, 1876-12-31

as one OF the most love-sck or Iostyess.
During bis counting experience, bouquets; Oh os
kets OF fruit, porfumed notes. and other SOFT es
dences OF his gushing love, were daily
| and the young Indy was remarkable for the san
line Of conduct, and their genera! reputation M "
that Of I'm uncommonly love-sick couple. Att
marriage the lady had no Idea OF losing the eocles
| Of her hubby so quickly; but as he must pc pc
often to see him without exciting unpleasant obsel
! walton, 1t wis resolved thnt private telesraP
wire, wor'sjpg on the alphabet system shout ,,
communicate between the store and house. IN
runs, there IL IN tnccssant signaling upon the IN
! stsnment for the attention Of the young husband
| About one-fourth Of his time fs spent in answer
ing his yi{e's messages, and she tells her friend
It il SO sweet to think she can ait in her own roor
through the day and talk to 9 dear Charlie - ava
down town. She thinks II Is so nice that she use
his time most outrageonsly in communicating sof
nothinse, but Charles partners openly denounc
| his new honeymoon telegraph as an 1nterna
| humhuR.
ToADIEs TO HIGH ART.
Undoubtedly an artistic eye is gcod thing tt
have In the family, and no wen-regulated house
holdshould. be withoutone; but, ,Whenit is absent
the heighth OF abaurity Is to to pretend to hare 1t
The recent sale Of the Taylor Johnston collection
Of pictures afforded certain class Of people al
opportunity for considerable pretension in this
line. They looked at certain pictures. and pre-
tended to criticiHe them severely, and then wen
V4
Johnston told several reporters that some OF the
pictures which cost him the most sold Tor leg:
than cost: and others for which he had paid
only moderate prices brought the largest
sums. Take for example s'Turner's Slave
Ship" which cost $50, 000and sold for $40, 00o-
It Is a monstrosity Of q picture.-a huge danb to
the unp-ofessiona} eye,-~o grouping OF yellow,
red, and blue colors, and not ut all attractive.
Many persons who saw It In the Museum OF Art
asked, .'Where ig the slave -ships' while looking
at the picture, and there Is doubt tat II tt had
been put up as the production Of an inferior artist
it would not have sold for $500, or hardly $1O0.
Yet it was object Of intense admiration to peo-
pie who could not sec fts true merits. and they
Iayed about a real Turner as if they had Turper
on the BRAIN Probably the shrewdest buyer in all
that tSa o M
we'll known artist to pass upon the artistic merits
OF MI the pictures before he would bid upon them.
q Sn s po s nd
DECENTRALIZATION OF THE DRAMATIC BUSINESS
In the history Of the theatres and theatrical
performances in this city and vicinity, nothing
like the present utter Generalization has ever
been witnessed. It has no parallel for q season
near the best in the year. 1t is stated upon ex
cellent authority that during the past week no
Of our theatres paid expenses anu one of the very
best houses did not average over $500 per night.
Another rnn down ~ low as $25- On Tuesday
nigM, in George Woods new Third Avenue Theatre,
there we're just seven persons present at the time
were deadheads, and the total receipts 81. Is.
At last Saturdays matinee at the san Francisco
IS anz a:kus eoa
not crack their jokes for any such price. A benefit
at the Academy for the Brooklyn SUITE ferers, with q
only a. Siblos ana The Bsee
Crook at the Grand Opera House, both failed, and
left the managers and actors In the lurch. The ex-
perform Christmas in s'1b'! stln cities were SIM
liar. At Bridgeport Chr1st1aas matinee prodne>d
81 so, and an evening specta:ac. $780, ~ ltali:ys;
othe places similar result ensueG. TLcye are
hundreds OF applications for positions and offers Of
reduced salariea :ecorued by :he mansEess.
1 MIXED CASE or SCANDAL AND FRAUD.
Mr. 8. Eeadlow, the Brooklyn resl-e>tnte
agent, who was nearly killed by a b-:rglar last
summer, - The subject OF 2 scanda1ous gossipin
that city, arising from suit commenced against
him by widow named Mrs. Anna Il, Kerr. Sla
was the owner OF lot which she wished II sell,
but says Hcndlow persuaded 14er to h1tld and naed
up all her surplus cash, and all she could borrow be-
sides. When sne asked for a settlement, she ears
HendloW offered to see her through her financial
troubles, provided she would Ire with hi1a as ais
mistress, and when she refused, he threatenedher.
Now she charges him with conspiracy and fraud.
But Hendow comes into court, and net only denies
ell the charges, hnt insists that the woman
is trying to levy blackmail upun him. He had
nothing to do with her building ol:eratio1s save 10
recommend her to IN architect, wc0 superintcGded
the Tork. Ihe alcni1ecI mokea anaaxlt that aend.
%" nay nAaHnl 70 ao "Iin me oniaaing. ana 1nat
Mts Kerr, hndins tnat sue nad entered INTO an IN
!oFIunate spsc1tauoa, IN now t15ns 70 make denu-
low sn9e1 1of net mistofiane. A,s. hett> Is
enafgea, nas oeeome quite 9ystetlcal upon the SUD-
1ect o. 1nls ePecu1auon anu lu1a819es tnaL every
eouy Is consplnns AGAINST ner. aaa +her hendio@
nas oeeh 1syan2 thIoueA tals seneme 70 assan hef
7Htue. one INSISTS Upon lne trGIh 0i ller COIN
p4ain1, anu INC prooao1s T. ta4I u NH tufn upon
noa5 ranu,ation ,nG y cr;ii ha d;1ien}t + n:sa,1
him successfully.
ANOTHER CASE or ACTREss-MARRT1so.
There is another actress, not now upon the
stage, but living In comparative retirement,
whose marriage with the scion Of a Young aris-
tocrat has turned the latter's family against
him. Five wears sro she Was the net Of MINER
ons anatences and nona who tr;nnod rnon tha
sta.s sesa:.ssa ~s. ~ @
stas 1ece1Feo uio1e sinee1e app&use t0an ta1s ac-
treas- She attracted the attention OF young man
who lived on Fifth avenue, and whose heirship to
million wna nndi .nutca He sonont her acona;n.
= 80 s-s 49,
ama IL .aluus nes aaaa ais
staan 3 WE nens Guanested Win
hlsn- toneo iamig OF an intee1of CRY hefsell sne
~. " att wv ~ a.aae po a p1ose hG - as!
uood i've Thrv ve4e marr;ed in the nresenca, ~
: hn1f.Iozen frtrnds and immediata{v xenT r.
Europe, Not until then did she discover that he
had By this act alienated his friends and relatives
from both and 1t was only by Using her own say
n.s that they enabled to return to this cOun-