, 1875-03-07
Al About Bonnets, Flowers, knilePlaitr
ings, Shirrings, and Other nys-
ttries Of Millinery.
Fisk's Opera-House-.-Prohibi-
tion Of Masks.
Chicago Private and Club Parties Last
Week.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
SIN PATIENCE POSSESS yE YOUR SOULS
Speelo co,rexuondenet Of 1hs chseag' Tribune.
WAaH1xcros. March Sob, as monu-
snent OF exquisite patience under the most
irving yicssitudes, OF life, has never been
eauaied, pe1haps, by erring humanity, aud the
neelness which enhallowed Moses life with =
semi divine light has never been successfully
irnitated BY any mortal since his death
IAN the summit Of Mount Ho1eb. Job
vas painfully Inflicted, from the crown Of
his head to the soles OF his feet, and
his trends, instead Of soothing his anguish by
quieting pouhices, or cool drinks, or gentle,
comforting words, brought him vi1e potsherd
to acrape himaeH vithal, and insisted upon dis
eussinR theology and other abstruae points, With
4 REV to making him discontented with his lot.
His children died, and his wealth took the wings
Of the morning, Willie the wife Of his bosom
baic him
Ccnsa GOD AND DIE! '>S"~-~ss
Moses could not please the children Of Israel,
though fresh from the presence OF his Maker.
Yet neither Of these sainted men was ever tried
by the perversity Of the weather,-at least, We
hare no written record OF such tortures- Tho
the Promised Land q can't vouch SO much for
tho land Of Uz) we're loTelier by far than our
changeable climate, and The soioun in the vii
desness could never have been darkened by
srow-clouds and hail-atorms, because mama fell
in their stead But one of the Arch-Enemy's
enaissa1ies in the form of . weather fiend con-
cocts daily marvels OF hail, snow, sleet, elush.
and rain, Just allowing enough sunshine and
st.ay soft breezes to tanta1ize long-suffering
mortality into open mutiny. The death-rates
have been unusually large, and pneumonia,
diphtheria, congestion Of the lungs, and other
fatal diseases, painfully prevalent; and still
winter Ii neers into spring, until We are ready to
ny "How long, Lord how long :"
ANEW AsP1nAHr FOB TRAGIC HoNoRs.
Last evening, at Lincoln Hail. Miss Story
made her debut as q reader of no mcau ability.
She is quite young. about Is, perhaps, with dark
hair, fine, clear, colorless skin, dark blue eyes,
statuesque regularity Of features. and beautifully
e7en 1laite teeth. For several years past she has
been employed in the Uuited States Treasury as
uopyist and has in the meantime perfected her
self in French, German, aud music, playing the
mgan at the Unitarian Church in our midst. She
has been reading at private gatherings for year
Or more, and has been urged By Grace Green
xood and Mary Ctemmer to make the tragic
stage her profession. Last night she excelled
the expectation Of her friends, and in the Garden
Scene between Queen Elizabeth and Nary Queen
Of Scots as portrayed BY the vivid pen Of Schllers
immortal & genius, she took the dual characters
WITH remarkable spirit and versatility.
THE PLACE WHICH GAVE HER B1nTH.
She is native of Gloucester, Mass. where
her father kept hardware store previous to the
War He enlisted during the conflict as .
private, and Was blown to atoms by the explosion
Of N enemy's cannon bali in his vicinity. Then
the wolf came to the door, and friends procured
places for mother and daughter unier Govern
Dent during those early daye when the employ
ment OF women - clerkfwas an e1peslme entail
necessity. when the men were called to the
Eation's defense, and could not stay in easy
rhsIs, with pens in their hands. instead OF need
ID swords and guns
WOMAN TO THE FRONT.
This temporary employment OF women in the
Departments has developed into an acknowl-
edged indispenAabillty. No other fingers can so
de1icately aud deftiy separate the notes sent for
redemption, whose surfaces are SO worn and in
distinct as hardly to be recognizable by the
clumsy and inexperienced. On several occa-
Eous, when money has been chaIred by burn
ing, 30 that q faint breath would destroy the lit
Tie remnant of identity remaining, it has been
delivered into the custody OF some Of the best
counters, whose nimbIe fingers. and clear quiet
e5ca5 hare succeeded in deciphering names and
numbers from seemingly b1ackensd Inassea OF
hopeless ruins.
THE MAs's THE GowD Fon a THAT.
Many OF the persons employed are ladies born
ind bred, whom the changing wheel Of fortune
has bereft Of fathers, brothers, husbands, and
money, and forced into the world to uobly sup
port themselves Or those dependent upon them.
There is one thing to be said in praise Of Wash
netonlsns: they are not suobs. They. may be
as1stocrats, and fashionable, and frivolous, but
shey are enviably free from snobbery, and it
IN fharr whn
aothed in alpaca or velvet, possess fortunes OF
Earn livelihood, live in palaces OF cottages.
provided they are agreeable, intelligent, and well
connected. they are cultivated for friends.
The WIFE OF THE LITTLE GIANT.
Among some Of the noteworthy persons Who
naTa occupied positions under Government, first
md foremost stands the handsome face and
agu1e Of Mrs. Stephen 4. Douglas, wife Of the
Little Giant" Of whose memory Illinois has
Axays been proud. When the system OF en-
pioylng woman Was in its infancy, Mra. Douglas,
Fho Tas too high spirited and independent to re-
9efe charity, and Jet who was in great need Of an
income, accepted c1erkshp at $3.50 per annum.
tleoolect being introduced to her on one occa-
Aon ~ Catholic fair, over which she presided
Lady Superior. She Was tribe too gross in
teuI;nea ut that time to come strictly under the
eeaa OF beautiful. yet / could see how strikingy
oaaneome she must have been when Douglas
spoed her for his bride. Her neck and arms
ae5e Ut for sculptor, 80 marvelous1y white,
.aa touod aud dimpled we're they, and the skin
q, ~ 80 fne that the veins shoue through
ake slimpees Of blue sky. Her hair WAS dark
t13l. All Naturally Eayy, and she wore it swept
.a!y oack from her low, broad, smooth brow,
eu1 wound io sumptuous coil low down on the
o2tl;nes.
THE A1Tm BITTEN
Inc evening in question, gentleman stepped
" 70 the table over which she hhd suzerainty,
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