Daily national Republican., 1863-02-21
'INKLlNGS on IDbENESS.

iul In her movements, while the attractive express
sion Of her GreciSn features IL enhanced by the
sunny glAnees Of her faleon-ke eyes, and the gen.
tie toneS of her voice are ss asleAl AZ the notes
Of ofApoilo's Lutte. Could have gotten Jenkins to
have given me an account OF her dress on Monday
evening" my readers would not wonder that she
was complimented by many men and envied by
many women, as Ia rsine du bal. The ladies OF the
legations, especially that Of His Imperial Majesty
displayed on this occasion their most unexcep-
tonahle toilsttes. Alike Inimaterial and in mode,
their attire wAa after the description Of the old
courtisr Of ElSinorei ....
"CoStly as thy purse can buy,
But not expressed In fancy; rich not Eaudy;
And they In France, OF the best rank and station,
Are most select and generous in that"
CARNTyAL SUPER.
A select party Of diplomASts, otieers and resi-
dents, had very pleasant masquerade after
NJ. Mereier's party, at q restaurant which they
engaged for the occasion. Some Of che gentle
msn-no ladies present-were very quantity
dressed and lockers on at the diversified nc.
tonAl costumes, could follow Dr. Johnson's ad-
vice, and Survey mankind from China to Peru"
There was blue-buttoned Mandarin, who danced
the can-can, and a Robert MAcAre, who had the
real Yankee twang, while a Senator, who wore an
Abbots robes and ROSARY, was beset by a seedy
looking Cape Cod adventurer, who prayed for office
rather than absolution, "a foreign mission briga-
der generals commission, a sutlership, commits
sioner to settle Peruvian claims, or any thing
else" II was a well conceived and ioviAl affair,
and II the philosoIer tells TRUTH when he says that
"the best test Of what is true pleasure, Is just
computation between the duration Of it, and that Of
the repentance that follows it," II must be con-
cs1ed that Il was pleasure for the enjoyment was
prolonged for hours, and the headaches next day
were slight. Caused by too much oil in the salad,
Of course.
PRIVATE TnEATRICALs.
Stormy as was TueGday evening, there was a
large and fashionable party, packed like ngs In a
drum, in the front drAwing-room of a well known
public functIonary 10 witness the amateur peform-
Anccs on a stage fitted up In the back drawing
room. Captain H'n'er played the difficult part OF
Sir Frc,th Pldgfary, in Sheridan's Critic" most
admirably, and afterwards ELECTED roars Of laugh
ter Poor PtlicOddy, who had married a widow,
and was in constant dread least her first husband,
supposed to have been drowned, should return
After the performance there WAS dancing refresh
ing, and going home with the girls In the morning,
as daylight did appear.
LENT.
And thus was the carnival Inferred, and the sea-
son Of fasting land prayer inaugurated, even the
sky looking sad and gloomy. Alas, that the peni-
tential season was Saddened at its commencement
by the news Of the death Of Capt Woodruff, who
has been afiectionately regretted by so many who
knew him while living. May he rest in peace.
"NEssIAN SCANDAL"
This is tine name of new parlor game, which ia
very amusing for these Lenten times and is PLAYED
thus: tells a brief narrative, which d IL to
transform and repeat to C, and to D, and so on.
No one is to hear 1t told more than once and each
is to aim at scrupulous accuracy in the repetition
by the time the narrative has been transmitted
from mouth to mouth six or seven times It has
commonly undergone a complete transformation.
The ordinary result of the experiment will afford
an apt illustration Of the value OF oral testimony
In times when the marvellous had an especial at
traction for all parties, or OF the truth Of tiny
rumor as dressed-up, and sent hence by half a
dozen special correspondents.
sPURGEoSIsM.
Governor NOmatterwho, a well known member
Of Government, has been terribly bored Of late by
an old acquaintance, who would persist in giving
him his "opinlOns on the proclaim alton" So he
interrupted lecture the other day by saving
Excuse me, but did you ever hear of Spuryeop.
the great London pFeacheTlr "Yeg, Governor, -
was the reply. "Well, l Am told that one day,
when he WAS about as busy as am now, a friend
came and began TO annoy him with advice. At
last spurgeOn said, taking threepenee from his
pocket, this morning l was so annoyed by an
organ-grinder that gave him threepence to 90
away-will you take the same sum, or shall
make II EiXpence The Governor told this wi tn
a solemn face, and the bore, after family laughing
went out. But he can't see why that story was
! told TO him. Can yOul
THE NEWS BOYS.
Some OF the charitable ladies, who seem TO never
rest from doing good, are now establishing A
"home" for the newsboys. This Is, theoretically.
an excellent idea yet really believe that some Of
these prodgeS ofprecoeity arc better able to take
care of themselves than are half Of the grown men,
to be found loafng about our hotels Many of the
little chaps whose shrill voices cry, "'ere's the
'PubiedR see'nd 'diton " on the Avenue, and whose
tiny hands afterwards applaud the I'Arab Law, -
At the Canterbury, seem to have begun life at the
! wrong end. They look like aged men seen through
the large glasses of a lorgrette, and their knowI-
edge of life and character is extensive AS though
It were The accumulation OF nifty years experience
Let them have a home by all means, but don't 50
reform them that the brightest won't grow up to
be BohemAns-mAkers rather than venders OF
news. "'Tis their vocation" II they are not made
too good.
NOT 30 Rad.
gallant Representative went up Into the ladies
gallery ofthe House Of Representative, yesterday
to pay his respects to Miss -. "You seem TO be
looking with great interest at the peace Demo
Gratis" said he ayes, was the reply, "passlng by
the Old Capitol this morning, saw some traitors
/ ptlhOhi now looking Al some mol locked
up, to see how they look out of prison" Not bad
this, yet those who recognize the originals OF the
following will pronounce It better!
CHARMED LIFR.
! Captain -, young staff officer, wns few
evenings since narrating hIs wonderful adventures
to group Of ladies In the pSror OF one Of our no.
tells, and winding up each account by saying: "In.
deed, think that I've a charmed LIE"
Finally civilian, who had heard about enough
Of the marvellous stories Of the heroic captain
| said: Why your adventures are nothing com.
! pared with those Of a FrenchmAn have heard Of
who wished to commit suicide So one morning
he went little before high tide to post set IN by
the seaside. He had provided himself with lad.
| der, rope, pistol a bundle of matches and a
| vial ofpOlson. Ascending the ladder he tied one
end OF the rope TO the post, and the other end
round his neck thea he took the poison, set his
clothes fire, and put the muzzle Of the pistol Ia
his head, and kicked away the ladder. In kicking
down the ladder he sloped the pistol, 30 that the
| ball missed his head and cut through the rope by
which he Suspendedj he fell into the sea, thus
extngulshing the flames Of his Clothes and the ses
water which he involuntaTily swallowed counter
acted the posOnI and thus, in spite of his pFecau
tiOns, he remains unhanged, unshOt, unpolsoned
uuburned, and unLrow ned, That call having {
. Charnsd ne"
"But Is that true r' said the captain.
~ did not doubt your stories" replied the civil
ian. Dead pause. Exit captain. Laugh Of the
ladies. Triumph OF the civilian, aided by an OLD
joke. Srlahl