The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-05
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Academy of Design.

Academy of Design.
] his fashionable resort was opened on Wednesday
lovers of art there. A great many fashionable
people were and there was a good deal of gabbling
about pre-Raphaelitsm NJ. Ruskn, and other pretty
abstrusities that few present knew much about.
The newest fashions, the most costly dresses, the
raciest gossip the most spotess nen and jewelry of
the most dazzling sparke-all were there. But the
art element was absent / sat for several hours on
one of the seats admiring the influx and eflux of
silk and satin, ewelry and rings, and with
my ears sweety charmed in the melodious buzz of
the fashion-gossip OF the few expressions of
artistic opinion / heard one was to the effect that
the most imposing picture present was that of
Shreyer called the "Charge Of the French Cavalry
at Waterloo" The late James Cailertys portrait is
hung with some of his works. but none OF these
works number among his best. There were some
very fine wood-scenes by George Innes, moon.
light scene by Hammer, and Nedder's "Death of
Abel" Kaulbach's "Meeting of Mary Stuart and
Queen Elizabeth naturally attracted great deal of
WSch the genius Of Ristor gave birth When e was
here The regular season commenced last night,
Wednesdays view being an altogether private one.
The ''Universe,"
the spiritualst and progressive newspaper which
has been hitherto published at Chicago, is, after
January lst, to go to press in this city. 1t is semi
weekly newspaper, in which correspondence, edi-
torals poetry tales, Sketches and clippings all
deal in two subects-Women and Spirits. 1t is a COM
binaton Of the Banner Of Lght ana r. golnli@n One
Imagine woman attending to that department
and tonng down the nastiness so as TO render it
suitable for reading in the family circle The family
circle Of the theatre is the more advisable place for
it. The West its publishers say, has supported it,
but New York. it is suspected, witt support it better.
1t will lose the spicy and spiritual correspondence
from New York which was one Of it's attractions
but It viii gain a local miscellany of scandal and
Home for Fallen Men.
This Is the title of charitable institution contem-
plated by the large-hearted editresses of the ReUo
tion. 1t is intended for those poor lost males who
have nowhere to lay their heads, and wouldn't lay
them there even if they had it, Or it is intended as
a whitening sarcasm on the futile efforts to main
tain homes for fallen women in this city aud accom-
plish an appreclable amount OF good. 1t is note
worthy in this connection that il woman falls once
she is universally pronounced to have fallen for
ever there being no hope for her so far as soclety
IS concerned. man may fall ever so low, and ever
80 many times, but his chances are always good.
And yet the 'homesn for fallen women are plenty,
and the fallen men are left to redeem themselves
The New Post Office.
The new post o1ice is progressing and 80 it ought
10 Win tne amount or work that is bestowed upon
1t. Eight hundred men and nearly four hundred
$4,000 cubic yards OF earth have been removed dnr
ing the past month, ana 1900 cubic Yards of wall
laid. More than 1870 barrels Of cement have been
used, nearly 400 cubic yards of sand and IN ONo ga
Ions OF water Nearly 800 lineal feet of sheoth{no
ping, ana sparlng have been put down 9t an
average depth OF thirty five feet below the =" nrh
These facts-as telegraPhs say-are "ScniGc9nt =; :;
has been ne. ~
CarOiiua dc BrioI.
This is the lame OF the new prma donna who has
al eady appeared once in this city and once I'm
Oflyn. She is a success has a noble voice which
If it has lost its first freshness berays as yetGo evil
stands how to aCt She has too, the sort of DLygjG
upon which success sits with ease, is not unpea
sanity nervous, and makes her audience feel a,
much at home with her as she does with them, CiooC
as she is however, her merit is ecpscd by that O
M. Leranc, the tenor who If hts voice Is not a,
silver-sweet as Rr'onois possesses other qualities
which that insipid and conce ted tenor lacks
~ ough o q 20 become me fashion here, he is no
too cid to be vastly liked and aoplauded. upon tn
stage Miss Kellogg makes ner first appearance to
night.
M. Stuyvesant's House.
Mr.. Rutherford Stuyvesant is erecting on tn
south side of Eighteenth street, between Irwin
Place and Third avenue, house which he expect
10 have completed by the close OF the present yea
1t is an attempt to apply the Partisan system Q
uniting under one roof a number of separate suit
or "appar nents." This building covers lot ll8 fec
in front Eighteenth street by 02 in depth, and tn
architecture is In the medi8gal style. 1t Is hy
stories high, and each story contains four rooms
From the street there are two entrances, one fo
tenants and their visitors and the other for trades
folk and servants. The rents vary from $1,000 {
1880, and more than two hundred applications haV
been already received. The total cost is estimate
NJ over 100000. ALI BABA,