The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-22
1TB TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

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them It threatened to raise q rumpus which
might have ended disastrously for tho young
physicians concerned. They were In the
habit of riding whenever they had time, and as
their hours of liberty were not extended there
was never much timo to be spent in making
changes of toilet not absolutely necessary.
Tho result Of this was that knickcrbockers were
made to do duty In the hospital as well as on
tho wheel, and 1t frequently happened that
the entire staff was IN bicycle breeches stimuli,
guilty Of an equally serious breach of what the
hospital superintendent decided was. the dig
nifty of the institution, and he promulgated an
order that no member of tho staff would in the
future be, allowed to make his rounds in
KerSkG mSSh fsorc The br su }Ss n6TsieIans was oi no pSs
house STAFF, but it looked as though he might
BIO potent this time. There was q disposition
on the part of tho mon to defer to his order un.
I'll one Of them happened to recall the fact that
tho visiting physicians, who included IN, their
number some of the best known specialists in
the city, very frequently came to tho hospital
on wheels. Before any. formal revolt against
OF ,b OVERWHELMINGLY 9nss siS,F 3 er ! mes HSSpJrf TO- b Ehe
how often DIR. A., DIR. b., md DIR. e. came TO
the hospital on wheels, Of, at all events, in bi.
IN the matter OF the prohibited knickerbockers.
Tho superintendent, never repeated his ediet
wear them, and luckily the visiting physicians
were as often as ever seen In them. so q bi:
the house physicians and the superintendent is
mute.
Julietto Atkinson, who is again tho champion
woman tennis player of this country, combines
with her athletic distinctions u profession
which would not seem the one most adapted to
further her success in the line of sport which
has made her SO well known. She was a chorus
girl In q comic opera that vas played here for q
short time last winter. and she made this hum.
BILE start with the idea of advancing in her pro
fncainn E.-aN thn ~ hntnN an tRpnla
champion Is not great enough to make her salts.
fled to give up the somewhat modest theatrical
ton Of continuing in tho future to play tennis in
tho summer and stick to comic opera In the win
%t tSf nSnt To dis plss 4 heF dTSin S1sh ta is naq in SR more
exalted positions. Already men who had won
their first fame in athletics have found success
as easy to write a play around Miss Atkinson's
racquet as 1t Is to make ,Corbett's or Fitzslm-
four.act drama. Miss Atkinson. moreover,
would be the very first of her kind.
The new organization founded under the title,
"The Society for the Advancement Of American
OPERA ought to receive the sympathetic CO.
operation OF the public here. as its purpose
limits tho scope of its activities to New York
city. The organization Is formed to further the
interests of American musicians and make it
possible for them to get q hearing before their
own public. 1t is perfectly plain to one with
only tho slightest knowledge Of the musical
situation in New York that tho performances
more to advance the interests OF American com
posers than the annual seasons at La Scala.
composer to get for his work a hearing there I'M
less he can pay for 1t, just as Naver Scharwcnka
did last spring when he wanted to hear his opera
"Mataswintha" on the stage. NJ. Bembcrg OF
Paris can come here and, through the influence
OF the powerful singers Of the company, secure
two approximations for such a work as Elaine
but not one OF those artists would undertake 10
further the production Of an opera of American
origin. For these reasons American composers
are taking with great success to the writing of
operettas, but n society which voices q protest
composer Of opera ought to be encouraged, even
though 1t produces no practical results: Native
help them to secure opportunities to be heard in
New York: 1t is significant that one of the pro,
moters of the new association Is n composer who
had TO go to Germany. to have his opera sung
Walter Dnmrosch was lucky enough to have an
1 PETER Fp sot {he Sl r ms 0BBunt It would hI probably 9ibafbofi;
have suffered the fate Of many, other unsuns
works II Mr.: DamrosShh had not been So ad ~ y
efforts composers who, although not OF native
birth, have become citizens.
The Honorable Mary Harriet Geraldine
Drummond. granddaughter OF the Earl OF
Perth and Melfort, who lost her job In q
Brooklyn ice cream saloon recently, Is quietly
looking for another and refuses to be worried
about the distinguished descent that places
her high among the notabilities in Burke:
Peerage. 1t is rather surprising that Brook
war Ward T il claim f1mn pa the Place teS Of residence o Of t dis
tinguished English aristocrats. Tn. $50
told not long ago Of Graham Of Esk, a descen
England and a man entitled to bear an old
title II he wanted to. Only o short time age
Hhich Is Just now disturbing lie HSSHoTshl,
lyn seems to be troubled principally by strug
Elcs to get jobs and keep them. not with any
associated with the reflections Of titled Britons
Graham of Fisk has a son who Is also entitled
antique and elaborate nature, but ho follow
a humble trade, and Is contcnted IN the posses
sion of that. His father is q man of agreeable
more rcprehensible than fail to make forum,
enough TO support his title in tho ,customar!
he Is likely to inherit. money Graham Of Esl
has no idea Of returning to England, and cx
presses himself as highly satisfied so long as h
can get employment. Not long ago he was
glazier.
"T-award tho palm to the last hotel to b
opened this season on Concy Island" said n bi
cycllst who was there on Sunday, "for tn
highest price yet asked for drinks. I ordcrc'
three, consisting of two bottles of soda. tw'
Scotch whiskcys, and ono rye. Tho check wa
for Sl.45 In the most expensive New iorl
hotel the cost would not have been more thai
the check which containcd-no specification of tn
Items. that sent the waiter back to get, III
particulars. i found that the Scotch whiskey
cost % cents each, the rye 20, tho two soda
IS cents each. and tho three dilapidated sand
%iches 10 cents Sdns S tnSriSnc %S az sthu the w who,
charging, AXE of my hat to this hotel as tn
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