Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1882, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1882-DOUBLE SSS, EEE ——— SHEET. ARE OUR CHURCITES SAFE! Observations Made by the Safety Com- arding the condition of , main exit doors Door rear of gal open the wrong way should be reversed. T as in the kite ian chu ut the d the hall and stair: ors are too narrow, Trinity, corner $d and C streets, the mai doors are wrong: they should be locked back, and fly doors be put ow the outside. Bt. Aloysius all wrong. streets northwest, the furnace should at least six inches. St. Patrick's, main exit doors should be kept locked buck during service. Ninth Street Methodist Protestant is all right. E Street Baptist, m: doors wrong. | In “ment there is a stove pipe through a Fsare swung wrong. 1H streets, main The smoke pip through a Lutheran M in fron! St. 3 main doors open wrong. the furnace in north end th pp exits to fl chairs, which is Dith-street Pr Dunbarton stree ;. The doors fromthe lower rm from the hall to the east and sof the building are swunz out. They should be changed, and a double storm door is recom- meaded. St yhn’s, are wrong, and sh i ed too near t har All the exit doors ‘hanged. The smoke- HL. y doors open wrong. Grace church, D street southwest—Doors open Wrong. Westminster church, 7th street southwest— right. Virginia avenue Baptist—Main exit doors open wrong. Sixth Presbyterian. main doors open wrong. Wesley Zi inexit doors are too small, and ars in the lower hall are cat tion is all right. ehureh, main exit doors are wrong. r clureh, exit ¢ e hung wrong; should be arranzed to i are wrong. Protestant, main doors are Christ church is all right, except the farnace- smoke pipe St. M k's, a small ne building, main doors pel, ms in exit doors are hung stove-pipe passes hrough a wood par- New Jerusalem, main exit doors are hung wrong. Washington Hebrew Conzres The pipe from the north furnace passes throuzh a wood ition, should be protected by a feur inci iek wall. Grace M. doors in ba Frame chureh, 6th an wrong. Stickney Mem all right. Gurley Mis cht. estant, frame building, . 6th near N. Y. nme, main exit doors are wrong; should be locked back. Hebrew (Adas streets, is all rizht. ist church, exit doors open is all right. New York Avenue Pre doors open wron: Israel) Synagoxue, 6th and G t. byterian. main exit Oa either side from the bule are double doors, one Permanent of wood and the other ordinary Storm doors. The latter open wrong, and should be reversed. At the exit from the gallery there should be a space for the doors to open out, and there should be an additional stairway con- structed both from the gallery and main body of the church at the southwest corner. Thirteenth-street Baptist church, the main exit doors and those leading from the lecture- Epip! exit doors open wrot The smoke-pipes of the north and east furnaces are tooclose to the door where they connect with the flue. They ld be lowered at least one foot. The cas brackets in the cellar should be made Stationary, and the floor above them shielded | With tin. Foundry Church, iron gates infront of the main exits should either be removed or changed to open out. The east and west main exits open wrong. Nineteenth street Baptist, exit doors in the bagement open wrong. Western Presbyterian church, doors from the lower room open wrong. German Evangelical church, 20th and G streets, the three exit doors are wrong. Union Chapel is all right. St. Paul's, 23d and [, near Pennsylvania ave- nue, in the cellar, the’ pier which supports the center joist in the west end is unsafe, and should be rebuilt. The main roof should be tied with iron rods, as it is pushing the side walls out of plumb, making the building dangerous for as- semblies. St. John’s is all right. St. Stephen's is all right. Second Baptist, Gay and Congress streets, Georgetown, main exit doors wrong. Christ Church, Georgetown, main exit doors are wrong and should be removed. The smoke Pipe of the brick furnace is out of order and should be repaired. West Georgetown, * smoke pipe of the south furnace is too near the floor and should >= red. It. Zion M. E. chureh, Georgetown, is untin- ished, but appears to be all right.” The wa 's Episcopal Mission on 23d street, are found to be spreading out on each side and the vestry will be notified to have them tied with iron rods and a brick pier constructed under the basement to strengthen the founda- tion. Quite a larze proportion of the churches are found to bein good general condition only slizbt alterations necessary, such as turn- ing the doors outward. report on the following halls in addition to those heretofore Teported on and noticed: Hail aud Armory of the Washington Light In- ronsylvania avenue, between 3d and vl is often used for balls and ss has at! the doors,both interior and main exits, hung wrong. Grand Army hall, corner 7th and L, exit doors should be changed to swing outward and a hand- Tail placed on the stairway. Beneath this hall 4s a large grocery store, which makes it the most dangerous hall in the District for assemblies. Hail on Inear 19th,is an old frame structure, and very combustible. In the lower room the flue for stove pipe is too near the ceiling. MR. Stons SUSTAINED.—A N.Y., March 8, says: The commit ash Baptist church aj inted to In- at that the . George B. the pastor, had been paying attentions to a of the co although his wife is stiti alive, has made a report to the church that Mr. Simons had been indiscreet_but_ nothing more, The report was adopted by the members Of the church with a resoiution expressing conf. dence in their pastor. F. P. Alken, brother of the Young womanrefused to go before the committee On the ground that It was Improperly constituted. He has asked for a chureh council to investigate the matter. In his m are letters written ‘to his sister by Mr. A Few Evesixes ago s little boy was busily leading citizens of Austin, gone and his mother was busy sewing. The pas mated up entuaker: « what nce of the report of the | , | crowded Into celi om to the hall and | POLICE COURT SCENES. The Prisoners Tried by Judge Snell. MEN AND Wome BEGINNERS BU WHITE AND BLACK, YOUTHFUL, AND OLD OFFENDERS, SAVAGE JLARS AND NICE YOUNG MEN; SADDEST OF ALL, YOUNG GIRLS ON THE ROAD TO RUIN. The dingy old building at the corner ef6th | andD streets, formerly a Unitarian church, but now occupied by the Police Court, presided | Scene. Seores of people. men, "women and children, white and black, who are to appear as Witnesses, as defendants, or as spectators, are Seen wending their way in and out and loiter- RICH “DEFENDANTS” AND POOR “PRISONERS.” The prison vdn or “Black Maria,” after visit- |ing each of the eight station houses, brings | & number of prisoners to the court every morn- ing for trial. Those so conveyed are generally poor people, who cannot give bail or fee counsel. But the wrong doers are not all of this class. Among those brought before the court are per- sons from every station in life. Even high- toned officials and wealthy citizens occasionally find themselves in the iron grasp of the law. This class of law breakers being able | to furnish bail, saunter into the court room, | with counsel, and take chairs and are saved the | indignity of being locked up in a cell. The ma- | jority of the prisoners, however, are confined in | the cells in the basement, and the frequent at- tempts on their part to escape, makes It neces- | sary for the authorities to confine them very | much as they would cage wild animals. They | are hauled to and from the court and jail in a cage-like vehicle, which, excepting the gaudy decorations, greatly resembles a menagerie van, and they are driven in a crowd, to and from the van, between two lines of policemen and court | officers. While | court room, one by one, for trial, they are id th convicted in court, and who are not able to pay their fines, are sent | down to the ceils azain and taken thence to jail | or the workhouse, according to the mature of | t their offence. THE COURT ROOM is a large square apartment in the main part of | the building, in which church services were for- merly held. Judge Snell sits atadesk ona | raised platform in the alcove in the north end of | the room, where the altar formerly was. He does not concern himself with the question of punishment in the “other” world. but in a few emphatic remarks metes out to transgressors | the penalties that the law provides shall be im- posed upon them in “this” world. The room is | divided in the center bya railing. Only the officers of the court, lawyers, policemen, re- porters, and prisoners who have given bail for their appearance are allowed inside the bar, as it is called. Witnesses aad spectators are con— signed to the long settees in the other portion of the room. THERE ARE TWO PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS in this court—Mr. James E. Padgett, who pros- ecutes the cases in which the ordinances of the Distriet have been violated, and Mr. Charles E. Moore, who prosecutes offenders azainst the United States laws. Each of these prosecuting attorneys has an office in the building, and every case is examined by one of them before it Is taken into court to be tried. Every criminal | charge in the District, except charges of mur- | der, in this court, and ihe num- | ber of cases disposed of daily is tecessarily very large. Cases in which the punishment is im- isonment in jail, and all District cases, can be imprisonment in the saults with intent to kill, libel, zlement, & not be f. after a hearing, a prima fa- ie case is made out, they are sent to the crand The most of the prisoners brought before this court are colored people, but the majority over the whites is not large. VERY OLD AND VERY YOUNG OFFENDERS. The gray haired prisoners, both men and women, are generally brought in on charges of being vagrants and habitual drunkards, al- though sometimes they are defendants in more serious cases. It is safe to say, however, that Tum is the cause of the misfortune and diszrace of most of these. This class, it is sad to sa not small, and it is a daily occurrence for inen and women to plead “guilty” to chara. drunkenness and yazrancy, being glad te | the workhouse, where they have often gon fore, and where they are comfortably fed and 1. athfal class of law breakers con- ly of boys and girls, arrested for Sometimes the parents of youths befure the court complain that they have | become so wayward that they (the parents) can | no longer control them, and express a desire to have sent to the Keform school during minority, and parent and child take an affecting leave of each other in the prisoner's dock. FEMALE PRISONE The number of girls, some of them mere child- ren, that are brought in by policemen has in- creased alarmingly in the last few years. They are generally arrested at night, after leaving the private drinking saloons over restaurants, which are getting so numerous in the city. | Some of these places are of the vilest character, and hundreds of young girls are corrupted. large number of miserable middle-aged women | are brought before the court from time to time. They are generally arrested In disreputable izhborhoods, on charges of being vagrants or prostitutes, or beth. Bonds for future good behavior being required of them (in- Stead of a fine), and having no friends to give bonds for them, they are almost invariably in the deck when called for trial. Miserably clad girls and women, some of whose faces still show traces of beaut: languace indieates that they were well raised, daily plead guilty to such charges, and receive the usual sentence of 90 days in the workhouse. Some of them implore the court to let them off, solemaly promising to reform and lead a better life. They are often released by Judge Snell, who says he is always willing to give them a chance to do better. Sometimes they will stay away for a year before making their appearance again, but they nearly always return, sooner or later, and thinking they have done well to stay away so long, call the judge's attention to the fact, adding that they come back through meet- ing an old friend and drinking too much. A CONTRAST—SAVAGE BURGLARS AND ‘-TOO-TOO” YOUNG MEN. The most dangerous and vicious looking pris- oners are the men charged with burglary, and assaults with intents to kill. In marked contrast with these are the “ntter- ly too-too” young men with tight pants and short coats; their watch chains hooked under the chin, who are sometimes seen in the dock, having been arrested late at night, and not havimg the requisite amount of cash with them for a collateral deposit. After the cases have all been tried, athrong of frieads of the prisoners, passers-by and loafers form a semi-circle around the van to see the | prisoners taken away to the jail or workhouse, and the ‘itement is over until the following morning, when a similar scene is presented. = The Drummers and the License Tax. To the Editor of Tae Evewixe Star. My attention has been called to the statement in amorning paper that an effort 1s shortly to be made to repeal the law imposing a lcense tax on commercial agents in this District, and saying fur- thermore that the present law ts solely for the benefit of a few brokers. Now, what are the real facts in the case? This movement is set on foot solely for the interests of a few interested parties who seek to drown the merchant by a flood “f job- ‘vers, who will contribute nothing to the revenues of the District government. ‘The ¢lttes of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia are mentioned as be- Ing represented in this movement—Baitimore also. ‘The first named city has not paid a dozen licenses inas many years; New York ‘but very few, itimore, from her Philadelphia still less, while earness to Washington, can afford to pay the trade she seit do the Immense derstood large. Under the present state-of aff: factured goods are brought to our doors direct the manufactory, The 3 a ite E over by “Judge Snell, daily presents a busy | aiting to be called up to the | The Associated Charities, A PROPOSITION TO SECURE ADDITIONAL accomMo- DATIONS AT THE FREEDMAN'S HOSPITAL — THE PROPOSED WOOD YARD FOR THE POOR. The regular meeting of the board of directors of the Associated Charities was held Monday even- ing at the rooms on F street, Commissioner Dent occupying the chair and Mr. L. 8. Emery acting as secretary. There were present besides these gen- tlemen, A. P, Fardon, Jno. F. Cook, 5. W. Tullock, Mrs. Jane C. Hitz, Mrs.S. A.M. Canfield, C. B- Pearson, A. 8. Solomons, C. E. Foster, N. Dem- ongeot, Mrs. M. F. Walling, Hon. A. M. Gangewer, Mrs, Sara A. Spencer, B. Pickman Mann, John T. Mitchell, Dr. KR. B. Donaldson, W. B. Gurley and Rev. A. F. Steele. THE FREEDMAN’S HOSPITAL. A resolution, offered by Mr. C. E. Foster, was adopted “that a committee of. five be appointed to consider and report upon the propriety of urging upon the committees of Congress such ‘appropria- ton for the Freedman’s Hospital as will secure beds equal to the capacity of the building, and funds to accommodate the increased number of occupants.” Another resolution, offered by the same gentle- man, was adopted, “that the committee appoint tconstder the advisability of legislation for the Freedman’s Hospital be requested to report what tion can be taken to secure additional ald for in- stitutions fn the District capable of providing for the aged and infirm, incurable and sick, or the de- serving poor of the District.” ‘The chair appointed as the committee called for by the resolution Messrs. Foster, Mitchell, Fardon, Pearson and Gangewer. ‘THE PROPOSED WOOD YARD. Mr. Solomons, from the committee appointed to inquire into the feasibility of establishing a wood yard for the benefit of the poor, submitted a re- port in which it was stated, after discussing tho causes that make wood dear In this city, that “in Tound figures this cost will be $6 a cord.’ The sell- ing price Is $6.50, which leaves a mangin for ex- Penditure in labor, wituout loss in the undertak- ing, of only 50 cents acord. This seems a small sum to earn out of so large an expenditure of capital, providing the project be entered upon as a, mfter'of business, but as your committee do not view the subject precisely im this rigia light and feel willltng risk a moderate excess of expenditure over receipts, providing work instead of alms be found for the deserving poor, they do not despair of seeing the experiment tried during the coming year, while he} der the present year too far advanced to make such an attempt proper. Your committee are of opinion that such industries be sought out, wherein labor (Instead of material and machinery} is greatly In excess of the cost of production; and also, where the poor youth of to-day, who, without, some practical aid, will become the tramp and ee er of to-morrow, canbe tauglit some good rade.” COAL AND WOOD AT COST. ‘The committee recommended that contracts be entered Into at the proper time for the purchase of coal and wood by the cargo, and that the same be sold to the worthy poor, at all seasons of the year, at prime cost; that during the remainder of the present season arrangements be made with one or more established wood yards to buy wood from thei to be delivered as may be directed, and that the sald wood be sawed by persons designated at the central office of the ‘Associated Charities,” provided the funds of the treasurer at the present ime warrant the board In making such disposition of them; and that, with the view of giving the subject of “Industries for the Poor” intelligent, careful and practical consideration, a committee Of five be designated to continue the investigation and report at the earllest date practicable. The Teport was accepted, and after the discussion ot jous matters connected with the work of the association the board adjourned. Genito Waele Why Is This Thus? To the Editor of the Eventne Sar. Isour Criminal Court a farce? A young man was put on the stand as a witness, who swore that himself and five or six others made a trip to Clark foundry to steal bronze metal. According to his statement all came away empty handed except “Indian Bill,” who has not been arrested. There- fore, according to his testimony, the two hundred and sixty pounds of bronze is shifted on to the shoulders of “Indian Bil.” Why have not those junk men who purchased this stolen property been prosecuted? ‘They are worse than the thieves. When Officer Slack Was about to expose one of the Jpnk dealers ho was choked off and put upon au- ther trick. The morat effect of the exposure of one such dealer would have doue more good in the community than the conviction of a hundred petty thieves, M. Ss ‘The Courts, Cour? IN GENERAL TERM. Monday, Black Smith; sale MePher-on ag set aside. ell; ease to be revived. John- son ayt. Douglass; motion filed to dismiss appeal ‘cause of errors. Johnson agt, District of Colum- argued by Mr. Cook for plaintiff. Equity Court—Judye Hagner. v bia Monday, Blake agt. Blake; Margaret A. Blake appointed’ trustee.” Mercer ‘agt. To commls- on to take testimony of R. 8. Chilton ordered to ke agt. Ditle; auditor’s report con- f c firmed. Young agt. Bradlev; motton for injune- tion overruled, Morris agt. Gillingham; sale rati- ni Tuesday, Griffith agt Griffith; sale ordered. Brown act. Brown; divorve granted. Schlord 1. Schlorb; guardian ad litem appointed. Port- ynutd; F. Knoop made party com- agt, Bailey; pro confesso granted. ynahain agt. Berry; eturn of papers ordered. Cixcurr Cover—Juage MacArthur, Monday, Brown agt. Curtis; verdict against will. Bradley ef al. agt. Herr; verdict for plain- Uifs for $5,000. hrop agt. Simmons; plainti called and Suit dismissed. Criminal Court—Judge Wylie. Monday, Stephen Cassassa, occupying street; not gulity, Augustus C. Soveldo, murder; pleaded nob guilty. Augustus C. Soteldo, assault’ with in- tent to kill; pleaded not guilty.’ John Fuller, re- cognizance’ forfeited and bench warrant issued. Nicholas Miles, murder; pleaded not guilty. Hugh Strider, second offence ‘petit larceny; pleaded not gulity.” George E. Gralz, burgiary ‘und larceny; verdict not guilty; defendant discharged and or dered to restore property. Moses Smith, burglary ded guilty of petit larceny and nced to Six month in jajl. John larceny; verdict not guilty; defendant John ©. Biondin (alias John C. Blun- scond offence petit. larceny; verdict guilty. cad to one year at Auburn. John G den), s¢ guilty; W. Oliver, larceny; pleaded ity. Phillip Reiter, appeal assault; fine re- ducéd to one cent, and costs to be taxed at once cent. Pouce Court—Judge Snetl. ‘Tuesday, Frank McNew, keeping an unlicensed bar; $105 or 60 days. Jno, Lyons, pleaded guilty to cursing and swearing on the street; # or 7 days. Jno. M. Buchley was fined $20 for keeping his bar open on Sunday. Andrew Brooks, cominitting a nulsance; $5 or7 days. Susan Jackson, larceny of some clothing from Mary Shearer; $5. ‘Jacob and Sarah Hall, assault on Jno. Jones by striking him on the head with a stone; Jacob was fined $5 or 5 days, end Sarah was discharged. Ernest Pum- phrey, forfeited collateral ———— Sincerity. From the Albany Argus. Oh, bring me now sincerity; A true and living verity: Let life be short yet ever tru, In everything Wwe think or do, Lev’s have sihcerity. Alas! the world fs levity; Yet. there’s scant truth In brevity; And cruel wit is sharp as steel, Regardless of how others feel, ‘Who love sincerity. Cease, world, this {dle mockery, ‘This worse than foolish foppery, For souls are lost upon the sea Of mocking words, that cannot be In truth sinceri Task not sullen gravity, Nor apish, fawning suavity, But simple, quiet, genial truth, All brightly told by cheery youth, With warin sincerity. Then all would live so joyously, All nature wontd seem heaven! ‘True siniles would wreathe each happy face, And beauty gain that rarest grace, God’s own sincerity. V. pon One Milkman Who Had a Conscience. From the Sacramento (Cal.) Record, Feb. 23. A young man who has long driven the milk wagon of one of the oldest established dairies of this county, and has supplied milk to its customers for years, yesterday, early, came to his employer, and, to his great surprise, re- signed his situation. He had no other place, had no compaint to make, was attached to his employer, liked the business and all that, but : he would. It turned out that this was the cause: Tuesday, the maid, whose duty it is to fill the used cans of that day, poured them full of water as they stood in tl Sikes and left them to stand 24 hours to sweeten, as is the rule. Before daybreak yesterday the driver brought out his team and hitched up to the wagon containing the cans of water colored by the remains of milk, instead of to a second ie in which the fresh milk had been placed for him. Oblivious ot his error he drove over 28! THE FRENCH CAPITAL. LIFE IN PARIS—CHANGSS IN PLACES, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS—ART AND ARTISTS—A WASH- INGTON ART STUDENT. Special Correspondence of Tux EvEstxG STAR. Pants, February 28th, 1882. SIGNS OF SPRING. The fogs which for so long clung tenaciously about Paris have finally disappeared and given place to alternations of sunshine and shower. | which is a most agreeable change. Altogether the weather Is more that of April than February, and the visibly swelling buds and fresh emerald tints of the grass betoken an early spring. A few more days of warm sunshine and the trees will begin to unfurl their vernal banners in earnest, and the thirsty Parisian will find it com- fortable once more to resume his favorite occu- pation of sipping beer and coffee on the side- walk in the shadow of the hospitable cafe. In- deed, he does it already, with apparently great satisfaction; but it must still be rather chilly except under the most favorable skies we have had thus far. It is hardly possible that this time-honored custom of reposing on the side- walk to drink, smoke and write letters willever die out in Paris; yet so many things are chang— ing here that it is difficnit to say what resort or custom may not be next abandoned to oblivion. At least when one sees the posters all over the city which announce the sale this week of the material of that FAMOUS LAND-MARK, the notorious Jardin Mabille, which fs conse- quently to be demolished, he feels that hence- forth he cannot be surprised at anything which takes place in this frivolouscapital. Not that the Jardin Mabille was a place to be commended and preserved, bit it has for so long a time been one of the sights of Paris, and one of the gayest resorts of acertain class which is very numer- ous here, that one cannot help feeling surprised that the proprietors couid be induced to give up what must have been a great source of profit to them. However, those who know say the Ma- biHe has been on the decline for several years, and probably it was doomed to destruction sooner or later, and the proprietors were far- sighted enough to see this and were glad to take advantage ot the first offer from the par- ties who desire the site for another purpose. At anyrate the garden, which has for years been the SCENE OF THE WILDEST REVELRY, will soon be no more, and the future tourist will know it only by tradition. The Mabille was founded as early as 1840, and rose steadily in the estimation of the pleasure-loving throngs who look on Paris as their terrestrial paradise; and, indeed, few travelers visited the French capital out paying at least one visit to the garden, h was known the world over. Even foreign ladies allowed their curiosity to so far get the better of their sense of propriety that they risked & visit to this maelstrom of reckless gay- ety. [remember at one time, several years ago, the papers had considerable to say about Eng- lish and American ladies who ventured to visit the place. ANOTHER FEATURE GOING. But the Mabille does not go down alone, as was patent to the most superficial observer on last Tuesday,—Mardi Gras,—for it was plain then that the departing institution had a fit companion in the Carnival. To Be sure, the boulevards were thronged on that day, anda few people made themselves ridiculous by gambol- ing about in mask and fantastic costume; but. as a Parisian gentleman put it, ‘Mardi Gras is a day on which all Paris goes out to sce some- thing, and there is nothing to see.” The Mardi Gras ot the past finds no place in the matter-of- fact Paris of to-day, and those who made fools of themselves by capering about the boulevards night and day were generally ridiculed for ins, at least by the sober portion of Parisian society. One of the commonest forms of di: sulse was simply a huge and hideous false nose, and, once this was on the face of a man, he felt at liberty to cut up any antic he chose. At one place on the Boulevard des Italiens seven or ight men, with red coats, ona balcony, en- livened the scene by coarsely blowing from some large horns several bars of what was supposed tobe music.and these bars were repeated overand over and over again andagain for, I suppose, the whole afternoon, Mardi Gras is undoubtedly a day nevermore to be celebrated in Paris as of yore, The Carnival and the Jardin Mabille have joined hands and disappeared from the bills. THE LATIN’ QUARTER, too, Is fast assuming a mpdern aspect and character, and with its new streets and new buildings is very little different from the rest of Varis. The artists who used to confine them- selves to the mysterious haunts of this once curious region, and only ventured out on great occasions, are now scattered over the length and breadth of the city. WHAT NEXT? T hope it will be a new kind of omnibus—one which does not alays have that exasperating sign of “complet” exposed to view. Apropos of this I heard rather a good story the other day of a former Washingtonian, who was enum- erating the sights he had seen and the places to which he had been while in Paris, * 5 said he, “I have been to every place, but ‘C plet;’ but every time I try to take an omnibus to go there its full.” THAT UNIVERSAL RED RIBBON. And then there was another American—I don’t know what the French would do without the American to hang their stories on—who told a Frenchman he could always tell one of his countrymen. “‘How so?” asked the French- man. “ Well, ye see,” replied our Yankee, “you fellers always have a red ribbon in your button-hole.” I heard a good explanation of the cause of the multitudes of men who have the privilege of wearing the ribbon, which was this: that the republic wishes to do away with all things which smack of. royalty or were con- nected with the empire, and that the best way to degrade the orders was to bestow them on the slightest pretext. However this may be, orders are sought after as much as ever, and are still considered an honorable distinction, They seem to be numerous at first, and comparatively they are; but if you search the history of a man who displays the red in his button-hoie, you will gen- erally find he has distinguished himself in one way or another, and really merits this or some other token of approval. A DECORATED AMERICAN ARTIST. A number of artists wear the badge, but they are always men of rare ability, like Carolus- Duran or our esteemed and renowned geniaj countryman, F. A Bridgman. The latter, by the way, is most comfortably settled in this great art center, where he has lived forthe last fifteen years. His studio is large and exceedingly well arranged, and his living apartments are some of the most charming and comfortable it was ever my good fortune to enter. His salon, which is the resort on Friday evenings of art-lovers, musicians and others, is an exquisite and rarely harmonious apartment, and one which only an artist with Mr. Bridgman’s feeling for delicate tones would have designed. The panels of the doors are painted by his own hand, and are ad- mirable specimens of his work in the direction of decoration. A grand piano and violins are always ready for use, for Mr. Bridgman isa violinist of no mean order, and his wife plays the piano so well that duets, and often trios, are the order of the evening. Mr. Bridgman also belongs to a large amateur orchestra, of which, if 1 mistake not, he is the first violin. ANOTHER AMERICAN ARTIST who has earned the gratitude of his country- men by his brilliant succeszes in the difficult field of art is Mr. Henry Mosler, of Cincinnatl. He has been in Europe ouly eight years, but in that time he has not only won a very high and enviable position, but he bas been honored by the distinction of being the first American from whom. the French government has purchased a are for its collection in the Luxembourg x And this picture, though not one of the largest, ig, moreover, one of the most striking, attrac- tive and charming in sentiment of any in the whole collection. He has just finished a picture for this year’s Salon which is even better than that inthe Luxembourg, and I hope it may find its way to America, But this is d as there is already a high bid on it from a native collector. Mr. Mosler has a delightful family, and a visit to him at his studio or a) ents a treat. A sight of his four veer see etree nay they are not 01 rosy, are 7 i‘ ncinnatl ought. to. be and_ doubtless ts, for it is not send into the worlda given to eve ‘to painter of his a a THREK ANNUAL PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS OF PAINT- 1N@s are running at present. One inthe Place Ven- hibitions are exactly what I expected to find them, for there is considerable work in them of no extraordinary merit. Carolus-Duran has the best examples of portraiture in both exhibitions of oil, and a head by him in the rue Voiney ex- hibition is remarkably fine. Bastien Le Page has work in both of the oil exhibitions, but his + important work is in the rue Volney. and is en- | titled “Pas Meche.” It represents a gamin, with a kind of fish horn slung over his shoulder, anda whip ip hishand. He has a saucy look to carry out the idea expressed by “Pas Meche,” which is French slang and means *Youcan't fool me,” or something of that sort. The picture is very gray in tone, and the background of a fence of upright boards and distant barn is treated in rather an impressionist manner,so that it is difficult to tell where the ground and boards separate from each other. In fact it has the same flatness which seems to characterize all this artist’s work, but the figure is well and vig- orously treated and the picture as a whole is very fine. One of the best things in the exhi- bition is Henry Mosler's “Le Premier Bateau.” It is charmingly fresh in color. It represents a number of peasant children playing about an old fountain and evincing great interest and de- j light in their “first boat,” which is nothing more thana sabot or wooden shoe, fitted with a rude sail: Bridgman has two studies made in Biskra, Algiers. They are painted with his usual delicacy and fine feeling, and are, of course, excellent. Mosler also has a fine study one head of an Italian girl in the same collec- jon. THE WATER COLOR EXHIBITION referred to above ts not large, and is by no means equal to our New York exhibitions. There Is but a single room, a little larger than the south room of the National Academy, and each artist has a half dozen examples, and there are only two rows of pictures. subjects lack interest, and there is a tiresome sameness about all the work. There are only two or three landscapes, and many small figures in groups, Some of the handling is very dex- terous, but, strangely enough, some of the best work, that Br Heilbuth is full of body color, which is hardly legitimate water color painting. Doré, Fraficais, Louis Le Loir, Detaille, and Jacquet are amongst the exhibitors. This latter gentleman created some excitement, as It turned out, by sending a picture entitled, A Jewish Merchant,” the head of which was a portrait of Mr. Alexandre Dumas. The people laughed, Dumas got into a rage, complained to his son-in-law, one Lippman, a Jew by the way, who marched promptly to the exhibition and demanded that the picture be removed. Being informed that this could not be done, he promptly smashed the glass with his walking stick, and punched the offending paper full of holes. Then he went home, and there were challenges fur duels and all that sort of thing, end for a time it looked as if blood would be spread all over Paris by these sev- eral artistic, literary and whatnot antago- nists. But Jacquet said he meant it as a joke, and then he sued Lippman for damages, and so the storm blew over, the pistols and cutlasses have been polished up and returned to their Russia leather cases, and all is once more com- paratively serene. The affair started, it seems, in Dumas’ selling a’ picture which Jacquet let him have below par, thinking he would keep it always in his own collection. The remains of the picture in the water color exhibition have been replaced by another and less obnoxious ex- ample of Monsieur Jacquet’s work. We discussed the whole affair the other night rl we had assembled to drink a bon voyage a TALENTED YOUNG WASHINGTONIAN, who has been sojourning and studying in Paris for some time, and we came to the conclusion that M. Jacquet would not be made a seive of Just at present. And this reminds me that I meant to say the departure of Mr. G. W. Fors- the young Washmgtonian mentioned, was ely regretted by all who knew him. During stay here he made many triends by his cor- dial disposition and generous bearing, and we were sorry to lose him, but hope he wili meet in Washington with the success he so weil deserves. He is a young man of great artistic talent, and is certain to win a high piace for himself amongst the artists of America. Thad intended w: ¢ something about the Sketch-box Club, of whic 1 is pres- ident, but [ must defer it till another time. F. 5. D. —————— Waking up Clubs, From the Brooklyn Eagle. | ECZEMA, TETTERS, HUMORS, INFLAMMATIO! Most of the | ir. Breezy, I found this precious plece of Paper on the dining-room floor this morning,” i , holding up a slip of sembling a check, as she seated her breakfast table. : “Ah, indeed. What is it, dear Breezy as he picked up his napki “You can explain that better than I cat said Mrs. Breezy. ‘It is headed, ‘Bre debtor, to Brooklyn Club, $50 for dues up to date.” “Yes, dear,” said Mr. Bree: ing his napkin about his finger. ‘And you said nothing to me about it,” said Mrs. Breezy. “About what ?” asked Mr. Breezy in anything but a confident tone of voice. “Why, about your belonging to a miserable, odious, seltish club. To thinkea husband of mine should get so low as to joina club,” said Mrs. Breezy twisting the paper up and ‘throw- ing it upon the floor. “But, my dear,” at the asked Mr. nervously twirl- id Mr. Breezy, stuffing pkin in his’ pocket, ‘there is’ nothing, 'y terrible in belonging to a good club—” . There isn't any such thing as a good club. “They are allhorrid. There,” and Mrs. Breezy gave her glass a vicious little push which came very hear ending its usefulness forever. “But you do not understand. dear,” said Mr. Breezy. ‘‘You must remember there are clubs and clubs. “Nothing of the sort.” sald Mrs. Breezy. ‘They are all alike. If they were not dread- fully "wie places you would not keep us women out of them as you do. How you men occupy your time in them the deyil—I mean goodness—only knows. You a man with a fami ly, Mr. Breezy, to belong to aclub! It is just shameful! I'm sure it’s bad enough for the single men, but in my opinion tt is just a erime for a married man to belong to one ot them. I'm glad I found it out in time to save you, Mr. Breezy. although heavens only knows how long you have been going to that horrible place.” “ My dear, It is not sucha bad place as you imagine,” said Mr. Breezy. “You women are all mistaken about club life, and I assure youo—” “Oh, we are,” said Mrs. Breezy. “‘{ suppose you will say next that it is better to go to a club than to church, Mr. Breezy, and I'm quite sure you would rather go to your club than tochurch any time. No, Mr, Breezy, when I’m dead and ne you can join every club in the world if so ike, but until that time you belong to me, Mr. Breezy. I know all about clubs, Mr. Breezy—’ Ss HEADACHE. ITS CAUSE AND CURE. Bick Headache is ome of those terribletthrenic diseasse that has been overlooked by the medical faculty, because few people ever die directly from it, but may suffer the agonies 6f death tenfold. 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Yes, and then you pitch in and spend ten dollars to make one. No, so long as you have your wife and children to sup- port, Mr. Breezy, you can’t afford to get busi- ness’ in that way. I know how you mean to get buiness, as you call it. You zo to work and eat and drink until you are stupid as owls and then you sit down and get business by going fast to sleep. The proper time to do business is duz- ing Business hours, Mr. Breezy. I havebrought you up that way and I shan’t allow you to over- work yourself at_your time of life, so the quick- er you get out of that horrid club the better it wili please me.” “But I must have a little recreation,” said Mr. Breezy, in desperation. aa confess the truth for once in your life, Mr. . Recreation! 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