Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-25
10 tie Editors of The Enquirer.

NEW YORK, December lst, 1916
Dear Sirs: The festivities and galety OF tins
metropolis have returned with the return OF
iros, and furs The ''wotld,n you know, goes out
If town TO take an airing once year Sarato-
"a d Newport, The Mineral Springs and me
Sea-shore, are the receptacles oil The iashion
and the folly Of this fashionable and foolish
.world" There they drink The waters, OF take
their drives, or indulge IN the healthill exer-
else OF bowling, or the more fascinating o!l.
lards-eilher or all. They get up their fancy
balls; make ridiculous puppct shows 10 costumes
aud characters which they have not the know
ledge 10 SUSTAIN engage 10 li'tations, int'igues
and amour, and, most ridiculous of all, thefc,
"lte human form divine peaches on The do
mans Of monkey dom in attempting the waltz
If the Hur.ar,an canai}e. yeiept tho P"iba
Bnt the "world" h,s returned, aud The note =
preparation, for the season Las already
sou ded IL promises 10 bea season br liant be-
yond lis predecessors.
The first peculiarly which strikes The ooser
yer OF society, in he mm.rcal metrop lis, Is
the increasing taste oflnc people for refined and
elevated music The success OF the Italian
Opera Company, under The management Of Mr.
FRY, is 10 longer problematlcal. Several OF
the Operas Of The worlds great masters have
already been produced IN style OF great mag
nl6cence, and the numerous and highly aPpre-
ciative audience. which stned, delighted, TO
their perlor nance of the wtnderfu Truth and
Laborde, and the beautiful ann interesting Patti,
are commentary enough upon the taste oil New
Workers, and their capacities for musical en-
-, ment But, unfortunately, since eme"tes are
getting 10 be fashionable The 0pers aust come
IN Tor ~ s.afe; and enedelt like his great pro-
owe of The dramatic void, IS becoming a
Zero of the sage as well rs on il. Bcnedett
vas foolish enough 10 say, The other night, while
Lucrez a Burg,a b.la, performed. that La
bordc made herself ridiculous in Norma, ard
that nc would not take the part Of Pol zone 10
her Norma, as announced for Friday, ito-nlghtD
w.,crcupnn Mr. Manager Fry caic before the
curtain after the first act, and to the audience
what the naughty Bened III had been guilty Of
r. Fry was Warmly checred. and Nr Bene
d It'll III his next appearance, was quite as VI
.urou~ly Kissed. The Dc!Iigerents than had
meeting iehinI the scenes. Ir. BeGcde,i said
that Mr.. Frs hal not told The audience the
truth that he lied. whercupon Mr.. Fry planted
"rght-hander, sulgarly called a "ten-slrlke, :
between the two eye, of ir BenedettI, and VIZ
Benedelt drew his sword, made a pass at Nlf.
FRY, wounding him III the hand, and doing some
damage 10 5nndry by ISLANDERS The part~s were
Then separated. 4 meeting Of the subscribers was
then held and Benedict agreed 10 sing, as an
nounced for tonight X remains TO be seen
whether he will keep his promise, or brave the
lndign ation OF the public. aud seal his fate with
" forever BY breaking il. The public apPrc
ciatc his excellent qualities IS q musician; but
he must learn that they can do without, him Tor
they VIII no; tolerate meanness in the man, nor
brook an insult 10 20 hi.hly accomplished and
amiab 4 lady as Madame LabUrdc. We shall
see what we shall sec.
So Macready is going TO sue Forrest. Pay
what is the reason; Surely it cannot be 10
mulct him in damsgesl and, as Tor the Judg-
meni of jury, it IS no, worth the having. He
has olrcaty the judgment Of the American PEG
pie in his favor. The press are unanimous in
condemnation of FORESTS i'll timed and ungen-
temanly note in reply to Mr.. Aacready's re.
marks before the Philadelphia audience. II is
believed that such an emphatic rcbuke has been
administered iE this instance, that our neighhors
across the water will learn from it that the
American people will not tolerate ruiianism and
bravado, whether native or foreign. Tic pub
lie sentiment, pow 50 entirely N favor OF Mr..
Macready, W lie it vindicates the people at
large !ro.a the un,entlemanly conduct Of one OF
their number, will also contribute 10 make that
genlleman's professional tour in this country
more lucrative than il otherwise would have
been. What more can he expect from the judg-
ment of Jury,
The weather continues mild and delightful
1t is the pleasantest autumn of many year
The prospect now is, that navigation will not
close until the merchandise now being forward
ed shall all have reached its destination
DEMOCRlTUS.
[More weiehty mater has hitherto excluded
these spirited "uoles" o; our correspondent. The
Italian opera emeute was allayed by the fiery
Italian playing on the %, and making an awk-
ward apology 10 The spirrtuelte Laoorde, in pub