The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-25
NEW YORK.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
NEW York, June 16, 1881

The dearth Of matters Of special interest
outside of politics is nowhere more apparent
at present than in the columns of our daily
newspapers. Even the fueilletonists, as Ia
Francais, they delight to call themselves are
at their wits end, and assiduously rake up
old stories wherewith to pad their OCCASION
al columns. "The Man About Town" of the
Star, in the Sunday issue of which be dis
ports himself, is one of the worst fixed. He
has lately taken to reproducing old stories
concerning Mr.. VIM. R. Travers, the we'll
known stutterer of New York bon ton, which
are like Joe Miller jokes to everybody, and
also to abuse of Mr.. W. M. Laffan, the Art
and Dramatic Critic Of the Sun and man.
aging director Of the Long Beach Improve
ment and HoteACompany. Mr.. Laf1an has
had the misfortune to be successful, possess.
es the additional aggravations OF being a
clever and incisve writer, man Of wit and
facts and a shrewd business man, and fur
| thermore on the occasion of little elbow
out" to the Lambs Club, the dramatic social
organization of which Lester Wallack is "the
shepherd" fell aud broke his leg at Coney
Island, SO, of course, small Fry like "the man
about town" snarl and jeer at him, make
abortive puns on his name, and rejoice over
his accident. Another exempli6caticn OF
the barrenness of news occurs in the New
York correspondence Of a Philadelphia
i. IL r = ~
the likelihood of aesthetic" dressing never
taking hold in New York, owing TO the fact
that the demi monde has adopted it, Now
as the demi monde always avails itself of any
new idea in costume,an is ever in the fash.
ion, one might as well prelict that all la.
dies would cease wearing bonnets or dress
es at all in vogue, because certain question.
able members oftheir sex attired themselve!
in those articles, but, as a matter of fact, W.
have 1t from such houses as Lord & Taylor
that not merely are the "aesthetic" materials
in demand, but that they are being mad,
up in the new style or rather the revised
style by leaders in the best and most selec
society. Although many
"a silken skirt
Advertise dainties through the dirt"
virtue and chastity are not smirched becaus
, draped in like garb.
Just now it seems as though we woul,
: have little excitement over the new bill
T introduced into the Legislature TO deman,
another million of dollars for the Brooklyl
bridge, and the cool assertion of Mr.. Mur
ply, President Of the Board of Directors tina
s encroachment on our City Hall Park will b
e necessary, and probably the removal Of III
{ Hall Of Records. We do not imagine ths
the citizens of New York will tamely sui
;. init TO any such confiscaton or defacemer
e Ofone ofour downtown spots of picturesque
$ ness. Comptroller Campbell and MayC
+. Grace will have something to say when NJ
+ Murphy comes back from Albany with th
: bill he has been striving to rush through {
,. the fag,e end of the session.
The Police Commissioners also have wal
= ed up to a spasmodic sense of duty and d.
h termined to prosecute the proprietors of tho
e "dives" on Sixth Avenue and its vicinit
J. which are the notorious hot-beds of gro
n and vulgar deprayity, and the means
d running SO many boys. 1t remains to
i seen whether the newly-transferred poll,
d captains will do their duty or be, as usua
a in the pay Of the panders.
ct That indelatigable and oyer-Iealous frier
N of dumb animals, Mr.. Henry Bergh, Pre-:
sr dent of the Society for the Prevention
B. Cruelty to Animals, is just now making hir
Ii self rather ridiculous in connection with pi
e. con shooting The twenty-third annual co
ce venton of the New York State Associate
of for the Protection of Fish and Game is
at hold its meeting on Long Island, and p
be 600 wild pigeons have been secured for t
l." tournament. Mr.. Bergh raves over Il
in 'cruelty" and talks nonsense about the biz
tn being drugged with lsudanum 10 make the
to unable 10 hy away quickly. Now I
r. members of the Convention are sportsmt
TO- and men Of position, and would not ooun
ng nance any such proceeding, and the battI
lat on such an occasion, are no more inhum
llt than is any other sort Of cunning. \
n Bergh is determined 10 be present with
ey officers to look out for infringernents Of
n law Of 1875, which amply protects SPORT
iat clubs.
a The vagaries and pranks OF college e
Ees dents are proyerbial. Lately the colum
College bays held their annual ceremo
iP- Of burning the Ancient" There is an