Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1876, Page 3

‘ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, I876—TWELVE PAGES. 3 S P MPI S Moot 4 boarder iu Lis vacetion does not scek that se- | ing this, sho doca remarkably well, both in the | selves for special occupations. The sooncr ALBERT EDWARD. stopped to take a sketch, but tho elephant began AMUSEMENTS. WOMAN'S GCCUPATIONS cluded nook 10 the country profitable to mind and body, but hies nim to another boarding- Liouse or hotel to meet other crowds, where ho continues to live in communication with the Work that Woman Does Do, and Work that She Might but yBuesn't. . ! How " Qentility " and “ Tadyship’ Swell the Ranks of Boarding- House-Keepers. Home-Life Displaced by ¢ Society ---Genuine Pleasures Super- seded by Sham Ones. Household-Work Kot Memial, and Al Women Should Be Able to Perform It. Every Woman Ought to Enow How to Make a Living. Various Trades, Professions, and Oc- cupations, for Which She Is Adapted. But, If She Is to Compste with Man, She Must Go Through the Same Training. Albert Rhodes in the Galaxy for Janvary. There wss a female population, of 10 years and over, of 13,970,079, in tho United Btates, sccording to the last census; &nd, of this, 1,439,820, A TRIFLE OVEB ONE-TENTH, were engaged in varions trades and occupations. The bulk of this one-tenth consiited of domes- tic servents, foreiguers, 867,35+ Io numbers | noxt came the teilors and seamstresses, 97,207 ; next. milliners aud dresemakers, 80,4505 noxt, toachers, §4,047; pext, cotton-mill operatives, €4,398; next, laondresscs, 55,609; next, nurses, 10,170; andnext, boarding-house-keepers, 7.060. To seperste tho servants from the others shows that not more than 371,966 women at that period {1870) wero engaged in the various trades, pro- feasions, and occupations, which is a small num- ber compared to that of other countries. Tt is further shown that & number of oceapa- tions for which women secm well fitted do not ‘Aattract them, or obstacles are thrown in the way %o prevent them from engaging therein, On tbe otser hard, according to the eamo au- thority, women are found in occupations for which they scem to Le altogether untitted, as may be seen in the following descriptive list Iunters and trapyers. Livery-stablodeeepe Sexions v Bteam-bonler-nukers. CharcorJand-line Sur TI'S NUMEER OF DOARDING-HOUSE-EEEPERS 18 coumderably greater than is given, owing to the dutliculty of obtaining accurate informat.on. The desire to appear well 18 80 strong, in many irrstances, that sae who is engaged in this way wilil not admit it to tho agent of the Census Bureau, the stercotypea reply being that the family 18 private; that, feeling lonely aud being socialiy disposed. ehe usualiy has a fow friends #taying with fier to enhiven her home. She mzintal under ri;d qneationing, and, as the weriing of tho Census Burean resws on the £¥siem of voluntary stalement, 1t is not easy to getat tuetruth. Thus, if she persists io ap- pearmgz in the efatiétical record as & eocial widow enrroonded wirh a fow contitial friends, 8ue may not be gainsald. Whbeun the adverse wavo breaks over the Awmerican woman who is withont special tra: ing, sbe bay but oue woy of keeping ber head sbove water, which is takg in boardars. It is & thin veil drawn. over a catastrophe persist- ety igoored. The womsn wmay bo dosn in the siruggle, bat eho coatrives to bold aloft “Lbat sbabby flag on which she has inscribed * GENTEEL." F Tho inability of the woman to undertake any otber way of making a living than in keeping a boarding-honse shows how helpless she Is in Ler fguoranco—an ignorance that is characteristic Tather of woman in the upper walis of life than in the lower, for the *accomplishments” which she acquires are not learued withia view of usis them in a praciical way. Yot these are sumo somen wrecked on eocial reefs, sud stranded ou boarding-house ssud- arx, who mizht find more rolid footing ; but the abrorbing senument of tio *genteel” compels thefr uunused faculties to sleep. The simple and independent existence earned ju Making bonnets, for iustauce, in their OpiLuD, 18 OOt Lo, Lo Pie ferred to that of the *lady” who offers the com- forts of & homo for a consideration. Here we encounter that word *63a0 whose constant uso has worn it threadbare, and rendered aimost 33 shabby ay_its pour relation “gevteel.” It id &o infliction which per- wadés the ranks of women, {from the mistress of o Madison averue mansion to tlie scullion in_the basemont, nod has. bocomo 80 totled by use and mizuse that vne takes Lold of it wari Tho *-genteel” husbaud writes on tho boisl-register afier Lis oin name, *‘and Jads " ; toat simple word **wife” not Leiog to tihe mars. A *lads” advertises in the Lerald tunt +he wants asitaation to do kitehen or cham- ber-work. Ancther desires a place as burse. As far as women are coucerted, we bave come to be & nation of ledies. Tbe desire to be » lady is consuming ; the cooit 15 insulted jf sbe is told she 1S not ope. A arunkew, profano womwon is efecied from s strect-car, and her last word is that shie is a 1ady, besorra. Aseending tho So- cial ecale, thee is tho samo deep-rooted deter- mination to be 8 ladyin others, found in the hecrt of toe cook and the cjected sirumpet. 11 fashion decrees tbat the mistress, to vindicate hier night to ruch o title, sball wear 3 role cn chameau, Briaget follows in her traces as closely a0 her feeble sevse of art will permit. * A ¥OND INPRESSION EXISTS that the claim to guch a Litle remains ubi paired 1 keeping & boarding-bouse. There 3he semblsnce of hospitality init ; thoe * com- forts of 8 home are atfercd, if the guest w.ro ootertained without price. *‘ Nono but lagies and genllemen of tho highest respecta- bility aro received " wtoit. Lhe dspirant to this beard is thus given to Lnow that thuee who gather around 1t with prandial iutent are high 1u the social scale and very exclusive. 1t woald be wore gratifsing to some minds to know that the beefstosk were tender, than to be informed of the cxact social Btatus of thoke who eat of it. But puch sssurance is not vouchsafed. 1f the subject is referred to, it is a8 sometbing inci- dental, aud daily effort i8 made to ignore the object of the guest’s presence at the table. If & femark i3 veutnred AS to the want of tenderness in the said steal, it garded 2s a persousl - retlection, and perbaps an affront, by tbe person who preeides over the ostablishment. In a *word, ehe is often £o highly réspectablo as to pe- glect, and rather disdainto do, what she hag undertaken to do, and, belongs to the class of those who are above their buriness. If adeli- cate complaint is miet with an account of the lo-s of the husband or father, and that ipewitable “reverse of fortune,” with perbnps a tear, the compluiner, under pain of being s brute, must thereafter bold his peace, and eat bis leathery meat in gilent resignation. “1bat old proverb which ‘eay= that there are no feolish callings, but only foohish people in them, teaches o leeson. To do the work that man 18 aesigned to do, and «to do 1t 89 well as he can, weaus both wisdom and happiness ; and TIE SAME 18 TRUE AS TO WOMAN. The harassing doubts 28 to the respectability of the calling mar the life and tako sway the dirmits of manhood. The hoarding-honse a8 & temporary zecommo- daticn is victul but its intlzeuce Lad been mis- chievous to Americén society. in weakening the Lome-feeling and deseloping & gregarious spirit. Julveinacio, bas beoome s Lsbit. The oafinf8at, is re- ot tho duties of tue wife. her duty. on this ard kiodred matters in many fashionadle public. Tnstead of setiling alongside of a brook with rod and live snd & few compamonabla vol- umes, ho lounges on a veranda or threads the Gerican, taking his town-tifo with him. ‘I'he privacy of fawmily-lifeis not an enjoyment, Which, under natural conditiovs, it would be. The delicate relations and expansion of home do not exist, aud the liens which hold the family together become lax, There is but little dis- Linction betweon its intercouree and that which it extords to acquuintances, throngh lacking op- portunities, Tho growth of the finer senti ents 13 DWARFED IN SUCH AN ATMOSPHELE. Thero are cowparalively few peaple of the large cities who have thelove of =& country- home in their hearts, owing to what they con- sider ita isolation. Thero is po ‘*society there. They depend on_ others for their daily quota of happiness, and do not think of draw- ing on thomselses, This i8 nalionally charac- teristic of bo:h rich and poor. The rich man ‘builds or bays a fine house in a group of other tine houses at the springs or the seaside, in tho midst of a crowd of his fellows ; the poor man buys a tevement io & row of other tenements, or foes into the cheap boarding-houre. There does net geem to be enfliciont individuality in either to rtand sohidly and reliantly on his own legs. The money Which a family spenda in three or four seasons of Newport or Saratoga would buy a homestead within a huodred miles of Man- hattan Island, which, a8 aneducator of manhood and womanhood, would be WORTH MORE TUAX ANY ““ BOCIETY ¥ THAT EVER EXISTED. Cbildren would grow up with the trees and be- como patural like thew, instead of the poor creatures which oze 80 often gecs in ** socioty.” Family-ties would become stronger, as well as lome-virtues. — - - ‘Tho first step of tho woman who desires to go ont of the Toutinary orniere is to make herself independent, a8 far 85 may be, in regard to the material wants of life. The senso of frecedom thus conferred in 8 self-respecting person is a sourco of much eojoyment. The first move in this direction i8 the practice of economy until 1t becomes & habit, "Next comes an acquaintance witn the ordinary dotsils of domestio life, and & Lbabit of depending on herself for primary wants, such a8 the preparation of her food and the mak- ing of ber rament. The woman who can cook ler own food, make a robe and a bonnet, has already accomplished most of the journey which loads to independance. Thero is an idea of drudgery and went of cleanliness often aesocisted in the mind with the preparation of food, which comes from secing peoplo do it who are coarse and ignorant. The gight of a little French interior DOES MCCIH TO REMOVE SGCH AN IDEA. Insdwelling of two rooms and a diminutive kLitchen, the bousewife will perfarm all thé duties of the bousehbold without help, for bherself and mate, and remain tidy and attractive througn it all. Bho will make the raimeut with which she is clothed; ang, in addition, will work at lace, artificial iowers, or wbat not, tocontribute to the family purse. If she be alove in the world, with suck sccomplishments her indopendenco 13 almost aseured. In that cnse, ono room and tho kLitchen of 4-by-5 enflice. In the small piece, the cooking is dowme in tho daintiest and cleanliest maoner; tho other room serves as diming-room, bed-cuamber. and drawiug-room, and contsins nothing to offend the eye or the noee, At thie window of thug well-kept room tho inmate works at ber calling. Bhe 13 poor, but there i8 o misery in gigbt; oa the contrary, a canary-bird pleuscs the ear with its soog, aud o pot of tlowens gratifies the sight. She 1s plainly clad, but in nothing that otends the eye of sn artisc.- er httle table does not bear the laxures of the seagon, but the bome!y, wholesome fovd which nonrisbes a bealthy body. She has solved one of tho cluef problems of lito; she Ias adapt- ed her wunts to ner means, and all her wants are satistied. ‘L'l woman is rich. Thus shows thab tbe perfuiwance of bonschold DUTILS 1S NOT MECESSALILY OFFEMSIVE, even to perscus of refisemeot. An untidy Bridget geen in the kitchen is almost euough to telo away the appelite ; & neat person in the snme place gives a new flavor to ho foud. ‘Fuere in & disposition 1mopg US 10 Jook down on bousehold-werls as someting memal and un- worthy of women. lu many instavees they prefer to employ kielp and meicass vho expenses of uviog uoul Laskropicy arrives, sben evade the payment of_debts thus coutiactel. Those who pursue such u course, it 1e hardly necessars to sav,.would keep ibeir hands and souls cleauct by serubbing their own floors and basting their own roasts, Thusis tho pride of weariug fine garmonts and feasting on weodcock avd cham- pasgne, withous beodiug how they are to be paid for, vot disdawing the veeful aud wifely work of 3 faul Hero i8_presented 3u interesung qnestion in etiies. Tho moral senege takes dit- terent forms in dilforent countrics. Tha Greck pugnm, baving batned i the Jordan where Chitst was_ baptized, believes himseif eure of heaven and entitled to a largelicense in the con- cuct of lne. In Sparte, it was not so much the crime of etealing as the diecovery which was culpapie. In Frauce, bankruptcy 18 social ostra- cisw ; and, 1o the United Swutes. it 18 au event nhict nardiy affects the eocil pusition. The married wowan cf Franco who distributes her 1uvors to others than ber husbaod may possibly Le regarded with inaulgence ; but, if she at- Tempts to chieat ver crediiors, ehe 18 hurried be- fure the tnibubals of justice. Io America, she 3y conpive with ber hustand w evadivg cred- itors by having propeity transterred to lier, but she wmay 1ot rut etabg in the muirage-contract. 1t is well, therefore, not to assuwe moral supe- Tiority, £or viriue is more or less 1elative or con- ventional. _ 1he young woman nho bag a-patural aptitude for tho art or preparing food, and heeitates about goilg iu smong the pans oo account of what elie congiders the butblencss of such oc- cupatiou, is 1nformed that mauy great peoplo, EVEN KINGS AND QUEENS, have occupied themseives wich tho kitchen, and with & zeal which gladdened the heart of Srillat- Savann as horecorded it. More, if the pasiro- nowe tracitious of France may, be credited. women Eometimes ruled the State through their knowledgo of the kitghun. ¥ A few years ago, the wortky Prof. Blot cu- deavored to create zood housewives, butthe hour aud the man did ot cowe together; for, when Lie strove Lo turn womeu's thoughts kitcl- coward, their cars wero deaf. His elort was made in the era of fivaucial plethora, when the idea of women was in epending money instead of saving it, and bis wise couusels wore unhced- od. 'The forernnper of the hrgiebic and cco- nomical cuisiue held slott a loaf of wholesome bread, saying it was the toundation of humau | happinees; tho women titterwa, sud yot it was true. With tho euthusiaam of & reformor, e offered to teach women how to turn dyspep- tic stomacls into bealthy ongs, and conseguent- Iy miserable bosbends aud fathers ioto members of a Laypy fanuly. Again the women tittered, and coutinued to titter uotil the spostle of the Kitchen, finding that bis giad tidings fell o ears thut did not understand, becawe distouragod oud withdréw into obscurity, whither a few of the faithful followed him ; but even theso aban- doned him aftér s time, ana then he died. The Profeesor came 1o the spint of a mieaion- ory posecssed of o echeme of propsgandism. 1110 symbols of his oflice tore soup and bread ; for they wero the principal auxiliarics by which the gasironomic tevess wero to bo spread. He proposed to make of a Testless, esger, unsatis- tied people A PEACEFTL AXD RLEST ONE,— to establish economical habits in tho household, and, condoqueutly, to chango chrifcless. ldle, ex- travagant women 1uto good wives and mothers, It was nothing Jess thun a revoluuon wlich the Fienchman contemplated. Some who compre- hended the scope of his mission hstened to him, but with apathy. The greater part smiled when tho propasandist of “Wwholesome nourishment ugfolded bis scherge, accompauied with Getlio zeal, gesture, apd $ecent. Thio thing itself and its exponent appemed i0.be ludicrous. 5o he preached indlaught in vain. ) That the man exaggerated tho importanco of Dhis plan, 18 doubtlcss tiue ; but there waa much in it wortby of serivus consideration. Hid he appeared smoug us ten or fifteeu years later,— that ie, in the prescat dnd tho timo to come,— tio in a botter condition for tne eéed, which had would bave ‘found the ground been thrown on barren oil. Many & womso who thoughtlessly Isughed at the Professor would now lend a wilting ear to s voice; for necessity is ap imrerious master. The young woman, without neglecting the rstheticai part of her education, miehit. with protit to hersolf and future husbsnd, tamlianze bersell with THE PRACTICAL MATTETS OF THE HOTSXOLD. ‘Tlis acquaintavee with the valdes of thie deces- sitics of tho household simplifies Lousekeeping and reiieves the busbaud of & barden. Indeed, this knowledge «hould more properls form part The Litchen is etill 8 more imporiant matter, and the woman . ebould know how to mavsgo it ; for, unlees she posses- ges ench Luowledge. thecood is pot apt to do There i§ an affectation of ignoronce young wemen, which, it is to be hoped, will soon go out of fashion. Tue entore wiien 3irs. Crawebay made in Lot doa 10 OrEsnizo ** lagv-u. Ip " was naturally a8 frilure. that of otbers, is us much as can reasonabiv bo expected of & person of education aud wndepend- ence ; and, when she arrives at the poiut of do- 't'o do ber own dowestic duty, lot alove duty she performs and in the example which she gives. The 1dea of forming a class of upper servants, recruited from gentlewomen, is one of those impracticablo schemes g0 frequently born in the minds of the solf-appointed leaders and reformers of society, who paes their time on the rostrum in the midst ot presmbles and resolu- tions. The publicity obtained in these platform- plsns has probably more to do with their forma- tion thon a sincera desire to ameliorate the con- dition of woman ; for the first step which is made toward her improyemont is to place her on & platform, and turn the subject into A SHOW-DBUSINESS. Bhe is put forward in tho lvcoums to recite her wrongs and claim her nghts,—iato county-fairy to con- tend for ridiculons premiums, such as the long- est hair, the greatest stature, and the largost baby. Itmay bo safely assumed that modest and industrious women can never bo trained 10 this yay. In a word, they should never be taught to abandon that pority and unobtrusive- ness of manner which is the nataral attribute of their sex. T'his modesty of domesnor and of dress is tho chiet charm of _attractivo women ; and forward mannoers, massive chaina and brace- lots, aud robes of glaring color, are an abomina-~ tion in the sight of tho truo man. Lo this the women of * our set " may observe that they do Dot wear such things; bat, whetlier they do or not, these gewgaws must still be considered as vavional ornaments, for they are et at every torn. But there is a growiog custom which is worge than that of wearing jewelry : o TACE-PAINTING,— faces rainted to hard, unnatural white and rose tints, and eyes that aro koheled. T'hese are the characteristics of a woman that ehall bo name- lest ; but many thus equipped aro comprised in tho ‘category of hooest wemen, and would re- sent being taken for what thoy svpear to b, with that indignation of which the virtuors per- 50U i8 supposed to be always fully supplied. Taint is not contined to the matured and ma- toring benuties who are doubling tho critical capes of tha30's and the 40’3, Lut is reaching the faces of the youug woren. This paintiag of ‘tho lily is matter of rogret ; for the Amencan womau i known in sll civilized lands for tho beauty of her comylexion,—the delicate nuance of it being recognized in the term of “the American tint.” o move away from the artist- ic side and look on the moral ono, it appears still worse. Ten or filteen years ago, the calling of a woman who wore a paiuted Visage was un- doubted ; it was toa certain extent the sign of her cominerce, and there aro yet old-fashioned people who judge a puinted fuco with tho eyes of the past. ‘Tho motive which leads hor to this lavish use of color is, of courge, that she may become Dbeautiful; and, if eho really did becomo so, no objection might bo made, ny lesst from an ar- tintic2point of view. Int ber mistake 18 1adical; BUE DOES NOT BECOME SO, Viewed a8 an object of art, ske is unlovely to louk upon,—utteriy uakissuole, and the osculs- tory test is supréme. It is more or les3 a matter of indifference to mau that the ugly woman should be given over tosuch 2 practico, for sbe may not be saved in an wethetio sense; but when the young woman; endowed by Nature with & pure skin, resorts to it. hois moved to commireration and regret. e i8 wouvded in his national pride; for European fingers bave pointed 1o the complexion uf Colum- bia’s dsughter as something unaitaivablo to ber sisters across the sca. The roses are too red on the Dritish cheeks or the fibre is too rough ; thero is luck of clearness in the French skin, and that of the Italisn is too sullow. Remarkabie puntyand delicacy belong alone to the typical American girl ; and these characteristics will continve to ve hers if she will avoid the vandalic pamt-box and kobel-pencils. The first artist of the world bas already drawn- her with his gracious lines and pasated her with e beatiful colors, and ns pume is Nature. THE QUESTION OF CASTE is one of the most important with womsn, and sho causes beiself much useless pan, about it. 1f a proposition were made to one in straitened circumstances, yet within the pals that sbuts out the *-not nice ™ sirters, toiubabita comfort~ able apartinent, contaiiug resources in music, reading, 4nd pmniicg, aod to eit at o wellgarmehed tavle, provided she would put out 8 eiga to mfurm tho public that she worked for a liviug, sbe would probably refuse, tho refusal beity backed with words somewhat carily spoken. 1t is, of course. the effect of the work ou the mind of tho social worid which reuders Ler so averse toit. "If, whea in want, 6.6 comid do the work without poesibility of its Leing koown, sho would gladiv do 1t, but would viten svouer siarva thuu pub- lizh 1z to the would. Lvery woman ought to be safliciently skilled in sowa trade or profession to AKE A LIFING, bowever rich her husluua or father may be, V& ticularly iu Atericn, where visciesiludes of fortuue a1 more Niéquant than elsewbere. To this end, atter the gu! bas attaived ber 1oth year, or soouer, B special caliiug suozld be selected for which she has an aptitude, and be diligontly pursued until wastered. If ber mind Le of a bigh order, tie tields of art nud teir vt are wige, and oifer particular deparumen®- iur the exercise f particular talents. IN LITERATURE the woman bas already dove much 2s thownin the work of such women as M .3 Toackersy, ihis. Edwacds, Migs Braddon, Alw.s Elot, Mis. Stose, Mme. Sand, Th. Ben*-on, aud others who furnish moro than half the novels of the dsy. she_coutributes ber gliaretc the magazines and Feekle jouruals, showing ss much spuide thercfor as the_man. In painting, she is rataer behind i the Evglsb-speaking countries; but, in Fiauce the woran has made More progress, and iz may bo ieanopably expected thut the womau heie wiil w 10 her tootsteps. Tbe field for drawing Liae been widenwg in America duriog the last few years, and begius to ofl - advantages (o the womrn who has a taete in this dircction. ~As usial in art-matters, wo have drawn ov the Otd World to supply the demand in 1liustrated, magazines and newspapers, which ghoutd be savplied here. Whers the woman does not pessess sufficient talent to succeed !a this, sbo night apply bersell profitably (0 wpo.. cugraving, which requires little moro than pe - severance and delicacy of touch. Two of the most profitzble callings are chieLy in tho hands of foreiguers.— BONNET AND DRES: wARING. Here, as in eversthing elso where taste and mag- ual dextarity are requirad, the Frenchwoman, according to the comwon opinion, suwipasses all otpers. This is owing in some measure to the tact that 2 wore cuitivated clags of women en- gage in the business w Finuce then bere. The princinal fault 1u the American Geamatress 6Cey 10 bo thmt shio setlles down to seuscless servile Iabor, aud does not trive to educate hersell up £o the requirements of her occupation. Such a one is employed and diracted by her Fronch sis- ter, who 18 coutinually exercising hier mfod with the questions of taste and profit. “The profession of keeptvi accounts is ong for which woman scems to be weil adapted. and, in the era of economy througt which wo are uow passing, tho wmerchant sod manofac- furer will probably find ic to their interest to employ ber. She i3 well ficted for tha duties of selling at retail in the dry goods, va- riety, lace, and jewelry shops, i which she i engaged, but” not to the extent thar shio might bo. Tle woman fnds woik in the pruting houses, but under discouragement from the trades-unions ; indeed, these male orgapi- zalions bave thrown obstacles in ber way in other directions, Sho has shown herself a skill- ful telegraphio operator, and might also be & pood stenographer if ehe made the efort. Watcomaking is 8 trade for which &ho iy es- peciajly adapted, yot comparatively fow are on- gaged 1o it. OTTIER CTA¥TY snggest thomeelves 1o which women might do welt ; such a8 the makiug of lace, embroidery, curtatns, locky, koys. brushes. rilk ; epinning in cotton and wool ; cuttingin suver : working in polished steel, patent leather, srtiticial teeth, crystal ; carving in Wwood ; manufacturing per- fumery ; operating sewing-machives; ond ypaiuring porcelain. These prolessions are fol- Jowed by women in Europe, with success, at o moderato remuueration, bat which would, of coutse, be more profitable w tho Unitod States, whete labor is bigHer. Sinco men wil sbave or havo themselves shaved, the doing of 1t might better bo confided to the wowan than the man, on account of the delicicy of ber hauds aod softness of touch. Her appearanco as a_barber would probably cre- ate some mascubine merrimeat, which in the end would aie away iu gilent satistacticn. Her gentleness 1euders her efiicient as A TESCHEN, and, what is often of more importance to her than efliciency, the calting of suck a oac 18 still within the domain of respectability. Sho bas thie pas of the boardiug-house-eey er, aud walks intellectusliy on a biglier level. She leeds the miud, while the otber f-eds the pods. 1f she has ap aptitnde for mpartioz instruction, it ia commenaaule in ber to tescl; buc, if she is la- capable as o teacber l;uddkno»a_how lh) make ‘t, dress, the path of oty is clear. el eho B"xxll bop blind to it half the time tlrough devotion to respectability, which is ad epidemic thronghont tuo country. If che cuters on tho makivg of dressess with lear and trembling, let Lier partubed soul bo quieted with tbe kpowleige that a French Pricess did the same, work in London with a delightful ua- conscloustieds of Gulpg snything chat impiied 8 + coming-down.” So far, thore hos been o lack of esrnestnocs and patience i women who desire to fis them- they become convinced of the necessity of serv- ing a» regular appreoticeship, the better. I1f they are to compete with men, they JTST GO THROTOH THE SAME ING; without this, their work will be inferior, and their wapes consaquently less, Tho present castom of paying less for work becanso it is o woman's i8 unjuet ; but 1t will donbtless iu the end. give war to a more equitzblo mode of set- tlement, Lronght about Ly that commercial value of the production in which there is no recognition of Bex. John Stuart Milt ssy8 that ““Tha things in which man most_excels woman are those which require most plodding and long hemmering at single thoughts;” but there seems to ba no eapecial reason whv it should be so in professions whera the endowments of the woman aro equal to those of the wan, and where her physical characteristics ard not an obstacle to their porspit, Woman is strouger and has eater power of endurauce thun is genorally be- ieved. The other day a womsn swam 10 miles in the Thames. There nro few men who conld do as much, The mare has the swiftness and endurance of the horse ; and, if the woman ware permitted to enjoy the patural advantages of the man, in training, pastime, aud work, she wonld not fng much bebind bim. Complaint bas been made aga‘nst THE BALESWOMEN IN Til:. SHODS, by purchasers of their own sex, to the effect that they are lacking in politenees to ladies com- pared to the salesmien. That both sexes, in this department of work. are wanting in this respect, is protably truo, but the women are hardly more eothan the men. There ero establishments where both men and women aro civi! and aten- tiye a3 may be desired, which, regretful to state, comes from inatructions go_stricl that any dere- liction therefrom is eqnivalent to dismissal. This is & question of woney, for the employer knows that politences wugnents his busivess. Iudeed, it is & matter of such imbortance that it is diflicnlt to understand how nu empioyor per- mits any other course in those who seli his wareg. In some women as well 8 men there is 2 stubborn reelstanco to_ that etsility in word and gesturo necesaary ‘it ths sale of goods, which ariscs from the notion that to be thus ig to be servile. When they divest themselves of this idea, it will bo bettcr for them and their employers. Mauiy & purchaser is stimulated to exaction by the stolidity of the saleswoman she encounters, —n provoking phlegm nnd stiffnoss which mako bargrining difficalt. Thus, if the buyer 18 sharp and decided 10 manner, it is sometimes bezause el is provoked to it by a fike manuner 1 the sell- er. Showhois enzaged asa seller 1o i shop would do well to bear 1n mibd that she is there to make her way in the world. and that the mode of doing it successfully is by seiliug a8 much as possible. In other words, she must be in earn- cst ; and, if she is €0, vo prompting from her owployer will bo required to muko her polite, for she will understand that it i3 s much to ber in- torest as to his. i ONE OF THE CHIEF CAUSES OF TIE HARD TIMES may be traced to the door of the woman. The head of the family toils and harasses himself in business to provide with monay wife and daugh- ters, who are consumers producing nothing,— idlers, who, as such, get into the habit of gotsip, frivolity, sod plilanderiog. On one Fide, it is all work ; on the other, all play; which is an un- just and uunatural division. The toiler 8pends perhaps 810,000 s vear to eatisfy the seckers of pleasure; for which be receives 3 meagre con- gideration, if tho matter be judged after that standard of equivaient for equivalent by which the afTairs of tho world aro regulated. Ho may be regarded as a lodger and partial boarder in his own house, seeing something of ita inmates every seventh day. Through the pleas- ure-5 ng of mothors aud danghiers, hia spiritnal ns well as materiul wants are indifferently sitended to; fbr such women rarely make atfectionate comforters or good bonsewives. The roast is over or under dong, and the #hirt is minue a button or tvo. 1t is surprising how a group of guch littls anno; snces mar human enjoyment, Man can w stand a stroke of ddversity with a degree of fortitude, but the little pin-pricks of & dumestic life budly regulated overcome hum.,y/This is the return for bis outlay. There are some things of which no estimate csn be made in dollars and ceuta, such o8 the gifectionate ties which ubite & famuly ; but, iv o family such as is here referrod to, the bonds of uniou are upt to be weak, owing to the divergence which exists between {he worker and the idiers, in thotghts. aims, aud occupation. 'Lhey look in differcnt directions; bis ovee are sct on the loser end of tho town, to that fiuancial whoel which he is doomed to turn; theirs on Central Dark, the opers, and the eoiree. A “L'o take a commercial view of it, the $10,000 must be regarded as A PUOR INVESTMENT 1n thig case ; and yet it is to some extent the man's fawt, for the morsl and gnt=ilect..al con- dition of tae woman ge'.drally depenos upon tim. He hae euffered the woman (6 become what ehe is through veglec.. e has toler~t. 1 her gowng to and fro in pleaszre-rounds, At her miedirectng of tl:e household, iastead of nssert- ine s rights as master of it. . Ope of the customs of such a mistrees, most subversive of order in home-hife, is that of rroping up a large circle of friends and sc- grnintances, It thius doan fricadship to atten- usvon, Those who have a right to expect a geretons part of it, thiough family ties or long nssociations, get n meagre shate in the geoers gpread. Lxtended relationa with sociecy, in & word, have a tendency to drv up tho heart as far as true and abiling friendships are con- cerned. ‘Tous. what is faven to Bociety 18 gen- erally token frem the home-circie, Wero, the sweetness gathered up which tho sisiting woran dispenities in 5 Gozou houses fo a day, 1t woald make a bonquet that would perfume the dom~s- tic hearth for an indefinite time. HUMOR. AR tho nights begn to lengthen, the gas-bills begin to strengtben. Why is aman who makes additions to false mmors like one who has contidence 1n_all that itto!d him? DBocauso he relicé onall that he bears. Kind Tostess (~acouragingls): '*Now, Mr. Spoonbill, I'm sure you want & vis-a-vis " Spoon- bilt (oh, 6o young!): ** No, thank you, I'd rather not—I've just bad a bun.” ‘There hsd been a light fall of snow, and, 88 slic prassed her nose agaiust tha wiudow-pano, and watcired bim shving arouud the coal-hole- covers, she knew that some time in the dim past that man's contidance Liad been shaken. The mercury stood 5 degrees below. zero out- siv > when Jones feelingly remarked, ** I wouldu't turn a dog anas to-niglit, Brown ; would you?” *\W_well, no,” repiied Erown, Liesitatingly; ““af least not if he was worth suything.” A rural editor, wishing to be severe upon an exclange, remark: “The eubscriber of the ~—— in this place tried, & fow dayvs ago, to carry bomo somo Inrd ina copy of that paper; but, oo reaching bome, fouud that the concentrated lie bad changod it to sosp.”. *Can you calculato tnterest?” asked the Judge of & person calied 88 & juror iu the Cir- cuit Court, lust week. . ‘The joror very innocent- ly replied : ** Yes, sir, I think I can whea [ hear the evidence.” He was_a little nonplussed on being asked to stand asde. “What can you say of the Eecond law o thought?" Student: **It cannot both be and not be. For example, the door over thero must be eithor shnt or open; it can't bo both shat and open.” Tato: * Givo another illustration.” Student: *Well, take the case of aother door.” “Johm,” said Mrs. Smith, ‘“what smell is * Cloyes.” But that other smell?” " ¢ But isn'i there auother 7" ** Yes— “ And_just one more?” *¢ Cider, my ‘“Vell, Jokn," eaid sbe, *if yon'd only drink alittle brandy now, you'd make a goot munce pie.” “March of Refinement,” hind the age, but bungry of fara, waiter.” Head Waiter: ** Deg pardon, girz” ~ Drown: *The of fare.” Mead Waiter: **The what, sir? Ol]—ah?—Yes!—(to subordinate)—Chawles, briog this—this—gentle- man—the menoo /"—Funch. A New Loudon connosseur of liquor, under- standing that rum improved by beiug 8ent to sea. intruated u cask to an old Captan, who did not zeturn for three vears, when ;the New-Lon- donite found that all the rum Liad been absorbed. ARectionatels eeizing the sgailor’s hand, be naively gave thanzs, asking: **CanI ever for- get your goudness in bringing back my cask? Never, never 1” A witty, popular, sna learned. Lord oo the northern side of the Tweed tella a rtory of a Scotch wife. shortly after the nuntial-knot had been tied, mildly expostulating with her husband for indulging 16 two tumblers of whisky-toddy Just before going to bed. ¥ dear Agoes, & flaws o Whisky-toddy makes suither mau o’ me.” ** But, mv dear Wiliilam, you take two,” ** Ay, Agnes, that gangs to the isher man !" Suppose.” said o brow-beating Clarinda (Ta.) lawyer to o witnexs be wag trrinz to badeer. 009 day Iast week, **sappose I slionid tell vou that I could bring dozen men of yuur town to tbis conrt-room who would eay they would mot be- lisve you on oath, what would yot say?” And ca mly the witnews made his revly: “I would say you lied.” A geuile smile dilfused 1teelf all over the court-room, like 8 lcmp of butter ona gt cake, and the unruffied witness siepped . 8i5~DBrown (bo- ‘dive mo U.\e(ll;lll The Prince of Wales” Tour Through British India. Ris Eostile Operations Against Ele- phants in Ceylon. Dispatches to Lon don Timer. Maseas, Dec. 11.—The Princo of Wales laaded at Taticorin at B.40, where ko had an enthusi- astio recaption. 1ho landing-place 2od town wera very prettily decorated, And a number of pregents from the Chiefs were offered. The first train that ever has run on tho Sonth Tudis Railsay was started. Dr. Catdwell pre- seotod an address from the Tinnevelly Chris- tiads, and 6,000 natives sapg & niimber of hymos. Madura waa reached at 5:30, and 60,000 peo- ple were asdembled to welcome tho Pnince. The eight was remarkable, sud the greatest enthu- siasm was displayed, all the people of tho conn- to miove, and then to kicx, and tinally TO GET ON ms LEas, wherenpon Mr. Hall, doubting whether with a lead pencil he conld chal'enge an encounter, sought safety in temporary tight. The native beaters got up the trees. M. Fisher and Mr. Varian became uneasy aod alarmed. for oie- phants were heard close at hand, but thoy conid not be seen. At any moment an elepliaut, driven wad by pession. might rush out mpon the Prince whera evasion and escape were hopeless, for in each a demso jungle no man could do more than creep. Lord Sumeld and Mr. Robertson were astonished at the sgitaiion ovinced by the macticed huoters, but the Prince’'s aim was 28 steedy a8 if ho_were ,out pheasaut-shooting. All &t once 3r. Fisher perceived an elephant agif in the very act of charging not 10 yards off. The Prince fred and stiuck it jn the mde of the head, and it disappeared in the jungle. In a few minutes more an elephant was seen by the eide of the inlet, whero the bush was not so deuse. The Prince fired, and the great beast fell over on ia side and LAY DEAD IN A STREAM, where it dammed up the watera. ‘The Cingalese and Europeans dashed into the stream, snd the Prince cut off the tail of the animal accord- ing to custom, and the crowd cheered again and again 8 the Prince was seen standing on the try baving apparently come to cheer their ilius- trious visitor. But they wera not very well able to recognize nim, a8 he wore no distinctive uniform. At every station the Chiefs of the district had asgembled. The streets of Madara wero band- somely decorated, and & Guard of Homor of the Nincteenth Madras Sepoys was at the rail- way-station, aud one of the DBighty-minth Regi- ment st headquarters. The Najah of Roodvoco- tah received and offered pregents, and the Prince wus greatly pleased with the scene. The fire- works and illuminatious to-night are magnifi- cent. The Chiefs and the people havo spent g.flflo in providing a suitablo reception for the ince. St e, IN CEYI@N. p TricursoroLy, Dec. 12.—All Sucday pight rain gathered iu the roof of our calico and bamboo dwellngs. When Mouday morning dasned, the landscape was shrouded in steaming Yapor, but preparations for the elephaut-dnive wers begon. At 6 all were resdy, ond the Prince tarned out in a broad-brimmed solar topee, » dark shooting suit, and koicker- bockers, and those nocessary articles called lecch-guiters, which are requircd to bafila the efforts of the Ceylon lecches to Buck travelors dry. The jungle in- which the elephants were shiding was about 7 miles from Ruaowells, sud horses were sent on to await tho party, and take them by a bridle path to the Kraal, Lord Aylesford, Dr. Fuyrer, Lord C. Bores- ford, Ar, Hall, Mr. Fisher, and Mr. Variau weut alicad in a mail couth. Lo Prince, mth Lord Suftield and Maj.-Geu. Probyn, escorted by twn Isucers uf the Governor's Body-Guard, foliowed in & carriage. Mr. Birch, Mr. FitzGeorgo, Lieut. Thackwell, snd I closed the rear. Wo drovo throngh & wooded country, sparsely peopled, in which the view was shut m by walls of dense forests. Men and cinldren flocked to the roadside o see the cortege pass, Lot women were not vieible once. On the main road the people wero more numer- ous. At 8 our catridge pulled up at a small vil- Iage, called, I Leheve, Algeds, whero several hundred Cingalese were congregated. Two or thres pddle-borses were standwg by the roadside. “Whero is_ the Prince ?” excleimed Mr. Bich. He has goue,” was the reply. Mr. Birch was in despair. Lieut, Tnackwell mounted und rcde after luum. Jir. Camotell, of the police, gallopéd off, and Mr. Varian set oul on foct, but the Prince reached the ferry at Avisawella, nearly tureo 1miles, befoie he “was oveitaken aud brought back to the place which had been OVERBHOT 50 UNACCOLNTADLY. There was a chance that the deiay, would have proveu very injurious, for the beaters had be- gun to drive peatly two hours before tho Princo Sas at band, eanwhile Mr. FitzGecrge and L resoived to walk to the reudezvous. A path, ceep-trodden by many Mt\: led by the side of & clear stream throogh the forest, but the impressions of wolitude - were dissipated by the appearance .of police seutnes guirding the path. Alier _proceed- 1ng half a milo We came to some bamboo Luts and the embers of watch-ires. Theie we found come hats, in wineh bread, eggs, and. frui: were on sae. Eesides elephants, Some thuusand men bad been engaged for moro than a fort- pight making the road, watching and con- structing tho Kraal. Wo theu passed two bar- riera guarded by police, and fnally arrived at a raised plalform, on iwhich we found Lord Ajlestord, Dr, Fagrer, sod otiiers, awaiting tho airival of tte Princo. The platform was, in fact, a grand stavd. from which we looked dowu ona stockade. Outside, ruouing scress the jungle from the valley up the hullside, was A RISD OF SET, iuto whieh, whenit was opencd, the beaters could drive the elephants afier they had been foaced past the lugh rcck on which tho Prince was to bo placed. In the jungle’ at the other gide of tha stockade, irees, creepers, And bamboos were 8o thick that 20 or 80 yards off _the stockede could hardly be scen. Iloyond was the impenetrable forest gloom. At 9 the Prince arrived, Lut the ye!ls of the boaters b2y been audiblo some time Lefore. Wo proceeded at ouco to tho Pr.ce's stand inside the foreac, . and, attended by Lord C. Deresford, Mr. TFisber, sod Mr. Varian, noted the shots. Mr. Hal was placed within sighit on o simiiar stand in & tree. No ons else was allowed inside. What foliowed may be told sbortiy, though it lasted for a long time. 1n the jungle were tiwo lerds, one oo old tusker, charged with the death at different times of four Europesn sporlsmen and of maby cattle, with threo females, kept opart from auother herd of seven elephants. When the beat- ers cemo up, the Ilatter pat them- velves under o lesdor whose courage and coolness were ooly equaled by his sagseity svd stratogical skill. The auimal not only re- fused to be driven in the direction wished for, but, charging the line of besters at the head of bis column, . he broke through them sgain and agun, driviog them up trees for sheiter, and comparativeiy spoiting the sport. So hour after Lour pessed. *-Ono herd,” cry out the Leaters, *is coming néarer'—just 88 in & deer drive in tbe highlands; "and every éve was surained to pierce tho forest depths whets bamboos and young trees cracked hike pietol- chots beneatli the trawpivg of boofs. Every car histened for the repdrt of the Princa's rifle, o3 they must be close to the Priuce. The platform was deserted, and every oup crossed to the Krozl urmed with bamboos to thiust through the interstices and drive back tho elephaots. The nalives were expectant, but silent, the old Chief who directed the proccedings walking to snd fro in & statoe of grent agitation, Suduenly the cnes of the beatars ceased. and the crastiing and !::fpmg uoise in the jungle receded. The tuzker TAD DROREN THEROTOM. 11, 12, 1 o'clock came dnd went, etill no shot was fired. Thrice tne Priuce caught s glimpse of a ridge like the top .of o loaf of brown bresd moving bwiftly through the jun- 13§ A suspicion 28 o0s@ that the Chief was playiog falselr. He was lo have whatever elephants coutd be kraaled, and if the Prince fired tucre was smsll chance of duving them outward 1o the inlcosure ; eo {t was supposed ne bad given secret orders to dodge the Prince’s stard if possible, and be was told that, if the Prince did ot get a shot, the Kraal would be de- etroyed that night, Perbaps he was wronged. Certain it is that about 2 o'clock, when the Princg bad been five hours on the stand, &ro- port ¢ame that the old tueker nnd the thres Jadies he was gnarding o devotedly had sepa- rated from the herd of seven, and had cscaped clean away throngh the beaters into the for- est. Deforo tho tusker got away Lord Suf- field eent to tho Princa for leave to 0 aod shoot him when he was reported to fin close, but the Prince thought it would be best to wait, 80 that he got off without being ghot at. Even then saveral of the animals wero unmansageable. In vain the beaters yelled like deaions ; tkey wera charged, routed, and obliged to run up tho hill and descond in the rear of the berd, suod begin again. At Inat it was resolved toapply " TOL ORDEAL OF FIRE which elephants 8o much dread, aud dried tim- bers were ped up in a live to windward. Mr. Fisber and BIr. Vanan marshaled the beaters ‘once more, aud permission was given to tire on the elephants in the rear to urge them on. Presently s coople ' of Ehota were beard, tbe _branches shook, trces were crushed. On rtushed an elephant, like some ,rout rock tearing down & hillside t0 ‘within 20 rards of the Prince, who fired and hit bim in the bead, but beweut on avd was lost. At thin moment up camé 3r. Fisher, and said Bir, if yoa will come witi me. 1 can get you a shot. I have wounded an eicobaat, and thiok vyou cin kilt bim.” Lord Sufield, beoring the Prince fire, Jowed Lim just as bhe set out creeping_ tbrough tha ‘dense jubgle, with Mr. Figher and r. Vanan on each side in front, and Lord C. Beresford. Mr. Robertson, and Mr. Hall in the rear. Hats wers lost and clothes torn, the heat was great, and it was poegible to cee 2 yards ahead. ddenly & sm: elephaot which had bean wounded was discov- ered. The Prince fired coolly at bim, and the elephsnt dropped and lay x8 if dead. Mr. Hall prstrate body. It wag getting dark and quits time to get ont of the jungle. The Prince, wet, streuming with perspiration, Lis clo:hes torn, roturued amid continued cheering to the road side, where car- riages were waiting to take him to Avisawelia. As 500n as his back was turned, the Ciogalese cut off pieces of the ear of tho elephalit as trophies. So far the day bad cnded well. Seven hours of patient waiting had been rewarded, but when the Pnuce arnved at Hanvele, where Goy. Gregayy and othiers were waiting to recerve him, baving come down the niver by boat, he dismaved them by langhingly narratiog how he had been upset on his war. Lord Ayiesford wason the box beaide the driver. Gon. P'robyn,. Lord C. Doresford, and _Mr. Titz George wero insido with the Prince. At the cormer of n small bridgo, where there was a deep ditch, the carriage went right over, flinging tho cceapants on each other. Tho vehicls was broken, but no one was liurt, and there was a hearty laugh at the misadventure, On Tuesday ke Prince, Gov. Gregory, and suita left the old Duteh fort of Hanvele early, snd drove 19 mifes to _ COLOXEO, thpu ho waa received with every demonstration of jor. - All the shops were shat, but tho streets were crowded. The Agricultural Exhibition which the Prince openced in the afternoon was & small but rather interestine collection of the various products of the islaud, some of which seemed to be much valued by their owners, judwing by the priccs. Thero was also a very d:xlt:entermmmanl Bup- posed to represent a wedding, snd_some natives. Binging, which suggested that Cingalese and Eutopeans havo very different ideas respecting musie, —_— Explosives. The Seientific American bas an article on powerfal explosives, in which uitro-glycerino is rated ss the mcst daugeroos, ganpowder pext, such preparations of nitzo-glycerine a3 dvoamite third, and gun-cotton lust. The mixtures of nitro-glycerine snd sawdast or earth may bo safoly traneported when first made, but soon be- come hazardous. A method of maxinz pul compressed gun-cotton—invented by Prof. Abel, of England—has been adopted by the German, Englisn, sud French Governments. 'The mate- Tial is saterated with water, and compresaed into c3linders of verious sizes. In that condition it can ouly be exploded by exports provided with the proper appliances. Fire, heat, or friction will not affect it. AMUSEMENTS. ~ HOOLEY'S THEATRE The Keltosg Grand Eugjsh Opera Company. Alr, C. D. HESS, Director of this rencwned organizs- tion, has the Lonor to announce the fullowiag Brilliant Repertoire For the brlef sesson in Chicago: Moiday evening, Jan, 3, “ THE BOHEMIAN GIRL.” with MISS KEL- LOGG in her grest role of ARLINE, Tuead: “THE ROSE OF CASTILE " (debut of XISS MONTAGUE). Wednesdsy, **MIGNON™ (HELLOGG). Tharaday, “TROVATORE™ (VAN ZANDT). FEnday, “FRA AVOLO " (EELLOGG). Grand KELLOGG MATI- NEE, Baturday, * M Saturday eveninz, “MARITANA # (VAN ZANDT, Bale of Beatsat the Lox Oftice of the Theatre. Ro- n-:uusenu, $2; general admission, $1.00: Gallers, cents. ¥ STAR ‘LECTURE COURSE. 4 Ter an absence of seven years, eturn 0 this city for onz lecture only, of the Great Engiish Oraior, Piymouth Church, Admission only 50 cta; rescrved seats, 75 cts, ot In exchange for Opticn Ticketa NEXT FRIDAY MORN- ING at Janecn, McClurg & Cos. N. B.-Schuy ler Colfux delivers his grest ora- riend and companion in oltice, * 4 oraham Lincoln, " Jan, 1s, Unfon Park Chureh, Carventer & Sherdon. THE COLISEUM. TWO CONCERTS TO-DAY AFTER~ NOON AND EVENING. LITTLE TOMMY ‘The Great Solo Cornetist, only 6 years old. 3 CONTINUED APFEARANCE OF THE CAWTHORNES, THE BRENANS, LITTLE ARDINE, PERNANDO FLEU- RY, HOWARD & RAYMOND, DICK SANDS. Admission, 15 cents. Yeslerday afternoon and e.cafr: an immense andi- enoe greeted the Arstuppeca. ce of Litile Tommy Fish, (0L, WOOL'S MUSEUM. Sunday Afterpeor and Evening, the grand svectacnlar drama, CIN.RELLA, wiil bo given for the Benefit of the .:ws-Boys' IHome ! 2fondsy, Jan. 3, and everr evening during the week, also Wednesduy and Saturday Matinecs, the highly emotional drama entitled, the ADVENTURES OF A COURRTY GIRL! or- Temptations Unveiled, on ~hizh occaston 3r. R, C. WHITE will ma¥o hi¢ firet Lpocarance. T con- ties, and new s:enerr. Popnlar prices—23, 7 without extra charge 3t Tivoll Cigar Staro and dcad- emy bos-ottice, clude with the side-aplitiing comedy, DEAD SEIOT! t_Mondav, Taesdsy, Thursday, sud Friday Matinees, he grest siiccean of tho seas.m, the fairy musical bur- jesque, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. McVICKER'S THEATRE. " op MRES. "AMES A. OATES And her eficfc. Jomfe Opera Company. First time iti Chicigo uf Lecocq's aat saccessful Comic Opers, LES PRES 87, GERVAIS (The teids of St. Gervaln,) Brillfazt in_dramatio contruction and charming {n ‘musical gems, Tho Prince e Goutl, Mrs. J, A. OATES, supported by 8 Age czat of full chocusce, ‘Thursday—THE FRETTY PERFUMER, Friday—LES BAVARDS and TRIAL BY JCRT, Seut week—The grand Shakspearean s HENEY V. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. TO-NIGHT, SUNDATY.JAN.3,1878, Farowell Performance of the TW0 ORPHANS, And Alken's Splendid Company. Admission, 75, 50, and 25c; Reserved Seats, 1 and Tic. NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. (Grand Uera-House.) P2) Sunday Night, Jan. 2, MEIN' LEOPOLD| ALEX. WGRSTER, Director. NEW COHICAGO THEATRE. A, W. HANLEY... - vesees=oMANAGER. ONE WEER ONLY. €. umencing Jan, 3. Unpro- cedented attraction. THE ORIGINAL Harrigan o Eaxt, With their GRAND COMBINATION and the GAL- LANT GuTH OF NEW YURK, wid appesar, supported by a Cotnpany of Dramatic Artists. THL DOYLE BROTHERS. HARRIGAN & HART will introduce thet" world-renowned musical sketches, of which they are the originals, 3 ADELPHI THEATRE, Week Commencing Jan, 3,1876. A for'night of unprecedented s ‘managment to continus uly MAGNIFL ORIENTAL SPECTACLE, 40 THIEVES! Entirely roconstructed, new marches, ue¥ propes The Caravan of plants and Caraels will be retatued, ing talc of the Arabixr: Nights wi nwnger never befora At ENTIRE CHANGE OF OLIO. Firat sppearance in this city of the very Celebrated French Atulotes, MONS, and MADAME TOYALE ins thrilling act on the high fiving-trapeze. First appearsnce ot tlfs Theatre of the worid-renowned Cuampions of Light-Weight Boxers,. Billy Edwards and Arthur Chambers, Thes- mauly represcatatises of the two Graat Inw= ers of thy Earth—England and Amertea—will sppear at each performance in & friendly sssault ot arms, Another weok of the Famoasy LANGLOXS BROTHERS. GRAND GALA CENTENNIAL PERFULMANCE THIS Sunday Evering nt? o’cl’lc Remember, th> prices at this great family resort are the chieapest of any place of amuscment ia the ity ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Every ovening nad Welncsday and Saiundsy Math- THE GREAT ORIAINAL nees, GEORGIA MINSTRELS Twenty Etsx Artists in_s mognidcact prozrymie, 50, and 73 cents. Reserved seaa DANCING ACADEMIES OF DA T I TN . WESP SIOE ACADEAY REBULLT. A new season will open at each Academy Jaa. 4, 1875, SOUTH SIDE---1010 Indiana-av. WEST SIDE--- XORTH SIDE- 55 Ada-st. 272 Chicago-av. Tho iargest corps of teachens and the three finest Academics in the Uuion. A season subscription ad- mits to all. SUNDAY LECTOURE. Proi W. G. SUNMNIZER, OF YALE COLLEGE, UN “The Benefits of Hard Times.” MCCORMICK'S HALL, SUNDAY, Jan. 2, at3p.m. Admis-fon, 10 cects, Tickets for sale at Jansen, McClurg & Co.'s Bookstore. HALSTED-ST, OPERA-HOUSE. Cornur Halstod and Hacrisoa.sts. TOTR OF THE HOLY LAND! 1 iProf. JOON ALLISON, +e.slectarer. ‘This SUNDAY AFTERNOUN at3o'dock, and THIS EYENING at 8 o'clock, and every evening this w - Admivsion 2ic, 865,008 502, Matinzes—Adult chitdrea, 10 THE TOLEDQ, 141 Faat Madizon-st,, between LaSalle and Clark, Orerwhelming Success of the European TLadies' Orchestra COMEBEINATION. Crowded Houses Nightly. ‘Two Grand Sclect Instrumental Con Afternoon ot 3 p. m., and eveaing ai§ o every evening durinz this week. Almission to &l parts of the house, 15 ceus, METROPCLITAN THEATRE. Randoiph and Jeferson-ats. TO-NIGHT, SUNDAY, Jen, 2, Bencsit of the TWO ORPHANS, HARRISON & DAVIES! Volunteers 100 pUmMErots 10 wmenticy, Admissfon. ind 30¢. SPIRITUALISM., E. V. Wilson, of Tombard, IIL,, will isnture and give tests in Grow's Opera-Hall Sanday.Tsa. 2,at10:3) o'clock . m. and 7:30 o'clock p, m. Admisslon, morn- ing, nta ; eveainy, 23 cents, PARKER'S HALL. Corner Aladison aad ilalsted-u 50100 Zeet, with parlyrs and dininz-rooms atéached. All firet clas. To rent to clubsand yocieties for senes e DN EANE R s DR. MAGNTUSSOSN, DENTIST, Sontheast carner Rinde.ph and Deathorn-sta., Beom 5, conzinues to muke full sets Lest Gum Teeth for £, w ranted the fame in_every parueniar for which other Dentista charge from 320 to 30, Teetls flled Arat- 7 d rates. CLOTHING. FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! $100,000 Worth of Ciotin, Stigbtly damago. by water at tho lats firs of Anderson, Stewart & Co., New York, to be sold_at the sppraiser’s valne, which i3 0 PER CENT BELOW FIRST COST. This atock must be closed out immediataly. At 168 South Clark-st., Chicago. Tlsters—First cost $15.09, for. Clsters—First cost 1y Ulstere—Firat coat 12 Dress Sujts—Firet cost $25.00, Budiness Suits—Tirst coat 516,90, fo And other Suiza as low cs.. Fants trom. Vests. BOYS' CLOTHISG a spe in proportion, AT 168 SOUTH CLARK-ST. o3 LOCK HOSPITAL, corze Waskiauton and Feagulh koen James has s00d st the seurs—age and expa. i3, troc, or 10 Losy Edersy, L, ‘Lauilon Fe3sics head of tho nrofessioa for enea all bnportant. A bak Tor thr cents to pay pustazo, on Marriaz: farpotanor, Plmplcs uo the Face, eic. BT st dalicate atteation, with Somo buard write. Strictly confidential. Otfiea. Y s, m. u: Sundara, 10 LE. Juinen b 5 3 -ar of 3 had & years' bospital practico. [n ealling you s~ no one Dot the Dostor. 1 aave twenty cuoma and paclors. Dr LITTLE Thiriy yexes! London Mosplital practice, eases fumodiatoly. withous mercury: als: $10UD, rervous debility, caused by error youny and 0id aro galekiy restorod to manly vizor. Stran- o should call or write. Uno intarviow is quite kuffi- Slent. Ginewatrictly private. No. 141 Weat Sadwor-at. 1 An (ustrated wesk 73 pavoer & prats Coumaeior H T Shara wndmare Gul iazrable on the my: . Tz 175 Séath Cark-st., carmer of Eearss, (aieagn by ally or by rail, fres of cuargs, e B sonoen.” D d REA s ol [t rabi cares 31 10 DAY« o phy&lchn 5 jandays irom 9 wo . S il the Gulted State: chartsred expr Private, Cronic, and $pe-ial Diseasch of botit gczed. tf o exsinenent Profexors $u actendance. Cou= jon pertonally or by letter £ ~A BOOK FOR THE MILLION, TP w G o tisons - bt to marsy. v tie pae; rive and ceveladots ol ey v logical m) G ULDE. Sl il o i discuveries In the science ul rupr ti.0, Lresszviag e Y is A0 Lo raing WOk ol D0 pag=se s 23, 83d cuotaias valial tufor- S uaanroas copravizis, aad cratiae aliatia Ltort a5y wadye ek sad a7 ADous $H0 asa, . Sent Eh R for Yoty Cenies Addzges DIt RUTTS" 1 Noria Eisathat., St. Loath, 3.