Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1896, Page 9

§. Kann, Sons & 0, STi & MARKET SPACE OUR f Very Busy House SHOWS THAT WE ARE STRENGTHENIN! THE FRIENDLY BUSINESS RELATION 13 TWEEN THIS STORE AND THE PUBLIC, WITi: OUT WHICH THERE CAN BE NO SUCCESS WE WANT YOU 'TO KEEP COML THE Cod FIDENCE THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BE- TWEEN US 18 A TRUE MARK OF APPREC aT TION AND ONE WHICH WILL NEVER CEASE, 4S FAR AS OUR AIM GOES TO PLEASE. Silks & Woolens | THE TWO LEADING WEARING FABRICS OF THE DAY, AND WE = BEGINNING TO SHOW THEM IN LARGE QUANTITIES. OUR ORDERS ARE ALWAYS PLACED SIX MONTHS (AHBAD, WHICH ENARLES US TO GET THE | VERY NEWEST CONCEITS IN CHEAP GOODS @S WELL AS IN NOVELTIES. _ . We have placed special attention te ‘to advertisements, as we wish to make Monday the banner day in these two departments. DOUBLE-WIDTH NEW SPRING PLAIDS. A GUARANTEE OF 33 PER CENT WOOL DIFFER. EXT CLAN EFFECTS, SUITABLD FOR YOUNG WOLKS AS WELL AS’ CHILDREN, WE KNOW— ‘AND YOU WILL SEB THAT THEY ARE A GREAT ALY AT I2%e¢. NEW SPRING CHEVIOTS. ASSORTED , TANS AND GRAY MIXTURES. DOURLE WIDTH, WND WARRANTED ALL WOOL. ANOTHER ONE OF OUR SPECIAL VALUES. 19¢. ALL-WOOL DOUBLE WIDTH MIXED SUITINGS, eS MAKE UP VERY STYLISH AND | Waar WELL. WE THINK THEM AWFULLY CHEAP aT 25¢C. x ae. MOHAIR, AND > AHL-WOOL MIXTU STRIPES ‘S. WITHOUT ON THE EARLY SPRING N (00 DARK OR - 3e COLORINGS, THAT CREATE QUICK SALES. THE PRICE CANNOT BE DUPLICATED IN THE CITy— 29C. AND SO-INCH STRICTLY ALL-WOOL A IPED w! FANCY _ STR AND KNICKERBOCKER (ECKS AND CH LE PATTERNS, ST MEDIUM és ESS AT A 'TRIVLE COST, BEC. WH ARE SELLING THE ENTIRE LINE AT 30c. a yd. 40-INCH NOVELTIES IN LIGHT, MEDIUM AND G8, ALL-WOOL 4 ‘SILK-AND- THIS LIND DEMANDS SPE- ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR sé CE TO IMPORTED WEAVES. THEY WERE BOUGHT LONG BEFORE THE ‘ES, THERECORE THING THE TITLING OF GOT THE VERY RKET TO SELL AT 49C. ~ ‘After you are thoroughly interest- ed in this line we shall continue on “our finer domestic and imported materials. Black Goods. This department occupies a space In our house as prominent and as large as any in the city of Washing- }ton. We are careful to select only }such grades and makes as will rank best of their kind. -TIGURED MOHATRS ARE ALL |} THEY ARE GOING TO RE WORN MOi [EVER AND FSPECIALLY FOR RIGHT. THAN ARATE B ALWAYS BUY THE CASE ; | wa HANDLE SMALL QUANTITIES WE WOULD = HAVE SUFFICIENT UN HAND TO SUPPLY TRADE. OUR PRICE iS gc. ALL-WOOL BLACK FIGURED SERGES, 46 INCHES WIDE: “THE IDENTIOAL PATTERNS ARB AlSO SHOWN IN SILKS. NOW, THE ESTION IS WHETHER HE SILK “MILLS | Oop: *M THE WOOLENS, OR VIOB VERSA , KIT MUST BE A by THING. WE ARE SELLING THEM aT gc. WOOL AND MOHAIR CHEV- UGH EFFECT CLOTH. 26-INCH 1OT_NOT THE REAL RO! 5 IT HAS A FINISH ON THR ORDEK OF SERGE, AND HAS THE WEARING QUALITIES OF IRON. BLACK gc. S0-INCH MOURNING DRAP BARONNE. THIS MATERIAL HEADS THE LIST OF ONE OF OUR | aw SPRING MOURNING FABRICS-HAS A FINE SERGE SURFACE AND DULL FINISHED ! CK. BE NSIDER THIS CLOTH WORTH | AN EVEN $1.00 A YARD. WE IXTRODUCE IT AT OC. oUR LINE OF SILK AND WOOL NOVELTIES Se PERHAPS, TWENTY-FIVE DIF "ER- YLES. THEY INCLUDE THE NEW Cl PONS, JACQUARDS AND. VIGOREUX. ‘TH ‘PRICH MADE FOR THIS SELECTION 13 o8c. Let us show you while in this de- partment our line of Imported Nov- elties, ranging in prices from $1.25 to $4.98 a yard, and you will see goods that a great many cannot dis- Silks, Whenever luck plays in our favor the first thoughts are of our cus- tomers. Our Silk buyer took a week's vacation just to see if he couldn't find what he would call one or two great bargains in Silks. He struck it! GOT HOLD OF A LINE OF FINE FANCY niro TAFFETAS THAT COST TO IMPORT | MORE THAN OND A YARD. THER ISN'T A MISSING SHADE IN THE LOT. IN LIGHT AND COLMRINGS. " BE- DRESSES THEY ECLIPSE ALL OTHER S| } AND THE MOST INTERESTING PART OF 13 THE PRICE. They'll be displayed on Monday. @L-INCH BLACK SURAH ‘SILK, 16¢. W, BLUE. GRAY, TAN, NAVY, PINE, EN AL ORE. SERPS, CREAM AND ‘WHIT BROCADB IN- 20¢. wns HANDSOME BROCADE BLAOK TAF- 69c. ESTE SEAS ial TE: ° GRADE OF BLACK SATIN INCH SUPERIOR DUCHESS, QUALITY UNSURPASSED, ° 23-INCH BLACK SATIN DUCHESS FOR CAPES, $1.30. 8. KANN, SONS & C0., S77, AND MARKET SPACE THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY.*FEBRUARY 8, 1896~TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL TEMP: MATURE, JANUARY, 1506, A WARM JANUARY The Weather Burean’s Bulletin for the Past Month. LESS RAIN AND SNOW THAN USUAL Exceptional Departures From the Normal. THE LOCAL RECORD SSeS ‘Ths weather crop bulletin of the weather bureau for January has just been issued, showing a remarkable record. The month just passed was known in Washington to be unusually mild, and there was practi- cally a ‘otal lack of snow, so that it was a common remark that the winter had been lost altogether this year. This bulletin shows that the -ondition so notable here prevailed to even a greater degree through- out the country, and that with the excep- tion of a comparatively insignificant strip cf eastern territory the month was warm and dry. In the map accompanying this statement the shaded portion indicates the area of temperatures higher than the nor- mal, vhile the irregular lines ending in fig- ures show the amount of departure from the average temp2rature for the month. The unshaded ara shows the small strip of Atlantic coast country th&t experienced lower temperatures than usual. It is stated in the bulletin that: “The average temperature for the month over Portions of western New York, and gen- erally throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and southern New Jersey, was normal, but elsewhcre in the Atlantic coast and east gulf dis‘ricts the month averaged slightly cooler than usual, the average dally deficiency being greatest along the immediate coast, where it generally ranged from three degrees to four degrees per day. “Ia the upper lake region, Ohio valley, ‘Tennessee, and throughout the entire coun- try to the westwerd of the Mississippi river the month was not as cold as usual, the temperature exzess generally exceeding three degrees per day over the whole of the region named, and over an area extending from the central Missouri valley westward to Idaho, inclading portions of Washing- ton, Oregon and i9rthern Utah, the aver- age daily excess. ranged from nine degrees to eleven degrees, the maximum excess rang- ing from twelve degrees to fourteen de- grees per day cccurring over the western portions of Nebrask+ and Kansas. Along the immediate Pacific coast the average temperature for the month ranged from two degrees to four degrees per day above the average, the excess increasing east- ward. “Generally the temperature extremes of the month were not i:nusual. The 6th, how- ever, was an excentiorally cold day in New England and the lower lake region, and at @ number of stations in these districts the miaimum temperatures on that date were the lowest on record for the first decade of January. The only maximum tempera- tures exceeding the January record of for- mer years occurred at Los Angeles, Cal. (80 degrees on the 11th), and Winnemucca, Nev. (66 degrees on the 20th). Cold Waves in January. “During the first five,days of January an immense cold wave, of unusual severity, developed and spread over the entire United States east of the Rocky mountains, ex- cept the southern portion of the Florida Peninsula. Cold-wave signals were display- ed at every weather bureau station in this territory twenty-four hours or more in ad- vance of the arrival of this wave. A mod- erate cold wave occurred on the llth and 12th in the Missour! and upper Mississippi valleys. ee e Precipitation. “There was more than the usual amount of precipitation over northwestern Louts- jana and central and western Texas, over the greater part of California, and along the immediate North Pacific coast. The excess over portions of Texas and north- western Louisiana ranged from 1 to 3 inches, and was more than 1 inch over the greater part of California and along the immediate coasts of Oregon and Washing- ton. In central California the monthly pre- cipitation ranged from two to five inches above the January average. There was algo more than the average January pre- cipitation along the northern border of the country from Idaho to the upper Michigan Peninsula, and over limited areas in weat- ern New York and in the east gulf states. “Generally in all districts east of the Mis- sissipp! and over an extensive area to the Westward, Including the states of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and portiohs of Minnezota and South Dakota the month was drier than usual, and marked deficlen- cles as compared with the average exist over nearly tie whole of the regions named. Over much the greater part of the country east of the Mississippi river the de- ficiency in precipitation exceeded one inch, and over the lower Ohio valley, Tennessee and the northern portions of Alabama and Georgia it ranged from two to four inches, being greatest In eastern Tennessce. Along the Atlantic coast from New England to North Carolina the deficiency generally ex- ceeded two inches, and in some sections reached three inches. Winter Wheat States. “At the close of the month the winter wheat states were wholly free from snow, and the southern limit of the snow-covered area did not extend southward of Minne- sota. There was practically no snow over southern Michigan and none south of northern New England. Along the south- ern shore of Lake Ontario, from Rochester to Oswego, the depth ranged from three to six inches; along the coast of Maine the depth of snow averaged about five inches; and over northern Vermont ten inches are reported. Near the northern border from eastern Montana to northern Michigan depths range from five to twenty inches, the upper Michigan peninsula having from ten to elghteen inches—much less than usual. “A comparison of the total precipitation for the eleven months covering the period from March 1, 1895, to January 31, 1806, shows that much the greater part of the country hag received decidedly less than the average precipitation. Washington Weather. For Washington the December normal temperature Is 38 degrees. This year there was an excess of one degree in December. The January normal is 33 degrees, five lower than in December, and this year the records for the month show that there was no departure. This is somewhat surprising, in view of the apparent mildness of the atmosphere. The maximum local tempera- ture for the month was 60 degrees, exper- jenced on the 30th, and the lowest was 8 degrees, on the 6th. EXPECTED GUESTS TO DINB. The Wife of a Chicago Jurist Pleas- antly Teaches Him a Lesson. From the Chicago Chronicle. Hardly anything is more calculated to reuse a woman's ire than the bringing home by her husband of unexpected din- ner guests. Most men are aware that this is a particularly dangerous thing to do, but occasionally the husband is sufficiently courageous to brave the inevitable curtain lecture. A distinguished jurist not long ago periled his domestic peace in this way, and is now congratulating himself on the out- come of the affair. After a particularly successful day’s busi- ness he invited two or three of his profes- sional associates to dine with him, forget- ting, in the elation of the moment, that his wife was totally unprepared for such an incursion. His friends gladly accepted, all having previously sat at the judge's table, which was presided cver by one of the mest accomplishcd housekeepers in the city. Besides, she is a brilliant woman in co: versation and accomplished in every way. The guests therefore looked forward to a most enjoyable evening. When the party arrived at the judge’s home they were received by the hostess in her usual charming manner, not a sign be- ing visible to them that they were unex- pected guests. The host, however, caught a look of his wife’s eye, which reminded him forcibly that there was a hereafter. The lady was entirely equal to the occasion. She did not fuss and frown, and make things unpleasant all around. She accepted the situation with a good grace and made the best of it. ‘The modest meal was served as promptly as possible, but although it was not a stmptuous banquet, it was at least agree- able to guestg and host. When dinner was over, just before leaving the gentlemen to thetr wine and cigars, the hostess arose, and, flashing an amused glance at her hus- band, said: “Gentlemen, remember you have dined with the judge this evening; will you do me the honor of dining with’ me this day week?” The keen-witted lawyers took in the situ- ation, and amid a chorus of laughter read- ily accepted the invitation, The lady left the room, end for the next half hour the judge was the target for innumerable sal- lies. These he bore good-humoredly, proud of his wife's tact and adroitness. The dinner next week was a tremendous success, and it was noticed that the hostess wore a handsome diamond brooch which she had never exhibited before. The judge declines to say yes or no, but his friends assert the brooch was a peace offering and a.token that never again will he bring un- expected guests home to dinner. Some Kentucky Amenities. From the Lexington Herald. The sensational stories which have fur- rished toothsome morsels for the gossipers of Versailles and Woodford county for near- ly six months culminated in a sensational scene on the streets of Nicholasville yester- @ay. John Garrett, a nephew of Policeman Estes Garrett of Lexington, who is the al- leged author of the damaging stories, sign- ed the following lie bill at the point of a re- volver in the hands of James Graves, the prominent turfman of Versailles: “This ts to certify that the remarks made concerning Miss Sallie Meyers, Mrs. Virgie Graves and other ladies in the neighborhood are all Ifes of my own make-up, and I admit that I am a liar and a villain of the deepest dye, and that I am a low-down puppy and a thief. I sign this of my own free will. “JOHN GARRETT." A SPANISH IDEA OF From the Philadelphia Press. NEWS CENSORSHIP. ISSUE OF BONDS How the Goverg: the Ne mt Will Supply Securities. A LARGE INDIVIDUAL HOLDER What is Done!When These Evi- dences of Debt Are Lost. Sere 5 er WITH THE BIG OAPITALISTS Just as soon as the bids for the new bonds were opened at the Treasury Department and offers were accepted, the bidders were potified, and word was sent to the chief of the bureau of engraving and printing to prepare for the issue of the bonds. The plates are the same as those used for print- ing the last issue. The stereotyped bond designs are kept on cylinders of hardened steel. The distinctive paper on which the bonds are printed has been seasoning in the vaults of the bureau for a long time. Beforo the work of printing is completed, the chief will have a memorandum of the exact num- ber wanted, and this number will be deliv- ered to the Treasury Department, going over in the big inclosed wagon which car- ries all the government securities from the engraving bureau to the Treasury Depart- ment. The bonds are not made complete at the bureau. The final touch is added at the Treasury Department when the gov- ernment seal is printed on them. The sig- natures on bank notes or government cur- rency are engraved at the bureau and print- ed when the notes are printed, but the sig- nature of the register on the bonds is made at the treasury, not by the register him- self, but by one of the clerks, who also puts his distinctive mark on the bond when he makes a record of it. Every bond can be traced back through the official hands which touched it in the process of making and ‘ssuing it, and the responsibility for any error placed where it belongs. This caution ts very necessary, since one little bond may represent $50,000. Only one bond greater than this amount was ever issued by the government, and this bond now hangs on the wall of the office of the regis- ter of the treasury. It was for $15,500,000, the amount cf the Geneva award paid by England in satisfaction of what were known as the “Alahama claims.” This money was paid to Hamilton Fish as Sec- retary of State, and as Congress had made no provision for the disposal of it, he in- vested it in government 5 per cents, and the Secretary of the Treasury, for conven- jence, tssued a single bond to him. The bond was canceled when the court of Ala- bama claims distributed its awards. Be- side this big bond on the wall of the regis- ter’s office hangs the oldest bond recorded in the treasury. It was issued February 8, 1777, to John Bonfield. It was for $300, and it was to run for three years, with in- terest at 4 per cent. An Individual Holding. This bond of $15,500,000 which Secretary Fish once held did not represent by 65 per cent the amount of government bonds once held by an individual. William H. Vander- bilt once owned in registered bonds $45,- 000,000. The records of the treasury show this fact. The ‘Tyeapury Department knows just where all of the registered bonds are held, with the exception of a few which ara in the hands of people to whom they have not been transferred formally after pur- chase. The purchasers of registered bonds do not wait very long before notifying the Secretary of ihe ‘Treasury and going through the formality of transfer, as the checks for interest for the bonds are sent to the persons whose names appear on the books of the Treasury Department. On the treasury hooks an account is opened with each person whp becomes the owner of registered bends. The books are closed one month before the time when interest is cue. After the buoks close no transfers are} mae until the intefest checks have beer mailed. ‘hese checks are mailed promptly on the day when the interest is due, and they are made payable to order. They can be exchanged for gold at any subtreasury if the payce is identified. These checks are sent out in the official envelopes of the Treasury Department, which require no postage stamps and which are forwarded by the Post Office Department to any change of address. In fact, the Post Office Department makes every reasonable effort to trace the peorie to whom these interest checks are addressed, and it happens in but few cases that they are not found. 1a those few cases the checks are returned to the treasury, where they are held awaiting the claim of the owner of the bond. But the checks, which are delivered promptly in almost every case, are not sent in promptly for collection. People who own large quantities of government securities are methodical in their handling of treas- ury checks and deposit them for collection the day they are received. But people who have comparatively small sums invested in bonds, and who have no good investment in sight, frequently save the checks of the treasury as a safe form of deposit. They accumulate until the owner dies, in some cases, and then the executor of his estate sends them in in a lump. Sometimes they are destroyed, and then the government is ahead so much. Often bonds are destroy- ed, and their value is not claimed, and the government has been the gainer by the carelessness of bondholders in an enormous amount. Provision is made for the issue of dupli- cates of both coupon and registered bonds when they have been destroyed, or of a registered bond when it has been lost by the owner. If the owner of a registered bond comes to the Treasury Department and makes application for the issue of a duplicate, filing a perpetual bond in douple the amount, with accrued interest, the gov- -| ernment will issue a duplicate. When a registered bond has been mutt- lated, the pieces are sent in with the affi- davit. Bonds are torn by children some- times, or they are burned or injured in some other way. Sometimes they are de- stroyed entirely, and on the presentation of satisfactory affidavits, whether the bond is coupon or registered, the Secretary of the Treasury will issue a duplicate on the terms I have named. Where the Bonds Go. The number of coupon bonds in the pres- ent issue is larger than it will be a year hence, because as the securities accumu- late in the hands of investment purchasers the coupon bonds will be exchanged for the registered bonds, Every loan changes character in this way. Most of these reg- istered bonds are in the hands of people or institutions owning large amounts. No loan is really “popular.” Only 1 per cent of the registered bonds outstanding in the name of individuals is held by the 10,000 people who have ‘small holdings. The re- mainder is with the big capitalists, who are secure of the government's 3 per cent, when they would be worried all the time about the problematical 5, 6 or 8 per cent of a railroad company or some other busi- ness enterprise. Most of the $10,000,000 worth of the pres- -ent bond issue will be shipped from the treasury to individuals or to the subtreas- uries where they are to be delivered to the subscribers. A comparatively small amount will be taken from the Treasury Depart- ment by subscribers here, and some peo- ple will ship gold or gold certificates to the treasury from not far distant points and ask that the bonds be shipped to them di- rect. But most of the bids opened call for the delivery of the bonds at the subtreas- uries in New York, Philadelphia and other large cities. The bonds are put up in heavy Paper wrappers, sealed with the treasury seal and delivered, to the agent of the United States Express Company, who has an office in the treasiiry building. His com- pany has the contract for carrying all the government's securities. The company will make about $7,500 out of the issue. The average government express rate for bonds is 7% cents on each $1,000 carried in the territory east of the Missouri river. The rate for the coupon’bond is 10 cents and for the registered bond 5 cents. The risk in carrying registered bonds is very small— almost nothing, in fact—and the rate charged on them merely pays for the labor of handling and transporting. But if an express ca. should be robbed and $5,000,000 worth of registered bonds stolen and de- stroyed, even a rich express company would feel a little bit embarrassed when called on to give a perpetual bond for $10,- 000,000 for the issué of duplicates. There is not much likelihood of any euch happen- ing, though. No bonds have been stolen within the experience of the company now having the contract. nae THE SOCIAL WORLD (Continved from Seventh Page.) and Mrs. Hudson the first and Mrs. Con- stant the second, an elegant luncheon was served. Miss Grace Chase of Cambridge, Mass., is visiting her cousin, Mrs. W. Harry Clarke of 2304 14th street. ‘A merry party of young friends assem- bled at the residence of Mrs. John Nesline, 1885 7th street, last evening to tender a surprise and offer congratulations to her young daughter, Miss Minnie, the ocoa- sion being her fourteenth birthday. Vocal and instrumental music and games, includ- ing the donkey game, were greatly enjoy- ed. The first prize was won by Miss Annie Schneider ard the consolation by Miss O. Borger. Later a bountiful supper was spread and enjoyed by the fair ones. Among those present were the Misses K. Specht, E. Sanders, O. Borger, R. Kohl- man, M. Nesline, B. Beane, M. Schneide: E. Smith and A. Nesline, Messrs. H. Eberly, J. Dowling, F. Hohman, J. Nesline, G. Specht, H. Minnickle and J. and Joe Nes- line. Miss Bertie Mailhouse is the guest of Miss Ernie Meyer of 1124 10th street, and will be home Sunda: Mr. and Mrs. Sol Smith Russell will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred. G. Ber- Ser, 2523 18th street, and will be at home, baba Berger, Thursday, 13th, from 3 to : Mrs. and Miss Peachy will not be at home today, but will receive for the last time Saturday, February 15. Mrs. Brinton Stone, 1721 De Sales street, will be at home Mondays in February af- ter 4. Mrs. Channing Roper has returned, after an absence of nearly three months, which she spent, accompanied by her sister and niece, in visiting different points of inter- est in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Mrs. J. C. Edwards and Mrs. H. W. Van Senden of 1456 Euclid place will not be at home Monday, but will receive their friends Friday, February 14, assisted by Mrs. Mantz. Mrs. Beveridge will be at home Monday next after 4. Mrs. Jaiaes Rankin Young and Mrs. Chas. W. Strine of Philadelphia are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Beale R. Howard, at 1410 16th street, and will assist Mrs. Howard at her reception Wednesday next. ‘The Original Brownie Pleasure Club met last night et their new club rooms in Soci- ety Temple. The club’s rooms are hand- somely f.rnished and decorated. Mrs. Poy.ers, wife of Representative Pow- ers, and Miss Povers left today for Flo ida. They will return some time in March. Mrs. Hicks will be at home Mondays in February, from 3 to 6, at her residence on Capitol Hill, 1001 Mas3echusetts avenue rortheast. Mrs. Lamtele de St. Gmer of New York is the gucst of Mrs. R. Exner of 472 O street for a few days, where she will be pleased to see’her friends Sunday. Mrs. Jobn W. Foster and Mrs. McKee will receive Monday afternoon. Mrs. Robert N. Harper, 29 B street, will be at home Monday next, assisted by Miss Brooks of Providence, R. I.; Miss Dolan of Louisville, Ky.; Miss Mills and Mrs. Craw- ford, Mrs. Kyle, wife cf Senator Kyle, and Mrs. Cc. R. McKenney will not receive Monday next, but will be at home the following Monday, frcm 3 to 5, at 128 A street north- east. Miss Birdie V. Winternitz of Baltimore, Md., is the guest of the Misses Heilbrun of 1126 10th street. An exceedingly pretty and very largely at- tended tea was given yesterday, from 5 to 8 p.m., by Mrs. E. W. Donn and her daugh- ters, Miss Donn and Miss Bessie, assisted by Miss Elizabeth Donn of Baltimore. Pot- ted and tropical plants in profusion, scat- tered about the large parlors and halls, en- hanced the beauty of the decorations of La France roses, smilax and ferns. From the chandelier in the dining room to the table were streamers of broad pink ribbons, gath- ered in bows at the corners, the table cov- ers being in harmony with the floral deco- rations. Mrs. Edward Stevens and Mrs. W. M. Shuster, jr., presided at the center table, while the other tables were looked after by Mrs. E. B. Hay, Miss Wymer, Miss Stetson, the Miss Fuger, the Misses Traphagen, Miss Ames, Miss Davis, Miss Thompson and Miss Mannix. Mrs. Bankhead, wife of Representative Bankhead of Alabama, and Mrs. T. M. Owen will receive Monday next, from 8 to 6, assisted by their guests, Mrs. W. H. Per- ry and Mrs. Shober. In the receiving party will be Mrs. Munce, Miss Dashield, Misses McCampbell and Miss Moore. Mrs. Claude A. Swanson will hold her last reception Tuesday afternoon. She will be assisted by Mrs. A. D. Lyons, Mrs. E. W. Barrett, Miss Read and Miss Hutchison. Mrs. Mitchell, wife of Senator Mitchell of Wisconsin will not receive Monday, Febru- ary 10, but will be at home the following Mondays in February. Mrs. G. F. Dudley, 3208 14th street, 18 just recovering from a long sickness, which has confined her to the house all winter. Mrs. Deborah J. Apple of 1705 T street will be at home to her friends Mondays, February 10, 17 and 24, from 6 to 9. Mrs. Shiras will February 10. Mrs. Daniel N. Morgan and Miss Morgan will not receive Monday, February 10, but will be at home on the following Monday at the Normandie. Cards are out announcing the engage- ment of Mr. Fred Schwab of this city to Miss Mollie Wheatfield of Baltimore. They will receive at the home of the bride-elect’s parents, 2382 Madison avenue, Baltimore, on February 16 and 23. Mrs. F. W. Dickens and Mrs. C. H. Wal- worth are expected on the 12th, to be the guests of Mrs. Brackett during the con- tinental congress, D. A. R. Mrs. Brackett has cards out for a reception on the 14th, from 4 to 7. Mrs. George Washington Cissel will re- e¢ive formally at her residence, 1645 31st street, on Monday, February 10, from 3 till 6, for the last time this season. She will be assisted by her daughter, Mrs. John H. Roche, the Misses Ten Eyck, Cora Brown, Orendorff, Tucker, Wyville, Berry and Se- grario. Mrs. George Washington Cissel leaves for a two months’ trip south on February 14, attending the festivities of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, her former home. Tha Ideal Leap Year Club entertained its gentlemen friends Wednesday evening last with a very pleasant dancing reception. During intermission a supper was served in the dining hall, where La France roses lent beauty and fragrance, and the pink- shaded lamps shed a soft mellow light, in perfect harmony with the occasion. The committee of arrangements was composed of Misses Chandler, Nelson, R. Casper, E. Pumphrey,, O'Neill and R. Baptiste. The others present were Mr. and Mrs. James Sexton, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hinkle, and Misses F. Padgett, V. and L. Jennings, M. Casper, A. Pumphrey, E. and R. Moulton, E. Baptista, H. Padgett, Gordon, Hardy, Pearson, Hodgson, Patterson and Rogers, and Messrs. Casper, Espey, Padgett, Jen- nings, Madison, Plant, Hulse, Johnson, Atchison, Whitcomo, Yount, Dick, Free- land, Hicks, O'Neill, Earnshaw, Titus, Cis- sell, Steinberg and Harmon. Miss Ada R. Baxter of Philadelphia is visiting Mrs. D. McMurtrie of 1513 16th street. A unique and delightful dance was given at the home ef Miss Griesbauer on 9th street last evening. Being a “hard time leap year dance,” the young ladies wore shirt waists and white duck shirts, there was accordion music, and refreshments consisted of orangeade and ginger wafers. ‘The programs, which were decidedly orig- inal, were designed and executed by Miss Griesbauer, being written on brown wrap- ping paper and decorated with brownies. At midnight the party repaired to the din- ing room, where an elegant collation was served. Among those present were Misses Fannie Cottrell, Ada Miller, Elsie Elterich, not receive Monday, Kitty Moriarity, Mrs. H. B. Wilson, Kate | Cullen, Emma Voight and Anna M. Gries- bauer, and Messrs. W. White Handley, C. Cc. Burton, Mr. M>Keon, Fred. O’Connell, Edwin M. Bennett, Frank White, H. H. Tripp, G. D. Sudduth, Frank Ghiselli, Al- bert Willson and H. B. Willson. A pleasant evening was spent last Mon- day at the resideice of Mrs. G. O. Burke, 27 L street, the occasion being a surprise birthday party to Mr. James B. Coit. Mu- sic formed a pieasaut feature of the even- ing. At a late hour a bountiful supper was ee Among ee, present were Dr. and Mrs. Braden, Miss Carrie Bra len, Miss Gertrade_ Hilton, Miss Kate mn, Miss The public open- ing of the magnifi- cent Columbia Bi- cycle Academy will be held on Mon- day. The Acad-= emy, with its 12,- ooo feet of floor space, is located at 22d and P streets. The Marine Band will be in attend= ance at the opens ing. Evening re- ception from 8 to 11:30 by card. F street cars pass the door. Columbia Bicycle Academy, J. Hart Brittain, Manager. Brakhagen, Mrs. Grier, Mr. and Mrs. Potts, . Myers and son, Frank, . Burke, Mr. Herfurth and Mr. Mrs. Mary A. Parke has come to stay a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Bell Torbert, 1410 Chapin street, where she will be glad to see any of her old friends. Mrs. E. S. Walter of Walbrook, Balti- more, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jno. 8. Dutrow, 644 B street southwest. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Greenburgh, 1130 Sth street, will be at home tomorrow evening, February 9, from 8 to 10, prior to their de- parture for Boston Wednesday. Mrs. Henry W. Blair will receive with Mrs. Lander, 45 B street southeast, Mon- days during the rest of the season. Se ~ FALLS CHURCH. The members of the M. E. Church held an enjoyable eociable last night at the resi- dence of Mr. Isaac Crossman. The attend- ance was large and comprised many friends of the church, besides the members. The program of the evening was in charge of Miss Lillie Porter, and consisted of the following, viz.: Singing, “Bringing in the Sheaves;” prayer by the pastor, Rev. 8. A. Ball; solo, “I Have Chrisz; What Want I More?” by Miss Corrie Cooksey; plano du- et, Mrs. M. M. Erwin and Miss Susie Cross- man; cornet solo, Miss Lillie Porter; reci- lacksmith,” Miss Florence by Mr. E. F. Crocker, with plano accompaniment by Miss Lily Crocker. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. D. Crocker, Rev. and Mrs. S. A. Ball, Rev. and Mrs. S. P. Shipman, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. G. Crossman, Dr. and Mrs. 8. S. Luttrell, Mrs. E. C. Dougherty, Mrs. W. B. Turner, Mrs. C. H. Seaman, Mrs. V. B®. Kerr, Mrs. Geo. McDaniel, Mrs. J. M. Thorne, Mrs. M. E. Church, Misses Virgie Bugg, Florence Leeds, C. F. Cooksey, Lil- lie Porter, Stella Birch, Maggie Thorne, Mabel Kerr, Martha Byrnes, Pearl Lut- trell, Eva Birch, Roberta Ossire, Sallie Gaver, Mary H. Thorne, Maggie Jacobs, Messrs. E. F. Crocker, A. D. Swift, Dr. T. C. Quick, Dr. A. W. Boswell, E. M. Ball, G. C. Birch, G. M. Walker, Guy Luttrell, F. M. Kerr, A. S. Mankin, G. K. Thorne and B. Van Horne. The sociable at the residence of Mr. Geo. F. Rollins by the members and friends of the Congregatioral Church took place the same vvening as the above and was of an interesting and profitable character. Mr. Rollins had charge of the program, which was very entertaining, and opened with an instrumental piece by Mrs. T. W. White; solo, Mrs. E. N. Meekins; reading, Mrs. J. B. Gould; violin solo, Mr. John McKillen; reading, Dr. J. B. Hodgkin; recitation, Mrs. Gould; reading, Mr. A. P. Eastman; instrumental music, Mrs. E. N. Meckins. Refrestments vere served. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Beach, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Gould, Mr. and Mrs. A! P. East- man, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kinsley, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Meekins, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Rorebeck, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Brinkerhoof, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. White, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Newman, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Jen- kins, Mrs. G. W. Poole, Mrs. L. B. Parker, Mrs. Maggie Brown, Misses Belle C. Merri- field, Nellie Green, Belle Ball, Florence Poole, Enma Albertson, Margaret Fay, Mabel Ryer, Marian McGowan, Messrs, H: F. Lowe, Dr. J. B. Hodgkin, W. W. Kins- ley, John McKillen, Fred Drew, H. C. Ryer, Scott Ryer, George Albertson. Rev. Geo. W. Quick of Springfield, Mas: who is visiting his parents here, is expec ed te preach in the Baptist Church Sunday morning. . Mrs. H. J. Galpin, who has beeri fll for several weeks, though somewhat improved, is still at the home of her daughter, in Ten- leytown. The executive committee of the Falls Church Mutual Fire Insurance Company met at the office of the president here Sat- urday and acted upon a large number of applications, adding $142,000 worth of prop- erty to the company. Miss Roberta Ossire of Washington is visiting the Misses Crossman. Miss Sallic Gaver of Loudoun county, Va., is visiting Mrs. M. B. Church. Miss Maggie Thorne has returned from a visit to friends in Washingtoa. Mr. G. L. Erwin, contractor, has com- pleted the residence of Mrs. H. W. Loyd and she has moved in. A county Sunday school union will be or- ganized at an early date in this county. Miss Annie Rowell of Washington is vis- iting her sister-in-law, Mrs. A. H. Rowell, at West End. ‘Miss Bessie Jackson, who has been visit- G. Cressman; violin solo, 1 ing Miss Maud Hodgkin, has returned to her home in Baltimore, Md. Revival services ore being conducted in the colored Baptist Church by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Morris, assisted by Rev. Arm- stead Jores cf Georgetown. ——_s—___ AT A LEAP YEAR BALL. He Was Only a Timid, Fluttering Thing, and He Knew It. From the Utica Observer, The “new man” made his initial bow in this city last evening and was launched on the restless social sea with all the pomp and ceremony worthy of such a truly great event. “Gladys,” as he is known among his friends, was taken to a leap year part: and behaved just “too lovely for anythin or so the women said, at any rate. This is a true story. His escort called at 8:30 anf was kept waiting a half hour in true feminine fash- jon by Gladys, who was putting the finish- ing touches to his toilet. Finally, just as his escort began to fret and fume under the delay, the tardy young man tripped lightly down the stairs into the drawing room, exclaiming: “Oh, Miss Sorosis! T am afraid you will think I am an awful man to keep you waiting so long, won't vou? It was dreadfully stupid of me, T am sure, and I am awfully sorry, really. Mam- ma mislaid my side combs, don't you know, and we have had such an exciting time hunting for them that T was in a terrible state of excitement when you rang. Mam- ma says Iam a silly little gonse to get agi- tated over such a small matter, but then I don’t care—I know I shall outgrow it when I am older. (Gladys has been on speaking terms with Santa Claus for thir- ve years.) How do you like my new zown—don't you think it is just too sweet for anything?” gushed Gladys. When his escort had gone into ecstacles over thc bewildering display, the little man coyly r marked: “Oh, you girls are such fearful fibsers we poor men scarcely know how much to believe of what you,tell us. You think we consider seriously “all the nonsense you tell us—now don’t you, honor bright? Well, ¥ just want to tell you we don’t. so there, now. Oh, you naughty, naughty girls! But then I don't blame you —we men are so silly, aren't we? How thoughtful you were to send me these love- ly flowers, I do s0 adore orchids. Do you know, papa thinks {ta shameful waste to squander so much money on flowers for us men, and thinks it would be much more sensible to put the sum in the Homestead Aid Association, where it would accumulate Interest. Papa, you know, spent his early days on a farm and wasn’t reared to the lit- tle niceties of socia} life. But then he is such a dear kind old soul, and keeps me so well supplied with pin money that I can't bear the thought of openly disagreeing with him. Poor, dear papa! T really don’t know what I would do without him—T don’t think the woman lives that I would marry and leave my papa. (Gladys starts for the car- riage and gets as far as the door, when he calls out in alarm.) “Oh, mamma, where is my fan and the door key? I am so thor- oughly excited I nearly forgot them.” (These necessary articles are produced, Gladys cuddies confidingly up to his escort in the carriage, and the party Is fairly off for the party.) Arriving at the ball Gladys devoted fifteen minutes to rearranging his hair, and was ready to go down stairs at quarter before 10, —_—_+e+__. Steel Construction in Birds’ Nests. Frem the London Daily News. A curious gift has been made to the Natural History Museum of Soletta. This gift consists of a bird's nest constructed entirely of steel. There are @ great many watchmakers at Soletta, and in the vicin- ity of the workshops there are always the remains of the old springs of watches which have been cast aside. Last summer a watchmaker discovered this curious bird's nest, which had been built m a tree in his court yard by a pair of water-wagtalls. It measures ten centi- meters in circumference, and ts nade sole- ly of watch springs. When the birds had edged their brood the watchmakers se- cured their unique nest as an interesting proof of the intelligence of birds in adapt- ing anything which comes within their reach. ———_+-o-—__ Near Enough to Guess By. From the Boston Transcript. A lady walked into a Boston book store in search of “Burglars in Paradise.” But what she asked for was “Smugglers th