Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1890, Page 13

> THE AFTERNOON TEA. ‘A Modern Social Institution and Its Origin. THE MAN IN FULL DRESS. A Typical Tea and Some of Its Features—The Advantages of the Tea to the Hostess—Some of the Nuisances Encountered—Different ‘Minds of Tea Fiends. Written for The Evening Star. 667] IPE,” said a young man, recently, as he was being buffeted and pushed and crushed at an afternoon tea, “life is but a vale of teas. The joke was bad, and he had been obliged to bellow it at the top of his lungs, but it was good enough for the occasion and was es pecially appropriate to the present season, when the afternoon tea is beginning toget under way again. In his left hand he grasped # silk hat, and it had been so much rubbed up against and 40 generally misused that it resembled nothing so ne! of Mr. Evarts’ famous tiles. He looked at it disconsolately of ht- | Was obtained. in children’s el Du Thomas circles ‘What on earth am I to do?” he remarked to | Sf this entertainment going ont. On the con. | 0d fitein its own litle silver tray. Thisis | Su.0' showed Le _Bognacity by ‘tiempting paadeost paver, i zene i ie, BGATTRNS scliody oi LANGTAGES, | afriend. “If I leave this hat outside some fel- more of them are given each year, and it | comething new and an improvement, for a pol- | take’a bone away from one of the and re- —— saresiaee low will walk off with it b; body will sit on it or If [bring it into the room—well, t.” and, truth to say, it looked like a hat that had been through a South American revolution. Im his right band he held a cup of tea and he ng to navigate it throngh a surg- ing sea of humanity toward a girl who was buf- g the w * in another re He wasa mistake or some- feti a portion of its 1 drank it as who drink, he be qnick this was « large tee and everybody had been | vited. That i» te it was a typical tea, and was no particular t all. but an imag- | inary tea which is b aply as an il- lnstration of tea nersl. Let us go om with it and sce it throngh to the end. at during an evening at Mrs. Thrale’s, and so does the tea fiend drink as many cups as she can get at as many different houses. ‘She is never so happy as when she has a half dozen or more teas to’ go to in one afternoon, and she never misses one. She and ber contemporaries fol- low one another about from tea to tea, sipping cup of their favorite beverage at each place It in their peregrinations they light upon a big tea, where there is a lunch of some substance being served, they stop there and catas much as they can. Then they go home tired out but ve a good time?” “Fire them out,” was the reply. ‘There is n great deal in the hea. A woman, and especially a young woman, never thinks she has thoroaghly enjoyed herself until she fa half dead with fatigue, and she has @ good op- rtunity of getting tired if she goes to many cas. A HARD LIFE. There is another tea fiend, who is a poor young man and starts out to gather in a dinner piecemeal. But he lives hard, this young man, and he playa the deuce with his liver, for t digestion can withstand a diet of salted almondsand macaroonsand strong ram punch? ot to get much more than this at an Sometimes he stumbles upon a nettes, salads and things of that iwhen he does he eats voraciously, upon the boa constrictor principle i himself when it is possible in view t starvation, which is probable. oung and old, rich and poor all flock to the teas. ‘There is no sign fe prediction that whatever else may hap- his winter. every one will have an oppor- ty of attending as many afternoon teas as he or she may desire. — NEW THINGS FOR CHRISTMAS, Novelties for the Coming Holiday Season That Invite the Purchaser. FRESH SORTS OF FANCY ARTICLES APPROPRIATE YOR GIFTS—FLOWERS AND RIBBONS MOST CON- SPICUOUS IX DI ING — MARVELS OF EM- PROIDERY—CRAVAT CASES ‘THINGS FINE AND CURIOUS. HERE ARE ALL SORTS of new fancy things to be found in the dry-goods shops of Washington, soa as learned, for the coming as, such asno one 16 It is nearly 6 « the corner cople com he loud bu fore you the custom of has ever seen exactly the like of before. To begin With, there are curi cushions made of yel- silk to res pumpkins, with rea pumpkin stems attached to them, so that the etfect is quite realistic. a fanciful reproduc custom, in the shape of tied up with little ribbons, to be hung in tue guest chamber, so that each guest in turn may write his or her name on the pages with the little pencil that is atteched. On the first c book inside is @ pretty and appro- FOR GENTLEMEN— | water-color paper, | ATTRACTIVE HOMES. tions As to the Work. WARE TO BE SELECTED. ‘Then As to the Designs and How They Can Be Made Effective—Fireplace Cyrtains for ‘Two Rooms—Several Neat and Attractive Holiday Novelties. Written for The Evening Star. Vv THE RETURN of cool weather china painting has again received an im- Petus and the fascinating employment has nuny devotees in Washington. We have good facilities now for the work in all ways—in the stock of undecorated porcelain iteelf, in in- struction and in firing, and some of the amateur work done here ia really good. With the present rege for Dresden effects in china for desk and dressing table, pieces suitable for such uses are in great demand. A manicure set soon to be decorated in that style consists of a rather long, narrow tray and two small covered boxes. The polisher to be used with this set is silver backed isher once having had the chamois discolored with powder and rosaline is ugly to look at as it lies on the larger tray, but when it fits into ite own the unsightly part is concealed and only the pretty silver top is prominent. These for china sets or as an adjunct of a whole silver outfit are likely to be among the favorite Christmas gifts. CHINA BOXES FOR DECORATING. China boxes to beset on bureau or dresser for rings or other uses are much liked, and in larger sizes as bonbonieres are often chosen r decorating. There is a large, very shallow x that comes for painting, which is very | pretty. A raised ribbon effect is in the china, ending with loops on top, and I saw one ‘d recently with this ribbon in delicate | blue, with festoons of roses on the lid, and a le of gold about it and it is decidedly Frenchy looking and very pretty. For Dresden | designs nothing is more effective than the china which often has an irregular edge, and below or inside the edge a Mtle raised design uggesting arnfiie. This gives the outline for the gold and can be in d the small flowers made to rmonize eins all but impossible to find suitable articles to paint for the desk, though I ve been on the lookout for months’ and have ched china stores in several cities for the | rpose. Pen trays and inkstands I have ht for in vain, but the little desk candle n be gotten, and decorate charmingly. Hi odd trays and little boxes also come | in for use as “desk furnishings. Some of the | royal Wor china yy amatenrs is | very hand 80 when the de- sign isall ich golds on the cream-colored | ground. This style of painting is perhaps the favorite at prescnt with the majority of china painters, PLAIN DARK BLUE WARE. Plain dark blue ware can be bought in good ITTVWAS indeed = happy family. Cats, rate, mice and birds all eating out of the same plate. This was the sight that greeted the eyes of a Stam reporter a few nights ago as he en- tered the room of Prof. Leoni Clarke, who has been styled “Tho Cat King” and who recently appeared at Kernan’s Theater. The rate and mice were white, the birds the canary and the cats were black, white and tortoise shell. They ranged from an eight-pounder to a kitten of as many ounces, and all were as happy as could be. One very large white rat, who, by the way, glories in the name of Uncle ceived a slap for his trouble which sent him rolling. ‘This was the only misbehavior the re- porter noticed during the meal. MAKING THEIR. TOILET. After breakfast Prof. Clarke told one of his assistants to get ready for the toilet, and taking his coat off he entered an adjoining room with this strange heterogeneous ussem- blage at his heels. Here a large tin tub stood ona box and one by one the cats took their position on achair near by and waited for a wash. ‘The professor took each one separately and after washing it with a patent soap of his own he passed them to one of his assistants for drying and combing. After the professor had finished making tie cate’ ablutions. he turned his attention, to the rats and they were treated in much the same manner. One Jor bis bath hugely, ith it-he ran a race about the robm, while the kittens looked on with apparent astonishment. The birds were al- lowed to make their own toilet. FULL-DRESS REHEARSAL. After the morning toilet had been completed the party adjourned to the other room and Were put through a full-dress rehearsal. First came the cats. Chicago was announced and climbed @ ladder without much hesitation This cat was born in Chicago and glories in extra-sized feet, having eight toes on each paw. ‘The others were made todo the same thing and when one hesitated the professor waited a ren- sonable length of time and then if it still hesi- : «d it over and continued to do x0 poor ‘Tom or Maria thought it best to A number of other acts were rehearsed and then the tight rope was stretched. ‘There wasa lively awakening in the rat cage just then and its occupants seemed to understand it was their time. The professor dived his hands down and brought up a dozen rats, some clin ing to his sleeves, and placed them on the rope. i inuied to do this until the rope was fairly g THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES. CLOCKS OF LONG AGO. Origin and Growth of the Timepiece | Say" Known at This Day. SUN DIAL AND WATER CLOCK. ‘Time-Keeping the Measure of Civilization— ‘The Clock of the Savage Was His Stomach— Time in Babylon and Rome—A Dip Into Antiquities. —_——_— “HIS IS THE ERA not of days, nor of hours, nor yet of minutes—but of seconds. It may fairly be said that accuracy in the reckoning of time is a measure of civilization. Men measure ‘most carefully what they valne most, and the value of time is enhanced in pro- portion to the multiplicity of the demands upon it which an. existing state of society involves. Itis only when people arrive at a necessary to divide the day and night into definite parts. The primitive notion of time was necessarily regulated by hunger. When the savage felt a fEawing he realized that the hour for n meal d arrived. Naturalll being wants food us e times a day , inasmuch as a human this would make a definite division of the waking hours. Noon was the first point of time recog- ized, because it is midway betwoen breakfast and supper and the sun at that hour suggests that the middle of the day has come. RECKONING BY $1 HADOWS. Tt was natural that men should know how to reckon the time of day by shadows thrown al- most as soon as they learned anything, but for ages no attempt was made to subdivide the day ny centuries elapsed after the word ‘noon’ n coined before there was any farther division of the time required for a single revo- lution of the earth. Not until civilization had | Progrossed to a point considerably advanced Were the hours observed aud reeorded. It isa wonderful thing to consider the difference be- tween savages, who need no clock save their digestive functions, and modern peoples, who run their lives by minntes and seconds. for example, of the schedules made a whole season in advance for railway trains, cach one of which is set down to arrive at cach place ata certain moment of every day, the whole system being regulated ink, by a management which is obliged primarily to consider the safety of lives and property. When you compare such an organized method as this wi of business affairs amo the conduct mg savages, You get some notion of what civilization has accomplished. PRIMITIVE CLOCKS. Therefore one finds interest in tracing the Progress of civilization through the develop- ment of mechanical ap) ratus for the record- ing of time. Three primitive forms of time- keeping instruments existed in the past—the i tr ts of a Triton with verre matey ito Poe stracture may be said fo have been combined naval ‘tory and weather bureau. keeper could possibly be devised to them. Thi aiicul actually final evolution of the modern clock for many centuries. It was Hipparchus who first sug- gested that twenty-four even hours should be considered to make a day, but ages were des- tined to elapse before Ansonia was to produce its complete nincty-nine-cent result. Tt is from an essay in the annual of the Smithsonian Institution, shortly to be pub- lished, written by the well-known expert in such matters, F. A. Seely, that the above informa- tion regarding the antiquities of time-keeping RED ANTS AND THEIR AWFUL WAYS How the Creatures May Be Discouraged— ‘The Way to Drive Away Ants. MULTITUDE of kinds of ‘vermin. as house- hold pests in gon- eral all the way from rats to cockronches seem to be popularly designated, we appar- ently owe to the older civilization of Europe,” said a distinguished entomologist to a writer for Tux Stan. “Not least annoying among mass these imported foes is the ‘red'ant,’ which probably received its sct- entific name of “Pharaoh's ant’ on secount of a defective knowledge of Scripture on the part of its deseriber, who doubtless imagined that ants formed one of the plagues of Egypt, whereas the only entomological affliction men tioned in the Bible as attacking Egypt were lice, flies and locusts, ‘A house badly infested with these creatures is almost uninhabitable. The only thing par- ticularly worth mentioning about them is the first thing is to tind the point from which they come—that is to say, where their nest is. If a little kerosene will quickly dispose of the trouble. But if the nest is in the wall or under the floor, and taling up a board will not bring it within reach, find the nearest accessible point and devote your energies to killing the ants off as they appear. Where the nests are outside manner in which they may be got rid of. The | |M they have built the nest in some accessible spot | EDUCATIONAL. UGHSIS CLASSES. e Work, Monday ‘Thursday morn- g sp aatarday aftern ns, 4 300 holder 1a WORE y soeeMbeE entitle the Yo admission to any ‘one of the above BROLD WILFRIED METER. 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THER ORNA> W n : pom ty ments, Fancy Paper, Xusae Carta, © | shapes, then decorated with gold and bronse it = ° sun dial, the water olock and the graduated | the house nothing is vasier than to find them | 95.9 ofemored Gots, “German. Pavers,” Mneel, Nii nin poetry. A book of a simi- ‘ ne waitress see | alive with rats with not enough space between | candle.” I ack eal it of thes t | and destroy them with kerosene. The nests are Scrap Book Pictures, Transter ixe put together with ribbons and | “4 Tefired, making very effective ornaments, them apparently for a fly to light. ‘All right, Sree ae eh in water colors on the cover, is meerning calls made and re- the tall vases being especially sc. Gold adds so much to the looks of all decorated china that it the professor, and the procession of cats commenced to move across the rope. productive of any subsequent advance in the art of keeping, time it may be left out of ‘con- | sideration. almost always in the immediate vicinity of the house. ‘The inaects are peculiarly susceptible to the effects of Persian 1 Pa. ave., over Veerhoft's Art Store, Open Stondasa, Weainendays and Fridays. phy Cammy Bo 5 VATT, MOI ‘ - — . ial was naturally the first neect powder. aan nier “*Covinaton . is used quite lavishly on almost all prices, anda | Slowly came the cats, picking their way care- ‘thetic y ae NCES TWITCHELLS are found iatest Parisian #@ylee: Nireet f the 150 men cinallinn ‘ie Soe: bother read and | dalle orth of gold which is sold on a small | fully, fearing lest they hurt poor ratty. What's Soya oreo ee ~ ‘a anon . Secor cops Se eee TN UERGARTEN | Wraps, Reception Dresmen Geecieiey ed up. The dey slaw palctte will go much further than, one | this’ Why liere comes a eat with a couple of | wna. wus glestined tobe, the clock tor | buch household remediesas I have heard pro- Mt pen OSES, ADAME RICARD-DUMAINE, & ‘ the host sae Vastaaen dosabcten would suppo: gold is put on Dres- | rats hanging on to her collar. Yet puss never ak. ere paydra’ (oF water | nosed are not usually successful, depending as way down stairs ex- | SOME SING No ie neha This latter instrument is said to have been the invention of the Babylonians, who Were certainly acquainted with the sun dial. The latter device for marking time was intro- nomical for the painter for instance. Silver prepared for se like ‘the gold jettes, and some very pretty re- notices them and continued her walk appar- ently as unconcerned as though she were walk- inga fence at 2 g.m. with boot-jacks flyin; copt two tat On 01 two tea a1 they do generally upon trapping the ants by the | Mf employment of one seductive mixture or ai other. The best of these, so far as I know, 18s BALCH'S CIV} ee. Pupils yes departnient and ngular piece of pink ch can be bought itr > heed on the glass pal twenty m . ; small bits of sponge in the vice; tedced rates siete ty daar ~ z One of the pretti- | the mice were placed on the rope and the per- | ued : sat oni ; | 2M chitdren now open; second year. Piaitine, “Jo, per yard and up: piling. ged to caopty tar bet rotns fo hold hea linen place's new kant |e Pieces of cina whic hae been painted of | formance wan tompleted. "Te Looked bie for |S #4 Abaz, who brought tis and other new iesiicy fas seosnsoacey: aay iere aeicae 2 aa tarturér of Pid, tm tt a wor for the arrival Danie is provided, which fy really two bas- | Mt 1 4 chocolate pitcher with eream growud | mousey at one time, for a eat named Pom Tteed | 8d, qucer, things back with bim 6 to make | them in hot wate? and. then replacing then | SOOOGAND SINDERTANTEN, TP ITH ST. | FwoNTS) aoa pear ets, one a little larger than the ‘other, noes to Jones Sak ria eee, Aimeciean 'vy, the | gasbbea it by theuspa of the [ap from the Pet | submission to the King of Assyria. But even | But the snimal secms to breed with such Engey advan. Deinarte, drawing, tne, : restle > aa 5 gos aves and berries in gold. Some valuable pa- =, A sharp slap from that ti ¢ us fecundii ‘i. + coach with attendant ; best references. . The strain wus in them smect aud free from laste Wogy sieling | Bet have been coming out inn reeent maga-| fessor brought. ‘Tom, to Ide. senses and he Lowe | % that time the sun dial had been so far devel- | enormous fecundity that the Killing off of a few = pox hem sweet and free from dust. Very shallow ITS ORIG: 2 of the afternoon tea is a doubt, but it would seem to be probable that me originally from a certain East Indian | castom. In tha’ ‘¥ the . whene | they have an agricultural » is limited to tw ments are very | of between the | on, is soon it’ is light ard hours of 5 az known as aa the people asual for them to setup a howl, whieh | ai stened in cornucopia shape with a s lined with silk are to be the thing for 8, Visiting cards n of the artistic with cheapness is found,in a good- sults are seer from its use. zine on china painting, and instructiona are given for doing the work so that one firing will be all that is necessary for pieces that are gen- erally given two or three. One risks so much sized knock-about lounging pillow, covered wita simpl> saileloth tied at euch end of the pil'ow with some fringe. On the pillow is stitched the pleasant wish “Domez bein.” For nd of favor destined to et bag of silk attached to an admirable imitation of the petals of an orchid or of a rose outspread. PRESENTS FOR GENTLEMEN. Ladies, who are always puzzled to know what to buy for young gentlemen of their acquaint- in each firing that besides the expense there would be a great relief of mind in having to trust one’s work only once to the kiln ix all in- stances, FIREPLACE CURTAINS. Ihave been asked for suggestions as to fire- place curtains fortwo rooms. The first has brown tones prevailing in the furnishing, with brown tiles facing cay te and the fireplace opening is rather large. For this I think a curtain of either turcoman or wool eee wrould about her. After this act had been completed tinued his “walk with a high head. A merry song from half hundred little throats was the signal for the cats to repeat the act with cana- ries to walk over. This was one of the most pleasing things the reporter witnessed. A cat would approach a little songster and the Intter would stoop while tabby passed over. Then raising would continue ite song with renewed orce. SULLIVAN AND JACKSON. “Now, Jackson and Sullivan, we are ready for you,” calls ont the professor, and » gray and white cat and a tortoise-shell cat came bound- ing up. The gray and white one is Jackson, the Australian prize fighter, and the other John duced a6 a novelty about 700 B.C. in Jerusalem oped as to be a marke on it showing the sun. It is probable ti uated instrument, with de- the daily course of at at that period no knowledge was made public regarding the sun dial, the priests and magi, who were professors of science as well as of more expedient to bhve th garded asian astrological mystery. ‘THE SUN DIAL. jon, considering it e instrument re- Atal events no representations of the sun dial appear on the monuments of ancient Egypt and Assyria, which so faithfully record in a general way the life and doings of the people of those times. It was in the sixth centur: before Christ that the sun dial was first intr consists in plac thousand has bers. The people of the southern states suffer much from these pests, and experienced Persons in those latitudes have recommended & mixture of borax and sugar left here and there on. bits of broken crockery. I myself know nothing of the value of this remedy. TRE BLACK ANTS, “Another kind of ant which has given much annoyance to people in Washington is a larger black or brownish creature that often builds its nests so close to houses as to become a seri- ous nuisance, getting into the rooms, and even making its way into clothes, so as to be personal discomfort. A’ case was tle effect‘on the apparent num- | ISS HALSTEAD'S PRIVATE NCH ACCORDION PLAITING AT THE GREATEST. OPPOR- tunity ever offered to Parents, Children, Teachers, ra. Decorators or Artists to learn to: grow and it perfectiy. Crayon, pastel, water colors, "c Endod Painting. “Sifuniay cases Cai and se the onder ‘ot students, Portraits to onder froin 810: ¥ CR MORRELL, hhad 12 nuedals cpd studied Afteen years with. the most celebrated artists in Europe. $200,000 worth of paintines un exhibitien. Paintings for sive. National Keadeuy of Fine Arts, HOt Ist ‘PIANO LESSONS, ae ee ea Wi9 O's. new. FRENCH, ITALIAN TAUGHT BY alein A. Burchard, from North Germany, 715 Mth st. n.w. ; experienced teacher; Lest of references. ‘Translations wade trom German, French, 1 1329 F st. p.w. (Mrs. Harrison's), Importer of Fine French Hatr Goods. ©%-2m" ADIES WISHING THEIR FT ap in first-class Frepch style, 304 ATH ST. OpPosrTE ae ep H DYEING, SCOURING AND DRY ¢ -stablisi ment, 120 New ork ave. and Gents’ work a “ C3 ‘ Spanish. ‘020-1: Pinsh, Velvet and kventna =a be good, of as dark a brown as Would still | L, sulliv: Bos ir | duced into Greece. Herodotus says that it was | brought to my notice two years | 5! * _ CAROLINE LERCH, tormeriy Fug sil fis a oe ae ma ara Tomelhlag. new available in the | show ite colce well. For a band, to be deoo-| hoattion ona table ad teeeoe ste kines | obtained Trout the. Pabvioniea hens he eee eis ite ely. eed a eee nn RENCH, CLASSICAL AND MODERN Naivon Vriese, Paria Sait when he r ngland, after bis service e of silk cravat cases, inside of which neck- | rated, I should take a nine-i ernor general of Ind: o'clock ryotjanos i uced end of Ls odi- | =a Vhave steadily i things ties may be mouchoi These are covered with strips of silk bolting cloth, not sewn on the whole leng? merely attached at the two ende, winted with flowers or other designs. sort n dily be made at home. ja pockets, with places in front for inserting photographs, are likewise ay, as handkerchiefs are in inch strip of white lengthways paint a large conventional flower form in succession, with little or no space between each flower. This should be done with yellow tapestry dye, and alittle brown dye should be mixed with the yellow to deepen and soften it. The out- line'should be defined with gold thread, and a center to each flower can be made effect- bolton sheeting and on it word time both stand on their bind legs and commence to paw at each other. ‘They spar a few minutes and the se calls time and both stop at once. Another round is fought and each cat is given a’ drink from a bottle, “Alice, Rose, Minnie,” called the professor, and threo.” beautifal “white cals came running out. ‘These were the parachute cate, source also, according to his account, was de- rived the notion of dividing the day into twelve parts. At the beginning the sun dial was & mere staf or shadow made by Pillar. The length of the the pillar determined the times for the performance of regular day di- ties. At Athens, when the shadow was si feet =. it was time for the hath; when it was twelve homestead was on the point of being sold on account of the annoyance caused by these ants. An investigation showed one enormous nest several fect in diameter in the back yard, and several colonies here and there in other parts of the premises. The large colony was completely destroyed by the use of bisulphide of carbon. A teaspoonful was poured down cH. Larroque, and highly cultared linguist, A, S27 F st. nw. ‘PENCERI, S' af Tofeswional teacher - of Sorbonne. Paris. ‘os0-1in" AN BUSINESS COLLEGE, Corner 7th and D sts. nw. Enibraces six schools, ¥ hane. . ‘Typewritine and Phonograph. bs 2 Spepcerian Practical Pent * lained, sad te feot long the hour had arrived for sup- | cach of a number of openings, and a damp fechanical ant Architectural Drawing. and have as steadily declined in favor | fresh this season: also hanging photograph |ively by — making a loop of the | wejProfessor explained, and the reporter was | Dwele fe AOn6 ne pt had arrived for sup-| cach of & numberof openings, and a damp | Achool of Mechanical ant Arauite es. Particularly pretty are the cushions tor | gol thread between each’ etitch of ‘You see, they are so easy to give. Your house is not turned upsisle « ound Hor is used. You have no supper to provide end no musie. In fact, the thing does not cost you much, and. as there is no real chance for | conversation in such a crowd and such a short | period of, time, sou k every one you | now. Th ere is no trouble in enter ing vour guests, but » np for themselves.’ You hardly ‘expec! havea good time and you dont about it. sin= THE MAN IN THE DRESS SUIT. One thing, how>ver, that even the most callous hostess cares about and is made misera- ag on chair backs, eack cushion being nearly & 1 by a single huge pansy ar other flower, painted and embroidered. Flowers and ribbons cover and adorn every fancy thing for the coming winter. A dainty present, ¢ make if you don't care to buy it, i »broidery set, to be pinned on colored silk ribbons in a bunch, with a little pair of scissors, a bag for silk, a’ needle book and a little emery bag dangling at the ends. WONDERFUL HANDKERCHIEF. For $4, $4.50 or $5 apiece you can buy the most wonderful French handkerchiefs, em- broidered with silk so exquisitely as to be in- silk, which catehes it down, and these stitches are set as close together as possible, thus giving a fluffy full center which looks well. Another e of dark brown rope silk can be put on, too, if one likes, and little touches of it also on the petals to suggest veining. After this is fin- ished the plain white surface left above and below this painted band should be covered with honeycomb or lace stich in golden brown rope silk or flax thread, which looks about the same and works so smoothly. ‘This should be worked across the stripe for convenience the opposite way from which the painted band runs, and all the white background be covered, and the stitch should be coarse, as the effect \nture parschute-was attached to the eceiling and a large heavy rope hung perpendicularly from beside it. Up this rope went Rose and Minnie and took their positions on either side of the small horizontal bar which ran across the handle of the parachute. ‘Then at a word from the professor up climbed Alicé and seizing a string in her mouth pulled the trigger and the arachute with its feline burden sailed grace- 'ully to the floor. It was the last act of the re- hearsal and the cats seemed to know it, for they scampered off at a great rate. ABOUT TRAINING THE ANIMALS. “Are cate easy to train?” asked the reporter. “There is no animal I know of half so hard to any subdivision of the day beyond forenoon, midday and _afternooa. As late as the time of Augustus the shadow cast by an obelisk in Rome served to record the time for the citi- zens. ‘The most primitive water-clock is found on board a Malay proa, tanally piratical, in the shape of a cocoanut shell that floats in the bot- tom of the boat, with a small perforation through which the wator slowly makes its way. So proportioned is this orifice that the sheli fills and sinks at the end of one hour. northern India you find this water clock further developed in the shape of a copper bowl, which operates in the mame way, but is attended by a al In minutes. Then, the blanket being removed, the bisulphide was exploded at the month of each hole by means of a light at the end of a pole. The slight explosions drove the poison- ous fames down through the underground tunnels, killing off the ants in enormous num- bers. ‘The main source of the trouble being thus destroyed, the nuisance was greatly les- sened, and all talk of selling the old place has ceased. “People in Washington who cultivate flower beds from year to year, particularly along old fences, are apt to find these beds become filled with the nests of the black ants. The insects can easily be got rid of with a little effort. Yearly, quarterly of monthly installment rates. Day qui nice Mamta: “Spencer graduates away 1 EARber ake Aer HENRY C. SPENCE! . Principal. Mis. Salta. SPENCE Viee Principal. _ OUNG LADIES’ AND CHILDREN'S SCHOO) ne Pt. for Collece ASTON FISCHERS DRY GLEANING FsTAB- a hinds clean eed Ladies Evening a pe 2 WOOL GARMENTS, MADE 1 RIPPED, A Gpa teed eaeeies eee OF OR ‘ORATORY, ACTING. R iON. Eiiites complete course. “Gail torcatalorue. vo, whose duty itis to wand by and, waich- | Kerowne is the appropriate remedy, and. it ternal Re patios of ot piaduaies has Sushasced al | T3EeEESSTONAI-NASRKGEAY WIS ie describable. It seems wonderful that they can | will be better, After it is finished press it on | train as a cat,” replied the professor. “I have | ing the moment of the sinking, strike the hour | should be employed with a watering pot after | expectation. EKON, ble by is that wretched man that appears upon | jo ynade for 40 small a price until you consider | flaunel, and put it on the curtain with either a | been rearaing animals nearly Afteon yearsnow,” {on tho resonant metal A step beyond this is | dusk, when the ants have gone to bed and itis mumnestuommmmniecs’ x7 the scene clothed in a dress suit. He makes | that the needlewomen who make her unbappy, but just think of his own egony He enters ¥ efully arrayed in his sables and fine linen, only to find himself among mex in frock or cutaway coats. The few peop’> who know him don’t greet him en- a couple of pennies aday good pay for th skilled laor. These mouchoirs, figured with such superlatively dainty designs, are not de- signed for use, of course. They’ are intended thuslasticaliy, but his acquaintance is small, for he is geuerall: ebedy’s country cousin. ‘The lady who brought him is unhappy at being with him, und sometimes leaves hitn to bis own devices. "He is an excellent man, no doubt, but .s0, as some one has pointed out, ix a bull an ‘excellent animal. but a bull ina china establishment is, to say the least, out of his ele- merely to stick into the bosom of the dress for ornament. Only rich people can. afford such superfiucus luxuries, but a novelty you can make for yourself most cheaply is little baskets for card trays, hairpins, or other semi-orna- mental purposes, constructed of the ordinary round Wisteria mats, which you can buy for almost nothing. Turn over the edges in train a cat to do t is the | modern clook. There wasa time when China, | nuisance alleged to exist in a junk shop ment, and is disagreeab! ae down with thread securely, ornament the |a finish. It should be hung to a brass rod with | main thing. Sometimes a lady who bas wit- | % you may know, was a progressive nation, and | brings.an interesting question before the Dis- interest in chine or in balls. | In resulting cocked hat, or whatever other shape | brass rings. nessed my cat performance calls upon me after | during that period were developed inventions man who comes to dress suit is the cause of annoyance to every one who takes an interest in bisa or the tea. Ase man he may be 4 very fine one: asa gnest atan entertaiament he is anything but fine. He realizes hia poxiti nd he tries to hide, but, as he is aj large man, he s extremely ¥ ling up a portion of the parlor wall. + be sees another map ina dress « the light of out upon wlely ex- discovery that is Even the rT looks a him askance. Yet he won't go home. Why dosen't he slip oug quietly und vanish? He i | helpless and hopeless, an: he to say good-bye, and when he does go he a his hostess warmly and assures her he has had | @ very nice time, and she thanks him for hav- | ing come; wherein, you understsnd, both are | lying, for he has not enjoyed himself at all and | been very sorry that he came. It is a very generally known rule that street costume tea, end yet there are few large. teas given ihere the solitary individual in evening clothes is not found. SOME GENERAL OPSERVATIONS, Now, this dissertation on texs ix not intend 8 tinguished by the merely the waite te be a condemnation of themali. It bas al-| two, or three, or four places, tuck them be given, with ribbons and bows,and ill have produced for a few pennies avery gift for Christmas. You can make a tifully beautiful present in this way by taking a good big mat of the sort made of the fibers of the wisteria woven together, and, after packing down three or four points around its edge in the manner described, running around the circumference a ribbon. atthe points ta and points, respectively, a little pinewshion, a nee- Hie book and a button bag. CASES AND BOXES. Anew sort of cigarette case is made of cork cut quite thin, in the shape of a box, and adorned with small bows of ribbon. Card- board, covered with ‘silk, © material of a novel court plaster holder, which is bound around the edges with braided sweet grass, the handle to hang it up by being of sweet grass also. Certain curious bonbon boxes are con- ructed in « simple, yet artistic way, of a eubi- al box of pasteboard covered With two strips of wide ribbon brought over together at fhe top and s0 cud as $0 form on top of the box shape of the of a pansy, which are so in water colors.as to make an admire. representation of the flower. Pansies, by ‘¢ much in fashion thi vear for orna- plush pansy pen wiper, ready been pointed out that they are an easy are not bad things to give, but some of them are not bad things te tea, to which only a lim’ have been invited tunity for an age ‘Then the cup of good te made, is an excellent 2; Connoisseurs fin tea like it rather weak, not sweet, without ream and piping hot. Many scorn the sugar and take it straight, ; bat this ie often an allectati is an affectation to soy that ices and sweet cakes o'clock don't spoil the er that is caten a few mo- , and it is an affectation to go home Yourself in ihe best clathes ome inand pretend you we just come up from your office. like the surprise party where the person to whom it is given is surprised with musicians in attendance, a supper spread and bis floors Cledred for dancing” Of course, he did not ex. pect toses anybody and he has musicians and and waxed floors every night. Sur- ebve of that hind are not surprises all. THE TEA FIEND. Every social custom produces a social fend, ‘und the tes fiend is not the least of these. She woman as a general thing. and she lives, breathes and has her being in teas. Dr. John~ son, it is said, used to drink thirteen cupsof tea 1 carefuliy way of entertaining and that, therefore, they | pen wiper up by, That is | little rubber tube painted green to resent the stem of the flower aud to hang @ very pretty little design. | The latest thing ‘in the way of ndar, cov n the outside with green plush, is an | etching representing twelve raein: sail boats in e, With the days of ¢ach month in turn on inaiusails of each boat. Suchet bags to ang on the wall have big orchids painted on [one side, with the back of the flower on the reverse.” An exquisite needle case is comy | of two little fans covered with silk and painted. | There is nothing more cunning for this Christ- | mas, however, than ® heart filled with \emery and tied to the corner of a card, on ap- | Which is written: ‘Thou didst not care to w | ““iacetecee | A. novelty in linen, Kayes sapped ge in vita, aca for gov> aud haw chiefs, into which those ies may | Ss into pockets white tonssling to keae teas | clean. ilk belting cloth is to be the most cor- | rect thing asa material. for ‘able scarfs. | The | aie test cage Seem oo oa eee is ville that comes: ; | and is printed im colore. after it ie wovea. A wilbsdi aad hase atin We top ol whice on inscribed: “Drop a button in the slot.” Go axo po LiKRWwise. 1 your whigh grizziy and unbecoming ase Buckingnain's Dye. hey wil ok ua whew you Were younger. heavy couching of the same thread as the honey- comb is worked with, or with a narrow gimp. It isa matter of fancy whether the baud is set toward the top of the curtain in fringe style or lower. If near the top a deep tassel fringe be- low it would be graceful, or it can be set near the bottom of the curtain with a narrow tufted fringe below, or with the gimp merely ag a finish. Satin sheeting would be also good mate- rial for the curtain, though I think £ ancline to the serge myself ’as the best. The curtain should be lined with canton flannel the eame color as the outside, and, if liked, the gimp ay run up each outside édge of the curtain as ANOTHER ARTISTIC DESIGN. The other room for which a curtain fs de- sired is in light coloring, and the fire place is a small one. Green and pink are the shades used in the decoration and furniture. For this curtain I should have green plush of the same dark tone as is used in the velours of the divan. "A litde way frome the top and the same distance from the bottom I should put a wide gimp having some gold woven in it, leaving the center space almost a square. Over this I should powder a single tulip and leaf, conventionalized and painted in lustra paints, in pinks, silver and gold. It should be put at set distances, «the arrangement being ionalized as well as the form and color- ng. ‘The paper on the walls is a French one, with bouquets and garlands, tulips being quite i and inthe curtain this flower would : (he curtain should be plainly lined with no finish, but the bands of gimp in- closing the design . HOLIDAY NOVELTIES. ‘The usual holiday novelties fill the shops and many pretty things are mingled with a good deal of untasteful trash. Dainty little feather dusters are in holders of chamois skin, tinted and painted with some pretty desi id one corner caught over to hold the bi and laced with silk cord, with tasselsom the ends. Cal- endars are in several fanciful forms, some hand painted, others printed and one little odd one shown is folded together and on ope procession of yachts fill the two pages, with the calendar for cach month on the spread sail —-twelve yachts in all. This picture looks like an etching and is inclosed in thick paper covers of dull blue, with an inscription in etched style applied io the outaide, and is tied with ribbons. There are many booklets, with hand-painted covers tied on with ribbons and lal with fancy lettering, according to the various uses for which they are intended. Pin cushions are in force, as usual, two styles being something of novelties. One is a small square, he added, “and while my experience has becn that cat’ are harder to teach, yet Td rather handle them than anything else. My first ox- rience with cats,” continued the professor as e deftly caught a canary and put it in a cage, “happened in India aboutfive years ago. I ke. came very much infutuated with a kitten and carried it home with me. Here it was I first conceived the idea of training cats. ‘The even- ings were especially lonely, so I amused myself teaching Bosey (that was her name) tricks. ‘The very first trick I taught her was to jump through my hands. Now anybody can it. Patience the show and wants to buy one of the Cats, offering alarge sum. Why they don't train them themselves is a mystery to me. Woman has all the patience, some one has said, and with this the case ail they need is a subject, and I dare say Washington has many a subject. But there, Iam wandering away from my story. After Bosey could jump through my arms I taught her other trické and many a time she furnished the boys with the means of passing an agreeable evening indoors when the weather outside was inclement. It was not until Bosey came to me one morning and took me to see half a dozen kittens of hers that I conceived the idea of training cats for profit. ‘The first thing I did was to obtain some rats and mice and put the kittens in acage with them. Bosey eleaned me out one night, but I started in afresh and sent her toa friend to keep for me. The cats and rats up to- gether and never fought. That is the secret of the two performing together.” CATS ALE SCARY. “But cats are very scary. How do age to ace them to the audienc “Why, thats easy enough,” fessor. “I rehearse them af first of hoodlums With orchestra ‘The boys make eno few months the cats any more than I do.” “Pndeed they do. They have to be watched cs lo. They have moment in the day.’ psd do bee Bhge—s the show atieally “Not very well. They are contin and there are times when the whole trouy ill get the sulks, no doubt longing for man, ‘the pro- fore a gang accompaniment. tS exhibited by the Chinese plan of fillin forated metal bowl with water and . calenlating the hour by the time required for the leaking out of the contents. other peoples in the develo; ing apparatus. They ela clock to such a point THE CHINESE WATER CLOCK. Curiously enough, until » comparatively recent period the Chinese, were far ahead of all ent of time-keep- orated the water t its highest develop ment at their hands constitutes almost a con- necting link between the clepsydra and the for which Europe had hundreds of years to wait. Their arranj ent was one com; of a vessel filled ‘with water, which aetereen its contents into another vessel, and on the surface f the water floated a cork, with a needle aftachment that registerdd the time on accale. WET AXD, DRY. In ancient Greece the water clock was in common use. It was employed in the law courts to regulate the time of xpeeches, and in this way it came about that-orutions were spoken of commonty as cither “wet” or “dry. When a case was being tried that was of great moment to the state, ench side was allowed ten of water, hol fifty {atortunntely, itis net komo bowlong it toe Jar to dribble out, but it fall made an hour. for the contents of a is believed that five gallons alt ‘ther. It writi that Demosthe- talking * in hig water.” And on another occa- en interry; argument with spted in court, he cried: “You, dawn. From thesame Boreas the disappearance of the orb of day. j ROMAN TIMEKEEPERS. Inthe third century befare Christ, Rome, having absorbed Magna Grecia and Sicily, roclaimed the E ht under her dominion for the first time a cult roe gh degree of civilisation. Rome at this of the He 3 i aH it Ey i & peogle and populous cities accus- refinements and appliances of ‘Among of F i ele 1H i : BRetss Hi still light enough to see their holes. If the first application of this cure does not entirely dispose of the mischief, two or three more trials should be made at intervals of afew — A NUISANCE QUESTION. ‘The Health Office Claims Jurisdiction Over an Offensive Junk Shop. A recent decision of the Police Court denying ‘the jurisdiction of the health officer regarding trict authorities. October 22 a petition was received at the health office from Mrs. E. P. Thompson and othera complaining of an offen- sive uccumulation of rags, bones, &c., in a junk establishment at No. 1727 12th street northwest. October 25 a notice was issued from the health office against T. E. Green, the proprietor of the establishment, requiring the abatement of the alleged nuisance on his premises, “consisting of an offensive accumulation of rags, bones, 4c, and continued receipt and storage of same ‘November $ an. additional petition was re- ceived from Mrs. E. P. Thompson ton 21 | "Shoriand the case, sa) was called for trial on the 8th and continued until the 13th. On the 13th, I am further informed, it the issed on, G14 12th st. lance connecting houses, “with and rear. Faculty of twenty -tve fibation 7 pared for aber ot cED AT WELLEReey COLLEGE EXAMINATION UPON. THE CER- TIFICATE OF NORWOOD INSTITUTE. LeConte: Dr. Atiton Glostzner hnakerpeire ‘apd Study of Del Sarte, Miss Mary eileen re and Current Topics, Mrs. Don P. CAB) sli ‘LVIL SERVICE AND DEPARTMENTAL EXAMI- Cixttins, “Fal hatoreations Resse + 1d Sears’ experience. "8. W. FLANN. AOL, Sop instore. Shear i and ic We eet remniees ria ‘suuiress i c. stan. BUSINESS COLLEGE, 15 E os ior teh Thonthn; day” ated eventing sean wate clase Sylents, brpPared, civil crea eres months 820, A. (HARV) EF- rere to oldu and Mformation SERS g STATMAN'S. Gh Fe /FESSION, o Pitta! of ted hie Oren ee