Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1896, Page 6

OOS wee se aT ree PAGES. . AND SONS, “ MOSES F Street, \ Corner Eleventh. \ Price, $3.50, with a 5-YEAR GUARAN- ‘TEE. —wWe’re just at the beginning of the clearing-out season when stocks should be brought down to their smallest size and held ready for the new goods that are to come in. There’s a good deal here that should be cleared out—and we're going to reduce stock under the pressure of cut prices. These are only items picked at random: Bookcases. for a $20 Mahogany Her eee for a $17 Mahogany-finish Dou- ble-door Bookcase. $u.20 Bedding. for Blanket, doubl 92-50 on 8 ee Se for the $1.75 Comforts. Lots of G1.4O pres Mtitine China Silk. 40. @ yard for the 60-cent China ais, (250 3 = — five of the Carpets. - $3.00 40c. it for our $4.50 extra heavy Ken- sington Art Squares. Size 2%x3. @ yard for an All-wool Ingrain Cazpet. Very pretty pattern. ms—6th floor. tid bet g You Wish “ Bryan’s. —— in __ GROCERIES, DELICACIES, p ——— WINES, ete. Nothing you could ask —— for that we can’t supply. And it’s —— the choicest money can buy if we handle it. = TT With “after-dinner coffee’ you'll AUSTRIAN. CHEESE. “Vienna °F de. pkg. “Fro- $S90090$90099O66096, mage Gervais,” 10c. pkg. 3413 New York Avenue. FANCY GROCERIES, WINES, ETC. jat-: @ OPSDE>09b09. ooo SESSSSSSESESOSIS DOSS HOSES OSE All Coats an Capes to Go ee a ita, oe That's what we've done. Look at DOUBLE-BREASTED CAPES, very ry—were $1.69. 50 CAPES— 7th St. <A “thousand and one ideas here’ to help you in your selection. For ushers we'd recommend 2 tasteful Scarf Pin, Sleeve Links, Cuff Buttons, Tie Clasps, Enameled Studs, ete. ity red, we can truth- *¢* fully claim ours to be the very lowest * * prices in town. EVERETT’S, 1225 F Street. -28e0 Jat: i} WATCHES, DIAMONDS, SILVER WARE, CLOCKS, &c. &c. &c. Preparatory to recelv- ing my new Stock, I am closing out everything on hand at the actual cost price! CARL PETERSEN, HE For ladies who enjoy a de- licious cup of tea—there’s none other that makes it so delicious- ly as Burchell’s Spring Leaf Tea. soc. Ib. N. W. Burchell, 1325 F St. Jja3-14d STOVES; The best makes xnd small priced enough to ‘* suit_the keenest of bargain hunters. . ‘Does your heating apparatus give thor- If repairing’s need=d, send sears’ experience—low charges. of all ough satisfaction? for us; 30 "Phone 387. Robert M. Harrover, 438 9th st. ja3-14a “MEZZO TINT” OVAL PHOTOS., $4 It requires an artist to pose you so as to bring out ail your zood poinis. We are artists in every sense of the word, and to irsure you an artistic and graceful ‘pose use no head rest No extra charge for a resitting if you should not be satisfied with your first cne! W. H. STALEE, 1107 F St, Successor to M. B. Er: ja3-16d SOTTOSHOSOOESESSSIOOSSETIES COKE, 2 3 9 ever used it? $ Do so if you would be economical im the fnel you burn. Gives out more beat than coal—costs much less—lasts longer and contains neither dirt nor clinkers. 40 bushels (uncrushed). 40 bushels (crushed)... Delivered to any part of city. ee GASLIGHT CO., 413 10TH ST., 4 doz. $2.90 $3.70 or Win. J. Zeb, 926.N st. "Phone 476. 428-280 VETTES SST GES 949996403464 POPSSOHSOOHSOOOSESONDS e ° Established 1861. Franklin & Co: —Opticians—i227 Pa. Ave, Complete line of Fine Opera Glasses, Field Glasses, Spectacles and Eyeglasses. ‘and 2 Oculists* general line of OPTICAL Goods. Preseriptious promptly and accurately filled. Remove to 1203 F Spee 3 F St, January 18. Supplying Flowers, Palms, &., for Social Occasions —is a great specialty with us. Every facility for making unique and origifial elaborate dis- plays at very small cost. A. Gude & Bro., Ja2-120 FLORISTS, 1224 F ST. Sole agents for the DOUBLE ADJUST- MENT WOVEN WIRE BED SPRIN : SBSSOSS Our Great GOSSOSOOOOHGHOSG OO hence the others get left. In Carpets the best patterns Upholstery. ‘Tapestry at @5c. yard. 50 Tapestry at $1.00 yard. .50 Tapest.y Portieres for $2.98 pair. and $5 Tapestry Portieres for $3.08 as) Beet tee E $6.50 Tapestry Portieres for $4.98 set $10 and $12.50 Tapestry Portieres tor pair. Chenille Portieres, Chenille Portieres, Chenille “Portieres, Chenille Portieres, $2.75 pair. Chenille Portieres, $6.00 pair. Velour Portleres, $13.50 pair. ‘ambour and Irish Point Laces, one, two, three and four vairs ofa kind, sample soiled, at half price. Rugs & Carpets. $4.00 Japanese Rugs, 4x7, $2.20. $7.50 Japanese Rugs, 6x9, $4.20. $15.00 Japanese Rugs, 9x12, $8.40. $18.00 Tapestry Rug, 8.3x12, $13.50. $25.00 Body Brussels Rug, 8.3x12, $19.00. $25.00 Moquette Rugs, 8.3x12, $20.00. $40.00 Bigelow Axmirster Rug, 8.3x12, $25.00. 90c. Tapestry Carpets, 70c. $1.10 Body Brussels Carpets, 90c. $1.10 Moquette Carpets, 90c. $8.75 pair. $8.48 pair. $3.75 pair. Seren 3 DOE GDS OOSOOOSOHO9HGSH OOO GOONS SO80 choice. January Sale of Furniture & Carpets Begins Monday morning. In a store like ours it is almost impossible to prevent the accumulation: of stock. Some pieces of furniture sell better than others, and sell out closest, leaving short lengths, enough for a room, and so it is our custom to close out every year when the season is over all surplus stock and styles that we want to discontinue, short lengths of Carpets and Up- holstery, at prices far below their value, giving you the chance to fill in your wants at a good saving. The quantity of Jap. Rugs is limited, and as this is the last chance you are likely to have to buy them at such low prices, would advise you to be early, likewise for anything else you need, as first buyers have best a @ @ ; ) @ BSSSSSOSOSSS SG 50 SS9800 SO 0O9808 ® Furniture. $1.00 Oak Tables, 69c. $7.50 Inlaid Tables, $3.75. $7.50 Recept‘on Chairs, in silk ——. ° eT $10.00 Reception Chairs, inlaid, $7.75. $12.50 Arm Chairs, in silk, $10.00. $15, $18 and $20 Divans, $12.50. & Gents’ Reclining Chairs, with foot rests, @ $12.50. $7.50 Ladies’ Desk, $4.75. $7.50 Combination Bookcase, $4.95. $18.00 Dressing Table, $12.50. $17.00 Antique Suite, $12.50. $40.00 Oak Suites, $25.00. $30.00 Imitation Mahogany Suite, $19.00. $140.00 Birch Suite for $75.00. $125.00 Birch Suite for §65.00. $53.00 Divan Parlor Sulte, $40.00. $85.00 Divan Parlor Suite, $39.00. $140.00 Silk Brocatelle Suite, $75.00. White Enameled Bed, any size, Antique Bureau and Washstand for $25.00. SSO Carpets, Furniture and Drapery, DODO OS HGOOS ©Corner 8th and Penna. Avenue. W. H. HOEKE, OOODOGSS OS HOSS OOSS OOOOHOSS9IO0O Soeessooseecusssececs O66 6S EX eREEECE cXEUERRES ESET Our Great CLOTHING S=-A=L=-E —is rapidly nearing a close. It’s been a mevnorable sale for us. ’Twill be long remembered by the thousands of buyers who've done wonderful buying here. The “good things" are going fast. You should get here very Boys’ Suits. $1 -00 Short Pants—Double-breast- TESTS TT TTT SS SAS SSS STS STOTT ST SS SSC OPSS TOTO S OVE TOD TOTO SST OTST OSES wSOOOOOSS XXREEEERE EERE REMY eset ed Jackets—sizes 4 to 14 years. $1, $1.25, $2 up to 4. Boys’ Suits. Rich, handsome, _ tasty. In Cassimeres, Velvets, Tweeds, Cheviots. Worsteds. $2.50, $3, $4, $4.50, $5. Boys’ Suits. Doable-breasted Sa 12 to 1® years. $4, $4.75, - Boys’ Overcoats. Plain and ated. With and without a apes 1.50, pe $3, $3.50, $4, $4.50, Boys’ Reefers. Blue and Bigck Chinchil- $4, $4.50, $5. Men’s Suits. Cord Woven, $3.50. Oxford Mixture, Black Cheviot, Scotch Tweed,’ $9. London Twist, $15.00. eres Teese eee $2-5° and Coats. $4.50, le Seveseees ‘Tweed, $3.50, $2.00 00. ie $ 35° i Ten’s Pants. -50 $3.50, $3.78. Men’s Overcoats. . | Blue and Black Kersey, Biack Cheviot, Blue and Riack Chinchilla, Russian Blue. Victor E. Adler’s ‘TEN PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE. STRICTLY ONE PRICE. | 927-9 7th St. ° Open evenings till 9; Saturdays till 11. |?) S| Ja4-100d | | | ny othe i bread isn’t good. It’s just as delicious and appetizing as any other, but contains no starch or - sur {[¥ Made only of pure gluten— fresh every day. 18c. loat. rafft’s Bakery, COR. PA. AV AND 18TH ST. ancy Cakes and Confections. Ja t-200 ‘Lewis’ Box Couches Are Justly Celebrated. ——They combine usefulness end good locks—are comfortable and capacious—and have the most desirable quality of inex- . We have them covered with retty stuffs—in almost any size, at Prices that begin at $8.50. THE Houghton ©o., 1214 F ST. N. W. jas NN, A =WilY GO TO FLORIDA?’—USB OLD-FASH- foned Florida Lung Pad and Ointment—Fiorida cure for coughs aud colds. Price, 25c, M. A. WHALEN, Interlachen, Fla. Mrs 'G. A. WIL LIAN, Agent, 308 So, St. Asaph st., Alexandria, Va. _ a28-twe ee oe i ss Dh se hh a ts eh tate et th OK BR AO AS teh th th th i ttt You don’t need any price list When we tell you every- thing you want to furnish a house is here—and every- thing here is at a reduced price—as. the result of our Removal Sale. ..Now to all this advantage add the privilege of credit. There isn’t such another buying chance in the United States today. Five stores full of bargains— bargains in Furniture— bargains in Carpets— bargains in Mattings— bargains in Draperies— bargains in Stoves— bargains in Ranges— bargains in Crockery— bargains in Bedding— House & Herrmann, The Leading Hovsefurnishers, 917, 919, 921 AND 923 7TH sT. Jad-84a 636 MASS. AVE. In Curing Diseases All depends upon the ability of the physician— sentiment, friendship, promises or advertising do not enter into the cure. The physician who knows what the condition 1s when he sees it, and has the brains nd apparatus to apply the proper remedy, fs the’one you want. In the treatment of CA- TARRH, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, DEAFNESS or any nasal, throat, lung or ear disease, I am the doctor you are loking for. Dr. Jordan, 1421 F St. N. W. Ofice hours, 9 to 1] a.m., 2 to 4:30 ard 6 to S$ om, ja4-28a F=u=r=s =d=u=c-e-d. Just a few of the many opportunities to buy Guaranteed Furs at a reduction: $25 Astrakhan Capes......$18 $40 Russian Sable Scarf, 6 tails and head....................$30 B. H. Stinemetz & Son, Hatters and Farriers, 1: Pa. ave. Jat-20d Wrinkles Are Disfiguring and annoying to most ladies. BRIGHTWELL’ COMPLEXION CREAM takes them out. bi moves pimples and blackheads. Makes skin like velvet. box. Samples fre Evans’ Drug Store, 938 F St., Wholesale and Retail. ja4-7d ., THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1896--TWENTY-FOUR JANUARY | CLEARING SALE top in interest ‘ahything of the kind ever seen here. :; “Gur, Motto,) “First Loss is Best,” Is being understood by those visiting our establishment. Prices on. our biggest: stocks and best styles have been cut and cut deeply. Nothing has been spared or laid aside. Com- parison of prices and ‘qualities can only convince you of the immense price sacrificing through our entire stock. 3 Millinery. Silk Plush, all colors, 24 inches wide. $1.00-S0c. a yard. Fancy and Coque Feathers. At 12%e. Ornaments and Pirs. Worth 10 to 25c. At Se. Black Felt Walking Hats, ready trimmed (lim- ited quantity). Worth 5c. At 9c. One table filled with Yachting and Tamo Caps, in cloth and velvet. Worth 8c. At 47c. ‘Trimmed Hats. The $5.00 styles. At $2.96. Black Ostrich Tips. Worth 48e. per bunch. At 19¢. 1 Children’s Caps, all styles. Worth 50c. At 29¢. Children’s Worsted Slippers, in- white, red, pink and blue. Worth 85e. At 50c. Ladics’ 26-inch Gloria Silk Umbrellas. We. At S¥e. Ladies’ Jackets. 1 lot of Sponged Beaver Jackets, in blue and black, B-button front, full sleeves, Regular value, $4.50. At $1.98. 1 lot of Rough and Plain Effects, 2, 8 and 4 button Jackets, ripple back, large sleeves, in blue and black. Actual price, from $8.00 to $10.00. At $4.98. 1 lot of 2-button Box-front Boucle Jackets, man- dolin sleeves, ripple back, storm cellar. A very swell Jacket. Worth $10.00. At $5.08, Tf lot of Covert Cloth Jackets, velvet collar, rip- ple back, large sleeves, in blue, black, tan and brown. Worth from $12.00 to $15.00. At $0.08. We have taken all of our $12.00, $15.00 and $18.00 Coats, in 2-button Franklin and shield frouts, in plain bouele, caterpillar and curl cloths, A few of them of each size. at $9.98. All-wool Meltoa Cloth Jackets, in navy and black, such as 3-button cutaway and 2 button sack. All the newest effects that were $16.00 and $20.00. TLo'gorat $12.08, : Fur Capes At and below coat." ~ A-smiall quantity’ of Electric Seal Capes,.20 inches long, satin lined, full; sweep, Value, $15.00. At $9.98. os 1 Genyine Persian Astrakhan| Cape, 30 inches long, full ripple, roeaded lining, storm collar. Actuel former price, $3.00. At $10.08. 80-inch Electric Seal’ London Dye Capes, genu- ine marten collur ‘and front facings, extra heavy satin linings. Aciual former price, $85.00. At $19.98. Ser - 1 Very Fine Epropqan Electric Seal, selected skins, 27 inches Ipng, genuine marten collar and trimming, heavy satin lining. Actual price, $50.00. E (At $27.60. ¥ Cloth Capes. 1 lot.of Kersey and;Boucle Double Capes, both capes satin bound, Storm collar, full sweep. Actual value, $6.50. At $3.98. 1 lot 30-inch Golf or Driving Capes, raw strap seams, velvet binding; Actual valuc, $15.00. At $7.98. Nes 1 lot of Long Kersey, Beaver, Melton and Diag- oral Capes, handsomely appliqued and jetted, trim- Worth Worth 25¢. to 45c. Worth Cornwell sells the best at the lowest price. ‘We handle all the fine grades of Cheese—both of American and for- eign production—and can, there- foce, please the taste of every- body. It comes in bulk, jars and * 2° boxes. American Dairy Cream. Philadelphia Cream, English Dairy. Edam (Dutch). Gruyere (Switzer) Camenbert. Gorgonzola. Brie. Nufchatel. Parmesan. Roquefort. Pineapple. Stilton. Cheddar. Sap Sago. Paragon (Canadian). Club House. La Delicatesse. Gervais. Vienna Dessert. Menauta. Wines, Foreiek. ant Cigars, by mail in Fine Groceries, and Domestic Delicacies, ete., AT LOWEST PRICES. Orders and telephone filled promptiy. o, Cornwell 24 1412-1414 Pa. Avenue. it Fine Groceries, Wines and Cigars. . loaves to the barrel. : Rich The Poor . * —as well as those in easy, * contfortable circumstances, should use “Cream Blend” because it’s THE BEST in the wide world and makes 300 1-Ib. loaves of bread to the barrel--therefore economical. iCream Blend Flour —combines the best qualities of several of America’s choicest winter and_ spring wheat flours—and NEVER FAILS to make the finest Bread, Rolls, Biscuits, Cake and Pastry. CAN “live” ors sell it. ‘Try it once and you will use it always. We are wholesalers only. B. B. Earnshaw & Bro., Whe ale Flour and Feed Dealers, 1105-1107-1109 11TH STREET S.E., > AND 1000-1002 M STREET $.F. Sate OO not * the most . He eK es PSPOOSORI SHS OOOO SESS OS ESOS O609S 5906000600001 0-00006001 It CTT LT i TA TT It Preserves The Teeth. Myrrh |[]/t you want the nicest prepara- * and_ || _tion that's ever been devised =you'll use our MYRRH and Orris || ORRIS TOOTH WASH. It ‘re- | moves all deposits on the teeth Tooth || —makes them beautifully white. [It’s pleasingly “perfumed. Im: Wash, | parts" delightful fragrance to age, || tbe breath." 2c. bottle. OGRAM’S if 13th and Pa. ave. |Two Drug Stores, }#h gn} Pa av Ja4-284 bd ES TT a MM PRAERIRERREERPE EIRP Have Us Go med fn marten and skunk. Actual former price, $13.00. At $7.05. 1 lot of Rough Persian Curl Cloth Capes, melton strapping trimming. An elegan: garment. Actual price, $17.50. At $12.98. Children’s Coats. 1 Jot of Children's Long Coats. Sizes from 2 to 6. This lot comprises ‘rough and fancy boucles, plain and fancy beavers. Former prices ranging from $5.08 to $9.98. At $3.98. z 1 lot of Children’s Coats, in-latest novelty ef- fects, such as plaids, boucles, efderdown and plain cloths. Former prices ranging from $8.48 to $10.48. At $4.98, oe at Silk Waists. 1 lot of Pressed Crepon Waists, blouse fronts, sollor collar, trimmed in silk velvet ribbon, high crush collar. At $1.98. Our second lot of Silk Waists, comprises green, blue, red, brown and terra cotta, changeable ta: feta, square yok-s, crush collar and blouse fronts. Value, $5.00, At $2.98. ‘The rewest thing in Brocaded and Changeable ‘Taffeta Waists, with balloon sleeves, plaited collar and girdle, French back, blouse front, in all de- sirable ehades. Actual value, $6.95. At $4.48. Persian Silk Waists, in the new shades of blue, cerise, gray, black and white end novelty velvets, tbat sre worth $12.00. At $6,98. Mayer Bros. & Co., 937 and 939 F St. N. W. SUBSCRIPTIONS TAKEN FOR ALL PERIODICALS. 1015 Pennsylvania avenue. SWe'll Stop That Ses Thumping Toothache Without Hurting YouaBit: By means of our painless methods of istry we can fill :n aching tooth, or ract It, and not cause the slightest No danger, and no after effects to either. All’ our dental work is per- an¢ lasting. Painless extraction, 50 Evans Dental Parlors, 1217 Penna. Ave. N. W. DDO ~ A New Preparation for the teeth. \ of MY RR 4 charm ing dentifrice, which rendé?s the teeth pearly white —hardens the gums and sweetens the breath. Once used, always used. 15¢. even ¢3 2 bottle. | 2 DRUGGIST, J. W, Jennings, CHEMIST, Cash prices lowest, . 1142 Conn. ave, x ¢ CIRCLE. Carpenter's sho N st. nw. Jobbing by experienced and reliable men, JOHN T. WALKER, Builder. Residence, 2021 N. 4a3-3m* Over Your Stoves ‘ All Now. Cold weather will be setting in—in earnest very Kinds 2% ‘The men we'll pairing’ stoves. Noting” they ring stoves. N of joa understand about ie Stoves 2223 aero aes ‘Charges most Here:: rexeaieey o J Cor. 7th w. BARKER, ana ew. §a4-2800 Raa RARE Famanorer Card Cases —for men and ladies—heav- ily sterling silver mounted —as low as $2.75 aid $3.50. All new designs and very TATA handsome. o> Card: Announcements, ete., *COR- RECTL! ENGRAVED at reasonable prices. Galt & Bro., - gio7 PA. AVE. Jat-28a Stee 3 ¢ Something Entirely New For Teas, Luncheons, Etc. * Violet Biscuits —are certain to become very popular among “so-~ ciety” folks. They are a sweet biscuit—very dainty and delicious—and put up in 1-Ilb. “Fancy Boxes,” with a large bunch of vio- lets on each. (FALL GROCERS SELL THEM— — ask for them the next time you en- — tertain. We are wholesalers only. ¢THE NEW YORK ¢BISCUIT CO @ WASHINGTON BRANCH: 616 E ST. N.W. Jnd-s406 e "0 4 PRITSDESSOIPL ESS SSG 068 0690608 )¥ THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE and use chat old and well-tried remedy, Mrs, Winsiow's Sootaing Syrup, for children os It soothes the child. softens the gum, ali pain, cures wind colic.and is the best for @iarthoea. 25 cents 2 bottle. sel0-1y_ IF YOU ONCE TRY CARTER’S LITTCE LIVER Pills for sick headache, biliousness or constipation, you will never be without thera. | They are jurely ble; emall and easy to tuke. n't forget PPOCOECESS: PPOs ° (Our name on a box of Crackers guarantees their purity. Hea id Pu _ HUMP, FLAT, ILL-SHAPED Pug Noses. Noa pujtcun arsmade to harmonize with the, r features. Send stamp for book on beauty. oad 7 W.42d N.Y. Branch Offices: Boston, Phila.,Chicago, ise Dr. Slegert’s Angostura Bitters to stimulate ‘appetite and keep the digestive organs in er. “he 1 LEAP YEARTHOUGHTS A TALK WITH STEPNIAK As Brought Out in a Conversation With College Girls. PAOLINE PRY HAS SOME REFLECTIONS Alleged Tendency Unfavorable to Matrimony. : a ADVICE TO GIRLS I am greatly upset by something I have just learned about the calendar and women, and I have been to talk the matter over with Vassar girls, only te be worse upset than Lefore. Do you know that after this year, girls will not have another chance to propose fer seven years? that by the arbitrary ruling of the calendar, to maintain the average of the years, the year 1900 will not be a leap year? I thought I might inspire Vassar to lead @ movement to have a®new calendar legis- lated, which should insure to women the regular recurrence of their bissextile right to woo, but I have found Vassar girls are not the girls I dreamed them. Those who are in town to give a dramatic performance tonight are six in number, all high in authority at Vassar. Miss Ida G. Kruse of Colorado is editor-in-chief of the “Vassarian,” the college year book, which ccrresponds with similar publications of men’s universities. Miss Lizzie Madeira of Washington is president of the Wake Rob- bin Club, a society devoted to the study of birds, one hundred different varieties of which, attracted by the opportunity for: higher education doubtless, make nests about Vassar. Miss Adele Luehr- mann of Tennessee is president of the Qui Vive Club, the Debating Society of Vassar, and is also president of the Southern Club, an organization of the southern girls in the college. Miss Jessie Hart of New Jersey is president of the Alpha Chapter of the Philalethean Dramatic and Literary Socie- ty, and Miss Harriet Richardson, sister of Dr. C. W. Richardson of Washington, is vice president of the same chapter. Miss Henriette Scranton of Michigan is editor- in-chief of the Vassar Miscellany, the col- lege monthly. Miss Helena Hill, daughter of Congressman Hill of Connecticut, is editor of the ‘96 Class Book. Some Erroneous Impressions. Individually and collectively these girls disappointed all my preconceived opinions of the effect of college training upon the gentle sex. For one thing, not a mother’s daughter among them was chewing gum, though I have been told that wealthy girls at Vassar have their gum menufactured to order, as “smart” youths at Yale and Harv. have their cigarettes done— stamped with their crest or monogram. Then you know the brand of woman's shirt on the market called the “Vassar”— « hard-boiled, mannish thing. That's a libel, too, if you'll believe me. The real Vasear girl is essentially feminine in her attire. With my naked eye I could not dis- cern so much as a suspicion of bloomers among them, and when I asked them frankly if there were any concealed about their persons, they looked me squarely in the eyes and answered no. They said that in the gymnasium they were obliged to tuke three hours’ training in bloomers a week. For this they may substitute a bathing suit, and swim in season, or an a. ahort skirt over’ thelr bioomen nine asi over ir bloomers, pla: basket ball. ee “You play foot ball, do you not?” I “No,” they answered with one voice, so gentle and aggrieved I cannot understand how such a report ever got abroad. “We have our field day of athletic sports,” they said—“jumping, racing, tennis, and that sort of thing. But it is eminently Proper, and we do not look at all like Charles Dana Gibson’s dream of us in ‘Life.’ The girls at Smith’s wear foot ball suits, but, while we play with a foot ball in our game of basket ball, we are never rcugh, and our dress is perfectly conven- tional. Except on field day, we play in an inclosure, where nobody can possibly see us.” Equal Rights of Men. “Do you train like men who go in for athletics at college?” “No,” answered a girl who has a record in basket ball for kicking, “we don’t have any special training. We keep regular hours urder all circumstances, and the most we do is to give up candy, though, really, no- bedy but freshmen eat a great deal of candy at any time.” “Do you wear corsets?” “Very few of us, but we have abandoned tight lacing not so much on account of athletics as because we no longer think it is pretty. It is impossible for girls to be graceful in corsets, we think.” “What do you argue in your debating society—the rights of woman?” “Never; we do not like the New Woman snd so do not take upon ourselves any of her concerns.” This was said so sweetly as to not possibly offend any New Woman who might have heard it, and any man present would have felt that Vassar is one delicious hope of preserving the equal rights of men, so free from aggressiveness, so unreal and tradi- tional in their gentleness, the Vassar girls appear. As to Co-Education. “Why do you not favor co-education of the sexes?” T inquired. . “Well, we debated the question in the Qui Vive Society recently, and it was de- elded that the principle is correct, but that practically it does not serve the highest purpose of either sex. A number of girls who had attended co-educational institu- tions gave testimony against the practice, and we all agreed that what is gained by breadth of experience a girl loses in deli- cacy of feeling, and a man loses in his esteem for women. There seems to be a certain sacrifice of reverence due woman resulting from the familiar intercourse of the sexes in college.” “How about falling in love?” I asked. “Do you think it is compatible with a wo- man’s higher education?” They all expressed approval of the time- honored practice, and declared they believe the good comradeship developed by college associations broadens a girl's nature so that she is happier in her relations with men than the old-fashioned girl. But can- didly, I must confess I failed to detect in the manner in which these girls discussed love anything to reassure the future of men. Indeed, figures show that of the 1,805 wo- men enrolled on the register of the Asso- ciation of Collegiate Alumnae, only 28.2 per cent have husbands. No matter. Pay attention to the lot of the men they neglect to marry, and if Vas- sar girls and other college girls have no pity on their loneliness and helplessness, do you, high echool girls, seminary girls, girly girls in general, be watchful, and per- form your solemn duty this last leap year urtil 1904. Every one be up and doing, With a hand for any fate, Any single man pursuing, Woo him early, woo him late. Trust no future, howe’er pleasant, Let the dead past bury its dead; Aci, act, in the living present— Heart within and man ahead. PAULINE PRY. _——e All Abo Great Britain. The dispute regarding the Venezuelan questicn between Great Britain and the United States has brought these two coun- tries prominently before the entire world. Beginning with page 176 and ending with page 180 of The Evening Star’s New Alma- nac and Encyclopedia for 1896 will be found all about the Government of Great Britain, its Ministry, Courts of Law, its Army and Navy Officers, its possessions, area of square miles, population, reverue, public debt, imperts and exports, educational and financial statistics, the annuities paid to the British Royal Family, etc. The Even- ing Star’s Almanac also ccntains complete information regarding all of the other for- eign powers, the recent war between the Japanese and Chinese and a mine of other facts, statistics and records regarding the entire world 25c. per copy. For sale at The Star office and all news stands. He Believed in the Assassination of Ozar After Czar. His Love of His Countrymen and Admiration of America and Its Institutions. There have been’so many misstatements concerning the character of the late Sergius Stepniak’s nihilistic policy, some being that he was in favor of peaceful means for over- throwing the Russian governmen:, and others that he belonged to the violent wing of the nihilists, that a conversation I had with him during his visit to this country in "91 will, no doubt, be of interest to those who were attracted to this strange char- acter. In my capacity of newspaper reporter for a Chicago daily, I saw much of him dur- ing his stay in that city. We had many talks on the subject of Russia, during some of which he opened his heart pret*y freely to me. He was a man of mest intense en- ergy and singleness of purpose. His life work was to obtain constitutional govern- ment for Russia. But he had no particular objection to the czar if that ruler would grant to Russia the constitution desired. To quofe his own words: “There must be a head to every nation. So long as there is a constitution to govern that head, it matters not whether he be a king, president or a czar. It is a sort of necessary evil, and I would no more object to having the czar around than an Irish- man would to a pig in his kitchen, provid- ing we had a constitution.” I asked him if he favored killing the czar, and he replied most emphatically that he did, so long as the czar declined to grant to Bape of Russia the constitution craved. I ed him if he had faith in his purpose, and he replied: A War Prediction. “Most certainly. I am fighting for the freedom of Russia. Russia will certainly be free. It cannot help being. Just when or how—ah, that is not easy to say. Should war come with any first-rate nation, Russia would be defeated and constitutional gov- ernment would surely follow. Russia is thought to be strong, but the war with puny Turkey considerably crippled her. “My object in coming to America,” he added, “is to arouse public sympathy in favor of constitutional government for Rus- sia. Kennan did most valuable work for us, and all he wrote was true. But after a time his influence will have died, and means for keeping alive public interest must be secured. No other man here for many years ever did so much as Kennan to fofter public opinion. This is what we want. Authentic intelligence of what is oc- curring in the czar’s country is what is de- mes and in Free Russia, a monthly pub- in London and New York, it is ob- “Yes, I am sorry to admit I am in favor of violence to obtain our end, and deeply in sympathy with the people who strive to kill the czar. I am in sympathy with any means = hasten = atecentieae yd Seed ana. 1 pre- fer peaceful measures, if tl answer; otherwise, violent. But to aid us we must have public influence. I think that when the people of the world reciate the awful horrors perpetrated by the czar and his fol- lowers we shall have it. Kennan’s Statements Trac. “A short time ago a lady in Washington asked the Russian minister what he had to cay about Kennan’s articles. He replied, after some hesitation, that they were not true. They were ttue,” Stepniak cried, “and the minister knew it. But, of course, he cannot acknowledge it. He would like to have been able to prove them untrue. But he was not. Such reports as these hu- miliate the man. He has influence, and it is through the officials of Russia that we must reach the czar. Supplications and pe- titions will do us no good. The czar must be convinced by his officials that the gov- ernment as run at t cannot continue. believes that in consti is the salvation of his tutional liberty he will grant. Public opin- ion is what would actuate the czar’s officials and change the ruler as weil. “The Jews? Oh, the treatment they re- ceive is terrible. It is uncaiied for. And thefe will be no amelioration for them until Russia is free. And that can be made sure. There are 5,000,000 Jews in Russia. They cannot all leave the country. Those who must remain must suffer.” : “What would be the use of your killing the czar, so long as another man stands ready to succeed him?” I asked. Continued Killing. “Just this,” Stepniak replied. “We will kill this czar, and his successor and his successor’s successor, and so on until we get a czar who realizes that he cannot live until he grants us what we demand. When this is obtained, we will let him live in “If there are many nihilists in St. Peters- burg, why don’t they kill the czar?” “Because his movements are never known beforehand. He does not always drive down one street; if he did it would be very easy for us to kill him.” “Would you kill the czar if you had a chance?” “Yes; I would kill him with no more feel- ing than I.would have in killing a rat.” Stepniak was a great admirer of America. He never seemed to tire talking of the gov- errment under which we live. He pro- nounced it the noblest.in the world. He spoke in detail of the enormous wealth of Russia, which needed only the education of the people under a constitutional govern- ment to develop to make her one of the richest nations in the world. Stepniak was a man most intensely in love with his coun- trymen. He seemed always full of bitter- ness toward the czar and his men. His hatred of the czar was simply because of the ideas the czar held. He had nothing to say against the great wealth possessed by individuals. His one central thought for the cure of Russia's ills was a constitu- tional form of government. That obtained, he would be willing to lay aside his sword and work for the grandeur of his country. inn put to him a question so frequently ed: “How is it that the czar tolerates Tolstoi?” He replied: “Toletoi preaches the doc- trine of non-resistance.” cc. ————————~-—______ % ‘The Halberd. From Nacmillan'’s Magazine. . The distinctive weapon of the Swiss was the halberd, which was their principal weapon at Morgarten and Laupen. It is cu- rious to note how the Teutonic nations, even to this day, vrefer the cut and the Latin nations the point. We have been told by German officers that when the Ger- man and French cavalry met in the war of 1870, the German swordblades always flashed vertically over their heads, while the French darted in and out horizontally in a succession of thrusts. Even the Ger- man dead lay in whole ranks with their swords at arm's length. So the English at Hastings worked havoc with their bat- tle axes; the Netherland mercenaries car- ried a hewing weapon at Bouvines; the Flemings at Courtrai used their godendags fitted alike both for cut and thrust, and finally the Swiss made play with their hel- berds, an improvement on the godendag. The halberds had a point for thrusting, - a hook wherewith to pull men from the saddie,and, above all, a broad, heavy blade. “most terrific weapons (valde terribilia),” to use the words of John of Winterthur, “cleaving men asunder like a wedge and cutting them into small pieces.” One can imagine how such a blade at the end of an e‘ght-foot shaft must have surprised gal- loping yeung gentlemen, who thought themselv: invulnerable in their armor. —-ee—____ His ite Resources. From the Chicago Tribune. “I've got to have something to fill out this column with,” said the foreman of “The Spiketown Blizzard,” poking his head into the editorial sanctum. “That's all there is about it. I've run in all the dead ads. and all the catch lines and slugged everything out till there isn’t even a piece of wood regiets left in the office, and I’m short yet half a dozen lines or more.” Whereupon Editor Clugston sat down and wrote as follows: “Owing to the crowd- ed state of our columns this week we are compelled to omit several interesting com- munications now standing in type. Friends will please bear wih us. Advertisers must be accommodated. Until the pressure on our columns has eased up correspondents . will please write briefly and contine them- selves.to simple statements of fact.”