Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-08-31
correspondence Crawford Avalanche.
NEW YORK, Aug.

Correspondence Crawford Avalanche.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 1882.
matchmaking mammas complain
that never in all their recollection and
experience has Il summer season beer
SO dull and unsuccessful as the one now
approaching its close. Manageable
young men seem to grow scarcer and
scarcer. At the summer resorts, and
particularly at the watering places.
beauty of face and figure on the part
OF the fair sex passed by almost unno-
ticed, saved by the unappreciated ogle
of the callow youths Just budding into
that period OF maturity when the down
on the upper lip is the main personal
object of the owner. Conversational
power has long ceased to attract any
thing but the "old school" towards
young ladies; in fact, this is danger
Gus accomplishment to possess nova
days, for u girl that has the power to
talk on various subjects is apt to be
voted either bore or blue-stocking
in either case she is an object more
10 be summed than TO be sought after.
Young men are not what they used
TO be, y said II charming lady to me one
evening on the piazza of the Oriental
Hotel at Manhattan Beach. she is on
the sunny side Of 40, still beautiful.
appreciative of the worlds goods, and
very tolerant OF the shortcomings of
the sternersex, if they would only have
the good nature not to obtrude them.
The only thing to mar her perfect en-
Joyment of things as they come is the
fact that she has three niarriayeable
daughters, whom despite her and her
daughters combined efforts, she has
thus far been unable TO place. when
| was girl, said she, young mon
could talk. They took pleasure and
pride in meeting ladies; to be able to
converse or even indulge in small talk
was an accomplishments: to dance was
II pleasure, and tor sing or play an in
strument were things for which every
young man with an aim to succeed
tried to fit himself. Now they arr moth
ing if not sporting characters. At New
port they follow the hounds or play
polo, and in the intervals talk horse.
At Saratoga, when they are not at tie
race truck they are talking or thinking
about it, and ut Long Branch they are
either discussing the chances OF horses
for certain races, or they drive out and
rehearse stable gossip. Now, Willie
am not opposed TO young men being
fond of outdoor sports | maintain they
should not entirely forsake the parlor
entirely for the stable. 1t is This pro-
clivity which keeps men single Then.
TOO, there are the restaurants and bar
rooms which confirm their inclinations
towards single blessedness. With the
dellcacies obtainable at public tables.
the fare obtainable in the lone circle.
no matter how good is not good enough
and expert compounders of drinks,
yclept bartenders, do their share in see
ing that the foolish men do not spend
too much money on others save them
selves.
Talking about conpounders of drinks
reminds me of the fact that never be-
fore has the taste for mixed drinks 3"
been so great as at present, and new
ideas and new combinations are con
stantly being brought forward. 1t is
but short time ago that mixture of
whisky, vermouth and bitters came in
to vogue. Ii went under various names
Manhattan cocktail, Turf Club cock
tail and Jockey Club cocktail. Bar
tenders at first were sorely puzzled
what was wanted when il was demand
ed. But now they are fully cognizant
of its various aliases and no difficulty
is encountered. At one of the hotels,
famous for its bar, new drink has
just been invented. IL consists of bran
dy, "a touch of bitters. dash of Maras-
chino, II suspicion OF lemon and plenty
OF ice. They call il u foxhound cock
tail, and its invention is attributed To
a well known hunting man who in his
moments of leisure at Newport, con
cocted it, and on his return To the city
contided the secret to the head bar
tender Of the hotel alluded 10. Ii is
an excellent appetizer, and its invent
or claims that az an dinner drink
1t cannot be surpassed, since he has
found il TO be the best aid TO digestion
he has partuken Of.
A sign of relief has come forth from
the fashionable world, for the edct has
been issued from the home of In Mode,
France tire beautiful, that the crino-
line, vulgo, the hoop pskirt, is not to bc
worn. II was a narrow escape, indeed,
that we had Of the revival of the DAYS
when lovemaking had TO be done by
signals, for a close approach between
.ovelorn syaia aad aaiIen fa;Y wGs