Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1883, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON: SATURDAY. AP TROH 1OUsS STA- TUs OF WASHINGTUR, An Interesting Exhibit. 00D SHOWING FOR THE NATIONAL OAPrrAL. Apri. 12, 1883. ‘To the Raitor of Tar Evawrwo Bran: A very common impression prevails that the Bational capital is one of the most Immoral of travel In our clty of such magnificent distances, obtained from: authentic sources the facts em- bodied In the tables herewith. That compari- Son may be made with two other cities I furnish abstract from tables published In the New York Times in July, 1882, which were reoeived with great interest by the moral and religious public, and summaries republished extensively, with cor ments, by the local press of the country. bospectfully, yours, G. Bucxtvonam. RELIGIOUS STATISTICS OF THE DISTRICT OF Co- LUMBL | | Destination: | © | Is | Meth. Episcopal ..| ors ? Souti Teachers. Sunday Schools, rh 0} Methodists......| 50,12 9S 2212) 501 1,105) 11,245 Prot 23 5091 680% gal sey 4,845 1 re 2H 5 50 a 2 141390 Episcopalians Bo, 383) 6,025 | Presbyterians 18 9.9% 5.9%) 18 200 5,200 Do., Unite 6} 108 Do., Colored + 1) 5, 40 Y » 20 Presbyterians. ..| 20) 4.20 | 6405 By BIH 5.58 Baptists. eo 5 70 em Lutherans, Am’n.. J ot ons Do., German ....21 2 oo Ly a et er3 Do.'do.. Retormed:| 1) 130, “zx, 1] 8} 60 Do., Evangeltcal..| 2% 290) $9 % 13 135 Lutherans.......| "10 202 1 1a 1.038 Non-Srctarian . 3 om 20 Vattirians - yo oe 2 189 Swejenborgians..| 1) 110, Univers i m0) 1,0) 100, 1.200 8 100 600 1,00 7.00 THO 13 108) 1 3 2,788 The attendance th Wember last was e¢ mnay be taken as a fe t al to the verage, = 4a come. Populstion of the Unte tion of the United ints to whole population to 6Y. Pr Aut$ 10 Protestant popula- ton to the Unit 1to5. Las Protestant comruntcanits to whole population In New York, 1 to 134; Brooklyn, 1 to 8%; District of Columbia, 1 to 4X. members to Protestant poru- K. f to 83%; Brooklyn, 1 to District of Coiumbla. 1 to 3%. Baptists to entire populaiton in New York, 1 to ; Brooklyn, 1 to 54; District of Columbia. to 12 hedists to entiré population in New Y ; Brookiyn, 1 to 44; District of Episcopalians to entire ponulation in New York, 3 to 50; Brooklyn, 1 to 52; District of Columbia, i tosh Presbytertans to entire population in New York, yo @#; Brooklyn, 1 to 50; District of Columbia, i 42 Lutherans to entir= population tn 104: Rlyn, 1 to 6; District oF C attonalists to entire population in New York, 1 to 527; Brooklyn, 1 to 70; District of Co- Imabls, 1 to 15d Unttarians to entire population in New York, 1 to 2,4; Brooklyn, 1 to 1,180; District of Columbia, ong: silists fo entire porniation tn New York, Brooklyn, 1 to 1,20; District of Colum- S00. ns to entire population in District 01.6 Heber ulation in New York, 1 to 225; Brooklyn, 1 to 1,083; let of Columbia, 1 to ints to 3,000,000, being the w York and Brooklyn, and 1 to 10, istion to vostyn, 1 te population of _* Homanists count all their adhcrenta, and not only einmunicauts, PRECAUTIONS a AINST LOSSES BY FIRE, Recommendations of the Fire Board Chief Engineer for Protection of Property in North Washington and Mount Pleasant. petition of H. H. Parmienta, James 8S. . H.C. Harmer, Wm. A. Skinkle et al., £ that thr »mmodious cisterns be con- ted and two fire alarm boxes placed at appropriate points, and a truck, properly equipped, furnished for Mount Pleasant, was referred to the fire commissioners on the 28d of Ma: It was by that board submitted to nin, who on 7th April reported to the missioners that “we ean lend them | Without inconvenience, if the requisite author- ity be granted, one twenty-four-foot ladder, five buckets, two axes and three hooks. If the three cisterns were dug and the alarm boxes located. a special engine could be run out to ther relief. But whatever we may do, short of carrying out the repeated suzgestions of the board to establish a new company in the north- ern section of the city, will be little better than a@ makeshift.” The fire commissioners subsequently made a Feport tothe District. Commissioners, returning the papers with a report, in which they aay: “Considering the growing hportance of Mount Pleasant and its proximity to the metropolis, hb will doubt bsorb it in the course of a of the residents there for s, in our opinion, reasona- theretore beg leave to re- commend that there be included in the next an- nnal estimates of the Commissioners ot the Dis- trict an item for th chase of a hook and lad- 4 toned at Mount Pleasant; tor the establishment of \ company in the extreme | northern part of Washington, as heretofore | earnestly recommended in the annual reports of the board. Th sity for a new engine com- | Pany in this almost unprotected section be- | comes more pressing every year for buildin many of them very valuable, are springing In every direction at poin' up | ts too remote trom the posed new engine company would be near enouzh to Mt. Pleasant to suppress a fire there ifasuticient supply of water should be fur- nished. It would necessarily take some months to obtain and make available appropriations for the objects named. In the meantime we re- spectiully sugvest that the prayer of the tloners for these cisterns and two fire boxes be granted as soon as possible, pro- Yided the expense thereof is not from the limited fund of the fire de- partment. If this is done a special engine could be run out fn case of fire, until more permanent measures are adopted, as suggested by the chief engineer tn his report herewith encioaed. We fully recommend that thearticles mentioned haghage paged od ee eons greed Diatri Commissioners. bi wen Pe. ie - ——___ Leprosy caused 16 deaths in the United States Ouring the census year. The sweetest harbinger of spring Doy ts not the croens but the circus. The Minneapolls city council has ralsed tho Heense_ uy saleons, which has heretofore been #100. to 51 00. ie tothe sraall HERK MOST AND THE WORK- INGSIEN. Why He was Excluded from the Werkingmen’s Amembly—The Views Seme of ti Work! ‘What Werkingmen Here Want—Sativ- factory Condition of Their Affairs at Prevent. Many of the workingmen of the District de- cline to talk of Most or his theories, on the ground that they have nothing to do with either. The action of the Federation of Labor, in excluding him from their meeting fast Tues- day evening, is commended by a number, but it is asserted by others that as individuals many of the laboring men are in accord with him in the sentiments expressed in his address Wednesday night. A member of the Federation of Labor told a Stax reporter that at the meeting on Tuesday evening there was considerable business on hand, and there was considerable opposition to listening to him as an organized body of work- ingmen. When the resolution was presented inviting Herr Most to address the meeting, as has been stated, It waa opposed, and a repre- sentative of the bookbinders offered a substitute reciting some quotations trom Most’s speeches, declaring that the American people are not ready to endorse his views as they understood them, and closing with a refasal to give him the privilege of speaking. This was debated at con- siderable length, and was adopted by a large majority. Some of his friends asserted that the press dispatches had done him an injury by mis- quoting him, and that he should have the opportunity to set himself right. This sugges- tion was answered by some one asserting that ized workingmen they gad nothing to do with him, and if he desired to set himself right he and his friends should hire w hall for the purpose. DON'T WANT TO EXPERIMENT. The member giving this information said: “The workingmen have been getting along smoothly this season with few exceptions. The plumbers receive an advance of 50 cents per day, and the painters are virtually over with their strike, nearly all having gone to work at the advanced price—33 per day. It would be a bad go now to let ina man who might throw in @ tlre brand.” BELIEVES THERE IS SOMETHING IN HIM. A reporter asked Mr. B. G. McDonald, of the tailors’ union, the question, “what is all this about the opposition of the workingmen to Herr Most?” “The workingmen,” replied Mr. MeDonald, “have no objection to him or to his cause, but the fact is that some of our working- men are delicate. Recently the American peo- ple have had some big hambugs stuck on them, including Jumbo, by that prince ot humbugs, Barnum, and he, having kicked in the traces, some were afraid that Most would prove a Ger- man Jumbo, and therefore there was opposition to him.” “I have been with Herr Most,” continued Mr. McDonald, ‘and I know that the workingmen are with him. As for the Federation, he was killed off there by the enforcement ot techni- calities, but lam sure that the majority were willing to-hear him. Do you suppose that I would endorse the man If there was not some- thing in him? The fact that he was tvwice | elected to the German Reichstag shows his in- | fluence there. He is not the extremist some would picture him. Wednesday night, after the meeting, some of us gave hima banquet at Fritz’, at which Mr. H. Holmes presided, and there were about 50 present. Most made an address there, in which he spoke for about 15 minutes on the Irish questions, anil it is doubtful if any native of the Emerald Isic could draw a more faithful picture than he did. It was an exceed- i fine address. Tam quite sure that the workingmen of the District will receive him when he comes again. NOT AN AGRARIAN OR RED-HANDED REPUBLICAN. Mr. Julian L. Wright, a leading member of the Federation of Labor, said to a Sar re- port “{ don't think that Herr Most’s objects are generally understood. Some regard him as an agrarian and red-handed republican; but I do not regard him as such.” “What do you think his opinions are?” asked the reporter. “Why, he does not advocate anything more than the newspapers do during a session of Con- gress when the subject of railroad monopolies is brought up. His views are not as extreme, perhaps, as some of the newspapers on this sub- ject.” : “Farther,” continued Mr. Wright, “Herr Most maintains that capitalists ought not to be al- lowed to make 100 per cent on their money. These are his views in chief, I believe. He be- lieves in peaceful measures until the time comes when we are made slaves and pushed to the wall, and then he tavors forcible resistance.” “What will the laboring men do about Herr Most?” continued the reporter. “I can’t tell you. There are all sorts of men in ourlabor organizations, and they have their political and religious prejudices, and these are allowed some times, we think, to interfere with the labor cause. We want to get such a spirit among our people here that the labor cause will always have the first consideration. For this reason there is a great difference of opinion in regard to Herr Most, and a variety of objections. I suppose the subject will come up again at the meeting on Tuesda: IN FAVOR OF GIVING HIM A FAIR CHANCE. Mr..M. J. Curry, a well-known bricklayer and contractor, and member of the Federation of Labor, stated last evening to a Star representa- tive that he thought Herr Most had been mis- represented grossly as to his views on the labor question. He believed that he was a type of a large class of persons connected with labor unions in Europe, where views on such matters are much In advance of those in this country. His ideas about extreme measures proper to be resorted to, should the worst come to the worst in this country, did not suit here, nor would they meet with much sympathy here; certainly not in this city, where ail that labor asks for is jus- tice and fair dealing between labor and capital. “Do you think,” asked the reporter, «the temper of the trades unions of this city Is favor- able to receiving him into their bodies and to affil- | lating with him?” “I do not,” said Mrj Curry, “believé they would admit him without knowing more of him and his peculiar sentiments.” “Have you made his personal acqualotance, and what do you think of his plans as a reform- er?” asked the reporter. “Tmet him the night he arrived in this city, and at the meeting that night of the Federation; when he was excluded, I voted to receive him and hear what he had to say. [am still in favor of giving him a fair chance to expreas his «entl- ments; if they do not square with truth and Justice. then I aay give him the ‘go-by;' if otherwise, give him his dues.” “ Why do you think he has been misrepre- sented 2” “Because,” said Mr. Curry, “I have heard No expression of his since he arrived in this city such as has been attributed to him in the news- | OUR OLD HOM®, AND ENGLISH NOTE BOOKS, papers. The man has been reared in a different country from ours. His extreme methods are not so extreme where he would apply them; they certainly would not suit for us, and the trades unions here do not entertain them. Our method Is the ballot for our redress, and wo in- tend it stall accomplish all we need.’ “How about the eight-Lour law?” “Well,” answerea Mr. Curry, “the Senate failed to consider that matter last session, the committee stating that there was business of more importgnee before them. This matter will have to be settled next term, otherwise sume of the Senators will find themseives settled; so of every other public man. I do not refer to gun- pr dynamite by this, but to the ballot. Workingmen will get their rights here in this way before long.” ——+e.——___ ‘The Rapid Destruction of the For From the St. Louls Globe-Demoerat. MinNearonts, April’ 15.—The work of Min- neapolis lumbernien In the woods on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries having been com- pleted, the figures are given of the winter's cut ot logs: . Feet. Rom river . + 105,000,000 Hilman and Piatte. + 45,000,000 Little Elk and Crow Wing. + 25,000 000 Pine river. + 75,000,000 Willow river. = 75,000,000 Split Hard . = 10,000 000 Prairie river + 35,000,000 Swan river. 5.000.000 Mississiopl, 15,000,000 Crow Wing 20,000,000 435,000,000 setts — os Patina A Virginia physician says be has never known an habitual consumer of tobacco to have the ty- phoid fever. The dude fastens his coat with a button-hook. Nazareth has just had a tele; office, the first opened in the Holy Lang. °°? HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC STATES OF NOBTH Ser tel Vari Sing at oe ee Mr. Bancroft has varied from the course of Publication usualiy adopted by historians, and, instead of carrying torward uninterruptedly the annals ot Central America, as begun, he is- sues the first volume of the Mexican section of the general series, covering the corresponding period of time. This break In the common order is not without objections, but its advan- tages outweigh in this case, since it enables the reader to follow more easily the general course of a narrative which covers so wide a stretch of territory,—the different countries embraced in it being thus treated side by side, as regards chronology and the various influences brought to bear on them. Naturally, the volume before us deals with the conquest of Mexico by Cortes, beginning with the voyage of Cordoba to Yucatan, in 1516-17, and_ ending with the fall of the City of Mexico, in 1521. Of the great Conquistador we have, near the opening, this graphic portrait sketch: «"The aloalde of Santiago bore a fair roputation, eon- sidering the time and place; for oorparatively few names in the new world were thin wholly free from taint. Jn the prime of manhood—his age being thirty- three—of full medium stature, well proportioned, and museul ith full breast, broad shoulders, eqnare, head, +mill, straicht, spare. compact body, turned limba, thouch somewhat bow-legved, he presented @ pleasiug rathor han imposing front, His portraits show fine antique features, De S somewhat sad ex. ression, which was increased by the gravo tenderuess of the dark, oval eyes. The tull though thin beard, cut shcrh counter :ctod, to some extent, the effect of the small, aah colored face, aud served’ to cover a deep sour on the lower lip, the memento of a duel fought in bebalf of acertain frail fair one. He was an exoeedinely popular aloalde; there was nothing staid or somber in hie method of adimin— tering Justice. ‘The law was less to him than expe- nd his standard of right was easily shitted, ing to circumstances. In wit and vivacity ho . Astute of intellect, discreet, of a i ition, with br:iliant intui- mal spirits, he knew how to Best he liked to be et adventure was peril the greater please, how to treat treated. Lite was of vi the rhythm of ft, and th the harmony secured. As a matter of course, he was in entire # mpathy with the religious views of the day, 13 wel! as with the leaving mn among the clergy. Indeed, the triars ever praised him beieving him’ to be & z-alous and conscientious man; he made it a point that they should.” The portrait of Montezuma fs thus limned: “He was the aon of Axaysoatl and Xochioucitl and nep!ew of the late king; and had reached only his thirty-fourth year when selected for the throne, in pre ference to an elder brother. ‘Ihe reasons allew-d for th s distinction were the possession of high qualities as a war ior, whos bravery lead been tested on more one ficld of battle; as an adviser, whose words, uttered in clear, dignified tones, had been heard in the conncil With respect: end as high priest, whose gravity and sircumpection hed won him favor among all classes. ‘This second Montezuma was born a prince, and might ave been a pattern for Niccolo, Macchisvelli, with whom ho was contemporary. For, like the Florentine’s he was tal-nted, loarned, crafty No sooner assumed the sceptre than, ing off the mask by which he had deceived the Plebeians, he dismi covery person of that © axe em Dluyed a out the palace, and filed all vacancies, civil and military, from the ranks of the nobes. As for honor, tute¢rity and all those virtues which go to make ainan, we most not expect them in prinecs or in poll- tician’; yet we may. safely say that in all the generons Quakties of mind and neart the Aztec mopa:ch was 10 whit behind coutemporary European rulers. The appearance of the city of Mexico, which at the time of the invasion was supposed by the author to have contained a population of about 800,000, is thus sketched: “*Viewed architecturally and singly, the buildings cid not present a very imposing appearance, the greater portion boing butoue story in height. Laie monotone, Kwover, ‘was relieved to e great extent br tie auintoe of 8 Facred to superior and loosl deities, which seen in every war, raived were to be high dwellings of ve the mortals, ou mounds of varying elevations, ant surmounted by towering chapels. Their are burning in perpetual adoration of the gods, presented a most finpressive spectacle at ni«ht ‘The grandest and. most conspicuous of them all was the teruple of Huitzil- ‘opoc tii, which stood in the center of the city, at tue Junction of th. four :venues, so as to be evor before the eyes of the faithful. ‘These extracts, selected at random, will ena- ble the reader to understand something of Mr. Bancroft’s style, which is always pleasing, and attimes really fue. His work will naturaily compared with that of Prescott and Robinson; but he aad his friends need not fear the com- parison. He has had facilities and resources hot possessed by either of his predecessors, and he seems to have Jndiciously used all the re- sources at his command. He has carefully | hed all the authorities bearing upon every | point, and by the use of temperate language in | stating his conclusions, he has given us a work | Which will take high rank at once as a literary | performance and a historleal authority. LETTERS AND MEMORIALS OF JANE WFISH CARLYLE. | Prepared for Publication by THOMAS CaxkLyLe. Kd ted by James AN'HO.Y Fs up In Two Volumes. ew York: Charies Seribnes Sons. Washinton; Wm. Ballautyoe & sons. Let us hope we have now got the last of the | Carlyle family literature. It Is not pleasant reading, and It is not useful reading. Had the vain, selfish and brutal Scotchman’s tot been | cast In those free and breezy parts of this coun- try, where descriptive terms are short, to the! point, and usuaily accurate, as |, the neigh- borhood verdict would have been to the eft that ‘the Carlyle outfit is a bad lot;” and if Justification for this opinion had been asked it could readily be found in its literary remains, which have been given to the world within the last elghteen month under the editorship of Mr. Froude. The reminiscences of Mr. Carlyle, pub- lished some time ago,showed his personal traite | and daily life to be anything but creditable to | himself or azreeable to those about him; and j the unfavorable light in which he then appeared is made still stronger by the writings left by his wife, now made public. Mrs. Carlyle was a long-suffering, sweet-tempered, refined woman, and in-many ways an interesting and lovely character, who deserved, if she failed to receive, the sympathy and consideration due to a lady in her unfortunate position; but, after all, one cannot help thinking that. having chosen in part, she ought to have been willing to bear without so much complaining, and without put- | ting all her petty annoyances on paper. Her husband was, as we all know, a cross- grained, unfeeling tyrant; but’ he made | no pretence of loving her, as she knew; and she. on the other hand, did not profess to love him. She elected to link her destiny with ad lioa, instead of the object of her affections. If, therefore, she found, after mating with him, something of the bear and something of the swine In the composition of her leonine hero, as | she undoubtedly did, one would think she might have had the grace to swallow her usly dose in silence or else shown courage enough | to make her escape trom his den as quickly pessible, and leave him in deserved golitu to rear and growl and rail at the world to his heart's content. Her lot was a sad one, full o | trials and tribulations, it is true; but not sadder | than that of many another noble woman who has kept her personal troubles to herselt. So far as Mr. Froude had any work to do he has | done tt well, and his explanatory notes go fur | toward enabling the ordinary reader to under- stand allusions in the text which would other- wise be obscure, By Natwawiey Hawrnoune. In Two Volumes. Poston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Wachlustou: ot Beall. These two volumes constitute numbers vil and viil of the handsome uniform edition of Hawthorne's complete works, of which desery- edly favorable mention has heretofore been made. Although standing out prominently as awriter of romance, few persons were closer observers or gifted with more delightful de- scriptive powers than Hawthorne, ana not many books of their class are better worth read- ing or preserving than these glimpses of Eng- lish life. One of the yolumes has a full page etching by Bium, the other by Gifford, and each has a neat vignette wood cut on its title page, which add not a little to their attractiveness. MIS% LFIGHTON'S PERPLEXITI! §: A Love Story. by Aqice Hatt New York: Ford's, Howard & Hullert. Washington: A Brentano & Go. The scene of Miss Leighton’s perplexities is mostly laid ina country house on the Hudson, and they consist mainly in trying to choose be- tween a poor country schoolmaster, with a poet- ical nature and a beautiful face, and an accom- plished man of the world, who has had his romance and vowed never to love again, but who forgets his vows in the presence of her charms. These poiots, with the introduction of several well sketched characters, and a varie te nsoly incidents make up quite an interesting story. KS FIRST CORNER. BE! Mra. Cowxiin (Jennie M. Drinkwater). New eh ourter & Brothers.“ Washington: ATHANTEL Wun, Balin A sweet and healthy story for young girls, is this, reflecting, doubtless, the experiences of the author, who has shared and not forgotten the feelings, aspirations and dreams of maidenhood. There is perhaps a little too much sermonising in the book to suit some tastes; but If it helps oply a few of its readers to turn their “fret corner” safely this slight objection will be readil; overlooked. “ epee ” 7 FABLES BY JOHN Cay. wi = aes AY. With g, Momote by Avs. Washinwion: ‘A. Brentano & Co. — Old time readers will be giad to see Gay's Fa- bles made a part of the beautiful “Parchment Liorary” series, in which attractive form they now appear, which circumstance ht bri m to the attention of epetelbrspad cautin, of which they are well worthy, | From John B. Alden, the publisher, 18 Vesey. street, New York, we have quite a parcel of the “cheap but well presented little volumes, bound ia | fon that demands t | heatgs we like to have them come. h ; they say nothing about It; but the majority of | | Just as their husbands and brothers are | his ability to cater to ther wants and very and unbound, which serve to make up the at- tractive Elzeyir Library, varying in price from 2to 30 cents, each, according to size and bind- ing. Among, them may be named Swayne's “Herodotus.” Trollope’s “Commentaries of Cesar.” Collins’ “Cicero,” Pride's “Highways of Lit ” .Broderibb’s Demosthenes,” and favorite single poems by Burns, Goldsmith, George Eliot, Jean Ingelow and other poptlar writers. rae “Booka, ana Hoy to Use Them,” is the title of a pleasantly written and tastefully printed little volumé, by Mr. J. C. Van Dyke, which, while it contains wothing new or startling, vet gives many instructive and usefal hints, well calculated to be:ofservice to all persons inter- ested in the use or care of books. Published by Fords, Howard & Hulbert, and for sale- by Ballantyne & Son. ‘With the reopening of the season for foreign travel, Messrs. G. P. Putnam's Sons haveresumed the publication of their series of ““Trans-Atlantic Novels,” commencing with an exceptionally clever and healthy story, entitled “My Trivial Life,” in two parts,—‘Spinsterhood” and “Meum and Tuum.” Recelved through A. Brentano & Co. “The Admiral's Ward,” by Mrs. Alexander. constitutes the third number of Henry Holt & Co.'s che&p and attractive offering for public favor entitled the ‘Leisure Moment Series,” which Is intended to turnish the best fiction of the day, in a cheap but readable form. For sale by Robert Beall. From Brentano's we have an interesting pamphlet showing how to make a yearly profit of $500 with twelve hens, by a new process, tor which, it is claimed, forty-five diplomas and medals have been awarded. wom: AN TAILOR SHOPS, Men Who Cut and Make for Ladies. THE FAIR SEX FLOCKING TO THE PLACES WHERE THEIR BROTHERS ARE FITTED OUT—A NEW TRADE FOSTERED BY FASHION--NOT TROUBLE- BOME CUSTOMERS. From the Fhiladelphia Times. “The Patriarchial Order of Adam,” by which venerable name is known a Philadelphia asso- ciation of journeymen tailors, lately adopted a Dill of prices for work on ladies’ garments and “try-ons.” Any one might guess that charging for ‘“‘try-ons” was meant to head off the “dude,” who must have his clothes made over a half- dozen times before they are fit to grace his dandy figure, put the other point requires some eluci- dation. A Times reporter asked a leading mer- chant tallor why the tailors had adopted a price list for ladies’ work and was intormed that the merchant tallors of Philadelphia did so much work for feminine customers that it had become an absolute necessity. “Why has It never been found necessary be- fore to make sucha bill of prices? Is this a new departure?” “Yes, it's comparatively of late origin. For many years we have been making a few ladies’ coats and jackets, but now we make whole suits; that is, allthat appears to the observer. The great ‘boom’ is dué ‘to the Anglo-mania that is Just now raging in fashionable society—the fash- mat anything to be stylish must be English. Ma y, if Some of the old patri- ots who celebrated Independence from English rule in 1783 could otjly see the eagerness with which their fashionable descendants strive to imitate the manners and style of England's cockney cads they would turn uneasily in their graves.” 4 TAILORS FOR WOMEN. “But the ladies,” inquired the newspaper man of the voluble and patriotic tallor; ‘do they as- pire to be English swells, too?” “Yes; the dear creatures are as badly infat- uated, f not worse, than the men, With the men It was only a change of cut, but with the ladies it is altering the system of making their clothes altogether. The men very easily ad- Justed themselves td the new order of aifairs; but the ladies had to:take a higher step. When they began to wearthe dresses and wraps made of heavy, men’s goods, after the manner of their cousins across the water, they suon found out the fact that if they wanted to wear garments made of men’s cloth men tailors would have to make them up. The ladies did not hesitate, but promptly accepted the alternative, and the lady’s | tailor came into Vogtie. They soon discovered that the very pretty, simple and elegant jackets, habits and draperies made ot heavy cloths could not be made to perfection by thelr dressmakers, and, rather than be out of the style, they dropped the dressmaker. And, bless their Women have neither the technical skill to deal effec- tively with heavy goods in their manufacture into ladies’ garments nor the physical strength to do the pressing, on which so much of the elegant shape and finished appearance of the tailor-made garment depends. The best suits of this sort made by women will not bear com- parison with those constructed by a first-class tailor. The seams and edges do not present the same finished Appearance and the work through- out is inferior.” YIELDING TO CusToM, “But how about the measuring and fitting? Do the ladies like that part of the business?” “Do they like it? Alady who has the spirit of her kind will like anything for the sake of | ‘the style.’ If there are those who don’t like it | them would rather deal with men than women. They come and are measured and fitted by men, And Why shouldn't they? A man mizht as well draw a tape measure about a lady's waist or shoulders as around her fuot. Oh, no: T think | if you were to ask them they would tell you they get better satisfaction from us than fr the dressmakers of their own sex. They hay confidence in the judgment of the tailor and in | readily accept his ideaa of taste and styie as correct.” PREPARING FOR THE ADVANCE. A realization of the proportions to which this new trade for the tailors has grown was given by a member of a Chestnut-street firm of mer- chant tailors. He said it was destined to be a very lucrative branch of the tailoring business, and is constantly Increasing. This firm has so much ot this sort of work to do that it is open- ing a large establishment adjoining the present store, to be devoted to the ladies exclusively. This, one of the proprietors says, the firm is compelled to doin its own defense ard to ac- commodate the trade. which has betome a se- rious annoyance to regular men customers, who object to having their laqy friends flitting about the room while they, the men. are trying on their new clothes. The new store will be sepa- rate entirely from the old one, and when it is opened ladies will not be welcome in the place devoted tothe men. The gentleman did not anticipate that this fact would keep any of the ladies from patronizing the new store, but he added that he would not havea woman em- ployed about the place in any capacity what- ever. They will have in that department all goods that are worn by men, but would not ven- ture into fabrics especially feminine, such as silks and velvets. + “Oh, no,” he said; “female taste is too capricious, ‘and we could not go into the in- tricacies of evening and ball dress. They belong to the province of the mantua-maker and not to that of the tailor, whose strong point is in the simple and elegant draperies and perfect fits. He can and does make riding-habits that fit ‘tighter than the skin, but would be entirely lost in the complicated frills, furbelows and fuss of those garments made of the more pliable ma- terials.” . REQUISITES FOR success. “To make a good ladies’ tailor requires allthe usual training anda great deal more besides. Before he aspires togut for ladies he should thoroughly master the trade of cutting and making men’s clothing. Then he should work tor three years on the making of ladies’ gar- ments before he attempts to cut. This course of training is calculated to make first-class cut- ters; but it is entirely too exacting for the ordi- nary American,” continued the shop-man men- tioned above. ‘Consequently, the it ladies’ tallors, and tn fact nearly all good outters, too, come from abroad. “‘Of course, men who go through snch a course must be well paid and this makes the product ot their labor expensive. On a lady’s suit costing §150 the bill for wages would be fully ($50. The sd Dloyed or the peculiar advantage of having clothes made by this system would vanish. Neariy all the fashionable indies now have the tailors do their work, though afew buy their cloth from us and have it made up by women. The ladies of this class are very tew, though.” An old journeyman was asked if the ladles Were not very hard to please In the way of fits. “No,” he said; “they are very agreeable and do not give much 7 a pe A toy pistol exploded in the hand of 11-year- gecetartl Darareil nm a Bev ly Jaw developed in afew days and the boy died. workinen must be em- | singing, ART NOTES, Hellbuth's tine picture of the “ Pinclan Hill,” referred to some time ago as on exhibi- tion at the Corcoran Gallery, has been bought by that institution and placed with its perma- Rent collection. — Mrs. Fassett expects to go to New York about the first of May and to remain there about month. From there it is her intention to go to Chicago, and it Is probable that she will not again return to Washington until the approach of autumn. —— At Semken's is to be seen a landscape by Dr. G. F. J. Colburn, which shows more good quality than ts usually exhibited in the work of an amateur. It Is a little defective In technique, as might well be expected, but in atmosphere and color it 1s good, and the spirit of harvest time is remarkably well portrayed throughout. — Mr. Miller, since his return here from Bos- ton, has been snugly domiciled in his pleasant new studio on F street, where he divides his time between crayon portraits and etching. In the latter line of art he takes great delight. and Is also making quite a reputation, particu- larly in the northern cities, where his impres- sions find ready sale. = — Mr. Barlow, who has been engaged for some time in repairing the damaged pictures in the rotunda of the Capitol, is still at work, but he has already secured good results, and it is said by those who have seen them that not only will their preservation be assured, but that they will also be greatly improved in appearance after they leave his hands. — Mr. Montague has been so fortunate as to sell all the landscapes he brought here with him, and he will shortly go to the Allegheny mountain regions, where he will spend most of the summer in making studies and sketches. Those who purchased of Mr. M.’s paintings since Mention was last made are Messrs. Waiter Davidge, John B. Alley, and Judge Wilson. —According to its catalogue, the only Wash- ington artists contributing to the spring exhi- tion of the National Academy of Design, now open in New York, are Mrs. Mira R. Dodge and lesers. Forsberg, Lanman and Weyl. Mrs. Dodge sends a careful study of Still Life, Mr. Forsberg an Interior, and Messrs. Lanman and Weyl two Landscapes each. Mr. Donoho, who is now in Paris, is also represented by a Land- Scape,—the one, we believe, he had in the Salon last year. — Mr. Ulxe has recently painted a portrait of his son Darwin which has attracted much atten- tion ever since it was placed on view at Ellis’. ‘The little lad is represented bare footed and in light marching order generally, apparently rest~ ing for a moment after having scaled a moun- tain top, and is taking survey of the world around him. There is a breezy freshness about the whole picture that is quite taking, and the idea of freedom and intelligent independence is admirably conveyed. — Max Wey! ts putting the Anishing tonches on a large landscape, which is, in many respects, one of his most charming efforts. The time chosen Is spring, with its early blossoms, and the freshness and buoyancy of that season are ad- mirably rendered throughout, being alike per- ceptible in feeling, atmosphere, color and ac- cessories. This painting, with another of the same size, representing an autumnal landscape, has been sold to Mr. W. C. Hill, who is to be congratulated. if not envied in the possession of two such attractive canvases. —A copy of one of Detaille’s horsemen made by young Mr. Malcolm A. Cudlipp, to be seen at Ryneal’s, 1s deserving of attention, not less for what it promises than for what it is. As the work of a lad sixteen years old, who has had no other instruction in drawing than that given in our public schools and a first effort in color, it is really a remarkable production. As might be supposed, it is crude in color,and shows want of experience in handling, but there is a freedom and firmness in the drawing of some portions of the group, and especially In the horse, that would do credit to a much older hand. —The dealers in old furniture trampery are letting slip a fine chance tor gain in not get- ting upatew chairs made after the fashion of those used in his Roman tragedies by McCul- lough, during his late dramatic engagement here. They would be picked up quickly by the increasing number of people in Washington who are constantly on the lookout for anything that carries with it the idea of~well-to-do ancestry, a long way back, and which, once safely de- posited at home, after dark, they lose no time in ostentatiously parading, with other high-priced shams, in their hallways and parlors as a “ pro- cious family heirloo: —In moving to 602 F street, Mr. Borris has taken his studio a little away trom the localities most frequented by artists, but it should never- theless not be overlooked by those who are ac- customed to visit studios or interested in seeing what our artists are producing. Although labor- ing under the disadvantage of not speaking English, Mr. Borris isable, by reason of thorough academical training and keen artistic insight, to express himeelf, through form and color, in that language which all the world can understand, and what he is doing in that way from time to time is well worth seeing. He has recently flnished one or two very attractive pictures. —The people of Washington and visitors to the national capital as well are to be congratu- lated on the addition of the statue of Professor Henry to the outdoor sculpture of the city, and not more on the quality of the work than upon the departure from what seems to have been arule to place only the effigies of military men in the public grounds. As to the statue itself, it is too early to express a decided opinion on that point, since Judgment upon a work of art should never be formed upon a single view nor even upontwo or three inspee- tions. The impression with many of Mr. Henry's old friends on seeing his presentment on Thursday seemed to be, however, that while the likeness is tair, the features are somewhat lacking in mobility and expression, and that while it will likely be pleasing, and as a whole satisactory, it will never be regarded as a great work of art. Still, for what it represents it not ee what it is, the public has cause to be thank- — The artists represent about the only consid- erable Interest in the country, we believe, that did not ask to be protected by some special clause in the tariff law passed by the last Con- gress. On the other hand, they asked, in every way proper, that they should be let alone, and even went so far as to prepare the draft of a bill proposing to admit works of art from all foreign countries free of duty, believing that themselves individually, the cause of art generally, and the ple of the country at large would be most nefited by that policy. What was the result? he spite of aon protestations seh alegre! to e contrary, Congress~passed a imposing a duty of 80 per cent on all foreign works of art brought Into the country, thus making their importation almost impossible, and giving to American astists such protection as ts afforded a legislation that is almost prohibitory in effect, if not interms. It is not often that those en- gaged In any pursuit are protected by Congress in spite of all they can legitimately do to pre- vent it; and what process of reasoning brought about that result in this case no one yet appears to be able to explain. ‘XN The Music at Unveiling of the Statu To the Editor of T= Evrxixe Star: ‘This part of the program was not altogether | °° asuccess. It was performed as announced on the “order of exercises,” but how? The two features were, ot course, the “Hallelujah Chorus” and ‘The Heavens are Telling.” The first should have been sung, the band accom- panying. It was not intended by Handel to be anything but a glorious chorus, and such liber- ties with high music are perhaps scarcely justi- fiable. It is 80 dificult to separate from each bar of the music its accompanying words, and from this standpoint one was naturally disappointed. Simultaneous with the words ‘King of kings and Lord of lords” is to be expected an outburst of sound such as can hardly be prodaced by a few corneta, &c. The first part of “The Heavens are Telling” was taken too slowly, and the use of a metronome at or previous to rehearaal would have afforded an easy coats oe the error. Bo one ant to recognize : a prod grand effects in o] ee oat the main one—loss of volume on account of air currents—may largely be averted by Increasing the number of the singers. To gen. eralize on Washington music, would it not be Lpecepeigcoes i the Receacigd singing algamate in an oratorio society, ies Five hundred ‘activ each at @10 @ year, would annually provide $3,500, which sum, together with the proceeds frog, sale of seats at public performances, would meet the expenses of ant of hall, pay of orchestra, ‘ hive of soloists. We ‘ We are orm and the ions way BRIGHT FANCIES OF THE POETS, ‘Welton for Tas Evaxixe Stam, ‘The Man the Moon. ‘The man in the moon,—how did he get there? Isa thought that has puzzled my brain For many a year, yet I frankly declare ‘That in ignorance still I remain. Of the why, and the wherefore, the how, and the ‘when, He aspired to his station so high, And left our fair planet, and good fellow men, Without e’en a parting “goodbye.” Mayhaps his ambition a Babel would rear, In hope of securing a name; Perhaps he killed time building castles tn alr, (Deludedspirant to tame!) Perhaps,—but how vain my {maginings aret I wish he'd come down for a day, Why couldn't he ride on some swift falling star, And return, when he'd wish, his old way? Of if he'll but do so, I'll question him well, And learn allabout him quitesoon; Then the wonderful tale, my children I'll teh, Concerning the man in the moon. —EAB. ———__-e-_____ Written for Tae Evening Stan. The Coming of the Geddess Coy April comes, her fair face wreathed with sintles, Down a long vista, budding trees between; The quickening sunlight glints the grasses n gree And brightens all the leafless forest afsies. A song-thrush there her onward way begulles AS light she treads with airy grace of mien; Upon her brow, the gracile Woodland queen, Behold a wreath—to hide her roguish wiles— Of fresh arbutus plucked tn bo-ky dell Where yet the drift Mes white on dead leaves brown. About her azure eyes there Mitts no frown, Yet should a lover fall *twere not so well, For tears can mar sweet April's brightest day, But if Love smiles she blushes into May. —CLINTON SCOLLARD. Dear Mother's Grow Her eye ts not so lustrous, Her voice has less of cheer, White tn her hatr, once dark'as night, ‘The threads of gray appear. And ab! I am reminded, When I ber race behoid, ‘That, though she still 1s Deautiful, Dear mother’s growing old. Was buoyant once and bold, I cannot help the thought, so sad, That mother’s growing old. Turn back the years, O Father! And make her young once more, Just as my soul remembers her In happy days of yore; ‘When at her side my It in Fyil gladness did unfold, AnfI, a little child, dreamed not Dear mother would grow old. Beyond these hours so fleeting, Beyond earth’s tolls and tears, In that sweet land I hope to gain Beyond these mortal years, Nothing shall waste her pure life, But beauty mantiold, With happiness, shail crown her lot, And mother'll ne'er grow old. —George Newelt Lovejoy. —_—___—_-.__ “The Eternal Now.” Sometimes I think If we had eyes to see ‘The beauties manifold around up here, We would not need to sigh ror fairer sphe But calmly wait the glory yet to be. | Sometimes think the varied harmony | Around us now, if we had ears to hear, | Would trembie'into melodtes so clear | Our souls would thrill tn grateful ecstasy. Sometimes I feel if all that love were known Which lies like treasures hidden from the sight, How joy would deepen, burdens seem more figtt! Oh, where the wealth of thts world but our own, Might we not walk with tranquil beart and brow, Content and blessed In the 1 now?” -a0e 8, Wells, —$——__+s——— What ts Flirtation? What fs flirtation? Really, How can I answer thatt Yet when she smiles I see its wiles, And when he lifts his hat, 'Tis meeting tn the ball-room, *Tis whirling in the dance; ‘With something hid beneath the ud Besides a simple glance. *Tis walking tn tho hallway, *Tis resting on the stair; *Tis bearded lips on finger tips (if mamma 1s not there). *Tis going out for ices, Tis Uy reed a ‘ofplays t woek, at Speak Of plays next wi ‘And eyes that tals of love. *Tis tucking in a carriage, “ris asking for a callie °Tis lifted eyes and tender 8! And that is—no, not all *Tis parting when "tis over, And one goes home to sléep; ‘Tra la, my friend, best Joys must end— But one goes home to weep. —Ella Wheeler in Albany Times. ——— “Among My Books, Among my books—what rest fs there ¥rom Wasting woes! what balm for If ills appall or ciouds hang low And drooping dim the fleeing show, Trevel still in Visions rare. At will I breathe the classte air ‘The wanderings of Uysses share; Orsee the plume of Bayard flow Among my books, Whatever face the world may wear— If Mabel has no smile to spare, For others let her beauty blow, Such favors I can well forego; Perchance forget the frowning fair Among my books. Home Journal, en eee THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC BAILBOAD. Progress of Work on the Double ‘Track. ighs, The work of laying the double track on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad is now nearly completed, and when the bridge work over the Big Patuxent has been done the sinall number of rails necessary will at once be laid. There is some little ballasting yet unfinished, but this is being rapidly pushed forward, and it is safe to say that all will be completed by the 1st or May, when itis contemplated to put the whole in use. While the work onthe additional track has been in progress many of the curves In the line have been lengthened and the track straight- ened. It is contemplated, when both tracks are opened for business, to put on a number of ad- ditional treins—those between this city and Philadelphia running through with one conduc- tor and crew—and additional convenlences will be afforded local travel. A number of improvements are contemplated along the line at various points, and it is not improbable that a switch with station house will be put in at Jackson's woods camp ground, where the Methodist Protestants propose to — Over His Time. ‘From the Wall Strect Daily News. “Well, how is your brother doing in St.Louis?” asked the first, as ne halted a moment at the door of a business house on the Bowery. “Vhell, he doan’ fall yet.” “Seems to be doing a fictena ao eee itpircuys® “Well, T hope hel do first rate.” pe BO, too, but I dunno. months und doan’ fail “Tho} dere tree MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. POUNCE AND 00.—4 NEW COMIC OrkRA—Tuw SALEM WITCH—THE BALTIMORE = FESTIVAL— SATANELLA IN NEW TORK, ETC. —— Carncross’ minstrols, an excellent company, ‘open at Ford's Monday night — Herrmann, the prestidigitateur, begins @ week at the National, on Monday, with late novelties, — Mrs. Langtry, who was so much pleased with Washington, returned yesterday to New York, where she opens another season on Mon- day at the Fifth Avenue, — Freund's Dramatio Daily says that “the chronic scheme of the new opera house in Wash- ington appears regularly with the advent of Spring, and then it is pigeon-holed to sleep another season.” — Next season Ford's Opera House, Baltt- more, will be lit by the Edison Incandescent electric light. — Elliott Barnes’ new play, “ Blne and Gray,” Will be produced at the Union Square Theater, New York. this summer. — "A Bunch of Keys” ts reaping a rich har- vest for Witlie Edouin at the San Francisco Op- era House, New York. —* Young Mrs. Winthrop” has so far proved the best paying attraction on the road sent out by the Madison Square Theater manage- ment. — Quite @ family party will accompany Mary Anderson to Europe, her mother, brother and stepfather having all secured passage. —— Leander Richardson's version of “ Heart and Hand” will be produced at the Globe The- ater, Bosto n, next season. — Dion Boucicault, upon being called before the curtain each evening at the New York Star Theater, says:—*I will not give a specch, as the English government might ask for my ex- tradition.” He plays, of course, an Irish chare acter. — “A Russian Honeymoon,” at the Madison Square Theater, New York, hax been slightly altered since the first performance. The thint ‘act has been cut dewn and the sone introduced has been eliminated. — The dresses for the new New York Opera House are being made by Dazian at a cost of 100,000 for the twenty operas. A force has already been working on them for a month, an tan work will not be completed uutll October 15th. — Henrietta Vaders and Ada Ward, the latter an English actress of good standing, who has been playing recently at the London Hay- market, have both been engaged to play lead- ing business with Mr. George Edgar next sea- son. —Miss Florence Valliere, a young lady of good presence, who made a success in Night opera in New Orleans last season, singing equally well in English, French, Spanish an@ Italian, will shortly appear in New York city im the leading part ofa new comic opera. — Mr. Henschel was warmly received in Bos ton by the Marquis of Lorne and by his former pupil, the Princess Louise, who honored the Henschels with a call at thelr house on Otis Piace. — Just twenty years after he appeared as the child In © Rose " with Mr, Wallack’s com- pany, Mr. Seymour, of the Boston Museum, acts as stage n the same Wallack in the leading yp — The referee in the suit brought avainst Adelina Patti, for money said to be owing for singing lessons given her twenty more ago. has decided that the evidence offered ts not sufficient to sustain the clalm. —"The Salem Witch” ts the title ofa new comic opera libretto, by Geo. Russell Jackson, of Boston, music by Bichard Stahl. It will be produced next fall in Boston, with a special opera company. W.A. Evans 4 Co., of Byston, haye secured the copyright. —On May Ist the Indianapolis Opera company, & recently organized local institution, will pre- sent the opera of “Fra Diavalo,” with William Castle, of the Emma Abbott Opera company, in the title role. The company is a strong one and has received the substantial aid of leading citizens of Indianapolis. —The McCaull Comic Opera company has re- turned to New Yorkand appears at the Casino on Monday evening, presenting Gilbert und Sullivan's successful opera, “The Sorcerer,” with the entire original cast, including Mies Lil- lian Russell. —Mr. J. H. Haverly paid $8,820 for the tickets of the McCaull Opera company from Omaha to San Francisco and return. Forty-nine People were provided with passage. — Miss Ober’s benefit by the Ideals at the Globe Theater, Boston, last Saturdar night, netted €1.675. Hundreds were turned away. She received several very elexant floral tributes, and Mr. Barnabee made ® neat speech in het behalt. “Pinatore” was the opera given. — This ts the last week of Barnum’s circus in New York. The attractions which have drawn 80 largely are retained for the final perform- ances. There are the triple circuses, four rings, @ stage, a museum, a hippodrome, two double menageries, 300 performers, curiosities aud countless other attractions. The show covs to Brooklyn, Baltimore and Washington. — Balfe’s spectacular opera, “ Satane be produced at the Standard Theater, Monday, May 7, with new scenery, costumes, ‘props, ete., and a star cast, including Miss Alice May, the noted English prima donna, who will make her first appearance in America in title role, which she has played in Bngla) Australia, ete. —The arrangements for the Spring Musical Festival In Baltimore have been completed, as follows:—Thursday, April 26, rehe “Redemption,” and the same work at the con- cert, Friday evening, April 27. Mr. E. Hume pies Allen avd Norton Hartdegen, Belle Cole, fred. Harvey and F. Remmertz will be the solo- ists, with a chorus of seven hundred voices and the Theodore Thomas orchestra. A miscella- neous concert will be given on Saturday, A 28, Theodore Thomasdirecting In person. Round trip tickets can be had at the railroad stations in Washington, good for five days. — Nilsson sailed Wednesday from New York for England in the Gallia, and was given a grand “send off." The floral tributes néarly filled her stateroom. One of them was a floral ship. made up of Marechal Neil and Jacque roses. The Galli was Seegee apt down the nd by steamboats and tugs with flags flying and champagne ziasses from theirdecks. Alban! satled in =] same ship, and hosts of friends also saw her ce and with rt, "will — “Pounce & Co.,” a new satirical opera by B. E. Woolf, was brought out at the Boston Bijou this week, and was very well received. The libretto is very good, and the music has the ingle of Sullivan all throuvh it. The firm of . & Co. are wealthy manufacturers Imbued with the nobility of the laboring men, who, in turn, prove to be scheming workmen denouncing “bloated capital.” Pounce wants his daughters ‘and nieces to marry his employes, but they ob- Ject. In the course of events, however, em- ploye and employer char:ve places, and the late ter then demand uughters in marriage, dat The plot is very amusing throughout. Pa bares Tomrtatn New York belle who had just & tour to Europe and “No, I didn’t go to the Red Sea. Red, you know, doesn’t agree with my complexion.”— “Wowan’s rights!” exclaimed a Ph! man when the eubject was broached. * ‘more rights do they want? My wife bonuses our boss us both, and theservantgtel bosses the whole faintly. It's time the men were allowed eome rights.”—Vhiladelphia News. i