Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1890, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON MPLY TERRIBLE! Over Seven Handred Deaths from Pacemonia in New York City ih one week. One half of all deaths might not have occurred. When the first cough, f tightening of the chest was noticed one spoonful of Perry Davis’ Pain- in sweetened taken internally, and bathed with Pain-Killer externally, would have checked the and saved the life. is given in time to all who may be in danger but who do not realize it. This warning A SUPERB PICTURE. DUCHESS jOF DEV- After Gainesborough, An Exquisite Mezzotint Two New Subjects of MacWHIRTER'S. “AUTUMN” and “THE FAIRY OF THE GLEN.” “CHRIST AND THE RICH RULEK,” By Hoffman, Dresden. Suaile~ sizes bow Ke: “HOME, SWEET HOME,” by Rost. “FLY FISHING,” Winslow Homer, and many other Fine Subjects, in FTCHINGS, ENGRAVINGS and PHOTOGRAPHS. NEW PAINTINGS AND MIRRORS. CBILDE HASSAM'S Paintings, in Oil and Water Colors, now on exhibition JAMES 8. 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Possess x Mi this PRIZE ESSAY PHYSICAL DEBILIT of Assistant Poyaiciane may be aly. by mall oF Tar Peabopy No. 4 Bulfinch St., Bost orders for books of directed as above, rps lived in luxury in a tent from provisions on the at the office of INSTITUTE, jon. Mass.. to whom al letters for advice shoul PRINTERS. ARBY, BOOK, JOB, NEW BR. Printing. Skilled worku ; improved machinery, larmest facili $y, Seteatoction, Jt uw, south side, LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL PRINTING OF ALL KIND! ADGES & FORReeT. ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELOKS AT La’ 402 Ob st. ow, ‘Telephone 1195- 3515 hee EAN STEAMERS, PE ORRACRREE so ws co Aller, W: Seana cb cfs trom ve. ‘BIZ AFTER TWENTY YEARS’ ABSENCE, A Washington Boy’s Story Which Sounds Like a Fairy Tale. N Norman R. Smith, who was a page in the United States Senate in 1969-70, but has since lived at Port Angeles, state of Washington, is in town for the first time in twenty years, Daring his boyhood’s stay here he was 4 com- panion of Harry W. Spofford and other well- known young Washingtonians,with whom he is the chest | holding # happy reunion. When he met Capt. Bassett the silver-haired assistant door keeper recalled him at once and all the details of his career. In those days Grant was President, Chase was Chie? Justice of the Supreme Court, Chas. Sumner and Henry Wilson were in the Senate, Blaine and Conkling were in their | Prime, but the monument wae only half com- | pleted, Washington was a country town, and | Sileott had not been heard from | “Yes, things have changed a good deal in twenty years,” said Mr. Smith to a Stan re- porter. “here as well as on the Pacific coast, ior which my early attachment has strength- ened with every season, About 1865 the Port Townsend people, through influences at San Franciseo, secured congressional action re- moving the port of entry from Port Angeles to | Fort ‘Townsend—a place originally recom- mended by my father when collector—Wat, in- stead of taking it there,they took it to their own town, seven miles from the fort, and twenty vears later, in 1885, the act was amended by changing the word ‘fort’ to ‘port.’ ” “Now you folks want it back again to Port | Angeles?” “No, all we ask is a subport of entry. We are have all we ask. So ie in getting the they willing we shoul I | peninsula between Puget sound and the ocean, t has a land-locked harbor and is the nearest refuge for ocean vessels, At one time this aea- son there were twenty-five ve our harbor during astorm. We would build up a considerable commerce if the government would take off out shackles. ‘The measure was pessed last winter, but killed by a pocket veto, ‘This is our year to win.” od deal of climate on the sound?” s has been our coldest winter in twenty done night the meroury got down to zero.” of rain?” winters and Italian summers are the nilest climate in the world.” tunste to name your state after the We are patriotic out there and like the ne, but might hav ed it Georgia if the southeast hadn't al ly utilized that title. What this city ought to do is to change its name to Georgetown, which would perpetuate the memory of the father of his country just the same.” i; WHEN PORT ANGELES WAS ON TAP. Each session of Congress brings to Washing- tou from every state in the Union many a per- son who, in reminiscent mood, can unfold some happy story to be added to the national collection; and in these imperium in imperio days not a few of the most interesting pilgrims | like Young Lochinvar come out of the west, j bur notevery one can weave a tale with so strong and true a warp and such happily tinted woot as that given to a Stax reporter this page of the long time ago. In the years before the war his father, Vie- tor Smith, # strong anti-slavery man, was the editor of the Cincinnati Commercial and gave powerful support to Salmon P. Chase in suc- cessinl campaigns for the governorship of that state aud other high places, thus forming an intimate friendship that endured through lif Soon after Mr. Lincoln assumed the presi@ency and Mr. Chase became Secretary of the Treas- ury Mr Smith was appointed cellector of cus- tome at Port Townsend on Puget sound. In 1862 Mr. Smith came Washington re- ceived instructions to remove the port of entry to Port Angeles. about forty hearer the ocean and opposite Victoria, B.C.. but on his return a lieutenant in the revenue service. who was lett in charge, refused to give up the keys there being a contest as to which town should be the front door of the continent. Collector | Smith, undisturbed by this action, trained the guns Of the revenne cutter Shubrick on the cus- tom house and gave the people of the place ten minutts to get out of town. The keys of com- meree were yielded up and Port Angeles was ile through the influe veyor general of the Henry. who had t | physician at Springfield, Mr. Smith was re- | moved, and Secretary © going to the ~ | President, told him if he could get along with- out such men as Victor Smith he could get along Without Salmon P. Chase. President Lincoln said he had to yield to the pressure against Smith. but that he believed him to be all right and asked the Sec the first opening nediately ‘y and deta: around the coufederacy to the Pacitic coast, POWERS AS SPECIAL AGEN”, As apecial agent he was empowered to cause of the sur- President's family when he took a dry goods bux concealing a sate that contained nearly $3,000,000 in currency from the New York subtrea charge to the isthmus, he Gibbs, @ treasury i ments and planuing the same boat, Suspecting held till the boat cleare leased Gibbs secured a tag and running it into }the Golden Ki paddle wheel forced her to return for repairs. When two or | three days out at sea, after clearing the second time, Gibbs was found to be on board. He and the young captain were in cahoots, and one day the cap- tain, without any other information than such as Gibbs bad given him. demanded that Smith place his treasure with the purser and take a receipt for it. Smuth declined instructions and, to deceive his enemies, drew a revolver, de- claring that any one entering his room would pay for such a deed in blood. To keep up the deception he refused thereafter to jeave his | room, though the box of currency was in an- | other part of the ship. His wife, a daughter of Nathaniel P. Rogers of New Hampshire, and their son Norman, then a young lad, were with him and witnesses to the thrilling events of the voyage. STRUCK ON A REEF, Defeated in their scheme to obtain the money by craft and peaceful means they adopted a bolder and what proved a more successfal Rule struck Roncadore reef in the Caribb wom; | sea, 200 miles northeast of Aspinwall aud twen- tiful | ty-five miles out of the vessel's proper course, only $i.00 by | T ytothe reef was three miles distant fm plan wrapper. Illus trative Prospectas Free. if distinguished withor, ceived the GOLD AND JE from the N. | and to this the 600 passengers were safely trans- j ferred. For eleven days this number of people | lived on nothing but raw bird eggs found on | the rocks, while the captain of the vessel, Gibbs, ion, NERVOUS "con | the treasury spy and traitor, and two actresses 'Y Dr. Parker and acot ship, an armed crew protecting them and pre- venting any onc else going aboard the ship until the seventh day. when they found their j baggage rifled und all valuables stolen. | After eleven days of such existence | the United States gunboats Huntsville and State of Georgia picked up the passengers, many of whom were suffering with Panama fever, and took them to Aspiuwall, accom- panied by Gibbs and the captain, who kept one of his boats with the stolen treasure un- der cauvas and close surveillance. Special Agent Smith remained behind three weeks longer till officially relieved. On the 14th day the Golden Rule went to pieces, but the divers found the safe in the bottom of the sea, a billy with which it had evidently been opened, and rolls of worthless bonds (because not yet coun- tersigned) floating around near by and plainly saturated with bilge water, thus proving, if further proof was necessary, that Gente was rifled before the vessel sank. TLL-GOTTEN Gains. The captain never went to sea again, but re- tired with an ample fortune to Seven Mills, N.Y., and Gibbs went to Paris, where he spent much of his life and all of bis ill-gotten treas- ure. He afterward made another pile through | intimacy with a wealthy English family named Perkins, but was gathered to his grandfathers some time ago. Poor Victor Smith, sick almost unto death from exBosure in a fever climate, continued his voyage to San Francisco and there took the Brother Jonathan for the north, his wife and son having preceded him. The fate of that boat is well remembered by the newspaper readers of that time. Disabled in a —— in Legh barge may omy ent down, ami others, Gen. wife po | staff the editor of San Francisco Bulletin, the trusted agent, Victor Smith, and the territorial attorney gen- eral, Dr. Ancil G. Henry, who, when he left the coast for the east on the of the lector, remarked REAL ESTAT! Two Large Office Buildings in Course of Erection Here, THE FINE, EXAMPLES [OF OLD TIME ARORITEOT- IN THIS VICINITY—AN ENGLISH SYNDICATE ANXIOUS TO BUY—OTEER MATTERS OF INTEREST. URE TO BE SEEN “The revival of the colonial style of archi- tecture here, as mentioned in last Saturday's observed a well-known architect to Star man, ‘called to my mind the fact that in this locality may be found some of the finest specimens of old colon: seen in this country. al houses that can be The houses in Alexandria. furnish some of the best examples, while in number of buildings which ts of this style. Georgetown there illustrate the me with the exception of the octagon house, the | Tayloe honse, ahd several others, the old houses still standing have no particular merit, They built chiefly by people of moderate | means, and as a rule without any particu- they built snbstantial honses after correct | models, and those of a later generation who for the antiqne admire the old patures of the archi antry adjacent to this city there are many c shouses which have served as sugges- | tions when the colonial styie became able in the north aud eas’ «s has come a great deal of the an- tique furniture and xilver ware which is now ace of honor in th hington archite From these Vir- building. Upon these beams the joists homes of fash- therefore, if they «colonial style of architect- ure, need not go fur away trom home to see ‘This city may be center of that peculia which is now experier AN ENGLISH SY: A Boston man who represents an English syndicate has been in the city during the past He is looking for investments and ex- presses his readiness to buy up any kind of business that promises to pay three or four per cent upon the money. time that the ri has visited th willing they should keep all they've got and | b school of architectare amodern revival” > of an English syn- of the large dry goods houses, but it never ma- The man now here among other proposed to purchase outright a br making plant located near this city. the offer was for twice the amount of the cap- yet this was not good enough to tempt holders to part with their stock. Brick-making when properly managed is per cest profit is not unusual, other hand the balance is liabte to fall on the je of the ledger, so_perh’ vestor is just as ll off that his money ted in that business, Their rep- , however, is still on the lookout for some profitable Washington investment, A handsome block of five houses will be immediately begun at the northeast corner of 20th and K streets for Mr. John W. Payne of Troy, New York, who is a large owner of real Paine last year spent ction of a block of e triangular square Washington circle 2d and L streets. Schneider. the architect, has also designed the new houses, which are to be three stories high the fronts are to be of one up to the window sills of the first story, finished with pressed bricks with stone urichments. They ),000 in the e aud have basement ure of the interiors is he large central staircase hall. ‘The first floor mentioned Mr. Paine has built many other ad intends to continue to improve his vacant ground, having found that Washing- better than most other ton real estate 5 IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE BR acting with ex-Representa- tive Archie M. Bliss of New York, who repre- dicate, has seetred op- sof land beyond the nd along the line of Jed, lying largely an thoroughfare D0 acres, for a Mr. H. A. Linge sents a Califor tions on nume Eastern branch ting upward of purchase price deal is completed a t platted and before the present season is past what is now open country and pasture land will 1 cvessible to the city. aents already contemplated across the new bridge is a line that will bring t apitol buildin THE NATIONAL t tional Union insurance company have commenced the erection of a fire-proof office building on the site of the frame stracture known as 918 F street. 27 feet wide by will have their office rooms on the first floor. The counters and other fittings are to be of nd molded. The wrought iron, prated in harmony in raised plastic aburb will be »suburb within five min- The company the arrest of any suspicious characters and | . . ens will be of delica walls and ceiling will be de with the wood work, probab’ ‘The stairway and elevator, with toilet rooms opening on each floor, will be located in the center of the building. will be separated from the front and back of the building by thick brick walls running from the cellar to the roof, thus isolating the means of egress from the other portion of the build- ing. Tho stairway is to be fire-proof and the uy on a dray to | ale, that was to convey ‘This central space 38 hisevil designs Smith had him arrested and | bat on being re- | Davies, who acts as Jackson's spokesman, asked, “Why, he’s a professional wrestler and weighs 240 pounds, He had trained two weeks because I offered $100 to any man in Troy who would stand up before Jackson for four rounds, Lambert wanted the money and he got it. He didn’t stand up, but he wasn't knocked out. In the first place he would not agree to any- body buta Troy saloon keeper for referce, and after we let him have his own way in that he insisisted on having eight-ounce gloves, Well, what could you expect anybody to do yesterday at Birmingham, Ala., that he saw from the car the body of a colored man sus- pended bya rope around his neck from a ps, bases, bosses and panels will all be carved or modeled from special designs of the Architect Glenn Brown. THE ISTER-OCEAN BUILDING. On the west side of 9th street between E and F atreet a large office building is being erected which will bear the euphonious name of Inter- Ocean, As it is located about midway between the two office -buildings—the Pacific and t Atlantic—the name reieteeon is es tobe very appropriate. Ax shown in the accompany- ingont. the new building will preseht an ims posing appearance. It will rise to a height of eight Srorbe and the design prepared by th architect, J. L. Smithmeyer, is a pleasing cot bination of brick and stone, The building will have a frontage of 40 feet and @ depth of 107 feet. A feature of the construction 1s the use of an iron frame work bedded in brick walls, Tron posts at intervals of 16 feet furnish sup- ort for iron beams extending across the width will rest. The two lower floors will be fitted up for business purposes and the arrangement of the upper stories will be specially adapted for the use of the census office in accordance with plans approved by Superintendent Porter. It 1s expected that the building will be com- pleted by June 1. when the lease of the census office begins. The contractor 1s D, J. Macarty. The building is being erected by a stock com- pany. the officers of which are the following named: President, A. A. Thomas; vice presi dent, C. C. Duncanson; secretary and treasurer, John Paul Jones; executive and building com- mittee, A. A. Thomas, M. M. Parker, Geo. E. Emmons, A. T, Britton, Chas, B. Pearson, John Paul Jones and Henry Wise Garnett. —— WESTERN MARYLAND. A Washington Couple Divorced—Civil Service—A Surprise—Elections, Correspondence of Tar EVEXING Stan. HaGerstown, Mp., March 6, The “divorce mill” opens up lively this week in the court of this county,one absolute divorce having been granted and two applications filed. Jacob Spielman, undertaker, thi¢ city, was divorced from his wife, Mary Spielman, upon the ground of infidelity. The infant chil- dren were awarded to the care of Mr. Spielman, The parties were married in Washington, Mra, Spielman being a native of South Washington, The applications filed were by Charles R. Shaw of Downsville, who wishes to be sepa- rated from his wife, Laura V., and the other by Ann R. Miller, who seeks divorce from John Miller. Rev. J. M. Clymer of Keyser, W. Va.. has accepted a call to the Presbyterian church at Hancock, this county A civil service examination for appointment in the railway and department postal service was held here today by examiners from Wash- ington, But six candidates presented them- selves for examination, ‘The appointment of F, W. Catlin of New York as consul to Munich to suc Mr. E ward W ley of this city was a genuine sur- prise to the latter gentlemen and his friends. Mr. Meale? only arrived home last Monday on a two month?’ leave of abs: and on the his successor way named had gone to Washing~ ton to report to the Secretary of State. Silas N. Norris has been appointed postmas- ter at Rohrersville, this county, and John H. Rowland at Lydia Corporation elections were held this week Soousboro and Willi: port, this county, At the former letcher was chosen J.C, Brining, D. W. vn, Joseph Keed: commissioners. J.B, Mastors was elected bur- gess of Williamsport, with M. V. B. Huroh, Charles Davis, H. C. Ardinge and J, V. Hershey commissioners Fayetteville, aeross the line in Pennsylvania, on local option on Tuesday, and decide to go it “dry. Mrs, Samuel Knode of Washington is visiting relatives in this cit B. ee JACKSON’S BOUT WITH LAMBERT, “Parson” Davies Tells Why the Proy Wrestler Won the Match. Peter Jackson, the colored pugilist, arrived in Cleveland yesterday morning, accompanied by Jack Ashton, Sam Fitzpatrick and “Parson” Davies. Jackson denied the truth of the re- port that he came near being knocked out by Gus Lambert at Troy, N. the other night. “Do you know who Lambert is?” “ Parson” with pillows on his hands? Why, you might stand up before Jackson or Sullivan or auyoue else for a dozen rounds with such glo¥es on. There would be no possibility of knocking a man out with such things, When time was called Lambert rushed right in und grabbed Peter around the waist and tried to throw him down. Jackson didn't go in for @ rou; nd- tumble scrap. He obeyedthe rules and called fora foul. But Lambert's friend, the referee, refused to allow it, and the same tactics was repeated over and over again. In fact, that Lambert dia was to run around the s' try- ing to keep away from Jackson, res when he failed in that he would duck hi and catch Peter around the waist, all there was to it.” ——+e.____ —_ Suicide or Lynching. A passenger agent from Mississippi reported trestle near Sabena, Miss, He made inquiry and was informed that the negro had kilied a white man a few days before and had then committed suicide, “It is thought, however, that he waa lynched. ‘i i a A Bishop Deposed. At the session of the trial committee at the Sheffield Avenue Evangelical church in Chi- cago yesterday Bishop Bowman was déposed from his position and expelled from the church. He was.charged with ‘“unchristian conduct” in uttering falsehoods and in - ie his brethren in the ministey, Be bas been present at his trial, but conducted his defense from eastern Pennsylvania, Se Died on His Wedding Night. George H. Watkins of Portland, Me., was to have been married Thursday evening to Mis Mary Bain, The guests assembled, | to ® large extent, founded on the logic of WHAT 18 THE EARTH? Prof. Gore on the Primitive Notions of Its Shape and Structure. “Some primitive notions concerning the earth, ite shape and structure.” Such was the topic of the lecture delivered by Prof. J. H. Gore at the Columbian university yestesday afternoon in the presence of a great many folks whose eyes were opened to find that the an- cients used to have any idea whatever concern- ing thie floating ball, and that those were, the times, in itself rather flimsy and largely ridiculous, The lecturer said that there is an innate longing in man to learn all about his surroundings and he is always asking himself or somebody eise what is the size, = material of some unknown object both within and without reaching distance. It was this tendency that has given to the world the greatest inventions and has cleared away the doubts that have hung over the formation and position of the earth from the earliest ages until the problems were solved by Coper- micus and Newton. There isa mistaken idea about the real scope of the term “primitive notions,” the iecturer said, for such notions exist today as well as before the Christian era not so numerous and widespread or #0 erro- neous, to be sure, but yet just as primitive, THE SUPERSTITION OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN is a case in point, This fact is so important an element in the advance made by discoveries about the earth that chronology plays but a small part in the investigation of the growth of man’s intellect and knowledge im this dixec- tion, The fact that the earth from a height appears as a vast plain gave rise to many of the ridiculous and fanciful theories as to the natu) of the earth, and from this fact may probab be traced the complimentary and latdator myths which were devised by some of the an- cients, asserting that the particaiar nation in- terested was situated in the most valuable of all the spots on the suriace. EARLY MAP MAKERS, Early maps show some absurd preponder- ances of size and apparent importance in the location of the countries from which the maps originated, and from this fact it is not dificult to trace the names uf these early map makers through their own egotism, Jt was all based on the “Hub theory,” which is not confined to Boston alone by long odds, for it is directly traceable to the Chinese ata very early date, In fact there are few national records thet do not show that at some time in the history of each society there was an idea advanced to show that it was in the particular ecuter of the universe. This was aided by the apparent centering of the surroundings wheu one looks at the sky and notes that the horizon is at an even distance away in all directions. A PLAT ISLAND. One of the earliest idens of the earth was that it was an immense flat island surrounded by a great ocean in which there were several suall islands inhabited by horrible creatures, The | notion of an universal ocean was very strong. | Then the roundiug of the horizon came to | lead men to believe that the carth was a circle, and in most of the future theories this was the shape given toit. The Buddhists priests said that the earth was a huge circle su; twelve columns, which in turn were by the influence of thgir sacritices, was supposed to travel under the earth be- tween these columns every day, thus giving the alteration of day and night. The Hindoos were among the first to advance the spherical theory, but they went but half way. ‘The notion was that the earth was a hemispher more in the shape of a boat turned upside down. This was supposed to rest upon the head of an immense elephant, which stood on the back of a tortoise, When they were asked where the tortoise rested they replied that he swam in the great ocean. ABOCT THE OCEAN. The next question was a poser, but it was finally answered to the satisfaction of all, The ocean, they said, went all the way to the bot- tom. Thus every science has advanced its line of interrogation points until the final answer has been reached. The floating earth was a favorite with several nations, one of which had the idea that it was a cylinder, the upper hulf only being inhabited. When asked why it did not tip over thoy replied that there was no Treason why it should tip to one side rather than the other, and so from sheer indecision it did neither and remained stationary. One ot the most unique ideas was that of the sup- port of the earth being compressed air. The Greenlanders thought that it was sup- ported or pillars that were worn and cracked with age and so occasionally gave way and let the earth down and gave rise to the phe- Romena of earthqnakes, Pythagoras wag one of the earliest philosophers to claim that the earth was a spliere, inhabited everywhere, but he lacked the power to force this heretical doctrine upon the bigorty of the age—the same bigotry that has been a stumbling block to morable, Cosmos, in 535 A.D., e curious netions ina book entitled n Topog- raphy.” He said that the earth was 4 paraliclo- gram placed on a plane service. the inuer sides only being inhabited, men living there like birds ina cage. Beyond the earth was a great ocean and still farther b nd was an unat- tainable paradise. The venerable Bede thought that the carthwas an egg, surrounded by air and fire, all in the shape of other eggs floating as in a basin, Thus some of the early notions, which, making uo headway, were like so many beating time with their feet aad not mat But others were at the same time maki gress, and to the men like Galieo and Newton and Copernicus is due a vast deal of the light that now shiues on science, Written for Tae EveNixe Stan. The Song of the Master. “The flowering moments of the mind Drop haif their petals in our speech.” —0. W. Homes. Ay, echos thin! though clarion-toned he be: Godlike with frenzy of au instan ‘Tis gone—the dim, the dawn flower. = Lone—revelling, o'er Fancy's shore loss sea, ‘The light—the fi A glow, a grac In temples lowly, weak; in sun-crowned tower In gcorn of world-stained eyes; they chase—ye flee. In memory—in dead-years waning ghost, Ho seeks the keys—he seeks the song to tell. Ittrembles—moves. From thougut to thought unwound— Inve, Hope, deep joy, deep grief~tumultuous host. Shrined in the soul's delight—the rhythm’s spell, He sweeps the lyre; but lo,—an em: = 5 — She Choked a Lunatic. Mrs. Mary Peterson, while sitting in her kitchen in Chicago last evening, was attacked by Albert Jenssen, a lunatic, who had escaped from a Michagan asylum, He fired at her sev- eral times, but she clutched him by the throat and choked him until he was powerless and she was able to make her escape and summon the police. The officers had a desperate strag- gle with him before he Was secured, eee An Automatic Blush. From the London Daily News. ious individual, It can be Inid on half an hour or so before it is required to act, anf it can be set, like an alarm clock, to go off, or, ther, to come on, at a certain time. This is ATTRACTIVE HOMES. Some Useful and Beautiful Ornaments : for Table Decorations. MANY FANCIES IX FORKS AND STOOs#—AALT DISHES OF SILVER—mOW TO FMBELLION THE TABLE WITH EFFECT—LAMPS, FLOWER piss AND ORNAMENTAL NEEDLEWORK, LMOST every woek some new in vention is made or idea carried out, to keep up with which requires TBno Ifttic quickness of observation and ‘comprehension, Especially is this true of matters connected with the table. There is, apparently, inexhaustible ingenuity in producing novelties of all kinds in table furnishings, which are quickly appreciated by novelty seekers and appropriated at once for the embellishment of their feasts, One can never gq into the jewelry shops without finding plenty of these attractive and usefal articles, by their beanty they only conduce to envy, it may be, in the hearts of many who may see bat not possess. In silver the name is legion,—of all the spoons, forks and such “worldly gear.” Something new appears constantly, but still there is a kind of standard as to what is required in this line, One may be constantly adding to a store of these belongings, for nothing is more tempting to house mistress than these pretty forms in silver, just now the very height of its popularity, Of course the usual and ordinary spoons need not be mentioned by name, but the “extras,” as it were, may some of them be defined .as follows: Among’ the smaller spoons are the ones for | Roman punch, with bowls like a milk pan in xvld coin embedded in the bottom, be oxidized and the size is spoon except the one for cof- spoon is larger, with the bowl concave and smooth for extracting the luscious Juices of the fruit, The ice-cream spoon ix Similar to a_ teaspoon, only it is more round oval and sometimes has fluted edges to in- abe its individuality, IN PORKS one of the new forms is that for pastry. It is smaller than other forks and has four prongs, of which the two outer are more like narrow knife blades, ‘This makes of it a weapon of of- fense in case the pastry itself prove of an obdu- rate nature, To use with these last-mentioned forks are small silver dishes for the pates, with jong handles, Somewhat similar dishes are used for serving terrapin, these last baving covers in addition, SILVER SALT DISHES. Salt is set forth in several ways, fluted silver dishes are fancied, also cut glass, Sometimes the dishes are large and tiny salt spoons are used to take the quantity desired for individual use, and simall empty receptacles, to corre- spond with the large dish, are set at each plate, CENTER DECORATIONS, With somo hostesses there seems to be a re- action against the center mat or jong scarf with hand embroidery as its decoration. Many are using brocade mats and scarfs, and very lovely designs and coloring can be found in this material, Ata dinner given just before Lent the center cloth was of pink and gray brocade, the shades of lamps and candles pink, the low bowls were filled with brown leaves and gray lichen, while a few Dresden figures were placed ubout the table. The flowers for the ladies bunches of pink roses tied with pale ribbons. Atanother dinner the scarf in center wns of silver brocade, Small bunches of maiden-hair fern and white chrys- anthemums Jay along the edgea. At each corner was a large bunch tied with green rib- bon the shade of the fern. These were placed with their stems outward and there were no other flowers on the table, A very soft cool effect was obtained by this combination that was very agrecable. LAMPS FOR THE TABLE. Ornaments of silver of every kind for the table are in great favor at present, For specialty in this decoration one might have a center lamp of silver, with its large shade of colored silk under lace. At each eorner of the table a small one may be placed with flowers in silver bowls and small dishes of silver also. The lamps or small pots of flowers at the cor- ners are “quite Engiish,” as well as the lamp in the center. The only objection to raise against the center lamp is that it obscures opposite neighbors, the same as the high centerpieces of flowers, which have been finally brought low, DECORATED MENU CARDS. Simple menu cards may be decorated by king two holes in one corner and drawing @ tural flower through, Here is another fancy for designating a guest's place: A rose in full bloom is laid at cach plate. On one petal the thé name is written and then an electric cur- rent is applied, which turns the lettering white upon the giowing rose leaf. Different colors of roses are chosen and a charming effect is se- cured. Electricity has been similarly applied to hand bouquets t ason, One such effect was in abunch of green-hued orchids, mignonette and ivy, in the depths of which were a dozen or more small lights flashing like fire flice. WINTRY EFFECTS in table decoration have been successfully car- ried out this season. Brown leaves and Christ- mas roses tied with russet brown ribbons made one combinution. Que florist expended his energics in concocting a really desolate-loeking ornament, as folluws: A looking-glase lake in the center of the table was surrounded by stones half covered with moss. In the middle of this waste of waters rose a rocky, mossy island, from which grew « leafless plant, em- blematical of a tree im winter. Twigs and dead fern leaves were seattered about, while a white sparkling powder (for snow) was sprinkled over everything. A SEAWEED DINNER. Just now in this Lenten season a seaweed dinner is the suitable form of entertainment aud is given on a Friday. Very pretty the; can be made, too. Acscarf of shrimp pin satin isa good background for the detente center ornament of shells and seaweed, The scarf can be embroidered with various pretty forms of seaweed, of it is even more effective plain. At each guest’s plate isa pink conch shell filled with pale green mosses, No meats are on the menu, but all the delicacies of old ocean are set forth in most tempting array. For one thing the salad should be of shrimps, embedded in light green lettuce leaves, and when cach guest has been served and the pink shells and mosses are complemented by the shrimps and lettuce a pretfier color effect could scarcely be obtaine: These meals, to which titles can be applied, are very popular just now, A FERN BREAKFAST is one form of this style of entertainment, As the name implies, ferns are used entirely for the decoration. A bed of ferns is in the center of the table, with a vase rising from the midst filled with the graceful spreading fronds. In frout ofeach place is a small vase of green glass filled with maiden-hair, the daintiest of all the fern family, White and green grapes are in low silver dishes and the name cards are fern leaves of pale green silk. ‘Chie would be as pretty a decoration for any spring feast as could be used, green seeming to be the most harmonizing color for that season. FLOWER HOLDERS are distinguished at present for being of all odd shapes instead of orthodox and SS, vases, China baskets are much used, for dining room and drawing room, while high A new blush has been invented by some ingen- | heeled French slippers in china are also favor ite receptacles for roses and tulips, NEEDLEWORK DECORATIONS, 4 dangerous and effective weapon to place in | of silk or satin, done in Po the armory of a beauty whose natural blushes are of the past, but the resources of science are apparently unfathomable. A new toilet powder is announced in the same category which ~‘de- fies perspiration.” If this be true the remark- ev invention may also be said to hy- giene. ——s00 Important to Amateur Athletes. The schedule meeting of the Amateur athletic union has beet called for March 19 at the Astor house, New York. All clubs are en- titled to three oy ee Club members must notify Secretary J, E. Sullivan, box 611, this city, of dates desired for 1890, and non-club members that wish to give athletic games under the A.A.U. must appear at once for reg- istration as approved c! ———— 20. English bere pears and Canneries. Conventional flowers are the it such work, and no shading is used, though two or three distinct colors are of flower, When this is done the surfece of the flower is equally divided between the colors, anddown. A whole strand of filo floss is into the needle and drawn through onto the right side on the outline of the pattern, The needle is then put through on the opposite side, making a strand of the silk reach from of the design to the other. — needle is put in and out close to until the surface of the ered on the right side, with showing at the back. threads of (JOHN SHERMAN & Cu. 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