The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-25
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

ing its season there last autumn probaby re-
member n fiery Joung Italian named Tango,
who conducted Andrea Chenier" and one or
two of the other operas In the repertoire. This
young man.. who was only little nore than
twenty, had . mop Of long black hair that shook
and waved In the air Enthusiastically with the
impetuous actions of the director. Evidently
SiRnor TanGo's American experiences made
him suspicious Of inprcsarios or dubious
about their promises. Not long ago he was 10
conduct q performance of opera in the Theatre
Rossini at Pesaro. whittier he had gone on the
invitation OF his friend Mascasni. But sirnor
Tango refused to go into tho conductors chair
until his salary had been paid. MsscaRni
took sides with his friend. But they do those
things better in Italy. 30 young Tango was
marched to the conductors chair IN charge Of
. company of soldiers The audience was salts
Hed at thi.. hut so Infatuated at Mascaeni that
he was compelled TO leave the theatre and
hurry home as quickly as possible. SlGnor
was accomplished as exreditiously as that Of
the composer. although the young leader had
the protection of q detachment Of policemen.
which was necessary for mis- safety. This
method Of settling such n dtffic"lty Il rather
to the advantage of the audiences. No differ
to interfere in Italy with the snjoTment Of
the public; and the audience that has paid
ls a,S5eS !, IS e sSs 70 oe IN a'2 %Sss sorope ea.' c same
tries. and . striking instance of the point Of
view from WI ich these matters. arc REGARDED
stance that occurred in Paris not q great many
years aRo. A woman supposed to be intoxi-
ence was uproariously indignant over the
affair. Why should you care 90 much about
such Q natter" was n question put to u French
man. Here In Paris you are not supposed 70
be go critical Of what your stage people do"
We don't care n sou what they do" the
interfere with their work on the stage. Bus
we are particular about that, and when we've
p p1ani oa5 m zee draw we s s10s i,ae 70 ys Sss ,s sSs .Asy
that point"
The proposal to unite ST. AIMS Episcopal
Church. Which stood for % many years In EiRh-
zenith street. near Fifth avenue. with Sc. Mat
thew's parish. which has It's church on the up-
per west side. IL another Indication Of he
movement Of the churches tendency
which has not been limited TO any particular
religious body. Nea.ly every denomination
has felt the sdvantaEe of this course. and few,
II any. Of the churches have sailei to profit by
the step. IL happens that several OF the Fpis-
copal congregations have, like the two churches
mentioned. united with parishes with churches
uptown. althou III In ut least one case .
do Hntown parish built its church and enjoyed \
prosperity which was scarcely expected 1t the
time IL made the removal. his was . Fifth
avenue congregation noticeable rather for the
social position and we. lth of It's Pensioners
than for its size; As tho majority OF the con-
f sisr.a eh., h ,SsI e eDTd'S follow y tas " esur rSs 90 "a =
situation so far distant from the site on which
Il had stood for many years. But the party 10
tssI Old 81 eh bur Wes sod. TSe nav one pros.
pered from the outset. and lost the support Of
old congregation. enou xh nov members Joined it
TO make ii mat r ally ,stroLeer. This eIperience
e HHn eSsse h aef haa. PS old I5oT sIas %i fol.
lowed their chu' ch uptown. but II has been
found that the member. Of . congregation AFRO
town parish after they themselves have moved
uptown For . year or swo they may stick en
likely to select some D ace more accessible and
ultimately become permanently attached to
that church rather than tale the long trtps
many Of the partahes have moved uptown. and
having already lost members through seces-
sions to churches that were earlier in the new
field the necessity of union xtta Q parish al
ready established was felt. Many Of the older
Episcopal churches far downtown are said TO
hsse escaped the necessity OF moving only By
their or the possession OF wealthy
partshioners who. after moving away from the
neighborhood. have not lost their interest In
the church. although they may not continue to
attend It
When the women's clubs were organized
for the purpose of anordinR their members
many of the same privileges that men enjoy,
it was TO be expected that they would feel the
same disadvantages as the mems organizations.
The New York Ladies' Club seem 70 have been
the first TO demonstrate the truth OF this. and
the success Of their institution appea- 8 TO have
been impaired by the prevailing depre.sion In
club life hat has made existence Q struggle TO
o number of the mems clubs In The city during
the last two years. The New York Ladies'
Club was the most exclusive organization Of
Its kind. and made NO ~pre;ence OF taking in all
the women who thought that they would like
TO Join o woman's club. Its social STANDARD
was high. and among other women's clubs It
Was distinguish. ed by this popularity rather
than by any particular notions ABOUT enamel
ttdsss. Thsr" were seIt-support,ng women
among Its me mbera but the obIoctA OF the Clup
were as social as those Of any mans club. and
not In any respe II eleemosynary or educ LttonRl.
The decline In the membership is said TO ha 70
brought about the present differences IN tho
tas Size il was two years ago. like its mas.
culine companions In miafortune. tina Ladies'
Gleb I'LL Try e .e msnssr Is'. a1 Sy Insrsa:'n p.
cline OF several mems clubs 10 said to have
ing charac Tor 20 tho organizations. And thus
enabling them to keep q particular hold over
Co .nei nndsrstand how a. ~onan,s club Gould
prosper with some unique feature. The work Of
womsn's clubs Is probably made more difiicuit
now by the tendency to admit women 70 cer-
poIitan and Colonial have rooms for the accom-
mediation of tho families and friends Of the
members. and the new University will have
similar provision. These privilsxea are al
most gu ficient TO satisfy the average woman's
desire for club life. Se~ York was very back
ward. however. IN granting even thess privl-
leges to women. They were common all over
the country long before the women Of NeH
York were allowed TO enjoy them.
Tho fashion of plain slverheAdsd canes
which came from London several seasons ago
has never been superseded - the best form for
any kind OF fancy cane. The small silver
heads usually show no more ornament than
the initial engra we'd on the top. although some
OF the heads turned out By the American silver
smiths have been extensively carved and en-
Rraved. Thew are all modelled after the heads
OF the walking stIf k used In the late eighteenth
century, and the present fashion has caused a
demand for the genuine ~antilues that las sent
them up In price aud set the dealer to search
ing for as many OF them a. can be- found. They
were valued formerly az mere ornaments or as
heads for wOmen's partsols. but IL Is Tor canes
that they are now sought. They are no.
adapted for a cane that can he used on all
occasions, and they %reTu!re a background
which IL scarcely COmulpte without the Iixnt