Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1891, Page 11

——— ar Ld THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. A NIGHT WITH SPOOKS A Venerable and Obliging Spirit En- countered by a Star Reporter, TALKING WITH A FUNNEL. Spirits That Abhor the Light—A Seance in# Washington House—A Mythical Indian ‘Maiden in the Happy Hunting Grounds and a Tell-Tale Ink Spot And the ghosts walked, talked, played music and distributed copies of Tax Evaxixo Stan. ‘These are some of the manifestations reporter of Tae Stan witnessed several nights ago while | Attending « spiritualistic seance at the home of & well-known citizen who resides with the | spooks in « house in the northwestern section | 91 of the city. As the novelist would say, it was | a night just suited for goblins and spirits to | walk the earth as the reporter pulled the door beil of the mediam’s house. | The houre was already crowded with others | well versed in “‘spookery,” all bent upon the | same errand. There were just twenty-six in | the party when the medium ordered the front | door locked and invited those present upstairs. TRE CIRCLE. On the sc-ond landing the party halted. while the medium groped about fora match and lighted the way into a room about seventeen feet square. There was a interest the uninitiated. room was of the ordinary sort, provided with two windows and | s4tmall clovet. The windows were closed and Beavy black curtains, reaching to the floor, | held in place by weighted ends, kept out all the light. closet, which the reporter was in- | dows, it wns covered by a heavy curtai ted at the bottom to hold it in place. Acirele of chairs placed around the room a snficient distance from the wails toallow a per- son to move about behind it was, so the medium | explained, for the occupancy of those present, the space behind it being left for the uninter- | rupted passage of the spirits should they con- | descend to pay them a visit. In the ecuter of | the room a small table held a conglomerate | mass of funny thing Among them were an | ld banjo, a bell, some scraps of paper, a doable a glass of water, a dish of pencils and three lirge fnnel-shaped cones made of stiff cardboard. with ooth ends open. A minute | inspection of the funne!-shaped cones disclosed 8 mass of weird writings on the outside resem- dling that found on papyrus rolls taken from | | | explained | rite to talk to weak thet uniess | ing reody the mesticm le near the door, where, w bis sister-in-law and another mejiom, he formed the “magic circle” ordered the ight oat reply te a question. that pear im the light -they d ined ith bie a ‘The medium stated. in pirat forme could not ol #0 the penciler for Tire ran, | the center of the room resigned himself to the | 1y called | tune there was BO answer and the repeated. Three euft knocks were mediam said Thank you, Frank.” “Are yo well, Frank?” ‘Three knocks. thank you, Prank.” rocks “Not Lissie? Thank you, Frank.” The reporter here asked who this Prank was that the medium was so polite to. “Hab,” wi the mediam, “it's my spirit brother. There he is now.” ¢ was hammering at the table and the scribe asked if Frank was a carpenter be- fore be died, but the medium either didn't bear the question or else thought it would be sult to Prank to answer it. “Do you want Irene in the closet, Frank?” whispered the medium in # hurt tone of voice. Bang! bang!! b: h = “Yee: thaak you, Frauk,” and Irene into the closet. a ban Ie wae getting very hot in the room and the reporter, wonde: ene ered in the closet. iar ne “Now, we have harmony, tained | the medium. “Let all join bands and ving, | What shail we sing, Frank? “Spirit Faces! ‘Kock of Ages’ ‘Angels Hovering Near Us?” e— The reporter suggested “Annie Rooney,” | bat——. Thank you. Frank,” said the medium. | wants us 0 sing ‘Show Your Faces.” | And to the tune of that well-known bymn, | “Come to Jesus,” the circle sang. \ “Show your faces, spirit faces, show your | faces just now. Ob, spirits show your faces, show your — “Once more Frank’ aired the medium. Alright, shank yoo. Frank. j was wo: al nak rn w polite every one was to So once more the circle sang sbout faces, and as the inst notes diedout the exclaimed in a frightened voice: Ub, there he is now. Ie that you, Frank?" | The answer came through one 3 the funnels ws strong, ungrammatical whisper, “Yee, it's “Thank you, Frank.” “Won't you give us alittle light, Frank, 80 the Reporter can see you? Ah! k you, Frank.” A dim fliexer of light from the gas jet in the rit | om SPRAKING THROUOM A FUNNEL. pacar side of bewtanen vo -g try ¥ in a sheet. was 1 - Segunda “Te that the spirit?" asked the “Yes, that's it. “Don't todeh it, whispered The medics. or if you do it will fade away at deal in here to | hail ie to do, and that was to by lifting a little girl who ent in one corner of then room and depoat alent woman some dis “Oh, ain't that wonderful!” i hair. of It wasn't a spirit kies, either. This particnlar scribe has had some little ‘and the smack the spirit gave him it was clear to him that the spirit also there before. FairerThenDaye* ing, yy." ‘he old man with the Buffalo Bill locks and ‘the fat woman sang with an earnestness only equaled by the discord. It was but harmony, yet it pleased the spirit, for it soon made ite reappearance, bending over the fat woman and i ng her 5 Mad “Ob, my, it's Melie come ‘a8, said the iat'wom ‘woman, addressing a man ently next to ber, atid then she sobbed, while the spirit bent over her and patted ber back fectionat re The spirit then moved around to the old man ith the Hyperion locks and kissed him with a smack that resounded all over the room. didn’t mind i thong, and called her Maggio, his dead daughter. It was the very same that only s moment before had e name of Melie. ngged With as much fervor as she kissed the fat woman. Then, moving around to a young lady, she was equaliy affectionate when addressed as sister. “Ther lack of hat said the Tes & rmon: ‘ a medium. “Let's sing ‘rome " Ages” was the song, suggested euything but Dareony, bul lt aft business Just the same. There may bea land hotter ~ es of that little room almost made one think it impossible. One of the believers cau! the heat and said he h Rould cool them off. nd they a immediately a huge palm-leaf fau was quite violently. 1t didn’t last long. The spirit identiy got tired. “How nice it would be if we could have the door open. Can't you open it, Frank?" the medium. Three rape. “Oh, thank you, Frank. This certainly ‘8 versatile spirit. "It could not only change the temperature, but it could change its vex. Ob, it was wonderful. Then the spirit spoke ina hollow whisper, “I will open the door.” In the below a bright light was burning and the Teporter wondered how the spirit could trust iteelf out there, especielly as the medium had said light was death to spirits. But outit went, and as the door opened the light disclosed a form covered with a sheet having slippers of lerge dimensions on ite feet. Then the door i £ ‘A cool draught of nir from the door was the signal for sile ‘The spirits were back again and the light in the hall vas out There were evidently some other Rind of spi hall for the apse ide kept going outside and the believers it the ng daring tts temporary oberece, with a aah of so-called harmony. You couldn't blame the spirit one bit for going cutside—it was e great Scrasoegerten tmenik obi ak cece reporter thought jium's wife in that littio closet and wondered if abe was alive. His reverie was all broken up by terrific clatter of a large dinner bell whi some unknown hand had shied at the ceiling. At the time the dinner bell left, the table the reporter's hand was touching it and the spirit was bay doing the kissing act in another part of tue room. The spirit a few moments later, when quict had been restored, aaid ina whigper jouder than heretofore: “That was no sj which moved that bell 1 know who did it. Beware!” ‘No one volunteered a word. Circumstantial evilence convicted the scribe, as be was the one within the circle neat the table. He evidently guilty in the eyes of the spirit J the punishment was swift, for,while he was complacently rocking, a thower of lead pencils | feil on him and the big table, with everything on it, was overturned. A ve harmony was certainly needed and the circle sng “There Are Angeis Hover- ing Near Us.” This was getting to be a favorite #oug, and it was sung at every opportunity. No one present knew the reporter by name, and the next time the spirit came around the reporter addressed it “Do J understand you to say that you come from the spirit world?’ alt tha 1 Her name is Konakiss, an of the Choctaw nation,” said the reporter. “The one you speak of is with us. She bide me tell vou that she is happy and that she would like to talk with vou, but is not strong enough to leave the spirit world.” Ae ae This romewhat surprised set he wasgled had invented the Indian name, to bear that this mythical maiden was that he was capable of holding @ con With spirite in the other world. He did not let 18 THE CABINET. any one know, however, that he had played Joke on the tpook. 5 “Can you tell me my name?” asked the re- replied the and ir. jore is your card,” spirit, ter was hit in the VENING STARS. said: simultaneously the rej bead with a bundle of ntinuing, the spirit taAtd now’T must leave you. Don't mate fan of wi you seen, even though don't believe, for if you do—oh, if yourdo. And now Iam getting weak and mast return to the spirit land. Good night,” and the spirit de the tune of “Angele Near harmonious send off. “Light the _ ded the medium, and the old man with the long flowing locks struck » mateh and lit the g Fae, The reporter ran to the closet, expecting to find the medium’s wife either dead or melted. Judge of his surprise when the curtains were parted to Hovering Us," which the circle sang to give ita thrown back to find the lady calmly sitting in ‘been left’ two het the chair where she had and a half before, a cucumber,” without a ber brow. Her pulse was apparently enjoyed herself. ‘here was only one more for the re- dys arm to sec if she had ak operon it ‘The reporter had used the iy enc al A Great Lacquer Artist. ‘From the Japan Mail. of the fact that the capacity of modern J Srtisans to produce’ Iatquer "et the: Eigheok quality is in no + in| of the great masters of former times. received the ‘ial protection of the im household, and ‘he Mad” Obtained tmore a dozen silver and copper medals for work ‘im at various exhibitions. He was i of lacs Toanutactare and his decerabive suit exerdlegd chiefly after the fashion of the novel and exquisite ex- i . gmche. It te nothing but s spirit and has le. 2@ it evidently disagreed with the me- tim, for itgare en illustration of ite strength | hed tried to Mra. Waight’s pocket Tawiey—“Nor bat be gure himaa pe WASHINGTON AUTUMN}: When the National Capital Appears in Ita Loveliest Garb. RESIDENTS IN POSSESSION. The Social Butterflies Have Net Retarned and the Transient Guests Mave Not Ar Fived—Pleasures for the Stay-at-Homes— Advantages of Walking Clubs. ne coe ‘Written for The Evening Star. NE OF THOSE CURIOUS PROBLEMS Of the season that at first sight are really | middle of pursling, but which. of course, yield and unravel ‘themselvés upon acloser inspection, was forcibly brought to the attention of the writer for Tux Bram the other day. A young man who lives tn Washington was standing disconsolately gaging upon a package of letters wnich he held in bis hand. “Are they all for you?” was asked. “No.” be said, “they're for my fair oonsin.” ‘The way he pronounced the words fair cousin showed pretty clearly that he wished his fair cousin had fewer correspondents. “Going to forward them to her?” “No,” he said. “No, I'm not. Where the deuce am Ito send *em to?" * “Why, you know her address?” “Know her address! Why, man, I never know where in the wide world that girl is at to | this time of year. She was at the seashore during August, but about ten daysago she left, and now she is—nowhere. However, these ah kage sqastoct in the drawer of his desk, where probably they will remain until his fair cousin asks for them. WHAT BECOMES OF THEM? Tt isastrange thing how many of the fair sex have this mysterious way of diseppearing from the ken of mankind at this season of the year. They leave the summer resorts; they don’t come home—where are they, then? You may stumble upon them, perhaps, in New York or some other Inrge city, bat you will find them by accident. for they won't tell you where they are. Why they should choose to cast an atmos- over their movements is one Tayetery “There | of those things that they alone can explain, and if you can get » woman to explain a thing when she does not wish to doso you will be doing what few men can do. Perhaps they like to be independent fora week or two; to live ata hotel withont being spied apon; to buy things without being called Upon to explain why they bought them; to eat luncheons in restaurants, or to go to the then- ter without eny bothersome manly escort. Or, again, they may be living very cheaply and are ashamed of it, You can suppose what you choose; they won't tell you. Why’ don't they all come home? Many of them, thauk heaven, have done so, snd in a Yeh | Week or two they will all appear and the city will wear its gay autumn aj 1, and then the Washingtomen will —" AUTUMNAL LOVELINEss. Is there, after all, any timo in all the twelve months of the year when Washington is as de- lightful as in the fall? It ts lively and gay in winter, it is beautiful and enchanting in spring, it is quiet and peaceful in summer, but in the autumn it is simply perfection, for then the city is the especial property of the steady resi- ‘Then few Washingtonians are away and few of the transient residents have come. The town is our own: we can look at it and joy it and feel that it is ours and that we only | © feursiees ertemee people. ‘The, gry birds of passage who come only fo spend “the season,” and ‘who borrow, it pretty completely whén they bare alighted, have not yet put in their appearunce. The fampant politician, too, who comes with a rush and a rourand whoolaims the rth, has not vet come. He likes it when there i cere that he hed a little mon Acxioal walking club ‘The idea was to explore ing clul e PI vicinity of Washington. The oni; ‘dook that was to be used was a history ATTRACTIVE HOMES. na | How to Make an Economical Ohange an indefinite period. ‘Now that the walking season is upon us it ie " to the parties that go out that they combine ploasure and instruction by visiting the different localities that may come under ‘the head of historio Washington. — ee BET ON THE SHORT HORSES. Advice That » Countryman Acted Upon and ‘Won s Big Koll of Money. From the Chicago Mail. “T've had s great many queer experiences since I've been following the turf,” remarked ® well-known local horseman Iast night, “but Iran Across something out at Hawthorne the other day that I think discounts them all. “A green, gawky-looking chap, who appar- ently bad not yet graduated from the farm, came to me with a letter of introduction from afriend of mineat Tuscola, who asked me to do what I could forthe boy. ster i side pocket and a consuming desire to ahine ae 8 ‘deud-game sport’ among his rural friends. He wanted to play the races and came to me for a pointer or two. I was ins great hurry at the time and I didn’t feel like throwing awa much leisure in breaking in the newcomer, 80 simply anid: “Well. ue you haven't very much cash I would advise you to play pretty care: fully. If I were in your place I would bet rather light and put my money on the short horses. “There, you have the whole thing in a nutebell and you can steer your own cance just as Well without any further instructions from me. Go slowly and play the short horses and foul! find thet your dollars stay with you longer than they may if you get excited and plunge too wildly, 1, the cash didn't come my way thi lay. Everything I backed went wrong, and when the day closed I was.a good round sum on the wrong side of the game, and not ina very amiable mood in consequence. Just as I was about to leave the track somebody pulled my coat tails, and, turning quickly, I met the smiling face of my rustic protege. He was radiant, beaming, the happiest fellow vou ever saw. ‘Well, didn't we just everlastingly laughter em, eh?’ he cried. “Did you pull through ali right? I inquired, atiow of impatience, I'm afraid. Tshould say #0. Never missed o shot all Look here. What do you think of that?’ day. “And he flashed a big roli of bills before my eyes, which flow o} “Whose tips di chalantly. gis Roe “ ‘Yes, sir, Don't you remember? You told me to play the short horses.” you,’ I insisted. n very, very wide. you play?’ I inquired non- “* ‘But { don't understand ‘The shorts didn’t take anything today. The favorites ran away with everything in sight.’ “* “Lhe deuce they did!" he exclaimed. “Then I don't know anything about it, that's all. And my roll here scems to say that { put my money allright, too, “Every dollar of it wend up on the shortest horse I could find. Just as soon got your tip Iran rightover to the sta- bles, forind out which mags were going to start in the first race, looked the lot over carefully, picked out the shortest one and put my money onhim. Hoe was a winner. After that the cash came rolling in just as easy as stealing it. All T had to do was to size up the startera and back the littlest, shortest one in the lot. It's wads with whom he can ‘discuss the situa- tion.” Congressmen are not here, either, ex- cept in their private capacity av good residents. As legislators they cannot care for the town jast now. There is nobody to make speeches to, and without speeches the Congressman can- Pat live. ‘The hails of legisintion being closed, 2 lobbies leading to them are empty, too, an a@ lobbyist's voice is silent. He is » bore to Nasb' ians. ‘They tolerate him asa neces- sity, butaea necessary evil. Of course the tle exaber io here —indeed, when is be not bere?—but he is mild now, and some of the band have boen bere seeking office for so long that they have become resident Washington- iane themselves. ANOTHER BORE. Then there is another winter visitor who has not yet appeared upon the scone. This is the awful biped who comes from other cities hold- ing his head so high in the air that he ought to to blow bis own nose. He 8 down from an ex- tape the Washington monu- me FO" upon its capstone. A crade, taeophiniente. provincial Taiot he is--ons who saye the Copltol is “very pretty” and in- stitutes comparisons between Washington and Albany, or Harrisburg, or Annapolis, or some other state Te gelieo who loves beans better than reed birds, or prefers the deafening roar of an elevated railroad to the smooth rolling of ® carriage over the asphalt. These you uuisanees, happily, we are spared at thts time, 's being their favorite time the winter b for invading us. PLEASANT VISITORS, ‘On the other hand there are plenty of honest, wholesome tourists in Washington during the autumn. Everything is at ite best; they cannot but be pleased, and their delight is pleasant to contetpinie, ‘Thete are briles and grooms smong us, of course, but they look so happy end pleased that local old bachelors, seeing them as they come smiling dowa the street, scratch their heads and wonder why they haven't gone and done likewise years ago. Yes, there can be no doubt that Washingtonians love W: most in theautumn. It was sense that the author of the “American Com- monwealth” spoke when be said that ours was one of the most beautiful capitals in the world. His remark holds good at all seasons, but is pro- eminently true now. ‘TRET Do NOT KNOW WHAT THRY M186. ‘Those peopl who were alluded to in the be- ginning of this article do not know what they. ere missing by staying away at this season. But you may be certain of this much, that if they ate staying at Lenox or Tuxedo, or some anch place, they will not keep it a secret when they come home. Nevertheless these places can be wd dull and humdrum when they try, and st theft best do not offer many more enjoy- Mente than are to be found in the District of who are out of the edrrent no place can be more stagnant than one of (=i If she had come bome would have found plenty to do. ADVANTAGES OF WALKING CLUBS. For one thing sho might have joined « walk- ing club, for the eutumn, more than any other ng | $a. m. great, that of yours, isn’t 17 ‘And I t the heart to deny the paternity of that most remarkable ‘syetem’ that bad Janded him a winner every time. I managed to gasp out a feeble ‘yes,’ and immediately sought « secluded spot where I could express my real sentiments and meditate upon the un- certainty of certain things. St NEARLY 3,000 MILES AT A CLIP. Sleeping Car Porters Who Have the Longest Runs in the World. From the New York Sun ‘The only employes of the Canadian Pacific who are with the express trains all the time between Montreal and Vancouver are the sleep- ing car porters. They travel nearly 8,000 miles without a break, and are on the road for nearly six days. It isa pretty hard life, but at both ends of the route the porters have an opportu- nity to rest, though even then they hardly get sufficient recuperation. For two or three nights the porter is not likely to get over three or four hours’ sleep a night, and he {s lucky if he gets that. He is his own corductor, and collecting the sleeping car tickets and account- ing for them adds considerably to his work. Leaving Montreal at 8:40 p. m., he is certain to have a busy time at Ottawa shortly after mid- night, and then he has his boots to black, and he is lucky if he gets a wink of sleep before 2 or fe takes a pillow and lies down in the smoking room when no passengers are there, and catches cat nape if he cau. He is likely ai any moment to be aroused by ® bell, summon- ing him to one of the berths, and the bell is sure to be — busy after daybreak. After leaving Winniper he has a compara- tively easy time across the plains, though ho 1s com) to be up after miduight both at Regina and at Calgary. At all important sta tions he has to go to the telegrap Office with statement of the accommodations unoccu- pied in his car, so that the station agents head may dispose of berths. He hasa busy time through the mountains. As a rule he loses nearly his entite car load at Winnipeg, and it fills up there st once with presengers from the south. He loses passengers again at Bauff, and their places are supplied by tourists who are going on from that pleasure resort; then many of his passe get off at Glazier, and others come on, so that nearly all the time he has much to do in the way of keep- ing his accounts, besides his duties as porter. t Vancouver he lays over for two days, and asarale he sleeps in the car, occupying it all the time for the round trip. When he returns to Montreal he has been away fourteen da; ‘Then he has —— rest. He is off duty for five days, except that he has to take his turn reporting at the i the outgoing porter in five days’ rest puts him in pretty condi- tion for another two weeks’ siege. ‘The porters sny the trip is rather trying, but that there is nothing like getting used toa thing. The company pays th expect to make at least as much more in fees. All of them are colored men from thestates and have served on some of our best lines. They say they like the service of the Canadian Pa- » for mpany treats them well. Once ina while run, which does not please him very well. For instance, he may reach Winni ing east with an empty car. and ho is likely to be side. leisure then, but the fees, which form so large 8 part of his income, are not forthcoming and he prefers more profitable activity. —__+oo____—_ time, ls the season for tramps. Who wants to be indoors in this for crowded, * to be mid in their favor in inthis meatier of Peed teeny Anerionn or ten ata ares the house. Bnglish ate gteat walkers. ‘The walking club need not cost anything and Setting the Date. From Puck. as # Teall i" of the Bow toatl, il upon you?” he asked of the “Yee,” he “ admirer of Tooon, Browning, Keats, Will’Catlaton or Dobe son! - come Friday night, rt snecesnecen acon: ta! ma plcing ups vinge-"Fonite Baumneas 940 a month, and they | sizes ft tracked for further ordera. He bas plenty of in the Appearance of a Room. READY FOR AUTUMN. to Do With » Bureau That Will Not Fit ite ‘Written for The Evening Stat. o= COOL, DELICIOUS SEPTEMBER— something so unusual bere in Washing- ton—has been » boon in every way. To house- keepers coming back to homes which have been without their guiding hands for more of less of the summer it is inspiring to have such comfortable days for the many svocations with which they must be filled. Every burden seems easier when the air is fresh and tho nights. of rest delightfully cool, and thointerest, renewed each season, in making and keeping our homes se attractive as possible will not fing now. A emall room has recently received some ed- itions and subtractions, in the way of furnishings, which have made it look cozy and inviting at little expense, for the principal improvement was the ontcomo of a “happy thought,” which involved no outlay of money, but only a little trouble, and was an in- Stance of the benefit of a subtraction. PRETTILY FURNISHED. This room being small bad been furnished, like some unfortunate children, with the cast-off belongings of a larger sister, a0 to sponk, and th furniture was rather too big to be a good fi still it seemed likely to stay there for » time longer, so ingenuity was brought to bear upon it, with good result, ‘The bed and barean are of light wood, and while the double bed is sometimes an accom- modation when this additional guest room is occupied, the bureau has been an aggravation, for it would not it squarely into the oaly space restrved for it, and 80 must sct across the cor- Ret, greedily taking up much more than its share of the little room. While looking at it with great dissatisfaction the other day it occurred to the: presiding Genius of the household that it could be changed for the better, and in a way he had never thought of until that minute. AN INGENIOUS CHANGE. The space where it ought to fit was between the mantel and end wall of the room, where there is gaslight for evening anda window near for daylight, and on looking it was seon that it would be possible for the bureau itself to set in this little alcove, but the framework hold- ing the swinging mirror interfered. The glass is a largo one, just about square, set_ine plain fist frame, in good taste, but the framework whieh supported this bad always offended by ite over-ornamentation, and now the ides of dispensing with that’ altogethor was thought of. It was very easily done, as it was screwed to the bureau at the buck and the glass hung by screws, so it was quickly apart, the bureau in its niche, and the glass hung flat on the wall above it, all looking vastly better for this little change and considerably more space in the room made avuilable. A poral gd is on the wall, of a greenish tone, with pink in the frieze. To increase the green effect a matting with some of that color in it has been putall over the floor aud two smail rugs only laid over it, one by the bed of white goatekin, the other by the wash stand, one in which green predominates. ‘The bed is left as formerly, but made up with white spread and pillows it looks inviting nd fresh, and some day it will be replaced by @ omaller white with brass trimmings robably. The wash stand, like the mirror framework, wax banished, and a table of larger top surface used instead. ‘This is draped with white dotted muslin over white, with fail shirred splashes of the same above it, and on the stand isa toilet with rather dark green decoration. The window, which is » sunn; south one, has long curtains of the dott muslin with wide frills of plain muslin down the front and across the bottom. tied back with wide sashes of the plain also in big “Yum-yum” bows. At the top, instead of being fastened with ringé to the tod, a small brass rod is set two inches below the top of the window frame, and the curtain shirred onto that, with a two- ineh standing rufile for a heading.’ A sash cur- tain of the plain mull hangs full across the lower sash, ea the room ia too near other win dows not to want euch seclusion. ‘THE WASH GTAND, Ishould have said, has a shorter ruffle, seven inches deep, as a finish at the top over the dotted one, which hangs to the floor. The bureau cover is of the dotted mull, on the three sides with aseven-inch-wide ruftle, of the plain mull likewise, which hangs down all around, the dotted spread covering all the bureau top. Of course this has to be raised when the upper drawer is opened. but that is a small matter compared with added gracefal, dainty effect of this soft fall of mull The = nearly as wide as the bureau, and to we seen the burean in ite pristine state it would not have seemed possible that such a little change could so transform it, for now it has a style of its own—and a pretty one, too. The incushion on the bureau is s round, rather zh, but small one, with top of dotted muslin, sud ‘deep frill of plain like the cover; pale green baby ribbon is run in several casings at the top of the frill, drawing it up to fit the cushion, while the ribbon is tied in a full rosette bow on the side. One of the brush and comb trays of worked in green and tied with green ribbons, is on this bureau, with small silyer trays and a few odd pices, the silver and green looking in pretty contrast. THE SHELF, which, sapported by brackets, answers for man- tel, has green India silk of a soft grayish shade draped carelessly on {t, a few ornaments hold- ing it in ple. The little rocking chair has a seat and back of wsimilat shade of corduroy tied with ribbons I¢ is all very simple; lit! has been expended upon db bat every one sees it exclaims at ite dainty attractiveness. A novelty in the way of framing pictures for the walls is in contemplation, and if success- carried out I will tell the sequel to this little tale. out MOUSRHOLD TASTE should be cultivated, for so much more can be done with taste and little money than with money and little taste, there being no compari- = in the results as applied to home decora- m. Among minor articles of convenience in an attractive form are the little bottles, for travel- ing use especially, ir ina wicker case and with anextra metal screw top, so that liquids in- trusted to this double security may be put into one’s tra bag. or even trunk, with im punity, secure that no accident consequence. In fact, bottles and an is switched off his regular | flower and leaf discoloration come to them, as would be the caso if in faatural state. ~ A NOVEL TRA CLOTH. A friend was asked advice as tos LED ie Fe i it Hi El ; abeve a earetully Showa Panearane Sreectaten bot, athe er hf room it looks When several tables are in the it I well to have the spread On one hang to the floor, or nearly so, as I have suggested for this tea cloth. FOR DISPLAYING MINIATCRES. If ons has a collection of miniatures a pretty faney for di¢ptaying them isto have a table with a high back, on whieh they are hung in whatever arrangement one likes. If only semed of one oe Fiase-top curio table is e most appropriate place for wi yy may be combined with other and quite different objects of interest. ghia Shae 4 LADY'S GREEN BONNET. It Was Stolen to Protect Field Marshal Blucher’s Eyes From the Sua. From the German. During the campaign in France of the allied forces of Europe to brenk the first Napoleon's power Field Marshal Blucher was attacked by & severe disease of his eyes which hindered him from taking his accustomed part in his army's movements. hile in Chalons he was on the point of leaving the army to go to Brusscle to seek a doctor's advice. The most urgent remon- strances of Gen. Gneisonan and Dr. Volske of the goneral’s steff served to keop bim from fulfilling his intention. The resolution of the confederate monarchs to break off negotiations with Napoleon and advance on Paris also in- fluenced him to stay with bis army. It happened that while in the neighborhood of Paris, where, from his coach, he commanded movements of his army, a gust of wind tore the shade from his forehead. When he saw this accident his faithfal servant, Christian Hennemann, begged short loavo of absence And rode away on a fall . Ho wns gener= ally called “Pipemeiater” use he kept Blucher's clay pipes in order. Blucher looked after him enviously os rode off, and also ordered a hore to ride to Montmartre to oversee in person the eighty cannons being pat in position, with which he planned to bombard Faris the next morning the French marshals, Macdonald and Mar- mont, lingered any longer in eurrendering the mo Vhilo he was still there a voice called from » distance to him. “Sir Field Marshal! Where aro you?” ‘Here Tam,” thundered Bluciier's mighty voice. “And here am I!” called out Christian Hen- Romana, galloping along on the foam-covered ree. “Pipemeister, * ou?” said Blucher in an hat do you want? Where de for your eyes, and istian, very enrnestiy, ashe handed over a lady's neat bonnet of green sili, with broad rim. “A lady's bonnet!" cried Bluchor. what shail I do with it?” “I caw thia afternoon not far off, at a coun- try house which we were passing, a Indy with a aoe bonnet, and when you said that you must ave @ shade for your eyes I at once thought of the — bonnet and rode to the nouse, cursed and knocked at the door until they opened it. No one lived there but women, aud they cried and lamented when they saw me. Weil, I told the green bonnet, and while the women were screaming a door opened and the iady to whom the house belongs came in. She still had her bonnet on. bow, scraped my feet and «aid: ‘Madame, please be good enough to give me your green bunnet, for my field marshal has core eyes.’ ” “Did they understand your good Mecklen- burg German!” asked “Blucher, smilingiy, stroking his mustache. “No, she didn’t understand me, but, your exceliency, 1 made myself understood to her." “How did you do it?” “Very simply, excellency. I went up to her, pulled the bow under her chin so thatit cameun- tied, took the bonnet by the rim, gave a litt fork and lifted the bonnet off. i mounted thi horse with my bonnet and bere Lam. This is the shade for your eyes.” A WALKING BEEHIVE, He Carries the Queen im His Poeket and Doesn't Mind Stings. From the Detroit Tribune. A tall man, with bushy, black whiskers, en- tered the Catdillac yesterday afternoon and, while he was registering, placed a long, narrow valise on the counter. A spring in the valise scomed to have given away and a little door at, the side suddenly flew open, disclosing to the eves of the bystanders thousands of bees work- ing in and out ofa honeycomb. There wasn small stampede among those standing about the counter at first, but all fears were allayed when the tall stranger explained that they wouldn't get out sand wouldn't do any harm if they did. He then delivered a short lecture upon the bee and its habits, that proved very interesting and drew ‘ite = crowd for @ few minutes. He said bis name was J. F. Michael and that was an, Ohio, where has a large bee farm. He is here visiting the exposition and brought his boxful of fine Italians that he might com- pare notes with some of the exhibitors. When some one asked him if he could show the queen to him Mr. Michael dived into @ capacions ket of little boxes, bees and a queen. Great guns! mai exclaimed « traveling man. “are you a walking bee hive?” “Ob, no,” he responded, “by no means. These are just a few of my pots that I carry around to show the people. You see each one of these little boxes te ® qneen init. They are somewhat particular as to ‘society and I have put these other fellows in to keep them oom) Sd “‘Bon't they ever get loose and run amuck over your mn?” “Sometimes; but a few stings more or less don’t make much difference. But you must excuse me, gentlemen. 1 have to give them their dinner,” and he snapped the satchel shut and lett for his room. eet eee Never Judge by Appearances. ‘From Life. ‘The summer boarder—“Little boy, I cen’ wim. Is the water very deep?” ‘The boy—“Haw; only up ter me neck.” “wel, | them I would not hurt them, that I only wanted | Well, I went up to ber, mude a! Tl NEW YORK Sores. ‘Things and Peopte Cccupring Gotham’s Attention. A NARROW ESCAPE FROM ANOTHER PARK PLACE DISASTER—THE POLITICAL STRUGGLE—BEATTIR AND THE TORE STREETS—AaN UNCRARI- TABLE CITY—NO PLACE FOR HOME LIFE. ‘Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. New Youx, September 17, 1891 Lr, WAS GOD'S OWN MERCY THAT WE did not have on Tuesday a repetition of the terrible tragedy of Park place. On that morn- ing the unexpected for once happened, that is, the old tinder bot on the corner of Nassau and Fulton, first built before the revolutionary war and subsequently added to as our architecture went more and more into the sir, went up ina puff, and how it happered that seores of men who were gatbored there for their daily work were not burned to ashes in the fire isa miracle. The building is a historical one. It was for many years in the middie of the news paper district, and formed in succession the home of two of the oldest New York papers, It was the birthplace of the New York Sun, and here for many years was located the Commer- cial Advertiser. Only after Col. Cockerill and around the corner, s few montht ago, to Park place. Owing to this removal the top floor was vacant. Had this not been the caee there must inevi- tably have beon a frightful loss of life. For three years my newspaper work called me to spend the greater part of the day on that top floor, and I suppose that none of us were ever quite free from the feeling thet each day might be our last. It was.a thoroughly abominable gar- ret, just that kind of afty, dis vermin- ridden hole that news) to take sort of morbid delight in, and which happily they have now exchanged for such newspaper palaces as we find in evers city of importance. Asin the case of the Park buiding there was @ constant vibra- jtion from the heavy presses in @ jlurge printing establishment two or floors beiow, and it would not hav three pastes anybody who had ever become famil- iar with the building to have found that it had fallcn 1a heap from its own weakness. The Moors and partitions were saturated witha een- ‘* deposit of oils, thongh one might have helt that they So thickly encrasted with a century's dirt as to be non-combustible. Now that the old kone every one breathes freer and is in vod to congratulate his jm t criminal chances of greod will take! The event shows \t he worst fears of everybody who ever worked in the building were entirely reason- jable. It needed but the most trifling accident | to wet the whole structure ma shect of flame. | Yet year after year it is supposed to bea safe, proper abode for men and women todo their work in. How many other old death traps of the sort are there in the city? THE PARTIES LOCK MORNS. The democratic s:ate ticket has been decided upon and the campaign has opened, like most battles, with a furious cannonade on both sides, making abage awount of noise without any ticular damage. ibe lines of the eampaign ther curios. Evidently the republi- do their best to get votes by girding though the democratic nomina- distinct snub to the governor asa The democrats, apparently, will al to the shifting vote by insisting Tesponsibility of the republicans for sending tue world’s fuir to Chicago. A year ago neither party would have laid stress on this point, as everybody was then saying riddance” to the fair, but New Yorkers are beginning to see tuat they were very short- | sighted 1m taking that position of indifference, and they are casting about now for a victim. In general it may be said that both tickets are unusually strong and puraonally very te | able.” Both partice are in the fight 60 win and, no doubt, some extremely large bartels will be tapped before the votes are counted. TBE riguT FoR LIFE. New Yorkers will have to admit, I sup that the metropolis is a pretty bard-faced and hard-fsied place. Mencome here to do their fighting and are pretty apt to retire to quieter scenws to indulge the gentler and sweeter emotion, Ihaa a very interesting talk last night with one of the most powerfal and famous workers in religious and moral reform in New York, aman whose name if I gave it wouid be familiar to your readers and to millions throughout the couitry; a man of very wide acquaintance and one who bas a rare faculty of friendship and an extraordinary power of lead- ership. Said he: “I have spent the best of my life in New York and been concerned with many en- ferprises of the sort that knit men together, and yet [can say thet I have scarcely a friend, end at times I feel very lonely. New York is, to be sure, a very generous and noble place in a way, but its spirit is distinetly materialistic. Men go elsewhere for their homes and to culti- vate the Lome nature. The genius of the place is very different from that of other cities—of such places, for example, as Boston or Phile~ delpbia. It is a distinct ‘atmosphere, and it is nota loveable one.” He went on to say that that nucleus of public spirited men and women which gocs by the name of “charitable New York” is even smaller than is generally sup- posed; that if we were to take out even twenty- hve individuals there would pe 9 startling shrinkage in the aggregate charities of the city; and to substantiate this view ho named a few of the New York charities that are supposed to be of « popular churacter, which, as = matter of fact, are kept alive by the princely and per- severing benefactions of a very few really lib- eral men. Goop NIGHT TO BEATTIE. As the late Isanc Watts pithily remarked: “It isa poor relief we gain To change the place but keep the pain.” Hithertoench change in the holder of the of street commissioner has plunged us a little deeper in the mire. When Mr. Boattie succeeded Mr. Loomis slluri i prem- most fastidious housewife to the blush were held out to ous mental process Mr. convinced bimeelf that he has kept his fsesand to be in a ual condition of “pointing with pride” to tuoroughfares beside mich the slough of despond wus carefull macadamized road. When his attention called by the health board to the fact that it is | sobe: com) i useless to have mud, dust and sree poset banged md per) myo Piles, as no matter bow neatly and symmetri- theseare they are soon scattered by wind and whesle oles ahd carried away,and also to the fac that dusk, ashes, garbage and decom icles of va rious descriptions choking the gutters in the tenement house districts under s bot summer sun do not makeasalubriousat his successors gone done’t, and ail his ancestors that come after him may. THAT TERRIBLE ENOLUR LANGUAGE. ‘Thore is no denying thatthe English language has remarkable aud ingenious other day on the Ontarioand Western road. All the cars were crowded. There wasachild ine bis friends bought the paper was it removed | pers formerly seemed | | While recently in Paris, the hotel eoncic | operatic FOR USE IN CHURCHES. Collection Mags and Boxes and Piates of Wood ang of Metal, From the New York Su In some churches years ago the collection wae taken in small close-meshed nets with short handles. The latest thing made for this ‘use, the collection bag. is @ modification of the old-fashioned net. It isa cone-shaped plush bag. seven inches in diameter and seven inches deep. It ix scoured toa boop, to which is at tached @ handle two feet of three feet long, a may be desired. The collection bag sells for @4. It bas been in use one year. Collection boxes were at one time need in many churches. The old style i a shallow open box about seven inches long by five wi It is lined with velvet and bas a handle at« vie are still used, but 4 box of oak sells for €8.50. Not many boxes are sold nowadays. Collection piates have for a long time beea in general use. One of the older styles of plates was of brass, nickel-plated. Plates of this kind were sold at from €5 to @T each. At the present time collection plates are made of wood and of various kinds of metals. The wooden plates are the more popular and they are commonly used incitrandeountry. Usually they are of oak or welout. Onk is now the wood most favored. A plain plate of quartered, vak may be bought for #3. It ts 115y inches ia diameter. Its flat rim is 1% inches wide and the plate is 1'¢ inches deep. A plush mat is laid in the center. A plate of the same aize bay= ing a text carved upon the ri rious texte sre used. “God i veth a cheerful Siver™ isthe one mort often selected. A re= ceiving basin of wood. into which the collection, Plates may be emptied, is 15 inches and 2inches deep and the rim is 2 Wide. Carved with an appropriate te: with a plush mat, a basin conte $12, Collection plates of metal are usually made of brass or bronze. Brass plates range in price from €5 upward. They are eleven incbes in di- ter, one and three-quarters inches in the rim one and three-quarters inches deep. They are inscribed with textsand are stamped or embossed in a variety of desigue. The metal platen are used either with or without » mat. ls = onze cost $25 and upward. Metal re- ceivi of brass or bronze cost from @25 eight and the work upon it; $50 would be about the low- est price. Why are lyric and dramatic artistes so fond of animals and birds? The question has been Tepeatedly asked, but never, as far as we know, satisfactorily answered. Adelina Patti always travela with her canaries and several dogs. Sarah Bernhardt drags about asmall menagerie with ber, and nearly every singer and actress has a canine pet of some sort. rolAue Schirmer: for talking parrots, and porsesse some remat Able specimens of these ornithological bipe: ‘ge n= formed the American diva that she knew of an extraordinary parrot, which not only «poke complete sentences, but Which whistied several aire. Journeying into the bird- fanciers’ quarter. Laura Schirmer and her hue- band with difficulty found out the indicated ad- dress and after some delay were ushered into the parrot's presence. bird then went through its performance, which was certainly wonderfal. “It not only ‘rattled off the most impertinent remarks, but whistled various tunes with absolute correctness. The prima donne was in ecstacy and did not dinguise it. After # considerable amount of gesticulating and argu- ment, the proprietor, im consideration of madame’s continned patronage, reluctantly agreed to accept 500 france for his progidy, though he had previously refused twice’ the amount from @ German countess, which, as @ loyal Frenchman, he could not accept. Purchasing a lurge cage at twice ite value, Mme. Schirmer-Mapelson had the bird care- fully deposited in a cab; but before driving away the bird fancier told her not to be aston- ished if the parrot did not go through his per- formance for several days, as it was a fact that birds often cease singing for some time after having their quarters changed. The following morning madame left for Loudon. From that day the parrot bas never repeated ite program, and the only conclusion that can reasonably be arrived st is iat, the Bird fancier was ventriloquist and and wi singing distling - ———_++—_ ‘The Arizona Kicker. From the New York World. Poor SuootiNo.—As we were coming across the sand lots the other evening, after spending “couple of very agreeable hours at the adobe Fesidence of the Widow Jackson, some would- be assassin who was in hiding fired six bullets atus froma revolver. We think it was Tom Bigelow. We think so because Tom bas shot at eversbody in this town and never hit an one. He didn't bit us. Being armed only wit a bowie knife, we lit out as soon as the ing begun, and the last bullet went ten fees above our head. We did think of hunting Tom up yesterday and splitting hisear with a bullet asa great moral lesson, but on second thought we con- cluded not to waste the time. He'll keep on blazing away around this town until somebody gets vexed at the noise and then be'll suddenly Go hence. We don't want his funeral expenses on our bands. He's a Svvecnrprr.—Last wock, as noticed by our contemporary in a doubie-leaded article With three scare heads on it, Jim Kenshaw,who owns the cactus ranch out on the Tucson road, refused to take bis copy of the Kicker ont of the post office. Jim not only owed us $1.00 on subscription, but refused his paper to hort our feelings.’ He's been sore on us ever since we refused to lend him our white shirt—the only one in town—to go on a drank in. ‘e want to show an accommodating spirit toward all, and we have the name of being» good fellow, but we want to say right here and now that we believea common wool shirt is plenty good enough for any man in this town to get drunk in. If itisn't, he'd better stay r. When wo saw Ji our mule and rode ‘was expecting us. our bat and another raked our mule, but after that Jim lay down and we dug the bullet out of his shoulder and helped bim into his dng-out. went He not only paid us all arrears ip spot cash, but a dollar on advance subscription, and ae soon as able to move about he will personally “We Saat Get Twrne.—Last Friday evening = er I on the demo- Ie ‘name ot 5 F H F383 FE FF it f i 28) 5F = © * f i i i Hy Fe ul se tee ie Hi if i vir i iti