Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-03

Special Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
NEW YORK, March
Great excitement exists In social circles over
the coming fancy dress ball Of Mrs W. H. VAN
derbilt Dinner parties, luncheons, musicales,
| theater parties and sewing circles sink into In
significance as compared with this great event,
and there is constant flood Of inquiries as to the
character Of the costumes to be worn and who Will
wear Them The papers seize voraciously upon
every detail that can be had, and publish it with
great flourish OF trumpeta All the details
so far, however. are notably Inaccurate.
The reporters have been going around to
different society people and begging them for In
get rid OF the reporters, have lied with the utmost
Volubility. Hence, we see 1t gravey asserted by
prominent morning journal that Mr.. Peter Marie
Anybody who knows H. Marie viii az once see
the awful 1naccuracy OF this, for he is gentleman
| looks heavenward, legs that are almost stumpy.
and that portion Of his anatomy which lies under
his Wa1stcoat is uncOmmonly we'll developed. II
the lights and adjourn until the ladies have time
10 recover. Again, we hear that Lady Vaudeville
tn snd faas T sRes ep
Is going little too far. 1t would be well enOug
ior the good-natured and af1able Lady Vaudeville
when it comes to the whole year it seems to me
II Is monopolizing some Of the prerogatives
OF her untitled sisters. Mr.. William d: Wander
Dill, IL Is said, will go Knight of the Middle
! ages This knocks me out When William II. v.
and Peter Marie meet and shake hands it will be a
great and glorious sight. Mr.. Vanderbilt has not
about the belt, and has a pair OF luxuriant
SIDE whiskers that reach we'll towards his shoul-
derS when he Is girt In armOr, has a helmet on
his head with the visor down and two huge tufts
or Side WhiSkers sticking out on each SIDE he will
Mr.. Arthur Leary, a gentleman who has danced in
The opening quadr1es Of charity balls for the last
t 1--WE years, Will appear as Douglas, accord
known society lady. is to put on rich and sem
suous eastern costume as Rachel-at least so the
papers tell What ball it Will be II all the re-
ports are to be believed.
HOW MR.. VANDERBILT APPEARS
saw William Il. Vanderbilt at the performance
OF the Boston Ideal Opera company, at the Fifth
avenue Iheater last Tuesday, and was surprised
at his general friskiness and good nature. For a
man who has been reported very Ill for two
months, whose physician has been logged night
and DAY by newspaper men, and who has been
accused OF dying OF every disease that human
flesh is heir to. MI. Vanderbilt presents remark
ably robust and healthy exterior. He occupied a
Joke in 'The Musketeers" He was not in eve
ming dress, as all his associates Were and indeed
as most OF the gentlemen OF the theater, but wore
common cutaWay coat, and his hat, which had
heavy weed, looked somewhat rusty. was
surprised to see how few people recognized him.
He sat in full view Of the whole house, and not
more than twenty people In the audience OF two
thousand knew who he was The contortionists
and carricatqrists have built up sort grotesque
does not resemble him at all. ''A He is is
wide, thick-lipped and brutal mouth, little eyes.
almost bald head, and long corkscrew side whis-
kers. In point OF fact, he Is not half bad-look-
beauty, he Is still good enough looking TO be
i termed attractive by nine men out of ten. He
pEKs per us ana happy his Whiskers are well
Jorlty.
THE BROOKLYN EAGLE.
Great talk has been Occasioned in journalistic
circles concerning the changes in the Brooklyn
Eagle. The Eagle Is the largest evening paper in
the state, and its influence in the democratic party
Is enormous. The editor, the Honorable Thomas
kinsela. who is an ex-member Of Congress and a
prominent politician, disagreed some time ago
VIII the owners OF the Eagle in reference to its
democrat OF the Jefferson type LIBERAL
minded, aggressive man in every way, who has
genuine welcome tor every new measure that
COinmends itself to his Judgment. He is not
bound by pol1tical traditions or affiliations. He
eemphatcally approves of the present mayor Of
Brooklyn. Seth Low. who is a republican, and the
owners of the Edgle-at least the majority of
them-wtshed that paper to endorse ring candi-
date at the last election In place OF Mr. Low
ms MT. hfnSella refused to do They coaxed and
pulled him in vain. He insisted upon his support
OF Mayor Low, because that young republican had
given the city or Brooklyn the most efficient and
honest administration that it had known for
many years. Mr.. Kinsella refused emphaticaliy
TO support any other candidate than Mayor Low
and while he still chung to the democratic party
he insisted that liberal spirit Should pervade
the course OF the EAGLE. Then the owners OF the
Eagle insisted that the chief should do as they
said, aud the cLief calmly left the paper and went
over and bought the opposition paper in Brooklyn
called the O.toa-Arg4S, which has always been
entire staff OF The Eagle, and the owners Of
stock in that paper were so badly frightened that
they made "a, overtures to him the same day to re-
worth possessing. since 1t pays eighteen per cent
On the capital stock OF one million dollars and its
influence as have said. is enormous. At the time
of his withdrawal Mr.. Knsella owned only one
share OF the paper; he returned on condition that
ne should have eleven shares and his salary. which
triumphant victory over the owners OF the paper
ana ma can now control the Eagle thoroughly. He
s k Wb1sn n ir ou grip on the how
and he is thus the most influential man In the pol
ltics or the city across the river. He is fine
ant, genial manners, a ready Irish Wit. and IS the
pest OF friends to the men on his stan. The fact
Is the ne, EAGLE is a necessity Of BROOKLYN
been Identified with its PROSPERITY. ait It
IS a great satisfaction to newspaper men generally
head OF an influential paper, and able to maintain
the dignity OF his profession against the moneyed
interests OF the paper. The fear of seeing Mr. Kim
the cause of the backdown OF the owners OF the
Eagle. Rather than lose so much as his going
meant for them they swallowed their rage aban-
doned their political intentions, and secured their
pecunlary safety by surrendering.
ABOUT MISS ANTHONY.
A little story is going around about Susan B.
Anthony, but it has appeared in such a mangled
and incomplete form that the truth may not 20
amiss. She did not say she was going abroad be-
cause she had not any children or because she
thought she would stand a better chance of having
N her 0r hon. h,,c},
cheaper across the water, but what she did say to
was this: II feel lonely here. Everybody
else who has been identified with the move
ment for the advancementof women seems to have
ceased to live for the cause and is living for her.
SELL l am pro baby the only one OF the many
women Who are striving for the emancipation
OF their sex who has been unsurrounded by
home duties and home cares. Elizabeth Cady
stanton has seven children; Antonette Brown
Blackwell Is the mother Of se girls; Lucretia Mott
has SIX children; Lille Devereux Blake has two;
Mrs. Olympia Brown, two; Martha c. Wright.
five: Belva A. lockwood. two, and even Lucy
Stone has one. They are all surrounded by home
comforts and more or less moved by home inter-
ests am all alone. begin to feel as though 1
had no place. and am going abroad. Not that I
hope to accomplish anything on the other side or
that things will be much better when return
but because feel ought to have some change /"
SOCIETY PAPER.
Not long ago small gentleman with sinuous