Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1882, Page 7

a MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. THE TOURISTS AND JEFFERSON—NILSSON COMING— A NEW OPERA COMPANY—THE WEATHERCOCK— THE SMUGGLERS—THE WHITE SLAVE, ETC. —Ford’s reopens Monday evening with “The Tourists.” — Joe Jefferson and crowded houses will be at the National all of next week. — The Guernsey-Listemann combination ap- Pear at Lincoin hall on Monday evening next. ‘They are highiy spoken of everywhere. — Mary Anderson is to have a steam yacht, to be named the Galatea. it will be fifty-six feet long, and of great steam power. The cost will be $50,000. — This week's Dramatic Times says: Madame Nilsson ts reported by cable to have signed an engagement last Thursday to visit America in September for a six months’ tour. This con- ‘tract Is with H. C. Jarrett, her agent, who rep- resents the Abbey interest. — Mr. Coppleston, late the critic of the New York World, will accompany Mr. Abbey to Eu- Yope to aid him in the selection of acompany ef Italian opera to support Madame Nilsson next Beason. — Mr. Boucicault has just put the finishing tonch to the new Irish drama which he intends first producing in Brighton, England, this spring. He terminates his American engacements this Week, and returns to this country in September to open at the Boston Museum. —The Maurice Grau French Opera Company have arrived, and will openat the Chestnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, on the 10th. They will be in Boston on the 17th, and play at the Fifth Avenue Theater, New York, on the 2%th, for weeks. — “La Belle Rasse” is a new French play in Fehearsal at Wallack’s, New York, to succeed “Youth” there. The latter is thinning out the houses. — Mr. R. M. Field, the manager of the Boston Museum, goes to Europe to look up novelties in Plays. He will at first make Paris his objective Point, and find out what Sardou, Dumas, etc., are doing. But he will be mainly occupied with Mr. Boucicault’s business, and will, of course, be one of the audience at the production of the hew Irish drama in May, at Brighton. —The Madison Square Theater, New York, ‘Will endeavor to surpass all previous efforts in the production of a souvenir to commemorate the one thousand five hundredth performance of “Hazel Kirke,” which takes place at the Fifth Avenue Theater, April 17th, — Lawrence Barrett's regular season closed on Saturday evening in Philadelphia. His sup- plementary season commences in Louisville on April 10th, aud is Hable to last sixteen weeks. ‘The company will be shortened. — Fred. Coyne, a popular London comic singer and author, will shortly make a tour in the United States. He will best be remembered as the author of “Pull Down the Blind,” “ Woa, Emma,” and other songs that have gained pop- ularity. — There is a report in the Dramatic Times that Mr. Chase, of Holyoke, Mass., the manager of Mile. Rhea, will marry her, which will prob- ably kill the goose that is at present laying his golden eggs. — The new Lillian Russell Opera Company pen in New York on Monday with the “‘ Mas- cotte.” Miss Russell (her real name is Miss Helen Leonard, of Clinton, Iowa) has not been two years in professional life. and yet in that time she has made a remarkable record. She Is very handsome and graceful, of fine tigure, and With an excellent soprano voiee. J. H. Rennie, late of “ The Smugglers,” will play Lorenzo. —Bartiey Campbell's new play of “The White Blave"—a melodramatic southern piece—has Proved a success this week in New York. Mrs. Germon, of Washington, played a Virginia widow “with delicious asperity and correctness.” The story of the play is said to be a strong one, but — upon the old device of a dropped docu- —Next week, on Thursday, a comic opera, Rew in this country, called ‘‘Giroutte,” will be Produced at Daly's, in New York. The literal translation of the word is “‘Weather-cock.” It is by Audran, and fs said to have more merit in the music than “ nake "and thatis saying a good deal when mbers the catehy airs of the former. be Smugglers” will be produced shortly im New York. The dramatic papers speak in complimentary terms of the performance in Philadelphia last week, especially of Miss Eva Mills and the chorus of the Washington Operatic Association. The latter in fact have been praised from every quarter, even by the dyspeptic critic of the Philadelphia Times. His namesake in gee ee he way, ben Mr. heconpda music above average, and compares favorably With the light operat of the —_ —This rainy weather is very hard on the barn-stormers, and it is with. difficulty any of them have been able to walk back. Several companies which started out a short time ago from Chicago are rted to have been seen in the vicinity of Kankakee and the Indiana state line. They were encamped in a pasture. ‘The low comedian was in jail for stealing tur- ips out of a field, and the leading man was in Ded _ his shirt was being washed in the — Mme. Minnie Hauk donned the trappings of war last Friday evening in New Yor. The cause of her belligerent spirit was that which usually results in operatic wars—jealousy. Mme. Minnle had sung Seika in “L'Africane” up to Peto Rim when Mille. Paolina Rossin! was ‘uted in the character, which Mme. Min- Bie heid to be exclusively her own. When the Prima donna was allowed to appear as Selika, Mme. Minnie became very angry, and, as the vulcar would say, ‘made things hot” tn her immediate vicinity. The ingratitude of operatic Managers, violation of contracts, and similar topics formed the text for very spirited remarks by the offended prima donna, and finally she re- fused to play Carmen at Saturday's matinee. Madam Juch, who has understudied it, was as- —— dreased for the part, when the tair Minnie appeared on the scene, and relented, Playing Carmen as usual. — eee What Masical Educati ‘From the Duke of Edinburgh's Manchester Speech. I will take for example the case of a boy who intends to become &@ professional pianist. He begins at an early age. He must practice for as many hours a day as his physical and Mental strength will admit of, and he cannot expect to attain to sufficient excellence to earn bis until after the expiration of many Years. During all this time he cannot follow any other calling. or make asixpence by any other pursuit. Now, what has he to learn? First, as respects mechanical skill, as I have already stated, he must play the pianoforte for many hours aday. Second. he must learn harmony and coun! Third, he must learn the Principles of musical composit and, of course, in addition to his musical culture must Qualify himseif in ordinary learning. wee hard up for money, and 1s everlastingly trying to borrow from his friends. Col. Andrews has got plenty of money, Dut he does not like to lend it to Pete, for fear he would forget all about On the first of the month Pete met Col. Andrews and said to him: “Can you lend me half a dollar for a few min- utes? I want to pay my iandiady.” “I am sorry Pete, but yesterday I let George Horner have the last half-dollar I had ab me, other- wise I would be proud to lend pu.” Next bos Sata made another attempt to borrow half a from Andrews, who said he had on the daz before paid out his last cent for taxes; bat for that, he would let Pete have the money ina minute. On the next day Pete made another | attempt to get that half-dollar, but Col. Andrews said he had, on the day previous, been paying Bis pew-rent, and it took the last cent he had, | Otherwise he would ‘wasno man in Austin whom he respected as muuch as he did Pete Freer. On the succeeding day once more tackled Andrews, who re- membered that he had on the day bes him asking ; say, Courax has written a tetter | ively declining to be again & He says his oniy a oa Row ts to zon and out senane ius townemen during what years of lite may ‘enjoy on earth. take pleasure in lending i Belk Pete as much money ashe needed; that there | of Needlework Notes. From the Art Amateur. A dining-room mantel lambrequin, in a hand- some uptown house, offers some new sugges- tions, especially in the way of fringe. It is of olive plush, with disks of gold braid ornament- ing it at intervals. A narrow band of crimson plush ornamented with gold braid borders the lambrequin. Attached to this is the fringe, which consists of narrow turned spindles of old oak highly polished. The tone of the wood is in beautiful harmony with the plush. For dining- room curtains nothing is handsomer than the different materials in imitation of old tapestry. ‘These are looped back by heavy cords which are made of wools of the different colors ofthe ground, twisted in heavy strands, at least an inch and a-quarter in diameter, with tassels to match. These can be easily made at home, and are good for curtains of any heavy materials, being handsomer than any of ready-made cords. A new way for filling in the groundwork of canvas embroidery isin squares of five stitches, taking the stitches diagonally, and beginning in the corner witn one stitch, then two,then three, and decreasing in the same way. The effect is very fine when the work is done in silk.A stripe, for example, of light purple and white clematis, with leaves worked in South Kensington in crewels and silks, is filled in in this way with a light reddish-orange silk. A second strip, whose design is roses and foliage worked in single stitch in crewels in antique colors, is filled in with cream silk. Five o'clock tea table covers are of white momie-cloth. The edge has an ornamental border of some straight floral design in outline ‘stitch in several colors, and in the corners are Mother Goose designs, or other childish figures, also done in outline stitch in colors. The tints chosen are usually antique greens, blues, reds, and yellows. Around this is put a border in solid color, feather-stitehed on in silks, and the cloth is finished with white fringe. The house- keeper who is well provided with these dainty little table-coverings for spectal occasions or for an impromptu lunch in parlor or library, has gone _ toward making hospitality easy and graceful. A novelty in broom brush-holders is of bine velvet, on which is embroidered a young chicken. This is done in cream and wo arrasene, whose softness gives no bad resem- blance to the fluffiness of a newly hatched chicken. If an ivory-handled broom brush is added, the two make not only a handsome pres- ent, but a very pretty ornament. Ribbon work, owing to the requirements made on patience as well as its demand fer per- fect needlework, has not made great headway here. A large square of white satin recently shown exhibits ribbon work in its most attrac- tive form. In this the large outlines of the design are done in delicate blue chain stitching and in each alternace enclosure small lots are worked in pale blue chain stitching. The rest ot the design consiste in delicate sprays of blue forget me-nots, trailing arbutus, and other small flowers. These are all made out of bits of sifk of the required tint, each petal being per- fectly shaped and fastened down, while needle- work is used to complete the artistic present- ment. The flowers are consequently all in low relief, while the foliage is for the most part em- broidered. The method furnishes suggestions to expert needlewomen, but only to those who are expert. A large white satin moucholr-case has a wreath of roses and leaves done in silks with Kensington stitch. each rose and leaf being out- lined with gold thread. In using this thread unmixed with color, either the pure gold or the — thread should be used, as otherwise it is likely to tarnish. A crimson-velvet mouchoir- case has a design of slender scrolls, with con- ventionalized flowers in colored silks, arranged around the outer edges like the ornaments on old-fashioned books. The scroll-work is in gold thread, which is put on as a couching. A pretty flower rarely seen in decorative work, although it is one of the most suitable and beautiful, is the one popularly known as “Love in a Mist,” whose fine bluish-green fila- ments can be so readily and exquisitely repre- sented in outline stitch. This is very suitable for bureau-covers on sheer linen or any material of fine texture. A scarf table-cover is made of crimson i with that moire face now given to plush. ‘he ornament consists of acanthus scrolls cut out of pale blue and old-gold plush, applied with tinsel braid, which is also used in the con- necting designs. The border is of old-gold plush, on which is placed a series of red and ES blue plush mosaics, applied with tinsel raid, and larger mosaics from which hangs the fringe. A new fancy In sofa cushions is to have one corner lined and turned over, showing under- neath quilted satin of another color. Pretty work-stands for a lady's room are slender black rod frames with a triangular top, whose base is about eight inches from the apex, which is cut off, leaving a board about four inches wide with incised ornamentation. The sides are filled in with embroidery in colors, and when let down reveal a pouch, serving for @ “catch-all,” made of colored satins, and dain- tily lined. One of the art-embroidery establishments displays a fire-screen of cretonne transformed by embroidery. The square is a Watteau de- sign, with three The dresses ot the ladies are covered with Kensington stitch in silk, and the coat of the powdered gallant is wrought in crimson arrasene. The various cos- tumes. however, are not so remarkable as the faces and hair, which are done in crewels, pre- serving the lineaments perfectly. Two remarkable pieces of embroidery have been sent to this city from Indiana. The mate- rial is a heavy white silk gauze, cut in panels for ® screen, one large and the ae small. The larger panel is embroidered in the upper part with a branch of dogwood and the white cle- matis vine carelessly entangled. Grass is inge- niously simulated below, and from it spring a cluster of violets in blossom, @ sparse, slender wild plant, and a bunch of straggling yellow daises. The smaller el has a tangle of golden rod and yellow . with drooping petals, and a perfectly defined cobweb above. The drawing is evidently from nature, the color is admirable, and the Composition graceful, while the handiwork 1s noticeably fine for so difficult a material. Both pieces are mounted for exhi- bition on & covered frame. At least an inch from the gauze is a white paper-muslin back- ground, against which apy the shadows of the embroidery with beantiful effect. The large canvas known as rug canvas gives an opportunity for the use of some of the stitches which are seen in Oriental embroidery, where the fineness of the material discourages their use among the less patient people. One of these is the long stitch which is made by covering two spaces of the canvas and alt ing the holes in each line, which gives @ sort of basket effect. Another is the long stitch covering three spaces or squares of the canvas, in groups of five or seven, with the points of intersection crossed by a long stitch with lines of different color on each side and of different texture. In one such work strips of rug canvas were placed between nar- rower strips of Java canvas. The rug canvas was embroidered in a pattern demanding shaded grays, pinks, and blues. These two colors made alternate pointed designs which were in a man- ner framed in with the grays; and were worked in the basket pattern described, while the grays which separated them were In the long stitch crossed at the point of its intersection by a thread of gray with gold silk on each side. The grays at the side were in single cross-stitch. The wools were all double zephyr. The Java canvas strips were embroidered in different me- dallions in feather-stitch and point-russe. Concerning Malaria. : From the Philadelphia Record. How frequently we hear of miasm, malaria and malarial poisoning, and how slight is our knowledge of its nature. Scientists have long Puzzled over it, and understand but little except its effect upon the human system. Malarial poison affects not only individual life, health and comfort, but often the well-being and pros- perity of entire communities. Malaria, which is @ generic term, is the mala-aria of the Italians- In a broad sense it consists of emanations from animal and vegetable substances or from the earth. The poison arising from these sources cannot be comprehended by our senses; the eye cannot see it nor the touch feel it; chemical tests and microscopical examinations fail to detect it; and yet it is all-pervading on our platns, our hills and mea in, cities, viliages and country— indeed, it is difficult to say where it is not present at one time or another. Our people have long been made sensible of its poison- ous power, and it would be difficult to estimate the number of lives it has shortened and de- stroyed. It was said that malaria was so ma- lignant when the railroad on the Isthmus of Panama was built that every tie laid down was @ representative ofa laborer’s life. The yng and old, the rich and poor, are equally liable to contract it. But we are not entirely helpless against its influences. Regions originally unin- habitable have through means of civilized sani- tation been made healthful, and salubrious places by neglect have been made desolate. The hot sun, with moisture and vegetable decay,gen- erates and fosters the poison and the winds waft it abroad. Frost is its deadly enemy and stops its progress. Its ravages are most malignant where there is a luxuriant tropical growth and copious rains, the poison under such circum- stances developing a congestive type. The up- turning of the earth, in almost any locality, is a common cause of malarial exhalation. Thus it happens that new settlements after atime often froome es so that Gee epuorie it at the outset, sul juent née in carrying out sanitary” laws maintain its viru- lence. How to eradicate this universal pestilence is a matter to which much thought has long been directed. In this respect there has been but little progress. But medical science has gone very far toward efficiency in counteracting the effects of malarial poisoning. In infected dis- tricts people have learned to avoid as much as possible the evening and early morning expo- sure, and a full meal is supposed to be an ex- cellent protection. In South America, where the disease is very common, we find the panacea for it. The tree from which this antidote, “quinia,” is obtained grows on very high moun- tain ranges. The bark is called cinchona, after the Countess of Cinchon, who first brought it to Europe in 1639; but it waa not until 1820 that the active principle, quinia, was discovered. There is, unfortunately, a common belief—and among intelligent peopie, too,—that this wonder- ful,indeed almost miraculous agentis hurtfuland evendangeroustothe humansystem. How often it is ignorantly spoke. of as a mineral substance. It is difficult to convince unbelievers that it is only an organic substance, as harmless in its action asthe Irish potato. We venture to say that there are few if any authentic instances of injury done by quinia, while the testimony in its favor is as thoroughly complete as any other well-recognized fact. Time and accumulated experience have long since proved that quinia is the best tonic that the world has yet pro- duced. It needs no other advocates than the innumerable army of malarial invalids all over the world who have been restored to health through its influence. Before the discovery of quinia large amounts of the crude bark were given. Gradually science gave us in quinia a the virtues of the bark in a concentrated form. But how to eradicate malaria is still the ques- tion. Possfbly, in the near future, some means, like vaccination in the hands of a Pasteur, may be discovered which will render the human sys- tem proof against its assaults. wale Slightly Sarcastic. A correspondent of the Christian Intelligencer has a new theory of creation: ‘‘Mr. Darwin has discovered that earth worms bring to the surface from 7 to 18 tons of mould per acre an- Dually; and this spread out evenly would pro- duce in every ten years a layer of soil of from 1 to more than 2 inches thick. Suppose the layer to be only one inch thick. At this rate In 120 years the worms could raise the soil i foot; and in 633,600 years they would raise it 1 mile;and in 2,500,000,000 years they would raise the sur- face 4,000 miles—abont the distance of the sur- face of the earth from its center. My hypothesis is that this earth was made by earth worms in the period mentioned. Of course the number of workers increased as the surface and room for working grew larger; 80 we may go back in the history of our planet and find it a mere lump of earth, and upon it w pairof worms at work. Whence the worms came, and where they got the lump of earth are not explained by the hy- pothesis, which starts after they began their work. But every other pypothesis of creation also starts after the beginning, except the Bible account. which is by many regarded as more than a hypothesis. ‘Other theorles of creation have their difficulties; so has the one presented. To an unscientific mind its difficulties seem little if any greater than those in the way of others that are celebrated. But this has advantages that should at once commend it to persons who are not satisfied with the scriptural account; it is simple; it !s built up with mathematical ac- curacy; it is based on facts; and, best of all, it is founded on the latest scientific discoveries.” ———_-o-____ Saturday Smiles. —A Ford Ogden man has a contract to deliver 5,000 alligator hides to a St. Louis firm by May 1. Evidently 250 pairs of shoes are to be made for St. Louis belles.—Boston Post. —Four Milwaukee faro banks were busted last week, and one could hardly getacalm an- swer from any citizen in the town. Everybody argued that it was the beginning of another crisis.—Detroit Free Press. —Two drinks a day, remarks an exchange, will supply a family with flour. This, of course, refers to the saloon keeper's family.—Syra- cuse Herald. — He knew it was April 1, and didn’t propose to be fooled and when they told him his chimney was afire and ee. to burn the house, he said: “Let her burn.” And they did. No insurance, —The Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas, who is known as ‘‘Moichy Morris,” is gu with a rare and rich Galway broguo, which gave much amusement to the House of Commons daring the short time he was there. Recently a young junior rose timidly to make his first motion in court, who & hard northern btogue, between which and the western there is a wide distinction. ‘Sapel,” said the Judge, leaning over to his clerk of pide hee is this fallah ?” “His pace) is jammond, my lord.” A pause. “ Sapel aat part of the coonthry does he come from?” “From County Donegal, my lord.” Another “* Sapel, did yez ivir coome across sich a itful accint in the whole coorse of yer — Together they were looking over the paper “Oh my, how fanny,” she sald.“ What Is it?” he asked. ‘Why here's an advertisement that says: ‘No reasonable offer refused.” “What's so odd about that?” “Nothing, nothing,” she replied, trying to blush, ‘only those are exact]; my sentiments.” If that young man hadn't taken the hint and proposed right then and there she would ‘have hated. bim.—Tiome Sen- tine co Breakfasting on a Gold Eagle. New York Tribune, April 6. An ambulance rolled up to Bellevue Hospital yesterday morning and deposited a pretty maiden of sixteen named Bertha Miller and her irate mother. Bertha’s residence ts No. 343 5th street, and she had breakfasted on a gold eazle, which, after a short flight, had ended by perching in her throat. Bertha’s motheris fond of her and would not have objected to her daughter breakfasting on turkey, or some other ordinary bird: but a g d eagle, considering the circumstances of the family, she considered un- warrantably extravagant. an ambulance and conveyed her daughter to ue ee Dr. Bull, in charge d edge of the coin, but as he could not extract it, he went for some instraments. haut alipped: down. into the fits stomach, apa d slipy nm a and } to swallow {mother meantime had been = her daughter's gold piece had been { than ever concerned. venience from her the mother k form: Bertha felt the When he came An Illinois man, with @ foresight worthy of a better cause, popped the question on a rail- road train, and now the maiden is at a loss to decide as to which county she had better com- mence proceedings in for breach of promise. — It is said that “ coal is king.” Perhaps some of it is, but the last lot that came into this office was dust.—St Louis Hornet. Well, all kings that are not dust are going to be dust sooner or later.—Texas Siftings. —T. 0. McL., Detroit, Michigan. “What kind of climate do you have in Texas at this season of the year 2" We usually have a mild semi- tropical climate at this season of the year, but in the last consignment received there were some chunks of climate that did not belong to us packed with the rest of the good: as well-as ever. Her | ran that she — Clinching ni plat: will bethe death of ig obtain “Electricity. sir, “Bot how do ‘The Umbrella Racket. From the Louisville Commercial. A Hartfor!, Ct., man was denouncing news- paper advertising to a crowd of listeners. “Last week,” said he,“I had an umbrella stolen from the vestibule of the church. It was 8 gift, and valuing it very highly, I spent double the worth in advertising, but I have not re- covered it.” “How did you word the advertisement?» asked a merchant. cue itis,” said the man, producing a slip cut from a n = The ‘merchant took it and read: “Lost from the vestibule of the —— church last Sunday evening a Diack silk umbrella. The gentleman who took it will be handsomely rewarded by leaving It at No. —, San Fernando “Now,” sald the merchant, ‘‘I am a liberal advertiser, and have always found it paid me well. A great deal depends upon the manner in which an advertisement is put. Let us try for your umbreila again, and if you do not then acknowledge that advertising pays I will pur- chase you a new one.” The merchant then took a slip of paper from his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an um- brella from the vestibule of the —— church last Sanday does not wish to into trouble and have a stain cast upon his Christian character which he values so highly he will return it at once to No.—, San Fernando He is well eae dul red in thi id the fol- is duly appeal in the paper, and the fol- lowing ‘mornin the man was astonished when he opened the front door of his residence. On the porch lay at least a dozen umbrellas of all shades and sizes, that had bebn thrown in from the sidewalk, while the front'yard was literally paved with umbrellas. Many of them hadnotes attached to them, saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser to keep the little affair quit. ‘A Horrible Story. The act of putting a lead pencil to the tongue to wet just before writing, which we notice in 80 many people, is one of the oddities for which it is hard to give any reason, unless it began in the days when pencils were poorer than now, and was continued by example to the next gen- eration. A lead pencil should never be wet. It hard- ens the lead and ruins the pencil. This fact is known to newspaper men and stenographers. But nearly every one else does wet a pencil be- fore using it. This fact waz definitely settled by a newspaper clerk away down east. Being of a mathematical turn of mind, he as- certained by actual count that of fifty persons who came into his office to write an advertise- ment or a church notice, forty-nine wet a pencil in their mouths before using it. Now this clerk always uses the best pencils, cherishing a good one with something of the pride a soldier feels in his gun or his sword, and it hurts his feelings to have his pencil ‘spoiled. But po- liteness and business considerations require him to lend his pencil scores of timesa day. And often after it has been wet till it was hard and brittle and refused to mark, lis feelings would overpower him. Finally he got some cheap pencils and sharp- ened them, and kept them to lend. The first person who tovk up the stock pencil was a drayman whose breath smelied of onions and whisky. He held the point in his mouth and soaked it for several minutes, while he was tor- turing himself in the effort to write an adver- tisement for a missing bulldog. Then a sweet looking young lady came into the office, With kid gloves that buttoned half the length of her arm. She picked up the same old pencil and pressed it to her dainty lips Ferenc to writing an advertisement for a lost bracelet. The clerk would have stayed her hand, even at the risk of a box of the best faber pencils, but he was too late. And thus that pencil passed from mouth to mouth for a week. It was sucked by peopie of all ranks and stations, and all degrees of clean- liness and uncleanliness. But we forbear. Surely no one who reads this will ever agaia wet a pencil.— Louisville Commercial. ————___o. Decorative Novelties in Boston. Boston Correspondent Art Amato. The use of tiles for house decoration is stead- ily increasing. Embossed tiles, French tiles, with faience flowers in relief, rich enamels which deserve to be set separately ‘en médail- lon,” Spanish raised tiles in light blue and buff arabesque of Saracenic style, English Doulton, Wedgwood, Valentia, Moresque, Arabic, are but atithe of the higher priced sorts. The latest kind is the pottery tile, im the yellow brown, red and dark brown of the old tortoise-shell or teapot ware, till now devoted to fire-proof jugs and teapots. An embossed tile with rich brown glaze is made in this lustrous ware, which in the deepest shades is really handsome. This native majolica is especially good framing a fireplace inside a mantel of pressed brick, or deep red cherry, as seen at the Household Art rooms in Boston. Out of the whole range of tiles one can select nothing of better effect tor a mantel tile. The large vaulted fireplaces of moulded Philadelphia brick, the front courses of alternately square and cylindrical brick, have & good effect-in public waiting rooms and halls, and an arch of keyed pottery'tiles added is in tne best of keeping. Glass mosaic for inlaying the walls of rooms is an idea on trial with decorators. The name has not a satisfactory sound, but the work, which is thick pleces of opaque colored glass fitted in kaleidoscopic patterns in demi-lunes, foils, and medallions, lightens the tone of an apartment with Saracenic gayety. A large hall in Chicago was lately decorated with semi-circu- lar headings of mosaic in tarquoise, pale buff, black and white, ranged at the same height round the walls, and the artist declared himself pleased with the result. With careful taste ver; bold and gorgeous ornament oan be attempted, and the effects of semi-precious stones and costly inlayings gained by this means. Marble mosaic, after the antique, is made from small bits of different marbles laid in cement in lar patterns, mostly geometric ornament, the figures of animals in the Roman atyle being left to ancient taste. The Houschold Art Com- pany of Boston supplies such mosaic in slabs for the hearths and jambs of fireplaces In entrance halls, and has been placing them in fine houses in New York and Washington as well as Boston. Among other experimental ideas found with the pottery tiles and glass mosaic in this company's workrooms are iron portrait peas. Heads of the sculptor, F. D. Millet, and Virginia Gershom are the only ones which have yet been made, and though nothing more has been attempted than the sketchy likenesses which belong to modern art, the metal has taken the impressions. so faithfully and even sensitively that it Is evi- dent iron is fit for more artistic uses than we have yet dreamed of. Have you as much pot motal lying about the art roome in New York as tienres In Boston, in the shape of plaques, reliefs, and replicas of ‘old work? A plaque in relief is the coveted decora- tion of the informed Bostonian, and if he can- not import @ genuine antique or modern bronze, he takes In plaster or composition, coppered, silvered, or in Berlin finish, and feels superior over it; and I presume good New Yorkers and Philadelphians do the same. Suffer me to say in full and free relief of soul, after being shown good many of these works of art, that I had rather have a pebble from Cohasset beach, worn by the sands and storms, that was really and truly what it seemed to be, than all this preten- tious rubbish, and the bare possibility that some one may offer me a bisque in tinfoil, or a Helio- gabalus in red bronze, has been sufficient to de- prive me of natural sleep. Those’who sell these things are not wanting in keen and accurate tastes, as their productions of former seasons show. How can they deal in these {mita- tons? 8. D. (PuBRE Is LUT ‘ONE GENUINE ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GINGER IN THE MAREDT, AND THAT IS FRED’K BROWN’S, All others are mitations, or msde to sell on the repu- tation of tis ORIGINAL and may do harm, while FREDERICK EROWN'B, will alwaya bo a blessing in SPRING, QY=B 5,000 PHYSICIANS HAVE SIGNED OR ENDORSED ThE FOLLOWING Messrs. Seabury & Joh facturing Chemists, Zi Platt Siceol New Pore ecturing Gentlemen:—For the past few years we have sold va- rious brands of Porous Plasters. Physicians and the public prefer BENSON'S CAPCINE POROUS PLAS- TER toall others. We consider them one of the very few reliable household remedies worthy of confidence. They are superior to all other Porous Piasters or Lini- ments for external use, BENSON'S CAPCINE PLASTER is a genuine Phar- maceutical product, of the highost order of merit, and ‘80 recognized by physidiaas and druggists, janen other remedios fail get « Benson's Capcine You will be disappointed if you use cheap Plasters, ta, Pads or Electrical Magnetic toys. SURE REMEDY AT LAST. Medicated CORN and BUNTON PEs |. MEAD'S ER. H13 A ‘The old-cotablished Banking Honse of JOHN A. DODGE & 00, No. 12 Watt Brazer, New Your, sell all the Active Stocks on three to five Da an re anein, Thay ond Fase as “WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT." 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These are the only Electric Ap- pliances that have ever been constructed upon Scien- tific principles. ‘Their thorough efficacy has been prac- tically proven with the most wonderful success. We have the testiniony of thousands who have been quickly and radically cured by their use. All we ask of any perron is to give them a trial for 30 days and be con- vinced. Send at once for Iustrated Pamphlet, giving all in- formation, Free. Address VOLTAIC BELT CO., Ja21-lawl7t MARSHALL, MICH. L U U MMMM BBB REE RRR L U U MMMM BOB E ROR i U U MMMM BBB ER RR L UU MMM BBE RR w LLLL UC MMM BBB ERE E EK NO ADVANCE IN LUMBER ar WILLET & LIBBEY'S. SAME PRICES AS LAST YEAR. ‘We have 6,000,000 feet of Lumber, carried over from last year, and wo will sell every foot of it at old prices. WILLET & LIBBEY, COR. 6TH AND NEW YORK AVENUE. m29 Now OPEN FOR INSPECTION, OUR PARIS AND LONDON IMPORTATION OF WOOLLENS FOR GENTLEMEN'S WEAR. Ineelecting Novelties for Spring 1882, great attention haa been given to the selection of such styles 28 will nat- isfy the present tendency for the ‘‘Aesthetic.” Hizh art designs are not, indeed, suitable for every-day life; Lut it is, nevertheless, commendable to adorn life and #dd to its brightness by wearing such designs and >|- ors as are in accord with cultivated taste, without de- ecendting to gaudiness or vulgarity. ‘To secure this aim we have paid great attention to securing such a variety of styles and colors as will satisfy the asthetically in- ciined, but which sre, atthe same time, such us those ‘who dross more quictiy may wear. SELTZ & MERTZ, DRAPERS AND TAILORS, jlu3_ PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Dre HOTEL, Fifth Avenue and Fiftieth Street, (Opposite Cathedral), NEW YORE. mé GURE CURE FOR MALARIA. CAROLINA TOLU TONIC! Sure cure. for Ds in all its Gal in malarial Goatees hielo Pin my ates, This B U, ROCK CANDY, fees OF TOL e Ee 2 erAG Bedi tho me pesiciale pene ies and ye rege ind grecersacst per guard bots. "Phe ata fiboral discount br eH 00. New Hume, Wholesale, Grocers, city. HENRY BISCHO! be ____ MEDICAL, &e.__ 1PERMATORRACEA, vate Diteases IMP uved.. Office, m23-1m"* D ROBERTSON, THE MOST RELIABLE AND lonyest established apecialist in this city, with 18 ¥cers experience, will guarapieo acure in ali aknesies, ke. 4 9th st.n.w., bet.E and F sts, iscanes of Seminal Weaknens, ihe Urinary Orgaus, Nervous and Nocturnal Emissions, Lnpotency (loss of sexual power), ete. “Gonorrhoea ahd. Syphilis pordtively cured in 3¢5 10 os Consultations strictly confidential. Can be consul Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 2 to 9 p-m.. athis office, 456 C street: northwest. Refers { tho 1 f Baltimore. Main ofhce, 30 North ret ore, Md. BOTTLE OR TWO OF D vixoratine Cordis! will cure si Debility, Seminal Emissions and fm sexual power. Itimparts vigor to the whol $08 Betrect southwet ™ D®- “RICORD’S VITAL RESTORATIVE, Approved by the Academy of Medicine, of Paria, re- commended by the Mesiical Celebrities of the World as aspecific for nervous and physical debility, loss of Imauly vigor, ic. «of Levawwr, 10 bis. rue Richeli Paris: or St Beth 8. Hance, Baltimore: and Ce Corie ani, 484" Penue A where descriptive circuiars with, symptoms and testi- The genuine alone bears private rietary stamps in blue, with name and monogram . B. SIGESMOND. Boxes of 100 piila, $3; Cra 8 ling physicians rty street, Bal R. LEON, THE OF. most reliable Ladies’ consulted daily at 237 Penn: guickiy cared. Prowpt tweatihent Separate fe quickly s ‘rooms for Ladies. © a pane pei-tn G ENTLEMEN CAN HAVE SC! IF ment and a sper: consulting Dr. LEON, 237 Pennsylvania avenue. Vroccriptions and advice free of muy “chaze whatover. ma, ST ESTABLISHED AND veician in the can be TAKE NOTICE! ears’ experience irregularities, Lucorrlwa, Prolapss Uteri the Womb) and Nervous Debility. Con- Office, 946 B treet southwest. 116-lan* ADAME DE FOREST HAS REMEDY FOR LA Allfemale complaints quickly cured. Can y at 924 7th street northwest. Offi from 1 to 9 o'clock p.m., with ladies only. DezoRre N BE st dentislty by geutlemen and ladies cal advice, every Wednesday aud odie description of ‘case for_edvice. ‘Dr. 8. 1. BAKER, Box 104, m3-d&k DR. BROTHERS HAS the treatment of Female TED CONFI- who need medi- rarday, at 456 C rience. Main m6-2m treet northwest, Twenty years’ ofiec BON: Liberty street salman ‘VICTIMS OF CHRONIC A can be cured at homa. Sen tree. Bufialo, N. Y. JR. MOTT’S FRENCH POWDERS—CERTAIN CURE for Kidney Dissases, Grayel auid all Urinary Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness, 11) . Geet Scrofula, Syphilis and all Blood and Skin tiie by Wil. B, ENTWISLE: “Drurgist coreer 12th le by 5 v1 corner 12 Street and Pennnylvania aveauo. Pree $8 per bos sent by mail under seal on receipt of price. m6 A Positive CURE ‘Without Medicines. ALLAN'S SOLUBLE MEDICATED BOUGIES, Patented October 16, 1876. One box No. 1 will cure any casein four days or leas. Fem wil cure the most obetinste case, Bo matter of yw iomg ng. No narieeous doses of cubebs, copabis of ofl of aandal- wood, that are certain to produce dyspepsia Dy destroy im the coatings of the stomach. rt of price. "For furties Dartcdars send for cir- iparticidars wen P.O. Box 1,533. a. 0. ., BS. ve s17-ta th oat SAN Co. John street, New York. coipt cular. GTARTLING Digcovenr: Loss MaxHoop ‘A victim of youthful imprudence causing Prematn: y, Nervous Lot tried in vain le seif cure, which he will wend FRER to his fellow ferent, A ) H RERVES, 43 iew induige: sy One box will eure recent muith’s treatment. One o reciente mail jeqruarantes six boxes order received by us for ix. bo: five dollars, we will send the pu; usr. antee to reszurn the money ‘the treatment does not eflect acure. Guarantess issued by STUTT & CROM- ELL, 480 Pennsylvania avenue, Washi D.C, Agen! sould cs Ww 480 Wholesaleand ‘to whom all be addressed. ee ors MEN. x = ‘ou have fatled to recet treatment. case of Carenio Bivoane, et as Beart ‘Disease, Kid omplaint,, Nerrous ~, Impotency -or Pre- nat Deas , Seminal Weakness, Dyspepsia. Nervous nook apenas. STATE LOTTERY. wiaglptten NOTICE. will hereafter be under the exclusive pervisic tral of Generals G. T. BEAURE- GAD and JUBAL A. EARLY. = ASPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FOR’ FOURTH GRAND DISTRIBUTION, tikes Ds AP NEW OLLEANS, AY. i. i YD MONTHLY DRAWING. LOUISIANA STATE LOTTER! 000 Eas PM 12.10 Baltimore, Flicott City, Annapols and Way STEAMERS. &c. FAMPURG Live. Tig WEEKLY LINE OF STEAMERS LEAVING NEW YORK EVERY THURSDAY aT OP. M. FOR EXGLAND, FRANCE AND GERMANY. ‘Passage to a — Cc. B. RICHARD & 00., Genera! Pasaonicwr Agente, 61 Broadway, New York, Or to PERCY G. SMITH, 1 and 619 Pennsylvania ave ane. STEAMER “MATTANO” wherf RAVES, LESDAT Potomac ri SUNDAY, RADAY. af 7 o'clock a.m... Yor Potmsc river ping at inncings omni: uesdaye miredaye, Mattox Creek on, Sunda Thure- Chapel “Point aud Brent's Wo Sundaya * and Wednesfays “op.” and Creek on Sundays “down,” and Mondays “"u on ye * and Mondays ‘°up:” e- turning to Washington every Monday, Wednesday and afternoons. For information apply to mse yorscens To 3, W. BOTELER & RON are the Agents for the sale of Tickets in this District of INMAN STEAMSHIP CO. Parties proposing to visit Europe can obiain all in crmation by applying to mi7-3m J. W. BOTELER & SON, Potomac” TRANSPORTATION LINE. ‘On and after MARCH 19th the STEAMFR SUF, Ss clock p.m., for Baltimore and River Landines. All River Freight must be Prepaid. ‘Revurning, arrive ip Washington every Saturday night STEPHENSON & BRO., Aorwrs, m166m ‘Tth street Wharf and Cor, 12th and Pa. ave, Note. - FOR POTOMAC KIVER LANDINGS. Op and after NOVEMBER 3p, 1881, the steamer ARROWSMITH will ave ber whairt, foct of Tuhstraet, st7.a.m. every MONDAY, THURSDAY SAT! DAY for all river landinio. On MONDAY as far as omni , Nomini and “ rx ‘oe . tolton’s end Howard's. Currioman and Leonardtown. ms J0HN K. Woou, Agent. NORFoLK “AND YORK STEAMERS. THE STEAMER LADY OF THE LAKE ments, Boy On SATURDAY, ill leave her wharf, foot of 6th street,every MONDA’ WEDSESDAY and FRIDAY, at aay od P Tee pet Piney Point awskout an Stonron, CONNECTING LK WITH YHE BOSTU! AND} ia Piped pm | First ortrees Monron and Norfalk $2.59 Becond-clans PF to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk. §1.! Firet-cians Fare to Piney Point and Potnt Lookout Second-clase Fare to Piney Point and Days and fart RD: ven AYR. at four o'ck pm NEW YORK STEAMERS trios, ‘caving Pier 41, Fast River, New York, every SATUNDAY. at four otdock pit, apd G every FRIDAY, at 7 o'ick a.m. For ¥ 1&3 Water street, Georgetown, a0 ati, eecured at emmerad office, 613 15th strest. National Netropolitan Building, B. 0. Hexet ofice, 1951 dummy ivaiia ever Bee; St. Marc Hotel, and at t fo) ALFRED WOOD, Secretary. NE YORK ROTTERDAM. The firw'-ctars Stent: “AMSTERDAM, © “SCHIEDAM, iy to agent, A. Al “P. CALA! Ca the U. 8: Matis to the Netherlande, jenve | “Tarot Cabin, 300-70, "Ol Cabin $00, Stecrasre, $96, H. CAZAUX, General Agent, 27 South William: New ¥i ‘or passage apply to W. G. METZERO: Co., 925 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, OF H. JOHNSON, Agent, National Sate Deposit Bi corner New York avenue and 15th street uorthwest. CUNARD LINE. rs N oR LAN ROUTE. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY EEN N. ‘OBS AN! ETWEE: BETWE SOR! RATES age ut very low raion Btecrage ticket very a ol erpool and Queenstown and al! ocher parts Erebe si ous Guin BiGALOW € Oo = 665 sth street, Washington. ORTH GERMAN LLOYD— SreaMsnie Line parwans Mew Yore, Havas of | :—From New York to Go. sas emma lvania avenue Botkwesk ‘Ageute for RAILROADS. @GREAT TO THE DOUBLE TR: For Wert. For —? Nis wi ‘Lock Haven and Elmira, at 9:30 0 cept Sui . ve Fe atbans Raton Sea eee N.Y., ton ‘3 ferriace fork Cit re Reha Ratatat eats deahe For’ oT RAICROAD. for Alexandria, 6:30, 7:20, 9:20, 11:00 and 11:25 a.m., ry 8:00 and 11:30 p.m. On a 20, 11:00 and 11:25a.m., >. For and the South. 6:90 and 11:25 am, §:00 p.m. dailf, exoort Bundar. Al ria for Wauh ‘and 10:00 a.m.: 12:40, 3: Hs 12:00 miduleist. E 10:00 a.m. ; |. a. Wi FRANK THOMPSON, ocneeal' hs mauager. we Ase, P.ALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD. THE MODEL FAST, AND TRE ONLY LINE THE EAST AND THK WEST, VIA WASHINGTON, ve 19: Btoys at stops af all ‘wtutione: ‘and Lesnar.) ype ee ee eg ge Cars. i