Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1895, Page 12

12 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. WRAPS FOR CHILDREN A Little Gown That is Artistio and Effective. Hats With Large Bows—An Outfit That is at Once Comfortable, Stylish and Seasonable. ‘Written Exclusively for The Evening Star. ‘There is nothing as indispensable for a Iittle one has a perfectly comfortable wrap, which gives free use of the arms and limbs and yet affords ample protec- tion. From a fashionable standpoint, breadth of shoulder effects and extreme brevity of skirts are the most striking character- istics, and in the accompanying sketch each one of these requirements has re- ceived attention. The stylish little gar- ment shown is made of tan colored cloth and trimmed with cinnamon bear fur. The cloak proper is made with a narrow, close-fitting yoke, to which the skirt is at- tached in rather scant pleats; a girl cf eight or nine having it reach just to the knee. Only the upper cape is trimmed, the lower one hanging quite plain. ‘The sleeves are full, reaching in one puff frem shoulder to wrist, while a band of fur with a bear’s head in miniature serves as a collar. Well-fitted leggins of tan cloth and a toboggan cap of tan and scar- let form the accompaniments, and all lin- frgs should be in bright contrast to the cloaking material. An e »mely artistic little gown is made of pale gray cashmere, with trimmings of heavy ecru lace and black velvet. ‘he pattern shown 1s. decidedly unique. The waist should fit closely to the figure and have the lace insertion arranged over 1t so as to form a circular yoke, two rows generally being sufficient. Following the outline of this yoke, a full piece of the goods is sewn across the front from shoul- der to shoulder, and allowed to fall below the waist line, where it is caught up in blouse fashion, and—though well secured— is apparently held in place by the belt of black velvet ribbon which fastens on the Ieft side In two big loops, without ends. From this the piece falls straight to the edge of the skirt in apron fashion, with the deep hem covered by a band of ecru lace match- ing the insertion in pattern. The short skirt Is plain and full all around, while the ‘sleeves reach in one puff almost to the wrist. This winter small girls’ headgear turns the little wearers into veritable pictures. They are made of all sorts of material and bent and twisted about the tiny faces until becoming angles are obtained. Then they are lined with velvet, covered with feathers and tled on with bows so big that, after seeing the hat, one has to hunt for the baby underneath. The sketch shows a stylish arrangement of mode felt and rich black velvet. The crown, which, by the way, is a strong reminder of Mother Goose’s in shape and height, is strapped with velvet ribbon secured by little gold buckles, while bunches of black and mode feathers droop over the edge and almost encircle the crown. —_~—— Quail Searce in Pen From the Newcastle News. The scarcity of quail in Pennsylvania this year should teach the lesson that there must be a law prohibiting their killing for at least three years to come. Not only that, but the law now in force, prohibiting the selling of the birds, should be supplemented when the open season be- gins after the long period of protection, by @ law making it unlawful to take dead quail out of.the county in which they were xilled. Missouri instituted such a law after the long quail killing prohibition ended and it is vigorously enforced. ‘The railways require their employes to watch for any violation of the law, and all judicial officers inflict prompt and se- vere penalties. The consequence of this protection of the quail is that the birds fairly swarm in Missouri, and the stock, under present la seems likely to be everlasting. Pennsylvania should have such quail laws. Another winter must elapse before such legislation can be obtained, but by 1806 there should be a law to perpetuate the supply of q ——— The After-Dinner Pipe. ™, Y. Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch. A decided mnovation at private din- ners if the appearance of pipes and to- bacco at that period when cigars are gen- grally served. It has been discovered in New York by somebody or other that when the Prince of Wales gives a pri- Vata dinner at Sandringham to his own set he causes pipes to be distributed to Bin, gues when olgars are generally in o Bk ia because he prefers a pize to 4@ cigar himself r dinner, The {dea captivated the v: it fanoy of Gotham's ded youth, and the jnnovation has so ‘ar bee! yivanti recetved with favor, The custom to take these pipes home with one as a ayenir of occasion, At one of George ¥: Fa arblit’s bachelor dinners very fine bs um pipes made their appearance, @ idea promises to m Peith the es accorded the floss sili THE GOODLY COMPANY When the Writer Lad reached the last meeting of the Goodly Company he found the Canny Scot’in a state of indignxtion bordering upon spe2chlessness. Tt was said that the Canny Scot had just lapsed into incoherency after uttering what was thought to be some very violent language. They were not certain about it, for the words were mainly Gaelic, but they had the ring of swear words, and the assem- blage was sure that at least he meant to swear. When the Writer Lad appeared he was regaining his speech. “That I should live to see the day to be insulted under my ain roof tree,” he sald. “To hae apy mon accuse me after sic a fashion,” and he shook his head in a sad manner. Cau- tious inquiry by the Writer Lad elicited the fact that while the Canny Scot was making the evening brew some one in a jocular moment had asked him if his Scotch whisky had paid the revenue duty. Now, joculari- ty is a risk when tempted in the Good- ly Company and a greater one if leveled against the Canny Scct, and an outbreak followed. For ten minutes efforts had been mace to soothe the outraged feelings of the Canny Scot, ara they had finally succeeded. The brew was disposed of and the company settled ir comfortable man- ner for the Man Addressed to begin story. ee e we “Speaking of revenue duties reminds me of the dzys of moonshiners down south. Probably the most notorious of all the m»orshiners with whom the government has come in conflict was the man, Red- mond, who made his headquarters on Tox- away river, in South Carolina. His his- tory is a veritable romance and his deeds of reckless daring have made him famous throughout the southern country. He has been captured a number of times, but has escaped from his captors by strategy or rescued by his followers, who fairly wor- shiped him and would have stormed a bat- tery to get him out of the clutches of the hated revenue officers. Deputy Collector Barton had a memorable adventure with Redmond. He had been searching tor the outiaw for some time, and finally heard that he was in the neighborhood with a wagon, from which he was selling his moonshine whisky. Barton called three men to his aid and started for the house where the outlaw had put up for the night. They arrived at the house shortly after midnight and found Redmond’s tearm out- side. It was arranged that one of the party named Hendrix should enter the house on the pretext of buying some whisky, and if he found Redmond there should strike a light as a signal for Barton and his men to enter. This ruse was successful, and when Barton entered he found Rermond aild an accomplice and made them beth prisoners, tying Redmond’s arms. “Not having quite enough rope to tie his legs, he went out the door to the wagon to get a portion of the harness to com- plete the bindings. Searcely had Barten reached the open air when Redmond sprang from among those around kim, left the same decor that Barton had just gone out and made for the timber, about fifty yards away. He was bareheaded, bare- footed and in his shirt sleeves. The snow was at least four inches deep at the time and the night quite dark. : Barton immediately brought his double- barreled shot gun to bear upon the flying fugitive, but it missed fire the first time, and before he could get the other barrel ready Redmond had gone so far into the timber as to be Invisible. The party im- mediately hitched up the team and started toward Easly. They had not proceeded more than half a mile from the house be- fore they were fired uporf by some persons in ambush by the roadside. The first shot did not take effect, but in a moment an- other discharge took place, when Barton received five shots in his arm and one in his thigh. Hendrix was very badly wound- ed, being shot in several places. The party proceeded to the huuse of a mountaineer nearby, where they could hardly obtain shelter, but were finally admitted. They were abused in the most profane manner, and the mountaineer refused to send for a doctor only two miles away. The next day the wounded were carried into Easly. “Barton lived in Hasly, and a few days after this occurrence Redmond rode boldly into town at the head of his gang and called Barton out. The brave deputy saw there was no alternative and marched out, telling the moonshiner he could do what he pleased with him. Redmond told him to return his team to him, or he would shoot him. Being told that the team had been sent on to Greenville, Redmond took Barton’s two horses, and mounting Mrs. Barton on one of them, made her ride to the bank and cash a check for $105, which’ Barton had just recelved. Then taking the better of the two horses and the money, Redmond and his gang rode away. The proceedings occurred in full view of the inhabitants of Easly, but they only com- mended Redmond’s action. Redmond had @ sweetheart living in Rocky Eottom,. whom he visited occasionally. This house was surrounded one day by the revenue officers, but before they could close in on the premises Redmond broke from the door and dashing through the cordon es- caped to the woods. The raiders followed into the woods after him, but the only thing they got was a fusillade from am- bush, which wounded two of their men. The lucky Redmond had again slipped through their fingers. He created such a reign of terror among the revenue officers by his fearlessness and by being such a handy man with the gun that for a long time he had the country all to himself and ran his stills with great success. “The boldest distiller in Tennessee until Ris capture was Campbell Morgan, who operated in Jackson county. He fortified his distillery and made a fortress of it. . Finally Deputy Da- vis started out with “ea a party to storm Morgan’s castle.They found it in a densely wooded hollow, the j= doors double ‘lined and the wails pierced with port holes. When the raiders neared the house Morgan began firing into them. They pushed forward,how- ever, and kept up a brisk fire. Morgan’s gun was shattered by a volley from the invaders, but he grabbed up another rifle and kept up the fire. This gun was also shattered and the stormers having surrounded the houge began firing in upon him through the port holes. They shatter- ed his arms and shot off several fingers, and when he could no longer use his weapon he surrendered and was taken into custody. “The moonshiner’s distillery 1s establish- ed and conducted at a very small cost. The first requisite for an illicit still is a stream or spring of cool water. The next element Is seclusion. Generally a deep hol- low in the mountains 1s selected on ac- count of the heavy growth of timber on each side, and because of the proximity ef the water, and for the further reason that the hills are usually so high that the smoke from the furnace is absorbed by the atmosphere before it rises to the summit. The still house is usually a rude structure of logs, with but one door and window. The spaces between the logs are chinked with mud to Le out the cold. In this place the ‘stillers live while they are conducting their operations, taking turn about in watching and attending to the furnace. “The still itself ts made of copper, shaped something like a tea kettle, and with a capacity of about 125 gallons. In addition to the still ft is necessary to have a copper or tin worm. The pro- cess of distilling the whisky is not a very * intricate one. The corn ig ground into meal and placed in tubs, scalding water being poured over it 9 coolt it. The mash {3 then broken up, mixed with water and allowed to stand in the tubs from seventy- two to ninety-six hours, during which time it passes through the process of fermenta- tion, when it fs ready for distillation. The mash is then placed in the still and boiled, the vapor produced by the boiling pass- ing through the worm, which is submerged in cold water. The cold condenses the va- por, which forms a fluid, which is known as low wines, or in the moonshine ver- nacular ‘singlings.’ The ‘singlings’ are af- terward run through the still a second time, producing the high wines, or whisky. This second process,is called ‘doubling.’ At @ mountain distillery ‘doubling day’ is a great event in the community, and the mountaineers come with their jugs and kegs te get tho fiery fluid fresh from the still. They have no idea of the necessity of age to make whisky good.” AMATEUR THEATRICALS Lot of the Stage Manager is Not a Happy One. Difference in Men and Women About Learning Their Lines—Importance of a Property Man. Written Exclusively for The Evening Star. ‘There is no more absorbing amusement than amateur theatricals. It is delightful for those in the audience, because they en- joy a form of entertainment that is not frequent enough to become hackneyed, it requires no exertion from them, and they have the intense interest of watching new developments in the abilities of their friends. Indeed, a dramatic talent comes to light sometimes in the least promising quarters. The man with a natural gravity of demeanor will show a surprising faculty for low comedy; the quiet, reserved girl, distinguished in society for her repose of manner, indulges in the most animated ac- tion before the footlights. For the performers it is one continued frolic, from the selection of the play to the final representation; from the first rehear- sal to the moment when they step down from the stage among their friends, with all the glory of histrionic ‘‘stars” and in all the bewitching becomingness of a the- atric “make-up.” But for the stage manager, if he, too, is an amateur, where shall we find commis- eration enough? At the outset he gets the enmity of the most passe woman in the dramatic association for not selecting her to be ingenue or heroine. Again, no woman wants a character part, in spite of the fact, patent to everybody but herself, that mimicry is her only forte; everybody wants, first and foremost, to look pretty. If the manager's constitution withstands the strain of casting the play and he sur- vives to superintend the rehearsals, he will find that then his difficulties with the men begin. It is true, they do not care what parts are given them—is this an in- dication that men are less vain than women?—but they will neglect to learn their lines, continually offering the ex- . “I shall know them when the play This invariable experience in amateur theatricals may be am indication that men, if less vain, are naturally less considerate than women, for the latter nearly always make an effort to have their parts letter perfect from the first, ind, therefore, have to go through very long, tedious rehearsals, which might be avoided if men, also, would study the words. Another trial to the stage manager comes by way of enforcing the rule, ‘when one actor is speaking or doing important busi- ness the others must not move about in a purposeless way or try in any manner to attract the attention of the audience.” The “comic man” is apt to be very trouble- seme in this respect. Moreover, it is al- most impossible to secure a full atten ance at rehearsals. Invitations to dinn2rs and other entertainments will be accepted quite regardless of th3 rehearsal appoint- ment, because it is not considered a busi ness appointment, merely one of those un- important things that can be done at any time and at any time given the slip. Yet these heedless persons would feel griev- ously injured if they were asked to give up their parts. It seems to be the general belief among the “company” that the play will go on “somehow;” that the stimulation of the glare of the footlights, the exhilarating strains of the crchestra and the salvos of applause will inspire everybody to dash through it in a perfectly successful man- ner. Amateurs do not realize the Tabor that is required of professiorals when a play is made ready for the public. With them the power of the stage manager is absolute; he has command of even -the mi- nor details, and the “leading lady” would not dare say to him, “I know best.” The rehearsals for a new play are continuous for several weeks, sometimes lasting from afternoon to the wee morning hours, and an absence from any rehearsal is an of- fense that brings a prompt dismissal as its punishment. Another little point of rigid professional etiquette which it might be well for amateurs to understand—however becoming ycur roseate cheeks and elongat- ed eyes—never appear after the play with the slightest trace of stage “make-up” left on your face. A very important member of a thcatri- cal company is the “prcperty manager.” The services of one of the club, either a@ man or woman, should be secured, to be respowsible for all the numberless lit- tle things that are required in every play— the letters, the pens and the ink, tho sereen, the easel, the call-bell—and see that they aro ready at the right moment. Then there will be no little embarrassments, such as these, which I recall from my personal observation. Curtain rises on breakfast room scene; husband and wife seated at table; coffee urn on hand, also dishes and silver, but not a scrap of break- fast, not even a roll. Again, stage set by the performers, who have sent from their own homes their prettiest chairs. Cur- tain rizes on a room furnished entirely with rocking chairs—fancy a rocking chair on a professional stage—consequently the dramatis personnae unconsciously rock throughout the scene! 4 If in the amateur dramatic club there is one male member that has a robust con- stitution, a good digestion, untiring en- ergy, @ strong mind, a sanguine nature, a sweet temper, boundless tact, and no nerves—he should be elected stage man- ager, and the play will swim, even through many tribulations. But if this jdeal per- son is not forthcoming, it would be well to secure a professional actor, some one that is out of an engagement and willing to undertake the task for a moderate price; in any case, this plan would be, by far, the best, if the expense can be met. Ama- teur coaches may do very well, of cours but any one that has been on the profe: sional stage, though for a very short time, knows the rules of crosses, situations, ex- its, entrances—the whole business—better than the cleverest amateur. . Written for The Evening Star. Fitting Away. (To an Old Clock.) Every click of the clock lessens life’s little span, And blots out the hopes of an hour, With all the ambitions of vain little man Who struts in his pride and his power. i Every tick of the clock drives us on to the end Of the road through the journey of life, ‘While out of the line falls friend after friend Away from all sorrow and strife. Every stroke of the clock in the midnight of care ‘Sounds solemn and dreary and lone, While the heart grows so weary, so barren and bar Beating on to the dark, great unknown. Our days are soon numbered and soon we'll depart To the darkness encircling the tomb, But while we remain let us cherish each heart ‘And virtue that’s ever in bloom. Let us hope ard believe that the spirit shall reign In a realm of love and of light, Where dear ones shall clasp us again and again ‘And everything rules for the right! —JOHN A, JOYCE. a Extracting Teeth by Electricity. From London Nature. ‘Trials have been made at Lordon with a new apparatus for the extraction of teeth by electricity. It consists of an induction coll of extremely fine wire, having an in- terrupter that can vibrate at the rate of 450 times a secord. The patient sits in the traditional armchair, and takes the nega- tive electrode in his left hand and the positive in his right. At this moment the operator turns on a current whose intensity is gradually increased till it has attained the utmost limit the patient can support, The extractor is then put in circuit and fastened on the tooth, which, under the action of the vibration, is loosened at once. The operation is performed very quickly, and the patient feels no other sensation than the pricking produced in the hands and forearms by the current, ee CURRENT: EVENTS —L__ 2 J. One of the ‘errifie possibilities of the future was devglopgd during the strike on the Brooklyn trolley lines this week. Along one evening aigreen motorman and con- ductor were séht oft with a green Flat- bush car. The gar Started out, but did not return. Hours passed, but car No. 73 was nowhere apparent..;The consternation at the company’sotficé was something fear- ful when it was fdund that cars-started leter than 73 were seturning without hav- ing seen or heard of the missing car. Ap- parently the sfrikers had fgund some method of stealing electric dars bodily, and the chances were that in a few days there would not be a street car left in Brooklyn. All night long the officials of the company discussed the situation. All night Icng detectives scoured the sur- reunding country. All in vain; No. 7 could not be found. The officials were in despair. What use to oppose strikers who possessed such -nysterious powers? Just as the pale morning sun gleamed on the polished sides of the first baby carriage to appear on the streets a telegram was handed to the president of the Flatbush line. His pale, haggard face lit up as he read it. It was short. “Car No. 73, your line, in our sheds. Send for it. J. Bunch, superintendent Blankville line.” The explanation was easy. The green motorman had gotten lost. He had taken a wrong switch, had been twisted in a siding, and then for the rest of the night had gripped on to a confusing number of different trolley wires, hoping that each one would lead him home, which they never did. Finally, along in the morning, he had accepted the Blankville sheds, fif- teen miles from Brooklyn, as a veritable haven of rest. This affair is interesting enough as,an incident of the great strike, but it is alarming as 2 prophecy of the future. The trolley systems in and around Brooklyn are merely in their infancy now, but are rapidly developing. ‘Think of what may happen when the systems have ex- tended their lines fully. What tales of horror and suffering such paragraphs as the following in Brooklyn papers will hint at: Hope Abandoned. “Trolley car No. 46,232 of the X. Y. Z. road is now overdue eight weeks, and all hopes of her safety have been abandoned. When last heard from the car contained the motorman and conductor and four passengers and a baby. No provisions were thought to have been on board, ex- cepting, possibly, the motorman’s dinner and a bottle of milk for the baby.” Happily Married. “Michael Mahoney was happily married to Mary Maloney at the residence of the bride’s parents last night. Mahoney will be remembered as one of the passengers on the ill-fated trolley car 6,916 of the A. B, C. lire. It will be remembered that this car was lost on April 16, and wandered around from track to track for forty-two days in hopeless confusion, when, the mo- torman having fainted from exhaustion, the car ran into the rear ot a Hibernian procession, when it was promptly thrown oif the track by the paraders. Nine out of the eleven passengers were dead. Michael Mahoney, through being a pedcler of and having a supply of chewing gum, was one of the rescued. It 1s said that Michael had long loved Mary without hope, and that the salary in the dime museum which he secured after his rescue removed the last obstacle to the union.” A peculiarly gad’ state of affairs is re- ported from Port Jefferson, Long Island, which has resultpd disastrousiy for a church choir. ‘Yhe Methodist Church at that place is the passessor of an orgunist, a choir and an.Epyorth League organiza- tion. More or less: friction has existed be- tween the organist and the choir on one side and the ieague on the other, and a climax was reached this week when both sides chose the-same night to hold their rehearsal. Theres isn't any one single building on thig: globe capable of holding an Epworth League and a church choir when both feel a desire to sing. The Long Island church wasno exception, and there was trouble right away. The choir got there. first and commenced to sing. To make absolutely certain to be ahead of the leaguers the choir -got down to work at 5 o'clock in the evening. Along about 7:30 the Epworth members began to arrive and took possession of the body of the church. The choir kept on singing in a loud tuneful way, Every time the choir stopped to catch its breath the leader of thé leaguers would get up and give out a hymn. He never got any further, however, than the first two lines of any one hymn, for about that time the choir would take a fresh grip and resume operations with renewed activity. This sort of thing kept up until 11 o'clock. The choir had been singing for six solid hours and their voices were way- worn and weary. ‘The league had not been doing any singing, but it had been doing a whole lot of sitting and a whole lot of thinking. At 11 o'clock the choir gave it up, turned out the lights, locked up the organ, hid the hymn books and departed. Tho league thereupon lit a couple of kero- sene lamps and held a jubilee meeting. Now the church is disrupted, the choir can’t speak above a whisper, the organist has resigned, while the league members have lost all desire to sit down and many of them have acquired an intense and last- ing dislike for music in any shape or form. War is a terrible thing and its conse- quences reach out in the most unexpected quarters. The entire world has been ready to believe that the existing difficulty in the east was distasteful to China and also probably to England. It has, however, never been generally believed that the war carried its devastating influences clear to the other side of the spirit world. No one has been able to doubt but that living Chinamen were prepared to designate war as ‘Velly much no good,” but that dead celestials held similar views will be a mat- ter of some surprise. That this is the case, however, has been learned on no less au- thority than the words of the Emperor of China himself. The emperor, in @ mani- festo, makes the statement along with some others. In the document he says that the war has disclosed that his generals are incompetent and untrustworthy, his sol- diers insubordinate and ill-supplied with arms. “For these reasons,” says the em- peror, “the Japanese have gained victory after victory, and place after place, which causes us the greatest concern and makes our ancestors restless in their honored graves.” War that can make a dead Chinaman squirm must be a peculiarly fatal brand. During the past week workmen have been engaged in placing some boarding around portions of the new city post office, and a horrible rumor hag been in circulation that there existed a plan to box the city post office up and ship it. away. No one seemed to krow exactly where the building was to be sent. Some said it was to go as a gov- ernment exhibit te some world’s fair. Oth- ers held that Chicago had captured it for a permanent exhibit, while a third party was firm in the assertion that the removal was to be only temporary and was necessary because the foendgtion through long years had _ become workman on the building ventugeds:.the opinion that the structure was natt:to be removed at all, but that the koanding was to keep the lower part from«the wind and weather through the longsyears while the other stories were beisg built. Whatever the cause, the fact remmins that they are box- ing up even the:ittle city post office Wash- ington possesses. %t OFFICE SEUKER’S EXPERIENCE. One Girl Who’ Had Enough and Branched @ut for Herself. Washington Corredfionfence Pittsburg Dispatch. “These things, make me sick!” she sald, jerking the typewritten copy from the ma- chine. aes It was an application for office—not much of an office, but still an office. She could’ not be sincerely and truthfully called a pretty typewriter, but in her cultured face was that gentle southern expression s0 difficult to analyze, “You needn’t laugh,” she continued, in- consistently joining in my amusement. “T have been through all of it myself, and if anybody ever did know the sham and hol- lowness of it I certainly dol” T looked serious and inquiringly. “yes; I was in the census office first— they usually start in there, you know— and then got into the pension office for a year or two; then I was dropped the sec- ond time. After I was out about six months I got into the Post Office Depart- ment, and fell again, by reason of want of an appropriation, in the course of elgh- teen months. Bvery time I got out I had to go through the application mill and the influence mill, and the waiting-pa- tiently —_mill, and the come-again and the no-vacancy mill, and 11 al that sowt of thing, till I was fairly wild! I haven’t a relative in the world to depend on for a living ‘or for counsel; so T came here alone and have made the fight alone for several years, and with ‘the un- satisfactory results stated. Good friends have been raised up to me, though without as much politcial influence as appears to be necessary to keep me in even a small office, so I’ve set up for myself. “I tell you, these things harrow up my soul! Do you see any white hairs there?” rustling up the wealth of soft brown hair. “It ought to be white. For when I look back over a few years’ experience in Wash- ington I feel as though I had lived fifty instead of twenty-two years! Oh, the watching and humiliation of it sos IN MUSICAL CIRCLES The Choral Society Actively Preparing the Oratorio of the Redemption. An American Girl’s Success as a Vio- linist— The Coming Grand Opera Senson—Works to Be Presented. The work of the Choral Society in pre- paring for the presentation of Gounod’s “Redemption” is progressing satisfactorily. The rehearsals are well attended, and the chorus under the intelligent direction of Prof. Josef Kaspar is rapidly acquiring that finish as to this work that aas char- acterized its singing at its former concerts. The soloists will be all local singers, and the names of most of those selected have already been published. They have been notified of the particular numbers assigned them, and all have been studying them so as to have them in perfect shape when they shall be called on to rehearse. It is hoped that the representation of the ‘‘Re- demption” will be the best that has been given by the society, and it will show its friends and the public that an oratorio of the highest order can be adequately inter- preted entirely by local talent. Miss Geraldine Morgan, the famed violin virtuoso, and her brother, Paul Morgan, none the less gifted as a ‘cellist, are to be in Washington for a few weeks. Miss Mor- gan has had a remarkable career. She is the granddaughter of the Rev. Dr. Morgan of Oberlin College, and the daughter of John P. Morgan, who for many years played the great organ of old Trinity, New York. She studied first with her father, and began lessons upon the violin at the age of eight with Dr. Leopold Damrosch, who advised her later to go to Ber‘in, where Joachim devoted himself to her training for eleven years. After the third year she took the Mendelssohn prize at the Royal Academy of Berlin, competing against forty artists. She made her debut in concert with the Philharmonic Orches- tra in Berlin, under Joachim’s own leader- ship. She was introduced in London at the Crystal Palace. It was in this period of her professional triumph that she met Mrs. Bissell, who speaks of all London as being at her feet, Her debut in New York was in symphony ecneert, under Walter Damrosch, gnd sub- sequently with the Boston Symphony Or- chestra. The wonderful Stradivarius upon which she performs was loaned her by Jcachim seven years ago. It is well nigh priceless. Last winter a young lady of New York of great wealth purchased it und presented it to Miss Morgan. Her playing at the “matinee musicale” on Mon- day last at Mrs. Lamont’s and in the even- ing at Mrs. Bissell’s absolutely captured the friends who were present. She is ac- companie@ ty her brother, whose fame has preceded him to America. Mrs. Cleve- jJand has signified her purpose to have a special musicale at the White House that a select group of appreciative hearers may have opportunity of enjoying the rare treat made possible by the presence of these two notable.artists in this city. Mme. Emil Paur, the wife of the distin- guished leader of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will appear at the Universalist Church Monday afternoon, February 4, in a grand piano recital. Mrs. Paur is a pl- aniste of great ability, having concertized in nearly all the musical centers of Eu- rope. Her playing is remarkable and has won the approbation of the most austere critics. She confines herself mainly to the daintier compositions of Chopin, Schu- mann, Schubert and Mendelssohn; never indulging in those terrible crashes of vir- tuosity which serve only to make noise— not music. Her technique is almost per- fect, but simply serves as a means to an end. Add to this a liquid and delicate touch, coupled with refinement and intelli- gence in interpretation, and we have an almost ideal pianiste. It is mainly at the earnest request of the principal subscrib- ers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, who are warm admirers of her husband, that Mrs. Paur appears in Washington. Her program will be selected and arranged with the utmost care and attention. An attractive entertainment was given in St. John’s Parish Hall on Thursday night by the Euterpean and Grand Opera clubs, under the direction of Prof. Mariano Maina. The first part of the program con- sisted of solos and choruses by the mem- bers of the Euterpean Club and a duet from “Martha,” by Messrs. McFarland and Maina, The remainder of the evening was occupled by two acts from “Don Pasquale,” the cast being: Ernest, Mr. W. D. McFar- land; Don Pasquale, Mr. H. G. Meem; Dr. Maletesta, Mr. Maina, and Norina, Miss Mary Helen Howe. All performed their parts in excellent style, and the tuneful, though difficult, music received adequate interpretation. The program closed with the “Star Spangled Banner.” nounced for next month, is being looked forward to with great interest by all lovers of music, The entire company from the New York Metropolitan Opera House will be brought here, and the performances will be fully equal in every respect to those that are now being given in New York. It has beer feared that only a part of the singers would be brought on, but Col. Schoeffel, who was in Washington yester- day, said that the whole company, princ!- pals, chorus, ballet and orchestra, would come. The operas to be given in the order in which they will be presented are “‘Lohe grin,” “Otello,” ‘Faust’ and ‘Manon. “Lohengrin” and “Faust” are familiar and are both remarkably popular, Nordica will sing Elsa and probably Melba the queen, In “Faust” either Melba or Eames will sing Margueritte, Schalchi, Siebel, and the two De Reszkes, Faust and Mephistopheles. “Otello” will introduce the great Italian tenor, Tonnagno, and the equally great French baritone, Victor Maurel. ‘‘Manon,” which has never been heard here, and the same is true of “Otello,” will bring out Miss Sybel Sanderson, whose success 1 this, her native country, is a duplicate 0! that which she enjoyed abroad. The cho- rus will number 100-and will include quite a proportion of fresh young American voices. A meeting of the choirmasters of the vested choirs of the city will be held on next Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock in the choir room of St. John’s Church, 16th and H streets, for the purpose of consider- ing the advisability of organizing a choir league for the promotion and advance of the interests of the vested choirs, and also to arrange for the annual celebration of St. Mark’s Friendly League, to be held April 25. There are now some fourteen or fifteen vested choirs in the city, with a membership of about 450 choristers.. The desirability of a league formation can read- ily be seen, as it will be of decided benefit to all interested in this class of musical work. ————— Talking Thro’ His Hat. From Truth. Fy ‘The season of grand opera, which is an-" SOME HOUSEHOLD HINTS In this day, when white gloves are the rage, the expense for having the hands “whitely shod” is something enormous. A clean-minded woman can’t endure the sight of a soiled white glove, and every woman knows that after two or three cleanings in benzine or gasoline, the stain of perspiration positively refuses to"come off. Here is something that will be hailed with delight, but it can be used effectively only on white suede gloves. Put the gloves on your hands and button them. Have ready a deep dish of white cornmeal, and into this put your hands and rub the gloves with the meal as though you were washing your hands with soap. Rub every inch of the glove carefully but gently, so as to not twist it out of shape, and fhe dirt and stain will disappear as by magic, actually sandpapered right off by the corn- meal. After the gloves are cleaned take a clean, soft cloth, an old towel is best, and rub the gloves carefully and well, to re- move every grain of the meal so that there will be no flour to spoil a dark dress. You can clean your gloves just before putting them on to wear and there will be no un- pleasant odor to annoy, which is one of tke greatest merits. . a ae It is said that a halved onion left over night in the room of one afflicted with a low fever or infectious disease will turn perfectly black with the germs of pollu- tion floating in the chamber air. Yet it is not an uncommon thing to see glasses of milk standing uncovered in the sick room, for hours-at a time, from which the pa- tient is fed at intervals, or to find dishes of fruit and other edibles standing around ready to give the patient the instant he ex- presses a desire for them. It is criminal negligence, and the docter or nurse who permits it is not fit for the office. Neither food nor liquid that anybody is to partake of, much less the patient, should stand for five minutes in the polluted atmosphere cf the sick chamber. It should be brought in when desired and removed the instant it is no longer wanted. Every utensil, every vessel in a sick chamber should be cleansed the moment it is no longer in use,and the air should be hourly purified by disinfectanis, among which burning coffee or sugar are counted the quickest and surest. Such care as thiss quite as efficacious, often, as the doctor's stuff. os eo ee Bread graters don’t cést much, but you can make one even cheaper than you can buy one. Take an empty fruit can and melt the top and bottom off, then melt open along the one seam. You can do this by setting it on a red-hot stove and using a red-hot poker on it. Then lay the tin on a soft pine board, and with a ten- penny nail jab it full of holes. Get a piece of nice pine board about one foot long and six inches wide, and tack the tin over the edges of the board so that it rounds out considerably in the center. Fasten at the two sides only, and have the rough side out, of covrse. . . 2 6 Here is an omelette of which it is said that Washington was extrémely fond, and it may be so, as he had some odd fancies, Beat up four eggs, each by itself; into oné egg put chopped apples, into another asparagus or sorrel, into a third herbs of some kind, and the fourth is to be left in its natural state. Cook each by itself, and serve piled one on the other, The Star does not recommend it as other than a curiosity of gastronomy, like boll- ing ham in rose water, as benighted ancients used to do. 7 2 8 8 8 When you sit for a picture select your gown carefully, with an eye to its effect in later years. if you want your friends to look with any degree of pleasure upon your pictured countenance a quarter of a cen- tury hence, do not go to any extreme in dressing the hair or person. Light, fluffy waves with a tiny fringe of hair over the forehead and a simple knot low upon the neck or high on the crown will be a fashion of which no one will tire. For a gown for a young person something in the Greek style is best, or a slightly low-cut bodice with a bertha of lace. The folly of having a picture painted in a purely fashionable gown was lately proven by a noted society woman of New York, who paid several thousand dollars for a portrait of herself painted by a celebrated artist, who is now, at the request of madam, putting a new dress on her, as the former one had grown “old fashioned.” If one could afford artists for lady’s maids, any kind of a gown would do, for one could change them as one does the dresses on paper dolls, but all are not so fortunate. Never, for the sake of having a picturesque picture, don articles of wearing apparel that you are not accustomed at some time to wear. Such things will make you appear odd and unusual. If you always wear glasses, wear them in your picture. If you are not accustomed to crimps or curls, don’t attempt to wear them in a picture. If you want to make a neat job of mend- ing your glove fingers, turn them inside out, and, putting the edges carefully to- gether, overcast them with cotton thread, fine but firm. Silk thread cuts the kid. If the glove shows an inclination to break in the palm or about the fingers, and you have no old gloves to mend them with, take a bit of ribbon the color of the glove and put it over the break on the under side, and darn the glove down on it, Some women mend their gloves by putting a piece of adhesive plaster under the hole. It mends, but it also stiffens the kid. ° Restless children have to be amused, un» less you want them to make themselves general nuisance. On a cold day, when everything else gives out, let them cut paper. Supply them with blunt-pointed setssors and a stack of old newspapers; put them down close by the fire and show them how to cut out the pictures, You will be surprised to see how interested the; will become in the work, and how still the’ will be. Of course, they make an awfi litter, but it is not hard to clean up cut paper, and it leaves no soil behind. Be- sides that you can teach the little ones to pick up their own muss, making them be- lieve that they are helping you, After they get so that they can cut the pictures out In good shape you can show them how to preserve the best ones in a box, an when a good collection is made, put them in a cambric leaf scrap book, for the amusement of a sick child in some hos- pital, or even for your own child when it is not able to play with the others, —_—._—_ NAMING THE BABY. There is a Fashion for This as for Anything Else. From the New York World. Along with a revival of their grand- mothers’ styles of hairdressing and gown- ing the women of the present day are. showing @ marked fondness for their grandmothers’ rames. Half of the small girls who walk decorously with their nurses in the park or on the avenue are Dorothys, or Katherines, or Elizabeths, or Ruths, or Abigails, or Esthers. The dimin- utive name is no longer given to the dimin- utive maiden. Instead, parents, looking forward to the time when she will move with stately grace and have her own call- ing cards, give her a name to suit that period. There are no more Dollys and Bessies, no more Kitties and Jennies, Flos- sies and Annies. Megs and Maggies have disappeared even from the nursery, and little Miss Margaret has taken their place. There is a Prudence or a Patience in some families where the rage for old names prevails most strongly. One infant, who will undoubtedly grow up to be a frivolous, skeptical mortal, has be- gun her career ag Faith, while ‘another, named for a good New England grand- mother, will have to struggle all her days to live up to the name of Mercy. For when. the young mothers of today go into the business of selecting quaint names for their daughters they do it with the same enthusiasm they display in choosing quaint styles for themselves. Next to the passion for the names dear to the hearts of the good people at the be- ginning of this century, a fondness for the names famillar€o the readers of a certain type of English novel prevails. Conse- quently there are Phyllis, Dorises, Gladyses and Gwendolins in almost as great profu- sion as there are Priscillas and Penelopes. As for the little boys, their names are almost invariably either those of their grandpapas or their mothers’ last names or the names of the heroes of English novels. They bear the good, old-fashioned names of their maternal grandfathers— John, Robert, Richard or William. Or their mothers’ maiden names are prefixed to their own last ones, an ‘rwin,” Smith, “Grayson,” Brown, “Brown,” Jones, Wes- ton, Winthrop, Watson, and so on, occur indefinitely. Then there is the customary crop of Reginalds, Vivians, Algernons, Clarences, Horaces and the like. ne ALADY'S DESPERATE EXPERIENCE For Years She Suffers Without Hope and at Last Given Up to Die. A Complication That Bafiled Her Phy- sicians. mendation ‘Tweddle, living to visit Dr. and was iene tineaes ce that had affected it to convey @ corr ‘which this 1 rent by Sgn situated cam 1641 1th street northwest, at 9@ Who have 3 s 5E e sea i Bi ou must go “Phosphatic Emulsion Made In Our Window.” es FU RS. ARGAINS IN FURS! OUR STOOK of fine furs is row offered at bar gain prices. 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