Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1897, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER’ 14, 1897-16 PAGES. B bs 926, 928 7th, : running through g Ss i # ihe NDABLE STORE."* to 704-706 K st. “THE DEP! best values of the season. good as any waist sold—ana sod fake your choice for......... es ea a dw alo 0 new designs—French cut—-vell I Waist and skirt sale, By a fortunate chance a lot of ladies’ fine waists and skirts % have come to us at a figure that enables us to offer you some vi the There are just 380 of the waists in the first lot—made of fine Scotch plaid, well lined, with couble yoke, and white laundered collar. No merchant ever sold them for less than a dollar before. Take your choice for..... — 250 ladies’, fine cashmere waists, in black, navy and red—hand- somely braid trimmed—-with laundered collar—made as Stylish check skirts, in brown, navy, new blue and black and white effects—all lined—and velvet erally full and wide—in all lengths—the same skirts that are sold in other stores at $1.50—for ................, SE ne silk finished biack brocaded mohair skirts, ined Open evenin gs until Xmas. 924, 926, 928 7th, running through to 704-706 K st. — “THE DEPENDABLE STORE.” regularly at $1.50. bound—made _ lib- 60° in handsome EME Ng NS ed to paying $4 for—-. or. . designs—made in the most stylish —for ..... SMSO Menage cantante ey ce Ladies’ strictly band-sewed button and lace shoes, made of chrome kid, Titan calf, box calf and bright dongola—in opera, square. coin and common-sense toes—with tips of same and patent Joather—a’so French leather dress shoes, with viel kid tops, In the newest shape toes—just such footwear as you have been paying others $4 and $5 for—offered at «$2.98 Ladies’ viet and French kid button and lace shoes, im all the newest styles of toe— and also box calf shoes with cork or plain COS eS Sash dy aang soles, light and ile soles—extension or clos» trinmed—cvery pair wazranted—regn- lar $3 values—for........... ++ -$1.98 =: mer years. for is here. Gloves for every use—out- door—indoor—for rough serv- ice—for dress occasions--for ath- letic sports—for frosty weather wear. Gloves in every conceivable design and material. @ c=] @ S Se 2) @ © 6 & @ @ S i) © S @ S @ & @ @ @ 4 & velvet bound—values which you have been accustom- _————— es Black brocaded silk skirts, in small and medium full and wide—with periec: hang—regular $6.50 values ‘Special shoe values, OBS The Louvr stiffened and $1 manner — cut very $2" } Ladies’ hapd-cewed Juliets, in bigh-cut style for winter wear—well made—and trimmed with patent leather—all sizes and widths—rezular $2.50 values—for......$1.50 Men‘s ha Russian d-sewed house slippers, in goat, if and viel ki -in tan, brown and black—opera cr Everett shapes—lined with soft chamo!s for comfort—a splendid gift—sold elsewhere for $1.75 and $2— Specials from Handsome cologne bottles, with pretty satin ribbon bow—worth 25¢.—for 17c. Fine hard wood polished glove or neck- wear cases—that sell regularly for 35c.— at 19¢, Double size boxes of fine writing paper, 48 sheets, and 48 envelopes to match—in white and tints—for 17c. a box. Ladies’ 2clasp kid gloves, in red, tan, brown, black und white—with embroidered and self backs—for 66c. a pair. The regular 15c. quality of 2-Inch mohair trimming braid—for 7c. a yard. Fine Japanese scroll splashers, hand painted, with 3 pockete—for 5 cents each. 6 to 9 o’clock Wednesday eve. ‘This, Vows; table tambibfs, grith engraved bands—for 2%¢. each. ee Handsomely etched gladd globes—that sell regularly at 3c.—for 19 cents each. Hand-painted ching individual buttere— for 2 cents each. Hf Handsome china salad or dessert saucers @ which cost 10c. to import—for 5 cents each. Fine cut glass salt and, pepper shakers, with quadruple plated tope—for 7 cents each. AR ———— et 120 dozen fine Alaske skirt patterns, in all colore—for 19 cents each, G-foot curtain poles of oak, cherry and ebony, complete with brass fixtures for hanging—all for 14 cents each set. Gifts of art goods. Dainty gifte that have practical use to doubly cecommend them. And as you can- not fail to notice, they're priced very in- expensively: Handsome spachtel bureau scarfs, 54 imebes Jong—in four different patterne— which sell regularly at 50c. at oth stores—for ... Be Behe Pillow shams to match the spachtel scarfs, that are worth a dollar a pair—for 69c. scarfs, 29¢. 72-inch colored damask bureau fringed all around—regular 39c. sort —for .... 2 Stamped momle linen bureau scarfs, fringed at both ends, regular 50. 4, value:—for .. cc Sakts Stamped pillow shams, one yard equare— mate as carefully an you could doit | at home—per pair for. 19¢c. Imported Berlin zephyr, for working gifts, 4 cents a lap. Imported Saxony, for 6 cents a hank. Imported Germantown—for 8 cents a hank, Clark's crochet cotton, in white and col- ors—for 3 cents ball. Best wash embroidery silk—for 3 cents a skein. Gifts of perfumery Oakley's famous perfumery, in large bot- tles and fancy box—in all the favorite odors, such as white violet, violet of Parma and Queen cologne, etc. — per ato 25c. Large 4-ounce bottles of fine per- fume, in dainty box—for 48c. , in ten dif- 25¢. “Sweet Vio- —per cake Oakley's extra fine quality soap—3 cakes In a bo: let” Cashmere Bouquet soap — which double at the druggists—per cake— for costs I2c. j Ribbons for fancy word Gifts of mackintoshes. FS RBNGRBBBIESRRTRE MA GRAMA RAAT AR TORARRAAR ARICA R Gifts of hdkfs. We have an immense stock of Holiday Handkerchiefs—and if you are going to give them we are quite sure you cannot find prices 80 low as ours—and qualities 80 worthful. Men's sne hemstitched handkerchiefe, of Japonette, and we know you cannot tell them from real silk—soft and fine in tex- ture—sold everywhere else at 12%¢.— for. iS Ladies’ Marie Antoinette embroidered-edge handkerchiefs, which you cannot buy elsewhere—for. 1oc. Dainty Swiss embroidered handkerchiefs, with scalloped and lace edge, and Dand-drawn work—take your cholee 54 Children’s fine sheer fancy” border asc handkerchiefs—six in a box—for..... ~~" Men's pure linen hematitched BOs iz in a box—each yo}c, AlLstlk satin Ffbbons for fancy work—in all colors—will be. offered tomorrow like this: J-inch for cents a yard. 1% Inch for 6 cents a sard. 2-Inch Tot 8 cents a yard. 2%-inch for 10 cents a yard. 3-Inch for 12 ceuts @ yard. 3%-Inch taffeta ribbon, plain and moire, for neckties—in all colors—an extra 554 fine quality—per yard—for.. 2i¢. Sensible gifts—sure to please everybody. A complete re of them here to choose from—at prices that are considerably less than others are asking. Ladies’ fine waterproof mackintoshes, in black and navy blue—with Inverness double cape—which ‘you cannot buy else- g where for less than §3.50—for....... $2.49 Ladies’ fine serge mackintoshes, lined with Scotch plaid—double or single cape— regular $6 values—offered as a holl- | day special at.. .. £4.75 Ladies’ fine waterproof sults, with separ- ate skirts and cape—made of the same ma- terial as an ordinary magkintosh, but in the regular dress skirt style—with vel- vet collar cape—regular $7 values ster : 98 $5.50 Mixscs’ Inverness mackintoshes of navy blue serge—well lined with plald— which 8: ly at $4—for.... This Gloves for Ladies: Lambskin, | Unlined { Clasp, Kid, and lined | Button, : e Hook, Dogskin, | with Lace, Castor, . | fleece, Ideal Suede | fur, Fasteners. Q | pexseree Some Mocha, | chamois, Pearl &e., &e. | &e., &e. | Clasp. At all prices, rdnging from 75c. up to $3.50. We furnish handsome gift boxes also. * ’ Misses’ Gloves —in kid and dogskin—75c. to $1.50—button and clasp. A dainty assortment to select the Glove gift from. Remember--you can have any pair of Gloves--tried on and fitted--if they do not exactly fit to the notion of the recipient. Open every evening from now till Christmas. Louvre Glove Co 686026 SEEE9EC89 GSG06000 SOeGee 898600 05990080000 00808 e Glove Co.’s Grand Array of Gloves for Xmas Giving. An unmatchable collection of the finest efforts of the world’s leading Glove designers and makers! eclipses every previous effort--outclasses all the showings of for- Anything and everything a glove weaver could want Washington’s Greatest Glove- ©9 Selling Store. SS @ ] @ year’s assortment Gloves for Men —for riding, driving and for frosty weather wear—for dress occasions and for business serv- ice. You'll find as fine qualities here at from a quarter to a third less than the men’s furnishing shops around town ask. Dogskin, unlined—and French Kid, ranging in Gonto de Suede, prices from Castor, g5c. up to $9. Mocha, Handsomely Reindeer, boxed if Buckskin. you wish so. Lined and BOSOSSS SSS 9OGSS0 $O0S0OSSH900008696 98008 TWO GREAT NUISANCES. Bad Streets in Brookland and Un- clean Back Lots. pleints of the conditions of sub- and roadways are nu- merous, as are those in regard to the back nee. Frem a number received at r office two are selected, one on Se the land: I should like to inquire whether any- bedy within the sacred precincts of your Sanctum sanctorum con inform a suffering and neglected portion of the citizenship of the District of Columbia whether the “powers that be” intend ever to make a Practical move toward rendering life worth living in the region of muck and mire commonly called Brookland, and by a fic- tion of law and fect supposed to be a component part of the home domain of the national government. If our lot were cast in the wilds of the Klondike we could not he more effectually divorced from some of the plainest necessities and concomi- tants of civilized Hfe than is now the case, and our hearts cry out how long, © Lord, how long shall we be compelled to live in the midst of a perennial mud hole? As a plain matter of fact, the Btreets of this otherwise delightful sub- @ivision are and have for weeks been al- most impassable for teams, while for pe- destrianissm our alleged sidewalks have been almost as inviting as the average plowed field during @ rain storm. If noth- ing is to be done to remedy this evil then the Commissioners cr somebody else should establish a quarantine (shotgun or rwise) against the coming hence of ngers, many scores of whom visit the great institutions of learning here located and must necessarily carry home with them to all parts of the Union reports of writes as follows in reference Streets and sidewalks in Brook- the disgust which they must experience at tne sight of existing conditions in this place. Every little while a black wagon, labeled engineer department, D. C., pulls up in this place; several men dismount; one feliow plants a compass and squints through it a few minutes; another, or rather two others, stretch an ominous- looking tape line; pencils and memoran- dum books are prcduced, mysterious en- tries made, and then they “jump into the wagon and all take a ride.” Meanwhile the mud grows deeper and meaner, while we grunt and grumble and—wait. Not to mention other streets equally as abomi- table in conditicn, I may say that Provi- cence strect (I suppose that fs still the name, for they do change the names of cur streets semi-occasionally, as though under any other name they'd smell as sweet) from 12th to 18th is worse then anything I have ever known, even in a cross-roads village cf less than one hun- Gred population. So fearful is the condi- tion of this section of the street that sev- eral teams not by any means heavily laden have stuck fast in its mire within the past week or ten Gays and could not pull out until they had dumped either all or the greater portion of their loads. In- deed, it is not sefe for ordinary light grocery and other delivery wagons to ven- ture into this square for the purpose of making deliveries of household requisites. Now, we Brooklanders are habitually and constitutionally a modest people. We don't want much; in fact, under existing circum- stances, we are rather glad we are living at all. And yet, while we do not “want the earth,” especially in the semi-liquid form which so great a part of it assumes here- abouts, we should like the District authori- ties to at least “recognize our belligerency” and aid us in our apparently hopeless strug- gle against the mud enemy, and thus en- able us to become fitted by degrees for fu- ture “annexation,” or perhaps for “au- tonomy.” As to the back-lot nuisance “Taxpayer” ways: I have been a constant reader of The Evening Star for very many years, with pleasure and profit. I have always noted with satisfaction its non-partisan spirit and bold stand for right and justice to the taxpayers of this beautiful city. I, with many friends and acquaintances discussing the matter, note with pleasure your present stand against the back-Iot nuisance. It is a fact that one can find in most every quarter of the city, back lots that are simply dumping grounds for rubbish and refuse of all kinds, dangerous alike to health and life. Take, for in- stance, a vacant lot on 5th street south- east between C and D, filled with piles of decomposing manure and other refuse. It may be said that this {s not unhealthy at this time of year, but it is a fact that this manure has been accumulating there for the past two months, and that after a rain it emits very offensive odors. This lot is back of many homes fronting on 6th, C and D streets and is most decided- ly objectionable to all. If not unhealthy, it is most unsightly, and would not be tol- erated a moment in any well-governed city. I am told by liverymen and citizens who own houses that they are prevented by a city ordinance from keeping manure on their premises, except they build tight vaults with proper ventilators, but here is this farm yard and refuse nuisance right at our back windows and exposed to the public also as they walk along the street. It is, indeed, a shame that such things should be permitted in this beau- tiful city. I understand that numerous complaints have been le relative to these back-yard nuisances, but that no attention is paid to them. Have we citi- zens and taxpayers no rights? I do not believe that our honorable Commissioners will permit it. I am sure we do not want to ask Congress fcr relief. But the back- yard nuisance should go at once. Keep up the fight and they will go. THE SATURDAY STAR BY MAIL $1.00 PER YEAR. A JUVENILE MARCO POLO. Says He Has Traveled Free All Over the World. Frem the New York Herald. A boy, about fifteen years old, who calls himself “Richard James Vincent, the boy globe trotter,” is in’ Hobokebm,’ seeking free: transportation to Buffalo: In the summer of 1893, he says, he left New York, and has visited almost every country on the earth, during all that time never handling a cent of money. He said that letters of recommendation and autographs which he collected as he traveled made it easy to get first-class transportation without any money what- ever. “It was only in such places as the inte- rior of China,” he said, ‘where I did not understand the language, that I met with trouble. in China I went without a square mee] for five months. On one occasion I called upon u mandarin and was invited to a meat breakfast. “When I had firdshed a hearty meal I gathered up the bones on the dining table to feed my dog, which I always brought with me. To my surprise, the servants in- formed me that I had feasted on my com- panion. They thought that I had brought the dog as a present, and they killed and cooxed him so that I could partake of the feast. “While going through India I hi best time of all. You ought to see how t Bs treated. Nothing was too good for me Maharajahs or kings who govern the dif- ferent sections of the country thought that I was the son of some big ruler of the whites. They could not understand where I came from or my object tn traveling, a0 I let them think what they might. “I got letters of introduction from one maharajah to another, and was given all the coolies I wished to afd me in my trav- els, The maharajahs called the coolies dogs. When I reached the foot of Mount Everest Sourmadromahan Tajor, the Ma- harajah of Darjeeling, gave me the services of eighty-five coolies to climb to the top of the mountain, a feat which I thought I could accompiish, although it is said no one ever got up further than 1,600 feet. “The mount is 29,000 feet above sea level. When I was up 15,000 feet all my coolies deserted me. I continued on until the blood oozed from my ears, nose and under my finger natls, when I was obliged to re- turn. I was up 20,(00 feet, which is higher than any living being was ever known to reach. “Qumarramassar-Malish, the Maharajah of Zenaindoor Bengal, supplied me with eight hundred coolies to go from Couch Bohare through the wilds of Tirehoot to the jungles of Ulvar, a distance of 825 miles. I am through traveling now, and intend to settle down to a quiet life.” The precocious youngster spent most of the day yesterday trying to get a pass over the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad to Buffalo, where he says his friends live. a ANOTHER FREAK COMPLAINT. Protest of an Indignant Pennsyl- vania Letter Writer. Postmaster Generat Gary has received a “freak” letter somewhat out of the ordi-' nary run from a patron of the post office at Chestnut Hill, Phitadetphia. The letter is composed of two sheets pf common card- board paper, and the. letters are made with some sharp instrument, ‘evidently a pin point. They are almost- perfectly. formed, and the work was apparently done with unusual care and precision. The missive is as follows: Consumptive Home, “Chestnut Hill, Pa., Dec. re “To the Postmaster General: To Your Honor: “The postmaster or his assistant at Chestnut Hill putsan additional penny stamp on my letters’ ‘causes the extra cent to be collected frem the receivers. I have been writing in this for more than twelve years and always put a cent stamp on my letters and two-cent stamp for England. I obtained my infy ition at the post office when I first be; to write, end I never had any trouble until I came here on last Oct. About a month ago I lost a letter which I should have received from a lady of Philadelphia. I have lost my letters and letters which I have failed to receive at different times when in Phila. I reported to the postmaster with no effect.: I am tired of it. I hope you will please investigate promptly. Respectfully, ~ i 8. I shall have Speers when I get some one- e it.” The letter is Inclosed tn @ paper eee in town’ It matters little what itis situation ta at Sa AMUSEMENTS. .,G@RAND OPERA.—Never has the Lafay- ‘ette Square Opera House been filled with a more brilliant audience than that which as- sembled last night on the opening of the grand opera season, ‘under the direction of Walter Damrosch and Chas. A. Ellis. Rep- resentatives of every phase of Washing- ton’s cosmopolitan saciety were present. The diplomatic corps and the army and navy were largely in evidence, and there was nearly a quorum of both houses of Congress in the boxes and on the lower floor. It was a society event in that re- spect, and the brilliant costumes of the la- dies, their jewels and their animation made | # scene possible nowhere but in Washing- ton. There is this difference between ‘Washington and New York society at the opera: Here, while society goes to the opera chiefly as a duty, because it is “the thing,” and not to be seen at the opera would be to argue oneself unknown, its members, or most of them, have an appre- ciation and love for music and are willing to listen and enjoy the work of the per- formers white the curtain is up, and don’t interrupt them by loud and irrelevant con- versation. It had been two years since ‘Washington had heard Italian opera, and the lovers of that melodic school had -be- come very anxious to again listen to its sweet strains. This was evident from the fact that the balcony and gallery were crowded to overflowing, and those who were up there were the old lovers of music and the musicians who, though not bur- dened with an abundance of weath, freely Lae out their money on occasions of this The great audience was not demonstrat- ive at first. There were many who were disappointed in not hearing Rossini’s “‘Bar- ber,” and the welcome to Melba, when she made her first appearance as Violetta in Verdi's “La Traviata,” was not over-warm. It was the respectful recognition of an art- ist and not the hearty welcome that would be accorded an old acquaintance. And yet before the first act was over Melba had so dazzled the people by the purity of her tones, her brilliant vocalization and the perfection of her method that the applause became spontaneous and enthusiastic. Af- terward the demonstration of the audience was a tribute to Melba. This great sing- er—undoubtedly the greatest now before the public—seems to have improved since she was last heard here in “Romeo and Juliet.” She is now apparently in the zenith of her glory. Her voice is mature, mellow, resonant; her vocalization marvel- ously fluent and faultless in its accuracy; her precision of attack and her sustain- ing quality wonderfully true and powerful. Melba last night also developed a dra- matic power that was worthy of praise. Her artistic work as an actress was recog- nized as well as her pre-eminence as a singer. Of course the rich vocal embroid- ery of the score was given with the rich- ness of coloring and the sweetness of tone that only Melba’s voice could impart to it, and she gave renewed evidence of her ability as a colorature vocalist. The “Ah Fors e Lui” and “Sempre Libera” were the most brilliant, but in every number, wheth- er solo or concerted, Melba was fully equal to all the requirements and aroused the most enthusiastic plaudits of the au- dience. Next to Melba in point of artistic excel- lence was Campanari, whose rich, virile baritone was heard with splendid effect in the role of Germont. An artist in the full- est sense of the word Campanaris’s work both vocal and dramatic is always satis- fying. His singing of the “Di Provenza” was exquisite and fully, deserved the ap- plause it received. Salignac, as Armand, displayed a voice of good lyric quality and he sang with artistic expression, although he is handicapped by his size and some mannerisms. He is earnest and conscien- tious in his work, and his limitations are those of power. Others in the cast did good work, although there was not much allotted them, and the chorus sang with good volume and effect. The orchestra, Mr. Damrosch’s own organization, was in every way competent and was ably con- ducted by Sig. Bimboni. There should be a word of praise for the effort made by the management to give some stage effect. The scenery wasn’t what it should have been, but it was better than the setting usually given to Italian opera. Tonight “Lohengrin” will be sung in German, and Mr. Damrosch will conduct. COLUMBIA THEATER-—Mr. Roland Reed and the players associated with him Iast night proved to be more than clever performers; they were benefactors. They provided one of the few entertainments that the present season has afforded which did not compel the uuditor to stifle whatever intelligence he might possess in order to be amused. “The Wrong Mr. Wright” is not a lofty attempt. It is farce, pure and simple, but an admirable specimen of its kind. It owes its existence to Mr. Geor: H. Broadhurst, who has proceeded inde- pendently of European sources and evolved his own plot. Therein “The Wrong Mr. Wright” is again a welcome visitor—an as- surance that the public is not to depend wholly upon adaptation. The complications are worked out with ingenuity. The dia- Togue is distinctly humorous, but there is no apparent effort to be funny. The com- edy flows easily from the situations them- selves. The auditor waits in vain for the overturning of sofas, the crash of crock- ery or for some one to swing across the stange on a wire. And the audience did not evince the slightest regret over the ab- sence of these accessories. ‘The excellent work of the company was, of course, an important consideration. Mr. Reed's acquaintance with the play-going public is of long standing. In “The Wrong Mr. Wright” he does creditable service, not only in his own part of the familiar stage old gentleman who is “unbottling the repressed hilarity of years,’ but he brings té prominent attention some people of no- table cleverness. Mr. Bert Coote in his im- personation of a self-admiring, impudent but amiable young nobleman gets far away from conventional lines, and gives a char- acter picture which is the most enjoyable thing of its general sort since “Birdie the Lamb.” Mr. Sheridan Tupper gaye an amusing in- terpretation of the part of a sanctimonious old gentieman, and Mr. Charles 8. Abbey was animated and human in the role of the nephew who is prone to overdraw his al- lowance. The male contingent is excep- tionally strong. Of the ladies, Miss Isadore Rush manages to make the character of a bustling tailor-made female detective lov- able, and Miss Maud White was vivacious and attractive as the maid, who by mas- querading as her mistress wins a titled husband. While comparatively unpreten- tious as a dramatic or literary effort, there are no rough edges in the piece or in its performance. The plot works out to con- clusions which are not commonplace and which are, for all,the purposes of farce, quite logical. The audience was highly amused, and the straightforward and com- petent manner in which “The Wrong Mr. Wright” undertakes to give an equivalent in amusement for the receipts at the box office will doubtless be appreciated. THE NATIONAL.—“Shorc Acres” was the play last night at the National, and Mr. Jas. A. Herne, its author, ap} , as he has so often done before, in the charac- ter of Nathaniel Berry. It is hardly neces- gary to go into any details concerning this rare bit of nature dropped into a world of artifictality. For a number of years it has come among us and gone out among oth- ers, bringing with it and taking with it the beautiful -homeliness «nd the wonderful touch that makes the whole world kin, un- til it has become a dramatic benefaction.. It is not laid upon new lines, nor does it seek for effect in peculfar contrasts of startling presentments, but taking the plain, every- day human heart, and no greater one either than ts said to beat in the bosom of the down-east Yankee, it grows into a beauti- ful picture of love and sacrifice, with only the tears that must come to make the bleom of life sweeter and brighter from such watering. No man or woman who has ever known the kindly touch of nature’s hand or felt the simpler sentiments of the soul can see “Shore Acres” unmoved. Mr. Herne’s excellent company has undergone few changes of person, and well worthy of mention are My. Robert Fisher, as Martin Berry; Mr. Jas. T. Galloway, as Joe: Gates; Grace Gaylor Clark, as Ann Berry; Mattie St. John, as Perley, the hired girl, and the two tiny tots, Edith Talliaferro and Gilad: Crolins. Miss Julia Herne, the author's daughter, will make her appearance to- morrow evening in the part of Helen Ber- ry, prettily played last night by Miss Mar- fon Cullen. ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—The “Two Little Vagrants” met with a most flattering re- Candies—a grand display of every conceivable sort at 19¢. Ib. Sunday schools and churches supplied at prices underquoting any confectioner in town! Put up tn 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5b. boxes. The chances presented at the recognized shopping center—are greater and grander than ever. prices precluding the possibilities of competition. Everything suit- able and sensible for giving awaits you. Holiday H’d’k’ts. lar annual advance sale Cet In this “s uale there ts greater assortments—greater values— and greater incentives for early busing—than “2 5° Q* A Hosiery Sale. 300 dozen White Hemstitched Hand-embroidery All-initial Hand- kervhiefe—in the regular worth 10c.—special at. 50 dozen Ladies’ Pure Linen Sea Handxerchiefs = + 1 an me—sold regulal ly at 12%. ay Taffeta and Fest Black 1. Hose, in Rembrandt and Riche- lieu rib—double sole, heel and toe—these are regular 4c. qual- ities—at........ 5 Ladies’ Scotch Plata, Top and Vertical St bed Hose, In fine French regularly sold at ‘8c. clal holiday offer at.... Ladies’ Fancy Silk Shirts, the 75¢. grades, to go for......49¢. Fancy Silk Shirts—low necks and sleeveless —in pink, sky, luvender, cream and white. The book buyers are flocking to this book store, And the reasons not hard to understand. Buying in quanti- ties and getting the concessions that big buying commands—en- ables us to offer you books at the handsomest of money saving Pe ee se i ee ss es te ts se ee te sehen et prices. Anything and every- thing good in books. Dickens’ “Child's History ziand,”” 410 “Swiss: 18% Soden ttetee tedden opr det Ypres. ‘¥ Tales, yk entures of Fat fiers and Travelers,” h B00 pages. 100. other titles, Bourd in cloth and == gold stamped! S| Rand, McNally & Co."s Popn- 4 jar aan of the orld Laps of each state and es Provinces of Ca 39 id tinents and th z Regular § Sees tion, for Set 4 Set Sogeesetetenteted Fairy Tale Bocks—stiff covers. Youths’ Own Book and others. y Storles and others 64 page 3 A, B, C Books, Young Folks’ History of States—colored pictures........ Young Folks’ American Revolution. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Great American Circus. Great American Menagerie Stitt backs—every page a colored picture. Books for Boys. 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Misses Mildred Holland and Eoith Fassett, the two little vagrants, did bighly creditable work and proved great favorites with the audience. As the tough ycung burglar, who regretted: that at the age of sixteen he must eliminate murder trom bis repertory of crime because of the age limit to the guillotine laws, Mr. Pen- dergast_ was exceptionally good. It seemai mcet a pity that under the revised version Fe is not allowed to kill somebody. Those in the strongly emotional parts were fairly gcod, and altogether the play will prove is strong a drawing card at the Academy as it was formerly at the Lafayette. 7 GRAND OPERA HOUSE.—The regular patrons of the Grand Opera House were given a dramatic treat. last night, when Managers Kernan and Rife presented for the first time in their house Joseph Arthur’s melodrama, “The Cherry Pickers.” The play was given in this city last sea- son and scored a hit on account of its original setting, the interesting plot, the realistic and elaborate scenery and an ex- ceptionally fine company of actors. All this praise holds good this season, and a very large audience was almost continuous- ly applauding the fine points of the play or the meritorious acting of the different members of the company. Robert ‘. Haines as the half-caste carried his audi- ence with him from the start through his energetic and conscientious portrayal of the impetuous hero. Ralph Delmore was out of his element as the villain, heroic parts being his rightful heritage, but his acting was on the usual strong lines as of yore. Jennie Satterlee, as the talking, well- to-do Irish widow, was irresi Ela- nore Browning, the heroine; Gertrude Dawes, the ingenue; Nat Jones, the low comedian; Ferguson in a character bit, and the remainder of the cast were all strong in their parts and contributed in a marked degree toward the successful presentation of the play. KERNAN’'S LYCEUM THEATER.—Van- ity Fair is the attraction at Kernan’s this week. It is a vaudeville show which prom- ises great’ things’ if point of popularity from the lovers of variety. “The Outing of the Lambs” opens the performance, and is well adapted for the introduction. The Sis- ters Mahr, in acrobatic_and grotesque dances, proved a novelty. The Western Sis- ters and Marion and Vedder were als clever i their respective contributions. A high-class acrobatic act is presented by Newell and Shevett, which borders on the marvelous. This is especially so of the daring leaps and dives. After the vaude- ville comes _s mirth-provoking afterplece, entitled, “That Man From Ireland.” Un- like the large majority of such acts, the farce is really funny and brings into prom- inence that prince of fun makers, John W. Jess. “ROSEDALE” BY AMATEURS.—Tomor- nigh’ e Carroll Institute Dramatic Fey, wilt present “Rosedale” iat the Latay- juare Opera House. e cast rane Mr. Ed. Walsh, whose David Gar- rick ‘is so pleasantly remembered; Miss Nora Cocker, Miss Irwin, Mrs. Florence Leach, the mother of Percy Leach, who er reappearance in amateur the- ~ $500 BRADBURY UPRIGHT, $345. Terms to Suit. 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Manager. it a nor, always a good comedian, and others, who will all well sustain their parts. The piece will be handsomely staged and all the details in this respect will be looked after by Mr. Wm. 8. McCarthy. The National Rifles, in full uniform, will pear in the ballroom scene in~the last act, together with a bevy of pretty girls. TRINITY PARISH HALL—“Sst. Paul, His Life and Travels,” will be the subject of an illustrated lecture tonight by Rev. Walliams, in ity sarish ind Indiana avenue north-