Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-20

Mrs. 8. J. Johnson, Washington, quilt
Homer johnson, do, wax flowers
Mrs q. Rhodes, Georgetown, embroidery
Miss 5. Davidson, do, paper flowers
Miss E OfGtt, do, crotchst mat
Miss l. Fister, W ashington, sweet pickles
Miss Aulhsllan, do, collar; chair; pen wiper
Miss F j fletcher, DO, embroidered vest
Miss Mary Rutherford, do, erotehet collar
and watch case
Miss Lizzie NaylOr, Maryland, ottomans
Miss Mary V. Woodward, Washington, che-
nellie work
Mrs. Parks, do, quilt
Miss Parks, do, wOrsted flowers
Miss kengls, Georgetown, preserves
Miss Shoemaker, do, do
Miss / ate Kengla, dc, worked collar
Mrs. NJ. J. Robertson, Washington, suit Of
boys embroidered clothing
Mrs. Iurre, do, infants dress; worked box
Miss Little, dc, worked shirt and misses
dress
Miss Maria Shaw, W ashington, needlework
Albert Shaw, do, miniature cosch
e G. Altzs, do, eonfectioneries
Miss Phillips, do, embroidered tidy
Miss Anna V. Shaw, do, noedlework
j W. Millstead, do, penmanship
Maxwell Bro, do, fancy dress goods
Mrs. ID. P. King, do, quilt
Q b. Dahlgreen, do, model Of boat
MISS y 5, Champion, do, Bible cover
Miss Z. Barnaclo, do, collar
Miss K. Mccain, do, preserves
gonn Rutherford, do, marble lettering
Enms Myers, Georgetown, tidy
Susannah Lewis, Washington, tidy
Miss u Hackney, DO, worsted work
e Harris, do, painting
Beck, do, do
lrs Eliza Bamberger, do, shirt
Miss . Ingersoll, 90, embroidered pincush-
Mrs J. r. Smoot, DO, shawl and pickles
Miss Z. Lamb, do, needlework
cutter
Z: W HaZsltine, Washington, painting
Mlss NJ France, do, braided slippers
Miss III. FOye, Georgetown, fancy house
Miss A b. Harvey, Washington, crochet
Miss NJ. A. Harvey, do, embroidered apron
MISS Davis, do, embroidered sack
Miss s. M. Chandler, do, braided slippers
Mrs Emily johnson, Pennsylvania, Worsted
work
j. l. Cleaver, Washington, card basket
Mrs A. Harris, do soap
ID Mcconnell, do. sign
Hedges Tree Ohio, sugar mill and aeri-
cultural boiler
American SterooscOpic Company, Philsdel.
pnla1 stereoscopic views and stsrecscopic ap-
4 Co.
John II, McCalll, W Washington, self feeding
nail machine
stead
Gardner & Matthews, Pennsylvania, OsciI-
latiDg engine
MISS Nettie Howard, Ohio, embroidered sus.
peDders
c c. Rheinhardt, Baltimore, surgical il
struments
Miss L, Owens, Maryland, embroidered
scarf and collar
LECTURE On AHzRICAS HUEoR AT TIE
eaiIHsoEIAN INSTITUTION "A rccy and graph
ic lecture vas that Of Hon s. S Cox last
night upon the peculiarities of American hu-
NOR a tright-eyed lady remarked in our
hearing that Mr.. Cox seemed 70 have a great
deal of Jingle in him" We think so tcc,
and guess moreover that whoever sweeps the
lecture-rOom to-day will fni a few vest but
tons scattered about. In fact the lecturer
made bis audience "lsugh consumedIy' as
he depicted with telling hits and anecdotal
ILLUSTRATIONS, the audacIouss irreverent, ex-
Iaysgsrt humor peculiar to this country
The argument that Americans must fall in
humor from being composite people made up
from all nations was com battsd, and the opin.
lon expressed that the blending Of so many
phases would result in a multiforn humor Of
the richest nature
freedom and plenty induces hila.ity, and
though We are terribly in earnest in our pur-
suits yet we laugh while we work and enjoy
joke a. well as most folks
illustrations Of American humorous Wi
ters were given IN Curtis (HowadiiO showing
up Mrs- POtiphar'' and the " Rev. Cream
Cneese IN SAKE holding up to the would be
aris'oerat the wax-end worked by his progsI =
ieGf' Ia hltceell, taking ely peeps through HIS
Lorgnette' at the Fifth avenue parvenues.
Franklin kUmor was not American. bnt
suned In Addisonisn phrase Iryipg's humor
was more English than American. ShiIlaber,s
MIRA harrington is a second edition Of
sheridan's Mrs @alaprop," cut his Z" Ike
Is indigenous 70 the soil, q genuine specimen
OF young America delighting in prac,ic al
sells"
Cur humor Is not in books, bit in tho droIl.
cries of Mrs Partingtouism's local items, 81,
Il OF our three Thousand America an i,urn lie
John =. Hale, John Van Buren,, Tom Cor
win, and ex-senator Die kinson, were n.,ic,d
as specimens Of humorous public speakers
Barnum's Book Was noticed, as containing
many examples Of the practical g sell" pecr9
liar 20 New England, in which the raciness of
tie joke hides the rascaIity Ct the Job
Ar Cox gave, with point, a variety Of anee-
dotss illustrative Of the audacity and irrever-
sBce Of Young America. The lecturer gave
his Illustrations Of this reprehensible trait
WITH "reproof on his lip, bat a smile in his
eye, and seemed 10 think We could no; help
but laugh while we blame
Ar Coz, in concluding, said that our humOr
laeks refinement; some such machine az that
a. tne Patent OEce, which cleans wheat Of
smut, was needed TO provide rs with better
brand Of hunor.
FISHING SEASON The proprietors Of va
nous nshlng shores are Low busily engaged in
looking for hands to work through the season
Inc great gang OF persons who come to this
city during the winter, and live in m, vork
house at the expense of the Corporation can
now get employment if they are willing 70
labor. Sone have accepted the offer Of em-
ployment, but generally they are so worthless
- to be Of little service at the fisheries