Evening Star Newspaper, October 2, 1897, Page 13

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C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2%, 1897-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. paper. *sGoldenberg’s.” | “The Dependable Store.” | “Goldenberg’s.”” ““Goldenberg’s.”’ “The Dependable Store.” | HOSOsVSsOsSseesetoe @FOSONLSHSSPOSSHSSOHSHS HOSS HOS SH HS SHHSSSSSSSHOOSOSSSS OD OSE | “The Dependable Store.” 89500086 “Goldenberg’s. “1 two-tone check nove avy. plum and brow is whieh those very yon see cisewhere for wool plaids in green, whieh are these two and Roman_ silk-bs » so for 2 days at t of all-wool novelty for two days Immens as: suitings— 29. yard ‘The usual & be om Mored serges will . yard, al serges in a de. red all-weel Hen- values, for Se. iazonals which are so plum, gobelin, &e.— rd. 1 poplins the SOc. quality for two days to go for ck Jacqnard $i values loth—soft and twitled value-for these two ¢ percaline— wo days shail 24-inch black nd erringbone Lair- the very best quality—to go and colorxd mcreen fiy- cegular © 2-day dress goods values. T 2gc. 2gc. in the history of the business. at : Nothing has been left undone that will make the event the greatest in the store’s existence and memorable in the minds of the populace. Stocks never were so complete--store decorations never were so grand, for the results of the deft fingers of the florists and decorators are to be seen everywhere. he Second Anniversary of Goldenberg’s Big Store =-the formal occupancy of the new additions--the new shoe store and housefurnishings store--and the annual ‘Fail Opening’”’--will be celebrated Monday, [Monday night and Tuesday in a fitting mannér. The occasion will mark an epoch From 7:30 to 10 Monday night Haley’s inaugural orchestra will give a musical concert, such as it alone can render—and Monday evening a souvenir copy of the ° 7 ° ° Second Anniversary march will be given free to everybody who visits the store. This march has been written and published at great cost, and has been pronounced wonderfully meritorious by the leading musicians of the city. Permit us to take this occasion to thank you for this almost unparelleled success. Permit us to express our gratitude—and words fail us in the expression of it—-for your patronage, without which the old store would have stood still. Permit us also to express our appreciation of your response to the daily announcements of the store and for the confidence with which you have read them. The principles and systems of the store stand today more firmly approved than ever before— prices are made according to cost—not value. j : —nnerchandise is advertised as it really is. 5 newspaper announcements vary not a hair’s breadth from the truth. the interests of the store’s customers are always uppermost in our minds. money is refunded when you wish it. To make the occasion greater—to fitly commemorate the event—we have prepared values the like of which this city has never known. Special purchasing of immense lots and the sacrifice of profits have been done almost to the extreme to give you values for these two days which you would consider “souvenirs” and worth J v But we need not tell you, for a moment’s reading below will convince you of the exceptional values. All are invited. | j 2-day silk values. The same ta silks which you s a yard--will go. th rustling stripe taf- male POw: ays will be | others get yard. ay notion values. 's basting cotton for . usually 10¢., for Se. pce. and white linen thread for 16. spool. qglored soutache braid—navy, xarnet ales braid “for skirts and trim- a. 2-day shoe values. x ed especially for these two 's’ bright don- us last; you have the of Kid or cloth tops’ and of opera, square oF counmon-sense toes; they © patent Teather tips, heels and’ spring Is, Whichever you prefer, and are in all Regular $1.50 Values, but for Ge two days you get them for. ee IOC Ladies’ bright dongola, box calf and viel { butten or lace: plain or cork -lose-trimmed soles; hid ir $2.50 eer Ladies’ hand-sewed e Russia with tips ih eva or viel kid, alf xhoes; button or i Ladies in. either brown or black; coin toes; flexible sewed; $3 values. Shall be offered th 2.50 two dars for. aa) We have the exclusi D. €."" sale for the famous combination bi golf and skating boot, and we sball offe them for these two days at. * $2.98 |, box calf, calf-glove. : 1 see about town at $2.25 and $2. we 3 sold these two days at. $1.69 shoes—stretly hand-sewed: kid and cloth tops; sping heels; light or heavy | : in opera. coin, pointed or round toes, | with tips of sme patent leather, | Which are sold about town for ¥: and | ul be sol on these bo days a follows: Sizes 8 to for . pair, an | n. $1.98 sizes 11% to 2 at Children’s vici and chrome kid button and r 2-day china values. er shaker, sold 6c. Imitation cut glass tray, pen salt shoker and salt spoon, will b these two days—eatire set for. ome white Carlsbad china egz-shape a 8, Will be sold for two at 6c. 500 Royal Regina art vases, in variety of different “sorts, Will be suk these Qc two days at. saoees 3 Vardsome Bohemian decosated _ vases— gold pd white enamel—10 inches 23¢. high—will Le sold for 2 days at.... 23C- tsuma ve price for will be sold a th two days of. Handéome Ca: na cuspidors, which iy sol und will offered for two t Ugyeually 36c. 500 genuine Dixque figuréa-25 different subjects 12 Inches igh, Wi be told on these two days at. 94c- Rich cut glass water betties, which are 1 Nalue at $2.25, will’ be $129 spl offered for, two days at, Pa Triple-plated butter dlsbes, sugar dishes and frait baskets, will be offered for Q—¢. two days at 97¢- styles of for whict 12 differ DG piec piece Carlsbad China dinner sets—your “of six exquisitely pretty decorations eh “as anol be had fr ess: than $20 elsewhere. For two days shall be offered for. a $12.98 112-plece genuine Haviland French dinner sets ‘in four distinet and. exyuisi tty patter “exclusive stores e Go on these two days at. " $26.98 values. 515 by 36 5c. of inll 9-quarte> these two T2 4c, ; 2-day domestic » pillow “in size—made of z00d made as can be. Go on sale Uy two days at the unheard of pri Govd, deper sheeting. Will be days—per yard at. Double-faced outing flannel in pretty dark and light the quality which” we've never before sold for less than 10c. @ i yard. Will be sold on these two days a wodart Obe. For two days wi you have check apron yard at... cets—inade of p and oy 25 54 by 90-in “ Mohawk’? cotio ironed. Will be days at. msntta’” Fu Ofc. RSET VALUES. a O health corsets made of heavy ‘a long wai. heavily “CB & je 8 x Iadies— tra lor med Inst a pale 59c. 2-day underwear values. Ladies’ nearly all-wool Swiss ribbed vests; silk elastic seams; front finished with silk embroidery and pearl buttons ard neck run with silk se are positively the regular 75e. and we shall let you have them and as inany as you want Re, for two days at yarn Swiss ribbed finished with van with silk sold eve ribbon; such a vest about town for no I s aay than a dollar 6G —shall go to You on these two Gays at 5 2-day linen values. 1,200 white satin damask towels which by i 1 verly executed iy cannot have been which the y After the two days the pric to a dollar. x, 79. Will revert vy felt for table p sard quality—will the regular = Sit by 4M-inch ALL PURE LINEN 1 is hemistitched o- ich sell fringe—w si each—will on Te two days be. tothe S.ineh red ond zren for which you pay as high | elsewhere will on these two 9c. $40 efzbteen-inch es—with white ed Gorders whieh sell ally for rvdon th Wil be of "Sc. ea. | | 2-day wrapper values. | ppers, with | k and full’ skirts, values at sat.. 4OC. ™ with aid and wi rate waist lini ve belt and full, wide | ts. such as 2 « guinrly sold | for $1.50-—here for two'daye at-. 91-19 rs hew-style_ sle Lalilepbergh,--924-926-928 7th St., wit. 704-706 K St... Gfyorheraa lA P9SDSOSTSOSHSOTSOSOHSSDSSSOSSSOLSSHDOOOSSOSSSSOOCSSSSTIHCIOSETDNNSIONS/ NCSC NESOLES 2-day wrap values. § Ladies’ heavy curled boncle capes; 28 inches long and with a sweep of 130 inches; with deep storm collars and fronts clged handsome ek =Thibet fur; satic at ach a cape which you eee others as a kader cial price of. 21-inch Saltz’s silk seal ph Sweeps of 120 inches; two box pleats in the back, which fashion says is the proper thing; trimmed fp a most elaborate manner with jet and fine quality braid; fronts and deep storm collars edged with “heavy qual- ity Thibet fur; capes such as others will rou at $10.50-to go these SR OR pe 35 inches in sweep: with deep Alaska collars made entirely of skunk fur: fronts also edged with skunk; Hned through: cat wiih black satin duchesse—to £0 O16, ‘on these two da -* Ex 25 inches long; with am iimense swee 130 ay trimmed with cut Jet jouble box pleats in frovt marten collars edged with fur: Lined "throughout with Ineaxy black satin duchesse-—to go these two Gy— , days for... N° $17.50 medium length: in- to neck: gocp collars: ad throughout; $4 g8 Black astraktan coat; new cut back: wo large pearl but invisible small on fastening; at meck ‘Is large pearl wutton: Alawkn Collar and richly” $8 OR Iined with heavy bhuck satin; for... PO’ Imported kerse of tan, gree ks and trimmed with three rows bottom; have vel feta silk waist«; heavy tucks eeress fromt a in back; also with narrow p ind” tack with de- 64 gS or silk collars... down frent tachable line 2-day curtain values. mt 37ic. DPHDVODOGHH 9D WOOGVESMOME) GO O9SOOSSHOSOOS GSBSOES® BHO HDD9SB9HHE with wool fria, euch as the furniture sivres soll Will be offered on these two will Ko wialns, at- nd widily patterns aud $i these (wo days—per mur for... Imported Nottingham lace curtains. in effects “that a botton rer p DOD J SOGe® 1, . RELIGIOUS CENSUS. “-DETAILS OF THE PLAN —_>——_—_ Preparations in Progress for the Gath- | ering of Church Statistics. | HOUSE 10 HOUSE CANVASS 10 BE MADE | A Total of 2,046 Workers Will Compass the District. ——_>-———_ During this week the blanks and finished | pstru: aod by the district and division chairmen - in taking the proposed religious census of | ,e District Saturday, October 16, are being | h divisions. The blark is to be by the aid of a carbon transfer sheet, one set to be preserved by the Sunday School | Association intact for reference, while the other set will be distributed to the astore. Each pastor, Protestant and Cath- alike, is promised all reports which | name his ¢hurch as the preference of per- | sons who are “not church members,” and the reports of those which name his de- nemination and live nearer his church than to any other of that denomination. The reports ot those who have “no pref- erence” are to be distrivuted to the near- ext evangelical pastors. Where there are two or more famiiies in one house a blank filled out for each family. Perma- ervants will be report- ik. is will be filled out in ibuted in the same man- ner as the family reports. For each person over six years of «e who is not already a member of some church or Sunday school a personal invita- tion will be left by the canvasser on a card inviting the recipient to-attend serv- ices and Sunday school at the church of his cr her choice the following Sunday. The instructions to canvassers and to district chairmen are printed on a card, so that each may be informed as to the dutis of ail The reports of the district chairmen, which wili go to the chairmen or heads of the respective divisions, and those of the division chairmen, which will go to the secretary of the board, Mr. Jerome F. Johnson, will condense the returns on blanks. Appear for Aid. With the object of fully informing and enlisting the pastors of the white evangel- ions to be used by the canvassers:| g asked for by the District chairmen, copies of blanks and instructions were sent to cach pastor, together with the following etter: “Dear Sir and Brother: The executive committee of the District Sanday School Association was directed by the last an- } convention to organize and carry out a house-to-house canvass of the entire Dis- trict. A board, consisting of fifteen mem- bers, and representing eight different de- nominations, was selected for this pur- e, and Saturday, October 16, fixed as date. This is to be an effort to obtain reliable informat ot the church and Sunday school relations and preferences of all our i s, and at the same time to extend a lial invitation to every man, woman and child who does not now do so to attend some church ind Sunday school. “It is the intention to make such an ac- curate record of the information so sathered that when put into the hands of the pastors and church and Sunday school officers it may be intelligently followed up by further calls and invitations “This work of house-to-house visitation ts carried cut in various cities and state as a rule under the auspices of the Sunday ol Association, it being not only in with this work, but an interdenomi- national organization already in the field. For this purpose the District of Columbia has been divided into 114 districts, each with a chairman, who wili superintend the canvass. We realize that this is an under- taking of great magnitude, but we have full confidence that the Christian people of the District of Columbia will render all the encouragement and co-operation neces- sary. Will Be Non-Sectarian. “The canvass 1s not to be made in the interest. of any denomination, the can- vassers, going two and two, representing | different denominations wherever possible. “We earnesily hope that all our Protes- tant churches may unite, in the spirit of Christ and in the interest of a common cause, in what we believe to be the most important Christian work that has ever been undertaken in our midst, and appeal to you personally to do all in your power to aid us. To carry out this canvass on the day fixed about 1,500 persors will be re- quired. “The expense incurred for this work will ke chiefly for printing, and will approxi- mate $200. This being in addition to the regular work of our association, makes it necessary to call on the churches for finan- cial aid. We ask that your church will take up an offering at your midweek prayer meeting on the week of the canvass and send promptly to J. H. Lichliter, treasurer, 470 Louisiana averue. “It is the request of our association that each one of our city pastors preach a ser- mon on the Sunday previous to the can- vass, October 10, on the extent, importance and need of m!ssion work in our city, call- ing special attention to the nature and value of his éffort planned for October This letter ts signed by Pierson H. Bris- tow, president, and Jerome F. Johnson, secretary. Lists of carvassers are now being re- ceived, and it is expected that everything. will be in readiness by Saturday, October ical churches more directly represented by the Sunday School Association, and to se- cure the 2,046 canvassers’ who have been 16, when the canvass is to be made. Mass meetings will be held in all the di- visions the evening of Friday, October 8, or immediately thereafter. i ANTHONY OF PADUA Chapel Bearing the Saint’s Name Be- ing Constructed in Washington. MISS CARROLL'S MUNIFICENT GIFT The Style of Architecture is Rare in This Country. DECORATIONS FROM ITALY Work has been resumed on the Chanel of St. Anthony of Padua, connected with St. Matthew's Catholic Church, and as all the necessary materials are on the ground it is expected the chapel will be finished in the early part of next January. When com- pleted, it will be beyond doubt the most beautiful chapel of the kind in this coun- try, and, besides, will possess the addition- al interest of being something of a rarity in church architecture in America. All- together, the total cost of the chapel will be about sixty thousand dollars, one-half of which has been donated by Miss Helen Carroll of this city for the decorations alor.e, the rest being contributed by the parish for bullding the chapel and fur- nishing some of the exterior decorations. The work of erecting the structure has been going on for over a year, but as there was no necessity for haste only a few men were kept at work. Form of a Cross. To understand the location of the chapel the ultimate form of St. Matthew’s Church must be first described. As the edifice stands today only the central portion of the nave and the two transepts have been completed. It has been planned to erect a church which will have the form of a ercss, with the smaller, end of the nave to the north and the larger end to the south, facing on Rhode Island avenue. This latter is now occupied by the parochial residence, which temporarily obscures the church, but when it is torn.down it will allow a far bet- ter perspective of St. Matthew's than is new presented. In each of the four an- gles, formed by the intersection of the nave and the transepts, there are to be chapels, each so located that a@ person standing in it can easily see the main altar in the center of the churoh. As the plan is on a scale of magnificence seldom at- tempted in America, it will take thousans of dollars to carry it out, end but for the generosity of Miss Carroll the Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua would not now be in course of construction. is Its Duplicate in Italy. ‘The chapel is an exact duplicate of the |ing. They are each Chapel of St. Anthony, in Padua, Italy, and extreme care has Leen taken by both the donor and the architect that {t shall be a complete reproductioa, even to (he slight- est detail. Photographs nave been taker of the various portioas of the original and of the decorations, and as the decorations for the American chapel have all Leen made in Italy, it is intended that one famil- jar with both pieces of work shall not be able to detect the slightest difference. The church has looked after the matter of con- struction, but several days ago there ar- rived here the gentleman who is in charge of the decorative work. He is Professor Primo Fontana of Carrara, Italy, and though he has never furnished decorative work to any extent in America, the name of his family is known all over Surope, and in England and in Australia, where the firm has branch houses, Francisco Fon- tana, the grandfather of Primo Fontana, was one of the urtists employed en the marble work used at St. Peter's, Rome, and ever since then the family has car- ried the products of its Carrara marbie quarries to nearly every section of the globe. : Dimensions of Structure. The chapel presents a rectangular ap- Pearance, and for such an umount of money to be expended on it is small in dimensions, being only fifty-two feet in length, twenty-nine feet in preadth and thirty-four feet in height. It fs located at the southeast angle of the church, and when the latter is fully completed, {ts north and west sides will face the interior of the church. As the weight of the massive marble columns and the ‘numerous pieces of decorative work is exeassive, the bvild- ing ts being streng*hened by the extensive use of steel beams, this bcing par-icularly the case in the constructiwmn-of the roof, which is now being put on. Care has been taken that the walls shall be solid and at the same time utterly ex- clude all dampness. . In order. to accel- erate this latter feature the fmterior of the building has been li hollow bricks, and by this meat a Current of air will pass behind, over and in front of the marble slabs, thus c: away all tendencies to dampness. The side of the chapel {s nearly taken up by a large archway. This archway {s to be di- vided in the center by a pillar of white Carrara marble, while to right will be two pilasters, and to the f one pilaster. Smaller arches will spring from the top of the column to the sides of the main archway, while below there are to be or- namental bronse gates sepatating the chapel from the church These gates have not as yet been contracted for. Plinths in Position. The west side is formed’ by two large columns of red Verona marble, and this side will also afford a view of the interior of the church. The Gelumis, which have monoliths of twenty:ene. teet* and total pletion of the nave, as they weuld be exposed to the weather, The the most interesting will be filled with alabaster instead of glass. Light will be partly furnished from the church and partly by means of these two translucent slabs of alabaster, but not in sufficient quantities to give the light of day. Carrara marble, the principal material used in the interior, can be seen to better advantage in a dim light, and consequently only these two windows were placed in :he original chapel. The floor of the interior is slightly above the floor of the church, and is divided into the chapel proper and a corridor five feet wide ,running around the north and west sides. The chapel proper will be on a raised platform, formed by these two corridors. A flooring of con- crete has already been laid, and over this will be placed the final flooring. This is to be composed of pieces of “dove,” “Sicilian” and “green” marble, arranged as mosaics in star-shaped designs. A facade of seven columns will separate the interior chapel from che corridor on the west. Carrara Marble Columns. All the interior columns are of white Car- rara marble, with plinths, bases and cap- itals of the same material. All are elabor- ately decorated with flower designs, with emblematical figures and with the coats- of-arms of the pope and of the church. The altar is to be iocated on the platform against the eastern wall. From the main platform four steps are to lead up to the al- tar platform, which will have the following dimensions: Length, fourteen feet nine inches; width, thirteen feet eight inches. The table of the altar is to be seven fet ten inches in length and two feet six inches in width. It will be composed of a solid block of white Carrara marble. Just be- neath the table there is to be a panel on which has been sculptured “Christ sur- rounded by His aposiles on His way to the mount of crucifixion.” A handsome mar- ble balustrade will surround the altar on one side and lead down the steps. Towering above the altar will be a re- redos, composed of six panels formed by thirteen columns. The panels and columns are all to be of the same material and both have been elaborately carved. Over the panels, separated.by a margin, will be a row of squares separated by pilasters, and corresponding in number to the panels be- low. The panel over the center of the altar will be somewhat obscured from view by a statue of the patron saint of the chapel, which, however, has not as yet been or- dered. The south wall will be filled in with three large panels and their separating columns, and with the two windows for- merly mentioned. Facade of Seven Columns. The interior facade on the western side 1s to be formed of seven columns, and these columns will support a row of squares somewhat resembling those composing the reredos just described. Over one of the arches formed by these columns will be the folldwing inscription: “Deo Antonio, Confessor! Sacram, MDCCCXCV,” which, transi means, .“‘] cated to St. An- thony, Confessor, 1895." Miss wes the completion has been placed on All the interior columns are fifteen feet from their capit: to the floor, ond all have a diameter one foot two inches, ‘The celling overhead and the portions of the north and west walls formed by the | large archways not taking up the entire space are to be plaste and given g white tone, to correspond with the n used in the construction. The ceiling is to be decorated with rosettes and other ef- fects. The Decorations Here. All of the decerations have arrived in the | city, and will be placed in position by Italian workmen from New York, who will be in charge of a foreman, brought to this country from Italy especially for this pur- pose. The marble was all carved by hand, a in consequence hows fine Mnes and traceries which the mschine carved stone dces not possess. It was shipped to this country in bo: made of tough Lombardy peplar, the boxes being nailed together with spikes made by hand. The chapel of St. Anthony in Italy was erected in the sixteenth century, and con- sequently the architecture of the Ameri- can Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua is also the renaissance. The chapel being a part of the church there was no corner stone laying, but the pastor of the church, Rev. Father Lee, proposes to celebrate its completion in January by elaborate cere- monies, which prelates and distinguished people from all over the country will at- tend. The Gencroux Donor. Miss Helen Carroll is a daughter of ex- Governor John Lee Carroll of Maryland. Her mother was Miss Anita Phelps, daugh- ter of the late Royal Phelps of New York, and her brother is Royal Phelps Carroll, owner of the yacht Navahoe. Miss Car- roll’s grandfather was Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the declaration of independence for Maryland, and he in turn was the brother of the Most Rev. John Carroll, first Roman Catholic archbishop of Baltimore, and the first Roman Catholic prelate in the United States. St. Anthony of Padua was born in Lis- bon, August 15, 1195, and died in Padua, June 1, 1231. He was one of the leaders of the newly established order of Fran- ciscan monks, and, desirous of martyrdom, embarked for Africa, was shipwrecked on the coast of Italy, and preached with won- derful eloquence and success in the cities of Montpelier, Tculouse, Bologna and Padua. He was canonized by Pope Greg- cory the %th. in 19%? e”4 fs honored es- pecially in Portugal and Italy. PURCHASING SEEDS. Decision by the Controller of the Treasury. In a decision just given by the controller of the treasury, sent to Secretary Wilson, it was stated that the old manner of pur- chasing the seeds for the Department cf Agriculture, which was in vogue under Secretary Morton, would have to be fol- lowed, the law allowing no departure in the matter. ‘This decision is in the nature of a disap- pointment to Secretary Wilson, who had fixed on the plan put into operation by Secretary Rusk of purchasing the seeds in bulk. When the seeds are purchased in the latter manner they were brought here, and are packed by government employes, thus ring fitness. in packets. reds which were sup- Posed to be used In the packets w to the de; experts employ; that purpose. not have been of the same t were used afterward in { packets. Howey: s dso far a were placed in the | an exe | Secretary that if the 1 strued the seeds should be brouzt m the firms hoiding the | packed her: | to be subje = y of the department, \ase Moaey withheld until it was demonstrated that they would germina fully. The sum of $1 .000 was appropriated by Congress for the purchase apd distribution of seeds. Of this sum $110,000 Was stip lated for the purchase and $20,000 for the distri tion. the law stipulating expressly that not than the $110,000 be used fer the purchi of the seeds. It escdimaced that it costs ordinarily 60 per cent of the whole appropriation for the seeds to put them up in the packages when done by the department. It was hoped that under the contract system, as evolved by Secretary Wilson, the cost of putting up the seeds . > or 30 per cent. sion of the controller would seem no room for anything but expend- ing the whole amount of the $1106,4) on the seeds themselves, and leaving no =um f the packing. The rematning $20,000 will have to be spent in distributing them. The department will now have to adver- tise for contractors to furnish the seeds in packages. It is the Secretary's tdea to di- vide the amount available among as many firms in as many sections as possible. = POPE LEO VERY FEEBLE. Church Dignitaries Fear He Cannot Rally From Present Condition. The London Globe says it hears the pope's weakness is increasing, and that the church dignitaries are afraid he will not rally from the extreme feebleness and ex- haustion he now betrays. ed It is Believed Here. The report from Berlin that President McKinley intends to invite a new confer- ence of the powers interested in the gov- ernment of the Samoan Islands, with a view to a revision of the tripartite agree- mrent, finds general credence here, not- withstanding the studied silence of officials of the State Department on the subject. ‘The President desires to strengthen the position of the United States im that quar- ter, as well as to improve the condition of the natives and residents on the island, and considess a revision of the -treaty agreement necessary to bring about that result. The three parties to the agree- ment are Great Britain, Germany and the