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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1900.
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THERE IS a prospect that we shall
havo three nights of opera by
locnl talent, April 26, 27 and 28,
under the direction of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry F. Dixie. It la not
yat decided what opera will be selected
for presentation, but It may be Gil
bert & Sullivan's "The Princess Ida,"
which has Just been given with so
much success In Klmlra. The music
Is exceedingly pretty and thero
are flne opportunities for elabor
ate costuming. The musical talent of
the,clty will be In demand for this pro
duction as it requires a largo company
and already many of the leading sing
er have expressed their willingness to
participate.
For what particular charity the opera
will be given Is not yet fully nettled.
"The Freo Kindergarten association 1
anxious to take It up find other organi
' zntloW have also been1 considering the
, , matter. The advantage of having the
entertainment during the week of the
"25th. Is from tha fact that a similar
,. movement Is on foot for a produotlan
'-'Sf "Tho Trlncess Ida" In Blnghnmton
Taster week, and by giving tho produc
tion in Scranlon tho succeeding dates
fvmuch expense could bo avoided, Among
the soloists may bo Mrs, Urady, Mis.
Tate, Miss Spencer, Messrs, Atherton,
Sanderson, Williams, Torrey nnd others.
The Cako Walk was an unqualified
success. Thero are no dissenting
voices us to that fact. Anything more
absolutely and madly funny has never
been produced In this town by pro
fessional or local talent. Tho people
who looked on and laughed until they
were limp from tho effect of tholr con
tortions of merriment had little Idea of
what It really meant to produce such an
entertainment. Thero wero many ob
stnelcs In tho way and many sacri
fices which did not appear on the sur
face. In tho first plaoo the young
ladles who participated In the affair
did so In most cases against the most
cherished prejudices and tho most per
sistent objections of many friends and
relatives. Had tho entertainment been
given for almost any other objeot than
tho Homo for tho Friendless the pro
tests might have been so effective as to
avail In barring some of tho cleverest
work of tho evening, for the rich
comedy nfforded by tho feminine por
tion of tho combination oould not have
been spared.
Then tho drills meant work of the
hardest kind. It brought Into play
muscle, whose existence had previously
been unappreciated, but whose sore
ness and lameness from tho unaccus
tomed Btraln brought hours of suffer
ing, Tho costumes In several Instance
were cxpenslvo ns well as an endless
amount of trouble. Tho blacking up
process entailed annoyance which Is
srccly concluded yet, so very ad-
) nesive were Its qualities. As to the
general exhaustion produced by the cx-
urtlon ono had only to look nt the
. 'brows bathed In perspiration to have
some Idea of tho enthusiasm with which
the chief, performers threw themselves
Into their several roles. The reharsals
'consumed evening after evening and
it Is not' surprising that the entertaln-
. ment was brilliantly successful and
; that people aro clamoring for repeti
tions. Miss Belln entertained tho "cako
walkers"' Tuesday evening when the
cake was to bo cut and Us delegabil
ity enjoyed. Neither process ensupd.
Tho ''rake" proved to bo a large, able
bodied tin pan conscientiously iced
over Its entire Inverted surface. Tho
efforts at carving it produced almost
i'-s much merriment in the assembled
company as the entertainment of Sat
urday night. Cards made up the suc
ceeding amusement of tho evening.
Among the guests were: Mr. and Mis.
H, II. Brady, Jr.. Mr. nnd Mrs. A. C.
Twitchell, Miss Archbald, Miss Hunt,
Miss WcIIcb, the Misses Alice and
Helen Matthews, Miss Anderson. Miss
Barber, 'Miss Nash. Miss Amy Jessup,
Miss Dale, Miss Jant Dickson, Miss
.Eleanor Reynolds, Messrs. A G. and
A, E. Hunt, J. H. Brooks. H. D. Mer
mill, 8. II. Kingsbury, W. J. Torrey,
Thomus Dale. M. B. Fuller, A. Z.
Huntington, L. T. IJllbs and F. P. Ful
ler. Miss Anna Edwaids. one of tht most
popular and attractive assistants at
thy public library, lias resigned her
position after a faithful and pleasant
fiervlce of more than r.x years. Mis
EdworOs is to be married at Easter tc
R. A. Lyons, formerly a member of thi
Tribune staff. In his capacity as artist,
but now holding a petition in New
York city with one of tho gieatest en
graving firms of this country.
Mrs. H. G. Cnrr gavo a pretty lunch
ron on Thursday In honor of Miss Ed
wards, when the attendants at the li
brary were among tho guests.
A progressive euchro party was
given .Thursday evening by Mm.
Franklin W. Wilson, of Webster avu
nup. Tlioso present were: Mr., and
Mrs. George Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Tunstnll, Mr. and Mrs, A.
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Mr. nnd Mrs. V. M. Euimell and Mr.
and Mrs. W. Wilson.
It Is said that as Scranton has no ex
ample of the ritualistic church In Its
extreme, neither docs society adopt rit
ualistic methods In keeping Lent. Whllo
m Romo cities formal visits are even
tuboocd during the penitential seuson,
and when all forms of recreation aro
scarcely tolerated here, Informal musl
calcs and card clubs are rather culti
vated ns Lenten occupations than
otherwise, and many ladies make up
their neglected visits at this time. The
Idea of denying one's self the pursuits
and tho luxuries supposed to afford
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Pale Blue Taffeta Waist with Feather Stitching. Tho design is
very pretty and striking.
most pleasure Is doubtless tho true con
ception of Lenten duty, but as u ludy
was heard to say the other day: "I
always have the bcbt possible time In
Lent, for I do the things which are de
nied mo all tho rest of the year, and
don't do tho things which must be done
at other times. I don't go to party and
reception things for six weeks, and
surely that is a delight. I don't en
tertain, and that iu u. rest. I don't
wear out bo many gloves or so many of
anything else. 1 havo time to smooth
the lines out of my face, to road the
i new books, and to make myself a lot
of pretty frivols for Easter gowns.
Then I have time, too, to bo nice and
friendly with my friends and to win
back the ground los during the year
past. I get acquainted with my fam
ily nnd am so agreeable that my hus
band forgets we have been married for
fifteen years. I can go to see certain
dear old women, who appreciate me so
much that I come home feeling that I
am a sort of minor saint not yet canon
ized, and I can sew llannels with the
other women. and not come to blows, as
wo should a few weeks ngo. Savu
money? Well, I should say I do. lean
save enough to pay my missionary
dues and also to buy a new rug for the
hall. Yes, Indeed, I believe In Lent
und Its observance."
People are still talking about tho
Symphony concert. The members are
so dazed by tho almost positive ussur
ance that the society has emerged with
$10 above expenses that there Is no pre
dicting what rash deeds they may per
petrate. They go lound grinning at
each other and saying over mechanic
ally. "Forty dollais! forty dollars!!
and we all felt like thirty cents!!!"
Professor Hemberger seems to bo about
the only man who can contemplate
their affluent circumstances with any
thing like calmness. They aie going to
have another Symphony concert In
May, and It may resolve Itself into a
musical festival. Why on earth wo
cannot havo musical festivals, when
Biughamton, Worcester, Boston nnd
such places concertedly boast of them.
Is a mystery. Not everybody knows
that the Eller brotheis, who played tho
oboes the other night, are the greatest
In .their lino (you can't quite call an
oboe a line) In this countiy. They,
with the bassoonists, came from New
York. It was a beautiful concert, and
a credit to nil concerned.
Tho missionary societlts of Green
Ridge Presbyterian church gave a re
ception in the church parlors Wednes
day evening In honor of Mrs. F. I
Hitchcock, who for eight years has
been their president. The parlors were
beautifully decorated by Mrs. Morel.
Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock wero assisted
In receiving their guests by Rev. and
Mrs. I. J. Lansing, Rev. and Mrs. Fos
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Townsend Poore, Mrs.
Vanderver, Mies Addle Von Storch an!
Miss Margaret Nlcol. At 9 o'clock tho
company eat down to an excellent sup
per. The tables were In the form of the
letter H. At the crossbar Wjere Rev.
and Mrs. Lansing, Mr. .and Mrs. F. L.
Hitchcock and Rev. and Mrs. Foster.
The committee in connection with
the girls' summer home, to be estab
lished ut Lake Ariel, are Miss Eliza
beth Doensam, Mlsu Mlckle, Mrs. R.
M. Stratum, Misses Mabel Bchlager,
Rozella Fritz, Elizabeth nnd Graco
Sanderson, Amy Northrup. Emma
Burns, Bertha Guernsey, Anna Sal-
mon and Helen Stevens. The project
Is not an adjunct to any charity or
organization.
Captain and Mrs. Samuel Hlnes will
occupy their homo on Jefferson avenue,
In April, Secretary O. O. Mshy and
family, who have resided thero for tho
past two years, will spend tho summer
in Dalton. Prof. J. M. Chance, who has
his music studio with Mr. Mahy, is
undecided as to his plans.
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Itoblnson
have returned from a visit In Washing
ton. Dr. Robinson has been in Now
York tho past week, as ho was ap
pointed to deliver tho chargo to tho
peoplo of tho Brick Presbyterian
church at the installation of tho Rev.
Dr. llabcock on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Connell, wife of Representative
Connell, of Scranton, has been spend
ing a few days In the city. Later In tho
seaBon'Bho will return for a stay of
several weeks. Philadelphia Ledger.
Mrs. F. P. Christian entertained a few
friends at a thimble tea on Thursday.
Charles C. Mattes will remove into
Ills resldenco on Qulncy avenue this
spring, tho house now occupied by W.
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1), Zchnder, whoso plans for the next
year aie not complete.
Miss Dorothy Diminlck gave a very
delightful inlsslunnry teu at her homo
on Sanderson avenue on Tuesday after
noon. Among the ladles who attended
wero Mm. Brooks, Mrs. Davis, Mrs.
Osborne, Mrs. Bateman, Mrs. Russell,
Mrs. Sanderson, Mrs. T. E. Jones, Mil.
James, Mrs. Hlbblts, Miss Hill. Miss
Bessie Jones, Miss White, Miss B'Ish,
Miss Poore, Miss Merrlman, Miss Rob
inson, Miss Greely, Miss Woodruff,
Miss Leila Woodruff.
Mr. nnd Mrs. H. H. Brady gave a
dinner lust night in honor of Miss
Welles. The guests were: Miss
Welles. Miss Belln, Miss McLeod. the
Misses Archbald, Messrs. P. B. Belln,
'. v. Fuller, James Blair, Jr., S. H.
Kingsbury and H. D. Merrill.
Mr. Benjamin S. Phillips has gone to
West Virginia, to remain for several
months. On Monday night Mr. Phil
lips was given a banquet at the Ru
dolph In the central city, by nbout
twenty-live of his friends. Speeches,
songs and instrumental music, com
prised a programme that followed a
bountiful feast. Mr. Aaron Jnmcs
was toustmaster.
Mrs. R. W. Luce entertained the
Dollar club on Tuesday evening ut her
home, tfho was assisted by Misses
Edith Richard". May Edwards, Flor
ence Glbbs and Margaret Edwards.
Miss Sadie Ansley entertained a num
ber of her friends Tuesday evening at
her homo on North Main avenue. The
guests were: Misses Nora Scnnlon,
Reglna Ward, Mariette Ward, Ethel
Bcvan, Florence Davis, Sadie Ansley.
Alfred Cook, Howard Cobb, Wendall
Evans, Jay Ross, Harry Meats, James
aftd Joseph Ansley.
Mrs. William Bunnell, of Clay ave
nue, gave u thimble tea Tuesday nfter
noon from 3 till 6. Those present wera
Mrs. .Branch, of Buffalo, N. Y.; Mrs.
Root,' of Blnghamtnn, N. Y.j Mr. F.
C. Hand, Mrs. H. S. KirUpatrlck, Mrs.
E. A. Bush Mrs. David Cottle Mrs.
Robert Jessup, Mis. Robert Peck, Mrs.
8, S. Dermaii Miss Helen Stevens and
the Misses Hull.
A pretty wedding was solemnized at
St. John's church on Tuesday after
noon, when M. J. Ruddy and Miss An
na Rellly, of Plttston avenue, were
united In marriage. Rev. M. J. Flem
ing oitlclated. Miss Mary O'MuIley at
tended tho bride and Michael O'Con
nor was groomsman.
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Miss Tesslo McGouldrlck was ten
dered a pleasant surprise party ut her
homo on Prospect avenue on Monday
evening. Miss McGouldrlck was the
jeclplent of a gold watch nnd chain,
the present of a number of her friends.
MUs Mary Brady, of Birch street, on
Tuesday evening gave a progressive
euchro party to a number of her
friends.
The members of the Dudley Street
Baptist church gave a reception Wed
nesday night in honor of their new
pastor, Rev. J. L. Krcamer, formerly
of Philadelphia.
Monday evening Miss Mary Stucklc
entertained a number of her friends at
her homo on William street. Thou
present wero Misses Emma W'else.Anna
Leher, Frances Lehcr, Malvlna Mlsch,
Kmma Bacr, Emma Snydnr, IxjuIso
Wagner, Helen Deal; Messrs. William
Welae, Gustavo Qloor, Chauncey Sny
der, Ben Davidson, Mrs. Minnlo Smith,
Mrs. Loretta Smith and Robert Bmlth.
A party wns given at the home of
Mr. John Wagner, on Hampton street,
Monday evening. The guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sherman, Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Altemus, Mrs. Joseph Fos
ter, Misses Jennie Foster, Mary Foster,
Llwle Foster; Messrs. Michael Stuman,
August Foster.August Astrlnger.Franh
Foster, George Qehrer, Edward Moran,
Mathias Andrews, Nicolas Oanr, John
Harris, Peter Astringer, John Astrln
gcr, August Otto, John Naumann, Aug
ust Schaeffer, Nicholas Andrews, Jo
seph Brummer, Roland Perkins, John
J. Brewer, Charles Andrews William
Williams, Philip Martin, Martin Kis
ler, Thomas Gavin, Owen Gavin, John
Uavln.Walter Lane, Fred Evans, Frank
Koehler, Julius Klespeskle, Wll lam
Deckelnlck, Georgo Deckelnick, Henry
Koblath, Samuel Lang, Peter Theobald,
Henry Woods, Henry Klein. William
James John Jenkins, Mrs. John Healy,
Conrad Marker, Georgo Nicholas, Aug
ust Miller, J. O. Ackermnn, Bernard
Foster, Frank Noll, A. Vcltli.
Miss Minnie Budcnbach, of 1007 South
Washington avenue, was tendered a
very pleasant surprise party on Satur
day evening by a number of her friends.
Too following were present: Mr. nnd
Mrs. Dymond, Mrs. Saul, Louisa Saul,
Anna Saul, Elizabeth Horbich, LlKlan
Noll, Anna Jenny, Eva Schlmer, Lenora
Scheirer, Grace Hulbert, Alice Wilson;
Messrs. Chailcs Bohr, Bc.'t Dymc.id,
John Clifford, Thomas Crane, John
Deitz, Charles Miller, Eugcnt Saul, Ed
ward Lewert, Edgar Buntle, Joseph
Kibler and Fred KIbler.
Miss Edith Brill, of West Lacka
wanna avenue, entertained the Cadet
club at her homo on Tuesday. The offi
cers of the club are: Misses May
Gelger, of Wllkea-Barro; Anna Brill,
Florence Brill, Daisy Caae, D. Jones,
Nellie Slmson, Victoria Stanton,
Miss Sophie Schlagcr has boon visiting
Uonesdalii friends. '
Xtlss Mabel Schlager has been in
Honesdale this week.
Mrs. J. B. Van Bergen and Mrs. M. R.
Kays aro in Now York.
Miss Jeesup has gone to Brooklyn to
remain for several weeks.
Mis.? Jcnnio Reynolds is making an ex
tended visit in New York.
Alderman Myron Kasson Is expocted
homo from Cuba, Tuosday.
W. a Footo is luite til at his home, 609
OUvo street, with lngrlppe.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Weston have been
taking a New England trip.
Mrs. Georgo Archbald left yesterday
morning for New York city.
Miss May Hnckett will go to Newark
next week for a few weeks' visit.
Mr. and Mr. William Morris havo re
turned from tlirlr wedding Journey.
Miss Helen Hand will return today af.
ter a two weeks' stny in New York.
Miss Qalpln, of Elm street, Dunmorc,
has returned to school in New York.
Mrs. O. I). Simpson la at Hot Springs.
West Va., with Mr. and Mrs. II. P. Simp
son. Mr. and Mrs. J. Benjamin Diminlck
havo returned from a visit In New Eng
land Stanley I Allon. of th'o International
Correspondcnco schools lias gone to Eu
rope. Miss Gertrude Sprngtio has returned
from a lsit at Lakcvillc and in Now
York.
Mrs. Branch, of Buffalo. N. Y Is the
cuct of Mrs. E. A. Bush, on Monroe
avenue.
Mr. 1. A. Finch has been seriously ill
for somo days at his homo on Washing
ton avenue.
Messrs. T. V. Wells and W. W. Phil
lips havo icturncd from a visit at Dans
ville, N. Y.
Mrs. S. G. Barker nnd daughter, Miss
Alice Barker, havo gone abroad to stay
Indefinitely.
Uev. Dr. Van Cleft, of tho Dunmnre
SIcthodlst church, has been in Montrose
the past week.
Mrs. Charles M. Curr and Miss Mildred
Mitchell, of Monroo avenue, aro visiting
iu New York cty.
Miss Frances Hunt has tcturned from
an extended visit with friends in Tren
ton and New York.
Mrs. A. H. Shopland has gone to
JVcstfleld, N. J where who will spend a
short tinio visiting old friends.
Miss Graco Burns, of Cupouse avenue,
has returned from a visit to tho State
Normal school at Stroudsburg.
Mrs. It. M. Stratton is in Brooklyn, N.
Y., where sho Iws been called by the
alarming illness of her mother.
Mr. A. F. Law and daughter. Miss
Grace, havo returned nfter spending ttev.
eral days with Mrs. Law, who is ill in
New York.
Mrs. Root, who has bcn tho guest
of Miss Helen Stevens on Clny avenue,
returned to her homo in BlnMiamton on
Wednesday.
Miss Wallace, who lias been tho guest
of lirr brother on Madison avenue, will
return next week to her homo in Middle.
town. N. Y.
Miss Lillian Gearhart has returned
from a visit iu Lock Haven nnd next
week will entertain .Miss Sara Gearhart,
of that town.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles T. Hand, who
havo spent the past year In Birmingham.
Ala., will bo tho guest of Hon. Alfred
Hand for tho next week.
Mrs. E. Floyd Biur.ch, who has bepn
tho guest of Mrs. Everett A. Bush for
the past two weeks, returned to her
homo in Buffulo Wednesday.
Mis. James Smith, of Sunbury, and
Mrs. Margaret Hummel and son, of
Northumberland, havo returned to their
homes after a visit in this city.
Miss C. May Clifford, who is at tho
head of tho dressmaking department or
Mullcv'M Tilplo stores. Providence, Is in
New York, looking up tho spring styles.
Mr. and Mrs. William Morris, who were
married recently at Baltimore, Md are
ctopplnsr ut the Jermyn. They will re
main in this city until July, nnd after
thut time will make their homo In Bal
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IT IS rather a pity that ho much freo
advertising was given "Sapho,"
Pimply because New York and
I'hllndelphla have been in a state
of shock over "Tho Degeneiatea"
and Olga Nethersole Is the reason why
Suruntort niado suoh i fuss. The re
formers and good peoplo in general in
town do not consider it in tho lino of
their duty to raise a protest against
play houses In which appear produc
tions by which even Olga Nethersole's
"Sapho" would by corisldoted (jullo
white, or to start out on a crusade
against tho danger of the dance hulls
or the hideous evil which stalks In
daylight and darkness on cur streut.
nnd not once In a season. They don't
feel constrained to try to savo the
little boys who crowd the playhouses
evening after evening at the vilest pre
sentations ever being given. They do
not try to protect in the early morning
hours the young girls, almost children,
who come out of the public dances and
balls In various parts of the city.
Probably it la because reformers uro
usually peoplo who live on a very high
plane of social distinction as well us
morality. It Is only when tho women
or the men or the young people of their
own class aro threatened by some de
grading play that they really become
aroused. It doesn't so much matter
what happens to the others. The ear.i
of their own daughteis must pot bo
polluted nor their pure eyes offended
by an Immoral play. Tho other poor
daughters of tho wot Id may go down
tho way that takes hold on death with
out a hindering hand. That Is the dif
ference in tho point of view.
The fact Is that reformers haven't
tho courage of their convictions. Thoy
aro often willing at the outsot of a
movement to do almost anything and
accomplish It till tliems'.-Hes, but about
threo of them are all who can ba
dragged out to u I'ccond meeting. It
is so much easlt-r to write a letter to
tho newspapers than to attempt to
lead an assault In pet son on an exist
ing evil. It Is so convenient to tele
phone "regtets" to a public nieetlnrf
or a commltteo serslon. If tho church
societies, the Christian Endeavor peo
ple, the Epworth Leagues, tho Chris
tian associations, tho temperance so
cieties and a fewiother things that ars
alleged to represent tho moral senti
ment and the reform In the e-ommunlty
should really make a combined etfoit
which did not contain a lot of crank
fadB against tho Immorality which de
grades our city, it wouldn't take two
days to clean up the whole mess. You
can get almost anything you want in
this world If you only want It hard
enough. Our spasmodic efforts at re
form In this town are certainly ludic
rous. It isn't necessary to bieak a bad egg
on one's plate In order to convince ones
self that thero aro bad eggs in tho
world.
It isn't nf ccssary to pollute the mind
with an evil play In order to bo tho
means of suppressing tho play. It
Isn't necessary to prowl around In tha
filth of the slums In order to get an
Inspiration for uplifting their denlxens.
If the. peoplo In town desired earntstiy
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Have you seen our new arrivals in
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to cast out some of the existing vlle
ness they could easily accomplish the
fpat. Tho municipal government, tho
social conditions, tho inoial degrada
tion are no worse than the people want,
else they could find methods of relief.
Wo can always get what we want If we
want It hard enough.
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As to "Sapho," It would not be played
If the peoplo did not want to seo such
productions. It will soon dlu a nat
ural, uninteresting and unwept death,
because bad plays are never the ones
the peoplo lush to seo continuous.',-.
Had somo of tho local papers refrained
from hysterics over "Sapho" the pla-.'
would, In all probability, be seen by
only a meagre house. Curiosity Is ;i
very dominant trait of character, no
less In tho inascullno than tho fern nln
Individual. If by any fantastic pos
sibility Mayor Molr could havo liaon
prodded on to interfere with that y.ny
tho entire populace, ut least tho inalo
portion, would havo endeavored to bo
thero to see. Men like to bi where
there is a "ruction." As nttto tots
they form a ring on their wav homo
from kindergarten and encourage llstlo
encounters. Later on they tea;- madly
after the patrol wagon In the'r morbid
desire to be on hand If thero is a row.
Prom that time onward to old au' a
fight of any kind will engage thrlr
undivided attention, while the women
in the vicinity will hurry hon?w.irl
as fast as they can, or take ivfuga iu
tho nearest shop. If thero hid been
a probability of arrests tho othor night
tho Thirteenth regiment would have
been required to keep otder in tho vic
inity of that theater. One of tho anius.
ing features about tin who'o matter
ia tun Ua tannin whn nab! ctoj3 money
In order to be regaled by a naughty
play were frightfully disappointed In
the diluted condition of the nrtlc!i
offered. No doubt thero has been any
number of worse things which weren't
half as well patronized.
As to the real play of "Sapho" as
presented In New York, "William Win-
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If you are within reach of our cal
we want you to inspect our new
arrivals in
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dur own importations from China
and Japan made of grass that is fresh
aud strong firmly woven all the
graceful, eccentric patterns and clean
bright, clean colors that give such
charm to these goods from strange
at prices within the reach of all.
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ter, the famous critic, has probably
made the keenest and most thoughtful
comments yet heard. In the course of
these ho says: "Impurity In food is
not redeemed by either luxury of ac
cessoiies of excellence of service and
neither does a play become salutary
and acceptable because It happens to
bo prettily set and cleverly acted.
Much specious doctrine on this sub
ject has been promulgated, first and
last, by theatiical panderers, seeking
gain by ministration to tho baser appe
tites of the fool multitude, but the
truth Is that thoso, .dramas of tho
brothel have ne';er,iotb the least good
to any human being,' nnd that their
solo effect, aside from Iho gratifica
tion of a pruilcnt public taste, is to
deillo the minds of tho young, who, for
the most part, compose tho theatrical
audience, with a needless and harmful
knowledge of the seamy side of life,
with the tainted suggestions of a. Jeer
ing debauchery and tho noxious vapors
of Impudent vice. The tenet ' Is hat
you may tell any sort of story If you
will only tag It with a correct precept.
As long as the 'lesson' Is good, tho
method of teaching may smell to heav
en. In other words, the best way to
discover the true inwardness of de
cayed fish is to swallow it.
"There is no surer sign of piental
and moral obliquity than a tqste for
decadent literature and art. No man
who Is In good health ever bestows at
tention upon stuff of that kind. He
would Just as soon haunt about a
slaughter house. The objection to theso
tainted plays Is not that they will per
manently Injuro publloj morals. It
would bo puylng them a compliment
to ascribe any such lasting potenMatitv,
The objection is that they aro obnox
ious to good tuste and good breed'uer.
that their tendency Is to cuuse msncal
and sometimes physical nausea th'it
they obtrude foul themes upon 'the at
tention of the young und thus sol at
the sources of life thoso sprlns of
thought, feeling and conduct tvnl.-h
otherwise might Issue pure."
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