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18 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. BEGGARS IN PARIS Living Without Work and How It is Accomplished. HENDICY IS MADE AN ART Some Ingenious Methods of Sharp Witted Rascals. ee ORKING THE CHARITIES Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. PARIS, May 21, 1895. HE LIFE OF A sturdy beggar on the I Paris street is gay, adventurous, filled with incident, and satisfying to the curiosity. Indeed, it differs from the life of the rich boulevard- fer more in degree than kind. I have met many of these glad adventurers—re- ferring to the tramps and beggars — have chatted with them at the Pai depot in their darker hours—which they beguiled by pitching quol!ts with discs of heavy prison bread—and tn their times of freer recrea- tion and in other wine shcps than the much tco-celebrated “Pere Lunette.” I think I have the good will of a greater number of them than have most Amer'‘cans in Paris. There are, it must not be forgotten, just two ways to see this “dark” side of Paris- fan life—the second of which is to be led about like a pet deg by the police, upon the credit cf a letter of introduction, and beKeve whatever the interpreter trans- lates. The primitive beggar pcinted to his mouth and then held out his hand. Today men- icity, like other arts, has made its prog- ress; and as there are schools for every branch of human industry, so there are tutors and text hooks of begging. This is the first thing for the idle Paris lad to At the Church Door. know. Without instruction his debut will almost scem like work. He {s a big and solid youth of twenty years, lazy, drinking; and the work room discipline revolts him. He prefers to sit and chat, exactly like the boulevard Already more than once, after having “done the Monday” and the Tuesday, too, he bas waked up on Wednesday penniles: ‘This time his employer will not take him back, and, for the first time, too, his wine shop will not trust him for a luncheon. It fs a bad conjuncture. “Behold two motths," the publican” re- marks, “I have given you credit. Bac week I Lave been furced to threaten you to get a trifle on account. Now it is finished. I prefer to lose the sum you owe me. Yes- terday you spent your morey with’ my confrere day you ask that I shall give you food. I tell you it is finished. You may wa'k.”” It is 2 pm. and he is hungry. “If I should t to beg? He hastens to the out- skirts of the city, choosing the deserted avenues, pic! up his courage, and at last takes off his hat to an old g jeman cr y monsieur, I m out of ye me a piece of bread.” perhaps, him. Either he ens back to $ own quarter, burning with shame, ek for any kind of work, or else he g! his tecth. In that cuse organized society must now count with another enemy. He has heid out bis hand to twenty per- sors. He counts up bis penn rished. It is e.ough to ¢ His m gar ringing wanderings. munerative dis made up. He ha decor bells some Would that be still more r “Let us try it.’ So he ters on the lowest rank of the and L puller of the dee 's foot is to pull the bell ending in a deer's foot) in querters of the city, where the s apartment system’ gives pla rate dwelling: in our own tewns. hout work, and have eaten nothing for two da It is the cook who opens the door, and the c as a gocd i In a morning he rung at two hundred doors, and—as there is always ‘ene good door in every four”— ne hes been lucky fifty times in mone; food and drink, or clothes. Towards 3 y his day is done. He has eaten, has for dinner in his pocket, and has ‘ked up in cash from twenty-five to thirty cents. It must be remembered that in Pari there are afes-concerts of all classes, bright, well-warmed, ‘replete with drink i lively company. Those frequented by Ten cents worth of c: 1 brand » com=- Group of Beggars. nomenal song sung by phenomenal ladies At midnight h eks a garni (a house furnished room), and wakes with money still to buy kis mo = coffee. tay he 04 new quarte Little by little he be to comprehend. He learns to ask the butcher for a morsel ot raw he learns to ask the shoy for a glass of water. ed to give raw meat—he | 4 > wine chant, pitchers full of red and | white, pours him a generous glass instead of wate He sees fathers hiding while their children fetch them baskets full of broken bread, which they bags. He learns th the bread to family coac to the horses to give aving stolen the hor d, he makes friends and gains wis Hitherto he has rung at ail doors he mas’ w mene a ty i piece from serv s a@ better par > to distinguish charitable ond, how to inte He sa has y up to Directcry for Beg ers he did not stumble on it earlier, for pt in stock in dozens of the wine » has learned to patronize with his fiends, spent for “The Big Game” at his disposal all the names and the he will need for months, names and addresses, hours and sl.ort biographies, cr “indications.” So he begins. If he has taken a few pre- liminary lessons from a professor (a re- The Garret. tired or lazy master beggar, easy to find in the beggar-frequented wine shops) then so much the better. “Madame, I have not come to beg. Thanks to God, my work enables me to make both ends meet, when there is no gpecial misfortune. Unhappily, at this mo- ment a difficulty presents itself, and it is precisely because of this difficulty that I have come to madame, whom everybody in the quarter knows to have so good a heart. Behold the affair.” It is the story of a woman and two small children, and a happy, humble home. But the union has not been blessed by the church, nor, for that matter, even by the mayor of the ward. The brave young man desires to regularize the situation, which weighs on him, and to have a word of recemmendaticn to Monsieur le Cure, who, perhaps, besides bestowing his benediction, will procure some clean clothes for the two in which to make a dceent figure at the ceremony. Indeed, the active branch cf profes- sional beggary in Paris is reproached by many on this very ground, that those who practice it must almost work. For that its higher branches often approach so near to genteel “cadging’ as to almost lose the adept to the sympathy of the fraternity. is the young “college graduate” a beggar because he makes the round of all the Mterary men of Paris to read them his poems? Are the “young couple” (poor, but happy) beggars because they have the habit of writing letters of congratulation to all the brides whose marriages are cele- brated in their quarter? The business of entrepreneurs is to launch and oversee real and false cripples, furnish them with their equipments, station them in remunerative places and defend these places for them against other beggars. ‘They have barrel crgans for the solid, crutches for the crippled, apparatus for dissembling an arm or leg tur the false cripples, alphabets for deaf mutes, fortune- telling slips for old men, dogs and certifi- cates of physicians for the blind. They ex- cel in pre-empting and holding by intrigue and combination the best begging spots found in their quarter, and in the art of stationing their customers. At the door of a factory they will station a poor blind man, “victim of a boiler explosion." The Paris workingman is open-hearted to un- happy fellow-workmen. Children are sta- tioned before cake shops, half-grown girls offer flowers to those who sit on cafe ter- races, organ grinders (with printed lists of certain establishments) are stationed near the high schools. But the best places are in the church doors. The church door beggars form such solid, self-protective cliques that they have little fear of the police, and do not even take the trouble to pretend infirmities. Not being stationed on the public street, they almost escape police jurisdiction, for in French churches the police cannot appear except as beadies. Should they attémpt a serious rooting out of church door beggars the re- actionary press would see an opportunity to ery against another unholy interference. On the other hand, the cures feel timidity in asking the police to clear away the beg- gars, if only for the reason that they fear the radical authorities would not seriously co-operate with them, preferring that they should be so embarrassed. The church door beggars know this, and are insolent. In the sedentary branch of Paris begging the most honored are undoubtedly “les re- traites,” or “the retired.” They are the as- tutes of the corporation, men who, thanks to their intrigues, their lies and simula- tions, have succeeded in appropriating the pity of a number of families and charitable societies, so that their income is as fixed and regular as if from sound investments. The astute beggar stays at home, “receiv- ing” all day long. His writing desk is filled with valuable papers, orders for cooked Meat, bread tickets, milk tickets, and, yes, chocolate tickets, issued by the Rothschilds, letters of deputies, announcing the allow- ance of a subsidy upon the credit of “‘ex- treme misere,” letters from the commissary cf police, the pastor, the cure and the rabbi, The Cave. giving addresses of the charitable, lists of current charity fetes, notes indicating mar- | Tlages. The astute beggar knows all about the countless public and private charities of Paris, societies that furnish chairs to par- alytics, musical instruments to distressed artist: eyeglasses to the near-sighted, cradles for new-born babes, tlowers for sick girls, wooden legs for the legless and ear trumpets for the deaf, and all these objects may be had and soid. STERLING HEILIG. ees Aren’t You Weary? Weary, stranger, weary maiig Woman” fad the woman who ts y the suke of being bad? é Aren't yon Ured, sick and tired, Of the Loudon high-life scandals And thi y erotic Of these literary ‘That are sold for larg Aren't you tired, sorely tired, Of thls question: Who shall lead In the ranks of the 400, Who shall follow, wh precede ?— Tshould smile! neighbor, weary Flatt politically, are at? |. deeply tired, ‘and Parkhurst row plug, carping wonder How "twill wind up, aushow ?— Right you are! friend, most weary, C1 in art? Of the rhocker bloomers ‘That are thought to be so “smart?” Aren't you tired, tired, tired, thor r erazes cand oth Well, I —New York World. oo A Woman's Postscript. From the Philadelphia Press, hy women write postscripts” is a prob- lem that has teen engaging the cttention of one of the London woman's weeklies. The answers betray that the sex under- st.nds itself, and dees not mind exposing its amiable weaknesses. All are from wo- men, who ascribe, among others, these reasons: “Because they seek to rectify want of thought by an afterthought,” “be- cause they are fond of having a last word;’ “because they write before they think, and think after they have written.” Our correspondent puts down the femi- nine P. to the same cause ‘which leads women to prolonged leave-taking in omni- bu: name! and rather profoundly it s to the casual observer, “that they ganization of thought.” Another woman comes to the defense of her sisters with the suggestion “that when women have anything special to communicate the: know that their P. S. is equivalent to ) L nd yet another friendly soul turns a neat compliment in her reason: “Probably because woman herself is the embodiment of the P. S. in the scale of creation—she— the indispensable—was added last.” - ~ see What Frank Said. From the Detroit Free Press. Daughter—Frank said something to me last night.” Mother—"I hope it was apropo: Daughter—“It was more, mamma. It was apropos-al.” Ly A TALK WITH YANG YU The Chinese Minister Discusses the War and Causes of Defeat. EVENTUALLY THE WORLD'S FACTORY Modern Civilization Will Be Intro- duced Into the Flowery Kingdom. TRADE WITH AMERICA (Copyrighted, 1895, by Frank G. Carpenter.) F ALL THE DIPLO- { ats in Washington ES Mr, Yang Yu, the S\ Chinese minister, is the most exclusive. A veil of oriental mystery has been wrapped about the legation since the be- ginning of the troubles in the far east, and the minister has steadily refused to give any informa- tion as to the situa- tion and the prospects. Still, there are few men so well fitted to talk about China as he. A great part of his life has been spent in Pekin. He comes of one of the noblest families in China, and he has long sat un- der the shadow of the dragon throne. He is said to be a special favorite uf the em- peror, and his influence with both the Tar- tar and the Chinese officials is great. He is a strong friend of Li Hung Chang, and it may be that it was throygh the cordial reception which the great viceroy gave me during my stay in China last year that Min- ister Yang Yu consented to give his views of the present situation and the future of Asia, through me, to the American people. It took some time to prepare for the inter- view. The questions had to be submitted to his excellency beforehand, and a special delivery letter which I received yesterday merning from his private cecretary gave me the announcement that his excellency Minister Yang Yu. would receive me at the legation at 11 a.m. in reply to my _questio: It was just 11 o'clock n I rode up past the residence of Justice Harlan, on the heights overlooking the city, and stop- ped at the big stone mansion occupied by the Chinese legation. It is a magnificent building, commanding a view of Arling- ton and of the silvery sheet of the Po- temae iver, which, like a silver band, lines the southern horizon as you stand on the steps of the legation and look over the city. I pressed the electric but- ton of the front deor. A negro butler opened it, and I was ushered into the home of China in the United States. The inside of a diplomatic build!ng in Washington is practically foreign territory. The police cannot come in to arrest the inmates, and they in many respects are not subject to American laws. The flags which float over their buildings protect them, and when you enter them you are for a time in a fcreign country. My surroundings in the Chinese legation, however, were not far different from those of American hon! The hous? is furnish ed with foreign carpets and with American sofas and cha A Chinese jar or vase stands here and there, and the walls of the parlor are kung with magnificent scrolls covered with Chinese characttrs in gold on a background of blue silk; but fur- ther than this the furniture is of the con- ventional American type. The darkey told me “to rest my hat” on the table, and that the ministcr would be down in a mo- ment. I had hardly taken my seat in the parlor when two bright-eyed young China- men came in and bade me good morning in English. These are among the secretaries of the legation. They both spoke English perfectly, and one of the young men was a graduate of Yale College. How the Minister Looked. A moment later the minister was an- nounced. A stout, round-faced, u!mond- eyed, cream-colored man, he was dressed in a long silk gown, which reached to his feet. He had on above this a sleeveless jacket of bright reg, and his rather hand- some head was topped with a skull cap, with an edge of gold embroidery running around it. The front of this cap wis deco- rated with two buttons. One was of some transparent stone, about the size of a pigeon’s egg, and of a bright red in color, and just below this there was a great pearl as big as a pea and of perfect shape. Out of the back of his cap hung his long queue, and below his hone out slip- per-like shoes of Chine ion. His cos- tume was rich in the extreme, and you know he said to be one of the richest men of China. He brought with him the largest legation that has ever come to: this country, and it was stated at the time that his baggage consisted of eighty trunks. He has entertained more magnifi- cently than the Chinese ministers of the past, and has made a number of innovations in this respect in the Chinese legation. He brought his family with him, d, con- trary to the usual custom of Chinese la- dies, his wife has taken part in the social festivities of the capital. The minister himself has strong pro- gressive tendencies. He looks at matters in a common sense way, and his answers to my questions were short, sharp and to the point. One of his secretaries had a list of my questions, and when his excellency had taken me into his private parlor he began the talk by pulling a Chinese manuscript from his sleeve and handing it to the Chi- nese graduate of Yale. These were the answers which his excellency had dictated in Chinese to my manuscript questions in English. The questions were repeated and the secretary read the answers in English. From time to time I asked other questions. These were interpreted to his excellency, and he answered them in Chinese, which was in turn tr€nslated by the secretary to me. The Chinese-Japanese War. ‘The first subject was the Chinese-Japan- ese war, and I asked his excellency as to whet, in his opinion, was the cause of the Chinese defeat He replied: “The Chinese were defeated because they were not prepared for war. ‘They are as brave as any other people on the globe, and I believe if properly trained they would make good soldiers. Japan has been preparing for this war for the past twenty years. She has been remodeling her army and organizing her troops on the modern plan. Japan is a small country. It is much easier for it to adopt foreign methods than a great nation like China. “The result is that the Japanese govern- ment have been able to adopt modern methods. They had established a better navy than we have and they did all this quietly and in such a way that the other Asiatic nations had no suspicion of their plans. Japan was our neighbor. We knew that she was changing her civilization, but we had no idea that she was studying the arts of war as they are practiced in Europe to fight her next-door neighbor. I look upon it as a mistake on our part that we did not discover this fact. We should have known it and prepared for it.” “Then you do not think that the result is any index of the real strength of the Chinese nation?” § asked. “No, it is not/’\ was the reply of the Chinese minister thraugh the interpreter. “The Chinese have, got had a chance to show what they could do. They had no transportation facilities, and they cou.i not move their tregps. Speaking of the characters of the t3o people, the Japan- ese have for years patterned after us. For centuries they were jmitating the Chinese civilization. " They, considered us their superiors. Now, if fey can learn the arts cf war in the space, gf less than a genera- tion there is no doybt in my mind but that the Chinese gan-learn them. I have no doubt of our capacity to do anything equally well, if not,better, than the Japan- ese.” AY The Effect of the War on China. “But, your excellency,” said I, “what do you think will be the.effect of this war on China?” 34 “It will probably teach us a lesson,”’ was the reply. “Our government has learned of the wonders of foreign warfare. It will now realize that we must be prepared to defend ourselves against the other 1a- tions of the world, and that in time of peace we must prepare for war. There is no reason why China should not have stronger defenses than any other nation on the globe. We have a vast country trade up of one people. We have vast re- sources which are yet undeveloped, and we have a people who are wonderfully indus- tricus, and, I believe, as brave as any people on the globe. What we will now have to do is to develop our resources. We must cover our country with railroads, so that we can bring our supplies from one part of the land to another at a moment's notice. We must reorganize our army and navy and must have out troops all trained after modern methods. We must have new ships and new forts, and we must so in- crease our military strength that we can efend ourselves against any nation or all nations.”” 5 The Chinese Army of the Future. “How much of aa army might China have if it were properly organized?” “It is hard to estimate its wonderful pos- sibilities in th!s regard,” replied the Chinese minister. “There are now more than 400,- 00,000 of people under our government. We could easily put twice as many men in the field as could any other nation of the world. The Chinese army of the future will be numbered by millions, and it will be ably commanded. The Chinese do not lack ability to organize forces and to carry out undertakings. We have men full of cour- age, men endowed with great executive ability and men who ought to make good strategic leaders. And, then, our country is big enough end rich enough to support a vast army. There is no soil better than the Chinese soil, and few countries produce more in comparison with the area culti- vated. We have all kinds of food, and we have the material resources which will en- able us to make with our own coal and iron the guns and munitions of war which we need. We have already a number of large arsenals. There is one in operation at Shanghai which employs thousands of hands and whi s shown that it can mike guns with Chines iron. There are iron mines near Hankow which we expect to see developed, and there are arsenals and gun works in a number of the c! of the empire. Such works will now be Increased. New plants will be established and the condition of China will, I believe, in a short time be materially changed as to her possibilities of self defe: Modern Machinery in China. “Then this war will lead to the introduc- tion of modern machinery into China?’ “Of some kinds, yes,” replied the minister, “We will have to have much new mac! ery, but it will he only of certain kinds. We will need allikinds of machinery for making ordnince*an@ munitions of war. We will have to have railroad material and the machinery for’ ship-building. Such ma- chinery is very expensive, and the importa- tions will probably cost a large amount of money. They will be introduc a ne- cessity. As to ordinary labor-saving ma- ehinery, however,'T think Cana wll keep out 2s far as possible all which comes into competition h the trades and the la- bors of the comrhon ‘people. We have a vast population and we cannot afford to take the bread out ef our own people's mouths. It would be hard to make them understand that such machir would eventually be to the'r benefit. They would certainly create trouble if it was intro- duced in large.amount at the start. I think you may safely say that the introduc- tion of ordinary labor-saving machinery ide of railroads and gun as the World's Factory. “Will China ever, manufacture for the whole world?” “I think so,” replied his excellency. “We have as skillful workers as you will find in the world. There are few things we can- not make, and there is nothing we cannot copy. We haye enormous natural re- sources, There are large deposits of ande- velcped coal and iron all over the empire, and our country seems to be weil fitted for a great factc Our labor is very cheap, and our pe to work for the s they get. They are willing to work a whole a time if they get paid for it, inste ght hours, and I think the ime will come when we will go into manu- facturing. We will some day export goods in large quantities to foreign countries. We will know what the wants of the rest of the world are, and we will probably be able to satisfy those wants cheaper than any other people of the world, and quite as well. The time when this result will be obtained, however, will be far distant. Have you ever reflected about the Chinese market? Think of our hundreds of millions, end re- member that every man, woman and child of them has his wants that t be satis fied. The Chinese markets are enormous, and they will be big enough for us to work for for years to come. You cannot quickly chanye such a vast nation as the “hinese. It must move slowly. The export manu- facturing trade will hardly come until after the railroads. I think, in fact, that it will follow them. “How about the development of China, your excellency?” I asked. “Will the coun- by the Chinese or by out- “1 think we will be able to develop our own resources. The Chinese are good busi- people. They are accustomed to the ing of capital and labor. China and America, ‘What ought we Americans do to in- erease our trade with China?” “One great thing would be the building of the Nicaragua canal. This would bring you closer to the Chinese markets. cught to study the wanis of the people and make your goods as possible, in order to compete with those ich are sent to us from Europe ‘Are the Chinese friendly to Ar “There is no doubt about that," the minister. ‘Both the Chinese ment and the Chinese people the Unite States. They think that the Americans are sincere and just, and they re glad to be friends with them. The s some opposition ta Americans in South China. It is from this: part of the country that those Chinese whom you have in the United States have emigrated. Their hos- tility comes from’ the exclusion act. he rest of the empire, however, is extremely friendly to America and Americans, and the influence of these few southern Chinese is not strong enough to affect the sentiments of the government or the people in this regard.” The Missionaries Doing Good. “How about our missionaries in China? Are they doing any good?” “Yes, I think so,’ replied the minister. “They are intelligent people, and the better class of the Chinese know that they labor with sincere and honest intent. The oppo- sition to them comes from the lower class- es, and from these classes the majority of their converts have also come. “Do you think that the Chinese will ever me a Christian nation?” It might be so,” said his excellency, with a smile. “But I think the possibility is very remote. The doctrines of Confu- cius have a strong hold upon the people, and I doubt whether they will ever give them up for those of Christianity.” China Will Last. “Tt is said that China is on the verge of dissolution, and that the empire will soon be shattered in pieces. Do you believe this, your excellency I asked. “No. I do not,” replied the minister. “China has lasted for a number of thou- sands of years, and I expect that the em- pire will last’ some thousands of years longer. The government is strong, the peo- ple are loyal, and they are fond of p: You would be surprised at the great re replicd govern- re friendly to er ence which the people of China hi: for their emperor. They respect the govern- ment, and they are loyal and patriotic. It is true, there are some internal disseasions, ‘These exist in all nations. We have sone lawless and turbulent people, but such ele- ments in China are not organized. They lack purpose. They are men of no char- acter, and their leaders have little ability. The country has been torn up with such revolutions before, and it has come 9ut all right. Take the Tai-Ping rebellion. It lasted for years, and it was scattered over ten provinces. It did not affect the sta- bility of the general government. The reb- els were finally put down, and the emperor was again supreme over the whole of “hi- | na. The government grows stronger every year through the introduction of modera institutions. We have now the telegraph, by which we learn the reports of dissatis- faction or uprisings in an instant“of time. We will soon have railroads, and the great empire of China will be bound together as it never has been before.” American Capital in China. “What chances are there for American capital in China?” I asked. “I think there will be great chances, replied the minister. “Following this war there must be a development of the ma- terial resources of the empire. New gun works will have to be established. New railroads are to be built. Coal and iron mines are to be opened, and the work of modernizing China will probably begin. The bringing about of such a result will require large capital. Whether China will furnish this herself by borrowing it or whether the government will farm out such things to syndicates, in either case a large capital will be required. This capital will have to come from Am or Europe. The Chinese will probably take it from the point where they can get it the cheapest and at the best rate. If the United Ste can do as well for us in a business as the other nations of the world we will be glad to patronize them.” I next asked some questions as to the re- lations of China and Russia, and one or two as to the future of Corea, but as to these the minister declined to answer CARP. R. DRESSES FOR GIRLS. Dainty Effects With Delicate Lace Trimming Are Popular. Dainty girls naturally love dainty dresses, particularly those of dimity and lawn or the French ginghams, which are as rine as silk and quite as pretty. The very pret- tiest way to make them up is with a full skirt, on the three-gored pattern, with only a deep hem for trimming. The waist, of course, is some vagary of the blouse and unlined, but has more tucks and frills than you can shake a stick at, and ribbon belts and bows without end. All-over embroid- ery is again employed for white waists for both maids and their mammas, Some- times, when one can be lavish of pin money, the whole suit is made of the ex- quisite Marie Antoinete open-work, and then the ruffles are of embroidery to match. About three narrow ones at the foot of the skirt is about right. If the skirt, on the contrary, is of plain material, then the ruffies are of the embroidery to match the waist, though they may be of the same. There is a tendency to trim the foot of the skirts again. There is no use trying to disguise the fact that the plain skirts are mighty trying to the feet. One's foot doesn’t look as big by two or three sizes | when it peeps out from under a ruffle as | it does from under a severely plain skirt. | Then, the ruffles are the making of a lawn. | The goods may cost only six cents a yard, but after it is furbeiowed off with countless edged with lace, it looks as though it might have cost sixty, and the satisfaction of Wearing it.is quite as great as though it had. Valenciennes lace, which has been laid on the shelf for a lore period, except for baby clothes, is now the favorite of the hour. Ii edges everything almost, and the yellow is most popular. A yellowish dotted mull, with insertion and ruffles of yellow Valencien 18 a gown to turn one’ my green with envy. For one of the have slender w but the a waist over twenty-three in will wear one of the pretty crush ribbon belts in- stead, with a bow of many loops and short ends right in front. ae ees, HAND OF A WOMAN. woman with the illustration p tI It has a fitted lining, with | large pearl buttons. s are to be| quite the thing thi for all who | | R. Morrison's Decision and mination of Cleveland, It is always of interest to note the trail of a woman in politics. Many an office, many a nomination has pivoted squarely on the work of a woman. Those who are informed in that behalf, and who watched the progress of the ballots i caucus, and remember the size of Criso’s majority for Speaker over Mills, know that Mills was defeated and Crisp clected be- cause Mrs. Mills expressed doubts in the Fifty-first Congress as to the glove-like fit of the frocks worn by the wife of a well- known Missouri Congressman. That is, However, only an instance. It is decidedly to be credited that a wo- man had much to do with the nominat of Cleveland at Chicago in then controller of the cur: Morrison man. His effor from kis region Morrison and against Palmer. t hour hope of s jeserted him, He wired Col. Morrison in this city that it was doubtful if he could push throvgh a Mor- rison instruction. The people about him Palmer, who was their while Morrison lived far But Eckels said in his could get kis folks to im land. As between Cleveland they inclined toward the What should he do? Col. Mo: not here when the message cam Mrs. But at the felt wa rear rmly for wife was. = . Mrs. rrison is one of the rarest of women, @voted to Col a withal, of an intelligence character which makes her an admirable helpmeet to the colonel. Mrs. Morrison, as told to a writer for The Star, in the ab- sence of her hushand opened the telegram: It was too late to get word to Col. Mor- | rison. She must reply herself. After care- fully weighing the pros and’ cons of the situation, Mrs. Morrison wired Eckels, “In- struct for Cleveland.” It came just in time. acted on it; his was the f trict to instruct for Cleve! the rest fol- lowed sft, and when the convention roll was called in Chicago the great te of Mlinois ¢ her solid vote tor Cleveland. Where Cleveland might have been without it is another story. But there be casuists who are ready to agree that it was Mrs. Morrison’s m se to Eckels that nomi- kels promptly ‘st Lllinots dis- | subject said: ABOUT NEATNESS. Which is the Cleaner Sex? — What Ladies Have to Say. Ella Wheeler Wileox in the Chicago Record A bachelor said in my presence a year or two ago: “Women are not, by nature or habit, so clean or orderly as men, or :0 delicate in their ideas of small matters.” I combated the assertion, with indignant protests, and assured the speaker that only a disappointed bachelor, whom some wo- man’s perfidy had soured, could make such a statement. Nevertheless, I set about studying the habits of the sexes in these respects, and I began to question people who had wide opportunities of judging such matters, and the result has not been wholly complimen- tary to my sisters. First, I noticed the dress of men and wo- men in public conveyances. It is rarely, indeed, one sees a man, with any claims to respectable attire, who displays soiled col- lar, cuffs or shirt front. But I have ob- served soiled laces about the neck of many an otherwise -richly and fashionably at- tired woman; ani soiled white gloves are wofully in evidence and ruin scores of handsome toilets. I do not think I have ever seen fringes or tatters about the ankles of a man. It seems to be an understood law among the most ordinary types of respectable men that the first raveled seam or ripped jining shall be attended to by the tatior be- fore the garment is worn again, But wo- men who carry fortunes upon their backs display torn flounces and ragged laces fre- quently on the street crossings or in alight- ing from vehielcs. if Only a few weeks ago I iked behind a young lady in a prominent Ny York avenue, and admired the perfect fit of her brand-new promenade costume and the €x- quisite details, which exhibited excellent taste and judgment of the wearer or her modiste. liat, gloves, gown and wrap and veil were in harmony. But suddenly there came a muddy crossing; the lady lifted her dress and showed a charming foot, ele- gantly booted, but, al: above it a silk petticoat, with three rags hanging from it. ‘Yhe harmony was ruined by a discord. Just as I was about to emerge from a Turkish bath establishment one day a young Woman who speaks three languages fluently and who belongs to a rich and in- fluential family entered and tossed off an expensive cloak, displaying a faded silk waist which was out at the elbows and badly soiled about the neck. Her skirt was trim and modish, her cloak and bonnet irreproachable, but the waist she wore was inexcusably shabby. I could not help but wonder if she had appeared in this gar- men at the breakfast table. . Perheps in sim.iar inUmacy men may see similar untidiness among members of their own sex, but I doubt it. On the other hand, where is the woman who could endure for ten minutes the filth of a “smoking car” in which refined men pass hours? The recollection of passing through one by accident to reach a parlor car is sufficient to unnerve the average weman. Talking with a lady who has a large country home where she entertains exten- sively, I asked her opinion on this subject. She gave it as follow “I will tell you our exp which I fear is not a soli happened that two young 1 and two young gentlemen had been passing a week under my roof and the morning of their departure my housekeeper was ill and I went in person to superintend the cleaning of the rooms which they had occupied. ‘The young ladies, mind you, had been reared in homes of culture and learning and were to all appearance dainty and re- fined specimens of their sex, yet this was the condition of the rooms which they had pccupted for one wec “The handsome dresser cloth was stained and spattered by to‘let creams and wastes. A box of face powder had been overturned on the velvet carpet, and the print of a small slipper toe had tracked it about the room. A large, unsightly roll of mixed blonde and brunette “combings” protruded from a pasteboard receptacle like a last year’s bird nest. Three toilet bottles were minus their stoppers. Four cambric hand- kerchiefs and one glove were found under the bed, and in the sweepings of the room sever dress pins, t pins and two lace pins containing nee,” she said, one. It so jewels. “When the room just vacated by the men was investigated the only souvenirs remain- ing were two half-burned cigars, a small heap of cigar ashes on the mantelpiece and one quill toothpick on the floor. ‘Sure an’ I'd rather clean up after tin sntlemen than one lady any day,’ remark- ed my servant, and in view of the con- trast between the two rooms I could not rebuke her.” Another hostess whom I consulted on this ‘I do not know that I have found men guests neater than women, but I have found them more delicate-minded in regard to many matters. For instance, the seemingly best-bred girls and the hest are often exceedingly careless in small matters. They will borrow a wrap from a hestess when they have mislaid their own er it is inaccessible, and they will leave this garment on a veranda chair or in beat with ar s disregard of conse- quences. They will take oi books from the library and leave them on garden seats, to he ruined by rain or insects. They will use cne's last postage stamp or pn, when supplies are five miles dist Men are rarely thoughtless or ¢: these matters. If by chance they neci to borrow top coat or 1 tosh they are extremely careful about re- turning it. Wemea have a way of taking vors for granted which is foreign to the average man Another lady said: “I think men bathe much more than women do and are more Particular about the details of their cloth- ing and dress. I think it is more than balanced by many of their unclean habits— ewing, drinking, and the like. think men are internally le y cleaner than women. S a queer thing about this new wo- da bright man to me recently. so awfully independent, you know erywhere alone, keeps all sorts of Ss, fills all sorts of po: yet the moment she is in a street car with a male ntance she takes it for granted that he will pay her fare, and she is far more to accept money favors from him than his real bachelor friends, whom she apes. It strikes me as very ‘odd. I lik: to do these favors for a lady, of cour: but it is amusing, nevertheless, when. in the next breath she tells you how inde- pendent the new woman is of man.” At the same time this young man seem- ed to forget that there never would havi been “the new woman” had “the old man’ not been niggardly in money matters. It was because our grandmothers were oblig- ed to ask for 5 cents and then freauentiy be subjected to the humiliation of a re- fusal, that their granddaughters are mak- ing the often ungraceful scramble for men’ Places and men’s wages, which so startles the world tod: Whatever indelicacy the woman of today shows in money matters is but the result of inheritance—an inheritance caused by the injustice of men in a past age; mean- while she has sufficient taste and pride to r nce once she realizes it. The question which remains open now is: Has the American man, despite his superior claim to neatness and cleanliness, the pride and good taste to cure himself of his awful habit of expectorating in public pl: and m con ances? He seems to have in the minds of the majority of people the right. ful claim to better taste in man. than our sex posse a oon ie. testable vice ruin: the other commer ble quali ! It is the only habit whi renders hii infericr to foreign can why will he not start a cru: t? But this one de- h bred men, de against see He Beats His W From the Roxbury Gazette. e. Mr. Flushle id you know that Jaz- blin beats his wife almost every night in the week?” 2 Mr: ‘No; does he? Oh! the mc Mr. —“Oh, I don’t know about that, you ses, he plays a much better game than she dces.” The Arrival of the Uride, America, 1893. RAILROADS. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. Schedule in effect June 5, 1 Leave Washington from station corner of New Jerse; sand © st. Vestipuled Limited p.m. cincinnati, tibuled Limited, For vit Kuoxville, Orleans, 11.20 $45 Baltimore, B15 and 1 pot, , A130 a.m., DL15, agerstown, al1s0 a.m. ard 25.30 p.m. Boyd and way points, pan. points, 26.00, a8,00 *5.35,° °7.05," 9.40, m. For WasLington Junction and way polnts, 09.00, Express teaine stopping at 9.30 a.m., b1.15 p.tn. principal Stations only For Bay Sundays, 9. koYAL BLU LINE BP PIULADELPHIA. 10.00 p.m. on all day trait May, week day For Cape ys only, 8.00 Saturda: “R. B. CAMPBELL, Gen. Manager. je8 PE’ Station corner of Gth and Bstreets, In Effect June 9, 1895, 4 10:30 A.M. PENNSYLVANIA “LIMITED. —Puilman ping. Dink King and Observation Cars Harrisburg to Chicago, Cincinnatl, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cleveland and ‘Toledo. "Buffet Parlor Cay to Harrisburg. ‘E.—Pullman Buffet Parlor ‘arior aud Dining Cars, Har- a CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS EXPRESS.— an Buffet Parlor Car to Harrisburg. Ste ing and Dining Car Harrisburg to St. Louls, Cincinnati, Louisville’ and Chicago. oe 7:10 WESTERN EXPRESS.—Pallman Sieep- ing Car to Chicago, and Harrisburg to Cieveland, Dining Car to Chicage mA SOUTHW STERN EXPRESS. Tullman Sleeping and Dining Cars St. Louis, und Sleep- —Pullman Sleeping r to Harrisburg. risburg to Pi: 3:40 F ing Car Harrisburg to ( 10:40 P.M. PACIFIC EXPH) Car to Pittsburg. 7:30 A.M. for Kane, Canandaigua, Rochester, and agra Falls daily, except Sunday. AM except M. A.M. for Elmira and Renovo, daily, or Williamsport daily, 4 “1 For Boston, ‘without change, and 3:15 P.M. daily. For Baitimore, 6:2 10:30, 11:00, 40 (1200 Limited), 10, 10:00, For Annapolis, 9:00 A. and 4:20 P.M. jt” Sunday. 9:00 AM. and 4 Atlantic Coast’ Line, sonvilie and ‘Tampa, Richmond and_ Athay mond only, 1 Accomn) Express for Richmond, Jack- 3) AM., 3:30 P.M. daily, ) 8:40 PM. daily. Rich: days. SEASHOR: For Atlantic Ci only), 10:00, 11:00 A.M., 12: and 11-35 PL a only), 11:00 AM, of 13th st d ut the station, 6th and orders can be left for the check- destination from hotels and res- J. R. Woon, SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Wiedmont Air Line.) Schedule in effect May 19, 1895. All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylvania Passenger Station. 8:00 A.M.—Daily—Local for Danville. Connects at Manassas for Strasburg, daily, except Suuday, and at Lynchburg with the Norfolk aud Western daily and “with C. & OQ. daily for Natural Bridge and PAST Dafly—The UNITED STATES MAS rries Pullman Butfet Sleepers New York asbington to Jacksonville, uniting at Chare lotte with Pullman Sleeper for Augusta; also Pull- | man Sleeper New York jo Mofgomers, with con- | ection for New Orleans; connects at Atiauta with | Pullman Sleeper for Birdingiam, Memphis and St. | Louis. aati! P-M.—Local for Strasburg, daily, except Sum- y ‘ ‘Daily—Local_ for Charlottesville. — WASHINGTON AND SOUTH: NN VESSIBULED LIMITE! posed of estibuled Sleepers and Dining Cars, Pull- pers Washington to Chattanouga, via Salis ¥, Asheville and Knoaville. New York to Mem- phis ‘via Hirmingham, New Yo New Orleans via | Adanta and Montgomers New York to Tampa via Charlotte, Columbia and Jacksonville. Day Coach Washington to Jacksonville. Parlor Car Coy lumbia to Augusta. Dining Car from Greensboro” to Montgomery. TRAINS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND ROUND Washington 9:01 P.M. daily, except Sund: Suodays only, for Mound Hill, and | daily except Sunday for Leesturg; 6:25 T° for Herndon. Returning, arrive at Washin + tnd 7:00 P.M. daily and P.M. Sunday from Round Hill, 8:34 A-M. daily ex- Sunday from Leesiurg and 7:06 A.M. daily, pt Sunday, from Herndon only. igh trains from the south arrive at Washing- 2 AM. 2:20 P.M. and $:30 P.M. daily, : xcept Sunday, ex: ue, and at Peunsylvania Railroad Passenger Stas on. a M CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. Schedule in effect March 4. 1895. Trains leave daily from Union Station (B. and a} and B st : vel the grandest scenery in America, with the handsomest and most complete solid train serve D Wasbinicon. wa “Cinclonati ani sleeping cars Washington to Tis and, ‘St. Louis, withou fr r Indianaps an. St. Louis, aes aa ii:i0 PIM. “The tamoas “F. F. V. 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