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our View York Letter.
THE COACHING cLuB-PoLiTIcAL-TH chr
RES's oPERA-PIcTUKES-FAs
No. Va .-.I ~ -
r YoKK, April 25, Is

our View Iork Letter.
THE COACHING cLuB-PoLITIcAL-TBE chin
RES's oPKRA-PIcTuKEs-FAsHI
NEW YokK, April IS, ISIS.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times
1t is terrible thing to have too musi
money. | am not certain that it Is not h..
ter to have too little. The last agony -
young New York. with TOO much money
coaching. Men with fine horses who tam,
there is comfort in the old-fashioned ,,s~-
coach, have had built for them old-fashi9--
ed stage coaches-Just such. gentle reader
as you saw on the roads thirty years as1
fitted out complete with boot for bagpa,a
and everything else. as it was in the tsy.
when coaches, or stages as we call them
were the only means of conveyance. The,
| put to them four blOoded horses, and ,bsy
| put themselves in the uniforms of driver
and they load on the roof all their ss.
friends, and they drive them. That is
there is about 1t. Ii means that a cer,s|-
number Of rich young men choose % trs-.-
| form themselves into stage drivers Their.
\ is q club of these amisble lGnatics In m
York. the head lunatic being young Jane
G0rden Bennett, the proprietor Of the H.
| dld Last Saturday the club made IT, f-.-
parade. Seven stage coaches. rather z. -
costly in style than those You used % -aa a.
your roads, drove up in front OF the aim
League Club, seven very rich young mo-
habited as coachmen took their place. -
the seven boxes. fOrty-hye very rica az
not at all beautiful, young ladies mour-.f
the roofs, and with the utmost -o.em-.-r
the cortege drove off, up Fifth aveu4s:.
the park. and back again. The stree.
were lined with people 10 see thi- u-..--
sion; and if the object of the parade wa.
attract attention, the gentiemeu-stase DIV.
ers may be congratulated The horse ID
these coaches are the very best thar mo-s7
can buy. and they are groomed - a degree
that Is almost painful By the wav. no
absurd English fashion of cutting the =.
Of the horse into the shape Of a club. bis
been adopted here. Pray let 1t be clut1e.
TO New York, for It Is g. ugly q sin
POLITICAL
The Democratic State Convention j g..
foolish things, viz; Ii endorsed >4ur5
Tilden and snubbed John MJrr.s-ey. -e
! Convention BY it. acts made IL a cer;a 90.
that every Republican in the country
vote his straight ticket. no matter .p
much he may have been disposed O. -.-
| For Tammany-John Kelley Iamul-,-
run the machine from trst 70 las. --
B
routed, horse, foot. and dra-J1r~. -a
Kelley was lett in complete posses 10 l. .--
field. Tilden was endorsed, and 4 be size
the nomination he goes beiJre the Peep
the nominee OF the most vllalnll-E
rupt organization that ever existed
goes into the canvass "a the e-pecla. .-.
tnre Of the old Tammany ring e lr-i.
the Iwceds and COnnOlIY- under .f
| names. | have no especial E1mlra- o.
| John MOrrissey. bat / must say th4t B.
make good fight, and an apparently
est one, AGAINST the villains. But I-..
/ money, and the Tammany organ lzatllr u.-.
too much Tor him. and down be We1t De-
decent portion Of the Democracy % N.a
York are very sore over the result, and VII.
q good candidate the Republican, can --, ID.
carry the State Ianmany mas rec ve-a
from its defeat last fall, and = a. az ---
a. ever. Let the Cincinnati C0lv-1l.-
give the Republicans a good candi-a-e az!
let the St Louis Convention n1milatl
den, and we can carry New YORK Wiz p-
feet ease.
THB CHILDREN OPERA.
I'm aid Of the Centennial. - s.4rl-
at the head Of every pleasant p .j-c- O. .a.
s-dsys. and people are pretty We 3
I on one pretext or another Inc lass u..
the very pretty spectacle Of '' C.ul5-e
at the Academy OF Music, given Is .1
hundred and fifty children of ia,ll.--.
families. Tableaux from Mother 5J1-s
lowed, and il was a pretty ight. the Gaze.
darlings, with flowing h0-sy 14--. -l
white silver-Spangled dresses, VIA c....
wings and wsnds a. fairies, and a.. I1s
mantle Mother Goose pe0ple-kcl kl---
Hood with her basket. the Sleeping b-4-.
and the Enchanted Prince AMI b. v.
plenty Of compliments and plenty %
lars from the admIring families and ilil---
who filed the house. Perhaps the i--
was the next day, when the young pert r--
ers all went down 10 Nora :. the S1l-
artist who takes the beauties aud cc-ec--l..
/ Of the stage with suca delicacy. % De Il-
tographed in costume. 4 crowd =
about the entrance 10 the gallery on brI---
way for hours, TO catch a glimpse 1t al..
| snowy-clsd little figure g. il tet from u4-
mas carriage up the steps. Ihe boys
the handsOmest II my eyes. There va -..
little prince II blue satin and sl.yeTi cl--i
dress. whose mother ought 20 pray i-at -4
might 90 10 heaven before he grow -g p.
| spoil one trace Of his open, laughing baa-t-
and the fair boy in black satin C0nune--a
dress. with white silk stockings and III
at his wrist. looked a. If be had jas; -.r.-
ped out Of q picture, wiJi his noble e1-n-
tensnce and grave, sweet air. I5o gr.-
had marvellous, delicate c0mplszi0ns-i.
| delicate for pleasure and, with the.
/ shrinking manners. seeme1 like wandering
moonbeams Even the slender, iraEi
/ creatures Of fifteen who Will be debutsn,c-
next season. who held the parts OF Cont
mental danes in lowered trains and p0wl---
ed hair. there was hardly one Of them tl-.
D 4 r--n ~ u.rn
sugar angels, they were 70 look at. bal u-.
. taste.
SOMETHING ABOUT PlcTUREs-
The gallery Of the late Vim 7 B.0i-s.,
| sold at sution this week for over $50 .o0H. B.
tidy sum 10 have locked Up ia picture
Mr.. John Taylor Johnston, whose pr.vi.-
| gallery Is one OF the choicest II New ,lsk.
opens il TO the public II bis own hos. i-
aid Of the Women Centennial fund, c...----
ing Sl.00 admission. and the chance -
eagerly sought. 1t : expected thai il-
Stewards pictures, for which ne paid p
tunes, and which ne kept jealousy quartet
1 fiOm the public, Will now be ac.es-l-.
Those who do rot care for pictures % 4-t
other account will have some interest il
this collection, knowing that il rsp-a>elt-s
value much above $500, 600.
The fashions
The medieval linens 6re someshin- t-
which the present has 10 thank modern ski.
and old design. They are stout DAM.
IN natural and hslf-blsachei shade. rsI..-
ed BY soft dull colOrs, ana f0rui ls-.ra..
class OF fabrics for use, c0Olne>s. an ar-l-.
tic merit, as they have much tle appear
snee Of antique orocaie>. c0uiei r. .l
| pictures Linens are taking thei- place 4s
the head of textile fabrics. not excepting
! silk. for no other material take- ma-a We
riety, or can be adapted 10 more parp Uses ..
utility and beauty. 1t rivals brncl1- JOB
lustre. and cotton IN service. While l--
now made 70 resemble WOO. 10 finish Obj
comfort. The heavy furniture h-1sa1s- --.
/ tapestrie, used ID art furnishing ul-
| look Ike Xix and wooden. are, one IS -.-.
prlsed to learn. of linen, durable, 4cl
Is worth every other e0nsideratl9r
some, as they Will not absorb -ss, Ind ...
odors as reps and brr- a-s.ls slway-
Fine liked cotton - linen lawn, are SID
a. Tue low -. ce Of 50 cents a ya-l. -.-
maxi Lost comfortable underwear tl---n.
-er. while for dresses they 81 up .se r,'
YouTs. AlrN
POLITICAL.
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