National Republican., 1881-12-07
woMAh,s CURIOSITY.
What Takes ti,c Fair Sex 90 Places OF
Public Intercst-EntereatirE Gossip.

What Takes ti,e Fair Sex 10 Places OF
Public Intercst-Entercating Gossip.
Curiosity, thy name is woman" so
wrote some one years ago-probably Il was Shaks-
peare. do not remember but as IL is usually
safc whenever one Is In doubt about u quotation
to ascribo 1t to Shakespeare, he shall have the
credit OF IL. Anyway, he was smart enough aud
understood the fair sex vel enough to have writ
ten IT, And the same may be said Of them day.
Surely It has bcencarosty alone TINT has taken
them to the Gulteau trial. There wus nothing NJ
tractive In the prisoner himself nor in bis past
history; on the contrary, there was every
thing repulsve ubout IT, There is moth
ing TO bo learned In the way OF
history in attending the trial. either political.
lost the idea of the prisoner being the assassin Of
the President and looked upon him as q murderer
on trial In criminal court they would have shrunk
from appearing In such place unless justice had
demanded their presence as witnesses. Imaginn
the refined ladies of New York, Boston, and Phila
delphia crowdlng into their criminal courts
such a spectacle call forth the scverest
edtolsm2 Now, there Is some fun
| I'll visiting the galleries of the Senate Chamber
and the House of Representatives. There Is moth
ing more delightful Than TO hear carefully pro-
In these legislative bodies ure asscmbed much OF
the talent, learning, md coquence of the country:
and besides women ho do Northumberland politics
tier idea Of national affairs in this way than in
any other The galleries were filled yesluriay
SGs before for II gayS GrlOGG %pS Ind y the odHS mG%s
there wns not oven. standing room
at the doorway. The ladies of Wesh-
| ington should be thoroughly posted In politics.
| ior their opportunities are so great and yet
venture to say that two-thirds of that assembly i
ladies ysssieIday did not know whether ke,er Ter was
| from, and whether he was q ncy. ~ un old mem
| ber There, now, expect have said too much.
aud will have to smooth matters over by stating
| the wcl-known hct that no city OF the country Oi
/ the same size can turliisiaB much female inteli-
gence and as much litenry'talcnt us Washington
can.
There is n demand IN this city for new opera
house or n music hall of such size aud finish, in
| which fir-fimed cautgtrice Hike NIa,lnmo
Gerster can be invited 10 sling without the iin-
], vintionproving moro of All insult than Il compli-
| ment. The reception last week In the Opera
| House must have been rather depressing to ono
| who has sang In the most mag nifeent opera houses
IN the country; andnpart from the contracted size
of the building, there was lack of the enihu-
sasm which las greeted her elsewhere. Why. in
| Philadelphia, when she sang in n concert
given In The Academy Of Music, which was packed
IRON pit to dome, the whole audience rose to
their ie0t when she appeared on the stnge and
enthusiastically shouted Gesicrl Gcrstcrl The
piano used on the stngc was solid muss of flow
cs When she finished one of her enirancing
songs rare rosebuds and other flowers were liter
ally showcrcd upon her; But Washington
has many other at,r Ictions II she does
mot mot hhYc ,hs least s'"1q IHss rse @at are Iis hs
Strangers in the city need not be at loss for cn-
terlainmcnt for there are interesting places all
about, aud free OF cost, too. The 'Oorcoan Art
Gallery Is made more attractive every yonr, and
an hour spent there Is one of real pleasure. A
new picture Inns been added TO the collection
within the last few months, which is alone worth
visit TO the gallery. IL Is called 1.-THE Pas
toral Visit" and represents the cabin home Of
u colored laborcr and the family receiving a visit
from their pastor
The merchants on Pennsylvania avenue already
realize the difference tho influx of strangers
makes In therreceipts. Their stores never looked
more attractive than they do at present, and the
crowds Of interested shoppers" fitting in aud
out make business very lively. JEANNE