, 1876-05-14
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
cantennial Colors Are MOI
Fashionable.
The Fate Of a Former Cncnnau
Belle.
Collecting One Million ola
Postage-Stanps.
Romance Of a Recent Marriage
in High Life.
The Cream of the Kife-Shots..-
Fanny Darenport's joke
Specia1 Correspondence Of Tia Tribune.

co1ors, and the flags displayed from the public
buildings yesterday gave thu principal thorough
fares gala-day appearance. Some OF the no
tells are decked out in gorgeous array OF bnnt-
Ing, presenting flags Of all nations,-and the
shon-windows fairly dazzle with Centennial ban
ners Of red, white, and blue, and gilt. "hethef
cur people are exactly suited that Philadelphia
fs having the cream of the 1876 business or not,
the storekeepers are determined to cater to the
taste Of the public by setting the most magnlh-
cent feast Of Centennial gorgeousness In their
mower to provide. The little folks indulge In
badces and independence bells and eagle hrts
ad 1ibitum and al ln8nitum, but someho" our
fashionable women do not seem at oil patI1otic
They took to Cardinal red last year when Cardi-
nal McCloakey set the fashion, very Kindly,
but there Is an an eoasas Sch
nyercome. II there were any single color emble-
matte Of national anniversary, 1t miSht pc maze
turn up their aristocratic at the IN
dress trimmings ornaments, and thus It lails 70
become popular H9wcsef & some ne s.1 m ide rSaa are
being worn By the high-toned young ladies' At tae
Young Women's Christian Association Fair At ne
Academy and 9s nrs Ins small
tribe too much for native American pride that our
national colors are tabooed while Cafo'nal rea "&s
q standard fashion.
SEQUEL TO CINCINNATI TRAGEDY.
You may remember the particulars OF truly hor-
rihle tragedy which occurred In Cincinnati fe"
years ago, wherein certain Mrs. julia PERKINS,
suffering it Of temporary insanity caused BY the
brutal treatment Of faith1ess husband, Killed nef
child, bright little girl OF years old. She was
tried for the act but her insanity patent that
she was acquitted. Subsequently she obtained
divorce and portion Of her husbands property,
and removed to this city Since then she has re-
sded in aqft f popnpG
friends. For time she was very much secluded
and declined to see body or be- seen in society,",
ons md promenang Broadway and recog
uized by Cncinuations. Her life. however, Is SO
saddened By the recolections Of the terrible deed
former friends can scarcely realize that the quiet,
aubdued woman in mourning is the same viyacloas
creature who was onc= belle In Cincinnati she
has small but sufficient income, and there are
rumors that she is about to embark in new natri-
naonial relation.
MILLION oxposrAoE-srANrs.
Several times thert, have been published stories
to the effect that good little boy (after the
manner OF the Sunday school hools), animated by
noble ambition to distinguish himself, had under
taken to collect /, 900, 600 defaced
but usually these are discredted and cynical
people intimate that the statements are printed to
cover design on the part OF dishonest personsto
collect large quantities OF old stamps, and then by
removing the cancellng marks, dispose Of them ~
new stamps to the innocent and unsuspecting.
Here is a story, however, which is strictly true.
sn%S snnaay , over S6ich one 81 our
princes presdes as Superintendent received 2
IN Collecting
i. coo, 600 postage -stamps he would settle an
annuity upon her sufficient to support her fos !ife
the aforesaid Superintendent who told her to get
1t in writing. She obtained the written promise,
and the Superintendent Is assisting her ia pro-
cure the requisite number to obtain the annuity.
He has already interested such firms as IL 3. Claf-
lin s Co., Peake, Opdyke s. Co., kean & Frayne,
the Home Insurance COMPANY ana otheis VINO ' re.
on hand nearly 400 900 old stamps. She has received
over 20, 900 from Cafin alone. Doubtless II my Of
prise, contributions to either OF the houses
tioned will ind their way to the painstans girl in
question.
WHAT THE RFLHhEN ARE DOING.
Every Saturday thera is IN interesting exhibition
OF ride shooting at Cseedmoor Range, preparatory
to the competition for places In the International
team to compete against the world in September
next. There will be TIVE separate contests with
the Transatlantic ridemen; the first, American
against all nations, and the second, another con-
test with picked Irish team. The news Of the
score made at Dolymount by William Rgby-2l1
oct Of possible 225-created quite sensation
among the riaemen here bnt they are not disposed
Americain the Internationalc con-
tests will comprise the best maFksmen, It's believed,
in the world At present only four Of those who
Irish arc likely to take part IN the next matches.
Fulton still leads; with him Will probably be Bo.
dinc. Dakin, and Hepburn. The .ifth man will
undoubtedly be Col. W. 3. FarFell, OF Gen
Shalcr's Staff Col. Farwell was alluded to in q
former letter as the coming rifle champion. He has
and in every competition has been first or second.
It is disputed point among amateurs in this
vicinity whether he is not Fn1tons superior. Thus
long range rifle shots developed IN this country
side in and around New York Western stories Of
crack shots are plentful enough, but the ritlemen
members OF the tenn are able to shoot half do1lars
in the mir, and all that sort Of famous shooting
It comes to making bulls eyes At l. 600 yards. It
would bother the champions Of Western hills and
prairies to equal even IN inferior score such as
would be considered low down to the amateurs Of
New York.
NOVEL RAILROAD EXPERIMENT..
The proposition run train OF cars through
from Jersey City to Sun francisco in eighty-four
hours has been duly announced as an advertising
dodge the part Of two Of our widcawase thea1si-
cal managers. These gentlemen run theatres in the
fall winter, and spring seasons, and steamboatsin In
summer. This year they will vary tue programme
slightly by starting railroad excursion across the
continent in three and half days. The fare will
be $500, nnd the number of passengers limited to
sixteen. The tickets ere gozgeously extravasant,
being in pocket-book form, each leaf being in the
nature OF coupon, intended to cover fare, meals,
sleeping-bezths and one weeks board at the Grand
Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The programme
has been extensively and gratnitously advertised,
which Is all the reward expected by the managers.
scheme is utterly tmpractieable IN the present
dition Of the Pacific roads west Of Omaha. The
distance to be trure1sed 10 312 miles, and to make
1t in 81 hours would necessitate speed OF 20 miles
an hour without any halts This can hardly be
done By the fast-Hai1 trains, and may be possible
on the Chicago i Northwestern Road, but on the
Union and Central Pacldc Roada, no such speed
can be obtained.
THRICE REJECTED AND FINALLY ACCEPTED.
The fashionables ere having their fill Of gossip at
present concerning couple recently married in
very high syle-brillant reception, costly presents
and all that sort Of thing. you know Their name.
have been duly paraded in the fashionable iutelli
genee of the Home Journal and other pape,s.- bnt
the romance Of the match has escaped publication.
It seems the parties. as the phrase goes, are not
children; ut least, no spring chickens. They have
been intimate many years. The gentleman first pro-
posed marriage Ave years ago. and the honor was de-
clined BY the young lady. The lover would not take
nay foE an answer, but obtained permission to con-
Enu4 his TiSit8 friend Fr.,,,,