The evening world., 1894-01-11
FRICTION IN A SWELL FLAT.
The Elderly Cesteros E1asperated
by the Garcias' Piano.
They Appeal to the Health Board
for sleep.

The elegant apartment house at "A
West Turty-fifth street, three doors east
Of Sixth avenue, Is to-day. and has been
for several months. the seat of serious
contention, the nature Of which was
first learned this morning at the Health
=, partment by an Evening World re-
porter.
The innocent cause OF the trouble Is
n piano. combined with the fondEess OF
"A spirited young couple for joining with
their invited guests certain nights OF the
week in the delights Of the waltz.
ON Jan. a complaint was filed in the
Health Department by Mrs. X. Cestero.
the wife of MIR. Jose X. Cestero. whose
apartments are on the fourth floor of
the Forty-iifth street apartment-house.
Mr.. Cestero is commission merchant.
and has an Office at Is William street.
The complaint set forth that family
OF the name OF Garcia had last Spring
taken the fiat over the one which the
Cts,eros have occupied for the pas,
/ twelve years. The household consisted
| OF MIR. and Mrs. John Is. Garcia, the
latters mother and two young relatives.
| Mr.. Garcia is South American trader.
and has his office at 35 Broadway.
since the Garcias took possession OF
! tn|ll nat, the 'OSttTOS dUtBt,
every night In the week at abou: 10
o'clock. the plano belonging to Mrs
Garcia has been attacked by u veritabie
paderewski, who never ceased playing
| until midnight, and oftentines, a. NJ.
| On these occasions and particularly
Thursday nights. guests arrived late at
the Garcia nat, and participated In the
, entertainment. When this occurred, Mrs.
| ccstero alleges in her complaint, sleep
was absolutely impossible.
A reporter. saw Mrs. Cestero at her
! home. She Is an elderly kindly faced
woman, and appeared much disturbed
over the affair, but she was none the
less determined.
!" This afrair,'' said she, g was placed
ccrely trust that the noise vii now
cease. l do not really believe that Mr..
and Mrs. Garcia mean to disturb us, but
they have paid no he'd to the request to
stop the disagretable noise.
1t Is not so much the piano playing
We object to, as II is the dancing. why
sometimes the panes OF glass IN our WIN,
floor when the dancing Is going on, and
you can see that people cannot sleep un'
der such circumstances.
"One night, not long since, l thought
that "A game OF leap-frog was going on
and, growing desperate. | went upstairs
} and requested Mrs. Garcia's servants
, to have the noise stopped. but II contin-
ued, Then l appealed to, the owner
Mr.. Mathews. but he could not prevail
on the Garcias TO desist. ~,
Last lnuTSuuN HlSnt, we ohlS
got 10 sleep. when the furniture was
} dragged from the drawing-room into the
apartment over our sleepins-room, III
: order to clear the floor for dancing
Then the usual programme was re-
, Il suppose 1t all happens because they
! are young folks and full or HE. They
: are very excellent people. socially" con
Cludcd Mrs. Cestero.
Mrs. Garcia is a handsome brunette
with melting brown eyes and wealth
: was u twinkle in her eyes as she said;
; We are very fond OF music. and
: musically friends are among
: many Of our callers. ] presume We dc
: believe that the people below are ny
. per-sensitive. The apartment We nov
occupy was vacant Tor two years be be
customed to the quiet Mrs. Coster
feels annoyed by the movements oVe
her head. am sorry, however, tina
remember very well the night whici
Mrs Cestero mas referred to- CONTINUED
Mrs. Garcia, while her cheeks grew NOR
rosy, for II was the anniversary OF ou
. wedding and We had number OF guest
4 here. the, Spaniards are very ir3llc
some people. you know, and quite noisy
too, at times, and they played few
4 have already said that we are fon'
OF r,nlnsnc m"s;c; can ahn on us We sS expect
A entertain them when they visit us IN
4 Thursday nights to which Mrs. Cester
has referred are Mr.. Garcia's and III,
e evenings al home and We always en-
D tertain.
i NO doubt" smilngly concluded Mrs
= Garcia, as Mrs. Cestero hears so mucI
|. practising on the piano In her Nat dur
i ing the day. It does become wearsoom
y | al night when we begin to play. He
. ear has lost its love for music by night
fall Practice on the plano for the Who'll
. day Is no uncommon thing In Mrs
. Cestero's nat, but we stand it all right"