Evening Star Newspaper, July 7, 1894, Page 9

PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SCNDAY. 101 8 Th The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the eity by carriers, ou their own account, at 10 conte ‘cents ‘each By mail “auywoers in, the ‘Cu cent onl ¥ States or Canada. . Benth. Sat with eran Rates of advertisi: ® @ ODNODOSOHHOOODOHOOOOOHHDOODOOO OOO OOO GOOOD G 6 © e : DHODDOOGVOOGODO OOH HOTDOHOOWSHOS & e c € © © € S © © © « GOOHOODD DOD SSSESISSSO9GE intupl> Sheet Star, $1.00 Morelen octte atisl, $90, 8-8) POP Fears — at the Host Office at Washiagtoa, D. C., y. Kam, Sons & Co, eat 25C., Z0C., Z5C-, 49C-, 59C., 60C., 75C., 85C., g8C. Lace Curtains, New Silks Arriving Daily. THE EVENING sTAR AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, oleg Sur Seeger ney ta A BH KAUPFMANN’ Pres t New York Oiioe, 43 Potter Building, in ted, postage prevald-O evnts per class inail matzer.) mail subscriptioas must be paid in advarce, made known on application. ED 3 e ® ° o ® © @ 6 © 7i1 Market Space. UP TO DATE. That Is the condition of our stock today. If ever thers was a clean swe2p of sum- ! We were not compelled to pack away one dollar's worth, comapletely sold out, and now we have only the You for fall and winter. Table Linens and Towels. Are what we call every-day sellers. We increased this depertmeut to double its size in order to give our custora>rs better buying factlities, 38 solid cases of Table Linens, Napkins, Towels and Scarfs, taken out of bond the Past week by oar Baltimore house sud half shipped to ux. The prices we are selling them at will show you at a glance that ‘ow tariff had a hand ic these new prices: 55-inch Unbleached Damask, every thread pure linen flax. Only 25c. a Yard. 55-inch Unbleached Damask, choice patterns 29c. a Yard. 56-inch Half-Bleached Damask, a large assortment of patterns. 35c. a Yard. 58-inch Cream Damask, extra heavy and soft finished. 49c. a Yard. hed, $ diferent patterns, very soft finish, plain rs meweet of everything to 62-inch German Damask, \ white, also pink, blue and red hor: soc. a Yard. ) @-inch Full Bleached Damask, the best ever shown for the price. re) 5c. 5 G2-inch Full Bleached Damask, same quality as the 45e. kind, ouly wider. © gc. ay Gi-inch Full Bleached Danrwk, select patterns. 5c. : ; @6-Inch Full Bleached Damask, rot'ing better on the market at 35e, = 69c. te) 300 Dozen Towels. One lot of Keotted Fringed Damask Towels, always were 15¢. I2ic. One lot of Hemstitched Bird-eye Huck, half hleached, always were 15¢. 124c. Ove lot of Tace-efect Damask Towels, full size, always were Ig¢. One lot of Extra Large Bleached Huck Towels, always were 2c, 19c. One lot of Knot‘ed Fringed Extra Large Ge-min Damask, always were 25e, 2e, Igc. Fancy Bureau Scarfs and Tray Cloths. Over 50 “choice patterns in Fancy Scarfs and Colured Cente en-work open-work ends, hemstitched and and fringed. = bias Chenille Portieres and Covers Is another one of our rapid growing departments, and keeps on the continued lookout selling leaders. for [oh Nottingham Lace Curtains, 83 inches wide and 3% yards long. 49¢. a Pair. If you are rot able to pay mich to drape your windows buy these! 100 pairs Nottingham Lace Curtains, 45 inches wide and 3% yards long. 6oc. a Pair. Just the same as the regular $1 curt.in. 3 pairs of Assmted Curtains, that we have been sell! at $3.25, $3.59 and ‘aod 4 pairs of a kind, have been placed on wale at the ote pte <— $2.39. , on is a special job, and if you can appreciate a bargain you can get it out of “4 100 pairs Nottingham Lace Curtains, 5¢ inches wide by 3% yards long, regular Brussels effect. Regular $1.50 Kind. piri OOSOQVSIS VS OOS HO SH08 2 Stx quarter Chentll Table Covers, the prettiest colorings ever shown or made, with heavy tassel friage. . le Worth $1.29. . 50 pairs Chenille Portieres, in old blue, terra cotta, garnet and tan, dado and ._ $3.25 would be the price with the old tariff, but the new schedule allows us to sell them at $2.29. 50 pairs Finest Quality Chenille Portieres, extra width and length, deep dado and very bright pote mong tassel fringe. ‘Worth $6 pair, ™ 39» 2 cases White Spreads, 10-4 size, Marseilles effect. Worth 6c. 1 case Lancaster 11-4 Spreads, Marseilles designs. Worth $1.25. 15C. 1 care Clarendon 11-4 Spreads, better than a cheap Marseilles. Worth $1.50, g8c. Our Little Queen Isabelia Blankets, In 10, 11 and 12-quarters, beats anything ever shown in this city. Here we are bay- ing weather registering 04 im the shade and Fine Wool Blankets gelling as though it Was zero w eather. 10-4 Little Queen Isabella California Blankets, pink, red and light blue borders. Worth $5 a pair. $3.48. 11-4 same Blanket, $3.98. 12-4 same Blanket, $4.98. ‘These Blankets are controlled by us, and they are without exception the greatest value on the market today. Colored Dress Goods. 890 pieces New Novelty Dress Goods and Cioth placed on our shelves the past week entirely different from the lime offered last week. A few of our Novelties im prices from Se. to $1.49, and that means 25 per cent lower than elsewhere. 4-inch Coquet*e Suiting, two and three colvrings iu one cloth,reseda,green and red, tan and navy, green, garnet and r |, tan, brown and old gold, brown and white, bine and green, old blue and old gold, uavy and garnet, blue, garnet and reseda, brown and navy. This rakes quite a choice to select from, and onl 49c. a Yard. 40-inch Jacquard Novelty, garnet, brown, green, red and navy. material, with self-colored flowers, vines ond dots. pecial Price, 75c. 54-inch All-wool Covert Cloth Suiting, brown and black, trown and geay, tan and white, gray and black, green and browa, garnet and brown, black and white mixtures, 5 yards will make a complete suit. by $1.19. : 5c. 46-inch Imported Covert Novelty, neat hair line stripes, in two-tone colorings, garnet api myrtic, black and garnet, navy and gray, black and green. Worth $1.3v. $1.00. : 40-inch Imported Boucle Novelty, one of the raging fads of the season, stylish and swell, quite aa assuruaecnt. $1.39. 60-inch Finest Quality Light-weight Covert Cth, in Quaker gray and medium brown and black mixture, made tue same as men's fine suiting for special Gne trade. $1.49. There isn't a shade or piece missing in our regular Broadcloth, for caps or dress wear. We start at 2¥c. and finish at $2.00 a Yard. Silks! Silks! Silks! New shadings im 22-inch Changeable Taffetas, for waists or skirts, A very fine wool ery 24-inch All-silk Satin Duchesse, im all the new fall shades. Ce Zi-toch Changeable Silk Bengalines, in all the new shades. Ce 24-inch Novelty Silks, to combine with new suitings, for waists or trimmings. 75¢. Domestics. 94 Heavy Unbleached Sheeting, will run out to the inch, Isc. 2 cases of our Celebrated Iron Clad Cotton, full blexched and @ yard wide, just a3 guod as Dwight Anchor. By the yard or piece. jc. Remnants. We have only a few special items in Remnants that have been added to our Steck the past week, but the qualities and prices will make np for the shortage, 5 bales of Urbleacked Cotton Remnants, runuing fron: i to 20 yards length. 2c. 2,000 yards Neat Shirting Prints, in hg dots and spots. gic. 1,000 yards Plain Colored Chambrays, in pink, blue, yellow, gray, nile and black. This'is the very fret lot we have been able to get siuce the carly spring. New styles in Cameo Drapery, light ae colorings. New Dark Outing Flannels, tn stripes sud plaids, New Cartiual and Black Prints, tn Fe oo and small figures, New French Sateeas, black grounds, at eat colored fowers,: vines and dots. I23c. We have taki little lot of light stuff, such as Real Scotch Ginghams, Half-wool Hes, Jaconets and Chambray Prints, aod bunched the entire lot, aod made the price 3ic. a Yard. You will find sentinels stationed in every part of the store, who will ARREST your attention to everytaiug offered Jn this rdvertisement. BSOOSOH9DOTDOOGO SDI OGHHSO OODHHIDSDO NG SCO HOSS DOANIDOODO HO HOS UOO OS OD HO SHHOH‘ Big ©Furniture. @Bed Room Suites. This first lot were manufactured by Neleon, Matter é Co. (assigned) of Grand Rapids, who were for- merly the larg nd most noted makers in the world of medium and fine grade Chamber Suites. The fol- lowing Is oply a partia) list. All are made of finest selected woods— quartered oak, curly or wavy birch, bird maple, ~ Imported — Hun: bs Mic Oo Barlan “ash, cherry and select solid Mabegany. The finish ts superb and the “construction ubsolutely —unsur- passed: REDUCED DOWN mee yBOM tO urly Birc! D Curly Birch Cherry Solid “Mahoguny Curly | Birch...) Solid Mahog: Imported Ash .. JSOECSCSOSSESEOS 06 SODGSODEO OOOH LOC HHOe Bedsteads. 6.50 Bedstea eb Parlor Suites. P Reception Parlor Snite, with solid. mahogany anel, beautifully inlaid Sea's, carved top gracefully shaped legs, covered in silk damask, fish finish, a new aud utiful design, was $40, but the $50 ‘snites of others’ don't e: l. Our price neat week... $29.00 Same Sualte, with eurly — Uren ‘° lish ma- jany finish instead of inlaid. Next week's price $19.75 pgp age seni Dee Ge ane ean cup. vant for it cl £ ik C: of furniture. ——— Solid Oak Booke a 4 adjustable sbelventhelore and back all oak, beaded top, * new iy) preety de- sign, brass a i curtain, Now. nine fo $4.80 The $8 size now.......6 Sideboards. $11 Sideboards NOW... Solid Oak Sideboard, polish finish, would sell Talat si’ Xone! SHLL5O genre cy a fe with an Pastas Ridsbonrts in town. Next Week's price... seeee ?China Closet. Quartered Oak China Closet, with large lower drawer, polish finish, Worth $20. Next week's Price ...06 $13.75 POHSOSHGDSO eee SOSSS6 @ Next Week’s Offers In Housefurnishings. Pretty nearly everything you may have need for is in next week’s reduction list. tom of putting down prices on certain articles for a week at a time has been a big success. Gives everybody a chance to buy economically and connects our name with the best Furni- ture, Carpet and Upholstery values you can get. B MOSES LARGEST EXCLUSIVELY RETAIL FURNITURE, STERY, DRAPERY AND WALL PAPEit HOUSE IN AM lth and F Streets, Our cus- : ; oe Gold Reception Chairse $190. Now cee $5.27. Ladies’ Writ ngDesks,, Antique Oak. Reduced from aoe $3-95 marae fees $8 to... -$4.95@ Drapery Dep’t. $1.75. Nov Irish Point , Lace Curtairis. 7 pairs, Were $8 ea Now. $5.75 @ 4 pairs, Were $11 ea v. $8.25 S 4 pairs. Were $15 ex + $9.00 7 pairs. Were $16 eas $11.50 6 pairs. Were $50 ea $28.00 Odd Pieces Upholstery ds. Now. 5 yds. Ramie Taj 50 in. wide. Be. 25 yds. Jute in. wide.... 4c. yds. Cotton in. wide. B0e, 10 yds. 5O in. $1.00 10 yds. 50 in. 1.23 8 yds. ‘ook ‘Tspestry, 50 in, wide... 8.50 1.50 13 yds. Wool Tupestry, 50 in. wide «+ 375 1.88 19 yds. tin Cordinet, 60 in. wid. 3.25 225 12. yds. Silk a Tapestry, 50 in. wide... 650 2.50 rocatelle, 50° tn. Papper * 650 250 Satin Broche, 50 ta. . seee B00 5.50 : Drives in Cretonnes. “woRTH. Now. S2-in, . +85 and 40c, Russia Rugs. Our justly famous Russia e unequaled in durabilit in ‘the World ‘that sell ‘Less thi Rugs by for the same money. than cost buys them now ‘in order to make room for new oues we've ordered. Regular Reduced The handsomest mark: hese 50 rolls of Tapestry handsome next AND SONS, CARPET, ee HTOLe ICA. STRIKES AND LYNCHING. A. M. E. Clergymen of the Potomac District Express Themselves. The ministers of the African Methodist Episcopal Church attending the Potemac district conference at Trinity Church, Lin- den avenue and Biddle street, Baltimore, devoted considerable attention to current topics yesterday. They discussed the Preper attitude of the church toward strikes, Mis Ida Wells and her crusade against lynch law, the prosperity of the colored race, missions and kindred mat- ters. At the afternoon session Rev. J. T. Jeni- fer, D.D., of this city read a paper on “The Attitude of the Church Toward Strikes.” He took as the basis of his re- marks Malachi, fii, 5, which condemns these who oppress the hireling in his wages, and also the words from Matthew, xxv, 15, which tell of the gift of talents according to the ability of the recipient— to one five, to another two, and to another one talent. He said the first text suggests the primary cause of the differences be- tween capital and labor, while the second suggests the occasion for such troub! the one speaks of the sin of covetousness, and the other of a diversity of talents. The speaker favored legal arbitration as a remedy for evils of the present times. He cited as an evil the suffering of the families of those who go on strik-s “Therefore,” said he, “the only tenable ground for the church to take is in favor of legal methods of settlement by arbitra- tion where there is a dispute. The time may come when the pious negro may be called upon to save the republic from an- archy or from the danger of a dictator. At the night session Rev. D. P. Seaton, D.D., M.D., of this city read a paper on “The Moral Influence of Miss Ida B. Wells’ Crusade Against Lynching.” Dr. Seaton cited the efforts of conventions and con- ferences of the colored people to a the nation to oppose lawlessness agi people of his race, and claimed that the; have not succeeded in preventing lynch- ings. Miss Wells, said he, had done more than the short range efforts they had been using to arouse public sentiment against these outrages. She Inaded her gur with truth and shot at long range from across the Atlantic with telling effect. He called attention to the need of a change of public sentiment as to the morals of the colored race, claiming that falsehood in regard to this matter is what leads up to these lynchiags. ise Wells had done much in England to correct the false impression that colored mea are lynched as a necessity. The most important business of the nizht session was the adoption of resolutions submitted by the committee through kev. Dr. Jenifer, chairman, Their tenor was laudatory of the visit of Ida Wells to Erg- land and her speeches there on the preva- Jence of lynch law in the south. The resolutions condemned “the evasions and arrogance displayed in the letters of several governors of southern states in regard to Miss Wells’ crusade.” “To argue the necessity of lynch law as these gov ernors do is to argue the weakness of ‘asian law. The Potomac district rec: nizes that the wrong conduct of one does not justify a wrong in another, resolutions were discussed widely, Dr. W. G. Bryant, secretary of the Na- tional League of Equal Rights Association, said that his organization, numbering 130, 000 colored members, and affiliated with an organization of whites numbering 25,100, are pledged against lynch law. He had a letter a few days ago from Rev. Peter Stanford of England that he would be in this country next month, The Duke of Argyle and Lady Somerset are also com- ing to investigate mob violence. He sai. the more respectable southern people hay. a warm place in their hearts for the negro, and he rejoiced that in Memphis, Tenn. all the papers that had condemned Miss Ida Wells now denounce the lynchers at Millington, ‘Tenn., and, better still, those lynchers are in jail, and the jail is guarded. The conference then adjourned. soe-— by the Pound. From the Boston Transcript. That's a jolly idea that they have in Ber- lin, of selling sheet music by the pound. You go to one of the shops where music is sold in this way and give them a list of the pieces you want and they select them and lay them out in a pile and weigh them out— y pounds, so many marks and pfen- r, you can a say, three pounds of music, you can take one pound of sentimental, one pound of dramatic, twelve ounces of comic, and four ounces of devo- ticnal, or any other such arrangement that suits your fancy. It is a great boon to the musician who is poor—not to speak of the poor musician—becavse under this system Wagner and Brahms and Dvorak wil t him no more than the insignificant and for- gotten Smithkowski, and the deluded and soft-headed Screwlocski, And Wagner for the piano, of course, being bought by the pound can be played by the pound with good grace. Se When in her little bathing suit Along the beach she walked, The effect was quite electrical, And not a few were shocked. —Detroit Tribune. Owns an Old Church Edifice and Makes It His Home, EX-SENATOR VAN WYCK'S ODD HOME He and His Family Occupied the Old Holy Cross Edifice. KITCHEN IN THE VESTRY One of the satisfactions in being a mil- Monaire is that you can live just where you please and precisely as you please, too. You can elect to spend your hours of ease in a palace of brown stone with frescoed ceilings and inlaid floors, and that is con- sidered the proper thing, but if on the other hand you go in for saving the pennies to make big dollars of them an4 live in an humble cottage away from the madding crowd or select any other modest sort of existence—well, the world smiles and rays you were always a bit eccentric, and pretty soon you will be known as a miser, to whom the amassing of gold is a keener pleasure than its distribution, When the late Senator Stanford died a year ago his only uncompleted residence war a four- room log cabin on the mountain side, from which twelve miles away a glimpse of his idyllic country bome could be had. It was his purpose to forsake now and then all Ex-Senator V Vyek’s Church. his gorgecus town and country palaces for the log cabin, which, when finished, would have been no larger than the shanty in which the first happy years with his wife and boy were spent in Califernia. A man has lived here very comfortably as every- body knows up a tree and never cared a bit whether the wind blew or not, either, but it has remained to a millionaire ex- Senator, “General” Van Wyck of Ne- braska, to make his home in a church and feel very jolly und satistied there, too. Of course his wife owns the church and the land around it, and he could see some of the fine corner lots he owns from the irch windows, and al} this, naturally, in- creased his happiness and content, as he sat under the trees in his own church yard. They Moved Into the Church. Everybody knows the picturesque and vine-clad little church on Massachusetts avenue, at the intersection of 18th and P streets. For the past few days ex-Senator Van Wyck, his wife and young daughter have made it their home. Mrs. Van Wyck owns the property, it having been bought by her husband and presented to her, as a little after-dinner favor, the day they were leaving Washington for Nebraska, at the conclusion of the latter's senatorial career. It has been the scene of high church Epis- copal service and Swedenborgian services, but lately has been idle. When Mr. and Mrs. Van Wyck came here over a month ago, to attend to repairs then in progress upon their other property, the former sug- gested that they camp out in their empty church. Mr. Van Wyck, since his long ill- ness, has a horror of mounting steps, and thought it would be a great scheme to live en the ground floor. So in they moved to the church and divided off the auditorium by imaginary lines into parlor, bed rooms, dining room and picture gallery. ‘The pictures they had stored away here in plenty, and a shopping expedition quickly provided the necessary furniture. The vestry was turned into a kitchen, and the shining pipes of the organ and the decora- tion of the chancel Lelped out the art gal- lery, though, if the treth must be told, the pictures are yet all turned face to the wall on the floor. Rugs, lamps, small tables, On the Church Steps. easy chairs and sofas dotted the space all around, and papers and books give plenty evidences of their enjoyment. A big rocker under the trees which shade the church porch made a resting place for the man of millions as he sat out there almost all day reading or chatting. Nobody could have more fun than himself over the fact that within easy reach hung the bell rope, a pull on which would have caused a familiar sound in that locality. With plenty of servants and every com- fort possible the litle household, or congre- sation would perhaps be a better word, spent the past few days very pleasantly in their novel quar and liked it so well that it is quite probable the church will be- come their winter home. A Winter Residence. Of course, they intend to put up parti- tions and make a geod many aiteratios to transform it into a proper dwelling, and had p drawn up for that purpose be- fore left here cn Thursday, which still considering. Mr. and Mrs, Wyck started then for Nebraska to ce their young daughter at a boarding 8 , and were undecided as to the date of their return here and their oc of the old Holy Cross Chureh home. During their absence, howeve relatives will reside there and be on’ hand to superintend the repairs if it is decided that the church is to become the winter home of the fam’ The Van Wy home in Nebraska is vhe of the suburban palaces of its locality. ‘The house is only two stories, inasmuch as Nebraska cyclones have the habit of top- pling over anything more of a sky-scraper and because It is the custom there to spread cver considerable ground. The house has every luxury and comfurt that money can buy and overlooks a grove of planted trees of great beauty and is surrounded by extensive pleasure grounds, miles of cattle they they are ranches and other indications of its owner’s wealth and prosperity. There is where the family will spend the autumn before re- t mc here, if they so decide to spend the winter in a nice, warm, comfortable church, Mrs. Van Wyck is a charming lady and has a wide acquaintance in society here, irrespective of party or set, and her en- tertainments last season, which was spent at the Portland, gave pleasure to many old and new friends. IN MUSICAL CIRCLES The Choral Society to Begin Its Rehearsals on Monday. The Choral Society will begin its re- hearsals on Monday night at Typographical Hall, and it is expected that the members will assemble in goodly numbers. Prof. Kospar, the musical director, has been rus- ticating in the Blue Ridge mountains during the summer, and has come back fully re- freshed by his outing and prepared to take up his work again with his customary vigor and enthusiasm. The choruses of the or- atorio of St. Paul will be at once entered upon. As this oratorio is to be the first ef- fort of the society this season, and as it is to be given at Convention Hall on Novem- ber 7, the members will have to put in seme good and faithful work to have it ready by that date. The opening of a sea- son with an oratorio is a new departure for the Choral Society, but the board of di- rectors believed that the commencement of work upon a solid composition of this char- acter would arouse enthusiasm among the members and induce a prompt and constant attendance at rehearsals. Prof. Kaspar is satisfied that the oratorio can be got ready within the time allotted, if the members wiil only supptement his efforts, and this it is believed they will do. The quartet that has been engaged for the solos consists of Miss Lillian Blauvelt, Miss Florence Stidham, Mr. Anton Schott and Mr. Emil Fischer. This is an excellent combination and will, undoubtedly give the greatest satisfaction. Miss Blauvelt made a very favorable im- pression when she sang in “The Creation” last spring. Mr. Schott has been heard here many times, and always with the greatest pleasure. Mr. Fischer's rich bass voice will fully meet the requirements of the score, and Miss Stidham’s local popularity is well known. Her work in the Philharmonic Quartet and as the solo contralto in the Epiphany Church has given her a high Standing among Washington singers. The fact that Mr. Anton Seidl and his splendid orchestra will be heard in Wash- ington the coming season will Prove wel- come news to all music lovers and concert goers. All arrangements have been com- pleted, and the orchestra will open the Washington season Tuesday, October 23, at Metzerott’s Music Hall. Much disappoint- ment was felt iast winter when-the orches- {ra was unable to appear, but this season Mr. Seidl gives his personal guarantee that the orchestra will appear. Mr. H. G. Snow, who is piloting the tour, promises brilliant grray of soloists for the various concerts. The list comprises the following well-known artists: Mme. Nordica, if she returns to America in time to fill ‘engagem: before the Sanen otk ar —_ singers ouse; Mme. Yuch-Wellman, be P. Wyman, Mme. evett, bites ager arys | £ noted English a@ celebrat: curopean pianist, The great Belgian violinist, Ysaye, will also appear. The vocalist for the October concert’ wili be Mme. Blauvelt; the pianist, Miss Lotta Mills. These ladies need no introduction to Washington. Mme. Blauvelt made her first appearance here last winter with the Choral Society, Fong a nected: hit. ive a cordial welcor friends, who have watched the, ond rts of her work while abroad the Past three years, and who it her first appearance, after The coming of the vary pany rext week. will ope had In this courtry agement. As a woman she attractive personality and miration of a wide circle charming home on the banks it where she and her hushand ~ in @ grand old castle, surrounded efous grounds. It w: tofore known. In relating a visit t remarkable place the singer recently’ setae ‘Rider Haggard must surely have visited this portion of the Rhine before his con- ception of ‘She,’ for about five 1e8 above the river in the left wall of the mountain is the fdentical cave described by the well-known author, excepting bis exterior means of egress. “At the entrance, which ts in the fa: of high cliffs, beautiful stalactites of mixed lime and crystal formation hang in differ- ent lengths from the roof, while the floor is covered with stalagmites extending their glistening points to meet those above. beauties of the cave are beyond descrip- tion, as are also the horrors. As one goes farther into the cave the magnificence is intensified. The explorer is confrouted at the entrance to the chamber with stalac- tite formations that have run off to one side like an immense curtain or portiere of purest crystal, draped in the most artistic style. This is called the bridal chamber and happy indeed would be the bride who could awaken to begin life amid such splen- dor and magnificence did ehe fail to realize that it was a cave. “After passing through the bridal cham- ber you mount a slight incline and go into the saloon or reception hall, which locked more to my eyes like an immense benquet hall, with ceiling and walls studded with joewels—amethysts, diamonds, rubies, ete.—that reflect back in brilliant various colored rays the light from our candles, There are other apartments caually as remarkable and a lake of great size.” One of the interesting musical as well as social features of the winter will be the production of “Si-Lootah,” an opera deal- ing with Indian romance. Mr. Rufus Cum- mings Garland, son of the ex-Attorney Gen- eral, and well known in this city, composed the music, and the libretto was written by Mr. the Taylor Grimes. The scene is laid in home of the Sioux, in Dakota. The a will be produced early in December number of leading society women of hingten will be among the patronesses. Eighty persons will be on the stage, and a full orchestra of twenty pieces will be un- der the direction of Mr. Garland. Rehear- sals began last Monday, and will continue twice a week until December. The opera will later be produced in Baltimore, Rich- mond and othe? cities, and will be followed by another to be written by Mr. Garland while abroad, where he intends to finish his musical education in Berlin. john P. Lawrence is back from an led and enjoyable visit to Winthrop, .. Where his family were spending the summer. While there Mr. Lawrence play- ed informally and twice in public—once at Gloucester, and made a very favorable im- pression. Mr. Lawrence has resumed his old place as organist at St. Matthew's Church, and he will be, as usual, the plan- ist of the Choral Society. Mr. Henry Xander has returned from Brighton Beach, where he attended the Seidl concerts during July and August. — Omaha Has a Snow Fall. ‘The first snow of the season fell at Oma- ha yesterday. It was followed by a heavy rain storm from the north, SOME IMPROVEMENTS The revival of interest in the real estate large as 1s usually expected at this season of the year. Experienced dealers, however, being rented between the Ist and the 15th September they rather expect to see tension of the season beyond the the month, continued perhaps up to of October. At the latter period the de- mand for furnished houses usually begins. Perhaps the most significant feature of the market just at present is the appearance cf a class who desire to purchase rather than rent. Quite a number of transactions in residence property have already taken place and others are in the course of negotiation. There is also a demand for unimproved property, and when the prices are consider- ed at all favorable, there is but little dim- An Easy Moncey Market. The readiness with which the bonds issued by the Columbia Railroad Company, to se- cure money to make the proposed change in the motor power of that road, have been with equal ease, which will shortly be needed. case it is understood that the raised by a mortgage on the company. Of course, the franchises of these companies stand high cial world, and therefore their mene ceryenee cress § ought 8u would not were it feeling which is now disappearing that money is tight, and is not available for any investment. Of course, section of the left over feeling late financial depression, and it price agreed co be paid was Toot. ‘the various sites offered with & few tions, within @ belt 4 few squares north and south on side of, Maryland avenue, and extending from gt the offers Submitted would vel idea of the vailing vali “— section of the ay for this reason the following quotations from the schedule of bY A lot at the northeast Streets 24 by about 94 feet was $1.50 per square foot. £ street 20 by 94 feet for ing lots on Sth street for ninety cents, and the same dimensions for ninety: On Wth between F and G streets by 100 feet, $1.25 per foot; three Maryland avenue between streets, having a frontage of 5% feet depth cf about 9 feet, $1.25 per foot; southeast corner of 9th lot 40 by 106 feet was for $1.10. The southwest corner ‘Sth and streets, 41 by 116 feet, was valued at per foot. A lot having a fect on D street between Streets, with a depth of about % feet, offered at eighty-three cents. Two lots, each 60 by 100 feet, by an alley, and fronting on 11 between D and E streets, was : pioaee i pigheye fate 5. between and 1ith streets. A block of lots divided by an alley and extending to an alley, front- ing 102 feet on Sth street between E and F streets, with a depth of 100 feet, was offered at prices ranging from ninety cents to per foot. Having a frontage of 58 feet street between With and 10th streets, @ depth of 102 feet, a lot was offered eighty cents, The price asked for the nort! of 10th and D streets, 81 by 92 or an uption of 56 feet of this $1.25 per foot. On 1ith street and C streets the price asked by 115 feet was seventy-five on E street between 12th and 13th 5S by 115 feet was valued at cents. The value of the northeast E and 13th streets, 70 by 68 placed at eighty cents. On D tween 12th and 13th streets a 167 feet was scheduled at ceats. A lot 106 feet by 85 northeast corner of 7 and at valued at $1.15. A paccagg eee yh ge A Hage mp al by 1 ts a was valued at $1.75. tween C and D stree an average depth of 116 feet, ing 7.500 square feet, was val or seit a | eel at eld iti aij H cents. There were a. number offered, but those above will to give a general idea of the Some Improvemen: Plans have been completed by gan, architect, for remodeling 218 41-2 street, which ts to hotel purposes. There will added and a copper oriel will features of the front. Charles Early has had plans two three-story dwellings, to on 2ist street between R The fronts will be built of Indiana — ~~ but — cans Eight three-story houses, be erected by Barr & Sanner at of 18th and Kenesaw streets. Otto Rupert will build a store dence at 12th and O streets prepared by C. A. Didden, arch structure will be three stories 25x85 feet, and will have a front stone and buff brick. A three-story will be built on the rear of the lot. A block of twenty-six six-room will be built by C. B. Keferstein street between 24 and 84 streets east. Plans for a flat pens So 2 on Park avenue, Mount it th Fy > oH ill HARE ma kit ii is ils g are? i