New-York tribune., 1886-05-09
SOME VASHINGrON GOSSIP.
THE OPERA-GENERAL 3LACK-THE NEW
CHINESE MINISTER


CHINESE MINISTER.
fr,ov rur REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TIE rnTprNE
& The American Opera Company concluded highly
successtn ENGAGEMENT at Albaughs Opera House this
week Uniortunatey embraced only four representa-
tions "Orpheus and Eurydice' The Marriage OF
Jeanette" Lake." and The Flying Dutehman.
Unfortunately TOO the OF the theatre was scarcely
largo enough 70 st of advantage the scenery AMI
uhery eqdIpped chorus OF the company. SUN. on the
whole by far the best performances OF opera
ever seen in Washington Theodore Thomas came over
in conduct the orchestra at the
performance OF Lakme and The Flying Dutchman- "
This aionc nli the theatre Its utmost
canacty not wthstanding fact that the House
then In WI gle bill and preparing Itself for
an all gnt sessiOn-and an all ngat session ol th'
House in Washington generally means empty theatres
Washington audiences are not very enthusiastic as
rule but this instance they forgot themselves Tar
enough to bestow unbounded applause upon nearly
every artist connected with the company The ballet
was probably revelation most OF the Congressman
They had never anything like it. But then. there
was also a great deal that was revealed stl nave
heard none of the members from Wayback comp lain
They stood Ike heroes and experts from the front row
notice the local papers thas Pension Commissioner
Black the phys wreck went fishing the other
dav in tie upper Potomac and aght fifty pounds OF
nlack bass That's dol well for a" physical wreck,
should think; especially having the use OF his
arms A friend whose attention | drew 10 this sic
nincant bit OF Information suggests that General Black
caught the bass with his teeth But that would prob
ably be regarded fish story"
A few DAYS ago eight clerks were discharged from
one of the depar After they had gone somebody
wrote in pc the wall OF OF the rooms they hal
occn,ed the words: Another batch OF damn niger
loving south hating Yanks kicked out, thank Col hnd
more To 70 IL seems scarcely credible that snch things
snonld occur Yet my attent,n has been called tO d
number outbreaks OF this kind on tue part oi new
employees, aud ! AN sorry 10 say some OF thHin are
the tiins OF sevcntbs visit hee tlat every one OF
their devilish heads ought to have been shot od
regiment That boosted OF Daving ured
removal OF exUnion soldiers from oiher VINO she
DECLARES have no Office during this Adm
isiratioL." This wOman-l omit mentloning ner name
ior present-is the protege Of one OF the Texas
Senator'S
Chang Yen Hoon. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
PIemptenti.ry OF China made sehatoral 1 calls on
him. The Is over aud few families o' -enators
were receiving But this drawback had rs advantages
Tine visits ware comfortable and not hurried 1t was
mild beginning for the Minister. VINO had time To
In ieisnr.ly fasion He drove senator Logans
bouse he found himself IN the mdst OF sewing
circle asrrmblvd in aid OF the Garfield Memorial Hos
pital. There thirty or forty women at WORK
fney scattered about In the big rooms snsly and
in groups and all bu-y becs II Is needless to say
the hum Of the hive rose above the click and CLIP o
once there is sure 10 something heard No place
favorable for unanlmOus conversation IA tho sewing
circle When tue Cbires emen crossed the
threshold entering the rOomy hospitable hail. the talk
suddenly hushrd aud the needles poised themselves IN
waiting VITA points upward IL useless 10 deny that
the surprise genuine on both slhes. The sewing
circle intent the business before III, with Al
thought OF tne Minister faf on AS China itself.
Chang Yen HOoD expected ~ SEQ one lay. possibly
three. hvsides the hostess But when big room
full burst Ipty upon his astOnshed vision. he could
only sink into the profered armchair In silence II
OF little consequence whether ne spoke English OF
not lie could not have spoken hs own tongue for the
mOm-nt Mrs Logan has the reputation OF being equal
to anv emergency. ehe merits IL. She grs-red the
situation once. and In less than five seconds the tem
perature OF the went up to pleasant friend glow
lady after another presented 10 the three
gentlemen As the Minister does mt speak word of
English he could only show his interest and pleasure III
smiles aud bows while Mr. Lang did the talking He
vas without doubt Immensely fattered by so much
attention, and after the forty charitable needle"oneu
haJ md nm annie opportunity 10 look him from
head 10 foot and admire his clothes. Chang Yen HOon
retired doubt deeply IMPRESSED with the doings oi the
sewing circle of fair barbarans.