The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-15
GOTHAM GOSSIP.

The Senatorial Committee Labor and Educa-
tion still continues its investigations but every
body is getting tired of it. Senator Blair, who is
the moving spirit OF the body is ignorant of the
real object of the work of the Committee his
sociates He does not know what questions to ask
and his system Of investigation consists in letting
every one who wishes, appear before the Committee
and talk himself to exhortatiOn. rhe amount of
crude speculation and distorted facts which has
been garnered in by Senator Blair Is simply ridcu-
lOus. Even John Swinton of the "Sun" could not
resist the temptation of talking rubbish. lie said
that few reporters and correspondents earn less
than IS, 900 year. and great number go as high
as $4,000; that few editors and leading editorial
writers get less than $4,000 year and that far
as proprietors Of influential newspapers con-
cerned, their earnings reach over siOO 900 year.
Mr.. Swinton may derive his knowledge from the
journalism which is ostensively devoted to the in
terests Of labor, and il the workers it were paid
such salaries as he CLAIMS it explains very satisac-
| torily why these papers have constantly to pass
around the hat for support at labor meetings, Now,
have an extended acquaintance among newspaper
men, and Of the better class at that and can count
| on my hngers the number that makes So 900 year,
and those that do 1t the veries slaves Of the pen
They have to be at it day and night almost and if
! they have families they can devote but little atten-
| tiOn to them As regards the ten or twenty-five
thousand dollar men, they are either specialists or
correspondents like Gath whose work is so EXTEND
ed that II is almost machine made, and is suhdivid-
Ell among subordnates whom the employer must
pag. canvass of newspaper offices will show that
there are more men in really responsible positions,
whose incomes do not exceed twenty-five or thirty
dollars week than perhaps Mr.. John Swimton has
idea OF, John Swinton's statements are harmful
! because they will encourage a LOT of Young men
principally undergraduates to rush into profession
where the golden apples are not alone few, but
where they frequently turn into dust in ones
hands and wherein they will inevitably ruin their
prospects and their lives.
| Although the stock market has improved c1nsid-
erably is still in very depressed condition. and
the probability is II will continue So "The fact Of
the matter is,' said 4 well known Wall street man
| to me, "thG people at large have grown tired of
speculation, and they are settling down to earn
their money by Legitimate means"
One Of the most peculiar features in the fashion.
for ladies' this fall il the prevalence of all the shades
of yellow from gold to bronze in the color Of ma.
! terials used. While walking on Fifth Avenue last
| Sunday, counted no less than dozen black satin
frOcks surmountedby goid tight fitting bodccs The
hat worn was generally like Jockeys cap. Seen
from a distance the figures reminded one Of scene
on the stage in spectacular play. Yet at the same
time these bOdices look very attractive in the sun
light. For plain girl they very trying, how
ever, as they only sOt OIL hor homeiness
attended the first night of ihe new Jockey opcra.
the Merry Duchess, at the Standard Theatre. last
Saturday evening. The music is very trashy. and
I am afraid that the best points of the librctto
which brstles over with racing illusions are lost on
the general pnblic. Great as the fondncss for the
turfhas grown to he in this county, it is not vet
what II is In England and thus though the opera
had an extraordinary run in London. do NOT
think that it will maintain the boards long IN tbi
country The libretto satrizes the idoatry Of fash
iOnable jockeys which prevails in England. TIL,
Duchess Of EPSON Downs (Selina Delaro) falls il
love with Freddie Bowman ChGr. Nash J the fashion
able English jockey, at whose shrine all Englan,
burns incense, She has made a bet of her han,
against El0OOO with Lord Johnnie, a dlstastef,i
: suitOr of hers, that her mare Dnmozel would vii
the st. Ledger, and has secured Freddie 10 rid,
despite any number Of plots and schemes, Tre,ldi
eventually wins and becomes her husband.