The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-03

iOoi ~ uuHns t1eU, not with faint, but with
furious praise. If Mr.. Dana hates auybody-and
MS maieVolent qualities are by no means de-
spicable-he hates Horace Greeley, the gentle
man who has been spoken of, of late, not alto
gether in dieconnection with the Chinese mis-
sion. Ever since Mr.. Dana lost his position as
managing editor of the Tribune he has layished
upon Horace the elaborate eulogy which is often
no less the language of vindictiveness than of
scurrility. When old White Hat got rid of him.
he did not know
GLOW hate could burn
In hearts once changed from soft to stern,
Nor all the false and fatal zeal
Ihe convert to revenge can feel"
No one better understands the unchristian art
of hcaping Goals of fire than G. A. d. does.
Hence the lavish praise of every editorial in the
Sun which refers to Greeley, and which would
seem like sycophancy If it were not sarcasm.
Directly Dana begins painstakingly to praise
man, advise you to inquire to what degree that
mans antecedents and his eulogist's have been
blended. The asp soothes whilst it stings-so
does G. A. ID. He murders whilst he smiles, and
shakes hands in stabbing. Nevertheless he is
making of the Sun sparkling paper. 1t shines
like an opal. All its articles are brief and
bright, like pleasure. They may be said to be
not only caustic but encaustic, for the vividness
does not die out from day to day. All its intell-
gence is made to taper down to the smallest pos
sible expression. 1t seeks to enclose an "Iliad"
of meaning in nutshell of a sentence. 1t
realizes Bonaparte's idea of COMPRISING a
paragraph into sentence, and sentence into
word. 1t expresses Chang of significance in
Commodore FOote of utterance. That is the
long and short of it. 1t is a large hen on a
small griddle.
The American Institute Fair
is to commence here next Wednesday, at the
Sixty-third Street Skating Rink in this city 1t
promises to be a stupendous thing. Even now
applications have been made for several thou
sand more feet of exhibiting room than exist
The main building is 800 feet in length by ITO in
width, and at the eastern end of the rink new
edifce is building, which is to be 300 feet long
by so feet wide, and which will be devoted to the
exhibition of machinery driven by steam. Two
engines of ninety-horse power each will furnish
the motive power for the machinery on exhibit
ton. One of the features will be backsmith's
forge a new invention. The wool industry of
the United States, and the arts auxiliary thereto,
will be very fully represented, under the super
vision of the National Wool Growers Assoca-
ton. The northeast quarter of the rink
is to be occupied by the fair, which
will be classified into seven distinct
departments, viz. The department of
fine arts and education; the department of the
dwelling; the department of the dress and handl-
craft; the department of chemistry and
mineralogy; the department of engines and ma
chnery; the department of fntercommunication;
the department of agriculture and horticulture.
Each of these departments again is tp be sub
divided into seven groups, il which all articles
of kindred nature will be placed. The Rink is
to be Illuminated by four large sun chandeliers
.oIo
around the side of the building. This years
display is expected to far exceed that of all
other years. 1t is expected that the press of the
country will be fully represented, and especial
accommodations are being provided for these
representatives The award of premiums will
be made on the evening of October so, and the
fair will close on October 81. The Rink was
opened on Wednesday for the reception of
goods, which have continued pouring in ever
since, and will Sunday eXcepted) until the open
ing, next Wednesday. About $4,000 square feet
are already monopolized by exhibitors.
Ifyou Desire TO be Amused
/ advise you to secure a copy of one OF the
New York daily newspapers and read Parepa-
Rosa's advertisement of herself. On second
thoughts, however, l will cut it out and save you
the trouble VOLTA! After making the preli-
minary statement that the season will commence
on September IL, Madame Rosa continues
SIN announcing this memorable musical season
Madame Parepa-Rosa will inaugurate new epoch
in the history OF the American stage Her great sue
in Italian Opera in Europe and this country has
given her that substantial fame in her artistic career
(Which has consisted OF an uninterrupted series OF
Ovati0ns) until it has become unriyaed In popua-
rity. In London her achievements in English Opera
were equal TO those which distinguished her on the
Italian stage and her numerous musical trlumphs In
California and in the States during several seasons
and recently her wonderful display OF power before
$4,000 spectators in the great Coeum at the National
Peace Jubilee, in Boston, have united the entire
American press in pronouncng Madame Parepa-
Rosa the great lyric artistic OF the age. Her deyO
ton to the highest order OF composition and
her grateful regard for the American public, VIII
stimulate her to every possible eXerton to establish
English Opera as permanent institution in this
country"
This is musical modesty, Is it not Some kinds
of cOnceit are pardonable as, for instance, that
of the artisan who has accomplished success
after long toll and many failures that of the
youth in the first exercise of more than or
dinary powers that of the actress who suddenly
steps from the supernumerary list to the position
of walking lady, or that of the child-artist who
receives during his earliest years the reward
that is commonly granted to only mature talent
But the most miserable conceit of all is that o
the long-established cantatrice, the primG donnf
of unquestionable position and renown, wh'
makes trade Of genius and puffs music by
mOuntebankism. I'm sure Mrs. Richings Ber
nard's 'card" was not so bad as this.
The Tribune is preparing to attack
The New Play, "FOrmosa,o
on the ground of its immortality, if the editorial
In that journal may be regarded rs the shadow
OF the coming criticisms that are to emanat
from the pen of "Willie Winter Now my eX
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