Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14
Last Races Of the Season.
THE TROrTING MEETING AT BRENTWOOD no
MORROW.

| Last Races OF the Season.
TIE TRoTT1NG MEETING AT BRIGHTwooD TO
| MORROW.
The last two races OF the season will take place
at Brlghtwood Driving park tomorrow afternoon,
beginning at 1:30 O'Clock. purse OF $500 for 2s,5
trotters has been offered with the following entries
| Ike Medium, gray gelding, by George E. Hoppe.
Westminster, Md; Dick Organ, black gelding. by
! j. r. Turner, Philadelphia, Pa; Douglass, gray
geldlng, by j. II. Gheen. Washington. ID. c.; Lady
! Leah, gray mare by Gus Wilson, Philadelphia. Pa;
Edwin \. bay geding, by s. B. Heideger, Pttsburg,
| Pa.
A purse of 5000 has been offered for a3O PAGERS,
with the following entries: Topsy G, black mare,
by j. BarngrOver. Philadelphia, Pa; Jack Rapid,
gray geldlng by Robert Harper, Philadelphia. Pa;
Little SPAN, roam mare, by J. II. Morrow, Washing
! DUNCAN. Washington, d. c.; Diamond Joe, dark
! geliins. by c. g. Coffin. Washington. D. c. Auc-
tion and French pools will be sold on the grounds.
Ceramics, Mosaics and Ourang-
Outan.s.
NEW EXHIBITS AT THE NATIONAL MUsEUM-A GIFT
| OF COLLECTION OF SBvREs WARE FROM THE
FRENCH GOVERNMENTAL MOSAIC FROM THE DEAD
CITY OF DIDo-THE AMERICAN FISHERY Ex-
| HIBITS, &C.
There will soon be placed on exhibition at the
National Museum rare collection of china. man.
utactured at the National Porcelain works at
! SeVreS, France, and presented TO the museum by
the French government. The collection consists OF
/ manufacture OF porcelain The regular porcelain
clay-kaolin from st. Yrteux; the material for the
mods and that for glazing are all shown. as well
I as the mods ready to receive the ware and those
used for thick and for thin china and for figures
| mere are Spe' linens OF china glazed and I'M
glazed, and colored china, before and after baking
Among the latter are Persian Vases with celadon
glaze. before and after baking. There are some
choice specimens of egg-shell china and several
different forms of vases. A white cup and saucer
/ show beautiful sly Ie OF open work In band-like
inner being solid. and around the edge OF the
| Ger. This band looks as If ready for ribbon to be
! very thin china. In biscuit ware there is a beau
TRULY finished bust of Mlrabeau and a figure
/ called ia Belle PrOvencae.' The factory from
| which this comes belongs to the French govern
ment and nothing is made for sale but only for the
decoration OF palaces in France and for presents to
ROYALTY. SuppIementing this collection is mag
ilihceht porcelain vase from the sHpe works, which
was presented to the museum by Mr.. Stratus. the
! New York importer of china. This vase is over
four feet high and OF graceful lines: the prevailing
color is pea green and the designs are traced upon
! IL In gold ana delicate fleSh-cOlOred tntS. The
principal figures are nymphS reclining In graceful
positions.
MOSAIC FROM CARTHAGE.
! Two other very Interesting exhibits have been
! received recently and now occupy places in the
! museum. one is piece of mosaic floor of the
| temple of Astarte, which erected at Carthage
by the Romans in the first century, b. c. This was
on exhibition at che Centennial and was presented
to the museum by Sir Richard wood, the British
! L
an antique mosaic work OF q very unique design,
represeniing lion attacking horse. The figures
| are fe-Slze.
The other Is a family Of ourang- outangs, which
FORM very interesting group. attracting consider
ape attention from the visitors
THE AMERICAN FISHERY EXHIBITS.
| The American exhibits at the recent London fish
exhibition are now being packed to be shipped back
to this country, and are expected to arrive at the
! National Museum about the 1st Of December The
medals ana dplomas, or photographs OF them, will
ne placed on exhibition there on their arrival.
These exhibits Will be placed in the museum in Just
the same position occupied by them at the London
exhibition, and will take up about 5000 feet of
! space.
HAvERLY's MINsTEEIs At FoRDs.-Haverlys
formances at Fords this week are given before fun
houses The performers are noted and the pro-
sh inh G many p new and lage burnt cork
be seen and heard to be appreciated They viii
continue during the week, with matinee next Sat
| urday.
tn, THE Opp FELLOWS FuR:-The voting at the Odd
Fellows fair in East Washington, last night, stood
| as follows Carriage harneSS-JacOb ChildS, 9: John
| +. licrrcl, 2 and X. b. Smith. s. CLUB batiges-I O.
A. A e!nh, 5 BOYS blcycle-John Roach, sh; John l.
| China tea set--Mrs. Cawood. IL. Silver watch
Mr. samuel v. McKenney, II. Cadet sword and
Laura Boteler, lO9l; Miss Rosa Bieber, 10. Ladys
| gold Watch-MfsS Annie f. King. 1917. Doll-Miss
cora t1rns X Jarooe, - GoId-hea cane-W; $
L.. Ol.
ProSpefiS band Will be in attendance each evening.
"IIAzEL KIRKE" NEXT MoNpAY.-"IIazel KIrIen ia
one OF the plrcSt and best OF modern plays and has
been produced upwards Of 5000 consecutive times
by the Madison Square Theater company, that al)-
| pears next Monday at Ford's The cast that comes
to Washington this time is one OF unusual excel
lence. and comprises such general favorites as C.W
Couldock, Ada Gilman, Mrs. E. L. Davenport, W. H.
Crompton, w. b. Cahill, Mrs. Cece Rush, and De-
Wolf Iioppen. Mr.. j; g. Grahame, the new Lord
leading man with Mrs. Langtry. Miss Georgia
Cayvan, who appears as Hazei has won unstinted
praise from public and press for the charming por-
traiture OF this character The sale OF seats will
| begin Tomorrow morning.
| THE HOMEOPATHIC FREE DIsPENsARy.-Durfnc
the first year of the existence Of the hOmPOpathlc
free dlspcnsary, which has just closed, the number
or prescriptions issued was 2,0l6, the number of D-
tlentS treated was 667, OF whom PHI males and
456 were females. Two hundred and hrty-seven
We're white and 40 colored. The Commissioners
| appointed DR.. George Lee as homeopathic physi-
clan to the poor at large. The officers are as fol-
lows: President, Miss Isobel II. Lehman; secre-
| tary, Mrs Isabella NJ. Bittnger; treasurer Mrs S.
p. Duncanson. These ladies with the following
constitute the board Of directors: Miss Mnna Blair,
Mrs. Virgil IIillyer, Mrs c. S. Wescott, Mrs W. L.
STAFF are Drs. l.. b. Swormstedt, d. H. Riggs, J. [.
Cardoza George Lee and Grace Roberts. The con
| Suiting board are DrS. e. w. Pope, r. S. Verdi,
Lewis Rauerberg, S. l. Groot and Caroline b. VIM
| Slow
"THE MERRY DUCHEss."-Last nights rendition
of the new operate success "The Merry Duchess.
at the National, was an improvement over that Of
| Monday evening, although that was by no means a
poor performance for first night. 1t Will be con-
! tinued during the week, and may be expected to
| Improve nightly. Misses Guthrie Lester and Hum
mel enact the leading female roles capitally all
| having good voices. George Denham assumes the
humorous role satisfactorily. The chorus is good
one, and the company strong throughout.
! THE STAR B1CYCLIsTS.-The Star bicycle riders
met at Turn hall last night for the purpose OF
! bringing into association those gentlemen who
have adopted the star machine. The merits OF the
machine were discussed, and Mr. II. S Owen gave
| an Interesting account OF a two months trip in
| England recently taken by himself and q party Of
| friends. After the meeting they held moonlight
drill and parade.
| "rHE SILVER KING NEXT WEEK.-A new attrac-
tlon 1or THIS city VIII be presented at the National
| theater next week, when the powerful melodrama,
1.-The Silver King, which run nearly all last winter
! at Wallack'S Jheater, New York, and has run
nearly half the seasonJ huS far at the Grand Opera
house, New York. The cast will be the same as in
New York, and the beautiful and costly moving
scenery used at W attacks theater will be brought
her complete.
| FINED FOR BUYING A COAT.-In the Police Court
| this morning Fred Senger was charged with be-
Ing an unlicensed junk dealer Detectives Raft and
Block stated that they Went TO Mr. SelingerS pawn
shop. on 9TH street, and found an Overcoat which
had been stolen from Mr. Allison NailOr: that there
was no record on the books OF the OvercOat having
been DlWDe1 and that the license