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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS - VISIT
FROM A BALTIMORE COMMANDERY.
At stated meeting OF Ge;hesemane Comman-
derry No. ;, X. T., held yesterday, the following
Sir knights were installed, to serve for the en-
suing year:
Eminent Commander. Jno q. GOWNS; Gen
eTalissimO, A. p. Miner; Captain General, e. A
VIM. II. Gray; Junior Warden, g. II. Proctor,
Treasurer, JnO. Il. Bell; Recorder, VIM. H.
Brown, u; Organist, TR0s. B1stOn; Standard
Bearer, Lewis Henderson; Warier, Arthur
Turner's.
A delegation of ST. Johns COmmaudery, of
Baltimore. consisting Of the following Sir
John b. Sanks, L. Commander; II. Smith, Gen
eTalissimU; VIM. EmmersOp, Captain General:
Samuel W: Chase, PTelate: VIM. II. Brown,
Urea suTer; John NCAlOre, s. Warden: r. Chase
J. Warden; w f. Jones Recorder: VIM. Scrog
gins ). Bearer, arrived in the 1910 train yester-
day, ard were received 1t the depot by com
mittee consisting Of SiTs Arthur Payne, Lewis
Henderson, WIN. II. Brown, VIM. Ellis and JEFF
IersOn Thomas, OF Gethsemane COmmaudery,
who escorted them TO the Asylum, where tho
CUmman5eTy was convened TO receive them. Sir
A. Payne, in q neat speech, welcomed the Sir
knights. Sir +. Commander GOWNS also made
some remarks
Passed L. Commander VIM. f. Wills, of st.
Johns COmmandery, presented TO GethSemane
CommanGery No. 3 a beautiful engrcssel set Of
resolutions in handsome walnut frame, which
was received by Sir Lemuel e. Bailey on the part
OF Gethsemane COmmandery. L. Commander
John Ii. Sauks addressed the COmmandery, which
was responded to by Passed L. q. John f.. Clark.
Addresses were also made by Sirs W. H. Smith,
I. S. Boston, Prelate Samuel ". Chase, Sirs VIM.
N. Ellis, W. II. Brown Of st. Johns Command
cry, II. 7. JEssOn, X. Chase, Nathan Addison,
Francis Jones, VIM. II. Brown Of Gethsemane
CCmmaBderY. The visiting Sir Knights then
repaired to the refreshment hall, where
bCuntilul banquet had been prepared, with all the
dclicaciCS OF the season. after which the visiting
Sir knights returned home delighted with thelr
trD
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but a woman viii oflen 90 on, out Of mere OBJ
ligingness, with 4 show Of interest which IS
visibly pretense, land a series OF replies which
are yapfd as white Of egg. No man talks as
badly as most women on subjects they care
nothing about, for no man who, under those
circumstances, talks at all, hesitates to De
little bitter-and vanilla, be it nice or not, bas
at worst more favor than eream-cheese. But
the serene, equable EOw of wOmen's talk helps
nightly to prevent conversation from degen-
Grating into intellectual duellins-w hieh,
though amusing for two minutes, is a weaTi-
ness after five, and TO be perfect should be ar
rested after two shots each. Women, more
over, wake up talkatiyeness in the men-an
attribute OF the sex which Is too often over
looked
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27
LORD LYTTON'S ESTIMATE OF HLIL
SELF

The speeches of the late celebrated Lord
LyttoD, now first collected, with other writings
and a memoir by his SOD, have just appeared.
At the age of forty-three, when he was in the
blaze of his literary fame, Lord LyttOn (then
Sir Edward Bulwer) wrote of himself as
public man: II am too irresolute and easily
persuaded, except when my honor or sense of
duty make nc obstinate. have so great
dread of giving pain that 1 have often submit
ted to be cheated TO my face rather than wound
the rogue's feelings by showing him that he
was detected. l am indolent of body, though
active of mind. l am painfully thin-skinned
and susceptible; less so than l was i'm YOUTH
but still too much so. find it difficult to
amalgamate with others and act with a party
| am too impatient of insubOrlinatiOn, an i'm
mense fault in the acting man.
SIN all situations of command | act best
when | have to defend others, not serve my.
self. l do not possess, or rather have not
cultivated, (fOr no man can distinguish accu-
rately between deficiencies from nature and
those from disuse,) the ready faculties in any
proportion to my slower and moro reflective
ones. | have little Tepdrtes, my memory is
slow and my presence of mind not great My
powers of speaking are very uncertain and
very imperiectly developed. have elOquence
in me, and spoken even as an orator, but not
in the House of Commons. / cannot speak
without either preparation or the pressure of
powerful excitement. It would cost me i'm
mense labor TO acquire the ready, cool trick of
words with little and no heart in them, which
is necessary for a Parliamentary debateF. 1
might have acquired this once. Now it is too
Late
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27
HOW IEVFR TOOEFD

7. Adolphus Trollope thus describes Charles
Lever in an article in "Lippincott's:" "Leyer's
outward appearance was exactly such as the
mental characteristics which have been at
tributed to him in the preceding pages would
lead one to expect. He was, though not 4 tall,
rather large-made and large-limbed man
not fat, but portly in person; and there was a
kind of eXpansiveness in the taste and fashion
of his garments that seemed to tally with the
eXpansiyeness of his character. He used TO
wear coat falling freely and widely back,
and exhibiting a large expanse of waistcoat.
He affected, think, light cOlOrs rather, and
often white waistcoat. Hewas an especially
spruce and speckless-loOking man, yet without
any appearance of care or precision. He usel
to show good deal Of linen about his bosom,
ard neck and hands, which always looked as
if ii had been put on the minute before, AMI
would, if it were to be preserved in the condi-
ton one always saw it in, need to be renewed
the next minute.
'Iiis head was rather large, and sufficiently
bald at the top to show that on chronological
principles it was exceedingly well formed
broad and high, though not massive, in the
forehead, and with that wide, round arch from
car to ear which is held TO denote 4 we'll
developed, well balanced moral organization.
1AC OlOdA 4SCC' Clc1l-iOOhlllS anu lFeSH-COl
ored, but hardly to be called ford, with its
clear eyes trimming over with humor, ard its
wide mouth well furnished with brilliantly
white teeth, was the very picture and most
eloquent expression of good nature, good tenn
per, and good humOr. The lips were full, but
not sensual; there was too much Indicative of
intellect about them. The chin, ALWAYS
smoothly shaven, was large, and might have
been called little heavy had it been appended
to less mobile and a less wit-lighted face. It
had an eXpressiveness of its own, too, that
chin; for it had n way, when he was in 4 satiri-
cal mood, and was about to say 4 sharp thing,
Of assuming look of hardness and sauareneSs
about the under jaw which would have i'm
parted a character of severity to the face if the
eyes had not all the time been shooting out
fun beams on the sly. l wonder how those
eyes looked when lie was really angered l
never saw him So -
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27
SnCLIL CHLrCHIT

Polish party boots are now made of velvet,
trimmed round the top and over the instep
with FIR.
The villa of the Hon. George Bancroft, at
Newport, is to be extensively improved, and oc-
eupied by its owner next summer.
At a wedding in Philadelphia last week, the
bride turned her ankle coming out of church,
and considered It such an i'll omen that she
tainted dead away.
The beautiful Miss Hicks, whom the news
papers married TO Minister Schenck last sum-
mer, is reported engaged to an English noble
man, a Catholic, and Of impoverished family.
Exquisite designs for earrings and necklaces
i'm crystal are displayed in the jewelers. win
dows. The fashion 10 set diamonds in crystal
as in onyx several years ago, has revived
abroad, and some Ofthe soltares hang in hoops
of the smoked, pale lilac or amethyst.
Buglcs (Which some one says assist ladies in
making their calls) are worn this season in in
creased abundance. The tendency evidently
is to arrange them In patterns like lace upon
some transparent material. Much of this
beautiful work is already to be seen on cur
fashionable thoroughfares, and the attention
1t attracts and admiration Il elicits must in
deed please the weareTs.
If the skirts Of gentlemen's coats continue
to grow at this surprising rate, masucline
style Of looping up wifi have to be devised,
or else the poor creatures will have to hold
them with that back-auctioned, erooked-el-
bow attitude Of the left arm which seems TO
be the correct mode with the fairer sex, and
which gives them an appearance Of lot of
pretty partTidges vainly trying 70 tuck their
BEADS under their wings, poor things.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27
RRLLLLANT TEnDLNG-

On Wednesday last the daughter of Hon. Free
man Clarke and Mr.. Frederick Allen were mar
ried at Rochester, New York. The New York
Republic Of yesterday contains the following dis
patch about the wedding: we have had n de-
iightful sensation in this city to-day (Wednez-
day.. For weeks the bellies have been on the
tiptOe Of expectation, and miliners and other
puIveyors OF feminine adOrnments at the verge Of
despair. The charming daughters of Congressman
Freeman Clarke, the brilliantly beautiful Miss
Carrie, has made happy man of Frederick
Allen. The daughters oil Leslie COOmbs and
Hon. Roscoe COnkling were the principal brides
maids. A large number of distinguished guests
assisted at the suspicious occasion. The church
was crowded, and the display Of silks and dia-
mOnds, furs and feathers was bewildeTing, and
the fair faces set off by these most enchanting
There was very grand reception at the house OF
the BRIDES parents, with music, flowers, presents
and everything else that could be desired in
abundance and Of exquisite quality. Every one
cOnETatulates the gallant bridegroom and the
lovely bride They have the best wishes Of the
entire community"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27
THE RoKANTIC PHASE OF HISTORY.


IN. Y. Herald.l
The tendency of modern historians is to
dwell upon the romantic phases of history as
Of the highest consequence to mankind. The
mind Of the average reader is more interested
in Mary Queen of Scots, the young princess
murdered by Richard and the Dauphin of the
Temple, than in the graver issues of the reign
of Elizabeth. There was, perhaps, no act of
the French Convention of more value than the
law regulating education. Yet who knows
anything about this law, and who does not
know all about Marie .Antoinette, her cruel
jailers and stern, pitiless fate? When we
look at history from the higher point of view,
there are events, important to US now, with
an importance they did not at lifetime possess,
which are really SO many strata in the process
Of historical formations as marked as the
rata in the geological formation of the earth.
France has such periods in the fall of the
Dukes of Burgundy, Richelieu's strife with
feudalism, Louis XIV.'s grasp for European
empire, the Reign of Terror, Napoleonism, the
Holy Alliance and the Commune. England
has such periods in the Conquest, Magma
Charta, the Wars of the Roses, the Reforma-
ton, the Long Parliament and Cromwell, the
fall of the Stuarts, the destruction of French
power in America and Asia, the overthrow of
Napoleon, the Reform bill and the ballot. We
have had such periods in Misunderstanding
ton, who accomplished independence; JefIerss
son, who accomplished democracy; jackson,
who drove the remnants of Continental power
from the South; Polk, who annexed California
and our Pacific empire, and Lincoln, who pro-
claimed emancipation. Or, to. make the dis
tinctions more emphatic, we might note three
large events-the founding of the Republic,
which was the work of Washington; the es-
Establishment OF democracy, which was due to
the genius and influence of Jefferson; the
emancipation of the slaves and the advance
ment of the Republic into the very front rank
OF nations, which was the merit of Lincoln's
time
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27
APEF OLA WIFE.

IFrOm the Psychological for NOyembCr.l
"Small size''-this is the echo OF most mems
wishes. They want some one to pet, to fondle,
to protect, they say; and this is true when they
feel good-uatured. Cynical women say they
want some one they can tyrannize over, but l
am not inclined to take a cynical view of the
subject. believe very few men WillfdlIy tyran-
nize over their wives and children, but the
tyranny is there, nevertheless, and intellectual
men, such as the world admire, are mos. prone
to exercise it. They are so wrapt in their own
plans, theories and specuIatiOns they do not
even discover the fact that their own house
holds are furnishing for the bread of love, and
fainting for the gushing springs Of sympathy.
They are so accustomed to adulatiOn abroad
that the simple home affection seems tame and
spiritless, as the purest water of the deepest
well is tasteless to one accustomed to the
sparkling and burning, but poisonous, draughts
OF lntox1catiOn. In our zeal to vindicate
''the lords of creation" from the charge of
willful tyranny we are leaving our two bache-
lors and their imaginary wives too long negss
leeted.
Small size is a mans fancy, not the dictate.
of his physiological knowledge 1t is an
almost universal fancy. The larger, rougher,
more burly the man, the more sure he is to
prefer a small-siZed woman. 81 am deter
mined to have wife whom can pick up in
my arms and carry her over all the rough
Places" said young farmer, whose sOftest
tones sounded like 4 clap of thunder. As he
spoke he snatched the largest and heaviest
girl in all his acquaintance, and lifted her
over the brook. His words are echoed in the
selection made by most iarge-sized and stem
tOrian-yoiced men. Their ideal is of some
thing the reverse of themselves, AMI thus
fragile figures and low tones are to them the
perfection of feminine attraction.
My solution of the problem lies in the sup
position that it is an Uneducated action Of
philOprogenitiveness, shown in the desire for
some small creature to pet, TO fondle, to caress.
Those who have watched the world for fifty
years know how often is enacted the sad
tragedy which may be named, 1.-THE Bride of
Year" Those young men who are not spc-
cially DESTROYS Of enaCting the part Of the
bravest husband of buried wife, the helpless
father of Puny babe, will be wise enough to
lettheir philOPTOgenitiyeness wait until healthy,
happy, full-siZed wives give thsm that bel
blessing Of the Lord, a good supply of healthy,
happy little folds TO pet.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27
SEX IN cONKERSIrLOY.

The old-time complaint of men regarding
the burden of ladies' in general conversation
is mostly obsolete. In our day women, on the
whole, talk in society quite as wen as men.
They are not quite so epigrammatic, and some
times lack condensation; but they are de-
cidedly more sprightly, and tell any story
which requires quiet dramatic expression a
good deal better. Their grand defect in con-
versation is obligingness. If the subiecs
started is bore to him, or one he knows 10th.
ing about, the man will change it or be silent !;
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TIE MY ELSEHHERE-

BALTIMORE, Nov. 96.-Thanksgiving Day was
duly observed here by general cessation OF bust
ness. The post Office. custOm-hOuse, banks and
municipal Offices were all closed. The services at
the various,churches were we'll attended, we're
also the matinee and evening performances at
the different theatres.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.-Thanksgiving Day
has been generally observed here. The State
bank, courts, all public Offices and places of busi
ness have been closed. Services were held in all
the churches.
.CINCIyEATT, Nov. 25.-Than ksgiving was OBJ
served here to-day by the various denominations
Appropriate services were held in the churches
and business was generally suspended.
MENFHIs, Nov. 25.-Bus!ness was entirely sus-
pended here to-day. The attendance at the
churches was very large.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27

their work Of te'lhing the poorer classes would
be more efegsIye.
3 As msy be inferred from the circulation
nance, the idea was very popular. N. de
GirSrlin's apparent connection with the So
ciety YVES that Of general secretary, who sat in
spacious and well furnished Office of Saint
George street as If there were great wealth
and many important people behind him. This
went on for three or four years, when it be-
came pretty generally known that the extern
siye national society was comprised in a single
individual; then the "JOurnal'' declined; not
but It was as good as ever, but the subscribers
had been deceived. The secretary astride of
the institution tried to urge it on in its weak
ness as in the day of its strength, but Il soon
died under him. His success in this venture
for he reaped a harvest before the paper fell
brought him in contact with a number of
schemers and Spectators; he abandoned Jour
nalism for time, and embarked in several en-
terprises, most of which ended disastrously.
He also become a candidate for the Chamber,
and was returned from an obscure corner of
the country.-Al6ert Rhodes, lie The GGEdry
for December
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE NATIONAL THEATRE-lIUNSIEU
ALPHONSE

THE NATIONAL THEATRE-lIUNSIEU
ALPHONSE.
Tois ever ing, the vespertiue tomorrow, and Sat
urday evening include the only remaining oppOr-
tunites to see the very interesting drama OF Mons
Alphonse at the National. The cast is a very
powerful one, and its complete and perfect repre-
sentation Of the play Is most enjoyable. All the
young folks, the little girls especially should sec
BgOu Heron, whose wonderful story We will try to
tell them tomorrow morning.
FORD'S OPERA-HOUSE-MRS. F. b. CON-
WAY.
Tonight, for the first time in many years,
Camille will be performed in this city. Mrs.
Conway, in every sense Of the word a most at
tractive artist, will enact the role. FoTds should
be crowded, for the Occa ion has peeuliar inter
est for all the patrons Of art.
THEATRE COMICUE.
The two performances at this theatre we're
largely attended yesterday. The efforts Of Mr.
Rogers 70 afford enjoyment 20 those who patron
eiated.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27

READY-MADE CLOTHING.
GENTLEMEN, YOUTHS, BOYS AND
CHILDREN CAN BE FITTED AS WE'LL As
IF THEY HAD BEEN SUITED TO MEAS
URE.
ASSORTMENT COMPLETE
GENTLEMEN'S DRESS SUITS, FROM 81
TO $40.
GENTLEMEN'S BUSINESS SUITS, FROM
ST. TO s2S.
GENTLEMEN'S OVERCUATS, FROM -
TO $780,
YOUTHS SUITS, FROM SO TO SIS
YOUTHS ONERUOATS, FROM 80 TO SO.
CHILDREN'S SUITS, PLAIN AND
Fanny. NICELY MADE. ELEGANT
STYLE AND PERFECTION IN FIT.
NOAH WALKER & co.
62j Pennsylvania avenue,
West Of Metropolitan Hotel.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27
JOURNALLSN ~ FRANCE.

De Girardin may be said to have taught the
French people what they know about Journal
ism. When he occupied his little post under
the Government he used it for establishing a
new kind of journal, published every fifth day,
made up of the best articles of the Partisan
press, and which he appropriately called gle
Volcur." The paper thus filed cost nothing
but the printing. He used the seal of his
bureau 10 send letters to all the perfects and
many of the priests, asking them to recon-
mend the new paper, sold at q low price. At
the time, the authors of the articles of which
the journal was made do not seem to have OBJ
iected to the reproduction, but were rather
satisfied at finding their way to larger class
Of readers. TWAS only at later day, through
the efforts of the Society of Men of Lettres,
that measures were taken against what came
10 be considered literary theft. sLe Voleur"
reached a large circulation, two thousand
being until then considered fair one. In the
establishment of this Journal De GiEardin dis
covered his yOcatiOn-how to start aud conduct
a newspaper.
The demand for publicity and news became
greater, 10 which the necessarily slow "Voeur"
was inadequate, and he sold It apparently'in
the tide of success. In 1877 he created another
called, ola Mode" under the patronage of the
Duchess De Berri, the arms Of this princes
being ty express authority placed on the wTap-
per Of each copy. In starting this journal, the
editor was naturally staneh royalist, and the
enterprise began well; but the revolution Of
July in 1880 arrested its development. With
the journalistic sagacity Of which he had
already given evidence, NJ. de Girardin saw that
in the changed situation ola Mode" could
never become a strong and popular journal,
and he promptly sold it to one of the adherents
of displaced royalty, of more faith than him
self. He at once took sides withthe monarchy
of the arricades, and created another paper
called ''Le Garde National, I" which, according
to his advertisements, was to provide for the
necessities of the moment. This was his first
defeat; the paper was created a little too soon,
and died in q few weeks.
There must have been little Generalization
after this, for we find the ex-editor of "Le
Garde National' asking for a humble post
under Casimir Perier, which the minister de-
clined to give. The place TO which the appli-
cant aspiTed was that of subprefeet. In the
year following the demise Of the "Garde Ma
tional, !" he founded a weekly called the Jour
nal des Conualssanees utiles, at eighty cents
a year, which reached a circulation OF one
hundred and forty thousand. twas announced
with the flourish Of trumpets employed by NJ.
de Girardin in previous enterprises Of the kind,
but there was another feature IN the announce
ment which was new, the paper was ostensi-
bly, published by q philanthropieal society IN
behalf of the interests Of humanity, the mem
Gefs thereof desiring to remain unknown, be-
EeYipg that with this mask Of impersonAity
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27

Towards the fund for the purchase OF the prizes
for the winners in the fast type-setting tourna-
ment Mr. Samuel BTereton contributed -, yes
terd3y, and MIR. Charles T. WlndhoIz A. There
is not the slightest abatement of interest In this
grand affair. For a thousand reasons Il is hoped
that every member Of the committee Of arrange
ments will be early present at their meeting Sat
uFday night
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TAKE cARE or rouR HAtuABLEs.

Call and examine the IRE and burglar-prooi
NsW yo, Svsnne and st.s.. So, ~ z,
keeping Of securities Jewels Eilver-waPe or other
vsluables. Rents, from ten 20 Eixty dollars per
apnum, according 70 size. No business man can
afford 70 do without them.
TeIsTSrEias gf0afhs CAieseo and BeSteH Area
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REAL ESTATE SAFE.

b. II. Warner, real estate broker and auction
eeT sold, Wednesday afternoon at auction, lot II,
square So, fronting on Nineteenth street IS feet.
by depth on street of 81 feet, subject to the
special improvement tax on Nineteenth and X
A. Lane fOr q. 100
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IMPORTANT TO BOUSEKEEPERS.

Next to hole in the pocket is a hole in the
window. My friends will please send in their
orders at once for glazing. All kinds of glass on
hand. Those having money will please come
hrst. ISAAC Curry,
Practical Painter and Glazier,
sos Fourteenth street.