Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1889, Page 12

=e THE EVENING 12 STAR: WASHINGTON * D.C WIVES OF GALLANT Ladies Who Lead in the Social Life of | Forms Army Circles. ETIQUETTE. Been Followed That During Many Administrations. Have DAUGHTER — ASSISTANT A VINCENT AND BIS HEPMEET—a SK: BLISS. TANT G CH OF MRS. ON ACCOUNT OF MRS. HARR:SON’S BEREAVE- MENT—RECEPTIONS IN THE OLDEN TIME—SEN- ATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES WHO OBJECTED TO BEING “LUMPED™ IN ONE INVITATION. ement The domestic «urroune eral comman States and the soc the regular mili over by one Women at th e five years the pl ng of the major gen- ot the United Iquarters of al The recent bere in the executive household will more or less affect the flow of ch was in con plation for the execu lorder of thin; a restoration, The rule to be of the mos twenty+ the army Cirele has been filled by ‘ z rved under th umstances in the cere- women as Julia Dent Grant. Rachel Ewing | moni:l entertainments at the executive man- Sherman and Irene I Lau, wives of | sion has been a sulject of careful counsel be- the triumvirate o es of the late | tween the President and Mra. Harrison. They war. This 7 in f the gov- | recognize the nece of drawing the line ernment ix now beautiful | tween the Pre. ally and in his per- | @eughter of Ms y and hav 4 to conform to the x to sear of ons, begin- ning on New Ye from 11 s day with a leve corps, the tive nators, the Repre- navy and marine corps, ies of executive departments, chiefs of bureaus, in civie organizations the public, ‘Ibis levee is to be followed on alterna 3 from 9 till 11 p.m. by a recep- x closing reception to the ne. gentleman or Indy. of portment, is greeted by New Year levee and re- w tion by card, with : e ibe inthe name of the President Harrison, being in retirement 1 pear, She will be rep- od. however. by her danghter, Mrs. Me- ¢ ladies of the cabinet assisting. There miu the President's household to the reception day from ‘Thursday, which was the day during the Cleveland ad- M'nistration, to Tuesday, in vogue during some of the former presidential regimes. FOuMS OF INVITATIONS. The forms of invitations to the card recep- tions at the executive mansion have not varied s of Presi- shington, The cards for the pproaching season have not yet been prepared, bnt ther will only include im the first ine “Ihe President.” instead of i and this estimable | “7,6 President and J . hours. Mrs! Harrison will not be prese 5 e danghtet | beon the p ne West P tation from th: 1” 8 The death of Mrs. Schofiel the 30th of the present feeling of gloom over the New Year's gayeties. ‘The General and joticld were to be the guests of honor at a dinner. but his wife being unable to be pres ersl went alone, Upon his r condition so alarming + summoned, 3 ago on mouth threw a nd it has not wticatds of invi- of the nation to th the President’s but of a disting military while be wasa cadet at the amid historic emic military of cards of the Cleveland were less ceremonious than years after. s iu recent years, The mar Por the seasen of 1333 the reception card f > | was a bri Congress wa: Prestwesr as follows: ASD Mrs. CLEVELAND. quest the pleas the company of Senators and Representativ and the ladies of their garrison circles at de Governor’ terestin, milies, and Tuesday evenin ary Mth, From e to cleven o’eloc 1358. the Diplomatic Corps. tion tothe Congress end 1836. Havin: ernor’s Islana came his bric dered for du b he met th Last on Ge who he was or- the army | To meg . Rece| January and on the Ist of th h was ap-| ‘ihe Judiciare. pointed aid-de-camy to the command February 9, To mect the Uliicers of the Army eral. | and Nav d Marine Corps. Mrs. Andrews has been installed in her 14, The Puolie Recep father’s fine home on Connecticut avenue as its ators and Representatives objected and the fi presiding lady cirele in the social hie of drews is a blonde. with fi taining in conversation, dy of the military | to this torm, regarding it the | members of th making arm of the gov- ment as a sort of job lot to be lumped in for a night's courtesy at the hauds of the President. re features, Having b wt were in the army. and having grown up at} ‘fhe next year the following form, the card headquarters, she shows an enzagit "Y | being of the same size and material as the air in her manners. During the approaching | former, with the uzme of the person for whom season dirs. Andrews will participate im the | intended written in, was adopted: quieter social entertainments, bui the house- bold of her father will not be open to general fashionable festivities. Tax Paestpest axp Mars. CLEVELAND Eequest the pleasure of the company of On Thursday evenings, January 17th and 3ist and February 1ith and 2ist, From 9 to 11 o'clock, 1889, January 17th—To meet the Diplomatic Corps, January 31st—Reception to the Congress and the Judiciary. February i4th—To meet the officers of the Army and Navy and Marine corps. February 2ist—The Public Reception. During the administration of President Ar- thur, when there was no wife in the White House, the President's sister, Mrs, McElroy, performed the social functions of presiding lady. The President, who was very punctil- ious in the forms of etiquette, adopted the early atyle of individual invitations, as follows: Tue Presiwext Requests the honor of the company of On ening From—— o’ciock. When there is no wife assisting it has always Mrs. Laura Lancaster Vincent, wife of ony the vate to ry a iT Gis — of ssapeaiipisrre djutant | the President only. The only call the Presi- Sooons hong tans beeen he arang detent | dent ever returns in form 1s the first call of @ general at the headquarters of the army. is the | visiting ruleror executive of a foreign country, daughter of the Hon. Joseph B. and Anna| or mciber of a reiguane royal esa outs Blair Lancaster. She was borz in Florida, | the capital of the republic. Upon these occa~ whither her parents removed from Kentu sions, after the preliminary requirements of and passed her finishing schooldays at visits of ceremony have been concluded, it reth,” the Bardstown. Ky.. Catholic academy, | hus been customary for the President to hold a where she graduated with honors. At Tampa | card reception at the executive mansion in bay Miss Lancaster met the handsome iieuten- | bonor of the distinguished visitor. ‘The form MRS. VINCENT. ant in the second U. 8. artillery who after- | used by the President upon the occasion of the ward became her hnsbe Their marriage | visit of the prince of Wales and later for re- was celebrated in 1837 at South Wood, the | ceptions in honor of the duke of Edinburg, residence of Gen. George F. Ward, a cousin of | the Hawaiian king and by President and Mrs. the bride. near Tallaha Gen. Ward was | Harrison during the visit of the Japanese afterward killed in the battle of Williamsburg. | prince aad princess was substantially the same. Va.. while commandi: coufederate de | These invitations, as a rule, are richly en- and by asingular coincidence Gen. Vincent's | brother. a young artillery officer on the Union side, discovered the bo:iv of the fallen general. The late Francis Preston blair was a first cousin of Mrs. Lancaster. who is still living at | ninety-three vear Kentucky casters and Spe! the Right Rev. J. i. being Mrs. Vincer archbishop of Ks graved and prirted upon heavy note paper, 8x 5 inches, and in the following form and style, reproduced in fac simile: Go CAegucily Me company ia, late nother distin- guished kinsman. nt is well wh in Washington socie husband having been stationed here prior to Subse- mently she resided at Antonio, Texas, and ‘ert Snelling and St. Paul, Minn., during her | husband's military service at those points, and in the fail of 1585 returned to Washington, when. Gen. Vincent was assigned to duty at the head- quarters of the army on the staf of the generai- in-cbief. Mrs. Vincent's father, a captain of Florida volunteers in the Seminole war in 18% was wounded in battle and the bullet was never extracted. He lived. however, until 1s Some yearsafter his death his friend, Col. Flem- ings brother of the present governor of Florida, while superintending the removal of the re- | nigh officials in the civil and judicial branches, mites emt Tim ille, found the | toSnititary and naval officers above te wok deadly missile. uexster. when | of captain and lieutenant commander, Senators member of the Fiori dn leg ure. bad David | and Representatives. and avery select number Lavy (afterward Senator D. L. Yulee) as « pro- | of the recognized leaders in unofficial social aad secured him an appointment as clerk | life. During the closing season of the admin- of the legislature. That »ppointment doubt- | istration of President Hayes the reception to leas bad much sty with Senator Yulee’ssab-| the diplomatic corps was the most brilliant — petition is fa ever known. Nearly two thousand guests were ., Thomas Norrie Vincent. a recent _gradu- | present, representing the most notable men and ate of Jefferson medical college and one of the women in official and unofficial life. Refresh- resident physicians at St. Agnes hospital. Phil-| ments of the most expensive character, includ- adslphis, is the son of Gen. and Mrs. Vincent. | ing ealads, terrapin. ices, &c., but no win were served in great abundance. The formal invitations were richly engraved on the finest stationery, double note sheets, 7'sx5'¢ inches, bearing ut the top the national eseutcheon embossed in old gold, and in the following form, in fac simile reduced: These invitations were limited to certain TE Reatnes le Hoe “~~ Laay rronange MUIR ‘These invitations are inclosed in envel of heavy stationery, the flap often bearing the initial of the presidential surname, and are de- livered by messenger. The practice ot holding levees or receptions, terms used interchangeably in speaking of large social assemblages at the executive residence, without reference to the hours of the day has been in vogue since the first days after the ar- rival of President Washington at New York, in the spring of 1789, Washington began his offi- cial life by giving @ reception to the officers of the new government simultaneously with the exercise of executive powers. After the arrival of his wife “levees” were held by the President and Mrs. a at the executive resi- MES. BLINs, The of Lieut. Tasker H. Bliss, first United States artilley, aid-de-camp to the xeneral-in-chief, was Eleanor E, Anderson. She was born in Lewisburg, Pa.. where her father. Rev. George W. Anderson, a native of Pennsylvania, was pastor of one of the leading congre; Hee mother was of Enghsh birth. Bev. Dr. and Mrs. Biiss are now resid. ing at Brya manor near Philadeiphia. 2 Anderson received ber elementary edu- cation and finished at schools in Euglaud, France and Germany. Lieut. Bliss, a Penn- sylvanian by birth, entered the first artillery from the United States military academy in 1875. His marriage to Miss Anderson took place in 1882. After serviug with his regiment at various stations, where Mrs. Bliss was al- "i i, dence, No, 3 F; uare, a favorite, the artillery lieutenant . . a Seer can cl te ahs | Gaaed sae, Sued elena afterward was to duty on the sf Of | ‘The custom of Gen, Schofield, department commander. jevees on stated Mrs. Bliss has always been very popular at xvmy headquarters, where her husband has be non duty, and isa pleasant sequisition to an vse gers the capital. Her ter, Elenor ¥. bis, ia very intoresting child : © cabinet. the diplomatic | Harrison,” as Mrs. | in Congress | 12th and 26th | 1801, in the upstairs oval room of the then un- finished structure. This room later became the library and is now the President's office. The ceremonial receptions to the diplomatic corps, Congress, the judiciary, army and navy and public began later. In the earlier admin- istrations they were more in honor of event The reception in commemoration of the tre of Ghent, December, is14, settling the ditfer- ences between the United States and Great Britain was characterized by the appearance of the chief and associate justices of the Su- preme Court of the United States in their Judicial robes, the pence commissioners to ent, the diplomatic corps in court uniform, | Sir Charles Bagot, her majesty’s special am- | bassador, and the heroes of the war of 1812 | with their aids in full uniform. GEN. HARRISON OBEYED THE ORDER, At a reception pending the war of 1812 an in- | teresting incident occurred. ‘The question | arose as to the presence of Gen, Harrison. the of the present execu a official and social life remarked to the that Gen. Harrison would be present, President Madison took issue with her. Harrison had | 2 le west to take ci and that he ney. y replied: 8 my commands to be bere tonight.” ‘That is e.” said the President. “as I parted | with Gen. Harrison at the door of this very mansion and saw him depart,surrounded by his attendants,” **] insist that the general will be | here,” said the proud dame, “as Gen, Harrison | is too galiant to disobey me.” ‘We will soon suid the President, “whose orders Gen. Harrison ob¢e A few minutes after Gen, Harrison, in full military uniform and suar- rounded ‘by his aids, appeared in the execu- tive presence, The high-spirited matron stood by to enjoy er triumph over the sedate and confused commander-in-chief of the military | forces of the United States. THE LAST OF THE COCKED HATS, During President Monroe's time at the Weduesday receptions the guests appeared in top boots and spurs or the civil attire of the contivental period. It waa during this regime that the cocked hat. short clothes and sword of the revolutionary fathers were abandoned asthe court costume, which gave President Monroe the designation of “the last of thi cocked hi ‘The receptions were then held ing his troops, his jou: Harrison has the levees heid on national fete days were announced by the firing of a na- | tional salute in the executive mansion grounds, all ofticers of the revolution wearing their uni- forms. ‘These leve2s on July 4 were continued in a form somewhat modified for muny years after. in the early receptions the wife of the Presi- dent was seated, the guests standing in a semi- circle in front, while the President. passed among them, paying compliments to each of | the ladies and exchanging cordial salutations | With the gentlemen | Zhe enormous increase in the personnel of | those entitled to recognition has rendered this form impracticable, and has gradually led to the whirlwind and pump-handle forms of state etiquette of late | TRE “DRAWING ROO The wife of the President smce the days of | Mrs, Washington has held drawing rooms for | the entertainment of her own friends, Mrs. | Washington adopted Friday evenings of each | week, closing at 10 p.m, [tis said that upon | one of these occasions rious dame.not entering fully into the t of the moment and the hour growing lat ested that “Gen, Washington was in the habit of retiring punc- | tually at 10 o'clock, aud she tollowed her bus- band soon after, The drawing rooms, which are without card and open to the public, during Ja tions have been held by the lady of the execu- tive mansion on Saturdays of nate weeks, from 3 to 5 p.m.,during the fashionable season, It has not been unusual for the nt to ap- pear toward the close and mingle amoug the guests invited ‘behind the line of receiving ladies, During the season at hand Mrs, Harri- son willnot appear at drawing rooms, although it is not impossible that her daughter, Mrs. MeKee, may hold one or two before the close of the fashionable period. Des, RK RAILROAD MOVEMENTS. The Baltimore and Ohio Docks on Staten Island. Details of the new enterprise to be under- taken by the International dock and ware house company, the Baltimore American says, have been made public. They contemplate tie build- ing of extensive docks and stock yards on Staten Island and the running of asteam ship line from Liverpool to a point on the island, by which connection will be made with the Balti- more and Ohio railroad for the west. Early in January the Baltimore and Ohio will probably have its road and bridge over the Arthur Kill ready, and then, it is understood, a traffic ar- rangement will be made by which the new stew ship line can send treight and passengers direct from Liverpool to the western part of the North American continent by the way of the Baltimore and Ohio. There will be no necessity of transferring freight by ferry. Pas- sengers and freight landed at Clifton, or wherever the International dock and ware house company has its wharf, can be taken by the Baltimore and Ohio directly west by simply encircling Staten Island and crossing the river by the bridge over the Arthur Kill, now nearl. completed. The dock company, it is reported, has already received land and water frout for the docks and will soon begin building. so as to be ready shortly after the Baltimore and Ohio's new line to St. George is completed. Bids have already been invited for the construction of the docks, Work is to be pushed along at a rapid rate. The company which has undertaken this enterprise is made upof both English and American capitalists, The president of the company is A. B. Stickney, president of the Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City railroad, A SOUTH AMERICAN CONNECTION. Mr. Letcher, in the Virginia house of dele- gates, has introduced a bill to incorpo- rate the Columbia railway and navigation com- pany. The bill provides that the company shall have the | gated to build railroads and steam ships, and occupy and operate wharves, canals, ship yards and docks and operate mines. It shall also have the right to acquire and hold the stocks and bonds of any company chartered by any of the republics of South America, The capital stock of the company is not to be less than one million nor more than one hundred millions of dollars—the principal office to be located in Richmond. —— 00 How They Swindled Emigrants. Vienna Dispatch to the London Daily News. The Galician emigration case, after having been interrupted one day by the extraordinary snowfall, continues. The examination of the accused brings to light the fact that Loewen- berg sold to the poor emigrants passage tickets worth 65 florins for 90 and 95. One man says he received 10 florins for throwing a stone at a rival bs ge and another asserts that one of the accused had trird to bribe him to commit perjury. epee brerray of this statement the court resolved to detain the principal accused separately during the whole time of the pro- ceedings. A railway guard confesses that he received 5 florins per head for the emigrants whom he delivered up to Loewenberg’s agency. ———-+e0e Iceman O’Sullivan Doomed. Iceman O'Sullivan, one of the Cronin con- victs, is affected with conagmption and cannot possibly live more than afew months, The verdict of the jury has told more heavily upon him than any one else, because of the feeble state of his health, and he is literally crushed, During the trial he was greatly buoyed up by the hope of acquittal held out to him by his attorney, Several times he was, those who watched him thought, on the point of making confession, but his counsel's cheering words, ac like a tonic, rousing him from his de- spondent mood, It is the opinion of the jail officials who have seen him every daysince his arrest that the ice man is on the verge of breaking down. His face is pale and haggard and he finds it impos- sible to sleep. He tosses around upon his nar- row cot in cell at night and moans and talks to himself. a= night — — — runnin; it O’Suilivan’s cellsays he frequently hears the prisoner moaning and talking, but has not been able to hear what he has said. ‘oo ——____ A Baboon at Large in London. From the London Times. Between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon an exciting scene was witnessed in the vicinity of the Westminster Bridge road, necessitating the removal of three children to St. Thomas —e am theater and ran along beth palace and ing at all he came in contact with. follocing wes bie, ten and treated at St. Thomas | Twining, 178: , to keep pace with the Baltimore and Ohio rail- OUR LOCAL RULERS. The Thirty-Nine Men Who Have Gov- erned the District of Columbia. The total number of meu who mag be el fied under the above head 1 rulers of the national metropolis» thirty-nine, viz: Mayors, 20; gove and commis- sioners, 17. Of these, ex-members of Congress, two newspaper editors of note, the balance were composed of lawye: business, army officers, bankers and men of prominence in the community, The with which many of them have been officially associated—such as the war of 1812 and the ws for the Union—have become prominent in our national history; und, as they have, to sor extent, been the custodians of the city which | belongs to the whole American people, it is | more than merely proper that their services as public men shouid be chronicled for the ediil- cation of the pot It is therefore of interest to note that Mr. Charles Lanman of this city is now preparing for publication a volume which will accomplish for our ni his Dictionary of Congress secured for our n tional law makers, Tne idea of the work came to the author from a volume which was pub- lished in Copenhagen in 158i, and, while it cov- ered a period of nearly two hundred years, contains only sixteen biographies, but illus- trated with portraits of snperior excellenc: While the Copenhagen book takes the lead on the score of time und antiquity, it may be claimed for the Washington vohime and our local rulers that they witnessed the spending of an almost matchless amount of mon chiefly for the public buildings, of which they were in reality the custodians. For examp!é, the amount of money that was expended for the public improvements in Washington and for other local purposes trom 1790 to 1876 was $92,112,395, the more important items bein; assi- 3, men of foilows: Capitol, = patent office, $13,197,903; ‘Preasu ent, $7,062.94 streets and avenues, benevolent im 4.732.448: $,418,- y of | ‘utions, © executive ent, aqueduct, 37; Smithsonian insti- 5,420; Department of Agricultur ; Post Office Cepartment, ures before them cannot but be impressed with the digni responsibilities which are attached to the ofti management of our local affairs, and it must ever be a source of pride and thankfulness on the part of the American people that the local rulers of their chief city should al have | proven themselves to be men of high character and spotless integrity. The following is rulers of Washingt yors—Robert Brent, 180: James H. Blake, 1813; B . Smallwood, 1819; ‘ ightman, ‘ N ter Fore 640.449; War depart riment, $3,899,13 lit grounds, 1,30: complete list of the local dames ¢ 1861; S. J.} 1858; Riehar Bowen, i865; M. G. Em. Governors —Hen! R. Shepherd, 187 Commissioners—Wm, Dennison, 1874: Henry yD. Cooke, 1871; Alexander | | | T. Blow, 1874; J. H. Ketcham, Phelps, 1875; Thomas B. Br: Dent, 1878; Thomas P. Mor 3 Jose] decker, 18! 3. 1 Wheat! . 1838; John W. is6y ws W. Raymon L. G. Hine, pasos inne ls The Demands of the Railroads. To the Editor of ime Eves: Stan: To the ordinary wayfarer, who has seen our great government set upon and belabored by | one railroad company and its work on the | Eastern Branch bridge destroyed as fast as the | United States engineer in charge could erect | it, there is little surprise that another railroad, | a rival line, should write such a letter as that | recently received by the Commissioners of this | District. This modest epistle suggests that the | grades of certain Washington strecis be changed road's idea of what is best for itsown purposes. This chartered and overgrown Knox express company, so to speak, for all common carriers are but servants of the people, must turn the grandest city of the grandest country in the world upside down to satisfy its greed “because forsooth the city grades do not suit it or its policy. This is the same company which recently declined to receive freight for Wash- ington because it hopes to starve the Washing- ton business men into submission to its illegal demands, What would be a fuir way for these great corporations, who abuse the privileges aiready allowed them by sulking and refusing to deliver freights, to proceed in order to ac- quire terminal facilities in Washington? Would it not be by application on their part to Con- gress to be allowed to condemn certain squares most suitable to their purpose,and by asking that they may enter such squares by tunnel or ubove grade? Would any ot the citizens object to | this? Notatall, In proof of this we need | only cite the case of the Richmond and Dan- ville company, which corporation has rece: by a biil passed without the smaliest objection by any citizen, procured all the freight tacili- ties they require—has and does now have the tull use and enjoyment of nearly three squares of ground near the south end of the Lon, bridge. Why do not the Pennsylvania comp: and the Baltimore and Ohio thus proceed? The answer comes to every man who knows anything of the railroad question in Washing- ton, It is because these two great corpora- tions are today occupying the public streets and the public reservations of Washington free of charge, the one being situated within a stone’s throw almost of the United States Capitol building,to the north, «nd the other occupying the mall (a United States reservation and granted as such by the original proprietors) and some million of fect of the public streets on the south thereof, and they are afraid that if they should go directly to Congress anything granted by that body would be given only conditionally upon the railroad ees the mall and the public streets. Here, then, we have the spectacle of these two great oo the servants of the peopleand of the business men, sulking and refusing to do that for which they were cre- ated, because they intend to brow-beat those who are their masters into going to Congress for them and in their behalf, and inducing that body to pass an act recognizing the railroads’ right to the streets and avenues which have been occupied as freight yards for years under the sly pretence of exercising a right of way over such streets and avenues, which base right of way is all that has ever been granted, ‘This position as taken by the railroad com- panies can only be expressed in the following words: “We are too mean to do what every business man is compelled to do, viz: buy land for ourselves, but prefer to have the public land for nothing. We are too smart to ask Congress to give us this right, for if we do in 80 doing we call attention to this fact end may have to get off the streets and mall. We had better continue to break the law, as our presi- dents admit we have done, and are doing, and continue to run over and kill people upon our grade crossings and cut off the citizens and business men from the river front—the only place where our rivals (the boats) can land— until these business men find themselves in such plight that they will be glad to have all our above crimes wecelised! by a business-man’s appeal to Congress in that behalf.” H. se satire ‘Women and Street Car Horses. To the Editor of Ta EvENrNe Star: Can’t the ladies of Washington in some way be persuaded to show a little more consider- ation for the poor street car horses? In some cities, St. Louis and Chicago, for example, the street cars can only be stopped on the street crossings. Here the blocks are too long and irregular, but there should be a notice in every car that the car cannot be stopped every two minutes or within twelve feet of a previous stop. In the present state of affairs the poor horses are continually straining themselves to start thecar, Women are the most thoughtless creatures. One woman stops the car and ahghts and within twelve or even six feet of that stop another woman calls a halt that she may ‘ht exactly in front of her own destina- tion. ought in common humanity to the horses to leave the car when the other person does and thus save the poor horses from strain- ing their thin backs for @ fresh start just as coe iy fairly under way. The only excuse for such selfish inaolence on the part of the women, for men do not do this thing, is extreme weak- ness, Women in ordinary health can easly walk a few steps even in the rain, Iam a woman myself, but I always avail my- self of a stop near my destination, so ay to save the poor beasts as much as I can, There are perhaps twelve other women who do likewise, ©. —_—— To New Yorke via Battimone axp Oxto.— and Obio maintains a complete trains to connection at Philadel- lvania and | around it, and | Rol i | dened siic With as little flour a | dusted tue board with Hour or corr CANDY M AT HOME. A Disszrtaros Ox Axenican WINES. Some Practi Suggestions to the Younger Members of the Family. now HAVE ALL THEY Fou NECESSARY Dy even the moat | UTENSILS FOR RECIPES EASILY of thoroghly S ure made ORNIA crap a es which ness and H. A. SELIGSON, © members of | be pleased to | eties of or she can n Of course ties of sugar shou ing the best ciass grocery ectioner’s be- 4 Brandies are t set, hotwith- Standing the fact that my prices are the very lowest. My 20 percent removal discount will be indefiniiely continued, PLEASE COMPAKE MY PLICES WITH THOSE OF OTHERS. wh tore h can be bought at any first- lowing utex young pe many of the will answer, things already in the house that Original Reduced Prices ~ Prices PASADENA WINES, ancépan, with a's! handle, hold- . shoald be on ans holding one tent for melting PerGal perual, ei ve pint en conve cups, however, will auswer. 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Tenumeratea few: N j ix Rums and all the » including the celebrated after-dinner CKEME DE MeUTHE (Cream of Ment), about the siz Leyon © rind of a In Demijohus or Bottles, very low. jnice on it, bi uslin; pat th a your see 1 favor wit! ou; roll in | 600 Or S00 20 ndy dough y put in one have roll one in the | 4g ohne on top op of co nds instea uy some almonds, blanche ner of the caudy bail, p tas you do the t Nu Take ¢ parts of plain fon- dant s. mix well and form into ia eecoacen aroll, Cover this roli with pink fondant and the pink with white or choe: s preferred, THE WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANT, 1 sugar and when well har- 1200 and 1207 Penna. ave. n.w. CHocoLaTEe Caras, Dust the molding board $ possible, With the hands Telephone Call 112-3. roll a piece of ant on the board into a ey ais-was indrical st an inch in diameter; cut it | — ; into ineb: roll cach between the palms of the hands to give md stapeand| Now Is Tue Tore n place on pai It is best to do this part ; y and leave the creams to harden until the nest, when they may be dipped in the chocolate, Watsct Crean k the white of an egg into mY ed tumbierand put in enough cold w itone-third full; put ina vanilla, stir quickly half a minute str in enough pulverized 8 to make as stiff as bi dough; take a teaspoonful in the palma of the hand, roll into a little bail, flatten a little, put on a slightiy but- tered plate and press into the top of it Half an English wainat, Cream Dates,—Select nice, glossy dates, cut aiengthwise slit in each about two.thirds its length and remove the pit, Have im readiness a small quantity of fondant and, having slightly arch, ruil the fondant into a long, narrow strip about size of the little finger; divide this strip into pieces about an incn long. roil them into io sinooth pieces and place one in the opening in each dat ce the date alittle to retain the cand: Some preter to roll the portions of fondant in granulated sugar before placing them in the dates or make the candy dough’ th i Take AND F. 8, WILLIAMS & CO, DRUGGISTS, 18 THE PLACE TO BUY HOLIDAY PRESENTS, In order to close out our entire stock of PLUSH GOODS, consisting of Manicure Sets, Toilet and Shaving Cases, Plush Mirrors and Thermometers, | Callenders, Comb and Brush Cases, Odor Cases, &c., We will uot refuseauy reasousble offer, Be sure to EXAMINE OUR GOODS BEFORE BUYING. sin: SOME OTHER GUODS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. BOTTLES. BOTTLES. BOTTLES. and all em with the dough or cream, Let it pro- trude at the ends of the date, Por Pair. Worth. Cwocoar: Coatixo FoR Cazaxts.—Melt a] pores £oF Covering... : cake of any chocolate in a pan that has | poities for Toilet Waters, 60 been set in another pan filled with boiling | Pottles for Extrac Hy water. When the chocoiate is hquid put into | Toilet Pitchers. bd it a lump of parafline the size of asma.l walnut, | Toilet Pitchers aq and adda lump of butter haifus large and a | Cutlass Bottle are few drops of vanilla, stirring thoroug ten | oe ae. “4 the creams in the chocolate and place them on | Ct Glass Fitchers, Seed paraftine paper to cool. ‘Cut Glass Pitchers. a 9.00 A fork is convenient tor this pui ough many prefer to use a hat pin, thrusting its point in the top of e cream, immersing the latter quicsiy i chocolate and as quick atine paper, ‘his is a conv method of coating ihe creams, ° : tioners add a littie giycerine or a few drops of linseed oil to the meited chocolate to thicken it, by which they are enabled to give the creams a heavier coat of chocolate, but many persons object to this addition, Canamers.—For this work afew pounds of glucose will be needed, for all confectioners use that substance as the foundation of their candies, as it prevents graining. Glucose is as pure as sugar, being a thick coloriess, almost tasteless syrup, made from grape sugar or trom honey or stareh, It may be procured in smail quantities of confectioners. Place four cuptuls of granulated sugar in the saucepan and add three heaping tablespoonfuls of glucose and a cupful of boiling water, Set where it will soon boul, stirring aimost constantly, until it will harden like taffy when dropped into cold water; then add immediately a cupful of rich ream and a lump of butter the size of an egy Now let it boil again, stirring nearly all the time with a long-handled wooden paddie, ‘ihe caramel should boil until it will snap when dropped in water; it is then done, and should be immediately removed from the fire, flavored to taste and poured out to cool, either on the marble slab or in a dripping pan, as preferred, 10,000 BOTTLES. the plucing it on the par- Must be sold and the prices will sell them. Don’t buy until you Lave seen our goods, WE HAVE ALSO FOR THE HOLIDAYS Shaving Mugs, latest desiens, for B5eq 50c4 GSc.. T5e., 81, 81. Hand Mirrors, Manicure Goods, Smokers’ Sets, Pocket Books, Card Cases, Vases, Pot Pourri Jars, Handsome Puffs and Puff Boxes, Ceilu- loid Brushes and Combs, Soap Boxes, Faucy Whisk Brooms and Holders, Oxidized Haudie Whisk Brooms, Celluloid Handle Whisk Brooms, sachet Powders, Hand-painted Suchet Bars, Chamois Skins, Colognes ‘Toilet Waters, all colors for Act Work, Extracts, and th prices are lower than ever before, ‘Try a bottle of our Toilet Cologne, Prices 15c,, 2e., 50c. and $1 per bottle, PRESCRIPTIONS, Onur prices for prescriptions have been reduced in Proportion to other goods, We use only the purest drugs and chemicals from-the most relisble manu- facturers. We cheerfully invite a careful inspection of this department by physicians. Don’t mistake the place—THE TEMPLE DRUG When the caramet is nearly cold cut itin long} 410-c0 F. 8. WILLIAMS & CO., Proprietors, strips about'an inch wide, using a large, sharp knile thet has been slightly buttered to prevent | yey y URRR NN NITTITU URRR FER itsticking. Remove each strip as soon asitis| F U UR RNN nn z UG UR RE cut off, and divide it into pieces an inch long, | fF § URRERNNI 2 0 URRE EE Wrapping each block in paratine paper; the|¥ “yy HN MN & ‘UU E BEERS caramels are then finished, = ses. Written for Tar EVENING STAR, tix Robert Browning, (1812-1889.) RJ. HORNER & CO; To this last iron age was born, and blundered Earthward a great poet soul, in vain. Bat last night the old eagle eoared again. ‘Toiling fullhard to sean him oft I've wondered, 1, 63 AND 65 WEST 23D STREET, ‘Sul: straining after the jarred sense, as thundered a Past me his long thoughts’ heavy-.aden train, —_ Ail ripened fruits of ages in that brain Which bore away the treasure grasped and plun. | LARGEST EXHIBIT OF ARTISTIC FURNITURE dered. ‘ AMERICA We ne'er shall see his equal, or a second. ™ He has removed, condensing so, in scorn, — His too high thoughts for language here, heaven- STORE, under Masonic Temple, corner 9th and F ste, Fe EDUCATIONAL. _ HINGTON. idice open daily and Wedneeday yi aug bee hve wonderful jroprea of studenta | re LESSONS. ADEMY Or ‘ ‘ a nw. bear F SCHOOL YE AK OPENS JANTARY 5, 1890. Send tor catuiaue {. GEORGE'S HALL FOX Bows, ST. GHORG! SS) Nd. Prot. J.C. Kinear, A.M. Prt rs 22 Fim! MERCIAL SCHOOL, 407 E CAP. bool in Wasbineton. Boarding Scuool; #100 toe orouch, > per ceut have o: idorsed by those im atter diate New methods. easy te: @ proerona. to Dusan es Course pupila, * < reall bet. Sand 7 pm. ale i \ Iss SCHMIIT'S SCHOOL KINDERGARTE! al dl rte at 401 i at Coack from, | northwestern section, teacher are-inyangine Artie i d Speech Kesding Caught the Deaf @lu-1 HALVALD GRADUALE | DISUES rir Siugly orm Suunll C.ssmea Apply. to wai. PUTNAM, ast, | 49-1m At Sanders X Stxyman's. #44 Fat ne, } RSM AINDAMGALTEN AND, iM scious {AND 1 | DERGARTEN NOKMAL TRAINING CLas@, | wis dderlana piace, south of Dupont circle. a |} O02 .biieain sr. ee | a3 WASWINUTOS, “D. —— THE MISSES KERK'S SCHOOL FOR YOUN@ | LADIES AND LITTLE CHILDREN. n30-tofe@_ ME ASD MES. WAL E. McELHINNEY, | aYE | Studio 401. Sd st nw Portraits im Crayon, O@ Sind Pastel. Au easy method of texchuns Crayon Pom Lessons in China Fainting, Oi, Water Colom d Pastel, wks im? FEMALE S MINAKY. TRB wk Of Members of Congress, Officials of the i who Lave daughters to educate tg {WUEL, W Levee thorough edtieat obtained and tue best care ts taken of dinorals, Bend for a catalogue W. Mt PURNELL, LL.D, 29-1m* Fxedorich, MQ LOCUTION ADD DRAMATIC AKT 4 Also » Lepor: ShaftesLury method. Le ular containing terme aud 1 Miss MAUD bb. BhCAWI ULIA K BALCH, HAVING EXH Kl NOB aching the 1 tpllsh 1 we to Foreinerty we Pee atter services ae Teacher to Metzters of the fae Congress and to Furey Logats aS oc 29-2 2 Exccvros Axp Oxarony, MARTYN COLLEGE OF ELGcUTION, O14 Leta stu, near t Diplomas, Degreessuid Teachers: Ceruficaterawarded fo wraduates. UShicries coins privately OF ia cing | CEU etuluess. “Iwo your cit}. Fulteen years a member of the faculty of baste an College, Joint author of the cebrated bastna® Jest Books ‘Busues Course: Bockkecy tue (astm Aystem, embracity Ibe Practice an Bankinw), Peuiuauship, « Anthinetio, Word Len rke hs Course: rite 5 cured jountancy, Si ypewr Le raphy, New building, wew furustur heat Other modern couveuiences. bend tor circulate. OO» LUMBIA COLLEGE OF COMMERCL, O00 F st, amy “4m CADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS, 1312 MASS. ave., will reopen Mondry, September 2. Tt att ity for acquiriux & thorough and firs efforts are sured to advance the pupil TUUELt COR THOS theory and tecknie abd embraces jiave, barp, Violm, urtar aud banjo. Languages general vocul and drawing a work t ehool of Practical j4uglisb. Schou) of Bhorthand aud 1% behool o1 Lelegrapay wud beoi uf writing. F rect ical Sclemen Speuceriau } eumaualry. oolof Mechanical aud Architectural Drawing, and night sessicus. or send for iltustrated catalogue free. HENKY C. SPENCE LLL, SFEACER, Vice Princival. (BE beRIAIZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, 23 14th st. u.w., Weshungton, Recognized in Aiwericaand } urope as tbe best schoo’ for speedy mastery of the Fureigu Lauguages. New Tenus Lewin bow. ‘Trial Lessons Free. Branches in Boston, brovkiyu, New York, Philadel phia, Chicago. Berlin: and Paris. weld DWAKD C. TOWNSEND, v} ‘Teacher of Elocution, Correct (deep) Breathing o-ce Culture, Orstorical an@ Drawatic 1S17 Loth st. now. os IsS BALCH’S CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTR, 1207 10th st. n.w.—Persons prepared success uly tor all Exauunatieus. kivcution taught apd Come positions revised, Book Keeping aspecialty. auzy-Gm ee FINANCIAL. — = —== NACOMA, WASHINGTON TEHMITURY.—SM. un be pinced here so as to yield QL irom ZS Le OU perceut inside of twelve ancuthe ‘Dbete are be surer or suler uvestiucuis, BETHELL, McMANUS & GILLESPIE, se23-3m opal; SARA Ublman Market Block, Tacoma, W.T, COKSON. JN J CORSON & MACARTN: GLOVER BUILDING, 1419 F ST. N.W. Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds. Exchange. Loans. Collections, ocks and . abd all securities listed wes of New Lork, Puladeplus, Boston ¢ Wouxht abd sold. cof iuVestincut securities. District Auilroad, Gus, we und Lele i. hone Stoc PROFESSIONAL, _ [ OLD-ESTAULISHLD ONLE wad “batural-borm Churvoyaub ted per- dnaneutly th puiva Clay was boru wi secoiid mbt; Feveals every Liddeu nay siet), ude lost view property, bisngs ecpatuted toi tiiet, cUseS Ay Lan TUES, VED mUccEam 1 DUSILeSR, FeMOVES tunuly troubles, i coudential advice gh ending pose peculatiotim, love or anything ye f Dever beea kuown to fatl, succeeded where all others Lave faited, Sitiings, 5Uc, MoursY a.m, to S30 pan Suudays, ZtoS pia, ay-ast 3s, BLOOhE TELLS ALL 1HE EVENTSOP LIkE. All Vususese comtuenual, our ® uM: or am Evelisi: or Gertuun, Ali business confidential, bours, Ya.m. to¥p.m. 421 Yeb st. Dp. ov Sunday trow 10 a.m. to 8 -3U p.m. BICYCLES. ICYCLES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. “Gazelle” is the only grade, lot Salety Bicycle yet oflered for the little 10lks. ity strony aud graceful. iubular steel frames and ad- justable cone beariugs throughout, Weighs 10 Cr | jers than the Juvenile machines heretorore sold can be adjusted to suit cuildren aud youths trom 8 to 16 years of ave. For sale by all dealers aud atthe manufactory, 1116 K st. uw. Price $40. CRAWFORD & ©O., Cycle Manufacturers and Importers. yh Danearm FOR ay ays ia q ety roles, gy steel Irae ‘machines with balls: over, at the rice of cast-iron American machines with plain bear. foes. CRAWJORD & Ov, 1116 ket. nw. B26-lm* SMITH'S COMBINATION “DAKT" 8 For Ladies and Gents. Xmas Stock of BOYS’ AND GIKLS' SAFETIES. Open evenings. (vcx-san) 4 Yeh ot. PRINTERS. =e CQUEEN & WALLACi M' ek P Sob PRINTERS, | 419.3m OS-1116 E st. a LEGAL AND PROFESSION, ING OF ALL KINDS. > FINE WORK A SPECIALTY. s7_ TegON, BROTHERS, BBACTESSD BOOKMIRD ERS jel-7m List Penusyivane avenue DENTISTRY. 4. B. TEN EYCK, londy . TEX SHOW ROOMS FILLED WITH THE LATEST | 3601 0 nw. corer 10th and Q. Red. , Since Hschylus and Shak-speare beck. | PRODUCTIONS OF THE FURNITURE AND pase res ea plaice bani HOLSTERY ART FUOM THE RECOGNIZED | REE DENT INFIRMAIN TEETER And we hear as when Balaustion said MANUFACTURING CERTERS OF THE WORLD. | 5. Jer quserin. ot liek ct neue ental Bepare Unto a friend: “Euripides is dead.” Grand Exhibition of IMPORTED NOVELTrEs | McLtof Columbian University. from 1 te o JOHN Savaky. | suitable for HOLIDAY and WEDDING PRESENTS, | June 30. ——o i ag ~ as a and for Drawing Room use and ornamentation, st | YR. 87 AER PARSONS, DENTIST, OTH ST, Bw. A Young Lady Deseribes the Grip. _| *P*islly attractive prices. Sate Fillies SspecunicrAchipe cot mnres ocr From the Baltimore Sun. Visitors to New York are cordially invited to call | [10% a6 Whatever the origin of the influenza— and examine our stock and prices. The central loca- whether Russian or Parisian—it has got a foot- tion of our establishment (adjoining Eden Musee) makes it easy of access from all parts of the city. the nose of New York, and the doctors there | %19-3tam,wesm are beginning to admit that it is epidemic. A agri = who is stopping in New York GRATEFUL—COMFOERTING, for the hol writes that shi others in crpetel house Raoy a agit ree Benes Benen. igh oe oat hota mes S| cay green ene cranes ug) vat with influenza, ‘The malady ie in New Yorks for 1 | pecs Seer aa eee aera as whch have it now, and have been just as sick with it WI ae ot as it is possible to be. since Inst, when | Sheers ga. aPaaes, Hevea, cur oraktant sneezing began—and such sneezing! He has | save us many heavy doctors’ it is by the 4 been kept up, night and day, until I it ious use of euch articles of diet that a. ‘ation the explosions would blow off my head. ay be ernduaiy bale Gl trong ‘spurl poll gto are like those of an Afro- ualadies are osting around Us ready to ‘attack wher- oat See ore ee Pag Lem oto por Mads prepeniy frame.’ throat inside, white as i | Eerwuce casete, EOUSEFURNISHINGS, __ & fall line of GAS COOKING STOVES (On hand and for sale.