Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1889, Page 7

WOMEN WHO SERVE SCIENCE —~—__ THE MINERVAS OF WASHINGTON. Some of the Leading Votaries of the Calm-Eyed Goddess. EE WOMAN'S ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY AXD ITS PLAN OF WORK—ITS OFFICERS AND MEM- BERS—WOMEN WHO HAVE WRITTEN SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AND CONTRIBUTED TO SCIENCE. ——~__. There are many women in Washington of Social position who are identified with scientific work, either by the aid they have given their husbands or through their own decided tastes and independent research. They find con- genial associates and a medinm for communi- cation, either in the Women's Anthropological society, the Washington branch of the Colleg- fate alumnz, or the Ladies’ Historical society. S Mrs. Emma Dean Powell bears a name made eminent in science annals by her % busband, but she is fairly entitled to a dower-right in the fame by the aid she has rendered him through her sympathetic and helpful companionship. She has besides done some _ independent work, anda number of \ anthropol. gical speci- ens in the Smithsonian institution bear her meme. Emma Dean and Maj. John Wesiey Powell were married in Detroit, Mich., in 1861. Mr. Powell was professor of geology in Bloom- ington university, Ilinois, when the war was precipitated. and he, like’ mang others, for- sook academic halls with its congenial persuite for the more stirring scenes of the battle-field. ‘Their wedding journey was to the seat of war in the southwest. Nota very delightful situation, this, for a “honey-moon”—but Mrs. Powell had heroic blood in her veins, and she followed the army without hesitation, bearing the inevitable in- conveniences and privations of cemp life with womanly fortitude. Major Powell was on Gen. McPherson's staff, and withina month after his marriage he lost his right arm at the battle of Pittsburg landing or Shiloh. His young wife wason the field, at headquarters when he was wounded, and she then and there enlisted for the war. ‘Gen. Grant giving her a “per- tual pass” to follow the army and thus ena- le her to act as his right arm, otherwise he would have had to leave the service. Mrs. Powell is an interesting conversational- ist, and gives graphic descriptions of life and | scenes in the moving armies of the west. She lived hard; her home often a Sibley tent; her furniture of the rudest; her table service of tin, but her cheerful acceptance of the con- ditions proved her soldiership good, and deserves a brevet of at least “ ental aid” for having kept a most serviceabie man at the front when, if she had been less heroic, they would have made the circumstances an excuse for returning to the pursuits of private life. Bat after many “‘movings on,” the war being over they returned to Bloomington University, and Mrs. Powell for an interval enjoyed domes- tic life at home, Major Powell soon afterward undertook a geological survey in Arizona, at the instance of his college, but which proved to be of so much public interest that out of it grew the vernment survey. That expedition did work before the main Pacific railroad was built, and Mrs. Powell spent eight happy summers with the party, enlivening the mo- notony of the life as only a woman's presence ean. For six months at one time she never saw a white woman, and she could ride all day on horseback like a veteran. Her dress on such occasions consisted of a plain water-proof cloth reach- to the top of stout ts, and an English felt hat with a blue or green veil, which com- pleted @ costume adapted to rough service. hey dwelt in tents or under shelving rocks. and the mess-kettle held savory “stews” that were eaten with appetites not too refined for even “squash sauce” on one occasion, without anything but salt to season it! It took the some six weeks to pass over ground that the screeching trains now fly over on the wings of steam im three days. CROSSING PIKE'S PEAK. Mrs. Powell is the first woman known to have crossed Pike’s Peak. They spent one winter in the White river valley of Colorado. The men of the party built « log cabin commodious enough to accommodate them all. The stone chimney was put outside, and. as they were all hunters, they soon had the floor covered with the skins of wild animals, which, with such rude furniture as they could devise, made their habitation very comfortable. They had a library which consisted of three volumes, which, limited as it was, they were never tired of or able to exhaust. The Bible, Shakespeare and Nicholas Nickleby. There Mrs. Powell became interested in and pursued the study of ornithology. Many of the inter- esting specimens contributed to the Smith- sonian collection Mrs. Powell prepared, or as- sisted others in preparing. When the branches of the goverument survey were consolidated and Major Powell was placed at the head of it, they settled in Washington. lajor Powell purchased a house on M street, between 9th and 10th, where thes have resided for seventeen years, anda most charming home pool eee up about them. Here, after the: had been married nine years, their only child and daughter was born. This home though elegantly furnished does not owe its charm to the upholsterer. Its par- lors contain mementoes of their travels. Paint- ings on the walls delineate the wonderful grandeur and the richness of coloring of the scenery they explored. In the rear of the saloon parlor is a little apart- ment known as the “Major's Cosey.” ‘The upper lmif sashes of the south-windows each has a photograph transparency of Colo- rado scenery. Here are many precious me- mentos of friends and several gems by cele- brated artists, both in oil and water color. Here is the Major's private desk and the easy lounge for a siesta with » royal tiger skin thrown over it. ‘Mrs. Powell is in person of medium height, neither a brune nora blonde, but with the cheerful vivacity that characterizes the one combined with the repose and power of the other type of womanhood. Her face is pleasant and winning in expression, while tenderness characterizes the lines of the mouth, and her conversational ease renders her a charming hostess. Her receptions or “at homes” are al- ways something more than mere conventionali- There ix always music, elocution, an essay, or something to minister to the culti- vated taste. She has sole control of the domestic manage- ment of her home, buying supplies and direct- ing its well-appointed service, but stili fiading time to be a most zealous member of the Gar- | ficid hospital board of managers. THE WOMEN’S ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY. The Women's anthropological society is an Unique organization that embraces in its mem- bership some of the most cultured women of this city. A little over four years ago a lady of decidedly scientifie turn of mind said to another with a bias that way: «Let ize an anthropological her friend assente: although they were assured by the first speaker's hus- baud and other scientists not opposed in any way to the idea, that such a project was — leable, and “that not a it-dozen could be found deepl h inter- ested in science to form the nucleus.” It weemed, however, that the scientists were mis- taken, for twenty-one women were found ready to society. i . Mrs, Stevenson travelled exten- sively with ber late husband, and shared in his work with an intelligent and enthusiastic sym- SS the es ing met mens native pottery tional museum the sociaty, has ‘contri terest of the Prof. Seaman; Miss Lydia M. Dame, niece of Sa Hannab L. Bartlett, The wckety has three classes of membershi; —active (50) poner Maria Mitchell, Mrs. men fay and Miss Cleveland are by have been Stevenson's thatory of the Heli ious Life of the Zuni Child, Mra. Carter's ~ Hi Miss Scull’s on Recent Explorations Greece and Dr. Bliss Hind’s contribution to est. Mra, Stevenson's pa] the bureau of ethnology Mrs. Anita Newcomb McGee, the secretary, is a daughter of Prof. Newcomb, rintendent of the jautical Almanac of- fice, and professor of astronomy and mathe- maties in the Johns Hopkins university, of Baltimore, an« inherits decided scientific pro- clivities, Mrs. McGee is the wife of “.. W. J. McGee, chie' Potomac division of geology in the United States geological su vey. Her specialt; American communistic societies. A paper on this subject, d on personal visits and : study, was read by her at the last meeting of the American association for the advancement of science in Cleveland. Mrs. McGee reads a scientific treatise as many women read a novel, for recreation. She is not fond of fiction. and says that “writers of the Jules Vernes’ type and style serve to popu- | larize scientific ideas, but are hardly worth | perusal by a true scientist who deals wholiy | with realities, his imagination finding scope enough in experimental tests.” Mr. and Mrs. MeGee reside with her father in his home on P street. Emma Louise Hitchcock, wife of Prof. Ro- myn Hitchcock, was the first recording secr tery of the Woman's Anthropological society. She resigned to accompany her husband, the well-known professor of chemistry and curator in the national museum to Japan. where he Went as a professor in the imperial college of Japa javing recently returned to this city after an absence of three years, she says her interest in anthropology is unabated. Mrs, Hitchcock has @ natural tendency toward a scientific career, and takes an active interest in the pursuits of her husband, who often relies upon her | womanly observation in his work. ‘There are | two little Jap dolls—a boy and girl, life-size— in one of the cases of the museum which she ; Made a study of and got up to order. MRS. HITCHCOCK. Mrs. Hitchcock liked Japan so well that she |left it with great reluctance. There was so much that was novel and interesting constantly to be seen that two years was all too short to exhaust the subject, or even take in half, un- | derstandingly. The last year that Prof. and Mrs, Hitchcock spent abroad they devoted to travel; visiting China, India and’ the Parsees, and completely | compassing the world between coming home and oing out, She is a New Yorker by birth, but Vashington seems to her now more like home than any other piace. Mrs. Hitchcock visited the northern island of Japan Yezo, whose in- habitants are called Ainos, and are supposed to be the aboriginal Japanese. She is one of the few women who have ever thought |it worth while to visit this out-of- the-way place, with its barbarons inhabitants, She was interested in them as a race, her studies having led her to observe race-types. | She also visited all the manufactures in Japan, except those devoted to lacquer work. Home again, the complex life of the modern woman already begins to absorb her time, and she complains that she finds “so little opportunity to pursue the lines of study which travel and | observation open up. It is quite discouraging.” “Only,” she says, ‘one feels one’s self more of @ woman for even caring for such things.” MRS. FOSTER. Mrs. John W. Foster, wife of the ex-minister to Mexico, has contributed most interesting pa- pers to the Women’s anthropological society on the “Ancient Ruins of Mexico.” Mrs. Foster is well-known in Washington socie' The home of the ex-minister on I street is always one of the most attractive houses during the season. Mrs. Foster places a much more modest estimate upon her leanings toward seientific pursuits than her friends do, some'.ef whem speak of her in terms bordering upon the enthusiastic. In the family residence are many souvenirs of their sojourn abroad. while the cozy library, with its low, well-filled book-cases on all’ sides, speak of the cultured taste of the hostess, who attracts persons distinguished in art aud litera- ture quite as much as those who are eminent in other dir-ctions. In person Mrs, Fos- ter is of medium size, and her manners are winning. She is devoted to char- itable work, and a member of the Garfield hos- pital board of lady managers, as also of several other organizations of a similar character, She will accompany the ex-minister to San Fran- ciseo, from which place they expect to.sail for her neck'in a thick mass, She always dresses in black very neatly, and has the unmistakable air of a fessional woman. with no nonsense about her. Her living rooms and office are in Temple cafe, where the desks, papers, and books scattered about denote the worker, while the open fire, the .sofa, comfortable chairs, nick-nacks, and feminine accessories of taste denote the woman quite as plainly. To Miss Fletcher, what she has accomplished does not seem to be so very much, because she sees so much still to be done in the future. She hasa book on the “Ognaha Tribe of In- dians,” which will soon be published by the Peabody museum, ‘MRS, LANDER. Mrs, Jean M. Lander, whose histrionic pow- ers delighted American audiences a score of years ago, is another prominent person in scien- tific circles. She is too brainy a woman to have retired from life—and its thrilling interests in the past or present—in retiring from the stage. Mrs. Lander is still in her prime and well- preserved, the lines in her mobile face indicat- ing her strength of character. She has no children of her own, but her husband’s chil- dren expanded and satistied her mother-heart. She now has a little mite of a man attached to her household, a lad three years old, a child of “one of her boys.” Mrs. Lander’s visiting list has every persons name on it—worth knowing—who hus visited or resided in Washington for the past twenty years; and her Mondays “at home” are very pular, Mrs, Lander’s name and iufluence ave been given to aid several of the charita- ble institutions of the city, most notably as one of the managers of the Garfield hospital. Mrs. Lander cherishes the most kindly remem- brances of the helpful and appreciative words of the press during her public career. DR. CLARA BLISS HINDS. Dr. Clara Bliss Hinds, daughter of the late Dr. D. A. Bliss, physician of Gen. Garfield, is a young woman of talent, who brings many themes before the Anthropological socie- ty, such as ber papers on * Anthropometry” and “Child Growth.” Dr. Hinds possesses many of the character- istics of her father, which are no less marked for being turned out in feminine patterns, Circum- stances guided her feet from the smooth paths in which so many “women walk. She at- tributes the choice of her profession to the earnest words of ad. CLARA BLISS$ HINDS. vice from a dear school- teacher, Mrs. Somers, whom she sought during a great crisis in her experience. At first her father tried to dissuade her from the choice she had made; but as she was deter- mined. he became her best helper and most sympathizing friend, Dr. Hinds was oue of the four women who first asked for and obtained admission to Columbian university. She testi- fies that from matriculation to graduation the whole course was marked by kindness and con- sideration from the faculty and her fellow-stu- dents. This trained Foung women, upon enter- ing the field of anthropology, took up “child- growth” as a subject, quite in accord with her rofession, he ~=has corre- sponded with the few specialists pursu- ing that line of investigation in England, France and Germauy; and she finds that she had instinctively entered the very avenucs they had marked out, only she hed the advantage of be- ing a woman and near to the center of domestic history, it being a matter uliarly adapted for woman's investigation. In person Dr. Bliss Hinds isa little above medium height. “She has a well-developed figure, dark eyes and hair, She looks strong enough to bear the strain of her professional life, but in tastes and manner she is _ essentially womanly, a lover of home, and a mother Her little daughter is seven years old, and has never worn a garment that her mother has not made for her unless it be a hat, stockings, or shoes, and still the mother has found time to a diploma! Where is the man that would not think hi It “kilt entirely” if he had to do his seven-year-old son’s tailoring, while fitting himself for a profession? Without false pride, but a good deal of pro- fessional ambition Mrs. Dr. Hinds is one of the Alaska on the Ist of August on an extended tour of observation and pleasure, Mrs. Lida Nordhoff, the brilliant wife of the Washington editor of the New York Heraid, is also of a scientific turn. She is too busy a woman of society to have time for writing papers, but she is never at 4 loss when called upon.for an opinion. She possesses that happy tempera- ment which accompa- nies dark auburn hair, and quickness of appre- hension. No large enter- tainment seems quite rfect until she puts er shaping hand about it. “The Kirmess” was her first great suc- cess that marked her genius in that direction. St with all that, mee has charms for her, and she seldom misses an opportuuity to attend a gathering of scientific women, no mat- ter what has preceded in the social way or is to follow. In type she would be classed among the charming women, being exceedingly grace- ful and womanly in her carriage and style. Her home is one of the most delightfal on K street. Without ostentation it is fully up tothe requirements of the day, possessing many | Points that are individual, being specially planned either by herself or her bushes ne Mrs. Miranda Tulloch, wife of the late Thomas | L. Tulloch, is another | accomplished member of the anthropological whoresides near enough | to Mrs. Lander tobe her | neighbor. Mrs. Tulloch MRS. NORDHOFF, | time-honored s; brighest lights in the Anthropological and other societies, oo—____ WEDDING RINGS. Why They Are Not Worn After the Days of the Honeymoon are Over. From the New York World. If marriage is not « failure there isn’t a ques- tion as to the indifferent regard in which the wedding ring is held, Even the jeweler hasa semi-contemptuous way of presenting the tray of plain gold bands and a tantalizing prefer- ence for dismal tunes, which he bums or whis- tles softly, but none the less significantly, as he makes a note of the initials to be inscribed. Very young brides wear the yellow band, but in swell circles young married’ ladies have the bravado to lay aside the emblem of undying love as soon as the honeymoon is over. Among the older wives the ring is discarded altogether, and if you inquire about it the matron will calmly tell you it’s such an un- fashionable piece of jewel to be obliged to wear, and as a result the young lady daughters in the ord are married with a seal ring, not one of which can be procured for the paltry $7, the price of the yellow band. ‘Emeralds’ rubies and turquoise, set in small but brilliant diamonds, are popular as isp J Foteng and not a few bridegrooms have wedded their ideal with a marquise of diamonds. A bride of a month was married with a serpentine ring, composed of two snakes exquisitel; carved, each witha precious jewel in its head, To show the low ce tp of enthusiasm for the | of conjugal love, at the last coaching club dinner party given in the Brunswick but three ladies out of forty, all at- tended by their husbands, wore the plain gold has ably discussed the “Literature of the Basque Races.” Social- ly she is a very attrac- tive person. She was born in NewHampshir came to this city during | the closing years of the * war, and took an active interest in the hospital Le work andin the freed- zs. men, She was then awidow, acquainted with Mr. they were married at the residence of ‘ex-Mayor Emory. Mrs. Tulloch has always been a notable worker in charitable izations. She has t executive ability added to m fine tact. The Soldiers” Home, Training School for Nurses, and latterly the Garfield Hospital, have each felt her shay hand, Mrs. Tulloch has been abi but ill, are many uring travels. Miss Sarah A. Scull is one of the members that the society is proudof. She was a teacher in ancient history and mythology, in Mrs, Somers’ school, in this city. for Greece in 1886 to pursue her studies at Athens, where she made original researches among the ruins of Hellas. Her contributions op mythol- ogy are specially interesting. She is a great enthusiast in her specialty and mind into active duty. She isnow at tz seminary, Pennsylvania, engaged in . MISS ALICE FLETCHER, But the member of the het Tulloch } 3 band. ere were clusters of diamonds, cir- clets of pearis and solitaire stones by the q but the single trio displayed the simple yellow hoop. Crise widows find the band particularly ob- Boxious, and those gay and festive wives who have a few more of freedom than is whole- some never oe it position outside of the jewel casket. At the resorts and ifsocial gatherings one hears frequent outbursts from the young of » trained | the brought up the question of adopting aflower as the national flower of America, as the rose is of England and the lily is of France. There ‘was a free discussion of the subject, and it met with general favor. A committee was ap- Pointed to look into the matter and to report as to what flower they thought most suitable for the national emblem. This committee is supposed now to be considering the question. The suggestion is one that has aroused general interest throughout the country. VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENT's FLORIST. Mr. Pfister, the florist in charge of the White House conservatory, is greatly in favor of the adoption of a flower as a national emblem. Speaking with a Star re ron the subject, he said he considered it ryden proper asl ep: propriate thing to have a national flower. “France,” he said, “has the lily, England the rose, Ireland the shamrock, Switzerland the Alpine rose, Scotland the thistle—nearly every country has a national flower. I think it a very beautiful idea for America to have a floral em- blem, The question is to select an appropriate flower. Ido not know what progress the com- mittee appointed by the florists’ convention for that duty made, but I can see that itis not altogether an easy thing to select just the right flower.” REQUISITES OF A NATIONAL FLOWER. “What do you consider the requisites of a national flower?” asked the Star reporter. “Why,” was the reply, “it must be a flower that is indigenous to this country—one that is more common here than elsewhere in the world: one that is well known by the most people in the country, and one that grows in all or nearly all the states of the Union. A fiower that is com- mon in New England and much thought of there is not nécessarily a national flower. One that is abundant in the south and there as much regarded is not national. One that is confined tothe Atlantic or to the Pacific coast, or yet to the plains, is not national. A flower suitable for an emblem of the United States ought to be one that grows all over it. It may not be pos- sible to find a beautiful flower that grows freely in every state, but one may be found that grows wild in most of them and may be readily cultivated in any of them. Such a flower must be chosen. _ It is desirable to have a flower that is peculiarly American, one that is commonly known, and, not the least, one that is conceded by all people to be beautiful. Beauty in color would not be sufficient, A flower to be selected as an emblem regardless of color. Many flowers that are very beautiful, if printed in black and white, would not be recognizable. Such a one would not do. The bare outline of emblematic flowers should be distinctive. It should be marked by a beauty of form. Worked upon a banner, printed on a book, worked in gold, en- graved upon a shield, it should always boldly proclaim its character. HE DISAPPROVES THE GOLDEN-ROD, “That is the great trouble with the golden- z0G. It may be fairly called an American fover, and it is, too, a very beautiful one, but it is 80 entirely dependent upon its color, In print a spray of golden-rod would look like a weed. It could not rely on its outline for iden- tification. That is the only objection to it, but I consider that a very serious one. There is one flower I think of that seems to fill the bill most completely. Draw its outline in any color or no color—scratch it with a pin on a piece of copper, and you not only recognize it at once, but are conscious of its beauty. It grows in nearly every state in the union. It is strongly American in its character, for it is found in greater abundance and greater per- fection here than elsewhere in the world. Its beauty is universally conceded. It is familiar to every American and is dear to the hearts of all who love the beautiful. It has found a place in our poetry and associated itself with our every-day life. It is the first flower as children ‘we learn to love and the last one we resign our affection for. Who’ does not love a daisy? THE DAISY SHOULD BE THE NATIONAL FLOWER. “In its varieties there is probably nota state in the Union where it does not grow wild, cer- tainly none where it cannot be eultivated. It is almost a8 common as blades of grass, but its beauty does not lack for appreciation on ec- count of this. Every one who has a sense of beauty admires this pure, self-reliant, hardy little flower. Why it Ras the qualities of good American citizenehip in itself! App! qualities to those of the characteristic Ameri- can. A daisy field, whether yellow or white, isa thing of rare beauty. hether it is an array of daisies holding their heads up to meet the drenching rain or bowing before the strength of the gale, or merely ingle flower growing by the dusty roadside or forcing its way between bricks ina back-yard, there isa fine beauty in the flower—a combination of ‘| delicacy and strength. Our idea of rural beauty is a daisy field, No flower that grows will sooner make our children’s eyes sparkle than will the daisy. Its outline is distinctive and beautiful. It can be worked into any design and in any way.- Why, draw a daisy in red ink and everybody will know what itis, Scratch it in the sand with the point of & parasol—make its outline in any way—it is a daisy. Think of whatever flower I will, I can- not find one other that seems guite as appro- priate as that for the American flower. CRITICISM OF OTHER CANDIDATES. “The wisteria is beautiful enoughand has a ational character, but, like the golden-rod, it suffers from the want of outline and its depend- ence on color. The laurel blossom is purely American and isa fine flower, but to it is the objection that it cannot be made to grow every- where, No, it would not do for any state in the Union not to be able to have the national flower growing in its front yards, © potato and tobacco blossoms are suggested as being en- tirely American. Yes; but they are not flowers! The potato is a vegetable. As to the tobacco, it is a sectional plant—it is a growth of butone part of the country. “A national flower must not be rare,” he added; “it must be one that we all are familiar with and that may be had for the plucking by the poorest of us. We must not be dependent upon the florist for it. The daisy is the flower of freedom.” SUPERINTENDENT SAUNDERS FAVORS GOLDEN-ROD. “The national flower?” queried Mr. Wm. Saunders, the superintendent of the gardens at the Agricultural department, “certainly I'll give you sf — Not more than three weeks ago I had to answer that wy, question for Secretary Rusk. I have two favorites, I told him, the golden-rod and the sun flower. In view of the fun that has been made of the sun flower of late, I think I rather prefer the golden-rod. Both are truly American fo} and are, therefore, eligible. I think the must be recognizable by ite distinctive shape, | its hardy | fi}; ——— - WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, JULY 6,. 1889—-TWELVE PAGES. oral lea “Here's the aster, said, as the two walked down the path. it has been mentioned by some as the selection. It is a sweet Slower, and it is Ameri- ean, but not so exclusively as the sunflower. ‘The aster does not have a great deal o! acter. It is a nondescript, and Ido not think will make an —— emblem. It has a eat many frien though, and may be the ucky selection. When the convention of florists meets at Buffalo ift about two months the sub- ject is to be thoroughly discussed, and it will very interesting reading.” GOLDEN-ROD HIS SECOND CHOICE. “There’sa beauty,” said Mr, Smith, pointing to some golden-rod nodding in the breeze near the wall. “Another truly American flower, the most distinctively natural flower we have. It grows everywhere, but its day is short, and this is an objection to it as an emblem. It is a beautiful plant, though. and we should be very proud of it. The rich golden color of the bloom contrasts well with the dark-green leaves of the plant, and the effect is beautiful and refresh- ing. But the sunflower is my favorite, as I said before, and I think it will be the flo’ Itis a pioneer, it 18 majestic, hardy and brav even its circular form is a reminder of th completeness of our institutions and our future. I vote for the sunflowe: Behl® ZeFkse es rr. HOME MATTERS. SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS TO PRACTICAL HOUSE- KEEPERS—EVERY-DAY UINTS FOR THE DINING- ROOM, PANTRY AND KITCHEN—RECIPES AND SMALL THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING. A Goop Way to Cian an iron sink is to rub well with a cloth wet in kerosene oil. Corp Tea 1s THE Best Turxe with which to clean grained wood. Neveruse ammonia for this work. used much now, served, To Remove Tan, rub well with clean lard, afterward wash well with soap and water; apply this to either hands or clothing. Only salads sre separately | bound over a corn is recommended as a relief. | Arren Wasainc a Woopen Bowt dry it ata warp or crack, A Tessroonrc, or Waeat Cuarcoat, taken medicinal remedy for heartburn, invalids, and will be frequently relished when the white would be rejected. low and the ink will come out of it, anything hot, even to the boiling point. just halfa pint; this amount in granulated sugar weighs just half a pound. Sart Witt CurvLe New Mink; ing custards or porri: be added until the dish is prepared. Rep-Prrrer Pops ora few pieces of char- coal thrown into the pot in which onions, cab- bages, &c., are being boiled will prevent the unpleasant odor. Rusty Brack Casumere should be sponged with equal parts of alcohol and ammonia, diluted with a little warm water. When press- ing use a piece of alpaca or undressed cambric next the warm iron. Starcu Pouisu.—A piece of sterine, candle in prepar- | Spermaceti or white waxas large as a tobin’s will give a mice gloss. A teaspoonful of salt to cach pint of staeh Prevents sticking. Lavexper Watea.—Put one pound of fresh lavender with one pint of water into a farina boiler, cover and steep slowly for one hour, take from the fire, add two quarts of alcohol, iter, and bottle for use, Wits Green Peas, shelled beans, green corn, asparagus, celery, and spinach, use as little water as possible, and let it boil away, leaving just enough moisture, and thus save all the de- sirable soluble matter that may have been drawn off, Far Harp Bortep Eaos, cook them twenty minutes in water just bubbling. The yelk of an egg cooked ten minutes in rapidly boiling water is tough’ und indigestible; cooked twenty minutes it is dry, mealy and casily digested. Ir 18 4 Goop Prawn to keep a quantity of sifted flour in the pantry, ready for the making of biscuits, cake or pie, so as to be prepared if they are wanted in a hurry, as in case of com- pany coming and remai: toa meal, Waexsver Youn Litriz Oxzs Coven and are hoarse, and there are any signs of croup, stira fourth of a teaspoonful of allspice in a teaspoonful of molasses, and give at once. Re- |e the dose as often as necessary. It is very loosening and efficacious, Cuemists say that it takes more than twice as much sugar to sweeten preserves, sauce, &c., if put in when they begin to cook as it does to sweeten after the fruit is ooked. Salt should least ten minutes, To Crose Cracks Ix Inox Stoves take good wood ashes, to which add the same quantity of finely pulverized clay, mix thoroughly together with a little salt; this mixture is to be moist- ened with water and applied to the The stove should be cold ay cach ae Coup-Staw Dressinc Witnour Creau.—A beaten egg, a teaspoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt,adash of pepper, and about four table- of Mix them together, set on the stove, and let the whole come to a boil, stirring constantly. Then add a lump of butter and pour while hot over the sliced le Pans oF wateer placed in fruit and berry patches will keep birds from eating the fruit. An English naturalist claims that the reason birds eat cherries and strawberries is because in the blazing heat they iy. If the birds can easily “pc seeay y soon leave off taking the fruit golden-rod would make rather better designs than the sun flower, on account of its flowing curve, while and conventional. isy is entitled to be called the national flower, for it is not native. Then, too, some folks call it Neither is the cotton bloom native; it is a tropical growth. The potato suthelentiy well known or indr iven the rank, although it is purely fihoaa award the rank to the golden-rod, by all means,” SUPERINTENDENT SMITH VOTES FOR THK SUX- FLOWER. “For a national flower,” said Superintendent Smith of the botanical garden, to a Sraz re- “we want some! IspivipvaL Pxates ron VeorTaBLes are not A Raw Caaxperny, cut in two, and half of it | distance from the stove, so that it may not immediately¢after a meal, is an excellent non- Tur York or Ea Axoye is the better for To Taxe Ivx Out or Lixex, dip the ink spot in pure melted tallow, then wash out the tal- A Strver Spoox Pur Into a Grass Jar will temper it so that it can at once be filled with Wuew Recrrgs Catt ror a Cuprun it means es the salt should not | iit i g PH et SALE IS excaxson HROS,, Auctioneers, PE tS Ok TEENTH 8T Ps AND DUPONT CIRCLES and cost of the defaulti public notice of such [ished in Wasitington, D- AUSTIN HE: JOHN & COX. Abstract can be seen at Room FO, 141 25-dkds ABLE. AY Now the property at the ri murchauer after aves Sov. ENUE, E1GH- ier gentum interest per, ansum. payable seint-sn. nually from day of sale, au fe of trust on the solaver sil cache st opted purchaser. A tof $1, at sale. Conveyancing, &c.. at Cost of purchaser. Terms | to be complied with in ten otherwise the trus- Trustees, 9'F at. 0-STORY_FRAME STREET NOR’ ‘On SATURDAY AJ at Fe ER TO six of the premi: IT 20, Fronting 18 feet en 8 strest with improved by a story, Ww O'CLOCK, we 1 Feet ‘One-third ‘cash. Terms: Years; notes to bear 6 sale, payable semi-ann of trust on premii chaser, A deposit | served to resell at the risk and Rost of purchaser after five days’ public such resale in some newspaper publ ton, D. Je29-4 DUNCANSON BROS., DWELLING, THWEST. FTERNOON, JULY SIXTH, . ‘will sell, : balance in one and per cont interest from day ay, and to be secured bj 13e8, OF of 8200 required at time of Conveyancing, &c., at cost of the purchasei be complied with in ten days, otherwise oo sare tof the all No. 1233 8 1889, in front pth of 100 feet x-room Frame Two- i$ S street Lorthwest, being next to the two y of eed pyr ie. rr. in Washing- Auctioneers. [RE DAYS. AY BLI 1851 several District Hay July 31, 1880, both inclusive, sp weighing hay, straw, fodder, oat live stock at tlie following places and ti 1, Situated opposite the sttret southearg between at ELEVEN O'CLOCK A. M No. street and Hhode Iiand avenue Do ‘LOCK, orc! P.M. No. 5, Situated om Marke oC tion of Boundary PAST THREE O utwood, D. ©. purchasing ‘will be required te com; Visions of the act approved June,20, act for the sale 0} LG. HINE. sioners D. “ales from August r the purpose’ of im the straw, and ane, to Unionte 5 No. 2. ‘Situated on'Ninth street and Geo! 4. Situated st corner of ay; , cerme cal FW CHAS. W. RAYMOND, © C. DUNCANSON BROS, Aucts. ater SCALES.—OFFICE OF 8 DISTRICT OF COLUM- iL a7oN, July 1, 1889,—On WEDNESDAY, JULY TENTH, 1839, ut "the Iccations named, the Commissioners will offer for sale, to the bihest bid- der, the exclusive right and privilege of using the 1, 188¥, to it? No D.C. is avenue, ga Tenth veui, at TWELVE Nini west, at ONE ospect street, own, D. C. ommis- dy1-5t ens DOWLING, Auctioneer. By virtue of a deed of trust, TRUSTEES’ SALE OF PIANO, FRENCH-PLATE MIRROR, SUPERIOR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND LOT OF MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS. tel the Sth day of CiGriery st TWENTY-FIRST WEST. Py virtue of a decree of the District, the in which wi pp, were No. 11565 eguity, the unde: offer for salé, at public suction. ie tweet and described as folarwe: Bex the southeast corner of Lot No. 1 Ding west in eald square sevent not be added to oatmeal until it has boiled at |“ Sane of are not complied reserve the it to resell the pro Sears of 5 cost of chaser. “Er CARTER MARBURY, 425 lst at. n. DUNCANSON BROS., Auctioncers. PERTY. ‘MPROVED. ie PTE LATE AND UN TO ESTATE OF 1! TER: southeast comer byand with, sUPT emae ie AD. feaytn ontne use therein de; March, 4.D. by ca itz Niemann was ey fendante, north on 21. vest iy “Sve fect, thetce Fae a Zist street wi seventy-five feet ra west twenty-five feet on the south side of i CUARCERT Sale az gucTION OF IMPRO ANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED ROP zy THE NORTHWEST El CORNER OF K STREETS NOKTH* Court of the 1sth day of Jo} bei! 330 434 st. bw. EDWIN CAMPBELL. ; aaa dyl-d&eds and bathroom, and wh) feet by 0 feet. Th | Prada 28 fect Ete hie in reat PRET CR L, oe tana ag ‘ned cription, te” THR ABOVE POSTPONED ON AC-| jel4- 7 AY, JULY Six" seater dt weer sae 7ALUABLE IMPROVED BU BEING THRRE-STORY BRICK Bt 1028 SEVENTH STREET NORTH the "ie Wi: | Sees ar ‘ov ve main buildat ut 60 feet, sidered one of the beat bus an Papidly improving. and for those seek is in’ ent the opporti wot : ° notice w ‘Of defaul of defaulting pur- some news) b c ‘Tule de26-dade in DUNCANSON A we Al 8. E sae TE RO AN Teor aa Pe YU front of thé premises at POLLOCK _iv3-d&ds _ DUNCANSOS BROS., Auctionsers, VHANCERY .SALE OF VALUABLE cr ND, MOPS as Var Oe Fate O8 FLEVC 8 CHANCE, SITUATED . AND ALSO ON NOURSE SoMa de PAAR 1X RAN D. AXD Als = COUNTY OF WASHINGION, DISTRICT Ul By virtus-cf decree of the ® Court of y virtue of © ¢ Sy District of Coluybis, Passed. iu, equity cause, Noe | 11638, of Francis 8. Hurdie and others againat W. | Lindner and others, the nnderaigued. 98 sell at publi@wuction on MUNDAY, THE FIFTEEN: | DAY OF JULY, A.D. Isey At FI | P.M., in front off the premidls all the extate, right, } title, interest, and claim of the parties to said cause In | and to all that trect of land iyitw and being situate in | tis Ehownss pastor Pletcher or sesauaine, Gasee own as partot Fletcher or « | and described so ‘Uegiuning ot the lange, white “oak. tree «now only’ «lenge stump) a over ® spfing on the east side of it & short dimtance nortivast of Tetnallytown, and ray* hh Boutheast side of i exTees, 2 tow stone on the north side Nourse road, and with the north side of (S) north 6549 degrees, west | perches rey 4 on the east sige of Grant road, with the east | of road: (6) north 1244 decrees, seast_17 7-25 | tot ning; containing {3 47-100 acres. | also that Uther Fioce or parcel of land above tract, beginning forthe same at a stope weet syie of Grant toad road (3) sowb 1Ziy dewrees, west Gy the beginuing ; containing 205-1,000 of an ther with the improvements thereon, fa cribed in said cause. ‘Terms of sale: One 9) purcl cash and the ba! -e of pubchase movey in t pwenty- a dl yo manthe ae oy of sale, futefest from day of pac, for wi 3 sive bis or her promifeory notes “A feu will bese operty until ali the purchase apdon ratification of esle payment of purchase wong, mt, interest a deed will be given. A deposit of 82 will be required at time MW sale All com cng at cost of 5 Terms of @le must be comphed with in ten. of sale. otherwiwe the resell at cost and risk of default Ove (5) days’ notice iu Tue EVENING STAR. ae et, Ec Wi Dw, ata pun, ob to courey “yiLiis JM a é avenue uw. GAKNETT, 450 HENKY WISE * 416 pot _THOS. E. WAGGAMAN, Auc. UNCANSON BROS. April, and duly reco 1385, folio 5; NERS, . ac ogo thelend focordn ofthe Digtrisof Colima: | "CERI WES TGCS SARE SOR: and by direction of the party secured theret ZEEMILL, SCALES, SHOWCASES. TENTH, 1880, # TEN U'CLOGK, at tesiduce No. NO. WENTIETH SitkET, CORNER 1813 F street north ‘the Fallow F personal is: T NORTRWESTe effects, described in schedule A atts trast: | By viftd® of a deed of assignment to me, duly re- corded un the land records of the District of Cult ONE PIANO, ONE SWISS MUSIC BOX. FINE EA- | Twill well og MONDAY. JULY RIGHTH, A.D. GRAVINGS AND OIL PAINTINGS, PARLOB aND yp bay ra CHAMBER FURNITURE, SOLID MAHOGANY By yn TS, CENTER TABLES, ETAGERB, FANCY MaRBLE- ay COnPLE Tea, TOP TABLE, FRENCH-PLATE MIBBOR. BOOK. LES, MOLASBES, CASES, LOT OF MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS A! TS. ARTICLES OF VALUE. DIES. We eee, fn JOHN E. BE! fi r sy5-at BE¥ELToN A Bhown.t Trustees, qty ee ec. we. ‘The stock can now be mapected. Ul first be asan eutir@y aad if nosatisfactory bid ls obtained ei then lumediately be suld tn detail: TEKMS CASA” IEXRY R ELL Assignee of PROPOSALS. PBOLOSALS FOR CEMENT AND saxD, of Buil brary of Cou: Street Washiditon, Dy e ied #roposuls will be received | TWO PM.. ON THURSDAY, THE OF JULY, 1889, and opened Mely thereat r Library of 97. of bidde: ROPOSALS FOR 8TEAM-HEATING FITTING.—OFFICE OF THE 2 .C, WASHINGTON, July this office until TW! TUESDAY, JULY NINTH, 1 ‘the Inds