Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-30
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
nue. Descrted-Rcv. Howard Crosby
Going ON tho Stage-The Clubs Again
Mrs. LanRtry and Nexvport-Ihe Fall
opera SEASON. Etc.
Special Correspondence OF THE EVENING srAn.
NEW YORK, June 90.
Fifth avenue and the other big thoroughfares
are putting on the deserted appearance that
they usually wear about this time of the year.
Perhaps the change is most noticeable on q
Sunday. All through the season 5th avenue,
from 22d to 59th. is the fashionable promenade
After church hours people throng both side
walks. and the exhibition of brilliant costumes
Is always worth seeing. Later in the afternoon
sight-seers from out of town and people from the
lower wards of the city parade 5th avenue from
one end to the other, admiring the big houses
and specializing on their inmates. At night the
lovers take possession of the vast thoroughfare
and until IL o'clock thousands of young men
ana women walk two by two in the flutterng
glare OF the electric lights. But as soon as the
hot season comes on all this is changed as if by
magic: All residents OF 9Th avenue consider It
incumbent on them to have place out of town
as well as one in the city. In fact, anyone who
can afford to keep house on Americas most
fashionable thoroughfare can also afford to keep
place in the country, and as it is much cheaper
to live out of town the heads Of the families are
anxious to get their wives and children away as
early possible. The result is that the first in
dlcatlon OF the heated term in New York is the
departure of the people from 5th avenue No
more gloomy street exists in New York to-day
than that which four weeks ago presented the
most brilliant and animated appearance of them
ALL You may walk from one end to the other
to-day and You will be greeted on all sides by
closely curtained windows and barred doors
In many cases rough wooden doors are placed
across the entire entrance in front to protect the
elaborate mahogany doors from possible injury
No servants are left In the houses except a
Waterman and maid. In many instances the
head of the family and one or two of the elder
sons remain In town all the summer and sOli-
tary room in the rear Of the house is kept open
for their comfort. But these unfortunates will
have to stay IN town and make money for the
rest to spend. They do not, however. remain
much of the time at home They sleep at home
six hours out of twenty-four, but all the rest of
the time Is devoted to the club. They take
breakfast and dinner at the club. and lunch at
Delmonico's down town restaurant. In the
evening they go down to Coney Island-unless
their families happen to be stopping there
when they go to some other giddy resort, where
they will not run, any chance Of being recog-
niZed. > %
REV.. HOWARD CROSBY.
Howard Crosby is our most energetic and in
defatigable divine. His face is an admirable in
dication Of his character. His firm mouth.
clear-cut features and restless eyes show that
he is man of action and energy. and on meet
ing him one is not surprised that he has so long
been subject for comment not only among
church-goers but'by the general public as we'll
1t is not generally known that DR.. Crosby is the
author Of very large number of books Many
OF them are textbooks. and others studies on
biblical subjects, compiled in book form. But
the more recent efforts of Howard Crosby will
in all likelihood keep him before the people for
long time to come. His Society for the Pre-
vention Of Crime is becoming more obnoxious
very good thing for clergyman to organize o
troupe of informers and spies, who visit places
of doubtful character. and push the police so
that they do their duty In closing up the places
to which the society has drawn their attention
1t ls also theoretically good scheme to keep q
''black list, wherein the name of clerks and
statesmen who visit questionable resorts are re-
corded. But all this is against the temper of
the people. The fact is there are 80 MANY
men In New York who go astray. and whose
habits will not bear close scrutiny, that when
any one proposes such thing as Mr.. Crosby's
black list, and attempts to carry it out. every
one feels that he is In danger of exposure The
police dislike the society no less than the citt-
zens fear 1t, for under DR.. CrOsby's management
the organization Is fearless and independent
It collects evidence Of violations of the law and
pushes cases to the courts and compels the 20
lice to do their duty. DR.. Crosby's men thus
have to battle not only against the people, but
the police themselves. It is a single-fanded
encounter, and the chances are ten to one it will
fall in the end. The report of special inspec-
tor OF DR.. CrOsbys, which was recently pub-
lished In one Of the city papers. contained de-
tailed account Of visit to numerous dance
houses in the city which are considered unlaw-
full. The police are supposed to be ignorant of
| existence tyVn off
are posted In one OF the dives. When the agent
described these officers as sitting in easy-chairs
within the doors Of the places mentioned, and
fully cognizant OF all the misdemeanors, he
touched up the police force briskly but 1t did on
good. A few general orders We're issued by the
commissioners, and some of the police changed
about on their posts. but further than that
nothing was done. and the unlicensed dance
houses go on as before. The eA-Reverend DR..
Tying is almost irs Well-knOw.n rs Dr. Crosby
but for different reason. DR.. Tying apparently
finds the gospel of life insurance hard doctrine
to preach. He left his church here sometime
age and went to Europe to become an agent
for the Equitable Life Assurance com pany in
London and though he received a good salary
and had comfortable quarters, he found it was
not 80 cOagenial us preaching the gospel. The
latest report about DR.. Tying is that number
| OF his old admirers are taking steps to organize
| fund with which to buy him new church,
and install him sgain in his business of saving
souls. No competition is looked for from the
life insurance companies, as the doctor mas
proved q complete failure in that line.
GOING ON THE STAGE.
Miss Alice Almont Livingstone, the young lady
with high sounding name and apparently with
no reason for owning it, who recently secured a
verdict 1or s75, 900 against Mr.. Henry Flemming,
is going ION the stage. This was foregone
conclusion. The lecture field having ceased to
pay, all eminent men and women now go on the
| stage. and Miss Livingstone is only following
| the fashion of the day. Miss Livingstone was
| not able to get the whole of her money and
| compromised for $4,000. It is the general
| opinion among LEGAL men here that she got af