The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-19
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FFom Our 0lsn Correspondent
New YORK, April 10, 1870.
A New crystal Palace.

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and four times 1t has persisted in refusing. For
the fifth time the subject is before the Legisla-
ture, proving that our business men are in earn
est in their intention to forestall Philadelphia,
Chicago Washington, and all other cities that
entertained a similar purpose. The idea is to
use the palace as the local habitation of
Worlds Fair, and to retain it when that purpose
is ended as a place of public resort similar
to Sydenham Palace London. Two reports,
however have gained round which are by no
means true. One is that Mr.. A. T. Stewart is
largely interested in the enterprise, and the other
is that the building is to be erected In one of the
public parks of this city. Mr.. Stewart has
enough irons in the fire without bothering HIM
self with glass houses, and we have few enough
parks already to afford to lose one of them in
that way. The first Crystal Palace we had here
brought about fifty millions of dollars to the
merchants of New York-whch was doing q
fair business, at any rate and if we have the new
one erected by 1878, that is as much as we hope
for. 1t is interesting to know, at any rate that
the capital is all raised and that all that is now
wanting is the permission of the Legislature.
oliver Dyer and the Tower of Babel.
Mr.. Oliver Dyer with all his newspaper and
magazine experience, does not understand the
principles Of advertising, or at least does not
exercise sufficient supervision over the advertise
benefit to him. On Sunday afternoon, for
instance, he commenced delivering at o'clock
q lecture which had been advertised to COM
mence at 5. The consequence was that his
audience numbered just seven souls. The lee
ture occupied an hour in delivery and at
o'clock when it was just over, the audience
proper commenced to assemble. Interesting as
the address was-the subject was the deeply
absorbing one of "The Tower of Babel
Mr.. Dyer did not recommence it, and
the punctual comers had to return
lectureless home in the rain. Mr.. Dyer invested
his theme with Swedenborgian SMILES and main
tained that the Tower of Babel was q meta
phorical piece of architecture, symbolic Of
selfish desire for power and aggrandizement.
Many mothers would insist upon their families
eating exclusively the dishes of which they (the
mothers) happened to be fond. This was erect
ing Tower of Babel in a frying-pan. Many
fathers would insist upon all the household
going to bed at 0 o'clock merely because ultra
early hours suited them. This was running up
bedroom Babel. In short, Mr.. Dyer's Babel
applications were more ingenious than peril
nent, and, John Allen not being among the.
seven good spirits present. few demonstrations
of ecstacy were made.
Mr.. BrouRhnm n stecls Performer.
Mr.. John Brougham, after cruising around as
star for good many years, has at last sailed
into the snug harbor at Wallack's. / am aware
that it is mixing of metaphors to speak of
''stars" as ''sailing," but mixed metaphors in
extremely moderate doses are not SO injurious
to the intellect as mixed drinks are to the body.
Like good many other eminent actors, he will
find the port snug enough to console him for the
loss of certain perquistes and privileges which
stars have from time immemorial enjoyed. If it
puts an end to his speech-making before the
curtain, it will have accomplished a blessed
result. There is certain class of pumpkins
who think these before the-curtan quiddities
are exceedingly smart. Poor things let us
compassionate them!
A Reckless Romance
has occurred in Brooklyn, which is quite suffl-
ciently an ism of New York to be rung in with
it. young lady moving in the highest circles
there was engaged to be married to young
man. The circles were very high indeed-oh
very! So high as to form sort of social amphi-
theatre quite out of the sight of ordinary eyes.
The young man also moved in high circles-was
brigadier-general in the army. What could
you want higher than that? He lavished all the
expansive wealth of his souls idolatry upon the
young lady, and the young lady loved him
with the passionate and yearning impulse of a
too-coniding heart In BRIEF they were be-
trothed. Thousands of dollars were spent by
the young lady's father in fixing up rooms for
the young couple, thousands of dollars worth
of presents we're made by the young lady's
friends, hundreds of invitations were Issued,
and jewellers, stationers, and cabinet
makers were kept busy in imprinting
monograms upon silver, cards, and furniture
OF sudden 1t came to the young lady's know
ledge that the man whom her relatives had en-
dowed with a small fortunes worth of linen
bedding, upholstery plate, furniture, and house
keeping articles generally, was wicked crea
ture, q sort of Baron Won Bulow, Lord Aims
ley, and Count Riviere rolled up into one. She
Immediately told her parents and friends tC
weep not for her, and as the most expedition
and lady-like way of settling the business broke
off the engagement in a short and sharp inter
view, and surreptitiousy left the city for
suburb, acquainting only her parents with he
destination Somehow other Heliogabalu
tracked her thither, and after having made vail
efforts to enter the house, smashed the doors ant
eyen it is said, fired through one of the win
dows.
The Theatres.
Last night Mr. Clarke made his first appear
ance in this city after an absence OF five years
The appearance was at Booths Theatre, and tn
characters were 'Toodles" and "Major d
Boots" familiar names aud NATURALIZATION
that were greeted with overwhelming applause
Mr.. Clarke has been accustomed for many yeai
to large and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS audiences, but b
was somewhat bewildered with the cordality
last night. This was particularly evident in tt
speech he made at the conclusion of the fir