Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-08
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~ LIE BALL AND SUPPER OF the Columbia
typographical Society, which comes off on
wednesday night at Jacksen Hall, promises 20
1 0s oae OF the grandest affair of the season.
r,ou our knowledge of the gentlemen com
posing tho various committees, we feel lust;
ned In saying that everything that can h,
aone 70 secure the pleasure and comfort of
nose mat attend, will be accomplished: and
taat 90 q the ball and supper will far surpas,
mat OF the past year. which at that time was
characterized as the best of the seaaon The
cIait from every part Of our country will be
represented by gentlemen now holding Office
un9er the General Government, and the beauty
sno fashion Of the city will b. there in abun.
oanes Ii all that is promised be accom-.
this affair will eclipse anything of tho kind
heretofore undertaken. There will be
"The music, and the banquet and the wine,-
me garlands, the rOSe-Odou;s, and the flowers
The sparkling eyes, and flashing ornaments
Inc white arms, and the raven har-the braids
clouds twixt gaze and heaven
Iha many twinkling feet, small and sylDb-Iike
suggesting the more secret symmetry
vi the fair forms which terminate so weln
Success to the Typos!
SUDDEN DEPARTURE CT A MANAaER-PAss
lin ARoUsD.-Mr. w MOwbray, who had the
~ management OF the National Theatre during
the last two weeks, took his departure. on Sat-
urday afternoon, for parts unknown, leaving
uhss;tleo numerous bills. We are informed
tnat ne lett IN the three o'clock train, without
mo hnoWiedge of the employees at the theatre,
most OF whom had claims against him. There
was disposition on the part of the troupe.
VINO remained, to go on wish the performances
on saturday night; but when tho time came
t0f hghtlng up the theatre, it was found that
typn-
pany, 70 whom Mowbrsy owed about 800 for
gas. and who refused to turn it on until tho
OIL was paid. There was every prospect of a
crowded house, and consequently the failure
10 perform disappointed large number 1t
would be we'll for the press at a distance to
pass Mr. Mowbray around, thas others NAV
moi suffer by him as the people of Washington
have.
:, AS an act Of justice We will state that the
"oussst troupe promptly met all their engage
ments hers, Mowbray being only the deiin-
quent.
=. LIVING IN WAsHlNGToN.-By wsy Ct let
ting the octside world understand how folks
ICED at Washington hotels, we subjon bill of
fare for dinner at the Kirkwood, a day or two
since, promising by saying th at in ali our OK
perlence In that way, which has been 80
elaborate as to make us nSrvOusly particular
In sucn matters. we never sat down to a more
arustlcaily cooked dinner than on that occa-
sion. The bill of fare was as follows:
Soup-Mock turtle and oyster
Fish-Striped bass boiled, egg sauce.
BoiledTTurkey, oyster sauce beef la
mode, smoked buffalo tongue. Chillioothe ham
Entr ees-Terrapins stewed, vino sauce: ten
derloin Of beef, champagne sauce oysters
seolloped, chicken salad, lamb chops with
mushrooms, timbale of macaroni, oysters broii.
ed oysters fried, chickens with truffies
Game-Roast partridges a la financ;sre.
Pheasan's larded, broiled teal. canvass back
ducks with jelly, saddle of venison with our
rant jelly.
Roast-Turkey, ribs of beef. ham, cham.
payne sauce
Fegetables-Mashed potatoes, boiled pota-
toes, sweet potatoes, onions, turnips, spinach,
satisfy, bsets.
Relshes-Assorted pickles, herse radiss
cold slaush, olives, sardines, lettuce, old
cheese
Pastry and Dessert-Congress pudding, wine
sauce; mince pies, dsmscn ta,ts, iced cake,
Madeira jelly, Italian snow, ice cream, char.
lotte russo, lemon ice.
Fruit-Apples, Raisins, Nuts
French coffee