The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-28

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Have Done for Broadway - Art Notes
Washington and the sphynx, etc.
New YORK, March "a, 1876.
The Lotos club has elected John Brough-
am president, as Whitelaw Reid declined
Il continuance of the honor. Mr.. Reid
was, when in this office, the distinctive fea-
ture of the institution, which will feel the
loss. He was the only leading editor who
got so prominent in club life, and it was
surprising that he continued so long in ser
vice. Clubs require q master mind to give
character to the mass, or they seek into
petty cliques and holes of gossip. Politi-
cal excitement occasionally gives some life
to the Manhattan, which will soon be gal
vanized for the approaching campaign. In
view of the constant gathering of politicians
at this place, Marble of the World passes
much OF his time in his house, which is
near by in the Fifth avenue. He commu-
nicates with his journal by means Of tel
egraph, and thus having the club in the
one hand and the World in the other, he
can direct the course of the latter in an
adroit manner Club life is becoming a
prominent feature in the Fifth avenue, and
as Delmonico's is on the corner of Four
teenth street, and the Manhattan on the
next corner above, the facilities are abun
dant. The former was lately the scene Of
the finest social gathering of women in this
city. When l recall the fact that 70 years
ago the house now occupied by Demonico
was the dwelling of Moses fl. Grinnell,
whose wife (nee julia Irving) WAS one Of
the most brilliant women this city ever
produced, it seems appropriate that the
parlor where the latter once presided,
should be honored by 30 grand an assem-
blage of womanhood
THE soRosIs.
The club to which l refer and whose
name is given above includes women of
talent, either for writing OF conversation,
and has reached its eighth anniversary.
Such a society as this was contemplated by
Margaret Fuller, formerly we'll known as
writer for the Tribune. While in Bos-
ton she gave lessons in conversation, in
tending to educate young ladies for an in
terchange of ideas instead Of gossip, and
on her arrival in this city she did all in her
power to carry out the same pan. At that
time the city contained some talented wo-
men, such as Anne G. Lynch, Phoebe Cary
and Mrs. c. M. Kirkland, but there was no
centre of union Miss Fuller had home
10 Greeley's family, at "Turtle Bay" on
the East river, but the eccentricities OF
Mrs. Greeley forbade any society. She
afterward went to Italy, and on her return
perished by shipwreck. Could she be re-
stored 10 life, she would see her idea car
ried into practical success. The annual
dinner of Sorosis Cor the sisterhood) was
marked by speeches, songs, and flashes OF
wit, in which $50 women showed that "the
feast of reason and flow of soul" did moi
REQUIRE MODIFICATION. 1 he dinners of Sor-
osis, are almost the only gatherings in Del
monico's of which the largest number dc
not go home drunk. The president is thu
"Jennie June" of the press, wife of ID. G.
Croly of the Graphic. Occasionally, thi'
club has given entertainments to which
gentlemen are invited, but upon the whole
they show in very clear manner that thi
city contains large coterie of gifted ladie
who can pass an afternoon in an intelligen
manner. independent of broadcloth.
THE scoURGE OF THE CITY.
do not wonder that so many are goinl
South when the pneumonia is so wide ant
SO fatal in its ravages. All winter it hs
been the scourgs of the city, and the cold
raw atmosphere of March seems to increas
the danger. A large number of LEADING
citizens have died of this disease. Anon
the early victims of the winter were VIII
liam b. Astor and his grand daughter, Mrs
Chanler, and in the more recent number
find the names of Aaron Arnold, once tn
great arbiter of Broadway fashions, an
also that of Ward Cheney, so famed in tn
silk trade. The latter was in this city
week before his death, and no doubt cor
! tracted the disease here. Among thos
! who have recently gone South is WillisI
II. Vanderbilt. Some time previousl
/ William Aston and M. M. Hurd, (of tn
we'll known publishing house of Hurd
: Houghton,) went thither also. Vsnderbi
is accompanied by his wife and porto
of the family. He is a very large mai
and should be of great strength of const
tuition, but those who know anything of Il
destructive nature of luxury will not
surprised at its effect even on the stronI
est frame. High life in this city seems
be a system invented for the benefit Of phi.
sicians and undertakers.
AsToR WEDDING.
There were several reasons why this wi
of a private character Not only the lei
ten season demanded this of high churt
family, but the absence of the father al
the recent death of the grandfather WEI
, sufficient. Notwithstanding this, howeve
there was handsome display of style, al
= Grace church was well filled with the gel
n try. Almost contemporary with this hal
q py affair is the lawsuit at Kingston again
!. Henry Aston for cruelty to child, by whis
d he is called to pay &c, 900 damages. tn
/, case has been extremely annoying to Il
l. ] family and MANY vain regrets NAV hay