The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-05-13
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
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learned that j. r. OsgOod d Co. have recently |
sold their plates of all Beecher's works to J. b.
Ford & Co., of New York, the publishers of
The Life of Christ" who are about to bring
out new and complete edition of the Plymouth |
pastors writings. They doubtless are not afraid
that the investment will be 6 knocked higher |
than Il kite" Tiltons services as lecturer
have also been secured for the whole of next
season by the American Literary Bureau OF
New York, which offered to make a contract
for certain number Of engagements in New
England to a Boston agency, but the latter
hesitated to assume the responsibility, notwith |
standing the fact that Tilton really ranks among
the few best lecturers of the country. No doubt
curiosity would inspire certain class to go to
hear him, but it Is question if want Of con
fdence in him would not deter the greater num-
bers. A lady, by the way, who last week visited
New York, and who had the courage, or au-
dacty, which you please, to attend the trial,
told me that Mrs. Beecher, whom she has often
met, has changed so much within the last year
that she would not have known her. She said
her altered appearance was positively painful,
and was moreover accompanied by an apparent
disregard in the matter OF dress which was di-
rectly opposed to her former tastdouSneSS in
this particular.
There i, a positive epidemic raging here
among certain class of persons for old and
odd things in house furnishings Some are
| going to the extreme of baniShng carpets alto
| gether, and having their floors stained and
| polished and covered With rich eastern rugs.
Others are making tours Of all the out-ofWay
| in of hraSS jV,I
candle sticks: and others haunt auction rooms
i'll the hope Of picking up pieces of antique fur
niture such as chairs hundred years Old, or
spider legged tables and stands. When was
| in New York about month since, friend
| who was about starting i'll housekeeping was
| spending all his spare time among the oht
| Dutch quarters of the city on the watch for an
tiquarian '.bargans." He told me how many
rare things he had only missed by day or two,
| but 'Ehope springs eternal in the human breast,
| and he was confident of coming upon some treas
| ureS at last for "a mere nothing" He told me
a laughabIe story, however, about the trip Of
| some ladies to one of the Dutch villages in the
vicinity of New York. They came upon an I'M
| mistakabe old house, and seeing no one about
pcered into the windows. They cried out with
| delight, for in the low-Stutlded room they saw
a carved oak chest, black with age, and upon it
an immense china punch bowl. such as would
| make the collector of pottery turn his purse
inside OUT. That sight was enough, and they
| advanced to the front door and knocked. But
| there was no reply. After second knock they
forgot the properties and entered prccipitately,
but they had only time to look hastily from one
/ ntaJ tn hpt.b aOA her II
opened, and an angry, questioning face pre-
scented itself, accompanied by strong, though
feminine arm, menacingly brandishing broom
| stick The women stood not upon the order of
their going but fed incontinentlv pursued by
woman, man, and children, till they had cleared
the premises. Upon inquiry the women of the
metropolis found they had committed an UNI
heartl-of breach of custom by even knocking at
the door, to say nothing of forcing an entrance
| which was never used except on such cNccp-
| tonal occasions as a funeral or wedding. In
this city we have the Household Art Rooms
where these old things may be had, and where
old styles are faithfully reproduced in new ma
terials; but one needs a long bank account to
stand the prices. Better search for them among
the people who don't know their value. or rather
to whom they have no value. \ woman told
me recently of selling pair Of handsome solid
brass candlestcks, which belonged to her grand
mother, for old Junk, 'becallse il was 50 much
work to keep them bright" There are plenty
of persons who would exchange their mothers
wedding gowns for calico that was similar to
their neighbours, or in ''the fashion,"
Such crowds of pretty girls turned out TO
Joe Jetlerson's matinee performance Of rip
Van Winkle," yesterday afternoon! The dim
ing hall at Parkers from one to two O'Clock was
full of those that came from ont OF town. They
lunched and chatted and inspected each others
new hats with delight very apparent and very
youthful. The consequence was, there was the
fullest house at the Boston Theatre they have
had at an afternoon performance for years
Ladies We're even seen standing in the loboleS
| and doorwayS. At the close Of his engagement
here this week, Jefferson is going to Europe to
be absent two years. ! saw him the other day
at one of our art galleries looking at some paint
! ings in company with his cousin-comedan,
| ''Old Warren of the Museum, rs he has got
| TO be called now. Jefferson is not Il noticeable
person at all, us Warren is, and evidently, I'M
like the latter, does not cure to be pointed out
| on the street. He pays very little attention to
style in dress which is also unlike Warren,
| who likes dress as 4 fop of twenty-five. The
latter is old, however, in spite of his artistic
| ''make-up" that counterteits youth, and it is
said to be very hard to play 18th him. lie is
| losing his memory, and invents better than he
remembers. This frailty plays the deuce, the
actors say, with their "cues," and they have to
| keep a sharp lookout on the Old gentleman,
who is Il prime favorite behind, as before the
scenes. He has also ito be handled With care"
on the stage,no rough treatment being in order,
| rs his equilibrium is IN extremely tickli>h mat
| ter
The musical season is nearly over, and or
CARNATIONS are breaking up and making up
anew One Of the fayorte of these associations
is the Beethoven Quintette Club, which rumor
| says is soon to lisband Two memberships
| ay, violiniSt, and Rietzcl, tiutist are engaged
! TO play in the Globe Theatre orchestra. Nult
Fries, the well known Nioloncelli>t, has IN IN
valid Wife, and does not care to make engage
ments taking him away from home. There
then remains G.. n. Allen, the fist violinis, and
the organizer of the club, and lleindl the PLAYER
of the viola. 1t is quite probable that Allen
may form the club anew under its present name,
| Us he has Il perfect right to do. The Temple
Quarette, male voices, are also TO lose two
members, retaining the best two, however, Fes
sender and Ryder, and gaining, it is thought,
Rudolphson, who is Il baritone and one Of the
best read musicians in the city ! understand
that the Ritchings Bernard troupe, which have
been giving old folks concerts will, the com
ing season, give some of the lighter operas.
The troupe number fourteen members, who
are all good musicians. Mrs. Ritchings-Ber
nard and her husband have been engaged To
accompany the Kellogg opera company, with
out Miss Kellogg, to California the first of June,
for series of summer performances. Dudley
Buck, the highest paid organist in the city and
composer of considerable reputation, has
given up his position at DR.. Webb's church to
accept Il better offer in New York.