Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-16
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY lG.
The Sky in January.

The Sky in January.
Venus is now very conspicuous, and will be
at her brightest on the l6tb-so bright, indeed,
that she may be seen with the naked eye IN
broad daylight. She crosses the meridian, or
is exactly south at 3:ll p. N. on the lst, and
at 2Ol D. N. on the 3Oth. Venus will be 10
Aquarius all through January, setting at the
beginning of the month about S:2Op. ID. Jhp:
ter is 10 conjunction with the suo on the 3th,
and so is invisible. Mercury, too, visits that
great Iuminary on the 10th, and is. therefore,
not at home to the young star gazsr, who prob
ably will wonder what important work the sun
has on hand that he should summon to his
council chamber Jupiter aud Mercury 10 Jauu'
ary, Venus in February, and Saturn and Mer'
curry again in March. Saturn Is IN Aquarlus'
some dstarc, east Of Venus, setting early 10
Januarya few minutes before 10 pm. Mars IS IN
Pisces. and, though gradually going away from
the earth, is still prominent in the evening sky.
particularly as he happens to be in part not
rich 10 first class stars. At the beginning OF
the month be crosses the meridian about 6 y.
M, and sets near midnight. Oa January 81
he souths at Sill p. N. Looking out at The
beginning of the month, about p. m., onn
cannot but be struck with the stars and con
stelations visible 10 the east aud northeast. Low
down and newly risen is the brilliant Sirius,
of the Great DOG, chief of stars aud champion
twinkler. Above him is the majestic Ollon,
halfrecumbent still, but awakening like giant
refreshed with wine. A perpendicular line from
Sirius passes through the Three Kings, with
Beteguese on the left and Rige on the right,
aud extends upwards through the Hyades-the
V. shaped grou of which Aldebaran is chief
till it reaches Alcyone and her sisters, glitter
ing, as Tenuyson describes them, like a
swarm of fire flies tangled in silver braid.
To the left of Sirius. and little higher, Is
Pfccvon, of the Little Dog. Above are the
Twins, Castor and Pollux. Still higher is tho
brilliant Capella-the sacred goat, said TO have
sucked Jove-with her kids. Following the
Milky Way we come to Perseus, to Cassiopels,
to tho Sinking Northern Cross, to Vega, hang
ing her harp on the western willows But
the Southern sky is barren. Venus sparkes
in the southwest, aud q line slantlng upward
to the Left from her will pass through the dull
hued Saturn and the ,ruddy Mars. Not tar
from Venus Fomalhaut may be caught flash
iog near the horizon. and nearly in direct
line below Mars is Diphda in the tail OF tho
Whale. But how upinVting all this region IS
after the jeweled arch of the Galaxy spannog
the northern heavens aud resting 90 Sirius and
Vega l-Weeky Tribune.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is now Tue
only Eoglish prelate who lives 10 the arclent
palace attached to his Sec at the Capital. The
Bishop Of London has an official residence next
door to that Of tho Duke Of Norfolk 10 81.
James square, which goes by tho name o!
London House, although it is simply 40 am pie
sized, ordinary mansion, 10 no way distinguish
ed from Lord Derby's. next door, or any other
house in the square. This he has 10 lieu OF
the old palace Of London in the city,. The
Bishop of Winchester also had, up to the time
of Wilberforce, 6ne mansion opposite London
House, which was assigned to him for similar
reason, but is no longer attached to the SOC;
and the Bishop Of Ely has fine house 10 Do
yer street, which was bequeathed othe See by
a previous Bishop of Ely. The other prelatcs
many merely take rooms during the pariamen
tary session. OF years English prelates.
who rarely have more than a few hundred
pounds year of private fortune, have LETT very
little behind them, thus presenting striking
contrast to too many of the Irish Protestant
episcopate. DR.. Longley, for many years Arch
bishop OF Canterbury and York, and previous
ly Head Master of Harrow valuable post
left 80 little, that apartments at Hampton Court
were thankfully accepted by his daughters.
Dr.. Wherefore Inherited money, and bis wife
was an heiress; but it may safely be asserted
that no one penny OF church money passed to
his heirs. The Archbishop of Canterbury re
ceives SIS, 900 year; York, $50 900; Durham,
$40 900; Winchester. $4,000; the others be.
tween $40. 900 and S25. 900; but the clal ms up
on them are enormous, the Bishop being ex-
peoted to head every charitable undertaking 10
his diocese, and TO bs--and, to do them justice,
nearly all are-''given to hospitality. There
is very little preaioal pomp 10 Eogls nova
days.
AMERICAN WOMEN arc described by Catha.
rine Magerka, of Vienna, who was with her
husband at the Philadelphia Exhibition Hc
was one Of the Austrian Commissioners. Mad.
anne Magerka says thas our women are hand
some and we'll dressed, but arc too fond OIL
SNOWY ornaments The prevailing modes OF
dressing tho hair, especially by grl5 she ap.
proves as simple. natural aud becoming. She
was impressed that TO many women tho toilet
was the suu around which their existence
turned, for whom 10 other stars had radiance
but diamonds and pearls, aud to whom there
was no ambition higher than to be admired;
| This idea was based 90 what she saw 10 pubic
places, mainly, for she had little opportunity to
observe American homo life; but she Wss con
| vinoed that American wives are Dot so tender'Y
careful of their husbands as are German wives.
and that the former arc too independent and
the husbands too subserVlent. She founo 'cw
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