The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-12-01
FROM CHICAGO.


CHICAGO, ILL,
Nov. 25th, 1873.
Correspondence of The Leader.
The social news of Chicago for the
past week have not been confined to
church sociables and the gathering Of
fashions beauties merely. The 'dear
girlsn and spoiled beauties have had a
nne opportunity to display their elegant
dresses and stunning bonnets. and
many rare and beautiful costumes have
been observed during the past fortnight.
The theaters have been literally
thronged night after night with fair
women and brave men, and the corri-
doris damned with Indifferent wall
flowers who considered their own
charms too dull to be riskeL among SO
much that was brilliant and captivat-
ing.
The opera season just brought to a
close has been Of almost unexampled
Significance and will live long in the
memory of those whs did honor to it.
Mile Litta, who was mentioned In a
former letter as q young aspirant to
operatic honors, made her debut last
week in Lucia di Lammermoor." She
sang delightfully."-, and her debut was a
genuine success. She gives promise of
a brilliant future. Her song, 1.-THE last
Rose of Summer was sung with phe-
nomenal rathos and feryor, and the ap-
plause which burst from the great au.
dance did honor to her great talent.
The immense crowds that greeted her
appearance evening after evening gave
evidence of Chicago's appreciation OF
her efforts.
Wednesday eve of last week Miss
Cary, the contralto, was presented with
souvenir almo~ rrincely by the
FOWL club.n IL WA "A stand Of flowers
about four feet in Height, which was
crowned by a young evil. The sweet
singer returned the compliment by
writing the members of the club a
charming letter which will no doubt be
regarded by them as more than an
equivalent.
Chicago is divided into three distinct
divisions marked by the Chicago river
and called the north, south and west
sides. The social elements which pre-
vail in each have even a more minute
boundary line, and a stranger coming
here would be led to believe that three
separate cities were coupled in one, so
marked q difference is there in the
dress, manner and even language of
each.
The loan Exhibit" in aid of the
Chicago society of decorative art OPEN
ed Tuesday evening last,
The purpose Of the society is to raise
the standard of woman's labor in all
branches of decorative art. The board
Of managers is composed Of some of our
wealthiest and most influential society
ladies who have something higher to
think Of than spending their time in
fashionable frivolities.
A church trial which has been agitat-
Ing church circles for some time, at
last has come to a terminus, much to
the relief of all parties concerned in it.
The offenders are a couple of ladies'
mother and daughter, and the oftense
the leasing of a piece of real estate In a
prominent part of the city for beer gar
den purposes. 1t is a pity that the
watchful shepherd who brought these
ladies to the front to be made examples
of, had not done the same thing time
and again before in the case of men
who were also church members and have
been guilty of the same monstrosity.
The night Waterman at the postofice
was arrested Saturday on a charge of
robbing the mails. He has been in
the governments employ for twelve or
fifteen years and has held a number Of
prominent positions.
When arrested he had in his posses
sion about one hundred letters address,
ed to well known Chicago firms. He
made a full confession of his guilt and
gave himself up without an effort at
concealment. F. c.