, 1870-01-16
NEW YORK.
The Mud of Fifth Avenue.
And the Fashion Thereof.
Mrs. Dives In Diamonds and Old
Point Lace Worth a Kings
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A duaaca1 Sensation.
lyHox Az OCCASIONAL ooHAssroapKxr]
.-. NEW YORK, Jan. 9.
Three whole days OF actual sunahiue. Anabte
dietuf What wonder thst our Ayenues are
thrpnged after HeeI OF almost unendurable crns1-
bearing IN the way OF staying At home or (uon,bc
Alternately OF watlng through mtrs that would
make Christian hide his dlnlniahed head aud
come to the modest conc!uMoo thai getting
through the Slough o! Despond wasn't such m
exploit after al. 1.-THE experiences Of the past
nve weeks has failed to convince American Wo-
men Of the litter ahsurdi1J Of the present uyle o.
street costume in onr climate, why fear hing
mort Of smother deluge win have the deatred
edtcs- The agony OF sonl endured BY the specta-
Gle Of 5000 velget dresses .eno1aelesaly dragged
through foot Of the v1lest, rtstlest compound,
popula1iy supposed TO be concrete pavement, can
be better Imagined than described.
state k0eet at the worst fas to convey an idea OF
the condition Of Fifth avenue during tbs past few
Teek1 Not only were boots aud akfrta ruined,
put every plunge OF the hotses' feet aud each
setoinuon OF the carrage-wheel1 subjected the
unlueky pedestrian to q shower bath OF the afro.
elous compound. Nightly. however, IN Army OF
Inc unie3rt1ed goes forth armed with p!ct and
anovel TO l4y bare xr the sane time the stone pave
meot and another rsscally "r!ng " sHtnd1e, so
many OF Jour readers arc e1tles from lhIs psss-
dis upon earth Gior such, verify belieye, ever
Ne" YORKER considers ~, that little society Cos
MP, not attatnahle by newspaper correspondence
generally, may cot oe without interest 10 tle1u.
Fst, men, the event Of the seasou In ths Ar1ato-
cratic mot theiashlonAole) world-for, rutnd you.
there IL In New York gull between blood And
heAth wider than that which separates Dlyes
Hom Lsx1tus, which MAMn1ou, onntpo.ept Ia Ill
else, has thus far failed to brfd2e,-nas the ball
q Atr1aR rEt tJtsk
tne oceaalen Of the debut Of two lovely da1vbte,s
The display Of dfets and jexels II said, BY those
Who luow, to be without parallel IN the history
or New YORK Tho most expensire1y dtcssed
woman present was Mr1 Edward Matthews. Her
dress wss salnon.colored silk Of the most nupesb
quality. uimned with nounce Of old point worth
4 Sirga fanson; upon her neck Here two rows
or solitaire diamonds Of immense 1lze; tho height
and tesl9n OF her tiara, composed also OF dia-
nonds, whs alnolt lutcfoua from IT. resem-
blanca to croNn: from her earn hung solitaire
dtarordS tho ttze OF q nlbett. In af-
dldou 10 these were q atomacher, and
aArettes for the hhouldeTs, ret with smaller
stonea Of great ot1l!:arcy. These jewels were
exhibited ut tho Paris Exposition, labelled MIRA
Edwa1d Matthews, New FORK United States. Tne
nfcl{sce Is valued at $4,000 in gold, and
presume II would oe rate to eAy that ME. N. had
upon her person one hundred thousand dollars On
Monday night. Bnr when people haze point lace
curtains at their window, and furulturs inlaId
with gold, how can they be expected to wear aoy.
thing 20 common upon great occzCoos. Mr1.
August Belmont vas arrayed tu an elegant siIk, Of
The Ensde Known this winter al tea-rose, q color
upon which the gas light produces marvellous ef-
1ects CT light and shade. The garnture Of this
dress 1as VAlercetnres lace, TO exquaitely nne
aA 10 make one fe2r that q breath would
destroy the fa!fJ-fike fabric. Hra Belmont1
pdr1tEs Of diamonds, with long peAr.saaped psarl
pendants, although very magnificent Aud quite
gorgeous enough for the wife OF leader OF tae
preas unvashed, was eclpsed BY the brllmncy Of
some Of the Aouosdu rieAs who were invited, to
tho dismey Of the exclusives, to Tho .uamnens-
leT ball. ME-. Roosevelt wore green satin with
Cnantilly du1oce. Lady Ousely, her sitter, The
widow CT Sir William Ousely, Special Envoy to
the United Staten Government dori9g Mr, b.
char anS administration, WAT very appropriately
drehseu In puTp!e Eattn with q Lace oyeldIeaa The
Duchess dc Ia Tore, formerly Miss Hasht. Of this
city wore dreas OF tea-roae SILK, one Of Worthb
most beWllderng and irdescr,oable creasIors
Her ornanents were also Of diamonds, yerg caas,o
ard elegant. Iii. HsmmersleJ Is tbs gentleman
At Ehose house the unveiling ot the e:atue Of
Mercury took place last winter, which
ceremony was the cccason OF any
ArorEt Of enjoyment TO lhose who were invited,
asd afforded abundant opportunity for r1dicule
to thoGe who vera Eol Ths entertainment Fas
uron soue religious festival The names Of tho
guests wcte announced IN Latin, and c.ch gen.
tltn*n upon enteytER the house was crowned
with wreath OF laurel. Charles O'Conor OBJ
tected st1enuouAly 70 this part Of the programme,
probably FROM the conviction tnxs upon hls browa
the bsys wnuld have q peculiar significance, but
apoa discovering Judge Roosevelt and WILLIAM B.
As.or meckly bearing similar honors he sub
n1ttcd 10 The inveaslsuse. The n1alcal world,
too, IL 70 have Its sensations. First aud
fortDo.t coEc Mr.. George Struu4t
massek- These masses xc1e composed
~ gentlemen OF The nAnes OF Mozart Haydn,
and Beethoven, but "Eoc!ety" cxils them Mrs,
stlon8I masees, and ! shall not presume 10 do
otherwise. Mtk s. wanted to accomplish some-
thing never attempted before. Qatte Iaudaoio
srnbitioD. and one which occasloned that lady to
call \ meeting Of forty OF the Richest aod most
u''musfaal men In New York. whom she resolved
INTO committee, for which lneaIlDanIe privilege
,hty were permitted 10 snotcice 400 each to xald
ceflaylrg tito expense Of producing Aozats-I
beg pardon, Mra. Ssrong's-maascs, at S'eluw1y
Hall. The nEnt tnBta Of the ses1es will oe sung On
Wednesday, the 1ath+ went to the rehearsal The
other afternoon, anticipating scarcely know
what, but ce1tainly something very unlike the
reality. BY What sophts;rJ, think you, men aud
women reconcile the profound BOWS and courteses
at the name OF Je6ns Chrtst 1t one time and pace
with m dIegerenr aod nIppaut mention OF tho
sAne worts II another Is no. the ssc1ednoss In
tic name aooro ali psnes, and ros IN the tAy Of
p!scs Why should those words spoken In the
house OF God. In our OWL familiar tongue, be the
ttgtM for the assumption Of the mort graceful
attitudes and the n1ott ssnclmonloaB demeapor,
while tic sane lipl repeat over and over again,
amidst the rspping OF the conductors baton and |
tnncdetate laughter over blunders, J<n4 Chyists,
Demsne Devs, .jessn chtistun, Del uni9eaitum, to
The Cct1oas siEatus Of NozartI Twelfth, with az |
AxT I
Fly "e surg n Bryaui's II ID the Terrible PROF.
utut.on Of aacred things to the noyelsy.loY1ug,
scnkat'cn-c1svtng sptit OF this metropolis that |
VII harden the hta1tA Of the rising generation to
adanant- To them iu altar life will come no pos |
able saving memories OF the sottened tone and |
lender look OF ore with which that holy name |
CAL o from rEotaera lips. nor the Mingled truts
40 fear In The trembling voice that gave them
fathers blessing. But DOW for The stsAnRes.
past Of ali. The Secretary OF the
Church Music Association IL Clergy
man, tnd at the rehearsal Sat two prominent |
Eplecopal clercymen radiant With snnllcs and ap-
pareLtlJ In tyupathy With the scene. One OF the
articles Of war declares that any oc3cer pirate
Of the army or navy known TO have lhteaed, ~hlle
rearfrg his Uniform, 70 language ctsrespeouu1 OF
lhe Pteddent Of the United Statea, shall be t1ted
b, conrt martial For this reason oflcera msy
frequently be seen leAGipg lecture.roous and
r!hces OF au.useneht,-fcrcedh BY tnts prosit,oa !
even 10 turn their backs upon TIC "gentle AunA "
.nea the President ts undergoing anulhlIatlon 1t |
ner nlndk. Tes these dlsloya1 sold!esa Of tbs
CToeR, wearing the Lively OF the Church, Eat IN.
neytd when the name Of their Commander WIS |
dlthoroled. oar9os resist the temptation to
tell you little s'oty OF one OF them. TIE Rev. |
Nj. H-*as ergaged 70 . 'oFe1y gtrl, the une
lied 1os the xedolnR, and the trousa1u prepared, !
when presto! my gentleman changed his mind,
he did lot love the lady, ana IN the
Eost hearsleSs manner broke the engagement
Al hlch "soc!e.y " shrugged It's shou;dcrt, ele.
sated its eyebrows very little, and Is quite con-
tent with calling tho gentleman the reverend
'nter, md hls church the church OF the broken
covenant Such = mtaaure Of retKbut,on being
consdered sut6ctent. Nj. Ri It liberty to
divide his time between breathing hearts pe1son-
lilly and neallrg them v1csytuut!y.
QC1D NCNc.
EARLY DAYS" In NEVADA
Silver Land Nabobk.
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