Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-30
IS GAZING AWE-STRUCK
Professor Stephens, in Letter 10 a Friend
Tells Of New Yorks Sights.
NE IS RAPTURous OVER GRAND OPERA
A Trip Along the Hudson to See the Tomb
of General Grant-"LoSh Out for
the Carsr'

have Jus. ro.urrsd from a couple u
hours walk 10 New NJrk's wonderful
park. which l wish I could describe o.
you. We live only hall = block from u,
right IN mte center u miles upon miles
Of great houses. all Joined together ~
closely shat YOU could not oven squeeze
butNoen them They wotdd seem like
ore house 10 u block u The roofs were
evan. bu; az shc svp i1me 20 an Ave
AMI sx s;onts b gh r shan others. Wen.
Furrouuitd on che opposite eide n src
streets Win mits ~ httc palaces l.
Ctrefad park You must DO, fhink " "a
rrcW garden ricciy hi1 out. fof b is
trt fa. bLi y yuu haNe been hlah
enough up IN, canyon 3d. gel whore the
n'f trees. tlc maple mi quaklnF.hsp
irpts niuN. Nith prcat i1uidcfs here
all tbrfr sticking o. ~ she gIctn
Ffals. aad TOW arl thfu . level STRIP.
iug iCive vat lhe mour.airs tpNlrins
90 Jitsi eide. 90 . pui 10 a val Uf build
i1gH aiiNu wa people M. .riui. Thou
hr.a. wirilrf dives ari cfmsfi.td
painWays turIltE On aud uui bCtNs ~
The fNcks VA ieiEts aud under thu
tres. lifhlgfs ur0 hCrc nLl there,
wii,rc fhD driveway rnff over she foIi
or bicycle pains. 81 she rlvcrse. \
Hveiy blwtry s.ards here, aud fno
pavilion yofifr. stretches VI lily = HniH
~ ANAL i4kss wif1lnv htswtcn 1td be-
lw sharp r1gOs. bilf ~ whloh are
bare IuCk, wgh an arb1r 90 the tor
over krs the water. Tiere prc seats
On Ia side II 4hc paths evcrywh g.,
url ficpa cut irss tn fprka 90 ascend
she bills. Here and thcrc q a Efcls
siatue n srme robll aero W
historic Emblem 10 come great decd.
Wo.l, tnrubbcry, grlss everywhere.
eNeeiNlfg 90 the rypd ways. bare rocks,
and inkta liousir with wgld beasts
ure grouped IN ouo hollow. a bird house
~ another. q cons fvatOfy ~ flowers
IN another. ami oifywhcrc gro,is house
nllcd Nn.h pliriinga gu1 sig.uary. sume
OF fhcm ID lufAnds ~ yfira uI. Ths
pan ~ - wade ,aai Whgn you have
.uicrtd Tor some distance you ~ lon.
ger zee shc buiMluEf ~ the town Tor
tf''H ant hills; hut such II tho rush
of cars on ana above shc airfns that
YOU r'iftniarilv hear nur like 4 wind
huNlnR In thr distance when You
come go an opt ming you may aoe rush.
itg along the street flrgifc ears like
uur ~NN cable ears fhht are drawn
along hy great metal ropes under
ground ana hurFe ears. Above these,
On a sort ~ an trs1 bridge mas runs
nlprg me- ferctis Tor n,ica C.hcy call
~ an elevated tailfoad) about even with
the ton ~ Il. &. ~. l., regular rail.
way trains. each TRAN wfih i've or six
cars. ny along In both dirc'thua A
Train cvefy mry.c. each way. There
IRE great number ~ these running
shrpigh gi parts nf tho town, some %
she lors;h 90 about six miles.
GRANTS TOMB.
onr day W. FOLLOWED M the banks u
The great Hudson RIVER FOR miles
"nivcr faIc." ani along TN oliver
Side drive. The Tvor Il about half a
mile wide af.i run. between deep.
rocky banks u u a grind Vlcw.
fin1lly We came o. q slight bend nui
therc On top - the hill was a
beautiful grlnHc building SHAPED
something Hike ahs d9ns You
have seen s.hc pictures on Inc ton ~
the Capitol ~ Washington. a nlghi VI
great granite steps leads up 90 ghe iron
doors. and YOU enter beautifully poi-
shed granite. dome shaped. circular
building. In tho center YOU look down
upon two large and beautifully polished
brown marble caskcis, on containing
che remains Of OeDraI q. 4. Drant,
the other awaiting his beloved wife
when she departs this existence. From
rhlS hll. the Wow up and DOWN tn
ffVsr n magnificent. Just acrora on
another bill arc iha buildings N the
Columbia College. We crossed over anl
examined ihom and ihc grounds ThJ
town extends In every direction stiil
though We hid supposed We wrro Ions
since ulH ~ elie main part II H. In.
deed, they call this pare Harlem" hut
!, II nevertheless a part Of New York
ely
You may now 30 with me 10 ,aa
grand opera. We pay dollar and "A
half ca goi a good sfai. Up and ~ We
climb 20 the ffih Eallsty-.ha place We
nickname "NiTrtr Hciven" al home
sonnet lines, The stage seems far below
w. In front ~ 1. are seated sighiy
men. with all kinds of Instruments, 10
play accompanies 90 she gfcat sing
crs, who VIII soon take part upon Inc
stage. angora who have been hired "a
sling here from cNvry part OF our wide
world. fhebest only from she million.
who Try 20 sling, Two Of thsm only have
Nefdlch, who gfs nfteen hundred
dollars for every nigh. shat
shr sings. ana Bmma flames.
who gets one thousand dol,
for using her charming throat. The men
got all the way from two hundred To-
one thousand each. Then "a great num-
bcr sing In the chorus who are said Ia
they have 20 spend days and DAYS 70.
hcnrHinr. That great band ~ 10 play.
.rs strike M the overture. or opening
music. and u - a musical feast before
even the curtain II up Now this rolls
up, ana the stage II one grand marble
castle. a chorus u about one hundred
singers dressed In strange and picture
eaquo costumes mn the stage. Present.
~ the great singers come IN one by
one. as their parts call for them, and
We are charmed. n IL Impossible 10 de-
scribe 10 YOU the charm OF the music.
with these great, powerful. perfect
voices. - I won't try. lot tho curtain
drop. The house II a blaze ~ electric
lights and We leave our perch 10 go ~
the sides. where we rnn took down on
th1se below ~. circle after circle ~
women dressed In beautiful silk and
satin gowns ~ all delicate shades of
oolors. diamonds sparkling In their hair
nr1und their thrn1ta and upon their
dresses. Millions ~ dollars are shin
ing beneath uH Hack ~ the iadlea III
mon In black. with white shirt fronts.
low vests. etc. Everybody dresses h's
very gayest ana best 10 show himself
M the opera. Tho lower floor " nlied
with people but little less finely nttlred.