Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-27

era ana mssq perAds hop, which took place
l1st nishr, snd wss q very pleasant affair.
nom her Of Invitations we're iss ned, and about
two hundred lsdiss aud ssatie men were pres.
ent, q msjority being in full costume, aud
few win masks alone. Many OF the
rious, attracting much attea ZION, while q
lares number created no Htls amusement.
Kings and queens, princss and dnkss, fairies
craue confusion, with tine red nsirs3 NIKE,
spple- sass Scion, and the q cloudet Amsri-
cib," "geptlmsn from Loadon," from whom
the word q whne'' was we'll stricken ou..o
The scottish Isssis ana ths bowid soldier ooy.
Don Cstsr, Sam Patch, aud toe Irish wash
erS omar were % mixed With ths 1--WE.
ming Stsr" and IN ,sht'' thai they didn't go
home ill morning, "snd when they did go they
went along vitb . miserable set o. harieq uins,
clowns, blue and red devils, paupsrs and po.
hcsmeD,
Among the No o., noticeable Isdy characters
were MI j Ii. W-d, as Pocahon as in full
Indian dress. Miss ". II, as the Photo
graph girl. win camera upon her head.
Mrs k-s, OF Baltimore rs the Swiss Peasant
Mrs. Wr. W--d. IS Mari,ans, or the rau-
borne girl. Miss CT. IS. Ceres win her
bundle Of grain Miss 1. 81, as ths Fiow.r
sih Miss a. N-y, as Evening Miss X.
Others In fancy and amusing costumes. pre-.
ssntiDs a gay and lsnshsele s,.ne.
A%ens tns ssn,,smen M . G-r; as
Caesar d. Bszan; M j. b Va, az the ins.
oriaied Icodes; J. q. L-g, a. Big Ialun
chief, and p K--p, a. Lille IninnCni J.
,. Is. haIf white and half black, 7. d.
Nh. a. the Frisr; Mr. B-e, "a PADDY
Miles; r p, SIS the. Goa hman, VIM N
w, as he colored u maker; Matter W.
rs the Negro NJ ipstrsi, sud others representing
Bro'her Jonathan, Kings. Princes, CAVALIERS,
Harls gums, Clowns, Demons, in fact every
hind OF costume that could bs devised was
there, and The affair was decidedly pleasant
one
A bounssous supper was provided. and at
~ O'Clock the masks were thrown aside, when
there " as revealed 3 gay assemblase Of youth
and besaty. The table was tsstefully dc co.
rated and loaded with all the good things of
the saasoD.
Good usic, ample re freshments, plenty of
dining room, differing eoIonsts, dashing cav
aiiers- sparkling eyes, the Lancers and Ger
man carried the night IA into the small ours
before the maskeTs were s.astons ed that 10
az 40 iste, or rather so early. SO the Christ
mas lime, mace merry bv gay MUSIC aud nim-
bic fse', gsyly passes into the New Year.
The grnllemanly propEietors OF the Kirk
wood, Messrs. Hendley and Green, rscei we'd
the con gratulatIons of their visitors and guests
for their complete success, WHICH mus. add of
course. 20 the increasing esi Gem IN which their
welf-resutated establishment IS held by So
JouTners III Washington.
SALARIKs OF TRAcBRRs-E9ftor of tks Star
L have been sfatified 10 zee that the attention
OF our citizens has been called TO the question
OF an increase Of the salaries OF the teachers
OF our Public Schools. All are either directly
or indirectly Interested in he welfare and pros
perity OF our schools We want good schools:
are We willing TO support then! We want
good teachers; are we willing TO nav them a
Just and fair remuneration for their services,
l believe it is universally conceded that We
name At TO orr city, and that the teachers who
have maze them so, ara ladies and gentlemen
Of refinement ana culture.
The question now arises, are we paving
tnese teachers inst remuns ration for their
services! We acknowledge thai We are get
ing q good arncie. Is II true that taking ad.
vantage OF the necessities Of others, we are
getting u Al half pricei Without going int
ngures, IL is well known that the salaries of
our teachers are, on the average, Dot more than
one half those OF other classes OF employees
IN Washln gfon; and while the employees In
the Departments OF the Government are, with
good reason as We maintain, applying TO Con-
grese Tor an increase Of pay, IN con sequence
OF the enhanced price OF living, is it not with
some reason that the teachers-more par.icu-
larry the female teachers of our schools who
are eking out q scanty subsistence on s3O
m0ntn-snouid AT las! put in their claims for
relie:!
Aside from all this, il should be remembered
that the labor we demand from them ~ saH.
Gated labor. Ii Is q well settled rule Of pollti.
cal economy, thar 'he com pensati0n for labor
should ne in proportion to It's grade. If man
spends years IN fitting himselffor a profess on
or Tor an ar'ixan, n Is expected that Els com.
penSation will be larger than that OF him who
enters calling requiring less preparation
Oar teachers here spent months and years in
Hitting themselves for their positions. and il is
only simple justice that this fact should he
kept IN view IN liking the amount OF their
salaries In New England this tact hae been
Kept in view, and the result ie that the schools
there are among the best IN the country
Ii We 90 not gay good teachers gOod salariss
we cannot expect 10 retain them in our empiov.
Talent ike capital, seeks those Localities and
those avenues which are most remnnerauve
Shall we not reap benefits, lar outweighinS
the slight increase in our expenses, If We send
our teachers 10 their daily duties with hearts
nee from the cares and troubles OF actual
want. with minds unperplexed by the great
problem DOW TO keep the wolf from the door"
with no clouds Of anxiety hanging aroupd
thsm 10 dim the mind, or chill the heart whilst
IN their sphere Of duty, they are dedicatiug
themssive to the best interest OF orr children,
ourselves sad the community al large
"A FRIEND or THE SCHOOLS
PRovIpRNT AID SOCIETY, Dec. p, i667-