The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-17
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT roRN.

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Mr.. Kate Chase sprasue. who is said to have
Succeeded finally In raising the money neces-
sary to save the old chase mousse at Washing
ton from sale under . mortgage. spent several
months In New York two years ago trying to
accomplish this result. It was believed then
that certain members Of the Ohio Society
might subscribe money enough to secure the
house from sale, but for one reason or another
that plan fell through just when It looked most
like coming to a successful ending. Mrs.
Sprague Nas at that time indetAtisable in her
EFFORTS to secure the necessary subscriptions
and she spent the greater part OF every day
from one ONCE to another in the hope Of bring:
ing the various schemes for her relief 10 a nnd
issae' The old Chase e9yntsy place , rs S II !,
said that the property will be very valuable
within q few years, as washinSton Is growing
believes that it will not only make a couitorta;;
bic estate for her and her daughters, but WIN
to secure the property from foreclosure, Mrs;
~SpraSue's means are at present very limited
and she has an invalid daashttsi one p OF aeE
:ssss. and is s0% aJ% a4t i9Sf f ME- s 81 ;Ss
Chase Is sttn Slight and youthful
in figure. and her style OF dress rather empha-
sizes the unusually youthful appearance OK .
woman who Is no longer young.
The harmony Of the performance at an up
town theatre has not been disturbed by the
fact that one OF the actresses in It got q divorce
from her husband, :who is the musical conduct
or. q few days ago. Their part in the per
formance IL said to be quite as satisfactory as
It ever WAS. and in this resuect they are setting
o different example from that OF another couple
who only 8 year ago made matters very COM
plicated for an uptown manager. In the
latter case . singer resigned her place In the
company because she said that her Efforts
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who managed TO interfere with the effect OF
everything she attempted This apparent
director Of the orchestra Saepened to be the
primA donna's husband and 1t was not LONG
after her ~rettrenent rom bis company that
charge that he had interfered with her PROBES.
usually take q very different direction than
this latter case revealed. and It IS usually to
push forward rather thAn Eetard the wife.
artistic labors that the husband aims. But
there have been several public scenes during
recent months between dissAtished wives and
on the stage.
The Broadway parade was wading around Il
the sand at Thirty third street and Broadway
AL yesterday looking in vain for the crossing
which disappeared so suddenly the other day
Nobody is so likely TO benefit from the chaast
as the shopkeepsrs on that half Of Broadway
who suddenly ind the entire tide of Broad
way trave! passing noE In trnnt Of their doors
ting somewhat dangerous are no longer com
PEELED TO stop A. frequently a they DC
when a stream OF pedestrians was constantly
crossing the street. After a while people ma!
become accustomed TO the loss Of the crossing
tertay when. after looking for the old dag
S;ns Tor several feet. they had finally 10 recon
Gle themselves TO only the sand and coooLe
stones as . crossing.
There are = great many priests to be seer
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New Yorker. and none OF them has eve
looked undisnthed enough to maks:it clear VIII.
priests should be forbidden to ride the wheel b,
Bishops in other dioceses. That prohibition
came first from Paris. where the clergy wer
prohibited from riding wheels because the.
wore cassocks and were compelled 20 ride vo
mems wheels IN order 70 protect their skirts
That was easy enough TO understand, and I
action Of the Montreal Bishop who has forbid
den the priests Of his diocese 70 ride wheels
But Hn.S Of Ne Ssw n HaEx D on gss who s haTs = ese none see g
nided-"
New Workers who heard the Wagner perform
ances given last hummer at Munich may remen
Der the work of Richard Strauss who was Ii
director Of the opera there at that time. He ha
gone 20 HAMBURG 70 take charge OF the orchestr
of the srads Theatre, Of which Poutnt. Is tn
veTlknoTn director. Herr strauss takes ID
place of GustaVe Mailer. who has gone 10 V
emma
There are probabilities that tho straw "a
VIII last this year beyond the date general
fixed for the abolition, for Sept Is had passe
Yesterday and there were a. many straw hat
to be seen on the streets as az any time tai
year. So the rule has lost its force for thi
year at least Having escaped this first fros
the straw hat IL likely to remain IN View unit
something more chilling than The disapproYI
Of the men on the exchanges drives 1t out
view.
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