Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1897, Page 23

a A THEATRICAL OASIS Where the Caravan Spreads Its Tents for a Week. THEN MOVES 0 ANOTHER STAND The Leading Lady, Heavy Trage- dian and Gay Soubrette. LIFE IN AN ACTORS’ HOTEL HE PRECISE LO- cation either of Eden or Arcadia is known to no man, and, if the theatrical hotel— any theatrical hotel, anywhere—is not a modernized combina- tion of both of these, where should be the necessity of naming the exact spot where- from it rears its walls? In this particular theatrical hotel the panorama of personnel is gauged strictly in accordance with the calendar. You take your Saturday midnight luncheon in the after-hours dining room with a couple of score of faces surrounding you that you have known for a week: you take your very late Sunday morning breakfast with an absolutely new set of countenances in the focus of your vision, but, knowing that you have the felicity of being a guest but remember your line, “The old order changeth, giving place and eat your breakfast to the of essentially the same conver- 2 heard ail last week. The an oasis in which many a its tents—moderniy, packs-its silently steals away, but one is another with an infallible never distinguished an oasis Fataplan sation that y thetrical hotel is van folds trunks—anc caravan suce conti of actualit A Midnight Concert. ‘The ereat and consuming joy of life in the the hotel is the general disre- gard, rather the general abhorrence, of time. Tt are no how The guests Wear watches—aside from their purely or- nan. se—for the determination of two ons: S$ it time for rehearsal?” » to start?” the journey to guests of the xibly to their each of them ence just how ke up.” The mosities, but it revolts him to p. If he has too ent of starting, ermined by k him to Thespian is not iacking in rything, ‘y to make long dawdled, he will cheerfully bolt his or go without his meals, for the : of warding off this catastrophe. No Regard for Time. barring the time for the rehearsal But, or for the performance, the guest of the aul theatr hotel cares little whether the sun is at the zenith or elsewhither on its ng Hne of march. From one point of it might be said that he cares pre- little for the sun, anyhow, for he de- is that the windows of his room be shrouded in th blackest curtains purchas- able, to wa ff the morning intrusions of the sun. He awakens at his hour from the force of I er from the percolation of yellow through his windows. He A Low Comedian. has be n known to throw his boots at the s when he has forgotten to pull urtains before turning in. sake of form, there is an early the theatrical hotel. Quite id, as many a dozen pe -n Known to show up for this When they do so appear, hour of # o'clock in the who have been stand- rst rub their eyes with look aggrieved. This who have no grudge sun are succeeded in il o'clock by the rest of + Most of them nily in ulism. They take their % with automatic no I want to be let alon nimbus that haloes every women. Just why it takes the axe theatrical man or woman a solid hours to become thoroughly awake to stand four-square in a state of rtulness to the world, is one of those lems. Two or three cups of black cof- fee don’t do the work; time alone avails to awaken them from the morning trance. Men who a few hours later will be gagging i the Ss, women whose voices 1 rough the corridors un- tl the house seems like an ifmmense avi- ary, sit at the breakfast table with faces set as for the taking of plaster molds. At intervals there is a venturesome one, equa- ble and light of disposition at all times. “D’je get on to the big hand I got in the second act last night?" he inquires of his table mates, looking around cheerfully. But when he notes the settled gloom, the despair, on all of the countenances, he for- bears, and dallies martyr-like with his eggs. n and As to the countenances, there are other things to be noted. For instance, it re- quires about three “wash-ups” to remove the make-up from the average theatrical countenance. By the time they appear at breakfast, these guests, for the most part, have only had two wash-ups—the hasty scrubbing off of the grease-paint the night before in the dressing room and the matu- tinal rinsing. Thus, there are still signs of the make-up at the breakfast table—the peculiar darkness under and at the cor- ners of the eyes, that looks so fetching when mellowed by the footlights, that looks so ghastly in the grayness of a morning dining room; and the remnants of she rouge on the bones, that give a kectic appearance to the faces of those whose rinsings have thus far been merely perfunctory. Thjs breakfast is a pretty hasty affair to be gone through by people in a trance— for Rehearsal, with an upper case R, is the ogre that stands beckoning to most of them at the dining room door. When a base ball umpire, amid the quarrelsome clamor of the players, can’t make heard the amount of the fines he inflicts upon scme of them, he holds up his open fingers to indicate the amount of his levies. When the belated guest of the theatrical hotel re- Jonnie Notes. turns from rehearsal, and is asked by all bands the figure he was taxed by the stage manager for being late, he employs the pantomime of the umpire, for his disgust and grief are inexpressible in words. When they return from rehearsal—which they attend in their old clothes, men and women, in accordance with some unwrit- ten law—the darkness seems to have quite evaporated from their lives. As they enter the hotel in groups the fusillade of talk among the men, the epidemic of humming among the women, is something to give ear to. The quite haggard-looking woman of forty, with the voice that is musical after the serio-comic standard, and who is known as the “queen of American bur- lesque,” is accompanied by the two women cf her company who do “leads.” One of them—from the roots of whose hair, sadly enough, the peroxide is beginning to disap- pear—has evidently been very faulty at re- hearsal, and the queen of American bur- tesque is informing her of her shortcom- ings. She speaks incisively enough, but what she says would not be entertaining here. Approve of Themselves. The very low comedian is inspired to stop ia the middle of the hotel lobby to practice a new pas seul. He is delighted with his efforts. “Won't that win.’em, though?” says he. The leading woman with the matronly figure and the contralto voice, which she has the habit of using theatrically off the stage as well as on, is expressing her gen- eral condemnation of Washington as a pretty, but jay,” is the way she the capital up—and is grieving for ‘deah old Noo Yawk”—which means 28th street and Broadway, or any other portion of the queer Rialto in the queer town. The leading man who is beginning to ac- quire just the suspicion of adipose, and whose hair Is thinning out, stops to gaze in the looking glass in a corner of the corri- dor, and he appears to approve of himself upon careful inspection. The pretty little ingenue, whose costume looks as if she had clad herself in a very great hurry, and whose hair is in a lament- able condition of disorder, is telling the very fleshy, middle-aged woman who does “old ladies” how many notes she had from the “Willie boys” last night,“and what rat- Uing good curl papers they make. All of which indicates that the rehearsal has taken the kinks out of the morning trance. And after awhile the corridors be- gin to echo with song, and with the tin- Kling of mandolins, and the plunk of ban- jos, and the soft sentimentalizing of gui- tars. Songs like this: “Down wheah we roamed togetheh, Dawling, you and I, Sunshine and stawmy weatheh, Dawling, you and I—” and many another saccharine melodies ex- pressing love of firesides,mottoes that hang upon the walls, pictures that are turned to the ditto, and so on, for a half hour or so, for this musical seance is not of the dura_ tion of the one that comes later, long af- ter the hour for the retiring of burgomas- ters ang citizens. Dressing for Luncheon. It is not prolonged, because the guests of the theatrical notel dress for Ivncheon. Dressing for luncheon is a function that requires time, for the mutual inspection in the dining room at luncheon is critical and exhaustive. The rehearsal clothes are dis- carded ior the best in the trunks, and the luncheon room of this thea‘rical hotel uch pains are taken for all pis regal eppareling is not clear, for im- mediately after luncheon the splendor is all discarded for the loosest possible char- acter of garments, and slumbercus yeace broods over the theatrical hotel for se eral hours. About two in ten among the The go out in the afternoon and round them, the other éight keep to their rooms and ‘read a theatrical paper between dozes. The utter indifference with t theatrical pecpie regard the er remarkable. of the elties remarkable as their compiete disregard of all matters of news of what is going on in the world—except the theatrical world. There is a general stir in the neighbor- Reod of 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The bell boys make the rounds to guard against the overnapping of guests. The carolling begins to proceed from the rooms egain, and the confirmed tkeatrical notel habit of talking through transoms begins to manifest itself. “Hey, there, Jim,” the leading man calls out to bis chum in the next room "m all out of red to make up with tonight. How is it to touch you for a bit?” “Buy your red, me boy; dig up and buy your red!” is the quick response. ‘Let's see, I've been mixed up in different com- panies with you now for twelve years, and I guess you've bummed about twelve pounds of red off me in that time. Buy yceur red, me boy! “Oh, he ain't got no red, For to decorate his head, But rather than to buy it he would bum, bum, bum—” and this decline into impromptu song markg the finish of that conversatton. “Such Rank Business.” “Wonder what kind of a house We'll have tonight?” the ingenue inquires of her next- @oor neighbor. “Did you ever, ever, ever see such rank business as we've been doing in this burg? About forty dollars clear in the house every night? And how is the ghost going to walk on t! T'd like to know? Talk about your Council Bluffs’ It may be parenthetically remarked that these digs are given to all the cities in the country from Maine to California except deah old Noo Yawk. they find themselves, is almost as ! THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, -1897—26 PAGES. to five or six companies, bu they are all ac- quainted with each other—or appear to be. Anyhow, the professional bond is a strong ene, and no introductory grip is necessary. After the Show. Then they are all off for the theater to make up for the evening performance. When they begin to return, around 11 o'clock, they have just about begun their day. The cobwebs are all erased, and they Stand clear and ready for amusement. There are about two dozen pianos in this theatrical hotel, scattered among the larg- er rooms, and they are all worked up to the limit every night—or morning. Also, all of the push buttons in the hotel are worked encugh to keep them from growing rusty in their sockets, and the bell boys only begin to earn their wages after midnight. Beer is not alone Germany’s national beverage. It is America’s national beverage. And it has been adopted by the great order of American Thespians. Wherefore the bell boys earn their pay, and mellowness be- gins to settle over the theatrical hotel just about the time it is high noon in China. Doors are left open by general consent, so that the running back and forth by all hands may not be impeded. The men find themselves pretty comfortable in their shirt sleeves, the women in blouses. It is unconventional a trifle, all of this, but it is among themselves. The leading man who @ couple of hours before has been smoking a dainty cigarette with the affected grace of a hidalgo has now brought forth a short black pipe. In the large rooms, those occupied by the more important mem- bers of companies, perhaps ten of these guests get together for an hour or so of talk and music and content. In very truth, these people seem as children. They harp only upon the one subject, and for all their experience all over the country, many of them in other countries, they have a certain indescribable guileless quality of mind that seems incompatible enough with their apparently blase manners and their slang of many cities. Two Hours After Midnight. The ingenue has got the blues. She sits off in a corner moping. All hands try to console her. She is inconsolable. What's the matter? Nothing. But there must be something. No answer. After they have all tried and failed the very low comedian steps Into the breach. He “‘Jollies” the girl for three minutes, and her peals of laughter ring out lik¢ very musical chimes indeed. Such is the depth of heartache in this theatrical hotel. The leading woman with the deep contralto voice recites an ex- tremely tender, one might almost say Maudlin, bit of verse, a dangerous thing to do in any company where malt is visi- ble. All hands dissolve in tears, and it is very touching indeed. Again the low com- edian breaks the spell with a sung bit of doggerel from “The Whirl of the Town:” “Listen to the ambulance a-coming down the street— When we cut their legs off, don’t we do it neat——” and the sniffles pass away like snowflakes. Some of the women must have food or die. The hotel buffet is closed. What is to be done? No volunteers? “Eddie,” says the young woman who started out as Juliet and is now in the cemic opera chorus, “if you don’t go out instanuy and get some sandwiches—cheese sandwiches, Swiss cheese sandwiches, with holes in the cheese—I'll tell "em what your wife wrote me about the way you prop—” h-shshsh!"" says “Eddie,” the most fe- rocious-looking “‘villain” in the business, and out he goes to save himself from ridi- cule. The ‘stringing’ is incessant, but rever bitter. After awhile—say, about: 2 o'clock in the morning—there begins a gradual diminution in the volume of the music, the laughter dies out, the talk sinks to a murmur, the doors begin to close, the lights to go out— and the day under the roof of the theatri- cal hotel is about over. And yet the world is filled with young persons who fancy there is fun in all this! ——.__. SUBURBAN NEWS RANDOLPH. Dr. Frederick Hartsock of the Garfield Hospital is the guest of his cousin, Mr. Clinton Repp of the Ingleside. : Capt. Wm. Degges and wife, who have been sum- mering here, have returned to town and are lo- cated in apartments in Garfield Flats, 13th and I streets northwest. Mr. Stephen Vall’ of New York i brother-in-law, P. C. Miss Blanehe Hepp visit to relatives in Md. visiting his Stevens of Royston. left yesterday for a inonth’s nion Bridge, Frederick county, Harry Middleton of the Central National Bank, Washington, was recent guest of his cou- sin, “Squire Franklin Mace. G iar Nye and wife have vacated their apartments at the Ingleside and returned to town for the winter. Dr. Nelson Baker has so far recovered from his recent illness as to be able to accompany his brother, Dr. Marcus Baker, on a recruiting trip to the west, Rev. TP. Parke Flournoy will begin a weok’s se res of services at the school building Sunday even- ing next. ————_ BRIGHTWOOD. ‘The Post Office Department has located an office on Brightwood avenue near the District Une, and Las called it “Oak Grove." Scie years ago an office of the same name existed near the present site, but the business of the office was not sui- cient to justify its maintainance. Mr. D. T. Gibran is the postmaster and Mr. H. P. Tuttle carries the mail between the new office and Brightwood, where it 1s exchange During the week wires have been strung on the poles recently set up for the fire alarm system. ‘Three boxes have been put in position in Bright- wood, Nos. 834, 817 and $31, located at 8th and Des Moines streets, 9th and Flint streets and Mil- {tery road and Mlinols avenue. respectively. Ta- koma Park has three boxes, Nos. 832, 834 and &35.° When the Petworth boxes are put up the territory will be covered. On the side of each box is a small case with a glass front, in whi is kept the key. When an alarm is to be turned in the glass front must be broken and the key removed to open the box. On Friday evening the boxes were tested and found to work perfectly. The colored school house wus the scene of a rather brisk fire Thursday morning, just before the time for opening. A defective flue becama overheated and started a blaze. Owing to the prompt irrival of the fire engine but little damage was dove. Mr. Geo. MacElwee and wife and Miss Mabel MacElwee have returned from au_ extended vis to Philadelphia. Miss Jennie Dickson _accot panied them to make a short stay in Brightwood. —— LAUREL, MD. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Baldwin have gone to Wash- ington for the winter. Mrs. Clifford Bell of Baltimore is the guest of her parents, Maj. and Mrs. Miletead. Miss Daisy Harrison of Clarksburg, W. Va., is visiting in Lamel, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Norris. Mrs. Edward W. Withurth of Westernport is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Burton of this place. Miss Margaret Steizler, daughter of the late W. T. Steigler of this place, and Rev. Thomas Chalin- ers Marshell_of Philadelphia, Pa., were married at Daytona, Fla., by Rev. C. W. Arnold !ast Tues- oe ‘Fhe marriage of Mr. William Hall of Baltimore to Miss M. Etta Waters, one of Laurel's popular young ladies, was solemnized at St. Philip's Epts- Copal Chureh at noon Wednesday. ‘The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Geo, W. Waters, and Rev. T. A. Johnstone, rector of the church, performed the ceremony. Mr. Hugh Pope of Bal: timore was best man. F. A. Sadler of Baltimor Dr. R. E. Dower of Baltimore and Geo, W. Wa- ters, jr., of this place acted as ushers. ‘The bride was attired in a garnet-colored travel- Ing costume, and carried a bouquet of bride's roves. ‘The church was well fled with friends of the contracting parties. ‘The y je were the recipients of a goodly number Pg presents. ‘The bridal couple left on the noon express for 2 ten days’ sojourn in the north, after which they will return to Baltimore, where they will reside. ROCKVILLE. ‘The board of school commissioners at a meeting held-Tuesday determined to rent an additional room for the Hockville high school and employ the serv- ices of a fifth teacher. For this purpose a large room fn the building formerly used os St. Mary's Institute has been secured and will be occupied Monday next. It is understood that the classes in the fifth and sixth grades the rented room. Miss Bessie B. Hershey a few daze wns to a farm evening. (© for revision of the lists only, will be held by the officers of tration tdintogn from the sev- eral districts a number of names have been added listy'and also that a very ve but this claim is | districts, Se Te see tat | fauks of throughout, the county It 1s claimed that the | jt of the repeal ,ot the local opt wand | substitution of a high Icense law not Deen settled by the Romblating conventions of elther party, and that there is a division of sentl- ment on the question tm both parties. have been asked by the league to define their Position on the question, “but so far none of the answers, If any have responded, have been made public. ‘The drawing of the names of persons to act as grand and petit jurors at November term of the circuit court will take place during the latter part of next week after the books of registration have been handed in to the clerk. Apart from the usual business of the court, it is expected that consider- able time will be spent in investigating violations of the local option law. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kelchner left here Weil nesday for an extended visit to relatives in Penn- sylvania. ‘The marriage of Dr. Ernest Fearon of Washing. ton and Miss Sarah Griffith of this place 1s nounced to take place at Christ Episcopal Church at high noon the 27th instant. Mr. Barry Adams, superintendent of the electric light and water works at this place, had one of his hands badly lacerated a few days ago by coming in contact with a nail. Master Noble, son of Mr. Morris Clagett f Lin- den, was a few days ago thrown from a horse and badly injured about the hend and body. It was thought at first that bis. skull was fractured, but such was not the case, and he has since been ini- proving. Mrs. Wm. Dunlop of West Washington and Mrs. Frederick Melson of New York, both daughters of the late George Peters, are visiting their old home at this place ‘The following transfers of real estate have heen placed on the land record books of this county: James W. Day to Mary E. Mullinix, 7% acres of lund near Hyattstown; $—. Benjamin F. Coomes to Frank Mason, 3 acres of land near Daznes $-. Margaret J. Beall to Ralph EB. King, | to quarries at Halpine station; B. H. Warner to Charles F. Newton, lot in Kensington Park; $—. Inez V. Gardiner to E and C.-C. Hilton, lot in Barnesville; $100. Samuel B. Green to James J. Johnson, 8" acres of land on Patuxent ‘ri $150. Samuel A. Janney to Jos. B. Janney, half interest in a tract of land near Brookeville; $2,750. Margaret J. Beall to the vestry of CI in Rockville, confirmatory deed to lo: ‘The following sults in equity hay upon the docket of the circuit court ter of a deed of to Howard L. Christm: been placed In the mat- t from Martha J. Wightman for sale of land. Marian M. Clark agt. John F. ‘Paret, for injunetion and rellef. In the matter of a mortgage from Lins De F. nings t Hiding and 1 Association, to for agt. Isabelin D. Corse Julia M. Ci for construction of a x Barton T. Soper agt. John Adains, for sale of lan In the rutter of a mortzage from Edw. M. P. Ha riss to Mary C. Vance, to foreclose mortgag>. In the orphans’ court on Tuesday the following business was tr 2 Letters of administra: tion on the persoi deceased, were Figgins, gu: Israel, passed first and court ratified and confirme of the real estate of Jos! missioners held a Tuesday, white was well attended. business’ trans. cted the followin, Werk were passed and ordered W. Metzzer, ioad account, $26.¢ rend, $39.45; 8. F. Williams, road, $45. F Linthicum, $31.85; James road_and_ brid : ALG. Kefany $88.75; Charl piking, $28. Allnutt, brid 3 Maryland Hi Insane,’ for inmates, Mr. Philip Connell of this place met ful accident some days ago whil trimming a he ce. Achenv: used in the work fell from the hedze, striking aim on the left knee and cutting a gash’ to the bone. ‘The wound caused the inuscles of the leg to con- tract, rendering him almost Helpless for some time. — SANDY SPRING. meeting here Among other bills for public : Wn. piking. Dr. and Mrs. Francis Thomas entertained the Home Interest Club at its October session. Will- jam W. Moore presided, Mrs. Edward N. Bentley was secretary and the guests were: Mrs. Mannakee and son, Mrs. Jacob Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs, Robert H. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Thomas, Miss Jane T. Brooke and Miss Helen L. Thomas. : Questions relating to the eulture of celery, kale and lettuce, the care of young frult trees in winter, the planting of raspberries dhd the pickling of cu- cumbers were asked atid answered. Dr. aud Mrs. Roger Brooke requested assistance in selecting a name “for their new home, and a ber Were suggested. Kentmore und’ Brooke red to be favorites, though many others, Pillory aud Pillsbury, were offered. Edward N. “Beptiey, was appointed on the e, und after some gvod music the society* adjourned’ to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Granville Farquhar, in November. Miss Marian Tatum, daughte ie Tatum, was ma: sday to Mr. ‘Thomason of New. Jersey. ‘The bride has beeu absent trom her home for ¥ years, pursuing the occupation of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel PB. Ti guests of Mr. ‘an i h of Washingt at thelr beautiful summer cottage om the Let of Harper's Ferry. Mrs. William 8) Bond and Miss Mary are iu Loudoun county; Miss Elinor If wood; Mr, aud Mrs. Charles P. ter, in Philadelphia and at 1 of Mr. and Mrs. ied in Philadelphia Mrs. Merritt Haviland, in aud My George R. Tatum, in Philadelphia and New Jerse Profes William ‘Taylor ‘Thom bas resu his classes in Baltimore, aubar will shortly enter the school calture for women at Cambridge, Mass. Harold B. Stabler, who bas spent the past in Altoona, is now employed by an electrical company in Washington, aud will make that city his home. ‘The Phrenaskela will hold its first meeting this season at Glenwood, with the Misses Sallie and Jane T. Brooke. Prof. Charles M. Stibler hms requested Sandy Spring Friends’ meeting to allow him to move iis certiticate of membershig* to a meeting in. the vicinity of hiS present heme, the George School, Pennsylvania, Late visitors have been William Lea of Wil- mingtou, Robert O. Coulter of Baltimore, Mrs. Lantz, Mrs. Elisha Mannakee and son. of” Wasi ington, Mrs." Jacob Weaver of Carroll county, Miss: Jennie Jones of New Jerscy, Miss Duck of Texas, R. Rowland Moore of Suffolk, Va., and Misa Stonestreet of Hunting Hil. Dr. William Speakman of Swarthmore, Pa., re- cently delivered a lecture on “Conscience” to the pupils of Sherwood School. Surveyors of an electric read from Washington to Sandy Spring have made their annual tour through this section during the past fortnight, reviving old hopes of rapid transit to the ea Francis Lefzear has sold a house and lot in Sandy ‘Spring village to Mr. Hurlebaus of Gaithers- rR. and Miss Surah B. ———— BALLSTON, VA. The Misses Barclay gave a musicale Friday of last week at their home, the proceeds of which were for the benefit of a needy lady, The Ladies’ Missionary Society of the Western Presbyterian Church of Washington met at the home of Mrs. Anna Cathcart Tuesday last. Messrs. Horace and Cartts Gilbert are spending a short time at Berkeley Springs, W. Va., hunting and fishing. The schools of this county opened Monday last with a good attendance, and the samme tenchers as last year ir. charge here. The families of Mr. F. G. Schutt and Mr. Ralph Baldwin are among the first to leave thelr suburban homes and return to the city for the winter. Mrs. Albert Veitch and son have returned home after spending several weeks with the mother of Mrs. Veltch in Norfolk, Va. tenet AG, Hayes wan the delegate from Ballston fo the Washington presbytery, which met at Ne ville, Md., Tuesday last) 7? “uch met at Neale: ———— BROOKLAND. A very pleasant surprise cently to Mr. and Mrs. Hy road. Among those were Misses Abble King, Magyle Dean, jeupertus, Molly King, Rosy McDonald, Emma and dary Steckline, Mary Dorsey, Annie Osborng Mary” Hane, Blanche Kra- mer, Bessie Limeri amie and Katie Eichman, Mrs. Louder, Mrs, Gpd,, McDonald, Mr. Osburn, Mr. John Eichman, M| Autt, Mr. Frank Car- naban, Mr. Sam McDonald and wife, Mr. Thomas rty was given re- Stello of Sargent sion fl aF ane HH its ig i r E , i i i i and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Herbert of the city. Miss Hove Sullivan will leave. Brooklabd the middle of this month to spend the winter in Wash- on. . and Mrs. Franklin T. Howe left Thursday for an indefinite visit to New York city. Before they he eee nts. ‘The McMahon Hall of the Catholic University ‘opened this week, and in consequence thereof the dormitory is fast filling itself with students and professors. Among the new students who are now located in the dormitory are Chas. Nelson of Fort Scott, Kan.; H. C. Mitchell, Texas; Frank Garvan, of Xi: . L, Reardon imore, "Md. The old students ho have returned are 33. O'Brien of Wheeling, . Va.; Messrs. George, Jaines joseph of New’ York, Geo. J. Towhy of Norfolk, Va., and C. F. Reldinger of Marquette, Mich. New and old Students are arriving daily. GY Gottfried Aussersdofer ts the guest of Prof. zl Burg. Mise Sydney Johnson has been visiting in Vir- nia. Siiirs. Fentella Sargent Haskell will be heard in a dramatic recital of Victor Hugo's “Les Miser- ables” Tuesday night at the town hall of Chillum, E >—— COLLEGE PARK. Members of the College Park Tennis Club gave & yery enjoyable dance recently at Calvert Hall. Among those present were Misses Tise, Turner, Tiftmas, Calvert, Ensfield, Scott, Bowen, Briscoe, Silvester, Prof. and Mrs. ‘Talifero, Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Fitshugh and a number of students fom the Maryland Agricultu . "The foot ball eleven of the Me A. C. will play the Hyattsville team this afternoon. ‘The barn of Mr. W. E. Nesbit was totally de- stroyed by fire recently. Prof. W. G. Johnson, state entomolorist, has just returned to the Maryland Agricultural Col- lege from Kent county, where he bas been making eatensive experiments ‘with hydrocyanic gas upon the San Jose ecvle. et HERNDON. The delegates to the republican county conven- tion at Fairfax Court House from this district were Elisha Dyer, E. L. Howard, G. F. Albaugh and Henry Crippen. ‘The convention met Tuesday and nomivated unanimously Major O. E. Hine of Vieuna for the house of delezates. Rev. Frederick Stanly died Friday of last week after a prolonged illness. ‘The funeral occurred Sunday evening from the Congregational Church. Revs. Dr. Mason, David Montgomery and W. T. Schooley were present, and each took some part in the exercises. Interment at Chestnut Grove ceme- tery. A surprise was given Mr. Geo. W. Bell Friday of last week, the occasion being the seventy-seventh anniversary of his birthday. There were present at the festivities Mr. and Mrs. I Brady, Dr. and Mrs. N. A. Johnson, Mrs. Martha Johnsot McNeill, Mrs. Lucy M. E. Bender, Misses Amanda Breads Garnet Irving,’ Nellie Crounse, Bessie I D. Van Vleck, Bernard Ryan’ and Fran A well eighty fect dee of Mr. Dunlop, president of the Capital ‘Traction Tailrovd of Washington, at a point a few miles southwest of this towa, The well affords two gallons of water per minute. it was drilled ia thirty-six bours. Colonel E. J. Gresham ts having his clty residence put in complete order for the use of bis family, who will soon take up their residence there. | Miss F: fresham has returned from quite an © isit among friends in Chesterfield count tain F. W." Mitchell haw leased bis place ir. E.G. Moore of Washington, and has. r moved to” ¥ ston. Mr. Moore’ is an official of the cit, mment. The J. Aid Society held its last meeti with Mrs, Sweetser, with about the usual atten ance. Mr. W. F. Robes Charles, came with who is employed at Cape sister, Miss Annie, on her return from her visit and is’ enjoying a Vacation among lis many friends hore. The delegates to the state Christian Endeavor convention at Norfolk returned Tuesday. Ss FALLS CHURCH. A meeting of the Villa was held at the residence field last Menday evening. Mr. L. B. Parker pr sided in the alvence of the president. Mr. E. Hough, as chaiman of committee on arranging lectures for the winter, reported that a course of six lectures had been arranged, the first to tal Diace the second Monday in November. Prominent speakers of Washington have promised to give lectures. Improvement Society of Mr. G. A. L. Merri- A committee of five was appoluted to wait upon the town council and urge upon them the necessity of having the lamps lighted. was also appointed to wait of the A comuittee of five upon Mr. Phillips, electric read, aud request him to station and ‘make a platform and suitable approaches to th Mr. M. E. Chureh, Mr. G. ‘A. L. Merriticld and Dr. McGill” were ited a Committee to wait upon the council gard to the matter of re- gaining control of Broad street within the Imits of the town. Mr. J. W. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Garret- son sud Mr. J. B. Matheny were elected to men bership ia ‘the ‘society. Succeeding the busin ssion a program was rendered consisting ¢ Yeeal solo, Mrs. B. W. Watkins; rec! Ie Hawxhurst; violin solos, kins, with piano accompanim: die; recitation, Mr. William Dr. J. B. Hodgkin; violin solo, Mr. son, accompanied ‘on the piabo by sol I. Phillips, Mrs. rat Anita Phillip Florence Pool , Pearl Lutt EA Merrifield, Rorebeck, Stuart “arene Hop- Carrie Parker Messrs. E. M. Poole, Chas. Hood, William Park?r, don Hodgkin, N. Davis, Dr. J.B. Hods! John McGill, Miss Lecnora Wi summer with ber w ber home here. Mrs. M. F. Ol ton for the winte Mr. Edwin Rtorebeck bas been appointed post- master at East Falls Chureh, with Mr, Olin Davis ssistant. . R.A. Golden of Washington is visiting her sister, Mrs. E, A. Kowell at West Falls Church. Mrs. John Newlon of Washington is visiting her mother, Mrs. E. D. Berry. Miss Edith Gundry of Catonsville, Md., is the guest of her siste iss Mattie Gundry. Mr. W. H. McGruder has sold a lot in the Sher- wood suldivision to Mr. Thomas Sturgis of Wash- ington. Miss Bessie Jackson, who las been visiting Miss Maud Hodgkins for the past few weeks, has re- turned to her home in Baltimore. s Mr. James Adams, father of Mrs. Wm. Taylor, died very suddenly of apoplexy Tuesday night. Mr. Adams was cighty-nine years of age. The funeral services were held at the residence of Mrs. Taylor and the interment was at Leesburg. Miss Edith O. Merrifield leaves Monday for an extensive trip north. While gone she will visit relatives and friends in Hartford, Conn., and Bos- ton, Mass. ‘Talbott, R. ould, Dr. , who has been spending the le in Utab, has returned to berlin has returned to Washing- « —s.__ FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE. ‘The board of supervisors met Monday, John H. Hurst presiding. A. B. Harrison, superintendent of the poor, made his report, which was found to be correct. The sum of $300 was, on motion, appropriated for the use of the poor for fertilizer, seed and other sup- plies for the quarter ending December 31, 1897. Supervisors Rice and ‘Triplett reported that Messis. Feely and Howell, the contractors for building stone abutments for an tron bridge over Accotink run, at the ‘Bone Mill,” had completed the work according to contract, and warrants were drawn for $628.10 to pay for the same. Motions of J. N. Ballard, for the use of the old clerk's office for an armory’ building by a proposed cavalry company, and of M. E. Church, to erect a peeeee in the new cle: fice building, were refused. ‘An appropriation of $210 was made to Supervisor Thorne for use on the Little River turnpike road, from Alexandria city Ine to Four Mile run, and $190 for use on the same pike from Four Mile run to Accotink run, and $120 for use from Alexandria county line to Providence district line, on Middle turnpike. ‘The sum of $50 was appropriated to Su- pervisor Williams for use on the Alexandria pike. The commonwealth’s attorney was requested to furnish a written opinion as to whether it is the duty of the county or corporation to work that part of the Middle turnpike road running through 'the corporation of Falls Ciffirch. It was ordered that bonds tssued January 15, 1885, amounting to $1,000, ah “ Besides a number of smaller bills, the following were audited and passed: J. N. Ballard. for ex- nses of county levy, $137.50; S. A. Wi for i of county levy, $155; Breen Feel low- , work on abutments, $302.55: A. B. Harrison, Bu) tendent of the poor, $292.20. pervisors Simpson and Rice made a report of their settlement of the treasurer’s account. Circuit court has been in session since’ Monday morning. TT THE CHURCHES. ‘The Sabbath school of the Vermont Ave- nue Christian Church has elected the fol- lowing officers: Superintendent, R. A. Bal: derson; assistant superintendent C. W. Shelton; associate superintendent, adult de- partment, A. B. Wells, associate juvenile department, Miss Ada Wilhite; secretary, J. K. Mock; treasurer, Miss Mary Drow: librarian, Miss Lou Weightman; pianist, Miss Stella Bridge; chorister, H. L. Shep- ard; auditor, Andrew Wilson, and cornctist, Robert Maxwell. A recent visitor at the Central Union Mis- sion was Rev. Charles G. Beutelspacher, a missionary of the Methodist Church m Chile. He was comverted by the mission workers more than ten years ago, and af- ter working in the United Sgates for four years he went to Chile, where he has been working unaided. ‘The Lincoln Memorial Church began an aninversary week last Sunday, with an dress by Rev. Professor Clark. For the Sunday school rally of the First Congregational Church tomorrow Superin- tendent Jerome F. Johnson has prepared a Frogram, which will consist of short ad- dresses, music and graduating exercises of the class from the primary department. Several joint conferences have been held between the various ministerial unions of the colored churches relative to the debt on the colored Young Men's Christian As- sociation. As a result the ministers have decided to ask support for the institution from their several churches, and in the meantime Mr. Wililam A. Hunton, the rep resentative of the International ¥. M. C. A. committee among the colored people, is to remain in this city during the month of October and straighten out the finances uf the local institution. Beginning with tomorrow evening Rev. Dr. S. M. Newman is*to commence a series of illustrated sermons on the life of the Apostle Paul. Prof. H. Clough Leighter, organist of Epiphany Church, who has been seriously ill, has recovered sufficiently to resume his duties. Rev. Albert M. Hilliker is to observe the fifth anniversary of his connection with Epiphany P. E. Chapel tomorrow by spe- cial services, to be followed Monday even- ing by a reception in the mission house, given by the Chapel Aid Society. The Ladies’ Missionary Societies and the Ladies’ Aid Seciety of the Vermont Ave- nue Christian Church were organized in one large society this week, called “The Woman's Society,” with the following offi- cers: President, Mrs. Johns: first vice pres. ident, Mrs. Thompson; second vice presi- ceat, Mrs. Midcleton: secretary, Miss Weightman; treasurer, C. W. B. M., Mrs. Whitcomb; treasurer general fund, M Perkins; auditor, Mrs. Van Arsdaile; visory council, Mrs. Stier, Mrs. She Mrs. Whitcomb; pianist, Mrs. B: ushers, Mrs. Balderson, Mrs. Stos: ture. Mrs. Lattimore, and reception com- miitee, Mrs. Stier, Mrs. Orchard and Mrs. Middieton. The Kindergarten of Epiphany P. E. Chapel has suffered a loss through the res- ignation of its principal of several year: standing, Miss Upshur, who is to lea Washington to occupy a place in the Mary- land State Normal Schooi. Rey. Richard P. Willf{ms has started a Bible class under the auspices of the Broth- erhood of St. Andrew, which meets in the Parish tall of Trinity P. E. Church every Friday evening. Mrs. Mary V. Carr has donated $3,000 for a chalice for the Dahigren Memorial Chap- el. It will be of soiid gold, and is to be incrusted with some of the personal jewels of the donor, including several sapphires, two rubies, four pearls and a large nuinber of diamonds. It is in memory of her daughter, Constance Carr. it is expected that Mrs. 8. L. Beiler, wife of the vice chancellor of the American University, who left here early in the sum- mer to visit Aleska in the interests of the Foreign Missionary Society of the Metho- dist Church, will arrive nere about the lat- ter part of next week. Rev. Father Foley has been made @ rector of the League of the Sacred Heart of St. Paul’s Church, and Rev. Father Eugene A. Hannan has been placed in charge of the Sabbath school. Rev. Robert S. W. Wood severs his coa- — with St. John’s Church next Fri- lay. The Deaconesses’ Training School has opened this year with an increased at- tendance, and in consequence the superin- tendent, Rev. Dr. A. H. Ames, and bis family have been obliged to remove from the buiiding in order to provide more room. A chapter of the Brotherhood of St. An- drew has been organized at the Church of the Incarnation by Rev. Mr. Snyder, with the membership limited to ten. Charles R. Powers has been selected as director, and in this capacity he is to see that the chap- ter assists in the parish work and in no othe Rev. John A. Asjinwall has returned home from his summer residence at Sheler Island. Work on the new church of St. Thomas is being pushed with the hope that it may be completed within the next six months. ‘The senior Christian Endeavor So: Kendall Baptist Church has sele following as its officers: Presi2en: Bolen; vice president, James H. Grant; sec- retary, Thomas E. George, and treasurer, Miss Nettie Rider. “The Bishop Clagett Club,” an organiza- tion of Episcopal clergymen of the diocese of Weshington, resumed its sessions for the year on Tuesday at St. Andrew's Thurch. Prof. O. T. Mason has been appointed act- ing treasurer of the First Baptist Caurch. Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander has re: the rectorship of St. Alban’s Church and bas been added to the staff of the clergy of the Episcopal Pro-Cathedral, besides acting as private chaplain to the bishop of Washington. The Women’s Band of the Central Union Mission held a “day of prayer” Wednesday at the mission building, conducted by Mr. W. E. Brown. ‘The.church extension board of the Metho- dist Protestant Church met Monday even- ing at Central M. P. Church, but after transacting some business decided to post- pone the annual election of officers until next Monday evening at the same place. Rev. H. T. Stevenson closed a series of daily evening meetings last evening. Thi meeting was on the topic ‘Education, while the services of the entire week were in celebration of the fourth anniversary of his pastorate. Mr. S. Herbert Giesy has resigned as a vestryman of St. Thomas’ Protestant Epis- copal Church. At Fourdry Church tomorrow afternoon the presiding elder of Washington district, Rey. Luther B. Wilson, D. D., is to con- duct a “love feast,” to be participated in by all the Methodist churches of the city and their pastors. The intermediate Christian Endeavor So- ciety of Kendall Baptist Church has elected the following officers: John Broadus, presi- dent; Miss Florence Corder, vice presi- dent; Miss Maggie George, secretary, and Miss Carrie Reed, treasurer, while Mr. Charles R. Baker has been selected as superintendent of the Junior Endeavorers. The Ministerial Union, an organization of all the colored ministers of Washington, with the exception of the Baptists, resumed its sessions on Monday at the Colored Y. M. C. A. building. A kindergarten is to be started Monday by St. Luke’s P. E. Church. It is to be under the genera} superintendence of th rector, Rev. O. M. Waller, assisted by a principal and two assistants. The thirteenth anniversary of the Cen- tral Union Mission is to be celebrated Sun- day week, October 17. Rev. Mr. Bradnall has received and ac- cepted a call to the vacant rectorate of St. Alban’s Protestant Episcopal Church, and has already assumed the duties of his posi- tion. The Lutheran synod of Maryland is to meet next week at the Church of the Reformation, and preparations for the en- tertainment of the delegates are 23 organized a department of public opinion. The papers in this department are to be Prepared by President Rankin of Howard University and Prof. John N. Gregory. The conference of workers among the colored Protestant Episcopal Church has appointed a committee, consisting of Revs. Phillips, Mitchell and Braxton and Mr. Bradford, to consider the advisability of establishing a training school for the col. ered people and to select a site for the same. Tomcrrow there is to be a congregational meeting at St. Luke's Church, the first one cver held there, at which ways and means for caring for the church debt are to be discussed. At St. Michael and All Angels’ Church the rector, Rev. William G. Turner, has be- gun a series of Wednesday night lectures on the Life of Christ. The first one was given this week, and was introductory of the course showing the necessity for the advent of Christ and the preparation of the world for his reception. The lectures will be given every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, and not alone the parishioners, but all will be welcomed. — CARE IN MAKING GOOD COFFEE. The New York Hotels Have a Man Ese pecially for That Purpose. From the New York Times. If there is one particular branch of the culinary art in which the average house- wife prides herself, it is in her ability to make good coffee. As far as compounding: the favorite breakfast beverage is con- cerned, she nine times out of ten does not delude herself, but ask any man who is the least bit of a bon viveur and he will tell you that not one woman fn a hundred can make after-dinner coffee that is fit to drink. The coffee that is set before him at the family table is as different from the cle brown-black stimulating liquid that is ed in the clubs, restaurants and big hi as is water from wine. He wonde this should be, but, to the precincts sacred to the stewards of our large hotels, and there learn just how much time, care and money ts devo! the preparation of this one coacomit a well-served dinner, his respect f housewife’s efforts would proably increase while his enjoyment of the post-prandial nectar would doubtless pe augmen One of the most imporiant officials in every large hotel and restaurant in the city is known as the “coffee man.” His sol duty consists in buying, blend'ng and mak- ing the gallons of coffee that are consum daily by the guests. He is very apt t pronounced ideas regarding blends and mixtures, but his fad par excellence is the particular kind of coffee pot or urn to be used in concocting the beverage, The views of the Waldorf coffee man dif- fer from those of the superintendent of the Imperial; at the Fifth Avenue another blend and another mode of why were he to pay a visit compounding are adopted, while at the Arena the method of coffee making is peculiarly their own. At the Walderf the blend favored for breakfast coffee is two-thirds of a pound of Mocha to one-third of Java. The Waldorf coffee man does not favor coffee that is finely ground, but soaks it in cold water for a full hour before it is put in the large sieves of the countless huge silver urns of the establishment. For breakfast he uses about one pound of coffee to five quaris of water; this is poured throueh the sieve and Strainers, which are arranged in the urns in the regulation French coffee-pot fashion four times. The result is a clear, ambor- colored liquid of excellent flavor and strength. For the after-dinner coffee h blend that is composed of rather more than Mocha, and but four quarts are allowed to the pound. making is the same. At the Arena coffee is made cn the tables in Viennese coffee pots, by what is known as the steaming process. There the mix- ture consists of equal paris of Mocha and Java. About one ounce is allowed to each individual pot. The pots themsel are quaint-looking affairs of hammered brass, Porcelain lined, and with glass tops. Un- derneath is swung a small spirit lamp. In the body of the pot is placed a sufficient quantity of cold water, while the alloited ounce of Mocha and Java is put, p dry and very finely ground, in the gias When the water boils the steam siowly cends through a tube, and as the dry coffee, drop by drop the pure coffee essence falls into a receiver, with the re- sult that a perfectly pure, fuli-flavored cot- fee of the fullest strength ts obtained. This process is also used by many of the quaint restaurants affected by the foreign clement, but the coffee used is the strong black biend popularly known as Turkish. Russian cof- fee is also made in the Viennese pots. ‘The mixture consists of equal parts of Mio, Mocha and Java, to which has been added a tablespoonful of dark brown sugar, 4 tablespoonful of rum and a iiqueur glass of kummel. At both the Imperial and the Fifth Ave- nue the Mocha and Java mixture is favor ed, but at these hotels both French and Viennese pots are tabooed, and the old-fa joned method of straining the coffee through a flannel bag prevails. ———_+e+- ‘The Face and the Hair. From the London Star. To suit a long, narrow face the hair should be dressed round, and it is always best to show a coil or so from the si: hind the ears; also endeavor to fill up che nape of the neck as much as possibl For a sharp-featured face alway: dressing the hair right at the top « back of the crown in a line with the ne as this so accentuates the severe outlines. Dress the hair low down or else quite on top to meet the fringe. For a round face narrow dressings ara becoming, and can be taken well down the neck, For a broad face narrow dressings are preferable, but should be kept somewhat high. Exceedingly tall people should keep the hair dressed rather low and decidedly round. It is very rarely that we find purely white hair; it is usually a gray white, and with this Jatter no colors are so suitable as dark greens, browns, ambers, purple tints, deep cream, dark reds and warm shades of dark blue. ———e-—___ From Life. avoid the