Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1889, Page 8

THE NEW ST. PETER’S. ‘The Marble Church that Will Rise on the Site of the Uld Structare. YRE CORNER STONE OF AN IMPOSING EDIFICE TO ‘BE LAID WEXT WEEK—DESCRIPTION OF TEE BUILDING 4S PLANNED—THE OLD PARISH AND THE OLD CHURCH BUILDING. Grest interest is manifested in Catholic cir- eles in the laying of the corner stone of the new St. Peter's charch. on Capitol hill, which will take place a week from tomorrow, and preparations are being made to have the cere- mony unusually imposing and impressive. Cardinal Gibbons will officiate and the Catholic sorieties of the District will parade, The cere- mony will be of a character in keeping with the importance of the occasion. The new white marble structure which is to rise on the site of old St, Peter's will be one of the most impos- ing edifices in the city. The main building will be 145 feet in length and 81 feet 7 inches in width, and in addition there will be a two-story sacristy, 40 feet long and 19 feet wide. The style of architecture will be Romanesque. The entire exterior will be built of Maryland marble, backed by brick laid in rock-faced ashlar. The roof will be of slate and the cornices of copper. THE TOWER. On the northeast corner will rise a graceful tower, measuring from curb line to height of - stone work 117 feet, to height of copper finial 140 feet, and to top of gilt cross, its extreme altitade. 150 feet. In this tower, which will be lighted by several handsome windows and sur- mounted by elaborate carvings at the base of the wood work of the spire, will be placed one of the three entrances, A circular stairway will run in this tower one story above the choir gallery. The arches will be of the Romanesque order. Over the central entrance will be a beautiful rose window, under which will be placed a panel for future carv- ings. On the right and left of the panel will be the keys, shield. and cross. The height of the apex of the roof from the curb line will be 8% feet. On the southeast corner will be the cirenlar baptistry, which will be exceedingly handsome. The basement will be of the same dimensions as the church, agd will have a height of 14 feet. Under the sacristy will be the boiler-room, 19 feet by 40 feet. The boys” vestry room will bein the basement and the lavatory and safe vault will be between the sacristy and apse. A circular stairway will lead from the basement to the second story of the sacristy. THE INTERIOR. The interior of the church will be divided into nave and side aisles. The roof will be Romanesque and ribbed. The sanctuary and side chapels will be circular. There will be three altars. The floor of choir gallery will ex- tend over vestibule and baptistry. The height of the roof over the side aisles will be 24 feet and that of the nave 50 feet. The church proper will seat 1,200 and the basement the same num- ber. The plans were prepared by Mr. L. J. O'Connor of New York. The contractor for the entire building, excepting pews, windows, aud heating apparatus, is Mr. Owen Donnelly. ‘Mr. Bernard Hanriban is the subcontractor for stone work. The building will cost about A Novel Screen for Readers—Those for Bed Rooms, Dining Room, Etc. ‘From the Boston “Give mea porticre, an easel and a screen a4 my room is furnished,” a bright and artistic as 4 reserve stock from one for the nnte wilt keep good indefinitely; but this season nearly all on will be gone when the time arrives, in October, for the gathering of the new crop. You see, last season was a very bad one for peanuts, and the crop was almost « failure in Virginia,” “The country depends for its supplies of pea- nuts chiefly upon Virginia, does it not?” asked the Stax reporter. “TI think I may fairly say yea 2,500,000 ani Year to another— big pillows would do for seats, and chairs and tables seem to come of themselves, somehow or wi other, but she must have the decorative effect Produced by the porticre, the easel and the sereen or she could not be happy or comforta- ble, And every artistic woman will agree with her. There is a grace and benuty in the hang- ing fojds of a portiere, no matter what the ma- terial; the easel is artistic and picturesque, even if it beonly of stained pine and the picture on its woodcut. And the screen—the screen with its one, two, three or four leaves, as the size of the room ailows—is decora: the | artistic, picturesque, usefal, and, tradesmen and servants, who use it to their own | Covereth » multitude of sins if advantage. If children are to be well looked | have it do so, ut the screen after, cannot good nurses and governesses be | What it was a few years found, and on them the responsibility can be } Clumsy clothes placed, while in case of iltness, or even of any - of the mildest forms of infantile ia it not the simplest thing to send for the imequare No. 502. houses will be sold anda Yacant lot posing ceremonies, the most notable of which was, perhaps, the consecration of its pastor, Rev. Jeremiah O'Sullivan, as bishop of Mobile in fall Gee = = prelates and sion was one of the ever witnessed in the District and the were particularly im ee tof the line of pastors mentioned above the two most beloved by the congregation were undoubtedly those who were longest with their people and whose noble are still held in grateful memory—Father Van Horseigh,who died forty years ago, and Father Boyle, whose death in 1882 still seems a fresh loss to many dsvoted friends, Suro teu te reared cash. of which #200 om ™~ yours tn peed eee eas tioned that the new art is that of arranging flowers—new in this country, but old as the other arts in Japan. The apostle of the new cult is Mr. Conder, an architect in the serv- ice of the Japanese government, who has devoted some study to the subject, and who lately ye" atnepmimateesd and principles of Japanese flower arrangements before an au- dience of cultivated foreigners in Tokio, the capital of Japan, He explained that the prin- ciples governing Japanese floral compositions were totally different from those applicd to flower arrangements in Europe. In latter the blossoms alone seceive attention, and are There are bushels of them grown in that state the entire crop ig! California also raise peanuts largely, but the Vir- Sl porn oe So of - and iog ana . The iness of growing them tas only besoin @ vast Sabeaks in the lower counties of the state and the area of farming land devoted to them is Lgreaiang ope every year, as the husbandman learns the profit they ‘OOT & LOWENTHAL, Auctioneers y OCK OF GROCERIES, WINES, can be made to yield. ‘The greatest peanut | crowded together in rich masses af color with | doctor, who will give full details as to the | Ment of the screen has been ws rapid as that of | SLCMLAS FiDLL thas Cone THE SOLDIERS’ PLEA. market, of course, is Norfolk. Petersburg | litle attention to individual form and total die. necessary modes of diet and bringing up | other household articles that at bem nate NOUDEN ASD Glassy Ake ona ees SOLDIERS’ * fomes second snd Smithfield third. In these | regard of the lines of stems, branches, and of | suitable for them? So what is the necessity | and decorative and it hes become & “thing of) eM sta ahbwiek ohare pes H Th e Treated and the| ‘0¥Rs there are many big factories employed | the character of growth; in Japan, on the other | of studying such subjects? ‘Thus in formes | beauty” and a “joy forever.” Sovrak minh ben eee bs ow aad Ske reat Rr ©} in the business of render ig marketable the hand, the basis of all flower designs is a series | days what used to be considered the} Do you wanta screen for your dini a . room, library or hall? If so, it must be of leather, from six to eight feet high. You may have three or four leaves, aa choose, and it may be of leather in the ish or Venetian de- — The Flemish is raised work and some- wi is nuts that are sent in by the farmers. ‘Chey are first thoroughly winnowed and screened to cleanse them and finally are sorted, the bad ones being picked out by young fils, who stand on either side of revolving belts, upon which the ae are thrown. ee the, = pacl bags of 9 or 100 pounds each an ag. to the jobbers in the cities.” “How about the peannt crop this fall?” of Lorient eg. lines in which the stems and branches play the most important part. This instinctive perception of the beauty of har- monions lines is everywhere noticeable in the arts of Japan. ITS HISTORY AND scHooLs, The art of flower arrangement, like all other arts in Japan, has a long history and has its special duty of our women is no longer 80, and in consequence, by ow their responsibilities on to the shoulders of those who are paid to bear them, they have more time on their hands, and feel that it is the right thing that they should take up occ pations ideas which are shared with men. In country houses at the A VOICE FROM THE RANKS—THE THREE CAUSES OF DESERTION—MASTERS AND SERVANTS, NOT OFFI- CERS 4ND SOLDIERS—RATIONS AND THE COM- went, Ut Feserve, to which the attention of ROU PANY FUXD—THE RETIRED List. vate buyers is called, ost pay ci HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. VALUABLE FOUR-STORY BRICK REST NO. 1023 NE florid in design and gaudy in color, but it handsome and quite expensive enough. a screen with three leaves costing $250. The Venetian, hand-tooled. is preferred by some day, during the annual “shoots,” if the walk- Te Raitor of Tar Evextue Srar: wing been directly connected with the RY ave NTH STREET NORTE WEST. A tor reports say that it promises admirably, | various schools, At first it appears to have | ing is of a nature to permit it, such as in par- | people, the designs being reproductions of old on WEDNE: PERN EPTEMBER Freie ae erect tan Years, corving on the | both s to quality and quantity. The few ¥6 | been mainly connected with Buddhism; then | teidge Griving and covert chostings the lashes | Venstiam desigus, the tealing orice itn roe ELEVE STE, iota HVE eee, ee frontier, the writer begs permission to break } had from Virginia last year were not 0 good as indigenous schools arose, instructed by some | Bow expect to come out with ‘the lunch, or | look that is wanting im the igh patterns, | Pre: Dall ster st pablic saction, oabtee 4 lance in behalf of the enlisted man. Deser- | US! Prices are going down a little, but best | men of more than usual originality and mental : some time before, and to walk with the shoot- ers, and they take, or pretend to take, the keenest interest in the sport. Their costumes on these occasions are as nearly allied to that of their male companions as the differences of the sex will allow. They adopt the gaiters, or shiu. According to the doctrines of this sect | spats; their dresses are made in imitation of or school, as enunciated by Mr. Conder, all | men’s clothes by men tailors, and their design flower arrangements wi built about an |istoresemble a coat and waistcoat, with a imaginary skeleton formed of lines of bal- | flannel or silk shirt underneath, and with tie anced curves. Symmetry, the most elemen-| and pin, and their heads are adorned with The Venetian work is in fine, low relief, in deep rich colors, gold and silver, and a screen of three leaves is worth $300, A very handsome design is from old Spanish lace, and is carried out old and silver. No framework is visible in these screens, the illuminated leather covering it all. Another design is in four leaves, each leaf be- ing in three square els, surrounded by small round brass nails, the framework being also covered with leather in dark, rish hes, in 2 to 16-toot alley, impro' ck ‘Kenidence, eon taints with all modern improvements, being ten Mo. ‘Toss oak street norihwest. JOMN mith notes bearing interest and secumd by & of trust on the proj purchaser's required at the time of HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. SALE OF VALUABL 3 STRES hand-picked peanuts bring 734 cents a pound at retail today by the Spanish ute bring more, of course. They are still con- sidered a fancy article, though more of them are grown in southern Virginia every year. Here area few. You see they aye about one- third the size of ordinary peanuts; confection- ers use them mostly. because they are sweeter. The very big wuts are never so sweet or well flav as the little ones. Take the red Ten- nessee nut, for instance. It has frequently five tion (as everybody knows who reads the daily Press) is on the increase, and its reasous have not yet been discovered. -During the six months ending June 30, '89, the records show an increase of 135 over the number reported for the corresponding period of the previous Year, (1,467 for this six months. See Army and Navy Journal, August 3, "89, page 1,007.) The causes of nearly all desertions may be vigor. Ln factite history appears to have taken very much the same course as that of the pic- torial arts, with which Dr. Anderson has lately made the western art world familiar. The most popular school of the present day is the En- piece of . rs r rs rs ‘i ‘1LSs9, at FIVE : tary kind of balance in composition, was es- | stalking or cloth caps, which, asa rale, are by | keeping with the panels, These are paintings | directly ‘aoe’ ua fellowes or six large kernels in one shell, but the meat | chewed. but a more subtle [em was ob-| o means a comfortable or ‘suitable of fruit and fowers, by hand, the background | jae4,0Met 3) soar - isramk. California peanuts are big, like every- taiped, far more in conformity with the prin- | to their “‘coiffure.” It is almost to | being tooled, and is the price asked for | 1 and 2, im square 5, linproved First, To that formidable and angust body | thing else grown in that state, and they aro ciples of beauty as discoverable in natural | add that s covert coat now is this unique piece of work. A screen of similar | Brick with known as court. not bad; but none have come to this market for forms, The ordinary flower arrangements were design has landscapes on the panels, which | “Stl "% aie: a1S2cnd. The present system of man@al labor | many years, ao far as I know.” AN INDISPENSABLE ARTICLE OF ATTIRE. _ Lot Sa cash, the residue in two , three, lit * were cut from a large old painting. An excel- | equal payments at ove and two years, with notes bear the peanut come from origin-| Ginerent character was bestowed. upon thes | ,yHete Adie come ont in troops, and, when | lost way, tin of wtlismg old picts ar ae | Se eines Bet sat eee ao ae Third, Want of a variety of food and the sys- lines according ae they were applied eo stand- | 1unch is over, distribute themselves among the | almost $00 large to hang on the walls, and are | “= mf at cost of purchaser. @100 will be te- tem in which company funds are conducted. ORIGIN OF THE PEANUT, ing or to hanging arrangements. Intimately eash one attaching herself to the man of | of no very great value. Inserted in the jeaves | quired at the tiiue of sale ‘AS IT APPEARS TO A SOLDIER. “From Africa, undoubtedly. it said the negroes brought first ones over, as they are supposed to have fetched the banjo Iso, in the } pape ys! shape of a gourd with strings; but I do not know whether this is true or not.’ But probably you yourself are able to connected with the character of flower com- Positions was the form of the vessels employed, of which there were several kinds adapted for standing, resting aguinst the wall or a pillar, or suspending. Amo these were certain curious.vases made of bamboo cylinders with choice, and accompanying him for the rest of the afternoon, not always to the complete satisfaction of many “sportsmen,” who think, with considerable justice, that women are out of place on such occasions. There is little doubt that in our short winter days it causesconsider- of a screen they show to more advantage and oceupy a useful and decorative corner. Such a screen was made for ex-Secretary Whitney for his dining room, that is, finished in illumi ated leather, the leaves having figures of and women. “fhe leather was nine old In many instances the functions of govern- ment are Asian mysteries to the enlisted man. He knows there are generals and colonels and garrison courts. The former strong arms and unlimited power, and the other is a ___ THOMAS DOWLING, Auctionser. jOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. THREE ACRES OF VALUABLE LAND NEAR BROOKLAND, Dc. AND LHb METROPOLITA, BRANC! BALTIMORE AND ON110 KAILBOAD, Or ie ii able delay, as lunch for fourteen or fifteen piece, and not a reproduction, such as are de- On MONDAY, SEPTEMBER SIXTEENTH, 1889, Sarg tetors qhich he cai, make no defense | romember the African nate which Aftecn yeas Sant of doce © eetat oleae Semen: | ole suse seas dager tee would if only | scribed abov "ws et aie pore | ee ee ace Mon Ge premees t and from w! cannot appeal fo were broi thie country in eal iti i i six 01 ren shooters we: there; besides the dyed er also used for yar- a soldier 2peee a roll call; ag tae, tee capri Sr ster compositions, which contained several kinds of | 1X OF sev: irs were there Pi meal a —_ to be mors — while in partri ving in particular it is difficult to pecans the keen sporting ladies to keep themselves properly out of sight, as they are anxious to see all that is going on, the birds coming and being killed; 6 result being that they show themselves and turn the birds, so that it requires a strong-minded sportsman to insist on his fair follower sitting under a damp hedge out of sight while the drive is going on. In addition to all these drawbacks, it is by no means a feminine occu- pation to witness, without partaking in the skillful performance of it, the massacre For —- ry he is marched to the guard house, charges are put against him, the ubiquitous court adjuste the matter by forfeiting to the United States $10 of his pay. (In the terse and graphic language of the rank and file this is called a “blind.” RELATIONS OF MASTER AND SERVANT. If, as it is fair to presume from the tenor of recent legislation, it is intended to raise the morale of the rank and file, the attainment of that object cannot be more effectually pre- vented than by permitting a relationship be- tween officer and soldier akin to that of master and servant. The excessive proportion of de- plants or trees in combination, the locality of srowth and special character were never lost sight of, a distinction being always preserved between trees, land plants and water planta, In selecting and arranging flowers the sgrruseiats season and, in case of plants common to several seasons, the peculiar character at the a ticular season were never lost sight of. sca in combination some held higher rank than others, and with different varieties of the same species the colors had a certain order of prece- dence. White blossoms as a rule rank but there were several exceptions to this rule. The idea of sex was applied in several ways to ee and is half the price of the illuminated. it is of a tan color, the being stamped in two or three shades of browns, and pro- duces a very handsome effect. For drawing-rooms and boudoirs what more dainty than the screen of the Louis XVI pe- riod? It generally has three leaves of unequal height, the center one being the highest, the gilt frame sloping down to meet one on each side that also slopes ath Pancls are of Aubusson tapestry, or are inte - P Ae by a noted artist, ond coe only throe-q quarters morkr wo pwc saeme t will sad in froat the length of the gilt frame. The other quar- | the premises on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ELEV- ft | ter, at the top, is made of a piece of heavy EXD Seo yoy 7 hundreds of harmless birds and beasts, and it| plate glass. What is it for? Surely such a | fetid 4 in sunce 48m, fronting twenty feet gle kernal usually. an peanut is simply the African peanut mod: by the conditions of soil in this country. Plant our peanut in Africa and before long it will revert to the original Afri- can type from which it was produce VIRGINIA RAISES THE BEST PEANUTS, because it has the soil best adapted to the pur- pose; but what are the elements in a soil that render it available for peanuts nobody seems to be able to tell very definitely. Sometimes the bilge water in the hold of a peanut-laden vessel from Africa would soak into some of the bags, and to strike a nut that had been moist- With anterest, and ~ecured by a deed of trust on the Riese ty oF all cash. Terms to be cowplied with in {teen days from day of sale. All feconding and cop. veyaneing at cost of purchaser, A deposit of @L00 Fequired at tune of sale auSi-d&ds THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. JUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. D SEAR FIFT! NORTHWEST, BET we AND BASLMENT " tic ster ain be deteriorating to watch the sufferings | benutifal piece of furniture ie i ne — : epost ‘and blosso: must rioratin wate! 6 8 eautiful piece ot iture is its own excuse | running bac! j ree ine cs sertions in our army, as compared with foreign | ened with this rotten liquid was a horror long | ‘he character Sia eter Midas Of Seek ais | of the eufortunato wounded, and le pure $e pee, | Ser being. " troteads batted ieee Se tenn Seocslcr-end cement ee tet eet countries, has ever been charged to lack of | to be remembered. That was years ago, how- tinctions being to produce a pleasing ty | duce a callousness to suffering that is most | near a window, perhaps, so that one may have | 505 E steet hweet), contaiiing thirteen rooms. esprit du corps, and it has beeu sought of late | ever. Now the American nuts have driven the and to avoid redundancy. Many curious fan- | Contrary to the true womanly instinct of gen- | a glimpse of tree or sky, and yet be sheltered | Ibis valusble property t» in the offer bu uidtrwe mertion that opicit’ of De ceenentetna my | ein dap toheol almost ana surcsity hee | cies existed with Ml 00 the. ssloction of | Sane 26 ee ot ot ae Samoan | sects Soeuaee ee Leen tit el Satins e Kaw etna ant he oti Tite Ie it of honor which ‘charac’ ie i asa y here. i ii or i tion of Man} nm | rooms ed in the q : Ve , . tena caldiee, ho tuution whethan he, searn the | In Maceellion ab any tines, poe sory eet hnge | ees and plants. Those having poisonous | Sruelly ot the infliction of pain. iy wome le, and | surance Company.and iw neat the City’ Hall, the Pen properties in stem, root or flower, and some suggestive of ominous association, either on account of their names or owing to accidental tings, and, though they have not yet gone the length of making their bets with the book makers personally, yet the may be seen in the drawinw rooms ot Mra, D. O. Mills, jr., and Mrs. 8. V. R. Crager. ‘A screen’ that is not quito so ornate is shoulder strap or the plain facing, by holding out the chance of winning acommission. Is it Tight, is it soldierly, to ask # soldier to lay stacks of peanuts from Africa on the wharves, er they are brought by vessel to be made into ‘pnre clive oil’ ‘Peanuts are sion Office, the Interior and Post Office Departuents. ah, balance m one ad two ‘Une-t cash, crest af G percent per annum, ahd se- trust on the property, or all Zeary pith inter of : " get their friends to do so for them, and look | covered with tapestry, with designe of nymphs | option of purchaser. Ail convepure gale his honorable profession in order to tura | much used for, inaking alleged olive a; prob bps he Nr ie NE Spon it aaa serious matter of businéss, and in| and cupide, and ie quite straight and plain at Shire wed te ism mate" rat me i ae & many cases ture sums. compli m ten = from day « LABORERS INSTEAD OF SOLDIERS. consumed in this country is made of peanuts 4 GOOD DEAL OF CEREMONIAL a ‘Anan’ A novelty for a library is a low screen of two | serve the right to resell the property, a Lspeak from experience when I say that a | Sour over frou Amerie to be earn tak ac in | Wa# mized up with the practice of arranging | noth racing and general, are now commoniy | 128s, tat is ast high enough toreach a trite | ot ofe pitas pram, large majority of devertions are due to the | Sat cvet from America to be Teimported a oil. | gowers, Flower gatherings were often held, at ad iy woes who pak os = shove the top of a person's head who ir seated. | m Wurhiseton, bic. CHAM A. practice of making laborers out of soMiers, | oil is to pour nitric acil inte it; the peonet ox | Which it was usual for the guests to make flower ; Tile Tithe sevsen & to beep off 0 dreughter to the men, and who consider it the right thing to adopt, and now we hear expressions ema- nating from them which formerly, to say the least of it, would have been consi vulgar, and though there may not be any harm in these utterances, yet this dency in conversation prevent a reader from being seen by those who the open door, and stands at foot of a lege ores low chair. Opened at right angles on the inside of each leaf is a shelf wide or a cup of tea, a box of haded candle. For decoration a painted tile is inserted and a lattice-work de- Many young men who would be a credit to the army find on joining their commands that while they had been led to believe that their occupa- tion would be that of soldiers. their principal work consists in manual labor, either in beautifying the post where they may serve or in building roads, telegraph lines, &c. In this cotton seed oil will char, but the re: will not. Most of the peanuts grown in Africa nowadays are sent to France through the port of Marseilles and expressed for oil. In many big cities of the United States peanuts have be- come a recognized article of commerce and are quoted each day on ‘change, like corn or olive on | compositions, in which case certain etiquette i was to be followed both by visitors and py host, Special occasions, such as weddings, pee 5 of age, house warmings. weonings fren 1 gatherings, and anniversaries all appro- priate flowers and appropriate methods of de- pros DOWLING, Auctioneer. TRUSTEES SALE OF A HA® HOUSE, NO. 1012 BS: es: OPYOSITE THE MTT AaSOMAN INS MTUTION, duted the Virtue of two several deeds of trust, one of October. % , sbagy ten- from the high $100,000. It is expected that the basement will be com- pleted by January, so that the congregation, Bow accommodated temporarily in the some- what restricted limits of St. Peter's hall, can worship there. The structure will not be en- tirely completed for a year. THE OLD CHURCH. So many interesting memories clustered around St, Peter's that the older residents of the parish felt a sincere regret when it was de- cided to tear down the building which had been & place of worship nearly three-score years and ten; but the majority of the parishioners real- ized that the necessity for a new church edi- fice and the ability of the energetic r to meet that necessity was a livingevidence of the progress of the times and the prosperity of the rish. = 2 No chureh in the District had a more inter- esting history than the old St. Peter's, for the ground on which it stood was given by Daniel Carrolief Duddington Manor, and ne was one detracts signing. Harmony was required between the rvade our best society flower groups and the wall fixtures in front of which they were placed. This related both to harmony of lines and pe, ace aswell as to harmon; must not clash respect alone the government is of a ieook of faith, nak —— AN OFFICER'S WISHES. It may be said that such soldiers only can be employed as servants as volunteer for that kind of employment. But in certain cases, I might say in nearly every case, the hint of a commissioned officer is paramount to an order, and enlisted men well know how to interpret a wish communicated to them by a superior, be it ever so slightly indicated. Ido not lose ight of the Y entailed upon officers by reason of circumstances which de- pete them of servants, and some way might found to provide for the enlistment of servants as such—non-combatants, and not car- ried on the company rolls, as is the case in European armies. RATIONS AND COMPANY FUNDS. Of course soldiers as well as civilians like well-cooked food, but they don’t have it, despite a pamphlet on cooking which the writer has sign at eytn f has a pleasing effect. And for bed roeme? Dainty effects are pro- duced in cretonnes that may be made to match the furnishings and drapings of the rooms, Screens of matting are also very popular, either in plain white, Indian , Or of the white, painted with a design in flowers or with some graceful female figure. These panels are hun; on frames of gold and white and are finish with tassels and ribbons. wheat. ‘Are ats often sold by the bag, roasted?” asked newspaper man. ROASTING PEANUTS. “Yes,” replied the jobber. “Grocers and others who purchase by the bag prefer them ready cooked. We do the roasting ourselves in big cylinders that will hold twenty or thirty bushels gta time. The cylinders revolve at a moderate rate of speed above the fire, while ge iron ‘wings’ insi cylinders remain searyrtitoed result ep dared io a are i stirre: .. tanks fo ties tay sce sated by tering, Goal the: are just rig! it. Then they are taken out and put in bags? ready for sale. To roast a peanut properly is a nce worth studying.” Babeiinsi~ sabia PRETZELS MADE BY HAND. The Only Sort the Epicurean Teuton Will Deign to Consume. generally heard to greater Uechlap ogee the topical songs at the music or readin many of the utes pms of the present day—in fact, much it is borrowed from teene sources. The influx of Americans and Americanisms into this country has no doubta good deal to do with this, but the main reason of it is that the men make use of slang; therefore, to be in keepi with the fashion of the day, by imitating them and trying to resemble them as mnch as possi ble, itis necessary that their forms of should be adopted as far as possible. Again, in London now, how many jes delight in at- tending what were wont to be the exclusive re- sorts of men—namely, the music halls and the London restaurants. When we say “exclusive resorts” we mean exclusive aa society; y were and always will be the haunts of the demi monde, we fear that is one of the reasons why they are now becoming 80 popular among many ladies in society, who y of character. with the value, motive, or effect of the other, and if possible the combined arrangement of tare and flower group should have a con- tinuity of idea. For example, in the case of a picture representing 8 water landscape being used, the flowers arranged in front might be irises or other water plants, suggestive of the foreground of the landscape. Some of the most popular flowers were treated Ss variety of ways, at first sight cay cious enough but actually foebiel aoe ac observance of natural lawa. Comb: branches of cherry blossoms were to have buds in the center and top, and blossoms at the base and sides, inasmuch as the cherry tree commenced —— from the es = branches. In e same way arrangenients of autumn leaves were to be redder near the top, because banks of maple trees become reddened first toward Simpler yet are the large screens covered with a coarse linen crash or some material of a pale, indefinite hue, and made for the purpose of serving az background to some bit of color, either a chair, table, lounge or an easel and picture. Such screens usually have draped across the top silken scarfs of colors that har- Per! the most is one that is of four The et caters, as in said trast men- toned, The terme of sale are Pre-third of the purchaw And the expenses ef {the mie iu cash (ot whi padd at tite time of the amie), and some in One and the nal design for a screen wes, each leaf being a this novel luxury is a Murray Hill belle and is noted for her exqusite figure and her beauti- fitting costumes, ay in ten days from the ¢ the riebt to the coat of the parchesse ae Cost of the purchase: in ANIHONS HYDE, CHAKLES M Trustee. ‘TTHEWS, Trustee. 4 15th st. now, the top of the slope. After the general ar- i Japanese screens are always in fashion of the most active solicitors of with |. i . “There is no use in trying to make pretzels rangement of the composition into onions | hardly pretend they are as amusing as a/ and seem appropriate for any and for every a Fv, which to erect the church building. He was | Iii gown are never areas 2° UeTedieats | by machine,” anid a Washington baker mam to | tine ictal ero ae aan into harmonious theater but» strange fasci- BUSTERS SALE Ol successfal in his efforts, for 227 persons sub- scribed to the building fund. This was in 1820, and that number was a very good starting point for the enterprise. At that time there ly one Catholic church in Washington, St. Patrick's, which was located on the site of the present handsome church of the same name on the corner of 10th and F streets north- ‘west, and all east of the Capitol had to attend that church. Hence, a church upon the hill became a necessity for the increasing popula- tion in that section, and the good work was accomplished by the Rev. Wm. Matthews, then pastor of St. Patrick's. and Daniel Carroll, THE FIRST PASTOR, Rev. Jas. F. M. Lucas was the first pastor of Bt Peter's, and he took charge September 1, 1821. The first baptism was that of a child named Edward Augustine Johnson, on Septem- ber 23, 1821. The second and third to be bi tized were two colored children named Em and Ann, on the same day. id October 14, 1821, and_on November 4 foliowing the church was dedicated to St. Peter by Rev. John Tessier, superior of St, Mary ical seminary, Baitimore. The first convert to Catholicism received into the church was Mr. Thomas Bayne, who was con- ‘THE FIRST ASSISTANT, On November 19, 1824, Rev. John FP, McGerry was appointed the first assistant pastor of St, r i fl i y ! i +8 | | i i fe fol- Pether Fathor Hi 1862, Francis BE. Boyle succeeded q t : | i i sty i or the opera; oblige them to see and watch that class, and they are infinitely amused if they recognize some of their acquaintances in the company of these frail ones. _Ghathcemesith i: leet Saturday Smiles. room, as they may be in all colors and of sizes to suit all tastes purposes. ———_oo_____ The Pie’s Place in History. From the Boston Transcript Secretary Rusk is fond of pie. He loves pie Summer Religion.— Inquirer —“How does | ** William the Conquerer loved the tall deer. your protracted meeting pro » parson?” Unlike the Norman, he does not want to pre- Parson—“Oh, well. "Ss a great awaken-| vent anybody else satisfying the taste that eS ee See oes en ee dominates him. On the con’ “What prompted to rob this man’s till?” shed the jadge of tie prisoner. ply family sir, s “he told me fm tgren Vow Mivordinedener, should have a little change.”— Yonkers Gazette, Artist, who has just come back from his va- oS declare I can’t = today. AND SOUTH © STMT, SOUTH SrLputa ROW.” HERDICS Pass THE PROP. Abolition of company funds deserves consid- eration, and there are strong reasons why some other fund should be applied for pn f mess necessaries, It cannot be denied that there are features in the system by which company funds are raised and expended that are open to objection. The men_have no option as to the disbursement of the fund which with reason they deem their own. @ Star reporter. ‘I've attempted it, and it’s a dead failure. The Germans won't buy any but the hand-made, which, for some reason nobody has ever been able to make out, are sweeter and of a better flavor, even when the dough used is precisely the same in both. Then, again, the ones turned out by hand have a delicate sort of skin which the machine-made lack. A curious thing it is, too, since there is no difference in material, the kneading is the same, and the only variation in is be- tween stamping with steel dies and twisting into shape with the bands.” “Did you ever seeapretzel made? Then just look here,” continued the baker man, grab! ashe @ small bunk i tribution of blossoms, buds and leaves. With large-flowered plants, such as the cl ithe- vaum and peony, an over-crowding of blossoma was studiously avoided, and full flowers, buds and half-opened flowers were distributed with careful regard to VARIETY OF FORM AND BALANCE OF Masa, Certain plants, such as the Chinese crchid,were valued only for their fine oval leaves and with certain other flowering water plants, like the iris and narcissus, the long blade-shaped leaves received more sttention than the blossoms The judicious grou; ben and turnin; od tase leaves io co seveal thet Oineet surfaces without redundancy, formed an im- portant branch of the art. Fanciful classifica- tions into male and female principl @ew-hol tetne highest bidder TUESDAY, THE Tk A. D. ise, Jot ana in irout of the NTH DAY OF SEPT O'CLOCK P.M. PAY AND ALLOWANCES, Much stress has been laid on the pay and al- lowances of enlisted men. I submit that for a man who will devote himself to a service like i re hit way from the pleasures the outside world, devote his whole lifetime to his ion, the pay is not near, nay, it is sppication would receive in the ordinate back news walks of life, ‘THE RETIRED List. What generosity is there in enlisting a young, healthful man, running him for thirty years if Hig EE a i i iv rf all i | 4 & ‘4 I F f 4 es . : z ‘ i F H i F H é te. i : H F i E i i lak H B | dimm, seek toreach and secs ay for the views of Aruzynr. Two Sonnets. pongo hintbacwirsg on 5 beneath « "ice Suan ‘verbs teusha se as an tare es or more eae aoe And hills whence the slow éloude have wandered being of Shall to our absence E i ate ef