The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-05-12
WHOLE NO. 1856

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Frenchman here and even the
Belgians have Clipped in literally
in order to get share of the glory.
The great Materna is here, Wag-
ner's famous Rhine Maiden, with
big body, big heart, big soul, and
BIG voice, and the musical world has
gone crazy over her in particular,
and the musical festival to be held
at the Seventh Regiment Armory in
general. Seats can't be got for love
or money, and in order to buy the
less desirable single seats, people
came themselves, or hired substitutes
to fall into the line, and that line
was sight to see. Many came at
midnight of the day before the box
Office opened and camped out on
campstools, and when it opened,
the line extended from the middle
of the north end of Unions Square
to Broadway and away round the
corner to Fourteenth street. 1t was
hours before the middle of the line
could get near the chance to swap
Eagles for the coveted tickets and a
brisk trade was done in supplying
the patient lineholders with sand
wiches, beer, and newspapers. AS
for the last of the line, they were
out in the cold altogether. She had
splendid serenade at her MOTEL the
other evening, from the Philharmonic
orchestra, led by Theodore Thomas
himself.
Slim Jim Bennett, slim no longer,
is back. He has been delayed long
er than he intended because his new
steam yacht wasn't ready, and has
now postponed his departure for the
purpose of dividing the real estate
left by his father, between himself
and his sister. 1t is to be sold by
auction. / saw the young mamie
is not so young as he was, but no
one can think Of him as anything
else-at his brokers' office the other
day. His manners, owing no doubt
to his intimacy with emperors, grand
dukes, French actresses and other
fashionable people, are quite easy.
He carelessly remarked to the head
of the firm, very dignifed old
gentleman who looks old enough
to be his great-grandfather, and with
whom no one probably took liberty
for the last fifty years. "Here,
+* ***, want to see you. Come
here minute" and calmly marched
off into the sacred precincts of the
inner sanctum, where the ancient
followed him with the meekness OF
a lamb. The young man has lots
vi money, more than he can spend,
aud money covers a multitude oi
Sins. SO Tar he has been halfway
good -natured. l haven't heard OF
vi any "snake-up" in the 'Urrald yet
If you give dog a bad name you
might as well hang him. That's the
view Mr.. Epstein, of Grand street.
takes of it. He is dry-goods
dealer, and some years. ago man.
aged to get in the bad books of the
Dry Goods Early Closing Associa.
tion. They broke his windows, OIL
somebody did, and he had them
irrested; then he was arrested fol
false imprisonment, and there was
merry music all around for a while
Finally, he gave in, closed early
dropped his hundred or SO suits and
began to hope things would 60 or
pleasantly. But they don't. Bricks
still fly through his plate glass.
though he now has the consolation
of receiving deputations from hi:
former foes to sympathize with him
and declare what is no doubt the
truth, that they have nothing to dc
with the mischief. And all sorts o
jobs are put up on him. The las
was the old trick of sending people
to answer advertisements for work
and for watch-dogs. Mr.. Epsteir
took it philosophically, and pointed
all comers to huge placards which
he has had printed for such occa
sions, and were conspicuously dis
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