The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-07-16
NEW YORK.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.


Excepting in the shopping centres and
during shopping hours, the city just now
wears a sadly deserted look. Everybody
who is anybody went out of town on the
4th, and has remained away apparently
for even the church bells do not call out
anything like the customary crowd. That
some one'still remains in town is proved by
the numbers reported on warm days at
Coney Island, and the activity still to be
seen in the stores. The mystery is where
they keep themselves, for all of fashionable
New York viewed from the exterior Of
thousands of Theoretically sealed up hou es
is non est. However, this seems to be one
Of the humbugs of fashionable life, "no fell
low can quite find out" dare say that
half of these out-oltowners are enjoying
Charles Lambs paradise-a fan, a noyel,
soft couch and glass of lemonade-on a
shady back porch, or in a retired arbor no
neighbor's prying eyes can reach. And
wise are they to do it, for Newport and Sar-
atoga as "permanencies" are not quite all
ones fancy paints them.
Talking of fans and novels, the only sea-
sonable things at present, there are several
new "crinkles" in each. enjoyed hear
ty laugh walking down Broadway" the
other morning, to sec the aesthetic "bull
purp," which has almost had its day, as an
appendage to the carriages of the demi-
monde, aud as a pet and follower of the
"too to utter" young Pady of the period, or
as a china monstrosity in the parlors oc the
would-be artistic raised to the dignity of
serving as device for fan. You cannot
imagine how ludicrous it looked to meet
group after group of serious and intense
looking females, all brandishing on the
fashionable long stick a lile.sze head in
colors of the most hideous Of bulldogs. My
curiosity led me to investigate the matter at
once, and l found these uniqne fans were
the clever advertisement OF Messrs Lord &
Taylor, which they were giving away to
every purchaser of paper of pins or
thousand dollar costume.
Further inquiry disclosed to me that they
had taken the precaution to copyright
their special "dog," so you see this dogs
day promises to be larger than that OF the
average dog.
A long and very warm week discovered
little that was new in the way of styles.
There is charming thing out in the way
of bonnets that is just perfect for the coun-
try or seashore-a shirred tule poke, trim
med with Spanish lace, and with clusters of
dull-red poppies, or half blown roses low on
the left side.
White null, embroidered with polka
dots, is made up into long scarfs and worn
in various ways; the scarf is between two
and three yards long and half yard wide,
and scalloped on the edges. Mother-of-
pearl beet buckles are reversed and the
most popular garment for wearing with
silk skirts in the morning is an e'cru pan
gee shooting jacket, with embroidery Of the
same shade, done on the Byron collar, the
rolling cuffs and wide belt.
There is decided stagnation just now, as
usual in fashions. What we should get
and how We should have it made, we are
all thanking Heaven, was settled and off
our minds before this hat spell came on.
think the best thing can do is to tell the
fortunate ones who have hammocks swdng
under shady trees, or in cool piazzas, or hid
away in retired city back-yards, the names
of some Of the newest and best Of the many
novels published this summer Have you
read "The Matter-of Fact Girl" lovely
English novel by Theo. Gift, or "Manuda
Paredes," the sensation of the season, whose
author religiously preserves his incognita ?
That the author is of the male gender.
will tell you in confidence, and iEyou will
not let it go any further that he is a young
doctor Of this city. 1t is really amusing
how certain tho critics were that a woman
had written the book.
But the fair sex have had real triumph
in "A Nameless Nobleman," the novel oi
the season, which it has been proved beyond
a doubt was written by Mrs. Jane G. Aus.
tin, the author of"M Beauehamp Brown
There has not been dissenting voice re
garding its merits and its fascination. II
is one OF those pure and healthy stories
whose charm does not end with the las
page, but eayes a spell behind it, the read
I er seeks 10 vain 10 cast Off the lovers be
came his dearest friends, and the scenes il
which they have moved, become as mucl
a part Of his life, as if portion of his owl
experience. "The Nameless Eobleman :,
! was a noble Frenchman, one Francois i
( Baron, whose descendants still ex list in New
I England, one Of whom is the author, Mrs
= Austin, and whose body rests in the Oh
! Hill burying ground at Plymouth. Thu
= story is one Of exceptional life and devo
tion to an exceptional woman and is toll
p with rare dolicacy aud grace. The move