The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07
L1vE TOPICS AMOUR row..

1t is not likely that New York will have the
opportunity OF hearing NJ. Alvarez this season,
even II the Ellis opera company should md 10
possible to give a season here. NJ. AlvareB
comes to this country for only ten appearances.
This is n unique step In operatio matters, and
probably there was never before an instance OF
a well-known artist coming across tho ocean
for such q brief season. In Philadelphia. whore
the company will play It's longest engagement
there is already a feeling of deep ohagrin that
the tenor is to appear there only once. dthen
gun to ,consTatuiSte Itself on the permanent
s sSse s season SI az That oPP ssted- 0G nSaFi9' hall TpiSs
long as that in New, York. On the tor. OF this
sf enop whom homes next TIC TO & SfncofMii Ul6a. niSSWtAh O ' iSsa Inc
attraction OF the company ls TO appear there
liberal opinion OF his Importance in the operatio
world. apd his estimate of the value, OF his
t tSTSi years. saS Il tn SSs this tth Psfi iSStS SlEa1S VIII Win Fl;
engagement at Covent Garden at the last sea-
ing in the cities outside Of New York Is some
thing which those who know him cannot M.
prevents his coming to this country for q longer
period than six weeks.
Miss Marie Churchill. who is engaged 10
marry Mr.. Harold Barring OF London, has been
known for several years as one OF the beauties
Of New York society. and her career has not
been unlike that OF the Countess Itchy. who as
Miss Mabel Wright became one Of the best
known women In society. although she was in-
troduced almost wholly through her good
looks. Miss Churchill had been "out" for sew
eral years before her reputation as . beauty
was made. and as soon as that was established
she was very much In demand socially. Az
she really is a beauty. Of regular features
and with a, slender. graceful figure. che
Il eha Ind mahn Nnp,hipal pytfh fhA0A
attractions was the, charm of agreeable man.
1 GiGsrod Miss tIGm GNh isg hi |sbt career &c has as re E 1 SSs%ty
e Tur 9sT 'f Retafn iiaRSS New w 9 Ss% rS sevs y E 1ss IS
e cf9r chill! 1F}Su at that q time "" Was n much abroad Sas
aud it Y, wHss thropgh, the ncGuahintanses she
able society, She was the, last Of the sooletY
toned for her place. It is thought that she VIII
live abroad after her marriage, although Nj.
Barring, who has relatives in this country, 10
frequently here.
Marie Tempest's new husband 10 q man Of
wealth and grandson of a lord. His real name
is Lenox. and before he invested his money In
theatrical enterprises he was an amateur actor.
This is not her first matrimonial venture, and
when Miss Tempest came to this country first
to sing in 1.-The Red Hussar " she had Just been
through 2 course Of legal pro9eedinGs which
s sssr. f bSt E Tie E Se3dE 70 never %sa!' to Sis place. dSs.
ff Fss. keen. a pisfpre shs Of MIS- MIS- F Fem ap1 :.
still as great a fayorite as ever In London and
her new husbands means, which arc said to
amount to $4,000 a year. she can etord tob9
this country win ever see lher, again, and one
reason est on for 00rottthbiss d is Pre- probably 6f11 , the M fSSs that nat the Tie
tended with anV particular 1uCcoaA.
Acting Mayor Guggenheimer's duties are not
30 arduous since Mayor Van Wyck left the city
as to prevent him from reading the letters
which come in his mail every day from mon and
women who approve or disapprove Of his pro-
posed anti-profanity ordinance. Many Of Mr..
Guggenheimer's correspondents have evidently
assumed that the story Of this ordinance 10 O
practical joke. and others assume that the
ordinance has become a law. A few days
ago he received a letter from o man
who wrote that the proposer Of this or.
dinance was "a hi of Q good fellow" and
to pay his b tlpo f %r. t anF g%ESiseiisS he H 1nSlSf ssoi I
would cause his e9rEespondsnt,s arrest; and
tioa 6stxeeePP = Truly dive, ED tEolIsy SsI
. to oVerhear that "a Suggested u this orSdinMansctSo. spd
however the public may view It he Ia earnest in
OF the SaHI letter 81 WITT who have AZ " earnestly com.
mended him are women.
Commuters on the Delaware. Lackawannl
and Western Railroad are inclined to challenge
? a new regulation which has just been enforced
on the ground that 1t smacks Of paternalism
AS each brakeman calls o station. as for In
> stance. Hackensack. he does 1t in this fashionI
"Hackensackl Don't forget your bum
d~-l-e-s." Occasional passengers on this road
, find these calls very amusing and a. each sta
, ton is announced they grin at the brakeman
o who doesn't enjoy the new regulation, and then
their bundles. Gndoubtediy this new reg
|. 0 III 6%ndI %ss w ssqlSges tedm By the e.. p SsPIS@
J. the railroad. SSqmpaay T. ioOE qP for thsE
. going into this business, the first thing we wn
iettersf' or perhaps it win bs MontSiairl"' BE,
. me two days ago. and he began to laugh whel
i s after hs Station fea'' %as w reacR RedU aad tie b As FsaaC1
y sung out ,monotously at EACH, Don't iorGs
would, talk. about nothing else at dinner an!
= when he said good night to US he added: Don,
OF course. but l don't like It,"
The naval militiamen who have been on Oh
old monitor Nahant. anchored of Staten Island
are just as anxious now to servo their countr
. as they were when they enlisted. but they I'D
mi that they will rejoice when the NahAn
goes out OF commission. Even the moder1
monitors are uncomfortable boats to live In
and the Nahant. which dates back to the CIV
war. is far more so. Many Of the naval ofacsr
10 who had not had an opportunity to observe tn
work which the naval militia was doing wer
dubious about its being useful when the wa
began. 1t is interesting to note that ,WhenSve
y any of them have served with the militia the
have been generous Of their praise. Lieut.
Richman. who commanded the Nahant whel
she went into commission and until he was re
at Gently made q Lieutenant-Commander. OF
- pressed the wish in leaving that he might ESt
n command OF his own again manned with NqN
ia York naval militia, and the New York men VIII
served under him expressed their appreciate