Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1897, Page 16

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1897-24 PAGES. A GROUP OF A FRENCH WEDDING ———> Occasion for the Display of Some Handsome Gowns. CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES Each Requires Its Own Particular Toilets. TIMELY A FEW HINTS 1 Correspondence of The Evening Star. PARIS, January 20, 1897. YOUNG FRENCH girl with whom I be- came acquainted when she passed through New York on her way to the world’s fair in Chi- cago. was married yesterday, and some account of the wed- jing fineries may prove interesting. Not that marriages in France differ notably from mar- Tiages in er parts of the civilized world, but because in one essential the likeness is so strong—the occasion calls for a great omen have two chances at wed- ding dre for they are twice marvied. The civil ceremony requires discretton in the choice of a gown. The importance of e function must be recognized by a toilet fresh and charming, but there are many modifying considerations. The prospective bride fs still a “Jeune fille,“and so by French custom must put on nothing of any great state or richness. On the other hand, she is about to be transformed into a “jeune femme,” and must look forward to her coming privileges. A quiet dress of some dignity, yet youthful-looking and modest, 1s the {deal aimed at for the ceremony at the mairie. As the gown is apt to be used afterward for visiting. it may be rfeas- urably like an English bride's “going away” dress, which is more decorative than a simple traveling gown. At times it approaches afternoon or quiet reception dress more closely. Everything depends, of course, on the means and position of the de. The guests at the civil ceremony keep their finest clothes for the religious cere- mony, and then dress as beautifully as they can. A Charming Gown. ‘The young girl of whose frocks I am go- ing to tell you wore at the mairie a very charming gown. She has the clear, pale skin and delicate features that one learns to look for in Paris, with very pretty and abundant dark hair. She could not have chosen a color that suited her better than the old rose silk of quite a new shade of which her plain long skirt was made. Her full bodice of white chiffon was just the right thing for her slim figure, and over it she wore a bolero of old rose silk like her skirt, daintily but not showily embroi lered with gold. Her sleeves were of drawn chiffon, fitting the arm closely, with droop- ing puffs of silk at the top. Some fine lace at the throat and a folded belt of silk gave the finishing touches. She dressed her hair in its natural, every-day fashion, and co} ered it with a large hat of dark green \¢ vet with old rose and white plumcs. wore trim, high shoes. The detail is of no consequence, except that in Paris it is held to be bad taste to wear slippers at one’s c: wedding. High shoes are prescribed giving some touch of businesslike se- asness. « already sald that the witn newest and choicest for part se es ad of the wedding, I shall omit all other lets except that of the bride's pretty sin, who was prese with her own heart in a dress of sapphire blue silk oat and white brocaded gold buttons. A little on-colored velvet, veiled with ¢ and trimmed with ostrich was more jaunty than anything allowed to wear. The Bridal Gow Part II was a different affair. Twenty- four hours after the first ceremony the bridal white went on. The bridal white was of very rich ivory satin, which Is even more generally used this winter than in past seasons, and Indeed almost shuts out other materials. The dress was at once ful in look. and stately. The bodice that of the young girl; the sweep the skirt and the train befitted the mar- woman. The skirt was cut rather in front, all the fullness being k Into the ‘round train. It was » way about with garlands of orange blossoms, and the same flowers ran up the side seams. The bodice was cut With a blouse front of white mousseline de sote gathered under a broad corselet of the satin and partly covered by a bolero of point d’Alencon lace. The high, wired Medici collar was of the same lace, as was the wrist garniture finishing the sleeves, Knots of orange blossoms were fastened upon the corsage and caught the vell to the ir. Not @ jewel of any kind was to be nm. The tulle veil was worn quite off the face, hanging down upon the train behind. To cover the face, or partly cover it, ts the fad this winter, but to throw the veil back is regular enough also. The white gloves were short, as demanded by the season's long sleeves. White slippers were worn, and a look of beatitude. A bride is not supposed to look pretty, but this bride was an exception. erhaps the difference in her favor was the look of beatitude, Bridesmaids’ Gowns, Fashion puts no limit to the number of bridesmaids. In this case there were nlx, , Swe little tots and four young girls, edu- Gowns AT A FRENCH WEDDIN cated in the same convent with the bride. | The little tots, who were seven years old, | possibly, wore very short frocks of white | liberty Silk, with drawn yokes and sleeves | of white chiffon and chiffon ruches about | the hems. ‘They had pale blue sashes edged | with chiffon frills, and big hats of blue vel- vet with white plumes. ‘The grown-up bridesmaids wore gowns of ivory satin with plain skirts. The bodices had sashes of pale blue veivet swathed round | the figure and fastened with graduated paste buttons. They had very pretty fichus also, that you should look at in the edged with lace and held in place by brooches of pearls and turquoise. They had cavalier hats of white velvet, with long | blue feathers and paradise plumes. French bridesmaids do not always dress alike. By failing to do so they spoll the picture, but there was no such drawhack on this occa- sion. I am not going to talk trousseay, because trousseau garments are all for one woman and one figure. It is more profitable to pick out a few of the prettiest frocks I saw at the ceremony. The mother of the bride wore a very handsome princess costume in lilac moire. The bodice was finished with a guipure plastron and a bolero of amethyst velvet, from which two square tabs hung below the waist line. A Medici collar of fine old lace and some artistic buttons were the garnitures. Her capote was a pale blue satin with bouquets of violets. She carried a muff trimmed with violets and an air of content and satisfaction. All in Green. A conspicuous figure at the reception after mass and ceremony was a graceful young woman all in green. Her trim bodice was of very rich velvet, and apparently seamless, opening invisibly upon the shoul- der and under the arm. The very high corselet was rounded in the back, but came up in two points in front, almost to the shoulders. This corselet was of green silk embroidered in silver, and was encircled by three narrow belts of green velvet, one above another, closing with tiny silver buckles and bows of green ribbon. Ribbon bows disposed in three rows made epaulets on the shoulders, while more ribbon formed a ruche of loops above the standing collar {of mink fur. The sleeves were of velvet with mink bands at the wrist. The skirt was of dark green silk laid in folds all around, and opening in front upon a panel of velvet simulating an underskirt. This panel was edged with mink at the hem. The silver embroidery on the corselet came down upon the side panels of the skirt, in arabesques and scrolls. In spite of’ its heavy materials, the costume was jaunty and dainty looking, setting off well slightly flushed cheeks and dark curly hair. Her large hat of black velvet was trimmed with green ribbons and long black feathers. Another convent friend wore a very sinart dress in gray and gold, of tailor cut, as the French modify tallor cutting. ‘The little bolero of fine, beautiful, gray cloth had a great round collar, which lay over upon the shoulders and was richly embroidered in gold. It opened upon a_close-fitting, pointed bodice of blue cloth, gold em- broidered. The sleeves were of a new cut, sloping gradually from shoulder to han1. The gray skirt was rather full for these days, nearly five yards round, and was made with godets and heavily embroidered at the bottom. A Medici collar at the throat and a gray hat with gold ribbon and black feathers are the other items that have stayed in my mind. The bridegroom's mother was an impos- ing figure in a black velvet redingote, ground length, and lined with white satin. Over the redingote she wore what is called a “dalmatique,” or shoulder cape, with square ends coming to the waist or below. This was of white lampas broche with scroll work in velvet and finished with a Medici collar and an edging of sable fur. And the bridegroom? ‘He doesn't matter. Men are of no account at a wedding. ELLEN OSBORN. gs “Billy. Frank $. Pixley, in Chicago Times-Herald. Have you heard the news from Springfleld? Great- est triumph ever seen— They have nominated Mason and have smashed the old “machine.” ‘They have piainly told the nation that this country doesn't need A Senate stuffed with millionaires and statesmen gene to seed. | Our “Bilis” isn't very big, except im heart and rain, But no valet needs to tell him when to come im if it rain, And in sizing up @ statesman who would measure from the floor, Long legs attract ‘attention, but a “Jong head’ counts for more. Our “Billy” isn’t very rich, so far as dollars go, But he owns a mine of useful things a statesman | ought to know. | He bas a host of loyal friends, and calls them all | by name, And thongh he’s now a senator he is “Billy”’ just the same. ‘They ray he isn't “dignified.”* ‘That doesn't make bim shrink— A graveynrd ma: be dignified, but a tombstone doesn’t think. ‘Those fossils down in Washington may be a trifie chilly, But if he doesn’t warm them up we'll lose our faith in ““Billy."* ———__+e+_____* Sudden Change of Subject. From the Philadelphia Times, Mr. Smalipurse (who has carefully fig- ured up the cost of two theater tickets and the street care fate}—“Do you enjoy the drama, Miss Gehall?” Miss Gehall—“Oh, very much; but I be- | come ertirely worn out every time I go. You see, the play is seldom over before half-past 10, and then it ‘takes fully an hour to get supper at ‘Del’s’,and after that comes the long ride home, and the hack- men do rattle you so, you know.” Mr. Smallpurse—‘Um—er—what do you think of Browning?” 2 + eo Business Flurry. From the Detroit Free Press. “I had a dreadful scare this morning; the whole office force ran out into the street.” “Was the building on fire?” “No; the janitor’s dog had caught a rat.” —---- +00 Warraated. From Truth, "Is your watch water-tight, George?” resting It : what do ; mean?” “Testing wi ‘ “Why, it's in soak.” a | picture, of fine white mousseline de soie, | IHOUSEHOLD HINTS| “I seem to have indigestion, doctor.” How often one hears that complaint from peo- ple who lead sedentary lives, and particu- larly here in Washington, where so many lonely women do “light housekeeping.” One of the very surest ways of acquiring in- digestion Is to eat alone. Fast eating is the | next prerequisite, and the two taken to- | gether are a sure recipe for chronic indi- gestion. If it !s possible to compass it, never sit down to a meal alone. Better go without. Pleasant companionship and sprightly conversation will make a feast of a sandwich and a cup of coffee. People who eat alone are not usually careful about the quality of their viands, and oply re- quire that they be “filling.” One of the crimes against good health is fast eating, and this is one of the principal reasons why eating alone ts so very bad. One gets into the habit of gulping down one’s food so as to get through quickly. With companion- ship, there 's usually pleasant conversa- tion, that eases the tired mind, and gives the system a generally relaxed condition, which is quite essential to good digestion. An excellent scap to use iti shampooing the hair is made of a quarter of a pound of white castile soap, one ounce of borax and a pint of soft water. Simmer all together til a cream; then id a third of a pint of boiling water; stir, and pour into a small stone jar. When cold, the mass will be like very thick cream. Have plenty of soft water for the hair bath, or if hard water boil and let it settle; then pour off and use. Take up a little of the soap and rub into the scalp, parting the hair to do so. Do this till the hair is soapy and the scalp smarting a little; then put half a tea- spoonful of powdered borax in the bowl of water, and wash the hair through that and two other bowls of clear water. Uusally one application of the soap is enough. Once a month is quite frequent enough for the shampoo, and ft will keep the hair beautifully soft and shining. A lit- tle vaseline may be rubbed on the skin of the scalp after drying the hair, if it in- clines to be brittle. Never undertake to paper a wall that has been whitewashed till you have first removed all the Mme, or the paper will not stick, and the lime will rot it. A wash of sirong vinegar or salaratus will be all that is necessary. When men and women who have stated salaries howl about hard times and put the shopkeepers off with the plea that money is scurce, those persons are living too fast. The only way to live happily is to size up one’s means, and live within them. Going in debt for things that can be gotten along without, trying to make a $2,000 salary do the work of $5,000, is what ruins tempers brings gray hairs about the temples, fills suicides’ graves and breaks up homes. The tendency of the time is to inflation; happi- ness Hes in the other direction, and the women of the home can have a wholesome influence in the right direction !f they but exert themselves. Many a man is started on the unsafe path by the demands of a selfish wife for more than he can honestly furnish her in the way of house and personal adornments. No man will go very far wrong whose wife exerts the right influence over him. It is stated on good authority that noth- ing is better to cure a simple case of sleep- lestness than a hop pillow. Make it all or in part of hops, using hair or wool to mix with them if you like, but all hops, fresh and odorous is best. Put in a slip, well packed in, too, and use instead of a feather pillow. The medicinal properties of hops as a soporific have long been recognized by the medical fraternity. The woman who sacrifices health to ap- pearance is paying a fearful price for it. It is such vanity as a refusal to wear a warm but year-old wrap, lest it spoil the ef- fect of the new street gown, that makes weak, ailing wives of vain women. Health should be the very first consideration at all times. The woman who has abounding good health is like a streak of sunshine in dark places these days, and mothers who do not. use their authority to compel. their daughters to observe at least the com- monest laws of good health are criminaliy weak. Girls are ‘usually good patterns of their mothers, you know: What do ‘your sttiool girl daughters eat? Do they stay up lets: ights at small par- pul ties and “taffy * eating sweets till they hate healthy q ? Do they rise late, dress hurriedly, sallow a cup of strong hot coffee and eaf,4,slice of cake? Do they go without luncly gave a little candy, or maybe a handful ef,puts? Do they dine off a bowl of soup, “salad, ‘and a dessert, with 2 cup of black gpffee? That is about the way the average school girl does things up, and then the mother wonders why she should have headaches, side aches, and be down will take on new life. guests enjoy themselves. unable to keep up with her classes. Brain and body must be fed properly and well, or both will fail. 3 Eiderdown comforts may be freshened and softened after long usage by hanging in the warm sunlight. Not in the hot sun, for that will bring out the oils, infinitesmai as they are, but in the generous, revivify- ing glow of a bright warm sun ray the It is bad policy to permit down quilts or cotton comforts to be used to lie on, as it packs the inter- lining, and makes it hard and less warm. A book might be written on how to han- dle a furnace, with sapplemental remarke on how to manage a grate fire, and then more could probably be added by wise ones. A few important points about the subject can be briefly stated, Never rake a fur- nace fire or poke it from the top. It will go out as sure as there was any fire there. Shake and clean free of ashes twice a day, morning and night, from the bottom only. It is folly to let the fire die to a handful of coals, thinking to save coal, because it takes twice as much coal to start a fire afresh as it does to keep ft at a good heat all the time. Coal is coal, and it has to be treated exactly right or your efforts end in failure. After shaking down, put fresh coal on the top, and don't poke it about. Some people do not like tripe, but do like this dish, which is just a little like tripe. At night slice some cold roast beef or veal in neat, medium thickness and put to soak in good but weakened cider vinegar. For breakfast dip out and lay on a clean towel to drain, then dip each slice in beaten egg, then in bread crumbs, salt and pepper and fry in sweet fat. Half a teaspoonful of flour to one well-beaten egg makes a nice batter for it if one does not like the bread crumbs. Baked fish that can be cut in slices after it is cold 4s nice fried this way, omitting to soak in vinegar, of course. One gets a little tired of the stereotyped ways of cooking meats, yet meat must be eaten, so it should be the duty of every housewife to study all the nice ways to prepare old materials in new and attractive dishes. Some people think that keeping house is’ rdid work, depressing instead of elevat- ing. On the contrary, the housewife has to know more things and know them better then any other woman in any other calling in life. She should be teacher, doctor, chem- isl, seamstress, nurse, cook, lady's maid and be mistress of almost every other cal> ng. What ix Necessary to Be a Saccessful Hostess. From Herper’s Bazar, Every scrt, variety and species of enter- tainment is now In’ full swing. Women who have a large list of acquaintances are kept very busy simply. in jotting down a record of their daily engagements. Lach mail brings a budget! of cards to announce afternoon teas bt days at home. Notes of invitation to dinnegs, or to the opera or a dance, come ‘by the same mail, and of each of these various things must be made an immediate ‘4nd ‘careful note, so that cards may be sept @n the proper days, or calls made, or invitations accepted or de- clined, as the case may be. This all seems simple at first »glanee, but It 1s a com- plex and exacting @uaty, which is impera- tive and must bé performed, unless one rudely disregards all the common laws of civility. Mistakes sre occasionally made nt-minded oricareless persons, which se much afmoyance and discomfort. Nothing can. possibly be more disagreeable than to ertivevat & houseion.a certain evening prepared for dinner, to find that one has noted the wrong date, and that the place is dark, and evidently no guests are expected. J: Persons ‘have ‘ever gene Bo far as to ap- pear in drawing roems when a dinner was about to be sehved to which they had not been bidden. The servants who opened the door were, of course, .unconécious of the fact that they .were, not among the in- vited guests. The hostews imust’ have a great deel of tact when she sees these un- expected ones appear. Knowing as she does just how many were to come to the dinner, and having ordered for this exact number, she: finds twe. more added tothe Mist at the Jast moment. Good breeding forbids any expression of surprise:on her part, ana yet she is at her wit’s end to plan how she can hide this mistake so that her guests may not be conscious of their awkward blunder. It is truly an embar- rassing moment for her, and calls out all the tact ard thoughtfulness of which “my lady” is possessed. Happily the Ameriean woman is, as a rule, an adaptable person, and she rises to almost any occasion in a remarkably clever way. Novel entertainments in these days are without number, each person vying with his neighbor in the effort to get up some- thing original, But the model entertainer is a rarity. To be a successful hostess one must efface one’s self. In the “old times,’ which we are all so fond of quoting as being the “best times,” the lady of the house considered it her duty personail; to look after the entertaining of her guests. She made it an invariable rule to dress simply, lest by some chance one of those invited might wear a plain gown, and find- ing every one else arrayed in’ splendid fashion, would feel embarrassed. Thus, having donned a simple but appropriate toilet, the hostess of ether days made up her mind to devote herself for the time to the guests beneath her roof, regardless as to whether she herself was amused or not. She felt that sne must get her pleas- ure from the satisfaction of seeing her A good hostess seldom has an enjoyable time at her own entertainments unless she is so consti- tuted as to be happy in making others happy, and is pleased at the pleasure of others. This should be the acme of her desires, . From Li BIRDS OF A FEATHER The Story of a Wedding That Never Came Off. Each Was Anxtous to Marry for Money and Thought the Other Well Off—Both Mistaken. Written for The Evening Star. In the records in the office of the clerk of the court in this city there is the record of a marriage license, issued some fifteen years ago, to Mr. J. S. S—— and Mrs. L. W. D—, but the accompanying certifi- cate of the solemnization of the rite, has never been filted out, and on the margin are the words: “Returned; canceled.” This is the brief record of the close of a courtship. in which both the parties were within a few hours of successfully playing a game of false pretenses upon the other, and prob- ably iaying the foundation for years of misery which follow ill-assorted marriages. Nevertheless, the festivities took place at the appointed hour, though there was no bride or minister present. The was-to-be groom had been first a trusted employe of the government, but, having through drink fallen into bad com- pany a few ycars before, was quite fly as a confidence man, and was more than once in the hands of the police, but he luckily escaped conviction. At this time he was a widower, with one or two children, who > with relatives. Of fair personal ap- pearance, and glib of tongue, with a fair education, and much experience as a trav- eler, he had all the qualifications requisite to play on the confidence of a supposedly rich widow. The latter was from the em- pire state of the south—Georgia—where she had lived some years, till her husband's death, and then returned to the scenes of ildhood, in the District. Here she posed as a well-to-do widow, of about thirty years of age, and moved in a circle far above that in which the afflanced had be- fore moved. She had friends in the eastern part of the city, and among them were the familles of some naval officers, but at this time she was bearding with friends in the extreme northern part of the city. They had by some means met, and, the “ice be- ing broken,” they soon made confidants of each other, and while the woman was made to believe that the man was heavily interested in real estate, he in turn swal- lowed her story that she had brought from Georgia nearly $200,000 in United States registered bonds, left to her by her hus- band, in lieu of dower in his estate. Each firmly believed the other, and it was not long before they determined to marry, and the hour was Set, invitations sent out, a minister engaged and a handsome supper ordered. On the morning of the day for the wed- ding all was activity; the landlady set her house in order, trimmed the parlor with flowers and plants: some friends of the groom secured the services of a band, and the grcom arranged to send a carriage for the minister. Late on the afternoon of that day the groom, not wishing the issu- ance of the licei to be known by the police till the ceremony was over, procured the document. He was, however, advised by a friend that he should find out about the bonds before he commenced to brag, or he might be fooled. He, however, could not disbelieve her story, nor would he be- lieve that it was possible for the widow to discredit his story of the mythical real estate possessions. While so engaged the bride had fiown from her cage. In looking over her wardrobe she found that there were some little things, such as ribbons, lace and ruching necessat and went down town to purchase them. Perhaps it was fortunate for both that the bride met on 7th street a young naval officer, and learned from him something of the character of Mr. S., who, he said, possessed not even a burial lot. This information was enough for her, and neglecting to purchase finery for the occasion, she hastily returned to her boarding house, packed up her trunk, settled her bill, called a carriage and was soon in the house of a friend. ‘When the groom reached the house, late in the afternoon, and learned that his bird had flown, and that she had left word that the marriage was off, he did not “tear his hair,” or shed any tears; but at once pre- pared to have a time. Word was sent to the minister and the band that their ser- vices would not be required, and the order for refreshments was changed from wines, cordials, cakes and cream to whisky, beer, sandwiches and cigars, for a stag party was expected. As the hour set for the wedding approached the house was bril- liantly lighted, the men guests (for the ladies had been notified that the wedding was off) commenced to arrive, and in a lit- tle time there was a lively time. It was soon explained how the bride had packed up and ‘eft, and how she had no bonds, and was about as well to do as the groom. Then the company was invited to a com- modious back porch, and the party was quite as merry and far more hilarious than it would have been had the bride and the ladies been present. The groom died a few months after from a diseage of the lungs and not from a broken heart. ‘The parties never met after- ward, and the groom, finding, while he had been playing on her creduiity, he had been quite as easily duped, was ever ready had he again met her to acknowledge their love affair a ‘“‘stand off.” J. K. GUNN. ee 4 SLEEPING ALL THE NIGHT. How to Teach a Baby This Desirable ‘Trait. From Harper's Bazar. It is not wise to attempt to teach a baby more than one thing at a time, Neither the rother’s strength nor the child’s endurance should be taxed to carry on several contests at once. All forces may wisely be concen- trated on the vital points, one after an- other. It will require some days after the baby submits to regular feeding to ascertain just how much {t can assimilate each time it eats ,and what is the best interval to maintain between meals. During this ex- perimental period, even though the hours of sleep do not receive especial attention, the hours of feeding will of necessity de- termine to some extent the periods of rest. If sufficiently well fed a baby even a month JUSEKEEPERS who are wise will not be persuaded into purchasing the unreliable baking powders which, as they cost but a trifle to make, some dealers wish to sell for the sake of the additional profit derived therefrom. Crudely mixed from low-grade, impure ingredients, such powders contain but a fraction of the active strength of the highly refined, absolutely pure Royal Baking Powder. They are mostly made from alum, and are unwholesome as well as lacking in leavening power. ROYAL BAKING POWDER assures the food against alum ; the greatest value for its cost, and there is no other bak- ing powder or leavening prep- aration that will give such satisfaction, or make such pure, wholesome and deli- cious food, or which in prac- gives tical use will be found so POWDER economical. old can easily go without food from 11 p.m. to 56 a.m. And when once convinced tha’ no food will, in any event, be forthcoming between these hours, it will usually fall in- to the habit of sleeping soundly during this time. Should it prove impossibie, even after weeks of patient experiment, to induce the child to sleep these six hours without food. it_may be considered as positively proved that the food it consumes during the day is not sufficient for the demands of its sy tem. If it has been fed regulart ry two hours during the day from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. it has had ten meals, and this should be enough to carry any child through the other six hours of fasting, unless the food is essentially deficient in quantity or qual- Therefore, if after persistent trial the baby cannot be made to sleep at night without feeding, once be the subject of consultation between the mother and her physician. As almost all young children are fed too much in quantity, the quality of the food is, in ninety cases out of a hundred, the element requir- ing investigation. If, howe’ this unbroken night's sleep is once accepted as a rule by the child, we should begin at once gradually to lengthen the time at both ends. The child should not be fed a minute before 5 o'clock, even if it is awake, and when it does not awake on time it should be allowed to sleep on as long as it will. In this way it will itself, gradually and without any struggle, in- crease the hours of rest. ——_++ — BEDTIME STORIES. Good Results Attend a Nightly Diet of Imagination Tales. To send children happily to bed should be one of the mother’s most ordinary tasks. No little one should dread the bedtime hour, nor fear the dark, nor be’ allowed to go to rest under a sense of disgrace or alienation from household love. Whatever the child’s daytime naughtiness may have been, at nightfall he should be forgiven, and go to rest with the mother’s kiss on his lips and her tender voice in his ears. Hardly anything can be worse for a young child than to be scolded or punished at bedtime. The mother does well to be a little blind to some things, remembering that a good deal of childish culpabflity ts supetficial only, and washes off almost as easily as does the dirt which the evening bath temoves from the skin. The main thing with children ts to have them well started with good principles, which they will carry through life. Obedi- ence, truth, unselfishness, purity, are es- sentials, and these can all be lovingly cul- tivated, and will flourish in the right home atmosphere. When the nursery brood fs undressed and in bed, the lights turned low, the room quiet for the night, the mother, or nurse, or elder sister, or the kind auntie, who is still to be found in some fortunate houses, should have a little fund of stories on which to draw for the small listeners’ pleasure before they embark on the train for dreamland. Fairy stories are always enjoyed by chil- dren, and the literature of fairyland is not far to seek. Imagination is very active in little children, and occasionally one meets a mother who does not understand the child’s world, having forgotten her own early days and their illusions, or who is afraid that fancy and its imageries will lead her child into deceit. While the most exact and rigid truthfulness should be practiced in our dealings with children, and they themselves should be taught to shun equivocation and every form of lying, still we need not fear to let imagination give them pleasure. They early learn to discriminate between the false and the true—or perhaps it would be better to say that they learn to find the truth wrapped up In the husk of the story. Our fairy lore is older than civilization. The same stories, with variations, have in all ages and climes been taught and told to children, and they have their origin in the needs and the heart of the race. Chil- dren thrive on fairy stories, and are the better able to grasp other literature If early fed on these. Dining. From Life, Lawyer—“But my business is important. Why can’t I see the judge?” Servant—“His honor is at steak.” NO, THEY ARE ONLY COLLECTING THE USUAL FANS AND GLOVES. its food should at ) Absolutely Pure PARTRIDGES IN keting Berry-Hearing Ho! Prives Birds of Food. From the Baltimore San, Owing to the extensive holly shipments for Christmas decorations throughout Dor- chester county, the winter food supply of partridges has been diminished greatly. The berries, which are this year so abun- ORCHESTER, De- dant, form an important bird food during a deep snow when the other food is cov- ered and unattainable. Many of the woods and swamps now fre- quented by the birds have been nearly ‘stripped of the berry-bearing holly, and although the ground food, consisting of grass seed and partridge beans, is now | plentiful, every woodman’s sign at least ; indicates an unusually flerce winte it | this be the covies will cither perish or make a partial migration to better sup- | plied sections of this or neighboring coun- ere they will remain, the sports- say, during another season, unless tempted back by an unusually large spring and summer food supply. The number of birds remaining in the covies since the heavy shooting of the firs* few weeks of the open is far greater than for many previous years. Threvgh a notice system the hunting lands of the county have recently fallen into the hands of a comparatively few persons, who, by prohibiting all outside shooting, protect and hunt the birds as an article of food and marketable product. Many hunters not having partridge fields at their individual disposal, shoot on shares at the preserves of their neighbors, giving them a portion of the number’ killed, Throvghout the county at the bird-fre- q crted fields and thickets where the gun- ners have been accustomed to hunt unob- struciedly, the dreaded notices are found at every ccrner, and the local pot hunters depending upon the access to another's grounds are violently opposing what they call the “notice craze. coer a eet TL Realization of That “Ideal.” From the Chicago Record. It was the “rush hour,” between 5 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon. The place was Chicago. The 100th annt- versary of the war of 1812 had just been celebrated in the new Lake Front Park, and the populace was going home. William W. Clay’s crusade of courtesy had been successful, and no man sat 56 long as a woman stood holding to a car strap. A Cottage Grove avenue car whipped around the corner at Randolph street and headed south in Wabash avenue. Sixteen men were seated comfortably down one sidé and fourteen fellow citizens faced them from the other. At Washington street two more men came aboard and thirty-two tired voters faced one another as the In- diana avenue trailer clanked on. At Madison street eight women boarded the car and eight men promptly rose and offered their seats. When all had settled two women were standing hopelessly. Three other men on one side of the car rose and the two ladles found room to sit down. More women came aboard and more men —a good many more men—surrendered thelr seats and stood wobbling as the car lurched. At Jackson street eleven women sat on one side of the car which had accommo- dated sixteen men, and twelve, very much crowded, filled the other seat. Twenty-nine men were hanging on to car straps, plunging and reeling as the car ripped over the jerky rails. Two more women came aboard at Con- gress street, crowded inside of the car and stood glaring. There were no more men to get up. Eleven women sat on one side of the car and twelve on the other. But the two women stood until 31st street was reached. Four women left the car at that crossing and the two who had be standing managed to crowd into the vacant places. But it was tight work. The women may have been wearing bell skirts; yes. But most of all they were women. Just women. But William W. Clay's reign of courtesy in Chicago had made the city famous. At the same time, it may be added, the Chicago City Railway Company was ‘pay- ing its annual dividends of 12 per cent. Ses A Slamp. From Truth. Perdita—“So when you got married you ran away? Van Ishe—“Yes.” Perdita—“Well, what then?” Van Ishe—“Oh, well, then—we—er~ walked back.” ee -coo— Written for The Evening Star, Goethe, © mighty genius, all embracing minat © poot-soul that thrilled to human pain And joy end love, that knew the stress and strain Of parsious, struggles, yearnings ugdefined! From out thy mystic tale of Faust, how strong, How varied are the notes which ring ro clear! Philosophy profound, which fain would peer Beyond the veil; the peasants’ festive song. ‘The witches’ midnight revels, welrd and wild; Mephisto's hellish wiles and heartless Jeers; And Margaret's trustful love, forgiving, mild, Betrayed and dragged through madnews, crime, and fears Of sbameful death, yet pure and undefiled, Compelling human tenderness and tears. w. D. Mu. rattan tense te ver a Badly Tangled. From Sloper’s Half-Holidey. The Hon. Sammy—“Our marriage can’t come off. My silly old dad’s got engaged to your sister.’ Gertie (of the Sisters Thintites)—“On, that’s all right; that's only 3 she's my daughter, really sw? ™™™® ———oe—___ And Thereby Hangs a Tale. From Truth. “What is your brother Reginald doing since he left college?" “Why, just at present he back our a Iness me! theory in Js very busy fi winian