Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1896, Page 11

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR| The Fourth Annual Convention Dedi- cates Center Market Hall. A. BIG GATHERING OF ENDEAVORERS Inspiring Song and Eloquent and Enthusiastic Addresses. A MEMORABLE EVENT Local Christian Endeavorers in a great and enthusiastic meeting jast night began the fourth annual convention of the Dis- trict Union, and in so doing dedicated the large hall above the 9th street wing of * Center Market as a public auditorium. A large platform at the south end of the hall was crowded with the members of the Moody choir, and the front seats were re- served for any overflow—a wise provision, for there were mage of the trained singers present than could be accommodated on the platform. Ina gallery in the southéast corney of the’ building were the guests of the evening, the ministers of the city and their wives. The Chinese umbrella of state occupied a conspicuous position in the gal- lery, with its two new streamers, recentiy received from Canton, to replace those so much discolored at the time of the Y. M. C. A. fire. It blended well with the decora- tions of the .hall, which were profuse and effective. Promptly at 7:30<’clock, the hall by that time being almost completely filled, the praise service was begun. Opened With the Doxology. “It has been thought appropriate that the first note of song in a public meeting in this hall should be ‘Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow,’ said Percy S. Foster, director of the great Moody choir, and accordingly the big chorus and the immense audience joined in the stirring doxology. This was followed by other se- lections by the choir, in which the careful training they have received was quickly apparent. Concluding the praise service there was sung by the choir the anthem, “Loyal Soldiers,” dedicated to the District of Christian Endeavor Union, Columbia C the words of which were written by John D. Morgan and the music by Percy S. Fos- ter. Miles M. Shand, president of the local union, presided over the meeting. Seated with him on the platform were Rev. S. H. Greene, D.D., pastor Calvary Baptist Chureh; Rev. Wayland Hoyt, D.D., pastor Epiph Baptist Church, Philadelphia, trustee United Society Christian Endeavor; President B. L. Whitman of Columbian University, and W. H. H. Smith, chairman committee of "94 Devotional exercises were conducted by Rey. Dr. Greene, consisting of the reading, responsively, of the one hundred and forty eighth psalm, after which all joined in a silent prayer, the choir effectively chanting “Just,As 1Am” in low tones. Dr. Greene then fed in a brief but fervent prayer for a spiritual.blegsing .upop the convention. ‘After Preside Shand’ doin eiveatantae notices, and While the.ushers were receiv- ing the oifering, the choir sang an an- them, “O Lerd, How Manifold.” President Whitman-Introduced. President Whitin of Columbian Uni- versity, .the first speaker of, the convention, was then introduced, and as he rose from his seat he was greeted with the Chautau- qua ‘ilute;' the’ waving’ of ~handkerchiefs. When he began to speak there was not a vacant seat in the big hall, and the vast audience listened attentively to his eloquent dress on the subject “The Kingdom—An Ideal—An Obligation 2 Dr. Whitman said: “The keynote of this convention has already been struck. It is that God is everything, and we are nothing save as we do His will. It is in line with our motto, ‘For Christ and the Church.’ It is in line with our motto for "86, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.’ It is in line with the theme of my address, ‘The Kingdom.’ “What is the kingdora of God? From the earliest religious life of man the kingdom has been regarded as the consummation of the holiest desires and the noblest attgin- ments. We sometimes make the mistake of limiting the kingdom to New Testa- ment times. As a matter of fact, the ideal of Old Testament life was the same as that of New Testament. life—the kingdom. Through the conception of the kingdom, however vague it'may have been, the ex- cellent end was accomplished of training men for the idea of fellowship with God as the abiding choice of'tae soui. “In spite of the fact that it was the for- mal conception of the kingdom that made it impossible for men, trained in the pres- ence of that thought, to accept the gospel as annouticitig the Kingdom, it was through this training that the later gospel was pos- sible. Tt furnished an ideal which could be realized-more' and ‘more; “until in Christ’s statement of the great commandment it becan‘é possible to pass over from detail to principle, and to see that man’s true life is in God. Henceforth the distinction be- tween secular and sacred vanishes, for it is seen that all life belongs to God. The Kingdom. “So far we are dealing with the individual conception, but out of it easily rises a social conception. Men in whom life was ruled by the free and loving choice of God would unite in a common spirit and common ends. These constitute the kingdom. It is a sug- gestive 1act that the alternate description of the kingdom of God is the kingdom of heaven. These point to the consummation of the Fingdom as part of the heavenly ex- perience. So far the kingdom fs ideal, but every ideal embodiment. The em- bodiment of t ngdom in which we are most cencerned is the organization, by whatever name called. of those who are united by the spirit of Christ, and who are charged with the work of Christ. This is that part of the world which at any mo- ment is filled with the spirit of Christ. The kingdom, then, for which we pray, is that order in which the will of God is done. “The fact that such a kingdom has been made possible changes the relation of every individual in the world. The fact of the ex- istence of a kingdom cannot be ignored be- cause God set the doing of His will be- fore men. The obligation to do that will can not be set aside. Man is bound, through re- pentance and faith, to come Into participa- tion in the kingdom. He ts hound to render se! This concerns his activity in as- sociation with others, and also the seeking of that which in his perticular lot or place is possible. It is the cuty of every Chris- tian man to plant himself where he can ac- lish most for the kingdom. It is his y to make the most of himself in that lot nd place. It is his duty to regard the work given him as of God. Right conceptfon of this will make his work a blessing. His ob- ligation will no longer appeal to him simply as an obligation, but will stand for privilege as well.” Dr. Hoyt'’s Address. ‘The Chautauqua greeting which was ac- corded Dr. Whitman as he stepped into the speaker's box was repeated in the case of Dr. Wayland Hoyt, the other speaker of the , who bowed his acknowledgments : “It is an endless delight to me to ndeavor audiences. They select audiences apd the No manlier men or fairer embled thah those that =ndeavor meetings. I cK to are the most largest as weil ubject was ‘Soul Winning.”” an urgent need for soul win- will not be disputed. Sin, ity and wrong abound. < short, he said, and sure- some short of our possibili- ot what we ought to be. ‘Transgression is an overstepping: iniquity, not equity, not a conformity to the laws of the Kingdom. Wrong means wrung, and how many lives, he said, are wrung out of right, true and pure ways. There is need of a Savior, h- aid, and every one who has come into personal con- tact with Christ is the very one who ought to go out ‘o others ir whose plight he has been, that they may receive the same bless- Ing he has found. In the matter of soul winning, said Dr. Hoyt, every Christian is under the respon- sibility and thfuiness to the structural id: . He forcibly illustrated y explaining y h has it that the neiple of an organization 1s 4THE EVENING STAR, SATURD. 2 ae ee ee ee eee contained in its germ. Thus, he said, a is only a leaf cut large. The pattern of tree is in the leaf. The trunk is only stem thickened and elongated. “Just a leaf there are branches in all direc! from the main fiber, so the tree sends its branches and leaves and leaflets. tilanity has its structural idea and ts ad- justed to this idea—it is the cross. It means service for others and forgetfulness of self, andthe soul that does not exhibit. these characteristics is utterly false to the struc- tural idea he represents. ‘Again, he said, there ts the responsibility and obligation of character. AJl of us, he said, are streaming forth a flood of influence upon those about us. Influence is the shadow of character, and is best and strongest when unconsciously exerted. Stil! another obli- gation is that of prayer, and, although the Bible is full of promises as to soul winning, yet it was a strange fact that they would not bud and ripen to full fruition unless be- tween the promise and its fulfillment is thrust poor, frail, human, “meditating prayer. Souls cannot be won without prayer. An Apt MHlustration. The last requisite to be mentioned was that of skillful attempt, and in illustrating his point the speaker painted a very vivid picture of a fishing experience -in which he was successful only after he had used his most expensive bait and cast his line with the greatest of care: So eagerly did his audience follow his words, and so in- tense was the interest as he graphically described the exciting process of landing a game trout, that when he declared that fishing was the best thing next to preaching some of the enthusiasm had to come “out in hearty levghter and applause. Dr. Hoyt appealed to the Endeavorers to be fishers of men, end to use the best bait obtainable to tempt souls into right ways and per- severing, persistent effort. While at the Boston convention it was reported that 250,000. as8ociate members of-the society of Christian Endeavor had been won to ac- tive service zor their Master he questioned whether the proportion should not be great- er. “God grant,” he exclaimed fervently, “that Christian Endeavor success in -soul winning may be equal to its, wonderful achieven ents in other directions. Grant that we all may so live as to win men, so pray that we shall be filled with spiritual power, and so persistently attempt that we shall be successful in leading souls into the kingdom.” At the conclusion of Dr. Hoyt’s address Percy S. Foster sang as a solo “Throw Out the Life Line,” the audience and choir join- ing in the chorus, after which Rev. Jos. T. Kelly dismissed the congregation with a prayer and the benediction. Great credit is due W. W. Everett and his corps of ushers—who attracted no lit- tle attention in their becoming skull caps of black, lettered in gilt—for the admirable manner in which the seating of the thou- sands in the audience was accomplished and the good order that prevailed. There was not the slightest confusion or disturb- ance of any kind to mar the service or in- terfere with the comfort of speakers or auditors. Any crewd could not have been bandied better. The Meetings Today. An early morning prayer meeting began the second day of the convention. Three hundred wide-awake and enthusiastic Christian Endeavorers gathered in the Sun- dey school room of the First Congrega- ticnal Church at 7 o'clock this morning. In the uravoidable absence of Hermon C. Metcalf, who was assigned to lead the service, Miles M. Shand, District president, conducted the meeting. A spirited song service was followed by a season of prayer, and then the leader spoke briefly but point- edly upon the topic of the meeting,‘ ’96— Its Opportunities—Its responsibilities—Its Rewards.” Genera! participation followed, and many helpful thoughts were brought out.” The trend of thought expressed was along the line of the noble privileges which are placcd before the local workers im the preparation for the great gathering next July, and the necessity for reliance upon God strength needed for the -work.. When ‘he hour for closing the meeting arrived Mr. Shand requested all to bow in silent prayer, and as the heads were bowed: ‘‘Nearer,. My Ged, to Thee,” wag sung with beautiful ef- fect. A brief prayer by the leader and the Mizpah benediction brought the meeting to a close. This afternoon at 3 o'clock the services in connection with the junior rally began at the First Congregational Church. Rev. E. B. Bagby, president of the Junior Union, presided, and addresses were delivered by Rev. Peter Ainslie of Baltimore and Dr. Francis E. Clark, president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor. ‘Tonight and Tomorrow. Dr. Clark and General Secretary Baer ar- rived in the city shortly after ngon today, and both will speak at the big rally of the auxiliary committees for the 96 convention, which will be held this evening at 7:30 in Central Hall. Mr. Baer’s subject is “Re- sponsibility of the Individual Worker,” and Dr. Clark’s “Spiritual Blessings to Be Ex- pected from the '96 Convention.” The convention will be brought to a close tomorrow afternoon by the meeting at 3 o'clock in Central Hall. Dr. T. 8. Hamlin will deliver an address, “The Benefits of Christianity Self Evidencing,” after which a consecration service will be held, conduct- ed by Dr Clark. At this meeting it is ex- pected that the members of each society will come to the hall in a body and will be seated to themselves. As the roll is called, the societies will respond ‘by rising and re- peating a verse of consecration, or singing a stanza of an appropriate hymn. fetes ——. —_ NOVELTY AND IMPROVEMENT. Tea Cigarettes in England—Smoking on the Decline in France. From tle Figero. It appéars, according to the gossip of high society, that we are soon to witness the introduction of a strange fashion which is now conquering England, and which, ac- ecrding to the tradition of Parisian high life, will soon be adopted h-re. We refer to the custom of smoking cigarettes in which tea is substituted for tobacco. It was the high-toned ladies on the other side of the straits that invented this new luxury, which they are passionately fond of, and tea cigarettes are now not only to be had in certain establishments in Lon- don, but they are smolted in a new and fashionable club just established at Ken- sington, in which tobacco is tabooed. We never felt inclined to worship British fashions, for which, as a rule, we are not suited, and the importation of which, in our opinion, has always been unfortunate for us. But we must admit that the one now in question, however extraordinary it may appear first sight, may have some good in it. Even if it’only tends to decrease the objections presented by the abuse of tobacco in society, there is ground in it for congratulation. At the present time it is customary after dinner for the gentlemen to desert the din- ing room en masse in order to enjoy the comforts of the smoking room, with all-the consequences in the line of conversation which belong to male company, while the hostess and her lady guests, completely for- saken, remain in waiting until it pleases the guests of the homely sex to rejoin them, and this, we must say, to the shame of French gallantry, generally happens very late. Is it not excessive and somewhat shocking to witness the sudden interruption of the conversation by gentlemen for the sake of a cigar, after which these same gentlemen, when their mania is satisfied, condescend to return to sicken with the edor of their regalias the smiling ladies who have been abandoned for the benefit of the excise? Certainly our young generation smokes less and less. A great many young men don’t smoke at all, and this can not be said of their fathers. It may be that the tobac- co habit, formerly considered vulgar, is on the decline, and that in six years from now we will have returned to the snuff box of our ancestors. ss How Grant Got a Customer. From the Chicago Times-Herald. Capt. U. S. Grant used to drive through scuthern Wisconsin selling leather. A young German opened a shop at Lancaster. Grant called upon the German. After try- ing again and again in vain to make the young man understand, he asked a friend to direct him to some one who could talk German. A Mrs. Cox was named. Capt. Grant, reinforced by Mrs. Cox, renewed the attack on the young German, and made a good customer. That is the way Grant fought it out on the Lancaster line. Mrs. Cox is still living, and delights in talking about the times when she was Gen. Grant's interpreter. —_——_-+0+—_____ The Virginia house yesterday refused to agree to Mr. Hi 's resolution provid- ing that when chat body adjourned today it be until Tuesday in honor of Lee’s birth- day. for the | op) IN MUSICAL CIRCLES Mr. M. M. Parker the Georgetown Orches- tra’s Now President. Mr. B. H. Warner Made a Life Member —Mr. Anton Gloetsner Formally Chosen Conductor. When the Georgetown Orchestra closed its season last spring with the most bril- Mant concert it had ever given it was said by some that that occasion was like the expiring notes of the dying swan. It was known that Mr. Herman Rakemann, who was the leader of the Georgetown Orches- tra last year, had conceived the idea of forming a Washington Sympheny Orches- tra, to be composed entirely of professional players, and that the Georgetown organ- 4zation would have to look for a new direc- tor. The members felt a little discour- aged, and during the long summer there was not much hope of a revival of interest. With the fall, however, and with the get- ting together of other musical -organiza- tions of the District, the most thoughtful of. those who had been connected with the Georgetown Orchestra for many years, and felt a pride in the work it had done and in the object for which it had been formed, began to counsel among themsélves as to how interest could be renewed. Unforta- nately, two or three injudicious publica- tions to the effect that the, Georgetown Orchestra would probably ot be heard again as a distinct organization, threw cold water on the efforts of the few earnest members who wanted the crchestra to live. The Star all alorg insisted that the Georgetown Orchestra had lived too long and had done too much good work to slip out of existence in this manner. It had proved too great a benefit to its members and had afforded too much pleasure to the mvsic-loving community to be allowed to pass out of existence simply because its leader had resigned. The earnest workers of the orchestra took fresh heart and called the orchestra for rehearsal and for delib- eration. Mr. Anton Gloetzner was invited to direct the rehearsals, and he did so, bringing to bear the results of his thorough musical equipment and showing his ca- pecity for direction. So quickly did he in- fuse interest among the members that the attendance became larger at each rehear- sal, and old members who had dropped out for years began to return and take part in the practice work. Mr. B. H. Warner, who had been the pres- ident of the orchestra for several years, found that his business engagements would not permit him to longer occupy that po- sition, and he ~esigned. This was regretted because of the interest Mr. Warner had al- ways shown in the welfare and prosperity of the orchestra, but at the meeting of the @irectors Wednesday Mr. Warner's resig- nation was accepted and Mr. Myron M. Parker elected as his successor. This se- lection is considered peculiarly fortunate, as Mr. Parker is himself a musician, and before he became so much immersed in business affairs was quite active in musi- cal matters. He was a member of. the criginal Choral Society, singing first tenor then, and he was also connected with the Masonic choir. At the same meeting Mr. Warner was made a life member of the orchestra, the list of such members now including, besides him, Mr. Walter Paris, H. D. Cooke and Dr. F. 8. Barbarin, the latter having been.ne of the original quar- tet out of which the Georgetown Orches- tra grew. Mr. Anton Gloetzner was for- tally elected conductor of *he orchestra, Mr. C. B. Keferstein, treasurer, in place of Mr. Curtis, who has left the city, and Messrs. T. E. Rogers and Geo. K. Finckel, members of the executive committee. The orchestra is now actively engaged in re- hearsing for a concert that will be given later in the season, two of the numbers on the program to probably be Schubert's un- firsshed symphony and Mendelssohn’s Son ard Stranger Symphony. One of the most dramatic situations seen in opera is the last scene in “Samson and Delilah,” when Samson, having yielded to the wiles and charms of Delilah, has been betrayed and thrown in prison, where, shorn of his locks, blinded and bereft of strength, realizes in his great Gespair the depth to which he has fallen, and cries in his woe: “Behold, sin has undone me.” In the midst of his lamentations the voices of his coun- trymen are heard outside in a chorus, soft- ly breathed, “Samson, why thy vow to God hast thou broken?” Their reproaches add to the grief of the prisoner; the chorus grows louder and louder, and the lamenta- tions increase and then die away to a pian- issimo, and end with the same phrase with which it opened. The catastrophe, when Samson, mocked and derided by the Philis- tines, tears down the pillars of the temple, destroying himself and his enemies, is mar- velously impressive, but all ts brief, and the agony is not prolonged. Saint-Saens has something to say, and when he has said it, he stops—an excellent quality for a musical composer. The Choral Society has had this great work under rehearsal longer than any other oratorio which it has given. It has undertaken a great work in producing it. The music is all thoroughly rehearsed, and the great choruses are sung with beautiful effect under the safe baton of Prof. Sher- man. A first-class orchestra, composed of New York Metropolitan Opera House mu- siclans and the Baltimore Symphony, has been engaged. Mr. William Keith, an American baritone, (called in Paris a second Lasselle), has given @ most successful concert in Dresden, Ger- many, assisted by the most eminent Ger- man artists. It !s reported that Mr. Keith will also sing in Berlin and Leipzig. The German critics speak with great praise of his voice and method, and were lost in ad- miration at his facility in taking a high A flat in one of nis songs. He has been study- ing abroad for some years, but was back in this courtry last year, and sang with great success at the Worcester, Mass., festival. ‘The Capital Glee Club will give one con- cert, the Rubinstein Club will give one and then there will ba a concert by the two clubs jointly. The dates of these con- certs have not yet been fixed, but Mr. N. Dushane Cloward, who is the director of both clubs, will furnish excellent programs when the occasions arrive. The Damrosch Society, which is under the directioh of Mr. Herndon Morsell, was Invited to sing with the Choral Society in “Sampson and Delilah,” but its engage- ments were such that as a body the mem- bers couli not agree to do this. The so- ciety comprises some of the best male voices in the District, end under Mr. Mor- sell’s competent leadership has acquired a high degree of efficiency. < > The program for the concert at Allen’s Grand Opera House tomorrow night by the new Washington Military Band will include: Gilmore’s Triumphal March, by Brooke; Santelman’s ‘Lebanon Overture,” dedicated to Lebanon Lodge, F. A. A. M., No. 7; se- lections from “Carmen,” Langey’s Spanish serenade, “‘Lolita;” Waltenfel’s waltz, “Sower of Pearls;” Mr. Haley’s new ‘“Na- tional Rifles’ March,” dedicated to the Na- tional Rifles; fantasia for baritone, per- formed by F. Muelheisen, and De Witt’s serio-comic fantasia, “Only One Night.” The soloists will be Mrs. Clara Flint, who will sing an Arditi waltz; Mr. J. J. Fisher, the well-known baritone, and Mrs. Nellie Dobbins-Exnicious, contralto. The first con- cert given by this organization was so de- cidedly successful that Mr. Haley has been greatly encouraged. He has a band that will stand good comparison with others of its members, and tomorrow night the mem- bers will appear in their new uniforms. Mr. Haley is a graceful and competent leader, a thorough musician, and Washington can well be proud of this acquisition to its musi- cal organizations. The success of the Philharmonic Quartet of this city in Richmond, where they sang Thursday night, under the auspices of the Mozart Association, was emphatic. All the papers speak in high terms of their work, the Dispatch saying, among other nice things about them: “This organization, composed as it is, of such beautiful vocal artists as Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shir-Cliff, Miss Grace McCulloch, Miss Eleanore Simonds and Miss Florence Stidham, form a combination of feminine loveliness. The program was replete with gems of harmony, that were rendered with perfect adherence to cultivation, and at the same time soulful expression, The Phil- harmonic Quartet is a symphony in itself. Their singing is artistically perfect, and the blending of their voices makes a harmonious whole. In point of time, finish and expres- sion they sing with that certain abandon that is always the exponent of a true art- ist.” Each number is also individually com- plimented for solo work. It was the first time that the quartet had sung there with Mrs. Shir-Cliff as the first soprano. = Se EDUCATING FLEAS. It Now Appears to Be a Process of Cruelty. From Happy Thought. 3 There is no one side of the side-shows and minor features of museums and fairs which seems on its face more attractive than the exhibition of so-called educated fleas. There is fing in the idea of educating any of thé jower animals that appeals to us all, ayq@ the lower the ‘ani- mal the more theredscin it of interest to the people. Thée suggéstion, even, that it is possible to get to perform tricks which seem as if th result of intelligence excites at once thessympathies of specta- tors, and the educated flea calls together companies who are @llighted with the ap- parent result, althqugh really ignorant of ‘| the causes or of thexfact that each trick means the death ofthat particular flea. If one will reflect Bat a moment, the ab- surdity of educating, sq ephemeral an ani- mal as the flea becomes apparent. After a couple of weeks @8,@,;legless little worm, the young flea spins for itself a cocoon which is its habitation for a couple of weeks longer, when it awakes in its famil- jar form fora brief, existence of a few weeks at the most. To instill into so short- lived a creature anything like appreciation of the tricks that he is to perform is out of the question, and the results which are attained are by purely mechanical and cruel process. The work which the flea is expected to perform is somefhing in which its in- stincts to escape of service; it is “harnessed” to a Httle-wagon or shoots off @ miniature cannon, ,or does some other simple thing requiring only a feeble pull in a straight line. The “hartiess” is a sharp- pointed wire which 2s stuck into the body of the unfortunate insect, and in its strug- gles to escape the poor flea performs its trick, and the amused tators are not aware of the cruelty to which it is sub- jected. If passengers in the shape of other’ fleas are desired to make the wagon trick more remarkable, or & coachman or a foot- man, they may be readily had by impaling ‘others of the insects-upon properly placed wires, resulting, of course, in torture and death to them as well. Our local societies have put a stop to these exhibitions in this state, and very properly so, for the very meanest of created things is entitled to a life free from unnecessary torment. ++ —__— KILLING THE TREES. How the Electric Wires Affect Neigh- boring Foliage. From Cosmos. In France great care is taken in locating the wires that carry high-tension electric currents, whetner used for light or for pow- er, but in America the thing is done more simply. No one bothers himself about what is to be found at the side of the wire, and it passes among the branches of trees, and across thickets, unconscious of the damage that it may do. Now in many towns it has been remarked that the trees crossed by the current dwindle and die. It has aiso been observed that the death of these trees invariably follows the rainy season; the leaves, being then soaked with moisture, becomc good conductors, and lead the cur- rent down into the tree from the wire. The wires, to be.sure, have been insulated, but the protective layer has been quickly de- stroyed by the friction of the branches, and the line becomes bare, producing thus results that“it would have been well to avoid. And the electricity is the only thing that can be accused of this. 1t suffices, to convince one’s self, to compare the condi- tion of the trees traversed by the wires with that of neighboring trees. It has often been noticed that in a storm all the trees tnrough which wires pass die in a few hours, while the surrounding ones are not touched. This is a very serious soufee of complaint, and causes some lawsuits. LOVE A$ CONSIDERED NOWADAYS. Two Asked Advice About It and Then Rejected It. From the New York Hesald, There is no use of’ 6) ‘ing a love affair, not even when 'the actors'play into your own hands. I know what I'm saying. I've had the experience with two-the young and the old man. My first expdrience was with a young man, who did#’t know his mind, and asked me what he had better do, and I, Uke a father, told him he'd hetter not marry the girl he was courting.. He went right off and married her. ep) An old man from the;country came into the car where I was reading my morning paper and sat down,at my side. “Beg your pardon, sir,” he said. ‘!Did you ever court @ grass widder?” | : “Oh, yes,” I said. io ae “I've courted a dozen or more. Why?” = “Did you ever marry one?” “yes A “Waller, p'r’: yer kin give a chap a point or two? “Oh, certainly; all the points you want.” “Are.they any different from.ether wo- men?” “Say, old fellow, I’ve courted all sorts of women, both married and unmarried, and they are all just alike. They do all the courting and generally propose before you have courted them a week.” “Waller, what's yer opin’n?” “It is this: ‘The man who marries one is a jackass.’ . The old fellow scratched his head for a moment, and af he had got his idea ‘ter racked in the right spot, he said: “Waller, hain’t I as much constitutionally right to be a jackass as yer have?. Waller, I guess, and I'm ’ ‘cept her proposal by wire. Write it out for me, won’t yer?”! An Old Art Revived. From the Boston Transcript. Daguerreotypes are coming into vogue again. This were good news. A good da- guerreotype portrait is much more than a photograph, and it is a wonder that pho- tography ever swamped this more distin- guished and exclusive art. Not long ago The Listener saw a wonderful collection of daguerreotypes in an old house up in the country; though they were all taken at least forty years ago, they were as sharp and clear in their neat black cases as if they had been taken but the day before, and some of them were as beautiful as good mintatures. When we consider that all of these fine old daguerreotypes were made by professional operators with little experience and no artistic training, and reflect upon the amount of skill and taste that is applied to amateur photography at this day, we may realize something of what the result of the application of an equal amount of skill and taste to a re- vived daguerreotype art might be. ————-+ee _____ For the Carrying of Dogs. From Good Words. ‘The early muffs were small and made of satin or velvet, lined with fur; the leopard skin came in with good Queen Anne. There is a print of an Elizabethan lady with a small muff hanging from her girdle? before this date it was probably looked upon as an eccentric novelty, at least in England. A full century before, a Venetian grande dame had carried her lapdog in her muff; a fashion that continued for a long season, end found its way into France. In Paris muffs for this express purpose, chiens manchons, as they were styled, could be bought in 1692 at the establish- ment of the Demoiselles Guerin, Rue de Bac. French sumptuary laws condescend- ed to notice such minor details as the color of a muff. The bourgeois was obliged to restrict himself to soiaker black; the noble might please himself,.Under Louis XIV, therefore, the manchon of the courtier was brilliant with gold Jate and embroidered ribbons. z ——_—_4e,-—__ Electric Lighting, and Health. From the Literary Digést. | Electric lighting bas fiade numerous con- tributions to sanitation. Dr. Saunders, medical officer of the.‘London board of health, says that it-aas-done much toward making the employesof commercial and manufacturing establishments healthier. “Faces that were pale and wan from work in gas-lighted basements, stores and shops are much improved ‘sin¢e the introduction of electricity. The ‘heat’ from the gas jets and pcor ventilation are responsible for much sickness. It is also shown that in the same city the electric light has les- sened crime. Darkness breeds wickedness and light dispels it.” | _ ——+-e+—__ About Wars. Brief facts relative to the decisive bat- tles of history, wars of the United States, including the civil war, its principal bat- tles, the number killed and wounded upon both sides, also the principal naval battles of the civil war, and an immense amount of other statistical and general informa- tion will be found in The Star’s Almanac and Hand-book for 1896. For sale by all news stands and at The Star office. 25c. per copy. studying the legends of King Arthur.. from all four of the High Schools. Merchant of Venice” noon. The President and Mrs. “The Bells.” Allen’s Grand Opera House.—Commenc- greatest of all farce comedies, “A Straight Tip.” Since last here the piece has been entirely rewritten and now contains a vacious girls. The piece is beautifully staged, and the costumes are magnificent. The cast is exceptionally strong, being nearly the same as the one which enjoyed the run of ten mouths in New York, and no doubt will repeat its former triumphs in Washington, as Murry and Lehman promise an elaborate production, first class in every respect. ame Sans Gene,” Sardou’s magnificent week. Whether regarded as a forceful and entertaining presentment of a great his- toric period or as a sumptuous instance of modern stage grandeur, taste and fidelity in material details, it equally passes mus- ter. The merits of the play in itself are made still more pronounced by its inter- pretation. The talented American actress, Miss Kathryn Kidder, will again be seen as Madame Sa: s Gene, the careless wash- erwoman, the handsome duchess and the friend of Napoleon, a character in which she has already made such a brilliant suc- cess. Augustus Cook, who has given much thought, study and research to the charac- ter of Napoleon, will again be seen in that role. At the Wednesday matinee Miss Kid- der will appear as Rosalind in Shakes- peare’s five-act comedy of “As You Like It,” supported by the entire cast of the “Madame Sans Gene” company. This will the first time that Miss Kidder will es- ‘Say the role of Rosalind. Mr. W. D. Mac- Farland of this city has been especially en- gaged to play Amiens. All of the music of the play, including the favorite song, “Un- der the Greenwood Tree,” will be sung by the Apollo Octet, and a large number of extra people have been introduced in the performance to give effect to the different stage pictures. “The Lady Slavey.”—By arrangement with Mr. Marcus Mayer, Messrs. Canary and Lederer have secured the great “fire dance” from “Salome” for “The Lady Slavey,” introducing Miss Ida Fuller, who has the exclusive privilege from her cele- brated sister, Lole. The paraphernalia to be used in “The Lady Slavey” will be the exact duplication of that employed m the Europ2an presentztions. The forth- coming production of “The Lady Slavey” at the new Lafayette Square Theater oa January 27 will be the initial one of this great lyric sensation of London, which has been thoroughly Americanized with en- tirely new music by Gustave Kerker, and will also be the initial performance in America of Miss Ida Fuller. The cast of is as follows: Charles Danby, English comedian, who made such a tre- piece; W. H. Thompson, until lately the pire Theater company; Dan. Daley, Henry Norman, Charles Kirke, Richard Carl, Nicholas Burnham, Tailmadge Baldwin and the Misses Virginia Earle, Marie Dressler, Linda de Costa. Delia Stacy, Ba- bette Rodney, Jessie Carlisle, Lillian Thur- gate, Jeanette Begeard, Isabel Haslam, Sylvia Holt, Dorothy Usner, Beatrice Orme and La Petite Adelaide. Afded to these principals will be a chorus of seventy-five male and femate voices. “The Lady Slavey” is the annual wiater production of the New York Casino, and follows the run of “The Wizard of the Nile.” New National Theater.—“The Fata! Card” will be the attraction at the New National Theater rext week. Acaderry of Music.—*Down in Dixie” will next week come to the Academy of Music. Kerran’s Lyceum Theater.-The New York Stars will be Manager Kernan’s at- traction for next week. This big company is composed of American and European noyelties and features, some of them never before seen in America. Chief among them are Ani and Ino, the flying meteors, Eu- ropean wonderful female gymnasts, in the grandest exhibition ever seen in the world. Another strong feature is the act of Mile. Florizelle, the lithe, graceful and Enropean wonder, upon the crystal mirror Suspended from the dome of the theater, performing: all kinds cf contortion tricks. Others are ; Matthews and Harris, Charley Case, the mon- ologue artist; Swan and Bambard, the ec- centric recruits, acrobats and grotesque sters; Miss Cora Routt, the “electric spark,” in her latest songs; Fields and Lewis, in up-to-date parodies; Great Spar- row, cfwn juggler, in astonishing feats, and concluding with Fred J. Huber, the old reliable comedian, introducing his latest comedy, “Sights in New York.” People’s Lecture Course.—Next Monday evening at Universalist Church the third series of the People’s Course will be in- auguraied by the Rev. A. G. Rogers, with his illustrated version of the immortal story, “Ben Hur.” The slides to be used were made in England and imported espe- cially for this entertainment. Dr. Rogers will be assisted by well-known vocalists, and a most enjoyable evening of pictures, ‘song and story is anticipated by the large number who have purchased tickets for the series. Other evenings in the course of ten entertainments will be given by Rev. How- ard Wilbur Ernis, Mr. John P. Clum and Mr. B. P. Murray. A few seats still re- n.ain at Metzerott’s. Mr. Vinzent’s Lecture Course.—Leon H. Vincent will lecture on “Emerson” at Wes- ley Chapel next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Vincent's talks on the lives of men are well krown and are exceedingly interesting and instructive. Boszon Symphony Orchestra.—Tickets are now on sale at Metzerott’s for the second Boston Symphony concert, which takes place at Metzerott Music Hall next Tues- day evening. The program is an elaborate one, and includes Tschaikowsky’s Sym- phony, No. 6, and Lalo’s suite “Namouna,” both of which will be given in their entire- ty. Dhe soloist of the evening will be Mr. Rafael Joseffy, who will render Brahm's concerto for pianoforte, No. 2. The present season of the Boston Symphony in this city has been more successful than any past year and the interest taken in its rendition of the best music testifies to the musical education of Washington. Dr. Stafford’s Lecture on “Hamlet.”— Wherever the Rev. D. J. Stafford lectures there will be found the crowd. The seats for his lesture on Hamlet, which occurs at Metzerott Music Hall Thursday evening next, are selling as fast as they can be supplied, and it :s likely that as many will be left out this year es there were last season. The lecture is given at the request of those who were unable to obtain seats at the lecture which was delivered by*Fa- ther Stafford last year on the same sub- ject, and the proceeds will be used for the benefit of the Carroll Institute. Father Stafford’s idea of Hamlet and his inter- pretations of the play are well known, be- ing profouni and scholarly, and yet beauti- ful to the last point. The Ice Palace.—Miss Mabel Davidson, the champion trick and fancy lady skater of the world, has been engageé to give ex- hibitons at the Ice Palace, at Convention Hall, next wee’. Miss Davidson comes from St. Paul and has been in the professional class of skaters about a year. Her exhi- bitions are wonders of gracefulness and ease and are added to by her attractive appearance. Miss Davidson does not pat- tern after any of the skaters who are known somewaat in this vicinity, but makes up her figures as she goes along, all of them showing the result of originality and geiius. She prefers skating in a rink, and can do much better work indoors on account of the absence of the cold and wind, The seating accommodations of Con- vention Hall will afferd every opportunity of seeing Miss Davidson, while the im- mense ice space will be ample for her evo- lutions. Miss Davidson has some remark- able tricks and attempts some things that Mr. Henry Irving.—A large number of High School pupils turned out last nigtit to witness “King Arthur,” as played by Mr. Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry, at the Grand Opera House. Mr. Davis of the Busi- ness High School arranged with Manager Allen to sell High School pupils admission tickets for half price, and accordingly many of them availed themselves of the opportu- nity to see this play, as they are at present Mr. ‘Allen reserved the second gallery, which was almost completely filled with pupils “The was also well at- tended by High School students this after- Cleveland, ac- companied by Miss Woodward of New York, occupied a box last night as spec- tators of Henry Irving’s production of King Arthun Tonight Mr. Irving will appear in a double bill, “A Memory of Waterloo” and dng Monday evening at ,Allen’s Grand Opera House Messrs. Murry and Lehman’s come- dians will appear in Mr. John J. McNally’s strong dramatic plot, filled with witty say- ings, bright comedy ‘and new and pleasing specialties, introduced by an aggregation of high salaried artists and a bevy of vi- Lafayette Square Opera House.—Mad- comedy, treating of the Napoleonic period and characters, will be the attraction at the Lafayette Square Opera House next principals has been carefully selected, and | the noted | mendous hit in the Loudon run of the/ distinguished character actor of the Em-| ANUARY 18, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. . men of this country, wrote and lowing in defense of i a fact that many of of the day are more 11 Highest Authorities REV. J. E. RANKIN, D.D.,LL.D., _ PRESIDENT OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, In a most outspoken manner, sa’ : “have known the ‘inedicines: “It is i medicines omsneiel Uist eng physi. most of them were first used in actual medical practice.” no skater ever tried before. She Gances, runs and pays no more attention to doing the grapevine, figure eights and other sim- ilar tricks than she does to ordinary skat- ting. Her exhibition will probably last about half an hour, and after that time the ice will be thrown open to the patrons of the hall. The attendance is still keeping up at the rink, and the accommodations are taxed to their utmost capacity et every night session. The morning session for be- girners is also becoming exceedingly popu- lar, while the afternoons are nearly as crowded as tne evenings. “Samson and Delilah.”—The sale of seats to the general public for the oratorio “Sam- son and Delilah,” which will be given by the Choral Society January 27 at Allen’s Grand Opera House, will begin Monday at Ellis’ music store, on Pennsylvania avenue be- tween 9th and 10th streets. The “Samson and Delilah” oratorio is: more on the order of a grand opera, and the soloists have been chosen with great care for the different parts. Helen Hastreitter, the great contral- to who was with the American Opera Com- pany and who made such a success of the part of Ortrud-in “Lohengrin,” will sing che contra'to parts. J. H. McKinley will take the tenor role, Paul Beresford the >ass and Dr. Merrill Hopkinsot. the baritone. The -eale-of seats to honorary members has been going on during this week and the expecta- tions of the managers of the concert are that -the financial result will be entirely satisfactory... Miss Clary, who was to have sung Delilah, sent word that her “Trilby” «engagement prevented her coming, and the directors. were..fortumate in securing Mme. Hastreitter, whose reputation is worldwide snd who wilt-interpret Saint Saens’ music with full foree and dramatic effect. The Damrosch Opera Company.—The freates* amount of interest is centering in the season of German opera, which begins January 30 at Allen’s Grand Opera House. Damros:h’s company embraces singers of world-wide reputations, artists of the high- est class in every sense of the word, cho- ruses taat are young and good looking, and what tc more, good singers and an orches- tra that has to be heard to be appreciated, as it is probably the finest orchestra for opera in the world. ‘The success that has attended the western tour of this aggre- gation has been tremendous, and the most brilliant assemblages have greeted_its ap- Pearance everywhere. There will be four performances in this city, the operas of “Tannhauser,” “Die Walkure,” “Siegfried” and “Die Meistersinger’” being selected as the expon3nts of the company’s worth. These operas.will bring out all the artists of the company and will give them an ex- cellent chance, show their versatility. There is every Indication that Mr. Dam- rosch Will have no reason to complain of the support which will be accorded him in this city, where he is comparatively better known than in most of the cities on his western trip, Nerthern Englang.—A lecture was deliv- ered by the Rev. A. G. Rogers at the Church of Our Father on-“The Romance of North- ern England; from the Cheviot Hills to Fountains Abbéy:” The lecture was for the benefit of the Legion of Loyal Women, and was one of the most interesting that Mr. Rogers has ever given. Stereopticon views were used to illustrate the different points of interest, some of the pictures being very beautiful and finely executed. The journey led from Cheviot Hills to Bamborough, to Lindisfarn and then to the scene of the death of Constance, from “Marmion.” New- castle, Durham Cathedral, Carlisle and York Minster were also points on the journey, while the description of Scarborough was exceedingly well given. Many of the stories of romance in this portion of the country were told by Mr. Rogers, the stereopticon views being used to illustrate them. -The Second Bischoff Concert.—The second Bischoff concert, given last evening at the First Congregational Church, was one of the most successful of the series, and was an enjoyable treat to a large audience. Encores were frequently called for, one of the features of the evening being the rendi- tion of some of the old and beautiful songs that never die, as encores to the selections on the program. Dr. Bischoff opened the concert with the overture from “William Tell,” and he was followed by Miss Xarifa Hancock, Miss Liman Sefton, Douglas G. Miller, Mrs. H. Cc. Browning, Miss Virginia Powell Clayton, Miss Elsie M. Bond, Mrs. John Seager and Mr. John Tweedale. Columbia Musical Parlors.—A reproduc- tion in the kinetoscope of a genuine lynch- ing has attracted large crowds to the musi- cal parlors of the Columbia Phonograph Company the past two days. This attrac ticn fs the most blood-curdling, startlin rovelty ever exhibited in the kinetoscope Every movement of the infuriated mob i the act of administering a dose of lynch law is faithfully produced, making a most real- istic scene, indeed. A great many new songs have been added to the graphophones and new subjects have been put in the kinetoscopes. A Poster Exhibit.—An interesting exhibi- tion of posters will be shown at the piea: ant rooms of the Business Women’s Club, 6 11th street, beginning January 23 and lasting about two weeks. On the evening of the 2ist, at the private view for the friends of the club, Dr. Swan M. Burnett will give a talk on the modern poster. The exhibition will cemprise the collection of Miss Frances B. Johnson, supplemented by many from that of Dr. Burnett and some from other sources. All the well-known American poster artists, Bradley, Penfield, Carqueville, Rhead, Edwards, ete., will be well represented, and there will be a num- ber of specimens by French artists. Ellen Beach Yaw.—Next Saturday night Miss Ellen Beach Yaw, the phenomenal so- prano, will give a concert at Metzerott Music Hall. Miss Yaw has a range of nearly four octaves, and her tricks of ex- treme notes are something remarkable. She hi= been heard in this city only once, and that was at the concert of the Phil- harmonic Club in "94. Her efforts then startled the musical community and proved her to be a wonderful singer. She comes this time under the auspices of a number of distinguished ladies, and her concert will be a social success. She will be as- sisted by. Mr. Maximilian Dick, violinist, and Miss Georgiella Lay, pianist. Mrs. Haywood’s Recital_Mrs. Mary Manley Haywood will give a dramatic reading and recital at the Carroll Institute Hall the evening of the 27th instant. The affair will be under the patronage of the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Samuel F. Phil- lips, Gen. Wm. R. Cox, Thomas Nelson Page, Albion W. Tourgee, Senator and Mrs. Hawley, Mme. Romero, Miss Herbert, Miss Voorhees, Mrs. Z. B. Vance, Mrs. Vic- tor Barringer, Mrs. Carroll Mercer, Mrs. John W. Foster, Mrs. Hoke Smith, Mrs. Catchings, Mrs. Stilson Hutchins and Mrs. Edmunds. Mrs. Hi rood is descended from a long line of distinguished ancestors, being a granddaughter of the late Senator William Henry Ha: a warm of Daniel Webster. She has great dra- matic power, and has frequently delighted her friends by her readings and recitations. She will be assisted by Messrs. John Twee- dale, Goldwin Patton, Chas. E. Rice, Dr. W. A. Croffutt, Miss Mary Helen Howe, Miss Juliet Donnelly and Mrs, Zadie Jones Smith. . Washington String Orchestra.—The next concert of the Washington String Orches- tra, of which Mr. Ernest Lent ts conductor, will take place’ at Metzerett’s Music Hali February 8. The occasion will be notable for the fact thatRivarde, the great violin- ist, will then appear in W: for the first time. This performer is said to be a musician of the highest-order and his play- ing in New York created a positive furore. Mr. Aime epee gpg will also be a soloist at this concert. is well known here).@er-iie has a juent visitor, and_he is always with pleasure. rweerelesien wit present. come uumbers mi tofore } &nd there wi ucei a flutes: and horns. tre care- fully conduéti * and the work will be a pleasteg to some of the orchestra’s friends... aqme 0% — = ae A BRIGHT OPERETTA.. The Children of the City Orphan Asy- lum Rehearse “A Merry Company.” A unique and interesting exhibition was given at the Washington City Orphan Asy- lum, corner of 14th and S stneets, last even- ing. It consisted of the rendition by the inmates of that institution of the comic operetta “A Merry Company, or the Cadets’ Picnic.” It was a rehearsal for the special entertainment of the orphans and their teachers of the operetta, which is to be giv- €n publicly at the same place Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of next week for the purpese of raising funds for the purchase of Sunday school helps and books for the asy- lum library, ‘Last night's performance was a decided success and reflects credit alike on the performers and the ladies and gentle- men who assisted them in thelr work, par- ticularly Miss A. W..Lamson, the superin- tendent of the asylum, and Mr. J. B. Sleman, the superintendent of the Sunday school. The operetta is a musical reaital.ef a wood- land picnic of a. company of soldiers, in the pleasures of which a galaxy 6? fair itimidens take a conspiciiOi# part Tt ts replete with bright, catchy music from, the qperas of the “Mascot,” “Perichole” and the “Mikado,” and has a weil sustained element ef wit and humor. . All the characters are ai the few adulte who had been vited to the rehearsal. The Washington City Orphan Asylum is one of the oldest and most deserving chari. ties in the District. It is a Protestant, but non-sectarian, institution, and its doors are always open to the homeless and helpless orphan. It was organized in 1815 by Mrs. Van Ness, and has had a continuous exist- ence ever since. Mrs. Dolly Madison its first president and Mrs. 8 P. Lee is now the incumbent of that office. It majority of whom are girls. send each child out into the world thorough- ly equipped and not only physically and in- tellectually, but epiritually, gin to fight the battle of life.” The asylum authorities have adopted as their motto the Scriptural words from Mat- thew xviii: 5, “And who so shall receive one uch little child in my name, receiveth me.” Tickets for the concerts on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings may be obtained at the asylum or from the superintendents of the various Sunday schools interested in its success. a Marriage and Divorce Laws of States nd Territories. There are six solidly printed pages rela- tive to the marriage and divorce laws of the various states and territories in The Star’s Almanac for 1896. Also 410 solidly printed pages of otber statistical facts and information. On sale at all news stands and at Star office. 25c per copy. 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