The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-05-03

Straw hats are plentiful, but not yet en- reggie. lts
the English thing to wear felt all the year round.
The beer. garden season has begun,
All the girls were out at the Marine Band prone
made concert yesterday.
The President still feels some constraint about
mixing with the people, Gen. Grant used often to
walk alone down the Avenue and back and was
never moested.
my dear" whispered man to his wife, as they
seated themselves in theatre, g left my pocket
book at home" Haven't you any money at all o.
"Only forty cents. Won't that be enough -
g Enough" he repeated, impatienuy. "lts a i've
act play"
The house-to-house inspectors should note some of
the dirty lots they pass in their travels, which
more offensive than dirty houses often they are
covered with decayed vegetable matter, dead ami
mails, and rubbish OF all kinds.
The Herdic Phaeton Company will commence to-
day TO run lines of coaches from Seventh street and
New York avenue northwest TO Glenwood cemetery,
and Eighth street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east to congressional Cemetery. and will continue TO
run coaches to the above cemeteries every fair
Sunday during the present summer.
Mr.. +. B. Lorings deerhound, Brian, took the first
prize at the New York dog show.
The Light 1nfantrys summer encampment this
year will probably be at Cape May, the majority
prefer that to Long Branch.
The entertainment given by the pupils of the
Eighth Grade schools of Georgetown on Thursday
evening, at Curtis Hall, was most creditable, and
the large and fashionable audience present retired at
the close well pleased with the whole affair. The
principal attractions were the broom drill by COM
pany of young ladies and the military drill by Co. A,
High School Cadets. Capt. Williamson. Both went
carried the brooms executing their movements with
as much precision as the young gentlemen who car
red the guns II was beautiful sight, and would
bear an early repetition. The rest ofthe programme,
excellenty rendered by each particular one, was as
Rocker, Miss Addle Kleinschmidt, Miss Nordlinger
James Dulln; violin solos, Misses Josie Appleby,
sullivan and the Amphion Glee Club plano duet by
Misses Nordlinger. and choruses by the schools
taught by Mrs: Bradley and Mr.. Dexter Smith. Capt
williamson of the High School Cadets, who drilled
the young ladies' in the broom movements, pre-
scented with handsome scarf pin in recognition of
his services.
Mr.. T. g. Ingram, ianitor of the House end of the
Capitol, left yesterday for two weeks visit TO
Florida
The first annual May ball Of Miss Flora C. Denni-
son, for which unusual preparations are being made,
Hall Wednesday evening May IS. This will be one
of the noted events of the season.
The first annual May ball of Professor Nermylias
dancing academy will take place on Thursday, May
7. at Masonic Temple. Miss Ada TyssowEki has been
elected Queen of May, Miss Marie Plant Queen of the
Fairies and Blanche Boone Queen Of Dancing
Just received, another carload Of our Eureka
Chamber Suit solid walnut, ten pieces, complete,
for $3.50, and will be unpacked and on sale on
"Wednesday next, at the establishment Of W. II.
HoeEe, sol Market Space and 305 and $40 Eighth
street. Have also received large invoice Of mat
tings.
The second annual May ball and exhibition of
Messrs. Pistorio and Proctor is announced 10 take
place at their academy, corner of Seventh and L
streets, next Tuesday evening, and promises 10 be
a fine affair. Invitations can be had at the door.
Mr.. Alexander Peterson, who resides at 1920
Seventeenth street, announces that he will have Z
summer schedule OF prices at his place, commencing
this week. The fact that Mr.. Peterson is pre-
eminent over all the caterers OF TINS section Is ac
knowledged. II you are dubious about this call and
see for yourself
Mr. W. w. Stafford has resigned his cerkshp in
the Railway Postal Service TO accept position in
Mercantile Insurance Company of this city.
George Parrish, alias Connolly, the colored thief
arrested lately with lot OF valuable goods in bis
possession supposed 10 have been stolen, was yes
rick County. Nd, as an old offender and regular in
habitant OF the county JAIL The goods found on Par
sn ~ MI Wgn Of
will leave this morning for Frederick
The critic comes out with a live sporting column,
which is accounted for by the fact that Nj. KIM
ball, IT., has taken charge Of that department.
Here 10 an interesting item from his column: "Mr.
r. j. Slater, of the Baltimore Turf Exchange, is
Offering much larger odds on the Suburban than the
New York people, and the man who can pick the
winner can make fortune at the following odds:
Drake Carter, 80 10 J. Barnes, go 10 !; ST. Saviour.
20 Jim RenwicE, 10 10 /; Jack of Hearts, 20 10
Royal Arch, Rataplan, Himalaya Thackery. Pontiac,
and Elizabeth, 20 10 each; Decoy Duck, Knight Of
Ellerslle, War Eagle, and Strickland 30 10 YOno-
gram, Is 10 East Lynne Mittie b., Blue Bell, Kins-
man, Richard L.. and Mission Belle, rs 10 each;
LoDgview, Valley Forge, Jim Carlisle, Lutestr!ng,
Vinton, Comanche, EndymioD, and Joe Mitchell,
100 TO ] each; Tony Foster, Choctaw aud Thunder
bolt. 200 to each Col. Morris and Neophyte, 800
toll"
Judge Lambert Tree of Chicago, ls at the Airing