Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-13
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NV YORK. June n, 1891.
One trouble about New York is tina, there 10
40 much Of il that one often mi.ses a good and
interesting occasion from sheer inability 10 be
IN two places At one time. On Sunday, for en-
stance. there are frequently dosen notable
services IN s many OF the great chain Of
churches from Harlem down 60 old Trinity,
but the most active and agile OF religious
tramps could hardly succeed in including them
ali an his days devotions- Away up IN Eariem,
on the corner Of Lenox svenue and i22d street.
is one of the most impressively beautiful
churches IN this great city, that OF the Holy
Trinity. and IL wGs a strikingly beautiful serv-
Ice which was held there on last SUNDAY even.
lng. on the occasion OF the annual choir
festival The choir assisted by ,ho.s Of
saint Bartholomew and AL Souls aud the
program was one OF noble music superbly
sung. Anthems hv Barnby. Stsiter. Mendels-
sohn, Arcade;t and Gounod were given with
pure devotional effect Old Trinity too, has
had great choir festival today. when Dr.
Messiter, the organist. celebrated mis- twenty
mn anniversary In that position. Over one
hundred Of his present and former choir bovs.
many of whom are now stalwart men, assern-
hied from all parts OF the country 20 sing the
service which. by the way. with the exception
OF one bach fugae and an anthem by Spohr,
was entirely by Gounod.
SUBURBAN VIEW or FREEMAN FUNDS"
viii buy tickets TO an entertainment for
the benefit Of your frcsh-air fund.-" asked the
suburban matron, boIly Not much won't
Pardon the low expression but IL sounded
more emphatic than plain no, and I wished 10
he very emphatic. on. YES. l know I am
Turk and niid.l rolled into one but lust
let the tel you, there are two sides 20 that
iresh-air business and j am OF the other side,
Neboaght cottage near the sea tor the sake Of
quiet ana fresh air. and had every reason
10 think We had got what we. paid for until
last summer. Then the benevolent people OF a
rieh church uptown got the idea that our
beach was Just the place for the poor little
street Arabs Of their mission 10 recuperate
40 they made arrangements with q woman near
us who took boarders and who wisely forebore
TO consult her neighbours about the plan and
the first thing We knew the enemy was
upon US, and he was upon us IN platoons
all summer. Every two weeks a fresh
batch of marauders would come down
10 take the places of those whose
ingenuity in mischief was exhausted. Our
lawns were devastated. our flower beds rified.
the beach was infested with bowling hoodlums
aud II was just about as agreeable as living on
the ground floor OF east side tenement
house Our children wanted no better smuse-
ment than TO plunge into devoted intimncies
with the most abandoned Of the little rafians
and life was one long combat 10 keen them
from acquiring the language and manners OF
Avenue A. We endured IL for one summer as
best We could with much Interchange Of SYM
pathes between ourselves but when we heard
that the same arrangement was 60 be made this
wear several OF the property holders went 70
Zee the gentlemen of the church having the
matter In charge. They only needed 20 state
the circumstances. and the gentlemen said AZ
once they wouldn't think Of causing % much
ANNOYANCE. les, suppose they ought TO have
country air somewhere. and / am willing 10
contribute II spot can befounds 20 remote aud
| isolated that nobody would object 10 having
them there. But am afraid il would be eS-
Pensive, for don't know Of any place nearer
than siberia or the desert OF Sahara"
WHAT WILL THE FOUR HUNDRED poy
Fashionable society WIS good deal stirred
mp by tho report that Sir William Gordon Cum
ming was 10 visit this country in the autumn
with his bride. Miss Garner comes of a we'll
known family here and is popular, but IL ia not
peneNed that the bridal pair will get very cor
dlal reception. The club influence in society
Is very strong here and Sir wlham's Of
tense AZ one that Will put him into Coventry in
America AS well as in London, 20 far ~ club
circles are concerned. He is in q much worse
IA, 80 TAR AZ regards social life than III he were
a more heinons sinner Ia some other wav
Cheating at cards Is OF the unpardonsble
SINS IN club life. and a title will OF excuse
1t among the anglomaniacs of New York More
over We are disposed to be loyal 30 the Prince
OF Wales IN our exclusive circles and IL 10 war
to the knife now between Cumming and the
prince.
TEMPERANCE by Exclsg
The temperance reform in this city Is passing
into rather q new phase. The TENN ights-in-
a-bar-isoom" epoch has given way TO more
scientific methods The effort now is 90 pro-
tect society through the better administration
of the laws. Not that there is less interest in
temperance societies. perhaps. but there 10 tar
more attention paid 10 the legal END Of the
movement Societies have been springlng ND
within two or three years all over the CITY.
having for their object the enforcement of the
excise law and the elevation Of public opinion
on the question of the liquor traffic A strong
society VI thin class has just been organized ON
the west side, with Lorettus 3. Meicalr flor
merry editor OF the Forum, Ne president This
society joins with another strong movement iu
Harlem. and with one or two more down town.
and expects 10 restrict the spread OF hqpor
saloons and tone up local sentiment on LIQUOR
selling. at least so tar the business violates
the law. The movement ia entirely IN sec
tartan. In fact. the Roman Catholic clergy are
glad TO co-olerate with Protestants on tins
common ground. as some OF the strongest anu
most Practical antagonists Of the liquor traffc
are 10 be found among the Roman Catholic
priests. Thai church II making a tystemat..
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liquor interest is more afraid Of is than Of auv
other foe which has appeared. The priests
keep track Of every new saloon and nSybi every
new license in way which makes IL very un-
comfortable for the liquor dealers
METROPOLITAN NOTES.
Commissioner Roosevelt has been having .
regular cowboy frolic with the local hack
politicians here, and has given them taste of
Wild western yigor, which they will not forget
in hurry.
We 10 have a new hotel on 5th avenue.
this time opposite Chickering Hall. Ia II.
however. TO be a small affair, the value Of the
property being paltry S460, 600.
Chas. Fisher quickly follows Harry Edwards
into the silent land His death this afternoon
removes another of the veteran and sterling
actors Of the city, He had not been active in
Days company for year or more owing 70
III health.
Editor Pulitzer came TO town in very much
! improved health "Wednesday on the Majestic,
and there Is nervousness in the Word ofilce as
II Is felt there will be little local cyclone Mean
while the seeding Col Cocker1ll ID making a
very good impression with his double journal
istlc team
Another collision on the elevated railroad,
but that road seems born under a lucky star
Two trains crashed together on the I'd avenue
line, bat no one was badly injured
HESkr r ELLIoT.
What We Drink.
Some interesting facts relating 10 the com