, 1879-04-27
SOCIETY TOPICS.

,Tts said that when Raphael was painting his
famous frcsco Of the Madonna dt San sisto he
noticed through one OF the open windows OF the
church two small Italian boys in house op~
poslte, leaning on the Tindow casing; he trans
fercrl them to bis fresco. and they have BE-
come immortalizcd in "Raphael's Angels"
An innovation In household art which is
taking q hold that may and probably will affect
us-for Americans reach out toward the strik-
lng-is the taste for what higher criticism
terms black-and- gold effects"
It is related dof Sainte-Beuvess that he once
fought duel in the rain. lie gravelY opened
an umbrella, and no expostulation OF his second
could make him close 1t. III don't mind get
ting killed., he declared, "but do hate getting
wet.''
It significant fact that the greater number
of the entertainments giTen by our prominent
society people are furnished by Edmanson Bros.'
whose manufactory is at 30S State street, with
their delicious icecream, the superior quality OF
which is acknowledged by all. This enterprisn@
firm will receive orders By telephone at their
State street store; and, as q still lurther con-
Yeniencc to their patrons, VIII, On NAY l, open,
in coniunction with sir. (. " Lapham, elegant
fce-crcam par1ors at the very centra! anu con-
ycnient location, us Dearborn street, where ID
dies, children, nnd all cnn refresh themselves
with the best 1cC-EFcUul 10 DC AouAA ~ IA~ ~411"
There ara some women who arc born under
lucky stars and certainly haye some 4" little
chcrub who sits up aloft u to keep watch over
them Their hair does not come out OF crlmp1n
damp weather. This is the croWnin@ pressing o1
their lives-the sure proof that they are oorn
lucky.
A ycrv beautiful and stylish hat named the
tt Azorean Fayal," now being introduced by the
popular mi!liner, ". H. uagcdon, ~ and -
East Madison street, is certain to be received oY
the ladies with great favor.
At Vienna the Hungarian women are eonsla-
ercd the pretticst and best dressed the talr-
haired Poles and Bohcmians the most stylish;
and the Vicnuesc the sauc1cst, most eoeue''1Sn
and attractive
The fine and ccntrally-located store on Mon
roe street, next to the ladies' entrance o1 lne
Palmer House, is now oeeap:ea w te nTnnc-
iu,r shoes unexcelleu for Workmanship ahu ma
teria]s is we'll established
Two small rcd-clay pipes, decorated with
flowers and notices, with the stems Lieu ID
cross with blue ribbon, is the newest M cnandei'eF
pendant in fashlonaole Aou9ee' AAeJ "Ae eAAte@
s'peace pipes"
Tie many friends of Mr.. F. ". Lapham will
he nleasel 10 learn that be will, on May !, open
a class restaurant aud ice-cream parloz at
143 Dearborn street, serving GoWa'isou o1os.
unsurpassed tce-crea1n.
The Misses Evarts have been among the
Washington ladies who, during the past winter,
have shown 50 great an enthusiasm for tile
writings of Shakespeare. ScVenty-lve OF the
ia,1ies most highly placed in the society OF that
city nave been reading Gentle Wtll's works in
classes.
nop-breakable ware for table use is now the
"iatest," it being 1T the same time very orna-
| mental and low-pricsd- For sale at Ovlngtous,
| 14G State street, ..
| Mrs. Taylor, OF Washington, intends to give
to the Cofcoran Art Gallery, among other things,
some ScYres plates which passed from the pos