The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-21
4 II u S z NJ e N T S.

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE DELMoNco's, OR LARKs
UP THE HuDsoN.-A bird OF the genus alandlnn.
whose larynx IS always full OF sweet sounds. and
whose morning excursion skyward Is as interesting
as o balloon VOYAGE without fear OF escape OF gas,
Is good representative OF those warblers OF society
that furnish subject matter for the ubiquitous Jcn-
Kins BIRDS at Delmonic os are generally served up
on toast but according 10 The Filth Avenue theatre
bill OF fare their plumage undisturocd, and only
one Of tnem-the mated lark roasted" Fir
taton ana larks, Notwithstanding Audubons
silence on the subject, have many points simli-
lar. DR.. Johnson says that 1rt is
a vain, trining airy girl, and no one
can maintain that the habits of the lark are
every thing en- Te0e ana correct. Since the worthy
Doctors time we have enlarged the sphere OF the
flrt TO include the other sex. tt ererore when a
husband is fOrgetful of his Benedictine character
away from home AMI Is captured by glance, the
turn OF neat No. CATER with snowy fri
just pceping over It, the music OF strange laugh
any other OF what the Pilgrim Fathers would call
abomlnations hts conduct IS just US reprenensible
as tn mated lark that c0luettes with the zephyr
and sunshine half mile or so above his nest while
his better hall and unfedged progeny are waiting
breakfast for him. The most important distinction
between the fcathered songster and the human larks
is the tendency OF the latter to his nest the
other is about leaving it. Champagne and dew do not
asslmae hence the difference In The hours or rest Of
both parties. But here touch the abstruse subjects
Of '.hornoiogy and "ornithology," winch phIio
soplers have disputed ever since birds we're consd
cred as an excellent appendage TO Cliquot Leaving
the question OF names aside Tor the present. we shall
taSe q "Trip up the Hudson just as lar Yonkers,
wnIch derives il name IRON Inc fact that SO many
"IOankersn-but we forget. names aside. At the
landing there Il very s,yi,s ~, pony pnaeon ana
a fresh, mnocenooklng gir. whose cheeks are rosy
with excitement and whose lips resemble ripe straw
l.rr Sln IL rny n M
Try combined, wdrbc5 evclyw lere, has no partic-
nest her own but Is fond or creating terrible
connection IN other BIRDS nests. Her plllnage
OF AudubOn.- would stare at It, Many modistes
brain was puzzled over tins plumage. Yet she
OF a crow or The chequercd costume or q maggie
This Is Mrs. Nina Roberts, lark that has lost her
maie-in fine, tanlallzins, lasclna ing, dangerous
young widow. she Is calculated to breed mischief
In the best regulated avary IN the world. She has
Quilted the metropolis and us hothouse charms Tor
the keen, bracing air up the HUDSON ana tue plea
sure OF q drive to q charming VILLA mile or SO from
ionkels She mas lined a few victims, che. among
them one spence sherman, lord aud master of aiore
SAID villa and OF pretty little iarK nuke shape OF
wife, who fOolishly, In moment OF pout betook
herself 20 the country nest leaving her mate free
wing with all the gins and traps OF big city around
HIM. Tlppy Bolton victim No. y Is bird OF expert
ence, wac thinks II would l., DC capital thing to
BowIes-nreverenlly, O.d Bowlcs-iS one OF those
ancient and honorape warbiers that, not finding,
like Faust, any Mephistopheles to give them back
their youth are resolved uo become callow at all
hazards. This last viclim's maady takes q cOnser-
vatory shape aud he tres to build up bouquet bar
rlcade around the fair widow to warn intruders OH
The pretty little lark in The nest at home, having got
over her pout. is plning Tor her mate. and fnds a
tendcr consider In a barely led2ed chrper Fred
Dandcy, VINO tries little !iraton (iiis de0ul, IN q
musical line While two grave spinstcr larks-
Angelica and Amarylla BUwles-watch MIN with
tender interest ana the subject OF mis- Irritation with
Ill conceaed Jealousy. THESE are characteristic
moved BY that terrible miscaief maker Irritation,
winch no doubt occupied prominent place on the
tree from which the first of nirts Mother Eve, was
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