The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-10
THAT SILTER statue or MISS REiI1N.
Her Selection the Model the Subject or
KIaItO Gossip

HlaItO Gossip.
Probably the proudest lounger on the Rialto
yesterday was Buttons. Never mind his other
name. because not to know him simply as
Buttons is II confession Of ignorance. 1t was
not the fact that every third man who passed
him as he leaned against the corner OF Broad
way and Twcnty-eighth street greeted him
with a pleasant "Howdy. Buttons Z" that made
him proud That was well enough in it's way
for it was business. Many of them he had
rescued from the snares Of the Tenderloin
precinct and pi!oted home when they were in
condition to make keyhoies very elusive. 1t
WAS the selection OF Miss Ada l,ehan as the
model , for the s:lyer statue Of Justice that
Say. sne's dandy" said Buttons. and
she won IT hands down. That's what ] say.
an I'm chucking you no hIui. She didn't give
UP any dust Tor il. an don't YOU believe it.
kshan'f all right and I'm GY,nC 70 Chicago to
Say. the pertesh isn't what it was. see
There's too MUCH jealousy. That's what drove
ne ont Didn,t know that was friend OF
heard OF my row with DalyY That : why I'm
orop a OF h1nan Jow hrt 1 deaf
have speaking part. but Eshan used TO no.
tics me q little:
R,a. a"T o Ply H st"S x ne ans and he ssys
ing all the ime whn; he was heading Tor.
Gawd knows I'm :hs last IN the world to make
tomys"!t. I'll give him - ran Tor his money
'S'Hp what :. ! snyss. and he Just looked at
dead sneak, liked l:cnan Lccaus. Size was s u
wu hnn " G nrs ana In him. Say t MnS hs
leave ms in the Go!s this Way; HOOK t til.
since. Lut Id like to throw silver dollar into
that statue Just for luck
buttons was ,nei the only ono on the Rial,o
who discussed Mis-, lehan's selection. 1t
mas f ns "se"s Ssy rsf Tey al
been nm omen one. Moreover. S!orosis had not
aisc,ussslit; urini"ns; differed as to Miss Ke-
Durncy. who protects Mr.. DAILY from coming in
til. ae U o Miss sI snn "g saa Gt
for The horror Of =. sing was 700 absurd.
silver would 10 needed IN modelling her Ned
Gilmore Was q Il! r."ylsl. because Mr.. HiGbee
J. Tom, DAVIS was probably, the most disap-
pointed manager AR. Davis was with Bar,
SnKe li.nnsssy and since then he e has tssn
pGansi ii,s l'; Mint III, fsI;:ct,ion. said ST:
should nave been demanded for the honor Of
Col. Sim. whose wi fr. Cora Tanner, says she
ns the yss sn iar IL. satH:
which NJ. liiGbee had sent % him. 1 shall
not show these letters said col Sim. Il
certai rly shall ITO nothing that might in any
way result in professional harm to Miss ke-
han" IT is SAID TINT in one Of these letters
NJ. iIGbee grows poeticdL He declares that
never since til" dar hu stars sang tossthsr
for joy Mt h-hpaing the creation ha! such an
OPPORTUNITY fora magnificent "ad" offered il.
self Miss Tanner couldn't sac it. and she
refused hi- niicr.
Mr., Harvey saws that Miss Park, a sister OF
tho soul. to- al tho Erhan-luStico statue who
has arn lIind inr twenty-five yenr.. recently
wrote t. Mss lehan. When Mr.. IArl; was in
New orE to pose the actress" said Mr.. Hair
Wy. he took his sister to hear her in AS
you Like IT, The letter expresses the blind
woman'- delight at tho performance. and she
writes that ~. never spent q more pleasant
evening in her HE. Remarkable as it may
seem. some two weeks Rftrrward | took n deaf
lady to SOD Miss kehnn in tho same play. nhe
heard 10 sound from the stage. but she. too.
cnIuyed tho performance. and agreed that our
model was one OF the most beautiful Of
women"
upon a rlinih OF solid gold. the entire work
having an Intrinsic value Of S25u.eO0 At the
close Of The Exposition. no says, he and his
partner. Nj. Iilghee. will take the statue on
two. years exhibition tour around the world.
Justise is r".Nony IsSrds .s9. Ti,h ban an
syss vide OYER.