Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 16, 1877, Page 10

wf THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 16, '877-SIXTEEN PAGES and train of cars with thrilling realism, and for AMUSEMENTS. A Week of Tragedy at the Two Leading Theatres--- Booth and Barrett. Promised Revival of the Old Favorite, “The Ticket- of-Leave Man.” Ben Cotton Retires from the Museum, Succeeded by. Tony Denier. Nothing Doing in the Musical World Either at Home or Abroad. The Collapse of Augustin Daly as a New York Theatrical Manager. Striving to Become the Napoleon of the Drama, He O’erleaps - ; Himself, A WEEK OF TRAGEDY. BOOTH AND BARRETT. An unusually busy and prosperous theatrical week has just.ended, and weare justified, from present indications, in the anticipation of more like unto it. The advent simultancously at Yhe two principal theatres of the two leading, iragedians of America has awakered an un- wonted interest in the higher aspects of dra- matic art, and revived among the more culti- vated classes of our population a taste’ for healthful amusement. The Chicago stage, in tommon With the stateelsewhere, has beeu for 30 long surrendered to the light, frothy produc tions of the farce-comedy order that it was feared the reign of hich art bad gone by. It would bave seemed quite safe two weeks ago to predict a failure for Mr. Barrett, and but a mod- erate success for Edwin Booth. The cry was still “more fun,” and, whether spiced with saucy im- proprictics or not, thefun was'welcomed. A reaction, however, has come about, and, some- what contrary to the general expectation, trag- vdy isin the ascendant. A tidal-wave of trasedy has swept all at once comedy, song-and-dance, trapeze-feats, and everything of a mirth-pro- voking order out of fashion fora season. Strange arethe whime of thepublic. A week ago people avere saying, away with melancholy— With mirth and Jauchter let old wrinkles come. Now the tune is changed, and such a change— For Heaven's sake, let us sit upon the ground ‘And tell sad stories of the death of Kings. After this let no wise soothsayer venture to say what the fdesof March will bring about. ‘The soothsayers have been assuring the public ‘for some time past that nothing but frolic will do. And right on the heels of their prophesy- ings come the two tragic actors of the day, play- ing the saddest tragedies that were ever penned, and behold, houses crowded nichtly with the most fashionable audiences scen in our theatres for many a day.. The philosopher who stations himeclf in the middle will at once perceive that it is acither tragedy nor comedy, nor spectacular gorteousness, nor Thompsonian ness, that conetitutes attraction, but mere- ly excellence (or what the public is pleased to jieve to be such) in performance. It is good ing quite as much as good plays that we seem to want. If it: is tragedy that < offered, we must have Booth or Barrett, not Jones or Thompson. If it is ballet, we demand a Taglioni. Men and women, and boys .and girls are so constituted that they will rather see a good flip-flap performerin evaricty-show than a bad Hamlet. We speak by the card, for it is quite apparent that the presence here of the two most eminent tragic actors of America has reawakened an interest in dramatic art which is encouraging, and which may act asa healthy stimulant. It isa triumph for any actor to be able to divert the current of popular sympathy from unwholesome into wholesome channels. The experience of last week has most emphatically given the lic to an vft-repeated assertion that the public is wearied of melancholy Danes. The people who pay never weary of anything that is good. The Btalest of old proverbs is, that a good tale can- not be too often told,—and now the age gives it proof It is only people who never pay,—the privileged individuals who loaf. into the back seats at the theatre and annoy the paying spectators by their critical prattle, and then loaf out at the fall of the curtain to eat cloves and Joaf back ‘avain,—it is only this ciass of people who find Hamlet tedious, and Othello dreary, and Richelieu “the same thing over again, and nothing new. But this apparent fluctuation in public taste, ‘we think, can be readily accounted for. There is nothing mysterious in it, and nothing'really unusual. It matters little whether the enter- tainment offered be of a mirth{ul or a scrious character, provided it be of fine quality. Booth is sought after not because people prefer Shak- epebrian drama to French frolic, but because he Js an intelligent and skillful interpreter of Bhaksneare.. It was the same during the recent era of comedy. “Baby” and. “Forbiaden Fruit” became extremely popular, because the public recognized in tbcir presentation a high dexree of merit in the performance. And It will be co again, when the present serious vein is cxhausted, ifthe “novelties” that super- sete tt shall be presented in-an equally artistic Epi “= ‘Mr. Booth has given us in’ quick succession 3 series of Shakspearean and other delineations of a widely differing character, induding Hamlet, ‘King Lear, Brutus, and Claude Melnotte. As re- gards his interpretation of these characters, Jt would be next to fiupossible to sav anything that would not be a mere repetition of what has been said in these columns over and over amain. Mr. Booth brings nonew parts with him; je adheres to those he-has lonz been identified with, nor docs he introduce any essential change in his rendering of them. With the exception of here and there an alteration in the disposi- tion of a scene, or an occasional variation from hhis old readings, one can see really no occasion for a revision of former investigations. At the same'time it should he said, by way of protest against an oft-repeated insinuation that Booth’s powers are failing, that_in our opinion his performances are as full of yigor as they ever were. When we remember that the great actors of the past generation only attained the Inghest pinnacle of fame at an age considerably mre advanced than his, it will hardly do to raise the cry of oldange in respect to an actor who is fn the prime of life, in the full maturity ofboth his mental and physical faculties. . In Hamlet and in Clande Velnotte Booth certainly bre ents as youthful an appearance as he did ten Tie tance rendered by the comy ii the sere I performances of the week has Been; on the whole, very creditable, considering the uu up theirenergies and the difliculty that 1 attend the study of characters differing £0 widely in spirit. Of Mr. Wheelock’s efforts the tuvst “conspicuous were his Laeries, in which he inds an opportunity for_ the display of some of i st pleasing qualities, and his Edgar in Which, however, wecan but revard as a Gistinct tadure. He pas evidently littie sym- Tati with the character, and his interpretation i ig Harly colurless. and tame. Miss. Laura Don, who is uniformly excellent in com sdy- parts, finds herself evidently hampered ‘by the - era poiurements of such roles as Cordelia and ‘teva, She has no sentimeut, a1 ber composition. z Baa) a While Booth has been working, so to spéal With his sleeves up, at one theatre, Lawrence Barrett has performed no less remarkable feats at Hovley’s, where a succession of brilliant per- Jormances has been attended with signal suc- Bevinning with “Richelieu” on Monday. night, Mr. Barrett and the dramatic combination of which he is the chief have presented 2 suc session of Shakesperean delineations the gen- eral excellence of which speaks well for the in- dividual merit of the actors os well as for the vdmirable discipline ‘of the troupe. Mr. B tt*s Ttichelieu is an im; Fs merit, elaborate and studied toa fault tbroaghout the earlier stares of the play, and in the stormy passages of the fourth and fifth acta instinct with vassionate-fervor and. lite, rsonation of hich, His finished elocution is in this drama brought into requisition with admirable effect. “AS Jago he is, in our opinion, far less successful than in most of his Shakspearean efforts. It is ahard, mechanical, cast-iron performance, dis- covering no breadth of treatment, no lights and ‘The purely fiendish aspect of his nature isso constantly and conspicuously dis- played that it becomes too much of 2 strain on our credulity to. imagine for a moment that either Ztederigo, Cassio, or Othello could be de- ceived by such a manifest emissary of the pit. Space will uot permit more than a bare men- tion of the remaining performances of the week, the most notable among them being Hamict, ftomeo, and Richard. Mr. Barrett has been for- tunate in his support as a whole, Mr. O'Neill playing second to him in all the important pro- ductions of the week.. Mr. O?Neill’s Othello, it may be said in passing, was an a‘lmirable piece of rant, by ashen we tacan good rant, and not mere fustian. His acting, however, is unequal, and his conception of the character somewhat crude, being a manifest etfurt to follow the thought of Sslymi without the requisite strength to carry+it into execution. Much credit is due to the management for Lhe manner in which so many important pieces were pre- sented. It was not an vasy task to build the framework fora rapid succession of dramas of tis magnitude, and it was done with care, and, on the whole, with good taste. LOCAL NOTES. M'VICKER’S THEATRE, ‘The repertoire forthe present weck at Mec- Vicker’s is as follows: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, ‘Richelicu ?; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, “The Fool’s Revenge ”; Satur- day matinee, “The Stranger.” The latter- named picces will be supplemented by a comic sketch cailed “ My Turn Next.” HOOLEY'S THEATRE. On Monday evening Mr. Barrett will: appear in his celebrated character of Cassius iu “Julius Cesar,” which will be presented after an elabo- rate preparation. The principal parts of the Julius Octavias Cx -it b. Edwards . P, Sutton .G, H. Vance TB. ifison M.D. Gale WH Young itini . R. Swann Portia. s Ella Cumméhs » James HH. Foster Centlivre’s com- Calphurn! On Thursday evening Mrs. C eds, The Wonder, a Woman Keeps 2 Seeret,” will be given, with Barrett as Dun Feliz, Fri- day, “Merchant of Venice” and “David Gar- ride?” Wednesday matince, * Lady of Lyons.”? Saturday matinee same as ‘thursday. TUE ADELPHI. Agroup of well-known and favorite actors will begin a brief engagement here on Monday with the well-worn but nevertheless popular drama, ‘‘ The Ticket-of-Leave Man.” The cast will embrace John W, Blaisdell, Mr. Theodore Hamilton. Mrs. Bet lyers, Joseph H. Keane, Mrs, Frank Pierce, Miss Lou Winne, and others. WOOD'S MUSEUM. Mr. Tony Denicr, a manager who needs no in- troduction to the Chicago public, has been look- ing round for some time, with a bag of money on his back, fur a good investment, and he bas found it. Yesterday he completed arrangements for the transfer of the museum from the retir- ing lessee of the place, Ben Cotton, and pro- poses to run it himself on a more extensive and liberal plan. As 2 muscum it bas for some time been aliowed to fall into comparative insig- nificance, owing probably to lackof funds. Mr, Denier not only can supply the cash, but he. knows how to manage such an estab- lishment. He proposes to retit aud embellish it from top to bottom, bring out the best va- riety combinations that cin be secured, and search the land far and wide for interesting cu- riosities. Unquestionably the Museum can be made a profitable investment and a pleasant, house of entertainment, and Mr. Denier seems to be the man competent to achieve the task. NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. ‘The minstrels have not been neglected by the public these two weeks past, but, on the contra- ry, have attracted very select and paying audi- ences. It is an excellent minstrel show, and this week there will be some important addi- tions to the troupe, among the new stars being the favorite Ethio) comedian Charles How- ard. All the old favorites are retained. A new and spicy programme will be presented. PERSONAL NOTE Next. week Booth will play Shylock and Hamid. George Knight and the Worrell sisters follow Barrett at Hooley’s. Miss Jennie Hight is starring in ‘Fanchon” through the West.. She was at Galesburg yes- terday. Frank Pierce, with a select dramatic_com- pany, will play “The Long Strike” at Kansas City this week. E. T. Stetson plays through the West with Edwin Clifford's compauy, Neck and Neck,” alternating with “ 2! Mace beth, ete. The Texas Jack Combination, under the ma: agement of John Allen, go to Indiana this week, and thence to Cleveland. They have met with a good reception in Chicago. GERMAN THEATRICALS. Much ansiety is manifested among the Ger- mans in this city to witness the first perform- ance of Mr. Alexanaer Wurster’s company at the New Chicago Theatre this evening, and a jarge number of seats nave already been re- served, indicating 2 full house. All the mem- bers with the exception of three are new, and. much depends upon their success this evening. The company differs entirely from the old one, and has been selected with a view of bringing out the better class of German singing farees and operettas which could not be performed successfully by the old company. The tead- ing eoubrette, Miss Cottrelly, who has been engaged’ for the season at a salary of $100 a night, has the reputation of being the finest soubrette — in ‘America. She has played during the last two seasons at the Germania Theatre in New York. and nas become a great favorite there. During the last three months she has been performing at the German Theatre in San Fran- cisco, where she also achieved a wonderful suc- cess. All the other members of the new com- pany are heralded as excelent in their respect- tye Jines, but they will have still to prove whether their talents have been exaggerated or not. The play to be performed this evening is a singing farce (Grosse Posse), entitled “* Comp- terse Helena,” by Schweitzer and Salingre, with Miss Cottrelly in the title role. Atthe Vorwaerts ‘Theatre, on West Twelfth street, Mr. Wasserman’s company will perform this evening a singing farce also, entitled “ Der Actienbudiker? (The Stock‘ Speculator), with Be Schober and Miss Bockel in the teading roles. STAGE GOSSIP. WAS AMY FAWSITT MURDERED? A little over eight months ago died Amy Faw- sitt, once 2 reigning favorite on the London stage, and it was generliy believed that her death had been caused by consumption. Re cently, however, certain rumors have given rise to tbe suspicion that her death was not caused by “consumption” or any kindred disease; but was the direct result of ill-treatment at the handsof onvof the people with whom she lived, and, in fact, that she had been foully and brutal- ly murdered. The New York //erald bas been working up the case, and finds that “little doubt can remain as to the causes which led to her unhappy end. It appears that very soon after she left the hotel in which she lived dur- ing the greater portion of her engagement at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, and moved to the furnished-apartment house on Eighth avenue, she came wholly under the influence of aman residing in the same house where she rented rooms; that advantage was taken of her weakness for liquor to keen her constantly under the influence of the vilest rum: that her money was stolen from her, and herdresses and jewelry pawrned, and that she was kept under lock and key and habitually abused and beaten by the drunken brute, who finally, wait of jealous rage, dashed her headlong over the balustrade and down a long flight of stairs into the hall below, where she lay bruised and unconscious till he carried ber back to her Tooms, threw her on the flvor, cutting her head, and kicking her violently in the stomach, and Jeaving her locked up alone throughout the en- tire night. Three days after receiving this vio- lent treatment Miss Fawsitt breathed her last. and'the-public, Kent in perfect iznorance of the evidence of her murder, was told that she died from the slow workings of consumption.” _ It is proper to add totheavove, which is a pre- iude to the 4erald senzation, that the story is geberally discredited. Dr. Marsh ‘says he te positive that Miss Fawsitt died from consump: tion and the resuit of Bright's disease of the kidneys. ‘There were no bruises upon the body, -eXcept some élight ones on one arm and should- “the right one, and strive to retain thei popul der. What were supposed tobe bruises over the stomach and an other parts of the body were discolorations that usually take place after death. THEATRICAL PRICES. The World in discussing the question of the high prices charged at the theatres makes the following pertinent observations? — etch: ‘There is a growing disposition to give up & taxuriee of Mie as can oy be obtained at unrea- sonuble prices. The theatrical manazers alone have failed to wateh this change in Ue condition ant temper of the people, and have persieted in main~ taining the prices of. adinission which ruled in oul most extravagant days. They seem unable to per~ ceive that a dotlar and half is much harder torre now than it was ten years ago. In a word, mee have not kept avreast of the times. They ace Nv the patronave of the theatres is falling olf, but they impute the decadence to any and every cage ae at extravagant ery, and exhibit- by importing favorite English act rates, indulging in costly uphol: iit: ing fine ecenery. When, notwithstanding all thei efforts, the interest of the public in, their theatres continues to abate, they ‘sit back" in dismay and lament the decline of the drama. tas time for them to learn that a drama which cannot be enjoyed in America at.tne price of less than & dollar and a halt for a single admission deserves to decline, and mustdecline, because the country cannot afford to support tt. NEW YORK NOTES. Archie Gordon, of Brooklyn, bas written a drama entitled, ‘Heart and Crown,” which was presented at the new Park Theatre, Brooklyn, Alice Dunning taking the role of .Varie Stuart. ‘Miss Eliza Hammond will soon make her de- but at the New York Lyceum Theatre as Lady Macbeth. She is said to be a beautiful society lady, and has undergone hard study for the stage. The American play of “Struck Oil” will re- lace “Pink Dominoes” at the Union Square Fneatre Monday, the 17th inst. Jt will serve to introduce to New York Mr. J. C. Williamson aud Miss Maggie Moore, who- have played, the piece over nearly the route of Ur. Phineas Fogg, traveling, however, in the reverse direction. At the Park Theatre, Sothern as “The Crushed Tragedian,” with his ‘theart bowed down,” bas made almost as palpable a hit us with his Dundreary, and will continue to cone yuise his audieuce with laughter at the woes of that unfortunate thespian. The orchestra at this house-has also been “crushed? under the stage, Where it is invisible but not inaudible. Wallack’s. Theatre opens on the Ist of Octo- ber with an original and legitimate comedy in five acts, cntitled “Marriaze,” by Boucicault. The author of “London Assurance” and “Old Heads and Young Hea ts?! resumed his epigrammatic pen, and desires to remind this generanion that he can, if he will, rival himself, The cast of the comedy includes Mr. John Gil- bert, Mr. Mortague, Mr. Plympton, Mr. I. ‘Mr, Arnott; Mr. Holland, Miss Stella Boniface, Mme. Ponisi, Miss Rose Coghlan, Miss Efie Germon, Miss Pearl Eytinge, and Mrs. Sefton. Mr. Boucicault expresses his opinion that this comedy is the best. of his legitimate .works, but shrewdly adds that its success fs a question of public taste. This evening the fall and winter season at the Germunia Theatre will be inaugurated by Mr. Adolph Neuendor{ with the performance of “Ultimo,” better known as the “ Big Bonanza.” The manager has recently returned from Europe with an entirely new company, al] of them ac- knowledged artists. Among them are Misses Adeline Borry, Anna Meissner, Julia Catenhu- sen, Fanny Heller, Eugenie Schmitz, Henrietta Wagner, and Ida. Umlauf, Of the gentlemen there are rs. Gustay Kadelburz, Wilhelm Rieckhoff, Hermann Raberg, Otto Praeger, Bern- hard Rauk, Reinhold Bojock, Albert Kessler, Heinrich Radelburg, Moritz ‘Walkenstein, “an Otto Meyer. . In “Ultimo” Miss Meissner, Heller, Mr. G. Kadelburg, Mr. Raberg, an Bojock will make their debut. Among the traveling dramatic companies of this season'the most importaut in dimensions is that under the name of the *‘ Boucicault D: matic Company,” including © Mess Georze Boniface, Loveday, H. Hawk, Mr. and Mrs. Conway, Miss Helen Tracy, M Farren, Miss Oakdene, Miss vu Sauld, Miss Edmouston, Mr. F. 6. Warde, Mi: Pearson, Miss Lockhart, Mr. Graham, 4 Searle, Mr. Catull, Mr. Brutone. Bartlett, Miss Cassy Troy, Mr. Levie s Mr. Tre~- ville, Miss Ethel Grant, Miss- Nellie Post, Miss ud others of less note, The man-_ C. Jonnston, , B. Porter, Col agers ure Messrs. K, E. Steve Allston Brown, and Mr. Husted. The combina; tion numbers upward of forty persons, carryi with them scenery and costumes for Mr. Bouci- cault’s new comedy in rebearsal at Wallack’s ‘Theatre andthe “Shaughraun.”” GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES. Janausclick’s Boston engagement is announce to begin Oct. 1. Edwin Adams !eaves for the East this week. He expects to visit Chicazo, Philadelphia, New York, aud Long Hranch, and to return about the Ist of Novernber. Dominick Murray appeared last week at. De- Bar's Opera-House, St Louis, ina play written by himself, entitled “Shawn Aboo; or, The Fenian Fugitive.” Miss Mary Anderson opened in Julict last Monday at Robinson's Opera-House, Cincinnati, She seems to have won the hearty approval of the audience and the critics. Tony Pastor's compavy has just played o week at the Walnut Strect Teatre, Philadel phi: where the recular winter season opens this week with John McCullough, the tragedian. Manager John McCullough has renewed his lease of the California Theatre for tive years. His regular season beran with Kose Eytinge as star. It is said that this gifted actress hus re- ceived very temptiug offers to take the part of Jeading lady with Edwin Booth. A new play by Bartley Campbell, called “Risks,” was brought out at the Olympic Theatre, in St. Louis, by Mr. John T. Raymond, Friday evening. The principal role is that of an insurance agent, and is filled by Mr. Ray mond. The dispatches indicate that the su cess of the piece was immediate and great, and that the performance of Mr. Raymond is likely to rival in attractiveness that of Col." Sellers, Atthe performance of ‘Evadne” at Robin- son’s_ Opera-Mouse, Cincinnati, the other. day, Mr. F. 0. Smith pla Vicentio. He is thus criticised by an observant critic: “The Vicentio of Mr. F.O. Smith was ridiculous in the treme, and Luduvico was a sadly-absurd. dark plotter for the crowe. Perhaps he wouldn't have protracted his dying scene until_the audi- enve was conyuised with laughter if be bad Enown he had a palpable holein hisblack tights, and no ink underneath.” Davenport's favorite role was Othello, because, as he explained, an audience always sympathizes with Othello, while it hates Jago. He played Brutus in Julius Cesar,” with Mr. Barrett as Cassius, 22 times. He never wearied of this role, and once said: ‘I never enjoyed Brutus more, nor felt more in the spirit of it, than the Jast night I played it. Twas accustomed, when not on the stage, td leave the door of my dress- ing-room open, so that I might hear the nobie words of the play. Idid not ¢o in to see it,—I have scen it so often,—but there is something about the play that Inever tired of.” Me a: cribed all the’ success he had won to ‘ wo: hard, grinding work. You must have a dramatic taste, and then wor Billy Qorene dd deplores the present con- dition affthe stu% He attributes its decaden to the fatt (iow familiar this sounds) “that th old school of actors are rapldly passing av and that there are so few theatres li! Tack’s, Mrs. Jolin Drew?s, the and some others, in which quired to win one’s spurs. man appesrng on the s without a knowledge of rt could not occur anywhere but in Americ tb whatdo we se here but young fellows fresh from shuemakers® shops or plow tails leaping ite. the histrionic ranks and endeavoring to catch at a single bound the pupulur applause. It’s all wronz—all wrong!” 0) mis Y And Bully himself is passi way. But let us be cheerful. There never was 4 time when the ofd school of actors Was not passing away, . FOREIGN NOTES. The Society of French Authors have issued a notice forbidding the introduction ot copyright songs in vaudevilles und other theatrical pieces. ‘Mr. Tom Taylor is understuod to write nis dramas on sermon-paper, with the object of im- parting a decent gravity to his: style. Some- times he does not succeed. Albert Reece has produced a whimsicality at the London Globe, called “The Lign’s Tail, and the Naughty Bor Who Wazeed TEs itis of course a burlesque of “The Lyon's Mail,” at the Lyceum. The “Third Estate” is the title of a new drama from the French by Edward Greey, author of * Vendome,” “ Uncle Avner,” “Step- mother," etc. Jt has been purchased by Mrs. D. P. Bowers, and will be acted by ker in her coming starring tour. ‘The Italian papers again announce, as they have frequently before announced, tne retire- ment of Signor Salvini. The truth is, the great actor is merely en retraite for the holidays, that a great naoy of his costumes aud dresses are stillin London, and- that he hopes to return there, when occasion offers, to fulfill his prom- ise to play .Vacveth. A drama, from Wilkie Collins’ Dead Secret,” has been brought out at the Lyceum Theatre, in London. According to the London vo Wal- Boston Museum, ard nals is re- uch a thing asa for. the Hest time Standard, the only redeeming feature of the production is the ‘opportunity’ it alfords Miss Bateman for. emotional acting. ‘The artist threw great force and real dramatic power into many of her sceues. i Bando Taro, one of the two brothers who have won distinction on the Japanese staze, 1s now fulfilling an engagement at the Minatoza Theatre, in Yokohama, where he has attract ed Jargt houses, particularly to witness his imper- sonation of the gobtin cat of Nabesima. The performance,” observes -Japauese contempo~ rary, ‘is certainly a remarkable one. In certain respects it. suggests recollections of marvelous representation of the ape, in but the eleyer Frenchman gave only the por- trayal of a ‘real animal, while the Japanese actor depicts a creature in human form animat- eu by the malignant spirit of acat: There isan immense amount of power and subtlety in the svenes where the witchcraft is wrought upon the victing. The ivline writhings of the body and the fiendish glare of countenance are simu: lated with extraordinary fidelity, and the force and skill with which the iluston is sustained throughout would win applause from the most critical audiences in any part of the world.’ MUSICAL. NOTHING GOING ON continues to be the general remark to be made about musical matters for the present in Chi- cago. There is nothing to chronicle for the past week, and but little to aunounce for the im- meuiate future. The first grand concert by the Chicago Orchestra, formerly the Great Western Ligtt-Guard Band, consisting of forty musicians, will take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon at NORTH TURNER ALL under the direction of Joseph Clauder, with the following exeellent programme: Tivoli March, (new) ... Gran Concert Overture Finale from **Lohenzrin” ‘two Hangarian Dances. Selection from ** Ind Fantasia Solo for ‘cello... .: B Executed by Mr. M. Eichheim. Overtare, ** William Tell" Waltz, **Stndent’s Life” Fantasie, ‘*1 Girumento”. . Galop, **Sirene” ae RaESrat SINGING-SOCIETIES UNION. . The German Singing Societies of Chicago, fourteen in number, have formed a Union, aud their first concert will be given Wednesday, Oct. 10, at MeCormick’s Hall The _organiza- tion is as follows: Emil Hocchester, President ; Louis Nithl&orst, Secreta A. Barber. Treas: urer, and Oscar Schmu!], Musieal Director. The vocal. programme fur the first concert consists of: 1. **Prayer Before the Battle ‘Sung.by 250 singers of 2. Male Chorus. a 3. ‘*Great is Jehovah” Mate chorus. 4, Waltz—‘*A Dream of Beautiful Times”..Faust Mule chorns. 5. Piano Solo by the Director. Instrumental by the Chicago eight muserana). G. Overture **Rosamunde”.... 7. Symphonie... Be .Moehring Oscar Schmoll stra {twenty MME, RIVE-KING. At Mme. King’s testimonial last week in Mil- waukce a grand ovation was given to the artist. There was a large and fashiunable audicace, and the entire press, both Enylis and German, are enthusiastic in their praise of her talent. The following is translated from tho Herold, the leading German paper: ‘The tirst tine the lady honored our city with her presence lust winter we expressed the opinion that she was one of the most zifted, accomplished, and thoroughly educated artiste whom we have ever bad the good rortune to listen to, ‘Then she was re- ceived enthus' ally, but ber reception this time was still more wart’ and hearty. She had been tendered a testimonial by our best citizens, and the Academy was tilled alinost to its utmost cupacity by an elegant and select audience come to greet tnis great artiste, She showed her gratitude for the consideration bestowed upon her ina Hiber- al. generous manner. She played four times, taking on herself more than half the programme, and cach time she compelled her audience to enthusiastic plaudits over her masterly interpretations. Her playing, both in technique expression and interpre- tatiou, is that of 4 master of commanding genius. ‘A powerful, healthy touch, a deheate, supple, yet powerfull z hand, incomparable technique, deep mus ateu taste, anda wrace- ful elastic style fe qualities she possesses, and consequently she must succeed. Her per- formances ure estraordinary. Her piaying ig mark- cdl by a spiritual individuality which the heartof every one, She. in ber interpreta’ loses her own identity entirely, is fully wrapped up in the spirit of the composer waose works she interprets, without losing her self-coutrol—a weakness so often met with in eminent piano vir- tuosos. Mine. 7 fing is not a virtuoso who travels on a half-dozen pieces from city to ci a agreat artiste by the grace of God—a hi of music who reminds one of the remarks made by Hans Anderssen on Jenny Lind: | **One lauzhs, one cries, one feels like being on the to church, one becomes a better man, one f that God ts living m the art, and when Divinity stands face to face with us, there is a Holy Chureb. In the concerto of Saint-Saens, with which she opened, het wonderful powers could not be fully displayed. This composition calls principally for prijhant execution: it lacks leading motives, and therefore offered no tleld. for the bichest artistic powers of the artiste, but in the Sonata A) hur of Beethoven she was atforded the widest scope forall the qualities required of agreatartiste. And this impression kept growing with each succeeding number until in her clos numbers, i und thinking became ushered into dreamy harmonies. It could hardly be styled playing, for performer and instrument seemed to have become as one, and they breathed music. MINOR MENTION. Mr. C..E. R. Mueller has started a piano class n the University of Chicago, wherehe was grad- uated in the class of 1868. He has also been in- duced to start. a similar class at Oak Park, Aconcert. under the direction of Mrs, Hattie Starr Pither wilt be given on Thursday evening, at Park Avenue M. E. Church, corner of Robey street. .A good programme has been prepared, in which will be enlisted the following talent: Prof. V: Flagler, organist; Prof. H. Wey, pianist; Orient ic Quartette, Mrs. Hattie Starr Pither, soprano; Miss. © Skeer, con- tralto; Mr. ard De Celle, tenor; Mr. Thomas Good e, bass acknowledge recvipt of the following new published by S. Brainara’s Sons, of Cleve- land: ‘ Toledo Girls’ Waltz,” for pianoforte, by Charles O. Bassett; ‘Dreary Days,” song and chorus, words by 8. N. Mitchell, “music by George W. Persley;_ ‘¢ Scheheregade,” valse acicuse, by R. E. Hennings; “Mother, Put Your Arms Around Me,” song and chorus, by Thomas P. Westendorf; “Though Rich, Pm No Better Than You,” song and chorus, words by Ben King, music by George W. Petsley; “ Clover Leaf,” Mazurka, by K. E. Hennmg MUSICAL NOTES. Jarrett & Palmer have offered to: lease the Fifth Avenue Theatre. The oft-announced Siznor Tamagno is cn- gaged for the Milan Seala. Mr. Gye has engaged, from Malta, a new so- prano, named Emma Garda. Fanny Davenport opens at Toronto next week. She will not visit California this year. Augustin Daly has engaged Booth’s Theatre for a short autumn season, at which Jefferson will play. The. zither is making its way in Germany. On Sept. $-10 there will be a “congress” of zither-players at Cassell. It is rumored in musical circles that Brignoli and 3 Thursby. will sing together in opera. during the present season. Patti, according to. foreign advices, will for the present remain in retirement, notwith- standing tempting offers. _ “I suppose you know that I recognize but one in music—namely, Beethoven; al] the others are surrowndings.—Theodore Thomas, A private letter says that it is probable Tubelli, with Faure and- Nilsson, will open Drury Lane on their own accounts next season. ‘M. Gounod, the composer, has received the grade of Commander in the Legion of Honor. he vecasivn was celebrated by his brother art- Fy A Russian prima donna _is announced, who is id to be the equal of Patti. In the usual way the managers publish big figures about her wages, eral concerts en route, a success in the Golden Gate City. If I stop practice for one day. I notice itin my playing; if L stop two days, my friends notice it; if 1 stop three days, the public notices it.— Vou Bulow. The Popular Science Monthly for October will contain an article on the‘ Modern Piano- forte.” by Dr. S. Austen Pearce, tracing its remarkable and rapid development jn America. The rehearsals of the Cincinnati Harmonic Society for'the present: season begin next Mon- day. The Society announces 2 series of con- certs of the most origina! and attractive charac- cr. That most irascible ot: all musicians, a true scion of the genus irritable vatum, Dr. Hans Von Bulow, bas fecepted the post of comluctor of the: evening series uf the Gluszow Subscription Con-- F peyiue by the splendid acting of Mis certs. When in America he managed to get up a quarrel in almost every city he visited, and it is searvely probable that he will leave Scotland without a bitter controversy. % Mme. Nilsson and her husband are in Bavaria on a visit ro the ex-King aud Queen of Naples. But M. Rouzeaud will suoa be buck in London, tobe “initiated,” it is said, ina fsondon musical lodge of Masons. 1n Dublin, at the presentation of {1 Trova- tore;” the Azucena was Miss Josephine Yorks, an ‘American girl, whose name olf the stage is. phine Jones.” She was once the contralty in the the choir in St. Peter’s Cathedral, in Cincinnati. It is announced that Mile. Albani, the. opera singer, is to marry early next summer Mr. Gye, son of the London impresario. The lady has Jong been engaged to him, and their marriage has been repeatedly reported as having taken place privately. A Scotch clergyman, Dean Christie, has re- cently published a volume of the “ Traditional Ballad Airs? of Scotland, with the view of ac- commodating the ballads to present use by ex- punging objectionable passages and “ epitomiz- ing” those long drawn out. The farewell testimonial concert. to Theodore Thomas in Cincinuati a brilliant one. The concert was a “taken”? air, nearly every seat in the Belvidere haying@een secured in ad- vance by the best chiss of people, all desirous to testify their appreciation for the emiveut mu- sician. The Strakosch opera season at Booth’s Theatre will probably open with © P: ” Aida” wall be reviv Je role, and “ Lohengrin?” wi with Miss Kellogg as Aisa aud Mile. Marie Roze Ortrud. The manager has engased S ada, the robust tenor who sang in New York last spring with Mine. Palnie: The deaths are announced at Leipsic of the song-writer, Otto ,Claudino, aged $4; at flan- over, of the conductor Fischert, successor. of Marselmer; at Milan, of the celebrated Italien tenor and professor, Antonio Tasso, and the pianoforte teacher, Paolo Guinet; at Menagsi of the artist Perego; at Florence, of And Cottino; and at Turin, of Giovanni Batt Cosati, the composer. Mr. SE. Jacabsohn, so well known as the leading violin and solo virtuoso of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra, retires from that position to assume a sinular one with the Mendelssohn Quintette Club. ‘fhe latter may be w: ulated on this accession to its attr With two such violinists as Mr. her, the Mendelssohn Quintette more than renews ita pristine fame. The Chub are just en- tering on their twenty-cightu season. ‘Two musical enthusiasts of Cambridge, mem- bers of rival colleges, says 9 writer in the Sport- ing Gazette, were not loug since dise the merits of th tive organists. *+Ab,’? sail the first, a Tt yman, “you should hear our man do ‘Th ine abuut ine like bees, und are extinct even as the fire among the thorns,’ Now that’s what I think the reat test of a fine organist, if he ‘came about me like bees.” ied the other, impatiently interrupting him, “ours can do the bees wonderfully tuo, but you should just bear him grin like a dog, aud run about turough the city. The Allen-Cavvan Company, of Boston, an organization composed of chuice musical aud literary artists, has just been organized, under the direction of Mr. C. N. Allan, late of the Boston Quintette Ciub. In his cireular, Mr. Allan says: ‘The sister arts of music and litera- ture have never until now been combined in one organization of a high character, and Iam as- sured by experienced judges the’ enterprise will be welcomed by audiences of culture sad int ligence. Ihave given much thought to the in- troduction of this project, and. ined my po- sition in the Quintette Club solely with a view towards promoting it.”” The new French operatic company collected by Mile. Aimee opened at Booth’s Theatre, York, on Monday last. The’ work chosen for the opening performance was Lecocq’s “La Pe- tte Marive,” which is- not an opera bouffe, but an opera comique, abounding in clever musical conceits and excellent writing of a more elevated style than the burlesque stage generally oifers us. If it may be objected that the music is somewhat deticient in strength, no such com- plaint certainly can Ke made of the text: that is. much too high-flavored for the taste of an Amer- ican audience, though long and_ heroic practice has perhaps enabled us to: swallow almost any- thing. DALY. MMs SMASH-UP. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. New Yors, Sept. 12—You have, of course, had the announcement telegraphed to you that Saturday night next Mr. Augustin Daly retires from the management of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, and that, fora time at least, that house will be closed. There have been all sorts of rumors in circulation for the past few days regarding this event, to the effect that Mr. Daly was bankrupt, that he bad been turned out by the landlord, and that he had been forced to make an assignment of all his per- sonal property to secure arrcarages of rent. The public have taken a great interest in the matter, for the reason that the Fifth Avenue Theatre has always been a popular place of amusement, and one of the few where the greatest attention was paid to stage-dressing and appropriate mounting of the plays pro- duced. Two weeks agoI wrote you. that’ Mr. Daly was so seriously embarrassed as to be largely in debt to some of the actors who have followed his fortunes for several years. His present diflicuity is but the culmination of that umbarrassment. He is not bankrupt, nor has he failed, but he is simply too much embarrass- ed to continue an enterprise which bas cost him alarge sum of money, and regarding which the prospect of sucvess was exceedingly poor. Last season WAS A DISASTROUS ONE to Mr. Daly bevause of his extravagance in management, and not from lack of success of the pieces he produced. He took in money cnuugh to nave paid all legitimate s, but. his expenditures have been lavish, and largely in excess of the actual requirements of the theatre. -Con- sequently he closed the season largely in debt to his company, or, rather, to individual mem- ders of it, and to his landlord, tradesmen, ete. During the vacation he prepared the new play with which he opened the. present.season, und upon this he built high hopes of success. He anticipated a long run for it, which would carry him through the first two or three months, tiding his affairs over till the time when Joe Jetferson is engaged to under his manage- ment. But the * Dark City,” notwithstanding its elegant and realistic scenery and_ dressing, was adead failure. It fell flat the first night, was condemned by both the erities and the public, and has_ sin been id, to non- hous: This awas the culmina- tion of his misfortunes, and he apparently saw no Way out of his financial embarrassineuts, and so surrendered his lease. Thus euds Mr. Daly's eleventh (L believe) season, which was announced by him in his al.“ high-fatuting style, wherein big promis was to be done were clothed in words of appropriate mag- nitude and ‘“robustuousne: With all the talk this suspension has caused, I have yet to hear one word of sympathy for Mr. Daly or of eeret that’ he has closed his connection with the Fifth Avenue Theatre. He has never been a favorite, personally, cither with the profession or with those with Whom he bas had business re- lations. He has always been arbitrary, over- bearing, and exacting, adding to a brusqie man- ner on air of supercilious superiority that was very offensive. Rival managers long ago ceased to “have intercourse with. him, alleging that no confidence could. be placed” in his promises, and any engagement he might enter into for the benelit of the general business was sure to be broken, He had a taste for lit tion, and has occupied more time of the courts than all other managers combined. In short, Mr. Daly has long been rezarded as exceedingly y. and actors aud mamigers alike have felt javine as little to do with him as possible. like Mr. Daly's career Tas been a peculiar one. When I tirst knew him, a me connected papers, writing (in a poticts of the thea- u Charl tured musical and draniatic writer of the Ties, died, Mr. Daly was employed by Mr. Raymond to do the dranvatic work for the Times. At th time he was writiny [or seven different papers, and they exacted from him a large amount of kK. Neverthelcss, he found time to do some work for “Papa” Bateman, and event 1: wrote “Leah, the Forsaken,” for Miss Kate Bateman. Ie had previously done a little something as a playwright, but “Leah” was his first pronounced success, made so largely Bateman. “He produced soon after several highly sationai =, the beat known of which is.“ Under the ight,” wherein he introduced a lucomotive which piece of mechanical authorship the courts have awarded him a décree or origmality. Ie married the daughter of Mr. Jon Duif, then preorietor of blue Olympic Theatre, but former- ly partner in Cook & Duif’s famous restaurant under the 7imes Building. Mrs. Daly brought to her husband, according to rumor at the time, $40,000 in good hard casn, which enabled him to launch out on THE MANAGERIAL SEA. In the rear of the Firth Avenue Hotel there was a neat, cosy little theatre which Jim Fisk had altered over from 4 minstrel hall toan opera-house, and therein established his mus- tress, Irma, the singer of opera boutfe snd ogler of men. This went swimmingly for a time, or until Josie Manstield appeared upon the scene, and oustea Irma from her place at the head of Fisk’s harem. ‘Then the theatre passed into the hands of Johu Brougham. But this accomplished actur and genial gentleman inet with the same il-luck that bas always uttended: his ventures as a manager, and the pretty Fifth Avenue Theatre was soon. closed. Harkius, a capital actor, who was theo out of employinent and looking for a manager, got the retusal of the lease for a day or tio, and forthwith. hastened to Daly. and offered hin the lease aud to engage vim as proprietor. (iarkins was then hard “up, and resorted to the expedient of hiring a theatre im order to get employment). Daly jumped at the onportu- nity, aud svou closed the bargain for the theatre for aterm of years. Harkins was engaged a3 leading-inan aud stage-manager, and these po- sitions he has held in Daly’s company almost constantly since that time. Daly gota ood company r, and sought to run opposi- tion to Wallack in the production of old stand- ard English coniedies. But he was a new light inthe dramatic horizon, and the dear public, sv long used to Wallackiau productions, did not take i a consequence, after on the verge of ruin, and bis actors Were on half salaries. Mrs. Scott-Sid- dons, engaged at exhorbitant figures, very nearly finished the business for the com- pany, as she playedto almost empty benches. At this time Daly, in sheer desperation, iaunched bis adaptation from the French, which he -calied *“Frou-Frou.” Miss Agnes Ethel, a bright, handsome young woman, who the pet of an amateur organization, played Frou- Fron, and tbe pie Was an immense success. ‘This was among the first of those plavs baving for its foundatiun a wite’s adultery which have lately been so cummon on the stages It be- came the rage, saved the scason#baved Daly, and saved his company froma disaster similar to that which has now overtaken them. Frou- Frou ” served also tu open his next season with, and then came ‘ Divorce,” another of Daly’s adopted matrimonial infelicitieswiich proved a success. These plays were followed by others from tis pen, the plots of which were invariably “borrowed ? without any acknowledgment to their authors. Among tliese were “ Fernande,” Article 47,7“ Alixe,’? and se’ 1 othe! On the 109th migat of “Frou-Frou” Mr. Daly gave a grand commem- orauve banquet, at which were present numer- ous gentlemen of the bar, Judges, doctors, aud “nen about town,” who were ready to eat a ood dinner and drink champagne at any time ut sume one clse’s expense. It was on this oc- casion that Fanny Davenport made her maiden cilort at unstudied oratory, making a neat little speech which was much applauded. Daly also brought out here Miss Clara. Morris, who mud ahitin “Mau and Wite.” But the Fifth Ave- nue Theatre was ourned down one day, and this tluurishing company of actors were Jeft out in the colu. Daly, however, was equal to the emergency, and Soon bad them housed in the old Glove Theatre, which he had retittedand fur- uished with much elegance. From here he went. to the present Fifth heatre, where his has been varied, culminating in failure. of his management ral fortunes. His am- bijou has o’er leaped itself. He aimed to be the SAPOLEON OF DRAMALIC MANAGEMENT. Not coutent with runuing one theatre, be at one time Was managing the Olympic xnd one in the Bowery at the same time that bis own was in successful operation. Again, he took the Grand Opera House, and brought ous King Carotte,” a spevtacular piece which cost a small fortune. It was produced with a degree of gorgeousness never before equalled, but it did not pay. On the contrary, the venture was such adrain upon * Napolevo’s” purse that he has never recovered from it. Had he, during all these years, contined himself to his own theatre aud to his legitimate business as a playwright, he would have saved up @ fortune in spite of his extravagance. One great cause of his troubles was his “desire to control the best actors in the country. In order to keep them frovy other managers, he would engage them at extravagunt salaries, and permit them to remain idle for weeks at a time. Of course they presented themselves at the box- oflice on salary-day with commendable regulari- ty, and waiked off with large amonnts of money which they had not been permitted to earn. Sometimes he organized. the superfluous mem- bers of his company into traveling companies, and sent them on tours of the provinces to play his plays. At one time he had three of these companies, each of them, carrying several high- priced actors and many others of lighter calibre. These wereexpensive organizations, and if they failed to pay their way, as was quite frequently the case, Mr. Daly had to make up the deficien- cy. At one time be took the flower of his company to San Francisco, where, owing to. the airs he assumed over the local companies, his venture was an utter failure. Maguire and MéCutlough, who had been managing theatres there. for years, and had given the public the very best acting, were not to be forsaken by the natives in favor of this New York adventurer. Many amusing stories are told of the adventures of the mem- vers of D:lv’s company who were left stranded on the Pacific Coast. ‘ MIS3 FANNY DAVENPORT is the most prominent tady graduate from Daly’s company, although Miss Agnes Ethel and Clara Morris owe much of their tatersuccess to the prominence. given them in the Fifth Avenue Company. Miss Davenport, however, has been put forward in season and.out of sea~ son- and often at the expeuse of others. There is no question but the lady has made good use of her opportunities, and now ranks as a most lent Icading lady, but this prominence was accorded her some time before her study of her experience’ warranted it. That “she was a favorite with the ager, and that he was determined the public should accept her as a bright particular star, has: been manifest for a number of years, Now thar she is able to walk alone. she Bas gene off on 2 starring tour, and was nota member of the company tl althougi: engaged to play a star ens: the Filth Avenue during the winter. F ticmen and ladies who formed Mr. Daly’s com- paug consider themselves VERY MUCIL AGGRIEY! They were engaged for the entire season, some of them having refused engagements elsewhere. Now, at the close of the second week, they tind themselves turned out in the cold with uo re- dre: It is useless tosue Mr. Daly tor breach of contract, for he is sure to beat them at the end of an execution. Maj. Harkins tried. that, and got a judgment for over $3,000 due him on salary account, but he has net yet got. bis moncy. Out of the company, it is understood Mr. Daly will make up 2 company to travel with, producing his own pieces in yarious cities. Those who go with him will do su because the companies at other theatres are made up, and this is the best that offers. Such men as Lewis, Fisher, Hard- enburgh, Davidee, and some of the best of the ladies will probably bave little diticulty in tind- ing employment, Dut the “little people” are likely to suller unless some other manager steps in and takes the theatre. This is likely to occur Without much loss of’ time, but a new manager is pretty apt to be supplied with a company of his own. Mr. Daly's tran periment is not likely to be a very marked . su . for the reason that all ci importance ‘¢ their own compaties, and Mr. Daly's plays have been presented by ‘them quite as well he is likely to do it with a traveling blishment. It is understoud that Mr. Daly holds the copyright of all the plays which he ms to have written, and exacts a good, round ty from all who ‘play them. fis income 11 this souree, however, is: not apt to embar- rass him, as the novelty has been worn off them, and they are not brousht ont very often of late, Itis wonderful that a dramatic writer of his experience—second only to Boucicault in the number of pl he has prepared und brought out himself—should make such fearful and disastrous hlunders as he has done occa- sionally. Alter the success ot “Pique”? he brought out a trashy, nonsensical thing called “Life,” which, alter much curtailment, had a. fair run.” Then came the‘ Dark~ City,"” a- most lamentable failure. The first night of its performance was _ little more than adress rehearsal, showing that tne work had been done ins hurry and ina very crude manner. The time of acting was reduced two. hours, but still it was too long, and would not fo. It was a general remark on the first night that Dalv’s experience should have made him a wood judge of bad pi: Probably if this bad not been his own bantling it would not have had ‘pn hearing either from him or the public. But, tosum up, tae general verdict is that the pub- lic 15 well rid of -an egotistical, overbearing, ex- acting, supercilious snob of a manager, and one whose place can be easily filled with worthier and Letter men. The hope is also entertained that, under new management, some at Jeast of the scandal attaching to the Fifth Avenue Theatre mav be obliterated. Caro. —— Tne kind of flowers oftenest raised by mothers of unruly boys—the “lady-slipper.” PARIS. The Momentary Fancy for the Bright Colors. 4 Unique and Beautiful Costumes, Variety of Hats. Special Correspondence of The Triune, Parts, Sept. 1.—The Sright colors of. tha Ontent, which generally appear at this Season of the year, are again looming up in fall styles, and, as they are conspicuously seen in many costly materials, itis not probable their Bend ence will be as ephemeral as usual, for ther sel. dom linger after autumn’s rich colors fade way from Nature. These tints are blended in a sa dued manner into the greens, mutberries bronzes, garnets, and clarets of the substantial fabrics tor general wear, and appear in soli stripes of satin on gauze and other thin mate. rials for evening toilettes. A satin damask, kuown as “ Ras de Sicilie” on account of the pe cuharly brilliant arrangement of colors, has made its appearance at the aristocratic estab. lishmentof Petit-Saint-Thomas, and therefore we may regard the revival of this antique dam. ask as a certainty, at } among the residents ofthe Fauvourg St. Germain. Everything in ‘ ths store is characteristivally Freach and enormously dear, but the iutter factis not takea into consideration by wisitors, in view of the at- tractions with Which they are spr. rounded whilst making their purchases, You -may lounge in a — sumptuous Oriental salon and rest on the divans, partake of rarest dehvacies in the dining-room, or enter- tain yourscives in the picture gallery,. where works of intrinsic merit hang on the walls, and, in Jact, enjoy yourselves, rather than endure the usually wearisome routine of shopping. THE MOST UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL costumes are there displayed, among which none are more deserving of notice than those for the strect, These are generally of Oriental material, shot with, various colors in silk, and are invariably made to escape the ground, the trimming con- sisting of pipings, or rutiles of silk conforming to the colors in the dress. Thus, an invisible frecn, with a shimmerof crimson, old gold, and myrtie-green, has the skirt trimmed with a flounce of the material. which is edged with ” narrow, fringe silk rutiles of the three colors, which are also used fur garniture on the mantle, ‘These appendages are of the same maternal as the dress, generally, and are considered equally elegant 23 those of camels hair and eacheme: which are largely imported. It is predicted, however, that the heavy India scarfs will re: place the mantles Jater in the season, and the temptation to purchase these magniticent affairs was never greater. than at present, as the de signs ure far more beautiful than those we have been accustomed to in the shawls of late years... The garniture on the’ above-described dress is also placed perpendicularly over the in- visible pocket, trom which it passes diagonally across the front breadth, and thencecurves and joins the flounce in the middle of the back. Three rows of this rufile tnmming are placed at equal distances from the tirst and carried be low it in a similar manner, thus bringing the Iast one to the tlounce, where it passes over the last gore. The three colors in these rufiiea are placed slightly one over the’ other, the upper one bemg fringed on both edges to forma heading. ” ‘fhe buttons are of silk, brocaded with the three colors in the trimming. FOR MORE ELABORATE COSTUMES we must. go elsewhere, where those for the street are étill found accompanied by the un- pleasantly-suggestive balaycuse, or, in plain English, a sweeper; hideous pockets, and loops and straps to convert the promenades, as I have before remarked, into a perambulatiog bundle. In many instances these toilettes are destitute of mantles, which is nut in conformity ‘ood taste, aud much less so when porce- lain buttons are arranged for trimming, like so inuuy mipiature plates on a dresser. Hats are at equal variance at different estab- lishments; here, a capote with a few loops and a gracefal plume, a Marie Stuars white silk and garnet velvet adorned with the plumage of some razilian bird, ur 2 turban with its Toldsol shaded India silk all artistically arranged: and there, huts that fairly dazzle with their metallic brilliancy. Bronze foliage is profusely used for trimming these, aud even gilded grapes are sometimes seen dangling on a fashionable bat However, Fashion is only experimenting az usa- al at the commencement of a season, and many. of these vagaries will suon pass away: The at- STYLES OF THE FIRST EMPIRE is not likely to succeed, which is fortunate, a8 there is no one of sufficient influence at the present time to check their tendency to exagger- ation, as the pafnter David did at that period. His repagnance to eccentric umes Was. fre quently manifested in persistent refusals tc paint them, and in his magniticent painting of the Coronation of Napoleon |. he not only ar- ranged styles to suit himself generally, but even dared to represent. Cardinal Caprara in bu buld head, although this distincuished person age appeared ina perruque. Vatnly he endeav- ored to indt David to restore it, who replied he would not disgrace his brush by painting it. The affair then assumed a diplomatic aspect, at his Eminence applied to M. le Prince de Talley- rand for redress; but the artist merely repliéd that the Cardiaal ought to esteem himself hap- y that nothing else had been taken from him. The portrnit is still bald, uwiug to the extreme- ly large perruque with which the Curdinal pre sented himself before the painter. - — ONLY A WOMAN, Only a woman ‘Tossed up by the sprays Only a woman Has been led astray; Only'a woman With fonuest trast; Only a woman é owed down to the dusts LATHILDB. Only. woman Burdened with care; Oslyawoman Filled with despair; Only #4 So low in her shame; Only a woman Seeke fcom her pain: yawoman With low, quiveritg breath, Only a woman Praying for Death; Only a woman So white and 80 fair; Only a woman Freed from all enare; Only a woman Tu long last sleep; Only » woman For wnom Angels weep. Caucaco, Au: cu. VP. DoRuxoul ce é OUR OWN. Tf had known fn the morning How wearily, all the day, The words gnkind _ Would trouble my mind said when you went away, Thad been more careful. darling, Nor given you hvediess pain; Bat we vex ** Our Own” With looks and tone We might never take back again. in the quiet evening, ve me the kiss of peace, ht be {never for me 1 of the heart shonld ceases y go forth in the morning: ‘That never come home at night, ‘And hearts have broken For harsh words spoken, ‘That sorruw can ne'er set right. For thongh Yoo may We have careful thoughts for the strangeh ‘And smiles for the sometime guest; But oft for ** Our Own ‘The bitter tone, Thouzh we love ** Our Qwn ™ the best. Ab, lips with the curve impatient! Ah, brow with that look of scorn! “Tyvere a cruel fate © Were the nizht too late To undo the work of morn. Mancaner EB. SanosTe —— - ~ OUTWARD BOUND. Floating. floating, from dawn to dusk, ‘Till tne pearly twilight dics, And the mists Hoat up from th And cloud u!! the sapphire skies: Floating. Soating, while golden stars Seem to float ina sea overhead, And starry lights from a sea below Glow orange, and purple. and red— ‘Till we seem Moating oat from the ea of Life. ‘The tempest of passion. ‘the storm-winds of strife, Out into stranze, myaterious space. Till Goa shall ind us a Isading-place. Drifting. arifting, to lands unknown, From a world of love und cares Drifting away to a home untried, and a heart that 13 waiting there. O ship, sail swiftly! © watere deep. Bear me safe tothat haven unknown, =, Safe to the tender love that waits To be forever my own— Till we driftaway from the sca of Life, tor sapphire sea, The tem;est of passion, the storm-winds of strife, Oat to a haven, out toa shore, Where Life is Love forevermore, Cuicaco, Sept. 15, Mas, B.