Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-05
IHB ILLUMINATION OF THE WHITE H0USS
GROUNDS
was another beautiful feature OF the attrao-
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There we're hundreds of Chinese lanterns taste
fully arranged On lines from the boughs OF the
| trees. while the pretty figures OF the colored
lPhts near the ground gave the whole de-
cI0eCly picturesque appearance The crowd
was so dense all about this section OF the city
| that 1t was hard work o get through 1t. The
| sight. looking down the avenue, was grand,
al particularly at times wnen tue strong glare
| OF an elect rIc light thro Vn on the dome of
! the Capitol. which looked like the creation of
| an artists dream, outlined on the nigat sky.
| TIE BALL TO THE REPUBLICAN, INvINC,BLEs, OF
| OF PHILADELPHIA.
The ball gtyer Ia honor of the Republican
Ihvincibles, OF Philadelphia. at Odd Felows
hall, Oh 9Th street. last hight, by the East
| Washington and Government Printing ONCE
| Clubs was one which will long be remembered
With pleasure by the large number OF people
who participated. Among them. besides the
! members OF the organizations and their ladies'
were: Representatives. DeZendorf, Peele
and Pugh. D. FL. Kailock N. L. Foy. Captain
| w. Bates, Alexander Gilman, Professor Bro vn
OF the University OF Pennsy lvania, George B.
Wilkinson. II. NJ Roln, A. w. Lyman OF Ches-
| ter. Passed Assistant Engineer H. McEwan.
| Coz. X. g. 1ngerso1l and mary Others. The
saloon was handsomely decorated. On the
s sd99s, we're me words: -selenne 20 he ~,
and A: Clubs. The music was by the Phi Al /
| thla lnVinclbles Band. and the prJgr N 4
| dancing was continued until o'clock this
monlDg. The President, it WAS expected,
| would accept the invitation given him, but
| ABOUT II O'Clock DR.. Adams received a note
from BIN expressing his regret that he could
| lot attend.
THE BOSTON FusILEERs
depart for their home this evening, under the
| escort OF the N. Y. 9TH regiment, whose guesCs
| they will be In New York until Tuesday morn
| ing This company is one OF the oldest tn
| Massachusetts and have participated in all
| The oVationS given disttngu shed visitors to
| Boston. from 1871 to the present time They
| have bad many visitors at their quarters here,
! lncluaing Col. Amos Webster, Captain Pierce
! or the National LaDcers: Captain W. II. Hutch
| ihscn, Major Norton, General Stevenson and
| Colonel Fcls ON, OF the Ancient and Honorable
| AIIlllery company; members OF the Massachu-
| sets Association, and others. They are de-
| lighted with Washington, and say their escort
| TO the White House, Captain Burnside's com
| pany OF National Rifles, will be remembered
| With pleasure.
| INAUGURATION NOTES.
Among the organizations which attracted
| much attention yesterday, was the German
| Artillery company, OF Charleston s. C., repre-
| sented by about so members, COMMANDED by
| captain WAGNER; They were on foot and
| AIMED With swords.
| The detectives or this city. assisted by de-
| tectiNes from Baltimore, Philadelphia and
| New YORK, did good service In running 10
| crooEe o. men: Not less than forty were caught
ana IL cked up on suspicion. or course all gave
| nctltlouS names, but many OF them are Well
| known characters aud are wanted at other
cities. BY the arrest OF these prisoners much
thslt and robbery was prevented.
The Hampton Institute Cadets Breyet Can't
| Henry Romeyn, [. S. a.. four Companies. i0i
men: with band OF - pieces, made hand
! recession yesterday. In the battalion were
q Indian students, representing nine different
tribes. In the ba1talon were also represented
70 States and territories. also the West Indies
Tie Treasury Department was disappointed
IN not being able to carry out the plan OF dec
Grafton. IL was contemplated that each col
umn should have bouquet OF silk flags and
standards OF different colOrs and flags were on
hand, but having been obtained on condition
1nal they :, should h not be exposed to stormy
WoTkDen have been busy engaged all day
taxing down the temporary balconies for yiSt-
tois 10 witness the procession. The venture,
10 some ofsthe SPECTATORS did moi prove a sue.
cess; and second hand lumber is a drug In the
market to-day
The 9Th ward republican association. of Bal
tlmore, 1CO men strong. arrived yesterday
morning, With Prof. Charles Monumental
Dand, II pieces and quarered at 1925 New
YORK avenue. They afterwards formed into
llne IN the 5th division on the return march
from the Capitol
MISS GRNEvISvE WARD IN ''FoRGgT NE NOT"
Miss Geneyieve Ward VIII appear next week at
ForGs Opera House In the new play "Forget
Me Not" which, from It's great success, has
6een the subject Of legal contention 10 New
lork, with the result that Miss Ward Is decided
to be Its right tul owner in this country. This
me Rneon ac'ress has made a great success in
europe o1o a as swell well as in America, and the
Without doubt the best performance OF last |
year was The Stephanie OF MISS GenevieveWard, |
Stuoy OF female Character SO nervous, forc,ble |
and expressive, so different from the flStidious |
lttitntsS and the faced pretttnesS that ocea-
sionally elbow their way into the companion |
sh p or ant that all who saw 1t last autumn re- |
COZ ded their favorable impression Of IL without
he ttatscp, aid wished that London had been |
at home to see that rare coynbina!ion-a g00I |
lay thoro ughly well acted. Good as was Mss !,
Ger ey1eve " ard at the outset she is far bett r
now. The study OF the rated StephanIe is (,
rounded finished, polished, aud made more |
ltorou My convincing. Fanclful people viii |
as such, has no right to pose as the heroine OF |
a drama; they VIII gather up their moral skirts |
ano MoLder what Interest can be attached 10 |
despair OF this proud, cold, passionleas beauty.
But those who love bold acting and good art |
p pn16ta iron from the time when stephanle
G ia,as nro hour 49,, when; crushed humi-
crouches at the presence of the instrument Of
her doom, and torIers from the scene wreck
a. ruin La cold and cenant sarcasm Miss
OF just and righteous f1,ignation, as when |
she lashes with her tongue ne selfisnness and |
coWardlce OF ner arch enemy man, she is ex-
allied and absolutely convincing. III her physi-
cal fear she is horribly true, but 1t is In the
passages when better nature is struggling
Win studied Indifference. when acting IS
wrestling with the 1iend and the heart is striy-
Ing for mastery with the manner, that Miss
6ehevleVe ward gives her best contribution To
'rt. The expression or the face shows what a
fnpn,s conflict is raging, and there are count
;sse Itctas"S where the womans nature
Changes tSS at the u. ,"tation of art. Acting SO
striSing as this seldom H.. lis, and We seem to
perceive In the surprise and cU.teht OF me au- |
dience recognition that is seldom neiayea.
If You WILL believe human testimony Dr. s.
3. Collins cures mOrpbia, opium and alcoholic |
inebriates His remedies have stood iae test |
of more than twelve years. and his shipments,
weekly, ny express, are hundreds OF bottles. +
A GRATIFYING EyHlBiT.-The thirty sixth |
annual report OF the New York Life Insurance
Company, which appears In another columd OF |
to-day paper, comnends Itself to all who con. |
template insurance on their own life or the |
lives OF others. The favorable condition OF |
the company IS shown by The following state. |
nent: Assets s43, ls3. 934; liabilities Qncludug |
tontine surplus OF over 81, 700 OOO), s3S sss s37o
leaving surplus or q 295, 600. The company |
calculates the reserve on It's policies Dy tue |
highest standard In use. viz: the Carlisle NOR |
Jsllty table, with Interest at four per cent By |
the New York state standard the surplus would |
be over 1900, 000. Comparing this statement |
with the one for January $780, there are sew |
Prai gratifying fDdtoaftOuS M Dr0rraSo ond |