Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-01-21

as in former years, aHQ Ine uecOratlOuS |
were spoken of as delightful, in the profu-
sion of flowers employed. The stage of the
Academy was eucircled with roses. till the
eve could no. rest, and the private boxes
embowered in bouquets. Gov. Illden
came down from Albany to open the bail,
but was delayed till nearly IL O'Clock, when
superb procession swept after him to
the floor, the dancing beginning with over
seventy couples. The display OF dress was |
behind that of former years, though there |
were some gorgeous costumes. Cream
colored brocades and failles contested
vividly with dark velVets, trimmed with
cold and silver braids and rich lase. One
of the most noticeable dresses was OF wnite
embroidered with gold, over crimson SIX
trimmed with masses OF great red cherries
and their leaves. A close-itting robe OF
black velvet was embroidered with S"id
braid. forming a vest in front, and nearly
covering the skirt, worn with Old poin'
lace. All dresses fit closely to the form,
the only drarery being in the trimming,
and the hair is dressed with the came Sc
we're simplicity. The novice style is pre-
ferred for its cOnventual plaiBuess. The
choice in costumes lies between cream
white and ivory silks and the dark velVets
with contrasting trimming. Thus the
licht dresses are draped with cordOns Of
rich deep autumn leaves, while the VeivetS
are covered with over-dresses of white
gauze or lace. Superb flowers are part OF
every toilet unless the lace is too rich to
need any addition, and the fancy 2rna-
ments of silver in the shape OF chatelalnes.
belts and necklets. find their appropriate
place in evening costume. Those ladles
who have Genoese silver ornaments Will be
! glad to know that these are in style again,
after being laid aside for years.
THE BECKwITH DEFALCATIoS.
The exposure of B. T. Babbitt's manag-
ing clelk is a fit climax to the cases OF de-
fault during the year. Month after month
some new fraud shocks the public. which
business men take with as much GOODNESS
as the failure Of a country customer.
| In the case of Rabbits, as everybody
| calls it-as if the criminal had no concern
| in it. the matter is not TO pass oil with
| little hard swearing in the private office.
| The defaulter had been living for two
months past in lodgings on Tenth street,
| going out only in the evenings tor air.
How did the detective find out Mr..
Beckwith's whereabouts Easily enough
| 1t is simply a knowledge Of feminine hu-
| man liIdI 10 Lut SLbCA III LlttuC VI tAAi
detectives. They don't ask ''where is the
man 2" they simply find out where the
| W oman is who is part of the mar. and
they are morally certain to tind the man
as soon as they want him, The detective
| who had this matter in charge, got an aC-
curate description of Mrs. Beckwlth, know
ing that while Beckwith himself would
keep very close, Mrs. Beckwlth would
be out, not only to take the air, but to be
his means Of communication with the out
side world, without which no man can live
How did he find Mrs. Bechwith? Quite
as easy. An old thief would know better
than to let his wife show herself, any more
than he would show himself. But your
defaulter is only an amateur. He may be
exceedingly ingenious in stealing, but ht
has never learned that more important ar
of hiding. As his wife has never beer
charged with any crime, he fancies that i
is perfectly safe for her to go as she chooses
forgetting that the ministers Of the Law
watch the flight of the sparrows as care
fully as they do that Of the vultures.
Our detectives got a very accurate de
scription of Mrs. Beckwith, The asked nt
questions about Mr.. B. and then went Il
friend he had in Stewards. Had n
stolen only $4,000 he would have gone t.
the cheap dry goods stores on Sixth avenut
but, S500.000 defaulter's wife would b.
satisfied with nothing short of Stewart s
He had friend there, u salesman, the de
tectives have them everywhere.) and Civ
ing him description of the woman, aske'
him if she came there
Every day." was the answer.
"Let me stand here, by you, and wne
she comes in, nod
"All right"
And there that detective stood all tn
day, as patient as a statue. Finally, abou
four O'Clock one day, woman came IN
and the salesman noddsa rr, enc Tnow;no e 'yrn ,ha
; the gentlemanly person just behind he
was following her, and would follow he
: : should she 90 to Chicago. She did no
90 to Chicago. but she did go home to he
husband and the detective took room
in the house opposite, and he waited an
waited, till one night at nine, Mr.. Beck
with out for his airing. and the detectiy
had no more trouble i'll taking him in thai
he would in picking up pin.
You see, the catching of criminal is
purely philosophical matter. The deteC
tive knows that every man has a wOma
to go to the man. lie catches the womal
first.
An experienced thief, however, is hard
er To catch, for he knows all about it a
well as the detective does his woman wcul
no more 90 straight to her man than sh
would deliver him to the police, for sh
: knows that she is being watched. Sin
never goes out except when she must, ant
I Sha AnnhloS nd f1r lilo f,ty fbat no
trail may no: be discovered. 1t Is shar
detective that can follow the track of al
experienced thlef's wife or mistress. Sh
knows that she is considered very i'm
portant party, and she watches herself
just as closely as the thief does himself
But Beckwith was not an experienced THE
and so he was caught without trouble.
BUSINESS
Continues worse than ever, if possible
Why don't the people come and buy
Don't they wear any more clothes ! DOM
they eat or drink? Why is il There
are few merchants in the hotels, ard Il
few buyers seen about the wholesale houses
but the few that come only buy just what
they have 10 have, to say they have a stock
and they want that little on such terms as
no merchant can live at. The change il
| lue Edles vi iEeIont' "est, VIII lndhc ooinS
difference, but fancy the trouble lies deep
er than freights. 1t costs too much to do
business here, and New York will never
get her business back till everything comes
down to hard pan. The hotels must drop
their rates, the theatres must come down
TO ante-war prices, and all the expenses OF
coming to the city, staying here, and get,
ting out again must be lowered to some
thing like the ole times. Then people will
come here again, and business will revive.
New York has been too greedy, and has
killed the goose that laid its golden egg.
There is such Il thing as presuming too
much on natural advantages. L: is to be
hoped that the spring will bring a revival,
| but it ls n dreary wait. PIETRO.