Daily national Republican., 1863-03-14
ror the National Rsm,hllc,n.
INKLNGS OF MEENESS.


fashionable rsnownl terminsies with The section
Of Congress 10 which ekse all of our nIetropolltan
festivities would concIude to-day At two p. M but
this u . nnistAke-lndeed, washington society Is
aifthe more agresable after ths exodus OF The law
makers, with their ''s and 70, and their attendant
train Of oflobbyysts, place-hunters and shoddy-con-
tract seekers, Of both sexes. The Presidents Wife
cotlnhes 70 gracefully pfeside over the hosptali-
ties Of the Executive Mansioni-the houses Of
thdse ioreign and home officials who entertain are
not olosedS-and grievously do those err, who be-
teve tBAt when the hags no longer noAt over the
halls of the senate aud House, our Metropolitan
beaux and bellies relapse into torpid state Of ex-
istence. Not bit oft, Major French keeps his
nag hying over the Capitol, and they still wavo.n
Long may theyi
ssFtHat THE PAsT WEEK.
RBaron Geroit, the PrussIan Minister, and the
Doyvn, or Oldest member Of the Diplomatic corps,
gave grand dinner on Tuesday evening, to the
New England Senators and other gueats. Lord
Lyons celebrated the wedding-day of the Prince
Royal In rather quiet way, but may give the eN-
pected ball In honor Of the happy event after Lent,
or on the Queens birthday. One Of our English
residents gave pleasant musical party, and the
leading Metropolitan flnancieT entertained at a
sumptuous dinner the corps OF correspondents.
What an oasis In the life OF DOhemian 10 be thus
hospitality entertained, while passing his life a.
did Mantilint when reverses came upon him, in
Zone demnition grind, like demnItion old horse
In = demnition mill"
There has also been ball at the headquarters of
Gen. siekles, at the mont; and a famous wedding
also, Miss hammond having gone down, with her
attendant bridesmaids, to wed Captain De Hart. Of
the Seventh New Jersey. So, on the whole, It has
been rather pleasant week.
.... . HAYTuN DIPIoSAcr.
II was some eight years since Ibelie,c. that pa
risian society was startled by a report that the
Minister from Hayti had leased the elegant man.
sion Of the Duchess de Maille, but In few week.
the receptions of the dusky diplomat were thropR-
ed with more aristooratic crowd than had ever
visited the belle whose beauty had consecrated the
saloons which they filled. Now, Monsieur Ar
douin, who represents HAyti at the French court
Is everywhere received into the best society, and
MS colleague at London, General Dupuy, is couaI-
" well welcomed-indced, at the opening of mar
lament, last year, our well-remcmbered wou1d-bs
patrieian ex-senator, Mr.. Mason, had to sit side
by hlde with this dark-shaded son OF the sun So
II Is but right that Colonel ROmaiTic who has come
here to represent President Gefiard, shouId be
dined in state by Mr.. Seward ~ he will be nest
Tuesday, and that leading men should be asked tn
meet him. am sure that General Paul, the head
Of the Haytian Cabinet, will be equally courteou.
to Mr., Whidden, white man, sent there "A the u.
s. Minister, and that there will be no serious OBJ.
JeciionS to him on account Of color.
THE PuRIM BALL.
Those who read the sacred writings will remem.
Der that during the reign Of King AhaEnerus Of
Persia, plot was laid by HAman, the royaI eoun-
elllor' to destroy the Jews but his schemes were
thWArted by the intercession Of MorJeeai and
queen Esther. In memoriam, the Israelites have
ever since celebrated the anniversary which ia
marked on their calender as "Purim.n This venr
the "ehosen people" had a grand fancy ball Al the
New York Academy of Musiu, attended by repre-
sentatives Of the first families Of the sect An thi.
city Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston. as well
as OF New York. One present says that the CO.'S
tunes Of the masqueraders were varied and ala
CANT, and the characters generally very well sus.
talned. Beside the everlasting fo,yer-erI and the
eVer-Preseut Yankee, there were some sinRuIar and
striking costumes on the noor. On the removal oI
the masks, at midnight, there was revealed Night
worth going far to behold. Black ewes and r.yor
hair, dazzling diamonds and costly dresse. then
hhone resplendently. A magnificent supper wa.
prepared In Hebrew style, and the whole sffsir
was a decided success.
HOLIDAY SOLDIERS.
Are not some writer's rather harsh in tbeIr ,,,,r
ical remarks about the onicers who remain An tb,,
city on special duty, rather than 10 10 m. front
with their rssimentsl Let the shouIdeF-.trar,,sd
butterflies enjoy their little hour Of SupsbIns snd
flourish on the sidewalks or in the drs yyip.room.
for 1t il very evident that they would i,s IN No
mortal use In the army, unsss II was to search the
; Ftnn In apFea T.
'rinole Oh captured female messengers, or to lead
inc way In retreat Pretty deara it's pleasant to
zee tnem' gotten up regardless OF expense escort
ing some OF the nobie-hearted girls, who must
N theh near uespiSe such carpet knights Don't,
dear Bohemians, abuse these ornamental nDnend.
ages to our Metropolis nyou hurt tbsir r1aI,a~-
ihey may determine to earn their pay and ratons.
and leave the innocent amusements of citv life 70,
The PerilS and hArdships OF the tented aid,
"oUPID IN SHOULDER srRAPs."
such "a the title OF very clever West Polntlove
'tory' which shows how much hlrtation oecupies
me thoughts ola cadet, and explains why some of
'ur young graduates are such desperate ladies'
men, Inc romance In question is set down by the |
reviewer as evidently the production Of brilliant
woman, as thoroughly conversant with miI,t.r,,
ie'aiiS as o'oandte's' and any "army man" can |
SuesS who she is, and to recognize the eharaeter.
Among other novel points about this book are |
The notices OF the chapters, which are taken yer-
'Atin from "HArdee's Light Infantry Tactics, and
ire decidedly oOmioal and coquettish Their in |
'ongruity is sometimes irresistible. For instance
n this mild military work, "a forward moyementn
means nothing more sanguinary than little love |
nakingi hissi Of course, comes under the head of
biting caFtridges% Erejected lover is supposed to
'e thanked" and, consequently, 'retreatT in dis
'rder'" leaving his "camp stores e. e., his heart)
n the hands OF the enemy. In these soldering
lines, when everybody talks war, this piouant
'ook will be read with unusual interest.
NORTHERN WOMEN Ur-BRADr'D.
Such Is the heading given by Willis to an extract
rom speech by James I. Brady in which that
'rator remarked: snow, fellow-cltizens, I am met
'Very"here, as you are, by the question How ia |
MS thing to end" lam sorry to say that the pre-
upposed answer to that question is interfered with
" two classes OF men. First, by the women of
his country Bachelor as l am, no doubt this
emark will subject me to censure. But say, If
ne women OF the North had manifested that inter
ST. which they should in the success of our e.use
Nhieh the women Of the South have done In theirs,
thousands more Of men would have been stimu-
ated to take their position in the held.n Perhaps
ne had not read the eloquent Appeal of "CaIl Ham