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. ' - - " * _ ~ - TT;';- THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-BECOKDER: SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 1 »91. SOME ODDS AND ENDS FACTS AND FANCIES GATHERED IN LEISURE MOMENTS AaA Wrlttsa Hurrlcdljr-Fad, (or Fuhlon- obi. Mm and Women -A Good Joko or ' Two, and Somethin, Worth Thinking Aboat for Good Xmwbto. WHERE DAY BEGINS ABOUT NOON. If the "Summer Girl" in Amerlcut waste to be quite “the thing" (be must be clothed In blue. She mutt affect blue—blue bate, blue paraioli, blue gown, everything blue, even to the ribbon on her sandals. Just wby, no one can tell, but the glar ing (bade moat in view la the old time French blue that once upon a time pre vailed during the raging of pipings and crinoline. It this the forerunner of an other season of balloon petticoats 1 Let ns fervently hope not The popularity of this heavenly tint has resulted In the revival of an old favorite, the average summer girl Is to day a geometrical vision of polka dots. Mo shade la to be despised, but the most sought after, apparently, is the navy blue grounds with a medium sizo dot. • • • The damsel with white patent leather shoes is another feature of the season. From whence she cometii or whither she goetb no man can tell.. She has not made her appearance in Americus yet, but she is to be expected. Where she bat blossomed out in all her glory it is matter of conjecture how she keeps her white soles immaculate and just how many.palra she will require during a season are additional matters fortpccu lation. But white shades promise not to come generally into use. On dainty feet they gleam like gems under the light of electricity, but a three ora three and a half sized foot in white patent leather looks like a white el ephant • * • A good one has just leaked out on Judge Allen Fort During the last ses sion of Sumter superior court—along to wards the tail of the docket, sumeone chewed up a Florida bean and turned it loose, odor and all, just under Judge Fort’s chair. There was a scene in the court room, judge, jurors, lawyers, liti gants and bailiffs held their nose in holy horror of the latest arrival. Soon the unoffensive but loud smelling bean was discovered. It wu hurriedly hustled out of a friendly window, buttho scent lingered. Court was adjourned for the day and the sheriff and his bailiffs were put to bunting the man who chewed that bean. He was not found, and those who are in touch with his honor say he Is anxious to hold over awhile longer so as to mete out deserved punishment to tbs offender if he ever comes to light * * • They were discussing the donation of the publlo square aS a site for the Hotel Alhambra. “It was the best sale that oould have been made," said one, "although the property was given away. Besides the good that the hotel will do, the county will be more than repaid for the proper ty in taxes on the hotel itself, to say nothing of the other buildings that will go np on that land.” And the gentleman who was kicking about the donation of the property put upthebeer, andto show that he was thoroughly convinced he hired an able bodied man to kiek him because he hadn't seen It that way before. I *' SFv.il-".- A young lady who has just returned from the seashore has given Ton Times Recorder a dot that will be of interest to many other young ladles who have surfeited of staying at home and of the amusements of the elty and who want to turf It on the banka of old ooean. “O, the seaside la so lovely," said this petite brunette—for such she Is—"the damp air takes all the starch out of one's white dresses and skirts and, before you know It, behold, there la the clinging effect without any effort." ess An Americus young lady who will grace by men’s altar at an early, and who is not a bit superstitious you know, will have just thirteen to take part In the ceremony that will mark the happiest event of her life. And, if her friends will let her, she will have the attendants arranged in the shape of a dreadfulcof- tin, with the two lovers at one end and the clergyman at the other. "It Will be so unique," she said, "and upon my word I don’t believe any bad luck win oome of it at all. Do your’ ■he Mired. • • # A The boys tell this on a popular Amer icus clerk, a member of the Light In fantry. “Close up!" was the order given by . Captain Bagiev and repeated by the lieutenants. Immediately the young risss’j’ssrssdsryjs his left hand square across his breast in regulation stylo he asked for a word with his superior officer. Bis request was granted. "Captain," said be, "I can’t obey that order. The buttons are off my pants and my belt won’t hold them any Ugher. I tried It before I fell in.” * Those about him laughed—they couldn’t help it, but to this day that young man can’t see anything funny about asking to be excused from carry ing out an order when it is a physical aad mental impossibility to obey it Social Ufa in Rnnta as Described bj the Princess EnpUltcbcfl. The Russian princess, Engalitcbeff, gave a very pleasant talk to the people who filled the Women's union to over flowing. Iler subject was "Social Life in Russia,” which means, of course, so cial high life, for she told her audience of nothing else. She began by saying that social Ufe was similar everywhere, except os it was modified by aristocratic or democratic governments. The long severe winters of Russia, as f® north os St. Petersburg, are very favorable to brilliant seasons. To the south the climate is very mild, and in the Crimea the wet and dry seasons suggest the tropics. That place is a resort for invalids. In summer, said the lecturer, St. Pe tersburg is deserted. Everybody, even the poorest, goes away if possible. By the last of May or the first of June the town is shut up. The schools close and there is no life again till in the fall. As cold weather approaches carpets aro put down, double windows are put in, aud every attention is paid to the general comfort. Nearly everybody lives in flats. There are no small private bouses, and only the rich families live in their own bouses. We Russians do not rise early," said the lecturer. “It is 10 or 11 o'clock be fore anybody is astir, unless it is the children or teachers, who must bo in school at 9, and if ono is to call on an official lie should wait till midday.” The day of the high born Russian was described at some length. Everybody drives in the afternoon, and brilliant equipages with only two occupants ore seen everywhere. At 4 o’clock driving is at on end, for it is dork by that time in the winter season, and receptions are in order. Dinner is at 0, which, to the foreign mind, appears to be a series of standing lunch, sitting meal, smoking loiree— for women smoke cigarettes os well as the men—and card party. Every body plays whist, and for money. The stakes aro small usually, though at the ciuba fortunes are won and lost ia anight The lecturer described the Russian the atre os the finest in tbs world and the most fashionable. Wraps ore left in the hall. The performance U always pre ceded by the national air, and passion ate plays and music are popular. The ballet is excelled only in Paris. After the play follow a long drive to a restau rant, a leisurely supper to the most rav ishing music, and the day draws to a close. Then were described the halls at the Winter palace, led by the emperor and empress, the carnival, Lent and East er—all of which are observed in grand style, just as they were of old. Nobody eats meat during the six weeks of Lent The theatre give* way to*grand concerts, and after Easter many leave town. The summer resorts are very rustic and very quiet There are cottages: there is no fine style, no formality, no grand dressing. It was with evident sadness that the princess declared that Russia was poor and growing poorer. There were only a few very rich families. “As a rule we are poor,” she said. “The women generally dress in dark colors and not expensively. What would your young ladles think of only two’ball dresses in * whole season?” After hav ing seen our Saratoga and Newport the lecturer was ready to say that Russian watering places were bad. There were no entertainments, few conveniences, and, only very poor music. Once the people were rich enough to seek these things abroad, but now they could not and were obliged to accept such os they found at home. The lecture was followed by a pleasant reception. Coffee was served down stairs and Russian tea up stairs, which latter, to the provincial American light and taste, was mertly good tea sweet ened with candles and given a foreign character by lemon juloe. The princess was very sociable and mad* everybody at homo about her. She passed freely from one part of the gathering to an other, and everybody was charmed with her manner.—Buffalo Express. A riMssnt Entertainment At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. La nier, corner Barlow and Furlow streets, Thursday evening, June 18, the follow lug programme was rendered in manner that would have done credit to older performers. First came the grand march drill beautifully executed. Becitation—Lost Child—By Miss Maud Matthews. Those who heard her pie dieted for Miss Maud a bright future in elocution. Tableau—Grandpa and Grandma— Showing to those preseut bow Hall Matthews and Miss Eva May Hawklos will appear fifty years hence. Music— Harrold polka—Miss Maud Matthews. Guilty or not Guilty—By Miss Bes sie Lanier. Mlsa Bessie deserves special mention for the manner In which she re cited her piece. Dialogue—The Two Mama’s—By Misses Willie Mathews and Suejet La nier. Two such Bweet little girls could not fail to make sweet mamas. Music—Visions of Rest—By Miss Bes sie Lanier who plays as well os she re cites. Dialogue—A Silly Dispute—By Misses Bella ana Bessie Lanier and Maud Mat thews. Recitation—Lilly’s Ball—By Little Suejet Lanier. Recitation— 1 The Old Settler's Story— By Miss Belah Hill. Miss Belali ren dered her piece in her usual artistic style. Ths Amplified Third. Americus Knights of Pythias are elated over the arrival of the parapher nalia and regalia to bo used in working what is known to those who are ac quainted with tlie mysteries of the order as the amplified third. The trappings are dazzling and pretty—the- equal of any in the state, and the introduction of the work in which they are to be used will mark an era in the history of Amer icas Pythiaoism. They will probably bo introduced at the meetin • next Thursday night. KaTHed Last Night. ‘BARGAINS EXTRAORDINARY' FOR SPOT CASH, [May and Tuesday next. The prices we quote, we Positively will not charge on the Books All goods charged will be at the regular prices Blood red shoes are the latest fad for sootety young men. To tolerate them will be more like taking caator oil than tewe a man with a sack coat and u silk Authors a Proofreader Bad Met. Some one, a man apparently, who signs himself “B. F. P.,” is writing a aeries of papers on "Authors I Hava Mot" for The Boston Transcript. How do you suppose ho has met his authors? At the club or in the dining room? Not at all. In a much more practical way— as a proofreader and compositor; and he discusses them from a manuscript point of view. The most of bis meeting was dono in Boston, and he tells us how amiable were such men as Robert C. Winthrop, Jotiah Quincy, Joseph Story and other equally distinguished Boston ians when they visited the printer's. As a rule these gentlemen wrote carefully and their manuscript was not difficult to read. It was not until “B. F. P." came to New York and had to read the proofs of a pamphlet on “IntagUotype Print ing,” by Horaoe Greeley, that he learned What it was to have a really hard time with a manuscript When the "galley proofs" came to him they were almost "pi,” but he and his copy holder strug gled with them and did the best they could. He says: “Horace came in one morning to read the autlior's proof, for ho did not want The Tribune folks to know just then what he was up to. We were In fear aud trembling. But what was our surprise to hear him remark to the bom, ’Your proofreading lie re is better than it is in The Tribune officer and be had »n«A« but few changes, Iks bom was a fair man and introduced Mr. Greeley to re peat the compliment. He did. I ex plained why. My copyholder had been a compositor on Tho Tribuno and handled the chirography before. ‘Been in my of fice?’ queried Mr. Greeley. 'Yes, sir.’ ■Oome hack to It,* I lost him." I don't wonder that Hr. Greeley did not want to part with a man who could road his handwriting.—Critic. The following inscription Is to be road on a gravestone in Pero la Chabe: “Hero lies Gabrieli# X, my adored spouse, an angel t I shall never get over her lorn! Hero lies Henrietta X, my second wife, an angel also!" Fifty patterns White Side-hand Organdies; worth $2.00 to go at 95c. per pattern. At 12tfc. yd., one lot WoolChallies, worth 20c. 15c. yd.,the choicest The handsome music box at Oak Hall o-nrl lorcraaf- Una nanr was raffled last night The raffle was 811,1 18T g eSt 11116 n6W one of tlie fairest ever had in Americus and ail are satisfied with the result, thougli but one could get the instrn ment. C'apt D. C. Kirkpatrick, a con ductor on the Savannah and Western road, woo the box on ticket No. 82, which lie owned jointly with Oak Hall. Envelopes! Envelopes!! We have just received a big job lot of manilla envelopes of fine quality, that were bought at a bargain, and we can print them for you with card, etc., cheap er than you can buy them plain by retail anywhere. They are more durable than white, and are good enough for ail bust ness purposes, and are much cheaper. Times Pi'ni-isiUNQ Co. Pmcreeetnx Itmpldl jr. Commodore Wilkins says that he Is progressing rapidly with bis work of opening the ohanoel of the Muckalee. He stated that in a short while now he will have the channel in splendid order and the low lands for a considerable dis tance above and below the city thor oughly drained. The New Letind ry. The Americus laundry will be ready for operationi Monday morning, and solicit! the patronage of the public. Prompt returns aud .satisfaction guar antoi P. C. Clegg's, Attention! You are requested to be at the reel bouse at 0 o’clock sharp Monday even ing, June 22. By order of Jim Pope, Foreman P. C. Ci.ioo, Ju., Seo. and Treat. Arrival and Departure of Train*. CENTRAL K. U. Arrive From. Lea*e For. 0:10pm 12:45p. m.Columbne8:90nm4:I5pm liOKpra 0:07 pm Maoon 2:36pm siXIum 2:35 p m 1:83nm Albany 1:USpm (:I7pm a. a, A ». R. SON) a m 3:10 p m Savannah 8:20 am 7:00 pm 8:33 p ui 7:15 a in Omaha tt:IS p m 3:45 a m MAIL CLOSKS. Going East (8. A. A M.) 7:30 s in. Going West “ a:»>pm. Going Norihand West(8.A W.) 7:50sm Going Nor:h and Fast (Uen)2:00 pm 8:00pm, Golug South and West “ 12:00pm 8:00pm ONE CENT A WORD COLUMN. MASONIC NOTICE. _ No. 13. F. A. M. Monday nlcht at Ho’clocl •harp. Work In P.C.and d. M.U-grres. no- Journluc brethren fraternally Invited. J. L. Mack, W. M. J. B. Dunk, Bee. MEDICAL STUDENTS# HAVEbeen requested to teach a class of _medleal siudt ntn, those wlsh ng to study medicine will apply to me at *ny office No. 316 Jack’on street. A. B. Himklk. frl-sun. FOP. BENT. 4 DESIRABLE BOOM for rent In th< A Thomas Block. Apply at this office, tf two three room houses la Baal Atuerl- J. Henry Fkkkuan, Jnuelf —..-a j- Church street niton »M-tf S E < SB.». A. THOMAS, ’hysician and Surgeon. Will do a general practice la the city and vicinity. He will be found at big office when not professionally en gaged. Will keep' slate on office door. Offloe: Second floor, Artesian Block. ■unAwIy 0-ll-M $1.50 pattern black' Gent’s Lawns, worth $2 00. Wool Challies in all the new designs, such as Polka Dots,Figures and Flowers, worth the world over, 25c. 9^c. our entire stock Pineapple Tissues. 12^c. our ejitire stock Persian Mulls. 4Kc. one Thousand yards checked Muslin, worth 7Kc. 7%o. 1,000 yards Dress Ginghams. sold every day at 10 and 12Xo. 8 3-4o. one lot extra choice Percales.worth 12 l-2o. 41-2c. one lot Fine Cotton Challies,worth 8c. 13 l-2o, 1000 y«rds India Silk Finish Shantong Pongees. Worth 25o 9 3 4c. 1000 yds. Manilla Plaids, worth 12 l Ao the world oyer. 12J o. one lot White Ground Organdies with colored figures, worth 20o. $2.35 pattern the choicest black Mus lins ever shown in A mericus, at the price Grenadines way down—too many on hand, cash will move them One lot Grenadine suits at $5.90, worth $8.50. One lot 3ilk Stripe Grenadines, v o r t h $12.50 suit to go at $7 90. One magnificent lot Silk Stripe Grena dines, worth $125 yd. at 79c. Wedefy anybody anywhere to match us on prices. 39c, our entire stock of50o Surah Silks. Furnishing Goods Slaughtered ! 19c. 1000 yards those light weight Ba tistes other houses ask 30 to 35c for. 12 l*2o. yd. magnifi- oent white Plaid Or gandies. worth 20c. 90c. a pattern, choice Black Plaid and Strip ed Lawns. 42o. your choice of our entire stock figur ed China Silks sold hereto fore at 65 and 75o per yard. Big lot remnant Silks at low prices 89c. B,lack Silk Sub lime 46 ins. wide and worth $1.25. 7 l-2c. one lot ladies’ Ribbed Undervests, worth 20c. 75c. C-B Corsets; sold at $1.00 and $1.- 25 all over town. REMNAOTS. Big lot remnant wht S oods slightly soiled :om handling, to be cleared out. Too many on hand Too little room. 33 l-3c. one lot Bal- briggan Undershirts, worth 50c. 45c. one lot gents’ B albriggan Under shirts and Drawers, worth 65c. 50c. one lot magnifi cent Shirts and Draw ers, worth 75c. to $1. 69c. our finest goods worth $1 anywhere. 25c. one lot fast black Socks, worth 35c. Cut prices on entire line Half Hose- 490 splendid quality Gents’ Night Robes, worth 75c. 69c. Night Shirts, worth $1 anywhere in town. 75o. some of the choicest Night Robes ever shown in Ameri cus. 89o. one lot Night Robes worth $1.25. 98c. one lot Nignt Robes worth $1.50. 89c. our entire stook M onarch Shirts, laun- dried and unlanndried worth $1.25. Hundreds of articles too tedious to mention will be thrown out for this spec, al sale at pri ces simnly ridiculous. If you want anything in Dry Goods or Gents Furnishings, call and see us. WHEATLEY & ANSLEY, ••