Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-17

faiusted with yonng woman from BROOK.
lyu, whom he me, In the famous ali-h)gnt
resort, the "siiyer Grill, on sixth avenue
and ciandessinely married her. Pap'
rrayers bore the matter very phi''
osophIcally, believing that the young man
would want a change before long, which
now this divorce affords. Aspote5fdna,ds
is generous and wealthy, II Is likely that
there was liberal pecuniary provision TOT
the lady who had been married ana di-
volced before and who has also been on
the stage "io the ballet"
LANGLEY AND HER HUSBAND.
The reconciliation reported between Mrs.
! Lanetry and her husband has not proved
true, but il Is asserted now that they nave
so far come 10 an understanding that ne
| Will not oppose the divorce suit she pro-
| poses insitutiDg while she Is IN this country.
| Mrs. Langtry IS much more conslderate
| ihan Miss Cameron, aud has granted all
along her quondom liege lord an allowance
| provided be remains away from her. IL
setms to be settled that II Mrs. Langtry
obtains divorce probably on the fash
| ionalile ground OF abandonment and non-
| support she will marry Mr.. Frederick
! Gebhard, who is still most attentive.
said 4 prominent theatrical coydgeur
| who has crossed the ocean so many times
| that he has probably made voyage in every
one OF the ships: al eXpec,ed to hear
that there was something tue matter with
the machinery Of the Anch0ria. From
what hear from the officials there Is not
| a shin that should not be overhauled. The
engineers request the home Office TO have
| the machinery inspected, but no attention
| rs paid TO them until the accident happens.
There is the City Of -. Well, / won't
alarm passengers by giving her name, but
the engineer toldime when ] came over. In
August, that he had made request at the
home office for IN inspection OF the ma
chinery, but they have given no heed to
him. she'll be overdue and given up
some day"
Manager Stotson personally superlntend-
ed the divorce abandonment and non-sup'
port OF "Miss" Kate Stokes in Boston the
other day. and it is rumored that they have
been married. Miss Stokes Is well known
throughout the country as famous eques-
lrenne, and is q statuesque beauty, with
flashing black eyes and the bearing OF
queen. Mr.. Stclson has been attentive to
her for some time past, even to the extent
OF settling the divorce with the former
husband.
stetsoD, Abbey, and Gilmore the manager
| Of Niblo's Garden, used TO be inseparable
o'nIghts after business hours, and since the
last two have committed matrimony 1t
would not be surprising II the solitary Stet-
son, who has so success sfully resisted the
assaults OF Cupid, should succumb to the
charms Of q royal beauty like Miss Stokes.
who Is most highly spoken OF by all who
know her, and who, when incipacltated
from bareback riding by broken knee,
supported herself as one OF the ballet ladies
at Daly's Theatre while studying for
higher walk on the stage.
AFTER DINER ORATORS.
Whitelaw Reid has been president OF the
Lotus Club for some years, but he seldom
goes there excepting on official OCCASIONS
probably because be is very domestic man,
often doing his editorial work by telephone.
He makes a good pres ding officer, always
delivering a felicitOus introductory speech
on the occasion OF the dinners TO celebrities.
lie used to prepare and rccite his speeches,
but now he speaks eItempOre.
General Horace Porter and Chauncey M.
Depew generally attend the Lotos Cldb
dinners, both beng members. Both are
popular aiter.dinner speakers, humorous
in description, and brilliant ia rfpartee.
and with them as his right and lef' bowers
Mr., Reid gives vent TO bis playful satire
and humorous illusions. Depew, who, in
repose and wearing a white necktie, looks
lie an orthodox clergyman. generally
likes 10 speak after the guest has made his
reply. and he always satiriZes Mr.. Reds
remarks and compliments the guest. bring
ing In here considerable pathos and wind
ing up with humorous story. He is the
last man in the world one would take to be
the president OF one OF the greatest rail-
roads III the world. but would not il he did
not latterly always make some allusion TO
the past.
Gene-al Porter, who still cultivates his
military moustacbe, goatee, aud bearing,
and always alludes TO his army days II there
Is the slightest chance, generally tells lot
Of humorous stories, which are oiten
"chestnuts." He is good rdconteM, ana
as felicitous in his applications as "Oid
Abe" was. General Porter likes 10 De
called upon late in the evening, and II any
of the others have told one OF his stories
he gracefully alludes TO the age OF the an
ecdote and lets the fact remind HIM OF an
other. He is supplied with such a stock OF
stories that it would be impossible for a
preyious speaker TO rob him OF all OF them,
even il one were tempted to play General
George Sberidan's trick on General Sher-
| ElbU Ol uutINipd'iNh'
A MARVEL OF MUNICIPAL GROWTH.
The growth OF Brooklyn is the most
| amazing thing IN this part OF the world.
| 1t dwaris all the tales with which the west
ern borderland has nourished us during the
last quarter of "A century. Never Dead
wood nor q weed hourished as it is flourish
ing. As one rides on the Elevated along
the roof line Of the houses one sees literally
| Il oil N A erection
slender rows, in solid squares, in detached
units. In keeping with the unique charac-
ter of the town, most OF these houses are
little two or three.story dwellings. In
keepipg with the age we decorate,
the majority are deceptive, fraudu.
lent, prctentious-merC shells-plated,
so to speak, with coating OF brown
stone in front and trimmed inside with
cheap pine stained like mahogany, so that
even poor man may boast brownstone
house. And they have alcove bedroom:
and marble buffet inches and factory-madt
stained glass door-panes, so that clert
may live like the shadow OF millionaire
In mockeIy OF the elbow room that al
Long Island offers, many OF these buildings
are with the poor call "tenements anC
the rich dub department houses THE pro
duet OF crowded pauperism in the Ol(
World and in the New World tribute u
those women who would reduce the care
OF housekeeping to minimum and the op
portunities for dressing, shopping, and so
cial intercourse TO maximum.
Built-up Brooklyn is already much larger
than Manhattan island, and has more thar
half as many inhabitants. When the las
censlls was taken II boosted $4,000 souls
and to-day It's people are firmly OF thu
opinion that il they could get their right:
they would share the benefits OF the new
law fixing the price Of illuminating gas a
"a dollar and half a thousand feet IL
cities OF 100000 population and over
Brooklyn is the better half OF New York
its place Of homes, its bedroom, its mora
side, its retreat from din and hustle and Vie
! and squalor. Other cities are complete II
then selves, and rich and poor. and middle
class folks are all together in them; bu
New York is not complete without BROOK
| Iyn--that is, the middle class part OF Ne'
4 | York. IL must be the most moral town Il
| the country. 1t has been said that tn
5 churches run il bu. they don't, except a
e the women run the churches, and then th
n churches run the town as the women di
o rect. There are no houses OF i'll reput
/ there that are known to the public, no pub
d lie gambling-hals, no thieves dens O
: "fenees," or dubious places OF entertain
y ment, or concert saloons. It's all as goo
i as plea paradise Of trees and flowers an
i. homes and women and babies.
c In the daytime the men are in New Yorh
| and Brooklyn is buZzlng female beehive
5 The women swarm in the main streets an
e support half dozen shopping. stores tbs