Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-31
DAILY EVENING STAR.
Varieties.

and an ounce Of lemonjuice in pint Of
rose-water.
- Alboni intends quitting the stage.
1t is said that she is much disappointed
at her reception in the United States.
The POTATo BLIGHT ApRoAD.-Accor-
ding to present appearances, the potato
disease will prevail to great extent in
Great Britain the present season.
u The Emperor of Russia has four sons,
Alexander, Constantine, Nicholas, and
Michael, and two daughters, Marie, the
widowed Duchess of Leuchtenburg, and
the Grand Duchess Olga, lately married.
T Young children are forbidden to
appear ON the stage in Paris and the bnu-
hene, as also are clowns, acrobats, &c.
We shall probably have them in greater
numbers in America.
UExquisites have such "howwor"
OF everything common, that they utterly
refuse to possess even common sense.
e If you have been in company with
an idle person once, it is enough. You
need never 80 again. You have heard all
he knows. And he has had no opportu-
nifty of learning anything new: for idle
people make no improvements.
New CoIN.-Little bits of gold coin,
of the value Of twenty-five cents. are now
being coined in California. On one side
is perfect head surrounded with eleven
stars-opposite side, quarter dollar sur
rounded with a wreath. A few have
made their way to the States.
THE AMERICAN CrPD.-A young lady
calls Mr.. Hobbs Cupid, because Cupid is
love, and love, as the proverb says, laughs
at locksmiths, and so does Mr.. Hobbs.
u There is set of harmless liars,
frequently to be met with in company,
who deal much in the marvellous. Their
usual intention is to please and entertain,
but as men are most delighted with what
they conceive to be the truth, these peo-
pie mistake the means of pleasing, and
incur universal blame-H,me.
u In Berlin. Venice, and Munich.
where a play fills the whole of short
night, the author receives for his share
ten per cent. Of the gross receipts-if the
theatre holds f200, he gets EGO. The
other large theatres of Germany-such as
Dresden, Frankfort, and Prague-pay to
the author for the representation of each
piece certain sum, varying from f3 to
els a night. -t7 Z o..
The largest salary paid to IN actor in
lot I Ii
month, which, assuming that there are
thirty theatrical days in the month, 1.-THE
theatres in Berlin and Vienna are open
seven nights week, will be f5 night.
Each OF the ten great theatres of the
country have one actor paid at this rate.
UThe man who "embraced a favor
able opportunity" emboldened by his
success, attempted to embrace an old
maid, but was put hors du combat, and
came off with black eye.
GIVE overheard queer thing from a
little fellow about six years of age short
time ago. The e wedding cake" had been
introduced in the course of conversation
in which the father was taking a part
Father" said the little fellow, after
having apparently reflected intently On
something, Il shant send you any of nv
wedding cake when / get married.
Why so? "was the enquiry. because, -
answered the little fellow, "you didn't
sendnle any Of yours"
UThe Memphis Appeal states that a
few days ago, while barrel of -four was
being lowered from the upper story of a
wareh 1use. and when yet at considera-
bic elevation, it dropped and fell upon a
negro, striking him full upon the head,
and forcing out an eye. The skull was
not even fractured, however, and the negro
was doing well.
OIn Guatemala, the transformers
have been so destructive that the magis-
trates were compelled to employ men to
make frightful noises, and by this means,
and the use of sulphur, they were driven
beyond the limits of the district in which
they had destroyed every appearance OF
vegetation.
UThe following STORY is singular, il
true: "1n Paterson, N. j., recently, a
girl was standing at window, before
which was young maple tree. After
brilliant fash of lightning a complete
image of the tree was found imprinted on
her body. This, it is said, is not the first
instance of the kind
A MONKEY FROLIC.-We have seldom
seen the frolicsome character of the mon.
key tribe more graphically sketched than
IN the following. An officer attached to
the British army in India, having gone