Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1895, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. 11 of a man.” Just run your eye Shirts, Underwear, Hosiery, e is at We are Shirt Makers. Prices, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50. del8-4t « A Pajama Suit, A Bath Robe, A Mackintosh, A Silk Umbrella, A Walking Stick, Go to Bryan & Company for Men’s Finest Furnishings. “Take Time By The Fetlock,” As our friend Ike Partington would say. In other words, be a little early in making your selection of Furnishing Goods for Holiday gifts. And over this little suggestive list: A Scarf Pin. tc. there are so many things in such a store as ours to “make glad the heart A Silk Handkerchief, A pair Silk Suspenders, A Silk Muffler, A pair Cuff Buttons, Not to mention the more practical things, such as Collars, Cuffs, And then as to Neckwear, it goes without saying that THE place to buy handsome and stylish Neckwear Bryan & Company, Corner 15th and F Sts. SOSSGSSSSOHOSSOSOC90000 o O@ SOOGSOS9H Ne i ® >: ~=©6 Like This! Slim purses can buy just as many presents here as fat ones—that’s because we are ACCOMMODATING. No use spending all your money and feeling poor as a “church mouse” afterward; get the presents here—pay for them a little at a time—weekly or monthly—no notes, no inter- est. Our prices are lower than the lowest CASH prices elsewhere — Choose your present from this list: ae nbs LAMPS, <<aeREER EER) eee ee ce HOGANY LININ PIECES, RE CHATRS, STUDF ALRS, Tose vee eee eeeeeeeeee CREDIT THOUS! NW 3 7TH STREET > H AND I STREETS! MAMMOTH is 4 BE del7-Sid Dex Just Rec’d New Lot Holiday Presents in Sterling Silver. OFNOTE THE SPECIAL PRICES: STE! SILVER. ‘MAN NG SIL CURE SET. STERLING SILVER snow HORN...... D1-0O STERLING SILVER Lonc. cHatss.... $1.00 STERLING SILV! AIT, POLISHERS. . $1.50 STERLING SILVER AND FRARL PA- gy 25 PER KNIVES SILVER GLOVE BUTTONERS 40C. STERLIN STERLING SILVER NAIL FILES....... 4OCo SOLID GOLD LINK BUTTON! . 52.00 ft. ° and Goldsmith Son, Jewelers, 911 Pa. Ave. 16-400 NNN Dentistry. The association for each brane nest kill at th cost, and in connection with our special sppilances insures pain- operations tnvarinbly. We 1d to make an esti your dental needs— nless Extracting, 50e,; illing, 75e. up. Best U. S. Dental Assn., (Cor. 7thand D N.W fa a a a a ‘Coke makes a hot fire fuel, fo- It lasts ry quick to ignite, et dirt nor clinkers. 40 bu, 40 ba. (er Delivered to (une WASHINGTON LIGHT CO., 413 10TH ST., or Wm. J. Zeb, 926 N St. ‘Phone 476. 16-284 OS, IO Get the Best— “THE CONCORD HARNESS,” Horse Blankets and Lap Robes in great variety and at iowest prices, LUTZ & BRO., 497 Pa. Ave. N.W. 22-163 (Adjoining National Hotel) ° Christmas. We mention a few of our gdods specially suitable for Christmas pres- ents, and cordially invite you to call | early and make your selection. |Music Boxes, Music Rolls, Music Books, Music Cab= inets, Large Size Photo-= graphs of Great Musi-= cians, Autoharps, Ac= cordions, Violins and all kinds of Small Instru- ments. We also call your attention to our large and handsome stock of CHICKERING And other makes of PIANOS. Mason & Hamlin Organs. The “Petite Bijou” Piano, price only $60. On easy payments, or at a handsome discount for short time | or cash. John F. Ellis &Co., 937 Pa. Ave. N.W. Near roth St, del24t ” > > SASTLOL ERASE OOSOES LIES le + 13 Craig & Harding, @ Furniture, &c., 13th & F Sts. 4 ges Il °3 Xmas articles ‘JUST IN - ‘TIPE ‘These were bought long ago for the X trade. Their Inte arrival has induced us to mark them at a much low-r price than we originally Intended. és8 Shaving Stands, $5. Dainty Shaving Stands of solid oak VIIOSIFVGII APIDOS GOD OP DP II OID OP IPG OIDD: and imi mahogany, swinging French la mirror and razor % drawer. Value, $8. Special $5 $4 Rockers, $2.75. arge, comfortable Arm Parlor Rock- Md oak and value $$12.50 parlor chairs,$7.75$ 2 Dalwty arquetrie Imitation M: Chairs, ny upholstered 9 $7.758 richly, vatelle 6 see & pecial” prices on the thonsand © and one other small articles of Purnt- @ ture quoted for Monday, Tuesday and $ Inesday will prevail for the balance © of the week. ‘CRAIG & } ‘HARDING! SFurniture, &c., 13th & F.3 pS Sted 2 | MAALAHAAAALSSES SOS OS OS IOOSE IF ALL OTHERS FAI, CONSULT DR. CZARRA, 16 Fourth st. n.e., Washington, D. C. ialty—All Chronic, Nervous, Blood and Skin tion, Liver, Kidney, Bladder Piles, Fis ‘Stri &e. A NEW METHOD for perm: all PRIVA’ na diseases and Won dl, 101 Hours, @ to 12 p.m. Established 1861. Franklin & Co., 1227—Opticians—Pa. Ave. e line of Fine Opera Glasses, Field » Spectacles and Ey Kel I line of OPTICAL G a prescriptions promptly and accurately filled. Remove to 1203 F St. January 18. oclS-3m, 14 J. JAY GOULD, 421 9th st, hes everything for pa per fancy ‘work, Bach my things you can make for the Christmas tree! Tinsel, “snow,” embossed scrap book pic- | tures, ‘paper dolls, paper bapkins, ete. Dot-2m* THIRTEEN AT TABLE (Copyright, 1895, by Bacbeller, Johnson & Bacheller.) (Continued from Wednesday's Star.) IL. SYNOPSIS OF PART I. Felicia Charlton, a beautiful and spirited girl belonging to an old but impoverished Virginia famiiy, has accepted a position as Caldwell, a weal- She has ely a ph formed jeasant acquai with a young man ramed Duncan —a guest in the house of her empl who at first did not understand Felli tion. The young lady has just been mortified by the distant manner of her patroness. The incident, occurring upon the thresh- old of her rew experience, struck her un- pleasantly. With her simple, hearty south- ern ideas, she could not imagine al in a strange house without some § of a personal welcome from the hostess, and the quality of that investigating gaze v her totally unknown. But, she noted with delight the site beauty of the verdant lawns and radiant flower beds on either side the well-kept driveway leading up to such a house as surpas: her fondest d ness. The striped yellow the windows on the front, shading flower boxes that overflowed with bloom; the ver- andas yielding glimpses of chairs and couches and tall palms; and above all, the flowers and plants 1 d in every angle where they could be placed in exterior dec- oration—seemed to Felicia incredibly en- chanting. As she sprang out of the trap and looked around her, catching a distant vista oi blue sea at the ¢ velvet swavd, she was dazed with excite- ment. She forgot that standing there alon “I beg your pardon,” he said. from the clouds was caused by the too easy manner and language of a lady’s maid who came t. escort her to her room, Felicia had nothing to complain of in ex- ternals, certainly. The room that was as- signed to her, all white-and-rose and green- stained furniture with a window looking upon the sea, was delightfully cool and tempting. Tea was served to her there, her little trunk was brought in and un- strapped, and upon the table she found a book or two, should she wish to pass her time otherwise than by looking out of the flower-framed shaded window. But by and by a sense of loneliness set in, and to ban- ish it she stole out for a walk about the grounds. Gazing from a shaded bench upon the clift over the sea an infinite peace fell up- on her spirit. How long she had sat there she did not know, until she became con- scious that a young man in summer flan- nels had ccmé along the path ieading to her eyrie, and was searching for some- thing he d lost. “I beg your pardon,” he sald, taking off his hat; “I did not know any one had suc- ceeded me In my favorite haunts.” You are looking for this? she sald, holding out a little compass of gold and ‘al she had picked up, then forgotten, thank you. It represents the econ- omies of my small sister, who sent it to me for a birthday gift today,” he sald, taking the trifle from her finger tips. “I suppose you have just come, and haye not yet seen our host Cheered by his cordial tone, Felicia an- swered as girls of her race and t up are wont to do, easily, fearlessly, smiles playing around her rosy lips and in her friendly eyes; and at once they were launched upon a conversation that proved, apparently, as satisfactory to Dunean Moore as it certainly was to our poor little confiding Felicia, tongue-tied for so many hours and aching to communicate her sen- sations to somebody. She at once discovered that Mr. Moore was, like herself, an inmate of the house; was spending a fortnight with the Cald- wells, and was already almost “done to Geath” with the insistence of Newport hos- pitality, He, of course, took this artless and refreshing Little person, whose good lcoks charmed his eye, to be a guest upon his own plane. Even if Felicia had sus- pected his mistake, It would not have oc- curred to her to do more than laugh at It. “Down south” the young lady engaged to be governess or companion or secretary {s in all things a member of the family; and when, as usual, she is well horn and’ well bred,’ the fact’ of poverty is the merest bagatelle, so far as social consideration is concerned. How could it enter into Fe- licia’s head that she was henceforth to be taboo to the familiar associates of her employer? Luckily, upon this ogcasion, she was spar- ed finding it out. The maidenly reserve that in her underlaid’a manner almost co- quettish in its directness prompted her to withdraw from the interview. As she arose and Moore offered tO walk to the house with her, with the prettiest gesture of a small white hand she motioned him to re- main. A “But why?” he said, “or, at least, when shall I talk with you,again?” “When you shall haye been properly intro- duced,” she exclaimed, vanishing from his sight. = Moore sat for awhHe upon the forsaken bench, till shadows lengthening upon the lawn, and the purple-light of evening on the sea, sent him Within doors to dress for dinner. he came down into the library where the house party met before cinner was announced, he looked eagerly about him, but in the various groups saw no sign of the fairy of the cliff. As luck would have it, his seat at table that night was far away from Mrs. Caldwell’s, and, until just after the men came in from the smoke room, he had no opportunity to make inquiries of his hostess. “The young lady who arrived this after- neon?” repeated Mrs. Caldwell, in bewil- With Footsteps Light as Thistledown derment. ‘You are dreaming. Nobody new is here. You know they say I am faithful to the same old gang; and you are all pres- ent, I believe.” Moore shrank a little from her as he went on in his dogged way: “Miss Charlton, 1 mean. The young lady from Virginia, who came while you were driving.” Mrs. Caldwell threw back her dark, well- coiffed head, with a peal of laughter. “I see what you mean now. It's my new secretary, who comes to replace that dread- ful, pushing creature I told you of; and, if you believe me, I get in so late to dress, I have not seen her yet How could you ce? ‘To—er—suppose that she was one of my guests. Moore, angered by her supercilious drawl, felt his color rise. Then, restraining him- self, he turned on his heel and left her, in- wardly resolved not to spend another cay under the roof of this pretentious world- ling. But when the next day came he did not g0 awry. Poor Felicia! It was such a sad awaken- ing! Twenty-four hours spent in her new capacity were quite. sufficient to show her that business, not friendship, was the plat- form on which she steod. Mrs. Caldwell, when, on the morning following her arrival, she summoned her latest employe into the boudoir, where Felicia’s duties were to be performed, had received her with the most perfunctory of handshakes and without a smile. he girl, unaccustomed to this omission of social courtesies, fancied her- self an offender, and for a moment stood sick at heart with wondering what she had done. In a short time, however, Mrs. Cald- made it perfectly clear that Miss arlton had fn no wise transgressed, and s even welcome in the stress of her em- S arrears of correspondence. Lean- back in a deep wicker chair with tast'c frilled cushions of China silk. ran- a table covered with specimen vase: emerald gl: containing a perfect rose, the P ted a dozen little notes of courtes: ntionality or charl- ty, which Felicia’s fleet pen transcribed upon sheets from a silver-mounted paper case upon a table littered with every con- trivance for elegant dalliance with letters, This done, and evidently done to Mrs. Cald- well’s satisfaction, Felicia received Instruc- to fill up a series of dinner invitations, nd dates for a banquet to be eks off, and to address en- a lst furnished her for a cale, for which a great artist had been sed to come up from New York. This will give you enough for today,” id Mrs. Caldwell, rising to go. “You will cons'der this room your own to sit In at all hours, but your meals will be taken in what we call the school room, which is more con- venient for the servants to carry the trays into. I—er—think you probably dined there last night. It 1s a nice little room, ard I hope you will take care that they give you evel thing nicely. The housekeeper has the orders about my secretary's com- fort, and you must immediately report to her if anything is omitted. At any time When you want to drive out, one ¢f the grooms can take you in the basket phaeton: and, as you see, there are books liere, and a piano, if you play. I am happy to say that I think you will suit me, exactly; and I am glad Maud Branham spoke of you. Your salary will be paid monthly, and here (handing her a check) is the first’ month in advance, as you may have some purchases to make.” This was a kindly thought, and to it Fe- licia’s spirit responded; but, looking into Mrs. Caldwell’s ever unsmiling face, she dared not speak. The lady rustled from the reom, and Felicia, left alone in the apart- ment that was so far beyond her dreams of luxury, dropped her little head down upon the blotter before her and burst into tears. “She does not mean to be unkind,” Fell- cla mused, after a week of her new life had passed. “I think, in her heart, she fancies she is a model patroness. But, oh! the way I am made to feel my distance! Never a laugh or a jest for me; yet, as soon as she rejoins any of her guests she is the gayest ONE ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs istaken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acta gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug- gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not acceptany substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. AQUIBVILLE, KY. WEW YORK, #.¥. of the gay. She must know—Maud told her —I am a lady born, and entitled to rank with tie best. I wonder if it ever occurred to her what life is without anybody to talk to or to confide in. I suppose a really su- perior character would find solace in this beautiful room, and the walks and drives, and, above all, in books. But I never sald I am a superior character. I want people people, peopie. Somebody to sympathize with me; somebody to hear my chatter. How many things I’ve noticed here in New- port that it would be such fun to talk over. I declare I almost hate this lovely old blue wall paper, and the white enameled furni- ture, and the blue china ornaments, and that heavenly bit of blue glimmering sea I see over the flower box in the window. I know now how a canary must feel in his cage. I want to get out; I want to sing, to Spread my wings outside.” As Felicia spoke the dimples came back into her cheeks; her eyes shone blue as the sea; she sprang out of her chair, and, push- ing away the chairs from a space on the mirror-like parquetted floor, began to tread the measure of a solitary minuet. After Mrs. Caldwell had left her for the morning, she was suge of several uninter- rupted hours; and now she must relieve her restlessness or perish, the little maiden thought. So, humming a tune from Don Giovanni, she acompanied it with footsteps light as thistledown. Nearing the door into the hall, she did not perceive it was ajar, un- til a tap came, and at the aperture was re- vealed to her startled view a gentleman. “Oh!” exclaimed Felicia, instantly trans- formed into a statue of confusion. “T don’t know what you think of me bolt- ing in like this,” said Mr. Duncan Moore, penitentially. ‘But Mrs. Caldwell is re- sponsible. She is just about starting for her round of visits, and told me to run up and get her address book—that is, she told her feotman Miss Charlton would give it to him, and as he did not hear her, I came. I hope you won’t mind. I’ve been wanting awfully to see you, ever since that day, and to ask you to take a walk with me; but, somehow, I couldn't get a chance. Why do they keep you mewed up like this? It is shameful to treat you as if you were fifty and a frump.” said Felicia, putting into his hands a silver-clasped affair of lizard skin. ‘You need not apologize, I am not angry. I am only too thankful to speak to somebody who is not a servant.” “Thanks for small favors,” he replied, rather nettled. “But Iam very much ashamed that you saw me prancing about like a lunatic,”’ she’ went on. “I was only taking a little exer- cise; and now please go, for Mrs. Caldwell does not like to be kept waiting. “Will you fix an hour to walk with me?” he pursued, eagerly. ‘No, I can’t; so don’t mention it again.” “Will you talk to me somewhere—any- where?" “How can I?” asked Felicia, ready to cry, because, in her heart, she should have liked nothing better than the companionship of this hearty, bright-faced young fellow. “Then I shall just go out of this house to- morrow,” he said, like a spoiled child, “As if I hadn't stayed on here a week for noth- ing but to get another peep at you.” “Don't, pleas said Felicia, now earnest- ly; and with an impatient gesture he de- parted. (To be continued on Friday.) ——__<e. Assembly. 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