The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-02-04


curity for money that was absolutely nee
essary for the head of tie house TO have to
save himself from going under, and the
iron that enters Madauss soul is the horri-
BILE uncertainty as to whether the sacrifice
will save him after all. If it does not. she
has lost her diamonds without saving her
husband. How she would ike to have
those diamonds, if they do fail, and how
ferventIy will she mourn themi Pity the
rich-they are the ones who need it. The
poor are used to thin liying-like the eels
that were skinned aliye-they are used to
it.
NIGHT WORK N THE CITY.
Few persons ever think of the labor it
takes to meet the convenience of a large
city. With dusk the laborers of the day
wend their way home, but another army IS
reaty to take its place. A host OF sweepers
and cleaners take possession of the streets
at dark, companies with broom and shovel
work on the crossings, while the street
sweeping machines hurry aud clatter past
like light artillery. great cylinder brushes
sweeping swatti halfthe width of street.
just ;ls moving machine rakes up grass.
Then the scaveHgera with their sealed wag-
on-tanks ply their unsaVory tasks without,
their massage. The hundreds OF private
watchmen take up their patrol, and the
battalions of night police file to their posts.
-dfnpping man at each station as they
pass. Scores ofnight reporters are OH the
move, silent. annoticeti and alert. till two
in the morning getting mp the latest news
of fire and arrest for readers at breakfast.
The work of loading and unloading vessels
goes on by night and day the same. Tho
printing Offices of the morning papers be-
oriHa THAR xxnFl nn0lif tho 6vQ
not to close till the inst customer is served
across the counter with his batch of dailfeS
to be left at uptown doors. My newsman
was shutting up his stand, the other night
as went by at early winters dusk. and as
he Obligingly unlocked his door to give me
the last Harper, said. II have to be up aud
down town by three In the morning to get
my papers, and must shut mp early to get
some rest It gave me a new i6ca of the
care and hardship ir takes to provide a mat
ter, SO much of course. as onr daily paper
at breakfast. Beside these occupations. here
is large class engaged in supplying the
wants of these workers. such as the ALI
night refreshment houses. the drinking pIa-
ces. to shy nothing of the cars and stages.
ferry boats and craft of all sorts. lawful and
unlawful, that ply from dewy eve till dawn,
and round again.
FASHION AND CHARITY.
Tile first OF the annual balls given after
the ufSL Oh t1alulfK CSlEl6 OH IiltS We<1ks DAI
vas not the success which these charitable
fastira..- usually are. though patroniZed by
the pareSt ard most fashionable people.
The fact is. Ii,.f people have not money to
spend for ANYTHING not strictly essential.
even in the name of eflaIss..sv. No pains
were spared TO make this ball as attfaGs.Se
n iil former years. and the decorations S"s
spoken of as delightful. III the profusfon of
flowers employed. The stage of the Acad-
eny was eneirelesl with roses. till the eye
could not rest, and the private boxes We're
enboweretl in bouquets. Gov. Jiiden
came down from Albany to open the ball.
but was DELAYED till nearly IL o'clock,
when superb procession swept after him
TO the floor, the dancing beginning with
over seventy couples. The display ofdress
was behind that of former years, though
there were some very gorgeous costumes
Creanl-colored brocsides and f:iiileS contest
ed yivitfIy with dark veIvets. trimmed with
gold aud silver hraitls aud rich lace. One
OF the most noticeable dresses was of white
embroidered with gold. over crimson silk.
trimmed with masses of great red cherries
and their leaves. A close fitting robe of
black velvet was embroidered with gold
braid, forming vest in front. and nearly
covering the skirt. worn with old point
lace. All dresses fit closely TO the foraa,
the only ClFsipery being in the trimming,
and the hair is dressed with the same sim
Dlicfty. The novice style is preferred for
its conveitual plainness. The choice in
costumes lies between cream-white and
ivory silks and the dark yelyets with con-
trasting trimming. Thus the light dresses
are draped with cor(lons OF rich deep au-
tunn leaves. while the velIets arr covered
with over-Clresses of white gauze or lace.
Superb flowers are part of every toilet un-
less the lace is too rich to need any atldi
tion. and the fancy ornaments of silver In
the shape of cilatelaines, belts and neck
lets. find their appropriate place in evening
costume. Those latiies who have GenoeSe
silver ornaments will be glad TO know that
these are in style again, after being laid
aside for years
THE BEcKwTTH DEFALcATIoN.
The exposure OF B. L. BabbItt's manag-
Jag clerk is fit climax to the cases OF de-
fault during the year. Month after month
some new fraud shocks the public, which
business men take with as much GOODNESS
rs the failure Of q country customer.
In the case of Babbittss. IS everybody
calls it--as If tho criminal had no concern
In Il, the matter is not to pass of with q
little hard swearing I'm the private Office.
The defaulter had been living for two
mouths past in lodgings on Tenth street,
going ont only iii the evenings for air.
How did the detective find ont Dir.
BeclEwitll's whereabouts Easily enough.
Tt is simply knowledge OF feminine hu-
man nature that Is the stock in trade of all
detectives. They don't ask sswhere is the
man ?'' they simply find out where the
they ara morally certain to lind the man as
soon as they want him. The defective who
had tisis matter in charge, got an accurate
6lescIipfi of Mrs. Beckwifh, knowing that
while Beckwith himself w0nld keep very
close. Mrs. BeckwifIi would beout. not only
| TO take the air, but 70 be his mssaIs of conf
mlinieation with the outside world. Wirhau;
s.f, ms 4, .asl live How did he f3Ttl