Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1882, Page 6

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. THE NEW PLAY OP OLETTE—THE NEW oPEna MANOLA-PATIFNCE IN NEW YORK—WHERE TUE STARS ARE, ETC. —J. K. Emmett will be at the } mal all of Rext week. ‘4 = open Monday evening at For week will be the eoncert Weel evening at Lincoln Hall, with Miss An ise Cary as the leading at- traction. —Mr. MeCreery's operetta, LA frique, at the | 2 House House, N. Y., continues to erities denounce it most un- | ed at the Park | itetime. This will be rape: York. for an ind quite popu Frohman play is no —Mr. Py from th Booth’s The: es that the receipts pus Tyranrers at week amounted to jances will not. however, pwhere. arke opens Booth’s Theater, N. de Boots.” He was but e, and it and ch; clainis to have improved it. Patience, is having a great ram in New York. Ti now in its, fourth me its chorns to | sixty y opened at | the Mth street ti With that charm! Emma Howson in night | Miss | — Onette it out at Daly's Theater, | N.Y., on Monday last to an overflowing house, | who were see Sardea’s latest effort. | nily applanded, | fairly well, were | tional pl ‘omtuended by the New mises to. have a long | so remodelled to suit | t as to omit some salient | uch and London versions. The Blonde and Brunette, as Le- ra of Le Jour et Le Nuit is now atuced at the 5th avenue theater, or, must he adds that it 1 the author put into Maz An- | libretto of Mr. Farnie is spoken of | as coarse and yulzar. neicanlt’s new drama, ion in America at the | ay night, before an that the saracter in the | piece was hi il at the elose ot | the first act and 1 drop of the cur- tain. i — A disgraceful was enacted at the | Grand Op He at the hour ap "s enter- was such, with hnell, yell eran ¢ pick — Miss Mar: rson has carried New York by storm. After pl: ks at Rooth’s | sh: cl two 6 Opera audience was very bounded. S| jine™ in the Lex i Teeeived before the She appears in Be ly of »se of the third act she was | urtain with repeated cheers. ‘ton next Monday. i, who has won a high . has refarned to her hative conntry. and is seen to be heard here. | Mrs. Qaqood was soprano of the first class, a nee will be wel- — Mrs. Aline Osge UE the ly comed. In hest character of concert t- able of art commanded the admi- well as the respect of her urn will be a notable event in the musical season. — The series of concerts given by Mme. Ade- | der the n ment of Mr. Henry or heen greater than nts ever given her positive this week: Montgomery, Atlant Lawr Hew ne The New Yor “stew play of Pi Will remain four w J he Wa phia, Brooklyn. Peter arleston Ward is at the 1 Opera Hous: Miss Ward's season will be prolonged till end of Apiil... Buncicault, now at the Boston M aut, is shortly to fill a brief enzage- Ment at Bootl’s Theater. Clara Me at the Union Square Theater, played Mercy Merrick on Tuesday and Thursday at matinees....Jan- @uschek is in Bostou and doing well. — -—— | AUTHOR SWEET Some Enteresting Facts About His Life and His Death. From the New York Times. ! A correspondent of the leading Yorkshire ! paper, the Leeds Mercury, writing lately from | Tunis, says in regard, toa visit to the foreign cemetery there: “For the first time since I came to Tunis a | great wave of home-sickness swept over me. i How far off we—I and the sitent dead be- Reath my feet—seemed to be from the land of our birth’ trope Bore an inscription telling how beneath It lay | ‘Col. John Howard Payne, a citizen of the | United States of America,’ and how this monu- ment ad been erected by his yrateful fellow- countrymen in honor of the anthor of ‘Home, Sweet liome.” Strange. indeed. | fate. We shape our own destinie plan and pl ‘One of us for himself has formed his own ideal of the end at which, in duff season, in the fullness of this time, he is to arrive, and probably not onee, in the whole history of the human race, has that end. when it did come, been in har- ; hone sad- der, than that which sent the wan wha wrote “Home, Sweet Home’ to die an exile on African ich b soil has leit him to a grave here amony our Enulish dead at Tunis!” Since poor Payne died onthe shores of At-| Tica, hundreds of 1 res have passed away who are now forgotten, as are the of pretentious works in poetry and ps hth paper they @re written on; 2 yverished African remains a household word where English language is spoken, for his Simple lines had about them that which “makes the whole world kin.” He died a bachelor, | With but one near relative. an elder brother. Well known and in high repute as a lawyer. ‘This brother, who leit an only child, a daugh- | ter, had been as ather to Howard, wno was indeed a most trying and expensive relative, ve- ing utterly gaileiess of common prudence, and | always out at elbows. When he died, the; brother, in feeble |: Was unable to give | close and prom ard’s affairs. The result was that many per- | fBonal possessions, which the family would have | eached them.” Among ; xreat store by, aud al- | ift of his friend Irving, a ui desk, and a superb port-| vst valuable paintings and | . Washington Alston , ice, gifts trom the Payne. His niece detected some of the con- | tents of the portfolio one day in 8 Broadway ehop; returning a few dayslater te prose | eute farther inquiries, found inem persistently evaded. The oniy relies of her uncle that she ever succeeded in getting were some perfectly Valueless papers which. by the kind offices of & awed, out of the Tunis. eallazs ofthe consulate at ‘at unhe | now resting—or I should rather | the information, and immediately attention to winding up How- | turedly artists to | despondii We fell in with Count Otto Laurowski at Spezia on the Eastern Riviera. He was a fine, tall man with a well-trimmed fair beard, and deeply-set, violet, melancholy-looking eyes; just the sort of person to turn the head of a school girl. My wife, it Is true, could no longer claim aplace in the category of “bread-and-butter- misses,” but she was immensely charmed with him. She declared him to be a most gentle- manly and accomplished man. Personally, [had my doubts about the fellow. He described him- selt as a Mle, and talked, with a kind of sob in his voice, about the misfortunes of his country. He had fought against the tyranny of the Czar; he had suffered exile and imprisonment; he had aided the Italians to throw off the Austrian by taking part in Garibaldi’s campaigns: in fact. according to his own account, there were few things in the way of chivalry and heroism with which he had not somehow been con- | nected. Not that he boasted of his achievements in a coarse. bragging fashion, they came ont simply and naturaily, oae by one, in the course of con- ‘ation. he notion of his being a count, and the lest unmarried scion of a terribly ancient famtiy. Heaven only knows when the first. Laurowski saw light, but it was long before the first year of Our Lord. Still, to my mind, there was ing “fishy” about him. He was always y well and carefully dressed—I_ never knew his feet to be out of smart patent leather boots—and he sang queer outlandish songs in « superior style, being gifted with an agreeable tenor voice. He also played billiards with supe- rior skill—tar too superior skill, as [ knew to my cost. We began by knocking the balls about purely for the sake of the game, but he gener- ally contrived to put a little “interest” on it, Just a few napoleons, to cause a little excite: by into the insane belief that I had only to get an- other stroke to ery victory. “The Count is going on to San Remo,” said my wife to me one morning, as we sat'at the breakfast table in the Hotel d'ltalie. , that isn’t far from Monaco, where -house is.” ! I should like to go there above Do take me! Iam tired of this place, and the mud baths don’t seem to be doing me a bit of good.” I could quite believe this last statement, for I all things! | did not put much credence in the efficacy of | bodily ablution in thick, dirty-looking water, on the part of a person whose health being ex- ellent required no treatment of any sort. But ug onto San Remo, or, indeed, anywhere except back to cur country home in England, November was nk of the fields ou know, my dear, we are due home in a | | fortnight,” I answered in my most conciliatory tone. “Oh, bother! There is no necessit Winter, or just yet at all event Ldo so Oh, Tom, what a real cambling- You will take me, won't you?” y given to complete ld, and red rides four hs at cling. “Lil go and ask i all about the piace, the best hotel, Laurowski. The Count was lea of not parting from u: services as guide and mentor with deliziite red mn. dear monsienr,” he vemar! on and madame will like San Remo yery, very mach. It is sheltered, it is warm, it is the best place for nd your winter iu, and it is not too expen- 0 My d, c ‘The Count, among bis other virtues, spoke a pretty broken English, and he also seemed to be inted with every other living language r the sun, he was of immense use to me, who found the simplest French sentence a puz we exercise. “Itisin easy roisinage to Monaco,” he con- tinu d, “and quite aneizhbor to ¥ Roe Poland Tmust have e ing table.” “Where you'll pick up Vil be bound,” i mentally ae however, not to express iny thourhts aloud. It was arranged that we should start the day fter the morrow, and we carried oug our ar- at hindrance. San P¥mo was ed in due time, and acting on Laurowski's e put upat the Grand He d the place very weil— Y ad spoken the t temeni, so I zo to ruth and its climate was of the mildest. im, and there was zrateful abundance of ci Since conjuzal devotion deni gland to ie, I felt I could be as happy here as anywhere else. The hotel. too. was eymfortable and nicely ituated, and had TF been permitted to grati vard drinking beer at my din ave been still more content. Eti- er. vetoed such a breach of good manners ata fashional le Chote, and I in to qu thirst, with indidlerent wine, of prices. Nevertheless the om cient Laurowskt succeeded in discovering a cer- tain Valtellina vintage, whieh t! my palate. and was not too to my wite’s intense satisfaction I bezan to grutuble a little less. We also made acquaintances, an: longer wholly dependent upon’ the € company. The head-w rand Hotel, with the well aathen city of head for a ride! leep | a few lnndred pounds, | THE LITTLE LAME DOCTOR. _| with the enthusiasm of cheerful motherly ladies of y to go back | ‘finger _nalls, ha ; Much and that her delicate | the matter of the ernteh etter than [an- lemon trees. | waiters in general, arranged our seats at the | dinner table so as to face those of a couple of Americans, a ladyand gentieman, and father and daughier, as I soon found out. The old zentleman—though, forthe matter of that, he was not particularly old, being about Iny Own age—was a tall, lean man of distin- guished appearance. girl of the dazzling American type. She changed | dently well known in the gambling saioon. The a , croupier nodded to him, aud asked him slyly if His daughter was a pretty | her dress—or seemed to me to change it—every | two hours, and where she managed to get ail | her variety of costumes from, or how she con— trived to carry such an extensive wardrobe about with her from piace to place was a mystery as deep as any of the Eleusinfan. ‘Their name was Rogers: Jonn Newby Rogers, “Amurean” citizen, and Clava Rogers; and they had crossed the Atlantic from their native home, Boston, Mass., for the of “doing” .Eu- urpo rope. Lord! how they had’-done” it toot, Ina fortnight they had traversed Germany and seen all that was Worth seeing; Paris had been the work of twenty-four hours, and three weeks had familiarized them with Italy from its geogra- phical toe to its geographical heel. They were panting—at winter be- San Remo, where they proposed t fore invading England in the spring, and inter- viewing the “Britisher.” I was told that. Mr. Rogers wasa man of unlimited means, and his daughter—an only child—therefore an heiress. Lanrowski pricked up his ears when he heard adjourned to the nearest looking-ylass on a mission of per- al inspection, J never saw aman make such lc attempts to prove agreeable as he did that day at dinner, and the worst of it was, too, that he sueceedes with him, n Loasting of such a pair of eyes, such a trim d such rteous wi ‘Those Amevicaines are vi very fine peoples,” said the Count to me in the evening, as we lounged into the smoking room; large-minded.” “So large-pursed,” I felt inclined to say, only I refrained, out of politeness. “The girl will be a good catch in the marriage market,” I however remarked, not being able to resist the temptation. The Count looked at_ me suspiciously out of the carves of his deep lustrous orbs, and ended by indulving in a little musical laugh. “I have observed,” he sald, “that these fair Americaines are what your slang young men call ‘up to snuff.” No, no, depend upon it, my good, estimable sir, Miss’ Rogers will be like them all, not so easily it” For the young tady’s sake I inwardly hoped not. The subject was then dropped, and we talked of other things, the evening endin; it orten Ga be itn partie at Villiards, an fleeced. : , a8 surgesting a little my being good-na- But the Count got soon to be sparing of his society. He deserted me and the sinoking-room for the drawing-room, and devoted hiinself alto- gether to the American heiress. He sang, he played. talked of Poland, Garibaldi, Gaeta; art- Tully brought up the subject of his ancestors, and in a few words. made the most of himself. He relied his large melancholy eyes about ly, stroked his silky thought- fully. put himself into piastie and graceful atti- tudes, and was genérally lover-like, though at the same time exceedingly respectful and knightly. I could see that he made a favorable impression upon the girl, that she thought him good-looking, and enjoyed his conversation, pee to give him credit, was Certainly enter- ti My wife entered into the spirit of the thing '¥ are so bright, 8 comprehensive, so | | i i 1 Miss Rogers seemed charmed | with suppressed rage every moment. as indeed what girl wouldn't with a: tor, ‘y fine peoples— | and he later | present i | { | all bis own way. My wife, too. was greatly impressed | y | trate object was a lady's chiguon, N.B.—Imade | ment, and he generally won, after deluding me | oe a | for the society of pretty girls. | derous crutch by his side, meodily watehii Count, who hung certain age. he Count seems much struck by Miss Rogers,” she said to me one day. “Yes, I have noticed his little game,” I answered, putting on my most knowing and cynical smiie. “His little game! What do you mean, Tom?” retorted my wife indignantly. “What do I mean, my dear? Why, nothing, only that Miss Rogers is said to be worth a plum.” “Well, supposing she ia! So much the better. I daresay the Count is well off too. Why shouldn't he marry her? She's a very nice girl, I'm sure. “She is,” replied, having no sort of objection to make to the statement. “Poor man!” continued my wife In a senti- mental strain, “how tired he must be of wan- dering about alone! I should like to see him set- tied, with a good little girl like Clara Rogers to take care of him.” Ith@mcht Laurowski fully capable of taking excellent’ care of himself without any extra- neous help. But it is a trick of mine to be con- stantly making reflections, without giving ex- pression to them. The Count, however, was not going to have it ‘omebody else appeared on the scene to make a ‘‘flank attack,” and this somebody was Doctor Christopher Hansen. The first 1 heard of the Doctor was at the din- ner table, and from Miss Rogers herself. “Lhave had quite an adventure to-day,” she said to usall in her fresh, smiling way. “ An adventure!” exclaimed Laurowski. “Tell us, I beg vou, mademoiselle; I am detirious for adventures, “I was coming down stairs,” she related, “when I heard a terrible crash of something falling. I looked, and saw it was—what do you think now?” We all of us harzarded the most absurd guesses, the worst of them coming from yours truly, who thought fit to ask whether the ‘pros- the suggestion regardiess of a certain’ person's majestic frown. was a crutch,” continued Miss Rogers, “a big heavy: and the owner of it, poor fellow, was at the top of the stairs clinging to the balusters in despair. I ran down with all speed, caught it up, and brought it back to him. You should have seen the look of gratitude he gave me! I think it took away his power of speech, for he bowed very low, but said noth- ing.” We were all rather curtous to know who the stranger could be. A military looking person- age, wearing the ribbon of the Legion of Honor, who sat close by us, votunteered the informa- tien. “That gentleman,” he said, “was Dr. Hansen, one of the bravest and best surgeons of the French army. He was at Saarbruck, at Sedan, everywhere, in fact, where acool head and an unerring hand could be of service. A few years ago he was as straiht and as nimble as any one of us here. He was lamed for lite whilst he performed his duty to the wounded under Pras- au shell. He is an Englishman, and you may 1 be proud of such a countryman.” This intelligence, imparted fo us in_a graye and almost stern manner, produced a feeling of | respectful interest in the doctor. We learned, too, that his misfortune had rendered him ex: ny and ly where women were conce ut he never om ‘out Would consent to take his meals at public table Phote. 1, however, as.a fellow Fi in routing him out and maki sociable. I foun we an sueceeded | a bit more | n fo be a wentleman to his 1 and as | let me | P owas ace he a | had impressed him | with an idea of her gocduess of heart, He | seemed also somewhat eur and the attentions he appeared to pay the y American heiress. T fancied him as doubtful about the Count as I was myself. Mr. Rogers and the doctor got on capitaily. The American made the study of bot: hobby and would scale the he Bignone and its chain ot hills in plants. ny ts of Monte search of rare Dr. Hansen, whose knowledge of the ras of no mean order, would help to | and I could see that his compaa- fonship afforded Mr. Rogers an extre pleasure. With Miss Rogers, thouzh alway courteous, he was shy and distant to a painf degree. She was ever civil and pleasant to him, but he seemed somehow dreadfully coi 8c Chi 8. as though, indeed, | him a social leper, ill-fitted pple ina ertheless we forced him, will eof our circle in the drawing-room of There he would sit with his pon- Ey Miss Rogers and monop- vhile iny wife, upon ma betweet ed him by means of every pi uteness. On one occasio lently bent two, helpe the jon of honor— ng informed us that Hansen was a skilled . noth * would content us until we | had compile After him to sit down and sing. a good deal of pressing he consented, and sang | one or two good otd- ina fine b shicned English ditties ritone yoice, powerful enough, yet so ly under control, as to subside down at t per or atear. It was some- diferent to Laurowski'semaseniated 1 rubbish, aud pleased us ime! turned round quite moved, and little Iame doctor as tho himself to her in quite a different ud the Count bit his lip, through envy vexution. ras certainly no love lost between -turowski and Dr. Ha The Count, and handsome as he w fraid ot the little | nzray eyes, and scepti- r ventured to talk about his is with aldi in Hansen's presence. «so once, made some blunder, was put right by the doctor in a modest, delicate fas! and, after that, kept his ¥ when Hansen wasn’t by. Hansen knew too tnuch; he had also seen a good deal of war, and it wasn't safe to talk before him. Under the escort of the Count, we all made an excursion to Mouaca, Laurowski was eyi- Miss Rog looked at th | he had come to break the bank, and several | habitus of the place claimed him as acquaint- ance. Ineversaw a man alter so much as the Count did as soon as hegot nearthe green baize. His handsome face acquired an expression of greed,which I thoughtdownright flendish. He got feverish and excited, and was certainly no longer the melancholy, romantic person of the drawing room. That night. too, he was not in a happy vein. My wife and I staked a few napoleons on rouge et noir, just for the fun of the thing, and, having lost. gracefully retired into the humble capacity of spectators. Miss Rogers also put timidly a gold piece or two on the game of chance, and won. She doubled, trebled, and ultimately sex- tupled her gains, when she stopped, handling her gold triumphantly, and declaring that every penny of it should go to the poor of San Remo. ‘he interest of the evening was concentrated upon Laurowski and the Doctor, who plunged recklessly into the gambling vortex. Hansen, cool and collected, threw his money down with the indiiference of a man who cares not a straw whether he win or lose. The Count seemed to have some system of bis own, and watched, with ill-disguised anxiety. the results of his play. Fortune, slightly in his favor at first, completely deserted him, and he went on losing and losing considerably, becoming paler The Doc- on the other hand, kept on winning, and iled up napoleons by his side in hillocks, His luck had, however, no visible effect upon hin, provoked the adiniration of everyone y tie superb contempt with which lie | received the smiles of the fickle dame. Inthe end Laurowski gave up the struggle with a ferocious sigi; I suppose he had no more money to stake, “You are a bean jowur,” he said, with some- thing like a sneer, to the Doctor; ‘you are not a poor, misfortunate fellow like myself.” “You can’t expect everything, you know,” retorted Hansen, with a humorous twinkle in his gray eyes. ‘Lucky in love; unlucky at ay—that is the order of things.” “Then. sweep- ing up his substantial winnings, he presented them, with a bow, to Miss Rogers. ‘*For your poor, It was an evening of triumph for the Doctor. It was impossible for the young American helr- ess, who was really a nice, sensible girl, not to be struck by Hansen’s immense superiority over the Count; ‘yet there was no perceptible change in her conduct. She still suffered Laurowski to pay her devoted attentious, and the Doctor con- inued to keep modestly in the bac! id; but, that he was more than merely interested in her I knew, for he as good as told me so. “Who is this Laurowski?” he asked me one day, as we sat alone together; “does anyone know anything about about him?” “I don't,” was my answer. “I met him at Spezzia. He has estates in Poland, or Siberia, oF see teen urere™ ae “An!” rey Jansen. “Will they m: do you think? he remarked after a tee oe: “Women are riddles.” I observed sagely; “and I never attempt to guess riddles.” “The fact is,” he said, “that I admire Miss Rogers very, very much; I should like to feel sure that the man she loved was in every way a ee oe le Bo gg pd soon The Count, who, I fancy, from a certain gloom which had spread ever him, had not found Monaco highly profitable of late, proposed one night a little game of cards. I excused myself on the plea of being no player; but Hansen, to my surprise—I knew him to be no gambler— consented, and the French officer, his friend. agreed to make a third. They played; and the affair ended in a scene. It was simply this: Laurowski, who seemed to have gone to work in good earnest, and won largely, was detected by the keen-eyed doctor with acard up his sieeve. There could be no mistake, and Hansen quickly flung the remain- der of the pack in the Count’s face, and called him a sharper. Laurowski turned livid. We thought he was going to spring upon the little lame man, and pela bias back. The Doctor's friend then inter- fered. “We two are witnesses that Monsieur Han: is right.” he said to me with admirable coolness. “Let there be no noise. This is scarcely a case for satisfaction: duels are fought with gentle- men, and not with swindle! Monsieur here willleave the town, that is all, or we shall be put to the pain of exposing hin This seemed to me to bea perfectly sensible arrangement. 1 was not greatiy surprised at the Count’s conduct; it was consistent with the general doubts I had formed. I acquiesced, therefore, by a silent nod. The French officer took out his watch. “Mon- sieur has ample time to make his preparations for departure. In the morning, early, he will go. By our permission, he may keep what he has won. Our conditions are that he leaves quietly, without scandal.” Laurowski, with thick beads of cold perspi- ration trickling from his brow, then leit the room in a hang-dog fashion. But it was to be an eventful night. Whilst we were still talking the matter over, theresounded noise as though the house were falling about oe years, accompanied by shrieks of ‘Fire! Fire!” We rushed out. It was quite true; one of the wings of the hotel was in flames. We all scampered off in different directions, I, of course, hastening to my wite’s room. where, for all I knew to the contrary, she might be lying asleep, unconscious of dang There was a-tremendous rush, bustle, and de- lirious confusion. Waiters tearing about; cham- bermaids screaming; men and women staying in the house scrambled into the corridors dressed. in all sorts of fantastic costumes. and the whole scene was naturally one of tumult and disorder. | I found my little lady in no peril. She had been warned by the noise, was all but ready to leave, and only frightened on my account. We reached the outer grounds in safety, and looked round for our friends. Not one of them was to be seen amongst the crowd. PPesently a rumor passed from mouth to mouth that Miss Kogers was in danger. It was said the room she occupied formed part of the wing attacked by fire. A scratch band of San Remo volunteers had by this time arrived, and were energetically grappling with the flames. In spite of my wiles protestations, I foreed way by sheer strength of elbows thr the crowd, with the intention of being of service. oism was not, however, put | to the test. Be ‘e | had even gained the centre | of the conflagration I learned that everyone was e, and suddenly out came the tail flzure of , e lit up by tie light of the ng in his arms the insensible s or no swindler, tiie French offi- tators—but Han- The American girl attended to. aud a host of excited sp sen was not among them. was laid down and imme She had f i wis you hav ng.” watching him | with admiration, and many of us cheering him. | I freely forgave him his misdeed. He was the hero of the moment, yet stood silent and mournful. Atiast, after apparently undergoing yard strugyle, he spoke. You mistake yourself, sir,” he said in broken E} “it was not I who saved Miss Ri nply lifted her trom the bottora of {| .Voctor Tiansen brought her dow: | asharp | | B ROB! ° aimed | he was before me, and ed her with—with great courage. He is the jot 1.7 somebody called out, iminediately as found calni two badly-burned the applying reme- | ud scorched Bittle Doctor tes to ty fac “Miss Rogers is safe?” he asked tranquilly. “ anks to your | | me Surpris inaudibly, “the feliow has some bh him, after all.” | ‘The fire was put out before it conld destroy | ing, and most of us 8 than a seve 2 Royers’ nerves were a good deal Dr. Hansen’s advice she was ordered complete rest for a day or two, after which she recovered | as though nothing had happened. The Count disappeared, aud I haye never se: him to this day, thongh, indeed, I heard of soon after, on our journey home to East from a person who Knew him better than auy us. ad not even a Laurowski, Hamburg sharper named M European zambling place, aud ected, veral occasions, of tricking at cards, Such | ife's “most gentlemanly and accom- | or jor a Pole, but at r, Well known in | Was the American h truecharacter of herq told ad Lam posit ever informed of the | lammadmirer? 1 never | served | But my wife, of remely intimate with Miss Rogers. Anyhow, we always studi ously avoided the bare mention of his name in our conversations. Since our return to England we have been visited by Mr. Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Christo- pher Hansen. Mrs. Hansen was nee Rogers, and she confessed to my wife that from the first she | always entertained a preference for the little lame man. My wife thinks she was right, and has, moreover, vowed never to believe in another Count so long as she i = a HOW TO GROW ENGLISH IVY. Simple Rules of S ment From the N. ¥. Sun. A passenger on the surface railroad cars no- tices that in the windows of many lager beer saloons are spreading growths of English ivy. more luxuriant, possibly, than he has ever been able, by the most careful cultivation, te grow himself. Every flower-loving housekeeper in city or country has probably at some time set her heart on rearing an English ivy which will | cover one side of the house with its rich green, | glossy leaves, and 99 out of 100 of these ama- | teurs, have seen, day by day, the leaves fade and the stalk wither and die. “What is your method of cultivating ivy?” The question was propounded to a ponderous German in a lager beer saloon on First avenue. The conversation took place in a thick green bower at the threshold, and the bower was | formed by tall, strong clusters of ivy rising from tubs on each aide and reaching to the | ceiling after meeting over the door i “You like dot?” queried the G pleased smile. “Dot meks peesne you don’t got no ify your ownseliut not in a leedie small bot; it must haf biendy | room for der roots. Der bot must be covert so der sun’s rays don’t shtrike it anddry up der earth, But, first of all, you must haf a goot healdthy schoot of ify from a flower conse rva- tory store. Ify yas an out-ot-door plant, and if you succeeds mit it in your house, den you must haf blendy toom und biendy shade.” “Do you watch it carefully and treat it in any peculiar way?” “Nein; I shoost gifs it blendy water on der leaves und on der roots, und in summer I keep der leaves free from dust. It grow so fest I haf to keep a drimmin’ it, or it vould grow over der whole Sooner » “Does not the bitter wintry weather freeze the ivy? I should think that the sudden changes in temperature -which are so here would kill the plant,” “Ach, nein; dot ify plent ist ein hardy plent und shtands der ve tlike aferydings. All you haf to do to brotect it ist to shpread compost on der pot, und den .in der coldest wedder tie a carpet ofer der top.of der pot.” a A Valentine for Baby. From the February Wide Awake. “The rose 1s the violet’s blue, Pinks are pretty, and go are you.” ‘The rose 1s red, my rosy dear; hee gen manly vee cans know, ‘ou have only been us Fou? of tho times when roses blow. The violet’s blue, my blue-eyed love; Yet that perhaps you hardly knew, Sinee you have onty four times ‘The violets in their of blue. uccess in an Experi- amy Fail In. an. with a Mebbe s ‘Tho pinks are pretty, bal a Leg you've hardly | guaran L BOY QA 2a BBR gee ern L U U MMMM BE RR Ean tot SHH ETP ET. OE'E tus “ol MMM ss kee FOB = FINE GRADES. CABINET OAK, Every thicknors. INDIANA ASH, “* = INDIANA WALNUT, ¥, %s, 4, %, M inea. INDIANA WAENUT, 1 inch to 8x inch. INDIANA WALNUT, Counter Top, 20 inch to 38 Inch wide. INDIANA CHERRY, Every thickness, INDIANA CHERRY, Counter Top, 15 inch to 24 inch wide, MAPLE, Every thickness. SOFT YELLOW POPLAR, Every thickness, AT our HARD WOOD YARD, SPRAGUE’S SQUARE. 8 Sixru STREET AND NEw Yorx AVENUE* LARGE | Srnaove Square. YARDS. | Nonruezn Lenry Manxer Square. WILLET & LIBBEY. rus Rusa COMMENCED. BARGAINS TELL! THE STORE CROWDED WITH BUYERS FAGER | TO SECURE THE GREAT BARGAIN IN FINE AND MEDIUM CLOTHING ! EVERY BUYER THE FINEST CLy CH THE GOODS EVER ts ASALE. OTHING FOR DRESS. BUSINESS SULTS, from $6 to $20. COME EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH. BOYS’ AND CHILDR:! $2.50 wo $8. BOYS"OVERCOATS, $1.50 to $10. DARGAINS! BARGAINS! —_ BARGAI RULE AT TP BOs’ ‘LOTHING, AT 728 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST, Between Gand H streets, B.—LOOK FOR THE RED J, W: KENNEDY & 0., ® Estabtished 1860, Dealers in TIN PLATE, ROOFING PLATE, SHEET IRON, COPPER, PIG TIN, SHEET LEAD, ZINC, BUILDERS’ HARDWARE. G05 PI AVE. AND 607 B STREET. a7 SON & CO., BOYS’ CLOTHING HOUSE, o13 09 Louisiana STATE Lorrery. : PARTICULAK NOTICE. Al! the drawings will hereafter be under the exclusive supervision and control of Generals G. T. BEAUKE- GARD and JUBAL A. FARL ASPLENDID OPPORT rc A FORTUNE. SECOND GRAND DISTRIBUTION, CLANS B, AT NEW OKLEANS, TUESDAY, FEBRUAN ST Misr MONTHLY DRA ISTANA STATE LOTT! tn 1868 for te Educational an CF £1,000, 000 — BER DRAWINGS WILL MO IT he NES Look st the 100,000 TICKET HALE TT L 5,000 10.090 10,090 10,000 10,000 210,000 of yt 10W) Prizes of $10 2,700 Tso ‘900 = $110, £00 Bor It appears that he was rot a Count at all, | & gved to Chicago, New Crieaus will receive PLoutway coos. Our stock of Diamond Lace Pins, S®ncer and Far- rings, Fine Gold Jewelry, American Watches, Sterling Silverware in Great Variety, Plated Tea Sets, Baskets, Bowls, Ice Pitchers, Castors, Butter Dishes, Soup Tureens, Forks and Spoons, Rovers Bros’. Plated Table Cutlery, Jos. Rogera & Sons’ Sheffield Ivory Table Cutlery and Sciwors, French Clocka, Opera Glasses, Brass Sconces, Mirrors, Candlesticks, etc., cte., was never so Large and Complete, which we call to attention of purchasers, as they will find our Prices Low. HARRIS & SHAFER, ala 1113 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. HE REAL ESTATE TITLE INSURANCE CO., OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. INCORPORATED Dec. 6, 1881. CAPETAL, $200,000 B. BEALE, E. F. RIGGS, ent. Secretary. ‘reasurer. Having purchased all the Title Reconls of M. Ashford and Johnson and Beale (comprising a complete abstract of titles to all city real estate), will, on and after Febra- y $2 licies of insurance an ther in a pur- wee. Wil also issue certificates teeing the absoltite accuracy of abstracts of title, aud in general will transact all msiness relating to fe inveet tion and trenafer of titles to real estate im the | District of Columbia. \Roon fos. 11, 13 and 15 Gunton Build- OFFICES: ) ing, Louisiana aveaue, and 911 F ( street northwest. TRUSTEES: M. Ashfi Charles C. Di inci Ris Isaac L.. E. Fra Kee, Bs James G. Payne, George F. Schaf Ibert A. Wilken, Fes! FURS! _ We bave another supply of desirable FURS, just re- ceived, which will be sold at reduced prices, FUR-LINED CIRCULARS end DOLMANB, SILK-LINED DOLMANS, SEAL SACQUES, MUFFS and CAPS. All at low prices, to close them out. WILLETT & RUOFF, 325 905 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. NGLISH OPERA HATS! JUST RECEIVED FROM KNOX, NEW YORK. STINEMETZ, Harren, 1237 Pennsylvania ave. _ aT of gang dally recelvine our Fall and Winter assortmet ‘Royal the new Senlees in Sow Bane ry it bs Pe Drugeens: all b Stock. “Nw HOOR, BRO. & CO.. ol 1898 F STREET. NEAR EBBITT HOUSE. ENTIMEDER, ‘Sure cure for T« Local or Ne Genuine BARLEY NOGA for, Neto: 3 SoTaENG dar per LADIES’ GOODS. as | PALats Koran, 1117-1119 PENNSYLVANIA 4 and 401-403 TWELFTH STRE During the peat week have inadea series of of be the most had. Palais Roy former p FOR ONE EK ONL! mer price $1.10. FOR ONE WEEK ONT “Hi $1.10, Price 1.40 FOR ONE WEEK ONL’ Palais Royal, $1. T price $1.15 4-Button Pal former | GUSSIP, DAY & CO., | GREAT SALE OF NEW YORK AND | 820, 822 AND 844 Suvenru Srreer "| OCR SALE OF DRESS GooD: COATS AND U1 ERS AT hi PRICES STILL CONTINU | WE HAVE MADE DUR: 3 THY Fas’ FULKTHER REDUCTIONS IN P SUITING SERGES, | CASHMERES AND SHOODA | MOMIE CLOTHS, from 37e. to 25c. PLAIDS and FAN PLAIDS and F. oY STRIPE far BELOW Cosi reduced frou S reduced from $12 to $9. of ali m: ALSO. 820, 822 824 TrH Sreeer Kixe's PALACE, 814 SEVENTH STREET. TAKE NOTICE! STILL ANOTHE WOTION IN BEYORE ft BUILDING v style and the Iutest nt assortinent of FRENCH fully low prices, nif | RIBBONS, i G ay! SATINS, SHI per cent less “d, sold formerly NETS wil offer will be refi We also offer the following goods: CHILDREN'S ULSTERS, at §1. LADIES’, at $3 and #4, Our stock of LINEN and LACE, COLI 7 AKS ans HOSTERY and LADLE! ter how low the price. K HA’ oH | THIS REDUCTION WILL WEEKS ONLY. | KING'S bc Rid Gloves, have been snd tmportazt eale FOR ONE WEEK ONLY. Button, TSe., 1.35. Chamois Gloves, 68c., for- former FLANN PLAIDS and FANCY STRIPES, from 65e. to 40¢. . from 5c. to 30e, CY STRIPES, from 37. to 25. Our COATS, DOLMANS and ULSTERS we are offer- and sizes from $5 np. NDUCEMENTS OFFERED IN OTHER GUINNIP, DAY & CO., ant Brocaled Watered SASH RIGBON PLUSHES, VELVETS, at fully 40 regular value. LACES, in real and imitation of the latest design, full 40 per cent less than regular price. aida be sold at any price. No reasohable any p i j A fulltine of CIRCULARS and CLOAKS, at $2.50, $3 Elegant JACKETS, at $2, $2.50 and $3. VESTS inust go, no aat- HOLD GOOD FOR TWO _£14 Ith STREET NORTHWEST. LADIES’ GOODS. pirortane | POR THIS WERK aT BAUM sS, SAL VENUE 1 lot of Choive Ladies Cotton pderwear ...... Scents, we | Llotef Miares and Children’s Underwear...... 25 cents, on Lict of Difants Nicht Slips, Trimmed with Finbrotaery, Rut we teers. SO omni, Lictof Infante Lang Sips with Fine Haus: bury Embroidery .- Toeente, CHILDRENS SUITS. Alot of Suite, from 3 to 10 years, made of Flannel, Cashmere, Plait and Worsted Material; former Frices up to 86, now r duced to $3 1 lot of Odd Saits at half priee. MILLINERY AND FLOWERS. | 1 lotof Ovtrich Feathers, in all Shades; former pric $5. now $3.50. ich Feathers, White only; former price ®& now $2.50. at- | Llotof oO reare Bouquets, 35, 50 and 60 conte, 's Hate reduced to 35 cents. All our Chala x. We have still a few Ladies’ Suits on hand, left oven fem we offer st sacrificing prices, All our Ladies’ Cloaks, Ulsters and Jackets we offer at greatly reduced prices. Lot of Ladies Flannel Suits, latest style, at. ......96.78 | Llot of Ladiew Gossamer Circulars, quality waar- a ner price $2.25, now offored at. . 1.65 sees Gossamer Cireulars; former price bs - x. x. 35, CHARLES BAUM, 416 SEVENTH STREET. . HUMPHERY, PTS TO ORDER rial, and guarantess perfect PATENT m Spanish spoken, 12-19% as eae REMOVALT and Fleeant New & S, DOLMANS, 2 toa. ‘ E STOCK Tse 2008 AND EDUCED OVES AT Less THAN 5 WO KEASONABLE CFV ER REPUSED MUS. Mo J. Ht 21 AND 623. D Sraaar Nowraweer. A RUPPERY, tT WEEK STILL Comy CREWEL and GER. MANTOWN ¥ BROLDLIGES and oll | material for Paucy > La LACE Goons, RUF- ELS, » FRINGES oad TRIM. STAMPING promptly executed. | powers . H CLOTHS. MORE od Trimmed ‘bis, AT 250, EACH, We make lower prices than ever before for the quality of Goods offeral DOUGLASS de a RAW Nosva Sr .: Pointe de ish and Ma- et Gruipure k and White clots nl Tires Duchesse, Span al Searts Bu Venive a rt Uus city M. WILL 907 PE 1 Cite Trevise, Paris. M*- B. VAN KEUTH, ‘i ROBES ET MANTEACK, 1112 Thirteenth street northwest. Costumes of all descriptions furnished at N, MLVANIA AVENUE. aly Flezant ort 2 Nonrewser. Stationery Stare, york snd Woe | Evening Dre i. 3 inn, Soniieliey ail made at ‘te stunted cloaks, “ j me verior fitting; sati<faction n26-ou c. \. SMITH, NO. 618 \ iH STRER jorthwest, has < a tall stock, of HA i OUR PE Lees By age FANC GUSDPSB. OLD Lal o i= arta = shope, in Felt, | FINANCIAL. 7 ion aud b La i Jd MICHELOT & CO. ° 48 BROAD STREET, NUW YORK, D SOLD ON CONMISSION. nal Lots Close to the Market, STOCK PRIVILEGES F and other first-class m Taucy prices. Lint ent fre FLOWERS, at 8 | to the extent uf $50 to $1, HENRY L. RAYMOND & CO., No. 4 Pine Street, New York. Refer by permiecian t) proninent. Bank: Senators, “and. I Burl State nese 8 and complete information concerning Wall strest op- gens A full line of the best English BLACK TREBLE | erations tailed to Intelius iuvertre CRAPE, at $1, $1.35, $1.90, £2. ‘Ladies in need of a COMME SPONDE! ' mourning outfit will’do well.to examine our stock of wart BE S& BURD., Bankers, Scrat English Black Treble Crape and Triuming. BB SIRI © 00. Brokers | The talance of our lovely pattern HATS aud Dox. | _EDWAID L. MOON, PMVATE STOCK TELEGRAPH Wines see BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK. H. H. DODGE, Bonds, Stocks and Investment Securities Bough tua Sold on Counnission, DEERCHIEFS, GLOVES aud | No. 539 15tH STREET, (CORCORAN BUILDING, Agency for Prince and Whitely, Stock Brokers, 64 Buoapwar, New Youn. Every class of Securities boncht and sold on commis sion in San Francisco, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Now York, Bostou and Washingtm. Orders executed on the PALACE, M ARKED DOWN. BA | GRAM KID GLOVE we days— 2 Button. 3 MRS. J. P. 1107 F STREET New York Stock Exchange at one-eiychth of one per cant commision, Private and direct telegraph wires to In order to reduce the stock of theORIGINAL MONO- | Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, through will sell for the next thirty : | which orders are executed on the Stock Exchanges | in those cities and reported back promptly. Quotations of Btocke and Bonds and information regarding the Markets received through our wires INSTANTLY @i- rect froma the New York Stock Exchange. ni . MALLPOX “ANTIDOTE—A SURE PREVEN- OO TALVE AND €UKE FOR SMALLPO! .T5e, ae 40 . PALMER, NORTHWEST. Me. C. DONOVAN, 245 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORE CITY, ‘willopen at her BRANCH HOUSE 1335 F STREET, | Washington, D. C., some clegant DINNER, RECEPTION AND BALL DRESSES: | that have Just been received from Paris. | ure, j oper for French, Drewen Pid eg Soot hd ody | contact with tle munedy without da preventative, nnd when a poe. are coming down or Las the ¢isea Soptlins or nunths soft: pias fear Fs Preventative and Cure, nt bottes, for ‘treatanent of all Aimeas ‘15th street northwest, corner of N. ory & CHOM WELL. Wi rho at Wanhinston. = . JR ARE ATTRACTIONS FOR THE LADIES aT CHK. RUPPERT'S, {3828-26 “MONDAY, Januzry 20, 1842, FOE a AD ons Vie rere | ype wastxctox, SUatOse COviENS, f ANY DRESSMAKING AND. TRESCHING STORE, Hp ancy Worsted Werk GOODE, of every, 1211 PENNSYLVANIA AV: for Dresses, Suits, "rage in supe. angen ema ane and and a perfect fit ¢ Me rior style at short notice. “Ladies an have Dresses: Ros RS M. 8. DRUGE, No. 433 97m STREET, NEAR M ‘northwest. —Stam; i ve