The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-29
PRICE THREE CENTS.

In price is the lily of the valley. The Cor
nelis Cooke variety is also very popular,
and brings not less than $25 per hundred.
Camelias have ceased to be fashionable.
and are marked down to S25. but the Gala
lily brings high price, and some dealers
ask % cents apiece at retail. Siebert ex.
poets to sell 20, 900 roses during the entire
holiday season, and probably the aggre-
gate sale of this variety will be four times
this quantity. Elegant floral baskets are
new fashionable at S25 to $50 apiece, but
the finest bouquets are quoted at 500.
This is large sum for luxury so peculiarly
evanesceDt. When Keats wrote that ga
thing OF beauty is q joy forever" he could
| not have referred to floral matters. for n
bouquet seldom lasts more than week.
l have often heard of the language of flow
ers, but as gaze upon the list Of prices I
think the chief utterance in New York
conservatory is "greenbacks."
OTHER FLORAL ITEMS.
Flowers are now indispensable at funer..
ais or weddings which make any preten
sion to style. Siebert told me that he had
supplied weddings with q floral display
which cost $1,000, and he added, that the
usual bill on such occasions among the
most opulcnt gentry was $1,000. The
heaviest funeral bill which Siebert has on
his books 10 5000. In this instance col
| umns, shafts and crosses were arranged of
white flowers. A funeral lately occurred
In Scranton, in which flowers were ordered
from this city at an expense of 5000, which
Is the heaviest of out Of town bills. The
tn1morfeiies, once so popular on such &C.
casions, are generally beached, and are,
for several reasons, not in as frequent use
as formerly. The most costly and profuss
display of flowers ever made made on this
continent was witnessed at the wedding of
Tweed's daughter, and cost So, 800. The
bride wore diamonds in her shoes, and made
as great show Of her fathers stolen wealth
as possible. Things have changed since
then. Her father is fugitive thief, and
she is living in pinched manner, no doubt
often longing for what was SO ridiculously
wasted.
BRIDAL GIFTS.
Speaking Of the display of flowers on this
occasion, am reminded that there never
has been such a foolish display made of
jewelry and the gauds of female attire, in
America, as at this very marriage The
thieves who had robbed the public with
| such audacity, We'd in their tributes of
plumber to the chief robber. The entire
value OF these presents, as found in the jew
elers' bills, was more than $75 ,000-a
pretty outfit for vulgar creature who had
as little breeding as might have been cx-
pected from her origin and surroundings.
AS these presents we're made to attract pub
| lie attention, will crafty some of the
donors by advertising their liberality
Peter B. swecny, diamond and enamel
l.
Henry Genet dlamnnd cross. ....... 1000
henry smith Gate police commissioner
Justice STANDBY. paintings and wax 700
sneiiG 80; nan. SILVER iisic. LOCO
SENATOR F No;tn IS. s saIs c lss
j. & Davidson, neck chain win pearls i''0'
J. II. Keyser .neckiace and diamond eros. loo
j. II; Ingers II, wheat spray CT diamonds
Thomas G. Fields, gold and diamond '''O'
necklace minimum. 1000
Such is part Of the list of donors. AL.
most all the above were hebilual thieves,
and of those who survive the most are fugi-
tive from justice AS to the costly trink-
cts above referred to, the largest part, if
not ALL has probably gone 10 the pawn
broker.
OAKLEY HALL. ~f
His debut at the Park theatre is by some
considered piece of foolery which indi-
Gates consciousness that he is good for
nothing else. Hill is broken-down law
yer and politician, and az one of the Tweed
ring is on the list OF ostracised and con-
temned public frauds. Since all else is
lost, he may try his luck on the stage.
Such is the opinion entertained by many
very Judicious people. Halls debut was
packed by his friends. This was a matter
of course. All such occasions are thus
managed. 1t is not probable that Hall will
succeed in the hstrionic line. His age is
not against him so much as lack of genius.
Had he been a true heir of the drama he
would have been on the stage at an earlier
day. Before the season will be over Hall
will be on the shelf. He will get tired of
the stage as soon as the novelty is passed.
He cannot expect to become star, while
az stock actor he cannot make living.
1t is miserable conclusion to life which
has had such fine opportunities of success,
but there was always something lacking in
Halls character. Nearly 20 years ago he
was district attorney Of this city, and in
this capacity prosecuted the Burdell muir
der case. His management of this affair
was enough to show what his subsequent
career would be. He made long philippe
against Mrs. Burdell Cunningham, but
brought SO imperfect case against her as
to be ridiculous.
fr THE COLISEUM.
Those who visit the upper part of Broad
way will notice the enormous circular build
ing which bears this imposing name. The
coliseum was built about Ave years ago for
tho rurr,oea of nv hib;tip,r the urandaat claaa
of pictures. and here London, and alec
Paris (both by moonlieht,) were offered to
the public. The enterprise, however, was
unsuccessful, and quarter of a million was
sunk. The building was then bought by
a company of Philadelphians, who are sue
ceeding in very handsome manner. The
grand picture of the "Siege OF Paris" has
attracted crowds, and is one of the finest
things even seen in New York. The
"Slege of Paris" is coon to be removed to
Philadelphia, but its place will be well sup
Piled by the Murder of the Archbishop"
one Of the tragic events connected with
that terrific episode in history. As place
Of delightful and innocent resort, the coli
scum will prove permanent attraction.
'irUrf THAT MURDER. H
Little did think, while standing in the
synagogue in Ludlow street few weeks
ago, that two of its.number would so soon
figure in the annals ofterrible crime. Such,
however, is the case. Sarah Alexander,
whose butchered corpse, was found in
field In East New Y ork, and Nathan Ruben
stein, who committed the atrocious deed,
were both from that society. This leads
to the remark that the Jews, as a class, are
very quiet members of society, and seldom
appear in the criminal list. lne'unly great
exception is foundin the Nathan tragedy,
concerning which grave and mysterious
suspicious are entertained No Jew has
ever been arrestedin this city charged with
taking human life except Rubens,ein. The