National Republican., 1883-02-13
NEW YoR1l NOTES.

Success OF the LicdcrlyrnnE Bali In Spite
OF Bad woather,-F Failure OF the Cooper
ntivo storc--Tho Woes OF Washer
woman.
New YORK, Feb 9.--Wo have been having
quite variety of weather here during the
past few days. Nearly every one must have
been suited. Cold and wintery, warm and
springlike, little snow, and q little, oh
q very little sun. Lately, however, it might
be said the heavens have wept great deal,
probably over the future fate of the street
cleaning bureau. Notwithstanding the diff
Guilty Of maintaining an equilibrium Monday
morning on tho slippery sidewalks many
people tried TO maintain theirs Monday night
on the floor of the academy of music, and tho
thirteenth annual ball of the Lieder<rana
society was gigantic success.
The vast building was crowded with
merry throng of quantity, and often very
beautifully, attired maskers-
Tripping hither. tripping thither,
Nobody knows why or whittier,
rs the fairies in Glanthe observe of themselves
Only our Teutonic brother knew very, very
well "why"-it was to enjoy himself, and
enjoy himself he did.
Monday was also the day when the effects
of the late Cooperative Dress association
| (limited) were sold at auction. Tho " fix
lures" of the building, including tho solid
oaken counters, handsome show cases, and
expensive chandeliers of the store proper,
| together with the carpet and furniture of tho
comfortable members parlor, were all dis
posed of by order of Simpson, Crawford &
! Simpson, the wclliknown Sixth avenue firm,
| who bought the entire stock, fixtures and
everything, the other day for 55E cents on the
dollar.
The stock they are selling over their own
counters but the fixtures, which cost S370 900
] a nnl hrptt tOh
$1,000 on Monday, il is reported. The build
| ing just before the auction presented n most
| fOrlorn appearance. 1t was worse than de-
serted ball room-dusty, with the stools piled
on one another, with their legs pointing in
every direction, but principally at the chan
dcliers as If thoy would say, "though you
cost $50 piece, you won't sell for more
than 81"
Altogether the cooperative was sad mis-
! take, though il started in life so full of hope
and promise, which but makes its untimely
demise the more sorrowful. AS one looked at
its remains on Monday one couldn't help
thinking of the motto it displayed the day Of
President Garfeld's funeral, "Oh, the pity Of
| it," The theaters are full of attractions at
present, although no novelties are being
brought forward. Last week "Serge Pa
rine" was produced at Daly's, and variously
| described as n dramatic nightmare" and
" melancholy, morbid, midnight, and ma.
lodOrous" kind of story. hasten to add that
| il was at once withdrawn, and the Squire
takes its place for q short time, pending tho
preparation of something else.
Mary Anderson has been most favorably criti-
cised, and many kind words have been spoken
of Mr.. Downing's Romeo, that will be pleasant
for Washington people to know.
"Wash and be clean," is an injunction of
holy writ but nothing is said about laun-
dresses and their wrongs. Perchance they
write unknown in older days, but one of New
Yorll's sons has good reason to say his bosom
has been wrung by II washerwoman. She has
sued him for $50, the amount she claims he
owes her for washing, and she has secured a
verdict in her favor too. Let us soap she will
secure the money as well.
Lent has brought welcome respite from
gayeties and the time for fasting and prayer
will be W elcome to many, because restlul. L
trust that in Washington as well as here
"after life's ftful fever" you. will all sleep
well " for these forty nights.
L. II. @.