The sun., 1897-09-09
I1vB ropros ABoUr TOWN.

Is Just now at its height, and within day or two
there will commence the decline which will
leave the city normal until tho arrivals for
Horse Show week hsgin to crowd the hotels
Tho present transiOnts are persons from the
West and South who.are returning from East
ern watering placea and, of course the custom
nry members Of out-of.town business firms
who are here on their yearly orrands The
women are recognizable from their sunburned
faces, their faded hats. and tho other marks of
summer resort wear that thoy arc trying, how
eyor, to eradicate as soon as possible So the
soft indolent speech Of the South and the moro
emphasized accentuations OF tho West arc as
noticeable In the big stores as they are IN the
| early for New Workers to return In largo num-
hers. and this passing crowd E} has much to do
at this time Tho theatres rely on thcm for their
chief support, new styles are prepared early for
uiar source Of profit these autumn visitors from
out'of town. The effect Of their coming is very
different from that OF the Horse Show crowd.
whose presence Affects other place than
tho show itself the restaurants, and tho hotels.
Whenever these later visitors want to go out
| for diversion they go to the show, and that
gers Of theatres But the o't-ot-town crowd OF
| these first fall days want to } everywhere and
So tho present influx is highly appreciated.
Anton seidl's remark about Milo. Calves
intention of singing kundry In "Parsfal" has
| one other item Of interest besides the sidelght
| which II throws on the projected performance
| OF that opera in New York, and this Is tho re-
appearance at such an early stage ot.the season
| OF the prima donnas' announcement that they
arc all going to learn Wagner r6los and sing
them at the very first opportunity. 1t is only
q wonder that Mile Calv6 did not say she had
taken Herr Knicse of Bayrcuth to her country
place In order that she might study with him
| ttA Il.
the talk year ago when every returning prima
donna had q story to tell about her studies
with her Herr kniese, who dominated tho an
nounoencnts for the opera season more than
and sieptinds with him, Mime, Melba had been
coached as BrsnSAi'ds ,1,H@ Sy him and Mrs. Mrs
CSIve did, not. Mile. Caves enthusiasm
over Kundrv Is tho only symptom OF Herr
kn'S Sut In Srs Is s 81 TIC 10 Sgs &
He IA one Of the assistant stage managers Mt
eayrcuth, familiar with AL the Practices there,
donna who is to take ap, tho Wagner, parts
But much less OF him viii be heard IN the
che proposes not TO sing Elsa IN the .futur"
Nine. Eamcs viii not undertake any-of the
| heavy roles until she is older and Mile. Calvb
would mako as had:a mistake as Nine. Melba
did II she should undertake. kurdyy or any
other of the heavy roles. Her voice Is totally
unsuIted to such WORK, and II would be q poor
result to gain a new kundry for Bayreuth II a
Calve was lost TO the rest Of the world. Even TO
compensate for that.
"It makes the greatest difference in foreign
noblcman's career after he reaches New York, "
said n foreigner who has lived here for many
years III no sclccts the right hotol. I have
seen men with older titles than half those that
arc known in society here. stopping in small
French or German hotels where they meet only
their countrymcn and are likely TO attract no
attention whatever. But Il those names and
titles wero written across the register OF a
fashionable hotel uptown It would not take
long for the rsws to SecSme senGFGsy iGs X SNOW @
ine capital out OF their titles in one way or an'
other, It OF course makes no dlferen'e whether
their arrivals are noted or not. But the choice
OF tho hotel Is q step thar must ne taken with
ali care by those men who h1yc brought thetr
Is only one OF them, and that particular house
. receives, indeed. the ma joTtty OF these titled
visitors But In tho cafe Of certain place
downtown I have seen men Italians, French.
men, and Germans-who come OF tho Oldest
European families and would bc welcomed on
accorint of their names into any Cortinenta
society. But New York knew nothing OF then
in that hotel"
The success Of the Italians ms BARRIERS,
said the proprietor OF barber shop uptown
''in driving the Germans ont OK the field ha.
: not been accomplished without great deal o
> effort know OF only two drst.class shops or
Broadway that are in tho control OF Italians
Is shown by the fact that both OF these placel
wcre acquired by their present proprietor
within the past two or three years. The ma joritJ
OF tho best barber shops remain st!; in the con
troll OF the Germans, although tho Italians ar
growing more numerous and more prosperoul
} every year. The Italian barber works 10
Me PAN nna m the eG ssms Hs wag the aan
. have driven out all other kinds OF booihlacks
Formerly there were several success;H! estab
nro 6sy one S"ogo o The por;ers in h9tcs
D little or no patronage, But the Italians wor
5 | In this purticuAr case not because they weT'
. the cheapest, hut because they were the bes
Q operators IN that Inc"
{ Tho procession OF tho mixcd-ale scrappcr
y underg Ding tho process OF training is ne7
r feature OF tho morning show along the Cone.
Island cycle path which adds to Its variety II no
. to its picturesqueness, and brings into juxtapo
sitiou two widely separated elements ofsso
= ciety. At that period OF the day majorit
i | Of the cyclists are girls of correct bringing u
0 | and elderly women who take their exercis
q with much sooriety and choose the morning {
+ avoid tho turmoil ot the afternoon and evening
j The incursiou OF tho mixed'ale scrappers eS
5 cites wonder and mild alarm among then
o Tho alarm is caused oDtircly by the appcarRnc
. OF the scrsppers, not by thei. actions. tn
5 scrappers lind the cycle path convenient plac
. FOR the running that Is part OF their training
/: tho right nor TO the LEFT and pay ing attention
u no one AS for their appearance, 1t suggest
n that the fstic arena Is much In need OF tha
d elevation which various society actresses hav
= sought to confer on tho stage. Their dun faces
l. hurry bodics and uncouth movements afford
curi1rla contract to The carefully brought u
women and girls who whirl past them.
r The Hon. Timothy Woodruff may wea
d crimson waistcoats, give pink teas, and indulg
It In yellow politics. Sheriff Buttlng says bu
a when tho balance OF his crimes and his yirtu,
10 is cast, tho good things he did for hicycliu
whila he was Park Commissioner OF Drookly
d" will be remembered, and wheelmen, at leas
d will forgive his idiosyncrasies in tho way
II colors. II no werc in his old office now,
h might cause two strips OF asphalt to be laid b
10 tween tho end OF the macadamized pavement
10 plaza street and the Park entrance and II
, beulnninR uf tho cycle path along Flatbus
n' Avenue, and so do away with one OF the wor
a. gtrctchcs OF wheeling in this city or Brookly
" Thousands OF whcclmon cross this stretch daI
- as Il oacurs on the direct route to tho Conc
!" Island cycle path. The old fashioned stone paw
o- mont Is so rough, uneven, and hilly that eve
ir experienced, skiiful wheelmen thrown
!. crossing t, and the damage done to wheels |
20 the jolting must amount to n considerable su
~ in the course OF n month. The strips might co
~ O couple OF hundred dollars and take day
" ,rn * Law Mr. Woodruff'a successor as Par