Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1890, Page 10

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C.. SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1890-TWELVE PAGES CHIEF AMONG CLERKS. Officials Who Manage the Business of the Departments. MONARCHS OF PEN AND INK. Men Who Have “any Duties—Keeping ‘Trackof Vast Appropriations and Se~- lecting Soap—The Trusted Repre- sentatives of Cabinct Officers, —-___ S FAR as the employes are concerned, and to a more limited extent the sa may be said of those having business before the executive departments of the gov- ne chief clerk is a more important an the head of the department, ‘© representative of the cabinet officer his department. All details relating to the manage- ment of the department building and the every-day life of the employes while at work are directed by this functionary. He determines whether a certain room shall have a new carpet, what kind of soap isto be fur- nished for the use of the clerks and how many towels are to be the daily portion of each room. ‘The heating and lighting of these great build- ings are under his care and his position toward the employes is that of an official father. to whom they must look for the comforts and conveniences which are deemed necessary to enable a government clerk to properly perform his duties. A chief clerk of a government de- partment is, however. more than merely the father of an official family. important as this ernment. ¢ personage He is the immedi: position is. He has intrusted to him the disbursement of large sums of money and upon his business judgment depends the well-being of thousands of people and the avoidance of that dreaded official pit- fall—a deficiency. He has to be on his guard ainst the wiles of unscrupulous men and be roofte the temptations which sudden but | meee friendships present to him. He is the rep- resentative of the government in all contracts, and upon him devolves the responsibility of enforcing the terms of the contract. A suc- cessful chief clerk must know how to meet men. He must have tact anda good address. The impression which visitors to the department get of the manag ment of that department is derived nost entirely from their contact with the chief clerk. He is the official mouthpiece of the head of the department toa great extent, and in business transactions the chief clerk is the one who commonly represents the depart- ment. Portraits and sketches of the men who eccupy these important positions in the official wall of Washington are given below: MR. SEVELLON a. BROWN has. with an interim of a few months. been chief clerk of the Department of State ever since 1873. He is a New Yorker, and in Decem- ber. 1864, he was appointed a temporary clerk in the department by Secretury Ina couple of yea grade of class one, and in the san two. In 1870 he was promoted to be a ele’ 3 four, and in 1873 he became the chief of the bureau of indexes and archives. While serving in this capacity he was made a member of the board of civil servic aminers Department . he was appointed to tl of the department. In ity he has served under eight different administrations of State Depart- ment affairs, headed by ies Seward, Washburn. Fish. Evarts shnghuysen, Bayard and Blaine again. During the latter part of Secretary Bayard’s term of office Mr. y President Grant. position of rown was superseded by Col. J. Fenner Lee of Maryland. who was chief clerk for about eighteen months. Last Feb- ruary . Erown was reinstated and Col. Lee was sent to Rio de Janciro as secre tary of the American legation there. While out of the government service Mr. Brown was | engaged in the real estate business. MAJ. FRED BRACKETT. The chief clerk of the Treasgry De has a large mass of business on his h: is one of the busiest men in the gove employ. This department is, next to terior Department, the largest in the ce. and the man who occupies the position which Maj. Fred Brackett now fills in an able manner will never find that he has a sinecure. He is superintendent of the building. with all of its artment nds and ponsibility wre which that are his she Of the efficiency of the | isset to guard the millions of stored in the its comes on e duties of the office able. They are gen der issued by Se wh arge w ey an hue or- in 1884, and h is substantially he ate direc- tion of the Secretary and assistant secretar! of the duties of the clerks and employes ¢ d with the department. ~The superintendence and custody of all bu! ings or parts ‘of buildings occupied by the ‘Treasury tment in this city. and super- vision Over the force which is in anyway con- nected with the care of them: the care of ail horses, wagons and carriages employed in the tramsaction of departmental business, and the directi ployed as wateh- meu, engineers. en, gardeners, stablemen and laborers. “The supervision of the expenditure of the appropriations f ontingent expenses of the ‘Treasury Department: for furniture and repairs of same for public buildi mtrol of the Treasury Departme lights, water and mise ms for public build ings under the coutrol of the Treasury Depart- ment; the keeping of the accounts of said ex- penditures and the preparation of all reports relating thereto, the super: of the custodians of public buildings, and the keeping of an account of all property in build- ings under the control of the Treasury Depart- ment. “The custody of the library of the Secretary's on he compilation and publication of the monthly digest of circulars and decisions of the Secretary. “Supervision of ali the official correspondence of the Secretary's office, so far_as to see that it is expressed in correct and official form: the enforcement of the generai regulations of the department, and the charge of ail business of sthe Secretary's office not assigned to rome one of the divisions or bureaus attached to the Office. ‘The disbursements that are made under the gereonal supervision of the chief clerk of the recsury Department annually amount to about # million and a halt, as follows: $650,000 for fuel and lights for public buildings, $200,000 for furnitare. repairs, £c.. 3500.000 for salaries of assistant custodians of buildings and $125,000 for contingent expenses of the department. Mi JOMN TWEEDALE. chief clerk of the War Department, is a good example of # man who has risen from the ranks of the service to a high post. He is one of the most affable, gentlemanly and accom- plished men under the government and, dur- ing his long term of office, has made more friends than are nsually the fortune of de ment officers, He was born in Philadelphia in 1841 and. after a thorough course in the pub- lic schools of that city, including (fraduation from the high school. he entered the service of the Cambria Iron Company of Philadelphia ina clerical eapacity. He was trudging along in this line when the war broke out and young Tweedale, then but twenty-one ears old. enlisted as a private in the fifteenth ennsylvania cavalry in Angust, 1862. After about six month's work at the front he was de- tailed for clerical duty at the headquarters of the Department of the Cumberland, March, 1863. and from July, 1863, to April, 1864, was chief clerk at the headquarters, In April he waa sent to the office of the adjutant general in this city and when he received his discharge lfrom the army. in February, 1865, was ap- | pointed a clerk in the adjutant general's office of class one. A year brought promotion to | class 2. and six more years to clase 3. In Octo- ber. 1872, he passed a competitive examination under civil service rnles and was promoted to be a clerk of class 4. In the January following he resigned his place in the A. G. O. to accept another promotion to a 22,000 clerkship in the Office of the Secretary of War. In 1876 he be- came chief clerk of a division, and in 1880 he was made chief of the correspondence division, Tn all this time Mr. Tweedale had been learn- ing the ways and means of the department's routine and he had become thoroughly well ac- quainted with every detail of the work, so that when Chief Clerk Crosby resigned, July 1, 1882, Secretary Lincoln appointed him to be chief clerk of the department. His selection was justified by the abley manner in which the new chief clerk discharged his duties, and so efficient asystem did he inaugu- rate and conduct that upon the change of the administration in 1885 Secretary Endicott re- tuined Mr. Tweedale. Secretary Proctor fol- lowed in the footsteps of his predecessor in this regard, so that John Tweedale is still chief clerk of the War Department after all the changes of three administrations. ‘The office requ.res a multitude of details, an avalanche of work. Which is done by the present chief clerk with a rapidity. accuracy and urbanity that are quite surprising until one knows thi nan. Prior to the appointment of the Assist- ant Secretary of War Mr. Tweedale was fre- quently detailed by the Secretary to sign requisitions for money in his absence, and he has often acted practically as Secretary of War ‘or quite a long period. MR. JOHN W. HOGG. The chief clerk of the Navy Department, Mr. John W. Hogg. has been in that position since 1874 and is thus one of the oldest of the chief clerks of the government by several years, His duties consist of the charge of the records and correspondence of the immediate office of the Secretary of the Nevy. He is a grandson | | | | | | of Thomas Hogg. who was a major and brevet lieutenant colonel of the third North Caro- | lina infentry. serving through the revolution with distinction and being honorably mustered | out of the service. He was a member of the Order of the Cincinnati. Dr. Samuel Hogg, | father of the chief clerk, was originally from Halifax, and for many medicine in middle Tennessee. member of Congress and a and was surgeon of the Tennessee troops at the battle of New Orleans and in the Creek wars, John Webb Hogg was born in Nash- ville, Tenn., May 13, 1828, and in May. 1849, Was appointed a clerk im the office of the regis- terof the treasury, being transferred to the of the Secretary of the Navy in 1854. In this office he successively filled the positions of chief ¢ ng clerk and disbursing clerk with su nd intelligence that he was promoted to be chief clerk of the department on the Ist of May, 1874, which position he has since filled’ with credit and his characteristic honesty. He was a lector, | of ME. FDWARD M. DAWSON. As the executive officer of a great department like the Interior Department the chief clerk occupies a position of large responsiblility. | This department is now the most extensive of the institutions known as the executive depart- ments of the government. Several of its bu- us de a larger volume ef business and em. ploy a larger force of clerks than an entire ‘tinent did a few s ago. It is oni sary to mention that the Pension Office, the Patent Office and the Census Ofice are bureaus of this department and that there are five other bares vastness: the field occupied by this depart- | ment. Itsemployes number about 5.600, and they are scattered all through the country, with a respectable representation located in thiscity. Over the expenditures f6r stationery, contin- gent expenses and printing required to keep this great machine in operation the chief clerk has supervision. For these items alone nearly half a million of doliars is expended anuuaily, | Ia addition he has the supervision of the clerks | and employes, of the order of business, records | and correspondence of the Secretary's office. | He is, besides, the ~—_ superintendent of the department building and sees that the general regulations of the department are carried out. The official oecu- | pying this important position is Mr. Edward M. | Dawson. He began ‘nis official career in the Year 1868, when received an appointment as clerk in the Pension Office. Nine years later he was transferred to the Interior Depart- | ment and promoted to the position of chief of the miscellaneous divi gion. Here he acquired an _ iwtimate | knowledge of the practical workings of the de- partment. When Secretary Noble was placed atthe head of the department the executive ability manifested by Mr. Dawson and his | thorough knowledge of the public business led the Secretary to offer him the position of chief clerk. The appointment was entirely unsu- | licited on the ‘tof Mr. Dawson and was all the more gratifying on that account. He has Proved to be an efficient and acceptuble official. MR. WILKING B, COOLEY. Wilking B. Cooley, chief clerk of the Post Office Department, entered the postal service in his native city, Easton, Pa., in 1875, at the age of twenty years, and has been continuously in that service ever since—for three years as principal assistant in the Easton post office: for seven years as aclerk in the superintendent of the money-order system, be- ing promoted from the lowest to the highest within that time; for four years as chief erk of the money-order system, and for i 4 practiced | neces- | us to give a very fair idea of the | the t year in his present positionj During his tarm of service be han bee s teem ber of many postal commissions which have been instrumental in accomplishing reforms and improvements in the postal service of the larger vy tpn — bo ing partment from the Easton post office een and unsolicited invitation of Dr. lacdonald, the superintendent of the money- order system, who had observed the character of his work in reports relating to that service. ‘This, of course, was at a time long prior to the passage of the civil service act, when clerical appointments couid be made without restric- tion by the heads of departments. ‘ The duties of his present position comprise in the main the superintendence of the cleri- cal force, the general care of requisitions and of the expenditure of appropriations for the departmental service, meluding that for the public printing; the supervision and prepara- tion of the annual estimates for the entire postal service, the advertising of the depart- ment, the publication of the postal guide and the contract for publication. as well as the dis- tribution of the post route maps, and the general busi correspondence of the Postmaster General's Office, together with special duties assigned from time to time. Mr. Cooley is widely known among postal officials throughout the country on account of his contributions from time to tune to postal literature, chief among them being a manual for the use of postmasters and their clerks in the |conduct of the money-order bu which met with mugh success because it set out with clearness of explanation and by means of models some of the more complicated feat- ures of that branch of the service. COL. CECIL CLAY. Col. Cecil Clay, chief clerk of the Depart- ment of Justice, isa native of Pennsylvania, having been born in the city of Philadelphia on February 13, 1842. His family was one of the oldest of the many old families of that city. | He was educated in the public schools of Phil- | adelphia and then went to the University of Penusylvania, from which he graduated in 1859, The next year he began the study of law in his father’s office, but his work was interrupted by the outbreak of the war. In September, 1361, he received an appointment as a lieutenant in the fifty-eighth Penns: five years later he was mustered out of the ser- vice with an arm missing and with the straps of a colonel on his sboulders and a commission in his pocket as a brevet brigadier general, His war record isa most honorable one, being fullof rewards for faithful services, and his erippied condition testifies even now of hard work done in the line ot battle. At the battle of Fort Harrison. down in Virginia. in 1864, he was shot several times, two balls going into his right arm and one through his left hand. The arm was ampu- tated, and in six weeks he was serving as a member of a court-martial, After the loss of his arm Col. Clay served acti his regim won for him the praise of all his superiors. After the surrender he was placed in command | of the military district of Staunton, Va., com- | prising five of the most populous counties of | the Shenandoah Valley, and under his surveil- | lance were some of the most famcus fighters of | the rebellion, including Gen. Lee. Alter the | war Col. Clay went to Virginia and engaged in | the lumber business until 1870, when he re- | cessful business career there he came to Wash- ington to accept aclerkship in the surgeon general's office in 1880. In 18Sz Attorney Gen- eral Brewster appointed him a clerk in the Department of Justice, and the next year he | was made chief clerk, His duties as ¢ rk are very similar to those of like officers in other departments. in- cluding supervision over the building and at- tention to the official correspondence of the departni ay is an active member of the National Guard of the District. being at present colonel of the second regiment, in which he is very popular. MAI. S. 8. ROCKWOOD, Under the capable management of Maj. 8. 8. Rockwood, the chief clerk, the Agricultural Department is filling the place assigned to it inthe circle of exeeutive powers conferred upon the government. Maj. Rockwood was born in New York, but removed to Wisconsin in 184}. He enlisted in the army when the war broke out and served until the close of jnostili- ti uk of major. He then made his home in Chieago, where he engaged in business. Subsequently he returned to W. consin. where he filled for many years the chair of mathematics in the State Normal School ut Whitewater. He also assistant superintendent of schools of the state of Wisconsin. He then went into the newspaper business and became the editor of the Weekly Reg + in which paper he still retains an interest, For two years before coming to this city Le was con- nected with the state land office at M and in that ofti ce his relations with Governor, “y quite intimate. When Gov. Husk was called to a pl the cabinet of President Harrison and placed at the head of the Agricultural Department he tendered Maj. Rockwood the position of chief clerk. The executive ability displayed by Maj. Rockwood in this position confirms the wisdom of this selection, ‘The Agricultural Departmert comes in contact with an im- portant clement of the people of this country, und the chief clerk, as executive oilicer of the department, has an important and wide rango of duties, the proper performance of which contributes materially to success in the admin- istration of its aff: Stephanie May be Empress Yet. From London Truth, Last week the daily papers all announced that there is a probability that Crown Princess Stephanie will marry the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the nephew and heir presumptive of the Emperor of Austria, The fact that the match was “in the air” was noticed in Trulia about nine months ago. The attachment of the archduke to his cousin’s widow has never been a secret, but the imperial family will op: [ag such @ marriage strenuously aud to e Gladstone on the Labor Question. Gladstone has written @ letter, which will appear in the London News tomorrow, in which he exhorts the working classes to con- sider closely their present position. He says: “There — come a time when labor will prove too str for capital and may use its strength unjustly, but capital will surely hold its own.” In conclusion he expresses a wish to see labor and art allied with the view of allevisting and adorning the life of man. ATTRACTIVE HOMES. THE WEEK IN NEW YORK. Some Unique and Dainty Effects in| Matters That Have Made a Stir in Home Decoration. Gotham. 4 PRETTY HALL AND HOW IT WAS ADORNED—NOV- ELTIES IN EMBROIDERY THAT MAY SUGGEST PLEASANT SUMMER TASKS—RIBBON EFFRCTS IN PAINTING ON CHINA AND GLASS, ANY are the fancies of the day and some of the most noteworthy and suc- cessful bits of furnishing are due to these same whims. One such is the diverting—or perverting, some might call it—of articles from their patent and com- monplace use soas to make then ingeniously conspicuous and decorative, ‘To iliustrate my meaning, let _me speak of some good effects in arranging objects brought as eurios from Italy by one of our young scientists. At Napleshe!in a terrible stew over rapid transit, ao emery of aay odd and = mosaics | Which seems a mite nearer than usunl, in long narrow slabs and some irregul leces: i i of ancient yellow marble also. "Agis often ake | "4 the tariff, which has aroused ail the case with travelers, he, too, bought one of the | Sisentic importing interest to a spasm of circular table tops of Florentine mosale work. | energy, and the menagerie, and the daily life- I pick three ont of his collection as the best ex- | and-death struggle on the Brooklyn Bridge, amples for my purpose. For the slabs and | and labor parades, and the Kemmler compli- marbles on his return he designed a library | "4 | t mantel of wood, in which these were sot as | Cations, and a dozen other worriments. the MAYOR GRANT AND HIS LETTER—A MAN WHO ARRANGES HIS FAIRS—WOMEN TALK ABOUT HEALTH—MOVING DAY AND MAY POLES—IM- PORTERS AND THE TARIFF. Correspondence of Tak EVENING Stan. New Yorx, May 2 There's a pretty kettle of fish stewing in New York town. The pot is more than boiling; it’s bubbling over. First, there is Mayor Grant's case, a very sensational item, indeed, and one that bids fair to get worse instead of better. Our natty young mayor badly needs vindica- tion, and his pert and “fresh” letter to the legislature is not calculated to bring about such a result. Then we are facing and uprights, as tiles would be used. | ect of all of frisbee pron tae It is at once striking and picturesque and noth- at piles rnesad radar | eahalnne ing could have been devised which would show | Cumpresen’ Barnu pat incense hte “sue these relics to better advantage. The round | °¢¥¢l = ae we are not dull, To speak a word on one of these items—the importers’ oan at the Metropolitan Hotel on Wednesday. I don’t know how mauy millions were represented, but the foreign hostery sec: tion alonc, and it was not the most prominent. was quoted at six hundred nrillions. There has seldom been such enthusiasm ata trade eryted since the silversmiths of Ephesus eld their mass meeting to protest against the attack upon their local business interests by mosaic table top. instead of being mounted in the Ordinary way. is made useful by being hung on the wall over a bookcase, where it makes a large plaque in effect as decorative as possible. It is such individuality that give: certain houses a charm that is all their own, A PRETTY HALL. The young mistress of this particular home is full of artistic ideas, and in her hall has car- rieLout a scheme of decoration which may be suggestive for other seekers after the beautiful, | the apostle. If Congress thinks the im- The walis were of the rough gray plaster that | porters. of New York are small fry to many people would have seemed so hopeless | &8 well as thieves, it may have & unless regularly papered. To an artistic eve, however, they were full of possibilities. 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Sundaya V0 ame S18 quiet loc: Daw uitocs. | Write foF ga WASHINGTON SOUTHERN KAILWaY sa ~ Fitton sone He IN EFPECT EDFORD SPRINGS, For Alexandria 4 0, 6 5, 10:57 ‘BEDFORD, am. ize 1 Gul, Unsurpassed for health or pleasure ne BYR 10-09 am Jb Suuday at 4 SU, myl L. & DOTY, Mauayer. < @ 45, ly m, 23, Cul, SU aud jou pw MAR, Accom meodatic NEPTUNE HOUSE. DIRECTLY nia volunteers, and | y at the head of | doing very eflicient service, which moved to West Virginia, and atter an unsuec- | son, | er pound, with the medium for mixing it. Witn's good-sized brush she painted on it at | intervals some conventional figure, with waving water-lines suggesting a connection between | them. Without any set design she distributed Hl these about the walls close enough to look well until the frieze was reached. This was a band of turqueise-blue paint eighteen inches deep, Jt was painted on a smail portion at a time and the decoration put on while the paint was still wet, after the manner of fresco painting. The’ method of doing this was truly original. The small bellows used tor blowing moth powder about was filled with the dry gold powder Mounted then ona high step-ladder which brought her within range the inventor of this novel and rapid way of ornamentation blew the shower of gold until | the fresh paint was sparkling with it. In some | places it was thicker than im others, thus giv- ing the irregularity which added to the good effect. A gold picture rod was the finish be- tween side walls and frieze ot this very attrac ive-looking wail. I should add that the deco- ration went up tothe ceiling of the second story. and was especially noticeable on the stairs, where the gold caught the light neces- | sary to bring it out in its full richness. A house j on which tine and labor have been expended as on this to carry out some cherished idea of | individual taste “must be a greater source of | tion and pleasure than could po: be the care where an upholster tion of finish and furnishing. NOVELTIES IN EMBROIDERY. Some pretty novelties in embroidery have | been seen lately which may give some hints as | to what would make good summer work. one of the considerations in spending some | time away from lome and the usual cares and | occupations that plenty of reading matter be , and plenty of work that interests without fatiguing. One of the articles Isuw isatea cioth or small table cover—tor it is suitable for either purpose—of fine white lin It is one yard square, im fringe. graceful than a hem that it makes a better fin- ish for a table spread, of linen especially. | Above the fringe is a narrow feather stitching | of white filo floss, with which the cloth is em- | broidered. A narrow strip of drawn work is | above this,then ineach corner a design of a flower with long. spiky petals and a few | leaves. It is a very showy pattern for the work required and is simply an outhning for the | flowers, with feather stitching running down | the petals,and the leaves in long and’ short stitch. ‘The perticulur effectiveness is in having the whole design outhned by a couching of gold thread, which can now be purchased war- ranted to wash, ‘This is couched on witn fine yellow silk or white cotton thread and makes a charming and refined finish, Another attract- ive piece of work is a sota pillow. The cen of the cover isa piece of duil red boltun sheet- | ing 18x15 inches in siz: as a bold de- | sign of palm-like leaves, which have a heavy outline of pink silk couched on,while the leaves | themselves are covered with lace stitched in | | finer pink silk. The shade is 2 soft old rose, which is brought inio relief by the dark back. | ground. AJapanese gold thread outline is alsoadded to the leaves. This ccuter is put on pillow 22x19 inches and the 4 inches of mar- | gin filled out by atull pnff of old rose silk | drawn closely to the edge of the pillow, In- | stead, Lowever, of stopping here the silk pro- | | jects enough to make a double ruffle of. the | same fuliness of the pufi, of course | Which makes the piliow two inches larger in appearance. ‘The k is put plain over the buck of the 1 This idea, orig- | inal with the designer of this pillow. might, of | variety of ways and | nter seems less of an arger piece to cover uding a quite deep | Fringe, by the way, is so much more undertakin | the whole pillow, and very rich materiul may | De used if desized tor th . For | | put aud ruttle, however, the soft India silk is the prettiest fabric. ‘Chis idea carried out in | Vee : would be quite charming. ie center of pulest yellow s ing and embroider it with a much d of yellow silk, i@orent in could be the d r instar tin sheet: | jeeper tone | The gold thread would be still while the pnff and raf st and devpest shade of “symphony in yellow” that | ber place would | v and brightness, A BUREAU CovER, © very prettiest and daintiest pat- ureau or dressing table cover is a scarf of white len with a ribbon design run- ning irregularly across the front with several curves and turn At the right, near one enc is bunch — of bachelor’s buttons. | and where the ribbon meets tiis it is tied in a loose bow with loops and flowing ends, ‘The embroidery is all in white silk and the ribbon is werked in the sclid stem stitch, while the flowers are im_ the long and short stitch, 80 effeetiy in ragged-edged Ribbon effects are seen decoration: on many articles both in embroidery and pamting. On the piotorraph frames, covered with white linen, ittle bunches of forget-me-nots, tied with blue YY pretty, and the tlowers nent, if mtended for a gift. Pink F flowers and ribbons are equally | pretty. On the glass of the little easel frames for photographs this sume style of ornament is seen, oil paints instead of water colors being | | used, however. RIE PFECTS ON CHINA. On china again these arrangements appear | and show to grea’ Vantage. On some amaterr work in china Isaw lutely a small puff box was painted with «a band of forget-ne-nots ‘ound the box, tied with a bow on one side. The top was closely covered with the flowers and the knob gilded, as well as a fine pattern finishing all the edges. On some little china slippers intended for matches or flowers a bow was tied high on the instep, which was painted yellow quite strong in tone. The rest of the ‘slipper was sprigged with small yellow flower: ue gold was effectively introduced as x border. Some printed fabrics for dress goods or in furniture covering have {charming designs, showing ribbons and bows. These make excelleut sugges- tions sometimes for other aflects, The painter on china I just referred to, however, uses no model, but paints in the bow first, rubbi ig ont and changing if necessary until right, then painting in whatever her fai suggests ay accompaniments. Sofa pillows with bow knot effects are very pretty, Centers tor dinner tables with a bunch of flowers in each corner tied with ribbons, these latter worked Sometimes in outline, with a line also through the middle following the same curves, are always attractive. The gracefulness of a bow knot seems to ensure this same quality to the whole design when it is employed. eggs es Written for Tur EVEXING STAR. May Day. Shines the marsh-marigold where thick instarred With yeliow blooms the cowslip meads appear. The singing birds are come; we gladly hear, Nor pay the diva now who sings by card. ‘The farmer drops his ox-chain in the yard, The piow-boy whistles, the brown thrasher clear Sings in the blue and sunny atmosphere, Which bends in heaven o'er all a soft regard. ‘The World awaking from its wintry tomb Puts on a cheerful air and vesture gay. To pastures green and verdurous forest gloom ‘The flocks are driven from the barn away. For carth, just bursting into leaf and bloom, is bright with promise of tho new-born May. May 1, 1800. ~JomN Savary, tint Among t terns for i | tion of paintings, tap | electric curios, and the ever-changing variety | audacionsly at a mass mee: | Hall, where politicians, 1 | faction of having freed their minds. | arch on Wednes¢ | centennial celebs jing the i | distance below the place ou 5th avenue where | for solid magnificence surpassed the Fifth ay. | summer, they are spending most of their campaign funds in “education” of the consumer. Hun- dreds of thousands of circulars are penetrating m1 the beac Tates for May and my i-lin - Op cuests May 20. "Special June, ress A.B, SANK. into every nook and corner of the land show. | YfOUNTAIN HOUSE, ing by the deadly paralicls of statistics just | ~ ESSON SPRING: how the increase in the duties will affect the orp omens retail price of goods. All the machinery of trade is used to spread these views through the country. For circulars and information, address WM. R. DUNHAM, Supt., Cresson, Cambria county, Pa. 4, CAPE MAY CITY, AN ARRANGER OF FAIRS. It has usually been taken for granted that if women had any field that was peculiarly and exclusively their own it was the fair, Men | Paz*ss.mf ge ge have scldom been connected with these enter- | families for season. “Mrs. dA. MALTS, prises except in the capacity of victims, But there is one intrepid man in New York who re- | MHE NANEL ASREMET. Verses all precedent and boldly comes forth as | “finest ocean Meet MAR # professional arranger and manager of all For description address AMMI bxOW sorts of fairs and similar entertainments. 12.8,t0,th This is Mr. de Frece, whose name has become ONTEREY SPRINGS HOTEL, eae widely known as the originator of so many MSCrMror Ti nity RIDGE MOUNTAINS, brilliant and successful pertormances of that | oy qovttZ? abt rail) FEOM BALTIMORE j nature, His resources seem to be inexhaustible | ~ the Hotel is te ied with the moderna conveniences, having Pneumatic Hells WIL and each affair that he manages has unique and original features, skillfully arranged to pique curiosity and draw crowds. His latest success , Cold Water Baths, Gas, . OPEN ABOUT JUN Fm, Si. aclelrens is the Edison exhibit in the beantifal new | #4. MILNOX, Prop. |. § ie Lenox um in aid of the Woman's Dx- “epeieepieeiege 3") change. ‘The exhibit was meant to be only one feature of the entertainment. attention comparatively is f but very little id to the collec- mbroideries, ete., which represent women’s work, although they are very beautiful and are contrasted effect- ATLANTIC CIT: ively with a small collection of the work dis- WES CORN TERS 5, BOR, played when the exchange first opened. But ma RUM & KROPP. the beauties of the hall, with its rich, light = iv, DELAWARE WATEE GAE coloring, the great central column of thous- iy 1 10 November ued | ands of electrie lights, the garlands of tiny : = lights mingled with asparagus vines, the talking _W. 4. GRODHEAD & 8ONR. oils, the phonographs and the many other HOTEL BRUNSWICK— » complete, Pacific av nm’ New Yoriand Tennesse aves Will open [apes j JOSEPH S_ DAVIS, Hore. SORRENTO, of entertaimng performances keep the specta- tor busy and are a little suggestive of the be- wildering delights of Barnum’s five rings when itis equally impossible to see whut is going on in them ail and to decide which ones to forego. WOMEN AND HYGIENE. The women of New York have long pos- sessed their souls in enforced patience under SORRENTO, MF., NEAR BAR HARBOR, One of the finest equipped and most delichtfully lo- au for Quanticn, 745 am and 4.55 | wurhteaeney gtenm hice ‘1 bmond & e South, 40 and oT a daily. Ace modativk 455 pm. week og ‘Traits leave Aicaauaraa tor Washington, © 0s 7:0, B00. 9:19. JU-to, 1107 at Tou $00. o 0S, Y Sue 11.05 a Un Sum Gay at 910 and 1107 i. 5 07 am. 20 ob Sul 9:20 and 10 an oe ag Tickets and tntoruation at the « Beret 13th etreet and Peuusyly the stat begeaee CHAS Ice, HOTtLeAst oor - avenue, and at LL, Here oriers can be lett for the checking of uation seus boteds abd residencen 3. K. WOOD, aps) Gen. Pus Agent ND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD Ov. ule ik eflect MARCH %, 16 < Leunessee Mail, daily ie, Charlottesy u Ale Ls Hi Scbe + Warren. Lyvckburg and chbun, Roanoke, roca aud Memphie, ss bet tor Culpep and Ob 4 che ake a Lynchburg, Kocky Mowut bee Lyncht ad ills, Chariot dumbia, Ausust » New Orleans, Dexas au per New York to Atiunte via Cand Sunday, for Manassag Daily viz istol and Chat. Pulluan Vest ce Wasiamctou te 1 APKausas potnts, ¥ for Manassag, Cincmnaty, to Cinemuath M: Pub Atlanta and Monteo Pullzaan, to Birrattuchan, Als. vis Atiauta ‘and Pulltan Sieever ries, NC. vam ha av d Charlott: oe rainson Was van daily except Su auily . arrive Rou: i Ha 11 do Hall 6-00 ept Sunday, arriving day mL, Want He and and 7:10 pa Lynchburg a: sburg b Fear reservation and Tuilroad, Oth aud Is sts | mb Jad. & ok, the infliction of dust and mud, which have ruined | (8c, Summer Hotels ou the coast of Maiue. | Bx. —— bi their clothes and their furniture. not to men- | Sorrento, UV "NeMs Mave Fecently’ bees anade at | Barone, Axo Om Raw OAD, tion their tempers, and have been of incalenlable | iy pinta" rage Boe ihe | Leave Waslingion from station c injury from a hygienic point of viéw. But some | will and give any di For Chicaro ag wean c of them are beginning to feel that they have | © ae 2 apy express day 1) 0 a borne jong enough and thatit is only what sie "WOOD, OLD POINT CO) KT, VA dor Guctenau, St. Lov the cured that must be endured. The | }2-tseatly Stoctric belle: tnt amd cote | Oats, $20 pee £45800 sade: eset Ladies’ Health Protective Association are work- | bo —_— * wd, Vestibule BC proprietor. KENT OR SALE— MANCHESTER-bY-THE-SEA, MA\ ing zealously to bring about a better condition of affairs and have for some time accomplished a good many improvements in a quiet way. On Wednesday night they tackle the subject more ting in Chickering hors and business men of ability made addresses and the ladies had at least the comfort of having the matter thoroughly talked over and feeling the satis- Most of the gentlemen made enthusiastic but slightly sue remarks, and some of them in their zeal went so far beyond the confines of probability in giving statistics that the ladies, who were better informed, became a little uneasy. one orator gave the Bible as the authority for the maxim that cleanliness is next to godliness some of the association mentally decided that next lime the women would endeavor to do their own talking. T™ ive grounds, beautiful sea and iudaud views, trait, &e. THOS. E. WAGGAMAN, 917 F st. now. A LARGE COR- places, bot aud cold nee. ;also stable, if desir ALBERT Caye May A.B. No. 1 Beach ave W for the rec &c., inquire ut the © York ave. Mrs. M. JEW HOTEL Nin tthete MEMORIAL ARCH. An interesting scene in a quiet way was the breakiag ground for the Washington memori 1 ‘That day was chosen as iversary of the begianing of the tion, when the idea of erect- ch originated. The spot where the ground was broken is a littie to the east of the neun drive through Washington Square, a short 4 ER, opretor. SALE it was the a ot «ity ntic Land Co. Ikeal Estat in ali par und for Ati Rea Ext WEASIDE TK ATLANT s OPEN ALL Viti Much improved ; new sun a'the hous the temporary arch stood ercises or speech making of the o There were uo ex- king and no general 2 asion had been given. but se 4-3 LES EVANS. hundred persons. attracted by the prepara | 71" —— ‘ - Uons, had assembled, and some well-known | QUEEN faces were visible watching the workmen yry out the big stones. Among them were Mr. William E. Dodge, Mr. R. W. Gilder, Miss Gilder, the Misses Meade of Washington, gene Kelly, Richard M. Hunt, Francis 1. Mil- let, Architect Stanford White, who designed the arcb, and Contractor David H. Kin. -. who is to build it, ‘hey all joined heartily im the three cheers for the archi proposed by Mr. Gilder, when Henry Q. Marquand. president of the association, scooped out the first spade full of dirt. It is expected that the founda- tions will be ready and the corner stone aid on Decoration day. The foundation: will consist of two cubes of concrete 10 fect thick and 25 by 30 feet in size, which will be able to bear a pressure of neariy two tons to the square foot, and it is only necessary to dig down about ten ieet to sinke be The arch fand is now $76,611 and everything looks agit New York really was going to finish up one creditable monument, It would be difticult to find .n the world a street of residences that e Address Mrs. M. T. SO! pues Akeyi. Ck it ave., Atlautic City, S.J. Wwepen. Full View of ocean. fs ° S. W. FERGUSON, ban ‘HE » ATLANTIC CITY, Nid. ‘Greatly e men, Eacel 0 to 82 ver at these rates, Send JAMES S. MOON. ATL. NTIC CITY, now HeAbees HALL, Pe Lt Robert 5. Peacoci:, Chief Clerk. NYES ARLINGTON, OCEAN Gi Accoumiodat Fervices the best. 1, 1580. WM. FP DOLBEY, Prop. OTEL LAFAYETTE, CAPE MAY, N. J, Accommodates 340 guests. Open all the year. Quibus aud ves water tree baths free to guests. the best summer and winter resort ou the cuust. House within Drty fect of the surf, mw3-Gua cAMES & STEFFNE! MBE RENOVO, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., ‘Tennessee AVeuUe Lear the Beach, ‘ihoroughly Beuted. _mbi-3m W. E. CHEESEMAN _ bea tS ATLANTIC CITY. —ELBGANT LOCA- on, thoroughly Leated tor spring xuests. Hot Sea water baths each flour; sun parlors. Wall re- Main open eure year. —_— MRS.J. L BRYANT. Hk DENNIS, ATLANTIC CITA, NJ. Dives end of Michixun ave. , open ail the year. All toderu couvenien: 0-61 SUNEPH H. BORTON, Proprietor _ WHE CHALIONTE, ATLANTIC CITY, NF Tor ites Nora Cnobstructed ccenu view. Salt water baths in the house. Elevator. to F. ROBERTS & SONS, BICYCLES. SUNDRIES Fur ‘excl Isis. idition to the largest and most complete line of AMENIGAN CICLES yet shown hece und tue obly Private Yard in the city fitted up expressly tor iu— @traction, we carry anew sud clean steca of BELLS, Ns GRAPHITE. £NAMLL. LAMPS LUG: “ARRIEKS, OIL (both for Whee Lamps), PANTS PROTECTOR: 0. Will oV mihd-Su nue. and the splendid arch will make a fitting entrance to the almost unbroken elegance of this superb boulevard. MOVING Day. Tho New Yorkers who attempted to get about ia the surface cars on Thursday found their Pprogres@seriously impeded by the procession ofenormous and slowly moving furniture vans which had taken possession of the tracks, The innumerable caravan that moves on the Ist of May is not quite so innumerable as it used to be now that the “flatter” forms so large a part of the population. Landiords and real estate agents have awakencd tothe fact that it was cunently convenient for the flat renter to give up his apartment on the Ist or May, store his goods and hie him with his family to some sub- urban retreat, where he readily adapted him. self to the transformation into a “commute: So asthe convenience of the tenant is the last thing he seeks the wary landlord now rents from September to September, and enjoys him- self at his summer home undisturbed by haunt- ing visions of empty fats on his hands for the But it will be long before the tra- ditional moving day is entirely abandoned here and the clumsy vans cease to be seen wobbling slowly along over the rough streets with bed posts and table legs protrading at un- expected aud precarious angles and accom- penied by the cheerful clink of the family china as it is gradually reduced to fragments in the transit. Proprictors, Ask for a coy’ Safeties at aid prices trom 86 159. B. GRAVES & CO. 1325 14th st. MAY POLES. Another May-day indication is the swarms of chattering children pouring into the park for their annual picnic around the maypoles which are erected for their benefit. The park is so large that the scene is nowhere quite 80 crowded as the famous egg-rolling in the White House grounds, but in their ——- costumes and flowery hats the children make a gay and pretty picture, and many of the occupants of thg heavy equpages with jangling chains and rigidly correct equestrians pause to listen for a moment to the chatter of their childish voices. It seems that all such festivi- ties are fated to be rained on, and this year as —_ the children were scattered by a sharp wer, Sacres © ohh OUK PET. FP! Compiere Le ites 4 W HEELRIES, Rink, 921 H st. n.w. (ear 9th st.) W'S, OLMONDE'S, LEAG NATIONAL'S, JUNO'S A. 18 to $140. also casiest running aad the most ENC, O37 Hi atu. buy, seli Resting: mhi8 ta MANICURE. w open, 64 | en May | ie Siiaairest iy fase | express daily 11 preen S40 pt, For Lexsuxto: us 110-30, adobe, TSU pala ‘Trains eave Bal re for Washing 5U,6 +2, Fad, DU BS ivus 1h 10, ot be AO, 4 SU, B80, Bo, Duuduys, 60, 4 od 00, 00, dou, 2-10, 73W. BUY, Biss, 120, lute 210 and 4.25) Rt} 0 om. | pau. On Sundays, 3:50 am, @ Lapolis C240 wit’ Boos wt Dunday®, 627 a.m, 400 pm For stations ou the dx heh PLL 30 B ds aud antermediate *tations, 17:00p.Im— | tducou pas Churel. tratu jeaves Washinston on Sunday at 1 P.-L... slop gate aC all Staticus op Metrujviitau Srape, Por Frederick, 10-40, 1112-0 Gils, TSA, TAA ak | pun ® ile 5 1 20am, and 30 p.m. Chicago “daly L149 a.m, and cists wud Dt. oul daily tious Peburs Av om, Cod 1A DIVISION, watvoub, N rains arrive aa. from « 50 paw, j Beat. dau bw LURK AND PHIL ADELE aur New dork, Trenton, Ne' WY, TS0U, 12500 am,” “10-0 p.m. Butet parlor cars ov Bleejuns car o 0 Pi. open w For Puilade 74.00, THU, rai 4100 8 j aught, Trai fos an, 8 jeave Whili eee e BYE, wid at Depot, CHAS. 0. SCULL, Gen. Pass Agt POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. cece days down aud We Thursdays down am o aud KTRESS MO! hint yan, H BOSTON AND MEKS. #3. Tickets and rooms and 1351 Pa ave, and uid New York ave. Steaie days, Wed: EXCLUSIVE CONNECTION W PROVIDED For further information 4 ou the wharf. Telephone ni9 WM. P. WELCH, Supt. and Gen, agt POTOMAC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. For Baitiore and River Landings Steamer SUR, Capt, Geoghegan, fenves Dlepbeucon's what sweet Sunday at 4 o'clock pam Por turther mtormation apply to aan STEPHENSON & BRO., mbs-Gin Seveuth street Wharl UNT VERNON. AMER W. W CORCORAN, Capt, L. Le Blake, Jetves’ 7th-at. whart daily texcope Sunday } tor Mout Vernon weavings at 1040, dug Washington about 2 30 p. Fare, round tip, 1, including Sdanissien to grounds aud minmon. PR aaitet )OK POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS, NEW IKON STEAMER “WAKESTELD” es 7th-st. whart on MUNDAS, THUKSDAYS ahd SATUKDAYS at 7 am. Returning TULSDALS, FRIDAYS and SUNDAYS p.m. touching at Kivet Lendings as tar as Nomiui Crock, Va, St. Clements aue Leonardtown, Md. Coubects with Band OK IK Shepherds See schedule. JUMN B. PADGETI. Agh CW. KIDLEY, Manager. pod ___ PROFESSIONAL KOK. CLAY, THE OLD ESTABLISHED ONLY Teliible geiuine apd “vatural-lorn Clairvoyany, Diawenely ta private parions at Sus Late at uw Brot, danentiy 1 private parlors ut ve. Prot, Chay a be dwith sail sud wonderful prot betac et af suceue might, ; un PAL THE CELEBRATED < yo¥ Mei etd Seis the Serene dunner. bor with caul, has wonderful power. Gives bawe = ‘his 10. #40 oe wrciadts * Ex CLATKVOYANT, ts located for a <bort time eae cee mock es rs Tees suum. 20 20ers Proot Flue, ‘and ‘White Brushes cheap,