no arrangements are made for heating them. The Jap, however, proposes to be comfortable in his bed, and ‘he provides bimseif with a bed warmer. This is a grated box or case, with a receptacle inside, in which ehareoal is burned. Hé puts this charcoal stove under his tlanket, near his feet, and wraps his limbs about it. The Japanese will sleep this way ail night. Another simpler form of bed-warmer is merely an earth wit handle, which is not protected by the’ grated box. The live coals are placed in this, and slippers, with | ; | wise the pipes | watel | little jar for chare: s about his mouth insisted upon , ; ie sometimes they set fire to the bedding and to the house. It is a somewhat difficult thing to get warm ina Japanese house when one has got thoroughly chilled. There are no stoves, and no heating apparatus intended to warm a whole house. Instead, the Japanese has his hibachi, a kind of brazier made in different forms. In this there will be a few coals of charcoal. It will be brought into the room and one can put his hands elose down to the coals and get 2 little warmth from them. A warmer used in shops is an oblong box. one end having artment for ashe: arcoal, and the ing a receptacie for a tea-set. By the is box one will warm his hands or When a person gets real cold, the only thing to do is to call for blankets and a bed-warmer and sit, coddied up in the blank- ets, with his 's twined around the bed- warmer. When he goes to bed at night the Jap must have bis smoking utensils within easy reach and aleo his night light or littic lamp set within a box-like screen of paper. If he wakes up in the night he reaches out for his . lights it by the live coal buried in the ashe le provided for thi and goes to sleep ag: women as well as me sets are made are much smoke, he smoking styles, though the pipes y of them are prettily ornamented. straight stems are of re ti al, and the bowls, which are very small, about haif the size of an ordina thiable, are of metal. The man’s pipe he shorter ste that usec stem for conveni he carries lus pipe in ase which he thrusts in his belt. A ‘hed to this ease by cords is a pouch for tobacco ernily a Netsuke, a charza, or little fig ved ivory, which hangs down like a -charm, ‘The smoking set includes the al and a euspidor. This cuspidor is merely a joint of bamboo, cut off so as to make a cylindrical box. one end being closed. ‘This the Japanese smoker, when he desires to expectorate, raises to ‘his lips. ‘Though the enstom seems odd to an American cock said it was much less disgust- American habit of diseh a spittoon at long range. The J ese tobacco is fine and stringy, looking som thing like American fine cut or straight ent. It is put up in rolls of different sizes, bound around with paper, the ends being open, so as to expose the tobacco. The little pipe bowls hold only a pinch of this tot enough to give three or four good whiffs. ‘Then the Jap knocks the bowl so as to empty the ash his hibachi or cuspidor. I probably knocks the bowl again: wooden shoe, He will fill Its p many times, When he has emptied his pipe and filied it he will scoop up the hot ashes again upon the fresh tobacco in the bowl, and thus geta new light. A is traveling he the toe of his ki set for ceremonial usage comprises a little stand with a tray-like top and three flat saucer-like cups fitting into one another. Such a set is used in the marriage ceremony, and. in ‘act, its use constitutes nearly all there is to the ordinary marriage ceremony. The bride and groom are ed so as to front each other on Seposite ables of an apartment, The cups are inverted on the stand. ‘Two attendants take the first cup off and, standing beside the bride, fill it with saki and hand it to the bride, who drinks. Then the cup is filled for the groom and he drinks. The same ceremony is gone through with each of the other cups. The top of the stand is perforated with slits, so that any of the saki thet may spill ont from the cups is drained off into a receiving basin constructed for the purpose in the interior of the stand. On another stand near this saki set isa package supposed to have been brought into the house as a present or gift. It is wrapped neatly i er tied with colored threads, and threads where they cross is little bit of fane: per folded into the shape of a spear head. ‘The paper thus folded indicates that the parcel coutains a present. On the paper wrapper is an inscription in Japanese characters, Dive 2 us f Rey =a The common dining set looks like an equip- ment for a toy house. The tabie is about 8 inches high and its top is a tray about 8 inches Every person has his ‘own table. He sits on his cushion, and the servant. a neatly dressed Japanese girl. brings him not his din- ner only but his dinner table. There is no common dining room in a Japanese house or hotel. The dinner is served wherever the guest wants it. Whenhe comes into the house he is served with tea, The tea is kept handy in a metal canister, and a kettle for hot water is placed on the hibachi, The servant uses much ceremony in serving the tea. After uring the hot water upon the leaves and fill- the oup, she places it upon a little metallic holder, aud with a bow pushes it within reach of the guest. Them next she FTASETL provides a tobacco sct, so the guest can smoke if he wishes. Dinner is then served on the little table or tray. On this tra will be several little covered vessels or dishes, fact about all that it will hold. In front nearest the guest. in the right-hand corner. is a lacquer bow! filled with miso soup. At the left isa pores bowl for rice. On the other side of the is a lacquer bowl in which soup, veg table stew or a fish stew will i this is a porcelain plate on which probably fish will be served either broiled or raw. In the middle is a little cap for Soy or Shoyu, a dark- ihn Wortasietehtve aass in ap- Salmon, trout and other kinds of d raw frequently with little strips The diner takes A with his chop- and dips them of radish, sticks a slice of fish and radisl in the sauce before carrying them to his mouth, ‘Toward the end of his meal he will remove the saucer-shaped top from his rice bowl and pass it to the attendant, who will place on it usually four slices of some kind of preserved or pick- led vegetable. This he will eat as a rel- ish with his rice. The odor is strong and ob- jectionable to foreigners, but one soon acquir @ taste for it, and it becomes an indispensable table article with rice. The chopsticks are usually of wood and about ten inches iong. Incased in a little paper sheath, they are laced on the table or tray with the dinner he cheaper and commoner chopsticks given toa guest at a hotel are supposed to be used only at one meal. They are merely cedar sticl Some of the chopsticks, however, are lacquered, and when the guest has finished eating with such a he wipes them ona napkin. Chopsticks those, when used, are left in the guest’s room, to be used whenever he has a meal served. sticks are index finger. middle finger is thrust both between the thumb and Topic ro used lke iam pecan sce el icks are a of ton; with which morsels of food are picked oe The Japanese food is all so prepared and served that a kmife is not needed. Meats are generally hashed. es All through the meal the dainty Japanese serving girl sits close at hand to be of service if she is needed. She has with her a rice bowl, from which to replenish the supply of rice in the little lacquer bowl on the table. If the guest passes his bowl to be replenished the girl always takes two dips at the rice with her flat even if the guest is satisfied with but one _ The second dip in such case is a cere- dip and onlya few grains of rice may be taken. but the custom of making two dips has been firmly established for ages, and anything less would be a grave violation of table eti- quette and hospitality, If the guest orders saki for his dinner a little saki set is brought, comprising two small botties and cups, holding about 135 ounces each, ‘The Japanese kitchen is an exceedingly prim- itive affair. The cooking stove or range is simply a furnace made of “plaster, with three separate compartments, in which fires are made with sticks of wood, Over each compartment ipaplace for setting a kettle or pot. This Stove has no draft or chimney. The smoke comes out of the opening in front and fills the kitchen. When the cook wants the fire to burn faster she blows on it through a hollow reed or bamboo, or else fans it with alittle fan made for the purpose. At one end of the range is the pot in which rice is boiled, It hasa | wooden top, with heavy blocks of wood for handles. On top of this pot isa flat wooden le. used in dishing the rice, ‘The rice is | [boiled so that its grains keep their | shape. It is never made into a musb. In the vessel placed in the center of the stove stews are made and at the end next to this. or at the left hand of the . is a kettle for hot water, with the wooden dipper used in serving it out. | wall and sheives near by are the knives used | in chopping meats, graters for grinding up | radishes and other vegetables, si | ferent culinary utensil | wooden stick is used in preparing the miso, or bean soup, ‘The miso is mixed with hot water in the basin and stirred with the stick. This forms the scup stock. The Japancse water | bucket has a handle made by inserting a tross- iece between two of the staves which are pro- |tonged above the others, A wooden dipper | with a long handle is used in taking the water i from the bucket. ¢ The Japancse housekeeper does not use a | rket basket, but instead has a box about 10 | inches square, with a bale or handle and a lid. | In the exhibition case near the stove stands a | “sate,” in which food is placed for safe keeping from flies or other insects. It is a diminutive | affair with a shelf inside and sides and door | covered with fine netting. m The Jap’s writing desk, like the lafly’s toilet set, seems tobe made for very little people. ‘The Jap does not sit ina chair to* write, but kneels before his cabinet or squats on the floor, The cabinet contains a number of dainty little drawers, in which are kept paper, ink, brushes and pencils. On the top of the cabinet i for the ink. One little yessel contains which the stick of India ink used in | writing is moistened. The stick thus moist ened is rubbed upon.a pad from which it is taken up on a finely pointed brush with which the writing is done. ‘Some of the paper comes in rolls, and as the Japanese writes his chafac- ters in vertical rows, he unrolls his paper and keeps unrolling until he has written all he wants to write, and, then, if itis a letter, he tears the paper written upon from the roll, folds it up and sends it eway. Some paper used by Japanese women is made in fancy styles with figures or flowers painted or printed on it in colors, When the guest in a Japanese house gets uj in the morning he performs his ablutions with cold water, by means of a little tub-shaped wooden basin, set, perhaps, outdoors where the neighbors can take note of his doings, He will have a towel given him so small that he may lose it if he does not keep a careful watch on it. see. Saturday Smiles. If yousare ont ina driving storm, don’t at- tempt to hold the rains,—Teras Si/tings. By and by comes the strawberry shortcake, with one berry toasquare yard of cake. It comes high, but we must have it.—Harrisvurg Telegraph. ow many men now living will be as famous 100 years hence as pe fe Washington is to- di: Adozen? Half a dozen? Three? Two? ‘And who are they?— Waterbury Repub- A little girl in Pennsylvania died from jump- ing the rope and several grown people in Okla- loma have died from jumping claims.—Hulch- tuson (Kansas) News, ‘The ice men now have an organ called “The Tee Journal.” It is a cold day when its gets left.—New York Tribune. A man worth $2,000,000 died in Chicago last week, and up to date only one wife has come forward with ber claim to the property. The incident is looked upon as singular, to say the least.— York Dispatch. Gen. Harrison is declared by the Washington Stan to be an expert physiognomist. He has had big opportunities of studying cheek.— Philadelphia nr He's Been “ Shook.”—Wickwire—“ Queer, isn't it, that when a man is arrested for wife- beating the woman ly always tries to save him from punishment? I tell you. Yabby, my boy, none knows the depth of woman's love.” Yabsley (lately jilted)—“Nor the length of it.” —Terra Haute Express, Willie’s little sister Bessie was allowed an “outing” with her mother one evening, but Willie could not go, and was only reconciled at last by the permission to “sit up late” with Aunt Hattie, As the evening wore qn, how- ever, the little man grew drowsy, gaping every few minutes. Auntie said, by and by: “I ex- pect Willie's sleepy;” whereupon he’ straight- ened himself up very briskly and said, with much emphasis: “Oh, no, I isn’t auntie—only my mouth needs stwetching!”—Boston Youth's Companion, ea: Ose They Would Be So Nice. From Nunsey’s Weekly. ‘The ladies of —— church were packing a box of clothing to send to the wife of a western missionary. “6 Mrs, A.—By dear Mrs. B, what can you be thinking of to send off these lovely stockings of yours? The very newest color, too! Mrs, B.—It does break my heart to part with them, and I shouldn't think of itif I hadn’t just read something about the dve stuff they use to get this particular shade being liable to poison one frightfully, Mrs. A.—Oh, horrors! Let's get them out of our hands qui Here, there’s room for them right down in this corner. Us te unt Every claim's recelj ‘Thus we know when we are ill, Nature won't be cheated. But don’t pay your debts by suffering. If you have drawn exbaustively on nature, balance the best of reasons—they ha cured by it: Hon. Wm. 8. ‘Kelley, Philadel Victor L. Conrad, 3 Kev. On the | eves. and. dif- | A basin with a long REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. The Extensive Building Operations in East aud South Washington. A GREAT DEMAND FOR BRICKS—PLENTY OF WORK FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN THE BUILDING TRADES IMPROVEMENTS OF VARIOUS KINDS NOW BEING MADE IN ALL PARTS OF THE CAPITAL CITY. There are but few men connected with the building trades in this city who are idle. The demand for workmen is so great that a number have come from other cities where work is not so plentiful. It is difficult for the brickmakers to fill the orders that come pouring in. Some of them exhausted early in the season the sup- make bricks earlier than usual, The kilns | have been opened as soon as possible after the burning was completed and the bricks carted away while they were still warm. The manager of the Virginia Brick company, Mr. C. B. Pear- son, told aSrar man the other day that their stock on hand of over a million of bricks was exhausted some time ago, and the first kiln burned this season is being emptied rapidly. Other brickmakers have similar experiences to relate, and all the yards in the city and in the vicinity which supply exclusively the home trade are working to their fullest capacity, One or two of the largest brickmakers, whose annual ontpnt ranges from fifteen _ to eighteen millions, expect this year to make five or six millions in addition. " It is estimated that the consumption of brick in this city amounts to abont 400,000 per day. The total | output of bricks last year is said to have been more than one hundred millions, and this year, at the present rate of increase, the figures will reach still larger proportions. The superior quality of the brick made in this city is con- ceded, and it is attributed in part to the char- acter of the clay which can be obtained. But it is due also to the superior methods employed in the manufacture. dustry perfection here and this fact is more commendable because it is supposed the capital city possesses no industries, merits of Washington brick as a cub material for building is fully recogn its capabilities for « architecture is rapidly b late H. H. Ric tect, used Wash: all. the Uthat The antial ed, but. ntal and decorated ing developed. ‘dsou, the distinguished archi- gion brick exclusively in the erection of three of the four private residences which he built in this city, and all the ori mentation introduced is of brick made from special designs. ‘Vhis latter feature of brick manufacture has become very general, and molds are now made from architects’ designs and bricks of nearly every conceivable shape und form can be ordered from the yards. Sev. eral of the large brick-maicers have yards in the eastern portion of the city, while a number are located in Virginia, near the Long Bridge. THE EAST WASHINGTON BOOM, By far the largest proportion of the bricks now being piled up in this city are east of the capitol, As the active hustlers in that locality ast Washington is having its innings at There is no doubt a very lively boom is in progress there. Investment companies and squares with rows of h the case in the northe s been the most thinly settled portion of the city It is difficult to look in any direction without seeing a new building in some stage of prog- ress, It used to be that if you got out beyond Lincoln park your view of the jail and the architectural beauties of the almshouse on the extreme bounds of the city was not interfered with by houses, But this view is gradually be- coming limited, ‘There is 2 row of houses on C es, especially is this street, between 13th and lth streets south- east, ‘and also a row in the square yond. These may be termed the pioneers. Looking over toward the north houses. may also be seen on F street, between 14th and 15th streets northeast, and on 15th street and Ten- hessee avenue, in the same locality, One ol the veteran pioneer builders in this locality is John H. Lewis, He tolda Stan man that for the past three years he had built on an average about 100 houses a year. He proposes to com- plete another hundred during the present He is now building at houses on the ad property where it fronts on Boundary between 12th and 13th streets northeast. It is not generally known how iar east the city has extended within the last year, But Mr. Lewis can give some information on that point, as he has gone ahead and now occupies the outlying posts, so to speak. He has just completed 16 houses fronting on Boundary. between 11th and 12th streets, and they are nearly all occu- pied, “I don’t have any diiliculty in sellin houses out here,” he remarked, “It is a good place for a home: itis cheap and people are beginning to find it out, that is all” Mr. Lewis is also building six honses on M street, which is extended through Trinidad, and he proposes soon to begin the erection of eight houses on Boundary, 2 MAS COME TO STAY. , But these improvements are what may be called the pioneers on the frontiers of,the boom which is sweeping over Capitol Hill, In talk- ing with Chas. A. Shields, the real estate agent, who lives in this section, Tue Stak man was told that the movement in property in the tern section of the ciiy was a substantial “One reason for it,” he said, “is that we re enjoying the prosperity which formerly Was contined to one ion of the cit; strects are being improved, This yi $300,000 wili be expended in street” improve- ments, Maryland avenue is to be paved from 6th street to 13th street, and the paving of Pennsylvania avenue is to be continued for six or seven squares. A large number of other streets are to be paved, and, as is nearly always the case, the improvemenis follow. A Star reporter madea tour through the eastern section of the city the other day and noted down some of the improvements which are nowin progress, I ps the largest m- dividual builder in the northeast section at present is Mr. Oiiver Cox. He has over sixty houses in course of construction. Some of these are three-story houses, but the majority are two-stories in height.’ They are being built in rows as the foliowing list of Mr. Cox's houses will show: Six houses, corner of 3d and F streets; three on Ist street, between D and E streets; six at the corner of 6th and L streets; tive on 7th street, between K and L streets; eight ou Callan street, between 6th and 7th, K and L streets; seven at the northeast corner of 5thand F streets; seven at the southwest corner of 6th and F str five on 6th street, between E and F streets; seven at the corner of 6th and G streets, and cight on K street, be- tween 6th and 7th streets. Another extensive builder in this section of the city is Mr. Charles. Gessford, He is now completing a row of twenty-seven houses, fronting on Sth street and on M street. The latter houses are trimmed with brown stone and are finely finished. Mr. Gesstord is aiso houses at the southeast corner of ; four houses at the southeast nd # streets, and tive houses at He is also erecting a number of houses in the southeast section us follows: ‘lwo houses at the corner of 9th and G streets, and dive at the corner of 3d and G streets. Washington Danenhower has for several years past carried on extensive building opera- tions in this part of the city, and this year he is building as usual a large number of ‘houses. They are all located in the northeast section as follows: Four houses on F street, between Ist and 2d streets; two houses on 2d, between E and F streets; two on 2d, between Massachu- setts avenue and E street; one on E street, be- tween 2d and 3d strects; six at the northwest corner of Massachusetts avenue and 4th street, and nine on the southeast corner of Massaciu- setis avenue and 3d street. A row of thirty houses is being built by Senator John Sherman at 4th and H_ streets, Extensive building operations are being car- riedon by Mr. D. B. Groff. He is building nine houses on H street, between 4th and Sta streets, aud cight on 4th street, between 7th and 8th streets. He proposes to begin soon the erection of seven houses on C street, be- tween 6th and 7th streets. Dr. J. E. Carpenter has completed a row of nine houses on 9th street, between B and C streets, in the northeast, and is building five houses on the south side of L street, between 6th and 7th streets southeast, THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES, The influence of the investment companies in the development of property in the eastern section of the city has been referred to before in Taz Stan, These compantes maintain a vigorous existence and buy and seli a great deal ‘of property. The Co-operative Invest- ment company is erecting three houses on the east side of 9th street. between East Capitol paly inno coutldecing a proposition to belli is now c a ild upon its ground on aod iy street, and also upon 7th street, near A street southeast. ‘The East pany ss t Washington Investment com} building five houses on Maryland avenue, tween 13th and 14th northeast. Also. three G between 12th and 18th ply left on hand from last year, and began to | Brick-making is an in- | which has reached a high point of | The | private individuals are defining the vacant | hitherto | | and building of r over | Stewart, nine three-story houses at 4th and E streets, John W. Phillips, Massachusetts avenue and 4th street. J. W Duvall, four houses on 6th street, between G and H streets, Jas. J. Farrell, four houses on 2dstreet, between 6th and 7th streets. W. H. Carrico, three on 10th street, between Band C strecta. Moses Bradshaw, six houses on C street, between 9th and 10th streets. W. E. — four houseson D street, between = and 9th streets, io mention is made in the foregoing review of the single houses that are bein; aeetvere t There are quite a number of these, which shows that thrifty citizens are locating homes for themselves in that section of the city. SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON, In the southeast section of the city there is a good deal of building in progress, As is the case in the northeast section, land is in great demand and the prices obtained are gratifying to the owners of property. The new building in | progress, however, is mainly of single houses and not of rows of houses, Some of the new houses now in course of erection in rows of two or more have been referred to above. In | addition Wm. Witthaft is building two houses on B street, between 3d and 4th streets, Urban | Gebhart is building two on G street, between 13th and 14th streets, and W. K. Simpson three houses on B street, between 3d and 4th streets, A FINE MARBLE RESIDENCE, A fine house is being built on B street, front- ing Capitol park on the north, near ist street east. The material used in the construction of the front is white marble from the Maryland quarries. The entire lot, which has a frontage of 34 feet, will be occupied by the house, with the exception of a spacious yard in the rear, The owner is Mr. Wm. Stewart, a wealthy gen- tleman, who has come here to make his home. He is giving his personal attention to the con- struction of the house, and the exterior appear- ance as well as the interior finish will have a pleasing effect and_ will be done in the most substan style. This house will present a | fine architectural appearance even in that lo- cality, where so many fine residences have been built. It adjoins the residence of Mr. 8. W. Curriden. At the northwest corner of ist and B streets is the substantial residence of Prof. Bodfish. On the opposite corncr are the houses built by Mr. W. C. Dodge, and further elong, on B street, is the old-fashioned but spa- | cious home of Mr. Dodge. One of Mr. Dodge's sons intends to build a fome on B street, near 1st street. a THREE NEW HOUSES. Adjoining the comfortable residence of Mr. Geo. M. Oyster, on East Capitol street, between | | 2d and 3d streets, is a large side yard. Mr. | Oyster intends to improve this space by the | | erection of three houses which will be hand- | somely built. IMPROVEMENTS IN SOUTH WASHINGTON. Owners of property in the southwest section of the city find no difficulty in renting houses. As was stated some time ago in Tu Star, the demand for houses seeins to be in excess of the supply. ‘There is, however, a good deal of | building in progress and the end of the present season will witness quite a large addition to the number of dwellings. ‘The street improve- e being made with comparative rapid- During the present season 4!5 street will be paved from H street to the arsenal, and L street from Ist to 4's street. Sections of other strects are being paved and gradually the dusty, muddy streets are dfsappearing. Among the improvements now in progress are the | nineteen houses which Emmons and King are building on E street between 9th and 10th streets. They are also building twenty-three houses on the street in the rear which divides the block, and ten houses on 6th street, be- tween M and N streets, Wimsatt & Ubler are building six houses on 434 strect, between N and O streets, and five are by by J. H. Grant on the houses houses on South Capitol street, between C and | D streets. W. N. Croggan is building two Carpenter & Johnson are building four houses on C street, between 4!f and 6th streets. | Michael King is building three houses on 2d street, near B street. Andrew Archer is build- ing two dwellings and stores on 4! street, be- | tween Hand I streets, In addition tothe rows | of houses mentioned above there are a num- | | ber of single houses going up in different por- tions of this section of the city. ROWS OF SMALL HOUSES. Recently a large block of land on the east | side of 19th street, between S and T streets northwest,was purchased by Mr. John S. Jenks, of Philadelphia. He has had plans prepared | for the erection there of a row of ten houses, erations will be begun at once. Mr. W. Z. Partello will build six very artistic little houses in Le Droit park, from designs made by T. F, Schneider, architect. They will be of brick, two stories high, and contain’ each six rooms, and will be nicely fimished inside in natural oiled wood. They will cost about $25,000. < ENLARGING THE SOLDIERS’ HOME BUILDING, Plans are being prepared by Mr. W. M. Poin- | dexter, architect, for an important improve- u of Columbia, Parnell stalluncnts at six, twelve,and eigateen inouths, with | stkrva P. | and two | gus Richards is building five |}; houses on 9th’street, between Hand I streets, | & ment to the building at the Soldiers’ Home. Some time ago the north wing of the building was constructed from plans prepared by Mr. Poindexter. The mess hall, a low two-story structure occupies the central space betwecn | the two wings and it is now proposed to add | two stories to its height. The new part will | conform in design to the new wing and the | same kind of material, white marble, will be used. In addition to the needed space which this change will give, the appearance of the entire building will be improved. The mess hall is 45x160 feet and the contemplated im- provements will cost about 250,000. Mr. Poindexter is preparing ing at Ashland, Va., which is to be the use of the students of Randolph Macon college and will be known as science hall. AN F STREET IMPROVEMENT, The old building 1210 F street northwest, has been torn down during the past week, Mr. James M. Johnston proposes to erect upon this site a two-story business building. The plans have been drawn to suit the requirements of the business of Mr. J. F. Page, the grocer, who | M | and atten (115) see will occupy the new Building when it is com- pleted. : A SUBURBAN HOME. A pretty cottage is being built by Mr. L. 8. Thomson at Linden, on the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio road. The house will be two stories in height with a man- sard roof, and will be built ina substantial manner, The interior will be finished in good and when completed the house will be well adapted for the summer or winter resi- deuce of the owner, IMPROVING TWO RESIDENCES. During the absence of Admiral Upshur in Europe his residence, 1721 Rhode Island avenue, will be in the hands of workmen undergoing im- portant alterations, Mr. Chas. A. Langley, the contractor, who has charge of the work, will change the present entrance, which is now some distance above the level of the street. The remodeled house will be what is known as the English basement. Mr. Langley will also, during the summer, add another story to the residence of Capt. J. F. Rodgers, 1310 16th street, bringing it up to a level with the ad- joining residences, ———__ Lawn and Greenhouse. Land-plaster is un excellent fertilizer for nearly all kinds of flowers. Geraniums grow rapidly when plaster is sprinkled around the stems and over the roots, In pruning roses, cutting back closely pro- duces, as a rule, fewer blossoms of finer quality, while from those hot so closely pruned will be obtained a larger quantity of smaller flowers. Nitrate of soda (saltpeter) is excellent for weak and sickly plants, Dissolve a tablespoon- fulin a gallon of soft water and sprinkle the plants with the solution once a day. Nitrate of potash is better, but is more expensive. Vick’s Magazine tells of a greenhouse in which twenty thousand y. Tose plants be- came infected with mildew to a woful extent. when they were treated toa solution of sulphide of potash, a quarter of an ounce toa n of water, syringed with a fine hose. The mildew was at once destroyed, and the plants were then syringed with pure water, Not long since we called on a farmer whose wife was passionately fond of flowers, and had the finest geraniums we ever saw outside of a greenhouse. When asked the secret of her success she replied: ‘It is because I grow my plants in tin cans, and in these they do not dry up as they do in porous pots; in the tins I only water two or three times a week, while in pots they must be watered twice a day, and no plant will thrive if under water half “Well, Ned, night, and she has accepted me.” “Did you, though?” why, I never for a mo- ment thoug! you had the slightest idea of mT didet, but Miss Jenkins won me 80 com- pletely by her beautifal tact and delicate fore- D-STORY BRICK RF OUR GHOT NDS INGE ONG! si] . dole EST. ‘nder decree of the Supreme Court of the District 1m Equity cause uumber 11,1", Smith et al, 1 will sell. im from ci the public whee AIDA ATY-SIXTH, 1888, AT FL oT Lot numbered fitty-eiebt (58), in Peter Beatty. Keld and Deakin's addition to the city of Geonret in the District of Colambia, improved by a brick dwelling. ‘Terms: One-fourth cash, and the residue in equal in- terest irom day of sale, or all cash if Gesirel. A posit of $100 required on day cf sale, and all convey rehaser's cost. If sale not complied with Ws right to resell at purchaser's risk and JOB. BARNARD, Trosteo, 500 5th DUNCANSON BKOS., Auctioneers. nw. pl5-eod S?-THE ABOVE SALE 18 POSTPONED IN CON- uence of the rain until WEDNESDAY, the FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1559, at xame_ JOB ap27-d&ds S®-THE ABOVE SALE IS FURTHER PO Poned in consequence ot til SATURDA. the FOU h in ye rain uni "RIM DAY OF MAY, 1889, at sa: place. JOB BARNARD, Trastee, myo-d&ds 900 Sth stn. w. SD_TRUSTEE'S SALE OF LOT IF B.D. CARPENTERS SL CKOLD'S DELIGHT COUNTRY RESIDENCE OF 3 S. HARRIET Mcu CONTAINING 44 MORE OR L SS, AND IMPROVED By A DWELLING HOUSE, STABLE AND OUT BUILDING ' By viriue of the authority in me vested as executor an trustee under the DAY, the THIRTEENTH of MAY, 1S! es, "at FIVE O'CLOCK P. ise y . M..offer at pul to the best and hichest bidder ther of land, containing fort; uumibered tw | >. Carpenter | in the County of Washington, District of Columbia, known as "Cuckold Delia tho Country residence of t oved by @ =u es, &e. 0 adjo eas and,” at Brooks’ Station, on the railroad, snd is iu the immediate vicin- | Catholic university. An inspection of any | map will show its exsct locat: on the day of the sale, w’ chasers to the id recording at purchase days at purchaser's risk and e; Lied with in that time. SHURY, Executor and Au r hin ABLE REAL USTATE TEN CM SUREEY WEST. AND HSTREETS NORTH. the undersig DAY OF MAY, A in front of the ‘ erest and claim of the parties to said cause, 11, pu the worth half of Jot ten (10) iu square rins of sale: One-third cash ars with inte AL ut and to No. 14 the purchaser will giv Will be reserved on and interest taser, ‘T otherwise " Tisk of defaulting “The Evening Sia CH erve the right to resell at cost and purchuser after five day"s notice in u Trustees, wisiana ave, now, H _ap20-d&ds HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. CHANCERY SAL Lt PROPERTY . AND CONTA! ND, | *” trustee will sell at yremises, on SATURDA ie: A r x, DAY OF Dv. mile ins Teuallytown, and ad- —_ part of | r'soption, ‘Tax A deposit of #200 will (sale, It the terms are uot 3) days.the property will be of the defaulting purchaser. and recording at purchuser's cost. JORGE E. HAMILTON, Tras aplGd&ds s ¢#~ THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED IN CON- sequence ofthe rain until MONDAY, MAY SIXTH, 1589, sume hour and place, by order of the tru: THOMAS DOWL ap27-d&ds ‘Ac NRUSTEES LOIS 0 SUREET BEIWEE DM ‘Conveya NCU AND Rte at ure and Jowine described pei i e ABLE SUBURBAN | } LLYTOWN, D.C, NG OSMITH SUBDIVISION OF THAT PORTION OF - PETATE OF VME LATS COL MERRY NAYLOR, . KNOWS of a decree « istrict of Columbia, al ws27 of the & Naiie < 7 in equi i ses, bewunning TWEE COND MAY PAST FOUR O'CLOCK F subdivision of and rec u = as trustocs at page 131, im Colunbia, Delance in equal im- Ikliviaion can beobtained yptioncers ot <mw.t CHAS EL Liot, '¢ Thustess, Sau 406 Sih st nw. DUNCANSON BROS. Auctioncers. my1,4,7,%11,14,1680ads P*WSbROOKHES SAL AT LASK: 2 1 PENNSYLVANIA AVEN( NORTHWEST, OOR- NEK OF 5) DSTRERT We will sell, beginning on SATURDAY, MAY FOURTH, at HALY-PAST SEVEN PM. and contina- and TOESE the SIXTH AND by nom rede from "No. Metal ws, bar Ble ve kets, Chains, Silver and Sib Clocks, Opera * ai instru. 5 Lype-writers, Guns, Pistols, &. Bersoms hold- jux tickets please take motes Great Bargains, HENRY B. LASKEY. myst ©. A ROOT & GO. Aucta, ‘WO SPLENDID BUILDING TS ON SiX- TEENTH STRERT. BEIWE! @ AND RB STREETS NOK SHWEST On WEDNESDAY APTEKNOON, MAY FIGHTH, at FIVE O'CLOCK, we wi mtot the prem: ise, eae nM DUNCANSS LY A County, Day, MAY M Terms anuounced on the day of sale w " M. M, MARINE, tat, Bs . rhey for owner, at MEDICAL, &e. LARS Bio REQUIRE THE SERVICES OF AN 4 experiet wale physician wl it Mrs. Dr Wik 105 Park Place ith and 1 Ladies only. B mo-10w" G-ESTABLISHED, AND to¥p.m ‘wath Ladies ouly EAD AND BE WISE red be OTHERS, 006 B ST. hat he st an this ea <u> 4 eworn hb ye by “Dr. BROTHEMS, MILL y, Public, in and forthe Julumubia, this Unird day of July, 1Sdo, ENGLISH PENNYE obd Braud. Oricinal, b Never tail re AL PLLES best, Only Ask tor neue . Send stays) FOK LADIES,” 200 testicals from, Naine paper. MICAL OO, Madison Sq. Phila: Pa : iCTkD THaT vertis- B st. 8. We iseases peculiar Wo ars’ experience. NHOOD KESTORED, E or wo. ll ¥ USING A BOTT! of Dr. BROTHERS’ Invogorating Cordial, any , case of uerv it auty and ions of to tue Whole system, apl l-im* ES ARE THE INeaRes, CaMsIE p With sec Sealed DF. CLAY, WONDERPULL? pant, 2 ‘Born very hidden mystery re- stolen property. “Pinda anu ¥-five, mj re streets southwest. 1EK, the west one hundred r ith ot the Lot twenty in squ hundred und torty- Brick Dwelling, on 43g street, be- «l Stor ©DIATELY' AF five feet, TEL LEK, the north thirty feet in the width of the Lot of Lot sixty-seven, © hundrad and forty-five, situated in alley, 3 und 43g aud M and N streets suuthwesi ats OCK P.M. SAME AFTERNOON in front bhi pst eke pt Will save time aud i aly genuine clairvoys: where all others 1 co, hittin 3 Name, lock of sa n Sundays trom 2 my!-Im* ‘Oth st. mow. « of the premises, the nor of jot 5. in square uum- bered #1x hundred and fitty-six st strect between P aud Q streets Unimproved, und two years there: ter, the uy pureh ssit of $100 on each pice 8. T. THOMAS, #5 and Louisirna ‘Trus! DUNCANSON BRO! Auctioneers. On ‘TUESDA’ FIVEO'CLOC! the Murdock 3 mw RTEE Twill sell on the pre ne road and the Military road aud in- ly opposite the lands of airs. Patton aud known as Dumblaue and the Burroughs property. This property 3x ix wed by # nearly new frame rooms, witu dairy, wash- res, aud corn-house, Ke. ; balance im two Sean Mh notes interest, and secured by & jeed of trust on the property suld, or ad cash, at the option of the purchaser, A = 2200 will be required at the time . couveyancing and recording at the cost pf purchaser, myl-dts _@. W. RAY, Executor, IHOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. SIX-ROOM FRAME HOUSE, No. 1422 E NORTHWEST, KNOWN "AS JAKE DD'S KESTAURAN: . On THURSDAY AFT! S89, at FIVE O'CLOCK, in 1 parts of lots 8 aud 10, 1m square fect 73¢ inches), with the Lnproveiments, w story six-room trae, No. 1422 E street uorta- west. vrms; One-balf cash; balance in six and twelve mouths, with notes bearing interest and secured by deed of trust on property sold, or all cash, at option of purchaser, #100 deposit reyitired at the time of sale, Alfcouveyancing wud recontiust ut purchaser's cost, my2-dsds THOMAS DOWLING. Auct, INE SEAlg BROWN CARRIAGE HORS! NT LANDAU, HANDSOME BiOUGH- WITH” POLE AND > ELEGANT QUEEN'S-BODY VICTORIA: FINE DOUBLE SeT “HAKNESS, SILVER MOUNTED A HAND-MADL, COST $350; BEARSKIN 4 FU Bes, LIVERY SULLS, PLUSH AND © LAP’ KOBES, &e. &. BEING THE PROPERTY OF EX-PKESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND. MONDAY. MAY SIXTH, commencing at TWELVE O KE NOON, we will sell at the stables WOOD BROS., M street, ven 1th and Lit Ske we table Outfit of EX- PRESIDENT GEOVER CLEVELAND Piltis uardly necessary for ta to sttscnpt to describe the articles, as they are to every one in our city and consist of— T Fine Landau, complete, 1 Victoria or Cabtiobet (Queet's bay tor . 3 1 Bet Double Silver: Mounted Harness, Foot aud Box Cushions, Kubber Suits, Gloves, 2 Livery Suits, Light, 5° = "Green, ‘and Clo Pry ae phe carriages were made to order for Mr. Cleveland by Flandrau & Co., Broome street, New York. who took extra care to have first-class work das layed; the vehie yw very wear. Pithe harness ‘is hand-made and handsome, costing 350. + is attention of partion desiring private tumouts ts apzy-d DUNCANSON BROS.. Auctioneers. HANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED Aibi UF KOURLERNIN SiRLET BETWEEN goes Seal, RSE EWES CORCORAN AND KR STREETS NORTHWEST, Nos: Toes 1030, 1635. i sh, the balznce in two equal GIPTED, i request N H matters of life 1 nud nee's, 1115 iu the District, i reput stion i operator Prof. Ge = 10K Fe lnaking deparuneut he iwost comp Tous are among the leading estize other cities. One Visit will couvince the auost tical. ‘No charges for consultation, M ME. BROOKE TELLS ALL THE LIFE. Ali business confice tiemen 90 cents each, 408 L sts. nw. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. VIVELIITLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW, Str aiuost charming story of id vider tolks, and can be cents, nicely bound. ©. C. PURSELI, Bookseller and Stationer, 418 9th st now, ap? _DRY_GooDs. ch Gi is, WO bination Suiting China Silks, also a full Line of Linen Sheetiues, Pillow Linens, Dau able Cloths and Napkins to mateh, Table 8 all grades, Hemstitched Linen and Villow Cases, Danuank aud Huck Towels, Suk ose AL great Veriety. ny HOVE BRO. & CO, 1328 F st, ATTORNEYS. M. FIELDS, ATYORNEY-AT-LAW 54, 55 Vendall "building, coruer 44 aud D Pe elevator; telephoue call 19. US YQ st. tw. All iégal business fully attended to iu pereon, \AMPEELL = CAKKINGTON, — ATTOKNEY-AT Jaw, Webster Law building, 50S Det awe Wank uxion. D.C. Mesidence, 1213 Hi st. a. w. pttry SPECIALTIES. FALECTRICITY—15 YEARS SPECIAL PRACTICI ete. fiesany tcp "and es Dasa ope Its pemovs tures permanently: out pain. Dh NICHULSON, Medical Electric Coy ‘12th st. Bw. e ___ DENTISTRY. JRALTIMORE DENTAL ASSOCIATION, 814 46 Bee NL WEBEALL Sunrconsucehiet’ Meets No charge for extracting pay tt a F —— warren R. STARR PARSONS, DENTIST, 9TH BT, Der knw, Pulling ¢ ‘specialty; ‘Teeth Saal et SS. — — abet