, 1866-11-18

present way Of doing things. This Ii iatal-
NY Of progress. The young people of.to-day
LITE not what they used to be. How often
hare you heard your good old grandmother
ssy so! Whether this change Is for the bet
Ter or not, there is difference of opinion.
You think It is. Your grandmother thinks
not. But If 1t is not, you cannot help 1t In
aud IL would be simply absurd
for you to attempt 10 reform the whole
world. or even that very small but very im'
po'tant portion Of 1t, which comprises -FOUR
SET"
For instance, the opera Is here for Ger
tain time, ard that 3 very short seas n. II |
you want to get your proportion OF operatic
enjoyment yon must go during that time. !
A young man has number OF young Lady |
friends whom he must take. IT he took only
one, or even two, the others would be
slighted. 4 young lady must 80 just as
often Ms possible, for If she did not it would |
be remarked Immediately that her next door
nefghbor received more attention than she
did, and II she only went with one gentle |
man It would be '.all over town. that she
was engaged! So every day during the
opera season is spcut IN preparations, and
every evening is taken up In sitting and
smiling, with the delightful consciousness
rhat she is being looked at. This routine is
5igidiy followed, regardless Of bad colds and
nervous headaches. This might be different
If the olcra were here all the year round, but
thnt Is not the young 1ady's fault. 4 new
star at the theatre, the periodical Phtlhas-
monic, novelty at the Opera House, must
all be seer, or It ncces>itates the drcadtnl al
s.'nAe ~ o..t' A '-~ 1F'~'
VA:a" Feao'S"'"'
ihe phohe amufements ABOVE 90 aot al
iofo attfaet1ons enough IN themselves iof
rue Nlntef. 1onne men olm oanc'os elops
aIa o.ag soanE lauieS ~ tu'n a'essss oae
% ln,o 'ne eoiu u'sat ~, a.ts. or. u"ua.a
...s "uusu s W ~ 'ar - a"u."y "A,. .ssNs sns'
e's.e " "au.'"e' euppt' ot 3"u.h
ladtcs nor oeies equal 10 tas oemana, the
same SCI naFe 10 serve several e4uos' ano IN
'n,s "as nave 10 serse nsuss .z,-
lpen u laoy OF noasenota .n.nss sns
ouEns ~ euo" ns1 ,a-'3 n1saus eo'.s spesA'
MARX Oh cone'oeta'lon' aho oee'aes 10 'eeea9s, az
IN qnannues' Oh SONG one evening" ~ "tass
to divide among them several hundred ool-
lars worth OF refreshments. The house Is
e.ea.ea ot al ,.s .p 1no an er
II may he confortahle. 4 dark- -hued ind,-
,,ar.1 t. s.o+;onu1 Al tbo an,r and al e..cb
.n.a. .-,tr.s - ,a.ks .,,a - = +ho,,oh ho hoa
lust f,nishcd reading one Of Andrew John
rn'.s.tse Sl ~ .4,t.s thnr -, - hnnd,a;.
npd nnttt.d norr sto,,s tbav con,a
| looking In one Darticular like the picture OF
| The Apostles which N. P, Willis saw on the
| Continent of Europe. as though they had
lust come out of q band-box.
ar..,s ha.,.. st.as. - ~. nv.
| trance to the largo parlos, and thongh she
! pays DO attention to the guests as they come
| in shiyc.ing from cold, she Is delighted to zee
them as soon IS they have made themselves
.presentahlc, That is generally the first and
last glimpse she has Of them during the whole
evening.
Five musicians stationed In the hall soo1
begin to make a very loud noise, and tht
leader. in a slightly raised tone of voice
with a Tcutouic accent, engineers the part,
through q dance, and waltz, aud march
until the supper room ia thrown open. Thi
develops the forgiying disposition Of ever.
roupe ladr In the room who wears n Ion:
l7css, and requires cizcumspcction on th
| mart Of Young men. ttpt would 49, ~: !. H.
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n.sa'osuas Ma - oealoss. :. - aSsaoh. .,.. .n,
| Yn ~ .
apparent Immediately after getting home, G
: even carly the next morning. The only POI
. kible objection Is that all Of the guests wh
nrc In a way to do 1t, feel themselves calle
and 1t requires, with other duties to socict.
r every evening In the winter 10 keep up nit
: tho entire set. And this is making . bus
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MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
The latest production Of NJ YictoEine Sa
! don. the popular French drama.fst, entitla
= Scs Rons TWcqeois, which means Our -'o'
:, Country Cosssi.s, OF something very like
:. | and Ia at present the rage; SO that VIC m,
II e1peet ~ "uo ~ ur :,
- jealousy with which the paysans in the yici
- tr of Paris regard all Pafisians, who cot
. to live among then, or to spend their gu
- | ncr months, Like all Of II. Sarl1on'a pla,
It opens. eomic4lly but turns into a me
- drama before the de7,oue,aens. The little '
. ,,ce Of Bousy .le-Tetre has Baron for May
10 al Tn'cn o',ae"s' r'o'4" % "a1 ~ ..sst,r ~
" c,,cd looking upon It rs an fnfrirE Ement
~ cr,ztnc,ncr. They watch for m emporium
~ " ~ make him trnuh,e. and haye him
III mo~na "a makr matters worse.
~ ~et,,ed p-cen.orocer. Morrison. establis1
ae n,,.s1f smong them and nurposes for
81 -.r,,iraer or III. s.v. tn fsh onietlv in
or rel. .trcsm nrarhr- nut be ia destined
up a., T., +-,nh1,d waters. for the three ct
ill citizens consider II sacred oa1s 70 n!sa
All the fish away on every OCCASION tna. r.
nd grcen.grocer sets himselt TO angling. l.
nm with other incidents, makes up Iee COM
m. Of the first two acts. Then the cramn
gins. F7oupin has an ambition to be Ma.