The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-02-01

Now II any one lmaglnes that woman
are not getting on, let them come 70 New
York and look about Everybody has
heard Of the soroslS. A very nice club, no
doubt; lots Of brains In Il and oceans Of
talent, good level-headed women, not ladies
In the sense Of persons that can do moth
Ing but In the sense Of being able to do
everything. I repeat here what have
often said before, that you could hear
better music, better singing and batter
speaking, At a meeting Of the Sorosls than
yor can find at any other half dozen male
clubs in the city. But tits an upper crust
club, the women who compose lt for the
most part are not only talented but we'll TO
do; most of them are women Of wealth or
else those who in literature or art have
made their mark In the world. But we
have also q working womsn's club. or
rather a series Of clubs reaching all over
the city, which now has membership OF
nearly Eve thousand. Last week they bad
ball all among themselves-not a fellow
In sight. And do you think they missed
them9 Not BIT of It. Thirteen hundred
Of them took part in the ball, and they
we're all dressed alike, the only differences
being the color of the club badges. No
body tried TO outshine anybody else, for no
one was allowed TO spend more than ten
cents on adornment, and how sweet they
all did look in their nattv French caps,
oh, my, my 1t was sight to see. And
the grand Patriarch's bal at Delmonico's 8
given by the creme la creme, was not more
decorous or polite. Miss Grace NJ. Dodge,
the great female philanthropist, who was
recently deposed from our School Board
because she exposed wicked teachers, pre-
sided, and 1t is hardly necessary to say that
the girls had q royal time. The only dis
tresSing feature to it was, that the girls en-
joYed themselves so much that they said
they never would 90 to ball again where
was a mani That's awful,
In addition to to the above, the Berkley
opened its gymnasium this week, said to
be the finest female gymnasium in the
world. This club is strong In number and
finance, and holds In It's membership some
Of the wealthiest ladies In the city. A few
years ago a number of ladies felt that they
would like to have some place where for
gentle exercise they could play among
themselves quiet game of billiards; then
bowling alley was added which by the
way is now quite fashionable amusement
| v,ith tInpaon0s ~ ioJ;a. Il, tbn c;to Than
room was added with dumb bells and
clubs, and the final outcome is the splen.
did gymnasium that was opened last week
Here the ladies are taught every exercise
that can develop their frames and give then
healthy bodies. They can fence and box
and do everything that any man can do
but like the Sorosis this is one of our swell
clubs. To sustain it the initiation and
dues are high, but it is a most excellent
thing for those who can afford it. In ad
dition TO this we have Woman's Press
Club and a Female Art Club, all helpful
and excellent institutions,s 80 you see woman
is getting on. The globe trottsF Nellie By
is an evidence of what woman can do wher
she tries. Talk about fast women, she vii
no doubt be regarded as the fastest woman
that the world has eyer known.
have frequent occasion to speak of the
sharp contrasts of life occurring here ever!
day, but at no time have they impressed
me more than in the week just past Or
Wednesday police officer was leading I
tottering old man towards the Police Cour
where he expected to be committed to tn,
Inebriate Asylum. His limbs failed him
and he sat down on q doorstep to rest, anC
a moment after he rolled over dead. HI
was the father of Ada Rehan, the pet OF thu
New York theatre-going public and thu
pride of Daly's Company, and whose sec
ond daughter is married to the talented
young actor Oliver Dowd Byron. Drinl
was the old mans curse, and bis children
are Overwh slmed with grief at the manne
of his death. Dramatic circles were shocked
and panied to learned that the favorite &C
; tor Frank Bangs was lying sick and desti
tute at a small hotel in town. It was no
. only shock but surprise, for Mr.. Bang
has been one of the best paid actors in tn
United States For many years past, hi
salary running from one hundred and fft'
to two hundred and fifty per week. H
was in great demand, If he was ever out o
an engagement It was his own fault, for b
was a universal faVorite. He married on
Of Singers numerous daughters few year
ago. She was crazy till she got him, AM
after trial of couple of weeks she wa
crazy till she got rid Of him, alleging as
cause that he was fonder of his little pc
dog Toby than he was of her. On tn
news of his unfortunate situation tn
, actors fund came to his relief, and he /
now doing well.
BRoADBRIM.