THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , FEBRUARY C , 1887.-TWELVE PAGES. 11
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That Coal lias Been Dis
covered in Omaha
There can now be no doubt.
The most skeptical are ready
to admit that such is the case ,
and the future of Omaha is
solved beyond a doubt. Man
nfacturing of all kinds will bo
lln full force within one year.
'Packing houses will spring up
like magic in South Omaha.
En fact we can not hold Omaha
rlown. Now is the time to buy.
Do not wait , as property is ad
vancing every day , and you are
* * j
loosing money every day you
wait.
WE HAVE SOME
ice mm
TAKES THE LEAD.
Everybody is rushing for lots
in this addition on account of
its location. Be sure and look
it this addition , Lipton Place ,
before "buying elsewhere. First
; ome , lirst served , is our motto.
We Have Bargains in All
Parts of Town
f
[ n improved and unimproved
" property. Carriages at the
-
door at all times to take you
out. Call and see
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AND
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r ROOM 9 , REDICK BLOCK
UP-STAIRS.
THE MATRIMONIAL BUREAU ,
The Ideal Splice In Hornet's Days Oem
pared With The Modern Hitch ,
ADVICE TO THE UNMARRIED.
The Tin Wedding nnrt the
Pop Tin Common fjonso In Select-
Inn n AVIfc A Matrimonial
Lodge.
The Tin
From Uic
Ton years have elapsed ah ! bow fast the
years lice
Since our hostess ana host , nothing loth ,
were made one ;
Anil It needi but n clance'nt their faces to see
That their lives since that hour hnvo run
pleasantly on.
And nuwprlzlng wedlock nil blo'sln s above.
Tlioy tuoposo the old btoiy once mure to be-
id n ;
Hut the lady who married the first time for
love ,
A second time innrrios , as usual , for tin.
Single life is a bore ; when In Kclen alone
Adam dozed , of his own stupid company
tued ;
Hut awnkciiliic , and spoltiR his beautiful
hone ,
Soniellilui ; moro on this earth that young
lollow duslrcd ,
A bachelor's Uobinson Crusoe-life
Seems to me to a prison life nearest akin ;
A man's morally poor till lie's bust with a
wile.
Though Ills bank book may bhow that he's
ocean of tin .
Younir men yet unwed , of your freedom
don't boast ,
Know tlio married man's homo Is true lib
erty Imll ;
If you question II , look at our hostess and
host ,
And toll us , now , which of them louks like
atluall.
Jio , wedlock's a lock that , when love turns
the key ,
Is an Ktfon of bliss to onch pair It bolls In.
1 Imvo tried It myself and 1 would nut KO
free
For nil California's dTirlfrtrnus tin.
What say you you UK ladles'.1 Pray tell us
the truth ;
Don't you think n Rood husband of good Is
tlio sum' . '
Spinster life's well enough in the hoydny of
youth ,
Hut In nie. lot mo tell you , 'tis awful
uliim.
'Tis you duty to comfort our sex all you can ,
1'or yoius was the cause of original sin ,
So each of you choose a ijood looking young
mnu ,
And don't mind if he's worthy , the ab
sence of : tin.
Homeric nnd Modern
Honorable marriage for a maiden
noant , in Homer's days , says a writer in
the Queen , marriage with a husband well
born , straight of limb , fair to look upon.
Honorable marriage means now-a-davs
' .oo often marriage with money. The
nisband may bo crooked , low-born , ill'-
'avored , but if his money can buy for
lim position all is well ; or it may bo we
lo not go as low as that , we de.iiro that
: hc husband bo well-born , but he may
be ill-favored. I never heard of a a her
yet object to a suitor for bis daughter be
cause that suitor was uncomely to look
upon. We are not a beautiful nation at
best , ljut our men still possess sullicient
instinct of race to demand , as a rule ,
that their wives should not bo uncouth in
appearance , though' bore , too , money
carries the day ; but it is a lamentable fact
that convention sots against the demand
by woman for physical beauty in man. A
man thinks , and quite rightly , uf the ap
pearance a woman will present at the
"head of his table. " Lot a woman also' ,
Nansicaa-likc , give a thought : to tlio ap-
peuranco this man will present at the foot
of hers , whore she will have to contem
plate him possibly for the rest of her life
time.
Hut there is a last thought before wo
leave Kausicaa. arid it comes from tlio
lips of Odysseus ; after all the chiot tilings
and it sounds n little strange from the
lips of a iran is , that when the cods
grant to the maiden a husband and a
homo they grant also "a mind at one
with his. " Only very seldom now-a-days
does the world toi the ideal Homeric
marriage. Odysseus Ind no thoughts
that Nuusicaa might not share. Allow
ing for the difference in muscle , their
training was the same , their intellectual
atmosphere precisely identical , both
could sing and dance , both listened to the
minstrels Jay ; but how is it now in thu
normal marriage of cultivated society ?
J pass over the really ill-mated couple. A
very clever , hard-working man oftea
marries a pretty woman without an idea
in her head , and finds her well , fascina
ting for a year , and simply a rather irk-
sbmo cipher in his life for the rest of his
days. .There are not wanting signs that
we shall soon have the reverse picture
there is no doubt Hint clover women who
work at a liiurh , mental pitch lind the
handsome young do-nothing athlete at
tractive and refreshing ; this is the mar
riage almost by antipathies , the attrac
tion of the positive and negative. Among
the unrellocting a curtain percentage
of this sort of marriage will always go
on , Hull sneak of. the average well
matched , intellectual couple. Their
minds are as one , so far as they go. The >
honestly love , reverence and sympathi/.o
with each other ; they go out to dinner
and the modern Nausicaa talks as well
and brilliantly as the modern Odysseus
her comments and criticisms when they
como homo arc just as well worth hear
ing ; she reads thn last novel from the li
brary , and her opinion in just as pointed
and noteworthy. Hut there always comes
a space beyond , a path down winch Odysseus
sous goes whore Nausieaa cannot follow.
lie has had the training of school and
college , his mind is ground to a sharper
edge , ho argues with a nicer logic , his
very phraseology is charged with associa-
tions'foreign to her language , and so
when he wants to discuss the last issue :
of his work , when ho seeks to utter the
last tine Ilower of his thought , the poin
ho has made for himself in advance
his own , in comes the man friend ( it
U recce it was the woman friend ) , and the
best moments , the finest sensations life
has to giyo are for the friend's sharing
And the odd thing is that the wife is no
jealous of this man friend who takes
what should bo hers. She says , "O , Odysseus
sous hates learned women ; he shouldn'
like mo to bo blue , " nnd so she never
knows that she has lost the crown o
marriage though * , wedded to thought.
There have boon a few , there "wilt bo
moro of the modern Homeric marriages
and theirs is a rapture sometimes , an
abiding content always , I need not de
scribe ; "their own hearts know it best. '
Slncle IJlossodneHH.
The lives of many unmarried people
are unhappy because they have failed to
find an object in life : but when they are
more fortunate' their love and powers
may bo drawn out quite as much as those
of the married by interesting work ,
They are married to some art or utility ,
or instead of loving one they love all.
When this last is the case they go down
Into the haunts of evil , seek out the
wretched , and spare neither themselves
nor their money in their praiseworthy
enthusiasm for humanity. Employment
is a "perennial lireproof joy" that will
always make people happy , though single.
If celibacy bo an evil , remember what
Jean Paul says of evil , that it is "like ti
nightmare tbo instant you begin to stir
yourself it Is already gone , "
No doubt , says a writer in Casscll's
Family Magazine , itisdilllcult.to find the
work we like , but then the work we like
Is Seldom the best for ua. Those who prefer -
for any work to no work need never be
idle , i'ho "spinster1 * sweet arts" are
are unsalliehne&i , good temper , tact and
taste. Live for others. You have no
idea of the value of kindness. Pleasure
is very relicctivo , and if you give it you
feel it , and pleasure which , you giyo uy a
little kindness of manner returns to you
with compound interest. It is related in
ho life of a celebrated mathematician ,
Villiam Hntton. that a respectable-look-
nfj countrywoman called upon him ono
lay , anxious to spcaK with him. She told
dm , with an air of secrecy , that her hus
band behaved unkindly lo her , and
ought other company , frequently pass-
UK Ids evenings away from home , which
matte her fnel extremely unhappy , and
knowing Mr. Hntton to uo a wise man
ho thought ho might be able to tell her
low she could manage to cure her hits-
jand. The case was a common one ami
ic thought ho could nrcscrlbo for it with
out loosing his reputation of a conjuror.
'The remedy is a simple one , " said ho ,
'but 1 have never known it to fail. Al
ways treat your husband with a smile. "
The woman expressed her thanks.droppcd
i courtesy and retired. A 'few months
iflerwarus she waited on Mr. Ilutton
with a couple of line fowls , which she
brpged him to accept. She told him ,
while a tear of joy and gratitude glis-
timed in her eye , that she followed his
advice nnd her husband was cured. Ho
10 lonvcr sought t'-o ' company of others ,
mt treated her with constant love and
tlndncss.
If it is necessary for a married woman
to smile away nnhappiness , it is much
moro so in the case of the unmarried.
They must treat their friends with the
"Millie " of good humor If old maids some
times feel de Iron in the world and not
much wanted by their acquaintances it
must be because they have no tact to
please. Von may not be able to leap into
tlicfavorof others as the Duke of Uram-
monldid , but von can got n hint which
can be applied in other ways from the
following anecdote : The Duke of ( .Irani-
mont was the most adroit and witty cour
tier of his day. lie entered one day the
closet of Cardinal Mazarln without being
announced. His eminence was amusing
himself by jumping against tlio wall. To
surprise a prime minister in so boyish nn
occupation was dangerous. A less skill
ful courtier might Have stammered ex
cuses and retired. Hut the duke entered
briskly , and cried out : "I'll ' hot jou 100
crown's that I jump higher than your
cinlnoiicul" Ami the duke and cardinal
began to jump for their lives. Urammont
took care to jump a few inches lower
than the cardinal , and six month after
wards was marshal of France.
Unmarried people \\hoaro so unfortu
nate that they have not to earn their
daily bread should cultivate a taste for
art and bcit-ncc. Nothing drives away
ennui like a gootl hobby. On tlio wed
ding day of the celebrated M. I'asU-ur ,
who made such extraordinary discoveries
about genus , the hour for tlio ceremony
had arrived but the bridegroom was not
there. Some friends rushed on" to the
laboratory and found him very busy with
Ins : v4 > ron on. Ho was excessively cross
at being disturbed , and declared that
marriage niiuiit wait , but his experiments
could not do so. The unmarried could
wait moro patiently for marriage , and be
moro happy should they never marry at
all , it they would acquire a taste for art ,
science , and good Jiumitiiro generally.
Pifkltti : Out a AVIi'c.
" I'itlsburg Dispatch : " 1 always was par
tial to the ladies and did a great dual of
gallanting them around and making
them have as good a time as myself. Hut
when 1 came to the ago at which most
young men fall in love I was very careful
to single out a lady of my own ago , anil
one who had an extra' amount of com
mon sense and good breeding : ono who
was always considerate of others' wel
fare , and was not ashamed that she kent
house for three yonnjrer children left
orphans when quite young.
"Now , aftur three years of married
life , I have never si'un my wife untidy.
She ni.-.kesit her Diisiness to keep hersell
looking as neat as her house , and I have
vet tosee her out of humor , or in the
least ways cross , and although 1 do not
make anything like big wages , yet she
manages to keep the house in all neces
sities , and I have more money in mj
pocket at the end of tlio month than I
ever had , or eould manage tosavc , before
1 was married.
" 1 think if more young men would
look on the practical side of matrimony
Uiere would not be so many disappoint-
injr unions.1
Common sense is the thing. Novel
mind the pretty face , bright eyes or smal !
foet. Has she a gooil supply of common
sense ? It boats music and drawing fai
enough.
A Matrimonial ljoil > > e.
A controversy over a su in of money in
the Citizens' Savings bank culminated bj
live youim women bringing out some in
teresting facts conccrninir matrimonial
lodges in the Fourth district court , writes
a New York correspondent of The St.
Louis Republican. Rosa Singer , ' Kosa
Gross , Eleanor Sampler , Rachel Samp-
tor , and Theresa Grccnstein several years
ago organized a lodge known as the
"First Daughters of llungaria , " having
for ono of its chief objects us sistintr the
members in the event of matrimonial al
liance. During the existence of the lodgn
several of the members were married
proving that tlio socictv had been sue
cessful in its objects. The club did no ]
prove a success in point of numbers , ami
the name was changed. The president ,
Max ( joldberg , secured possession of the
bank book , as ho claimed , under author
ity of the grand lodge , showing a deposit
in favor of the young women. They dis
puted his right to hold the book , and de
manded Its possession , but ho refused to
give it up. Then the young women took
legal proceedings to secure the bank
book , and Judge Stockier has just passer
upon the case. Theresa ( Jrconstoiti , a
young and pretty Jewess , who has not
yet seen the young man who is wortlij
of her baud and nll'cctions , was
tlio principal witness before the court
She asscried that the bank-book IKK
been taken against the wishes of horsel :
and associates. The following questions
and answers followed :
"Who ran the lodge , you ladies or the
grand lodge ? "
"There was a young man in charge , "
" 1 suppose ho was a good-looking
young man ? "
"O yus" ( smiling ) .
"What was the object of the society !
Weroy i organized for the purpose of
beconn engaged and married ? "
'Yes ' , sir.1
'Then ' yonr society was organized to
assist the young ladies iu matrimony ? "
"Yea , sirf" ( blushing ) .
"How much would you got from the
society in case ol marriage ? "
"A member would give as much as she
pleased. "
"In case of death how much would bo
given ? "
"About 25 cents. "
"How many ladies ia the society are
married ? "
"About five out of the lodge ; ono lady
is iu court. "
"She was the lucky ono ? "
"Yes , sir , " ( laughing ) .
" \Vhodtartcilth1slodgo ? "
"A certain young man , " ' shognswerei
"Is ho a married man ? "
"No , sir. "
"lie is the president ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"Do you always select a single man as
president ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"Ho must bo n single man ! "
"Yes , sir , " ( smiling ) .
"Why would not a married man do a
well ? "
"Oh , ho could not bo taken at all. '
( Laughter ) .
"He could not marry anyone of the
members of the society ; was thatth
reason ? "
"Ho was not compelled to. "
"If a man became a member of the
society would be become such for th
purpose of marrying one of the female
members ? "
"No , sir. It Is not altogether for that.1
"If a man refuse to marry would he bo
espelled from the association. * "
'NJo , sir ; I guess riot. "
CLARA BELLE'S ' LETTER ,
Leopard Skins Taking the Placa of Seal
Skins Among the Ultra-Pasbionoblo
DANCING SEASON NEAR AN END.
l/angtry / anil Gcbhard Sunshine Once
More In the Stcwnrt nnd Tlldcti
Mansions Amateur Act
ors the llngc.
Nr.w Yomc , Feb. 3. | .Corrcpondcnco'
of the HEE , ] The spots of the leopard
are traditionally changeable , but his skin
gets transferred now-a-days from bis
own back to thut of the most ultra fash-
enable girls in all Vanity I'air. Only a
few of these sleek and glistening gar-
incuts have yet been seen in Now York ,
jut by the close of this s-eason the prom
enade will present the appearance of a
drove ot loopttrds out for forage. The
leopard skin is so bizarre , that a year or
two hence all the shop girls will wear
wraps made of dyed cat skins , at $5 each.
As yet , only those who have reduced liv
ing to the soieiK'o of gratifying tfieir
whims arc indulging in the luxury of
making themselves look slick and shiny
beasts of prey. The skins are worn only
In short wraps , and for one of those
made from choicely mottled skins in the
best styltJ of the best furrier , you
pay ut least $500 , and just as much
more as you like. A woman in those
black and > yellow spots may feel her
natural self , but she makes you think of
a mermaid who has taken to the woods.
To mo there is something suggestive of
rattlesnakes about a leopard skin , and if
1 were to wear one of those wraps I
should feel as if I had boon stullod inside
a snake's skin and had the rattles stick
ing up above my bonnet. But , undoubt
edly , the leopard is a very beautiful
though wicked , boast , and his hide has
this advantage over that of the gentle
and long-snllering seal , that tho. woman
who wears it is twice as conspicuous for
three times tho'distancc as she would bo
if she were the best garment obtainable
of that material. At any rate , the new
whim will give tlio seals a rest , the people
ple who catch leopards a fre. h run or ev-
eitemcnt , and the manufacturers a
cbanco to exercise their ingenuity in getting -
ting out leopard-skin cotton plushes.
THli DANCINK SKASON. -
We are well along towards the end of
the dancing season. The last of the
Patriarchs' assemblies was given this
week , and altogether tlio Astor-Vander-
bill sot has had about enough of the licol-
and-too exorcise for tlio winter. Life
and death are singularly associated in
my mind as 1 revert to this particular oc
casion. I remember that , at midnight , I
was watching young August llchnonl , jr. ,
dancing a gavotte with Mrs. William
WaldoriT Astor. This is a dance now to
our society , having been introduced
since the holidays , and it has somewhat
quickened tlio Hugging interest in the
sport of the waxed lloor. It is rather
ballet { .ike in its aspect an intricate com
bination of wait/ and polka , and orig
inally intended , I believe , for little boys
and girls. Hut tlio active belles and
beaux like to show athletic ability now
adays , and so they have taken up the
gavotte .suddenly. To practice it you
have to taku threu quick gliding steps to
one side , ' then walk a step farther in' '
the same direction , and finally make
a three stop polka half turn , bulore re
peating the operation. You ear * see that
the slow step , coming in incongruously
after three glides , breaks up the continu
ity of movement and imparts a profession
al sort of sldp-nnd-go-onu'caper. Never
theless those who are apt and graceful
look well while doing it , and take a
pride in fixing the admiration of the
spectators. The junior August Helmont
and the beautiful daughter-in-law of the
Aslors wore particularly successful in
the gavotlo , iuid their performance was
the mosl dihtinctive feature of tlio ball.
Hut in recalling it I discover that , at the
very time August Itelmont was thus
handsomely luaking merry , his brother
Uaymorid was shooting himself to death
at homo 'iir his father's cellar. Uow
shivoringly close the comedies and
tragedies of real life are played together.
1.AXSTIJV AND OKIIIIAKI ) .
Jt is going-somewhat outside of exclu
sive society to get to Airs. Langtry ; and
oven Freddy ( icbhard , though connected
by family with the inner circles , is rather
under tubboo by reason of Ins social
gymnastics ; and yet , in announcing , as 1
do , on undoubted authority , the forth
coming wedlnok of the two persons so
long coupled in public adventure , L am
writing of a marriage that will bo a dis
cussed .subject amonglhe nobs. Strangely
enough , as my readers may think , Mrs.
Langtry is the one who hesitates to go to
the altar. She can be rid by divorce of
her husband in any week that she desires ,
for he lias abandoned her , am
her lawyers are almost .through
with the necessary proceed
ings. Hut she is a most
conservative sort of woman , despite what
may generally bo thought of her ; she is
not in the least a sensationalist , beyond
turning her fame as a court beauty to
advertising account as an actress ; and
now she is so rich , so well along on the
stage , and so desirous of leading a decor
ous life , that she has no mind to mate
with a rattle-brained fellow" . Hut she
loves Fred , ho loves her , they have
marHcd out a life of marital happiness
and tlio wedding will occur within three
months. 'J hey will have money in plenty
between them , and they will expect logo
into society. How about that ?
"MATTJK : uxoumi. "
Aesthetic and delicate wasthn perturba
tion of a belle at that same select ball.
She was what wo call a bud a debutante
a girl in her lirst season of such amuse
ments. She was slim , gentle , demure
and very , very sweet. Her coatumo was
white and simple. She was a picture of
fragile beauty as she shyly entered the
ballroom , crossed the' lloor on ihe arm of
her doting papa , and sank down into a
seat. Quick as a Hash she was on her
feet again , with rage sparkling out from
her bright eyes and a blush ot fury red
dening her cheeks. She strode out into
the dressing room and madly tore from
tlio puffed toiirnure of her gown an em
bellishment of llowors.
"What on earth is the matter1 asked
a friend.
"Matter enough , " she pettishly sobbed.
"I ordered the most fragrant kind of
roses , M > that when 1 sat on them and
crushed them , their fragrance would
arise. Do you see ? Hut jny stupid maid
got the vilest smelling orchids to be had
tor love or money because they were
rare , no doubt and when 1 sat down
and crushed them Hat , just as I'd calcu
lated , no perfume was scrunched out , but
instead an odor like a bone factory , or a
smudge acid chimney , fairly mudo my
nose curl. That's what ails mo. "
THE CUHTAINS AllE KAISEI ) ,
Two houses now have their front win
dow curtains raised. That is unusual in
these two instances. They are the. resi
dences of.the late millionaires , Alexander
T. Stewart and Samuel J. Tilden. For
years past the Stewart house on Fifth
avenue has been as shut and silent as a
tomb ; and the home which Tildeu built
in Graiuercv park has likewise been
tightly shut The Interiors hold vas
storca of line pictures , statuary uni
books , which , boyo been of no public use
Now the exec'utors of the estates have le
in the light , iu order to inventory things
The boss of the Stewart property is
Henry Hilton , while Andrew II. Green is
the potential executor of TUden's wealth
and two morp taciturn , determined self
willed uio'ri never bro allied. Neither ha
over been known to co-operate with , an ;
body in ajiytlimg , and it is therefore us
oundmg , for I know it to bo true , that
hey have hold several conferences over
lie project of combining their trusts in n
rco museum of art , 'Each holds some-
yhcro nigh two millions to expend prac-
ically as ho chooses under the testator's
jotmral direction to apply the money to
) cneticicnt purposes. The idea un ler
Iilton-Grccn consideration is to turn the
Stewart marble house into a public gal-
cry of statuary and painting , combined
vith a library. The suitable posstisslons
of the dead merchant and statesman
vould bo put Into it. and more of the
amo sort of material purchased , Almost
i miracle would bo required to keep Hil-
on and Green in harmony , but together
hey could establish the llncst museum-
ibrary on the continent without half
rying.
AMATEUltACTOHS.
Murray 11111 likes amateur play acting
vhen It isn't so good as to bo mistaken
or professional work , bute \ not sure
hat tlio amusement is socially safe.
Some slight blurring of lines has boon
( elected by the watchful guardians of so
ciety , and it is attributed to the dramatic
; lub people who really can act. 'llii ;
enco-viowi 'S of swelldom have inspected
ho bounds and report that these , having
icon tampered with , need to be resot.
Vecordinply , the most exquisite of the
Iramatie clubs has split ltclf into two
sooliotis , one of which gives stage enter-
ainments and the other gives sociables.
I'ho heavy swells of thn clubs got to-
ji'lher and viewed with alarm the
u'esoneo of the dramatic corps at
ho club sociables which they
loomed entirely too sociable , too pro-
niscuoiis. In the dramatic corps of tlio
club were people who had nothing but
alent to qualify them for membership ;
hey hail neither money nor grandfathers.
A'ho sW-'ll element congratulated itself
ipon possessing ancestors and boodle ,
ind no talent whatever. For stage per
formances , talent was necessary'but in
society affairs , the swells concluded , was
lot only useless , but entirely out of
ilaco. They did not care about associat-
ng on canal terms with people who had
trains. Therefore they resolved , in swell
olub Kugllsh , that "the sociables bo abol-
shed and discontinued , " That knocked
> ut tlio dramatic corps. Then the swell
clement formed a neiv .organization of
the most exclusive character to give
sociables , and secured permission to UPC
lie name of the old club. The plain
English ot it Is that the acting mom-
jors are good enough to do tlio work
ami erivo the club the reputation of pos
sessing some histrionic ability , but are
lot swell enough to attend tlio society
rackets , and therefore are sot nsido by
snobdoni. When these high toned olubs
give performances at a theater , they en-
jago ; professional actors to help them ,
ind make tlio acting endurable to the
; iublic. This raises tlio momentous qucs-
ion of the social standing ot actors , and
: ho clubs have been sadly worried by it.
J'liey did not know how far to go in asso
ciating with people who act for a living
After a young lady had been publicly
liugged on the .stage by an actor , she
could not tell just where to draw the line
of social distinction. It was a very puz-
/.ling problem until one of the clubs hit
upon a happy solution. The swells
made the interesting discovery that
Courtenay Thorpe , the dude of
the Yokes company , had ances
tors and was really a person
of good family. Mr. Thorpe is the grand
son of the Countess of Poml'rot , who mar
ried IXr. Thorpe , an Irish minister who
occasionally preached the royal family
to sleep in the good old times. It was
also ascertained that Mr. Wahlcn Ham-
soy , another actor of the dandy typo , be
longed to a southern family that laid
claims to blue blood because it owned
slaves before the war. Society certainly
could receive tlio grandeur of a countess
and a southern gentleman without in
quiring how they made their living , and
tun question of social standing being sct-
tled , it was fortunate that the gentlemen
could act and help the swell club give an
endurable entertainment. The two act
ors appeared in a recent amateur per
formance and carried the play through ,
and they suddenly find themselves very
popular on Murray Hill.
How the American will utilize his rec
ognition by fashion is as yet unknown ,
but the. Englishman has promptly de
cided that the dollars of Fifth avenue are
m'cfcrrablu to mere smiles. lie has
taken a theatre for next Wednesday , and
will then give readings , tickets for which
he is industriously peddling in the cir
cles of swelldom whore ho mjght other
wise lind welcome , but which will be
closed to him by his plebeian but perhaps
sensible grab at the no cash value.
CI.AHA Hr.Li.i ; .
Ills 1'laco WHH Wrong but his Heart
WIIH All Hijjlit.
Philadelphia Press : A distinguished
member ot the profession told mo the
following storv the other day of a brother
comedianWilliam.iJ.Florence : Florence ,
in his younger days , was a great speech-
maker. On the least provocation he
would rush before the curtain and hurl
expressions of gratitude and promises of
a speedy return at the backs of the re
treating audience. One evening , when
ho was doing one-night stands on the
Now England circuit , u few injudicious
auditors were bold enough to applaud at
the fall of the curtain on the last act.
Florence darted from behind and bowed
to the audience.
"Ladies and gentlemen , " ho said , "or
fellow townsmen , as 1 may call you , I
thank you. Though you may not bo ac
quainted witli the fact , it was in this old
town of Now Haven that 1 lived as a boy.
Under the shade of the college elms and
by Uio side of the old court house I spent
the happiest days of my life. I see many
familiar faces before mo to-night who
were boys with mo then. I havn met
with some approbation in my life , but
nowhere is it more sweet and moro dear
than in turn my native town. To-day , as
J walked the streets "
At this point a gentleman In front
whispered in n very loud voice : "Mr.
Florence , this isn't Now liaycii , its Hart
ford. "
'MID ' T.11E Mm .MASKERS ,
'Tripping tha Light Fanteatlo" in Gay
nnd Qitldy Paris.
BADEI. OF BUFFOONS AND BEAUX
The French Cnn-Cnn-Hnlelilo3coplo
Appearance of tlio Rail Hoom
After tlio Dancing la
Over.
PARIS , Jan. 21. [ Correspondence of
the HKK. ] The first of the four masked
balls given each year at thtv.grand opera
is supposed to usher In the reign of King
Misrule , when the fantastic and grotesque
holds sway until the arrival of Lent sends
us all back to do penance In sackcloth
and ashes. For the last fifty jearsnnd
more , at every recurring carnival Fcason ,
people of a grumpy disposition complain
that the opera ball is dead. The truth is
that masked entertainments h.ive always1
been popular in Park , nnd perhaps al
ways will be. From the days when
Catherine do Medieis would occasionally
send a mask as a present to some fair
lady of her court , who generally sickened
and died soon after receiving this mark
of royal favor , a passion for burlesque
and travesty has over been a salient fea
ture of the French mind. There is , how
ever , some truth In the statement that a
change , after the manner of all earthly
things , has como over society in rcgird
to the style in which Parisians enjoy
themselves nmv-a-days compared with
'
half a century'ago. In the time of our
grandmothers ,
Tim FANOV MASKUl ) ll.U.I.S
were all the rage in the upper classes of
society. High-born dames , tvho were ac
count * ! stars of fashion In the drawing
room circle , and noblemen of rank and
fortune all fell in with the prevailing
taste , and graced by their presence such
midnight revelries. 1 remember , when a
boy , with what rapture of delight the old
Comtcsso ile Cussac would allude to her
dancing days at the court of the Duchcsso
do Herri , and her cheeks glowed whenever -
over she recalled her lirst experience at
a masked ball tit the opora. She was at
tired in the graceful costume of a "stu
dent , " as students wore want to array
themselves in the time of Louts XIII.
Her cavalier was the Haron do Koiivicro ,
who was richly clad in the costume of a
gentleman at the court of Louis XVI.
The costumes then were really grand and
original ; people went to some trouble
anil expense to dress tlwmsolvcs so that
each should add something to the gaiety
of the scene ; the dancing was therefore
more hearty and enjoyable. The fact is
that in this amusement as in every other ,
there is a high and low tide.
A I.ADV OF TUB NOUI.K FAUnOORO
Saint-German , if offered a ticket to-day
to a masked bal ! at the opera , would curl
up her proud upperlipand perhaps take
ollencc at the startling overture. This
would not be the case , However , with the
young French girl of lowlicrstation.who ,
ever since the announcement of the
opera ball , has bceu roused fnin the
apathetic indifference of overy-day life tea
a state of great excitement.
At twelve o'clock tlio doors of the opera
are thrown open , and before long every
seat in the balconies is lilled. The inter
ior of the theater presents a magnificent
spectacle to tlio astonished beholder , who
might well fancy himself transported to
some palace hi fairy-land. What a gal
axy of beauty greets the eye ; the triumph
of nature over art is complete ; you do
not pause lo admire the materials of
which the robe is made your homage is
paid to the form it covers. Arban , ono
of the kings of Parisian dance , leads the
bulky orchestra of a hundred musicians
with his usual pluck nnd spirit ; while
Kdouard Hroustet offers relaxation from
the ding-dong strains of the waltz and
the clashing of thoquadiille by a choice
selection of classical and promenade
music iu the front crush-room. As 1 enter
and gain the wide and spacious staircase ,
I see that nothing has been left undone
1 to enhance the natural
GOHOKOOHNKSfl OF THE SrF.CTACI.I5
I have came to enjoy. The glare of the
lights , the extravagance and buffoonery
of tlio motley crowd elbowing , jostling
and hustling each other out of the way ,
the leafening babel of voices , pitched in
the same key , all have a bewildering and
dazzling effect whioh I have some pains
to overcome. All Paris is here Paris
proper and Paris improper elegant and
inelegant. Ladies in domino elbow cis-
pontine and transpontine loreltes in
skirts , and intrigue with gay Lotharios
in dress-coats , while a kind of "military
health oilicer" comes jauntily along , of
fering his gloved hand to a fat fellow
"Nounou " the both
disguised as , nurse ;
are escorted by u score or so of attendant
cavaliers who act as showmen , and call
on the spectators to admire her beauty
and phenomenal proportions. In the
boxes , enthroned in sable splendor , sit
aristocratic and exclusive ladies , who
have come to see and not enjoy ; skipping
and gyrating around the lloor are tlio
daughters of Eve , who have come to
enjoy and not to see. In the way of cos-
tunics there is little new. The inevitable
Nanterrc pompier , with exaggerated hel
met and crest ;
CL'iuns ruonra.vr. OK CHARMS ;
a dashing hussar ; and , in trout of a
sword girt , mail-clad , thlckly-pofKpiring
impersonation of Richard Cumr-do-Llon ,
gesticulates u nondescript eastern dress ,
which a largo label on his breast informs
thepiiDlio is that of an Arabian knight ,
while , as ho facetiously remarks to an in
quisitive by-slander , the numerous tales
i horse-hair ones ) attached to all parts I
his person , keep un the character of u
"entertainments. " Those. With a told
able sprinkling of the Thespian slsUj
hood who exhibit the poetry of motion
Swiss 1'casant Uirls , Milk-Maids , Dnngl
nrs of the Regiment , Titis , Postilloi
Collegians ; misshapen witches of thirt
nine dressed asCluocs olslxtccmnympj
nnd sirens , and a dainty little la (
dressed to represent a hand-box labolh
In honest faith "fragile ; " these , I sa
and many moro , make ready to enter U
dance. Then a thrilling pnuso of breat
less silence , during which Arban lool
around with majestic dignity , slow
grasps his baton , and suddenly , u tr ,
tnondous crash of harmony follows fro' ,
the musical battalion.
A vrsr.Uj vmoiN' i
and n-Swiss admiral rush wildly forwnj
to meet a hero of the Hercslua nnd r ,
Ariadne in lights ; they retire and advnni
again , and so continue on , until h
nnislo of the dance quickens , the Vest
Virgin -twists madly around , with h
head thrown back , pirouettes on o
too , and amid the applause of the b
slanders , deftly raises her foot and son
the cooked hat of the hero of the Her
sitia high into the air. These are the pa
dancers ; fee , live francs and upwards fi
the night. And yet to them money is b
a secondary consideration eomuan
with the glory to bo acquired by thoti
vising of a now step , that will bo pti
formed in the quadrille figure of t
cavnlior snil. To outshine his compeer
lo bo distinguished by the ingenuity !
Ids invention in dancing or costume , ]
the true aim of tlio paid rowdy. Like , '
true genius , ho ha ? , for the originality i
his tiros. * , ransnekcd heaven and cart )
reconciled contradictions and caricatur *
the truth ; tins more grotesque the oc
lumo , the greater tlio success. To dofn
the cost , ho will bug , borrow and stos
go snpporlcss to bed , save and stun
content if he be signalled out of hu
drolls , whereas a public ovation won
secure his fame forever.
Hy two o'clock , the vast building is 1
orally crowded to suffocation. 'And
wo wander on , past
riNCltr.l ) ANIi St'XKCX I'AOES ,
and jaded forms into the green room
the ballot a grateful retreat , after t
dust anil stilling heat of the crowd
hall. Thence , again , jostled and hustle
wo go out into the corridors ami to t ,
crush room , where the mask and donin
afford us quiet speculation. As we i
gain the foyer , thuro are increased slg
of animation. Recognitions have be !
made and rendezvous kept , and anted
sion of merry groups , passing to and fi
and bandying their racy witticisms , slit ,
signs of incipient fun and "go. " Iti
now nearly four o'clock , dancing , mm ,
and intrigue are at their height. Su
ilonly , the lirst notes of the Inforfl
galop issue from the orchestra. The
feet Is electrical. Look at the motl
torrcntl how it rolls onward with irres
tiblo impetuosity ! The pleasures of t
dance , however , must at length have i
end , like all earthly things , and the lln
march heralds the hour of dopartui
The "swells" of the boxes signal to thi
footmen to order up tlio spanking groj
others take a cab , or , thinking the meting
ing air will do them good , walk lion
after buttoning up their coats to proti'
them from the cold , and to conceal th (
costumes from the eyes of the mark *
gardeners on their way to the hallos ,
that early hour. A numerous class frank
own "they don't know how they p
homo , " and , therefore , wo shall not p )
tend to bo bettor informed than they n
themselves. CiiAuvii-Souuis ,
Tnn quality of the blood depends mu
upon good or bad digestion and nssi
lation , to make the blood rich in life a ,
strength giving constituents , use Dr. , J
II. McLean's Strengthening Cordial a ,
Hlooa Purifier : it will nonnsh the pr < ,
crties of tlio blood from winch the
inonts of vitality are drawn. § 1.00
bottle.
J When a carload of iron was opened ,
Danbury , Conn. , the other day , a I
, black dog was found almost dead. J.1
, had been in the car" ten days withe v\ \
i food , water or any protection from t '
zero weather. He hasbccii cared forn' '
will live.
HORSEMEN ! ,
And Lovers of Well-Bred Horse
TAKK NOTICE.
FOR SALE.
ALL TIME , by AlraontSl , 1st Uain Ou Timoi |
Wnr Dnnco. 13
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miller's Abdullah , Biro of Almont Hi <
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ono of thn llno.st oolts I hnvo rnlsoil.
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For full particulars , direct to
ED. REED ,
Care of Onmlia Jfcvclmnts Express C
OHAIEA , IV'KBI'
Thn aliovn stock can bo scon nt nny tlmo.oj f
20th St. , , Ono Jlloek North of Lake (
(
If tlioso Hlnlllons nro not sold limy will mt
tliusfiison of HTiit tliuubovo pliico All Time A
* i5 ; Oriental at iuO. .J
BZ > . 3 33E3r > j ,
Tltlaiaane of the liandaonicut plots In Omaha or liiuMe the Kelt Line. Indeed thin In tsneiiUullu lnnld\ \
property , Lota can now be pin-chawd atVow $ J-100 to $ .1,800 , onr-qiHtrlcr cunli , balance In J9 ' and fi
years. Parties looking for yood lota and near to street cars , should b\i \ all meaiw nee tin before /wrc/fi / hif/ ,
This plat lies Immediately between Stntndera street and Omaha I'lom , and Ison the direct line to M > rt Omaha
We say It without reserve , that no cheaper property , when location Is considered , can ba found In Omaha. „
We handle yood property In all parts of the city , We have for sate ;
Lots in Washincton Square , from ? l,800
to $3,000 , city water in front of every lot ,
Terms easy.
Lots in Saundorg & Himcbaugh's Addi
tion to Walnut Hill , from $150 to $1,000.
The Belt Line depot is within two blocks
of this addition.
Lots in Mt. Pleasant Addition , from
$3.r > 0 to t&CO. Ten per cent cash , balance
in monthly payments , i5 or $10.
Lots In Suundcrs & Hitncbaufths High
land Park Addition , from | 350 to ifUM.
One-tenth cash , balance in monthly pay *
inents of $5 or if 10 ,
Lots in Kilby I'laco , ? OQO to $2,300. ,
Lots on Saunders street , from f 1,3)0 ) to
$7,000.
Lots on North 20th street , trom $2,000 ,
to S 1,000.
Lots in Hart's Addition , near Sacreil
Heart Convent , for if l.GOU.
Myers , Richards & Tildon's Addition ,
onolot for $550 , one-third cash , ( lood
for three .days only.
First class corner on Iodjo { street , now
rcntintr for $ . ' } . ( K)0 ) , ( iood for a few days
for $33,000. Terms easy.
f 41 feel on Fnrnnm street , in bunin
portion , for $32,000 , , or 3 feet for $10fj
On Douglas street , ! ! feet , between 1
and 13th streets , two buildings on eat
for $35,000. , A bargain.
A good corner on Douglas for $25,0
11 fuel on Farnaiu , well improved , i
$15,000.
Good lot on South iCth street. Call
terms.
Omaha Real Estat c