Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1895, Page 18

18 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1895-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. OR DRILL HONORS The Companies That Will Represent This City at Memphis. © THE FULL TIDE OF PREPARATION Scenes at the Armory Where the Soldiers Meet. THEY ARE IN EARNEST —_>———_. N INTERSTATE competitive drill! To the majority of per- sons the words con- vey very little mean- ing, but to the com- panies which have decided to compete in the coming con- test at Memphis there is a world of thought and action expressed. Within the past few years the s only organizations of Washington to engage in such competi- tions have been the National Fencibles and the Emmet Guard. Four local companies have announced their intention of trying for prizes at the interstate drill and en- campment to be held in Memphis, Tenn., May 11 to 21, inclusive, next. It is ex- pected that this drill will be conducted on @ scale of greater magnitude than any similar affair ever attempted, and hence great interest in military circles attaches to it. An interstate competitive drill. It means a gala period for the city and sur- retnding country where it is held. Busi- ness is practically suspended, the town is @ mass of decorations, martial footsteps are heard constantly, bands of music play and balls and other social festivities are frequent. Thousands of persons assemble daily to witness companies maneuver and to applaud, to cheer and sometimes to hiss. The coming contest at Memphis means that the National Fencibles will for the The Fencibles Locker Room. third time win the championship of the United States or forfeit that title; that the Morton Cadets, the Hibernian Rifles and the Corcoran Cadet Corps will earn glory, cash and honor for the District National Guard and, incidentally, them- selves, or fall before the warrior to be met on the drill field. About 130 organi- zations have announced a desire to visit the Tennessee city. Dividing this number by two and subtracting a few will give the number which will in all probability report to the general manager of the drill on or before the morning of May 11. Half a hundred visiting organizations, averag- ing fifty men each, however, will make a very generous showing and insure the drill being more than a_ success. The Wash- ington companies will compete with organ- izations noted throughout the ‘land for proficiency in drill, and in order to come out victorious it is necessary that they shall each in their several classes put up an exhibition second to none. ‘The ordinary mortal, whose only oppor- tunity for interesting himself in things military, and whcse sole idea of a soldier and his work is what may be seen on the not frequent occasions of display parades, would be not a little surprised should he chance to enter the National Guard ar- mory any evening now and witness the amount of energy being voluntarily ex- pended by, two hundred or more young In the Drill Hall. men who are determined to earn glory for the District of Columbia National Guard in general and for their respective com- panies in particular. Every evening in the week, with the exception of Sundays, are the companies working, which means a great deal when it is remembered that al- most without exception these young men are employed during the day, and in de- voting the evenings to drill they sacrifice the time that is free for recreation. Great interest, of course, centers in the National Fencibles, the champion military organization of the United States, who are going to Memphis with all to lose and very little to gain. Preparing for an interstate drill is an old story with the Fencibles. It was in 1889 that the company first began a systematic study of tactics in anticipation of the Kanras City drill. The practice ‘was resumed the following year, when the company went to Indianapolis. Before its departure for Omaha, in 1892, two months or more w€r2 devoted to polishing up, and A Brief Breathiag Spell. the months of May and June last year were given over to constant drill for the Little Rock contest. ‘The Fencibles have twice earned the title of the best mil ‘y company in the United . Domer h everal times bee captain in the Unite: dd is moldin , is made up for the most part of r only a comparatively small number o old men being able to go to Memphi team 1s drijling without a end ant, as Lieut. Mosher is in New York and will not join the company unfil after May 1. Second Lieut. Mortimer finds it necessary to remain at home, and a man from the ranks is acting as second lieutenant, and the guides for the most part are new to their duties. The Fencibles are quartered on the upper ficor of the new armory building, and have the large loft of the structure for a locker recom. At 8 o’clock each evening a busy scene is enacted beneath the rafters. Two score and more young men remove their civilian attire and don the anything but picturesque National Guard fatigue uni- fcrm. The Fencibles also wear white sweaters, they being the first military or- ganization in this part of the country to adopt such gar- ments for drill pur- poses. If the evening is to be devoted to instruction in the manual of arms, the company is formed in the locker room, and after roll call by First Sergeant R. C. Rice——who does not.always pronounce the names of the new men correctly, per- sisting in designating Private Tribby as “Trilby,” and Private Pistol as “Revolver,” much to the amusement of the company at large—the men are formed in singie rank, and each movement is explained and prac- ticed as though the championship depended alcne on the proper execution of that one motion. Capt. Domer goes along the line and has each Fencible go through the action in turn, in order that it be thoroughly under- stcod, and then unanimity of action is ex- pected. After three hours-of such work, with but a few moments rest, the company is usually more than a little fatigued, and @ concerted sigh of relief arises when the command “dismissed” is given. Uniforms and sweaters are removed, civilian attire once more donned, and the majority of the boys then adjourn to the company room and discuss the situation, the old-timers relating, for the benefit of the new men, what the Sealy Rifles, the Branch Guards, the McCarthy Light Guard, the Omaha Guard, the Savannah Cadets and other famous organizations are likely to do in the Memphis contest. For the purpose of drill the Fencibles have rented Convention Hall Wednesday, ‘Thursday andFriday evenings of each week, the three nights when it is not made use of by the National Guard. On the evenings mentioned the company assembles in the tig hall behind closed doors. Usually foot races and sundry other athletic contests are indulged in until the command “fall in” is given and silence reigns. Each man by this time has a fixed place, so that very litle sizing or shifting about is necessary. ‘The company is turned over to Capt. Domer precisely as provided in the book, and, in fact, every detail of the drill is as carefully Iccked after as though the team was being scored by the judges. “Fours right,” "fours left,” “on right into line,” “right by file, and every other command embraced in the school of the company is gone through with times without number. The platoon movements come in for a good share of at- tention, as do the movements in double time, and it is really wonderful what pro- ficiency has been attained in the short time the company has been at work. It is a fact, not generally known, not even among guardsmen, that every move- ment executed by a drill team is in accord- ance with a count, and the members must always be wide awake and work as hard mentally as they do physically. The Fen- cibles have originated a system of counts, improving it from time to time, until the men move like clockwork. The champions, all in all, will devote about forty evenings preparing for the -big contest. Then they will journey a thousand miles or more, and in a period limited to forty+five minutes must show the result of their training. The Morton Cadets. Next to the Fencibles, perhaps the great- est interest centers in the Morton Cadets. The members of this organization are for the most part High School boys, and their friends are legion. The Mortons are young, active, ambitious and : enthusiastic, and they mean to accom- plish great things if they are able to get to Memphis. Capt. E. A. Shilling, who com- manded the prize company of the High School Cadets in 1893, is highly re- garded by military men in this city, and he has been spoken of as a second Capt. Domer. Of course, the Morton Cadets lack experience, their first and ony appearance on a drill field being in a contest with the Emmet Guard at Alexander Island last fall. The Mortons are compelled to make use of the streets for drill purposes, and every fair night the team may be seen in the vi- cinity of New Jersey avenue and N street northwest, getting in as much hard work as possible. The Memphis competition is regarded from a purely business stand- point, and the youngsters are not wasting any time, each member of the team put- ting his whole soul into the drill, every de- tail of which is carefully watched by Capt. Shilling and his Heutenants. The Mortons mean te be in at the finish, and perhaps at several, and they are going about it in the right way. Hibernian Rifles. The Hibernian Rifles constitute an un- known quantity. They are keeping very quiet, but {t would not be very surprising should the Irish lads accomplish won- derful results at Memphis. The com- pany has never participated in a drill of any nature, but the com- manding officer, Capt. John M. Walsh, has been through fire several times. Capt. Walsh was a member of the Omaha team of the Fencibles in 1892, and he also tossed a rifle for the Emmet Guard at Little Rock last July. He is considered one of the best tacticlans and individual drillers in the Dis- trict. Although not yet commissioned, Capt. Walsh has passed an examination conducted by the brigade board, and his men are sure he will lead them to victory. The Hibernians have been devoting most of their time drilling in the company room, behind closed doors, and are paying partic- ular attention to the small points. Here- after, in fair weather, K street between 4th and 5th streets will be used as a drill ground. Corcoran Cadets. The fourth and latest aspirant for Mem- phisian honors {is the Corcoran Cadet Corps. Capt. Eugene C. Edwards is a firm believer in the policy that careful at- tention to the minor points means suc- cess. He also has started at the Legin- ning of <actics, and means to werk up- ward without ne- glecting an item laid down in the drill reg- ulations. More mem- bers than are needed for a drill team have pledged themselves to go to Memphis, and as the financial ques- tion has been settled satisfactorily, it ap- pears like smooth sailing for the Corcorans. drilled constant for several weeks last tall in preparation for a proposed drill at Richmond, which was finally declared off, and the boys are, therefore, eager to get even now for time lost. Like the Mortons, the Corcoran Cadets are young and enthusiastic, which means a great deal in the military line, and the members of the organization are quite sure that the judges will not overlook them in awarding the prizes at the coming com- petition. From all reports the Memphis drill is to be the biggest affair of its kind ever held. Crack companies which have been resting for a number of years have announced their intention of once more returning to the arena to shew that they are still in good form. At Little Rock last July the presentatives of the District of Columbia National Guard carried off the first prize interstate drill, first prize in the and the medal for best The people of Washington The company ented at the sreat drill to be held in Memphis. ee Didn't Hope to Better Herself. From the Christian Register. “Please ma'am,” said the cook, “I'd like to give you a week’s notice.” “Why, Mary, this is a great surprise. Do u hope to better yourself?” “Well, ne, not exactly that,” . with a blush. answered “I’m going to get mar- growth of nature's crowning orn: y Hall's Vegetable Sicil URBAN RAPID TRANSIT People Should Understand It and Teach Children to Be Careful. DANGER 70 LIFE AND LIMB CONSTANT Narrow Escapes That Make Grip- “men and Motormen Shiver. TAKING UNNECESSARY RISKS STREET CAR CON- As: of more than usual intelligence, last Sunday, while off duty, took a trip to the “Zoo,” accom- panied by an Even- ing Star reporter. During the trip the conductor ,talked. of his vocation in a very interesting manner, relating numerous ‘incidents of street _ railway travel in an original manner. Among other things, he said: “Washington has had a good record in the past in the way of street railway fatal- ities, put of late accidents have apparently increased. With the completion of the New York avenue line and the new equip- ment on the 9th and F street lines, these accidents are bound to multiply, and as other roads adupt rapid transit we must look forward to frequent mishaps. With the introduction: of rapid transit the la- bility to accident is necessarily increased, and they are likely to occur oftener and be more serious than under the old system, no matter how careful the street railway companies are. This is, of course, not an excuse for carelessness. On the contrary, it furnishes the strongest reason for vigil- ance and the adoption of every precaution that tends to prevent accidents. Two Parties to Accidents. “But in order to secure the utmost im- munity from accidents, the public must recognize that there are always two par- tles to an accident—the car which inflicts the injury and the victim who is injured, and that no matter how careful those may be who have charge of the car, they are very nearly powerless if the person hurt is recklesg and neglects the commonest pre- cautions against an accident. “In other words, the responsibility is a double one. The railway company Is bound to do all in its power to prevent injury to a citizen, and the latter is morally bound to second the efforts of the company by not rushing heedlessly into positions which make accidents almost a certainty. “It is a situation that has come upon the people suddenly, and for which they are not fully prepared. Rapid transit is a ne- cessity and is here to stay, and it is, there- fore, necessary for the people to prepare for the new order of things, and to do this there must be a certain amount of educa- tion. The victims of rapid transit are principally children, or grown-up persons who are thoughtless and as reckless as children. There is not much hope for the latter until a bitter experience has made them more careful; but the children can be readily taught to exercise common pru- dence, and thus avoid the kind of accidents which are caused mainly by negligence or recklessness. Teaching School Children to Be Cau- tious. “It would be a simple and useful lesson, which the teachers in the primary and grammar schools of the city could instil at the end of each day’s session, by warn- ing their pupils, in going home from school, to keep to the sidewalks and in crossing the street, over which a rajlway is laid, to look up and down the street for the ap- proach of a car before crossing it. This brief lesson given every day would soon create a habit of carefulnéss, which would make accidents almost impossible, so far as the children are concerned. “The same lesson should be constantly taught at home by the parents of the chil- dren, and when they see their children rushing across the streets in front of cars, as they sometimes do in a spirit of bravado, or, at cther times because of ignorance or recklessness, they should discipline them as the most certain mears of averting se- rious misfortunes from their offspring and terrible heartaches from themselves, which no subsequent care can wipe out. These daily lessors at school and at home would educate the children and accommodate them to the new order of things, and grown up children would soon learn by ex- ample not to expose themselves needless- ly to the dangers of rapid transit. “The companies will naturally take pre- cautions to avoid accidents because of the heavy liabilities they ircur through care- lessness, which the courts are always pre- pared to enforce, and the public should second them in their efforts. With proper care on the part of both accidents ought to be well nigh impossible. Difficulties of City Transit. “Those locomotive efigineers, about whom you have written so frequently, think they are the only men with nerve who ride on ratls, You have heard them talking about how weak they felt after their machine had just missed knocking some clumsy farmer over the telegraph wires, and how they sweat a cold sweat when a baby tod- dled in front of their engine? And of course you have noticed their trick of lay- ing off because they have lost their nerve through running fast and cannot make ever ten miles an hour until they get their nerve back again? If those engineers would ‘take the run up 7th street, out New York avenue, or down Pennsylvania avenue about the time the echools are out or the departments closing for the day, they would be wet through all the time and wouldn't have enough nerve left to ‘sas’ the messenger boy, who will try to mount the front step of the grip or motor car while looking in another, direction. “There are more children to the acre up on 7th street than anywhere else in the city, and every one of them plays in the street between the car tracks. We have close shaves every block. Just like that. Did you see that man then? He had plenty of time to wait, but he couldn't wait and we grazed him. (This incident had brought the reporter up out of his seat with a shout.) It only takes three seconds for us to pass a point, but those seconds are very precious to some people. The funny part of it is that after people rush across the track in front of our cars they will generally stand on the other side and watch us go by. Collisions With Teams. “We do not run sixty miles an hour, but you can kill a man just as quick at twelve miles an hour and it shakes you up just as much: Providence looks after babies and drunken men, and I believe we have a special Providence with us. Many people believe we have no feelirgs, but I have seen men run their grip cars into the big sheds at the head of Pennsylvania avenue and at the foot of 7th street, and then sit down weak as a cat anil white as a sheet. Their nerves had given out and that was all that was the matter with them. “Discharging gripmen,motormen and con- ors for collisions with teams and other on the track, or for any acei. is the very worst policy for the street railway companies to pursue, for.none of us would know how to avoid ac- cidents if we didn’t have experience with them, “After every considerable accident there is careful inquiry to fix the blame where it belongs, and it is always a just verdict that fixes it. The conductor, upon the occur- rence of a collision or anything in which anybody is hurt or property badly damaged, tak the names and addresses of s who have seen it all. Such people are disinterested and tell the truth to the best of their knowledge. Discharging Motormen. “Most always they get it straight. “phen, if either conductor, gripman or motorman {s proved to have neglected his duty or taken any great risk he is dis- charged, except In cases of those who have been a long time in the employ of the com- pany without previous @ p. - They- dre usually transferred to- other line, in order to keep things serene with “such pas- sengers as would feel néfvous while riding with those who have permitted an accident te occur. There is nothing like satisfying everybody, and the conductor or gripman with the satisfaction of knowing his worth is recognized will do good work and prove of great value in his new field. “But serious accidents are not frequent, all things considered. There is not more than one, where the chances favor a dozen. Not because drivers of teams try to avoid them, nor that people make an effort to keep off the track. The reverse is true in both cases. Drivers take great risks and do not seem to understand that in case there is a collision they may be instantly Killed. _ Not long since one of our cars Imocked a countryman’s wagon all to smithereens out near the market on 7th reet. The driver was bumped off on one side very suddenly, but he held on to the reins, bringing the horses around out of the way, with a short turn, One horse had great chunk of flesh torn out of his flank by a splinter from the wagon, and that horse won’t be worth much for some time to come. The collision. was unavoidable. The driver pulled onto.the track about ten feet ahead of the car, and before my grip- man could size up the situation or the couniremian pull out the smash e. Passion for Risk. “But that man has. learned his lesson. He imagined the car could be stopped with ease, and thought it would be a good joke to force it to stop. However, it cost him @ good round sum and perhaps the loss of his horse. Now, why do people take such risks? The answer is beyond me. ‘I’ve seen even ladies cross the track in front of a fest moving car and escape collision by only three or four feet, when a slight tum- ble or misstep would have cost them their lives or lifelong agony and disfigurement, and men court danger with still more risk. They do not take the same ‘chances with the steam cars, but the results are prac- tically the same. A cable or electric car may not throw them in the air as high as @ Iccomotive, but the iron wheels can crush them to death or maim them for Ife just as surely. “The one supreme folly, to my mind, is the jumping on and off of street cars while running at full speed. This class of people cannot be reasoned with. Some leap upon the footboard at the most dangerous places slong the road, evidently thinking it is a smart thing to do. But only senseless peo- ple do it. A miscalculation of only three or four Inches might carry their legs under the wheels. This Story Turned Out Happily. “I have tried every way to scare people into carefulness, and once when a young gent came aboard with a ekip and jump I told him that the next time he did it I would stop and put him off. That was when I was on one of the local electric reads out in the suburbs. “About the second day thereafter he did what I had forbidden, and I did what I had threatened to do.as a consequence. He was the son of a rich man, and I new he would seck immediate and dire revenge, especially as there were several ladies on the car who witnessed his discomfiture. I went to the office to report the case as soon as I could put a ‘sub’ on my car. Well, the young man was there before me and telling the manager of the road a wonderful story of ill treatment. He had already told a half gross of lies, and was going on with more when_he saw me and stopped in surprise. “Go ahead,’ said I. ‘Don’t let me in- I may hi ymething to say terrupt you. after you have finished.’ “It is not necessary ployers,’ he answere be more decent if you stayed away until I am through.’ A Sensible Manager. “But the matter ngay ge more quickly settled,’ the manager Chipped in, ‘if each now hears what the other has to say. You tell me this conductor has frequently in- sulted you, concluding the bad treatment by ejecting ycu from hi8,car, and these indignitieshave been finposed witHout provocation.’ “‘I don’t propose to,tals In this loafer’s presence,’ he replied. & << ‘ ““Then.we will declipe fo consider yopr complaint,’ sald the marfager. ‘He certaifly has the right of defense, and is entitled to every facility in its exercise. ‘The sooner after an act the man is confronted by his accuser the better for the ends of justice, and now is the best time for your com- plaint ang-bis defense, g0 go ahead.’ “I'll come back atsome other time,” replied my gentleman, Tising to go. + ““Sit down,’ commanded the manager. ‘Let's hear what the conductor has to offer. How many times have you insulted this gentleman?’ he asked. Rebuke to the Offender. “‘Never once to my knowledge,’ said I. ‘He disobeyed one of the rules of the com- pany by boarding a car while it was run- ning at a high rate of speed, and I told him the consequences if he did so again. Today he repeated the offense in a spirit of bravado, and I put him off the car.’ “You did right, and I hope you'll do the same with everybody who disobeys that order,’ remarked the manager. ‘You came here to-do injury to a conductor because he performed his duty and tried to prevent you from doing an act which might have resulted in injury to yourself and damage to the company. He did only what I would have done in his place, and you come to get reverige for a man’s faithfulness. You call yourself a gentleman and this man a loafer. I do not fancy the calling of foul names, but you bring to my mind terms of which your act reverses the application. This man has a family that depends for subsistence upon his earnings. To gratify a ttle pique you want him discharged and his means of living destroyed. Is that the act of a gentleman” “And the dude crept out of the office like @ whipped cur, while the manager gave me a hearty shake of the hand and commend- ed my action.’ a Carrier Pigcons From Midocean. From the London Daily News. In connection with the long and difficult passage of the Gascogne, the question has been asked whether in such cases the pain- ful suspense caused by want of tidings could not be obviated by the use of carrier pigeons. Some think it might. M. Joseph Lugnol, one of the best known of French breeders, is, however, not of these, and even thinks the idea absurd. In 1870, says M. Lugnol, in the Paris Figaro, the pi posal to employ pigeons us dispatch bear- ers was at first simply ridiculed. Now these birds are often believed capable of performing radical impossibilities. The maximum flight of a carrier pigeon, with- out interruption, lasts, under the most favorable conditions of weather, &e., four- tcen or fifteen hours. Swift as the bird is, it can cover in this time only between six hundred and seven hundred miles. This is not all. The instinct of self-preservation is as strong in the “pigeon voyageur” as in other travelers, and M. Lugnol is convinced that in such weather as that encountered by the Gascogne rot one pigeon in a thous- and could be induced to leave the vessel. ee The Candid Nursemaid. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. Mistress—“Do ycu bélievé in ghosts?” Nursemaid—“I do, indeed, ma’am; there’s nothing like ’em for keepin{ little Roy quiet when you are awa: 5 take long “But, Doctor er of twins. SUCCEEDS MURUAGA Enrique Dupuy de Lome, the New A SKETCH «OOF CAREER For a Third Time Spain's Rep- resentative to This Country. CHARMING HOST AND HOSTESS ———— Written Exclusively for The Evening Star. Enrique Dupuy de Lome, who will suc- ceed Senor de Muruaga as Spanish envoy extraordinary the latter part of the present month, is by no means a stranger to Wash- ington, having on two previous occasions been the diplomatic representative of his government in the United States, the first time in 1883 and the second ten years later. When Senor Don Francisco Borca, the Spanish minister, committed suicide at the Albemarle Hotel, in New York city, July 29, 1883, Dupuy de Lome, who had been first secretary of legation here since: the October preceding, became charge d’af- faires, and the interests of his government, which were at that time of an exceedingly delicate and important nature, were in his hands until, in February, 1884, he was re- lieved by the coming of Senor Don Valera as minister. At this period Spain was in the throes of revolution, and prospects of Cuban independence seemed fairer than they do today. The republicans of the island were well organized, and their sup- porters in this country being unusually act- ive, the young charge, Dupuy de Lome, who was only thirty-two yearsof age, had grave responsibilities, which were appre- ciated at home. as shown by his subsequent speedy promotion. Senor Borca had enter- tained magnificently during his brief stay in Washington, and had placed the Spanish legation in the front of social importance. The fact that Dupuy de Lome’s cousin, Georges Dupuy de Lome, was a member of the French legation under Roustan still further contributed to the popularity of the young Spanish secretary and charge. Rapid Changes at the Legation. After Valera, Spain was represented by Guanes; then, in 1886, by De Muruaga, the present minister, for a short time, who was replaced in turn by Guanes, and then, in 182, Carovas del Costillo formed a cabinet, and, in May of that year, Dupuy de Loma, at the age of forty-one, was presented to President Harrison as minister, to be suc- ceeded March 2, 1893, by De Muruaga, in consequence of another change in the Span- ish cabinet. A Phenomenal Career. Dupuy de Lome’s career to this point had been considered pheromenal in conserva- tive Spain, where no man of his years had reached greater distinction. He is descend- ed from a renowned family of French cr- igin, dating back to Hugo and Raimond Dupuy, who accompanied Godfrey de Boul- lion to the second crusade. He was, in August, 1851, in Valencia, and studied in a famous college near Barcelona, subse- quently graduating in law at the Univer- sity of Madrid. In 1869 he entered the dip- lomatic career as unpaid attache to the ministry of state, and, after passing a competitive examinaficn with highest hon- ors, he was appointed third secretary of the legation in Japan in 1873, where, after two years, he was transferred to Brussels. He was promoted to second secretary and assigned to Buencs Ayres in 1877, and two years later became first secretary at Mon- tevideo. At both these places he was part of the time. charge d'affaires. In June, 1881, he became secretary of the embassy at Paris, which he left to come to Washington the October of the year following, remaining here a year and a half, seven months of which he was charge d'affaires. Trans- ferred to Berlin in 1884, he was called to Madrid two years later to become second chief of the commercial section of the de- partment of state. At the international conference at London in 1887 for the con- sideration of commercial questions, he was the Spanish delegate, and the following year he negotiaséd in Rome a commercial treaty. He went to Montevideo as minister resident in 1878, and although his services there were widely commended, he was obliged to return to Spain on ount of ill health. After a short vacation he was made chief of the section of commerce and consulateg in the department of state, and only resigned this position to take his seat in the cortes, to which he had been elected as deputy for his native province. During his two years in congress he devoted his attention to diplomatic matters, being chairman of the commission of treaties. His legislative experience was closely fol- lowed another year and a half in America, and during this time he achieved more for his country and accomplished more to ce- ment the friendly relations between the United States and Spain than has been the fortune of probably any man. a At the World's Fair. In his official capacity as minister pleni- potentiary he attended the dedicatory cere- monies of the world’s fair at Chicago in October, 1892, and was impressed with the greatness of the enterprise and the fact that it had been so little appreciated at home. Spain had built a caravel to present to the United States, and had appropriated money to make a national exhibit, but the money had been squandered and the king- dom being in financial straits had practi- cally abandoned its intended representation. Dupuy de Lome sent home glowing reports and urged his government to take the prominent part Spain was entitled to in a fair intended to commemorate the discovery of this continent by the small Spanish fleet commanded by Columbus. Using his wide knowledge of Spain's commercial affairs he appealed to the merchants and manu- facturers of the country to make exhibits, and to his indefatigable and apparently inexhaustible energy the magnificent Span- ish courts at Chicago were wholly due, and to his charming wife, Madame Dupuy de Lome, the credit of the excellent display made by the Spanish women was attrib- uted. As an Author. Although Senor Dupuy de Lome has been for more than twenty-five years constantly on duty in the diplomatic service of his country he has found time to engage in literary pursuits and has published a num- ber of volumes of value on economic sub- jects, as well as very interesting accounts of his travels around the world and in South America. Although a thorough En- glish scholar he enjoys the distinction of having written no book about the United States. His Many Decorations. During his diplomatic career he has re- ceived many decorations at the hands of royalty. Among others he is a knight of the Grand Cross of the Polar Star of Sweden and Norway; grand officer of Saint Maurice and Saint Lazare of Italy; com- mander of the Royal Order of the Crown of Prussia, of the Danebrog of Denmark, of Saint’ Anne of Russia and of the Royal American Order of Isabella Catolica of Spain; grand commander of Charles III of Spain and of the Naval Merit of Spain; officer of the Legion of Honor of France and chevalier of Leopold of Belgium and of the Christ of Portugal. These decora- tions are shown in the portrait of the new minister in his diplomatic costume. Charming Host and Hoste: Dupuy de Lome’s arrival in Washington will be marked by the removal of the Span- ish legation nearer the center of diplomatic residences than it has been under the bachelor representative of the last few years and under Madame de Lome, who is a charming hostess, its social rank will be re-established as second only to the em- bassies of Great Britain and France. Madame de Lome, like her husband, speaks English fluently, and has a very wide ac- quaintance in America, having accompan- led him on his former visits. Her enter- tainments were among the most notable of the exposition functions at Chicago year before last; her reception to the Infanta Eulalia surpassing all others. R. L. F. — DRESSES FOR YOUNG GIRLS. Some of the Dainty Styles for Spring and Summer Wear. Quaintness is more aimed at in gowning young girls now than smartness. There are a few overdressed young misses, whose mammas are so ill-advised as to permit them to wear heavy silks and satins, load themselves down with jewels, and do them- selves up in corsets, but, on the whole, m.others seem to be rather more conserva- tive in gowning their girls than for some years back. It is English, you know, to keep girls in short dresses till they come out, and the handsomest frock up to that time will be a soft, light silk, with frills of chiffon or valenciennes, and, as for jewelry, why, an English mother would hold up her hands in holy horror at the idea. 5 A simple slender chain of gold, perhaps, or a strand cf pearls at the most, but no rings, no bracelets, no gold or silver side combs, no diamond earrings, or dangling watches. There are a few things that the Epglish really do better than we do, and the Princess of Wales has set the sensible example of robing her daughters in_ the simplest stuffs, most simply made. Even after they came out they dressed like their mother, plainly, if richly, until they began to prepare for their bridal trousseaus. Frocks for misses are shorter this season than they were last. Of course, boots are proportionately higher, and the high-but- toned Polish affairs are well calculated to show off shapely = ankles. Some of the new dimities are par- ticularly well de- signed for girlish frocks, being sheer and airy in effect, and so exquisite in quality that they do not need much trim- ming. A fall of lave about the shoulders and Lands, a frill of it at the neck, a frill blouse waist, and a very full wide-hem- med skirt—that de- scribes the popular design for a misses’ frock. She will wear ribbons with it, of course. A wide belt ribbon, blue as her eyes, and knots of it on the shoulders, with ‘‘sus- penders” of it, perhaps, and, maybe, in- stead of the telt, she will circle her pretty waist with a sash of wide satin or taffeta. Sometimes she will wear a pompadour challie, with its wonderful flower stripes, end then she will wear Dresden ribbons, end a shy, sweet smile to match. Other days she will wear an organdy, a shell pink, with big pink roses scattered over it, end a pink slip under it, and a lot of pink ribbons sky-larking over it with flying erds, and then be so very glad that you heve no grown son for her to make “shy eyes” at, girl though she be, for in a rig lke that she will be perfectly irresistible. Fcr coolish summer days a white pique will be her selection. It will be perfectly plain as to skirt, and have a flare like a balloon at the bot- tom, but fit like the paper on the wall around the hips—the gores make It di that, and, oh, it is 8 cute, worn, as she will wear it, over white canvas boots, laced high. The waist will be a real basgy blouse, set in box pleats on a yoke which is edged with embroidery, and the belt will be crushed silk, like the collar, Her party frocks will be a little longer. Most likely they will be of Dresden striped silk, with a flaring wide skirt, and a plain, low-necked waist. The sleeves will be just a great big puff, caught at the elbow with a bow of the color she most effects, and the upper part of the waist will be filled in with dot- ted net or tulle, or some other transparent stuff, and finished with a row of small flowers—forget-me-nots, very likely, and the same flowers will be twisted in with the ribbon that holds down the wile bertha about the shoulders. Finished off with a sash that crosses the front of the waist and falls in a knot half way down the dress, isn’t she a sight for tired eyes, in her graceful simplicity? Of course her hair is in a fluff about her ears, and she will wear fine silk stockings and white slippers For street and school, and seashore, trips to the woods and a sail on the river, a handsome blue serge with white braid trimming, and a white silk blouse waist, lace trimmed, or a red serge, with blue braid and a blue silk blouse will make her a streak of sunshine that you will never forget. This frock is made shcrter than any of the others, and should be un- lned. The Figaro ja is a great favorite with young girls, and a neat box coat jacket that fastens, double-breasted, with big pearl buttons and has peckets, is very smart. Fussy lace and ribbon capes, with a great display of violets about them, are much affected bv young misses, and they simply dote on the highest of high crushed collars. The sailor hat is still popular with them, but it has a lot of trimming on it now, and bows of ribbon, so that it has lost some of !ts com- mon appearance. Wide brimmed hats with a@ wreath of roses along under the crown, and with unexpected turns in the brim, come next in favor. i ——+e+__. Sure to Be the Case. From the Chicago Record. “I can’t tell you,” said the experienced suburbanite in reply to the question of his new neighbor, “when the next train goes, but I can tell you what your chances of catching it are.” “What are they?” inquired th Pepa eagerly. = es, “Well, if you run as hard as you can,” said the experienced resident, “you'll have fifteen minutes to wait, and if you merely walk you'll find the train just pulling out.” a FREEDOM FROM FRECKLES, and from all such disigurements and . blemishes, follows the use of the Carlsbad Sprudel Salt. It clears and freshens the skin wonderfully— takes away that dull and mottled look that comes from stomach de- rangements. Even in chronic and stubborn cases of skin disorders, like eczema, it is the prescribed remedy. ‘The blood, the liver, the stom- ach, the kidne: all are acted upon powerfully, but naturally by the Carlsbad Sprudel Salt. You get the same benefit, the same cure, the same fe iz ress and clearness all through your system, you were at Carlsbad itself. Insist upon the genuine imported nati d Sprudel Salt, which is evapo 1 Spring at Carlsbad, and elty and the signature of “EI DELSON CO., Sole Agents, New Yor bottle. \t- as if b; WHY, ix the Spring-time, do so many have that drowsy, lifeless feeling? ‘ WHY is there so much backache, neuralgia and rheu- matism? : WHY 40 scrofulous taints, eruptions and erysipelas show themselves? WHY not admit the truth, which is, that kidney poison is in the blood? WHY, then, not put the blood in pure condition by curing the kidneys? WHY not today resort to that -great remedy, Warner’s Safe Cure, which is the only known specific for these troubles? WHY not, in a word, use the best remedy obtainable for banishing disease and restoring health and happiness? YOUR FAT Can Be Reduced. Washington Physicians In- dorse Dr. Edison’s Obes= ity Pills and Fruit Salt. ‘Treasury r. Edison's Obesity juced the size of my abdomen 10% inches. The Obesity Pills belped me to reduce over Seve Mrs. Cordelia Xf Sect says Mrs. lessenger, Secretary of the Metropolitan’s Woman's Club, Author of “\Yoman's Duty to Woman,” in @ letter to Loring & Co.: “I have used, threé bottles of Dr, Edison's Obesity Pills and four of his delicious Obesity Fruit Sait and obtained wonderfull; results. My st was nearly gone from chronic kidney and liver trouble, brought on by Catarrh and aggravat, obesity. My physician said that I bad fatty de- generation of the heart and kidneys; that I could only obtain partial relief and be comfortable, while the disease would ruin my life. After I bad taken three bottles each of the Pills and Salts roa pounds of dangerous, thy surplus fat I felt stronger and breathed easier when I walked. I no longer suffered from my old troubles and feel about as well as-cver. “I wish that all who have suffered as 1 have could know how much virtue the little sweet pills and the Fruft Salt contain.” may be obtained from ©. G. C. SIMMS, cor. New York ave. and 14th st. MERTZ’S MODERN PHARMACY, ~ Cor. 11th and F sts. ae as cic seit and LS here. es Wi a MRS. L. V. CODY, Parlors—1204 G st. uw. Sent by mail on receipt of price. ‘The Bands cost $2.50 up; the Fruit Salt, $1 bottle, and Pills, $1.50 per bottle, or 3 bottles Tor LORING & CO., 42 West 224 st., Department No. 74, New York. “Chicago, Department No. 34, No. 115 State street. 16-3m,50 How Do You Do About it—when you need some Furniture ~-or a Carpet—and haven't the cash to pay? Do you go without them until you have saved up the necessary money? If you DO—you are cheating yourself out of a lot of comfort—and you are not gaining © penny by the operation. We Sell On Credit-=-= Not Furniture and Carpets alone—but Mattings—Refrigerators—Baby Carriages —and everything else known to bouse- Keeping. We ask you to compare our prices with those of the cash stores. There's only one price mark here—it's in plain figures—and it’s cash or credit. No notes—no interest—small weekly or monthly payments. All carpets made and laid free of cost— no charge for waste in matching figures. Plush or Tapestry Parlor Suites—cholce, $22.50. Solid Oak Bed Room Suite, $13. ‘Splendid Brussels Carpet, 50c, per yard. Reliable Ingrain Carpet, 35¢. per yard. Refrigerators—all sizes. Solid Oak Extension Table, $3.50. 40-pound Hair Mattress, $7. Woven-wire Springs, $1.75. _ Baby Carriages, from $5 to $50.00, Your. for a promise to pay. GROGAN’S MAMMOTH CREDIT HOUSE, 819-821-823 TTH_STREET NORTHWEST, Between H and I streets. ap2-844 Plate and Window Glass. THERE ARE OTHERS, BUT WE ARE THB ONLY HOUSE IN THE CITY TO CARRY A STOCK Plate Glass. We Have It, not on paper, but in our warehouse, 1809 _ and 1811 E street. Call and let us show it to you and fill your orders. New York prices. Quick delivery. Francis Miller, 307 oth St. N. W. mhi6-1m QOD OH ——‘Wilson’s the Mecca for tender feet.” We are ab- solutely forcing comfort on you in every pair of shoes you buy here—no matter how narrow the toe—how seemingly unnatural the shape. Shoemaking is our great hebby —special shoes to order $5 to $i0o—fit guar- anteed. Wilson, cmaker for Tender Feet," 929 F Street. aps-260