The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
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invitation TO sing in the festival during tho
following summer. That was before Jean do
Reszko had been hoard here in oithor "Sieg-
fried or Tristan and Isolde" After both no
and his brother had definitely decided to sing
there, II was discovered that the management
Of the performance made II necessary for the
tenor to undertake too much work-an amount,
indeed, which would have imperllled his
voice. Tho performance Of Die G0tter-
dammerung" was announced to follow
"Siegfried" on tho next day. Frequently
there are intermissions Of q day or two between
tho performances, but the other arrangement
had boon fixed for tho whole summer with these
two operas. 9 they were sung In their entirety
and the tenor roles In both were very arduous,
jean dc Reszkc decided that 1t would be unwiso
DO had decided to 10 10 Bayreuth this year arose
negoti"tins with Nine. Wagner In reference to
on appearance st the %festiyal performance.
R Ra,SH would gain nothing in G rupHtatio oni BY s ue
Ing to Bayreuth: the gain would be ALMOST
number OF noted artists to appear there grows
smaller every succeeding season. Very anus.
ing stories are told OF Nine. wagner's arbitrary
ference OF her daughters is said to DO rather try.
ing to the singers engaged in tho performances.
Grated BY tho famous singers Who would lend
1riiiianey to the fes,iy n,,s Nine, Wagner
Is evidently contented, WIN the, artistic re-
IL fH''i /, sSe@Insly as. we'll ehI0r piieas Saa More ios l hun
1000 seats have been sold this year, the
A amons shs 1 ioreI EnsI1sh fGs S M Gt a" fr %s"al
! peopies 10 small still, although within recent
f {f"Fs s%e ensy S@Ve Of P' AMOS 10 q scidl to' c or,frip" he
opening performance or thu, season shows tho
si,G ! IN and Th his recent roe NJ n Successes ~ sf in ion mm,
ought to remind New Workers how fortunate
they are In having such an Interpreter of Wag-
The dinner coat, or, as II ia varlously called,
the Tuxedo. smoking jacket. or what not, was
never regarded In England as n dress garment
for men to the same extent that 1t has been in
this country. 1t is usually worn there only
under very informal circumstances. and the
same rule. to a certain extent. holds true of
New York. But 1t is not worn abroad for tho
same purpose 1t is usually worn here. and for
that reason 1t Is easy to understand a fashion
Which A.u has l@ wlI, made 1Ss a,n ISs appearance sa.t mse
the conventional black satin tie, the ordinary
colored silk ties that are worn In New York
liant In their combination OF color this summer,
the result is n startling contrast to the older md
more sober fashion. But It comes to the United
States with the best sort Of a foreign indorse-
ment., At ,Hombnrg, as well as at the English
watering places. the style has succeeded in driv.
Ing the black satin tie entirely from view. Tho
present fashion puts an entirely new phase on q
question which has been the subject Of some very
profound elaboration. Careful drcssers have
shuddered. at the sight Of a man In a dinner
coat wearing a white tie. and the combination
caused them nearly as much anguish. a sub
s,itpte for the black satin tie, which with a
black waisteoat was finally decided TO be tho
soft. bro d ties. but they disappeared and just
now the colored silks are at least a temporary
settlement OF the question.
Tho union of the janitors of apartment houses
into q society intended for their protection Is
not more than q retaliation against the tenants
OF their buildings. who arc invariably banded
together against the ~janitor. whether they be
regularly organized or not The complaint
against the ianitor is not confined to New York.
or indeed to this country. and foreigners who
have come to this city are rather relieved by the
treatment they receive here. A great many
persons who are familiar with the uptown
Sympathy with n4uI The %j / tup and to t look upon
him as 2 person deserving Of i some compassion
wishes Of tho tenants. Many Of these men re-
ceive wret hedly small compensation for their
their quarters in the building. These are almost
invariably in the easements. and they are not of
Il |" a fact that there are few perquisi Hiessff or
such a piece, for tipping the jani'or Is not
ants sew do 'q lndu! P se in sS ac1 l Mss" "p0 it 'en Is
likely to DO only at Christmas time, But in
ths sps ,o1s, ,h fiat c,, h0pIs ssxos of S WsiG 1hr, these axse
then. The rewards for a successful ianitor are
as a rule very adequate. One men in charge OF a
ceives a large salary, and his services are so
much in demand that he has several times been
taken from one place to another at an increased
rate Of payment. He began his career here as a
valet. But the lot OF the ~janitor in the small
slonal rebellions are looked upon by some people
as an entirely eXcusable result Of the hardships
OF his condition..
A New Yorker who has Just returned from
Paris has q tale Of woe concerning a supper in q
restaurant there, which no has now come To
look upon philosophically as one Of the neces
sary incidents Of an attempt TO learn the man
ners OF a strange city. 81 went to a well-knowr
boulevard restaurant for supper" he has said
to nearly all his friends, with an acQuaint
ance-not q very old acquaintance. but one that
seemed very amiable and agreeable. I wal
prepared to pay a good price for the supper, fol
the place was one Of the most expensive ir
Paris. and | didn't expect to get out for lest
than about $50. That was the maximum limiI
fixed. We had everything OF the best
there was nothing in the world to complain OF
The man who had waited on US spoke English
and felt pretty certain that would not be im
place Of the kind under the same CIRCUMSTANCE
lin fact nad only got TO- rar wt Two d {, be
thore was a charge of 90 francs-Sl2 in oul
money--for the supper. Tho Items were al
mentioned and everything looked square. Bu
added TO the amount, without a wood TO explain
what It was. stood a sum in French money rep
resentInU about g35. asked what IN the wUrit
that was. and the waiter very politely said /
was madame's bill ut the restaurant. and tina
he had supposed ] would want to pay II 10
her. My acquaintance aCQuiesced from acros
tho table with a smile. The waiter stood witt
the check in his hand. ! can take II of, mon
sieur.' he said, ii monsieur does not want I
pay II for madaNe.' She looked at me In Al
Injured way, and The result WAS that | paid th
whole business. Inevcr took another supper 4
, a restaurant there without asking beforehnp
just how my friends credit stood. and even then
told the walters | was paying for only what | wa
J having at tho time. Ihcard afterward that tn
? trick was an old one. in spite OF the fact that
. didn't work In one case out OF ten. ] hAppene
> on that occasion TO DO a very good thing"