Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-03
EVENING STAR.
LOcAL INTELLIGENCE

room-ths ladies dining hall Of the establish
ment-Was not too crowded; the ladies soiourn-
ing In the house who took on themselves the
charge of the affair, ~ hostssses Of the even.
ing, having exhibited good taste, indeed, In
BOT issuing too many cards Of invitation.
Thus, there were not more than, rsrh APPS, Ave
hundred ladies and gentlemen present. nearly
oil Of them being leading pervous In society
here General Scott lowered above the throns
looking even more Distinguished, habited Il,
the neat snd elegant attire Of an American
gentleman OF fashion, than We ever saw him
appear at the head of his STAFF on parade.
There we're many other distinguished military
and naval gentlemen there, a. we'll as Judges
OF the Supreme Court, Senators, Represents
nves, and many gentlemen connected with
european embassies In this metropolis, whose
refined manners and really elegant bearing
never fail to render their presence o very
agreeable feature of such entertainments The
ladies were ell attired with capital taste, some
OF them with profusion Of sparkling jsxelry.
Really, We ne7er before attended . ball in
Washington whsreat the fair sex seemed to
have studied, 20 critically, the divine art Of
rendering their appearance captivating Near
ly all the guests, of all ages and stations, par
ticipsted in the dance; venerable Comno-
dore and BALI . score Of Senators tripping as
srtlessy through its msEes as o graceful little
creature Of fifteen summers, whose modest
bearing end sparkling eyes attracted univer-
cal homage; though, to tell the truth, the sight
OF her made rs involuntarily rub the spot on
our head which is beginning to be somewhat
inclined to get bald; for il brought to our mind
scores OK dances with her gleesOme mother at
her age.
The supper table was probably the mos. sls-
CANT and rseherehe thing Of the kind ever
gotten up in this city, and to the credit Of ths
IL II
Of the artists Of that establishment Erery
plate set Tor every ono Of the five handred
guests uas graced with . beautiful bsouet at
It's nde, IN which there was jsponics. all Of
them grown al Riversdsle the estate of Mr.
Calvert Mr.. Alex. Tonet the head cock OF
the house, deserves great credit for his share
or the happiness then and there created. His
dishes were prepaI cd az real artistic of the
cuisine can alone prepare the substantials of
such an entertain mont. A boar's head and
pyramid Of partridges dressed with heads and
necks in full feather, were conspicuous orna.
mems, as we'll az sugar fountain, with the
spray apparently falling in all directions with
lnlmltable grace, and . huge temple full of
Agures, Designed and arranged In honor of
America.
We Hust not omit 10 mention the STYLE in
which the table was sci under the direction of
J. J. johnson, the colored head waiter of tho
NoNse, anu wv Pfenpt aEl euolent sorvlCo OF
DIS large corps OF assistants who really did
much, indeed, to render all present comforta.
bic Johnson's excellent tsste was loudly
praised by all the favored ones who we're adj
Hitted to view Of the table before the rush
OF the I'VE hundred guests demolished he per.
fection OF It's appearance, in . twinkle a. it
were.
The ball was contin ued until the small hour,
OF the morning, by as happy q COMPANY a.
NOr fAH IN
HOSIERY OF Tops HAT SroRs.-Yester.
day morning, . little after IL o'clock a m.
some Of our night police discovered a lisht In
the store Of Todd's ha, establishment on Pa.
avenue. The circumstance being something
unusual, suspicion Was aroused which induced
the ofhaers to make an examination ard on
looking through some openings at he front
door they discovered q person in the store.
opening drawers, ranssckng goods, 30,
which induced them to Get other ySlcer.' to
asHst them IN The examination. rdinsly
others were placed in the rear u on
street, and they then discovefe Fburel.r
n work in selecting goods to be taken away.
DeemlDg Il prudent to wait until the thief
would supply himself, they stations them
selves at the opening which he had made. in
order to catch him in the act In few min.
ute. he made his appearance with a large
number of umbrellas, and on his egress vas
Immediately arrested and taken before the
Chief OF the Police at the guard house The
person arrested proved to be Levi Humphrey,
youth Of some eighteen years of age, the
son OF worthy and esteemed citizen Of wash
inston. The facts were 30 palpable that there
was no difficulty in the mind Of the Chief of
the Police in holdisg him to bail for his sp-
Psarance at court, under bond of $1,000
Ban was accordingly entered by his father,
and he was released. Thus il will be seen
that the young man has added the worst Of
sorrows to his grey haired sire, who has. always
been indulgsnt and kind to him
EXoUIHrs WoRKEAssHIr.-We yere this
morning shown by Messrs. Hilbus d Hitx,
two Of the most exquisite pieces Of workman.
ship We ever saw, the handiuork of Mr. Henry
Capt, Of Geneva, Switzerland who Is now on \
Welt TO Washington. One piece In q paper
weight, made Of gold and silver, curiously
wrought, containing . miniature clock and
e'ght dsy chronometer on the front side with
the ends and back orpsmented by beautifully
ensmelled paintings of scenes in Switzerland
The whole is surm0unted by . miniature me
chsnical canary, seated on o bed Of fruit and
flowers, 30 constructed as to initiate the
sweetest notes Of the little yellow sonester
The other 10 . card case, of massive pySd. or
namented with flowers Of diamonds of the
finest water, and perfect gem of a painting
In enamel, representing the "retarn from tie
harvest" This case contains a compltcatod
watch, with six faces, denotisg the time of til
day, with seconds, the month, days Of the
month, week, and the quarter OF the moon.
Ii is not often that one sees such beautiful
specimens Of skill; and We therefore advise
our readers to call st the store Of Hilbus &
Hitl, Star Buildings, and see these beautiful
specimens.
IHs RoUssErs We thought, last evening.
% We Witnessed the superb dancing of the
Roussst sisters, that we're three of them maxi.
ed, it would be ~ difficult to distinguish them
personally ss to decide upon their rsls,ive ar.
tistic merits The tone and emphasis of
Mile Caroline's style contrasts finely with
The sweet and winning manner Of Adelaide.
who, In the part Of page or lover, surpasses
any performer We have ever seen. There ia A
marked grace and abandon in the style Of
1hsresins, while the charming naivsfs Of
Clemeniine is equally attractive.
They appear to night, for the last time, in
the splendid play Of SathanieI, which il re
pete With striking spectacle. Next week,