Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-17
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLI &NCE.

bASTER MoSDAY.-Ihls is great holiday
in many countries, both Catholic and Protest
ant, and yetit is curious circumstance that
although Christian festival, its appellation
is of heather origin, the word Easter being de-
rived from the name of a heather goddess
among the Anglo-Saxons.-The observance of
the day is gradually dying out; but il is great
holiday in two of the largest cities of Europe.
The working classes of London have kept ii
from time imuemorial, Easter Monday being
sort of saturnalia, on which day they leave
the smoky city and pent up factory, for the
rural shades of Greenwich Park. to enjoy them
selves at the annual Easter holiday fair, which
il kept up at that suburban town. once the
residence Of Queen EIizabetl; and djoining o
which, at DePtford, Peter the Great studied
ship building and exercised himself in rolling
heavy wheelbarrows over the tulip beds of the
famous botanist, Evelyn. In Paris, the day is
devoted to fashion, and the 90 fste les Long
champs" as it is called, makes this day of
paramount Importance to the miiliners and
mOdisrs Of that, the metropolis of fnery. It is
on this day that the fashions for the ensuiR g
spring are determined upon, and n beautiful
display Of fashionably dressed bellies prom
enading, to use French expression, in car
riages may be seen on any fine Easter Mon.
dsy along the Champs Etysees. We are
firmly of the opinion that if the metropolis of
France is enduring, rather than enjoying such
an Easter Monday as we are suffering from in
Washington, the metropolis of the United
States, the shiyering Partisan bellies are
not much inclined to display their sprin,
fashions to-day. Such weather, although per.
haps not quite so severe, will sometimes, how
ever. occur even there; aud then those of the
fair Parisians, who are hardy enough to en-
counter the frowns of BOreas, take care to be
protected from his caresses in covered car
hot 1p,;
seeking mil1ners are unable to obtain glance
of the bellies and the fashions With Anne rican
Protestants, the day is not made one of obser-
vance, the old custom of holiday keeping on
certain fixed days having grown into disuse;
the principle appearing to be- that eyery
one should keep holiday when it suits ONE =
inclination. The day, or rather evening will.
however, be sufficiently gay even with us. as
two balls will come off toni ht. See our ad
ysrtising columns, for them.
RIsLEr's FARIETE--On Saturday night. a
we'll filled house greeted the Boon children. on
the occasion of their benefit at the above
named place of amusement The balcony
scene from Romeo and Juliet, in which Mr.
Goodall and Mrs. Boon were advertised to ap-
pear, did not, however, come off according to
the programme. Shortly before the curtain
was drawn up, Mr.. Goodsil presented himself
on the stage, dressed as Romeo, and explained
to the audience that Mrs Boon had studied
the part Of Juliet from an old version of
Shakespeare, whilst he was only acquainted
with the version that is at present in use
An alteration was accordingly required, and
in consequence Miss Laura Boon was substi-
tuted for Mr. Goodall in the part of Romeo;
after which the scene was performed At the
same time, he also apelogized for the absence
of Mr.. Garry De Mott, who had been put down
in the programme as appearing in a scene from
the Honey Moon, but who did not come, so
that some slight alterations in the evenings
amusements were required. Hamlet's advice
TO the Players, being substituted for the son Q
that the above gentleman was to sing This vas
delivered by Miss l.. q. Boon, with very good
effect, and was applauded. Indeed, the whole
Of the performances went off with much eclat
and Mr. Goodall was called before the curtain.
after his limitations of celebrated actors, to re-
ceive the applause of the audience. The imi-
tatiOns consisted of Mr.. Forrest as Jack Cade:
of Mr.. Owens, as Nose; of c. Dibden Pitt, in
one of his favorite parts; of the late Junius
Brutus Booth. as Iag"; and Of Mr. Rice, the
negro delineator; all Of which were capitalIy
executed, and evinced Mr.. Goodall to be a
powerful imitatOr, talent which he is well
known by his personal friends to possess in q
high degree. The murder scene from Macbeth
was represented by the children, Miss Ann
Isabella Boon performing the part of Macbeth,
and her sister, Miss Laura G. Boon, who is de-
cidedly the superior actress of the two, the part
of Lady Macbeth. This latter also sang two
songs, When L was Maiden" and the Glow
Backed Car" in character, which were en-
cored The Evenings entertainments con-
eiuded with scene from The School Sean
dial, depicting the quarrels and reconcilia
tons Of Sir Peter and Lady Ieazle, Miss Laura
taking the part of Sir Pete. Teazle, and her
sister that of Lady Teazle.
The WEATHER.-We were disagreeably sur
prised this morning on waking up. to find
every thing again covered with snow, and our
selves once more in mid winter; this was fact
more astonishing than agreeable to our SILVER
ing frame. although the weather of yesterday
had given premonitory hint of what might
be expected. Indeed, Of the two, Yesterday
was more disagreeable than to-day. For it was
q complete collection Of every kind of weather
such as might be expected on a winter day
in Patagonia and off Cape Horn. Every thin 2
appeared to sympathize yesterday with the
weather. Itwas dizziness personifed. But few
yentured to 60 out, and the most eloquent of
our preachers, and there are many in " ashing-
ton, failed TO draw any thing like a congrega-
tlon- Such weather at this time of the year was
never known before, so far as we can gather
inform alton, liz this part of the country, and to
look at the appearance of things outside, one
might imagine oneself transported to the hy-
perboreau regions of Siberia or the North
Pole The storm, however has not been con-
ined to our section of the country 1t appears
20 have been pretty general at the north, and
IN Saturday last, the merry jingle of the sleigh
bell was heard IN many parts Of Pennsylvania,
and other northern States. The mail from the
north failed TO arrive this morning nothing
being received further than Baltimore, and
the storm appears to have been still more Sc
we're IN those parts than with US The severity
Of the weather may be indicated from the fact,
that the small birds were congregated this
morning in large numbers wherever shelter
from the piiiless storm could be obtained Sc
tame or worn out had they become that thew
might easily be caught with the hand as they
hoped about under the caves of houses and
stables picking up any little particles Of food
that CHANGED to lie about. At 10 A. NJ, the
mercury was down to freezing point.
ORPHANS CoURr-In the case of the petit
ion of Richard III. Moore vs Mary Hoffman,
respecting the right to certain property left
by the presumed father Of the above, who
died some short time back, as mentioned in the
Star, Judge Purcell decided on Saturday, that
the petitioner. Richard Moore was not the lie
climate child Of the deceased, but only raised
and adopted by him. The law in such cases
does not allow persons to inherit property, un-
less it be willed to them. The petition is
therefore dismissed. and the next of kin of the
deceased applying for the same will be ap-
pointed. The council for the petitioner was
Mr.. CarriDgton, and for Mary Hoffman, the
cayeat0r, Mr. C. s. Wallach.
Andrew Wylie, administrator Of Samuel