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Ctty of rlcft and Modern Cattle,
' I Terms Which Might Almest Even New
" B Applied te Sema of Id nemes.
j (Special Correspondence.
Wabhwoten, May 29. At the wed wed
eiflff of Margaret Blaine and Walter
DkmiXMch it was found necessarv te
IJtaiit the number of invitations en ac-
iX MVH of the suinllncss of the house, xct
?;-fchetiee which Mr. Dlnine occupies is
JH ,r aall one by any means. It has
&i
i mormens drawinir room nnd two or
Unre parlors. apartment which
ibe readily thrown Inte one. It is
I nf the Innrpsk bruises in f lin i'ib nnd
!&'.
P 'probably can accommodate as large n
l&iWMbJngten, is full of large houses, ile-
?.'c ,iirnfd for uncial nntertnlnlnrf. ntirl mi
is the mneral cemnlalnt in Mint, tlm linnsc
' IN tee small. Parler nre nf rnn irnirii.
' B'-J- ed almost te suffocation. In no nthnr
&. ks. it.. .......: :..;" .:.::
jVriVJ ("v vmu luegiunujui me euciuty ui me
uik r.S. atA- !. !.,... 111.........1 1 it t. Al.l
c? vsru uu utrtver liiuauaiDU tunii uy hub
'A?. al.t.l. An t.A ,.Otln1 ann.nltilni. fPt...
lVUSWt lI WD V1UV1II1 CUIVI tkliltllji. .tUU
official society of the capital is built en
such lines that it has en f grown even the
handiwork of tlu architect and the
builder. . Mr. Blaine's own house, eccu-
.v-jiiea ey air. jjeuer, is one or me largest
jH 4M4rA limiBAB r 4 tin ftAHMltr , a I
v,. iimM it fa tint lnre-a nnniirrli fnr frtA dn.
Jf ttand made en it All the cabinet
MU-?n. riABM.. Anil th tsma ffmtVilA tltr,,.,.!.
"fift they rented the largest dwellings they
M& could find in the city. The palatial
fti&. home of the vice president comes nearer
pj?7 filling the bill than any of the ether
ifSti official houses, but ercn it is sometime;!
$? uncomfortably thronged. The fact is,
?k,)- .4 nn diktfint dntf 41n Temlfnfp nfflrtnl
homes in Washington will have te be
palaces, or preve inadequate te the needs
of the elaborate and extended society
which flecks te them.
One of the most magnificent houses In
Washington is that which Senater Hearst
has just occupied. That is te say, tlm
Hearsts have occupied n part of the
house; though it is hardly fair te say
that Senater Hearst has occupied this
house, either, for he is net much of n
fca-i factor in the domestic organization. The
W?l great heuse has been built and furnished
nn.'?r vnnm v nv jiirs. rmnrRT i nil RPTininr
has net bothered his head about the mat
ter, except te pay the bills, an easy task
for him. He told Mrs. Hearst te go
ahead and pick out her Hi te and see her
architect and the contractors and build
up a house, and when slie was ready te
mere in he would mere in with her and
that would be all there was te it, se far
Ms he was concerned. He has faithfully
kept his part of the contract, and when
Mrs. Hearst decided te meve into n part
of the heuse while the remainder was be
ing finished Uncle Geerge, as the neuatet
is known by all of Ids friends, took pos
session of the little corner assigned him
without a bit of grumbling. But Mrs.
Hearst was u bitterly disappointed wo
man. The great heuse was prenii&cd hei
by the contractors the first day of last
Octeber: then it was te be ready in No
vember, and finally in December.
"Surely," Mrs. Hearst thought, "we
Wa hall be able te get in for the social sea-
tvr son." cur. it was t,eni; oeiere even a
;-. ntrt of the lmimfi iviuld lie. nrrnniril. nnil
i'.f I. .. . . .. . ----, -
te this day the workmen are hammering
HLk Mfny in some of the best rooms of the
.Sfi The lessen of this in ilml if n.ilnrpq nr
' .c',t. . . ... : ---
tS'aeeded for the leading houses of the
KiJX'.. 1. ... (i t it .. . ...
in capital, me paiaces eneum de
They cannot be ordered en
:. Vimenth and be ready for occupancy the
w-next The American style of building
k?'hemea te erder, much as heemakert
Sake shoes or tailors trousers, will net
M Pply "with satitifactery results in tht
Sf.i creation of palaces such as Washington
n3"i.rl VtiWiAinlnn 4lA caaf sf
: "7SZ !m""i .. ..
' w iue "'"uuuuy uevu new is lewaru greai
? ,,j$ Heuse tehaUly there are fifty houses
rto.tewn which would de credit te any
..T-h riuniiBHii i-jiiiii in l niii lira Tiiir. nTnrTiv7
Spalaces, but the palace is the next step
& Deyena. One may leek forward a few
wAn n.i i t.:a .t..,l .. ., Jt.M t.ltl.
r-ttft- hmvm nt...vuuu ,,uaum)((UU I.U1UQU
fvVreS-, "'vu cneuus una cuaieaux ei pnnceiy
9,'C amtnilnnr TIipqa vcHll hii 4hA hninsa nAt
of earls and dukes und barons, bnt of tht
wealthy citizens of America who seek
along with a delightful climate the social
advantages of the capital. A cordon of
hills surrounds the entire city, at a dis
tance varying from two te four miles
from the Capitel, uud when these ere
crowned by modern palaces and castles,
as they soine day will be, the result will
be a city the fairest en earth.
Going back again te the Hearst heuse.
It is said its mistress has discovered al
ready that a mistake was mnde in net
planning for a mansion twice as large.
It is a heuse of seventy rooms, and one
hundred and fifty rooms would be about
right, she thinks. This is encroaching
upon the domain of the palatial, sure
enough, and such quantities of furniture
as that heuse has swallowed up, continu
ing te cry lustily for mere. Every day
i?" l"""""""?!)!.! wacens have been
emptied of their cohtvatstyttnjiVIfef the
Hearst mansion. I have, heard it said
that there is already in the heuse ?170,-
000 worth of furniture, mg, pictures ami
hangings, and I can easily believe it.
Many of the fine pictures and antique
rugs were purchased by Mrs. Hearst
while abroad, and her fancies and net
the prices dictated every investment.
Much of the furniture was made toerdei
from designs furnished by the architect
or by Mrs. Hearst horself.
"This is a pretty fine heuse, of conrse,"
said Unde Geerge Hearst, while smok
ing his after dinner cig.ir in a room lined
and ceiled with his faverite California
red weed, "but it is nothing like the old
home we used te have down in Missouri.
Think of an old fashioned southern farm
house, with a big gallery or perch run
ning ureund the whole structure, a great
lawn in front, filled with tiees a hundred
years old, n well which contained the
best water in the world, aud an orchard
net far nway in which grew the finest
fruit the lip3 of man ever touched. That
was our old home in Franklin county,
Missouri. There I lived till I was SO
years old, working en the farm and en
joying life as only farm boys de enjoy it.
In IBM I was taken with the California
fever aud went out te the coast. I had
eeme hard times. I worked in the mines
with a pick and shovel, and lived en salt
meat and hard crackers, but all the time
there was one thought running through
my mind, one ambition, and that was te
go back te Missouri eome day and buy
the old home in Franklin county and end
my days there. Well, after a time things
lgan te come my way. I get held of
eome geed property, and made money.
Fer a few years I was pretty busy with
large enterprises, building stamping
mills, opening up new mines, and se en,
till eventually 1 had two thousand men
in my employ. But I hadn't forgotten
the old home, and after a few years mere
1 get te feeling homesick oue day and
just pulled right up aud started for St.
Leuis. Arriving there I stepied only
lung enough te get some drafts turned
Inte currency, nnd with n big bundle of
bank notes under my shirt I took the
train for Franklin county. It seemed te
me that 1 was feeling tweuty lears
PKTO.1W.IJI
yetmger tnati at any uuie since t naa
started for the coast. I can't tell yoe
what my feelings were as the train neared
the old place. I was n boy again.
"Well, I finally reached the house,
bnt I hardly knew It. Nothing seemed
familiar te mc. The barn had no paint
en and the doers wcre falling off or
hanging by r.ne hinge. The fences had
been moved ulxmt nnd permitted te run
down, nnd you knew what n change the
tearing down of fences will mnkeinn
farm plnee. The beautiful lawn in front
of the heuse was i cow pasture. All tht
f,hrubl)cry had been destroyed. A big
elm tree, in the branches of which I hall
taken many a Sunday afternoon nap,
had been chopped down, probably fei
the flre weed that could be get out of it.
The heuse Itself was in a seu stale. The
paint was peeling off from exposure te
the weather. The green blinds were
hanging every way, and the vines which
I had myself trailed up the columns el
the galleries had been tern down and
ruined by the cows. Worse than all, the
German gardener and dairyman, whe
owned the place, had built n rewbarn
almost ever the dear old well, and iU
waters had been polluted by the drain
age. When I saw this I gave up and
went back te the railway station. I car
ried my bundle of bank notes with me,
and I did net buy the old place. I give
yen my word and honor that I cried al1
the way te St. Leuis."
The most perfect heuse in Washington,
nnd the most beautiful, is that of Mr.
Warder, a retired reaper and mewei
manufacturer of Springfield, O. It is s
Dutch home, with a stone court arid
gable reefs. It was built by Richardson,
the greatest architect this country has in
yet produced, and the designer of man
of the finest private houses iu Washing
ton. 116 net only designed the Warder
house, but the furniture which it con
tains, nnd under his direction the vcrj
hangings were selected nnd patterns cut,
The result is said te Ik) the most nrtistic
home iu America. There is nothing os
tentatious about it, and it was net sc
very costly. I am glad te add that it it
a leal home.
There ii one house iu town, and cer
tainly the handsomest heuse in Wash
ington considered as a samploef inederr
residencearchitecture.tliatiH, in fact, tee
large. It is the chateau of Senater Saw
yer. The mansion was deigned before
the death of .Airs. Sawyer, and film wal
very fend of going ever the plans, sug
getting changes here and there, and
arranging in her geed housewife!
pye the whole domestic establishment
from carpets and curtains te the mono
gram en the linen. When Mrs. Saw
yer died the senator said there waf
no reason why he should go or.
with the house, pjteept that Mrs. Saw
yer had wanted it built. He had no us
for it himself. Se the heuse was finished
and as seen as thrce or four rooms wen
reaily for occupancy the senator nnd hit
tnnrricd daughter moved in, I am told
that the senator, while proud of the
house, is oppressed by its vast size. All
the rooms seem empty because the wifi
is net there. In showing one threugr.
the great hetiMO the senator pauses here
and there te remark that "mother'
planned this and "mother" wanted that
se and se. Senater Sawyer ii In man)
ways a very sweet old man, even if he
is fat and waddly. "I suppese it wai
foolish te build such n big house as thil
just for two or three quiet people te live
in," he said, "but I don't regret it. If 1
get only V)00 for it when I sell it 1
won't be sorry 1 made the investment,
because mother took se much in teres
in it."
The finest heuse for the purposes el
entertainment of large crowds in Wash
iugten is the British legation. The lega
lien building is nearly as large us the
White Heuso, and much mere conven
iently arranged, All the rooms en tht
lower fleer, including a ballroom half as
big as the cast room, two or tluee large
drawing rooms, n dining room and a
number of smaller rooms, can be thrown
into what is practically ene huge npart
meiit, along with n long, wida hall. It
is said by experts that the legation can
comfortably accommodate a larger num
ber of poeplo than the Whitu Heuso.
Above the drawing rooms en the lower
fleer, and running round the grand stair
case, is a gallery en which two or three
hundred poeplo can stand and overlook
the brilliant scene below. The British
legation heuse was for a long time the
only ene here owned by n foreign gov
ernment. The bricks with which it was
built were imported from England.
New the Muxlcnn government has its
own building iu Washington. When
the British minister bought the pieperty
en which the legation heuse stands, home
tn or twelve years age, there was a
great outcry against him. It was charged
that the situ was away out in the coun
try, and that the minister had been play
ing into the hands of the real estate
speculators. New the property of the
British government in Washington could
be sold for twenty times the sum paid
for it. Waltkk Wi:u.man.
TO MARRY IN LONDON.
fVt-ll Known Alncrlcunn Who Will Weil
Attny from llimir.
During the present summer a number
of Americans 'will exchange single for
murital blessedness before the al'ars of
various faslilouable Londen churches.
Why they cheese te get married abroad
instead of at home is a matter that con
cerns themselves alone, but the fact that
MILS. S. 8. 8VMH, JU.
he many residents of the United States
liavu elected te wed nt the English me
tropolis lias of conrse attracted much at
tention and net h little comment. Among
thu nuptials te be celebrated there dur
ing the months of June, July and August
are theKi of Lawrcuce Turnure aud Miss
Bemaiue Stene, Antonie de Navarre and
Mis Mary Andersen, and Mr. Lewis
Merris Hulheriurd, Jr., aud Mrs. S. S,
Sands, Jr. Mrs. Sands is a blonde with
regular features, oval face, blue eyes and
golden hair. Her husband lest his life iu
thehuutiugfieldftt Meadow Broek, L. I.,
about a year and a half age. Mr. Hutli
erfurd iu n wealthy bachelor of New
Yerk city, tall, brunotte and of athletic,
build. He owns a big farm in New J ersey
where he raises fancy stock and a parr
ticularly choice breed of fox terriers.
The lady whom hu is te wed is the mo
ther of two pretty and interesting chil-
lrtin
An election conducted by au English
uew.pap.-r luis ended iu the popular de
cision tlut the tluee bent liked women
in the kingdom are the Princei of Willow,
Bareness Durdott-Ceutte mid Ellen Terry.
MMVM
amr-M s n
BOSTON'S BIG MBRAEY.
IT RANKS SEVENTH IN SIZE AMONQ
THOSE OF THE WORLD.
More Thnn Fltc Hundred Tneunamt Vol Vel
nnin Mn ml en Shelves at Mm Hub.
Bome Kare Old Heek i A New Jlullrt-liig-
In rrecM of Construction.
ISpeclAl CorretpeDiltnve.)
Bosten, May 20. One of the noblest
enterprises in this country for the dis
semination of kuowledge is the Bosten
public library. It is known throughout
the length nnd breadth of our own land
and in every intellectual center in the
world. Net only docs it comprehend all
that is valuable in literature, but it also
enjoys the reputation of being conducted
en the broadest and most liberal lines of
any similar institution in existence. A
fowwenls relating te the foundation and
management of this grand library, the
priceless literary treasures encempassed
by its walls and the tendency of the Bos Bes Bos
eon mind fersjiecial classes of books can
not fall te held the attention of the read
er, no matter hew remote he may be, und
of the student as well.
TUB OIJ) IIVIIJiINn.
On the first day of March of the pres
ent year there were stored en the dark,
towering shelves of the library just
fi'J8,fi01 ehmies, which is n larger num
ber, by a geed many thousands, than is
te be found iu nny ether library in the
United States, with the exception of the
congressional, at Washington, whichhas
005,11)1 volumes, many of which, how hew
uver, are dry, legal works, which have
very little value te the ordinary mortal.
The Bosten public librarystands seventh
among the great libraries of the world,
The National of Paris, founded in 17U7,
has 2,200,000 volumes and is first, follow
ed by the British Museum, established
in 17.13, and new containing l,500,O0C
volumes; Imperial public library of St,
Petersburg, Hussia, the dale of whose
establishment is uiumewn, 1,000,000
volumes; the Royal library of Munich,
founded in 1570, 800,000; Royal of Ber
lin, founded in 1001, 750,000 volumes.
It is safe te say that when the Bosten
library reaches the present age of some
of these old storehouses of knowledge it
will hui e shown n growth far outstriii eutstriii
ping any ene of these mentioned.
During the years 1811-17 various pre
liminary mevements: were made toward
ii city library in Bosten, sevcral boeki
having been received fiem Paris, which
it was proposed te use as u nucleus.
While Hen. Jesiah Qulncy was mnyei
he offered te give $5,000 as ii beginning
toward u free public library if the city
would centribute $10,000, but the etlei
was net met. On March 12, 1818, the
legislature passed an act authorizing the
city of Bosten te establish and maintain
a public library, and en April !t fellow
ing it was accepted by the city. On
Aug, 0, 1800, Hen. Edward Everett pre
sented his het of public documents nnil
state papers of the United States, with
ether works, numbering in all 1,000 vel
umes, te the library, and iu 1850 the eltj
had just 2,000 books. Then followed n
number of bequests from the wealth;
citizens of Bosten, most of which were
funded and the income used in pur
chasing books. Among these reutri
butiens was ene from Jesiah Bates,
of Londen, amounting te f'jO.OOO; Hen
Jonathan Phillips, $10,000; Hen. Abbett
Lawrence, $10,000; a second donation
from Hen. Jonathan Phillips of fr'.'O.OeO
Miss Charlette Harris, $10,000. March
20, 1801, a reading room was opened en
Masen street, and Sept. 17, 1855, the
corner stone of the present library wnt
laid, and the building dedicated Jan. 1,
1858, the addresses being by Hen. Reb
ert C. Winthrepand Hen. Edward Ever
ett. The cost, with land, was about
$005,000.
Among the rare collections of books
which have ceme into possession of the
library from time te time may be men
tioned the Shaksiiearcan wcrks, which is
the finest collection of its kind iu Amer
ica, and will rank among the best in
Europe. It embraces about 2,000 vol
umes. Then there is Benjamin Frank
lin's collection of books and pamphlets;
a copy of the first edition of "Den
Quixote," ene of the rarest of Spanish
books. This was included in the Tick
nor library of Spanish and Portuguese
works, which was bequeathed te the
publie library by Geerge Tickuer, the
historian of Spanish literature. Tlice
dure Parker also contributed his ran
library of classic weiks. Rev. Themas
Piince in 1758 bequeathed te the Old
Seuth church, Bosten, his books and
mauu-tiripts, and in lHiiO they were de
posited in the publie llbraiy. It is ene
of the most unique collections in exist
ence. Among the rare books which it
includes are two copies of the "Bay
lYulm Boek," which was printed in
Cambridge in 1010, and which was the
first book printed in the British pos
sessions. The eldest cemplete tqeciiuen of print
lug in the library is the "Supplemeutum"
of Nicolaus Auxiiiiauus, printed in Von Ven
ice about 1171. A Latin Bible, known
iWEggistein's First Bible," the first vol
ume only, from Genesis te Psalms,
printed at Stiausburg in 1 103. "A Boek
en the Lives and Deaths of Peets nnd
Philosophers," In Latin and in Gethio
type, by Walter Burley, printed in
Nuremberg in 1 172. A nearly complete
set of the original edition of the "Spec
ulum Quadruplex of Vincentius Hello Helle
vacciisis, or de Durgundia," in eleven vol
umes, printed in 1473-70 at Str.iusberg
and Augsburg. It has the chain and
staple by which it was fastened te the
desk. "The Nuremberg Chronicle," se
called, printed iu 11M, interesting net
only as a specimen of c.-.rly priutiug, but
for many hundred curious weed cuts
which it contains, which illuslrate the
early history of the art. A German
Bible, with many colored prints, someof
them nearly thu same as iu "ThoNurem "TheNurem
berg Chronicle," printed in 1493. The
"Epistles of St. Jehn," in Latin; printed
at Lyens in 1518. An autograph of Mar
tin Luther is patted into this volume.
The library has a ceny of the Polvulet
Bible of Cardinal Xiinenes, printed in f
1514. The collection of expurgatery undA,
prohibitory indexes is very large, iimr
among them are several rare editiei-;,"
The. central reading room for ,,n!
icul is pievidrd with seats for lClitiii lin
er. It has the best collection oil nt te be
and American iieriedicakt in ed the deeu-
try, and is amply funiUhed'f,OU8,y ""it
jte au expres-
elver and held
head, shriek-'
ei rt-ierencc. ah conversation nna avoid
able noise are strictly prohibited. Ne
attendant Is allowed te converse in this
room except en library business.
The home use of books is confined te
all inhabitants of Bosten nbeve the age
of 14 yearn; all clergymen and teachers
who have permanent professional occu
pations in the city! also the members of
ruch higher educational Institutions in
the city as the trustees may from time te
time penult, or any ether inhabitant of
Bosten who deposits the enm requested
by the libiariau for the volume desinsl,
if it Ikj permitted te circulate, or for the
set te which it may belong. All exami
nations of rare or costly works must be
made, if the librarian requests it, in the
presence and with the assistance of an
attendant connected with the library.
Beeks unsultcd for general circulation
nnd unbound criediculs can be used
only in the building.
Iu addition te the wealth of literature
compiehended by the public library it
also contains the Tosti collection of en
gravings, embracing nearly 5,100 prints,
many interesting manuscripts and auto
graphs, such as the original parole of
Burgeyneand Riedesel and their armies,
given at Cambridge subsequent te their
capitulation at Saratoga. This is ene
of the most interesting manuscripts in
the library's collection.
There is connected with the library a
patent sjieclflcatien and drawing de
partment which contains documents
from nil the progressive nations of the
earth and is of iuestimable value te the
student of science.
In regard te the circulation of books a
significant fact is presented in that dur
ing the year 1878 the home use was
60,320 volumes and the hall use 00,070,
while in 1887 the home ue was only 01,
1811 volumes and the hall use 138,870,
which shows that the library is becom
ing mere and mero a consulting library.
The fact of the great increase iu private
libnirieii within n few miles of the pub
lic library is also given as ene of the
causes which have reduced the home
uce. The books most in demand ure
jKipular books iu the English language.
But te find such works published before
1850 has been difficult if net impracti
cable, The result is that the library is
filling up with literature which nobody
calls for. This difficulty grows with the
j ears, and will prove te be serious tin
less some plan can be devised te meet it.
The highest circulation of the library
was in thu years 1877-78, when it reached
the mitulx-r of 1,183,931, and the lowest
for the jeei- 1887, when it fell off te
031,503, a less of 210.3H3 volumes. In
1883 of the volumes delivered te borrow
ers ene in 22,530 was lest, which is the
largest average since lb80. The various
classes of leading show the following
peicentages: Fiction and juveniles, 70.t7;
history and biography, 0,50; travels and
voyages, 5.80; science, arts, fine and use
ful; theology, law, medicine, professions,
4.83; jieiiedicals, 0.05; foreign languages,
.7-1; miscellaneous, .1.52. There nre fif
teen branches of the publie library and
it requires 113 persons te run them.
The, annual cost of maintaining the li
brary is about $130,000. The funds from
bequcstu amount te$171,700, from which
is realized an income, of $7,1-18 icr year.
iffi p. a", n !ffi(a
HIE NEW EOILUINCI.
The present publie library building
has for a number of years been inade
quate te properly accommedato the con
stantly increasing additions of books,
and about two years age the city took
steps te previde mero commodious quar
ters. This hcheme has se far progressed
as te show a massive granite structure
out en Copley square with walls up
neaily te the second story. The cost of
this structure will be neaily $,',000,000,
and when finished will net have its
equal for a like purpose in the world. It
will net be completed for two years ei
mete, S. SvLVK8Tr.it.
A Mvilel flf-minil hclinnlliemn.
At Mannheim, in Baden, Germany,
there stands a schoelliouso which is said
te be the most perfect building of its
kind. It cost $225,000 and contains
forty-two ei dinury Bchoelrooms, besides
two looms ler drawing, two for singing,
two for handwork, a large gymnasium,
a hall for publie exercises, two meeting
rooms for directors, two bets of rooms
forservents and four little prison cells
for refractory pupils. The materials in
(he structure are almost exclusively
it en and brick. The ceilings of all the
looms, corridors nnd the big hall are of
concrete. The floors of the class rooms
are hard weed laid en asphalt. They
are supposed te be he constructed as te
render the accumulation of dust and the
I breeding of bacteria impossible. The
building is heated by n low pressure
steam system. In the basement are
bwim baths. The boys' bath accommo
dates twenty at ence and the girls' bath
fifteen. Half of the basement is a huge,
bright room, full of tables and chairs.
Here iu i inter 000 peer children will
receive' a half piut of milk and a roll
each daily for luncheon. In the ninety
i inter days during which this arrange
ment will prevail the directors estimate
that they will give away 20,250 quarts of
milk anil 81,000 rolls.
Telrqiaplivr llulnttm'A lTntliiiel Iieiilli.
Telegraph operators and these inter
ested iu electrical nll.iirs all ever the
country were grieved the ether day te
learn of tiie death of Mr. J. W. Rulosen,
enn of the New Yeik night managers of
the Postal cempaii) , whose demise nt
a Bioeklyu hos
pital was due te
injuries received
in a collision
while riding a bi
lycle. Although
but 31 years of
age, Mr. Rolosen
had achieved
fame iu hischesen
profession, and up
te last spring was
accounted the
fastest s en ding
operator in the
J. W. ROIA1SO.N.
United States. At that time, however,
the distinction was wrested from him iu
the New Yerk tournament by n young
man named Pollock, living nt Hartferd,
Conn. Despite this, however, Mr. Role Relo Rolo
eon, was generally conceded te le ene of
the most excellent and accurate teleg
raphers iu the country. He was a
widower and leaves two sons, ene 7 and
the ether 5 jeais of age.
i.erd ttyien'H giauddatighter, Lady
Anne Blunt, her husband and their
daughter are living en the lieiders of the
desert iu Egypt, about six miles from Cai
10. They have adopted thedicssiind cus
toms et the Arabs, and seem te enjoy
their lapse from civilized usages.
TV
un ordered for Creu--feur
feet long, and
TUU Standard 11 ..
e a minute. It will
kiiouledt'aieb eighing 2,000 pounds a
tag en tac? turn
year, has : "' VlasqnT This was
.iers receut comment en a
nothing betwrk that the world had pre-
sreccr. lwe l,:""ten Whistler and
nprll-3?
JATEST SPRING STYLES.
i 'i
OLIVE HARPER WRITES OF THe
FA8HION9 OF THE WEEK.
Seme New Idea In WeUtt Which Are
Pretty for Graceful Wen-A Pair of
Purtr Drceaee Thn Cettnmei of Twe
. Fnmein Women.
i IPpedal Correspondence.
, New Yeiiic, May W. There has been
considerable talk about waists made
with the material simply drawn across
(the front smoothly without any darts or
seams or openings, and new I furnish
'views of two gowns made in that style.
( Te achiove ene of these pretty 6tyles it
is necessary te have the lining of the
Waist fitted well te the figure, with the
scams all turned in, and the bones laid
flat with extreme care. Then the mate
rial is drawn carefully ever and pulled
TltUr. IXONOMY ANI savine eracb.
nnd drawn until it fits like a glove ever
the lining. Of course the girl must be
iuside the lining while tills melding pro
cess is going en, nnd I should also men
tion that the shoulder and side seams
are only basted.
As seen as the outslde fits without a
wrinkle then the shoulder and slde
seams are ripped and the whole is sewn
together. The material must be lloxible,
such as camel's hair, cashmere, bunting,
surah or china crape. This latter when
in black makes un oxquisite drapery,
and indeed the model of the design was
in cream colored silk with large garnet
figures, and ever it was draped the black
crape as seen in the illustration.
It is u real relief te the eyes te 6ee these
pretty plain corsages after se many heav
ily laden waists. The ether ene has the
fullness which would have been taken
up in darts brought down te the point in
front. The whole dress is in drab cash
mere, summer weight, and the front
breadths are slashed and lined with old
rose silk, while the underskirt is of myr
tle green velutina. Bordering the slashes
nre bands of embroidered leaves in rus
set green shadings, and dene in chenille,
which leaves it in quite high relief. This
kind of embroidery is very rapidly dene,
and very pretty when finished, lhe
sleeves nre also slashed en the outer side
and filled in with velutina, which is
cheat), very fashienable and wears well.
These gowns button in the back, the
buttons being hidden under a nafrew
box plait, which is laid from the neck te
the waist line. It is a saving of cloth
also.
De you want te see two very pretty
party dresses, girls? Of course you de.
The little ene is of gray Japanoae crape,
nccoideen plaited, with streamers of
pink (pe.ichblew pink) ribbons hanging
from waist te the feet of the dress,
where it is fastened in u loop. A belt of
thosame gees around the waist and is
tied in a deuble bow with long loops
and cuds iu the back. Acress the front
of the cersage is a fichu drapery of gray
tulle, with a pink rosette. The sleeves
are of crape and tiie dress'ts modestly
low in front and back. The pretty Cato Cate
gan braid in the dressing of tiie hair
gives a girlish leek te the whole. Many
young ladies who have low foreheads
are parting the hair in the middle and
combing it back, leaving only ene little
curl down the mi-ldle of the forehead.
The gloves nre pearl gray. The design
of this pretty little gown could be car
ried out in a variety of ways with slight
alterations.
Fer her blende friend the ether "crea
tion" would be the foil. This is in pale
blue surah and white lace. The style is
se simple that a description is net need neod noed
ed. This also could be in lilac, lavender
erauy ether preferred color. Beth dresses
are suitable for any evening gathering
where full dress is required.
AHE.N T THEY
This week I have seen tluee beautiful
costumes. One was bhwk lace, with
here and there a tiny lelvet Ikjw of corn
color. Fanny Edgar Themas were the
ether black dress, the skirt accordcen
plaited, the waist slightly open at the
neck, ami her color i as red.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox was with her nnd
she were a princess dress of thick looking
butzephir light gi ay neel, with faint
stripes of color. There was no draiwry
except from left shoulder te rteht hip.
Oi.ur. lUni'i:".
'- Man) Yi.ii ., l'tililialii'i,
Fletcher Harper, n member of the pub
lishing linn of IIutiKT Bres, in New
Yerk city, who died recently, was the
last suiiiving sun of Fletcher Harper,
ene et the four -
brothers ihe i-s- f
tllllHshi.il tli. in,... . .
iness. Bern in
1828, he took a
10) age te China
before the mast
when only 15
j earn old, scnt
some time at Co
lumbia college
made a European
'.rAr .
&
rurrciinii H.utPEu.
trip, served a long apprenticeship with
the firm of which his father was n mem
lier, and at the age of 41 succeeded te a
partnership. He w.w n widower and
lea.ves ene daughter, the wife of Hiram
W. Sibley, of Rochester, N. Y.
Five members of the firm of Harper
& Bre. uew remain Philip J. A. Har
per, the beniur partntr, a con i.f James
Harper; Jeseph W. Hairier, son of J.
Wesley Harper; Jehn W. Harper, Jeseph
Henry, a neph.-w of Fletcher narpcr,
and Jehn Harper, eon of Jeseph Abner
Harin.r. who recently mtiruil
miws w, mm i
rnETxv?
&
77 ? n
rs.
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8TAIUCASE AND H&L
Oeetlp About Arrangement and Fnrmlifc.
leg- Heme Buggettlen.
The staircase is tee often neglected in the
arrangement of a house, and is merely
planned te secure an eecent from one fleer
THE STAIIiCABE.
te another, with no attempt te secure
beauty of effect, wheu it mluht cosily lie
made one of the most Important decorative
features of the dwelling.
In order te secure a satisfactory rcsuVt II
should be carefully considered when Vie
plan of the house is first studied. In the
search for beauty the practical ncceiwitlet
must net be overlooked. In an ideal ar
rangement there
should be nil
abundunce of
light nnd air und
a proper proior preior proier
tlon of risers and
treads, the simple
rule te be kept in
mind being that
the sum of the
helght of each
Hi.'.n,l tlm wlilllt
of each step In eAK EEAr F0K AU
Inches should net exceed 1 feet and 6
Inches. Fer example, it the height of the
riser be 7 Inches, the width of the trend
should be 11 Inches, nnd se en. Fer main
stairs In dwelling houses the height of the
risers sbenld Ixj net less than 0 inches net
mere than 8 inches for ense and comfort.
The dimensions of the newels, rails and
bnllusters should net be overlooked, if we
would secure a proper ensemble. There is
a tendency te make them tee large, which,
In a small cottage,
produces a mas mas
sive effect net at
all in keeping with
the surroundings.
Frem six te seven
inches iudiamctci
Is quite sudlcient
for ordinary
HALL TA11LE.
houses. Iu small cottages they can judi
cieusly be made less. The newels should
never be ovu-decerated with heavy mold
ings and carvlugs in high relief, and the
band mil should be mmle te fit the natural
shape of the hand when partially closed.
"Winders," or steps which rndiate from
a corner, should never be used when it is
possible te avoid them. Stairs in one long,
straight flight nre both uncomfortable aud
ugly, while n plat
form or landing
breaks the monot
ony, and with a
single or a group
of odd shaped
windows, rightly
placed, gives a
most picturesque
effect. If a fiie
pluce, with a seat
conveniently near,
comes within the
llmltef cestitwill
Increase the com
fort nnd cheerful- HAM. CIIAIK.
ness of the whole. The furniture of the
hall should be In keeping with the design
of the Btalrcase substantial nud simple in
design. Examples of suitable hall furni
ture are given In ubove cuts.
David W. Kike.
A Heme for SS.SOO.
The estimated cost of building the house
of which plans are given below is ?2,200.
It is a two story frame dwelling, and la
described in "Artistic Hemes," issued
en'
VIEW,
by the National Building Plan assecia
tlen, Detroit. It may have cither brick
or stone foundation and a 0 feet 0 inch eel
lar. The first story Is 10 feet high, nnd con
tains a hall which is CO feet leug by 7 feet
wide; a parlor measuring 14 by 17 feet; e
rillST FLOOD,
dining room 14 by 15 feet, kitchen, 13 by IS
feet; pantry, i! by 7 feet, and china closet of
like dimensions. In the hall, the parlei
aud the dining room are fireplaces. Thf
lower fleer has two large l ernndas, and lie
fore the hall is reachel comes a vestibule el
geed size.
si.ce:tn floeis.
The second story is B feet flinches high
nnd contains three large bed rooms, two of
which are fitted up with grates, and eil
tre of which haveiaxHLfleeiii i
Itrast OriinniFiil.
Small brass ornaments cast or impressed
tilth the dle nre new being applied te
furniture in the shape of rosettes and
kindred forms, being attached net only sa
as te contrast it ith thu weed, but te em
phasize constructional parts. This is the
revival of n fashion dating half n century
since and n hlrh long previously prevailed.
The startliug cflcct of this brilliaut Arc
gilt surface is pleasing te the eye, coming
iicll in contrast both iiltli light and dark
weeds. Separately, thei,e ornaments are
unmeaning, but are made attractlve by
the way in which they are displayed.
Seme of the uualntness of old furniture is
due te their use, as well as te occasional
relief desigus weiked out of thin sheets of
brass, which take occasionally the place of
carvings for centers of mahogany and ash
panels. Decorator and Furnisher
Ceiner Writing Dt-sks.
Some corner writing desks in the Six
teenth century finish are a decided novelty.
They are richly ornamented with brass,
nnd two small, round mirrors which face
each ether are placed en cither side at the
top. -X three sided drawer pulls out Just
below the deak, and a small closet under
neath ntlllze every inch of space, Fer a'
small library nothing could be better than
thU desk, as it takes up very little room,
and serves at the same time te fill a corner,
that most difficult rnrt of a room te fuN
nib, Art Amateur,
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JyJCUANfS LIVKKP1IJLW.
THE GENUINE DR. C.
McIJLITE'S
CKLEBHATKD
LIVER PILLS!
Intemperance a Disease
Wlirn therclcbnittd lir. Hwd, tleclnreil that
ilninkptini"" huh n illene, be enmiclntnl a
truth which the cxticrlcuce and observation of
mellnil iiitii l cierj- Uny renHnnlnir. The
many apparently liiMitieexc-we of thene who
liululKO in the use of spirituous lliUnr tnny
thuffbehcceiinteJ for. The truecnune of con
duct, which U taken for liiDtttintlen, I very
Ircqupiitly a diseased slate of the Uver. Noor Neor Noer
Kn In the human yl-m uhen ilernnced, pro
duce u mere fright fill eitiilOKiie of dlie1
And If, Instead of npplylnn remedies te the
manlfcMatlemi of Hie din-use, n Is tee often
the ruse nhyMcInn would prescribe wll ha view
te the nrlglnnl muse, fewer deaths would reault
from illKrnse Induced by n demur, ed state of the
Liver. Tlire--riurths of the dlsenwH enumer
ated under the hcaid or Consumption have their
Rent In n dlned Uver. The genuine Dr.C.
McUineH l.ircr IMlln, prepared by Fleming
Unw., I'lltubiirB, I"n., nreii mire cure'
Mr. Jonathan lltniRhinaii, of IVcut Union,
E?ri!iire Illinois, write te the pninrlelera.
KJelDP ,' hfn of ll ur. Pa., thai he had
fullered from a nevere mid iir,,imeivi niiick nf
fltBjf flhrtlln .! - m .
taken with dpcldcdiidvnntage for mnny
requiring lnvl?erafliiij remedies, but tl
rills stand prc-emlui-ut as the menus e
dlseMea
the Uver
lite n disorganized liver te healthy actien:
lienee the creal celebrity they have attained.
Insist en haling the ceimlnn Dr. C. tel.nue'
l.licr rills, prepared by Fleming lires., Pitts
bur(f, Pa. All druggists keep them. Price 25
cents a box. (2)
nf m.,m
H
UMPHKBY'S
DK. MUHl'llItEY'S HI'KCIFICH nresclentl
rally nnd carefully prepared prescriptions ; used
for many years In private practice with success
nnd for eer thirty jears used by the people.
Every si 1112I0 SJpecillc Is a special euro for the
disease named.
These Hncclltcs cure without drugglnjr, purg
ing or reducing the system, and are ill fact nnd
deed tlm SOVEREIGN HEMEDIE.1 OF TUB
WOULD.
LIST OF PHINCII'Al. NOS. CUKhll. PRICES
1. FEVE1LS, Congestion, Inflammation .25
2. WOUMK, Werm Fcier, Werm Celle IK
8. CIIVINU COLIC, or Teething of Infants, .25
t.DIAKUlKEA, of Children or Adults 25
5. DYSENTERY, Orlplng, llllleu Celic. 25
B. CHOLERA .1IORI1IJH, Vomiting 25
7. COUHII.S, Celd, lirenchltls 25
8. NEURALOI A, Toothache, Fnccache...... .25
II. HEADACHE, Sick Headache. Vertigo... .25
IU. DYSPEPSIA, Unions Stomach .25
11. HUPPUrHEIl or PAINFUL PERIODS, .25
12. WHITES, tee Prof use Period 25
13. CROUP, Cough, DIIHctill llrcithlng .25
U. HA LTllIIKlfM. Erysipelas, Eruptions... .25
15. RHEUMATISM, Rheumatic Pubis .25
HI. FEVER und AQ1IE, Chills, Jlnlarln 50
17. PILES, Illliul or Bleeding 50
111. CATARRH, lnllni-nrn, Celd In the Head, .50
HI. WUOOPIN'Jl COUGH! , Violent Coughs... JO
21. OENERAL DEBILITY, Physical Weak-
lien .50
27. KIDNEYDIhEASE .50
2S. NERVOUS DEIHLITY J1.00
SO. URINARY WEAKNESS. Wetting Red, .50
32. DISEASES OF THE HEART, Palpita
tion .41.00
Sold by druggists, or sent postpaid en receipt
of price. Un. lIUMi-n key's Manual (in pages)
richly hound In cloth aud geld, mulled free.
llDMPitiiRra' Mkuicisf, Ce., KM I- iiltenSU N. Y
(2)
SPECIFICS. Til,Th,Sw
"1 RAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE.
GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE.
Tiik Oiieat E.vei.isil Remkiiv. Anunfall
lngcuri) for Seminal Weakness, Spermaterrhea,
Impelcncy and nil Diseases that fellow nsn se
quence of Sclf-busc ; as Less of Memery, Uni
versal Lacsltude, l'ulii In tiie Hack, Dimness of
Vision, Piematurc Old Age, and many oilier
dlease that lead te Insanity or Consumption
and n Premature Oral e.
- Fer particulars hi our pamphlet, which
we desire te send frre by mall te every one.
jr-TheHperlllc Medicine Is sela by all drug
gists at SI per package erslx packages for Se, or
will be sent free by mall en receipt of the
money, by addressing
THE GRAY MEDICINE CO.,
Ilutlale, N. Y.
On account of counterfeits, we have adopted
the Yellow Wrnpjicr ; the only genuine.
Sold In Ijuuciister, Pa., by W.T. Hecil.
mnr3-lyd
rpEETHINO SYRUP.
TO MOTHERS.
Every babe should have n bottle of DK.
FHRNEY'S TEETHING SYRUP. Perfectly
safe. NeOplnm orMerphlamlxtures. Will re
lieeo Celic, Orlplng in the Dowels and Promote,
1)1 menu j wining, l'rep.irce eyi
NEY&bON, Hiigerstewn, Mil.
ii; -n-eiius. lnai neiiicseni ey man iu cent
ianl-lvdeedAw
V Undeveloped parts
Of the Human Uedy Enlarged, Developed,
Strengthened, etc., Is an Interesting advertise
ment long run In our paper. In reply te in
quiries we will say that there Is no evidence of
humbug about this. On lhe contrary, the ad
vertisers ant icry highly Indorsed. Interested
persons may gut sealed circulars giving all par
ticulars, by writing te the ERIE MEDICAL
CO., 5 Swan SL, Dutrale, N. Y.Dailu Teledo
ll, e. fil-lyilAw
11
IS FINGER NAILS CAME OFF.
Fer n.i ear I was utllleted with it horrlble
case, of bleed poison, and upwards of llve
months of that time I naa unable te de work of
any kind. My linger nails en me oil and my
hair dropped out, leaving my head ns clean
and smoetli as If It had been Minted. I con
sulted the best local phtslcl.tu-, and spent bun
(beds et dollars ler medicines erdltlerent kinds,
but without leuelilug the slightest benefit, f
was aili Iced llnulli teilslt Het Springs. This
I did, but becoming disgusted with the treat
ment I was ii-eelilng thcrp. commenced taking
Sn UtV S'clllc (S. s. S ) The cireet that S. S. S.
had en muitns tuilv ttenderful. I commenced
te reeeier after taking the first bottle, and by
the lime I bad taken tuelvu bottles IwiiNcn
tliely enrcd-cured by Swift's Specific (S. S. S.)
when thu world-renowned Hei Springs had
failed. W'M. S. LOOMIS,
Shrnveperl, La."
FOUR YEARS ON CRUTCHES.
Ferflftceii years I nasaflllcted with rheuma
tism, four years of whKh I was compelled loge
mi crutches. Words nre Inadequate teeiprem
tiie sullcrlug I endured during that time. Dur
ing these fifteen yeurn of existence (It was net
tiling), 1 tiled ciery known remedy without
recelvlnguiiy benefit. I finally began en Swift's
Specific (S.S.H.), which from the Mrstgavcnie
u-llnf. and te-day I am enjoying the best of
health, and am a well man. I candidly be
lieve that S. S. s. Is the best bleed purillcr en
the market te-dii.
.1. D.TAYLOR, Cuba, Me.
Tic.itise en Meed nnd Skin Disease mailed
free. SWI FT SPECI FI C CO.,
til Mlunta On.
BARTER S LITTLE LIVER FILLS.
.CARTER'S
LITTLE LIVER PILLS
CURE
Sick Headache and relieve all the troubles Inci
dent te a bilious state of thesyittcm, such as
Dlrlnes. Nausea. Drowsiness, Distress after
Kitting, P.iluln the Side, .tc. While their most
lemarUable success has been shown In curing
sick:
Headuche, yet CARTER'S MTTLB LIVER
PILLS are equally luluable In Constliutlen,
curing nnil prcientlng tills iinr.-.ing com
plaint, while they also correct all dlsordersef
the stomach, stimulate the llier and regulate
the bowels. E ou If they only cured
MEJ5JD
Ache they would he almost priceless te these
who gutter irem hl distressing cemplaint:
but fortunately th-lr goednets, does net end
here, and tlnw who once try them will find
tlicse little pills valuable In te many ways that
tliuvwlll net be willing te de without them.
lltitafUi all sick head
ACHE
Is the bane of se iimiij live that here is where
we make our great be-tst. Our pills euro it while
ethers de nut.!
CARTERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS are very
mii.tli and verj easy te bike. One or tun pill
make :t dose. They are strictly vegetable and
douutgrlpe or purge, but by their gentle ac
tion ilcaeall who use them, l.t ilalsat Sicts;
live ler II. Held ei cry where or scut by mall.
CARTER MEDICIN E CO., NEW YORK.
Small Pill. Small Dese. Small Prire.
nugl2.1deed
(til 111.
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J TOUACCOSHOOKSANUCASES. WEST
i:RN HARD WOOD1. WhuU-wtln and Retail,
by It. R. MARTIN A tV ,
uS-lyd 421 Water Street, ljiiu-a-Ur. Ph
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661 North Prince street.
lid .Se.
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auglS-Ud LANCASTER. PA.
i.i.i...i.... '""" " completely reterea te
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Inne Uver Tills nlene. Thew nils unnues-
llOnnUlV IHlVkf CrrtMlt ItmilnpIlM n.,,1 mu Ua
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