Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1893, Page 12

12 ° THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. | seam. The belt is a folded piece of bias black T ll E A RT 0 F D R E S S. | velvet and fastens in front with bows having loug ends. The sleeve is full at the top jand tight at the wrist. With the costume is | worn a pretty hat of black velvet, turned up in 3 i the back and bent a little in front. It is What the Changing Fashions Re-' trimmed with a peasant bow of velvet ribbon, ET 0 | osttich tips and an aigrette. re e8. | quire of the Fair On the necessity tor a setting of fluffy hair. Many The Easter hats and bounets shown suggest - & woman would long ago have parted her hair, Sees a x 4 except that directly she put the ordinary bat GOWNS AND THEIR WEARERS. | or bonnet on she looked like a fright for lack of the needed fluffy relief to the edge of her hea S The spring hats are tiny bits of lace an bon, with a perk of feather here and a flipof ribbon there. How is such a hat to look worn of Pioncers—4 Drees Designed for a Wearer na sleckiy smooth head? I fancy. the expla: Ample Proportions—A Charming Dinner nation is that we are not all going to wear our Drea—A Pretty Costume Borrowed From | bit smooth. Certam it is that the hat that ‘The New Stiffened Skirts and the Experience ‘SOLDIERS OF THE SEA’ | |The Warriors Who Garrison Uncle Sams Floating Forts. GOOD SERVICE RENDERED. | Their Numbers Likely to Be Augmented by the New Congress—What They Are Good For—A Body of Regular Troops on Every Warship. eee calls for fluffed hair is the one that looks pret- a es tiest in the hand, and that 1s the one @ woman is going to purchase and wear. Correspondence of The Evening Star. New Youk, March 31, 1898. EGARDING THE stiffened skirts, the pioneer wearers re- port an od feeling of roominess in them. No has yet objected to them as unclean. Yet | every one raged about | our late lovely, cling- | ing train gowns, which we could hold up so | safely, high above the | soil and above our! pretty skirt. But who dares try to hold up these skirts? If you do, you feel as if you were trying all by yourself to spread the main sheet of a yacht in high wind. You can't do it with one land. With one hand = yon can gather only a little of tue tulluces into subjection. You must grasp the skirt at each side, gather into each hand half the skirtand then lift straight up. | ‘You needn't think you can do it the first trial. Besides. how about bundles, parasols, handker- chiefs, gloves and so on? How about stepping up the high steps of a street car, with never a hand left to cling to the rail? You can't do it, | and yet your dressmaker is making all your | Rew gowns that way! | ‘The initial picture shows a jacket of tan-| colored crose-barred diagonal, which is e pecially suitable for young ladies. It is double- breasted with the left side buttoning over, and has small revers that show the plaid lining. A belt is sewed into the side form seam in the | back and buttons over to the other side, con- fining the extra fullness in the center of the back. The sleeve is very fulland hasa long gauntlet cuff. There are two pockets in the | Tight side and one in the left. The coat is finished with machine stitching and has large mother-of-pearl buttons. | ‘The second picture shows a dress that is weil suited toa stout figure. It is of black silk with light gray stripes and cornflowers. Black ribbon velvet trims the bottom of the skirt and forms the waistband. So little attention is usually paid by fashion writers to the needs of stout women that I give directions which will enable almost auy one to make the costume. The skirt is gored and is edged with two rows of velvet. The bodice has a short basque and is worn under the skirt. A little plastron is made both at the front and back, ending cn the latter about five inches from the waist, while in the front it descends to the ribbon bow. The plastron starts from the edge of the shoulder, touching the collar, it w advisable to draw it with a pencil on lining before cutting the material. The side and under-arms nieces are first sewn , pressed, boned and well stretched. is cut on the straight and on the part marked out for it, the mid- placed on the center seura and tacked there. A piece of material on the next teken and two pleats wing the outline cf the vias the left, the material being slightly over’ to the right side st ; the pleats are formed in the ‘on the opposite side and cross the the point of the plastron. The the dress must be disposed in the new I saw a beautiful’dinner dress of black faille, and my sketch shows the pretty bodice. The deep collar was made of jetted net, finished | with jet fringe, and was pointed on the arms | and at the back. ‘The collar shape was attained by means of shoulder seams, which also allowed | of the pointed epaulettes. The full puffed | sleeves of faille were gathered into a cuff of | pleated net. Where the sleeve and cuff joined | there wasa straight rufile of Ince edged with jet fringe, the rufile being left open at the inner | seam. ‘The belt was of folded Nile green surah, and was finished on one side with a rosette. For young girls the organdies, striped ba- tistes, challies and all the pretty light-weight goods make up charmingly. The baby waists of some time ago are azain seen, the skirts be- ing quite plain, straight and maidenly. The waist is bound by a sash that ties in the back. ‘The baby waist of a season or so ago was made with a yoke. ‘That of this season is left to show the bare neck and arms. cel i ? i H e H ui Hd Hg i i FROM GRANDMOTHER'S CLOSET. Yet the example of this style in my last pic- ture is not a party gown unless silk mulls and silk gauzes are used. Carried out im wash goods and challies the dress isagarden and morning dress for the country. The effect is maidenly and pretty. The slender arms, the | smooth, girlisa neck and the simplicity of the raping make one think ild roses and but- ercups whether there are any about or not. sof silk or of fine sateen are made for u: gowns. Now end then a litle gown andmother’s closet made in this stvle, with the waist cut a little short, and the edge of the skirt at the ankies. These quaint old dresses show an oid world and old-ume awkwardness that is just now the prettiest thing m the world. The trouble is that the sixteen-year-old daughter, whose youth has just this shy suggestion of undeveloped graces, is the very one who thinks the gown a “fright,” and simply won't wear it. The only thing to do is to mal me modified as to length and waist and rejoice if she will don that. Pretty old-fashioned-looking cloths come with spriga of flowers scattered over a light ground. These | patterns especially suit the model suggested. | For the rest youth, health anda contented | mind will make the girl a qay indicated in the tend to decrease the apy <. ax thus they t size of » wo that they do not pu pf the material is well stretched. and any superfluous fullness taken into the pleats. is for a stout per- son it is best to cover the back and si * only with the full material. making plain. In frout the dress is fastened With hooks and loops. The fronts are covered With silk cut on th two deep pleats of the plastron, and so placed that they meet the back pleats at the shoulder. ‘Those on the left side terminate at the end of the plastron, and the silk is sewn down the edges of the fastening. first being well Stretched over the darts. The pleats on the fight side also start at the shoulder, but in- stead of ending at the plastron they are carried down to the waist, terminating nearly at the team which joins the front and unfer-arm Pieces. The mbbon which forms the V has its point of departure at the same seam on the tight side. and is Iastened at the point of the plastron with # rosette, redescending to th fame seam on the left side, where it faste: with a book and eve. The top of the skirt is vdged with a ribbon like that employed for the ¥, and it is advisable to fasten it under the arm, where the fastening always shows the least. The sleeve is best cut with two seams, as it is tlmost impossible to cut a sleeve in silk with anly one seam, as it is too narrow, except for a person witha very thinarm. The dress is ‘shed with # military collar. Handsome visiting dress of pink and white striped taffeta, with black lace trimmings, a mais Growing Old. ‘The fairest lies droop at eventide, ‘The sweetest roses fall from off the stem; ‘The rarest things on earth cannot abide, ‘And We are passing, too, away like them; We're growing old. ‘We had our dreams, those rosy dreams of youth; ‘They faded, and twas well. This afterprime Hath brought us fuller hopes: and yet, forsooth, We drop a tear now in this later time To think we're old. ‘We smile at those poor fancies of the past— A saddened stile, almost akit to pain; ‘Those high desires, those purposes s0 Vast, ‘Ah, our poor heart ‘cannot come again; We're growing old. Old? Well, the heavens are old: this earth is, too; | member of it, and he himself was trained in it 2 eee HE UNITED STATES marine corps is likely | to be increased numer- | ically by the new Con- | gress. More of these fighting menare needed | for the battle ships which are being added to the navy. At present they number only about | 2,000, It is beginning | to be realized that a/ few more battalions of these hardy fellows are required to garrison Uncie Sam's floating fortresses. A marine is a sea soldier, highly disciplined with sen legs and asea stomach—a trained gunner and sharpshooter, able and ac- customed to do everything a sailor does, except | going aloft. But going aloft is an obsolete | Practice ou a modern war vesse1, which carries no sails, having only one mast, called the “mil- itary mast.” with two tops, whence rapid fire guns are designed to burl w shower of projec: tiles against the enemy. The new style o’-war's man is rather a soldier aud a mechanic than a sailor. He forms an integral part of «| body of regular troops, housed in an enormous | swimming mass of machinery, which is hghted | and ventilated by electricity. Only a few sailors are really needed on board of such a ship for handy work of certam kinds. Vessels for coast defense are best manned wholly by sea soldiers, ‘The naval reserve, now being organized and trained asa sort of ocean militia, 1s really a body of marines, though tho | men composing it ‘are dressed’ in suilors’ | clothes. ‘The idea which they represent at all an economical one. inasmuch ax. th seamen’s wage: Oddly enough, the pay of | sailors is nearly twice what marines je. Aj marine is allowed only €13 a month during his | first term of enlistment, whereas a seaman gets | € and even a_Inbberly landsm a vessel is worth $15. ‘The reason for this dif- | ference is simply that sailors are difiicult to get and to keep, so that their value is higher in the | market. HOW A SAVING COULD BE MADE. Thus it is readily seen that a great saving would be made by reducing the number of se men in the navy and increasing the force of marines. - The latter, sides being able to do everything that erilors can do, are perfectly | trained fighting men. The artillerists among | them are carefully educated in the art of gu: nery and they ‘have every accomplishmue: which regular’ troons possess. being familiar with military They understand how to throw up intrenc ments and to construct fortifications, In view | of these facts how absurd does it seem that the percentage of marines now employed on our | vessels ot war shouid only represent from one- | fifth to one-sixth of each ship's company—the same proportion as when war vessels were con- trolied by sails, Great Britain is increasing the numerical strength of her roval mazines, ‘The law of the United States provides for many more of these sea soldiers than the appropria- tions made by Congress suffice to hire. Experts are of the opinion that a warship’ complement of men should be not lese than three-fourths marines. to consider the fact that the first b a navy for this country was the rai battalions of such nental Congress in 1775. Sine formed part of the company of every sea-going vessel belonging to the government. F) them are regularly stationed at ton, Brooklyn, Washington, Nort Alaska and six other pisces. While’ g Uncie Sam's proverty at those points they being trained to take tine place of other marines who are doing sea duty on board of ships. Meanwhile they are ready to be called on as | regular troops in case of riot ire or other emergencies. How useful they are on such oc- casions will be presently shown. Whenevi there is trouble at any port where a United tates vessel may be a force of marines is landed to restore order and rsintain it, just as | methods both on shore ard afloat. | 08 of | Sitka in | | was the case only the other day at Honolulu. WHAT THEY ARE TAUGHT. The headquarters of the marine corps is at Washington. Officers assigned to this branch of the service on leaving Annapolis are trained for one year in ascacol at the barracks here y ship. ey are taugnt how ses. port fires, signal lights and ts, learning alko how to manufo fuses, torpedoes and other engi ‘They are instructed in 9 preparing and controiling submarine mines, at the same time an acquaintance with the uses of red-hot shot. They are drilled in ail sorts of tactics, such as have reference to the croseing of rivers and threading of defiles in the presence of the enemy as well as night attacks. They tind out how to build wails with loopholes aud acquire a knowledge of the methods by which the bundles of sticks called | fascines and gal i in with embani: Folidity. Bevis and pass examinations on first aids to the in- jurec. comprising the treatment of gunsi wounds, frost bites, poisoned wounds, fractures | aud the restoration of persons partly drowned, Perhaps the most picturesque feature of the corps is the Marine Banc. ‘Thi Land is c sidered in manner to belong t of the United States. It in always at his dis posal, so that. the finest mu at his com- quand whenever he cares to I White House receptions it ix on band with melodious strains. Every member of it mt in the ord Way and serve five | Years as a private at $13 a month, after which he may be promoted throagi the grades of tirst, recond and third-cinss music A ‘irst- class musician gets $36 « month, a second-class $21 a month and a third-class 217 a month ‘The leades draws $90 a month. There zre thirty musicians and ten privates in the band. E man of them gets $48 a year extra for playing in summer at the grounds of the Capitol and the Executive Mansion, At the first glance it seems astonishing that first-rate musicians should be willing to serve for such small pay. The fact is that, as a rule, the men enlist for the sake of the prestige which they obtain from five years’ service in the Marine Band. After serving out this term they have become attached to the organization and commoniy remain with it. They enjoy many privileges which go far to make up tor the smali remuneration which they receive. They are permitted to earn money outside by concerts and otherwise, in this way making a great many dollars, One source of income to them recently has been tooting into huge brass funnels for making phonograph record eylin- ders. Thousands of these cylinders bave been sent all over the country, gratifying millions of listeners with the music of tue Marine Band at second hand. Most people who have heard this music by phonograph have noticed without surprise the applause which follows dition of each piece. These signs of approval are actually made by the members of the band themselves, who shout and clap as soon as they have finished delivering a selection into the funnels aforesaid. This isa part of the business for whieh they are hired, but it is very funny to see them applauding’ their own performance. Mr. Sousa, who made his reputation as leader of this musical organization, was himself a child of the Marine Band. His father w: 10 give the late asa small boy. Twenty-five drummers and temporarily attached to the band, are in training at the barracks here. ‘They Oid wine is best, maturest fruit most sweet; ‘Mpen have we lost, more gained, although ‘ts true ost ‘uncertain feet. je tread life's way witl We're growing old. ‘We move along. and scatter, as we pace, Soft graces, tender hopes on every Rand; At last, with gray-streaked lair and hollow face, ‘We step across the boundary of the land ‘Where none are old —Atla’ John. You've never had any luck.” New Lee Wed—"Yes, once. I was born Fou STREET WEAR. ’ ———__+-____ Avery pretty costame of plaid, trimmed | His Excuse. with black velvet. is to be seen in the next | From the Indianapolis Journal. thetch. The skirt has no fullness in frontand| Judge—You are accused of stealing ten are boys enlisted at the age of fourteen to six- teen, and they serve by enlistment up to twenty-one, when they are assigned to ships. It is their duty in the service tosound the calls to quarters in the morning, for hoisting and pulling down the fiag, &c., whether on shore or on board. GUARDING AT SANDY HOOK. During the cholera scare of last summer the marines encamped at Sandy Hook kept guard over the people who were landed from the in- fected vessels and prevented them from get- ting away to 5] lague. y m — sent from Wasblagton. Within forty minutes from the receipt of a telegram calling for them they had started by train from the navy yard. Duy ‘the frightful hurricane at Samoa, which cost United States navy so dear, United States marines took charge of the the back is lnid in deep pleats. It is lined with Pounds of fish. Have you anything tosay in tilkk and the bottom 1s finished by a wide band | your defense?" af velvet scalloped at the top. ‘The waist haya) Prisoner—‘Sure, you wouldn't expect s man yoke of velvet bias plaid is laid in a few | to be stealing meat in Lent.” im front. It fastens on the left shoalder, —— around the armbo.e and aieng the side Tux best lintment {a use, Salvation O0. town of Apia and held control there until all tanger of” trouble between the Germans Americans was 0' ity to do with New Greaada this anteed the Isthmus of i | Ps | of the polls. | when they captured a vessel the most horrible having #1 the passage of trains across the Tet of The revolution of 1885 having stopped the of trains across the isthmus Secrezary Whitmer sent to battalions of marines to the scene of the trouble. On their arrival transit was immediately opened. ‘The insurgents having thrown up barricades in the streets of Panama, threatening to cut off communication by the Central and South American cables, the marines entered the town, destroyed the barricades, arrested the revolu- tionary chiefs and shut’ them up until they agreed to behave better. In the great labor riots of 1877 the marines performed most valuable vervices troops at Daltimore, Reading and During the historical Bo fire of November 9, 1872, the marines were summoned from tue | navy yard in that city to aid the police in keep- ing peace aud in preventing wholesale roDber? by gangs of thieves who swarmed like vultu to the carrion. In May. 1371, a peaceful party of officers and sailors on the Salee river, in Corea, was fired upon by native troops from forts.” ‘To avenge this outrage, the ships of the Asiatic squadron attacked the forts with their guns and landed a battalion of marines with a brigade of seamen. ‘The marines and seamen, after fierce fightitg, captured all of the foris in that neighborhood and of the Coreans. In June, 1870, the steamer Forward, bear- ing the San Salvador flag, landed 150 men of different nationalities at Guaymas, Mexico. ‘They took and robbed the custom house, ex- acted tribute from merchants and compelied the United States consul to supply coal for their vessel. A& soon as news was received of the outbreak the United States steamer Mobican started in pursuit of the piratiral creft, which was captured and destroved by marines and soldiers in six boats. Three years enrlier an American bark, the Rover, was wrecked at the south end of the island of’ Formosa and her officers and crew were massacred by savages. ‘To teach the latter a lesson a force of marines and sailors was landed and destroyed many Villages of the savages, killing large numbers of them. THE ARIEL AND THE ALABAMA. Even the bravest man cannot always win. Early in December, 1862, two companies of marines of seventy men each sailed from New York in the Pacific mail steamer Ariel for Aspinwall, being assigned for ships of the jc squadron and for the gazrison at Mare Island, Cal. Off the eastern end of Cuba a steamer hove in sight flying the United States flag. ‘This was presently lowered and the stars and bars of the confederacy were run up to the peak of the stranger. Being admonished by a shell from the latter, which cut away his fore- | mast, the commander of the Ariel hove to, and led several hundreds | EASTER GOWNS. How the Little Girls Can Dress Well and Becomingiy for Spring. ‘THE SUN ALWAYS shines Easter Sunday, or, at any rate, if that is not altogether true, there is usually sun- shine, as if nature as well as ourselves were rejoicing. We grown folks come out in gala attire, every one puts on his or her spring dress, and of course our little ones must do as we do. verv fresh and springlike in her pretty challie. It is cream color, with heliotrope aboat tilled with armed men ‘came along: ‘The mysterious stexmer proved to be the dreaded Alebama. Perceiving that any resistance wonid endanger the lives of many women end children the marines surrendered their arms, Liett. Armstrong of the confeder- nie navy addressed them, asking for twenty volunteers to fill up the marine guard of the Alabama and promising them great rewards in prize money, bat not a man would turn traitor. ‘The officers and men were paroled, and, after | being ransomed for $260,000, the Ariel pro- ceeded on her way. ‘The famous raid of John Brown at Harper's Ferry occurred in October, 1859, When the insuzgents had taken refuge in an engine house, where ther kept a large force of troops at bar, 100 marines arrived on the scene, battered in the door with a long !adder and captured the arty. ‘There was a big riot in Washington on the first day of June, 1857. Large numbers of hired orted from Palti- more by the cs to take possession They brought out a brass cannon ed the town. Two companies of s turned out, captured the cannon and rsed the mob ‘after several shots from guns and pistols had been exchanged. Sixty of these men were raw recruits, having been drill only three days. jovermber, 1855, there was en insurrection ontevideo of so sanguinary acharacter that | the lives and property of foreign residents were | in great danger. United States marines were | landed from 4 ship in the harbor and doubtless | prevented a frighiful massacre. Their duty on suck occasions, which they have many a time fulfilied, iy particularly to guard the shops. While preventing the looting of business estab- lishments they keep watch over all places where liquor is cold to keep not only the mob but the saiiors also trom getting drunk. It is always an important part of their business to control and keep in order the seamen who lack sol- dierly diserpline and are always apt to commit excesses when there is an opportunity. Ma- rines are never found to abet a mutiny. In the same year the marines distinguihed them- selves in an attack on # fleet of pirate junks in the Yellow sea, These freebooters were par- ticularly bold and strong at that time, and and terrori mar scenes which the imagination can aseociate with piracy were enacted. On the occasion referred to bonts from United States stenmer Powhatan and the British sloop Rattler attacked the junks and destroyed many of them. ‘There are actually horse marines in the serv- e of the United States, but these are merely those officers who are entitled by rank to ride. hey go on shipboard they do not take their with the ra, lieutenant colonels | hor: and M olonels in the corps have horses. It ix a r of history that a woman named Hannah il fought fora long time in the ranks of the yal British marines. She was wounded twelve times in various actions and was finally di charged honorably, her sex being undiscover Marines are a very ancient institution, Such soldiers were reguiar!y employed onwarships by the ks and Pheenicians five centuries before Christ. ‘They did the ighting while the | sailors manhged the vessels. | ‘Written for The Evening Sta>. The Giant and His Daughter. ‘There feil in love a youth of yore— Inlove with a giant's dangater, Whose sire in store had gold galore, And an heiress tine folks thougit her. But away with scorn they all poor men drove, Who dared with the maiden te fail in love, And in honest wedlock sought her. And ill fared Franz, though of noble birth, Tor he a moneyless wight was; So he sailed away from his tireless hearth, ‘To a land where plenty of fight was, And plenty of gold for the young and doid, If they didn’t get shoveled beneath the moi As many a vaiiant knight was. He fought with the Paynim armies there, In every field victorious; His fame rose like an eagie in air; He won a name most glorious. Great harvest of booty o'er the sea, With his sword reaped he, and speedily He became for wealth notorious. ‘Then back sailed he to his fatherland, No more like a lover tender, ‘With his face so tanned and his air so grand, ‘Aman that ne'er made surrender To any foe of his trusty sword. He built a castle, and, like a lord, Ke lived in honor and splendor. One day, Gecked out in his garments best, ‘To visit him came the giant; More humble now. it must be confessed, And not, as before, deflant; And nis daugiter, too, very fair to view, Her former acquaintance to renew, With a heart quite soft and pilans Said the giant, “You've grown as big as I— You're one of us—lo! I've brought her, ‘The lady for whom you once did sigh Before you went o'er the wate Quoth Franz, “I've brought a bride with me, Most bright of glee. from o'er the sea— T've no need, now, of your daughter.” In doleful dumps they went away, And sorrow theit hearts lohg stayed in; ‘The lady grew plain, her hair turned gray, And the rose her cheek did fade in, ‘The giant lost gold, and decreased in size, But taller the bold young kuight did rise, As more and more coin he laid in. W. L. SHOEMAKER. New York Shriners on a Jaunt. ‘The Mecca Temple Shriners of New York city reached Hot Springs, Ark., yesterday morning on their return from an excursion to the City of Mexico. ‘The shriners will stay until Sunday night and then start for home. The Question of the Hoar. flowers scattered over it. The skirt is gathered A PRETTY CHALLIE. and fall, The waist also is full and bass pointed yoke of velvet of a dark heliotroy shade. Full sleeves, with cuffs of velvet, and a folded sash of the dress material, with standing loops and ends, complete this simple and sensi- ble dress. OF OLD NOSE CASHMERE. . 2is somewhat of the empire style. The here re} is made of uld rose ‘amere, with black velvet (or silk) cuffs, yoke nd rosettes. The back of the waist 1s round i tight-fitting, the skirt gathered and sewed toitat the waist line, In the front the full skirt falls in straight folds from the voke and is joined to the under-arm pieces of the waist at the sides, The yoke is surrounded with a band of the material braided with vlack brai or embroidered in black silk. Bands around 1 neck and also around the wrists are em- broidered likewise. The slceves are very full, of course, ax all sleeves are nowadays, and toree shirrings midway above the elbow— confine them to the arm. ‘Though this is made of wool goods it would be equally pretty in wash material. Light Scotch gingham. for in- stance, made in this way, with solid gingham for the yoke and part of the sleeves, with em- broidered edging or insertion ass border, | ad useful. would be exceedingly pretty IN GREEN. The third costume 1s « very dressy affair—a symphony in green—and for an extra occasion is as dainty as possible. Pictured here it has a skirt of green all-wool cashmere or challie, fall and sewed to an underwaist of silesia, Over this ise very full biouse of silk—white ground The next little girl is about eight or ten years old. Her frocis ix of maise or corn color. Itis very simply made, with fall waist, gathered at neck and waist line, with full puff for the sleeve, ruffle around the neck and girdle, or gathered belt, ail of silk of the same shade, FOR A LITTLE BLONDE. with figures of dark brown. vet is the material of the lower part of sleeves, standingcollar and band around the skirt: also the little band in front, which confines ti irdle. The ruffles in the armholes fall over the silk puffs and are of the maise. Our next is a petite blonde and is dressed, re- less of expense, in rale blue India silk. ‘his brings out the gold in her hair effectivels The bretelle-like rufiles of the silk at the shoulders cross at the breast and end at the waist line on one side. ‘The puffed sleeves are finished by a pretty contrasting shade of velvet or silk and the sash is of the same color. Full skirt with wide hem. The waistis corded and the skirt sewed on in French gathers. ATTIRED FOR AN EASTER PARTY. Figure 6 is attired for an Easter party. Her frock is of white cashmere made with infant waist. ‘The rnfiles around the neck are of white silk. ‘The full yoke or guimpe is of white silic also, The pointed girdie and deep cuffs, also the collar band.are of apple green veivet,which gives a pretty contrast without detracting from the coo! white effect of the costurze. FOR A FIVE O'CLOCK TEA. Our little maiden here is very proud of being allowed to assist her mother at one of her 5 | o'clock teas. She passes a cup of tea to ber mamma's friend very carefully to avoid spilling onher own prettylittletrock. ‘This isof adelicate STEEL DLUE HENRIETTA. gray shade. It is combined with gray silk. The Jacket, skirt, belt and puffed sleeves are of the wool goods.” The fall front and lower part of Dark brown vel- | et A GRAPHIC STORY. : From Real No. Ras ona dress of steel bine henrietta, | the skir: terial. Th and folded beit » ing from stee! of changeab! to old g walk —chang- ise and the bottom of the #k It French chailie, It as sim is Taken Direct Life. UNWRITTEN ROMANCES, A Charming Lady Tells Her Experiences Abroad aad in America—They Are ¢ front of nk sali at | hoa d t. 11 sleeves, giving = 2 . k. Two bands of With cuffs of pink sill are around the skirt. ink silk ances of life are more wom e interesting than the mast ¥ formeriy ne Was pean, wed in Manchester, her surroundings In the year i880 she visited England n that country began to experience ms. At fitwt she ateributed them mate, butt fina ate the com Was and sympathize Srominent phvelctane in thetr power Mf their sitll ans all these phys 1 had been feu 1 nad b md ‘ Teared. they | rit ‘ntinae | + phvstetate The tenth pic voks quite elaborate, but in m was steadil reality is simple enoagh. A pretty shade of way and India silk would make up chermangly in th etd way. A square yoxe p) the fal waist. been vere lange. Ane deciared i had never known Limtundiatelg T unnenitat- 1 was due | dressed in dark | bas a cark bi the vaime shade in velvet, figure has on 2 costume of gray en | Diack veivet as a con formed of the gray | the neck. ‘The middle 4 nie Ray now aud if any can adi ons din coat and hat all ready for e! is of garnet silk made with a Watteau effect in the beck. ‘The velvet rosettes are in the back at the end of the strings of velvet wizch tie Ligh up in then falldown toedge of skirt. 7! rue of the silk, which, with @ velvet bard, forms the collar. ‘The !ower part of the #leeve is of velvet. The hat of garnet «traw is trimmed reups, § MLE.S. | SS ART NOTES. “The Metropolitan Art Club" is. the title of | an association recently organized in New York, | which, if properly conducted, will be capabi of accomplishing much good. Its purpose is to beaztify the city. To thisend it will seek not only tostimulate the artistic sense and guide effort in the erection of statues and the like, but will devote itself actively to the work of securing the best artistic results in the archi- tecture and decoration«f public buildings, ete., Richard M. Hunt, the eminent architect, it resident, and its membersuip includes a m: r of the most prominent painters, sculp architects, and patrons of the fine’ arts in city. The initiation fee is $5. dues $1.00, and the to all who wish to produced, with volunte: members or other sources, will constituts a fund which will be devoted to the purchase of paintings, stattarr, and other decorations tobe chosen b¥ a commitzce composed of three ama- | tears, three painters, three sculptors, and three architects, The influence of organizations of thia character can_hardiy fail to be beneticial, as well in preventing the erection of bad as im stimulating the production of good buildings, works of art, etc., and there is eld for their efforts not in New York alone, but in every large city in the count ‘The Moser water colo:s on view at the Fischer art store during the weck have attracted con- siderable attention, and, as a matter of course, they have elicited varying comment. In both subject and treatment, or perhaps rather in re- sults, the range is wide, and in some of the! 59 s4oucicth. Our price, 3Uc. drawings the artist has touched a higher note| 9. than he has hitherto reached. In some, how-| *49S0x72 Smyrna Baga Our price 3 ever, the drawing is faulty, and in others again | €9 30578 Smyrna Rugs Oar price, 2 grant aus lady who that ~trath nusands of | with velvet and yellow b ‘and 5. such ful account is willingly im > Revaxrs Resewaszs, 1.50 64 Lan sud Dpvy Whipcords, Our price, 4c. ‘50s. All-woo! Striped Serkes, tans, drabe, greena, navy. Our price, SOC. Tne. Srpomaant wurcerte, orgie, 190 37Me. Silk Striped Outing. ourprice, La Soe. Plain Henriettas. Onr price, | Rho, Tans, draoe, grees and Sid rome, 28c. Wool Challies. Our price, 250. French Satinee. Our prive. China ail effec, 20c, Pisin Black Satinen Our price, LO)! J5e. French Shirting Percale. Our price, 12ige. French Cameo Drapery. (Our price, 9ha 100, Drew Gingham, Our price, 720. M ATTINGS. Marrisas, Loe. White Matting, Our price, 10a. 9} 20e. Fancy Matting, Our prioe, 15, Lie. Hemp Carpet. Our price, Oc. Zhe. the color effects are jarring, so that the general | 75e. Angora Mata OuPprite, 29a. rage of the collection is perhaps not as high Suors. Suors. as his more partial f: 3 expected it be. SOc. Spring Heels, Onrprice, BUc. It does, however, distin poms, Our price, 2 Le. on previous exhibitions, in spize of the inciu- sion of some things which t well bave been adies’ Shoes, opera and C.& Our omitted. A number o rawings have al- 51.99, nd as the exhibit is ue during next week, it is likely that a good mauy more will be so ticketed before the close of the disp: uca Process, opers only Our pricg ‘The sum of $75,000 fas been raised for the | erection in Boston of a statue of the late Phillips Brooks. This handsome amount should and doabtless will provide something much finer than any statue Boston now pos- | sesses, not excepting Pall’s fine equestrian. of Washington, in the public garden, whien cost | | somewhere in the neighborhood of $50,000. | The mention in these notes a little while ago |+ “0° Feit Table Covers. Our price, 250. 9, that Vibert had repeated, though om a some- | “ee a T: y ag | Curries, tad what smaller scale, his picture in the Corcoran | Lanes: Axp Cmonews Wraps. Gallery representing a “Theological Dispute,” | €# Cbidreu's Navy Bine Costa, Angh sleoves an@ f 2 Roses thea | Pleated back. Oar price, So-49, recalls the fact that Rose:ti's picture, entitled | iste! beck. Our pric, , our priee, B2Z.49. €7 Light Tan Ladies’ Costs. Our price, £3.99. 86 Navy Hine Laciew' Coats, Our price, $2.99. AURTAINS, Lace Cartains. Oar price, ODc. iace Cartains. Ourprice, 6c. Lace Curtains. Our price, 8c 40 Chenitle Covers. 64. Our price, 31.49, CBee which holds « place of honor, on a spec: designed easel, in the 5 don. It seems aimost of the talent and repu Vibert should d | i | Rares Esrepparse 1241 ith st. Leader of low prices. m3 x x constitute at once a cheapening of their own Wares and a moral if nota legal fraud upon their customers. AXXXXXXX XXXXXXX . The paintings by Mr. Truesdell, which were frock coat, as was his wont, with head un- % covered. In his right hand he holds a pair of | 4 | caliper compasses, and in his left a scroll, a ivy | which a plaa is indicated by slighly inched | XX lines, Uponeach of the four sides of the! pedestal there is to be a decorative bronze nel_in low reiief. illustrative of Ericsson's inventive genius. The subjects of these are “The Action Between the Monitor and Merri- mac,” “Steam Fire Engins in Action, Sloop of War Princeton—the First Avplication | of a Screw to War Ships,” *“Group- ing of Various Inventions, Calorie and Solar ° ‘The Walters Galleries in Baltimore will be open to the public, as previously announced, on Monday next, and on the Saturdays as well as the Wednesdays of April. ay 1217 Pa Ave XXXXXX XXXXXXX P > HSE-CESS NOEHES 1F on exhibition at Fischer's last week, have been 7* r¢H—Crass Novertizs LN 6 removed to 1425 New York avenue, room 205, 7% where they may ve viewed for a few days, when 7% E r ~ the medal picture will be sent to the Chicago | 74 as (2) ~ exposition and the others to Paris, Ttiseredit- 5p ” able to Washington that several of the print- ings shown were purchased and are to remain 7% ~ arm a oeS # ed ~ al A bronze sta‘ue of Jon Ericsson, the famous, © inventor. is to be unveiled with appropriate | 7% on Laps ats MEX ceremonies in Battery Park, New York, on the | 7 : ceniaiveniinay wide 27th of April. The figure, which with the| > Me™ asak eae decorative panels, is the work of Mr. 3.8, @ ‘e most exauisite ~” Hartley, is to be little more than eight feet | 5¢ “Novelty” Show in the city—secured 4 high, and will be placed on a granite pedestal of $4 | expressiy for the “Easter” Holidays, ~ about the same height. The subject stands in | 27 OOvER & QEIPER 1S an easy attitude, wearing » loosely buttoned | Covi SNYDER. | A mba J 1s rr win = bramei folie otves a. ‘oftes..