Wilmington journal., 1876-02-18

,ur brief stay was SO full of pleasure
hat We quite comp chs nded Why peo-
Die like to visit the new Senator We
leid our Massachuse is noses A degree
higher than ever, aud forthwith
oI oceeded to another mansion. -
This house is in IA charming
location; all its appointments are quite
''the thing" but, o dearl Did you go
from the sunny side of the street to the
b!eakest place on the other side? We
felt depressed the minute the solemn
waiter opened the door, awe came
over US in chilIng waves,
so when the hostess greeted u,
S ,arcely presenting. her gloved ii lgers
and introduced her daughter in mel
ancholy tone, our own smiles faded
We were extinguishly utterly, quenched
ing. We made one iueffhc' uai at |
tempt to rally By saying the brig"t-st
thIpg we could invent. but bless you |
in that atmo phere nothing colld be
bright two minutes. Half a dozen
other guests experienced the same
sen sation, if [ may iudge from the
sighs of relief VIII ch we've drawn the
minute we were outside the door. No
matter about names; ahynne who has
ever made that call will kuow who we
mean. Theu entering our carriage-
81 80 an hour, dear frie.,ds-Te
whirled away to Senator Bayard
The y 1ung lady iaaghter of the mouse
who made her debut last week, was
chatting with frI,nd, l,ut Mrs. Bay
ard received us with thu easy grace
which marks one who is to the mannor
born. / haven't the fuiutest idea of
her features and shouldn't know her
ag iii. [ met her, bat [ brought away
with me Il memory OF dark hair smooth
ly bruised back from a high forehead:
a pair of bright. dark eyes. aud
,weet voice that knew how to make
Music cut of Commonplace words.
>S,''' :t''r hiYard Is. par c.Cceitence. the
cultivated gentleman, and Mrs. Bayard
IL IA. t> pc of she rehued lady.
Bat snuuid [ tell yoL of all my four
tetn calls this icttee would stretch too
| far; you will be content, therefore, to
!earn flat thI young daughter OF Sena
| -: Davis welcomes her mothers
| guests SO p'ca~att'y that they are sure
TO come again: that Mrs Logan, Of
| tii!:.ols aud Mr.. C,Eleron, of Wis
| c0u*:u, - celve together since they
| board in the ean. house; that Mrs.
Gouhi;u5 aad her pretty daughter are
| ne guests OF M"a. Graut, that Mrs.
Thurman, though universally beloved
is Dol entertaining her friends this
| winter because OF certain carpent rs
| ..:iCi fnaEDns y no have their mansion in
| charge, aud tuat no mortal can posi-
by do tie senatorial circle in less than
three afternoons.
L. Il no slight accomplishment to be
able to receive" gracefully. There
must be an amount OF native tact Which
| cannot be acquired; a swift intuition
concerning the social status aud men.
tai range of each entering visitor, and
an ability to say the right thing at the
right moment, which amounts to
sixth sense. Few ludies possess it il
perfection, for it is a gift which the
| gods zea iously dea! to supreme favo
rlt,,s only, hut the woman to whom i
IS vouchsafed can achieve greatel
political victories than any man evcl
: effected | wonder ambitious men dt
not oftener think of this!
MAGGIE MITCHELL
has been here all the week, drawins
| crowded houses and then drawing tear
from the countless eyes by her won
derful acting She might have beer
more bawitching in her eal lier years
but / duuUT if she were more 93OtOcrftl
| had never seen her till Friday even
ing, when she played lane Eyre. Tha
pitiful story mas been charged jus
enOugh to give it a healthier mora
tone than that OF the novel, and it wa.
years since I had read it, but it
narrowing details made great bi;
men cough violently, while femi in
eyes openly overt1owe3. ! had tn
pleasure of meeting Maggie in
friends parlor, for this favorlte actres
has kept the affection aud respect o
the public through all the years of h.
professional life. Knowing how iuces
sanity she has pol traycd fictitious char
acter ! could hardly understand tin
[ possibility of any real individualit,
still existing. [ expected to catch
hint of F,uchon in her tones, a trac
of LOrle in her look Or an outrigh
manifestation Of Jane Eyr.. But Mrs
Paddock, who restrained my saluta
ton, is sweet, graceful lit lady
without one bit OF staginess in speecI
or msnner. The fair hair fell in a sof
fintf over her forehead, and droOped ii
long cur!s from an ivory comb at til,
back of the head. Brown eyes, franl
yet keen, met mine with a straightfor
ward glance, aH1 [ defy anybody Il
guess her age fre1n any apparent trace:
these years Of study aud work have
left. | carelessly asked-makiug al
effort at the aforesaid problem How
long have you been on the stage p
Ever since [ can remember" quotl
Maggie. and l was no wiser Than be.
fore. She is bright and witty and
earnest; her profession Is htr life and
she loves it dearly. She travels with
her own troupe, escaping the vexatious
rehearsals with local ''sticks,'' and
thoroughly enjoys rousing her audi
ences. ''In Boston," she says, ''the
strictest people came to her perform
ances," and Rev. John Weiss actually
wrote a new act for the drama OF
"Fanchon, the Cricket" He was tc
substitute this for the rendering usual.
~ given, but abandoned it after one
trial, since it was so sombre and heavy
and the public demanded what they
had already approved.
This week we have Clara Morris il
her emotional roles, beginning will
Camille, but Clara Morris will never
live III the hearts of the people like lit
tie Maggie, who C II curt herself up il
any corner and stay there like little
pet Kitten. Maggle's appeals to hel
sympathies do us gool; the stormiel
passions Clara Morris rouses leave
! ruin and disaster behind.
A STORY CONCERNING EARLL THE BAPTIST
who is here in the same work as Moody
and Sankey. Though the harvest o.
souls he may have reaped be countless
he is very sure of the amount of con.
vertible filthy lucre which has been his
visible reward. and especially proud OF
his beautiful suburban home at New
ton, Mass.
A while ago, boasting of its attrac-
tions among some Boston merchants,
he sighed, piousiy. lamenting that his
work woud not permit him to enjoy
his lovely home more frequently.
'Ahem!' said - Charley Shepard,
whom everybody knows for an invetor
| ate Joker
'Aheml Earl, your house may be
| very fine but l own one that will dis
| c0Tnt it in eVlrV jtemf' sfInIaa1f'