Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-17
NEW YORK NOTES.
SOCIETY WOMFN AS COOKS.
A Beauty Show-Amateur Theatricals-
The Trials of TaImage-Sane Men in
Asylums-LangtryU Under Fire.

The TriaIs of TaImsge-Sane Men in
Asylums-Langtry Under Fire.
NEW YoRK, November Unfortunately for
men who like good dinner, it is becoming fash
ionable to know how to cook A young woman
from Boston has just opened a school of cook
cry in this city, and among her pupils are some
OF the best women in the city. The teachers
name is Maria Parlou. why do ladies who
never go into the kitchen want to
know how to cook?" l asked her yes
terday. Because they wish to be able
TO direct their servants 1t is one of the most
serious difficulties in conducting an establish
ment to find Intelligent cooks who can attend
to everything without direction" Then q
great many ladies now believe that they can
show their affection for their husbands by
making them savory dishes with their own
hands, which is true. Are young women
anxious to learn?" "The best pupils have are
young girls who have never been accustomed
10 work. When they begin the coarse
OF lessons they know absolutely nothing about
cooking They shrink from pairing potatoes or
washing dishes. AS for cleaning a chicken
they can't summon up courage to do it until
Ihey nave become quite accustomed to work
some OF my girls almost faint at the sight of
the operation, and have to go out of the room
don't force them to do what is distastefu
put they are so ambitious that they CONQUER
thelr aversion to this operation and other disa-
everything"
DO they become expert cooksS"
es, they learn to cook di hes as well as I
can myself; Before they complete the course
they know how to bake bread-which is an art
IN s4IIss IseInmake soups, cook meats in various
styles and make ali sorts of dessert dishes.
why do elderly ladies attend vour Iec-
tures?" ''U' i'0
They come to be amused. They say thew
ENJOY seeing me make dishes better than going
TO the opera" o>
Miss Parlou had class yesterday when
called Inc lecture was given in a room that is
fitted up like the kitchen OF fine establishment
The teacher looked quite domestic in a ging-
ham dress and white apron. She handled pots
pans and dishes with much grace and skill
Her pupils sat with their hats and wraps on I
must confess that they did not strike me as
apt as elegantly dressed as they were The
little arithmetical problems that came up in the
preparation or dishes threw them into confu
sion. Some of the ladies could not listen for
talking, and others appeared to be in agony be-
cause they could not hear the lecture and talk
too.
There is queer show at a museum, in Broad
way this week. 1t is a display of alleged beau.
tiful young women, the prettest of the lot to
receive purse OF a hundred dollars went
in the museum yesterday to look at the crea-
lures They were sitting behind a railing
looking very uncomfortable and unable TO hide
their confusion. A corresponding number of
young women could hardly be found anywhere
with less claim to beauty. Some are angular
and had Scrawny necks. Others are fat hav-
ing big round arms, bulky shoulders and thick
waists. One or two are quadroons, with their
hair combed smoothly so as to make it look
straight. AS have said, they were greatly
embarrassed. They did not know what to do
with their hands, and held their ewes down
when crowd pressed against the railing.
They were evidently respectable worsing girls
possessed of an insane idea that they had
beautiful faces and fine figures and anxious
to make money. The crowd Of visitors was
mostly made up of young men, who
were well dressed and not usually found in
such place of amusement. Their curiosity
was soon gratified. This struggle is to go on
for twelve days. As the ugest girl is also To
receive purse, there is hope for alI-the race
in fact will be for this prize. The winner will
probably be too much insulted, however, to
accept it.
The amateur theatrical season has opened
brilliantly. New clubs have been organized
and old ones quickened into new life This
arises from the fact that it is thought to be a
very great accomplishment to be clever at act
ing. young lady reaches the summit of am
bition in getting the appreciation of her
friends on the amateur stage. Some of them
get stage-struck, and it requires rigorous
measures on the part OF their families to pre-
vent them from adopting the profession: in
deed, there is a rumor afiOat now in effect that
one or two well known society women are con.
templating this step. Most of the clubs are
largely social-too much so to accomplish much
work. But several OF them are yerv
ambitious; even going so far as to attempt
Shakespeare. They fall so far short of the
ideal performance that amusement is af
forded by the contrast. There are one or two
clubs that are composed of Young nen and
women from the most fashiouab.e cirrIas
Their performances are included among the
social events of the season. The friends OF the
performers attend in full dress making audi
ences as brilliant as those at Wallack's On first
nights There is some very clever acting. The
success Of Mrs. LangtrY is a new incentive IN
INDUSTRY IN TINS direction. and no doubt this
explains the present interest taken in theatri |
Gals. IL Will not be great wonder if some of
our society bellies really do come out and make
their appearance as professionals. They will |
argue, III Mrs. Langtry did it, why not?"
There is no public man that suffers more st |
the hands of the caricaturist than the Rev. T. |
Dewitt Talmage. Lord Roscoe himself is not |
treated more cruelty. The severest caricature |
OF all is that which is made every night at the |
Bijou Theatre. small theatre in Broadway
Where ilght operas are presented. In Gilbert |
ana SulllVan's opera, "The Sorcerer" John |
H9wson, a well known opera comedian
takes the part OF the sorcerer, makes up as Mr. |
Talmage. He has a brown wig with the hair |
thin on top, and the long hair at the sides |
combed across the bald spot. He has thin |
brown side whiskers. and has the corners Of |
his mouth painted TO give it the appearances of |
being big; In hs acting and singing he imi- |
Iates @ tne brooKIyn preachers quick, nervous
gestures and other mannsrisms The audi |
ence recognize the imitation at once MANY |
who hear of this caricature 20 |
t6or 20 t6e IN sea opera Tor no other reason
to see the opera if he dared to, l think It is
astonishing what popularity he has in Brook
lyn. went to his church last Sunday night
with 8 visltor-all visitors to the city want to l
see either Talmage or Beecher, or botb-and I
found even the standing room all taken Scores |
sat on the steps Of the aisle, which was almost /
the same as sitting on the floor If there |
should be panic hundreds would be trampled
to death.
There has been a great deal of excitement
within the last few weeks over the discharge
of several persons by the courts who were con |
fined in insane asylums What has excited in
terest is the possibility of sane persons being
compelled to live among bowling iunatics with
all avenues OF escape cut off The Thought is |
horrible The most prominent case lust now
is that of Henry Prouse Couper a wealthy
tailor, who has fine establishment in Fifth ave
nue.. Evidence IN his case is now being taken be-
fore jury, which will in all probability de-
clare the rich tailor sane. am told THAI the
laws in all the States are not what they should
be-that is. they do not preclude the possibility
house. or from being detained there after thew |
have recovered The law recurring a Jud0e tn |
sign the commitment is farce for the Judge |
puts his name to the paper frequently without |
looking it over He acoayts a. |
physicians certificate Without foepSS 1sestion one
Nothing could be more absurd than a trial
insanity cannot draw the line between sanity |
and insanity. person hopelessly insane NAV |
appear TO the jury perfectly sane man AS
examining physicians are not required to he
experts on insanity, what is to prevent n
sane man from being adjudged a lunatic and !
hustled of to a mad-house' Nothing Dr |
Beard, an expert on insanity, recognizes the
defects Of the present laws throughout the |
country, and sugge IS that a commission In
each State be appointed, which shall nave |
supervision of all public and private asvIums
and to which all difficult cases may be re-
ferred. This has proved very successful in
England. That it has is one thing. It is anotbar |
to make State Assemblies and Senstas sea If
There is crowd in fro4t OF Sarony,s win.
dow, where photographs Of Mrs Langtrv are
displayed. from morning until long after dark
Finding that nearly everybody had some com
ment to make. when the centre of a erouD
yesterday, Iskept my ears open. Ny first OBJ
servation was that no woman could pass the !
spot, no matter how mnch Of hurry she was
in, apparently without stopping. The second
observation vas that every woman struggled
or figure :
why, she's too big" said stout woman to
her companion, rs that the figure there's
been so much talk about?'
''she has big mouth" said another sT
don't see that's she's so very beautiful "
Her nose is certainlv nothing to he nroud