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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1907)
THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 100T. THE SOCIAL SWIM Washington Outdoes New York in New Year Diamond Display. BRITISH EMBASSY DECADENT English Diplomat Disdains Society Strange Story of the Devil, the Dancer and the Jealous Lover at Masked Ball. WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. With (h state dinner given at tho White Hou on Thursday evening, when h, Presi dent and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained the plenipotentiaries' of thirty-wen foreign powers, the official season rea ched Its zenith, and there will be no thing In the next four weeks following to equal In Interest and distinction the functions given In the early days of the year. The diplomatic reception which took place In the first week of the New Tear was one of the most brilliant affair ever given at the White House. Neve-, It is said. In the history of its past tri umph's has there been such a dlspW of priceless jewels. They crowned f '. heads, adorned beautiful necks, cover, ed miladi's hands, and nestled amo.i.T rich laces, and handsome brocade--where they caught every pa-sln? gleam and rivaled the glow of the myr iads of lights. And all, rumor whim pers, because a number of the New Tork smart set came to witness the reception and to outshine the native 'Villagers." Washington women, as a rule, do not go forth to the scttii-pub-lic receptions at the White House, a -domed as show-windows for Jewelry establishments, but when the mag':j word passed round that the Now Tork women came to impress and out do fair WashingtonIan8, something had to be done, and, with one accord th?y rose to the occasion, and it Is said that In the battle of the jewels, Washlngt in was not worsted, and that the gay Ne-v Torkers returned home with chastened spirits and enlightened minds in re gard to the National gem exhibit. Washington is bemoaning the wai ing of the social prestige of the Brit ish Embassy, for it is understood finf th? Bryces care nothing for whnt now termed "society," and that thHr, 1 Ml I. .1. . I "" e uie center oi tne tnteilce- tual rather than the buf.er.1y life of' the capital. Under the regime of the Pauncefoie the British Embassy was famous for its social life as L 'd Pauncefote considered it his duty ar. J pleasure to make it so and sp-.red net-' ther money nor brains i;; the an -rt-t.t-! IP YOU FOR YOUR REAL ESTATE OR BUSINESS I CAN GET IT No Matter What Your Property is Worth, or in what Town, City or State it is located x.. 3 B B H B 1 ran IS'-jre you I fitn n'-' oi'.qr ' '! i't I le've sold ri:oie .: op:i ti'.-s. Iwi'e liiany I war,'. U. ! Je ii.-; Wl'ilou-. any -l!t l.an V-'-' I 1 he pro and, or a btr-in'F-lUT of Ir. !;!( y !e itv in'r r-a;-i 1 -.vii! old re: not to .. ;i. 1: u duiieirients". f..r liandlin? it. Th You ha'i )'::i;- w -in want to buy any i: I will Kuam eief. to fill UJU1A.U David B- Taff , the Land Man, 415 Kan. If You Want to Sell Fill in, Cut Out Please send, without cost to me, a plan buyer for my property which conshU Town County State Following Is a brief description Lowest cash price Name Address In. The minimis, although they en tertained a great deal, woro unable to keen up the piwo set by their pioilo rrsnor mill now tho miuirt set Is bewil dered and horrified to discover llii! the Hryces don't even menu to try. Could (iiiythltiK lo more oxusptMiitliiK to a waiting anil expectant miest than to learn that there Is to b, no parly? Ami can the Hrltlsh Kmhiissy afford to throw social prestige to tho wliuls, and yet maintain tho dignity anil populari ty necessary to diplomatic, success? All this renviins to be demonstrated to a dl.ippointod ami doubting coterie .'f Washington society. Who was the mysterious man, who, disguised as Mephlstopheles, attended the celebrated ball masque given by tho Thomas K. Walshes, at their pala tlal home on Massachuscts avenue Was he a butler w ith social aspirations a burglar with gentlemanly instincts or simply an adventurer upon excite ment bent? Many question, but none can answer. Tne walsnes are reticent upon the subject, discounted m tne unfortunate Interpolation whlchmarr-i ed one of the most ambitious and brll llant entertainments ever given In Washington. The mysterious Mephls,- topheles gained admission without difficulty, and his disguise which set off the many physical attractions of his manly form, was striking even in that gorgeous peacock throng. His grace as a dancer, his ready repartee, and faultless bearing admitted of n question an'', his assiduous attentat to a little Egyptian dancer seemed singularly appropriate. Spectators iMiid not but notice how wll t.iey dir.eed together, and strained -yes and ears to catch snatches cf ttvir nvrry ,-ouv-rs.itan a they r!oate, about i-: dr-uny wait.', or lively tuo-st.-p. An Ksyj-'ti.in dir.cer and the devil! A h. !'! ' i ombinati-Mi t- cause trischi'-f. The U.,m" r's goldi-n scarfs which were wound gnu efully about her petite ("nil, her golden br.ie.-let" and anklets, the tinkling of the coins adorning her gaudy costume s-emed to invite attention and to irresistibly a' lure epMto und As the Piper Heidi wick flowed freely and the strains of dreamy waltzes were wafted on per fumed air he seemed ever at her side or seeking her amid the throng. And all the time the little lady wondered J who he was and whom he thought she was? And interested spectators won dered who they both were! When I... in an untoward moment when the mer riment was at it.? height an irate young man approached Mephfsto In a manner that could not be mistaken. Brief words were exchanged and poor M- rhisto's mask fell, revealing a cum- tenance, horrors! unknown in that as.-ml)lage of gaiety to j I seekers. Quickly he made hi- -xit whll- the n iookers gaspei and whisper..,! ami the Firyp'ian maiden gladly avaf'-d !.: :'eif "f !h- pi ot'-c tinn and aiV-Mi'T) -if her def..-nd.-r. Th- dane.. and music ' ,,n :i bef. ,,., a;, ! save for a :i:tir- WANT 11 1 Hi not have the ability and fuiii'k-H to .sei your property, I certain ly c.uld not afford to pay for this adv-rtis-rrxrht. TIii'm "ad," Usk.- all my other wl ' iJ practically sure to pltfc- on my lit a nuinie-r of new propeitl.-.u, and I am jun as Hure to Fell theJe pr-pi;i !i.-.s and ic.ike enoUKh' money )n rornmiss-ioi to pay for the cost of tli'-H "ad-M" and tn.-ike ;l good' pr tjesi'les-. That in why I have o larfj.; a r-al f'tai..- I,u-i:i.f..ss May. Why not put your property among thy nuinl'T H. it v.lil l,e :-old aB a i-f-sult of 'h--i- "ads'".' I v, i 'jiiiekly. up--o-d.i fi-M f-ji r.ly be able to Hej it Hornf: time- but will . am a spe:ialK-t ii, jui-k -al'-i. I have tie- mo'-t 'l'j:pn.--iit. I have brair h ,',M--h 'lirouh-.u! tin- r ii.;'.t find huyt.-rH. ' handle all iin-.-s U'-ual!y -iiri.;d 'by !h- nrdinar; H'.-'T HlOi.f. I'-al e' tate -an l lotr-i of it . Ko on' ":- '-in; ontiaiy, I ..-:p-e 'o find at. lie- lorn: e'-'l 'he ;,a,''t :''.-ar, but itv.-.ll iir-t le- ti'n -ai-v foi 1 O l! i :-; ; von:. - It 'be.-Kti't Jt t i:- V.-oMii, a '.I' lay, I v.-i! I Ml ffiv - 'Trip! :te I -I an FREE OF infoniajjon I v.- 11 j'ivr- ., l:..v be:on- yaj foi;;- I ind of a I-'atm. I'ou:-'- CHARGE iU will be of tM'-at due to you, f-v-ri if yon ahould deelde or JIu"-'inefe', in aoy p; find uti.f.n:tr;iv. hem promptly and Mail Today. for finding a cash If You Want to Buy I desire to buy of the following speclfleatlonH: Town or City. County Price between $ t down Remarks Address Name mured word her ami thero the unto ward occurrence was forgotten. I'"' when the time for unmasking came, the Kg.xptlun masker turned out to be Princess Alice!!! I'uiule, Who was the Irate young man? FROM THE ANTILLES. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Bene fits a City Counoilman at King ston, Jamaica. Mr. W. O'Reilly Kognrty. who Is ft member of the City Council at King ston, Jamaica. West Indies, writes as follows: "One bottle of Chamberlain' Cough Remedy had good effect on a cough that was giving me trouble and I think I should have been more Quickly relieved If I had continued the remedy. That It was beneficial and quick In relieving me there Is no doubt and It Is my Intention to ob tain another bottle." For sale by Frank Hart, and leading druggists. Why Suffer frm Rheumatism Do you know that rheumatic pains can be relieved? If you doubt this. Just try one application of Chamber lain's Pain Balm. It will make rest and sleep possible, and that certainly means a great deal to any one afflict J with rheumatism. For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. Mary Dark circles utli'.T the ee indicate a sluggish circulation or t i pld liver and kidneys. ICxmcK- dall mil take HollitttcrV R.vky M"Utt'.in Tea. "Twill do you good. 35 cm' i Tea or Tatdnts. Kir sale by Frank Hart. "How's Your Stomach" is the way people in China say "Good" Morning." The greeting cf almost every nation is an imjuiry after health. The Chinese have the root of the matter. A strong stom ach is the foundation. Look after this organ and the general health cares for itself. Man is so consti tuted it cannot be otherwise. It is the mission of BEEGHALTS PILLS to keep the stomach well, the liver active and the bowels regular. They dispel sickness and create health. Dyspepsia, Indigestion. Bilious ness or Constipation cannot tv.-t when Beecham's Pills arc ued .k crding to directions. I'..r over 50 years they have cure I ,i!or!er.d -tnachs, and arc in-w a wurM-i:-im.us remedy. They ::;-rit uur confidence. S .ld Even wln-re. In b.is-.i :oc. rind Xc C ASF ble to .sell it omplete and emtiy arid a r- a of hm of the lie- lo .uta.tc illCHM. vv.V:?b- r e IP it is .11 how a , i"U have loeated. I v.hy i f 1 ! a le ,!, will till J 'Hi ! rt of ie eountry, tej ,,,,, your Ave. Topeka.Kan. Fill in, Cut Out and Mail Today. property corwspon ling approximately State. and$ I Will pay and balance , .. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING. jVANTKI-A B1CAMSTRKHH KOU plain and fancy sowing, aho dressmaking. News from Want Adville ULP WANTED. home kmtti.nu -.mus. ukoiksic Johnson, No. 314 Jeromo Avenue, 'ees stocking knltlltiK of all klnils. t'rdeis tilled promptly. 1'i-SlTloN WANTKD Ni HV KdlA.N till dcMres place In family to do lieusewm k. Apply ll'j 1'U ilie. 2t : 'VAXTKI ' t.M'Y l'C'K I 'I'l li'K w rk an I to t.ike orders, illve at,"'. iiNlerletiee and leferetn--. Salary. l.'i I t week. ! ply ultli stamp K K. '- irr. Butte Mont. I -1 3 AOENT8 CANVASSERS. MIXEItH. peddlars, solicitors, mall order peo ple, etc., ahould buy KRAMER'S BOOK OF TRADE SECRETS. Regu lar p Ice II. but baL of last edition for 1.!S as long aa they last Guar anteed. Order quick. Sioux Pub. Co.. Sutherland, Iowa. 11-It-tf WANTED SALESM EN. MANY MAKE tlOO to $130 per month. Soma- esn more. Stock clean; grown on Reser vation, far from old orchards. Cash advanced weekly. Choice of territory. Addres Washlnirton Niireerjr ('ompany, Topprniah, Wahington." 0 -2 'A WANTHO TWO GOOD atTRHCRIl' tion solicitors to work. First class proposition, good pay. Apply Astorlan otrice. WANTKIK .lENTt.KMAN on I.AIiY of fair e.Jij, a !e,n to travel for im-r-e,ir,ti!e fiouv of -irie rapiMl. Terri tory at home or ibnitd lo milt. Week ly -alary c f $ 1 .01,0 p, r ye ar and ex-!?:-- ch. Ad lre Jph A. Alexan der. A"''.rla. ore. l-S-tf FOB RENT I''!'. KKNT -I'Ofi; room.'!, nicely furriluh' k'-eplr.jf. Inquire over ""ore. ! THNISlIi:!) -I for )lOt!1e. A. V. Allan's 1-H-tf FOR RKNT FIVF-ROOM I-7.AT IN- quire at C- M. Cuthherth's, tor, Com-! mwxdal and th stn-ets. 12-8-tfj FOR SALE. WHALE AMBKIt. MAD 13 IN NOIl way, guaranteed finest shoe drcs Ing out. Your dealer handles It. Al fred Andreson & Co., Minneapolis, Minn. 12-18-tf KISCELtAlflOUS. VOCAL CL'LTCRR MISH ORACK Runnel will give Instruction In tone production. Coaclilnt? In classical sours arid ballads. 141 Duane street. I'lione R"d 2091. tf NOTICE. i Notice of Annua! M'-cllof; of stock -j holdei;i of He- I'nioo I-ivb -i inen's Co operative Packing Company, Notice Is hereby (flvn Hmt the an tiual moetiriR of the I'nlon I'd liei tueii'-.: Co-op' r.'ttlve Packing Company will be held aeeoniin' to th" by-laws of fa Id corporation, and at the hMI of I he Columbia River I-'ish'Tincn's Protec tive Union, In Asloila, Oregon, on Monday, January 28, !Hl7, at 1 o'clock p. m. Clf ARt.KH Wi I.S'f'N, JTck. Altest: PRANK KANKICONKN, SetTetary. 1-13-lf Some o the nicewt people in the city live in furnished rooms; people are moving at frequent interrals. Tell them in a small a4 now attractive your rooms are. If your rooms are really 0. K, you'll have no trouble In get- bng them rented through one of cur want adu. Try It. 4 ITTI.J5 Sister Wllkerson Was handy with the neidl. Tucks and darts and lisme and gorrs 81m certainly could wheedle. Out of. Into, any (roods. Bhe always dressed most tasty. Nrother Wllkerson, he dlx1, Pneumonia rather haatyt All the sisters of her church rCxchan-rxd surprise and wonder, Ae to how she'd rt alonv. Bhe got along by thunder' Went to live In Want-Advllle, Whera aeamstressee were wanted. Never once by poverty Waa Little Bister haunte1. MORAL, Advertise In The Morning Astorlan. PROFESSIONAL CARDi. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. HOWARD M. BROWNBLL, Attorney-at-Law. Olfoe with Mr. J. A. Eakln, at No. 426 Commercial It. Astoria. MU3IC TEACHER. U AM i.D - TIIHKK Mt'SIC 1'l Tim ltiiuire st Astorlan oftloe. MANIi.N l.KSSONS fJIVEN- MIW C. I). Stewnrt, l27 S-venth street. BUSINESS DIRECTORY BOARDING. THE LETTS. Rooms with or without board j rat ressonahlsi gonl aomra modatlon for tranalenU. Uth and Commercial. OSTEOPATH I STi, DR. RHODA C. HICEJ OHTEOI'ATH Mansn, ni'L I'tione Ulark inl i.71 Commercial St.. Astoria. Ore. RESTAURANTS. 'IKST-CI.ASS MKAL i r,,. lilt cofF'."', jiifi, or 'lull; it lit.. milt.' .rc, at I JAPANESE GOODS. INEXPENSIVE JAPANESE FIXINGS, MADE OF BAM BOO, LIGHT, STRONG, HAND MADE, TABLES, STANDS, CHAIRS, WnAT-NOTS, BOOKCASES, SHELV ING, ETC. Yokohama Bazaar 625 Commercial St., Astoria. fl.' I.'l ll I, I 'U'C, HI Ilic tir. . . -pp.dii.lty of house moving, carpenters, conlractors, preneml johhinn; prompt at-j I eiil ion to all orders. Cornsr Tenth and tf Dimnp. LTWDRIES. BUTTON HOLE AT THE BACK. Your experience with it linn no doubt lend to much vexation, possibly pro fsnity. Itroko your fingernail trying to piy it up from the neck-band, ehf You won't have that that experience If you send your shirts to usj we aare yon this trouble, and danger of tearing tb shirt. Try us and see, TROY LAUNDRY, Tenth and Duane Sti. Phone 1991 MEN AND WOMEN. Vtti Big O for unnatural dim: lirKii,lti flam inittlooa, lrritntlii.ii ur ulcnrstiona of hi 11 :o 11 niemurnim, I'nliilnnii, mil nut sitrin gimt or poinooou, Sold by nrnaalsls, or rent Id plain wrnpnnf, liy xprf, iirnpnld, S 1 . 00. .r 3 l-oltlen H2.7A. tlroulur nut on rouuoU. L HOUSE MOVERS. j M. la 1 tm I lr'l m'JpW OuarftillcMl n Urtl to ilrlntur. lf?STHEEVH8CHMICAlG0. WINKS, LIQUORS AND CIOAII. TIIK SAVOY 1'opuUr Couenrt Hall, flood musk). All art waleome. Oat aer BerenU and Astor. 1 1IK Ml 41O BOND vr, ASTORIA, 0IIC0I Carries the Finest Lisa f Wines, Liquors and Clrfars CALL AND SEE US Eagle Concert Hall (320 Astor Nt.) The leading smusrmeut bous. Agency for Edison rhnnugrapht aad Ould Moulds.! Iteeordi. I'. A. I-n KXWlN, I'roa I "PalcBohcmlan Laer Beer" THE BEER FOR THE HEALTHY WEALTHY AND WISE on draught and In bottles llrrwH sntrr Military cin.llllntn suit prupetir rkI rlKhl httt In Attuila. North Pacific Brewing Go. ASTORIA, OREGON. NO MATTKIf Wll Kit E IX.ATKI) Properties and I!ulnea of all kinds tolj iiuiiiiiy for rash in all psrt of tne S. liC.sUuir- "''it"' Ntntis. Don't wait. Write to : dny denrrihing what you have to sell I'M I'mII'I St. ! and Kiv prire on same. i IF YOU WANT TO BUY ,any kind of Itu-lnum or Ileal I-jitata I anywhere, at any prU'K, writ me your j retirements. I can save you time and ! monev. DAVID D. TAFF, THE LAND MAN I 4'S Kaniai Avenue. j TOPEKA, KANSAS. I DENTISTf. Du. VAUfiHAN, Dknmst FVhian IIulIdiriK, AHtorin. Onynn. Dr. W. C. LOCJAN f al.ifct'i'i on I'I,.111 ' 7H ,mTn,ym Hlmtmlian Huil.linK TlIK Amkrican Collection Agency less collection I made. We make col lections in all parti of the United States. 413 Kansas Ave. TOPEKA, KANSAS. ANTHONY P. WILSON, Attorney HOTEL PORTLAND Flneei Hotel In tha Northwest PORTLAND, ORE. 3. . GILBAUQH ft CO, UNDERTAKERS. " Undertakers and Embalmers. Phone Matn 2111. Cor. 12 and Duane. 11-4-tf I 1