Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-11

TioN. BUSINESS AND DAMUsENENTS-GiLNORE
GARDEN-LEyY AND ARBCCKLE-THE COMM
SrECTACLE-MATrER AT PHILADELPHIA
SCHOOL RATES AN INGENIOUS CONTRIvANC
-NUNNIEs or oLD-THE TRIBES OF THE IL
CAS-.
New YORK, Aug. .. 1916
| To the Editor Of the Free Press and Timas
Some cnterprising reporter of a statist
! cal turn of mind has been devoting himsel
/ to an investigation of the cost ofliving in Ne'
/ lOrk at the present time. in comparison wit
that Ofa few years since and has presented tn
result of his labors in two columns OF tn
| Tribune. As 20 the details of his report
need only be said that they are copio rs
careful and probably correct but tn
writer conclusions, which may be brief
given. are interesting. lie finds that tn,
New Yorker can now eat and drink. and b.
clothed and housed about - per cent cheap
er than he paid for corresponding commod
tiles in 1873 and | pre- sume the per cent
age of decline in the price of absolute ne
ccssitles throughout the country has not beer
very different. Butiour statsticiaG fails t.
see that our people generally have reapeC
any prOpOrtl0nate advantage from this tall
and concludes thereirom that Americans
generally. and dwellers in this city in par
tIcuiar. are improyident and extravaganza
inclined. lie finds by actual inquiry thai
people who in previous years bought SO
cent tea and 6-dOllar -four and found them
satisfactory, now soOTn to purchase the
same article at its reduced price and save
he difference. bat insist on paying the old
figures for a better article. The same prin-
ciple Is found to run through the whole list
OF living expenses, and thus the charges OF
improyidence and lnIurv are sustained
The incomes Of nearly all classes have di.
mlnished somewhat. and therefore as peo-
pie insist on keeping expenditures at the
old standard, their cry OF hard times ac-
qulres great emphasis. There is good
deal OF horse sense in the writer's final
opinion that Americans Will not learn To
benefit from the lowering Of market prizes
tlll they become close shoppers like the
French, this great lesson of irugality j. one
of which our countrymcn a- class have
not a. yet learned the alphabet, and per
mancnt prosperity must await its acqui-i-
ti1n before taking up its abode among us
it is very useful thing to have attention
called TO the subject IN this manner.
In the same paper Is found an interesting
comparison of our past and present facili-
ties fer education in private institutions.
only an this case the contrast is a Centen-
mai one. reaching back to l776, when. as
We are told, this city and Philadelphia had
each Just two schools, where the youth OF
the period were thrsShed into knowledge
of the polite ACCOMPLISHMENTS a.
dancing fencing, French, and the like Now
such schools are thousand for one and IN
all grades from the kindergarten to the
cla-~.cl! college offer thorough instruction
..1 Efaa- reA -.
The most significant feature of this con
tra-t Is that relating to the condition of
female education. In the records of '7G we
see nothing 10 show that much attention
va paid to the subject beyond instructing
them how TO curtsey and how 10 walk grace
illly through minuet. Now, this city
.l0ne has more Young ladies, semlnaries
than the whole United Colonies could have
b0a-ted in those days-and these are of
high character which our foreiathers never
dreamed OF. \ fine specimen Of these
modern establishments. and the most prom
inent one in New York, Is Mrs Benedict
school for young ladies, on Forty Second
street, near Filth Avenue, one OF the oldest
and most perfectly appointed in the country.
lt- location on Mdrray Hill. the centre of
the city wealth aud refinement, Is pecu-
harly happy. It's success Is great, and its
record rrcpr0achable By system. the
result OF thirty years experience IN the
work, lt offers a thorough education TO pu-
pills of all ages and Is warmly endorsed by
our leading clergymen. The coming aca-
demlc ear Of TINS school commences on the
2-Jh % September
Ii Is only iair TO complete our glance at
the status Of the metropolis BY few words
on it, business and amusements With re
gard to the former am happy to say that
the old saw about its being long lane.
etc. gives some promise OF exemplification
IN the coming season trade Many of the
best prophets on this subject are Of the
opinion that the " bottom which our mer-
chsnts. struggling in a sea of financial dis
tress. feared had fallen out. Is still there
and that We shall soon stand on it. \ COM
parls0n OF the failures for the first half of
this year with a similar period OF 1875,
shows a decided Improvement in average
stability, and the presence already of many
Fall buyers gives more cheerful look to
staple lines than has been seen IN several
seasons. \ further indication of faith IN
the future l. the success OF the two NAM
moth trade sales OF woOllen goods which
have taken place within week, and which
realized some 81 600 200, despite the low
prices. y Presidential campaign makes.
pr0verhIuy, an of year IN business , but,
when that great question Is of the c0un-
try mind, We may confidently look for a
steadIer and more satisfactory state Of com
merce than for three years past.
Amusements may be quoted quiet and
steady. The three tirst-class resorts which
have brayed the terrors of the past three
month are GilmOre's Garden, Wallack's,
and the Fifth Avenue. Gilmore 5 fOrtitude
under the stress of weather Is not much to
be wondered at, for his great garden i it
self a sort of exotic which lourishes only
in a tropical temperature. A little chilli
ness in the air bhghGs its popularity just as
1t would one of the palms or cacti which
adOrns it, interior. Give it a sultry night,
however, and a more brilliant scene Is not
easily Imaginable In Summer weather peO
pie Instinctiyely seek the most passive reero-
alton attainabie. Nobody under such cir
cumstauces can digest a lecture, and but
few can stand the emotional wear and tear
of a modern play. Give us. they say, q
place where We can sec and hear everything
that is going on without taking the small
est part IN It or the slightest care OF 1t. Let
Us sit lazly still OF move scarcely less lazily
about, as we prefer. Have good music Tor
our delectatiOn and plenty of cold drink
within call, and then leave u to ourselves.
All these wishes find simultaneous fulfill
ment at Gilmore
The surroundings are attractive. the
plashing OF the little fountains and the big
cascade grateful to the eye and ear, and
the refreshments beyond reproach. On the
raised platform in the centre. among the
uniforms of the band, rise the white pants
and short blue coat, heavily ornamented
with gold braid, which Surround the ner-
yOus, wiry form of Gilmore who touched off
the cannon and big bells of his patent anvil
chorus at the Boston Peace Jubilee and
who now distributes his little - lettering"
bows among the applaudlng audience.
Near the conductor sits Arbuckle, the Ia
yorite cuTnet player, who will presently
lose the mouth piece Of his lnstru ment be-
tween his NapOle0nic mousta che and i'm
perial, and hush the buzzlng crowd to 81
ielee with his beautiful performance of old
and familiar airs. Further back among
the musicians is hidden Levy, the great
French eornetist, the champion of the
world who. after the plaudits to his rival
have subsded, will step brisklY and conf
IDENTIFY forth to the soloists' stand. lie is
short and dumpy, but exquisite to the last
degree A glossy dress suit. the shiniest OF
patent feathers. the highest of collars and
the whltest of cravats are necessary to
render him suitably presentable to an au-
denec. His head, which is perfectly round
and nearly bald. sits upon his shoulders
without the Intervention of anything ap-
preaching to neck. His face is round,
with broad smile and little waxed nous
taehe for salient features. His appearance
Is the signal for still moro tumultuous clap
ping and cheering, which he answers with
a profusion Of the Frenchiest bows possi-
bic, until he thinks the noise has gone on
long enough, when he suddenly raises his
silver cornet to his lips and the uproar is
cut short. Ercores usually follow each
other in Levy's case as long as he is willing
to respond and then the regular programme
is resumed. Such is GIlmore's. six nights
in every week.
At Wallacks " The Mighty Dollar" still
retains it, grasp and at the 5th Avenue
- Pique" is only forced off by Sothern's
engag ement as Lord Dundreary. Early in
August. Booth will reopen under Jarrett
x Palmer. with the production of the spec
taele =" Sardanapalus" on a scale never be-
Toro IA in Amariea