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THE BEOORLTN DAITjT EAGLE SUNDAY. APRIL 21. 1895. TWENTY FOUR PAGES. WALKS ABOUT THE CITY.

"Creole Love Song," by Smith, and Frank Hough Osborn. Who possesses a splendid barl tono voice, sang "Farewell Dear by, Marcy. The Marcy Male quartet made its debut only a few months ago, but the excellency of the individual voices and the ability and i OUR WASHINGTON LETTER THE WEEK'S EVENTS AT THE NA cr.iii there was a smile went arouud the audi inn h. only fj.rt'i outride the ehurrh and in the ii. th.

lawyers, bankers and business are largely rcprcwnU'd among the jwrishtoMcrs. It lias'nui 1m 'i divulged whether Bishop Watnon Miimii; hta collection of and by careful forethought avoids every kind of a snarl. The men of the family, who go off In the morf.ing, do not even realize that the spring housecleanlng is upon them. To begin at tho top of the three or four story house and descend to the cellar is a good rule, unless the latter is in such unwholesome condition that the health of the family depends upon Its immediate overhauling, a state of affafrs OF INTEREST TO WOMEN. THERE IS A BEWILDERING ARRAY OE NEW COTTON GOODS.

but tio iilikh such an audience, is certain the one he did preach, or the :i.U appeal" end of it. was a very bad II might be well to state that the rec ni tor w'ni cave the Joke publicity was not the ri nr the church at Clinton and Harrison street RAMBLER. CATHOLIC CETJRCE NEWS. A Local Conference on the Summer School Work Other Notes. This is Low Sunday.

The epistle of the ma is taker, from I St. John 10. and the gospel from St. John 31. The devotion of tho forty hours will begin to day In the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, tins city, and at St.

Patrick's, Glen Cove. In furtherance of tho idea to have Brook lyn well represent thin year at the ses of tho Catholic summer school the windows as he grinds, thus giving notice local officials of that Institution have that he is about a rain, ready in? sea i.ued the following circular to some two I eon's campaign. There ore some of these hundred well known residents of this city: ni en that have been making the rounds for metropolitan swell. Not at all In an offensive way quite the contrary, for this unpretentious ex waiter has too much good sense to make himself obnoxious. But he showed by his bearing and manner of living that he was something of an autocrat in his line, and he could afford to hold his end up with the best of them.

To his personal friends here Sherry said that the Goulds paid him $7,000 for the little wedding breakfast that they served to a limited number of Invited guests on the occasion of Miss Anna Gould's marriage to Count Castellane, and this, said Sherry, did not Include the wine. "I only want two or three years of my present success," said this modern prince of caterers, "to be a millionaire, and then 1 shall retire from business." Sherry made no mistake when he went up town, and his principal rival, Delmonico, now realizes this fact. That the bitter personal feud between ex Congressman Bourke Cockran and Mr. Richard Croker was continued until the former was legislated out of office as sachem of Tammany hall did not surprise any of the acquaintances of both men in this city. There was nothing too mean for Croker and his friends to say about Cockran last winter, and Cockran was not particularly guarded or complimentary in his remarks concerning the boss of the wigwam.

There Is much speculation in Washington as to who will occupy tho fine palatial residence owned by ex Congressman Bourke Cockran, on Sixteenth street, a short distance from Governor Levi P. Morton's fine house. Mr. Cockran paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $56,000 for this house a little over two years ago. It was an unlucky building for him from the beginning, for his wife's illness, that resulted in her sad death In New York a short tithe ago, began here.

Cockran furnished the house regardless of cost. The most expensive and rarest of antique furniture, for which he had a special liking, was bought by him at the New Y'ork Fifth avenue emporiums where antiques and imported rareties arc collected. The New York congressman bad little enjoyment out of all this gorgeouscess. About the only room that ho occupied was his library. In the second story.

This room, like the others, was richly furnished, and contained a rare old mahogany desk with carved and polished sides. Mrs. Cockran gave one or two receptions in her new house, and they were attended by the best people in the social swim of the city. To thoso who had the pleasure of an Intimate personal acquaintance with the eloquent Irish American from New YTork he was ever a genial companion, a hospitable host and an entertaining raconteur. Bourke Cockran is one of those men who cannot be judged by ordinary standards.

Bigness all around best describes him. His enormous head and heavy body are familiar to almost every rpldent of New Y'ork and Brooklyn. His consumption of food I do not believe has ever been commented upon. Ho is, however, the most enormous eater that I have ever seen. In early youth and manhood he was a very heavy drinker.

At th 3 time of his marriage he swore off. Some kiyn. li, Iiaving been elected trustees or the i.ou school and desiruiu' to awaken In Lli ookiyn in the work of he iml to lirooK r. pivy' nt the coming reasion at I'lo'tr burs h. have concluded to call a meeting to I P.eM ii.t John's chnp (entrance en Van derbiU avenue), en Monday evening.

April 22, lf at n'eluC'c. At meeting the plan and scope of the school will be ej ana arriLnK' for popular e. from Brooklyn to the school this summer Will he Vc li, for the support of our fp.Uo"P tathftlicfl In thin iuni know the subject will Interest vou if vou will I'ume to the meeting. Tours truly. H.

11AARKN, V. This gathering will be in tho nature of a conference preliminary to a larg public meeting to bo held in the near future, and which the full scopo of the Brooklyn programme wdll 3 detailed. The Rev. Dr. "THEY CAN'T CxET MOTE ON 'EM." T.

J. Conarty, tho president of the summer school, wdll com? on from Worcester, to address this meeting. The Rev. John L. Belfnrd, Inspector of schools ill this diocese, will preach at the vesper service at the sum mer school on Sunday evening, August 11.

His subject 1 1 bo "The Church and tho nn.ii" Me Henrv arfnmn Brooklyn will give a course of five lecture: on "Spanish Mr. will lecture before the Cath olio Women's associati. at their cozy club house, 10 Prospect place, on next Wednesday i evenin His subjcvt wl: be "The News i twner A lnefO onHl.tn. in Tlii sr mnIHnr' lnw A fillip IWTHERE TWO DRIVE ONE MIND MUST CONTROL. Confusion Is and Progress Is Not in Local Democratic Ranks A Puzzling Caso for Justice Steerc Bishop Watson's Little Slip.

Both in drawing and design the cartoon to Bay is of uncommon cellencc. The artist handsomely acknowledges his obligation to London Punch, which lacaiy reprf nai four where Sbepard is and Chamberlain where McLaughlin is in the picture to day presented. In the London publication the seen board pointers were lettered. respectively. "Wythe" and "Leamington." Halfour desiring to drive by one of the roads and Chamberlain by the other, just as in the Amerieau adoniioii.

the Brooklyn application and the Eogie improvement of the idea to day, tip design of Shepard to go to "Victory avenue" and the purpose of the McLaughlin cob to turn up "Wil loughby street" are effectively sh'cvn. Where two rido one must ride behind. Whore two drive one mind must control. A tandem and two is well nigh a contradiction in terms. The young driver and the older driver are not of the name mind.

The policy that would put teem In the box together would quits llke ly put the party in the ditch soon after. Neither is seriously to blame. Each would go according to his likes. The reform steed would move rl.gfct ahead. The machine horse the familiar point at which he lias been accustomed to turn and which in Jilm bus about it the tradition of straw, the memory of oats and what may be called, with I no inteution of a pun, all the stable comforts that his kind like well.

He has turned quite around. Ho is looking Into his mas I ter's free, with a pathetic that cannot be unnoticed, and the master is look ing into his face with a puzzled and i expression, which snows that between tue i man and beast are relations of syinuatlietic Jongiug or immemorial understanding. I I Vhat is to be done1: Well, the harmony makers must answer that. This story tells only what is, not what ought to be. nor yet what will be.

Confusion is. Progress not. If there is harmony, it is harmony without motion, there is agreement, it Is agreement without action, if is oneness of desire there is twoness of destination. Either horse is enullgh to pull the cart, but If each horse pulls in a different direction it will not be long before the wagon falls in pieces or before one would be driver throws the other This, however, is one of the problems of statesmanship. The function of history merely calls for the reporting of facts as they are.

and. If asked with wnlch of tho two ir.asieis of the road he would prefer, the Intelligent citizen would be likeiy to reply "Neither, ur.til the heterogeneous conglomeration uf incompreb.en. ible incongruities discernible in a duality of drivers and in a refraction of routes shall be cardinally corrected." Did you who patronize Chinese cheap labor ever notice how loth John Is to change a Vdl? (Jive him a diver dollar and he will make change without hesitation, but hand him a paper dollar and he will make a vain hunt through his cash box. plaintively Jectar nig all the time tka' he i sc cnitagc l. ne gottee change.

Ovae change next door." A friend who has had much to do with Chinese ami understands their characteristic: pretty thoroughly, told the Rambler that John was In constant fear of being derived with counterfeit money. Spurious coin he thinks he Is able to detect. Xot so with hills and on that account he will no: accept one when he can help it. This is the shad season, and as every epicure rite shad Is the swoeriest as well as itis txeaiest tit he otuer evening a peppery hicivniual was diidn lining in a down I to wn restaurant and wa: wrestiing with a Oish of cliad when ir' called out: "Waiter, id heaven's name, bring tne some more livbt. for I don't knew whether I'm eating pumked shad or a paper of pins!" For what saith the guileless poet: the piui The we.s 'la I I 'oi such a feast So to mlsh vrlver lie in the r.vr An.i uu: in the eenes cut en ss Xe Aji.l was slad; he'd p.

CS iu the ha.j Police justice Steers has a case to decide Which is causing him some worry. The brutal assault on Mrs. McElfatrick. the wife of tho well known rehiteet. bv ruihan on a recent Sunday night while she was on her i I i i i I oarncs uiess displayed in their work are mak ing the quartet ono of the most popular In die city.

NEW UTRECHT NOTES. Items That Interest the Residents of the New Ward. Old time residents of the outskirts of the City of Brooklyn, whose boundaries now include the meadow farms, waste lands, byways, country lanes and cow path. ihc former town of New Utrecht, are beginning to realize that the harbingers of spring have arrived. They are not by any means few, and thoso read by the students of human nature ate just as infallible as the new buds and green grass.

The very first warm spring day seems to thaw out the irrepressible organ grinder. He meanders through the still bar Tfm roads and look3 longingly at the closed years. Right upon his heels comes the Ger mokes a rrra' noise, and no matter how many players there are they all play a simple accompaniment to one man that usually blows a cracked, cornet. Probably next in turn comes the huskr voiced peddlers, who have not been seen or hem of since the autumn breezes ushered them into their usual winter quarters in some thickly settled portion of Brooklyn or else wdiere. Junkmen make tbelr appearance and carl off old rags and the like from the careful housewlfo who has been carefully accumulating it all winter.

The owners of cracked or broken window glasses have now an opportunity to have them replaced with new panes. Very early in the season prospectlvs dandelion hunters come to look over their field of labors. They select the fields, side paths or any other place where dandelions allowed to grow, and are on hand bright and early to gather them in the moment thoy give any signs of life. There are more of this class than any otheT. Xo matter how early In the morning one gets up he ia sure to see one of these Italian men or women moving along in a bent position with a bag already half filled Men and women wear aprons with Immense pockets and pick up the greens with the aid of a knife.

There are many patrons of cheaper restaurants that cannot tell the difference between dandelions and spinach. The dandelions are a little more bitter, but otherwise make a very palatable Hlh I.icf Vinh rrt loaa in. maano rrrrrta the "summer nA wn wnatW front. This latter clas keens increasing as the thermometer goes ud until the nonu lation in some parts of the town will be more than doubled for a short period than it is in winter. Since the management of the West End rail road decided not to carry pasengers on the united btates mall cars on that route there have been manv awkward mistakes made bv the passengers who are not familiar with the rule.

One evening last week a half a dozen men boarded the car which was standing at the Union depot and were notified by the mo torman that passengers were not carried. Thinking there must be a mistake the men got oft and iumned on the rear of tho car. Thr conductor in charge was evidently not ac quainted with the rtiie. and allowed them to board. The car had Just started when the motorman looked around and saw the half a dSzeti passengers comfortably seated.

He stopped the car and went into further explanation and the men were finally persuaded that the motorman was correct. A little later the same evening George P. Boulden of Bay Seventeenth street. Bath Beach, jumped aboard the mail car as it was leaving the depot. The conductor informal him that no passengers wer carrie i.

but the car had gained some headw while explanations were being made and it was impossible for Mr. Boulden to jump off without getting hurt. The conductor explained as far as he was concerned Mr. Boulden could ride to Bath Beach but it would not do to let the superintendent of the road see him. When the West Brooklyn station reached Mr.

Bouldbu endeavored to get the passenger end of the car, with the in tenticn of riding to Bath Beach. The motor man would not let him. however, and. so Mr. Bouldon claims, became abusive.

At any rate an altercation followed which terminated in the Bath Beach man's forciblo ejection from the car. A parish hall is being erected in connection with St. Judo's church. Biythebourn. It not only adjoins, but is being built shaped, so as to partly surround the church on Fifty sixth street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues.

The main part of the building will i be 20x68 feet in size, and the extends 57 feet, i A library and a kitchen will occupy the front i of the principal section. In the corner of the 1 a stage will be erected that will command a full view of the Sunday school room, which will take up the entire extension and part of the main building. St. Jude's church, or rather mission, was 1 organized about four years ago. and a year later the present edifice was erected.

The parish has been steadily increasing, until now I there are about one hundred communicants. The progress of the church Is due in great part to the pastor, the Rev. R. B. Snowden.

On Tuesday he delivered a lecture in the parlors i of the rectory on his personal experiences in the Hawaiian islands for the benefit of the choir fund. The rooms were crowded with lnteresteii listeners and about was cleared. Work has been renewed on the new roads that were commenced last tall. The laying of the Tulford macadam on Cropsey avenue, I Bath Deiich. is watched with Interest every day by a number of spectators.

The first lay er of large stone has been laid on that part of I tho avenue cast of Twenty first avenue. Curb stones are bclrgdistributcd along New Utrecht and Fourth avenues and men arc at work on Second avenue, Bay Ridge. Seventy ninth street is about completed. Men are also at I work on Second and Eighteenth avenues, and i a heavy roller is being run over again Fifth avenue and Ninety second street, which were I comreetc'l last fall. I Sylvester Van Purer, will commence work this week on a house on Eighty third street.

Van Pelt Manor, which ho intends occupying when completed. Thomas Byrnes, who is connected with the United States sub treasury in Xc Y'ork. will also commence building this week on the fame street, near Twcn tieth avenue. Mrs. John Winslow of Bay Ridge sailed for Europe po steamship Britannic on Wednes day last for an extended visit.

I The Crescent. Athletic club house, shore road. Bav Rldcre, will bo Informally opened on May It is expected ihe mail trolley seiwice to Bay llidge and Fort Hamilton will he Introduced May 1. The present carrier of the mails between these places bas been given notice that his services will not be required I after that date. TIONAE CAPITAL.

How Emancipation Day Is Celebrated in Washington The Colored People's Great National Holiday Gossip of the Diplomats. (Correspondence of the Eagle.) Eagle Washington Bureau, April 20 Talk about the circus or minstrel show they are not In It with the emancipation day parade In Washington. For originality and gro tesqueness of costume and a typical exhibition of Ethopian eccentricity, tho event tops all others in this country. There is plenty of tndlvidual refinement, wealth and culture among the colored population of the capital, but it does not come to the front on this their national fete day. On the contrary the TQ (NIGHT CAR HALL A CCItnsTOSE T.TJNXE, characteristic and peculiarities that form the principal features and to many the chief charm of the 'fore tho war days, come out on this in strong relief.

Emancipation day was observed this year with all its old time garrlshnesa and spectacular effects. The railroads brought thousands of negroes from the adjoining counties of Virginia and Maryland Into town, and all the colored organizations of the district wer out and paraded in full regalia accompanioJ by a great many bands of music and a large corps of mounted marshals. Nearly every man who could secure a horse wanted to be a marshal and apparently they were all given a show. The grand marshal and all his aids were decked out in sashes and wreaths, and they rode up and down the lino making a great show of authority. One big negro, mounted on a horse that looked as though It might have done duty as a hat rack, had evidently come in contact with a barbed wire fence or some other such obstruction, for ho had a big rent in tho side of one of his trouser's legs, and as ho rode along the wind blew back the tattered portion and displayed about six inches of red flannel.

The trades displayed in the parade consisted of a yellow dairy wagon, that according to the sign was owned by Mr. Joseph Johnson, and a small cart drawn by a sorry looking white horse. In the cart was a colored man busily engaged in mixing a barrel of whitewash. This exhibition of native thrift attracted great attention and applause from the crowds in the streets. There was no lack of music and the bands averaged about one for every one hundred of tho paradera.

It was somewhat difficult to distinguish Just what the musicians were playing. Under the most favorable circumstances it is hard for colored people to play on wind Instruments, because the formation of their lips prevents them from making any of the finer notes and as a rule the bands were composed of individual players, working for a record. I noticed at one time that a cornetlst became rather discouraged and stopped playing until he came to a part with which he was familiar, when he started in again and for a moment succeeded in drowning out his fellow players. At one point in the parade, after climbing a long hill, the musicians got short of wind and let the man with the bass drum carry the air. The Washington colored people Invited a large party of their friends from Baltimore to come over and join in the celebration.

For some reason or other the latter were not satis fled with the arrangements made for them and refused to parade, but they took possession of a large building on the line of march, from which vantage point they made unkind remarks about the Washington paraders as they passed before them. The artist of the Eagle to day portrays some of the most unique scenes of the emancipation day celebration. The grand marshal may be seen In all his glary, typical types of the spectators that THE OK AND jrAnSHAL. stood on tho sidewalks and watched the parade and last, but not least, the winning coupie in the ranious cake walk that took place in Grand Army hall and wound up the festivities. Thlr, annual emancipation day parade has not always been a success, owing to the great rivalry among the colored leaders as to who should have the honor of heading the procession.

The rivalry has been so bitter on a number of occasions as to cause a split among the organizations, the result being, as was frequently the ease with the Irish on St. Patrick's day in New Y'ork. there were two parades separate and distinct, each faction having its own line of march. Whenever this occurred the local authorities here always took the precaution to greatly increase the police force on the day of the parade, for when the rival processions chanced to meet, there was sure to be a fight during which razors and clubs were freely used. This year, however, the spirit of harmony prevailed, and all the factions combined to make the parade a grand success.

It was worth coming a long distance to see. The streets along which the procession passed were thronged with negroes of all degrees, from the dirty and ragged pickaninnies to the prosperous hotel keepers and barbers. Colored girls decked out in fantastic colors shuffled along keeping time to the stirring and martial music. Venerable uncles and aunties, whose younger days were spent in slavery, came out early in the day and secured seats in the warm sunshine from which to review the pageant. Emancipation day is the only holiday given over entirely to the colored population cf the District, and they never fail to make the most of it.

After a hasty breakfast tho colored belles issue like butterhieu from their chrysalis, out of small and miserable looking huts, but arrayed in gorgeous, well fitting and stylish costumes. They soon met their beaux, proceeded down town and as many as eoulc took up seats along the fence in front of the White House and Treasury building and waited for the review to pass. The Washington darky dandy, when on dress parade, is a striking looking object. He always effects extremely broad bel shaped trousers, a highly colored vvaistcoat and a high silk hat. They are very partial to jewolry and all wear heavy watch chains.

The parade formed on one of the uptown streets with the right and left wings lying on adjoining cross streets. A false start was made and involved the whole procession in a confused mass. This was caused by one of the marshals mistaking his right for his left hand, and starting at the wrong time. However, a little thing like this did not in any degree lessen the enthusiasm of the marching hosts. They turned out to show themselves, and they did that with a vengeance: and at tor a day's marching were just as good humored, as jolly and enthusiastic as they were when they started out.

Truly the Afro American gets abuut as much innocent pleasure out of life as any citizen of this great republic. Louis Sherry, tho well known New Y'ork caterer, has been in Washington this week making his preparations to serve the wedding breakfast at the Lelter Curzon wedding. He put up at Chamberlain's and conducted himself with all the manner and distinction, of a ot likely to exist where the cellar has re ceived monthly attention all winter. Store rooms and clothes closets must be emptied of their contents and thoroughly cleaned. The walls, if painted, should be Itterrdly scrubbed down with warm water and pear inc.

Papered walls must be wiped with cheese cloth and calcimined walls must be re calcimined. Painted closets walls are far preferable from a hygienic point of view to any other kind, as all the cracks and crevices may he drenched with naphtha, if moths or bugs of are feared. Every piece of furniture must be washed and cleaned with whatever polish the experience of the housekeeper has found satisfactory. Wooden bedsteads may be cleaned and pol ished like any other piece of furniture, am monia or soda water being used around the slats and Joinings, care being taken not to stain the outside polished surface. Iron bedsteads may be washed with a solution of carbolic acid and then rubbed dry.

In cleaning brass bedsteads care must be taken not to remove the Iaquer which may be kept bright and clean by occasionally rubbing with a pieco of chamois. Mattresses are a source of vexation to many housewives who cannot afTord to send them every year or two to the upholsterer to be renovated. The thrifty German woman, who never considers any kind of housework too laborious to be undertaken by herself or daughters, empties the mattresses to be cleaned; sees that every particle of the hair filling is picked apart and shaken free of dust. Then, after washing in strong soap suds and rinsing in luke warm water, the filling is squeezed as dry as possible and then hunfr up to dry in the sun and air in large bags made of mosquito netting. In the meanwhile the ticking has been washed or a new one substituted, and she is ready with her long, strong needle and twine to sew together again as well as any upholsterer.

Marble basins, when stained, may be cleaned with muriatic acid, applied upon a small rag attached to a stick. The acid must not be allowed to drop upon the plumbing or to touch either hands or face. So much precaution Is needed In its use that only those stains which defy the application of sand soaps should be treated In this way. Chloride of lime in solution is an invaluable disinfectant and deodorizer and is cheap enough to be used dally or weekly to flush waste pipes and sink jjrains. It may even be.

used in tho cleansing' of an Ice chest, especially if the latter has been Shut up through the winter. CArpets which still look dingy, after having been beaten out of doors, may be considerably brightened by wiping them all over with a soft cloth, wet with ammonia water, one gill of household ammonia to a gallon of water. Spots may be removed by applying ox gall and water, one pint of ox gall to three gallons of water. Spirits of turpentine will sometimes help remove sticky spots, like those made by tar or wax. Mrs.

Richard Watson Gilder, wife of the editor of the Century magazine, is reported as saying that she hopes none of her daughters will ever have any special talent for anything hut being nice women, so opposed is she to the "new woman" type. She herself was once a successful painter, but gave up her art because she thought she must neglect either it or her family. It is not likely that Julia. ELDERLY WBMAX'S WBAP. Ward Howe or Mary Llvermore could ever have expressed such a wish in regard to their daughters, and yet so repulsive is that hydrld production the new woman becoming, that there are many other cultured women Hke Mrs.

Gilder who wish nothing better for their daughters than that they should be nice women, and it is right here that the true advanced woman, who is not to be confounded with tho mannish woman, wants to pick a quarrel, for she believes that it is not impossible for women to be good mothers and still cultivate certain special talents. M. Emlle Zola Is also particularly emphatic In his denunciation of the new woman, who, ho declares, would not be tolerated for a moment In France. M. Zola has apparently overlooked tho fact that France has produced la the past a large number of women of distinctly advanced ideas and that in his own time there is a goodly showing of clever French women who have already made a record upon the page of history.

Mrs. E. M. Henrotiu, president of the General Federation of Women's clubs, believes most firmly in the active participation of intelligent women in the public schools. A somewhat novel idea of hers is that all private schools should be licensed and under the inspection of public school authorities, for sho thinks great harm has been done by an irre A SUHMEn sponsible system of private schools.

She als suggests the establishment of "mothers' day" iu tho schools and of "children's day" in the clubs. A. H. V. Arverne Club's Euchre Party.

The Averne club met at the residence of Miss Rccd, 12 Verona place, on Wednesday evening and a game of progressive euchre was played by twenty young women and young men. One of tho first prizes was won by Miss Hatton and the other by Mr. William Joy. The rest of the evening was pleasantly spent in dancing and conversation. Among those who took part were: Hiss Kee l.

Mrs. Misa Htuton, vice pres I Went: Mr. Win, am Soy, president; Miss Lottie fal secretory: Alex ss. treasurer; Misses How. 1 it Mhos Kvona Smith.

Thomas Ran.l.il, Miss WeMi 1 Yur.k Cook. Miss Jacobs. V. Joy. Miss Os tood.

c. 1 I'rati, Howard Reed, William Kile. James Howe. A Floral Festival. "Flowers of Song and Garlands of Poesie from an Old Fashioned Garden." under direction of John M.

Loretz, were greatly enjoyed at the Bedford avenue Baptist church on Thursday. The festival drew hundreds of women in beautiful gowns to the edifice. Neck Garnitures and Pretty Undergarments The Small, Quaint Bonnet Throwing the Large Hat Into the Shade Hints About Ribbons. Buckles at the waist, buckles at the neck and buckles on the sleeve show the deliEh; of the fair maid in this particular style of ornament. Grieved Indeed was the girl who did not receive one or more buckles among her Easter souvenirs.

Round wais and Its. bows and rosettes, big buckles and little buckles; these will be the distinguishing features of the 1S03 summer girl's outing costume. Nearly all the models of cotton gowns shown for warm weather wear are made with round waists and belts. The belts are made with either rosettes or bows and if the buckle does ACCORDION PLAITED WAIST. not appear at belt, why then it is on sleeve or at neck.

Collars, belts and epaulets must be fastened with these fancy ornaments in pearl, horn, gold or silver in every conceivable size and shape. There is the long shape slide bucklo and pin, there is the Louis XV design and the plain monogram silver rectangle. Now, cotton goods are shown in a bewildering array. Muslin and organdies hint of buttercups and jonquils, of the wild rose and mignonette'. The new mandarin Is much like the bright little orange after which it is named.

Canary yellow and black velvet Is a fetching combination. The favorite batistes are in striped and chine patterns, to be made up with net top guipure or Valenciennes lace and to be trimmed with Dresden or checked taffeta ribbons. Seme of the new chambrays show open work borders of embroidery which require self colored linings. The work is in white or tan, pink, blue, green or yellow. Cropon ginghams will make neat afternoon gowns worn with a black silk belt and a silver buckle.

Teylot suiting resembles duck, with something of the appearance of woolen goods. Corded duck Is used for tailor gowns, the best quality of which Is worth $1 per yard. China blue, tan and ellow are the favorite colors. The April or May bride must, of course, include her summer dresses in her trousseau. A stylish model is made of tan duck.

The jacket' is a French Eton, fitted to the bottom of the waist line at tb.3 back and a trifle longer and pointed in front. The jacket Is unllned, as is the skirt, which, by the way. Is a four yard bell. The jacket has a natty sailor collar, large leg of mutton sleeves and three large pearl huttons up each side of the front. Palo pink perforated French gingham is the material of the waist In the illustration.

Tho skirt Is of fancy outing cloth In pink and gray, with fine brown stripes. The sash Is of brown silk. For summer evenings dotted and printed Swiss muslins are made up with lace yokes and white ribbons figured a la Dresden. Ten yards of ribbon are easily used for the bre telles, belt and bows on one of these airy gowns. A good quality of Swiss Is worth 40 or 30 cents a yard, so that something like $10 must be allowed for the very simplest of these evening dresses, which are especially cool and youthful looking.

The Paris spring walking dress par excellence Is one of mohair, which Is a material coarser and heavier than alpaca. The flaring skirt Is made without trimming and Is tightly gored over the hips. A natty design in dark blue mohair has a very short jacket made very open in front so as to show the bodice, which is of red silk. Such a style is essentially practical, as the blouse bodice may be of thin contrasting material for later wear, but of velvet or cloth for the intermediate season. Fancy mohair Is a novelty which will also prevail this season.

An effective house dress Is in light green dashed with white, relieved by black velvet. Ribbons are to be greatly used as trimmings this summer and, in consequence, many new designs are constantly appearing, some of which are lovely. Some of the smart SMART EOXHETS. est waists are ribbon trimmed. Bretelles of velvet ribbon pass from shoulder bows to velvet belt, which Is frequently arranged with rosette and streamers at the right side.

Green taffeta, shot with black, and blue, shot with black, are appropriate waists for colored crepon skirts. A new finish for the neck of these fancy waists is a succession of black chiffon rosettes, making a full ruche round neck. Sometimes, as in design shown, the waist portion Is of accordion plaited silk, while the sleeves are of crepon, like skirt. The ribbon used here is black velvet, the crepon being a lavender blue and the silk, blue, shot with black. Other pretty waists are of plain silk, ornamented with Jet festoons and loop fringe.

A peep at some extra pretty undergarments recently ordered emphasized the fact that Americans are more and more particular about their inside garments. They seem to be following the example of the Japanese women, who always wear their finest and most costly garments inside. The flowing robe underneath all the others is frequently of the finest silk, richly embroidered with gorgeous blossoms, while the outer kimono is coarse and common. The small, quaint bonnet seems for the time being to have put the large hat in the shade. Very young women choose the most fantastic shapes, the only rule in the matter being that thoy must be extremely small and worn way back on the Psyche knot.

Tho trimming may be arranged in the back, in flaring side projections, but any other style will do, provided the affair is a mere nothing and is becoming. Roses, bows and wings are added to a bit of straw or lace and the sprlrg bonnet is accomplished. Its picturesqueness, depends considerably on the neck garniture, which is even more fanciful than the head gear. Tho bonnet without the neck ruff would be ludicrous, but the two offsetting each other mark a type common these fine days on the street and in the store. One smiles at the extreme fashions often take, as In the case of a pretty blonde, who recently attracted no end of attention by wearing a bonnet in exact imitation of a dragon fly, the long body being of block velvet, heavily Jetted with two wings on either side of black satin, while the aigrette in front represented the long feeler3.

Neck garnitures are changing with the coining of summer. Broad shoulder collars in laces and embroideries are to be worn over all spring and summer gowns. Crumpled ellk crape and crisp chiffon are made up into full neck ruches. The new boas are made by sewing puffs of chiffon or lace closely upon a satin ribbon and then tucking haudfuls of blossoms into the soft folds at regular intervals. A very gorgeous confection of this kind is made oi purplish pink chiffon cascaded closely into pink ribbon, with a bunch of vio lets at or.e side and a fuil blown pink rose nt tho other with a bud or two at the other.

"A regular clearing up time" is what Aunt Dinah in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" called the annual housecleaning which, like other old customs, has been agreeably Improved by modern domestic science. The fin de siecle house cleaning is no longer a general upheaval, a wretched fortnight of work and worry for all the household. There is no discomfort for anybody in the systematic way in which the woll trained mistress takes one room at a time I orato preparations for a matinee benefit which house hunters, who, by making an early ap Augustln Daly's company will give for them i pearance, think they can secure better bar at the Park theater on May ft. The "Talk gains for a summer soiourn near the water MATtCimtO PAST. idea1 of Bourke Cockran's appetite may be gained from the statement that he frequently consumed at one meal at Harvey's well known restaurant in this city two portions of terrapin, two canvas back ducks and several dishes on the side.

He is undoubtedly the biggest consumer of terrapin that in my recollection ever came to this town. It was his habit during his stay here in congress to telegraph from Wilmington to Harvey thathe was comingthrougb on thecongres sional limited. The restaurant man upon the receipt of this dispatch got to work to especially prepare Mr. Cockran's favorite dishes for him with great care. A Now Y'ork politician who came over with Cockran upon one occasion and accepted his invitation to take supper with him, tells me that he was astonished beyond measure at the amount of food his host got away with.

"We had first," he said, "Lynn Haven Bay oysters on the half shell, one half dozen at my plate, a dozen before Mr. Cockran. Then was brought on the most enormous dish of terrapin I think I ever saw. I am not particularly fond of this delicacy, and only ate a little cf it, but tho New Yorker cleared the platter. He then ate two whole canvas back ducks, and topped it off with three quail on toast.

He tucked this enormous meal away in short order and seemed literally to revel in the food." Bourke Cockran's wealth is variously estimated here by the men who know him. The most conservative say he is worth close on tc a million dollars. It has been currently reported about New Y'ork that his wife, who was a daughter of John Mack, the wealthy Tammany hall contractor, brought him a large dowry. The fact of the matter Is, although well to do, Mrs. Cockran was not rich.

Jack McAuliffe, tho champion lightweight pugilist of the world, who is training in this city for his coming bout with young Griffo, the Australian lighter, has made quite a hit with the local athletes. As soon as It became known that he was to locate here all of the prominent athletic organizations immediately offered him the free use of their gymnasiums and requested that he make their club houses his headquarters. An enterprising manager of one of the theaters here secured the clever Brooklyn boxer to give exhibitions at each performance, and has offered a $100 bill to anyone who stands before McAuliffe for four rounds. Many an aspiring local boxer has had his pugilistic hopes killed by the superior skill of the champion lightweight. McAuliffe has not yet entered upon WALKIN' FO' DE the hard work of his training for the coming mill, but has simply devoted himself to light exercise in the gymnasium and sparring with his partner.

He has incidentally enjoyed life in a quiet way, for he stops at one of the swell hotels and occasionally goes over to the St. Asaph's race track and tries to beat the bookies. He says he is not drinking any liquor at all and intends to be fit to fight for his life when he enters the ring with Griffo next fall. The anticipated Easter week business at the theaters materialized in good shape. Fannv Davenport in Sardou's "Gismor.da" played to crowded houses, and Mme.

Rejane, at the Grand Opera house, attracting large and representative audiences at every performance. The new minstrel aggregation of Thatcher ii Johnson made a hit at the of Music. Next week we shall have Ada Rehan in her repertoire at the New National, Stuart Rob son at the Grand Opera house, and the Hin rlchs Grand Opera company at the Academy. The base ball season opened here this afternoon with a championship game between the Bostons and the Washingtons. Special preparations have been made by the management of the Washington park grounds for the comfort and accommodation of visitors this year.

The old grand stand has been practically rebuilt and the ball park generally put in tip top condition. A. B. A. Drama Expanded to Novel.

Street Smith New Y'ork. publish in their drama series a novel version of "Gismonda" the play by Sardou that Mis Fanny Davenport has been performing in. The transformation has been done by A. D. Hall.

jaw on Dress," given at the club hou3.i last Wednesday evening, had many interested and I aUentive listeners. The Right Rev. Bishop Ludden of Syracus i was a visitor to Brooklyn last week en route pay his ad llmlna visit to Rome. He met a number of Brooklyn Catholics at the house i ot a mend. Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia wdll eel I ebrate the twenty third anniversary of his consecrajon as a bishop by establishing a Catholic protectory, an Institution said to be mucj neeaed in Philadelphia.

on May 1 hi Brooklyn Maternity and Train ing Schoei for Xurses, now at 46 and 4S Con street, will be moved to its now build lr.g. and the old place will be taken possession of by the St. Vincent do Paul society. The Home for Boys, now located on Poplar stteet. will be sold and the boy3 sent to the houso iu Concord street, which will hereafter be known aa St.

Vincent's home. In one of tho Concord street houses will also be located the Immaculate Conception day nurseiy. established oni6 time ago in Sands street, one of the newest but one of the most successful and practical charities enjoying the philanthropic efforts of the t'atholie women of Ilro The Rev. William B. Farrel) is th? active moving spirit in tliia organization, in which Bishop McDonnell and Vicar General aleNaniara also take a great personal inter ost Ttl now location of the boys' horn hoped will bo of groat benefit to that in 1 stitution which is now in an Inconvenient place.

There will be ample room for a iarge number of boys in the new building. a meeting ot the ataoli i Historical so cioty last Monday evening the Turner mem orlal committee made a favorable report on the work done by the sculptor, W.Clark Xoble, on the bust of Peter Turner. All were with the result of his work. Mr. Nobie met the members of the committee in this city on Friday evening and explained the idea and details of his model which is now ready to be cast In bronze.

He was given full scope to design the pedestal to bo In keeping with the bust Itself. The unwilling ceremonies it was decided would take place in September, when Bishop McDonnell returns front Rome and the children are at work in the schools. The subscriptions sent in from the various schools already make a very respectable portion of the. whole amount of the cost, and come from nc.l lie has beer, pastor of the irch just a year and has by sheer hard rk and shrewd maiingotner. reduced the on the preporty $20100.

Father der d.icgi:!:;'. three weeks In Florl ui. wht.c" he io'Te to regain the strength ho lias Irs; In aTcmpilsblr.g this great task and etoi'ih additional cn rgy to enable him to continue rk. He has established elf a favorite with the Celestials of the Igho. ljc.Ti ar I it that he is the only i ir.

the United States who can get his ia.mdry from a Chinaman after losing tho lilusic at Wissner Hall. The i veu uy Marcy Male qua Wis. hall this week was a great SUe eSs ltober: Shaw, first Will iam A. II ath. second tenor; Frank Hough O.

orn. first bass, and F. Edward W. Hopke. with Charles H.

Marcy piano soloist, gave several most enjoyable numbers. Including The sor.g v. are." by the quartet, and the in I'V with violin and piano by r. Edward Hopne and Charlej H. Marcy.

Robert A. Shaw, who hrs a delightful tenor rang "I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby." lie's: Heath and Osbom sang the "Wanderer's Night Song." by Rulen.s with good tfecL. The quartet ere again heard In the songs. "A Catastrophe" and "Invitation to the ljar.ee," after both of which they were sticauy applauded, v. A.

11 I j. who Is a well known favorite, sane tho wa Heme alter leaving ner nusnand. and tne so many din' rent sections as to be thoroughlv arrest of James Kearney as the guilty person, I represr.t.attvo of iho whole diocese. Ccutrlb has been up re the Klatbush justice for ut.lons from adults will also bo accepted and adjustment, and It has got two adjournments i may be scut to the treasurer, the Rev. James already, although the complainant has always Mitchell, at.

101 Greene avenue. The society been ready to pn.ie.e with the examination, wl 1 have its next public meeting tho latter Adjournments of this kind are sometimes part cf May, when their friends will be in necessary, but very often ordered to please 1 vit' to to a scries of entertaining and counsel for the accused, who knows that intorestir.tj local historical papers, when a respectable woman, is the victim of The Hew Thomas 1'. Mci. nastor of the assault and naturally shrinks fivti: ap Church of the T. atistiguration.

Mott pearlng in a police ourr t. prosecute the i s'rpnt. New York, started this week nn' man wno srrucit it ven asv to "tire her out," as lawy, rs case dismissed pear. In this intaiu attaches the and to have the finally fail? to au the court vy i i so rii to have been lis. appear as a vulgar display of dla desirous to maJ: a woman given mondo, when as plainly dressed, earrings when Kearney was a a cf fa is very eici woiv no jewelry si: was in court.

When re'rd the poiic r. very the guilty man punished, cut active to hav It has leaked oot friends, which may that he has iull licit ial iceiiv.r.t for the pi o.i move ferent manner in which the ease is edited. If women can insuii punity in this ity people here wdll probably change their mi Bishop W.tt East v'ar as is known, made the visitations for Pi shop Little John, confirming las. of voting pe pi in the different churches ani preaching sermons propiiate to the forty ways' devotion. It may have been a seer out it a str.n no longer, since what Is hero told was given to the writer by one of the most prominent, rectors of Brooklyn.

Bishop Watson had in his grip rmons appropriate to all sorts of neighborhoods, agricultural and otherwise, but on hi: visit tn Christ church, Clinton and he must have got hold of the wren di eo urse or misjudged th 'Iwi acirr the for in a personal al which was a part the sermon he used these words "I espe cially appeal to you larmers. you wiio toil ear br.and late, sowing your crops." etc. Cf.