The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-13
AN IMPENDING CONFLICT.

There Is going to he trouble in Washington. The
very largest size OF row Is looming up In the neat
future, beside which tho Chicago bomb business tho
Paris Commune, and the Maryland oyster war will
seem the mildesi sort of tempcsls in tcapots. ANY
one who Inadvertently or otherwise has overheard
the conversation OF his nclghbors at or coming from
| the summer opera must have become aware OF i'm.
pending strife between the "dudlner and the ",ude
| lie must have been aware OF the ultra "mannsh'
tones OF the latter upfted IN accents of lofty scorn
and hypcrcriticlsm. And he has doubtless over.
heardte former express her opinion the effect that
somoo one was real mcan,' or perhaps even "a horrl
thing" and furthermore that "shc didn't care
aud also, $50 thcre!" Aud he has presently learned
that the apple Of dscord between these gentle beings
| the bone OF contention, II that he not msnomer
Tor an 1SOpound actress other than the dash
| ing priHld donna, the winsome winston. The
dndinc IL "dead gone" on .Ieanle and the dude Ia
! Jealous.
| NOW Jcanie Ia a nice glrl. We Ike Jcauie, and
we were genuinely grievcd when our nclghbor, the
| Republican, wiped the mlk.and. honey of his
"Brcakfast Table Letter" from his facilc pen, and
dipped II In gan and bitterness to write about our
Jane. we Knew Just how onr Grover would wait
and watch In vain and 20 without his breakfast for
lack OF that Identical letter. our friend Dan had
told us how his Exceency IL wont to sit with piece
oil liver aud bacon suspended on the end OF his
Presidential fork unable to swallow a mouthtnl of
Republican, letter has been perused. mental photo
graph OF that touching scene hangs right over the
plano anu opposite the door In the front parlor our
memory. And yet our nelghbor and esteemed con
temporary could lot the head OF this great nation 10
without his breakfast, whilst he (our n. and Q. c)
went out OF his way TO say that Jcanie Winston
"howled" SLOWLY Noses neighbor how could yous
Truth Is what with Jcanie's length OF limb, and
sprngy lope, and fine mouthful OF fcarnvorous teeth,
anu certain gentle fcrocity OF expresslon there Is
| bit OF lupno snggestiveness about her that
brings TO mind, as one OF her sustained high notes
trails OIL into semi-pathctc whine, "the VOLTS
long howl on Ounaaska's shore" But II 80, there
Isn't girl In her supper tceniom," al It were,
from Oak HUI Cemetery to the Navy Yard gate, who
wouldn't be willing TO play Little Red Riding Hood
to Jeanle's wolf.
Three seasons back our Jelnc belonged TO the
Baltimore girls exclusively, aud those gentle maid
ems, worldfamed for grace and beauty, stayed home
from the sea-shore and the mountain side all
summer to swelter night after night In the stuny
boxes OF tho Academy OF Music and see the fair
Ieanle disport herself in male attire behind Its mar
ring footllghts. Last season, however, the Capital
City asserted Its claims an the popular actress was
compelled to make her Jaunty little masculine coat.
tails do duty as sort OF "talc of two cltles here
ani In Baltimore alternately. This summer praised
be Albaugh-Jeane Is our very own Week after
week we have behed her rs the naughty hut nice
Der and brgand, FRA Didcoio," AMI In all alike, al.
belt she wore her rue (and her trowsers) with diff
terence, she was our same heightened sweetness
long drawn out I'm voice and ngure) ofa Jeanie.
Night after night, at the end of the act wherein she
has done something awiuly cute and naughty and
Just ike dear, bad boy, she has been fairly smoh
cred In roses ana lilies (and always and ever a
bunch OF big white daises) by the dear girls in the
audience And presently, like the bold ba, man she
Is supposed to he for that particular evening" she has
reappeared with her nora prizes arranged In a cor.
sage bouquet extending from her ample double chin
to erampler creased and dimpel knees. That's
Just the way the brganis and shepherds and pirates
and dashlng young brigaders all do In real life,
Jeane; 80 stick to 1t, II the girls have to spend the
last cent OF the caromel fund.
Next week, however, as remarked In our previous
lecture there Is going Ohe trouble. Lily Post Is COM
Ing to the rival house, AMI the dsgrunlled dudes who
80 long have said peevlsh good nights to their pre-.
occupied sweethearts, and gone down town resolved
to drink glass OF soda and do something "real
devlsl" Will have their day. Lily Is piqIant little
woman, with saucy little nose "tiptedlkc ella
Lily" And despite her name she is anything but "A
SICK AS delicate compliment In fact to her
rather ligheous nom dutheat,'e, we understand the
Junior class OF dudelings have resolved to ait with
wooden toothpicks In their months throughout the
performance. Anl because she was once n pretty
little clerEess In the San Francisco Mint The old
summer fashion all the year around Will do yio.
ience to their feelings by going ont every act for
mint jnleps.
80 1t really looks as though the rrepressible con
nict were al hand. The Astor Place riots between
the adherenia of Forrest AMI Macreay, AMI the old
time mnSlca e0,ehe# anent the merits of the Gris
the Malihran, and the Sontag, will pale In
VIII he war OF prime do'ne AMI of rosos And the
former will get away with the latter. But meantime
the theatrical world of Washington Will be divided
Ike an old-iime Quaker meeting-house. While the
girls rally 10 the defiant cOatails of Jeanic the bows
me'aphorcay spcakng) Will pin their affect Ions to
the bonllant hustle of Lily. While Ieanle Ia holding
salon for her female wOrshippers In the roye,. of
Tie Opera House. the enthusiastic males of the com
ninlty Will have Embarrassed the horses from the
iar Llnns carriage, and, provided she don't board
Too many blocks away and the weather Ism too hot
VIII escort her In triumph from the New National to-
her hotel. We Ia Winston! En- drant IN! 60
Z, girls! Pitch IN, boys! And meantime, MrsSiea0S
Manngers, Tor TINS "nerry war;" to enlven our |
midsummer dullness, all thanks! A blessing not a |
plague, on bOth your houses.