Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-21
TIE HOP Tho entertainment at the Kirk.

| TEE HoP. The entertainment at the Kirk
woods hotel last night was one of the most
brilliant and agreeable parties given in Wash
ington for years past. A feature of such en-
tertainments at I'd at admirably managed house,
Is the large number of beautiful and interest
ing young ladies Of Washington always at
| tending them-not beauties made UP for the
occasion, ss ladies who live always in the
whirl of fashionable life know how to make
themselves up for the glare of gas lights, but
| such as are dishgured rather than adorned
| when apparelled, except with modest simpli-
city A hearty laugh from such girl is richer
music in the ears of a man of really Guilt
waited taste, than any flourish of the voice of
| lady amateurs singer of opera music while,
with q glance from her bright and lustrous
eyes, the flashes of no twenty thousand dollar
set Of diamonds can bear companion Be.
sides the usual compliment Of stranger ladies,
there were many such at the Kirkwood's hop
last night, giving life and animation to the
scene
large number of distin guished public men
were also present-members of Congress, gen.
tlemen holding high positions under the Fed
erai government, dc. We noticed particu-
larry the intelligent face Of Col Pytchlin. the
well known agent Of the Choctaws, whose
bearing IN such place on such an occasion
shows that the strides of his tribe in the race
Of ciyilization and refinement have really been
at least as rapid as those Of any other people
who have emerged from barbarism, in any age
and cline.
The Supper was a great achievement in
deed we know no moro accomplished caterer
in any American city than Mr Albert Kirk.
wood, whose fame as getter-up of elegant
and exquisitely prepared e" feeds is familiar
to all gourmands who reside here, or occa.
siOnally s2journ in Washington The follow
ing is the evenings bill Of fare-prepared
every thing upon it, to q charm
sUPPIR BILL OF FARE.
Oysters stewed, oysters picked, chicken
salad, terrepins stewed.
Cold Dishes tcd-ROund of beef
pressed, ornamented with jelly; ham, orna-
mcnted with jelly; beef a la mode, ornament
ed with jelly; beef tongue, ornamented with
jelly; pates troi Of Fsrtrdges au truffe sur So
Gle; pates froi de LAP eraux au trutfe sur socle;
boned turkey sur socle.
Entrees -Chaud froi Of partridgcs au truffe;
cotelette de yeaux au beaure dc Montpelier;
galatine of cartridges, ornamented aspic OF
oysters aspic Of chiken hllets; pain de fois en-
Bellevue; aspic of pheasants sur socle.
Roast Saddle of venison; turkey.
Game.-Grouse larded; pheaSants larded
partridges larded
Entremets Pyramid Of oranges; merran-
cues; vanilla ice cream; straw berry ice cream
crystal pyramid; plombiers; calf's foot jelIy;
nacarOnes; pound cake.
Fruit Oranges; apples; raisins; almonds.
The dancing was kept up until the wee
hours Of the morning All retired grateful,
not only to the hoSts-the Messrs Kirk wood -
but to the lady guests of the house, whose affa-
bility and untiriDg cxertions added gre ,tly to
tie pleasure Of all their friends present.
The Poor We trust the Ward meetings
tonight for The benefit Of the poor, called by
ha xutn ha Sill IL
prompt action will be taken to afford relief to
the destitute.
TIE TRUE Issue Fellow citizens Of g gorge
town, the true issue before you this day is this:
Will you vote for a bill which taxes you one
dollar IN addition to your present tax? Ii we
are to have free suffrage let US have it free as
the wind; not the name, but the reality. If
you vote for poll tax, you will have to pay a
dollar for your vote You now pay a tax on
your property. If you vote for a poll tax you
cannot vote on your property unlcss you pay
an additioua al tax of one dollar. So, If citi,
zen pays one or one hundred dollars on his real
and personal property, unless be pay the ad-
ditiCnal dollar, he will be deprived of his vote
Is this what you call free suffrage! L would
answer No" FREE SUFFRAGE. 1t
WATcH RETURNS Western Lock-up-Ellen
Lewelen, drunk and disorderly, workhouse 30
days.
Eastern Lock up-Steven Collins, drunk snd
fighting Jail Martin Mcdowell, do. do J.
II. Morgan, do, do /; j. johnson, drunk and
disorderly, workhouse 30 days; Catherine
Campbell, vagrsnt, do; Thos Cassidy, do,
do , Lucius Culver, do do {; Jos. w. Hutchi-
son, (cOlored) nonresident, fined $50 ard
costs; John Smith. (colored,) unlawful assem-
bly,, workhouse 80 days; Nelson Simms, do
do 4; Henrietta Miles do, do: Rachel Turner,
do, do; Mary Z Brown. do, do; Lefty
Smith, do do.
e Near the Missouri river in Iowa the
mercury has been as low as so degrees below