Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1890, Page 12

12 eet THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON SEEN AT THE FAIR. Sketches About the Agricultural Ex- hibition at Rockville, THE FARMER OUT FOR FUN. Incident of a Day’s Visit te the Fair OW you all kin hevall the good time you're lookin’ fer and I ain't agoin’ to jbe mean about it. Here, boy, gimme two bags o’ them ground-nuts.” The speaker was a somewhat antique agriculturist who had taken his wife and four children to the Rockville fairand he was engaged in adding to their happiness by the purchase and distribution of 10 cents worth of peanuts when ® Stan reporter neared the little group. on't ye go an’ pick the smallest bags ye hey.” was his warning appeal to the juven: dealer. “There's six of us to eat out of ‘em.” Thus adjured the boy made a pretense of selecting the most desirable of his stock and the result must have been satisfactory, for a minute later the family circle was seated be- neath a tree while the old gentleman was mak- ing amore or Jess equitable distribution of the imdigestible luxuries. He evidently failed to sequestrate as many peanuts as his appetite demanded, although his was the lion's share, for within a brief period thereafter he was seen to fartively purchase snether whole the bag and to distribute of the same throughout that he might not be suspi one piace. It was worth more than the of contents rice Imission to see the guilty spendthrift en- desvor to eat those peanuts without exciting in tho breasts of his family a suspicion that he had bought the boy's entire stock in trade. GENEROSITY. His favorite ruse was to direct general atten- tion to some object in front of them and then, he being to the rear, to eat at least one nut with the utmost rapidity. When last seen he was endeavoring to secure a reduction of one cent per glass off the regular market rates for lemonade, in consideration of his buying “by the quantity.” By long odds the central feature of the fair grounds was the big refreshment tent. There were times. of course, when the race track was temporarily more of an attraction, and once in Lite the cattle show was in the lead, but for steady. unvarying popularity the great and somewhat eccentrically constructed marquee beneath which was aggregated much that was good to eat and drink and much that was not, was the principal feature. Bananas, apples, candies, pears, pies. peanuts, and gingerbread. to say nothing of sandwiches and soda crackers, were piled up in the wildest confusion. “Pop” and other non-intoxicants were also to be had and the demand was more than fairly good. Many a beautiful lady went to grass overatent-pin while rushing for a drink of lemonade and more than one portly Maryland gentieman uttered unparliamentary expressions asan intercepting and unexpected rope sawed across his windpipe or bruised his shins. ‘A good deal of curious patronage was vouschafed the phonograph. One of these in- teresting instruments was operated beneath a canvas shelter, and its merits were loudly sounded by an energetic young man whose lungs worked automatically. ~Ere’s yer wonderful talking machine; talk: sings, whistles, jest like nature itself; only nickle, try it.” was his cry. “Talk jes’ like you doz” queried a very dusky son of Ethiop. “Xactly,” was the hopeful reply. “Doan wan'ter hear it, then,” was the crushing rejoinder. ON THE CAROUSAL. ‘The merry-go-round was always well patron- (aed. It was difficult to understand why peo- ple whocan and do ride horses as much as they want to will spend hard-earned cash for the privilege of bestriding wooden quadrupeds which are equipped with cast-iron saddl Long-legged farmers were regular custome: and so were farmers’ lasees, whose dress were long if their anatomy was not. The ladies Were unanimous in their opposition to the Jenness-Miller method of equestrianism, but they seemed to enjoy the monotonous whirl and the McGinty music which accompanied it as thoroughly as though real horse was un- known to them, Agricultural implement exhibits were widely ®eattered throughout the inclosure. Plows could be found almost anywhere and so could wagons. These were undisturbed by any one, butthe churns and butter workers suffered much at the hands of youngsters, who, if they had to operate either, would have thought their lot most hard. Refrigerators, each guar- anteed to be less liable to humidity than the others, were in adozen places. Other articles of general or agricultural interest, were dis- tributed over the green surface without any “pparent method. One of the most gorgeous specimens on wheels was the huge green, gold and dragon-adorned band wagon, on the sides of which was painted “King’s Valley Cornett Band.” If the artist had tried to squeeze an- other “+t” into that word “cornet” the Wagon would bave needed lengthening. What was of most interest to the female vis- itor Was to be found in the big two-story barn Within the grounds. What» pleasing congiom- eration of exhibits were within the four walls. On tables and in cases, hung over lines or piled up on the floor were products natural and un- natural, There was « great display of pre- serves, from the consumptive-looking white Peach ‘to the rubicund raspberry. Several lass jars contained fine pears—persistently beled “pairs”—and the assortment of pre- served tomatoes was more than good, A bot- tle of gooseberries looked sour enough to crack the glass. Of honey there was a good show, but there was nothing like enough of it if it and the bread on exhibition had to be eaten together. A large section of a securely locked cave was filled with cake and bread and biscuit, most of it digestible, ull of it very tempting in appearance. The judges must have had a hard tame in coming to anything hke an unanimous conclusion as to the excellence of the several exhibits. JUDGING THE CAKE. Banged aggun | the room were some splendid specimens of Montgomery county skill and labor. Cymblins, curved and yellow or cream- tinted and flat, were on exhibition, in compan fe canteloupes, abnormal potatoes, lic cab thirst-provoking id beets that, to reverse a com- re redder than « drunkard's nose. Th display of smaller fruits was not especially good, the only first-class specimens coming all the way from Florida. Upstairs there were pictures and bicycles and flowers and cakes and jellies and rugs and quilts and tidies and towels; piliows that were calied crazy and people who really were s0; their unfortunate condition being due to the fact that several different kinds of performers were playing upon as many denominations of organ and piano at one and the same time and all were evolving selections that were materi- ally and mutually at variance in such minor matters as dynamics and pitch. There were two or three sewing machines ning in full blast, but — mado was drowned ; nothing but s high-grade threshing machine could have made itself heard above the roar of isgui ony. “Annie Rooney” and yhite Wings” wrestled with each other, while ““Gen.Grant’s Grand March" and “Where Did You Get That Hat?” added their stately cadences to the discord until superstitious people, awe-stricken, awaited the resurrection which they felt sure must take place in the cemetery just across the road. There ome things which even a cemetery will not permit. = AND ONE DISH. When the belles and beaus had examined everything on exhibition in the barn there was a pretty unanimous adjournment to the ice creum booth, and at that place a large stock of human nature was visible pretty much all the time. Lote of the young men would *buy everything their respective girls wanted and were apparently pleased to have an opportunity todo so, but occasiovally a penurious lover would order a saucer of frozen sweetness for his dear one and then stand aloof while she ate it; said he never did like cream, anyhow, and "he was always afraid that ‘tw: poisoned: that if anybody else wanted totake the risks he didn’t care. One other made his appearance, who was more econom- ical and more boldly scifish. He purchased a saucer of cream, persuaded the dealer to give him a little more than the usual dose, tried to beat her down on the price, and then picking up two spoons sat down with his sweetheart and allowed her to help him eat it, The photographer did not lose anything by attending the fair. Many a pair of swains, with arms and waists inextricably intertwined, posed before the camera, Those who didn’ want their pictures taken could rid themselv: of surplus cash by trying to throw a base ball through a deceptively shaped hole into a wait- ing but always empty barrel; there was money in the trick, but the greenhorn didn’t get any of it. The old ring and cane business flour- ished and so did more than one other device which had in them more elements of certainty for the proprietor than of chance for the player. Rifle shots wasted their substance in a profitless explosion of gunpowder, but they ul faa a good time. _— A HAPPY FAMILY. Most of the older folks were in the vicinity of the cattle and poultry exhibit. This was really fine. All the known varieties of bulls, cows, steers, heifers and calves were penned up. Sheep, meeker than the legendary Moses, watched the visitors through mild eyes, while pigs abtrusively poked their snouts through the pens and longed for feeding time. There was an amazing amount of lard in the aggregated porcine exhibit. One of the most attractive peus in that quarter was the one in which was a female porker and twelve little grunters, It was apparently a happy family. In the poultry coops were chickens enough to undo the effects of a ten days’ colored camp meeting, and there were boys enough around the place to keep every chicken, duck or goose ing state of excitement from morn till night. A couple of rabbits were continuous sufferers, for every one passing thought it only a duty to poke through the wires a little something for them to eat, utterly regardless of the well- established fact that a rabbit has not the diges- tive apparatus of an ostrich, Ifsome evil-minded villain had not stolen the watering cart which belongs to the fair as- sociation the tramp back to the depot would not have been half so dusty. ———— The Royal Blue Line is not simply a single train of handsomely fin- ished passenger coaches, All the trains in serv- ice via B. and O. R. R. between Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York consist of this magnificent new equipment, embracing all the devices and appliances approved by car builders that contribute to th ety and com- fort of travelers, No extra charged on any of these trains. Passengers occupying Pull- man parlor or sleeping car accommodations will be charged the customary rate for same. * a Arguing tor Cannibalism. From the New York Evening Post. A Catholic missionary has given us some curious particulars of the inhabitants of the Upper Oubanghi, an affluent of the Congo. It is said that the boating folk on the upper ‘Thames will “eat anything,” but those good people are much more particular; they confine themselves to cannibalism. The attempts of the missionary to dissuade them from this practice revived one of Robinson Crusoe’s ur- uments addressed to his man Friday, but they were not equally successful. The natives were perfectly polite, but stood upon the firm ground of experience. When he said, “Human flesh is detestable,” they replied, ‘‘Pardon, dear father, but what do you know about it? With salt and spices it is, on the contrary, delicious.” They had « prolonged controversy upon thi matter. When the good father pointed out tl difference between man and other animals, they admitted it at once, but drew a different ‘Man is the nobler and therefore The Professional Packer. In Paris, that greatcity where all one’s need: and caprices are catered to, says the Ladies’ Home Journal, there are professions for women entirely unknown in this country. And one is the professional packer. When you think of going away is not one of your sighs as to how you shall get all your belongings in your trunks? When you reach your destination don’t you find them creased, mussed, and, if possible, what a tiny woman near mo calls “in smithereens?” Well, the packer comes in, you tell her what you want to take away and then let her do her work. Skirts are skillfully folded, Lodices have sheets of tissue paper laid between them and the sleeves are stuffed to shape with it; slippers have their toes filled with raw cotton so they do not reach their destination flattened out, and hats and bonnets have tapes attached to them so that they may be pinned to the box or tray and will not move until you are ready to litt them out, This is the work for which a busy or @ rich woman will pay well and a woman who becomes expert atitcan, in the going away time, make that mysterious amount known as tidy little sum” very easily. The packer comes to the house, takes off her bodice and assumes a loose jacket and then ‘she is ready for her work, Who, among the many who are asking for something for a woman to do, wiil start in this profession? It is # work easily learned and iety that must appeal to every woman. Neither is it irksome; hence, a pro- fession which offers more than the usual ad- vantages for woman's skill. possesses in the highest degree {he restorative and invigorating qualities of cin- chona (peruvian bark), which is the best known medicine for giving tone to the organs; ucceeds completely in removing =. weak- was! 1 Beats wasting re tinness” and at sight of food; it is the best remedy for fever and ague. GOWNS FOR AUTUMN. Shirley Dare Gives Some Hints to the Fair Ones, FAREWELL TO THE PARASOL. Gossip in Which Women Will be Inter- ested—The Tiled Floor Cloth—Variety Stage Effects at Fancy Faire—The Question ef the Girl and the Bicycle, — Written for Tax Evextna Star. VERY graceful walking toilet is figured this week, showing the stylish costume for September, a pale cloth dress with long coat or polonaise of the same material, open to show the surplice waist and many-folaed sash of silk. The original isthe palest mushroom serge, thicker than that worn for the last three months, fine camel's hair chevron twill or fine cloth half finished, not so glossy as broadcloth, yet very smooth. The gown has the simple English skirt, which is most appropriate for walking, the front width having three wide fiat bands of guipure embroidery in silk of a faint lavender shade, together with the mush- room tint, with lavender velvet laced in and out between the bands. The waist is plain in the back with surplice foldsshowing the neck. The overdress is close fitting, but shaped by the scam under arm without darts, which are need- less, as the fronts do not meet at all, and are held together only by the folded band which imitates a sash. The wide lavender frill, which does duty for ashoulder capo, is satin serge or velvot, asJiked. The deep forearm cuffs in man; folds are the same, and folds of satin serge show in the slashings of the full upper sleeve. The walking hat is very sonsi- ble, shading the face well enough to dispense with the irritating parasol, which is de trop past mid eummer. The only virtual excuse ever given for a parasol three-fourths of tho year was that of a very nice young woman, that she liked to have something in her hands to think of. The parasol is the ruin of grace in walk- ing. for ne woman can move with a firm, free carriage when she has to beara canopy or pavilion to shade her sacred features, and must adjust it with respect to every other pavilion sho meets, But it is enough on the subject, tor women are quite prepared to oxchange the routine of masculine life for their own, but not to give up the cumbersome parasol. ‘The fixed idea of custom must be credited to tho god of flies; the more useless, tiresome thing they are the more impossible to get rid of them, The second figure will also be pronounced stylish and in thorough keeping. The lines of satin roleaux or of ribbon velvet, or heavy flat silk braid, relieve the light cloth ekirt just enough, and the waist with its slight elegant braiding. its pointed belt in front joining the basque back, 1s one to make the best of any rounded figure. ‘The velvet sleeves gathered by @ leaf of passementcrie in a tressy puff suggest a good way to remodel plain coat sleeves by adding this puffed trap and orna- ment. The old-fashioned caps and turned back flaring cuffs to sleeves appear in the last designs, but they destroy a beauty of an arm too completely to be encouraged. New gowns in lighter wools, auburn cashmeres and barred pophns have the plain long round skirt fin- ished by scallops, embroidered in the piece, but preferably bound in silk braid, not coat binding. HOUSE Gowns. The continental house gowns have a look of Polish or Russian taste, with their half oriental lapping fronts, damasked overdress and loose long girdles. They recall Marie Bashkirtseff and Ouida’s bewitching, naughty conntesses from the Black sea provinces. ‘hese soft-eyed, childish, submissive, cultivated women are the type most opposed to our painfully bright, half-taught Amorican girls, who always seem charged ready to explode. ' The very graceful way of wearing the hair which went out thirty yoars ago reappears in the knot of rich curls falling at the buck of the head, a style charm- ing in young women no longer school girls, ‘The cloth overdress, which it is the fashion to call the pelisse, very simply made without braiding or trimming, is the style as long as autumn lasts, but it is diversified by large col- lars, frills and capes of heavy satin, almost kid-like in thickness, or velvet. in contrast to the color of the garment. These additions will bein rich colors to give life to the costume; collars deep as those worn in suits of armor or collar-like capes will be seen in bronze green plush on tawny cloth. or blood-red velvet on russet, or purple on pale brown and fawn. The crimson velvet cape 18 chosen by young women when additional warmth is needed—sharp fall afternoons in driving. Later, velvet jackets, very plain but admirably cut, or small velvet mantles with long stole-like ends will be worn in tones to shade with the dress, A copper poult de soie with jacket of red brown velvet, or 4 beige cloth dress with copper velvet jacket are stylish, the hat in all cases being of the same velvet. Feather trimming very full and much curled will replace the passementcrie and embroidery for out door dresses. It is worn round the neck and down the fronts of mantles aud jackets like a boa, but without bordering the garment all round. Velvet sleeves, velvet yokes, collars and velvot show- ing between the widths of the skirt two-thirds the way up are seen in the newest dresses, FLOWERS AND STRIPES, Flowered patterns and fancy stripes are in favor, and floral stripes and figures are formed in materials never seen put in plain colors be- fore. A tan-colored Vienna cloth has long. garlands in copper, red and gold, which, with yoke and girdle of copper-brown plush, is very rich coloring foran indoor gown. Printed silky alpacas and mohairs are pretty enough to console one for not being able to wear the stiff gorgeous brocades. Figured delaines, cash- meres and cape cloths are beautiful in color as the Japanese silk capes and almost vie with them in softness. Sacques and aprons are quietly resuming their places in a lady’s ward- robe, These comfortable, convenient things may be as fanciful and elegant or as nice afd tasteful as one pleases, and they add a home look to the dress. Aprons are of washing silk in plain colors—iavender, violet and soft blue for choice—hemmed with brier stitch and run- ning down the seams, beside which pocket and frill on the lower edge may be of white lace. Or the frill is of two-inch ribbon, one satin edge showing as finished. Black silk aprons in softest tlossy faille or the silk serge nearly endlessly are embroidered in gay colors above the hem, on handkerchief pocket, and pointed band, which fastens behind by a plain jet buckle, and long, wide satin ribbons, Aprons of white linen with bands of drawn work are for dainty house keepers, and the fancies run in red twill, blue linen and gray, with a little embroidery in white and the same color in washing cotton or linen floss, Regular working aprons for housekeeping and garden- ing look notable and artistic in honeyeomb crash, three widths joined by red and blue veining stitch on the seams, with red and blue or orange and brown border. These protect e dress completely from rubs against cooking utensils, sink or rose briars and can be washed easily and done up without starch. An artistic house keeper is so thoroughly charmed with the sorviceable linen that she has designed a working dress of it, loose enough to slip aff and on easily, and the material being heavy enough to need no lining and the seams finished inside with white braid it will be seen what a coi plete convenience it ia for real work in studio or pantry, which one woman calls her “pie studio.” A USE FOR OLD SILKS. A woman who has several black silk skirts which gave out together, as entirely as the deacon’s one-borse shay, past hope of revival, was exercised to findsome use for the rem- They would not bear quilting over for petticoats, but she kept them by her till the idea came to have them woven with bright colors, as the silk scrap portieres are made. But in place of hanging them on the walls they are to serve as & new sort of bed covering instead of b senony being very light and almost as warm as down comfortables. A thin washing blanket is laid over the sheet, then one or more of these woven —. comfortables goes under the spread, and alight, deliciously warm cover is the result. indsome ones, ot in gold, orange, russot and crimson-frayed wool being used for coloring if silk is scarce, will answer for low blankets. Many ladies will be pleased with some sort of use for worn-out silk, hitherto most useless of materials. The prettiest way of making it useful, however, is 4 tedious one, The scraps are all joined, frayed on both edges half an inch, and drawn up by the center into a thick fine chenille, very handsome for fringes or, if one ever hi ough of it, for the cord dray ays, can imagine how beautiful the work is, or how ta door curtain of this sort can be. A TILED FLOOR CLOTH. An admirable invention for covering floors is the tiled fodr cloth, one of the oxidized paint series like linoleum, lincrusta and linspar. It isan manufacture, the material a kind of paint, which shows the same color through ite quarter inch of thickness. It comes " 6 Li D.-C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1890—SIXTEEN PAGES. in the best tile aoe and mellow colors of burnt tiles, yellow-brown harmonising with dark brown and brownish red, or faint slaty blues and red, with ochre yellow or brilliant Byzantine [pee The material is really tile work, checks and pieces of the solidified paint fitted together, and must be perfectly damp proof, warm and silent, which burnt tiles are not. The tile cloth comes in pieces two yards wide and 2 yards long, and must be nearly in- destructible. In houses with floors as y laid as they are in most American dwellings it is s serious matter to get them artistically cov- ered, to be warm and yet dust proof, agrecable to the head and not requiring to be taken up every yoar, or changed in five years’ wear. For lla, passages, dining and sleeping rooms, studios and nurseries the tile cloth is admir- able. Until we have inventions to sling chairs and cabinets in the air, while carpets are anonymously rolled up, removed, cleansed and put down again, they will remain the oc- casion of much unhealthiness in the household, not more by their absorption of everything wicked in the way of dustand smells than by tht tasking drudgery of keeping them swept. hardest work in servant's routine is iat oad thick carpets. It strains more mnsoles, offers More dangerous dust and flue to inhale than all the other work on a floor. Ruge if of any size are a delusion, for a half-sized Smyrna mat is hoavy as a whole carpet and the beating they get at the handsof genteel house maids is careful not to disturb the body of dust. I: floors are costly to lay and to keep in orde: they must be wiped and lished more or less daily, or they are as delightfal as a piano case with the dust on. Few floors are good enough to bear the dark paint and _ shellac which makes the most satisfactorily cheap finish, clear and handsome as polished black oak at the expense of sweeping with a damp mop daily. which is easy as dusting the piano lid aforesaid, and revar- nishing once in six months at 30 cents » room. It is cheap, letting the household off so much drudgery, dust and discomfort, plus the bril- liant clean effect. But few floors are smooth enough to be satisfactorily polished this way, and in preparing for comfort in winter the wise house keeper finds nothing available so warm, soundless and pleasant in every way but one as the thick plain corticine, a quarter inch through, and feeling to the foot much like elastic sole leathér. If there could be some way of decorating it, in East India colorings for instance, dyeing it right through, in pat- terns, without the tac-tao left by a painted sur- face, and without gloss, it would be an ideal floor covering. Carpets are mere dust and disease traps, and the sooner we get rid of them the better. Cotton carpets of fast dye, firm weaving and good design would be far bet- ter than wool ones, which have a fatal property of absorbing everything they should not. AN ATTRACTION FOR FAIRS, The season of fancy fairs is not far distant, and veteran managers are planning for attrac- tions as far abead as managers of a theatrical sort. The newest diversion in English and continental fairs is the cafe chantant, in a sep- arate room, where ladies of condition get themselves up as much like Judic and the mu- sic hall stars ag possible, and from a music stage charm the audience with the airs and graces of those singers. It is strictly correct, being imitation naughtiness only,and safe for a bishop's wife to attend, and it is surprising how close the daughters of careful houses repro- duce the “fetching” effects of the variety stage. Ifthe Spanish dance a la Carmencita could only be put on the dais in the upstairs rooms ottier and Stymus’ for the neat hospital fair, how many ladies from Tuxedo and clse- where would be found equal to filling the role, and how it would draw! If Tuxedo could not furnish girls able to repro- duce Carmencita'’s glances and poses, Vassar and Wellesley could—for a good’ cause. Boston, now, for example, does not re- ire such high-spiced bills of fare. Two things you can depend on hearing at any public or semi-public occasion there; Mrs. Tulle Ward Howe reads her Battle Hymn of the Republic and tolls how it came to be written, and Mra. somebody elae gives a whistling solo. They had them at the Women’s Relief Corps meeting in Tremout Temple Grand Army week and were to have them at a lawn party the day before— or was it a reading of poetry instead of whistling? I heard a good, pious woman tell of a Chicago mission Sunday school where of an afternoon a man and his wife played the cornet together and another woman gavo a whistling exhibition, That was to draw the masses, and 1 should think it would! WOMEN ON BICYCLES. Anice girl wishes to know if it will be proper for her to ride a bicycle or tricycle alone in Central Park, as she is very fond of the exer- cise—needs it, and has no one to go with her. If she had only written Mr. Ward McAllister about the matter she would stand a chance of an opinion she could fall back on, It is mor- ally certain that most city circles who want to be nice would promptly declare it improper for a young lady to ride anything in the park un- attended. But I am not sure that ur. Ward McAllister, surveying the situation of needed outdoor exercise and the impossibility in cer- tain wide circles outside his own of always commanding the escort of a father, a brother, or @ groom as escort, and calling on the clear, common sense which marks his decisions, would not tell her to put on a plain gown, go out in the forenoon or early afternoon before the park is filled with riders, and behave like a ood girl, attending strictly to her own busi- ness, There must be care to preserve these outdoor liberties for women, which mean 80 much to their health and spirits, We can’t afford to have our nice middle-class girls hampered by the hallucinations of the upper circle concerning the indispensability of chaperons and escorts if a girl goes out in plain daylight, If we do, the middle-class girls may turn out as badly as some of the up- per ones, They may cling to their formal proprieties—they seem to need them—for chap- rons, escorts, yrooms and footmen don't seem to keep them from coming to grief often. But cycling is 0 fascinating and needed a sport, worth all the gymnastics and gymnasia in the country for development of health and activity, that the good sense of the community or the better part of it should protect women in that and all other needful and gracious liberty. But you want to use freedom without abusing it, “You want to dress quietly, not to draw attention, end I do uot think the blue striped flannel skirt with cream zouave jacket covered with “gilt buttons depicted by a Noman rider in a cycling paper atall ladylike or quiet. It could be seen amile ahead and would of itselt say to any man rider “follow me.” No wonder the lady rider complained of men racing her wheel in Fair- mount Park. A cycling habitshould be severely plain as a riding habit, all one grave color and nota thread of white trimming ora gilt button about it, and for good taste no jockey cap with its slangy suggestions, but an English gipsy hat, small but shading the face well. In & quiet dress—no nonsense of divided skirt— keeping herself to herself, attending strictly to her own business, a girl is safer on a bicycle than on foot in the park, provided she knows how to ride well. She has no business in a public place till she has mastered her wheel, and-then she wanta to leave the ambition of “breaking records” entirely alone. It is alto- gether too easy for a foolish vanity to ruin one’s health for life by riding too many miles aday, and so bring disrepute on a most de- lighttul and graceful sport. Suracey Daze. ee A Picture Story. From Judge. SANDWICH ISLANDS POLITICS. ATalk With Ex-Minister of Foreign Affaire Austin of Hawaii. ‘WE DOESN'T BELIEVE TRE STORIES ABOUT TROUBLE IM THE ISLANDS—AMERICAN INTERESTS—NO POSSIBILITY OF ANNEXATION—PROPOSED CABLE TO SAN FRANCISCO, Hon, Jonathan Austin, ox-minister of foreign affairs of the Sandwich Islands, sat in his room in the Ebbitt House last evening and for half ‘an bour or so talked about affairs in that part of the world toa Stan reporter. He isa tall, distinguished-looking old gentleman with a long white beard and a somewhat scanty dress- ing of hair on the top of his head. He is a na- tive American, but for many years has made Honolulu his home, and for some time was a member of the king’s cabinet. He said that he knew little or nothing about the state of things on the group just at present, for he has been away from Honolulu since last June, and he has had no mail for some time. He expects to get letters in New York today that came in on tho Alameda a week ago, DOESN'T BELIRVE THERE 18 TROUBLE ON THE ISLANDS. “I do not place the slightest credence to the stories about there being trouble in the islands,” he said. “In the first place Ido not think that Admiral Brown gave utterance to any such tale as that which was sent here from the Pacific const, for Iam personally acquainted with him and know that he would not ‘say any such things without good foundatio ere is no trouble in the islands at all just now. The only thing of any importance that might be consirued by an alarmist iuto the basis of a war scare is that while I was there a certain arty of natives presented a petition to the ing asking him to appoint a board for the re- vision of the constitution, which he, according to usage. referred to the legislature, which is now in session. Butit was all peaceful, and there was nothing stirring to lead any one to fear a revolution. AMERICAN INTERESTS ON A SECURE BASIS. “Affairs on the islands are very quiet, The new cabinet, which came into power by virtue of the success of the Wilcox party at the polls, is all that any one could wish. The men are conservative and there is no reason to appre- hend that they will get the nation into any sort of trouble. American interests are, you know, by far the most dominant there and they were never On amore secure basis. There is the least possible danger that they may be weak- ened by the laying of a cable connecting Hono- lulu with Victoria, as thus all of our communi- cations would have to pass through English hands, The way to avert this danger is to build a cable to San Francisco, and that is the scheme that is working now. ‘There is a strong sentiment among the best business men in favor of such a work, and I think that it will be accomplished. Hawaii has made an offer to this country to advance half a million of bonds for such a project, and this met with the favor of Secretary laine when it was presented to him by Minister Carter. The Secretary wants to issue bonds for the laying of the cable and to offer some reliable telegraph company a cer- tain part of these. guaranteed, for the construc- tion and tho operation of it. If he were in the city now I should like to see him to talk to him about this matter.” WILCOX A DANGEROUS ELEMENT. “How does Wilcox stand with the people now?” member of the legislature and he is dangerous clement, but I am quite sure that just as soon as he begins his schem- ing again with a view to overturning the affairs of the Islands he will be summarily dealt with by the people. And then, too, there are al- ways men-of-war in the harbor, and the sim- ple landing of a force of men from one of them would be sufficient to puta stop to any such movement, THE NEXT ELECTION. “There will be another election a year from next February, and there may be some politi- cal changes then, There is one change, how- ever, that will never be made with the consent i nd that is the recall of Minister Carter. as been here a long time, and he wants to retire, but there is nobody to take his place. There are plenty of good men on the islands who would be quite capable of fulfilling the duties here acceptably, but none of them are willing to give up their large private business interests, No one wants Mr. Carter to retire. He is a splendid man, and has served us faithfully. If there should be a change there would probably be a Kanaka selected, and that would vy havoc with things. But | do not think there is much danger of that happening.” NO EARTHLY CHANCE OF ANNEXATION. At this point the reporter showed Mr. Austin aclipping froma Honolulu paper of the date of August 19, containing a dispatch from this city of a date nearly three weeks earlier to the effect that it was understood that he (Mr. Aus- tin) was in this city for the purpose of seeing Mr. Blaine in the hope that the latter might become interested in Minister Ci for the annexation of the Sand : the United States. He laughed as he read it and handed it back. “Ihave not seen Mr. Blaine,” he remarked, “and I do not expect to see him, as city tomorrow morning for New York and shall then go to San Francisco to take the steamer for home. Iwant you to say this very posi- tively: There is no earthly chance of the Sand- wich Islands being annexed by this country, Hawaii does not want it, nor does the United States. There was a time, about thirty or forty years ago, when the United States could have had the Hawaiian Islands without having any difficulty about the matter, but now, and I know what I am talking about, neither side has any desire to this end. You see, the islands are not big enough to form a state and in case they were annexed they woald have to be admitted as a territory. Then there would be a governor sent out from Washington, probably some broken-down politician, which would be the very worst thing that ‘could happen to our people. There is no annexation party there; there is no popular need or demand for such agentiment. I personally know of, per- haps, half a dozen natives who are udvocates of the scheme, and may be five hundred whitg men of the same persuasion, but these are all. ‘These men are agitating this matter simply be- cause they want to see things upset, in the hope that they may get some of the spoils, but they have no iufluence in the community. And as for Minister Carter, he is opposed to the idea, tooth and nail, asIlam. No sir; if I sa Mr. Blaine it would be on the subject of the trans-Pacific cable, ‘MR. AUSTIN'S BUSINESS HERE. “I now occupy the position of commissioner of patents, and it was solely on business con- nected with that office that I am in this coun- try. Lused to be a solicitor of patents before I went to the isla and I wanted to look at certain things here in the Patent Office. The commissioner, Mr. Mitchell, treated me very courteously when I was here afew weeks ago and showed me everything I wanted to see. “Only a few days before I left Honolulu, to return to the original subject of this reported revolution, I had a conference with the min- ister of foreign affairs, my successor, and ad- miral Rowan on the very subject of what should be done in case of trouble. We decided that all that was necessary would be to landa small force, That would frighten all the in- surgents, if there happened to be any, suffi- ciently to end the war then and there. The islands cannot afford to fight another nation, however much they might engage in internal disturbances, “I shall be in Honolulu soon, and I am glad of the prospect. What? Live in Honolulu? Why certainly! It is the finest city on the globe, and no mistake. I would not live any- where else.” _—____-ee_____ INTERNATIONAL LAW VIOLATED. A Young Seal Seized by a Dominion Crew on American Soil. A now phase of the sealing difficulty has just presented itself in British Columbia, where the crew of a steamer belonging to the Canadian government last week captured a live seal, not this time in Behring Sea, but on United States territory, in the state of Washington. While the Dominion government steamer Sir James Douglas was repairing the telegraph pabie last soak botwcen Wistecihaaal Despens mers, on the American side of Puget sound, a number of seals were observed on the Ameri- canshore. A boat was lowered and acrew ent ashore and seized we rome) seal. Theseal ras afterward presented to Mr. chairman of the Victoria Park committee, cas supreme esc | Rochefort Ready to Fight for fs M. Rochefort and M. Thieband left Ghent yesterday with the intention of fighting a duel EDUCATIONAL. _ EDUCATIONAL OSE POLYTE Re Ind—A 3 on. us. Water Coli Paints erms yager Colors, China Painting. T or. partion with children. best Vrms: Soc. per hour: 30e, bait Be: re > Mra Jeal03denw. 2 BL) ISS MAY H. MEAD, TEACHER OF THE PIANO, aerratory of Berlin’ For tera und other pasoesinns ail at or address 902 22d et. B.w. : T= RITTENHOUSE ACADEMY, 306 Indians ave, Will be reopened on MONDAY, September 15. Scholars are prepared for the Military and Naval Academies, for the best Colleges and for Business. Application for sdmission may be made to the Prin- cipal at his residence, 521 3d st. n.w., or, om and after the 15th instant, at the school room. ee5-1m ©. C. WIGHT, Principal. Y Ned BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, 723 14th ot. nw, Branches in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chi- cago, Louisville, Paris, France, Berlin and Dresden, Germany, Moscow, Russia, and London, England. Terms $10. CAR! ‘truction upon the Piano-forte a! 2Ei4 Sth nw feud Jeuire patronage. Bec jon shown nDes rme moderst t. SHEPHERD. 5 piapse 35. HH“ FORD CLASSICAL AND NOKMAL TRAINING SCHOOL OOL. The next session will begin October 6, 1890, and continue eight mouths. | are educational fac ties. Terms to 8150 perschool year. W.E. Dun- » FINCH Circulars at Star office, can, T. wae _——_ AND THEORY. Mr. HENRY XANDER Has removed to 1008 I st. n.w., and will resnme his Lessons on September 15. *4-1m? GUARANTEE To Te ACH ANY ONE TO DRAW a ze Crayon Portrait 1B 15 lessons. Se pre- vious kuowledge of draw y. J. W.REYN- OLDS, 528 7thst., Room ee? JPRENCH LESSONS —a_ YC . WELL cated Lady, not long resdent in the United States, and diplomée d*Hotel de Vilie, Pari rem puptie in achools or private families for instruction j Grammar, Reading aud Conversational French. ‘Terms moderate, Address Lio Miss BALCH, 1207 10TH st. AMDopen her class for young lad: prepared for higher grades in the public schoo! sar aud Wellesley Colleges. Thorough preparation for Service and ceusus examimations. Instruction of cnere a apecialty. ele Es Fe sSces Ty CHET KINDERGARTEN Will open October 6 ‘At 1530 O st. now, THE HIGHLANDS. ha vilewe t# situated on the en ‘Bal Bost tainater. § ful and beautiful locat.on, Bui ew, modern sppliances and keated throughout by steam ‘or both sexes in eeparate departments, Send for catalogue to Rev. T. Ho LEWIS, at, \HE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND WILL REOPEN Si PTEMBER 15, 1990. ‘This School is for the education of Girl and Boys fro: to 18 years of axe who aro blind, or whose sight isso detect cannot attend the public schools, Children residing in Maryland or the District of Cotumbia whose parenis are not able to pay their board and tuition may be admitted tree, “Application for admission «houid be made at once to - D. MORKISON, Supt, Baltimore, Ma, WEST END, nd L ate, Tenth year begins S "i T= LAW DEPARTMENT OF HOWA\ LE pmill pen OCLOBEA TY at G o'clock pan. at the Law Departinent's Buding, th st. nw JAMES F. BUNDY, Seo, D UNIVER- MA2TEN COLLEGE oF ELOCUTION $ an Academy of Actiny,614 12th st. nw. Classes begin October 1, 1890. New catalogue ready September 15. “lL QHORKTHAND-CLASSES AND PRIVATE _IN- $9 struction for ladies and gentiemen, The Yaiue of this instruction t#shown by the fact that, although established ten years. we Lave not one unewployed wraduate, au@are oblicel to give this answer in re repesied calls for expert stenographora, Ve, A 4.30daily. ~s1-1m. TRUCTION—THE GREATEST OPPOR- : oifered to Parents, Children, Teachers, Devi Decorators or Artists to learn to Draw aud ignere, Paint perfectly for almost nothing for those who com- meuce bow or by Sept. 5. Cali and vee the wouderful Provress of students Portra:te to order from $5 t> $5,000. IR. MOKKELL, the teacher, has had 1 medals and studied 1.5 years with the most celebrated artists in Europe. €200,000 worth of paintings on free exhibition day and evening for the first week in September (atter, . 804 Est. nw. au29-)m NEY. WINDSOK COLLEGE—WINDSOR FEMALE, Windsor Business College. ‘ull course in each collewe, with diplomas and degrees. parstory | Scocis. Septem 7, Also thorough Keasouable charges. Opens ‘Address Rey. AL M. JELLY, D.D., Pres., New Windsor, Ma. ber 1 7. EGE OF COM principal being joint author of the Ceived the only gold medal awarded fer Is cation at the World's usiness kdu- Feir held in Parts, 1889. Six es. tes moderate. Annual scholar- to 850. Situations eusranteed when competent. Write or call for cata! for arrangements AUg. = ‘au6 cE YEARLY BOARD AND TUITION, SEM nary girls), $150 | Mt «boys). High grounds: very ough instruction: cottage » PAL SCHOOLS, Haddoniiel: MoM VEKNON SEMINARY, &.W.COR. M. AND 11TH STS., WASHINGTON, D.C. BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES AND LITTLE GIRLS, SIXTEENTH YEAR BEGINS MONDAY, OCTOBER SIXTH. ‘Thorough instruction in all departments in accord- ance with best modern methods. Buildings remodeled, enlarged snd furnished with every applisuce for health and comfort of pupils, including passenger ele Vator, steam heating and perfect ssuitation, For fur- ther particulars apply, after September First, 1890, to the Principal, e jo. MRS, ELIZABETH J. SOMERS, JK EE DE COLLEGE, Wit MUSIC ARD ART Conservatory. Schoo! for Young Women. Send for catalogue. CUKNELIUS L. REEDY, President, _3715-2m “Hagerstown, Maryland, X< INDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL, AND INDEKGARTEN NORMAL TRATNING CLASS, 1915 Sunderiand Place south of Dupont Circle. Terui begin Uct. 1, 1SY0. Sirs. LOULSA MAN G LADIES FPHE PARISIAN SCHOOL FOR YoU and Cbildren—limited. All the Classical Branches fauvht in French Opens September Forcireu- lars address Monsieur aud Mme. DES GAKINNES, 2030 F at 3u30-2m* 188 HALSTEAD’S PRIVATE SCHOOL Fok Mi Sinesea“tieus Boys will open for the second Year at 1429 20th st.. cor. of P nw. plications may be made at 2901 Qst. until the itor september, ‘After that time ai the school rooms each day from 10 to m2. au30-1m° ILLE | ACADEMY, | MONTGOMERY Md, Prepares ys for West Point, the Naval Academy, the ye louse and the Ferm. Session begins Sept. 16. J.D. WARRIELD, AM. suvi-lu* HE COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY. The Preparatory School opens Sept. 22. ‘The Columbian Coliege opens sept. 22. The Corcoran Scientific School opens Uct 1. ‘The Law school of the University Oct. ‘The Medical, The Dental For catalogues or othe: r information auz3-6m JAMES C. WELLING, LL.D., President AN COLLEGE PREPARATOKY 335 Hist. cee een for College, States Military dud on, W! ci A. P. MONTAGUE. Principal _ W gn 8, COMMERCIAL | SCHOOL. Capitol 407 EAST ful operetion sists Toa eed heartily’ indorsed ty ion since, ‘au those who bave buen in’ attendance.” Bookkeeping, ramen correspondence, spel: typewriting. ‘Over 100 in au jast year, peus Sept. 8. Office o a oT 1. Aupual schoiarenip 24 y pewritiny 5 rculars. euz2-tu COURT F. WOUD, LLM, Principal, IMERSON INSTITUTE, bel git a tnt Ee for ¥. — ee begins its thirty-ninth year Monday, kina, wehigh and. other callerep and Universities; the Scientific Schools, Uni ‘States Mili doent for boye Ustween 6 and 12 woue be cen hfall course in ro languages, Dusiness practice, arithmneticy rapid writing, org t Ke-0j bey § For p address 218-2 uae. OC PENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, 8 Commer Thang Dita bw. educat PRACTICAL EDUCATION. TRE MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGR, om the Washington branch. Baltimore and Ohtc rafires@, OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL ADVANTAGES fora wide range of Practical tustruction ot wary to TUITION FREE TO ALI. Income recently doubled by act of Congress. enlatye) snd taciliticeateat’y incressed. For HURRY E. ALVORD, ©. £., President Acrtcultural Co e2-tu theat, 108 Prince Geotye's county, RS. MYERS’ SCHOOL M thou t Br. x. e Cosme NG AND Dal ‘G LADIES = owt ‘For rertiet snatraction. Beet of B address the principal Broker Mins. ELIZARETH H. MYERA, pe in 16 SS Ace Photography ecquired dypewnitins taught tree of charwe Geuts. Bessions and evening 8 a> Positions, See descriptive bet fall jars, HEAD SCHOOL Aci stnw FJ. MULVED yorar LESSONS. Ronoeee to liz th 20% Lessons resumed ShPTEMBER 1. RAW AND PAINTING. INSTR every branch for men, women aud chil Ani see the wonderful progress of stu iu Crayon and Oi; béstand cbeapest. we 4. : = Bo! FOR You cy 5. —EE LLEGE, ANNAPOLIS, MD. rtments @nd Pour Cor of tetory scout et SPECIAL AUTENTION GIVEN TH TIOm OF CANDIDAi BS FOK THE NAVAL Aval z. For catalogues address presiden: suis im THOMKS Fea, Lip, Pao. PENNINGTON (XN 3p SLMINARY AND Gollewe.— Pitty first year. “Ofere rate ed tacilities Terme moderate. Huh and beat ‘Steam heating, gas. fire escapes. | cores, 0s HANLON. DD 1h Jeld-cod2t Iwenty-oue Year, President 4 and furnished room, $160 116t0 session Neptemuber 1 address RW. SILVEST APLEWOOD INSTITUTE. and wncluds va Jor term of 10 mont For further pariculass BK, Principal jy 10-eolm' CONCORDVE t schools ‘SO per year. One ot the to ls, BOW, wo meet the 4 Gah Five 's under 13 youre, #150. OSEPH 8KURT LIDGE Aeie, AM, a 3929-c03 AUQUIER INSTITUTE POR YOUNG LADIES, ‘werenton, Ve. Situated im the Peidmont cent ul feraiy. 500. GEO". BUTLER, A.M. Pri GEO. G. BUTLER, A.M. Principal, aa 9 {EW YORK MILITARY ACADEMY, CORD WALL HUDSON, Avery envrely ruil two past sessions. | Stron eat term boris SEPTEMBER 18, OF eat ted catalowue of 71 address Cok CJ WRIGHT, BB a3 Etveriutendent, ¥ 10-003 ). ORGAN AND No, Attention to bogim= P iS well aw t fyrth : German of English method teaght. 734 12th st. nw. eul@-eim LASISTGS HOME SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, LYNN. woud, Rockingham county, Va. Mies E. ncivul. Fourth session opens Sept. 20, oie situated immediately on railroad: in the most ‘healthful the valiey of Virwinis. I wigbiers’ education. tal, moral Hhyeical training of young children. Lhe course Studies is compiete. “lustrumental music a epectalty. Terms: Board, with tuition in English, Latim, French, and instrumental music, ¢176. For circulars apply to the principal, or to 3. 3. DECKER, Stationer, 1111 Fst. ow RVATORY OF BALTIMORE Announcements for the next scademte Fear are now ready and will besent on application, u2-lewlit UNT'S PREPARATORY SCHOOL, North Session Koom, 43g Street H Pree unre ts test aes gear Raptor 2g Pupils thoroughly fitted for ali colleges, insuitutions oF business. For durther particulars or@ cal address J. W, HUNT, 717 Irving st. aw. i, a, W dt Ngee DAME OF MARYLAND. COLLEGIA' pstitute for ow Ladies sud Preparator, ag tor Little Girls, conducted wy the Sebel aver Notre Dane. 3919-5, w2m* Near Baitimore, Ma, W NTON SEMINARY. A Select Home School tor Young Ladies and Children. The is@ year bexins September 15, 1890, lerms MA. erate. Climate unexcelied | Address Miss ¥iKGLN LOMAX, Friucipal, Box 137. Warren Hogue Virginia, rer . MESS BEN SIMPSON OF 3618 MT. VERNON Philadelphia, Pa., a teacher of highest thx, baving a delyittul home school, »ill educate Jnuited Buber of tris of first-class tainilien attention @iven to Music, Frenok aud Art. Bul S-wias6e (PRE RAS NAH MORE ACADEMY FOR OIRIBs ‘Long noted for Western Maryland Railroaa— for ace ‘seem and th AM. MM. . imore, Md. AxD BAY ecHoom = Youms a al ‘Th . Fy — Mrs. i .P. LEFEBVRE, Principal, ¥ INSTITUTE, 3122 P SI... GEORGETOWN, {th Session bewivs October 1. 1860. Fab rs apply to MiddSBS DURSEY, Prin: ies VM. recy will @iso resume Class in October. 1223 FIFTEENTH 8T. N.W. The Misses Kerr's Home School for Young Ladies and Little Chikdrea will reopen September 94. ea14-Sin ARTBUR J. KIC wear Baltimore. E 7 i22 and 124 Franklin DGEWOKTH BOARDING eul6- Ln kWOOD INSTITUTE eopeus September Increased Faculty and Many Improvements 3510-3m_ Mr. and Mes, WM. D. CABLLL, Principal {HE McDONALD-ELLIS SCHOOL for > AND CHILDREN, oe — A Tae ©. year bexins September v4, 1800. " ‘eddrcas tie. or tntermation ag Miss "Skwa prom JP CRLAND SCHOOL FOR GiKLS, sano} at byrne, Moptomery county, Md., reopens 16. Thorwash treiuny ts sumed the srapecial cafe ta givens wapecial ven fturtwer 2 care heaita of oe For carewacs (onuation HENRY C. BALLOWELL, A.M. (¥ ye18-4m sassreeree a ELKUSE INSTITUTE, BOARDING AND Da’ M School for Girls, Hyattsville, Md. ; on rairosd, sim wiles from Washington, thirty -tour miles from Melti- wore. heopeus September 24, 1680, Wd Ty sude-ims “4 CADEMY OF THE HOLY Choss, 1312 Mase. parts thorough knowledwe i ish, Music aid AF Piano, vielin, harp, sitar and’ ag gre taught. cKuages, weneral vocal, drawing Taucy work free as EAN _suld-te TH, MEDICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL axB Dental Departmcnts of Howard Uni For ei ©. B.PURVI8, M.D. 20-tocl Secretary, 111% 13th et nw. OCKVILLE ACADEMY, ROCKVI MD. ver 15; 20 miuutes from business terme W. PINCKAEY MAbO) Cs a Sy; SEGHLIAS ACADEMY FOR YOURS LADIES and Children, past Cxpi Wait reopem Moudsy. September 8. Music and putating yes tention, De EY ication is besthful aud the sppoutments ‘Terms moderate. catalogues addresa_ oC FURSELL ATLL Frederick, ma, POTOMAC RIVER BOATS, Norroix axp op pornr. On and after SATURDAY, AUG. 23. FARE, $2 ONE WAY; $3 ROUND TRIP. Leave, Oth street whari st 6 p.m. Tasm x = ‘Telepuone cai ot roms and epecial att (PSE ESY DERICK FEMALE SEMEN begin ite 47th year september 10, 1 ay, 1) Further Piney Foint esc! ureday aud smier mation excl, trip DANS AND VINGINGA orzamt Boat oxat.” Capt. John A. Ketchum, tor Baltimore Se Fee Tiver. bvery Monday at d-e-lock Pant STEVEN BRO. Telephone 745-3. Geeta) bee whist NORFOLK AW MORROR. doeereee tare rte GUsaECTION With bostos AND Fooms st B. und 0. uckei offices, ‘apd eek dae Baa, ‘TRANSPORTATION COMPARY, and Re renin pinot Weert, apply to