Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1881, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, D ECEMBER 3, 1881-DOUBLE SHEET. RS—SHORT WAISTS DELARRED— ETC. FLANNEL FISISHED cloths find wea tor Ditessks should be tal toilets. > Rep Stix Pompoxs on gray and dark are fashionabie. Casary CoLorep Moree is just the thing for brunettes Orens Cloaks are made long enouzh to en- Velop the whole person. Wire Boxxets are worn in New York, at ad Patti concerts. Wd tiny Queen Mab poke bonnets of r beaver are worn by little girls. ANT CosTeMES are seen on the Pennsylvania avenue promenade bright da; ening dresses ate made with close fitting basques, flowing trains, and petti fronts. Sraxisn Boxxets of white plush, trimmed with cascarles of pearl-beaded lace and wreaths Of white-siik pompons, aze “lovely” for bh good goods, at just as gion as youcan in New upiler of this article has demon- te low-eolored £ above the elto t evenin scriptic color. A Bearriecn street house in t Danish gloves, n with * de- id cream | Boxxet, imported by an F | dark mos: { to match, { encireling old lac a suit. ss, floral ne d snowdrops, the dainty seeiety belles podices cut as many v: Iris herself. goods look dashy by themselves, but combined with self- | colered fabrics the effect is neither vulgar nor | ides, | K , for our britli: MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. THE WINTER SEASON—WHAT IS GOING ON—NEW PLAYS AND OLD COMPANIES. —Mary Anderson appears at the National on Monday night. She has just concluded a very successful engagement in Philadelphia and ap- peared in a different play every night. Miss Anderson *has added zmalion and Galatea and a French drama—Berthe, the daughter of Rolande—since she was last here, to her list of plays. She is supported by William Harris, who was with Maggie Mitchell so long. —Patti’s Brooklyn and Boston concerts on Tuesday and last evenings were a great success at the reduced prices of #3 and 25. Abbey in- tends to give one act of opera at some of the concerts, and has secured an orchestra of fifty pieces. It is an excelleut idea. — Anna Dickinson is soon to appear in men’s attire and to play Hamlet, Macheth, Clawle and the rest. Forney’s Progress says she is “brainy, bold, elastic, electric and eclectic,” and that she will make a school of acting of her own. — The New York correspondent of the Provi- dence Press pronounces Mrs. Burnett's new drama Esmera‘ia, now running at the Madison Square Theater, a much better play than Hazel | rke, which beld the boards there so long, and enduring popularity | The first remark is easy to and it is to be hoped tne prediction as | future of Esmeralda is eq well It would be a good thing pecuniarily nt townswoman. | , Who used to manage the Abbott | is in the south with a new com- bination, with Addie Randall and H.C. Peakes at its head. Olirette and The Chimes are their i they are doing weil. Mr. Hess is now | a Washiagtonian. -—John MeCuilough’s popularity is greater than ever. This is the best season he has ever i. Last year his engazement in New York | This year it is for six. The Opera Trouy t night he ever played at the Grand Opera House, Cincinnati. the receipts were $00. Re- at the same theater, the receipt: In Chica: 9 and St. Louis his reeeipts 000, $10,000 a week. © fi ple that he will do either his tragedy, or Louis Wingfield’s new version of | le—Love anil Liberty. ard Paul in Paris American Register: “One of the characters in La Mascotte is called a inharmonious. Sot colored stockings of very dark shades are preferred to the striped hosiery for winter. The ribbed merinos ave in greater demand than being warmer. More women wear y hosiery now than formerly, haying learned that warm feet are more conducive to health than cold ones, and that beauty is not the | usual accompaniment of the insufiicientiy ciad. | MILLINERy this season does not depend very largely upon floral garniture, but there is an in- creasing demand for feather adornments of every hats, M: kind, beth for bonnets. and dress trimmi: and also for muffs of these birds and feathers are very exp: being brought from fore rich and striking effects of color unknown to the songsters of our | own American forests and groves. A very elegant costume was worn at the opera, last night oy a young Washington lady, which attracted much attention. ‘The skirt was seal brown plush. the folds of the kilted flounce being lined with antique gold satin. | Around the throat was a Van Dyke collar of | point and cuffs to match were over the | Coat siceves with a close fit. The hat was plush and trimmed with sweeping plumes. A Beacrirvt reception bonnet shown by an| up-town v York, isin the Char- 1 made of dark moss- ed plush, with a wreath of golden he crown. Inside, the bonnet ale gold-colored satin sublime, | i with a delicate network of emerald, g and ruby beads. The broad strings are dark-green plush, lined with gol ine Fraizes of wide black Venetian laces having the desisns outlined with small gold beads, are worn with toilets of black satin. Some- times an adjustable tablier is made of the saine Jace. which can be worn over the satin costume where a very dressy toilet is required. This tablier is cut something after the style of the Marguerite pinafore. and is covered with gath- ered ruilles of the lace also brightened by gold MaGNiFicENT white dresses of all kinds will be the raze in the fashionable world this winter in New York. Cream, ivory, and snowdrop being generally preferred to the less becoming | dead white or bluish tints. Of white dress fabrics there are a most elezant and almost end- | i White brocades, satins, plushes, plain and embossed velvets, cashmere. dra; \, be 5 , Run's veiling, English crape, | ad Freneh mull being equally fashionable. | Now en regle to order shoes or slippers and stockings with each handsome dress or cos- tume, and many shoes are constructed of the materials, while still others are dainty fabrications of complemental velvets, satins or | silks, with carnishings of embroidery and laces. Most lovely boots of satin are entirely covered with duc! i nice, the heel as well ssy uppers. Damask, embossed and embroidered goods are used, but when the | figure in the material of the costume is too bear another style with simajler figures may be used. THe Marertats most in demand are soft fin- | ished woolen stuffs. such as cashmeres and camel's hair cloths, in self colors, plaids or stripes. Figured materials aré by no means givenup. Every style of tissue, velvet, satin, | Plush and gros grains is seen in every variety of pattern—brocaded. damasse, shaded, striped, | plaided. shot or watered. Roman and Algerian | stripes in vivid colors are employed for trim- minzs and effective appliances of solid costumes. Plaided and striped materials are used in the | game way. forming the collar, facings and cuffs | of plain woolen costumes. xquisire Tou.eTres of this season are Perfect in each most minute detail and quite as | Tuch consideration ia given to the tasteful se- | lection of shoes and stockings as to the mate- | Fiul of the dress and the jewels to accompany it. | A very serious attempt has, however,been made | by Eurepean and American artists to introduce | healthful and comfortable shoes, and to their credit, be it said, our leaders o1 style have gen— erally accepted such innovations, hence the | boots and shoes intended for out-door wear, | walking. ridimg or skating which are made upon hygienic principles are worthy of earnest recommendtion. | Wrrn Iver: G Coup, fars are in great re- quest, not only for outdoor garments, but also for dress trimmings. It is very fashion: ide band of fur at the edy the’ same being tand wrists; and very ne it looks. Most of our merchants seil these strips of far by the yard, the price being small compared with other popular but less effective xarnitures. It is not at ull necessary to purchase real fur for the purpose of deco- Fating s,as there are some very excel- lent low-priced tmitations which will keep in | excellent condition for two or three seasons. | AFTER sY Ervonts, moire antique, as an | element in the composition of rich dresses, i eeems to have obtained a new vogue. It is| dificult to see how it can ever be popular acain, for though a rich and elezant fabric. well suited to the composition of stately toilets, yet it is not adaptable, and not youthful. and there- fore only suitable for a small minority of the wearers of nice clothes. Still there is no reason Why motre antique should be tabooed. or ruled | Out, because it is not universally applicable, when it is so admirably well suited to special | Purposes and occasions, arfd Gills a place im the | €atalocue of rich materials which cannot be | fly supplied by any other. | Moire antique, both plain and striped with Satin, is used for long, full trains, and for Watteaa dresses, or princess robes with hizh Medici collars. Some of the richest moire Particular) pted for the marquise resses with high collars of gold embroidered | Ince. Asarule, however, moire is not. em-| jed for the entire dress, but only for the | the froat being of satin or plush, the sides plush, or satin kilted, or covered’ with Jong caseades of black or white Spanish point ———_—++--____ “Awp to this day, when the bell in the castle tolls the hour of midnight, twe ghastiy fcures wander down the lane with the skating rink affected by ghosts, and in the shulow of rock the lady ghost, on her bende] knees, ber hands in the passionate elo of @ voiceless appeal to the <tittering hile her shadowy figure bends above the | apres phantom stretched before her, staining crushed feras with the crimson current of a "Ena of Hawkeye Romance. cor ease An exchange says: “An umbrella that keeps Jee the your round fe altogether too relizious us. | of The Colonel this was a peculiar! | Mr. | which Stephen Fiske calls “‘ a remarkable per- ) each in Baltimore and Washington. nobody, and immediately ‘I'm recognized.” This is a refinement of a joke made by the late Mr. Tomlins one nicht at the rr entered. and making h empty chair ‘o where Mr. Tomlins ‘Is this anybody's seat?” « tinuing; ‘it’s nobody's; it’s — After a rest of two years M. Lecoeq has brought out a new work, which bids fair to | Astiecess as great as that of his earlier | productions. most re Paris ver ready to break the | 1 of worshipping, de- er’sinventive powers had dried up, and professed to expect nothing more from his fluent pen. The new opera is called | Le Jour et la Nuit. | — With two-performanees of Patience and one westhetic week for Springfield, Mass., play-oers. Pa- | tence received its representation with the Gray- Son opera company to give it. — Boucicault’s Mimi seems to be as great a failure in London as it was in this country in a parily different -hape. — Grau’s French company will this week bring | out two operas new to New Yc Si Jtais Koi, on Tuesday, and Varney’s Les Mousquetaires on Friday Some nincompoop who either didn't know or didn’t appreciate the fact of a similar venture when Lincoln was killed, has written a play | upon the assassination of Garfield. — A London female sesthete thus remarks on | Irving's limbs: “Mr. Irving’s legs are limpid and utter. Both are delicately intellec- tual, but his left leg is a poem.” — Edwin Booth says that he will not piay in comedy any more this winter, in view of the! death of his wife. This may shut from his list Shylock which he always supplements by a part f The Teawing of the Shrew. — The Major has celebrated its 100th perform- ance at Harrigan & Hart's new theatre in New York. Thisis the eighth consecutive vaude- ile by Harrigan aud Braham that has ran over 100 nights—a record declared at New York to be unequaled in the history of the staze. — Rhea, the French actress, is at Booth’s in New York, opening in Adrienne Lecouvreur, formance, most attractive in its sweetness and sunplicity.” Rhea appears to be a genuinely actress, but thus far in her brief career here she has been none too well managed, and poorly supported. — There is a report, which appears to be sup- ported by some show of authority, that the cele- brated Mrs. Langtry, the “ Jersey lily,” who has | so long queened it among the professional beau- | ties of England, has been engaged by Lester Wallack, and will appear in the melo drama of Youth, to be produced in his new theater. — Divorcons, which is having a very success- fulrun at the Philadelphia Chestnut, will be | followed, when its drawing power is exhausted, by Alecandra, a new play by Luigi Vent ura. —One of the most interesting theatrical events of the present week is the reappear- ance upon the New York stage of Clara Morris. who is acting in the Union § ater in Camille, Lights 0° London duced at this theater on December 5, — Pendragon, @ tragedy in blank verse written by W. W. Young, will be produced this week at MeVicker’s, in Chicago, by Lawrence | Barrett. The play affords opportunity for scenic display, and its presentation is looked forward to as an important event. juin Rankin and McKee Miller’s drama, Forty-Nine, has been reconstructed by Leonard Groyer, and the new version, having been tried in Indianapolis, is pronounced much better than the old. — “What piece will you produce after Lights London?” asked a reporter of Manager ‘almer, of the Union Square. Summer Weather. ‘Who is the author?” *‘Our Heavenly Father.” “Good day.” Good day.” — Messrs. Robson and Crane,who have closed a succes engagement at the Globe Theater, Boston, will play onthe New England cireuit during the next fortnizht; then two weeks each in Bro iladelphia, and one week o — The Dramatic Times states that, after two wi performance of The Sc with which Wallack’s new theater opel produced, with Mis hian in the principal role. Is this the play itten for Miss Genevieve Ward by Hon. Lewis Wingfield? And, it so.hhow did Wallack come by it, seeing that it has been played but once by Miss Ward in Reading, P: the direction of the author. —— Not to be Recognized with impunity. From the Eufaula (Ala. ) Bulletin. A mischievous youth of this city. who fre- quently teases the old colored woman who cooks forhis parents and their family by using big words to her that she does not understand or of which she does not know the meaning, asked her the other morning while she was getting breakfast, “Aunt Dolly, if you were walking along in the road py yourself away out in the country and somebody was to meet and recog- nize yon, what would you do!” Aunt Dolly in- stantly put her arms akimbo, and fiercely wag- ging her head, replied: “I'd jest grab up a stick and break his neck, a nasty, trifling rascal! Dat’s what I'd do!” + Air Motor for Cars. Record. will ed on December 6, The Spider's Web will be ¢ A Com Prom the Phiizdelphia The compressed-air motor to be tested on the 4th end 8th streets line will be ready for its initial experiment within the next ten days. The company having in charge the construction of the motor has been delayed by the dimiculty of obtaining a battery of cylinders able to stand a pressure of 450 pounds to the square inch. The engine to compress air for the motor is completed, and will soon be placed in the depot at 8th and Dauphin streets. It is mntended to make the trial trips over the w end of the fine, where track is unobstructed with vehicles. “The motor is claimed to have suf- ficient power ‘to drive a car at the rate of twenty miles an hour, and to carry enough com- pa miles, in the case of long trips of the necessitating the chargi cylinders at each end of the route Cok who represents the French country, rere t ‘0 be able to fair trial the tracka are anes | of buying, k—Adam’s | j. uy {more correct than our English usage. . English and American English. From R. A. Proctor in Gentleman's An American friend of mine, In response to the question by an Englishman (an exceedingly positive and dogmatic person, as it chanced, “Why do Englishmen never say, ‘I guess’?” re- plied (more wittily than justly), ‘Because they are always so positive about everything.” But it is noteworthy, that whereas the American says frequently “I guess.” meaning “I know,” the Englishman as freely lards his discourse with the expression, “You know,” which is, perhaps, more modest. Yet on the other side, it may be noted that the ‘down East” Amer- ican want to know,” in the same sense as our English ex- pression of attentive interest, “Indeed. other familiar Americanisms may be mentioned the following: An American who ts interested in a narrative or statement will say, “Is that so?” or simply “So!” The expression, “Pos is some- times, but not often heard. Di stood this exclamation as equiv possible, but does not concern me;” whereas in reality it is equivalent to the expression, “Is it possible?” I have occasionally heard the ex- ion, “Do tell!” but it is less frequently heard now than of yore. The word “right” is more trequently used than in England, and is used al in senses dif- ferent from those understood in our English usage of the word. Thus, the American will d “right there,” where an ishman would say or “just where we say **¢ other ha am inclined to think th i xpression, “right well,” for is net comu in America. say ‘Yes, sir,” and “No, sir,” with nt from that h which the words are used in England; but they mark the differ- ence of sense by a difference of intonation. Thus if a question is asked to which a reply in England would be simply “Yes” or “No,” (or i nk or station of the querist, No. sir,”) the American reply “Yes, sir.” or **No, sir,” intonated as w nd. But if tne reply is intended » be emphatic, then the intonation is such as to throw the emphasis on the word “sir;” the is “Yes, sir,” or “No, sir.” In passing, I ut I have never heard an American waiter reply “Yessir,” as our English waiters do. The Ame Tia T can use of the word “quit” is pecu- do not limit the word, as we do, to ation “take leave;” in fact, I have the word in that enerally use it as an equivalent or “stop.” (In passing, one 1m: strange the circumstance that * which properly means “to go and the word “stop,” which means should both have come to be used as ying to “leave off”) Thus Americans say quit fooling” for “leave off playing the tool.” yuit singing,” “quit laughing,” and so forth. To English ears an American use of tne word notice a the w “80; new house, or the like, for “I have some ‘a ete. I have, indced, heard the usage defended as perfectly correct, though ssuredly there is not an instance in all the range of English literature which will », also, many Americans defend as good si the use of the word “good” in such phases as the following: “I have written that note good,” for * feel good,” for * other wa: incorrect. Of course, there are instances in which adjectives are allowed by custom to be used as adverbs, as, fo instanci ht” for “rightly.” ete.; but there can be no reason for substituting the adjeci lace of the adverb *well,” which is ‘i st ; a The use of of conrse, srammaticatl of fhe word “elegant” for “fin English ears as strang or instance, if you say to an American, “This isa fine morning,” he is likely to reply, “It is an elegant morning, or perhaps oftener by using simply the word “elegant.” sing use of the word. isms which seem ct. grammatically Thus, eldom hear in Ameri in such expressions as ‘l have got,” etc. Where the word would not be redundant, it is yet generally replaced by the more euphonious word “gotten.” now scarcely ever heard in Eng- again, we often hear in America such ions as “I shall get me a new book,” “I have gotten me a new dre “I must buy me that,” and the like. The use of “me” for “my- self” is good old English at any rate. Thave been struck by the circumstance that neither the conventional, but generally very absurd, American of our English novelists, nor the conventional, but at least equally absurd, Englishman of American novelists, is made to employ the more delicate Americanisms or Anglicisms. We generally find the Americans more coarsely Yankee. like Reade’s ‘Joshua Fullalove,” while the Englishman of American novels, is almost always very coarsely British, even if he is not represented as using what Americans persist in regarding as the true “Henglish haccent.”_ Where an American is less coarsely drawn, as Trollope’s ‘American Sen- ator,” he uses expressions which no American ever uses, and none of those Americanisms which, while more delicate, are in reality more characteristic, becanse they are common, all Americans using them. And in like manner, when an American writer introduces an English- man of the more natural sort he never makes him speak as an Englishman would speak; before half a dozen sentences have been uttere: he uses some expression which is purely Amer- ican. Thus, no Englishman ever uses and no American may be recognized at once by using 8 as “I Know it,” or “That's so,” “It is true:” by saying “Why, certainly,” for “Certainly,” and so forth. There are a great number of these slight but characteristic pecu- liarities of American and English English. From the Philadelphia Times. With the advent of cold weather the coat-on- his-arm young man turns out to parade the street. The colder it grows the more closely he carries his overcoat over his sleeve, and with a tight-fitting undercoat, having five buttons down before, marches on seeking whom he may vanquish by his unseasonable fancies. It must be a cold day when he puts on his conspicuous kids, shoves his elbows out to the right angle and arranges his coat over his arm. A warm day doesn't suit him. It is a warm day when he wears his coat. The time for it to be over his arm is the time when other people put it on their backs. A mild day does not attract attention to his cigarette-consumed frame, and therefore he is languid on a mild day. But when the bleak wind blows and the ice is rapidly forming and humanity in general hurry along with their hands to their ears and their noses smarting with the cold, then is the coat- on-his-arm young man in his element, and then does he glance with supreme contempt upon those gentlemen who are comfortably clad and feel that winter weather is healthy. The coat- on-his-arm young man goes leisurely down the street, but there is a pinched expression about his face and there are evidences of internal un- happiness, despite the alleged smile which plays around his lips and the fashionable’elevation of his eyebrows. And when he reaches his alleged office how quickly the coat-on-the-arm young man drops his bundle and lingers long around the fire. There are two parts to his day: When he gets cold carrying his coat and when he gets warm in order to get cold again. ———+e- —_____ English the Laconic Langnage. Although the English language 1s the most absurdly spelled tongue in the world it permits much more terse composition than any other, and telegraphic clerks have specially noted that English telegrams, as a rule. contain fewer words than those expressing the same ideas in any other language. I was reminded of this subject the other day by noticing the directions for an electric bell in my room ina foreign hotel. ‘They were printed in French, German and Eng- lish, viz: On est prie de pousser Je bouton jusq’au fond. Man ist gebeten den Knopf so viel als moglich zuruckzustossen. Please press the button to the bottom. There are ten words each in the French and German, to seven in the English. The number of letters is 37, 52 and 31 respectively. Thenote at the foot of the bill of fare was similarly inter- esting: On remet la note chaque Jour au controle des- voyageurs. m Irrungen za vermelden, wird taglich die Rechnung zur Controle vorgelest. Bills are given daily to avoid errors. Here, again, we have 10, 11 and 7 words with 45, 63 and 31 letters respectively. Anothercom- mon “notice” affords ing evidence of the preeeding exam of superior terseness of our vernacular: 8 M wkend ylobeton: fumer. gebeten zu Tranchen. Please do not smoke. Here we have7 and 6 Pe ls ve prods $0.6 is Sh 9 “that will make you | do you good.” and in | ‘athe redundant word | | | i { THE SIGNAL SERVICE. An Interesting Talk with it woe Touching This Important From the Chicago Inter-Ovean. Lieutenant J. S. Powell, of the signal service, who has just returned from an extended tour of inspection of the various signal stations in the northwest, was seen yesterday by a reporter of the Inter-Ocean, and the interview with him re- sulted as follows: “As an introduction to show the value of your travels, lieutenant, what is the general result of the labors of the signal service?” “The general result, stated briefly, is that statistics show that since the signal service has been started, as a result of its labors, there has beena saving of over three hundred per cent to the country. “What truth is there in the rumors about the ear reane organization of the signal ser- vice: “At Washington they are trying to get a per- manent organization of the corps. This perma- nent organization bas been, and is being, fre- quently asked for by chambers of commerce all through the country. A GOOD SUGGESTION. “It has been suggested by several of these bodies to the government at Washington that the signal service corps be put upon a regular and permanent basis, the same as the engineers’ and the ordnance departments now are. It is desired that they should haye their rezularcorps of officers, who shall_understand that they are to be permanently officers of that department; so that. knowing ‘that it will thereafter be the business of their life, they will go on studying, and making themselves still more efficient from year to year, and will not rest satisfied with |- knowing only enough for the work of the day. “How long haye you been absent’ on your trip, lieutenant?” a haye been traveling and inspecting since spring.” “What territory did you go over?” “I went all through the southern states, and, on the last trip, all through the Lake Superior series of stations—about A¥ty altogether.” “In what condition did you find these sta- tions?” “I found, as a general rule, that the men con- ducting them performed their duties satisfac- torily, and that the stations themselves are in good condition. In fact, our system of com- { pelling men to take observations at a particu- lar time secures, to a certain extent, prompti- } tude in the performance of their duties, for if they do not take the obseryations regularly, they know it at Washington, and a court-mar- tial is the result. In fact, 1 do not believe that efliciency and promptitude in such a service could be secured except under military rule.” TO THE FRONT, AS USUA\ “How do the other large stations you have | v ‘ited compare with that in Chicago?” “The Chicago station is one ot the best sta- tions in the United States. New York and St. Louis and Chicago are the three best stations in the country. The Chicago force is rather small, as there has been one man relieved from duty. The trouble is, that ourappropriation for the whole service—only about £350,000—is too small. The department requires in its service 500 men, but most of the men are out on the military telegraph lines in the northwest and | outhwest. Greeley’s expedition to- the polar regions, and the Point Barry expedition in Alaska had also to be fitted, and with our men. The chief signal officer is very d tending the service and increasing : As i is very difficult to find always what we want to know.” “Haye there been any exte the usefulness of the service? “Yes, sir. This year we started a new sys- tem for the benefit of the cotton distriets in the south—in the way of making up predictions for rain and reporting them to the districts named, and the usefulness of this work and the advan- tages derived from it by planters have been proven by the large number of letters received ii the department, stating the good it has jone, nsions this year of SAMPLES OF THE WORK DONE. “Similar work has been done forthe owners of orange groves in Florida. These want frost predictions forty-eight hours in advance, which we give th and the same work has been done also for the sugar-arowers in regard to frost. Of course in the north we have separate interests to look after, but somewhat of a simi- lar character. For instance. the pork-packers receive notice from us of cold weather approach ing.” “How does the present number of stations you have compare with what you ought to have in order to make the service as thorough and as iim useful as such a service can be made?” “We ought to have regular stations in every city in the northwest, as it is from that direc- tion that all our storms come. We ought to have stations to cover a wider extent of this tract so that we can trace them as they come across the country to the east. I have been approached by the chamber of commerce of Milwaukee, to urge the~-establishment of a station at Mackinac. Such a station would certainly be very desirable. “I haye so recom- mended, and I think there will be one estab- lished there.” “In what section of the west do most of the storms that we feel here originate?” “Most of our storms that we feel first arise in Dakota, and then pursue a general easterly course. As it now is we can only trace them by what are called reporting stations.” See SSS Wholesale Slander of Women. From the New York Graphic. What will the ladies of Sorosis and of the Woman's Club say to this audacious French scientist, G. Delauney, who not only daresmain- tain that women are inferior to men, but also that they are constantly retrograding? The dif- ference between the sexes, he says, is becoming greater all the time, and points to such facts as this: That while the skull of the Parisian wo- men of two thousand years ago had fully as great a cranial capacity as has that of her sister of the present day, the skull of the Parisian man of to-day has a capacity of 121 per cent. greater than his ancestors of twenty centuries ago. Among inferior races to-day and in the earlier history of the present superior races, he lays it down as a rule that not only inthe matter of the size of the cranium, but in other respects, men and women are equal, or nearly so; but that as civilization advances the man improves, expands and elevates himeelf, while the woman is content to remain as she is or even fall back and so widen the breach between herself and man. Among the Patagonians men and women are of the same size or nearly so, and the same was true in ancient Egypt, but in modern Eu- rope the disparity in height is especially notice- able. As for the reason why this is so he an- swers that it follows from the precocity of women. As girls grow faster, as arule, than boys. until they pass beyond the boundaries of girlhood, so they develop faster in the exist- ence of a race; while the men, who grow to their full statue more slowly, can keep up the contest longer and therefore invariably win. Speaking of the women of to-day he remarks that they want to eat much oftener than men, and that they eat much more also, as is shown in the difference in the cost of feeding the two sexes in large public institutions, yet, despite this, he points out that 1,000,000 more red globules haye been found in a cubic milli- metre of man’s than of woman’s blood. —_—_e-____ A Good Example. From the Philadelphia Ledger. The English government has set us a good example in its dealings with Lefroy, the mur- derer of Mr. Gould. A jury having convicted him, and it being clear that he was of sound mind, or responsible. for his:actions at the time he committed the crime, no “attention was paid to the plea that Insanity was hereditary in his family. When he had confessed not only this, but another cold-blooded murder, the very en. ormity of his offences gave rise ‘to the theory that he was possessed with a homicidal mania, but this did not save him:' If such a doctrine should ever prevail the more diabolical a man’s crimes might be the better would be his chances of escape from punishment in this world. The English authorities did not sidopt that doctrine, however. They hanged yy, and hanged him promptly, a feature i ht bale ptly. ef execution that oug! Tus Mauizys Kerr to have the Malley bo: eadaed hum ihe Lave ie , m ison cells at New Have bail ets and The will have to spend th s Eiristmas hy days: in durance vile, fs the wrand jury does not meet till January. ‘aphorism by @ perfectly réékless belle: “Be fAlrtnons and 00 vibe Bappy. 1.” — Atheneum, Christmas cards , More artistic and more ex] that has only spend’ gold wateh At walker in a FAMILY SUPPLIES. HOUSEFURNISHINGS. QS DECK wit THANKSGIVING SUPPLIES. n22 1 700 Ibe. Just in. “fimiited Supply: jour. eliced. Po filled with Choice Preserves; new, ompelan jare fil ce ves; new, ELPHONZO YOUNGS, Grocer, 604 97H STREET, between E und F streets, Opposite ** Critic” office. A CARD FROM WM. ds, at District of Columbi: he above-mentior mnesots. Patent well contested for, but it wi beat CERES, and the premi Tolls and biscuits CERES FLOUR, stands A No, 1 among the known to the trade. For sale by Cozxrr Ist STREET Buckwheat. ‘thi ‘M. WHARTC Pr. aM triumph to the maxnil ined in this com: ve pectfully mention the fuct thut Nirs. SP, ed the first premium forthe handsomest on exhibition which is © . M. GALT & CO. M. Galt & Co. tional Fair Grounds, of 14th day of October, 1581, ANN, Exyerts on Flour. the cele- fich was Attest: JAS. §. EDWARDS, Marshal. brated Mi med flour is CERE! Process Flour, First Premium against all other competitors 1879 and 1880 (old medal), and ‘The competition in flour was cer ly a very lively one this year, andthe preminm was a8 simply an impossi inm Just awarded is pent SCC ity. ity to y ad this 80 and they were made of iy Another proof that it best Minnesota Patent Flours AND INDIANA AVENUE, Who are also the sole Wholesale Azents for the Dis- trict of Hecker’s celebrated Self-raising Flour and n2z n22 BANA MONS, Fresh importation of Champagties and Cl Edam, Hoquefort and Pineapple Cheese. HANKSGIVING DAY. NANAS, i FR H NUTS, RIES, F fb. buckets) ‘ORK CID TAWBA W APPLE ;ODDY. B. W. REED’S SONS, 1216 F street northwest. Boston NaRKer. CHOICE BEEF, GAME, Porter-honse Steaks, Best Surloin** Roast Beef, Choice H. EOSB A? ailey eke Fe (oe RLSBAD WAFER: RUSSIAN CAVIAR, CL DES GOURMET! E JELLY N 'RUITS, ALKETHREPTA, SANS ARETES, LA TO) 5 ish Dai LUM PUD! AM n8 CALIFORNIA CAN- om STAG PURE RYE WHISKEY PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS AND TURKIES, FRESH FISH and NORFOLK OYSTERS RECEIVED DAILY. LEON SCHELL & CO., Prornterons. S, M CHOWDER, BRUNS- WICK SOUPS, CRESCENT OLIVES, CAFE GOLD IAON PUNCH, SY, CALIFORNIA is unequalled for smoothness, flavor and purity, and for the sideboard and sickroom is unnyalled. HUME, CLEARY & CO., 807 Marker Space. Rc AND FRUITY, NEW YORK SWEET CIDER. Also, Delicious; in color, pale amber, CRAB APPLE CIDER, Superior as a beverage to the Juice of any other apple. For sale by HUME, CLEARY & Co., 28 807 MARKET SPACE. HAT SPLENDID T 28 flour, favorably known as the SOVEREIGN, Yields, in perfection, white, sweet and wholesome HUME, CLEARY & CO., MINNESOTA FAMILY 807 Market Space. 'VUHN R. KELLY, BEEF, LAMB, VE. Box 71, City Post Office. qiaskeing delivered free im Frast-Crass MUTTON, &. CORNED BEEF A 5 Stalls 628, 629 and 630 Center Market, 9th street wing, and 206 and 208 Northen Liberty ‘Address Market; or ‘of charge to all partsof the pirtors Ppsce MARKET, nla Conner 1dr stREer axp New York AVENUE, FRANK J. TIBBETS, Proprietor. All kinds of MEATS, FRUIT, VEGETABLES, BUT- TER, EGGS, ete. Everything the best. __GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. PSON’S SHIRT FACTORY, 30 No. 816 FSTREET NORTHWEST, ® Opposite Patent Office. FINE DRESS SHIRTS TO ORDER A SPECIALTY. A Fit Guaranteed. Tust received s lange line of Gents con- sisting of Neckwear, Gloves and Scarfpins. Largest line of Underwear in the city. We have alwayson hand full line of ready-made Shirts. JAMES THOMPSON, Manager} J TO ORDME for aud very fino linen. put the ‘price of Shirts how sell better earth. old inst winter, for euiy 00 Heavy for 0 cents, worth $1, at 818 ‘down in Shirts for the money than any’ Canton Flannel DRAWERS, like those we Heavy Merino UNDERSHIRTS, Merino- Wool SHIRTS, 75c., worth. Remember those Heavy Canton Flannel D! BESS, SHIRTS.—KINE DRESS SHIRTS MADE ). of the very best muslin r, we were the first to ‘Washing ston, ny ‘house on ‘cent 50 cents. AWERS, MEGINNISS', 1002 F street northwest. UNNINGHAM, THE WELL-KNOWN, RE- liable HATT! is pared to do all ki, work inhis line. New Gite ae ee ee ones rem the number—740 bth street no! mars G, » ELLERY, e SUCCESSOR TO DUBREUIL BROTHERS, MANUFACTURERS OF DRESS SHIRTS GENTS’ NISHINGS. 1112 F Sraeer Nonrawzsr, Wasumerox, D.0. Six of the Finest Dress Shirts to order.. $12.09 Six Extra Fine shurts to order. Bix Fine Shirts to order... mar24 _ WOOD AND COAL, (A EORGE ELING, WOOD AND CO. Gennes Pairs street wharf to 14tn H. K. Insurance rates. BAe TEA, Mu os a P foe F. BRIEN, A POSITIVE CURE MALARIA, CHILLS 25 CENTS A Pi Roeess & BROS. PLATED WARE. TABLE CUTLERY, best makes, DECORATED DINNER, TEA and TOILET SETS: German Students’ snd other LAMPS. ‘CARPET SWEEPERS, STEP LADDERS. DOOR-MATS, TIN and WOODEN WARE. And full line of KITCHEN UTENSILS st low prices. Novelties in JAPANESE and CHINA WAKE for Holi- day te. GEO. WATTS, n90-1m 314 7th strect, 5 doors above Pa. ave. N EW GOODS. DECORATED DINNER SETS, DECORATED TOILET SETS, JAPANESE PORCELAINS, AND DECORATIONS. Ax Fxrnemety Low Purces. Ail kinds.of COOKING UTENSILS and KITCHEN FURNISHINGS of the best class. WILMARTH & EDMONSTON, 3 709 Manger Sract ANT A HEATING OR COOKING STOVE, Do not fail tocall and examine our lange assortwnent of both. Axents for the RADIANT HOME HEATING STOVES AND FURNACES, ‘The: best of their kind mad. LATROBES, SLATE MANTELS, BRICK SET RANG! Ploase call and examine our stock o12 D"® a 19 E you W 8. J ENKS & CO.. ‘717 Sevexrn ‘ t Nouruwrsr. TEA SETS, DESSERT AND TOILET SETS, IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH CHINA, OF OUR DIRECT IMPORTATION, AT LOW PRICES. 3. W. BOTELER & SON, fa, © nS GBEMAN STUD! NICKEL PLATED, LARGEST SIZE, “WITH NEW IMPROVEMENT, ONLY $4.50. J. W. SCHAFER, 1020 7TH STREET, Anove New York AVENU®. — 4 D CORAT! POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, ENGLISH, FRENCH, DRESDEN AND CHINESE. RODGERS' ENGLISH CUTLERY. FINE PLATED-WARE, AND FULL LINE OF KITCHEN UTENSILS. M. W. BEVERIDGE, (Late Weep & Beverrncr,) No. 1009 Pennsylvanis Avenue. ____ PROPOSALS. ROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES. ‘Treasury Di Boneav oF ExGnavix at 3 DAY, pphes nepded Yi mths from January Ist isk2, Le oe - the aon users: Oils, Chemicals, Typoeraphical Inks, Textiles, Paper, Binders’ Materials, Dextrine. Grocers’ Sundries, Glue and Twine, Hardware, Blank Steel Plates and ‘Rolls, 5 Fittings, Iron and Brass Castings, Lum: this Burean o June 0th, Dry —— Gas snd Steam F ber, Horse Feed, Tce, Coal and Wood. Biank forms for proposals on articles of an; with inforiuation as to qualities, quantities and condi- tions, will be furnished cn application to the under- osals on each item will be considered separately, and jreference given. t0 articles of douentie production ¢ prod or manufacture, conditions of price and quality being al. ‘Ag it is not convenient to atore a supply of goods in the Burean oniers ou the ncoarted uiddere. wil be termined, and as a rule for Dot specitied on the schedules. ‘Payment will be made in the ordinary courve of busi- ness within ten days from receipt aud approval of the Those desiring blanks and information must specify gn which class of articles they are qualified’ to propose, as awards will be inade only to established mantfac- turers of or dealers in the articles. ‘The right to waive defects is reserved. made from time to time, as the actual need may be de- ern Jess than the quantities STEAMERS, &c. TEAMER “MATTANO” 4) Leaves Tth-street wharf at POTOMAC RIVE LANDINGS as days for Nomini; on Thnrsdays tor Brick Hi Machodock Creek) and Mattox Creek; on Sunday woman and Mattox Creeks; returning on pine aed sccucsiar. os stops at Mattawoman Creek aT ——— G. T. JONES, Agent. ES FOR POTOMAC KIVER LANDINGS. On and after NOVEMBER 3p, 1881. the steamer ARROWSMITH will leave her whar?, at7 a.m. every MONDAY, THURSDAY and SA’ DAY for all river landings. op MOS Nomini Ferry. On THURSDAY, Nomint and Currio- man. On SATURDAY, Carrioman and Leonardtown. 028 JOHN RK. WOOD, Avent. FRO# NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH, FORTRESS MONKOF, PINEY POINT AND POINT LOOKOUT, CONNECTING WITH THE BOSTON AND PROVI- DENCE STEAMEES IN NORFOLK. Steamer EXCELSIOR on TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS aud SATURDAYS at 5 p.m. FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENTS, BEGIN- NING OCTOBER Ist. Fin fare to Norfolk and Fort Monroe.. $250 Second-class fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk. 1.50 First-class fare to Piney Point and Point Lookout... 1 50 Second-clase to Piney Point and Point Lookout... 78 for suse and information tur- JNOBPOLK AND NEW YORK STEAME STEAMER LADY OF THE LAKE wharf, foot of 6th street, every MONDAY, WEDAESDAY and FRIDAY, at 3 Ocibck pee toed” ing at Piney Point, Point Lookout and ‘Monroe. Excursion tickets will be issued a8 follows: AND WINTER ARRANGEW! com- _ NeNciNe Octobe First-class Fortress Monroe and Norfolk $2.50 Second-class Fare to Fortress Monrve and Norfolk. $1.50 F: i Point Lookout... 1.50 Pott and Paint Loukout. 75 TUESDAYS, urns THURS- at four o'clock p.m. ‘Tickets and stateroonis can be secured at general office, 613 15th street: in the National Metropolitan Buildi: ‘6th street whart. ding, or at the whart. THE NEW YORK STEAMERS JOHN GIBSON and E. C. KNIGHT leave Pier River, New York, every SATURDAY, at four 0’ m., and Georgetown every FRIDAY, at 7 a.m. particulars apply to. 63 Water street, Geoi WOOD, Secretary, 022 P For AVERED €13 15th street, opposite U. 8. Treasury. *) eee onty retinine ew PIANOS AND ORGANS. _ aks New Piano and Orran Ware-rooma, ‘709 Tth etreet northwnst. ] ALLET DAVIS & C078 Axos, . SEQUALED. Aleo, the Celebrat HARDMAN UPRIGHT PIANO, Priced, goxd-toned Upright madey SUMNER, Souk AGEN, S11 Oru Sreekt Nowrnwrer. S'PSEr T. NIMMO'S HL. Praxo Waxerooms, 433 Tru STREET NORTHWEST. ind Second-hand Pianos and wee rst-clase makers constautly on hand. New of ail ‘old RAILROADS. SUESANDOAH VALLEY RAILKoAD, = THE ONLY ROUTE To THE CAVERNS OF LURAY, The Luray Cave and Hole! Company have noth fed thir Gompany that they have mtradaced the ELECTIUC LIGHT into the Caverns, and they are now daily duzinated by the aid of this powerful agent, NO OTHER ILLUMINATOR BEING ADEQUATE | to penetrate the obscurities of there vast subterranean habs and ere or to properly reveal their IFICENT ORNAMENTATION, yerne are known elaewhere. No Caverns ot before been illuminated by the aid af eac- ‘The effects Preduoed fully meet the anticipation, and Jour are marve! autiful,aud present to the eye visions. which hx her e tuattainable under the } feeble stun Noextra chans or the iluminaten by the ctrie Liglt, ai Ades are furnished free, a8 smal. LURAY INN Bs will remain open at all seasons of (he year, and visitors may feel eam of procariag superior end nret-olas accommodations. THROVGH TICKETS, areon rae by consecting: minds. JOSEPH H. SAN CHAS. P. HATO BAltiwors & OHLO RAILROAD, F THE MODEL FAST, AND THE ONLY LINE BETWEEN THE EAST AND THK WEST, VIA WASHINGTON, DOUBLE TRACK! JANNEY COUPLER! STEEL SCHEDULE TO TAKE EFFECT SUNDAY, NOVEM- BRK denn isxt. NNATL AND ST. LOUIS y EY EXPRESS (eon- Hagerstown and at Point of Kooks for ) day only, for Baltimore, Annapolis and MORE EXPRESS (stone at Hyutteeili, lace, Beltsville, Laurel, Annapolis Junction, Way. 10:00—BALTY fort day only for Baltimore and Way. IMO EXPICESS. 00—BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK EXE es. wre aud Way Stations, (Winchester, Pred- cn rick, Honerese and W. Relay.) ” i w Via Helay. 430° BALTIMORE, HYATIOVILIE ASD LAURE, EXPRESS, (Froderick, via Belay, stops at Annap ‘oli« Junction.) 14:40—Baltimore, Annapolis and Way Stations. t445—homt of Rocks, Frederick, Haxsrstown, Win: chester and Way Stations. (On Sunday to Pointe” an Rocks and Way Statias only.) 45—BALTIMOKE EAPRLSS, (Martinsburg and at Hyutisvile and Laurel.) ‘atoms. y ore and Way Stations = HIMOKE, HAATTS\ILLE AND LAUREL BURG, CLEVELAND and DETROIT PRESS. 00 BALTIMORE, HYATTSVILLE and LAUREL EXPKESS. | Stoy% on sicnal or to let off paxseneors at any station between Washington and Aunapoly unetion. Plas ly. jSunday only. Other trains daily, exooy@ trains from Washington stop at Relay Station. Por Turther informatie enyiy at tae batisnore a8 Ohio Ticket 0: Washinglon stanon, 619 and 136 Peuusylvama avenue, corner i4th street, where orders will be taken for bagcage ty be checked snd received at any pouitin we city, wat HE GREAT IRQ, To THE NOnTH WEST A WOuTE al Ot 81 DOUBLE TRACK, STEELARAILS. SPLENDID SceNEny. (NEFICENT Bs TN EFFECT Ni Bic 35. 188t TRAINS LEA) Wasti OVE M! INGTON, a BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD, | for Uanangaicua. a aera, Lock Haven and Ehnira, at 10:30 york sund te east, $:00.a.m., 10:30 a.m..2. 10:00 and 10:15 p.m. "On Bi 2-00, 10:00 Th. res Parlor Cara, 9:40 a. exces % For Brooklyn, N.¥., ail throush trains connect at Jer- sey City with bouts of Brooklyn Annex, affordime jer to Fulton street. avoiding double 8:00 a.m., 10:30.a.m., 200,540, 10:00 BY 00 and ‘90am daily, ax so oe, 6 Bs 40 a.mand 4:40 p.m. daily, excoyt Sunday For ea a.m, and 4:40 p.m. daily, cxoapt ALEXA NDIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAILWA' AND 1 ehpeegpean AND WasHine Tom ¥ Me destinati hotels and residences. on Ee NODD, General P FRANK THOMSON, General Menacer. MEDICAL, &e. ] LEON, THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED AND foam reliable LADIES PHYSICIAN in the city, consult y at 455 Massachusetus avenue, trom. fedand6 tos. All Female rr 1 jex quickly forimdies, OLDEST ESTABLISHED va Female Irreu- J)E-_ BROTHERS 18 TH Ladies’ Physic R. HASSENPLUG CAN BE CONSU ali Chronic Wednesday of each ‘Street northwest, from § a.m. UNARD LINE. C CALLING AT CORK FROM PIER 40. N. B.. Ni ~Wea., 7 Dec. | Galita. wee it 25 Jan. FROM AEW ft $80 and'$100, according to accommodations. Li to Paria, additic SS A carry: Steerage at low rates. Steerage tickets from Liv- erpeol and Quoeiistown and all other parts of Hurepe si Ss ick, neh ptm Sie, Deira, eee ‘= dother ‘the oe ~ portson, For freight and rasage apply at the Company's office, Bowl ‘steerage and oabin & otis BIGKLOW & UO. 66s Tih surcet Washington, 3 VERNON H. & CO., New fork; ‘Messrs. OTIS BIGELOW & O0., — Stns ‘ARTLING DISCOVERY! i ‘Lost Maxnoop, Rusronen. victim of youthful impradenoe Premsture cays Nexvons Debiitg, Lost i etc. aving tried ip vain evers. known, remedy. hee discoverd a eime Kee, 7H VES, 43 Chatham street ok: eS eaten tae Hs IS WEALTH!_DR. Fo. AND BRAIN TREATMENT: a Sette eran ee emai ‘and. death,