The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-03

ynOuS. ms is the most remArknble book
hat has been issued this year, and al
though 1t did not make its appearance
until Saturday, yet 1 am told that the
edition has right we'll been taken up.
Strange, how these two men admired ole
another, and yet they seemingly had no tn
ing in common but their love of the true
and the gooi. Yet here in these simple
unadorned letters we see how these two
minds the one cynic, dyspeptic and COM
batiYe and the other calm, serene and
loving, yet bad points of contact and
thereby clung together with all the fond
ness that mutual admiration ct the high
est order can inspire and mutual esteem |
cement. The Letters" are among the |
most remarkable contributions to the |
Literary History of this century, and in
addition to that they are perfect store
house of facts and gossips about some of
the most leading men who shaped the
affairs Of England and America during
the last half century.
Ex-Governor Tilden's new house in
town-for that it practically isis rapid
ly approaching completion. Something
over year ago Mr.. Tilden decided to
transform his two fine houses, Nos. 13
and Is Gramercy Park into one, and pro-
posed to expend about $50, 900 for that
purpose. The work has been going on
since then, but the expenditure already
foots up nearly $780, 900. The new
structure is not one of those pretentious
and showy affairs which the Vanderbilts,
the Californiaus and the nouveaux riches
generally affect, but it shows general
good taste and familiarity with architec-
ture. The main style is Gothic. although
the excellences Of every other known
style of architecture are introduced. Tie
house has frontage Of GO and depth
of ITO feet. On basis of Jersey brown
stone rises the superstructure of delicate
pink Scotch sandstone. Marrow bells OF
highly polished Maine granite unite the
two. The main entrance which is the
Governors old house is fine specimen
of architectural design. Four columns
of polished Maine granite support the
porch. On the columns rest four half
length figures representing the seasons
of the year. They uphold granite slab
forming the roof of the porch. Two bay
windows run up to the third floor, and
between is panel of brown stone, in
the centre Of which is cut the head Of
Benjamin Franklin, The heads Of
Shakespeare, Milton, Goethe and Dante.
occupy the four corners. Stained glass
windows will admit the light in all the
lower floors, and some Of these are mar
vels of this revived art. The interior is
finished throughout in hardwood, and
particularly tte library is being fitted up
with all that quiet and refined taste
can suggest. Mr.. Tilden has not exactly
large or a rare library. 1t contains
about twenty thousand volumes, but
outside of his law books. it contains q
large number CT valuable rare volumes
immeasurably useful to the student.
There are no curiosities there simply for
the sake of being curious, everything
must Lave purpose.
Tue Pell-Kernochan escapade, the se-
cret marriage and abrupt departure Of
two of the shining lights of our
so-called society. Mr.. Henry Pell and
Miss Katherine Kernochan has afforded
plenty of material for good wholesome
Lenten gossip to their comrades within
the charmed circle which imports its
manners from England. Now, however
this little romance will end as usual
with the killing of the fatted calf and the
utterance of the conventional "Blt IS
you, my children" on the part of tie
irate parent, DIR. Kernochan. The young
couple have bied themselves to Rancecas
the far famed stud farm and country seat
of Mr.. Pierre Lorillard, the uncle of the
bride, and there they are weathering the
storm. am told by somebody well ac-
Iuainted with the circumstances of the
whole affair that in about two weeks
they will return, anu meanwhile their
friends-and they have many-are at
tending to the feeding of the cbcice
young heifer whose career is to end on
their return. The whole objection OF
DR.. Kernochsn to Mr. Pell, is that in ad.
dition to being somewhat fast, rapid as
they call it now-his blood is but ap.
preaching a very light blue. In the
slang of Wall Street lie is nickel plate.
Now DIR Kernochan is an aristocrat oil
the darkest of dark blue blood, and
looks down upon such new applicants
for admission to the ranks of the Ameri
can peerage. l believe his ancestors sold
fish about the same time that the found
er of the house of Astor peddled matches
and the original Stuyvesant mended hi,
own leather breeches.
The Electrical light in a very sbor
time will supersede gaslight to grea
extent in private houses. 1t is alread!
: III use in number OF fue establishments
r and the absence OF heat generated by tn
3 current, has been found to be crafty
ing change from gas. In ball rooms thi
, is invaluable. In one or two of tn
houses alluded to, the light is fllere,
a through colored glass and the effect !
I charming indeed. The application o
S electricity to photography is rapid
3 gaining in favor, and the improvement
e in the methods of taking pictures by th
e electric light are keeping up steadily
n Wuen first likenesses were taken wit
n the cold white light between the carbo
: points, the pictures were apt TO be hars
aud lack that nice distribution of ligt
=, and shade as well AS that warmth of fiji
a ish which are maiu essentials to the PEI
! fact photot rnph vas Shnun SON,