The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-02-21
CITY NEWS,
TOWN TALK.


tempt at boyoo,tng, but, the contrary, an appeal
general in scope 10 all not TO shop after O'Clock,
1t is 10 lie hoped that ere long the carly closing will
be a uniform thing.
Tomorrow being washngton's birthday bust.
ness will be generally suspended. The Depart
ments and District government ofnces will be
closed, Congress has adjourned over until Tuesday,
and all the schools have given their pupils day for
rest In the afternoon the Washington Light In.
fantry VIII parade, leaving their armory at O'Clock
SHARP, headed by the full Marine Band. The Con-
tinentals viii make apigrimage to Mount Vernon,
paradins also on theft return home.
--Ali.woolmen's Norfolk jackotss4. Esemans, tn
andE.
Ball programmes and tickets in new designs
neatly executed hy BYRON $. Adams printer, bli
Eighth street northwest,
--Professot n. B.MacIeod, stthe Warrant Division,
Treasury Department, and a resident of LAUREL
Nd, was the manager and musical director Of the
very successful performance Of "Flnaforen given at
the Academy Of Music in that town last Thursday
evening. A beautiful Moral harp was presented TO
the Professor behalf OF the association. Alexan-
der Nogueras, son of the Portuguese Minister here
was member Of the orchestra and used violin
which cost $500 in Europe. Miss Lille Parsloe, niece
Of Professor Bernays, OF this city, young miss OF
twelve years, who is an excellent yiolinist, was also
in the orchestra. The house was crowded. The
Laurel Rerietc says; ave have seen performances
of the opera by professional troupes not nearly so
satisfactorily rendered" The Washington talent in
the cast was enthusiastically aprlauded.
over forty male students of the Pennsylvania
Academy Of Fine Arts last week organized into the
AIT Students League. of which Albert n. Glhon was
elected secretarT.
Suits TO order, s25. Eisemans, Ith and E.
Many Of the boss BARRIERS of this city have petit
toned the Commissioners OF the District 10 draft
law prohibiting the opening of shops on sundays.
Row let the church-Coine druggists come forth with
similar petition.
A very successful mission has Just ended in
Trinity Catholic Church, West Washington.
A clerk in the Pension once last week received
telegram addressed TO him at the "Italian' Build
ing. Washington. AS this gigantic eye-sore more
resembles cross between barn and barracks,
would not the "Barn-Barraoss" have been more ap.
propriate?
Legal briefs, petitions, testimony, ETC.. executed
promptly, in workmanlise manner, at 20 cents per
page, by Byron s. Adams printer Sl4 Eighth street
northwest.
Pants TO order, IS. Eiseman's, Ith and E.
MIR. T. j. Nerny, of the once of the Assistant
Treasurer of the United States at Chicago, is in
town for few days on ofrclal business
There are many actresses in this broad land OF
ours who would turn green with and almost die Of
envy they could see Uncle Sans sealsSin sacque
Squad of young ladies die into the Treasury every
morning at o'clock sharp.
The blue.hlooded Boston boys the Lancers) pre-
serted nne appearance as they presented arms"
and had their photographs taken last Tuesday on
the south portco of the Treasury Department.
As ex-secretary Chandler and friend were walk
ing up the Avenue last Friday afternoon, at the
ner OF Twelfth street they two little boys, one
OF whem was punching" the other. Mr.. Chandler
separated the little fellows and said to them Now,
don't fight any more The youngster who had been
doing the punching said, All right, sir, won't,
and looking with contempt upon the boy with the
bleeding lip, added, '.Jor he tcont tgh!'
Great reduction in clothing. Eisemans, It'll & E.
Chief Clerk Meline. of the United States Treas
urer's ONCE, returned from conducting the exami-
nation of the United States sub-Treasury al, New
York Friday. The big count at this once was salts
factoriy completed Friday and the corps OF experts
from the Treasury will take much-needed rest
after their arduous labor by availng themselves of
the opportunity of Sunday and Monday Holiday
T Taesas, oss and for d''y here TIL
DIR. j. j. Little, of the Supervising Architects
Once, who in his hurry TO reach the Treasury De-
partment before 9 O'Clock about six weeks ago was
so unfortunate as TO break his leg IN two places by
slipping on the ice, was out Friday.
Pension and claim attorneys Will find 1t to their
advantage TO get an estimate on their printing from
Byron S. Adams, 6l4 Eighth street northwest.
Would that society might be blessed with veri-
table representation of Mr. Gllbert's charming fancy
OF philanthropic ayenger of crime, that an actual
MiEado might arise 10 confound all unpleasant per-
sons and put an end to all dsagreeabla things Ger
tainy the afternoon tea, that thinnest Of society
shams would be among the frat to claim his Official
attention. There need to describe the misery of
being compelledto sand wedged in among pushing,
struggling of bad-tempered people, all yainly WON
dering what they came for, in room whose furnace
has been seven times heated, and then reinforced by
the tremendous open FIRE burning with unparalleled
ferocy directly at your back. VINO does not remem-
her, for we have all suffered, the ignoble crush in
the supper-room, the serried ranks Of
men around the punch-bowl, seeking if happy they
may ind surcease from the sorrow of the hour; the
dowagers who keep you cruelty confined behind the
chmneypece while they leisurely discuss their fourth
plate OF salad: the walters who keep showing into
your unreslsting hands unending succession of
indescribable compounds CLEANED from the ruins of
the supper-tabe, the people who are always pre-
cptating Iced tea down your back under the impress
sion that they are putting 1t in their own mouths
The glare the heat and the iDcessant buzz OF broken
calculations and disjointed attempts at rational con-
versatlon-are they not at all sadly familiar and
periodically endured? 1t is pleasing fiction that
"tea"is an extraordinarily genteel and acceptable
form of dschargDg social obligations II is easy
arrange, for ten times as many people be asked
as for anything else, and above all 1t is cheap. And
the strangest part of 1t all that apparently
so popular. Who ever tea that was not
damned TO suHocation! Whether it is because there
are always SO many invitations issued, or because
the "tea" has baefu fascination for the ordinary
person akin to that which serpents gaze is supposed
10 have for bird, the fact remains. The old idea
that tea was plan 10 which ones friends
might meet In a pleasant, informal way has long
been dead. But who shall deliver us from the body
Of this death ?-Totch Topics.
-GIeatreductioninc child suits. Eiseman's TIN E.
"A gentlemen who says he has been lnconye-
nienced TO great extent 10y the presen, method OF
calling carriages at the close of large balls comes
forward with the remark thft in these advanced
times some method should be devised other than ne
present one, which Is indeed quite primitive. In
stead OF giving your number to the policeman, who
In turn gives II TO come one else, who passes 1t the
hackmen for them TO pass along the line until II
reaches the right man, he suggests that the aid OF
magic lantern be brought into play. large sheet
could be erected for trifing sum and the number
could he written with ink upon the glass side very
handy and thrown upon this sheet. Three or fouI
numbers could he shown at the same time, which
would greatly expedite matters. ana 1t is very ig-
norant hack driver who can't read numbers -
Pltiadetphta Bulletin
According TO the Boston Gazette, leaders OF the
cot!llon now carry extra collar in their swallow.
tail pocket. Tue violent exercise Is 20 dreadfuy
tropical, you know,
Great reduction In boys suits. fisem4n's 9Th z
FRANK Gassaway &" Derrick Dodd'j is now the
leading contributor 10 the San Francisco Wasp
which Is ably illustrated colored-csrtoon week.
paper-the Puck and Judge combined Of the Pacific
Coast
On this page to-day will be found striking and
instructive Illustration Of the comparative worth OF
the various kinds Of baking powders now in the
market.
Great reduction IN oyercoatE Eiseman 18th a T.
MIR. George W. Evans, Chief OF the Division oil
Finance, Department Of Interior, mas been sum.
moned 70 Austin, Texas, on of1cla business, and
will be absent about two weeks.
There IS no greater convenience in the social
world than that little bit Of paper which we term
visiting card. We often forced, in the press OF
social dulles, to make It our representative. How
necessary, therefore, that Ne form and quality should
be Indicative Of the most delicate refinement. Being
the only house IN the National Capital where the
execution Of our engraving work is done on the
premises we have unequaed facilities for engraving
visiting cards In the most elegant style j. Loring
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