The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-19
LIVE ToPIcs AMOUR TO wx.

Opera House there has frequently appeared
during tho last two weeks a young woman
who. before her marriage n few years ago.
lived for some time in New York. She has
since her return to this country attended all
the most exclusive balls that have been given
and has been taken up by the people who make
up what Is regarded rs the most impenetrable
centre OF New York society. There IL moth
Ing remarkable about her admissinn,to such
society. for she Ia attractive and well bred.
But the one striking aspect Of tho matter must
be more amusing to the young woman herself
than to anybody else. After coming from the
West she lived for some years In New York.
and part of her time was spent In a futile but
none the less earnest effort to make hor way
among the people who are now entertaining
her with so much cordiallty. But nj that timo
they did not know her and refused to know her.
II took q foreign marriage to change all that.
So people who see her At the opera or read her
name In the lists OF the guests at private balls
alton strikes her. For a long time before her
marriage those houses at which sho is enter
North Pole. and she would have found their
temperature about AZ uncomfortable. But u
titled husband from another country proved
fore achieved.
Ono OF the latest foreign musicians to como
to this country Is Leo Stern. n young English
man. who has made n reputation In Europe as
q 'cellist. IIe has been playing professionally
Tor n few years only, and became Il musician
after. having started in several other occupa-
tions only to abandon them ultimately In fa.
vor OF the profession for which he was BY tasto
and training adapted. lie studied first under
Piltti, and after two years went TO Leipsic,
where he made his debut when he had COM
pletcd u further course OF study. Mr.. Stern
is to make his debut here with the PhIlhar-
monte Society. when he will play Dvorak's
concerto for cello. He prepared the work
under Dyorak's supervision Mt Prague, and
nitorwnrd. having introduced IL 10 London,
was invited last month to play the same num-
bcr at the Gewnndhaus in I.eipsic. AIR. Stern
IL to appear IN Paris ut the I.amOurenux concerts
when.ho, returns from the | nltcd states. and
no mas already been heard there. lie has at
trnctrd the favorable notice OF roJ atty and
played ut Balmoral before Queen Victoria ana
ut P0tsdam before tie German Empcror. Mr.
Stern has been fortunate In other respects. He
owns II Stradivarius which is said to he the
largest In existence. 1t bears the date 1854
and Is known as tho "Gcneral kvd." a mum
Der OF admirers presented II TO him. Mr..
Storm came here under contract to play with
the Theodore Thomas orchestra in Chicago.
The large private dances given In New York
afford n means OF livelihood To IA number Of wo-
men whose work does not appcI r conspicuOusly
In tho results. as important MS II really Is. The
lists OF many q; the hostesscs that entertain In
this way are taken charge OF by young women
who make a business OF sending ont invitations.
overlooking lists, ard generally super intending
the entire distribution OF the invitations. This
neccssitates u revision OF the names and the
omission of all who happen Ia he no longer
avsllanle for social entertainments from one
cause or another. The women who attend to
further responsibility than the delivery TO her
OF tho Invitations. This Il n particular re-
spend any ayy' consIdSrable part OF tRei, time IN
Europe AID are unfamiliar. with the changes
that take Lace In New York. One young
woman and her mother have for several years
made u very good living out OF work OF this
kind. and there are a half dozen or more who
devote their time to II. At many of the large
balls q hostess never expects to knoS person
ally all the people she invites. Some OF them
play no more important part in her acquaint-
ance than u pla e on her visiting list. and. that
distinction having once leon gained, 10 II IL e..
Is TO lie secure until sometime very serir4s
happens. One Of the duties OF the women who
make II business OF this sore Of thing Il to = u
that invitations do not go 10 people who's.
friends would be .grleyed by the suggestion q!
their attending u ball.
The street becears who have frequentod City
Hall Park and Fifth avenue In unusual mum
bcrs for several weeks have grown bold with
success. and several Of them have been working
the elevated railroads and cable cars. one OF
them went through n Secoad avenue elevated
car several days ago and distributed n rcd
card on which were printed verses telling OF
tbs mans alleged distress. He worked his
way back through the car collecting his cards
and an. money that the passenger were will
ing 10 give him. lie jumped of at n station
and undoubtedly worked the follow ing train
in the same fashion. Passengers ON the Third
avenue line have also complained OF hecsnr.
In the cars. One night last week n middle
ngcd man OF mean appearance limr"d into n
Third avenue able car. and while the conduc-
TOR looked on. distributed dirty cards on which
was printed; i am denf and dumb" When
lie collected his cards several passengers CAV"
him money. lie rode about four blocks and
hen got Oft. \ passenger who had declined To-
give him money sliplri To the rear platform
and watched the alleged deaf and dumb man.
lie saw him board the car, and concluded that
he had acted wisely in giving no money.