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headquarters. Some of them have served until
recently simply as local curiosities. and no
attempt has been made 10 keep them in repair.
The Revolutionary Society of New Jersey has
recently discussed tho advishbility of purchas-
Ing the old Wallace House at someryille where
the winter aud spring of 1873 10 From this
place tho sullivan campaign against the Indians
celebrating tho treaty with France, was hold.
The price set upon the house now is SO, 800, and
been authorized to procure the refusal OF 1t until
Jan. l, 1897. There are several old houses
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the owners of these places now hold them at a
considerably higher price than they did few
years ago
The series of concerts given at tho Waldorf
for the last two winters are to be supplnnted
va series somewhat different In character.
Formerly these matinGes, which had something
of q social character, were held in the mornings
at i O'Clock, but it has now been decided after
two years trial that the afternoon would be
moro convenient for the majority of women
who attend and maybe have the effect of Sc
curing u large masculine attendance. 80 next
season the concerts Will be held In the after
moons. The opera singers will, as usual, mako
up the majority of the performers, and 1t is
other public % entertsnmeDts inter- % @ % outside % OF OF thy tRs
Metropolitan next winter. Tho muscales will.
as usual, be held on Mondays, and they will be
Ah ShoieSsS''
One OF the stories that followed Ii Hung
Chang from London related. as most of the
anecdotes about him do. to his extreme frank
ness in interroEatins the persons he meets on
any point which interests HIM, even though
the newer civilization has imposed on men
more reticence. Earl ii met in London wo-
man Of titled family and influential social po-
sition. lie asked her how many children She
had Three" was her answer only three?"
the Earl h,s sshr0Tgn his
tilted lady replied to this Is not recorded. His
questioning OF an Englishman along the same
man had no children. and mover had had any.
Mower had any" was the SURPRISED response
The cold weather that came after the hot
period Of about two weeks ago brought no
greater relief to any class of business men than
to the restaurant keepers, who, even during tho
customary dulness Of summer. had never
known such small patronage as during those
hot days In one Of the largest restaurants on
Fifth avenue during that period the maximum
number Of guests at dinner during twelve days
was eight, and many other places Jared as
poorly. The diner who did patronize the
taurants drank nothing TO speak of. and so one
important source of profit yielded nothing TO
enabled through their large capital to struggle
agains. such an immediate and continuing
not threatening. but many smaller restRu-
rants suffered a loss from which it will take
cedinE the hot period, despite the moderate
temperature. had been in most of the hotels
last year. and following this. the enperience CO
of two weeks in which there was prac ticaliy no
patronage was doubly Injurious. The profit
must have gone somewhere. for even under
such stress of weather people must eat But
mono Of 1t came the way OF the restauraI keep
perslstency with whic6 the mercury stuck high
In the Thermometer.
James McNeil Whistler. whose dispute with
Du Maurier was the last incident that attracted
attention to his lovable qualities, has evidently
found some reason for changing his decision 10
pass the rest of his life In Paris He moved there
from London several years ago. settled himself
in a studio, and allowed the desolate artists of
London to understand that he proposed to mako
Paris his residence. and had idea OF ever re-
turning to London. The first part OF this pro-
gramme has already been charged. and carry
American artist has descended on Rome.
No news OF incidents similar to those
beyond the Du Maurier row. and il was sup
posed that he had not made any particular
progress In the gentle art OF which he is past
master There are runors that he leaves Paris |
without having gained any wide circle OF friends |
b as not been marked by any save the on bril- |
liant outbreak referred TO. Paris may now be
added to Baltimore. New York, and London as |
cities which have been selected as Mr.. Whs. |
tiers place OF residence. II IL said that he Is as
detern n ed to live In Rome as lie was 10 stay in
Paris, and II will be interesting to just how
long he and the Eternal City will ne able to get !
along with each other.
The change in the direction at Coyent G. ar. |
den that placed Maurice Grau in charge Is like |
ly to affect n number OF singers who. even II |
they were not able to get into the company u: |
the Metropolitan here counted ut least on an |
engagement at tho London opera house. This |
list includes number OF singers. such as Lola
Beeth. ZelA do Lussan, Sigrid Arnoldson. Marie
Van Zandt and Others who fail ed TO grow pop
ular with the New York public These singers
have all been in Mr.. Grau's employ here, and he
is never known to reGngnEe singer who fails TO
acquire some drawing power with the public.
he is said to harbor with updy-
Ing regret tho recollection OF the singers
who have drawn the usual nigh salaries
ward attracting the audiences that pay tho
salaries; SO Mr.. Grau at Covent Garden Will
ment of some singers who In the past have got
into the company without difficulty. Ho has
30 far exhibited no eagerness TO bring over here
some of the Covent Garden fayortes such as
Margaret Mcintyre and Nine. AdrIe. The ele-
large share in the makeup OF the London COM
psnics. and this will be strong enough. proba-
6y nsIfs ,hS there
likely TO select 4 only his own judgment were
to be consulted. But while he may have to
defer to so well established a British instttu-
ton as Nine, AlbaDi. II Is scarcely likely that
Sibyl Sanderson. Mira Heller Lhia
Drog, Lucille Hill, Clara Hunt, or Mile. Do
menech will ever again appear on the Covent
q arden lists under Mr. Grams direction.
The news comes from Europe that I.asalls
the baritone. who retired from the stage two
years ago to go into business. will sing again
this wiliter. Sibyl Sandcrson has made con-
Tracts to sing this season at the Imperial Opera
House In Vienna, and this theatre. which 10 one |
Df the few subsidiZed German theatres that al.
low foreign artists TO sing in another language.
has broadencd Its policy and now gives tho
viennese opportunity TO hear the we'll Known
singers OF other countries in onJuncton with |
The splendid local company at the opera house
A company was Incorporated last week to
furnish the public with guides under bond for the
faithful performance OF their duties and Incl
ientally to do various other kinds OF work for
hotels and steamship companies. These guides,
to the prospectus. are to be- uni
formed, and stationed at railroad stations steam
ship landings. and in the large hotels. Similar
.ttempts to introduce guides In New York have
al haf hnt, "a pt,rha all