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BRISBIS'S DOTS IN BLUE.1
An Open Letter to Tonne Men Deiirlng
to Enlist '
SOLDIERS' SUNSHINE AND SHADE
Jp of the Army Military Scr"
vice , 1'ay anil Advantages Du
lles at Tort Koblnson
Valuable Suscestlon .
FOHT ROBINSON , Neb. , Feb. 19. [ Corre
spondence of the BEE ] I am constantly
receiving letters from young men who
desire to nnlist in the United States
army. They want information about the
service , length of term , pay , allowances
nnd advantages to bo derived from n
torni of service in the army. Of course.
to answer all private letters and cover
the inquiries fully , would be an utter im
possibility , and a public letter in a
cencral way is the only method of giving
the desired information.
The BEE reaches all classes of people ,
but what is written for the BEE
is only the starting of the in
formation on us trayels over the
country. Look , in a day or two and you
\vill Ond this letter or parts of It copied
into the Chicago , St. Louis , New York
nnd Philaaolpha papers , and from these
iigalii into hundreds of country papers.
There is certain information the people
desire , and this information travels and
travels until it gets everywhere.
To illustrate : How many young men
in the United States to-day think of be
coming soldiers ! Probably a million.
And how many of these know about the
tinny in which they wish to enlist ? Prob-
: ibly not one in a hundred. Let me then
give a plain and comprehensive letter on
the array , and start it on its travels with
the kind of information the people desire
to have , and especially our young men.
OUt MILITAI1V MAKE-UP.
Thd army of the United States i corn-
Dosed of 25,000 enlisted men and 2,177
oilicers.
They arc divided into ton regiments of
cavalry , live regiments of nrtilltiry. twen-
ty-live'regimcnLs of infantry , a corps of
engineers , a signal corps and an ordnance
department
There are 7,070 cavalrymen with 440
officer. * ; ' . ' ,650 artillerymen with 235 oili
cers : 12.G25 infantrymen with 875 officers ;
the rest are in the signal corps , engi
neers nnd ordnance. There are about
000 enlisted men in the signal _ service ,
100 in the ordnance and 450 in the en
gineers' battalion.
A regiment of cavalry is composed of
7 ! > 7 enlisted men and 44 commissioned
oilicers.
A regiment of artillery is composed of
5CO enlisted men and 57 oflicers.
A regiment of infantry is composed of
505 enlisted men ana 35 oflicers.
A company of cavalry is composed of
( average ) sixty-six enlisted men and
three oilicers , viz. : A capUiin , first lieu
tenant and .second lieutenant.
A regiment of artillery is composed of
ligntbnttories and heavy batteries.
A ight battery ha ? sixty-five enlisted
menand live officers , viz. : One captain ,
two first lieutenants and two fcecoad lieu
tenants.
A heavy battery ha ? forty enlisted men ,
and lour oflicers , viz. : One captain , two
first lieutenants and one second lieuten
ant.
ant.A
A company of infantry hns ( average )
fifty enlisted men and three oflicers , viz. :
One captain , one first lieutenant and one
second lieutenant.
A company of engineers has 132 en
listed men and three oflicers the same
ns Infantry and cavalr.y. One of _ the
companies of engineers has only fifty
men and three oflicers. ltisthe"Orphan '
company of the oatta'.ion , and only
young men who are orphans can enlist
m it.
In a cavalry company there are one
"
first sergeant" live sergeants , called
"ditty sergeants , " four corporals , two
trumpeters , one farrier , one blacksmith ,
one saddler , one wagoner , and the rest
are privates.
In artillnry , there are in each light
battery , besides the officers , one first
sergeant , six duty sergeants , four cor
porals , two musicians , two artificers , one
vvBgoner and the rest are privates.
In a heavy battery , besides tne officers ,
there are one first sergeant , four duty
sergeants , four corporals , two musicians.
two artificers , one wagoner and the rest
nro privates.
In infantry , there are in each company
besides its oflicers , one first sergeant ,
four duty sergeants , four corporals , two
musicians and the rest are privates.
In the engineer battalion , there ore in
each of tlie strong companies , besides its
officers , nine duty sergeants , nine corpo
rals , two musicians and the rest are pri
vates.
The "Orphan" company of engineers
hasbesides us olfi eers.five duty sergeants ,
for corporals , two musicians and the rest
are privates.
Kvnry regiment , besides its company
ofliccrs , has a colonel , lieutenant colonel ,
three majors , ( except infantry which
has only one major ) ono regimental ad
hr jutant and one regimental quartermaster ,
the two latter ben ring the rank of first
lieutenant and the style of cardinals.
Besides the sergeants in the companies ,
each regiment has a sergeant major , a
quartermaster sergeant , one chief mu-
ci.in. one saddler sergeant and one chiel
trumpeter.
ENLISTMENT AND PAY.
The terra of enlistment in all arms of
the service Is live years.
Any able bodied man between the ages
of 21 and 35 can enlist in the army.
For artillery tti
f > feet 4 inches '
than 120
For cavalry they must be not less
r : - than live feet "four inches nor more than
live feet tea inches , and weigh not more
than 105. All men must be of good char
acter , sober and intelligent when en
listed.
For infantry a man must be five feet
four inches high , and wcich not less than
1'X ) pounds nor more than I'.K ) pounds.
The pay of soldiers is as follows : Ser
geant mnjor of cavalry , f23 per mouth ;
270 per year , Sl.ttSQ per enlistment. Ser
geant , majors of artillery and infantry
receive the same as sergeant majors of
cavalry ; regimental quartermasters , ser
geants of cavalry , artillery and infantry
receive the same as sergeant majors of f
cavalry. The pay of principal musician
of all arms is as follows : Twenty-two
dollnrs per week , $364 per year , f 1,333
per enlistment. Chief trumpeters , sad-
tiler sergeants of cavalry and first ser
geants of a company of cavalry , infantry
ana artillery receive each 34 per month ,
$403 per year , 2C40 , per enlist
ment. Commissary sergeants of f
l > osu and quartermasters , ser
geants of posts receive the same
pay as orduauce sergeants of posts. Hos
pital stewards ol the first class receive
f 30 i er month , J800 per year , f 1,800 per
enlistment ; second class ? 22 per month ,
1304 per year , fl&iO per enlistment.
Duty sergeants of companies in cav
alry , artillery &nU infantry receive eacn
f 17 per month , $204 per year , f 1,020 per
enlistment. Corporals of cavalry , in
fantry and artillery receive each $15 per
month , 1180 per year. 900 per enlist
ment. Trumpeters of cavalry receive
V each : f 13 per month , < 15tJ per year , * 780
per enlistment. Musicians of artillery
" and infantry receive eachtlS.per month ,
f 153 per year , $750 per enlistment Far-
rier * and blacksmiths of cavalry and
laddlers of cavalry receive each : ' $15 per
, monthflBO per year , 300 per enlb.t-
. Private * of cavalry , artillery and
infantry got $13 permonth , $150per year ,
1730 per enlistment. In addition to the
above rates , each soldier pets ? l p r
month for the third year of his enlist
ment , $2 per month for the .fourth year of
his enlistment and fSoer month for the
Dfth year of his enlistment.
HOW SOU)1E1 CAN SAVE ONEf.
A soldier receives his clothing , rations ,
quarters nnd fuel , bed , etc. . free. Here
is the great advantage of enlisting in the
army ; for a man who is clothed , fed.
lodged and doctored free , can readily
save all of his money if he has a mind
and will do so. The money value of a
soldier's clothing allowed by the govern
ment for a live years' enlistment is $3)0 ,
and out of this a soldier can easily save ,
if he is provident , $73 , which he can add
to his pay. The government ha. made
ample provisions for the saving of a sol
dier's pay. It allows him to deposit it all
or In sums of $5 and upwards with auv
paymaster , and gives him interest upon
it until his time is ont , when It returns
the whole amount to him with interest
added.
Soldiers who remain in the service
twer.ty years and who become infirm , or
are discharged for wounds received , or
sickness are provided by the government
with a comfortable home , free of charge ,
for the balance of their lives. Twelve
nnd o half cents per month is deductrd
from a foldier's pay during his enlist
ment , for the support of this home and
his fellow soldiers who may have become
Infirm. JCach military post is proyid i
vrith a reading room where a good as
sortment of books , magazine ? , and news
papers are kept , and the reading room
is open to all soldiers free of cost. There
are good po t schools , where every
soldier if he docs not possess it and de
sires to acquire a good fair English edu
cation , can do so tree of cost. When a
oldier is uncharged he is allowed travel
pay , wnich is niore than sufficient to
carry him back to the place of His en
listment.
The duties of a soldier can bo best
inderstood by carefully studying a list of
calls. There are nine at this post.
It wilj be seen we arc not idle. Still
each ofliccr and soldier has plenty of
time to amuse and improve himself ac
cording to his likes.
LIST OF CAI.l.o.
Four RoniNsoN" , Nt-lx , Nov. 33 , IStofi.
Orders No. 1'Jv. 1. Until further orders the
service and roll calls will t as follows , viz :
moraine reveille , flrst call , 0:30 : : reveille ,
assembly. C:43 ; Breakfast call. 7H ( ; Katiue
call , 7:30 : ; Surgeons call. SW. : Guard-
mounting first call , ( except ou Sunday and
; nd of month ) 9:00 : ; assembly of puard de
tails , 0:05 : ; adjutants call , 9:10 : on Sunday- ,
and end ot month , first call , 9VO ; school calL
9:15 ; water call , 13:03 ; lii > t sergeants call
r.nd recall for latlgue , 11:40 : ; ainnercall.
I'.1 in.
Afternoon fatlcue and fohool calls ,
1 o'clock : recall from fatigue , water nnd
stable calls , 3CO : : retreat tirst call , five min
utes before sunsst : assembly and retreat ,
sunset ; school call.0:30. : Tattoo first call.
ba : * > ; tattoo march , s'J ; tattoo assembly ,
SH5 : taps 9:00. :
Sunday inspections , first call , S : " > a. m. ;
assembly , 0 a. m. : dress pirades and drills ,
when ordered by post commander.
N'on commissioned oflicers' school Tuns-
days and Thursdays , 0 : 30 p. m. : school for
enlisted men daily ( Saturdays and Sundays
exceptedj , C:30 : p. m. ; sc'jool lor children
dally ( Saturdays and Sund.iys excepted ) ,
'J:15 to 11:43 : a. in. , and 1 p. in. to3 t ) . in.
Signal instruction Tuesdays and Thurs-
davs , 1 p. m. to 2 p. m. 13y order of
LIEUT. COLONEL BKISBIN.
f Signed ) HESKV 11. UHIOHT ,
First Lieutenant Kiuth Cavalry , Test Ad
jutant.
HOW TO GET IN THE SEItVICE.
I am often asked this question , "Will
you help me to get into the service and
give me n chance if I enlist with you ? "
No young man needs any help to get
into the service. If he is over twenty-
one ye.irs of age and under thirty-five
years , the proper height and weight , of
good moral character , and sound of body ,
he can enlist. All he has to do is to pre
sent himself to any _ recruiting officer ,
and he will enlist him. No help can be
given him after he is in seiyice. The
service is entirely impartial. If a
man has capacity and behaves well , he
soon raises to a company corporal or
sergeant and may get to be a regimental
sergeant-major , ordnance sergeant , com
missary sergeant , or post quartermaster
sergeant. About one m a thousand get a
commission. Many strive but few attain ,
and it is hardly worth while for a young
man to enlist in the United States army ,
with the view of beinjr promoted from
the ranks to be a cornmiss.oned officer.
Tftfi irovernment gives each recruit : i
bedsteadiwire woven bunk bottompillow ) ,
pillow-casss , sheets and blankets. Lights
and fuel ari free of course. The food is
abundant and of peed quality , and con
sists of soups of various kinds , soft
bread , meat and vegetables. The food ,
with the exception of butters \ about the
game as found at any gooJ second class
hotel.
hotel.We
We generally have vacancies for re-
cm is and are glad to get them. Kecrnit-
ing officers ere stationed in nearly all
our large cities , and a letter addressed
"To the Recruiting Officer , U. S. army ,
city , state of , " inclosing H
stamp or postal card for answer , will
generally bring : i reply satisfactory to
the applicant. Each military post or
fort generally has a recruiting ofliccr
and a letter with stamp or postal in
closed , addressed to "Recruiting Officer ,
U. S. army. Fort , ? 'ste ' or territory
of , " will bring an answer.
IIOBINSON'S KECHCITINO OFFICE.
My recruiting oflicer here is Lieuten
ant H. H. Wilson , and his address is Fort
Hobinson , Nebraska. He enlists not only
for my post but for others. The infantry
companies are commanded by Captain
( Soruon Winslow and Captain Augustus
W. Corliss , and the cayalry compan
ies are commanded by Captain
Charles Parker , Captain Clarence Sted-
man and Captain B. S. Humphreys , The
infantry companies are composed of
white men , and the cavalry coi mies Of
black ment A\ the troops in my regi-
" 'Cut tire black men.
Wo generally need recruits in both
arms. At present there are live vacan
cies in Captain Corliss' company , fifteen
in Captain Winslow's , both white com-
panics. There are also fifteen vacancies
in Captain Parkers' troop , fifteen m Captain -
tain Stedman's , and fifteen in Captain
Humphreys' . Farmers' boys are pre
ferred for the infantry , and good horse
men of any kind for the cavalry. We
also enlist for white cavalry. Applica
tions from younff white men _ or colored
men who desire to enlist in the Lulled
States army , should bo addressed to
Lieutenant H. H. Wilson , recruiting ofli
cer. Fort Robinson , Nebraska , and not to
me.
KECOJJMENDATION5 AND ADVICE.
1 can recommend the companies here
as excellent companies in which to en-
list. Young men dwirinir to enter the
service will find it as pleasant and agree-
able here as any plac , and all the captains -
tains are kind and Christian gentlemen.
Captain Corliss has emistcd a mimbur ol
young men since he came here , and nil
are doing well , learning thu profession
of arms , and improving their minds by
reading and nudj.
As to my advice to younj * men. so often
sought , about enlisting in the army , I
would say , a young man of twenty-one
or twenty-two cannot do better. Ho
will be through his enlistment at twenty-
sir or Vt CUIJ - 9ut % .Uj in time enough to
begin the world. If hti saves his money
while ia the service , he will hare laid up
enough to start on in some business , and
the training he bus received in the army
will have developed his mind and muscle
ana taught him sell-reliance. Our
young-soldiers in the west generally look
up a. good piece of- land during their en
listment , or a business opening , and
when discharged become farmers or busi
ness men in the .west. Many of iho > e
who served in the army n-feir years ago
are new among our best citizens in west-
.era > ebrs4)ta ) , and are wealthy.
. : JAKES S.
SENSELESS SOCIETY SNOBS ,
Aa ' 'Eaitlqiiak& " Caused bj a Department
Clerk's Pieieace.
ALL ATTENTION ON THE AVENUE.
How Miss Caldwcll Handle" the Reins
Senator Gorman White House
Hie Inc. VUtt of Miss
Cleveland.
WAsniNOTON" , Feb. 19. [ Correspon
dence of the HEE. ] What are we coming
to ? A distinguished writer ou doings at
the national capital speaks in most na-
thetic terms of the presence of a "de
partment clerk" nt one of our swell mr
other word for it , for the sides of the
house fairly bulged out to give snare to
the crowd ! ollicial receptions. The
writer presumes that the "department
clerk1' ( no gender given ) intruded there
in. II is really shocking , positively shock
ing , that a he , she or it , "department
clerk'1 should have so outraged public
oOicial morals as to have been seen In
broad ga light at an official reception ,
especially when these said government
officials arc nothing in the world but
'public servants ! " Xow if they were
only private servant * the thing wouldn't
be so scandalous , for our private enter
tainments in vVathington nre less talked
about.but that a he.sheor it"department
clerk" should go to an official entertain
ment with public servants i ? enough to
shook the sensitive eyes of a Washington
society writer , who , as is often the case
"know how it is themselves , " ' having
been one of those self same depart
ment clerks. And what an oa'isin a great
sandy desert it must have been to the
eyes of this learned xvriter , the
presence of a "department clerk. " a
most uncommon sight , no doubt , hence
trie grave importance of mentioning it. I
am glad to say that some of the very best
clenipnts of Washington society are the de
partment clerk * . Tnat there are incom
petent persons and fool ? everywhere can
be seen by paying a visit to congress ,
borne of the noblest and most talented
men and women I have met in Washing
ton have bt'en connected with the de
partments for years. There are. scient
ists , authors , artists and cultured people
generally , who will give tone and attrac
tion to society wherever they go.
Well , it is conspiracy to read of a 'Me
partmcnt clerk being seen at an ollicial
reception ? :
s-NOBUnnr OF OFFICIAL CAST
is most entertaining here at the national
capital where every feliow is a free born
American citizen , except-the trade dollar
politician. It is a "shocking" fact that
the president of the United States does
associate with and has for a chum in the
retirement of iiis political closet nn ex-
senate page. In the most unblushing
manner does His executive highness take
this humble page to heaving bo pm. and
together , in the stillness of the night do
thev ramble all over the political fields ,
culling the > oft spots for their enoice
friends , in short , thev talk of this and
that , do the father of his
country and this smooth , beardless faced
ex-cnate page. A most remarkable
fellow is he.fcnowinc well how to keep the
great confidence given to him and he acts
accordingly. For one of his years he has
done much service to his betters and
bids fair to do more in the future. It
would not surprise us , nothing does here
in \ \ ashiegton , to have this most com
petent ex-senate page the candidate for
president on the democratic ticket , or
any other ticket to win. in the near
future. He hails from Maryland , "My
Maryland , " and his name is Arthur P.
Gorman !
In the very face of all of this we read
that "a department clerk" was seen at
an oflicial reception ! Truly this snob
bishness ot oflicial and social cast here
in Washington is rapping enough to ma
terialize the bones of our hard-working
pilgrim pa's and ma's out of their Ion : :
years of peaceful resting in tneir graves
way down in the Yankee land , and bring
them stalking into our midst giving thesr
sardonic grins at our would-be lords and
ladies trying to ape the corrupt imperial
ism thev turned their backs upon to
found a "new world whcr * honest work
wis prized above the accident of birtn
( fearful accident m some cases ) and posi
tion. O , my ! what would the grim old
dads say could they behold our mush
room aristocracy bobbing about town in
their English drays and dog-oa ts with
their British flimsies in attendance , don't
you know ? Attracting the most
ATTENTION OX THE AVENUE
in these English rigs is : i dog-cart driven
by Miss Caldwell , of Philadelphia , the
lady who is famous for her stable of tine
horses , as well as for giving a cool hun
dred thousand or more for the Homan
Catholic university to be established
ncre. I believe she Is considered a very
clever sort of a girl , and handles a whip
and the reins most skillfully. Whenever
Miss Caldwell appears on the avenue In
this most fanciful gotten-up rig , drawn
by two pretty little yellow and white
Dolly-S'arden horses , there will be knots
of naushty men and boys gathered on
every corner watching the little lady
picking her way through the maze of
street cars , herdics , carnages and heavy
laden wagons driven by careless , lazy
negroes , who are perfectly reckless of
the seat of honor herself , aui most
daintily she takes the ribbons
into her own hands and minds
her business well ; no see-sawing of reins
but a steady pull , und now and then an
encouraging word to the tiery little
beasts , which are well protected against
the weather these raw cold days by pretty
blankets artistically fashioned , grenn ,
embroidered with red and gold. That
she understands how to handle the nb-
robs there is not a doubt : that she enjoys
the attention she attracts is evident by
the bricht pleasant sparkle in her eyes
and rosy face , I shall not attempt to
guess her ago one never meets with
success in guessing a woman's ago any
way it is enowch that Miss Cald-.vell has
a stable of fine horses and is rich ! The
army and uavy are full of suitors lor this
fair lady's hand , but it Is otherwise en
gaged driving her own teams I
SOCIETY 15 AT FULL SPEED
now , the same old feet go it morning ,
noon and night , day in and day out ,
Sundays not expected. Mrs. bmi h gives
a breakfast ; Mrs , Dash gives a lunch-
Mrs. Lash gives a tea ; Mrs. Splash gives
a dinner ( always have tea before dinner
hera in Washington , ) Mrs. Hash gives a
stipper at midnight , and Owl and Lark
clubs have a set-to the remainder of the
twenty-four hours. A dish cloth hang.
ing on a briar fence is not ruort' bedraggled -
draggled aud limp-looking than these
devotees of society as the morning sun
blushlngly kisses the Goddess of Liberty
on the dome of the capitol. This kind of
amusement is bound to produce secure
attacks of rheumatism and "Washington
malaria , " and then another appvoipria-
tion to till up the Potomac fiats ! Good
heavens , it will be impossible to appro
priate money enough to till up the "nuts"
in about congress , nd there are some of
the homo variety that.even the malaria
would be too proud to associate with.
ATTHE WU1TE HOUSE
everything is lovely , BO to speak. The
president b ba.vlnj * bjnis ° U ef [ a3
can be. fcspe < ; t&a unuer tb circumstances
prntn circumstance * have a fellow under
its no flushing nutter. } The president
is still sufjcr ne with keen shoots of nain
in his knea joints when the weather
change * * nd new appointments to make.
There's Marmng's ; place to be fjlli d , and
n lot of ex-senators and M. C.'s to be
taken care of. Surely the life of the
president isn't just as pweot as peaches
and cream all the time , after all. And
vet there-io'ims up everv day new sub
ject * for fl.at position.
The fair mistress of that old worm-
eaten mansion is doing her work nobly
and satisfactorily. I have ret to learn o'f
one unkind criticism of the young wife.
There arc a great many demands npon
her time some social event daily at the
white house. While she seems to enjov
entertaining with all her heart , I notice
that she does look pale , und when Lent
step ? in to pull down thft curtain. * , she
will be gl. < d to rest. Miss Cleveland's
return to the white homo is the occasion
of much rejoicing. She hnds a host of
friend * who give her the welcome she
merits. She is looking in good health ,
her literary Eghls seem to have agreed
with her , Uiat is if good physical condi
tions sre evidence , She is much stouter
in llcsh , is fresher and younger in ap
pearance. The weight of being the "first
lady in the land' ' does not crush her
under its heavy load. She is free to ac
cept all the tea and dinner party invita
tions that she pleases , and many parties
of this kind arc given in her honor.
Lent week , the 22d , will be the last evt'U-
inc reception given this c a-on , siiil this
la nonor of the "dear people. " Cox.
For run
White kid cloves are again n ball-room
requisite.
An envelotHj is like a woman. It can't eo
anywhere without address.
Colored Swedish cloves are preferred for
evening , concert , theatre aud piomenade
tolct ! .
Tennyson U said to be enlaced In aa ad
aptatiou o [ "When tills od ! Hat was New' '
lor the queen to sin ? at her jubilee.
* A Ilarletn cirl sang "Darling , 1 am ( trow
ing Old , ' ' witii an expiession < o | > ertnent :
nnd truthful tlint licr procrastinating lovet
leit her lor food.
"Ah. yes , " sighed a Chicago lady. "John
has been n irod hu-biiid to me ! " " 1 thought
vi'U separated years ago ! " "We dltl , but lit-
is always prompt with the alimony. "
"I'm am the leading lady of this company. "
she remarked aa she took her husband bv the
ear. "Yes. " he murniered sadly , "and it's
clear that I'm ths waiting gentleman. "
White has continually Increased in popu
lar.ty since beautiful woolen trmterals have
rendered it api-l'-cable. for various occasious ,
and this prcicreneeis DOW extended to hats.
W.th n silver-gray cloth dress we noticed
a kanjaroo of gray piiisn , which was charm
ingly effective. The most ? euerall > adopted
coior. however , is fecal-brown. The lining U
c.ther of the same color or crimson , old goU
or heliotrope.
Dark felt hattliplay \yhite trimming
made of either cloth or plush puffed or laid
in told ? . In which a kitten's head or tatt of
leathers is prettilv arrati : ed. Wliite feit hats
have a most charming effect , and are gener
ally trimmed with bUck velvet.
The latest ban ; is in the shape of a V ; it is
called the "Kussian Bing. " It is baroaroas !
Itttibon- . dowers or aigrettes of light feathers
are tashionable for the hair for evening wear.
Khiuesione hairoms , slie.ll and amber hair
ornaments are worn nt d.uuer parties.
Early spring mantles are al o made with
shoulder pU-ces1. and are gathered round the
waist under n belt. Very pretty oues nr-s
beijn clotlvitslbered onto a shoulder piece
of brown yelv t , witli bXtof same , ami full
sleeves gathered onto wristbands to match.
Hook nuiilin Is the tavorite material for
the Irocks now being worn at children's pur-
ties , not onlv ' tl.e plain kind , but well cov
ered with e'mUro.dery and much trimmed
with lace , it : s not , however , arranged
skirt over stirtiut simply In one long dra
pery OD the foundftt'on. '
The mantle preferred by young ladies for
the demi-salson , aud serving as a medium
between the heavy winter cloak and the
light sprint garment , is the kangaroo umnta-
leu well titttil to the waist at the back , with
the sleeve rounded or ! over trie shoulder and
doubled u } > over itself over the arm.
lie was a sd-cyed man. lie must have
been heuprcSed. She said , "Now. maKe
ha te ; 1 don't believe > ou would hurry tu do
anjtnng ! for me it I were d > ing. ° ' He said ,
"Wouldn't I ? If 1 only thought you
would ' ' But hii eye causnt the woman's
and hu never concluded that speech.
Sleeves of a different material to the dnvss
are a verv useful novelty ot the day , a * new
sleeves can thus without any iliilii-ultybe
but Into a half-worn-out dress. Of cour ,
care must be tacen that thr sleeves harmon
ize with some portion of the toilet , the con
trasting skirt or bodice , trimming , etc.
In every party clven la London , it would ,
be safe to promise that l.aif the ditrssw in the
room would be either white or black , but
thtre Is a disposition , nevertheless , to dress
girls as weil as matrons , in dark colors , such
as slate or crroii tulle. Tli.s is very well for
married woman , but it is a mistake as far as
cirls are concerned.
Bonnet or no bonnet ? that is the question
which a fashionable lady is called Open to de-
cdc : before goins to the lueater , and the uo
bonnet has carried the day nt the leading
the.Versby a larjp majority ; the result is
charming. Hairdressers have been called to
the rescue , and the ladies have their hair as
prettily diessed as if they weieat an evening
party.
In jackets the most stylish model i * double
breasted , and has a deep collar ot phisti or
velvet continuing in one deep revrrs taper-
inc down from the shoulder to the wast.
These jackets are made of linn plain cloth.
The trimming is sometimes continued
around the waist. Thev are lined with line
plaid or striped llanuel or some fancy col
ored silk.
An iron cray woolen stuT with black plush
stripes is to be recommended for half mourn
ing. The Ilussian blouse is fastened at the
side wltheieraveU silver grelot Duttons Knd
trimmed on the left side witn a velvet band
embioiden-d witn jet ; sleeve * , collar and
culls ; the t o latter worked with beads , are
sUe of black velvet. Uii sir jacket made of
black Jersey material fastened wijli i-1 * ,
velvet aicKttos j"T.broWrci witn "jet.
i uiu ? 5 * iL * . . * CK velvet bonnet , with
r 5 * ! 01 Je [ open work and black velvet bow ,
with a jet half moon shilling m the middle.
Jet aliettc. .
The days when elderly ladies were exiwct-
wl to cover their beads with large ugly caps
have Ions passed away. Now old ladies
dress their hair much the same as younger
one * , the chief dltference being tnat the for
mer wear their back hair lower and morn
spread out. The front hair , whether real or
false , U frizzed , and laid in small curls on
thetemples. . Tlieie is certainly no occasion
to cover this coiffure , nnd the oid-fasuionfid
cap Is consequently replaced by a light head
dress of embroidered silk tulle , edged with
lace plisse. A boiv ot ribbon , wctned at the
side with a pearl or diamond agafff. completes
this becoming article. A lappet either falls
down the back , or , caught uu by suuie pretty
ornament , just touches the snoulder.
Anxious mother * need not bestir them
selves to provide their youu ? daughters who
are about to bo introduced with much jew
elry. Bracelets can very well be dispensed
with when tone gloves are worn , and nine
girls out of every ten have nothing but a sim
ple row of pearls round the throat , which in
ninety cxses out of 1K ( > are not the veritable
Orientiil pearl. The most acceptable eili of
the kind wouM be- some of the innumerable
little brooches wiiieh are used to fasten bon
net strings aad laca ; they take the form of
pearl and dlsujonJ sham rocks , or some small
insect. TneieIs a revolution in the setting
of pearls , cold beinc employed as the bark-
ground , which renders them far more sub
stantial than taecld mother-of-pearl setting ,
tnat was sure to be damaged U u-.ueJi worn.
SI.NGOLAUITIES.
A prospector found & nngset worth 62 at
Ble Crtek , Ore.
There have just been admitted to the poorhouse -
house cf Bearer county , P - , s man and bis
wife and fire children , three of w bom were
triplets.
The Utest bis ez * story comes from Gibson
Ga. This particular cc ? is about three Inches
long- ana measures six and one-quarter in
circumference , and weighs a little over three
ounces.
An owl via captured In buffalo county.
Wisconsin , that measured more than five feet
from tlu to Up of Its wings. It I * P9ff on ejt-
hibition In a meat maitst > tiioadon.
A. CanjjJija jynx or loup cenrier WM cap-
tared In a common steel trap in Jlampdco ,
Ale , lut week. The animal tras about fortr
pounds la weight , and ea tavage the trap bad
to be tnniD e on e ca ot lu ie before U could
t * handled.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONTESTS ,
How the Eelative' Strength of the Minist-y
and Opposition Stands.
DENMARK'S POLITICAL DANGER
The Fortification of Copenhagen Ks-
trup's Cabinet a Ministry of An-
tagonlstn The Polkcthlnc
Conservative.
Feb. 9. [ Correspond
ence of the HF.E. ] Last week , our rijjs-
dag or diet met for the first time since
the recent important elections for the
Jolkething , or lower hous-u. Our folkc-
tiling , which consists of 102 members ,
mny bo likened to the house of common ,
and , according to the Danish constitu
tion , it should have much the same
powers as its English prototype. But
the Kstrup mini try , which has been In
power * ince June , 1SSG , is so in the habit
ot violating law and having recourse to
force , that I fear that an absolute
monarchy mny eyeutuaMy replace the
constitutional monarchy , established by
thy compact of 1S49.
The Opposition has , however , won a
victory over the Ministerialists in the
elections whicli have just been held. It
can count on seventy five votes in the
new folkctbing , with the Faro islands ,
whirh ulect one member , still to be heard
from- , that is , we are nearly three times
stronger than our political opponents.
Since September 1STwe have been in
the majority , and yet , during the pa t
fifteen years.the ministry h.\s been chosen
from the minority. What a violation of
the rules of parliamentary government !
The ministry seems to care nothing for
the support of the popular branch of the
diet , provided .t enjoy the favor of the
king , and the confidence of the Jands-
thinir , the Danish house of lords , com
posed ol aristocratic plutocratic , and
bureaucratic elements , which are more
reactionary than conservative in spirit.
The folkethintr. on the other hand , is
conservative , in the ben sense of the
word , rather than radical , since the most
iniluential portion of Danish voters
'
AHE'WELL-TO-IIO KARMF. ,
and a member's pay is so small but a
little over $1.50 a day that it is only per
sons of some means who can afford to
enter the rijrs < lag. Although democratic
and socialistic ideas are wide-spread in
Denmark , but two representatives of the
party h-.ive ever succeeded in being
lected to the folkething , and one of
them lost his seat in the campaign itist
closed. The opposition in the last folke-
thing wns composed not only of the left
and the two democratic socialist' , but
also included several members of the
liberal right. It will be seen , therefore ,
that the folKething by its nature , and the
opposition by its composition are , as I
have alrt-ady said , conservative rather
than radical" and yet the ministry treat
with contempt both the house and its
majority , in order that foreigners mny
understand this singular state of things it
is necessary to begin at the beginning.
The Kstrup cabinet may be character
ized in a word as a ministry of antago
nism and militarism. At the start its
members , six in number , were all taken
from the aristocratic landsthing.
Imagine an English cabinet chosen
wholly from the house of lords ! To-day
there arc seven members and , although
three belong to the folkethiui : . they are
taken from the right. From the start the
folkething endeavored to come to an un
derstanding with the Estrup cabinet , but
in less than four months there was
A sFKIOUs FALLING < H"T
between the government and the opposi
tion , the latter being unable to accept the
demands of the former in regard to mili
tary measures. Consequently , in March ,
1S"C , the ministry disso.ved the folke-
thing for the tirsl time , and the same
proceeding has been repeated on several
owisionsince. : . At the elections of the
month following , the opposion wa. in
creased from a little over one-half to
threu-'iunrti ' > rs of the members of the
folkcthmg. But the ministry did not re
sign. On the contrary , the Estrup cabinet
actually brought forward the very same
bill concerning the fortifications of
Copenhagen that the precpedinjr folke
thing had refused to pass. Instead of
yielding.the ministry finally had recourse
once more to dissolution , and in Decem
ber. 1878 , general elections wore again
held , followed by. another dissolution ,
and another flection in the spring of the
s mo vearwhich procedure was repealed
in July , Hl , and again last month.
Whethfr the dissolution and election of
this winter wiij be the last of the series
in this long aud dangerous constitutions !
Ftruui:3e : remains to be seen. Nor does
this enumeration complete the h = t of at
tacks on popular liberty committed by
the E = trup cabinet. The annual session
of the rigsdag has been shortened so that
during the parliamentary vacation
THE'KING MAY E.\EnnE
his powers at the expense of those of the
people. Again , this Mime evil genius ,
Kstrup. has set the Irfndslhing again-t
the folkething , thus dividing the rur f
into two hostile eanjns. T -g when the
Iow < ? r hoasu t-u : up bills , according to
uur constitution , to the upper house for
its action on them , they would be re
turned with a message to the effect that
the landsthing considered it preferable
that the initiative in legislation be left to
the government. I wonder what your
house of representatives would say if
your senate were to follow such acoursef
15ut the worst remains to be told. Our
constitution requires that appropriations
b < i rirst voted in the folketiung , wher < J
the ministry , however , pays little or no
attention to whafc" wo say or do. But
when the .bill reaches' -the landbine ! , it
is ntnendfd in accordance with the
wishes of the ministry , and then there Is ,
RS a result , the usual friction between
the two houses. The ministry , in such
cases.doos not strive to net as a mediator ,
but , qultft the contrary , docs what it can
to widen the breach , and then , when the
end of the financial year arrive. * , re
course Is had to a wholly unconstitu
tional proceeding , and the king decrees
the sums necessary to carry on public
aftairs. This was done for the Urn time
in 1377 , nnd n few months later the rigs-
dnp
WAS FOOLISH cxorr.n
to legalise by its vote this Irregular and
illegal act. supposing that the govern
ment would repeal it. Hut our eyes were
quickly opened to the real Intentions of
Mr. Ktrup and company. Since April ,
1SV ) , the ministry has decreed not only
one appropriation bill sifter another , but
other "provisional laws1 too such as
those limiting the freedom of t It q press ,
establishing a body of armed police , etc.
If the Danish people were not cairn and
phlegmatic by temperament and if revo
lutionary measures were not distasteful
to them , such a course its that pursued by
the Enrup cabinet would long ago have
produced a fatal conflict.
In the autumn of 1SS3 the ministry
found an nxcu.se to deal the folkething
still another blow. On October 21 , a
young fanatic , whose mind was un
balanced by this long and bitter political
contlict , fired twice on the urime minis
ter , ICT w' hotit wounding him. The
opposition was unanimous In condemn
ing this act. and the president of the
folkethinc , Mr. Ucrg , immediately called
upon Mr. Estrup. Nevertheless the
folkething was again dissolved and for
nearly two months the government went
on legislating without any legislature.
And still
ANOTHEU ILLEGAL ACT
of the government must be recorded. 1
refer to the arrest of Mr. Uerg and other
members in the very midst of parliament ,
they having been condemned bv the
the courts for utterances in public meet
ings. Thus the Estrup cabinet was as
regardless of the inviolability of the
person of a deputy as of the financial
powers of the folkething itself. 1 have
said that the bone ol contention is the
fortitication of Copenhagen. Here is the
view that the opnosition takes of this
question : rormerly , De.nmark used to
spend about one third of its revenue tor
military purposes. To-day one half of
our money goes into this vessel of the
Danaidcs. Nor is it simply on financial
grounds that they object to the fortifica
tion of the capital. There are political
objections also. A fortified Copenhagen
would bo like a defective lightning-rod
which attracts rather than ward ? off a
thunderbolt. The reactionary states on
the east , especially Kussia , would seek an
alliance Yith a military Denmark , while
the liberal nations of the wen England
and France would look upon her as a
continual source of dancer , tendering
r-OI'EXHAOEN A MILITARY STRONGHOLD
would , therefore , draw Denmark into
the gulf of foreign alliances , while the
opposite course would probably biing
about the neutralization of the three
empires of the north Denmark , Sweden
anil Norway and thus obtain greater
security for Scandinavia at a time when
Europe is always on the verge of a con
vulsion. This independence 01 the three
Scandinavian states , the cuardians of the
entrance into the Baltic , the Mediter
ranean of the north , would be in the-
interest of all Europe. 15ut the minis
terialists do not taue this wise view of the
situation , so that the Estrup cabinet is en
dangering Danish welfare abroad as well
as at home.
And now , a linal word as to the future
policy of the opposition in the falkethiug1
which haj just begun its first session.
During the last four or live years we
have , unfortunately , been pnrstiln
negative course.o hayc prole
against silccessive encroachments n
our constitutional rights , and hartj
Ireved that gradually the cabinet wt
be do'crtcd by it. following nnd e\
alone. Hut Mich has not bccnlhoc
It is now necessary that we pursue a
itivo policy unless we wish to lese
hold upon the country , that wo pror
nnd carry out certain reforms , nntl
we show the people how this renctior
mininry is jeopardizing the best Inter
of the nation by preventing the real
tion of the progressive measures that
would carry out. The moral suppot
foreigh countries will strengthen u ?
the task. May wo count on that of
America ! I trust so. 1 know wo n ,
IREDCKUK BAJEK.
EDUOAT1ONAU
1'resldcnt Kllot , of Harvard , lias sailed
Europe , where ho will spend A year.
At Ynle the most popular senior optiot
are political economy nnd socialism.
William * eollese has just rerclved a
quest of S1W.OOO from a lady In Xew Yor
Dr. Schooler , dean of the Iowa Med
collcco , tin been arrested for complicity
Krave robbery.
13iirlnatJeia5i , thirty yeari the tafc
Michigan has Riven to the Ann Arbor i
> ersltr the sum orlWO , XX
.Mark Hopkins , the venerable ox-prcsld
of Williams college , has taught all but thh
one of the 1,735 living graduates of that ]
stltutiou.
Haivanl lir.s fallen heir to another lai
sum of money. Ur the bequest ot the
John Q. A. Williams , the university will
cclve S400.000. The estate Is lett in trust.
Mr. lilram Sioler. the founder of tho'
Icy College of Mechanic Arts , Cornell
versity. is about to adit to his nrev.ous lib1
donations to thnt lnstllutlons50,000. :
The centennial anniversary ot Colun
college will be celftirated April 13. JJ
charter In 1T54 the college was tlrst knowi
Klnp's college , with Dr. Samuel Johnson
its urst president
President White has a coed word to say
college athletics , especially for boatiuc ,
criticises sharply the mechanical way
tcAChinc at Ynle where he entered tto. .
phoinote class of 'SI.
Dr. Wald.ttein , the arclwoloRlst , bas be1
asked to tike the directorship of the Aui
can school at Athens In October , 1SSS , on
condition that a permanent endowmcnf
S10J.OOO shall have been raised at that tli
Senator Stanford's enthusiasm over
plan lor erecting a creat university In C
lor Mia is said to have reached such a pi
that he contemplates resl ninp his scat in
senate in order to devote his whole time
the project.
Ten rer cent of tnelstiidects In the Unh
sltv of Zurich are women. Twenty-nine' '
them an' studyiuc medicine , fourteen pail
opny and two political economy. There i
now forty-eight femiie students of medic !
In London , and In Paris 103.
Lee & Shopard. Boston , have nearly rei > ,
for publication 1'rolessor A. I' . Peabod
"Moral Philosophy , " beln ? the lecture <
livcred to his students In Harvard colle ; *
and adapted for text purposes. There t
twelve essays in the series. )
Johnson \Vhtttaker , the colored cadet wjj
was charged som vears ago with mutllatU
his own ears at \ \ ext Point. Is now a met
ber of a successful law firm In Charlcstt ,
S. C. He also docs a little newspaper net
and Is doubtless clad tnat he escaped a ml
tary life.
Prof. Albert Cook , who fills thp chair
Endlsh literature lu the University of Ca' :
fornia , recently organized the Callford
Book club , the object of which is to proctj
the best new books for members. Italreai
has a memofrship of T.71 , Includin ? serpr
leading professional men of San Fraocisf
Two yoime San Francisco women , Miss
May and Isabel Price , have been engaged
the Japanese government as teachers. 1"
former is to be instructor in the Girls' Ult
Normal school oC Tokio. while her slst ,
will orzauire a school of domestic serv : < !
the chief object of which is to faniiliarii
Japanese cirls with American customs.
Buffalo , > T. V. . will finish n music haHl
October , which It it claimed will be the nnq
in the country.
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