The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-01
ON DIT.

"A friend of ours denominates the pre-
sent weather as dolly Varden;sh." He says
it is SO gay and streaeish.
Mr.. Geo. Herbert in delicate compli-
ment to fair one of Galveston, named his
feet little yacht the Danae.
IAN old lady in the Fourth District is 80
distracted over the loss Of her two poodles
from indulgence in sausage she has taken TO
mint juleps.
The Committee Of Arrangements OF the
Emancipation club kindly sends Us an invi-
tation to their Commemoration Picnic which
takes place at the Fair Grounds on Monday,
August I'd, 1875.
The third complimentary performance
of the Orleans Dramatic Association will be
given at the Varieties Theatre on Friday
evening, August 9Th. The Romance Of q
Poor Young Man" is the play selected for the
occasion. "a
-. "A grand matinee performance will be
given at the Academy Of Music on Wednes-
day next, at 10 NJ. by the Variety Dramatic
Club, in aid Of the Louisiana Relief Associa-
ton. The romantic drama of 1.-The Sea of
Ice" will be performed, and the price Of Id
mission is placed at fifty cents.
....One of the prominent members of an
amateur club in the city had his hair closely
cropped not long since, whereupon one Of
his comrades asked him the following conun.
drum :"Why is you hair like the next per-
Torrance to be given by your club?" Answer
Because you can get no part in it.
We fail to see the justice in locking up
in Jail poor itinirant vegetable dealers who
may expose their baskets of fruit or veget-
ables on the banquette when the sidewalks Of
Canal street, in places. are almost entirely OBJ
structed by the more wealthy fruit sellers.
What is sauce for one should be for the other,
and if one obstructs the thoroughfare the
other does an hundred fold more.
Those two staunch amateur dramatic
clubs. the Orleans Dramatic Association and
the New Testimonies. have rendered grand
complimentary benefit to Miss Isabel Free
man, to take place at the Varieties Theater,
on Wednesday, August 16, 1875. Gilbert's
exquisite comedy of "Pygmalion and Gala
tea" has been chosen for representation by
the clubs, and will be cast with the best talent
of both organizations.
The we'll known, and universally appre-
ciated ability of the lady herself. and the
great popularity of the clubs, will doubtless
secure such an attendance on the occasion as
will do honor alike to the beneficiary and the
gentlemen composing the clubs.
..Appropos of our remarks on off hand
shooting, we extract the following from the
Baltimore Gazette, Of the 28th of July:
1t will surprise American rifemen to know that
this year at the Wimbledon meeting the position
of the marksman at the shortest Tor two hundred
yards range) was made optional, and that mOst OF
the mark .nen adopted the prone position.
Heretofore, for two hundred, and sometimes for
five hundred yards, the upright position without
rest has been required, and, as IN actual service
against an enemy in the field, the shooting
would most frequently be done upon the feet,
there seems to be nothing to recommend the
change.
For the long ranges the reverse is true, al
though there were some Just before the opening
Of the Wimbledon meeting, who were discussing
the advantages Of the standing position even for
one thousand yards. There WAS said to be q
Japanese gentleman present who had made
Twelve bu ls-eves out of fifteen shots at that dis
lance, while shooting of. hand in standing po-
sition, but his name mas not appeared among the
prize winners. Such q score would be possible
under exceptional atmospheric conditions, but
not other wise, and there is no probability OF
long-range shooting ever being required to be