The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-22
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Tho intelligence that Amelia Sommerville is
TO publish the secret Of her marvellous reduo-
ton from extreme corpulency to what 10 be-
coming excessive ~loanness will interest all those
women who arc beginning TO feel that the loss
of n scoro or moro OF pounds would improve
their outlines. Miss Sommervile's remedy.
whatever 1t was, has never been disclosed to
the public, and tho only possible objection to
1t would seem TO lie In tho fact that the effects
continue to show themselves with astonishing
persistency. Miss sommorville is to-day con-
siderably thinner than she was q year ago., and
any further reduction win make her even more
of astreak Of lovely fcmininity which suggests
but slightly tho corpulent beauty OF six years
ago. No facts about her method Of reduction
have ever been made known and the motive
for this surely becomes plain when Miss Sommer-
vile announces that, sho is to sell her remedy
will 10 directions as to the exact number one
should take. One reason why implicit faith
that Miss sommervillo has already taken a pill
or two moro than necessary. otherwise her
sudden and continuing reduction In size could
never was a more noticeable Instance of a loss
in weight among tho women OF the stage, and 10
is said that no question interests the. average
woman so much as the means by which she can
reduce her weight. Even women who look as
II several additional pounds was whst they
needed most are deeply engrossed IN the mys.
teries Of getting thin. There are many men
almost as interested, and one New Yorker who
antly announced that In sixteen weeks he had
20 ten rid of 54lS pounds. Miss Sommeryillei
of more than twice that amount.
New Workers. arc often surprised at the meth
DDS Of entertaining In London, and tho hiring
of o house simply for one evening in order to
give o ball Is an extravagance which seems
curious to Americans. 1t may not cost as
much as 1t does in Now York to entertain at
Delmonico's or Sherry's, because London enter
tainments are rarely 90 lavish or expensive as
the finest given here. There are, OF course,
many moro large houses In London, and the
backgrounds for social diversion are in that
respect more impressive. But In luxury. COM
pleteness, and cost, the New York functions
are not excelled any where. For those Of o less
expensive Kind in London there stands an ad-
vertisement In one Of the society papers which
offers something unknown In this city. ITEM.
porary ball and supper rooms, on hire for the
they win be- perfectly warmed, weather. proof,
and snow resisting" 10 another promise made
for thom; Occasionally pavilions are erected
in New York to give increased ACCOMMODATIONS
when an entertainment OF unusual size Is
planned, but the business has never grown to
have been hired out One obstacle is always
encountered by such, an enterprise here. The
Fire Department makes q thorough Inspection
of the temporary building and takes every
possible precaution against fire., Whom the
structure is completed the condition Ia made
ture until the lights are extinguished and the
room oIis,senma empty; ,.t mother CONDITION 9o,,r ho rs tha The IL
ably languish under such conditions.
Some of my friends say. It's fine, old man,
but you need a little more serious music
Wagner. Beethoven or something like that, you
know. Then you'll be all right Another
~. ooroaa ,n tho, onl to11o M tTha opIv thtpn
you want for o complete success Is o little
music hall business-vesta Tilley. coon songs.
Alice Atherton and all that kind of thing.
Just put in q little dash of vaudeville and
you're certain to make a big co. After that o
third friend comes to me and says, You're all
right, old man. All you ought to do Is to stop
the show entirely for half an hour and just let
them talk. You'll make q big mistake If you
don't, Then they expect me to do something
to satisfy all OF them" This was the COM
Ing o series Of EN-. ertainments. of quito o novel
character. They have succeeded well enough
30 far to make suggestions as to their improve
ment quite unnecessary; but the impresario is
worried and there are Others as well. In fact
shS lot fo IF .hs inI n Ns% Isr ha thI no season sssn e ons
OF them has been held responsible for the occa-
sional deficiencies Of his star, who is said to be
tracts, guarantees and other matters that he
frequently does himself scant artistic justice.
Two OF IlTec OLneFS are BalQ 10 DC equally WOf-
ried, and even Signor dc Vivo has his troubles
thia winter. He has moved up to Seventy fifth
street. SO far from the Academy OF Music that ha
rarely gets even q sight OF the building. The
region about the Academy Is still dear to him
In spite OF the fact that It has changed very
Signor de vivo got into the habit many years
ago OF comIItins al 10 distances dna q y..t from Snnon the
fifth street a long distance off. Even the Met
ropolitan, which never occupied the same place
in his affections. seems remote to him now.
Now that Lillian Russell. Della Fox. and
Margaret Mather have Indignantly defended
their sisters against the charges brought by
Clement Scott as to the immortality of stage life.
there can be no doubt in the public mind as to the
complete inaccuracy Of Mr.. Scott's views. This
influential London critic made some remarks on
the effect Of stage life on ACTRESSES morals. and
the rumor followed that no had been compelled
to resign from the London newspaper with
which g he. he Is 81 e9 3Pn s,d b.. but ii Is 2 matter ma OF fact.
he is connected py marriage with the owner OF
tho paper. For two years past Mr.. Scott has
with Mrs. Kendall, who has long typifed all that
was domestic and pure Ia her profession. There
a c ontinua row, Which has exhibited itself when.
ever occasion has offered. The row began, II
| appears, when Mr.. Scott wrote that Mrs. Ken.
dial ought to take better care Of her brothers
tombstone. and she very naturally replied that
she could attend TO the tombs OF the members
OF ner anl1ly WltnOuU inc dLVlCe OF OutSluerb,
In this case the brother happened TO be Robert
son. the dramatist. and the matter was Of some
what more general interest than Mrs. Kendal
was prepared TO admit. But she cleared her
self Of any responsibility in the matter. Since
that time she has kept after Mr.. Scott.
A woman who lives in West Fifty. seventh
street intends to try a new idea in Christmai
celebrations on Saturday morning. and II hel
ncighbors don't object to 1t she will probably
be able to congratulate herself on its success
A quartet from the Meistersinger Club of Lon
don made its first appearance at a private re
ception in this city last week and sang a lot o.
old English ballads. This woman heard then
and promptly engaged them to sing Christina!
carols for an hour on Saturday morning, be
ginning at 2 o'clock, in her parlors. All of tn,
members of her family have been invited to b,
present and to bring with them their Christmas
gifts to distribute. 1t Is a subject for serious
thought on the part of those invited that sh,
should have selected an hour for the Christina
greetings at which most people are getting theil
soundest sleep. 1t ID hardly light enough I,
recognize friends at 7 O'Clock these days. TIL,
neighbors have not yet heard of her scheme
but they are bound to OH Christmas morning
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