The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-05
GAY WASHINGTON.
Olive Logan's Leisure.
Foreign Ambassadors and Dramatic Stars
ct the Capital.
Clara Norris and Her Doctor.
The Beautiful Danes OF High Life.
Other Ladies Fair and Their Masculine
Membranes.


Membranes.
Especial Correspondence of Chicago Times
WASHINGTON, Fob. % In imperial days,
in Paris, certain American lady, with more
diamonds than brains, who was constantly
self. brought into prominence by her expen-
sive efforts to be considered on terms OF init
macy with the members of the diplomatic
corps at the French capital used invariably to
be itemized in the newspapers, something in
this way:
The beautiful Mrs. Blank. from New York,
whose gorgeous diamonds are well known,
entertained the Turkish ambassador ct dinner
last evening.
Again, she entertained the Turkish ambas-
sador at supper; anon, the Turkish ambas-
sador was present at her box at the opera;
later on, the Turkish ambassador drove with
her in her carriage to the Bots; in fine, in all
the diversions and recrestions of the beautiful
Mrs. Blank from New York, whose gorgeous
diamonds we're we'll known, the Turkish am
bassador was understood-and desired by her
to be understood being present. One day
the ambassador from o rem0ter region than
Turkey came, and he, relentless, left nothing
ON this mundane sphere of the beautiful Mrs.
Blank. from New York, except her gorgeous
diamonds which were we'll known.
"But do tell me, asked satirist of my
acquaintance, "did she keep it up till the
ana? Was the ruling passion strong in death?
Did she expire while entertaining the Turk
iOh ambassador? ?"
In recalling this story from the depths of
reminiscence, l do not mean to use it as q
spiritual ambassador does text to Q sermon
1 am only reminded of it so forcibly, because
in this fair capital of our far-reaching CONT
nent which is, or ought to be, at this moment
occupied with questions of great pith and
moment, the topic of the doings and sayings
Of this ambassador and the other, the size of
the diamonds of Nine. Unetelle and Senorita
LAutre, is given such prominence by local
scribes that one would think the only proper
study of mankind is diamonds, and the whole
duty of life that of eating the dinners Of re-
cording the movements Of sneezing when
snuff is taken by, the Booriaboolgagan am
bassador or the minister plenipotentiary from
Robinson Crusoe's island.
WASHINGTON HIGH LIFE.
"High Life in Washington IS very monoto-
nous" said pretty little Iowa lady to me the
other day, at Mrs. Treasurer News reception:
ssYou meet the same people everywhere, and
they say the same things to everybody that
every body says to everybody else; then you
yourself say them to them, and so-it Is
monotonous."
In the midst of the monotony. however
agreeable, of presenting to the public weekly
copies Of the engagement tablets OF various
leaders Of society, You will permit me the re-
lief Of turning occasionally to those vestals
whom time can not With nor custom stale
the great goddesses, Music and the Drama,
who were born before Turkey was indicated
On the map, and before Columbus discovered
America for ambassadors to come to; and
which will live after diamonds have gone as
completely ont Of fashion AZ the cornelian
and other precious stones mentioned in the
Bible. There are
TWO THEATERs
here In Washington, to which come in success
sion the various features Of the dramatic and
musical world in their starry course, and as
it has not been my privilege for several years
70 live quietly in city where I could 60 to
the theater only when chose, Excepting Q
winter 1 passed in Paris lately to observe
Others faults and virtues, and comment on
them with that superior wisdom which it ia
10 easy to assume when one is in the audito-
RUM, I 90 to the two theaters here with pecu.
liar pleasure. If the performance is good,
an filed with delight that is childlike and
bland : if it is bad, / am thankful that myself
have had no part in it, and that I need not
come tomorrow night unless choose And
q the star is generally friend Of mine
sometimes of many years standing think
I can say that am able in all respects to
sneak BY the card. Both theaters are man
AGED BY Mr.. Ford, the theatrical Napoleon OF
MA region, who has also two other theatera
in Baltimore, and I'm not sure but three.
CLARA MORRIS.
One of my friends called on Clara Morris
during her recent engagement in Washing
ton. She found the poor great artist lying IN
bed ON that naughty bad back Of hers which
has oiyen her so much trouble. The CONVEX
aation turned ct once on the all-absorbing
back.
II Just ran down here to get away from the
Doctor" said poor Clara. He said he must
burn my back again Ugh! Il makes me
shudder to think of it. q
"Does moxa hurt very much ?" asked the
visitor.
"Not 80 much as you'd think; but the
skrain on the nerves is perfectly dreadful !
don't get over it for days-its aWful.
ssBut does it do You any good
81 don't know" with sigh.
"You are sick all the same?"
"Yei." with deeper sigh.
aWell. then," said the visitor energetically,
and With that recklessness Of logic which
fhorouohly reliable back bestows on its pos.
aessor. I'D see him further before I'd lei
him burn ne again"
. And do you know" continued Clara,
lapsing into one Of those humorous strains
which it seems are peculiar to her, 1.-THE
only way / got free from the wretch was oy
fellinc him that played part down here in
Washinoton in which I wore short curly
VIC: and SAYS to him, Doctor, I can't veal
: short, curly wig and burnt back 1t the
same time:
Further converse brought out from Clars
the assertion that in spite Of the lack Of ap
probation which her performance OF Lady
Macbeth had met from press and public, che
VAS resolved to keep on playing that charac
Ter until she brings her audiences to acknowl
edge that her conception Of the part is cor
rect one. Clara believes that Lady Macbeth