The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-25

are advised by the Philadelphia Chronicle to hang
their bananas on the outer walls.
General Joseph L. Johnston of Virginia. is at the
New York Hotel.
General Grant. during his visit in Chicago. will
be the guest OF his son. Colonel Fred Grant.
Mrs. Senator Edmunds and daughter will remain
III Europe during the winter. mainly at Carlsbad.
Inc son OF Worth. the man millner of Paris. is
said to be more sklful in designing costumes than
the father is.
1t is generally believed among English politicians
that Hamilton Fish will return as Minister to the
English Court.
ExMinister washburne has read before the His.
torical Society at Chicago paper on "The Surren-
dor OF Lee and the Events of April. 1865 in which
he Interestingly gives his personal experience
Prince Bismarck is blessed ut the present tim.
with 47o crosses decorations of all kinds the dis
play OF which in single row would cover about sir
yards. The only Power which is not represented in
the collection is Great Britain.
London World:--"Fisticuf seem to be the order
of the day. An encounter took place recently on tho
Drogheda railway platform between Mr. Callan. NJ.
p. and solicitor from Dundalk; pretty smart
fight. which only interrupted by tho arrival Of
the train
Policemen, on Broadway at least are used to pick
ing out pretty young and well dressed ladies to
cort the street. taking them very familiarly
by the arm. But yesterday Officer No. 1857 who is
stationed the HERALD Building. was actually
seen escorting between the hacks and buses lady
who was not pretty. young or well dressed
Secretary Sherman arrived at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel at late hour last evening from Washington.
He will spend tomorrow and Monday with General
Fitzpatrick at his home, Morristown, in New
Jersey. On Monday night he will speak in Cooper
Institute. New York. Tuesday night he will speak
ox,I, MA.
Taglioni. the famous danseuse, is still living.
gray-haired but charming lady. in London; and.
having lost her fortune she teaches dancing and
department. to the daughters of few English
ladies'. When she the stage. the greatest Of
dancers. she wore skirt which fell far below tho
Ruee straight and plain and full enough for FREQ
dom.
Concerning the satire on America attempted by
Sardou in his play IL Oncle SAM" told that
Gin an early comedy. Les Femmes Fortes.' he had
compared the manners and customs OF America with
those Of France. greatly to disadvantage. In
'L'Once Sam he laid the blacks and whites with
SO heavy hand that the censors forbade the pro-
ducton of the play. as insulting to friendly
ton. But one of the enterprsing managers OF the
friendly nation procured the piece. and it
brought out here in the land it insulted while still
under the ban in France When acted here it was at
once seen to be the result of the most amusing
ignorance. giving good occasion to laugh at the
author instead of laughing with him. and showing
but little of his customary smartness."
victorien Sardou, the French dramatist. is clev-
erly sketched by j. Brander Matthews IN the No
vember number of the International Rerew. In addi-
ton to acute analysis of his dramatic methods
and skill the writer Of the article gives inter-
esting information about the author and his plays.
"a dramatic author in Paris he says. "takes If
per cent Of the gross receipts every night. If
his play is short he gets only his proportion of
this sharing it with the authors Of the other pieces
acted the evening. But If the play is long and
important enough to constitute the sole entertain
ment he naturally takes the whole fifteen per
cent himself" This explains sardou's propensity
for the production of veact dramas and shows that
play writing is q much more profitable profession
in Paris than in other capitals.