Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-31
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ting is1irg ecUl'srity of which, by the wsv,
is fhe ieC' that fhe JItsSmaker and upnOIsts Eer
have VUsh-a Tie old-ie ,hiO1~d playwright and
ACTOR from their st3ols.-turrishes some sug-
Eestiye statistics 'oUching tho ,f .ss no of the
society plays that are the rage now a-days, par
tiCuiaTiy in New York. One actress alone. we
are '0id. velrs 5000 worth OF drG sses in that
wretchCd piece OF business called the "Sph ux."
ArO her, IA "FfOU-F FrOu. - carries on her person
rresses and jcvelry that cost clo5e on to A. 600.
Others, ia .'Arj-Cie a." ''D.vOrce," Alike"
etc, exhibit toilets that Re present it is said an
Independent fortune lH themselves. One favor
'te. whose name Is familiar 10 d. eater-gOsrs,
sTPeaUUg in a single piece OF Eve scts in nOIess
than Stven different dresses, ranging in value
from $3.50 = IL $40 each! A Httle farther
along, and, ss if - bring the present times in
tie stIOHg At possible contrast against the good
old dsys when actors were FAMED ior the man
ner in which they played rather than for the
splendO- OF their dress, we are told tha',
whereas, before the war, SO was a large weeks
salary for an actress, " now she will demand
isOm $lO0 tO 500, besides n benefit Well, sup
pose she dOes-say $1,000 tor the year. Tue
awkward question 1T once suggests ICsett: how
the deuce does she manage 10 save enough, after
paying ordinary annual expenses, to sport so
many magnificent wsrdrObes? And who Is ID
bIaDe II such embarrassing Inquiries are put?
Surely not tbe innocent DeOplo in whose minds
tbeybr he. Letit be CHARGED TO the long account
Oi - your clever ID foOI OF friend" as some
bCdy calls bin, who is eteTnslly crOwding him
SELF forward, and aiwsy OVERRIDING things.
-.
MIR. j. .. Howard, OF this city, has a very in
terestng article Oh the Architects OF the mer-
lean Cspi'O in the current number.oi the In
tsrH0iiOHdl Be.islc. According to Mr.. Howard,
that exquisite work OF art, the aIlegoricaI figure
Of History in the Car Of Time, recording the
80 & bo 1av
stands over the door leading IRON the old Rep
resentaiiye hall into the rctunda, WAS the de-
sign of Dir. L. II. Lstrobe, at that time the
architect in charge. On the other hand Mr.
keim, IL his excellent Hand book, says it was
designed and executed by Charles Frsnzoui, In
$50 Which Of these gentlemen is correct? and
what authority bad either OF them or his state
meEt? The Authorship, so 10 speak, of 80 beau
Ii.Ul work ought TO be definitely fixed and a,
krowledscd Tor al time; for, while IT mag pro-
petN be regarded among the MINOR srt attTac-
ions Ol Washington, tits really one OF the most
crtGiIabie eXamp pies o. its class To h3 found rot
IA Toe Capital alone, but anywhere in the
United St4Jes.
Now that the scadoldiHg has been taken away
'.om The new . ta'iOu Oftle Baltimore and PJ-
to oHlac Tai'road, its architectural beauties can
be studied ard appreciated. Although vastly
oinert mt 10 styie tom OUr pubuc buildings, il
can we'll afford u be locked at the same day
"lth them, sc they say out west. Il =, inc esd
a most RrscaluI aud picturesque Structure, due
regard being had Il the sane t,De Tor dignity
anu substance Without which any large built-
ing must be Disappointing failure. 1t is not
% big as many others OF It's kind, but il must
nevertheless be cOuutes az standing at the very
held OF railway stations in this country 50 far,
a. least, a. good taste in architecture and adam
u q
drawback one experiences in looking at its al.
ractiye fronts IS q feeling OF regret that it had
not been located in pOsi,icc where all its beau
ties could be studied from proper points Of view
say Oh t. routh side CT the maj, Ior instance.
nd thai choice would s'-o have saved the
oetut';ul park IN decoration, and kept 9Th
stree. open tor public use pa they ought to have
been. But, where ever il is, the building is one
We have Ugh, - be proud of. And that re-
minds us. that, strange es the assertion NAV
3 -eLu, MS Isn't the only piece OF railway archI
.SetuIe IN "Llch our city can take Just pride
J bs tuWer of the old ana gloomy station OF the
LaitiiCre aud Ohio TO I'd, now well nigh hidden
from view, Is a fGe specimen of the este ana
always pleasing Italian style, AMI one well
worthy tire attention of those who eniOv beai,fi-
tGl bI OF art or nature found in unexpectad
ulacS 2 on account OF this pretty csmnspile
70 viii be sad - gee tue old building give
way - even larger and granQer 6dincs
1hs style OF wearing the hair tied in a knot or
lump low down on the neck which few would
be-iashionsble lsdies have lately adopted. NAV
ultimately become popular with portion OF the
fair sex, (that portion, we may add in parenthC.
SIS, that always stands really = give up neat
ard appropriate mode for anything that il new
snd ontre, no matter how mclean and unbecom-
ing It msy be- But it will never nnd much
iaVor with men. FOR, Oddly as 1t may sound,
men nowadays have q k-ener sense Of the fitness
OF thlLSs IL the matter OF dress, and more exact
ing rules touching neatness and cleanliness OF
person and attire, than most women. Fancy a
fashionable gentleman. for instance, with a
mass OF greasy filthy false hair hanging over
ard soiling beyond the limit of decency the col
Ar and shoulders OF two hundred dollar coat
sUpposing, for the sake OF illustration, that if
SOuld be pos sib!e for him to find one cos4fno 50
much money. Or with his trOHsers legs trsfling
10 me ucst and mud, making his hosiery aud
unceT Nesr 50 sbOmiuably vet and dirty As IN
se at once uncomfOTt sble, unhealthy aud indie
cent. 30 man IN his senses would do or THINK
oi cong either Of these things; We, leaders of
tasutou among women and their blind followers
&c more! And5 what II worss, they actually
eem 70 enjoy il.
WLa. Is the origin Of the name Black Maria
o applied 10 the vehicle used Tor carrying pris-
onerS letween station houses, courts and
pii-tiio. 4uo term came from the stl or side.
IA al probability; but 10 accessible handbook
Or cyeopsdia tGrc-s any rig.+ on the subject OF
Its origin. Can any OF the Readers OF TAG Sra
tufriSh tue desltEa irtOrmation4
As poet, Or. Holland IS noted for luanti-y
I@'ler nan quality; still. his verses occ asiouaI-
" eJntsin EDe thoughts felicitousIy expressed.
= lie poem which he read at the reurion OF the
Army o. the DANES, in New York, the other dav,
was in some respects one OF his best efforts, and
some passages il it are worthy 10 be quoted
along side OF o 'Harss SO On flames eternal camp
ing ground which is probably the finest
'fitute 20 sOdier-coTrsdes that ever wa.
written. These stfUzzs, tor example, are re
msrsably beautiful:
we praise thelr deeds, we biess their names.
VINO brsTely fought and nObly fell;
And love and pride remember well
The vanished Army OF the James
They sleep, but only for q night,
The elrtb wes groaning when they died
The trumpet sounding Tar and wide
And al the spheres were DIN with blight.
They sleepiB peace! The Summer bells
That gather srfume from their dust
The Winters snow, the Autumns rust
And ali loves iayished immortelles,