CITY AND DISTRICT.
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The am^unV invented in buddings according
> *'!l building permits issued lust year and
this compare as Inflows: From January 1st,
I^-'. to May 1st, the s.i:.i total was ?l?2d.305. j
Ironi Januan Is?. Ishi, to the present time. !
5l;?4f'.07i?, snowing an excess this year during*j
the months stated of :?313.7< '5. The number of
permit* issued ithiu the ^anie time this* year is
also far in e\ce>- of last j ear covering the same
time. Last year there were many large jobs of
work, and this season there have been but three
worthy of attention, viz: Modes' new lnrniture
warehouse. 11th and F streets. *75.000; the new
armory tIIO.OCo. and the (iunton building, cor- j
Pth street and Pennsylvania avenue. ?95.000: i
the other- have all been issued for small houses '
comparatively, and instead of being confined to |
the northwest portion of the citv are scattered t
all over the city?Capitol Mill. South Washing- :
ton. Northeast Washington and through the i
county. The season for issuing building per- |
mitsis by no means over, und the probability is i
that the Increase vil! be much greater titan it is !
now. A large proportion of these houses now!
in course of construction are being built for
the use of the owners, and not for speculation.
VK. TliOS. J. KISIltKS OPINION.
' The prices obtained were very fair. I
thought." remarked Mr. Thos. J. Fisher to a I
Star reporter. In speaking of the public Kale!
during the past week of lots on Meridian Hill.
"The average price paid was. I judge, about 15
cents per foot."
"Was that not considerably less than the
price at which this property has been ottered at
private sale?" asked the reporter.
"Yes." was the reply. "The figures at which
these lots were held ranged from 20 to 30 cents,
and I think they were too high. The prices obtained
were very fair."
"Will this sale have a depreciating effect
upon the value of land along the ridge," continued
the reporter.
"No. I should i-ay not." responded Mr. Fisher.
"The surroundings are different in the other
parts of tiie ridge overlooking tjie city, and the
prosj?ects for handsome improvements better
and more immediate. The character of the improvements
naturally regulate the price of land,
and 1 don't think, that the present prices are too
high."
V1K. f*. i*. lit.OVER'S FINE Bril.PIXG.
A very line business improvement is being
made by Sir. r. r. ?,lover on the north side of
F street, between 14th and 15th streets. The
building, which will 1m* entirely Tlevoteil to offices.
will have a frontage of 30 with a depth of
100 feet. There will Ik* four stories, a basement
and an attic. The front, which will be highly
ornamented. w;!l be broken by six rows of pilasters
projecting frcm the second storv line,
and running io the top. The material used will
be brick, with the exception of the first story,
which will be Seneca stone, with ornamented <
molded cornices, terra cotta key stones, caps
and panels. The lintels ar.d cappings in the
courses throughout the building will also be of
Seneca stone. The entrance to the building
will be In a brick vestibule, which will be closed
at night by an iron gate. From this vestibule
there will be access to the stairway, which leads
to the upper stories and to the offices, which
wiil occupy the entire ground tioor. There will
be a large window in front. 11 by 10 feet, which
will be faced by ornamental iron grilles. The
second story front will be broken by two large
w indows, and the upper stories with five windows.
The entire structure will be surmounted
with a root of red slate, with a pediment in the
center 10 feet high. The elevation ot the building
will l?* .o teet. There will be six offices on
eaeh floor, with washrooms and closets. There
wi-i also be a passenger elevator. The building
will be heated wsih steam, and tiie furnace and
t oilers will be placed outride in the rear of the
building. 1 he cost will be about ?40.wi0. Mr.
Cbas. il. Head. jr.. is the architect and Mr. Clias!
Edmotiston the builder.
V:{S. FINE PESIPTXCE.
The erection of a handsome residence for Mrs.
A. M. * Brooke has b"en begun on the north
s;de of Fx street, vest of 16th, adjoining the
r."i.ien *e of Commissioner Fdmonds. It will
be 28 feet front and feet deep, and will be
three storh-- high, witii an attic and basement.
It will have an c!al?orate front of pressed briek
and terra cotta ornaments, enriched by an oriole
window and a recessed balcony. The interior
v\.!i be very elegantly tin'shed. There wiil be a
large hail 14 leet *eiiare. with a platform stairra*e
of oak lading to the upper stories, and an
?pen fire-place. Jhe stair-case will be a very
kandscme -pe.imen of wood work. The finish
ot the hall will be in oak. Opening from the
hall will be tl.e-libranr. which will be the lront
room, and v. ill be finished in oak. Back of this
will i>e the drawing-room. 35 feet long, also finished
in ma'iogany. flie rear room will be tiie
dining-room, the wood work of which will be
oak. The rooms up stairs will be finished In
California red wood. The mantels will be handsome
specimens of wood carving, and the entire
flnMi of the house will be elegant and handsome.
The estimated cost is-720.000. Messrs.!
Cray A 1'age are the-architects.
TilE v. m. r. A. gymnasium.
The building which the Y. M. C. Association
bas erected in the rear of their property on New
York avenue is completed. It will be fitted up
as a gymnasium and opened to the public oil
Tuesday next. This new addition joins ttoe present
building, and access to it is through the
main hallway. The room which wil! be used as
a gymnasium is 51 feet wide. ?"4 feet deep, and
20 feet high. There are windows on both sides,
giving light and air. The ceiling Is paneled
with oiled Georgia pine, and is supported by
heavy iron girders and pillars, and it is the intention,
alter aw hile, to build an upper story,
which wiil be used as a public hall. In the rear
of the gymnasium r< om are the locker rooms,
which tsciipy 1 v,o stories. There are three hundred
lookers, besides bath and wa?h rooms. The
gTHin:o ium v. U he fitted up w ith all the modern
f-ppuraur*. and will be in charge ot I'rof. I.J.
Turner, recently connected with the Chart ier
Institute, in New Yoik city. The cost of the
tu ld rig was i?. u.'i;r. rr was the contractor.
f>H. Ii \ v Vo.NI) S ri'RCH.'.SE.
Mr. ii.os. J. i; i ?T A Co. have sohl for exFer.at->
l?o;i t'i?n:vron the lot on the southeast
rotni-r of l";b an 1 Princeton streets, Columbia
Heiiztit*. to l?r. W. A. Hammond, of New York,
loin,. 1 ly ,-uiLeon general. Ttiisi.it is 100 by
1 .o i? -t. and l-r. liav.mond has had plans pre1
r, i lor * I -u-e wh':< ii he Intends to erect for
I is own use. This house will be of a rather
ii:-:.j>:e -tyie of at- hitecture fortius hititude.and
v II i.e modeled uj.,,11 the pia.ii of a Mexican
ho i > with a-i intern r court. It will be f-o feet
> re and the cf urt will be covered with a
u!i.-? roof so arranged that carriages can
be d v< *! in There will Ik? balconies running
a oiu d t!:e c?e;it iutowhich tl>e rooms in tiie
serond u-ry will oj>en. I>r. Hammoml e?tiB.ates
t! i? th:? house w ill cost between 550 000
a.:d :f><
I>r. lian.rnond also purchased through the
f tirii for h;s son the lot on the north.east
c rner of i'l r.ceton and 13th streets. 100 by 175
feet The price paid for both these lots was 20
ten's per foot.
A MEXICAN l'Ot'SE.
A rather unique residence is In'ing erected by
Col 1 lav id Ferguson at the corner ol 24th and
>! -treets. He has a quarter of a square, having
bought the old Reesidc place. The new house
v. !i be situated some distance back from the
reef. and. as one of the workmen told a Star
re;.? it will be 103 feet long and 75 feet wide.
It wil! t?e only two stories high, and willsurroun
l a central court, and will be a very faithful
r> production of a Mexican house. The buildin;:
w il! be ;t,e largest ever erected for a private
residence u> this city.
Bl'lI.niXtJ NOTES.
A v u>-i house, two stories high, is being erected
by Mr. M.chael Cattl on B street, between 11th
and 12th, at a cost of 11,000.
Mr. '"has. Lemon isVrectlng two brick dwellIn,
lor Major I>. P. Heap, of tiie light-house
*". ,V ori '-' ode Island avenue, between lfith
and 1 ,t:i streets. They will be three stories and
l?;; cnieiit hi^h, and w ill cost C 12.000.
, ' '."I0, U Bahville is building a two-story
a: . dwelling on V.V street, between D and
>-. at a i v.-1 of ?2.000.
l?r- ellicgs are l^ing bulit by
it "i n,.'x' 1 '' t?een North Capf
1 ?VA)K a W Jtrsey avenue, at a cost of
\r. liar.,- Schneider is erecting a threei
'stof^srv UtWcea4th5th'
bu'.en. ow.-r A Son are en>cting e!"ht two
?wfy-and-Uaseroent houses on c Btie^t northl
' "-id ;t!i. ut A cost of *16 000
I h' r? ' ^Y0??"a,fMV'bT*n,1'nt dwellings are
? *lii 4 etei led oy Prof. ( . \ . Uii,.v ..
. :i !-1 a n?;<] 14th, at '
A e . w is being erected by Dr. W if
" : % between K ar,i L*
fait and Host.-.n are erectingPevenhonses
Jt'a c Vt ;.f be:'VtcuL nd V streets,
.? a.u^c i-> ben.jj i.i .t ou B ?tieot, between
13th and 14th streets, by Mr. William H. Duvall,
at a cost of ?1.000 '
. 'r: McDonald is erecting a house on fc
/^,'.^ ecn 4-'- atul south vest, at a cost
Mr K. K. Pairo is erecting three brick bouses
?" ** between y and K, at a cost of
A house on M street, near 33d, Ib beincr erected
by Mr. B. F. Harper, at a cost of $4,500.
Aa Agricultural Urpnrimenl Poem.
Fn m the Sew York Sua.
Senator Plumb is much infatuated with the
Commissioner of Agriculture. ami lately offered
a resolution admitting the Commissioner to the
floor of the Senate. He also wants a part of the 1
1.100 acres of the Arlington estate set aside as a
Iljayground for the Agricultural department,
when l>r. Loring can read his title clear of this
"experimental farm." as he calls it. he will then
acknowledge the authorship of the following
beautiful lines, which will be published in the
.Aorth Atntrican llevittc:
We'll trraft the lobster on the hop,
The oyster bed we'll gayly weed,
The cranberry Jelly tree we'll Hop,
And save the macaroni seed.
The beet root sugar we will pet
By tapping or tne hickory tree,
Hcise chestnuts In the spring we'll set.
That In the autumn eoits will be.
VV e'll prune the climbing sorghum vine.
We'll dig the ruta baga pear,
Tli'* clam shall with the pea entwine.
And both shall, mingling, blossom there.
The Berkshire goat Its wool shall shed,
'I lie Bantam cow shall fe. d on hay,
V. e'il milk the ducks, nil thoroughbred
That steal the rggo the squirrels lay.
i.'envoi?10 senator Pf.rMB.
Think of the boost I gave you In
Tl.e Kansas foot and mouth disease,
Then hump yourself, and you will wlu
'1 he thanks of all i he Bostoncse.
d-? hitvcombe l o.
Tl'ahfiin^taii IlttniM and Park*.
Washington Correspondence New York Times.
The national capital has become one of the favored
winter lesorts of the country. Wealthy gen- j
tleiuen from all parts of the United States come j
here during the session of Congress to spend a
few weeks, and many of them bring their families
with them. This season has brought a
larger number of visitors and sight-seers than
any past winter. The social attrnctiiftis of the
capital are great, and all that Is necessary to
gain admission to official circles is an introduction
by a Senator. Representative, or a member
ot his family. There are select dinner parties
and afternoon teas which require a little finesse
to get invitations to. but they are by no means
exclusive.
There has been a iarge investment of outside
capital in unimproved real estate duriii" two i
j ears past. All that section of the citv west of
14th street and north of Pennsylvania avenue i
has improved wonderfully since 1876. The cen-1
ter of the fashionable quarter for private resi- 1
dences is Hupont Circle, at the intersection of
-New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts
avenues. This point is about three-quarters of
a mile northwest from the Executive Mansion
In 18.1 the avenues and streets in this section
were scarcely marked out. The ground brought
u ft*v? cents a S(junro foot. Now the creator
portion is covered with line and costly residences.
Vacant lots fronting on Hupont Circle
are worth ?4 a square foot, and I know of only
one in the market at that price
The greater part of the land in the nei^hbor?of
I)uP?"f circ,e was bought in 1872 and I
1*.3 by a syndicate of Pacific coast capitalists i
among whom were Senators Stewart. Sharon] I
r ,o~ilty.er Sunderland. The panic
of lb,3 crippled some of these speculators, and
they had difficulty in carrying their load. John j
B Alley came to their assistance and made them i
a larire loan on very peculiar terms. He was to 1
be paid six per cent interest on the entire i
amount loaned until the whole was paid and I
was to have entire management of the property
with privilege to sell and retain 20 per cent o"f
the profits. The advance in value has been so I
rapid and enormous that the original share- I
holders have profited largely by this arrange- j
inent. Mr. Alley of course, made a great dea!
of money. The loan has been entirely repaid in
all cases but one. I believe. I know "one particular
piece of ground which w as bought in 1872
lor 10 cents a square foot. It sold in 1878for *1 1
a square foot. In 1880 it brought ?1.25 and in'
1881 Tl.no per square foot. The last purchaser !
will not sell it to-day for *4 a square foot.
f.ie British government, in 1875, bought the
lower halt of a triangular square of ground
bounded by Connecticut avenue. isth and N
streets and erected stately quarters for the
Liiiitis.i .egation. This gave an impetus to im- I
proven,ents in this locality, w hich has not spent
its force yet. \\ hen Blaine began his big house
in 18S1, it v. as located on loth street, just north
of Scott Place, in t lie rear of Senator Hon Cameron
sresidence and near by the house Secretary '
of tile Treasury Windom shortly afterward built j
But Blaine c-ianged his mind when the founda- i
tions were dug. and bought a plot of ground
facing east on Hupont Circle. Here he built It
was a good investment for the Maine statesman
"is house and ground cost him about $150 000 '
and he lias rented the outfit to /. L. Leiter 'late
ot Chicago, fur five years tor SIS,000 per annum. I
He bought a great deal more ground than he !
wanted, and lie can sell the surplus to-day for !
nearly twice what he paid for it.
A gentleman from New York happened to be
in Washington in 187V. and attended an auction !
sale of ground on 19th street, near Hupont !
circle. He bought a lot containing about 2 000
square feet, for 75 cents a toot. He w ent away *1
and shortly afterward sailed lor Europe, lie ,
did not visit Washington again till 18S3 He1
sold his lot then for *2.50 a square foot, and
Immediately invested *100.000 in unimproved
ground two squares north of the same circle
A Casino which is to cost *230,000 is in course
of erection on Connecticut avenue, midway between
the Executive mansion and Hupont circle
A grand park containing about acres of
land will at an early day belaid out along Rock i
creek, north of the city. Massachusetts avenue
is to be extended across Hock creek to the
lenleytow n road, and the park w ill begin lust
north of this extension, and extend up Kock
creek three miles. The stream is a beautiful
one winding among the hills, which are covered
W-!i >a av- growth of noble trees. In time it
w-iil lie one of the loveliest and most attractive
pleasure grounds in the world.
in Waf,hington. Peal estate
is *1.50 on the hundred. The United states
zens a" a'noUnt etlual tu t,iat I'aid by the citiAll
avenues and streets are parked, a man
who owns a lot fronting on an avenue has a
grass p.ot in front of his house ranging in depth
from 22 to 40 feet. The side*?|k ,s still be3in?l !
, . 11 fortunilt?> enough to nave acorner
lot this parking is on two sides, lie can inclose 1
it with alow iron fence and beautify it as he
chooses. The ground is not his in fee simple
but he controls it and enjoys it ali the same ' I
The improvement of the Potomac flats will I
add about 1.000 acres to the mall, which now
extends from the Botanical Garden, at the foot
of the Capitol grounds, to 17th street, west of
the W hiteHouse. The malaria-bleeding marshes 1
which have madethe city unhealthy during tlie i
months of August and September, will be re
placed after this year by a beautiful park. The !
outlook then from the south front of the White i
House will be very pleasing. The government,
by tilting up the old Washington canal, southe.i-t
from the Botanical Garden to the Eastern
Branch of tiie Potomac, obtained a wide strip of I
ground two miles long. This will within a year
or two be converted into a drive shaded with '
trees. 1 here w ill then be a park with several i
nnles of beautiful drives in the limit ot the city.
| They will extend from the arsenal grounds, at
the junction of the Eastern Branch witli the Potomac
to the old Observatory, with more than
two miles lrontage on the river.
i The national capital is fast becoming not only
the fashionable center during the winter, but the
home o. many literary and artistic people. The
National I.ibrarv. under the intelligent direction
of Mr. Spoflord. has the richest store of material
for historical wTiters to be found in the United 1
States. The Corcoran Art Gallery has the ouly
, complete set of casts from the antique in the
j country. If Congress w ill appropriate the money
to purchase a site for, and begin, a commodious
and appropriate building for the library, the additions
to the literary colony at the national
capital will be large within a few years. Now !
j the facilities for using the great library are so
j meager that students labor under many disad- !
vantages. The prospect for the appropriation
this session is fair. v
The drives and rides about Washington In
the pl?ring and fall are varied and very attractive.
The roads as a rule are good, the road
I to the *'reat Falls of the Potomac, eighteen
miles from Georgetown, is replete with charmj
jn^. *cenery. The pike from the navy yard
I bridge to Marlboro, twenty miles to the northeast.
is not so attractive in scenery, but the
roadw ay is always good; and in the spring and
tali the marshes along the Patuxent river are '
the paradise of the sportsmen. Jack-snipe are
found there in great numbers in the sprint
months, and in September soxa can be killed by
the hundred on every high tide by a fair 6hot.
The Potomac, forty miles below Alexandria
is famous for its ducking shores. From the middle
of November till the 1st of April canvasbacks,
red-heads. black-heads, and whistle-wings
feed on the wild celery beds which line the
shores. The great forests of Stafford county
Va.. are alive in the fall with wild turkeys, ami
the bottom lands along the river with quail.
The bass fishing ot the upper Potomac can't be
excelled. The finest woodcock ground in the
world?the glades of Garrett county, Md.?is
w ithin a few hours' ride. A fair day's sport is a
dozen brace of as fine birds as ever delighted
the eye or tickled the palate of an epicure. I
Blackwater. a day's ride from Oakland. Md., is
the greatest trout stream south of Maine. I
OIT-HOOR PASTIMES. . |
1
Bnw Hell, K>oatiuff aud Bicycling?
Prospective Turf Cvcntk. 1
i
Bicycling-. ]
The prospects that the coming meet of the
league in this city will far surpass all those
that have been held thus far grow better every
day. Orders are already pouring In upon the
committee of arrangements to secure rooms at
the hotels in advance.
Two large photographs of the wheelmen will
be taken when the league* meets here, one of
the procession as it comes up the avenue, taken
from the portico of the Treasury building, the i
other will be of a tasteful grouping of the league
previous to dismissal at the end of the parade.
A number ot distinguished persona have accepted
invitations to he present at the league
banquet at Willartl hall.
The business meeting ot the league will be
held May 19th. 10 a. m., at Ford's opera house.
The races take plaeethe following day at two
o'clock at Athletic park.
The Philadelphia bicycle club will be represented
by 15 or 20 men at the coming meet.
The Increase of the L. A. W. for the last week
was TO members.
Rev. L. W. Schneider has been elected chief 1
consul for the District ami F. E. I'elouze repre- i
ser.tative. the District being entitled to one
when the league has fifty or more members '
here.
Messrs. Woodward A- Lothrop have donated a
handsome silver cup for the three-mile race in
the Capital Bl. Club races on the 16th May.
Willett & HuofV have come to the front with a
valuable gold meilal for the two-mile race.
The Capital Club races will undoubtedly be
very interesting. H. W. Hanna has been chal- I
lenged by Howell Stewart for the five-mile race,
as well as by Borden. Hanna will do his utmost
to retain the club cup in his possession.
The reception of the Capital Club in their new
club house last Tuesday was a most enjoyable
affair. The rooms were filled with tiie members
of the club and their lady friends, and the lafter
highly praised the tasteful manner in which the
new quarters are furnished and decorated.
It Is expected that the members of the Capital
Club will make more numerous and more
extensive runs this spring than heretofore. The
number of riders has increased largely of late,
and there is a growing desire to do more road
riding.
Charles Fra/.ier. of SmMliville, N. J., won the
five-mile race at the annual meeting of the
Citizens' Bicycle Club, of New York, last evening.
A diamond medal was the prize. His time
was 17m. 9J?s. He was also the winner of the
two-mile scratch race in 7m. 41s. ' ?
F. I). Owen, of the Capita! club, has been
appointed one of the judges for the Philadelphia
tournament, which is to take place in I
June.
There will be a polo match on Star machines
at the Capital club races between teams from
the Star club, of Smithville. X. J., and the Capital
club. Hex Smith and Robertson will probably
represent the home club.
Hn*c Kali.
The Washington nine met with a very unexpected
and overwhelming defeat at the hands
of the Wilmington club last Monday. They
evidently underestimated the strength of their '
adversaries and did not put their strongest nine
In the field, and when they found the tide
turned against them were unable to stem it.
In the game with the Clevelands on Thursday
the Washirtgtons batted better than was
expected, but their fielding was weaker than
usual. The two runs of the visitors In the first t
inning were made by men who hadn't touched '
the ball with their bats, and who should have H
been out on three strikes. Bad playintr by the , I
catcher and first baseman old it. Such mistakes j !
at the opening of a game throw a damper on the 1 j
interest ol the audience. The Clevelands won
the game by a score of 10 to 5. i
Manager Hollingshead has materially strengthened
his team, it is thought, by securing three
new men?King. Kiiey. and Kelly. But one of
these. Kiley, appeared In Thursday's game. He i 5
played left field, and made a very favorable impression.
capturing three flies nicely and run- I
ning his bases well.
King is from lVabody, Mass.. and has a wide
reputation as a first baseman. The league clubs | f
were anxious to secure his services, but it was (
only lately that he consented to play ball, and j t
"Holly" was fortunate enough to capture him.
He preferred not to play Thursday because of a
heavy coid he had contracted. It Is safe to
predict that when the championship season opens
in earnest Mr. Moxley's team will be able !
to hold their own with any of their competitors.
II the nine isn't strong it ni be because good !
men can't be secured," says Mr. Moxley. .
The Nationals were defeated Wednesday af- |
ternoon by the Bostons (Union) by a score of i
4 too. but on the day following won a victory j !
from them, the l uns being respectively 7 and 6.
Tne Nationals deserve great credit for the
plucky manner in which they fought. The
game was tied twice, and it was only in the last
inning that the Nationals secured the winning '
run. The game was a very Interesting one, 1
and every good play was received with cheers. <
The Nationals' new man from Frederick is a j
tremendous thrower.
The services of Baker were greatly missed in i
the early part of the week, but the boys did . 1
well, nevertheless. j 1
The residents in the neighborhood of the Capitol , '
park are not so much annoyed by the crowds ! 1
which witness the games as they are at seeing '
the beautiful trees on New Jersey avenue 1
broken and injured by the hoodlums who try to (
see the game from the branches. A number of 1
policemen are detailed to keep order at every '
game, but they are probably not aware that ]
their services are more needed on the outside of '
the grounds than on the inside, although they 1
can see the game better from the inside. " 1
The weather has been very unpropitious this j
week for the ball tossers, and a number of
games in all parts of the country had to be post- '
poned. The games between the Washingtons 1
and Clevelands and the Nationals and Bostons 1
could not be played yesterday, but they will '
come ofr tills afternoon, and will, doubtless, be
very interesting.
'I he Providence defeated the Metropolitan ,
club in New York yesterday?14 to 2; and the
Bullaios walked away with the Brooklyns. mak- ,
ing 13 runs to their adversaries 3. 1
Boniiug.
The past week has not been any better for
boating than for ball playing, but the District \
boat clubs have succeeded in sending out crews
nearly every evening for a short spin, just to get
the men limbered up. I
Waters, the boat builder, has agreed to build 1
a new eight for the I'otomacs by the desired
time. He has discovered a means of preventing
the peeling ot the bottoms of his boats, and !
guarantees that there will be no such trouble 1
with them in the future as the Columbias ex- 1
perienced with their eight lust season.
II. W. Garfield, president of the National As- !
sociation of Amateur Oarsmen, has issued a call '
to the executive committee to meet at the
Gilsey house, New York, this evening. The I
time and place for holding the next annual re- 1
gatta will be settled at this meeting. <
The I'otomacs will not send a light weight
crew to the Schuylkill navy regatta in June, as
it has been learned that the races are not open i
to outsiders. (
The Turf.
The fine weather or the past week has induced
trainers to vacate their winter quarters
and make the preliminary skirmish of the sum- 1
mer racing campaign. The arrivals comprise
the stables pf C. W. Medinger, W. P. Burch and
Whltaker & Barry, from Charleston, S. C., and I
Davis & Hall, lrom Maryland, aggregating |
thirty-six horses. Medihger's lot consists of 1
Emma, Bettler, Old Liz. Fairmount, Libbie and 1
a couple of two-year-ohls. In Davis & Hall's 1
string Is the old favorite, Ella Warfield, Per- 1
former, Enigma, War Eagle, Ergo, Vinton,
Exotic and Kosiere. Burcli has aii unusually
strong stable?Decoy Duck, Bob May, Burch,
Jim Nelson, Mordaunt, Col. Sprague, Telle Doe, 1
Mittie B. and six others, and Whitaker
and Barry have Congaree, Lady Dean, and 1
three unnamed two-year olds. M. J. Daly's sta- 1
ble of nine and R. Kradly with seven were ex
pected this afternoon, and when they arrive 1
there will be seventy-seven horses on the '
ground. The track was never in better condi- 1
tlon than now. and the trainers express them- ]
selves as highly pleased with it.. At Baltimore 1
the reverse of this is the case. The track
there Is said to be as hard as adamant. In the 1
past few days several horses have been stopped <
in their work on that account. Among them I
the famous Glenmore and Antrim, the latter be- <
ing entered In the Washington cup, two miles >
and a quarter, to lie run for on the fourth day '
of the meeting. The horses now in training at <
Baltimore will be sent here early next week. f
The prospects lor a brilliant meeting next I
month are rosy. There is every indication that,
although first in point of time, it will be the
great racing reunion of the year. Congress
being in session will help to attract visitors from
distant points. The officers of the club are untiring
in their efforts to perfect every detail, and
its roll of membership is being augmented daily.
At the meeting of the executive committee on
Thursday evening thirty-three new members
were elected, among whom were Cabinet ministers,
Senators, diplomats, and leading citizens.
Through excellent management the Jockey club
has overcome the strong prejudice that'lut a
short time since existed hereabouts"against turf
sports. Now, however, its semi-annual racing
carnivals are the fashionable out-door social
gatherings for the display of the richest toilets
and handsomest equipages.
Perhaps the most interesting race of the meeting
will be the contest for tiie Diplomatic
stakes. It is forhoises ol ali ages, aud the distance
U a mile aad a half? As tiie club add>
m
:he liberal sum oi ?1,000. there will no doubt
3e a large field of sturters. It closed on the
1st of March last with fifteen entries, all of
:hein horses of more than ordinary merit. Gov;rnor
Bowie has engaged a strong trio?Compensation.
Crlckmore and Nettle; ''Joe" McMahon
has Hilarity, Frankie B. and Joe
Mitchell, and ex-Senator Scott has Blue-grass
Belle and Referee. The others are the fast
lillies I>ecny Duck and Mittie B., Welcher, Performer,
Vinton, Antrim and Blast. Crickmore
Is a Ftronc favorite notwithstanding the rumors
circulated during the week that Xettle beat
him on Tuesday in a trial gallop at home. The
others in favor are Mittie B. and Decoy Duck,
Hilarity and Welcher being also fancied.
The following named horses are in training at
:he track:
W. 1,. SCOTT'S STABI.K.
Greystone. gr. c., 3. by King Alfonso; Geneva.
Voila, b. f., 3, by Billet; Belle Palmer.
All Hands Around, ch. f., 4, by War Dance:
rarantella.
Referee, b. g., 4, by Hurrah; Kinney K.
Wellington, b. g.,3, by Billet; Bourbon Belle.
Florio, br. f.. 2. by Virgil; Florence I.
Kadha. ch. f., 2, by Aigerine; Nannie H.
Blast, ch. c.,.3, by Aristides; Colleen Bawn.
Blue Grass Belle, ch. f., 4, by War Dance;
Uallet.
Krishna, b. c., 2. by Aigerine; Ella T.
Nirvine, b. f., 3, by King Alfonso; Maggie
flunter.
Tunis, b. g., 3, by Aigerine; Oleaster.
Simoon, b. g., 3,* by Aigerine; Nannie H.
DAVIS A HAI.I.'s STABLE.
Performer, br. c., 3, by Fiddlesticks; Patience.
Enigma, b. f., 3. by Enquirer: Queen of West.
Ella Warfleld, b. m., aged, by War Dance;
Flora.
War Eagle, b. c., 4, by Leader; Red Eyes.
Eugo, ch. c., 2, by Dickens; Eugenia.
Vinton, ch. g.. 3. by Kinney; May D.
Exotic, eh. f., S. by Enquirer; Sallie Crow.
Rosiere, b. f., 3, by Dickens; Rosle.
EI). TIFFIN'S STABLE.
Keno, b. h.. aged, by Ciiillicothe; Chance.
Charm, b. g., 3, by Kingfisher; Attraction.
the washington stable.
Desiree, ch. f., 3, by Eolue; Dewdrop.
thomas dorset'8 stable.
Iota. b. h. aged, by Lynchburg; dam by Iota.
c. w. medinoer's stable.
Emma, ch. f., 3, by Eolus; Minnie Andrews.
Bettler, bg. 3, by Gaberlunzie; Gretchen.
Old Liz, ch. f., 3, by King Ban; Susie Fuller.
Fairmount, ch. g., 2, by King Ban; Susie
filler.
Libbie L., ch. f., 2, by Cloverbrook; Sallie Cul>eper.
Joe Lewis, aged, by Hiawatha: Jack Malone.
Ch. c., 2. by Cloverbrook; Minnie Andrews,
w. p. bi rch's stable.
Decoy Duck.b.f. 3, by Longfellow: Call Duck.
Bob May, ch. g., 3, by Gleneig; Thetfun.
Burch, b. g. 4, by Enquirer; Brocade.
Jim Nelson, ch. g., 6, by Wateree; Belle of York.
Mordaunt. ch. h., 4, by John Payne; Libbie L.
Col. Sprague, b. g. aged, by Ca'.vin; Pauline
Sprague.
Telie Doe, ch. f. 2. by Great Tom; Nina Turner.
Mittie B.. b. f. 3. by King Ahonso; Flash.
Homespun, b. g. 5, by Enoree; Leali Z.
John C.. b. g., 2, by Great Tom; Leah Z.
Evenone, blk. f. 2, by Enquirer; Shawnee.
Sporting Mole*.
The contestants in the six days' go-as-you
)lea?=e walking match, which beginsinthe Madion
Square Garden to-morrow night,are Rowell,
iart, Sullivan, Noremac, Vint, Thompson,
Sitaw-Eg-Ebow, Elsen, Panchot, Lounsberry,
Ierty, Fitzgerald, Campana, Haaes, and Day.
V meeting was held to-day, ami the final preiminary
arrangements were completed.
In a wrestling match at Wilkeabarre last eveling
John Connors, of Scranton. who recently
leleated the champion. Edwin Bibby. of New
fork, threw Simon Bradley twice in two minites.
Connors offers ?100 to any man who can
hrow him in twenty minutes.
Throckmorton's gelding Phantom won the
rreat Sandown hurdle race in England yesterlay.
The free welter handicap race of 200 sovereigns
was won by Moon's colt Penton, with
First Fiddle second, and Walton's colt llope'ul
third.
At the meeting ofthe Memphis Jockey club
yesterday the Milhurn purse for all ages, one
mile, was won by Princess, the favorite. Time.
I:45' ?. The cotton exchange stakes for all ages,
\)i miles,was won by Lute Fogle. Time 2:14.
Ihird race, sellinir race, for all ages, % mile
ieats: Queen Esther, (favorite) 1 1; Brooklyn,
1 2. and AnnieS 3. Time, 1:18V? imd 1:19. Fourth
-ace, for all ages, 1 1-10 miles, Llllie B. won.
lime 1:54.
\YIiuPKI1I?- Tldon Dolus:.
Signs of peculiar and decisive changes were
jbserved on the slender crescent of the present
lew moon. An astronomer within the past ten
lays claims to have discovered something unusual
going on in the great peak of Tycho
Urahe, a big mountain which has always been a
prominent object on the eastern side of the
moon. Tycho is a volcanic crater, nearly
JO.000 feet high and 50 miles in diameter, and it
iad, up to within a few days, a peak a mile
nigh standing in this crater. This peak, which
was only a bright spot in the midst of a black
3rater, has suddenly grown to be a gigantic
mountain, nearly filling the entire baSin ofthe
irater, and towering above every other mountain
on the moon. It is estimated now to bo
thrice as high as it was, and promises some
startling phenomena. The moon lias been called
i dead globe, but it its eternal fires can give It
iny claims to life it is certainly a living corpse,
rhe signs of a renewal of volcanic action, which
t>egun to be discussed a century ago. are now
not merely scientific nuts to be cracked by the
istronomers. but they are claimed to be "facts
"or the people.
Saturday Suit let*.
A farmer is contented with his lot when he
tias had the grass cut on it, for then he wants
no mower.?Commercial liulUtin. That's
about the scythe of it.?Huston Pout.
It is said that Nilsson was sun-struck in New
Vork last week. It's a mighty mean sun that
will stay behind the clouds so many weeks and
then come out and strike a wornan.?Jiocklatid
Courier- Gazette.
A Chicago woman remarried her husband
from whom she had been divorced, and then got
mad because he wouldn't take her on a bridal
tour.
"I notice that the ballet girls mostly wear"
smiles when they come upon the stage," said
eld Mr. Squaggs to his wife, who had insisted
Dii accompanying him to the theater. "It shows
that they think they ought to wear something,"
die snapped, and he said no more.?Somerville
Journal.
"What are you winking for?" asked a druggist's
clerk of a customer standing near the soda
fountain. "Was I winking? Beg pardon. Force
of habit. I conio from Maine." The apology
was accepted.
"It seems to me." moaned Algernon, as he
flew toward the front gate with the old man
close behind 1dm, "that there are more than
three feet in the yard."?Philadelphia Call.
A fashion magazine has an ai tide on "What
will the coming girl wear?" If the article refers
to the servant girl ofthe future, she will
probably wear the best the land affords.
"What is the cause of this illumination?"asked
a traveling Englishman ofthe waiter at a hotel
In a German town. "Her royal highness, the
crand duchess, has Just become the mother of a
irrand ducal Infant." "Is that so?" responded
the Englishman, taking out his note-book; "I
must make a note of that; so in Germany whenever
the city is illuminated the grand duchess
becomes the mother ofa grand ducal infant."?
Texas Sijtirigs.
He was a Somerset club young man and she a
saucy damsel from a town in the Old Colony.
He had been "doing the English" for her benefit,
until her patience was exhausted, and she
turned upon him with the remark: "Mr. X.,
Irou are English, I suppose?" Oh! nah," he replied,
with an air of great delight. "Now?
iw?what made?aw?yer think that?" "Oh,"
she returned, with a bewitching toss of her
pretty head, "the English are so ill-bred, you
know!"?lioston Courier.
"I say," said a railroad brakeman running
into a depot restaurant, "the forward trucks
jf my car have slipped off the rails. Have you
;ot a piece of iron anywhere about -that we
lould use for a lever?" "I don't believe I have,"
eplied the proprietor. "What's tills?" asked the
irakeman, trying to lift something from the
;ounter. "That's sponge cake." "Well. 1
juess it will do if it isn't too brittle. I will
jring it back in a minute."?Philadelphia CalL
Why l? It So?
Some find work where some find rest,
And so the weary world goes on;
I sometimes wonder which Is best?
The answer comes when llle is gone.
Some eyes sleep when some eyes wake,
And so the dreary night hours go.
Some hearts beat where some hearts break,
I often wonder why 'tis so.
Some hands fold where other hands
Are lifted bravely In the strife;
And so thro' ages and tnro' lands
Move on the two extremes of life.
Some feet halt where some feet tread,
In tireless march, a thorny way;
Some struggle on where some have fled;
Some seek, when others shun the fray.
Some sleep on while ol hers keep
The vigils ot the true and brave;
They will not rest till roses creep
Around their name above a grave.
? MUSICAL AND DJUVIATIC.
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aiirssaestb xfxt week?the operetta or
"the beggar 8tvdent"?"tub rajah-' at
FORn'S?the wagner concerts?the comic
opera "desihee," etc.
The McCaixl OrEr.a Comtaxt will liold the
boards of the National theater next week. The
engagement is to be opened with "The Beggar
Student,which will bo placed upon the stage
with appropriate settings and Bcenery. On
Thursday evening the comic opera of "Des'ree"
will be produced for the first time. It Is pronounced
by those who have heard the score and
libretto as certain of success. Particular interest
attaches to its production, because of the
fact that Mr. Soussa. the composer, and Mr.
Taber. the author of the lyrics and adapter of
the dialogue, are residents of this city. The
plot and a large portion of the dialogue were
furnished by Mr. Johu M. Morton, of London.
England.
"The IIajah" at Ford's.?Monday evening
the initial performance in this city 01 "The Rajah,"
the very successful Madison Square
comedy, will be given at Ford's Opera House.
The company carries complete scenery and appointments
from tlier Madison Square Theater,
so that, with the faultless caste, a thoroughly
delightful rendition of "The Rajah" cau be anticipated.
"The Rajah" is merely the cognomen
of an English army officer who has been
serving with hU regiment in India, where he
hp* spent his time under the punkah, betting,
flirting, drinking brandy and soda, growing
lazier and more ristless day by day. He is. however,
a very manly fellow at heart,-firoxokingly
cool, and a very hero in prowess. The death of
his uncle recalls him home, where he finds a
pretty girl, whose guardian lie is expected to
become. Two rascally attorneys, who have
mismanaged the estate in their own interests,
and a set of turbulent colliers who are discontented
with their wages, and threaten, under
the leadership of one Cragin, to make things
unpleasant for the Rajah. The Rajah subjugates
the pretty girl, who is inclined to insubordination,
and subsequently marries her. He
withdraws his patronage from the rascally lawyers,
and gives it to a humorous clerk whom
they have dismissed. He tames the colliers and
proves Cragin to be an escaped convict.
The Wagner Concert.?The lovers of Wagner's
wonderful music will have an opportunity
to hf ar it presented in all its magnificence
Thursday evening next at Lincoln hall.
Materna, Scaria and Winkelman, accompanied
by Theodore Thomas' orchestra, will render
selections Irom Tannhauser, Parsifal, Die Walkure
and Tristan und Isolde. Their success in
Boston and elsewhere haa been most remarkable.
Mr. Kinsley's Benefit.?Mr. Samuel G.
Kinsley, the popular business manager of the
National theater, will take his annual benefit
May 5th, when "Fotrg's Ferry" will tie produced
by Mis8 Evans. Mr. Kinsley lias sucli a host
of friends that a crowded house is an assured
fact. The slar of the occasion. Miss Evans, w ill
make her first appearance here under peculiarly
favorable circumstances. She has been
very successful throughout the country, and
has already taken high rank as an actress of
the school of Lotta and Minnie Palmer.
? Woolson Morse's long-talked of opera. Mad"
ame Piper," w ill be produced at Wallack's, in
New York, May lath.
? Ilaverly Is said to be bargaining for the
lease of the New Park theater in New York.
Most likely his only desire is to sell again at a
profit as quickly as he can. Haverly has pretty
much ceased to be anything more than a speculator.
? A new spectacular opera called "The Missing
Link," and written by Serboeck and Edwards,
will be produced at Chicago next week,
by a company which includes Agnes Halleck,
Leonora Huntington, Alonzo Hatch, SethCrane
and Mrs. Paul Drown.
? Maude Hransconibe, formerly the muchpliotographed,
Is playing Beauty in the old extravaganza
of "Beauty and the Beast'" at the
Liverpool Prince of Wales theater.
? F. R. Thiem, who is said to be well known
in German literary circles, has written a play
called "Washington's Camp," which will be
presented in both German and English next season.
(
? /he Boston theater has made a happy venture
in "Jalma," and its popularity is quite remarkable.
It last night finished a run of seven
weeks at Chicago to large audiences?a notable
engagement in that city?and on Tuesday the
fiftieth performance was celebrated by giving
out neat little palets of white wood as souvenirs.
? In London a club has recently been established,
the object of which is the discussion of
matters of general interest in the theatrical
world. It is known under the name of "The
Playgoers' Club."
? At the conclusion of the Wagner festival in
Boston a crowd of over five hundred ladies
waited to greet Materna as she left the hall for
her carriage. She lias quickly sung into popularity.
? Fay Templeton has proven a decided success
at the Academy of Music, Baltimore, in comic
opera. She has secured great praise from the
press of that city for her bright, afch, piquant
I acting and sweet singing during the week. She
has appeared in five operas, and closes to-night
in "Girofle-Girofla." Her company is also much
praised. She appears in Washington Monday,
May 2fith, for the benefit of the first company
Union Veterans.
? Oakey Hall writes to the New York Mirror
that l>r. Mallory of the Madison Square theater
is trying to buy "Claudian" from Wilson Barrett.
for It. B. Mantel), but that Barrett refuses
to sell it because he is surely coming to this
country next winter.
? The handsome new theater in Leicester
square, London, for a short time known as the
Pandora, was opened last Monday as the Empire.
It is under the direction of Alexander
Henderson, and will be devoted to spectacular
opera ofthe gauzy sort which H. B. Farnie furnishes.
? There has been a widely expressed hope
that Edward Booth and Henry Irving might
play together before the latter's departure for
England. This cannot be brought about now.
partly because of Mr. Booth's ill-health; but it is
likely that they will act together when Mr.
Irving returns in the autumn. Booth will j?lay
but little next season, not more than 30 weeks
| in all. and a good portion of this time will be
spent in Boston.
? Gounod lias written a composition to Lord
Byron's celebrated poem, "Maid of Athens, Ere
We Part," and presented the same to t he poet's
; original, whose maiden name was Theresa
Macri. but w ho is now living in a suburb of
London as Mrs. Black, bowed down by age and
poverty.
? "Falka," the new comic opera, is a great
success at the Casino, N. Y., and promises to
run #11 summer. It filled Haverly's Broad st.
theater, Philadelphia, for eight weeks. The
scenery is graud and the company excellent.
? Carrie Swaim (Cad, the Tom-boy), is shortly
to be married to Chas. B. Palmer, secretary of
the ./Etna Insurance Co., of Hartford.
? Lawrence Barrett is playing to half filled
houses at the Lyceum Theater. London.
"Yorick's Love" will be replaced by Richelieu
next week.
? "Love and Law," a dramatization by Milton
Nobles, has been successfully produced at the
14th?-street Theater, N. Y.. with Mr. and Mrs.
Noble and a strong company. Mrs. Nobles is a
Washington lady.
? Aimee will try English comedy next season,
Introducing French, German, and Irish
songs.
? In London there are 28 theaters in working
order. .It has been calculated that each night
the combined treasuries amount to .?6,820, and
for one year i.'354,640.
? George Denliam and Blanche Chapman,
lately of Hess Opera company, are in Washington.
They came direct from the City of Mexico.
? "A Night in Venice," a new comic opera by
Strauss, will be produced for the first time in
this country at Daly's, N. Y., to-night, by J. C.
Duff's company
? Mapleson has made a contract with Mme.
Scalchi for three years, beginning with the next
autumn season of opera at the New York Academy
of Music.
? The New York Musical Courier, of Apr!
23d, is a special edition dedicated to the New
York and Boston "Wagner Festivals," and containing
pictures of Wagner. Materna, Winkelman.
Scaria, and Theodore Thomas.
? "Justine," an emotional drama, an adaptation
from Sardou, by Miss Selina Dolaro, was
produced, and met with only a partial success
In New York last Monday evening.
? The first performance of the second dramatic
festival took place Monday night at the
Music llall, Cincinnati. The play was Julius
C?sar?Keene, Ward, and Barton Hill taking
parts of Marc Antony, Brutus, fend Cassius.
The audience numbering from 2,000 to 2,500
persons irrew very enthusiastic at times, and
seemed generally pleased. The festival, however,
Is proving a disastrous financial failure.
The Bors w ni. Be Happt.
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J UST .OpENINGA
full line of FANCY, PLAIN WHITE, CHECK and
JOINTLESS MATTINGS, in A T.I. GRADES. The patterns
are very neat and handsome.
Also, new line of INGRAIN CARPETS. In NOVEL
DESIGNS AND BEAUTIFUL COLORINGS FOR
SPRING. TAPESTRY AND BODY BRUSSELS IN
GREAT VARIETY.
j
FURNITURE and BABY CARRIAGES AT BOTTOM
PRICES.
singleton a hoeke,
apl9 601 Market Space and 308 and 310 8th street
Everybody speaks highly of elecampane
AND HOREHOUND. They afford siieedy and permanent
relief to all Oous-ha, Colds, Horsencss. Ac., fcc.; are
rleasant to take, ana stop coughing immediately.
They merit a trial.
Large boxes 2cc? only at
ARTHUR NATTANS\ Pharmacist
ap5 l4ih and 1 and ad and V hia. n.w. A
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BOOKS, <*< . b
of" k?m>fki * d mav".
?lti.?/t'" *x,*> kf-issi kofi a stir's
nil I . v'l ST .. 5!?1* *? < ?*) it Tut
1 vi i > \ a1n. 14) an \ 4 iahx.
system of christian thbology. by Samwl
b Smith. f.-t.vi.
PHIl?SOPHICAL KAslS OF THEISM By Srtruel
Harrit. |1S0
A fockfi svsi i of theology for runoH
SUHOoL teachers My Johu Keid *\u0
?rM WM MALI AM kSE \ SON. 42M ,tl. ^Ux?t
N ew Books.
Hemorie* of Rtifiis CI wte. bv J. -*. ; <Vi NHl*o*i Ml
Life and Ix'tu r* < f Janx** and Lu.-r> tia Mott ion
VVall Stmt in History. by Manila J lj?inb 1.00
In tin Ti niufK r Mountain*. by C. E Craddo k LJ6
American Explorations m the Arx-ti. H.*u. s >.v
Prof. Nourse jj to
jamks j chapman. a*u, .
ap22-6t ??15 Ivntisy i varus aveuup.
Washington oiiai ut.no library. hot
?? 14tls street northwivt. bct*i?a h *ih! i. pi-riodi'als
an<i ny v Publications. Also a*r< -tu \ m . : hat tan
Library. #1.50 per y.ar. Mrs. g. t. w AsHlUliS a co.
aplK
The l" inf.st Linf. Of Stationery
at the IjOWEST puces jcst Ol'FNlD
at bauits, 416 7th street n. w
Twmty different designs of Decorated Paper. only 36
cents i<ei box.
Twenty different styles of Decorated Cor Caixls. only
2o ivntu |?er U>l
Con**|*iul? Oi* <^anU. pilt onl\ 15 ctn |* r
Also initial dap. ,-f tli, w??k. waal** ton and
Raeved-i<Ur< Paper in n>vs
animator. Hammered. Silver, French ami Linen rarer
sold by the siti?rlc yuin . with envelop* to mat. h
En*rav<<d Copper Mat. with titty .-aids, only m .-enta.
, ???' * v,w*>iwt >n Winter, bv j g Lincoln;
a Wife Ha ill Won. by j utia McNalr w rurht; Kitty's Onnuucst.
by Chas. Kuur. i s a. The 1 (i-hh of tli** Aiswtie
lltul. by j. f. Clark' : Bread Winner*, and Why Are ?i
Pernor rats? by Bloom. All New i\iblio*tUus ;-vld from
jo to jy |tr cent cheat>er than elsewhere.
balm's liooK department.
_*p17 416 7th Street North weal
Eastfr announcement -we have no hisitation
in s&yin?r that our display <<f easier goods
is the lar-est and most lieautiful ever offered in Washinirton.
and at prictn to suit every one.
new' books.?Her \\iwhinirtoii ss**i.n, Joanle
Gould Lincoln; No. 40. a Pomauce of Foi tree* Monro*;
Mental Evolution in Animals. Bancroft's HiKtory of *
i lilted Stati-s, Vol. 4. Heart and His Bear. a. u ukidlf.
Atlantis, the Antedeluvian World. IVinnelly Parwlniniu
"tate^l by Himself. sh-i?n<l. Side l.urht* of English
Society, tirenville Murray. Haydcn's i)i. ti<nary of
pateti. filth i dition, t!ie hi *sicns in the r?-v ulutton, k.
j. Lowell. a Wife lianl Won. Jutiee MrNair wi!kht
w. h morrison.
475 Pennsylvania avtuna
hi aster C\liD3
and novf.i.tir*.
New ready for.early solu tions a full lias >?
prang's faster cart>s
ti^st received. toci Ix.ies of hnf. i.iner p \tft. and
envelopes. Just o|*-ne?l in the Stationery dep&rtn.
lit, at the 1"w i'rioe of 2.v-. i>er box.
100 Cards eiiKTaved for ? 1.
o. a. wmf XEFr..
femi 1kc rLNNSVL\ an!a a\ 1 nitt
___ DRY (iOOI)S.
Suit And W bap d ep artmext.
but and wrap dftattt men t,
In which we are now showing one of thi ficeet, moat
extensive and select btocls of
ladii fo slits and whaps
to be found in tlie city. Particular attention , ailed to
our display of entirely litw sju in^ and Sun.'rier siyloala
short wraps, dolmass, hew market*
raglans. w alking jackets,
jersey waists. cashmere nun s \t1lin0,
white dresses v>t> Mul llNING costl'mes,
note the prices:
a handsome oil-wool Ottoman cloth wrap. elab>
otttely tnii.ind with Iaoe ii.d i awuitnteri'-. at $1x60,
rcductd from 415.50.
Our tricot1ne visite, lmre trimraid. onl: fr, former
price tjwj.
Our leader. 24 spring wr^ps.made of Tricot,
tiimmed with lace and past* iiynteric,which we willofler
at the very lt?w price of $5, rerular j lice $7.io.
special?We shall offir our all-wool bi.ack oa8hm1rl
suit, box plait'd hl.ut. with dmj* iim, at flj;
actually worth $16. we iruaiiuitce tl.ii tail to Ik. ail
wool, or no sale.
parasols.
Our dentrtment for tarasols ic m< atly eLlaryed
and we ar<' now display in^r all the novelties for street and
carriage wear, plain and trimmed, and witii uni<pi?
handJeH.
ladies' and children's underwear.
104 doz.. ladies' chemise, irood cotton, 19c.; 97
doz. Chemise, trimmed with lace. 29c.; SO dor. Chemise.
trimmed with three rows of iiss. rtiuy. and tuckb is tweeu
band and sleeves, edtfes with cambric ruffl.-s, at 43o.
special price; 124 doz. Cheuiise. with Ton-lion la<v and
Hambuix inwrtinjf, at C9c.. reduced price for this week
only. ?
mother iittbbard gowns, trimmed with lao?
at 69c. skirts, with ruffles of HaniburK embroidery,
9 Inches in depth. 81.23; former price fl.76.
Mother Hubbard cambric slii's, with embroidered
yoke, at 25c.; woidd be cheap at 40c. Mother Hubbard
cambric slips, Hambutv yoke and tuik liottom,
65c. Ladies' lace striix- Nainsook and i-ayi n apron,
tnnini.nl w ith plaited ruffle, 10c. Nurse aprons, w ide
edfre iuid tucking, at 50e.
Our lot wash skirts, in different styles, at the uniform
price of mc.
a la rye and complete crsortment of boys' shirt
waists, iu nobby patterns, from jt'-c. to the fineat
quality.
our specialty?ladies' corsft covers?
We shall offer at 2oc. em-u for this week only.
We liavo also opened a new line of children's and
misses' suits, made of Marseilles. Pique, Lawn. India
Linen and Uiii-'liains, i;i all: izes and slj ies, at the lowest
i>oi=.~ibli' figures. #
lansburgh 4 duo,
apis 420-402-424 seventh street.
j^ew sprini ctoods.
we Will offer this week special bargains
in black silks. silk grenadines,
french wool novelties in choice designs.
black woolen i>ii< ss gooi>s in
great vai ilty, linen law ns. s ai teens.
silk and lisle hose, linen Mil etings and
pillow linlns, damask 1abllcloths and
napkins, all sizes.
ap3-3ni hooe, bro. 4 co.. 1328 f street
New Spring Goods Received At
luttrell &. wine's,
no. 19r0PF.NNA ave, corner 20th st. n.w.
Beautiful Summer Silks, worth 75c.; our price. .vte.
Colored " " $1.50; - ** $1.25.
EleKart Black m " il.50; " " ii 2?.
m tlco. tl.65. tl.75. ?1.55. t2.0h
$2.25 and $2 50.
Caahmeres.aH the new shades.value 62 v: our price,800.
Biack Vashmeres, 25,40. 50. <: 5, 75c. and $1.
Ottoman Clotlis (new shades, elegant quality), $iin
Black.
Gerster Cloth, new shades, 25c.
Nuns' Veilititir, all colon.
Ladies' Cloth, " "
New Dress Goods In Plaid.
a few Patterns of Pouffee Silks at coat.
One case Lawns Just in, value 8c.; our price, v.
?t M M M M M J^L - ? ? jjg
Full line Fr^hrh Ratteen.
1,000pain Misses' Hose reduced from 60c. to 15c. Great
Bargain.
600 paint Corsets reduced from 50e. to sflr.
The Best White Spread iu WashniKton at $1.25
Elegant line of Cloths and (^usimerea for Sprinc Wear.
Suits made to order.
FuU line Table Damasks. 25. iv 40.50, 76c., $1 and$1.9fc
Shirts. Laundri'd and Unlsundried.
Shirta made to order, measure taken and fit sr a-an teed.
luttrell & w in);
1mb Penua. avenue.
>h3l-lm Corner 20th street
The Beautiful Painting
By j. g. Brown,
"fab a wat."
baa just been placid on exhibition for a few daya.
Engraving* ready to-day. Also new painting^
etchings, engravings,
french-plate mirrors,
exquisite picture frames.
ill the "rogers' groups,"
elegant bp.idal gifts.
earle's galleries.
Jai:24-coiin 816 chestx ut st.. philadelphia.
japanese scrolls fans, etcl
ind IXcotoUts Pictar.-v Jti could. 421 ;>ui n. oil
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