Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-28
UNDER-TONES,

that Albant, the new prima dennl, - engaged
to be married II young Mr. Gye, of London, aud
asks in triumphant sort OF way why a young
lady receiving S2.25O in gold per week should
want to marry anybody? Why, to spend her
money, to be sure. That's what hiyh-priced
actresses and singers all mary for, or seem to.
Atany rate, that is generally the result of their
matrimonial ventures; and Albsnj, when her
tine comes, will probably be no exception to the
rule.
It IL comforting 70 know that what was said
IN this column the other day about the crop of
nUis2nces allowed to run TO harvest on thu
vacant ground in IIont of Center Market Is
approved by a host OF "Cor slant Rec ters''-
that roble army OF cor )lers, without whose
encouraging words the editorial life would be
bat tedious march through an arid vase.
Unfortunately, however, it did'nt happen t.
meet the eye OF whoever may be in authority
over the locality referred TO, and who is, there
fore, clearly resporsible for the existence of the
eye sores complained of. At least the admonition
doesn't appear to have borne IruIt visible to the
naked eye. 1t is true the centennial" some
thing or other he's folded its tent and silently
stolen away-without paying any rent, proba-
bly,; but in its place lie spTinging up rough
wooden abominatOn that is even worse, in that
1t he's look of come TO stay about it. What Is
he, she, or it In charge of this reservation about
that these things are allowed to be? VIII it be
cef7ary to have the matter investigated by
Congress? The opening of the session Is near
at hand, let it be remembered, and it is very
easy to get up a committee of inquiry, with au-
thority TO send for persons and papers.
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1t is so much easier to criticise than to do
Miss Kate Field will tell you that now. She
knows how it is herself, as the boys say She
learned it by experience. For nigh on to forty
haG uniu
down The earth finding fault in a pert, snippy-
sDappy sort OF way with the manner in which
the plan OF creation ives carried out. Mort
everything came under her ban; bat in an
especial manner did she feel moved to tell how
books ought TO be written, pictures painted,
and sculptures cblseled,-0E rather how they
oUghtRt. These were her specialties. But not
her best suit. The One particular subject that
she was perfectly at home upon,-thst she was
saturated with, and just reveled in, so to
speak, was how actors on the stage should
play their parts; or, to speak more correctly
again, how they shouldn't play them. That was
her pet theme. What she didn't know about it
could be put in very small bcok,-so small,
indeed, that nobody wOuld want it. And there
seemed to be some warrant fer her assumption
Her father before her showed cleverness as both
actor and writer, and it was rather taken for
granted that she Inherited something of his
genius in both caIlngs. 1t was all right. there
fore, so long es she kept > her original role of
fauIt-hnder. Without questioning, everybody
thought she knew what she was al Out, and she
was power, accordingly. But in an evil N.
ment she aged to build, instead of tear dow n;
and here she met here fate, es people of her
temperament have been meeting it from time
out of mind, and as they will keep on meetingit
- the end Of time. 1t was the old story of
Icarus over again. Her giddy ambition tempted
he to soar too high; her wings melted away,
ddoWn she came! To speak plainly, shs un-
dertOok % show actors how il should be done, by
playing tue pG-t of Peg Wo6iRgtoB in New York
few nj ghts ago. She failed m-erably. That
is the story III short. SYmpath'Sing brothers
and ..sters in 4 g great Literary, Artistic and
Theatrical Mutual Admiration Society of the
City OF New York, wherein she holds honored
membership, have been trying ever since to
oIe 1k fer iali by various psychological re- sons
ard imp Ilpable explanations, but their inee-
nious devices are too tiiDsy > deceive. Tue
verdict of II public is that as An actre7s Mis1
Kate is dead failure, and that there Ia No
ler name tor 1t. She is now in Osition -
see the force sf the story thsy tell OF handsome
but silly boy who &c oled about the hind feet of
mnie until he was badly kicked in the face.
"Father,' said he, the first time he was able to
get = loOkiDg-RlaE and see the map OF the
world that had been carved upon his fs ,,
"Father, do yOu think will ever be pretty
a'EiD 90 W before that mule kicked me5i'
$50 said the father, With a mingled expres-
son OF p dnec5 and qualification, "No, my COn.
you won't be as ashandsome as you was, but YOU
will know laundering sight more" So will
Kate.
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a correspondent sends the following in an
swer TO an inquiry made in this column some
time ago for the orr lin OF the term BLACK
Maria ss applied to prison vans: "By the
kindness of a friend I have learned that the
name Black Maria is Of American origin,
and came into use in the following manner:
About 1885 or 1910 there resided in New York
city lady of African descent and bacchapaI-
ian bsbits, bearing the classical name of Maria
her sprees were frequent and glorious; and il
came to pass that whenever she INDUCED she
was always Rdb6ed by the police. They inyari.
ably had TO put her in wagon to take her to
the station house. This thing occurring 20 often
tie above vehicle was called Black Maria's
carriage. TherefTom the van or vehicle used TO
convey prisoners came to be called the Black
MsIla.' "
Ii ia clear that rose by any other name does
n0' smell as sSeet-at least not in Boston, that
metropolis Of snobs," as Theodore Parker
wrote in his journal after preaching there for
SIX years. No Sunday operas and such like
wicked devices for her! She listens, however,
with calm complaeency and even with marks
Of delight to "sacred Sunday evening con
ceTts," which include on their programme Pop
as RORY O'MOore" and "Chsr!ey over the
Water" 1t is thus that frigid gentiilty AMI low
desire are welded at the Hab.
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MARRIAGE OF REPRESENTATIVE LoFLAND's
ONLY DAUGHTRR.-At Milford, Delaware
Thursday, Mr.. Joseph Z. Bruff, Of Baltimore,
and Miss Grace, only daughter of Hon. James
X. Lohand, Representative in Congress from
Delaware, were married at Christ church by
Rev. j. l.. McKim. The church was very neatly
decorated for the occasion, a noticeable feature
being double monogram of the bride and
groom, wrought in rosebuds tGined in a very
delicate evergreen vine ard suspended in a
wreath OF rcSebuds. The gro omsmen were ali
Bsltimoreans, john Ruff being first, William
Montague second, and Edwsrd F. Herring
thlrd, The ceremony was performed at $3.50 a.
m, when the bridal party repaired to the resi-.
dence OF the BRIDES father, where a collation.
was spread, and at noon the newly welded
couple started on an extended wedding tour
The bridal presents were numerous and hand
some.
TEE IETEE-eoEANIo CANAL COMMISSION,
consisting OF Brig g.-GeD. Humphreys, chief of
engineer corps, U. s. A., Professor Pierce and