The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-02
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BItE IOflCJ - mum IOWf.
Whether ''Lc Nozze dl Figaro will DO sung
at the Metropolitan Opera House on Monday
or Wednesday Of next week has not yet been
announced. but IL Is understood that Wcdncs-
day has been selected as the eveninx on which
Mozart's opera will DO revived. There Is not
much probability Of q large audience. and tho
boxes are not likely to be we'll nlled. ~ the
& tests at the Bradley Martin bali will DO apt.to
stay away. Not only the persons who will.miss
che opera will be sorry to learn that Wednesday
has been chosen for lie Nozzo." Nine. Eames.
VINO sings In The opera. wants to go to the ball
aud sho wants. moreover. to wear n costume
which her husband has designed for her; and
after the fatigue of singing through an opera.
Jean de Reszka Is also going TO the ball. and
there after he has been singing all evening.
As ho does tot appear In the Mozart opera. 10
Is very. agreeable for him. TO have II %produced
on Wednesday ninht. IL looks now as though
that programme would DO followed. and Nine.
Eanes will probably be amouG tho late arrl.
view Of the fact that the tenor lie familiar to
New Workers chiefly through his appearances
made in his favor and that be should be par
th,S cs s1, fssen acI Im to Come In evening ,n mi d ! ,Hs
rules laid down for the other guests.
One OF the large stores In London has lately
exhibited n degree OF enterprise which sur
pailes similar establishments here Ia New
York. 1t seems easy enough now to buy every
thing In these places. but the London cs,aJ-
lishments have surpassed Now York In ono re-
spcct. In addition To supplying clothing of
al kinds. cigars. edibles. and almost every con-
ceivable object. tho mott entcrpr,sinG OF these
places offers musical artists, and their names
are followed by the figures at which their ser.
vices can be obtained Just rs the groceries and
tobacco are followed by quotations OF prices.
In this list Ben Davies. the we'll known Eng
liza .sao tenor s0 r !, 99G TSo,~d at q w prize s sHuai s Il seoq.
10 I've had for about S7s.75. There IL a bar
gain on the list In the shape OF come ducttists
cheapest thing on the list ia a trio AT S3l. so.
II 10 said to DO as easy 10 order a musicale at
tits establishments as IL Is TO buy a barr,l Of
-four or a bicycle.
Ono OF tho lines OF business which has not
yet begun TO profit by the Bradl-y-Martin ball
10 Just as certain to have Its share In the sd-
vantages Of the occasion as the milliners, who
arc already busy in advance. THIS line Is
photography. and the photographers are
awaiting q rush OF business after the event.
NJ they reckon now that nine out of every ten
people at tn" bali will have their pictures aiken
In costume sfterward. This will keep the pho
the hall have finished, The PROBABILITY Il thn,
q large majority OF their customers will DO
guests at the hall viii to omewhat dIspro.
portionhtely divided, aud there VIII probably
be a majority Of women. Que OF the reasons
meu OF society rarely take an interest In tho
average ball. and there IS now every .indica-
ton that a large number OF them Will be pres
ent at the fancy dress bail.
1t has been announced that at the benefit to
be given in thi, city for the Hampton Injti-
tute one OF the features will DO tableaux BY
Indian students from the school to Illustrate
selections from ''Hiawatha." A party OF New
vnrkars that r.csnt ly yisifal thiz interaafinU
school in virginia cam to the conclusion that
could DO heard In New York some OF them
have been carefully trained by one OF the col
ored teachers, who found a wealth OF material
ali visitors. There are three or four bassos
with vUices that seem to be uniathomable.
They roii out their notes with no effort and
with q volu me OF sound that nils the church.
Some OF the Calumet Club men now say
tIat the opposition TO the proposed consolida-
t on Of their club with the Racquet was stirred
up In the latter club by men whose names had
been proposed for membership in the Calumet
and then withdrawn. This would imply that
the Racquet Club was somewhat more care
less In e.ecting members than the Calumet,
| bat such a statement would hardly be accept.
o by unureiudi ed club men In view of the
record of the two organizations. The Rae
Duet has been singularly free from club scan
dals so far as outslders know anything about
Il, and the Calumet Club men themselves admit
/ inl they have had more than their share OF
t.,s sort VI ADVERTISING. one. OF the strong
opponents In the Racquet Club TO the pro
posed consolidation has been quoted as saying
taas no ivy, wasn't go,nx s, 70 n have any "i sinss eI sgs
rejection OF their proposal by the Racquet the
Calumet men have been In q auandary. IL
lie and assess each member 500 In addition
20 mis- regular dues. IL such action were ia
" be Shortened by tho Resignation OF men
club. The old suggestion, OF a consolidation
! OF the Union and Metropolitan slubs has agai!I
been going the rounds. but thus far neither
club has given any authority for IT,, Ever
since the Metropolitan CLUB was settled In It's
present handsome quarters IL has been AS
sailed by all sorts OF rumorH. II has been said
that the attendance was slim and that the run
ming OF the club was proving more expensive
than had been estimated.
A very shapely young woman WAC Is billed
10 appear on a stage In this city next week
would prove IN excellent advertisement for
the manager of u private gymnasium II IL
were not for the fact that they do not recog-
nlze each other when they meet, Tho gym.
nasium manager Is not ayerss to saying that
he made this woman physically what she is.
and perhaps the woman hersol. would admit
A. II she were questioned. she was an undo
veloped and by no Means shapely looking young
person when she first attracted tho attention
or tho athletic Instructor. Ito persuaded her
that sue might make herself physically what
she chose, and she placed herself under his
Instruction. She was bright and industrious,
aud at the end Of two years she was a clever
athlete. She was no mean boxer. and OH one
occasion when she and her instructor were
coming out OF the AcaG omy of Music two
loafors insulttd her. The instructor pun
ished one ~ them and the young woman at
tended 10 the other. The incident was pub:
her Instructor quarrellod later, and sho has
since appeared in various concert halls and