Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-23
GOTHAM GOSSIP
Concert Dives Kept by Italian
COunts-Ex-Preside Arthur,s
LaW-Offices.

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1here are few of the old-fashioned
1oWn-cellar, nolse-emitting saloons left il
New York City. In passing one of thes,
remnants OF by-gone phase of New Yorl
vice ana having my ears commanded
wIliy-nllly by the loud banging of a piano
ana the blaring of a cornet, my ewes fell
on what looked like a coat-of-arms paint.
ed INTO the red-lettered name of the re.
Sort The device was in such perfect ac.
cord with the rules of heraldrv. that I
stopped to inspect it, and then to find ont
why 1t was there at all. My investigation
satished me that the keeper of this vile
place was genuine Italian count, entitled
by birth to use the escutcheop which he
was so shamefully blotching. There was
nothing astonishing in the discovery.
THE JOKE ABOUT YOUR WAITER
At a fashionable New York restaurant
being possibly an Italian nobleman has
basis In fact. These aristocrats accent
the Vlclssltudes OF fortune hunting, when
tney adVenturously come to America. in
the same spirit that some of the Argo-
nauts OF early California days, failing to
dlg golden fortunes from the mines. took
TO aunferous accumulation by the greasier
means OF feeding the miners. No Italian
adNenturer ever thinks of making his
home here. His aim is to get the small
sum as estimated by our standard of
wealth, which will enable him to return
to Italy independently rich. Therefore,
he Is willing to endure discomfort of mind
or body, so long as his bank account is
steadily growing. The
ITALIANS ARE THE LOWEST OF NEW WORKERS
In squalor and degradation, though that
condition is largely voluntary with them:
and so it is not surprising that one of
ltaly's plenteous counts keeps a cellar
bagnio in Chatham square, with his fam
lily crest over the doorway.
Well, it is hard to discriminate nicely
between pride and vanity.
HERE is EX-PREsIDENT CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
Ought he to pose during the rest of his
life, or return to the level of common
affairs? The question is understood to
have been decided for him by the state
of his fortune. His most intimate friend,
Steve French, one of our police commits
sioners, tells me that he has no more than
$780, 900 to his name-a sum quite INSULT
cient to support him in pleasant idleness.
That is Just about the same sum that he
had on going into the campaign which
elected him TO the vice-presidency. He
did not spend all his salary of $50, 900 a
year during his presidency up to the time
when the struggle for the nomination be-
gan about year ago, though he gave
many costly entertainments in the White
House; but what he saved was absorbed
in his efforts to be chosen by his party
for the place into which chance had put
him. Very expensive public meetings in
his advocacy were held in this city, big
delegation was sent to Chicago, the SER
vices of numerous politicians were COM
manded, and Arthur paid every bill out
of his own pocket. have it from an ac-
quaintance of his that his present poor
health began with, and was caused by,
the anxiety and disappointment of that
canvass. The cares OF the presidency
never bore heavily upon him, he enjoyed
the social side of White House life i'm
mensely, his administration had no dis
asters, and only his failure to get NOM
ination which, as he felt, was his just
due, broke him down physically. He
has just returned TO New York visibly
feeble
The law offices which Arthur has fitted
up for his luxurious occupancy adjoin the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce.
The reason for this is that he expects to
strike right into remunerative practice
In cases arising from the business of i'm
portation. He was the collector of the
port once, and thus became familiar with
the methods of the custom house the
weight OF his influence may properly be
considered as an element of success in
hnf ii ION. In
him, more than almost any other in the
legal profession here, to do a large bust
ness as an advisor without being com
PEELED to figure much in courts; and alto
gether his new choice of avocation is
wise.
"Will he take control of Republican
party management in New York ?' |
asked.
"He will not" was the positive reply.
'He will remain entirely dignifed"
"With view to availability as candi-
date in 1888"
ooh, conjecture for yourself"
1t must be depressing to have to keep
ones mind SO closely on department as
Arthur will be compelled to do, in case he
has really set out upon such an undertake
ing. He must have his mind constantly
on his gait. That reminds me of
SADIE MARTINOT, A HANDSOME ACTRESS
Now employed at the Lyceum theatre
in role permitting her to wear beautiful
costumes. She makes six changes of
raiment during the play, and each toilet |
is SO elaborate that L wonder how they
can be got on and off in the intervals of
her acting. They are of widely various
from a neat walking dress to
an intricately involved evening makeup;
and it may be new to you. as it was tome |
until / learned it from this example, that |
a harmonious carriage ought to 60 with |
every distinctive costume. The outdoor !
gown of Miss Martinot's is simple thing,
short as to skirt, and leaving the accom-
panying CATERS exposed; while the
EVENING COSTUME DRAGs ON THE FLOOR,
And is chiefly remarkable for a lack of
so that the satin exterior |
seems to be superimposed on nothing at |
all except the very palatable limbs of the |
fair wearer. If you will for a moment |
consider the different conditions imposed |
on the actress by these two dresses, you
will comprehend that in the one she must |
be careful to use her feet gracefully, with |
out much reference to the limbs, while IN /
the other the feet are concealed and every
of the limbs is as clearly re-
yealed as though she were a skirtless
ballet girl. With your understanding
thus educated, you will be able to appre-
ciate the distress of the dear girl when
She exclaimed, after the first perform
ance:
GOODNESS GRACIOUS, I'VE RUINED EVERY
THING.
| was confused, don't you know, and