The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-12-23

1911 oJoNNheie"AJ hNBANooVu W n NNl-
tim clique went up with bound, md as
my friend was heavily short of it he went
mp with it, high and dry in fact. He
not only lost his own but owed his
broker large sum. What did he dor
Why, he skipped the town, as they say.
Poor man, suppose he's teaching school
in some wilderness out West"
As 1 am speaking of stocks just now, I
am reminded of the fact / learned few
days ago that Oscar Wilde has been iu-
vesting some of the profits of his lectur-
ing tour in Kelley Motor Stock. How
very appropriate. A case of Greek meet
ing Greek but without the tug of war.
Next week Mr.. William H. Vanderbilt
gives his first reception this season, and
great gathering Of nickle-plated aris-
tocracy and Bohemia it will be. Strange,
that with all his wealth, all his patronage
of art, all his fondness for sport he can
not induce the real aristocracy of social
life. letters or even sport to ELL his gorge
Gus establishment in Fifth Avenue. The
old Knickerbocker families would as
soon think of visiting German picnic
as Vanderbilt reception. To them
Vanderbilt with ell his millions is but
nickel-plated. Drop the faintest touch
of acid on the surface and you will end
the common nature of the parvenu un-
} derneath. In view of this one is tempt
ed to ask, is it worth ones while to have
7 the riches of this MANI Perhaps he does
) not erjoy them all. Like all Crnsuses
, and millionaires he has his own troubles.
, He is constant sufferer from the disease
which killed his father and grandfather.
: Jay Gould is afflicted not alone With
= dyspepsia but he is also subject to fits oi
I nervous prostration. Russell Sage is
Q constantly using medicine for ope or the
! other ailment. Rufus Hatch has te
spend many months of the year away
, from all work on account of his nerves,
5 and James r.. Keene is q confirmed vic.
tim of liver complaint.
; The good old English custom of hav'
ing Christmas pantomime at the theatres
: during the holidays. will be revived this
year at the Alcazar, the first performance
taking place this evening. A capita
company has been collected and a very
efficient and beautiful ballet added. The
scenery, costumes and general mounting
is really brilliant. Should the panto
mime which Is entitled The Three
Wishes" prove success financially, il
is to be taken on the road.
That charming artist, Modjesks has
been playing to enormous houses al
Booths Theatre. Her 'Rosalind' was as
wlnsome creation as has been seen on
the boards for long time, She gives
us a genuine, soulful, bright, living wo.
man not physical, dramatic and intel.
lectual imposslbility as so many of hei
predecessors have done.
The very latest and EXTREMIST vngary
for fashionable women is to spend the
money of their husbands for coats Of
real seal skin for their canine pets.
They cost from fifteen to twenty. five
dollars.
Another novelty which is likely to give
the fashionable world lenty to think
and talk about as well as work on, is the
effort certain social clique is making
; to revive the grave and majestic dances
of the roccoco period, the lvotte and
the mihuet. This fashion comes direct
fron Paris, where number of tue most
charming and sprightly ladies of fashion
: have been hard at work for months,
practicing the steps. A lady tells me,
however, that this new departure in the
terpsichcrean line in this city was pro-
j 'cted towards the end of the last seas II,
: and the thing which suggested it was po
! other than the Children's Carnival at the
= Academy where Louis XIV Mineut was
= danced most exquisitelY by number Of
children,
S The world of people interested in rae
: ing, are considerably aroused over the
S fact that Lord Marcus Beresford is OIL
] the point of shipping a stable of horses
+ to this country to take part in our tur
= ,utests and to see if he cannot do wha
e Mr.. L, rillard and Mr.. Keeue did il
q England last year, take the lions shar,
: of the money chung up by the differen
y jo key clubs and racing associations, a
y MS lordship will probably come owe
t himself, for he is not alone capita
l. gentleman jockey. but also an amateu
@ trainer of no mean skill and experience
:, the Turf Club and the various loca
Il Jockey Clubs will meet him with hear
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