Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-01

THE CAT sHow-"THE cELEnRATED CASE AT
The GLOBE rHEArnE-NExT YEARS LECTURE
sEAsoN-M1ss HELEN roTTEn-TiE WOMAN
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The cats have proved a great attraction.
They have had thousands Of visitors since
their reception opened Mr. Peck has, as
usual made success of his exhibition and
indeed it was an interesting one. There were
pussy ca Of every kind and degree, even to
the wild cat. Of which there was one specimen
The most curious specimens Of the feline tribe
were the hairless cats, which were born in
Bradford, New Hampshire, and are owned by
gentleman in this city In color they are
like greyhound, sort Of n fawn color, but
the shape is Enthusiastically that of n cat; they
are very 1.-THE and active, and are more curl
Gus than beautiful. In one cage was yellow
cat and tiny black and tan terrier, SCARCELY
larger than kitten. This strange pair are
inseparable Peter" the cat has assumed
the care of Trouble" and the little fellow is
devotedly attached to his champion. In an
other cage was a cat and Skye terrier There
were several Angora cats, one creature that
seemed half cat and half rabbit, and a number
of raccoon cats. There were several entire
families; one pure Maltese mother with
four little gray balls of kittens. One Of the
daintiest sights was three white kittens quiet
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most comfortable pussy was big yellow cat
with white nose and stockings, and eyes as
bright and yellow as topazes. You would be
astonished at the number Of people who have
developed an interest in cats. saw persons
at the exhibition whom never would have
suspected Of a weakness in that direction. II
is presumable from its success, that, although
this is the first it will by no means be the
last entertainment of the kind that is given in
Boston.
Manager Field is showing his usual enter
prise in giving us, at the Museum the new
French play, by the author Of the Two Or
phans." entitled The Celebrated Case. - only
five days after its first representation in this
country, at the Union Square theare New
York. The story is that Of a soldier who is
convicted Of the murder Of his wife by the
testimony of his daughter, a mere child He
is innocent Of the crime, and it is on his pun
ishment, and the final discovery of the real
criminal, that the interest Of the play centres
Although the lecture season is not yet fin
ished, preparations are being already made
for next seasons work. Farjeon. the novel
list, will appear under the auspices Of the Red
path Lyceum Bureau. Instead of lecturing,
he will read his own lovely story. BLADE o
Gruss.' He has appeared in New York. and
all the papers, even the Tribune, were enthu-
siastic in his praise. Murphy the temper
ance agitator. has also been secured by this
Bureau. One Of the most brilliant successes
of the season has been made by Miss Helen
Potter. She has not had but two open even
ings since early October, and her dates are
full until May She will make no engage
ments later, for she is going to Paris then to
study, and get new costumes. She proposes
next year to have a more brilliant entertain
ment than she has ever given She will add
Booth to her list Of personntions, and proba-
bly, Jefferson and Raymond Miss Nella
Brown follows Miss Potter very closely Her
season has been very good. and that she has
had recall from every place which she has
visited proves her popularity, and her merit
As well Among the lecturers, Collector Sim
mons is the last and greatest success and his
second season will be more brilliant than his
first. Mr.. Cough n going to Europe in the
spring. and will be absent a year. Although
his trip is purely for pleasure, he will lecture
Il few times for the English Temperance
Union. Lyceuns will miss Mr.. Cough. for
he is one Of the few men who are always &C
septable, and can invariably draw an audi
ence The Redpath Bureau is to introduce a
new reader this season. Miss Gertrude Kel-
logg Of New York. who has attained quite a
reputation as actress. She made decided
hit Louise in The Two Orphans" the
press almost unanimously ranking her with
Miss ClaxtOn in her rendition of the character
Reading, | think, is TO become one of the ia
vorite modes of entertainment for lyceums
not the old fashioned kind. where the reader
depends upon his book. but the new fashion
Of recitation with action This is a charming
mode Of entertainment. and one whose popu-
larity is constantly increasing. The good
readers are fast coming 10 the surface and
the poor ones left behind. But while we have
such artists Prof. Brown, Prof RAYMOND
and Prot. Churchill among the gentlemen.
who are laboring conscientiously to make elo-
cution recognized art, and such women as
Miss Potter, Miss Brown, Kiss Cayyan and
Mrs. Dainty, we may be sure We shall have
only the best offered us
The woman suffrage movement has taken
new departure, and has presented itself in
new form and under new auspices won
der what those cayillers whose pet argument
has been that the best women did not want
to vote viii say now that large portion Of
the tax-paying women in this and other cities
in the State are asking the right to vote in
municipal elections, and take part in town
meetings: Even Beacon Hill is agitated
over the question, and petitions have been
circulated and signed by hundreds of proper
ty-holding women. who, while they are not in
favor of universal suffrage, in its broadest
sense, are fully convinced that the principles
of the Declaration of Independence are as
true now as they We're hundred years ago,
and that if taxation without representation"
was tyranny in l77G it is equally SO in 1873.
What the movement will result in is uncer-
tain, but it is formidable one The first
meeting was held at the residence of Mrs.
Sarah Shaw Russell, No. ! Louisburg Square.
at which forty women, representing the most
liberal wealth, and the largest culture, were
present. The second was under the auspices
of Mrs. Augustus Hemenway who YOU will
doubtless recollect, gave $1,000 towards de-
fraylng the expenses Of Mayor Pierce's elec.
ton. Similar meetings have been held in
South and East Boston, Chelsea Lowell.
Lynn and Hayerhill. Petitions are being free
ly circulated and largely signed we Will see
what will become of them. The legislature
is TO be fairly besieged by the women When
the end comes will tell you what it is.
SALLIE JOY WHITE
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Making all allowances (for those who fall