Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1894, Page 22

23 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, LATEST IN DOLLS Bebe Jumeau Has Real Eyebrows and Calls “Mamm:.” THE BROWNIES AND HIS BROTHERS - Ingeniously Constructed Dudes, Foot Ball Players and Policemen. ALSO BABY BUNTING From the New York Herald. ‘The children of today are not the children of a generation ago. Santa Claus has found ft out and !s acting accordingly. Their tiny minds have caught the strains and epirit of the march that is sending civiliza- tion ferward with an ever quickening pace, and their childish fads and fancies are truly fin de stecle. And now thousands of deft fingers in Germany, France, and even in the heart of the German quarter here, are working nimbly on the make believe babies of high and low degree, Although that quaint region in Thuringen “Puppeniand,” the birthplace of the doll, has always Leen known as Dollieland, from the reason that the vast majority of dolls used throughout the world are made there, still, Paris, according to.the experts, has the lead in the manufacture ef the most aristocratic and finel¥ finished dolls. Bebe Jumeau. The precicus pet now being prepared for the holiday rush is the Bebe Jumeau, and she and her sisters bring prices ranging from $2 to $40. This, of course, allows her nothing but the pasteboard box and the seant gauze chemise which covers her beautifully jointed body. Lebe this year glories in many new embellishments. Besides being able to call “mamma” and “papa” in most distinct tones, joints have been added at her wrists, which, combined with the movements of her elbow and shoulder, lend a charming grace to the ges- tures she may be compelled to assume, and, wonder of wonders! she has eyebrows of real hair an@ when she 1s put to sleep the dark silken fringe sweeps slowly down- ward and, outltting itself beneath the tint- ed lid, transforns her truly into a sleep- ing beauty of which the most exacting mother would be proud. Her hair is haman, long, soft and finely woven, and can be curled or dressed In the latest Paris mode according to the taste and fancy of the youthful possessor, and of her gowns, shoes and hats—well, a small fortune can be spent upon her in that line; but of them, later. In point of size Bebe can be bought anywhere from twelve inches to the height and preportion of a well-form- ed three-year-old real baby, with expros- sions to suit. As fer the aristocratic German dolls, they, tco, are beautifully constructed with Joints that permit of the imitation of almost every human movément, and they have prettier faces than the French dolls, and in a year it will be but a matter of taste as to which doll is the leader. Rag Baby Dolls. Right here in New York there Is a little corner that has been plucked from the heart of Puppenland, and it seems as if the very atmosphere of the Thuringenwald surrounded them, for the whole family, consisting of “mutter, vader und der kleiner,” are making dolls now, from early morning until late at night, and true to tradition and custom, “mutter,” a pleasant- faced frau, transacts all of the business and brings all’ of the work to the 23d street firm, who will soon begin to sell them at the rate of fifty a day. ‘The doll is a rag baby. That ts what it looks like, but !t ts stuffed with hair and Flower and Brownie Doll. has a plain outfit of calico and gingham, with probably a sun bonnet, put on to siay. The frau cuts the flannel forms, the boys fill them with hair and the girls make the calico dresses and gingham aprons. Mein Herr ts the artist, and upon the lit- tle knob surrounded by the bonnet he paints @ face, smile, frizzes and all, and the rag baby is ready for market. The face is one of the greatest attractions, and last year hundreds of the dolls were sold. The rag babies are also made up as boys, with calico trousers; babies with long @resses and bibs, and negro ladies with ‘very wide grins and who are honored with @ wisp of the black hair for a bang. There are rag dolls that are imported from England, too. They are pretty, but they do not win the affections of buyers when compared with the German babies. An oddity in this class are dolis made of nothing but strings, with shoe buttons for eyes. ‘The German family on the east side Pup- penland are elso making German knitted dolls, which consist of a plece of cotton. covered with « lignt flannel, and upon this is knitted a head, with a hat, w coat, dress, shoes ani stockings in colors. Everything 4s on for good. and the faeca is made of rows ef tiny black end red beads. Brownie is the Latest. ‘The newest doll out is the Brownie and his band of brothers—his very merry band of adventurous scamps—fun loving and fun making. They are ingeniously constructed of brown satinet bodies and wire legs with twisted knee joints, some bowlegged, others knockkneed, yet all with queer expressions and eyes always turned up in mild amaze- ment or great fright, which gives an im- pression of approaching collapse. In books the poor little fellows were copy- righted, now they are patented—dudes, foot ball players, Tammany policemen and midshipmites—but they are going to have a great sale. A new doll from Germany is Baby Bunt- ing, and she will certainly prove a delight to the heart of any tot. She has a pretty German Soldier aud Rag Doll. wax face and nicely molded hands and feet. All else, even the top of her head, is @overed with fleecy white rabbit fur, giv- her something of a fantastic Robinson soe effect. ‘Another pretty German doll {s the flower baby. She fs prettily formed of bisque, ghout five inches high, and has for a dress @ petals of @ rose, so cleverly desisned that they seem to form a real flower. A few petals form her hat. She is red, pink, | white or yellow, as your taste inclines. A new Parisian conceit comes over this year in a pretty box. When the cover is taken off monsieur, madame and their en- tire family will have their first introduction to American boys and girls. They are six inches high, handsomely dressed in finest clothing, and surrounding them are their two daughters, son and baby, chef and nurse girl, all arrayed in proper and becom- ing styles. They are called “Our French Cousins. A new German novelty Is a baby dell who reclines in an egg shell. You pull a cord, and the doll very promptly says, “Mamma.” Wonderful Automatons. In the automaton dolls there are any number of wonderful creatures who do al- most everything but breathe and eat. You touch a spring between the shoulder blades of a pretty faced doll labeled $40, and she recites “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” in Noah and His Wife. a voice that takes you at once back to your ehildhood days, when you did the same thing for the benefit of admiring visttors. A handsome youth, clad in military uni- form, is wound up, and in a moment he lifts a small bugle to his lips and sounds the American, German and French calls. He is worth $25. There cre hundreds of little girls in this city who are allowed very snug sums for the proper maintenance and support of their dolls, anf on pleasant days they visit the big doll store and shep with much earnest- ness and as seriously as if they were buy- ing for real babies. There are departments for pot agp that a dell could wear from the stage of her infancy to the attainment of her position as a lady of society. In the first place there are doll houses, some of which are four feet high and have @ kitchen and a parlor, a stairway leading to a reception room and bedroom and gar- ret for servants. Witheut a piece of furni- ture some run as high as $00), $75 and $100. In the furniture department there is every- thing on a miniature scale necessary to the furniahing ef a home, comprising tiny stu- dent lamps, pianos, parlor lamps, giit cabi- nets, parlor sets uphostered with rich bro- cade, 5 o’cleck tea tables and sets, full din- Baby Bunting Eyclasher. ner sets of dishes, with a dozen styles and designs to choose from; bird cages, pictures on easels, clocks, bedroom sets and candle- sticks, with real candles no larger than @ match. Then for the dining room table everything in the line of provisions is cleverly repro- duced, such as fish, ham, roast beef, bread, puddings, cakes, jellies, salads, boars’ heads, ete. Adornment for Her Dollieship. Displayed in pretty boxes are the jewels for the adornment of the waxen beauties, consisting of bracelets, necklaces, earrings, watches and chains. In the next case are combs, fancy hairpins, powder boxes, cakes of soap, lorgnettes and everything her dol- Neship needs for a proper appearance in public. The fur department has muffs, capes, coats, boas, silk and kid gloves, leg- gings and overgaiters, rubbers and: even rubber coats and cloaks of all sizes to offer. Other bits of doll finery are parasols, hats, trunks, boxes of handkerchiefs and new wigs made of human hair. So the march of invention and tmprove- ment has caught even the doll up in the swirl, and so it will advance as the genera- tion grows—with but these exceptions: Dear old Noah and his wife and family, with the red cow and yellow dog, carved out of wood, just as they were carved forty years ago, just as popular as ever; the poor little Jap- anese doll, with his crooked eyes, paper dress and funny squeak, and the primitive ¢oll our grandmothers used to fondle—the little wooden doll, with arms and legs that swing one way on wooden hinges—she of the white face, inky eyebrows and heavy black paint and impossible smile—she will always live. ————-eee. KEEP GIRLS AT WORK. A Remedy That is Suggested for Fits vf Depression. Many a mother ts distressed almost be- yond endurance by what she calls “fits of depression” in her daughter, and because she knows no remedy for it. She immedi- ately ryshes off and buys her a new gown or a hat or a coat, plans a trip for her or a party, or most anything else that seems to promise distraction, and that will get her mind away from herself. It 1s a good deal like giving a child who ts crying from sheer irritation caused by Indigestion a lot” of candy to distract its attention. It will for- get for a time, and then it will be crosser than ever, because you have only fed the disease an opiate. When the effect has passed away the disease will eat deeper than ever. The proper thing to do for a girl who suf- fers from fits of depression is to give her something to live for. In nine cases out of ten the cause of depression is a lack of reg- ular occupation and corresponding interest in life. It is unfortunate that so many girls are not obliged to do anything. It is hard to get interested in work that one feels is not absolutely necessary for one to perform unless the object appeals to some need of one’s nature, and then we do it for love, and not for emolument or reward. Girls didn’t have fits of depression before it became lowering to help with the house- work. You will find in the home where the girls take turns at doing the chamber work, washing the dishes, helping with the mend- ing, sewing, darning and sweeping, to light- en the moti-er’s burden, there are no fits of angry tears, no depressed spells. There 1s 0 time, and less Inclination. The household duties, although light, keep the system active, the blood stirred up and the liver in good working order, and when the liver works properly the microbes of depression flee. To insure a girl's happiness never permit her, from the time she can walk, to be an instant {dle, except when !t 1s necessary for her to sleep. Whatever she does—if it 1s building block houses, making a frock for her doll, or a gown for herself—make her do it well. Teach her that life fs made up of moments filled with perfectly accomplished work, and that the moment then passing ts the only one that fs surely hers. No man, no woman, will make a success of life who has no object in living. If a girl's object ts to marry, then let her make herself profictent in household lore. If she takes to sewing, give her every chance to perfect herself in that. Fncour- age her to have a hobby; people with hob- Mes never have denressed spells. They of- ten cause them in others, but even a hobby well ridden !s preferable to the sickly sen- timentality of the ambitionless girl, whose mother. through overweening love, has been her ruin. Peck eease cst Largest Price Ever Patd for Stamps. From the Westminster Gazette. Messrs, Stanley & Gibbons have purchas- ed the celebrated collection of Australian stamps owned by Mr. M. P. Castle, vice president of the London Philatelic Soctety, for £10,000. This is the largest price ever paid for a collection of stamps. The col- lection was commenced tn 1872, and includss stamped envelopes, cards and wrappers, many of the specimens being unused. LAND OF THE FINNS A Beautiful and Interesting but Little Known Country. SIMPLE IN THER MODE OF LIFE The Finnish Lover Never Pops the Questlon Himself. THEIR FOOD AND DRINK J. Dodds Shaw, in the Westminster Review. Helsingfors, an attractive and well-built city, so Mttle known to tourist or trader, has but just been the scene of national fe! tivity on the occasion of unveiling a hand- some statue erected to the memory of Alex- ander II, the emperor to whom Finlanders owe @ notable enlargement and official con- firmation of their cherished rights. Nearly all the towns and villages were represented by special delegates, the parliament at- tended en masse, and among the thousands of spectators were about eight hundred uni- versity students, conspicuous In their white caps. The statue represents Alexander standing with the charter of Finnish rights in his hand, and on the sides of the base are representations of peace, art, science and industry, admirably sculptured by Mr. W. Reneberg, son of the late national poet. No better place could have been fouml for the monument than in the square where it stands, surreunded by the senate house, the university and other stately public build- ings. For some menths past the parlia- ment of Finland has been holding its ti- ennia] sessions, and the tact that it finds little or no record in the British press is, perhaps, the most conclusive evidence of the general tranquility of its proceedings. Nevertheless tt is noteworthy that in that Tremete northern region agitations are in Progress concerning not a few ef the ques- tions that have come to the frent in Bng- land. The legistature of Fintund censists of four separate chambers, representing We land owners, the clergy, the townspeeple and the peasants. These are to arrive at substantial agreement upon new constitutional projects betore legislative changes can be submitted te the czar, as gral duke, for his assent, Amo! the questions which have been under bate are a better system of natienal education, the diminutien of multiple votes, largely exercised by the richer classes, and equal- ity of pelitical rights of both sexes. But English readers may be more interested in some account of the country itself, few parts of Eurepe being so little known. Some Quaint Customs. Suoml, as natives fondly call it, possesses many features and customs ef pecultar in- terest, besides the fact that it can fairly boast of being the treest and best-governed portion of the Russian empire. Greatly mistaken are any who assume that it is covered with snow and ice during most of the year, that it remains inaccessible to culture or is Inhabited by a people imper- fectly civilized. Finland is no doubt a se- vere and parsimonious mother to her chil- dren, not prodigal of gifts like more fa- vored southern lands. ‘The fact that they have had to fight a hard battle, with grim drawbacks of climate and geographical po- sition, has made them a robust, persever- ing race, simple In their mode of life, but much more advanced in ideas than might be expected from these remotely situated subjects of the czar. The strife of centuries gave fresh point to native ballads and epics, which, before the printed book era, were handed down orally from generatwon to generation. Sometimes these took the form of magic chants and incantations, for the descendants of the old sorceries had been dignified te the rank of Poets. Although cemposed in different pe- riods between the eighth and the fourteenth centuries, these were not gathered in writ- ing until early in the present century. In 1885 they were published in one volume known as the Kalewala, which has been translated into English, Swedish, French, Russian, German and Hungarian, This na- tional epic, which consists of no fewer than 22,793 verscs, is much admired for its grandeur of conception, profound senti- ment and delicacy of thought; indeed, many scholars consider that it rivals the Had and Odyssey. It abounds in natural sym- bolism and mythical stories. In some of these, inanimate things are supposed to be imbued with life and brought inte closer re- lation with the singer. Marriage fetets in Finland, as in Norway, are often prolonged for several days, even among folk of humble rank. One pecullar- ity, which may excite more surprise than approval among eligible suitors in our coun- try, is that the Finish lover never himselt “pops the question” to the girl of his choice. The momentous proposal ts made through a third person, called the “talman,” to whom the happy couple give a present when his delicate mediation proves success- ful and ends itn a wedding. Not uncom- monly their gift to the talman takes the urromantic form of a shirt. In like man- ner the clergyman who presides over the nuptial service receives a simple and inex- pensive present, often a handkerchief and @ pair of warm hair gloves. A similar gift fs bestowed upon the officiating priest at funerals. Upon these mournful occasions the service is exceedingly simple—more so than would satisfy the views of British un- dertakers; but the burial ts, as a rule, fol- lowed by large hospitality on the part of the bereaved family. One favorite occupa- tion for home leisure in Finland, in addi- tion to their characteristic music, is the proposing and solving of enigmas. Their Food and Drink. But it is in poesy and song that the Fin- nish people most excel. Their language ad- mirably lends itself to these purposes, alike from its sonorous character and the rich- ness of its vocabulary. The Finlander smokes much tobacco, but of inferior quality, and the favorite bever- age of the people is coffee, largely mixed with chicory; indeed, the coffee pot 1s al- ways kept in readiness on a hob at the corner of the fire. Another drink in com- mon use is an acidulated small beer called kalja; but on special occasions, as at mar- riages or funerals, a stronger beer {s con- sumed. In the country districts aai at the coast, salt fish is more frequently eaten than meat; butter is not much used, and still less cheese, although a large quantity of good cheese 1s exported from the country to other markets. The most :mportant food plant in t country is rye, and next in order come potatoes. Barley and oats are less common. Wheat ts considered a dell- cacy, and wheaten bread is used chiefly by the better classes, with tea or coffee. The country does not produce enough cereals for its own consumption. Politically, the position of the Finlanders is peculiar, Their country enjoys a large measure of freedom and internal indepen- dence, and yet it is under the ultimate su- preme control of Russia. Most natives de- mur to the idea that it has been absorbed in the Russian empire, and they point to the fact that each successive czar during the present century, on assuming office as Grand Duke of Finland, has entered into a solemn pledge to maintain unaltered the original rights and constitutional laws of the grand duchy. A copy of the first impe- rial warrant to this effect, granted In 18), is hung up on view in all the churches of Finland. The administration of the country is presided over by a governor general, who is appointed by the czar, and with that functionary there is associated a secretary of state, who must be a native of Finland. The four legislative orders are convoked every three years, and each sits separately, but they may deliberate In common If this is asked by one of the orders and supported by another of them. The Women Vote. The privileges of the nobility have been abolished, except so far as concerns repre- sentatlor. in thelr own diet, where, unlike the other orders, they are allowed, if ab- sent, to vote by proxy. The clerical cham- ber is always presided over by the arch- bishop, and Includes the bishops and twenty- eight deputies elected by the priests, also two chosen by the universities, and certain representatives of the public schools. The third chamber consists of about fifty-six representatives of the bourgeois class, one from each town, except in places with a population of over 6,000, where one extra member allowed for every additional 6,000 inhabitants. With the exception of the nobility, clergy, women, soldiers and ser- vants, all ratepayers In towns have @ vote, but the rating qualifleation is high, and ex- cludes a large proportjon of the inhabitants from the electoral regjster, If a resident has ngt ap income of more than 200 marks a year fie is not rated, and consequently has no Yote! What is known as the Swedish party} comprising the bet- ter class of townspeople, defend plural vot- ing. Those reformera, who call themselves the Finnish national ary advocate both a lowering and simplifeation of the fran- chise. The fourth, the peasant chamber, consists of sixty members, and every 2,000 electors returns a representative. Members of pariiament must be natives of Finland, Uke al) those who vote fer them. Electors must also be at least: twenty-one years of age, resident in the ;disirict where they vote, and must have paid rates there for not less than three years. Women have acquined the right to vote in communal affairs, put, not yet in pollti- cal contests, although female franchise 80- cleties have for some years been urging a fuller recognition of the claims of their sex. In Finland women .are larg’ em- ployed, not only in the post office, telegraph stations and other public departments, but also in many banks and private offices. Members of parliament are paid at the rate of about 16s. per day during the session, and ure allowed to travel free to and thetr parliamentary duties. In the Finnish pariament the agreement of all four or- ders, together with the ganction of the czar, is necessary in any decisions affecting fun- damental laws. Upon questions of internal government the accord of three of the chambers 1s sufficient: and where there Is a tle—two chambers ranged on each side on any ungent question—a commissi may be appointed, composed of sixty delegates of the four orders sitting together. Mill- tary service !s compulsory, but the period may be reduced in the case of young men Who attain a prescribed educational stand- tee PINS AND NEEDLES. Improvements in Their Manufacture Since the Time of Henry VIII. From London Invention. Pins are regarded as emblems of insig- nificance, but their manufacture, neverthe- less, now forms an fmportant branch of British industry, and it has been estimated by competent autherities that their produe- tion in this country alene amounts to 5if- 000,000 daily, and three-fourths of this quan- tity are made in Birmingham. In Henry VIII's time pins must have been rather clumsy articies, and were controlled by a l@gislated specification as follows: person shall put to sale any pins as shall not be @ouble-headed and seldered fast to the shank, well smoothed, Bhaven, fled, eanted, and sharpened, ete.” In Charles Cs reign the industry had made evident ogress, fo! pininekers’ corporation was then foundea in London, Adam Seuth, a century ago, gave us a very interesting description of the manu- facture of pins as then carried on. At that time an uneducated workman could scfrce- ly make a dozen pins in a day, but within the last fifty years the trade has been quite reyolationived by the imtreduction of ma- chivery. Shertly after 1524 an American, L. W. Wright, invented a maehtne by which a perfect pin was produced during the revo- lution of a single wheel. The machine was first practically worked in a factory at Lambeth, but soon afterward it was re- moved to Stroud in Glocestershire—the seat of the pin industry, and later removed to Birmingham. "The wholesale prices of ordinary pins may range from Is. $d, to 8%. per pound, and on the average 1,060 go to make this weight; entomological ‘pths cost about 7s. per pound, and 4,000 er more of this class only weigh one ounce. Each machine now used in this firm's establishment produces 200 finished pins per minute, which is indeed a striking contrast to the wearisome manu- facture of Adam South's days. Needles a manufactured out of swperter qualities of cast steel wire cut Into leagths to make two at a time. These pieces are strakhtened upon an iron table by me: of an instrument termed @ “rubbing knife. The wire is then pointed by automatic ma- chinery provided with a fun and shaft to carry away the steel and grindstone dust, which fs very injurious to inhale. In former days the lives of the workmen employed in the needle trade were considerably shorten- ed by breathing alr charged with such par- Ucles. A finished needle, however, must have a hard and elastic temper, whereas these, in thelr present state, are softer than the wire out of whieh they were made. Therefore, after the needles have been burnished in the eyes they are hardened by heating in an oven an subsequently cooled by plung- ing them into ofl. The rapid cooling of the steel mak.s {t as brittle ae glass. The needles will now almost break upon touch- ing them; Indeed, in this condition they ‘would be ag useless as in the soft state. To reduce them to a perfect state of elas- ticity their temperature has to be again raised to about 600 degrees and then, by allowing them to cool gradually, the re- quired degree of elasticity ts obtained. The heads are afterward softened by the ap- plication of heat for facilitating burnish- Ing. The process of scouring the needles bright takes about a week. They are mixed with oil, soft soap and emery powder, wrapped in loose canvas and piaced in a kind of mangle worked by mechanical pow- er. This scouring process done, the needles are washed in hot water and dried in saw- dust. ‘The whole value of ordinary needles varies from 1s. to Ss. per 1,000, according to qual- ity, and taking an average size, say, No. 6, equivalent to 29,000ths of an inch in’ dlame- ter, 8,500 will go to the pound. a ADAM'S HERALDIC DEVICE. But Where Did He Display His Cont- of-Arma, From the Cornhill Magazine. Although heraldic authorities have made no direct attempt to solve the vexed ques- tton— When Adem delved and Eve span, Who was then the gentleman? - yet they have assigned to Adam two coats- of-arms. The first, which was borne in Eden before the fall—when he needed neither coat for covering nor arms for de- fense—consisted of a shield gules, upon which the arms of Eve (a shield argent) were quartered as an escutcheon of pre- tense, she being an heiress! The second coat, borne after the expulsion from the garden, was “paly trarehe, divided every way, and tinctured of every color.” The use of furs In blazonry is, as hag been sol- emnly asserted, a relic of the garments of skin worn by our first parents. The sec- ond man who lived upon earth, Abel, was, we are told, a true gentleman—a proof that it does not necessarily take three genera- tions to manufacture the article. Cain was “no gentleman” by behavior, but he was the first man who desired to have his arms changed, ‘so God set his mark upon him.” Nearly all the principal characters in the Old Testament have been accredited with coats-of-arms. These are, as a rule, highly appropriate, except In the case of Joseph's heraldic coat, which was merely black, tinc- tured with white—‘‘chequy sable and ar- gent’—whereas something after the pattern of Adam's second coat would surely have been more In keeping’ with the youthful Joseph's favorite attire» Gideon bore arms, sable, a fleece argent, ‘a thief azure gutte d'eau; David, a harp or im a field argent, and Samson, gules, @ Mon couchant or, within an orle argent, #emee of bees sable. Armorial ensigns are supposed to have re- ceived divine sanction,sfon God, when pre- scribing unto Moses the form of conducting the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness, expressly 6rmimanded the use of armorial signs. sayingyiThe children of Israel shail pitch their tents every man by ris own camp, and evéry'man by his own standard, - oF Locating a Kansas Man, From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “Seems to me I ought, to.know you!” said the Ohio man to Judge Ready of Kansas. “Weren't you a candidate for judge on the republican ticket when I was through here three years ago?” “why, surely I—" “No, that was four years ago.” “Are you certain?” “Know it! Three years ago I was demo- cratic candidate for sheriff. “Yes; I had heard of your running for sheriff, but supposed that was two years—” “No; year before last I was candidate for Congress on the Farmers’ Alliance ticket—” “Q-o-h, yes! I heard of your running for Congress, but somehow I got the impres- sion that it was last year—" “Naw; last year I was prohibition candi- date for coroner” “Still In politics, are you, judge?” , a little.’ This year I'm the popu- list caniidate for township trustee. Didn't want to run, you know a man owes something to his country.” 1894—TWENTY-FOUR PAGHS, THR NEW WOMAN. Reaching the Conclusion That There is No Such Person. Charles Dudley Warner in Harper's Magazine. What she said was this: “I am sick and tired to death of hearing about woman!” ‘This somewhat vicient expression ig not quoted here to be defended, and it does not need contemporary explanation; it merely indicated the cumulative weariress of long- tried patience. And it must not be taken to express too much, Though women are often tired of themselves and of each other, and do not hesitate to say so, this is only @ temporary weariness, and does not at all express the feelings of a misogonist toward women generally. Indeed, this woman who 1s quoted would probably turn with wither- ing rebuke upon any man who should say that the ‘modern world has had about ‘oman and would like a rest. 1 would meekly emit that rest the world will not have, and rest it does hot deserve, (uw ase ine grave. No, it is progress and not rest that we need, and that must go on, even to the extent of women forming themselves into a syndicate, a wo- ‘an’s trust, for carrying on business in- lependent of the other sex, and dictating tel of partnership. The speaker was not tired of women, but of “hearing” about wanian,”” Oannot woman, she said, be taken for granted? Why shculd she assert herself, or permit hergelf to be treated as a sep- amte ctass? Why this clamor every time she does anything, as ‘if it were extraor- dinary that a human being should have genius or exhibit capacity? W! make such @ cackling, like a hen every e she layg an egg? A man does not ask consii- eration or immunity from criticism for hing he does becauge he is a man, Why should a woman? The whole attitude is undignified,and a confeesion of inferiority that enrages me. If I were to take a “dou- ble-first,” 7 write a ee I should he hu- millated if I were praised for it like a ey I am tired of reading about woman all the periodioals and new: were a newty discov species, Every journal must have its ‘oman’s Column,” its ‘Woman's Doings,” its man,” its “Woman’s World,” in Society,” “Women tn the Ocean,” “We- man in the Pulpit,” “Weman in Literature, woman riding down the newspaper columns on a bicycle. And it is announced that this is the woman’s age, that woman {s in th saddle, that weman has come to stay. She seems to want to draw the line, as she did rather effectively at Chicago in a woman's building, and te force an antagonism in every department of life, Even in her own periodicals I do not see any column devoted to man. That are be refreshing reading. Woman! Why, has borne ie whele race for 6,000 years, and she has got te bear it along in all the ages; she is the great cofeervative and really controlli feree. I wish they would let her alene. am Sick of ai this petty talk about her, The “Study” has not felt at liberty to ex- clude this intemperate language from its impartial pages. + e+ —____ Writsen for The Evening Star. AN INTERVIEW WITH DEATH. ‘Twas midaight, and methought I softly dreamed Of love nud happiness, uutil there seemed Within my chamber near my couch to be A presence, yet wy dreaming eye could see Only the sladowy oatiines trembling near— Bueugh to Mi me with a mameless fear, I started up and ericd with bated breath: “What—who ert thea?’ An answer came, 1. "Tis Death!" “‘Deuth!"" 1 repeated hoarsely, while the blood for- soo Ts My heart aud cold my body shook. A terrer setwed my sont, I turued my head From the dread pbautom by my bed; Yet, like the wreich condemned, whose fate so nigh Aud sure that desperation makes him boldly die, So 1 at last the uwful silence broke, Though scarce above a stammeriug whisper spoke: ‘O art thou Death, indeed? Hast come for me? Thou cullst so uoanneunced, so suddenly, ‘That I am uvyrepared to go with thee. duexorable, O Deata, ure all thy laws! Yet let a beipiess mortal plead nis ca And sty Letore thee now his one desire. “Speak, mortal, speak, say what dost thou re- quire?” “O Death! thou canst anticipate my need, And so much surely thou wilt me concede— 0, take me not tonight, my time extend, Untll my life ts ited for its end, Untii—ah! many things must yet be done, Schemes, plaus be finished long ago begun, AmbiUons grutilied, ay, wrongs avenged—by Time— Which J lave suffered deep from thi ‘That stung with calumuy’s envenomed tongue, Til all my soul with agouy was wrung! Besides, O Death! if spared the years may bless My life with long, long hoped for happiness, A thousand other reasons could 1 give, © Death, that I a few more years should lve; Graut, grant my prayerl’" “Poor son of earth, this plea For years, more years, comes oft to me. Aud With the self-same reasons thou hast brought— ‘Thou dost from fellow mortals differ naught In this. All would postpone My final call, They would with added days atone For time wilsspeut, for wrongs to others done, Ur to Wiemseives—at last hope to have won All they bad sought, yet hitherto in vain, But tf their wish be granted and they gain Double the yeurs they asked, or even more, I Gnd them no more ready than before— ‘They still would live, still further time implore. ‘Therefore 1 warn thee, as 1 grant thy prayer, Fur my next visit curefully prepare. Waste not the precious time in building o'er Thy vaunted sehemes—the past will come no more. Ambition’s bauble, fawe, seek thou not to secure, Nor burdening wealth; these but endure With thy brief Mfe, and must be left behind; Seek that which gives @ pure, contented mind, But if thou wouldst acquire unselish fame, Let charity im all things be thy constant aim. Leave vengcance with the Power where tt belongs, ‘That rights impartially all human wrongs, And learn these noble precepts while you Mve— Learn to subdue thyself and to forgive. Fulfill each duty 1 its proper sphere, Cherish no malice, cause no falling tear; Be just und true to all and satisfy ‘Thy eonscience—then thou shalt not fear to aie, But when 1 come will lay thee on my breast, Even as a weary child es down to rest. Why, why should mortals dread my presence #0? And ‘call me ‘King of Terrors?’ when they know, Or should, that I for every pain and grief And crushing care and agony bring sure relief. I touch—there comes a quick surcease Of mortal suffering, and they rest in peace! But the immortal spirit called the soul I cannot even touch, cannot control. Dispel thy horror, mortal, ere I go; Gate fearless upon Death!" I looked and, lo! A wondrous vision met my anxious eyes, Filling my bosom witb an awed surprise: No dreadful image with a sable plume, And trailing robes of black, was in my room; No eyeless skull with grinning joles was there, But in its stead a face so radiant fair, So tender and so sweet, though sad, tt seemed ‘A mother’s loving presence on me beamed. ‘A dazzling nimbus crowned the brow with light, ‘The heavenly form was draped in fleecy white; I wutely gazed in wonder Ull the bright Roved vision melted softly from my sight. DE WITT 0, SPRAGUB. ——>—_— Porcelains. From Lippiucott's Magazine, From the standpoint of the fine arts it matters very ttle whether an object is ancient or modern, foreign or domestic, so long as it 1s fine; but it Is a peculiarity of the Japanese lover of fine arts to collect foreign and antique things. This is shown by the relative values plac- ed by our collectors on different kinds of pottery or porcelain. First comes pottery made in Corea itself; secondly, very an- cient Japanese pottery; thirdly, Chinese porcelains, especially of single colors. In fact, where pottery or porcelain is con- cerned, the Japanés@ collectors care very little for high finish or elaborate ornamenta- tion; a rough, sketchy, but at the same time picturesque design is far more pleasing to them than the graceful form and rich deco- ration which Americans and Europeans usually admire. ‘The real reason, however, why the Japa- nese attach such a fanciful value to old vessels Is due to the “tea ceremony,” for which antique and unique vessels are held in high esteem. Thi in the time of Taiko Hideyoshi, when the “tea ceremony” was in the height of the fashion, we hear of a single bowl of the Corean ware being sold for some thousands of dollars, or a tea-jar bag, made from the sash (obi) worn by a noted poetess, for some hundreds. sos A Rash Sentiment. From the Kansas Oity Journal. “The women—God bless ‘em!—formerly our superiors, now our equals.” It is safe to say that the Denver man who made that response to a toast is not a candidate fora Colorado office. SOME FAMOUS SONGS, Trivial Things by Which Their Au- thors Were Inspired. To people who do not write songs the origin of a song is always « matter of pro- fovnd interest, just as people who do not write music can rarely understand how a musical composition is invented, says a writer in the St. Louis Democrat. Old Oaken Buck The “Old Oaken Bucket’ was written about 1817 by Samuel Weodworth. He was @ queer genius. With excellent opportuni- ties for self-advancement, he failed to im- Prove any of them, and to the end of his Gays, in spite of his various attempts to found newspapers and magazines, he re- mained a “tramp printer.” One hot day in the summer of 1817 he left the office in New York for the purpcee of taking some re- freshment, and went across the street into a saloon frequented by his fellow-workmen and ordered brandy. It was set out on the bar, and he poured a liberal — at Rage iiss BISMARCK, and queens Ey yy the world for centuries have beem to bodily aid. Not everybody can go even in times of fast travel, but everybody can have the benefits of Carlsbad at 2 mall cost at inthe Carlsbad Sprudel Water or the Carlsbad a Salt (which is evaporated from the Sprudel wring). it, and called to an ere | The ine Carl is no better drink than in the .” | edy ‘which to alwaye eutetiee tt a gen “Yes, there ts," rejoined the other. “ t | the stomach, Iver and kidneys; for habitual con fa it?” ask Woodworth, “A draught from the old oaken bucket that hung tn 44 well at home,” was the reply. Woodwe made no answer, but swallowed his brandy, and setting down the glaas went back the printing offiee and sat down at a desk reserved for the use of printers. For an hour or two he wes closely emplo: yea and then calling to him the man who had made the ren-ark he read to him the now famous nes stipation, gouty and rheumatic affections it is without equal. Be sure to obtain the genuine article, which has the seal of the city of Carlsbad and the signature, “EISNER & MENDELSON 00. Bole Agents, No November Clearance List 1894. Second-Hand and Shope worn Wheels, Old Folks at Home. A similar trivial incident inspired the eqvally fan.ous song, “Old Folks at Home.” Stephen Foster, the author, was once paes- ing through Kentucky, and while the stage coach was stopped at a wayside inn to per- mit the horses to be changed, Foster stoed near, watching the operation with some de- of ini ‘The darides were siow and made no great degree of haste their duty, chattering mean- janner and ore peouliar to nally one, e ‘I wish I was bagk wi! the if fol ee or pee teen ee uly anether, e first rejoined, “Wa: upon the Suwanee rtver.” The novel vat 0.08 the ns caught the quick ear of the poet. He r ni in them and the theme 80.00 they sui @n appropriate subject fer @ song, and that evening when he reached his destinatien wrete both words and mu- +» 60.08 sic, 2 Century Columbias, "98 pattern; 04 G. & The Minute Gun. J. tires; Nos. 9989 and 16008; newly refin- A somewhat more unusual incident origi- | ished, Jae eeeeerceeceeees secerees 15.00 nated the fimous song, ‘Minute Gun at |! Dart, G. & J. pocumatic tires, ‘04 pattern, Bea.” R, 8. Sharpe, the noted song writer | , 901m. wheels . — of Bngtand, was once, during an exceeding- 6.08 ly tempestuous winter, vistting seme friends at Brighten. A severe storm came on one evening during his stay, and while the en- tire party were so! Ing fhemecives in the tap froom ef the 01 ip, an inn on the beach at this celebrated watering the dull beom of a cannon was heard. All rushed to the windows, and by the flashes of lightning they could see a large ship stram@ed in the offing. Busy preparations were at once made t0 rasoue the unfortu- nate sailors, and while boats were being jawnched the regular boom of the cannen came across the waters telling of their deadly peril. saw in the incident an excellent subject, and being, for seme cause, unable to - with the reseuing parties, he sat down the deserted tap room and wrote the song. Sally in Our Alley. “Sally in Our Alley,” a seng which has been revived with marked success, was the work of the equally brilliant and unfertu- nate Henry Oarey. While wandering one day in the outskirts of Londex his atten- tion was attracted by a young werkingman and his sweetheart. The young fellow was evidently determined to make the best of bis holiday. He toek the girl to the various hts in the vicinity, treated her te a boat ride, then to a few minutes of the merry- go-round, after which he escorted her to a cheap lunch house and gave her a treat of bacon and onions, cakes and ale. During the whole course of their outing they were followed by Carey, who was pleased with the simplicity of the courtship. Returning home, when the activity of the young people proved teg, much for his endurance, he wrote th ng, Which he shortly afterward published himself, as no publisher could be induced to touch it. Low-Back Cs “The Low-Back Car’ was the fruit of a little romance of the author, Samuel Lover. When a young fellow of twenty-four or twenty-five years he casually met 4n the house of an acquaintance a very cha! little girl. She was the mest perfect little lady he had ever seen. Quiet, self-pos- sessed, dignified, she was apparently me- ture beyond her years. His sympathy was warmly roused by her apparent melan- choly, and he imbibed the idea, witheut foundation in fact, as it afterward proved, that she was a motheriess child. Their friendly intercourse lasted but a short time, but quite long enough for the little girl’s imege to be stamped upen his heart. here it remained, though for many years he neither saw nor heard of his childish ac- quaiptance. Years later chance drew him to the neighborhood where he had met her, and, in passing along a country road, he descried in the distance a car approaching, in which, to his delight, sat his friend of former years, unchenged, save by the de- velopment into womanhood. Bold Soldier Boy. The “Bold Seger Boy,” one of Lover’s best character songs, was the result of seeing a young friend, Dennis Blannigan by name, for the first time rigged out tn his uniform, Dennis had enlisted, and after being re- ceived had donned his uniform and spent the last day of his Mberty in strutting up and down the streets of Dublin, the ad- mired of all beholders. Lover saw him, and, amused at his innocent self-conceit, went home and wrote the song. 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Gas A pliance Exchange, 1428 N. Y. Ave. 28 Girl I Left Behind Me. Of reminiscent military songs the annals of music are full. “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” according to tradition, became the parting tune of the British army and navy about the middle of the last century. In ene of the regiments then quartered in the south of England there was an Irish band- master, who had the not uncommon pe- cullarity of being able to fall in love in ten minutes with any attractive girl he might chance to meet. It never hurt him much, however, for he fell out again as readily as he fell in, and so acquired a new sweet- heart In every town the regiment passed through. Whenever the troops were leav- ing the place where he had a sweetheart, he ordered the band to play “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” which, even then, was an old Irish melody. The story of his accommo- dating heart soon spread through the army, and other bandmasters, at the request of officers and soldiers, began to use the melo- dy as a parting tune, and by the end of the century it was accounted disrespectful to the ladies for a regiment to march away = playing “The Girl I Left Behind e. HHH rs. Whe! 33 and modern appiiances—all go to make the ENGRAVING we do the very best you'll buy. We EN- GRAVB everything in the cad and in- Vitation line, und our samples will sbow you that no w.-k is more to your iiking. Wm. Ballantyne & Sons, STATIONERS, BOOKSELLERS, ENGRAVERS, SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST. 244 —+o+—___ When the Feet Are Tired. From the Philadelphia Ledger. - A spirit bath, such as is sometimes used by professional dancers, ts excellent to keep the reet in good condition. After bathing them rub the soles and between the toes with @ little alcohol, which may be per- fumed with a small quantity of lavender or violet water or cologne, to make it more agreeable. A systematic bathing of the feet, putting on fresh stockings, or freshly aired stockings, each day, allowing the shoes to rest and air at least twenty-four hours before they are worn again—ail this conduces to the health of the members. There is scarcely anything that is so rest- ful after @ fatiguing walk or houschold employment as a foot bath—followed by a change of stockings and shoes. It is as- tonishing to one who has never tried this simple method of treating the feet how often corns, and even bunions, will vanish before such care, ———_+o+___ A Point About Addre: = Letters. From the New York Tribune. “Don’t address your envelopes ‘city,’” said the giver of advice. “If you are in New York city write ‘New York city.’ If you are in Brooklyn, write ‘Brooklyn,’ and the postoffice people will be grateful, and your letters will be more likely to get to the right place. I'll tell you how I got broken of the habit. I gave an office boy half a dozen letters to mail on his way home. The little idiot lived in Brooklyn, and waited until he got across the bridge before he mailed them. They were all ad- ‘clty,’ and you can easily see what Death Itself : Y LURK IN THE MUDDY POTOMAC ‘WATE * Not obtainable anywhere * °° * else in Washii Sole ts. Price, and up. HF?you dotnet Vike ft aster 2 weeks’ use we refund Wilmarth & Edmonston, 1205 Pa. Ave. 804 Get the Best. THE CONCORD HARNESS. LUTZ & BRO., 497 Penn. ave., adjoining National Hotel. Horse Blankets and Lap Robes at low prices. oclé