Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1895, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. DOWN TOWN CLUB Where Busy Men Enjoy the Daily Luncheon Hour, ————— ECONCHY IN TIME AND MONEY A Center of Interest Where Com- mercial Leaders Meet. ——— OFFICERS AND MEMBERS BOUT FOUR years ago it occurred to two or three of 2. a Most ess men that life is short, art is long, time is ‘money, and that a number of old-fash- ioned adages to the same effect were just ap- then peculiarly plicable present c uation. ized that a certain fraction of the working time of each day was practically wasted in struggles with indifferent food at lunch-. eon, involving ext nee of time, money and digestion. began to con- sider the possibility of devis me plan ot both sati their appetites and en- gegement lists, and as a result the or- ganization known as the Down Town Club was formed, almost without a prototype in this country. It was fortunate that at just about this season the Washington Loan and Trust Company building, at the corner of F and 9th streets, was drawing near to completion, and by a happy thought the two facts were united and the new club was as soon as possible installed in the most ideal quarter: The club is still | there, and will probably remain as tong | as it and the building e constructed of the most solid and sub- stantial materials there is no thought that they will tlot*become landmarks together, the one of the architectural stability of Washington and the other of the pecu- liarly delightful social foundation that is at the base of Washington's business en- n Town Clui than a resi urant run for the of certain men who have banded themselves together in order to obtain the advantages of good surround- ings at meal time and an excellent cuisine little mo’ exclusiv not accompanied by threats of bank ruptey. It is now composed of two hun dred and seventeen 1 a rt is practicatiy a cond ness. dir tory of Washington. Every profession ‘wand Tine of business is represented. ‘The | requisites as to membership are not un- reasonably strict, and avy person of good standing, in the community known to a| member of the board of governors can be- | come a member of the club after surre! dering the usual initiation fee of $10. | Thi fee and the monthly dues of $2 each are; Tequired to meet the current expenses of | the clu}, such as rent, clerk hire and other | attendance, an the prices charged - for gneals are, as, near the actual cost as {t fs | Possible for prices to be. Principle of | In this way the club, being co-operative, | is enabled, by abandoning all profits, to give the greatest possible return to its members for the least possible expenditure. This, of course, attracts a good many men, but it is £ curious fact that in the hard times that have recently swept over Wa ton, along | with the rest of the commercial world, ! there has been a slight falling off in the membership, as club expenses are among the first items of luxury to be cut off by men in a fina al stress of peration. But there are advantages other and great- er than those of economy and gastronomy that attract the doctors, lawyers, mer- hants, journalists, clerks and other repre- atives of the business world to the tenth story of the Loan and Trust building at all times between the hours of 8 in the | At lunch hour the a great | of morning and § at night. Pi Down Town Club clearing hington. It at some of the is hou no e. steally e for the ci important busines apital during the last | been planned, discusse 1 over the lunch tables of transactions of the have four t is ab where busine and talk over ¢ ly place in the city can meet at meal time al matters in per- In the F x’ Room. and in the security of not be Again, it s most cony nt for the commercial leaders of the city to have a place where they can feel quite at home, ard can be reasonably ce: tain of meeting there every day a great rity of the men with whom they have | constant business reiations. As one of the members said the other day, it is very un- usual for the lunch hour to pass without nis find’ng in the rooms of the club one or more members whom he has i and whose and them annoying forth between offic yrtunt Business Center. What sound likeesimple engagements for lurch that pass over the telephone are often far more significant in meaning and in results the dining table mmon m ‘al lea into the habit ng place. In fact, from being a deso- r of wasted time and opportunity, m of lunching has been being a c located, « falle mer rs of the ci of utilizing oth being | is in Itself really | | to the ay | other cities on fcrmed by the influence of this club into t is often the most profitable part of the day. Yet it must not be imagined that Wash- ington’s business men have fallen into the bad habit, in this way, of making their eating too subordinate a part of the daily routine of life, nor have they made of the eon too serious a function. This mis- 2 has been made before, and ‘ts perpe- trators have afterward, in the pangs of indigestion, sorely paid the penalty. ‘There is no suggestion of this horrible monster at the Down Town Club. ‘There is no lightning-like bolting of food, no injudicious choice of materials that can- s the human em, none of the gastronomic haste and erity that are supposed to be charac- terlsties of the American. All is quiet, leis- urely and cheer! Lunches are served in courses, and this of itself takes time. ise man has sald that he who would happy must in eating consume time as well as food, and many a sufferer has too late realized the sagacity of this remark. One especially noticeable feature of the club life at the top of the T. A Quiet Corner. building is the almost total ating or even rong beverage: eals served ther = is not because is ran on dry principles, for the a, but the effe: caused by the of the members themseives, and it is an & ual thin) to a reporter for E Star . for a nor itém to be found among the dinn. event or lunch checks, that it is inst. an 0 uncommon ted by those The Club Quarters. ¢ quarters of the club are handsome asteful without being usclessiy luxur- There are three large dining rooms, ious. two for the use of the men and one, re- cently enlarged, for the use of the ladies of the families of members. One of the dining rooms for men is set apart for the use of while into the other room no fumes of tobacco ever penetrate. In ad- dition there is a neat lavatory, and ad- joining main dining room is a snug reading room, where members may pass the time comfortably. It is a delightful privi- lege of members to entertain their friends at the club, and this is of exceptional value an of busin’ who seeks to entertain visitors from otker cities or guests from here at iv or dinner, and who has not the facilities at home, or who, being a bachelor, has no suitable place wherewith to entertain. The also a list of non-re bers w re admitted at redi who find in the Down ing place for ais lent mem- ates and ‘own Club a charm- g their hunger when- Another feature a established but a is a correspon. tem whereby members gving to business trips are given cards of introduction to certain clubs there that admit them to all the privileges of membership. The extension of the rights of member- ship to ladies is of exceptiona! value to the of members and other ladies of their families who desire to economize time while on shopping trips down town by dining without returning home. They are per- vely short and the ladies’ room, which is kept enti excluded from the other apartments, is often filled with some of Washington’s most charming women. Freedom From the Fee Nuisance. One of the great objectionable features of eating away from home these days is the tipping system, that has grown to be almost as great a burden to the diner or luncher in this country as it is abroad. In the Down ‘own Club this problem fs simply solved by making it an offense punishable by dismis- sal for any attendant to receive a gratuity or tip of any sort. in this manner all the s of the lunch and dining room are d upon the same basis as to privileges and prompiness of service. For once the waiter no favorites. The result is remar beneficial to the health and tempers of the members and has equally as good an effect upon the waiters themseives, active and consci- about the performance of their They are sufficiently well paid to them for the loss of these per- and once a year they are presented gifts by the members, who make up a tmas purse for them, membership of the club has varied, s the high water mark. Lunch has rved for as many as 110 members in The average is between 90 and 100 rs who il themselves of® this There are not so many who eat reakfast or dinner, but the latter meal is naturally more popular than the former. Members whose f ave the city for the summer find it ¢ y convenient to be enabl meals in this who are more cheerfu entious pecia ed to obtain their ‘The club is not burdened with an excess of governme! ‘The general control of is vested in a board of governors, we second Tuesday of every is meeting, which lasts about a quarter of an hour, is preceded by a dinner. The direct control of the club’s affairs is given to the house committee of three mem- bers, who attend to deta‘ls of management after the fas! ilar committees in other clubs. The chairman of this commit- tee, which in other organizations is the ob- ject of constant and annoying complaints from members, said to the reporter that duty in that body was a pleasure rather than a burden. In his term of service the committee had d but one serious complaint, and that proved to be on a most trivial subject. This is all the more surprising, as it is not the easiest thing in the world to cater to the mic tastes of a hundred or more men daily. The menu is changed constant- and evidently to the perfect satisfaction every member of the club, as the ex- nce of the house committee goes to . The club formerly had the services steward, but this office has been abol- ished, and the duties are now performed by a head waiter, aided by the clerk. Another excellent indication of the high character and integrity of Washington’s men of business is the fact that the post- ing list, which ts often so large and import- ant a factor in club management, is in this club one of the least considerations, and is usually so small as to be undiscoverabie. Credit is limited to $50, and the club has been remarkably free from annoyance by ihe loss of revenue. The annual election of Ss allowthe usual amount of liberty in | officers occurs in January, and is conduct- ed at the lunch hour. This club was organ- ized on the 14th of September. 1891. There is one somewhat similar in New York city, but it is said that there is no other club with quite the same features as the Wash- ington Down Town Club. In addition to supplying the wants of its members the club has frequent calls during the winter to serve dinners and banquets to alumni and other associations on the occa- sion of annual reunions. The club is en: abled to make low rates for these affair: and last winter had almost all such engage- ments as it could meet. Officers and Members. The present officers of the club are Frank B. Noyes, president; Robert Stead, secre- tary, and John Joy Edson, treasurer. The house committee consists of J. Nota Mc- Gill, chairman; C. B. Keferstein and Alex- ander K. Phillips. On.the board. of gov- ernors are: John Joy Edson, Frank B. Noyes, Robert Stead, Ellis Spear, W. H. Moses, Frank H. Clarke, James Tanner, Nota McGill, John M. Rankin, John R. Carmody, A. S. Worthington, A. B. Browne, A. M. Lothrop, Samuel Ross, George Trues- dell. Joseph L. Atkins: F. L. Browne, Chas. B. Bailey, R. C. Bal- lantyne, M. A. Ballinger, Geo, W. Barry, Chas. H. Bates, Dr. J. Berman, A. T. Brit- ten, Theo. E. Benedict, F. B. Brock, T. Janney Brown, A. B. Browne, Austin P. Brown, Chapin Brown, A. S. Browne, J. R. Buckalew, L. eonard Bacon, 8. 8. Bur- dette, James K. Bakewell (non-resident), F. W. Baker, Thomas W. Bakewell (non- resident), Chas. H. Babbitt, H. Bastianelli. D. A. Chambers, John R. Carmody, John B. Cotton, George S. Cooper, Frank H. Clarke, F. H. Crandall, A. B. Coolidge, S. ©, Cropley, H. L. Cranford, T. L. Cole, C. W. Curtié, Geo. S. Chase. Benj. Durfee, Geo. E. Dowell (non-resi- dent), Wm. A. Day, M. Dorian, J. C. Dowell, Frank P. Davis, Fred. G. Dieterich, Henry BE. Davis. Jro. Joy Edson, N. T. Elliott, Jos. R. Edson, Jno. C. Edwards (non-resident). H. D. Feast, Albert F. Fox, R. T. Frazier, Chas. W. Fairfax, R. J. Fisher, Thos. Fran- Jr. S. T. Fisher, Wm. L.’ Ford, Chas. Foster, Duane E. Fox, Geo. K. French, . L. Freiley, Richard C. Fellows. Jno. A. Gorman, Wm. B. Gurley, Thos. M. Gale, A. P. Gresley, M. H. Goodrich (ron-resident). Jno. A. Hamilton, C. T. Havenner, 0. PR. Harr, Irvirg Hellen (non-resident), Jno. C. Heald, Jas. B. Henderson, H. W. Hoppy, s G. Hopkins, ‘Thos. S. Hopkins, Geo. W. oward, Wm. A. Hungerford, - ard, Philip "P. Hall. ie ine sea R. Edwin Joyce, Jos. R. Johnson, Walter Jchnson. Jas. I. Kay (noa-resident), S. H. Kauff- mann, F. A. Kendall, C. B. Keferstein. A. M. Lothrop, Jno. B. Larner, F. C. no, Jas. J. Lampton, A. Maurice Low, e Lewis, H. B. Looker, Me! B. A. Leavell. pane: P. J. McHenry, Geo. C. Maynard, W. F. Mattirgly, Allen de C. Mueller, B. M. Mor- Thos. R. Martin, J. Nota McGill, L. F. Michener, Thos. P. Morgan, jr, W. H. ses, Jno. Miller, A. E. H. Middleton, Jno. T. Miller, Clif. D. Maxwell, D. F. Merrill, jr., A. C. Moses, L. M. Marble. Thos. C. Noyes, W. J. Newton, H. Beach yes, Chas. W. Need- am, Frank B. Noyes, ixon, Jno. L. Newbold. William Oyster. toa Perry. P. B. Peirce, H. S. Prech- tel (non-res.), D. L. M. Peixotto, E. South- ard Parker, J. W. Pilling, John C. Parker, Fred. Kk. Parks, Andrew Parker, John C. Peters, Frederick B. Py! ugust Peterson, Ed. M. Par- ), J. Martin Proctor, Geo. S. M. Patterson, Alex. K. Phillips, Philips, Francis L. Payson (non- ¢ J. H. Ralston, R. G. Rutherford, C. H. Rudolph, John M. Rankin, James K. Red- ington, Walter F. Rogers, Saml. Ro. Phillip G. Russell, Chas. R. Randall (non- ), Chas. G. Ringwalt, Warren W. Rich. William R. Speare, B. M. Sabin, A. G. ‘ord, F. jomes, Wm. Small, H. A. c. . Schafer, Gee. B. Seeley, Chas. P. Stone, H. Van V. Stone, John A. Swope, 9. C. ymour, Boyd M. Smith (non-res.), F. s, John V noot, M tratton, E. B. Stumph, F. McC. Smith, Ellis Spear, T. G. Steward, Robt. Stead, Chas. L. Sturtevant, J. S. Swormstedt, Fred. T. Schneider, Wm._G. chafhirt, John C. Shaw. Rufus H. Thayer, Frank V. Tilford, Geo. Truesdell, S. W. Tullock, Fred. E. Tasker, Cc. Townserd, James Tanner, A. A. . W. W. Townsend, R. W. Tyler, E. rner (non-res.). D_ Wine, J. B. Wimer, B. H. War- ner, Geo. P. Whittlesey, Geo. L. Wilkinson, Wm. Henry Walker, S. N. Whitwell, A. S. Worthington, Thomas H. Whitney, ©. S. Whitman, Adolph G. Wolf, S. W. Wood- ward, Walter P. Wilkins, Jules P. Wooten, Geo. W. Whitney, Thomas E. Waggaman, M. Willis, Jno. A. Weidersheim (non- res.), D. S. Wolcott (non-res.), H. W. Wil- liams (non-res.), John L. Weayer, H. K. Willard, Emmet Wommack and Chas. H. Ulrich (non-res.). THE LABOR ORGANIZATIONS. But Little Business Transacted at Any of Last Night's Meetings. Put little business was transacted at the meetings of any of the labor organizations last night. Reports were submitted to Local Union 26, Electrical Workers, showing that Wash- ington continues far in the lead as the choice of the unions throughout the coun- try as the place of meeting of the coming national convertion. It was also arnounc- ed that a delezate and alternate to that body will be chosen at the meeting of the union Friday next. Mr. George Niles was elected an honorary member. A special committee was an- nounced who will call on all firms in the city doing electrical work ard ask them to employ unjon hands oniy. The Bricklayers’ Union discussed tne eight-hour law, but did not arrive at any conclusion as to whether it wlil be neces- ry for them to take any steps at this in crder to have the law made more effective. Three new members were obli- gated and several applications for mem- bership were received. The Washington branch of the National Alliance of Stage Employes appointed a committee to inquire into the expediency of indorsing the labor bureau and work- ingmen’s library. « Journeymen House Painters deter- ed to fine any of their members who shall be found smoking non-union cigars. Three applications for membership were re- ceived ard one member was obligated. SS WORK OF THE “Y's.” Closing Session of the District W. T. c. U. Convention. The convention of the District W. C. T. U. at Foundry Church came to an end last evening. The closing session, was given ever to the young women’s branch of the union, and music was rendered by the “Y” choir, which sang most effectively, under the leadership of Prof. Fountain. The principal business of the meeting was Mrs. D. LaFetra’s report of the young wcmen’s branch, which was read by Mrs. Clayton E. Emig, secretary of the branch. The report gave in detail the work of va- rious chapters of the branch, called “Y's.” The West End “Y” was organized during the year, and has done consider- able gocd work among the mes- senger boys and has made frequent contributions to the sick under its jurisdiction. The Crusaders’ “Y" of the Metropolitan Church was organized during the year, and it also has done much work among the messenger boys and the hos- pitals. The Vermont Avenue “Y,” the old- est and largest “Y” in the city, was reported 2s having done work among the boys by gcing to their meeting rooms and enter- taining them in the evening to encourage their coming to their club. The young ladies of this ‘‘Y"” have made banners for the boys, donated 200 books to their club library and contributed some money to them. —— A Story of Mystery. Do you krow what a “Story of Mystery” is? It is a continued story, of which all but the last chapter is printed, and then guesses are made as to the solution, then the final irstallment is printed. Early in October a most interesting mystery story, “When the War Was Over,” will be started in The Star, and five hundred dollars will be given for the first absolutely cerrect solution. In case no guess is abso- lutely correct the amount will be divided among those nearest to a correct solution. The guesses will be confined to women read- ers. Fuller particulars later. : AMUSEMENTS, Lafayette Square Opera House.—The new opera house, erected by Mr. John W. Al- baugh, will be dedicated Monday night by Miss Lillian Russell and her excellent comic opera company in DeKoven and Smith’ latest success, “Tzigane,” in which Mi: Russell has an opportunity to display her superior ability as a vocalist, and her pi- qQuancy as an actress. The other parts are good, and the plece is splendidly mounted, with elaborate scenery and gorgeous cos- tumes. There are 100 people in the com- pany, including choristers and ballet dancers, and special orchestra of twenty- five picked soloists will render instrumental music. In honor of the opening of the new theater, Mr. Reginald DeKoven, composer of the opera, will occupy the director’s chair, and conduct the performance on Monday evening. Mr. DeKoven comes all the way from Boston to do this, at the quest of Miss Russell, who is very much in- terested in the destinies of the new play house, which she is to have the honor of dedicating. Ss Se * Allen's Grand ‘Ojlera House.—Mr. Frank Mayo, who has ‘ays been a favorite in this city, altho It is some time since he played here, will be seen again at Allen's Grand Opera Monday evening, and all next week,'in dis own dramatization of Mark Twain's story, ‘“Puddin’head Wil- son.” This piete tfas won emphatic praise wherever it has been presented, and Mr. Mayo has been complimented not only for his splendid character work as the old law- yer who finally proves that the nickname applied to him, was wholly undeserved, but also for his ability as a dramatist. ‘The changes that Mr./Mayo has made in the story in his dramatization are ingenious and natural. Mark, Twain's quaint sayings have most of them been incorporated and the interchanged babies and the man who took prints of people’s thumbs upon bits of glass are still, of;course, the pivot upon which the story turns. But he has worked it all up dramatically, and he keeps up the interest to the climax in the remarkable trial scene of the final act, when the client- less lawyer, with his quaint philosophy, finally convinces his neighbors of his wis- dcm, after twenty-three years of scoffing and jeering on their part. Mr. Mayo’s act- ing is fully as natural and as effective as it was in “Davy Crockett” ‘and “Nordeck,” and his reputation is increased by his ex- cellent work. He is supported by a com- petent company. National Theater.—“Little Christopher, Jn,” with its scores of pretty girls, good darcing, catchy music, rich costumes and magnificent scenery, which has made so much money for A. M. Palmer, will come to Washington and be seen here for the first time at the National Theater next week. The comedians inclvde Willie Col- her, Ed. Chapman, Harry MacDonough, John W. Wilson and John Keefe, and some of the handsome girls are Fannie Johnston, Louise Allen, Nettie Lyford, Mabel Clark, Bertha Waring, Lucy Escott and Pauline Train, Academy of Music.—“The White Rat,” a meiodrama that has won praise not only for its stirring dramatic incidents, but for the superior manner in which it is placed on the stage by Mr. Brady, will be seen at the Academy of Music next week. It will be interpreted by a strong company. jou Theater.—Commencing Monday for a week’s run, will be presented for the first time in this city the yery latest success, “The Midnight Special,” one of the finest melodramas ever produced. Magnificent scenery and mechanical effects, of which there is a car load; a fine company of play- ers, and everything that human ingenuity can devise, go to make up this attraction. lt comes highly indorsed, and no doubt will find favor here. The drama tells a story of scenes and occurrences that have occurred in the manipulation of a railway. The scenes presented are exciting and interest- ing, and the story is well toid-in every re- spect. As an attraction and a drawing card there is none better than this drama, as everything is first class. Everybody should make it a point to secure their seats in ad- vance, for no doubt they will be at a pre- mium all the week. Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—The attrac- tion at Keraan’s next week will be Russell Brothers” Comedians. “The “Company is headed by those clever female imperson- ators, the Russell brothers, as the Irish servant girls. Among other names appear- ing on the program is that of Lew Dock- stader, the famous minstrel, who will en- tertain in his own peculiar way. Mr. Dock- stader is one of the highest salaried artists on the variety stage, and his engagement at the Lyceum next week is only another bit of evidence which corroborates Manager Kkernan’s statement, “There is:nothing too good for the patrons of the Lyceum.” The balance of the company includes Blocksom and Burns, comedians and dancers; Falke and Semon, expert musical artists; Johnnie Carroll, America’s representative parody writer and singer; Alburtus and Bartram, the Harvard students; the Morellos, acro- batic marvels, and Annie C. Russell, the charming voealist The performance’ will conclude with thecRussell brothers’ laugh- able absurdity,-entitled “‘The Two Off Uns.” There will benmatinees ‘Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Organ Recital. ext Tuesday evening the new organ. at-St. Patrick’s Church will be played upon for the public for the first time in an crgan recital by Mr. John Por- ter Lawrence and a concert by the choir of the church, under the direction of its new conductor, Prof. Mariano Maina. Mr. Lawrepce’s numbers will include Bach's Toccata and fugue, in D_ minor; Saint Saen’s “Le Rouet d’Omphale;” Chop- in’s Polovaisé; in’ A; Guilmant’s ’Nuptial March, and Grieg's Peer Gynt Suibe. The yecal selections are Rossini's “Laudamus Te,” Miss Blanche Mattingly and full chorus; Karst’s “‘O Salutaris,” Mr. Maina; Mascagni’s “Preghiera,” with violin and harp obligate, Miss Mary Helen Howe; “Juxta Crucem,” from Curto’s Stabat Mater, Mr. B. ‘A. Ryan; Dudley Buck's “How Long, O Lord,” Mr. W. D. McFar- land; Dana's “Salve Regina,” Mrs. Paulina Maina, and the Sanctus, from Gounod’s Messe Solenelle, Mr. W. D. McFarland and chorus. Miss Anita Cluss and Mr. Anton Kaspar will assist. Already a large num- ber of tickets nas been disposed of, and the audience is expected to test the capac- ity of the church. Inventions of Women.—Mrs. Mary S. Leckwcod will deliver a lecture on the “Inventions of Woman From Eden Up to Date” at the Church of Our Father, cor- ner 13th and L streets northwest, Tuesday evening, October 1, at 8 o'clock. The lec- ture will be given under the auspices of the Woman’s National Press Association, and an exceedingly interestirg taik is promised. is Miss Jerry.—Taose who recall with a great deal of pleasure the picture play, “Miss Jerry,” which was presented here last season, will have another chance to see the charming little skit ncxt Wednes- day evening. It will be given by Mr. Alex- ander Black, its former producer, at Met- zerott’s Music Hall, in exactly the same style as produced last spring, and there are already many calls for seats from those who have such pleasant remem- brances of it. — EXCURSIONS. Those who contemplate taking trips south for the winter would do well, before mak- ing final arrangements, to consult the Nor- folk and Washington Steamboat Company us to rates, accommodations, etc., for the trip to Norfolk. There is no more pieasant way to be found than to start a tour through the south with a trip to Norfolk down the historic Potomac and through Chesapeake bay, and there make rail con- nections, or steamer, if preferred, with any point to the south and southwest. The steamers on this line are magnificently fit- ted up, and every effort is being made by the company to care for passengers in the best manner possible. The three boats, Norfolk, Washington and Newport News, leave each evening at 7 o’clock arriving at Portsmouth at 8 the next morning and Norfolk at 7:30 the next morning. The fast flying steamer Saml. J. Pentz will leave tomorrow at 9:45 a.m. for Chapel Point on the last trip of the season to that beautiful spot. The Pentz will stop at Alex- andria at 10:15, returning to Washington about 10 p.m., giving three hours at Chapel Point. As the tickets for the round trip are but 25 cents, Capt. Randall expects a good many of his patrons to take advantage of this delightful fall excursion. The boats will leave at 11 a.m. and 2:30 o.m. tomorrow for Marshall Hall. The Rrowds which afe loath to stop going to thé pretty resort seem to warrant the late season, and the place will be kept open as long as the public desires. The Macalester will be called into service tomorrow, leay- ing at the time mentioned, and returning from Marshall Hall at 1 and 6 p.m. The oyster: roasts, which will be given every Sunday in October and November, are being eagerly looked for by the devotees of the bivalve, and it is expected that they will prove to;be very popular. Drop in Monday morning. newness and brightness of this fall’s importation, the world’s most advanced commercial shall offer the following special Bon Marche, 314 and 316 7th St. Fall Showing of Hats, Bonnets, [lillinery, Coats, Suits and Waists, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Take a ramble through the store and notice the representing the best products of geniuses. As additional temptation we “QPENING” BARGAINS: $5 Hats, $3.85 A table full of Lovely Trim- med Hats, in a variety of sinall and large shapes, made of silk velvet and trimmed with rib- bons and feathers, black and the fashionable fall color com- binations. Regular $5 Hz:s. “Opening” Days, $3.85. $1.25 & $1.50 Felt Hats, OOC. To tempt you in and convince > you that we are more than sus- taining our reputation as the leading millinery house of Washington, we make the fol- lowing “Opening” Day offer- ing: Our $1.25 and $1.50 Import- ed French Fur Felt Hats, in an attractive variety of small, medium and large shapes, with silk wire edgings, in all the fash- ionable colorings; also a line of fall shades in Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Flats. “Opening” Days, 6gc. SI Gloves, FOC. Here’s a temptation you can hardly resist: 4 Pearl-button Dressed Kid Gloves, heavily embroidered backs, in browns, tans, blacks, reds, greens, navy blue, cerise, and special attention is called to our leader, the “Woodpecker” Brown. Regular $1 Gloves. “Opening” Days, 79¢. , Bo 69, 75, & 80c. Silks,51c.yd During the “opening” days, and to save you the exorbitant prices charged by dry goods houses, we will sell our new shaded, figured, changeable and plain silk Taffetas, for making silk waists and underskirts, which sell at the dry goods store at 65, 75 and 89c. “Opening”? Days, 5ic. yd. 25c¢. Roses, 123C. Just half price for this special lot of Roses during the “open- ing” days: Silk and Velvet Shaded “Nacre” Roses, in all the fall color combinations, 3 in a bunch. Imported to sell for 25¢. FSC. Boas, Bie Fh As an “opening” attraction we offer our 75c. Coque Feath- er Boas, plain black and black tipped, with colors. “Opening” Days, SIC. $5 Skirts, 93-45- On the “opening” days we will give you your choice of Bril- liantine, Diagonal and Serge Skirts, navy blue and_ black, velvet bound and lined through- out. Bought to sell for $5. “Opening” Days, $3-45:- |Fall Capes, 90.05. During the “opening” days you may have your choice of $r1o, $12 and $14 Silk and Vel- vet Capes, jet and ribbon trim- med, black, navy and colors. “Opening” Days, $6.95. Linings Lowest Yet. We put in this Lining Depart- ment to save you the’exorbitant charges of the dry goods stores. Notice the savin; Best Dressmakers’ Cambric, white, black and colors. “Opening” _i¢ Days, 2 Fine _ Yard-wide.. Silesias, black, white and fall shades, Regular price everywhere, 8c. “Opening” Days, 2 yd $8, $9, $10 & $m Coats, $4-75¢ During the “opening” days you may take your choice of the $8, $9, $10 and $11 Fall-weight Coats, navy blue and black, for women and misses. “Opening” Days, $4.75- n Marche, 216 7th St. Double Stores, 314 and = =a STYLES IN SHOES. LOST HER WATCH. ity. The Bcmbay school is allowed a monthly grant of about $25, which Some of the Fashions in Footwear | But an Honest Printer Boy Restored | does not pay house rent. Deaf mutes are Enumerated by an Expert. It to Her. ° treated with very little consideration im An individuai doesn’t have to go to a shoe store to ascertain whether the styles in footwear change or not. His own experi- ence, reaching back over only a limited period, tells him that they do change, and change radically. This season, however, there is such a bewildering variety of new things in shoes displayed in the store wir dows that one must, perforce, hunt up an authority if he wants to get posted on what’s what for the nether ends of men and women. A Star reporter in such a dilemma stopped in at B. Rich & Co.'s place, at No. 1002 F street, today and conversed with Mr. Rich on the subject. “Styles in shces,” echoed Mr. Rich, when the reporter interrogated him, “there are as many as the leaves of Vallambrosa. The newest thing in the feminine line is the ‘new woman's’ shoe. It is built on a last fashicned after a man’s, and has a man’s heel on a smaller scale. With corduroy tops, this style will be worn exclusively by fashionables, I believe. By the w the society ladies are giving up bicycles and taking to more exclusive horseback again. I suppose that whetling has becofMe too general to suit them. The reason I say this is because I have received several orders from well-known ladies for riding boots in the past few days. “You know, there is a great difference be- tween bicycle and riding boots. Enameled leather will be the proper thing for men’s walking shees, and, of course, patent leath- er will hold its place for evening wear. For daily use when hard weather comes shoes made of colt’s leather will be fa- vored. The leather is without pores and absolutely impervious to moisture. Heavy stitching on the edge of the soles of men's shoes, which was so fashionable twenty years ago, is coming in again, and the col- lege men will have nothing else. Here is an English shoe of which I have sold a good many.” Mr. Rich held up a dark brownish-red leatter shoe, with a blunt toe and a gen- erally ugly shape. The reporter remarked on this quality it possessed so abundantly. “It may be all that,” he responded, with a smile, “but it is the kind worn by the Prince of Wales, and that is enough to make it favored. ——.___. Mr. Latimer Out Again. The many friends of Mr. M. B. Latimer will be glad to know that he has recovered from a severe attack of typhoid, and can now bs found at his place of business, 1229 and 1231 G street. As James Brown of The Star's stereo- typing room went across 11th street Thurs- Gay to get some Ivnch a bright object on the pavement caught his eye. Picking it up, he found it was a unique little hemisphere watch, the outer part of the half globe set with fifteen or twenty chip diamonds and as many pear's. Half an hour later a lady was seen searching along the sidewalk as if for something she had lost. A Star em- ploye spoke to her, and asked if she had lest anything, when she said she nad in seme way dropped her watch, or half of it rather. Word was sent to young Brown, and the lady showed him a small jeweled hemisphere similar to that he had found, except that on his was the dial, and on hers was a miniature portrait of a prom- inent Washingtonian. Brown showed the counterpart of her half watch, and witPa pretty little scream of delight the lady once more had her timepiece in her hand. She screwed the two hemispheres together, and, op ng her purse, gave the young man a smile and a $10 bill, both of which he still carries, though not in the same piace. _———— TO STUDY AMERICAN METHODS. A Hindu Teacher of Dent Mutes Comes to Washingto Nath Benerji, principal of the Calcutta, India, School for the Deaf, is expected to arrive in this city today to begin a course of study at the Gallaudet College, Kendall Green, in which he has been given a schol- arship. He attended the Normal School for the Oral Instruction of the Deaf at London during the past year, and is desirous of studying the methods of teaching employed in the United States. He attended the re- cent congress of workgs among the deaf held at Belfast, Ireland,’and delivered there an address upon the condition of things in Irdia in regard to the education of those thus sorely afflicted, indicating a deplorable lack of facilities for elevating the deaf mutes of that great nation. He estimated the population of deaf mutes at about 200,- 000, and said that there are but two schools for their education in all India. About twenty-five boys are now being educated at Bombay, and—twenty pupils, all but two boys, at the Calcutta school. In his speech at Belfast Principal Benerji severely criti- cised the attitude of the British government in regard to these institutions, which are supported almost entirely by private char- Hindustan, being regarded as afllictions and visitations of the higher powers upon the families to which they belong. The women are Kept in such seclusion under all con- ditions that it is practically impossible to obtain a correct census of the deaf mutes, and there is no certainty how many afilicted women there are. a Reinstated the Jockeys, The executive committee of the Virginia Jockey Club has reinstated all jockeys sus- pended or set down recently, excepting Rocks and Neel. The® latter two remain ruled off. CHARLES HOF OF THE General Land Office says: I had suffered for twelve years with my nose and throat. Most of the time my nostrils were en- tirely closed up, and in eating I would be com- pelled to stop to get my breath. I sneezed and ughed a great deal, my eyes were always watery, and I had dull oains over my eyes most of the time. I was advised by a physician to go to DOCTOR JORDAN, who, be assured me, would give me the relief I sought. I did go, and it ts from that fact that I am a well man today. I breathe freely through my nose, no sneezing or coughing, no more pain, no watery eyes, a result that I believe is pro duced under DR. JORDAN'S treatment. CHARLES HOF, 218 8th st. me Dr. Jordan, 1421 F Street N. W. Office Hours: 9 to 11 a.m., 2to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays, 9 to 12 se28&0c1 J) a