The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
LirE 1opics hBoUr 1OWM.

When the three heroes Of the Metropolitan
Opera Houss company Walked down Fifth
avenue yesterday afternoon about y o'clock.
they created almost as much excitement
among the women who we're trooping 10 the
dog show az sandow does when he drives his
sreckled ponies down through Avenue A and
forces his big Danish hound to jump over the
ponies backs in the street IL IL quite prob
able that Jean and Edouard de Reszke and
Inssalls might walk down Avenue A without
attracting any particular attention. EXCEPT
by reason OF their sialwart and males
tic appearance. lt IL certain also that
when Sandow drives his speckled ponies up
Fifth avenue the women on their way TO the
dog show do not glance at him a second time
All OF which proves that geography is every
thing as the dress reformers are accustomed
weight Of the two lie ieszkes and LasssIIe was
6J5 pounds This INCLUDED their overroatr.
singers ss Sp are supposed 10 wear Tdousrds was
lined with sealskin. while Jean de heszke and
bir and rolled down on the shouiders Of the
the bell crown pattern ,H.r and s ,hstr boot, boot.
Rsszkes face was heavily incl with marks
il not the purpose Of this paragraph 70 hold
Mr. de Reszke ito the world as dissipated
and things Of that sort on the stage they al:
ways display strong lines down the sides pf
appearance OF Mr. lean de Feszke yesterday.
The big trio walked arm In arm. and when
they met an b nc9nann o TnlS c iand
and unaffected. Their manner Of greeting. in
u word, was wonderfully different from the
rug handled. spnsmodic and wkward salntn-
tions Of the American swells who were also
paradinE up and down Filth avenue In tho
sunshine.
There was dramatic scene IN Chicago .
short time since. Steele Mackays is critically
IN and fears have been entertained for some
weeks that his breakdown will have . fatal
ending. He was In a Chicago hotel one day
when the within seized him to get up out OF
he'd drcsa. and 90 down to the pnrlor. This
he did after considerable effort and with the
assistance OF his nurses. About the same
moment Mr.. Nat Goodwin. who had been In
bed for three weeks in the same hotel and had
undergone a severe surgical operation. was
assisted into tho elevator. and Ito too limped
into the ,rarlor % the hotel. where he
f TSs lisS SE fell ip'V upon the faces Of IL.
of the sufferings they had gone through. They
talked In desultory way for time being old
win kept turning away from the window and
looking into ;hs mirror The comedians
E os again wsf 's n ars hs
the mirror. Then he ttraightened himself
Macksye Watched him with some traces
oil. ,amnscmont for a time. and finally
sn paety cSs: r." api Scve i'y SGS Sfa
Goodwin defantiy. as he Strengthened mp u
but am about two points ahead Of you at
the present moment, at all eyents-' Then Mr..
osRsr Invalid i% rose and staggered out Of lie
room. lie had been DISCOURAGED over his re-
MHrss OF than h w ns and e
strength and hope.
The theory that tho stock which few en-
thusiasts are trying to introduce into New
York Is the fashion at the present time in
England is very far from the TRUTH" said a
man yesterday who has made the study OF
dress the most absorbing occupation OF his
life. About six years ago Albert Victor. the
oldest son OF the Prince OF Wales. who hos
since died. made a spasmodic effort TO revive
the stock. ard had mum her OF neckties made
which he wound several times around his coll
lar before he tied them. Instantly the younger
generation Of British guardsmen. noblemcn.
and gentlemen whose necks were long.
followed the example OF Prince Albert Vie;
tor. who was known rs Collars and
mems @ensions Of 'f his linen. lie 6 had neck Of
singular and unusual length; and the stock
lis isth h." the Prineo Of Wales. hadn't any any
neck at ALL Lord Charles Berrsiord who was
.ss nero sGG anG sa,ag the
thics-necked men made determined stand
against the revival OF the stock and drove IL
out OF the country within six mouths. Tho
manufacturers o; necktles. however. had been
caught. and thousands upon thousands OF
these Old-fashioned necktiss had been made
M. They were put BY for few years. and
nov. efforts are being made to iont them ON
the New York market. Vel dressed men. who
are wary OF tina dictuIp OF London In this re-
spect. do not touch them.
Mr.. Plat never sits In box when he goes to
the theatre. though he is quite able to buy one.
The Krput boss Is OF q retiring dispo-
sItion in public lie does not Ike to be stared
at. Some notion OF the dignity that becomes
n United States Senator stili clings to him.
and he probably realizes that the spectacle OF
= man OF his prominence sitting in a box
hugging himself and chuckinR with the Wild
est enthusiasm over n farce comedy. would
not inspire respect. Mr.. PlAtt's taste for the
Atrieals is that Of o good many busy and over
worked men. He has no ideas upon the
reformation Of tho stage, cannot be induced
by any chance to indulge in a discussion
on the ethics OF the drama. aud does not
become rabidly enthu siastic over shakespeare
Wilson. or some other unctuous comedian
comes TO town with u light opera company or a
farce comedy, however, he may depend with
absolute certainty upon receiving good many
of Mr.. Platt's dollars In the course OF the sea
Hon. The more absurd and inartistie the
lican boss; He sits in retired seat with Mrs.
Platt by his side and glggles over the nonsense
OF the farce comedy makers with perpetual
good humor.