The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-29
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM.
FADOFF"S WEEKLY OBSERVAT IOEd
IN THE CAY METROPOLIS
A PoetIcai Enusion on Sleigh Riding.
Judge Hilton as an Exclusive Huffman.
the w. uderful BOY Pianist The Latest
Sensations mt the Theatres.
Especial Corrcspondence.l

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Especial Corrcspo ndence.l
NEW YORK, January 27.-Fifth Avenue
to-day. Snow on the Avenue:
Tinklng bells on the horses, gay bellies in the
| sleighs,
! + side walker -wa.hist, can only think d-ash,
| Why is not my pocket hook oh ok full Of cash :
| Vol can bet Il IL wero. I'd bavea sleigh ride.
| with my sweet little Bunnio-Bun dtchid by
M forty i've thousand girl. bound to betrsy,
} For she gives. and don't sell one, 81 " and a
A n" and a Ak" what man doesn't ike
when enjoyed with sweet little ruby hpd
The man who docs not. set him down as fool
! who when u green youth, was thedlnce Oh the
Du, ~ ali fun costs gelt: Y, 8, ira. IS the 'alk,
Why I'll slip. and IN slide. and continue my
i'm say 10 he BunnIcs: Girls, everything
hope Sc you're all happy from top knot TO
tees"
Judge Hilton, the residuary lcgatee
Of the late Mr.. Stuart, is harder TO
get at than our head OF the gov
eminent, a deucci sight. Small boy first
takes your "keard," then ont comes q
very elegant and polite gentleman, the
Judges secretary. lie says 20 you, Are
Won personally acquainted with Judge
Hilton, siry' Unless YOU have the
audacily Of y. Z. r newspaper re-
porter. you tell the truth. and sly NO,
sir; | have not that honor I am the
bearer Of letter to the Judge, which !
would very much like 10 deliver in per-
son" The callers card Is then taken 10
his r. II. Ohe successor Of the great \
T.S) Tie does not, however. have the
Ciyiity TO NIX the gentleman, who calls,
into bis office. or 90 come from his seclu
sion, but In an ins,au. sends again his
secretary. who says, "if yoI will allow
me. SIR, ! win deliver the letter you hive
ID Tn1re Hilton" ANGELS and ministers
of grace. defend us" "Wht meats doth
this our Caesar feed upon that Ae hath
grown so greats I'm thc 8llcn days
Sew Workers we're much moro demo
cratic than now, and any one putting on
such airs would have been il danger OF
well, the Gisplcasurc ot thc Oh SiX.h
ward
On Wednesday was IN big luck
My little French friend and myself were
walking ON Broadway in the pursuit Of
happiness under difficulties, when who
should come along hut handsome Tom
Mcguire. the veteran theatrical manager.
of the Pacific slope Pm mighty glad
10 see you. Fadon,' SAID Tom, "recau-e
know that yol aud the General both
Ike music I've got three t,ekes for
little lloflmln's. bus they're stand ees.'
"Nercicr. beauc9up." sail the General, I
eve will wis mO0sh mpp.n4is atkccp.
ycu poiiteese 80 we all went 10 The /
METROPOLITAN Opera House, and 10 paid T.
The vast auditorium was hlicd Not 4 /
vacant seat 90 Doe had for love or money" /
said very uOlitc gentleman in . thou /
sand dollar fur Oyercoat (ycrv Gmiably |
Informed, . frec-ticket patr0u), ~ we I
passed in. lie wasn't Mr.. Ahler-that 7.
am certain Of The majority of the /
audience were % the softer sex; al /
though, suppose, there must have been /
efteen hundred men there az least. The |
tiny little boy was, of course, the thing /
We wanted % see ana hear. lie Is "a /
wonder. and 20 mistake FadOG has /
heard Leopold de Meyer. Henri Her, /
Rubenstein, Heller, EojsoN5kie. aad /
many other piano forte players,
bu, was never quite SO much astoui-hcd /
before The dear little fellow played /
Bc,h0yen's Sonata PathetiQuc in "a /
manner to bring tears into the cYcs of /
a music-loying soul; then concerto. iu /
G minor, by Mendelson Tina; which |
mos. surprised both lie General amt /
the res, Of us was an improvisation upon /
a theme given him by an eminent must /
clan from the audience Near hy us was /
"A German gentleman, vino. like myself, /
was drinking in the joy OF the moment /
lleWrned 10 me and exclaimed Err ist |
elm wuuderkind" l don't speak Ger |
man although can walk SPANISH, so /
youll have 10 get aomebody elder than l /
am ,o translate il for you
Lucky thing for that plucky Western |
bow Manager Abbey, that poor Gcrstcr'- /
terrible temper ruined her sweet voice, /