Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1877, Page 3

“THE ‘CHICAGO TRIBUNS: SUNDAY. APRIL' 15, I877-SIXTEEN PAGES. - THE ‘WORLD. .gocial Events of the City for ‘the -© . Last Week. . Weddings, Surprises, and Club Parties ...Fashion in the Subarbs. Costumes Worn at the Entertainment for the Mount Vérnon Fund. Return to Satin---A Notable Dress--- . -." - -Handsome Trimmings, Mandarin Yellow =all the Rage in Fashion’s Headquarters. gummer snd Winter Combination Buits Quite the Thing—Muslin and Satin, IN GENERAL. ALUMNI BANQUET. The Michigan University Aseociation of Chicago gevean suncal banquet Taesday erening at the Falmer House. About 100 were in attendance. .” president Angeil, of the University, responded to le toast, **The University.” The rematning were: ** The Prolessor,” responded to by Prof. dohn C. Freeman; **The Literary Depart- Jment," by Dr. H. A. Johnson. who took the place of Prof. Dusne Doty, detained by illness; “*The Medical Department,™ Samuel A. McWilliams, 3L D.; **The Law Department,™ A. D. Rich, and ‘The New Departore,” Miss Fredrika Perry. LANE—RICE. ‘The marriage of Miss Mary A. Rice, daughter of the Tlon. John H. Rice, of Maine, and Mr. Eben Lane, son of Dr. E. S. Lave, of this city, took plece Wednesday erening at Grace Epiccopal Church in the presence of a fashionableassemblage. The bridesmaids were Miss Florcace Griswold, of Lyme, Conn., 2nd Mies Fannie G. Lane, of Chi- . cago; ond the groomsmen were Mr. Philo A. Otis - andMr. D. H. J. Holmes, tha latter of Covington, Ey. A quiet reception was held at the Woodra Tiotel, and the couple deparied ona Southern tour, They will be **at ‘home " May 9, 16, and 23, at their futare residence, No. 745 Michigan svenue. ‘WOODEN WEDDING. Af the fifth anniversary of the marrisge of Mr. and Mre, John AL St. John, at No. 80 Douglas on the evening of April 10, thelr numer- ous friends torned out and presented them with a lor set of six picces 2sa_token of their esteem. r. St.dohn_presenied his wife witha eowing- 1able containing 500 pieces of wood of micteen different_kinds, made oy himself. The house was beautifully decorated with _shavings of five differ- entcolors. Among the giests present were Mr. 2nd Mrs. AL T. Baidwin, Ar. and 3irs. John Re- m, Mr. and Mre. W. I Berryman, Mr. and Mrs. . ¢i. Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. S 2nd Mre. W.C. Kearney, Alr. an bone, - Alrs. Price, Misses Berryma Messrs, Harvey, Cole. and E. W. Smith. HILLIARD—ILAN . Wednesday afternoon the suourb of Blue Teland was eniivened by a wedding. The principals fnereof were Mies Endora Hi. Hanson, danghter of the Rev. J. W. Hanson, editorof the New Cozenant, sod 3r. Willizm P. Hilliard, son of L. P. Hilliard, Esq.. President of the Protection Life-Insurance Comoavy. The bride's father performed the cere- mony, assisted by the Rev. Dr. fyder. The brides- ‘malds were Misses Sadie Honson and Miss Lottie Sammone. “The bride wore a shell-pink silk, cut princesee, trimmed with point applique, and ornamented with patural flowers and orange blossoms. The couple Ieft for a ehort Eastern tour, and will reside after their return 3t Washington Heights. PARK INSTITUTE. 4 Friday evening the young ladies of Park Insti- tote gave an informal reception to their friends at the school bnildings, Nos. 203 and 105 Ashland venue, the occasion beiny the close of the spring quarter. _The roows and halls were fllled with tae 1riends of the institution, and, though little time had been civen to preparation, the young ladies acgnitted themsclves tinely, reflecting great credit Dpin themeelves and their teachers. The trial scene of Queea Catherine, from ‘*Henry VIIL," by Lottie Matson, the eong of **The Huguenots,™ by Fanofe Hunter,” -‘Lostand Found,™ by Hat- tie Ruszell, and *-The Face Against the Pane,™ were most artisticall n. The mecting of the Muscs to do honor to Flor- cote Nightingale was charmingly given by mine Title girls. BIRTHDAY PARTY. Tuesday evening, aboni thirty of the fittle friends of Mies Carrie L, Freeman assenbled at her pa- reale’ residence, No. 31 Ashlund avenue, to con- late her apon the advent of her eleventh ituday. Mr. Mark S. Lansing acted as master of ceremonics, and under his direction the pleas- zresof the evcuing flowed smoothly on to tae close. Tae children dauced, played varions games, and partook of o coliation, anu then set u §0od exam- le to their seniors by dispersing at a seasonudle ar. £ . SURPRISE PARTY. Friday cvening 2 large surprice party was given 3t the rezidence of Mr. Jonn S. Gano, No. 490 Vernon avenue, to his dauzhter, Mrs. A. Griggs. Among those present were Mr. and Mr: Col. George W. Lackey, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Yrench, Xir. and Mra. D. Fairman, Mr. and Nrs. Jagges Laonder, Mr. and Mrs. L E. Chindwick. Mr. andMrs. David Launder, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Reid, Mra. Stephens. Mre. Libby F. Campbell, Miss Kitty and Neilic McCarty, Miss Jenni ilayward, Miss Lon Sellere, M Alice French, Miss Mary Chadwick, 3l - Griges, Messrs. Vanicle, 4. Waimwright, Cheaey, Pienon, Lang, Williams, Buckmasier, Gay, lar- riz, Igichart, and Master- Harry wrigge and Waiter Laonder, . : SHENICR—WALSH. The marriage of Ur. O. T. Shenick, of this city, + #nd Misa Julie C. Walsh, of Marehall, Mich., was celeorated on Tuesday evening at the ‘residence of Mr. C. G. Haddock, 170 West Monroe street. The ceremony took pisce &t 7 o'clock, the Iter. Father O"Neil ofticiating. The bride was tasteful- Iy atured, and was attehded by Mies Nellie Walsh, her sieter, ss brideamaid. After the cercmonythe apoy coaple received the congratulations of their fritnds, which was followed by an excellent sup- (38 T he newly- wedded paislelt the eame overi, stern tour, follow the gou wishes of all who knew them. A & MACHIN—BLACKMAN. Tuesday evening st No. 542 Vernon avenue were ;:3:.;:‘2: Miss co‘::l-x l(:.b?lnc:mu‘:\ and Mr. lj‘\rcd W, fachin, N WP Now o Ohlo street. 24 at home™ at No. 256 UNEXPECTED. Quite & number of fricnds gave Mies Hattic Ehle . asurpriee at her residence, 392 Congress T hmer v the Griebof b cvemnt. ey Bty i er of the evening. They Mr. Edward Harvey was the recipient of a ve plessant parts at s remdencor No. 10 Plerce :xrrg:ix. last Friday evening, provided by a number of friends, under the manazement of Miss Annie consrd. The crening's entertainment consisted of music, dancing, and narlor games. The ussem- Dlage, was comforiably lazge, and compriscd the tiends and adwirers of the family. fhe music ‘was farnished by LePetrie’s parlor_ orchestra, and @ very pieasant evening was spent by all present. A large number of friends 3 gave Mr. and Mrs. lm.mll.{)xlmx 3 pleasant surprisc at their pew Bome, No, 41 Warren avenue, Sutarday evenlag, g f“‘“sgmmprmnx were Mr. aud Mrd. = Wil . and Mrs. George Wilcox, Mr. - O'3cil, Alice Grant. Katie' Brown,: May a0z, Valloon, Carrier, and Mesars, AbAgl] Audersun, Mannie, - Uaakins, Webber, , Gubl Burke, Davidson, ‘Lillotson, and others. - One of the most cnjoyable surprise-parties was iveu to Mr. and Mrs. John Austin at their resi- * dence in Maplewood Thurany evening lnst. Af- . Jerparticipating in dancing and different games a pountifal supper was had, and the party rctired to Mheir respective homes i an carly hour Friday . Bommng. Among those present were Mr. and Mry. Siorgs Force, Mr. and Mre, William i, Powell, _Mr and Mrs. Ed Austin, the Mistes Dell Force, % defil:d" e Force, Hattie Force, Hattie McAuley, Hat- g2 Larmer, L Wanderly, Ida and A. Diamond, Lizzie foandere, A Lee, Anna Shotsky, Maggic = uelm’ufcfinmlvmi) 2L Amborg, i Mestrs, : Mart Fiedler, Charles Diamons 2 ‘Wunderly, and others. = futonn B +7.0n last Tuesday evening a number of friends pised dir, J. s, Khomss Millerat theit bl 1108 Wabash avenue. .A merry time cing being the feature of the evening. number ot were Alr. and Mri. d. M, Ely Gadeld, - 3d My i Mra, H. Mo deueavlle, Wis Misses D Rinasl, Lambden, -'I'u' dicGowan, of Battle iJones, and Mesrs, Charles Wrostom, S. Wrestom, : mfltgu. d. umtd&n. nJ. dliolni)e! I u.lludmx. le ’.Ihls . Lorimer. K. H. .Be.Ll.‘LB. i -_nm young friends of AIr. and AMrs, J. E. Bar- Rmn eurpnsed them- at'their residence, 1273 Ynide svenve, on Thursday evening, onihe eve of their departure for Denver Colorado. A most : 'hi“’l‘lb'le evening was spent, the main features of ich were music, charades, gamcs, and an cle- %fl&:fl. served abouta quarter to 11, -after, b party diepersed to their homes. Among “QM ‘Present were the following: The Misses n:&:"“"}‘ ‘Thayer, Tayior, Stevens, McElroy,: on,. Weatorfield, Scott, Stose, and Messrs.] Wixon, C. L. Stevens, W. A.! A X Swrens, 3. . Dodson, Wood, “Jobnson, Mullider, Walker, Scott, Major, Mr. Bl M. E. A, Crave, zud Mr. and Mre. J.E. i IN BRIEF. ~ . Monday evening Mra. §. 1. Kimbark, 331 Mich-. Igan aventle, gave a very delightful reception. Thureday - evening Miss Murray entertained a° 5 "mfl-l Sompany. of triends at her residence at Ken- ". Tueadsy eveniog Mr. and Mrs. Douglis . Tay- ~7l0c celebiatod the Afth anniversary %’?mw b e Park. A birthday party was st the residence of Alr. Warren avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Louls Goodman wero surprised Thureday evéning. at- their residence, No. 1102 Wabash avenue. VitE The mite social of Trinity Episcopal Charch was E;AEB Friday evening at the residence of Miss ma Booth, No. 607 Michigan avenue. At a meeting of the Peerless Club, held at their club roome, corner of. Eldridze court and Wabash avenue, Thuredny evening, the following oflicers were elected for the cnsuing term: President, J. Berolzheim; Vice-President, Charles J. Miers; g;sc. or wooden wedding, attheir residence at ¥t ven Wednesday evening . P. Whitney, No. 174 .| secretars, sacob Newman:' Treasarer, * Herman Ellle; Trustees, Charles Rothschild, Moses Strauss, S. Rosenbaom. A private party was given by Miss Ada Murray at her residence on ngnle Park avenue on Thursday cvening 10 & number of berfriends. The affair was _one of the most pleasant and complete of the scason. Among -_those present: werc Misses Darker, Williams, Waldron, Lanes, Nor- wood, Remmer, Taylor, Springer, Kenicott, and Allison; and Mesers. Burry's Williamson, Frank, Barker, Chappel, Wilgon, Fairmon, Dow, 3oli- neaunx, Bebdon, and Atkinson. CUMING_ EVENTS. The South End Literary ana Socinl Clab will hold {hejr regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening next, at thelr hall, 789 Cotlage Grove avenue. There will be music and select readings by some of ‘the members. A grand concert. is 1o be given March3 by the choir of the Sixth Presbyterian Church, under the directions of Mr. Silvers, their leader. The choir now consiste of some of the bests singers on the South Side, and will give some very fine selections. One of the most unigue and attractive entertain- mente ever F\'kll in this city is in course of prepa- ration. It is termed a ** Butterfly Ball.” The af- fair is in the hands of a number of prominent la- dics, and will be for the benefit of the Central ‘Homcopathic Dispensary. ON DIT. Sometime in May, Mr. Xavier L. Otis will lead tou ‘he altar Miss Adele Cooper, of Moant Ver- non, Wednesday, April 18, at the residence of the bridc’s father, John . Osgood, Exq., at Racine, Wis., Miss Lily Oszood will be united in marriaze to Mr. Henry G. Mitchell. The marriage of Miss Carrle Adelaide Boardmnn, danghter of Mr. Joseph W. Boardman, to Col. Howard C. Woodrow, will be'celebrated Wednes- @ay evening, April 25, ut 5 o'clock, at the Wood- ruif Hotel. PERSONAL. ‘The Mieses Etta and May Mead, young ladies well known in South Side circles, are visiting friends in Racine. JMiss Jennie Milk, of Kankakee, has been vieit- ing Mrs. Georze H. Taylor, nee Mix, at her resi- dence, No. 308 North LaSalle street. AMONG THE CLUBS. FORRESTVILLE CLUB. The Forrestville Club rave tneir closing party ‘Tucsday evening at their hall on Fortv-fifth strect. The musric was furniehed by La Petite, and the festivities were kept up till a late hour. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. 3. D. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Tower, Jr., Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Spooner, Mr. and Mrs. R. §. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Hodson, Mr. and Mrs. W. White, Mr. and Mrs. Durieycs, Nr. and Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Starr, Miss Ella Walwork, Miss Nellie M. Tibbetts of Fond du Lac,; Wis.,, Ettie Car- ter, = Miss liattie Ruseell, Miss Nellie Melcher, Mies Eilla Stevens, Miss Emma Clark, Miss Tillie Smith, Miss Kittie Stevens, Miss Emma Gatcly, Miss Anna Sprochule, Miss Lucy Orlup, Miss Sadie Houghtelling, Miss Stanley, Mossrs. L. K. Bensley, R. Thacker, J. W. Simpson, Horace Mayden, G. G. Melcher, P. Harrison, A. L. Lott, W. Bayor, J. A. Mecker, W. W, Shatz, C. A. Tarner, E. D. Townsend. S. L. turst, T. C. Tre- frey, R. E. Loyd, C. 0. Goss, M. E. Hudson, F. Carter, and others. 17T LODGE. The Iry Lodge gave a party at the Odd Fellows Hall, No. 900 Cottage Grove avenue, Tuesday evening, at which a large number were present. This was the seventh annual party. = Among those present were Mr, and Mrs. A. D. Rust, Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Mr. and Mrs, Parkins, Mr. and Mrs. Portons, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Dickerman, Mrs. Newman, Mre, Heacock, the Misses Parker, Ieacock, Por- tons, Newman, Davics, Stewart, Fry. Lyon, Par- kins, and Mesere. Dunklee, Graves, Wheeler, Adams, lntchinson, Sword, Alexander, Lyon, Shaw, Stewart, and others. POUND'S BENEFIT. ‘The Idle Hour Club. whose partiesat St. Caro- line’s Court during the past winter have proved such pleasant affairs, gave an extra party Thurs- day evening a5 & compliment to Xr. W. W. Ponad, whose music during the tcason has been a promi- neat featurc of the part'cs of the Club, There was the usual attendance, and a very pleasant time was had by all present. An exceilent orcheetra of sev- eral pieces, conducted by Ponnd himself, furnisned superb wusic for the dancers, and the programme included fourteen judicionsls-eclected numbers and four extras. Among taose present were 3its Ida Day, Miss Minnie Hazen, Miss Helen E. Heath, Miss Nora Cook, Mies Cora Drake, Miss Carric Hull, Miss Lou Becker, Miss Emma_Ilinchman, Aiss Nettic Howe, Miss Ida Dovee, Miss Nettie Leonard, Miss Hattie Aitz, Miss Bealah Walcott, ifss Naunic Leonard. Miss Ida Johneon, Miss Frankio Holm, Mics Tomlins,. Miss Belle Danolds, 3Miss Aamie Johnston, Miss Jennie Lonshurst, Miss Helen Kellogz, 2iss Etta Dooth, Miss Mary Moore, Miss Ida Noyes, Miss Leonors Rathzerber, Stiss May Conway, 3ffss Ella_llenry, and Mexsra. W. W. Winegard, C. M. Tuttle, J. IL_iia ley, H. R. Strebl, E. W. Heath, IraStover, g““n. Patterson, G. _E. Deanfs. George ile: v, J. Munger, G, C. B. McCos, W. E. F R. Wait, C. E. Lees, razer, C. E. Erby, J. A Croniiie, J. L. Whelan, G. 7. Ingersoll, C. 1I. Teochrig, 3. L. Clark, R. Bines, G. D. Jackson, C. G. Linew, d. A. Jepson, D. B. Moore. W. G. O'brien, i1 B. Rogers, H. A. flammond, D. ‘B. Seally, Eliot Durand, and others. THE JUST-FOR-FGN DRAMATIC CLUB produced the play of Casto to 3 large andience en Fuesday evening at the Ellis Avenue Mnsic Hall The performance was the best_eser’ given in_the hall. After the performance] the holl was given over to dancil ANNOUNCEMENTS. Company C will give thelr next complimentary reception the first Thursday in May. The closing party of the Genial Club will be held at Greencbaum's Hall, Thursday evening, April 26. The three reception clubs of Prof. Martine's Academies will give a union party Monday cvening at the West Side Academy, No. 53 Ada strect. The North Chicago Light Guards will ive the Jastof a serics of receptions Friday evening at Brand's. Hall, corner of Erie and North Clark streete. The closing party of the Iranhoe Club, anuounced for Friday cvening, April 13, was posiponed until Thursday, April 10, and will be heldat the resi- dence of Mrs. E. J. Oliver, No. 11 Honoze street. The Thalian Clab will give 2 programme cnter- tainment nest Tuceday evening at the residence of Mius Allie . Dodge, <8 South Curtis stroet. The ““Two T. J.'s” will be performed. A very pleas- ant time is anticipated. SUBURBAN. ENGLEWOOD. The Joy Club of Onkland inangurated the first of a round of entertainments and club parties Friday crening at the High Schoot Liall by a dramatic per- formance entitled **The Last Loaf,” with the fol- Jowing Jadies and gentlemen in the cast: Nellie Wrenn, Stell Riordan, Nellie Purdy, W. H. Vree- Jand, D. C. Pearson, C. Carson, P.J. Daggy, 1L P. Downs. The performance was worthy of 3 larger andience than the one that greeted them up- on this, their first appearance in Englewood. The poor attendance was owing in & great measurc to the neglect to advertise sufficiently in ad- vance. After the performance the hall was cleared of the chairs, and .the remain- der of the evening given to dancing. The Oaklinders retired at a late hour by a line of omnibuscs provided to take them. home. ,Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. John M. Spooner, Misses Stella Riordan, May Rueor, Nellie Wrenn, Nellie Purdy, Allice’ Chamberlin,” Clar_Brown, Ifary McCage, Mics Johnson, Messrs. W. IL. Vree- land, D. C. Pearson, C. Carzon, P, J. Daze) P. Downs, W. W. Cheney, George L. Ford, Jr., F. Blackman, W. Bodson, C. Roberts. P. Hari- ‘son, Joe Biawm, A. C._Potter, Judge Mitchell, Cal Chamberitn, Charles Sawyer, Frank Foster, Frank and-Clarence Brown, Raiph Middleton, A. Combs, d others. and olher: ¥, Club of Chicago willgive a dramatic rformance, followed E a hop, Wednesday even- e at the Hlgh School Hall, wader the anspices of the Hilliard Post, G. A. R. Kutlow's band will fhe figh the musie, dancing to commence at half- ‘past § oclock. ‘NEW YORK. . . TIHAT MT. VERNON FUXD. Bpecial Correspondence of The Trivune. New Yonx, April 12.—For s gorgeous display of {ashion ond finery commend me to an entertain ‘ent given for *‘sweet charity's sake," iwhoke, é¢to the sound ‘Of flute and fiddie,” light young fect chase distress from many a home, and trouble from imany a heart. " Last night, under the au- ‘spices of our leaders of society, was given a grand - entertainment for the Mount Vernon Fund. Atan early hout the Academy was filled with Indfes re- “splendent with"silks and jewels, and dusing tho ‘evening I doubt ‘mot that the - toilettes of the ladies shared the _ attention due the pathetic ballad (in pantomimé) of *‘The Mistictoe Bongh.” One handsome toilette much remsrked, was of pale cream gilk, the long, plain skirt open down the side seam at the right reveal- inga petticoat of kcarlet eatin. ~ This opening was edged with's hHandsome cream-colored fringe,! mingled with searlet and gold. The corsagne, cut square in the neck behind, was open to tho walst in front. showing a low, tight bodice of scarlet satin half concedled by rich black lace. - A scarf of. lace uutly draped below the wist at the left eide, and feil in grace- fol ends: at the right. * This drapery was secured by clusters. of deep -Ted . roscs and xome d¢licate cream-tinted flowers. Another ‘handsome toflotte of salmon-colored faille had an overlress of black china crape richly embroidered in blue and ralmon chenille, It was a striking and ‘peculiar dress, but withal exceedingly protty. A dress very lovely and elegant, bearing in every fold undentable evidence of its French nativity, had tho ekirt of while zros grain trammed with a decp shir- red founce of the same. Theoverdress is of whito gooze vitha beautiful forizted patter in_ satin. t is tnmmel with- a (rinze of nest eilk, . and over {his a thick friuge of lilies of the valley. A beantiful toilette was of light rose-colored ilk, the skirt bordered by four narrow .plizses of crept lisse. Apove.this is a vine of wild roesand a lovely white flower of -a genas that would puzzle Litniens himeelf. -The overdress was 8 profusion of billowy crepe lissc, bordered with flowers, it ot everybody was arrayed in all this festive splen- dor. Alany of the handsomest dresses were . DINNER TOILETTES. legant was of soft black silk, tho front Uprizht bands of cmbroidery in several shacs of bluc ornamented this portion of thowkirt. Thesc bands were. graduated in length, the two longest being In front and gettipg shorter as they reach the sides, OF these bands there are cight.. Tho back of the skirt, which has o long. round train, i¢ trimmed with five rudles, cach heavily corded on the lower® edze, and having a band of the bluc cmoroldery. The waist is cut square, and very neurly the entire front is covered with the beautiful blue work. The clhow gleeves: ate eimilarly trimmed, and Snished witha flounce of real point Duchesse. . A peculiur dress, exhibit- ing the rage for combinationand contrast that is just now so prevalent, was of ‘turquoisc- blue _silk, ol the make o favor- ably known as cashmere silk. The skirt is trimmed by two bius pieces, cach eight inchos wide. These pleces are cut in decp shallow points, cach of which i¢ lined with decp red gros erain, the Jining so arranged as to_show as & cording or fold on thie‘ontside. The upper one of these bands slightly overlies the Jower, and has as a heading & fuil ruche of red silk. There s no overdress, and the waist fs a tight cuirase, very high, and withlonz close sleeves. In front the walst is cut toa point, and trimmed with points and & red ruche like the skirr. The back is cut in a longequare tab, the ends’of which are folded back to show a red silk lining. 1t is farther ornamenied by red buttons em- brojdered in bine. There is probably no materisl which shows to such excellent advantage by gus- light, as does satin. Modistes and ladies general= I¥ are realizing this, and among silks, veivets, and gauzet, one caiches frequently the glimmer of a “atin robe. It is also extensivety ueed in trimming, and has the ndmirable quality of blending well with u creat variety. of fabrics. A landsome toilette worn last night by an clderiy lady was of rich maroon satin_with gamitures of rond point and clusters of pale yellow roscs, But eatinis vy 10 meuny restricted f0 ladies of questionable age. Young girls and demoiselles affect itquitc as much, notoften as the dress proper, but for trimming, 3nd in combination. . For thip latter purpose, und drevaes for etreet or home wear, stripes or checks with plain goods or both, the former with a plain material, continue to be the first choice. AN EXTREMELY PRETTY TOILETTE just shown me hos an underskirt of violet velvet Simply trimmed with o brcad bias founce puton very ecantily. The overdress is of checked foulard, _ violet and lavender. A plain hem isaround the edge of this overdress. which is cut after a pleasing model termed the *Florilda,” From this hem three inchies long are loops of violct velvet ong inch wide, sutliciently far_apart_to admit of a sfmlar loop of lavender velvet. Down the back of the overdress is a scarf of velvet, slightly fulled. which is looped at two places, The basque Is of the pop- ular lireton style, and fs trimmed to maich the overdress. Tl siceves have deep velvet cufls, and they. with the basqae, are ornamented by diamond- shaped buttons of smoked pearl. Another clezant _toilette, made by the same modiste fs of light wood-color, or eccra silk. Around tho bottom of the ekirt are cut outpyramid- shaped pieces about 5 foot and a half deep. These measure at the bottom of the skirt, or rather the Dbase of the pyramid, one foot, and'a space of cqual breadth intervencs between eich two. _The hollow places thus formed are filled in by eight narrow plisses, graduated of course, tae top onc being the smallest, {hough otherwise they arc of equal depth. The boddice is highin the back, and i3 literally glove-fitting. o front it is cut opento_the waist, and filled 1n by ruchinzs of crepe lisse. The sleeves, reaching to the cibow, are trimmed with thrce narrow _ knife-pleatings and a ecarf of Roman ribvon tied in 5 loose bow at the back of ahe arm. Tnis little scarf conelsts of three stripes each one fnch wide, and in colora bluc, o red one, and a third like the dress. The ends are frinzed with light ecru {rinze onc-quarter of n yard decp. For drapery there fsawidth of ecrn sk bordered by Joman rib- bon and fringe. It is altogether a stylish and love- Iy costume, and the colors are beantifully blended. A handsometoilette, which at a recent opening created much admirution, wasa Princess robo of Gark myrile-uteen ailk. It was 6o feartully clab- orated, so wonderfully made, that it pafles ail de- ecription. It ‘was. however, 3 °combination tollette " (a name that coversa multitude of de- ila) of dark green uilk and a salin broeade or faconnee done in the pattern and colors of an In- diu shawl. A NOTABLE COSTUME being now made for o handsome blonde, some “+rare, pale Margaret,” hs an_underskirt of dark blue velvet, with s polonnise of white camel's hair. This polonaise, the graccfnl shape of which i the distinguishing feature of a dress thatisall charming, is cat_aiter tne **Amantine™ pultern. 1 need not describe’ this ehape Lo you, because if you do not already know it you soon will, a3 it is ioo attractive long to remain unknown. In the dress 1 speak of euch keam i3 heavily corded with blue velvet. Aronnd thoedge of tne garment fsa douole chenille fringe, the lower onme, which is the lonzer, is white, while the upper and shorter oncis bluc. A large bow of blue velvetisat the left side of the back. AMONG HANDSOME TRIMMINGS are Deautiful galoons and embroidered braids. ‘Afany of the Iatier are_done by hand, and are ex- quisite both in work and coloringz. A lovely one 1 noticed js a band of durk-green caehmere, richly embroidered in Hose of fonc shades of green, and a fifth of deticute tilicul. The fringes are in a varie- ty and perfection that is amazing. A handsomo parti-colored fringe hos an elaborate beading xix inches deep, while the fringe measurcs cight inches more. “he children'sstyles daily increase in beauty and comfort, tiouyh already thiey scem perfect in both respects. A churming dress for very small child, for from 210 8, say, 16 the **Calla ™ dress. Simple in copstruction, snitable for any material, coin- fortable to thelnst degree. it deserves ts popularity. The ** Gabrielle™ and_**Princess™ drestes are still as favorably regarded as cver, and it ie riecd- Tess to recommend thera. For making these dreases for children when they are designed solely for play and home dresscs, a new material is shown. 1t is cailed *¢Terry cloth,” though many know it as Turkish toweling, 1t comes brown in linen, and incotton itmay be had in colored checks ' and strpos. 1t is in every way desirable. MatTiE S, PARIS. THE RAGE OF THE MANDARIS. Speciat Correspondence of The Tridune. Pamis, March 31.=As the scason advances, Fash- fon becomes more peremptory in dictating styles, which will at least favor African conceptions of beauty; but,as duty compels me to register varin- tions of the modes rather than to criticise them, I will merely state that at many of the openings which took place last week, glaring mandarin was more conspicuous than any other hue. This color is even more profusely used than the cardinal red of last scaeon, and, although the latter is again striving for supremacy under a new nomeaclature, it is fast declining before the more obtrn- ive yellow. Not only are trimmings and small appendages of the toilet displayed in ‘mandarin, but robes which will render the wearers linblo to be ‘mistaken at a’ distance for charettes filled with oranges are much admired by the masses. These are designed by costumers, who wish toattract the attention of those transient visitors of the great metropolis, who go surging through the immense stores at thisscason in search of novelties, and who imagine tne mostbizarre styles must lm\g be a_la mode. Summer toflets will therefore be divided in two very -distinct classes, as the great Weber would have styled, *‘in con- cords and dizcords.” Even the most trivial affairs in life were thus presented to his nind, anaitis related that un one occasion the beauty of a bou- guet s rendered most ofensive by baving it of: ered to him in o gorgeous but coarscly pamted vase.- *4 A single rosc-bud fn itsnative purity would have pleased me well, " he said, ** but the discord in this arrangement even contaminates the flowere. “They require a vase of Sevres, and_that which now containe them soggests a bunch of hideous tinsel or' blue artificial roses weeping with mock dewdrops of huge glass beads.” At the less conspicuous but more recherche openings, yellow tints are very delicately used, and gencrally for trimming. Thus, a robe of black eatin and white French muslin bas mandarin ribbon_ subdued by being placed under Tlounces of the muslin which alternates with others of Malines Jace and a few Louis X1V, cluster bows, or triangnlar shells of ribbon similar. to thoe worn 1 the seventeenth century. These are also worn in the hair with cordons of nasturtiums, The com- binations of 5 ' .. SUMMER AND WINTER MATERIALS are’ among the newest arrangements, and form toilets known as chauve-souris, on account of uniting two materinls entircly opposite to cach other, s the chauve-sourie or bat unites two dif- ferent - natures, These toflets can be formed of white muslin of _other thin material anu satin in all colors, although the tintkngwnns chevenxde 1a reine is now ' in the ascendancy. The satin de- notes that winter has not yet abdicated, and the ‘white muslin represents summer, which is approach- ing. The mttens to' which-1 recently alluded have made their appearance in cven greater variety than was anticipated.~:Those of Lomis XV. style are . of . undresced . kid, ‘and come in nnance 6omede, . stecl, pearl-gray, figh-color, and ' black. The mitdines ‘du Barry /3 black silk -velvet, embroidered in brilliant colors,: ‘and equal in length, six-button zioves; they cost 0 francs a paic. ‘The silk mitaines Directoire are *embroidered ‘in _-red or ‘blue, or color on color in Oriental stylo; but the gaantlot mitten which ac- companies the ticht sleeve of a toilette de course i3 the most beautifal of the apparent endlesavariety. Mittens. are now triumphant, and will remam 8o throuzh the sammer." ¢ ’ HATRE A 1iats for fetes champetres are already looming up among the summer.styles, The handsomest are of extremely fine ' Leghorn, dropping low In front, snd arc:calledthe Reveille. ~ They are ‘1n- variably trimmed with scarfs, - generally of tiesue,: ek oatural - flowers are 10 bE arranged when occasion require. The birds cre, indecd, counding summer’s reveille in‘onr subarb- an forests, and the timid prelude of the nightin- Jo isalready heard. which WhI ere lonz “swell fito wonarons nowers of eong. A drive-throngh the Dols de Boulogne to Passy is charming, even at this senson, and although the latter, with its palaces and historic homes, 8lways Atteicts visit- ors, the number vastly increascs When Natare ns- sumes her spring attire. At Passy. on the Rue de 12 Pompe, fiear the Park de la Muetto; are - TWO HOUSES WELL KNOWN 1o the literary world. One is a grand clalet; tho other, 2 small house of humble prétensions. They oin ench other, and on the facadeof. the chalct {s scen a_miche containing a bunst of Jules Janin, ond a little £lab of marble on ‘the ‘other bears the words, **Pavillon: Ponsard.” n the chalet lived the widow of the critic; in the pa- villon the widow of the poet.” They -Bad united their memorics in a sweet intimacy and died within o short period of cach other. The two houses are dcsener now, and the magnificent library of Jules - Janin, with o1l the articles of vertu that wwere once contaned in the grand chalet, have passed into the hands of strangers. s Jlle, Albani’a brilliant engazement having closed with her’ bemefit of last week, M. Escudler, the director of Italiens, ins continued to take - advantaze of the fair rima__ donna’s presence in b Paris during Passion Week, by giving three sacred . concerts at the Solle Ventadour, with Mlle. Al- $an; in airs by ilandel and Haydn, As all Paris ia stil] raving after the favorite songstress, these concerts, appropriate to this holy season, attracted as large assemblages, although less brilliant in appearance than those of the late opera scason, When every night was an ovation. Ina few duys Albani will be warbling ot the Royal 1talian Opern {n London, and capricios Paris i already mourn- ing the loss of the reigning favorite, on whom she literallyshowered flowers and crowned with a dia- dem of diamonds. MaTHILDE. LOCAL MISCELLANY. COURT-HOUSE STONE. SINGER. 7o the Editor of The Tridune. CmicAco, April 14, —My name has been used by our reporter 1n connection with the **defective™ stone now being used in the construction of tne Court-House, Your reporter does hot scem to distinguish beteen **Jaminsted stones”” and stone that have **frostcracks,” **drics,” and ‘*starts.” Laminated stones, when quarded sufficlent time before frost to dry out or ‘*‘season,” when Iaid on the **natural*’ of ‘‘quarry bed," are not objectionable. But when I saw sloncs ‘already in the work and on the ground so defective on’ ac- count of **frost cracks,™ **dres, " *‘seams," and “igtarts," as to unfit them for ordinary ** bridee ™ masoney, T thought it time for some one to speak. What I said arc_facts, and I have no desire to re- troct, but would like to have the difference be- fween *¢frost cracks,” ‘‘dries,™ ‘‘starts," and Jumination understood. You will gec by the note from Mr. Egan (which please publish herewith) that he nnderstands the difference, and I have no doubt, since talking with. him, that the defective gtone will be taken oot and good ones used in- stead. Respectfally, H INGER. EGAN. Bt To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmichco, Tk, April 14.—In your report of the remarks made by me to your reporter, as pablished in this morning’s issue of your paper, I am repre- sented as conveying the idea that had Mr, Singer been awarded the contract for the cat stone of the Court-House it fvould have been necessary to use the materlals in suchformas to run the risk ot their being eplit and cracked ander pressurc. In making thesc remarks, 1 alluged only to the intro- duction of thin layers of stone, without ‘reference 10 any of the owners of quarries at Lemont, simply stating that the quarr{ possessed by Mr. Singer did not produce the thick layers. In justice to that gentleman permit meto state that when his firm upun_the work, they did so_with the full understaniding that no modifications of the . plans~ couwid - or meed be made to suit thelr particular quarry; bat stipulated as did the other contractors -to purchass or procure the material of requisite thickness, outside of their own quarrics when necessary for the proper excen- tion of the work, and g0 stated . at the time of the award of the_contract_in question. _I make these corrections in order that Mees should not be misrepresented. and would add_that the other stated In your report, and that lamination of fhe stones, a5 “‘cracks "' apparent ina f {rom those cxpressed by M spectfully, -~ THE HOTEL 3 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. The Hotel-Keepers' Assaclation of Chicago held a ‘special meeting yesterday . afternoun st 4 o'clock in their room in the Hofel Reporter ofiice, No. 126 Washington street. The President, I G. Pulling, occupled the chair, and James W, Scott, the Secretary, kept the minats Mr. Wilcox etated that Deputy-Superintendent Diton had informed him that he would co-operate with the Association in catching hotel thicres, posting itsmembers up on dishonest and dranken Dhelp, etc., and he moved that that official be clected an honorary member and farnished with the necessary blanks_uscd in informing the hotel- keepers of bad employes and dead-beats. The motion was conctirred in. During the week the Secretaty received a num- ber of discharged help and_dead-beat notices, and scnt them to all the members of the Associntion. One notice of a dead-beat was 50 timely that a prominent hotel-keeper was saved a considerable sum of moncy, the person he was posted on having Just taken rooms at his hotel for himeelf and wifé ‘and three children. Four new members signed the roll, making eix- tcenin all, as_follows: Potier Palmer, Palmer House; James Couch, Jewett Wilcox, “Tremont Hlouse; ‘H. G. Pulling, Commercial ‘Hotel; O. Sands, Sands_House; Alvin Hurlbert, Sherman Tiouse; P. H. Webster, Skinner's Hotel; E, €. Pin- nov. - Rtovers Housc: Enoch Wood, Woad's Hotel; . \v. Gates, Jr., Gault House: J. H. Cummings, Brigge House; John L. Woodcock, Mattezon Houkc; W. L. Newman, Atlantic Hotel; Jobn X. Stron . James Hotel; L. A. White, Clarendon Hous A, W. Longley, Massacoit llouse. . - ‘On motion of Mr. Pinuey, it was decided to keep the roll-hook open for the signatures of any hotel- kecpers who felt dieposed to join the Association Defore the next_ regular meeting on the last Satur- day of the month, after which tfme applicants will have to be proposed by members. ; Mr. Sands suggested that the raflroad anthoritics be consulted In rogard to the fssaing of tickets for the Exposition; they ehould be made good for a certain number of days, €0 that the holder could remain in_the city over Sunday, instead of com- Felhli z him to go home before the Sabbath, as had heen done herctofore. The matter wa postponed for consideration at the next regular meeting, to which time the Association adjourned. LOCAL POLITICS. FIRST WARD. The First Ward Republican Club turned ont in not very strong nambers yesterduy evening at the Grand Pacific Hotel. Mr. Abner Taylor presided. The Sccretary. reported that he had not for- warded the resolutions recommending the County Commissioners' bills to the Legielatare, because at 4 citizens’ meeting beld subscquently a delega- tion had been appointed to wait upon the Legis- ture personally. Messrs. Hall, King, Magruder, Sands, ang McKoskle were appointed a Committee to nominata ofiicers of the Club, to be voted upon the first Tuea- day in May. - Aessrs. King, Hawley, and Spaulding were ap- pointed a Committeo to solicit subseriptions for the purpose of paying off the Iabilities of the Club, amounting to about$25. - - i THE FIFTIL WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB held a special meetmg last evening at their hall, Gorner of Twenty-fth-st. and Portland avenue. TPresident Reifsnider occupied the chair. There were thirteen membera present. i A ‘Some talk was indulged in regarding the reason why the adioumned mecting was not held two weeka ago. Itwas stated that those who came to tho hall were told that a meeting was not to_be: held there but ut Merganthuler’s. Martin Best, | the Secretary, was credited with changing tne place, on the gronnd that Merganthaler wos **cntitled to a meeting.” Mr.' Van Olndh said that he was opposed to let- ting any ony manua the ward; it was not right. The same gentleman also referrcd to other matters (changing the names of delegates; etc.) ywhich did not scem ta him all straight, e otfer- ed a preamble characterizing Best's course as an insultto the members, and setting forth thiat the records of the Club were uusufc in the kéeping of a man who hiad proven himself untrustworthys and a resolution requesting immediate resigastion.; [Applause. . faianges ‘licat being absent,’ the resolation was laid ‘over -in order that he might have a chance to defend himself. “Tho matter of primary elections was then discuss- ed, Mr. Van Olinda being opposcd Lo them because. fhéy were a farce and casily controlied by the Is- norant Democrats, who_chose delemtes to make; Liepublican nominees. - He was in favor of select-; ing delegates at club-mecting. z Nr. *Wolf sa.d’ tant only those delegatcs who It\i'cm *+regular’} would be admitted to the conven- ons. s = The scnse of the Club was not taken on the sub- Ject, - Adjourned. © | i3 2 THE DEMOCRACY. The inquest on the Democratic corpse was con- tinued yesterday afternvon by'the Special Commit- teeof the Democralic City.Central Comuittee inthe rooms In the American Express Building, Ald. Sommer, Ald.” Wheeler, Mixe Evans, Menry M. Shepacd, W. H. . Condon, - Tom - Court- ney, .and -several others, Were = Dpresent., W. H. Condon acted as Coroner. Ald.\Wheeler’ .was the first victim placed on the rack, and. he showed that he was a simon-pure, undefiled, unro- generated, rock-rooted, and cloven-footed Demo- crat. ‘That he only acted in .the interess of Perry 1I. Smith on _election-day, and all who worked with him had the Democraticstampof virtue upon their brows. . Ald. Sommer was O L ‘Shepard—iWhat was, the matter in the - He €] was, the matter e i Ward? el : nekt put through & course of . iAld. Sommer~There was & good mmmn‘éni Tie next showed how honestly he had acted on that fatal Tuesday, when Chicago Democracy went to Tot. All the tcket-peddiors were scemingly hon- est, 80 far as he knew. . - Ald. Wheeler—I am aboat $45 ont, as T ordered some of the saloons to set up a keg of beer for the Loys. . glarence Donovan was next drawn #p to the Cap- tain's desk. He saw Thomas Cloonan give a Heath ticket to & man. Ile waspaid by John Sommers. Te showed the peculiar Democratic morality of the Sixth Ward. Ed Caollorton worked for 3ayor Heath, a8 noar as he could see. 1lc gave Ueath tickets to the Democratic peddlers. Tac, sad news was divalged that the Democratic peddler: of tick- ets had vevn seduced by base dross, which had al- lured them to destruction. 4 > Mr. Thomas Courtney. did not feel that the in- vestigation ehould have becn open. as it was man- ifestly unfair’ to so'ne aguinst waom charges were made. :He was_satisied that none bat the foating popuiation in_ hisward voted for Heath, and they were bought. ' He consoled himself with the re- 1lection thathe thongatthe Lepublicans spent more money in the ward than the Democrats. ‘Mr. McCansland came forth and told something very . touching about- Ed Cullerton’s treachery, touching especiaily where it wus stated that he ‘made a Vixit to Supt.. Hickey Monday night a week before. clection. The witness saw them again in close communion the next day. _ile didn’t know “what their conversations were abont. He paid a detective 50 cents twice to shadow Cullerton. This doleful tale ended the sitting, and the inquest \was adjourned till 4 o'clock to-morrow alternoon. CITY-HALL. License receipts yesterday were $300. Watér recelpts yesterday were §2,530.68; from City Collector, $236: miscellaneous sonrces, $192. Gen. Sooy Smith will present his report on the condition of the Crib at to-morrow’s meeting of the Council. > ‘The Comptroller redeemed $30,000 of the popu- 14r loan certificates of 1876 yesterday. No more will come due for some weeks. J The City-Hall employes received their March' ealurics yesterday. The police and firemen will be paid during the middle of this week. 4 ‘The Comptroller scems to have no trouble about! securing money, as capitalists are offering all the cash that is needed at from 6 to 7 per cent. A The School Fund for 1876 has been cxhausted 11 the taxpayers would pay up their’ back taxes for 1874 and 1875, the city would beable to build the school-houses provided for in preyious ycars. There were several scedy seekers for passes at the Mayor's office yesterday.- One fellow claimed 10 be from the Black Hills, and another from the gix‘: ir Brotherly Love. They were not accommo- The Committee on Markets are to meet at 2:30 to-morrow afternoon to consider the question of appointing a hide-inspector. The hide-dealers are invited'to be present to state their views on the subject. > s Ald.Gilbert will probably introduce an ordinance in the Council to-morrow abolishing the office of City Sealer, relegating the daties of the office to the Mayor's olice, and turning the fees into the _City Treasory 32 % A man named Albert Tockenberg, claiming to be an American, from New Jerscy, 23 years of age, died of small-poxat the Post-House yester- dny. There is only one inmate left, and his name is Ahrens. He is convalescing. . The new Finance Committee, When it is ap- pointed, will make another tour of the city offices and find ont where any superfiuons employes can De. dispensed with, and where expenses may be cartailed. Economy is the watchword. There was on'y one building permit issued yes- terday. Itwas to A. J. McBean, foronc three- story and basement stone front store and dwelling, 20 ny 80 foet, 103 North Clark; also for a similar building 20 by 100 feet at 185 North Clark, both to cost $14,000.° The semi-annual water-tax levy, due May 1, will bo advertiséd next week. _All of last year's water- tax remaining unpaid will be placed, after that date, in the hands of the City Collector for collec. tion.” Those in arrears had better pay up and save 2 levy on persounl properly. At 10 time in the history of the city'has more confidence been expressed in any Council than in the incoming one, which promises to continue the reforme inougurated lust year, and to lop off ex- penses wherever it will be found possible. No su- ‘perfivous officers will be tolerated. THe _total number of deatha by scarlet fever re- ported up 16 yestarday, for the week just closed, was twenty, six having been reported Saturday. The following are the mew cascs: 30 Bremer street: 17 North Clark; 1116 Arnold; 360 West Polk: 536 Weat Adams; 170 Adams; 107 Loomis; 618 West Maproe; 148 Fulton; 521 South Union. The constraction of the Court-House feuce has been stopped by: Mayor Heath. The people around the square have cntered a remonstrance agninst {6 use for advertising purposes, and the taking of one-third of the streets for two or three years by the contractors. The fence encronches five feet into the middle of the strect and leaves no side- walk. The whole matter will be referredto the Council for 1ts action to-morrow. THE COUNTY BUILDING. The County Court was engaged yesterday in the trial of a bastardy case. The City Treasurer-elect served as a juror- J. J. Kearney, the champion of the corrnpt «¢County Ring™ at Springfeld, was around yester- day shaking hands and belng seen. He has not yet outlived his **home record, ™ it appears. Some time ago & request for cxtra janitors at the City-Hnl} was sent in, but no action was taken on it. It is not ncceseary novw that any should be, for Shenff Kern has caused his baflifflsto perform the #peclal work for which the janitors were wanted, such as taking the files to and from the courts, etc. Levy, the confidence-man, tried hard g:!tenhy to getont of jail, but in vuin. He offered scveral creons as bondsmen, but they were not accepted. e bogins to realize that there is a higher court than ho has been accustomed to deal witn. and that it {8 far easiér to **rope " a Granger than 1t is 10 get snide bail through the Criminal Conrt. Mr. Baket, contractor for furnishing the county with coal, announces” that unless the connty pays him promptlyhe will havo o stop delivering. 'The county is in otrears to him mow in esecss of $25,000, and_he does not look with satisfaction at The prospect of having to wait until Angust for this and gontinue_furnishing coal in the meantime. Like Walker, he wants moncy. * The Committee on City Relations will report to tho Board Monday that the contract with the eity for dieting prisoncrs at the Lridewell, expires in May, and will ack for duthority to consult with the city huthorities with a view of makinz a new con- irict. The county is now paying 35 conts per day for the feeding of cach prisoner, and the sum is regarded as too high. e The priconers who were armaigned a few doys ago find pleaded gullty were yesterday sentenced by Judze’ Booth in the Criminal Court as follows: \William _ Simpson, larceny, one yesr Peniten- tiary: Edward Logan, larceny, onc year House ot Correction; John - Kane, J. B. Honpt. and Neil McMallen, burglary, cighteen months Peniten- tiary; Thomas Fisher, larceny, cightecn months _Pemitentinry: Joseph Morgan, larceny, sixty days Tlouse of Correction; and doscph Butler, Jarceny, three - years Reform School. “Peter Gibbons pleaded guilty td larceny and was remanded. THE COURT-UOUSE WORK. Very little was being done on the Court-House “yestorduy, Walker was tryiug to do something in the way of sctting stone, but he made little head- way. In the afternoon he virtually suspended \work until euch time as he can get an advance from the County Treasury, and discharged the most of his men on part pay. He thinks that the Doard will give him $25,000 to-morrow, and that ha will then be able to g0 forward. Bat he forgets that the County Treasnrer has nlrnnd§ distinctly said that, withont regard to what the Board may do, he will hot pay him any money uatil he is entitled to draw it under his contract. ‘The only avenue left for him to get money, then, is throuzh his signing what is known as the amended contract, which he docs mot waat to do. By signing it he can get about £45,000 at once if the Board approves it, but he knows that when he signs it he is simply stepping outof one ditch into another, and that twvo months hence ho will pe_far worse off than he now fs.. This, then, ia his real condition—he must surrender completely ‘unlesd from time to time the money is advanced him to go_forward, and in any event his snrrender i8 belicted to be only a mattcr of time; It fa already noised aronnd that this state of _affairs Is -intentionalon thepartof the Conuty Board, and that the pushing out of Walker i3 desired’ thatSome one more favored, —Sexton perhaps—may Le pished in. To-morrow, it is Paought, will decide something. CRIMINAT. Teter Oleson, o grocer, was locked up .t the Armory last evening, on the charge of stealinga [+ The war "on the dealers i heese from J. L. Hack, No. 61 South Water street.- "The strects were last evening, for the first time in .years, almost devoid of those loatheome creatares smown as street-walkers, twelve of the ‘more prominent ones having been yanked into the _Armory under a new police edict. Constable ‘John Casey is again in trouble. . He was held in bonds to the 18th inat., yesterday, by Justice Scully, charged with munp]imprhtmg‘ito thatho bad collected in his ofticial caacity for James Holden, of No. 17 Ncbrasks street.: ; Commissioner Hoyna had o hearing yesterday of the case of Messrs. Goldsmith, Stein, and Green- hut, caarged with a criminal violation of the Bank- supt law. In orderto obtain additional testimony., the further hearing of the matter was postponed unt) Wednesday. scrooked" whisky, has been renewed. - Yesterday ofterncon Deputy- Marshals Stillwell and Jones, and Depnty-Collector Somerville swooped down on the vinezar factory of John C. Meyer. &t the corner of Desplaines and Kinzie streets. The premises were le(zedx and tiie proprietor, his foreman, Henry Grimsel, and .two workmen. Jacob,_ Schroder and” Angust Menk, , were arrested. The quartet were marched before Hoyne. They waived cxamination and gave bail— 85,000 for Meyer, .$2,500 for Grimsel, and §1,600 ach for the other two. The charge’ preferred is the reception and concealment of a wagon-load of fllicit whisky, manufactered . last sammer .at the, Morris distillery. The vinegar factory is in the! custody of Depnty-Collector: Parsons . Cook, : by whom an inveatory will be made to-morrow. 3 BOSTON. The 0ld South Ball---Branetta Tells the Story of It. The John Hancock Costume---Priscilla Mayflower. A New Book in the New Series of Town and Country. Barry Cornwall's Life in Type---Deep- haven Stories. From Our Own Correspondent. Bostox, April 11.—The Old South ball, which hasmade so much talk, is.now an event of the past. For weeks young and old—that is, the young and old who had to do.with jt—have hoped, and, I have no doubt, prayed, for fine weather on the Oth of April. And hopes, and wishes, and prayers were all granted, or as good as granted, for the evening was ons -of the finest of the seazon,—a. night of stars andstiliness. **Made on purpose for us,” enthusiastically, perhaps believingly, cried a youngwoman who had been on the angious seat all these weeks. ‘**A very pretty ball,™ everybody £ays. *‘A very brilliznt ball,” but mot s marked success as acostume ball. Drunetta, who went with high expectations, comes home with her card well covered, but with a little indignation, and tells us all ‘avout it. Forthe time ehe might have changed places with Blondina, in her critical volu- Dility. She confesses thatit was a very pretty ball, hat she had ‘*a nice time,” but a fallure, a de- cided failure, in the very specialty it was inténded to be, as a ball of costumes. *‘And 1 give Boston up after this, " says Dranetts, as she tells the story of the night. **Igive Doston upas tho most in- corrigible of half-hearted old fozies, Time and Zain they have tried here to get up 2 thorough ‘costume ball, and every time it was a fizzle in the very cesentinl polnt. *Hamlet® with the part of Hamlet left out. I AM DISGUSTED.” “*But,” yon eay, ‘‘it was a very pretty ball.” Oh!a very pretty ball; but not the bail it was in- tended to be,—nota costume ball, carricd out en oute rigueure, as it shonld have been, but a pretty affair, where most of the guests mixed up the nineteenth century, the year 1877 with 1600 ond, 1700, in the most artless way. There was Priscilla Mayflower; she had on_a dress that had a waist ive inches long, and a little sleeve with a pretty frill of oid English thread-lace dropping toner clbow, and the mkirt was short aud scant, witha funny little rufle at the bottom, anda fanny litde ruffle at the top. And she had o string of real pearls big—Oh, big as robins eggy— aronnd -her neck, and a pair of mitts, long, em- broidered mitts, that came half-way up her arm. Everything was enregle, for she took her pattern from her great-zreat—I 'don’t begin to know Aow freat—nunt, whose fall-length portrait bangs in cr mother'asitting-room. Everything was en rezle, but the hair, and that was in braids at, the back and frizzed down over the forehcad as *Priscilla generally wears her hair whea she_goes shopping, or making calls, orat any other daily momentol herlife. ~ 1said to her, **Priscilin, why" didn’t youdress your hair like the portrait too, with those nnxs:u lr‘mu side-comb puils, and that tall comb at o o AND PRISCILLA ANSWERED: “+0p, T wouldn't make myself look Iike a fright. X tried ft, and I found { could not go withont my frizzos and braids. I was justa fright.” 1looked at her as she said this, and 1 thouyht, though 1 did mot say, that sho, looked like a most ridiculous fright in that quaint India muslin gown of that old by-gone day, and that fashionable Har- per's Buzar head, with its frizzes and braids. And it might have been ko pretsy if it hud all been - in keepinz, for the portrait is charming, and Priscil- ia's face of to-uay is not unlike the dead and gone Priecilla’s. ‘And e0 in most of the other costumes there was *‘a screw loose, ™ @OWDERED HAIR WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN o PLAIN, < and plain where it should have been powdered: or, the ever-present frizz fringing down.upon the foréhead, with the dress of a_ time that never had a frizz. And such s range of time given by the Comutee,—from 1630 to 1877.—such an opportunity to make a real stady of costumes. Lut there ‘were some, a_few, quite perfect dresses. One of them was & dress of the Ehzabethan period,—a petticoat of cream-white satin, with anoverdress of soft light-blne eilk of rich and heavy texture in- woven out and in with gold thread arabosques. ‘There wiio & Zreat syweepiug coutt-traln, which the wearer carried as gracefaliy as if she had manage court-trains all her life over her arm. A high wire- stiffened ruft spread ount about the throat, around which were strings of pearls. ‘Then there was & Marie Antoinette costume and a Quaker dress, — that looked simply absurily out of place. But.the Munrie Antoinette Was very preity; 2 blue brocade. with_swan's-down trimming, with a pale amber- colored satin petticout tummed with point lace. BUT TUE MEN, OH, THE MEN! They were most of them in taeir usual black-coat- ed ugliness, and if there is anything thatis ugly it isaman's miment on dress occasdons. In the ordinary business suit or every-uay dress he looks at ense, and though not a festal object, there is:un airof grace which comesof thatease, Botthe dress-coat, that hateful. slim, long-tailed thing; I never, never eaw a man look decent init. ~ The very handsomest wman I ever knew, whom, before Imethim in society, I was in the habit of secing upon the strect ond ulwayy with a realization that he deserved his titlo of _Apollo—looxed fike . another being to me, when I met him- at a little evening party inclosed in that sleek black abomination with an cexposare of shirt-bosom in the shape of a flat-iron. e was Apollo no longer, buta surt of animated stove-pipe from head to foot. The few costumes, ‘however, which a few gentlémen were brave ensngl to dun, were very handsume, and so becoming that the black nimeteenth-century dress looked by con- trast nglier than osnal. ¥ A DESCENDANT OF JOIIN HANCOCK ‘wore a suit that Hancock himself had once worn. 1t was 2 coat of crimson velvet with tizht slceves, and a waistcoat of white eatin finely cmbroidered. The rumled shirt-front was adornea by 4 biz brooch, ' which was a'-painting on ivory of Hancock himself, done by Coploy. Lony- fellow’s son did ls duty by dressinz en costume Tn 8 Russian suit. And there was a brliiant Enzlish Generl's dress of the time of the Revolution, und alspa_court dress. all resplendent with gold-lace 2and white satin brecches and purple velvet, Tha preater number who wore costumes _aflected the Continental. ” But most of them secmed to be -{rixlid to carry out the whole iaea. They begun well. THE KNEE-BREECHES, THE WAISTCOATS, THE COATS AND SHIRT-FRILLS were all right; but when it came to the head ,where was the old-fashioned qugtnc. the powder, or the long _love locks, adapted to the various periods? Evidently masculine youns Boston was asafraid of meddling with his close-cut head as feminine Boston was loathta distarb her braids and frizzes. But it was a pretty ball—a very pretty ball, Jf it wasn't what it ‘et out to be: but then nothing is what it scts out to be—it's always some- thing else, a little diffcrent from the onginal plan. The music, however, was everything it et ont to be, everything that music ought to be. Two bands—tae Cadet and the Germania—playing alter- nately, and from 0 o'clock to in_the morning we danced nnder the flying ags and the trailing vines wlm:u; background of shining guns and tropic plants. OH YES, A VERY PRETTY BALL, and wid de blowing uv de trumpets. and de bans- ing uv dc drums, it comes to an end, and a lot of money is gained for the salvation of the Old South. And s0 Brunctta's story of the ball, which is like everybody's story in the main, comes to an end, while up at the Siate-Honse the quarrel still goes ou about the ancient edifice, and the question pends from day to day, whether even the buyers have paid down the last dollar of the purchase- money, they may yet hold their own free from the restrictions” of the godly set wno have sold it, for . with 5 twings of conscience they: have put in a proviso that the charch shall never be used for the space of thirty years for any other purpose than for memorial and_historical uses, and never shall be opened on Sunday unless the care and preservation of the- boilding demand. This is protty well, considering that THESE GODLY TRAFPFICEERS BOLDLY VIOLATHED TOE FIRST CONDITIONS of the ariginal gift when they pat the bailding into the market. But, to get away from all this squab— bling, let us se¢ what the publishers arc’ do- ng. Roberts Bros, have just {ssued their second volume of the Town znd, Country Series. It 'is an account of & Baptist clerzyman’s mental jouruey from the . Baptist to the Liberal Christian faith. “*From Traditional to itational - Faith." The author, R. Andrew Grifiin, is an Englishman, who, as a dissenter of dissenters, strugzled with his Calvanistic faith until he came to the United States in 1871, nnd here at last found the -way opened to the faith of libernlism, not of radicalism. One naturally asks why R. Andrew Griin shonld think ‘is experiences valuaole enongh to pat into print. Clergymen, however, have for 6o long veen -accustomed ' to . bewg the cen- tro of &, congrezation that they, more than ‘men’ of other professions, natarally form the habit of putting all their thoughts into a sort of public confidence, and for this reacon it ‘may be that they suppose the larger congregations of the worldaru_interdsted in their mental experiences. We are naturslly prejodiced pgainst a man. who swrites his name R. Andrew Gritiin. ~ To the Amer- ican it seems an affectation a good deal i the or- der of o man’'s . |_PARTING IS FATE IS THNmDLE nd we find it hard to forgive eitber unl , B avety strong characteristics aboat bim, or that he ean do maniy work like our galiant Cir- il-Servics worker of Easy-Chalr fame. - Tlowever, Mr. Grifiin’s book 1san_earnest book, and intoresting as a process of thoncht, -0 q ec2r- fain cxfent, but L think the Baptists and other evanzolical thinkers will find it more interesting than the Liberalists, bird of the Town “an Country Scries anot yet *‘out.” 1t is. & pretty story by the author of **The Rose-Garden, " called “CA'Winter Story. ™ “The third in the _sozies will be the most valuable of any so far, 28 itis the life ‘The book is called . of arey Corawal, that most haralag of English poel OF WHOM HARRIET MARTINEAU SPEARS SO WARMLY. ‘&he vu'luma will contain, too, afine portrait of epoet. ! And Osgopd has brought out those exquisite +Decphaven - storea that appeared in the /- lentic a few years ago. For eimplicity and charm of style. and perfection of local coloring. there has been nothing like them in all American writins. 1t is natural, not affected simplicity. The book is to be in the Little Classic Serics, which is the pret- tiest make-up of any serics yet of any publishmz house. N.P. . THE GAME OF CHESS Cpess Dirzcrony.—Chicago Chess Club, Nos. 63 and 65 Washington street; open from 9 o. m. to J0p. m. Chees players meet daily at the Tremont House (Exchange) and the Sherman House (Base- ment). 3 Al commanications intended forthis department shouid be addressed to Tus TRIsUSE, and indorsed *+Chess.” “ — TO CORRESPONDENTS. " ‘*F. B.,” Lemont, I.—Enigma No. 71 is cor- rectly printed. *¢EL.," Turner, TIl.—Solution to "Enigma No. _(‘3.9.? K., but received too late to be acknowledged week. E ; B, &£B.," city.—The problem, thongh inge- nious, has defects in several variations which wi not permit of its publication. : *'T. D, H.,” Hyde Park.—The properanswer to 1..Q 0 K 4, Tn Problem No, 70, 13 P £ Kt £ with that defense your continuation is incorrect. S, H. L.," Winona. Minn.—Thef¢ afe two solutions to your favor—1..Q takes Kt P, orl..Q ;: K 3. Pleasesend solutions, in fall, with prob- me. ttR. C. 8.." Oswego, N. Y,~The problem wonld be very Good If sonnd, but Hiack: hea tws ways of defeating your_solution, viz.: 1..P rbecoming Kt ch, or 1R to K Kt 3. - ¢1C. A. P.,” city.—Yes; problems should be as exfectin i yariations as' they aze required to.be n the leader. Yonr anzlyals and criticism of Prob- lem No. 70 appears to be correct and just. *,¥ Correct golution to Problem No, 70 received from W. H. Ovington, E. S. Watts, i bell, €.’ A. Perry, E. Bar end F. A, Bergman, city; L. Ta.; J. E. Robinson, Winons, M Greenbill, Clinton, Ia.; Kt., Turner, Li. - ENIGMA NO. 72 BY MR, E. BARDE, CHICAGO. I Waite, Black. Elogat QB8 Ringat QR4 QueenatQsq Queeaat Q8 *Dishop at 5 Buigntat KR 3 Bishopas GRS PawaatQBS KEnightat QKL 7 Pawnat ’i R3 waat QRS PROBLEXM XNO. 72 “ BY MB. C. A. PERAT} CHICAGO. Black. 5 %/‘z /f@, ] /Z/Z%Z %?/// 7= AW 2 - 7. P wEon H B 0 & % = b White to play and mate in three moves.: - SOLDTI‘OX TO PROBLEM NO. 70 Biack, PioKt4 , “Any move cs P en passsat will zot anawer on ace o7 n - . ) count of 2... - SOLUTION TO ENIGMA NO. 70: Biack. Ktakes P 03 White. 1.Ptoki3 2..R10K86 <loves 3..Q mates T P to Kt 3 Is tne intended key; butif BL'1..B to Rithereisnomato. . - E THE NEW CHESS CLUB. A report of the meeting of:chess-players yester- day will be found in our local columus. -Anather meeting will take place Wednesday, 5 p. m., at 174 East Madison-st. i CHESS IN CHICAGO, e An odd trifle, occurring recently at the Shermay House. p T IRREGULAT OPENING. Whlr;—er\n‘anowst Diack—M: Profi Kito B3 WK 11..Q mates (a) The position here presentsa pictare of the ++Danish,” upside down. (1) Taking the Bishop woald have been better. (¢) Qto K'5was the only move to save the gume. CHESS IY LONDON. Mr. Hoffer gives the odds of the Q Kt to an ama- tear. Played recently In Slmpson’s Divan, London. The notes are by Mr. Steinitz. (Remove Whité's Q Kt.) ZVANS GANBIT. White—z. HorrFes. Blaci-De. K. K4 1L.PK4 g ntioB3 B4 L Lages Bto B4 35 we3 004 X P tikes P tukes P 13 fo Kt 3 toKL2 K Kt B3 (@) wRs Rttolt 4 el Castles Qg2 F to w it B o G QKR © ki o & 1 10 KRG s KitoB5 B Lukea 1t L Lo K s Kt takes K P K takes ' ch 18 takes Q - KioBa . KoK N B0 K4 ) K toy: to, wWRI 18 tukes It ch wkeg 28..Q tAkes I uate 2 (a) We hiave sometimes obsérved that now anh then a tyrowhile taking odds would hit apon a lue of play il the opening which migiit be worth teyinz among adepis ou eveu terwss. The common proju- dice agalnst Kt to I 3 for the ‘sccond pluyer in the Evans Gumoit seems to us unwarranted. - (b) Not xo happy an invention is this move. Ths awns on the side on which the K hus taken refuge DY castling ougnt never to be touched. - (c) White tries to_keep all lus minor pleces, which Is always & ood plan when giving odds, for ;hs ngurmen!‘e Rooks donot get into play for 4 ong time. b s ) Corsistent with the rule 1afd down In the preceding note: but few playérs witk a piece be- ind would have the conrage to sacrifice the ex- change for the maintenance of their principlea. (e) The object of White’s sacrifice ppedts now ciear. He conld not aflord to dispense with his Q B for the purpose of the attack which he is now institnting. e (f) The way in which Mr. Hoffer now carries on the onslaoghi Is 4 caution to odds-reccivers. Leayv- ing she Q en prise now, ond sactificing her on the next move, 8 not, strictly speaking, sound, for ita object would have been frnstrated by deep-sighted correctness; but then perfect accuracy cannot be expected from recipients of the odds of the Kt. (z) There arose the chief difficulty, which re- quired the greatest surety of calculation; and nat- urally Black fails in hitting upon, the right move, yhich was B takes g.: 28..B takes Q ..15 to B 7 ¢h, 25.. R ot take the Q on acconut of the reply B mkes Kt White's G, must interpose, or else ‘R 43 if, on the other hand, White's B checks on & h move at D 5 then Diack's K would move to B 3, and so0n cscape molestation. b ———— ANTI-POLYGAMY. Sart LAKE, April 14.—Resolutions were adopt- ed, among others, at the non-Mormon mass-mect- ing in this city to-night. that bigamy and polygamy ja increasing in this Territory, atd calls for **tha exclusion from all public positions of office or trust, and from the jury-box, those practicing it; that as no Jegislation exiats in relation to marriage we ask for legislation from Congress defininz tho oblizutions in. regard to the marrage relation; also pving the rigbl of the wife to dower in the hnsband’s estates, from whi¢h she s now deprived by, tho Jaws of Utah; that the Mormon priesthood have inaugurated a marked _bailot to control the votes of the people under theie con- trol, and wo ask for a secret oallot; that aa long as Utah is controlled by the Mormon' priesthood we protest azainst ita admiasion as a S.ate.” - A committee will prepare 3 memorial to be sub- mitted to Congzress. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEILENTS. At * THIRTEENTH WARD. There will be a meetlng of the Thirteenth Ward Re publican Club at Benz' l.llllh:ornur of Kobey and Lake nureeta, Monday evealay. . Important ‘business .will bo R 3