The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17
THE CONGRESS OF "BEAUTY."
EACH GIRL RECEIVES FooLscAP DUE BILL
FOR LIEU OF A WEEKS WAGES.

EACH GIRL RECEIVES FooLscAP DUE BILL
FOR LIEU OF WEEKS WAGES.
Tho last song had been sung by the variety stage
warbler the last circuit had made by the female
veloc pedst and the orchestral valedictory strain
had died away In Gimore's Garden last night when
Mr.. Cooper, the manager Of the Congress OF Beauty
and Culture, marshalcd tho competing fsir ones
to side exit. About tourscore young womsn-ths
sole survivors OF tho FIRST nights hundreds-drew
up In line. They were curiousiy assorted feminine
gathering. distinguished by extremes OF ago and
Dress but every soul Of them seemed for the nonce
to brighten up and show more spirit and humor than
they had tue exhibition began. The reason Of II
plain enough. They expected the paymen, OF Tho
promised them for their weeks work, their rec
onpense Tor all The SCOTS and rdicue thcy had borne,
many OF them perhaps with more bitter feelings
they were ushcred and there the work oil paying on
began Mr.. Cooper took chair, made formal dis
cam. war limp
looking bit OF glri-who Rszod moment IN be-
wiidermen, At the clip OF oolscap that was handed
her, list ened with gaping mouth at something Cooper
whispered aud moved away like an automaton
with her eyes glued 10 the paper. 'Jennie smith"
was rompng, hoydenish creature. with tongue In
her head and iAcility using u. She second
in Order but tho slip Of paper and the whispered IN
s!rue.oss ad not satisfy nss ~ ,n ncS t.s rans
through the room ike log wh sllc ana ~ once there
clamor OF feminine examinations and apostro-
Ladies'" cr,ed Mr. Cooper hoarseiy, 40 no gazed
upon tho aggressive thronR, 'iadi~s, IT'S all right
Some OF them listened 10 him. Most OF them didn't
ATS regular skin" chorused score oil the beau
tiiul aud cultured.
.Hs's got = nerve. amt hsi" ehirrupsd an artist
with stage houors fresh upon her, and one young
woman, with exaggerated hat rim aud pollycnro-
matte necke drew up before the quang Cooper
and with akimb0, demanded II he meant 10
work any games OH her.
"This is all regular" shrieked the manager. IAN
you've got TO do is 10 present these orders on Mr.
HI Oh cock any time on Monday and y0u'u 20 paid.
Don y you make mistake"
For moment this appeased the congress, half
dozen took the little paper slips and moved away anu
then anosner riot began. some stormed. some cx.
p0stulated. Feminine threats, varying in fcrocity
from menaces thrush tho management, 10 proposi.
lions TO demollsh ohce and all. freely circulated and
tho confusion further Increased by an irruplion
male ADMIRERS who NJ once began championing tue
cause OF the injured. Tho paper slips however, In
lieu oil anything else, were accepted. Upon them
was:-
b. W. Hitchcock, No. 10 Cortlapdt street. pay to -
s.. j. Barker. Treasurer .
Each OF the poor creatures who through the week
SAT out the oging and guyng of the throng received
this guarantees The performers were similarly paid
tho fgures on their paper, OF course, being higher
Then there half hour OF inquiries threats ana
propositions to discount the piper, TIL ono ny ono
the women sIipped away, most Of them indignant,
but harboripg hope too, that their claims would Do
settled at the stipulated time and place.
INQUIRIES made for Mr.. Barker, whose sigma.
ture was affixed to tho orders, but no such psrson
could be found. Mr. Cooper sad that he lelt sure
that everything would be all right, but declined CIV
ing any personal guarantee, and the only upholder OF
Hitchcock's solvencv was ademohstratlve little fel-
low with a gray mustacne, who seemed 10 think that
an asserted loss oil So 900 tho enterprise ought 10
liquidat all caimk