The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-29

clothes, and had come to the opera In the
costume of our FIRST mother before she
knew anything Of apples or snakes
There Is nothing Of the prude about me
and I don't profess to be over nice on
matters aesthetic or otherwise, especially
the otherwise. have seen masculine and
feminine beauty under all possible con-
ditions, and have little to learn on that
score. visited Madagascar before the
Christian missionaries got foothold there
and saw delegation Of over two thousand
march along the beach, where the only con-
cealment Of natures charms was necklace
of shells and ring In the nose. IhaYe sat
for hours In the Paris Life School where
the models were mlnus the fig leaf that
composed mother Ewes first apron, so thal
an ordinary display Of female charms has
no more effect on me than wooden Indian
But confess a modest blush mantled my
sensitive cheek as l looked around the
Metropolitan boxes the other night.
realized that was not quite as case hard
ened as l thought.
This sort of thing carried to its present
excess, might be borne with resignation If
none but the young and beautiful INDUCED
in It; but in some of the most fashionable
boxes. you will see fat, flabby old grand
mothers sitting beside their graDddau0hters
displaying bare arms and nocks from which
all charm had departed forty years ago, and
anatomical frights that remind you Of
Calvin Edison whom Barnum used tC
exhibit quarter of a century ago as the
Shelton Wonder. But clothes or nc
clothes, the opera is doing rushing bust
pess, and Anton Siedel, the leader, says
that New York will shortly be the musical
center of the world.
1t reads like story of the cowboys; two
jewelers. windows smashed in one of oul
principal thorouRhfares, and thousands ol
dollars worth Of diamonds stolen; and 9
gentleman sandbagged in open day in 9
public street, and the robbers get off witt
his purse. People are astonished wher
they read of robberies in the west or south
holding up a stage coach or a railroad train
but that is mere child's play alongside o.
some of these New York robberies.
Mrs. Parsons, the negro wife of thC
Anarchist, arrived here this week from
Europe, and the reds were going to receiv,
her with band of music, and make bis
time over her. Inspector Byrnes refuses
them permit for their procession, and a
first they talked of defying the authoritie
and having the reception anyway; but the.
were given to understand. that If the.
undertook it, there might be wigs on th,
green, so the reception was private, ant
she departed in peace.
The holidays have been enllyened by
revival in the Salvation Army, caused b.
the arrival among us of the younger son o
| General Booth. commander-in-ch of th
army, and brother of Ballentine Booth, whit
now has charge of the United States con
tingent. After painting New York brigh
vermilion for three nights, the Army crossed
over to Brooklyn by the Big Bridge, drum
beating and colors flying, and gave the ci
vi Sdlnts d IOuStduUuI. oOuSsj uucIe, qudi
tets, banjo solos with tambourine accom-
paniment, sandwiched with an occasiona
handspring and jig, made the occasion ex
ceedingly pleasant, If not spiritually profit
able. General Booth himself went off in
something that looked very much like 6
double shuttle which could scarcely be called
an evidence of spiritual grace. 1t is moi
for poor sinner like me to call in ques
tion the methods that eur salvation breth'
ern pursue to call reprobates like my self {
repentance; but If this is true religion,
can cnly say with Watts, "God moves in a
mysterious way his wonders TO perform"
Truly yours,
BROADBRIM.