The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-07

From Our olsn Correspondent
NEW YORK, July z, 1870.
The Baths.

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The Baths.
The two public baths in operation have met
80 far with complete success-the women's no
less than the mems At first it was feared that
respectable girls and women would not patron
re them, but the event has proved this fear to
be without good enough foundation. The
baths are open for feminines from six in the
morning till nine in the evening" and between
these hours though mostly between six and nine
at night, all ages of the tender sex may be seen
vending their way along Fourteenth street to
North river and along Fifth street to East.
Nearly every girl and woman carries small
bundle which, it is fair to suppose contains
towel, bathing-dress, cake of soap, and per-
haps, in some cases, hand-brush. These pub
lie baths have not yet been made
the theme of any lecture from
q strong minded woman, but will probably come
under the ban-or under the blessing-before
long. i have not yet seen the audacious re-
porter so bold as to affirm that he has witnessed
the sports of any of these nymphs in the water,
although the indecorousness of his doing so
would not be very great since they all wear
bathing dresses and are said to conduct them
selves in an extremely quiet and inofensive
manner. This / can venture to say, however
that the bathing-dresses are not by any means
those elaborate articles of the toilette which
most instances it consists merely of a common
calico gown, and even sometimes of a night
dress, not unlike what Mr. Harry Beckett used
to wear in the character of 'Amina" in the bur-
lesque of La Sonndnbuld.
Madame Lanner's Troupe.
The "Viennoise" ballet troupe of Madame
Lanner is to make its first appearance in this
city next Monday evening at the Grand Opera
House. In order that there need be no misap-
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fgurantes and coryphees consist, may men
tion that only few of the troupe-the principal
dancers-are Viennoise, and that the others are
all English which accounts for their ruddy COM
plexions and blonde hair. Madame Lanner her
self is of course foreigner So is Bertha
Lind. The others came from bonny London,
according to their own account, and created
great havoc among the hearts of Fisk's clerks
the other afternoon by going into the offices on
the first floor of the Erie Opera House to get
some gold pieces changed into greenbacks. The
entertainment they give retains the best excel
lences of the ballot and the pantomime. 1t
will not present as good scenery or as superb
dancing as The Black Crook, or as many anus
ing features as Mr.. Fox manages to crowd into
his Olympic pantomimes but all the depart
ments in it will be blended in one harmonious
tone, than which nothing better, it is promised
has ever yet been seen in this city.
The French Wrestlers.
The French wrestlers at Woods Museum have
created as great an excitement as could probably
be created by anything of the kind this warm
weather There is a very remarkable female
among them called Mdlle. Angela which is
rather soft, sweet-sounding title for so mascu-
line looking artist She it is who does the
strong business, such as whirling around upon
her shoulders bar at each end of which is sus-
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not imported these attractions before it became
time. What with the sticks upon the stage and
the smell Of animals in the menagerie portion
of the house, the tout ensemble was anything
but attractive.
Chinese Help and Irish HIndrances.
Upon calling, day or two ago, at the house
of friend the door was opened by mite of q
body, with complexion like sheet of brown
wrappipg-paper, hair like an Indians, and eyes
like beads set obliquely in its head. 1t was
Chinese dwarf, at sight of whom the whole
truth flashed before me. Mrs. Jones had taken
the revenge she had long been plotting against
her Irish hindrance-a specimen of the generic
Biddy-and taken into her service this Chinese
help. had not had to ring second time. The
bell had not ceased tinkling before John stood
before me, in his shirt sleeves, it is true, but
with broad, long, clean apron on, Mongolian
intelligence beaming out of his stubby nose, and
Celestial complaisance scintillating from the
corners of his almond-shaped eyes. His face
was mass of burrows, like the kernel of
pecan nut. and the sweat of honest labor be-
dewed chin and cheeks destitute of beard. In
the touching confidence which the lady of the
house reposed in me during the inter-
view that followed, / learned that this
creature was a household angel in
disguise, as far superior to the conventional
Biddy as turtle-doves are to turtle-soup. The
gentle creature when she engaged him was
totally Indifferent to whether there were
stationary tubs or not; asked no questions with
regard TO the condition of the range; evinced no
curiosity as to the number composing the family;
had no cousins or followers did not stipulate for
every Sunday out; never sat up to read novels,
and did not frown when he learned that the
dining-room was back of the parlor and not in
the basement 'God bless Mr.. Koopmanschoop!"
she exclaimed, under the impression that that
worthy was alone responsible for the measure of
Chinese help as yet introduced into the city. II
think that our time of deliverance has come"
And since so much is now being said in public
respecting the moral calibre and mental charac-
teristics of the Chinese, thought it not out of
place to add this mite with respect to his capaci
ties as a domestic servant. ALI BABA.