The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
NEY YORK GOSSIP.
Grand ''LRtyy Washing gton Tea Party |
James Gordon Bennett and His Do |
tngs-An Gterprising Reporter-A

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NEw.YoRK, FEB. 24.-Probably tn,
grandest fete, taken all in all, that evel
occurred in the country, took place OF
Tuesday evening III the three buildingl
united by bridges and canopies for tht
purpose, the Academy of Music, Nil
son and Irving Halls, the occasion be
ing Washington's birthday, and the af
fair itself a y-WashingtOn tea-party
and reception. 1t is estimated that TO-.
600 persons were in attendance, and, il
the crush and jam afforded any criteri-
on, 1t was the most crowded affair OF
the kind which ever came off in this city.
1t was a mingling of the creme de la
creme with the middle-classes such as
is rarely met with, and deserves more
than passing notice. Such a demoli-
tion of rich toilets, rending of costly
laces, and pitiful destruction of delicate
materials, some of them rare and ven-
cradle, as occurred on that evening, is
painful to contemplate. One lady man.
ager stated to friend yesterday that
the damage to old and valuable lace
suffered by herself alone was equal to
an outlay of $500. These bellies in pow
dered hair and the costumes of their
great were out in profu-
sion; and one of the evening papers, in
its account of the affair, naiyely states
that gentlemen's dress-coatS suffered by
reason of the powdered heads-which
is sort of left-handed way of saying
the ladies' heads came into too close
contact with the gentlenen's shoulders.
There was ball, supper, and relic
room, all of which were crowded at the
same time. The 1872 veterans Ga mere
handfuD were present. Among the
anomalies of the occasion were several
hundred gentlemen promenading in
Overcoats and hats in hand, and ladies
with cloaks and bonnets. 1t will be q
long time before this rare gathering will
be surpassed.
EDITOR BENEFITS ENGAGEMENT.
The engagement of James Gordon
Bennett to Miss Ida May, formerly of
Baltimore, is now the prominent topic
of society talk, especially as it is ex-
pected Mr.. Bennett will do something
eccentric or wonderful in the way of a
wedding fete when he leads his fancee
to the altar. Mr. Bennett undetermined
to do every thing in an uncommon way
and on a scale of unprecedented mag
nilicence. On Monday it was announced
that he had ordered some extraordinari-
ly handsome jewels for the expectant
bride from Titfany's, on Union Square,
and in the next two days not less than
fifty persons called at that establish
ment, asking to be allowed to see the
Bennett Jewels. OF course their curl
osity was not gratifed. The lady is de-
scribed as tail and of rather slight build.
She has brilliant black eyes, and dark,
wavy hair, with a fair complexion,
which is said to have been the envy of
her lady friends for years. She is con-
nected with some of the old Knicker-
booker families of New York. Mr..
Bennett and Miss May having been in
vited, with others, to attend Lord Duf-
ferin's ball at Ottawa, Can, conceived
an idea peculiarly Bennettish. So he
engaged a train of palace cars, and
travelled "special'' at 80 miles per hour
through to Montreal. They started on
Monday morning, and made the trip,
which usually consumes sixteen, in less
than twelve hours-just TO show the
Canada chaps what a live American
journalist can do. He is very popular
with the ladies, but the last one in the
world who would be charged with be-
ing a ladies' man in the usual sense of
that term.
AN EPISODE OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
The day that the Beecher Advisory
Council held its first secret session, it
was suggested to the Plymouth sexton
that the busy reporters would try to
conceal themselves in favorable places
for hearing the discussions on the ques-
tions at issue. The sexton accordingly
proceeded to examine all the hooks and
corners of the building wherever a man
or child might be slowed away. He was
about TO give up the search as unfruit-
fol, when crowd of angry reporters
outside assured him that the reporter
of the -- was certainly concealed
somewhere in the auditorium, as he had
gone into the building and had not
come out. The sexton resumed his
hunt, and this time, sure enough, he
found, to his surprise and delight, the
missing reporter coiled up inside one
of the yentilators of the auditorium, in
a decidedly uncomfortable place, but
one wherein he could actually hear al
most all that was said. The Knight of
the Pencil was hauled out amid the jeers
of the ministers, and when he got out
side of the building and told his adven-
lures to his brother reporters, the latter
unanimously voted themselves a mean
set for telling the sexton any thing
about it, and awarded the discovered
victim a round of drinks for his enter
prise.
ANOTHER BOXER CASE.
Another case of marrying a coach
man is reported. The marriage took
place in August last, but was only print
ed in the Herald on the morning of the
21st. The bride is the daughter of a
wealthy resident of Stamford, Conn,
handsome, intelligent, and admired by
many of the society beaux of that aristo-
cratic place. The husband is young
Englishman, who has been groom and
coachman for the young lady's father
for about two years-one unusually in
telligent for his occupation, and liked
exceedingly by all the family, and, il
seems, especially by the daughter. The
courtship took place by daylight, almost
exclusively during the drives to the
depot to receive the indulgent papa.
They were married in Stamford by q
Methodist Clergyman, but the parent:
were not advised of the occurrence until
last month. Though the marriage has
been made public, the papa has removed
his daughter to this city, and has con
cealed her from the husband so effectu
ally that he is unable to find her where
abouts. The fact seems to be that the
young man, though in humble circum
stances, is capable of making her al
excellent husband, and her lot may b,
more envied than pitied by many ;
marriageable girl in this country.
Queer Rats in Kentucky.
There is married couple living neal
here, in Larue County. who. during