Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-16
TIE Chilare... Fancy Rall.

Il Marini's Assembly Rooms presented last even
ing beautiful and brilliant scene, 1t being the
occasion of his annual bal fEVants Costsme.
Professor Marini having gratified the adalts by
should have their good time too, and devoted
l his Assembly Rooms, together with his personal
care and attention, as also that Of his estimable
evening. ' There were over one hundred Children
| on the floor at one time, all in fancy costumes
which being rich and varied, added fresh charms
| grand entree was made at O'clock to the music
l Of Professor Donch's band, the promenade
which continued several minutes, giving the
the beautiful costumes Of the participants.
among whom were Masters Morgan Harris
as Hamlet, or the melancholy Dane IN
sohon as Jack Tar. Ytu rsa oa as Fl,
caro-, H. c. Stewart as Highlander, Noble as
Swiss peasant boy, Marshal Brown wallach
as Handy Andy, MeCallum as a courtier, Gar
nett Hills and brother as pages, John G. Stacy
as the Prince of Wales, Robert Stacy as Don
Caesar de Bazan, Ruric and Franz Heiberger as
| pages, Frank McGhan as clown, Harvey Nc
Chan as Rob Roy, Will Harper as Ruy Gomez,
Emil Sehafer as a cOurtier, Ward Yohun as
Claude Melnotte, Quesenbery as a smuggier,
and Paschal as page; Misses Marie Marini as
Marie Antcinette, Annie Gaburri rs Greek
girl, Lubelle Embrey as Reading, with her
dress very richly embroidered with all the
letters Of the alphabet, very unique costume;
, -, Stewart as a HING gIr., NIFTY
LOOMS rs sbepber,..s Bessie IL. wings q, q
Fairy Queen, Miss Morgan as an Italian ~. $
girl, Miss Forney as the girl OF the period. M's-
Wells as tambourne girl, Mss Gran as m boil
Laskey as BUTTERFLY" BERTHE Fisher as
Night Julia Laskey as "Folly" Mis- Hutch
| flower girl. Nettie B1r1and as .sLa File du reg
iment," Miss Quesenbery as Polish girl, Adte
stacey a. FAIR, Mollie BSrland a. highian iNl
| Wolf as AS pring" Miss Noble as Summer"
Mis- MeCsuggan as Quakeress, Miss Smith as
Morn. ing Star," Miss Van Risen as :. Rain6ow; w.;
DO Peep" Miss Barney as Neapolitan
girl, and the little Misses Gallagher, one as
a shepherdess and the other as "May."
| The order Of dancing was: Grand March, Les
Lanciers, Galop, Quadrille, Waltz, Les Lam
ciers, Polka. Quadrile, Galop; but during the
evening the Highland Fling, Miss Nettie Bor-
land: Bolero, Miss Gaburri; TyrOiean, Miss
LOOMS, and subsequently Miss L. Graf;
Miss N. Gallagher; Irish Lilt, Miss Lille
SmOlinsky, Miss Gaburri; and McGowan's Reel,
| Miss Van Risen, were performed in a manner
which reflected no less credit On the proficiency
| OF the pupils than on the success OF Professor
NJ and his assistants, Horatio Bates and q. W.
| Evars.
| At o'clock the children repaired to the re-
freslment room, and the floor was given UP to
all present who desired to dance.
THE PAVEMENT QCEsTIoS.-Ed,tor Ersnirg
Star: TIE mastery attitude and inactivity of
| Louis NapOle0ns Government towards Roche
forts rioters is based in part upon precautionary
measures OF long standing, and has a bearing
| upon question now frequently agitatef among
| u.s. namely: the pavement question. Paris, be
| fore the advent OF Louis NapoleCu. was re-
noWned for its excellent pavement, consisting
| Of large square blocks of basaltuui. similar -
| what we know a. the Belgian pavement. Baj
| this unexcelled material, unfortunately, the
Prneirai ingredIsnt for f9rmng csrrSaaes
| Were turned over and their LollOIs nlied with
| the blocks OF the tcrn-up ayementS-an easy
operation for the malcontents. The crooked
| streets Of Paris Of gore did not allow ordnance
| to play upon these improvised bulwarks OF rev.
"lUtion. Louis NapOleOn's keen eye, in estab-
hing the grand 50 Boulevard SevastopOl,"
| struck against the cradle OF revolutionS-the
| unsiShtly, narrow and crooked streets-and in
| replacing the tme-honored blocks OF basaltum
by macadamizing and asphaltum, he simply
| struck against the Material of the barricades.
| Seyen-tenths Of the of the pavenents In
| Paris OF ts'J still consist of the well-tested,
| loeg-IGstfG old material whilst that part of the
| new pavements consisting of asphaltum com-
| position, is different from what is known in New
York as the "tar-rOads, !" and in Washington as
| - concrete pavement" The asphaltum OF
France and Switzerland is insoluble i'm water
and therefore a match for the destructive agcn-
cy "t rain and frost, though it would not stand
1 tar and cOal-tar, which form the binding sub
stance OF our concrete pavemcnts, are soluble
in water, and ii is therefore only question Of
time how soon the pebbles encrrIsted in the tar
| mixture Will be laid bare, the binding material
| being slowly washed out.
| 1t may be well TO consider why Belgian pave
| ment had TO give way in Paris before basing any
| new substitutes. ADOLPH CLUss.
| Washington, FEB. IA, $50.
| The REPTBLICAN CLUB OF THE FIRST WARD
met last night ut the Steven school house. Mr..
Henry Himber in the chair, and Mr.. W. III.
| Prender, secretary. Mr.. Charles Syphax moved
| that in consideration of the slim attendance on
account OF the rainstorm the meeting adjourn.
Mr.: John ". Lewis said he had a cOmnunica-
| ton from the committee OF the First Ward In
| vincible Club on the subject of reconciling the
differences between the two clubs. fTke com
municatiOn proposes a meeting of the two COM
nittees for next Thursday evening, to discuss
the subject of consolidation of the tive clubs i'm
order to carry the ward at the next June cleo
toni
Several members called ont to have the com
municatiOn read; and Mr.. Syphax was requested
to withdraw his motion, in order that the paper
| could be read, but he declined to do SO. Mr.. w,
NJ. Slower moved that Mr.. Syphax's notion be
laid on the table. The Chair stated that the
motion to adjourn was debateable, and ruled
| MIR. Siowen's motion out of order. Mr.. Syphax
Insisted that his motion be put to vote. Mr.
| Lacey hoped Mr.. Syphax would not press his
motion: lie thought the paper should be read,
a. IL related - business which they were all in
! terc-t"t n. Mr.. Syphax renewed his motion to
a'!oHIli to Friday night: which was finally put
| aud carried
| LEGENDARY FIREs.-AbOut O'Clock this
morning officer Smith discovered a IRE in the
Il
| Fourteenth and l. streets northwest. and turned
| in an alarm from box As, which brought out the
| hremen and the police, and the names we're ex-
| tnguished without much damage II was the
work OF an incendiary, as the house was unoc-
| cupied.
About 3K O'Clock Sergeant Tayler and officer
Smith discovered the carpenter shop OF Messrs.
| Robbins and Meder on Massachusetts avenue
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, to
| be on fire, and eNtinguished the flames without
turning in the alarm.
| About 4 4 o'clock the same shop was discoy-
cred on ire again by officer Smith, and he
| turned in an alarm from box -. vermont ave-
nue. and street, but the bells struck for II,
| lWiilards Hotel,) and the firemen were not on
| the spot as promptly as they w0ald have been
| had the correct alarm been sounded The shop
| was totally destroyed with most of the contents
occasioning loss on Messrs Robbins & Ned,er
| of 81 600, on which they have an insurance for
500. and the adjoining shops, owned and occu-
pied by X. 5. Davis and Charles T. Smith were
also damaged.
| The GREEN WILL CAsE.-In the case of
McGinnis ct al. agt- Green ct. al, in which Is
involved the validity OF the will OF the late Pa
| ulck Green, and which came before the Circnit
| court, Judge Cartier, yesterday, on issues from
| tne orphans Court, Messrs. Sceva and j. r.
| Williams MED motion for q new trial on the
| GROUNDS hrst, that the verdict was contrary to
l law ana the instructions of the court. sacop1