The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-03
LIVE TOPICS Asour rowx.

LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.
Now that Yvette Guilbort IL ready to be mar
ried, abe declares tina she will never again
visit the United States. Her health has been
poor since her return to Europe, and she at
tributes the fact to the fatigue Of her last Ameri-
can trip. She is not likely. moreover. TO attempt
Camille, and 30 one Of the most picturesque on.
slaughts contemplated on that familiar heroine
has been averted. So long as she remains on
the stage Yvetto will sing her couplets and re-
main unique in her own field. 1t seems, how.
ever, to heye been true that she was under con.
dramas some day or another; but that
business compact was broken with very little
on either side Il HER Her contract werg %g ' With Ma .U y PHs OF
Paris comes to an end In tho year 1900, and that
is the date which the singer has fixed for her re;
take place late IN July. and as hor future hus.
band has made an unqualified statement that
there ls a very short period Of suspense, and the
danger VIII so soon DO over that II seems fairly
certain Yyettc will never have tho opportunity
to crafty her bizarre ambition.
When Mrs. Langtry comes to New York in the
ncar future she may explain why she got n
divorce from her husband, and whether or not
1t was with the idea OF marrying again. So far
she has not denied a rumor crediting her with
such an intention, and n London authority has
~ saN' a. 80 w Nv w vi IJik oliilih u
position equal to tho task Of restoring the actress
to her place in society. Mrs. Langtry's desire
to return to English society Is said to be due
TO- Z, the fact that her daughter is now
ter ii is said 70 to 20 have ,nero been vcr Ihe oo pafnEfIh,
reared, and to inherit some share OF her mothers
S SsSaiy; i 70 t + RR rs1SS% os sSc,s to P. pr ,Sa ,. her
manner In which she made her London debut
that Mrs. Langtry has taken the important pro.
ilninary step to another marriage. This is. at
least the surmise In. London. although Mrs.
Langtry has had nothing to say on the subject,
and no possible bridegroom is found among her
A little incident occurred at Slxty.ifth street
and the Boulevard one afternoon last week that
was witnessed by a score of bicycle riders. each
of whom has probably formed his own theory to
fit 1t by this time. A young man. dressed in a
well.ntting frock coat. and wearing a silk hat,
started to cross the Boulevard from the west
side. His mustache was neat, and altogether he
was so nice looking and 80 well dressed that
moro than one pair Of eyes watched him. From
the east side Of the boulevard came a young
woman. and she was worth looking at. She
wore a tailor-made gown and a new spring hat,
and so far as clothes went. she was easily
in the same, class with the nice young
approaehins he lif SaS his is' hat yS Snd said w some,
thing to her. The young woman swung back
gloved hand fair in the young mans face, jolting
MS bead suddenly and knocking of his hat. .,
now, see II you VIII talk about me again"
she exclaimed, and without waiting to argue the
point she hurried across to the sidewalk and
walked rapidly down the Boulevard. The young
man seemed to be dazed at first. Then he picked
up his hat. dusted. 1t carefully. and walked
slowly up the Boulevard. The incident was
each ono wondered why it had ever happened.
One OF the most curious features OF the rain
storm late on Sunday afternoon was the disap-
pearance Of the bicyclists on the Boulevard.
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began as completely as though the earth had
swallowed them up. The approach Of the storm
had started some of the riders scorching home,
but it still seemed far enough away to allow of
plenty Of time to get homo in safety. So the
street was crowded when. at a little after 5
O'Clock. the first drops of rain began to fall. The
plaza was particularly crowded. but within
five minutes after the rain had COM
mGnced not a wheelman was to DO seen.
complete absence OF any new arrivals from
along the way. The Bicycle eAs slope iS'n about saei the
bs "a r the Tss txHrc fmIi fhr Ti stores G sa:i and La scGessi,
accommodated the riders, and the facilities fur.
Their uptown were even smaller. Where they all
went TO nobody could have well told, but it was
apparent that several thousand people encum-
bered with bicycles were able to get out Of the
way with amazing rapidly.
One Of the first of the Broadway shopkeepers
to hang photographs in his windows has lately
confined them to n novel and inconspicuous
place. and he announces that for the future
they will be compelled to remain there.
THE business has been overdonc, he said, the
other day. 1t takes not only u larger number of
photographs than is easy to handle. but also
much trouble in changing them frequently, and
the game Is not worth the candle. The photo
graphs of actresses and celebrities certainly
draw "A crowd; but there are too many places
| that have taken up the DlAn nOwalays IN make
1t worth while. The public wants TO soc
new ones every day and lots OF them.
and the dealers are now so anxious to display
them that nothing can be made out Of charging
for the privilege. 1t was formerly easy to get
pictures in a window; but now, II the subject Is
In any way attractive, the shopkeepers are SO
them up for nothing. The whole business has
been SO much o~vercrowded that there Ia no
t tRRax am onH " tRsi used is i to toF be- s'E pnid bg "mbi III id t9s
actors for the privilege OF seeing themselves in a
shop window
1t was characteristic OF ex-Mayor Abram s.
Hewitt to make an important announcement at
the annual commencement Of Cooper Union on
Saturday evening. On that occasion he told the
audience that the bequest OF Julia Cooper to the
institution was 300. 900, the additional 800,
600 having been marked in pencil on the margin
Of the will. Mr.. Hewitt has frequently shown
his interest In Cooper Union. and it has hap
pened that on every occasion when he has spoken
at the Unions commencement he has had an an
nouncement to make that was OF Importance
MIR. Hewitt Is one of the very few public men
in this city who speak frequently. and
whose remarks can never be discounted in
advance. Ho usually declines to give in ad
vance any inkling as TO what he intends to
discuss in his speech, and 1t has frequently
some interruption or question will give ar
entirely different turn to his thoughts, and In
his vigorous fashion he will say things that hi,
audience had no reason to anticipate from hi,
introduction. In the vocabulary OF newspaper
men Mr.. Hewitt is labelled dangerous" II Il
never safe to assume. no matter how important
the occasion. that because Mr.. Hewitt Is dowI
on the list OF speakers near the last, the news
gatherers may leave before he begins to talk.
THESE BUCKET MEN GET OFF.
Larceny Can't he Proved Against Two or III,