THE COLUMBIAN.
St. Helen, Columbia Co., Or.
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E. G. ADAMS, Editor & Proprietor.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
:From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, D. C. Nov. 11th, 1882.
The time is fast coming Upon us, when
the Congressional overcoat will be seen
on our streets, and the voice of wisdom
.ascend upwards towards that funny
looking frisking old female called the
Goddess of Liberty. Boarding house
keepers have gone to cleaning their
windows and raising their prices; it
might be a little more satisfactory, per
haps, if they would raise their bread a
little more instead of prices, but one
.must not expect much in this world of
- .sorrow. The heart always lightens- when
Congress draws near.
The President accompanied by his val
let, Aleck, returned to the city from
New York this morning where they
went to cast their votes for Folger.
These two votes are the only ones record
ed on that side wliile 192,000 are claimed
for the anti-Arthur candidate. The Pres
ident looked tired, worried, and disgust-
ed, but not more so than Mr. Folger
who appeared at his desk in the Treas
ury Department all day yesterday sim
ply as a mass of disappointment. He
was glad yesterday to speak upon al
most any topic except the New York
elections, and now that it is over, it is
no use asking hini whether or not he
will resign The people have spoken
Tuesday they gave their opinion about
River and Harbor and other jobs, about
Hubbell assessments, about oppressive
.and needless taxation, about federal in
terference and dictation in politics, and
: about Stalwartisin, which has long rest
ed in power, widening and deepening
political debauchery each year, but it
.has at last not only teen halted, but
it has been overthrown and doomed
ito the death that knows no resurrection.
According to the latest returns, the
next house of Representatives will have
;a democratic majority if not less than
forty. The next house will be composed
.of 320 members, and according to this
the calculation is that the democrats will
have 183 members, the republicans 138,
and the readjusters 5. Tiis will give
the democrats a clear majority of 40
-over all. The Senate will undoubtedly
be republican by one or two majority
'even with the loss of Colorado.
The prediction is that the coming sea
.son in the Capital will be one of the
igayest on record. This is a prediction
annually made by writers for the press
in "Washington. No one has yet given
any good reason why it should be so, as
far as the public generally is concerned,
or as to whether the gayeties will -be such
as will include ladies. A gay winter in
j Washington for gentleman does not
necessarily imply an especially gay one
for ladies. Last winter, which was said
by hotel and restaurant keepers to have
leen their busiest ou record for dinners,
lunches, breakfasts and suppers for gen
tleman, was uot until Lent began at all
gay in respect to the number of parties
given at which ladies were included.
This wa3 true even at houses occupied
by gentlemen whose wives were with
them. None of the officials who have
lately moved or are about to move into
.new houses, which they have bought or
built, have ever given any large enter
tainments here, nor are they likely to
do so. For instance, among the new
houses recently described by your cor
respondent were those of Senator Pen
dleton and Representative Robeson, and
mention was made of that of Senator
Don Cameron, but no large parties of
.any kind will probably occur in their
residences.
The plans for the arrangement of ex
hibits and programme of entertainments
;for the Garfield Monument fair are as
suming pretty definite shape. The ro
tunda of the Capitol, while being neces
:sarily the principal center of attraction,
will have many rivals for popular atten
tion and be thus relieved of that crush
ing and crowding that has been experi
enced on other occasions, notably the
reception by the Society of the Array of
the Cumberland, when Gen. Thomas'
.statue was unveiled. The ninety feet
.of diametrical dimension is to be nsed
.as follows: A platform six feet across
will extend the entire circumference,
except wlnye intersected by the various
entrances. This will be surmounted
by a counter occupying nearly half
its width. An aisle, twelve and a
i
half feet wide, intervenes between
this and the exhibits of the four great
art houses; Messrs. Tiffany & Co., have
been allotted the North eastern section,
Sarony the northwestern, the Gorham
silver manufacturing company the north
western, and the First Japanese manu
facturing company the southeastern.
August.
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GOTHAM GOSSIP.
Langtry's Debut. jrot an artistic suc
cess. An analysis. PattVs re-appearance,
Traces of use manifesting
27temselves in her voice. Nicolini. A
dramatic male Mrs. Malaprop. Elec
tion cartoons and toys. Amusing nov
elties. New hats.Vanderbilt to cdJii
bithis pictures to the public, Women
for the domestic arts. Gentlemen's
fashions.
New York, November 13th, 1882.
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The agony is overj Mrs. Langtry has
faced the critics and the pnblic from the
stage, and she must now prepare to fight
her way against the odds raised by grow
ing familiarity. It was a memorable occa
tion that first night of hers at Wallack's.
The luxurious theatre was packed from
orchestra to gallery with as fine a class
of people as ever gathered to welcome a
rising dramatic starl The crowd was a
living monument to curiosity. And the
opinion as to her performance ? Well,
people were carried away with the tide
and they applauded the lady to the
echo. They hung on her utterances,
they smiled with her and they felt sad
with her. But after the performance
was over and they! had been removed
from the wilderness of brilliant toilettes,
flanked by the elegant black of gentle
man's dress-coats, they began to analyse
and find that the interest was created,
not by Mrs. Langtry's art, but by her
sympathetic personality which exerts a
wonderfully sunny; influence wherever
it reaches. Candidly speaking, her art
is more ambitious than able. One can
see what she attempts, but at the same
time one receives almost a painful shock
to observe that shej is utterly unable to
carry out her intentions, and, what is
worse, there is not; even the suggestion
of latent power in her acting. She does
not possess that subtle essence so neccs
sarv to a dramatic artist dramatic
feeling. Her voice is monotonous and
sounds thin, and that charm of manner
which is one of her most striking char
acteristics, looks very much like affecta
tion in the glare of the foot-lights. It
lacks spon taneousness. Had Mrs. Lang
try appeared as an amateur, one would
have said, in the conventional manner,
that " she did very well." But as she
launched out as a professional, one must
judge her from that standpoint, and
viewed therefrom she is no actress.
This is severe language to use con
cerning a beautiful woman who is eacrer
to do well, but it is none the less true.
Mrs. Labouchere, j who coached her in
the technicalities of the stage, can hard
ly be said to have ;done her work thor
oughly. Mrs. Langtry's make-up was
bad. In the glare of the light a shadow
was thrown about the conju notion, cf the
head and throat which had the efFect of
making the head appear cemented on
the neck, and enabled one to see the
lino where the union was made, be
ides, she looked decidedly thin, not to
say scrawny. Now t,his was a libel on
herself, and her make-up is solely to
blame for it.
Patti, likewise opened her season this
week. Those who had not gone to see
Langtry went to see diva. There were
flowers and applause unlimited, but be
fore an act had been sung, whispers cir
culated among the audience: " Don't
you think her voice is greatly worn?''
In some of the upper registers even the
novice in musical matters could not help
noticing the art and skill which she had
to use to cover its defects. If Patti is
wise she will pay heed to the warnings
in time, and retire while she still wears
the halo. As regards Nicolini, his voice
never much is! now next to nothing.
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If Patti remains on the stage much long
er, Nicolini will goon drag her down
from her throne, j
One of the pleasantest and most a
musing fellows about town is John Stet
son, the manager 'of the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, but he jhas that about him
which arouses witty people to poke fun
at him. The theatrical profession is
quick to make use of such a quality,
and thus they have got Stetson down
for a full fledged Mrs. Malaprop of
the day. The latest good thing passed
around as having been uttered by him
is this: Stetson was talking about the
fortunes of a theatre, once very popular,
but from which the public, from some
unaccountable reason, are staying away.
"The truth is," said he in a very dog
matic way, " That when once the public
gets disinfected with a theatre you can't
get them back." This unfortunate' sub
stitution of disinfection for disaffection
was received with significant silence.
In two hours everybody on Union
Square had heard of Stetson's latest,
and for twenty-four hours he was asked
by everyone of his acquaintances he met
whether ho was " disinfected" with any
thing he looked so gloomy. '
For two weeks the streets have been
alive with hawkers of photographs and
lithographs ef Mrs. Langtry. The over
whelming democratic victory, has made
the pictures of the Jersey Lilly a drug
in the market. Wherever one goes pho
tographs of Cleveland stare them in the
face. Cartoons, some of them very wit
ty, abound. Thus one of them repre
sents Folger running post-haste to cateh
a ferry-boat which has just left the slip.
The designation of this very telling pro
duction is " Left." Another represents
Butler with the inevitable spoon shov
ing down an evidently unwelcome dose
down the throat of the patched up old
Republican warhorse of Massachusetts.
Appropriate toys loo hate made their
appearance. Thus two little wooden
figures are gotten up us prize fighters,
on a little platform. When you pull
a string one figure invariably strikes
the other oue which always fills on its
knees and raises its arms appealingly.
The hitter has Cleveland's face, and the
victim looks painfully like Folger. Re
publican match-boxes are also out.
Thy are made in the shape of a coffin
bearing the inscription " C. J. Folger,
died Nov. 7th, 1882. Peace to his ash
es." There is a bewildering number of new
hats visible wherever one goes, and al
though they have the aristocratic rolling
brim, they are all Democratic. The
hatters did an unusually good business
this year. There was comparatively
little money bet, and thus speculation
ran exclusively in hats. An acquain
tance of mine owns no less than four
new ones, one of which I myself contrib
uted. He says that next year he will
go into the hat business around election
time, as there is money in it.
William H. Vanderbilt will shortly
throw open his art gallery to the public.
By the public is of course not meant
that indiscriminate mass whom Vander
bilt generally alluded to in that famous
phrase of his the public be d , but
such as he chooses to invite. There is
a rare treat in store for those whom
good fortune enables to secure the bit of
paste-board which is to serve as the
open sesame" to the wonders treasured
up in his mansion.
There is an unusual demand for wom
an's work in nearly all departments of
household art. They are looked upon
as careful, intelligent and tasteful work
ers, and earn good wages. Hundreds of
girls possessed of skill and taste can in
these fields make more money than as
shop girls, milliners or dress makers.
A little teaching will make them famil
iar with the technique, and ardent devo
tion to study will do the rest. The in
structor in wood engraving, at the art
school at the Cooper Institute, thinks
that women ought to try their hands
more at wood engraving, a branch of
art at present almost monopolized by
men. A woman's sense of touch and
her powers of adapting means to ends,
are fully equal to that of a man, and her
taste and delicacy of execution ought to
stand her in great stead in landscape
and still life work.
The election excitement has some
what interfered with the business of
drygoods people and milliners, but now
that it is over, business will run in un
disturbed channels. In gentlemen's
fashions there is but little new to record.
The tailors made great efforts to foist
the long English surtout on to the pub
lic, and make them discard the time
honored sack overcoat, or the fondly ad
mired ulster, but it was unavailing.
With the exception of a few inceptive
Beau Brummels on the Avenue, no one
has the necessary courage to wear them.
Collars are worn tight around the neck
and extremely high, so that it is requi
site to turn the entire body when it is
necessary to look round. Dress shirts
ore ornamented with a great deal of em
broidery; but one stud is worn in front.
Dress coats are faced with satin almost
exclusivelv. Some new ones have the
entire collar and lappels covered with
satin. In gloves, embroideiel backs
are de rigueur. In underwear, terra cot
ta effects with stripes are the prevailing
fancies.
PARIS FASHIONS.
(Trom Our Regular Correspondent.)
Paris, Nov. 3rd., 1882.
Simplicity is certainly not a fault of
fashion this season. All the pretended
skin-deep simplicity of the summer is
forgotten. It was pleasant for a time to
play at economy, to wear gowns of cot
tonade, to tuck up tunics in dairymaid
or shepherdess fashion. But the amuse
ment palled and became pointless when
it ceased to be a game restricted to a
few players seeking therein a new sen
sation. Husbands and fathers and oth
ers who hold the pursestrings saw in the
movement a promise doomed to be un
fulfilled. All of us cannot afford to be
so generous as a certain grand duke,
who, about to visit Paris, asked his wife
what he should bring her, and to whom
she, thinking, perhaps, of the reply made
to the same question by the favorite
daughter to her sire in the nursery
parable of " Beauty and the Beast,"
answered a bunch of violets ! The
spirit of her wish was carried out in this
wise: a toilet of creamy white crape
for the foundation, wreathed with pur
ple violets and silver acorns, the train
lilac tinted, brocaded exquisite posies of
the wished-for blossom. And so the
bunch of autumn flowers became a robd
of regal splendor, modesty proving the
best policy in this instance, as in that of
Beauty's rose, which, if it led to trouble
at first, was the source of much joy in
the sequel. Perhaps it is as well that
our womankind are not all so modest in
their wishes and requirements, or we
should feel bound to reward them in
some such sort, instead of having to
grumble over those big totals that make
such havoc with our incomes, and cause
bachelors to look askance at matrimony
unless combined with a respectable mar
riage portion. Even a dot, which re
quires six figures for its record, does not
always get us out of the dfficulty, for
women who bring, their husband a for
tune are wont to insist, like Madame
Fourchambault, on a style of housekeep
ing to correspond, while they expect to
spend half their own money on their own
persons.
Dressmakers prices hae increased in
such a formidoble manner of late that it
is difficult to imagine how the next gen
eration of elegantes will contrive to dress
at all. Such men as Worth, Felix, and
Pingat charge 1,500 francs for a hand
some visiting costume in velvet, satin,
and brocade, whereas even merchands de
nouveautcs, who reproduce the same
model in an infinite number of specimens,
run the prices high up into the hun
dreds. Yet materials are not by any
means so dear as they used to be under
the Empire. Woollens are much more
more reasonable, while the quality is
quite as good, if not superior. And as
for silks, the difference is startling.
But what does this avail if our desires
have gone ahead of their own reckless
way, and if the fabrics that made up the
prettiest dresses are now only considered
applicable to frillings and linings. Sat
in, once the ne plus ultra of elegance, is
good at most to kilt and pleat, brocade
and embroider. Trimmings have pur
sued the same progressive motion. What
fashion used to be contented with pleas
es it no longer. Decorative passementerie
to excite remark must have an individ
ual existance, and have been designed
purposely for the post it occupies, so that
a coutourier keeps a special staff of men
and women occupied in producing gimps
fringes, and buttons, and executing em
broidery, either with their own deft fin
gers, or the hardly less intelligent au
tomaton, the embroidery machine, of
which the general public gets no copy.
This swells the bill of course.
Richly furnished show rooms, elegant
ly attired young ladies with irreproach
able figures, also, must be accounted for
in the cost of a gown.
A $20.00 Bible Reward.
The publishers of Jiutledge's Monthly
offer twelve valuable rewards in their
Monthly for December, among which is
the following:
We will give $20.00 in gold to the
person telling us how many verses there
are in the New Testament Scriptures,
(not the New Revision) by December
10th, 1882. Should two or more cor
rect answers be received, the reward will
be divided. ' The money will be forward
ed to the winner December 15th, 1882.
Persons trying for the reward must send
20 cents in silver (no postage stamps
taken) with their answer, for which
they will receive the Christmas Monthly,
in which the name ancf address of the
winner of the reward and the correct an
swer will be published. This may be
worth $20.00 to you; cut it out. Address
Rutledge Publishing Company, Eas
ton, Penna.
Last Monday Hon. Nelson Cole com
mitted suicide at his home in this Coun
ty; Hejhad been suffering from cancer.
His jawa were all eaten away. He could
take no nourishment except with a spoon
He' was the victim of the most excrucia
ting pains, and longed to get out of his
agony. His son Rodney was attending
him. He'left the room for a moment,
when hv retuned he found his father
lying dejid on the floor with a bullet
through jhis brain. Mr. Cole was Rep
resentative of this County, and was not
ed for his wit and love of fun. He was
the life pf those with whom he associa
ted, andj was well posted on many polit
ical topics. He was a native of Illinois,
and left! a number of children. After
Life's fitful fever may he sleep well I
LOCAL NEWS.
Meeting
About
Christmas.
Meeting called to order and Mr. E. E.
Quick elected Chairman, Mr. Glendye
appointed Secretary. The following
committee were appointed
TO SECURE THE TREE.
James Muckle, Francis Miles Chas.
KonkleJ Chas. Blakesley and Mr. Mc
Nally. ON DECORATION
Mesdames-Giltner, Adams, Muckle
and Moore, and Misses Butler, Merrill
and Perry.
ON MUSIC.
Mrs. Muckle, Mrs. Giltner, Mrs.
Moore, Miss Butler, Messrs. McBride,
Hancoc k and Cox.
TO TAKE PRESENTS OFF TREE.
Messrs.' Tedford and Glendye.
TO TAivE CHARGE OF PRESENTS.
Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Muckle, Mrs. Cox
and Mrs. Ellen Perry.
TO RljAD NAMES ON PRESENTS.
Mrs. Morse and Major Adams.
TO DISTRIBUTE PRESENTS.
Miss Butler and Miss Miles
to Solicit subscriptions.
Miss
Minnie Perry and Miss Hattie
Rathbun.
Received a call on Tuesday from Prof.
E. B. McEIroy, State Superintendent of
Instruction and from Prof. Quick, Coun
ty School Superintendent. Mr. McEI
roy appears like a wide-awake man.
The fir;t Teachers' Institute for this Ju
dicial District will commence at Oregon
City, Dec. 25th, and continue the 26th
27th aLd perhaps 28th. The fare on
the O. R. and N. boats will be reduced
40 per cent. Prof. Quick, Mrs. N.
Morse and Major Adams and wife will
probably be present from Columbia Co.
From the style and appearance of the
man we believe Prof. McEIroy will
make nis mark on the history of our ris
ing State, j
On Sunday we took a ride over to
Mr. Godkin's Furniture Manufactury
with oir family. The roads were horrid.
We had a pleasant call, and got our
sink for washing type and our kitchen
safe carried over for repairs. Every
thing was fixed up in shape. Mr. God
kin is i splendid workman. He showed
us a case of Drawers for McBride's store
which will be a model of beauty as well
as con venience. Two parties who were
seeking furniture we showed the way.
The other day Dr. J. P. Walker D.D.
and Joseph Harris invited us with1 a big
crowd
We noticed the Beavers liked better to
gnaw grub than gnaw logs. The bolognas
had tp take it, and in about half
an hour Davenport . was eaten down to
the be!d-rock, and had to lay in now sup
plies.
He jumped around like a dough-
nUt in a kettle of hot fat. Sich is !ife
in St
Helen.
Wej have received a letter from Mrs.
DannJ Los Angeles, CaL dated Novem
ber 2l!. We make the following extract,
"The weather is fine, the farmers are
doing lots of plowing. The apples, pears,
grapejj, lemons, figs, pomegranates and
oranges are very nice and in great abun
dance
folks,
you a
here. I saw H. J. Stevenson's
They are all well. I will send
good long letter soon.
Ellen Dann."
Marion E. Butler, wife and child ar
rived at the home of Mrs. Butler's fath
er, Hon, S. A. Miles. Jennie Miles re
turnejl with them. They were greeted
with ,oy by every one. Mrs. Butler
makes a handsomer woman than girl,
and unites in a rare manner dignity and
ease in her appearance. They will stay
till after Christmas.
Eddie Giltner and Willis Morse hav
ing entered the Portland High School
after a successful examination returned
to St. Helen on Thanksgiving day to en
joy the pleasures of home.
ITSWS 3DE0PS-
Just received a large stock of Men'
ready-made clothing consisting of fine
Diagonal, Beaver, Cassimere and Tweed
.'iuitsf
also
a large stock of Men's and boys' boots,
made in San Francisco expressly' fer
this trade. Call and examine quality
and prices pf these gppds at
McBRIDE'S STORE.
Dr. Jessup still continues to buy the'
right of way for tho N. P. R R. S. A.
Miles takes him out with his team. S.
G; CaUdle goes also to do the swearing;
The Doctor has bought out Mr. William
Harris for $75, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hoyt for $500, Joseph Copeland &r
$175 and R. S. Fullerton for $300.
j. P. Walker is assisting Moses Mc
Namee in logging on the North Fork of
the Scappoose. McNamee, backed by -Ankeny
is doing a rushing business;
He has bought the- Haven place, and
will pay for it in logs.
J udge Moore and Mr". Dillard have
been to Court the past week at Kalama.
They were engaged in several important
case The Judge says there was a
large criminal docket.
A certain man in town, who walka
like a sack of bran on end, throws his
head back and promenades the street atv
if he was a Bashaw when he ia only a
Pshaw.
J. S. Davenport will soon have sau
sages cooked for lunch, and other varie
ties, so transient people can always get
a bite no matter what time they happen
in town.
S. F. Howe, Dentist, will be at St
Helen the First Monday in. each month
and remain Tyx Days, unless by special
agreement to remain longer.
We are in receipt of The Advance, an -Educational
and Temperance Paperr
published at 508 Clay Street, Saa Fran
cisco. Terms, $1,50.
Master T. Lee Stewart will come
home from Wilfewantte University to
spend Christmas-, and Isaac Copeland
from Monmouth College-
Mrs. Winslow has got Irer cSvorco
and has assumed her maiden namr of
MeMirrtry- Miss McMurtry is teach
ing at Bradbury.
From the amount of " fixina " Judge
Moofe furnishes his family, in Down
East parlance, we should call him
"good provider."
Mr. J. W. Campbell, Surveyor ha
come out in a nobby suit and by his per
sonal appearance &hows that his busirjess
is thriving,
Mrs. Mary Browne's baby improve
in appearance. It has a very suave ap
pearance, and looks as if there was
stock in it.
Mr. William Harris, a veteran of thff
War of 1812" ha been quite sick. We
trust he will have a speedy recovery tc
health,
Jopie R, youngest daughter of Hon,
Joseph Copeland has had the scarlet fe
ver in Portland, but has fully recovered
Mr, Alfred Hol'man has returned frotri
Victoria; while there lie saw the Mar
quis of Lome and Princess Louise,
Mrs. N. L Grey is still very sick,
but little Carrie is better. Mr. Grey is
nearly worn out with watching.
Lin. Shintaffer is sick at his brother-,
in-law's, Judge Moore. Mrs. Moore will
give him every attention.
Tom Welles and others are pegging
away at Blakesley's hotel. They are
nailing on the rustic.
Capt. Alex. Henderson and a Mr.
Parker have bought the Kerns place, 181
acres for $700.
Rev. T. M. Reese will preach at Scap
poose and St. 1 J elen at the usual hours
on Sunday. ' .
B"Money to loan on real estate
security by F. A. Moore Esq., St. Helen
Oregon.
Mr. Amos Slavens has moved his
family up to his ranch by Mr. Caleb
Neer's.
Mri4B.icharc-80n is on a visit to her
daughter, MrsDorinda Muckle.
Rev. Mr.'f.Shardle preached here
Thanksgiving Day and Evening.
Judge Moore -lias purchased a now
parlor set for his residence.
Mr. Divine has left Scappoose with-,
out a Dr. of Divinity.
S. A. Miles is killing whoppers in the
way of beef cattle. "
Miss Louise Conyers is still recover
ing. Judge Pope has entirely lost his Rear
ing. F. II. Hughes keeps prime beet
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