The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28
NEW YORK.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

New YoRK, May 10, 1881.
There is one all absorbing topic of inter
est at present. From the "swell' caucuses
that congregate around the tables of Del
monico's cafe to the humber groups of in
dividuals, that assemble to consume what
Dick swlveller called ga modest quencher"
in some corner "gin-mill" or "lager-bier
halle" the name OF one man is heard re-
peated above all the hum and buzz-and he
Roscoe Conkling. "Half breeds" "Stal-
warts" and Democrats ure all on the qui
uire and ready with their solutions of the
issues al stake, the most asinine, as usual,
being the most blatant. The letter of Gen
eral Grant to Senator Jones, of Nevada,
published to-day, gives rise to further dis
cussion, his views therein expressed being
direct pre-endorsemont OF Mr.. Conkling's
action and intimating his decided opinion
that President Garfield is mere puppet in
the hands Of some deep schemer. However
his enemies may revile him the candid ones
must acknowledge Gen. Gorfield to be at any
from the most impartial standpoint, bodies
no particular good to the unity and contin-
uity of the Republican party. 1t can hard,
ly be either that the old leaders are prepared
to give up without struggle the control of
this party TO comparatively new and untried
men.
The production Of a Greek play in that
vernacular is somewhat of novelty, but
the presentation of the "Adipus Trannes"
Of Sophocles at Harvard would appear to
have been a great success. The play Sc
lected was a good one, albeit it deals with
certain murderous and marital complica-
tions which the suennues of Zola deprecate
when introduced in works of art. Realism
is, however, as old as the world, aud will
occupy its place and assert its claim in art
/ literary, dramatic and pictorial to the end
of time. By far the best notice of this ere
viyal" in the New York papers appeared in
the Times, and was evidently written by a
scholar The Herald had most frivolou!
and vapid editorial, of which it ought to be
ashamed. The costumes used in the play
were most purely Hellenic, and were de-
signed by the distinguished artist (who il
also a Harvard mani, Mr., F. D. Millet
5 Longfellow, Emerson, Holmes, Fiske anC
many other notable men were present a
this first performance, which, thanks t.
careful rehearsal, went most smoothly, auc
the venerable au thor of Hiawatha express
ed himself in high laudatory terms. Th,
> music TO which the choruses were set wa
( written by DR.. l. X. Paine and Professo
i Allen aud was admirable and unique with
/ out being strainedly archaic. The perform
ance will be repeated, and, il is TO be hop
4 cd, to the benefit and better understanding
: of classical literature.
|, In looking at Mr.. Leonard D. opdyke, Q
New York, a good looking young fellow
who took the part Of Iocasta, the queen
r. wife and mother Of Adipus, your CORES
pondent could not help noticing his sandal
i which revealed a shapely foot, and apropo
of them recalling the remarks of two youn
Z ladies overheard by him the other day, dis
y cussing the foot-gear in Lord & Taylor's
n "Aint those low black satin gaiters with III
: Mercury's wing on each side too lovely fo
= anything7" "Yes," pathetieally, "but
you haven't got any inslep 10 speak 4