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L $iiKzfie5;&, kz&W& 4 'g?$ssS?&s. -THE JdOBNlKGt TjAsAUOTAY, -DECEMBER 2, 1895. G TJ - " r-v MONUMENT. TO ENTWINE Pally Bargains. i " h. , f i.- " . r lu gfr'&!J&P- 1 ' We're many bargains now in fact, everything In the store is reduced, preparatory to stock -taking at the end of the year. Here are a few worth studying : 2,000 Yards Body and Tapestry Brussels. Hny jirettr r.nttcrns. In lengths QCa fromS toioyarus, pcryard. tluu Sleepy Hollow Chair, Upholstered in CorJuror, a perfect c.ialr to rest In. Jtaluccd from T I 0 Qfl Turkish Rocker, Covered -nith Ilroontelle, aplen duly mvlo aii.l upholstered. I C nn Orlfilnal price, (310U. Now.... IJ.UU Rea'ding Chair, Ont frame. Upholstered In Silk 7 flfl I'lush. Koduoed fioji liXJ ta. I.UU Large Turkish Arm Chair French Cretonne. The marked I 0 (1 (1 price is iW I 4.UU Lace Curtains. apll3h Notllnghanis, flJ-Iuches irl-Ic. " yard, lo c. prcttj jattenis. lieular 52 73 alue. I Tfl I'crpalr I.JU Splendid Nottinghams. 6! Inches by 3 arils. HeJuced I flfj IroiniSUS to I iUU A full line of all makes. In White, Cream, and Ecru, at equally reduced prices. Wasii. B. Williams, 7th and D Sts. N. W. ALEXANDRIA HAITEXIXGS. Potomac Lodge of Oild rcllows has chosen tlie following officers for the en tuing term Noble grand. It. E. L. Tyler; vice crand, J. E. Swalne; secretary, W. E. Latham; treasurer, L. 31. Datis, and chaplain, Edgar Lyles. Oriental Lodge, No. C, K. of P., has elected Walter Brown, cbancelor com mander; Frederick Baker, prelate; Hcnry Cruiuii, master of flnauce; William II. May, warden of exchequer; William linker, keepir ot records and teals; "Robert Han cock, liv-ide guard, and 'William H. May. rcpresentalue to the grand lodge. Alexandria Lodge, K. of P., has chosen James Hoosen cliancellor commander; C. E. Uraies, vice chancellor; A. W. Mel chior, prelate; Edward Vlolctt, master of finance; Benjamin Florence, master of exchequer; George Benson, master-at-arms; . D. l'eyton. Inside guard; W. K. Anna cross, outside guard, and Benjamin Flor nce, representative to the grand council. Ttie officers of all these lodges will be Installed on their next regular meeting nights. Another female tramp, giving her name ns Ellen McLaughlin, was given shelter from the rain and snow last night In the jiulico station. The woman claims that her home Is in Baltimore, but not being able to get work there she had started out on the road to hunt for It, but had not yet Xound It. Another party, two men and a woman, who gao their names as George Jones, Charles Birch and his sister, Alice Birch also found shelter In the station. They were from Hnre le Ornco, Md., and had, o they said, lost all their property In a fire that destroyed their home. They were on their -way to Fredericksburg to rtlatlves, but had only money enough to pay their fare to Washington and will walk the remainder of the way. Mr. Luther Finks, a brakeman on the Southern Railway, had his shoulder blade broken and his head badly cut Jiy a fall between the cars yesterday eM'ning. Nine of the Washington bricklajers, working on the Washington, Alexandria und Mount Vernon Railway iiower house at Four Mile Run, left their -work j ester day by order of the Washington trades union, ot which they are members. It Is stated that the cause of the trouble is the fact that the men are required to work nine Instead of eight hours per day. The officials of the railway company here profess to have no knowledge of the trouble. Walter Washington, a colored member ot the chain gang, while at work on the street yesterday evening, made an attempt to escape. His absence from the gang was noticed at once by Capl. Kell.and the police station was notified, and in a few minutes the man was arrested by Officer Smith and locked up In the police station. He lull get several das additional to his sentence. The condition of young Winfred Dean still continues to Improve, and Dr. Smith sajs his chances for life are now good. The police have not jet been able to find any one who saw the boy when he fell from the train, although It Is understood they have information which they think will enable them to ascertain 'whether the boy fell or was knocked from the train. Mr. John Pickett, ot Cincinnati, Ohio, Is visiting lib brother, Mr. George' K. Fickett, at Auandale, Fairfax county. Judge J. B. McCabe, ot Leesburg, a can didate for the Democratic nomination for Congress, is In the city looking after his interests here. The young son of Mr. refer Francis, "who was badly burned' by an explosion of powder on Christmas Day, Is ery III. His daughter, who was burned at the same time, Is getting much better. Lewis Boswcll, the only fortune teller Alexandria has, was jebterday sent to Jail by the mayor for ninety da a on a harge ot vagrancy. Clearing Out Sale. Until January 10, when the firm of Franklin & Co. lake possession of the premises No. 1203 F st. northwest, now occupied by "the Austrian store," great bargains can be had in genuine Bohemian glassware and oldyienna porcelains, di rect from the manufacturers. This sale Is made In order to dispose of the entire stock to avoid packing and rcshlpplng. Every piece will be offered at astonish ingly low prices. North Pole In u Baloon. Andrec, who Is going to try to reach the North Pole In a balloon, after exper imenting with various stuffs, has found a material that will enable him to use a balloon containing only 4,000 cubic meters of gas, instead of the G.000 cublo meters thought necessary at first. Scout of Snakes. The serpent charmer possesses a power beyond that of other men of knowing when he Is within close proximity to a con cealed reptile, long practice bavingprobably given bim a fine sense of smell which enables bim to detect the odor emitted by the serpent. RUDY T0JE0RGI1E Democratic Steering Committee Finishes Its Minority List. OHAIEMEN ARE PLACED Few Committee ItooniH Given to tlio Democrats Mr. Gorman Gets That Occupied by Senator Sherman Tlio Work Hcqulred SeserulDuyVLobOr. i:ery One In Satisfied. The Democratic steering committee jes terday afternoon coniuleted the assign ment ot the minority representation on the Senate committees. The list was handed to Hie Republicans nt once, and the reorganization will take place Monday. The minority chairmanships have been assigned as followa: Conference Room, Mr. Gorman; Engrossed Bills, Mr. Coek rell; Epidemic Djseases, Mr. Vest; Nica ragua Canal, Mr. Morgan; Private Lands and Claims, Mr. Harris; Revolutionary Claims, Mr. Pugh; PotomacRiver Front, Mr. George; Woman's Suffrage, Mr. Call; Additional Accommodations for the Li brary, Mr. Vooihees; Five Civilized Tribes, Mr. Gray; Transportation and Sale of Meat Products, ilr. Blackburn; Corporations in the District ot Columbia, Mr. Jones of Arkansas. The Democratic members of the various committees will be as follows: ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY Messrs. George, Bate, Rjach.and Irby. ON APPROPRIATIONS Messrs. Cock rell, Call, Gorman, Clackburn, Brlce and Faulkner. TO AUDIT AND CONTROL THE COS TINGENTEXF.SNSESOFSEXATE- Jones of Arkansas. ON THE CENSUH-Me3srs. Turple, Berry, White, and Murphy. ON CIVIL SERVICE AND RETRENCH MENT Messrs. Gordon, Irby, Walthall, and Chilton. 0N0LAIMS-Mcsr3.Fnseo,Caffcry,ChiI-ton. Bacon, and Martin, ON COAST-DEFENSES-Mcssrs. Gordon, Irljv, Mills, White, und Smith. ON COMMERCE Messrs. Vest, Gorman, White, Murphy, UerryrFasco. aud Caffery. Or HOME INTEREST. ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Messrs. Harris, Faulkner, Gibson, Smith, Martin, and Bacon. ON EDUCATION AND LABOR-Messrs. George, Caffery, .Murphy, and Lindsay, ON ENGROSSED BILLS-Cockrell, chair man. ON ENROLLED BILLS-Caffery, of Louisiana. ON EPIDEMIC DISEASES Messrs. Vest, chairman; Harris, and Irby. TO EXAMINE THE SEVERAL BRANCHES OF THE CIVIL SERV1CE Messr. Gray and Vilas. ON FINANCE Messrs. Voorhees, Harris, Vest, Jones of Arkansas, White, Walthall. ON FISHEUIES-Messrs. Call, Gibson, Hill, and Mitchell of AN isconslu. ON FOREIGN RELATIONS Messrs. Mor gan, Gray, Turple, Daniel, and Mills. ON IMMIGRATION Messrs. HIU, Vooi hees, Faulkner, Harris, and Gibson. ON IMPROVEMENTS OF MlSSIS8ITri RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES Messrs. Blanchard, Bate, and Palmer. ON INDIAN AFFAIRS Messrs. Jones of Arkansas, Morgan, Roach, Blancliard, Chil ton. ON INDIAN DEPREDATIONS Messrs. Lindsay, Faulkner, Cockrell, Bacon, and Martin. ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE Messrs. Gorman, Brlce, Lindsay, Smith, Chilton. ON IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS Messrs. White, 'Jones of Arkansas, Roach, andBrfce. ON THE JUDICLVRV Messrs. Tugh, George, Vilas, Hill, Lindsay, and Daniel. ON THE LIBRARY Voorhees of Indiana. ON MANUFACTURES Messrs. Gibson, and Smith. TO LOOK AFTER WARRIORS. ON MILITARY AFFAIRS Messrs. Bate, Cockrell, Palmer, Mitchell, of Wisconsin Walthall. ON MINES AND MINING Messrs. Bate, Call, Mills, and Tillman. ON NAVAL AFFAIRS Messrs. Black burn, Gibson, Smith, Bacon, and Tillman. ON ORGANIZATION. CONDUCT AND EXPENDITURES OF EXECUTIVE DE PARTMENTS Messrs. Smith, Cockrell.Hill and Caftery. ONPACIFICRAILROADS Messrs.Brice, Monran, Faulkner and Murphy. ON PATENTS Messrs. Call, Mills -and Bsrry. ON TENSIONS Messrs. -Palmer, Brice, Vllas.Mltchellof Wisconsin, Lindsay, Roach. ON POSTOFFICES AND POSTROADS Messrs. Vilas. Irby, Hill and Blanchard. ON PRINTING Gorman of Maryland. ON PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS Messrs. Harris, chairman; Pasco, Berry and Turple. ON PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS Messrs. Gray, Pugh, Turple and Palmer. 0NPUBL1C BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Messrs. Vest, Daniel, Gordon, Blanchard and Murphy. ONPUBLICLANDS Messrs. Berry.VlIas, Pasco and Tillman. ON RAILROADS Messrs. Berry, Gordon, Palmer, Blackburn and Blanchard. ON RELATIONS WITH CANADA Messrs.Murphy, Pugh, Mltcliellof Wisconsin, and Tillman. ON THE REVISION OF LAWS OF TnE UNITE I) STATES Messrs. Danld and Call. ONREVOLUTIONARV CLAIMS Mev-rs. Pugh, chairman.. Bacon and Bate. ON RULES Messrs. Blackburn, Harris and Gorman. ON TERRITORIES Messrs. Hill, Black burn, Bate, Call and White. ON TRANSPORTATION ROUTES TO THE SEABOARD-Messrs. Irby, George Turple and Gordon. SELECT COMMITTEES. TO INVESTIGATE THE CONDITION OF POTOMAC RIVER FRONT AT WASH INGTON Messrs. George, chairman; Mar tin and Blanchard. TO INQUIRE INTO ALL CLAIMS Or CITIZENS Or THE UNITED STATES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF NIC ARAGUA Messrs. Morgan, chairman; Pal mer nnd Martin. ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE-Messrs. Call chairman, and George. ON ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Messrs. Voorhees, chairman, and Pugh. OX THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES OF INDIANS Messrs. Gray, chairman; and Pasco. ON TRANSPORTATION AND SALE Or MEAT PRODUCTS Messrs. Black burn,' chairman, and Vest. TO ESTABLISH THE UNIVERSITY OF TnE UNITED STATES Messrs. Jonee ot Arkansas, Turple, Walthall and Mitch ell of Wisconsin. ON THE QUADRO-CENTENNIAL Messrs. Vest, Gray, Daniel, Gibson, Voor hees nnd Lindsay. TO INVESTIGATE THE GEOLOGICAI SURVEY Messrs. Walthall and Mills. ON THE NATIONAL BANKS Messrs. Mitchell of Wisconsin and Chilton. ON FOREST RESERVATIONS Messrs. Morgan, Roach and Tillman. ON CORPORATIONS OF THE DIS TRICT OF COLUMBIA Messrs. Jones, of Arkansas, chairman, and Gorman. TO INVESTIGATE TRESPASSERS UPON INDIAN LANDS Mr. Roach, North Dakota. Elected 'ew Officers. The annual election of officers of Syra cuslans Lodge No. 10, K. of P., was held at their castle hall Friday evening and the following officers were chosen: C. C, J. M. Williams; V. C, L. II. Troutman; pre late, J. W. Bradbury; K. of R. and S., D. C. Childress; M. of W., A. Kahlert; M. of T., D. N. Hoover; M. of E., A. E. Glasscock; M. at A., Jos. Riley; representatives to grand lodge, J. W. Humphrey, D. N. Hoover, Joseph Riley, William Ulnes, J. "W. Brad bury; relief committee, J. W. Humphrey; I. O., W. Keese; O. Q., L. B. Nye Curfew Still Mings. Sandwich is one of the few English towns In which the curfew Is still rang. The cus tom was very nearly ended recently, as the people objected to the ringer's ringing the bell at 5 o'clock in the morning, too. Brick and Glass Make a Handsome Corner at Seventh and I Streets. Tloune & Herrmann's Magnificent IlUhlucMM Structure and What It Coutulus. I was walking down Seventh street yesterday aud had to stop ,at the corner of I street and admire that handsome building ot Messrs. House & Herrmann, the famous "equitable credit" furniture folks, are having put up. What an immense store that Is going to be. Fifty thousand square feet ot selling space. If you arc Interested In unique architectural effects it Is worth a walk out of your way to see it. The skeleton is nearly completed. The roof is being put on at present and the great, tall tower that Mr. Prescott, tlio builder, says can be seen lroin Alexandria, is rapidly climbing skyward. Mr. Herrmann tells me that this building Is constructed on a plan wholly new m Washington. He calls it the slow-buinhig process. New York has some of it and so has Chicago. The insurance com panies regard buildings put up in this fashion the safest kind of risks. It was explained to me in IhLs way; All the cross beams on each floor are of heavy, tolul, bard wood timber and are left cxposid. I'm: would make slow progress on thtru, and Is easily located. Being exposed there are no Hues to create oralis and conduct flames. I believe the slow-burning process has a clear record up to date. Not an In stance on record where a building so constructed has had a disastrous conflagra tion. That Is more than can be said of the so-called fire proof buildings. The exienur ot the House & Herrmann building Is ot brick that Is, what Isn't lo be oi glass. There will be G,000 square feel of glass surface. That must exceed the expanse In any other building in Washington. It will let in an abundance of dajlight and proUdc what so few fur niture houses have plenty of show win dow space. I forget how many electric lights Mr. Herrmann lold me he was going to have but enough to turn darkness into day. Both Hie passenger and freight ele vators are to be run by electricity. In speaking ot the appointments of the new store Mr. Herrmann said: "We went all around looking at modern business bouses and borrowed here and there an Idea. Not quite a year ago we built a building In Wheeling, W. Va., larger than the one here. Of course our experience there shows us where we can make some Improvements. There won't be a better arranged store for our line of business in this country than this when it Is ready for us to move In." And he Is right about that. The old "Equitable Credit System" will hae a gem of a houee. House Herrmann are gUlng this part of Seventh a lioost up in the ecale of popularity by the energy and enterprise Ihcy display. 1 don't think It Is any wonder such men are successful. They deserve to be. The new etore'll be finished about Feb ruary first. JIEST .NEEDLE WOMEN. Are Always Sem l-Cl lllziil reople, lis for Example, the Persian's: In Mexico gins are educated in fancy work from Ibeir earliest childhood and there is scarcely a Me,iun cottage that ba3 not among its women one proiicient In drawn work. Children are put to draw ing threads until old euough to handle the needle skillfully. Considering the almost priceless art istic value of nme of these products, they are sold for an extraordinarily sin ill sum, owing to the cheapness nl .Mexican labor. You can get a Mexican woman to come to your house and w'urk lor "5 cents a day and her dinner, although they, as a rule, prerer to wort at home, as they depend upon their noon siesta; besides they are not Industrious aud ob ject to being held steadily to their work all day; they get to nodding over their frames, and resort to various methods to kill time. In their own homes they work only three or four hours a day and often are employed a year upon one piece of work which retails at $3U. They have no sense of values aud will part with an exquisifiTpIccc of work for what ever they happen to be wanting at the moment. If a pair of shoes, well and good; but If on the other hand they are longing for a pony, a pony It must be. It is a rather curious fact that it has always been the senilt ivili7ed people who have particularly excelled iu needlework. Thu lower class Persians, Hlmlostans, Mexicans, and oen Indians have shown wonderful ilcverness in this direction, when every other department of artistic work was a sealed book to them. The origin of Mexican work is rather ilouded in the filmy traditions surround ing the conquest of Mexico by the Span lards, who had learned this work from the Moors, who in their turn had learned It In the far East. It was somehow transferred to Mexico and taught the serfs of the con querors, and the descendants ot these poor serfs have preserved and improved uihin It, until now many of the nrtKles arc as dainty us cobwebs nnd as exquisite as the frost on window panes. Centerpieces, doilies, and sets for dress ing trireau and toilet table are perhaps the articles most In vogue at present, though Renters largely Into all bed and table Ilnin, and has even been used to form the cross "on the surplice of an ecclesiastic Except for a very meager livelihood, through the natural products of the soil, with many Mexican families, the sale of this work furnishes their only means of subsistence; and it naturally follows that their living must be of the most primitive sort. A very usual house with them Is the one whk h they make oat of drygoods boxes, putting on a thalihed roof, and filling up holes with stray tin cans, and ot course an earth floor. They live almost entirely upon the tor tdla, a sort of corn enke, and frljoles. We have read about tho "two women grinding at the mill" in Palestine 2,000 years ago, and just so the women grind in Mexico to day. They soak the corn in lye to remove the hull, then laylt on a flat stone called a metate, and with another stone they grind the corn to paste, This paste Is patted into thin cakes and baked quickly on another flat stone or metal plate. The frUoles are a kind ot brdwn bean, and form the principal food of the-peoplc. They spread the beans on the corn cake, holding the cake as a plate. They double up another cake for a scoop w ith which they convey the beans to their mouths, when the beans are gone they eat the plate and scoop, thus avoiding any great amount of dish washing. They are really a very dirty people, and it is a mystery how tbey keep their beautiful work so clean. Doubtless because they jave learned that it is very much more difficult to find sale for it, if it requires to be laundered. Kindly nature supplies the patterns for these women. They reproduce in lace the vnrious delicate touches of nature about them, such as the spider web, the bird's nest, leaves and fruits. They are very ambitious to originate new designs, and when one is evolved, a great fete is given, and the inventor is crowned with flowers and honored in every manner within the range of their limited possibilities. All grades of linen are used for this work, from the butcher's linen to the dainty hand spun linen lawn and Chlnesegrasslinen, and thread from No. 30 to 250. the last pro ducing; work as delicate as thefinest Mechlin lace. Cord's Penchant for Drains. John Card- was arrested last night by Detective Sutton and lodged at police station No. 1 on a charge of petit larceny, preferred by Edward S. Schmidt. One canary bird, which Schmidt claims to have lost, was recovered from the accused. It Is understood, that Mr. Schmidt claims to have lost a number of valuable birds acd that be suspects Card of having appro priated them. . According to Their Limits. Some hide their light under n bushel, And, regardless of age or sex. Some cannot hide it under much less Than a bushel and two or three pecks. Detroit Tribune, "I believe I am the Jeweler who comes into your mind first." -, - I J S F .11 Thfc Giving of New Year's Presents is a pretty custom and a growing one. Just as well prepared for the selling of New Year's Gifts as we were for Christmas in some respects even better. Everything I have is most seasonable and suitable and reasonable, too. The low prices marked on everything for 1 am satisfied with a very small margin of profit brought thousands and thousands of Christmas buyers. Tomorrow the New Year people will be here I am ready! When you come ask to see the "Davison" Watch. Davison's Sliver C. GLIDING O'ER THE ICE Most of It Will Be" Done in the New TJi'nks. THU OPINION OF AN EXI'EKT Graceful Carriage, 'Extreme Slen- derness-to Those Who-Fol-. low the (apart. The all conquering bicycle has a rival. In this cold weather every woman, with a little muscle and limcteispare. Is iearn--lng to skate. They havicjost found out that next after wbccllnsicc-ISkatuigls about the most amusing-, cshUIaratlag not to say be coming sport In which one, can indulge, and that tender shins arid dignity are (Uite safe while practicing to follow this ioctry ot motion. EASILVTACQUIUED rROriCIENCX. The resolution In ftmhrine athletics that the bicycling academy brought nlwut, the new skating rinks are repeating. No longer Is it necessary to serve a hard and uncertain apprenticesnipV "wltlr' nn InudetpjaU' Small brother as assistant, on the nearest rough surfaced 'pond. Loudon and l'aris were among the first cities with accommodation for rink skating and now, one by one lLc big American towns are adopting the plan, but on a vastly improved scale aud she who is ambitious for Icy accomplishments pays DO cents entrance fee und gets a letson of half an hour. THE NEW RINKS. Tho American rinks arc built long and oval In shape, with steps leadingdowu from a promenade gallery lo the rink pit, round which runs a circle of leather seats and where the temperature stands between forty and fifty degrees. Up in the prome nade the beat rises to a point near seventy, and nn old waxed floor could not show a more exquisite surface than docs the skating arena. Its boards,arc crossed by hundreds of small pipes, connected at Ihe back of the building with a huge fifty thousand dollar refrigerating machine that pours freezing air through every tube. When an ice surface is to be laid the great brine tank sends forth salt and watec to cover pipes and floor for a few inches and. In less time almost than nature her self could (lo it, the rink pit is .a solid, shining frozen sheet. So carefully is the process -carried out that not a rut or" lump mars the perfect spread aud yet the surface is sufficiently soft to give Ihe skate blade plenty of grip. With such oppor- f-JSWHH6SHirTm " f I Polish, 35c. H JL.JL DAVISON, 1105 F tunitles one could almost of oneself learn to gtt nliout, but the fifty cents admission entitles a woman to the me of a pair of skates and the strong arm of an Instructor. WHAT TO WEAK. Its an excellent plan to prepare for the flrtt lesse n by getting Into regulation skating shoes or at any rate into a pair that have common sense htels, rather rounded Iocs and that can be laced tight over instep ami ankles. The high bi cycling boots are very good for that pur pope, but if there are any suspicions of a weak ankle, ttc skating t-l.ocs that lace elmost down to the toe tip are a sensible precaution. They coat a few dollars only aud last a great many years. Whatever slices are used they must be laced so close as to be Impossible for ordinary walking, and If there Is an ankle known to be un trutworthy, a steel bar support, strap ping up the back of the leg, from heel to shoe top, will save no end of painful wrenches and many a sad accident An ankle long, straight, plain skirt is the only suggo-tiou of uniform the exercise demands, aud here again a part of one's wheeling suit may be pressed into service. WHAT AN EXTENT SATS. The skates can be bought or hired at the rink and any of tl.e simple Meel clamp pat tern, with a blade of medium width, will answer all ordinary requirements. "From two to five dollars is the price of a gcod pair that will last the average skating life time," explained champion Swift, who cuts double eights, whorls and grape vines on the ice, Willi as much ease as the ordinary small boy takes bits out of an apple pie. "It requires from two to six lessons to learn the simple back and forward glide," he added, "and any woman who can dance prettily Is going to make a graceful figure on the Ice. "Now, justletmeshowyouhowlt'sdone," he suggested to the reporter. 'Tut jour left hand in my left, then let me pass my ripht arm under your left arm and take your rfjht hand, sol There, you sec no possi bility of falling. Away go your feet, but my right arm keeps you steady and if you are apt at baljnclng three times round the floor, nnd you will only need to keep two fingers on my shoulder to steady yourself. "Three lessons with an apt pupil nnd I'll guarantee she can make her own headway after that -and then if she wishes to go in for fancy skating that's an entirely different matter. At first I teach the roll, gliding in a circle, first on the Inside then on the ontside edges of the blade, lap. step and presently cutting the figure five, doing the letter A with flourishes, doubling the figure eight, and making sections of the grape vine." RINK CLUBS. "All, no, it isn't exactly easy, but a slim, pretty woman, who holds herself well up and carries her head gracefully, is a very pleasing vision when she cuts her ini tials with the 1'arlslan bend. The stout women, filled with envy, arc going to get at work In emulation, because tbey find out -quickly enough that skating is hard on adi pose tissue." Thirty minutes at a time is sufficient to devote first to lessons and afterward to the exercise, says Mr. Swift, for steady skating STREET. sends the blood to pulsating as pedallngdoes and since the rinks have opened in four of our big cities skating clubs have sprung up like mushrooms. In the big public rinks the far-sighted managers have built In a series of pretty little rooms to be used ns club par lors. Fifteen or twenty yourg people order its decoration and furnishing and rent It for a season, or a month, or hire it for an evening. Lockers are built into the wall for wraps, skates, eta; the club can secure the exclusive services ot an instructor, and then from a near-by restaurant or over tho club chaflug-dlsli a supper Is got ready In a Jiffy for the hungry, hila rious skaters. The hilarity is an Invariable outcome of the exercise, and the club privileges are dearly prized by the women members who enjoy the security of a masculine escort in the rink. Dancing is the term when a youog man takes his partner's left and rights hands securely in his own and skates with her through the simpler figures, or a half dozen frolicsome youngsters simply Join hands and glide the rink's length , which is sumethlnglikelegltlmate scorching. SKATING BALLS. A club privilege Is naturally a question of dues, fees, an Ivltalionn and election, but the possibilities of entertainment of fered are endless, and the Tarisian fancy for skating balls is warmly indorsed on this side. For one of these the entire rink is reuted for an evening or three hours. From 11 to 1, when the general public have disappeared, a fresh surface is frozen and the women come in smart theater bon nets, fancy silk bodices, pale gray, bisque and tan cloth fur edged skirls, velvet muffs and capes slung from the shoulder. Knicker bockers and Tuxedo coats are the approved toilets for the men, and to tnuslc thelancers, old style quadrille and most elaborate cotillions are danced on skates, with favors and.a supper served on the promenade gal lery. But, barring the merely frivolous side of the sport, as a muscle producer and genu inely health-giving exerslse, skating is bound to recommend Itself to women. Once properly taught In a rink, one can skate on any natural ice to the most extraordi nary benefit. It stiffens nnd nourishes the ankle muscle delightfully, puts grace into the clumsiest figure and good red blood la the palest cheeks, and no matter how the thermometer may soar in the warm spring and winter sunshine, or how obstinately the lakes nnd rivers refuse to freeze, the artifi cial ice answers every purpose, and stra Ight into the May days the rink skating is as enjoyable as in January, while discretion In exercising is but the single rule needed to guard against any dangers offered. An Ill-Mudo Flo. The world is like an ill-made pie. At least I find It so. The upper crust as hard as steel, The under soft as dough. Truth. A Dark Secret. Te silver hair among the black She's very quick to mark. And frantic Is the way she hump Herself to keen it dark. J - eler, ALL LS TLAIN" SAILING. Mr. Fields Stops Objecting In tlia N'uvy Yard Court-Marrlal. At the close ot the cross-cxamlnatton ol J. C. MoDerniott yesterday afternoon the court-martial In the navy yard hazing casj adjourned to 10.30 o'clock tomorrow morning. There was a very noticeable absence ot "I object" during the afternoon session. At the adjournment ot the morning Vi sion a member of the court, it is said, suggested to the counsel for the defendant j that it the objections were continued the court would not get away in time to see Tom Reed inaugurated President. Aftti this Lawyer Field and the Judge adocatc held a long conference during which they evidently conio to an understanding about "objections," for on the reconvening ot tha court all was plain sailing. At the opening of the court at 1 o'clock the cross-examination ot HcDermott was continued. SIcDerniott, though a witness for the pro'ccution, is what is known as a "hostile" witness, and his tcstlnionvsavon-d more ot smpathy with, and a vindication ot the defendants than otherwise. There could be no doubt that colored men at the same mess table were very objectionable to the witness and he belies cd tliat it was the opinion of every white member that colored men ought not to be admitted to the same class and furthermore he felc that this was the opinion of every white s man in the service or the United States Navy. ' On the reassembling ot the court-martial the witness will be further examined by the individual members ot the court. CIOAHMAKEHS EfcECT. Ji:h- Officer- Chosen at Tlic-lr Meet it.jr Last Niejlit. The semi-annual election of officers of Clgarmakers Union, No. 110, held last evening, nt No. 737 Seventh street north west, resulted in the election of the fol lowing, to serve for theensulngslx months Peter J Ilahn, president; August L. Dahlcr. vice president; Charles J. Hueter, financial secretary; Henry WKsner, corre sponding and recording secretary; C. A. Cook, treasurer; Andrew Hess, sergeant at -anas: John Wingate, John B. Duechlir.g, John Ester, trustees; John B. Buechllng, John Willis, John Wingate, auditors; John II. Buet'illnc, John Wingate, finance com mittee;; August L. Dahier, Sam Beck, label committee. THe election of delegates to D. A. 6G. the Federation of Labor, and" to the Workinpmen'o Library and Burean of Labor was postpone d until the next- regular meeting. JOHANNA'S GHOST STORY. With Hrundii'd Breath Shu Described an litiiiduary Burglar. Johanna Q ulll stumbled into police station No.G at mldnightand told a harassing tale of how a man had broken into her house. No. 30 Massachusetts avenue northwest, and how he refused to budge when she re quested him to move. The police on duty at the station did not listen to her plea with any degree of enthusiasm", because Quill has a police record which is familiar to every member of the force. When she entered the station her breath was brandied and her head looked like thatMcdnsa, Desk Sergeant Garner direct ed a private to inquire into the affairs at Johanna's home, but be reported everything quiet there. . FOR TEA GOW'S. Wattenu VluJt Airaln u Prominent Fenture. The Watteau plait Is a prominent tea tore ot the pompadour style r dress, and It Is being very much used In house neglige. The plait begins part way down the back, with n yoke urn collarubove, enriched with appliques. Still older fashions, those of tho Middle Ages, are also revived , motif a borrowed from the time of the crusades, sometimes from women's dress and some times from armor. Thus a peignoir of white flanuel cut to fall In loose folds, has above the close Italian sleeves long, points flowing sleoes that fall open from tho shoulder and reach nearly tn the floor, lost in tho folds of the gown, and over this a sort of scapulalre ot red cloth, lined to gite It enough body with white fastened at one point nn each shoulder and banging straight down back und front, and dotted all over with dragons, embroidered In white. Red cloth epaulettes fall over the sleeves. This gown was made by Felix. Another peignoir of white flannel is made with a Watteau plait, and over It mauve flannel forms a yoke, and extends down the middle of the front in a wide strip to the foot, nnd down the middle ot the back In the same way, forming tho top of the Wattoau plait, and the yoke and the strips are cut in one piece, lined and laid upon the gown, nnd nil the edges ot the mauve are scalloped and bound with rib bon. Epaulettes carry the color out over the sleeves, This design was made at the same bouse. A very pretty novelty for tea gowns ! velveteen, printed with a cashmere pat tern in colors. It Is lo be had with various colored grounds and is Inexpensive. Of English make It is being used in quantities by the Paris dressmakers. Fur borders are the only trimmings needed, though plain velvet or satin may be put up with fo contrast. Voor Iroiu'ct. Wyckof t So Muggson has moved into hi new home in Harlem is he going to hav. a houscwarmtng? Kurdler I'm afraid not; it's a steam- fc ft I ml flnf i .P"l. (..! g-jyxjtS---aSyta., , jjg'ga.tgSi i,jfc.T'-g - S-S" . - - rt- .1