, 1876-06-18
uonerab1e Lace at Ridiculous
" Low Prices.
Expose Of Spiritualistic Tricks by
llr. Bishop.
IL Kate Field About to Venture on
Matrimonv2
Manned Determines on the Streets.--A
Toronto Bride in Trouble.


Toronto Bride in Trouble.
How the Police Saved a Pretty
Woman.
Sptdai Correspondence a Tbs Trfonne-
Nrw YORK, June 15-One Of the nuisances
,,o,et neople hare to encounter in this city is
he pestiferous visits Of people who are forever
r3noine door-bells and asking to see the lady Of
the house. Usually the Bidlies or the buffers
*,,n the door in the face Of such bores, and
thps get rid OF them. Latterly this form Of
nnisanoe has taken the form Of well-drcssed
rnnplc, who manage, by consulting the directory
or otherwise, to first ascertain the name Of the
,ooupants, and boldly send up their cards. II
the response Is request for further informa-
rim as 10 the object Of their visit, then a
nesty-p1intcd circular is sent to the mistress OF
the mansion, stating that lot Of rare 1aces
recently brought from Europe by bankrupt
MERCHANTS family will be shown, and II desired
vii be sold at fabu1ously low price. This
device fails about twice out Of every three calls,
Init the bait succeeds the third time, and,
vhen the information is conveyed in whisper
that these laces paid no duties, and would be a
rare bargain in France or Brussels, the unsus-
pecting walk straight in the trap: It is remark
chasing smuggled goods, and upon this we'll
fnoYn weakness professional tricksters are now
nracticing. The rare-lace dodge at ridiculous1y
fow p1iee has made its appearance in the eie-
CANT quarter known as Murray Hill, and has ragged
66uite violently for the last two weeks. When it
tnrns IN again the article will be Irish poplin, or
rich LYONS silk, or something Of that sort.
ANYTHING to turn woman's head With the idea
II cheapness-
THE EXPOSE OF sPIRITuAI1sTs' TRlcKs.
Adecided furore has been created in this city
md Brooklyn by the performance Of Mr. William
living Bishop, at Chickering Hall, who permits
c1ergymen and others to bind his wrists, ankles,
limbs, etc., with cords as tightly and securely
as they may, and then as easily removes
them as II they were made Of tow. He
has gi7en several exhibitions Of this character,
md On the last occasion the tying was
done By DR.. Milton Bradley, Dr.. Meredith
Clymer. and Mr.. Clark Bell The cord
apparently rendered Mr.. Bishop tmmovable.
He released himself in the full presence Of the
audience, and Afterwards, on being fastened
second time, performed the tricks Of playing
upon musical instruments, holding up naoou}Y
hands, Ia Eva Fay, as openly as daylight itself.
These entertainments are for the elite, and have
been attended By aristocratic audiences. The
lower strata can see the same thing on Broad
way near Broome street, where the exhibition OF
a man tightly bound with ropes releasing hlm-
self with few contortions Of the body Is in
hourly progress. In fact, the cabinet manifesto.
tons Of the Davenport Bros, the Fays, and
others, have been SO thoroughly exposed that
the only surprise is that apparently 1ntclngens
people are still led astray by the claim Of there
being something supernatural In sacn eotet tta1lf-
ments. ......
KATE FIELD AND NATRMoNY.
One OF the morning journals gives credenee
to a statement which has been In circulation at
the Lotos rooms for nearly month that Kate
Field viii shortly return to America and marry
q iournalist,-a critic himself, the story says
The rumor connects the party with the Tribune,
but it may not be true, so will for the present
protect his name. The "geutle KATE Is said
to have achieved q marked success In minor
parts on the stage In England, and her ambition
is to make the New York critics acknowledge
that she is (not that she may be, but that she is)
an actress capable of sustaining leading parts
Miss Field was never accused exactly OF man-
hating while in New York, but she was known
as one fur removed from susceptibility to the
masculine gender. Her iady friends entirely nn
say she was cut out for q literary spinster, and
used laughipgly to say ~When I am an old
maid" &C. She is described as prodfgious
a$r11a 1r1fF
Mothel,s.uu .oErorde,1cs ~ onf9g into sneietv.
1oulnaAselc soriep;s pr4;tsas S3s;t;5r libraries for
pennmg maaze fn i;taror,s nroSinct5ons o.
neH Ma.elns ~ ~, +;I,o ne If i,er }ntimafes
ng ~ a. h-,e,anI ,uJ o,,pht tn s1nply her with
49, ~. a,,.r;r,a ~ eora hcr frnm wearing out
TnnAsuED pY cuoRus-s1NGER.
Mr.. Fred Rullman, who has been at various
+,rnse connoctod With operatic and musical
en1eTn,ises ~ as manaeer or financial backer, was
sssanfted in this cjty few days ago under
stn1,,1ar c;,cnrn stances. On the last night OF
tha rnr1;eh 0nera at the Academy Of Music,
R,1llman treated the us-singers to couple
ss,.aaa 1,t 80 ,saar r., sone rca son however. he
horl,o1o1 = n1ci,,d;ce against Miss Welchart, one
of thc chor11s and he forbade her taking any OF
ths hser NJ heea;nr the prohibition, the
oil be1naa herself to ttswci lager, j" whcreupon
Rn1,man gaye vent to his indignation in terms
,nore f1r,St1e than nolitc. Last Friday the girl
wv 49,, aa1th street. and be
os nuiu ha W ,.io..a,v that she struck at him
looked NJ ner 20 "ieheoiy .;arr 1;s 1,,+ ;nto tbo
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