The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-01-08

of these two stars IRON rival 6rmaments
coming IN iuxlapusition contains spice OF
humor that the public can hardly tail TO
appreciate.
Those who are familiar with the acting Of
Sara Jewett, have frequently expressed the
opinion, since the Bernhardt made her first
bow Ut Booths, that in not few essentials
of genuine art, the American Sara is super
ior to the much heralded French actress Of
the same name. As matter of course, the
two are 81 totally dissimilar in both guam
tlty and quality Of their powers, that di-
rect comparison would be as manifestly alb
surd as it would be unjust. In the favor Of
the American artist, however, is the fact
that IN all that goes to make up private
character, combining sweetness and purity,
the Bernhardt hardly has right tn be men
TONED in connection with her; whatever the
role in which the Bernhardt assumes these
qualities, il is but assumption, with Miss
Jewett it is but the outward and visible ex
preston of an inward grace. Strongly will
this fact connect itself with Miss Jewett's
recent appearance in the remarkably sue
cesstul Daniel Rochat," at the Union
Square.
1t has become a question of interest TO the
public, and OF great moment to managers
and rival playwrights, whether Bartly
OhNnpOell VIII tNeT quiz WTlbtnB piuNH budb
are pre- ordained success; whether be in
tends to give any one else chance at tho
money and the applause; whether he will
insist on being graspLp ,souless dramatic
monopolst. AS for myself give it up. But
it does look hopeless case for his rivals
after "My Geraldine" at the Standard. The
critics have gone for it without gloves. 1t
is not as good as some of bis other plays,
but It has remarkably strong situations.
Campbell is full of dramatic instinct Of the
most pronounced description. II is this
power that enabled him TO put that into an v
Geraldine" which draws the crowd and
takes in the money, despite the newspaper
cold water. Campbell can stand that so
long as the box office shows nightly hand
some balance on the right side.
The obelisk, that joint stock product-so
far as its being transplanted to American
soil is concerned-of William Henry Hurl-
burt's newspaper enterprise, in an sdvertis-
ing way, and William Henry Vanderbllt's
money-has been slowly skidded along from
the point where it was unloaded from the
ship to the site where it is to stand in Cen
tal Park. The other day it was photo
graphed, and some expert tells us that al
the present rate of disintegration the in
seriptions will all be unintelligible 5000
years hence. Everybody who wishes Ia
take look at this rediculously interesting
relic of the days of the Phariohs should mol
delay.
At last il appears as though the long talk
of electric lights is not to end in gas. While
the suggestion of obelisks and electric in the
same breath is full of suggestions to the
thoughtful mind. The former so they tel
us is to throw no little light on an interest
ing people at an interesting era of the world
of which we know comparatively nothing
The latter is trying, somewhat feebly a
first, to throw light on the present, witt
larger and better results probable in thu
distant future. The Brush electric ligh
company has been doing quite the brllian
thing from Fourteenth to Twenty-sixth St.
on Broadway, while the Equitable building
the establishment of Lord & Taylor, anC
other public edifices are Illuminated from
the same source. Edison is occasionally
heard from at Menlo Park, but just now tn
Brush Company appears ahead. Apropos
: the Secretary Of the latter company is MI
A. A. Hayes, until recently editor of tn
Hour.
There is nothing particularly new or move
2 in the programme for the fashonables q
, New Years in this city and Brooklyn. Il
the very highest society calls are not cx
pected or received. Mrs. A. T. Stuart ha
: not kept open house since her husban,
e died. The Astors, Vanderbilts, and mum
Der Of families distinguished for their wealth
il for nothing else, consider it too common
and vulgar, too much like the commc
mob, to pay allegiance TO the long Observes
: custom. With these exceptions calling will
am told, be as general as usual; and Will
many of the r. B. Hayes school have trie
to do away with the use oi wines and stronge
q hauaraOps oil I foo
: there will be by the night OF the first of Jan
nary, many man who will discover til
y sidewalks are sea sick and the lamp-post
d dancing the racquet; still others who wi
: mistake salad dishes and punch bowls fc
A card baskets and receivers, and even thos
who, having started out with good resolu
n tions to turn over new leaf, turn. up tn
n wrong street, and climb the wrong stairwa
n instead Of their own, and vainly try to uti
ize button hook for night key.
3 Be this as it may the end of 1880 is
e hand, and this is the last letter shall writ
e you this year, and il hasn't been so bad
year for us after all as the years averag
Crops have been bountiful, prices dit
: brains and Drawn have commanded goo
It prices, the big quadrennial political disturb
|. ance is happily ended, and we are all of |
n as comfortable and happy as we deserve
uldlly VI uS llOTo 50. IL lnllgS nave gOL
s. wrong with US, or not as satisfactorily as "
y would like, there is another year coming
, which to try 1t over again. To be sure, IL
alarmists prognosticate all sorts of terrib
, things in earth air and sea in 1881 all nj
ture is TO be convulsed, and the most star
ling phenomena will swamp normal condi
ions out of right. We are TO have trOub
with our heavenly neighbors, no less than
gigantic upheaval of the forces with whiC
we are familiar. Finally the earth is to
destroyed, the end OF all terrestrial things
To be consummated, and chaos will con
n again. So say the Second Adventists.
r our lives are, as they should be, it wou
VI make no difference whether 1881 was
Up witness the end of all things for all, or on
lie the end of all earthly things for the usu
A. number that in the order OF events must
to join the majority annually; and the
ID would be no need for me 10 wish you all
N do now, in heartiest sincerity, a ue
r happy Ne,o Year, and many happy return
10 each happier than the last