The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-04-09

erewhile used as an Art Gallery is now a
coffee room. The old library is dining
room, and the old dining room will be a
whist-room, while the smaller rooms will
be private dining and card rooms. Vide
poker, boccaret, &c. The Lederkrautz So
clety or great German Ball Giying Club has
also bought property on SD street, and will
erect house at cost Of not less than $780,
600. Then Wallack is about to desert his
old and associated haunted boards for
site adjoining the Grand Hotel at 3lst street.
OF course he will make his new theatre
chef d'oeurre, and it is reported that Lord &
Taylor, who fitted up the Park for Mr.. Alb
hey and the Hippodrome for Barnum, as
well as many other public places will con-
tract for the general artistic upholstery Of
the new aristoeratic theatre. Talking of
dry goods and the prosperity of New York
II may be said that visitors from all parts
are thronging to view the Spring and Sum
mer openings and next week we purpose to
give some interesting items on fashions,
&c, for the benefit of the ladies.
OF course, despite the fact that there are
numerous and good publishers in our city
and that Scribner's monthly has been yled
in the London Examiner 1.-THE world-famed
scribner," Boston yet takes the lead in mat
ters purely pertaining to letters. It and its
envlrops'are the chosen resort Of poets and
taerateurS, and in connection with tho new
ly established publishing house Of James Il.
OsgoOd i CO., some interesting facts not
generally known, have just reached US.
Among others Mark Twain, who hitherto
has published hie own works in Hartford,
Conn, will hereafter publish solely through
this firm, and is at present engaged on two
works for them, one "Mark Twain's Hand
book OF Etiquette" the other encyclopedia
OF Humor." Those who are familiar with
his works-and who is not, since they have
been republshed in England and translated
into French, German and other languages,
can readily conceive the scope and and char
aeter of these works. Mrs. FraIicis Hedgson
Burnett, also, whose "Lass o. Lowries," and
"Haworths" and Louisiana" attracted so
much attention in Scrbner's. both here and
in England, has Published through Messrs.
Osgood & Co. "a Fair Barbarian" which
ran, as a serial, through the same periodical
This is probably the first work of note which
hos been reprinted in serial form by lead
ing magazine after it had already appeared,
but the fact is not generally known that it
was one Of this distinguished lady's earliest
works, and on her attaining her present de-
served and solid literary popularity was
second time revived by the publishers of
Scrbner's, although it had appeared some
years before in the pages of PeierSon's Aaqa-
sns in Philadelphia. This is really not.
able literary Item. Mrs. Burnett is an Eng.
lish woman, who ca,ne early1to America,
aud there are few writers of such originality
and aualystc and descriptive power to be
found. "a Fair Barbarian" deals with the
adventures Of a young Amesican girl in
staid, conventional English country town
and is full of interest and charm.
Mr.. w. D. Howells, late editor Of the At
fdntie Monthly has severed his connection
with that journal and formed connection
with .Messrs. osgood, N h0 will kenceiorth
publish all hia works, atdfto when he will
giveAthe beneakAf his 9iterar3 experiences
and opinion. III meet will Be called "a
Fearful Reaper, !" likely. The fsnf intends
At once to issue an anonymous series Of
works To be called "The Round Robin Ser
ies," intended To aid and develop new writ
erss, and several works of this issue are now
In the press.