The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01
For THE HERALD.
WINDSOR HOTEL, FIFTH AVENUE,
Nru Vnpk Nav II 1891

New YORK, May II, 1881.
FROM time immemorial, the merry
wouth of May has been decued the
season for rejoicing, and New York
has had, for once, her grand jubilee
over the return Of spring, in the Musi
cal Festival which took place last
week. Nothing could be happier than
the thought Of holding such festival
at this time Of the year. 1t was like
ushering in the spring with a grand
burst of melody.
The Festival was held iu the Seventh
Regiment Ar,pory, which accommo'
dates over twelve thousand people.
There were over two thousand musl-
clans IN the chorus ahd orchestra led
by DR.. Damrosch. Among these
we're two hundred and fifty boys,
whose sweet voices resembled the
singing Of seraphs in Paradise more
than anything else which fancy could
suggest. The leading soloists were
Nine. Gerster, Miss Cary, Siguor
Campauaui ,aud Herr Remmertz. Eigh-
ty thousand people attended the Fes-
tival, and the receipts were about
100000.
THE FASHIONABLE EXODUS.
Many Of our fashionables are off for
Europe, and outgoing steamers are
throngcd with jubilant Americans,
teeming with gold dollars aud go"u
humor, en- route for foreign lands.
Those who do not contemplate Europe,
are getting ready for the summers
campaign at Saratoga, Newport and
other fashionable resorts. Matrons
and bellies are deep III the mysteries
Of the latest fasbious, while. pater
fNniili0s has enough to do to turn
orer his ledger aud wonder whence all
the money is to corue to pay for teml-
uiae hucry and hotel bills. For,
even the poke honnets and Mother
Hubbard cuaks. in which our bellies
now love to array themselves, HAY
cost considerable sum. Our fash
ionable youths and the heircss hun.
ters are also looking forward to the
gay watering place season, and even
the old beauX are still on the qui
uire. No one who has never en-,
countered them, can have any idea of
the formidable array Of old bachelors
there is in New York society. No
need of going to the seashOre to hunt
up fossils, when there are so many at
hard.
CoNEY ISLAND.
AS the summer draws near. New
Workers turn their eyes longingly to-
wards Coney Islaud, which is such
little distance away aud already one Of
the most charming seaside resorts. 1t
will be the rendezvous of politicians
this summer for it is said that Secre
tary Blaiue, Vice President Arthur,
and other political lights have already
engaged their rooms there for the sea
son. Then the modest Individual who
receives no high office from Uncle
Sam, will have at last the delight Of
laughing at these grave diguitaries as
they 60 down iuto the solemn waves,
looking as forloro aud as absurd as
the humblest in the grotesque bath
ing COSTUME of the period.
SCIENCE, LITERATURE AND ART,
New York is fast becoming the
great centre for much that is dis
in the scientific, literary,
and artistic world. Edison, the great
inventor of the age, now lives in Fifth
avenue, aud soon our streets will be
ablaze with electric lights. Little did
Franklin dream of the vast resources
Of electricity, when he went flying
that historical kite, and Of, 1he mil
lions there was in it foSPosterity.
Edison is rich, and innumera-
Bile gold mines in bis eIsio but he isl