The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-06
1uE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

great dismay. But they did come, and were
very pretty and effective.
LITE TOPICS ABoUT TOWN.
The marriage Of Sibyl Sanderson to Antonio
Terry was unexpected when It finally came.
as 1t was only q few weeks ago that the news
came to this country that Miss Sanderson Ind
signed q contract to remain at tho Opera
Comiquo for sevoral' months this winter. In
decd, this wedding had come to be looked upon
as ono Of the events which was not likely to
'tako place at any fixed time, but like Mme.
Nordioa, Miss sanderson finally kept her word.
Persons VIII have soon hor in Paris lately say
that she is looking better than ever, and It is
true that when abe sang at the Metropolitan
Opera House hero three years ago she was o
very much prettier woman than she was at the
time abe first camesforward in Paris and won
o success which she was able to retain through
several seasons. Her visit TO the United States
was WA h nnfoEtvn !. 81 from rom every VERY poi point Goo Of view s"U,s snd
more suited to her capabilities than q great
r e%tilain e i Ear Spe G iPc@ S SeW'' York X T sSst as sSs w Res
taken very Ill, and was, indeed, not expected to
Fsris than MI he T Is IL 4 Se Sstt York. kn0T Me t Is sSon Ut
40 years old. and the amount Of his wealth
has always been VERY much ~ efsgseFTtSd,,, r., Il s Is
ure usually mentioned. although he is substan-
TALLY rich. Miss Sanderson, in spite of the
gagements in Europe. is Believed to have made
little moro thar her expenses s,s since ,nce she became came
ever Since her successful career commenced.
a ass.o sssn ss ss1lsd w rRSn al TO nslB Bes asf T M' snd s Ser
sion she took particular. trouble TO. deny, that
all of them were genuine, In "Manon" she
reached down to her waist. They were said to
be o gift from Mr.. Terry, who was In this coun-
N9'oH, no, indeed" Miss sanderson said when
she heard OF that story. They are only imt-
tations. Poor little Mdnon would have had to
DO very naughty to get all those real diamonds.'
"Kiled by soft drinks'' was the epitaph chos-
On for his place by tho distressed proprietor Of
an uptown resort which came to an end several
years ago and left a void In Tendorloin life
which has never yet been filled. But the last ho-
tel proprietor to quit his restaurant and bar
with the vexations Of excise legislation as his
excuse seems entitled to no such grounds for
complaint. In that place. long such a popular
resort that Its owner is q wealthy man to-day,
there were never observed to any great extent
the rigors of q heartless law, and there were,
piled with tho desired refreshments. So the
proprietor OF that place was not a victim Of any
excise legislation that was ever devised. He
is selling out because he is tired Of the business.
and 1t will have to be proved whether or not
another her fortune 1T ,rsd Is to 70 be %,h made ecu out : 9 of f, the place &c:
tablishment especially appealed has undenia.
bly, moved several blocks uptown, and that eli.
cntele is now helping to make fortunes for other
men. This same change has brought serious
loss to many places which were supposed to be
Until some Sudden disaster proved the mistake
of such an idea.
A Broadway cable car stopped suddenly yes.
terday morning, tho conductor disappeared,
and there was q pause of several minutes. Then
another conductor took his place from the car
in tho rear, and traffic was resumed again.
Somebody asked the reason for the stop, and
tho conductor explained that his predecessor
had been on the force only for two days and
was SO overcome with nervousness that he had
been compelled to quit work. That, he. said.
was the invariable experience of the new men
who undertook the work. The man who made
the explanation had stripes on his sleeves show
ing tho length of time he had served. There
were other signs OF that than his stripes OF ser
vice, as his manners were good, and he had the
stripes had undoubtedly given. 1t has already
been noticed by q number Of people that the
than they were, and the extension of the scheme
to the elevated road men scems likely. to have
the same good %reSults. A number of the mer
Madison avenue caYs, and they are as polite and
accommodating n lot rs one could hope to find
Tho use OF the stripes seems already to have
accomplished that. 1t ma! succeed In making
tho men remain, permanently in their stun
tho officials said that out OF ten men hired mo-
more than one remained longer than three
months. That Is the average experience, aGC
1t accounts for the frequent change OF faces.
The projected season Of English opera to b.
undertaken here Is the first venture OF the kline
that New York has witnessed for several years
The annual visits of the travelling companies
were a regular feature of the season until tn,
Metropolitan began to absorb apparently al
tho operate interest of tho public. Then tn,
-n-r-,r nf tIn tnnpnl1Ipr t.,upaa x,r.,n 4.
mcagro that they ceased to visit New York
Whom tho great interest in tho personality o
the opera singers which first began to show it
self several years ago, attracted to the Metropol
itan all sorts of persons who had never before pa
tronized opera IN any form, us well as those wh,
had made up tho audiences at the cheaper Eng
lish performances. 1t looked, as II the entir
public had been exhausted. The truth O
that became apparent when the cheap com
panies entirely failed to attract their formc
audiences. The public, indifference to then
resulted in their final disappearance from tn
city theatres. As a business investment tn
tickets at 81 .5O or less for these performance
were not regarded as an equally satisfaction,
for tho Sunday night concerts or for som q
the cheaper. priced seats At the metropolitan
There So tho singers s. with w %ell'f fRo names wor
ances were, of course. vastly better even whe
viewed from n gallery seat than any of tn
opera disappeared entirely. Now a somewha
more ambitious attempt TO revive it is to b
serve the result. orc lucky circumstance {
tho Situation Is the absence this season of til
regular company from the Metropolitan.
Charles Morson, the Concy Island hotel keept
who was arrested at tho point or a pistol tn
other day by u Western Post Office inspector
who charged him with being the brains and Ii
executive head of u crow that has robbed I'll
Post Office Department of 1888. 600 within
year. was u guest OF honor at last summer on