New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-05

fare critics have thourht Mr. Yates's weekly paper.
The Horid. wanting in dignity and soiidif' Vu,
The World Is a model Of decorum and sups'ah''"
virtue compared with TIE Caekcc. from whieh you
may like an elegant extract or two there Is oho
with American flavor:
In families where soap is approved dor there arc
ut t-soapsts well as anti.y accinatorS IN Iii
can invention TO be introduced mere oIIe 1 "a go
be welcome. The novelty Is string OF otuea the
pensory attachment mouided Oh pos'J5Ih a s,ynng
soap. 30 that II can -hhc n''H'7 III" w
over the waslistand.
And mother nj humor neither American nor VI
any hitherto known variety:
Flec,ric light was adopted at BlinRsgate Market
short time ago and shortly an SRI he CEN
tint ed. Why it was discontinued NAV n0t oe ecG.
orally known. Ii Is said that II WAS because u
made the fish look putrid. .,o -.
This matter was being referred 10 last night AZ
one Of my clubs. when the discussion got t"nnu "
the lecric light in the reading-roon OF the
Museum. An well. can quite understand th1l,
said a nembs-. Il think The electric Hkh' h1N''
the readers look Putrid"
The following appears under the head Of " Church
News:
The public want to know If tho well-dressed
clerical gentleman who used to RIDE haliS IN Wv
Row and when il was too hot 10 take equesliia
exercise to walk under the shady trees, was lho
Venerable ArchdeacOn Dhnbar. All the Manu-"
used to envy that gentleman loT having ~, . ~ ."
excellent tailor and washeTwOman, TO say nOlhug
of the halter who shaped. corded and lroneu tne
magnificent headpiece sported by the Neneraoi'
clerical.
In politics both sides are represented. after a
fashion One writer says Of Mr.. Gladstone;
II was apparent TO every one OF those around and
i'm front OF hIm last night, while he MAS moving
vote of coincidence with those intimately cohecle'i
with the Russian Imperial family, that " the oiu
man eloquent is only shallow OF his FORMER s'l'
Since his slip the steps OF his oihcial TesHen,c
his voice has been feeble and his energy "ny ,.ie
result of an effort Oi the spirit. Last hlSnl ms
tremu0us accents were Tor time attributed 10 the
excess of his emotion hut as he went on IL was eN'
dent that the spirit was willing. n!t thr HcIh VII
weak. For moment there Was naSh OF ''e .lu
sonurousness as he warmed with tine force oil the
thrill which lac magn"ically conveyed to MS
hearers. Then the reaction came. anu the once
powerful voice WAS sUbducd lntu - Whisp H. ana 'ut
sad idea crept into my mind that when next
Achilles goes into his tent lie VIII not emerge from
il again in the pride of battle
which would he depressing TO Mr. Gladstone's
friends. were il not that little further down on
the same page they NAV read that
Mr. Gladstone was IN his best yoicc-that Is. since
ms recent illness and gccIdcnt Tho traces 81 Wh'h
latter are still visible on the BACK part o MS hc1ul
when he proposed, he re- olutluu expressing horror
of the ASSASSINATION of Alexander III. of Russia.
This shows the advantage 81 the paragraph
system. With the paragraph wliter consistency
still was part of his plan = bnt only To the end OF
that particular paragraph Enteriue upon ne"
one Inc IS freed from the lrammc'> of uniformity In
the next he appears a. freed from trammcls of any
kind:
TennvSon says the nrhtiugalcs have not sung ~
Farringfurd since the Prince COu~oit died. OF an
Old man, All keeps up with the procession rl"iiS
we'll. American liars should not be discouraged.
however. They can wear hiln out Ia time
Mr.. Yates must do better than this; ~ h" Is pei
fectly capable OF doing. lie Is journalist Of many
accomplishments and much slrcwd eooi -en~e. lie
Uorid which ne Ow and edits maintains itN plac"
at the head Of " society" journalism. !: bee has
chosen to put he cuckoo 1t the foot II ma, be he-
cause he wants Il reach lower social stratum.
When he takes time 10 think It over he Will prob
ably lind II worth his whiic To 20 ha 10 his hrlt"r
audience. lie surly cannot care 10 cater Tor cos
trrnongers aud the servants hall. and nc must Ice
aware that bis new paper has not been welcomed
10y the classes Whose support na, made Inc Uort
remarkable financial succcss. g. W.