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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

The Offices CT the Associated Press sre closed
to day and in constquoDco VIC are without telo.
graphic news this evening". except cur WASH
iugton dispstch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

COLD WEATHER During the cold snap
their is notbiag moro comfortable than q good
hot Stove. Stoves of oil kinds to suit all tur
ehasers aod all prices can b. found at Staus
b1ry's Central Stove House, corner Kiog sud
Washington S:reots. tMcBarney's Building. J
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01
Alexandria Gazette Virginia ADVERTISER
NEWS OF LIE DaE

Last night E IA Il. JoD +, liVjog in P.i.cc
George County, Va. gas found ir;z3a to deO!h
Il: her bone.
Epcs Sargent. VINO YES eiiI0r Of he BlsoI
transcript from lSi4 10 1853. died iu Boston Las:
night, aged sixty sereo yeers.
The decline 10 8bea. at CHICAGO sire, tee
beginning Of December his been l. c:n!s per
busbel; in corn, ems per bus5el.
For four degrees below zero at Winnepec
MaDl obs, yesterday aud q terrible "blzznd"
Gro and in the northwest. The Arkansas
river. opposite Little Rock, and. 10 fact,
all the ws7 to Fort Smith. is frczsn en.
tiroy across. A large Gu .ntty Of ice will be ca,
durl0g the cold srap.
The population of New York is !, zoe, 500;
Philadelphia, Pa.. Sic 9si; Brooklyn. n Y,
566 CSC; Chicago. H.. SOB 504; B 's.oD, Mss,
362 $50; 81. Louis. Mo-. $50, $50; Baltimore,
Md, %G52. 100; Cincinnati 0, 255 70S; San
Francisco, Cal, 233 CSC; New OeIeaus. La,
ZIG .l40; Cleveland. o.. leo. 142; Pitsturs,
Pa, l56 ISL; Bntf,lo. N. Y, l55, l37; Wash
instor, b. G., l47$07; :N-~ark. N. j., l36.
400; Louisville. Ky, l23 CAS-; jersey City, N.
-. 2O.72S; Detroit, Mich, 1882; Mil
vaukee, Wis, 5.57S; Pro7idetc', r. l..
| l04 $50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

Queen Victoria is very fond Of English val
In!s, ard every day in the season, when they
are fresh ard crisp, dish Of kernels is placed
upon the table. To prepare the royal dish is @
work of skill, Tor the kernel isexotc!ed 70 sp-
pear unbrcken and piled up 10 a white. rregu'
lar, bat perfect mass. Several girls with agile
fingers arc employed in the sill room at Bal
moral to prepare this adjurc! to tho royal des'
s.rt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

TIE merchants on Change at S.. Louis wound
up the old year yesterday 8. noon with grand
ftolic, consisting frat Of parade around the hall
by q company Of maskers under the name of the
Merchants Merry KreWe." with a band of
music, eEcorting their queen " who was gorge
ously a,lrsd n It the climbing of creased
torp edoes end finally q game of football.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

TIE daily train on tns Fredericksburg and
Piedmont Railroad, which left Fredericksburg,
on We5nesdsy morning for ,Olsogs Court
House, has not been hesrd from lately, all com.
municatlon bling cut { # by the recent snow
storm. TralLs On tie hicL mond. Flederlcks.
burg and Potomac Kairoad have beeo COL sid
ershly delayed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

Mr.. Ben amin Z. Phelps, district attorney CT
New York city, and very able lawyer, dice
Thursday evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

The only Vegetable remedy kro1n that is
perfect blood purifiers 8. s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

The cold weather has put Niagara into full
winter costume The river is full of great cakes
flea which come crashi1g through the gorge
threatening each Day TO build an ice birds e
clear scross The ic. cones already re.ch ne.r.
~ 10 the top Of the falls The ice tree. on Cost
Island and Prospect Psrk are beautiful boy old
compare
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

GTEEL BARB FENCING WIRE AND
- STAPLBS-Just received at So King st.,
corner of Royal AlexsndIis. Va. supply Of
BURNELL'S PATENT FOUR POINTEG
BARB WIRE for fencing, made of steel direct
from the ore, and running Is feet TO the pound ::
also Staples tor use with same. running 80 to the
pound. Please call and examine at So King g..
on the corner of Royal street. Wholesale and
retail At low prices.
sepl0 j. T. CREIGHTON s. sou
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01
COFFEE POTSl
HE IaII Al MOD 10 q u u

NM INUSUR UUFFEE PUTSI
w WINDSOR COFFEE POTSu
We have received smother lot OF the celebr tied
WINDSOR COFFEE POTS If you hsya
never used one, how is the timo to 60. one.
They are the best CCf.e fots ever MADE. We
refer to any per!on who has one. Try them snd
be convinced. II you wish to make nice Xmas
present. 90! one We have also on hand the
extra inside parts, NOLAN q UHLEH.
dtci4 G6 KIM Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

EDUCATE YOUE BOYS--GIVE THEM
~ a PRINTING PRESS-Tnis il one CT tho
best presents you can give boy ss il iLc Ilcstos
8 correct idoa of spelling com position and punc-
tu,ljon, Sizs tx inches s.; siz 2!x ircaez
So; siz,fxi inches (.eif iuk.pg) $40. Call aaG
examine as MCLEAN q u -LGk'S
Cec4 I6 ling street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

NEW GOODS IN THE HARDWARE
~ LIN 4 at IS hing, corner of Royal street.
just received, the STEAKGREITa, for i'm.
proving Beefstesk; 1t never fails to make tho
toughest steak tender all the way through:
Also theself setting DELUS]ON RATTRAf:
something new; call and examine.
Moth Proof aud Plain Carpet Felt. Mating
Tscks, Tack Claws, Carpet Hammers. Carpet
StTetchers. Wh!e-wssh. busting and Scrub
Brushes, and other goods euited to tnc season..
The Windsor Scale for sale cheap
eprO j. II. CREIGHTON 81 SON
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01
LOTTERIES.
oSth
Popular Monthly Drawing of the
Commonwealth Distribution lje.
At Macauley's Theatre, in the city OF Louis.
willie on

OS>AeAA ~ @SsA - HSASA> We
At Macauley's Theatre, in the city OF Louis.
ville on
MONDAY, JANUARY 81, 1851.
These drawings occur monthly (SuDdsys ex-
cepted) under provisions of an Act of the Gen.
ersl Assembly of Kentucky, Incorporating the
Newport Printing and Newspaper Co., approved
April 9. 1873.
re- This Is Il special act, and has
never been repealed.
The United States Circuit Court on March 81
rendered the following decisions:
lst-That the Commonwealth Eia,
trtbuttOn Company Is legal.
2d-lts drawings are fSir.
The Company has NOW on hand \ large reserve
fund. BEAD carefully the list of prizes fc. the
JANUARY DRAWING.
prize-..$30.0O0 100 prizes 500 esch $40 01U
! price,. 10000 200 prizes 80 each 10000
1000 prizes 10 each lOUCU
10 prizes 81 900 each Sl0G0u
| 70 prizes 500 each lO,cC,
prizes eco eseh, /" " 1904
8 prizes 100 each 9In
1850 prizes. Sll2,4c0
Whole tickets g; hslf tickets 81; 81 tickets
Remit Money or Bank Draft in Letter or sand
BY E1press. DON'T SEND BY REGISTER
| ED LITTER OR POSTOFFICs ORDER.
Orders OF Sd and upward, by Express. can DO
| sent at our expense Address all orders to II.
n. BOARDNAN, Courier.Journs' Build
ing. Louisville, Ky, or z. j. CONNER.
FORD. 2l2 Broad Wav N Y r1-eotd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

CT: JACOBS OIL, the great German Reme
~ dy for nsn and beast. See advertisement il
another column. For s,le BY
desc 4. s LEADBEkTER s. BRO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

PED SY Ms INDIAN HEKB POWDERS
~ and Doctor THAYEhS LIVER POW
DEhS tor sale by JANNBY & 90.
decl3 70 and l52 King Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

SKATES, Sleigh Bells. Sleigh Runners, Bas.
~ kets &c, for sale cheap al IS King, corner of
Royal streets.
detS T. r. CREIGHTON O. soN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

NOLTS BREECH.LOADING GuMH, the
~ best American made Guis also lot Of
English Breech Loading Guns With 10 Uing I'M
pements, Paper snd Braes Shells, Caps, Wads
60 just received and for sale at lowest market
rates. No trouble to show Ours, but pleasure
JAS. r. OARLlN & SONS.
Oct14 GO kiDp strpps
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G. G. SM00T & SONS

business NOTICE-All our accounts will
- be- rendered to 1ss January. 1881, and va
expect our friends to come forward and settle
their bills prCmptY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

AN ACCEPTABLE CHRISTMAS GIFT
n for every one would be q bottle of our de-
lightfully fragrant and popular ORANGE
BLOSStlM COLO9NE +, put up in three sizes
ct &c., 60c. and 81 each respectively.
JANNEY & CO.
dec22 Druggists 70 and 152 King st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

NJ OTlCEl NOTICE
~ Just received another large supply OF
HARRISON q BROS. READY MIXED
PAINT,
second TO none in the market. Gall for sample
card Of
je26 W. F. CREI9HTONiS
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-27
Newspaper Laws and REGULATIONS,

/. Subscribers who do not give express
notice to the contrary are considered wish
iDs to continue the subscriptions
= Ii subscribers order the discontinuanec
OF the periodicals, the publisher may con
tInle to send them until all arreara.es are
paid.
s. 1t subscribers neglect or refuse TO take
their periodicals from the office to which
they are directed, they are held responsible
until they have settled their bills. and or
tered them discontinued
l. If subscribers move to another ni,re
without informing tue publishers and the
papers are sent to the former direction,
they are held Responsible
9. The courts have decided that reft,sin.
to take the periodicals from the office. or
removing and leavin. them uncalletl for IS
p'1naa furie evidence Of intentional Fraud
&. Any person who receives a newspaner
and makes use of it. whether he has or
dere'i it or not. he is held in law to he a
subscriber.
= Ii subscribers pay in advance they Az
bouht to give notice at the end of their
time. II they do not wish to continue takin.
1t: otherwise the publisher Is authorized 10
continue sending it on. and the subscribers
viii be responsible until an es.ress notice
with the payment VI Ill arrears. i, sent Ia
tla t#ttbliSlrr.
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lonaloson6ille Cb1cf.
song or THE NEWSPAPER POETS.
Two Dollars a Year.

SONG OF THE NEWSPAPER POETS.
Don't spend Your cash for beer and wine,
Blu. buy your girl u valentine.
-Yonkers Gazette
And if you would do the 'sproper caper,"
Send her a first-cIass weekly paper
Boston Commercial Advertiser
And the proper paper, il you have the dimes
10 send her, is the Boston Times.
Boston Times.
Young man, reflect! give up your suit,
Or send your gal the Iinplecutc.
-Jeifer~on Jimplccutc.
All mistaken Mal to her +. 0. Box,
8 Texas siftings.
But if yon wish to SECURE salvation,
Send her copy Of the Nation.
Richmond, Texas, Nation.
Aud If yon ahOnld forget to send it,
Mail her u copy Of the independent
-l'razoria Independent.
If none Of these should suit her views,
BE sure to send the Galveston News,
Galveston News.
But if her joy Won wisl, to enhance,
Leave all the others and send the Advance.
Fort Worth Advance.
But if you'd be paid with kisses sweet,
just send her daily the Standard sheet.
Shreveport Standard.
Psl,aw. If you truly would clatc her,
,;cnd her the Peoples Eindicator.
-Natchitoches indicator.
All the above is the merest banter,
Better send her the Sugar Planter.
Sugar Planter.
Slut up Wouldst have her sweet and true
Then shin along this ere Review.
Morgan City Review.
10 win the hear. and hand of your clarmer,
Send her the st. Tanlmany Farmer
st Tammany Farmer.
If you'd make her happy and free from grief
Don't fail to send her the weekly CHIEF.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-27
BE Wise and Happy,

III YOU will stop all yonr cStrava.ant and
wrong notions i'll loctorng yourself and fam
lily with expensive or hunbus cnrc-alls that
Ito harm always and use only natures sim
pc remedies for al! your aiImcnts-yon will
be wise. we'll and happy, and save great OK
pensc. The greatest remedy Tor this. the
Si"''t. wise and good will tell YOU. is Hon,
Bitters-relv on it. See another column,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-27
HAS BEEN Used 2E

Ht Rev. john J. keane. Bishop of Richmond,
Va, Hon. VIM. ID. Kelly, I. s. Arthur. Win.
Penn Nixon of tue Chicago Inter Ocean and
many others who have been largely bene
fitted and to whom we refer bg permission
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-27
PROVERBS.


"The Richest Blood. Sweetest Breath
and fairest Skin in Hop Bitters"
!" A little Hop Btters saves big doctors
bills and long Sickness
THAT invalid wife, mother, sister or
child can be made tic picture of health
with Hop Bitters.'
when worn down ans. ready to take
your bed, Hop Bitters is what you need"
Dontt physie and physic, for it weak
lens and destroys. but take Hop Bitters
that build up continually"
"Physicians of all schools use and rec
commend Hop Bitters. Test them''
Health is beauty and jov-Hop Bittcrs
[sive health and beauty.
There are more cnrcs made with Hop
Bitters than all other medicines
when the brain is wearicd the nerves
|,tnstrung, the muscles weak, use Hop Bit
tiers"
THAT low, nervous fever. want of sleep
and weakness, calls for Hop Bitters"
The Hop Cough Cure and Pain
Relief is the Cheapest, Surcst
and Best.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-27
The BEST REMEDY
Diseases Of The Throat aud LUNGS.

In diseases of the
pulmonary organs
Il safe and reliable
remedy is inval-
liable. AY RS
CHERRY PICTORIAL
is such a remedy.
It is a scientific
combination OF the.
medicinal princi-
pies and curative
virtues OF the finest
drugs, chemically
united, of sucl,
power as 10 insure
the greatest posi-
bic efficiency, ane,
uniformity of re-
Srlfr II .f..f-o, -
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-27

the Termination OF all pulmonary diseases.
Attending PROMPT relief and rapid cures,
ana Ii a'.ai'ted to patients OF anv age or.
either sex. Being very palatable. the
youngest children take it readily. In
ordinary Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat.
bronchitis, Influenza, Ciergymaa's
Sore Throat, Asthma, Group, and
satitTrh, the effects Of AYERS GIsFiRY
IEcfo!th are magical, and Innltifu,ies.
ere annually preserved from serious i'll
hess by It's timely and faithful use. L.
Shout. he kept at hand i'll every house.
Ioih i"r the protection IL afford, IN sud.
Gen attacks: III WhoopinS-ccngia and
consumption there is no other remedy
80 etficaciots, soothing, and helpful.
Low prices are Inducements to try
some of the many mixtures or syr,pS.
made OF cheap and ineffective iilgrctli-
ents, now offered, which, as they con-
tam no curative qualities, can afford
only temporary relief, and arc sure to
disappolnt the patient. Diseases Of tie
throat and lungs demand active and
eHectivc treatment; and it is dangerous
experimenting with unknown and chra,.
lnedIcincs, from the great liability that
These diseases may, while SO triffed with,
become deeply seated Or incufabIe. Ise
AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL, and yor
may confidently expect the hest results.
1t is Of acknowledged curative power,
and - as cheap as its careful nreparation'
and fine ingredients will allow. Emil
nent physicians, knowing its compost
ton, prescribe It. The lest Of half a
century has proven its certainty to cure
all pulmonary complaints nos already
beyond the reach of human aid.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-27
lElI|lsl:7:ls)
How Lost, How Restored +!

Just Published, a new edition of DIR.
Culverwell's Celebrated Essay
on the radical care of SPERMAroRRH,EA or
Seminal Weakness, Involuntary Seminal
Losses. 1MroTENCY, Mental and Physical
lncapacty. lmpe,limcn:s to Marriage etc:
also, CONSUMPTION, EPILEPSY and F'lTs. in
duccd by self-indulgcncc or sexual extrava-
gance. etc.
The celebrated author, in this admirable
Essay, clearly demonstrates. from thirty
years successful practice, that the alarming
consequences of self abuse may be radically
cured; pointing out a mode OF cure at once
simple certain and cffectral by means Of
which every sufferer, no matter what his
condition may be. MAJ cure himself cheap
ly privately. and radically.
This lecture slould he in the hands
of every youth and every man in the land
Sent under seal in a plain envelope. to
any address, postpaid, on receipt of six
ccnts or two postage stamps. 1Fe hare also
q sHre cure for Tupc Norm. Address
THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL CO.,
III Ann ST, n. ": T.. 0. Box. 1856.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-27
JOSEPH FERRIER,
Blacksmith.
WHEELVRIGNT & C0lCIlNAkER,
HIOMaI1SOnyilIc. La.

Mr.. Joseph Ferrier informs his friends and
the public, that the partnership heretofore
existing between Mr. Jos. Icard and himself
has been dissolved by mutual consent.
He will continue the same kind of business
ut the old stand. where he is ready to exc
cnte at shortest notice all work entrusted to
him, pertaining to the trades of ~,
Guns1nitll. Locksmith, Blacksmith, Wheel
wright and Coacllmaker.
Bagsies Carriages, Wagons and Carts
,erairc'l in workmanlkc manner, at price
to suit the times.
Old Vehicles taken IN Exchange for new.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-10

From The PaU MAI Gazette.

The veteran NJ Dufaure whose death NJ Leon
Say announced last night N the senate was re-
his crusty manner. his lucid intellect his indifference
10 all the gauds of life and for his sustaining power
at work. which enabled him to retain for nearly
fifty yeats the best practice at the Paris bar. NJ
Dutanrc's exterior was In perfect correspondence
with his disposition and mental faculties. There
was something III him of the gnarled knotty oak
lie grew and developed in obedience to some in
born principle and in utter ependence of shifing
modes and crowd-eading fashions. NJ. Dufanre,
before old age had bent him. of middle height
and sotdly built. His step firm and slow but
he'was one OF those W no, II he set out on walking
tour, would cover long stretch of road each day
and be fresh next morning 10 go with his peregri-
nations. In humble station of life NJ Dufaure al
though animated by no heroic purpose would have
been n workman after Carlyles own heart. The
vlsage of NJ Dutaure was Of a rugged outline. Ii
must have been ugly before the mental dis
cipline to which his brain subjected fixed its
seal upon II. Ills physognonly was more rude and
harsh than stern. Stcrnness is akin 10 majesty,
and NJ. Dufaure the homeliest of men, A
laborcr cast in the same mould that he was would
have been a superior sort of churl. :" La Paysan du
Danube" was the nickname tie late NJ dc Remusat
gave him. Rather IA wild boar out of the woodsv
said Guizot " but not come TO tear up the vine of
constitutional monarchy" And truly there was in
Dufaurc much of that animal
NJ Dufaurcs irony Was of kind that rent an adj
versary it was cruel and flowed spontaneously I;
and yet there very soft side to the tough old
lawyer. Early habits OF strict economy, into W hch
his careful managing wife entered, survived the
QUESTION of great wealth; but he was ever ready
to break through them TO crafty within, taste,
passion of any of his three children. When Mime.
Dufaure stood in the way of patcrnal generosity he
slipped bundles OF bank notes into the hand of the
daughter wanting money, winked and then
went Oft saying with his nasal twang. Ii fault ben
que lajcunesse s'amuse peu.'
NJ Gambetta, in his maiden speech at the Palais
de Justice horribly lacerated by the irony of
bad wounds attempted to pour balm into them.
heard the victim describe his sensations nineteen
years after he had experienced them with a graphic
force which showed how ranking at the time the
wound must have been. In the tribune the effect of
M. Dufaures oratory was at first disagreeable. His
nasal twang was unpleasant, and the voice was
rude and q little gratlng. But II carried q long
way, and the words were uttered with great dis
tinctness and q deliberate emphasis which was not
tedious. The arguments were powerful and
marshalled with such perfect order that in a short
SAVIOR to the Grafton. Ornament was disdamed; a
lawyer who had by far the most important civil
practice Mt the Paris bar had not time be ornate
even were he disposed to he rhetorical which Du-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-10
NFSTLTNGS.
Iron Chnmbers's J0nranf

- 49,. From Chdnbers'S J0u-adl
u lttic bird sing sweet among the leaves
Safe hid from sight, beside thy downy nest
The rain falls, murmuring to the dropping caves
low refrain. that suits thy music best.
sing sweet. o bird! thy recompcnse draws nigh
80 many flashing wings that by and by
VIII cleaNc the sunny air. . sing, bird, sing
Sing, my heart Thy Gallon ncstlings sleep,
safe hidden meath n gracious folding Wing.
lntll the time when, from their sumbcr deep
They wake, and soar in beau'y. Sing heart, sing!
o little bird sing sweet. Though rain may fall
And though thy callow brood thy care require,
behind the raln-cloud, with its trailing Fall,
Smncth uudlmmed the gracious golden fire.
sing on % bird nor OF the cloud take heed;
For thou art hcritor Of glorious Spring;
And every Eela is sacred TO thy need
The wealth, the beauty, thine. o sing, bird. sing,
Sing. my heart sing on. though rain may pour;
sing on for u,awares the winds will bring
drift of sunshine to thy cottage door,
And arch the clouds with rainbows. Sing heart
sing!
O bird sing sweet. What though the time be near
w hen thou shalt sit upon that swaying bough,
WITH no sweet mate, no nesting, by, TO hear
I bubbling song thou sing'st 10 glad them now
Thy task WAS done, fulfilled in sweet Spring DAVIS,
In golden Summer when thy brood take wing
Shalt thou not still have left hyGn of praise
Because thy work is overf Sing bird, sing
Sing Q my heart What if thy birds have flown ?
Thou hadst the joy OF their awakening,
And thousand memories left thee for thine own:
Sing thou, for task accomplished. sing heart,
sing. F.CA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-10
An AESTHETIC BALL.

- London Letter 20 The Philadeiphi1 TeIegranh
MI Dc Maurier has not carcatsrcd tho ,fsfhefic
style II dress IN the least. On the contrary me has
drawn II very mild. The farorfe colors are pea-
cock-blue IN "A dull shade. sage-green terracotta
red, and bright saffron color Most of the ladies
mac their hair cut short. aud pulled ont in wisps 70
,ooh hke the percentages IA medieval Nominations
One lazy present had copied the costume worn bv
Ellen Terry as Port0, 9nd her dress was made Of
magnificent satin and brOcadc, but. lacking the
consuminate and exquisite grace of that Charming
actress the effect was far from being good The
materials employed Were mostly Grape cashmere
and thin Chinese silk, with here and there a heavy
satin The wearers of these wonderful robes posed
about the room Ia a limp and backboneless manner
leaning up against door posts convenient pieces
OF furniture in attitudes or less marvellous TO
behold. but all on the hoppy style. In fact 20 he
truly aesthetic one must ha neither backbone nor
back-hair; cropped locks. and tendency 20 double
up on the smallest provocation being essential
ms new craze. however has its adv autapes A
pretty girl IN one of these queer dresses looks pretty
IN spite OF II, while an ugi, has az least the
comfort or beng conspicuous and attracting a de-
gree OF notice that she would not otherwise Obtain
Ana II the things were We'll and tastefully dome il
would be rather nice than otherwise being pic-
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