Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-01
LEONARD'S BABY.
A Plain Case Of Herediiy-Raugh on
the TOushs OF New York
Mss Emily Faithful.
Oakley Hall and "TrutH" will Hardly
Hitch-The Ast0rs, Stewards, GiIseys
and GOuld, and Their Boxes.

between the scenes on The slage. Sometimes
this eide diversion consists Of the conspicu.
ouI dress or unladylike behavior Of women.
Oiteuer it Js tie mere decorous seif-ezhibi-
ton Of person7 Interesting in themselves.
These displays are in many instances bril-.
evenings entire show Is by no means cor
fned within dramatic limits. But the PEG
pie who 20 10 our theaters wonder Why Ctr-
tain boxes are seldom occupied al ali. the
reason is that they are reserved, by the terms
Of the managers lease, for the exclusive use
of the owner Of the building, and tina. the
landlord doss not End pleasure in he privi-
lsge. For instance, the Old Bowery Thea
ter belonged to The AstoTs, and in the days
OF ils fsshionablsuess they were frequently
to be seen 10 their reserved box. The house
lo.t favor in the course OF time, and is now
rechrstened the Thalia, for tne purpose Of
perform snces in German. The AsioTs
have never relinquished their box,
though for at least tTeoty years
members of the family very rarely
visited it. Herr Bsrnay, German TRACE
dian Of considerable fame, il now playing az
engagement at the Thalia, and the other
night, for the first time within the recoIiec-
tioc of anybody connected with the houap,
the Astor box was f led by Asiors. 4 Gu
rious box 10 NibIo's Garden-a large and
handsomely furnished parlor, with a plaiH,
square window opening into the side OF the
audilorium-hsd almost nightly occupants
10 the lifetime Of A. L. Stewart, the owner
OF the property. The aperture Is high, and
under it on the inside is a platform, on
which chairs are placed, and which raises
those who cit on them to a clear view OF the
stage. Ga stepping down to the foor they
are out of sight Of the audience. Stewart
| had fordaeis foF theatrical people as we'll
as their performances, and the gaiherio q in
ths parlor-box are gaid to have ben fre-
quently conyivial. His widow seldom goes
to this or any other theater, but his other
legatee, the Jeu.bsted but joyial Judge Hi.
ton, sometimes uses the Niblo box. He
reserved box, too, 10 the nea
Theaier Comique, which house bslong'
to the Slewert estate. The Gilseys OWE
the Fifth Avenue Tdeaier, and they oI
invited friends keep it well peopled. The
same is true of another of their properties
the San Francisco Minstrel Hail. Jay
Gould owns the Grand Operahouse, snd
mis- son George enlarged an exclusive box,
besides connecting it with sn apartment
which was understood 10 be intended for :
supper room; but this feature of the prem
ises wac given up, after it had begun TO gain
undesirable uo'oriety. The Gould family,
however, are frequently seen in the box
The new house for grand opera, which is
rapidly occupying a whole block in upper
Broadway, is to have circle Of stockhold.
ers' private boxes, and behind each box will
| be commodioG4 parlor, which the owner
may furnish as he pleases. Refreshments
will be served from restaurant on the
premises, and therefore banqueings may BE-
enjoyed IS incidents to musical diversion.
MISS EMILY FAITHFULL.
Women need not always be young TO be
interesting. l met yesterday two iliusra-
lions Of that fsct. The first was Emily
Fai hfuI, who has been in close contrast
with Mrs. Langtry during The American
| travels of that beauty. But Miss Faithful
| takes pains to make her acquaintance an
deTstand that, though abe has in one sense
accompanied Mrs. Langlry, she has s7du-
| lousy kept out OF her society. In my chat
with her, at the New York Hotel, she said
Il have been engaged in lec'uriug in the
United States since last November, following
in the main the route OF Mrs. LanglIy 8
troupe, but emily with tbs dssisn CT hsins 50
much as possible with my friend, NJ IL Kate
Pati.on, who is 4 member Of that org3nizsp
ton" Knowing that the Jersey LII y>i5ad
been di.pleased with N any Of her American
audiences, was curious 10 know what i'm
preston this different kind of woman had
received from our public.
''The assemblaces that have talked to-"
said abe, "were little cold in expressing what
they felt, but 1 knew b. their close attention
that they were listening TO what l said, and
that they understood me. As 10 the coldi-
| tion of your woman, am sstisfsd that most
of them have a pretty good time Of it, but
there is much 10 be done Tor them yet. Bat
l found everywhere lack of svsilable work
for them. I was mach Impressed by the
number of women who applied for employ
msut in " all street the other day, Ia reply
10 Lual HOdA ol AL SuNeItlScmSuA. 1 ne lat
was sadly revealed that there are many,
very many, respectable women who want
work little above drudgery and canno. get
it. Much has been done in this city Tor
women who have The requisite training and
tas'e, BY procuring for them employment in
decorative lines. Tae best tforis on b half
OF women are in the direction of educational
progress, for it is mental culture that must
make women independent. WITHOUT dispar-
agement of those who are pronoting tAs
cause of woman suffrage, must say that, in
my opinion, their energies would ba fetteF
directed toward helping womeu7s indepeud-
ence-by giving them employment"
MRS. LEONARD ON sTIRIPIcuSIURE
The second woman who Interested M, but
WAS not youcg, was Mrs, Cynthia LEONARD.
She has her mind full Of projects for the
good Of her sex, too, but thew are less clear
aud coherent than MIsI FGiLblniPs purposes,
and scarcely so winning in their apptal to
the intelligence and senss OF proprie'y OF
those 10 whomshe 81 ates them. Mrs. LeCnaTd
las a connection with professional beauy,
also, and a much closer one than that of
Miss Faithful with Mrs. Lsugtry. She
il the mother oil LILLIAN Rus,ell, W.io ia
known by photograph throughout the Coun-
try and by person 10 New York City, - a
She has risen into the raplur0s admiration
Of our women as we'll as mer, and artist
cally and financially from Tony Pastors
varieties, at $50 week, 10 leading TO,ss IL
comic opera, at probably $500 Well, Mira
Leonard is ss remark able to listen TO az her
daughter is to look at. She is stroog minded,
hell that the term implies. Her pet the
DRY relates to procssatioa, Soc belieJes;hat
the human race might se improved by care
full breeding, just as we do with borse, and
cows. She spoke to me S9oat this unre.
ssTvedly.
"Turimen down in Ken'ucEyS~ssid she
shave produced the best racers ia n void
out of originally commonplace hrs.s
Eoglish dsiryInen have brought wondessi
mixers out OF ordinary COWS II these res
suits eau be attainsd with dumb snImsls, is
it not folly 10 say that we cannot huTpafs
them with human beings? We have The adj
vsntage of intelligence, and OF the power to
control ourselves"
1 asked her if che mad known of any ex-
pertinent in this matter OF human Improve
mept, and il so, whether the result vas eu-
coursging.
''-sQf course 1 have" she promptly replied !;
81 made trial myself. The result? There
ii is,n and she pointed with manifest pride
TO colored photograph of her daughter
Lillian.
Certainly vary striking success" Z as
scented, "but to just what extent ls your
daughter prsctical demonstration OF your
theory%
Completely So" Mrs. Leonard replied;
"Lllian's grsst-grandmo,h her on her fathers
side was a singer in a church choir, and
good one. Her grandmolh- vas vocalist,
too, and | felt that here UJs \ opportunity
for the begetting of a chit 9Th Il remark
able voice. l made up IA; mi9d that it
should be girl-for you ma ; sos that the
sex can bs decided beforehand --sgd that she
should be beanuful. l accom- .ishsd my
purpose. ! point to Lillian az y.denes that
my theory is sound"
failed 10 learn whether Lillian sgreed
v tn her mother in these radical views. She
is the wife Of an orchestral leader, but does
not live with him, and the child resulting
from her marriage is dead.
ROUGH ON THE GAMBLERS.
The amateur gambler ia not much bigger
fool thsn the profss.it nal gambler. Both
are so Infatuated with chance, 60 full OF moo.
sensicsl theories as TO the scientific aspects OF
gain, Sc carried away by supsrs ilious belief
10 luck, thai neither can be said TO exceed
The other in idiocy. II is a common boiief,
fsllscious nevertheless, that the profits OF
gambling bells are enormous. 1t is true that