New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-31

letter on the Royal Worcester Porcelain WORKS
by one about lace making at Nottingham
England It ia refreshing to read OF sucn
prosperity as surrounds the lace-weaVers Vi
that busy town. 1t is in striking contrast
with the misery and ssqualor OF the operatives
in the coal and iron districts OF England anu
Wales. who are so cOnspicuOusly the victims
of free trade. The cause of this pleasant dii-
ference is not far to seek. England mas ho
rivals in this Nottingham industry, anu III"
wages for the lace-makers are not yet heces-
sary to enable the manufacturers to hoid 'heii
own If factories for machine-made lace "eio
established in this country and suincleht pro-
lection to render the work profitable was alioiu-
ed by our tariff laws, this pleasant sac 10
lace-making which Mr.. Porter describes misnt
be altogether changed in time.
Senator Sherman, in his pleasant country
home at Mansfield, Ohio, still keeps sharp
watch on the drift of politics about hun. Inc
views of 80 shrewd an observer are OF especiai
value when affairs are pretty badly Mixed as
they are in the Buckeye State just now ana
they will be found on another page OF IHE
TRIBUNE in our Ohio letter. Mr. Sherman first
fall. The party is entirely on the side OF sound
public morality on the liquor question, ana ne
thinks its attitude is certain to be appreciated
by the mass of voters. Even III the CUES,
where the Republican vote was reduced last
fall, the party will regain much strength De-
cause the issues are so much palmer imam lase
wear. The tax law Is recognized even by many
liquor sellers as essentially fair Concerning
candidates. the Senator believes the drift to be
toward Judge Foraker In his opinion either
Judge Foraker or Mr.. Turney would answer
all the requirements of the nomination.
The season for out door sports in this neigl-
borhOod was brilliantly opened yesterday
There are always more or less games OF diner
emf kinds earlier in the spring; but Decoration
Dav gives a formal start to all kinds OF con-
tests and awakens an interest which lasts the
season through. The principal event OF TIE
day, of coulse, always is the racing at jerome
Park. This drew brilliant crowd of fashion
able men and women to the race course, and the
day perhaps was the most successful among the
many noteworthy opening days at the park. The
racing itself was excellent, only two first fav-
orites won but there were no surprises ana
the winners were all well backed. Next i'll i'm
portance on the sporting list we're the cruises
of the yachts on the Bay and the Sound. The
fleets of four clubs sailed over the waters OF the
Bay, while two skinned over the Sound Tho
best sailing was done in the Bay by the centre
board yachts the Mischief and the Oracle, or
the Atlantic feet. They demonstrated again
the superiority of the typical American yachts
over the cutters of the Seawanhaka CLUB, which
are modelled on the English pattern. The
third great centre of amusement was at the
Polo Grounds, where baseball experts had the
field Enormous crowds were present there TO
witness games between the Yale and the
Princeton mines and two professional clubs.