The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-02-17
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NFw Xopu Fob 10 1881


was buried. The funeral was simple and
yet SO impressive. There was gather
ing of all that was distinguished in the
metropolis. Merchant princes brushed
against clereymeu and famous scientists
and artists sat side by side with states
men and lawyers. Such collection of
fine old faces, chastened and refined by
the polishing ste. ! of time can seldom be
found together, and a painter with
memory for facial traits here found ma
terial in abundance. A touching fact
connected with the funeral was the alb
sence of the wife of the youngest son of
Mr.. Dodge. who is daughter of the late
Ex.G Governor Marshall Jewell. Mr..
Dodge died on Friday. Iu the midst of
the grief into which the family was
plunged by the sudden death of the
venerable merchant, telegram sum-
moned her to Hartford, where her father
was dying. She arrived barely in time
to close his eyes.
Leaving the church walked few
| blocks with a man who was in his time
one of the most active political men in
Washington from this State, but who is
now closely identified with mercantile
pursuits. He at once, and as thought n
little oddly, began 10 talk of the tariff
discussions now In progress in Congress.
Being an ardent free trader he denounced
the shilly shallying policy practiced
there. "Do you know" said be, "pro-
lection is the most harmful thing that
has ever been invented for mankind. 1t
makes men evade the laws who would
sooner loose all than rob their fellow
men of penny. Even as Sat in that
church 1 could not help thinking of
years ago when there was no duty on
statuary, that the house of Phelps, Dodge
| & Co., in connection with other leading
metal houses, had the lead which they
Imported cast into rough statues of Ma
poleon 1, and other noted men, aud thus
got it in duty free.
Charles r. Thornc, the actor who died
on Saturday OF gout of the stomach, was
not 10y any means the great dramatic ar
tlst certain fluffy newspapers in their
obituary notices tried to make him out,
but as leading man in the modern
French molodrama AMI English society
comedy bis equal could not be found.
In private life great many people SAID
that lie was disagreeable and swagger-
er, but on the stage he was such manly
m IN as TO make every female from the
simpering boarding school Miss. to the
venerable dowager geze with intense ID
miration on his fine parsonage, his sui .
dued deeply virile manner and sit as it
were enthralled beneath the magnetic in
| fluence of his cold, blue eye, which
could beam with such strange brilliancy
in tender passages. He was not flute
playing Apollo like Montague. There
was something Marslike in his manner
and method which impressed while it
charmed, l shall never forget the sem
sation he caused the. first time he played
Armand in Camille" When he came
rushing into the reception scene and
filings the gold at poor Marguerite Gau-
thier's feet, with all the indignation, the
contempt the loathing for himself that a
man can feel upon realizing that he has
received money from such as Camille.
the house was literally breathless. There
was no applause, but women sobbed and
men turned pale, and the stillnes was al
most painful. There is not man on
the stage now who can play Armand OF
any OF his other favorite characters rs
Thorne played them, and for that reason
his death leaves o void. The Union
Square Theatre which has gained world
wide reputation and made the cold.
cynical, snobbish Palmer wealthy. would
never have been what it was without
Thorne, and say this despite the fact
|, that its boards have been made famous
by such galaxy of fiue actresses as
R ,se Eytiuge. Kate Claxton, Sarah jew
EFT, Linda Dietz and others.
Tho tuft hunters and Jenkinses OF
Gotham have a new lion. in the person
OF the young Duke OF Morny, who ar
rived here on the French steamer Labn-
dor late Saturday night, The young
Duke is the son of the famous nobleman
who was the chief adviser of Napoleon
III, who was rated as the first gentleman
OF Europe in his time, and who was i'm
mortalized by AIphonse Daudet in lis
famous novel "The Nabob.' The young
Duke however shows no indication OF
yer following in the footsteps of his
father. Although he has scarcely at
timed his majority, he has already made
his mark among that portion OF the
golden youth of Paris who love to pose
as gemmeiux and whose doings are
chronicled by the petite Journals Of
boulevard gossip. He recently became
notorious even in Paris, through the
tragic death of Mile. Feyghise, the young
; Russian actress who committed suicide
in his house. She Lad come to Paris O
, young innocent girl, full of warm i'm
pulses and passionateness such as only
semi-barharic country like Russif
conld produce. DeNoruy had opened
her eyes, and then when he had ceased
to amuse himselfin her company had at
i tempted to throw her over. The cir
, who had loved him TO distraction wa
, plunged into passion Of grief and end
= ed her SORROWS in the manner alluded tC
I above. The circumstances were so sac
G that De Morny, to use the expressly,
langu &c of the far West had to 'skIl
h.. the town"
$ He was engaged to young lady in th,
n highest circles. who Of course gave hin