The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27
LIVE roPICs UT TO WV.

Many OF the new ONCE buildings erected In
The retail district uptown have waited in vain
for tenants. People refuse to como and 90
cupy their vacant on One Of these large
buildings. open 10 the public as long ago as the
FIRST Of May. is practically empty to-day. In
contrast TO this discourssing aspect. there 10
another building . short distance away which
has during the three years Of It's existence
been constantly occupied. Only q few DAYS
ago the com pany which owns the building took
the op oortunity Of informing the architects
and builders Of the extent TO which the invest
ment had surpassed their own expectations.
The owners Of tho building attributed their un-
usual success to the fact that they gave the
work TO builders and architects Of tho nigh-
est reputation and put up the building with
no economy In particulars that would affect Its
desirabllity for the purpose for witch IL was
intended. The question Of the money to be
not always so po:itivsly decided in either one
way or the other. Many Of the large nat
houses and APARTMENT hotels on the, upper
east and west sides are very fashy In decora-
ton and apparently cheap In construction.
But 30 many. OF them are paying investments
have had them designed by better architects
and mt up by better builders would have in
creased their yalus as an inysstm.nt; A new
town property that consists principally Of fats
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ut is not worth while to put buildings up
he eaid. that would cost as much as the best
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likely 10 remain in existence long enough To
make any such oxrcnaiture profitable. After
these apartment houses will certainly come
down and make room for Others or for ofnces
character Of the nsisSborhood requires. This
has been true OF every part OF New York city
ntsr Ia aAtttaA fnT hnatnaaa urpNa and nfhar
parts are equally sure to remain the came In
character. and they arc sections in which II IL
make q building Of tho best quality In every
respect. But it would not pay uptown with
the ,s Sh. snc Of p, the ns ,sfh sSams s., stu ,o Sp.
ing buildings without, any Ispect Of real ole:
sance whom they don't know. that houses Of
INST the people who. are looking for apart
ments. The shiny brass and marble en-
ioiios pots. and the Entering eiectric li.Ht
fixtures may not be any moro the ideal Of deco
ratiye art than the building Itself conforms to
Is buiidinrs.of this Kind that are most readily
rented uptown and they are better invest
ments IN those localities than the most eIpen-
sive buildipes would be-"
Paul Lawrence Dunbar. the young negro
po,t. Is to go to London this spring and give
readings there from his works. II is proposed
to introduce him first a. q drawing room read
or, and from the interest taken In England In
people Of Dunbar's race. he should be highly
Successful. His oWn talents as a reader are
OF q high quality, and one recital given here
last spring TO a few persons proved him to pos.
sess very exceptional powers. He read his
works with particular effectiveness. and his
humorous rassaCcs were perhaps the most en-
tertainihg parts Of his work. YOUNG, Dunbar
IL very black. and his heavy. trimmed specta-
Giles. through Which he stares amiably at the
world. give him q very solemn look. .TnE
elevator boy in q public building. a place which
he held until . short. time ago. He 10 about
twsa''Issn osn nom and nars sr 81 DsSsi.h 70 write Sa II
volume of verse. and his reputation now II no
more than two years old. I, was during his
from his publishers. Dunbar had never pre-
vtoL sly had So much money at one time. Now
he has given mp HIS employment as an elevator
In London drawing rooms contrast In posi-
tion striking enough when one considers the
short time IN which the change was affected.
Tho city theatre which has recently decided
TO give no more free tickets TO actors bases is
action on . complaint that has frequently
been heard before. Actors are known to be
severe critics Of the work Of their profession.
and they are rarely restrained from emphatic
aud audible expr sssions Of their opinions.
Roasting Is . habit TO which thsy are adj
dictod. aud whom = number OF them happen to
khtnSF ~ va NV hNut hikhts huc DtF-
IONS sitting near them are not likely TO get a
very favorable impression Of the play or the
performers from their remarks. II Ia not only
on nrst nights that shk disadvsntaRe must DO
a. we'll. Tho custom Of allowing erstultots
Admittance TO all players has been long estab.
EFFORT will succeed In doing away with Il aldo.
cether or oven In keeping actors out OF this
particular theatre for any length Of time.
and teaching them hat Whatever they may
think OF . performance. II Is not expedicnt to
heard BY people ct some distance. To accom-.
plish this much would be a gain. A curious
difference in their point Of view may AWAY,
matinee given espe ciallv for them. Then there
+ nothing. but enthusiasm snt applause. But
these performances arc only given In the case
Of very successful plays.
The presentation OF Americans and other
foreigners ut the German court In Berlin 10 not
4 ceremony likely TO be very impressive. as It 10
conducted with the simplicity and economy
characteristic Of many such features OF Ger.
nan SQUIRT life. IL Is usually tho American
women only who are handsomely dressed. ~
the majority ot the guests only comply with
the rather severe requirements as to toilet.
and consider their responsibility at an end then.
One OF the rules refers. OF course. to the length
OF tho train. and from this comes the name Of
train court" which Ia the term generally ap-
piled TO these functions. Some OF tho Ameri.
can women PRESENTED AT court tell weird stor-
les of the costumes worn by the German wom-
en- OF rank who are to be seen at the court.
These long trains. which have TO be OF white
satin. are preserved In some OF the German
families like valuable heirlooms, and they past
down from mother To daughter. Ono satin
train OF the required length and color will serve
.or n long series OF resentatlons and sumo
rains are said 20 btar unmistakablc evidences
OF their long terms of usefulness. But they
satisfy the court requirements and that salts
hes the wearer. " Is tho Same spirit or literal
adherence to ruln that once kept an American
ont Of the opera house--at u gala performance
because he mad on n dinner coat without tails,
although he was Immediately dressed in other
respecta. On the other hand. a German Ia al
lowed To enter the opera house In gray trous-
ers and his ordinary attire so long "a he has
taken the trouble to wear a dress coat with tails
appear at the train. court" Another feature
OF the ceremony that 10 inexplicable To Amer.
leans 10 the hour at which II IL held. The pres
sontation commences at seven and lasts until
nine. so that IL lacks the qualities OF either an
afternoon or an evening gathering.