The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-24

From Our own Correspondent

/ suspect that young ladies and gentlemen OF
fashion, ambitious OF extending the most distin-
gulsned courteses TO the Cuban refugees in this city
at present. are brushing up such knowledge of
Spanish as they may have once acquired or are
gathering some smattering OF il from one OF those
sen-lnstructors entitled Spanish in Six Easy Les
sons.' You meet Cubans everywhere. Il is impos-
slole 10 ride in Broadway stage without finding
yourself opposite some swarthy-skinned hidalgo,
with ponderous gold watch-chain and diamonds as
large (and as valuable) az Brazilian pebbles His
sons run across you at the theatre, and his dark
browed wife and daughters are sure to be among the
leading spirits OF the Cuban Ladies' Junta an assoc
alton which Is doing good deal OF hard work. From
the office in which these remarks are being written
four Of thdse ladies have just departed They were
all intensely in earnest, and foremost among the
leaders, and being so, commenced their explanations
In Spanish, and would have prolonged them for an
indefinite time in that tongue had not the lost and
vacant stare upon the features of the Douglass they
were boarding recalled them finally to sense of the
fitness of things. Mrs. Ward Beecher has lately
ties so incurred and those of her position as edress
the Mothers Monthly lor some such publicaton) has
enough TO DO. Next Tuesday grand fair, which is
joined the ranks and between the fresh Responsible
expected to yield about $50 900 in the Cubans behalf
the praying and Oakley Hall of whom it seems as
impossible to speak Mayor as il would be to speak
of Punch as Lord Chancelor) is to do the "pow-
wowing." Among the things put up for sale are
$1,000 horse, $500 medallion carpet and $1,000 dia-
mond set 1t is so much easier TO be charitable when
ones selfishness is gratited thereby.
But at any rate there are no swindlers connected
with this Cuban movement, and that is what can be
said OF but small proportion OF those charitable
propositions which periodically appeal to the public.
So soon one of these is Knocked upon the head
another makes its appearance. Dragged Schools"
Juvenile Guardian Asylums,' and "Howard Socie-
ties, Merchants Clerks Associations" tread upon
one anothers heels with marvellous rapidity, con-
sidering how many of these frauds have been ex-
posed. The names OF no managers are to be found
% oD e no % nT the f1 of yh
statement that Figures cannot lie" is garngly Illus
rated by the enormity with which the reports repre-
Senting mythical amounts do le.- Each Of these
swindes iourishes for awhile; each has its inevitable
exposure when its brief span is run, and not single
case is on record in which the scoundrels who pocket
the contributions are brought to justice.
There is great deal that is bizarre in the immi-
nent fashions. Light Lyons silks, studded with ow-
ers checked silks, nterspersed with silver leafage
gaudy Vatican silks, looking as though washed in
the rainbow taeta poplns and glace serge are dis
played in all the principal stores which deal in ladies'
dress materials. Chambery gauZe and Perichole
poplin have also caused the name of grenadne, a
summer fabric, to be almost forgotten. And yet
some of the grenadines on hand are extremely beau
tiful-as though they were making supreme effort
in their decadence and were determined to die grace
fully when the moment came. Goats hair, of the
most attenuated kind, has likewise made its debut
1t will probably be too heavy this season, as the
heavier varieties have been found too heavy in the
past, to wear during the hottest days. but will answer
admirably for the cooler ones.
family clubhouse has been established in
Twentythird street. One story is to be used as the
oifce OF the Rerotutto', another as public paror
and reception-room, another as dining-room
other as bedroom. The regime will be sternly ANA
zonian and not man will be allowed on the
rooms are to be for the use Of clone" {and respect
able) women visiting the ''Metrop." and who can
afford to come down with the stamps. Meals are to
be had either in ones own room or at the general
table, and everything is to be obtained from tea and
toast 10 quail on toast; from book bier during the
season in May up to champagne. Female policemen
are to be especially detailed for night guards, but
glary the establishment will "oh for man." and
think now handy it would be to have him in the
house. That women cannot agree together is pro-
verbal Every Keeper OF clearinghouse ConfeSses
to ths every letter OF lodgings VOWS he would
uncertain in their pay, than by ladies' who paid in
advance. That is one of the little pecuiarities OF
woman. II she don't quarrel with her husband she
does with her neighbor. If she is without house,
hold to supervise she bulles her landlord and makes
the chambermaid Of her lodgings her deadliest
enemy.
hardy to proclaim himself in state Of perfect COM
prehensOn of the Pacific Railroad war; The Schles-
wg-Hostein business was mere bagatelle to 1t.
Legal logomachy has been well nigh-eXhausted by
the efforts of counsel either hand, and the acutest
lawyers in the city have found the Golfers of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Credit
Mobilier of America to be magnecally attractive to
them. There is no rust on the ances which make
their home -thrusts, and the honor OF drawing the
first blood is as keenly con contested este by them
the champions of the company's rights are numbered
Clarence A. Seward Clark Bell, Samuel J. Tilden,
and Charles Tracy Around Mr.. Fisk rally Edwin NJ
Stoughton and the two Dudley Fields, senior and
Junior The case is at present before Judges Nelson
and Batchford and the result up to the present time
olympic Theatre caught fire yesterday afternoon
and was burned-a little. The classic statue Of
'.Humpty- -Dumpty" which graces the front of the
edfce remains unsinged, however, and one OF the
choicest specimens Of woodenware is thus preserved
10 be placed among the heirlooms Of the stage Miss
Fiddes, the plump and comfortable-looking "Arel'
at Fisks Opera House, has been recalled to London
and her part will be hlled by by Miss LIS Blanche Grey
whose terms are something less than those of Mrs.
Scott-siddons. Parepa is busy making prepare
tons for the English opera she is TO open
the season with next September at the French
Theatre An American mot an Englishl opera, called
Mootla is talked Of at the Brooklyn Academy, and
remains altogether "moot'-ed question as yet
The open air garden concerts OF Alexander Thomas
so popular last year, will recommence abont the
middle of May One of the new features at Central
Park this summer il handsome structure, just COM
pIeted at q cost of S30000 where all variety of
nninnra drinks will he disnensed to vistora 10 tho