The sun., 1897-09-23
LIVE roPIOs ABOUT TOWN.

ests which are 30 rarely to be relied upon for
any length OF time 1t was long time before
Bar Harbor had casino or any substitute for
one, and tho public entertainments in the place
were given almost exclusively in the hotels
1t was tho change In the life OF Bar Harbor ro
sulting from tho increase in the number Of
cottages that led to q louder demand year after
year for some place which should serve as a
casino. Finally tho Kebo Valley Club was
formed. and tho present failure Is the result OF
several seasons of Increasing indifference on
the part OF the Bar larbor visitors who haNO
entirely failed to tRko advantage of any OF
the conveniences which 1t was believed-untl
the clubhouse was opencd-wero absolutely
Indispensable to the enjoyment OF summer lie
there Almost the same situation Is SAID to be
at hand at another coast resort in which tho
summer Bayety had long centred about its
casino One OF the noted attractions Of tho
place has always boen the concentration of its
life about the clubhouse, which, from the
breakfast cocktail to the late supper, provided
appropriate diversion for every hour OF the day.
But during the last summer thoro was OBJ
served an unprecedented Indifference to this
centro. The attendance was neither so largo
nor enthusiastic, and its old place In the lifo
of the resort seemed to bo lost. The final blow
came when at the height of the season the pro-
prietor of one OF the hotels decided to increase
the number of tho weekly dances. ono even
ing he selected was tho same as that on which
a dance wus given ut the casino. Tho crowd
deserted the casino In favor of tho hotel, and q
more striking instance of the change in taste
at these places had never been observed. Thore
arc half dozen summer resorts not far from
New York which afford Instances equally IL
Illustrative of the ickleness Of the taste OF the
people who go to them.
Tho Marquis OF Ailesbury, who arrived in
this city yesterday from England. is the uncle
of the titled gentleman of the same name who
died in England about three years ago after n
career which put him fairly ut the head Of
those members of the English aristocracy who
set out to show jus; how far they can go In GER
tain directions. The stories Of the late Marquis
of Ailcsbury's remarkable career arc too fresh in
recollection to need particlar mention. Before
his majority there scarcely breach OF
dccorum which had not been attributed to him.
His marriage to q music hall sinner was not
unusual enough in itself to attract attention,
as that brand Of British art has already allied
itself 80 substantially with the nobility that
such marriages as Ai!esbury D are looked upon
as matters OF course. hut in every other nc
ton Ailesbury was anxious to make his con-
duct as conspicuous as it was reprehcnsibo.
His achievement in dressing rs an organ
grinder ami appearing In London street Is
about the most notable evidence OF this dispose
tion ON his part. lie was a man OF intensely
disagrceable and arrogant manners, constantly
seeking excuses for an alteration. and hearth
ly disliked by everybody who came into con
which he was surrounded During tho later
years of his life his health made him more
than usually irritable, and he was freguenilIy
duty was TO apologize fur Ailcsbury to the
persons whom ho h7ulted. II he wsro s,!il
Marquis. VIII" came "a H'tt to New : York yesterday on
tho Majestic, succeeded his nephew three years
ago. He is 5o years old, a CAPTAIN in Tho
army, and was once in Parliament for six
years. He has half a dozen titles, and Is the
father OF three children, OF whom two are
daughters. 1t will easily be seen that he rep
resents a type OF the English arstocracy utter
ly opposed TO that which his nephew held up
TO the admiration OF his countrymen and tho
afp nj aht nf he If thn
The popular restaurants are sought out now
by tho visitors TO town with the enthusiasm
that these visitors bring to the business OF en-
joying New York, and ono restaurant in par
ticular houses a nightly crowd that fills 1t 10
the door. Neither the language OF the walters.
the unique combinations which the chef dc,
vses, nor the rare liquors which are served
after dinner mystify these out.ot.to"n visitors
half so much AS sentence printed at the bot
tom OF tho bill OF fare Attcr the rccoIlinch'
dation OF IA certain livery stable. there appear
these words: TO Forty nth street. one dol
lar" The first question that inc sirahEsr asks %
ty.hfth street making II worth while 10 put
those words on the bill OF farci' This IN
curry, made thirty or forty times night, al
ways ciicits the explanation that Forty .tfth
street Is mentioned merely as the uptown limit
OF 81 ride.
Eugene Cowos, who is now divorced, was
n bank clerk in Canada before he went on tho
stage, and no Was married when very young
man. Subsequently he moved to Chicago and
worked in II bank there, singing only as an anna
teur. The chance for his professional debut
came about in the usually accidental way, and
not until he was suddenly called upon /" take
the place OF one OF the singers in the Bnatnnians.
who was laid up by sickness. did he realize The
possibilities OF his success on tho stage. Mrs.
Cowlcs, who has lust got divorce, found the
AtrCal life extremely distHstcful 10 her from
the outset and she could never become recon.
I.I IN Ipr !,
appearance aa IA professional was never de-
creased by his success. and their ultimate In
ability to agree has always been looked upon rs
the result OF their wholly different views Of
professional. life. Eugene tow!es Is man nt
great smphei{S S ana G I9gSy ncr. o' IN 4n%sF as comic M
opera stage to-day. lie 10 said 10 get $500 a
week.
Broken glass isn't nearly so effective In
puncturing tires as people imagine, and enter
prising friends OF bicycle rcpaircrs must re-
Rretfully seek some other means Of increasing
business. Any one who doubts this state
ment and wishes TO investigate tho matter for
himself need only watch the bicycles passing
through Washington avenue, between tho
Eastern Parkway and tlalbush avenue, in
brooklyn. This stretch WAS paved with brick
recently, and hns become one of tho great thor.
ougnfares to tho Conoy Island cycle path. At
three different points there ID scattered across
1t finely broken glass. and IL Is remarkable
when broken glass does get In It's work any re-
palrer within a radius OF ten miles IS liable 10
get tho job. The glass may be wedgcd DO tight
In the wound that the tire may not collapse
for miles. Notwithstanding this, hiCyClsts
would be grateful II 1t were mudo the bust
noss OF IA policeman to look after the men whn
scatter glass and other things that cut tTuS
And between times he would ind 1t profitable
81 turn his attention to the conduct OF some ot
the laborers engaged In repairing tho Boue-
ward at tho hours in the morning when the
cycle path is used largely by women and girls
The farmers In parts of Brooklyn-for there
are considerable farms still in the outlyine
sections of that city-have felt the effect oi
tho bicycle in a curious way Formerly a
kind of market was held on fine days along
the Boulevard at certain seasons Women
with great baskets OF fresh vegetables would
stand along the curb Offering their wares for
sale, and people out for an afternoons drive
would purchase from them. The custom was
picturesque, and exceedingly profitable to the
farmers A couple OF years ago the number
Of purchasers began to grow less, and last
year tho sales wore 30 few as to render the
business unprontuble. This year it has been
abandoned. The reason Is that the women who
used TO ride In the carriages have taken tC
bicycles, and have given up their afternoon
drives 10 propcl themselves along On thcil
swiftly rolling machines. What they do for the