Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1891, Page 3

? | ie) THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. ©, FOR SALF--MISCELLANEOUS _ COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. :Ni—HANDSOME %ROOM COTTAGE: fee acres iand: well suited for cardeninz: ‘ater: in Baliston: 2 taller Pn." APuILLIPS £ SON, 1419 New York ave. FORIS-200M HOUSE AT ‘oh RENT en, Me. , shade, stable, &c. ; near station. " Joh neni ony, | _terow Tato G st. Sk OW ‘ BR CITY PROP- 33) por Sqe—ow EXCHANGE Fo E — exty, une Rew 1 house st Forest Glen, Md. ; low prices to close | ae sation sidewalk to ‘J. BR. HERTFORD, 1419 G st. ue and bee utical ne inary settee .t only #200 | P Bt.y u quaiity «ths cash: cost #400; but sb Owner leaving the city. r. uaramtee, untorsed bj DAYTONS AND & GOU) order and larzains. 1i6¢ fe1dast® =\* K acter strawiernin” s huiles {cu DCCRETE & FORD, {010 to mas por Saie— sorme full-sz0. Compe ower to erik ” thi PIANO EXCHANGE. 913 _| LE.-@17 YOR A STEINWAY SQUARE IS hat spews, bat we Deed the roo and Gus teria ane easy. HUGO WORCH XN. W. PIERSON. T2200 ARE INTERESTED IN LAND IN MONT: seri stamp tor acopy of The Z aio-r | counts. Md | Momicomery Press, Kec Ma RAILROAD TICKETS. How and By Whom They Were First In- vented and Used. From the Ashton (Eng. ) Reporter. In 1839 an tngenious friend who had failed business had obtained a situation as book- ing-clerk on the Neweastle and Carlisle rail- | Ok NE EW, WEERS TW = iL ke ‘tail ay parior furatture at who: . Bed loumers. any cover | in way. He had to book the passengers as the | | passengers were booked for the old mail coaches—that is, to write out their names in | full, fill in particulars of the date and station and class, and tear off the ticket from a printed sheet. It was a very natural arrangement, but cumbrous, and one day as he was walking in @ certain Northumbrian field, and reached a; certain spot in that field, the spot being known 10 per cent discount cuah with order or half anxty dare. with onder, ALFRED CULES, 500 Myrtle ave... f THEM AND THE HOUCK'S, 201 10th st. {OR SALR-YOU NEED to this day, an idea occarred to him of quite ogg A another “spin down the ringing grove of | cheap. “Hughest can prices for second-Rand hacuess. | ¢] * to that which he was accustomed. am | “Why all this fumbling and spelling of people's names? Why not treat them snonymouely and ! number them? Why nota strip of stiff paper or pasteboard printed with names of stations and class, consecutively numbered for accounting | purposes, and dated on the day of issue to prevent fraud? Two machines could do it.” ‘And off went Thomas Edmondson to think it over with hus friend Blaycock, the watch- maker; and together they made the first machines. But to get the new system intro- duced was not easy. The Newcastle and = SECOND-HAND PIANOS, SEVERAL splewsc square pianos of prominent inakes, neari gud at trou $100 to $20. . PPEIVEER & CONLIFF, 1G HAND BOATS CUEAP, | Carlisle directors would have nothing to do gues JNO. CUMEEIE | with it. A ticket rack was, however, set up at NED 25 Head oF | Bromsgrove, and at all the other stations to Cheltenbam ’ by the old road which went to the east of Worcester. ‘The terms for the use of the invention were half a sovereign per mile of road per year; and at these terms—other companies rushing in where the Manchester end Leeds, Birmingham and Gloucester, had not feared to tread. ‘Thomas Edmondson soon grew rich. But an honest man was Edmondson as well as an ingenious one. As soon as be had the funds he eal'ed his old creditors together and paid his debts in full; and then, with a clear conscience, he resigned himself to live on his royalties, find a tutes for his money and make many a pilgrimage to the spot of ear! on which be conceived his happy idea. —<eo ‘dnvers snd draft ands wes: also"? Rue young drat mules. SN. SCHLEGED. 4c: Sth st. nw. x band: apy size. Send or Tal ath pe BALLAUT. Ag for a NEW 810 monly A POOR UNFORTUNATE. Has Plenty of Money, But He is Always Afraid of Being Poor. ‘We know a man who deserves a great deal of pity, says Kate Thorn in the New York Weekly. He is possessed of houses, and lands, and stocks, and bonds, and horses, and cattle, and the world calls him rich. Almost everybody envies him. He wears his broadcloth and diamonds every day and drinks good wine, if somebody else will pay for i:. Bat this rich man feels very poor. His whole life is a round of direst apprehension. He is afraid the banks will break. He studies the | financial record as if his life depended on what COS- | he read. He cannot sleep if he hears that any ¥ | one of the railroads whose bonds he holds is not paying expenses. He lies awake nights and worries about fire, and if he hears the alarm he is out of bed and dressing with lightning speed. He is afraid it may be some of his buildings. If anybody talks about murrein he grows ¢ has thousands of dollars invested in cattl He is always talking about hard times. It is ditticalt, he says, for him to make accounts balance at the end of the year, He és at such an expense and so little coming in. ‘Taxes are enormons, outrageous, in fact, and how he going to’ pay themis more than he knows. Ss. 800 MeS2s 28 Poss IN SONS To SUIT, ON AF AM proved real esti.te security. ¥. C CUTTER & CO. ferl-At u: YNEY TO LOAN ON REAL EST. ood secur Ts 5.000 TO $20,000 ON APPROVED Weshinston foal 066i 1 ym & ROULETTE, Suoceswors 10 Fish & stulen, PALI F st. - — SSR ¥ YOU WANT MONE) WE BA stantly on Land ty jown in larre om approved security: current aMiLiE Rs a § as Eo) MOS2¥ Fo LOAN IN SUMS To suIT AT CUR spool eis rates on approved Peal emtate security ; Privilees respectinz prior payments. “GeSa Tibbi k LOTHERSORD, RR Brace EyyesrMeN. SAPE AS U. 3. BUNDS, BEX PER CENT, PAYABLE QUARTERLY. IN SUMS OF $1,000. SMALL PREMIUM CHARGED. ‘19.000 70. ‘There ought to be something done to lower this Err ws tax rate: it is eating everybody out of house ea LTS ee é ‘ete a His family aze under the cloud of his continually. He buys the chespest steak and ert Ey Ses eS, Sock EF | the strongest butter and suggests to his wife pists. ALae iin | that they should use molasses instead of sugar, times are yo hard. He wonders where on earth that barrel of flour has gone to. He never saw anybody use so much flour as they do. If they are not careful they'll have to go to the aims- house vet. He isalwags cutting down his wife's supply of pocket money; he knows she is not so care- falabout her expenditures as she might be, and he soys he wishes he could be » woman for aspell. He'd see to those swindling dress- makers and milliners ina way they would not rel Moxes fo bean TO SUIT ON AP proved real estate security at lowest rates. SAMUEL BIEBER, 21-Lm ss ca ONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS TOSUIT, ATSAND ‘Gper cent, on D.C. real entate security. FEANA T. RAWLINGS, 1005 Pa. ave, (ing Aviinweton Fire Ins. Co. sothce.) ‘ONEY TO LOAN ON REAL LIBERAL ARKAN 3 PRIOB PAYMENTS. NO DELAY. 220-1 Pose TowaNp pow SOLE ius SLs tO Suit Cn xood realestate | If any of his workmen are two minutes be- ty "ACKER & GADSBY, hind time in the morning he # and feels 2 er a. bitterly aggrieved, and vows he will cut them ‘ONEY lo 1OAN —1 HAVE IN HAND down ten per cent if such a thing occurs again. aut a ES EARL He'll let know that he is not going to pay dale ‘Ges 14th them for loafing up and down the sirecis. No, sir. He beats everybody down. If only a few : | cents can be saved, he anys, it is worth while. He wants to try and get enough together to take him through. But times are so hard, and investments ¢o ticklish. Ask him for charity and he will look at you as if he deemed you mad. Want him to give ing for Smith’s family of children, ten ¥, good heaven! what ever could ONEY TO LOAN IX SUMS FROM $600 UPWARD, AT 1M LoWker RATE OF INLEKEST, oN REAL ESTATE 1 THIS DISTRICT. know it costs money to feed so many mouths? For his part he has ways enough for what little spare cash he gets to go without feeding those ten children that had no business to be born. What if Smith did get killed by falling from the roof of one of his buildings that he was repairing? ‘That wasn’t his lookout, it was Smith's He hadn't any business to fall. H was paid for steying up there and laying shin- gles, not falling down and getting ki ‘Ask him for money for the minister. He wil } langh in your face, and instance St. Paul and several other ancient worthies, who preached for nothing and found themselves. He doesn't want any minister. If everybody behaved as well as he does, there would be no need of min- intern. <: DUGAN & BUTLER. 600 F st. nw. JONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE Of FIRST HEE. At loweet ruins of interest: Bo de- where the security ie kod. J.C. GHEEN, 308 7th st. n.w. Pennsylvania ave. MOREE TO LOAN ON REAL BSTATE AT Low est Rates. WASH) DANENHOW: Succemor to DANKNHOWEE & SUN. adc. —-COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. _ PU SALE-OK EXCHANGE FOR CITY PKOP- ery. acres of a the best laud. ih Hesperia. world were like him it certainly would not be | an END OF THE SEASON. The Round of Gayeties Finished by . Ash Wednesday. NUMEROUS ENTERTAINMENTS. ‘The Reception at the Korean Legation—Re- turning Namerous Hospitalities—Other Re- ceptions of Note—Mrs. Dickens’ “Mate-cito” ‘Tea—Personal Mention. Mrs. Ye Cha Yun, wife of the charge d’ af- | fairs of Korea, held her second and closing re- ception yesterday afternoon and the Korean legation was thronged for several hours. Mr. Ye Cha Yun assisted his wife in the drawi room. Mrs. Moore, wife of Mr. W. Sturtevant of the navy, and Miss Moore, with Miss Towne and Miss Cogswell, assisted in the dining room. These receptions have been a very pleasant feature in the season's gayeties and have been greatly enjoyed by the host and hostess them- selves, who thus had an opportunity to re- turn ‘the many courtesies offered Among those present were Mrs. Secretary Proctor and Miss Proctor, Mexican Minister «i Madam Romero, Col. and Mrs. Hayward, ator and Mra. Spooner, Mrs. Cogswell, Miss Whitehead, Mrs. Senator Faulkner and daugh- ters, Senator and Mrs. Casey, Mra. Senator Morrill, Japanese Minister and ‘wife and Secretary Sato, Nicaraguan Minister and Medam ‘Guzman, Peruvian Minister and Madam Zegarra, Representative and Mrs Har- mer and daughter, Representative Cooper, Mrs. Cooper and danghiters, Brazillian Minister and Madam Mendonca and. daughters, Miss Sbufeldt, Mrs. Worthington, Mrs. Chief Justice Bingham, Gen. Vincent, Dr. Vincent, Secre- tary of Agriculture and Mrs. Rusk, Mins Rusk, ing Secretary of Treasury and irs. Nettle- ton, Kev. Teunis 8. Hamlin, Mrs. Senator Stan- ford, Senator Morgan and the Misses. Morgan, the Chinese charge d’affairs, Mr. Pung Kwang Yu, and-attehe Mr. Ho Shen Chee, secretaries of Veneznelan legation and their ‘wives, Mra. Senator Telier, Mrs. Pagh, Mrs. Cropper, Mrs. S.A Drown, Mrs. Senatoz Wilson, Mrs. Brown and Mr. Cridler of the State Department, Com- modore Skerrett and Gen. Moore. Mrs. Francis W. Dickens gave a ‘‘mate cito,” alittle tea, in the way that a South American would express it, thongh a very large company partook of her hospitality. Mrs. Dickens wa assisted in receiving by Mise Mollie Seawell, Miks Maggie Wood, Miss Sophie Webster and Mrs. 8. Augustine Robinson. Out in the dining room Miss Skerrott and Mist Henrietta Seavell did the honors of the refreshment table, while ‘Miss Helen Tisdel dispensed thi Mate 1 mate. is the common beverage of South America and consists of holly leaves dried and packed so closely in bags of hide that they are reduced to afine powder. 1ts ration js precisely like other tea, but Mr. and Mrs. Dickens accom- panied its serving to their guests by all the paraphernalia that the Paraguayans use. The tabie where Miss ‘Visdel ant had as a tea cloth a are of the cotton cloth, edged by lace, which is made by the women in the Andes. The tea was served in mate cups—gourds of curious shapes and ornamentations—and sucked up through little silver pipes that had an end like spoon, but full of holes like a sieve. These are called bombilia. Everybody took a taste of the mate, but there were but very few who did not think that the table of dainties to which they were more accustomed was not the better refreshment. The novelty as well as the inter- esting story that Mr. Dickens had to repcat so oftemof the mate and its important place in the every-day life of South Americans made the occasion ‘the event of Shrove Tuesday. Among those present during the afternoon were the Venezuelan minister. Mrs. Peraza, Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Bolet, Mr. and Mrs. Bolet Mon- ugas, Mrs. Leinau, the Spanish minister, Mrs. Suarez, Commodore and Mrs. Farquhar, Com- modore and Mrs. Greer, Miss Greer, Scnator and Mrs. Hawley, Senator and Mra. Vance, Miss Bowles, Mr. Martin, Col. and Mrs. Heywood, Representative and Mra. Outhwaite, Capt. an Mra. Taylor, Major and Mrs. Schwan, Repre- sentative and Mrs. Reyburn, Miss Hosmer, Mr. and Mrs, Cabell, Commander and Mrs, MecCalla, Lieut. Col. "and Mra. Elliot, Com- missioner and Mrs. McDonald,” Miss McDonald, the Nicarauguan minister, Mrs. Guzman, ‘Mrs. Orris 8. Ferry, Miss Ferry, Miss Dailey, Commander and Mrs. Terry, Mr. and Mrs. Herwig, Miss Wheat, Mra. K. Kk. Henry, Mr. J. W. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Brown, Miss Cuthbert, Commander and Mrs. Coffin, Dr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Richard Tash,’ Paymaster and Mrs. Rand, Lieut. and Mrs. Lemly, Capt. and Mrs. McNair, Lieut. and Mrs. Noel, Mr. and Mra. H. B. McDonald, Com- mander and drs. Davis, Miss Wilkinson, Mr. G. F. Gibbs, Mr. H. G. Kemp, Paymaster’ and Mrs. Prailey, Mrs. R. B. Dashiell, Mr. and Mra. Henry Bedlow, Prof. and Mrs. H. D. Todd, Miss ‘Todd, Mew. J. P. Ray, the Miwes Ra: Commodore and Mrs. Skerrett, Miss Margar Skerrett, Chief Engineer and Miss Towne, Lieut. and Mrs. Fillette, the Misses Jenkins, Lient. and Mrs. Quackenbush, Commander and Mra. Train, Capt. and Mra. Robert Meade, the Misses Meade, Mr. and irs, Ogden, the Misses de Krafft, Mivs Day, Mr. J.J. Woodward, Lient. IL D. Todd, jr., Mr. and Mrs. Mackey,’ Mr. @. A. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Kobi: Mr. Charles Frailey, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Tisdel, Senor and Mme. Mendonca, the Misses Men- donca, Miss Lowrey, Solicitor Genera! and MYe. ‘aft, Senor and Mme. Zegdua, the Japanese minister and Mme. Zegarre and Mrs. Browne. Representative and Mrs. Tracey gave a brill- iant reception last nixht and heir parlors were thronged from § o'clock nntil nearly midnight. ‘The parlor suite was tastefuily decorated with cut flowers and the mantels and pictures ga landed in smilax. The dining room, with the handsomely set table, made an effective finish to the decorations of the suite. Mra. Tracey wore an elegant gown of light French brocade, med with fine lace and a collarette of gold Her gues‘s, Madame Masson and Mrs. assisted in entertaining the m were Gen. and Mrs. Spinol and Mrs. Fred May, Senator and Mra, . A. A. Wilson, Representative and and Mrs. Shively, ; diss Faulkner, the Misses Du -. Proston Sands, Representative and h, Miss Hatch,’ Representative and Mrs. Onthwaite, the Spanish minister and ‘Madame Suarez,’ Miss Arminderez, Mra. Hart- ley and Miss Gordon, Representative Gibson, Miss “Merrick, Mr. Alex. Porter ‘Morse, Miss Nina Morse, ‘Miss Josephine Soliquac, Mra. Cleary, Mise Anna Cleary, Mr., Clem and ry, Airs. Hutchiason and uschicoen. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Barbour gave a din- ner last night, und among their guests were Yir.and Mrs. Colton, Miss Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Hatchinson. Mrs. Jacob G. Cilley ana her son, Mr. H. B. Cilley, were at home yesterday afternoon to their friends, and in honor of Shrove Tuesday part of the hospitality offered their visitors were pancakes and cider. dirs. Cilley wore a becoming gown of biack silk combined with bine brocade. Mrs. Robert Christy, Mrs. Man- nix, Mra. and Miss MeDoaald, Col. and Mrs. J.B. Clarke, Mrs. Howard Clark, Mrs. Frank Osborne, Miss Denver, Miss Paulding, Mist Greer, Miss King, Wiek Wadsworth, Miss Miller, Miss Wal- worth, Miss Mendonca’ and Mixs Eastman were in the receiving party. Among the guests were Mrs. Chandier, Mrs. Vance, Mrs. MeMillan, Mrs. and Mies Walthall, Col. and Mrs. Heywood, Dr. and Mrs. McKim, Dr. and Mrs. Owen, Mrs. Mendonea, the Mirses Mendonca, Miss Lowrie, Representative and Mrs. Outhwaite, Mrs. Ains- worth, irs. Allen, Paymaster and Mrs. May, Gen. ‘snd irs. Browie, Mr. Delcosta, Mr. Francis, Mr. Griswold, Mra. and Miss Faulkner, Miss Love, Mrs. ‘aie Mra. Throckmorton, Senator and Brs. Rutherford, Miss Wyard, Mrs. Mrs. Mende, Mrs. and Slise Dar Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Ogden, Mrs. Major Powell, Mra. Spooner, Sirs. E. B. Wight, Mra, Evan ‘Thomas, ‘Mra, Lender, Commander and ree GILBEEKT AND SULLIVAN. ‘The Short Temper of Gilbert the Cause of Separation. From the New York Sun. ‘The enmity existing between Gilbert and Sul- livan has grown more and more bitter with the lapse of time on the part of the shrewd and short-tempered Scotch member of the once ‘ine | famous firm of collaborators. Mr. Gilbert has always been quarrelsome, but his increasing years have made him more and more acrimoni- ‘ous, until nowadays, if the gousip of London is to be believed, he has reached tife point where half the people in the theater are afraid to " Covke b, Luck Tt Pimssiies Ma. RE PEACH LANDS OF SOUTHEEN MAKYLAND within gs many months. His wit always bad a wet ere oe Si peist and pow it has beseme satarnine eit catirine hie ‘fart, ie Sullivan, in opera. Just before produttion sf “Ivashes ‘afamons London tly described that sod gn oon = : ope the imprenion of Mrs. O'Neil and Miss Lowles of Kentucky. . Mrs, Oates was the hostess of another of the large teas of yesterday afternoon. Hers wasa violet tea and that chosen colof. was found in nearly all of the dainties, the ices and sweets Ou the refreshment table, the candles burned under violet shades and the hostess, as well fresh violet ashe ts, or wore te. Mrs, Oates’ toilet was of gold and white bro- caded satin combined with white crepe de ehene. She wore a di necklace and a diamond star in her bair. Mra. Judge Tonry of Louisville, ina white and yellow brocade; Mra. Mannell of Georgia, in White chene; Miss Cochrane of Alabama, broidered tulle; Miss Colvert of Vi crepe, and Miss Nottingham of ley, hung gracefully from the chandeliers and mirrors. Dancing continned until 12 o'clock, after which the guests entered the lar; oom, where a corps of waiters stood ready to eerve’ salads, croquettes and ices. with which the table was so abundantly supplied. Among 08e it were Miss Lyon of Baltimore, Miss Richardson of Front Royal, Va.; Mies Fil~ lie Lyon of Baltimore, Miss Hooe of Marlboro’, Miss Drennen of Elkton, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lee Galt, Mr. and Mrs. Tucker of Elkton, Mise Neville of Portsmouth, Va.; Miss Shock, Miss Edwards, Miss Julia Edwards, Miss Maddox of Thompson, Mics, MayReld” Misa Donny Mlsses ompson, faye isses Brown, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Edmonston, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pearson, Mra. H. 0. Towles, Dr. Dulaney and wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Marsh, dining ing | Dirs. Greer, Miss Turner and Messrs. eve 2. Edmonston, U. B. Edmonston, D. n, Jas. C. Hooe, H. E. W. A. Rose, E. Wm. Da Thos. Francis, Gus Francis, F. igglee, Wallace Ball of Baltimore, Lyons Whiting, Merri- let, Prank Ford, We Stowell and W. Metz- ero Mrs. Outhwaite gave a luncheon yesterday, at which the name cards had butterflies attached to each and the flower favors were Parma violets. Her guests were Mrs. Kenna, Mrs. juire, Mrs. Parker Mann, Mrs. Bloomer, Mr. O'Donnell, Mra. Thos. Wilson, Mrs. J. F. Bar- bour, Mrs. McKenna, Mrs. Armes and Mre. Jeremiah Wilaon. Miss Fannie Buxton of Keyser, W. Va., niece of Hon. Henry G. Davis, is the it of Mrs. H. J. Hanford, 1413 Rhode avenue. ‘Miss Mollie R. Snowden of Baltimore is visit- ing the Misses McNeir. Dr.and Mrs. Hamlin give a reception this evening from 8 to 11 to the Presbyterian pastors of the city and to the officers of the Church of the Covenant to meet the revision committee, now in session in the city. Hon: and Mrs. J. C. Burrows were called west by a notice of sudden death in the fam- ily. Mrs Burrows will not return to the city this season. Mrs. F. 8. Presbrey of Connecticut avenue will not receive Thursday of this week. The ninth annual banquet of the District of Columbia Commandery of the Loyal Legion will be given at the Arli on Thursday evening, the anniversary of the birth of Abra- ham Lincolu, and promises to be its largest, most brilliant and successfal entertainment. Among the most distinguished gentlemen to be present as guests of the commandery and its companions are the Vice President, the Sec- retaries of War, Navy and Interior, Senators Aldrich, Chandler, Frye, Spooner, Warren and Wolcott, Representatives Allen and Brewer of Michigan, Bowden of Virginia, Cannon of Iili- i vy of lowa, Raines of New York, the exican and Brazilian ministers, Assistant Sec- retaries Nettleton, Spaulding and Grant, Major General Schofield’ and many other gentlemen prominent in public and private life and the military and naval services. Mr. Hiram Pearce Chenoweth of Birming- ham, Als., and Miss Bessie P. Pratt were mar- ried at 8 o'clock last evening at No. 24 lowa circle, the residence of Mr. Frederick W. Pratt, the father of the bride. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John G. Ames in the rresence of the families and relatives of the con- racting parties. ‘The bridal party took the 11 {kins, Mr. Frank ‘do | €xcess from Mrs. Fosvit prosent ad aerieh atthe ea | i lilt f : rit B p.m, train for Maysville, Ky., where, they wil be the guests of Maj. Thomas J. Chenoweth, the father of the groom, after which they will make their home in Birmingham. Miss Grace D. Parker of Park strect, Mt. Pleasant, gave a progressive ‘“tiddledy winks party Monday evening in honor of her guest ise Clara A. Ray of Forest Glen. ‘The prizes were won by Miss Hawlett and Mr. H. B. Parker. ‘The booby prizes by Mrs. W. L. Cherry and Mr. Brandenburg. “The house “was beautifully decorated with palms and potted plants. Among those present were Mr. and Sirs. H. B. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cherry, Miss Claudia Moran, Miss Howlett,” the Misses Crowell, ins Ray, Mr. Goodacre, Mr. Anthony Ray, Mr. i. Moran, Mr. Brandenburg, M. Cranford, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Lewis, Dr. Lewis and Mr. Moore. This evening at the New York Avenue Church Miss Florence E. Hodges and Mr. Clarence Webster will be married. The ushers will be Mr. John Hodges, Mr. Wilson,Reed, Mr. Will- iam Douglass, Mr. Thomas Brooke, Mr. William Gieseking and Mr, Banders Garland. There will be no reception, the couple leaving at once for their wedding trip. Mr. Robinson White of this city and Miss Minnie L. Cline of West Virginia were married this morning at the Foundry Church a age. The bride was attired in a beautiful trav. cling suit of gray broadcloth. The groom is the youngest son of Charles White, st., an old resident of Washington, is a member of the District bar and is well known in business and professional circles here. Aiter their wedding trip to New York the happy pair will return to this city and will reside at 207 E street north- wert, ‘The engagement of Mr. Abe Eisenmann and ‘Miss Adaline Sommers is announced. Ex-Senator and Mrs. Eaton of Connecticus have arrived in the city and are located at 1433 L street northwest. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hickey of 1194 22d street will go to New Orleang next week. Apleasant surprise masquerade party was given to Miss Temic MeI.can at her residence, 736 «6th street northwest, last evening. by ler school friends.” Among — those masked were Misses Belle Smith, “Milk Maid;" Florence Montrope, “Flower girl:” Stella Jones, ‘Tamborine’ girl;” — Neddie Bogan, “Peacoek;" Cora Hart, “Night;" Mamie Melean, ‘Milk’ girl;” Florence’ Plant, ‘Night;* Messrs. Jesse ' Procis jinaman;* y Herbert Per- sons, “Colored Gentleman: Charlie Morgan, “Black Domino;” Clinton Plant, “New Coon Tulius Kiesecker, “Mrs. MeGinty;” Chi Laporte, “Dinah.” Others presen? ‘were Mat- tie Stickels, Edna Parsons, Richard Williams and Ernest Robbins. A surprise party was given to Miss Lillic Heffner, daughter of Lieut. James E. Heffuer, 1980 8th street. Refreshments were served and mes played. Among those present were ‘iss Lillie Heffner, Miss Nettie Stull, Miss Kate Burry, Miss Josie Barry, Misses Pogensce, Mises May King, Miss Sadie King, Mrs. Harigan and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. DeNeales and daughters, Mrs. Hawkins and daughter, Miss Kress, Miss May Medford, Miss Lona Gibsou, Miss Ella Thomas, Miss Sadie Gannon, Messrs. Schuyler, Kress, Murphy, Fisher,’ Fuiton, Pomeroy, Guy, During, Edward Stull, Chas. U! and Geo.'8. Gibson and Dr. Wm. M. Chase. Mrs. Gilfry has issued invitations to ahost of little ones for Friday from 7 to 10 to celebrate the birthday of her little daughters, Misses Sai- lie and Helen being eleven and nine respect- ively on that day. An enjoyable progressive encher party was given last evening at the residence of Myx. Chas. P. Smith, Capitol Hill. The first 3 were won by Mts, Daisy Crosby and ir. Da Sescallette, and the *booby” ‘prizes by Miss Helen MacGrotty and Mr. Frank 8. Appleman. Among those present wore Mrs, Daisy Crosby, Miss Louise Hopkins, Miss Julia Mact Mivs Jennie MacGrotty, Miss May Bell, Miss Nellie Smith, Mics Smith, Mrs. McNamee, has.F. Sm: Mrs. David Sescalette, Mr. Randolph D. ie Miss Helen Mact iop- Appleman, “Mr. Win. IE. Wagoner. Mr. Ed. W. Haight, Mr. Wm. A. Smith and Mr. David Sescallette. Maj. and Mrs. Henry B. Freeman, U.S. army, 4 | are at 1017 14th wtrect. Mrs. Noble D. Larner will be at home on Fri- day between 3 and 6 o'clock. saints ee Pte eels For Violating Pension Lawe. Charles E. Garitee, a Baltimore Inwyer, was indicted yesterday by the United States grand jury on two chargesof receiving illegul pension fees. One charge on which an indictment was found was that of receiving a pension fee 2400 in excess from Mrs. Amanda Midguway, 1310 East Chase street, a preliminary examination into which was waived before Commissioner Rogers. The second indictment was based on | an new charge of receiving a pension fee $100 i: Louisa E- Placide, whieh -bas never been before the commissioner. The bine | &rand jury dismissed the charge of receiving » | dra ion fee $25 in excess from Mrs. Surah A. lules, 9 South Stricker street. Mr. Gariteo gave bail on all the charges for trial. proerrmetenoe itaomes TRE COURTS, en eee SHOOTING STARS. “One of the Forty”—Ash Wednesday. Get thee behind me, Satan. See you later. ‘The boom in the sack-cloth and ashes market has set in. ‘MARDI GRAS. This morning's head looked at last night's hat, For more or less than a minute, And sighing, it said, “Well, if it is that, I should say that I wasn’t in it.” Mardi Gras ended in New Orleans last night with a whirl and there were plenty of total Rex this morning. AN UNPLEASANT SUBJECT. “Iam innocent, I tell you,” persisted the man on the gallows. “Oh, well,” said the sheriff, kindly, “T gnees Ti drop the subject,” and he pulled the trap ly. IT was Exovan. “Got any collateral?” inquired the money lender of the illiterate borrower. “No, but T've got a good house and lot,” and the londer thought it would answer. Not in it—the stamp on # letter. porray. “Married life is = poom,” murmured the Pretty widow to the bachelor editor. “And all poems go into the waste-besket,” said the editor briefly. ‘A FLORAL DECORATION. ‘The Roswoll-p-fower seems to wither and fade, And turn to a pale sickly blue, As the mercury climbs to that point in the shade, Which is somewhere about '92. ‘DOMESTIC HEROISM. Wife—indignantly: “There's « long blonde hair on your coat collar!” Husband—with beantifal sang froid: “‘Ah, will you be kind enough to hand me a comb and brush for it? That's an angel!” Everybody's business—Nobody’s. A MATTER OF NECESSITY. “Did the prisoner ever kill an Indian?” asked the judge advocate of a witness. “Well, yer honor,” was the cautious reply, “ef he did, hit warn’t done in cold blood er fer nothin’. Mebbe he mought a killed a baby er ‘4 squaw sometime when he was drav to hit by needcessity an’ hunger, but I'd be willin’ to swar he never killed a injin jist fer the fun of killin’ him. Leastways not lately.” pl oer NO BIDS RECEIVED. Private Parties Evidently Unwilling to Ac- cept the Terms Offered For a Torpedo Cruiser. Bids were to have been opened today at noon at the Navy Department for the construction of a torpedo eruiser of about 800 ton displace- ment, for which an appropriation of $350,000 was available. ‘The craft was designed to chase torpedo boats of the Cushing type, and was to be guar- anteed to make a speed of twenty-three knots with about 6,000 horse power. ‘When the hour arrived no bids were to be found, and a certificate from the city postmas- ter showed that up to noon nothing of the sort had come. It is not known just case, the only possibil the cruiser in the navy yarda or to so modify her requirements as to make her construction bya private tirm profitable, unless the Secre- tary can induce the conferees on the naval appropriation bill to to an amendment increasing the limit of million. The speed asked for, twenty-three knots, the highest yet demanded, the triple-scre' crniser being in the same is w ‘Tue Wasmixctox Loan and Trust Co. pays interest. Capital, $1,000,000. B. H. Waxes, President.—Auzt. See SSS ‘Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Mary T. Dayton et al. to J. W. Shaofer, part 18, sq. 453; @—. S.J. Kimball to C. A. Hamilton, lot 6, block 12, Le Droit Park; $—. C. A. Hamilton to T. 8. Hensey et al., same prop- erty G. I. Hill to W. A. Stewart, sub 2, q. 335; @—. W. A. Stewart to T. K. Watkina, same property; 23,050. Ralph Jefferson. to C. E. Wyman, part 7, 'sq. 510; $3,500. ——— ‘The Indian Meeting Tonight. ‘The Woman's National Indian Association of this city has completed the arrangements for the public meeting this evening at the Congre- gational Church for the Sioux Indians who are here from the vexed districts in Dakota. The whole delegation will be present. Many of these Indians are orators and some of them will speak, while the Rev. Mr. Clark, an educated Sioux, will make a statement of the riots in Dakota and their causes. Miss Grace Howard will give some of her experiences at the agency here she was. She taught several years amoug joux. Commissioner Morgan will close the meeting. Dr. Bischoff, with the choir and the organ of = Comer will eve — oe at oe etween the speeches. Dr. Newmann, dor o€ the ehnteh, will preside. cri ——_ An Excursion of Brooklynites, About a hundred and fifty Brooklynites, i ursion party under the charge of Mr. Hendrickson, have reached the city for a short stay. At balf-past 12 they called on Secretary Tracy and shook hands with him. ‘Then they went over to the White House and there formed a part of the regulation crowd that the President is accustomed to receive three times a woek. ——__-—---___. OIL AND GAS, How @ Well in Drilled Thousands of Feet in Depth. When a gas or oil well is located, says L. A. Folter in the Indiana Farmer, the first step is to build over it «derrick, which is a frame from sixty to ninety fect high, built of two by eight inch timber in the form of a square pyra- mid. In this is crected a “walking beam" or horizontal rocking shaft, pivoted in the middle, twenty-six feet long, one end of which is con- nected to'the crank shaft of the engine; to the other is suspended the “drill” or boring tool. ‘The drill “bit” consists of a steel chisel blade, obtuse, but sharp about eight inches wide, bev —_ Soe six —— in diameter, about six fect long, weighing about 250 pounds. ‘The lower or cutting part is of steel, the shaft iscfiron. The “stem” is of iron rod of the same sive as the shaft of the bit, into which it is screwed, and is thirty-three feet long and weighs over 2,000 pounds. In the upper end of the stem is a ring by which the whole ix suspended by atwo and one- | arter inch maniila rope. ‘fhe drill is raised about three feet fora stroke, the weight being about 2,300 let fall on the rocks ‘beneath. ‘The number of strikes average about } Sonar t minute. hole is eight inches in diameter at the start and the drill chops ite way down as far as | Possible—sometimes from 100 to 200 fect; when cost to about haif a | bi WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1891. THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE. A Bill Agreed Upon by tee for a New Butiding. The House committee on public buildings | Im the case of Joseph and grounds today agreed upon a bill as a substitute for that heretofore introduced by Representative Flower for s new custom house in New York city. It anthorizes the Secresary 0 the Treasury to sell at public auction of private male, to the highest bidaer but not for | Jess than $4,000,000, the present custom house | property. The proceeds of the sale are appro- priated for constructing the new custom house, which is to erected on the site selected by the Secretary of the Treasury, under the act of September 14, 1889, snd acts amendatory thereof, at & cost not to exceed the amount derived from the sale of the pres- ent custom house, in addition toany sums avail- able under the provision of the act of 1888. | In exee of such eale the Secretary is to lease the | present premises from the purchasers at a| rental not to exceed 4 per cent per annum on the purchase price, for use as a custom house until the new custom house is ready for occu- pancy. ‘The sale is to be subject to the right of lense. | The Secretary is authorized to appomt five | citizens of the state of New York, who are to ted United States building commis- sioners, and who are to be with the erection and construction of the new custom | honse building. Such commissioners, or a majority of them (subject to the approval of the | Sceretary of the Treasury), are to have full | wer to advertise for proposals for contracts | jor the erection of the building or the several | parts thercof. and the offers in response to such Proposals, if they do not exceed in the aggre- | gate the amount available under this act for the completion of the custom house and if they be otherwise satisfactory to the commissioners and the Secretary, shall be accepted in whole or in part; but in caso the offers exceed the limit of cost.or be otherwise unsatisfactory, then the commissioners, or a majority them, shall have full power and authority to erect’ the building, or any part of it, by pur- chasing all materials and by contracting for | and employing all necessary with or with- | out advertisement, provided that in such case the expense thus incurred shall not exceed the | proportion of cost estimated for the work thus Sccomplished within the limit of eost for the entire building. > THE COMMITTEE WILL REPORT. But the Situation of the Free Colnage Mens- ure Will Not be Much Improved. The Honse coinage committee expect to re- port on the silver question to the House the first of next week. They will probably make recommendations adverse to farther silver legislation gnd not report a substitute for the Vest bill. If this is done the bill will not go on the calendar. The reporting of the bill will not materially improve the situation for free coinage, for it requires the consent of the majority of the committee to call the Dill up unless a special rule can be reported from the committee on rules and be adopted. It is not believed that anything inthe way of a compromise can be accomplished. The silver men are still actively at work, but they are not over sanguine. a i ane aS THE FORSYTHE CASE. Secretary Proctor’s Conclusions Formulated and the Papers With the President. It was generally expected that the promulga- tion of the celebrated Forsythe case would take place from the War Department this morning, but it seems that the matter has assumed such important proportions now that the President wants to be exceedingly careful in its treatment. The Secretary of War has completed his review of the case and has formulated his conclusions. When these were submitted to the President yesterday afternoon at cabinet meeting a few changes were suggested in the. wording, and this morning the Secretary took the papers over tothe White House again. The President re~ quested him to leave the case in his hands for aday and is now considering it. ‘The supposition is that the analogy that ex- ists between the Forsythe case and that of Com- mander Heiter in the question of the responsi- y of an officer in an independent command in sufficiently ing to render the debate in the House yesterday on the subject of Secre- tary Tracy's reprimand of Commander Reiter a possible note of warning that may have a bearing on the manner in which the treatment that Col. Forsyth is to receive will be publicly received. ai DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. RACEIPTS FROM PERMIT WORK. ‘The collector of taxes reports that during the month of January there was received on account of special assessment for work done under the rmit system, as per acts of Congress, Be,00.63. MORE GAS LAMPS ORDERED. The following public gas lamps have been ordered to be erected: One on the northwest corner of Massachusetts avenue extended and 22d street, one on the north side of Massachu- setts avenue extended between 22d street and Sheridan circle, one on the south’side of Massa- chusetts avenue extended between 22d street and Sheridan circle, and one on the southeast corner of Massachusetts avenue extended and Sheridan cirele. ‘Two additional gas lamps have been ordered for Wilson street, Le Droit Park. Two oil Jamps will be erected in the alley square 577. ‘Two additional gas lamps have been ordered for the north side of Westminister street between 9th and 10th streets. MISCELLANEOUS. The sewer located on the east side of 24 street southeast between Pennsylvania avenue and D street is obstructed and the same has been plzced upon the schedule for replacement. Acatch basin bas been ordered to be con- structed near the southeast corner of Mary- land avenue and 2d street northeast and one at the northwest corner of H street and Delaware avenue. Upon the recommendation of Capt. Lusk, who reports the obstruction, by roots, of the sewer located on the south side of C street southeast between 2d and 34, a new one will be built Privates Paul Kersten and H. C. Olmstead of the police force have been dismissed. NO NEW CONTRACT NECESSARY. The Commissioners recently submitted to the attorney for opinion the question whether anew contract would be required in the case of bondsmen who desired to execute the work required by a contractor when the latter was dead. The attorney does not think a new con- tract necessary. BUILDING PERMITS. Building permits were issued today as follows: Wm. Miller, two brick dwellings, 1203 to 1210 East Capitol street, $5,000; J. H. Richards, four brick dwellings, 616 to 622 Acker street north- east, #6,000: John H. King, one frame dwelling | !i' ather street, county, $900; F. Lammer, one frame dwelling on Spruce street, Twining city, €500; John Johnson, one brick private stable in zeae of cay ue — Aas Henry White, one frame on Spring street, Mt. Pleasant, 300. sort k sane HIS WIFE'S CLUB, ‘Two Unfortanates Who Were Only Permit- ted to Linger Outside the Gates. ‘From the New York Sun. 01 ff F H r i adj i i Sonnets Indictment Granted. Simms, alias Rory Simms, and Andrew McLaughlin, alias Yank McLaughlin, alias Andrew Mullan, alias Andrew McMullen, charged with the Hoffa burglary, new indictment was foand by the grand jury Festerday. On the first indictment Chicf Justice Bingham on January 2 last granted a severance, aud the case of McLaughlin was on the assignment for today. When the court was convened by Judge Hagner this morning Col. Cook, who represents Simms, asked a post- Ponement of bis case, which it was understood was to follow the case of McLaughlin. Mr. A. A. Lipscomb, who represents Mc- Laughlin, stated that he had been in jail three months and they were anxious for a irial, and were ready today to He, however, had been ‘confronted with the new indictment, Which as far as he could see was precisely the same as the first, charging housebreaking in the day, housebreaking in the night and grand larceny, and aa far as be was concerned be was ready for trial if there was a severance, and he #0 moved, stating that the motion had been fully considered by the chief justice, and the ‘Same Feasons for a soverance existed now. Mr. Cook said for his client that he could not be ready for some little time, and he believed that the interests of the parties conflicted. Judge Haguer granted the motion for sever- ance. At 11:30 o'clock both the were ar- raigned on the indictment returned yesterday and cach pleaded not guilty. Col. Cook, the counsel for Simms, was not present at the time, but the court said ‘that the plea might be with- drawn should he (Col. Cook) wish to demur or change the plea. MR. HOFFA TELLS HIS STORY. Mr. Clagett opened his case and Prank Hoffa testified that his store was at 409 7th street Jy | northwest; that on October 11 last his store was robbed; that the store was open till 10 o'clock and the valuables were then placed in the sa‘e in the center of the store about thirty-five feet from the front. day morning and, finding dirt, looked to the the lock of which was half off and the goods taken; that he found in the second store ¢ trap door half open by a pole and Qeneath ita sofa on end anda piano stool setting on that, and they muxt have escaped that way. He read from the list of articles watcbes, jewelry, dke., valued at $15,000. After his discovery he informed the police and employed Mr. McDevitt. Two papers of diamonds, dark lantern and a pair of overalls were found on the premises. He had seen some of his property in Philadelphia a week or #0 after the robbery at i gney y office. — identified a ring positively as his property. He Git not know McLaoghiin, but’ saw him the night he was brought in. On cross-exami only entrance tothe dwelling above was through the store by a stairway in the rear, and the upstairs at that time was unocenpicd. The loss to was about $15,000 at cost PiScveral of the found in Philadelphia Seve rings foun: were of the same kind he had in stock. DETECTIVE RAFF'S TESTIMONY. Detective Raff testified that when the rob- bery was reported at headquarters he went with others to the store and described the ap- pearances; that they went to the corner of 7th and D, found the sian on the side ot the pho- tograph gallery n removed and parties could have got on the roof. The skylight of 409 had been pried open. On information he went to Philadelphia with Mr. Perkins and it ‘was fixed that he should go to the Aecord build- | ter. ing with Detectives Miller and Tate. sidabdiasentiarcels INGERSOLL’S OPINION OF WINDOM A Charming Picture of Domestic Happiness im the Secretary's Home. Thad known Secretary Windom twenty-six years, said Col. Robert G. Ingersoll to a re- porter of the Chicago Times the other day. A better man never lived, nor « happier one. His married life was like one unbroken spring day. His was really true happiness. He cared more for the comforts of home than the glamour of renown. The truly happy man is he who prefers the solitude of the valleys, where brooks sing of contentment, where re- pose dwells far away from the madding crowd and upronrious multitude. There it is that true happiness is found. Such a life did Secretary Windom live. He loved home not alone for the sweet it afforded, but also a the joys ly shared with a beloved fe. Yes, I now that he is dead there will be many afer his place. Thay may fight for it, they can ly he A better finan: it will be hard to find. Mr. Windom knew his topic by heart, and, while I did not in all things agree with him, yet I could not and others cannot refrain from admiring the force and power and keen logic with which he defended his position. He wasan able writer and a profound student and thinker. He de- fended his principles with all the earnestness and enthosiaan of youth mellowed by the soberer judgment of maturer experience. will inded be hard to find « man equally capable of filling his place. a ANOTHER PROVERB EXPLODED. If Death Loves a Shining Mark He Takes Very Poor Aim. From the Chicago Tribune. They had been discussing the death of « prominent member of the bar and the lawyer remarked with a sigh: “Well, ‘Death loves a shining mark.’” “Nonsense,” retorted the doctor. “There is about as much truth in that saying as in ‘Death is no respecter of persons.’ “Study your history and you'll find that if worst marksmen in the world. Look up statis- tics and you'll find that he gives the rich every favor. Uses of Prayer in Chicago. America. Mand—“Do you ever say your ‘Mabel, as you used to when you were little?” Mabel—“Ob, yes, two or three times a day.” eae secs *Amen,’ I ‘the iron is hot Poxg He went to the store on Sun- | Mexican Village Charen. ‘Tainteunizan was once a great city, says the Toronto Giobe, and the capital of Turescan Kings, now only « straggling village with « group of ruined churches. I mile my way quickly to the old tower where the Titian treasure ix, the populace following in my wake or gazing after me with wondering eves. My | carefully studied «alutation in Spanish, # hand- ful of cigars and a botjle of wine soon made the padre and myself the best of friends. He seemed to know before I asked him that I wanted to see the picture and opened the high arched door of carved wood which led toa patio or court. Here, seated on mate spread on the stone ving of and arched corridor, ifteen or twenty women with their work, braiding mate and hate or coloring feathers As was explained, they were doing penance. They bowed reverently as the padre passed. T | thought he did not look like a tank master, |and, perhaps, did not care bow long thes | stayed, as bis fife isa lonely one at best and their penance surely was not is, Alittle surpliced Indian boy came with « lighted eandie, the padre led the way, anda wondering little procession followed through @ dark corridor that led up te another massive door, barred and chained and padlocked. We ‘were back in ancient feudal days, itseemed, and some old castie had opened to us. It might be that the clanking ¢ hains and rusty, creaking hinges were on our prison doors, but’ the bev hold the tallow dip hurt aud showed the padre's kindly face, that reassured us that we were only at Tzinizuntzan in search of « Titias. The door opened into an inner room as dark as night. The padre unfastened a grated win- dow and a flood of golden sunlight came from over the western hills beyond the lake and fell upon the picture. Such coloring, such feeling could only come from «master band. Whose’ Tradition says Tition, and presented by Philip I of Spain. Eminent men, authors and artists agree. We had seen the Titan at Trintzunizan, | and it was worth the coming for. ‘The padre ciosed the window and the door after us, locked and chained it again, the bos held up his thekering torch and we marched out, leaving the padre and his treasures as a dream too unreal to be trae. An effort bas been made to buy the painting, and €30,000 was offered by the bishop of Mexico, but the faith- ful, devoted Indians refuse, and the price that bought “The Angelus” would be no tempta- tion. “The Entombment” is some hundreds of years older, is the work of an old master and ia big enough (the figures are all ize) to make # hundred of “The Angelus. see A NEW GAME COME TO TOWN. If a Young Man With a Handful of Silver Asks You for ®10 Look Out. From the Chicago Herald. For the past two weeks a clever swindler has been operating a neat scheme on the west «ide and the business men in that quarter have ex pended several hundred dollars in learning the game. Alonzo Freeman, who keeps a restau. rant on Madison street near Halstead, was the first victim. It cost him $10. About two weeks ago a well~iressed and good looking young man walked rapidly into his place. Inone hand he carried an envelope, apon which was a stamp and an address. “Give me a ten-dollar bill for these,” be said, quickly, ax he placed nine silver dollars npon the counter. “I want tosend $10 to my mother in this let- * Freeman hastily handed him « ten-dollar bill, which he immogiately tucked in the letter and, sealing the en¥elope, placed it in the in- side pocket of his coat. He then pat a tooth- pick in his mouth and began talking leisurely about the weather. Freeman counted the silver and informed the young man that €1 was missing. “What? Only €9!” he exclaimed. “That's fanny. Mr. Hendrick, next door here, jest Paid me $10 that he owed me on « bill. lere, keep this envelope a minute and I'll seo about it.” ‘The young man handed an envelope to Pree- man, Which “was the exact counterpart of the one in which he bad placed the €10 bill, picked up the nine silver dollars and left. Freeman is waiting forthe young man now. When be opened the letter he found a ten-dollar con- federate note, worth at least six cents, and the following pathetic letter: “After much dith- culty, dear mother, 1 bave succeeded in raie- ing the €10 which ‘you #0 badly need to alle- viate your pressing wants. Keep it; last as long as ble and don't forget your lov: son.” Complaints of this young men have been pouring’ into the Demplaines street Police station. SOCIETY MEN OF LONDON, How They Act in the Presence of Wemen— They Are Lazy and Selfish. A carefal and—so far as we have been able to compass it—an impartial study of the young mar of the present day, says the London ‘Pie graph, bas convinced many persons that he ‘abnormally lazy and that his eelfiahness 1s with- out paraliel in any other period of oar history. A concurrence of the two vices is to be traced, they think, of the fact that he bas almost cessed, or atany rate he is rapidiy ceasing to dan It is im vain that he will plead the absorbing occupations of modern life or the raddening 11. fluence of the philosophy of Schopenhauer. The plea is idle. It is not the overwrought student or the pale pessimist alone who deeiit.:« nowadays to join in the mazy dance; it is the dashing or once dashing “militaire.” The i boast which was once the monoj!y of the Tenth Hussars will soon be the property of every cavalry and infantr ment majesty’ ai professions, their memler> mah contrifutions to the row of “wall flowers evers season. Yet there seems to be no ground for mring that girls sre any less fond of dancing then they used to be; the partner aifficulty te erated by the male sex alone. In other words, the it; selfish to take part in it for the sake of gratify. ing other persons of that sex which it is eup- ‘to be man’s duty, no less than his de- t to attempt to please. Such self-wacrifice, however, the fin de sie- | i 8 Ls H q [ ith : Hi