The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-03
THE xyw YORK WELCOME 70 DICKENS.

From the New York Herald, Fob. Q, 1922
The Grand Metropolitan Festival ana Hall tn
be Given to Charles Dickens-Thc First Lit
erary Movement.
We give to-day one Of the most important documents
ever placed before this breathing world the eel.
sbration OF the birthday OF Homer In Athens, during
msmory Of sSaispssrs. oeisSrasd IN England, on ths
9Th Of June, l7as old style 1t the preliminary pro.
s,.n sua "a Ss Se Soa and poso
phya the virtue and genius OF New York, 10 DO given
10 Charles Dickens the immortal Boz, on his arrival in
this mighty democratic metropolis.
Read reflect aud prepare yourselves, ladies and gen.
temcn. Next week will constitute in tho litera
Now York has 10 step forward and welcome tho greatest
original gen,usof the agethe very Shakespeare OF tho
newspaper pres. This grand and glorious movement
will outsrp that given TO the heroic Lafayette
fifteen years ago. II Will embrace all classes Gil tai.
entsall the humani,les Of lifeprcs Of tickets only
Bank stock. Some Of the gandees OF tie age proposed
put the price Of tickets al SO, 9l0 but in
n .ns q ss. m a., aud Vie
down 10 s., admitting lady and gentleman. Further
preparations are making All The artists in town are
Lsfsvrs down 20 Madame Ladrago-ali the tacn over
whslmed with orders for vests coats
for cs.l-no credit. All these prepMa'ions-and the
county-and OF tho imperial city OF New YORK. Charles
Dickens 10 self made geniusequa 10 any OF the mas
ter spirits that have given an impulse 10 civilization
from the time OF Moses and Homer TO Joe smith, The
Mormon. He began life q simple police reror FOR
q London morning paper, ard he now al tee head OF
an original species OF literature which Is full OF phoec.
ply, virtue, humanity and intellectual movement Ho-
raised the simple ballads OF Ionia into the lofty epic
OF oil Gresce-Shakspeare the old fashioned chronicles
OF Hollingshsad Into the majestic tragedy OF Engish
heratureSco't the border tales OF Scotland into The
classical noyol-but Dickens, beginning 81 distinct
point In modern society and starting from the ncwsps.
per press has elevated the simple police reports into
new, classical aud original species Of literature that bids
fair 10 outsirp every mental emsn that has rrsce
ded H. and TO leave It's fertlrng traces wherever It's
spirit is understood. He 10 the Burns-the Bcranger-
OF the police report and such lot him b honored
master spirits OF the human OF those grost
minds thai seize upon the salient points Of the age and
give 10 q and Interesting direction. Dickens ~ .
reporter for daily pspsr-ss an editor OF daily pa
psras contrbutof TO the periodical has been deipg
In England what have been doing In this country
revortonixing the Anna Maria Rosa Matilda, twaddng
school OF literature and going into the real world and
real events Of human lie 10 pick up mstsfa aud cen.
sraxs living characters Tor tbs aavsntaGe inssruoon
ssd amusement OF the word around Us. In the columns
Of the NV YosK HxRAIp mauy scenes can be found
that will compare With the most finished In Bozs works
Tue sources or each are aks-hs realities OF e-snd
hence thsv similituds.
Let 10 therefore bid welcome 10 Chsrlss Dickens ne
deserves all the honor NO smother him With short
Of absolute su6ocasion Hurrahi
vsloonp TO cHARfpe no, skti 20 20 ov ~
uyruN gHS pREcrroS A cosnrTSs or crrypys oy
rsw TORE, AT TIE PARK rssArax, ran syDNISo oy
rvs 11ru or yrSxUARr s1xr
II having been announced In the public pr!nts that
Mr. Charles Dickens had landed the UalteA States
numerous meeting Of citizens vas held - che Asor
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