The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-09
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From our 0iOn Crrespor,deiA
NEW YORK, Dec Q, 1869.
Cuban CnDids.
Cupid when he gets insane often commits
number of highly criminal acts In his normal
condition he is wild and wicked enough, but
when his brain is heated beyond the usual tenn
perature, and he bids defiance to the usages and
opinions of the world, he acts so very badly
that not even any of his friends can say word
in his defense. Among Cuban family residing
here Cupid has lately been playing some strange
pranks, nor is this the first instance in which
the warm Cuban blood has found that it has not
become materially cooled by circulating in n
less tropic cline. For instance, Senior Corpo-
reto, Sonora Lulu GOWN, and Cuban domestic
named Manrilla are charged by Annie Ma
coffin, a handsome mulatto, with having in
dividualy assaulted and battered her to that
extent that $4,000 only can be considered sufi-
cient recompense. Some months ago (according
to Annie) Mrs. GOWN hired her as laundress,
and upon the first night of her residence in
the house, Corporeto (Mrs. GOWNS brother)
Knocked at the door, and upon her opening il,
entered, and behaved in an indescribable man
ner. Upon her complaining to Mrs. Gown she
was informed $50 runs her story that she had
been engaged nominally as laundrcss, but really
to fiji the capacity of mistress to Corporeto.
Refusing to endure this ignominy, she neverthe-
less listened to the opportunities of Signor
FREDERICK, friend of Corporetos, who per-
suaded her that he would soon secure her an
other situation. She consented, and was hence
forth subjected TO n variety of abuses, for which
she brings the present suit Tor $4,000 damages.
II all this story be true, it is fortunate for Cor
poreto that he has not introduced the handsome
mulatto to any one as his wife, as, according to
New York law, as recently interpreted by one of
our iudpae that ia i'm itself tantomount "a unor-
Tiage.
Fashionable Entertainments.
Tomorrow evening the second season of the
Murray Hill Sociable is to be opened az the
residence of Miss Evans, in Madison Square, and
the succeeding reception is to be held on the
evening of the ensuing Tuesday at the residence
of Mrs. George Morrison. The Seventh Regi-
ment is to hold reception this evening at
the Academy of Music. Last night Lady Ainsey
(wife of Lord Herbert LIE Roy Ainsley) gave
soiree ddnsdnte. Yesterday, also, Mrs. Ward
Gurney Stanton gave!a Dresden deieuner, and
this evening amateur theatricals are to be given
at the residence of Mrs Howard Bell1nap, of
Fort Washington. Itisnot often 1 indulge in these
fashioR-futters but the occurrence of so many
distinguished" ones at once gives them a facti-
tious Importance.
The SIeighing Season.
Broadway is a-jingle with sleighs, and Edgar
Poe's tintinnabulating poem is more ruthlessly
quoted from than ever. Chief among the curl
osities with which Broadway is bewildered is
the extremely stylish, expensive, and cloud"
turnout of Mr.. Helmbold, the fancy-pharma-
ceutist, who advertises remorseessly that his
fortune is rapidly growing beyond ordinary
limits. This turnout consists of handsome but
gaudy sleigh, drawn by four horses, and driven
by liveried coachnan. The horses are pro-
OF stoppage there are rs many open-mouthed
observers for each bell as there bells for each
stud and when finally the cquipage draws up
opposite the store, just above The Metropolitan,
quite small crowd collects, ami cheers go up,
as from tenantry and yeomen gathered to do
homage to a nobeman visiting his estates.
Pictorial Penuriousness.
A large number of valuable pictures are es- |
pected shortly to arrive in this city from Boston,
where they were collected py Mr.. lhonns
Thompson. The circumstances Nnoer "it4on
Mr.. Thompson made his collection are S'N''
what curious. 1t appears that he was one of
those spendthrift misers who encourage art in
an indirect manner for their own sole gratifca-
tion, and without thought upon the pleasure
it might confer upon society. Mr.. Thompson
was probably the most eccentric miser, of this
particular kind, that ever lived. He has been
known to seek out poor artists, not only in
Boston but in this city and in Philadelphia, and
to pay them eXtravagant sums for copies of
antique or celebrated modern pictures. AS his
art collection swelled so far from forming it
into gallery, he piled them away in layers in
an obscure room, where it is not probable other
eyes than his own ever beheld them. Their |
value was variously estimated at from |
$4,000 to $50,000. Judge, then, of the surprise
of his executor, Mr.. j. Harvey Young, when,
upon the decease of Mr.. Thompson, he examined
and catalogued the collection, and, according
to the unbiased opinion of Mr.. Bierstadt, gauged
ito value at half million dollars! Almost every
school is represented in it, and at least por-
tion of the chefs d'euure will go to the new
Museum of Art in contemplation. Mr.. Thomp-
son was no ignorant collector. Perhaps he had
never read Mr.. Ruskin, but-better than most
readers of that eloquent but affected connOisSeur
he had cultivated himself, had made himself
familiar with the atmosphere of the studio, and
had he habituated himself to the use of the pen,
might have made a pleasanter and profounder
art-wrlter than any Journalist in New York.
ALI BABE.
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