The morning times., 1896-12-06

ious not famous was a product OF the
time; that Ananias had all at once over
come the powers OF Truth and was ram
pant in the land. Man was ever 10 de-
fusion given. The ingenious person who
concocted the diamond robbery has been
in his grave as long as Jeremiah But some
body must be given the credit OF every
invention, though that somebody stole III
from somebody else. The dear pubnc mas
come to believe that the late Emma Abbott,
of plea sa mt osculatury memory, wasthe flrst
actress to enjoy the distinction or having
her jewels captured by wicked and ruth
less villain After Miss Abbott had lost
by repeated thefts as many gems as ever
bedecked the person of a Persian monarch,
II all at once dawned upon the unsuspectihS
public that II had been hoaXed. deep
ahySrnal quiet ensued, when all at once,
the saiacions, surcing, sacharine ahbou
kiss burst forth upon an astonished world
like new comet in the sky. Then Tor q
while the rin Il honneur was the sensation
Of the hour and the delight Of the multi
tude
EmbuIdened by a sort of negative ap
plause, that Of being endured, the 1akir
has gone on qualming the mental stomach
with his spurious literary nostrums- With
the passing Of the kiss fake came in quiet
succession stories of actresses causing their
admirers to drink champagne from their
tiny sill ppers actress suing their managers
forhaNing their lin Ds photographedbyf flash
| light. actresses poisoned by the odor of
| yiolets sent by unknown lovers, actresses
| stabbing the villain by mistake. actresses
| bathing in tepid milk actresses SO deyilish
| and enticing that European moDarchs drove
! them from their domains to save the male
I population from suicide. Such paitry ef-
forts to hoist social ddventurcsseS and
| throa1y chorus girls into Dotoriety. or ill.,
| ject new life into faded fame. gives a
| decent man "a dead pain in the serrlifunar
| gangiian. If actresses ADVANCED their art
| one whit by I hc Iakirs' efforts. they might
| be looked npon with Some slight composure
| by a tortured public.
To the press agent who is attem pting &c
earn his salary and serve his employer by
| legitimate means, these mcrdacions inveIi
| tions are looked upon with the contempt
they deserve. Those in the guild whC
| possess literary skill and intelligence anC
| who are not III OF their own unworth
| have little trouble in finding plenty tC
| write about that the ne wspapers will ant
are always glad to print. and il is worth y
| OF noie that there are "A few managers
| alive 10 the fact that nauseating senS3.
| uonaIism is destructive to the character
| of the ;iH-ater as the care of pigs and
| poultry is an enemy 10 the Countenance' -
| AugHstiu DAILY, Andrew Mccormick and
Charles Eruniuan Il would no more permit
the fasir's maChinations than they would
| jump Off OF Brooklyn bridge to bring
| themselves into cheap and pruri,iess motor
| iety. The New York sun and the Press
! among reputable ne wspapcrs. has ent theii
valuable aid to the task of pulling the
| CLOAK from the shoulders Of humbug'
ana exposing the shameful exploits of dis
| reputable promoters OF publicity
| 1t Is an encouraging sign OF the times
| that men of real literary distinction have
| lately accepted employment as press agents
! Mr.. George Parsons Lathrop, "a writer Of
| distinction and the son-in-law of Nathaniel
| Hawthorne. lately engaged himself To Au-
| gusun Daly. ard Mr.. FercivaI Pollard,
| one of the best known short story writers
| OF the West, is editing Richard Mans
| fields press copy.
IL Is frutiess enterprise that of dead
| eating the fakir with opprobrious speech.
| Being press agent is too often = thank
! less employment, he would most always
! prefer rcctItude TO nIendaCity, We're it
not that his employer, the commercial man
| agerial yulgarian, drove him into ways
| that are dark and tricks that are vain
| and inglortous.