The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07
Especial corrcspondence.l

!,
Many OF the oldest features OF the mos, rcmarsa-
bic local election ever held In this city escape
ton In the newspapers here Here are few OF the
more Interesting:
The vote for recSham, (D.,) Tor Judge, iso,oii,
and that for Hewitt, tD) for Mayor, ,2q6, shows
that about forty thousand Democrats voted soldly
for George The Republican candidate for Judge
(Danles) received 1s,i7e, while Roosevelt Republi.
can candidate for Mayor. got only Go,s99, showing
that about eighteen thousand Republicans voted for
Hewitt, or nearly his entire plurality Of $4,000.
Without those $4,000 Republican votes Hewitt would
have been beaten. Here we have the Interesting
spectacle offs Democrat on a union ticket elected
Mayor OF New York by Republican votes.
The German Republicans voted almost In body
for George. There are about fifteen thousand OF
them in the city. Their soclalisiic tendencies in
nuenced them. II is the most serious, II not the
most dangerous, indication that the election reveals
Three elements united TO defeat Roosevelt, though
most Of the papers refuse to accept the facs-or at
any rate they ignore them. Many OF the Republl-
cans voted for Hewitt In fear OF Georges success,
thinking that Hewtt's chances were better than
Roosevelt's. They were the Rich, conservative,
business, "browns.one" men. Many blaine Re-
publicans refused to vote for Roosevelt because OF
his course two years ago and on account OF his Mug
wumpsm. Many "machne" Republicans refused
TO vote for Roosevelt because Of hs"reform"
In the Legislature, and on account OF his offensive
article about "Bosses" in the Century Magazine the
day before election. Oh, the absurd and petty In
nuences Of politics!
The papers speak OF Georges success as wonder.
ful u view OF the fact that he had 'nachlne" be-
hind him. He had two Of the most powerful ever
brought into action In the politics Of this cty-the
Trades Unions and the Knights OF Labor organza-
tlons. Somebody-possibly George nlmself-turned
them for election day Into thoroughly working
political machine. Every man belonging to these
| m izafi wa pOtla ~ m
ready, they having been distributed to them In their
lodges the night before election, and each had one
for every friend he could influence. But enough Of
politics.
The question OF veracliy raised between James
Russell Lowell and Julian Hawthorne greatly inter-
ests literary people here, who wonder how Haw-
thorne Ia going to get out OF the scrape he Is In.
The only person whom have heard defend Haw-
thorne for his course IN interviewing Lowell with.
out his knowledge is Eli Perkins! Hawthorne md
his sister Rose, now Mira. George Parsons Lathr0p,
are both eccentric characters, with many of the Pc
cuartles OF their father-and mother, too, for she
| was as odd as Nathaniel Hawthorne himself Julian
Hawthorne lives at sag Harbor, Long Island, in
constant state Of quarrelIng with his neghbors,
quarrelsome humors at home, and perpetual state
| OF poverty and Indebtedness lie has eight chill
dren, who are his excuse for his nelghborhood quar-
| res and his poverty. lie has a handsome income
from the World, of which he is the book reviewer.
His brother-in.law, George Parsons Lathrop, Ia In
| the same line Of literary work on the Star, Of this
| city. have spoken Of Hawhorne's sister as "now
Mrs. q. p. L." think, however, she is not Just at
this writing. She has chronic habit Of separating
| from her husband when in eccentric humor and
| returning to him again when her mood changes.
She has left him now, am told, for the fourth
time. .
Henry Irvings stage manager Ia here with the
design OF inducing Augustin Daily to take the Ly-
fr.~o
plays "Faust" In Daly's Theatre here lie IL salts.
fed that Daily can play an entire season in London
with profit, and has no doubt OF his ability to please
the New York public indefinitely. Irving has moi
added to his popularity by his needless despatch tc
the World repudiatng his friendship for MIR. Hudson
OF Barretts company, who s an unconscious imta
tor OF Mr.. Irving. The Imitation did Mr.. Irving nc
harm; 1t was rather constant reminder OF him to
all who had seen him. The communication, too,
rather patronizng In its tone toward both Hud.
son and Barrett, and Irving has been suspected OF
trying TO injure Barrett by faint praise delivered ir
pratrOnzing manner.
suppose there Is nothing which q true woman
will more reluctantly discard than her bonnet. and
the most sanguine Of our serner sex have not daret
To hope to see the day-or evening, rather-in whicl
she would doff her hat at the play. But too power
fnl agencies are accomplishing this resolution In al
extremely quiet manner. 1t is not only fashionable
now. but "quite English, you know" for ladies' oil
seating themselves In theatres to quickly removi
their hats and hold them in their laps. have seer
many ladies' do this at the matinees when unaccom
panied by gentlemen, and also In the evening wheI
escorts were present. Theatre parties, where sew
eral ladies' are grouped In the same part OF IN,
house, now Invariably either 90 without bonnets o
remove them during the performance. OF COURSE
: handsome arrangement of the hair or a coquettis
little lace cap must be substituted for the dlscarde
hat. ! hope this fashion will become general II
servance by the ladies' Is gratifying recognition
rights to comfort of their neghbors at the play
The present high nower-pOt and chimney-top hat
are really nulsances In any auditorium. Their mis-
use has led ladies AZ we'll as gentlemen to exclair
0 against them; and with the ladies' themselves er
listed In the reform, do not see why the new fasho
e should not become general.
2 think predicted In this correspondence that III
Z. Violet Cameron Company would not play outside
New York. This ia now quite certain, and am nj
i sure that they will finish their engagement at tn
i Casino. am certain the managers hope they wi
a not. Lord Lonsdale slipped away to England quit
8 mysterionsly, abandoning Miss Cameron and HI
= company to their fate. The lady has again bee
II compelled to change her hotel for another, and Il
company is now domiclled at the Gedney Hous
IS One by one the members Of the company are drift
I. ing away from IT, seeking other engagements on tn
d more hosptable shores OF old England, and shou
X not be surprised to see Miss Cameron herself d
part by next Saturday steamer John Stetson tel
II me he positively refuses to play the company
=. either Of his theatres, and other managers hay
e Cancelled dates with L0nsdae. It. Henry Frenc
ID who made the contracts for Miss Cameron,
\, greatly criticised by managers who gave him date
ID and they say they will hereafter be Ghary Of a
l. ceptng Mr.. French's judgment of plays an
players.
ID The beauty of Miss Fortescue has not been MOI
ID lasting as attraction than the notOriety of MI
k.nthI .llaah nt fnt
OF basng theatrical ventures on other grounds tina
h. genuine dramatic ability Mas Portes0pe certain
q. has a beautiful face. 1t has single natural defe
,r In very bad mouthful OF vile teeth, and anoth
unnatural one 10 the eyebrows, which she inks to
It much even for the stage. was sitting In the rece
IN tlonro0m OF the Lycepm Theatre the other evenli
m when Miss F0rtescue aud her sister came In fro
e the stage entrance to reach the box.oce. could
ID but compare the two ladies' with conclusions unf
Or v0rable to the English beauty. The'y0unger MI
" FOrtescue has much better though simmer ngur
I'd and her face IL quite as strong and pleasing as
a more famous sister's The latter has o hurrie
careworn, business look or the STAGE as II she we
r interested IN the financial than the artistic fe
ture and result OF her tour, while the younger sst
In has constant smile In her bright eyes and on h
or sweet face. But both suffered by contrast when
en- moment later an American girl playing In the saI
he company entered the room, accompanied by h
ne handsome mother. She was Miss Marie Floyd,
daughter OF the late William (or Billy " Floyd for
an many years the stage manager OF Wallack's.
was long great fay0rite among the theatrical colo
10 at Long Branch, and his wife was one OF lhe mf
q admired and beautiful OF tho many handsoI
or women there. She and her bosom friend, Mrs. He
"a rietta Chanfrau. were quite az much admired
IN matrons az any OF the unmarried members OF
ed colony were M girls. Miss Floyd had eviden
IN come from TbOrley's, the aorsl, In whose wnd'
I'd. the preliminary display Of the qower-show W
he made, for she carried On her breast o great 0,
mi sage bouquet OF the largest roses and finest chi
,y. santhemums Miss F0rIescue ran over TO the you
m, girl, and bending over the bouquet, went Into ri
To tures over its beauty. Meantime could hardly
ne fran from going into raptures over the cOmbnat
ch OF beauty thus unexpectedly behed. did ms
comparisons, howeyer, and saw at y glance In
e, splendid ngure and the nne, presspe lovely Il
NV. OF the young American actress beauty superior
ian tina. OF the admired English woman.
ere Speaking OF Thorley and flowers, reininds me
se add something about the nower-show, or rather
NY display Of clrysanthemums now going on In g
nto mopolltan Hall. This ID IN Immense building.
an pable OF seating 500 people, II IL filed lust