The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-18
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In the possession of its sash curtains, which
obscure from tho view OF the public tho guests
In the restaurant, although Fifth avonuo Is cas-.
lily visible from the inside. Such r~oticonce
mas not boon characteristic Of tho newer hotels,
where under nearly all circumstances the din.
Ing rooms arc literally exposed to tho inspec.
ton OF the passing crowds. Tho o Of flowers
on tho tables, the special decorations for pnrtic.
MAJ occasions, and tho pink.shaded candles
take on n sclf.consciousness In many OF those
places which seems to show plainly that tho pro.
priotors appreciate tho admiration Of tho great
public ON the other sldo OF tho plato glass win.
dows quite rs much as they do the preference
OF tho nearer guests. When tho old Bruins
WICK restaurant was icdccoratcd with an olabo.
ratenoss quite unknown In New York ut tho
tlmc' thcrc wad an expression OF the Same de-
sire for privacy that inspired. tho decoration
OF tho new Dclmonico's, and this was sought by
little stained glass screens that could DO moved
ut will. They woro go rarely closed that It was
not long before tho passionate desire of Now
forRs restaurant patrons to SEQ or DO seon or
both was made clear. The sash curtains at
Firth Avenue and Forty.fourth streot will soon
make " known whether or not New York's
disposition In this matter has changed. There
ularly displays to tho passing crowd SO oar
nest, businesslikc n crowd Of Gators that the
tho place. The tables are so near the windows
that with but little more than n casual glance
Y is easy to tell what half tho crowd Is eating.
~ 10 not nntii q late hour that any curtains hide
this interior from view. And Il stands rs the
greatest monument to Now York's delight In
eating with no conccalment.
It looks as though the Lyccum Theatre
would this winter DO able to boast more real
domcsticity among ito actors than any other
playhouse in Now York, and that condition
which managers pretend to foar 50 groatly-tho
al "a 49,. - II N Il a l..
tho same company-is soon to be realized sby
the marriage of young Mr.. Hackctt and Mary
Mannering. With q man and his wife as tho
leading actors of n Now York stock COM
pany, there will be serious problems 10 over
conc. To matinee audiences there 10 always
Encouragement enough in the sight Of a mar
ried hero or a married heroine, but to have
them married to each other is regarded by
managers as a chilling Arrangement which
able to overcome. Mr.. and Mrs. sothcrn aro
making the experiment now. Daniel Frohman
known that Julie Opp. who was about to DO
divulgcd. as an example of triumphant Ameri.
can %girlhood had taken an English husband
ly for Mr.. Frohman, the husband remained in
London, 30 thoro will not be the necessity Of
presenting Miss Opp and her husband stimuli
taneously, to New York audiences. IT that
additional responsibility had fallen on Mr..
husband in London is looked upon as nearly as
Theatre that helped its actresses to happy mar.
FESSRSIasiOn rG T9To ixirsInin H., P Tins iE,.l Kiil,y
But they always left tho stage, while MIR. Froh-
mans nctors::..havc a habit OF marrying while
they are under contract to him.
"1n a largo majority Of cases it will be found
that American families have borne arms and
that there are means of establishing the right
to bear arms, though this right through tho
vicissitudes of fortune or the restless ambition
Of ancestors may have been lost sight OF"
This Is q sentence from the circular of an Eng
lish genealogist which has lately been received
by a great many New Workers. This obliRing
British Investigator is anxious to make It clear
that more than twenty-four American families
are entitled to q coat-of'arms and he will en-
deavor to provo 1t by searching records for o
rights Of certain families to .coats.of-arms but
an ultimate plan, Is to issue a book containing
the descent I saat. Of }a all American Hs ,5is sa nnIhSS entitled u 90 to to
issued to, subscribers only, it, is probable that
either only the twcnty-four who are certain of
their rights will pay for the publication or tho
genealogist will see to it that every subscribers
rights in tho matter arc established. So In spite
probable that the number Of families with war
ranted. coats-of-a arms will be very much in.
for the different services which may BIO needed
In the ,s% struggle y to REGAIN the right which may
hhSo Dcon. loot nIOuBu Iuc uCLlOn VI Tchtlebb
ancestors"
Since Nine. Patti usedto have two detectives
standing in the wings of the Academy Of Music
to watch her diamonds as soon as she stepped
from tho view of tho audience there has been
seen no such display of diamonds as Nine.
Sembrich has made at her concert appearances
In New York. On the night Of her first appear.
anco she was sparkling with tho stones. and
more remarkable was tho number which she
wore AT the first Astoria concert. There tho
upper part of her gown was literally covered
with pins of different designs. Two necklaces
which she has already worn are SO remarkable
that tho woman who owned one OF them would
deserve to be congratulated, and the possession
Of the two is an unusual piece OF good fortune.
One OF these necklaces Is II thick collar Of dia.
monds, and the other, somewhat more clabor.
alto In design, Ia composed OF sapphires and dia-
monds. There are six sapphires of unusual
size placed at equal distances in a circle of dia-
string OF diamonds, which Is caught up at tho
points In which the sapPhircs are placed. She
has already worn two diamond tiaras: Mime.
mas, and for the past ten years has boon recciv.
ing larger sums !or her services than have been
81, 900 and 81 200 for a performance. and in
an amount which is, said TO BIO the largest ever
paid TO any singer in that country. This was
concerts sp IN Lcipsic. ~ G gs1 +! ' Singers Tgw a.s %MiII.
ing to appear there for a very small sum. 80
great is the dis,iactIon considered. But Nine:
singing. two songs. and that incident is rcnem-
borcd in Germany as the one which touched
able TO AFFORD duplicate necklaces and tiaras.
Her toilets of he stage arc unusually nu-
burg. where Nine; scmhrich has spent much Of
her time during the past ten years. IL as much
OF an art asst Is in Paris or III New York.
1t was said when DR.. Thomas W...Evans was
last in New York that he had made arrange.
ments with his attorney to leave n large share
of his fortune for the establishment of colleges
in different cities OF the country. but his nttor-
ney said at the time that Dr.. Evans's plans had
not been completed. II was believed that his
idea was to establish in the FIRST place n college
of dentistry In Philadelphia and then extend
its usefulness TO various other cities by the c..
tablishment of branches. DR.. Evens's fortune
has always been grossly exaggerated, and the
$50. 600, 600. which was tho sum generally
quoted, Is said to have been FIVE or six times