Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1871, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. FUBLISHED DAILY, Sanday excepted, At The Star Buildings, Cormer Peansyivania aud ith st, ay THB EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANT. THR STAS te served by carrtors to their sub- Sribers tn the Citv and District at Tux Oznts rea WANK oF FORTY-FOCR OENTs rER MONTE. at the counter, Two Oznt: PRE FoR MatLine>—Three Months, @1.60: Mo popers fice longer than paid for. THE WEEKLY STAR~published om Mridey merning—§1 yer. ! EVENING STAR. | Washington News and Goasip. | | 4 Ve™ 37—N® 5,655. ‘EF GOSSIP. Now that the summer approaches, artists as Well as trees are taken with a leaving, and many of themn—the artists we mean—are preparing to fit to other telds. Schindler, who suceeeds Catlin and Stanley | a: a painter of the noble red-man, and who has @ dozen or more portraite of distinguished braves at the Smithsonian gallery, ia packing p for a trip among the Indians of the fat west, Baumeras will visit California and the Yo ite for a summer sketching tour so soon ax shes the dozen or more portrait orders he ad. A charming little picture Just otf a view of the picturesque Windy just opposite the «Three Sisters” in otomac above Georgetown, bas been pur- of New York. xt week to meet her work, left at Rome to be put in and which bas just arrived at New These marbles embrace a full length figure of Sappho, “the lovely Thespian;” a fign- rino, representing the spirit of the Roman carn- ival; a bust of the Keam Lincoln, and some | minor works. ‘The measure of suecess achieved | by this young artist in dealing with the *‘h: facts” of @ lank, angular figure, in modern co: tnme, like that of Abraham Lincoln, has cause a cesire to see something from her hand ia the ideal way, where her genius would have more | s ope. It is probable, therefore, that her Sappho and some others of her idea! works may be put on exhibition in New York. The Sappho is de- scribed as a foll length figure, almost complete- iy draped; the hands are crossed in front, and she holds in the right a stylus, and in the left a scroll of papyrus, on which is written, in Greek, tue words, from her own poem, ‘Thou must die, and nomemory of thee shall remain.” At her feet lies a lute; her tunic is edged with Greek em- broidery, aud the sandals upon her feet and the fillet that binds her hair, add to the classic effect of the whole. At the time the statue was in clay in Miss Ream’s studio in Rome the Art Journal of that city, J: Buonarroti, spoke of it in termsof praise quite anusual with that journal in dealing with the works of any but !talian artists, character- izing itas expressing the idea sought by the artist with much effect, and commending the man- agement of the drapery by which majesty wa added to the noble figure. The sad words writ- ten on the papyrus, the Journal raid, would have been a prophecy for the poetess if her works had not been so honorably mentioned in the canto’s of poets not far from her time, and thus disproved her own sad forebodings. The Carnival figure was designed in Rome by Miss Ream, and executed immediately after the Easter ceremonies. it ia a tigurino rep resenting, as J! Buonarroti says, “The joy and youth and spirit of our Carnival. It represents a yong girl seated, and in the act of the new loan to-du bis easel, Branch, h York. ¥ better to-day. and to sail for E € —W. T. Blac! nted specie ! bat few visitors t engaged mo: the Cabinet in of the time with nding to matters amulated during bis eas which ac 4™é is more comfortab| © are glad to say, having rested be last night. The upward progress of the erys: las fm bis leg has again been stayed, and th eis rome hope that the physicians may prevent its reaching any vital part xes To r. lias been ordered to daty as In- pplic? at the Norfolk Navy Yard. speetor of Lieut. Commander Charles W. Kennedy, Lieuts, Murray S. Day and Kufus Waterman, and Master Edward W. Kemey bave been ordcred to duty in the Cost Survey. APPOINTMENTS Ciergs.—The following ppomntments of first class clerks in the Pension © were made yesterday: George White, District of Columbia;.J. F. Medbury, Wisconsin: Welker Givin, Ohio; Charles E. Beal, Maine: W. 1. Cook, Pennsylvania, John MeCormic - givia, and James T. Elliott, Michigan. Viscount GopERicg, son ot the EarldeGrey, gave agrand ball and supper last evening to the younger members of the various familice with wh« m he bas t ec»me acq iainted during his stay in Washington. The entertainment w very elegant one, and greatly enjoyed by those who were so fortunate as to be present. ANOTHER CHANGE AT Wast Pornt.—Cap* Alexander S. Cl Sth cavalry, has throwing ® wreath of tlowers ; her face lit ay relieved from ¢ at West Point M hing grace. An antique flowerstand, Academy, to take effect July Ist next, au! | trom which flowers are overtiowing, is by her granted permission (o delay jc ng his side, and a mask is thrown at her feet. A mo. until October Ist next; and Cay Hall, 10th infantry. has been o forjdaty to on the ist of BO dig copy | Saic pavement and a broken eapital of a cotu:a e Superintendent of the Asaicmy | Over which shinning lizzard is crawling re ind ws atonee of Rome. Those who hav seen this work in Italy speak of it as exceed ingly gracefal and spirited, and express ¢ tbat the artist may have the opporta: to put the des.gn in marble, life size. Miss Keam has a namber of orders to exccu‘s | may spend some tim Prom miral TO eRKEAR ApMtRaL wry Walke, U. 8. N retired I = Rear Ad- has been piaced ar been busy lately ¢ seful b Imiral Farragut, Gen. Thomas, and Mes line Wright Day anfmann jallery may be tou gaged on portra 4 character j ove of W. L. Shoemaker, (poet,) of Georgetow one of M M. B. Piatt, another p FINANCIAL AND CoMMERcIAt.—Darin week ending to-day the Treasurer States has received from the p tional eurrer @ Was Tor His picture, “Sherman in Camp, gnated depo the second day of its exhibition in New York 5.6 im fract Legrand Lockwood, of that city, for $3. is railroad picture bas been just sold, also, ¢ Jotn Collison, of Lendon. In this picture al bas as follows: For circ »: for deposits of pullic v00—total, $71,554,100. good deal of artitic efect is produced from common-place subject. It is a night scen representing a railroad train, dimly outlined i the darkness, advancing across the plains, wit!) @ weird effect prodnced by the two great ey: of light from the engine shining out in th gloom, as if expanded in suspicion of danger abead. In the foreground a party of Indians are lurking in ambuscade, having pulled up the rails, or rather separated them in a way to seu! che coming train to hopeless wreck should the great eyes of the engine not detect the peril Kellogg has gone to Brooklyn. Mies Belle Smith leaves iu a day or two to: New York and the West. At Smith's Gallery, on F street tare by Bierstadt is to be seen. Sunrise at Mt. Adams, Oregon.’ In the Jer foreground is a stretch of the Columbia river and to the right lea poo! of still water, freighted with lilies and shaded by stately oaks. Beyon! the river the grand snow-capped mountain stands, partially veiled by the fogs rising from the water and the mists descending from the mountain top. like most of Bierstadt’s mour.- tain scenes, it is exceedingly effective in its con- trasts of the quiet and pleasing in the foregroun i with the grand or eombre beyond; but it show: more care and thought than mark all the achievements of his busy pencil. Two ver pleasing cabinet pictures by Bierstadt are also to be seen at Smith's; one representing the ben titul Mirror Lake of the Yo Seite, and thc other a view near Shasta. The “Early Morning at Mt. Adams,” asm, . picture, by Blerstadt, recently on exhibition » Smith's, bas been sold to the Swedish Minist Otnf Sternersen, for £1,000. ‘Three brenze vases by Horatio Stone, t! sculptor, executed at Romo last year, and re cently cast in duplicate by Messrs. Wood » Ce., bronze founders ot Philadelphia, attr attention at Sinith’s gallery, as creditable in design and well put in bronze. These work- embody many of the ideas that are to illustrate the National Telegraph Monument, upon which Mr. Stone is at work. Mr. Stone has completed the designs for several other works of like hi«. torical and epical character, the wax models of two of which, “Incarnation” and “Immorta!. ity.” are ready for the foundry, and wil! |) soon placed in the hands of Messrs, Wood « Oo., to be cast in bronze. at dinner this even the Praesian minister and lady, British mi ter and lady, the Ausirian minister. the Arge ¢ minister aud lady, the Spanish minister d lady, the Peruviaa minister and lady, the Mexican’ minister, the Russian minister’ and lady. the Italian minister, the Chilian minister, the Swedish minister, the Belgian minister. the Netherlands minister'and lady, from Feuador, the Colombian minister, Haytien miaister and lady, Brazilian charge d’aftaires, arge d'affaires, the Japanese the Nicarag charge d@’afaires, the Secretary of State and Mrs. F the charge d’att: siresot France, and Madame de Bille, wife of the Danish minister. Disemarnce hundred or Temasctry EmMPLores.—One nd forty-five employes of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing at the Treasury De- partment were discharged to-day, on account of the removal of a portion of the work to New York city. Of those discharged forty were plate printers and one bundred and five were females, employed in the various divisions of the Bureau. Twenty more will be discharged in the course of a weck or ten days. Bank Note Prin! irg Companies have been making strenuous ¢ forts to get the work of printing the national cur- F ney, Lond=, &c., for several years past; but t!e abi'ities are that the portion which hasbe n given to them will baveto be taken away from them again, a# the work is done better and at less expense in the Printing Bureau than by the contracting companies. The large sums o1 money which it will cost to bring the nations currency here from New York by express, after it is finished, would go far towards p: fora goed portion of the work here, as $#5,000 were paid to the express company last year for brin7- ing to this city the backsof the legal tenders, alone, to say nothing of the amount pald tor the transportation of iraetienal curreney, bonds, Xe. There is much less danger of loss or frand by baving the work done at the Treasury De- partment, and it will probably not be long b>. fore the error or taking the work from the Printing Bureau bere will be clearly shown by the results. +20 DEATH OF BX-SENATOR Mason.— Ex-Senator James M. Mason, of Virginia, and ex-Conted- erate Minister to England, died at his Teaidence, near Alexandria, last night about ten o'clock, of general debility. His nervous system has been seriously deranged for some time past. He has been unconscious for several days, and died very quietly. James Murray Mason was bern im Fairfax county, Virginia, in 1797. He received @ good early education, and graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1818. He was a ive in Congress 1837 to 1509, and im IST was elected a Con- gress, and re-elected in 1*49. He held this _ Hon until 1861, having for several sessions been Chairman of the Committee on Foreigh Kela- ters. On the breaking out of the rebellion in +2028 Wan Drr'r, Ovrics 161, Mr. Mason took part with the Confed- is same year. ving been im yor the Commissioners {om the fed- Clear and pment to England. Mr. Mason sailed from Charleston with Mr. Siidell, bis fellow- sitenintse Se Guteber ia, tnt.” He arrived inne foe roms tae Shsnaah es apa ow October 24, pi a al ail steamer Trent. ‘On November s, the tiantic, with partially cloudy and clear her in the Ohio valley and Southern States. b As 4 wea’ Trent was boarded by Captain Wilkes, of the Goudy weather on the Lakes and in the astern San Jacinto, and Messrs. Maron and Stideli were captured and taken on board: They were landed in Boston, and sent to Fort Warren as pri-oners of war. Great Britain demanded the unconditional surrender of Messrs Mason and Slidell. With this demand the United States Government complied, Governor Seward basing that complianes on the failure of CaptainWilkes to bring the Trent into port for adjudication on the legality of this act. = -se-- ST John ©. Breckinri was elect del gate to the Kentucky Deen Crepe tion. but declined to serve, as he is still Wille ing to re-enter the arena of politica) strife. 7 Vrignauit, a Paris editor, is eagerly sought by the Commune, but a0 weil is he tit that they cannot get him. ‘His paper, the Bien Public, pears daily and daily denounces the Com: Ln oe nyt the proposal ed » Lede’ and | mune. Gentleman Londo: e Ad- vertiser, familarly known as “' the S7 Good wives, instead of giving their hus- Beery Tiser,” it being the organ of the brewing interest, re- marks ungallantly: “ The one great com- rays that she bas fortofs elegautly iD, a# at present constituted, ix that cm with two bats, po lady cam grees its threshold.” . lose jeaat i bands’ old clothes to their poor relatives, ex- ornaments. Mrs. Dix fed her wan- black vest and a | WASHINGTON D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1871. Eoenng Star. TWO CENTS. NEW PUBLICATIONS. From Richard B. Mobun & Co. we pave the following e Musings over ‘The Christian Year” and “Lyra [From our Special Correspondents FASHIONS FOR MAY. Eas‘er—Its Flowers, Festivities and Cos- Innocentium.” By Qharlotte. Mary Yonge: Seems oor hows ‘eeartiig cal Oe New York: D. Appleton & Co. Thisierathera | gra'Ends of Everything. ¢ successfal attempt to penetrate the deeper thoughts of the “Saint, poet, scholar and pas- tor’ John Keble, and to ‘unwind the harmony’ aud explain the difficulties of his ms. The yolume contains also some interesting recol- lections gf Keble, gleaned from various quar- ters. On the Genesis of Species. By John Mivart, F.R.S. New York: D. Appleton & Co. This book is interesting at this time, as dealing with the Darwinian theory of ‘Natural Selection,” which accounts tor the production of known kinds of animals and plants by the action of the of the “survival of the fittest;” that is to y, the survival in the struggle for existence of those variations of a kind most tenacious of life. Prof. Mivart, while giving praise to Darwin and Wailace for their invaluable labors, holds that the special Darwinian bypothesis is beset with scientific difficulties, someof which he believes to be insuperable, and these he sets forth in this work. He holds, for instance, that “ Natural Selection’ is incompetent to account for the in- cipient stages of usetal structures; that it does not harmonize with the co-existence of closely similar strectures of diverse origin; that the objection drawn from the physiological ditfer- ence between “species” and “races” still exist unrefated &c., &c. Gabrielle Andre. An Historical Novel. By S. Baring-Gould, M.A. New York: D. Apple- [Evening Star New York Fashion EASTER FLOWERS. Easter brings us every year more of luxury and Lent less of sackcloth and ashes. The churehes upon Easter Sunday were huge con- servatories of the rarest flowers, and the over powering fragrance, mingling with the mag- niticent choral strains which rose from white- robed choristers, constitated altogether a very fair semblance of the heaven we read about. ‘er, window gardening, and sidewalk gardening also, begine to flourish on a grand ecale. The stands and Indian jars in recesses and alcoves blossom out into wonderfal lov: ness; the florists occupy whole blocks wit plants in pots, with hanging baskets, and fresh bulbe of tuberozes and gladiolas ready for plast- ing. Women and children meet you at every corner of the street with open baskets, contain- ing litle pots of daisies, violets, mignionette, eraniums and heliotrope, from twenty-tive to Bitty cents each; and if you are young and pretty, or a singer, or any other sufficien:'y dis- tinguished and exceptionably attractive person, ou will receive Easter offerings of gorgeo askets, or magnificent crosses, mounted with red and white carnation, from your worship- ' ton & Co ers, for in no city in the world are flowers so r 5 ” ., fously distributed as in this The Daisy Chain. By Miss Yonge. New | Properly and lnxuriou: York: D. Appleton & Cor A domestie story, a | MUCh-abused city of New York. mixiureof the tale” for the young, and novel for older people; by the ‘author of the “Heir ot Redelyfe.”” ‘The Daughter of an Egyptian King. Trans Jated from the German of George Ebers by Henry Reed. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott « Co. “A novel founded on Egyptian history by Prof. Evers, one of the firet antiquarian scholars of Germany. EASTER FESTIVITIES. There is not much real observance of Lent, except in the way of eating occasional dishes of fieh, and eggs instead of meat, but there is a general putting off of feasts, and festivals, con- certs and christenings, until the nominal days of tasting are over and the accumulations o: these pleasant events in addition to the special a » jayeties of the season renders Easter lively and rom Wiliam Ballsatyas we have the fot | OLS telitians, epeciatiy whens tm ie tone lowing: attractions, is added the beanty of @ fabled and Ester Ried. By “ Pansy,” author of * Tip | poetic spring. Lewis and His Lamp.” Boston: Henry Hort. One of the pleasant and useful stories for the young published by Hoyt, or Boston. Little Nellie; the Clockmaker’s Daughter. By F.M.C.N. Boston: Henry Hoyt. Another pleasing story for children. Marcella; the Fearless Christian Maiden. A Tale of the Early Church. By Frances East- wood. New York: Dodd & Mead. From D. A. Brosnan, 726 G street, we have The Happiness of Eeaven. By a Father of the Society of Jesus. Baltimore: John Mur- phy & Co. In his exposition of The Happiness of Heaven,” the author follows the teachings of approved eaclagians of the Oatholic church, but lays aside the technical language of the schools, and uses familiar illustrations. letter to the Revs. Merle € ner, Pret of Geneva. By M. Fontaine, tion by J. M. Spalding, D. D., Arch Baltimore. Baitimore: John Murphy & From Towers & Mudd we have— The annual reception of the Academy of Design, which occurs about the middle of April, is always @ notable event, and brings together the very cream of the great estates, art, litera. tore and finances. Year after year you meet the same one hundred people of which the pop- ulation js composed, for, census-takers to the contrary netwithstanding, there are only oue hundred people in New York, and they reappear like Walt Whitman after you had supposed them dead and buried. The ladies do not wear ful dress, however, at these semi-public recepti a8 they did formerly, unless they happen them on take their way to some more ceremonious entertainment, much to the chagrin of the nice old chatelaine who assists such ladies to remove the ir wrappings, @ post she has occupied for the 1 a-t dozen years, and who bewails the degenera- cy of the times, and the locse state of society which allows a lady to wear a short dress in the evening. Three-rourths of the ladies, in fact, wore ebort spring costumes and new straw bon. nets of the Gypsey shape, trimmed with flowers and grasses, mingled with lace, or long ends of gros grain ribbon. op of Co. In Exile. ‘Translated from the German ot | "There are a few pictures in the Academy this Wy, Vonst. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & | year which represent quite a new scheol a Go. A popular German novel in readal painting, a school which employs modern nen- lish dress. tral tints, and relies upon clearness, characteri- Thistle-Down. By Esmeralda Boyle. Phila- | zation and expression for its etfects rather than deipbia: J Ppincott K Uo. A collectiv: coloring. There are the usual number poems & home author, daintily print of portraitsof sciemp, common-place men, and the Lippincott's. The pieces are slight au! | over-dressed, biank-taced women; but there 1 unpretentious, as indicated by the title, but are characterized by true poetic feeling, and g ve promise of future achievement. From J. Shillington we have the following Hand- Book of Progressive Philosd rig an ideal head of Jesus, by Wm. Page, which : Worthy of study, althongh it has been’ severely criticised; and a group of sleeping puppic:, watched by mischievous rats, which is inim.ta fhe annual reception of the Seventh Reg ment took place at the Academy of Music oo the same night as the opening of the Acai © Jot p aud was one uf tl and successful ever given by thi \ | zation. There were many very be: es | present, and the toi Edward Se New York: J. The aim of the writer has been to su with a eo of phijoro la must be perhaps the forti E novel trou | freshness a3 well as é Southworth’s prolific pen, tarned out by t! The prettiest dresses worn by young ladies prolific press of the Peters A were tulle, adorned with natural say wliat the critics may, the novelist w which are now supplied by florists, with ste for a series of years mainiain her bold inserted in an invisible tube, which keeps t public, and indeed enlarge her circle of re fresh; but there were others, less frail, with every uew story must have decided abi alwost as much admired, of Brussels’ n mn. trimmed with black over white black vet aud pink roves. the nec! ent. is still worn broa the midile of th to it, to keep it is, hed to @ necklac- Among the dresses which attracted much att: tion was one of white satin duchesse, with ani mensely long traip, cut out in sinares a: filled m with plaitings of illusion. The | boddice was draped with folds of illusion, and i wide scart of the same fell over the skirt, ay! was caught together with a branch of roses a. | om the series of Duma ched in cheap form by the Peter- alley,” “Harry Lorrequer, By Charles Lever. Phils I. B. Peterson & Bros. New readers, and tho + wishing to revive their recellections of Lever’- dashing Irish uovels will tind this cheap editi> by the Petersons just the thing. qAfter, Dark,” i The @ teen's Revenge, Ss pr prcrer ig l extended as a garlan) “The Yellow Mask,” ter Kose,” “Sight = =. 2-Foot.” fad Monkton,”” “The Stolen Fac Auother was made in twoshades of peach blo som silk, and consisted of @ trained skirt, th fiounce tarned back in revers of the darker shade from cescades of Vallenciennes lace and a Lou's Quatorze coat, with cutis, aud revere upon the lapels arranged to match; the face was headed with soft ruchings in both shades of the ailk. A 7 ME By Wilkie Collins. Phila: T. B. Peterson & Bros. From the cheap edition of the novels o Wilkie Collins issued vy the Petersons. Carstang Grange. By T. Gy Trollope Philadelphia: T. B. Petereon & Bros. This i- perhaps the best of the novels of T. Adoipbus | third was of white French muslin, trimmed wit Trollope, who has been heretofore rether wide Vallencienes insertions and lace over tur eclipsed by his brother, Anthony Trollope. He quoise blue silk. The effect of this toilette was has now dropped Italian subjects, and in t't- | almost simple though wonderfully sot. asi novel of English society seems likely to divile | graceful, yet the cost of the overdress alone w sc honors with his brotuer in the same line of | three hundred and fift dollars. One more must topic. suffice; it was of silk China crape of the ecru The Mystery of Edwin Drood. By Charles | buff tint, and was trimmed with silk guipure Dickens.” Philadelphia: I. B. Peterson & Bros, | lace, and insertions of precisely the sams shade, The Petersons have here issued the fragment of the novel Dickens was Engaged on when he died, and have filled out the volume with “Mas- ter Humphrey's Clock.” A blue silk Louis XLII waistcoat was simulate: in front and ornamented with broad fine whits pure, laid flat, Iestn d the line of the coat. he union of bright light turquoise blue with From J.C. Parker we have the following: | Saw color, buff or se thectlitlent Roent piler of Giea sinters. Selected by the com- | Tepeared in stone colorand bi aaa ler of leanings for the us.” Phila- “ ” _ delpbia: Evans, Stoddart « ‘An amusing ‘hite muslin over ‘‘cameo” and neutral tints collection of verbal blunders, droll or absurd, | ORE Of the distinctive features of the spring 7 dinner dresses and toilettes for small eveni inclading ‘+ Hibernicisms,” + Balls that are not feuntons, always brightened by flower porate Irish,” and “ Typographic Errors.” tarebae ie mbrcidered or striped in Italian colors. Without over-dresses, these same rich n: | neutral tinted silks form most distinguish od Lee & Shepherd. ‘This ts the forty-third edition | toilettes, made with long «rained sket act of a work that curiously enough was not | barque, and without trimming, except a fringe originally intended for publication, but was | or guipure lace of the same rhade. which te written by the author fo! ie private use. It Placed upon the basque and fails over the Va- now appears revised and with considerable | lenciennes lace border of the muslin jacket additional matter, Gyer ss with military arrests: | beneath. reconstruction, and military government; war ARE WALKING DRESSES LONG OR SHORT? Seerta dees Tc Seceeee ea ts Satna ations) | ive: vexed question Wiathas walking aaocs en the snniocts treated re MAMMA OEE | ss ue augur mmact, Wonct pot meinnd tone From F. A. Newton, 931 7th street, we have— | Minds of some ladies, who simply want to be in Memotrs of a Guardian Angel. Translated | the fashion, whatever that is, and do not wan ‘from the French of M. L’Abbe G. Chard to bother their heads with the morale of the sab- ject. They cannot u id but that one or jon. Baltimore: Job Murphy & Go. The Abbe 4 the other is the style to adopt, and they have little choice as to which it is. It is un- arden in these memoirs et into view the Catholic doctrine on the ministry of Guardian pres doubtedly the fact that dresses trailing several inches upon the ground are now seen upon the streets, and the question is, are they worn by fashionable women, and will they continue to be worn and grow fonger rather than shorter? ‘The answer to this inquiry cannot be simple yes War Powers Under the Constitution of the United States. By William Whiting. Boston Angels. From the author we have— Hit. By Mary E. ker, M.D. New York The American News Company. The writer presents her views with characteristic direct- ness upon Love and Marriage, Dreas Keform, Tobacco, Temperance, Jivorce, Woman's Franchise, Labor, Religion, «ec. From the publishers we have the following Heavenward Led; or. The Two Bequests. By clear the ground, so that there are plenty dane R, Sommers. Philadelpbia: Porter « | at present, and 1 ‘miy believe will Coates. during the present cent ‘at least, to keep any From Langran, Ogilvie & Co. we haye— woman in countenance wishes to retain a “ % ” é neat and comfortable wall E Beaddos toe tac ee nerel, by Mise } fect imag be miontioned, and that one of _B- Braddon. Bow York: Harper & Bros. the largest and most exclusive houses in the From Bradley & Co., 905 F street, we have— | City makes its walning Sane just Eaton's New Method for the Cornet. Boston: | to reach, not to touch or lay upon the 5 Oliver Ditson & Oo. The author, Mr. E. K. | and has as yet recei no Srdere to con. Eaton, is a celebrated performer on the cornet, and the book of instruction seems to be a valu- ‘The establishnients find their able one. ong the demi monde, on the contrary, Copan From the publishers, Sadler, Drysdale & Pur | eu ts with exaggerated trails, and every nell, Baltimore, we have— such persons ar we meee parading ae “The State Gazette and Merchants’ and | Monts up and down, be ey pained re’ Directory for Maryland and the Dis. | gna edule, WHR, Gosh ae obcee sign of triet of Columbia.” This is a and we | attraction a8 would put any but the should judge quite useful volume, embracing. ned woman to the blush, and from fllow. as it does, les of all the principal cities | {; their example. and villages in Maryland, as well ag of the citics ‘he fact is, a reaction has set in even among im this Ditriet 7 who tho it abort Greases «too common,” and who will wear anything that comes stam: &7 The noble red man now assists in etreci- Seger . with high cost en S7 Thieves at Augusta, Ga., steal the street lamps. #7 Chicago has had an entertainment enliv- The long, straight Skirt was easily » ened with instrumental, vocal and ic apart, fut togetler. The contrary, is a is made with exact | yl will run up from to three has law. ondred and dollars. of suits polling the atta pon the pabiie schools avo bons oold la New York thissesces ores of all children for four months in the » The | prices. It may or may not be extravagance for sebools is optional with the local ae i rate come the of a rich and admired cos- tome, with the prospect of having its beauty t ampled ont in the dust with one wearing Even wealthy women cannot afford to spend money in this way; and even if they coul’ it would be a sin for them to do 8. No more ruinous and absolutely silly idea, has ever taken possession of women than this that a dress could only be worn once, twice. of afew times, and that the more costly it is, the less it must be worn. Why, it takes some time to adapt one’s self to a dress, as it does +O new tho: ind when we have fitted ourselves to it, become acquainted with its curves and lines, and folds, felt its softness and know how its st immer Lit up eyes and hair, and imparted radiance to the whole appearance of the wear*r we begin to feel affection for it, and adopt it as part of our personality. Itis mere refacment of torture to have beautiful things, and obliged to throw them aside, just as one is b ginning to feel a sort of love tor them. ‘A t ot beauty is a joy for ever,’ and one clings the memory of some “pale pin blue,” or ‘trich biack,’’ or “‘pure cream color,” that bas been signalized by special evidence of approval because, try a3 we may, we never can quite reproduce thé same design or the same impressior, The universe has meved since that twice, and the pieces can never come together in precisely the same way again, even so far as to give ue a dup'icate of dresses, words, or looks, exactly like those which we have known. Wo nen to dre’s well should bay fewer dresser, be more careful what they bu and wear them, a:if they were, as indeed are, a part of their personality. ROOFED SKIRTS, There has been a great effort to get rid of hooped swirts, and it has been partially success ful. With long dresses hooped skirts are not now worn at all, only a bustle, small or large, according to the taste of the wearer. The un- derskizts are, of course, long, nearly the length of the train, and generally very much trimmed with tucking and fating, which greatly assists to support the length of the dress skirt. For a time, the short walking dress also was Worn minus hoops, and plus a bustle, but that has not been found neat or convenient. The fullness of the skirt spread out over the bustie, fell in straight, thick folds to the feet, flapping in at the ancles most ungracetully. Near x all ladies, even those who for a time discarded it, have returned to the small hoop, with a curved back, forming a small bustle, finding the slight distention (the new hooped skirts only measure sixty-tive inches at the base) essential to com- fort, es] lly with the lighter spring dress materials. Over this hoop seme young dunces, and some who are older and ought to know bet- ter, wear an enlarged bustle, giving thenf the appearance of possessing an unnatural and most grotetque bump of protuberance. “ O wad some power ‘The giftie gie us.” SPRING AND SUMMER MANTLES, The newest garment of this description, isa short sack with or withont sleeves, and a cape forming in effect a double cape. This as inm- ported in fine black cashmere, very richly em- broidered with black or white, or with a mix- tue of black and white, and bordered with lsce, or fringe of both. There are also costumes in cashmere, black or pearl grey, forming tut skirts and jackets, or @ polonatre with basquee, for werrover silk’ skirts, long or short. ‘Thes: costumes richly embrvidered and trimmed with guipure lace, cost from one hundred aud fifty to two hundred and fifty dollars, bat are really dis tinguished, and in high favor because they can be worn with a stort black silk skirt for walking dress, or with a long lavender or pearl color: silk for visits and receptions. Handsome black silk suits, made en costum>, are found very useful on this acc upper skirt and jacket, or polonai ed for all sorts of torlettes. ck lace basques and their appearance in great to be very much worn. are s0 much newer, more desirable than the is a difference of several dollars between t! cost of one and the other. This applies too» ride garments attached to precisely similar ar ticles in silk or cashmere, as weil as lace. A novel application of black watered moire ba- been made for the first time, this season, using it as a trimming (piping and fold) uj black gros grain, It is very effective. Double capes, the upper one cut up on back, and trimmed with flat folds or braic added te the long traveling eacks of linen water-proof cloth. Some prefer to these small square cut pelerine cape worn last <e but these are now more generally attach gored morning dresses of white linen or pig MOURNING MATERIALS. The extensive adoption of black for ordinar Street wear, and the actual distavor witn whi the cnetom of wearing mourning is regarded to lose ones, that t stimulated fashion to sustain tradition, by im partingextreme depth to stylish ee and thus rendering it as distinctive and different from the black of every day people as i The prestige which formerly attached to tine black English bombazine has been revived to fome extent, and associsted with broad folds ot double English crape; it is now considered th most distinguished of mourning fabrics, and e: requisite for the early period of widow» mourning. After this, “Henrietta” cloth must be worn; or if itis warm weather, 5: zantine or Florentine tissues, Tamise cloth, Diack grenadine; the latter meshed a: close, not the coarse, “canvas” style. which was fashionable two years ago. Brillfantyze is very mnch need in mourning. and also the fine buffalo and “otter” braids of alapaca; the latter is quite new, and manufactared express'y for 4 summer alapaca. It is exquisitely fine ani ho) without being tr: arent, aid tin ished in a pure full which ne’ changes or lose its lustre. It furnishes a much needed medium between heavy and diaphanous biack fabrics, which wili be appreciated by ladies both in and out of mourning. The Turkish brilliantyne, made from the hair of the Tarkey goat, which is very fine and silky, has achieved a wide popularity since i introduction here a year ago. A distinctive feature of it, of the Buffaloand Otter brands 0! alapacas, and Beavor brand mohairs, is, that the black is very full and permanent, and they are finshed alike on both sides. This high « ity makes them look as well at the last as at the first. There are some beautiful grey Frere! muslin, with black borders, for half mournin: houre-dresses this season, which one out o! mourning can hardly help purchasing, and sot; finisbed cambrics, in hair-stri and check at thirty-five cents per yard, which look alm equal to silk. There is this attraction about mourning mi terials, they are only ordered in the finest and choicest grades. A dollar colored poplin, as the pelite superintendent of @ mourning depart- ment in one of the great establishments re- marked the other day, looks very well, but no “lady” would buy a dollar poplin in black. BONNETS. here is nothing new to record in bonnets or hate. Frou Frou Gypsies, of straw or chip, trimmed with the Inevitsble streamers of lace or gros grain ribbon, are most popular, espe- cially among young ladies; while the fall Gyp- ser, or Charlotte Cor: seems to be more affected by matrons and of less fanciful but more distinguished tast vais are equares of dotted net or gauze, the former edged with real thread lace, but having a narrow ribbon run through the top, in quite old style. GLovEs. . Many-buttoned gloves have been restored to us, at an average increase of price of twenty- ae pe expenditure is a question for a debating socieiy. “FAIRY PRINGR WECETIES” are the latest and prettiest ornament for the many highly intelligent people, seems to har: | quite as transparent, but firmer, 1d POs- tessing the advantage of washing beautirally. waistcoats, Silk waistcoats, white or colored, cut deep. and outlined with rich lace, are the latest fea- tures of elegant dinner dresses. White, wi! black; tarquoise blue, with stone color or ba: k. with brown, constitute the leading com- stcoat is fastened with but- Einations: The wi tons containing the two colors of the waistcoat and body part of the dre pearl colored fasile dre A very han dsome Was trimmed with bands of white satin, covered with rows of black guipure lace; white satin waiste with black lace. All silk dresses are made with MUSLIN UNDER JACKETS. + Outlined oketsof India | muslin, edged with broad Vallenciennes lace, whieh actly i ba ike it so that rder of the jacket by ¥ effective for black siiks iz are worn uncer basque Jace or fringe over the Vailenc neath. immed wi black guipure lace. LINEN StITR and are cut ex of the iennes This is partica- th rich are worn more than ever, both white and col- ored, but ate p much better taste. single upon the walkin: ing satine. leatings. aipure embroidery i Jennig J its of white linen and w fuer than last season and show The most stylish consist of shirt and polonaire trimmed with plain bands or a UNE, TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR, This Afternoon’s Dispatches. Associated Press Reports, FROM EUROPE TO-Day. The Civil War in France. FIERCE FIGHTING. General Attack Fort Issy te be by the Versa’ tormed septs Captured and Shot. iste — meu r- Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Paris, m Empty Honor. pril 2, (Thursday,) noon.—Kegauit has been nominated for procureur by the com- mune. Fagitives from Paris to Versailles. Vaeesarties, April 27, (Thursday might Three new batteries wil! open to-morrow. Two thousand persons ted from Paris to this place yesterday. More Shooting of Prisoners. Panis, Apnl 2, (Thuraday evening.)—Yes- terday, ina reconnoissance of the ISSth bat- talion from the barricades at Villeneuf. forty communists were surrounded by the Versailles cavalry. Lhe communists retreated, but four were captured and immediately shot. ( the captured regained the lines ina and was taken to the Bicetre hospital McMahon. McMahon is at Chateau Becon. Desper: At Issy the sailors have aband: and the fort is scarcely tenavle. ker, in the Kne de Sevres, with 445 bed Civilians are forced to fight, and wounded in the late war. dressed as sailors, to entice loyal sailors to ite Straits of the Red: al ‘The nationals ne of dying state, joned their gans, Hospital Nec- ts full. those sert. Yestercay, about tify men and bovs hanging around the northern railway tation were surrounded and pressed into ser VERSAILLES, Marsh returns & the Versa) fort is General Pat the cit bastened. tion tor panies. Fort Issy in Danger. April 28, via Loxpow, Ay ight. Fort Issy scarcely = batteries, imminent Attack 2S, via An ait by the Versa! Loxpon, April 2 ye violent t= simultane: the interi The Commi uring the ferenoo The erecti growing scarce, Claseret Yields to Bixmarek mand to Ke! BERLIN, April 2 has replied to the intercess that he he Ecciess: General of Gen. F: ill propose to the Comune to The Versail ists are attack uel: bt the city has ty has made a re r upon the railway o Provisions arrive but seldom and ar ie. ril 29, al MacMahon went to Keuil so-day and D, on ¢ De- ‘a leas the Archbishop oi Paris and other ecclesiasti:« ‘Dew ip prison. Lonpor, April 2.— Bepulse of the Insurgents. wa he Timer epecial state that at daybreak yesterday the insurgents at- tacked Les Moulineceaux, Chatillon, but were repulsed. terre, lamart, and Prussians Gans Agstuse the Com- m 3 A Daily News special says the Min’ War accuses Thiers of using Prussian guns and ‘aillueses. It is possible that the central commuttee will attempt to members of the Commune. A Tel: Fort | muni manded of thems Parliament so D jegraph Epecial sa of long arrest the itis expected that will be stomed to-night. All com. ion between Paris departments will probably be a railroad companies ides Against the Minis e Commuue the money de- try. Lonpon, April 29—In the House of Commons last night motion in favor of the reservat ir. Cowper Tem yn of part submitted a of the Epping forest for a public park. The motion was oppored by Lowe and Gladstone beca’ tle property belonged to the Crown and not to the public. Harcourt argued that the public were the owners of eee and not the Crown. Upon a division of 101 against the government. Steam: Lowpor, April 29.— The steamshi New The steamer Prnusylvania, fro also touched (Queenstown Movements of ‘ork, touched Queenstown Jast night. steamebip Assyria, from St. Johns, N.S. arrived at the C? from New York, The Port Glasgow, from Bristol, Quebec, bas foundered at sea. arrived at Liver; paces The Erie Eatiroad Litigation. New York, April 29.—In the suit of Heath et al. vs. the Er: ford, this morning, ar the order to be the ai Pittsburg railroad com! semi-annual dividend of By per 15th m. Erie railroad, before Judge ment was beard ere WAS & majority evening. m New York, The -» has yde. The steamship Yoming, 1 to-da: “A ngland, tor Blaten- asto under the decision on claimed that has deciared a cent., payable Bradford, the artist, sailed to-day on Daltimore for En: the pieture called “Arctic Cereal . alnted jor Commodore Fishbury. , = | Crime in New York. Re.gh Treatment of a Woman by Burgiart— 1 Merchant Murdered ono Street Car for Drolesc ting Ladies. Yors, April ®.—About < o'clock the orning the ery of murder trom No. 125 Ein | etreet, occupied by Mies Catherine Manning, attracted the attention of the petice. On enter- ing the place be found Mise Manning poand | band and foot, with her face covered with LY When released she stated that about 380 o'clock the let in one of the inmates, and then went to bed and fell asleop. Soom after she was awakened by some persons tak! bold of her, and saw four men in her room wit their taces covered with handkerchiefs. Arer | they bad bound and gagged her, they proowe:iet to rob her place. Her diamond earrings were m her gars. Three finger rings. } necklace, all valued at #147). and also about $18 in moner, which was tied uj | a handkerchief and placed und-t a pillo# w. alto taken There were no marks on the door to lead to the belicf that an entrance was forort, so the ruffians must have secreted thems! ros. during the night Henry D. Putpam, who was strack on the bead with a car hook by Wm. Fes.er on We: weeday night last, corner 46th street and avenue, lingered in most excruciating agon till 3.10 this morning, when he died. Po-ter bas been identited by Mrs. Ds rh al and da he time o ter, who were with Potua: occurrence. pees Horrible Story of Crime in New Jor sey 4 Lody of Wealth and Beauty Changed wi ig (0 NUll her ein Father Naw ¥ April 29—Im the New Jersey court of oyer and term: tay, in New Brunswick, Theodore Willets, proprietor of the Brookiyn Opera House. and Mre. Ann M. Vater, a lady Of wealth, beauty and high social stan ing, appeared as prisoners, charged with subor- nation of murder. James Bax aased was erly im the “y of Samuel Whitehead, a wealthy citizen of Wash ington, N.J., the father of Mra. Yates, and the her-in-law of Wilets. Baxter charges that t July, (1570,) Willets, Mrs. Willots aud My tes offered him $1,000 and a house for the r mainder of bis life if he would serve them by killing Whitehead. They suggested they shoald et the old man drank and bura the house wt Vhitebead in it. A month later Baxter say made the attempt, pouring oil t Ms. Whiteh bedroom after the oli! ' bad retired. The house was burned, bat V bead escaped. On another occasion he w quested by Witiets sod Mrs. Yates to « | Whitebead to the barn and then kill hin f He was then hir waylay Mr. Whitehead and kill him, but id not dare do for fear he woald be kille! another hired hand. This is the substance Baxter's affidavit. How true it ie canno" present be known. The prisoners of co: | deny it. They were heid in $2,000 each to a:.- swer at the next term ot court. - om wit PRILADELVatA, April —John Taggart, of ¢ Sunday Tim victed of libel on Man~ ger Fox, of the American Variety Theater, was to-day sentenced by Judge Paxen to pay =. fine of $100 and costs. Harry Taggart, his son * was sentenced to pay a fine of #29 and costs. | Before sentence was pronounced, Mr. art | submitted to the judge certain letters trom the Prosecutor, sent to his family, as mitigation for the libel complained of. The letters are sad | to be unfit for publication, but had the e: lighten the sentence. eee arpa | New York City Finances tna Bad Way. | New Yorm, April 29.—The city comptroller, in a circular, ~ od the total amount which can be raised ui operation for the tax lev» | this vear will fall short $1,000,0000f the amount | S* estimated for the several departments. and the city and county governments, including | the State taxes. 4 considerable dedu>tiom j must be made in the expeaditares of tne ary and county government the ensuing year. It becomes neceseary that the estimat-d ex- Penses for the present year be rey se, for ths purpose of giving data for ult'mate action m= conforming to the required reduction ef expen- | tures. ——_»——_ SETS aces | & Cuban Captain Captared and Gar- rot Havana, April 2+ Advices from Santiago | de Cuba say the Spanish guerilis Col. Bent'ex encountered the insurgents at A cos, neat Botamo, killing four ner Captain Juan Corona, wao executed. — . Fatal Ratiread accident. | Crxcinnati, April ren into @ cattle tr iz has thot Kokow and seve J a brakeman & b> | The southward bound trains were considerat ly dielase ~——-« Ead Srenk the Erie Canat RocuneTer There ix & very hal break in the Eri at Fairport. ‘Two or three boate have par gh. Itw en weeks to re age. It is al<o reported that the ste weir near I has gone ont. Compa with New £ 8 ielan ester di | was repaired y Steamer Dixabdled. Key Weer, April 2).—The «t vot Galveston, New York, April 22 ted the forward section of her shatc Tharsday night of Tortugas and returned to this port last She will probably be towed to Galveston. ——° The New York Bank St might. New York, April 2%.—The following i= the kly bank statement: Loan, increase, $2.36, ie, increase, $1,536,311; tm crease, $3,158.42"; circulation, decrease, $!,4:7; legal tenders, increase, 5,889, o—_— Commatation of Sentence. New Youe, April 2.—The President has commuted the sentence of Charles Perdu, sen- tenced to death burning therhip Charles Kdwards, to twelve years’ unprisonment. ee The Ten-Hour Law for Children. Bostow, April 29. —The ten- hour bill, amended to apply only to minors under 15, passed the House by a vote of 131 to Death of Thalberg. New April 29.—It is reported, Wy cable, that Thalberg. the pianist, is dead. A Degaprct CEEAT.Some years ago & book, by writers of high repate, was published in London, entitled “Seven Tales by Seven Authors,” ‘and the leading point in one of them was that a mercenary mother persua~ ded ber dying husband, who is nea bankrupt, ta make a will, whose conten are at his death duly bruited leaving each of a daughters #150, the view of course @f their attracting attention from men bevt on matrimony. A ruse some~ thi resambling this bas lately been piayed at Nottingham, England. A old gentleman, unmarried, very rich, recently made bis will. Ha be- queathed £10,000t0 the General Hospital, an? 4 like sum to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in For Parts. To one tive be left £1,000, and legacies to the amount ot £8 were pumerous. total amount be- queathed amounted t& £45,000. The ley were very demonstrative in their thanks. Prdsents of wine, game and other good things were sent in profasion. The tleman was courted by more than one lad: whote eerly youth was passed’ Be died at ¢ of eighty-four a few days since, and tha nd at whore house he breathed his last hon- ored his remains with an expensive funeral, The friend had also the melancholy = 5 tied soir in Seb SS PIC NICS Excossios. AY. APRIL 30 MILES DOWN THE POTOMAC AND kiEe~ The steamer LADY OF TRE LAK! -s Hh, wall a wharf, tot of ‘Tth street. et 923 D Srursr, MAONICBOL'S