Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-03

A. T. STEWART, and once the gift of a
fond father to his daughter upon her
wedding day. My impression is that
Mr.. STEWART paid six hundred thousand
dollars for the buildings and land. 1t is
worth three times that sum to-day. In
Guided in the purchase, and belonging to
the estate is Nblo's Garden, one of the
finest and largest Theatres in the city.
1t is in th, rear of the hotel and APP
preached by an entrance from Broadway
through the hotel building. At this
Theatcr under the auspices of the pres
ent lessees Messrs. Jeanett & Palmer
was first produced those series of ballet
peri FINANCES which have so sadly cor
rupted the public taste, and held popular
sway for the past three years. The Black
Crook, White Fawn, Lydia Thompson
blonde troupe have occupied the rooms
of this Theatre duriug that whole period.
The Grand Opera House owned by
JAMES FIsKE, Jr. the Erie railroad king,
is the most costly and elegant structure
in New York. 1t is situated on 23d
st. corner of 9Th avenue. Built of white
marble at cost of about six hundred
thousand dollars by S. NJ. PIKE, Esq. of
Cincinnati Ohio aud recently sold to
FIsKE for eight hundred thousand. At
this house the popular French Opera
Troupe, with the celebrated MILE. Tos-
TIE have been performing OFFENBAcK' S
popular operas TO delighted throngs.
The largest music hall is SrEINwAY's on
l4th street near Union Park, having q
seating capacity for between three and
four thousand persons. CARLorrA PAT.
TIE, sister Of the Marquise &c Coux,
and the greatest concert singer living, is
about to inaugurate series of concerts
at this hall in September, She has been
concertizing in Europe during the past
five years under the manas ement of tie
Supressario Ullman. She is the wife Of
an Italian, Sigior Soda. To Mr.. A. T.
STEWART belongs the notoriety of being
the owner of the most elegant private
residence in the city. Situated on 9Th
avenue, corner of 34th st. Tue building
is of white marble, in the modern French
style of architecture and will cost when
completed one million Of dollars. 1t oc-
cupies the site of the once famous Sar-
saparila Towsend mansion which was Of
free stone, and erected ut cost Of
quarter of million. Mr. STEWART pur-
chased the estate at public auction for
ninety five thousand dollars, and at once
proceeded to demoIish the costly pile for
the purpose of repairing it with the pres
ent edifice. Of the numerous and elegant
churches with which New York abouuds,
to the Jewish Temple Emmanuel must
be accorded the first place, in POINT Of
architectural splendor and costiness. -
Eight hundred thousand dollars, was
spent to mako this Temple the most gor-
geous and magnificent of any sacred ed
ifce in the United States. 1t is on 9Th
Avenue corner of 44th street. | have
Toasted my eyes upon its interior splen-
dor, but no written description can do
justice to its beauty. The lofty arches
are supported on columns Of polished
Italian marble of different hues; the
wood work, oiled walnut exquisitely carv-
ed, and of exceeding richness, walls fin
ished in mosaic characters of intricate
pattern and beautiful design, azure blue,
being the prevailing color, and the floor
composed of various colored marbles laid
ia mosaic. Tho architecture of the or
gan is a new design and very beautiful.
The combined effect is simply dazzling,
aud defes accurate description.
/ attended morning service a few Sun
days ago at the famous st. Adams
church; but / am afraid the novelty of
the performance served to detract from
the devotional spirit with which | shonld
have been imbued while participating in
the sacred services. The fact was |
couldn't well participate at all owing to
my unfamiiarity with their style Of wor-
ship. The general impression upon the
minds of persons witnessing for the first
time the service of the Episcopa! church
rendered by these extreme ritualists, in
their peculiar manner, must of course
vary very much with the personal opin
ions and procIivities entertained by each
individual. PROFESSIONALLY to many the
services are solemn, impressive and
grand and devotional throughout, while
to others, and perhaps majority, they
seem ridiculous and offensive.
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from the " Hub" and your readers may
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