The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-14
NJ u w Y o "A X I s,n1 s
From Our orOn Correspondent


third and Sixty-fourth streets. 1t is pretty well
attended, and the general appearance is as pic
turesque as it usually is, but not more so than
is usual. The Rink is so vast in extent that the
forming of leafy avenue by the placing of two
rows of trees down the centre would be one of
the most benefcent innovations that could be
made in its general appearance. In spite
of the vast number of things with
which the building is crowded, the
general aspect is somewhat barren because of
there being nothing prominent, at equal inter-
walls, calculated to break the monotony and to
give the eye something to repose upon aud find
relief in. Among the new articles exhibited
are splendid collection of carriage afghaus,
patent metallic stay-strap, life-preserving
skirt made of cork, and some anti-breakable
corset stees, some wash-cloths and bathing
towels made of sponge, some interesting ''stock-
ing supporters" (whether these are perfectly
Identical with garters l will not undertake to
decide), splendid assortment of pipes, among
which is one worth $4,000, and of ivory billiard
balls, curious burglar-proof lock-runner some
patent perforated buckskin undergarments aud
apatent helmet, the aim of which is to enable the
hinder head to be bathed without wetting
the face or neck These are a few of the arti-
cles exhibited, but they are quite enough for
mention at present.
Judge Bedford, or 'Gunny" Bedford as he is
called by his intimate friends, the official digni
tary who, by his severe but just sentences has
been striking such terror into the hearts of
criminals, is not at all formidable man to look
at. He is little below the medium height, or
at least is not one whit beyond it, is spare in
FORM unpretentious and unimpressive in ap-
pearance, and extremely youthful looking con-
sdering the nature and responsibility of the
position that he holds. He lives at the late re-
sdence of his father, who recently died. That
residence is situated the west side of Fifth
avenue, a few doors south Of Thirteenth street.
1t is not at all fashionable quarter of that cele-
brated thoroughfare A few of the ''old fami-
lies" live near but the boarding house element
predominates.
On the southwest corner of Thirteenth street
aud Fifth avenue is large boarding house, and
whenever the Judge comes within reasonable
distance of that boarding house there is uni
versal rush to its windows on the part of the
feminine occupants. The attraction consists in
the anxiety to see how man looks who every
term dsposes of several hundreds of years of
human life-whether the responsibility so
weighs upon him as to take the elasticity out of
his step and the bloom from his cheek. When
the curiosity is gratifed, disappointment sets in,
for the observers see only slim, ordinary
looking man, plainly but neatly dressed, and
with nothing about his personal appearance to
indicate that he is not simply book keeper
who spends his salary on his dress.
The Census Azain.
disposition is growing to believe that the
public has been swindled in the matter of the
census. SO much has this belief gained ground
that Mayor Hall has actually issued a proclama-
tion recommending that under corporate autho-
rity immediate arrangement be made for taking
census through the police department of
few districts and in various parts of the city, SO
as to furnish more reliable tests, and should the
comparison between the corporate and Federal
census show great discrepancies in these dis
tricts that the work be then continued through
the entire city. According to the census returns
just made our population has not increased
during the last ten years-a proposition which
is absolutely incredible, when we remember how
our limits have extended themselves and what a
wealth of inhabitants is exhibited 10 our su-
burbs.
Mrs. scott-Siddons- -MIssI GIyn.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons is eudeavoring to do JUS
tice to the character of Queen Elizabeth as
sketched by Mr.. Tom Taylor in his new tragedy
entitled T1oiGt Are and CrOtcn. My opinion
about this pretentious actress may be very
briefly expressed. There are about her four
things on which she bases her success:-First
she is very beautiful woman; second, she is
magnificent ''dresser;" third, she is a ladylike
actress; fourth, the afiX which, for profess
sonal purposes, she puts to her married name
j. identical with that great English actress
Sarah Siddons from whom she is as.
sumed to claim descent. When you have ad-
mitted these few facts in regard to Mrs. Scott
Slddons, you have admitted everything that can
with justice be claimed as an explanation of
her popularity. Her capability does not begin
to equal that which is required by the charac-
ters she has the temerity to assume. / could
mention, without stopping to think, half a
dozen stock actresses in this city who are in-
calculably better fitted for starring than Mrs.
SEQ t-sddons is. Still, she draws good audi
ences at Woods Museum, and at most other
places where she appears, and presume makes
$1,000 per week.
Miss Glyn, the celebrated English tragedienne
whose great part of cleopatra" in Shake
speares Antony and Cleopatra is said to be a
work of genius, is now in this city, staying al
the Westminster Hotel. For Nilsson rooms
have been taken at the Clarendon, the ''nobby'
hotel of New York. Single tickets for her
concerts will probably sell at prices ranging
between three and five dollars ALI BABA.
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