Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1895, Page 9

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O., SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. from the office of pufification, THE MUSICAL PAST Well-Known Men and Women Whose Talents Delighted the Public. SOME SINGERS OF FORMER YEARS Interesting Personal Mention of Popular Favorites. IN CHURCH AND CONCERT ee Written Exclusively for The Evening Star. . N A PREVIOUS article an account was given of some of the musiclans of the city who were prominent in the past. Resuming the subject at the date which marked the close of the chapter already published, the following addi- tlunal notes may found to be interest- Ing. Mrs. Zaidee Jones Smith, so well remem- bered as solo soprano in St. tthew’s: chotr, is living in Raleigh, N.C., where ier husband's business interests have taken him. As a girl she was often heard in local concerts. After her return to Wash- ington as a young matron, but the same sweet-temepred, sweel-mannered woman, she was heard only in St. Matthew's. On rare occasions she would sing for some worthy charity or in some fashionnble house for an important social function, but rot often. Hers was a rare voice of most delicious quality, wonderfully even In tone, and it will be many a day before Washing- tonians will forget her. Lottie Swallow had a beantiful goprano voice, and was well known She married Fri Slancy, Albuquerque, public, but has Fichness. Miss Lote Mygatt, now Mr Wilcox, and living In Pittsburg, was heard in St. Mat- thew’s for a little while, after Mrs, Young- Kretchmar left there the last ti S never sings any more, and is slo getting that she ever gave so much pleas- Ure as she did here. Nellie McCartee was a name familiar to local concert goers and to St. Matthew's congregation for several years. She high, sweet voice, and had a wonderful facuity for reading musie at s he went from St. Matthew's choir into Nght opera, and was a short time ling in Texas with her own ¢ own as the Helen Lamont Opera Apolline Alexander, Alexander of this city, talented contraltos we have promise of a most many of the other: erence to having fame. now of St. is, and one rominent ere. often visits er mother here, and is most aceommodat- fhg about singing for her old friends. Mrs. Jennie Bryan True ts seldom heard, after being in prominent church quartet amateur operas and concerts of a te Years ago. She was choir at All Souls’ Church, man’s retirement, and went afterward to the Calvary Baptist. Miss Minnie Ewan, Time was when the Congregational Church thought they could never do with- out Minnie Ewan. She was the leadiag Soprano for quite a while and then she went, first to New York to study with Hr- nani, and then to Parls and Marchesi. She has come back often to visit her parents, but rarely sings while here, and now that her father fs dead and her mother and sis- ter live with her In Paris she will seldom be Along in the 80's Annie Louise Powell came to the front as a contralio. She was always known as a good musician, and her excellent voice was a great surprise to her triends, who had known her as a planist. She was the wife of Lieut. Powell, who died about ten years ago. After studying here ghe went abroad and studied with Lamperti for a short time. On her return she was tontralto in Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York city, for some year: She is one of a very few Washington sing rs who has had the honor to sing with the Thomas’ Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Emma Thurshy Concert Company, and Other organizations equally well known. After about five years of widowhood Mrs. Powell married Samuel W. Curriden of this city, Mrs. Annie Roemer Kaspar came_ to Washington fresh from her studies in Ger- many and as a bride. She was heard fre- quently for a few ‘years, and made herself very popular. She rarely sings in public any more. mezz0- kne Epiphany Chureh Choir. Some years ago Mrs. Camp was soprano of the Epiphany Church choir, Mrs. Root was contralto, Charlie Reid was tenor, for a few years Sam Keen was bass, and Mrs. organist and dir Camp’ i Pearson tor. Mrs. ce was a Sv Mght soprano, wenty-three \y Mrs. Root died while a member et, early the . Chariie Reid married a ighter of Senator Yulee of Florida and went to St. Louis to live after the Sena- death. Poor een met with urs. c. C. Ewer. Epiphany Mrs. Pearson just going upe played 19} all le: stage. about the in told nh choir, and ade in the previous the wife of Dr. I o t he turning then settl he {fs con teaching s 5 Frank Baxter went to London and stud- in opera, 1 down In Atlanta, Ga., where ed with a music store and led with the same teachers Frank Pearson did. He sang successfully with the Bos- tonians several seasons; then returned here and taught singing, until his death last winter. Frank Baxter had the most artis- tic finish to his singing of any of our local singers, male or female. Miss Agnes Mc- Grew, daughter of the sixth auditor of about twelve years ago, was an excellent. contralto and sang in the Congregational Church choir a long-time. She had a sister, Lillie, who was a fine pianist, and who composed several dainty piano solos. Agnes ed is married and Hving in Columbia, Of all Washington singers the one who has made the most prilliant success Is Lizzie Macnichol. After singing a few Sundays at St. Matthew’s, went over to New York to take a position in Dr. Chap- in’s church, on Madison avenue. Here she remained until she went with the Hinrich’s Summer Opera Company. She made her debut in Philadelphia as Lazarillo in ‘‘Mar- itana,” scoring an instant success. After her marriage to Franz Vetta, one of the best haritones we have ever heard, her troubles began. Her husband’s health failed after a couple of years, and they uzie Macnichol. traveled everywhere with the hope of re- gaining it. His death came in Californ! following lose upon the death of the litt! child who had been left behind with her grandparents. These deaths almost broke down her nerv- ous tem, and she wasn’t allowed to sing for two years. Last fall, however, she burst upon the public of New York in “Rob Roy,” taking It by storm, and divid- ing honors for many weeks With Jessie Bartlett Davis, Washington is genuinely proud of her. There were beautiful voices here that me in public. Two of this voices of Col. Robert Inger- One was contralto; deep, werful; the other was a high, or no of remarkable timbre. teacher, Ma deceas: Logan, to say, those girls were poor, and had to make use of their voices, they would furore.” At the mous lay “at homes” in their handsome K_ street house they were often heard to sing the most difficult ope music. It was finely rendered, too. They were both brilliant and both were especially fond of ng ducts—particularly the ones from ‘emiramide”’ and “Le Prophete.” A Few Others. Miss Belle Britton, now Mrs. Walter ait, and daughter of Col. A. T. Britton, Was another who had a fine soprano voice, frequentiy heard in society, and very sel- dom heard now. Betty Havenner McEwen was greatly ad- mired always for her charming rendering of baliads. Her home ts now in Baltimore, where she {s singing and teaching. The last few seasons of Mrs. Stanford's recep- tions here Mrs. Mclwen was frequently heard at these functions, Mrs. Stanford being w great friend and admirer. Bertha Lincoln was one of the brightest and most successful singers of later year: She married in the midst of her success Dr. Walter Heustis of Dubuque, Iowa. Her mother taught her all her singing until a few years ago, when she wept to New York. Mrs. Heustis has a beautiful home in Dubuque, and is often heard in the Congregational Chureh in that cit Sho sang here in the Calvary Baptist Church ene afterward in the Sixteenth Street Bap- st. A Great Starting Place. Calvary Baptist was the starting place for a great many of our most successful singers. Eya Mills and Mrs. McCartee both sang there; Mrs. Kaspar, Mrs. True, Mrs. Burton, Mrs. Emma Detweiler Oys- ter, the Harvey sisters, Mrs. Carrie Kid- well Stewart, Mrs. Eulalie Domer Rheem, Mrs. Kate Scott Brooks, Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry, Mrs. Shir-Clif! and Miss Cora Boyd, all have lent their voices to divine worship in this sanctuary, to say nothing of the organists: Prof. Haydn, George Walters, Prof. Caulfield, Jarvis Butler, who died ten years ago; dohn Law rence, Theo. King and Fred’ Liliibtidge, now “Don Frederico Lillibridgio” of Naples, Italy. He gave up his commission in the navy, after graduating with high honors at the Naval Academy, on purpose to de- yote his life to music.’ He translates and aks fluently seven different languages, and {s a great mathematician—thus prov- ing that one can be a good mu n, and know des, He woult have mare a I officer had not his m trong. Harry Howard, a young ganist and composer of promise, wa lost organist to use the old or torn cut to make room for a ney has returned to Europe for seve ay. The Washington musicians in active serv- ice teday are not touched upon—as they are before us every day, and the music loving public know them all well. or- Ss. B. ee TO SUBDUE ONIONS. Mouth Washes That Destroy Their Gdor on the Breath. m the Hartford Post. ‘alk about the bacco-scented breath of men,” sald a pretty girl. “I have suf- fered more at matinees from sitting next to a wo:nan who had eat ‘0 salad or Spanish omelet or son ch dish of which ontons or garlfe formed a part than I ev id from the fumes of tobacco in the p: ence of men. The odor of wine whic n drink at table as often as men do is sant b fted from n, who, nose at di ri would tip-tilt fe a “horrid man.’ " m, but a Ii one from being offens! food for Naulds one i will di rous onion. le care will prevent any on account of th taken. A cup of the fumes of the 2 odor left by wine. fe to use as a mouth er each meal a glass nad been put a few bY nd pias A bit or_ginger, In some e the ounce of prevention ould render the resort to these disguises Henry Ward Beecher once ie is no smell so universally sing as no smell.” THE NATIONAL GUARD Why Company 0, Second Battalion, Was Disbanded. A REVIEW OF THE COMPANY RECORD Work Has Commenced on the Rifle Range at Ordway. WHAT IS BEING DONE The long-expected event to which working National Guardsmen have looked forward with certainty as to its coming material- ized when the general order disbanding company C, second battalion, was made public. Company C of the second was bet- ter known as the National Fencibles, and this, so some of the guardsmen say, was about all that was the matter with It. Since the disbandment order was issued a great deal has been said and written about the matter, but a considerable percentage of the {deas which achieved publicity gave evidence of a lack of military knowledge and a marked shortage of ordinary cour- tesy. Those who have been reasonably well acquainted “vith the history of company C of the second supposed that the officers and members of that organization would, for the sake of their own reputations, have remained silent, but gossip around the armory and some of the anonymous Inter- yiews that have occurred during the week indicate what many of the guardsmen look upon as a foolish desire to insist upon somebody's uncovering the company record. Of course, it is difficult for the general pubiie to understand why company C should be ejected from the brigade, for the Fencibles—as they were best known—filled a@ large place in the public eye. This Is made plain by one who until very recently was a prominent officer of the guard, and who said to a Star reporter: “Whenever © Was an occasion of display it was the 2 r marched better than any whenever somebody's bene- nded the presence of a drill team on the stage it was the Penctbles who most frequently supplied the need; whenever there was brilliant combination of the pro- fessional, land the amateur-military, there the Fenetbles would be well repre- sented; and It was the Fenelbles who went to Omaha and Little Rock and Memphis, there to compete with drill teams from other states and twice to capture a trophy that was honorable and lucrative, b from the standpoint of the soldier pract cally useless. feving so much of suc- cess and pdpularity, the Fencibles were, of course, conspicuous in the newspapers, and had there been a contest a week or two ago to determine which company in ade was the more popular, the Fen- 1d undoubtedly have come dan- near to winning the prize. But in the Naticnal Guard {3 not efficiency determined by the amount of space devoted in newspapers to the doings of a company nor “illustrated articles atone for mili- tary offenses, Therefore the Fencibles are no longer in the National Guard. Consul- tation with associates order was published rev imity of opinion nm by Gen. Ordway. most surprising thing in connection with the case is that such an order was sued long ago, and but for the social e of the company it would, I have son to helleve, have Leen done in 1802 or 'g3. The Fencibles, therefore, should be grateful to Gen. Ordway for the lenlen- ey he has shown them. Tals leniency 1s placed on record in the order which say: of the Fencibles that ‘as a matter of f. this company has never attained a proper standard of efficiency. During the eight ears of its service, the Inspecting offlcers ave exch year reported it as among the poorest in the brigade in general military efliciency, and notwithstanding repeated official censures for its disregard of orders and regulations, its recent Inspection dem- onstrated the fact that the company can- not be depended on to nerform service that may be required of it in the National Guard, and therefore is not worth the ex- pense necessary to be incurred by the Unit- ed States and the District of Columbia, to maintain it.’ That sounds like a pretty broad statement,” continued the ex-officer, as he folded up his copy of the order, “but every word of it is true. The records of the adjutant general’s office will show that in no Instance have the papers of this com- pany been forwarded to headquarters in anything like due season; there has al- ways been delay and never once a good excuse. Another singular thing that, in fairness to all the parties concerned, will have to Le recorded of what has always been called a ‘crack’ company Is its failure to properly care for the arms which it would have to use in case it were called Into service. A battalion Inspector sald to me last night that the record of Ingpec- tions made by the batialion ofilcers shoWwed most conclusively that the rifles in the possession of the Fenctbles—but not the ones they drilled with when they went into any of the big competitions—were com- paratively worthless; they were rusty and dirty with accumulations of ofl and dust, and there were broken ,ejectors and ruined locks and dislocated rear sights and miss- ing front sights and all sorts of disabilities which no real soldiér would permit to exist in his rifle for a minute. The difficulty wes that most of the Fenelbles had noth- ing like a true appreciation of the real sol- dierly quality which must exist in the Na- tional Guardsman if-he {s ever to amount to anything. The care of the guns was left to a janitor, with’ the usual re Sorry for the Fencibles as Individuals ce the disbanding ls practical unan- favorable to the action ay, * “Personally, I am sorry for the Fencibles. Knowing their officers and a very large percentage of the membership quite well, I haye the highest regard for them in their respective civilian and social capac- ities, but as soldiers I have more than once been In an Interview with Pr ner of the board of trad Star the day after the’ direc board vi ‘amp Washington, something about the day : That. wasn’t quite true just thea, because the Feneibles > still in the Guard, but it is true now, I sincerely hope that ge orders No. 12, current series, will resuit in scaring out of the brigade several of the little toy militiamen, who, to a greater or less ex- tent, impede the progress of the brigad toward that efficiency which every s Natlonal Guardsman desires {t to ac A few go all that was 1 as that on sts p around lively in rear of a nd lock his vest in a uniform that a red In- arthly A, and now the rdsman must know how to be than an automaton; he plined; must_know how nd how to shoot, and how to per- and the hundred and one soldier needs in the na fair degree of comfort m of health—for the soldier cannot reas ny expect to do duty and live {n a hotel. From the remarks I have heard made by some of my purely ctvilian friends I am of the opinion that the public has rot yet caught on to the fact that the old-time militiaman is entirely out of fash- fon. But he !s, nevertheless, so far as the District of Columifa National Guard 1s concerned. The Poor Inspection Did It. “In some of the papers reference has y and a gC mu: to dritl, little thing field to m and the max | possibility; I been made to the comparative absence of the Fencibles from Camp Washington, and in Interviews or otherwise it has been {n- sisted that the disbandment was the result of non-attendance upon the most important, military duty of the year. It 1s perhaps true that the Fencibles might have been saved for a little while longer had they made a good showing in camp, but the chances are, however, against even that ve been informed that Gen. Ordway had made up his mind as to what he would do with the company some time before the brigade went into camp, but definite action was not taken until the report of the inspector general on all the annual inspections was placed in his hands, ard this, it is said, was not until last Saturday.” May Be Prohibition of Competitive Drills. There ara rumors around headquarters to the effect that an order will soon be issued discouraging companies of the Dis- trict National Guard from participation In prize drill contests. This would be in line with the regulations in all those states where the National Guard {s most efficent in a true soldierly sense. Companies of the National Guard in Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania are absolutely pro- hibited from taking any part in drill com- petitions. Loca! guardsmen, who are more interested in the general excellence of the entire command than they are in the news- paper reputation of any company, say the: would be very glad indeedj to see a © put to competitive drills, for the r. that companies would then probably apply themselves more closely to dutles of the practical sort that are frequgntly reglected. Building the Range at Ordway. Work on the rifle range commenced Thursday. Very little was done then, how- ever, for the long grass injgrfered consid- erably with the operations of the little sur- vey party. Yesterday rain put a stop to the proceedings, but many of the details at this end of the Hne were attended to, and as a result it is expected that a con- siderable force will be busily engaged bright and early Monday morning,by which time ail the preliminaries will be complete, and everything in readiness for the plow and the scraper and the pick and the shovel. Just behind the 200-yards firing point are being laid the sills of the range headquarters of the department of rifle practice, a modest frame structure 35 feet long by 20 wide, with a poreh in front and with interior provision for the storing of range supplies and the equipment of an office. It is a big job to fit out a range, but the force at work next week will, it is sald, be strong enough to make rapid prog- ress, so that in six or seven working days, if the weather is anything like decent, the range will take on a businesslike appear- ance. Twenty-one targets’ will have to he put in place, and this means that in addl- tion to the excavating there will haye to be a great deal of careful construction, so as to render practically tmpossible any- thing like accident to the markers, who will be on duty in the pits. Thig work will be dono with due reference to the penetrating powers of the new 30-cali bullet, which the District National eee he probably be wetting ready to use a year hence rpshooters and those anxiety as to the compietion of the range; they are anxious to get to, work, and in view of the fact that there was no home range during the whole of last year the department of rifle practice,does not seem to regard their anxiety as unreasonable. If everything goes wel! It is hoped that the range will be ready for use by the 16th or 17th instant. There will not be any par- ticular ceremony at the opening, unless it be the hoisting of the coiors. The tract upon which the range is has already been christened. Its name 1s Ordway. Cai have been calied Ordway, and in several mere cr less ephemeral ways the name of the eemmanding general has been connect- ed with National Guard matters, but his cognomen has not been attached to any- thing of the permanently enduring sort un- til it was aptly applied In the present in- stance. It is interesting to know, too, that the general and other members of the guard who read the National Guard chap- ter in The Star will make simultaneous discovery as to the christening, for the name selected was not publicly mentioned until yesterday, and no intimation of the selection has, up to this time, been vouch- safed the range’s godfather. Team Competitions Soon. It is hoped to start the competition for places on the brigade team of 1895 some time during the week after next—probably about the iSth instant. While no definite arrangements have as yet been made as to the selection of competitors, it seems prob- able that the old plan of calling for about fifty nominees will be adhered to. At the close of the first day’s competition the num- ber will be cut down to about thirty, and at the close of the second day there will be a further reduction of probabiy ten; and then the brigade team will speedily be organized and put to work. As in years past, two afternoons a week will be de- voted to practice, and it is expected that when the first week of September arrives the District of Columbia will have at Sea Girt at least as good a team as any of the very good teams that have gone. into rifle- shooting history. Regimental teams, too, will undoubtedly get a move on themselves as soon as the range is opened, for the fight for the New Jersey regimental trophy is this year got to be especially interesting. In 1801 and the first District of Columbia infantry cap- tured the bronze horse. In 1893 and ‘D4 the District of Columbia engineers came out ahead, The struggle will now be for the third victory, for if either of the two organizations named succeed in landing the prize this year the fine Bronze will be per- manently located at the national capital. But while the first regiment and the en- gineers are trying to take each other's measure, both of those competitors had better keep at least one eye on the second regiment, which proposes to distinguish itself on the range before the present sea- son comes to 3 close. Gen. Spencer for Governor of Jersey. District riflemen and other members of the guard who haye any acquaintance with Gen. B. W. Spencer, New Jersey’s inspector general of rifle practice, will probably~ be pleased to hear that at a dinner which took place in Passaic last Saturday night the general was informally nominated as the republican candidate for governor of the The dinner was a complimentary a testimonial to Gen. Spencer on ietion of twenty consecutive years vice as mayor and councilman of the city of Passaic. A great many nice things were said about the general and en- grossed resolutions and such like things were presented him with all the accom- paniments of Jersey oratory. If Gen. Spencer is elected governor he will do his best to have every man, woman and child in the state in the National Guard before his term of service is half over; and most of them will qualify as sharpshooters and marksmen. Looks Like Business. This is how they do it in West Virginia: At the officers’ school of the first regiment, held last month at Morgantown, First Lieut. C. W. Monroe of company C was court-martialed for “neglect of duty to the prejudice of good order ang military dis- cipline” in falling to make ot reports, ete., ordered while in command of his compa: and was found guilty and sentenced * pay a fine of $20 and be cashiered w! disability of ever holding any military of- fi this sta The sentence has been approved by the governor. Regrets. Regrets because of the resignation of Capt. D. L. M. Plexotto, adjutant of the first regiment, have been quite general throughout the guard during the past week. Capt. Piexotto was lcoked upon as @ most excellent officer and there are very many of the guardsmen who are sorry that the treatment he is said to have received in his regiment should have impelled him to offer the accepted resigration, REAL ESTATE GOSSIP The Interest in Business Property and Some of the Causes. EVIDENCE OF GROWTH AND PROSPERITY Stables in Residence Sections and Their Objectionable Features. SOME IMPROVEMENTS Recent sales of property in the business sections of the city, as well as some trans- actions that are in process of negotiation, have served and are serving to call atten- tion to this class of investment. ‘It is evident from the prices which have been obtained and which are quoted that holdings of business property are held in pretty high estecm. This js not surprising to any one who is at all familiar with the develop- ment of what may be called commercial Washington and the rapid expansion which has marked the business interests of this city. Mercantile establishments which a few years ago were rather small concerns have branched out until now they have become great emporiums of trade. In this respect the nation's capital makes a favor- ven When compared with re the centers of a much on than is credited to Wash- Persons who make only a tempor- ington. ary home here, even casual visitors, find it to their advantage to shop in this city. In addition to the incre: the ordinary lines of br of stores devoted to in successful operation, are unknown except in ce ulation, this feature ser evidence of the grow the city. The Business Center. This general condition has an important bearing on the value of property in the business sections of the city, and explains the extension of the business area. which has been such a marked feature in recent years. Within a comparatively short period what is regarded as the business center has shifted several times, and while, natur- ally, there {is quite a diversity of opinion as to the proper location cf such a point, it is quite evident from what is said by those whose opinions are entitled to respect that the area of the business section has been wonderfully enlarged. It need not be a matter of surprise, therefore, that business property possesses more than ordinary interest just at pres- ent. By those who are on the lookout for opportunities of investment, whether as a source of income or to reap the advantages which arise from eculative values, the nt situation is curefully studied, and, ‘ar as possible, the trend of the develop- ment of the business sections is being anticipated. The Nuisance of Stables. At this time of the year residents are apt to appreciate the recent change in the reg- ulations concerning the erection of stables within the city lim! As is well known, an owner cannot utilize his property for the erection of a stable unless the proposed building will be at least twenty feet from any dwelling. No doubt there are some who are of the opinion that this limitation might, h advantage, be enlarged; at any rate, there are a iarge number of resi- dents, who, suffering from the close prox- imity of such a structure, heartily wish that this modification in the building regu- lations had been made years ago. When the city not as closely bullt up as ft is at pr nt, the Iscation of stables was not a very important matter, but now that it is deemed necessary that nearly every foot of building space should be used it is found that such buildings are a great nuisance. Although the health officer may be summoned at any time, and no doubt he has the power to suppress violations of tho health regulations, still there is no le- gal power known that can regulate the as- semblage of flies and their subsequent d) : Y any power odors which come from a@ stable, or the sights and sounds which are familiar featu of such places. It is said by those who are sufferers from such a cause that while the stable attend- ant may do much to ameliorate the un- favorable conditions and may be able to keep the stable as clean and wholesome as such places can reasonably be expected to be, still the best managed establishments of this character prove objectionable. In the opinion of many the time ts coming when it will be necessary for the clty au- thorities to make such regulations as will practically prohibit the addition to the number of siables, at least in the residence sections of the city. Record of the Week. During the week ending yesterday fifteen permits were issued, aggregating in cost $36,300. These were “divided among the several sections of the city as follows: Northwest, six permits, $26,500; count. five perm! 300, and southeast, four pe: mits, $5,500, ° Some Improvements. Plans for ten houses to be erected by F. W. Reeves at 22d and P streets northwest have been completed by A. B. Mergan, architect. They will be three stories in height, eighteen by sixty feet, with fronts of garnet and buff brick. C. G. Porter will erect a dwelling on Hol- mead avenue, Mt. Vieasant, from plans pre- pared by D, G. Meyers, architect. It will be a two-story structure, with attic and cellar, and will have a high-pitched roof and a large piazza. George Cooper, architect, has prepared plans for three houses to be erected at the corner of- 1Sth and S$ streets northwest. They will be three stories In height, with fronts of brick and brown stone. n e of facilities in ess, a number jal branches are nd as such places ters of large pop- es as additional h and prosperity of A. Goen- ne ve erected on Carroll street between Ist and 2d streets southeast. The house will be eighteen by sixty feet, with a front of press brick and stone. W. P. Metcalf is building a row of four two-story brick dweilings, from 121 to 127 10th street southeast. J. T. Loveless is the architect and builder. A four-story brick store and apartment house is being Ifuilt at 1007 E_ street north- west for H. A. Streitberger. The house will have a frontage of 25 feet by a depth of 38 feet. H. Mueller is the builder. A row of three brick d lings is now in course of erection from 1805 to 1s oth street northwest for H. A. ard. They will be three stories high and contain all modern improvements. Each house will have a frontage of 1S feet 4 inches by a depth of 27 feet, running back to an alle: Wm. Bruce Gray 1s the architect, and Jones the builder. A. Mills is making extensive Improv to his home, No. 2 Dupont circle. nt will be built, and a number of re $ §. H. Edmonston ts the architect and Charles Edmonston the builder. Two new brick dwellings, three each, are to be built in Le Droit B as n Is erecting them for himself from plans prepared by Chas. D. Cole, at 1902 and 10) 6th street northwest. — An Inadvertence, From the Philadelphia Call. Nelson—“Well, I'm the luckiest chap in the world. stories ark, B. t appears that Madge broke with me about the same time she did with Jack Boodles, and now she’s sent me back his presents instead of my own.” OUR GOLDEN OFFER! - On account of the rain on July 4, still holds good from July 7th to 14th Inclusive, On which days we will give away 50 Solid Gold Tuxedo Souvenir Watches. TO EVERYBODY purchasing from us on the above-named dates we will give a Handsomely Chased and Engraved Solid Gold Watch, stem winder and setter. You may say, how can we af- ford to do this? Well, we have taken the above number of watches from a large dealer in exchange for lots at TUXEDO, and not being in the jewelry business have concluded to give them away as - souvenirs of this beautiful suburb on the eight { Plast winter. above-named days only. Bear in mind, also, that we are selling the very best lots ever offered around Washington at the low price of Small Payment Down; $1 W— Weekly. 210 100 UE ae ee Just think of it? to lay the foundation of A choice home-site with which your home for only $40. Then why not make a start today? [ake your family happy mow while the opportunity is at hand, for a chance like this comes but oncein a lifetime. Remember, NO SWAMPS, NO MALARIA, BUT PURE AIR, PURE WATER, PERFECT DRAINAGE, Is what you get at TUXEDO, 100 FEET ABOVE WASHINGTON. Situated on the main stem of the Penna. R. R., in Prince George’s county, [id., within a few min- utes’ ride of -the city and about one-quarter of a mile from the District line, with station on the grounds. Commutation fare, 6cents. All lots are situated on a high elevation, commanding a beau- tiful view of the surrounding country. Owing to the inclement weather on July 4 we have postponed the 3 Grand Balloon Ascensions to Tuesday, July 9, 1895. On each balloon will be attached a number cor= responding with a choicelot number at TUXEDO. To the finder presenting same at our office on or before Monday, July 15, 1895, we will give a deed for said lot FREE. a. Mm., 4:30 and 6 p. m. Trains leave every day at 11:40 Sundays atoa.m., 1:10, 4:10and 6 p.m, From depot, 6th and B sts.N. W. Circulars and tickets at cur office or from our agents at depot. TUXEDO COPIPANY, 623 F St. N.W. N. B.—Those having purchased tickets on July 4, and were unable to use them on account of the rain, can have the same exchanged at our office. === = ART IN AMERICA, such a plain and sky do not exist. The figures lack flesh and body; the story It Has Freshness and Self-Reliance, and Wil! Hold Its Own. Written for The Evening Star. Magnard, the owner of the Paris “ garo,” lately deceased, sald to me last year, talking of American art: “Americans bave no art of their own, and I strictly deny the possibility of their artistic de- velopment; they lack tradition.” “Since the Chicago world’s fair that fable has been exploded,” I answered. American art possesses all the merits of youth. It has the advantage of ingenious freshness and pronounced self-reliance. It is undeniable that early American artists like Fuller, Jarvis McEntee and others, were under the absolute Influence of early English art and reminiscent of that. But what of Innes, Tryon, Harrison and many others? They are strictly original, The last fifteen years undeniably shown the influence of the French t the annual exhibitions places cognize a pupil of ati 5 ge and teachin: held In New one could at a glance Gerome, Carolus D and other French n ing this, paintings b not impress ene as French art. And even American artists living as resi- dents in Parts retained individuality and national character. Fortunate it is for American art that our artists do not take hold of the’ exaggerations of the modern French school, neither socialistic nor an- archistic; nor {s fin de stecle art known to us. The good sense of American artists is opposed to blatant sensationalism, and the few exceptions are not recognized as art- ists by the fraternity; they are members of a freak dime museum stock company, and stand alone. Henry Rochefort, in one of the best re- views of the last Paris salon, says, in the “Figaro:”’ “The end of this century fs a generation of freaks in art, and not worthy of serious critic. The productions of Clairin and Penjamin Constant, that people rush to-see, Impress one most painfully. They are wanting im that which constitutes life; are flat, dull, and as if pasted on canva One would imagine these men have never seen a Velasquez, a Rembrandt, or a Van Dyke. The impressionist painters appear to be seeking for a sensational s which they will never find, and, by astound- ing ex: tik only hamper the tal- ents of some robust painters. before this century ends Americans will have eclipsed us. A Shattered Idol, Look at the great paintings in the Salon and Champs de Mars of this year and you will find every word confirmed. Let us commence with the great Puvis de Che- vannes, who had an exhibition in New York His picture in the Champs de Mars, “The Inspired Muses Hailing the Lights Pending Genlus,” represents a pat- teen design lardseape, with dreary and faded plains, showing in the distance an ultra-marine blue sea, while out of a fall- leaf colored sky, from cottony clouds, are flying toward a meaningless and uninterest- ing nude youth the figures of rine women, each holding an Edison electric lamp in her hand! And that {s called high art and ronounced great by fame worsh!per: these figures are hanging, as if held | invisible wires, expecting to be trained flying. Yet this is the least fault. The great objection is that he tries to paint a story consisting of wild abstractions, and represents the worst features of modern art, the art of painting entirely from mem- ory. No model ever stood for suca figures, and lacks intelligence and poetry. Since ten years it has been the fashion of the daub- ing followers of this artist to imitate his whitewash and skim-milk school. Puvis de Chevannes has once painted great pice tures—the Genevieve paintings in the Parle theon are like reading powerful ballads, His “Poor Fisherman” in the Luxembourg, with all its color, weakness, at least !s sentl- mental, and appeals to you by the sickly, coloriess figure and poverty-siricken land- scape. His of] paints look iike degenerated water colors, faded and untrué. Such art is decadence. And yet they speak of Cor- reggio and Paolo Veronese, for comparison: but, as these artists died so long ago, the} do not mind it, The impressionists “Luminists’ and “Plein Airiest’ try to transfer the scien- tific principle of prismatic division of color to their paintings. As a problem of tech- nique {it is undenjably Interesting. But this unrestful flickering of lights is not please ing; on the contrary, tiresome and painful to the eyes. is Mo- Je painted on the frame Cents a Day.” At the an extensive rice field ters are clearing weeds sheaves. They are bending down low, and the green, swampy water reflects dimly their fever-colored features; so much more prominently you see the intxpressible part of their bodies standing o in plain ir. The painting socialism i res= m. Is it pleasing or beautiful? That dear reader, is vel much a question of taste. VICTOR G, FISCHE™ for instance, ‘or Righty extreme border of ten female harv —_ = BIMETALLISM IN SPAIN. That Government Will Participate im the Next Conference. Senor Depuy de Lome, the Spanish min= ister, says Spain will take part in the next International monetary conference, as she is greatly interested in the solution of the bimetallic question. Spain uses both gold and sliver, the latter being coined at a fix- ed ratio with gold, and there fs 2lso-an o Rico and th fiver almost ex: these y favorab! s, and he of silver. of the best posted m ecuntries tha cent atlves of foreign international monetary. ‘To assure its power It must secure the adherence of the United States and of at ee great money coun- eat Britain, France or e of as many le. It should also ie that feature of the Ls ion whereby the amount of silver to be coined by each member of the union ts definitely fixed In advance in accordance with its ‘The opinion i od that thesa would t an interna- tional agreement very effective and domi- nant on the monetary conditions of the world. ——— Pheaded Guilty of Forgery. Albert S. Moore, the president of the East River Silk Company, was arraigned before Recorder Goff in New York yesterday, and ad guilty to the eight new indictments for forgery recently found against him, He was remanded until Tuesday, when he will be sentenced by Judge Fitzgerald. ————— Sefe Burglary at Providence. The Continental Steamboat Company's safe at Providence, R. L, was blown open Thursday night and $2,000 in cash taken, e