Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-03

audience
al Philharmonic Hall. last evening to hear her
lecture on Fashion She commenced by saving
that II was melancholy thought that fashion had
as oIisln In the folly and sins Of our race, and
ana woman found themselves dishabille in the
Harden OF Eden. The reign Of fashion had con.
nnued from that day to this, and had been the
most tyranical regime that ever existed II was
more powerful than law, controlling our passions.
ana In great measure regulating our intercourse
with each other. 1t had been said by Englishmen
.nat fashion was most potent in France of all ma
lions This might be SO far as related TO dress
but she considered fashion more powerful I'm Eng
land and the United States than in any other
country as In the latter countries il extended To
ana controlled not only dress, but our very feel
lnss, thoughts, and actions Even old friendships
Were In TOO many instances aside for their want
OF the stamp Of the mighty tyrant The ladies
We're not alone victims to the tyranny Of fashion
l0ushess by the recent hit pantaloons of the Uen
uemen, causing in the minds of the fair sex a
constant dread of breakdown of their slightly
male companions
The present fashion of extension skirts wa. mn.
new, but had existed in even Greater eYtreme OK
IN the glorious Elizabethan era and the silly and
wicked custom in China Of running vomen's feet
Dy cohnnlng them In tight shoes had originated Il
thousand years before the christian era She
tEolght, however, that hOoped SIX irts were great
Improvement upon the Oldnpode Of enlarging the
skrts ny means of dozen or so Of heavy Detti-
coats worn underneath. There Were millions Of
W
onrr verdict would have been. that they died of
Ptitlcoats. She was very severe lOw-necked
dresses ilindoo woman once remarked to her
that hristlan women seemed to be- infected with
a kind of naked-Inania As many of the ridicu-
lous fashions of the day Were traceabe to defects
ana deformties or royal persons, the fashion Of
low neck dresses orig mated with dissipated
and dissOlute queen, and had been continued in
defiance OF good taste and ignorance of the true
;rt OF fascination IL is now, us it always has
been, confined almost exclusively to vulgar peo-
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display their charms and advertise their CALLING
The fashionable ah-ctation in this country of ad-
IniratiOn for the Italian Opera was descanted
upon. She said that many of the Fifth avenue
dandicS who were accustomed to rhapsodiZe and
eypatate upon the last Italian Opera" would
b. quite as much pleased with the performance
of lot Of operate ducks and geese, if il were
oaly fashionable.
reason or other unexplained to the public seemed
to cut short her lecture, and leave the audience
somewhat surprised and disappointed at the sud
den close.
THE OPERA-ln the ''Child of the Regiment :,
last night, Miss Miner was very charming ms
Marie, and sang the Gentle Lark in a truly
artistic manner. The - Waterman would have
been good but for the constant and audible tone.
of the prompter. Miss Kemp, OH first appearing
in the solo of Wilhelmina, sang the familiar mel,
ody and words, - The dearest spot earth to me,
is home. sweet home,;' in so feeling and hearty a
strain as to deserve the vociferous encore which
greeted her at IFS close. Tom Tug (NIr BowIprl
got through the Jolly Young Waterman, aud
den was exceedingly good as Old Bundle; and
Mr.. Clark made capital Robin, and sang ssCher-
ries and Plums SO amusingly as to bring the
house down and cause very demonstravive en-
core from the audience, which he gracefully &C
corded.
Tonight, = La Traviata." which is said to be
the best performance of this troupe Miss NIiIne,
especially, is unsurpassed as the Lady Of the Ca
melias.
The CONCERT AND EXHIBITION on Wednesday
evening, OF the English Lutheran Sabbath school,
corner Of Eleventh and ii streets, was a decided
success. Little Clara Weaver-some three or four
years old-a daughter of Mr.. J q Weaver in
beautiful solo, brought down the house katy
ala ana Katy dldnt by Misses Harriet E. Con-
ner and Mary A. Lowry, also excited much ap-
plause. An original dialogue, written for the
occasion, was approvingly received. and Old
Misery prominent character i'm the scene, will
and in speaking, were we'll gotten up ana per
formed. Niagara" by Miss Mary NJ. Weir
man, was spoken in all excellent manner A gen.
eral desire was expressed to have repetition of
the performances at an early day.
The afternoon Union PRAYER meetings at Quar-
ter past FOUR are being holden at this church, as
usual.
THE FIRE LAST NIGHr-About O'Clock last
night, fire broke out in back building attac he'd
TO the store occupied by Mr. S b Watt DRUGGIST
ION Seventh near ID street and used by McGrepor
d Go. as workshop for a fin!sher Of furniture in
their employ. Fortunately. the building was de.
tached from the main building, and the fire. by
the active efforts of the renen was confined to II
The raw material Of the tenants, amounting to not
more than $3.50, was DESTROYED, and the damage
to the building amounts to not mn ore than two or
thIee hundred dollars. The building is the prop
erty of c. Mckelden, and is insured; there is no
insurance on the material. There had been no
work done IN the shop for two months: but little
IRE had been kept In the stove, and when the
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leaving, Yesterday. there was none at all The
impression is, that it was tine act of ncendiarv
BURGLARY.-Last night, the residence of p w
Browning, Esq, on Missouri avenue was en-
tered by burglars, who succeeded IN carryin..
away tho lace curtains of the parlor windows and
several new overcoats. which they selected from
number hanging in the hall amounting to near
hundred dollars in value. They confined their
Expectations 10 the hall and parlor thong h doubt
less intending more extensive operation: but
they were alarmed ny the npsetting of a stand
with glassware npon ii, and hastily rctreated
This Is the third time that the residence OF this
gentleman has been entered burplariously and
upon neither O"casOn has the thieves been dis
covered.
THE SUFFERING Poor livery well disposed
: itizen who has the means for afordine relief to
the suffering poor. in need Of fuel meat or clotb-
Ing. during the present Indictment weather would
be only performing an act of humanity In doing
SO without delay. Ii is ascertaned that the suffer
u tue poOT 1T lElS time. 6Sp6cldlly the
northern part of this city. are beyond precedent
The appropriation mad- by the Corporation will
not more than half relieve the vast number Of al
pllcants who throng the ot res of the police mac
lstratSs who are charged with the duty of dstrih-
utlne wood and groceries to the suffering DOC,
Much yet remains to be done by those who have
the means and disposition to dispense private re-
lief
SURGICAL OPERATION Yesterday sf,eT con
>ultati"n with the physici ans who had charge of
Mr.. VIM. Thorn the machinist who was so seri-
ouSly wounded by the accident at tue NAVY Yard
the day before, Prof. Holston with the assistance
of the resident physician ut the Inlrmary Or
Butler. proceeded at noon 10 perform the oper-
alton of amputating the crushed leg above the
Knee. The limb was terribly crushed and the
suffering OF the patient had been intense He
was put under the influence of chlorofnrm. and
~ noon the limb was removed. Since the oper-
alton the patient has been doing well
fHESENr TO SENATOR SIMMER The Boston
friends OF Charles Sumner sent him a b.autiful
present on New ears Day. 1t was set Of X mi ves
forks and spoons. which formerly belonged tn
count Bathyony. the Hungarian patriot who was
shot by the Austrians a few years ago. His nron-
sTty was coniscated and sold at auction and tLeSs
arncies Were purchased by an American who han
pened 70 be In Austria at the time They are vsrr
magnificent, made Of gold. with handles of onvy
set with turquoise. 'N'
FIFTH DISTRICT PoLIcE.-A countryman from