, 1876-10-15
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
An Innocent Abroad...Story OF
Her Centennial Bustle.
Aimee and Her DiamondS---HoW
Women Hug Their Chains.
Josh Hart's Libel Suit Against the
"Herald IA Bohemian We'd.
ding.

A Winking Ballet .Girl...Romance OF IN
Adyenturess..-Fast Young Men.
SpecIol Correspondence ef The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Oct. E.-Jokes on strangers are
in order now, but regular out-and-out sells may
be regarded as inhospitable. However, here Is
one we'll vouche0-for which is so laughable that
It must be printed A gentleman brought his
wife to the city, and In order to get the full ben
eft Of the reputation Of aristocrattc living to DC
enjoyed from putting up at strictly trst-class
hotel, took rooms at one OF the nobby Fifth
avenue caravansaries. While be had plenty OF
money, and his wife had resolved to let every
body know 1t, he had no introduction to the
regular habitues Of the house. The woman was
very talkatiye, and scraped an acquaintance
with several Of the ladies, and they were not
long in discovering that she was inexperienced and
yesaant in city fashions In three or four days the
they resolved to perpetrate practical joke at her
expense. So they talked in her presence of the
ity was reused, and she asked her husband to ind
@ 4:sr 1s4 ,n;.s ;%sneqSSssns s+ h. a.sss
hustle composed Of longitudinal strips Of red,
white, and blue material, the blue dotted with
stars. Such az are shown in the windows IS ad;
vertlsements simply to attract attention. He had
no difficulty in purchasing one, and carried 1t
home. The wife in the innocence Of soul put on,
and supposng that sash an & UNIQUE taPs mn4t be
avenue with her skirt gathered In loop On one
side 50 as to display the white and red, stars and
ALL OF course she WIS the observed OF al! OBJ
shouted, and soon she was followed by. troop OF
the latter. making all manner OF fun OF her
patriotic display. The joke oawned upon her
mind after she had measured half dozen block,
and she called coupe glad to get back to her hotel
alive, She has hearty contempt now for anything
PECULIAR BUT EXQUISITE REVENGE.
There are two men in this city whose lives
have been marked by an Incident which Illus
|, trates phase Of human nature not often OBJ
served. They were college mates,-the one
istlcss caerless, Indifferent scholar, blessed Tor
cursed) with rich father, and nor lawyer BY
profession, though an idle one in practice. The
other is bright but profigate fellow, poor in
purse, proud in spirit, and reckless OF money
and everything but his own wicked pleasures
They fell in love with the same girl, but the
smarter one (the last described) was successful
In due time they we're married, but 1t soon
became evident that one woman WAS not suthc1ent
for tho proligate husband, and nnhappinesa Was
husband having in lie meantime cast an evil eye
upon 3 rich widow was anxious to get rid OF hls
wife, in order to marry the other. While TINS
resumed his intimacy with the deserted Wife, For
the first time he manifested unusual energy, and
persuaded the woman that her husbands inadeiify
had released her from her marriage obligations In
the end lie eoped with ner, to the Joy and sastsfac-
ton OF her reckless husband. The larter when he
heard it. was 80 delighted that when he was ap-
nrnached hy a friend with the information that
Young Mr. - had clipped with Mrs. -, ezclaim-
ed, Swell, at last am even with him; he was
always croyynp over me in college, and by II he
has got my wife an more than revenged."
nyE 0F AIMEEsS TROUBLES.
The naughty Aimee (the Philadelphians call
her worse names than that and say she deserves
them. tool has RECENTLY rid herself Of a source
of trouble which Is said to have been more of a
burden to her than half-dozen fresh lovers.
In 1871 she was persuaded BY some Frenchmen
TO invest all her savings in diamonds, in the
belief that thev would appreciate in value, and
nroye lucky venture. She bought them to the
value Of 250,000, and then her trials commenced.
Everywhere she was a1rMo ol oelng Ioopeu' aIu
a oee h So t. ~ 1eah, an .o1nan;ons were rom
tinnaiiV consniring to steal her diamonds This
| idea became IN absorbing passion day and
night and after awhile ..l she added 70 IL u
| consumnlate the dreaded robbery. The diamonds
we're secured upon her perHon and carried about
Lyceum she employed q policeman to watch her
dressing room at night, for fear that while upon
the stage she wonld be robbed: When she jorr-
vault but when she returned here brought them
back Then she confded them to the care Of q
gentleman who proved unworthy of the trust. He
| pawned q portion Of them for mere trife, and
Aimee was forced to redeem them. Now she has
sent them to France again anu her AUDITORS VINO
miss her brilliant dlamonds ana reao tneSe INES =.
sof ro aaV boweyor that II Aimee continues to
attract as many admirers behind the scenes as nsu-
At, she VIII soon aase o'amonoS enough 10 sa''s1s
LIZA 'on.4 ,,c., ,,,,s,a sor u.vno
..,.at ..;es.r . +hs-a nov ha :, Tho man.
~" Aa~u .'4e. ...t. .i,at 49,, 1o,,o- 10
e.ons ~ ,... s erd ~, ~. tom onraora
Ano"u ~ no" ~ da...~it. -.hi,h daf,
na1..t 49, - thasa ;s found n tbe evnar;ences
pe.el. Nv =, so .as.,atan . ,n1,, has so,,
u wealthy uote. psop ,es"s.a -,a.on . n-os,sa,n
apon "uom ne na7 ,Asu So. ''1 ~ aTor+s ~
1or ms eoucatlon aaa cut"e nu enoise ~
start him in business enterprises have peen
failures. Thousands OF dollars have been
ros+cd thns- and the vo11nr man at "a Is
""o ' A3.h1~'e.,, o,;o.-;,.~
wreck anu luln. altn~uSn enJo5tus
steady income through mis- fathers 1iberality. he
bas snuandered his reputation BY borrowing money
rom ali Ills own acuuaintances as well as his
fathers. The latter has been compelled to warn