Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-30
GAY NEW YORK.
WHAT'S GOING ON IN SOCIETY AND
DRAMATIC CIRCLES.
Harry Hill, a Rare Character Of New
york-A Glimpse at His plsce-h's
Wealth and Curious Ways.
o,,bs ,,,eamond Dispatch

IA ,c,,rVScondence ofthe tsicnmond Dispntch.l
NEW YORK, May %, 1Ss3.
Ia Richard Mansfield 81 the Madison-s4uare
|z<<k ,otre. and Frank Mayo NJ the Ltceu'n,
zsie nov bravery detylng heinco'h'ng sun
@3f "a Mansfield look upou as one OF lhe
"a, =, p. a aciors we have. In fact. he ranks
s. r,ore our Young players as an artist.
FL veTSiblng he docs Is q study. Whenever
7< h. e,is . p.ay with sufficiently subtle char
= tcter. mark my word, he will stand out
&f,ceG aad shoulders above tho rest Of them
8 b. creator aud powerful deliueator.
ga. Frank MAYO is the handsome, roaIatic
ga TAR whose artistic pride is so much greater
#i hah his commercial greed that he refuses
81 fo play "Dsyy Crockett" that coins money,
fs Nd insists upon PLAYING " Nordeck," that
"a, cent. fIc has willowy Girl to support
q b N, . Miss kidder. whose long limbs and
Sharp pensiye air and magnificent hair
make a strange impression on you. When
GF>t saw this girl in 'Nordeck" she
ftmnded RE OF one OF those beautiful
q Arabian horses that bound into vision,
With flowing name aud dilated nostrls,
1uivcring from head % foot and disappear
irg before YOU eau measure the outlines.
z a. tall as Mary Anderson, she possesses
q girlish grace that Mary never had. Mary,
/ In truth. seems to have got out OF her cradle
with msturity stamped upon her marble
brow. Miss kidder bends and futters In
3 breeze OF applause like one OF those stems
81 golden red that lends yellow glory 10
ssthe autumnal fields. Then she has little
i trick o. throwing her head back and
Ssbakiug out her aureole OF hair that makes
iurrls Of sunshine all along the play.
- Here's q girl OF senSibillty. Every nerve
III her. like the finely-tuued strings Oi a
brand instrument, has a note OF lis OVID,
AMI touched with strong emotion they
make exquisite accord.
The winning womaniuess OF sucha crea-
ture contrasts beautifully with the semi
masculine carriage and houtcur Of AndeI-
son. II always seem 10 say 20 the audience,
.Bc kind 10 me: am doing my best"
Where's Mary Is always saying, "Mind
what you're about now; Pm here with my
adyantages."
WHAT JOHN E'CACLL SAYS.
Mr. McCaul. the proprietor OF two or
1hrec topical songs, has just said good
and original thing. Hercmarked the other
NAN. q" Let me own the ballads OF nation
md care not who makes lie laws
#i There is no use disputing Il, this Is awful
s2}y bright But as sidney ROSenfeld re-
. marked. al lie never does own the ballads,
be only owns the balaCmaker, and there's
only one In the country"
This slmpllics matters.
suppose YOU have noticed, II you get the
New York papers. that everybody who can
pfeach, lecture or pamphleter, IS giving a |
fsmcdy for the labor troubles. and II is
amusing 10 see bow each doctor adYertises |
his own no,trnm. You ask aay one OF these |
men what TIE remedy il, and he trctS ont his
fanilili specific. So the market is full OF |
,,,..ftgips2 Il.rt4fg "A short Ief
Nj Bccchcr's Remedy Abolition Of |
Calyiui,m.
FelX Adler's Remedy tcne-
mtnt house.
Hebcr Newton's Remedy--A revised |
Bio.
krCuing Posts Remedy-Frce trade.
Boil Ingcrsoll's Bcmcdy-Grecian stat1-
my.
khGidan shook Remedy Blaine.
Kat FiolG's Il medy-lmprovcd mar
sipec laws.
b And 80 on.
SOCIAL .NTERTAINXENrs.
ghe annual coaching parade was not as
eftat success a usual, owing 10 the Wca-
thfr. The fact Is, there were only siX
eaachcs in line. A. Fifth avenue IL nov
bsipc repaytd il was thought best not TO
var from Hotel Brunswick, a usual. The
Nels'tr statue was chosen for the meet,
and ~ this was the place where Mrs. PEN
dIlior net her death but few days before,
II was naturally IN every ones thoughts.
The toilets were not a. attractive n gene
Ial,. some Of the Young ladies even wear
inc costumes suitable for the rain.
MIR James Brown Potter leaves Situr-
DAY on the Seryia FOR Europe in complny
with Mrs. Paran stevens. On Monday
evening Mrs. Potter entertained some
friends. prominent among whom was Mrs.
Nerpl1nck. authoross of "Soaled Iustruc-
tions." who wore beautiful costume OF
lilac silk Qrcnadinc, on which were chenille
dots. Mrs. Vcrpanck is small, with light
har, and rather frail in appearance. she
IS brilliant COuversatiOnalist. Lady
'Hardy. a. England, was present; also,
Mr. Fearing Gin, Mr. Du Chailu
.Iong, Mr.. Il. {. Porter, the cele-
bIatcd portrat.paintcr; Mr.. and Mrs.
'Ieon Harvicr, Colonel Urquhar aud
l&ifc. The. parents Of Mr.. Potter; Miss
,XiquhaTi. aud Mr.. and Mrs. Potter, who
Xorc q dress The fabric aud design Of which
ors the invention Of Ms. Wheeler, thc art
Sd. II was crushed strawberry soft silk
psiticoat, with a robc falling open in front.
Of the same color, with large punches Of
f14wcr- woven into the material. The
DIES was trimmed with cohee-cOlorcd
1aee, and The sleeves were made with huge
ptfs 4 gold girdle encirclot her waist.
Miss Urquhart wore pale blue, brocaded
Eilh pink flowers, oTcr which WAS worn
do Of white lace net. through which the
.hrocsde was seen. 4 profusiOn Of pale-blue
ribbon loops completed o very attractive
costume.
Society, or that portion Of it which visits
CedaThurst, is disguised that the races have
been intcrfered with IN prohibiting betting,
which practically is dcathblOw. Mr.. ani
Mrs. Adolph Ladtnburg have Just had com
pletcd a beautiful villa near the race
course. whore they bad hoped TO entertain
their friends.
NOVEL. ENTERTAINMENT.
A very novel entertainment, and one OF
the pretiicst ever given in New York, was
The flower and yegctab.e market into which
Delmonico's ball. room was turned on last
Iuesday afternoon and evening. Around |
fhe side, Of the room were stalls covered !
win white. over which was spread an um-
brtIla. rs Il TO keep OF the sun, aud while
QUO stall offered for sale bouquets OF an
ks1ss. another sold fruit arranged In At.
tf4etye baskets tea with ribbons. while
<ff,i another sold asparagus, LETT
fulce. punches Of carrots aud cucumbers.
iii lied with ribbons or laid upon c0lorcd
cotton in q box. IN every case so arranged |
Is b. be easily taken home. The umbrellas
o<ef each stall were Of colored silk-that
over the carrots, yellow; over the straw
MTfies, red umbrella; over lettuce and
cuenm bers, pale green; while the flower
sand had white silk umbrella decorated
with smilax; another stall had pale pink
umhrtlla decorated with popped corn, while
. blue was Ornamented with flowers. The
yonng ladies who presided over these
mafket stalls were costumed after pie
tufxs u French and German market-wO-
men. and some OF the dresses were very
nlsrasiise and becoming. Mrs. Paul The
lnufi. Ms. Jules Reynal, Mrs. Del Monte,
Mr.. De Ncuiyille, Mrs. Duncan X. Harris,
and other prominent ladies OF the Catholic |
Ch,irch and society were foremost ia ar
raating the exhibition. Dancing was en-
fo}ed IN the evening. as the centre OF the
hSli-room was left free, the stalls only ex.
kending around the sides. The entertain
mfnt Was for the benefit OF the New York
fonndling Asylum.
MAN WHO HAS GROWN Up WITH THG rows.
While / was testing the cheese in Billy
Rogers famous broadway saloon recently
hunk Of humanity arrayedi in pilo,-jacket ,
RfeTcd. lie carried an expensive sin um-
M1x.if. nd 1fs - front "A htV I