Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-28
EV ENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE BLooNEE" AT TEMPERANCE Hall
DIR Sayer made her appearance as lecturer
on Saturday night before large audience,
Ii seems to be part Of the programme Ol al
performances at Temperance Han tnat lne gas
either goes entirely out ut the start, on OuIns
in n feeble Pickering way, scarce making
darkness visible. and the audience was not
disappointed on this occasion. Two tallOW
candles-forty TO the pound-Were substituted,
and by these The Doctor endeavOred to read her
lecture She must have had strong eyes, as
WILL as a strong mind to manage it. However,
che took it very cOOlly, going on awhile with
her lecture, and then stopping to snuff a can
die, but by the time one was attended to, the
snuff on the other had grown about an inch
and a half long, and so there was plenty to
do. she remarked that if her lecture was no
better than the gas, the audience were not
likely TO be much edited.
There was much curiosity TO see the Doctor.
She Is fine, gentlemanly looking parsonage,
and there was general murmur Of admira-
tOR as she made her appearance. She pro-
ceede1 to deliver her lecture in clea< strong,
manly voice, and the way she dashed the fol-
lies Of fashion and showed up the absurdities
of long drabbling skirts, whalebOne, hoops
and all that class Of dry goods, was a caution
10 modern mantua makers She called things
by their right names, " talked right out in
meetin', and showed n mercy to the weak
minded, trifing, babyish women Of her own
sex, who " nOurish their sickly sensibilities
upon idleness, charcoal, and chalk" She
touched upon the use Of cosmetics, TOHoe, etc
spoke of the awkward effect sometimes pro.
duced upon finely rOuged face by changing
1t to CHASTITY white, in the course of a chem
zeal experiment at a lecture, and queried il
this was the reason why the attendance OF
ladies' was so small ct the lectures of Professor
Chace upon chemistry, at the Smithsonian In
stitute.
Prof FeltOn's hit at bloomerism, in his re-
marks upon the women Of Greece, was re-
turned with compound interest, and the Doc
tor triumphantly demonstrated that the women
OF Rome and Greece were really "strOng minded
women, and, as such, had temples and mon
uments raised to their memory. The woman
OF our day was so shackled by fashion that she
scarcely dares say she has a soul, lest souls
should become objectionable The appeal of
the lecturer, to her sex, to throw off the tram
mels Of fashion, and rise to something higher
and better, was most earnest and effective, and
showed that she has undertaken her labor of
reform, not through eccentricity or a desire Of
nOtOrieiy, but through solemn conviction Of a
duty to perform, regardless of eensure or de-
probation.
The lecture was received with cOntinuou
and hearty applause, and we presume there
were not dozen present who did not agree
with the Doctor III most OF her conclusions,
and yet such is the tyranny Of fashion that
We doubt if a single skirt will be shortened in
consequence, a single reef let out in tight
dress, or a single ounce less Of rouge sold.
We were strengthened in this conviction by
the conversation of some ladies who preceded
Us on the way out Of the hall.
They agreed that dress reform was greatly
needed but no one seemed willing to act up to
her conviction by starting it; one of them ex-
claimed that she thought the BlOOmer dress
the most becoming well as sensible, and
she really wished that it was tie fashion, but
they all seemed TO come to the conclusion that
the change was not to be thought Of until
fashion should permit it Anyway those who
SIN now, sin knowingly.
Cannot tie Doctor repeat her lecture, or give
u another upon the same subject
Communicable services at Grace
church, 0sland) yesterday were Of a highly
interesting character The Bishop Of the Do
cess the Kt. Rev. w. h. Nottingham, made
visitation to the church in the afternoon, at
tended by several of the Clergy Evening
PRAYER was offered by the Rev j. N. McJilton
of Baltimore; Rev. DIR. Pyne of this city, read
ing the Scripture lessons. The Bishop preach
ed an instructive and interesting sermon from
the last verse Of the 81 chapter Ephesians:
Gin whom We also are builded together for a
habitatiOn Of God through the Spirit and
confirmed thirty -One persons. The class was
to have consisted Of forty persons, but nine
were detained at home by the severity of the
weather.
Grace Church is situated on the corner of
Ninth and ID streets, Island, and is under the
pastoral care Of the Rev. Alfred HOlmead, q
most faithful and laboriOus clergyman, "a is
evident by his success in the establishment Of
Grace Church under circumstances Ofdificulty
almost without parallel Although the day
was one Of the most inclement Of the season,
the church was filled TO overlooking, and we
ll larl nj
among the number Of those who received the
solemn rite Of confirmation.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. lad named James
Matthews, who resides with his parents at the
extreme West-end of Pennsylvania Avenue,
was nearly burned 10 death on Saturday. His
father was burning n lime kiln on the bank of
Rock creek, and the boy was playing about,
occasionally running over the kiln to keep
himself warm. Meanwhile the father pro-
ceeded to clear out the kiln, and when the
boy next ran over the surface, he fell through
into the heated lime beneath. No time was
lost in getting him out, but he was terribly
burned before he was extricated. Medical
relief was obtained, and on enqulrlng this
morning we learned that the youthful sufferer
was alive, but in great pain.
"RExENBER THE Poor. With pleasure
We call the attention Of the readers If the Star
TO the fact that Tonight Will be gwen the
second annual ball Of the Washington High
landers, the entire proceeds &C which will be
appropriated to those of our citizens who are
now suffering for the necessaries Of life. The
Washington Gas Company, taking in consid
eratiOr. the object of the Highlander's ball,
have kindly given the gas for the occasion
free. The managers have made such arrange
ments as viii warrant pleasure to all that
NAV attend, and We have no hesitation in
saying that it will be the hall of the season.
TIE THAw is anxiOusly prayed for by those
damsels whose mamma's won let them 90 out
when the snow is on the ground. 1t will soon
come, sweeping of the wintry mantle, and
then welcome sweet Valentines day, when
birds begin to mate and then the drying
winds Of March, and soon the showers Of April.
and the flowers Of May, and thus we shall be
ushered again into the warm sunlight of gO-