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,GAYETY OF WAsHINGTeN. g

ol Tue tNc"pciH 4 'Oy'eoo,;"Ilee ~ -
Perhaps one Of thegnost seltgant affairs
Of the season was given last week Nv Mis-.
Secretary Toueey. The ,s,;rooms were.
crowded-uncomf6,taLly so--4~ith one of
the most brilliant 'assrmblages Of the whole
season. Mad. Bodisco, escorted 10y Capt.
'Srou, Of :he British Navy, attracted great
deal Of notice. Her dress was OF the most
magnificent drcrp,ion, being pale yellow
silk skirt, over which WAS worn u costly
lace, one Iooped 1T the side with y cluster
OF diamond. Darinnis CLEANED up"n her
~rsts-hcr throat, AMI ,wrea,heI Lrr dark
brown hair. AS the ,hrong pass slowly
along from the point where Mr.. Toucry is
receiving, Mrs. Senator Iulre is seen, with
her pretty face an'l engaging E,"n"c''.-
The Mrs. Gov. Fitzpatrick, IL lady of fine
personal appearance and rs thoroughly
vtrsrd in politics rs the Governor himself.
AT one end OF the room is sren MIR, Lamar
Of Mississippi. whose rich but simple d,e>s
is'in such perfect Keeping with her modest
but unassunlng manncr>. The cuiIvrrsi..
'tional powers Of this lady attracted Il mum.
bcr Of listeners. A little further on Senator
'Toonbs looms into notice, with bcr,hng
hiows contracted as thongh looking on II
srenc he de~p'scd, wh'!o c'uyiny TO his
ann lis n beautiful lady from Georgia,
whose bright Sallies win Sardcuic smile
iion THIS lu,v'uous tLundcrcr.' just over
the way is Cingman, who scc,i,s To be
thinking Of ofeverythng but the bright l;t,l.
body his snle who spears him with i,-! keen
irony. Il little farther on is Mrs. lsuge, y.
Pryor, u fair daughter OF the O!d'Duminlyn
and il lew steps rcnVrcd Is Pryor h'aI>ri
-stra'ght, erert anil bold ms long hair
thrown behind his ear. and the keen blue
t, es scin,i;iutug aud flashing with tir. as
he ccnv.rses; the firlu compressed lips III
dicatc The man of nerve.and Will, while the
features rs an entire appear, "licn in rcpo>e
like thuse uf woman, in their svtl .ss and
dviica.:y. Near MIS-. Tuurry j., Secrvtary
Cobb, with his broad, jovial face one DIM
pied s,nilc, doing the agrcvahie 10 Mrs. See
re,ary Thompson 10y their side is Lord
Lyons, AL unassuming. thorough Briti>her,
looking rs though lie thought the;wiiole at
fair gerry american and gerry stupid.
TOO MUCH TEACHING SOMETIMES.
The Church Journal says, very wiseIy,w VT
lhink:-
The number Of teachers IL girl has to sat
isfy ought 10 he closely looked ~. Every
traclie:-anl the better the Teacher the
n"rs it will bc the c;se-rnaguiiics tile iIn
poitnnce ot tIis. own depart. He exart> all
tue time and study he can possibly get. lie
ignores the existence of any other claims
than his own. Now III the case OF boys,
this is II" grra, tnat,rr They have IA hap
py elasticity cut of school, aud vis anertie
a 'masteriy inaclivny,' within, which rv,r-
ders them comparatively inp-rvious to ail
unreasonable demands. They slIirk work.
in tact;whrncvcr lI,ry Cali do So. But il
is not 80 wills grrls. They are anxious to
please. They are ambitious 10 satisfy every
body. the consequence Is, lia, the long
list Of tra'hcrs or professors; hich figures
III the first pag, III school catalogue
"A list i'll WHICH parents for the ,nD>l part
'gnorantly glurv-i> in reality uno of the
most suspicious features Of our educational
guard against The evils arising from this
institutions. Or rou,se tie p'irciI,al Of
school will do What he can 10 source. Blu:
to make sure. parents sI,uuI, look TO il shcn,-
hen>eIvea.
III short, and in flnr: it should he sine
qua non OF ail sch"ul-wurk, that whatever
per place and time. The business of IA
Is uone he il little or much should br
done. e"r"es1ly,sa,IgGemr'ly, and in It's pow
sch""'m"s!rr isHofssiml''y 10 make. chili
learn. 1T is t" make hnn learn rythmieally
as I'll" ancrns expressed tin ,iue5 sea.
son. Hence, philosophicaIly considered. the
ohi plan Of whipping had certain a.yan-
tages oven the modern snb>titu.. of Keeping
IN T" keep n hoy in for neglert of study
Is merely TO make him waste his play hours ,
IN a'l'llii''nr" The waste Of lis school hours
1t Is r"'b"g Peter 10 pay Parks. Aud in
the case "f'lulI boys, whom ure hsais fitted
for the field rather tian tn. desk, end who
j" the cultivation "f,,hsHo~n especial eii.
'nay prove as COOL and useful ,ncn ms ,hosp
'fa 'ngre bo'ki>h t0rn sucI, trdas,,e,t s .,f. |
len ado" nr'ght cruelty and wrong. sL..a
'hlld have the benefit of the alternative
which nature and coIn,n"n n.srnss,sproyide.
II he"annot excel i"-'Io"rs, Ie, hinlSave =
lair chance out Of DOORS s,sssssa.
The ether day . ia.ls 6sli Srivsr, and a
'c"r boy rescued her. When she WI. safe.
eT husband handed the lrav. f.lIow q st,il.