The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-17
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tuuibl LnhI NO never RetS AZ any DbnoI Imc,
said one man who walks about the promenade
most OF the time. without II half the pleas
ure Of owning horses would be lost to some OF
the exhibitors, A man may drive a four-in-
hand mp Fifth avenue and attract attention.
but the nlsht is rather familiar in New York
and iikeH to be dismissed with a casual look.
others may attract brief attention with tan
dems. ana one driver who used to rush up and
down Fifth avenue several years ago with n
things his own way. But even that success
was mild In comparison with the triumph that
driWess a iourliI IN .haSd about the ring. under
the glare OF the electric lights. with thousands
Of eyes staring at him and some applause II he
as that in the life Of an ordinary citizen who
has never before been through anything moro
effG a msn t ~ We sne H'q He Hise eHper IL SeG Sf foT q
few seconds the sensations that habitually
prlzenGhters. The return, to privacy must. be
a drop. But at the came, time IL Is something
thing which makes It worth spending ones
money 70 keen a iour-inthand or anything
t thSs d Y S slESoTst SSS snoa M r e make sa@p 5ss s9 IN ia
inheritance"
The reduction In rents. which was prophe-
sled az q certainty this year. has not affected
Observation-Disclosures II the experiences OF some
persons interested In them have not been ex-
ceptional. The tendency has been rather the
opposite. and the difficulty Of finding quarters
to house the bachelor even with moderate
comfort without a large outlay seems to have
grown greater than It has ever been. "Loca;
said one agent, and that more than anything
else makes up for deioiencies that would never
U %iIIlnS to 90 % u9 sS,sTa'f end t thar they S can f ind
quarters for less money than they would have
better returns Tor their outlay. More air,
more light. better rooms and greater comfort
are ars found wI In these ,ssm less T fsntr dam p,asesl g i1f
rooms In q very small section Of the city. and
Into that everybody, wants to go. 30 there the
measure nr,Sss ere the nsAP bachelor il # Is s' compelled to seek
! quarters In these expensive neighborhoods.
built. and only there. / have often. thought
that apartments for men On me east or west
ablen eiRhborhoods would meet a demand that
enterprise. All that the s1eEaes bachelor
wants Is o moderate amount OF room. clean
Illness and some degree, OF accessibility.
These are just the things that 1t is most diff
cult to obtain. and they are necessarily expen-
sive o
The economy OF the Clearing House system
was illustrated yesterday when the Bank Of
the State OF New York brought to the Clearing
| House checks upon other banks amounting to
SIS. 647, 5S3.S2, and other banks brought
checks upon it amounting to S15,647.4Ol.S5
This resulted In business amounting to $751;
2e4.985.67 being transacted by the actual
handling in cash OF only $751; 81. the amount
It was an excellent Illustration Of the value
OF the system which makes 1t possible for an
S %ipimS% Of oqs easS. Z Th BE e sEsRsaSsss S " the g
show cash balances averaging less than 8 Per
| value to the business community, OF the bank
Ing system and the Su,t use uo Of ehSSs sxs as rs
pass. The exchanges OF the banks. at
the Clearing House we're very heavy yesterday,
S %efS ssin sS szSg: s2iS 900 "a .S6o i%0sTFSSe syir 'f iHy
crease is a reflection Of the heavy business now
stocks. The big exchanges Of some Of the
banks in the past few days have. reminded old,
1i%sps IL f n is ada and 81 atstr''' OF the or" OF
Mime. de Beck. who is endeavorinG to break
the will OF her adopted father. the late Baron
de Thomson. vas well known in New York be-
fore her marriage. She was a handsome girl.
wholly European In education. and those not
acquainted with her romantic history would
not have taken her for an American. Never;
from 3 Roman Catholic convent when 8 years
s sstsd II G The a ehaS Ttsh = T Ra5' oo nj sS%Sn i ;n' the
Years. was b Brought hi Into the room and shown
3 sembsr. By The sss g. tsT FSo Si yhie @e sss a ssHs%s
FROM from , HsmRfSS s tm although III Tor }, R The lRar For m ti1ls
and when the adopted daughter grew up many
sntertainments Of a very lavish character were
that the facts OF her parentage were known to
| most Of the persons who went TO her home. al:
* them snshf or s9 Pears wn afte eSTss5d 'G Il Was is sI%sas u6 9i
derstood that Miss de, Thomson was :of Irish
American origin. although French was later
her customary language.
Nine. Nordica has returned to this country
ready to sing two new Wagner roles quite I'M
like those in which she gained her first honors
as u Wagner singer. She will be heard for the
fist time as SieOlinde and Elizabeth during the
coming season here. and it is not impossible
that she may be heard as Eva in Die Meister-
singer" a part which she may sing at Bay
reuth. Nine. Nordioa will not conflne herself
to the Brunnhildes. but will share them with
Nine. Lehman; who is 70 appear at the Metro.
been In good health. and last spring. when She
had her first opportunity ct C9yent Garden,
she was several times n compelled abs todt 70 , d rsst to Iat
cover her health completely before undertake
Ing the work nkt that the long season S0r At the the f ira,
BSaaee f Il Is sf not an Doens; n that !S he viii be heard b qtt
r resd Te a long one. and Nine. No5rdica viii have
to walt before Herr poeme appears on the
ss aSrePsh. but st tSe Me ae nsf alrf Is son seaR es
even more inaccessible than the Wagner tenn
pie. Nine. lehman. the other Wagnerian So
prapo. Is more fortunate than any other singer
company with her. The probabilities are that
Paul Kaiisch will be heard here again this win
ter. IL was TO him that Max, Alyary was
try. When Nine. lehman came back to sing
with Walter Damrosch Herr Kali5eh also came.
Now for her performances. with Maurice
Grau he will also return II contracts IN Europe
can be arranged. II Mime. Nordica's husband
sings as well as he looks he should be a sue
cess anywhere.
The oyster season is well advanced. and the
lack OF enthusiasm which has come to mark
that Rastronomic epoch Is quite as noticeable
this year as 1t has been for some seasons past.
II eat oysters now" said a man who could not
be justly called blase. lust as a regular part
OF a meal. but the old-time enjoyment that 1
used to take in them has become a thing OF the
mast. Oyst, RS are 0uite as conventional and