, 1876-05-07
BOSTON.
Hay Days and Moving Daya'..Hlgh
Ronts---Wendell Phillips Shakes
His Head.
The Jingle OF Silver--Boston Girls Knit.
ting Purses for the Coming Coin.
An Old Boston Belle and Her Fashions
Anna DickinBon-A Century Vsse.
Frsm Our C.1a CmTxspe71dss1t,

From os~ osan CosT<spends,s,
Bosron, May 4-"Msy days are moving dsy1,
begins to have almost Is much significance here
In Roston as It has in New ork,-especially in
these May days, when salaries arc down aud land
lords still hold, with desth grip, to their high
reuts It nil be q death-grip, indeed, to many
Of them in way they have not foreseen, it the
hold continues long, for houses to rent are &C
cumulating ominousIy.
wESpE1I. PHILLIPS BHAKE5 Hu HEAD
significantly, with II ~ told you 50 express
sion, when he walks by these houses. Didn't he
toretoll all this more than u year sgo2 Didn't
ho warn us that 81 wo soWed Nc should reap g.
that bloated, gloatins capital is at the bottom OF
it Ill, and that tho quickest way out at presont,
or tho first step cut is by the countless hands OF
tho rns-baby. "Paper money! paper monoy!"
that is hia cry OF redemption And when, tue
other day, heard noted geologist declare that
with his knowledge Of tho vast gold and silver
mining districts spread over this country, Jet
undoveloped. began TO wondor whether, after
all, paper might not be as valuable legal-tcn-
der "a this so-caled precious metal when it shsn
flood the country as in the days Of the Arabian
Nights. But apropos Of this coming in Of COIN.
it is going to create
REVOLUTION n PURSES.
Tho fist pocketbook of Russia leather, Of it's
scented sham, which. with iss dat paper contents,
has fitted 80 nicely into our;coat pockets, will
have to be laid aside it these 1lngfing, bulky
treasures Of half dollars and quarters, to say
more in our midst" And 80 quickly has
"trade" anticipated this revolution. that already
in certain shops here the fat little chamoa-p
rish steel clesp is making its appearance,
''for silver you know" the clerk gGbly tells
you; and the other day actua1ly found young
knit or 4
brilliant colors, to be mounted With silver or
steel clasp. All these things are prophetic OF
the change that is coming to us, and the old
fashions that shall return upon us.
Chicago girls have found out by any Censennial
masquer1dinRs how very pretty and desirable
fashion is the incoming one OF black lace mits
Though they we're worn fifteen or twenty yas1s
ago it is true, yet their new birth just now ls
clenrly century remniscence, for this winters
balls and festivals have brought them out in full
force. Now New York house presents them
a. a summer style, and have seen how white
thing. il not divine thing, womans hand
and arm can bo made through these open black
meshes. Only few years ago met tho cele-
brated
MES. HARRISON GREY OTIS
at q Boston party, and then. when everybody
wore gloves this wonderful old lady had the Wit
and courageto cling to her black net mits- She had
the most exquisite hand and arm, then at nearly.
it not quite 10, that ever saW. and the contrast
of the black net fixed them forever in my MEM
ory. A belle and beauty in her time, the wife
Of one Of Bostons distinguished men, and later
in life herself distinguished by the activity dur
ing the War with the South, in connection with
THE RECRUITING OF MASSACHUSETTS TROOPS.
Mrs. Otis has always been prominent figure in
Boston society. Many people remember her
when she had turned So still very charming
woman. crossing the Boston Common with
broad hat upon her handsome head such as she
might have worn ia her twenties. and her slen-
der little feet caaed iii delicate slippers Her
eccentricities we're those Of q beautiful woman
10th to give up her empire. Her beauty and
grace served very late to carry or any OF these
ecceutucittes without much absurdity.
AS the 9th Of Iay draws near, the evening On
which
ANNA DICKINSON
is to make her debut. sl1 sorts Of stories and
rumors are adoat. 4 small fortune has been
spent upon her wardrobe, Which is close study
from old authorities This is one Of the on dl4s.
Another and more interesting is, that her play
will 20 on to tile stage absolutely as she has
written it, the managers and critics finding
nothing superHuous for staRe use TO be cut ont.
II this is true. it is one of the most remarkable
instances on record And If true, it Is also
good sign as to her own hlstllonlc capabilities:
Stage novices are expected always to be filled
with nervous fears. But in this particular like
wise Miss Dickinson d1sappoints the rule.
'sNo, SIZE Is NOT AFRAID"
she Gays, There are plenty OF croakers who ar
Eue llon4 tnse suuso41 auu n,;' ~ sea,na,,
o.,o,;tna ~ i, o1y na4tv uaraa NJ IAnst
~ t,,era "a m re,son ,rhy she shonid cony thu
tr-d;t;ona IT tindtv hecarso It mas hoen CON
sideraJ :. tha thing vii, ali snccassful actrass-
az
CO. an,rost n, .onecr r,m.rk, ana hears. ono
~ ~ 1Heerast was. that AIias Dicklngon. has
m.5s a areat m;sta2a in mt writinc nlay re-
c.itine % tGa d,vs If the Revojntion. In this Can
tsnninl vear & wonjd have takon much better
t5sn hsn th.s "a En"l,sh atorv,- N'-1 0O'0>
"a # wa hai7n't had about enough Of this con-
t,rv hnainos. ~ h,.s;nes,- M. Anna knew
hattar Than IT, .m,ka heraelf = hnre. not 10 sav
r;dcn,ous hv trott;n1, ont ali that Yankee
non9s 1n..oneradnr that ve have done tn
daatl ~ fsncv Ts;rs etc She cnnld mt yerv
uD1 <ra1i b.va -onrsaantad Ill the women or the
Revolntion. @ nniess sbe had built I'd = colossal
.,ieea1.v win The nrincinai ienre the Goddegs
- F ';hsrtr ~ snd thera "a m one woman of
ti,at t;,oa vhosa storv ia mada to her hnnd> ~
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shhhas's,h ~ csntnr tT.oi, rosi;tv ~ ffe ami
1o1o - gh;ch ali t1,a cantnr;es vii remembar =.
tbau r"naonha- @1S
1nes A7'AAeAOo0> .rv. ,o,vvx
M +,,,k uaaven re have M snch trreodv in
~. ~, S'st - hnn5rad ga.ra ana Am. n;ct;n.
~ ~ .s 49,. ~ 100 ~ a3,t - natch m nv ei.h.
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