The evening world., 1891-04-29
ThE CLEANER

Ma Van Rensselaer, cruser 10 q busy wo-
man. Her social duties are numerous, and
she write Q usat deal Her coming novel,
"a Puritan Pagan. N u to be pubisnsd IN the
Sunday wontp. III 10 rather intsrsstine,"
shs said, ITO 90 70 suea q numbsr Of readers
~ one reaches through q pspsf." The
magazines seem 90 O. enough to snatch
up MIA cruGtrs work. hppincons' has
novelette, ~ her this month. "vam ireA"
wish Mr.. crugsr would write "a Dip,omats
Diary. win the scene America and the drd-
mats Dtrsonn members Of New York soc ETY..
She could handle tins a. no otaer. and people
would ike TO read II
J. Rlwsrd Barclay, the artist. win give
reception In his new stu Ito In the Sherwood
studio Building text Saturday. l have no
dou tit will be q very interesting thing. a.
Barclay knows host OF pleasant people.
met Coroner Ferdinand Lsvy on the street
yesterday. lie had his ususl air Of quiet
NC lyity. The Coroner 10 always exceedinglJ
courteous, and he has good memory. Time
is rreAting him kindly, and his eye and nh
pin both retain their iustre
Claremont 10 Q beautiful point TO wind up At
after n spin out OF the city on . Summer even
ing. One OF the prcitiest 81 hts out that way
are the tninly scattered lights which shine
through the darkness from the town In front
OF the hotel. I have nothing to say about the
prices inside. they shine out rather lumi-
nously, TOO.
What o brilliant showing the tulips maze In
the city squares. There could not be more
appropriate place Ior this strong sssertive
flower. 1t has no delicacy, but IL sumptuous
and bold IN Its strong color.
william r. Roberts, Minister to Chill under
Cleveland, ts l hear, at the point Of death at
mis- home IN this city. Paresis 10 said to be the
nature Of his maiady, which began TO assert
| itself several months ago.
| / met william Travers jerome. that prom
ising young attorney. on the street yesterday.
he tells me that the private practice Of his pro-
fession Ia far more enjoyable than holdiL 9
onlce-which may be explained in the circum-
stance that one term As an Assistant District
Attorney has brought jerome much fame in
the shape Of ciientA
Capt. Mclaughlin was always Q serene, tran
quIl young man, but he Is more so than eveI
now that he so closely shsres Inspector
Byrnes's solicitude about the "gent" 90 killed
shskespesrs. He B a young, Good-lookinG
fellow-Capt Mclaughlin. not the gent
and gets hold OF anything with good deal Of
determination.
or what patience does New York car.
driver need to be possessed Yesterday somt
man had backed his cart against the curb
stone on Broadway and left the hub Of hi
wheel so that 1t would Craze the car. The
driver could not be found, and the carmar
whistled and fretted and, am afraid, sWor'
gently. Then the boy drivers Of teams love u
linger on the tracks In front Of q car and turI
OF III tho LATEST way imaginable
/ saw Tarrytown's rising lawyer. W. H Ely
on the street. ! Idistincuy remember the tim
when he was o "hustling" reporter in thi
city not many years ago. Now no has groWi
portiy, wealthy and wise. and ! notice ne still
possessed the same genial and pleasant man
ner that made for him scores Of friends wne
} he was In journalism.
Mr.. william Henderson, the musical critic
did very bold thing for critic. He com
posed Q musical work himself = ualse le,ite
which WAS performed at q concert OF II
Manuscript Club. Another friend OF mine
VINO 10 nothing II not critical, praises HendeI
sons work. That other 10 James Huneker
the brilliant "Racouteur" OF the Austo0
Courier. man who dsres to speak snubbily q
/ Liszt.