The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
EYE ToPros lBour ROW..

Mrs. Granville Smelling, who IL TO make
her 6rst public appearance al the Broadway
Theatre this afternoon, Is one genuine instance
Of q seceder from New York society to tho pro-
f~essional stage. Mrs. Smelling, who has spent
much time abroad, returned TO this country
after hor education was completed. She has
frequently sung in private or semi-publio en-
tertainments, but it was only q short time ago
that she resolved to appear professionally. Her
public debut this afternoon will DO made in.
a number Of French songs which are said TO be
especially well adapted TO her use. as much Of
her early life was spent in France. and for q
while sho studied thoro, although her musical
education was acquired chiefly in New York
city. Mrs. Smelling. is the nrst Of the young
Yy oTR so IN the TO m Sppea asSp prSfsssion Ssf OF on N tho
concert stage, although there are many who
are capable Of doing SO. She expects TO continue
debut was decided upon only because the pro-
Rramme Of French compositions which she
was requested TO sing appealed to her with
especial force.
The sltyscrapers that have been built in
some Of the uptown regions have impressed ON
o great many New Workers the doEirability Of Q
law requiring other elevations Of these struo-
lures besides the front to DO decorated. or ct
all events relieved In somo measure OF the
glazing plainness which 10 30 conspicuous In q
half dozen Fifth avenue buildings to-day. The
discrepancies between tho sides and the front
Of suOh structures lures are n o,Ss 50 h hotilGsa6le down
q not an Improvement 70 the city views One
avenue o~vertops all the structures within a
long distance of 1t. Tho houses that cluster
three.story bfownstone order. The sides Of this
edllce present q Rlaring stretch OF white.paint-
s sa STisk E Il Rfr some U other g bo %n sn ,as a0 ss h I'M
10 built on either side, the white. ugliness of
this twelve-story building will dominate upper
ouired some decoration Of the sides. the effect
would be less striking, and there would be an
interruption to the monotony OF bare walls and
windows.
Tho officials of tho woman's Exchange arc
still trying to secure the money necessary to
enable them to buy the Berkeley Lyceum for
their now headquarters. Tho price at which
the building Ii held 10 $4,000. and of that
amount only $20.0 900 is now in hand. The gen.
erous extension of the time in which to raise
the money until May l may still enable thsm to
secure the building. 1t is the payment of q
heavy rent which has always made the work Of
the exchange difficult to carry on and the &C.
difficult problem of Its existence. The money
will have to be raised by subscription, as 1t 10
By subscriptions that the exchange is supported.
The commission that comes to It from the sale
Of goods does not amount to enough to play any
Of the estahiishmont. Some idea OF the good
work done by the exchange can be gathered
from the letters that are received. The woman
who received more from tho exchange than
any other during the past year wrote the other
day an enthusiastic letter Of thanks for q check
of 800 which had been sent her in payment of
the goods she consigned to tho exchange dur
ing q period. Of three months. She lives in
Brooklyn and, has supported her family for
several years. by the sale of preserves which she
sends to tho exchange. or course every. wo-
man who is q consignor does not get n check
for 800 at the close Of every three months.
But there are many who find the services near
~ as valuable to them.
Heinrich Zoellner, who is ~to.resiRn the Presi-
dency of the Liederkranz Society and 60 to
Leipsic, has been in New York for several years.
1t ia doubtful il he will find his new environ
ments particularly different from what they
are here. Mr.. .Zoellner. has remained thoroughly
German during his stay in New York; he has
spoken German most OF the time and he might
have remained in his native land SO far as he
was changed. by his contact with Americans
here. He Is 10 teach at Leipsic, although 1t is
believed that the interest in the production of
his operas has really led him to return to Ger
many. One of these has already been produced
there and 10 announced at several theatres. He
knows how little possibility there is that any of
them will ever be performed here. 1t 10 not
improbable that Anton Seidl will be his sue
cessor. Already Mr.. Seidl Ia accommodating
orchestra on his hands; the Scidl concerts at tho
Astoria VIII be resumed and he has to conduct
at the opera. There seems some chance Of re-
lief from his duties as conductor of the Phil.
harmonic. as it is said he VIII not be collected
to that office. The salary offered to him as
conductor of the opera at Berlin was IL, 900
marks, or less than $4,000 a year. Could there
been any surprise at Mr.. SeidPs refusal
when he earns hore in one year five times as
much7