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BEAUTIES OF THE CITY PARIS
A Eco Correspondent's Experiences in the
Qreat Motroplis of Fashion.
TWO CAR LOADS OF AMERICANS
The Appropriate Circumstances Un
der Which "America" ami "God
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BHUSSELS , August 20. [ Correspond-
cncn of the HEK. ] It is n Bliamn thut I
could not have written this letter in
Paris , as I intended to do. Hot weather ,
luck of time and the runny attractions of
the city arc my excuses , and they cer
tainly are acceptable ones , for a harder
week's work I never did in my life.
To see Paris in a week one must hustle.
To be sure wo did not see everything , but
wo saw enough to make us thoroughly
tired of anything that looked Parisian.
Our first impressions of the city wore
unpleasant. Driving from the depot in a
muggy old iiiiere , and gazing now and
then down the broad avenues , wo were
surprised at the sameness of their ap
pearance. We struggled with this im
pression of monotony for several days ,
but were at lost obliged to give up and
admit that Paris was a most beautiful
city.
city.For
For various reasons , one of which waste
to get somn idea of Parisian student life ,
wo took lodgings in the southwestern
part of the city , in the midst of what is
known as the Latin quarter , where the
university students live. As our landlady
told us , it was a pretty lively quarter , and
in our opinion it was one not very well
calculated for the development of philo
sophic minds. During our stay , students
and e BVyono else seemed to be having a
continuous holiday. Every day , from
morning to night and from night to
morning , the streets wore crowded with
people , many of whom were sitting in
cafes whose tables extended into the
streets , while others thronged noisily to
and fro , singing songs and having a good
time generally. I'amiaus live
ON THE 8TUKETS
rather than in their houses. In the long
warm days of summer buildings arc
almost ( Inserted and the people pass the
time under the shadoof trees , with which
most of the streets arc well lined. The
daily habits of the Frenchman are pecu
liar , as you all know , llo retires lute , and
a.s a ru utter of course rises la to. His break
fast , which is invariably taken in his
room , consists of rolls and a cup of codec
with cognac a very light meal , you
notice , compared with un American
breakfast. Then at any time from 10 to
1 o'clock ho takes a second meal , which
ho calls n dejeuner , consistinj of a steak
or chop with vegetables and wine. Again
from 0 to 8 in the evening ho takeJ his
dinner , an elaborate affair of many
courses of highly seasoned food and
plenty of good wine. The dinner is the
crowning meal of the day , and at that
time the street cafes and restaurants are
nil crowded , giving the stranger a tine
opportunity to study the character of the
people. Grape juice Hews freely at
Parisian cafes , and the number of those
who "tarry long at the wine" strikes a
temperate American ns something ap
palling. Men , women and children , rich
and poor alike , drink wine all their lives
and are taught to look upon it ns a part ,
and a big part , of their daily food. In
eplto of all this there is very hltlo drunk
enness on the streets of Paris. One sees
less trouble and fewer street brawls tlu-rc
in a week than ho sees in London in one
night Parisians are energetic , indus
trious , intellectual and polite , ami in spite
of all their well-known faults are n good
class of people to got along with. The
great amount of
IHilNlUXO DONK IN PAWS ,
and in fact all Europe , has set nut to
thinking whether the temperance move ,
ment will ever get a foothold here. Such
a thing seems really impossible at pres
ent , and , considering the temperamental
the people , I should say that the inhabi
tants of the vast wine-growing districts
of Europe would continue forever to
drink the products of their own vino-clad
hills.
Many of you have scon , and all of you
have read of , the sights of this most in
teresting city ; its pc'aces ' and parks ; its
line streets and buildings ; its wonderful
l.oiivro anil Tuilerics ; its Notre Dame ,
Invalidcs and Luxembourg ; the'greal
liois do Boulogne ; the magnificent Are
do Tnompho and the winding Seine.
One hook cannot describe nor one shorl
letter enumerate the many objects of in
terest in Paris. To appreciate her arl
galleries one must be acquainted with
the genius of agon , and to know her
streets and places one must read the
bloody scenes of the revolution and the
reign of terror.
1-or most tourists the Louvre is the
greatfl.it attraction of Paris ; so it was for
me , and I spent as much time there as , in
all other places together. The pleasure
of rumbling through iu long galleries
and gazing at the world of arl-trcasuro
which thov contain , is too great to bo de
scribed. The collodion of paintings am
sculpture , the greatest in the world , is as
extensive as it is ohuleo , and one conic
not well take u better lesson in the tine
arts than to see it.
It must bo a pleasure to live in a oitj
where art is so well appreciated and so
well patroni ejl as in Paris. 1 Can im
ngino how'much those peoplq eujoj
lifo who live In * retirement in those
peaceful villas along the Seine within i
i\ono's \ throw of.the Louvre , ami wlwro :
cast window looks out tu' | .
giant towers of Notre Dame. A short
evening's walk takes them past the cham
ber of dopulie.s , over the beautiful Place
lo In Concorde to the famous Klysian
fields and Palace of Industry. If my lot
were cast in such a place , how often I
should drive out to the
HOTEL UES 1NVALIDE3 ,
with its magnificent dome over Napo-
pon's tomb , on through the Hois 'do
iioulogno , the Hyde Park of Paris , and
up to the Arc do Triomphe. the grandest
triumphal arch in the world.
Then there is the llncl" proportioned
Madeleine , whoso graceful columns please
: ho eye ot every visitor , and near it , at
the head of the Hue do L'Onera , rises the
magnificent facade of the Opera house ,
second to none in the world in point of
size and architectural beauty. Here. too.
the sliming helmets of the National
Horse guards , which seem n part of the
opera , show that the institution is sup
plied with cash from the vaults of the
French bourse.
There are dozens of Americans in
Paris this summer. About two car-loads
of us happened to get together on a trip
down to the palace and gardens of Ver
sailles. The day was perfect , and about
twenty-five of "the b'oys" got into the
"imporinles" or roof seats of the railway
carriage. Perhaps wo didn't enjoy that
tripl And perhaps the woods along the
way didn't ring with good old American
songs and cheers for the red , white and
blue ! At Versailles wo were joined by
A I'AHTY OK ENm.ISIIMKN ,
and on the way back to Paris , after ex
changing various choral compliments ,
wo all joined in singing "America" and
"God Save the Queen. " Surely the
English-speaking nations made them
selves hoard in Franco for once. But
enough of Paris. The weather was hot
during our stay there , and wo were glad
to got away.
A few hours' ride took us northwest
into Brussels , the capital of Belgium. It
took us some time to decide to visit Brus
sels , but we are now very glad we did. I
should advise every tourist wbocan pos
sibly spare the time not to miss this line
old city. Wo were in need of rest , and
therefore wont to the Hotel do llollando ,
which wo were told was the quietest
place in the city. This wo have found to
bo true , nnd a cosier , cleaner and alto
gether more delightful hotel I never tried.
Brussels , lik many other European
cities , consists of an upper and lower
town. The upper part contains the resi
dence of the King and the mansions of
the nobles and aristocracy , and is in
every way n model place of residence.
On this physically and socially elevated
piano about twenty thousand educated
and refined Belgians live in peaceful re
tirement. They are more temperate than
Parisians , moro domestic than English
men and moro quiet than Americans ;
very fond of the good things of life , but
not given to vain and empty show. They
are near enough to all the great Euro
pean centres of art and learning to bo
under their ennobling influence , yet far
enough away to escape their vice and
degradation. Brussels has its own artists
and musicians , its own churches , palaces ,
museums , galleries and gardens , which
compare well with these of her moro
pretentious neighbors , while her
KOYAL OPKUA
has a stock company of high repute.
The princpal industry in the city is the
manufacture of luce , tor which it has
been tenowncd far upwards of two cen
turies. Tournay carpets are also made
here to u considerable extent , but Brus
sels carpets are mostly made in England ,
where they can be manufactured and
furnished to the market at a cheaper rate
than here.
French is the court language of Bel
gium , and nearly everyone speaUs it , but
n great many of the lower classes apeak
Flemish , a sentence of which sounds
moro like & series of half-suppressed
grunts than words.
Fortunately for us Professor G had
an acquaintance in Brussels , Dr. Colig-
nor , physician to the English and Amer
ican legations , and this contributed very
much to the enjoyment of our visit. The
doctor drove us through the city and
over its splendid boulevards , the sites of
ancient fortification : ) and around to his
own palatial homo. This gave mo an
opportunity whjch I had long wished for ,
of seeing the interior of an aristocratic
European residence. The swallow-tailed
concierge who bowed us in first Im
pressed mo as being very dignified and
highly respectful. And the well-bred air
of the concierge seemed to show itself in
all other parts of the house , in the other
servants , the dogs , birds , and even in the
flowers , winch grow in oriental profusion
in the courtyard and sent delicious odors
into every room. The smoking room ,
where we spent most of the owning , was
a charming apartment , with exquisitely
carved doors , a largo ornamental marble
liroplaco , on which rested two slender
columns witli gilded capitals. The fur
niture , pictures , carpets and all the ap
pointments of the room were in perfect
Keeping witli this handsome fireplace ,
which was the centre of attraction , ami
to say that I was sorry to forsake a
downy armchair and repair to my own
humbto lodgings is putting it very mild.
Our last evening in Brussels was de
lightfully spent at a classical concert in
the Place Royal , admission to which was
fifty francs , or about ton''cents , and the
next morning wo started for Cologne.
FUANZ Sr.i'KL.
Thron Stories About Trees.
Fifty railroad tins , each eight feet in
length and fixlO inches thick , were cut
from 0110 piuo tree of Dooly county ,
Georgia.
An apple tree on the promises of
Joseph t. Plonimer in Upper Swamp-
scott , Mass. , has a rose engrafted on it
that blossomed beautifully this season.
It was pure white , and had the fragrance
of the apple.
A cherry tree of the whiteoxhoart
variojyon the promises of John Capura.
of Orovillo , Cal. , bore this season .3,800
pounds of fruit. It is eighteen years old ,
, H .sixty feet high , and is six feet iu dia
meter.
RISEN FROM HIS OWN-ASHES ,
Henry Villard Once More Secures Influence
in Money Circles-
NERVOUSNESS OF GREAT MEN
A Chinese Theater The Lmtcst Fnd
in SAloonn The liberty Hoys ANew
Now Thine in Politics A
Political Salvation Army.
Bnbi Up Serenely. .
NEW Yous.Sept. 14. [ Correspondence
of the BEE.-Honry ] Villard , like the
Phajiiix , has risen from his own ashes. I
don't suppose that those who know him
best thought that he had gone completely
under when his failure was announced a
few years ago. Ho was too young and
too strong a man to bo knocked out by
one sucji blow. When ho was supposed
to be iu retirement in Germany ho was
laying his plans , and hn came back to
this country roprosontine a syndicate of
wealthy Germans , whoso faitli in him
was as deep as their pockotbooks. Like
Brother Fox Mr. Villard laid low until ho
was ready to jump high , and suddenly he
burst upon Wall street and made a pur
chase of $0,000,000 worth of stock in a
company of which he had been the pres
ident , and of which it is believed ho will
bo the president again. Mr. Villard's
famous houses in Madison avenue , back
of the cathedral , was sold after his
failure. Mr.Vhitelaw Reid , of the Tribune -
uno , buying otu , and Mr. Koswell Smith ,
of the Century , another. I suppose the
next thing Mr. Villard will do will bo to
build himself a tiuo house , and I am al
ready eager to see what it will bo liko.
His first venture was so successful arch
itecturally that I am interested to sec
what ho will do now that he has had
more exponenco.
THE VANDEIUIILT HOYS ,
with the exception of the poetic George ,
are early risers , rapid walkers and ner
vous in their movements. Chauncey M.
Depew rushes into ms ollico like a hurri
cane early in the morning , and is con
stantly on the move until ho goes homo
in the evening. Go into any of the re
sorts where prominent New Yorkers
take their luncheons , and you will be at
oncn impressed with the fact of their
nervous temperament. The brothers of
Robert Banner take their midday meal
dally at the Astor house. The moment
they drop into their seats a well trained
waiter rushes out to the carving'table
and orders their luncheon with the sup
plementary remark : "It is for the Messrs.
Banners ; hurry up. " Robert Bonnor
himselt is a man of slow movements
compared witii other Now York editors.
Stick a pin in him and lie would probably
turn about with the calmness peculiar to
the old school of Now Yorkers and ask
you what you meant. Try the same ex
periment with James Gordon Bennett ,
and he would wiieel about and oiler to
give you battle on the spot. Resort to
the same artifice with Joseph Pullitzcr
and ho would spring up with rage , turn
upon you and probably knock you out in
a jiffy. Ho is the most nervous man of
nil New York joutnalists and walks rap
idly , with his broad shoulders thrown
well back.
A CHINESE TIIRATKK.
As if Mott street were not already suf
ficiently foreign looking , it is now to have
a Chinese theater , where a Chinese com
pany , clad in $2. " > 0,000 worth of costumes ,
will perform plays five acts long that re-
qulro a whole evening for cacii act. The
foreign part of Mott street is not of great
extent , but what there is of it looks like
the oriental dreams of an opium smoker.
One has left the Bowrry scarce twenty
paces behind when ho comes to a great
telegraph polo covered up to the height
of a man's eyes witli brilliant red paper
that bristles with Chinese hieroglyphics.
Here the news of Chinatown is epitomi/.ed
Klizht and left , before and behind , are
Chinese shops for the sale of tea and
Chinese groceries , for the exchange of
money , and doubtless , if the truth was
known , for the iiidnlgeuco in opium
smoking and fan tan. Idle Chinamen
hang about the doors or loll out of the
windows' while scores of the same race
slowly march the streets. Here a Chinese
restaurant , where for 40 cents you are
served an elaborate but mysterious meal
that includes an intoxicant made from
rice , .fust as you wonder where China
town will end the street turns , and you
find yourself in a scarcely less foreign
quarter , whoso doni/cns are all Italians.
THE LATEST IN' SALOONS.
The drinking saloon glaring with
tawdry rosplcndors anil aglow with nude
art having grown commonplace in this
town , a new fashion in the ornamenta
tion of such places has developed. For
some months the thirsty have fancied
that they sipped a double joy in drinking
at an upper Broadway bar whore nearly
all the furniture is of heavy plate-glass.
All this was to h.ivo been eclipsed , howt
over , by an ambitious vendor of spirits
in Ann street , " whoso bar was to have
been an aquarium ( snakes omitted ) , and
whoso windows were to have been dec-
orati'd with living creatures of various
kinds. The consummation of all thin
splendor was either prevented or post
poned by a tire that destroyed $0,000
worth of plato glass and other orna
ments. But the newest thing in saloons
Is the "Silver Dollar , " n drinking place
In the heart of the squalid but busy Polish -
ish district. Its sign is n gigantic
counterfeit presentment of the coin that
wo all complain of and are all industri
ously after , while specimens of the verit
able coin it-elf areto bo cemented Into the
floor and screwed to the handles of the
beer pumps. In all TOO of thcso illusive
discs will pave the floor and armor-plato
various articles of furniture. The pro
prietor says , philosophically , that , if the
liecls of customers wear off the faces of
the coins lie will cheerfully replace the
damaged pieces with others fresli from
the mint.
THE MIIKHTY llOYS.
Wu are promised a new thing in poli
tics this fall. A know-nothing fraternity
proposes to parade tlio city after the
lasliion of the Salvation army , with boy
drum corps and perhaps women tambou-
rinists , to gain recruits for the American
party. Open-air and indoor meetings
will bo held at convenient points , and
converts on probation will bo dragged
into the fold and roado ever into useful
members. It is n "great scheme , " and
it may bo successful. At any rate , the
new American party here says it is deter
mined to let no grass grow under its
feet , and to have its say in the presiden
tial year , when the American veto will
settle the electoral vote of this state.
The political Salvation army is under
the sponsorship of Horace Grccloy
camp No. 1. Patriotic Order of Liberty
Boys , who will bo representedof course ,
by "delegates at the convention to bo hold
in Philadelphia. The order is a secret
one , but it lias been well named. The
Liberty Boys of New York were a power
iu their day , and their battle witli the
British soldiery on Golden Hill ( John
street ) antedated Lexington by several
years.
THE DRY OOODS DISTRICT
is now ono of the sights of the town. The
stores are crammed with buyers , and
salesmen , packets , porters , bookkeepers
and truckmen are kept on the jump. 'I ho
lights are not extinguished till a late
hour , and then tlm houses cannot catch
up witli their onlers. The rush of buy
ers and the activity of the army they set
busy attending to their wants resemble
the stir of a general training.
The sidewalks on Thomas , Worth ,
Leonard , Franklin. White , Walker , Lis-
pnnard and Church streets are covered
with heavv boxes. West Broadway at
H. B. Clallin < fc Co''s is-m the same con
dition. The piles of boxes packed with
goods is at some points as high as a load
of hay. The streets are full of trucks ,
loading , loaded or unloading. From the
elevated railroad the cross streets look
like hives of active bees. THISTLE ,
ACTOnS' AGES.
John Gilbert was bora at Boston In 1S10.
Frank Mayo was born at Boston in IW.i.
Nell Hiirtcess was born at Boston In 1840.
M. U. Curtis was born at Detroit in Wil.
Catharine Lewis wn born in Wales Iu 18T/6 ,
Emma Abbott was born at I'curla In 1851.
Annie Louise Gary was born in Maine in
1842.
1842.Mrs. . John Drew was born In England In
1S18.
1S18.Kfllo Kllslcr was born at Philadelphia In
1858.
,1. K. Kmtnct was born at St. Louis In 1841.
Kose KytluKo was born at Philadelphia in
1835.
1835.Vililam J. Florence was born at Albany In
lb.il.
lb.il.Clara Morris was born at Cleveland , O. , In
1650.
Louisa Aldrich was born in Ohio In Octo
ber 184S.
Minnie Hauk was born at tfew Orleans In
1850.
1850.Mmul Granger was born iu Connecticut In
I84i. (
I84i.Kate Klaxton was born at New York In
18 IS.
Itnlo Campanlnl was born at Parma , Italy ,
in 1840.
Milton Nobles was born at Cincinnati In
1847.
Maggie Mitchell was born at New York In
1S33 ,
Clmrles W. Couldock was born at London
In 1815.
Fanny Davenport was born at London In
Jb50.
Jb50.Rose
Rose Coghlan was born at Petorboro.Eng. ,
In 1S53.
Etelka Gcrster was born at Kassa , Hun-
cary , In 1855.
Frank Chanfrau was born at New York in
February , 1SM. !
Christine Nilsson was born at Hussaly ,
Sweden , In 1S43.
Llllio Langtry was born at St. Helens , Jer
sey. In 1SV ) .
Chnrlotta Crnbtroo ( Lotta ) was born at
Now York In 184T.
Stuelo Mackaye was born at Buffalo In De
cember , 1843.
Frank C. Bangs was born in Virginia in
October , Its'tr.
Tom Hi-one was born at New York city In
October. Ib40.
.loliu II. Stoddard was burn at Yorkshire ,
England , in 1827.
Marsnret Mather was born near Toronto in
October. lb.VJ.
Clara Loulho Kellogg was born at Suuiter-
ville , S. C. , In 184'-1.
Lawrence Barrutt was born at Paterson.N.
J. , in April , In 1838.
John Lostcr Wnllack was born at New
York In January , 1810.
William Warren , jr. , was born at Philadel
phia Iu November , IblO.
Edwin Booth was born at Helalr , near
Baltimore , In November , 1S33.
Arthur McKen Uankln was born at Sand
wich. Out. , In February , 18H.
ACIH" ' Booth was born In Sydney , . , Now
South Wales , in October , 181. *
Joseph JelTersnn ( the third ) was born at
Philadelphia , In FebruaryIMS ) .
"Mamma , what Is color blind ? " asked Ilt-
tlo Nell "Inability to tell one color trom
another , my dear. " "Then 1 guess tint man
that made my geography is color blind , because -
cause he's got Uieeulaud down painted yel
low. "
History of Grant's Illnrns.
NEW Yomc , Sept. 17. ( Special Telegram
to the BEF. | Dr. John S. Douclas who has
been in broken health and fortune since his
attendance of General Grant In his last Ill
ness , has about completed his history of the
dead general's case , llo says ids trip last
winter did him { no good and though ho U
somewhat better now there are days when
he almost gives up hono. lie received 87,000
from the Grant family for his medical ser
vices and 55,000 which Graut requested
should bo clveu him over nud above his
niedic.il bills au a token ot liU
aUectluu ,
THE LOVELY MISS WINSLOW , '
The Charming Girl Who Will bo the Bella
of the doming Season.
ROSCOE CONKLING'S SISTER.
An Odd Diversion Tor Young Girls
Tlio Litltlo Church Around tlio
Corner An Excltlnn Scene
Clnra llello'n Letter.
NEW YOIIK , Sept , 15. [ Correspond
ence of the BEE. ] That small but fa
mous section of New York society known
as "society , " just as though there were
no people outside of it worthy of high
social consideration , always knows every
September what girl is going to bo the
leading hello for the ensuing winter
season. She must in every case bo a
"bud. " That is she bo
to say , must a J
debutante in society , and she can in no
possible event hold sway for n second '
winter. There is no second term business - <
ness about it. She must glvo way to a
successor as soon as one season takes
away her novelty. Influential matrons
seek for these treasures among their rel
atives , for it is a great distinction to
chaperone and bo sponsor for what may
be denominated the queen of the winter.
Miss \Vinslow will hold the proud and
conspicuous position during the ensuing
cold weather gayeties. There is no moro
doubt about it than that the world docs
move. The question is definitely settled ,
and society accepts the choice. Miss
Winslow is a fair young girl , and almost
a positive beauty. She comes from Al
bany , nud is brought to town by Mrs.
Townsend Burden , a lady of secured
place and many millions. Miss Winslow
has already made her debut at Newport ,
where , like the professional beauties of
the stage , she has been exploited in a
manner to get her into extended notice.
The Duke of Marlborough , whoso ollicial
record in the British divorce court is un
rivalled , was refused admission to most
Newport houses. There were two nota
ble exceptions to the inhospitality. The
original and independent Mrs. Paran
Stevens favored him with entertain
ment , and has been berated in print for
doing so. The other breaker of the
Marlborough boycott was Mrs. Townsend -
send Burden , who had him at dinner and
who put her debutante ,
MISS WINSLOW ,
on his arm for several promenades at
public occasions. That was regarded as
a device to bring the lovely and irre
proachable girl into attention , and it
succeeded , for it made her discussed
widely , without any reflection on her , for
whatever blame was expressed lay
against the chaperone. You will hear u
great deal of Miss Winslow before spring.
Wo are wont to censure actresses for
resorting to questionable advertising de
vices of conduct. Every instance of that
sort can , I doubt not , bo duplicated in
fashionable lifo. Miss Dora Webber is
quite within the limits of the Astor cir
cle. She is a cousin of the family , if I
am not mistaken , nud anyhow she is a
social associate. She is an out-door
maiden , devoted to equestrianism and
other Lnglishy sports , including pigeon
shooting. Sho" can USD a rifle with con
siderable skill , and the other day at
Codarhurst I saw her participate in an
impromptu match in which she was not
at the bottom of a list including half a
dozen gentlemen. And she was away
ahead of the lot In peculiarity. I don't
like the smell of gunpowder , and every
puff ol smoke from a rifle distressed my
nostrils like a coward in battlo. But
when Miss Wubbur brought her pretty
weapon to her delicately shrugged shoul
der , squinted her eye roguishly along the
barrel and pulled tlio trigger , n delight
ful scent of violet almost overcame tlio
stench of burnt powder. She had mixed
powdered perfume with her ammunition.
' 'I always do it , " she explained ; "and if
ever there is another war in this country
1 am going to recommend the practice to
tlio government , so as to avert one of tlio
horrors of carnage. "
A ripple ot talk in Fifth avenue is
caused by a bit ot trouble which a tourist
belle encountered in the custom house.
She was searched for dutiable articles ,
and the examination was , for some rea
son or other , exteudcd to her bustle. It
is presumed that information had been
forwarded on which to act. The lady
had boasted before her London friends of
how she meant to smuggle a lot of lace
into Now York. She was caught at it ,
and had to pay duty , narrowly escaping
a confiscation of the articles. It chanced
that the searcher was uono other than
Mrs. Margaret Stcelo ,
A SlbTEU OK UOSCOE CONKLIXO.
She is n widow without fortune , and has
been in this peculiar branch of the public
service for ten years. She is as handsome
as her distinguished brother , and can
search a gentle smuggler very impress
ively.
Tlio odd diversion of the week for
Fifth avenue girls has been to go , adven
turously but under proper escort , to the
curious little race course of the Turf
club , where there are seven laps to a
mile , and the races are of course farcical.
Gambling is tlio solo purpose.
About eight hundred people , nil told ,
wore present at the time of the writer's
visit. It included the very toughest look
ing representatives of low lifo in the city.
Broken down sports , who told and retold
the stones of their former great win
nings and losses on race tracks , were in
abundance. Young boys whoso purses
were evidently strained by the half dollar
elmrpod for admission were too numer
ous. Cheap looking men of all ages , who
might have t'oiuu from six-dollars-a-week
places in stores or from no occupation at
all , were the most numerous. And there
were about a score of women , most of
thorn elderly. A good many of the men
were hopelessly , drunk before the third
race. Many went broke on the lirst , al
though the prho of a pool ticket is only
two dollars. Tlio women wore por.iibtpnt
gamblers on the pseudo events , but it was
a cheerful feature that they won at least
half the time. They went through no
nonsense of Intrusting their bills to
while-capped messenger boys , of whom
there wore none ; they did not even give
their money to their mule friends ; they
went directly to the pool-sellers , took
their places in the lines before the board *
nud bought their choices as calmly as if
they were securing dross goods nt a
down-town store. They were treated
with the utmost politeness by all present.
No comments , open or concealed , were
made upon their actions. The luckiest ( ? )
woman was ono about iifty years old
ouo of the
LEAK. QUICK-SIOVINO WOMEN
who do their own housework to save the
expense of n servant , and collect routs
from their real estate , or cut oil' coupons
from their bonds at the tirst of every
month with unflinching regularity. She
never played "straight , " but bought two
tickets lor "place" on each event. One
of these tickets covered tlio favorite and
the other some short horse. Somehow or
other it usually happened that she won
on both tickets. At the end of a race she
hastened to a place in the line of winners
anxious to cash in , and never conde
scended to lose the dmio per ticket for
which she might have saved the trouble
of waiting by selling it nt that reduction
to a very accommodating man with a
long purto fattened with small bills. This
man usually secured about half of the
winning tickets , and so made a fair in
come for tlio day , as no "placo" pool ?
sold for less than a hundred , and no
"straight" less than forty tickets.
Tlio Little Church Around the Corner
has seen some remarkable ceremonies In
weddings as well as funerals , though a
funeral was its starting point in popular
ity. No family has contributed moro
liberally to Its fame than the Wallacks.
It was from this church , some years ago ,
that Florence Wallack , solo daughter of
the manager's house and heart , was made
the bride of Arthur Sowall. That was a
funny wedding. The church was crowded
to the doors. The dramatic profession
alone filled it , and the large society con
tingent that patronized Wallack's theatre
was out in full force. It was high noon ,
and the packed throng waited impa
tiently the coming of the bride. A mur
mur of voices , and a halt in the vestibule
told that something was wrong. The
gallant Luster , prepared to give away his
daughter with cheerful alacrity , had got
out of his carriage and offered his arm to
the festively arrayed Florence , when that
young lady stopped : " Where's the
music ? " said she.
"Come on , " said papa ; ' 'you are al
ways late. Thoro's vour cue. Go on.
Don't keep the stage waiting. "
"i won't bo married without music ; I
was to have a wedding march ;
IT'S A SIIAMIC ;
I won't move a step , " stormed the disap
pointed girl.
"Oh , Florry , never mind ; go on , "
plead Sowall , with his prospective
mother-in-law on his arm.
" 1 shan't1 !
"Florence , do you want to break your
poor mother's heart ? " whimpered Mrs.
Wnllack.
"Well , it's n shame , and I protest , "
said Florence , ns she started through
the doors. Spying the loader of her
father's orchestra , Tom Baker , she gave
him a dressing when some distance up
the aisle.
"Pretty thing this , Mr. Baker , " cried
the young lady. "You promised to have
the full orchestra , and hero there's
not a "
The rest was lost , ns Lester rushed her
up to the altar and gave her away as
quickly as ho could. Whatever Dr.
Houghtou said conceri.inir the marriage
relation , it is doubtful if Florence Wal
lack hoard it. Site took mouthful after
mouthtul of iior bridal bouquet , and
showered the petals on her lace veil. As
she left the chancel rail , she took up the
subject of her wrongs and vowed It was
a case of shameful neglect that she , of
all persons , should be married without
mu iic.
Then again , although the occasion was
afterward , the Wallaces ligurod in tlio
Little Church Around the Corner. There
is no doubt that Le.stcr Wallack loved
Actor Harry Moutagiio truly , and , when
that lamented young man's body was
brought here for burial. Lester w"is ; by
common consent the chief mourner. He
called on hid dramatic experience for
proper deportment. It was tlio hottest
day of summer , and when the church
was reached , there in the broiling sun ,
outside tlio door , was n mound covered
with violet velvet embroidered in gold.
It looked like
Till : 11AIIY ELEVHANT
with his ring trappings on ; but for all
that it WAS the casket containing poor
Montague , and the remarkable pall had
come from the theatre. Pretty soon Mr.
Walluck , who had just arrived from his
yacht , got all made up for the part , and
the procession started into tlio church.
1-irst , Dr. Houghton , then some altar
boyb , and then the casket borne on
shoulders , with next the pall-bearers ; .1
little space to give duo ollVet , and next
Mr. \ \ allaoK , dragging ono foot alter the
oilier in true melo-dramatio style , his
oyns fixed , a black bordered handker
chief in ono hand , uno black glovu on.
and its mate , with a hut with a weed
plume upon it , carried in the other , ho
was a spectacle of woe , and the sort of
ono that provoked many a concealed
smilo. 1 don't believe anyone in church
that day over forgot the really funny
business of poor Montaguo' * chief and
sincere mourner.
But it was reserved for bride lately
to sutler a complication of accident ? , and
get married after till , in that svm little
church. Thu young lady loft iJio hunsn
and got ten blpeko away when nlic du
covered that she had not put on Iior bri
dal veil. This was no fool of a veil ,
cither. It was not tlio regulation square
of bloudo lace , but a lovely Brussels net ,
richly wrought by the nuns in tlm con
vent of the Saoro Co.sur in Montreal.
Back went the bride for this gorgeous
portion of her raiment. It was turowu
over her in tlio carriage , and the wed
ding procession again started. This time
a breath ot air produced an inclination
to snooze. The poor bride repressed it ,
but it escaped at last , and , oh , horror on
horror's head' ' her white satin waist split
from bolt to shoulder. Here occurred a
halt. This time at a little shop where
thread and needle were obtained , and the
gaping space with dilllculty was cov
ered.
At last , much too late , that unfortu
nate woman reached tlio church. In
stepping nervously Irom the carriage tlio
lace bottom of
AN UNDER I'ETTICOAT
caught on tliu htep , and she felt the fast
ening give way. Kvery stop up the aisle
she could feel that cruel skirt slip , slip ,
till she feared she would have to step out
of it nt the very altar. She took a grip
on the side , and on she went. During
the entire service she clung to it liku
grim death. She let go tor a moment to
got her glove oil' for the ring , and when
she resumed her hold she felt that it had
gained on her. Like Florence Wallack ,
she might have been married with the
catechism or the churching of women ,
for all she knew. She had these thoughts :
"Will that petticoat bo dropped in tlio
, or will I shed it on the sidewalk
before tlio mob as 1 climb into the car
riage ? Is it tlio lawn skirt , with three
rullieH of valleiioienniis , or i.s it that
little blue embroidered cashmere ma
made mo wear so I wouldn't take cold ? "
Tlio perspiration started on her pallid
brow as she hurriedly made the re
sponses , and half fainting made her way
down the aisles.
"Don't lese your prescnco of mind ,
dear,1' whispered the young husband.
"It's my petticoat I'm losing , " returned
the lady , pettishly.
When once iu tlio carriage the ? enil-
mental bridegroom pressed her hand and
said : "At last the pri/.e is mine. "
She said the same thing as shu kicked
the dreadful petticoat under the earnugo
seat. It was the woolen one.
CLAHA BELLI : .
Merit nouuil to Mo
San Francisco Chronicle : I was read
ing a long and learned article written by
one of those follows who think out
things , some time ago , on the recogni
tion of merit in this country. Uccogniza
merit ! Of course wo recognize merit.
Wo can't help it. Wo'vo got to do it.
Merit gets up and whoops till you do
recognize it. It's like a kid at n dinner
table. It howls till it gets the lump of
sugar , and then it is quiet till the sugar is
gone. Do you suppose wo would
take any notice of merit if
ti didn't gel up and whoop ?
True , there are two or three clover people
ple whoso names ono very rarely sees
in the newspapers. But they don't
amount to much. They do olever work ;
they invent important machiues ; they
make great scientific discoveries. That's
all right , but generally its only when
somebody steals their ideas anil practi
cally waves thorn in the face of the pub
lic that their features become manifest
and then nobody ever hears of them.
This is a patent medicine world , my mas
ter.si It is the man that sells corn plas
ters on the corner of a street from a
napthu-lit buggy and not the chiropodist
up two flights of stairs that
gets the notice. It is the enter
prising ignoramus who docs not know
that medical science has gone nil through
his theories and thrown them out into
the dust heap , who rushes into print and
persuades the masses he must bo in ad
vance of his times. The wise old phy
sician sits in his back ofllco and smiles.
It is the fresh astronomer who Is begin
ning nb initio who writes these wonder
ful theories about the stars that provoke
arguments among everybody exccut tlio
men who know anything about It. It is
the new electrician who patents applica
tions of electricity that wt-ro
failures a century ago , only ho
thinks nobodv over tried them , It Gan-
lee had never had his little troubles the
magazines to-day would publish as a
brilliant scientific discovery that the
earth moves , and some few would refuse
to credit him with tlio origin of it. In tin :
days of old people tested and proved
everything bctorc thov ventured to believe -
liovo it or gave it to tiio world. To-day
when a follow simply thinks a thing ho
can ru h into print and bo famous be *
fora science or art can prove what an
idiot he is.
But people got on in the world , per
haps , all the better for I hat. Men hide
their light under a bushel , but they take
precious good care the bushel will take
lire and burn. An article appeared in an
eastern review a few months ago on an
important question. It read liio ; a very
clever article , and full of valuable con
clusions and information. I was talking
with : i gentleman who is thoroughly fa
miliar with the question , but who does
not write. I referred to thi.s article and
asKcd him if ho had read it.
"Yds , " ho said , "I read it. Thnro'd
only ono objection to it. All his facts
A Statun ol' Hoary Wnrd
Nr.w YOIIK , Sniit. 17. [ Special
to the Bii.J : : J. Q. A. Waid will receive the
commission fur the statuu ot Henry Ward
Bccctier , to Im erected In Brooklyn , Tlm
BtatiiQ will be of brou/.o on a cranlto pudi-stal.
Tlio money available Is 825,000 , hut It IB < * x <
ncctod considerable moio will bo raised.
The pedestal will bo iiilorncu with Hcenca
fiom licecliei'fa life.
Annttinr Papltnl Water Famine.
W \SHI.VITOV , Sent. 17. Another water
faiiiliid Is upon the greater poilion of this
i.'iU , caiiscil by the thhd break within a short
H-I'KV > t nine of the water nialiinlilei ) sup-
j. y nil ot WudUlubluu MOII > > of L street ,