Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-12-04
AT DELMONIC0'S.
TIE PECULIAR E,EEAsE.OF SOCIAL
LIFE.
Night Represented at tie Worlds Fa-
nous Ecsts:lr2flt--1'le Society 3ut-
look for the Winter.

y EN O2k, Doc- 1.-Jack l. rOSt
not only sets frs to the mountain tops
and covers the lowlands with carpet
Of many colors, bet he absolutely
nletaluo:pllascs the aspect of the town.
Daring the last week streets and shops
have been co.a?!otly changed,
and are now as gay and crowded as
they weTe cali an / vacant Il few days
ago. IA afternoon walk on Broad
way OF Fifth avenue IS better than
the FIRST i clock tea. Meetings ana
greetings occur ut every stop. Il Is
tue that TO h3,ds are not yet fully
mounted nor III good working order
bat pending the ins:2iiIaent of Lag!is.l
batlers and French c5o:ls Da!n Hls3's
hospitabIe doors stand always open,
ana the ai-.lt!y reunion there IS al
most Ike 4 private dinner on large
scale. In private parties OF t,.rlcs
an1 ffours they stroll in-some who
have landed within : few hours iroa
a transatlantic steamer, others WHO
have just arrived fronl Il distant ranch,
4 hunting parties Of Eas'isa swe!ss ani
their American chuais who, = week
ago we're chasing buii;..8es III the tar
/ West Young couples Nho meet with
an unpleasant consciousness that their
iiarewel!s ct Newp2 a..l Bar Hsgb3r
had lust a tiHge 100 mach Of seati-
lncnt in them and busting matfoEs
fortified fsr heavy daty IN the aP-
proacAing compaign. Moss ana
s.ailcs are exchanged at every turn,
and a foreigner looking in upon tte
scene for the first time would marvel
what pecu!iar phase Of social lie it
e8aId represent. For it is scene cx-
ciusive,y American, or one might sav,
to be found only in New York.
Meanwhile society stands respect
fully, with It's hat in its hand, waiting
fer the turn to come. Deputan.s are
getting impatient, and bellies Of 3 few
seasons, not content with 8 fairly good
samner at Newport, followed by /.
, pleasant soiourn at Bcrks i.ire, are
clanloring like children at II Juvenile
lnergynal1i1g a iior the party to begin.
The first opening notes viii proha-
bly, be the blast OF the trumpet which
proclai4ns the operatic battle
Whether the distinction that IS 10 ex-
ist tor the first time this year OF Ger
la;au opera at on house and Ita:i:-n ii
the ether Will tend to quell amin osit )
and lay Tow the demon Of Jealousy i;
more than doubtful.
The Academy is to open q week il
advance Of the Metropolitan, and il
al probability Mme. Patti will max,
her courtesy TO al American audi
eace on the iirst ni~ht.
/. In spite Of delays and gloomy prog
nosEications, nothing points at presen
,, to dali season Eight Deimonico
bale are already promised, AMI i
{ Miss Aston's bridesmaids each Civ
. her, as is usual, an entertainment
! there Will be eight private dances oI
: dinners to look forward to. These
y with dancing classes, which will al
i spring into life as soon as gayety
! once started, make pretty good lool.
: out for the dcbutantes; and as 70
g dinner and theatre parties, they VII
|. probably average three Week al
o through the winter.
= The next interesting thing in I'll
i world Of art, and the nost important
r is the new enterprise in Madiso
: square, New York Grasvenor Ga
lery. This is commercial enterpris.
4 The object Of its projectors Is to mai,
p money out CT it, bat II the doing ot
u is apparent that they must great
: promote the immediate welfare, 81
: the growth Of american art. For ii
. first time there is 4 place in tie cit,
j other thar the Academy, where II
! tures can be exhibited. 1t Is Il be.te
: place than the Academy; j. has belts
J. appointments il is caPacious; goo
,f taste reigns throughout it, and It
n available for It's purpose, which Il
v other place IS not. i i; 70 be devote
to American production; 70 eNh!l
tions u American pictures and seai
ture; aud, incidentally, t. such 9th
uses 70 niaY have TO do with our pco
:; rcss IN saca matters Not being j
endowed public trast, susceptible
being perverted to private profit, b'
Sc 4 simple business enterprise, l. is e,y
i. to see Of what great benaii5 and uti!ii
III il promises to Be, will BE- OF gre
Is benefit to it, rs, in like cases, w:lol
in s3mc competition always i. II
he common end is 5est promoted b. 81;
1t iil t-liSt NtiCi - 1OJ'Ai '>AA 60
IN plenty OF work for them.
ii - the casual observer the eve
" day street scenes of a great city q
the most cphcmer.d of things. Ih
ut seem at first sight to endure for
al hour or day a.id taen pass quiet
it. away to give place to new scenes, NJ
incidents. Bat this only at Il
glance. In reality the only abi'iil
permanent fixtures ia city life are
nondeseript, people that throas O
streets. Old houses that have se:v
le, for years and years us landmarks !
ut torn down to make room for more s;
to stantial structures, and the intrasi
ch elevated railway forces its way ii
er, once quiet t.,oroaghfarcs changi
up their whole character and appearaa
ife Besides streets are suddenly ira
lis ferrel into business blocks and out
for ing farm lands are pushed into
e." bustle of the aggressive city.
adj The stock market, which is lool
/ a upon as the barometer of trade
ma general, is watched nowadays wit
eir goo deal of interest by the public
arc, to know what the election