Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1897, Page 19

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1897-24 PAGES. 19 FINE-CANVASES FROM MANY STUDIOS ~toe To Be Exhibited Under the Auspices of the Society of Washington Artists. When-the doers of the new gallery of the Society of Washington Artists, at 1020 Con- necticut avenue, are thrown cpen this even- ing for the reception and private view the guests will have a first glimpse of the muck-talked about loan exhibition. Be- ginning with Monday next, the exhibit will be open to the general public from ? a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, closing on the 30th of this month. Special attenticn is called. to the ct that the gallery will not open on Sun- day. was first proposed, but it will be cpen @ll day on Thanksgivii ure that day s admission will b+ charg- id a season ticket will be sold for oné dclt Le any cne should think for a mo- ment that the exhibit is a money-making “A Chief of-abyssinia,” By Henri Regnai scheme, it may be stated here that the cot structien of the gallery was as much in the interest of the pecple of Washington as i that of the artists themselves. A charge for admission is absolutely necessary in 0 der to pay the running expenses of a suit- able gallery, to defray the insurance of pic- tures, etc., and it is the custem followed in other cities: under similar circumstances. Of course there is the idea in the minds of many that such displays of pictures should be free. in order to educate all classes in a true appreciation ef art; but th ef the case ecucational value can be held scurce of revenue. In past : Leen possible to hold exhibits of purely lo- cal work free of charge, but in order to tring in the best paintings from outside ard to make a display of the highest merit a change has become necessary. In fitting out the new gallery and in pre- sentirg a loan collection worthy of signal- izing its opening, the society has incurred a debt of gratitude to iis many friends, for them ft would have bi st. through the generosity of Mr: Belden Noble, the exhibition hall on Con- necticut avenue was obtained at a mere! nominal renial,. and the entire plan w: thus rendered feasible. The ifberal re- sponse of the associate members then made ossible the remodeling of this already well suited building, and, iastly, through the hearty co-operation of the collectors and ecnnoisseurs In the city and elsewhere, the present loan exhibit was assembled. The new gallery is sixty feet long and eighteen feet wide, and the entire length is amply lighted by a large skylight in the daytime and by a satisfactory gas illumi- nation at night. The wocdwork has a soft black finish, and the walls are hung with a suitable olive green erial. The same cloth in a warm gray shade is used for the strip of wall below the picture line and for the frieze, which is ornamented with a dec- erative design by Mr. Robert Coleman CLild, a member of the society. In addi- tion to the gallery, there is a capacious cel- lar, which can be used for the storage of pictures and packing cases, and a room ad- Joining the gallery at each end. The room opening out on the street will be used as a of meeting by the members of the so- ciety, and the artists will fully appreciate the comfort of having a home of their own At the private view this evening: the following gentlemen have been invited to assist the artists in receiving the gues’ of honor: Messrs. Thos. E, Waggaman, S. W. Woodward, C. M. Foulke, S. H. Kauff- mann, V.G. Fischer, T. E. Roessle, G. W. McLanahan. Thomas Hyde, W. F. Mat- tingly, T. B. Clarke, C. J. Bell, Parker Mann, Justice Gray and Senor Salvador de Mendonca. The loan collection which will be viewed tonight for the first time is quite different from anythi that has been held here before. No collection of masterpiec has heen previously assemb'ed, and cer- tainly it Is the first time in this city that there has beea any attempt to make historically instructive display of Ame! can ara The hanging committee has e deavored to classify the work of our na tive painters according te& schools or per wear at each other,” so to speak, the hanging merits unstinted praise. The early and intermediate American painters have been placed on the right- hand wall as the visitor enters, and the different schools progress in the natural order. The section devoted to the earlier art of ovr own land may be disappointing sou as the painters worked in a style of fashion, and were sometimes technically deficient. How pathfinders, and though the not be up to the hi; is sound truth in the statement that really great art is great for ali time, and is not there is y in their pleture: well put some of the more < odern artists to the E ection is by no means ccmprehensive, many weil-known names being absent, but it is to bh pecially that Gilbert § sented among the portra painted h d by I The e of ti figure and is a robust, The por Austin example Thomas with his uw ndeling and color, comes from ia Pi ard a tiny portrajt t is loaned by Mr. W yer. Two heads that will attra notice are the characteristic likenesses Charles Elliot, the society being indebted to Mr. Charles H. Poor for one and to Mr. W. B. Chilton for the:other: Among the landscapes Whitridge’s Earl. Morning on the Hartz Mountains, loaned by Prof. E. F. Andrews, and David John- son's Hudson River subject, loaned by Mr. Allen C. Clark, are interesting. principal- ly from the historical standpoin latter portr: ¢ baron in full uniform, vigorous painting of much merit. trait of James Duan also loans, of Copley Selly’s ri hy Mr. John W. Macartney, and a larger | black by Dagnan-Bouveret.You will not for- picture, loaned by Mr. Knoedier of New | get this serious little study, though you ma: York, bearing tbe title “Blue Through the Trees.” The latter is a solemn, somber “LiArtitleu By A. De Neuville. ject, painted in deep rich tones, with ional touches of brilliant color in the itumn foliage ni Ben M to Irwin's portrait of Mr. E. C. quite appropriately placed next paintings, for among the local . Me: most closely in sym- these artists M 5 j pathy with the aims and ideals of Inness. This is one of the few pastels in the exhibition, and demands attention both as being a remarkably fine likeness and on account of the masterful way in which the head is modeled. Among the strictly mod- york two small heads by Elizabeth one loaned by Mr. Weyl and the A Girl from Marken,” by Mrs. A. . Being merely studies, they of course not truly representative of her work, but give a satisfactory idea of le. n collection is the better for three n pictures from Mr. Thomas B. fine gallery in New York. “The ." an_odd painting by Charles X. and Frederick W. Freer's “Moth- erhood” hang side by side. In this last the visitors will look with more favor three pictures loaned by Mrs. Isaac derson. land es by A. D. Shattuck R. W. Hubbard. and J. W. Casilear’s V on the Hudson. which is fine in its ¢ and in its subtle gradations of Two of the animal subjects are A F. Tait’s quaint little study of chickens, loaned by Mr. H. M and W. H. Beard’s picture ‘aughty Cub, contributed by Miss Riggs. She also loans and By Henry S rd, by East: sett, a marvelously delicate piece of work. The play of golden light carries the eye from one mountain slope to another, and the impression given is restful, without a single jarring note. Another picture owned by Miss Riggs is Jervis McEntee’s Novem- ber Day. a work of admirable fidelity, that carries the beholder right out into the au- | tumn woods win its carpet of dull red leaves, and its gray moss-covered boulders. It is the work of a true artist, and if any fault is to be found it must be with its very perfection, as it is perhaps rather toe closely imitative. In a McEntee loaned by Mr. S. H. Kauff- mann the mellow sunlight glinting along the trunks of the birch trees at the left is charming in its effect and the canvas well repays attention. From the same collec- tion come pictures by 8. R. Gifford and Bellows, one of J. G. Brown's ever-popular portrayals of boy life, and a small Elihu Vedder, called The Knight's Signature. Vedder is not usually thought of as belong- ing to the intermediate school, as he has kept pace with modern ideas and methods, and his decorations at the Congressional Library show that he is more a leader now than of old. Something the same is true of our great- est landscape painters, Inness and Wyant, for they worked in both periods, though the tardy appreciation of their work showed that they were ahead of their time. These men placed a true estimate on the value of feeling, sentiment and style in painting, and in this respect towered head ew) effect | | ry Johnson, and} a news a view of Lake Ullenwater by J. F. Ken- | companions, light which falls upon the figure of the an ard her babe ts very charming in and the picture is one that will favorite with many. However, the a average visitor may prefer Louis Moeller’s an extremely realistic paint- inferior to the Freer in artis- sp It is conscientiously painted, and is decidedly clever, especially in the s of attitudes and expression, such as in the man reading an extract from Bisbing. aper and in one of his listening who is a “leetle hard of hearin’.” Three noticeably good modern landscapes and an effective marine from the coast of Maine, by Harry Chase, are loaned by Mr. Parker Mann. The picture by Arthur Par- “Landscape,” By George Inness. ton, showing a man on horseback driving the cattle home, is a rich glowing color study. A simply treated sunset effect by Arthur Dow, the painter of Ipswich scen- ery, is shown, and a typical landscape by Charles H. Davis, who is in some respects not excelled by any other American land- seapist now living. The picture exhibited is a view of marshes stretching away into the distance, and though the general effect is rather cold in color, it is very true to natur Passing down the gallery the eye is next cavght by the delicate little subject called Springtime, painted by the late Thomas Hovenden cnd loaned by Mrs. Hovenden. Jcseph Jefferson’s two monotypes in solor next claim attention, and will ex- € much interest, as a knowledge of his artistic attainments is not general. The method employed is one which he him- self has perfected, the painting being ex- ecuted in oils on a sheet of tin or copper, and a single impression then being taken on a piece of blotting paper. Of course rather hasty effects are alone possible by this means, but Mr. Jefferson secures re- sults that are vastly superior to those of the average amateur, though he lacks the knowledge born of long practice. The large cattle picture which gaineé Gaylord Sangston Truesdell a second medal “A BEGGAR BOY,” By Frederick B-idgman. fods, and to some extent to arrange the pictures of other lands in groups. It haz rot been possible to carry this plan out perfectly on account of the desire of some ienders to have their paintings grouped together, but in general the hanging is a decided success. When one considers that those who arranged the paintings had to take into consideration the grouping both according to schools and owners, and to see that the neighboring pictures did not = seule: Cae Lat pear erson vo! ir thought .when said that Art was Nature passed through the alembic, or mind of man, andthe work of these painters is not the less true to Nature because t! study by ANH Wrast A Gray Day, and with it two‘ works . sisapls Little staily of vine choad teed in the Paris Salon will attract a good share of atteniton. There is little that is subtle about it, for it is one of those frank, nat- ural paintings that bear their merits and defects in full view. It tells its story with force and directness, and is notably fine in quality. The two cows in the fore- ground are admirably drawn, and the pic- ture will be admired for its honesty and urswerving truth to nature. Another fine cattle picture hanging near by shows sev- eral contented cows in a sunny, green field, with one of Holland's much-painted wind- mills in the background. It is from the brush of Henry S. Bisbing, a self-exiled American artist, and is owned by Dr. Ralph Cc. Jerkins. Frederick Bridgman is seen in a couple of canvases, a cleverly painted study of an Italian beggar boy, loaned by Mr. Preston Sands, and a characteristic oriental figure called “A Young Girl of Biskra,” from Mr. Oehme of New York ‘The American collection ends at this point in the gellery, and the French hold sway, though there are a few men of other na- tionalities, such as Evart Van Muyden, whese striking picture of a Honess is loaned by-Mr. John W. Macartney. Munkacsy’s freely handled study head for the “Last Hours of Mozart,” a canvas contributed by Mr. V. G. Fischer, tg another exception. A typical Ziem, with the rich coloring of an oriental evening, comes from Dr. Je kirs’ collection. It is called “In Port, and pictures a sturdy vessel flying the stars a eee spies “ans = @ harbor where e net work of spars and rigging rising La = bake ah rere of the com- ¢ of many nations. Beyond rise the houses of Constantinople, tier upon tier, a rub Hate the horizon. examp! are shown, one called “The Night School,” from Mrs. Hearst's gallery, and another from Mr. Oehme, bear- ing the ti “Birthday The latter painted with a minute ¢xaetitude and ie both ry" In color not show him at his Onz2 shculd not overiook the tiny figure‘in name. This small comes from the collection of Mr. John W. McCartney, who lcans quite a yO good things. One of the most noticeah.é"is the vigorous head of an Abyssinian painted by Henri Regnault, who wad led during the siege of Paris, before the‘hritiiant promise of his youth had been fuffill€§. A strong head by Roybet, a Moor by Viriea, and the figure of a torreador by Airffe Morot are among the othet pictures from‘ the same collection. The Morot is a brilliait color study, and is fire in technique, bit attracts admiration mainly because it fs stich a perfect speci- ren of craftsmanghf; Hanging below it is another clever painting, After Luncheon, by Jose Domingo," who is skillful in his handling of silks. ‘Thére is not a trace of aerial perspective In ‘the picture, but the effect of color is quite decorative. ‘The serious poetit quality in the work of Henrt Lerolle is eSpeclally evident in the two specimens th&t are exhibited, one ¢wned bv Mr. Parker Mann and the other y be pardoned for age the artist’s ORY tt aN,” By Ribot. is especially noticeable for the crisp sim- ple way in which it is treated. ing along a little farther one reaches the largest group of paintings from any one collection, the works loaned by Senor Salvador de Mendonca. A good proportion of these are English masters, among which may be mentioned an excellent picture by James Stark, a landscape Constable and also a large it which the artist painted of himself. The Turner, which portrays Nelson's Funeral Barge in Venice, has suffered in general harmony from the effects of time, but there is still the glow- ing luminous sky that Turner alone knew how to paint. Perhaps the gem of this up of paintings is the Gypsy Camp, by George Morland, a rare bit of color and simple handling. Among the portraits which come from the same collection Raeburn’s likeness of Byron and William Dobson's portrait of Milton will attract an added interest on account of the subject portrayed. Then, too, there is Reynold’s portrait of Samuel Arnold and Hogarth’s impressive likeness of Col. Charles Howard. A TALE OF THE NAVY The Society Swell Who Shipped as Ward Boom Attendant, But Had the Entree to All the Best Houses. CUT A DASH IN EVERY PORT STORY THAT 1 read somewhere not long ago about a man-of-war apothe- cary, who involun- tarily impersonated the captain of his ship and made a so- cial hit at Yokoha- ma,reminds me of the case of the howling young swell we shi ped at Nice five year: ago,” said a naval officer to a Star man ‘The clipper'sh little gunbeat on which T was then a ward room officer hat been on the Mediterranean st two years. During tha terms of enlistment of a large namber of the men forward expired. Few of them reshipped, most of them return to the United States to ship on station. Our ship was, therefore, very short-handed at the end of two years. We picRed up a man here and there at the Med:terranean ports, for the regulations permit our men-of-war to ship men on foreign stations when crews are very scant. “While we were lying in the recently. ion for over od the ! ae harbor of Nice a young American—the lad was some- where in the neighborhood of twenty-two, I suppose—came aboard. He was dressed vp to the main-top, well educated, fluent and handled himself like a young fellow who had the bloot m-tim. He reminded me of a young college man, just released from his°alma mater for the continental jaunt—which surmise happened to be cor- rect, as It afterward came out. I was offi- ship in a shore boat. He sprang up the gangway ladder like a man used to ‘em, walked up to me on the quarterdeck, made his lite salaam and said: ““*I want to ship.” “I sized up the boy and his make-up for half a minute. “*No, you don’t, my boy,” said I; ‘not on this line of boats.” “*Yes, I do, honest,’ he said, earnestly. ‘Got to. Nothing else in sight. Made my mind up to it. Three years in the navy won't hurt me, anyhow.’ by Mrs. Hearst. The latter is a large one that carries well when seen from the full length of the gallery, and though the draw- ing of the two figures is not convincing, there is a wonderful harmony of color in the ensemble. The other Lerolle is a small canvas, tender and true in color and full of a peaceful rustic sentiment. A more artificial feeling is predominant in the two pictures by Luigi Chialiva, charming as they are, and his peasants are not such real creations of flesh and blood. In a well-massed composition of his that was sent from New York by Mr. Knoedler there is un excellent effect of sunlight, but the handling is more fussy than in the pleasing little sheep picture loaned by Mr. Stilson Hutchins. This is not great art, but of its kind it is a well-nigh perfect piece ef work, and there is no shirking about it. Chialiv work may be lacking in virility and force, but it charms the eye and gives a thrill of pleasure that stronger and less pleasing paintings do not always give. Be- neath the large Chfaliva hang a couple of small pictures, one by Goubie and the other, a chalky h by Carolus Duran. Both might have been’ dispensed with without serious loss to the exhibition. The society is indebted to Mr. Hutchins for a number of valuable additions to the loan ceilection. Among them are the vague pcetic Corot, calléd The Ferryman’s Hut, and a fine Diaz, with his vsual rich color- ing and strong contra: of light and shade. It is. a wood interior, giving a glimpse of the sunny open beyond, to which the dark trees and heavy masses of foliage act as an excellent foil. L’Artil- leur, by De Neuville, is a crisply treated little figere of a swaggering soldier, and Les Vieux, by Marroniez, is an impressive painting. An aged man and his wife have harnessed themselves to a harrow, and are bending to their unnatural task. From the same collection come a Ter Meulen and a reasonably g00d nude by Schweniger. Mr. Frank Moss has contributed one of the gems of the collection, a Ribot, called L'Orpleline, which, though a very small canvas, is a strong, siraple thing that seems, by its big qualities, to dwarf all the paintings around it. Every stroke of the brush tells, and it is marvelous to note what a simple scale of color is employed. its strength, however, lies in the Rem- brandtesque effect of chiaroscuro, and there is a fine sense of atmosphere and depth. Orie may apply to the Ribot with equal truth what Theodore Pelloquet said of Mil- let's Sheep Shearer, ‘Here is great art, art that raises the mind; it is full of character, firmness and grandeur; it reaches the high- est style without apparent effort.” After viewing the French pictures one comes upon two large groups, composed al- most entirely of old English masters. The panel made of the pictures loaned by Mr. Ralph Cross Johnson is perhaps the most completely satisfactory group of pictures in the gallery. They are all English, save the beautiful child's head by Leon Per- rault, painted with a delicate touch and tender coloring. People may differ in their views of art, but all will unite in liking this “Chilgin, Head,” By Leon Perrault. Sweet child’s face, for, there is in it the “one touch of nature’? that Shakespeare speaks of. Other canvases that one loves to zinger over are the landscapes by Barker and John Crome, who is familiarly known as Old Crome. No better Crome has shown in Washington, for it is wonderfully rich in coloring and masterful in its hand- Ing, betokening a large way of painting, serious and solid. “Those early painters went to the heart of things, and you feel the actual structure of the hills and the reality of the red-raofed buildings nestling at their base.. The Barker not be as generally appreciated, as its. beauty ts of a more subtle classic kind. It is a rare study of tone values, and {s most perfect in its harmony. A Venetian scene by James Hol- land, rich but not brilliant im its next claims attention. Comparing “ “Well, no, it won't hurt you,” said I, “but it won't add any extra smoothness to those hands of yours, either. You'd stay aboard cone of these ships about three months. Then you'd either go over the side, or your People would be bombarding the depart- ment to get you out.” “ ‘Nope, honor bright,’ said the young fe- “Ship me, won't you? A Victim of Monte Carlo. “Well, I went to work and puiled some of the young, fellow’s story out of him, al- though he was pretty reticent. He had been up against the Monaco tables, and had gone flat broke. He had too much nerve— or too little of it, as you please—to perform the great cabling act to his folks in New York, and so he had resolved, upon seeing vs b One of the fine cld English paintings in the gallery is the three-quarter-length fig- ure of Lord Buttle, painted by Allan Ram- say and loaned by Mr. V. G. Fischer. It is charming in its coloring, and while not. very vigorous, is refined and artistic. Prof. W. J. McGee loans a Jakob Jor- daens, a fine composition, rhythmic in its lines. In one corner Is the inscription, “Tempus erit nihil amplius.” Another fine old master, one of the greatest heads in low. ing in the harbor, to try a whirl in the navy. He gave me some sort of a name— the first one that came into his head. I took him to the executive officer, stated the case, and the executive officer also sized the young man up, and asked him why he didn’t try a swim for it to New York. ‘Because I want to ship in the nav. said the lad, and he said it convincingly. “On looking over the ship's writer's books, the executive officer found that, while there were ary number of vacancies in the crew for ordinary seaman, seamen and coal passers, there wes only one va- cancy for landsman, and all new men who ship on deck, and not below in the fire room, have to ship as landsmen. This one jandsman vacancy was for a ward room at- tendant—that is, the man who shipped as landsman would have to wait on the ward room officers—polish their shoes, make up their beds, wait on the mess room table, and all that sort of thing; menial work that most landsmen balk at. The execu- live officer put the situation to the young man who didn’t break the bank at Monte Carlo. As Ward Room Attendant. “Well, inside of an hour the young chap had doffed his swell clothing, and was hustling aroung the ward /room, down on the berth deck, in the uni‘orm of a ward room attendant—which is ot a bluejacket uniform, you know, but a bjue sack suit uni- form, like that of a chlef petty officer, without the brass buttons or rating hadge. As soon as he got into that uniform, of he could no longer talk with the officers, except on matters appertaining to his duties, and his business consisted in the receiving of peremptory orders and ai- tending to them. I watched him narrowly when he waited on the mess room table at dinner that evening. He did his work well and without a grimace, alongside of the other mess room attendants, and seemed as cheerful as you please. He had been waited upon so long himself, you see, that he kuew how the thing ought to be done. 1 old the other ward room officers about the young feliow’s case, and they, of course, treated him with a little extra con- sideration; but he had to polish our shoes and perform all sorts of other valet-like services for us, all ithe same. “The very next day after we shipped this mess room attendant we got orders to proceed immediately to New York, and ovr mudhook was up and we were on our way the following afiernoon. Before we rad got half way to New York our new ward room attencant was not quite so cheerful), but he kept up 2 brave front and did his work up to the handle. A lands- man is paid $16 a menth, and, in my opin- Jon, a landsman earns that much in a day. “By the time we hauled into New York Larbor the young fellow was a bit depress- ed, as we could all see, and when he went ashore the next day after we dropped an- chor at the Brooklyn navy yard, 1, for one, didn’t expect him to return. He did, though, right on time, too, and went to work. But the next day his very fine-look- ing old father and his very swell-looking middle-aged mother came aboard to see the commanding officers, and then it came out that the lad belonged to one of the oldest and wealthiest families on Manhat- tan Island. No, I won't mention his name, for he has now married and settled down and is doing well. Hard to Get Out. “Of course, the visit aboard, of the boy’s parents had reference to getting him out of the service instantes. That is not so easily done nowadays, though, as it used to be. It almost requires an act of Con- gtess to get an enlisted man out of the service now before his enlistment is up. At the end of his first year in the service ! ! cer of the deck when he came off to “Portrait,” 2 By Jackson. the gallery, is the expressive woman's head, by Murrillo, loaned by Mr. E. L. Morse. It is a wonderfully painted face, and a study of it will be well repaid. A noted portrait by Lawrence is exhibited Ly Mrs. Thomas Dobbins. The story of the Hero, by Munkacsy, is cne of the strong paintings that Knoedler sends from New York. It has the bold characteristics of this great painter, but the figure of the raconteur seems to be a little uncertain in drawing, and there cre many defects that keep it below the art- ist’s best work. When the representative Achenhach and the other picture from Mr. Knoedler, Carl Becker's large figure com- position, have been inspected, the tour around the gallery will have been com- pleted. ————— Empress Elizabeth’s Barker. From the New York Tribune. Empress Elizabeth has at the present moment a sort of polyglot American in her service. He bears the name of Barker, speaks almost every language under the sun ard has taken the place of Professor Christomanos, who for so many years past has attended her majesty in all her wan- gerings fer the purpose of teaching her Greek and conversing with her in that ian- guage. The professor for some reason or other has been dismissed, and Barker nas taken his place as the constant companion of the empress on her interminable pedes- trian expeditions. His duties are, to say the least, peculiar, for throughout the waik, which lasts hours and extends over miles at er exceedingly rapid pace, he has to read almost incessantly to her from the dally papers in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. He trots along beside her with a bundle of twenty-five or thirty news- papers under his arm, keeps up a constant flow of journalistic intelligence, and when he shows signs of being fatigued in one language, is asked to try another. In or- der to prevent stumbling in his precipitous progress, he is forced to keep one eye on the printed sheet and the other on the path, with the resutt that his eyesight is becoming impaired, so that the tenure of his present appointment is not likely to Prove a permanency. ——+«+____ A New Departure in Glassmaking. From the Railway Review. Molten glass has long been molded, igto @ great variety of ware, but the Dlowpipe Griven by air from a man’s lungs has been deemed indispensable for shaping jars and other hollow articles, as well as window glass. A great invention bids fair to de- frive the glassblower of his vocation, just a8 many time-honored craftsmen in the iron trade have found their occupations gone. The first use of the new glassmak- ing machines is in the manufacture of | | aye al i i H wie I Gi 3 Pronounced Ineurable. From the Reptican, Scranton, Penna. A reporter recently learned of a remarkable ex- Perience which happened to Mrs. Foederick Braig of North Wyoming avenue, Scranton, Pa, In the Interview with her, she said: “I suffered for many months with pains fn my Watk and side. I called iw all the physicians whom. J knew: they did all they could for me, but admtted that I could not be cured. None of thith seemed to know just what my aflment was, ond doctored me for different dis- eases, but failed to benefit me. “Instead of getting better T became worse, and Was obliged to leave my work and remain at home. ‘The pains became m md it was not long before 1 was obliged to go to bed, and was unable to leave it for several mouths. 1 wa: weak, and suffered severe pains almost co severe, very in the meanwhile doctoring all the time. “At that time I was staying at the home of my father, Mr. Van Gorden, at G08 Marion street, this city. 1 grew worse steadily, and was almost help lose. “One day a neighbor can of Dr Williams My father was » te see me, and Pink Pills f down to the central part Pale Peop t the city that afternoon, and I asked him to get a Lox of the pills, He brought heme a box that evening, and I began taking them. ‘The first box helped me amd I decided to After takin box I felt x taking thind 1 was able T bad taken the fourth box and felt and be about to my work, T had evtr felt in my life “I worked from as well at time anti Twas married. stop my work the I take 1 take them ax oft vdicaliy, amd I find pills right along not think that it Is nes as Tdtd, but thet 1 well, T feet that 1 fully say that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale haw saved amd Fowe any recovery sent goed health to them. mmplaint is wme that as Well known 1 cannot describe i but common te won They will piways be a be home. I cannot say too 9 if. for to them Tenn say all my hap: the Mood ined, in a . in Dr. Wil Pink Pills for Pale ‘They are also @ specific for troubles pecullar to females, such as suppressions, in ness, They build up slow of Lealth to pal they effect a radical mental worry, weak Mood, and restore ¢ sallow checks. In men ein all cases arising from rwork or excesses of whatever Ba ture. Dr. Williams’ Pink Tite -are sold in boxes (uever in loose bulky at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2 druggists, Williams’ Med- tion never suggested itself to him. didn’t be:ong .o a deserting family We were given a week to, make r and get ready, ard I think this chap’s people must have put in that week pretty busily, considering the amount of fun that ward room attendant had with us on the cruise from New York to &: Francisc9, whicn is the point of this yarn, A Welcome emt. “Well, we got under way, the young fel- low maintaining dy respectfulness of demeanor and doing his work with alae- rity all the time, and our first stop to coal ship was at Pernambuco, Brazil. On the day we arrived at Pernambuco our lands- man put in his name for liberty, and went ashore in the morning. Some of us aft knew some of the Pernambuco people from for- mer cruises, and we went ashore the same day. Who should we see in the drawing room of the very first house we visited, chatting familiarly and languishingly with the girls of the house, but our Nice-shipped ward-room attendant. The head of the house welcomed us with the remark “You perceive we have one of your ship- mates here already! “Of course it was our duty as men to treat this enlisted man of ours as if he were upon the same official plane as our- selves, and of course we did it. But with tho girls of the house we were not ace high compared with the way the tandsman stood with them, and it was tressing. One of my ward-room comp ions took the head of the house, a very wealthy shipping merchant, aside after a time and asked him if he had had former “No former acquaintance, was the ly exhibited, but, all the sam that would make him a w in my home as main here.” “The young man came off to the ship the Same evening and waited on the table with a degree of respectfulness and attention even more pronounced than he had former- ly exhibited but, all the same, all of us asa we detected a humorous gleam in re- all of us icome guest jong as he chose to re- © coaled next at Buenos Ayres. The ward-room attendant with the letters went ashore there, and so did we, accomy this time by the commanding offic commanding officer had the p! afternoon of exchanging the sal the day with our ward-room at the drawing rooms of the most banker in that great city. He was enter- tained with some good stories by the ward- room attendant, end he had to listen to them, too. Had Fine Credentials. “Might I beg to inguire quired the old skipper of the he had a chance, alluding to the pre of the ward room aitendant in the er's room. “Simply,” said the banker, *he is a very charming young man, and th ntiais he bears from my frie K are of a most exceptions commodate me, you of him liberty to remain with m presence of your ship in the harbor? “Most certainly, the captain had to accommod: the banker in this wise, as had, in common with hundreds of offic notable in our service, been the recipient of many court at his hands. But we could sec the skipper gulp a bit at ii. We met our ward room attendant in every house we visited in the city for the week we =e- mained in the harbor. On sailing day, 1 came back, ivoking cheerful, und re the pipeclaying of our white shoe waiting on our iable. But quiet enjoyment in his ey grown keener. “The next coaling port was Pernamby This time our m room boy went asho soon after the anchor was let go, and haud- ed his letters to the American consul. They must have been pretty fine letters, too, for the consul requesied the skipper to permit the young man tv remain ashore at his house over night. The skipper could do nothing else but grant the reque: The next morning the ward room attendant came off to the ship in the steam launch with the consul, id he shared in thie salute of seven guns, which Am-+rican men-of-war give to ship-visiling consuls. The worst of it was, all the men forward, who by this time were aware of the whole business, were grinning very exasperatingly when the ward room boy came oif to the ship with the saluted consul. Social Triumphs. “Well, there is hardly any use in carry- ing the thing through the whole cruise to San Francisco. All the way up the west coast of South America, Central America and Mexico, it was precisely the same as it had been down the east coast. The quantity of impressive letters which that young fellow must have carried in his ditty box was certainly something to wonder at. At Callao he was lionized by the best peo- ple in town. At Valparaiso nothing was too good for him in the swellest villas. He went up to see the cai at Lima a little ahead of us, and when we got there we found the bishop showing him through es Positively, it was humorous. “At San the gle: seemed to have 0.