The sun., 1897-04-28
LIVE TOPICS AMOUR TOWN.

opcratic stage, which sho so me time ago gave
! up for the concert Miss Blarvolt is poing to
Bayreuth to sing tho Forest Bird music in
"Siesfried," and while thero is little oppor-
tunity In such brief part. thoro 10 reason to bo
lieve that Mics Blsuvelt Is anxious to entor
tho ranks as an opera singer again in spite OF
her successful career as concert Ginger. It
Is one OF the caaracterist tics of the fckle Amer
lean public 70 demand variety in the concert
slngers as well as In every other form OF enter.
the concert performers find that with their nov
CITY somethinr OF their powers to atti act Is also
sHne. eIns T., There may not have been the Least de-
new faces. and out OF the stream o young as
pirants or foreign artists certain number is
services Of the better known singers. in spite
OF their talents. ts less active. This is not in
tive. or for that matter of nli. singers appear
ing only In concert. has always been In greatest
demand ,a and hes received the highest salary.
operatic prima donna. But II is sRid now that
MIS-, Blauyelt is not avorse to reappearing in
many OF her fric de rs q return to this class of
work. Miss Blauvel} sang With succoss in
who have come here with considerable preten-
sion from other countries. But Miss Blauvels
caton on the part OF her oonntrvmen. s for her
career among them has been notably successful.
When "Tody" Hamilton received loving
Sep hioh oooub tuiEtI vi htb ho"ophpeT
last Tuesday night, he was surprised. and
when the Chairman OF the evening dema nded
a speech Mr.. Hamilton said that he wasn't q
| speechmaker, and then he went on to prove
that he was. Incidentally he said that the oc-
casion suggested an Incident in the days of
the old Volunteer Fire Department
1T was decided hy the members OF q .ertain
ct mrany TO present big silver trumpet to
WSnse rs S.s rs' B Select
ed TO MAZE the presentation spsech. A little
snpner had been prepare and when Capt.
John appeared unconscious o! what WAS in
store for him. Bill arose. holding the trumpet
behind him, and said: John, we've bought a
ishng it from behind his pack. John seized
the .rumpet and said - Bill. is that the trum'
petT 1t Is, john Then John sat down."
Among the Massachusetts troops that ar
rived in New York on Monday afternoon was
n company from Gloucester that was deter
mined to have good time. The company had
raised S1.4oo by fair the week before, and
each member OF 1t had received 50. The
Gloucester men brought with them the most
popular man in town. according TO the vote at
the fair He happened to be jolly looking
Scotchman and he came in Highland costume.
One OF the Gloucester guardsr9en stopped
Sun reporter downtown and said:
Say. we've been up TO Harlem and down 70
we've seen the town. Just want % ask you
question. Have you ever drunk any Chad.
What is Chad ruse?'' asked the reporter.
WHY. it's yellow drink served in small
"Oh. Chartreuse. eh? Yes. I have"
We'll. I had a drink of It AID the fellow
charged me 20 cents. 1t was Just little
"Well. that was fair"
The Gloucester man still thought that there
must have been some mistake.
"DId the Chadruse that you drunk taste like
hair y, oili,' he asked.
We'll. then. it's all right. I got Chadruse
all right enough. 7 Just thought afterward
that that bartender man had sized me up for
cOuntryman and stuck me on the price. j
don think much of Chad-ruse as s;eady
| drink, though"
There is one class OF business men who will
prosper to-day. and.it will not be the first
prosperity that o parade has brought to them.
These are the chiropsdists, and they see GER
tain fortune In any such celebration as that Of
yesterday. 1t is not Torture that begins
only with the dag after the parade, for last
Saturday and Monday found their places
crowded with expectant marchers. The Gus
toners to-day will oe those suffering from the
sffects Of yesterdays parade.
I'VE are not likely 70 make nearly so much
out of military parade like the present one,"
said ono of u csc operators last week. ''as we
do out OF tie occasions on which civilians
rade La. Soyember en- Se o1 reauars aEd se n
militia are en- )uRh accustomed to the work To do
It without much DAMAGE. But when III. civil
ouences. and uness they come beforehand to
get themselves in condition we are certain to
have them with us aftsrw.rd. There is no
form Of c. LIBERATION that appeals so stron ly 20
the chiropodsts as something with lots OF
occasion. moreover. has brought US the Gus
tom Of lot of people who come from towns
er and the s tha,
the chiropodists."
II 10 hat In NJ tha Ia
cures. and scarcely a New York estaoI Ishnent
With the obecs Of ting IN one OF shsss
cites. Philadelphia. which II large enough TO
% Se but poorg
business 10 aim Ct entirely In the hands OF men.
whereas the women are In the lead outside
TO find little patronage. q d the fact that there
are only two or three of them in the business
shows how small tho demand for their services
is. In Europe the operators are men. but
their skill 10 far inferior TO that Of the Amer
One enterprising american in London gets
so for doing what W oud here be considered
worth exactly one-tenth Of that sum.
Agnes sorma 10 not in tho least like Ger.
man In appearance. and persons who have seen
her in the Park or in the one block between the
theatre and her hotel. which comprises about
all she has seen OF New York city would bo
more likely to take her for a well-dressei
American woman. She Ii very young clothes
herself with a great deal Of taste. and there is
about her some unden liable difference that
shows that she 10 not Frenchwomah Most
of her time here has been spent In the theatre.
and beyond that she has only found time occa-
sionally for n short drive in the Park-one linn
tied 20 the half hour between late rehearsal
and dinner. Frau Sorma's husband Is Greek,
speaks English and French fuenty. and 10 IN
business in Berlin. Her son. who is now about
years old. Ia dark haired. olive-skinned
child. with high color and q striking rsssm.
blance 10 his mother. VITA German nurse
he spends most of the day In Union square.
and his acquaintance with theatre has yet TO
begin. Frau Sornn speaks only French and
German. and her husband is promptly called
upon 10 translate any phrase that happens TO
be uttered in any other language.
IL seemed yesterday as though the last hu-
initiation has fallen on deserted. torn-uo Fifth
avenue. and the detected look from Twenty
fifth street up was a narrowing memory to the
persons who hurried across the street with an
incidental wonder as TO whether or not this
thororghfare would ever be returned TO the
city. Since year ago this month the avenue
has been practically unused. and the improve
ments in 10 progress So slowly that by tho time
- L.. IL. N--I..--