LIFE OF A BALLET llnnl Work ami 1oor lnyAfleir the Norellr Hiw Worn Off Fun Franctoco Knwa Letter t Tho lallet girl may bo said to soil hor liberty entirely for n small buu If bIio fe a singer alio oarns 10 or 12 a wrok generally 10 and hor work Is as fol lows iroboarsats aro called at 10 sharp uvcry morning when sho must sing ill or well until 3 or 8 in tho af tornoon bringing her lunch in her hand Sho then goes homo tired out possibly somo llatanco from tho theatre Arrived thoro is always something to bo done somo drosa to alter to a good fit laco to wash ribbont to iron stockings to mend or tights to dyo if its not ono thing Its another Thoso llftlo mattors take up her titoo till supper whloh is scarcely down her thtoat wlion sho must rush olf to her work from which all tho pleasures has long sneo dopartcd Tho girls dress in crowded closo rooms and as every ono la for herself thero is a general scrlmmago often a light for placo Tho performance closes at 11 and it Is 12 sometimes 1 oclock ero hor poor tirod limba aro safely resting in hor bod from which sho must riso oarly to go again through tho samo progratamo day in and day out night in and night out not oven Sundays is always oxompt from rohoarsal and novor from ovoning performance If tho ballot girl is ten minutes sho is fined 4 bits if sho is too ill to attend a performance sho forfeits 1 if bIio finds a substitute sho must pay her her own salary and thus tho ballet girl is bo nd body and soul to tho theatro day and night for 10 a week ladle Tun dollars a wrok for the lifo of a fresh young croaturo who can never tako a holiday novor feel frco to roam in tho country by pleasant paths en oying her youth and Ufa Ton dollars a wcok wlitlo tho star if a brilliant ono takes 3000 a night Tho irony of tho situation might tempt ono to laugh if it woro not such a torrlhlo thing to think how a girls lifo can bo sold so choap But thero is tho ballot girl of tho drama tho pages of tho lcgltlmato tho silont aotrosios who walk in and out in tho society play tho half nudo creat ures who do imposilhlo marchos and wondorful military figures with such precision and grace girls who practice hour after hour with heavy guns in their hands and aro ready to drop lonjr boforo night comes on when ovory faco must look lta brightest and tho pcoplo boforo tho footlights clnp and bravo and think how lino It all is to bo so clover and dross up in smart atliro Do you reckon up how many of theso poor girls aro blushing with shanio at tho ex posure of tho forms that Jod and so oicty havo decroed shall bo robod in long and modost garmontst I guoss not Nor will you possibly crodit tho fact that tho ballot girl belonging to tlif j cIhm gota only 1 to 7 n weok and found in tho tawdry shabby mm tunica which aro hateful in tho oyes ol thoso who wear them Hut this is not tho only misery encountered by tho bal let girl rihos only a ballet girl says tho Mar who parses liar b without notitoor a scornful ginned hoa only a bal let girl say tho workingmen aoout Mm theatre and thcroforo may not oven haio a Mian plwiid I eforo hor numu Smith you ro wanted in tho loft wing I say Mag tho managers on to you for being late is tho moilo of speoch iiddrcMCd to tho recipient of per week Look at the pretty girl who with hor bond high in tho air looks so fresh and bright for n fow wcoks on joying tho novelty look at her as tho color fades slowly from tho young face a worn i nhapny look taking tho placo of tho smllos that made it so at t ractlvo look at hor Idly leaning i gainst anything when not going through hor tmrt faded sad old fore hor time a forlorn looking croat uro in her shabby morning nttlro a gal vanized puppet in her tlnsol and satin flow Diillr MrwIUan lot llnr lluubnmt Cor tnrlanil Imdar1 Dolly Madison tho brilliant and beau tiful wifo of tho fourth president rather imposed upon Mr Madison dur ing tboir courtship and tho blind god of love uiado him bellovo hor to bo much mora Intolloctual than sho really wus Ho was lu doubt however and deter mined to test her To do so ho aunt hor a somUphiloKophlcal book to road just iu ho was about to leave for Virginia imd askod hor to send him a written opinion of its merits uftor she had read it Madison by tho way was at this I lino a muuibor of congress at Phila delphia and ho was boarding at tho homo of his HWQOthotrt who wax thou a buxom young widow with hor husband hardly cold In his grave As soon on ha hud left for Virginia tho sly Wolly took tho book to Col Aaron Burr She told him of hor pro dicarnqnt and got him to writo tho lot tor for hor Uf course It was a master piece ns liurr was ono of tho most cult ured and scholarly nion of his ago Sho thon mailod tho letter to Madison at Montpelier Ho wiutdollghtod with tho wondorful Intelligence It exhibited and ho proposed imiUntly upon his return to Philadelphia Khomauo nn ablo wifo mid entertained as woll If not bottor than any other prosidonts wifo since that time Tho fashionablo world went wild over hor beautiful drosses and hor turbans alono cost over 1000 a year Tint Woman if llollnml CornliHI Mn ftjIriH Very fow of tho Dutch womon woro Uiolr quaint nntisohonddrosa and theso fow had surmountod it by hnrriblo Iarisiau bonnets As for thoir dross it was horrible Thoir hips wero extrava gantly bulged out with skirts and thoir uppoiranuo was painful to tho oyos hoed fill of graco of line Onco for all I may say that gonorally speaking I found tho Dutch womon uncomely tho children unploaslng and tho men ugly -nurse and unsympathetic Dutch cleanliness Is proverbial I know hut nevertheless tho Dutch are not a well washed nation In all thoir towns I found but poor washing appliances and u sad absence of bath houses nilliiK lip Wiirmhnle H Is said that there is now in London a wodiru who earnD n livelihood by skill fully tilling up wnrrnholus in old books iiuuh leaf belnsr serial atelv and natlontlv dealt with thematotUl bolng ohowod or nnri nnflwvt nfr tlia hole Ilill1 a a ft wKB v v w Iut cliargo d slxponco a holo Scncrsil bbcrticcmcntij Clul Housr Restaurant No 106 King Street Elegant Rooms Cleanly Service First class Cookery Moderate Prices This restaurant has been renovated and painted in cheerful tints with frescoed ceilings Rooms loft airy and kept in the best order Private eating stalls for those desiring such Tables covered with clean linen and patrons served with the licst food in ihc most nklllul cookery All Irving the Club House fare once will admit that it is the best board in town The proprietor has spared no expense in providing a first class restaurant and will be cquully regardless of cost in maintaining Its high standard Meals downstairs 25 cents or 31 tickets for 5 Meals upstairs 40 cents or 21 tickets for 0 F HTXT3J2R Proprietor -3 y O a a 3 fc r 1 J f 11 i R m y fiSMlS O I 1 1 f i M f 3 Sllfft 5 B K g 3 S 2 hsH - fU ifip a i W b r - llfll o 5 81 I g jp 5 - S I J Honmuki Fire Deparfment NOTICE Members in good standing arc hereby noti fied that in order to be free from personal tax ation the law requires that they shall claim such exemption before the Assessoi during the month of July 111c unuersigncu navuiR ucen uiujiiucu uw the law will be strictly followed would advise all firemen In good standing to appear before the Attestor and give their names and the names of the companies to which they belong HlNRY SMITH Secretary II V U Polyglot Bureau - OV IIONOLULU Whcrc all TRANSLATIONS or commercial letul technical and literary documents are accurately and expeditiously made FROM AND INTO THE English Frentl German Spanish nod Portuguese Languages HyMANOELJOSK iR FRK1TAS Profri tor of Modern Lancuancs for mauy years Translator and Interpreter In the cities of New York Ilostun and Philadelphia Corner of King and Punchbowl streets POLINESM HOTEL AND - RESTAURANT Here will always lie found at the lowest prices Tho ItoBt McuIb The market aflords cooked by ikllful hands served by prompt and polite waiters Every thing designed for comfort and satisfaction oi patrons DONT MISTAKE THE SIGN South Entrance Lincoln lllock King Street Tax Assessors Notice The Assessor for Honolulu will be in his office lo attend to tax returns from Monday the 18th to Sapjrday the 30th of July finm 8 a m to 5 p m After July 30th the Assessor wilt be engaged on Ihe outside limits of the District JOHN ROSS Tax Assessor for Honolulu Tdv IT Ij IVtmor On and after this date ran be found at ihe Makee residence corner lleieaniatret and Garden lane Office hours from S to 10 a m and 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p m Ttlephon Muml 180 j Boll 364 citcnil 3liilcrttscmcnffi The Equitable Column LmmmWSkwHLmmmmmv4 THE EQUITABLE jifc Assurance Society OF THE UNITED STATES TolalAsselsJlec 31 SO 7551047270 Total Liabilities including le gal Reserve on all exiling policies 4 percent Standard 59iH4i W000 Total Undivided Surplus oxer Four per cent Keteivt 163538776 Of which tribuled Policies Of which trilutcd Policies Total ihe proportion con- as computed bv in n ncral class is 572876176 the proportion con- ns computed by In Tontine class is 1062711400 Upon the New York Slate Standard of 4 per cent interest the Surplus is as computed 2049517576 N few AsuranceAriltcn in 1S86 iu54020i Outstanding Assurance 4iij7799 Increase of Premium Income 281047540 Increase of Surplus Four per cent basis 240963661 Increase of Assets 895708526 In actual Surplus namely me excess ol ao cumulated funds over Iiabiliiiesln Premium Income in the amount of Assurance in force on its hooks the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States exceeds every other life assurance companyand rnayjbejusily regarded as tlie largest and strongest lite as surance organization in the World EXAMPLE Of Policy No 67389 Life Issued Jan 22 1872 on the life of Y H C Ditc oi expiration Jan 22 18S7 Amount of Poliqy 10000 Tontine Period 15 ears Age 53 Annual Premium 54310 Total premiums paid in 15 years I CASH VALUE Consisting of Reserve 385630 and Surplus 419980 2 PAID UP VALUE If the policy holder select this settlement as Ihe paid up value is larger than the original amount of assurance a satisfac tory certificate of good health must be furnished or the excess must be drawn on a cash basis x CASH SURPLUS 814650 905610 1305000 519980 Under tills settlement the policy holder wlthdrawi the surplus in cash and retains the original policy continuing the payment of premiums less annual divi dends lhrce other options are available under th Policy The policies witli lo year Tontine periods do not show results as satisfactory as those above given Policies ulth 20 year periods on the other hand wdl show much larger re sults than those with I5year periods but for purposes of illustration the 15 year policies--those of Ihe Intermediate period are given as fair illustrations The longer period of accumulation which Ihe 20 year policies enjoy rendors them the most desirable for those who seeking absolute piotectlon at the lowest Life rate desire also the largest returns in case they liver Hence the Best Free Tontine Ordi nary Lire Policy Is One with a TWENTY YEARTONTINE PERIOD The 1ree Tontirte Policy of the Kquitahle Life Assurance Society is unrestricted after one vear incontestable niter two years and is then r AYABLE in the event of death immediately upon the receipt of satisfactory proots of dealh It cuarantees a full share of the surplus earned and being issued by n Society holding a Larger Surplus than any Assurance Company other May be expected to show larger profits than the policies of any other company In addition to the advantages above cited the Equitable now guarantees a full return of an Pol premiums paid as well as the fact of the iicysin case of death during the Tontine period ALEX J OAETWBIGIIT Omira Arsvnt for the Hawaiian I eland Ex Bark Jilcto bcritacmcnt0 James S Stono and Just Landed in Fine Hair Mattresses 40 25 lbs Rubber Hose 3 ply Ox Bows HOLXISTE1R CO 109 Fovt Street - B tuTTiV JyiWTOS wimbt jj Order Galvanized Barb Wire Axe Handles Galvanized Cut Nails Pick Handles Galvanized Cut Spikes Hoe Handles Galvanized Clinch Boat Nails Canal Barrows Iron Cut Nails Assorted Bbl Shooks Heads Horse Shoe Nails Nests Trunks OakJLumber Oakum Ash Lumber White Pine Lumber Walnut Lumber Sec Hand Iron Safes Cases Matches Fire Clay Marble Dust Plaster Rosendale Cement Portland Cement Dairy Salt Pitch Tar Cotton Waste Italian Packing Metalic Paint Electric Kerosene Oil downers Oil Belmontino Oil Lard Oil Gasoline in Drums 2 5 Gal in Each J Bales Excelsior Grindstones Tubular Lanterns Drain Pipe 3 4 6 8 ins Straw Wrap Paper 20x30 ins Cumberland Coal Lamp Black Franklin Stove Coal in bulk and casks J HAND CARTS BABY CARRIAGES SASH BLINDS DOORS AND Five Extension Top Carriages The best ever consigned to us and a first class Carriage C BREWER CO John Wieland Brewing Co LAGER BEER D0DD ft MILLEK o The best lleer on the Pacific Coast Sold during the year 1885 68059 barrels of this beer and in 1SS6 86039 barrels being mote than the next three tcadlnr breweries of California Proprietors Critorion SAloon Sole cnts in Honolulu for the John Wieland llrcwing Company Draught Lager Deer AUays cool in superior ice house at above saloon JUST RECEIVED COLGATES CELEBBATED PEBEUMES Comprising- the Following Delicious Odors CASHMERE BOUQUET APPLE BLOSSOM LOTUS BLOSSOM PANSY BLOSSOM MOUNTAIN VIOLET CAPRICE LILY OF THE VALLEY OPOPONAX STEPHANOTIS WHITE LILAC WHITE RQSE YLANG YLANG JOCKEY CLUB HAY AN GRAIN LARGEST STOCKS BEST QUALITY LOWEST PRICES UNION FEED CO Telephones No 175 Cor Queen and Edinburgh Sts ILL Luatabhshocl 1B30 JPioneer Furniture vv areroorcs CE WILLIAMS GEORGE ENGLEHARDT Formtrly with Samuel Nolt IMPORTER DEALER IN PROPRIETOR Just deceived A large variety of Parlor and lied room Sets Wardrobes Sideboards lluokcases Writing Desks and Tables Hied and Rattan Rockers liiby Carriages and in fact everything in the turniturc line PIANOS TO RENT Onehundred dozen CHAIRS to Rent tor Halls Parties Etc UPHOLSTERING of every description a Specialty Undertaking in all its Branches Muial liienh neand Night Alarm No 76 66 and 68 I IOTJEL STREET STOVES CHANDELIERS LAMPS ALSQ Orockory Glasswaro Roubo Furnislilng Hardware Agato Iroir and Tinware AGENT HALLS SAFE AND LOCK COMPANY BE4VER BLOCK FORT STREET - Tk Imj fMBrU oeu kr Nott oppdrta Sntew BaaW HaM H I MS W4n WW -- r - r iv aVjj - -- rS rm mewl 3tfHcrilAtmcnte I mm 1 1 Mm l Sons GROCERS TYo 4S iieoii Mi SUGAR iuGAfi la Until halt U i an Ui libit Hour CoMtn Gut Ik Hour Kl Dvrda Con 1u Sidi vhi not acW liailty Iiit Sacat Cutn Htt Wholt Stilt Crtn tlttt CricliJ ScVi llran Ccant aril t u SicVt llant Ulillt SatVt Iittm iUi Saelii lltani laou Scl lieir Iktt SacLn htjrt Li in SACKS POTATOES REST In GUNNIES Caii Nlciuct Cuts Em Sotla CticVtn Caitl Mdiira Ilitad Cuts Ciacktd Whrat lo lb Ui Caitt Corn Ileal ohltt 10 lb Uit Caitt Oat Mtal la lb baji Cam Coin bturch Casks Dupee Hams Cttlt C t A Kami Cum K II Daton Cam raiibaria 1 Lard 1 lb pall CatM Kalrbanki Laid J lb 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