The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-15
LIVE TOPICS AMOUR TOWN.

Tho closing of a downtown beer hall will re-
move finally q resort that has long been famil-
lar to q certain portion Of New York's public,
although within recent years 1t has been little
moro than o memory. Tho Fourteenth street
beer ball, which, IL report Is true, will close its
doors within q short time, was formerly stu
ated on the west side Of town, and It's attrac.
lions included then occasional music as
we'll as q list OF regular visitors who seated
themselves at the tables and wero not averso
to making acquNlntnnccs. In those days there
was no ~protence of any kind about the place.
ls lace curtains and tho gilt letters on the
window ,panes were the extent OF its decora.
tons, The removal 20 the other side Of town
music. OF a large orchestra. But tho same
Haymarket uptown, brought disaster to the
Fourteenth, street place. There was q period
q soft drinks and little prosperity for the estHh,
local history Of trade rows tho proprietor put
an orchestrion in his place instead Of the Or,
popularity Of the older place over near Sixth
avenue was never duplicated in the new estab-
that were most popular did not serve to bring
business to the place. and the present, plan 70
s .s sSnyS1s shs BIZ L S fSaf. ~. Into sseq 3 Rn Sss } sste
ono n used seen to S1'S Ss. f Fl su may peas Be place for H,r
uptown the demand must be limited. There
Is only one place Of the kind now In ex-
no clamor for any more. There. is some sur
prise, however, at the suggestion that the
S Selitafn ( Is general so . pe ut hat ss New wuT YosR P hss now sow 'n as
many Turkish baths as it can support. One Of
theme the newest ssa Of du these PLACES ss n very e hsiS otesps ar;
for a month since it was opened.
Cleo de Merode spent the greater part of yes
terday morning in riding about uptown In q
hansnu, aforinr NJ tha ,HoxvIa vwha ratnHpA1
her stare with ourio ,ity. as New York's shop
windows have contained enough OF her pio-
lures to make her looks familiar. She wore
the same eoru Town and the hat which she had
on when the reporters inspected her on Mon
day Afternoon. Her Indifference to dress has
often been remarked. 1t appears, in her own
country, and in Paris, although her equipages
are handsome, her style Of dress is generally
very negligent She carries herself on the
street with the primness Of q debutante in
society. This young woman, who has, next to
Richard le Gallienne. about the most pic
turesque name that ever came over the ocean.
ners are very gentle and refined. She has
nothing whatever to say for herself. She can
an effort. But she has evidently no opinions.
no preferences, nd feelings. She Is sublimely
passive; There was not sh the lea least em6ag rRHnt
the purpose of asking her questions. Her self;
been talking to an old friend. There was no
bravado in her manner, but merely her own
i f5's as9th aihSsD'BfS SUI s s4o f looRsd ' very iep pfst i9.' and
the test was q trying one Sn she fI sat IN the
e eTen tho Se e : tsSt sst q a y 81 'e fhs Severity slfp0o OF
this test can be understood by the precautions
which DISTINGUISHED foreigners usually adopt
fused to allow either the gas or the electric
light to be lit in her drawing room, and would
had been brought, All Of them postpone their
receptions until late in the afternoon when tho
I Is%ps. "i But M! mic Even de- M fees 40 s, ood i the te ea
wonderfully and of her own natural prettiness
s soe dse so indee BE- G sSsas u ssr good H Iook se on tHs s msFs
seemed o matter OF some doubt
One Of the Lest known figures of the Tender
loin has recently disappeared from view, and his
present whereabouts Is known to few OF the
persons who saw him frequently in the past.
For more than fifteen years he kept a small
tailor shop in one of the side streets of the
Tenderloin, and in the little room back of 1t he
lived with his wife and Q shaggy gray dos.
who played an important part in the affairs Of
the family. While he was sober this man was
a courteous and capable fellow, who had made
liked by all sorts OF the many varieties of per-
sons that lived there. But he was q hard
ST,sk hG;h fns T paseri ias enossh Tt to on pre ni@ 'f SiS
from indulgence. Then the shop was shut up,
al work was given up,and the potent jag was al
lowed to take Its course. 1t became q little bit
difficult even for the persons who knew him best
to put up with these eccentricities of business,
which grew more frequent yoar by year. The
person who had most cause to complain was
his wife, Many a time was the husband hailed
the policemen, WIZ had rescued the wife in
spite OF her protests; With the increase Of his
Sro6 sRn%' fSsa his oh he cI u..is sbop Oe was v to
Gated and the tailor, his wife and tho dog dis
appeared from tho nelghborhood in which they
IA Laap pirtt,racnra Nu1traa for mora fhnp a
decade.
At last Broadway has a second hand clothing
store. Within a block OF the new place there
are several of these places which sell every
sort of clothes for women from q ball own to
an old hat. But that is ON Seventh avenue,
where the old clothes shops are common enough.
Ono of them on Broadway 10 o wholly different
matter. These dresses have seen various
kinds of service before they reach the second
hand shop and their pasts are varied. Some
of them, indeed. como from society, some from
a ass sfassiI aD But zone aSo ,t0% al, 'l bfias , sicns s1s SitS
them q smartness and fashion foreign to the
atmosphere in which they subsequently find
never sold to the keepers OF the second.hand
stores. There is one woman In New York
best-dressed' women in town. She makes her
rounds regularly or sends one Of her assistants,
e. in .n The s'G sa%s s Way euE Fho are a ia t tal.1 Sis q sSa
houses Of proSpectiye purchasers. and what.
ever their fate may be they are not hung up In
windows to have their degradation stared at
by anybody who happens to pass. The share
OF custom that comes from the stage Is almost
as large as any other. Theatrical women buy
the stage are generally so worn out before they
are abandoned that they could never be dis
posed OF. Usually they pass on from one per
son to another. and when they are given up II
The business of selling old clothes--particular'
ly dinner or ball Dresses that are likely to show
wear soon-is very much larger than most
people would suspect.
The picturesque personality OF Herr Angus
tus Van Biene once more ornaments upper
Broadway. Tho 'cellist returned here last
week and has adopted einoe his return to Lon
don last spring q style Of dress somewhat
more conventional than that which last season
attracted 30 much attention. The black vel
vet dinner coat, in which he was accustomed
to appear. has been supplanted by q gray walk
ing suit, and the Van Biene locks now fal
gracefully from under, q soft hat of the SAM
color. 1t WAS before his departure from New
York tbat-Herr. Van Bieno took occasion tc