Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1891, Page 9

EARLY SUMMER STYLES How Dame Fashion Assists Dame Nature. SOME STYLISH COSTUMES. ‘Mate Smothered in Flowers—The Rage for Geld and Tinsel Effects—A Becoming Out- @oor Costume—The Fad of Greek and Roman Drapery—How to Wear It. —_—____ Cosrespondence of The Evening Star. New Youx, May 15, 1891. OME ONE HAS DRAWN from its hiding place the veil worn by Marie Stuart when she as cended the scaffold, and, strange to say, it testifies to the fact that fashiona- ble women of those days —and Queen Marie was such to an eminent de- gree—were quite as fond of gold embroidery and gold galloon as they ure in ours, This veil pos- semen the additional interest of having been embroidered by the queen's own hands. The goeldjembroidery on this veil runs in regular rows, crossing each other so {as to form small squares, and the filmy fabric is edged with two borders. It is 89 inches long and 43 broad. ‘There is something deeply touching in this fominine instinct which, in the very presence of death, was strong enough to take calm and sober thought of personal adornment. While it may be true that the rage for gold end tinsel effects will quiet down during the summer, yet you may rest assured that they will not disappear entirely. They will simply survive in more delicate forms, such as traceries of gold in ribbon textures, laces, gauze, scarf- ings and for edgings. The ever-popular sailor hat, for instance, will be trimmed with a black velvet band with s gold edge. Gold pins will serve to hold the trimming on large hats and gold beads will be interwoven with pearl beacls. A turban shape called the “Otero” has a gold sno > twisted from the base to the apex of its conical crown. Net spangled with gold will be used for hat trimming, and finally gold will make ite appearance as’ tiny spangles on veils of black net. ‘VEIts IN Favor. Veils, by the way, although not quite s0 large as Marie Stuart's, will come into gréat favor this season. Every hat will have its veil, and wide hats will call for such wide veils that it will be necessary to gather them up bys ioce of narrow ribbon, so as to St there wide rims. Then there will be the square veils, the corners of which being weighted with tas- seis to throw entirely over hats, and three- cornered or semi-circular veils for small bonnets which some | ladies sccure with = steel spring. Tho irregular lozenge spots have vanished, and in their stead we are to have tulle with velvet spots, black net how it is carried out! The average woman has & voluminous eccen- tricity of cheese cloth made with much loop- ing and several pieces of cord. ‘Thiashe puta ‘an’ ture is made most sim- ly, and a lesson in raperies is a good thing to learn. Use soft cheese cloth, or, better still, crepe or China silk. If the stuff is forty inches wide one breadth will do for the front and one for the back. If the goods p Moe ise TOW 20m two breadths together for the front and two to- gether for the back. Run. the two pieces on the same drawing string, letting the ends of the string come together in the middle of the edge of the front. Here cut down a slit in the front £0 you can get into the gown. Now get into it. Adjust it so that it i8 prop- erly low-necked. It should be drawn well dowa into a pointed neck, front and back. Tie 8 piece of tape around yourself well under the armpits and bust line. The neck should be drawn down almost to this belt. Yes, the dress in open at the sides. We have not come to that yet. Have some one cut the front length, allowing for hem, #0 that it falls well to the floor. The back’ should be a little longer. Now the sides are sewed up ina seam that stops just under the arm. Thus, you see, an arm- pole is left. Now fora sleeve that shall cover the under side of the arm at the shoulder. Cut a long tongue-shaped piece of goods. In- stead of squaring off the upper end slant off t end into another point. ‘The sleeve pe, then, is like two r pieces set base to base, the one triangle being very long and the other much shorter. The short triangle doubles down under the arm and is tucked into the slit of the armhole and there sewed or pinned to the base of the two triangles, is drawn around the arm and buttoned at the | jf top of the shoulder. The long triangle hangs. If you like, the edges of the sleove left hanging cain be butioned together again further down the arm and the shape of the sleeve is easily modified to suit such arrangement. HOW TO WEAR IT. Your Greek dress is finished now. Wear it over a closely fitting and rather heavy low- neck woven undervest and a skirt made of India silk or very soft cassimere. A skirt that hangs full and soft and well to the floor in front and almost dragging in the back. ‘This skirt should be made on a deep yoke, or if not the shirt should be drawn down over it and se- eurely pinned that no fullness at the waist bands may betray through the outer garment the presence of A chain of flat links or of medallions linked together is worn to hide the tape belt. The costume cannot be graceful or at all Greek looking unless corsets or stays of any kind are discarded. This chain belt is drawn close and up to the point of the neck, there fastened and thus serving to —— the figure and to outline its contour. Another belt may be worn which rests on the hips and droops low in front. There should be no drapery but that afforded by the folds in the gown. folds in the upper dress can be drawn close about the knees, showing the under skirt. In fact, any classic effect can be obtained. A word to fin- ish: Only a woman with fine armsand shoulders spangled with tiny glass and very fine crimson net dotted with crystal dots so as to impart a slight rosy blush fo the face. Ever body—summer girls and all —will need a pr of veils this season, and 80 delicate autiful are the many kinds of filmy stuffs propriate for this poetic addition toa woman's toilet that with a ttle thought and study she will be enabled to accomplish wonders in heightening the charm of her face. PARASOTS. A glance at the lady in the initial illustration turns our thoughts to parasols. The day is close at hand when these very graceful and highly useful articles float in clouds before us, like Macbeth’s dagger, with handles turned to- ward us, beckoning us on to mountain and sea- shore, hotel veranda and grand stand, garden and promenade. The sunshade, half umbrella which goes with the tailor-made in the crisp, cool mornings, must look very Eng- lish, you know. You must force your patriot- ism to make this concession. Then comes the fancy sunshade to go with your morning toilets in surahs, foulares, cambrics, crepons, grena- Gines in fawn or drab, or in the fashionable leaden or green tints of gray, and then the grand glorious domes of silk and lace for coach- ing parties, afternoon driving, garden parties and the like AN RARLY SUMMER HAT. The second illustration pictures = very stylish early summer hat with broad brims of plaited and plain straw. The crown is made up of four ribbons wound around wires, twoin black velvet and two in pink faille. In the front and back there is a bow of pink faille with a bunch of chrysanthemums and heather. Small pink bows serve to set off the black vel- vet ribbon. All indications point to an in- ¢reased liking for floral garniture on big and little hats the coming season. In fact, I some- times feel somewhat apprehensive for the fate of the bright, sprightly, dashing summer girl, snd it wouldn't surprise me a bit to take up some watering-place journal along in July or August and read the following obituary: suddenly at Mrs. Gran Degay's garden Party the charming creature popularly known as the Summer Girl, smothered to deaih under the load of flowers on her own hat. Clover, lilacs, violets, bluebottle and butter- enps are bunched in pompon forms. Small =—— be mado mee of for edgings, while er varieties figure as garniture for crown and brim. OUTDOOR CosTUME. ‘The third illustration represents = very striking outdoor costume, consisting of a long sleeveless cloth mantle and @ striped faille dress, sulphur ground and dark gray stripe, embroidered with a triangular applique in dark gray peckthread, ‘The mantle, which fits re ae has long stylish tabs, is in pale gx cloth set off with t broidered pleated érape. The small bat Worn with this original and elegant costume is in white crape set off with gold nailheads, making up a very ef- fective ensemble for tdoor easion. than likely that on ac- eount of the craze for embroideries and aj plique designe cloth Gresses will be worn ® great deal during the summer. Cre; and vicunas will be great favorites, as they constitute a happy medium between heavy and thin textures. Soft and —_ be especially modish, such as jender, hop, sage green, maize, cork, dust and grays and beiges in sll tones.” ‘TRE JACKET Bopice, with very long basques open in front, with or Without revers, displaying a long Louis XVI Waistcoat or full chemisette or cuirass barred sctoss with fancy braids or passementeries, and = flat clinging skirts, with umbrella pleat- g, will remain the disti ‘ing character- Stic of fashionable attire. Sleeves will be made high and full on the shoulders, tight at the wrist, with « number of very small buttons, Pointed over the back of the hand, or else made ith deep cuffs much wider than the sleeve. ‘The double sieeve is Likewise much affected—a Ssort fall one coming about half way to the bow in one material and a long tight one Feaching to the wrist in another material. The modish long akirt for walking dresses bas Jed to the abolition of the foundation to secure lightness, as they must be held up. The skirt isnow lined with muslin and has a stiffened Dew to prevent flapping. ‘THE OREEK CosTUME FAD. Bisa fad just row to be in Greek costume. ‘The idea is a good one, but should attempt such dressing. ‘The very fat or the very thin will look betier in something else. —_+e-+ —__ HOME MATTERS. Seasonable Suggestions and Fvery-Day Hints to Practical Housekeepers. To Grve 4 Cua Suapz 70 Lace dip it in weak tea. Faurr Srarss will usually yield to hot water when persistently poured upon them. Dares Ant Quire ANOTHER ARTicLE when cut im two, the stones removed and the fruit soaked in boiling milk with some shreds of lemon peel. Ir 1s 4 Mistaxe to give a glass of lime water and milk soon after or before an invalid takes a dose of calomel. The action of lime water changes the character of calomel. Ir 1s 4 Coniovs Facr that mayonnaise dress- ing will disagree with delicate people, whereas the same ingredients put together without an egg (French dressing) will be easily digested. A Tasty Disa 18 Mave from « half pint of cold boiled tongue minced and mixed with cream and the yolks of two eggs well beaten. Let this simmer two or three minutes, then spread on slices of hot buttered toast. Eat at once. Srrawnerny Cream Not Frozex.—Mash one quart of berries, strain through a sieve, sweeten with three-quarters of a pound of white sugar and beat well. Pour ina pintand a half of rich cream and beat well for a quarter of an hour. Serve at once in small glasses or cups for des- sert. Wuex Decaxrens axp Canares become so discolored inside that shot or fine coal will not cleanse them, fill the bottle with finely chopped Potato skins, cork tightly and let the bottle stand for days, when the skins will fer- ment. Turn out and rinse. ‘The bottle will be as bright and clean as when new. A Perry Dis or Sweets for the dinner table is made with dates and peanuts. Push out the date pit with the point of a penknife, keeping the date in shape as far as possible. Insert "in the cavity. thus made a peanut shelled, of course. ‘Then, after pinching the soft date a little into shape, roll in granulated sugar and heap on a bon bon dish. GRitep Strax.—Dip the steak in » small quantity of salad oil Chop some parsley very fine and add to it pepper, salt and a few drops of lemon juice. Mix well with this one- hall "ounce of butter. Broil. the steak, and when placed on a hot dish rub the parsley mixture well into it. Lift a steak always b the fat, not by the lean part, else the juice will run ont. Taxe Cane How You Ler Avr Macurse Or. or lubricator come in contact with a cut or scratch on your hand or arm, or serious blood poisoning may result. In the mannfacture of some of these machine oils fat from diseased and decomposed animals is used. All physicians know how poisonous such matter is. only safeguard is not to let any spot where the skin is broken be touched by any mackine oil or lubricator. Fuxxcu Pickux 18 Recommexpep as particu- larly good. Take fifty pickled cucumbers, cut in pieces, and twelve large onions, cut up, sprinkle with salt and allow tostand over night. six large hot peppers, or one pint of small fin- ger peppers, a small lump of alum and one pound of brown sugar. Cover with vinegar and boil three-quarters of an hour. Hoiianpatse Sauce to be served with fish made as follows will be found satisfactory: Into « dessertspoonful of boiling butter stir a tablespoonful of sifted flour and let it cook un- til smooth, then add gradually half a pint of clear, strong broth. Have the yolks of four eggs well beaten ina large bow! and add the boiling mixture to them, stirring well: return tothe fire until it reaches the boiling point without actually boiling, then add the juice of half a lemon and a smail tablespoonful of but- ter cut into bits. Beat weil and serve. ‘Written for The Evening Star. The Valley of Rest, Stri ving and tolling for comfort and rest, Creeping and crawling to reach the tall crest, For « glimpse of the valley, the valley of peace, ‘Where love lives alway and all troubles cease. Onward, yet often our hands lose their hold, And backward we fall, weak, weary and old, But here is the mountain, above the tall crest, And beyond les the valley, “the valley of rest.” Creeping and crawling, sore frightened, afraid, Even Hope oft refuses her comfort and aid, But the tall rugged mountain and far distant crest Beckons on to the valley, “the valley of rest.” Faith comforts our hearts and strengthens our ims, al ‘The fame often fickers, but one spark remains To Mumine the way, the rough way to the crest, ‘That leads to the valley, “the valley of rest.” Higher and higher, how bright grows the light, ‘The crest within reach, the valley in sight, ‘The confiict is over, O ecstatic bliss, ‘To die is to live, inthe glory of this. office in this vanity.” welll "tied Tus well, but we don't need Stranger—“Don’t need him?” Don’ Politician—“No. We’ of , 0. We're always sure of a big THE. EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C, SATURDAY, MAY16, 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. THE MAN WHO WALKS. ‘A Health-Giving Pleasure Open to Bich and Poor Alike, NATURE'S OWN EXERCISE. Physical Culture Which Brings Delight— | °°™| ‘The Advantages of Walking Over Mechani- cal Means of Muscular Development—Lit- + erary Men as Pedestrians. —_-__—_ ‘Written for The Evening Star, of pyaar CAN BE NO HAPPINESS OR CON- tentment without health. Hence health and long life are the great desire and hope of mankind. How to attain these blessings has been the aim aud study of the sages of all ages. But notwithstanding all that has been done in the interest of health and longevity—to pro- mote a more perfect development of the hu- man system—the physical condition of man, as he existe today (in the cities at least), seems to be degererating instead of advancing. Not long ago there appeared in one of our leading monthly magszines some valuable sta- tistics touching the subject of human longev- ity. Tho author of the publication sent out into all parts of New England some 5,000 cir- cular letters asking for detailed information concerning the occupation, habits, &c., during life of persons over eighty years of age, male and female. eS ‘The inquiries were quite and some interesting facts were furnished tn. the 8,800 answers that he received. The following among other facts were clearly established: 1. “that longevity, without regularity of hab- ite, is rare. That physical activity is conducive to long fe. 3. That bone and muscle are the basis and main support of health and long life. peti ant gzcemsive Mesh is rarely found in ealthy old age. 5. That the percentage of those who attain « ripe old age is greatest among farmers, or those leading active lives in the country. * The statistics also showed a very low com- parative health rate for the cities, in spite of the fact thet cities and largo towns enjoy the benefits of all that science can do in the way of improved hygienic appliances. In the citi too, was found the greatest degree of physi degenerney. ‘hese unsatisfactory conditions are due largely to the inactive, lazy habits of city people, who take insufficient exercise. Street railwaysand cheap cab lines aro responsible for a good deal of it. I once heard a well- known physician declare that every street car was a recruiting office for the hospital and the poor house. Lazy peopletide when there is no necessity for it, and when it would be a thousand times better for them to walk and save their money. Inclemency of the weather, being unwell, tired or ina hurry are the only conditions which can excuse a ride in «street car. The important question, therefo how can this tide of physical (cevereie ts is destroying our manhood and womanhood be stayed? ‘The answer is simple—outdoor recrea- tion is the cure. THE RISING GENERATION. Nowhere is this evil more apparent than in the ranks of the rising generation. Boys and girls are growing up misshapen under their present careless and listless manner of carrying themselves. The physical culture of the youth of the land is question of vast importance and it is one that is now occupying a deal of attention. The estab- lishment in the public schools of a depart- ment for training the pupils in the art of walk- ing and other health-giving exercises is being vigorously advocated. This would seem to be capital idea, for the true end of education should be development, the right adjustment of mind, body and character. need of tome such system ie unquestioned, iy in the interest of girls, who are more limited in opportunities for physical culture than boys. Among the field sports, base ball, croquet and lawn tennis ought to be encouraged. These games furnish healthy diversion for both mind and body. Base bail and croquet bring into play every joint and muscle of the body, and they are particularly efficient in promoting » healthy development of the organs of vision. Next to walking they are the best exercises for boys and girls. ‘The fact that tennis players, as a rule, use ere but one arm is an objection to the game, for it tends to promote uneven development. Lov of this graceful, fascinating sport should encourage the use of both arms. ‘Tho scheme of extending public, aid to the physical culture of the youth is right in prin- ciple and if carried out will prove economical to the state, for the money thus expended will return in a decrease of expenditure for the care and treatment of mental and physical wrecks in the public charitable institutions, THE GracastUM. Athletic exercise ought to be encouraged. Clubs like the Columbia Athletic Club of this city, whose principal efforts are in the direc- tion of healthy outdoor sports, should receive the enthusiestic support of the people. The grounds of this club, on historic Analostan Island, are very attractive and the highest or- der of excellence is maintained in every one of its various departments, which include base ball, lawn tennis, sprinting and many other popular sports. ‘That rational exercisa iscusental tos healthy condition of the human system will be ad- mitted by all, but people arenot so well agreed regarding the best method tobe used. The relative merits of each of the various mechan- ical devices now employed are a fruitfal source of discussion. Each method has its advocates as well as its critics. That each possesses ad- vantages as well as defects cannot be denied. It must be said, however, that want of pure open air and a natural tendency to over-exer- tion and straining aro objectionable features of the gymnasium. The bicycle, too—the upright or large- wheeled variety especially—must be objected to on account of its bad influence on natural physical development It tends to curvature ot the spine and other malformations of the system; and the boy or girl who takes to the wheel at an early =< is apt to become stoop- shouldered, weak-chested and bow-legged un- less great preventive care is taken. ‘The legs are abnormally developed at the expense of tho arms and body, and grace and symmetry of figure are destroyed. THE ADVANTAGES OF WALKIXG. ‘The superiority of walking over any mechan- feal method is so marked as to place it beyond the range of rivalry. Walkers may be divided into two classes: First. Those who systematically walk for physical development, health and recreation, an Second. Those whose walking is an adjunct to some other Ce To the second class belong botanists and naturalists generally, whose style of king is well expresso by the word saunter—“saunter- ing through the woods and over the bills and fields," as one of their number expremes it In this sense an eminent naturalist once de- clared that he never met in the course of his life more than one or two persons who under- stood the art of walking: | Professional walking or pedestrian effort which merely tests physical endarance is, of course, foreign to the object of this treatise. Walking is nature's own exercise. It isa health-promoting diversion which is free to all. The rich and the poor are alike welcome to its pleasures and benefactions. Little or no pecuniary expense is required in its enjoy- Ment axd it vouchsates almost perfect im- munity from the dangers which surround the gymnasium, the horse, the cycle, the boat, &c. And comparatively few can afford these lux uries. Sound feet and a reasonable amount of energy are the only capital required of the walker. Its very freedom from expense is,per- haps, the reason why walking is not more popu- lar with city people. ‘That which is cheap and rly sought after. ere ices Geter ee ee walking better understood it is that ite Sevotees woul be numerous A If this in enlisting inter- est of our people in the good cause its mission BIGGER THAN THE CAPITOL. How the Quaker City Brags Upon Its City ‘Hall—Really a Wonderful Building. Staff Correspondence of The Evening Star. May 15, 1891. en oe See SNIGGER disdainfully when they hear the Capitol at Washington spoken of with admiration. They say, “Where is it beside our city ball?” Then they point to the huge white marble structure on Broad street and call attention to its magni- ficence. In point of size the building is certainly 1m- est, was wont to A Pressive. It covers considerably more ground le or Copa Pope ae a than the Capitol—about ring hoor one-half rate of ve miles an hour for a whole day and acres, without counting the great court yard long walks would write off columns of the brightest, that adorned the of his Edinburgh Review. je inimitable Dickens was another enthusi- astic country walker, and his thorough know!- edge of nature is seen in every one of his works, from “Pickwick” to “Edwin Drood.”” Henry Fawcett, the political economist, de- lighted in walking, and even during the years of his life when he was totally blind his inher- ent love of the fields impelled him to seok the haunts of his pleasant youthful saunterin Charles Lamb and John Stuart Mill were devoted to the countr: in the middle—and very nearly twice as high. At all events it will be 548 feet in height when the immense central tower is finished, or only two feet léss than the Washington monument. The top of America's head on the Capitol is only 287 feet from the ground. This extraordinary edifice is in the form of ® hollow square 480 fect on each side and covering an entire block. It has alread; cost $14,000,000, and is likely to use up $10,- 000 more. “There are over 1,000 rooms in 4 000, if and twenty-four men have pt tt i from the walla. ‘The en Henry D. Thoreau almost literally lived Age Sing iy the feldsand woodsand on his fevorite Merri, | & these accidents have. been caused by sheer mack river, and we are indebted to his intelli- nt devotion to nature for a rich fund of in- formation, beautifully told, concerning plant and animal life. George William Curtis, one of the most _vig- orous and versatile of authors, spends three hours daily walking in the open air, and this has been an all-life habit of his, which bas yielded the best results. So The city hall of Philadelphia is not only the biggest building in the United States of any sort, but the largest pnd finest municipal structure in existence. It contains and includes the entire machinery for the government and protection of this great town of more thane million in- habitants. Every municipal officer has his headquarters ‘there, and under the same oe Sens Se police tments, as as All ‘the law courts af. the county. half of the sixth floor accommodates the entire criminal business of the county, and tried, from the Henrick Ibsen is a methodical walker. fond is he of his daily walk that he takes it rain or shine, and the cotton umbrella which he always carries has become a part of his indi- viduality. His favorite timo for walking is an hour before twilight. He writes incessantly all day and adepte this method of resting his fired brain and body. His well-knit, muscular frame attests his food health snd he can stand any amount of literary work. It is said of Ibsen that he writes one year and walks the next. here all cases of that sort will be drunk who gets ten days to the murderer who is sentenced to be by the neck until he is dead. One-half of 1 will provide for the entire civil law business of the county. The police courts of the city are located on the sixth floor, ae well as the central Police station, which latter isa spacious and palatial affair, with walls composed of costly and beautiful tiles and a special elevator for fetehing up prisoners from the courtyard. On the fourth floor the supreme court of the state of Pennsylvania is at present in session. ‘The apartment tt occupies is on a scale of gor- geousness, beside which the Supreme Court chamber at the Capitol in Washington is shabby and unadorned. ‘The judges in their blac robes sit behind a bench of massive onyx and gilt carvings, and the very window curtains cost nearly $1,006 a pair. COMPLETE TELEGRAPHIC PLANT. On the east front of the sixth floor is the fin- est telegraphic plant in the world, including all the very newest inventions in this line of electrical discovery, by which communication is had with all parts of the city and covering hundreds of square miles, so that if there is 4 fre anywhere, or need’ of police, oF & lost child, notice is at once flashed over the wires to the city hall. Probably the most superb room in the United States is the one pro- vided for the director of public safety, where- in that official receives every morning THE EFFECTS OF WALKING. A healthy system of open-air exercise, such as walking, tends to preserve to the features their youthful appearance, imparting to the skin a clear, healthy color. The old flesh is constantly giving place to new, thereby pre- venting the accretion of surplus fat. In like manner the limbs are made symmetrical and the muscles compact. Physical development is the + promoter of physical beauty. Flabby flesh is not pleasing to look upon, neither does it denote health. Some of the healthiest and most vigorous persons of my acquaintance are men of light build, wnose muscle, though small, is compact and’ strong from exercise, The idea of cultivating a taste for walking cannot be too strongly urged. Clubs with this object in view should be formed everywhere. Every school teacher ought to be an active agent in the work. The fascinations surround- ing country walking, not to speak of the bene- fits to be derived therefrom, can only be real- ized by mal application. Thousands today are waiting to connect themselves with such clubs and a little encouragement and instruc- tion is all that is necessary to make them en- thusiasts in the cause, A few years ago I induced a city bred friend, after much entreaty, to accompany me upon one of my tramps ‘into the country. ‘This | all ioe. ti friend bad no taste whatever for walking, and | every’ preee in erie yee he had seen but little of the country. He | their ly report to him. The ceiling is more SS one tree or flower from another. Like W ‘ordsworth’s hero, than twenty feet high and most exquisitely frescoed with female figures, representing Wis- dom, Justice, Peace and Virtue. It may fairly be said that the director of public safety is in Philadelphia a more important and powerful rsonage than the mayor, controlling, as he joes, the police, fire, health and many other departments like a veritable Koko. PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY. In order that the city hall shall never have its water supply cut off or lessened by any accident of fire or otherwise, a special main has been built, connecting it with a reservoir three miles away, which is at so great an elevation that gravity causes it to ow on the topmost floors, 200 feet above the ground. The building is entirely composed of stone and iron; the tower is of iron and the dome at 8 to him, nd it was nothing more." He didn’t manifest any great degree of en- thusiasm over his fret walk, but I thought I could discern in him some slight symptoms of interest in the matter. And I was not mis- taken, for before a week bad} passed he was throwing out hints that a repetition of the walk would not be distasteful. From that time on, for more than @ year, we took numerous walks together, my friend finally becoming an enthusiast on ‘the subject. He is now an au- thority on botany. In a letter of recent date he learnedly discussed a theory concerning the dissemination of the seeds of forest trees and the succession of forests. Outdoor recreation is the mortal enemy of brain trouble of every kind to which the de- voted business man is so alarmingly exposed. The sensible thing, therefore, for the brain taxed, hard-worked man to do, is to take fre- quent systematic walks into the eountry, for- Getting for the time all about ledgers, coupons and bank accounts in the study of the beauties of nature, breathing into his depleted system fresh, life-giving air. It would insure sound sleep, improve the appetite for food and not tarnish, will shine like silver under the sun’s rays that fall upon the Quaker city. A great quantity of the metal will be required for this purpose, but luckily its cost has been reduced recently to $1.25 pound. When Philadelphians are not ragging of their giant structure they are kicking at the price, and from day to day con: tinually rage and tear their hair over the strengthen the digestive organs. lions tliat are being poured into what the local Wealth without health cannot be enjoyed. | newspapers call the “White Elephant.” _R.B. But how many there are who sacrifice not onl: health but life itself in the struggle for gold. ‘This eagerness to acquire wealth rapidly is sap- ping the very vitals of our mental and physical manhood. Men rush along pell-mell, neglect- ing the simple dictates of duty in their blind devotion to lucre. Jf people would domore walking there would be less rheumatism, rheumatic gout and dys- pepsia; they would be better looking and hap- pier. Walking in the open air is conducive to hardiness of the system, making one less sus- ceptible to fatigue and colds. ‘he more we are exposed to sunshine and air the more sunshine and air will there be in our thoughts and feelings. Pure air and plenty of it is the tonic that will surely produce health and a high degree of vitality. Dr. Hall, in his admirable book, “Health by Good Living,” says: the consumption of a large amount of out- door air, and the employment of a large amount of muscular activities in this outdoor air, are the great highways to a vigorous appo- tite, a good digestion, high health and exem tion from disease, as well as to the cure of half the ordinary maladies of humanity. ‘The suc- Eessive stops to the earthly elysium of vigorous health and along life are air, exercise, appe- tite and digestion of good foou, prepared in the best manner.” Ican imagine nothing half so delightful as a walk with « congenial companion over an in- teresting stretch of country on a fine spring or autumn day. Pleasant company is always de- sirable on # country walk, but it is not indis- Rensable to enjoymient, however, for one finds elightful companionship in nature—in the trees and plants and flowers and birds. SOME SUGGESTIONS TO WALKERS. Very long walks are not to be recommended, especially in an enervating climate. Twelve to fifteen miles ought to be the limit. A walk to be beneficial must be enjoyed, hence fatigue should be avoided. Walking, when employed 8a 1aeuns of testing physical endurance—in other words, when it becomes a task—loses its charms and is positively injurious, ‘The best waiking shoe is a snug-fitting calf ——_-o—_ An Indigestible Dish, iter (lace or button) with flexible oak-tanned Rather soles. ‘The solce should. not bere heavy. Hound toes are preferable to square ones. To secure a good gait in walking the bod should be erect, up, feet low. a method cal, energetic step, the armsswinging naturally Ay ny ‘ight be carried wit cane might be car: ith advantage. ‘The country walker should carty with Lneg small pocket drinking cup, for he will be sure to crave refreshing drafts’ from the springs of pare cool water which will be found Bubbling m the rocks at intervals during his tramp. WHY WOMEN SHOULD BE WALKERS. ‘The possibility—the probability, indeed—of becoming stout and ill-thaped is the cause of much anxiety to young women who wish to pre- serve slimness of contour. Observation teaches them that the sex, under its present lazy, list less habits, incline to obesity. This tendency to physical grossness is, indeed, much stronger among women than men. But methodical exer cise in the fresh open air supplies the remedy. A woman may be perfection iteelf in of mind aud in all rai follet, | second floor likewise | earth! FUNNY THINGS IN OFFICES. A Clerk Relates One or Two Curious Occur- ‘TEA TRAY SECURES THIRD PLACE—TWENTY-PIVE ‘THOUSAND PERSONS SEE THE GREAT RACE—TRE TRACK HEAVY ND GLOW TIME mS MADE— ores ay 0 such commercial quarters,” said | °™*™* 47 THE covnee. ah to reporter. Tenny proved Staats dsteras anvesieiey od woecton is one of the greatest of American ‘To obtain tickets remit by reristered lette, 2.0. who is a thoroughly character. He | breds by winning the Brooklyn handicap at | money order, orby expres, to the order of SEW ese building—an tionary who has charge of all the furniture and other equipments of the rooms—that he was dissatisfiedwith his desk and wanted another one. office after lunch. bowed to me emilingly as he Passed my door, and entered his own room, which he occupies together with one other clerk. Presently I heard the most astound- ing racket from that garter, crash follow. ¢rash, and, looking aroun: ‘cor ner through his door, I beheld him on- in making a series of ru leaps the further end of his apartment, landing cach timo with both feet upon his desk. | He is serge man, welghing probably 225 pounds, ‘and ateach jump the desk perceptil weak- 2 ‘ablesbaped affair’ res of gray, gan falling 12 o'clock every allroad course was jammed to sands drove to the track vehicle was ened. It wasa = Py ently both legs atone end broke short off iu response to an attackof unusual impetus. ‘The other clerk was in the room at the time and he Was writing away at the desk immediately ad-| quickly overcrowded and hundreds of car- Joining as nothing whatever out of the way | riages and horses were placed in position out- was happening. ‘ side the gates, so great was the rush. Soon the stand, with ite extensive additions afford- ing Aseating capacity for 9,000 persons, was overtiowing. aisappetred writin the cones of the PI within the coi when upon the track there iavued the lends “T retreated tomy own room, and a minute later out strode Wilkins with hishat on. An hour later—his work takes him much out of doors—he came bowed cheerily as he passed my door, and entered his own quarters. candidates to be put through the warming Almost immediately there was the same un-| process—a brisk gallop ay vig ed Hy racket as before. | I and saw} toset thehot blood dancing th that the desk was standing on two legs, the | vei: There were Tenny, Walcott and Camp- high end against the wall, and Wilkins was ir, Castaway IL the winner of last a taking running jumps at it from the other side of his apartment. He said nothing, but simply went at it as if it were an ordinary exercise ofa ymnastic nature, while the clerk at the next ble scribbled away and appeared to pay no attention whatever. Finally the two remaining year's Brookiyn, Burlington and Saunterer, the representative of the Schuylkill stables, and Nelly Bly. Russell, the Morris representative, showed ‘the way for Cousin Jems, and then in irregular order came Riley, Jui Morrow, Demuth, Prince Royal, Eon,'Tea Tray, Loan- Carroll legs gave way, first one and then the other, | taka, Banquet, Seatiagor Uncle Bor rayon wich tke decicenec pub en his tas end and King Thomas. =” ~ again took his departare. IN TRE BETTING RING. Assoon as the candidates were given their Preliminary gallop many made for the betting Ting, where the unprecedented number of 150 bookmakers were doing business. Tenny was the favorite, with Prince Royal, Tea Tray and Judge Morrow the most fancied of the others, but every horse that started was backed to some extent. “The trumpets clarion tones awake the sit yas two hours this time, before he re- turned, nodding pleasantly as he passe: door, and again’ the racket ‘was rerumed. it was kept up longer this time and when I looked I caw him gleefully kicking the fragments which had composed the table top around the room. There wus nota piece of the desk leit that was more than a foot long. The other clerk was still writing as before. Finally he SEEBNRE ES SASURSRERETNT ETRE SES ESS: 4 i . 10 Wilkins paused, as if out of breath, and just | echoes and jockeys in kets vaulted | Williams’ Phos Emuisio then the janitor came through the haliway. lightly into the Teatesiset eons forth upon | est (fresh) in pint bottles 73 “Towels remarked Wilkins gently, addrese- | the broad track in full view of 25,000 pairs of | Wawro famous, Ful Stewie ing him, ‘I asked you to remove ‘this desk | eyes, ‘Williams’ Qemune and fuse Mais'Fouis some days ago, because I didn't like it. Oblige sai i wai hi - i: mengneal os atuatine st Ge ate me by doing 80 now.’ wnpeteecticoed b Bienen | se jaa Tequisite to the Ladies “So the janitor brought his broom, swept up| Several breaks occurred, and then Mr. Cald- | Toilet: ft renders che akin rice, uth and eat the fragments and took them away. I never | well catching all save Demuth in line and that | prevstts, ° gaciveasesd sawadesk moved in that way before, but it | horse the i hisked the seemed to be much easier than the usual rps fasted scaniarrtrteins PORE, mhi7ecsm F. 8. Wi Suzxce Is Gores. Yes, Tknow that isso, sometimes, but im the face of all the “FAKES” floating around and feeding upon the credulity and gullability of the general pubilie silence is a FRAUD, practiced not only upon ourselves but upon THE PEOPLE. Under such circumstances Sience is UNPARDONABLE. We have always claimed and maintained to guarantee PROTECTION to EVERYBODY and it is now too late in the day to Just as we now propose to do, viz: SPLIT THINGS WIDE OPEN And show up the frauds being practiced upon THE PEOPLE by merely quoting prices. Our dilemma is “simply this and nothing more” Fire. The noncompletion of the improvements om fashion. Wilkins has another one now; it is the | Pieee of red bunting through the air and away length between the entire lot. 4 MAN FROU BosTON. thunders down the stretch, with Russe and “But that is nothing to little experience I ain, Santingo and Ney Bly who came on here for a business consultation. | ters. Cheer after cheer bursts forth. Pass- When ho frat arrived at the office he was not | of mile Itseell isa neck in front of Louttaka, of a long conversation, which was neces. | “ith, Santiago, Once Again, Nelly Bly and Un- sitated between him and myself b; Riley and Demuth bringing up the rear, the g last-named being absolutely Fastt Prince Royal of brandy that his remarks became progrese-| and Tenny were in the middle of the bunch, ively unintelligible. 1 knew it was brandy, be-| with ‘Tea Tray within striking di me, though I do not care for it at second hand, | Kept head and head « length before Sent and he did not once invite me to join his pots- | st'wiiove girth, Suuntercr, Nelly ‘Bly and Once “Incidentally to the task we were striving to execute it was necescary for us to look over UP THE PACK sTmETcH. Up the back stretch the field begins to tail papers. unfolded them one by one, while he reathed over my shoulder, and, as fast as rf r= they were finished with, thrust them under my agen 0 game ec} —s desk until the entire space beneath was crowded —_ a ee dailies from Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York | *° Pull up the chestnut horse and go around and elsewhere. By this time the Boston cor. | Some of the light weights, who are riding in the eas that I bad difficulty in waking much | Pole Russell and Loantaka are still striving for from what he said. He lighted a fresh cigar | the mastery a length before Santiago, at whose offering me one, and busy as I was with making | With the others now under whip and spur. notes Idid not observe that he dropped the ; A Tenny remains fourth in the run around the first thing I know was that I was in the middle 4 of a bonfire. You know how swiflly « mass of | "and as Santiago and Saunterer pass Loan- eutinwhs cae. the twenty-one thoroughbreds SPO not a Loantaka bead and bead in front, and Once had with a Boston correspondent of our firm, the ing the stand or at the end of the first quarter visibly affected by stimulants, but in the course £8, | cle Bob in close proximity, and Judge Morrow, errand, he went out so frequently for drinks cause the smell of it is agreeably familiar to| Around the lower turn Loantaka and Russell tions. are straining. certain advertisements in a great many news- and Tenny goes through like a meteor, followed with copies of Tue Evexixa Sram and other | badly interfered with and Garrison is com velled respondent had become so mingled as to his | ™0st reckless fashion. At the threc-quarter from a lot of them he had in his pocket without | Becls Saunterer and Tenny are thundering, ROUNDING THE TURN. match, still lighted, beneath my desk. The unfolded newspapers will take flame. Well, | taka, who tires and drops back, and set sail for Of time in which to dispose of the lanrest it seemed to me that in the brief-| Russell, who now holds undisputed leadership, FINE READY-MADE CLOTHING est moment I was the center of | it is plain that Barnes is husbanding that won- | We ever manufactured for this or any other market, & conflagration. I jumped out of the|derful burst of speed of Tenny’s until the WE MUST UNLOAD. midst of it, pulled avay the desk and swept moment when it will be effective. the blazing’ papers with along stick that was DOWN THE HoMESTRETCH. At the head of the homestretch Russell, Santiago and Saunterer are on almost even terms, while Tenny, Banquet, Judge Morrow and Prince Royal are the most prominent of the others, with Tea Tray coming from the ruck like a wild horse. Judge Morrow coming up next the rail now takes the lead and is in front at the furlong pole, only 220 yards from the goal. The stout colt wavers and Prince Royal, his nostrils dilated, neck extended to the utmost and Garrison riding likea demon with whip and. spurs shoots out and is apparently the And tn so doing will smash into smithereens used for a window lifter into the middie of the room. The flames leaped half way up to the ceiling, and our Boston correspondent, instead of trying to put them out, capered around the Piji Islander ‘at a cannibal picnic, Proclaimed benefactors of the people. Good values we've al ways given, but when ft comeste SOUVENIKS! SOUVENTRS!! SOUVENIRSIN There's nothing mean nor ysitry about them. Ne coarse cards, cheese cakes, or caicken coope in embryo, but something solid, substantial and sovthing. to wit: SERGES, WORSTE HOMESPUNS, CAs®I- MERES, TWEEDS, BANNOCKBURN CHEVIOTS, ‘e., e., te. ‘The products of thelooms of the world loom up aml ehalienge your adinirauon by their jueRce. ‘#20 buits, €15 Suite, $17.75 Suite, 616.50 Suite fire like Sie A Man of Many Crimes. The police of Landres, France, have arrested aman named Meunier for murder and other crimes. Meunier, who isan ex-officer of cus- : ; ictor. Where is Tenny? ary toms and a widower with two sons, courted a|“ Seventy-five yards from the wire ‘Tenny en Ss wealthy girl named Jactel, who rejected him | rushes through, and that hooded head is eooy Be RS because he was poor. Meunier then engaged apne! — neck and es = . 4 ” in a number of robberies and finally he mur-| 04 spur as Garrison may, wn horse MEN'S FURNISHINGS MUST GO. dered a priest and his servant. Having got | shows Prince Royal his hecis and, dashing on, room for We haven't ro: is the victor by a trifle over two lengths. ‘Tes | MEN'S UNDERWEAL UF Tray, whose flight of speed has been phenome- nal all through the stretch, passes the lagring Loantaka, Russell and Judge Morrow, and sews sail for Prince Royal. Inch by inch ‘Tea Tray gains but as the pair the post ince Royal's white face showed in front of Tea Trays nose, Two lengths away was Ban- ne! others pulling up and stragglit in. “The time is 210" of which the following are the fractions: 2434, 4994, 1.1634, 1.44 some money he renewed his suit, but the girl’ mother was obdurate, objecting to the mat children. Meunier thereupon set fire to Jactel residence, the occupants of which had a narrow escapa. ' Meunier had not been detected in any of these crimes. After another inter- view with the girl, who then seemed willing to marry him, he smothered bis eldest boy and tinally he shot and seriously injured the girl's brother, who had forbidden the proposed mar- riage, ‘hen arrested Meunier confessed to all ut 2.10. re ees Cheer after cheer greet, Tenny and his rider as they lead diamoun tay omg oe scin ng Vand Barnes is lifted to the ground, {i oa s A petition has been filed in the cirenit| has been an easy victory for Teuny, whove 20 PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE, court in Milwaukee asking that Super-| sides are unscathed, but blood from a7 aXD 0% 7TH ST. XW. visor Charles Fingado be removed from | almost every other horse. CORNER MASSACHUSETTS AVENOR office. Malfensance in office and tho accept- ee r ance of bribes are the charges. ‘The most sen- sa feature is the fact that Henry 0. syncs Trine Oncaea kent Serre ener} cheer ing to Be Erected. Cream ty ilway mpany, to D. with having been one of the bribers, The Philadelphia Bourse is nowan assured Ae. os Action of Railway Conductors. fact, according to « dispatch from that city. get make tu. and those whe FAY mus beet The convention of the Order of Railway Con- | OR€ hundred and twelve representative busi- | thebarden.. ‘Aint thit trust 1 Ity08 ductors, in session at Sts Louis, has expressed | R&S menof that city have each five noter you pay ai awful interest: os its will a aoe i. ber of the €1,000 toward a capital stock of 1,000,000, and *Gorion Lop Mattres. #2. National Federation of Railway Employes, and Pompe sre Tea gee 2 comnmatiiee, will be eppetated to draw ap thelr rm oe Pad Wosss We pr application for membershi ‘course, Steel Bo Springs, be accepted. ee Ee jabs a med an ee ee A Napoleon of Finance, from — From Puck. Withers had been talking about eighty-cent | erected, and dollars for some time. “as understand you,” said dollar today is worth eighty conta.” “Precisely,” returned Withers. ‘Then, owing you $100, andred Ide in ore orn Tos i e453 ta ray, “ae eS va Seine you cs wil oo ee | 5 uc yd sung ** SF sinking ni