, 1870-03-16
NEW YORK.
Christ Church, its Rector and
its Music. :
How Windows are Draped-Reviyaal
Of Old Styles Of Furniture; :
Rooth q Failure a. ssBonodIck. y

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Booth q Failure a. stBonodlck.' p
d Fashionable Tsnement-Houss- -Josh
Billings-FashionA
lFBoM OLE REc1A1 cokHxarospxNLl
NEw ToEx, March q.
It il extremely fashionable Just nov to ask
what your opinion Of the Darwin theoryis knd
whether your ancestors were really bahoops
md ;monkeya; and Whist you think Of the
geuerafiLne to come being Ill hhAd. the rest
Of Che body shrinking sway. In the great
future, ii Te are to believe Darwin, legs and
arns zrn not to awsy the world, ~ they do
now. Pauline Markham hid better mlks N
exit before tbrt time arrives. You will hear
women Of faskion telling you they read Dat
win, and hos much interested they are, and
how ho tells Of the lorss Of the animal crea-
ton, aud thfir aist2dous. I take CREST
pleasure in. acknowledging my bslIsf: $50
God created man in His o1n irusga;'' md I
do know that my ancestors we're Adam and
Eve. Morkeyswe zee, and baboons, too.
every day On B,oadw1y; but thatis ths eheot
Of stsie-the way both men and women dress
Themselves.
CHRIST CHURCH.
The Erehtest novelty in church music 1t
present is 1t Christ Church, corner of Thirty
18th strest md Fifth avenue. Dz. Ever, ths
Rector, was. in the early years OF his life, both
0xnclng-masfer tnd actor, and ia still extreme
y fond of startling effects. He is R:tualist
Of tho highest order BIS antics 40 disgusted
his congregation that the church Exs offered
fer sale, and ST. Brlholomew's congregation
purchased 1t, md supposing it to have been
sold in good faith, made great calculations
,Hs2 gpos Wat shsS sS,,,s we're % going to to Do in
IND veat1y Of Carlst Church backed
out, and behaved in manner
not very creditAbls to the church. Tou don't
expect much Of worldly contracts but, when
the Light on thu wA:chtower fuckers and goea
de1EoEicg to draw = congregation through the
power Of 1susic; md what strength it hAe to
dr1N! They haEs, 3 quartet choir in the or.
Ean-lofr, aud then the boys are In the chxucal;
and they ehalt sntiphonaltE. Bat IL the
service i mere sounding brzas md tinkling
cymbala; it lacks lie and vitality.
A LES1Ey Mus1oAL-
MoIIiDE co1ce1te. and Lenteu musicals in
the evslaug, are ati1l quito the rsge- A vely
charming Eusical was given, few evenings
si1ce: BY Mrs William Lee, st her residence,
on Fifth avenue. There ware about 100
guests, n d The music waa OF the very highest
orde1,-Mrs Galhger and MI. Lsoni bearing
uh tho triumphs-
Mas. cRuTExDET.
There Ii nov lviny here lAdy we'll known
Throughout the county. allude to Mrs- John
J. Critteuden. Fer many years' residence in
Washington. frat ~ Mrs. A.hley and then u
the vito Of Sen&.or Crittendsn, has given her
nkhorAi repu: atiun. Time hxs touched her
very gently. She is the came elegant, cour-
,enus WOMAN and her Saturday receptions
x-e alsaya chAruung. for every one goes to
sea Mrs. Criuendea. She resides hare with
her daughter, MIS-. Mckinley; and har grand
daughters ara great beauties and bellies.
WINDOW DRAFEaB.
In walk up Fifth Avenne, ono is struck
with the Ealistx OF window drapiugs Com
mencirg With the most co.t1T, Mrs- Edward
Mstha1s' poiut-1see cnrtsins the
ia.est norslsy T., dr.t !.
iarFs banquet in tho centre, ali white,
shade- Then comes the figured lacs, which
is luz On to br1es rcd, top and bottom, and,
although gathered, II. fits perfectly tight to
tho window. Then comes the long, hanging
Lace curtain 60 thtt, from the street, you
see three distinct drnpe1ies Of muslin and
lxce-
oLD-FAgH1oSD ICRNITuRg.
It is Rait that the old.faAhloned hiah-podt
bedsteAd II coming into vogue Agkla. In
going through recently furnished residsnca
nAnJ old Et5les Ct furniture revived. the high
post bedstesd amorE the articles The draw
iuE-roon Was exquielte-. The furniture, which
wns efony, With gnld nountings, vas covored
with tks iighteat shade Of plain blue satin,-s
band ef Light blue veiyes, shout three inches
wide, finishing all the eezts. The cover Of tbs
grand piano, made to fit it perfectly, Was also
OF satn, With ths band Of blue Ttlvet 1nd =
heavy fringe Il WAS rich and handsome.
The drxperles Of the windows Hnrs such "A
have described above, with the addition Of
blue sasin curtaias, lined with Nhite. It is
quite Impossible to rec ont Of the window
but then II is DGt tho mode to be seen looking
out Of y1ur pAr1or EindoT. Msrcot has so
dews ss nauch - possible It sdds greatly to
the length Of the bills and, il you ire 20 un-
Beuteel as even to deei1e an occasional g1ance
out of the window, you 1ra expected to gointo
another room which M1lcot has not barri-
caded.
BOOTH AZ "BEzEp1ckr
Booth as Bsnediee has been failure in the
humorous and lighter portions OF the play;
IN the SERIOUS pc11ion Of "aluch ADO" where
pathos or intensity ware needed, hs wzs bet
ter, booth i The ineArnAtion Of tragedy. and
Y th4t only can be reign supreme Why he
briIlirnt COMEDY. I can't 1:nderat an5 H.
Renc3ick ia ou1te on 11ar stir 11;s Bo1nen- -,hs
yetv flattast concept,nn of = inre-.;ck 1onth
ever 1emenber 10 hnra saen MI Sidanne
used to say Of the two great Roneos of he
dsy-Gsrrick and B,ry.gthst. IN ths hs1cnny
scene. Gxuick wxs ~ tamna.ts'ons e IN ia ] M,
zion that ehe always felt xs fhnaoh h. ,rru1d
come I'D to her: wmie Rs~ WA 20
tender and loving that she lid M tm-
eistible deaire to 20 down to him. Now,
Booth. in that eceue ia yeYv txu,a. watched
in win for Gs.ricfs demonstrstive loye, and
for BaxY's sEeet psagiop, It wa cold md
lfeleea. McV,cker's Dogbary is very dim.
uncertain character, and does not bear COM
pa1ieon with John Giltert,s, p1Ayed List winter
altogether Much Ado i" is TO be withdrawn
this week, not having fued public expecta-
lion.
.EA1IAcE's
Ono Of the most enjoyable plApes to 70 to
so1 genuine, refined amusement, ia Wa1lack'a.
One alwAya feels eu1e Of his most excellent
company; md long may he continue to cater
to such N admitting public. Saturday is the
fashionable night. Then you are e1r -cted to
ladies' to put On their dress-bonnste, for it is
; gala night
FEMININE LuEcH-FAR1I.
Mu. Governor, Morgan had : lunch-pa1ty
Of thiIty ladies to-day, given 70 MIS-. Colt, Of
Hkttford, the richest womAn in thia country.
Her income is etAted At nearly, II nut quite.
half million Mrs- Colt ID tho guest OF.
Mrs. Morgan. It Ias entirely 3 feminine
affair. The taile w1a loaded with everything
belonging to the ''Ientitee.n 6he WAS dressed
in violet ailk, trimmed With velvet and
Va1eEcitnues lace, xud had couture Of lace /
and pknsies, with 4rnethyst xrd diamond ear