The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-11-27

THIS dummy was sent with notorious
courtezan to an uptown hotel where they
registered as Mr. Sears and wife of Buffalo,
the register was produced as evidence Of
the husbands crime. just as villainy was
about to triumph the heart of the courtezan
relented and she testified that the Mr.. Sears
who was defendant In the case was not the
sape man she saw ia the ST. Omar Hotel
1t is to be hoped that all the parties con-
cerned in this infamous transaction may be
brought to justice, and the community may
well rejoice at the miscarriage of scheme
which neatly proved the ruin of an innocent
man.
This week has been red letter epoch in
art by rare combination of circum-
stances not likely to occur again in gene
ration, New York has been honored by the
presence ofthree of the greatest artists in the
world-Bartloldi the sculptor, Munkacsy
the painter, and Neiman the sweet singer,
whose magic voice has kept Europe en-
thralled for over thirty years. Sculpture,
painting music-each has its noblest repre-
sentative in our midst. OF Bartholdi 1t is
unnecessary to speak-the immortal work
with which his name is forever linked will
be his monument; a monument which
down through the ages will be regarded by
awe struck isillions, as one of the wonders
Of the world. The fame of the sweet singer
is not so enduring, but while he holds his
sway, few positions on this earth are more
enviable than his. Herr Nieman has ap-
peared several times in German Opera, and
each time with increasing honor. In addi-
ton to his artistic fame the social position
of Herr Nieman among the music loving
Germans, is all that could be desired by
any man. He is equally afavorite at court,
in the churches, and at the clubs. His
popularity here is unbounded, and as
predicted in MY lettersilast year the Ger
man Opera lss Come to stay, and l now
predict that the coming season (barring
accidents Twill be one of the most prosperous
and satisfactory that New York has ever
seen.
1t is with pleasure that we greet the
great Hungarian artist, Munkacsy. The
magnificent works of this wonderful artist,
are boom and a revelation to humanity.
His Christ before PLATE, which New York
is soon to have the pleasure of seeing. is
one of the grandest paintings ever exhibited
in this or any other age. One of the nobl-
est examples of his art is now possessed 10y
the Lennox Art Gallery of this city-blind
Milton debating Paradise Lost to his
daughter. This sublime work was one of
the chief attractions of the splendid art
gallery of the Paris Exposition of 1878. 1t
stood Immediately in front of the principal
entrance, and even then, when the imperial
genius of the world had poured forth its
treasures, the splendid picture by MunkacsY
was considered one Of the crowning glories.
AS the interpreter Of art in its noblest and
most glorious forms, Munkacsy will receive
the nations heartiest welcome. While on
the subject of art--to those who remember
the art conditions of twenty years ago, the
prices paid for pictures to-day are simply
astonishing. The price paid for Jules
Breton's Communicates, $45, 500, at the
sale of the Morgan collection, even in art
circles was considered nine davs wonder,
but here we have picture hanging up in
jewelers. shop in John street, The Russian
Wedding, for which S72, 900 was paid, and
Mr. Shaus of the Shaus Art Gallery assured
me that Rembrantd's Glider, which he has
in his possession, was worth $1,000 and
would not be sold for a penny less. These
prices paid for single works of art, and
many of them the works of living artists,
tell more forcibly than anything else could
of the colossal fortunes of these latter days.
Among the sensational wonders, Patti
the divine must not be forgotten. When a
few months ago she showed us the full
front Of her beautiful back and sailed away
to foreign parts, bearing to her romantic
castle in the Welsh highlands, several lacs
of our shining American rupees, she assur-
ed us with tear in her left eye that We
were to be blessed with the sight of her no
more. 1t was tough, but we expected to
get over it in time. Our individual treasury
was frightfuly depleted, for every visit to
the divine Adelina cost me and Katrina
forty good hard American dollars. How?
Oh, easy enough. Katrina insisted on
having orchestra chairs, and not one could
| be got for love or money for less than ten
dollars, and the Israelite who sold them to
me, swore by Abraham, Isaac anG Jacob,
dat it yos dirt sheep. 1t cost me s.. so for
kids, IS for hack, $3.50 for incidentals
and the rest went for supper at the Hoff-
man, after the Opera was over. But it was
the bills with the solrowful satisfaction
that l should never set eyes on her again /;
but now she bobs up once more, Mr. Merry
man, and fear that my bank account liz l
have any) is to suffer further depletion
Abby, who has her, says that we can now
hear her for the moderate sum Of So a head,
he puts the price down so that the boot
blacks and the shop girls may have a chance
to hear tirst-class music. / shall wait till
the season is over, and perhaps may catch
her at dime museum; if so, I'll GO.
A boy only fifteen years old has been sent
for six years TO the Elniira Reformatory,
under very peculiar circumstances. Some
weeks ago there was strike of hundred
girls in Brooklyn factory, kept by one
Perkins. 1t was not for high wages; lit was
rot for shorter hours, but purely on moral
grounds. The girls insisted or the discharge
of certain fOremen, who they declared had
brutally assaulted and insulted them. but
Mr.. Perkins the proprietor, with brutality
exceeding even that of his dissolute em-
plOyees, refused point blank to investigate
the matter; so the girls struck and walked
out, and since that time have been taken
/ under the protaction Of tba Vn;oh,o ~