VOL. I.-NO. 24.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.....
EDITORIAL ARTICLES:

The Civil Service Again.....

A Case of State's Evidence

Sorosis.

Musical.

REVIEWS:

Force and Nature.

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...413 in debate-the friends or opponents of repeal. Dolores, for the purpose of testing the practica-
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The Blameless Prince, and Other Poems...
The Fisher-Maiden. A Norwegian Tale...........
Barroll's Maryland Chancery Practice..........
HAMMER AND ANVIL. A Novel by Friedrich Spiel-
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POETRY:

The Assault by Night....
NEWS SUMMARY..........

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
THE MARKETS..

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General Grant appears to have taken a leaf to some purpose out of Lieutenant Derby's amusing book.

We made no contemporaneous allusion to the recent manifesto of Mr. James Watson Webb, who claimed that he had effected, through the .423 agency of some ancient companionship with Louis 424 Napoleon in his days of exile and obscurity, the For the benefit of those of our readers who withdrawal of the French troops from Mexico. may be indulging in anticipations of summer travel We were informed that Mr. Seward would soon in Europe this year, and who may possibly have expose the shallowness of this impudent pretence, occasion to make the acquaintance of some of our and were content to await the promised refutation consular representatives, we will state, upon the of the ex-Premier. Thus far the Sage of Auburn authority of the New York Tribune, that at is silent, and the Chevalier Webb, as he delights Frankfort-on-the-Main they will likely find the to be called, is on his briny way to Rio. In the Reverend Mr. Cramer, General Grant's brothermeantime, in the absence of the latter and the in-law as Consul General, and at Paris, according silence of the former, a new claimant has come to to The Times, Mr. Montgomery Gibbs in the the fore. Another Chevalier-Wickoff by name same capacity. Mr. Gibbs has been heretofore -and not unknown in newspaper literature, al- employed abroad as a spy or detective officer in leges that he went to Paris, had an audience with the pay of the Treasury Department. His busithe Emperor, "was received with the cordiality ness was to ascertain the prices paid by American habitually accorded to him," and in a trice ar- importers for goods purchased in Europe, for the ranged the whole business. Webb's famous in- purpose of comparison with the invoiced prices of terview, according to Wickoff, was not held until the same goods at the Custom-House in America. three weeks afterward-during which interval, at In the exercise of this elevated and ennobling The Tenure-of-Office bill, as remodelled by the suggestion of Wickoff, Louis Napoleon "had calling, Mr. Gibbs, it seems, has not been above the Judiciary Committee, has finally passed not only decided to abandon Mexico, but had set-suspicion of turning his opportunities from time the Senate by a vote of 37 to 15. This tled on the details of the evacuation." So much to time to personal account, by levying a little At least a comcourse would be difficult to explain were we not for the two Chevaliers. Has Mr. Seward anything black-mail upon the importers. advised of the action of the Senatorial caucus to say? Or had any one else a hand in the work? mittee of the House of Representatives, comwhich was held on Monday. There were two The country awaits a reply-patiently. posed of Messrs. Hurlburd, Broomall and Rollins, so reported. Gibbs, however, is a friend of meetings, at the first of which it was apparent Whatever other censure he may fall under, our Washburne, and speaks French, which our newly that the effects of the long-continued debate of last week had been to make both the friends and new President is in no danger of incurring that appointed Minister does not; no more does his condemnation which the Apostle pronounces Secretary and brother-in-law, Moore; consequentopponents of repeal very firm and decided. Inagainst those who neglect to provide for their ly, Gibbs's appointment will be a convenience to deed, we are informed that Messrs. Morton, own household. Every member, near or remote, the family, and as such, it is rumored, has been Sprague, Grimes and others, who have earnestly of the Grant and Dent families, has been or is to solicited by our modern Warwick, the ex-member advocated the absolute repeal of the law, indicated very plainly their purpose to repudiate the author- all its branches is to be pensioned upon the counbe suited with an office. The entire connexion in from the Galena District, Illinois. ity of the caucus and to act on this question independently. The near approach of the usual hour try, whereat the more independent and outspoken fellow citizens, "Captain" George Hackett and for the assembling of the Senate made an adjourn- growl audibly. The Springfield (Mass.) Republi- others, in the appointments about to be made of

Notes of the Week.

portion of the Republican press is beginning to

ment necessary; and accordingly another meeting
can has the boldness to say that the people at
of the caucus was fixed for 2 P. M. During
large "care very little about General Grant's re-
the interval consultations had been held which relatives and personal friends, but a good deal about
sulted in a compromise-it being agreed to the selection of good men for offices, great and

small."

The active interest manifested by our colored

Collector, Postmaster, District Attorney, &c., in this city, must be a source of great gratification to the various applicants for those positions. We can imagine the emotions of noble pride which any recommit the bill, with instructions to the Comgentleman must experience at having his claims mittee to report a substitute which should emfor the Collectorship or the District-Attorneyship body all of the present law except the first and Apropos of the nepotism which has so far dis- endorsed by such high authority. To judge from second sections. This arrangement will leave the tinguished all the appointments made by General the meetings they have held, the committees they President the right to select his Cabinet officers Grant, and the lavish distribution of public offices have sent to Washington, the resolutions they at pleasure, dispenses with the requirement that among his own and his wife's connections, a New have passed, and the cards they have published he shall report to the Senate his reasons for re- York journal wittily revives the selection of sub- in the daily papers, the colored folks feel that the movals made during the recess, and simply pre- ordinates made by Lieutenant John Phoenix, A. responsibility of advising the President in the scribes that he shall report the fact of such re- M., upon the occasion of a military survey which premises, and of representing the wishes of Marymovals. It is difficult to determine which party that gallant officer was instructed to make of the land Republicans, rests chiefly upon them. They has gone farthest back from the positions assumed route between San Francisco and the Mission of seem to be equally interested in healing the

breaches which for some time past have existed trol of the selection of the new officers, subject, upon a question of delicate relation to a foreign in the Republican family in this State. The possibly, to the revision and approval of General power. It is, therefore, quite probable that wo resolutions passed at a meeting held at the Doug Sherman. A hurried glance at the list published shall hear little more of these subjects, unless las Institute the other night, equally laudatory of in the Richmond papers of Tuesday last, gives events shall determine the course to be pursued Creswell and Bond, and insisting upon the indis- assurance that so difficult and responsible a duty as in regard to them. Whatever that course may pensable services of each of those gentlemen, re- that devolved upon General Stoneman has been prove to be, we will have the usual sage headcall forcibly the efforts of "mine host of the Gar- honestly and conscientiously performed. Consid- shaking and wisdom after the fact, which now-ater" to reconcile his two friends, Parson Hugh ering how limited is the number of citizens in days goes so far to make up the substance of an and Doctor Caius. The meeting resolved- Virginia, not excluded from office by the proscrip- American statesman's reputation for sagacity and That we express to the President and his Cabinet, tive provisions of the Constitutional Amendment foresight. including the Hon. Mr. Creswell, that the appointinent of Judge Bond, together with that already made and the Reconstruction acts, the selection of the of Mr. Creswell to the Cabinet, will be to the honor of

THE CIVIL SERVICE AGAIN.
We have taken occasion more than once to ex-

the two most conspicuous men of the Republican judges seems to be very judicious. Some of them, party of the State; will be a recognition of the merits indeed, are, in every sense, worthy successors of of both, and will do more than anything else to prethe distinguished men to whose positions they press our entire concurrence with the principles of Mr. Jenckes's bill to reorganise the Civil Serhave been appointed. Among these we observe the names of Mr. J. W. Johnston of Abingdon merit the sole qualifications for office. The rea vice of the country so as to make capacity and

vent rivalry or personal hostility, to assuage bitter ored, more than ever united and ready for action un

feelings, and make the whole party, white and col

der the Fifteenth amendment.

Compare "mine host :"

Peace, I say: hear mine host of the Garter. Am I lose my doctor? no; he gives me the potions and the

politic? Am I subtle? Am I a Machiavel? Shall I motions. Shall I lose my parson? my priest? my Sir Hugh? no; he gives me the proverbs and the no

verbs. Give me thy hand, terrestrial; so-Give me

thy hand, celestial; so

We wish the happy communion of black spirits and white joy of their fellowship. Now-a-days,

motley's the only wear.

a brother of General J. E. Johnston-and Mr.

Edmund Pendleton of Berkeley. The latter suc-sons which commend this measure are so apparent
ceeds Judge Parker of Winchester, an able and that it is unnecessary to repeat them in detail.
Their abstract force certainly has not been les-
distinguished jurist, whose retirement will be uni-
versally regretted; although the bar and com- sened by the daily experience of members of Con-
tion that his successor is a Virginia gentleman
munity in that circuit have cause for congratula- Thousands upon thousands throng the capital-
of the highest personal and professional character. greedy and persistent office-seekers, with pockets

gress and Government officials at Washington.

they urge the repeal of the Tenure-of-Office act. Their demands are so loud, their eagerness is so pressing, their pursuit of place and emolument has grown so fierce, that the conviction which members of Congress have hitherto declined to yield to the arguments in favor of reform in the mode of appointments to office, will not much longer be refused.

filled with letters, petitions, recommendations and Since the accession of President Grant, the Referring to the fact that there are very de- certificates of partisan service well performed. military guard at the White House has been dis- cided indications of the immigration to Virginia From almost every district in every State, from the pensed with. In consequence of the rush of of a valuable and industrious population from banks of every river, even from the shores of the far off Pacific, this army has gathered, repeating office-seekers, however, and the disposition of the Europe, the New York Times takes occasion to say hungry pack to force their way past the door- that "the latter condition of that 'mother of States the old cry-"To the victors belong the spoils." keepers, a lock and chain have been put upon the and statesmen' will be a great deal better than the To enable the President to make removals, and main doors of the Presidential mansion. The in- first." The advantages which will result from an thus ensure vacancies to be filled by themselves, tention is, according to a contemporary, that accession to the labor and population of Virginia, "hereafter no person shall refuse to take 'no' for by the immigration of foreigners, is undoubted. an answer, and push in despite the protest of the No one can appreciate it more than the Virgindoorkeeper. When an applicant knocks or rings ians themselves. But whatever may prove to be for admission now, the doorkeeper will open the the material advantages to result from this, or door as far as the chain permits, and hold parley any other cause, what has The Times to say in rewith him in security." We are decidedly in gard to the contrast presented between the politfavor of having the military guard recalled. It ical condition of the ancient Commonwealth to-day will look, at least, more respectable. and that at any former period of its long and Mr. Schurz, although understood to entertain glorious history? So far as either its annals or the most radical opinions upon every political Mr. Sprague, whom Mr. Nye the other day traditions may be relied upon, Virginia has never question, presented a very judicious suggestion. described as a common scold, seems disposed to before been disgraced by the arrest of its Gov- in the recent discussion in the Senate. Speaking sustain the character. In the Senate, on Tues- ernor, upon the charge of purloining letters from of the Tenure-of-Office law, he declared that "it day, in presenting a memorial in favor of woman- the United States mails. Yet such is an item of fails to apply the remedy to the true seat of the suffrage, he is reported to have said that "as it intelligence to be found in the same column which disease, which is not in the system of removal was his deliberate judgment that the voters among contains the patronising prophecy we have quoted but in the vicious system of appointment;" and the American people have less to do with the from The Times. It is true the arrested Governor he expressed the hope "that after a failure of re management of government affairs or the selec- is an unaccredited waif and estray from Michigan, form attempted in the wrong direction, we may tion of officials than those of any other people, for whom neither Virginians nor Virginia are re-be led to attempt a true reform by putting the there can be no argument against the prayer of sponsible;-yet he sits, by the force of military axe to the root of the evil; and that we may subthe petitioners." Mr. Sprague has the happi- power, in the seat of Henry and Jefferson, and stitute for the existing scandal of the 'spoils ness to represent Rhode Island. Rhode Island is for that reason must serve to point a comparison system, a system of appointment on examination a very small State-a sort of pocket edition of a between "the latter condition" and "the first" of candidates for office, with promotion according State, in fact, and Mr. Sprague, who is a very of the poor old State upon which evil times and rich man, has a very capacious pocket, quite large ill fortune have inflicted him. enough to carry so small a State. He can afford, The Cuban and St. Domingo questions have therefore, to express himself with a degree of candor which few of his colleagues would venture been considered by the House Committee on This is the precise conclusion which lies at the to imitate. We comment elsewhere upon the Foreign Affairs, without any conclusion having unusually frank character of some of his dis- been reached. Indeed, it is said the matter was foundation of Mr. Jenkes's bill introduced at the closures, made in the course of the debate upon postponed to a future meeting, upon the alleged last session of Congress. It aims to secure comground that no favorable legislation can be se-petent service in the different branches of official the Tenure-of-Office bill last week. cured at the present session. A resolution of in- duty; it proposes to appoint only such persons The interregnum in civil government which has quiry, or reference, in the House of Representa- as are qualified for the lower grades of office, and existed for some days in Virginia, in consequence tives, is very readily adopted, either to gratify the to promote them for merit and fidelity; and of the removal of all officers-judges, magistrates, Chairman of a Committee or furnish a hook upon its other purpose is to avoid the disgusting clerks, sheriffs, &c.—has been partially terminated which a speech may be conveniently hung; but and disgraceful exhibitions which attend the by the appointment of a few of their successors. even a Radical House will hesitate upon commit- quadrennial "wild hunts after office" which suppose General Stoneman has had sole con- ting itself irrevocably to a premature conclusion commence in full cry upon the inauguration

We

to merit, and then of removal only from cause, thus giving efficiency and respectability to the public service and relieving us, in part at least, of the demoralising curse which we euphoniously call 'patronage."

of each new Administration. We are per- industry and the obstacles opposed by Congress designating as American statesmanship has been fectly willing that the Republican party, hav- to the restoration of their prosperity, were the for many years a pretence and delusion. The ing now the vantage-ground in possessing the real sources of the existing financial embarrass- mere routine of legislation or the administration patronage of the Government, shall inaugurate ments and uncertainties. Speaking from a busi- of government according to established rules and this reform. Let every official, if such be the ness point of view, as a manufacturer and capi- precedents, call forth none of those high qualities desire or the necessity of the Administration, talist who had large interests, both at the North which belong to the true statesman. It is his to be unexceptionable in his identity with the and the South, it was not strange that his con- deal with the sudden and startling exigencies of principles of the Radical party, but let him be clusions startled the politicians and partisans who, government-exigencies which demand the highonly appointed to office after a competitive ex- to use his own expression, sacrifice the welfare of est wisdom, the purest patriotism, and that conamination shall have demonstrated his fitness and the people to build up the interests of party. To scientious appreciation of the demands of public capacity. The reform will be too important in all this speech, we believe, no answer was vouch-duty which subordinates every personal or party its results to justify any hesitation because of the safed at the time; and the fulfilment of its pre- consideration to the general welfare of the people. political opinions of those who will first derive dictions has made reply to it now impossible. Tried by such tests, where shall we look for statesbenefit from it. With a fixed and established During the discussion of last week upon the manship at the present day? Do we find it in a Civil Service system, many of the worst features Tenure-of-Office law another utterance fell from Senate which has devoted every energy to the of our elections will disappear. If office is not the lips of the Rhode Island Senator, still more aggrandisement of its own power? In a House to be the reward of party succoss, the probabili decided and startling, because of its bold and de- of Representatives which stifles debate, brooks no ties will be greatly increased that popular elec- fiant arraignment of the legislation of the country. opposition, and records with hot haste the secret tions will be more decisive of principle and will "In our late war," said Mr. Sprague, "there was decrees of an irresponsible caucus? In an Admore directly reflect the judgment of the public not one virtuous or high-toned principle animating ministration whose efforts are devoted to the dismind upon questions of real importance. Indeed, the contestants. It was nothing but a struggle tribution of public patronage and the bestowal of if, as would have been the case had a system of for place and power, commencing here in this partisan rewards? Is it shown in the condition official service like that of England existed in this body, and permeating throughout the country.' "of the so-called reconstructed States of the country, tried and experienced officials had been And referring to the usurpations of the Senate South? Is it to be traced in Virginia, where sent to the Southern States, in the place of the during the last six years, he added: "So con- every legal tribunal is closed, and the ermine wandering adventurers and office seekers who centrated were its power and influence, that I stripped from the shoulders of every judge? In were placed in positions of authority there, there would rather have stormed a triple line of bayo- Tennessee and Arkansas, where the petulant can be little doubt of the advantage which would nets or a park of artillery in full play, than have edict of usurping authority has placed the people have accrued to the people of that unfortunate stood up here and opposed any of the measures under the iron rule of martial law, and harried section. The mere habit and training resulting of the majority, as any one who pretended to do whole counties with fire and sword? In North from continued and experienced public service, so was hounded and hunted down." It is not Carolina and Georgia, where oppressive taxation would have proved most efficient in establishing strange that a theme thus touched grew upon his has ground down every interest, only to supply something like good government, in place of the hands. From the beginning of the war, through- the grasping demands of peculating officials? irresponsible and oppressive authorities-military out its whole conduct, and thence tracing the But why multiply examples? In every relaand civil-which have so seriously retarded the course of Congressional legislation since its ter- tion which Government bears to society, in every material and political restoration of the South. mination, he proceeded to point out the utter duty which it is daily called upon to perform, in The present appears to us the most propitious want of wise and patriotic statesmanship, the every obligation imposed upon it by domestic time for the inauguration of this much-needed selfish and partisan influences which have con- necessities or foreign complications, who will reform. Let it not be postponed, as Mr. Schurz trolled all legislation, the absence of intelligent gravely claim for it the guidance and control of proposes, to the next session of Congress, but be regard for the prosperity of the people, and the wise, dignified, conscientious and responsible effected at once. We can fancy no more amusing distinctly indicated disposition to sacrifice every statesmanship? spectacle than the announcement to the scores of interest relating to their permanent welfare, to place-seekers, now at Washington, that they must the attainment of mere purposes of party. undergo the test of a severe examination. The We do not propose to make further quotations Rights movement in this country occurred in New rapidity with which they have thronged to the from this speech. It possesses the value which York within the past week. One was the admisfootstools of power would be rivalled by the hurry belongs to every utterance of truth; it is entitled sion of women to the New York Press dinner on of their departure. Carpet-bags and paper colto the respect which is due to honest sentiments the footing of an equal right to sit at table, drink lars would soon disappear, and a millennial quiet boldly expressed; and it loses none of its effect toasts and whatever else was potable, make succeed the anxious, restless, persistent and tur- because no one of those whom it has so severely speeches, and pay their own scot. On last Saturbulent crowd, from whose importunities, according criticised has attempted to break its force by conto all accounts, no portion of the capital is freetroverting its positions or denying its conclusions. even the privacy of the fireside and the sacred But its principal value consists in its confessions. precincts of the churches affording no security Mr. Sprague is a Radical Senator from a New Engagainst their inroads.

SOROSIS.

Two notable events in the history of the Woman's

day evening, at Delmonico's, some eighty or ninety gentlemen connected with the New York press, and an equal number of ladies representing the to eat and drink and rose up to play the orator. feminine literary talent of the metropolis, sat down land State. He belongs to the party which he The peculiar feature of the occasion, which is decondemns. He occupies a seat in the body which scribed by the New York papers as unusually A CASE OF STATE'S EVIDENCE. he arraigns. He is one of that overwhelming pleasant, was not merely the presence of ladies at Senator Sprague must be the enfant terrible of majority in the Congress which he proclaims to table, and their participation in a public dinner, the Senate. It is not very often that he speaks, be "entirely deficient in the qualities which can nor is his oratory of the choicest, but he has secure wise legislation." He has been familiar given several very marked illustrations of an ugly with its secret councils and caucuses, and has tendency to disturb the equanimity of his Radical united in the execution of their edicts by the colleagues and ruffle the self-complacency, which formal enactments of statutes to give them force seems, in these latter days, to be a distinctive and effect. Testimony like his can not be im-saysSenatorial attribute, by the utterance of awkward peached; and the judgment which thoughtful truths at very inappropriate moments. Sometime men have long since formed of the weakness, ago he presented his views upon the questions of tyranny and incompetency of the party which opfinance and reconstruction, and demonstrated to presses and degrades the country, is strengthened the satisfaction of all business men, if not to the and sustained by the deliberate statements it conviction of Senators, that the misgovernment presents. of the Southern States, the repression of their

The fact is, what we have been in the habit of

but the fact that they were there not as the guests of the gentlemen, but by virtue of their own subscription. They bought their own tickets and paid for them. This, Miss Alice Carey, the poetess, in seemed to consider the great point gained. She some verses contributed by her in lieu of a speech,

We women have been coaxed and vaunted,
Fawned on and flattered every way;
But the high honored place we wanted
Is ours in sober truth to-day;
For with the equal seat is granted
The equal right to pay!

Mrs. Croly ("Jennie June") also hailed the oc-
casion as the recognition at last, in a practical
way, by men that woman is "a creature with an

us."

appetite." Miss Olive Logan being called upon pleasure felt by some of the literary ladies of MUSICAL. to respond to the toast "The Gentlemen'-ex- New York city about a year since, at not being The lowering of the English pitch is still the subpressed surprise at the assignment. Gentlemen, allowed to subscribe and be present at the Dick-ject of animated discussion. As a compromise and she said, was of all subjects the one about which ens dinner. Six of them accordingly banded to- in lieu of adopting the French pitch, it has been she knew the least. She had once been invited to gether and determined to have club dinners of proposed to adopt the pitch used by Handel in write about babies, and when she did write about their own. The name first hit upon for the infant 1740, which is a tone lower than the actual pitch, babies, she understood that she had offended some society was "Blue-stocking Club," but that was and would destroy its sonorous quality. of them, and she did not wish to offend any of the soon dropped. Mrs. Croly found in a botanical Among the musical novelties lately published, gentlemen. Mrs. Elizabeth Oakes Smith discussed dictionary the word "Sorosis" and its definition; we would recommend to teachers, and particularly the question-"Why should women propose?"-somebody else found in the same dictionary the to those of the Peabody Academy of Music, or rather "why should they not?" She thought word "Umbil," signifying something that has L'Ecole moderne du Piano by Grégoir: twentythe right on woman's part to propose and to make rays, and the club came very near being four studies arranged in six books of four studies love if she liked, of more importance than the called "Umbil." It escaped that fate, how-each, and evidently the fruit of the experience of right to vote. "It was the right to follow one's ever, and the title "Sorosis" was chosen, though M. Grégoir during his long career of professorfeelings, which she, who is to be a mother, should its adoption deprived the society of one of ship. A great many similar works have been pubcertainly have the right to do." It is to be no its founders, Miss Kate Field, who evidently lished, but that does not dispense with the necesleap-year's privilege, according to Mrs. S., to choose thought there was everything in a name, and sity for more. Taste changes, art undergoes transa valentine, but an acknowledged right of the sex couldn't abide "Sorosis;" she had set her heart formations and assumes new forms. Studies of to select their own husbands, the recognition of upon "Woman's League." She resigned. Since style written fifty years ago, will not answer now. which, whatever change it may involve in existing then, "Sorosis" has exemplified the law of its being The name given by M. Grégoir to his work indiprejudices and habits of society, cannot fail to be and vindicated its name by the rapidity of its cates that in these studies he introduces in sucelevating to the whole race." "We agitators"- growth; the membership having increased within cession the characteristics of style and mechanism she said "do not seek to raise women only, but the year from six to eighty-three. Nineteen reg-of the modern school of piano. He conceals the the other sex to a higher level of humanity with ular club-meetings have been held-fifteen at Del- difficulties to be overcome under the most pleasing Miss Susan B. Anthony was also moved to monico's, four at the houses of members. What disguise. The scholar is never to be rebuked when, say a few words upon the same subject. She sought the ladies eat and drink at their "luncheons," as excited by the musical idea, he forgets the me to reconcile her male auditors to a recognition they are called, has never transpired-Delmonico chanical part of his task, and practises without of woman's right to a more active part in love- and all his cooks and waiters having been sworn being discouraged. The secret of success in teachmaking and courtship, to take the initiative, indi- to secrecy, and no other man being admitted at the ing is to know how to spread flowers over the cate her preferences, and make her own advances, meetings, which are enveloped in a veil of mys-thorns which cover the paths of science and art. if she choose, by showing how the right must tery, like those of the Bona Dea. The Tribune, The committee of studies of the Conservatory of naturally follow from that legislation which se- which appears to be a friend of the parties and to Paris has approved of M. Grégoir's method in the cures to woman the separate enjoyment of her own have surreptitious information, hints at croquettes following terms: "After having examined the six property, and control over her own earnings, and de volaille and chicken salad-is positive that nei- books of studies called L'Ecole moderne du Piano from every enlargement of her sphere of useful- ther tea nor toast form part of the menu and by Grégoir, we approve of these studies which reness and action. "Women"-she said "will pro- talks mysteriously about a beverage whose aroma solve the greatest difficulties in an artistic and inpose because they will accumulate fortunes and is that of flowers. It does not say whether it is teresting manner." will invite their gentlemen friends to share their "Chateau Margaux" or a "cordial." We incline to brown-stone houses with them." Whether young think it is the latter; probably "Parfait Amour." ladies who have fortunes and own brown-stone From the same source we learn that at the recent houses ordinarily have to wait long for proposals, anniversary meeting, besides the election of offior have any reason to complain of the scarcity of cers for the coming year, and the transaction of suitors-whether women who are anxious to have the usual routine business, such as the presentation the right to propose, are usually endowed with the of reports, &c., after the repast which followed, solid attractions in questions, or attractions of any toasts were drank and speeches were made. The sort-and whether woman will be more or less at-Tribune adds, furthermore, which is satisfactory tractive in the eyes of man, in the new character to know, that "nobody went under the table; noof wooer and seeker, instead of the wooed and body sang Offenbach or Irish ditties; nobody Among new pieces for the piano, which are sought-are questions which none of the speakers danced on one foot or rumpled her hair, and, pretty and of moderate difficulty, we will recom touched upon. The occasion is worth noting, strange to say, they had a very good time." One mend those published by composers already and however, both for the change in ideas and customs lady objected to the use of the word "females" as favorably known in this city: Caprice Bohémien it suggests and on account of the possibly greater applied to women; as if, said she, they were no by Herzog; Premier aveu and Niagara by H. changes it foreshadows. As we have said, it marks more than hens or biddies. She had once been at Herz; Douleur and Bacchanale by Henri Ravina; an era in the progress of the Woman's Rights a religious meeting where the preacher requested 24 Etudes de rhythme et d'expression by Stephen movement, and sets a precedent which, to some ex- the "men" to sit on one side of the house-the "fe- Heller; Mezzanotte and La Luna by Blumenthal; tent at least, is sure to be followed. males" on the other. She was disgusted. The Lucrezia Borgia by Brinley Richards; two pos grievances of their own sex, however, did not oc- thumous works of Mendelssohn scarcely known; So much for the first event-now for the other. cupy the attention of the ladies to the entire exclu- an Andante in E major and a Scherzo in A minor. Do any of our readers know the meaning of the sion of all kindly thoughts of "the other sex." This last piece is a beautiful composition, written word "Sorosis"? They may have penetrated the For the benefit of "single members," Mrs. Clymer in the most elegant manner. mystery hidden under the name "Trix"-they gave "The Coming Man," to be drank standing Rossini's Mass has been executed in Paris may have even mastered the secret of "Hunkidori and in silence. "Man" was, in fact, the crowning with the greatest success. It is, in the general in a box"--but do they know "Sorosis"? If not, toast of the evening-not Man, the bi-sexual ani- opinion, a master-piece. What shows more than we will tell them what it is--and what it is not. It mal, as Miss Becker sought to convince the twelve anything the wonderful genius of Rossini, is the is not a tooth-wash; it is not a preparation for the judges of England, was intended, whenever the fact that the three works which will make his mem hair; it is not a comfit to sweeten the breath; it is word occurs in an Act of Parliament, and which ory last forever are three master-pieces differing not even a medical name for the itch or any other is comprehensive, therefore, of Woman as well as widely as possible in style, viz: Il Barbiere physical disorder. It is the designation of a Wo- but rather, as the distinction was put by Miss Cary (1816), William Tell (1828), Petite Messe Solenman's club in New York city, which has just cele- in the verses already referred tobrated its first anniversary by a symposium at Delmonico's, at which no men appear to have been admitted except-perhaps-the waiters; but a full account of which and of all that was said and done, has nevertheless crept into the New York Another toast, the precise meaning of which is not papers. From the speech of the President, which so clear, was the mystical one of "Sour Grapes." is reported in full, we gather the history of the Who, what or which are the "grapes," and how club and the origin of the name. "Sorosis" came they to be "sour," we could not for the life which is a botanical term, signifying aggrega- of us conjecture, without seeing, at least, the photion, growth, &c.-itself grew out of the dis- tographs of the members of the Club.

It has been said that man embraces
Woman; but, with your leave, I say,
This rather holds in special cases
Than in a general way.

M. Michel Bergson has published eight Nouvelles Etudes caracteristiques, which are particu larly designed to promote flexibility of wrist. We find in them some oversights which might have been easily avoided, as for example the similitude of the bass, page 9 (2d study) and page 15 (3d study,) and the striking likeness between the first study, and pages 30-32 of the sixth. The best are Semplice (No. 1), Appassionato (No. 2), Serioso (No. 6), and Doloroso (No. 7) for the left hand.

nelle (1863).

Among recent losses which art has sustained by death, we regret to announce the demise of Dreyschock, a pianist whose reputation was for a while equal to that of Thalberg and Liszt. Another death which should not be suffered to pass unnoticed is that of the composer Louis Hector Berlioz, who recently died in Paris, in the sixtysixth year of his age. Berlioz, who was the son of physician, and designed by his father for the same profession, early evinced a love and aptitude

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