National Republican., 1877-10-22
For thee Corner
Wonan's Heart.

ny g. c. sTILLEY.
Not all tho gaudy toys which wealth supply.
Not costly ramcnt, equlpRgc 0r rank,
Nor dlrmouds fIom G6lcondas glitcrng mines
Cnn MI and 'ntisfy a woman's heart
NJ N9t fashion. with her grand aud gaudy train,
Which turns with every fair but fckle tide,
Nor all the 'cid Of the gay b,dI.mODds.
Gan cure the craving of womsns henr.
Can ever compass The one.hundredth part
Toward filling up the heart Of womanhood.
She may rejoice that wealth with generous hand
May dance awhile in fashions dizzy train,
Or WOO, perchance the dcke goddess Fame;
Feed on The proHGrcd dowers from TiSttcrys hand;
But not all these. with their chameleon charms
san AZ with perfect peace wgmans heart.
No. there are silent chambers in her soul
Whose vacant inches cry for daily bread,
Unlike the halls, with h,ited columns dim;
Where friendship. fashion. fame and wealth abide.
There is temple hid within her heart,
Where nouRht Of w9rldlincss can enter in
A sacred shrine, an inner sanctuary
Where love alone can fold his rosy wings
Love- the all.crOwning bliss Of wOman's heart,
The jewel bright which beauties her soul!
Then welcome all the i'll that time can bring,
II this bright beam be len TO cheer her way!
The bcacOn-lght that guides her f'otsteps here,
The load. star Of her weary pilgrimage
Which lights the deathsoinc passages Of life
And points to perfect peace" beyond the tomb.
Washington, Oct H.
For the Corner.
What Saw at the Capitol To-Day.
was told by that encyclopedia of useful
lnluTrldllOIl. tOHlnlUnlN tHIltN " nHSOtHu
I must bc there early If I would sec anything,
and 50, with astonishing punctuality, arrived
on the field at ll30 o'clock. Every hall, gall
lery and corridor, even nfnitcsinal corners,
were crowded with American citizens, both
white and colored, and the corners, observed,
were generally occupied by tho white citizen,
in feeble effort not to be intrusive on tho
civil rights Of the colored man and brother.
OF course | cannot talk about what did
not see, and as | could not catch so much as u
glimpse Of the shiny top Of bald head which
looked as If 1t might by any possibility belong
to Congressman, can only discourse of the
plcbeians who stood upon the outer wall.
To me q crowd is always delightful, If | can
| only have o comfortable humpty-dumpty
| chair, where | can enjoy the surrounding cX-
aggcrations in the shape Of human beings.
To-day was blessed with an easy seat in
| the dressing room, and was as practical as one
could be- under the circumstances. Near by
hung a large mirror, the objective point of tho
greater number who entered this female sane
| tuary; but to the glory Of my sex bg 1t in
| scribcd that not one really good Hooking and
wcll-drcssed lady did | observe anxiOusly
staring herself out Of countcnancc therein; but
the shabby and the shoddy, the homcy, tho
unintercsting and the antc-diluvian, every
one, halted, gazcd and fingered, rcarrangcd
their frizzes, rcadjusted their shirts, backed
up and down and sideways twisted and
turned over this shoulder and that, before and
behind, at this glass Of fashion," and when ut
| last they did reluctantly tear themselves away,
it was with that air Of conscious superiority
which said, "Bchoid the loysiicst of her sex -
Why Is IL that
| PLAIN WOMAN
must need make herself look like q Hottentot
by lavish display Of cheap material made up
| in OUirc style, when some plain, dark dress,
| well made, would make her look lady-like and
presCntable, If not positively good looking? l
appeal to the other ladies present, who, like
myself sat quietly viewing the scene with un-
| disguised amusement Was il not we'll worth
the fatigue of stair climbing, to view yc an
cient maiden in striped polonnaise, that
might have been fitted to a bean-pole-
| such was the symmetry of its samcncss
up and dewn,-trickcd out like
a chit Of fourteen, with her years un-
numbered to be concealedf And then the
young lady, whose costume probably cost
twenty cents a yard, decorated at least with
one million square points," all bound with
black. Worth could not afford SO many stitches
in one of his most elegant toilettes.
only desire to point moral, not to "adorn
q tale" by criticizing my fellOw-creaturcs. But
| why, in the name Of goodness will, women
persist in making themselves so rdicul ously
dOwdy, when 1t is really easier to look lady
like? Remember the eternal fitness of things.
DO not, j beg of you, strive to emulate an
elegant silk with common material, but
| model your garments with the quality of
goods. l do not expect that my lecture will
be received with that spirit of forbearance
in which 1t is given; but II it has the effect of
removing even one yellow bow from the dress
| or a single inch-wide sash a mile long from q
costume that would be decidedly more respect
able without it, shall feel that l have not
lived in vain.
| EMILY.
Washington, Oct. 90.
| Wedding RelIs
The long talked of marriage Of Miss Phoenix
and Mr.. Hill, nephew of w. w. Corcoran, will
take place tomorrow evening at Trinity
church. There will be no formal receptions,
but dinner will be given the happy pair by
the groOm's uncle
Upon Wednesday evening next, at the Bap-
tist church on Z street, will occur the wedding
of Miss Sadie Mapes and Mr.. John Patrick.
After the ceremony reception will be held at
the residence of the groom, No. 4i7 Massachu'
| sets avenue.
The marriage of Mr.. James II. Watts and
Miss Mamie Sheeler will take place on next
Thursday evening, at Bethany church, in Bal
timore.
The marriage of Miss Edith L. Shoemaker
and Robert Lee Cox, son of Col. Cox, L. S. pen
sion agent, will take place at the residence OF
the brides father, Mr.. D. L. Shoemaker, oi
Georgetown, on Thursday evening. lmmedi'
atcy after the ceremony the couple will start
upon their bridal tour In the North.
Mr.. c. +. +. Adam, attache of the English
legation, and Mrs. Juliet Palmer, daughter Of
Medical Director James C. Palmer, U. $. n.
will take place on Thanksgiving day at tn,
residence Of the brides parents.
Society Gossip.
The numerous clubs and cliques Of the city
are beginning to bestir themselves prepare
tory to tripping the light fantastic toe through
the seasons festivities. The 'r. l. s." has reOr
ganized, and announces itself ready for thu
campaign. They will give several dances dur
ing the winter.
Ye ancient IN. U. p" will give a select hoI
next Wednesday evening, and intend to main
tain their credit against all competitions.
Another pound party" is about to tak'
place in Georgetown, and everybody under
stands the fun aud frolic that implies.
The shakespeare Club met on saturday
evening for miscellaneous reading at the resi-
. dence Of Mrs. Green, corner Of Twelfth aud X
streets delightful evening, which they hope
soon to repeat.
Chief Engineer Spraguc, L. S. N, and wife
have returned, and are stopping at sol Six
L tppnih street.