The Sunday herald., 1886-12-26

dozen ladies' are required TO assst' the hostess at
reception.
Mrs. parvenu is asking people to write her
nice Latin quotation for her "new crest she Is to
have on the panels OF recently purchased London
chariot Somebody suggested, and not inappropri-
ately, "Nolo non valeo"
-Full.dress suits at saks \ Company's as low as
twenty-five dollars. Swallow-ta coats as low as
nfteen.
jenkins should revise again his standing list OF
names used In accounts of all society events pub.
lshed. Dead women cannot be at the opera: social |
leaders cannot appear In Paris and New York slmul-
conservative houses
Storm overcoats at Eiseman Bros, corner |
Seventh and f..
-"Ma," said Laura Parvenu, "what is this |
pamlstry they are all talking about?n "Pslmistry,
palmstry.n repeated ma. "oh, yes; it's English, |
Laura, quite English Lord Palmis,ry, great Eng
lish general-you remember reading about II IN |
your history, don't you ~
--"Justn's Old stand,"6ie u sreetnorthwest, buys
gents second hand clothing Note by mailpromptly
attended to.
Apparently our Signal Bureau predictions
should be interpreted by contraries. Last Tuesday
rain was predicted, and there was not cloud.
| Wednesday we were told it would be fair, and yet
| it raned. Thursday fair weather was predicted,
| yet again 1t rained. This Is becoming farcical.
Deputy First Auditor f. p. Baldwin is spending
the holidays at his home In Laurel, Md, and Capt.
A. f. Mcmillan is acting Deputy Auditor during his
| absence.
| General Manager Thomas. of the Richmond
and and Danyle Railroad M system mas not resigned to
| ported in an evening paper.
| Get your gloves for New Years calls at Techs,
| 935 pennsylvania avenue.
ON dit, that the insiders In the Heat and Power
| Company sold ont before their permit was revoked
| The proposition TO put vestibue and staircase
on the E.sreet side OF Albaughs does not strike us
| as the best thing possible. broad balcony aud
| steps on the Ffteenth-street front would be much
| better.
| The sidewalks were in hdeous state Friday,
| when everyone was out And yet very little work
| with hose and water would have cleaned them
| nicely However, we can congratulate ourselves
that the mud Is always deeper in other cities than 1t
Is here.
our satln-llned overcoats are 25 per cent. less
than any other clothing house in the city. Eiseman
Bros, corner Seventh and +.
Mr.. l.. g. Marlni begs to inform his patrons and
friends that new term will commence at his
academy, corner Ninth and streets northwest Tues
day, January a. lssi. All the new and fashionable
| dances taught. For particulars send Tor circular.
White, Howard \ Co., of New York, formerly
with Mrs. NJ. A. Connolly, announce that they will
open their branch house at sl5 Fifteenth street
| wednesday next, when they Will exhibit very
and ball dresses wraps, bonnes, etc Just received
from the leading houses OF London and Paris.
The promoters of the National Drill and En-
campment here next May are still receiving encour-
agement from every section of the country. 1t is
1
that more noted military bodies Will be here than
ever before.
Nine different styles and qualities of full-dress
suits are to be found at Saks Companys, Seventh
street and Market Space.
-Messrs p G. German, brother of Senator Cor
man; George A. Bartlett, Dlsbursing Oficer of the
Treasury; Ed. Mills, of the Treasury Depart
| ment and MT. Cunningham, returned Wednesday
from M four days, cunning trip In King George
| ing much game, including good number OF wild
turkeys. Bartlett especially fortunate in killing
number OF these luscious birds and other game
enough 10 supply generously the tables of the prn-
c!pa Treasury officials with turkeys for their Christ
| mas dinners. Messrs. Mills and Cunningham sue.
| ceeded In finding large flock of ''semi-wid" tur-
keys, and had great sport in shooting nearly all OF
them, but when an old farmer presented his bill at
the rate of about 81 for each turkey they were not
so much pleased but they paid y good-naturedly all
: couldn't tell chicken from turkey" but ii was
l. never dreamed that Washington's most expert
e Nnrods couldn't tell wild turkey from the domestic
!, species, II the latter did become little wild
/, and glddy in the presence OF such distinguished
II marksmen.
l. AT recent meeting Of the directors of the Farm
= ers' and Mechanics Bank, of Georgetown, the
', vacancies In the board caused by the resignation OF
y Mr.. William King and the death OF David Robinson
e were filled by tine election of Messrs. Henry C.
T. | Craig and Lewis ID. Wine.
;, For New Years Day you want a swaow-tai
coat and the other attachments. The best place
:, get them Is Saks Company's Seventh street ant
~ Market Space.
of Elizabeth Walters colored, residing al Hisdale
l. d. c., was struck by an engine on the Alexandra
ie Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad nea
ir Anacosta, Friday evening, and received serious In
" luries. Dr.. g. w. Fisher rendered medca! aid an
- found two OF her ribs broken.
Il. "A. S. Witherbee Co. (Brentano's) have had
~ large groupe picture of members of the firm ant
NJ their attaches made by "Prince, the photographer,
" and 1t Ia their intention present each employ
q with copy as Christmas greeting.
Fir Madame NJ. Sullivan, OF 57 West Thirty-1it
es street, New York. importer of robes will open tC
in morrow, for one week, at ,l5 Fourteenth street
is where she will display superb line OF evening an
ball dresses In all the newest shades and designs
nj also street costumes and wraps, which Will be sol
Of regardless Of c9st.
The music at 81. Mathews Church yesterda
n was excellent as usual Mozart's Tgelfth Mass wa
no finely rendered. and the 40 sautaris" before IN
oenedlcllon, by MIS-. Zadee smith and Mrs. jos, @
soprano Of Mrs. Smith and the rich, full alto
Mrs paly blending In perfect melody. MT. Burne
Of and Mr.. Cannon also deserve specia! mention.
az -LeDt. AI,iag yesterday arrested stephen Jorda
,ia and William Talberf apd locked them up on
lee charge OF highway robbery, they having robbed
In man named Harry T. aaInG eahy sftaraaS .n mori
gs, Ing, on Pennsyyania ayenue near IEettl stree
on Jordan and Talbert standing the man Martin u
ter and earrotlng hlm, and went to the saton-hou'
rs, and notified StatiOn-Keeper Rollins, but as her
en- no oiicer around nothing could he dom
INK While t4c laan was telling his story Lieut.. Ami
he walked In WIN the prisoners, he having come acro
to them in their WORK. On their persons were foun
els articles belonging 10 NaItiD. gold watch
ne missing, which Sir. Martin claims lhe men toe
M from him.
1,t ot The station-nouses wefe we.t Iheu yeserda
ss throughout the District. in most cases the arres
ON being OF young men for drunkenness
It. Sergeant Boyle, of the First Precinct, arrestt
es tramp yesterday morning who mad IN his posse
en- sion lot Of plumbers material Among the art
av cles about twenty new bars oi solder bearll
ter the va, ensrk OF Henry Merchant, Phlladephl
a IAe ye eIaY no a. fn q
n and tue police anxious ~ geceraln whether Il
uTe articles were stolen hence this DOUG
on. The burglar who was caught In tle cOnfectiOne
er; store on Fifteenth street early yesterday mornn
hhaa. by O1irer Dggins has been Identified as an o
ot Oliendtr. lie gave his name az samuel Johnso
"a, but his rIgti Que Is William Banslrs, aud he HI
eadV nlled the pOeR = ite Criminal court IN maj
re- instances.
ess --cssig G. kggows Das ayesieg yesterday f
ale ps fast driving by OHcef Nee4op on ne Yey TO 4
ore statOn.house Burrows assaulted tle oncer, aud 4
rlor additional charge Of disorderly conduct was pI
ferred against hun.
Every other grl sou meet on the Avenue tt
afternoon has bunch Of mlaetOe In her han
Ton y9ether tue fair creatures are dreaming of bel
;ars caught saer II by their sure enough Young man
e gns VIA @ye ane m more et ehanes M To-
lIi- deem themselves diouib ine Cp.ortunily prese
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the striking examples OF wnat occurs every week.
us Open house New Years Day al Sans, corr
"a s,Stb street aud Pennsylvania avenue.
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re- An aumUGhle attraction ~ offered ine public
wei the coming week At the Dime Musglm The D
lqm young actress, Louise Arnot, under the spp