Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1889, Page 8

a THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON IN ANCIENT CHESTER. What a Star Correspondent Saw In the Old English Town. & HORSE FAIR IN THE STREET—QUAINT OLD BUILDINGS—THR OLD WALL AND THE CHESTER CATHEDRAL —THS VAST ESTATE OF THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, tall Correspondence of Tae Pvextec Stan. Cuester, Exoraxp, October 30. NE of the most in- teresting sights to a ranger visiting Eng- land is a genuine Eng- lish horse fair, Uponmy arrival in the ancient town of Chester I was struck with the number of horses which were being ridden and driven through the streets. and, upon inquiring the Feason. was told thata horse tair was being held. “Just turn that corner and go down that street end you will come to it,” said my informer. turned the corner and found the street not much more than an alley. ‘ihe sidewalks were 80 narrow that every time I met a per- fon one of us was compelled to step into the foadway. The latter seemed hardly wide @mough for the big Percheron horses to pas @ach other. The shops were the tiniest little affairs imag: yi y of them a step or two below the ievel of the street. This street was By first introduction to the medieval town of Chester, an: a further acquaintance convinced me that it is one of t t interesting pinces | to be found. i could » city tomorrow but not the horse fair. & but a passing | lance to the quaint str ne Lsteoiledatong | Enthe direction I hed been told and ine fee moments I came full upon THE HOKSE FATR. The fair grounds were not enclosed and visi- tors were not charged admis The ways opening into the grour arded by officials who he ds with which they barred the entrance to owners of stock until they had paid the trifling | admission fee. ‘The fair grounds was simply | an open market place, as it were. with a paved | way around it. The interior was divided up by a number of paved alley ways. on eit side of which were pens for stock. These pens were nothing more than sections of iron fences at right angles with mostly for caitie, whic! angles and kepi there by or boys until they were the horses presented the most inter- esting sight. They were of all kinds and sizes, mostly for farming purposes, but there Were some mag: nt specimens of the Percheron, beautifully grouped and deco- fatedasto mane and iail with piaited straw and ribbons. When [arrived upon the scene there was a continuous stream of horses and j their riders circling about the outer roadway st a slow walk in order that all purchasers | might have a good look. The roadway was lined with the latter, and, upon seeing an animal that he wanted to know more about, one would make a signal and the rider would drop out ofline and a conversation something | as follows would ensue: ‘How mooch “Nin'teen pun. “Show his gait.” “Not ‘ere—coom outside. on the stones, ‘e's feard.” “Then ‘e's no use to me. “orse that can't go on the stone “Ah, but yeesee it’s slippey. pleaded ths owner. Nevertheless he mounted again and ran his horse down one of the alleyways, but it ‘Was no use. The-would-be purchaser was scared off by the first statement and the owner again "E doant go well Hi doant want | took his place in li The neighboring streets resounded with the clattering of horses, which were being speeded for the benefit of prospective. pur- chasers and the air was filled with the cries of the horsemen. An old farmer was try- ing to show off the good points of a poor little donkey. He ran behind it, belaboring it with astick while his son tried to drag it ahead by srope. By their jvint efforts they m: get it out of a walk. but it was a very lop sided amble, The throng was composed of pros- ‘ous English farmers and dealers of f speci i British type. They wore 3 soled shoes and leggings. and alto were just such looking men as one reads about in of English farm life. stock ¥ A MEDIEVAL TOWN. Dhester is said to be one of the most quaint end medieval looking towns in all Engl Fetains all the peculiar style of archite: centuries ago, notwithstanding itis a thriving city of nearly 40.000 invabitants. It is located on the Welsh border on the right bank of the noted Dee and the location is said to b chosen by the Romans for a camp. cannot claim the honor of having man city, perhaps. After the Romans it was d by the Welsh, the Saxons and the Tooas cd then was abandoned for nearly three centuries. It was rebuilt and was the last English city to yield to the Normans. ‘There are many remains of Normanarchitecture to be found in the ad some Koman relies he unearthed and are carefully pre- werved. THE OLD WALL. Chester is particularly noted for its ancient wall, which ents an oblong section out of the of the city and affords anexcellent prom- @nade, as there isa paved foot walk on top. ‘This wall is about two miles in extent and a walk upon it gives an excellent idea of the eity and the surrounding country. The wall sarrounded the original town and although it eannotclaimany greater antiquity than the fourteenth century. the lines of the original Roman wall are followed on these sides. What ‘was once the mout is the very useful Shrop- ebire canal, with the qu:int, narrow English @anal boats passing to and fro, The picturesque Chester cathedral is one of the chief points of interest. It is a massive red sand stone structure in the heart of the city and exhibits vario les of architecture, Portions atte walle poo built in the early WHEELING THROUGH ITALY. clists in Land of the Casars. " A VISIT TO THE CITY OF POMPEII, WHICH STOPPED N i since then sections have u peep oy ger Poe restored. Its interior} BOOMING 1800 YEARS AGO—THE ASCENT OF is as dark and cold and dreary asa cathedral| vVesvvivs—LouNGING ABOUT ROME—THE E8- ought to be, .A stove here and there sheds a itdle heat for the benefit of the old vergers who spend the greater portion of their days within the sacred precincts, While I was in the building one of the old at- tendants looked upon tho cathedral register, and, with a smile, exclaimed, “It is just fift ears today since I entered the service of this cathedral.” It was his home and he knew it perfectly. In relating his experiences he said: “There was a pecuiar thing connected with a CAPE INTO FRANCE, Correspondence of Tae EvENINa Stan. Nicg, France, September 14. dition. Almost from the beginning anno: own it?—proficieutly and artistically p: same peaceful, lamb-iike youths that. set si from New York three months previously. ant riding we had in Italy was between Napi and the ruins of Pompeii. It was hot wor' ing through a succession of towns joining or on the other andall alike in their swarms more than they re frém strings stret. ground was dry the dust from passing carts. Italy the mu! or h —ge iy are harnessed tandem.a large mule betwe the shafts, then a smaiier one and finally ¢ ing off with a very small doukey. fonnd the large mule horse stil ts, but the others hitched al . ‘dhe reins of Pompen are under control the government and an admission cla two lira (40 ce )is made. puide eluded aud “no tees ar throw ont some pretty bri Macaroni hun uh ly needed. Dean Howson. He was the eighth son: he died on the eighth day of the moath, aged eigity- eight; he was the twenty-eighth dean; he was dean twenty-eight years; I lived with him twenty-eight years, and slept in| his room eight years and he had eight chil- | dren.” The old man looked around proudly. but made no effort to explain what all the eights signified. The old verger then went on to tello! the prominent men of the church | whom he knew, and an American la< hink- ad hunts at abe The Adventures of Washington Bicy- Our tour in Italy degenerated into a grand skedaddie out of the country by ral. We came away to save ourselves from homicide and per- ances and perplexities heaped upon us, until we all became so demonstrative afid—-mast we ne that one could scarcely realize we were the Everything considered, the only reaily pleas- but most of the way the road was paved. pas children, some without clothing a.d nowe with | a a > eae ik Dp. C., SATURDAY other in the glare of a two-candle- oil WINDOW GARDENING. lamp in the public room of the “hotel” we It Promises to be in Great Favor This Coming Winter. WHY HOUSE PLANTS ARE BECOMING MORE POPU- XLAR—WRERE AND HOW TO ARRANGE TAEM— OPPORTUNITIES OF THE BAY WINDOW—AN RFFECTIVE ARRANGEMENT—DESIRABLE PLANTS. In the windows of many of Washington's lovely homes there may be seen by the passer- by pretty and effective arrangements of bloom- ing flowers and richly colored foliage plants partially conceaied from view by the graceful drapery of dizphanous lace curtains, The odd plant or potted dower to be foand a few years ago, nurtured and cared for with the tenderest attentions, has given away to the more preten- tious yet practical window garden, some of which are perfect gems of artistic arrangement end taste. The attention and service devoted by the government to the floral ornamentation were a sight to be icted by Judge or Puck. 2 aust clung ayes hair and eyebrows, mingled with our young mustaches and spront- ing whiskers; it lay in sheets upon oar shoulders and backs and in streaks upon our knee breeches—to say nothing of the appear- ance of our shoes and stockings, Our experi- ence at the Capua “hotel” did not afford much encouragement for touring in Italy. A jay, acting as waiter, annoyed us exceedingly try- ing to be attentive, aud when he finally went ont for cheese—which we had recently for- Sworn after a vain endeavor to cultivate our- es up to it—we fled from the table and took retuge in our rooms. ‘the bill as presented the next moruing contained a good, plump item for “service,” which we pointed out to our tor- mentor of the evening before when he hinted Ata fee, signifying that we thought that, every- thing considered, we aad already made an eqnitabl on‘of our fands with the house. {i was throatening rain and we had littio diticulty in persuading oursoives that it would be good poliey to take a train through to Rome, to reach which by wheel would reqaire nearly ca ail le | thres days’ casy riding. So to the station we | of the pretty parks and triangles throuzh the Kk, and then came the rain in torrents, An | city, courts of and around and about §- | early faat t we missed, because after the | the ¢ buildings has proven an incentave, ne t office opened there was not snficient je and teacher to the student and z| time torus to get tickets for ourselves and { devotee of foriculture and ied to the establish- fh | Beke# and get them aboard—so the idiot inside | ment of flower yards and gardens where there we drove Lhere was a ti nother nail the transformation of ws to charming bowers A . and pes Mausged to get aw . irenuonsly objecting to labels being 2 Who Y ater on to take up lon the saddles of our mach plants from the beds expect them to go our ride by rail the night along growing eat blooming in the = section m u ils, the men wi wiadow ali winter will find the the: less we noliceda great many pra women—wearing leather san leather ped abou in piac first 2 t Upon the condition of the plants nif not everything depends. It is not to supposed that condition means merely a fiourisiing appearance, whether taken e@ the of their ne: of nt. Many of the wo ore head |irom the groand or obtained from. a florist looking like a folded with one end ! plants, when transferred to their designated hanging down the buck of ther heads, At one cin the house, generally look well with a som had r Uy ae Wreath of leaves, blossoms and buds. It is a threshed o' be pi mistake to take a plant from the bed just be- ing that his acquaintance was very wide and| time his work is concluded, Leaving driven Ae a Thee fica (frat or (ook ee ther. 1 oe it be < him for a prominent church official, | Picycies ouside the entrance gate, we pa j deve in a Ly primi handled ever so carefuily, many of the little Did you ever know anything of James | PP into the eity which, in the 3 a ints | eling the t to another, giv- | roots that supply the branches and leaves with and Augustus Hare?” ‘The oid maa pondered | buried out eee, tee ora c, | INBABN Vom 1086 the ain, whereby the chai was | uontishiment und motsmnre mre severed, aad the a minute and replied: “No, but I kuew a Gen. ‘ . It wa np walk through the deserted sirests, none ov wf wide from house to house, with the rade sidewalks and curbing and pavement roush, irregular-shaped blocks. all of la rock. Ou what were evidently the princ: streets ruts are to be seen, worn into the ha: Hare.” The whole thing seemed so xbsnri | that other members of the party could bardiy keep their faces straight. EATON HALL. Only three miles and a half from Chester is Enion hall, the seat of the duke of Westminster. ‘The buildings are modern fn style and the ex- tensive park is most beantiful, Deer wander among its trees and pheasants are very abund- rare stepping holiowed the moititudes had picked their way across avoid the mud and water of the sirect ant. The roads through this park would make } #04 t Ke a bicyelist’s exes open with delight. ‘Ther are | ‘eqent inter rey peach alan so smooth and weil kept. The estate Includes | Too tincn with wets em eeu about 75,000 acres and ts eight by ten miles in | POP x ask euthen temples—for we must rem this was a lieathen people-—ti amphitheater, the forum, the ba’ shops, the win extent. The duke seems to be saint of Chester, and his name is associated with nearly everything about the piace. 3 Gladstone's residence. Hawarden castle, is ouly about seven miles distant, but he seems but little identitied with the city. iK, ee WHO FIGHT FOR MONEY. Their Business is a Hard One and a Ciampion Says There is No Fun In it. the patron served in as ne Ve spent several hours rambling ab MEN ing top 28 What m the scene 1900 ‘3 ago. A YOUNG ITALIAN AND A RAG, too! On our way back Naplesward we met wi “How does one getto bea prize fighter?” | OW first accident in Italy, and @ most serio said the pugilist, quoting Tue Sax reporter's | 20¢ Some young Ialian—he will ore r = i8 caree! tue gallows—slyly question. “Why, it's very simple, You see, a | 38 Career on tue gallows: 3 si tf into the drive-chain on the writer’ ;: im boy who isa natural fighter—and ono has to) pirore it wus discovered all danag be born to the business—gets into scraps with | {ind been doue, the rear forks { other boys at school; be finds he has a taste for -wheel could not tura, that sort of thing and be learns to box a little. “aur generate. Borrowing ; er awhile he is i i i ance whboring smithy we mang After awhile he i favited toispar with another) (Os aor the machine ridabie for the sii young man at somebody's benefit, if he has be- | distance back to Naples, being useistedand come known among his acqnaintances as a| couraged by acrowl of , Promising fellow. Next, supposing he does} women and child well, some sporting friends make up a puree | #round, » s onto our ri got in the way, and who,when wi for hi to box for with a rival, and from | V0 on, held out ther i tnat to fighting fora prize is ly ove step. | und jaughed our Itulan *t But it is a hard trade to succeed at. >olong as you are at the top of the That night as we sat on the rsabeys serie sion in Torre del Greco, ex. plenty of money, but the mipute you are beaien 3 ously cool uir of the eveni cease to be a drawing card and your very skirt bay of Naples lay befor the us, mes which served shops and the houses of the by ot in and out anoug these curious o.d rootless ruius, try- st have been blowa away by the wind, DOING ROME, We reached Rome after dark and shortly covered that we were the only transient at the hotel. This explained why thea of two waiters, two “boots,” and the porter were all conce We felt that all those obseq: ferapings would be ostimuted at a lira apiece a ast. and next morning we went out to scow ‘ound for different quarters, but without suc- Of course we visited th ns of ancient Rome and climbed to the i Rallery of emitins of the colises The gallery those da; d to do some tal the brick siairw rom galier quite steep and dificult of asce cae evening upon an ancient bride, down ¢ sluggish Liber. as Cwsar no doubt supply being suddenly cut off the branches shrivel, leaves turn yellow and drop off and ail hopes of success go with them. Few plants grow in winter until toward spring. They do well to hold their own and = maintain their greenness and freshness, They stouid be well grown in the pots or boxes in whi they are to be kept when indoors before taken into the house, or, what is wiser,may be bought at the green house before ¢! have fires, so that they ma: me aceustomed to the at- mosphere of the house which they are to wiuter, Home preparations for plants in winter should be made during the previous spring and summer and allowed a moderate amount of n and moisture, These conditions are niial to their successful cult ttention from the beginuing and cretion in transferring them to and suitable loc indoors will insure er ue of va 1 rd of to t G Ey happy wany times had dove, which, as H—— said, | Teturn i o sickly. cousumptive-look- was quite a coincidence We were quietly | 8 wine rden one so often sees, riding to the 1 station to take WHERE AND HOW TO ARRAN THEM. Flore’ @ poice olticer | Where should the plants be put and how should met pwi and nt and then no alterna- up at the ar to watch results and go to invoke assist- ance at the American legation ytor was not what one migh H— tried to bribe on a severe us to dist remed to | they be arranged? These qnostions are not always easily answered. In the first place costly plants of certain kinds need special and appropri ate pro n and surronndings, when the serv- ices and tastes of a professional florist should be ca into requisition. It is of the less expen- vive but no less beautiful and pleasure-giving window gardening this chapter will treat—a source of enjoyment within reach of the hum- blest homes. “Asa rule have but one window sivea up to plants, and make that attractive alike to the family.'the visitor and to every passer-by, If there are certain little fingers about that will insist upon pulling the blooms or pinching the leaves—and the household without those certain little mischievous fingers needs more than ever the cheering presence of pretty, growing flowers—swinging brackets ean be put up each side of the window with places for one or more plants anda banging pot for a center piece. A pot of tradezcautia can be put ona bracket ina corner or under a picture or ona mantel, where it will grow all ith us apparent at rs that the arrest was causeless and » to go our way, with a parting in- junci‘on from the chief official not to ride. Here nice inconsistency—quite 1 we had just been’ arrested for d aet u wtn't ride, We thought we would take the chances and ride, and we did, but were still too lute for our train. ‘This was the last straw and we determine j get out of the biessed country as quickly as | possible. So to Genoa we went direct by rail, stopping over night at Pisa to visit the ccle- é a : brated leaning tower, At Genoa we tarried a | Winter without a particle of sun if properly friends desert you. At the close of a prize inost at our feet, its smooth, mirror-like wur-| couple of d “eat calling again oa the American | Watered and cared for. Next toa conservatory you will see the people rush up to the wim ting the moonlight, and, a3 seen} consul, the fi ames Fletcher, a very pleas- A LARGE BAY WINDOW throw their arms about bia neck. hug him and | over intervoning tree tops, | &% most 1 “ ewere indebied . zi shont their congratulations, but the unfortuuate | pleasing picture. At onc side, crowied with a Saino we 1.24 | facing the south is the best place for plants, loser, who needs consolation so much, is left | \. ritable “ ‘rhe col- ic trouble getting ey point of exit because they have light from either side as alone. He lus not oniy been whipped | u:on of dense smoke as it poured up out of tho 1e duty on our bicycles was to be re- | Well as front. If there can be glass doors be- Dee ee ig tein coe a, Of, MBPPOTE, | mouth of the crater was illuminated. from the d) changed from Genoa to Ventimiglia, | tween them and the room so much the better; Te eee ead Odie ede re he iets | fires boneath, while at short intervals chanks | WUGed) changed from he kind | then y; ill have a “ are angry and disgusted with him be-| of blazing fire near the French trontier, and but for the kind | then you will have a ‘little summer all shut d hot lava—could cause, though he tried his best to heats, then talks win, be has lost their monsy, No wonder that Kilrain burst into tears at the ring side and declared that he seemed to have lost not only the battle but bis friends as well. One time not very long agoI myself was worsted by a man whom I afterward beat, and the day my defeat I walked from one end of Was sorced high out the cook and cenary intent ba we Were on Gur Wi around to bid as good~ toa nearer view of ti at a distance, ng- ton to another without being noticed by any e ing up to the top of the mountain, When we one, though two days before—being then | gid find it and had trudged along inthe blazing champion—I could not travel a block with-| sun for a mile or two of th eady up grade we ous meeting somebody who wanted to shake hands with me. ‘He used to be able to fight,’ people said when I had lost, -but he can't any more.’ Now I am champion again and I have iots of friends for the time I remain such. Such is prize fighting—a poor business, I say; in other trades a man who docs his best is pretty sure to get along, but not necessarily 60 in mine. The moment I meet a fighter who shows himself a better man in the ring than I am my occupation is gone and there 1s little for me to do but retire. Prize fighting is hard work, too.” NOT MUCH DAMAGE DONE, “Rough on the physique, eh?” “Idou't mean that. A prize fighter doesn’t getas much damaged in the ring as is com- monly supposed, You see, he is in such per- feet physical cundition, thanks to his training, that the injuries he receives do not bother him nearly so much as they would a person in ordi- nary health. For instance, ig bruise that closes his eye, instead of remaining puffed up and bad looking for five or six days, maybe, as it would with another man, will have nearly dis- appeared at the end of forty-eight hours, owing to the vigorons circulation of his blood’ Iu the same way with a _— in this ideal health, nature accomplishes any sort of repairs such as the healing of cuts and so forth with wonderful quickness, Besides, when a man goes into a fight heis thoroughly hardenca as to his whole body. His stomach is as hard as his chest, aud so throughout. It is difficult to hurt him much. No, fighters ure not often badly hurtin the ring. The hardship I was referring to is the trainingitself. It is so se- vere that a man cannot well endure it more than twice in a year, and noone should attempt tofight oftener than that. Six weeks of train- ing are necessary each time before a battle. I lave to get ril of thirty pounds in that period to bring me down to fighting weight. “What is your recipe for getting thin? Many people would be glad to know it.” “That is only one of the objects of tr: which is a very elaborate performance any one can get in who will drink nothing but water and tea, not sleep too long, feed on chops, steaks and toasts, with light vegetables ~ho potatoes or cabbage—forswear soups, pas- try and sweets, and take plenty of exercise. Speaking of weight reminds me that the hard- est fighting—as all experts in fistic science know—is done by men who weigh from 140 to 160 pounds, and not by the heavy weights, and Yet it is the heavy weights in this country who et the big money, though in England it is dif- ferent ‘en of Britis blood are the only ones in the world who have taste or ability for prize fighting, with the exception of the Hebrews. It is wonderful how many fighters of Hebrew extraction have won renown. Barney Aaron, who fought Sam Collier one of his hardest battles, Ike, Weir the Belfast spider, Wolf Bendoff, who put up his fists re- cently in South Africa for the largest prize ever fought for—#20,000—are of Hebrew blood. Perhaps the best typical fighter on earth is an Anglo-Saxon Englishman with a dash of Irish blood in him, As for Frenchmen, they will not tight with their fists; the boys at school wounting our taliona of gui along in our wake and on either sid chines, cut loose from the ba some and per: pests that we charged to keep them from walking over us carrying us of bodily. Arriving ent and meddlesome were tie: certain hotel and then gave it up. we stopped to consult or to endeavor to deri some hight from our all crowd, who curiously peered at us over ea other's shoulders or lenned forward to exami THE ASCENT OF VESUVIUS, ‘The following morning we hastily swallow: an early breakfast and reported at the office ascent of Mt. Vesuv start at 7, but it 8. The carriages were tralian, au American from Xas,a Germa their special pre tales we could not understand. stages of the ascent the road was paved, b progress slow and dificult work, notwithstan walls of various heights, composed of lava roc bility of imagination be regarded as having on been green, disappeared aud we saw gre: surface presenting the appearance of dar grass and fruit trees on either Peukcascis and, failing in this, inviting us give them some moncy anyway with which buy a bottle of wine to drink to our healt! to the summit, now leaving us, for good. but only to take a sh to us indistinguishable foot us farther up. the lower station, where, minutes were at the upper station, we had @ climb of some ten min cindery path to what until the of 1872 was the crater. ates up a ste; considerable smoke was issuing. From othe came hotair alone, as from # furnace, phur in soft, melted form encircled the: kick and scratch, instead of hitting out, and | smoke holes, or, mixed and soliditied with the they prefer the ‘savate’ to boxing when they | hardened lava, gave a yellowish tinge to the are grown up.” surroundings. ‘he very surface felt hot PLENTY OF BACKERS, “Are backers difficult to find usually?” “Not for a man who has reputation as a fighter. There are always rich sporting men around who believe in such a clever the ascent to the rim of the Now we could hear a roaring, edge of the basin, some 25 to back him. In many cases they do it simply for the sake of sport, and in others for glory or man sometimes who keeps a fighter in a contest of 1 sake of the fame incident- himself, Charley Johnson nown until he would be @ comparative lull; then, with would hurl up chunks of pa much be seen to the air, then falling back into the crater, The next morning, ufter tiring her menials who with mer- y furnace which we had thus far seen only We spent some time in finding the road lead- had foresight enough to change our minds and, les and other trash that tagged small boys following a brass band, So trouble- wand then turned about and sples proper we spent several hours looking for a Whenev d map of the city we found oursclves immediately surrounded by a the map or listen intently to our conversation, Thomas Cook & Sons’ tourists’ agency for the was 8 before we got off. ‘The party consisted of seven persons—two carriage loads—au English clergyman, an Aus- and our ‘‘Bohemian” party of three, also Amer- jeans. As bicyclists we had usually escaped the attention of the beggars, who make tourists but we were now constantly petitioued by blind and lame, telling pitiful For the first this soon terminated in a heavy, ciadery dust, growing Worse as we advanced and fuking ing the three horses, harnessed abreast, and that the carriage and load were comparatively light. At first we passed between dusy dismal shutting in vineyards and orchards. Then ail Vegetation, everything that could by any possi- dried-up rivers of lava, hardened into rock, the rich. city mud. One of these streams had founda lodging place in the midst of an or- chard, where it lay in strange contrast with the je. Two guides, who had attached themselves to the arty endeavoring to sell ua lava and other followed us to the lower station of the railway as we thought ort cut by some path and rejoining Nearly five hours were occupied in reaching after a short wait, we took the railway, @ cabie affair—one car de- scending while the other ascends—and in a few rom which great eruption Here all about us were holes and fissures, from many of which Sul- beneath our feet and gave forth a hollow sound as we cautiously crossed crer to continue present crater, ae ti sound, which increased in volume ani ierrible: ness as we arrived at the summit and stood on the were permitted to go. For a moment there wiandaroar, the mighty engines below oo 4 fava, much of if red hot (the chanks of fire we had seen the evening before), which descended in showers into the assistance of English friends, Messrs, Davidson and Young, whose acquaintance we made hi Fletcher, we should have had a great deal more. The younger Mr. Davidson is the champion eyciist of Italy and has a tine collection of medals and other prizes which he has gathered in during the past few years, The bicycle matier satisfactorily adjusted, we again took to the road—railroad—for Ven- timiglia, passing through Cogoletto, the re- pated birth piace of Columbus, and Bor- dighcra, which from its numerous’ date palms supplies the palm leaves used at St. Peter Mome for distribution by the pope on Palm Sunday. At Ventimiglia, the last Italian town, we again took to our wheels and, five miles be. yond, crossed the frontier and were back in France once more. After seeing the tag-rag and bob-tail soldiery of the rest of Europe we thought the baggy red breeches of the French soldiers positively beautiful and ented of all the ridicule and slurring remarks we had cast upon them when we first visited the country. We were now on the best portion of the cele- brated Corniche road—a work begun by the st Napoleon—and extending from Nice in rance to Genoa in Italy. Often tunneling through the rock, with the ragged sides of the mountain rising abruptly on tie one hand and the blue waters of the any Mediterranean on the other, it follows along the windings of the coast almost at the water's ede, furnishing views grand in their picturesqueness. We saw cactus and century plants growing in profusion by the road side, and at one piace large red geranium plants in full bloom. The surface of the road, after crossing the frontivr, was hard aud smooth, being better cared for ‘and more tree from dust than the Italian portion, AN EVENING AT MONTE CARLO. The evening after leaving Genoa and Italy we spent in the independent principality of Monaco at Monte Carlo, the great gambling place of Europe. Donning long breeches which we had carried in our cycle valises on this run for this especial purpose and fasten. ing linen collars to our flannel shirts we were ready to pass muster at the Casino, where the gambling goes on. Outside, in front and over- looking the sea was a promenade where, from 8 pavilion in the center, a large orchestra was rendering classical selections to soothe the minds of those whose luck inside had been against them. Presenting our cards to an official at the door our names and professions were duly re- corded with the name of our hotel and we were banded a ticket admitting us to the gambling room. Everything was magnifi- cence itself. In the large vestibule were ample cloak rooms for the accommodation of the players, in charge of attendants, Inside the great hall where the tables are all was still, oppressively 80. Nothing was to be heard but the clink, clink of coin and the low monotones of the dealers as they announced the results of the play trom time to time. Beyond this scarcely a word was spoken unless in whispers, One could feel the awful solemnity of the scene—fortunes made or fading away in a few short hours. Liveried attendants moved parsed about, now and then bringing in liquid refreshments (gratis) for the players and kee} ing a sharp eye upon everything and every- body. Itis said that gee care is exercised to prevengany one who been ruined at the tables from making away with himself—at least from “dying on the premises.” ‘hose who are known to be heavy losers are watched and if their money is all gone they are furnished with enough to take them home to their friends, The following morning we rode into Nice, a tty little city and the birthplace of Gari- aldi. where ends our tour by wheel. To all who desire to see Europe in the most pleasant, independent and healthful manner we recom: mend the Wheel; and as the machine for the work the satety bicycle, which we have used in.” “Many have sets of shelves arranged the height of the window sill and another set half way up tho sash. In this way they can be made to appear as well from the inside as to the admirer on the outside. ‘Yall, overgrown plants are undesirable, as tiey tuke up all the window and are in everybody's way. AN EFFECTIVE ARRANGEMENT. A plant table in a bay window offers a variety of effective arrangements, It may be a very simply constructed black walnut table frame, made in size to correspond with the dimensions of the window, with turned legs which rest upon good stout casters, The sides should be eight inches deep, with a cleat at the bottom of the inside on which to rest slats—like those of a bedstead. On these rests a zine pan which fits the inside, the upper edge of which is turned over a strong wire. In the bottom of the pan should be an inch of drainage made from pieces of broken pots or charcoal broken smail with spagnum moss on top. Then fill ina little soil and slip the plants out of the pots, picking off the drainage. and arrange them to suit the taste, filling in with soil carefully and com- pactly. Leave an inch at the top for watering. Give a good watering and shade a few days until they get well settled, This table cau be filled with: all flowering plants or with plants grown for foliage alone. ‘The ad- vantuges of this kind of an arrangement are that the plants can share the sun alike, as the table can be turned around once a week, thus insuring an even growth and not one-sided, as commonly seen, Then, again. it can be easily pinned up with newspapers cold nights or when Sweeping the room. ‘The casters enable you to wheel the whole thing to the kitchen or bath room for a weekly bath, ‘The plants may be left in pots if desired and the smaller ones with drooping vin placed on the edges, In this case an inch or so of coarse sand should be put in the zine basin, on which to put the pots and to keep them moist, the pots resting directly on the soil. THE SELECTION OF PLANTS, The selection of suitable plants should be governed largely by the exposure of the in- tended location, The morning sun is the reat stimulator of growth and bloom and a ealthy sppearance generally, and only plants that love the shade will prove at all sutisfac- tory without tis life-giving tonic. A south- ern exposure is, of course, preferable, but all exposures from the cast around to the west are available. A northern window is useful chiefly for ferns, colens, some species of fuchias and winter shade-loving plants. From an eastern and southern exposure may be cul- tivated bonvardias, bulbs, zonale geranium: cactus, hoya or wax plant, winter blooming begonia, oxalis, valotta, num trigynum, liiy ot the valley, salvia and peiargonium. Among leaf_plante: boot ero folia variegata, man- randia, amaryllis, narcissus, lantana ipomea, bridal rose, cobwa scandens, sweet-scented. gera- niums and some others, For sunny windows with wood fire (or any other heat under modified circumstances) may be used abutilon, roses, ixia, iris, calla, oxalis rosea, hyacinths, yellow flax, passion vine and cyclamen, Of leaf plants,’ azalea, cineraria, Lilium, auratum, daphne, Chinese primrose, heliotrope, trupeolum, jessamine, mahernia, &c. Many of these may be grown in western win- dows also under suitable conditions. A nui ber of these will flourish in all exposures. If the Patel faces eo = you Sor have “green thi: growing” al e same, but prin- cipally handy Slee plants, One can have ferns, but not the filmy, lacy maiden-hair ferns we go into estucies over in the green houses or gather in the shady woodland rockeries in sum- mer time, but geta plant of nephrolepis, or sword fern, and put it in a banging pot, and ite long, rich, green fronds will droop all around he ate ke Be or er ve ch ne ed of to 1D, at kk, ce at Ie, to to hy Py Ts j - it in grace! leasing lines, Put itin a hand- with very satisfactory results, EES. | some vane and set it on a table or lace it a on @ bracket or lestal and you wii ve A Business Woman’s Dress. something green Bes pretty and iv: From the Philadelphia Press, all the winter long. Much has been said lately on the subject of & business woman's dress, Pockets are an absolute necessity, while the dress must be neat in appearance and simple in its design. For these busy women who must ah their tools as well as their " ut up » few beneath us. The clonds of sulphurous than six pock thousands for Sullivan in the debt with Kil smoke were still faintly tinged with Ths retecs Seat aes (Mord a erlaatars ela PR gs Per er Tor? °Ple | tion of the dames put not sppearing | ner. One isa little vest pocket on the have arin gin for they So eee sees a8 oy ht. Altogether | of waist, useful as a watch pocket or for Fe eee ioe Se: that came over us a8 we witnessed and heard 1 ees stone can find a realisation of to the bottomless pit indeed. all this. Here believers in literal fireand brim- i their ideas—an NOVEMBER 16, 1889-TWELVE PAGES, | protecting ‘the plants wich newspapers, which EDUCATIONAL. : our modern buildings is fatal to bloom and beauty. A geranium or two in an kitchen generally have greener leaves and a richer show of blossoms than plants in more luxurious apartments, for the simple reason that the steam of cooking largely supplies the needed moisture and the frequently — uge- IN THE COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY. COLUMBIAN “OOLLEG: bag Pag to Pg preperation for collewn, 4 wRya! acauemion and * | door or window the proper ventilation, Me | ore. Nistor af puis iuiued to <i A few vas nious devices are often resor! lor ee remain. For information apply to A necessary moisture. A simple ope is to sus- TROUL Pi. Principe ‘oc 243m, pend a spouge (two or more, if necessary) in the window and keep it wet, Another is to heat several stones or bricks very hot, place ins bucket or pan and pour boiling water on them, drawiug the curtain between the room and the HE COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY Tan Scieutife Schou opened Oct a which meet in the eeres For — oe about ti Geometry. Trionowetry, Aualy oe ene Calouius, ‘apply to ML: HUDGRING bree Mathenatice ot window. ‘This dampness is just what the plants - like aad whas inesote ds mat + REND? SETH ‘To uscertain the needs of a plant in this re- | sixes. (b yeas th 8 curpe. spect it ts only necessary to tap on the side of | of nine teachers, ail : deaperienced, Lae the pot; a hollow, ringing sound in reply is a | Suction m tuwlish, Thaticn, Languaces and Science. pupils prepared for ¥ cial advai fur college; oxi request for water, while a dull, heavy sound “ys no water is needed at present. utsdo noi watering more than 4 week. the majority, though, claim wait at thut aiteution about three limes @ Week, while ny aud bo eRieuae ot troubis svared be fastidious ones demand it daily. hours, 10 ae toe ee patas pare : are. 10 2 r Coid water should never be used, except when ee the plaut is frozen—then it is one of the best 42% SCHOOL Of WAGE of restoratives, Tepid water is best and the mS Ith wt. nw, Washitnne * Jeaves should be washed with an atomizer ouce @ week. A thorough watering is the Ouly bene one, as the slight watering of the upper part does little or no good, ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE. No plant should have as much heat at night as it has daring the day, by a difference of ten to twenty degrees, Piants are much like human sings in this respect—neither rest nor sleep sa a temperature such as they have in day- On the other band planis in a room there is no heat at zing. This dang Recognized i America and Purope as tie beat echoad for a speedy uiastery of the Foreign Languages Dew Torus beg no’ Lessons Pree. plus. Chico. Beri paloy KS MAND'S KINDERGARTEN AND, “KINDERGARTE. 5 { AND NORMAL TRAINING CLASS. 1918 Sunderland Place, south of Dupont circle, we80-2mn QCHOOL OF MUSK SS inwecis Kis organ for stu tn Piano an ESTABLISHED 1877), a 4 / th st now. 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