Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-04-07
CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter from New York.
NEW YORK CITY, April 4th. ISL

Letter from New York.
NEW YORK CITY, April ath. 1870.
To THE EDITOR OF THE Ellis. AM
Maine has so sensible populace that
| fear to shock the practically of your read
crs by few hints in reference to the pre-
yailing dress goods. A love Of dress is As
natural to a tasty women as is level to
water at rest. We point the parry who
condemn the universal nippancy OF the
present epoch are forced TO confess
that stroll down Broadway Of a pleasant
afternoon is refreshing to the eye and sole
| Is because OF the elegant costumes one
there encounters. Dress is one of the
ruling powerS-wihout attention TO its re-
! quirlnents a proper position in society
cannot be maintained. II is however a
/ Illuminating TACT that the majority of Amer
/ lean fashionables array their bodies in at
tire originally sported by the demi monde
| of Paris. -dcplorablc but unavoidable. or
course this Is A tacit confession that
I French courtezans are more refined and
nicer than American ladies'. | don't credit
the implied assertion. however. Nor do
the male sex steer clear of the same quag-
mre. few weeks ago that consummatc
donkey the Prince OF Wales wore a hideous
! bag to the opera n an ovcrcoat-ts hours
later every young blood in England came
out in imitation OF the royal rake and to-
day many Of the same horrid looking bags
sail through the streets OF New York.
Pierre Bonaparie il coming across the
water.-should he appear at any public
place in the garb Of ancestral Adam hun
drcd, Of youth would be eager TO follow
I his llu>trious example. Such il Anne rlcan
/ funkcyism.
NEW COLOR.
II i termed Eau IL VII" "A deiica
mixture of gray and green shot blended
with silver and is said to resemble Glowing
water" II will he worn to balls and
! fair maidens can at length realize the
1 phrase OF swimming through the waltz"
/ hitherto a senselcss COMPARISON.
NEw F.REiC~
d
! because cheap il closely resembles a beau
\ tful gras grain--clo>e To. you would call
I it alpaca-fiye feet distance YOU would vow
I il to be silk-pricc 81 cents. Sl.o0 and
1 sl.2j per yard. Gaze dc Chamhry :.
light >liK ia~rIC >tupes one Of which j.
white and the other only half the width in
( some other color. the most recherche Of
H -. l.. L. u
de chcne is another beautiful novelty EN-
hroidered tulles dotted all over with wild
/ flowers will be the Summer rage.
We are out OF our element dccribng
We interviewed him the other night. We
bearded the lion in his den aud stroking
his name with delicate hattery succeedc Il
in getting down In the depths OF his
Shakesperian ideas. When we entered his
dressing room, Macbeth had just recovered
from his terror of Banquo's ghost. and his
nerves needed something soothing: he had
taken refuge behind gigantic merschaum.
and bid defiance to ASPIRATIONS of all sorts.
lie offered IL superior cigar, aud we lis
tcniLg. smoked.
Mr.. Booth has taken up an eternal abode
in his theatre, he deprecatcs walking three
or four blocks, AFTER the exhaustion attend
ant on raving frantically around. for three
hours or more. Richard the Third, he said
was his most exhausting characterize
wishes to produce it, but declares he won't
attempt to, until he has forgotten ColIy
Cibber's contemplate version. and il able
to renderit according to Shakespeare.
Correspondent.-Shall you bring Rich
ard out this this season?
Booth.-"Hardly, Macbeth will be my
last effort, and l have the same trouble
with it, that should with Richard. Glib
Der seriously damaged the Shakespearian
drama"
Cor.-what do you think of Fechter's
Hamlet?
Booth. Its complete novelty, in some
respects il is not to be surpassed, 1t is nv
greatest pleasure to listen TO him. trust
he will play in my theatre, before he leaves
for Europe.
Cor.-What do you think makes the SEN
eational drama SO popular?
Booth.-It rs an appeal to the morbid
indelicacy of human nature-and again the
higher drama has been injured by the glar-
ing contrast of stars feebly supported, it
depends. however, in general, upon the
patronage of the mob
Cor.-Is there any chance of redeeming
the public taste?
Booth.-Inquire of Lester wailsck, he
has tried it for years,
Here we were interrupted by the call
boy, who announced that Macbeth was
wanted, and his majesty taking polite leave
OF US. went before the footlghts, to ascer-
tain Of the witches, what his destiny nigh
be, and our interview ended
IfMr. Booths figure were different on q
twenty per cent larger scale say, he would
make very fine Macbeth; as it is, one
loses sight Of his elocutiOn and acting. in
his physical inadaptabiliV to the character.
and goes away from the theatre dissatisfi-
ed.
Why can't Scotland bring out dram attic
corps capable Of performing that wonder
full play, the dagger scene, delivered with
strong Caladonian brogue, would be
both natural and effective.
Poughkeepsie on the Hudson, IL getting
to be the chosen home ofmystery, andnow
boasts of four missing men, one Of whom
however has turned up within Q week,
having been in dulgingin lengthy spree,
various theories prevail in regard to the
other three, the most likely OF which il,
murder. and aqueous grave in the Hudson.