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AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT. [Continued from Seventh Page.) Feformatory organizations which have not heretofore been named in any District appro- Priation acts. While the Commissioners have no duty in res cations the parties r zens of benevolence and repatation, whose suggestions merit attention, and they are therefore submitted to Congress for such ac- tion as it may deem sufficient. These organiza- tions are as follows: iidren’s country home, Eastern dispensary. Home for incurables. Homeopathic free dispensary. Hope and help mission. Mission school of cookery, Newsboys’ and ch ‘en's aid society, Washington training achool for nui Woman's dispensary, Women’s Union Christian association. Very respectfully, J. W. Dovorass, L. G. Hise. Cuas, W. Rayuoxp, Commissioners District of Columbia, a ae RAMBLES IN OLD ENGLAND. Chill November Days on John Bull’s Island. WHAT Is TO RE SEEN THERE AFTER THE TOURISTS HAVE FLED—LEAMINGTON AND ITS BATHS— AY ENGLISH PORTICAL JEHU—THE PICTURESQUE REGIONS OF WARWICKSHIRE. Btaff Correspondence of Tux EvEstxa Star. Leamixotox, November 8. “What travelers your people are,” said an Englishman at the hotel table the other day. “Qur country has been fall of them all summer, but they know when to leave as well as when to come. A few weeks ago you could find them everywhere, but you are the first American I bave seen for a fortnight.” “This is the reason,” and he pointed through the window to the proverbial leaden skies and the foggy streets. “They have either gone home or gone south.” quired the real winter's chill which seems to reach the marrow aud which any amount of ex- ercise cannot shake off, although the mercury may be provokingly high, bat London was gloomy enough to make a ran into the country very enticing. It took us only a little over two hours to reach Leamington, in the heart of beautiful Warwickshire. Here we found clear skies, pleasant weather and swell planned city that is a moé ness, It is an inland watering place and owes its wonderful growth of recent years to the popularity of its mineral waters. “In the sam- mer it is frequented by foreign travelers and inthe winter by gouty and rheumatic En- glishmen. the former and too early for the latter. bad the town to ourselves The two English- men who entered the Turkish bath at the same time I did on the evening of my arrival thawed out considerably under a temperature of 180 degrees anda pleasant conversation ensued without much effort while we were sweltering for a half hour previous to being kneaded and douched. HOW TO TELL AN AMERICAN. Various subjects were discussed aud then one of the Britons said: “Are Turkish baths very popalar across the border?” Now I had never been taken for anything but an American but once, when I was badly treated by some French- Men because they thought I was a German. “Why, what do you take me for?” I asked in surprise. “Well, I can’t tell from your dress, ag the towels are all alike,” said he. with a faint smile, “but from your brogue I took you to be a Scotchman.” ‘So did [.” said his com- jon. “Pray tell us where do you come ”" “Fm an American.” I replied. ‘I ea wouldn't have been in doubt for a moment if I had heard you pronounce the word America,” exclaimed the first speaker. yet heard an American use out divulging his nationality. Englishmen and Americans are growing more alike every ear, but that one word 1s a stumbling block. Engiichmen pronounce it with an open sou to the e and a slight roll to the r, while Ameri- ana invariably say Amuricans.” That is not the exact difference. Englishmen give the short i sound to the i, while Americans say Ameracans. This is given as a pointer to cer- tain Washington young men who are trying to become anglicized. They must practice on the Pronunciation of “America,” or their disguise will be transparent to real Englishmen. HISTORIC AND PICTURESQUE. With beautiful Leamington as a central point we could make d excursions in different directions to some ef the most historic and in- teresting points ia England. They could all! be renched be train, but it was muck santer | to engage a carriage and drive ov erfect roads, enjoying the picturesque scenery at our leisure. It would have been much more beau- | tiful in summer, but it was attractive as itwas, The meadows, green as ever, we dotted with well-bred sheep and cattle. The | Picturesque hedges were everywhere, Near every farm house was a cluster of the most | perfectly constructed hay and straw stacks, | covered with thatches, Little children with bare red legs romped about the cottages of | the poor and lowly, and squirrels, rab pheasants and deer wande about thro: the almost endless parks of the rich and nob! A POETIC TONY WELLER, Our coachman was an extremely interesting character. His round English face was cleanly shaven every morning. except the rim of whiskers that encircled it, He was well posted about the point hood, but his historical referen times faulty aud vague, which his method of impar nformatic very religious and he was a poet, of interest in the neighbor- s were some- he imparted early on our He was not loth to give 0 ne) his poetic genius, Upon being to poetize he would look otf toward the hori- zon, close his eyes, smack his lips ouce or twice and in a piping voice reel off verse Verse, utterly regordiess as to the proper use of his hs. Upon being asked if one of his poems was not from the songs of Solomon he acknowl- edged that the ideas were, but claimed that the Versification was original. He had quite a gift at rhyming. which be indulged himself in be- fore getting up in the morning, he said, and his verses were always of a religious character, He called attention to this fact un the first day and stated that this was the warked difference between Shakspeare’s poetry and his own. Our first and only misunderstanding was over bis name, HOW HE TOLD HIS NAME. He said it was ‘Dou, sir,” with a mechanical touch to his well-worn high hat. “Don— what,” Tasked. “Why just Don, sir,” with another touch of the hat. “Haven't you any other name? “Yes, sir—Enry, Eury Don, sir,” with anther, but rather jent touching of hishatrim. Then he le vd off into the dis- tance as if the divine afilatus had struck him and slowly spelled *“H. N-R-Y D-A-N. ‘ The subject was immediately changed and he said the pretty little stream to the right was the “Haven again, sir.” Ididn't ask bim to spell it, but I knew he meant the Avon, Our first visit was to Warwick, only two miles dis- tant. Originally Leamington was its suburb, but mineral water has been more productive of population than « castle aud the resort has out- grown its neighbor. a PENNY YOR THE Fant. Warwick castle is one of the most inter: ff not the most int@esting of the baronial resi- dences of Great Britain, and all travelers visit it, so a guide book description is not in order. ‘The old man who opened the door in the im- Mense gateway tock possession of ali hand baggage. for the safe keeping of which he charged one penny. He exp nothing for the service, asali the penrigs be re- ceived he had to turn over to the estate. That the earl of Warwick. who owns thousands of acres and part of the town, would not allow his te keeper to keep the few pennies picked up ‘om Visitors seemed out of keeping with the surrounding graudeur and nobility. The Lei- cester hospital with its chapel over one of the original gates of the town was, of course, visited, and proved of great interest. Another trip was to Stratford, 12 miles guing and # returning; another to Coventry, 10 miles, ‘Then there was the romantic Kenilworth to be Visited and Guy's cliff and a grand drive through the almost endiess parks of Lord | Leigh, who had just opened the hunting season with « public breekfast to the riders in pink on the lawn in the shadow of Stoneleigh abbey. All these excursions were made over the most perfect of English roads. The streets of every Village we passed through were as clean as if swept by @ street sweeper every hour, The windows of the houses were as clear as crystal. Every cottage, however bumble, had dainty white sash curtains in the windows, ROAST BEEF AND CHOPS, ‘The proverbial English roast beef and mut- ton chops proved fully up to their reputation, Achop at a village inn makes an excellent dunch. a great big mutton chop as isserved would be: upon —— clon — a is always tender juicy. variab| = it are boiled potatoes with The weather had not ac- | ting | ned that he got | a WHERE STATESMEN MEET. IN THE HOTEL LOBBIES. ———. Characteristic Scenes About the Hotels on the Eve of the Opening of Congress. —_—— Congress assembles first in the hotel lobbies. The lobby congress is now in session, Senators and Representatives from the north, the south, the east and the west, and citizens and stran- gers, nearly all castes and conditions of men, come together in the lobbies of the principal hotels to discuss all sorts of topics, The silver, the tariff, the state of the nation, the possi- bilities and probabilities and prospects in politics two years hence, claims, pensions and patronage, the weather and the cause of it. These things and many more are discussed and considered from all standpoints, with no one to preside and no one to raise a point of order. Principally during the few days Preceding the opening of Congress the speakership an the general organization of the House occupy the lobby congress, and around the hotels where the speakership headquarters are the members and throng assemble, First there are the members who are working earnestly for their favorite candidates. Then come those who are already pledged and are anxious lest they have cast their lots with a losing man. Anxtously these watch and ask for the least re- port or rumor that may reflect the probability of the contest, Mingling among them are the members who are still free to cast their votes as they desire. Proudly and independently they move abont, flattered and petted and sought after by all the candidates, free to swell out their chests and say: “Well. I don't know; perhaps. I'll consider your side of the case and come to a conelusion—all in time,” and to slap the candidate familiarly on the back in a bantering sort of way and say they'll think about it, old fellow. Before these men the can- didate must smile and shake hands and smile some more; but away down in his soul he r isters a vow that these fellows will not be so fa- miliar and patronizing when he is in the Speaker's chair. All along the outskirts of the assemblage are | men. young and old. and the youths who want lof cleanli- | 7 When we arrived it was too lute for | We} mi enough | to ally themselves with the successful candi- date that they may come in for some of the that are the property of the victors, y are all candidates themselves in their small way. Last in the list, but by no means least in numbers, are the fellows who are just without the pale and who presume upon the natural amiability of a candidate to take some liberties and show a little familiarity with their superiors for the purpose of impressing the new men who do not know them lows who are tolerated only on occasions like this. AT THE SHOREHAM, As the time for the caucus approaches the assemblage in the hotel lobbies swells in size. The last night before the thing is to be settled is when the cempaign is at fever heat, and the obby congress is worked up to a high pitch of excitement. The lobbies are crowded. The friends of the respective candidates are but- ton holing unpledged members and arguing, gesticalating and declaiming before those whom they find difficult to bring around to their way of thinking. Fine wires are being worked by the delicate hands of skilled eastern manipulators, and the cowboy is casting his lariat and dragging in the members at the rope’send. There is plotting and counter- plotting. claiming and disputing claims, and the circulators of false reports are dropping whispers here and there that they may be takeu up by the echoes and be sent vibrating through the arched corridors where the crowd ay he: ar. Each hotel wears the colors of the candidate who has his headquarters there. At the Ebbitt Jast night the name of McKinley was on every tongue. At the Riggs it was Burrows whose praises were sang. At Wormley’s Henderson aud 2 boom. Then at the Shoreham—well, | there was a discussion of sentiment at the Shoreham! On the first floor it was neutral; on the third floor the Cannon boom was kept | up, while on the fourth there was no doubt in the world that Mr. Reed is to be the Speaker. IN THE ELBITT LOBBY. The most interesting thing in the lobby congress last night was the new member who had not yet made sa. dong mind how to vote. The average new member waits to vote for the best man, and, if possible, for the winner. Somewhat lacking in experience and not famil- iar with the candidates, he is perplexed to tell how to vote. He is the lawful prey for the canvasser and it is amusing to watch the vari- ous arguments, blandishments and influences that are brought to bear on him, When he ap- pears in the Riggs lobby he runs into a boom tor Burrows, It is the last night before the caucus and all the boomers are at work. In a moment he is captured. On all sides he hears the one report that Burrows ie going to get there. He tries a little eavesdropping. He listens to what the group of gossips are saying among themselves in hopes of hear- ing an unprejadiced opinion that may aid him. An old veteran of the lobby sees him and be- gin« to declare to his frend—for the member's benefit—that the thing is settled. “I tell you,” he says to his friend, “I've got the very inside of it. Burrows isthe man. I know what I am With these two ideas battling in his mind new member to Wormley’s, only to learn there that Burrows and Cannon are all knocked out and—very quietly—that Hender- son is going to be the Speaker. In the lobby there the friends of the Iowa condidate are assembled, The new member then goes to condole with McKinley. Despondent and knocked out? Why. bless you! McKinley is the only man who has a ghost of ashow! The lobby of the Ebbitt is crowded with folks who will tell you that. At this point the new member, seemg that all the candidates have been elected dur- ing his tour, is a bewildered mortal, but comes to the conclusion that he will have to let the — decide which Speaker shall take the gave AT THE RIGGS, Another interesting feature in the lobby con- gress the night before the caucus is the man who starts rumors, Ho is generally a quiet sort of person. who moves softly through the crowd as # disinterested spectator, When he sees the opportunity and the right person he asks how the thing looks. Then he casually re- marks upon the latest report, Haven't heard it! Why; and he relates it. He thinks it must be true. for he heard a very well-informed man tell another well-informed man, and they both acted on the information. Having let this drop on fertile soil he moves softly away, and is only indifferently interested in what is going on about him, Not takmg any particular interest in the speakership contest, but forming a part of the hotel lobby congress that grows in size and importance and helps to sweil the crowd as the hour for the meeting of Congress approaches, are the delegates who have something to im- terest the real C ess in when it meets. m assembled these es are moving about making acquaintance \d pressing their little plans, They are not in such a state of excitement as we tue speakership candidates, who have but a few hours more to do all they must have done. ‘The world’s fair, the silver, pensions, claims, subsidy, and what not, that may be represented by these most distinguished-iooking gentlemen of the lobby congress, have plenty of time before them. Tut the unofficial delegates are applying themselves to their task with dili- & not with haste, ‘Their presen: to the night scenes and their social qualities aud easy manners mark them among the throng. ER STORY ABOUT A BUG. An Insect Immigrant That is Saving California’s Orange Industry. Anentomological romance! You never heard of such a thing, perhaps. And yet the bug bureau in the Department of Agriculture has one to tell, Just listen, and see if you do not find it awfully interesting. “For some years past,” said Mr. Howard of the bureau yesterday, “the great orange in- dustry of California has been threatened with destruction by an insect that sticks its beak into the tree bark and sucks the vital sap, giv- ing forth a sort of exudation which bas pro- cured for the pest the name of ‘white scale,’ It attacks not only oranges and lemons, but all the citrus tribe, trees of many other kinds and even weeds, hence the hopelessness of the com- plaint since, though the fruit trees were cleansed of it, the scale would immediately in- fest an orchard again from neighboring plants or grasses. So bad was it in California that orange growers there withina year have been digging up their orchards aud going into other sorts of farming. Twelve months ago it looked seriously as though the state would shortly cease altogether to produce oranges. It was high time that somethingshould be done,” A PARASITE OF THE SCALE. “And what was done?® asked Tne Stan re- porter, interested. “Something entirely new to science and hu- man knowledge. It was noticed that when the scale first appeared, a few years ago, it tackled, to vegin with, the acacia tree, imported from Australia, Naturally, the inference was that the seale had come from Australia with the acacia, and the most distinguished entomolo- gists of the island continent were written to about the matter. They al! said that the white seale was plentiful ip Australia, but that it did not amount to a pest. The orange orchards were attacked by it, but did not suffer, Why? Of course, there must be some good reason for this, and to an entomoiogist it was very plain. Clearly, the scale insect in Australia had an enemy that preyed upon it and kept it down; and this enemy had not been imported with tue seule itseit into California, May be, being more delicate than the scale insect, it had not survived the voyage. So much having been determined, the next thing was to find the enemy. The Australian entomologists were asked about it, but they all said that they had never heard of such a thing, save one expert. ‘This man replied that he had found a very small flv that was @ parasite of the white scale. Eureka!” THE LADYBIRD BEETLE. “Do tell!” echoed the newspaper man, “So then we sent an expert of our own from this bureau to Australia, who made a study of the scale in that country and found the fly as represented, It was a very good sort of a fly and it fed on the scale for alleit was worth, but the trouble was that it didn’t breed fast enough to be of much practical use. However, our agent found a number of other insects that were Ginsu parasites of the scale, among them several kinds of ladybird beetle, closely resembling the ‘lady bug,’ so called in America, Hun- dreds of these parasites of various sorts were sbipped by him to California in wooden boxes, on ice, every steamer for four months carrying a@ consignment of them. Meanwhile other ents of ours at Los Angeles, in the midst the infested district, had made prepa- ations, inclosing a number of o1 fe trees un- der gauze tents, and on receipt of the boxes the insects that had survived the voyage were liberated under the tents. The drawback about the little fly, which does not multiply its species with sufficient rapidity, was soon found to render that small friend unavailable for the urpose in view, but one species of ladybird Beatie, on the other hand, was discovered to be astonishingly prolific. It has since been esti- mated that one of these beetles of the proper sex will become grandmother within six months to seventy-five billions of her kind, all of them surprisingly voravious; so much so, in fact, that ingle individual will destroy on an average one hundred of the scales,” THE ORANGE INDUSTRY SAVED, “And what did they do next?” “Well, a few of the ladybirds escaped from the tents to neighboring orange orchards, and going right to work had several hundred trees cleansed entirely from the scales by the time that our agents were ready to send around specimens to the peeigs ecuwere. They senta few to each one of a large number of orange farmers in various parts of the state in little boxes, and the farmers put them on the limbs of the trees and left them to multiply by them- selves, This they did with such d that orchards of 3,000 trees were alogether freed from the scale within six months, Here is a letter from one orange grower,who says that he received 115 vedalias—for so the ladybird beetles are called—in last March, and by the Bist day of July he had nally distributed to 226 men 120,000 beetles. Already the state of California is practically freed from the pest, and the orange and lemon growers can once more look to the future of their industry with confidence in its superb prospects,” THE WINDING-UP ACT. “But what will become of the ever-multiply- BIG MONEY FOR SELLING WINE. The Man Who Earns a Salary of $20,000 a Year Talks a Bit. ‘TT 18 HIS BUSINESS TO KNOW ALL ABOUT VICE AXD VICIOUS PEOPLE—EE 18 A FAMILIAR FIGUBE IN HAUNTS OF WICKEDNESS, AND DANGER 18 ALWAYS AT HIS ELBOW, “Iget the nighest salary paid to any wine drummer in this country,” said the cadaverous- looking man with the fur-trimmed overcoat and silver-mounted traveling case in the smok- ing compartment on the road from Baltimore to Washington, “I receive $20,000 a year for sellmg champagne and I earn every cent of the money.” “Is it such very hard work, then?” asked Tre Sram reporter, wonderingly, as he bit off the end of the perf cto just given him, lighted it and reclined in an attitude of expectant atten- tion on the opposite seat. “Selling champagne is a very easy anda very difficult employment,” responded the commer- cial traveler, paradoxically. “Whether it is difficult or easy depends upon circumstances. A man is not paid 20,000 per annum for loaf- ing around in the clubs and recommending this or that brand to one’s feilow-dudes, Nor is such au income earned by exercising powers professionally persuasive upon wholesale deal- ers and the like, it is quite another branch of the business that offers the big wages to the few men who are capable of executing its du- ties. ‘The pay is large because the occupation is proportionately hazardous.” THE PERIL OF IT. “You don’t mean dangerous ?” “I do mean that my employment is very dan- gerous, It is very disagrecabie also, besides quiring great experience, wide sequaintance and no little skili, To be successful in 1t one must be comparatively reckless of danger, in- diferent to the maintenance of personal repu- tation and capable of making himsell popular in all sorts of society, down to the very dregs of dissipated humanity. Of all trades, mine, I will venture to assert, is the least agreeal and that is precisely the reason Why it is that | an expert in it is paid so highly.” “But I had always supposed that champagne selling was the easiest aud most agreeable work possible. he ordinary wine-agent’s labor iscommon- lace enough and not at ali unpleasant, but my ine in the business is altogether apart, and, though the most important in the trade, sur- prisingly little is known regarding it, Per- haps some folks might think the less said the better, bat if you like I'll tell you a few facts about it.” “Pray doso. Iam much interested.” HE KNOWS ALL THE WICKED PEOPLE, “Well, of course, I sell wine wherever and whenever Ican—to wholesalers, hotels, or in- dividuals, but my specific line of work is to get orders from ages ofa class not recognized ie as reputuble by the gospel-temperauce element of the community. Saloon keepers of the better class — are among the least objectionable of my c ers, Gather before your mind's eye all the establishments in the United States organized for disreputable purposes; consider collec- tively all the dives and places of dissipated resort in the country; assemble within the range of your mental vision the entire num- ber of haunts for vice and wickedness from the Atlantic to the Pacifie and from the gulf coast to the Canada border, and you are overlooking the field of my professional exertions. Cham- pague is the essence of dissipation, as you might say, inasmuch as its consumption usually accompanies every sort of mal-amusement kuown to civilization. Where people are too poor to bny the real stuff they must have an imitation if they have money to squander. My range of work extends from 27th street and 6th avenue, New York city, to the bloodhound- guarded dens of Wisconsin, the gambling hells of Chicago and the opium joints of San Fran- cisco, through the big towns east of the Missia- sippi and along the line of notoriously ‘bed’ towns from the Father of River westward, with an occasional excursion to the south, it is my task to make my never-ending way, traveling expenses paid, To sum the matter up there is scarce a dissipated quarter in any town on the American continent that is not my stamp- ing ground. Iam acquainted in every den; I know every dive keeper; L am on familiar terms with every gambler of prominence—in short, the entire vicious population of the coun- try forms my social and business circle, This knowledge, with the experience it implies, is what chiefly makes me worth $20,000 a year to the company that employes me, and I amcheap at the price, considering the number of bottles per annum that Ivell. The incidental danger, too, must be taken into view.” “And where does that come in?” “Where does it come in? Why, young man, do you suppose thata person can spend his time from year’s end to year’s end in and about the worst haunts of vice from Washington city to the Golden Gate without being frequently exposed to peril. Five times have I been at- tacked in dens, where I was cornered, and only escaped with my life by using or threatening with my revolvers; twice I have eluded mur- derously disposed’ entertainers by lowering myself from my bed room window; on four oc- casions I have ‘n robbed of all my personal effects, even to my sample case, and once I was all but lynched on suspicion of stealing six mules, Danger! Look here.” GOES LOADED. The traveling man opened his frock coat and revealed to view a belt snugly fitted around his waist with two small pistols of heavy caliber and a Bowie knife stuck in it. “never go anywhere without that equip- ment,” said he, “and in the far western towns I wear it on the outside, People shoot and cut quicker out there.” “I don't think I should care tobe a wine agent,” remarked Tue Sra reporter with some emphasis—‘not even for $20,000 a year,” “It all depends upon the line of trade,” re- sponded the champagne seller, yun of business is a little rough on the nerves. Vice, I dare say, is all very well when pursued for tun: but when it is made a business of it ceases to be amusing.” Written for Tar Eventxo Stan, THE STORY OF THE FAN, From the Original Palm Leaf to the Modern Marabout, The nineteenth century belle, who, after casting a last look of satisfaction into the mirror which reflects her charms, takes her marabout fan, probably has no idea that the original of her graceful toy was the exclusive prerogative of sovereigns and ecclesiastical dignitaries. The Egyptians and Mesopota- mians, who kindly bequeathed to posterity wall pictures whose clear and solid outlines show us the most minute details of their civili- zation, display magnificent specimens of feather fans, which, borne on long poles by the attendants surrounding royal personages, served the practical purpose of protecting them from the scorching rays of a tropical sun and at the same time contributing to the pomp and splendor of the pageant. The pictures on Greek vases show us the la- dies of Athens and Corinth in aia darebs » holding fans which, though still retain- ing the form of the peas leaf, appear to have been, like the hand mirror, an important and artistically ornamented adjunct of the toilet, ‘The Roman women were by no means behind their Hellenic sisters in appreciation of these dainty trifles, as is proved by numerous pas- sages in the writings of the classic poets and historians—nay, in the degenerate ap of the later emperors the fan was part of the equi ment of the elaborately attired dandies who strolled through the marble halls of the baths. THE MIDDLE AGES held it in no less esteem and the most superb decorations were lavished upon it, but it still Not until the period of the we find a change in shape, doubtless introduced into Europe from the by way of the test emporium of commerce during the middle ages—Venice, These new fans were little banners, either square or cireu- lar pe picntyererd ane silk or parchment, orna- mented with paint or embroidery, and often finished with @ border of feathers fastened east rs FE ais i F | i jawkward moment, an uucomfortable sitna- teenth century the material value of fans was greatly enhanced by art, Besides a number of nameless painters, whose grace and skill would secure them a conspicuous place among the artists of the present time, men of eminence, like Watteau and Boucher, did not disdain to employ their genius in decorating fans. No wonder that the brushes of such men invested works created merely fora i witha ent value, renderi ren now carey a ht for collections. When we hear that the dowager empress of Russia, the ex-empress Eugenie and one of the baronesses von Rothschild are rivals in this most fascin- ating of all the manias for collecting, and that the latter lady alone posseses three genuine Watteaus, we must admit that here again art has ennobled a mere artice of luxury. Another form of the fan which affords a still better surface for artistic decoration is the “ecrau,” principally manufactured in France, which cousists of a piece of thin material { stretched tightly in a light frame, and intended 2 screen the face from the direct heat of the re. Among the thonsand purposes to which a fan can be appled by the hand of a beautiful woman is that of asalver on which to gracefully send rose, acard or some other light arti- cle. THE MODERN FAN, according to the drift of the present century, adopts for decoration aii the fancies of the past. The folding shape predominates, but the other varieties present some very charming novelties. One of the most attractive 1s a nat- ural dried palm leaf with a light decoration of ribbons and fresh flowers, which, of course, must be renewed foreach occasion. Nor are the ladies of the present day a whit behind the fair dames of the courts of the French kings. _A clever writer has so well expressed the so- cial value of this dainty trifle that a literal quo- tation of her words will fitly close this brief sketch: “When lips are mute and eyes dare not speak the fan fills up the pause. Is there an in the drawing room, the fan comes to the r It conceais and betrays, The delight of men, the despair of rival fair ones, the cap of invisibility which descends just at ‘the right moment, the fan is perhaps the most danger- ous plaything we women possess,” woe FASHIOGN’S FANCi tion rei What Women Are Wearing—Bonnets and Wixster Robes. Onrextat DestaNs continue to be popular in dress decorations, Tue He1onr oy Boynets has diminished very perceptibly but they are still raised above the iorehead and lowered at the back. Eventxa Bownets are finished with forty- inch strings of narrow black or very dark col- ored velvet attached to the back of the frame and brought around the neck to tie under the left ear. Tux Keron or Buack Hose is ended and new stockings appear in an endless variety of bril- liant effects, New Pauis Boyyerts present startling combi- nations of color and are fashioned in very odd and picturesque shapes, Tus “SLING” Steeve is now worn with inner sleeves in bell or coat shape to protect the arms, Smart Boxxers are being covered smoothly with veivet and have close-set garniture and narrow “made” strings fastened with fancy pins. Russian Sance is not only popular now as collars and borders upon velvet and cloth dresses, but also upon evening gowns of velvet, satin or tulle, Tur “Expree” axp “Dreectorne” styles have Passed the zenith of their prosperity, Brits of every description are now worn entirely encircling the waist or extending from the side seams across the front. Fox Tatmixos upon cloth toques may be light or dark, the aim being to contrast. Fiovrep Goong and combinations are used in great variety in black costumes now. A Comprvation oF two kinds of fur on one shoulder cape is a fashionable feature of the season, CanNations ARE coming greatly into use for bridal boqueta, A Hovse Tomer of economy as well as chic may be made with a “pilgrim” skirt of white alpace and a French blouse of fine white cash- mere with smocked shoulder pieces and full sleeves, Some of the new procaded silks are marvels of _beanty and richness, reproducing the ex- quisite coloring aud outlines of floral designs with artistic fidelity, Srrirep Ciorus are gaining favor for combi- nations, the stripes being rather wide and set some distance apart, A Beavrirvn New Dixyerdiown has a bodice and train of short blue and rose velvet opening os @ draped petticoat of creamy Brussels 8. A Novetrr in fringed trimmings is the pas- sementerie sash, which may be had in various widths and colors, and has deep sewing-silk tringes, Many oF THE fashionable “‘plaited” skirts are not pat atall, but stripsor folds are laid, overlapping each other on the skirt, so as to afford opportunities for the introduction of contrasting material in a simple way. Amono THE Most Evecayr Ouren Ganwents are fur-lined brocade pelisses, They are of very expensive materials and not apt to become common, 4 saree Haxr Lone Jackets of seal plush, eavily braided, will ladies the pects ie siipelcd dora Sirk Empnorperies are now more worn than jetted garnitures. Tur New Mrstatcre Broocugs will doubtless cause a revival of the locket as a pendant. For Decoratixc THe Corrrcre stars and horse shoes are much liked, being seen oftener upon bands uy irae or conta me SPER the toe of Tue Revivan of wide cuffs and collars means areturn to the berth i i ii light to possessers of das eee nea Se Conan is again fashionable, the pale pink being preferable. Tue New Cuevrors have an invisible water- proof finish, and it is said, will repel even sea water. Broocnes, SHowine 4 Mrxtature fancifally framed in pearls, rose diamon or silver filigree, are very heen pos enter Tue Very Lone Guoves are not worn now by those who possess the new broad bracelets, Tan anv Russet Gack Kip is again seen upon tailor-made coats and gowns. A Gows, with low, round top, to which a full bertha of gathered lace is added, need have no sleeves, and the contrast of the arms with soft folds of the lace is very pretty. a “Porxt p& Bexoe” is a recent semi-novelty in lace, being in pattern and texture not unlike duchesse, Wante Sriks anp Wootess are daintily orna- mented soutache or Spanish laces flatly ap- plied, and black or white is considered the height of elegance, ————_+o-____. Railroad Absorption. The negotiations between President Adams of the Union Pacific and the Denver, Texas and Fort Worth people have resulted in agreements yet to be drawn and ratified for the formation of a i the Union Pacific, except the old South Park road, now known as the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison. ———_+e0-______ His Pulpit a Bale of Hay, HL : b+ ¥ a E i EDUCATIONAL. _____IN WASHINGTON. Yous ase—wal D—ONE MORE TO JOIN; mouth ,thogou gh inetrnc: Sa ee tion guarnuteed. Apply, RE SCHOOL. = give lessons in, all bravches of and On Painting at her studio, 915 awe TEEN sT., a) 4223 wasminotos. ba = L223 RE TRE MISSES KERE’S SCHOOL FOR YOUNG Tre LADIES AND LITTLE CHILDREN. _30-tofed —M. LORETTA tute of Furenol- hits 40 can be obtained aud tn and morals. Send fora M™ EDUCATIONAL IN WASHINGTON. _ “i COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY. P COLUMBIAN TT". tag Eo COLLEGE PREPARA’ ‘TORT SSS H st. bow. furnishes thorons® ition fer college, for the Cntted states mils aval acadenies and for bus Tea inetrace ore. Ruuber of pupils limited to 100, A few rMAuoU apply ies remain. For into TAGUR, PhD. Principat. COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY — CORCO- Sckeutie Nchool opened Ocoee ke the whice meet in the evening. Cae erha tplormation about the vcurees ome wOmWetTy, Analy ic Geometry sy Calousus, ‘ayply to HL. BUDGRINE premesor Mathematics, coke wo A PLM ocl4-Sm ist Nw 2OL, ISAT ‘Hiet Mathematicn Lauguaers and prepared for college of business : > Lube, apectal puvaintagen pupile ic aril, and to those preparing for collawe; cali ‘Tbe school is well supplied with erence, Pooks and sical apparatus. text books furut tre charge. The building Ayense uF trouble spered te render the lixut, heat, ventilation and plumage per < ject. Ofice hours. 10am. 12m THON Wipe SHELDON S HALL. 1d Pat nw ‘ Be0-6r Mondays, Weduendaye and Satantaya._ | Stt=Feucivsl = TEST TADE s \GEMNASIUM AND FENCING | ees 4. Pe FROe Fane, “Adults: S10" Cuilsnen 25s oee® OPES VERT |“ hrench clames and private lessons, test refers day. Adults, $10; Childton, 33 7 = 2-9-1w* Prof. 5. SE. HALL, tnetractor, | S°& = q aE ACHER OF EXPERIENCE WANTS TWO OB | EA three boxe vr young ten for Private Tutoring aod Coaching. sand mathenatios red. Ref erences exchazwed. Will call if desired Address 2. _____ TEACHER, Star office. 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