The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13


Mile. Cleo de Msrode. whom she returned to
Paris and told OF tho inconsidorate way In
which the American newspapers had treated
her, told the French reporters that the only
compensation she found for this harsh conduct
was In the great appreciation Of the public and
the moro highly profitable admiration OF soci-
city, which paid her large sums to dance In It's
most exclusive drawing rooms. II Mile. Cleo
ever danced In any drawing rooms here they
must have been of q most exclusive character,
as no news Of this feature Of her stay ever
reached the public. As q matter Of fact, she
was probably never asked to dance in private,
although she says that S400 was the fee paid
for n few steps by the New York millionaircs.
she told the reporter that these sums with her
salary had brought her American earnings up
one.third Of that SUN. At Toast she, received
that sum and her thrifty inothor ia known 10
have scattered IT with no great recklessness.
Foreigi. entertainers find II very dihicnlt 70
get drawing room engagements in New York
now, and the days in which, Marie Van nandt
and Edouard dc Rcszkc used to get II 900 for
q few songs seem to have passed. Mile. Van
Zendt once grew very indignant because q
check was Is handed to her % on "a 2 silver n,,sI, waiter shs hS SS
lucky TO get the check under any circumstances.
room work was Emma Cslv6, and that was not
on her last visit Rejane In that same winter
sePs"t rcne RI y But nf' Yvette Guiibert could
not get an engagement to save her life. The
only, places that employ singers now are some
OF the clubs, and their entertainments include
Comics to the most exalted. Ada Rehan acted
n SRs e sinSe last !, T W psSe ins s shis Se for = T per.
formance Of THE Barber Of Seville" at another.
The nature Of some OF these performance is a
a regular smoker which reveals to its members
tho same old list OF variety actors that they are
The only variety Is supplied by q somewhat
more intense demcanor on the part OF the wo-
latitude in The Iod Of q The Comedians jokes.
Late on Saturday afternoon q small boy
was knocked down by q cab on upper Broad.
way and carried into a doorway to rest until
the ambulance arrived. he was not seriously
injured, and he was conscious all the time. In
the crowd that gathered about him was q
woman who was most sympathetic and assid-
uous In her attentions, and at one stage of the
game she retired TO q ncighboring con1ection-
cry and bought tho child a box OF candy, which
Enthusiastically. The ambulance was somewhat
late In arriving, and the group about the boy
t hsd sh %omSn sf fingered pi nssr h nns t and IN im en.
! would be sent 10 she told him that she would
| was perfectly clear to at least one man in the
group why she was waiting. He recognized
g ger a which ae 'i is included &c among I the best Of the
Ambulance chasers.'" The kind providence
which. in connection with the hospital em.
abled her to be on the spot when the accident
happened, and she was waiting patiently to
other women employed in this line Of business.
and one Of the most energetic OF the "afnbu'
lance chasers' is always accompanied by his
wife. II was long a mystery to his colleagues
how this particular lawyer was always able to
cover the ground so much more rapidly than
they discoveIe ed that his wife was as skilled in
the business as the lawyer. They divided the
i fnty a nospkis eps V %eIi ahead sdV Of tSeif rivals. Two
or three Of the best-khown men In this branch
Of business here are TO be made the especial
objects of attack from certain Of the large COM
panies which have to deal with them on be-
half Of their clients. and it is not improbable
the struggle. The business OF accident insur-
ance increases at a rapid rate, and there has
grown up a rapidly Increasing number nn per. OF wh tsT,
will make it possible for the insurance com.
panies to base all e%xertions against these men
clients from any refusal to deal with the
lawyers whom they have engaged on a contln'
gency fee.
Richard Mansfeld's experiences with his
dresser In Philadelphia ended in o manner
somewhat different from his usual disagree
ments with his employees. These ruptures
have been frequent enough to make many per
SONS neSltut6 DclOfo any ueihS
with him. although Mr.. Mansfield has never
been able himself to discover any reason in
the world why anybody should quarrel with
him; .us .n,o-n ,,o
presence Of u group Of his friends. Why, I
am a little ball OF dancing sunshine. Who
A great many persons have quarrelled
with him. but it must be said that he usually
gives a fair warning to every body likely to e
This kind exhibits Mr.. Mansfeld's methods. He
was on the point Of engaging as secretary a
tlation for several weeks. One night whom he
was actin. in the city he invited the prospective
secretary to go home with him to supper. and
the theatre was quite remote from the place
seated the actor suddenly called for his valet
S wore 1 SaSituaiiy then was. The man said that
he had placed 1t as usual in the pocket OF the
SSns which into t Ms' d Mssinei fOo nna T THAT w wasn the he
place in which the ring was regularly put. But
that explanation did not satisfy the actor. He
and SEQ { the ring wore mot IN the dressing
room: But i! is after ! o'clock the man
Theatre opened. He obeyed. and after a few
minutes Mr.. Mansfield drew the ring from his
pocket and put 1t on.
that l had forgotten to look in that pocket for
my ring. But ! never allow myself to feel
i bue m ay' oSn Will. my what Snt'i / say syI must b; done.
and that Wallets protest against going to the
theatre and looking Tor the ring maze IL GER
tain that he would have to go. / realized
that I might have the ring In my pocket. But
In any case my will had 70 be obcEed."
Tho allegory was q little too direct for the
would. BIO secretary and his negotiations with
the actor ended that night.
For the first time since the junior class gave
q ball at Columbia College, that annual feature
of the college year will not take place in the
buildings. The university authorities would
not allow the use OF the new library uptown
and offered the gymnasium. But that was moi
looked upon as a satisfactory substitute. and
the ball will DO given at n Fifth avenue res
taurant. The long drive to the college might
have made q difference in the attendance 4
the gymnasium had been used, but 1t is NOR,
than probable that the desire to see the new
buildings under such favorable circumstance
would have more than compensated for any
might have caused. At all events. the wis
dom OF such a change 10 very generally qucs
toned. Tho Junior balls at Columbia have pass
cd through many and various stages. At thei
commencement, which was not many year
ago, they drew an attendance which was rath
or TOO modish to be wholly representative o
II IL -D. - ,ha ala 1gy - ~.