New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-31
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

bers of her company always prepared for some
thing extraordinary. They never know what she Is
going TO do next. On Saturday evening She sur
prlsed not only her company and the audience at the
Lee Avenue Academy of Music, in Williamsburg but
herself as WELL The bill for that night was Pyg
mallon and Galatea7 The performance was to begin
AT o'clock. After the matinee, which was over by
43O, Mrs. Langtry entered her coupe and was driven
TO her home In West Twenty third st. 1t was whlnl,
of course but the Lily fancied that 1t would be novel
and nice TO hurry homo fast as her horses could
travel dine in delicious comfort her table, and
hasten back TO Williamsburg In time for tho evening
performance. After dinner cosey rocking chair beside
the drawing room fire tempted her to sit down. She
was very tired One graceful nod followed another,
the actresses fair check caromed lovingly against
the velvet cushions, and in few brief moments she
slept
Tho Academy was packed. Eight o'clock came
ard vanished. The curtain did not move. AT 10
there was stir the audience, but still
the curtain rose not. At $50 soft whIsperngs
became audible murmurngs of uneasiness and dis
content. few persons arose and started out
Ushers were appealed to in vain. Behind the scenes
all was animation and commotlon The company
in costume, ready to shine, but the starr oh,
,rbcre was shea Ask Of tbe-but hushi The
watches Of the mon in the audience said 40 The
stage bell jingled, the curtain sOlemnly and the
play proceeded Mrs Langty was calm and col
leoted Her coupe stood at the stage-door as If
nothing had happened, but the horses were white
with their own lathcr They had made the hardest
journey of their lives, and not likely soon to
forget how the Lily oversight herself
Next to Minister Preston, perhaps, the most lmpa-
tIent person waiting for the steamship Prlnz Mauhn
to swing into her dock on Saturday little Cen
eral Conreras an editor of one Of the publications at
Port all Prince, one of President Legiime's chief
eutenans, and who, rumor says IS 70 Oil the position
Of Hayan ConsulGeneral made vacant by the recent
suspension OF f. d. Bassctt General Conreras stood
on the pier waving his hand, throwing kisses, and
smiling to a little blonde woman about twenty-three
years old, who stood in the cabin doorway of the
steamship. This Nine. Contreras, who had not
seen her husband since he left Port Prince three
months ago. commissioned by Lcgltime to buy NUM-
tons Of war here and forward them to Port Prince.
II others envied the little General when he ran up the
cangpIank and clasped HIS wife I'm fond embrace and
raned kisses upon both of her cheeks, 1t was because
they admired beauty. Nine. Contreras IS small,
slender but symmetrically formed lady, graceful IN
manner vlvacous and sprghtly in movement, and
with large, expressive blue eyes To add to her at
Effectiveness she wore a jaunty, brOadbrimmed hat,
with veil drawn her face and carelessy tied UNI
der the chin.
Another Of the passengers the Prnz Maurltz was
Count H. d Elva. who sailed a few hours later for
France, on the steamship La Champagne. Tho Count
was not stranger in New-York. When here five
years ago he spoken Of the Black Prince" but
his fascination for Lillian Russell made him most
prominent lie had box every night at the theatre
whore Miss Russell appeared in 3" La Princesse de
Trebizondeo and he was charmed with her acting
that he proposed marriage and presented her with
handsome diamond jewelry. Then she ran OIL with
Mr. Solomon.
On SATURDAY Minister Preston said that he would 90
to Boston to-day to give attention to some matters con-
nected with the Haytan Consulate there, and that he
would 90 to Washington later in the week. This
would seem to settle the question as to whether he
would attend President Clevelands New Years recep
ton and dinner to the Diplomatic Corps. As the
Diplomatic representative of the little black Republic
of Haytl MlnInter Preston IS tho dean of the entire
corps Of foreign representatives in Washington ana
would lead tho procession before the President If he
should be In Washington Minister Preston Will not
admit that his absence from Washington tomorrow
will be voluntary that 1t has anything to do with
the report that President Cleveland treated the Lcgit
ime Government with almost contempt when he Or
dered Secretary Bayad not TO make thorough lnVes
tgation OF the circumstances attending the seizure OF
the steamship Haytien Republic, but to demand her
surrender forthwith.
A man who got on a Broadway car the other day
handed the conductor his fare the rear platform
as he passed through the door THAT saves me
few steps, said the cGnduc tor wonder IL people
realize how many steps VIC ldhe IL udS. n"uiu SOu
believe me II told you that l fail TO walk fully
two miles a day up and down in this carr 1t doesn't
seem possible does IT, But Just think for moment
A car is about fifteen feet long When l walk from
the rear platform through the car, turn and come
back GO over thrty-fve feet, counting the turn.
I have watched myself often on trips and ma that
on an average 90 far as tho centre OF the car
and back about twenty feet fifty times on round
trim There YOU have 900 feet trip, and eight
8 feet
gets on or of a car help him on, take step for
ward and backward. When woman gets on we IRE
qucntly follow her part way through the door, so you
see we easily walk two miles day while on duty. 1t
IS the most trcsome kind Of walking, too a sort OF
a cramped shuttle half the time Conductors are hard
on shoes for this reason"
The groups Of men who are always 10 DC seen
standing around tho waterfro are something OF
a study. Some Of these do not break up for hours.
There IS little party Of three or four which may
be noticed on any afternoon at william and South
SIS Two men arc always seated the curbstone
silent and attentive while one or two more stand
by their sides, interested spectators The cause OF
tho afternoon gathering IS game Of checkers.
One OF the HAT paving-stOnes next to the curbing
has been carefully marked off with red and black
paint so as to form a checker board, while fiat stones,
bits Of wood. etc. used for checkers. There Is
good opportunity here any afternoon for an
amateur photographer to catch" interesting udy.
The thoughtful looks the rough and sun-burned
faces, the checked jumpers and the air OF the whole
group are striking and novel
Congressman PIdcock, OF New-Jersey, now that his
political sun IS about TO suffer eclipse. is turning
his attention TO his varied business interests about
the chief Of which Is dairy farming In fact the Con-
gressmans are about the heaviest contributors TO
the lacteal food that pours daily into this city between
the hours Of 1 and a. nj. Mr. PidcOck owns several
dairy farms New-Jersey, and during his career In
Congress they have been managed by his sons, who
are well known figures on the downtown mercantile
exchanges. Nor are his dairy farms the only irons
the busy Congressman has In the fire, for IN addition
to supplying New-York City with milk and the west
side of NewJersey with undiluted Democratic states
manship, he runs one two cotton plantations in
Louisiana and a mule ranch in Texas.
One Of the speakers the dinner Of Claverack