The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-08-08
BTaadlPin'S New York Letter
Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE.

the war closed, warriors and statesmen
have passed away whose names have
resounded throughout the world. Time
and again our city has been shrouded
in mourning for the nation's mighty
dead. When Lincoln fell and Garfield
died the metropolis of the nation was
draped with the cnsigns of woe. New
York has ever been ready to pay her
proper tribute to the living and the
dead. But never before in her history
has she been bowed with grief like that
which saddens her to-day. All along
the great thoroughfares buildings are
draped from the roof to the sidewalk 4,
and not with the common drapery usu-
ally used on occasions of mourning, but
fine stuffs, rare and costly, such as are
only used for the greatest kings and
potentates. Broadway from the Bowl
ing Green TO its other extremity is one
continuous pageant of mourning; the
designs are elaborate and beautiful.
But it is not alone in the palaces of our
merchant kings that the ensigns of
grief are displayed; oil through the bye
streets where the laboring classes live
flags are at half-mast and mourning en-
blems flutter from the windows,
Poor work girls on their way to their
daily toll, wear black and white ribbons
in their hats; laboring men whose pow
erty forbids more elaborate display
wear little bit Of Grape pinned on to
their breasts rs an emblem of respect
and grief for the nations greatest SOL
dier. The display on the various news
paper offices has never been surpassed
all personal griefs and personal differ
ences being forgotten and silenced in
the general manifestations of sorrow.
New York feels sensibly the honor
which has been accorded her, of guard
ing the old hero's ashes, and there is no
doubt that ere long fitting monument
will be raised over his remains, in which
will be combined all that wealth can
give, genius inspire, or love and graft
tude dictate. The death and funeral of
General Grant are the only topics of
conversation. Everywhere his portrait
in hundred forms meet you in every
window-some of them being exceeding
ly life-like and truthful.
Our hotels are full of visitors who
have come from all quarters of the
Union to join in the nations tribute of
respect. Not only our hotels are full,
but private hospitality is taxed to its ut
most to provide for the multitude that
has poured in upon us from every quar-
ter. But New York has flung wide her
hospitable doors, glad of the opportuni-
ty to offer shelter and meat to those
who come on such holy and praise
worthy errand.
1 have frequently had occasion to
speak of our great watering place Coney
Island, which this year is scarcely a
shadow of its former self. Cappa with
his magnificent band is at Brighton.
Gilmore, the Incompatible, at Manhat-
tan Beach. Paul Bauer, the gentleman
who found his way to the Penitentiary
for selling pools, has fitted up his i'm
mense caravansary in magnificent style,
and his orchestra is made up of Vienna
ladies-that is theoretically-for while
very enchanting young lady swings
the baton in front and an equally ravish-
ing angel toots upon the flute, and five
or six airy divinities, who would turn
the scale at two hundred and forty, set
your feet going with their fiddles, yet
here and there from among the shrub
berry the bearded face of a man peeps
out, and between the pieces you catch
the odor of profane pipe, and while /
am willing to concede that any member
of the lady orchestra, might with pro-
priety indulge in mild cigarette, yet
there must be a line of demarcation
somewhere, and mine stops at Dutch
pipe.
"Man proposes. but God disposes."
Spectators We're gradually getting pos
session of the beach at Coney Island,
and if their plans had been allowed to
succeed, in little time it would have
been about as expensive to get sight of
the sea as it used to be to see Niagara
Falls. The spectators put up their
fences, their bathing-houses and pavil-
ions so that the ocean beach was gradu-
ally being shut out. But last winter
the storm king took the matter in hand
and in a single night he knocked the la
Dor of months into smithereens. Bath
houses, wharves and music stands dis
appeared like houses of cards, and now
the ocean beach is free TO the multitude
again. To this however, there is a par
tial exception in the case of Manhattan
Beach. Manhattan Beach is the toney
end OF the island, and it wishes the pub
lie in general to understand, and the
denizens Of Brighton Beach in particu-
lar, that it wants no connection with
the people over the way. This is the
establishment that initiated Judge Hill
ton at Saratoga, and served general
notice on the tribes of Judah and Israel
that no Hebrews need apply. The Jews
still live nevertheless Notwithstanding,
and what is more they flourish and wax
fat. And while speaking of the Jews,
have you observed how they are coming
to the front in the arts? They are al.
most in control of certain quarters OF
the musical world. Little solomon, the
author of Polly" &C., has gobbled
that pearl of great price, Lillian Russell,
Sidney Rosenfelt is another. The gen.
tleman who supported Miss Davenport
in Fedora, is son of Israel of the mos
pronounced type. NJ. Masse, the cele
brated bass soloist, is another, and W,
know dozens of painters and sculptori
from whom great tbinos ,,,a,y IA, .,,,,,o, ,,