The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
LIE TOPICS Anour rowx.

q success. and II was given In q private room Of
q dignihod uptown club. Everything about the
dinner tended 10 keep II decorous. The enjoy
mcnt was never allowed to get beyond a certain
happy but wcllrestrained spirit, and there was
not a single element that prevented the celebra-
tion from being an entirely pleasant but not in
the slightest degree reckless occasion. It was
not, indeed, until the table had been cleared that
the dinner became in the least like the popular
impression of what a bachelor dinner ought to be.
Then the pace grew a little faster, and ono OF the
manifestations of the change took the form OF
mild indulgence in athletics. This required the
removal of coats and waistcoats, and Mt some
time during the two hours that followed nearly
every man in the room had his coat and waist
coat lying on chairs about tho room. When ono
guest who had distinguished himself especially
in the athletics went to put on his clothes he
discovered that his watch and the pin which
had been given to him that night were missing.
Thinking that their absence was the result OF a
joke, or maybe not thinking much Of anything
about the matter. he went home. The next day
he visited all the mon who had been present to
get back the two articles which he sup
men had seen them. A visit to The club revealed
the fact that the dinner had been served prinCi-
pnlly " walters not in the c!le's regular EN-.
ploy. Extra men had boon engaged, and as they
had been In the, room most of the evening tho
steward of the club confided TO the guest that
Nv. A''.ai I Nhpi Caot Nuouot thht. oho - q i..
not all be arrested. ana he had no idea which OF
lose his jewelry rather than attract attention 10
the matter. the guest decided to let his loss be
added to that long list which is attributed TO the
dishonesty of public and private walters and
that grows larger every day.
"THE SUNS suggestion about cheaper and
better drinks on roof gardens, - said a New York
er to a reporter yesterday. seems to indicate
the only means by which any patronage or sue
cess can ever be restored to these places. The
prices that the public has had to pay and the
quality OF the stuff sold have already made the
roof gardens a terror instead OF a pleasure to
the average New Yorker. The system at those
places has always been to charge the visitor just
as much AS he could possibly be made TO pay for
goods OF The very poorest quality that the estab-
lishment dared TO offer him. Last summer the
results of this plan became apparent; Most of
IL was difficult to find tenants willing to lease
them. People would go to them only When II
endure MSS e. any other place. II. on the Other
hand good good c SeSEaa good good cigars ss a to and ia fair ,,s en-,
commercial proposition bound to come to fail;
ure within n short time. The only wonder OF
the thing is that the roof garden maintained IN
appearance OF prosperity for so long. The, man.
good liquors and cigars at a reasonable prize
has a change still to prosper. even in a root gar,
upD. But L lUlnh cNtN IUiS experiment WCulN
be a very risk! ono il a so-called vaudeville pro.
granme were offered to harasS and weary the
spectators
Susan Strong, the American prima donna, who
has made remarkably rapid progress to an i'm
portant position. appeared in London the other
night as Aida. and the fact that she was less
| successful than might have been expected was
duo TO n rather serious iadisposition. 1t was
generally acknowledged that her performance
! showed promise of greater results when she was
in possession Of all her powers. Sig. Ceppi. who
is already known here, made a London debut
that night. and was very feTo-nhly received.
Nine. Nordiea,. who has been in London lately,
when the arrangements locking to her engage.
ment were abandoned. and it is now announced
| vlnne and Lola Beeth will be engaged. while the
stRR@ s anyas sns ss on FSsf %e. ,A ,Rslel'sG Mm Ss
Adini, an American, who has never ap;;
| Esther Paliser. another American, who will be
remembered here from her in
seems TO have settled the question Of Nine. Nor
dica's London Appearances, and indeed there
for her in the future to lind engagements in tho
leading opera houses. 1t is certain, that Paris.
at app Present ana ar se Closed : dFt to n her rne The fS1ne opening e gun
of the singers approaching, onslaught on Ger.
nsrn w owinaE Frat to r the elpsin by Of Mine tne hMs, elbe1 WSo
in Berlin. She was in Germany with Waiter
She viii Of course be heard in this. country. but
many Of the singers associated with her here in
the past will be heard in the German cities.
Il have just returned from a trip up through
the central part of this State" said q New York
broker, land my ignorance on one point has
given me a lot of bother since I returned to New
York. Wherever l paid a bill or had money
changed in the central part of the State ! re-
ceiypu Canadian silver in exchange. In fact,
there is more Canadian silver circulating up
1hsTs th as T.. A f"se yalue Ev when Snf Z e es%s II back snd to b5
New York ali the small change that / had was
Gansdi and W %SSnsyf, od l cd t Gn eo hSrss car a e. ean go
dian quarter he declined to accept IT. had the
same trouble on the elevated. stations. and now
find myself with about ~ IN Canadian silver
that l can't pass"
Tho destruction of the old Tombs building.
which is going on this week, will remove build
ing that has been pronounced to be one of New
York's best examples OF consistent architecture,
so far as its exterior Is concerned. The general
effect of the building has been spoiled in recent
years by the additions that were made necessary
"FYou have Just three examples of architec:
ture IN this city that admire immensely said
a ar Se the City Hall ai.i the 'i Tombs Prison. pshas nan and the oia
reservoir at Forty.second street and Fifth ave-
nue.. Each is perfect In Its way"
There Is no prison In the United States, not
even excepting Sing Sing. that Is better known
than the old Tombs. II has figured for many
years in New York history and In American
~iction. The prison yard was the scene OF many
executions. and not a few sensational escapes
were made from the prison itself.
When New York actors or players go to Lon
don there is invariably a great deal of talk about
reciprocity in art, and the English press very
| agreeably observes that II we can send such
good things to England we had better keep 1t up.
and there 10 always considerable gcneralizing Of
thta ,nnJial and nathan n.tropt.trx oh raotar
| In the mean time, for every play or actor that
goes from this country TO England, about twenty
are sent over to us. That does not interfere
with the enthusiastic talk on tho subject nat
urally. Just now some artists who have distin-
| guished themselves In New York are descend
| the period In which they are not active
here. They ara the, manager, and some Of the
Bowery, and they are going TO play in n similar
establishment situated in the east end OF Lon,
will he snmewhat difficult To adiuat In this mr.