The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-11-11

very convincing prootthAt the ovaticn |
was not intended for him.
In no place are people so quick TO re-
oognize merit as in New York. Geisting-
er, the German 0peratic singer, closed |
her fall season here last Saturday. Her
success was unbounded, She played to
crowded houses every night, and both
sho and her manager Mr., Amberg netted
n very handsome sum Of money. She is |
now on the road and her route will bring
her back to the metropolis not much be-
fore April. She will then make her fare
well appearance in this sountry, and
next year she will go to Australia also
under Amberg's management. Ambsrg
has been so encouraged by his stars sue
cess that next year he proposes to build
q German theatre in this city, at which
he will produce mainly comic opera and
perhaps grand opera in German. This
is not bad idea, which will uudoubted-
ly pay. for thereby he will be able to gain
not alone the support of Germans but of
Americans as we'll.
After the reign of Pinafore, the Pirates
and Patience, the sway of English comic
opera seems to have ended, for neither
Claude Duval Manteoux Noirs, nor the
Vicar of Bray managed to secure a hold
on the public. The new opera Rip Van
Winkle, is likewise failure. Both crit
les and non-professional theatre-goers
agree in the fact that the music is pretty
enozgh but very light and not popular.
In spite of the half-dozen literary hands
of acknowledged skill who worked on the
libretto, it is fat. Three weeks hence
Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Perola, or
the Peer and the Peri will be produced.
The letter P has been fortunate one for
this pair Of operatic composers. Let us
hope for their sakes as; well as for our
own entertainment that the Peri will
steer them through safely.
After several weeks Of the most dis
gustingly damp weather, and unhealthy
warmth, cold weather has made its ap-
pearance with the suddenness OF thun-
derclap from q bright sky. The shop
keepers, who have undoubtedly lost
money during the term set aside for the
fall trade, now hope for prolonged and
severe cold so that they may make up on
wiuter goods what they have lost through
their fall failures. Furs lave made their
Appearance in all the windows. Seal
skin holds its own, bnt otter and mon
key skin will be worn very extensively,
in spite Of their expensiveness. In SEAL
skins the long pelisse is the most fash
ionable wrap. Muffs this year will gen.
orally be made of the same material as
the dress. Thus a lady to be dressed
properly out of doors, must have as many
muffs as she has walking dresses. Mill
tary aud Prince Albert coats maintain
their popularity outside of fur garments,
but mapy ladies who do not favor mascu-
Unity in woman's dress, are taking very
kindly to the little short mantles and
small dolmans with Oriental sleeves
which the French mantua makers have
introduced. They are made of the same
material as the dress, and are lined with
bright red, garnet, old gold, or some
vagiegated kind of silk. They may be
trimmed either with thick pinked rucbe
of the material of the mantel, border OF
velvet, fur. or even feathers. Small mask
yeils of dotted tulle are now the proper
things to wear with velvet turbens. They
come in numerous colors and match Il
turban in color, Handsome new gloyes
are shown in garnet color. The warrior
- aesthetic tints such as terra Gotta, dragon
lue, old gold, clay, ETC., have grown sc
common, that the divinities that max,
fashions have decided that new shad,
was necessary. -.:..
.Masculinity in ladies apparel now man
', ifestS by padding the shoulders of drOss
es making them square Ms the shoulder
u of mems coats used to be. At the sam'
time tailors give men sloplng shoulder
= in their new garments, thus proving tn
= old maxim that "turn about is fair play.