Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-22


guests w.shed to be convinced. The company
we're only tee happy to know that
the dead-hOrse idea had not occurred to
him before the dinner sit>sd of after it. and
subscribed to fund for experiment. A COM
pany was organized. and until Paraf disappeared
under cloud some headway was made although
1t was not until the oIeo makers had learned to
sell Their stuff as butter that the business as
su'hed TIE enormous proportions ii now has.
Pafaf has been heard of in many parts of the
world since then, but always in trouble with
the police
1t was said some weeks ago that at a Vermont
dairy fair tub of cleo had received prize as
butter. Our own Produce Exchange experts
were recently called upon by some curious per-
sons to distinguish oleO from butter, and there
was complete confusion. Three rolls, one OF
cleo and two of butter. were exposed on the
ficOr Of the exchange. and butter experts were
asked TO decide which was which The result
was a complete disagreement, some members
taking the cleo for butter and vice versa.
BARNUM TAKES 1T ALL.
The theaters this week have been lamentably
dull lent and Barnum's circus cOnspiring to
help the wretched weather ia keeping people
out of them. The circus seems to be making
more money than ever. and even the Madison
Square garden, seating 10000 persons. is
scarcely big cnoa2h to contain the crowd. The
astute Barnun has been fostering the notion
that while it may be sinful TO 20 to the thcatcr
in lent. it is cOmmeEdatory to study nature as
seen i'll Jumbo and the woman who Jumps
through the paper hoop: to impress pious peO-
pie With this idea. he places boys to distribute
circus pamphlets to persons coming out OF
Fashionable churches after service every after
noon.
NINE. ANNA BISHOP.
The only event of the amusement world this
week has been the death at the age Of seventy,
OF the venerable Anna Bishop. who was known
to the whole dramatic profession as ready to
sing at any time and anywhere if a friend or
acquaintance was to be benefited. Until a
year ago she was constantly called upon for all
sorts Of concerts, charitable or otherwise until
her figure became quite part or certain class
OF concerts She was as full OF high spirits and
gossip at &C as any woman of 80 and ALWAYS
Kept the green room amused by the
constant string Of anecdotes and "reminiscences
which she poured forth. | heard her last about
year ago, III Chick crinG hall where she sang
some ballads in a clear and not unmusical voice,
and was tremendously applauded. She could
not bear the idea of retiring permanently from
the concert stage, and. although she had given
some tive hundred Farewell concerts i'm almost
every country OF the globe she never gave a
''iarcwelI' concert in New York or London.
III give my farewell concert in New Y DIRK when
can sing any more she used to say. Con-
corning the number of times she had sung in
concert. l remember being in the dressing-roOm
at Chickering hall one evening when q young
dctutdhte made great fuss as it came to her
turn to appear oh the stage Nine. Bishop
laughed at her terror. ard told her that
she would feel no fear when she
had appeared at $500 concerts. as she Mime
Bishop had done. The figure remained in my
mind. A curious instance OF her objection to
being put on the shelf was given last year when
an attempt was made to organize an "Old
Folks concert OF genuine old folks who would
sing the songs of thirty or forty years ago of
the half-dOzen artists asked to take part Carl
FoFInes was the only one to be tempted by the
800 offered. Nine. Bishop and Brignoli both
refused Indignantly to rank themselves among
the old folks. The old lady was a constant aE,-
appeared with wonderful head-dress Of feathers
and lace in the style of forty years ago.
STRAY sTRAws.
Since the holidays the photographers have
been able to do scarcely any business, owing to
constant fog, and one man who takes pictures
by electricity is making fortune giving sit
tings all the evening
The French WaXwOrks show to be opened i'm
sd street the frs week in April has cost, with
the building. half a million dollars Nine Tus-
sauds London show cannot be compared to it.
The building is one of the most elaborate in New
York.
Steam heat delivered through street mains
has proved great success here, the business
having nearly doubled this winter The next
step will be to deliver cold air in summer and
as first step Il large uptown apartment house
Is TO have every refrigerator throughout the
building cooled by a mixture forced I'm from the
cellar
Theodore Roosevelt who has succeeded in
turning New IOrks municipal affairs upside
down. is only twenty-five wears old.