Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 23, 1892, Page 17

NST— | PART THREE. TWENTY WHAT RUSSIANS EAT Queer Dises and Drinks Peculiar and Ocmmon to the Land of the (zar SOUPS, SERVED WITH ICE AND SOUR CREAM At Rustian Restaurants the Diner Selects His Figh All Alive and Swimming, MARKETS OF MOSCOW AND PETERSBURG Wonders of Wintar Markets Where Frezon Feods of All Varieties are Vended. Are Inveterate Spendthrifts—Young tes of the Citles Spend Fortunes i Dinners—Now the Lower Clusses Live ECOND YEAR. | Russinn wine and 1 —The Cigarette Habit Universal, Moscow, Oct. 8.—[Speciul Correspondence of & Ber—l am stopping in the Sluvianski Bazoar bere in Moscow. it 1s one of the biggest hotels in tho world, and though this is & luud of famine 1 bave never lived so well as ] bave in Russia. Toe IRussiaus eat us much us any other people on tho face of the globe. Their meals ure vig ones and they are always nibbling between them. The hotels of this ciy and St Petersburg aro among the largest i the world, The hotel de Europe of the latter city hus many bundred rooms and you lose yourself again and agmn in wandering through them, This botel at Moscow must cover fiveacres, and vou can feed a thousund peoble in its restaurant ue one time, The restaurants of these Russian hotels have scparate cashiers from thte roomiug parts of the hotel and you pay for your meals when you get them, You can got a very fair dinner bere for 75 cents, and L had for this amount today a soup, a roast, some fish,some game and a dossert. This meal was served under a great dome and my table was next 10 a marble fountain in which fish were swimming. When 1 orderod my fish I stepped up to the iouatamn and pointed out the lish I wanted to the white gowned waiter, and he took a uet and dipped it out and sent it o tho kitchon. It was a sterlet, which is ono of the finest fishes of Russia, and within ten minutes after the waiter had caught 1t 1 found it sizziing on a plate beforo w I take my dinners and my lunctes in the restauraut, as is the Russian custom, and my breakiast is always served in my room. I have this when [ get up, and it consists of tea or coffec with bread and butter ard nothig more. If I order teu the waiter brings it in a tumbler instead of a cup, and have adopted the RRussian method ol drink mg 1t with & bit of lsmon in the place of milk, This vreakfast I pay for with my room, and I am expected to give my waite from 50 cents to §1 when 1 leave for having served it to we. Hotel Conventences and Inconveniences, Tho servants of a Kussian hotel are gener- ally men. They have a livery, and ths por- ters and the messengers go ubout with curl- ously shapea caps on thoir heads and their pauntaloons stuffed in their boots. Tne featners in their caps indicate their different ranks and they ail wear long coats, which i eome guses are betted in at the waist. The portier of the hotel, who is the interpreter and head of the information bureau, is dressed as gorgeously as a drum major, and bis coat always sparkles with gold lace, You alw fina him abouv tho door of a Lotel, and the hotels here huve uo oflicos nor lobbics siich 8s we have. ‘T'ierc arc uo cigor stands, news depots and telegra ves inected with the botel, and the bureau or o counting room of an establishment like Ahis makes you thiuk of that of a wercantile nouse. I'ie bookkeepers work behind gluss partitions ana they keep a large sev of books, They do their counting with buttons strung on wires, just as the Chiueso do, and this means of calculation is found in every busi- ness bouso in Russia, In frout of this hotel there aro always about fifty droschskymen and the moment Jou goout theso drive up to the curbstono and besiege you to ride. L'tey jabber at you in Russlan und continue to do so until you have taken oue of them. ‘The roows of the hotels are very comfortable and you will find fiver flcors in the hotels bere thun unywhere in tne world. They ave iulaia and beauti- fully waxed aud I have yet 1o find a hotel tloo in which I could nov have seen myself, “ho chief objecuon 1 find is the lack of baths, ‘I'hero ure few bath roems connected with the hotels and the Kussian usually tukes bis boath outside wtthe public Lath house where he can be steamed, boiled and rubbed down. Thero isaluck of water in the hotel rooms und the Russian washstand is @ thingof itself. Itisa sortof a box- shaped ariiclo with a busin in the top aad a reservolr runuing up at the back into which the water is poureda by the .servuuts, Out 0f this rescrvolr there'is o brass pipo to let the water into the basin, 1t was u long tino beforo 1 could fina bow to turn the watcr into this pipe. There was no cock aud Lo serow, but 1 finally found a hittle pedal at the foot of the washstand and by putling my foct upon this found that tho water spurted out iuto the basin, 1t stopped flow- lowever, a8 soon as I took my foot off aud the vesult wus that1 used but little water, The Russians do vot til a basin full of waler aud wush init. They catch the water as it fulls from the spigos aud rub it over tueir faces, then get another spurt of a bandful orso and use it in the same way and go bn thus until they bave tinlsned their toilet. A hall pint of water Is thus enough for the Russian fuce washing, Dishies of & Russian Dinner. A Russian dinper is rather a curious affair and @ swell dinner lasts for bours, T'be frst thing yeu take is an appetizer, and this cou- #ists of voaks, & Russian uvran together WIth such relishes as caviuve, raw' berring, smoked sulmon, raw smoked goose, radisies, butter and cheese, U'his layout is on a coun: ter at oune end of a resiaurant and you usuully stund up to eat it before taking your scat at tho tablo for the regular ainuer. 'l'lm_\lR},[rtn of the diuneris soup, and a Alski of' RRUL&Lun soup 1s & diner itself. The most popular, perbups, is known as ctehee, whieh is wade of cavbage ana beef, and in in the miost of each plate of which a big chuuk of beef tloats. Nour creaw is often sdded to the soup und you get & gravy dish of ercaw for a kind of a sauco at the first of every dinuer. The cold soups are wmuch Jiked by the Russians und I crdered one to- day without krowing what it w, 1t bada ercainy color, but there was in the center ol it a piece of ico aa big as wy fist and (hore were pieces of cucumber, berviug and weat floatlig around in it. 1 tasted it and it made me think of boiled beer served with ice, and the tuste was cnough. Some of the soups were very good and one order for soup is always ouough for two, The fish that I tind uere are excellent und (lmre i & dish colled sohauka made of fish nd caboage wbich is not av all bad. FAuotber is 4 sucking pig boled and served cold, and woother favorite dish s roast muttou stuffed with buckwheat. ‘The Russiaus have excellent meats uud you will gol s good beet und mutton here'us suy- whero lu the world. The bputter is invari- ably £0od and some of thal which I have had 18 50 sweet that I cau eat it Mko oheess. It 15 never aslted wnd it1s served i great loaves, tho guest oulting off as much as he "THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. wishes, 1have drunka great deal of the find thut the wines of | the Crimea and the Caucasus are very good. The champague of the Idon is a little sweeter than “Mumm's Extra Dre” and some of the wines of the Crimea tus e liko cider. I do not like the Russian beer known s KVAs, bt tho tea 1s good overy where and the ussian takes o glass every hour or so, and merchasts do all their business over tea. Tho peasunts who bring things hero to Moscow to sell never make a barguin excepy at tho Traktirs and you will find the sumova and the tea glass every where Living of Rich and Poor. The better class of Russians live very ex- travagantly. ‘They spare uothing ou’their tables and they are fond of giving blg din- ners, It is not uncommon for a whole sheep 10 be brought on the table at such dinners, and imported wines flow like water. They are very fond of flowers, and there was u amner piven at St. Petersbure not long ago at which raro orcnids adornea the bourd aud at which the fowers cost more than $10,000. At some dinners given by young men tue host expects 1o pay for il the dumage \hat may be cuused by the young fellows when they are drunk after the feast, and there have cen dinners here in Moscow which have small fortuno, ill, at the better class of restaurants you can get o very cood meul at reasoniblo rates, and | got an excellent dinner last night at | their thy Krmitage restauraot for $1.50, or for 2.50 including my bottle of wiue. It was served by a buy in a white upron and white clothes, and while I ate 1t an Lnmense oryan plaved automatically, This organ was as larie as that of a good sized church und the cylinders which were put into 1t in the changing of the music were us big around as astovepipe, It played all sorts of tunes and it was, | think, run by steam. 1 went 1nto the Kitchens of this restaurant and I found them cleaner than any kitchen I have ever seen in America. The meats and vegetubles were kept upon 1ce and the soups were cooked in greal caldrous, each big encugh to boil a sheep. R ‘L'ne lower classes of Russia live on what would kill the American laborer, Their diet is made up of rour bread and cabbage soup, and they are slways eating green cucumbers, Ltce the cuznmbers sold from the corners of wany streets and they are used in all sorts of wars, ‘Tlic favorite way of serving them uv the hotel tubies is just as they come from the vine, without being pared or cut, and you are expe:ted to dress them to suit yoursel. I'he peasants eut but few veéletables. They know nothing about raisiug vegetables wnd tho only urticles of this Kind thut they use 10 any exient are potatoes und tureips. 1tave seen a good muny peasant families at dinuer. They use neither plates nor knives uor forks, aud a fair sot of table fur- niture for u Russian family 1sa wooden bowl fur soup and a dozen largo woodcu lable spoons, which the aifferent members of the family stick into the common bowl of soup and, belping themselves, thus carry the ico cold or steaming hot liquid into their mouths. They have milk ond eggs, but littie meat, and tkeyv do not seem to care for much more thun bread and cabbage, ‘The S'av s a Clgarette ¥ Lvery one who can afford it smokes in Russiu. (o ttes are used more tban cigu's and o very few pipes. Toe cigurcties are shorte than ours, out t 10- is kooa and is often All tobaceo pays a © bought on To ot a cigar you brought from bigh revenue sigut and not bave to get a smell. whol box, and the boxes are sold with glass tops through which yo cau see the cigar. but as thoy are pusted shut with a reveaue stamp you cannot handle Theso boxes aro of all sizes, and in ordering a cigar ut dinper you will huve one cigar brought to vou i i littie gloss box aud a fairly good cigar will cost you 40 cents, You will f: better if you smoke uig ettes, nud you must not be surprised if there aro any ladies at the table to see them smoke, too. Neariy all Russian women smoke cigal cuies, una it isnot thought out of place 10 506 0 woman here with a cigurette in_ her mouth. ‘'hero is some suuting done in Kus- i, aud thouwi there aro no tobacco chew cra here the Russians are, Lk the Amer caws, & nation of spitters. You find spit toons in every room, uind the Lussin spit- toor 15 & brass or wooden box filled with sand, 1 visited some of the Russian markets here the other day, and they have many features whih coulu e adopted with profit by us. £ish are sold alive, nnd the only dead oucs aro the dried_ones. 'Ihey aro kept in stone vats of running water, and the bshwire wiil nd with a4 dczen of these marble vats nbout ber, cach fillea with different kinds of fish, Russia hins some of the greatest fisherics of the world, Millions upon wiliions of dol lars worth of £sh are taken every yeur from the Volga the Caspian and the” Black seus and ali the ca iure of the world comes from nere. You see this caviare sold in cans aud tubs in the markets. It looks like bird shot sprivkled with salt water und 1t is made up of tue exs of the sturgeon, which are kules for this purpose. It brings Ligh prices even in Russia aud is best when it 1s fresh, In fact, 1tussians say that caviare should not be more than amonth old to be good and that YOU cannol got £ood caviare farther away Trom the Volga than Moscow. ‘'he meat of the sturgeon, after the caviare has been mado from the ezgs, is salted und sold. You can buy it here for about 10 cents per pound, and all'sorts of dried fish are caten by the acople. They are shipped in great crates over tho country and they form a creat vart of the dict of the veasant. ‘The con- suintion of lish is iucreased by the numer- ous Russian fasts, during which the people cannot cut mewt and wust conlino themselves Wonders of the Winter Markets. The queerest markets .of Russia are those of the winter, when sl £orts of meat und fish are sold in « frozen state, Tho Russian winter is 50 cold that these fish are eaugnt at the beginning of it, ara placed in vats aua are sold {0 bloeks to suit the customers, 4he deaters buy them by the 1ons aud store them mway for (hew retail customers of the winter. Beci, mutton and poultry are frozen the same way and o butclier cun lay-in auring Octover his full supply ot meats for the nextsix months, ‘Iho meats aro frozen so bara thut & knifo cannot eut them, and it is necessary tosuw thew up or cut’ them with an ax, Sphioters of irczen meat 1y about over the market and chiliren aud beggars collect these and take them bowe to their families, L'iere are muuy curious things sold in the murkets heie, and you can buy cels and snukes und chicken ‘legs, Lamby' feet are sold us o great dainty and calves’ feet ave vought for soup boues, Amorg tho oils which are used by the peasants for salads and cooking is sunflower oil, and oue of the great industries of ts country is sunflower raising. The peasants cat sunflower seeds in great quantities und they nibble at them and chew unon thew s we do peavuts. You can burdly find & wan who has not some susflower sceds it uis pockels and everywhere you go you see women with baskets of these black aud ay seeds for sale. They taste very much Like pumpkin seeds aud tho peasants oat them ut their gatherings just as the Chinese do wutermelot seeds at the theater, A vast deal of bLusiuess is done hero in Russia LY peddling. On mauy of the busi- 4085 streets of Moscow there are long lines of goeu air stauds avd bareneaded Russian wen wnd frowzy-headed women sell fruit, vegetables and kuickkoucks under the bluze of the Lot sun, € There is an immense business dono in litve Looths and tue so-called thieves' market is & tixed iustutution of every Russian eny, This name bas come largely frow: the guides ana there 15 1o doubt thal mauy of the articles sold are stolen. The truth, however, 1s that thesa markets are second hand markets and thut wany of the fine articles which these Jdews aud ltussian second hand dealers sell have cowe to them in @ legitimate way. St Pelersburg’s Second Hand Market, This second band market i St. Peters- by covers nearly @ whole block. The building which coustitutes it is eut up in ail sorts of augles by uicades, and you go tnrough rarcow aisles out upon which look little celis packed full of second hand goous and presidea over by huralookivg women and villainous men, It is said that one's Pocketbook is not at all sefein this quarter aud that a stranger ought not to go through itaione. 1 hsd @ guide with we, and though the crowd wus ralker nolsy and sowewhat OMAHA, impudent in their requests that I should buy of them, | saw notulng very dangerous or terrible. In some of these shops you will find tho finest of silver plate, 'There are bushels of watctes and old rugs which are slmost worsh their weight in gold. The dealers, however, thoroughly appreciate the value ot goods, and real burgains are scarce. Much of tho stuff 15 said to be brought to the rket by servants, und now and then you can pick up u piece of bric-a-brac or plate that has been stolen from one of the palace: Russia has a system of pawubrokiug uud e pawa shops are connested with the eov- crament. The money 15 loaned upon pledged erticles at a fixed rate ana all pledgos which are not redvemed are sold at auction. This kes away a great deel of the pawning from the Jews and the result is that you sce few pawnbroking shops with the golden balls ubove them nere. The Jews, however, lend a great deal of money on morteages aud the cliief ovjertion io them on the partof the Russiuns is that shortiy after a Jow setties in a peasant village he 1s found to possess o mortgage on every piece of valuable property in the vitlag The Russiuns thomselves live from hand to mouth and buth peasauts und nobles spend their money us fast as they make it ‘They are great borrowers and ure wonder- fully improvideut. The vesultis that tho thrifty Jew has no trouble in getting away with them and this is largely the reason that the czar and his goverument are anxious to getrid of him. There isalaw in Russia thut any Jew can be sent back lo the place of his nativity if he moves thence without the permission of the government, and this is what is being aone with the Jews who have emigrated frcm ono part of Russia to the other. Many of the Jews, however, vrefer in moving to leave the country and it is from these wo are gettinga large number of our so-culled expelied Jews, FANK G CARPENTER. [ ——— ON ARLINGION MEIGHTS, Washington Post. The latest bit. from the pen of Mr. Walter Kittridge, author of *‘Tenting on the Ola Camp Grouna,” is the following poem en- titled “Arhugton Heights The old eawnp ground is silent now, Al hushed the martial treads e nizht winds cannot sooth the brow, Ponivht' they will not Ab, Loys, tho cumps are st The butiic's wnt the 18 silent on the hitl, The s umbering de Pheir eamp fire Those lone.y trees are weepin s, Lhose boys huve left the route Those dtt.e headstones there Pell such a mourafui tale, the womien fuir Join in the mournful wall, d lie sleeping, Lot ecp on, my comrades, glory 1d story d shalleave 1S nest, sinzers warblo Alove the lonely uruve ) tell of wur and trouble, Of boys 80 true and brave, You will not mareh againg God bless your rest tonighty Your sutferin £ and p Huve o othed vour o call is ended 1he bugie notes are still, Your country is defended, Lis sllent on the hil s b CONNUBLALITL 10 white, In many cases it 1s better 1o have loved and lost than it would buve been to have won. One inducement to old maids to be good is the cheerful thought that matches, if the proverb Lells tho truth, are made in heaven, The Groow (very wealthy)—Why did you mwarry an ovdinary chap like mef The Bride—I haven’t tho slightest idea; mamma munuged the whole affuir. No matter how modest and unassuming a young woman is, it is not dificult for ayoung man to persuado her that she is an angel, if he only goes about it in the proper way. It doesn’t take u loxge amount of bramns to cot engaged to four sum i er zirls at once, but in order to keep engaged to four at once and have tho whole quintet forever happy a fivst-class quality of genius is required. The i islunders Lelievo that if a man dies unmarriea his soul is doomed to wander about thorough the endless ages of cternity in an intermediate region between neaven and bades, It certainly deserves to, whether 1t dous or not. Avrabam Hitchcoew, 83 vears old, a wealthy resident of Newi N. J., who tives at Believille and Third avenue, has ed the neighoorbood by marryis un, Who is Just fifty-one years his junior. Charies A. White, who claims to be special respondent for the London Illustratea ews, Is a prisoner in police headquarters in New York, charged with the larceny of § (00 from his wife, whom he agreed to marry for the sum of §100,000, A notablo wedditg to take plase on No- vemger 12t *Louzimongh,” the country sent at Mount Wushington. Md., of Mr, and Mrs.George I, Patterson, will be that of their duuglter, Miss Lillan_Mary Pattersoa, and Mr. Clement Herbert Betts. A lavge number of cgrds are out in Now York, Philadelphia and_Boston for the wed- ding 'of Miss Grace Wilkins, daugnter of Mrs, Isabelle Wilkins, and Dr. Ancrew Porter Biddle of Detroit. The ceremony will take place Thursday next at Longwood, Mass Tha Vengagement is announced of Miss Roxe Postletnwait Perkins, daughter of Dr. Maurice Perkius of Union ‘coliege, Scuence- tady, 10 Mr. Baward Lyverett Hale, vrofessor of philology and Euglish in tho Stuto uni- versity of lowa and son of Dr, Edwurd Everett Hale of Boston, ‘Ihe cngagement has recently been mo- vounced of Mmo. von Dombrowssi, who will be remembered us Miss Lily Griswold, daughter of the lato (idorge Griswola of New York, to Baron von Sterueck of Austria, I'ne baron is uattached 19 tho legation au Dresden and is said 1o be {ie possessor of a large fortune. Miss Piypp—Yes, Mamie Blder is married atlast. Tne poor thing wus over 20, and nov tall good lecking. Sho bas no morey, ana never bad au offer before, so she suuppéed up the fivst man that came along, Mrs, Caz- loy—Are you sure she never had an offer be- forc: Miss Fiypp—Of course [ am, Who should know if I'don’'t! Why, I'm ner dear- est fricad! One of the uoted New York matrimonial events 1o como will be the wedding of Miss Meta Mackay, whois a very pretty girl, and Mr. George ‘D, Morgan, o grandson of the late Mr. Junius S, Morgan, aud a nephew of Mr. J. Pierpont Morgen. ‘The flanceo is a ni.ce of Colonel Richard Tilden Auchmuty, 50 widely known us & pbilanthiropist, and who retains his old residence iu University Place, Ola leman—Do you thmk, sir, that you are able to give my daughier all tho luxuries to which she bas baen uceustomea ! uitor (a pra a1 man)—\Well, .you, have been paying for her board and clothes and 1 have been paying for concerts, theaters, operas and so on. No: I'li pay for'the board und clothes, and if you foot the emusement bills 1 don’t think she'l! miss anytniog. This is said to be o bridesmaid season, for lurge weading processions are to bo the rule, Atbome weddings and those celebrated at churches in the evemng bridesmaids will wear demi-lrain dresses of silk, cbiffon or other elavorate material. Tulld veils will accasionally be worn, but the latest fad is the Jarge Gainsborough hats, At morming weddings bridesmuids will wear gowus of walking lengih, aud these may be trimmed with fur, jeweled trimmings or Russian em- broidered passementerie, according 1o tusta; but big sleeves, large bouquets und enormous bats ure quite compulsory, eveu for the swallest young women, e ——— ‘The evrol'ment of student® at the Univer- sity of Wiscousin 1s lurger than ever before, over 1,000 being reported from ull departe wents and over 100 more than at the same time last year. There is a notavle increase in the department of mechanics and engin- coriog, especially in the divection of electri- cal science. e — ‘The gold match boxes with enamel centers and insignia of sportivg clubs iuscrived tuereon seem 1o iudicate that there are plenty of rich men as buyers, WITH THE OMAHA MUSICIANS Plens of ths Various Taneful O:guniza- tions for the Winter's Work, SOME SPLENDID ~ CONGE \TS IN VIEW Scharwenka is Promisedt, Uessolberg 18 Here, Maretzek is Coming wnd the [l A1 Clubs are Prep Any of cing to Outdo Thelr Former Efforts, With the approach of the ides ot Novem- y Lhe aaveut of Jack Frost and the long winter evenings preparations are being made for somo delightful hours awoug the music-loving public of Omaba, and although still a trifie carly in the season euougn con- certs, recitals and musicales are ulready on the program to insure, @ven wers no others added, a scason of heretofore unsurpassed enjoyment to the musically inchired. With the comiug to thls city during the past summer of & number of artists of note 1n the several depart- ments of music the muse has uLecn been given an impetus that bids fair to mako the winter season here a notavle one. Last winter's concerts were attended not only by large wudiences, but by the elite, and it” be- came ut once evident that Omahw possessed oot only & music-loving public, but one eriti- cal enough to distinguish between the good, bud and indifferent. During the several months to come between now and the return of May blossoms, Schurwenka 18 promised, Bugene Hessolberg 1s heve, the Apollo promises something entirely new, aud the various couservatories will exert themseives more than ever tosatisfy the demaud for music of & higher and more classic order than heretofore. An effort is being made to bring the Bernard-Listewann Concert com- puny here, Max Maretzek will direct an operaticfestival to occur next month and the Omana School of Music will preseut with amateur and professional talent 8 num- bet of operas. Altogether the outlook is de- cldediy pleasant to contemplute. ¥ With tho begining of its sixtn year tho Apollo club renews its lease of hfe with o promise of greater vigor and more finished work than has heretoforo mavked the milestoues in that excellent orgaui- zation’s existence. The Apollo, with about 140 voices in grand chorus, is prob- ably the best organization ol its kind in the state. 'Tho ladies’ auxiliary chorus added about a year ago has done much to add to the effective work. Tbo program of the club as originally planued for this sc. son’s work inciuded three concerts, Novein- ber 17, February 20 and May 4. Whilo the concerts are given for aubscribers only the plan wiil admit ot audiences numbering us ligh as 1,500. On November 17 Gade's “Crusaders’’ is to be given at Boyd's. The bulance of the program includes u concert of miscellaneous numbers on Iebru; Hayaw’s “Creation’” Nay 4, and extremely probable the last two con- certs will mot bs given in view of negotiations under way, whereby the club may participate in the musical festival to be neld ducing the World's fair at icago. Should the club accept the invitation which has been extended to it 1t will sing the music to be rendered at the fair atthe last two concerts. In this manner they will fumiliarizo themselves with their next sum- mer’s work, It was the intention, should the program as originally arranged bo car- ried out, to have some eutside talent partici pate, Charles A, Knove.nf Chicigo will take tho leading tenor-roles ou-tho 17th, and on effort is being made to have Miss Bertha Bayhes, soprano, of New York. appear at the later concelts, together with Mr, L. B. Copeland, basso. \Whother this arrangement will be foliowed dopends cutirely on the club's dizposition of thefinvitation they have received. Yiveeks n new musical organizution bas sprung into life, an avowed vival of the Apollo. ILi8 knownus the Omana Choral society and will be divected by 1rof. Joseph Gahm, ‘The soeiety beld & Dusiness meeting Thursday night and the propo WorK of the organization wes discussed. 1tis the intention to enier the field with works of lesser note than thoso attempted by the Apolio—cortmmly a move in the proper di. rection, The society dughtto be a success, judging from its mem:bership list, which 1 Cludes several of Omubi’s prominent mu inns. i The Ladies Musical society will rasume its membership concerts unext week after a sumuwet's idleness, presenting a program of 8010 aud chorus numbers, Being the oldest musical orenuization in the eity, tho socioty bas perhaps the most exclusive tollowiny among the “490" than any in the city. The wiuter's program is not- completed, but with the guaranly of the pasttlc future prom- ises somethivg enjoyaole, Within the past tw T Among the conservatories, the opening of tho fall and winter terms, wbleh occusred last month, augurs well for a number of recitals by the pupils and faculty during the season. At the Omaha conservatory a n tial program of recitals has-been arranged, umoug the first o be given, to be assisted by Dr. Charles Bactens, leader of the Stryk Iin Blas Lust, and the orchesira, a feature of more than passing note. Later in the vear, at subsequent, recitals, an innovation will ve attempted, that of introducing the advanced pupils of the elocutionary depart- ment n the prograw. In December L. C. Elson hus been secured to deliver a lecture before the couservatory on musical topics, During the winter a récital, to bo taken part in by & number of Prof, Kronverg’s pupils from Kansas City, 1s to bo given, and there is n prospect of & concert to be yiven under the wuspices of the conservatory by ihe Bernurd-Listemany company and tue oldcr pupils, At Prof. Torrens’ s series of pupil and fa recitals begins October 27, 4 mixed progran to be presented, Later iu the season professional talent will assist. ‘The school, wow in its second ycar, will 5000 occupy UEW usd more commodions quarters In the new ouilding adjoining the American National bank on Dodge straet. A featare of the branehes added this year is an operatic department, and 1t is proposed a3 5000 88 the class in the study of operatic musie is sufticiently advanced to present with amateur talent of this city several operas under the auspices of the school. An crehestral departient is to bo added under the direction of Mr, ll:xrl Butler, of music the oy A series of subscription operas by Max Maretzek and his compauy are 1o be given the week beginning November 7. The reper- toiro includes “Fuust,” “Trovatore” und i While there is an indication that it may prove a financial success, the venture 15 not one culculated 1o inspire auy lofiy hopes of at wealth 10 the promoters, To mukea “jump’—as it 13 known in theatrical parlance—from New York to Omaha in oraer to give a few concerts 18 @ venture that few would care to undertake. Agsin, Muretzek, while in his prime /undoubtedly a bril- liant piacist end director, is now along iu the 8Os ana has many younger aud equally wood Fivals iu this copngry. & The Musical union, under the leadership of Haus Albcrt, are tg give a bara concert 1n January, and arrangements are now being madeto give monthly grehestral coucerts during the winter underairection of August Robrs. The military waud conceris ure to be given at frequent antervals during the scason, A testimouial concertds to be g ven Miss Carrie Peunock at Boyd's new theater Wednesday evening, -t which some promi- nent talent is o appear. Miss Pennock will be astisted by Mrs. Henry D. Estabrook, contralio; Jules Lumbard, basso; Captain Kinzie, teuor; Burt Butler, viohnist; Herr Eugene Hessolberg, planist. The concert promises to be lurgely attended. Xuver Scharwenka, who 15 to make bis second bow in Omaha during the season, is oue of the most promineut pianists today in UNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 13‘.)‘_’,“1‘\\'[‘11*"1'\' PAGE ‘country bLefore America. His name was well known in this bis first visit across the Atlantio in August, 1890, He is founder and conductor of tho conservatory of musicin | Berlin and neld the appoiutment of coury pianist to the emperor of Austrie, Asa cor sser his works include sixty 1w Lum- bers, umong them symphony . in C minor) which was given by the Phitharmonie Aociety in 'S, ana scored o triumph of his Polish dance composition. It is cliimod 1,500,000 covies have beeu sold 1n 1Lis country, An acquisition to the facalty of the Omaha Conservatory of Masic has been made in se. | curing ns teacher of voeal music Me S. | Kronberg, formerly of Beston, \With a bari- | tone voice of floxibility, ho shows great easo | in execution and leans to tho vell canto method of the old Italian school. He has a thorourh knowledge of musicand & pure style of voice cullure, Tho plun adopted for the selection of seats to the Apollo club's concerts having met with considerable disfavor, it hus been de- cided 10 abandon it 1 allow suvscribers to secure seats previous to each concert, as heretofore, restricting the number 1o be se- lected by one pevson to four, or 1o tho num ber for which they have subscribed, if more than four. No seats can bo selecicd for any Derson uot a subseriver Mr. Julius Meyer auring bis trip to New York purchased for the Musical union larg auantities of the late musical succosses in the east. They will bo heard during the winter congs " Otto Beindort ha$ “lceated in the Waro block, opening n conservatory of iusira- mental music, At the close of his four years at the Leipsic conservatory, he at once re- turned 1o Omuba bringing with him a Bluthuer piano, probably one of the gratd- cet toned instruments 1 this country. In his collection of mementos ol his Leipsic life ho has & unumber of views of the famous Gewandhaus or coucert hall of that city, the lurgest in the worid. I'be collection 1s inter- ting. Young Arthur Borgium, one of the con- servatory puptls, is a brother of the famous artist of Paris and gives vrom of equaiing as a pianist his brother's fame as an artist on can’ . Miss Mubel Sewara and Miss Louise Holtort are atso two pupils who give evidence of more than ordinary quality as piunists, A bratch of the Omaha School of Music has been opened In Couueil Bluffs under the direction of Prof, Tor! of the Musical union concert ut Exposition uall Novem- Local League 22 gives o ber 24, Joe Howard in the Now York itecovder Lyvery uow und then we hear that modern conductors will do tuis and will do that, but it must bo distinetly understood that agoe cannot wither and custom cannot stale our one avd only Max Maretzek, George Frageis ‘I'rain has a cousin, and nername is I'evnant Clary. She hus made up her mind that the people of the west in general and Omana, Dcnver aud Colorado Springs. in particular e pining atd sighing for legitimate opera, nglist in - particular and othiers in general ‘Through her activity the mayor of Omana, with all that that iniplies 1 the way of “tirst citizens,” has taken such an interost in the musical deveiopment of the westas to induce him and tbem o invest largely in tickets, enubling him and them tolisten 10 this legiti- mate opera in the week beginning Novewber the aforesaid to be conducted by our vene: able and venerated friend, Max Mareizsk, No better musiciau lives, 10 more maguctic conductor waves. Threee cheers for the pioncer opera town of the approximate west! x % Notwitbstanding tust the notices for the ficst regular meetiig of the Omana Chor: sociely were not sent out until \Wedaesduy the meeting Thursday night was cminently successiul, wombers being sIxXLy present, The following oflicers wero elected and the organization perfected: Presutent, Jules Lumbard; - vice sident, Dr. 1 Builey; weasurer, W. O sceretary, . H. Penfield; R. D. 'achs, with Herr Josepn ( director. Mr. Gabm has been untiring i his cfforts Lo effect this organizition, having personally seen all the people who have con Sented 10 become memoers of the n 550- cuation, which starts ot with fine prospeets of success. It will bethe simor the now ciety to rebeasseall the later chorul works and if any of the youug American composers buve done anything credituble, whi-n of course they have, these will be performed by the society whose cfforts will be directod toward the lighter forms_of choval works, “\Wulpurgis by Mendelssohn and “Toggenburg” by Reinberger boing the compusitions selected for the ovening reheursals. The following is the list of members of the new society : Jules Lumbard,J. . Bartou, Rey. J. P, Liwyd, Captain Kizzie, Dr. Bailey, ¢ McDowell, Revel Prauk, J. H, Conl Rockwell, W. 5. McCune, 1. W, De . Pritctard, H. Buraley, L M. Vinsouhaler, Rev. ilultman, Salle, George Raye, C. f Snaers, George fsowman, 154 Whitehorn, W, Doatio, I, M. Ricnardson, 1. \V. Howel P, Berestord, J. 1. Gunning, George New ton, G. M. Sauthmayd, R, M. Buunell, A, Wallenstedt, J. Mellen, Joseph dtitter, T, 11, Pentield, KKyvans, Watson, W. A, Watluce, Dr, D, haries 1, ). L, ek, W, pbens, 1, 0, J. De Payne, W, O, Stone, E. W. Harding, A. H. Fiudlay, . Patmer, jr., J. W. Rovinson, (3. H, Wedge, George' MeRoberts, R. Clausen, kd Wit more, J. W. Smith, W. W. Smitn, Dr. ¢, Snopard, J. B. Doyle, P.J. Brauu, J | Barstow, W. It Willlams,” Ruy ‘Cnomas, doin T Croft, R. D. Fuchs, Haywurd, Misses Mary Fopleton, Mary Lemist, Nina Marsbhail, Ituth- Welier, Grace Haughter, Bankroft, McCune, A ty, Myrtie Coou, S, King, L. I, Burr, O, Myers, alice Paw- t, Mary Fawcett, Golaie Cornish, I, Do Witt, M. Aulabaugh, Mary Moore, Frances Roeder, Bertio Green, Maua Green, Heage, M. G, Bradeen, Mavel Musou, Daisy Hig- gins, Mary Swobe, Valeta Ambrose, Emma Jones, Rose McCuwber, Rose Rooucy, I V, Hoberi, Maud Reese, M. O'Rourke, N Shaok, Cora Morse, J, A, Wheelcr, Imogeno Harrison, Mvs, Elta Matheseu, Mrs, Captain Spencer, Mrs. C. W, Cox, Mrs, I, M. Cong- don, Mrs. K. M. Lawrcnce, Mrs. IXcan, Mrs, Suerrill, J. M. Crissay, W, C ard, J. J. Cook, Spencer Otis,” ' 'alloure, Winaholf, George ' Bowman, J. Lowe, 3. L. Sooy, I 1. Brog: Bur- Notson, J. Ritter, W. L., Felger, AOTED PEOFLE, Chiel Justico Peters of Maine has just cowpleted the 70th year of his age and' re- ports himselt in excellent physical condition, He expects to “keep golug” for some yeurs yet.” Justice Mathew, whom Mr, appointed Morley has president of the commission on ovicted tenants, is an 1riskman and a nephew of Father Matbew, the fumous apostie of temperance, Whittier was held in Eogland, and the press career are all eulogistic. 1t1s recailed tnat Jobn Brizht regarded bim as the greatest poet the United States has ever produced, Boatswain John C. Thowpson, U, S, N., who hus been attached 1o the Brookivu navy yard for the past fiftepn years, has been bigh esteem in comments on his placed on the retired list. 'Boatswain T'ompson is a veteran of the Mexican war cnd has seen fifly-two years of actiye ser- vice, Oune brother and two sisters of the oet Longfellow still live—Alexauder of Portland, Me., long connested with the United States cosst survey; Mrs. Mary ireenleal of Cambridge, Mass,, and Mri, Aun Longfellow Pierce of Portlaud. The last named member of the family lives fn the old muusion which was long the home of her parents and brothers and sisters, It was not the birthplace of Hewyy Wadsworth Long- follow, however, The wuthor of “Evange. line” was bora in & bouse tempararily occu- pied by bis father and wotber during its owner's abseuce. It is still standing in Port- laud, Oue of the requests wbich Mr. Whittier | left behind biw v inat all nersous baving letters from him should velrain from pub- lishing them withont the consent of M P’ickhard, the Triendto whom ha left his manvscripts, ete. It is fmpossiblo to be- lieve that Mr. Whittier ever wrote anything hich, If put fn print, wonld diminish in the st degree the feeiing of love and rever. cuco which is uriversally entertained for him. Vet his rights are thesame now ns though ho were still among us, and evecy lotter should undergo the scrutiny of his literary executor bofore being published to tho world. Although the late Danlel Dougherty was for at least thirty vears an orator of high repute, bo never quite mastered the antici- patory stage fright that came upos thy timo to make & pavlic spoe proached. He charmed & distic company atono of the Pelloweraft dinners, after Bishop Poiter. M. Cleveland and other less uotable persons had spoken, but those who heard him did not know that ten miuutes before Mr. Dougherty began to speak he had been intorcoprted an attempt 10 escape from the room. tie confessed then aud there that he was on the verge of panio, and ouly by the most uraent persuasion could he be prevailed upon o speak. Once upon his foet, however, bis fright was gono and apt words came promptly to bis tonguo. Ho bad bis haif hour of tremors, however, 1o watter what the oceasion, when he knew he must address an audience, Pty NOMAN'S KIGHT ', Sadie Gilliam Band in Boston Globe, A pight to tread so sctt'y Beside the couch of paing o snooth with gentie fin ors The tangled Locks To wateh beside the uy .ni T wee small hours of nizht, And breathe a consecrating prayer When the spirit tukes (s fii,ht. A right to cheer the weary On'the battletields of ife; To xive tho word of symouthy Atnid the 1oil ¢ trifo; To 11t the burden gently From sore and tired hearts, I nover wenry of the task Till gloomy eare depurts, A rizht to be a women In truest womnn's work — Tt lite should Lo i ard one, No duties ever shirk € Lo show to others SLEONE 1 Wom I Arows siicsare dark nud lowerng, And 1ife bears not a rose, A rlzht to love ong traly And Le foved bacs azain: Wt toshare his fortunes R sl sun Lehtand threugh raing ht to be nected From 1ife's most crael b izhts y tove and courago- S0 LT WO S Lights] et b DUC A TION AL, malo ey Tho slow progress of tho thirty studonts at Yalo 1s very discouraging. have cot learned the yell vet, The oftivial count of studoents at Cornell university bas just been compieted, showing 1,544 now in attondauce. This figure is bigner by 100 than at the corresponding duto last year. Social life at Vassar presents esting phases ty the 1) new studeats havo this year entered its foashman and are Leing initiated in the various clubs and societies of the students. Bishop Hurst of the Method industriously pushing tho movi estudlishwent of the American Washington. tohat an be secu “'he University of Penns 120 annual session willl 2,000 studests in avtendance. The freshman class 15 the lary est in the history of the mstitution, vumbe iog over 190 mou, of which the college de- partment has 150 und the meaical ubout 300, One of the rew students at Johns Ilopkins this year is a_young Japanese, Massayashi “Lakaki, who comes to Boitimore to study social science and econcmics in order to teach in japan. Mr. Takaki is o vesidentof Yoko- ma and is 27 years old. Ho nas studie six yeurs at the Anglo-Japaneso college 'okio and four years at Syracuse university, receiving from the latter in 1501 the degree of B. 5. Josevh J. Loubat, many intor- who t church is out for the awiversity in I is 15 hone aud expectation endowmeat fund of §10,000,000 will ylvania bevins its Columbia graduate, and at present a resident of Paris, has viven F7,000 to the college in trust, the incoms 10 hied 1o award two prizes for works in ago on history, geography, o, cthnology, philology or numis North America, and 210 a sum of matics of 31,400 to be applied to the award of theso prizes in 1503, The offer was aceepted and referred to the universiy council for suit- uble rogulations, ‘ihe new electrical laboratory to boerec at Johns Hopkins wili b2 a reomy one-si structure of corrugated iron, illuminated from the roof by largzy skylighis. No work will be conducted therera that wiil necessi tate the use of sensitive instrumeats, Tue machiuery, sveh as latbes, dytamos, wotors and the likke, will be set up in (e , Lhus providitg move room for icate experiments in the physical labera- tory. d e OPPOSED TO KITES, arter Swigert Gives His Opinion of Var- tous Styles of Raes Ies. George Swigert, the welt known race starter, {s home from u cireuit of tho kites and ovals ana will leave again in a fow days for Missourt and the south on a trinthat w extend voas Texas. Ho says tnay Omala must do hing next year il sho ever intends to 4 movo in the racing live, or forever bold her peace. Ho is satisfled that £00d try W0 pay here if propariy conlucted, buy says that tho peojle have uot yot forgotten the roitn mancer in which turf matters were run here six or eight veurs ago, and would have 1o be as sured tuat Lthe new wanagement would wean busiuess and would seo that the interests of the public were protected. He favors a track on the ISuast Omuha bottows and holds that itis the best place that conld be seiocted for oue, as it 1s ciose 1o the center cf the city and would be easily accessilile, but that a paved diiveway would be a siLy 10 matter where tha track might be loeated, Mr, Swigert tokes a stand sgainst the Kite track, and says that a mite regalatlon is thoonly kind 1o~ build, I hear a preat many cowplaints avout the kite,” ho said. “Tho people say that they cannol see the n. make races, and 1 guess they tell the truth, fd¥ I cau't'see but w very little of them myself evon from the judges' stand. ‘Ihe first quarter the horses ure going away from you and you can't tell very much ubout their positions, aot nearly as well as on the buck strotch of the regulation track. Theu you get them around the long tu There ix a half a mile of it &aud it is a loug ways off at the best, but you can see it very well with a glass unless there bappens to be considera- ble dust, n which case you ave just as well off without a ¢lass as with one, “Down tho bome stretch,ibey are coming straight toward you, and take it all in all you get very little satisfuc.ion out of the race. They will keep building kites, but the regu- lation is the one that will fiud the most favor with the people who go Lo races, 1 am op- posed to building one ‘i 1his city, though thern are some here who seem 10 think that nothing but a kite will fill the long felt want that bas existed here in turt circles.” - NOFELTLES IN JEWELKY, World’s fair souvenirs are every practicable shape, Chatelaine bars of irldescent gold in triple oak leaves ave lutroduced. Marguise rings with rows of colored pearls set in diamonds are strikingly pretty. A sctting fora large octagonal pin hasa turquoise at ntervals between three or four diamonds. Large chatelaine pins of repousse gold snaped, as fluer-de-lis with splashes of red eunsinel, are new. Vers dark lustrous red enamelsis a featur- in fall jewelry. The bow knots of this tine lightly edged with gold are charming. Cologne bottles in silver fligreo standards are sel 50 68 Lo enclose photographs. Cley e land aud Steveuson, Harrison and Reid, are seen here and there, backed up againstsweet- walers, ' turned out in | | i i | PAGES 17-20. ' NUMBER 126 | MANUFACTURING [N NEBRASKA £till Talking About Putting Up an Expo- sition Building, VITRIFED BRICK PLANT FQR. OMAHA rrospects for the tion of an Excelstor Manufacturing Plant in Omaha—~ Yactory Notes Gathered at Random, Tho question “shall Omaba have an ex- position bullding” continues to agitate the minds of prowinent local munufacturers. I'io wore they think and talk avout it the more they are convinced that such & build- Ing is u necessity. During tho past week there hias been considerablo discussion among tho leaders in the scheme and 1t is evident that before many more days have pussed they will be prepared to announos their plans, ‘'here 18 considerabie activity manifest amoug briok men looking toward the estab- ishment of plants at Omana for the manufacture of vitritied paving brick. | Tho prospect that thero will bo m good deal of paving brick lald in Omaha during the next fow years has wade manufacturers a little anxious to get & location in this city., As tnere is no good clay near Omaha the manufacturers are. planuing to ship 1t in from other poiats, & being done at Linceln, Beatrico and other cities where tho manufacture of paving brick bas been made very successful, The Omaha malt uouse hus commenced maiting ugain. The quality of the barley grown in Nebraska this scuson is very good and of tho right kind for turuing out the best grade of malt. Last season it was al- most impossible to get bariey 1 Nebraske- that was suitablo tor making malt, George M. Tibbs of M. L. Smith & Co., speaking of the growth of tho overall manus facturing business in Omakn, remarked that. 1t was ouly a question of a little timo when his firm would be forced to move th.ir fac- 1oy into larger quarter. ar Co. roport that the trade in jel- lies and preserves on the citic const” is something enormous. _I'ne Cooper Radiator company of Lincoln is employing forty-five wen, nearly all of them siniloa workinen. Although thelr oute putis nostly sold within the state, they are running to their full capagity in an effort te- Keep up with orders. 'I'bev turn out steam radiators exclusively, and the value of cach weel’s production is about §1,000. The freizhit rates are such ou this hine of manas facture that the Lincoln firm can meet ail competition between . Louis and Denver cusily, The shoddy mill located near Sheeley's crossing is meeuing with a roady market for theentire output. iho mil cmploys ten people and consumes 3.5)0 pounds of rags per aay, turning out 2,500 pounds of shoady, ‘Lhe rags are run throush machines which mick them to picces. ‘The product 18 used largely in the manufacture of mattresses. Tue preduct of the mill is said to be first. cluss in every particular, which no doubt ace counts for its ready sale. C. C. White, proprietor of the Crete mills, is getting his second mill in shape to sturk e will be enubied to turn out abous ) els of flour per day. it looks very much as if Omaha would bave an excelsior factory in the uear future, Mr. Swith of Detroit, a manufacturer of' excelsior machivery, has been 1n Omaha in consuliation with parties regarding the establishment of an excelsior factory. The upholsters und matcress manufacturers, who are large consumers of excolsior and Who are put many times o considerable fn- conveniencs in securing their supplies at & distance, aro anxious for a local factory, Mr. Sinith states’ that cottonwood and willow, of which there is an ubundanco along the Missouri river, make good exceisior and thet this article, Which is coming into more general use cvery day, cah be made in Omuha at a good profit o tho manufacturer, ‘The Nebraska Binder Twine company hus commenced 10 work up the crop of hemp raised on 1,600 aeres of land this year, The crop is the | t ever raised here, I'ne machivery is so arranged thav they feed the hiemp in at one ena and it comes out &t other clean and ready 1o be spun into ey are turniog out four tons of er du; Just a year ago Tur Bre called attention to the fact thut prominent citizens of Omaha were in the bapit of ordering their shivts from eastern fuciories, thus uinderiug the growth of that braneh of manufacture fn this city. These orders went largoly to hicago snd to large firms that ecarried heavy stocks of reudy maae shirts. When the solicitors for these firms sent in orders furshirts to be made from measurements ihe house would fill thew from their ready made stock of goods. I'bus the Omaba cus. tomer was puying forshirts that ho supposed were made to his order when ho really rae ceived u ready madearticle. Atthe same time it was shown that the locul factories were turning out first cluss goods that were ahead of anything sold in this market from the L. Bince that tims tho manufacture of shirts io this city has been growing rapidly, ‘The Nebraskn Shirt company has moved its factory into lavger quariers, It has doubled 1ts fores of ewployes and wants still wore shirtmakers, Its books show that the most prowipent citizens have become patrons of home wdustry, ‘I'he Haarmaun Vincgar company Is runs ning 1L Lwo factories to their full cupacity. It lias been foreed to increaso its capacity since A yeur ago and expect 1o add 1o it very mate- rially this winte Tnu growth of ths busi- ness illustrates exceedingly well tho bencfits of the home patronuge movement, Bastorn manufacturers who wero monopolizing the the trade cf this section of the country have been driven out and the busiuess transferred 1vom castern cities Lo Omiiha, tamser & Co, have made a hat for Buffalo Jdoves from buffalo hair, ‘The color 1s & handsome shade of brown and the nap is somewhut beavier than on the ordinary fur hat. 13 stated on good authority that nrrange- ments will be perfecied this week for the starting of a hat factory on quite an exten- sive scale. Fnough stock hus already been subscrived to insuro the success of the en- prise and the projactors hope to bave the ory running in Uime to supply the spring trade, The retail deslers of lge clty have encouraged the enterprise by promising to handle Omahn bats, W. 1. Kierstead, manager of the Dewey & Stone Furniture compauy, is authority’ for the statement that there is o splendid opens ing in Omana for a furniture factory, He Tho chair factory aud the lounge ory Lavo been very successful and. 8 doiug “an cuormous business, an thore is no reason why & plant for the musnfAture of common furniture, such as bed), Fool), sets, ete, could not do equally well, \'ha’lGmber for this class of furniture comes from Ar- kansas, and can be shipped to Omaba ot s less rato than to Chicago. 1f such s factory were located in Omaba it would be to our interest and to the interest of all other wholesale or reta] furniture houses 1o bandle their output,” e The average salary a month pard each man teaching in the pubiic schools of the United States is $12.45. Tho bighest average salary paid @ month in any stale w & man teaching 1o the publio schools is to be credited to Mas: $105.55; but the next highest salary paid is that fouud in Colorado, $95.21, Colorado pays its teachers more than Mas: chusotts; Oblo gives its teachers twice as much as Maine; aud the tedchers of lllinols recoive more than twice what the teackers of Vermont receive. el Oue of the most battle-scarred veterans that made up the liue of march in Washing= ton was J. F'. Chase of theold Fifth Maine battery, who bears the mark of forty-eigh wounds, not 10 mention uona\-,y #l0Ye an 'y gl:e\l eye, as rominders of bis parvioipatien in the wi