National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-04-17

She Tue Olock pavement on street, between
sixth aud Seventh northwest, Is now being re-
laid, with the exception Of small portion, prob
ably about seyenty.nye feet, which I believe il
the Intention OF the contractors not 10 disturb,
This portion, like the rest, could not possibly be
laid 10 proper manner, as II was laid last win
ter on frozen ground; and hope that the sfper-
lntendent aud the contractor will nut their
heads together and have that portion also done
over, so that the street will correspond In even
ness the whole length Of the square. Yours, sc,
TAXPAYER on L STREET.
LucoAs uARGAREr AND AMERICAN TASTE.
N ne Eiiior qr ne Maternal Rspubiicaa!
PIR 1mpelled by the communication OF AN.
8 w." iu your issue OF Saturday morning, I
wish to have my say with regard to Luccas con-
cepton and rendition OF Margaret and one or
two kindred topics. To begin with; her Marga.
ret Is "Dutchy." Il Ia the common German
peasant, which Is not the girl OF the poet, who,
at the very least, makes Margaret the equal Of
Faust; makes her more than his equal In the
argument concerning the Deity. She worsts
him In argument, although he Is represented as
having sounded the depths OF all knowledge.
Besides, she Is represented as young lady who
has had left TO her q living which Is q compe-
tency. Luccab Idea seems TO he even a low
country girl, volatile, light, trinlng. But let
that go. The majority Of people do not appear
to know but that that Is all right. Yet the critics
ought to tell the people better, II for no other
reason than to encourage artists TO attempt
true representation, ASH IL, there Is not much
encouragement to be derived from their COM
ments.
The reader must not understand me as writing
Unfortunately against Lucca. The idea wish
particularly to convey Ia, that hers Is only tenn
he win begin 10 come 10 Ser ,r neN Iexs TSs
criticisms OF most Of the English critics used to
be satisfactory, for they rarely made compare
sy nS n ~ sss
after the season was over or when there was no
opera-golng.
II Is hardly fair to blame the manager for
taking advantage Of the weakness Of our people,
It's great weakness Of ours to run after q
novelty. Like the Athenians we are always run
| ming after some new thing.
The manager merely taxes advantage [of our
weakness. He caters 10 our taste for something
new rather than for something meritoTiOus
Nobody Is more keenly aware OF Luccas inferi-
ority than Maretzek. He has been watching her
for the last ten years or more. lie saw what q
rush there was after Nilsson, and he thought
there would be similar rush after novelty Of
about the same rate OF ability. Lucca is not
much inferior TO Nilsson; In some respects she
Is superior TO her, as IN acting, for instance It
= our fault, and yet We are not much to blame;
for, as people, we soon learn how TO rate art
lists. In music, however, II Is more dinicult than
In some Of the other arts. In painting the DIM
Guilty "a nearly the same as In music. And ac-
cotlinglA We sometimes blunder most egregi-
ously by admirinH as finished paintings daubs
which would scarcely be allowed q place In a
wagon-shop In Europe. We are young, and we
must have time to grow out OF the callow state.
But when we have realizing sense OF this state
OF things, u Is great wonder that an artist can
rise, under our patronage. TO the irst rank.
xhso NEW a. s"S NJ ,Snp 1 70 out , OWL artsts'
ferior foreign artists, whether In music or In
painting. Why should we Judge our own by
a,,,1r y, anu IHIe Isvs rules tnhn those We
aPPy ~ Wtegn MthnI we oiten accept
!ninss upne " Foreign artists which We Will not
.oitIa!e IN wi own. our abnormal tastes and
NINA ms.,ysan nus. W 'ery annoyhg 70 as
aPi,nns nuieIiSah NJ ats,s. lney ohy serve
use useful PURPOSE Wneh our artists are stimulated
" . .I eaosnvnve' bu, tnese tastes snd ths
$500 ~ ,hIs reasen So'Ienueu ~ wen toi,
eIApeu iot tnls REASON, cannot neneve thAt
our aItlss WOulu De spoiled u we should treat
"yin ~ VII as We HeH ioTelBher'
WY HuV' youiS' J.Q. N.
THE EDUCATION oF THE YOUNG.
WARRINGTON, ID. C., April .. ls71
N he Editor u ne National RrpSbiioaR;
SIR Your editorial remarks in your issue OF
the sIst nit. ON the subIect of ga fa,al neg,ec,
In aSn..,,o, - al nas,I.,,.,,. -, 'si '.
u euuoAon, anu PaiueuIary Us 70 tue con-
cealment usually practlced toward children with
regard TO "the mystery Of the beginning and
DEVELOPMENT Of animal IIfe. y and M tendency Ia
Iead them ~ r.sor, % ,,on.cono ,,,as.,..sy =,
90 I'm :" i.so,. oo"oene nleIalure 10
timely, and trust were read and will be needed
by all having the care OF youth. But not oil
ns,an,. o. o..n ,o.,ha.. - ,,,.,,a.I = 4, -
nsS ~, o,,s, n,a,an,ab 10 Z. I'tivu " y ~,
giving proner verbal insiruetion m ,6Is i,ni
pCriant subject; hence, small tract, couched in
Gsuage mat can DC Understood BY even quite
S'n4s naXa snnna SnS ~ III ~ Susn Mofk
furnIsh an antidoIe 10 The cofrnptIng Innnenres
which are brought to bear In so many ways upon
our youth, wish TO call attention to It,
seeing Two works-"A Fathers Advice, Book
for Eyery Boy, and "a Mothers Advice, Book
for every Hifl"-adyeTiised IN religious journal
and warmly commended by well.knOwn clergy
men and others, sent Tor them, and am 30 well
pleased with them that would advise every par
ent and. teacher TO obtain them and place them
N the hahIs OF the youth under their charge at
sNeLy een abe, US ny OBSERVATION mas con-
vlnceu NV mat tns Mres are hown by Satanb
enissaes ~ tnis neil inneh sooner tnan many