Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-14
TSDER-TONES.

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Sunday evening, the Italian con. any IN Ter
the Management or Mr.. Strskosch perform 4
La 1ray,ata' az The Grand Oper. Honss D.
fore large audience, which, the press u ths
City ssys was OF tie best possible cbarScses
intelligent ara critical 1t used to be, ii II i
not now, the case in New Orleans that SUNDAY
evening ~as the grand gala night for operstic
al theatrical entertainments; but M-. Scr4 .
kosoh's venture is probably the drst tins TIA
the Innovation has been EGccesstuiiy intrefuc ced
az hrst-Cia-s place OF sInGsemeut l.; any north
ern city, ~ least in the present day and gene
Tston. The fact that it vas successful is eyi-
Gercs of considerable advance in pubiic senti
nCht. or retrOgTessiOp, according as the reaier
NAV think; but II can hardly be doubted that in
the mind OF n very large majority of p ople
the departure from the good oil ns4 ;es will be
regarded "a an unhealthy ard discouragng
sign. Mr.. Strakoseh and his company may put
money in their greedy pockets by their enter
ITise; but they ATE doing great deal to destroy
that which has never yet harmed man, WON an
cr eE,ld, bnt which has been OF iucslculsble
benefit to the whole human family, viz. q quiet
decently -obssryeG, Iestfai sabbath day.
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lt is doubtful whether this country can ever
be too thankful that young Shanks got well.
Ihe son OF Congressman Shsnks, TO be more
explicit, Who went with Professor Bayden's
surveying party, and who, it may be remem-
beT6d, fell so i'll out in the wilds OF Colorado
that his life was despared of. Shau ks the
father, has written letter giving sn account or
the affair. which has been printed in Indisna
In this the pubIc is told that the young man
was so low st one time that all believed he as
dead, and place for his burial was chosen, .
chapter to be read at his funeral selected, a
WoEEtdiH and stream named ia his mem0rg By Dr..
EGyd-n; but he revived, and will, under the
greatest care, soon be entirely we'll" Having
recovered, Of course the selected chapter was
not read, the chosen burial place was not used,
and the proposed names we're not bestowed, or
taken back, II already given. And here is where
the special cause tor thar kfulness comes in.
Fancy tie future maps ct that region beariug z
such legends a. S'NCunt ShankS' OF '.Shanks's
EDob, its base washed by the River Shanks -
'SbAnkss creek or "Shanks's Branch ="
Iaank heaven the boy didn't die, As matter
Uf course the SuankcCs are not to be blamed
mat their patTOpymic happens to be what IT Is.
Nobody would say that. Eat how cdn Prof. Hay
den jUstify himself in scattering such A n III q
JEIUegh yIrgtEai country. and fastening il
upon mountains and streams that never did
harm To aBy BODY? ''SEanks, - indeed Again
lit the day be bessed Il that turned the shaft of
e 4th AsIuei And now that the matter is up
again, u VIII not be forgotten that certain peo-
pie II Montana charged some time q o that the
Professor was altogether too handy, as they eN-
pressed 1t, in labelling the lakes and Leaks OF
Jhat territory but it cannot DC that Gs ever per-
IeiraTed aGN thing there equal in atrociLy to the
ILElctiVn ftom which Colorado 81 narrowly
escaped. IL won't 90 TO turn him loose n a new
county, that is PLAIN. lie must either be kept
az home III future, or curb must be put in some
way upon his unsettled fancy" A bad DOy
with paint pot IN sculpture gallery is lot :
Ing alongside OF lin. as things have been poIu-
A. tor !Uucg Shauks, pray heaven be NAY live
To green cId sge, ana bnsiiy 60 To his reward
from land that has neither mountain UT stream
worth mentioning.
% Earn I~rr
1t the National, the promise OF fr~t-class dra-
ms ii; entertainments for the current week has
been well kept. Both are admirable artsts,
and 1t Is pleasure to know that they were
highly appreciated b. fashionable and critical
audiences, though the houses were not az large
in some instances a. were deserved. Psrticn-
larry was this true Of Mr.. TGo.e, who certainly
merIted lsrger patronage than be got. 1t is
on.y right 10 add, however, that he improved
vs.t on acquaintance, and that those who saw
b N oftenest liked him best. Should he again
visit Washington before his return 70 England
he would certainly draw larger houses. Next
week will be less attractive in a dramatic sense.
Joe Emmett at one thsater and minstrel troupe
a. the other, present broad contrast to this
weeks bllIs, but for sll that thev ara sure of
good houses, tor both are popular with those VINO
ABe that sort OF thing. Those who % not, need
not want, meantime. For them Miss Cusnman
Will read from the poets, Theodore Thomas will
interpret the masters Of music, and Mr. Fields,
himself al author or 10 mean degree, will
again Ia about the authors of Engl and. Add
. these varied attractions tie broad farces aud
bu iesqueS OF the Tbeater CCmique, and surely
e.ery body fond of an evenings Amusement can
nhd something 10 their fancy.
The question that every body is asking every
bcdy else just now is, ''did you ever see such
glorious weather" ami every body else answers
IA Epy n; ,Dt
ninety instances 10 a hundred. The autumnal
weather OF Washington is always lovely to the
last degree, but this year it seems to be exceE-
uonally tine az to quality, and UnbToken in con-
rHuity. And such pictures as the forests and
fields have afforded. What infinite variety and
matches sPlendor OF color! Could shrewd
manager get up an exhibition presenting the
ue 1.-THE OF such feast fOr the eye, people
would have gone miles and miles 10 see it, and
paid their money without stint. The truth is,
Autumn is our true p0etiesI season instead of
Spring, which gained the favor of the poets OF
England, because in that country they have no
such iaIi weather as ours. Tins any one can
understand from reading HoOd's little study OF
"NOTember," beginning
q No sumo moon,
NO moTE-EO noon
and ending;
" No warmth, no cheerfulness. no healthfuI
No comfortable feel in any member
No shaCe, 10 shine, no butteTtfIes, no bees,
NO nuts. no Towers, no leaves, 10 birds,
November"
Now set against this gloomy background a
OflgEt, sunny sketch OF The same month, drawn
rs an A Ameriean hand, wherein its gIories are so
h'rihlIY celebrated as TO make one regret that
'he name Of the author is not known
Our November!
SOFT, delicious, balmy, tender
Throwing of her veil OF mist
For crown of amethyst
BIushing soft as she dscloses
summers g last and lingering roses
Like spray OF corals rare
Plumed within her shining hair
All, the dreamy days remember
OF our opaline November
GaIzy yspOrs float around her
Little moats of gold surround her
Violet clouds lie soft above her,
Aeonbeams clasp her like q lover,
Touching with transparent fingers
Every spot where fragrance fingers
She doth cast upon the air
Essences and 0dors rare.
Wild beams swoon in sudden heat
Where she praDks her dainty feet,
And the trailing autumn grasses
Bend in homage IS passes.
Gladness, as OF childhood's laughter
All the wooiDg zephyrs watt her.
Shining In her mystic splendor-