Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1897, Page 23

A MUSICAL CENTER| What a Music Seller Says About | Was! ‘s Taste. ingtor E TO INAUSURAL CHORUS | Th ENC REFER More Pianos Proportionately Than Any Other City. GIRLS AND THE VIOLIN ASHIN ‘ON. tN which its people as a exhibit for { music sport Ww tend to music al organizations of merit, and in th great proportion of the re ts here who are accomplished | music, both vocal and instrumental,has the ht, J think, to me thoroughly musical tn cities,” said the proprietor } n music establishment to a the The Star the her day. Altheugh I have possessed this idea for @ great many years—ever since, in fact, I e mus) re and had { an opportunity to feel the the musical community—it struck culiar force during the prepara- musical portion of the inaugu- | Ss. and while the festivities | es were being held. For instance, | IT am perfect! rtain that there is no city in the Ur ates of twice or even three times the population could. on such together such and effectiv of Washington that short notice, have assembled rkaby well-trained of singers, 5) of them, 1 the inau- getting together rfeetly npetent vocalists, the +n and women in Washington, voices and first-rate musical a rem ly a men and women.who constitut sural chore: Even in educations, was only skimmed, and, from data which the inaugural music commit- iee had at hand. probably three times the number of volunteers, the greater number of them solo singers of more than average ability, couid have been secured for thi really inspiring chorus that so astonished even the most sanguine of us by its noble rendition of some of the mdst exacting eperatic choruses in the entire range of music, and this, it should be borne in mind, with har more than half a dozen rehearsal Won't Stand Inferior Attractions. “The managers of experience and fame of the great concert a organiza- tions always connt wi test cock- sureness upon the sirongest support here, fact that W nis one * the smaliest. city on hi umption they y gone astray. It Is only nferior. second-rate outfits are brought down here by managers of greater or less bunceing propensities that the dis- Washington musical 3 wn. I don't. think mmmunit he world, not even ury, that is less willing to ac- ful offsc mphatically Wash rings of music, or exhibits its disd For instan > inund: but who, accord- was said to make and the pre } in the offi {ec | telligently ay that a majority of these singers of both sexes are self-supporting residents of this community, most of them being employed in the departments. They have in general come to Washington from small towns all over the country, in order to cultivate their voices, and to earn here enough money to enable them to do so. Many of them eke out their ined by singing in the choirs, and if there is any American city that has better choirs than those of Washington, I have never seen it, and yet I have been teo have saved up enough money young singers who come first on, go abroad for a two or T believe it is coming to onsidered that this is rather us trip, unless a young woman uch a trip wishes to fit herself grand opera. The American vocal . men and women, are exceedingly Many of them have spent long of preparation for their work some of the best of these in- in Washington. Some young men singers ef my acquaintance asked ieve, is esteemed g00d voice, what ors live Lit to F SSUSS a moderately she thou when she was here, the other inishing course’ abroad. think that it is entirely un- i. ‘I never had such a ‘ou know, I have been fair- singer. I got all of my truction and so-called “finishing” in Bos- ton, and it was only when I wished to master the difficulties of Wagner and to sing his operas that I went to Germany. Moreover. a girl going over to the other side to have her voice improved stands often an excellent chance to have it hope- lessly ruined, for many of the [uropean methods are barbarously destructive of the human ve xh Standard of Musical Culture. he general standard of musical culture of a community can be infallibly deter- mined by the character of the music for which the demand is greatest. Well, t long ago discovered that it was a pure waste of money for me to order great numbers of copies of songs, the craze of other cities, in anticipation of immense sales, and after I had gotten severely left several times I quit doing it. 1 refer now to the ‘My Mother Was a Lady’ and the ‘Just Tell Them That You Saw Me’ sort of songs—‘beery songs’ is our way of terming them, on account of their general maudliness ‘of sentiment. Those songs are, of course, unfailingly heard whistled on’ the streets and hummed ces of Washington, but the Wash- ington musical people don’t become sufli- ntly interested in them to buy copies, s in nearly every large city in thi United States, as soon as one of these cete! like “After the Ball,’ sounds its first maddening echoes on the streets, everybody who has any sort of musical instrument or ce buys a copy of it, and the residence district of such cities become howling pan- demoniums until the craze wears off. “The demand for songs of an exceedingly high character is very great in Washing- ton, and I think a perfectly impartial com- arison of the music on the top of the piano in a rage Washington home with the music reposing in the same place—well, say in a Chicago home, would show a diver- gence in the character of the people that might be even humorous. The songz pub- lishers often write to me that the demand in Washington for songs published in the foreign tongues is three times as large as in any other city in this country, and when it is remembered that all such songs are very difficult, and of the very highest class, I take such letters as pretty fair compli- menis to the musical taste of the people here.” ose DUTIES OF PARENTS. Many Things Are Requisite in the Intelligent Training of Children. From Harper's Bazar, It is important that parents who would comprehend and enforce the necessary measures for the prefervation of their children’s health should be familiar with the standard scientific authorities, which form the basis for “any valuable education- al discussion. Every mother who aims in- to train her child should be famillar with those works of Spenser, Preyer, Perez and Frobel which treat of child nature and child needs. Without some such preliminary reading it is difficult for @ mother intelligently to follow any rules that may be laid down. Every child must, in many points, prove itself an exception to the general rule by failing to conform to the average standard; and, in order to violinist finally arrived in try, and , pene beeae clea cha cicasn Paporectatetta whatidercce tnt divergency « ities, becaus had a bovine, | IS fatal, ard in what sense it is unimpor- = hair, he was enthusi.| tant, one needs to comprehend what the as a great musician. | 2Verage standard really is, and to be fa. » to play for | miliar with the scientific law underlying On the firs: | @1¥ special rules for education. If a more that In the m warranted by his country. § a It was seen at eal charlatan. a hardiy more { band fiddler. with faint newspapers, Moreove n col an over these second night of thi house was prac- ut 2 rian iamn roasted Washin: sive Home Masic number of peo- ure are consider- h greater proportion of the populati cities, the vol- ume of what is known as ‘home music’ Is great here. From the sof the agents of the plane the interesting fact | ause of the lei: other extracry nartly ist! acturers is shown that, in proportion to tne num- ber of families living in this city, Wash- ineton homes have more pianos than any other American ¢ and this in spite of pie thousands of very poor_colored the Di t of Columbia. The actual fig- ures are t of every ten Wa ington a plano. The y nat ximates Washing pect is Boston, where there our out of every ten homes. on home, however ossess at least one i Another in- the famous music in Boston and more studen instrumen : r of those cities, ough, a considerable ma- Washington students of women, chiefly young gir the exception. is that, desp of conservatories York, are ° king ot of quite recently that the fact Keucraliy known among pro- achers that there is an extra- rest in ne Violin in Wash- ngten, and the result has been that with- past two years 1 Servatorics lost several of own violin teachers, who have ington the Violin. York and Bos- Girls a “I remember w © extraordinary 4e- sire to learn the violin first broke out among the girls and women of Washir ton. It was contemporaneous with the ap- e ef Mrs. Humphrey's Ward's fa- mous novel, ‘Robert e!sme In that hook one leading characters is a young woman, whose violin ing set drawing rooms of furore beauty of the nan, and per sr: were dwelt &@ month af- book in this fon ft arousea gan to be an ns here, the buy- irls for the most part. the violins at that time nging. covered with dust, years, within a com: , and I could hardly to y the de- who were here at AWAY pul by the score. ald not in the na- a lasting character, iz great number of young wo- took up the instrument simply as nany Who discovered that they t, and who deciined to be dis- d over the almost insuperable diffi- of mastering the viol that Washington ts Iterally ith shing!} “1 lady violinists. When la Urso, the famous Swedish violin- was In Washington a month or so aso, she was tremendously astonished by this fact, as she told me in the store here one afteruoon. ‘Since I came here,’ she said, ‘I have been visited by scores and scores of young girls who wished me to pronounce upog their playing, and there was hardly one of them whom I had to discourage. Even in Europe, I never saw equal merit among so many Talented Singers. “I have already spoken of the surprising ember of talented and ambitious singers, men and women, who live here. I should y perfect knowledge is desired, and if the parent would be competent to make rather than to follow rules, to go back to the first principles underlying all developmen: either of individual or of race society, this knowledge -can be obtained in no way so well as by a general study of the funda- mental theory of evolution. Ingenious Tenching. From the New York Evening Post. A mother who could hear in the next room every morning her small son of nine talking to himself as he spelled out the words and added the figures, crosswise, up and down, and In every possible way, of a large calendar which hung directly in front of his bed, bethought herself of furnishing him better occupation. She took down the calendar and put in its place a good print of Raphael's “Madonna della Seggiola;” this, with no word to him of the change. The next morning the little one’s voice was stilled, but a noiseless peep into the room showed his eyes glued rap- turously to the picture, while about his lips the hint of a smile betrayed that his absorbing interest was a pleased one, Since then at Intervals his morning picture Is changed, not too frequently, for a child emands reiteration, until the boy has be- ome a small connoisseur in famous palnt- ings, and his occasional short visits to an art gallery are a great delight to him be- cause of his matin studies. The first ten minutes of a child’s day are a most valu- able receptive period. The young brain is refreshed by sleep, unexcited by any of the day's occupations, eager for impressions and peculiarly responsive to their influence. A writer on child-siudy considers that equally ‘pportant with the first waking hours sholld be the last o: the day. The mother who sits at her little one’s bed as the tired, small frame is settling into re- pose will almost invariably find that the mind just before sleep works with un- usual, if brief, clearness; she will be wise to let this last, strengly ‘imprinted impres- sion be a soothing one. A gentle voice, a ort, easily comprehended tale with ‘no adness, ne tragedy, no sharp clements of any sort, will send the temporarily keen but fast succumbing faculties off into slum- berland urder the best and most healthful auspices. Too many mothers leave to ser- vants these significant moments of their children’s lives, lovely to the mothers if they will enjoy them, and priceless to the growing character "of thelr receptive powers if taken advantage of. —— The Police Cens (With apologies te the Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele- graph.) "ound bis beat now gucs the copper, Asking questions that ase proper, And he’s jotting dewn the rnswers’In a hook. He is making up a census, All regardless of experses, From the master of the house clear down to cook. But, alas! the census copper Often hears an awful whopper ges of the girls he tries to glean; Leir years are five aud {wenty, witnesses are plenty, Every one will vow that she 1s'“‘sweet sixteen."? And the mstron growing portly, Though retaining manner cocrtiy, confess to thirty years or thereabouts; Yet, while thus her age conces!ing, ‘There will be uneasy feeling, For a ttle tot for “grandma” eften shouts, Ob! that Leok will be a dandy, . We shall always keep one hardy, And for years we'll hear its praises freely sung: "Twill heve nothing that can shame us, Aud will make this District famous As a town Where women folks are alway Keeping His Chords in Tune. From the Detroit Free Press. “I saw that German tenor drink about two gallons of beer last night.” “Nothing strange about that,” replied the young. manager. “He is determined that his voice shall not lose its rich, liquid quality.” eee Overlooked. From the New York Tribune. Mrs. Brown—“It is a wonder that Mr. Meek never married. I am sure he would have made an excellent husband.” Mr. B.—“Yes, indeed. It is a pity that nobedy asked him.” “ ° THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1897-24 PAGES. 23 bricks or pieces of slate along next the RAILROADS. RAILROADS. pare the soil by removing all stones and = sac SYLVA ae NGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND MT. VERNON pebbles, and mix to thé depth of a foot | To Gain Flesh, to Sleep Well, to Know pe ae de ee ee ee From Station, S34 sts with finely chopped cémipost and a little What Appetite and Good Diges- Parlor and Dining Cars Harrisburg to Pittsburg. | : = s . fap lage sand, to keep the earthfrom packing. If on Mean, Make a Test of 10:50 os NNSYLVANTA LIME Puttuan | your soii is clayey, rémove it entirely to ‘s » Dining, aki nd Observation Cars | Practical Suggestions for suring | you cy ge Ee ee Stearte Dyer pain to Chicago, “Cinciaaats, teat apeits, | ; with the good soil. Palverize the top soll 2 st. 1 ieveland,, and afte Parlor | Success With Flowers. very finely with a rake,‘or, if you are work- | jrenperixG EXPERIENCE OF mai | 10-50 A eA pase —Peneen F ; ing on a small scale, stft it through a coal Za att ae a ede : Gar 46 TERS ai j sieve. Moisten it sevefal hours before oa ee to Pitts sowing seed, unless it has just been rain- | No trouble fe more ecmmon or more misunder- 340 PM. CHK GROWING FROM THE SEED) ine. stood than nervous dyspepsia. —P having Puiltaan 1 The most convenient plan ts to have ono | {uk Gt thelr nerves are to 1) and List of the Most Satisfactory Sorts for Amateur Use. —— + LOCATION AND oe SOIL = Written Exclusively for The Evening T’S NO USE,” SAYS some flower-lo v ing woman, “to think of having a garden this summer. We're going to move in the fall, and 4 cannot afford to buy plants and shrubs just for one season.” So she regretfully resigns herself to a barren yard or unbroken bit of lawn, without fur- ther reflection. A very charming one- season flower garden may be had with some trouble, but small expense. All de- pends upon a careful selection and intelli- gent cultivation of that class of plants known as annuals—plants which make a quick growth from seed sown in the spring, bloom all summer, ripen their seed and perish—completing their lives in one sea- son. Some of the most beautiful flowers known -—— That is a mistake. belong to this class, and the variety of form, color and halt of growth is wonderful. Some study is required of the space and situation at your dis- posal, and also as to what result you most desire to achieve—whether to make a pretty show, merely, to shade a porch or veranda, to cover unsightly fences or out- buildings, or to have an abundance of love- ly fragrant blossoms for vases and bou- quets. The Easiest and the Cheapest. The very easiest way to have an imme- diate brilliant shew is to buy the young plants from the flower stands in the mar- kets, as soon as the season is sufficiently advanced, and your beds and borders pre- pared. But there are objections to this plan. It is more expensive, and the plants having been raised in hot houses gener- ally and not “hardencd off,’ are not sure to thrive when suddenly transferred to the open ground. If you can procure those that have been started in a cold frame—that is, under glass, but without artificial heat—the plants will ¢o well, but as before said, It is more expensive, unless you only want a few plants for a small bed, or box. The cheapest way to secure a large number of strong young plants is to start the seeds yourself in boxes in the house, early in March, or in a cold frame out of doors a little later. Most of the desirable sorts cun be bought for five and ten cents a packet, and the sum of one dollar well in- vested will enable one with proper care to have quantities of flowers. Get your seeds of a local seedsman or of a reputable florist direct. Plant in Boxes. Procure a number of shallow boxes, about three or four inches deep, and not too large to be easily handled when filled. Bore, or burn with a hot iron, a number of holes in the bottom for drain- age: other the soil will sour and mold. Begin with a layer of bits of charcoal or fine cinders; then fill to an ‘inch from the top with finely pulverized soil composed of equal parts of leaf mold, mellow garden soil and fine sand. The evening before planting sect these boxes in the bottom of the bathtub and let the water stand around, not over them, until the moisture can be seen to have struck through the soil. Then take the boxes out, set them in a warm place, and cover with sheets of glass, or two or three thicknesses of pa- per or flannel, to keep them moist. Next morning the scil will be just right for sow- ing your seed. This requires great judgment. Large seed, like those of the nasturtium, should be soaked over night and planted ‘an inch deep and an inch apart. Smaller seed, like those of the aster, phlox and zinnia, should be planted in rows half an inch deep, while the tiny seeds of the cosmos, petunia and pansy should be merely strewn over the surface, and lightly covered with fine soil, sifted over them and patted down. Set the boxes in a moderately warm place, cover with the glass, paper or flannel, and when the earth looks dry moisten by set- ting them again into water, or by keeping the paper or flannel sprinkled until it is damp, but not wet. Remove the covering a part of time for air, but do not expose to the full glare of the sun. When the Plants Appear. When the tiny plants appear leave off the covers and give them light and air. Never drench them with water. They will lamp off’ and die if you do. Water as directed, or with an atomizer, and always do this in the shade. As the stalks grow keep pushing the soll gently up around them to give the rootlets more depth, and bring gradually to the sunlight. When they have made from four to six leaves, transplant to other boxes or to pots filled with the same soil. This is a very delicate process, indeed. Have the soil previously moistened and warm. Set each plant by itself in a hole as deep as its root requires without squeezing, hold- ing it daintily by the top with one hand while you gently fill the sofl in with the other. Keep the plants away from the light for a week and water in the way described; then bring to the window. But still cover the boxes during the middle of the day if the sun fs bright, and at night if the room gets cold. As the days become warm- er the boxes may be placed in the open window, or on the porch, and so gradually “hardened off’ and made ready for their final home in the beds and borders. Seeds may be started also in flower pots, covered with a pane of glass, observing the same rules. All this is somewhat laborious, and the result doubtful until one has acquired experience. Conditions vary, and with the best intentions and@ all possitile enthusiasm, one may fail where another succeeds. At any rate it is worth trying if one has more time and patience than dollars. But the “cold frame” method is far less trouble- some and far surer. This consists of a frame of boards covered with sash, set over a bed of good prepared soil in a sunny part of the garden. The size of this frame depends upon the size of one’s ambition, but the shape should be such that the sash slopes sharply. In a large frame the sash must be made to slide in grooves. In a small one it can be managed without. The Cold Frame Method. Start this the beginning of April. Plant the seed in drills, the large seed always about an inch deep, the smaller half as deep, and the very fine ones on the sur- face, Hghtly covering by sifting earth over them. “Firm down” with a piece of board. I should have said that before planting one should add two or three inches of fine soil inside the frame, and keep the glass closed a day or two to let the sun warm the earth thoroughly. On warm, bright days open the sash, but close {t toward night. Water with a fine sprinkler only when the earth looks dry. Shade, if the sun gets very hot, by laying paper or an old sheet over the frame. In short, use the same judgment and intelligence you would in any other undertaking. Open Ground Planting. If you have not time or courage for these experiments, do as I do; buy some of the slower-growing sorts, such as pansies, ver- benas and petunias, all ready to set out: plant them in the open ground, and simply exercise patience. There is not such a great difference in time, after all; for, with average ‘luck as weather and Proper care in selection, you may have plenty of flowers by the last of June. For open ground planting plan your beds and borders carefully and have them sym- metrically shaped. If convenient, sink a narrow board, edge upward, or a row of large seed bed preparéd in which to sow all the sorts that will hear transplantin. This saves time, labor and confusion. Sow in even rows, scattering the seed sparingly, and making the depth according to size. Write the name of each sort on a clean pine stake with pencil and Insert at the end of each row. “Firm down" with a thin board, and if you are addicted to the hen habit or have neighbors who are, pro- tect your seed bed with wire nettin| Transplanting. Water with a fine spray only If a partien- larly dry spell sets in. When the young plants are two inches high or have made four to six leaves, begin transplanting to their permanent hemes. Go about this work sertousiy—even solemnly. The care- lessness of an hour means the loss everything. Choose a dull or sainy day, or very eariy morning or after sun down. Ob- serve all the Girections previously give and in addition arrange the plants with view to their size and habit of growth, and the effect you wish to produce. Some general cultural directions are printed upon the packets, such as the best time to plant. &c. The quantity required is a matter for private judgment. It should be added that all transplanted seedlings must be p: tected “rom the sun for a few days by covering with papers, boxes, or the like. These should be removed at sun down or during rain. In selecting keep In view your spccial ob- Ject. Do not forget that for decorailv purposes flowers should be massed, or plented in lines of one color or | dif- ferent shades of one color. Jumbled to- gether, without regard to shape, color, or height, the eye is irritated, the mind dis. satisfied by them, just as Is the case when one gets into a babel of sound, or a too mixed company. And I fancy the flowers feel this, and suffer under such cavalier treatment. Set your tall plants in the center of the bed, or against the house, or wall, in the rear of their humbler sisters. Small clustering sorts like the sweet alys- sum, candy‘uft, lobella, &c., should always be set along the edge of the bed. These last are very difficult to transplant, and it ft fs better to sow them where they are to remain, thinning out to about six inches apart; pack the earth up around the stalks every few days, or the sun will burn up the delica-e roots. This matter of setting the plants well apart cannot be too strongly insisted upon. You will think your flower beds present a pitiful appearance, with all those little plants stuck around like pins in a cushion, but be wise, and trust those who know. Overcrowding, too deep planting and let- ting the roots get uncovered by careless watering, are the chief causes of failure, and the florist generally gets the blame. Some Good Selections. ‘The following lists, arranged for the con- venience of those having special purposes in view, have been carefully prepared, se- lecting a few of the best sorts. Climbing annuals, for porches, fences, trellises, etc.—Ipomoea, especially the Bona Nox, or moon flower, white pink or blue: Convolvulus, or Morning Glory, the new sorts—Brazilian and Imperial Japanese are magnificent; Cobola Seandens, beautiful blue flowers; Thunbergia, all shades of yel- low and orange; Tropaeolium Major, or tail Nasturtium; Balloon Vine, Wild Cucumber and Cypress Vine. Tall annuals, for hedges and screens— Ricinus, or Castor Bean, especially the dark red and variegated sorts; Helianthus. or sun flower; Zinnia, ‘the tall varieties; Cosmos, and last and most beautiful of all, the Sweet Pea, for the éulture of which full directions will be given later on. For constant bloom and decorative effect in beds and borders—White—Sweet Alys- sum, Verbena, Phlox Pruminondie, Aster, Zinnia, Candytupt, Petunia, Swan River Daisy (white sort), Nicotiana Affinis. Blue. Lobeiia, Larkspur, Swan River (blue), Bachelor's Button or Corn Aster, Pansy, Purple all shades. Ageratum, Pansy, Petuma, Stock: Red, all shades—Nasturtium, tall dwarf; Zinnia, Verbena, Poppy, Portul Phlox’ D., Aster, Pink, all shades—Ver- bena, Centranthus, Phlox D., Early © mos, Zinnia, Aster, Dianthus. Orange and yellow—Nasturtium, Coreopsis, Calendula, Marigold, Annual Chrysanthemum, Zinniz California Yellow Bells. The Aster. Some of these deserve special mention. The aster, for instance, as now developed, in the very front rank. For variety of form, size and color it has but one su- perior, and that is its aristocratic cousin, the chrysanthemum, which some of the varieties so closely resemble as to deceive any but an expert. Every color and com- bination of color found in the chrysan- themum ts to be found in the aster. Even a “yellow aster,” which until recently was not known to exist, except in the literary world, has at last appeared. The colors found in the aster, particularly the pur- ples and pinks, are much purer than in the chrysanthemum. From tiny daisy-like clusters to great, loose-petaled beauties of wonderful hues and shapes, they range. By careful selection and mingling of early and late sorts, with an eye to the artistic massing of colors, a handsome bed with a succession cf blcom may be had from June until October. Start early in a cold frame, and transplant to rich soil; give plenty of room, and water when needed. The following is a list of some of the best sorts. The packages may be bought mix- ed or with separate colors: Truffant’s peony, flowered, tall, twelve colors and combinations; Vicks new branching, pink, white and mixed, tall; La Superbe, tall, blue; _chrysanthemum-flowered, dwarf, white; Henderson's giant comet, tall, eight colors; Burpee’s new diamond, ten color: Cocardean or crown, white center, colored border; new peony-flowered, all colors; queen of earlies, all colors; Betteridge’s yellow. Good Bloomers. The improved zinnia fs a brilliant and useful flower, especially for distant ef- fects. It is an early and constant bloomer; very easily raised, and the pink and white sorts are very handsome. The cosmos is another favorite; bears transplanting well, ard, with its elegant foliage and great height, makes a fine summer hedge or screen. There is an early flowering sort now offered, blooming from June until frost. Another magnificent plant is the ricinus or cagtor bean. Nothing finer for a hedge or screen or for grouping on the lawn can be selected. From the time the first great leaflets start out of the ground it is @ continuous source of wonder. The nasturtium is so well known as to reed no description, yet it is well to know that it requires a light, but not rich, soil; the latter causes it to run to foliage. Buy it by the pound, both the tall and dwarf kinds. If expense is no special objection select the colors, otherwise order a good mixture and plant everywhere; you cannot have too much. = A word about mignc more disappointing if’treated in an off- hand way. Even on the flower stands in the market one seldom ames a fine, healthy plant. Quite by accideng;J found out what the matter was with mine, The mignonette is a patrician. It demands the same treat- ment 48 the rose or chrysanthemum. All I had in the borders, crowded among other plants, spindled and flowered scantily. One little plant that came up, by itself in the tea rose bed and shared its care, because a@ magnificent specimen, fully two feet in diameter, and bloomed*profusely. This is certainly worth knowing. The Sweet Pea. And now for the swect'pea—always a fa- vorite, now a fad, and with genuine flower lovers a passion. This g#aceful, higi-bred lady of the garden requitres pecullar cul- ture. She is not to be won without per- sistent wooing, but she is worth the effort. The following directions for culture are from the best authorities, and may be re- Med upon for the best results: Begin by getting your seed from the best-known sources, and get plenty of them. They may be had in mixtures from 40 cents a pound upward, and even less, A good mixture will give you some of the best colors, and it s not worth while to buy separate sorts unless you mean to make a permanent garden, and wish by experiment to find the soils that will do best in your particular bit of ground. Location and Soll. For spring planting select a spot where the sunshine will fall all day if possible. Have a trench dug two feet deep, one foot or more wide, and as long as desired, re- membering that if successful your row of sweet peas will make a hedge from six to tte. No plant is that they are not cure remedies s loxt wight of; th al seat of th ehtet s stomach is (he organ to be looked after Nervous dyspeption often do not have any tn the stomach, nor perhaps any * of stomach weakness, Nery ® Itxelf not in the ster Forgan; in s« js Irregilar motive of to write these few lines: uable medicine have been a st rer fron nervous psia for the last fonr years; hav used varions patent medicines and otter remedte Without any favorable result. ‘They sometimes ve temp f until the effects of the med- 1 attril uted Book m zl: A.W. Indiar SHARPER, a stomach weakness or disease except ach, They. care s nd appetite, sleeplessness tipation and ne, Send. valuable little book on stems eases by addressing Stuart Co., Marshall, M. Ail druggists sell full-sized packages at’ 50 1 mhLONAE2t h all, and should therefore be Where both sides can ea: eight feet by itself, an. be approached. If the soil is clayey reject it altogether. In the bottom of the trench put about six inches of old stable manure, and fill up to the level with good garden soil, mixed with finely chopped compost. See that all pebbles, etc., are removed. In the middle of your trench hollow out a V-shaped groove about five inches deep and wide. Scatter your seed liberally in the bottum of this groove, but do not let three or four huddle together. Cover two inches deep with fine soil and firm down with a piece of board. (It should be said that it is not too early to begin now in Wash- ingten and vicinity.) As the plants grow fill in around them every three or four days until level with the ground. This not only supports the vines at their weak- €st point, but holds moisture and keeps them from burning up in the hot sun. Proper Support. Now for a good support. There is noth- ing so good as poultry netting. Have a strong post, sixteen feet high, set at each end cf the trenca. To this attach strips of netting one foot wide, having a few inches space between the strips. When the vines begin to throw oui tendrils attach them gentiy to the wire. After that they will take care of themselves, forming a com- pact mass in a short time. Keep the soil loose about the roots until the vines be- gin to bloom—then cover the roots with a mulch of leaves and manure. Water thor- oughly every day in dry weather and spray the leaves frequently. Cut the flow- ers every day; allow no seed pods to form: in this way you may have healthy vines and a profusion of flowers all summer. It willl be seen that the trouble is all in the begirning. Once started, the only atten- tions the vines require is frequent wate ing and gathering of the florets. The lat- ter rule applies equally to all seed-form- ing plants. Cut all flowers as fast as they appear on the more fragile and constant bloomers. On others merely remove the faded blo: ms from time to time. One word as to the use of the garden hose. Like fire, it is a good servant, but a bad master. in the hands of a careless, {ignorant person it works dire mischief among flowers Only the finest s; Should be allowed to fall upon your and borders. Large plants should be wa- tered by hand, by making a groove about the stalk and pouring the water in slowly. The writer hopes that the simple and practical suggestions given in article will have the effe and encouraging some ing inolvidual to undertake at small flower garden. No more or health-giving werk ean be ¢ none more preductive of pure delight and exultation when success crowns one’s ef- forts, it surely will if one brings to the work 1 real love of nature and a whole- some capacity for labor. JULIA SCHAYER. HOTELS. This List Ap ars Every Satur HOTEL POCKET GUIDE FREE. For Information, Circulars, etc.,ot any Hotel below, Call at or address (send stamp) the HOTEL TARIFF BUREAU, ¢ 6 ifth Ave., New York. i] it si., London. (248 Rue de Rivoli, Paris. (A. P. means American Plan; L. P., European.) ALBANY, N. ¥..........Hotel Kenmore, A.P., $4 Battery Park Hotel, A.P., $4 up ATLANTIC CITY, N. J...The Dennis, A.P., $3 up; $18up per week. LargestHouse.Directly on the beach this t of stimulating hestiating, doubt- least a satisfying hosen, and ATLANTIC CITY, N.J..The Chalfonte,A.P..$3 to $4 do........The Nesworth Motel, A.B., $3 to $5 BALTIMORE, uD. --The Staffore, E. P., $1.50 Mass... ‘arrollton, A. P., $3 up Hotel Verdome, A.P.. 35 BOURNEMOUTH, Eng.Royal Bath Hotel,A.B.,$4t085 LLOOKLYN, N.Y.Hotel St.George, EV do... W. Blake) CHARLESTON, s, CINCINNATI, O. DENVER, Col.Ni do ST. Al -Grand Hotel, E.P wW St. James Hotel, A.P., $2. -Hotel Windsor, A.P. STINE.......Aleazar, The Ponce de Leon, do.........Hotel Cordov: JRMOND.. -The Ormond, A P4LM BEACH.Palm Beach Inn, A.P. list a0" -Royal Poinciana, A.B. MIAMI. ......The Royal Palm, A.P. ; JACKSONVILLE. ...Th> St. James, AP. S ROCKLEDGE....The Plaza Hotel, A.V. & | SUWANEE SPRINGS HOTEL & famous GT. BARRINGTON, Mass. ..Berksbire Inn, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. KANSAS CITY, LAKEWOOD, Genora Baperintondent. Eust Coast Hotel System. FLORIDA, cH as EE se water. $3 ‘The Denison, A.P.. $3 up Mo.TheMidland,E.P.,$1up; A.P.,$3up J....Hotel Lakewood, A.P., $4 up LONDON, Eng.DeVere Hotel) De Vere Gardens. do Broadwalk do |Kensington Palace, W. do Prince of Wales do )Specially recommended. NEW ORLEANS,La.NewSt.CharlesHotel,A.P., $4 up do. -Hotel Grunewald, E.P., $1 up do....The Cosmopolitan Hotel, E.P., $1.50 up NEW YORK. Fifth Avenue Hotel, A.l’., $3 -The Majestic, E.P., $2 Hotel Netherland, E.P., $2; A.P., $5 do. .(Wm. G. Leland) Grand Hotel, E.P., $1 up do. (Davis & Foster) Hotel St. Andrew,E.P.$1.50 do..(Gti: ave. & 10th st.) The Grosvenor, A. @0..Hotel Endicott, E.P.. $2; A.P., $3.50 up do(W.Jobnson Quinn) Ht! Empire, E.P.,$1;4.P.33 do.(Wim. Noble) Hotel Grenoble, E.P., $1.50 up do.(th av.&15 st.)Hotel Kensington,E.V’.,$1.50 OLD P'T COMFORT,Va..The Chamberlin, A.P., $4 ao. ‘The Hygela Hotel, A.P., $3 up PHILADELPHIA, Pa...New Walton Hotel, EP., $2 do... ‘The Aldine Hotel, A. 33.50, do(Restaurent a-la-carte) New Lafayette,E.P., $1 up do.(Chas. B. Leland), Hotel Hanover, A.P.. $2.60 up PHILSPTLPHIA. .Colonnade, E.P.,$1.50; A.P.,$3.50 (The fiuest cuisine in Philadelphia.) PITTSBURG, Pa......Hotel Anderson, A.P., $3 up PORTLAND, Oregon. !...The Portland, A.P., $3 up PORTSMOUTH, N. H....The Rockingham, A.P., $4 QUEBEC, Canada..Chateau Frontenac, A.P., $3.50 RICHMOND, VaThe Jefferson, E.P.,$1.50 up.A.P-$5up ROCHESTER, N.Y....Whitcomb House, A.P., $2 up ANNAH, Ga... -The De Soto, A.D ST. LOUIS,Mo, (frep'f) Southern Hotel.A. do. .Linde!l Hotel, E.P.,$1.50 up; A.P.,$2.50 up SYRACUSE, N.Y..Yates Hotel,E.P., $1.50; A.P., $4 TROY, N.X.........The Troy House, A.P., $3 up WASE INGTON, D.C.....Arlington Hotel, A.P., $5 --Hotel Normandie, E.P., $2; A.P., $3 ‘The Ebbitt House, A.P., $4 up ‘The Raleigh, E.P., $1.50 up thenstf_ Hotel Bellevue Is right in the heart of Boston—all the railroad stations, steamboat landings, theaters, clubs and Principal points ef interest within half = mile of it—yet perfectly retired and quiet. Rooms and suites for both transient and permanent guests. Cafe and service unsurpassed. European plan. Bend for booklet. 17 to 23 Beacon st, &. W. SMITH, Prop's 003-6, 52¢ es a} ; $3 to $5 | Pathan 1 Harristiazy r to Chic PHWESTERN Pullman nandaigua, Tochester and unday. Lock Hav ays, 3:40 ad Wil 0 for Willlamsport, Rochester, Dutt Magara Falls daily, ex: day, with ing “Car Bridge via Roches or, Buf- Niaga ington to Einiza FOR PHILAD LUHIA. NEW YORK AND THE Falls ash- aT ‘on Sanday, 7:00 Wining Cari, § 11200 (Dining Car from Wilmi 15, 4-20, 10:00 and 11 Philadelphia Express, 7 week days. Expt P.M. ‘we 2:01 and 5:40 PM. For Bosto and without PM. antie City (via Delaware River Bridge, all rail route), 3:15 For Baltimore, € 10:50, 1 3x0 (4:00 19, 10:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10-00, 28:40 14:00 Lily 10:00, 10: cet aily, Annapoll i. dally, © and 4:20 PLM. Atlantic Coast soaville and Express. fo Line, 4 10:57 G mond and Se j Accommodation for Quantles, 7 days. offices, corner Fifteenth and G street station, Sixth and Te streets, whe ors left for the checking of baggage to destina- m hotels and residences, T, J. R. Woon, PREV« General Passenger Agent. Line- - Augustine, “Plori¢ CHESAPEAKE AND OHTO RAILWAY. THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY OF AMERICA. ALL TRAINS VESTIBULED, ELECTRIC LIGHTED, STEAM HEATED. ALL MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS. STa- TION SIXTH AND B STREETS. Schedule in effect February 22, 1897. 0 P.M. DALLY—Cincinnati and St. Louis Spe- cial—Solid ‘trein for Cinciunati, Pulluan sleepe to Cincinaati, Lexington, Louisville, Indianapolis and St. Louis’ without change. Parlor cars Clucin- nati to Chicago. 11:37 P.M. DAILY—F. F. V. Limited—Solid train for eepers to Cincinnat, hoat change. Open Palin, rginia Hot Springs, with change, Tuesdays, Thirsdays and Satardays. Da for” the ngs. Sleepers Cincinnatl y attal St. - DAIL . Staunton and for ville, Charlottes: Richmond, daily, excepe e and Ohio 3 and 1421 Pennsylvania avenue, 1110 BF AhWest, aud at the station, HH. W. FULLER, General Passenger Agent. t Comfort CHANGE _OF & BR: 514 Hours from Washington RF. & P., and Sunday. Reservations and tickets at Chesape’ offices, 5 “Old Poin WITHOUT Via Po Schedule in effect February " SHINGTON AND OLD POINT SPECIAL, .m. Fesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, ibuled, elect ui-heated hivation cox 1 Solid train, with ¢ car, and — throw Arrives Rt p.m. —Old Point, 9:59 p.i, 10:57 except Sunday — "Parlor var Washin id. Point. ml, ‘transfer at Ri and reservations 15th and G sts. and at station, Ivanta Full in- at offices Penm formation at C. & 0. ticket offices, fel H.W. FULLER. Geueral Passenger Agt. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAuLnoaD, Schedile in effect Febraary 21, 1897. Vahington from station corner of New jersey dC street. For Chicago and Vextibuled Limited treins, 10:00, 11:45 p-m. Cin press, 11; Express il For Pittsh and 8:50 © Toly Trudi Limited, aati, pm. io and Detroit, 11:25 p.m. ester and Way ‘stations, 10: cans, Memphis, Tismingham, Chat- He, Bristol and Roanoke, cur throu 40 p.m. ily. re, Week di 0, x8:00, 8: night. x12 Si ick, week Sund: week days, 7:45 a.m, Sundays, 1:15, 7:05 p.m. and way ints, week days, WO, 8:15, 4:43, 5:30, 7:05, 9200 ‘a.m, "1:13," 4:33, 7305, ‘ashington Junction and way 4:30, 5:30 p.m., week days. 1:15 p.m. ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA. All trains iltuminated with Pint For Philadelphia, New York, Boste week days, 5:00 (10:00 (12:49 Dining Car, 3:00:05. Dining Car), (2-01 night; Sleeping ‘open at 10:00 o'clock). Sun- {9:00 a.m. Dining Car), (2:40 Dining Cary, 209° %:05 Dining Car), 1 night, Sleeping Car open at 10:00 o'clock, “Additional trains for Phila- delphia, week days, a.m., dally, 3:00 p.m, Cars on all day trains, City, 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, and 12:40 p.m. Sundays, ‘noon. Except Sunday. *Daily. Sunday only. xExpress trains, Baggage called for and checked from hotels and residences by Union Transfer ‘on orders left at ticket offices, 619° Pennsylvania avenue n.w., New York avenue and 15th street, and at Depot. WM. M. GREEN! ‘AS. O. SCULL, Gen. “Marager. Pass. Agt. ints, in h light. and the East, Dining Car), Buffet Parlo Yor antic week days. bape Mt “Daily | PoR Mount vernoy, TONS. —*6:40, 10:%, 19:05, 11-00, | nit ars Taw. Agt. a EDUCATIONAL. IN WASHINGTON, Hl MANDOLIN ViolIN GUITAR — 4 YuUNDT, mht Ate st. aw, Rem Washington Hgts. School, Home and Mey Rana Special terms Chevy Chase FRENCH A) ENGLISH BOARDING AND Day School for Young Ladies Malt an hour from Washington, D.C, cara. Freach the language of louse October 1, 1896.” Address Mile. LEA M. ROULIGNY, htm P._0. Station E, Washington, D.C. RENCIL GUARANTEED SPOKEN IN G MONTUS— 4 in 3 ding. Mta- damn AT THE F is Mi fo2s Lm A Business Education. 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Students trained tn this school in accordance with modern methods readily meet the require- ments «f the most advanced colleges, and usu- ally under the average age. oclo-tf THOMAS W. SIDWELL, Principal. BIA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, IF Seventh street northwest, C.K. URNER, AM. CE., Principal, The leading school of business and shorthand. Highest attainabl erate cost. COL! grade of instruction at _mod- nol7-tt Situations for graduates. MISS LAISE, 1333 12TH ST. man ‘sytem. NEW and it writing cod’ business cours: special clusses, enter 3 jul6-tt EDWARD C. TOWNSEND, MISS ADA LOUISE ‘tow> Elocution, Volce Cultu ocl-tt 1ORTHAND, Fant. zt » Grace, Expression, 1BIT 18th st. aw. = OCEAN TRAVEL. SOUTHERN RAILWAY, Schedule in effect January 18, 1897. All trains ‘arrive and leave at Pentsylvania pas- scpger station. 8100 A-M-—Daily.—Local for Danville, Charlotte and Way stations. Connects at Manassas for Stras- burg, Harrisonbarg and way stations, dally except Sunday, and at Lynbburg with thé Norfolk. aud the Western, daily, and with the Cheseapeake and Ohio daily for the Natural Bridge and Lexington, 11:15 A.M.—Daily.-THE UNITED STATES FAST MAIL. Curries Puilinan Buffet Sleepers, New York and Washington to Jacksonville, uniting at Salis- bury with Pullman Sleeper for ‘Asheville and Hot Springs, N.C.; Kroxville and Chattanooa, Tena, and at Cher'oite vith Puliman Sleeper for Augusta. Pullman Buffet Sleeper New York to New Orleans, connecting at Atlanta for Birmingham and Mem: phis. Solid train Washington to New Orleans with- out change. Suaset VPerscnally Conducted ‘Tourist Excursion Through Sleeper on this train every Sat- urday to San, Francisco without chauge. 4.01 P-M.—Local for Front Roral, Strasverg and arrisoniurg, daily, except 7 TEED DAL Dalle Local for Chavlotteseitle, EW YORK ‘Vestibuled a tSty mart it Soe AND FLORIDA ,e ‘ullman Sleeping Cars. ng Cars, Observation and Com- partinent Cars New York to Jacksonville and St. Augurtive. Also Pullman Slee; New York to Al , with connection for Aiken. Osa Dail, WASHINGTON AND SOUTH. WESTERN VESTIBULED LIMITED, composed of Pullman Vestibuled Sleepers, Dining’ Cars and Day Coaches. Pullman Sleepers New York to Nashvill ‘Tenn., via Asheville, Knoxville and Chattanoog: New York to Tampa, via Charlotte, Columbia, Savannah and Jacksonville, and New York to Mem: phis, via Birmingham; New York to New Orleans, via Atlanta Montgomery. Vestibuled Day Coach Washington to Atlanta. Southern Railway Dini Car Greensboro’ to roe TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIOgpIVIs- ION leave Washington 9:01 a.m. daily 4:45 p.m. daily except inday, and 6:25 p.m. Sundays *, for Leesburg, a1 p.m. radon. Stetarning, arrive ‘at Washington $:20 a°m, and 3:00 .m. daily from Round Hill, 7:06 a.m. daily, ex- Rept Sunday, Trom Herndon, $:34 a.m. dally, except ‘Sunday, a trains from the south arrive at Wash- = ‘6:42 a.m., 2:20 p.m. and 9:40 p.m. daily, Monday. Jiarrisonburg, 12:40 and sectzegpe, Sunday, ‘and’ 6:30 a's. Ticketa, Sleeping Car reservation and informa- t offices, 511 and 1300 tion furulstied a ces. 511 and 1300 Pennsylvania wet cute ie Manager. .M. Tra fer. 8A tunic, Gen. Pass” Azont LS. BROWN. Gen. Agent Pass. ‘Dept. ACCOUNTANT. 8 HOLLANO-AMEBICA LIME From New York to Rotterdam and Amsterdam via Boulogue Sur-Mer; 3% hours from S. OBDAM. |. VEE Win, $57.50 an E. Crane, Parria Epbitt House, ¥ mh2-t/thdeoGee French Line. \SATLANTIQU Als, FIANCE, VIA HAY. La Normandie, Delouc Sat., Mar. 20, Ta Champagn + Sat, Mar. 27,5 aun! La Touraine, 22. -Sat.. April’ 3,10 a.m, RATES OF 7 Pist-closs, New York to Paris, $80 and upwacd, tneluding railway fare to Paris, parlor car seat, ‘aud lauding charges, Sec ond-ciass *9 Paris, $54.75. A. FORGET. General it, General Office, No. 3 Bowling Green, N. ¥, G" W. MOSS, 921 enna. ave., Washington, D. jalv-iy LLoyp, BREMEN, NORTH GERMAN SOUTHAMPTON, LONDO: FAST EXPRESS STEAMERS. ‘Tu. Mar.1610 am ‘Trave...Tu.,Apr. 6.10 am Spree. Tu.,Mar-23,10 lavel. Tu..Apr-13.10 am Lahn. 2 Du.Mar-39.10 am Aller.” ‘fu.,Apt.17,10 au GIBRALTAR, NAPLES. GENO, Kaiser. Mar. 27, 10 a.m. Pulda...Apsil 2i, 10 a.m, Ems... Apri 19, 10 a.m. Kaiser. /-May —S! 10 Werra 17, 10 a.m. Ems, y 15, 10 a.m, OELRICHS & CO., 2 BOWLING GREEN, Apply to E. FDROOP, 925 Pa. av ja20-1yr Agent ‘for Wasiiington, American Line. New York-Southamptow (Londen-Paris) Twin-screw U. 8. Mall Steamsbips. Sailing every Wednesday. sar. 27, 10 au gt. Paul St. Paul... Mar. 0 a x ‘New York.Mar. 3! Paris..... Apr. 28, 7,10» . oe 3, Red Star Line. NEW YORK TO ANTWERP. KEXSINGTON WESTERNLAND. SOUTHWARK. NOORDLAND. FRIESLAND. 21 Peon. ave wh2l-ly = GOOD FOR WELL PEOPLE AND SICK ONES—