The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
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rTcnCn names. inc women CmplOyCu I"
nearly all Of these places are London importa'
tions, and there is no interruption of tho
monotony of this nationality. II there 10 any
variety whatever 1t Is to be found in tho few
Americans who are employed in the shops.
There arc never any French women, and no
man who Is French enough in looks to corrc-
spond with the names over the doors is ever
seen. Nor is the general impression that the
man who gives the shop its naiae will be found
surrounded by. his assistants and directing
them Holubly in French realized upon inyes'
LEGATION. Most OF New Works French MILL.
ncrs, among those who have recently begun TO
establish themselves along the avenue arc
Englishmcn. and Englishncn, moreover, of q
very decided type. Mos Of them are phEsi'
and one man, who presidcs over an especially
dainty establishment, is. an athlete IN appear.
ance and might be a professional pugiiist as far
as his appearance indicates his strength. His
name, OF course. is nothing like the one by which
his place is known. Not only every one of these
individual owners is English. but also the large
stock companies are of the same nationality;
With an CXnctncss that seems almost studied
the native nilliners have handed over the terri
tory to the foreigners and reserved for them
selves II locality further downtown into which
there has come practically no competition from
the other shops. The native milliners stick to
their own names or something very like them.
and assume no trade mark, which is as care
fuuy guarded rs some of the names OF the Vari-
city companies that travel over the country
under the names Of some particular women.
.NuN thhI Ulcn dTc " DC ullONCu " III hitSi
dinner in Dclmonico's there Will doubtless be
other places to follow that change, just as
Delmonico followed the example of the Martin
and the Logcrot. which were the first of the
high-class restaurants which adopted European
custom and permitted smoking. But women
have never been allowed to smoke in any Of
the first.class restaurants. in spite Of the fact
that scarcely a day passes without an effort in
that direction. The indignant women who are
! lsuali\ intprruD,p sd inst nS they nrp about to
light cigarettes are almost Invariably foreign
crs, and their protests against the d~iscrimina-
ton are invariably eloquent and spirited. But
in no case has ali exception been made. The
proprietor OF one of these places told a Sun re-
allty on the smoking question, would not, be
relaxed. The women will still be compelled 70
n not T he sMock seI'SSs By the sne eoh hneeifon Of d's a cigar gar.
cite and a woman In public. which about rep
resents the most. thrilling blow that New York
restaurants are not, like some Of the best known
ones in London, supplied with smoking rooms
especially for women.
The young man who protected his complex
ion with a veil may have been rather moro
anxious than discreet, but he Is not any moro
solicitous about the preservation Of his beauty
than another well-known New Yorker who is
one Of the richest young men here. He has
long been noted for the beauty Of his skin.
which is a, fresh and rosy as that Of a young
girl. 1t is remarkably delicate for a man. and
the difficulty with which the charm Is re-
tanned is known to most OF his friends. For
three times q week during tho whole time that
done. his work well. and at the age Of 35 this
careful young man has a complexion as deli
very few opportunities for him 70 spoil it. as
the specialists rules forbid any Of the Gus
tomary habits which are generally di adyan,
tageouS to the fine compilations of men. But
this young man lives for the complexion, al
though he may not protect 1t with a veil, and
anything hReiy to in}nre II 10 promptly soan,
discovered.
If the Prince Of Wales succeeds in making
the green Tyrolean hat popular outside of Aus
tria and some parts Of Germany. he will &C.
complish something which has been tried very
often here in vain. Ono firm of mems hatters
began two or three years ago to import these
hats from Vienna with the hope of making
them fashionable. They are. with the custom
AIRY, feather and the dark-green color. very
striking headwear for out-of-town use. and it Is
one feature Of their national attire which even
who get their clothes from London tailOrs al
ways hold fast to-. But New York would have
guished on the shelves OF the hat store. Every
autumn some Of them reappear as ornaments
n the windows " Of the hat shops Put na. they hey. arc r
ripe for something new In headgear since the
spectacular hats which golf deyeloped have
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ton OF color and design.
Young Stewart Brice, who is about to make
his debut IN politics, is one Of the familiar fig
ures at most OF the first nights in New York
and he usually sits in a box. He is q blond
young man, with an appearance Of great de
termination and impctuousness. and since hi.
graduation from college has been in bushes,
for only a few months. That was In the West
But he returned to New York and resumed hi.
place as q regular among the persons whit
make a business of seeing a plays first per
Torrance here. He is never accompanied by
the members of his family, and, indeed, hi'
MIR. Brice sat in a box at a first Performance,
last week and witnessed the debut as a SINCE
of a young woman who had previously beeI
There were no particular demonstrations of I'm
controllable enthusiasm over the young woman
she sang for the first time after a long cours,
of vocal preparation. which had no, been alto
Brice had frequently been seen at the theatre
with her. and viewing the young woman from
across the f h%dlashrs . in the s, gaze ,n Of a Er1eI y
he fssdiitdi not 30 Far lose control Of himself as t
away, gentle sound Of her voice. which posi-
lively refused to trust Itself over the footlights
One of the large wine importers downtown
sends out twice u year hundreds OF announce
ments to the addresses OF persons living in tn
city that, in order to convince them of the 81
pcrior quality of his wine, he will send a quar-
bottle TO the person who requests 1t. On
man who wrote in answer to the circular ha,
the wine delivered at his house that afternoon
by a special messenger, and the failure /
comply with the promise was in only one de
tail the bottle was not IA quart. but a pint
: In other respects, the offer had been freely cal
l ried ont. the wine WAS good, and the Qrinkrr I'M
been at no other expense than IA two-ccnt stamI
!. But this apparently EXPENSIVE way OF advertiE
t ing Is said to cost very much less than on
/, would suppose, Very few persons. ont of tn
=. sent. take the trouble to write that the
. would like to try the wine, simple as the process
} IL. somebody was wondering after readin
, one of the circulars the other day Just wha
I would happen il, on "A certain day. every bod
Q who had received the offer, which is very freel
I distributed. should ask for a bottle.
: 1t is a regrettable fact that the young ladie
Q of the Gayety are not occupying just the sam
Q place in New York's uptown life that they di