The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-31
Our New York Letter.
Regular correspondence of ADVOCATE.
NEW YORK, March 27, 1888.


Regular correspondence Of ADVOCATE.
NEW YORK, March 27, 1888.
Every ybody is tired to-day, that is to
say, everybody who is anybody, for Mrs.
W. II. Vanderbilt's fancy dress ball last
evening made heavy demand on the
energy and sprightliness of her guests
The array of costumes was bewilderingly
beautiful and costly. Their money must
be rated at over a million, the decora-
tions were wonderfully beautiful and the
TOUT ENSEMBLE of the festivity together
made up picture gorgeous enough to
he worthy the skill and lavishness of n
Monte Christie. Prominent among the
many tastefully costumed men was Mr..
William Henry Hurlbert of the WORLD,
who looked as if he had just stepped
down from an old Venetian picture.
Among the characters represented was
Madame Favart, an Orpheus and an
Eurydice, Bacchus, IN array of High
landers, two or three Bedouins, half q
dozen Hamlets. sprinkling of Orphel-
las, besides the conventional Harlequins.
Columbines, Jockeys, and Dominoes.
Those who were not there may perhaps
find plenty of material fo- self-congratu-
lation to day by learning all that oc-
CURED without being obliged TO endure
the horrors of 1.-THE day after" Mrs.
Vanderbilt of course made thousands of
enemies by her ball, simply because she
did not have room enough in her house.
The invitations were issued to nearly a
thousand persons. Then the other nine
thousand of the upper crust scbemed to
get in. Of course they were politely re-
fused and therefore they mean to get
even. One lady who was refused a card,
wrote back to Mrs. Vanderbilt that she
really cared nothing about the bsll, but
she would have liked to have viewed the
scene and the house. II am very fond
of looking at curiosities, said she, land
1 go everywhere to see them, so thought
might as we'll look at your place as
have not vet had chance of seeing it. p"
How nicely sarcastic, and yet how wo-
manly! There are things evidently which
you cannot get even with if you are
worth seventy millions, and among tn, m
is respect.
The solemnities over the remains of
John Howard Payne, the author of
"Home. Sweet Home" we're more or less
a failure. The cultivated gentlemen
who compose our Board of Aldermen de-
termined to ''lay themselves out on this
occasion" and to impress their constitu.
ents with their appreciation of the charms
of literature. Thus committees were ap-
pointed aud grand display was decided
upon. Elk Alderman Slevin who is an
undertaken got the work, and Slevin with
a true eye and instinct for the main
chance, viii n is his own pocket, made
the pagent as long as he could though
the less said about its quality the better.
The remains were placed in the Cover
nor's Room in the City Hall, but some
how the expected crowds to look az an
American flag in which there was some
thing which looked very much like q
box did not come. The people who
called were with the exception Of few
people of poetical tastes, mostly polite
iaRs Of the conventional stripe. There
was a relative of the poet there, but he
was of no account in the presence Of the
political magnates who have risen to To-
cal fame through the kindly aid of whis-
key barrels. He was pushed to one side
aud stood as il he had not a friend in the
world. On the afternoon ON which the
remains were removed to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Depot, am told supply
of whiskey was laid in to strengthen the
distinguished political mourners, but
somebody made away with it, that is to
say stole it. Thereat there was some
very vigorous language. Next, Mr..
Slevin bad sent on more than enough
ofcarriages, and as a result u great many
of them were filled with the lowest kind
Of political Rbble, simply that the un.
dertaker should not come short. The
whole affair was anything but q graceful
proceeding, and am much surprised
that the newspapers have not taken up
the matter and show how the city's moi
ey is wasted.
The unfortunate relations between
Frank Mordaunt. the actor aud bis wife
Fanny, continue to give the scandal
mongers plenty Of food for talk. The
unfortunate state of affairs eliminated
in the alleged attempt of Mrs. Mordaunt
on her husbands life. Now people are
disposed TO sids with the woman. and to
condemn MordsuRt for behaving badly
towards her aud driving her to insane
steps. The fact is that MoIdaunt IL