Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1894, Page 8

LOCAL MENTION. ae THE WEATHER. Forecast Till S p.m. Sunday. For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, generally cloudy, probably rain Sunday; decidedly warmer tonight; warmer Sunday; southerly winds. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at S @m.: Great Falls, temperature, condi- receiving reservoir, vemperature, 36; condition t north connection, 14; condition @t south connection, 21; distributing reser- ; condition at influent ent gate house, 10. sco saamar Sugar Is Down and Our Coffees Are Java and Mocha Blends....33c., 35c. and 3Se Eight O'Clock Breakfast Coffee... e e Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., Sol and Sug 7th street northwest. BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF FURNITURE, MUST BE SOLD AT A SACRIFICE, Including Ladies’ Writing Desks, al! styles of Artistic Tables, Easy and Ornamental Chairs, Sideboards, as well as Lace and Silk Curtains, Wal Papers, Draperies and all kinds of Interior Decorations, left over from the Milne stock,at 1229-1231 G st. n. Call early Monday for cXoice of bargains. sesinlteae “Arevanancenstly ‘Among the many grades of Whiskies, Brandies, Sherries, &c., stock, the patient finds those mellowed by great age of richest fragrance ethers the | ate means when prescribing them at — 7th street. It's more economical to see Mr. F. Freund, the Caterer, 815 10th st., when you entertain in any way. If your’ house isn't large fuough his Handsomely Appointed Dining Rooms and Parlors are at your disposal. Tee Cream, Water Ices and Pastry served to homes as formerly. Left at our store, 811 14th st. n.w., two articles of value, which the owners can re- cover by paying for this advertisement. M. A. HARDCASTLE & Co. —_—o—__—_— Fine Portraits. Kets Kemethy’ 5 a Men's Derby Hats, $1, $1.50 and $2.00. Latest styles; extra value. Soft hats, all sorts, 50c. up. A. T. LEWIS, 435 7th street. e ————— Freund's Cougt Cure Caramels, 815 10th st. ried sins Pure Aluminum Cooking Utensils at E.H. MORSELL'S, sole agt. for Washington,D.C. 108 Paes HEMPLER, Optician, removed to 6th & ave. CITY AND DISTRICT AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Albaush’s Grand Opera House.—Mr. Hen- Fy Irving, Miss Etlen Terry and the London Lyceum Theater Company in “Louis XI." New National Theater.—“Lady Winder- frere’s Fan.” Academy of Music.—Evans and Hoey in “A Parlor Match.” Harris’ Bijou Theater.—Chas. A. Loder in "Oe! What a Night!” «Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—Sam T. Jack's Creole Company. Metzerott Music Hall.—Annual_conven- ticn of the National American Woman's Suffrage Association. Washington Light Infantry Armory.— Georgetown Cycle Club's grand fair and cycle show. —_— EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Mt. Vernon—By Pennsylvania railroad every hour daily. —_>_— GAME AND GAME LAWS. Western Quail in Montgomery County —The Gun Clabs. At a recent meeting of the Rockville Rod and Gun Club, as before stated in The Star, an appropriation was made to import west- ern quail and scatter them through Mont- gomery county, so that the sport, which has been almost killed out, might be revived. Mr. James P. B. Veers, as delegated by the elub, bought up the first invoice of quail in Kansas, and forty pairs of birds recently arrived at Rockville. It ts the idea of the club to keep them in mild captivity until just before mating time, and then set them | at liberty. If this lot thrives, three or four hundred more pairs will be imported and al- lowed to pick a home in the county. To i¢ the move a success, however, it is mécessary to prevent any shooting of the birds until they have got a start, and the elub accordingly will work to get a bill through , the legislature preventing their shooting for a certain time entirely. It Would probably take some time, however, Yo give the birds a chance, and it would be | Wétinigh impossible to strictly enforce the The Capital City Gun Club and the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club of this city are, of course, interested in the scheme. ‘The Woodmont Club, although It is more of a fishing club, has a preserve in Washing- ton county, and ts interested in anything that is for the good of hunting. The Cap- ital City Gun Club, whose members hunt principally in the Carolinas, is neverth less interested in the matter, and has al ways heen in favor of a law preventing the sale of game in this city during the closed season, holding that the temptation to defy the game laws would be removed if no market could be found for the birds when shot and shipped in from around here. A thing the club has long desired, and may ask Congress for this year, is a game warden for the District. “Most of the other larger cities of the country have one, and the huntsmen of Washington think that the District should be without one no longer. ‘The Capital City Gun Club will hold a meet- ing the first Monday of next month, when some of these matters may come up. ea Californians Organize. Last evening at the Metropolitan Hotel Californians resident here =rganized California State Association by the elec- tion of the following officers: President, M. F. O'Donoghue; vice presiden . Hoyer; Secretary, Charles W. Otis. the association will be held at 50 I street northwest on the 23d instant. — The Statisticians Adjourn. After designating the standing commit- tees and completing other routine business the American Statistical Association ad- journed yesterday until the 13th of next month, when A. R. Spofford and William Lawrence will address the association on Statistical data at the rooms of the board of trade in this city. — > -¢ Contract for Grading Awarded. The contract for*grading the whole of the Washington an] Chesapeake railroad, twenty-seven miles, has been taken by a New York contractor, who has sub-let it fn divisions to several others. Mr. L. H. Hyer, chief engineer of the road, is super- intending the work. es nator Peffer in the Pulpit. Tomorrow evening at 7:30 Senator Peffer Will, upon the invitation of the Rev. Dr. Brown of the Foundry M. E. Church, ad- dress the young people of the charch. Mr. F. E. Wilson, the precentor of the church, will lead the congregational singing. peas? MESES The Great Sale of European Antiques. Do not fail to be on hand at Dowling & Co."s art galleries, 612 E street, on Monday Hext, at 11 o'clock a. m. and 3 p. m., when the mest important pleces will be sold. ‘This saie has been a big thing for the pur- chaser, many of the rich pieges selling very low. It is seldom that such articles are Placed at public auction.—Advt. ———— Trustees’ S. @ Improved Property? . will sell for Trustees A. ns and P. Shoemaker, Monday gtternogn, February 19, at 4:30 o'clock, a ‘aluable improved property, being No. Hi street northeast.—Advt. pipe Works of Art. At Sloan's art rooms, 1407 G st., there will on ex tion M collection of oil painting: €. Frisch f-om the world’s fair, @f the De Vere collection; some important examples of Andrew Meirose, and a few ieces from Renard’s Gallery, 5th ave., New ork, the whole tu be sold on Wednesday wing days, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m— me by J. the balance and folio Advt. > be pleased fends and patrons.—Advt. a €o., printers, sth and avenue.—Advt. ~~ - by the in the re : w Ww $00 o'clock pm. See adver in Chr. Xander’s | the | A mesting of | onday and Tuesday a/| atlantic | THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1894-TWENTY PAGES. THE CURE FOR SIN Mr. Moody Tells the Story of the | Brazen Serpent. "MEN WITH INTELLECTUAL DIFFICULTIES | The Great Audience Responsive to the Two Evangelists. MANY IMPRESSIVE SCENES Seven o'clock saw Convention Hall com- pletely filled last evening, and the usual sign Cisplayed, “Full Hall,” with the cus- tomary thousands falling back from the | Portals, some to the overfiow meeting, some to their homes, disappointed. The great evangelists had not lost their hold on the public of Washington in the least, as they closed the second week of their remarkable series of meetings in the capital city. Miss Carrie Kidwell opened the real ser- vices of the evening by singing No. 43, “The Pearly Gates," as a solo, with Prof. Foster's accompaniment. A small boy in | the f-ont row cast a strong odor of peanuts | over the space near the platform, and his | munching caused considerable disturbance | during the singing. Unconcerned as a clam, | however, he chewed and chewed until the jlast peanut had disappeared. When he folded up the shells in the bag every one in his neighborhood sighed in relief. | When Miss Kidwell had concluded, Mr. | Moody asked the audience to rise and sing “Rock of Ages,’ and they did sing, with a | Spirit and volume that shcok the arches of the hall. Prayer was offered by Dr. Scott Hershey, and the choir sang 135, the “Hallelujah” | that has now become a@ regular feature of the services. Silent Prayer. Mr. Sankey next sang 146, “When the Mists Have Rolled Away." When the last chorus had been sung by the choir Mr. Moody asked for a few moments of silent prayer, which was broken only by a pe- tition uttered by Rev. Dr. Stakely. Mr. Sankey followed with the 78th hymn, “My Mother's Prayer.; silence while he sang “this little home song,” and he hoped that its simple but beautiful lesson might sink into the hearts of all in hearing. After this song Mr. Sankey left for the overflow meeting. A Cold Wait. Mr. Moody announced that there would no meetings today and two on Sunda: one at % o'clock in the afternoon for wo- men, and one at 7:30 in the evening for men. There will be no meeting on Mon- day afternoon. “I'd like to ask all who can come to at- tend the afternoon services on Tuesday and Wednesday, when I shall speak on the Holy Spirit. portant lectures.” | Mr. Moody then asked everybody to stand and sing 286, “Come, Holy Spiri,” and when the three verses had been sung he discovered that he had made a mistake in | the number of the hymn and that he really | wanted 386, “As Pants the Heart.” So he had the latier sung through twice to make up for lost time. He wanted to get the audience in good shape and to adjust two small boys in front—the peanut fiend and a friend—who were occupying one seat, be- | fore ae began to preach. The Remedy for Sin. | “I want to take you back to that third | chapter of John again, and tell you once more that it is one thing to tell a man he’s | wounded and another thing to tell him a remedy.” So he began, and then he read | those wonderful words that tell that “who- soever believeth in Him, shall not perish, but nave everlasting life.” He went on to tell how familiar to Nicodemus was the | story of the people of Israel, worshiping the brazen serpent in the wilderness. Christ | took Nicodemus to the remedy, and showed him that the bitten sinner and repentant [one must look to Him for the remedy, just as the Israelites looked to the serpent for a cure from the bites of the flery serpent: With rapid strokes the speaker paint the scene in the wilderness, when the fol- lowers of Moses were dying on every hand {of the poisonous stings. In one tent the only son of a poor widow lies, just bitten by one of the serpents. His mother feels there is no use in prayer, and she makes his dying hours easy. She hears a sfout and learus the glad tidings of the raising of the brazen serpent. She helps her stricken |the gleam of the serpent. | The Spirit of Music. | “In a moment—in a twinkling of an eye— he is made whole. The word of God has | gone forth, and he is saved. For the word has been given that whosoever looks upon | that brazen snake shall be given life |That's what you call sudden conversion. | Pechaps that young man goes about the | camp shouting the glory of God—today he would be called a shouting Methodist, per- | haps. It don’t do any harm to shout a lit- | tle in such a cause. Such sudden light is worth shouting for.”” “I was made over quick as that myself,” interrupted an old man, sitting in the front Be “just as quick as that, two months | ago. I know what it is, closed his eyes in ecstasy. The Remedy Doubted. Mr. Moody went on to tell of the unbe- lievers who refused to think there could be virtue in ‘the brazen serpent. Despite the evidence of those who had been saved from the fiery stings, despite the pleas cf friends and the prayers of the poor mother, the faithless one dies. He can’t believe, there is no reason in such a process as louking at a | brass snake for a cure for a bite. He is “so if that he can’t belleve. So he | ‘“There are many such men here in Wash- | ington. They are so constituted they can’t have faith in. the promises of God. There are so many intellectual difficulties in the way they can't believe. “Some people cannot understand why they should be condemned, because of the fault of Adam centuries upon centuries ago. | say you are not condemned because of the first fall. It is your own fault if you are |lost. There ts a remedy here, right here, now, for all of you. When God redeemed the world He gave the richest jewel He had oD He lite emptied heaven for the sake of A, Roman. who, for a long time, | the world. The man that allows \Vashington representative of | be condemned is he that spurns fF edy. That remedy is Jesus Christ in the heart. Take it fre Mr. Moody drew tears from the eyes of his hearers by describing the life and home of a drunkard, such a man as might reel into Convention Hall any night, He paint- ed a picture of the home of that man, a hell |for him and for his drudging, suffering | and his poor children. He told how t nd comfort in John nade him r than | told of of a sin- and at las heaven on He asked for special! 1 consider these my most im- | son ovt into the air and after a bit he sees, and the convert | j earth, and all from the chance meeting be- | tween a suffering heart and the words of the carpenter's son. Power of the Gospel. “This is a gocd season for religion,” de- clared the speaker, after a brief pause. “There is no truth in the story that the world is going to the dogs. It's false. Why, there have been more people converted in America in the last three months than dur- jing the whole of the last three years. In three states alone this winter there have been 54,000 people united with the evangeli- eal churches.” Mr. Moody closed his address by relating how he aided the dying hours of a wounded soldier, after the battle of Murfreesboro’, where he was working as a member of the Christian commission. He had read to the young man, whose mother had not wanted him to go into the army because ne was not a Christian, the words of John, and at last the dying man had interpreted them aright and died in peace of soul. The choir sang 225, “There is a Fountain Filled with Blood,” and some of the audi- ence went home. Rev. Mr. Wilson opened the after meeting with an earnest prayer, after the audience had bowed’ their heads \in silent supplication. Mr. Moody asked the choir to sing softly, hymn 42, “Jesus is Calling,” before the audience raised their heads. =e Distributing the Cards. Mr. Moody then exhorted his hearers in his own peculiar way for a few minutes. He told them that they were not to try to lcok, or to believe, or to trust, but to do those things. “Let those who are ready now to sto) trying and to begin right say out now ‘ will.” Who speaks first?” There was a silence in the great room for a momént. The speaker paused for replies. Suddenly, from up in the choir loft, came a faint “I will.” Then another followed, and another, first here, then there, and now from the platform, now from afar off in the gallery, now from the very front. Mr. Moody kept encouraging the faint-hearted to dare to speak. As each voice reached him, he said: “That's right. Who's next? Where's the next glad soul? Who will?” Presently the “I wills” began to die away, and when about fifty had been heard, the speaker went on with his illustration of how much better it is to do than to try, “Let go of what you have and take hold of the word."" The voices came again, a dozen more. “That's good. I like this. If I thought this would keep up I'd stay here until midnight.” Miss Kidwell sang “God is Calling Yet,” with the choir in the chorus, while the workers went through the audience and secured names and addresses of those who desired to be enrolled. The Afternoon Meeting. Mr. Moody's topic at the afternoon meet- ing yesterday was “Grac\ “rE heard a minister once at the close of a sermon urg- ing his people to ‘hold on, hold on, and don’t let go,’ he said. So far as I am con- cerned, I would much rather get to the place where I don’t have to do so much holding on, but get the Lord to hold on to me. He has told us that He ‘will keep us in perfect peace whose minds are stayed }on Him.” That don’t mean that we will | have to keep hanging on by our eyebrows all the rest of our spiritual life, Get right with the Lord and He will give you the grace to live in peace and increage,in space, A right supply of Christian grace. means | the ability to keep my own temper,, It I have not enough of grace to live with my | wife happily and peacefully as a man ought to live with her, then I had better stop go- ing outside and talking so much for Him. if I haven't enough of grace to treat my neighbors as they ought to be treated, then I ought to stop talking for Him, The less 1 say then for Jesus Christ the better. I don’t mind these infidels going up and down the country preaching and lecturing at #1 a head half so much as I do those so-called friends inside the fold who are always backbiting their brethren and bringing dis- credit on the cause of Christ before the world.” Get on the Elevated. The speaker said that there were lots of | Christians traveling through life on a low- grade road, and when they came to the | end they would find they had a lot of climb- ing to do in their old age. They might just | as well be taking the elevated while they | were about ft. There were others, he said, jthat were spiritual dwarfs. They never {grew after their first conversion. The trouble with them was they were trying to live on old stale manna, instead of getting it fresh from God each day as they needed | it. “Now, when it comes to getting your supply ‘of grace, come up boldiy to the throne and get all you went. Suppose I was a millionaire, which I am not, and I tried to reduce my living expenses to a dollar a week. Wouldn't all of you point at me for a miserly, niggardly old man? Yet that's t what you are, many of you, trying to do with your manna from heaven. . Yes, that’s right; laugh, and then go home and look in the looking glasses, and. you'll be laughing at yourselves. “Here you have been all these years of your Christian experience trying to lve on a crumb a day from the Master's table when you ought to have, been one of the guests at the board. Quit that, and the next time come boldly and get a whole loaf. You are told to draw without limit on ‘the grace of God, and you cash in a check for a shilling, as though you were not sure of the institution's financial standing. 1 wish you would try breaking that bank } once. Just suppose we could get up a run on the bank of heaven, what a glorious | thing we would have of It here in Washing- n. Mr. Sankey sang “The Ninety and Nine,” prefacing the song by telling how he had found the words while going down from Edinburgh to Glasgow, nearly twenty years ago. The lady who wrote them lived in | Melrose, Scotland, and died before Mr. Sankey had found the music for them, but he said that doubtless long before he had ever sung it the writer had heard the angels in heaven singing it as they ushered in some rescued soul through the golden gates. Dr. Elliot of Dumbarton Avenue Church presented a list of sixteen penitents, though not by name, who had sent in requests for prayer. A quartet, composed of Mr. Sankey, Miss Alice Kimball, Frank Martin, jr, and C. M. D. Browne, sang “O, Wait and Murmur | Not.”* Overflow Meeting. At the overflow meeting at the Assembly Church last evening there were present, besides Mr. Sankey and Dr. Little, the pas- tor of the church, Rev. Western Presbyterian Church and Dr.But- ler, chapiain of the Senate, both of whom addressed the meeting. Dr. Ennis took as his text the story of blind Bartemus, com- paring the case of the crippled beggar with |that of many human beings now who, though blind, heard the voice of God call: ing to them and had the opportunity, if they would, of hearkening to the call and | turning from darkness to light. | Mr. Sankey sang the hymn “There Still is Room.” The service was closed by an address from Dr. Butler. > tings by Parker Mann.— Exhibition of pain Advt. ce 506 11th st. n.w.—Advt. | Novels exchanged, — 2) 15th st., will open n of paintings by Mr. er, Mr. V. G. Ft Feb. 19 an exhib: Parker Mann.—Advt Dr. Ennis of the! IN MUSICAL CIRCLES | ; The Choral Society Preparing to Present the “Oreation.” The Juvenile “Pinafore” and “The Three Dukes” May Ue iepeated— Other Matters of Interest. The ladies of the National Homeopathic Hospital, under whose auspices the recent juvenile performance of “Pinafore” was given, feel very well satisfied with their work, for with the returns now in they can count up a profit of over $1,100, which will be @ weicome addition to the hospital fund. Many requests for a repetition of the performance, and in view of the tuct | that oVer seven hundred were turned away from the National Theater who went there |in a drenching rain and then were unable to gain admission, it is quite likely that the request will be granted, if a theater can be secured for a regular matinee performance. There are many, however, who have urged that the opera be presenied at night. It is understood that there will be an effort made vo secure a theater for a week, and run the “Three Vukes, for it is ve- lieved by those interested that it would prove sufficiently attracuve to pull good audiences at regular theater Whetner this belier is well only be determined by making the experi- ment, it is sare to predict Uhat it could pull a good audience on a single repetition. ‘The Mt. Vernon Choral Society, under the direction of Prof. Geo. W. Lawrence, is al- ready acquiring a high reputation in mus! cal circles for its exceiient work. Mr. Law- rence bas been untiring in his efforts, not only to place the society upon a firm foundation, but also to render the highest order of music in an artistic style. It is proposed to give a concert for the benefit of the poor of the District, in the Church of Our Father, on March 13th, when the society will be heard in an excellent pro- gram. The rehearsals for this concert are , held every Thursday evening at the Mt. Vernon Place M. i. Churen, and an in- vitation is extended to all singers in the city to join the society in the coming con- cert. ‘tne Choral Society has issued a circular letter addressed to the singers of Washing- ton, inviting their active co-operation in making the society more than ever before one of the foremost of oratorio socicties. The circular states that the society is no individual enterprise nor the agent of no interest save that of music, and that in whatever it is or whatever it achieves is intended to be representative only of the abilities and possibilities of that portion cf our local musical population that is giving fome attention to the art of singing. The qualifications expected of applicants for active membership are at least some de- gree of ability to sing by note, a generally correct ear, and a voice of at least fair quality. Known singers, or those satis- factorily vouched for, are accepted without voice examination; but, as a rule, a simple voice examination, for proper classification, is required. The dues are fifty cents per month for the working year of se months—May, June, July, August and Sep- tember being omitted. To the amount of dues paid by them members are entitled to tickets for the concerts of the society dur- ing the season. An admission fee of $1 is payable by new members not at any time previously members of the society. The music, “The Creation,” is furnished at cost; two editions at 38 and 15 cents respectively The regular rehearsals are held weekly on Monday evenings, under the direction ¢ Mr. Josef Kaspar, the season’s work be- winning usually with the first Monday in October and ending by May 1. The hour of meeting is 0 p.m., the rehearsal ex- tending till 9:30. The rehearsals are beld at Typographical Hall, on G street between 4th and 5th. “Applications for membership may be made in person or by letter to the secretary, Mr. Camp, 911 25d street, or the assistant secretary, Mrs. True, 983 N. York avenue, or at the rehearsal hall day evenings. The letter is signed by board of directors: William H. Daniel, president; Frank B. Metzerott, vice presi- dent; Stasius Meade, treasurer; Leavitt, finan Camp, secreta ant secretary 2 . E, R. True, P. C. J. Treanor, librarian; Mrs. W. E. Parson, Mrs. L. Y. Ellis, Mrs. F. C. Herring, Robert G. Sutton, Chas. J. James, E, O. Asmussen, N, B. Fugitt and Eugene E. Stevens. The date of the performance of “The Creation” has been fixed at April U, a week later than was expected, owing to a difficulty in getting the orchestra for the date first selected. in the long list of mandolin, banjo and gultar clubs which have, from time to time, appeared and disappeared in local musical circles, the organization known as the Im- perial Club has, without noise or demon- stration, pushed its way to the front, until today it compares favorably with the fore- most clubs of the country. It occupies a field peculiarly its own, for it is a banjo club pure and simple, using but one guitar inyits accompaniment. The ambition of its membership is to intelligently perform a higher grade of music than is usually at- tempted on these instruments. The Im- perial Club was organized last summer by Mr. F. H. Pierce, who will be remembered as the president of the old Washington Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar Club, and which organization, under his administra- tion, reached a degree of popularity never before enjoyed by any similar club. The new Imperial Club, although small numeric- ally, is attracting attention b | the spicndid expression fect execution wh’ dering of its selections. Mr. W. G. Collins, the director, is a com- poser of no mean ability, and ‘a banjoist whose excellent work is the result of many years of study. His knowledge of harmony, 1s applied to , is far in advaice of the accepted m of modern instruc- tion. Mr. Stephen B. Clements, who plays | lead banjo, is a performer whose execution jis wonderful, wo say the least. He uses the celebrated Farland system of fingering, the rapidity and precision which ch: izes his playing is not approached by performer in Washington, and equaled bi few in this country. Mr. J yho also plays lead | soloist he is known | Washington, His wo |and commands the atiention of critics. Aft of two years, | Spent mostly in [taly and Germany, Mary Howe and William Lavin asain enter the [local concert field, and will be heard here | Friday, March 2. So much has been said in previous years of the beautiful and gift- ed young Vermont singer t now little can be said that is new or s The training begun by her first teacher, Mr. Charles Rt. Adams fterward so ably continued by # . Behrens, the neted Philadelphia 1m and then tn Dresden and other German cities, and by Madame Marche: the famous French | teacher, was finally ended with Signor Van- nucini in Florence, to whom, doubt! is owing much of the development jening of her vol yorably \by the critics v e heard her lately. 1 broad- Her beautiful clear, pure and r tones, are known to all musi shout America, training and hard ready bounteous undoubtedly be gifts, her reappearance hailed with pleasure. Her marriage to young Détroit singer, one in every respect; years they have pursued their studies and public career toget William Lavin, af- ter studying with the principal Americar teachers, went to Shakesy the famous London teacher, then to Signor Vannucini, and was one of the favorite pupils. | He has filled engagements with a number Jof leading American concert companies, | sung in several noted church choirs in New | York, and as an oratcrio singer has been | heard in many principal cities. Mr. Lavin | possesses, in a marked degree, many of the qualifications of a great artist, having an artistic temperam. and a splendid phy- William Lavin, thé has proved a happy nd for the past few nt sique, fine Stage presence, dramatic feeling and spirit. During 1802 and 183, since their last tour in America, Mr. and Mrs. Lavin have been preparing for their future operatic career {in Florence and jan, and on retur! to Italy this last ll, closed several portant engagements for this year, among them being one with Signor Lago, for his St. Poiersburg season next winter (1804-05). Lately, they have been |lecated in Beriin, singing unier the man- agement of Mr. He n Wolff, the noted concert manager. ed with the Phil In J y they appear- rmonic Society in Berlin jard Hamburg, and also in other German cities, meeting with success, ‘Their work hereafter will be mostly con- fined to opera, so this will, undoubtedly, be | the last regular concert tour of the talent- ed young couple; and, as neither ef them bave as yet ré hel the age of thirty, a brilliant future is, undoubtedly, theirs, if continued life and b granted them. Among the music son | there wiil be or great- e place at At that time dren of St. Aloy he preity ope selected from mentioned | lovely, graceful and vivacious creature. triumphed over even her frightful cold.. Aptommas’ Harp Recitals.—Aptommas gave his fifth harp recital last nightat Ma- sonic Hall. The entertainment gave rare de- | light to the audience, which was not so large | as it should have been. The formal barrier which nearly always divides the artist from the patrons was wiped out, and Ap- tcmmas rested his harpon the main floor nd grouped his listeners around him in a semi-circle. A pi containing forty pieces of a classical, romantic and national character, was placed in the hands of the people, and they selected the program for the evening. This gave those present a strong personal interest in the recital. Ap- tommas is an artist. The, harp is mot one of the most perfect of instruments, but in the hands of the master it produced most per- fect music. He brought out all the appar- |Gilbert and Sullivan. Th little folk: have been chosen for their superior voices and operatic talents. A long and persist- ent study, with constant and diligent prac- tice, and, for four years under the direction ; and leadership of a lady who is herself an artist of recognized ability, has already made them peers on the juvenile stage; | and lovers of art, of music and of children | will, at Easter, find a rare combination for | their enjoyment. i An event of much interest i$ the song |fecital to be given at Mrs. Brice’s house : | on Lafayette square next Wednesday after- noon, by Miss Lena Little, the contralto, and Mr. Clayton Johns, the composer. Mrs. Wolcott, Mrs. Lodge, Miss Pauncefote and | / others are giving their efforts to make it | & success, | ——> --—_— | AMUSEMENTS, Albaugh’s.—That sterling artiste, Mrs. John Drew, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, wili commence a week's en- Sagement at Albaugh’s next week. The repertoire, as arranged, will consist of “The Rivals” on Monday and Saturday nights and Thursday (Washington’s birthday) matinee; “The Road to Ruin” on Tuesday and Thursday nights and Saturday mati- nee, and “The Jealous Wife” on Wednes- day and Friday nights. The Mrs. Malaprop so delightfully represented by Mrs. John Drew is a fit companion piece for the Bob ' Acres of Joseph Jefferson, or for any other example of art illustrated in comedy that hangs in the portrait gallery of the stoge. With the exception of Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Drew is the last in the line of succession connecting the present day with a period in which the creation of comedy characters was a dignified art. The company embraces in addition to the above, Mrs. McKee Rankin, Miss Pixey Rankin, Chas. B. Han. ford, the well-known Washington actor; George Osborne, Chas. Erin Verner, who has made his mark as a star Irish come- | | dian; Edwin Wallace, H. D. Gibbs and others, New National Theater.—Hoyt’s “A Brass Monkey” will be the attraction at the New National Theater next week, Academy of Music.—On Mon night Gillette's “Private Secretary” wi com- mence a week's engagement at th® Acad- emy of Music. Harris’ Bijou Theater.—Lincoln J. Carter's “Fast Mail’ will play next week at Harri: Bijou Theater. It has been seen and ap- proved before this in Washington and its success throughout this country and has been so great that six companies have been organized for its simultaneous produc- tion in different parts of the world. In romantic interest the flying horse of old | fiction has been-replaced by the iron horse of modern fact, and Mr. Carter has used the | railway as a dramatic theme with rematk- | able skill and thoroughness. One of the} chief attractions of the performance is the realism of the scenery. In the railway locomotive, and with lighted caboose, dashes across the stage. shows @ Mississippi river boat, with her glowing furnaces and intricate machinery. An explosion sends her out of the water, and under the cover of smoke the stage is changed to show the wreck in the water. Another scene, showing Niagara falls, is wonderfully beautiful and complete, real water being used, and the mist rising from the falls faithfully depicted. Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—The attraction at the Lyceum next week will be Whallen and Martell’s picturesque production, “The South Before the War."’ The performance is a dectdedly novel one, it being a faithful | representation illustrating the life of the | slave on the plantation before the war. The company numbers nearly seventy people, most of whom are colored a! > tation, who introduce with remarkable skill those ludicrous “break downs” “hoe downs,” sand dances and numerous feats | peculiar to the southern negro. Among the | prominent scenes presented are cotton pick- | ing on the Mississippi, a levee seene and the | river boat Robt. E. Lee, the camp meeting | a Island and the irresistible cake- walk. Mr. Grossmith’s Recital.—Mr. George | Grossmith, the famous English comedian, | will give another of his humorous and mu- sical recitals at Metzerott Hall next Wed- nesday evening. Mr. Grossmith is wonder- fully well equipped for a public entertainer, } and his abilities, both as an actor and as) a musician, would entitie him to a promi- nent position in either profession. The pro- eTram that he will present consists of three sections. The first, treating of the “Art of Entertaining.” or rather of not entertain- jing, is a delightful bit of satire upon the | misery which often attends society social | gatherings. His song, “The Dismal Dinner | arty,” and his illustrations on the piano of how two young ladies play the overture to Zampa out of tune are sure to move his audience to merriment. “How I Discove: ed America,” the second of the sketches, is a unique series of “impressions,” includ- ing a marvelous burlesque on the piano playing of Paderewski, an imitation un- dertaken at the suggestion of the great Polish pianist himself. The third part con- sists of original songs and imitations. A Charity Ball—The Ladies’ Southern Aid Society, an organization of ladies from the south residing in the city, banded to- gether for the purpose of giving material assistance to the needy, dicabled and aged soldiers of the late confederate armies,have decided to give a grand charity ball on the evening of the 28th of March, at the Na- tional Rifle * Armory. Rvenins With Dickens,—By request of ts of the Shoreham, Miss Kate Field will give “An Evening With Dickens” on Tuesday evening next, the readings to the banquet hall of that hotel. ability as a reader is well | known, and that her entertainment will be most interesting is an assured fact. The spacious banquet room will undoubtediy be crowded. Metzerott Hall.—James_ Cor- Corbett at bett, the champion of the world, .will ap- pear at Metzeroit Hall, on Monday, Feb- ruary 26, in two three-round contests. The affair will be under the management of Wm. Frady, who is the manager of Cor- bett. In the first bout Mr. Corbett will spar with Dan Creedon, the Australian middle weight, and in the second with John Don- aldson. the sparring partner of Mr. Corbett, In addition to this, “the champion” will sive an elaborate exhibition of bag punch- ing. The entertainment will be a thor- oughly refined one in every respect. The ¥ | program, which is a long one, will be the ame one presented at the Madison Square rden, New York, on the Saturday night ‘ollowing Corbett’s victory over Mitchell. sides the feature of James COrbett's arring, there will be several other glove .' including one cr two local spa ts will be on sale at Metzerott’: and at all the hote enry Irving gave the best is entire repertotre at Al- Grand Opera House last night. His Mathias in “The Bellis” is a vivid pic- ture of a terror-stricken congelence. The role is one which does not claim the fali sympathy of the audience, bat it has a weird fascination which makes the recol- re dramatic themes. But when the attempt is successfully made the result fs a power- ful and enduring work. The s¢enic effects some cases they were almost austére in their simplicity, but for their perfection. ‘The dream scene in the last aet interpret- ed most impressively and beautifully the mystical spirit of the play. The perform- ance of “Nance Oidfield,”” which preceded “The Bells,” displayed Miss Terry as a Friends All Surprised 4T THE WONDERFUL BENEFIT FROM HOOD’ SARSAPARILLA, “Whenever TI mect friends now ‘whom T have not seen for some time, t erally remark concerns my fleshy and healthy ap- pearance, They ask what I have been doing, T have one answer for all: ‘Oh! nothing, only taking Hood's Sarsaparilla.’ I bave been afflicted for thirty years with a dry SCALY ERUPTION OF THE SKIN, affecting at times my entire body, but mainly contined to my limbs and more especially to my legs from my knees down to my feet. The skin, which had been a solid mass of dry scales for years, broke ovt about a year ago Into running sores. They caused me great inconvenience Hood’s Sarsaparilla Cures, and suffering by | itching. their constant I was advised to ta and intolerable ¢ Hood's Sarsaparilia scene & train of cars, drawn by a practical | The steamboat scene) lection of it indelibie. It is the first pro- |The first and only pain-killing ter, | | duction of the week: sn Welear Iretag’ ot pacantter at ss Aare me Lewes ot Bad tained an indisputable eminence over. the CITY ITEMS other members of the cast. It is fearful to the point of positive horror, and yet the ee es | lactor makes it plausible. There are few H | things more uncertain than the effort to | The ray Atlantic } jemploy abstruse psycological subjects as o> SOl ane ee | were wonderful not, for lavishness, for in | first thing they gen-) | shell and other Marine Products, in fact, | | “The ‘Hustler’ Is the | Winner.” ent possibilities of the instrument, and de- veloped others which Washingtonians did not know that it possessed. The most in- tricate passages were executed with fault- less clearness and brilliancy, and in the pathetic passages the harp whispered. Dur- ing the evening he played Beethoven's | “Moonlight Sonata,” Alvas’ “Romeo and _ Juliet,” “Chopin's “Fantasia Ii ptu,” | M. 's intermezzo from the “Caval- ‘Le and one other beautiful com- | Position of his own. “Mustapha.”—The Paint and Powder Club of Baltimore will make its first ap- pearance in Washington on the 20th in- stant, when it will present an original com: opera entitled “Mustapha” at Aibaugh’ Opera House, for the benefit of the Home for Incurables. This club is said to be com- posed of excellent singers and actors, and | the opera is said to be melodious as to) music, and very amusing as to the libretto. The object of the performance is a very worthy one and that will add to the at- tendance. It is expected that the opera house will be filled. Tickets may be had at Metzerott's, The Waiter Galleries.—The art Galleries of Mr. Wm. T. Walter in Baltimore will be | opened to the public on Wednesday after- noons during Fe! ,» March and April, and also on Saturdays in April, as well as on Washington’s birthday and Easter. The opening is a matter of great interest to art , lovers, and already parties have been formed in this city to visit the galleries, | The Corcoran School of Art has chosen next | Wednesday, and another party the 22d in- stant. Besides these, no doubt, as in pre- | | ceding years, large numbers will visit the | Salleries on Washington's birthday. The | reputation of the galleries is world wide, ; and they contain some of the rarest works | of art both in painting and sculpture, while | the collection of porcelain and bric-a-brac | is very expensive and has recently been | enriched by several valuable pieces. Mr. Walter has also recently added two fine paintings, one an oil painting entitled se ‘ure of Elizabeth of France for | Spain,” by the French artist Isabey, and the other, a water color by F. Hopkinson ‘ith, called “Summer Days in Venice.” Prof. Cook's Lecture.—Last night Prof. | Geo. Wm. Cook of Howard University de- risge on agree lecture on the world’s | ir at the Metropolitan it Church, | R street between 12th and? sth streets | northwest. Prof. Cook is a very fine lecturer, and the stereopticon views are as fine as any ever shown in this city. The | large audience present last night gave frequent evidence of their appreciation of | the work of Prof. Cook by enthusiastic | applause. The C. C. Course.—The next reading in | = c = fe irse =. Present Mr. James | Vhitcom! ley and Mr. Douglass Sherley. | Mr. Riley's name is enshrined in the hearts | of all lovers of poetry that is full of human sympathy and that touches the finer fee)- ings. He is also an excellent reader, has been here many times and has always been well received. Mr. Sherley is a romancer of the south whose wit is infectious ard whose versatility combined with that of Mr. Riley completes the most enjoyable enter- tainment known te the lyceum stage. —_.__ #100,000 to Lend On first-class city real estate at 51-2 and 6 per cent. Frank T. Rawlings, 1505 Penn- sylvania avenue northwest.—Advt. ——~ It is now definitely known that thirty- nine men were killed by the explosion on the German man-of-war Brandenburg. ‘The 1 dead include a number of artificers of the | imperial dock yard. A large number were also wounded. a BABY 4 SOLID SORE. TRIED EVERYTHING WITHOUT RELIEF. Xo REST NIGHT OR DAY. SPEEDILY CURED BY CUTICURA. My baby, when two months old, had a bresk- ing out with what the doctors called ecsema. Her head, arms. feet and hands were each one solid sore. I tried everything, but neither the doctors nor anything else did her any good. We could get no rest day or night with ber. 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