New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-17

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~ tiresome neople and agreeable people alike -
these aud other social SACRIFICES 80 easy W tno o
or the lightly employed guest eNhct ,nv onS
strain on the nerves of man whose fancy anu
i1,"ginotion whose utmost creative powers, nave
been heavily taxed for hours together ne mas
made himself agreeable, lac has enlarged MS ciISio
Of aconairtonces no has perhaps strengthened HIS
iu0uence among certain classes; but he has not
rested after his work and he knowsi II wien he
rises the next morning - ,., .o
won HIM his entrance into society. 10 was WEI
come everywhere. and hc maze lilhselI "V,t.N III
his ieccption in the best sense OF the Wcll buU lho
time came when he felt the strain on his resources
lie applied the remedy; he folded up ms Es, ur'Ss
coat he threw away his whltc ci'V"t' Inou,o-
forth when ne had his free evenings. lo offered uP
uolitc apologies on the altar of society ana en- ca
himself rs the wise popua,e expresses I'' III lis
Sometimes he dned with his friends and of;cner
his friends dined with him. In either case We we're rs
independent OF fUTmaliies as he monks 81 lrriuo
tLensel yes. But one rule existed: punctuIhtI 10
the dInucr-hOur Was insisted on. ! record IL WIN
pride: the one act OF folly novcr committed NY any
oae of Us was the folly ul waiting toI late guest
The evenings at EcChtcr house present une "caO
picture of FcChtcr.
i'm the summertime his quests generally found him
waiting for them in the front garden ia his dresslh
gown aud slippers The frcnchwOman who cooked
for biu-one of the finest artists that ever handled
a sauccpan-came out to tel Us when dinner was
ready. Nobody the master OF tho house Hrludeu
had any special place az the table, out cNefA po"F
sat where ne might had ms own little cruei stand
and never troubled hs ne ghbors Tor the necessary
WAS on the sidebOa:d Iarh guest PICKED oul INC
wines that be liked best, ana put ne bottle by INN
when hc took his Chair. The dogs dineu WIN u.s.
and friends dogs were welcome. lcopi' mo
could not speak English spoke French; ana Ing
lIshmcn luthc same pTcdlcamcnt stuck 10 tAcr own
acknowledgements pautouiuc being Uaeu on
either side IN illustration OF the mraninR ANY
body who felt the heat was requested 10 take on
ms coat ana dime in hrs snlrt-sccNes. ANY euesI,
particularly skllful in the preparation or y special
dish went into the Kitchen ana hcpc@ the COOK.
N,t,,o fft,taa
IechteI brought mp the dish. We had every
variety OF French cooNcry,-and twice We put inc
iucXhaustihe resources OF 90 tlOnuluo j rance 10
the test by dining on one aiuc.c OF loou only PFC
sentcd under many different forms. We had a
potato dinner in six courses. ana nm egg dinner IN
Ell ht courses. Never dld the perfect freedom anu
rayety of the talk suffer shlpWlcck on the prrllOus
rocks OF religion and poiie dlsputatlous man
would not have had chance Of using his tongue
at that tailC go,
The CUISINES of mcrrimtnt were rs inexhaustihle
rs the gllshcs of garlic The SmOhlng began as the
smoking always should begin the moment dlhner
WAS over. Win tie appearance OF tue colce inc
amu,emcuts Cf the evening took new turn
CHESTS possessed of special accomplishments now
assumed n prominent place. Friendly SINGERS ana
musicians. well known to the public, showed us
W hat their art could do. fcchtcr never haeclhg
gayety exhibited hm in a new CHARACTER, as a low
comedian and "A mlIlc. lie played, Tor instance "A
little French sccnc-in wni'h the persons were
thief under cXamln zen aud JnJ HhstH't0d
completely bahlcd by the dense siuplditS OF the
pII~oner-wIth perfection oi quaint hunOr not
10 Dc forgotten and not 10 be- described. Equally
irresistible were his limitations OF the elder Dumas
wri. NJ one of his magnificent novels III a race
against time, and of another iaf las, lllu tIious
literary man irving To shave himself IN a state ui
INVESTIGATION. Equal to Icchter IN fertility Of re-
source. the knd-h,aIted, genial Gasser was ready
to sing any operate music WITHIN the feach oI ms
fine baritone voice. and WAS so skilled n musician
that he invented his own accompaniment Oh the
piano when memory and music books happened to
fail him.
In her reference TO tiP quarrel that Fachtcr
forced upon j. w. Waliac6-oLc oi tie MOST ami
able men tll-lt ever hvcd AMI one of tie greatest
actors of the nineteenth ccntu,v-M~s Field states
Chat Wallaclis reason for refusing the part al iOB
.GIlfsic has always been mystery. luis Is an
error. Naiiack refused the part because ms con-
tract gave him tine right to do 500. and TINS was wei
understood and fully explained at the time.
Furthermore Fccntcfs conduct toward Na'lac&
na, been marked by jealousy and Injustice, and all
that Wallack said and did ina the circumstances,
was /. -h ana proper and Iu excellent taste.